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Fish Culture, Protection of Game,

PRESERVATION OF FORESTS,

And the Inculcation in Men and Women of a Healthy Interest in

OUT-DOOR RECREATION AND STUDY.

CHARLES HALLOCK, Managing Editor.

VOLUME 3.

PUBLISHED BY

FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY,

17 CHATHAM STRXSET, JNKW YORK.

3 874 ,

FOREST AND STREAM.

INDEX—VOLUME 3.

A

Adams Express. Horses. Haw they are kept .. 9

Adirondack^.

Adirondack Forest. Waste of—Markham. 21

Adirondack Park. Forest Preservation and — 88

Adirondack. Region. Destruction of. J. H.

McC. 199

Adirondack Tooth Carpenter. H. E. C., letter.. 132

Blub Mountain Lake—Boyd.323

C. A. Green on. 275

Dickens All the Year Round of 1860 on. 57

Spring notes. P. H. A. 242

Without a Guide. Boston Correspondent. 394

Adler, Felix, Shad. Derivation of the word. 377

Advertisers. Forest and Stream as a medium

for. 72

Albinoes. Are they barren?. 138

Alligators. Foraging for. A Mexican war experi¬
ence. C. L. W. 67

American Fish Culturists’ Association Proceedings.

Salmon breeding at Bucksport. 20

American Museum of Natural History. Annual

Members. Proposed to elect. 188

Amherst Art Gallery—Mather. 41

Ammonia. Uses of.. 261

Androscoggin Sporting Club circular proposing a

State Tournament. 395

Angling Lore and Literature. Ancient—Wilkinson 18

A Macte Virtute on. 58

Angling. Science of. 138

Angora Goats in Guadalupe. . . 338

Answers to Correspondents. “By Ollipod Quill.”

Cabbage worm. Howto kill. 373

Curculio on the Plum. 389

Elm Flea.405

Fig Tree. Where it will grow. 405

Gooseberry Caterpillar, Howto exterminate.... 405

Moss. How to eradicate. 405

Potato bug. How to destroy. 405

Scaie insects.—. 373

Worms in plant pots. 373

Answers to Correspondents.

Adirondacks to. Best route from Washington.

D.C........343

Board for a Boy. Cost. 311

Blue Mountain Lake.391

Can a boat be hired in without a guide?. 279

Fishing. Best points for. 375

Maps. The best. 295

Region. Best for fly-fishing in.215

Alligators. How to transport. 183

Andaman Islands, Latitude and Longitude of... 71
Aquarium. Green deposits on sides of. How

to prevent. 103

Atlantic City. Expense per day of shooting in. 23

Barnegatfor bluefish. Whereto stop.231

Bass, black and pickerel. Where to find. 120

Bass, black of Kalamazoo and the fly. 215

Bass, black for stocking ponds. Where to get.. 7

Bass, black. Where to procure for stocking a

flsh pond.. 71

Bay of Fundy. Where to lodge. 375

Bird lime. How to make.135, 167

Birds for scientific purposes. Right to shoot in

the close season. 135

Birds. How to stuff. A concise w ork showing 103

Birds. Skins of. How to preserve. 151

Black flies. Preventive. 311

Boat or canoe transportation. Cost of. 120

Boating. Single scull race for a man weighing

160 lbs. Dimensions for.T. 199

Boots. How to make them waterproof .. 167

Boys. Where to camp out. 295

Brass shells. Howto cleanse. 407

California, quail and pinnated grouse in. ... ’ 87

Camp stove. Where to buy. 247

Canoes, bass wood. Builders of in Ontario. 263

Caribou hide. Use of. 55

How to dress. 135

Caribou shoe packs. Where to procure... . 120

Collingwood to Sault St. Marie. Table of dis¬
tances. 279

Colorado. A two months’ trip. Cost of, with

other questions and answers. 231

Coney Island Creek. The kind of fish in_... 231

Cook. Description. 215

Crawfish. How to preserve.. 167

Cricket. Has the bowler the right to order the

batter at his end?. 247

Rules of. 199

Cumberland township, Sullivan county. Hunt¬
ing and fishing. 375

Decarbonized steel barrel. . . .183

Beer counties in Pennsylvania. 311

Deer. Reflectors for firing or “jacking.”. 311

Delaware River. Where to go and fish in. 215

Derringer pistol. History of.. 135

Dogs.

“Belle.” What she could not be purchased for 103

Dandle Dmmont. Description. 39

Fox hound pups. How to procure. 23

Greyhounds and foxes. 375

Laverack and Gordon setters.’ Color and points 39

Laverack setters. Price of. ... .120

Puppies. Price of. IQ3" 135

Macdona’s prices for setter pups. ’ 215

Newfoundland, drooling of. How to 'cure'." ’ 199
Pointer. “Head on one side. ” 151

Puppies. How to feed. 103

Rabid Dogs. The best..'.'.i””;. 55

Setter with a “bad nose.”. 433

Setter, American. Where to procure.’ 231

Setter and pointer. Cross between, no good.. 263

Setter troubled with fleas.*_” 55

Setter pup. Distemper in... ' 23

How to break. 359

How to correct bad habits.*! “ ” 215

Setters, Spanish in America. 3g

Page

Springers and cockers. Cost to import - . 39

Terrier. How to purify blood of. 151

Water Retriever. Cost to import. 39

Worms in. Remedy for. 199

Duck shooting; Charge for.. 103

Duck shooting in the marshes of the Calumet

River, Illinois.. 103

Ducks and fish spawn. 375

Dusky Duck. Varieties of. 151

Elk. Do they shed their horns as fast as deer?. 55
Eels, fresh water. How to catch with a hook... 327

“Ephemera.”. 311

Ferrets. Whereto procure .39, 135

Fish Commissioners of New York. How to ob¬
tain a report of. 103

Fish culture by clubs. Best kinds of fish to raise. 183

Where practiced in Europe. 135

Fish Hawk. 151

Fish lines, linen. How to make waterproof— 183

Fish tackle for small lakes. 183

Fishing near New York. Where to find.215 295

Fishing on Sunday. The law regarding.343, 391

Fishing rods. Oiling. 71

Wood to make, where to get. 87

Split bamboo. Where to find.343

Fishing trip from Boston to Western Schoodies.

Two weeks cost of. 39

Fleas in the woods. How to keep away. 279

Fleas on dogs. How to kill.. 375

Flies, artificial. Pin no faith on special varieties 263

Fly and insect preventive. 327

Fly book. Best form for.407

Florida, West and Middle. How to reach. 407

Fowler’s Hard Rubber Reel. Price. 279

Game. Has a man the right to do as he pleases

on his own property?. 39

Game pursued by A and shot by B. Who it be¬
longs to. 359

Glass eye for a dog. 151

Goldfish breeding. Ponds for.151, 215

Goldfish, or golden carp. Colors of. 39

Grayling. Are there any in Pennsylvania?. 87

Grouse, ruffed. Season for, correction. 103

Guns.

Breechloaders. Best... 151

Best powder for. 375

Firing ball from.,. 167

Lefaucheux Dattern. 7

Ten bore, 10 lbs. Best load for... 199

Double barrelled muzzle loader, 30-inch barrel,

12 gauge, fine laminated steel barrels. "Load

for. 199

Lefaucheux vs. Hollins & Son. 87

Oil to use after cleaning. 263

Smith & Wesson. Address of. . 87

The gun for shooting quail, grouse, woodcock 151
What bore is best to shoot ball cartridges with 7

Gunpowder. The best for use.;. 55

Hackensack River. New law. What sort of

fish it applies to.. 279

Hemlocks. When to move. 55

Hides, raw. How to cure. “Monmouth” recipe 167

Hooks tied on gut. Varnish for. 407

Horses. Blinders for. 231

Hunting and fishing within 50 miles of N. York. 215

Hunting near Toronto. Where to do it. 247

Icthyology. Woiks on . 151

Idaho strange fish.. 311

India rubber decoy ducks. Where to procure.. 71
Iowa prairie chicken, deer and antelopes. Where

to find. 167

Ivy poisoning. Remedy for.263, 295, 327

Jersey flats. Duck shooting on. 23

Knapsack for the woods.. 375

Lake Umbagog. Where to find trout fishing_ 375

Loudoun county, Va. Fishing and shooting... 343
Mackerel, horse: bluefish, salt water taylor and

snapping mackerel. Difference. 391

Maine. Trout fishing season. 391

Massachusetts. Wattupa Lake. Catching fish

out of season. 167

Military matches. Period. 3i3

Mink raising. 87

Minnesota. Is there game in for shot gun and

rifle?. 247

Moccasin. Advantages over a boot or shoe_375

Mocking bird food. 407

Moosebead Lake for fishing in July. 55

Mosquitoes and black flies. How to keep them

away from fishermen. 359

Mount Desert Island. Where to find descrip¬
tion of. 231

“Musket powdSr.”. 120

Nebraska. Hunting facilities in. 39

NepigonBay. Expense of a trip to. 311

Nepigon River trouting party. How to make ar¬
rangements for. 263

Trout fishing season in. 359

Rod and tackle for fishing in. 295

Ocean passage. Quickest by a steamer. 135

Parrot How old it can grow.. 7

Partridge shooting. Proportions of powder and

shot. 55

Pennsylvania. Best places in for fishing and

shooting. 87

Trout fishing in. Where to go. 87

Perch fishing. How to fasten the minnow on

the hook.-231

Pigeon shooting. Load for a 10-bore, 10-lb.

breech loader!.167

Pine Brook. Where it is. 55

Pistol for target practice. Best. 295

Portland to Rangely. Fare. 311

Poultry Association. How to form. 135

Rangely region for fishing. 167

Rawhide lasso. Where to buy. 295

Reel for surf fishing. 87

Remington Creedmoor match rifle. Price of... 167

Rifle cleaning. Wimbledon rules and. 120

Rifle. International match. No rules as to

Page

loading. 135

Ruffi shooting. Lord Russell’s hand-book. 231

Robins. 295

Salmon in Lake Champlain. 247

Salmon, land-locked. Is it identical with the

true salmon?. 183

Sault St. Marie to Nepigon River. Oosf of trip. 263

Schultze gunpowder. 375

Shad. Can be caught with fly at any season— 327

Shad fishing. Flies best for. 215

Sheeting, Waterproof. How to make. 391

Shooting, target. How many shot in a target

for first-class shooting. 215

Shrimp. How to keep alive. 311

Sneak-boat and sink-box and float. Dimen¬
sions of. 7

Snipe, bay. Best whistle for calling. 199

Snipe in New York. When to shoot. 120

Snipe shooting within a few hours of N. York.. 407

Shrimp a bait for black bass... 247

Sporting papers, leading. Prices of. .. 327

Sportsman, young. What kind of a dog to use. 87

Sullivan county, N. Y. for game. 167

Tandem, string, spike and four-in-hand teams.. 231

Targets used at Creedmoor. Size of.87, 120

Taunton River shad fishing in March, April and

May. 167

Taxidermist who gives lessons—Batty. 55

Tennessee. Can trout or bass in be taken with

a fly?. 215

Thousand Islands. Best route to. 279

Thousand Islands district. Fly-fishing in, kind

of flies to use. 391

Tontari Lakes. Best route to. 199

Trout cultivation in Long Island ponds. 167

Trout fishing, Bedford, Pa. 343

Trout fishing season. When it closes. 407

Trout fishing within a reasonable distance of

Little Falls. 103

Trout fry. How to carry. 295

Would they go in search of food?. 343

Trout. Can I catch on my own premises?.. 135, 215
Trout ponds on Long Island. Whole number

of. 391

Trout, small. Where to buy. 359

Trout streams on Long Island. Where are they? 231

Near New York.. 71

Trout, traveling with. Temperature of the wa¬
ter. Correction by F. M. Webber. 340

Twin Lakes. Hotel accommodations. Where?. 231

Upland plover shot in June. 279

Venison dealers in New York. 375

Price of. 167

A irginia, Southern deer and bears in. 295

Walking tour in New York State. How to dress

for. 247

Walton. Original copies. 295

West Point. Is there good trout fishing in vi¬
cinity,of?.; 215

Whitehall boat. What it is. 359

Windfalls. How to disperse. 375

Woodcock, Boston. Shooting within 50 miles of 359

Massachusetts. Season in. 311

Pennsylvania close season. 263

Where to find. 279

Worms on the lawn. How to destroy. 215

Yacht. Law regarding outfit. 311

Yachting. Ariel-Storm King scrub race. De¬
cision. 120

Youngwomanstown, Pa. Expense of a month’s

fishing at. 279

Antelope. Game Laws and. 107

Antlers, Large. 57

Aquarium car. The. 292

Aquatic Monthly, notice. 237

Aquatic, or sub-tropical decorations. O. Q.. 245

Archery. Rules for.152, 248, 262

A retie Exploration. Polaris survivors. Peti¬
tion to Congress in favor of. 137

Arctic lands. Quadrupeds of—Archer—Elk. 149

Reindeer. 51

Army and Navy. What they are doing in arms

and material. 296

Army. Third Regiment removed from Missouri.. 344
Art.

Brackett, Walter M. Salmon pictures... 137

Due de Montpensier’s pictures and Boston Fine

Art Museum. 83

Pease, E. Sherman. Fish and Game. 78

Schreyer’s Horse Yard. 105

Trumbull, Gordon. Fish pictures of. 105

Athletics.

Athletic Club of New York. Annual meeting.. 93
Athletic Y. M. C. A. of New York. Gymna¬
sium entertainment. .. 157

Athletics a la mode . 264

Athletics at Cornell University. 316

Atkins, Chas. G. Salmon breeding at Bucksport. 20
Audubon Shooting Club of Angola, Ind. Officers 59
Auk, great, of Newfoundland. 244

B

Babtiste, Jean. Lakes of the Lanrentian Hills_ 12

Baie des Clialeurs. A cruise after salmon—W. E.

„ F. 291

Baird, Spencer F., U. S. Fish Commissioner.

California salmon letter. 229

Centennial. To represent Smithsonian Ins. 11

Fishways. Letter on. 340

Hybrid Ducks. 5

New York Fishmonger’s Association. Visit to. 329

Panther feast—Batty and. 57

Pisciculture and the Fisheries, Paper read be¬
fore Fishculturists’ Association,. 52

Shad... . 155

Tarpum. The... 389

Ballou, N. E. Fish culture in Illinois. 228

Baobab. The. 245

Pag®

Bamegat. Fishing at on the 4th of July. 362

Barnum, P. T. Cincinnati hog slaughtering
joke. 13

Base Ball.

Base ball in England. Land and Water on . 93

America vs. England. Harry Wright’s letter.. 62

American Clubs in Europe.. 403

Americans vs. Girard... 355

April record.. . ..199

Athletic vs. Philadelphia. 166

Athletic vs. Yale. 316

Athletic vs. Young America. 243

Atlantic and Boston clubs’ European trip. Spal¬
ding letter on....... 62

Atlantic vs. Baltimore. 216

Boiled Eggs Club. 157

Boston and Athletic clubs. Intended visit to

England. Programme. 78

Chicago champion club. Salaries paid by. 35

“Dead Ball.” I11 search of an elastic for. 318

Discredit brought upon the game. Chad

wick on.. 99

Fly-Away Club. Election. 78

Fly-aways, Amateur, vs. Atlantic. 214

Games to April 14. 157

Hartford vs. Trinity College. 157

Knickerbocker Club. Officers elected. 78

May record. 199

Mutual vs. Atlantic. 339

Nameless, amateurs, of Brooklyn, vs. Rutger’s

College. 214

National Association. Officers elected. 78

New Jersey Athletic Club. Election of officers 186

Princeton College. Letter on games played_ 263

Princetons vs. Hartford.. - . 295

Professional games played.. 167

Prospect Park club match. 262

Red Stockings vs. Philadelphia nine. 237

White Stockings vs. Athletics.. 237

Zephyrs vs. Princetons. 167

Bass, Black.

Do they take the fly?—“Esprit Fort. ”.363

Exterminating themselves—A. M. Valentine on 341

Fishing in the Potomac. 285

At New Smyrna, Florida—Geo. J. Allen...... 378

At West Port—W. C. Harris. 378

In Florida—S. C. Clarke. 371

In Lake Erie—Sutton.. 294

In Lake Wawayanda—“Homo”. 492

In the Niagara—Griffith. 80

Fly-fishing for black bass.. 378

Hill.163

Stocking ponds with—Collins.120

The species of. Editorial. 4%

Will they bite at shrimp? Littell on.268

Battue. English correspondent. .. 234

Batty, Jos. H.,

Bismarck, D. T. Letter from. 360

Grand Manan. 179

Gull, black hacked. Pugnacity of. 70

Rhinoceros feast. 86

Sierras. All summer in. 338

Yellow bird. Eggs and nest of. 149

Bear, Polar. After one with a whale boat. 259

Beaucamp, R. New Brunswick. Fishing in.294

Beaver River country— N.Y... 370

Beaver trapping, F. S. B. 198

Belt, Thomas. Naturalistic acumen. Editorial.. 24
Bender, Captain Chas. Strange fish. Reply to

“Idaho.”... 341

Benner, Franklin , on our petrels. 133

Bennett, James Gordon. Rifle shooting. Prize

of. 89

Bennett. Thomas. Fishing iii the Navarro. 29

Bergh, Henry. Pigeon shooting and. 121

Letter. 202

Betting and betting houses in England. 185

Betting at Conventions. Monroe County Sports¬
man’s Club and. 328

Beverly, Fred.

Florida as a Sportsman’s Resort.386

Head winds and storms. Beset by. 8

Hammocks of Florida. 260

Forest and Stream Okeechobee Expedi¬
tion.49. 105, 145, 168, 193

RaraAvis of “Pioneer.”. 405

Bianconi’s Horses. 26

Billiards,

Boston. Bumstead Hall Tournament... 93

Daly-Dion Game at Tammany Hall. 57

Dion, Cynlle. Challenge to Maurice Daly. 157

Garnier-Daly match for Championship Cue. 135

Garnier-Ubassy match. 99

Price-Fulgrove game.. 163

Spingler House. Rooms sold to Mr. Dudley

Kavanagh. 30

Birds.

Bird Charming.. 123

Birds. Albinoism—S. F W. —.. 54

“Ornis,” Davis and Sears on. 22

Birds. Food for. Certain kinds of—F. 8. B... 341

Birds helping each other. Swallow case.. 133

Bird marking. Remarkable power of—“Mon¬
mouth.”.». 60

“Piseco.” on. go

Birds. Migration. M. Smith....245

Birds of Lake Okeechobee—Ober. 162

Birds, plumage of. Variety produced by do¬
mestication—Norris . 54

Making nests under Avater—“Pioneer.”.373

Blackford, Eugene G. A Host of Fishes. 34

Blackeslee, M. A. Shad in Alleghany River...... 228

Bloomiugrove Park Association. Officers.... .90, 105

Bluefishing at Barnegat. “A1 Fresco.” 77,227,295,

311,. 386

“A Brick on”.. te)r1 r , ..37®

Blue Grouse—“Veteran.”... 230

Bluff City Shooting Club of Memphis, Tenn ..... 75

Boar, wild, in Kentucky...139

Boats.

Barnegat Duck Boat. R. B. White’s descrip-

2

INDEX

Page

tion of,.... 171

Bond's Section Boats. 204

Beating.

Alcyone Clnb regatta.. ..... 316

Analostan Club. Officers elected.. 92

Argonaut Club of Toronto. Annual meeting... 156

Argonautastis. Atalantas mated. 334

Atalanta Club, History of..... 301

Barge race. Nassau vs. Harlem. 220

Boston clubs. Hist of.... 203

Boston Scull Race. 202

Browm-Scharff contest at Springfield. Mass.364

College (Freshmen) race at Saratoga. 379

Columbia Club of Brooklyn. Officers elected.. 77

Columbia College crew. Probable...... 156

Christiana regatta at Wilmington, Del.. 380

Dartmouth Club meeting. Delegate to Saratoga 55

English University race ..121, 126, 157

Galveston Rowing Club regatt a .. 348

Genessee Club. Officers. 141

Greenpoiut, L. I. regatta... 363

Harlem Association. Officers elected—... .. 77

Harvard University. Class races.. 269

Inter-Collegiate regatta, at Saratoga. Prepara¬
tions for and letters on. 10, 14, 30, 46,72, 361

376, .. 379

International regatta at Toronto. 379

Leslie, Frank. Interlaken Cup. Prize of. 189

Maine Association. Annual meeting. 171

Minnie. A cruise down the St. Lawrence in—

C. U. D.....65, 81

New Orleans. Revival in St. John’s Rowing

Club regatta. 253

Orient Club supper. 156

Sadler-Bagnall race. . . 172

Regatta. 317

Schuylkill Naval Board Committee... 76

Union Club of Boston. Officers elected. 97

Williams College. “Fleet Will” letter. 189

Winnisimmet Club officers. 141

Wolff-T acker match. 301

Woodside Rowing Club Officers elected. 77

Bolles, Frank, Holyoke, Mass. Fly-fishing at.... 237
Kook Reviews.

American Yacht List for 1874. 285

Anglers. Maxims and Hints for. 46

Appleton & Co.’s International Scientific Series 373
Baird, Brewer and Ridgway. North American

Birds. 179

Beecher, H. W. A pleasant talk about fruits.. 253
Birds of North America. History of, by Baird,

Brewer and Ridgway.14, 179

Bishop, Nat. H. Frontier Series. 301

Buckingham, EmmaM. A self-made woman.. 46

Carman, Elbert S. Setters and pointers. 173

Chadwick’s American Cricket Manual and. 221

Base Ball Guide. 141

Clouded in Mystery. 205

Collins, Wilkie. No Name. 221

Cones, Dr. Elliott. Field Ornithology.141, 332

Key to North American Birds. 78

Couesley, Robt. B. Heroism of Mary Dustin.. 93
Davis, Thos. Microscopic Objects. Preparation

and Mounting of. 46

De Coulange’s Fasted. The Ancient City. 30

Douglass, Armand M. Seven Daughters. 253

Edwards, Amelia B. In the Days of My Youth 173

Eggleston, E. The Circuit Rider. 569

Engelhardt, .Fred. J. American Rowing Almanac. 265

Ernest Werner. 237

Fannie St. John. 78

Forester, Frank. Deer Stalkers. 237

Shooting Box... 173

Forrest, Edwin. Life, by Rees. 205

Fur, Fin and Feather. Game Laws. 339

Game of Ombre. Williams & Co. 80

Gerke, A. Geology. 285

Goode, G. Brown. Do snakes Swallow their

Young?. 387

Hamerton, Philip Gilbert. Chapters on Ani¬
mals. 317

Haweis, H. It. Pet; or, Pastimes and Penalties 205

Henshaw, H. W. Birds of Utah. .... 387

Herbert, II. W. Frank Forester’s Qnorndon

Hounds. 237

Holden, Chas. T. Birds.f. 339

Hudson, H. R. Poems. 285

Hugo Victor. Ninety-Three. 237

The Rhine. 355

Jackson, Thos. Stories About Animats.237

Jasper, Dr. Birds of North America, Part 5— 30
Jordan, Prof. D. S. A Popular Key to the Birds,
Batrachians and Fishes of the Northern U. S. 173

Kellogg, Elijah. John Gadsoe’s Legacy. 30

La. FiUe de Madame Angot. 62

Lackyean, J. Norman. Contribution to Solar

Physics—.. 109

»1»ake Superior Guide. 332

Lee, Benedict. John Worthington’s Name.285

Leland, Chu.:. G. Gypsies of North America... 30

Lewis, Dr. Elisha J. American Sportsman. 93

Little Classics. Osgood. 253

Lytton, Lord. The Parisians. 269

Lytton, Robert, Lord. Fables in Song. 126

.Mackay & Waddy. Ship ahoy. 126

McKnight, Chas. Simon Girty... 78

Marshal!, Mrs. Emma. Mrs. Mainwaring’s Jour¬
nal. 78

Masteu, Ed. W. Grange movement. History of. 173

Mason, Annie. 23?

Maynard, C. J. Birds of Florida. 31?

Mivart, St. George. Man and Apes. 39

Moosehead Lake. Guide to. 332

Nason, Elias. Life and Services of Charles

Sumner..-„. i . 141

Old Fort Duquense. 62

Packard. A. s., Jr. Half Hour Recreations— 14

Relations of Injects to Man. 301

Peake, Elizabeth Pen pictures of Europe.205

Prune, Re.v. Sanral. Under the Trees.380

Reade, Winwood. Martyrdom of Man . 126

Ruggles, Sam’l B. Agricultural Products of

the United States. 332

Ruptured and Crippled. New York Society for

the Relief of. 11th annual report. 387

Schwartz, Maria Sophia. Gerda. 269

Sawall, Joseph A. Botany Condensed. 380

Sharp Shooters’Score Book. 248

Shaw, Francis A. Good Luck. 301

Shone, George A. Life Under Glass.253

Smiles, Sam’l.' Huguenots after the Revoca-

Smith, Walter. Art Text books. 269

. Steamship and Yacht Signals. Grandville. 285

Stephen, Sir Geo. Adventures of an Attorney. 205

Stone, Livingston. Domesticated Trout. 221

Taylor, Joseph. Fast Life on the Modern High¬
way. 253

Trollope, T. Adolphus. Diamond cut Diamond 126

Underwood, Francis H. Lord of Himself. 301

Valle, Henri. La Vie Sportive en 1874 . 380

Vincent, Frank, Jr. Land of the White Ele¬
phant. 253

Warren, Israel P. Three Judges of Charles I.. 332

Welles, Gideon. Lincoln and Seward. 126

Wikoff, Chevalier. Four Civilizations.237

Witherspoon, Ella. Beaten Paths.285

Bottle vs. V ug Fishing—E. S. P. 379

Bowen & Stratton. Pond ova. Case. 123

Bowies, B. F. Shad fishing in Connecticut.294

Bowles, Sam’l F. International setter match.

Letter on. 43

Brackett, Walter M. Salmon of the Pacific. 76

Bradford & Anthony. Sportsmens’goods. 10

Brady, Benj. F. Inter-collegiate regatta. Letter

to Tribune on. 30

Brainerd, ;,Minn. Black bass, pike, perch and

pickerel fishing in. 285

ilrmsmade, Allan L. Fishery Commissioners of

Ohio.1. 45

Brown, Jones and R«binson’s hunt. 226

Buffalo.

Buffalo. . Destruction of, Bill to prevent. “Bison”

letter. 184

Buffalo hunting—“Basso”. 3

Buffalo protection. C. L. Fort on. 8

Page

Bull Fight. T. E. L. 116

Burrall, W. H. Jew fish, &c.. 324

Butler, Joseph. International setter field trial... 43

C

California.

Fishery Commissioner’s Annual Report. 104

San Francisco. “Jaunts Around’Frisco.” Bue¬
na Ventura. 290

Sports in. Humboldt Bay. Salmon Fishing in. 1

Woodcraft. No. III.—“Monmouth”. 289

Campbell, Colin. Gift of to Editor of Forest

and Stream. 42

Canada.

Fishery Laws. Working of—“Salmo Salar”— 85
Fishing in. Discriminate exclusion—Whitcher. 27
Game and Fish Close Season—Whitcher on: ... 59

Game Laws Enforced. 310

Marmot—Sears. 38

Northern Lakes for Summer Tourists. 285

Ottawa. Natural Wonders on. 163

Quebec and Ontario Close Seasons for Game and

Fish. 391

Rivers; Leased—Amsterdam. 311

Small bore men of—Shooter.. 44

Summer Sports in—G. M. F., Jr. 98

Trout Streams.—Mantlet. 294

Canoeing.

Articles on Descriptive of.92, 109, 170, 279

C. M. D. Letters.170, 203, 364, 407

C. V. D. Letters....65, 81, 92, 109

Newman Letter. 203

New York Club, Election of Officers. 46

Vessels of. 55

Cantwell, PI. E. Malone, N. Y., Letter. 294

Canvas, Waterproof Paint for. 116

Caribou, Woodland—Hamey. 322

Carman, E. S. Hydrophobia. 230

Carp and Gold Fish. The first brought to America. 163

Carp as a Food Fish. 121

Carp. How to tell sex of—Burr. 325

Carroll, Michael. Newfoundland Telegraphic Mo¬
nopoly. . 40

Caton, J. D. Glandular System on the hind legs

of deer . 38

Cat, Wild. One Presented to Central Park by Gen.

Custer. 261

Cayuga Lake. Trout. 292

Cemeteries, Trees and Shrubs in—O. Q. 102

Central Park Menagerie in Winter. Editorial.... 40

Charbonnier de Pierre. Fish Culture and. 85

Children’s Excursions in New York. 330

Chamberlin, O. S. Woodcock Shooting. Bill re¬
garding. . 411

Chess. Third National Cliess Congress in Chicago. 380

Chub Fishing. W. C. 205

Cisco Fishing in Wisconsin—Greenlread. 295

Ciscos of Seneca Lake, Wisconsin. 309

City of Peking, Steamship. Launch of. 105

Clams, Fresh Water. Floating of. 6

Clark, N. W. Whitefish Hatching. 340

Clarke, S. C.

Bass, or Redfish, and Pigfish in Florida. 173

Black Bass. Letter on Heavy Ones. 156

In Florida.a. 371

Cisco of Geneva Lake, Wisconsin. 357

Coast Fishing of Florida. 252

Pish, Southern Traits of. 326

Lake Okeechobee Letter. 105

Sea Trout With Young Serpents in.... 11

Clerk, Dr. Frank. Grand River Gaspe. Lee ter.. 378

Cleveland Sportsmen’s Club Officers. 59

Close Seasons, Comparative Table of. 119

Coach Drivers. Land and Water on. 231

Coaching in Ireland. 185

Cochran, Fitz. Letter to Forest and Stream on

Nova Scotia Rivers. 284

Codfish. Value as food. 183

Cold in the Head, cure of. 179

College foot races at Glen Mitchell. 380

Collins, A. S.

Grayling Hatching. 276

Stocking Streams and Ponds with Fish_27. 53, 120

Collins, H. O.

Game Laws of Ohio. 391

Habitat of the Grayling. 309

Colorado, Game in. “Uncle John’s” Letter on... 140

Columbia River Country—F. L. U. 18

Conger Eels. 92

Connecticut River Nuisance. 165

Cope, Prof.

Dakotahand Soudan. 232

Michigan Grayling.. 181

Coral Stone that Drips Oil—Seymour. 25

Coues, Dr. Elliott.

Hybrid Ducks. 54

Powder Down. 136

Cremation, Indian System. 823

Creedmoor. General Advice for. Bull’s I on. (See

also Rifle Shooting). 250

Crested Fly-catcher—Mobris. 213

C rickef. *

A. A. O’s. Paper on. 166

All England Eleven. Defeat of in New Sydney. 26, 122

Amateur Clubs, H. Holden on. 263

America vs. England. 403

Eaton vs. Harrow..387, 409

England May Record.... 263

Germantown vs. St. George. 262

Harry E. S. on a club that should he organized.

Rules for. IS

London vs. Detroit. 263

Philadelphia Clubs at Dinner. 135

Philadelphia vs. Germantown. 237

Rules of, No. 2. 13

Marylebone Code of Laws. 98

St. George’s Club Dinner. 166

St. George vs. Boston. 339

St. George vs. Manhattan. 332

St. George vs. Merion. 243

St. George vs. St. Louis. 262

St. George vs. Staten Island. 279

St. George, of St. Louis, meeting. 199

St. George’s, of St. Louis, match. 332

St. Louis Club, Officers elected. 78

United Eleven of St. Louis, Journey East, Re¬
view of—H. R. S. 60

Staten Island Club Dinner. 157

Croquet.

How to Play it. 392

Inventor of. 360

Crow, Charles H. A Day on the Racquette, Tap¬
per Lake, and Bog River. 146

Cruelty to Animals. Societies for Prevention of in

Great Britain and Ireland. 169

Curie, Dr. L. T. Splicing rods. 205

Curtis, F. Dinner to. 29

Currant, Cultivation of—O. Q. 196

Custer, Gen.

Life on the Plains. 250

Horse Eating Experience. 307

Cutter, Dr. Ephraim. New Microscope of. 25

“Cuvier” Sporting Clnb. Retlaw Letter.. 124

1 )

Dakotah and Soudan—Cope. 282

Davenport, Capt. Journey from Quebec to Lake

St. John....;. 305

Davis, J. S. Albinoism in Birds. 22

Davis, J. N. Pot Hunter. 326

Deaths.

Audubon, Mrs. 313

Butler, Francis. 313

Clare, Ada. 78

De Rothschild, Baron Myer. 43

Mace, Dan. 39

Potter, Robert K. 37

Powell, Major John. 275

Sharpe, Christian. 89

Tr .. _ Page

n Vail > D . 281

Deer.

Fred Pond’s Adventure. 307

Glandular System on Hind Legs of—Caton___ 38

.Deer Homs. Remarkable—L. W. L. 245

Deer Hunting in Maine and New Hampshire—W.

E ; S. 12

White Deer. Mr. Shimer’s Trophy. ^179

De Nehcosnova. A strange bird....... £412

Devil Fish of Newfoundland. *310

Dodo.

Col. Steinberger’s Specimen of. 3

His Visit to the Namgatoy Islands. 234

Ridgway on. 244

Dogs.

Anecdotes of — Chasse lllustree . 150

Dutch and the Belgian Revolt. 211

W. L. on. o

Belle, a Portrait. 129

Butler’s Kennel. Sale of. 405

Carman, E. S. Kennel of. 231

Carman’s Snuff Bitch Theory. 247

Chamberlin, A. E. Importation for. 87

Daniel Webster Setters. 1 Q 6

Disfiguring by Tailing—“Homo”. 284

Dog Law of Maryland.. 283

Do they Reason. “Julia,” a Dog’s Letter on_ 43

Dogs Dropping to Shot. “Homo”. .299

Dogs Edible, from China. Introduction into

Paris. 78

Food for—Ben. W. R. 231

Food for—“Homo”. 247

Dog Shows—“Homo”.134,231

Dogs on Hunting Trips. Biscuit as food for.... 390

Dogs for Mr. C. H. Raymond.. 169

W. R’s. Letter on. 107

Dogs Snake Bitten. Proper treatment of—Geo.

G. E. 214

Edwards, Mr. Kennel of.. 283

Field Trials. Pointers and Setters. The pro¬
posed International Match. The Letters, etc.,
on the subject.. 6 , 25, 41, 43, 55, 71, 134, 136,

154, 197, 233

International Field Trial. V. J. Shipman’s Chal¬
lenge. 376

Working in Field Trials—Price. 55

Fowler’s Duke. Pedigree of. 247

Fox Hounds of Virginia. Jacob Wagner’s Let¬
ter. 107

Game. Dogs for different kinds of. How to

break—“verita”s.325

Greyhound. Judging on the Show Bench. 315

Gun shy Setters. “Buckish” Letter. 150

Horse car “Spotter” Dog. 150

Illinois State Tournament. Show at. 283

Irish Setters. “Pero.” Pedigree of. 107

Letter to Bell's Life on. 134

Kenneling and Feeding. Instructions. 150

“Old Calabar” papers on.169, 182

Kirby’s Narrative and “Homo”—J. K. F. on_ 315

Ladies’ Pets. How to Feed. 23

Laverack’s dogs. Bell's Life on. 373

Fairy ancl Pride of the Border. . 373

Macdona Letters to Forest and Stream. Ken¬
nel Club Notes. 182

Macdona, Mr. Honorable Dealing of—“Mo¬
hawk”. 357

Marking. “Junior’s” Letter. 87

Mastiff. St. Bernard. 260

“Mohawk”-“Gopher” field trial match. 373

Morford’s Joe sold. 374

“Music’s” Death. 123

Muzzling Cruelty. 150

Muzzling in New York. 260

Action Regarding. 298

La Chasse lllustree on. 357

Newfoundland and Gordon Setter. Brutal Kill¬
ing of—“Portland” Letter. 342

Newton, N. J., Breeding Kennels. Description.. 246
Pearce, Frank C. The British Canine World— 196

Pembroke’s Sagacity. 217

Pointer and Setter Cross. .1. II. Walsh. 283

Pointer’s Head. J. C. D., M. D., on. 170

Pointer. English Field Trial Controversy. Rev.

J. C. Macdona’s Letter. Endeavors to Revive

the International Field Trial Match. 214

Pointers for. Why none for Retrieving. 170

Pup in a Press Room. 30

Puppies. Training of—“Mark”. 54

Rector of CheadkC Banshee and Kirby. Pedi¬
grees of. 182

Richardson, G. F. Newfoundland ol‘. 100

San Francisco. Coursing Match in. 6

Scentic Powei* of. “Check Cord”. 260

Shooting. The Dogs we want and don’t want—

Hell's Life . 71

Sagacity of. Springfield Dog with broken legs. 6
Show Bench. Judging on. Dalmatian, Colley,

and Bloodhound. 405

Slaughter. 315

“Shoo Fly.” Catch ’em, and she did—“Basso”. 98

Sporting. ‘Idstone,” in Field, on. 43

Stray. What is done with them in Paris. 122

Theatrical. 169

Wanted, for Shooting. U. S. Correspondent of

Bell's Life on. 6

Setters.

Apology about not having sent Pups to Am¬
erica. 182

Belling—Rosenbaum. 71

Bismarck. 22

Crouching vs. Pointers. Letter on. 43

Gordon setters and retrievers, “Idstone, Jr,”

on. 374

Laverack Setters. Letter of Mr. Laverack Re¬
garding. 87

Gautier Correspondence. 150

Purity of Breeds in America—“Homo” on—23, 54

Schuyler, R. Gordon Setter Bitch of. 197

Setters and Pointers Gun Shy. How to cure.... 123
Thoroughbred Dogs. Trouble in Transporting.

To Steamship Companies. 182

Toby and Carlo. Training—L. Wyman.390

Warwickshire Fox. Stanley James on. 247

Westerln Challenges to English Sportsmen.405

Doimal. John C. Grayling Introduced into the

Clyde. t . 180

Drama. Amaran hReception. 105

Ducks.

Hybrid—Baird. o

Hybrid—Cones. 54

Shooting in Iowa—Hampton. 2o8

Shooting on English Waters—“Idstone, Jr”.... 265
Shooting on the Chesapeake in November—S.

L. P. 12

Wild. How to Cook. Chasse lllustree on . 148

indications of, but none found—G. T. I. O— 154
Duffem, Lord, and party. Ex cursion to Muslcoka

Lakes. 609

Dumb Bell Lifters. Pennell’s Challenge. 21o

E

Edwards, Prof. V. N. Fish Specimens sent to

Smithsonian Institute. **•

Eagle, C. H. Rail, orSora. a* 1

ir nr

How they Stand Long Transit. 329

Imported by England in 1873.... £2

Elkhorn Greenhead Club. Organization of. 91

English Soldiers. Chest Measurement of. 20

Estes, Dr. D. C.

Good Trouting Localities.

Moon-eye. % It

On Forest amd Stream .

Pike Perch in Lake Pepin. ..

Shad . The First Taken in the Mississippi... ■ • 246
Exploration West of the 100th Meridian. Wheel-

erExpedition. Work of.. • ... . lb °

Eve. How she took the Apple from the Serpent.

Frenchman’s Account. ■: • ■■

Evergreens from New Brunswick and Manitoba.
Transplanting of. 06

Fairchild, G. M.

Fishing in Canada. ong

Quebec Country. .jji

Fourteen Days in the Bush.!! ’ * ’ ’ ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ " ggg

Ferguson, Com. Presentation to. son

Field. Model Field Literature...

Field Sportsmen’s Clubs. .

Forest Fires. . . . . . . ^

Fire.. North Channel Family Fi shin g and Shoot¬
ing Clnb House. ig .3

Fitz Cochran. Nova Scotia Inland Fisheries.."... 808
Mtzlmgh, D. H. Grayling of Michigan, and....... 133

Ascending a River. What they do when they

meetaDam. " jgj

Better Preservation of—Charles Hafiock’s plan 34

Breeding and Agriculture—Jerome .. '373

Fish Commission of Maryland. The Bill to Es¬
tablish. gg

Fish Commissioners of New York. Annual Re¬
port. gg

What they Have Done—Roosevelt. .. 100

United States Fish Commission. Flashes from

the “Bluelight”. 334

Fish Culture."

Aquarium Car. Arrival in California. 3^4

Flashes from the “Bluelight.” Naturalists’ ex¬
periments—“Piseco”. 388 ? 404

England. Anglo-American on. ’239

Hatching House—Mather.igg

Hatching Troughs—Mather .\ 903

Illinois—Bal lou. 228

Influence of Mild Weather on—Mather.. u

Secret of—Mather...’ 246

Skates—“Piseco”....-...’.. ‘ ggg

Spawn, Handling—Mather. .*' ’ gg

Fish Guitarist, Wail of a.*’* 276

Fish Culturists’ Association. Offieial Report.... 26

Page Amendment. 53

Fish Dealers of Boston. Circular Regarding

Pedlars. n

Fish Decayed. A Mistake....’ ’ 293

Fish, Eastern. Introduction into Waters of the

Pacific Slope. Stone’s Papers on, etc.100, 3Sfl

Fish in Season in March.

Fish, Southern, Traits of—Clarke.

Fish Transportation. E. J. F’s. Plan.

Fish, Voracity of. Iowa correspondent.

Fish, White. California Hatching House. Dis¬
tribution of....

Fisheries at Gloucester. Statistics.

Fishery Commission U. 8 . Operations on Long

Island Sound...

Fishery Commissioners of New Hampshird.

Fishery Commissioners of the Several States.

Ohio. Brinsmade’s Lettev.

Fishes. Siluroid Indian. Peculiarity of.

Fishing Ground. America’s Future.

Fishing in Gull Lake.

Fishing in June.

Fishing in Loudoun county, Va...

Fishing. Jersey Coast. A. M, S.

Fishing Minister—Lenex.....

Fishing rods, Fly rods. New material for—

“Fitz”.

Fishing Superstitions. ..

Fishing Tackle. A Word as to.

Flies. Black. Gnats, etc. Remedy for....

Floods. Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.

Florida.

Asa Sportsman’s Resort—“Beverly”.

Birds of St. Augustine—“Monmouth”.

Coast Fishing. Clarke.

Exodus from...

Fort Capron—A. W.

Okeechobee Expedition of Forest and Stream.

Fred Beverly (Ober) and. 49,

Sketches. Yachting Down South—L. W. L_

Flower Seeds. The Time to Plant—O.Q.

Fly Fishing in some Rivers—Poe.

Fly Making. Art of.188, 204, 220,

Forest and Stream.

Boston Journal on—.

C. F. WVs Tribute...

Chicago Office..

Collar ..

Oowie Letter.

Does not Sell Dogs and Guns on Commission....

Don’t Steal from. A Whine.

“Exalting our Horn.” James Alexander, Jr....

“Georgian’s” Compliment.

Okeechobee Expedition. Trout Letter.

Office. Removal of,.72,

Personal grievance.

Sportsmen’s Club of Brainerd, Minn.

Sportsmen’s Club of Olney, Illinois. Game Law

it is going to have passed...

The Work it is doing.

Vase. Presented by to New York Association
Forest Lake and Villa Park Association. Officers

of.

Forests of America and Europe. . ... -......

Formosa—“Piseco”.67, 97, 114,

Fort, C. L. Buffalo Protection..

Fort Sill. Bison’s Correspondence.

Fox Farm. Visit to.

Fox Hunting in England—S. J.

Foxes. -

Can they Withhold their Scent—J. E. on .

Rev. J. G. Wood on...

France.

Licenses to Shoot taken out m 1873.

Sea Fisheries of.. —...........—

Kociete d’Acclimatation. Sales of Animals by..

French Aquaculture. Chevalier’s Report.

Frogs Crying Like a Child—Merlin.

Frogs. Speckled. Noise of—G. S. Letter.

Furs.

How to keep..

Where they come from.

Fnschia. Saving Seed of.

60

198

389

98

60

3?2

373

43

58

280

230

m

m

330

194

371

28

172

294-

188

386

36

252

233

338

168

82

133

285

252

371

406

408

328

279

109

216

333

411

73

168

373

12

187

12

299

357

130

8

250

405

210

6

$

359

340

341

m

163

167

211

89

357

G

Gamble, Dandy. Letter to Forest and Stream.
Game and Game Laws. (See also under head ot

Game and Fish. Laws for Protecting.............

Game. Farmers vs. Sportsmen—Mohawx ........

Game and Inland Fishery Protection Association

of Halifax, N. S. Organization...

Game Law of Georgia.

“Georgian” on .-.

Game Law of New Jersey.

Game Law of Missouri........ .-.

Game Law of Ohio. H. O. Collins on,.. .........

Game Laws. Co-operative Comparative Table of
Close Seasons. liy >

Gtame LawThi England!' London Game Dealers
and...

Game Laws. ReriSon. 'National' Convention at

Oswego. Call for—G. W. D. Letter.. .

“Wood’s” Letter..—rhV' Kr^

Game Laws of New York. Amendment to. Mu

Prince’s Bill... ■

Game Laws of Ontario...•• y.;;

Game Laws. Phelps vs. Racey. A Judicial De

Game Protection. Grouse out of Season. Phelps

Game Protection and Trespass Laws—L.

Game Protection in Maryland—B. Letter....... • • ■

Game and Fish New York State Association for
PrSS of. Officers of Convention Pro¬
Game^Protective Societies. increase oL^...

Game Protection. New York Association.

