Show CANOE CAME MEET HEET what tho american has boon doing ITS WORK AT STAVE ISLAND BLAND the of f a cisson vot unit aria ita t coins coal 1 in th alin loic tr of 17 if ali CI C I by bachiller ot co I 1 ia aw ag inear ii of tho the american canoe new bi ing hold at aland J lidil in till the st lait ronce iziver culla attention to a ort which hat fine immens pulou la ill ehli connary con coti there tire airo anaut tun ten cat in ili tire united santi aud and canada bad anil it ft la is that a million and a half dollora aro are invested in boats boam and it la IS a sport fit rapidly growing in favor along a inca whose purA tilts whither sedentary a or e counge only a portion of their time and it upon ito ita devotees not only pleasurable excitement but bat development of at no mean character char ctr the tha ex expense penne at 0 ca canoeing noting 14 trilling riding the main outlay for or a good coder cedar boat Is about and canvas boats can be procured lit ht IMS than ono quarter ot of this amount ant and probe probably ly atty y dollars a are more can bo has spent ant for or at other or flit li tures ores the iho annual n at expense Is trilling nod and the a amount on t of oc anjo enjoyment ant ont ant of all proportion effort to it there here la Is a do degree 1 a 0 f comfort ill ia canoeing he zi arll A na a luxurious pass at ac time i that makess it preferable to rowing or bicycling and the ho ease with which ono can take an outing a cruise or A campous cam pout gives it a derided advantage 8 over other sports the taft canoeist canoff a t tea ilia conveyance con verance told hotel bar bad bath wherever he journeys lour at the very tory smallest expense b t i tt 11 I 1 e li t lt I 1 40 41 q I 1 jw 17 I 1 AI 4 6 A I 1 1 p I 1 A si I 1 I 1 IZ V I 1 i 1 I TOM tire CAMP it la is some bane fifteen years since tho cho sport gained a foothold mathold oat hold in this country and now lork was its starting point whence it spread to tho the remotest regions of west vest and north canoe builders whose work rivals that of at the finished musical instrument maken apran up at several points men mea of a all fa I 1 eln dunes are buying kneir work won anil and entering with east into tho the enjo ament of their choir purchases chas e s A C anon literature also las been produced of oc no beatt order and 0 ot I 1 delightful interest the Americ american essi canoe association was organized in I 1 igafo w with I 1 win L alilen the tunny funny man 0 of tho ilia now lot ork it limtt hilee as commodore the IRV meet nas ivas held at Laka Georgo but tilt this a place was wag found annd objectionable on account 0 of the be variable winds making rood sailing matches and scoy la lake ke near dear brough canada 8 do was selected this was a wild sea and beautiful location and tho canoe lots enjoyed true camp life in all IM ili charm at this many canadians came to camp watt with their alvo I 1 sisters and families and there ther wao ewas established the quarters known ever since place at all as squaw point it lias hns always bt aceti all aa interesting feature of 0 camp life in wl lie alto selected nas as grindstone manil t eel vl bay st lawrence RI hirer or miles bel rat es front rom clayton N NYs ny Y anil and has since until most took place ln abo red anil was attended by over man and as large or cargor than this cay attended each year at present it alio V lou I 1 io that omo 0 cill ili be at the week of the meet tho the scone scene of 0 the camp IS in pie tur esque null bud interesting rach club ties lias atoo its on A headquarters with its fill high polo pole and club ling bag flying with its poad ajor often fantastic totem upon it around the I 1 pole tho members tents are grouped group ril thero there la IS a bulj tent toiv tor or general use oa well as individual too touts abe tie 0 of liccia eels quarters are placed piece a on sob a hill aa it Is formed A by 1 tho 0 ran rank an and file to squaw point idi Is situate almost if osta ft halt fitt mile from rom the head garters 80 and has a largo no number bar a ot to inmates ates lit at present abo he ma nt mat t Is ono ot of intense continuous aromnd ran A it I 1 the h glowing to camp bros g gather or t tho a b bronzed ae their tit ruddy faces 81 shining IA out ont against 8 As t the lit black at 0 the while I 1 jests and A lito 9 C circulate IT until the hour grows growa late practical jokes 0 keg are of 0 constant occur rence while ahil o torchlight parades par nilea on the water dally daily excursions boxing running and wrestling contrata con coa teata testo till up the time not devoted dero teil to sailing or paddling races few visitors unconnected with ill the camp or the cho port come to the spot enot as hotel accommodations are nil on grindstone island the racel race are interesting as it takes smart sailing ability to mannge manage the craft bud aud when there lit iri added compulsory upset tits the raco race Is moro more than baa 4 I 1 1 6 4 N V A r 1 1 araumi WINS WING TO tisa A ING there are paddling races for or each of el tap tb lour four clasa 0 I 1 canoe or three race tor lot eich each of it the he two boiling daises a novice race apt roe race a long distance diB tance pailon pailan reles race paddling and sailing combined tace race a tan dista race hurry burr scurry 1 ran swim find and paddle race lace as 1 well 1 1411 no as innuse ra 10 carlos canon gyros nestled A laughable laughable lauf hable feature oe at the meet Is the tournament in which two parties of standing in their enties boats its endeavor to up apet et their opponents with their paddles pail dlos so many different of boats como come together at the flat lonal meet hint lint all the now new arink wrinkles let in rigging A callei all and other features receive tile the X attention ol of the entire 00 tl ra body and adil the morits of otnel new ideas are discussed aLi cussed by rill all saw estates are constantly constont ly aprI springing ngin I 1 up improvements improvement are discovered an anil the best beat are certain to be adopted and put to practical use title this year