The Sunset doorway of the Dominion, Vancouver, . ploring in an ordinary skiff. Visitors dropping intothe city will have no difficulty in engaging an easy-rowing boatto go for a little cruise to Brockton Point, across to the northshore or in fact any-where up the Inlet. YACHTING isregarded as one ofthe glorious sportsof Vancouver, forsnug harbours areeverywhere and thedifferent places ayachtsman can gocruising are almostinfinite in number. The VancouverYacht Club withits membership ofnearly 200 and afleet of some 45yachts of all classeshas always some-thing doing dur-ing the season inthis p
The Sunset doorway of the Dominion, Vancouver, . ploring in an ordinary skiff. Visitors dropping intothe city will have no difficulty in engaging an easy-rowing boatto go for a little cruise to Brockton Point, across to the northshore or in fact any-where up the Inlet. YACHTING isregarded as one ofthe glorious sportsof Vancouver, forsnug harbours areeverywhere and thedifferent places ayachtsman can gocruising are almostinfinite in number. The VancouverYacht Club withits membership ofnearly 200 and afleet of some 45yachts of all classeshas always some-thing doing dur-ing the season inthis particular lineof sport, and thevisiting yachtsmanwill be made to feelat home on makinghis presence in thecity known to anyactive member ofthe Club. Among the fleetmay be mentionedthe Maple Leaf, a handsome boat of the ketch type owned by Mr. AlexanderMacLaren; Mr. B. steam yacht, the Mow Ping;the Yawl Eileen (Commodore Graveley) and Golliwog (Mr. C. B. Macneill) ; Sloops Bosun (Mr. Bushby),Halcyon (Mr. Charleson), Wideawake (Mr. Hodson) 22. OUT FOR A CRUISE. and Hiawatha (Mr. Macgowan) ; while among the ratersthe Tillicum (Mr. Dearie) and Redskin (Mr. Frith)are well known in British Columbia waters. In addition tothese a fast increasing fleet of motor boats helps to make alively scene on the Inlet during the season. The courtesies ofthe Club will be extended to visitors to the city whosetaste may run in the direction of this sport. The officers of theClub are : Commodore, W. B. GraveeEy. Vice-Commodore, Capt. P. N. Thompson. Captain, George G. Bushby. , O. L. Spencer, 326 Homer St. (Box 25 P. O.) TROUT AND SEA FISHING. British Columbia is among anglers far famed the worldover, and deservedly so, for where can such superb catches bemade as in the waters of this Province ? Within two miles of theVancouver Post Office, that is in the Narrows, Spring Salmon ? .? ? Mte Jp Jm 11 * f*-*\ 1 1 WjJ* i -&h m **!&•> |Vf™i F^^HF * \ MM ?* ^ Bm mk flHr Mti^m~ * rls
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