107

136
219

138
391
411
391

139

391

216

390

137
195

360

392

. 90

m

217

200

201

326

329

344

m

INDEX

3

Page

Circular to Sportsmen’s Associations. 312

Editorial on. 24

Meeting of.216

Game Preservation. Mr. Hallock’s Plan.73, 153

National Convention Called.328

L. W. L. Advocates the Organization of a new

one... 393

Gardens.

April Work in.. -. 135

Biennials, Perennials, and Tender Plants for— ~13

City Form of... D9

Small. 181

Plants suitable for.... 196

Fern Gardening.-. 309

March. 8 ®

Planting. Seasonable hmt3. 213

Roekwork. 229

Rose Beds in Winter. How to protect. 325

Rose Culture. 293

Rose Garden. How to make. 261

In J une. 277

Scenery. Answer to Inquirers. 293

Spring Flower Planting.-. 118

Window or Parlor. The Begonias.5, 53

Sub-Tropical and Ferns. 37

Wistaria Sinensis.225, 341

Ghost Fish. R. L. N. on. 6

Gill, Theo. Tarpum and Jew Fish of Florida.

Letter regarding. 276

©iMbanks, Jackson.

Grayling Identified. 340

Kansas Wild Plums. 310

Giraffe shipped from Bremen for New York.. 276

Gloucester Fisheries, and statement of Products.. U

Goldsmith, C. H. European 'Quail. 261

Good, Frank. Shoe Packs and Moccasins. 393

Goode, G. Brown.

Col. Forsbey on Alligators. Letter.404

Tarpum. .292

Goose. The Snow. Question and Answer. 123

Grafting. Curiosities of.... 245

Grand Lake Stream in Maine. Anglers at. 285

“Salmo’s” Letter from. 363

Grand Manan-r-Batty.■. 179

Grapes in City Gardens—“O. Q”. 69

Grassing a Slope. How to do it. 196

Gray, Wm. Salmon Returning from the Sea. 244

Grayling and Trout in the same streams—Fisher¬
man on... 212

Grayling.

Clyde. Introduction of. Dougall... 180

Collins, H. O., on.276, 309

Labe Geneva, Wisconsin—Richardson. 311

Mather, Fred, on...228, 292

Michigan—Grayling op.

Who Discovered the first in. 204

Cope Letter. 181

Editorial on. 168

Engraving, and sketch. 265

GilTbank’s Letter. 343

Green, Seth. 212

Habits of—Mather. 164

Identification of—Metcalf. 181

Joseph, Jones. *389

^Montana—Head. 2:2

Propagation of—Green. 105

fi. H. S. 205

Stump. 310

Greasing Buggies and Wagons'. 406

Green, C. A. Hail to the Adirondacks. 275

Green, Seth.

California Salmon. Letter to L. Stone on growth

of.. 261

Smith Correspondence. 292

Gold Fish. How lo keep . 246

Grayling of Michigan. Propagation of_ 165, 212

J. U. C. Letter. Reply to. 53

Lobster Culture as a business. 212

Lobster Spawn. Letter to Times on. J. H. C.

on... 46

Patience and Perseverance. 309

Pickerel in Lakes. Denial.•_147

Rochester Aquarium of. 165

Rochester people praise Mm.. .. 246

Shad. Growth of. 276

In Lake On tario... 292

Private Habits of. 155

Trials, Tribulations, and Early Experiences of a

Practical Fish Culturist. 68

Griffith. H'Vjm E. Bass Fishing in the Niagara.. 60

Grouse, Pinnated.

Eastern Barrens. Stocking of with—“Homo” on

89, 149, 185

Hugland. Proposal to introduce into. 8

Imported into. 152, 217, 233

Iowa. Fred Day. 374

On Long Island. 75

New Jersey for— W. C. H. 131

Peterboro. New York, Experience....324

Prince of Wales. Eggs sent to. Experiment

not successful. 408

Grouse.

A Trip after to Kansas—“Herbert”. 353

Plenty in New England States—Adderhank. 22

Shooting. O. H. IIampton’s Advice. 411

Guadalupe. La Isla de La Piel de Oro, Sui Duda

Algema—“Buena Esperanza”. 337

Gull. Great Black Beaked—Batty. 70

©asm.

Page

Historical Societies of New England. 42

Holmes’ Life Boat—Townsend. 204

Holberton, W. Summer jaunt in Pennsylvania... 378

Holyoke, Mass. Dam for Fly fishing—Bolles.237

Hones Point Hunting and Fishing Club. J. T.

D. on. 29

Horse Flesh in France. Societe d'Acdimatation

Bulletin on. 137

Horses.

Animals that Fall Down. The Crowd and. 11

Brood Mares in Spring. Michigan Farmer Cor¬
respondence... 151

Chinese. 211

Colts. Critical time for. 7

Corns in.. 307

Cribbing. 197

Daily Feed of. 87

Disease in New York. 2!

Exhibition to be held at Manchester, England... 183

Gilbreth Knox. Stallion. Death of. 387

Herring 7 s Safe Team. 150

Racing, and Accident Insurance. Seaver Case.. 99

Selling Tricks in England. “Staggers”. 9

Team? Care of. Rules of Massachusetts S. P.

C. A. 151

The Horse Artistically and Dynamically. Miss

Thompson’s Picture. 280

Track of. 296

Walking them. 365

Watering just after Eating. 71

Hot Beds. Howto make. 113

Management of. Western Rural on. 102

Howell, Benj. P. Game in vicinity of Woodbury,

N. J....'. 44

Hudson River. Stocking with Salmon—Manhat¬
tan . 212

limiter Naturalist. The Moose. No. II—Lam-

berton. 117

Hunting Ground. A Good One. Ottawa District. 411

Hunt on Seneca River. “Muzzle Loader”. 82

Huxley, Prof. Will He Come to America. 373

Hydrophobia.

Alleged Cure for. 299

Bourrel, Mr. Experiments with Mad Dogs.260

Clare, Ada. 78

H. C. Yarrow’s Letters. 152, 184

Inefficiency of Muzzles—Carman. 230

Mad Dog Bites. How to treat. 121

Russell, Dr. Charles P., on. 247

Shelbyville, Tennessee, Incident. 390

Symptoms. Sanitary Committee’s Report. 298

Vapor Bath Cure. 169

“Wayne Hovey” on. 283

I

lcthyc Fauna of Northwestern America. 356

“Idstone, Jr.,”

A scott Races. . 362

Bedford Agricultural Show. 410

Coaching of Old. The Coaching Club, Winner
of the Prix du Paris. Spratt’s Biscuit Co.

Croquet. 345

Cricket, Eaton vs. Harrow. 409

Oxford vs. Cambridge . 377

Players and Gentlemen’s Match. 410

Dog and Man Fight. 393

Dog Show at the Crystal Palace. 297, 341

Dogs. Lord Rosslyn’s Setters sold. 410

Duck. Shooting in English Waters. 265

Epsom Races. 313

Fleming’s Book on Disease. 391

Gordon Setters and Retrievers. 374

Grouse Shooting Prospects. 298

Polo Accident. 362

Polo, House of Lords vs. Commons. 377

Prize Ring, Marquis of Queensberry’s Patron¬
age of..‘. 377

Rabbits. 362

Rifle Association, Mid-Lothian, Score. 377

Shooting. Licenses for. 297

Sport, Ancient and Modem. 249

Thoroughbred Horse Tattersalls’ Sale of . 377

Illinois State Sportsman’s Convention. First an-

tndia, East.

Hindostan. Forests. 37

Human Lives destroyed by Wild Beasts, and

Snakes in. 137

Inaiana Lakes for Fishing and Shooting. 187

Indians.

Self-Sacrifice. 307

War. Captain Sanderson’s Kindness—Photo¬
graphs. 393

Indi a Rubber Tree. 262

Invalid friends in Georgia and Florida. Advice

to. 137

Iowa. Fish found in. 412

Irish Hunting Season—Lt. Poe. 305

Iron Lance of Martinique. 6

Island of Mackinaw as a Public Park, Mr. Ferry’s

Bill. 267

Italy. Reigning Family of. Love of animals_ 26

Ivy Poison. B. letters. 357,390

Gun. A good one. What it Should Do. “Engi-

. neer” on... 235

Gun Barrels. Browning of. Madison’s Plan... 266
Gnn Suitable for Altering. Clark and Sneider on 235

Guns, Ammunition, etc.—“Check Cord” on. 242

Gnn trial at CMcago. “Pioneer” on.. 374

Field and Stream. Tables.. 345

Breech Loader. Another. W. L. Letter. 219

Breech Loader. Central Fire and. Sneider Pat¬
ent. “Wanderer” on. 140

Breech Loaders and Target Shooting. M.'Let¬
ter. 10 g

Breech and Muzzle Loaders. Relative merits.

G. H. S. Letter. 154

Chassepot vs. Snider.. ’ 349

McComus’ Store. A Gun seen there. 315

Muzzle Loading Fowling Piece. Can it be con¬
verted into a Breech Loader R. T. on. 155

Rigby Rifle. Description. 140

Remington Double Barrel Breech Loader. Test

of. 108

Sharpe’s Sight. The New..'.’ ” "' 124

Gnn Cotton. Detonation of.. 7

H

Janies, Stanley. Warwickshire Fox Hounds._ 247

Jefferson Sportsmen’s Club of Watertown, N. Y. . 59
Jerome, George. Fish Breeding and Agriculture. 276

Jones, Rev. H. W. F. Target ox. 299

Jug Fishing 011 the Missouri River—Veteran.221

Jupiter Inlet in February. >51

K

Kennebago, Fishing at—Joe. 347

Kent, Capt. David, Experience with a whale.251

Kent’s Fish Farm. 168

Kenworthy, Dr. Invitation to Barnegat. 251

“Kerry, Mortimer,”

Cervidae. 257

Ictliyc Fauna of Northwestern America. 356

Salmonidse of the Pacific. 369

Ovidie of the Northwest. 225

Zoology of the Northwestern States. The

Ursidxe. 177

Keuka Lake. The fish of—“Sucker”. 99

Kidder, Mr. Fish Ascending a River. 181

Hackensack River Stocked with Salmon. 201

HoMock, Charles.

Better Preservation of Fish. Address Before

CulturistB’ Association on. 24

Uniformity of Game Laws. Speech on. 216

Hammocks of Florida pan

Hampton, O. H. .

Dog Trial. A Place for... 55

Duck Shooting in Iowa. 058

Grouse Shooting. 411

Snakes in Iowa. e

Harney, M. Woodland Caribou. 309

Harris W C. Black bass fishing at Westport!'.!! 378

Uarte, Bret. Glass Eye Story. oq 9

Hawks, W. E. Sample of Fish sent to’F orest *

AMD Stream by. 9 °p

Head, J. F. Grayling in Montana.... 010

Hen. Knowing. gj

Herbert's Courtesy. Offers to pay‘Expenses'of

Three to Kansas . oqj

Heron and Rat Incident—L. W. L.‘ 163

Herons and their Lanterns. “Piseco ”011 * ’ *54

Wyman on. inQ

r.k. n. Letter on.';;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; •••

^erring Fishing in England.107

Heeeel, Rudolphe, Danube Salmon. 69

Hewitt, B. L. Game and Fish Law for Pennsyl-

Tr .„" v y£ ia - Letter Regarding. 40

Hdi, W, W. Black Bass... 463

L

La Chasse Ulustree. Notice of. 126

Lake Okeechobee Forest and Stream Expedi¬
tion—“Beverly”. 105

Lake Superior, North Shore. Attractions of—

S. D. E. 205

Lake Superior—Steele. 34

Lakes of the Lanrentian Hills—Jean Babtiste ...! 12
Lamberton, A. B. Hunter Naturalist. The

Moose... 17 , 117

Landseer. Tribute to —Gentleman's Magazine _ 23

Lanman, Charles. Bass Fishing on the Potomac. 294

Lark. The Western—F. S. B. 134

Laverack, E.,

Apology about not sending pups to America.... 182

Quail withholding their scent. 276

Lawrence, Mass. Dam; Shad and Salmon Fishing

at. 181

Leaves from a Surveyor’s Journal. Jacobstaff lost

in the Woods. 115

Leech, Arthur B.,

International Rifle Match. Letter on. 155

Irish Team to be Composed of Six Men; letter.. 185

Legendre, Gen., Formosa Expedition, and. 202

Lennox Lord. Recollections of. La Chasse in

France. 7

Lice on House Plants. 181

Lion’s Jaw, Power of. 793

Page

Lobsters.

Lobster Culture as a Business—Seth Green. 212

Lobster Law of Maine. The New. Text... 11, 85
The Bill to Regulate the Catching of in Mass¬
achusetts. 11

Reported by Legislative Committee. 76

Lobsters, Baby, Massachusetts Law Regarding. 285

Transplanting and Transporting. 246

Lockport Shooting Club. Organization of. 91

Lord & Taylor’s Advertisement, Notice of. 89

Louisiana, Sporting in—Valentine. .. 242

Lull, Commander Ed. P. Animal and Vegetable
Life on the Isthmus. 38

M

McCrum, Hugh—Wager. 39

Macdona, G. Thanks for Brother to Forest and
Stream . 170

Maedona, Rev. J. C.,

Honorable Dealing of—“Mohawk”. 357

International Field Trials, Pointers and Setters. 6

Americans’Interest in, Letter. 25

Effort to revive. Letter. 214

Letter announcing sale of Kennel to G. Mac-

donn. 41

Kennel Club Notes. 182

Mace, Dan, Not Dead. 58

Magalloway. Winter Camp on—J. A. 50

Magazine Notices.

North American Review. 62

Popular Science Monthly. 62

The Practical Magazine . 62

Magog District—T. 191

Maine.

Angling in. 155

Game Laws, Amendment. 76

Fish Protection in. 45

Illegal Fishing in. Amendatory Act. 46

Legislature, Committee on Fisheries. A resolve

to call for $5,000 . 60

Sportsman’s Association. Organization of— 91

Manatee at St. Augustine, Fla. 276

Manchester Sportsman’s Association. Officers of. 167

Maritime Monthly, Notice. 301

Margaree River, Salmon Fishing in—Richardson.. 60

Marine Animals in Fresh Water. 389

Markham, C. C. Waste of Adirondack Forest_ 21

Maryland.

Association for Fish Protection, Organization.. 218

Dog Law. 283

Fish Commission of. The Bill to establish_ 85

Fish Culture in. 292

Fishery Commission. Fishery Bill passed—

C. C. 147

Trout Speckled. Act for Protection of. 391

Marsh. Prof. O’C., Lecture on Discoveries by the

Yale Exploring Expedition. 70

Mascalonge Monster—Egan. 204

Massachusetts.

Angling Association, Including annual meet-

11 100 1 .an inn aan

Fishery Commissioners Report. 1873, Official... 45

Mather, Fred.,

Fish Culture. Secret of. 246

Fish Hatching. Influence of Mild Weather on. 11

Grayling of Michigan. Habits of. 164, 228, 292

Hatching Troughs. 308

On Barren Fish before Fish Guitarists’ Associa¬
tion . 26

Practical Fish Culture. The Hatching House.. 132

Shad, Young. Salt and Fresh Water Experi¬
ments ....404

Spawn Handling. 68

Mather, Prof., Amherst Art Gallery. 41

Meacham Lake, N. York. Condition of Game in

—A. B. F. 205

Menagerie. A Floating One. 292

Menhaden Fishery and Manufacture. C. F. H.

on. 46

Men With Tails. “.Piseco” on. 57

Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers. Stocking

With-Fish.. 229

Metcalf Martin, Michigan Grayling. 181

Meteorological Record for April. 231

Metal Shells. Danger of Carrying, “Check Cord. ”

Michigan.

A Superb Angling Region. 280

Fish Protection Law. 391

Microscope. Dr. Cutter’s. 25

Military, (See Also Army, U. S.)

California First Regiment, Co. E. Rifle Prac¬
tice. 343

Massachusetts Light Cavalry. Visit to New

York.. 313

New York— Fourteenth Regiment, Rifle Practice

at Creedmoor..’. 395

> Ninety Sixth Regiment, Rifle Shooting at Creed¬
moor.395

Seventy-Ninth Regiment, Gatling Presenta¬
tion to. 169

Rifle Practice at Creedmoor.327, 412

Sixth Regiment Rifle Practice at Creedmoor_ 375

Twelfth Regiment, Company I)., Challenge to a

Rifle Contest..... 315

Twenty-Eighth Batallion, Fifth Brigade Second

Division. Rifle Practice at Creedmoor. 359

Twenty-Second Regiment, Rifle Shooting at

Mink.

Breeding. 327

The way I caught one-r—T, L. II. 213

Minnesota.

Fish and Spawn. Act Providing for Disposition

of. 165

Notes, Wilmot. 161

Minnie. A Cruise Down the St. Lawrence in. 65

Mississippi.

Dogs and Game in. Notes on. 326

Sports in—“Guyon”. 402

Upper. Otf the—“Haviland”. 353

Missouri, Game Law of. 139

Mobris, R, T., Crested Fly-catcher. 213

Mohawk

Game Club Officers. 198

Thinks to Forest and Stream . 219

Mongoose and Cobra--“Piseco”. 227

Moon-eye—Estes. 277

Moore, Edward. Note to the Public Concerning. 312
Moose.

Geographical Range of. 152

In New York Slate. E. C. S... 116

In Nova Scotia. Halifax Chronicle on. 75

None this Spring. 137

Morgan, Midy. Recipe for Promoting the Growth

of a Mane. 120

Morris County Sportsmen’s Club, Organization.;! 326

Moss Bunkers. Oil Extracted from. 215

Mountain Travel, Hints on. 200

Mowat, John. Restigoucbe River, Fishing in_ 236

Murray, Alex. Fauna ©f Newfoundland... 310

Museum of Natural History, New York. Corner

Stone Laid. 264

Muskoka Lake Region. ... 345

My Pets. K. 131

N

National Sportsmen’s Club of Washington.

Neversink Country, P. C. B... 290

New Brunswick. Fishing in—Beauchamp...._294

New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Salmon and
Black Bass Fishing Season. 391

Newfoundland.

Fauna of—Murray. 310

Fly Fishing for Salmon in—Poe. 285

Interior and Internal Resources... 56

Its Beasts, Birds and Fishes. 232

New Hampshire Fishery Commissioners Report.

Editorial. 8

New York.

State Association for Protection of Fish and

Pa«*

Game. Convention. See Game and Fish_

State Sportmens’ Convention. When it is to be

held. 56

Mr. Henry Betgh and. 202

New Zealand. Game and Pish of—M. M. T. 4

Night. Waders, Luminous Breast of—“Homo”.... 10(3

Noank Naiad. 393

Nprdhoff, Charles, Sandwich Islands. 41

Norris, Iliad.

Birds—Variety of Plumage produced by Domes¬
tication.. 54

Black Bass Fishing in the rivers of the Middle

States. 294

Chub or Fall F'sh. Technical Name of. 181

Chinkapin-perch. 128

Fly Making. 204, 220, 253

Grayling. First Discovered in Michigan. 204

Salmon. Autopsy of. 356

Shad Fly Fishing. The why and the where¬
fore . 173

North Carolina.

Coast Fishing—Simpson. 311

Game or—J. E. W. 36

Trout Regions of—-“Buncombe”. 241

North Woods.

Reminiscences by a Sportsman’s Wife. 2, 66

Trip to—F. B. 408

Nova Scotia.

Angling in—Luke Tripp... 817

Fisn Taken in 1873. 11

Inland Fisheries. Halifax Chronicle .308

Rivers. Fitz Cochran’s Letter. 284

O

Ober, Fred. A., Birds of Lake Okeechobee. See
also “Beverly, Fred.”. 192

Octopus.

Eaters.248

John Harvey’s Letter on. 87

The one in Japanese Waters. W. B. Tegetmeier

on . 12&

Octoraro Sportsmen’s Club, Organization. 124

Ohio Fish Commissioners Report. 122

Okeechobee Expedition of Forest and Stream

145, 153, 198

“Ollipod Quill.” See Gardening and Answers to

Correspondents.

Omens, Lucky.. 39

Gmohundro, John B.,

International Rifle Match and Letter. 108

O’Neil, Prof., James, Testimonial to. 78

Oquossoc Angling Association, Election of Of¬
ficers. 236

Orchard Work—“O. Q.”. 70

Oregon, Salmon Fisheries of—A.290

Ostrich.

Farm at the Cape of Good Hope. 103

Profits of. 23

Otter, A Domesticated. 290

Oyster Bill, Virginia Legislature, Main Features

of. 69

Ourang-outangs in Paris.372

Oyster Discoveries in Fore River. . 389

Paint, Fresh, Emanations from. 23

Painting Houses, Best Time for. 298

Pantheon, Masculine of the Smiths. 59

Pearce, Frank C.,

British Canine Workl. 196

Correspondence With Forest and Stream.... 249

International Field Trials, Letter. 71

Pease, J. Ives, White Fish in Twin Lakes.. 229

Pedestrlanism.

Bennett-Whipple Match. 195

Bennett, and Weston’s Walk.216

Donohue, Hugh. 1,000 Miles in 1,000 Hours_ 332

Eaton, Josiah, Feats of... 78

Stevens. Augustus, Challenge. 215

Weston’s 500 Mile Walk. 215

Failure to accomplish. 237

Pennsylvania.

Fish That Wanls a Name.163

Fishways of -Worrall.. 84

Forests, Sports of, Hounds—“Pleasant Wing”. 178
McKean, Cameron and Wyoming Counties,

Hunting in—“Tu scar ora,” Letter. 154

Wyoming County, Hunting and Fishing in. 138

Perch, Yellow, Introduction into California—L.

Stone. 84

Perplexities Again. “Ramblerod”. 146

Petrels, Franklin Benner’s Paper on. 133

Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, Birds and Ani¬
mals owned by. 6

Pierce, Chas. E., Correction. 35

Pierson, II. R., Lake of, Stocked with Black Bass

—Wanmaker, Letter. 309

Pigeon and Rabbit Shooting in, Paris. 284

Pigeon Shooting

Audubon Shooting Club, Organization, Officers. 314

Bluff City Club Matches..... 75. 15-4, 250, 267

Bogardus. Joll Match. 374

Match of Himself. 186

Buckeye Club, Champion Badge Match. 106

Chicago Gun Club Match... .. 343

Chicago Tournament.... 409

Chicasa^ Jockey and Bluff City Shooting Club

Match. 218

Cincinnati, O., Tournament. 411

Crosier-Eawlins Match. 374

Danville, Ill., Prize Match... 12

Deer Foot Shooting Club, of South Brooklyn,

Match. 59

Dexter Club Match. 59

Forest City Club Match. 800

Gun and Hurlingham Clubs of London. Shoot¬
ing under auspices of. A. H. S. 343

Hunter’s Club of Lexington, Ky., Tournament.. 858

Ireland, Green Match. 108

Johnson, Miles, Match at Dexter Park. Chicago

for Benefit of. 300

Kalorama Match. 59

Kensington Hunting Club of Philadelphia,

Match. 186

Maine Club of Portland. Spring Match. 167

Merrymount Club Match. 140

Michigan State Medal Match. 234, 251, 267

Monroe, Mich. Match. 395

Montgomery Shooting Club Matches. 186, 251

New Jersey Sportsman’s Club, Trap Shooting.. 44

Ohio Association for Protection of Game. 358

Oswego Convention Score_: .. 346

Paine-Bogardus Match. 186

Paine-Ward Match. IS*

Philadelphia Amateur Shooting Club, First

Match... 90

Philadelphia Sportsman’s Club Meeting. 186

Post-Livingston Match. 300

Sea View Park Association, Rhinehardt—Ficken

Match. 13

Skaneateles’ Club Match... 374

Toronto Gun Club Match. 374

Tremont Club Match.: . 300

Waterloo Station Match. 251

White Cloud vs. Pall City, Neb... 314

Winkle Club Matches. 326, 374

Pike-Perch in Lake Pepin—Dr. Estes. 88

Pipe. “Piseco’s” Invention.... 345

Pipe Smoking by Machinery. “Smoker”. 185

Pisciculture. Aquaculture as a Substitute for... 11

Pisciculturists for. 243

“Piseco’s” Shot at a Loon...299

Pistol Practice.

Amateur Six-Shooter. 326

Target on.; ... 375

Plums. Wild of Kansas—Gillbanks. 310

Poe, Lieut. W. H.,

Fly-Fishing in Newfoundland. 285

Gosport, Letter. 377

Irish Hunting Season.. 305

INDEX

Pa«js

Poetry.

A Desire—E. C. G. ; . 148

An Angler’s Invitation-Montpelier. 2/3

Adus Canadensis—G. H. W. 65

A Queer Story from the German.... 35

Balsam Lake—P. C.B.. 161

Bostwick, Helen B. At the Wood’s Edge. 244

Chestnuts—Carrie. 17

Dying Child. 129

Ewing, Martha. The Evergreen Trees. 4

Fishing. The Secret of Success in the Facinat-

ing Art of. 177

Forsaken—E. C. G. 132

Foster, M. A., The Angler’s Carol. 401

The Salmon Bun. 353

Griffith, A. E., June Roses. 259

Hallock, Charles, The Editorial Alembic. 385

Harkaway—T. W. A. 308

“Hovey Wayne,” Elegy on a Horse. 404

The Old Farm House Door. 321

Howells, W. D. The Robin. 260

Lamberton, Mrs. Euncie B. I and Betsey. 145

The Frogs. 292

Lamon, Ajax T. Red-Headed Joe. 100

McClellan, Isaac. Winter Scenes. ID

MeGinks, A. J. The Roysterer’s Paradox. 209

Matthews, J. Brander. Smoke... 36

Times and Seasons. 81

“Meredith, Owen.” Coming of Spring. 228

Musings—Transit. 68

Northwood Camp. 388

Parody on the Beggar’s Petition. 212

Roche, J. J. Bitter End. 211

Buffalo Hackman. 129

Despair. 84

Mother Brown. 241

The Coming Man. 337

The Fo’ks’le—A Revelation. 193

When My Ship Comes Home. 225

Salmon’s Remonstrance. 20

Shad. A Word for. 324

Skylight, Jack. Scientific Dredging. 97

Spencer, Ed. Birds by My Window. 276

Spring. F. W. A. 65

Stevens, Charles W. a Retrospect. 33

Storm, The.356

Thaxter, Mrs. C. The White Rover. 164

The Gentle Avt—Fun .257

The Megalloway. W. A. H7

The Violet. E. C. G. 148

The Whitby Smack. 52

To Anas Canadensis. 49

To the Snow. 180

Whitcher, W. F. They’ll miss Him along the

Line. 1

Wilson, J. Newton. Oh! Where shall we go? 369

Yacht Song. 305

Wilson, R. A. To a Canary. 340

Woods, Ellen M. A Bird’s Song. 196

Point an Pelee, Island for Black Bass Fishing.... 187

Polo. When out of Question. 106

Pond & Dunklee’s Camping Stove... 167

Popular Science Monthly. Notice. 317

Pot Fishing. ‘ ‘A Fly Rod, ” oil. 60

Pot Hunter—“Check Cord” on. 326

Potomac.

Falls and Fishways. 147

From, to the Rio Grande—“Orville”. 321

Great Falls of, Fishing at, O. K. and Bob. 268

Pottery Tree.■ 262

Poultry Association of Massachusetts. Annual

Exhibition. 5

Powder-down. Coues on. 134

Prairie Chickens.

Proposal to Introduce them in England. 26

Sent to England —Land and Water, on. 217

Sold in Liverpool. 169

Price, R. J. Lloyd.

American and English Field Trials. Letter.... 25
Letter to Field on Sixteen Retrievers for Shoot¬
ing. 6

Pointer and Setter Match. International. 71

Working Dogs in Field Trials. 55

Prince, Wm. C., Fly Fishing for Shad. Letter

on. *39

Prince Carolatti. Remarkable Shot by. 267

Prince of Wales. American Game Birds’ Eggs

for. 312

Princeton, N. J., University Athletic Exercises... 157

Projectiles, Action on Animal Bodies. 280

Ptarmigan, Description of... 89

Ptarmigan of Newfoundland—M. H.... 404

Q

Qnail.

Quail or Partridge, among us. Have we?. 70

Bred and Breeding in the City. 292

Dogs vs. —E. S. W. 260

Do they eat Chinch Bugs?—E — .. 180

European. Goldsmith. 261-

How to Raise and Protect in Winter. “Pro¬
tector” on. 4

Scent. «

“Check Cord,” Letter. 86

Do thev voluntarily withhold it? (C 'hronolog-

ical)— W. L. and Retriever, on. 5

Eyrich. 310

H. G. P. 54

Laverack. 276

O. H. H.-212

“Pioneer”. 405

“Pioneer,” Letter. 103

“Shootist,” Letter. 134

W. L., Letter. 150

Wanmaker. 180

Quebec Country. See also Canada, Fairchild,

* Jr. 211

Queensland Trees. 293

R

Racquette Tupper Lake and Bog River. A Day

on—Crow. 146

Rail bird—“Jacobstaff. ”. 245

Rail Shooting. Charge for. “Captain’s”Letter.. 91

Rangeley Lakes, Maine.

H. R. M. Letter. 412

Fishing at—Joe. 330

Fishing in—Stanley. 311

Rangeley River. Two Hour’s on—Steele. 402

Rat. A Strange—F. S. B. Letter. 86

Rat—Cat Story...\. 291

Rattlesnakes. Knoxville, Tenn, Case. 123

Raymond, Chales H. Letter on “Fairy” and

“Pride of the Border”. 873

Reeder H. J. on Fish Culture in Pennsylvania— 26

Reiche Caravan.. 153, 247

Remington So Son’s. Irish Rifle Match. Letter

Regarding. 89

Rennie, Andrew'. Challenge. 183

Restigouche River. Fishingin. Mowat Letter.... 236
Rheumatism. How an Old Hunter Stamped it out.

C. H. B. 187

Rhode Island Steamer. A Trip to Stonington on.. 317
Richardson, Dr. Jas. H.

Salmon Fishing River on Margaree. 60

Tape Worm in Trout.180

Ridgway, Robert. The Dodo.244

Rifle, (See Also Gun).

Marking Method—Capt. Mildmay on. 234

Rifle and Gun Practice. Veteran Marksman on.. 59

Rifle Association (Army) of Ontario.108

Rifle Association. English National Report for

1873.'. 8

Rifle Cleaning in Matches like the International—

J.J.M. on. 167

Rifle Experience—H. R. B. 242

Riflemen. Hamilton, Canada, Meeting. 123

Rifle, Muzzle Loaders. A Call for. 344

Rifle Club, Amateur (New York). International

Match. Meeting Regarding. 153

Contest for Club and Remington Diamond Badges 356

Pag*

Long Range Badge Match at Creedmoor. 266

Match at Creedmoor. Practice for.232

Second Match. 314

Meeting Club House. 343

Turf Field and Farm and Club Prizes. Compe¬
tition for. 327

Rifle Association, Province of Quebec. Annual

meeting. 376

Rifle Association, National 1873 (New York).

All Comers Match. 10

Match. Oct. 1873. State Prize. 42

Meeting, International Match and.155

Meeting. Treasurer’s Report.218

Membership. 395

Opening Day at Creedmoor.281

Report.250

Programme for 1874.M. 198

Remington Diamond Badge Match. 297

Rifle Shooting.

Amateur Rifle Club’s Address to the Rifle¬
men of the United States..

International Match. Question of Men and

Arms. 57

Arranging American Team. How it is done.

Encouragement of the Match.297

Marksmen contesting for the honor of being in

the American team. 375

“Royal” on.284

Irish National Meeting in Dublin. International

Match Discussed. Programme. 58

Irish Team. Those who are to accompany

them to the United States. 299

Irish Times on. 91, 108, 186

Leech Letter. 155

Leech Letter. Team to be Composed of Six

Men. 185

No Time to Loose. Prepare Quickly. 104

Sharpe Rifle Manufacturing Co., and. Letter 137
Superanuated Rifleman, A. M. S. Letter,on.. 155
The Irish Team for America. Personnel of... 299

Boylan Mr., Medal. 234

Canadian Team. Challenge to Irish Eight..218, 313

Conlin’s Tournament. 75

Creedmoor, Sights allowed at. 218

Lawlessness at. Action of N. R. A. 376

Gallery, What is thought of it in England. Let¬
ters. 91

General Advice for Creedmoor, Number 1. 234

Germany and Switzerland. 250

Kellogg Badge, Competition for. 412

Long Range. How to do it—T. C. C.99, 116, 147

162, 195, 211

J. II. R. on. 226

McCarthy-Conrad Match. 91

Province of Quebec, Prize Meeting arranged for. 326

Remington. New Sights on. 162

Scliahmyl’s.249

Remington Challenge Long Range Breech Load¬
ing 'table. 315

San Francisco, Practice. 410

Toronto and Victoria Clubs. Match.412

WIMBLEDON.

Canadians qualified to shoot at. Team for_

200, 266, 358

Change of Targets at. Volunteer Service Ga¬
zette on. 186

New Rules at. 198

Possible Change in the Target System at. 72

Target at. Mr. Ed. Ross on. 217

Rifle Pructice, (See Also Military).

New York State National Guard. Chief Sections

of Law. 218

Rod Manufacture. True Art of. 124

Rods of Different Material—A. J. W. 267

Rifle, Springfield, the new. How it differs

from the model of 1870. 376

Rifle shooting, word shooting. Conlin badge.

Won by G. McDonald. 375

*‘Vox’ ’ Letter on. 140

Roosevelt, Robt. P.

Breech Loaders. Letter on. 91

Fish Commissioners of New York. What they

have done. 100

Rooster, Spanish. A high priced bird—Batchelder. 5

Rose Bush, A thrifty. 70

Rothschild, Baron Mayer. Turf Record of. 106

Rothschild. Racing Horses. Sale of. 137

Rous, Admiral. Breeds of Horses deteriorating.

Denial of. 89

Royal Hunting Order. Origin of. 200

Ruskin, John. Athletic Exercise for the Young
Men of England. 154

Sag Harbor, L. I. II. C’s. Description of.

Sage Cock, Peculiarities of. “Veteran.”.

San. New. The Shadow.

Salmon.

California. Baird and Stone.

Danube—Hessel on..

Fisheries of Oregon.—A.

Fishing in the Novarro. Overland Monthly .

Growth of in California. Green-Stone Corres¬
pondence..

Hudson River. Troy Press on. Editorial.

In Machias River.

Introduction into Rivers. “Scotia.”.

Land-Locked.—R. R.

Nicholson, Score. “Littell’s” Question.

Pacific.—Brackett.

Plenty.

Returning From the Sea.—Gray.

Returning in Three Years. Answ'er to C. E. T..

Salmo Fontiualis.

Salmonidse of the Pacific.

Salmo Quinnat, and Salmo Salar.

Shaushine River. Young Salmon Wanted for.

J. A. O.

Taken From the Tweed.

Salter, J. H. Pointers and Setters. Field Trials.
Sandwich Islands. Decrease of Inhabitants.—Nord-

hoff. Editorial.

Sardine Fishery. The French.

Savannah Schutzenfest, Annual...

Scalp. The one that was sold by the Forest and

Stream.

Schock, Oliver D. Adventures with Indians, Deer

and Wolves.

Schuetzen Park Association. Assets of.

Scotland. Pisciculture in.

Scott, Alex. W. Presentation to.

Seal, Baby—J. W. Hayden’s Capture.

Seal. Extermination of.

Seal of Newfoundland. Mr. Carroll’s Commission

for a Collection.

Sealing Season of the Newfoundlanders.

Sears, Win. M.

Albinoism in Birds.

Canadian Marmot...

Seneca River. Hunt on. “Muzzle Loader”.

Seymour, Ex-Gov. A Coral Stone that drips pil..

Shad

Connecticut. Arrival in Berlin.

Derivation of—\Felix Adler,,.

Fishing in Connecticut. Bowles.

Fishing in the Conneticut. A Good Season....

Fishing on the Potomac.—A. G. W..

Fly Fishing for.

Fly Fishing for—Advice.

Fly Fishing—Norris.

In Alleghany River—Blakeslee..

In California—S. R. T.

In French Waters—DuSaye .

In Lake Ontario—Green. .

In Ohio Rivers.

In the Savannah River..

Prof. Baird on.

Selh Green on Private Habits of.

Young. Shipment to Bremen.

Why they have not been found] above Holy¬
oke Dam.

Sharks at Coney Island. Mr. Keatty bitten.

Shipman, V. J. International field trial for set¬
ters. Challenge.

155

66

202

229

69

290

29

261

40
19

266

322

60

76

310

244

180

267
369

388

340

4

197

41
105
343

281

187

90

89

364

392

184

73

138

22

38

82

25

389
277
294
237
236
1*8
221
172
228
229

268
292
136
104
155
155
404

356

377

376

Page

Shells, Paper and Metal.266

Shooting and the Dogs we want for it. U. S. Cor.

of Bell's Life on—(S ee Also Rifle Shooting). 6
Shooting. How the Germans do it.—Von Lehman .”147
Shoi t-Horn Cattle.

Coffin’s Herd, Sale of. 245

King’s Herd. Sale of.245

Shot. A Remarkable—“Old Smedy”. 314

Shot. How They Drop it. 262

Shots. Two Good Ones—“Monmouth”. 12

Shrimp—Eben. 343

Siamese Twins. The Autopsy. 39

Simpson, Jr., A. W. North Carolina Coast Fishing, ng

Singing Birds. Introduction of into America. 264

Singing Fish. 38

Skeleton. Gift to Forest and Stream.360

Slab, Jehiel. How I Went Hunting. 178

“Slimy looking things, ain’t they, Boss”. 245

Slocum, E. P. Fishing with a Fly in the Shetucket

River. 294

Smelt Law in Massachusetts. Works Like a

Charm. 181

Smith, Horace. Woodcock in New Jersey. 358

Dog letter. Morford’s “Joe.”. 374

Smith, Mannasseh. Migration of Birds. 245

Smithtown, L. L, in the Trouting Season. 188

Snakes in Adair County, Iowa—O. H. H ampton on. 5

Snipe Shooting at Clarksville, Mo. 218

Snipe Shooting. Spring.—“Homo.” Letter. 187

Snow Shoe. T’ramp in Canada. 73

Soft Crabs—Mr. Herbert on. 392

Sora in May—“Jacobstaff”. 230

Sorrento Work—L. W. L. 21

Southern Navigation. 39

South Side Sportsmen’s Club. Election of Officers. 44
Spalding. Letter on Athletic and Boston Base Ball

Clubs. European Trip.—“Lippincott” on_ 62

Spiders. Something new about—A. G. W. 306

Sport, Ancient and Modern.—“Idstone. Jr”. 249

Sportsman’s Club of Western Pennsylvania. Or¬
ganization of. 235

Sportsmen’s Convention. Invitation to all Clubs. 232
Sportsmen’s National Convention.

G. W. D. 393

National Convention at Niagara Falls. Call

for.4C9

Sportsmen, Old-Time. Old Time Scores by.—“Ho¬
mo”.219

Sprangs. Mr. Buckland on. 43

Squid at Martinez. 312

Stag Hunting in England. Queen Victoria and... 122
Stanley, Henry M. Hatching House Under Super¬
vision of. 261

Steam Launches and the Steamboat Laws. 328

Tliflfii ft.

Photographs of Oil Painting of. 296

Reminiscence of Lake Superior. 34

Two Hours on Rangeley River.402

Steinherger, Col. A. B. Little Dodo of. 3

Sterling, Theodore W. Visit to Forest and

Stream Office. 89

Stone, Livingston.

California Salmon. 229

Introduction of Eastern Fish into W aters of the

Pacific Slope. Paper on. 100

Yellow Perch in California. 84

Strawberry Cultivation—O. Q.- . 357

Strong, Gen. W. E. Score With a Ballard Rifle.. 139

Subterranean Fishes in California. 70

Summit Sporting Club. 76

Sun-Dazzling, Reflection of. Remedy for. 59

Sun Flowers. Value of for Bee Food. 341

Sutton, I. Bass Fishing in Lake Erie. 294

Swallows. Our Pet.—Newton Wilson’s Diary_ 3

Tapir Hunt in Costa Rica.

Tarpum.

Description. -.

G. Brown Goode on.

Tattooing in New Zealand.

Taunton Sportsmen’s Club. Organized.

Taylor, Capt. J. N. Salmon Fishing. Notes

from Cape Breton.

Telegraphic Monopoly of New Foundland.—Car-

roll. Editorial.

Texas.

Game and shooting in—“Old Scout”.

Game Reason in.—J. L. Letter.

Sport in.—J. L.

Sportsmen in...

'trout and Rod Fishing.—J. L. on.

Thimble Islands.

Thompson, Jas. B. Salmon Eggs from Mr. Atkins’

Thompson, Miss. “The Roll Call” of.

Thousand Islands of the St. Lawrence. How to

reach.—C. W. H.

Tiger Hunting in Costa Rica.—Central America...

Toads.—“Arlington Ned.” Wyman.

Tolley, J. W. on Forest and Stream .

Toronto Gun Club Trouble.

Tortoises, American Silver...

Townsend, D. T. Holmes’ Life Boat.

Trees, Forest, Culture of, Lincoln , Neb. Ledger on.

Trespass and Game Laws.—“Mohawk”.

Trespass and Game Protection Laws.—B.

Trespass and Game Protection. English Laws in

Regard to.

Trout,

A Nine Pound. Landed by “Smiler”.

At Rochester. C. A. G. brings Seth Green

to the Right About. .

Baiting with Mice—“Jacobstaff”.

Blind. A. R. M, Letter.

Brook. Stocking Streams and Ponds with

—Collins....

Habitat of. T. W.

Large. “Jacobstaff’s” New' Method forJCatch-

mg—“Red Cedar.”.

Mountain in Georgia. T. 11. McKay’s Catch....

Twenty-seven Inches in Length.

Of the Truckee River.

Stocking Streams with.

Tape Worm in—Richardson.

With two heads, Cole’s.

Trout Culture on Brumfield Street, Boston.

On Long Island. I. Q. J., Letter.

Trout, Grove, Fisheries.

Trout Fishing at Humboldt Bay—“Monmouth”.

At Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

From Rondout via Balsam Lake to Callicoon

—Van Brunt.

On Long Island forty years ago...

Trout Fishing Season in Connecticut.

Trout Stream of Vermont—Whitman.

Trouting in Nova Scotia—D.

Trouting Localities. Dr. Estes on.

Trouting Season on Long Island.

True, J. G., Illinois Sportsman’s Convention, and

Bench Show of Dogs...

Turf.

American Girl vs. Copperbottom.

California. Ocean Course Races.

Carlteton Park races.

Chappell, Brothers’, Stables.

Chickasaw Jockey Club Races.

Epsom Races, Derby Day. 275,

Jerome Park Races. 163, 275

Kentucky Association Races.

Louisiana Jockey Club Races.

Monmouth Park Races.

Second meeting.

Nashville Blood Horse Association Races.

New Market Spring Meeting.

Paris. Grand Prix de Paris.

Philadelphia Driving Park. New one proposed.

Point Breeze Races..

Savannah Jockey Club Races.

South Carolina Jockey Club Races.

“Teacher” as a Winner. Singular Prophesy_

Trotting. National Association for Promotion

of interests of. Convention.

Utica Park Ladies’ and Oneida Stakes. List of.
Utica Park Races... 307,

148

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292

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219

330

40

371

268

326

135

386

363

165

280

330

258

180

266

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327

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201

217

306

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276

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213

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291

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Turkey Shoot Story from Fori Sill, 1 , T—“Baser,'' 50
Turkey Shooting. * Geiger-Kisr 01 burgh Match. .

Turkey, Wild, Hunting—Guyon.

One Caught in New York. . ’ri

Turtle and Shark Fight. . y.o

Twin Lakes, Trout Farm.

V

Vacation for brain workers. $44

Valentine, A. M. Sporting in Louisiana.

Van Brunt, C. Trout fishing from Rbndout via

Balsam Lake to Callicoon. ' {73

Vessels in the water. ojg

Virginia. Fishery interests neglected by Legisla¬
ture—A. Wall. jjg

Von Lehman, A. How our German friends shoot I 47

Wanderers. Percy, St. George C. C. Letter.

Wanmaker, E. S. Do quail withold their scent.’

Weights of men and women.

West Jersey Game Protective Society.

Wet clothes. Danger from.

Whale. A bark attacked by.

One caught in South Ambov.

Whitcher, W. F. Fishingin Canada. Discrimi¬
nate exclusion.

Fishery laws in Nova Scotia. Complaints. R<>

ply to....

White Cloud Sportsman’s Club. Officers elected

Whithfish hatching. N. W. Clark on.

Whitefish in Twin Lakes—Pease.

Whitehead, Charles E. Misery River.

White oak. Sammis.

White, Robt B. Barnegat duck boat. Descrip¬
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White Top. A visit to—Wagner.

Whitman, C. L. Trout streams of Vermont_

Whitworth, Sir Joseph. Books on guns and steei
Williams, Col. J. M. Shooting of with a Reming¬
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Wilkinson, A. J. Ancient angling lore and liter¬
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Wllmot, Sidney. Minnesota notes.. < .

Wilson, J. Newton. Our pet swallows.

Wimbeldon target. Changes at. 137 ,

Wingate, Col. Geo. W. Rifle, jn’esent from Ml\

Leech.

Winkle Club of Lawrence. Organization.

Woodcock.

“Check Cord” on. J. N. Davis.

Close season. Mr. Chamberlin’s bill.

New Jersey—Horace Smith.

On toast—“Gruz”.

“Pot Hunters” and Alexandria Gazette .

Record of birds killed.

Season for...

