Healthful Sports for Boys

hile before the wind she is a flier, and yet she is not the best sail boat for a beginner. Let me tell you why: First, the sail is

"trip herself up." When a boat trips up she does not necessarily go down, but she is likely to upset, placing the young sailors in an unenviable, if not dangerous, position. Fourth, when the

rs. This is the type of our great yacht racers. Next to the sloop, and very much like it, is the schooner rig yacht. This is a fine boat, but beyond

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made. It should be said, however, that the ordinary rowboat may be easily changed into a sail boat, provided a keel is attached, or a lee board provided. The latter,

uld always be chosen. See that it is free from knot

k, it will be easier to save your money and then buy such a boat as you need, or if you ca

xed day, though, as they were school fellows, it happened that they usually went out together. The latter is the better way, provided always that when

ting squirrels, that do not take kindly to the water, reach a wide stream they secure bits of wood or

of whom we have any knowledge, use logs, singly or lashe

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earned before the coming of the white man to hollow out the log by means o

lightness, and when we consider its frailty, and then the way in which it can be managed in the most turbulent current

ers, that carry their thousands with as much comfort as if they

e for outdoor life, for fishing and for water, and the inst

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d the latter more skill. But no matter what science and art may do to make sailing more secure and comfortable, the boy, particularly if he be country

m two bed sheets. The body of this strange craft consisted of four logs, sharpened at the bow and of varying length, so as to present a wedge point to the water. Across the logs cleats we

he fun of it. Before the wind this sailing raft made good time, but as the craft refused to tack, the boys lowered

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in boats, placed parallel and joined together by wooden strips, which also answer for a deck. This craft can be rowed or

e country first makes acquaintance. It is propelled by two oars, usually fastened to the sides by pivot row-locks. This is

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es as does rowing. Whether your boat is a dingey or an expensive rowing shell, always enter

s so arranged that the oars will turn or move in any direction without creaking or strain. The braces for

reaches the water, and with all the strength of every muscle drawing the oars steadily, never jerkily, till the stroke is finished. The one purpose is to keep up a uniform speed, and this can be done only by a uniform stroke. Endurance, rather than mere brute strength, is the thing to be kept in mind in

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p in some of the Adirondack lakes, canoes that were driven by oars. But, exc

digs it into the water with a strong, firm grip, keeping it perpendicular and drawing it aft. When the paddle is abreast his erect body, he suddenly turns the blade so as to bring the flat against the body of the canoe. This acts at once as a lee board and a rudder. With these graceful movements the canoe is managed from one side, and can be made to go as straight as a bullet to a bull's-eye. Unlike the dingey or flat bottom boat, the canoe is easi

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the settled parts of our country, a substitute was desired, a substitute quite as light and of a material that w

s spruce or hickory. The pieces can be joined with screws or wire, never nails. The length

tience and some skill, can construct a frame to his own liking. The frame mu

be removed if necessary. A second and even a third coat of paint may be needed. Canvas covers should

e a voyage from the head-waters of the Rhine to Holland and the North Sea. They made the canoe in Paris