the camp opened on auz aug oth C and wilt will blosse alose on oa tho the tire present re ant commodore ot at the A C Q A it E C Is 11 a canadian the now new camp is a an ideal place the station at clayton Is right by the wharf upon which a eide kracl froias to the bo waters edge iown down this track a recht freight car carrying tho the candas canoas cano Is shunted the stile allis door opened and tho the boats taken out and placed on tho the wharf from rom which well they are easily are dropped ped into it the water the valid balls are hen on raised and a sill pall of 0 are miles brings the canoeist to stave island it to la 8 plc tur esquo region and the cant leVits cau call start out each morning anil and pall mil all day keeping this thing up nil for or a dayi keeping lamoth nor a anil a yet ret not net go over on inch of the esters ground twice sumo some of the jadao two or three ulses all tho river others mil about tho ilia bay and some go firlit air catches at 0 bass are made dully daily this races mesas rrb always set act down on tho the pro gramme for the second week ot at the sapi t null aai tinting tits eliat lime 11 roe till all ot of tho the C stick dioso to the camp either to compote compete serve as ai lul affa core cerii of tile the course courne or to look jook oo on and enjoy the aport la in that th atway way all leop eart canoe in teapot saino me have bay club tent in which a dona or more camp out ont 0 o toil 4 jr oehm liagin fanta in I 1 two or ehtee livla chuo lo ili camp quito quite a number hb 0 single tents cents fino ot of wilch watch havo have board floors many como come with cots coto and cay ca y chafes than there thera are it a tow diw who pull their 0 ynola noog oil rig lit a 41 little lint over tile ilia cockpit cock coc EC pit unit bod kloep comfort ohio to la taht ati ady iby god cad vat on an V vlot ath tits amount of bug bag GP EW go iha Us big me moss i abed supplies meet I 1 10 a tho majority tit the camcam A emall party parly get fat their meat meal ut tit a farm lionso ionic bud au 1 t the very judelson dant ouis cook tir for t ir a and A it thus ramp camp at como of abo incata adin cluba A ith ali in and prohn I 1 board adling birtler bi ator meals lucaa unit nd grealer coto coio botting fort art lit in uny bt moro more trouble ho howong taking it nil in all sanio ct t tile ihn canoeists li talo tako only their old aluth to vie little whether they ret get overboard or no nol offices bloom out oat ertry it flay or la in some now flow unil and striking trl klug binz banier or peart or uniform the it andol suit bull is much oftener seen neon about camp now than formerly africa si squaw paiit has become such a prom prominent bont feature whilo ilia alluded follows aro are ott oft forbing reading nailing racing or cruising tho the dudes to lu uniforms out forms newly varat varnished died all roughed nickle fittings and brand now sells calls with figures painted OTT on them will skim oil off tower 1 the hotels and create a sanest sensation a by lunching and spending part ot of the alio day there la in tile lie society of 0 tho the gir girls I 1 S L i ARA 1 A A I 1 I 1 Z 41 when a canon cano lat goes he reduces ma his baggage bagga geto to the noeal late ble amount compatible with a laral degree of comfort for everything hai hag to bo be carried in tile iho canoe and there tiro time i when A canoeist carrice hla big canoe but when a man attends a canoe meet he be does not havi have to personally nally carry all hla hit be barzage fangs and ani canoe too in ono one load canoe an an d baggage are shipped by rait rail to the river and roni earn there call caa be taken to camp by a small steamer eamer et therefore There iori th ilia canoeist can caa fill many comfor la for hla his two weeks atey 1 q aad 0 A d even luxuries way inay bo be in clui 1 1 led a d ong one of the noat most novel nod beautiful features of the maw canoe camp anil and nalini in ID many ol of Us its effects it is the are par ramie adeon n tho the water irater ThIs always occurs on a dark and anda till night the canoes are ara decorated with chinese lanterns la in all sorts boris ot of aali shapes hung from rom cords running between the masts colored fires are burned on plates on tho the deck anti and fireworks Brew orka lre are set off frant the canoes them bolves the whole fleet moves about abent the bay sometimes strang out jn in a I 1 long 0 n una ne belal wing a cory serpents serpent t h i ig d booble b a ule file thin in one 00 liue be all abreast ported perfect quiet li Is at ural first even eren the paddles dip being muff ieti tho the scene IS i weird aud and fantastic in the extreme then a song rone Is started suit anil all join to in the cho horns as as the room bront later late r rockets are sent up from the shore which has haa been quite dark beor fo revon evon tits camp fires floreu being put outi out or to burn very low no endon the camp to this roman ate onI finin hl h 43 4 oin roo creati aind white walto lights burned tile elect allowed us I 1 lowed from the canoes out la in the bay Is especially fine balloons are ara sent seat tots with llory clary tails tail anti and all tho the modern pyrotechnic doag a illustrated every man at t alio I 1 grap camp co contributes attributes som something Athing vo tv this entertainment which Is for or the he ilia alio publia noi bettl belne lavi ted athla year a larger canoe canoa than over before appeared RA at a meat will be there th tho toronto canoe clair clab has had bad it a boat built that will hold 1 altoon l inca aad allow thorn alt all to at the same time this will certainly be da au imposing sight and W will ll 11 call to the of tho the to lora the ho galleys of the ancient alth ill their banks of at oars this Is ablina abent the only startling feature that will bo be produced this innovations luno valious are hat rarer slid and the t two bew wew years yeara since ruch as sing leplate centro tor for in banoo arid and the abo like maintain in intrain a hold 0 athe as the latest ideas so 90 far a dev developed eloped WILT WALT |