Scarcity of in New England States.

Short letter of lamentation.

Shooting in July—“Homo’s” apprehension. .

Woodcraft—Monmouth.

Worrall, James. Fish ways of Penney Ivania.

Wyandotte. A Week’s fishing at.

Wyman, L.

Dog training...

Heron’s torch.

Toads. “Arlington Ned.”.

Yachting.

America not the Winner of the Queen’s Cup..

Aldington club’s Annual Meeting.

Ashbury’s cruise in the Eothen .

Atlantic club. .Opening cruise.

Atlantic club’s Regatta. Judge’s Report.

Bennett Cup...

Beverly club. Annual Meeting. Fleet^Officers

and Regatta. 55, 75, 171,

“Blue with a Gold Castle.” E. M. on..

Boston and Dorchester clubs. L nion Regatta of.
Boston Clue.

Annual Meeting..

Annual Review'..

Commodore Dean’s congratulatory order.

Dinner.

Fleet..

New House. First meeting in.

Brooklyn club Regatta and cruise. 301,

Bunker Hill club Fleet. 14,

City of Boston Sailing Regatta.

Columbia club Regatta.

Corinthian Race. (See Seawanhaka).

Dorchester Club .

Officers.

Measuring Rules changed.

Fleet.....

Ball ast Proposition. New members, etc.

Regatta..... 278,

East Boston club Regatta.

Eastern club. List of Yachts and Owners.

Eastern club Regatta.

Edgar, Daniel. Sloop of. Launched.

Florida. Cruising in.

Florida Sketches. ByL. W. L.. 38,

Halifax club. Programme of Events.

Holmes, J. W. Yacht of.

Idler. Run of.

International club Regattas..

Jersey City club. Officers elected.

Long Island club Regatta.

Lorillard, Jacob. New Steam Yacht of-..

Lynn club Fleet, and Regatta. 171,

Manhattan club. Annual Regatta. .......

New Jersey clubs. Proposed Consolidation.....
New York Club.

Annual Meeting. Election of Officers.

List of Vessels. -*

Regatta ..

Ladies’ Regatta...

Ocean club of New Jersey.

Perth Amboy club. Preliminaries for a Race...
Philadelphia club. List of Vessels and Names

of Owners.-

Philadelphia club Regatta.

Portland club. Officers elected. -

Rockaway club. Organization and Work of—

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340

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Royal Halifax club. Quarterly Meeting.. •

St. Augustine Florida club. Election of Offi¬
cers .

Seawanhaka club. Circular to. Yacht Owners
invited to participate in Corinthian Regattas...

Seawanhaka Corinthian cup.. — 185,

Seawanhaka Regatta.

South Boston Club.

Fleet of.

Party, and List of Yachts of.

Regattas. Programme. 189, 278, 316,

Stapleton club Regatta.

Startle. Cruise of.. ■ • •

Steam Yachts and Steam Launches. Steamboat

Rules and.

Town, J. N. The Vessel he designed.

Trip. A pleasant one.

Vindex. Log of .

Williamsburg club. Officers elected.....

Yachts. Where they vanish to in Winter.

Yarrow, II. C. Hydrophobia. Letter on.

Yellow Birds. Eggs and nest of.

R, F. P. Letter on.• —

Yellow Perch. Mr. Stone’s collection, and.

Yellowstone Valley. Its charms for Sportsmen
“Monmouth”.

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Zoological Garden of Philadelphia. Officers elec-

ted, &c. 1 * 6 ) ip*>

Zoology of Northwestern States and Territories
The Ursidae. /‘Mortimer Kerry.”..!??, 225,

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Terms, Five Dollars a Year. }
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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, FEB. 26, 1874.

Volume 2, Number 3.
103 Fulton Street.

For Forest and Stream.

A RETROSPECT.

HERE the Androscoggin rises,

’Mid the waving pines of Maine,

Rushes o’er its pebbly bottom,

Swelled by spring and autumn, rain,

Three charming lakes of wide expanse,

Lie sheltered by the leaf-clad hills,

Whose sparkling waters gather strength,

•From coolest spring and clearest rills.

Beneath their waves the wary trout,

Cleave the clear water as they play,

Or, tempted by the bright winged fly,

Bart to the surface for their prey.

The screaming loon betok’ning storm,

Swift cuts the air in stately flight,

Or proudly sailing with the breeze,

Dives deep to escape the fowler’s sight

On the green banks the lofty trees
Fling out their branches to the sky,

Now sighing with the morning breeze,

Now echoing to the cuckoo’s cry.

The air is filled with sweet perfumes
Of fragrant mosses and of vines,

Mingled with odors grand and full,

From hemlock, balsam and the pines.

Charming retreat from haunts of men,

And city’s busy, bustling strife,

I long to tread thy shores again,

There to renew my “lease of life,”

The Dracing ride on stage coach top,

The murm’ring stream, the village bell,

The shadow on that range of hills,

Whereon my eye delights to dwell;

The throwing oil of every care,

The easy lounge and grateful rest,

Staunch buckboard, way-side spring,

Each in their turn give zest.

1 long to joint my tapering rod,

And cast the bright and tempting fly,

To see them float upon the stream,

Or hover ’twist the lake and sky;

To watch the rise, to swiftly strike,

To feel the breath come hard and thick,

To press my fingers on .the reel,

And hear the music of its click,

* * * * *

“Come, sec! the west is tinged with red,

The cove is gently rippled o’er,

There’s waiting sport for us to night,

We’ll net, my boy, at least a score.”

* * * * *

“Just one more cast, I yet can see
That miller’s white and dainty wing—

Hold! there he comes, strike quick and hard,

Oh! don’t he make that leader sing.

He’s doubling on you, look out, sir!

He knows the game, just see him cut!

I’ll risk my rod to save that trou t,

Stand by now, Frank, he’s got the butt.

It bends—almost a circle now,

There’s music—not another inch;

Good bye old rod, you’re staunch and true,

But yet—ha! ha! sir trout, you flinch.

“He’s winded, sir”—“the net please, Frank,”

(Head first my beauty, if you please)

He’ll turn the scale at four sir, sure,

Well, that’s not bad for joints like these.

Up anchor boys, the shadows fall,

The mist is slowly settling down;

Said one as trudging to our camp:

“God made the country, man the town.”

Boston, February, 1874. Chart.es W. Stevens.

—A white oak tree measuring twelve feet in diameter,
was lately cut near the house of Mr. Rinaldo Saminis, near
Middleville, Long Island, to be used for a new yacht. It is
supposed to be one hundred and ninety years old from the
circles through it, Mr. Sammis’s father was offered $100
for it years ago, but refused to have it cut.

—In Biddeford, Maine, the liquor dealers have become
g! impoverished by the enormous amount of money they
have paid into the treasury by way of fines, that they will
8ion be compelled to throw themselves upon the town in
order to realize a comfortable livelihood,

chting in Jfjloricfa.

NUMBER ONE.

- 4 -

Editor Forest and Stream :—

N your references to yachting, it is observed that this
amusement is for the present suspended,‘and well, in¬
deed, may it be in all branches except refitting and laying
keels and plans for new triumphs, for the storms of our
frozen north render anything but attractive the waters that
in summer invite the white winged beauties that so delight
a sailor’s eye, and they are now deserted by even the storm-
loving sea fowl. But if we do as the birds do, and follow
the sun, we can find a point where ice and snow are but
occasional even in mid-winter months, and as beautiful
waters for sailing and boating as the yachtsman, fisherman,
or sportsman can wish for, and fitted for any variety of
craft, from the steam yacht to the dainty Rob Roy canoe.
There is a combination of pleasure in boat life that is un¬
rivalled, and it is a matter of regret that with our magnifi¬
cent inland waterb, some among them attractive at every
season, so little effort lias been made to render more simple
and economical the methods for enjoying tiieiti. Our
steamboats are perfection, and he who will go by time
card, and with half the population of a city as companions,
may be wafted along like a prince, and find at hand every
luxury of life; but if he will go or tarry at will, hasten or
linger as tempted at the moment, there is less chance to do
it with any present arrangements than on the Nile or Am¬
azon.

A witty lady is reported as having expressed an in¬
tention of renting her town house and buying a “drawing
room car,” to go freely from point to point, and it may be
that in due time arrangements may be perfected by which
a small party can charter a plain, roomy car—not one of
royal character—and go from Quebec in October to Florida
in January, and be at all points “shunted” on to a fashion¬
able switch, in a “good locality,” to remain as long as the
inducements justify. Think how nice to lay in some crea¬
ture comforts, a few good books, and hang rods and guns
overhead in a clean, roomy car, and go in July to New
Hampshire, and be run on a special branch, a little remote
from the howling demons of night trains, and more remote
than half the wayside hotels. No snubbing from superb
clerks, no weary stairs, no attic, or risk of bad air from
rooms over the kitchen, and no rough and tumble for place;
no two hundred per cent, profit3 to pay on Jersey wines,
and no new daily servant to fee and reduce to half service.
Ciel , how the idea glows with visions of a little porch at
one end of the car, with a railing at the altitude of two
degrees of comfort for a foot rest, and two or three Shaker
chairs for smoking! How many a place our railways now
reach where there are no decent hotels, while all about
many remote stations are scenes of endless beauty, streams
that are hardly fished, and prairies that abound in game.
Remember the valleys in Pennsylvania, the gorges of New
England, the ponds and mountains of Nova Scotia, and
the marshes and covers of the west, and see the promise
there is before us when we go in our chartered car.
How charmingly fit for fair companionship! Even the
Benedict who cannot leave his family may shoot and fish
with the youngest, while madam can sketch, photograph,
or botanize, and fill her fernery from the shades of every
latitude. Fit up a nursery on board and take the little
ones; give them the clear air of Colorado, and a winter on
the Pacific. Take the family physician, a seamstress, and
a good cook. Attach a little gearing to ?lie wheels that
will beat eggs, turn the freezer, and operate the best patent
washer, and the “only real cog adjustment” wringer, and
will run half a dozen mechanical toys and turning lathes
to enliven the sage barrens or the southern pine lands, and
add, if it is liked, a hand organ, to play softly all night to
overcome with dulcet tones the low rumble of jpapier mache
wheels.

As to the expense, if Americans propose, after rendering
Europe extravagant, to take thought, like John Gilpin,

“who tho’ on pleasure bent had yet* a frugal mind,” and
look at sum totals of dollars and cents, why for their com¬
fort be it said, and, fun aside, it may be said with all the
assurance of a circular “calling your attention to an invest¬
ment of unusual desirability,” that such travelling can be
made as much cheaper than what is now paid at our gay
resorts, as it would be more independent and agreeable.

But all this ns not yachting, nor anytliiug resembling it,
except in freedom of motion and independence of having
our quarters always at hand, and, be it confessed, your cor¬
respondent’s pen has fallen into a wandering vein, as it
often does. So for a time let the project of a “Grand
Union Company,” for furnishing tourists with transporta¬
tion and all the comforts of a home en route , remain unde¬
veloped, while we take a reckoning and see whence we
have drifted.

Having allowed us so much latitude, permit a further pas¬
sage unrecorded from the icy hills of Central New York,
and the unequalled slush of your city, to the “right smart”
city of Jacksonville, lying when we first saw it as a long
line of lights, doubled in reflection along the St. John
River. It was in February, our most bitter month, but
there was no sign of the bondage of winter there. At the
hotel all was like July at a watering place. The doors
were open to the evening air, a band of genuine darkey
minstrels were playing and dancing in the hall, and in
groups about the parlor doors were girls in summer dress,
their hair and dresses festooned . and decorated with long
Spanish moss and garlands of fragrant jessamine. It was
very charming, coming in fresh contrast to snow and cold;
a spring, indeed, without the teirible family quarrel among
the seasons that renders so fitful and uncomfortable the
coming of our northern summer, and, for a few days, idling
and basking about seemed interest enough, when just as an
impulse of restlessness came on an invitation came to make
a third in a party of gentlemen in an expedition up the
river. It struck the key note of what proved to be a plea¬
sant harmony, and an experience although brief, and not
eventful, was so very agreeable that it may justify a place
among “Southern Sketches. 0 ’ The pioneers in the project
had chartered a small steam tug, and her crew of captain,
engineer, and cook. To do the odd work a darkey boy on
the dock volunteered, and was taken.

A day or two was passed in preparation; and what is
more agreeable to a thorough sportsman than collecting his
traps? Who would let any do it for him any more than
place love making in other hands? Getting out well used
rods and guns brings up so many associations of wild wood
camps and hunting adventures, while as they are tested and
put in order anticipations fill the mind of the new scenes
to be enjoyed, with high hopes of great success in bags of
game of novel kind and character. We had a merry time
getting ready. Our captain, an excellent fellow, went with
us to the shops, where selections were made, and they went
under the care of grinning negroes to the dock. Such a lot
of traps, foo! When at last our little boat swung away,
and turned her snub nose against thj lazy tide, our final
adieux were waved to our friends, and as we turned our
hands to taking possession it was with dismay at the pile
of what may be called housekeeping things staring us in
the face. At it we went, marked our individual tin basins,
and cleared the corresponding pieces of slippery soap out
of the way. We hung guns overhead until our heads were
in imminent danger, and drove nails into every space for
something until the walls were like the fitful porcupine.
And yet there were so many things all wanted in immedi¬
ate readiness, that all could not be on top. The captain
left the wheel and lent his aid and counsel. Lockers under
the seats were developed, fortunately capacious ones. One
was made arsenal and magazine, and filled with powder
enough to blow the boat up, and lead sufficient to carry her
down. Another was cellar. Into it went liquid sunshine
from the hills of France, and rosy wines from Italy, say¬
ing nothing of a “wee summat” to correct the influence
of rain water, and to fortify against miasma, (also recoin*
mended for snake bites).

Our system of domestic life was superb; tin ware, china,,

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FOREST AND STREAM

and cutlery were coziiy packed with sugar and salt, ham,
sardines, and crackers, so snug that surprising combina¬
tions resulted, and generally similar flavor indicated the
intimate relations that existed when the covers were dow r n
and the heavy man of our party sat upon them. The final ad¬
justments were informal, but a place was found for every¬
thing, even to the corkscrew, and sometimes we were so
fortunate as to recall some clue that led us to the place
where things were to be seen again, and the right thing
would occasionally come to light. Rather proud of our
domestic achievements, having as yet made no attempt at
exhuming anything, we went with plac’d satisfaction to
the little bow deck—just room for three—and called for
camp chairs. Settled in them, we found it as delightful as
possible. There was nothing before us but the flag staff,
and that was ordered down, when our eyes gazed upon the
royal river, nothing obstructing the view of the sky, bright
water, and shores of varying attire. Our speed was not
great, and there was no disposition to hurry.

All that surrounds one at the south is suggestive of and
in unison with rest, and nothing is more grateful. At the
north it is not so; energy and haste seem the spirit of ani¬
mate and inanimate life. The wind blusters and frets in an
eager way, while the clouds drive on as if their haven was
not yet found. The surf on the rocky shores is not the
low, long tone of the strand; it essays the conquest and
crumbling of the rock-bound coasts, while the streams
hasten on their way to the sea, cutting corners like mes¬
sengers, and turning a whirl here and there with an ex¬
pression of relief at getting away from a temporary delay
in the quiet pond. And are we not too much the same?
Do not northern men wear away in efforts to save time,
and never command leisure? Are not brains mazed by ef¬
forts to save and systematize that only increase complexity?
Do not our women assume care to preserve and protect
their beautifully furnished homes until their chairs and
fragile china outlast their weary lives? Can minds al¬
ways engrossed really see what is laid broadcast of beauty
and interest any more than ruffled waters can reflect the
sky or beautiful shores; and does not our laboriously as¬
sumed discipline of habit finally become a power that can¬
not be shaken off even if weakened vitality warns that it
must be done? But our bows were unbent, and bur sur¬
render to the peaceful influences was unconditional. The
broad, quiet river bore no evidence of the centuries that
have passed since the first adventurers explored it for the
fountain of youth—a fountain that, undiscovered for man,
assuredly maintains the evergreen vigor of this remarkable
stream. Known longer than any river on the continent, it
is the same to the eye as when the first boat passed over it.
At hardly any point are there breaks in the line of foliage
that crowds to the water’s edge, and miles and miles did we
pass on, seeing no evidence that the swells from our boat
were not the first that set the water lilies nodding a friendly
welcome.

The lower river is too wide for game, being often ten
miles from shore to shore; quite sea room enough for a
yaclitman’s skill, and water enough for a good sized craft
on nearly all stretches. From this wide water we turned
into Black Creek, where we were promised shots at alliga¬
tors. This is a very beautiful stream, about one hundred
yards wide. The alligator is very much like our northern
turtles in his manner of life, and, like them, enjoys sun¬
shine on his scaly form. We slowed the engine and went
on very quietly, keeping near the sunny bank of the river,
half forgetting at times our purpose in admiration of the
same. The alligator is not easily seen by a novice among
so many new forms to catch the eye. Their scaly backs,
when dry, are precisely the color of bark, and lying on or
by fallen trees their form assimilates so closely to the de¬
caying trunks that we were unable to distinguish them at
first, even when our small imp of all work would grimace
like a monkey in efforts to point them out. We did not
admit with candor that we did not see them, but bravely
fired away, and kept up an expression of entire wisdom,
even when in response to hurried shots chips flew from
logs that were not very near the splash made by the escap¬
ing saurian. One or two were hit, and when wounded
gave a display of power that increased our respect for
them. Smashing about, they made the foam and water
fly like a propeller wheel on a tear, but almost invariably
retained enough vitality to get to the bottom, where the
body remains in the mud and grass until, expanded by de¬
composition, it rises to be food for swarms of turkey buz¬
zards. We continued this rifle practice for some time,
until the long shadows covered both banks, when the alli¬
gators, as dependent upon sunshine as butterflies, went
into their slimy homes. Then we turned to reach the open
river before dark, let on more steam, and laid aside our
rifles to enjoy the scene. It was wonderfully fair. Foliage
of new forms pressed out over the water, vines laden with
bloom hung’like Narcissus over the flood lost in their re¬
flections, ducks swam hastily on before us, drawing awake
that became long rays of light, and overtaken took long
circles back to the quiet scenes we were leaving, while on
the topmost branches of tall trees turkey buzzards sat
in rows, waiting like ghouls for death and decay to lure
them down. They were unmindful of rifle balls; safe in
worthlessness they surveyed the scene their repulsive forms
marred, and when the shadows were almost as dark as their
sable wings we were glad to enter the open river. Over
the bar, with full steam, we pressed on as long as we could
see, and then tied to a deserted wood wharf for the night,
lighted up our little cabin, had our supper, a few glasses of
social wine, and then turned in to dream of semi-tropical
life. L. W.L.

—Twenty four race horses, ten ostriches, and six ante¬
lopes arrived per steamer Schiller on Friday, all consigned
to Mr. Barnum, for use in his new hippodrome.

REMINISCENCE OF LA KE SUPERIOR.
NUMBER TWO.

BY THOMAS SEDGWICK STEELE.

I T was with a hearty laugh that Dr. W. bounded into my
room one bright morning in the latter part of Septem¬
ber, without waiting to knock or in any way announce his
arrival. In almost the same breath he called out, “Why!
you’re a pretty fellow to be housed here all day long, fus¬
sing over those feathers and wires ! Why are you not on
the river trolling, or in the woods after partridges? Come,-
put up those tools and lets off for a day’s tramp. Peter has
put up enough luncheon for two, so pick up your gun and
come on.” The fact was, that for the past week I had
spent a great portion of my time stuffing birds. I had col¬
lected some two dozen, peculiar to the Lake Superior
region, and had packed them away preparatory to leaving
on “the last boat of the season.” At tlie present time I
had under consideration a Canada jay or “Whiskey Jack,”
as they are sometimes called, and was manipulating it in
the usual manner. I had just turned the skin of the bird
to its natural position and was making a body of hemp as
near the size of the original as possible, when the Doctor
entered and accosted me with above salutation. Doctor
W. was an Englishman, but, instead of possessing the
rotund figure which “John Bull” is always supposed to
have, he was tall and slim, with that restless activity of man¬
ner and overflow of fun and jollity which are the proverbial
dignity of an Englishman. He was “a hale fellow, well
met” and consequently a favorite with all. His bright face
alone brought relief and happiness to a sick room, and as a
companion in the woods, he was everything that could be
desired. All these attractive qualities were really the secret
of his success as a physician—setting aside the fact of there
being no other within a radius of thirteen miles. It would
indeed have been a brave man who could venture to “hang
out his shingle” in competition with Doctor W.

Although loath to leave my bird half finished, I knew
the Doctor’s company would ^ell repay me, so I carefully
smoothed down the plumage and depositing the skin in my
drawer, looked about for my gun. To most people, my
room might not have been attractive, but to me, as apports-
man, it was perfection. The pegs around the room, not
covered by wearing apparel, were decorated with fishing
rods, creels, nets and all the paraphernalia of an angler,
while in one corner, carefully packed in cotton, were skins
of birds and jars of agates which I had collected during
four month’s occupation of the premises. In one corner
lay my game bag and a pair of deer’s antlers, while last
but not least, stood my ever faithful friend, my gun. To
throw on my hunting coat, whose numerous pockets were
made to contain everything from game to percussion caps,
was the work of an instant, and shouldering my gun, I
locked the door and followed the Doctor down stairs and
out into the street. It was a lovely morning, bright, clear
and frosty, with but little wind to stir the waves of old
Superior, in -whose mirror-like surface was reflected the
deep blue of the sky. With one long lingering look down
the Lake to see that no steamer was in sight, (as their ar¬
rival always made a holiday at Ontonagon,) we turned our
backs on the scene, and passing through the town, followed
the old corduroy road into the woods. Occasionally we
stopped to pick a few berries, the last of the season, to
snatch a few ferns from the wayside or to cut from some
old stump a pretty bit of moss. It would have been better
for me if, for once, I had let the “pretty mosses” go, for a
favorite hunting knife mounted in ivory and silver, a relic
of “our late unpleasantness” may, for aught I know, be
still sticking in that old stump or some friendly Indian may
have slipped it into his belt ere this. If so, I can safely
assure him that he has secured a first-rate piece of cutlery.
Mile after mile we plodded up the road, our dogs working
in the woods to the right and left, occasionally starting a
partridge which fell by the Doctor’s unerring aim. Through
the stillness of the woods came the sound of the great tree-
pecker or woodcock of the northern woods, his body of
black and white feathers, almost as large as a partridge and
a crest of Vermillion that would put a sunset to blush.
Soon we came to the thickest part of the woods where the
great trees encroached on the road, and tossed their long
branches into dangerous proximity to the stages for the
mines. Although the morning was calm, not so had been
the night previous, and across our path lay numerous me¬
mentoes of the gale, around which we had to work our
way. While passing through one of these thickets of fallen
branches, our dogs came to a point. Cocking our guns we
made ready for whatever should be flushed. The next
moment, whir-r r-r, that music so melodious to all sports¬
men’s ears, and up sprang two partridges, the Doctor cover¬
ing one and I the other. The smoke had hardly clear¬
ed away when up sprang another brace, followed almost
immediately by a single bird. Being wholly unprepared
for quite so many in one spot, we only knocked two, Dr.
W. missing the last one. It was with great difficulty we
could restrain the dogs and prevent them from rushing in,
as we had not as yet retrieved a bird. But it was well we
did, for a few feet further on Spot came to a point, backed
by Hero in the most graceful manner possible. The under¬
growth was very thick, long vines stretching from tree to
tree, and across our path in every direction innumerable
slippery branches covered the ground, but as Spot very
seldom deceived us we pushed forward to where he stood.
The Doctor, who was a little in advance, had hardly reach¬
ed the dogs when up sprang another brace of partridges which
he dropped with his right and left barrel. Re-loading, we
“quartered” the ground, but not another bird could be

flushed, so, picking up those we had killed, we returned to
the road, satisfied in bagging six out of a flock of seven.
Where that seventh bird disappeared we never could dis¬
cover; possibly into a swamp hard by, but we contented our
minds with the thought that some other sportsman would
retrieve him and that we ought to be generous. On we
tramped along that corduroy road, every foot of wiiich is
so distinct in my memory, until we arrived at an old log
house, a few rods back from the road, at whose door we
knocked and were greeted with “come in” from a remark¬
ably healthy pair of lungs.

The hut contained but two rooms, the latter of which
could hardly be called a room, but rather a shed, and con¬
tained wood and various tubs arranged for the week’s wash¬
ing. In the centre of the main room stood an old-fashion¬
ed iron box stove, whi le from the rafters above hung sundry
ears of corn, aspaj^jfo^ branches and hams. The female
members of thej^^^Hk were grouped around in various
corners while the’oi'awny head of the house sat resting one
arm on the table and smoking an old clay pipe. To our re¬
quest for a “glass of water” we received a decided “no,”
but the “Lieut. Governor” of the’family finally produced a
cup of milk, saying that the well had given out and the
spring was half a mile distant, but if we would accept of
this, (holding forward the cup,) she would be pleased.
The cup was of stone china, had evidently seen better days,
and been younger and prettier. The handle was gone and
the edge looked as if it had withstood a charge of grape
and cannister, while numerous dark spots con¬
firmed the fact of there being no water in the
house ! But we were wry thirsty and had a walk still of four
long miles before we reached another house or the mining
town of Rockland, towards which we were bending: our
steps; so, shutting our eyes, we each in turn lifted the cup/
and it-was all over ! Thanking them for their kindness,
we were soon deep in the ivoods again, hoping that another
bird or two might fall to our bag. We were not disap¬
pointed, for we soon flushed three others, all of which fell
to our hand.

We had now entered the mining town of Rockland, and
passing though its muddy streets, wound our way up the
hill to the mines on its crest. Here -we rested our weary
feet and gazed down on the village below. To the south of
us stretched an almost endless forest with hardly an open¬
ing, the bright autumnal foliage in strong contrast with the
dark solemn pines. At our feet lay the village with its ever
busy inhabitants, its low log houses and its noisy dogs and
pigs, a very fair sample of a western mining town. Oc¬
casionally a few notes of a flute or violin would be wafted
to our ears, for a Cornishman’s house is hardly complete
without some kind of a musical instrument. To the east
and west extended the mountains of the great mineral range,
dotted here and there with the “pepper box” shaft houses,
while constantly could be heard the cliinck, chinck, cliinck
of the skips as they were drawn out of the mine and tlie
roll of the rock as it rattled down the hill.

After we had sufficiently recovered from our walk the
Doctor suggested that we should vary our tramp by a trip
down the mine, provided we could find a “Mining Captain,”
(as they are called,) who was “goiog in” at that time. So
we immediately repaired to the “change house,” and de¬
positing our guns, game bags and other equipments, and
securing the dogs, we doffed a portion of our clothing and
arrayed ourselves in heavy canvass jackets and pants. Our
heads were crowned with odd-looking hats, as hard as sole
leather, something after tlie shape of Esquimaux huts.
These were to protect our heads from falling rocks while
down the mine. Following the directions of the Captain
we rolled a tallow candle in soft clay and sticking it on to
the front of our hats, picked our way over the rocks to the
shaft house, and entered the shaft through a hole only just
large enough to admit one’s body.

As soon as daylight disappeared the Captain ordered a
“halt,” to impart a few instructions necessary to our safety.
From the top to the bottom of the mine extended ladders
which were securely fastened to the sides of the shaft, and
the Captain’s most important warning was that we must
never let go our hold of one round of the ladder until we had
firmly secured another, else a remarkably sudden trip of
twelve hundred feet would be the consequence. Gradually
we began the descent, hand over hand, round by round,
until we had reached what is called the “first level.” Tak¬
ing breath, and pushing the clay from the wicks of our
candles, which still adhered to our hats, we slipped a few
feet to the right and continued downward on another lad¬
der. On the sides of the rock underneath us ran a rapid
stream of water, continually fed by hidden springs, while
on all sides the dark damp rocks seemed ready to crush us,
so closely did they seem to press, but nothing daunted we
continued our downward way. To the left lay another and
larger shaft, through which we could see the “skips” filled
with copper and rock passing and repassing, to which were
fastened copper ropes, running over pulleys and operated
by an engine up above at the entrance of the mine. By
this time we were decidedly cold, and our hands and wrists
all covered with soft sticky clay, which made it extremely
difficult to retain our hold on the ladder, but hold we must.
Down and farther down, until. the bottom of the mine is
reached, 1,200 feet below the surface, wlieni removing our
candle from its exalted position on our hats and shading it
from the air, we groped our way along in the “level,” ex¬
pecting every moment to make some unlucky step. The
blasts in other parts of the mine sounded like distant thun¬
der as they echoed along the gallery.

Away up in one part of the rock men were “stopping” or
following a vein of copper, the musical “chinck, chinck” of

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their hammers and drills falling faintly on our ears, but im¬
mediately turning aside we passed through the “level” and
entered a large room where, supporting the rocks overhead,
were massive timbers some three feet in diameter. Here,
we were Informed, a few years ago was taker, out a mass of
copper which weighed six hundred tons and which re¬
quired eighty barrels of powder to blast it and thirty men
over a year to cut it up and raise it from the mine. Soon
we were obliged to lie flat upon the ground, and by means
of our hands and elbows, work ourselves through a small
hole in the rock; and in that manner we entered another
room or cave where eight miners were engaged at their
work.

Quitting this noisy place, the Captain taking the lead, we
followed him to another gallery, to which we must needs
pass over a shaft 500 feet deep, on one of the most slippery
logs that ever mortal traveled. We had hardly reached the
other side before our ears were nearly deafen'ed by another
tremendous blast much nearer than the last, and the room
was immediately filled with smoke, so we could hardly see,
much less breathe, but feeling our way along, with the help
of the Captain’s hand, we passed over a great ledge of rocks
and up into a better atmosphere.

The Captain now took from his pocket a curious-looking
brown parcel and asked if we would like some “crib,” or
what a miner calls dinner. Crib is a composition of meat,
potatoes, bread and other compounds mixed, seasoned and
baked into a pie—not a very tempting morsel certainly, but
our appetites were sharpened by hard exercise, and remem¬
bering the proverb, “When you are in Rome do as the
Romans do,” we accepted the offered “crib” with thanks.
While thus engaged we had time to gaze around us, and
what a sight met our eyes. The roof over our heads was
one mass of glittering ore and rock. Great veins of bright
copper seamed the grey rock, while here and there were
traces of silver and masses of snow-white quartz, which,
sparkling in the light of our candles, suggested to our minds
a fairy grotto. We sat some tjme enjoying this picture and
absorbed in wonder, until the cold damp atmosphere of the
place warned us of the danger of delay, so crawling along
over still larger holders until this means of progression be¬
came exceedingly painful, we entered another rock-bound
chamber. Here we found the greatest number of miners
we had yet seen, men down on their knees holding long
drills, while above them others swinging the huge ham¬
mers. On the sides of the rock they had fastened their
candles, whose fitful glare, lighting up the huge cave, com¬
bined with the tremendous noise of the hammers, made the
place seem like a perfect Pandemonium.

Leaving the men at their work we passed along a dark
galler 3 q anti by a deal of climbing reached a ledge of rocks,
where, through a small opening, we obtained our first ray
of sunlight, and by means of a rope drew ourselves hand
over hand out of the mine. Oh ! how delightful seemed
the “blessed sunlight,” and although the day was cool, how
hot the air seemed in comparison with the dampness of the
mine. We drew in long draughts of the fresh pure air and
sat for a long time enjoying the bright sunlight, while we
congratulated one another upon the success of our novel
expedition. Then a “happy thought” suggested itself and
we at once repaired to a neighboring “photograph car,’ t
where, with pick in hand, candles on our hats and mining
clothes covered with clay, vve made a picture which we
have carefully preserved as a souvenir and whifch has proved
to our friends a great source of amusement ever since.
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MISERY RIVER.

V\

Editor Forest and Stream:—

M ISERY River is not a pleasantl name, yet a world ol
pleasant associations cluster around it in the minds
of many fishermen.

It winds with many a deep eddy and black alder shaded
pool out from the forest that guards its sources. For s
hundred yards or so it laughs like a girl, and then smooth
ing down its ripples into matronly sedateness, moves slowlj
down for another hundred yards to the reeds and pea grass
that margin Brasher Lake, and then softly expands intc
shallows where knee deep the blue heron sentinels its gate
way into the lake.

The lake is bounded by forest, and most of the open pari
of the year a pencil of smoke above the trees marks some
fisherman’s camp, and gives solitary sign of human life.
Some three hours of canoeing will carry one aeross the
little lake and down the outlet leading to the broad anc
rough waters of Mooosehead Lake, to where Mount Kinec
rises Gibraltar-like behind the Kineo House.

A weird story is told of a French voyager buried at the
mouth of Misery river, and the Miserere chaunted over his
remains at vesper time gave the name to the waters. ]
looked for the cross that marks his grave. It was’nt there,
I asked the guide, he said, “I guess that yarn was got up b}
some of the wimen folks.”

It was in September, in the year of our Lord 18731 first
cast line in these waters. Two friends camped in the
big pine woods, and with early dawn drifted out in their
birch canoes for the morning fishing. The day was soft
and warm for that cold country. The tops of the hills
were ruddy with sunlight, but the mist marbled the still
twilight lake and rose here and there in little rifts. Our
canoe moved slowly up through the grass near enough to
cast over the beginning of the channel. As we advanced
our lines fell softly on the dark water, now in the channel
then among the lilies that marked its edges. More and
more slowly we moved just abreast of each other, carefully
covering the narrow channel as we advanced. If we

spoke it was in low voices, and the boatmen said never a
word.

Right at the edge of the lake is a deep pool where the
channel seems to divide to enter the lake, and by common
consent we halted and patiently tried every part of the
pool, but no fish rose to the line.

“Much cold,” quoth the Indian who paddled me. We
changed flies and put on brighter ones than before. A yel¬
low butterfly, a fellow with red body and a striped jacket.
We tried them again in the pool, but no rise, and our canoes
drifted listlessly onward. There is a row of low bushes
thirty yards in length growing out of and over the river.
They are on the left bank in ascending, and the opposite
side of the river is grown up with sedge. Every fisherman
who reads these lines will remember those swamp alders
mixed with wild roses, and how black the water lies below
them, with here and there a white speck of foam that had
drifted down from the ripples above. A venturesome in¬
sect that had roosted on these bushes during the night
essayed liis morning flight. His limbs were heavy with
mist, and he fell into the water, but right away arose again
and skimmed the surface, touching here and there as he
flew, when a trout sprang after him with such hearty good
will that he threw himself out of the water, striking the
bushes in his fall and scattering the drops of dew in
showers.

“Ha, ha,” ejaculated Woodhull who was paddling the
other canoe. “Eh,” said my Indian guide. The canoes wheel¬
ed around facing the bushy bank, in an instant our lines were
thrown back in circling folds over the sedge and then flew
forward folding down straight threads of silk on the water.
Our flies dropped on the edge of the bushes, slid off into
the water, and slowly answering to the beckoning rods
came towards us step by step.

The same fish that had startled us, with the same rush
pursued the tinseled lure, and in a thought of time was
fastened on my friend’s hook. Down he went into the
depth, and then for the lake, the line sawing the water as
the rod held it taut, and then back and forth he wheeled
until wearied with the struggle he came to the surface,
showing his burnished gold and vermilion side for an in¬
stant, then frightened by the sight of danger away he went
again, and thus back and forth until at last the net received
him and he was laid in the canoe, the first trout of the
river, and weighing just two pounds. What a royal beauty
he seemed as with our canoes side by side we looked
down on him and admired his chamelion hues and lithe
form. A few more trout we beguiled from this shadowy
bank, but as we cast we saw several large fish breaking in
a deep pool above us. A blind stream entered the river
from the left at this spot under grass and weeds, and the
circular basin it formed must have been one hundred feet
across. As the day brightened the trout were jumping
here every moment, and as we took our places at the far
end of the pool a scene of awe fell upon me as the big fish
lunged up to the surface and disappeared again as if in
play, for nothing could be seen on the surface of the water
to attract them.

We cast from opposite directions so that our flies nearly
met in the centre of a circle. In an instant we had each
hooked a fish, and our canoe men softly drew the canoes
back so that the struggles of the fish might not disturb the
pool, and when the fish was captured the canoe again ad¬
vanced to its original place. Thus fishing each fisherman
saw every cast the other made, and every fish taken.
Sometimes the fish would rise to the surface with a roll
that showed his head and shoulders, but oftener and par¬
ticularly as the day grew brighter he would take the fly
under water. It is a peculiarity of these fish in the deep
waters that they rise as a salmon does to a deeply submerg¬
ed fly, and the best indication that they were about to cease
feeding was their taking the fly a foot or two under water.

At last the sun came out strong and warm, and the pool
that whilom was so dark became almost transparent. The
trout became more wary, they rose more and more daintly
and at last suddenly ceased altogether, nor could any skill
allure another. We counted thirty-one; we weighed them
and they averaged just two pounds. Looking at our
watches we found it was nine o’clock, and we reeled up
our lines and leaning back in the canoes paddled back to
camp.

It is no Gulliver’s tale we tell to-day sitting by the lamp
light in our library. Many years of fishing in many lands
have taken away the exaggeration of feeling that accom¬
panies a novelty. It is the actual record of three hours
work, and if the kindly friend who fished so well beside
me and who is now whipping the streams that tumble
down the Pyrenees, was home again, as Heaven guide him
soon to be, I’d ask him to sign this record to prove that
I do not lie. But no pleasenter scene of river sport ever
comes up to my dreaming eyes than Misery river on that
misty morning.

Ah then, farewell, dear coquet-side!

Aye gaily may thou rin,

An ’ lead me waters sparkling on,

An’ dash frae linn to linn;

Blythe he the music o’ thy stream
An’ banks through after days,

An’ blythe be every fisher’s heart
Shall ever tread thy Braes.

Let me not forget to do an act of justice to Judson &
Brothers of Rochester. I fished for a month with one of
their rods, a simple plain stick it was, costing I think
twelve dollars when it was new; several years of rough
travel and hard usage had made it plainer still. I killed on
an average a dozen trout a day with it from half a pound
to four pounds, and it came out of the , woods as straight

and elastic as it went in. I fished in that time alongside of
rods made by every American maker, some costing five
times as much; none were better, most of them failed in
some particular before the fishing was over.

I never saw Judsm & Bro’s., and owe them nothing,
save this praise, they make an honest gad.

Chas. E. Whitehead.

ifW* Will ovr University correspondents Jcindly send us their most recent
catalogues .

—The officers of the Boston* Cricket Club are maturing
plans for making the season of 1874 more active than any
of late years. They have opened correspondence with Mr.
Samuel Shaw, of Nottingham, Englaud, one of the noted
bowlers of that family, with a view of securing his services
as a professional.

—The Boston and Athletic Base Ball Clubs, under the
direction of Mr. Spalding, who is now in England, are
making arrangements for a series' of games in London and
the Provinces. Mr. Spalding has been received on every
hand with great encouragement, and visited, in company
with Mr. Fitzgerald, the Secretary of the world renowned
Marylebone Cricket Club and Mr. Alcock, Secretary of the
Amateur Athletic Club, the principal cricket grounds near
London. The programme of the international matches will
be arranged something like the following:—A base ball
match August 1st or Bd on the “Lords’ Grounds,” between
the two American clubs, to be followed by two or three
more in the same week on other London grounds. After
this, cricket matches, American twenty-two against English
eleven, and at base ball English nine, (with an American
pitcher,) against an American nine, the former having the
advantage of six out to an inning. Perhaps cricket may be
played in the forenoon and base ball at 4 o’clock in the
afternoon, completing the cricket match the next forenoon,
and again closing with base ball.

—The subscriptions for the Hartford Base Ball Club have
reached the desired amount. The Club will be formed and
the following players have been engaged for the season:—
S. Hastings, last year of the Baltimores, catcher; Fisher,
Athletics, pitcher; Mills, Baltimores, first base; Addy,
Bostons, second base; Warren, Nationals of Washington,
third base; Tipper, Mansfields of Middletown, left field;
Stearns, Olympics of Washington, centre field; Pike, Balti¬
mores, right field, The stockholders meet Tuesday to
choose directors. Benjamin E. Douglass, Jr., of Middle-
town, will probably be traveling manager. The subscrip¬
tions reach $5,300. Douglass subscribed $600.

—So far six cities will have professional clubs in the field,
viz.: New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Brooklyn,
and Hartford, Conn. The Baltimore Club as such has
broken up, and most of the players havd gone to Chicago.
The prices paid by Chicago are the highest, and are as fol¬
lows:—Malone, captain and catcher, $2,200; Zettlein,
pitcher, $2,000; Devlin, first base, $1,000; Wood, second
base, $2,000; Meyere, third base, $1,200; Force, shortstop,
$1,500; CuthberL left field, $1,500; Treacy, centre field,
$1,200; Glenn, right field, $1,000; Hines and Pinkham,
substitutes, $1,000 each; McGeary, $1,500. Total, $17,100.

—The Boston Club, eleven players, costs $14,200, the
highest price being paid to George Wright, short stop, $1,-
800; H. Wright, captain, has $1,500, as does Spaulding, the
pitcher, while McVey, catcher, receives $1,300.

—The Athletic, of Philadelphia, books eleven players at
$12,200, McBride, captain, receiving $1,500. The other
players are as follows:—Clapp, c.; Battin, s. s.; McMullen,
1. f.; Murnan, c. f.; Fisler, r. f.; Sensenderfer and Reach,
substitutes, $1,000. Anson, 1st b.; Fisler, 2d; and Sutton,
3d, $1,200 egch.

—The Philadelphias, of Philadelphia, have twelve play¬
ers at $11,000. Cummins, the pitcher, receives $1,500.
Graver will be captain and Bechtel right field, each receiv¬
ing $1,200.

—A curling match took place on Friday last in Patterson
between the Paterson Curling Club and the St. Andrew’s,
of New York. The Paterson men were beaten by six
shots. Abraham Collier, a member of the Paterson JSlub,
while making a short cut to the shore, fell into the water
and narrowly escaped being drowned.

—The New York Sun has discovered a man, an ex-dry
goods clerk, who makes a very fair livelihood by feeding
at early morning the plump and comfortable cats that be¬
long to the stores of the down-town merchants. He has
over a hundred on his list, and is negotiating for a horse
and wagon to carry his feed around.

—Our sensitive Boston correspondent, Mr. Chas. E.
Pierce, wishes it distinctly understood that he is not a mem¬
ber of the Massachusetts Legislature, although some vagary
of the types on page 28 of last issue represented him as in¬
troducing a sumptuary measure to the notice of that body,

—The annual exhibition of the New Hampshire State
Poultry Association opened at Manchester on the 24th inst.,
to continue three days. Between four and five hundred
cages are displayed.

There will be a similar “hen convention” held at Salem,

Mass., the first week in March.

--

—Perseverance isn’t always rewarded. In Indiana lately
twenty men handled thirty-five cords of wood to get at a
rabbit, which escaped after all.

FOREST AND STREAM*

For Forest and Stream,

A QUEER STORY.

——«-

[from the german.]

BY E. C. G.

S once I wandered thro’ the sunny dell,

I saw so queer a thing, which I will tell:

I met a hunter near the forest lake,

He rode now fast, now slow, yet wide awake.

The sportive deer were grazing by his side,

Why shot he not, this hunter in his ride?
liisbngle rang thro 1 all the sombre dell-
Now say, what did his merry blast foretell ?

But as I wandered further o’er the lea,

Another queerer thing I there did see:

A maiden in a dainty little frock,

So idly in her fisher-boat did rock,

While far below the sportive fishes played,

Not one did fear the dreamy little maid!

Her voice in sweetest song did rise and swell—

Now say, what did her happy lay fortell?

But as I homeward crossed the darksome wold.

The queerest sight of all it did unfold!

A lovely steed did thro 1 the forest stray,

While on the lake an empty boat did sway.

And as I came anear the branching oak,

I heard two voices which the silence broke;

But whose they were, I did not wait to see!

And what they said? It can be nought to thee!

For Forest and Stream .

SMOKE.

A POST-PRANDIAL POEM.

HEN you’re w eary,

Night or day,

Smoke a cheery
Yard of clay;

When I’m smoking,

Musing, joking,

There is no king
Half so gay.

Lying lazy
Far from crowds,

Weaving hazy
Mental shrouds.

W T etching furling
Smoke upwhirling,

Softly curling
To the clouds.

Minds are lifted
From mere mirth,

Thoughts then sifted
Have more worth;

I am thinking,

As the shrinking
Sunset sinking
Fires the earth,

Thoughts that sages
May have had

In their pages, r

Grave and glad;

Thoughts thus seething,

Like smoke wreathing,

Sadness breathing,

Makes me sad.

Cigar ended—

Twilight broke;

Night descended,

Thus I spoke:

All that’s jolly,

Wisdom, folly.

Melancholy,

End in smoke. J. Brander Matthews,

Lotos Club.

SKETCHES IN FLORIDA.

THE BIRDS OF ST. AUGUSTINE.

