The Washington herald., 1915-07-04

| Commodore c. A. Spaulding. of the
American Canoe Association, has been
working to make the coming encampment
| of the association which will be held
August to p on Sugar Island. in the
ST. Lawrence River one Of the most
successful affairs of the kind ever held
! by the organization.
| The arrangements made by the camp
site committee will be about the same
as in previous years. All communica-
lions relating to camp sites. camp
floors. etc. should be addressed to Mr..
| c. b. Wolters. IA East Main street.
Rochester. N. Y. Camp sites not re-
rented and new sites will be assigned
! in the order of application. Members
now holding tent floors who will not
attend camp this year are requested to
advise Mr.. Wolters of that fact as soon
as possible. Reservations and rerentals
should be made at once: new tent floors
should be ordered before August /. Ice
will be furnished as in previous years
! and the camp store will be run by Mr..
William Wing. Fresh milk will be
supplied every morning.
| A special entertainment will be given
| by the Buffalo Canoe Club members on
Saturday night, August IA. Members
who play musical instruments. such as
guitar. banjos and violins, are request
! ed to bring them to camp.
The wilderness cruising contest last
year was an innovation and it created
so much interest and enthusiasm that
it is expected this contest will be the
feature OF the meet. The chairman Of
the regatta committee has explained
this contest as follows:
This event is not a race. but a prac-
teal demonstration of the cruising
canoeist's ability to care for himself
and his outfit in the open when on
real cruise in the woods. There are
no set rules covering this contest other
than that the contestants must all start
at a given time. from the same place.
that heir outfits shall consist of prac-
tically the same amount of duffle, that
they go into camp in a specified To-
cality and make the same carry. also
that there shall be one man only to a
canoe. The type of canoe and tent, the
method of making camp and portage
is entirely up to the individual. pro-
vidinS same could and would be used
on an extended cruise in the real will
derness far distant from a base of sup
plies.
While this is not a contest of speed
the fellow. however who has ability to
do things quickly. yet thoroughly
should stand a good chance of winning
some points on that basis.
The points are given for the way the
contestants do things rather than who
actually finishes first. They are given
for the way packs are made up. canoes
loaded the way the canoes are handled.
both in the water and on the carry. The
practical way in which camp is made
and its location selected. the way fires
are made. quickness in getting them
going and bringing to a boil fair
sized pot of water. The general ap-
pearance and neatness of the camp
when ready for the night. breaking
camp and packing of outfit for con-
tinuing cruise around island to the
starting point
The American Canoe Association is
making a plucky fight against certain
powerful interests in New York State
who are trying to do away with sec
ton of the law which reads:
The lands of the State now owned or
hereafter acquired constituting the For
est Preserve. as now defined by law, !
shall he forever kept as wild forest lands. |
They shall not be leased. sold or ex-
changed or be taken by any corporation, |
public or private. nor shall the timber !
thereon be sold. removed destroyed" /!
This law is now being rewritten and |
a proposed change permitting numbering !
and leasing is particularly anita gonistic |
TO the camper and canoeist welfare.
1t is claimed that there is but per !
cent Of virgin forest left and that more |
than half the land and shore surface is |
now used for commercial and private !
purposes and that the rest would he en- |
dansered by any change in the present |
law OF the State.
Larry Proctor. of Springer's Camp. is
harvesting wheat in the West for the
He is accompanied by several
other George Washington University stu
dents Proctor is member of the
Alpha Beta Phi Fraternity al the Hatch
elite institution and is popular with the
members of the boating contingent.
While the writer was discussing the
recent drownings on the river with Al
fred r. Dent. president of the Mont
somery Sycamore Island Club recently,
the interesting fact was brought to light
that since the organization of the club
n 1888 no member or guest has ever
been drowned in the Potomac
Claudia Kyle. 1-year-old daughter OF c.
H. Kyle. of the Montgomery Sycamore
Island Club. although but years old is
,apable of holding her own with the best
swimmers and canoe paddlers at Syca-
more. having practically been brought up
IN the island
George J. Schladt, Of Sycamore.
leaves Sunday for six weeks course
At Cornell University. His loss will be
keenly felt by the entire club and es-
pecially by the crew. Athletics are, as
vet. in their infancy at the island club,
out the birth and development of these
same athletics are due largely to the
energy of Schladt. Capt. Conboye is
losing his right-hand man.
Myron W. Wilson, of Sycamore is
doing fnfrmary work at the George
University Dental School
his summer.
Billy Maloney. Of Roaring Camp.
vas swept over Giants dam in a row.
boat. The boat was dashed against
1 rock and Maloney was thrown out
but was rescued after an hours work
by Horace johnson.
Alpha Beta Phi. one Of the eleveni
at George Washington
will hold its annual field
lay on Sycamore Island Wednesday aft
ernoon at S o'clock.
Capt. Williams. OF Lock No 5 has pro-
Tided the writer with an interesting chart.
showing the distances between certain
POINTS on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
rom Washington to Harper's Ferry This .
,late trips this summer.
Lock No. S. which is at Williams. n
i've miles from Rock Creek: Loeb No. :.
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