T HIS is a lovely day. The sun is bright and the air
balmy—neither too warm nor too cool. I am writing
by the open window. Everything is as still as if it were
the Sabbath. Far out in the Bay is a boat, in which sits a
man, lazily fishing. A querulous crow flies by, hoarsely
croaking, and the white wing of a gull gleams distantly in
the sunlight. The old flag is gently floating in the soft
south wind. The sky is blue, the waves are bright and
glancing, and a general sense of laziness seems to pervade
the air, and one feels like leaning on the sill and gazing out
on the quiet beauty of the scene forever. In the distance,
above the belt of dark-green trees, is the lighthouse, with
its pure white tower pointing heavenward, like a tall
church spire, and its blessed star of hope on the summit.
Right below it and cresting the sand hills of Anastasia
Island, is the long line of evergreen, with an occasional
palm-tree, whose feathery fronds wave above the general
mass of foliage, the very emblem of grace. To the south
are the storehouses and buildings for the workmen engaged
in erecting the new lighthouse, which, when completed,
will stand one hundred and- eighty feet above the water,
.with a light of the first order visible twenty-eight miles at
sea. To the north extend the long line of breakers with
their white capped crests surging over the bar. Further
north yet, the snow-white sand of the beach and the inter¬
minable line of verdureless “dunes” glisten in the sun.
Nearer are the wide marshes, so infested with rattlesnakes
that cattle cannot graze there. Here and there a few
clumps of scrub relieve the brownish yellow of the marsh.
Nearer yet is the Bay, shimmering in the sun. On the
shore, near the sea-wall, the tide is down. A little grey-
coated sand piper comes tripping along the beach “peeking”
softly to itself, as if it enjoyed the sun, and perches upon a
warm stone dressing its feathers. Then comes the sea-wall
—a monument of governmental patronage and the favorite
Sabbath evening promenade of Minorca’s dark-eyed
beauties. At its terminus, far to the north, loom up the
massive towers and frowning battlements of Fort San

Marco, the pride of “the ancient city.” How peaceful the
scene, for peaceful looking it is, notwithstanding the old
fort glooms in the distance with racks full of g;reat cannon
balls and field pieces on the parade in the foreground. The
day was so lovely that, having a few hours’ leisure, I
thought I would go and see “the birds,” s'o I called on the
Colonel, who is a capital sailor, and finding him dise’flg&ged,
we started in his skiff, (y’clept by tlie jokers “tlie Snorting-
Sea horse,”) and sailed up the Bay about a mile beyond the
town, passing the old Fort and running in among the bayous
which intersect the wide marshes.

Have you ever heard of the birds? I copy a slip.from the
St. Augustine Irens which will explain the matter:—

“We witnessed a novel and beautiful sight a few days
ago at tlie farm of Mrs. H., situated on the North
River, about two miles above the city. Mrs. H.; ‘in
the course of a few months, has succeeded in taming the
wild birds that fly about the place. While we were in the
bouse Mrs. II. went out to the door and called to the
birds, which were then, in the middle of the day, in the ad-
joiug forest. In a few moments a dozen or more blue birds
and mocking birds came flying around her. Slie then came
into the bouse and handed each of our party a raisin, which
we were requested to hold out in our Angers, We remain¬
ed still for a few minutes, when the birds hopped in at the
door, flew upon our hands, and picked the raisins from our
fingers. We were astonished and could not help wonder¬
ing the more when we were informed that none of these
birds bad been caged, but were thus tamed by tlie gentle¬
ness and art of this lady.”

As it may interest some of your readers, and conduce,
perhaps, to both pleasure and profit, and aid the cause of
the feathered tribes by inducing some of our gentle and fair
friends to aid in their civilization and domestication, I will
give the result of my trip, which will show the power of
continued gentleness and kindness with these beautiful
denizens of our woods.

After a pleasant drive of a mile or two, over sandy roads
and through a thick chapparal, we arrived at the little farm
but found its occupants absent, so we missed seeing the
birds, which, as it afterwards turned out, would have been
the case evon had Mrs. H. been at home, for her feathered
visitors were of those varieties which migrate from the
north and had not yet returned. We were driving back, a
good deal disappointed, when on the road we met the old
lady and her son, so we stopped and held some pleasant
talk. I told her I had a dear friend in the distant north
who had read of her birds with interest and was anxious to
know how she tamed them. I added that my friend loved
the birds but could not succeed in winning them in their
wild state to feed from the hand as she had done. Mrs. H.
seemed much pleased at this and smilingly began to tell
me how it had been brought about. She is a placid look¬
ing old lady about sixty-five, but young and active for her
years. She and her son, a young man of twenty-five, had
bought a tract of land about two miles north of this city,
(St. Augustine.) put up a shingle house, and there they
lived. They are farmers, sell berries, corn, potatoes,
poultry, etc., and thus obtain a comfortable livelihood.
Their house is on the edge of a bayou leading to the North
River, just between the marshes and the woods on com¬
paratively high ground, a pretty site with a fine outlook
towards the sea. They were very lonely there, however,
*no near neighbors and but few passers by.

“It all came of my being so lonely,” said Mrs. II., and I
give her own words as nearly as I remember—“for the sake
of company I began to make friends with the birds, though
the beginning of our friendship was rather accidential, too.
I always threw out the crumbs from the table, and as I did
so I noticed a great many birds would come and pick them
up. They were so pretty and trusting, I thought it would
be a pleasant tiling to liave them round me, so I determined
to make a regular habit of feeding them every day, and I
began to throw my crumbs and hgndsful of grain far from
the house towards the grove, each day a little nearer and
nearer ’till I got them right ’round the door. All this time
I was very careful not to frighten my little friends. I had
no children about the house, and did not keep either a dog
or cat, so the quiet could not be broken—there was nothing
to alarm or startle, and the birds soon became fearless.
Then,” she added, “my son noticed what I was doing and
joined me, and by degrees, the birds learned to know him
and trust him as they did me. After they had been feeding
’round the door for some time, I put some of the
crumbs in my hand and held it perfectly still. Then they
hopped up and began to eat from my fingers. I knew I
bad their hearts then. Finding I never tried to catch them
they came into the house, twittered about and fed without
fear. I now began to call them, and as the little creatures
knew this meant food, (for I never disappointed them,) they
learned to know my voice and came readily at my call.”

Mrs. H. informed me that this continued for some time,
when strangers heard of it, and began to drive out to see
her pets, perfect quiet was enjoined, and the touching or
catching of any bird was carefully prohibited. The little
creatures were perfectly fearless, coming at her call, no
matter who was there, and fluttering and twittering about
her. Many people had been there and seen it. and, said
she, “I have received many letters inquiring my method
of so completely taming wild wood birds, but there is noth¬
ing about it, no charm, only kindness and perfect freedom
from harm or annoyance.” The birds went north in the
spring, and this had been the first year Mrs. II. tried feed¬
ing them, and accident and loneliness had brought about
this pleasant friendship. “I do hope it won’t be broken
off,” she added earnestly, “I want tlie birds to come back.
I have learned to love them, so I could not hear them to
forget me.”

Such was her story. I assured her that many, if not all

— . . . ^

her birds would return, aiid very likely bring their little
ones with them, that such were their habits, and if mv
friend came to this hind of flowers, we would he sure to re¬
member and come to see both herself and her birds. I
must not forget to add that I asked her what kind of birds
were her guests. “I can hardly tell you,” she said, “there
are so many that I do not know; but I see plenty of mock¬
ing birds amongst them, blue jays, blue birds, robins, and
little brown birds, which are very sociable.” By these last
I recognized the friendly little sparrows so familiar to us at
home. She also told me they expected to build a new
house, and she wondered if the birds would consider that :t
safe home and come there too.

So we parted, she to her lonely home and we to the bar¬
racks. But the memory of that scene returns pleasantly to¬
me—the quiet road-side shaded by the tall Florida pines—
the rougli-castajind shaggy horse—and the gentle old lady
sitting among her baskets with her son by her side. I seem
to see now her face lit up and shining with sweetness and
peacefulness as she talked of her pets. That countenance
radiant with the beauty of a severe kindly spirit—that gen¬
tle voice I vividly recall; and as I do so, I do not wonder
that the very birds of the air learned to trust and love lier.
For all this told a story that even they could not fail to
read.

But I have not taken my friend there yet, nor do I know
whether the hope of the good old lady has ever been re¬
alized, and her friends (the birds,) returned to brighten
and cheer her declining years, and meet their kindly wel¬
come. Long before I shall be able in this everchangino-
army life to revisit “the ancient city,” the old lady will
doubtless have gone to her rest. May the birds, as in the
sweet nursery tradition of “the Babes in the Woods,” hover
over her grave and lovingly scatter leaves above her peace¬
ful breast, Monmouth.

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\ THE GAME OF NORTH CAROLINA.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

PRESUME no State in the Union posesses the facilities
for enjoyment, in the w r ay of fishing and gunning, &c.,
that the old North State does. From early autumn until
spring, her inland waters, the Albemarle, Pimlico and Cur¬
rituck Sounds, as well as the Neuse, Roanoke, Chowan,
Tar, and Cape Fear Rivers are covered with countless thous¬
ands of swan, geese, duck, brant, &c., w T hile along the
Neuse River (and I speak particularly of this river from the
fact that I live in New Bern upon it, and know the
country) can be found thousands of deer.

To use the expression of an old hunter down the
river, “there is a deer for every acre of land.” Back a few
miles the bears are so plentiful, that they have become a
serious annoyance to the planters, the young pigs being
picked up to a certainty if they stray into the pocosins late
in the evening, and the corn fields on their borders possess
peculiar attractions for bruin.

As to fish, well hold your breath, we catch more millions
of all kinds, than you in some of your Eastern States do
thousands. Trolling for blue fish, the “temnodon saltator”
is the sport in Beaufort Harbor during the months of Sep¬
tember, October and November.

With one boat and four lines, two years ago, I myself with
three other gentlemen caught 493 fine fellows, in about five
hours. I think it the most exciting sport in the world,
with a fast sailing clinker built sloop-rigged open boat,
sailing back and forth in the inlet just on the edge of the
breakers, with the ravenous blue fish snapping at your
spoon, sometimes taking it before it fairly touches the
water, with three other jolly fellows, all pulling for dear
life to heat your score, every fellow with a six pounder
almost certainly, and at times to have ten to twelve pounds
of animated fish fast hold of your hook, making your muscles
crack to pull him in, all constitutes what to my mind is
the u ne plus ultra" of sport.

I have known three ladies and one gentleman to take
with hook and line 290 trout and drum in less than three
hours, while fishing in this Harbor, their boat anchored in
one spot, near the railroad wharf. Sixteen miles below
New Bern and five miles south west of the Atlantic and
North Carolina railroad, is a chain of four lakes, or rather
the beds of what were lakes (as they have been pretty
thoroughly drained), the largest of which, Lake Ellis, is
about five miles across in every direction, while the others
are somewhat smaller. These lakes are the resort of thous¬
ands of wild geese and black ducks, very few of any other
kind being found there.

A few weeks ago I determined to pay them a visit, so
sending my j^acht Julia around to Slocum’s Creek, which
runs up very near the railroad, and receives the waters
from these lakes, through an artificial canal some six or
seven miles long, we took the cars for Havelock station,
the nearest point to Lake Ellis, which we reached about 2 ?■
M. The Station Agent had secured the services of “Sparks”
a genuine North Carolina collard staffer , together with his
cart and critter, for the transportation of ourselves and
traps. Sparks is a case. I don’t think he could possibly
speak without cursing. He swore at, and about everything.
The bars were his particular objective point, ever since he
got treed by one. Wild cats (by the way there are plenty
around the lakes) came in for a genero&s share of his atten¬
tion. But my breech-loading gun was a little two much for
Sparks. He noticed something peculiar about it, and
asked to be allowed to examine it. As I passed the gun to
his hands, I pressed the lever, and as it touched his palm,
the gun to his eyes broke in the middle. Astonishing
was depicted upon every feature of his face, while his

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language deserves a place in “the archives of gravity,” as
one of our colored members of the Legislature said in 1868.
But Sparks could shoot, and had a splendid pair of barrels.

Of course we had to go bear hunting, and we were placed
upon stands, afong the banks of a large canal, where the
tracks and droppings of very large bears were as plenty as I
have seen of hogs where a corn fieltl was given them for
feeding ground. We were all green at the business,
except Sparks, and it caused a very curious sensation to
run along the spinal column, as we crouched in the grass
after dark waiting for bruin to put in an appearance, when
a jack ass a little distance above us commenced to break
©If the corn, the sharp crackling of which caused all to sup¬
pose one of the black rascals had crossed the canal without
our seeing him. We were not scared, oh no! but I guess
one of the boys wanted to go home. The wind blew freshly
from us upon the pocosin, and bruin’s scent warned him
of danger, and he didn’t come.

But my communication has reached far beyond the limits
I proposed, when I sat down to simply to tell your numer-
fous readers the fine sport to be had around New Bern.
.Around Norfolk, and down in Currituck Sound thousands
mf persons are during the whole winter engaged in hunting,
’while with us, being farther inland the game is not disturb¬
ed except by our own people. Our game laws are very
doosely drawn and are a dead letter upon the Statute Book.
Tke best of guides can be procured for one dollar per day
;and rations, and almost every man in the country owns one
-or more hounds.

The officers of the Revenue Cutter Stephens went ashore
at the mouth of Bay River (near the mouth of the Neuse)
two weeks ago and started seven fine deer within three
hours. Mr. Editor, I find I didn’t tell anything about how
we shot geese and black ducks in Lake Ellis, but L guess it
will keep, so more anon. J. E. W.

ffoadland, Jjp twit and (garden.

PARLOR OR WINDOW GARDENING.

• —j— -

NO. VIII.—SUB-TROPICAL AND FERNS.

'“The wet leaves, the morning air
Are stirring at its touch, and birds are singing
As if to breathe were music; and the grass
Sends up its modest odor with the dew,

Like the small tribute of humility.

Lovely, indeed, is morning! I have drunk
Its fragrance and its freshness, and have felt
Its delicate touch; and ’tis a kindlier thingj
Than music, or a feast of medicine.” N.P.Willis.

N our last paper upon the science and modus operandi of
window gardening we promised our readers a few
words upon the more difficult division of the art of win¬
dow gardening, called the sub-tropical, with the introduc¬
tion of aquaria, etc.

We naturally suppose that all who would try their taste
and ability to make a pretty combination of different kinds
of flowers of varied foliage and colors would have in the
first instance a place of sufficient capacity to lay a good
foundation for the same. In order to well develop all the
beauties of such a window as we here describe, and which
has given us much pleasure and many hours of study, one
whole bay window of largest dimensions will be found
none too large for our purpose.

In the first place, you will have a neatly made box of
such shape as will fit snugly to your window recess. This
as to be placed upon good strong rollers, so that it may be
drawn out into the room if desirable. The front of this
box may be made of panels, and ornamented to suit the
(taste of the lady of the house. Very tasty, and even beau¬
tiful, cabinets can be made with little effort on the part of
the originator, and they are always beautiful either in sum¬
mer or winter. Your box may be made of such depth as
your window will admit, taking care not to have it more
tnan three feet from the bottom of the parlor floor. In
this box, if you design to unite the sub-tropical style with
the fernery, or Wardian style of culture and plants, it will
be necessary to fix a zinc box, as before noticed, from
which a small lead pipe—size, quarter of an inch—should
pass through the wooden box, with a small stop-cock at¬
tached, to draw off superfluous water.

This is your necessary preparation. You will now fill to
the depth of one foot from the bottom of your box with
goodly sized pieces of crock and bits of brick, etc., for the
purpose of giving a good drainage. Upon this you are to
place your soil for the reception of plants. You can, if
you desire, throw an arch from each corner of your box,
meeting in the centre, or a small rocky arch made of scoria,
bits of melted iron, and flinty substances found near blast
furnaces in any quantities; small iron rods may be used as
supports for the scoria, and these can be bent in any shape.
Then the scoria is to be compacted around these rods,
broadest at the base, using from the bottom of the box,
and wired with small wires to the supporting iron rods
above named; hydraulic cement maybe used to unite to¬
gether these bits of scoria, and as they are irregularly
shaped and full of smoke holes they are well adapted to
the use for which you now use them. In these crevices
formed by the scoria you can place bits of quartz and small
specimens of minerals that you value, and if you unite
with your sub tropical plants the aquarium you will find a
very pretty effect will be produced. The scoria are then
to be painted of a stone color, or ornamented to imitate
rock work. This portion of the work, when well done, is

one half of the whole undertaking, and hence we remark,
if you cannot afford the time and study to do this you had
better not attempt to do it at all. In making these column
arches, as we call them, you can make little spaces for the
reception of earth all along these arches (they will be, if
made right, six inches in diameter and quite strong) to hold
mosses, lichens, and other water or humid plants. You
can run a shelf six inches wide some three inches below
the top of your box, upon which you can place on the edge
next the inside of the box bits of scoria as large as your
fist; these will support the peat, earth, and composition
made of rotted mosses, etc,, for supporting ferns and fern¬
like plants. Now below this shelf—one foot below it will
be sufficient—you can place a second shelf, running like
the first all around the box, and fourteen inches in width.
This is to be edged like the other with pieces of scoria,
twice as large as on the first shelf. This running flower
box is to be filled like the first one, with peaty soil, two
parts peaty composition to one of sand.

You now have your boxes ready to fill up to within three
or four inches, or even two inches of the lower shelf, with
your prepared soils. In order to have a good combination
of plants you must have a good foundation; if for a sub¬
tropical arrangement (always a delicate and somewhat dif¬
ficult arrangement.) your principal source of difficulty will
be found in too much moisture and not too little. You
should bear in mind this fact— look to your parlor garden , if
a sub-tropical one , every day.

Your box, being now, as we will suppose, filled with the
necessary soils, you can begin planting the same, and you
will plant the outer small box—which runs all around the
box—with the plants best adapted to such situations.
Among these you can use the following:—Begin with the
fern tribe—by many considered to be a remnant of the veg¬
etation of a past age, or rather era, and the very peculiar
treatment they receive would seem to confirm this view.
Most of the ferns delight in a loose soil and abundant mois-
turej with a warm, humid atmosphere. Many kinds are
quite hardy, and readily adapt themselves to their new
homes. Of the kinds of ferns to be used, we may name
our own native ferns of the meadows and woods. All,
under a high state of cultivation, are a study of themselves,
and some very beautiful in their first development.

Many of the English, as well as American ferns, grow
very finely, and under a good state of cultivation pre some¬
times scarcely known as our old familiar friends of the
woods, so much has good, careful culture changed them.
There is no more stately and beautiful fern than the dick-
sotiia , or tree fern; though growing quite large, they can be
used to advantage, and are a splendid addition to a sub¬
tropical window garden. We have planted this fern in a
large box, and placed it near one corner of the room, and
it was a grateful addition to the parlor or sitting room.

To return, again, to our sub-tropical window garden, we
find many fine specimens among the ferns. One of short
stature, called the “low growth” ferns, are well adapted for
this decorative use, and after a little time and observation
the study of the spores or seeds fouud beneath the leaves
of many of the ferns are an object of much interest to the
inquiring mind. These fern spores, as seen through an
improved microscope, are a wonderful revelation of the
hidden mysteries of the vegetable or flower world. Won¬
derful, indeed, are the revealed minute atoms beneath the
object glass of this instrument.

As an accompaniment, or companion of the ferns—very
pleasant to look upon and easily cultivated, is the creeping
species of Lysimachia mummularia, called moneywort from
the rounded form of its leaves. This plant will hang in
long and graceful stems, its deep green leaves and small,
bright yellow flowers sparkling like gems amid the pearly
drops of water around the fountain and rockery out of
doors, or the miniature rocks of the sub-tropical garden
within the bay window of our parlors. These fine flowers,
though wild, are much improved by cultivation, and when
used side by side with lilac, or reddish purple, have
a fine effect. There are various river side plants, and a
walk beside almost any of our summer brooklets will re¬
veal this quiet little plant in its festive loveliness.

Another well known plant, so common that every boy
weT knows it, is nevertheless admirably adapted to our
use in this window association of plants. We refer to the
Sempervivum lectorum, or common houseleek, which covers
the roofs of our old houses with its rosettes of living green
foliage; its large clusters of juicy, pinkish flowers are
beautiful indeed. This plant is tenacious of life, is easily
cultivated, and placed within the crevices of our arch of
scoria is beautiful when it forms a rosette from which de¬
pends in graceful festoons the moneywort before mentioned.

As you will find it necessary to cover your peaty earth
with some of the fine growing mosses, many kinds of which
you will find vigorous and full of life in any greenhouse, I
need not specify by name any particular one, leaving you
to make your own choice to suit your own fancy, and we
will next name as a fitting plant, and one that will grow
well in your outer box shelf, rising up from the green moss,
bright and full of fragrance when in blossom, the Viola
palustris , always found growing among the mosses, much
in its habits like our wood violet, so muck prized in spring
time, and having something of its pleasant odor. It is of
a pale lilac color, and looks well in the place you have as¬
signed it. While you are out in the woodland swamp in

search of the violet you may look about you and see if you
cannot find a sweet little flower, quite common in our
woods, and found often in damp grasses. We refer to the
Campanula hedenicea. It is the smallest of the bell-sliaped
flower tribe. A honey bee could not hide its head in its
flower, so tiny is its perfect blossom. The leaf is ivy
shaped, and when in blossom in favorite conditions its pur¬
plish blue flowers are a compensation for all our care in its
cultivation. You will find it quite easily in its favorite
haunts, and having found it pass your transplanting trowel
well under it, taking up a generous share of the soil, and
carry it to your garden, where it will grow and thrive until
such time as you are ready to place it within your window
garden. In this place, which we will call the place of the
ferns, we would state that in our usage of the ferns, whether
in fern cases (of which we shall hereafter speak) or in the
window, it is best always to choose those of very dwarf
and compact habits. This will allow for a little drawing
up of the ponds from confinement. Of course you will
not forget the formula before given (a mixture of loam,
leaf mould, and sand to grow them in), to which you may
add a few bits of charcoal as large as walnuts. Ferns thus
set out will absorb all the moisture they require; they can
now, and will, take care of themselves. They will hold a
supply of moisture without stagnating, but should you ob
serve that the water remains unabsorbed you are now only
to turn the little stop-cock before mentioned and your su-
perflous water is easily removed. One other matter in this
connection is particularly necessary to be observed, and
just in this place you will notice its adaptedness to success.
Near the edge of your window sash, about the middle of
the seeond pane, bore a half inch hole through with a clean
cutting bit, and into this hole fit a piece of half inch lead
pipe of about a foot to fourteen inches in length, both ends
of which are open. This is your ventilator, and your cork,
of which only one is necessary upon the inside within yotiv
bay window, will give you all the ventilation you need.

This will be found of great value to the beauty and brll*
liancy of your plants if you have, as many do, glass doors
opening into your parlor from your bay window. If you
would have a complete success in a tropical garden like the
one I am now describing, you will have a sort of standing
case, made of sufficient size to cover your inner space of
the window, separating completely the garden from the
parlor or room within which you grow your plants. Let
the sides of the casing to the window have (in other words
a bay window case) one pane, or one foot deep at each side,
and front whole, with the exception of one or two panes
like a door, on hinges in the center, and you are ready to
grow the most delicate plants.

We shall further continue our description in our next
paper, and will, with your attention to the necessary de¬
tails, help you to finish your sub-tropical window garden.

Olltpod Quill.

- -<-•-*»--

—The Homeward Mail , an Indian journal, contains some
interesting facts in regard to the destruction of the forests
in Hindostan, and from a very thorough article on this sub¬
ject we make the following brief abstract. The Homeward
Mail states that no country has suffered to an equal extent
from the destruction of forests as India. In Europe the
regrowth of trees is quite possible, but in India the effects
of climate prevent it. It is evident that climatic differ¬
ences already exist in Hindostan. Some three centuries
ago the Indian Peninsula was covered with forests, and
lakes, marshes, and water sources were numerous; to-day
but few exist. Rain fell there some hundred years ago on
the surface of the ground, and was retained, evaporation
being diminished; rivers ran full through their banks, and
grasses and plants were nourished. To-day all this has
changed. Lakes, morasses, and small streams no longer
have any existence. Even the rainfall has diminished, and
general aridity of soil is slowly but certainly following the
disappearance of the forests. Some people may say, “We
have cut down the woods, but they will grow again.”
Those who express themselves in this guise have no idea of
the difficulties in the way. It may be possible that during
the rainy season the weather is more or less favorable to
the growth of young plantations of trees, but during eight
months of the year the dryness of the climate is such, and
the ground is so baked, that even should the trees have
taken root in the wet weather they are swept away by the
rains, or killed in the subsequent hot months. Numerous
trials have been made to restore the forests in certain local¬
ities, but without success. The measures taken have been
too long delayed, and the Homeward Mail concludes by as¬
serting that the task of replanting the forests of India is
impossible. _ ,

Obituary. —Robert K. Potter, Esq., of the firm of
Wright & Potter (Massachusetts) State Printers, who died
in Boston Wednesday, the 5tli inst., at the age of fifty-eight,
after a nine Peeks’ illness with pneumonia, was one of the
pioneers among Boston men to explore the Adirondacks,
making many annual excursions 'in company with Hon.
Frank W. Bird, long before they became popular as a
place of summer resort* and their attractions only realized
by like genuine sportsmen; He wrote a very interesting
lecture on this subject, and often delivered the same before
large and appreciative audiences, doubtless planting the
seeds in many a ybitiig mind which ripening added many
to the grand army of sportsmen who love to forget the cares
of business and recruit their health in pursuit of the pleas¬
ures and enjoyments afforded by the forest and stream.

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38

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Jls itmal ^istorg.

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THE GLANDULAR SYSTEM ON THE
HIND LEG OF THE CERVID^E AS
DESIGNATING SPECIES.

BY J. D. CATON, LL.D.

To Charles Hallock —Dear SirI take pleasure in an¬
swering* your inquiries in reference the glands found on
the hind legs of the deer. But first, I must thank you for
an acquaintance with Dr. Gilpin and Mr. Morrow, and
through them with other gentlemen of Halifax, who have
rendered me great assistance in the study of this subject.

As early as 1836 Dr. Cray made some observations to the
Zoological Society of London “on the tufts of hair ob¬
served on the posterior legs of animals of the genus census
as characteristics of that group, and a means of subdivid¬
ing it into natural sections.

Notwithstanding this early suggestion, even "Dr. Gray
himself seems not to have appreciated the importance of
the subject, for he never afterwards used these tufts of hair
as a means of distinguishing the species of the genus, so
far as I am informed; and when in his specific descriptions
he has referred to them there is noticeable a want of that
care which is usually observed in his writings on natural
history. Indeed, I do not find that he ever afterwards al¬
ludes to the subject in the light of his first suggestion. He
never explains to us their significance or their peculiarities
as found on the different species.

Some years since my attention was attracted to these
tufts of hair found on the four different species then in my
grounds, our elk or wapiti (Canadensis), the mule deer (ma¬
cro tis) of the Rocky Mountains, the Columbia black tailed
deer (Columbianus) of the Pacific coast, and the common, or
Virginia deer, (C. 'Virginianus). I observed that they were
exactly alike in location, size, form, and coloring on every
individual of each species, and entirely unlike those on
each of the other species, so that an inspection of the pieces
of skin containing these tufts of hair would enable one
with absolute certainty to declare the species to which it
belonged. This led me to a closer study of these tufts of
hair and what they covered. A dissection of the parts,
with microscopical examinations, disclosed that they cov¬
ered cutaneous glands, those on the outside of the hind
legs being more perfectly organized and more active than
those on the inside of the hock. The former have long
been recognized and named metatarsal glands . The latter I
have called, for the purpose of distinction, dermal glands .
I have not space to give more than a general, superficial
description of them.

On the wapiti deer the metatarsal gland is situated on the
outside of the hind leg near the back edge, and just below
the up end of the metatarsus is entirely covered with long
white hairs, which curve forward as if to embrace the leg,
so far as their length will perrpit. These long white hairs
covering the glands are surrounded by a band of short cin¬
namon colored hairs about half an inch wide, and below
the gland a stripe of the same colored hairs three fourths
of an inch wide extend down the posterior edge of the leg
to the foot. A correct description of one is an exact de¬
scription of all in the herd, both male and female, varying
only in extent according to the size of the animal. On this
species, and on this species alone, the dermal gland is en¬
tirely wanting, there being no vestige of the gland or tuft
of hair on the inside of the hock on our elk. This fact
was first noticed by Professor Baird, but he mentions it
with doubt and hesitancy, from the exceptional character¬
istic and the limited number of specimens he had to ex¬
amine.

The metatarsal gland on the mule deer commences just
below the upper articulation of the cannon bone, is on the
outside and near the back edge of the hind leg, is covered
with a black horny scale, which is a condensed secretion
from the gland, and may be peeled off without much vio¬
lence, showing the soft rose colored skin beneath, pierced
by innumerable canals from the gland beneath the cuticle.
This naked part over the gland is six inches long and half
an inch wide on the fully adult male, and is diminished in
size in proportion to the size of the animal, whether male
or female. This gland is surrounded and overlopped by a
tuft of long hairs of the same color as on the balance of
the leg, not a white hair appearing among them. The der¬
mal gland is present on the inside of the hock covered by
a tuft of long raised hairs, disposed in a descending direc¬
tion. This tuft is pear shaped, with 'the ‘-smaller portion
above, is two and one half inches long and one and one
half inches broad at the lower end, and is of a lighter
shade than the surrounding hairs.

On the black tailed deer the metatarsal glancl commences
a little lower down than on the mule deer, is half the length
and width of that on the mule deer, but in other respects
the general description is the same. The dermal gland is
appreciably smaller, but in other respects bears the same
general description as that on the mule deer.

On the common deer the metatarsal gland commences at
the middle of the leg near the posterior edge. The naked
portion extends downward five eighths of an inch, and is
three sixteenths of an inch broad. This is surrounded by
a tuft of long reversed white hairs, which again is sur¬
rounded by a very delicate border of tawny hairs shorter
than the white but longer than those of the higher shade
beyond. This tawny border is wanting in the variety
found in the far west and north, known as the white tailed
deer, or long tailed deer, and by naturalists described as a

doubtful species, C. tucurus.' A careful study and compari¬
son show this to be identical with our common deer, the
only observable difference being the absence of this small
colored band, and generally the animal being of a lighter
color, the white regions being more extensive.

The small deer found in Texas and Mexico, and hitherto
designated C. Mexicanus , upon a careful examination is also
found to be but a variety of our common deer, differing in
no respects from those fonnd in the eastern States, except
that they are smaller in size.

The dermal gland on the Virginia deer is also covered
entirely with a tuft of white hairs, varying not much in
relative size, and similarly disposed as on the others de¬
scribed.

I have in my grounds a very small species of deer,
brought from southwestern Mexico (Acapulco),which more
nearly answers to C. purcheran than any other described
species, and yet is not well described as such, and may
possibly prove to be an undescribed species. On this new
species the metatarsal gland is entirely wanting, nor is there
the least appearance of a tuft of hair on the outside of the
hind leg. The dermal gland, however, is present, covered
with a tuft of hair similar to that on the Virginia deer,
except that it is not white.

I also have another species of deer from Ceylon, resem¬
bling much the deer from Acapulco, though larger, on
which both glands are present. That on the outside of the
leg is situated a little lower down than on the Virginia
deer, the naked portion of which is about the size of a bar¬
ley corn, and is surrounded by a small tuft of white hairs,
and it requires a pretty close scrutiny to observe them if
the animal is standing twenty feet distant, as the white
hairs are partially covered up by long colored hairs.

We will now pass to the larger species of the deer family
found on this continent—the moose (Cralces), and the cari¬
bou, or reindeer (C. sylvetais , var. Tarandus). A critical and
extended examination proves that the metatarsal gland is
entirely wanting on both these species, and it is worthy of
remark that this peculiarity is observed on the largest and
the smallest of the species inhabiting North America, while
this gland is present on all the intermediate species except
the caribou, so far as my researches enable me to speak.
Of the presence or absence of these glands on the barron
ground caribou (C. Arctica), I am unable to speak. It has
long been a question of doubt whether our moose be iden¬
tical with the European elk (C. alces ), and our caribou identi¬
cal with the European reindeer, (C. Tarandus). Dr. Gray
in his descriptions of both these European species, tells us
that the metatarsal gland is present. He, of all others,
should not be mistaken in this regard, and if he is not, then
we have a difference established at once, which should go far
to show that they should be ranked as different species.
But a careful examination of this question I shall reserve
for another occasion, after I become better informed as to
some important facts bearing upon it, merely remarking
here that Dr. Gray himself considered these glands or the
tufts of hair covering them as the most reliable indicia to
distinguish the different species of the cervidce, and when
we observe how exactly they are alike on every individual
of any one species, both male and female, and how very
dissimilar they are on the different species, we are quite
prepared to agree with him in his conclusion. Still, it is
possible that Dr. Gray may have been mistaken in his state¬
ment that this metatarsal gland is present in both of the
European species which he describes, and I hope yet to ob¬
tain additional information on a subject which is assuming
great scientific importance.

The dermal gland is present on both the American spe¬
cies referred to, and they maintain their integrity by being
exactly alike on every individual in the respective species.
On our moose the dermal gland and tuft of hair covering
it are very small, not larger than that on the small Acapulco
deer. The tuft is black, and pear shaped, but, unlike all
the others, it occupies a horizontal position, the small end
occupying the anterior position.

On the woodland caribou the dermal gland and tuft of
elevated hairs covering it are much larger, as large in pro-
tion as on the smaller species. It nearly corresponds in
color with the region around it. Like all the others, it is
pear shaped, and it occupies a vertical position, with the
small end upwards. In all the hairs are long, are elevated
rather than reversed, and always point from the small to
ward the large end of the tuft.

In all cases these tufts covering the glands, and the
glands themselves, are as near alike as possible in all the
individuals of any given species, but they resemble each
other in the different species much more than those on the
outside of the leg, which, as before remarked, are so very
dissimilar as to enable one to distinguish and identify the
species by these alone.

Should this paper fall under the observation of any one
having the facilities to verify the observations of Dr. Gray
upon the European elk and reindeer, who will carefully
examine for these glands and the tufts of hair covering
them, and especially if those on the outside of the hind
leg are actually present, and advise me of the result of such
examination, he will lay me under great obligation. Sim¬
ilar information relative to our barren ground caribou
would also greatly oblige me.

Ottawa , Illinois , February. 1874.

Animal and Vegetable Life on the Isthmus.— In
Commander Edward P. Lull’s report of the expedition un
der his command, which has been searching the route for
an interoceanic canal through Nicaragua, we find the fol¬

lowing in regard to the insects, lizards, etc., of this trop¬
ical region:— p

Insects, lizards, etc., had been so common from the first
that the most of them had ceased to be annoying. Mos¬
quitoes at night, and in the swamps at all times; and bv
day wasps, hornets, and large flies, particularly a large yel¬
low species, which drew the blood every time it alighted
upon the skin. Another of the pests of nearly every
camp was the alligator ant, which attains a length of nearly
an inch, and whose bite is as painful as the sting of the
hornet, and apparently even more poisonous. Among the
many favors which had been bestowed upon us by Mr
Runnels and his family, of Virgin Bay, was a present to
each officer of a cedren bean, said to be a certain remedy
for the bites of poisonous snakes or the sting of tarantulas-
fortunately, we never had occasion to test its merits, though
there were many narrow escapes. Parasite vines of all
sizes and colors, and festooned in every imaginable form
were so common that a snake hanging from a limb of a
tree would often be unnoticed by the officers and sailors
though never by the macheteros, who seemed to be on the
constant lookout for them. Occasionally one of the for¬
mer would suddenly feel himself seized and jerked back
and would find that the keen eye and strong arm of one
of the natives had rescued him from an enemy that he him¬
self had not seen, though perhaps looking directly toward
it and not a yard from" it. The officers and men of the
expedition, which was divided into several parties of ex¬
ploration, were all well, though nearly everybody was
suffering with innumerable itching sores upon all parts of
the person, produced partly by dietetic and possibly by cli¬
matic causes, but mainly by the bites and stings of in¬
sects, and the poisonings of different vines and plants.
Although the region in which the parties were operating
contained several estates more or less cultivated, yet by far
the greater part of each line was through an unbroken
virgin forest, the rank, tropical vegetation in many places
forming a perfect jungle. Occasionally were met large
areas filled with the terrible pica-pica, as it is called by the
natives. It is a tall bush, loaded with a kind of bean
whose pods are covered with a down consisting of minute
barbed needles; they are detached from the "bush at the
least shake given to it, and alighting upon the person pro¬
duce perfect torture, seeming to penetrate through the
clothing as easily as into the unprotected parts of the skin;
the sensation produced is exactly like that of fire. It was
sometimes found impossible to cut through the pica-pica
at all, and slight deflections of the line /were caused by it
several times. It is only at certain seasons that the pica-
pica is so troublesome, and the expedition experienced it
at its worst.

Singing Fish. —I was a passenger on board a Bombay
vessel, cruising about among the Malayan Islands; and the
weather being warm, I and my friends spent most of the
time on deck. One evening about nine o’clock, as we sat
merrily chatting together on the ship’s poop, we suddenly
heard wild, sweet music, that seemed to rise from the sea,
just below our feet.

At first it was only a soft trill, as of a single voice; then
a full chorus of voices burst upon our enraptured ears, till
the very deck beneath our feet seemed to vibrate and
tremble under the influence of its thrilling sweetness. But
still we saw nothing, though every eye was peering wist¬
fully out over the waste of waters; and at last we came to
the conclusion that it was a trick played on us by our lhn-
loving captain, perhaps by the aid of ventriloquism. He,
however, stoutely denied any agency in the matter, and
told us gravely to “keep a close lookout on the lee bow” if
\ve wanted to see a Mermaid. The motion we felt, he as¬
sured us was the Mermaid’s dance, and their efforts to drag-
down the ship ! After he had enjoyed the joke to his
heart’s consent, he explained to us that both music and
motion were caused by singing fish. These, by coming in
great numbers, and clinging to the bottom of the ship, had
caused the electric vibrations we felt, as well as the sweet
music that had so delighted our ears. In proof of his as¬
sertion, he produced several bonajide specimens of the fish,
taken by one of the sailors with a net. Alas ! for all the
fairy pictures we had been so ingeniously weaving—our
much lauded songsters were only little brown fish about
six inches long, oval-shaped, awkward looking and ugly—
quite unfit to be eaten—apparently of no use to the world
but to sing. Upon the wonderful performances of these
little fish, I have not the slightest doubt, have been based
all our pretty fables of the Mermaid—her beauty, songs
and fascinations. 1 afterward repeatedly heard their sere¬
nades, and always with increasing delight; and I still have
in my cabinet of oriental curiosities several well preserved
specimens of these Singing Fish.—[Bright Side.

* THE CANADIAN MARMOT.

St.„Jo hn > N. fi.

Edit ok Forest and Stream:—

But few persons, I find, seem to know of the existence of this little an¬
imal in our Province, at least by name. I know I didn’t until I captured
one in the country one day, and until I consulted Natural History,which
gives a full description of the Marmot. I thought I had only got a wood¬
chuck, which they resemble somewhat in appearance. This is how 1
captured my specimen, which I kept alive for eight years and a half: It
was on the 3d of June, 1865, while on my way to Lock Lomond (16 miles
from St. John), in company with some friends for a day’s enjoyment. I
observed one of these little animals sitting on a log fence alongside the

road. My frierr* J. M. W-, getting out of the carriage and creeping

softly behind it, dealt it a gentle tap on the nose with the butt-end of the
whip handle, just sufficient to stun it and make a capture. I brought it
home and had a fine large house made for it. One day, about the mid¬
dle of October, some three months after I had captured it, I went to its
house as usual to feed it. Finding that it did not make its appearance
as usual at the bars of the cage to receive its food, I opened the door of
the sleeping apartment, and there found it coiled up in the hay like a
ball, and sound asleep. Not being able to awaken it, I thought perhaps
it was numb with the cold. .the weather at this time being raw and fall¬
like. I brought it into the house and placed it before the fire, and before
fifteen minutes it commenced, as I thought, to thaw out, and finally
stretched out its fore paws like a dog or cat is seen to do when awaking
out of a sound sleep; the thought then struck me that it perhaps was
one of the so-called ‘‘seven sleepers,” so I concluded to put it back in its
house and watch the result, and sure enough it soon coiled itself in
the hay again, and before long was wrapped in the arms of Morpheus.
Its house remained out in the open air all winter,-and the Marmot re¬
mained in this dormant state, without eating a particle of food, until one
day in the month of April it made its appearance at the bars of the
cage and ready for a good‘‘square meal.” This wonderful freak of na¬
ture was continued every year, retiring about the latter part of October,
and remaining dormant until the month of April. It was curious to see
it, sitting on its haunches like a squirrel, and with its fore paws fill H 8

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39

mouth with straw and. then carry it in to its sleeping apartment to make
its bed, and then coiling itself up in it for a sound six months’ sleep.
Last month I visited its house, as I used occasionally to do during the
winter, and found it dead. Poor Marmot! If I had not had it so long,
and if it had not survived many colder winters than this, I might have
thought it had frozen to death, but, as Natural History states their lives
only average eight or nine years, I am content to think mine lived out its
appointed time, and poor “Kip” will not wake when the gentle spring of
’74 comes. Thanks to friend Carnall, he has made a good job in stuffing
and setting it up for me, and I can now have him (almost alive) winter
and summer, a pleasant reminder of our nearly nine years’ acquaintance-
shin William M. Sears.

|Pf l§orse agd thq <j£pui[sq.

—Dan Mace, the well known driver of trotting horses,
who had been seriously ill for the last few days, died on
Monday, February 23d.

—The Utica, Buffalo, Cleveland and Springfield Associa¬
tions have decided upon the trotting and running pro¬
gramme for 1874. The aggregate prizes will amount to the
extraordinary sum of $150,000.

CENTRAL P ARK M ENAGERIE.

Department op Public Parks, I
New York, February 21, 1874. f

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending Feb¬
ruary 20, 1874:

'One small Alligator . Presented by Mr. R. E. Babb.

Two Gray Squirrels, Scwirus Carolinensis. Presented by Mr. Welling¬
ton Holbrook.

One Civet Cat, Paradoxnrus typus. Hab. India.

One Monkey, Macacus cynomolgus. W. A. Conklin.

“Man and Apes.”—M r. St. George Mivart, in this
iinterestinw work, has for a subject “the investigation by
b'he unimpassioned process of enumeration and weigh¬
ing facts of structure what is the teaching of Nature as to
ftlie affinities of various apes to man.” Mr. Mivart, always
^choice in his language and happy in expression, says that if
i-there are points of resemblance between man and the apes
' -iiicii laws of: affinity form a “tangled web” or “net work”
father than “the ladder,” from which a blood relationship
<oan be argued. Though Mr. Mivart does not assert the
fact, we suppose like other naturalists he places the prang
outang as nearest in physical structure to the genus homo .

—Sometime ago the question was asked of us by a cor¬
respondent in regard to the proper name of the “Cape
Pigeon,” a bird found off Cape Horn, and a few degrees
north of the Cape*.—Wings white, barred with black, head
black, with white or slate-colored breast. Answer—The
name is, Dotation cmpmm, Stepli, formerly of genus
Phalamdroma , Family, Procellaria or Petrels, about the size

—Mr. McGrath’s wonderful horse, Tom Bowling, is ready
to run any horse in America, weight for age.

Mr. D. H. Blanchard, the originator of the Stallion Purse
of $10,000 at Mystic Park, Boston, will give to the winners
gold medals, six and a half inches in circumference, two
inches in diameter, and nearly a quarter of an inch in thick¬
ness. On one side will be the engraving of * a stallion, and
on the reverse the name of the winner, date of the race, and
the amount of the purse won. Among the number of stal¬
lions that are to be entered are Fearnaught, Jr., and
Smuggler. Appearances indicate that the stallion trotting
race for the championship of America will be the most
popular race ever trotted in this country.

—Hugh McCrum, of San Francisco, has laid a wager
with S. R. De Long, of Tucson, Arizona, by which he
agrees to forfeit $2,000 provided De Long succeeds in rid¬
ing his horse Jerry from Tucson to San Francisco, in
twentv-flve days, leaving Tucson on the 20tli day of March,
1874, at 9 A. M., arriving in San Francisco on or before 9
A. M., April 14. Should the journey not be accomplished
within the time specified, then S. R. De Long forfeits to
McCrum the same amount. The route to be taken is via
Wickenburg, Elirenburg, San Bernardino and Los Angeles,
to San Francisco by overland stage route. The projected
race has already excited much interest in Tueson and San
Francisco.

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of a small duck.

THE SIAMESE AUTOPSY.

»U. PANCOAST’s REPORT—IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING
PARTICULARS.

T HE correspondent of the New York Herald gives the
following account of the result so far of the autopsy
made by Dr. Pancoast:—The twins themselves were not
pleasant to behold, their lower extremities only being
‘Covered with a slight drapery. The skin of the abdomen
auterially was thrown entirely back, exposing the entrails,
the opening extending down the lower extremities. The
hotly of the one who died first was pervaded with a dark,
bluish tint, while the corpse of the one who died last was
comparatively white, showing conclusively that the blood
had flowed from the living into the dead and coagulated in
the veins of the latter, rendering the same, as subsequently
shown, more easily to be preserved. The navel, as hereto¬
fore stated, was directly in the centre of the connecting
link, no other umbilicus existing.

The nervous connection of each extended only to the
middle of the band, and hence a pin stuck in the one made
no impression whatever upon the other. Hence when Eng
awoke and found Chang dead, had he cut a lump of flesh
from his brother lie might have saved his own life and pro¬
duced no pain upon himself, because, as just stated, the
construction of the nerves of the two was entirely inde¬
pendent, extending only to the middle of the band. The
band was found to contain two pouches resting one against
the other, the outlines of which might or might not have
been gone around while the twins were alive; that is, the
question of their separation is still a doubtful one. There
is very little nervous distribution identified with the
pouches. Reflections of the peritoneal membrane occu¬
pied the interior of the band connecting with the abdomen
of each, and formed the separating sacks or pouches of the
membrane.

The liver of each individual lay close to this band, ad¬
jacent the one to the other; hence the liver of one was ab¬
normally placed on the side contrary to that in which re¬
posed the liver of the other. In foetal life it is conjectured
that the twins had a common liver, as an injection in the
mesenteric vein of the one passed into the mesenteric vein
of the other. They also possessed a common navel, or
umbilical cord, which until the moment of investigation
was a matter of great doubt.

Another peculiar fact is that the brain of the smaller was
the most acute and powerful, although he was the most
dissipated of the pair. One was a jolly, “hail fellow well
met,” while the smaller one was peevish and fretful. Al¬
though the contract with the family prevents any examin¬
ation of the brain, the great contrast in disposition shows
the brain of each to have been totally and entirely distinct.
The investigation has, thus far, not proceeded to the heart,
and this organ is as yet involved in mystery, as the brain
and liver of the two are distinct. As a matter of course,
however, there cannot be a single heart.

The livers, which may have once been united, are now
separated; and on account of its abnormality furnishes in
hseli a curious study. The brain of each is independent,
as likewise are the hearts The statement as to a joint ex¬
isting in the middle of the band is incorrect and ridiculous,
there being no division of the cartilageneous attachment of
such a nature.

It is supposed that during life each slept upon his stom¬
ach; while the nervous independence of each is again es¬
tablished from the fact that while one slept soundly the
other was known to be awake. The cause of the blood
rushing from one to the other at the time of the demise is
explained in the fact that, independent of the pouches,
which are simply reflections of the peritonial membrane,
there exists arteries which, in case of separation during
life, might have been tied, as they could have been, had
the one who died last cut a piece of flesh from the one who
expired first. The most interesting part of the investiga¬
tion is yet to come—namely, that of the pericardium or
membrane which closes about the heart.

Lucky Omens. —Odd numbers—barring the ever fatal
thirteen—are thought to be lucky. The shrill piping of the
household cricket is prophetic of happiness to the hearth
it haunts, as surely as the settling of a stork upon a Dutch¬
man’s roof-tree bodes pleasant times to the dwellers be¬
neath it. That forlornest of animals, the masterless dog,
that follows close upon the heels of the night walker, and
will not be balked of companionship, Is a certain luck
bringer. Black cats should be at a premium, considering a
stray puss of that hue who takes a fancy to establishing
himself in a house, introduces good fortune witli him;
while a cat of any color, whether an uninvited visitor or
an acknowledged member of the family, ought never to be
restrained from sharpening his talons at the expense of the
table’s legs, since,, when he thus scratches, he scratches for
lnck. Pat kindly the head of the first lamb of spring, if
you have the chance; it will bring prosperity to you and
yours; but avoid the innocent creature if it presents its
tail to view. Hail the first hearing of the cuckoo’s voice
with thankfulness, if he salutes you upon your right hand
—then his greeting is an assurance you will make your way
in the world, and attain the highest object of your ambi¬
tion; and begrudge not a sip of good liquor to the busy,
curious, thirsty fly, dropping into your glass, but welcome
the intruder as heartily, if not as poetically, as Oklys did;
he brings good luck to the glass and the drinker too. Ab¬
sent minded and careless dressers are likely to be often in
luck’s way. To put on any garment wrong side out, pro¬
vided we are not neat enough to spoil the charm, is an in¬
fallible prognostic that something is about to happen which
will profit the sloven greatly. Mr. Village tells us, in the
Connoisseur , how his pretty country cousin came down to
breakfast one morning with her cap on wrong side out,
whereupon her mother solemnly charged the heedless lassie
not to alter her headgear all the day, for fear she would
change the luck.— Chambers' Journal.

Southern Navigation. —Probably there are some peo
pie who do not know that we have steam communication
between New York city and southern North Carolina all
the way without going to sea, and over sixty regular steam¬
ers do the business of the route. The route is along the
Raritan River to New Brunswick and the Delaware and
Raritan Canal to the Delaware River, thence through to the
bay and on through the Delaware and Chesapeake Canal to
the Chesapeake Bay, thence to Norfolk, and on through
the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal into Currituck and
Albemarle Sounds, and away along again through Pamlico
Sound and the Neuse River to Newbern. Vessels that will
not live in the ocean passage can go inland all the way
from New York to Newbern when the canals are not fro¬
zen. Mr. Marshall Parks, President of the Albemarle and
Chesapeake Canal Company, says it is practicable to go all
the way to Florida that way with a little more expense.
During last year there passed through the Albemarle and
Chesapeake Canal 2,075 steamers, 1,380 schooners, 592
sloops, 225 barges, 886 lighters, 460 boats, and 152 rafts,
and there is no doubt that this is a small showing compared
with the business done by the Chesapeake and Delaware
Bay and Delaware and Raritan Canals. So our coasting
trade of this kind is not an unimportant affair .—Journal of
Commerce.

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—The following facts are interesting regarding the rela¬
tive weights of men and women. The average weights of
boys at birth is a little over six pounds and a half, while
girls fall a little below this figure. At twelve years the two
sexes increase in weight in the same ratio, after which time
boys take the lead. Young men of twenty average about
one hundred and forty-three pounds, while the average for
young women of the same age is twenty-three pounds less.
Men reach their heaviest built at the age of thirty-five, their
average weight at that time being about one hundred and
fifty two pounds.. A woman weighs the heaviest at fifty
years, and is about one hundred and twenty-eight pounds.
The weight of the man or woman at full growth is about
twenty times that at birth.

—During the reheating of the furnaces in an iron estab¬
lishment in England, says the British Journal of Science,
the men w orked when the thermometer, placed so as not to
be influenced by the radiation of heat from the open doors,
marked 120 deg r rees. In the Bessemer pits, the men con¬
tinue a kind of labor requiring great muscular effort at 140
degrees. In some of the operations of glass-making the
ordinary summer working temperature is considerably ovef
100, and the radiant heat to which the workmen are sub¬
jected far exceeds 212 degrees. In a Turkish bath, the
shampooers continue four or five hours at a time in a moist
atmosphere at temperatures ranging from 105 to 110 de¬
grees. In enamel works, men labor daily in a heat of over
300 degrees. On the Red Sea steamers, the temperature of
the stoke hole is 145 degrees. And yet in none of these
cases does any special form or type of disease develop it¬
self.

Danger From Wet Clothes. —Few persons understand
fully the reason why wet clothes exert such a chilling in¬
fluence. It is simply this. Water, when it evaporates,
carries off an immense amount of heat, in what is called
the latent form. One pound of water in vapor contains as
much heat as nine or ten pounds of liquid water, and all
this heat must, of course, be taken from the body. If our
clothes are moistened with three or four pounds of water,
that is, if by wetting they are three pounds heavier, these
three pounds will in drying carry off as much heat as would
raise three gallons of ice-cold water to the boiling point.
No wonder that damp clothes chill us.— Handicraft.

—A perplexed fellow mortal was seen standing before
one of our dry goods stores, last week, for nearly an hour,
gazing intently at a tow string which was about his little
finger. When asked what he wanted, he replied: “Darned
if I know ! Mother put this tarnal string on my finger so’s
I shouldn’t forgit what she wanted me to git, ’nd here I’ve
been standin’ more’n an hour, tryin’ to think what in thun¬
der it was.”

£nme$ go §ormyondcnt$.

[We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sports¬
men. ‘We will cheerfully answer all reason able questions that fall within
the scope of this paper , designating localities for good hunting, fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sjxmtsman's craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communion lions not Noticed.

G. W. D.. Hannibal, Mo.—Send toChas. Suydam, 41 Warren street.,
for Fur, Fin and Feather)'.

R. K. Allerton, Mount- Vernon.—In our opinion you can procure a
more suitable weapon than the one you mention. See advertisements.

H. S. C., Ulster county, N. Y.—Where can I buy a brace of ferretB?
Ans. Write to Fred Mather, Honoeye Falls, New York.

E. S. Willaams, Fulton street, Brooklyn.—What is a good weight for
a five prong buck? Ans. 200 lbs.

A. P. V., New York.—You had much better write to O.H. Hampton
direct. He can give you more accurate and fuller information than we
can on the points you ask for.

A. B. C., Buffalo, N. Y.—The fox hound bitch has been shamefully
treated. The best thing you can do is to destroy her, as the offspring
will be sure to inherit the apparent terror and fear at the sight of man.

W. H S., Columbus, Ohio.—At what can you import for me a pair of
springers or cockers. I want them to drive the ruffed grouse out of the
laurel swamps? Ans. A pair of “springers” would be the most use¬
ful. They should be not older than six months on their arrival here. The
price would he about $85 a brace.

D II., New York.—Do you think a Spanish setter dog brought on
from Spain would retain his good qualities on this soil? Ans. This is a
mooted question. We think it would be worth while to try. and should
advise you by all means to import one, but be sure he is of known breed,
a young dog, and a noted field performer. Pointers and setters in Spain
are sold at a very low figure.

W. H. S., Chestnut street, Phila.—What is a Dandie Dinmont dog?
Ans. A breed of Scotch terriers, a capital rabbit dog; also good house
dog. The color is grayish black, with some tan on muzzle and legs, or
yellow mixed with gray hairs. He has short legs, low shoulders, long
body, large head, square jaw, a bright and intelligent eye.

Game Bag.— The answer in a recent number of this paper that “a man
has a right to do as he pleases with his own property” is not endorsed by
the editor of this paper. The whole subject of privileges and protection
will be thoroughly considered in these columns on and after next week.
A large batch of correspondence relating thereto has accumulated on our
desk, which will be published.

B. O. Hicks, Brownsville, Texas.—We can procure you, by im¬
porting, a small water retriever. The Irish breed are the most service¬
able. A dog not over two years old, thoroughly broken and of the best
blood will cost £12, or 72. If you do not require the very best pedigree
of noted water retriever, for breeding, the price would be considerably
less.

Taunton, Mass.—Taking Boston as a starting point, what would be
the expense of a two weeks’ fishing trip to the Western Schocdics in
Maine for an economical person? Ans. About $60. What kind of fish
can be caught, there in July? Ans. Landlocked salmon, teague, trout-
pickerel, perch, &c. What rods suitable? Ans. If yon are an expert
angler, take a bamboo trolling rod, and an eight ounce split bamboo
trout rod, but a heavier rod will serve most persons best.

Murdock & Co. .Pittsburg, Pa. — The gold fish or golden carp, Cyprinus
auratus, breeds all sorts of colors; the young are black; some change
the first season, becoming pied or blotched with red or white; some re¬
main black for years, others soon become red, white, or straw color. The
red ones are called goldfish by dealers, and the white ones silver fish.
The progeny of the black ones are as likely to be blight as any. Your
water and stock fish are all right, but the brightness of your fish you
will see is somewhat a question of chance.

M. O. G., Greensburgh.—Will you please inform me of the color,
points, &c-., of the Laverack and Gordon setters, and whether they are
imported breeds? Ans. The Laverack is an imported breed; all of
them derive their origin from the “Belton.” Color black, or blue and
white ticked, also lemon and white. The Gordon is also imported;
color, black-and-tan. They are longer in the leg and looser in the loin'
heavier and coarser in the head, thicker in the neck, more throaty than
other breeds, and not so clean made in the limbs or so short in the back,
but are very beautiful dogs.

To Several Correspondents.— We are indebted to the publishers of
the Juniata (Nebraska) Gazette for the following information as to
the hunting facilities in Adams county, Nebraska:

‘Adams county is situated in the southern part of Nebraska, 45 miles
from State line, and about 160 miles west of Missouri River. It is one
of the best parts of the State. Game is quite plenty. Buffalo, elk, an¬
telope, prairie chickens, geese, and most all other kinds of game No
fish to speak of, except in the Platte River, 12 miles north of us. As to
Indians, there are none, except as they pass through here on their way to
the hunting grounds, and that occurs about twice each year. They are
quite peaceable but are great beggars. No danger from them.”

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THE HUDSON RIVER SALMON.

O UR esteemed cotemporary of the Troy Whig, in his
paper of February 13th, suggests a possible failure of
the attempt to stock the Hudson River with salmon, on the
grounds that for some reason unknown the river was never
frequented by this fish. He thinks that if the fry are put
into the upper waters of the Hudson they will doubtless
find their way to the.sea, hut never come back in numbers
to create a profitable fishery. This anticipation, however,
is entirely contrary to the every day experience of fish cul-
turists in America, and Europe, since it very often happens
that fish thrive better in new localities than in those from
which they were transferred.

Certainly, as far as the black bass is concerned, they
have never been known so plenty in the western waters,from
which they were brought to the Potomac, as they are now
in that river, in which they were placed only about twenty
years ago, and the experience of other localities is of very
much the same character. Our eastern trout is success¬
fully propagated in California; and many similar exchanges
of the trout family, to say nothing of bass and shad, are on
record. Of one thing, however, we may be certain, if the
Upper waters of the Hudson are suited to the growth of the
salmon and they go down to the sea, they will be sure to
come back again, since, nothing is more firmly established
than the fact that fishes always return during their breed¬
ing season to the place whence they started as young fish.
Even, -therefore, if there he impassable dams to prevent
their reaching the head waters where they were first intro¬
duced, they will proceed as far up as they can, and may be
taken in one part of the river if not in another.

It must also be remembered tint the salmon, to which

reference is made as being lately introduced into the Hud¬
son, is not tlie species that formerly occurred in the Con¬
necticut, and is now taken on the coast of Maine, but is a
totally distinct kind from California. Given streams prop¬
erly constituted, as far as purity and natural and artificial
obstructions are concerned, the next question affecting the
introduction of the salmon is that of the temperature of
the water. We know that the temperature of the Con¬
necticut during the summer, is quite as high as that of the
Hudson. But should there be a difference, it must be re¬
membered that the California species of salmon is accus¬
tomed to a much higher temperature than that of either
river mentioned; the upper Sacramento indeed, during the
summer season for months together, having a temperature
of from 100 to 110 Q in the shade. At any rate, whatever he
the actual result, we cannot know it without an experiment,
and it is to be hoped that every facility will be given to
this effort. For ourselves we have not the slightest ques¬
tion that if the operations of the United States Commis¬
sioner and his colleagues in the States, are properly sup¬
ported for a few years to come, all the rivers of the eastern
coast, as far south at least as the Roanoke, together with
the appropriate tributaries of the great lakes and the head
waters of the Ohio and Mississippi, will become the local¬
ities of profitable salmon fisheries.

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THE NEWFOUNDLAND TELEGRAPHIC
MONOPOLY.

W E have been favored the past week with several in¬
terviews with Michael Carroll, Esq., an eminent
naturalist and historian of Newfoundland, who is now in
this country for scientific objects, and at present in Wash¬
ington. Mr. Carroll has brought to our attention some
important facts which will be new to some persons
and perhaps forgotten by many, but which arc neither new
nor forgotten by the telegraphic monopolists, who have so
long held the key to the ocean cable telegraphic system.

Newfoundland bolds a position of peculiar interest to
the people of this continent, for upon it rests one end of
the Atlantic cable, and across it passes the single land
wire which, connecting with the cable, puts the whole
business world under constant tribute, and dictates tlie cost
of telegraphic messages. At this remote place North and
South America on one side, and Europe, Asia, and Africa
on the other, must. all pay toll for their correspondence;
and even though cables should girdle the world, it is sail at
Newfoundland they are called upon to stand and deliver.
The remote cause of all this is that on April 15, 1854, an
agreement was entered into between the Legislature of
Newfoundland and the “New Y r ork, Newfoundland and
London Telegraph Company,” by which the Legislature
granted to this company the exclusive right to build, make
and occupy a line of telegraphs between St. Johns and
Cape Ray or between any other two points; and for a period
of fifty years exclusive right was granted to this company,
and no one else was to he allowed to build a telegraph on
the island. But (fo^shave sometimes the happiest effects)
the legislature allowed themselves a fortunate loophole,
having inserted this proviso that at the expiration of twenty
years, if they thought well of it, they might buy back from
tlie New Y T ork, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Com¬
pany the telegraph line, paying a fair price for tlie wires,
poles, cables, etc. Now on the loth of April, 1874, exactly,
the twenty years expire, and the legislature are going to
take back tlie land telegraph line into their hands. Of
course as this line has so far controlled all the cable lines,
it lias prevented any other cables having their ends at New¬
foundland. In fact it was the pigmy of a land telegraph
which commanded the situation. Legal decisions of the
greatest English lawyers show that the Newfoundland legis¬
lature has a perfect right to buy the land line when they
please to do so. Everybody in the world will be delighted
when this monopoly ceases, which was as unnatural and
impossible as if the effort was made to pass the whole cur¬
rent of the Mississippi through an inch pipe.

Mr. Carroll is deeply interested in this subject, having
made the surveys of the present telegraph route, and he
thinks, as we do, that when this monopoly is swept away
more telegraphic cables will instantly be laid down, and
that*the importance of Newfoundland will thereby be won¬
derfully increased.

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THE SPECIES OF BLACK BASS.

V -*.--

A MONG the various candidates for popular favor, for
introduction into new waters, the Black Bass has al¬
ways deservedly occupied a very high place. The excel -
lence of its flesh, its rapid growth, its endurance and its
game qualities, all contribute towards this appreciation.
Little by little this fish has been carried from one part of
the country to another, until now there is no part of tlie
United States, east of the Rocky Mountains, where it may
not he found in greater or le^s abundance. Its great merit
in this connection lies in the fact that it requires no care in
the way of culture, since a few pairs transferred bodily, will
in time furnish a numerous progeny. In consequence of
its liahit of making a nest and guarding it against intruders
the fish is enabled to readily secure tlie perpetuation of its
race.

Much uncertainty has existed, until recently, as to the
number of species really entitled to be called Black Bass,
many having been described and supposed to.be peculiar to
particular waters. Prof. Gill, of the Smithsonian Institu¬
tion, lias lately made a critical and exhaustive investigation
of this subject, and with the aid of the large amount of
material belonging to the Institution and that of the Museum

of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, lie lias come to tlie
conclusion that there are really but two distinguishable
forms; the one tlie Mieropterm salmoides , or tlie small
mouthed bass, and the other, the M. nigrica ns , or the larger
mouthed variety.

Both of these species occur naturally over a great part of
the United States, with the exception of New England and
the Atlantic sea board of the Middle States, although only
one, the small mouthed, seems to liave been originally an
inhabitant of the hydrographic basin of the Ohio. It is
not to he understood, however, that there are no variations
from the standard type to he observed in the bass of these
two groups, in different localities, and it is not improbable
that a careful criticism will reveal certain trifling peculiar¬
ities, which may serve to distinguish those belonging to a
particular area. The differences of the two primary forms
are, however, perfectly appreciable, so that even tlie veriest
tyro, seeing them side by side, must admit tlieir distinction.

These differences, as stated in the paper of Prof. Gill, are
as follows:—

contrasted differential characteristics.

Scales of Trunk,

SMALL-MOUTHED. LARGE-MOUTHED.

Small (e. g. lat. line , 72-75; be- Moderate (e. g. lat. line , 65-70; be¬
tween lateral line and back, 11 tween lateral line and back, 71 or 8
rows). rows).

Scales on nape and breast.

Much smaller than those of sides. Scarcely (on nape), or not much

(on breast) smaller than those of
sides.

Scales of ch eeks.

Minnte (e. g., between orbit and Moderately small (e. g. between
preoperculutn. about 17 rows in an orbit and preoperculum, about 10
oblique line and about 9 in a hori- rows in an oblique line and about
zontal one). 5-6 in a horizontal one).

Scatts of interopei culvm urdserial.

Covering only about half the Covering the entire width of -the
width of the bone. bone.

Scalcs°of preopercnlar limb.

None. Developed in an imperfect row (e.

g., 3-5 m number).

Scales on dorsal.

Developed as a deep sheath (in- Developed as a low (obsolete)
volving last spine) of small scales shallow sheath, and with series as-
differentiated from those on the cending comparatively little on
back, and with series advancing membrane behind the rays (none
high up the membrane behind each behind last five or six),
ray (except last two or three).

Scales on anal.

Ascending high behind eachrav. None (or very few).

Mott %

Moderate. Large.

Supramaxillary.

Ending considerably in front of Extending considerably behind
higher margin of orbit (about under the posterior margin of orbit,
hinder border of pupil).

Bay

Dorsal articulated, i3. Dorsal, aidiculated, 12(1.11).

Anal HI, 10 11. Anal HI, 10.

Pectoral, 1 16-1 17. Pectoral 114 (1 13).

Dorsal fin in front of soft portion.

Little depressed, the ninth Much depressed, the ninth spine
spine being only about a half short- being only about a fourth as long

er than the longest (3, 4, 5) and a as the longest and a half as long as

fourth shorter than the tenth. the tenth.

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^ A MENAGERIE IN WINTER.

T HOUGH it was not precisely an arctic temperature,
yet the jingling of the sleiglibells on one side, and tlie
scythe sharpening sound of the skate irons on the other,
the sleighing parties on the road, the skaters on the lake at
the Central Park, all recalled winter.

How do our friends, the wild beasts, pass their winters
in their close quarters? wc asked ourselves. Ho the animals
of warmer climes, as they look through the windows, won¬
der what all this brilliant white covering of nature means?
Fancy an African lion plunging through a snow drift, or a
tiger skimming along on ice; or the reverse of it, a Polar
bear wallowing in the red hot sand of the Sahara.

Somewhat imbued with the queer anomalies of things, .
men and beasts in general, our reverie was broken when
we found ourselves in front of the jackall den at the zoo¬
logical building in the Central Park, or rather at the back
of the cages, a place of privilege kindly allowed us by Mr.
Conklin, the Director of the Menagerie. What an old,
rusty, weather beaten, dilapidated, second-hand-liair-trunk
looking thing a hyena is.

“Them’s the’scavengers of the place,” remarked Mr. Lan-
nonj-the feeder; “it is bones we feed them on. What the
nobler animals leave them jackals devour. Their teeth are
not long, but they have a tremendous jaw power. Now the
lions can crack most anything in the wayof a hone like a hazel
nut, hut for steady gnawing, a continuous kind of grinding
that makes hones as fine as mill dust, the jackals is
the boys. Now here is a piece of neck, most all bones; a
lion would turn his nose up at it. I will have to get two
pieces or there would he such a fight and howling as would
disturb the whole place; and you will see for yourself.”
Saying this, Mr. Lannon procured two bony pieces of
neck, which he slung into the hyenas’ cages. How they
both, male and female, precipitated themselves on the first
piece thrown in, and snarled and yelled and laughed hys¬
terically and demoniacally, until each got his own chunk,.,
and then they commenced the mastication of their separate
pieces! How they plied their vice-like jaws, armed with
rather short teeth, and liovv the phosphates and the silicates
of lime were disintegrated, broken up and swallowed!
Query—Might not an over use of phosphates dcvelope, be¬
sides brain, certain ferocious instincts? It is a question
physiologists may yet del ermine. There are always redeem¬
ing traits about animals, which Oriental people are fond of
recalling. “She walks adorably, glides like a swan,” would
say our tamer rhymer, apostrophising his lady love. “She
waddles like an elephant,” would be the compliment to a
lady’s movements paid by the Birmah poet laureate. Of
course we do not know whether Hafiz, the Persian, ever
spoke about the eyes of the hyena in his verses, but we do
declare that the eyes of this otherwise ugly beast are soft,

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41

lustrous and liquid; of course there are no depths of
thought in them, as Walt Whitman declares he sees
in the eyes of oxen, but there does exist a certain roguish
expression which is most taking. But of course how much
merriment or jocularity there may be in a hyena, his laugh
not included, judging him by his eyes alone, we are not
prepared to say.. We were carried somewhat away with
these-fine eyes, but as Mr. Lannon remarked, “if that fel¬
low had you down he’d just gnaw through an arm or a leg
bone of ypur’n like a iiffy, for he is a mighty
treacherous * fellow.” Poetic though we might have
been, Mr. Lannon knocked all ideas of the future happy
apocalypse from under us, and we recalled, applying it to
the jackall, that scoffer’s remark “that the lion would only
lie down with the lamb when the latter was in the former’s
belly.” “The one we raised, (here he is,) a lovely hyena
for a year old, is not much kinder, though from his bring¬
ing up he ought to have more decent manners. Oh, those
ugly bare spots on his head, and how does that happen?
Just pure pig-headedness, trying to bust his head against
the bars agetting a bone. Don’t hurt ’em a bit.”

“But here are my pretty beauties, such a dear little pair
of lions. Come here and have your heads scratched. But
what we do pride ourselves on are our Puma cubs. Just
look how straight they are on their legs. Animals born in
menageries are mostly splay footed and weak in the jintes.
We have two sets of Puma cubs. That single one is eight¬
een months old; that brace about four months old. The
father was a lovely animal, and extraordinary in some re¬
spects. Was brought up by hand and nursed by an Indian
woman, not on a bottle but at her own breast, when he
was but two days old. The mother Puma is from Texas,
the father from South America. There is a little difference
as to color between them, perhaps he is a shade the lighter
in fur of tire two.”

Mr. Conklin, the Director of the Zoological Collection,
still limping from the terrible shaking a vicious camel had
given him some two months ago, here joined us. Some¬
time before we had watched at very close quarters the action
of the fine large lion, (the animal on the right in the menag¬
erie building as you enter from the Fifth avenue side.) We
were desirous of seeing for ourselves the rasping quality of
the lion’s tongue when in the act of licking his food, and
had pretty thoroughly followed this gustatory process.
Sure enough off went the layers of flesh and the meat fibre
by the action of Mr. Lion’s tongue as easily as an urchin would
suck off a piece of molasses candy. This same lion lost
(we think it is on the left side) one of his largest teeth, but
its absence never for a moment suggested to our minds the
necessity of the Park Commissioners treating him to a false
one.

“The power of jaw the lions use is immense, but,” re¬
marked Mr. Conklin, “none of the animals can manage the
knuckle bone of a well grown cow or ox; either it slips out
of their fangs, or they can’t encompass it; but most every¬
thing else in the way of bones the lions can break up if they
want to.”

It suggested itself to our minds that it would be an inter¬
esting question to find out what would be the resistance a
•new, fresh shin bone of an ox would offer to a rending or
crushing power. With one of Wade’s machines the exact
force requisite could be easily found, and in this way we
might approximate the muscular power a lion has in his
jaws. But how to measure the terrible effect of a leonine
' pat would be beyond our powers. The “pat,” we use the
word designedly, is a peculiarity of the feline race. We
can try it now with our stick on this tiger. He is an ele¬
gant ruffed fellow, his hair bright orange and tawny,
standing out like a compound of muff and whisker all
■ round his head and neck. Of course he knows we are in
fun, but he lifts his paw and gives the stick a side stroke,
something like a man would do with the flat of his hand,
the ball socket at the shoulder joint working freely, and
with the pat he gives we feel the stick tingle in our hand.
Hn the domestic cat it is strong enough to knock over and
stun a rat, but a well directed side stroke on the part of the
f lion simply annihilates the human or bestial form. If the
i 1 lions are somewhat more of bone crushers and coarser
feeders, the tigers are rather daintier bone pickers, and
il clean the osseons and scaffold completely of its flesh cover¬
ing. A lion eats majestically, a tiger rather suspiciously,
I but the leopard eats spitefully, curling his- lip. at you, and
'giving out an ugly hiss every now and then.
s; 1 We had time to sec the four sea-lions get their chowder,
Which was in the guise of a large tin pail full of fish. With
(ilthe sea-lions it was clean deglutition, the fish going sliding
>1 down the gullet without a single chaw. It was turn and
( turn with three of the sea-lions, each one after the other,
tlf aud they caught food in their mouths as the fish were slung
jfto them without ever missing one. One sea-lion sat melan-
jficholy and alone, basking in the sun, snoozing and nodding
jitiin a kind of dog nap.

ir | “Anything the matter with him, Air. Lannon? He don’t
jjseem to be hungry,” we said.

.,Ip “Ho; it is a way they have. They will keep off feed
^{sometimes for a week or two, and then come on as raven¬
ous as ever.”

Jj! As we gazed at the mystical figure of the dormant sea-
{1 ,lion, o’er whose lustrous body there came a gleam of win-
jtitty sunshine, as he dozed and nodded, sometimes opening
#l ;his human-like eyes (somewhat goggled) we wondered if the
’ ■(Egyptian had not brought to old Thebes a faint recollection
pjOf the sea-lion acquired from some original northern race
^familiar with th ephocw, whose very name and appearance
had been long ago forgotten, in past ages, and so converted
jthe sea-lion into the enigmatical sphynx.

It does not do to be too imaginative in a menagerie, es¬
pecially as reverie and elephant trumpeting do not go well
together, and so having admired the sacred bull, a neat,
dapper little animal, as sleek as a partiidge, with such a
pretty head and clean limbs, we went to see the famous
Kerry cow and bull, the newest acquisition. The best
masculine expletives^ in regard to descriptions of these
dainty little specimens of the bovine race would be out of
place. “Sweet things, pretty darlings,” said a nice young
lady by our side, as she rubbed the tiny cow’s head. “By
my soul,’’.said an Irish laborer as he viewed them, “real
Kerry cows, and by the token, many’s the time I’ve seen
’em. Swate milk and swate butter ye would be talkin’
about, were ye ever lucky enough to ate it or drink it.
It’s jest them that makes it. What’s your elephants or
alligators by the side of ’em? nothing. Och, your darliuts.”
And pretty beasts they were, and the best idea w r e can give
of them is to say, just what Shetland ponies are to dray
horses, so are Kerries to the ordinary cows. When summer
comes and rich pastures flourish, these Liliputian animals
will be an ornament to the pretty Park landscape. A
draft of milk from such a dainty little cow must taste far
sweeter, be more redolent of daisies and butter-cups, than
the lacteal productions of your ordinary grosser animal.

An hour or more passed in the Zoological Department of
the Central Park in winter gains an interest from the effect
of contrast. If we are conscious of snow and frost and ice
outside, the animals, happier than ourselves, are ignorant
of the rigors of climate, for Mr. Conklin is their second
Providence. It may be below zero in the Park, even along¬
side of the lady companion who shares your sleigh with
you, but beside the tiger inside (Charles Lamb’s joke not in
tended) the temperature must be always kept at 60 deg.

DISAPPEARANCE OF A RACE OF MEN.

M R. Hordlioff, in an interesting paper on the Sand¬
wich Islands, endeavoring to give some reason for
the steady decrease of the inhabitants, is unable to account
for it in any other way than by the supposition that when
the Polynesian wears European clothes such habiliments
ultimately kills him. In fact the pants, the boots, the
shoes, the shirt collar of civilization must act on the abori¬
ginal, according to Mr. Hordlioff, as did Dejaniera’s tunic
upon Hercules. Smile as we may at this original idea,
when we come to look at it closely there is much more in
it than appears at the first glance. Without entering into an
eulogium of civilized costume, admirable as to texture and
color, but miserable as to shape, it is certain its adoption is
not fitted for all climes. Questions of decency being set aside,
Mr. Hordlioff argues that the Ot.ahitian wet to the skin, re¬
maining in his clothes, catches cold and dies of rheumatism
or consumption. It is apparent that for the preservation of the
clothes’ wearers there are other elements necessary, such as
of cleanliness and the ability to procure shelter. But even
•with all the opportunities given to those w t 1io might enjoy
the advantages of civilization, it is quite doubtful whether
certain races of men in peculiar localities would not be a
great deal better off in puns naturalibus than if clothed in
swallow-tailed coats made of glossiest broadcloth. Hot
disposed, however, in the least to treat in an amusing way
this most serious question of the depopulation of the Islands
of the Pacific, anthropologically it is most interesting to
study the facts, though the reasons for the decrease may
not be fully ascertained.

That a certain depressing influence is possessed by the
white man which extirpates in time inferior races, though
not proven, is undoubtedly true. Civilization, with its bless¬
ings, brings with it a train of evils, such as diseases and
the use of stimulants.

That these sinister influences have had a terrible effect
among the people of the Sandwich Islands every one knows.
Though every islander there may read and write and attend
Sabbath school, and behave as a Christian, still he cannot
prevent death, and death which comes to him earlier and
in a more general w T ay than to the inhabitants of those
countries from which his civilization is borrowed. Here,
however, it might be advanced that the white man is in
large proportion and that his sinister influence was more
directly felt by the Polynesian. What shall we say of an
island, insignificant as to size, sparsely occupied by the
natives themselves, scarcely inhabited by the white man,
where the natives are to be found imperceptibly fading
away like snow before the sun of the white man?

In the Anthropological Review we see the case of the Gam-
bier Islands cited. Discovered in 1797, they were first oc¬
cupied by missionaries as late as 1834. In that year certain
good French Fathers went there and found the sum total
of people to be about 2,141. To-day there are but 936
people. In eleven years there were 2,061 deaths and only
1,581 births. From the calculation made of the possible
deaths and births it seems pretty certain that in a few years
no native will be alive.

During the last thirty years the islanders have enjoyed
the most profound peace. The missionaries are more than
careful as to the morality of their flock. Diseases have not
been introduced by the whites, food is in fair quantity, no
liquors are to be had, and everybody is vaccinated and de¬
cently clothed, marriages between the whites and the na¬
tives are of the rarest occurrence, but consumption is
sweeping the islanders from off the face of the earth.

The only argument that can be deduced is one of a physi¬
ological character. The population of the island being
small, and fresh blood, new strains of life, being impossible
of introduction, after the race has arrived at a certain ex¬
cellence of mind and body, it must, about our present period,
have commenced to deteriorate. Whether this change

was first visible in the mental capacities of their enfeeble-
ment, of course we have no opportunity of judging, as this
could only be discovered by comparisons with the mental
calibre of natives who had long passed awajq but that the
physical retrogression, the want of vitality, the inability
to resist disease, is manifested to-day, is quite evident.

Humanity should take such subjects in hand, and anthro¬
pologists might, instead of wasting time in speculative sci¬
ence, enter at once into the field and devise measures for the
preservationof a race which without some assistance must in
time disappear from off the face of the earth. It seems to us
that human races could be preserved, just as are the beasts

and fish. Pretty mncli the same laws govern all creation.
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POINTER AND SETTER MATCH—MR. G
MACDONNA IN THE FIELD.

T HE following letter from the Rev. J. Camming Mac-
donna was received by us last Tuesday, and will be
read with some reigret. However, we feel interested to
know that the Reverend gentlemen has disposed of his
kennel of valuable dogs, with all their engagements to G.
Macdonna, Esq. This latter gentlemen, it appears, is well
acquainted with the United States and speaks of the country
and people in the most enthusiastic manner. It will be
understood that although the Rev. J. C. Macdonna has parted
with his kennel of dogs this will in no wise interfere with
the coming match:—

West Kirby, Birkenhead, England, February 13, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I see you have had a photograph of “Belle” published as the best
pointer in England. It occurred to me you might perhaps wish also to
have-‘Ranger” as the best setter in England, winner at the Bala Field
Trials on grouse, also Ipswich Field Trials, and beating all other crack
dogs.

I have just been appointed to an important Rectory—Rector of Chca-
dle, near Manchester, and in order to give my undivided attention to my
new parish and parishioners have disposed of my whole kennel, in one
lot, to G. Macdonna, Esq., who will carry out all the engagements of my
dogs, including the great international match. Mr. Macdonna has been
three times on a tour through the States, and is more of an American,
almost, than an Englishman, so fond is he of its people and country, and
so lively a recollection has he of the unbounded hospitality he received
whilst in the States.

There is one point I join issue with you upon, in your very interesting
article upon the forthcoming match, “The dog dropping to his point.’
Although to stand on point looks prettier, yet for high mettled dogs that
will work till they die rather than give in, I think if they drop to their
point it gives exhaustive nature a chance of recuperating itself by a rest,
though it would be of shore duration. J. Gumming Macdonna.

We feci highly complimented by this letter, as the
Reverend gentlemen is one of the ablest writers and most
careful and successful breeders in England. In regard to
that portion of Mr. Macdonna’s letter where he joins issue
with the writer as to the dogMropping to his point, we beg
to state that it would never do in this country to go back to
the original instinct of the setting spaniel in the setter as
unless the shooting should always take place in the dead
'open the dogs would be invisible half the day and take the
field sportsman most of the time to hunt up his own dogs.

Art Gallery at Amherst College. —Professor
Mather, of Amherst College, during his recent
tour through Europe, visited many of the principal
cities of Prussia and Bavaria, where we learn from
the Amherst Student he succeeded in securing in those
places for the Art-Gallery, the most extensive and complete
collection of casts and photographs that has ever been at¬
tempted in this country, at least by any institution of learn¬
ing. With only $7,500—a much smaller sum than he had
hoped to be able to spend—lie has secured an amazing
amount. The Professor says that one of the chief benefits
arising from the trip and the purchases made, is the infor¬
mation which he gained. He learned not only the address
of cast manufacturers and art publishers heretofore un¬
known in this country, but he found some of the finest
works of art in the most out-of-the-way places imaginable.
Hereafter the college can with perfect safety, order directly
from these manufactures. The whole collection numbers
nearly 2,000 objects, of which one hundred are casts. These
casts comprise works of art never before seen in this
country, and are for the most part of the full size of the
originals; among them are a set of Phibertis’ famous bronze
doors to the Baptistry at Florence; these are twenty feet
high and include all the cornices and moldings pertaining
to the doors. There is only one other copy of them in the
country. A full set of easts of the famous Elgin marbles,
which were part of the prize of the Parthenon, will be
placed around the hall in the shape of a cornice, while the
rest of the hall will be occupied by the busts, statuettes,
and the photographs. The latter comprise photographs of
all the principal objects in the British Museum, copies of
famous paintings, including many from the Shakspeare,
Faust. Goethe, and Schiller galleries in Munich, besides
views from Venice, Constantinople, etc. Ho one of these
photographs being of small size, while many cost from $9
to $12 apiece.

To Haturalists. —We wish to call the especial attention
of naturalists to tire article in this issue from the pen of
Hon. J. D. Caton, of Ottawa, Illinois, upon the “glandu¬
lar system on the hind leg of the cervidse as designating
species.” notwithstanding the long and thorough investi¬
gation which the writer has given to the subject, the im¬
portance of which has not been fully appreciated, there
are some points that remain to be examined to fully estab¬
lish and complete this chain of evidence, and if such as
have facilities will examine carefully for the metatarsal
gland on the outside of the hind leg of the European elk
and reindeer, and for both glands on our barren ground
caribou it may help to elicit the information so much de¬
sired.

42

FOREST AND STREAM

A Rising Artist. —Mr. T. Sedgwick Steele, a prominent
jeweller of Hartford, whose pleasant article on Lake Su
perior appears in our columns this week, has recently dis¬
covered to his great surprise that he has fallen heir to some
portion of the genius of the great roasters. Infatuated with
out-door sports, dabbling a little in taxidermy and natural
history, wielding a graceful pen and ready pencil, some¬
times touching a little on color; having no particular aim
or purpose beyond the whiling of a passing hour, he has
unconsciously developed a talent for fish painting which,
if cultivated, must make him the peer of Tait or Brackett.
Taking the leisure of the present winter, he has patiently
wrought out on canvas two studies of Trout which for ac¬
curacy of delineation, natural color and general life char¬
acter must rank among the best artistic efforts. This is in¬
deed a sweeping assertion and liable to challenge, though
the fact of their excellence is no less remarkable than that
they are entirely gaslight work , which shows an unusual eye
for color on the part of the artist. One of these pictures
represents a trout suspended from a nail by a fly hook, a
situation that gives a fine opportunity for shadow effect.
The canvas is 14 by 20 inches. The other study shows two
trout of different size lying upon the pebbly margin of
their native stream with a background of ferns and bould¬
ers. The freshness of this picture at once calls forth ad¬
miring encomiums, and we understand that Trumbull, of
Hartford, has bestowed unqualified praise upon it. The
bit of water, the-rockery, and the ferns, make up an ex¬
quisite blending of natural features which serve to test
very fairly the versatility of the artist. The canvas of this
one is 9x12 inches. These paintings are on exhibition at
Glazier’s Art Gallery, in Hartford. Photographs of the
same appear as if taken from nature. Mr. Steele’s success

ought to encourage him to further efforts.

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Historical Societies in New England. —At the re¬
cent annual meeting of the New England Historic-Geneal¬
ogical Society, in Boston, the President, Hon. Marshall P.
Wilder, made an address, in the course of which he gave
a list of the historical societies which have been organized
in New England. The Massachusetts Historical Society
was the first organized in the country. It dates from Jan¬
uary, 1791. The American Antiquarian Society, of Wor¬
cester, Massachusetts, was established in November, 1810.
This was the third organized in the country, the New York
Historical Society having been formed eight years previous.
The remaining New England Societies Mr. Wilder named
as follows:—

Essex Historical Society, Salem, Massachusetts, June,
1821. This is now the Essex Institute, which was formed
in 1848 by the union of that Society and the Essex Natural
Historical Society.

Maine Historical Society, Portland, April, 1822.

Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence, July, 1822.

New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, May, 1828.

Connecticut. Historical Society. Hartford, incorporated

May, 1825. -

Vermont Historical Society, Montpelier, incorporated

November, 1888.

Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society, Dorches¬
ter, Massachusetts, January, 1848.

uliddlebury Historical Society, Middlebury, Vermont,
November, 1843. ,

New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Boston,
January, 1845.

Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton, 1854.

Prince Society, Boston, May, 1858.

New Haven Historical Society, New Haven, Connecticut

1862. . .

The Old Residents’ Historical Association of Lowell,

1868

New London County Historical Society, New London,
Connecticut, October, 1871.

Nashua Historical Society, Nashua, New Hampshire.

A Hunter’s Gift.— We have received from Colin
Campbell, Esq., a former citizen of Nova Scotia, a present
of a Moose muffle, or the long flexible extension of the nose
which the animal uses in browsing with the same facility
that an elephant handles his trunk. This muffle is esteem¬
ed as rare an edible delicacy by Canadians as turbot is by
an Englishman, green turtle soup by a New York Aider-
man, or birds nests by his celestial Highness Chang Fou.
When dressed like a calf’s head and boiled with pieces of
salt pork, it forms a dish which neither epicure, gormand
or glutton would despise. ^ ^ ^_

_Florida now swarms with sportsmen and tourists. St.

George Gore is at Manatee, the Earl of Dunraven at Bre¬
vard; dozens of our leading citizens are exploring the va¬
rious streams with well appointed yachts or boats, while
invalids and regular tourists fill the hotels, which this year
have been much improved. The St. James and National
at Jacksonville, the St, John at Palatka, and the Brock

House at Enterprise, offer every comfort to guests.

--+*♦--

—Be it remembered that in the city of New York, the
thermometer stood at 62°, northern exposure, at 7 o’clock
on the evening of the twenty-third of February, 1874,
one hour and a half after sunset. Twelve hours afterwards
the temperature had fallen to 32°. What was the cause of
this sudden heated atmospheric wave which made people doff
their overcoats, throw open their doors and windows, and
wilt as with midsummer heat? And now the Hudson river
is open to Newburgh, boats are ready to run, but half
the ice crop has been gathered, the birds are migrating
northward, and everything indicates that according to the
rules of meteorological precedents the seasons are out of
joint. * '

_Washerwoman’s motto— “While there’s life there’s

soap.

Preservation of Forests and Cultivation of Tim
ber.— At last our Government seems to have been awak¬
ened to the necessity of using some methods for the preser¬
vation of our forests. Some time, ago we gave notice of
the meeting of a section of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science held in New York, composed
of those gentlemen interested in forest culture, and we
learn that the President of the United States has transmit¬
ted to the Senate and House of Representatives a memorial
upon the cultivation of timber and the preservation of for¬
ests, and a draft of a bill prepared by the American Asso¬
ciation for the Advancement of Science, together with com¬
munications from the Secretary of the Interior and the
Commissioner of the General Land Office on the same sub¬
ject, heartily approving thereof. The American Associa¬
tion request the passage of a law creating a commission of
foresting, to be appointed by the President, and report
upon the amount and destruction of woodlands in the
United States, and what means should be adopted to pro¬
vide against their waste.

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—A distinguished member of the Pennsylvania Fish Com¬
mission, B. L. Hewitt, Esq., writes us as follows: “I am
very much pleased with your advocacy of some genuine
plan of co-operation for the better protection as well as
classification of fishes and birds. When in the legislature
I did my best to frame a general game and fish law for our
State, and partially succeeded. There is no reason why
the same latitude should have different close times, and not
be identical in character. Being a Fish Commissioner of
course I second anything in that line; exceeding fond of the
“rod and line/’ I must confess great fondness for the “dog
and gun,” therefore you can readily see that I can cordially
co-operate with the idea suggested, which must sooner or
later receive and command attention not only from sports¬
men but from the public at large.”

—We are indebted to W. F. Whitcher, Esq., of Ottawa,
for valuable .public documents relating to the Canadian
fisheries and regulations.

CREEDMOOR.

MATCH OF THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
—OCTOBER, 1873.

{ Continued from No. 27 of February 12th.)

COMPETITION VII.

ESTATE PRIZE.

Open only to teams of twelve from each regiment or battalion of the
National Gnard of the State of New York, each being certified to by
their Regimental Commander to be a regularly enlisted member in good
standingof the regiment he represents, and to have been such on August
1, 1873. They shSl appear in uniform (full dress or fatigue.) •

Distance, 200 and 500 yards. Position standing at 200 yards, any at
500 yards. Weapon, Remington Rifle, State model. Rounds, five. En¬
trance fee, $1 each man.

1— To the regiment whose team makes the highest score, the State
Prize, a Silver Trophy, presented by the Coinman der-in-Chief on be¬
half of the State of New York; value, $ 500 .

2— To the highest individual score, a Gold Medal, presented by Adjutant
General Ratlibone; value, $100.

3_To the highest score in each team, a Gold and Silver mounted Rem¬
ington Rifle, presented by E. Remington & Sons; value, $75; 25 rifles,
total value, $1,875.

4— To the regiment whose team makes the second best score, a Silver
Cup; value, $50

5— To the regiment whose team makes the third best score, a Silver Cup;
value, '$25.

6 — To the second best individual score, a Life Membership in N. R. A.;
value, $25.

In case teams from two or more regiments from any Division of the
National Guard (outside the limits of the First and Second Divisions)
shall participate in this mateh, the one of such teams making the high¬
est score will be presented by the Adjutant General, on behalf of the
State, with a Division Prize costing $100 as the prize of that Division-
in all, six Division prizes; value, $600.

Total, 30 prizes; value, $3,175.

Competitors failing to score eight points at the first distance will be
excluded from firing at the second distance.

1

1

Name. j

Regt.

200 y'ds.

Total.

500 y'ds

Total.

■3

fc

Private Leon Backer.

22dN. Y

2

4

4

3

3

16

4 2 4 3 2

15

31

Private Carmichael.

2

4

4

4

3

17

3 0 4 4 3

14

31

Sergt. Magner.

3

3

3

2

3

14

4 2 3 3 4

16

30

Dr-Maj. G. A.Strube.

U

3

2

2

4

3

14

2 3 4 2 3

14

28

Private Lockwood.

2

3

2

3

2

12

2 3 3 3 4

15

27

Private Barry.

44

3

3

2

2

3

13

4 3 3 3 G

13

26

Lieut. Horsfall.

2

4

2

3

3

14

4 0 2 2 2

10

24

Sergeant Freeman.

it

3

2

2

4

0

11

3 2 4 3 0

12

23

Sergt. Major Roux.

u

3

2

3

3

2

13

3 0 0 4 3

10

23

Lieutenant Dunning.

it

2

2

2

3

2

11

4 0 0 0 0

4

15

Sergeant Murphy.

it

3

2

3

2

3

13

2 0 0 0 Oj

2

15

Private Cocks.

11

3

0

0

2

2

7

7

280

W. S. Smith.

|12thN.Y.

2

2

2

3

3

12

4 3 3 3 3

16

28

Sergeant A. Wood.

“

3

3

3

3

2

14

2 3 3 4 2

14

28

Lt.Col. Gildersleeve.

41

3

3

0

2

3

11

3 4 3 3 3

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Sergeant Wilson...
Sergeant W ood....
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George Christie....

Captain Chase.

Captain Ross .

W. J. Cullen.

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Sergeant Clerson.

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Sergeant Snllivan.

Captain Leddy.

E. Maher.—

Colonel Cavanagh.

Private Coyle.

M. Hennessey...

Lieut. Colonel Dempsey..
Sergeant Daniels.

S. I. Kellogg, Jr.

Sergeant Hull.

J. Drummond.

J. M. Allen.

Sergeant Bunce.

R. B. Malloy.

E. B. Ecker.

Sergeant Frothingham.

Sergeant Murphy.

Captain Wilkinson.

D.N. Carrington.

Lieutenant Sweet.

69th N. Y

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Lieutenant Barry-

Sergeant Gee.

Private Harth.

Corporal Campbell...

Private Murphy.

Sergeant Monroe.

Private Lohman.

Sergeant Ilanbenstel.
Colonel Scott.

8th N. Y.

Captain Lutz..

Sergt. Battenhausen... .

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O. Schneeloclt.

Private Stein.

Private Kaseman.

Lieutenant Spitzer.

Private Doring.

Private Konig.

Private Werner.

Private Kolner.

Lieu ten ant Muller.

32d N, Y.

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Private Walby.

Sergeant Iluntmau.

Sergeant Tollner.

1 st N. Y.

Drum Major Nolte.

Sergt McNight.

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Sergeant Hahn-,.

Colonel Conkling.

Sergeant White.

Captain Fullerton.

J. McNeilly.

J. H. Smith.

Sergeant Kane...

Sergeant Anderson.

J. Lang.

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J. L. Correy.

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P. Myberg.

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J. Kennedy.

O. Schuvig.

M. G. Sheehy...

Pat O’Brien.

J. H. Speers.

Thomas Arkell..
Corporal Mitten.
John McFeeley.

14th N. Y

Captain Schweiger.

Captain Ihn.

Private Bayer.

Captain Hinricks...
Private Ilinricks...

John Squier.

Private Hutchick..

28th N. Y

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F. E. Holton.

J. D. Kavahagb .

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W. S. Gendar..

Sergeant Smith.

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WINNERS.

Prize.

Silver Trophy.

Rathbone Medal

Gold and Silver'
mounted rifle,pre
sented by Rem¬
ington & Sons to
the highest score
in each team; fif¬
teen rifles won.

Silver Cup.

Silver Cup.

Life Mem. N. R. A.
Engraving.

Best team.

Best individual score
1st Regiment, 12 men
8 th Regiment, 12 men
9th Regiment, 12 men
12th Regiment, 12 men
13th Regiment ,6 men
14th Regiment, 12 men
19th Regiment, 12 men
22d Regiment, *12 men
23d Regiment, 12 men
28th Regiment, 7 men
32d Regiment, 12 men
69th Regiment, 12 men
71st Regiment, 2 men
79th Regiment, 12 men
84th Regiment, 12 men

2 d best team.

3d best team.

2 d best individ’l score.
3d best *• “

Winner.

22d Inf. N. G....
Prvt. Backer,22d.

C. Zettler.

F. W. Hofei.

Lt.Col.Hitchcock
W. S. Smith.,...
W. J. Denslow...

J. L. Corry.

J. McLean.

Leon Backer.

S. J. Kellogg....
Capt. Schweizer.

Captain Lutz_

Captain Collins..
Sergt. Waring. ..
Captain Clark...
Dr’m-Maj. Nulte
12th Regt. N. G.
79th Regt. N. G.
W.J. Carmichael
Sergt. Magner...

At At
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—Tlie latest zoological curiosity is reported from Rich*
mond, Virginia—a dog with two tails. One of them, how¬
ever, was an ox-tail, and the dog carried it in his mouth.

FOREST AND STREAM

43

flportitfg Slews from Jfbqozd.

I F English chroniclers, correspondents and special re-
porters have given somewhat ambiguously the account
of the famous ceremony which united in holy bonds the
Grand Duchess Marie of Russia and the Duke of Edinburgh,
getting sadly mixed up in their translations of the Greek
liturgy, and' even misspelling the lady’s titles, (the exact
distinction between Cezravna and Czravna being not yet
'perfectly understood,) in regard to the Imperial hunt
which followed the ceremony, our English friends, being
undoubtedly more at home in sporting matters, have given
us a most interesting account. His Grace of Edinburgh
has no small reputation as a hunter, having battled with
the lordly elephant, and so, perhaps, his Imperial father-
in-law made up the Gatchina chase for his son in law’s
benefit. Russia eschews the admirable English fox chase
or the less sportsmanlike boxed-up stag hunt, and tracks
the bear in his lair, and takes to killing wolves. There
must be a peculiar gorgeousness about an Imperial bear
hunt, and manners and customs, taken no doubt from the
period of Ivan the Terrible, are still in vogue. The bear
is aroused to action by a band of horn players, who play,
in unison, grand hunting fan-fares , and awaken bruin from
his slumbers. If, however, ursus is hibernating and dor¬
mant, even after the band has given him a symphony of
Wagner’s, he is aroused from his den and slumbers by a
spearsman, and the hounds are let slip on the quarry. When
the bear bolts or is brought to bay, a rifle shot ends the
strife. Then the animal is put on a sledge of honor, with
six prancing steeds to haul him, and with jingling bells the
cortege glides through the snows. On the occasioirof the
Gatchina hunt the bag was fair enough, to wit, one bear,
thirteen wolves, two foxes, and a few hares. We wonder
whether the fine looking Duke Alexis when he joined
General Ouster on the breezy prairies of the West had not a
better time of it when they laid the buffalo low? Though
our gallant Yankee General does like musical effects, insist¬
ing that when he fought the Sioux his own men went at it
more lustily while‘‘Garry Owen” was being played, we
hardly think the noble Russ or the General had any other
music than the most glorious of all, the human voice, as
with excited clieers and wild whoops and hurrahs they
charged the lumbering buffalo on their fleet steeds on the
grassy plains.

—“Idstone,” the clever correspondent of the Field , has
a most amusing letter in the last number of our most worthy
contemporary. Speaking of .the ‘‘many new and startling
plans and theories started of late as to the uses of sporting
dogs,” he hits the nail on the head when he says that con¬
trivances are made for getting the game up to the guns, in¬
stead of the guns, as in old days, going after the game. In
writing about “driving game,” this most excellent authori¬
ty speaks of the sportsman of the day being lowered into a
pit, (coffin like,) screening the front of his cache with furze,
and most amusingly tells of a letter received by him from
some infatuated pot hunter, who asks for “a subterranean
retriever accustomed to being buried alive.” One most in¬
teresting portion of this communication is where Idstone
says; “as to using pointers and setters in covert with bell* or
without them , (the Italics are our own,) I am and have been
using them in this manner for an American sportsman *
* But why use setters when there are dogs constituted
on purpose. If they stand, where are they? If they don’t
stand, what will they be in the open by and by? And then
as to backing where they cannot see one another. They do
it in America because it is their fashion and their system,
and it answers; but if they took to spaniels the}'' would find
their account in it, and they would never go to setters
again, for they would answer bettter. * * * How

is it a setter’s business to flush game, and is a dog put into
a covert to flush it or not?” To this we have to reply that
with us our American dog is called to perform a great
many more parts than his English canine brother. He
may not do each one thing as well as the special dogs of
various breeds used in making up the English sportsman’s
equipage, but for all around work, a jack of all trade busi¬
ness, for rough work “of open country, interspersed with
thorns, jungles, patches, and muddy places,” as mentioned
by Idstone, and for long going, a hundred miles or more of
ranging, all additional i equirements which we ask of him,
our setter serves us wonderfully. About belling our dogs,
however, that is a novel point which though we have heard
of, we have never known to be practised, save with set¬
ters in the long prairie grass.

—The death of Baron Meyer de Rothschild deprives the
English turf of one of its leading patrons. The possessor
of untold wealth, as early as 1841 Rothschild spent a
princely fortune oh his stables, and though the dark blue
and yellow cap. of his jockeys did not always come in the
first, still he had allotted to him a notable share of racing
victories. The Mentmore stables were among the most
famous establishments, and some of the best stock now in
England was raised by him. It is said by English horse
critics that he looked for size and bone in the selection of
his horses rather than for the more modern “fashionable”
horse. Whether it was an acquired taste or not we cannot
state, but up to the last fifteen years he was a fgir horse¬
man, and could follow the staghounds with the most reck¬
less crack-brained riders, but since about 1850 failing health
caused Baron Rothschild to desist from such manly sports.

—Mr. Frank Buckland gives an account of a visit paid
to Grimsby, and tells us that from this place, largely inter¬
ested in fishing, no less than 36,300 tons of fish were shipped
last year, principally cod, worth £540,000, the ton of fish

averaging about £15. There is an interesting point in this
article in regard to fish which Mr. Buckland calls
“sprangs,” which he thinks are the young of the cod, and
he purposes to settle this question by placing some of the
sprangs in the Brighton aquarium. These fish are small,
averaging 15 inches in length and weighing two pounds,
comparatively worthless as food, being worth some half a
dollar of our money the thirty fish. Mr. Buckland thinks if
they are young cod they should be protected, or ought not to
be caught until they attain a proper size. It would be inter¬
esting to have some of our fishermen or icthyologists
give their opinions on the subject in regard to the appear¬
ance of our young cod.

—Mr. A.' Spalding, of the Boston Base Ball Club,
is noticed in the English papers as being now in Lon¬
don. We think Mr. Spalding is desirous of showing our
English friends the nature and character of our American
game. We are pleased to state that the cricket authority
of a leading English paper, Land and Water , expressed the
hope that the Boston club will be kindly received, and with
the same cordial reception that has always greeted tlieir
countrymen who have crossed the Atlantic on similar oc¬
casions.

he ^fennel

SETTERS CROUCHING vs. POINTERS.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

It is a singular fact that in England setters used to crouch or set their
game, while in America they almost invariably point it erect and stand¬
ing, or partially so, as does their comDanion of the chase, the pointer.

“Frank Forrester,” in his “Field Sports,” remarks: “In America
wherever I have shot, East or West, in Canada, or in the States, I have
but twice in five and twenty years seen a setter set, and then it was acci¬
dental. so far as this—that the dog usually stood ” He speaks of having
shot over a dog, both in England and America, which he broke in the old
country and says of him: “Ido not think I ever saw him point in his
old country; I know I never saw him set m his new,” and concludes by
saying: “I should like vastly to arrive at something concerning this
strange point in Natural History, but it defies conjecture.”

I s'*all not pretend to fathom this intricate question, but will merely
put forth an opinion which may in a slight measure go toward answer¬
ing it. In England great pains is taken in the breaking and training of
setters, vastly more so than in America, and while the owner of the dogs
is not able to shoot over them, and seldom he is not, he has them regu¬
larly worked and practiced by his professional breaker and gamekeeper
whose business it is to see that not a point in their careful training shal
be lost for want of use.

Setters in England draw on their gamesplendidly, and this is particu -
larly looked to and the necessity of great caution in this act is impressed
on the canine mind. Is it not natural, then, that a setter originally in
his unimproved state a spaniel and taught to crouch should set his birds
where carefulness has been so drilled into him?

In America we are content to have a dog that will lindhis game nicely,
point and retrieve, and back his companion’s point. This is all that is
absolutely necessary to us Americans; every person here is to a great ex¬
tent his own breaker, and we have no gamekeeper to educate our setters
while we are occupied at our factories, counting houses, or warerooms.
Again, may it not be that the setter “Frank Forrester” speaks of as hav¬
ing been a croucher while in England and a pointer while in America,
having been hunted with a standing dog in this country, learned that
crouching was not necessary, and followed the example of his compan¬
ion? Dogs are very imitative. It is folly to suppose, as I have heard, that
the atmosphere or the peculiar scent of our American game causes this
transformation in the habits of the English trained setter when hunted
here.

It cannot be said English dogs were stauncher in their crouch than ours
are in their stand; but certain it is we do not pay that attention we
should to the breaking of setters, and I fear wc are not in a condition
just at present to compete for honors in a trial in the field until we know
the rules of working dogs in the field. I have myself seen but one per¬
fect croucher in all my travels (there may be hundreds more). He was
notably so, and was owned and trained by a careful and particular ama¬
teur breaker, Dr. Henry Tradell, and the dog “Rake” of the Gilder-
sleeve strain; none of his ancestors have ihe same characteristic, which
is some argument that training had a great deal to do with it. I once
shot woodcock over him in Bartram’s thicket, in the Twenty-seventh
Ward of our city, when he invariably crouched in his point, with belly on
the ground and flag tail erected high and plainly visible. “Homo.”

Crouching in the setters instead of pointing is easily
accounted for. When Frank Forester used to shoot in
England, which is now some thirty odd years ago, some
of the breeds of setters us6d to set or crouch instead of
point, simply because the setter of that period followed
the natural instinct of his ancestors. Some hundred years
ago or more the setter was invariably called the “setting
spaniel.” The difficulty of accounting as to how the set¬
ters of to-day attained the method of pointing has puzzled
the hest naturalists, breeders, and sportsmen of the world.
Stonehenge says that Daniel, in his “Rural Sports,” vol.
ii., p. 290, gives a copy of a bond, signed by John Harris
October 7, 1485, in which he covenants to keep for six
months and break a certain spaniel to “set partridges, phea¬
sants, and other game in consideration of ten shillings of
lawful English money.” Thus it can be shown that as
early as the fifteenth century a dog similar to a spaniel, and
therefore not a pointer, was used for setting game, and
there is reason to believe that at that time, and for a long-
period subsequently, the setter did actually drop and not
standi as the pointers now do; but how this change was ef¬
fected we do not exactly know, though there can be no
doubt of the fact. Prior to the introduction of the nt
gun it was impossible to shoot birds flying, and these dogs
were used in aid of the net which was drawn over both
dog and game, and hence a crouching setter was more use¬
ful than a standing pointer; but when the gun came into
general use the pointer, from being more visible a,s he kept
his upright posture, was selected in preference, and the set¬
ter rejected, until in course of time certain breeds of that
dog were known to imitate the pointer in the standing po¬
sition, and after a still further lapse of time the old crouch¬
ing style of setting was lost. Thus, we believe, it came to
pass that the English setter imitated the pointer, but
whether it was effected by crossing with the pointer it is

difficult to say. We know now by experience that the first
cross between the two, commonly called “a dropper,” is a
useful dog, possessing the properties of each, but it does
not answer to go on breeding from it, either on the side of
the sire or dam, and therefore, judging from analogy, the
effect has not been produced in this way

, Marlboro, Monmouth Co., N. J , /
February 23, 1874. f

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I am very happy indeed to learn that our English cousins have kindly
consented to bring their dogs over here for the proposed trial, as many
now on both sides will have an opportunity to witness and enjoy the
sport that would otherwise have been deprived of the pleasure.

Our Western prairie country is preferred by those gentlemen. I believe,
to test the skill of the competing dogs. It undoubtedly affords ample
ground and game, but in my humble opinion not the most difficult in
some respects to thoroughly test the good qualities of the dogs. Now I
think more broken, uneven country, with thicket or heavy covert of
some kind, where game would be more likely to elude the keen scent or
activity of the dogs would be better. And besides this, if at the same
time a friendly trial of the marksmanship of the owners of the competing
dogs was desired (and let us have both by all means), I am sure it will be
more difficult shooting in this kind of country than the open level prairie,
I would therefore most respectfully suggest, if convenient and agreeable
to all parties interested, that a match be arranged in some desirable local¬
ity in the East—say New Jersey, Delaware or Virginia—where grouse
and quail are plenty, and the face of the country such as will fully de¬
velop the good or bad qualities and management of the dogs. And theu,
too, this would be but simple justice to the dogs, as some are accus¬
tomed to hunting over, and broken for one kind of country, and others
for an entirely different kind. I sincerely trust, therefore, our distant
friends will be induced to try their dogs in both sections of the country,
and thus afford many more and true lovers of the noble animal and the
exciting and exhilerating sport.an opportunity to enjoy it. I say this as
I fear many ard situated so they cannot leave their business or families
to go out West, to be gone lofig enough to attend the trial. I would also
take the liberty to suggest the months of October or November for
shooting in this country, as it will be too warm for the dogs or sports¬
men earlier in the season, and in the East I think the law permitting
shooting does not expire before the middle of October or first November.
I think, however, in the West they shoot in August or September; but
then the game is young and tame, and not near as difficult for the dogs
to find or the gunner to kill as later, when full feathered, full grown,
strong and wild, and will try the qualities of both hunter and dogs more
•thoroughly.

I have been told the shooting season begins earlier in England than
here, and the summers are much cooler, and if this is so, perhaps it
would be beet to have the match come off there first; but in reference to
other matters, others understand them better than my self, and they will no
doubt be adjusted to the entire satisfaction and mutual advantage of
contending parties in the forthcoming match.

I have received the portrait of “Belle,” and must say I can clearly see
for strength, activity and endurance she will be hard to beat. I would
like to get the portrait of “Ranger” also. I am more in favor of setter
dogs for our kind of hunting than pointers. Have owned and broken
many of both kinds, and some first-class dogs, but at present own only
one good one and not thoroughly broken yet, or I would be glad to enter
the match, as I love the dog and sport better than any other animal or
amusement it has been my fortune to enjoy, and have been an earnest
and active sportsman for many years, and trust to enjoy many more.

“Marlboro.”

Springfield, Mass., February 21,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I take a great interest in the International Trial of Pointers and Set¬
ters, and hope to be present at it. I have a good setter, but I hardly
dare enter him, as there are probably many better animals.

B. F. Bowles,
Springfield Republican.

[Mr. Price and Mr. Macdonna have left the matter entirely in the
hands of the Kennel Club of England, as to the choice of dogs to repre¬
sent England in the International Field Trial Challenge, but as we under¬
stand the arrangement, Mr. Macdonna will visit this country with his
dogs,whether the Kennel Club selects his pointers and setters as the best
field trial dogs or not.— Ed.]

Chicago, Ill., February 19, 1873.

Editor Forest and Stream^—

If the English gentlemen will bring their dogs on here there are many
sportsmen,- owners of pointers and setters, that will give them a trial on
the prairies. There are some very fine dogs in this city and neighbor¬
hood. The sportsmen here are getting up a State club for the protection
of game and the enforcement of the game laws. They will meet on
March 10th and decide when and where the annual tournament shall take
place, which I think will be some time in June.

Allow me to return you the thanks of the Prairie Shooting Club of
Chicago, for information given by you, and at the same time will state
that I think yours is the best paper in this country devoted to the Forest
and Stream, and which I hope will be the leading paper for sportsmen.

Very respectfully, Joseph Butler,

Sec. Prairie Shooting Club.

DO DOGS REASON—A LETTER FROM A

DOG.

Mr. Editor:— I was lying behind the stove the other evening with
Pert, and heard my master reading from a paper which he appeared to be
very fond of, and which, I believe, is called the Forest and Stream, in
which was discussed as to whether or not dogs were endowed with rea¬
soning powers and faculties, or whether the remarkable intelligence dis¬
played by us is an exercise only of a. higher order of instinct. I listened
intently, although I pretended to nod, and as there seems to be different
opinions upon this subject by different persons, I thought it my duty, as
one who was able to do so, to settle this question for all time.

I am a black and tan, and of pure blood, as I have often heard my mas¬
ter say, and I have every confidence in my master, and think he is truth¬
ful, for I have been almost constantly with him ever since three years
ago, when a gentleman brought me, a little black thing not vet weaned
from my mother in the great city, to the country, and my mistress
brought me up on a bottle. The gentleman brought||me in a ladies’ band-
box, and I have been with master ever since, and he always has been
kind and good to me. I know that I am pretty, and don’t -deny that I
have a fine, black, velvety skin, nice taper legs, beautiful silky ears, and
slim graceful tail, and I hope I will be pardoned for thus acknowledging
my vanity, but then you must know I am a female, and, besides, Pert is
always telling me how nice and fine I am, and what lady can stand to be
flattered without some few exhibitions of vanity. Pert is a black and
tail, too, but is not nearly so pretty or shapely as I am, nor is he of as
pure blood, but of course I would not tell him so, for outside of bis dis¬
position to get himself and me into scrapes he is a right good old dog,
and gives me the nicest of the victuals on the plate and the warmest aifd
snuggest place behind the stove of cold nights. But outside of all this I
think I must be a valuable dog, for I heard master say that he gave $25
for me when I was with mother, and I think $25 must be a great deal of
money, for my mistress once bought a hat which cost that much, and
master appeared to be somewhat vexed, and said “you will break me
up.”

I like master very much, for he bought me the nicest and prettiest col¬
lar-all green leather and gold, and a place on it for “Julia” and his

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name, and I always try and not to displease him, but I fear I sometimes
do exhibit marks of my affection for him by jumping against him with
my dirty feet after I have been digging for rats, and leaving the prints of
them on his clothes. He does not like that very well, for he always says
‘ behave, Julia, your feet are muddy,” and then I wag my tail and say
‘‘very well,” and walk along decently by his side.

Oh, I do love to catch rats and mice; somehow I think it comes natu¬
ral for me to be fond of killing them, and occasionally Pert and I go out
in the wood house and dig for them for hours at a time, and old Pert has
verily worn his toe nails off at it. I very well remember the first rat I
ever saw. I was about half grown, and one day went down to the barn
and jumped into the corn crib, and there, oh, my! what a big rat I saw.
Instinct or something told me, I don’t know what, that it was my natu¬
ral enemy, and that I must kill it. I pitched into it very bravely, but it
bit me right over the eye, and, goodness, how the blood run, and how it
pained. It hung onto me, but I was very mad, and soon shook it off and
killed it. My master afterwards found the dead rat, and saw my eye
bleeding, and patting me on the head called me ‘‘good dog.” Since then
I have learned how to do better. You may be sure I was proud of my
first rat.

One day Pert and I were digging in the barn, and we dug up five of the
tiniest, funniest, little bits of mice, and Pert smelt them, and I smelt
them. They looked raw, just exactly as little canary birds do when they
are first hatched. They hadn’t a particle of hair on them, and, would
you believe it, that old Pert actually ate two of them, the old cannibal,
and I truly believe he would have eaten them every one if I had not told
him I never would speak to him again as long as I lived if he touched
another one of them, but I afterwards almost killed myself laughing, for
what he ate made him just as sick as he could be, and I -was glad of it,
the old scamp. I never laughed so much in my life but once before, and
that was when Mrs. Brown, who lives right across the way from us, let
her hateful little poodle Capitola play in the yard, and she ran out and
barked at a great big butcher’s dog, who picked her "up in his mouth and
dropped her, with her white combed hair, blue ribbon, gold locket, and
all, right into a big,mud puddle in the street. I was glad of it, the little
stuck up, pug nosed thing; she would run and scream if she just saw a
mouse, and, besides, I don’t admire her beauty; she has red eyes and—
but there, I do declare, how I am going on, but I always do get excited
when I think of her.

My master is very kind to Pert and me, as I said, but he does not permit
us to go outside of the yard unless we are with him, for farmer Isaac has
put out a lot of poison to kill the dogs who worry his sheep, and he is
afraid we will get some of it and be killed; but I am sorry to say we did
not always obey him, and one day he discovered Pert and me on the street
coming home from one of our hunting expeditions at an old vacant
house, where there were plenty of rats and mice. When he saw us he
scolded us severely, and threatened, if he ever knew of our running off
again, to whip us. Well, it was about two weeks after this time that I
heard my master one morning tell ray mistress that he was going to leave
town, and would be absent for a day or two. After he left, Pert and I
were lying on the stoop in the sun, feeling ever so lazy, and presently
Pert looked at me and said, ‘ ‘Julia, let’s go to the old house again and
have some more sport catching rats.” ‘‘Oh, dear no,” I said, ‘‘Master
told us never to leave the yard again without his permission; I would not
think of going.” ‘‘What if he did,” said Pert, "master is gone, mis¬
tress is visiting over to Mrs. Biown’s and Mary is away back in the
kitchen; no one will know it, and besides, I saw two of the biggest rats
run into the house yesterday morning as I went to market with master;
but if you won’t go, and will promise you won’t teli on me, I will go any¬
how.” Sol promised, and Pert started. He got as far as the gate, and
beckoned “Come on, cowardy,” with his tail, and I couldn’t stay; so I
went too. We found a big rat under a broad hoard, and old Pert went
around on the other side of the board and barked and dug at it, and I
kept right still on my side, but kept a sharp lookout until the rat ran out,
and then I killed it very quickly and went to hunting more. I was very
much excited at the time, and happening to look up the street who should
I see but master. Oh, goodness! it frightened me so badly that I really
thought for a time I shonld faint, I managed not to do so, and ran
around the corner of the house where I had killed the rat; then the
thought struck me that if I could use my wits rightly I might escape a
thumping. A scolding from master hurts ever so bad, but a whipping, I
think, would almost kill me; so I took the rat in my mouth when my
master called me, and went up to him so sorrowfully where he stood at
the gate, with my tail betweeu my legs, (just making believe, you
know,) and laid the rat at his feet, saying as plainly as I could, “Master, I
am sorry I disobeyed you, and this is my only excuse.” Master looked
at me a moment, and then broke into aloud laugh, saying, “Julia, you
little witch, I wouldn’t strike you if you ran away a thousand times,”
and then he snapped his finger at me, and I galloped around him again
and again, and never felt so happy before in my life but once, and that
was when I had my first litter of the prettiest little black puppies, and
that was the time Capitola was so angry because she never had any pup¬
pies, and besides—but there I go off the track again. Old Pert ran home
through the back yard, but got a good whipping when he got there from
master.

Mr. Editor, master says that you who write so well about dogs must love
them, and you are liberty to publish this if you see fit, and I hope the
vexed question, “Do dogs reason?” will be settled. Well, I’ll declare if
there isn’t that hateful dog of Jones’ in the yard again—boo-woo.

Yours, Julia.

Jackson, Miss., February 15, 18T4.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The picture of “Belle,” the champion pointer of England, was received
some time since. Accept my thanks for your kindness. Without find¬
ing fault with any one, do you not think that a full description, weight
and measurements would have aided all concerned? A picture (if true)
gives the beholder all the points, but it conveys nothing more; the sub¬
ject may be small or of huge proportions.

How much I would like to attend that friendly match in England! I
have not quite as many reasons as the historical Burgomaster had for
not firing a salute on the king’s arrival in his town (reasons thirteen in
number; first on the list, because he had no gun, he was not an Ameri¬
can, or he would have used an anvil). My first reason for not going is
for the want of the miserable dross necessary for such an occasion.

We have a good stock of pointers here, progeny of imported English
dogs, probably as good as any in this country; but all are sadly deficient
in training; not one of them will drop to the shot, a point that I consider
of the utmost importance in a good dog. One of our dogs here, owned
by a friend of mine, the other day was trailing a covey of partridges in a
field bordering on a creek with high, steep banks, to the edge of which
he trailed them and stopped, throwing his nose high in the air, but tne
wind was blowing directly to the opposite bank, so no chance of a whiff.
“Shot,” then went back quartering the field thoroughly, arriving at the
same point as at first, and looked at his master with a puzzled expression
as much as to say, “I am beaten this time.” My friend, while looking
for a place to cross, heard a splashing in the water and saw Shot swim¬
ming across the creek. By the time Mr. J. had crossed he discovered
his dog at a point on a covey of birds. Did Shot reason as his master
did that the bird had flown across? Shot was not told to “hie over.”

Bird shooting has not been good here this season. Our farmers culti¬
vate no small grain and very little corn, in consequence I have found all
the b irds in the woods. Woodcock are plentiful, but usually found in
the cane in inaccessible places. Snipe are just coming in. There arc
plenty of deer and turkeys in our woods, but I do not indulge in that
sport. Ducks were unusually scarce here this winter.

We are trying to have a game law passed by our Legislature this ses¬
sion, Pothunters here kill Bob White on the fence, turkeys on the
nest, and does with fawn. Shall try to stop trapping birds next session;
to incorporate it with the other bill would kill the whole.

I intended to answer “Cockshot” in regard to “my experience with a
young pointer” some time since direct to Land and Water, but the copy
containing the article did not reach me until last Saturday

I have,given your associate’s lettei in regard to fox hounds to a com¬
petent man to answer. Will forward when received. Very respectfully

Geo. C E.

jf hot §>tm nnd Jf iflt.

GAME IN SEASON FOR FEBRUARY.
Hares, Squirrels and Wild Fowl.

FOR FLORIDA.

Red Deer, Caricm Virginianus) Wild Turkey. Mdeagris gallopaco.)
Woodcock, Philohela minor.) Quail, Ortyx Virginianus.)

Snipe, Plover, Curlew, etc., in great

variety.

I Under the head of “ Game, and Fisn in. Season" we can only specify in
general terms the several varieties, became the laws of States vary so much
that were we to attempt to particularize we could do no less than publish
those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This
would require a great amount of our space. In designating game ice are
guided by the laics of nature, upon which all legislation is founded, and
our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their re¬
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise, our attempts to assist them
will only create confusion. 1

To Game Dealers and Restaurant Keepers. —We
earnestly and respectfully call the attention of all persons
engaged in the game business to the following sections of
“An act to amend and consolidate the several acts relating
to the preservation of moose, wild deer, birds, and fish,”
passed by the Legislature of the State of New York, April
16, 1871:—

Sec. 38. Any person may sell or have in his or her pos¬
session any pinnated grouse, commonly called partridge or
quail, from the first day of January to the first day of
March, and shall not be liable to any penalty under this
act, provided he proves that such birds or game were killed
within the period provided by this act, or were killed out¬
side the limits of this State, at some place where the law
did not prohibit such killing.

This law will be strictly enforced after the first of March,
and prosecutions will certainly follow its violation.

—The Southside Sportsmen’s Club of Long Island held
its annual city meeting for the election of officers for the
ensuing year last week. The following gentlemen were
elected:—President, JohnK. Hackett; Vice-President, Geo.
Griswold; Treasurer, William M. Johnson; Secretary,
Samuel Shaw. Executive Committee:—Two years’ term,
Samuel Shaw and F. S. Stallknecht; one year’s term,
Joseph Allen and Charles Banks. It appears, from the
Treasurer’s report, that up to this date $126,000 have been
expended on club houses, streams and buildings, all for the
purpose of fostering open-air recreation and manly sports.
The constitution of the Club provides for a limitation of
members to 100. Gentlemen wishing to join will have to
wait until vacancies occur, as the Club is already full.

—The following amendatory act has been introduced in¬
to the Assembly by Mr. Prince, read twice, and reported
favorably upon. It is now before the Committee of the
Whole:—

The People, of the State of New York, represented in Senate and

Assembly , do enact as follows:

Section 1. The tenth section of chapter seven hundred
and twenty-one of the laws of eighteen hundred and
seventy-one, entitled “An act to amend and consolidate the
several acts relating to the preservation of moose, wild deer,
birds and fish,” is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

§ 10. No person shall kill or expose for sale, or have in
his possession, after the same has been killed, any robin,
brown thrasher, meadow lark or starling, save only during
the months of August, September, October, November and
and December, under a penalty of five dollars' for
each bird; and in the counties of Kings, Queens and Suf¬
folk, no person shall kill or expose for sale, or have in his
possession after the same has been killed, any of said birds
in this section named, except during the months of October
and November, under a penalty of five dollars for each
bird.

§ 12. This act shall take effect immediately.

—A party of New York gentlemen, among whom are
several members of the Union Club, sailed for Florida on
Saturday, where they propose to “hunt and camp out” for
a period of three weeks.

—The Amateur Shooting Club, Detroit, have elected the
following officers:—President, T. W. Harris; Vice-Presi¬
dent, R. M. Baker; Secretary, GeorgeB. Mather; Treasurer,
C. H. Chope.

—A full report of the Tournament, at Conlin’s Rifle
Gallery, Broadway, and ties shot off yesterday, will appear
in our next issue.

—Benj. P. Howell, Esq., Fish Commissioner of the State
of New Jersey, in response to some inquiries of ours in re¬
gard to the game in the vicinity of Woodbury, N. J., writes
us as follows:—“Sporting is a thing of the past rather than
of the present in this county. Game of all kinds once
abounded, but with the decay of the forests, little is left
but a few labbits and an occasional covey of quails, and
then the owners of the land are precluded from enjoying a
vested right on account of our close proximity to Philadel¬
phia, whence scores of gunners make excursions as soon as
the season begins.”

—A meeting of amateur pigeon shooters, belonging to
the New Jersey Sportsman’s Club, at Swedenboro’, met on
the 14th ult. to try a novel method of shooting pigeons from
a trap The conditions of the match were to shoot at ten
birds from aground trap, sixty yards boundary, 1| oz. shot,
fifteen yards rise; each man to pull his own string. All
ties to be shot off at an increased distance of five yards.
The following is the score:—

T. W. Clark, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1—6.

R. Clayton, 1, 1, 1, 1 0, 1—6.

W. Ford, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, -0—4.

H. Lamb, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1—4.

Geo. Reed, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1—5.

J. French, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1—5.

M. Featlierer, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0—5.

J. Featlierer, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1—3.

G. Sheets, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1—6.

Wm. Ford, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1—5.

The sweep stakes were divided by Mr. Clark and Mr.
Sheets, as there remained no birds to shoot the tie off.

—The Skaneateles Sportsmen’s Club have elected the fol¬
lowing officers:—President, W. F. G regory; Vice-President
George Rawlins; Secretary and Treasurer, Asa L. Sh er ’.
wood.

—The “Act to Amend and Consolidate the several Acts
relating to Game and Game Fish,” introduced into the New
Jersey Legislature and passed by the Lower House last
week, provides for killing deer only between the loth day
of October and the 1st day of November. Penalty for vio¬
lation, $50.

No person shall kill any wild duck, brant or goose with
a swivel or punt gun, or with any gun other than such guns
as are habitually raised at arm’s length and fired from the
shoulder, or use any net or device for the capture under a
penalty of $50.

Grass plover may be killed between the 1st of August
and 1st day of January; and Wilson and gray snipe between
the 1st of September and the 25th day of April. Penalty
for infringment, $10 for each bird.

Woodcock may be killed between the 5tli day of July
and the 1st of January. Penalty imposed, $10 for each
bird.

Quail, ruffed grouse or pheasant can only be killed be¬
tween the 1st day of November and the 1st day of January.
Penalty attached, $15 for each bird killed or had in pos¬
session.

A section provides that no person shall kill any pinnated
grouse prior to November 1st, 1880, under a penalty of $50
for each bird killed; and subsequent to that time makes it
lawful to kill them only between the 1st day of November
and the 1st day of January, under a penalty of $20 for each
bird killed or had in possession.

Rail and reed birds can be killed only in the months of
September, October and November under a penalty of $5
for each bird killed or had in possession.

A fine of $5 is imposed for killing at any time any insec-
tiverous bird.

No person shall kill,.catch, or discharge any fire arms at
any wild pigeon while on its nesting ground, or discharge
any fire arms within one-fourth of a mile of their nesting
places under a penalty of $25.

No person shall kill or take any ruffed grouse, quail,
woodcock, pinnated grouse, rail, or reed birds by means of
any trap, snare, net, "or device whatever, at any time, under
a penalty of $10 for each bird so snared or taken. A pro¬
vision in this section makes it lawful to take quail by means
of traps between the 1st of January and 1st of July for the
sole purpose of preserving them alive over the winter.

No person may catch any speckled trout, bass or salmon,
or any other fish, in any of the fresh water in this Stated
with any^device, save only with hook and line, or place any
set lines in any water inhabited by them under a penalty of
$25.

It is lawful to catch salmon, speckled trout or bass only
in the months of April, May, June, July, and the first fifteen
days in August under a penalty of $10 for each fish had in
possession; but this section does not prevent any person
from catching trout with nets on waters owned by himself
for the purpose of stocking other waters.

A section provides that no person shall kill or expose for
sale any salmon trout, lake trout, or bass in the months of
October, November, December, January, and February,
under a penalty of $10 for each fish.

It is not lawful for any person to place any set nets across
any of the canals, river lets, thoroughfares, or creeks in this
State under a penalty of $25.

No person or corporation shall throw or deposit any culm
or coal dirt into or upon any of the rivers, lakes, ponds, or
streams under a penalty of $50; and any person placing any
lime, or drug, or medicated bait in any fresh water stream,
lake or pond stocked with or inhabited by salmon, trout,
bass, pike, pickerel, sunfish, or perch, is liable to a fine of
$50 and damages in addition thereto.

No person shall catch any black bass, pike or pickerel be¬
tween the 1st day of March and the 1st day of June under a
penalty of $25.

Any Justice or Magistrate having probable cause for be¬
lieving in the concealment of any game or fish during any
of the periods prohibited, may issue his search warrant,
and cause search to be made in any house, market, boat,
package, car, or building.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

An amateur pigeon match was shot last week on the grounds adjoining
Mr. Robert Gordon’s Hotel, Forty-seventh street and Baltimoee avenue,
West Philadelphia, with field guns, oz. shot, 21 yards rise, 80 yards-
boundary. The birds proved all “drivers,” and were “little blue rocks.”
The following is the score:

Killed.

R. Gordon. 010 1 1 0—3

Geo. T wade 11.0 0 111 0—3

Mr. McMiller.00 1 1 1 1—4

C. S. Westcott. 0 1 1 1 1 1—5

Gun used.

Scott gnu, 8f lbs. 10 guage.
Parker gun, 8 lbs. 12 guage,
Scott gun, 8f lbs., 10 guage,
Moore gun, 7} lbs., 12guage.

This was the first of a series of friendly matches between the “Saterlee
Heights few.” A challenge has been given to the winner of the match—
of which more anon. “Homo.”

Memphis, Tenn,, February 15,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream: —

At a special meeting of the Bluff City Shooting Club it was decided to
have a handicap match at single birds. Three elegant solid silver cups
are to be awarded as prizes for the first, second and third best shots. It
was also unanimously agreed by the Club to have a live deer chase on the
same day, February 2dth. Three prominent and well known gentlemen,
citizens of Memphis, have entered their pack of hounds for the grand
chase. The Club boys, it would appear from the above, are fully deter
mined to have fine sport. The match and chase will take place at the
Chickasaw Jockey Club Course. Yonrs, Joe.

Hamilton, Canada, February 20,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

As it may interest your readers to know what is going on this side of
the line in the way of rifle shooting, I take great pleasure in giving you
what scant information lies in my power. For some time back the
small bore men of Canada, or rather Ontario (but I think it will apply to
all the provinces), have felt that they have not received that recognition
or support from the different rifle associations which they are entitled
to. They consider that they have been the organizers of the popular
feeling which now exists all over Canada for rifle practice. They have
felt quite aggreived (and not without reason) that the heads or managers
of the different associations, who are nearly all gentlemen belonging to
the militia or volunteers, confine tVir matches to military rifles and ig¬
nore the small bores entirely, with perhaps some few exceptions, where
one or two matches for small bores out of perhaps twdtve matches for the
Snider or Military rifle were shot for, and those one ocr two were simply
put in the programme to insure the attendance of sz«»21 bore men, know¬
ing that they would be almost sure to shoot in all the matches. Such be¬
ing the case, some of the small bore men have taken ihe lead in organ-

i zing an association of tlicir own,and have called fc. meeting of those who
were willing to aid in getting np an Ontario Small Bore Rifle Associa¬
tion. A meeting was held in the Temperance Hall, Toronto, on Thurs¬
day of last week. There was a good representation from different
parts present. J. B. Boustead, Esq., was called to the chair, and Mr.
Cruet acted as secretary pro term. After some little discussion of no mo¬
ment, it was proposed, seconded and carried unanimously that a Small
Bore Rifle Association should be formed, to be called the Ontario Small
We Rifle Association. A committee of five were elected to draw out
rules and regulations and to report to an adjourned meeting to beheld
l 6n March 17th , a report of which I will send you if 1 am present.

tarn happy to see by your interesting Forest and Stream that the
•Amateur Rifle Club of New York have made arrangements for a friendly
■competition at Creedmoor with an Irish Club. I hope that we of the
Victoria Rifle Club of Hamilton may have an opportunity of testing our
steel against them on some occasion. We had a similar match with the
Bristol Club of England, who were the champions at that time, and wo
beat them. I trust we will be able to give our Irish brothers a pretty
good shake, if an opportunity occurs. I am, dear sir, Yours,

Shooter.

-4-•

Toronto, February 23.

EDfrou Forest and Stream:—

Our club, the Toronto Gun Club, has almost been dis¬
banded or broken up since 1 last wrote to you on account
of those dissatisfied members of whom I spoke, though now
we have got into first class working order

The list of our officers and our club rules and constitu¬
tion will be sent to you by our secretary, who will also ac¬
knowledge reception of the two plates of the celebrated
pointer Belle, which you were kind enough to forward to
us.

We have instituted a series of matches, which are to
take place each mouth; the prize for each match is a case
of stuffed birds, (game.)

A few of our members inaugurated these shoots last

week.

The following

are the handicapped:

Yards.

16

Names.

R. Morrison

l

Hacdicapped.

n 1 0 0 0

1

1

0

Total.
0 4

18

Jas. Ross.

0

0

0

0

1 0

1

1

0

1

4

18

J. Maughan.

0

0

0

1

0 1

0

0

1

0

8

17

C. Way.

l

1

1

0

0 1

1

0

0

0

5

18

J. Morrison

l

1

0

0

0 1

0

1

0

0

4

18

A. McGregor

i

J

1

1

1 1

1

1

1

1

10

18

C. Pickering

l

1

1

1

0 1

0

0

1

1

7

21

J. Taylor

l

1

0

0

0 1

1

1

1

0

6

The birds were the liveliest lot of snow birds I ever saw,
and with a stiff breeze blowing from SSW. So in consid¬
eration of the day the score was not so bad.

—Captain Bogardus is backed by Richard Kendall of
Chicago, for $1,000 to $5,000 to shoot one hundred pigeons
against any other man in the United States, all birds to be
trapped from the same cage.

^nUm[r.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur.
isfs’ Association.

REPORT OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION¬
ERS OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR 1873.

M essrs. Theodore lyman, e. a. Brackett and

Asa French, the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries
of the commonwealth of Massachusetts furnish us with a
well prepared report of the fishing interests of the State
confided to their care for the year 1873. Commencing
with the well known case in dispute of the Commonwealth
vs. the Holyoke Water Power, finally decided in favor of
the State, it is with pleasure that we find according to the
statement of the commissioners, that the company have
given these gentlemen their fullest co-operation and that the
plans and details of the fishway for the dam, so far as fin¬
ished have been faithfully carried out. Next summer it is
proposed to build a fishway at Turner’s Falls, which it is
hoped will remove all obstacles to the passage of fish up
the river. Massachusetts is so situated with rivers finding
their mouths in her sea-hoard, and flowing through other
States, that on her depends in no small measure the success
of pisciculture in other sections north of her. In this in¬
terest the commissioners of the New England States voted
at their last meeting to deposit all the young salmon,
hatched by them last year, in the head waters of the Con¬
necticut. In addition many millions of young shad are to
be carried this coming summer above Turner’s Falls. From
the suggestions of Professor Baird, (found in a character¬
istic letter of this most distinguished of our ichthyologists in
the appendix) is shown the necessity of furnishing food for
the cod, haddock and halibut, which food is the alewife
(AM. tyr annus) and how the anadromous fishes biing the
cod and other fishes to the coast because these purely sea
fishes find in anadromous fish their food. The commis¬
sioners have then very wisely paid attention to the intro¬
duction of ale-wife. In addition to furnishing food to the
sea fishes, rendering coast fishing possible once more, the
ale-wife is quite a good fish, in flavor scarce inferior to the
shad, its only objection being an over abundance of small
hones. Of the shad hatching undertaken by Mr. A. C.
Hardy,- we have a most elaboratedly prepared synopsis,
showing in a series of carefully prepared tables, the num¬
ber of male arid female shad taken, the temperature of the
air and water, meteorological circumstances, and with it
the quantity of spawn collected. From the exceedingly
large number of fish taken, some 2,691, no less than 11,595,.
000 ova were obtained, which ova in part were hatched and
turned into the Merrimac, the Neponset, and Monataqnot
Rivers. In addition to this on the Connecticut River,
undei the same careful series of observations, innumerable
shad ova were secured and hatched. Of course though shad
are becoming more and more plentiful in the New England
States, it may be three years yet before we shall hear of the
return of these fish to the rivers, grown sufficient size to be

marketable. Of smelt the commissioners state that twenty-
five years ago the lower waters of the Mystic River were
in the winter season crowded with little tents for the
protection of persons engaged in fishing, and that two
to three dollars could be made a day by fnen catching
smelts with the hook alld line, blit that later the seining
and netting oh the spawn beds had destroyed the fish, and
consequently the gains of the fishermen. So completely
was this the case, that a fish Committee from Winchester
spent several nights in catching only fifty-two smelts, their
object being to stock the river above Mystic dam. But
through good care and judgment and by more carefully pro¬
tecting this excellent little fish during the last five years,
so rapidly have the smelt increased, that last winter the
little tents made their appearance once more, and the fish¬
ing business for smelts became again lucrative. Seven
eighths of the supply of Boston market in smelts now come
from Greene Bay, near Portsmouth, and are caught by
hook and line, and*the commissioners very pithily remark
“no man would venture upon Green Bay with seine or net
unless he believed in baptism without benefit of clergy,” which
little hit of piscatory lynch law if meeted out occasionally,
we should he inclined to say would bring forward the
verdict of “serve ’em right,” from all true friends of fish
protection. Of trout propagation, the commissioners inform
us that quite a number of establishments have been started
in the State during the past year. The report states that
to ensure success the preserve should be a flowed pond of
many acres with deep and shallow water, that grass, bushes
and trees should not be removed, because they serve to
enerate insects, flies &c., which ought to form half of the
natural food the fish should use. The pond owned by D.
H. Gilbert & Son, of Plymouth, intended for trout culture,
the commissioners declare to be a move in the right direc¬
tion.

Of the salmon spawn raised in Maine by Mr. Charles G.
Atkins, (see an admirable paper on this subject by Mr.
Atkins in the last issue of the Forest and Stream). Mass¬
achusetts received 232,8*00, about 185,000 healthy young
fish were obtained, and of these 165,000 were placed by the
New Hampshire Commissioners in the head waters of the
Merrimack at Woodstock and Thornton, and by other ad¬
ditions the total number of young fish amounted to fully
185,000. There is now no doubt hut that some of the sal¬
mon of 1871 have made their appearance in the Massachu¬
setts bay, as we are informed that fish of two and three
pounds have been caught in gill nets used for mackerel.
Last summer one of eight or nine pounds was caught near
Boston, and in Buzzards bay in July 1873 it is pretty cer¬
tain that a salmon of eight pounds was captured. These
facts show quite positively that the few young salmon
placed in the rivers some three years ago, true to their na¬
ture after having gone to sea are returning. This spring
the commissioners believe their share of young salmon to
be put into their waters will be fully 600,000. Of the Sahno
Quinnat , Sacramento salmon, some 48,000 eggs were
obtained, from which 27,000 young fish were produced.
A further supply is expected by the commissionsers, which
they propose placing in two small rivers, in order to study
their growth and habits. Of land locked salmon the com¬
missioners of Massachusetts united with those of Connecti¬
cut in ^forming a hatching house at Ship Pond Stream, one
of the tributaries of Sebec Lake, and as soon as in order a
fair stock of spawn may be expected, to be distributed in
the States.

Of fishways, one of the most important subjects in pisci¬
culture, and one involving the greatest trouble and expense,
the commissioners have planned and ordered eighteen dur¬
ing the last year of which fifteen have been completed in¬
cluding the one before mentioned at Holyoke, and we have
the assurance that this spring all of them will be completed.
One most interesting chapter in the report, is that treating
of the Leased Ponds, in accordance with the passage of an
act of 1869, and under authority of an additional act granted
in 1873 twenty-six great ponds have been leased by the
commissioners for the cultivation of fishes, and of these
four to the towns near which the ponds are located. Under
certain carefuly prepared leases, when a town appropriates
money to stock a pond, every citizen of the town has a
dirrect interest in the success of the enterprise. Sufficient
time has not yet in every case elapsed so that the benefits
of the system can he fully judged, but enough has been
ascertained to demonstrate its success. Appendix B. (Page
30) of the report is a most interesting document, referring
as it does to the condition of the leased ponds; the advan¬
tages of the plan can be readily seen; from the testimony
of those leasing the ponds, in every case the fish have
thriven wonderfuly, and the new stocks introduced into
them seem to promise exceedingly well for the future. The
report concludes with a thorough review of the lobster
question, given by a Boston firm, where the same reason¬
ing is carried out, for the preservation of lobsters, as was
mentioned by us in former reviews. The total expenses of
commissioners for the year have been $4,056.37, which
small amount of money, we believe to have been carefuly
and judiciously spent. We have every reason to be well
satisfied with the report of Messrs. Lyman, Brackett and
French, of the Massachusetts Fish Commission, as it evinces
not only care in its preparation, but may develop new facts
from a study of the tables showing the effects of tempera¬
ture of the air and water, and weather on the soawning of
fish.

Mr. J. S. Robinson, at Meredith Village, New Hamp¬
shire, has some 40,000 young lake trout, just hatched at his
fish nursery, with which he proposes to stock Lake Winni-
pissiogee.

Fisli PiVcAection in Maine.— The work of introducing
sea-fish into the rivers of Maine, and hatching spawn fof
other States, undertaken six or eight years ago, has proved
remarkably successful. There has been a good deal Of op¬
position to the erection of fish-ways and the laVs flgflihsl
throwing the waste of mills into the streams, but it lias
been partly overcome, and already the Penobscot and Ken 1
nebec are well stocked with salmon, while the Androscog¬
gin has received a large lot of young fish. The catch of
salmon on the Penobscot since the work began is estimated
at 15,000, worth $50,000, while the whole gain from the
efforts of the commissioners cannot be less than $100,000.
But the work of breeding shows the most remarkable re¬
sults. Mr. Atkins, one of the commissioners, bought the
first eggs in Canada at $44 80 per thousand, or nearly 44
cents each; now he sells the same sort at $3 50 a thousand.
He lias in five troughs 2,500,000 eggs, and can increase the
number to 4,000,000. The hatching of shad is a minor in
dustry, and 100,000 young ones have been placed in the
Kennebec, and the same number in the Penobscot, the past
year.

—The recent meeting at Little Falls, for the purpose of
stocking the Mohawk River with fish, was largely attended
and resulted in the appointment of a committee to solicit
subscriptions, a committee to receive and take charge of
the fish and to visit Rochester for the purpose of obtaining
from Setli Green the necessary information for the success
of fish culture.

In the Maine Legislature a bill was reported from the
Committee on Fisheries, which amends the present statutes
so that any person who shall have in his possession any
fresh salmon between September 1st and April 1st, or any
fresh land-lccked salmon or trout between October 5tli and
January 1st, which he has obtained by gift, purchase or in
any other way, is to be held liable to the penalties of the

law. The bill was ordered to be printed.

*-♦-

Cleveland, Ohio, February 16. 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I notice iu your list of Fish Commissioners for several
States, that you have not those of Ohio. They are as fol¬
lows:—

E. Sterling, M. D., Cleveland; J. H. Klippart, Columbus,
J. H. Warder, Cincinnati. They were appointed by Gov.
Noyes in pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly
passed in 1873. Under the law, the Commissioners made
a report, and Gov. Noyes, the retiring governor, in his
annual message, said as follows:—

“When laborers are out of employment, when times are
hard and money scarce, the minds of men naturally and
properly turn to the consideration of matters affecting the
price of subsistence, the cost of living. Certainly there is
no food more healthful or more palatable than the best
varities of fish which are found in our lakes and rivers.
Yet the suppty has been growing less year by year, until it
can no longer be regarded as a common and cheap article
of diet, but should be classed with the luxuries, which
only the rich or those in comfortable circumstances can
afford. It is no longer a question whether or not it is pos¬
sible to restock our inland waters with fish. Experiments
in vaiious parts of the country have been made on so gen¬
erous a scale, that it is now certain we can repair the waste
and consumption which have produced the present scarci¬
ty. And this can be done with comparatively little cost.
The delicious white fish of the lakes, instead of costing
ten cents per pound, as they now do when placed upon our
tables, ought to be afforded for four cents at most. But
to effect this there must be a more plentiful supply.

The General Assembly, at its last session, authorized the
appointment o*‘ three fish commissioners, who were to act
without compensation, hut whose actual expenses while
prosecuting their investigations were provided for by a
small appropriation. These commissioners were not ex¬
pected to undertake the actual work of fish culture, other¬
wise a larger appropriation would have been made. The
board are now ready to commence restocking our waters,
and are satisfied that an almost unlimited supply of fish
can be furnished, within three or four years from the time
when the work is entered upon in earnest. In the interest
of both comfort and economy, I recommend an appropria¬
tion of at least $5,000, for the purpose of erecting hatching
houses on Lake Erie, in our reservoirs and rivers, and to
pay the expense of propagating the most desirable kinds
of fish.”

Whether the recommendation will be headed by the pre¬
sent General Assembly^ remains to be seen. The chances
are that it will not, for I observe that a bill has been in¬
troduced to repeal the law of 1873, and thus a backward
step is to be taken, instead of one forward in the right
direction. Nevertheless it will be only a question of time,
when the subject of propagation of fish will revive due at¬
tention in this State, as public attention is being directed
to it more and more every year.

Our lakes, resevoirs, and rivers can be easily stocked
with an abundance of good fish, and then, “cheap food for
the millions.” Yours Truly.

Allan T. Brinsmade.

[If the waters of Ohio are not speedily restocked with
fish, it will not be through the neglect or indifference of
Governor Noyes. He evidently appreciates the importance
of the measures which he recommends, when he urges an
appropriation of at least $5,000. The appropriations of
most of the States are too meagre to accomplish much, and
not at all commensurate with the grand results sought to
be obtained. When we know that the judicious planting of
fish ova will yield returns many fold greater than the seed
corn that is put into the earth, it is penny-wise for Legisla¬
tures to be parsimonious in the appropriation of the public
money for the use of the Fish Commissioners. We trust
that the present General Assembly of Ohio will be taught
to attach such importance to the measures recommended
by Geo. Noyes as they deserve.— Ed.]

46

FOREST AND STREAM

Boston, February 28, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I can hardly believe that Seth Green wrote the article which appeared
in the New York Times over his signature on the subject of lobsters.
Mr. Green is made to say ‘they will not have any lobsters in a few years,
if they allow them to be taken during the spawning season.” Is Mr.
Green aware that lobsters spawn at all seasons, and that it is not known
at what season the greatest amount of spawn is thrown? (See Mr. .John¬
son’s report, made to the Massachusetts Anglers’ Association). In clos¬
ing the letter referred to, Mr. Green says it is easy to propagate lobsters v
and advises us as follows:—

“The pond should be built in some place wheie the salt water sets in
from the ocean, and should be screened in such a way that the w ater can
flow in and out with the rise and fall of the tide. I think, also, that it
should be fenced on the seaward side, and possibly all around, so as to
prevent the lobster from going over the land to the ocean.”

Mr. Green fears that the lobsters might possibly escape from the pond
by going overland! His fears may be well founded, but judging from a
slight acquaintance with lobsters I should not be unwilling to match an
Ontario white fish against the fastest land travelling lobster ever seen by
the greatest of modern fishermen, particularly if both were to come out
of the water of their own accord to participate in the race.

As Mr. Green has given his advice in regard to the propagation of this
useful article of food, will he not kindly give us such facts as he may
possess regarding their land travels, where they came out, how far they
went and what they came out for, and how long they lived after they
came out. J. II. C.

§?achting and Routing.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed not
later than Monday in each week .

HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK.

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—The New York Canoe Club held its third annual meet¬
ing at their Club rooms on February 19th. The rooms
were filled with members, many of them being the leading
literary and scientific men of this city, who have employed
their leisure hours in voyages of discovery on the upper
waters of Lake Champlain and the charming River Sorrel,
which empties into this beautiful Lake. Commodore
Schuyler took the chair; when the Treasurer read the
financial report of the past year, which showed that the
prosperous condition of the Club was very encouraging;
the Secretary’s report was also read, and the officers of the
past year received a vote of thanks. The members proceed¬
ed to ballot and elect officers for the year. The following
gentlemen were chosen:—Commodore, W. L. Alden, Vice-
Commodore, G. Livingston Morse; Hon. Secretary, M.
Roosevelt Schuyler; Treasurer, S. Grosvenor Porter; Cor¬
responding Secretary, LewisF. Timmerman; Measurer, A.
Carey Smith. The Club has now some twenty-five canoes,
most of them built from a design after the model of W.
Baden Powell and a few Rob Roy’s.

Shooting and Yachting. —The amateur sportsmen of
Quincy, Mass., are agitating the question, with prospects of
success, of forming both a Pigeon Shooting and a Yacht
Club in that town. There is plenty of good material for
both organizations.

The Boston Yacht Club.— Vice-Commodore McKee,
of this Club, has purchased the yacht Posy, cat rigged, 24
ft. long, on which he will fly his badge of office the coming-
season.

INTERCOLL EGIATE REGATTA.

Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., February 21, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream.—

I have noticed several articles in the back numbers of Forest and
Stream in regard to the decision of the convention of the Rowing As¬
sociation of American Colleges to hold the next regatta at Saratoga the
16th of July next, and some of them contain so many of what I shall
call malicious statements that I should like to say a few words on the
subject. It is recognized as parliamentary to call any body together
when it is desired by the members of the association, or when any im¬
portant business is to be brought before them.

Now, no one conversant with college regattas will deny but what it is
necessary to have as much time as possible in which to prepare for the
contest, having all preliminaries well understood beforehand as far as
possible. That there is not sufficient time after the 25th of March to
complete all arrangements was well shown last year, and it was this fact
which induced some of the parties interested to desire an early meeting,
at which to decide these matters, which all crews .desire to know before
going into training.

It is also, I believe, parliamentary that when such meeting has been
called by the proper officers, and authorized by vote of the governing
body, as was the case at Hartford, it becomes constitutional, and all ac¬
tion which may occur at such meeting is valid. The meeting then being
constitutional, how can fault be found with the selection of a place for
the regatta, since it has been known from the date of the last regatta that
some place for this year would be selected at some future time? And as
all eligible places for holding a regatta have been before the association a
longtime—Saratoga since the spring of 1873—and more or less fully
discussed by the college papers, their pros and cons, good and bad
points, fully set forth, therefore the charge of haste in selection cannot be
stained.

i^But how are the evil results, which are so freely .predicted, going to
follow? Why should they follow the location of the regatta at Saratoga
rather than at any other place in America? Our fathers, mothers, broth¬
ers, sisters, relatives, and friends throng to Saratoga every year, spend
the summer there, and return uncontaminated by the vices which are
now held up with fulsome talk before the imagination of collegians as
sure to infect ns if we go there. Fie on such maudling. Just as if the
mere fact of being at Springfield, New London, Troy, or Saratoga would
make a fig’s difference as to the gambling, betting, drinking, and vice
generally which is set before the students at the regatta.

Will John Morrissey turn over his little finger for all the profits that
will accrue to him from the crews themselves, or from the friends and
visitors who are there for three or four days? His game is the wealthy
fashionable who throng Saratoga during the entire summer, and who
have too few brains to control their bodily actions and save their money.
It is a question whether the majority of collegians could even gain ad¬
mission to his rooms during their brief stay. What will attract gamb¬
lers, black legs, and pool sellers there more than usual when they will not
be allowed near the course by the Saratoga Rowing Association and the
officers in charge? Truly, there is nothing like a desire to find fault,
which enables one to see so much in nothing.

Springfield was crowded with gamblers, black legs and extortioners of
every kind last year, and yet the very parties who now taboo Saratoga
would be glad to see the regatta again at Springfield, and would doff the
sackcloth and ashes of the Springs for the purple and fine linen of the
river. But is there not a very serious question underlying all this fuss
and humdrum? namely:—Do Amherst, Dartmouth, etc., place persons
in their crews who are so fond of gambling and debauchery that they
cannot be trusted where the very best society of our country allows its
sons and daughters to congregate? Is their training no restraint? Is
their bringing up no guarantee of sufficient self-restraint to withstand
these temptations? If so, then brand them at once as children, and
send their nurses and their mother’s apron strings along with them that
we may know whether we are dealing with young men or not.

Repent our decision to go to Saratoga? And why? Last year the Am¬
ateur Regatta was held there, aiid was pronounced, by those competent
to judge, the best of the kind ever held in this country. There was no
rowdyism, drunkenness, pool selling, blacklegism, it being far ahead in
every respect of the regatta which afterward took place in the staid,
Quaker city of Philadelphia. In regard to the distance, it is nearer cen¬
tral for all the colleges at present represented in the association than any
other suitable place that could be named.

The following is a pretty accurate list of the distances from the various
colleges to Saratoga:—Bowdoin, 852 miles; Cornell, 239; Harvard, 230;
Princeton, 224; Yale, 200; Dartmouth, 200; Amherst, 188; Columbia, 176;
Wesleyan and Trinity less than Yale, and Williams only a comparatively
short distance.

Bowdoin has the greatest cause to complain on account of distance,
yet she voted for Saratoga. Cornell last year went 358 miles to Spring-
field, and found no fault with the distance, and even now she has to go
farther than any other college or university except Bowdoin. In my
opinion—if so humble an opinion is of any account—the association did
well in every regard in selecting Saratoga. It is central, easy of access,
no more costly than Springfield, and an almost perfect course. Because
Amherst could not have her own way is no reason why she should find
fault with the placf 1 and back out. As well might the two who voted in
the negative last year have pointed to the holes of Springfield and re¬
fused to go there. If men and money were lacking, which is surmised
by many of the colleges and universities, It would have been much bet¬
ter to have kept quiet, and simply been non est at the regatta. If this
last is not the fact we trust that Amherst will rescind her childish action,
and, acquiescing in the decision of the association, as Harvard has done,
send a crew w'ho shall have manhood sufficient to withstand the tempta
tions, if any, of Saratoga, and prove to the world that Amherst is not a
breeder of milk and w'ater specimens of humanity.

We reiterate, then, we are glad Saratoga was chosen, because we have
every reason to believe that everything will be conducted fairly and up¬
rightly. And, more than that, we of Cornell believe that with a fair, open
course, we can come in better than fourth, as we did last year, although
we had a mile of shoal to tug over; at least we shall do our best to send
as goon a crew as any on the lake. Last year our crew received the title
of the “Wicked Crew,” because they rowed on Sunday instead of stay¬
ing on shore playing, cleaning their boat house, fixing their boat, etc.,
as all the other crews did. Perhaps at Saratoga they may be able to re¬
deem their reputation.

Since writing last we have enlarged the navy boat house, so that it will
now accommodate twenty or more boats with ease, leaving two large
rooms for dressing and oar rooms. It is quite convenient now, and every¬
thing is in readiness for hard work as soon as the water opens in the
spring. The gymnasium, built by the professors and students, will soon
be ready for use. It is 20x50 feet on the ground, and twenty feet be¬
tween joints, and will contain all the apparatus with which the best col¬
lege gymnasiums are supplied—that is, the practical apparatus—two sets
of parallel and perpendicular bars, two horizontal bars, peg-pole, rope,
horse, spring board, trapeze, dumb bells, clubs, rings, and a reactionary
lifter.

We have had a few days of good skating during the past cold snap, but
the snow has spoiled it for the present. Some of the students are trying
to get a rink started, and it is to be hoped that before long we may have
a permanent skating place, as there are several places in the village well
suited for such a purpose. J.

Dartmouth College, February 23, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Of course we are all much excited with the many pros and cons about
Saratoga. Though some of the students—not rowing men—may be op¬
posed to Saratoga on strictly moral grounds, the majority of the athletics
are for it. Nevertheless, matters are not exactly settled, though there is
no doubt that a good crew will pull at Saratoga. We have plenty of pluck
left in us yet, and, though practice in our ships has not yet commenced,
when the time comes we will set to w-ork manfully. Gates, Eaton, Ward,
and Archibald, of last year’s crew, are here, and they will make a stout
nucleus, and as there are some other promising good ones there is no rea¬
son, then, that Dartmouth will not make a fair showing in 1874. Perhaps
an effort will be made to bring it about that a certain lusty oarsman of
our college shall try a pair of sculls, so as to compete for the Bennett
cup. Yours truly, G. N.

—We are requested by the Saratoga Rowing Association
to print the following card:

SARATOGA ROWING ASSOCIATION.

It is necessary for the Saratoga Rowing Association to have the ad¬
dress of every amateur rowing club of good standing in the United
States and Canada. The Association propose to issue soon its circulars
concerning its annual regatta, which will be given some time in August.
Therefore it is to be hoped that all rowing clubs will send their address,
giving name of President and Secretary, so that none may be over¬
looked, nor fail to receive circulars. Address

SARATOGA ROWING ASSOCIATION,
Saratoga Springs, New York.

jfrii and iliver *gishigg.

FISH IN SEASON IN FEBRUARY.

SOUTHERN waters.

Pompano. Trout, (Black Bass.) Sheepshead.

Snapper. Drum, (two species.) Tailorfish.

Grouper. Kingfish. Sea Bass.

Rockfish. Striped Bass,

—Indian River, Florida, a well known sporting resort,
averages about two miles in width, and has a navigable
channel for a distance of about fifty miles, from which
point to Jupiter more or less obstructions occur, caused by
oyster and conch banks. The river is so straight for one
hundred and fifty miles that a straight line drawn through
its centre would not touch either bank. It is a beautiful
river, and is skirted on either side by a variety of lands—
hammocks, savannahs and piney woods.

—The Maine Committee on Fisheries reported an amenda¬
tory act to the present law relating to illegal fishing, which
provides that any officer may appropriate, without process
of law, all implements used in catching land-locked salmon,
trout and togue, together with the fish taken, within the
months of October, November and December of each year.
It provides for a hearing to claimants before a court of
competent jurisdiction, if they desire to show that they
have not violated the law. The bill was ordered to be
printed.

— A report to the United States Commissioner of p-
and Fisheries, by B. H. Sisson, of Shelter Island, states th
opinion of all engaged in the business of expressing oil fr 6
menhaden, or mossbunkers, to be that the large number
fish thus consumed, creates no perceptible diminution of
the supply.

—A pond two acres in extent has just been discovered on
the top of a mountain in Glastenbury, Vermont. The old
people say that it was discovered once before, years ao- 0
by two men who had some wonderful trout-fishing there’
but were never able to find it a second time.

An act to incorporate the Maine Sportsman’s Associa
tion was presented to the Legislature of that State this last
week.

—The crews of Swampscott schooners report continued
poor luck in their fishing, some of them declaring the
season to be the most unfavorable ever kno vnin that town
X —An occasional correspondent in New Haven sends us
the following interesting facts respecting the menhaden
fishery and manufacture, which has grown of late years to
a most important commercial interest. He says:—

“There are now in operation sixty-two factories in the United States
employing a capital of upwards of $5,000,000. The number of flghe
men annually employed in the capture of fish is 1,197. In addition to
this large force of men, 1,109 are employed at factories in converting the
fish to oil and guano. Three hundred and eighty-three sailing vessels are
annually employed during the summer season, and twenty steam vessels
The total of the fish catch during the sfeason of 1873, was 1,193,100 bar¬
rels (250 fish to a barrel), and the amount of oil manufactured was 2 214
800 gallons. The total amount of guano manufactured was 36,299 tons
These statements of a business heretofore considered of little account
are encouraging, as showing a new source of wealth to the country. The
menhaden are good for little else as a source of profit than the object they
are thus devoted to. Formerly the fish were taken in enormous quanti
ties and thrown broadcast in a prodigal manner on the fields for manure
but as the oil was thus in a measure lost, this manner of disposing of the
fish was very wasteful. It has been discovered by experiment that the
guano manufactured from the pummice, or refuse of the fish after the
extraction of the valuable oil, is vastly better as a fertilizer than the fish
themselves. The oil is devoted to many purposes. It is not used as
much for purposes of lubrication as fur other uses, though not entirely
rejected in that service. It is w'ell known as an ingredient of paint be.
iug used as a substitute for more costly oils, for house painting purposes
especially. It is also extensively used in ship painting. Mingled with
other oils it is said to be nearly, if not fully, as well adapted to interior
painting. Many of these factories are not stationary; some of them are
afloat. The fish work of the nice Brothers, at present on the Thames
River, is an old railroad ferry boat, that, before the construction of the
bridge across the Connecticut, was run as a ferryboat between Lyme and
Saybrook This w r ork is towed about and anchored wherever the fishing
is found to be good. The fish work of the Quinnipiac Fertilizer Com¬
pany, situated at Pine island, near the mouth of the Thames River, is a
good model of the average fish work. The sale of both oil and guano
is constantly on the increase. The trade is little known, and we believe
that a full statement of the facts and statistics of the business have
never before been given to the public.

“You can add that the small fry are plenty in Long Island Sound and
its harbors, commencing in June and disappearing at first frost in Octo¬
ber, when, like the bluefish they leave the northern waters for the south,
and the following season come north to spawn, which they do in April
and May. The enormous catches of the last ten years have been smaller
than formerly. When full grow n they are taken in shoals in Long Island
Sound, extending eastward to Nantucket, in shore and out. They are a
surface fish, and are taken outside in purse nets by surrounding the
shoal, w'hen the bottom of the nets are drawn close by ropes, thus en
closing them. They are then bailed into the boats or tenders and sent to
the factories for use. In shore fishing is done by long drag nets in shoal
w’ater. In the month of October they leave the north in company with
the blue fish, and are food for them in their migration.

lew ublmitimn .

-♦-

A Self Made Woman; or, Mary Idyl’s Trials and Tri¬
umphs. By Emma May Buckingham. One 12mo vol. 300 pages; mus¬
lin, $1 75. N. Y.: S. R. Wells.

To all who are seeking to live a higher and nobler life,whose aspirations
go out after the presence of an intellectual and useful eareer, we can
fully commend this w r ork. The heroine is a noble specimen of a self-
taught, a self-made woman. In Mary Idyl’s life and success, amid strug¬
gles, discouragements and disappointments that w r ould have * subdued
even stronger natures, we behold triumph and success. The reader will
find a strong argument in this work in favor of obeying the laws of hy¬
giene and the hopes of the most salutary results. The loveliness of
one’s character is entirely different to the loveliness that constitutes
beauty or comeliness of person. One is evanescent and soon fades, while
the intellectual beauties of the mind, the ever-enduring, become more
glorious and entrancing by age. A careful perusal of this work will give
a fuller impression of its value as a reformatory work than any anal¬
ysis we might further offer.

Maxims and Hints for an Angler, with humorous en¬
gravings, to which are added Maxims and Hints for a Chess Player,
Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, Philadelphia.

This is an amusing brochure , containing both good instruction and
pleasant reading. Just the kind of a convenient book to put in one’s
pocket to while away a few' minutes’ time when the fish won’t bite, or to
read seriously for fair practical instruction in the gentle art. The chap¬
ter on the “Miseries of Fishing” is a most laughable one, and “Maxims
and Hints” have in addition a series of most amusing wood cuts. There
is a great deal of wholesome fun, a notable amount of good instruction,
and much quaint philosopy in the little book.

The Preparation and Mounting of Microscopic Ob¬
jects. By Thomas Davis. 16mo, cloth, $1 25. New York: G. P-
Putnam’s Sons.

This is a compendium of all the most approved methods of mounting
microscopic objects. The information is so plainly given that almost
anyone—even a lad—can gain much instruction from the author’s expe¬
rience. It is a rare work; just what the beginner wants. We can com¬
mend it to one and all.

ANNO UNCEM ENTS.

We learn from the Messrs. Osgood & Co. that they have
in press and will soon issue a work entitled “Fables in Song,” by
Robert Lord Lytton. (Owen Meredith.) 1vol. 16mo.

Life of Theodore Parker. By O. B. Frothingham. 1
vol. 12mo. 560 p. With portrait.

Sheldon & Company, New York, will publish, March 12th,

the following new books:

Ex-Secretary Welles’great book, “Lincoln and Seward,” their rela¬
tive positions in Mr. Lincoln’s Administration. 1 volume. 12mo, tinte
paper. Cloth, $1 50. Paper, $1.

“Heaven in Song . ” A collection of the choicest poems of all ages on
this great theme. Cheap edition. 1 volume. l2mo, tinted paper, boun
in black and gold. Price $2 SO.

FOREST AND STREAM.

47

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For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th
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Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

11 Wall Street, N. Y.

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St. John’s Hotel,

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This well-known resort for Winter has been newly
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Combined with Refined Sugar and Condensed Milk

BORDEN’S PURE COCOA,

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This Extract is especially useful for making Soup
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Buillon may be made in a minute’s time by mingling
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These goods are for sale at all the principal Grocers
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(ROCHESTER, N.Y.)

PEERLESS & PLAIN

FINE CUT CHEWING,

Yanity Fair

Cut Cavendish: Smoking*.

Ask your Dealer, or send direct to our
worksfor asupply bUPURE Tobacco.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30, 1873.
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball & Co. :

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
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to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
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is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sortof
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Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

Thomas Hpavks,

Shot & Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808 ]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Paper Shell Creaser.

NEW, SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE. It fastens the
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Sent by mail for $2.50, in ordering give size of shell.
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Importers, Manufacturers and
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FISHING TACK

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex-
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attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

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Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine
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Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
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Price $4,000.

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
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O 11 /' °L t ^ < .‘ Fo T EST h ND Stream” staff bought a
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_ BROOKLYN, _ 13-26

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For Forest and Stream.

TO “ANAS CANADENSIS.”

Whither, ’mid falling dew,

While glow the Heavens with the last steps of day,

■Far through the rosy depths, dost thou pursue
Thy solitary way?

Vainly the fowler’s, eye

Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong.

As darkly painted on the crimson sky,

Thy figure floats along.

Seek’st thou the plashy brink
Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide,

Or where the rocky billows rise and sink
On the chafed ocean’s side?

There is a power whose care

Teaches thy way along that pathless coast,

The desert and illimitable air,

Lone wandering, but hot lost.

All day thy wings have fanned
At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, %

Yet stoop not, weary to the welcome land,

Though the dark night is near.

And soon that toil shall end,

Soon shalt thou find a summer home and rest, •

And scream among thy fellows; reeds shall bend
, Soon o’er thy sheltered nest.

II

[i Thoii’rt gone I The abyss of Heaven

Hath swallowed up thy form; yet on my heart
Deeply has sunk the lesson thou hast given,

And shall not soon depart.

He. who, from zone to zone,

Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight,

In the long way that I must tread alone,

Will lead my steps aright. G. H. W.

-»- -- —.

JPu (§am L hohee Expedition.

FROM OUR FLORIDA COMMISSIONER.

W E liacl what might be called a stormy voyage. The
very night that saw the “Virginh|$ ? ? in such peril, we
sighted the light oil “Frying-pan Shoals,” just caught a
glimpse of it, only to be driven away far east of the Gulf
stream. Four times did we cross the Gulf stream. For a
1 week we lay to under double reef spanker and foresail,
drifting with the waves. Dolphins and porpoises, gulf
weed, and Portuguese men-o’-war swam and drifted in the
water near us, but they failed to excite the interest they
ought, for the reason that the objects we sought on the
shores of Florida were far away. The New Year brought
a blessing, for upon that day we first descried the long, low
I line far in the distance that told us of the land we sought.

The next day the palms appeared above the horizon, but it
! was sunset ere we were boarded by the pilots and were
threading the tortuous windings of the channel, in tow of
the little steamer belonging to the port.

Mosquito Inlet, our destination, is in about lat. 29, long.

\ 81, fifty-five miles south of St, Augustine, and one third
1 the way down the Florida coast. It is about a mile in
width, with two channels, obstructed by sand bars, having
a depth of seven to nine feet. It is the .out-watering of two
large lagoons, the Mosquito North, or Halifax river, and
s li 1G Mosquito South, or Hillsboro’ river. Thirty miles
; each extends, meeting in a common channel at the Inlet,
j Close in is Massacre Bluff, with its tragical history of the
murder of shipwrecked sailors by Indians, early in the In¬
dian war. Two miles further is Alt, Pleasant, a high shell
f Muff, upon which is the residence of Major Alden, a Mas¬
sachusetts man, whose hospitality many have shared. A
mile further is Lowd’s hotel, the only one here, and one of
the three houses constituting the town of New Smyrna.
This place is about thirty miles from the St, Johns, at En-
terprise, the road to which fully maintains the reputation
■ of Florida roads generally.

!j Though to a stranger the hotel at New Smyrna may pre-
I sent few attractions, being fronted by a muddy creek and
■ backed by a dense forest,fit is filled to overflowing every
winter, the same boarders forming its quota each succeed¬

ing season. The mystery is partly explained when one has
enjoyed its hospitalities. Probably the superb fisliing
of Mosquito Inlet, described so well by another correspond¬
ent, has much to do toward maintaining its popularity as
a winter resort.

There is the usual variety of game found on the Florida
coast, The narrow peninsulas, both north and south, of
the Inlet, are well stocked with deer and bear, and many
panthers and wild cats find refuge there. The woods back
of the hotel, between New Smyrna and Enterprise, are tol¬
erably well filled wfith deer, though ’tis said the panthers
have driven away the turkeys. At the Inlet are large
flocks of curlew, bay snipe, “peep,” shearwaters and plo¬
ver, affording excellent sport to the juvenile gunners at the
hotel. But by far the best section for procuring large
game is the immense Turnbull swamp, near the head of In¬
dian river, abounding in deer, turkeys, panther and bear.
Any old field will furnish its bevy of quail.

Besides the means of communication with Jacksonville,
via St. Johns, costing about $15, there is a small schooner
which makes the trip as often as the wind will permit;
fare, $5.

The only business of New Smyrna is in live oak, which,
in the bands of one firm, employs many schooners the win¬
ter through. On both lagoons are large groves of delicious
oranges, noted for their size and flavor. The guava, pome¬
granate, fig and banana will flourish here and liavfe been
successfully grown.

There are several good guides here, and they can be hired
at the usual rates by addressing at New Smyrna, Volusia
.county, M. Lewis, Dr. Fox, or Frank Sains. The best lo¬
cation for building or camping is at Mt. Pleasant, where
the channel runs close by the wharf, with sixteen feet of
water. We camped there upon its shelly shore, and passed
two pleasant weeks; pleasant, though I could not but heave
a sigh whenever I thought of my field of labor so far away.
The weather was unusually cold, even closing the jaws, if
they have jaws, of the bloodthirsty mosquito for a time,
and causing that omnipresent oldest inhabitant to declare
with fearful imprecations that no such had occurred before
since the great frost of ’35. Yet we would have days de¬
licious in their dreamy warmth, when the air of a morning
would be full of the music of robin and red bird. “We,”
comprehends myself and a young man, a friend, of my
own age, who was to accompany me upon my boat excur¬
sions, and remain at camp while I was absent upon my ex¬
plorations inland. We then had a tent that had done ser¬
vice on the St. Johns, which I had brought more for the
good it had done that from any love I bore it. It was
called the “lawn tent,” and resembled the tents figured as
belonging to the children of Israel. It was well adapted
to the covering of a large surface, but in a “norther” we
had to get out guys in every direction, and then stand out¬
side and hang on, while the winds howled and floods de¬
scended. We had two boats. 1 had named the larger the
“Forest and Stream,” though I quaked inwardly whenever
I happened to think, what if the proprietors of* that paper
should see her? I had her built to carry a heavy load in
shallow water, and told her builder to sacrifice everything-
else to strength and lightness—and lie did. She was twenty
one feet long by seven feet beam amidships, flat bottom,
centre-board, rigged with two small sails. I had always
stood in awe of her, and was much relieved when after she
had lain idle nearly two weeks, a rash sailor asked me if
he could sail her, and when he came back and said slie
worked splendidly, I could have embraced him. When the
boat was loaded with our freight I saw the wisdom
of my instructions to the builder, for she was full to over¬
flowing. And so, one pleasant day we started down the
Hillsboro’, laden almost to the water’s edge. We were
fortunate in getting a tow down the river for nearly twenty
miles.

The Hillsboro’ for twenty miles is filled with mangrove
and marshy islands, making many exceedingly tortuous
channels difficult to follow. “Shipyard Reach,” fifteen
miles south of Smyrna, is a noted place for ducks; but the

best of all grounds is a little below on the west channel,
where they come to a little pool to drink all day long.
Parties have been here and shot a hundred to the man in half
a day’s shooting. Bissett’sorange mound is’a favorite place;
here the wild oranges glow and gleam through the dark
foliage, covering a shell mound, at whose base is a drink¬
ing pool where the ducks flock by scores. October and
November are the best months and again in March, the in
terim being spent by the greater part of the mass of ducks
wintering in Florida further south.

From New Smyrna south occur a great many shell and
earth mounds of ancient origin, several of which I have ex¬
plored and the results of which explorations I shall publish
in a future letter.

The Mosquito lagoon commences at the “Devil’s Elbow,”
a channel of I he Hillsboro’ where there are nine crooks in
half a mile. We passed safely through the Devil’s Elbow
and arrived at the headquarters of the Swifts, proprietors of
the live oak interest here. From Captain Swift and his em¬
ployees we have received the kindest attention. Mosquito
lagoon is here two miles in breadth and ten miles to the
canal connecting this lagoon system with Indian river.
There are several orange groves on this lagoon, both wild
and cultivated. We entered the canal about noon one day,
passing the first stake half a mile north, and standing
away southeast, till oposite the canal. The eastern end is
invisible till directly at its mouth, owing to bushes and
sand bars. The canal is about half a mile long and twelve
feet wide. Connecting the Indian river lagoon with the
Mosquito, it forms with them an inside route of water trav¬
el over one hundred and eighty miles in length. The
water was at the highest when we entered, yet we barely
passed through, drawing but a foot. Fallen coquina lias
narrowed the passage to seven feet in some places. The
coquina is curiously hollowed by the water, leaving over¬
hanging arches supported by pillars fantastically wrought.
The kingfisher has driven his shafts into the rock and then
occupied them. A large tree, with table shaped top, stands
near the eastern end and can be seen a long ways, forming
a conspicuous land mark. There, is good camping ground
near here, and an abundance of fish and ducks close by.
Deer and bear range tlie hammocks north. We camped that
night at Andrew Jackson’s. Andrew has tlie neatest little
orange grove on the river. Close by, two miles, is the
famous Dummitt orange grove, so often described. Capt.
Dummitt, the original owner of this grove, died a year ago.
He was ad old resident and highly respected. The grove
is now owned by his three daughters and two others. This
year’s crop is estimated at 125,000, fully as many having
been blown off in a tremendous gale last autumn. Two
smaller groves near here have, respectively, four and eight
thousand. It is about sixteen miles from the canal to the
head of the river, and ten miles to Sand Point, upon the
west bank of the river. The buildings of “Aurantia
grove^’ so much advertised, can be seen about seven miles
up the river. I had no lime to visit it, and so cannot speak
of its merits from observation. The land is said to be good,
worth $1,25 per acre. Indian river needs for its proper-
development a railroad to Lake Harney, the head of navi¬
gation on the St. Johns, or a new canal to Mosquito lagoon,
with light draught steamers plying between Jacksonville,
and the lagoon. The railroad is the more feasible route, per¬
fectly practicable, and would probably pay. The distance
to be traversed is said to be but thirteen miles. A small
steamer is needed upon the river, and three good hotels,
one at the head of the river or lagoon, one midway, and
one near the southern end. Then this delightful climate
might be enjoyed by the thousands now kept away by the
difficulties attending transportation and lack of accommo¬
dations. The present route, via Salt Lake, is very tedious
and uncomfortably long.

We crossed the river cne night, after waiting two days
for a wind. The water was all aglow witliphosphorescent
light. Every dash of our little boat raised a silver shower,
and thousands of fish darted hither and thither, leaving
tortuous trails of fire, like those Fourth of July serpents of
pur boyhood. Rafts of ducks sprang up with poise like

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thunder, invisible but for the fiery shower they raised upon
leaving the water.

It was midnight before we reached Harvey’s and an¬
chored. It is six miles across to Salt Lake. There is a
settlement a mile from the river, where also is a small
boarding house. There is but one building at the landing,
a store. Here for the first time the visitor from the North
sees the palmetto, in the long columnar rows, so charac¬
teristic of Indian river. Two days we passed here and at
Titusville, two miles below, awaiting a fair wind. The
hotel at the latter place is the only one on the river, and is
said to be well kept; $8 per day is charged for transient
boarders. Board at the settlement is $1,50 per day. This
is the northernmost of the four post offices on the river. A
mail is supposed-to arrive and depart once a week, but it
really arrives and leaves with the wind. Yery fine speci¬
mens of native woods may be procured here, such as the
crabwood, royal palm, mangrove, palmetto and iron wood,,
made into canes, etc.

Titusville owes all of its present prosperity to the inde¬
fatigable energy of its proprietor, Col. IT. T. Titus. This
place is only noteworthy as a point of arrival and departure
for more interesting points on the river. For ducks one
must go across the river to Dummitt’s, ten miles, of to
Banana creek, still further. For deer, to Merritt’s Island,
or to the prairies bordering Salt or South lakes. Boatmen
and guides can be hired to any point on the lagoon and in¬
terior. James Stewart, captain of the “Blonde,” is per¬
fectly trustworthy and reliable. Jim Russell is thoroughly
posted upon the game and fish of Indian river, and will be
found of great value to any party contemplating a winter’s
camp here, Address them at Sand Point, which is the old
name for Titusville.

I visited some old acquaintances here, and walked over
to the store of a man named Joyners. I was much sur¬
prised to find him apparently overjoyed to meet me, the
more so as we had met but once. My heart warmed as he
poured forth Congratulation and welcome,, and I thought
here w T as one true friend, if he did have a suspicious squint
in one eye and never once looked me square in the face.
What was my disgust to find, upon returning to the boat,
that he had despatched a “justice” to arrest me for an al¬
leged violation of the license law, in giving a man whom I
had hired an old coat. A friend told the “justice” he
thought he’d better not trouble me, and the justice depart¬
ed, saying he “thought so too.”

We left Titusville at daybreak one morning. The wind
gradually increased till at noon it was blowing half a gale,
and we were, very glad to seek shelter behind “Oleander
Point,” about twenty-five miles from Sand Point. A gale
is the specialty in which Indian river excels; either a gale
or a calm. But then this is a stormy winter, though ’tis
hard to realize it with the thermometer at shirt-sleeve tem¬
perature. Oleander Point is formed of disintegrated shells,
white as snow, the beach ending in a crescent-shaped bar.
South of this beach is a coquina formation, extending for
miles, where the rocks are worn into every shape imagi¬
nable. A Mr. Hardee lives here, whose grove of three-
year-old trees is the finest I have seen. He has splendid
oranges from trees only three years from the bud. His
crop brought a dollar per hundred more in Savannah than
the St. Johns oranges.

We slept upon the beach that night beneath a lean-to
tent which my friend, who is an old camper out, had put
up between two palmettos. The cheerful blaze in front
made it far preferable to our close quarters aboard the boat.
The next afternoon, the' wind abating, we set sail, and at
night, the wind increasing, made a camp on the shores of
Horse Creek. This is a high coquina bluff of pine land,
a fine place for camp or residence. Nearly opposite is the
southern end of Merritt’s Island, whose high, pine-covered
shores have . been in sight for the last twenty five miles.
Just south of here, three miles, is Elbow creek, which was
to be the terminus of a canal to connect Indian river with
Lake Washington, on the St. Johns. The scheme is now
“busted,” and Indian river will have to seek connection
with the outside w r orld elsewhere. At Turkey creek, fif¬
teen miles south, is a fine orange ancl banana grove, where
huge bunches of the latter fruit can be purchased at $1
per hundred. St. Sebastian is twelve miles from Turkey
creek. It is a beautiful sheet of water, and the camper
out will find here secure shelter during gales. From Horse
creek we were assisted by that veteran guide and boatman,
Jim Russell. What Jim don’t know about Indian river is
not worth knowing. He has spent twenty years here and
can tell to a certainty just where and when the rarest birds
are to be found, where to go for deer, bear or panther.
Jim, then, took us in charge, and kept us through the Nar¬
rows, with a dim vision of Pelican Island north of the en¬
trance; by Indian river inlet, old Fort Capron, and anchored
us at two o’clock one morning just as the moon sank out of
sight, at Fort Pierce. Here we made our final camp, one
hundred and thirty miles south of our starting point at v
New Smyrna.

Fort Pierce is the name given to this place during the
Indian war, when there was a military station here. Here
it was, according to history, that the famous chieftain,
Wild Cat, or Coacoochee, was captured and sent west.
The old parade ground made over thirty years ago is still
in good condition, south of the present site of Fort Pierce,
or “St. Lucie.” The best turtling and oyster grounds are
here, and splendid fishing at the inlet, three miles east.
There is a party of gentlemen camped just north of here.
They are enthusiastic sportsmen, and have been fishing
Jupiter Inlet and Indian river inlet with flies. Their suc¬

cess was wonderful. They tell me that they caught cre-
vale, bonefish and bluefish, the bonefish and crcvale mak¬
ing hard fight and splendid sport. They had late—late for
this country—copies of Forest and Stream. Of course
their encomiums were lavish of its merits. And let me say,
in passing, that I have not met with a single sportsman
carrying a fine breech loading rifle or split bamboo, who
lias not a copy of Forest and Stream, and is ever ready
to advocate its superiority over all others; they caunot
speak of it without praise.

I have pliotograped the most noteworthy and picturesque
features of Indian river and Mosquito lagoon, and the neg
atives are carefully preserved for future manipulation.
Within the week that has elapsed since my arrival, I have
thoroughly explored the country between the river and the
cypress bordering Lake Okeechobee, walking and riding
one hundred miles in four days over, or rather through, a
submerged tract of country, visiting my old friends the In¬
dians, and discovering new T facts. In closing I will recapi¬
tulate the different camping grounds and haunts of game,
promising a better list in some future number.

For fish, go to New Smyrna, Indian river inlet or Jupiter.
For duck, Mosquito lagoon and Hillsboro’, at the places
already mentioned, the marshes between Black Point and
the canal, at Dummitt’s, Pelican Island, near the Narrows,
and St. Lucie sound. Ten-mile creek, ten miles back of
Fort Pierce, also abounds in teal and nood'duck. For deer
and bear, “TurnbuH’s hammock,” near New Smyrna; Mer¬
ritt’s Island, and the beach ridge, three miles from the
southern end; the Narrows; St. John’s prairie, five miles
west of Capron and beyond. For turkey, St. John’s prairie
and about St. Lucie sound.

There are good camping sites at Indian river canal, Jones’
Point, Addison Point, Horse Creek, Turkey Creek, Mer¬
ritt’s Island, south end; St. Sebastian, Barker’s Bluff, Fort
Capron, Fort Pierce, and at various points along St. Lucie
sound. Water may be procured almost anywhere by dig¬
ging a shallow pit in the sand. For other information upon
Indian river I refer the reader to my article in a November
number. A parly of four could enjoy the pleasures of
sporting here to best advantage. Let them come as I have,
with everything necessary for the winter, prepared to
“rough it,” if need be, and my word for it they will de¬
part with a desire to come again. A friend of mine pur¬
poses erecting a commodious hotel near St. Lucie, where
everything needful to the perfect enjoyment of this region
of game and health will be at command.

The guides to Indian river are few, but I can recommend
James Stewart, Charles Stewart, John Houston, Rufus
Stewart, and Burton Williams. There are yet two months
in which the balmy breezes of Indian river blow soft and
pleasant. Perhaps some of the readers of Forest and
Stream may avail themselves of the information I have
gathered for theii benefit. Should it reach them too late
to be of any use, they must remember that the mail here
comes and goes at the option of the “clerk of (lie weather,”
and that he not always purposes to blow fair.

NATURAL HISTORY.

It is a fact beyond doubt that the whooping crane (grus
Americanus) is a resident of Florida. There has been seen
for many years, upon “Alligator Flats,” aboutjtwenty miles
from Fort Capron, Indian river, a large white bird, “as tall
as a man,” which the native Floridians called a “stork.”
Last year the young of this bird was taken from a nest and
brought to Fort Capron, where it was kept till over six
months old. The plumage of this bird was white from the
first. It-was a whooping crane, if the description of its
possessors was correct, as it agreed exactly in specific char¬
acteristics with the description of the whooping crane.
For many years these birds have roamed over the Alligator
flats and about the prairies of the headwaters of the St.
Johns. Their large size and loud cry have always made
them conspicuous, and the “cow hunters” of the back-
woods, not knowing any other bird so large have given
them the name of “stork.” The sand-hill crane is very
plentiful here, and there is no cause for the belief that the
two species are confounded. The great white heron, the
Audubonia occidentalism is the only other bird approaching
the whooping crane in size, and likely to be mistaken by
ignorant people for it, and the supposition that it may be
this species is precluded by the habits and habitat of that
bird. We think this the first recorded instance of the dis¬
covery of this species in Florida, though we may be mis¬
taken.

The Everglade kite {rostrhamus sociabilis) has been shot
upon the St. Johns prairies by your correspondent, and he
believes that he will find the eggs of that bird this season.
The specimens procured were in the adult and young
plumage.

Authentic information of the discovery of the eggs of the
paroquet (conurus caroUnenm) has been obtained, and it is
confidently expected that they will be secured the coming
season. Fred. Beverly.

—-< 4 *^-

—“If I had a mince pie, and should give two-twelftlis to
Harry, two-twelfths to John, two twelfths to Isaac and
should keep half the pie myself, what would be left?”
There was a profound study among the scholars, but finally
one lad held up his hand as a signal that he was ready to
answer. “Well, sir, what would there be left? Speak up
so loud that all can hear,” said the committeeman. “The
plate !” shouted the hopeful youth.

i ^

—Smith and Brown had been rowing on the Hudson.
Relating their adventures, Smith said that while on shore
taking a quiet glass of lager Brown remained in the boat
and lay on his oars. “Poor Brown,” remarked a lady,
“what a hard bed he had.” “Not so,” replied Jones, “he
‘feathered’ his oars.”

tor Forest and Stream

A WINTER CAMP ON THE MAGAT
LOWAY.

I T was at Island Pond, on the Grand Trunk Railroad
that N. and I struck off from the confines of civili za ’
tion en route for the head waters of the Connecticut River
to hunt moose in winter. We had never explored tiffs
region and had only a vague idea of the locality in which to
find our game, intending to cross from the lakes that feed
the Connecticut to the Magalloway and trusting to chance
to obtain a guide from among the hunters or settlers there¬
abouts. With our Indian snow shoes and a blanket, wo
were prepared to enter the woods, taking only such provi-
sions and clothing as could be carried in a pack, a hatchet
in the waist belt, a pistol and rifle. The common racketts
used by the natives are not to be compared with Indian
snow shoes, w T hich are woven with fine strings of carribon
or moose hide. Carribon strings are best, as they shrink
and become tightened by wetting while moose hide loosens
We were assured that we should find a cabin used by
hunters on the shore of First Lake, one of the two in which
the Connecticut takes_ its rise. Our guide -was a certain
Bill Lewis, wdiom we found at his log cabin, and who was
induced to go with us for a money consideration and a share
of our provisions. About noon we started into the woods
for the camp with no misgivings about reaching it before
dark, as the road we were to follow had'been “blazed.”
Four miles we sped along without snow shoes on a firm
crust. The afternoon was waning, dusk coining on, but
still no signs of the camp; and stranger y^et, the blazes were
so indistinct that it required very close inspection to find
them. In fact we had not gone far before all traces of a
road ware gone. Still no camp, and the sky overcast with
rain ! Yes, -we were lost, that was sure, when we could
find no more blazed trees. As darkness approached, it was
a question of a few minutes either to find the cabin or to
sleep where w T e were in the snow. None but a hunter’s ex¬
pedients "were of use. So w r e looked about for sleeping
quarters; the rain made it useless to attempt to build a fire,
but shelter at least must be had. No friendly-pine tree
spread its sheltering arms for us, but a huge tree trunk,
fallen and heaped with snow, under which it was possible
to dig a hole and burrow after the manner of liybernating
bears, was the only lodging that offered. So thus we
snatched a few hours of sleep. I shall never complain of a
hard bed again if it he under a roof and dry.

The dog contributed some warmth, but of a shivery,
moist, doggy nature.

With the morning light we set off again, not much re¬
freshed by our night’s lodging in the snow; and not relying
on blazed trees, we soon reached First Lake, 'where we
built a fire and dried our clothing. Though somewhat dis¬
couraged by the follies of a night, we were bound to find a
moose. Our guide exerted himself. The ice was several
feet in thickness, but he cut a hole and caught some trout,
which were soon done brown and served on spruce chips,
and garnished with frizzled bacon. A flock of snowbirds or
crossbills of brilliant hue twittered about our camp, regard¬
ing us perhaps as a second edition of the “Babes in the
Wood.” On our way from First and Second Lakes to the
Magalloway we met two moose hunters, natives, going out
to the clearing after a successful hunt. They had killed a
moose and left the meat covered with snow, which infor¬
mation was encouraging. Bill Lewis was a poor guide, as
we had already discovered, but he proved to be a worse

hunter; in fact we preferred that he should tend camp while

we hunted.

Stalking the moose is uncertain business, and requires all
one’s patience and skill to be successful. Many a moose
we tracked through the snow for miles only to hear the
animal break away amongst the spruces when within half
shooting distance. These cunning animals often make a
circle and approach their own back track, where they await
the hunter’s appearance in safety.

Our snow shoes were bound with flannel on the wooden
frames to muffle the sound. Signs of moose are found on
the trees and shrubs where they browse, or where the bark
is worn off by the rubbing of the antlers while in the
velvet. Their tracks in snow can be detected even after
they have been filled up with fresh snow, and when care¬
fully cleared out with the hand the hunter feels the direc¬
tion in which the game was moving by the shape of the
holes made by their cloven feet. When near the game,
only whispers or signs are used, and each footstep must be
carefully considered. The moose may be behind the neai-
est snow covered spruce, or lying under a thick pine. 1
not wounded when he starts, he will plunge away and soon
put miles between you. The Indians rarely abandon the
chase, although it may take several days to run down a
moose. We found tracks plenty, but soon discovered tha
other hunters had been after them. The next day we too
a course towards Camel’s Hump Mountain, near the Maga
loway, where we built a good brush camp, and after a hai
chase killed a young bull moose. N. was off alone the nex
day, but I decided to rest in camp. During the day I V1 ® ! ^
ed a small pond with an outlet near the river, and. caug 1
some brook trout through the ice, using pork for bait. '
were now well supplied with provisions; moose meat an
trout were a welcome change after a diet of bacon, ani
biscuit.

We followed down the Magalloway stream on the m
until we came to Parmacliene Lake, where we weredehg
ed to meet some lumbermen fishing on the lake, which
crossed, and arrived at the lumber camp before dark, w e
a bountiful supply 7, of bread, hot biscuit, baked beans a

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51

apple sauce, was set before us. Your entertaining cor¬
respondent, Jacobstalf, lias already described the achieve¬
ments of one hungry hunter in a lumber camp, where he
surrounded a “brown stone front.” So that I need not
dwell on a similar experience.

The head waters of the Connecticut and Magalloway
Rivers have been a good hunting ground for moose and
carribou, but like The region about Moosehead Lake, an
indiscriminate slaughter of this noble game in season and
out, has made them very scarce, although I am glad to see
by the communication of W. E. S., that moose and carribou
are getting back to this section.

Until the Game Law is enforced the hunter must pene¬
trate the wilds of New Brunswick or Cape Breton, if he

would kill large game. J. A.

--—--

THE QUADRUP EDS OF ARCTIC LANDS.

Germs Tarandus ; Germs Bangiferens.

Number One—Reindeer.

T is difficult • to determine with precision the limits of
Arctic lands, since many countries situated as low as sixty
or even fifty degrees, such as South Greenland, Labrador,
Alaska and the country around Lake Baikal, have in their
climate arid productions a decidedly Arctic character,-while
others, as the coast of Norway, due to close proximity to
the Gulf stream, enjoy even in winter a remarkably mild
temperature.

The torrid zone animal life is comparatively limited; it
abounds in the north temperate, while in the frigid it is
more abundant, (perhaps this is a sweeping assertion, and
should be modified by saying on the borders of the two lat¬
ter zones animal life is most*abundant.)

First ranks the reindeer, and in my description I
shall confine myself more particularly to the European
variety rather than the American caribou, which merits
separate notice.

The reindeer has been called the “camel of the north,”
and well may be, for he-is a no less valuable companion to
the Samojede and Lapp than the “ship of the desert” to the
wandering Arab. This species of deer is the only member
of its tribe which has been generally domesticated. Un¬
doubtedly the most useful, it is by no means the most
comely of its race. Its clear, dark eye, like most of deer,
lias a beautiful expression, but has neither tlie grand pro¬
portions of the wapiti, or the grace of the roe buck, and
its thick, square formed body is far from being a model of
elegance. The front hoofs are capable of great lateral ex¬
pansion, and curve upwards, while the secondary ones be¬
hind, which are but slightly developed in other members
of the family, are considerably prolonged, a structure
which, by giving the animal a broader base to stand upon,
prevents its sinking too deeply into the snow or morass.
Had the hoof of the reindeer been formed like that of the
stag, he would be unable to drag the Laplander’s sledge
with such speed over the yielding snow, even as w T ould the
camel to perform long marches over burning sands Without
his broad elastic sole pad.

The short legs and broad feet of the reindeer likewise
enable him to swim with greater ease, a power of no small
importance in a country abounding in lakes and rapid
rivers, and where scarcity of food renders frequent migra¬
tions necessary. When the reindeer, moves a remarkable
clattering sound may be heard some distance. This is pro¬
duced by the long hoofs which separate as they press the
ground and close when raised.

A long mane of dirty white hangs from the neck of this
deer. In summer the body is brown above and white be¬
neath. In winter, long haired and yellowish white. Its
antlers are widely different from those of the stag or wapi¬
ti, having broad, palmatea summits, and branching back¬
ward to the length of three or four feet; their weight is
considerable, twenty or twenty-five pounds, and it is remar-
able that both sexes have horns, while in all other members
of the deer tribe the males alone are in possession of this
ornament or weapon.

The female brings forth in May a single calf, rarely two.
This is small and weak, but after a few days follows its
mother, who suckles her young but a short time, as it is
soon able to seek its food. The reindeer gives but little
milk, at the utmost, after the calf is weaned,, a half pint
daily, but the quality is excellent, being uncommonly thick
and nutritious. It consists almost wholly of cream, so that
a great deal of water may be added before it becomes in¬
ferior to the best cow milk. Its taste is excellent, but the
butter made from it is rancid, though the cheese is very
good.

The milking of a herd of reindeer presents a most ani¬
mated scene. When they have been driven within an in-
! closure, and the outlets secured, a Lapp, selecting a long-
thong or cord, takes a turn of both ends round the left
hand, and gathers the “bight” in loose folds with his right.
He now singles out a deer and throws the bight with an
1 aim no less unerring than that of a Mexican “vaqueros,”
| or South American “guacho.” Sometimes the deer makes
no resistance, but generally the moment it feels the touch
1 of the thong as it entangles the horns, it breaks away, and
‘ is only secured by the most strenuous efforts. Every min-
1 ute may be seen some unusually powerful deer furiously
1 dragging a Lapp round and round the enclosure, and some-
s times it fairly overcomes the restraint of the thong, and
leaves its antagonist prostrate upon the sod. This part of
the scene is highly exciting, and it is impossible hot to ad¬
mire the trained skill evinced by all the Lapps, women as
well as men. The resistance of the deer being overcome, the
[! Lapp takes a hitch of the thong round its muzzle and head,
(I

and then fastens it to the trunk of a prostrate tree, many of
which have been brought into the inclosure for this espe¬
cial purpose. Men and women are indiscriminately en¬
gaged in singling out milch reins and milking them. Every
one is fully occupied, for even little children are practising
throwing the lasso, in which they evince much skill, al¬
though their strength is insufficient to hold the smallest
doe.

The only food of the reindeer during the winter is the
moss kfiown as lichen ravgifirens, and his instinct or acute¬
ness of olfactories in discovering it is surprising. No matter
hov r deep this lichen is buried, the animal is aware of its
presence the moment he comes to the spot, and this food is
never so agreeable as when he digs it for himself. His
manner of doing this is adroit. Having first ascertained
by thrusting his muzzle into the snow whether the moss
lies below 7- or not, he begins making a hole with his fore
feet, and continues working until at length he uncovers the
lichen. No instance has ever occurred of a reindeer mak¬
ing such a cavity without discovering the moss he seeks.
When the snow is too deep, as sometimes happens, he be
takes himself to the forests and feeds upon another lichen
which hangs on pine trees. In summer their food is of a
different nature. They are pastured upon green herbs or
the leaves of trees. Judging from appearances of lichen
mngifirens in the hot months, when it is dry and brittle,
one might easily wonder that so large a quadruped as the
reindeer should make it his favorite food and fatten upon
it; but toward the month of September it becomes soft,
tender and damp,, with a taste like wheat bean. In this
state its luxuriant and flowery ramifications somewhat re¬
semble the leaves of endive and are as white as snow.
Though domesticated from time immemorial, the reindeer
has only been partly brought under the yoke of man,
and wanders in large wild herds in the forests and tundras
of the Old World. He is found from Lapland and Norway
and the mountains of Mongolia and banks of the Ufa, as
far as Novaya Zemla, and Spitsbergen. All attempts to
prolong the life of the reindeer in zoological gardens have
failed, and in the loyal park of Stockholm, Hooguer saw
some of these animals which w 7 ere quite languid and ema¬
ciated during the summer, although care had been taken to
provide them with a cool grotto to which they could retire
during the warmer’hours of the day.

During the summer the reindeer can only enjoy health in
the fresh mountain air or along the bracing sea shore, and
has as great a longing for low temperature as man for the
genial warmth of his fireside in winter. The reindeer is
easily tamed, and loves the society of his master, though
unlike other domestic animals he is noways dependent upon
man for subsistence, but finds it alone and unaided, wan¬
dering at will, summer and winter, never being inclosed.
These qualities are inestimable to the inhabitants of a coun¬
try where the keeping of domestic animals demanding
shelter and stores of provisions through winter, would be
an impossibility. During the wanderings of the northern
nomad it carries his tent and scanty household furniture or
drags his sledge over the snow.

The reindeer is comparatively unfit for riding, and when
so used the rider is seated upon the haunches, as a slight
shock easily dislocates its vertebral column. One would
hardly suppose the reindeer the same animal when creeping
languidly along under a rider’s weight, as when, unencum¬
bered by a load it vaults with the lightness of a bird over
the obstacles, in its way to obey the call of its master.
Trained to the sledge, he travels with great speed. There
is the portrait of one preserved in the palace of Droting-
liolm, (Sweden) which performed the extraordinary jour¬
ney of eight hundred miles in forty-eight hours, drawing
an officer carrying despatches, but dropped dead when the
journey was accomplished. Care must be taken not to
overload or ill treat him for then his obstinacy rivals that
of the mule, and w T hen enraged he turns upon his master with
such fury that he is fain to shelter himself under the over¬
turned sledge until the rage of the deer has abated.

The reindeer attains an age of from twenty to twenty-
five years, but in its domesticated state is generally killed
when from six to ten years old. The flesh is excellent,
and the tongue and marrow are considered as great deli¬
cacies ; also the contents of the stomach in winter.

Every portion of this deer is made available by the
Lapps. The blood is carefully saved and made into pud¬
dings, or drank warm. The horns furnish spoons; the
hoofs glue; bow strings and thread are made from the sin¬
ews, and the skin furnishes blankets and clothing so im¬
pervious to cold that with a single skin above him, the
Arctic inhabitant will defy the severities of the coldest
Arctic night. In Tornea the skins of new born calves are
prepared and sent to St. Petersburg to be manufactured
into gloves, which are extremely soft and durable but very
dear.

The most dangerous enemies of the reindeer are the wolf
and glutton or wolverine, (gulo borealis or arcticus) which be¬
longs to the bloodthirsty marten and weasel family. Besides
the attacks of its mightier enemies, the reindeer is subject
to the persecutions of two species of gad fly. The one
{cesfrus tarandi ) called hurhna by the Lapps, deposits its
glutinous eggs upon the animal’s back. The larvte, on
creeping out, immediately bore into the skin, where they
cause swellings or boils an inch or more in diameter, with
an opening at the top of each, through which the larva)
may be seen imbedded in the purilent fluid; often the whole
back is covered by these, which speedily cause emaciation
and disease through the enormous drain of the fluids of the
body consequent upon decomposing animal matter. Aware
of the danger, the reindeer runs wild and furious as soon

as he hears the buzzing of this fly, and seeks refuge in the
nearest water.

The.other species of fly cesetus nasalis ) lays its eggs in the
nostrils of the deer, and the larvee boring themselves into
the fauces and beneath the tongue of the poor animal are
a great source of annoyance.

A pestilential disorder similar to the rinderpest will
sometimes sweep away whole herds. Thus in a few days
the Lapp or Samojede may be reduced from affluence to
poverty. The proud possessor of several thousands of deer
is compelled to seek the precarious livelihood of the north¬
ern fisherman.

—The South Carolina Jockey Club held their spring
meeting on the old Washington Course, at Charleston, 8.
C. There was a large concourse of people present to wit¬
ness the revival of the turf in South Carolina. On Febru¬
ary 28th the first race was a free handicap, a dash of a mile
and a quarter, the purse being $200, $150 to first horse. The
entries were:—Ortolan, Tabitha, Midnight, and Revenge.
Ortolan won in 2:17. The second race was a one mile dash
with 100 pounds up. Three horses started. Gabfirlunzie
won in 1:54. The third race was mile heats for three year-
olds for a stake of $300. Lady Washington won the two
last heats in 1:51-|, 1:52. On March 2d the first race was
a hurdle handicap^ two miles, over eight hurdles, three feet
six inches high, -welter Weights, purse of $350. The en¬
tries were Lanta Lawler, 140 pounds; Limestone, 145
pounds; Jim Hinton, 145 pounds; and Ellen C., 115
pounds. Lanta Lawler was withdrawn, but the remaining
horses made one of the handsomest races of the kind ever
seen on the Washington Course. Limestone proved the
winner. Time, 3:59. Jim Hinton was second and Ellen
C. third. The next race was a selling race of $200; mile
dash; horses to run for $1,000 to carry their regular
Weight. There were two- entries—Ortolan and Fire Ball.
The former won in 1:52£. The consolation purse of $200,
mile dash, for horses that, have run and not rvon during the
meeting; weight for age. There were three entries—Flower
Girl, Vancialite, and Tabitha. Flower Girl w 7 on in 1:51.
•The citizens sweepstakes, three mile heats, for all ages;
$100 entrance, half forfeit; club to add $750. Granger
won in two straight heats. Time—5:51, 5:51

—The Utica Park will soon have a railroad track running
to the gate, which will add a much needed improvement,
and the lack of which has given rival associations a con¬
siderable advantage heretofore. The following is a com¬
plete list of the Ladies’ and Oneida Stakes to be competed
for on the first day of the June Running Meeting on the
Ijtica Park:—

Ladies’ Stakes. —For two-year-olds; $300 in gold ad
ded: W. G. Dorling, New York, b. f. Blairgowrie, by
Breadalband, out of Klearnet.

D. McDaniels, New Jersey, c. f. Mattie A v , by Austra¬
lian, out of Minnie Mansfield.

.D, McDaniels, New Jersey, c. c.-, by Australian, out

of Betsy Ward.

Hugh Gaffney, Maryland, b. f.-, by Lamington, out

of Qaides, by Belshazzar.

Wood Stringfield, Kentucky, c. c. Warsaw, by War
Dance, out of Sister to Charity, by Imp Kt St. George.

Rice & Merrill, Georgia,-Volcano, by Vandal, out of

Aradine, by Sovereign.

L. A. Hitchcock, Georgia, cli. f. — by Daniel Boone,
out of I. O. U.

J. AY. Weldon, Georgia, eh. c. Warfare, by War Dance,
out of AYagonette, by AVagoner.

A. B. Lewis & Co., Georgia, b. c.'Victor, by, Vandal,
out of Septima, by brown Dick.

A. B. Lewis c% Co., Georgia, b. f. Fannie Johnston, by
Hunter’s Lexington, out of Betsy Hunter.

J. R. Barry, Tenn., b. c. Asterlite, by Asteroid, out of
Nora, by Imp Sovereign.

Oneida Stakes. —For three-year-olds; $500 added:
Wm. Jennings, Tenn., b. c. Larry Hart, by Planet, out of
Nora, by Imp. Sovereign.

D. Desmond, Saratoga, b. f. Mollie Darling, by Revolver,
out of Skipper, by Daniel the Prophet.

D. McDaniels, New Jersey, c. f. Madge, by Australian,
out of Albania.

D.. McDaniels, New Jersey, b. f. —, by Red Dick, out
of Ettie Skippen.

Joseph Donohue, _ New Jersey, ch. c. Dublin, by Ken¬
tucky, out of Zaidee, by Breckinridge.

AVilliam M. Connors, Louisiana, ch. f. Moonbeam, by
Planet, out of Edina, by Imperial Knight of St. George.

A. M. Burton, Tennessee, ch. c. Red Jackson, by Van¬
dal, out of Sadowa, by Jack Malone.

L. A. Hitchcock, Georgia, brn. f.-, by son of Daniel

Boone, out of Meanness, by Brown Dick.

A. C. Lewis & Co., Georgia, b. f. Vandalite, by Vandal,
out of Vesper Light.

William M. Connor, Louisiana, ch, c. Stampede, by War
Dance, out of Dolly Morgan, by Revenue.

—After the horse is nine years old, a wrinkle comes on
the upper corner of the lower lid, and every year thereafter
he has one well-defined wrinkle for every year over nine.
If a horse has three wrinkles, he is twelve; if he has four,
he is thirteen. Add the number of wrinkles to nine, and
you will get it.— Ex .

Knowmno Hen. —One of the citizens of Groveland, Mass.,
a few days since made a trip to Haverhill in a sleigh.
Arriving at the city he proceeded to hitch his horse to a post,
As he was about leaving to attend to business, one of his
hens came out from under the sleigh seat, where she had
stolen a nest, and started somewhat briskly round town on
a tour of observation. The former gave chase, but biddy
was too spry, and the proprietor concluded that that piece
of property had “taken wings and flown away.” Return¬
ing to the sleigh after an hour’s absence, he was surprised
to find the hen quietly sitting on her nest of eggs under
the seat, she having returned and found the sleigh, though
there were several others in the vicinity.

FOREST AND STREAM

THE WHITBY SMACK.

^ ^ QJHE ought to he in, she ought to be in,,
iOH-ere’s another moon begun;

She sailed last Friday was a week,

And it is but a few days 1 run.

*Tve left our Jane at home,

She'll nor sleep, nor bite, poor lass;

Just toss her wedding clothes about,

And stare at the falling glass.

“The banns were out last week, you see;

And to-day—alack, alack,

Young George lias other gear to mind,

Out there, out there in the smack 1

“I bade her dry her tears,

Or share them with another,

And go down yonder court and try
To comfort Willie’s mother.

“The poor old widow’d soul,

Laid helpless in her bed;

She prays for the touch of her one son’s hand,

The sound of his cheery tread.

“She ought to be in, her timbers were stout;

She would ride through the roughest gale,

Well found and maim’d—but the hours drag on;

It is but a four days’ sail.”

I

Gravely and sadly the sailor spoke,

Out on the great Ker head;

Sudden a bronz’d old fishwife turn’d,

From the anxious group, and said:

“Jenny will find her lovers anew,

And Anne has one foot in the grave;

We’ve lived together twenty year,

I and my poor old Dave.

“I’ve a runlet of whiskey fresh for him
And ’bacca again he comes back.

He said he’d bide this winter ashore,

After the trip in the smack.

“We have neither chick nor child of us,

Our John were drowned last year;

There is nothing on earth but Dave for me.

Why there’s naught in the wind to fear.

“He’s been out in many a coarser sea.

I’ll set the fire alight;

We said ‘Our Father’ before he went;

The smack will be in to-night.”

And just as down in the westward
The light rose, pale and thin,

With her bulwarks stove, and her foresail gone,

The smack came staggering in.

With one worn face at her rudder,

And another beside her mast;

But George and Willie and staunch old Dave?

Why, ask the waves and the blast.

Ask the sea that broke aboard her,

Just as she swung her round;

Ask the squall that swept above her,

With death in its ominous sound.

“The master saw,” the sailor said,

“A face past the gunwale go;”

And Jack heard “Jane!” ring shrill through the roar;
And that is all we know.

I can’t tell. Parson says grief is wrong,

And pining is willful sin;

Hut I’d like to hear how those two died,

Before the smack came in.

Well, this morning the flags fly half-mast head,

In beautiful Whitby Bay;

Tnat’s all we shall know till the roll is read,

On the last great Muster-day .—All the Year Bound.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists ? Association.

PISCICULTURE AND THE FISHERIES.

BY SPEXCER F. BAIRD.

Read before the American Fish Cidturisls’ Association ,
Held in JSew York , Feb. 10, 1874.

W E are indebted to Professor Baird, U. S. Commis¬
sioner of Fisheries, for the advance sheets of the
general summary to he prefixed to the Record of Scientific
and Industrial progress for the year 1873, now in press of
Harper Brothers. This admirable and comprehensive
paper embraces the Communication read by Professor
Baird at the meeting of the American Fish Culturists’ Asso¬
ciation, held on the 10th of February:—

The subject of fish-culture and the fisheries continues to
increase in importance, and in view of the economical value
of the products of the sea and the interior waters, and in
the amount of capital and effort directed toward their acqui¬
sition, this interest is amply justified.

Several exhibitions during 1873 have been made of fish¬
ery products and interests, the most important beiug that at
Vienna during the past summer. Legislation has also been
initiated or continued looking toward the judicial determi¬
nation of the rights of the general public and of the indi¬
vidual, the most important step in this direction being the
decision of the United (States (Supreme Court in reference
to the obligation of the corporation controlling.the dam
across the Connecticut River at Holyoke to construct a
suitable fish-way. This river in former years abounded in
shad and salmon from its mouth to its sources, and furnish¬
ed a vast amount of excellent food to a large population.
The erection of dams along its course obstructed the up¬
ward movement of the anadromous fish, with tiie result of
finally exterminating the salmon, and of reducing the sup¬
ply of shad to a minimum. The most considerable of these
obstructions, and tffe first met with above tide-water, was

the great dam at Holyoke. An Act of the Massachusetts
Legislature, - authorizing the Fish Commissioners of that
State to require the construction of a fish-way over this
dam, was resisted by the company, and the case carried
successively to the Supreme Courts of Massachusetts and of
the "United States, judgment being given by both tribunals
against the company, which was thus obliged to yield. A
fish-way was constructed during 1873 upon the plan of Mr.
E. A. Brackett, of Massachusetts, which, it is hoped, will
answer the purpose in view.

In no country, however, has the subject of the fisheries
and tlieir legaUrelations been more thoroughly considered
than in Germany; and a very elaborate system of regula^
tions is now under discussion, which, it is expected, will be
the most complete in existence.

The number of States having Fish Commissioners for the
improvement and regulation of the fisheries within their
borders has been increased during the year by the addition
of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan; so that at the pres
ent time all the New England and Middle States except
Delaware, and all the States bordering on the great lakes
with the exception of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota, are provided with these important State officers.
Movements are in progress, however, which it is probable
will result during 1874 in the appointment of'Commission¬
ers in Minnesota, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, North Caro¬
lina, and possibly Iowa.

Numerous statistical publications in reference to the fish¬
eries of the Old World and the New have made tlieir ap¬
pearance, although mostly relating to 1872. We have also
a very elaborate communication from Dr. Francis Day on
the fresh-water fisheries of India, and another by the Min¬
ister of Marine and the Fisheries of Canada. It is to be re¬
gretted that no provision is made by the United States gov¬
ernment for the collection and publication of accurate and
exhaustive details on this branch of industry, so ably
worked up by France, Norway, and other foreign nations.

The special fisheries of the world have been prosecuted
with their average success. The herring lias furnished
provision and employment for immense numbers of people
both in Europe and America. The Astraclian herring
(Alosa caspica ,) a species probably like our fresh-water
herring or alewife, which was, up to the years 1854
and 1855, only used in extracting the oil, has taken a prom¬
inent place as a food fish since that time. The Russian
name, bescheuka (the furious fish,) seems to have incited a
prejudice against it; but through the efforts of Mr. Baer,
and a board of commissioners appointed to investigate the
fisheries of Russia, the prejudice was largely overcome,
and, under the name of herring, as a salted fish it has be¬
come an important element in the Caspian fisheries. In
1858 there were salted in the rivers of Astraclian 43,000,000
of this fish. The number in 1871 was 140,000,000; and
in 1872, 1(30,000,000; while in 1872 only 30,000 were used
for oil.

The cod fisheries of both the Atlantic and Pacific have
also been abundantly worked. The occurrence of cod in
immense numbers in the Pacific is a fact of recent apprecia¬
tion; and it is satisfactory to know that, should the supply
from the Atlantic be at all seriously impaired, the deficiency
can be made up from the Pacific. According to a ban
Francisco journal, 583,000 cod-fish were taken by seven
vessels olf the coast of Alaska in the summer of 1873. No
estimate cau at present be formed of the captures off the
Banks of Newfoundland and the coast of Norway. New
cod banks have lately been discovered off the coast of
Spitzbergen.

The trade in frozen herring off the coast of Maine and in
the Bay of Fundy continues to be of great importance.
This comparatively new interest lias been increasing gra¬
dually for many years, and now employs a large force dur¬
ing the winter season. The fish are taken in gill-nets and
immediately frozen, and then shipped to the western
markets of Portland, Boston, New Turk, etc. The Bay of
Fundy is particularly favorable for this trade; and the re¬
cent establishment of a signal station at Eastport has been
of great moment, by enabling those engaged in the business
to anticipate the occurrence of a period of hot or cold
weather in time to take measures to protect themselves
from loss. The application of the signal telegraph in the
service of the fisheries in the United (States is comparatively
recent, and promises to be of great benefit by communica-
tin<>' information of the occurrence of schools of fish along
tlie°coast, and of their movements, to those interested in
their capture*

Another application of the signal telegraph is made by
the dealers in fish both on the lakes and the sea-board, who
regulate their orders and shipments of fresh fish by the
knowledge thus obtained of impending atmospheric con¬
ditions.

The American salmon trade continues to increase, and
the number of establishments engaged in canning and pre¬
paring them for market on the Columbia River and in
Puiret Sound becomes larger every year. It would almost
seem that the vast numbers taken for this purpose must
soon bring about tlieir extermination, but as yet no percept¬
ible decrease is reported. Numbeis of these fish are
brought fresh to the East in refrigerator cars to supply the
market earlier than the period during which the eastern
salmon can be taken.

In view of the great increase of the halibut fisheries off
the coast of the United States, the hardy fishermen of Cape
Ann, who more especially carry on this branch of industry,
are obliged to resort to distant seas to obtain a supply; and
even Greenland is not too far for their efforts, llie coast
of Iceland, too, has also been visited by a Gloucester vessel
for this purpose; but, although the halibut were abundant,
the stormy nature of the region and other impediments ren¬
dered it impracticable to continue the effort.

A rapidly increasing trade is that connected with the
menhaden, mossbunker, or pogy, (Brevoortia menhaden ), a
large species of the herring family valuable for the oil and
scrap—the refuse after extracting the oil from the boiled
fbli, which is used in direct applications to the land, or in
the manufacture of fertilizers. Some idea of the magnitude
of the interest may be learned from the fact that in 1873
sixty-two factories were in operation on the coast of New
York and of New England, requiring the use of 383 sailing-
vessels and 20 steamers, the factories and vessels employ¬
ing 2,306 men, with an investment of $2,388,000. The total
catch of fish amounted to 1,103,100 barrels (250 fish to the
barrel), yielding 2,214,800 gallons of oil, and 36,289 tons of
guano. The oil is used principally in dressing lea.her, and
to some extent in rope-making and for painting, but not as
yet for lubricating.

Another increasing fishery .in the United States is that re¬
lating to the sturgeon, which, though abundant, has been

but little utilized, thousands annually taken in pursuit nf
other fish having usually been thrown aside as worthless
Now several dealers on the lakes, especially the Messrs
Scliacht, of Sandusky, are entering into the trade ar i
manufacture caviar, isinglass, and dried smoked meat in
great quantities. n

The demand for fish-sounds continues very great, and thp
shores of New England and the provinces are careful]?
gleaned of all air-bladders procurable of the cod family Of
the species, the bladder of the hake is most sought after
bringing about one dollar a pound, and is used chiefly i t U
said, in the manufacture of gum-drops.

The seal fishery during 1873 has also been very produo
tive, the number taken at the Fur-Seal Islands in the Beh"
ring Sea being up to the maximum—namely, 100,000. The
seals resort by millions to these Elands, and it is’said that?
considerably larger number might be cam.lit without anv
detriment to the trade. The capture of the liair-seals otf
the coasts cf Labrador and Newfoundland, although leS
extensive than in 1872, has also been a source of very great
profit. This business is now carried on entirely by steam
ers, o* which not less than twenty belonging to Newfound¬
land were occupied, some of them getting two full cargoes"
The largest catch of any vessel, it is believed, was about
42,000; these having been taken in the course of a few
weeks, and, from the skins and the oil, yielding an immense
profit.

The rapid decrease of lobsters on the coast of the United
States, and the extent of the interest connected with can¬
ning them as an article of food, has induced a special effort
to bring back the supply. The amount of this interest may
be appreciated when we are told that during 1873 more
than twenty thousand tons of canned lobsters were brought
into the United States, or shipped elsewhere, from the
shores of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia alone. An or¬
dinance has been issued by the Canadian authorities pro¬
hibiting, under severe penalties, the capture of any lobsters
weighing less than a pound and a half; and Massachusetts
will probably enact a law prescribing a limit of size—name¬
ly, a minimum of eleven inches in length. In Maine, the
legislation anticipated is that of a close time of two or three
months in the summer, when none shall be taken but
imposing no restriction at other seasons as to size or weight.

The oyster fisheries, as far as the canning interest is con¬
cerned, suffered a severe shock during the financial panic
from which it has not yet recovered, although the consump¬
tion of the oyster while fresh is perhaps as great as usual.
Vessels now carry entire cargoes from Maryland and Vir¬
ginia to England, where they are becoming an established
article of trade.

It will be of interest to announce that the United States
Fish Commission is experimenting on a method of effect¬
ually freeing beds of planted oysters from the ravages of
the starfish, so destructive to them.

Much valuable information lias been obtained in refer¬
ence to the fishery statistics, and the conditions affecting
the fislierit s generally,- by the labors of the United States
Fish Commission, which continued its investigations under
the direction of the Commissioner, Professor S. F. Baird,
assisted by Professor Verrill, on the coast of Maine during
the summer of 1873.. Detailed information was obtained in
reference to the habits of the herring, cod, and other useful
food fishes, which will have an important bearing on these
interests. Numerous questions in reference to the preser¬
vation and reproduction of lobsters and oysters were also
met. One result was the frequent capture of two-year-old
shad in gillnets many'- miles out to sea.

In connection with the subject of the fisheries, the mod¬
ern methods of preserving fish fresh for an indefinite period
of time should not be lost sight of, especially as their intro¬
duction has imparted immense activity to the trade in fresh
fish, and enables llie dealers to supply salmon, shad, Span¬
ish mackerel, bluefish, striped bass, etc., at all seasons of
the year.

Of these devices there are two principally in use, one
consisting in placing the fish in sealed meial boxes in a
mixture of ice and salt; and the other, much more con¬
venient, being the construction of a chamber inclosed
within double walls, and filled with the same mixture.
The fish are placed in the centre apartment, the tempera¬
ture of which can be readily maintained at from eighteen
to twenty-five degrees above zero, and are preserved inde¬
finitely. It is only necessary to renew the supply of the
mixture evey week or month, according to the mass, and
the temperature above referred to can be kept up indefinite¬
ly. Borne establishments in New York and elsewhere keep
many thousands of pounds of fish in this way, subject to
call at any time.

The various methods of increasing artificially the supply
of fish and othei marine animals, technically known as Pis¬
ciculture, have been prosecuted with increasing vigor dur¬
ing the year 1873, the eailier experiences warranting the
adoption of more enlarged plans for securing the desired
result. Associations have been formed,and Btate commis¬
sioners appointed, while numerous private establishments
have been erected. The most important action in this
direction is that taken by the United States Fish Com¬
mission, established in 1871, which is now largely occu¬
pied with this work, in addition to special researches in
reference to the condition of the fishing interest on the sea-
coast and lakes.

The measures adopted have had more special relation to
the multiplication of shad, salmon, and whitefish; and in
these operations the United States Commission was fortune
ate in securing the assistance of Mr. Seth Green, Dr. J. H.
Slack, Mr. Livingston Stone, and other fish-culturists Its
operations have been conducted on a much larger scale
than by any other nation, and with very gratifying success.

With a view of securing a sufficient supply of the eggs
of the California salmon, Mr. Livingston Slone, as in the
previous year, was sent out to the Lnited States salmon-
breeding camp on the McCloud River, near Mount Shasta,
where he obtained about a million and a half of eggs which
were shipped to the East (a portion to Utah), and about
half of them successfully hatched out, at various State and
private establishments, and placed in different streams in
the Northern, Middle, and Western States. The more im¬
portant waters supplied are several streams in Maine and
Massachusetts, the Connecticut, Hudson, Delaware, and
Potomac rivers, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, Lake Erie,
and Lake Michigan, and the Ohio River.

During the year, also, the establishment at Bucksport,
Maine, under Mr. Atkins, continued its operations,, on an
enlarged scale and with very satisfactory success. While
the salmon are seined when wanted on the McCluod, at
this establishment they are purchased living from the fish¬
ermen, who capture them in w r eirs in the months of June

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53

we have; and it is probable that many foreign varieties, if
introduced here, would give better results than the fish
already found in our waters. These matters it is now the
province of the aquaculturist to investigate. The habits of
the salmonidte have been thoroughly studied, and the breed¬
ing of the shad has been made a perfect success. Here and
there we have progress to record in a new direction. A
good deal is known about the perch. The eggs have been
successfully taken and hatched, and something is known of
their habits and food. The eggs of the pike perch, or wall
eyed pike, have been artificially hatched, but the results of
the experiments have not yet been entirely satisfactory. A
commencement was made on the striped bass last year by
Holton, (by whose untimely decease fish culture loses much.)
But The bass family have thus far turned a deaf ear to the
voice of the charmer, and their domestic arrangements are
still carried on without the aid oi the American Fish
Culturists’ Association.

I meant to say something about stocking ponds with bass,
&c. and shall have to defer it till another time. But I have
noticed some of the points on which fish culturists in this
country are pretty well informed and the directions in which
they are now at work. Our object is this: The supply of
water, range of temperature, &c., of any pond or stream
being given, to find the best fish for that place, the means
of feeding fish at a less cost than its market price, and
the means of having an annual crop for market and still
keeping up the supply.

Caledonia, NT. Y.

- -«-

An Important Amendment. —The amendment suggest¬
ed by George Sheppard Page, Esq., at the recent conven¬
tion of the American Fish Culturists’ Association, and car¬
ried, is a most excellent one. There should be nothing like
exclusiveness about the action of the American Piscicul¬
turists. The amendment was to change section 2d, article
2d of the Constitution, by striking out the words, “All Fish
Culturists,” and inserting-the words, “anyperson” So
that to-day any one is eligible to membership in the Asso¬
ciation. This most excellent change will much increase
the influence of the Association.

—Various methods have been devised to aerate the water
in transporting fish, so as to avoid the necessity of chang¬
ing it. The oldest is an air-pump attached to the side of
the tank, by means of which air is forced into the lower
portion of the tank, and the water is recharged with oxy¬
gen. A recent one, suggested by one of Commissioner
Slack’s assistants, consists of a tin cylinder, about eighteen
inches in length and three or four inches in diameter. A
hoop-handle crosses ohe end of the cylinder, and the other
end is closed, forming a bottom. The sides and bottom are
pierced with numerous small holes. When the cylinder is
forced downward, into the tank, the water rushes in through
the perforations, and as the cylinder is withdrawn the water
rushes out, creating great ebullition of air, which, of course,
reimpregnates the water to a very considerable extent.

—An interesting peculiarity in the habits of some Indian
Siluroid fishes has been noticed at a recent meeting of the
Zoological Society of London, by Surgeon F. Day. Mr.
Day, when fishing at Cassegode, found that, after having
caught a large number of specimens of various species of
Arms and Osteogeniosus , there v ere several siluroid eggs at
the bottom of the boats, and in the fisli-baskets. These
eggs were, on an average, half-an-inch in diameter; and on
looking into the mouths of several of the males ot both
genera, from fifteen to twenty eggs were seen in each;
those in the boats and baskets having evidently dropped out
from a similar situation. The eggs were in different stages
of development, some advanced so far as to be just hatched.
They filled the mouth, extending as far back as the
branchiae. No food was found in the alimentary canal,
though in the females it was full of nutriment.

—In Brewster, Mass., Messrs. Parker and Winslow are
interested in the laudable pursuit of trout raising, and have
a pond which contains 1,000 two-years’-old; 2,000 one-year-
old; 80,000 spawn have been taken the last two months,
and 50,000 young are now in the different stages of develop¬
ment. There are two kinds, the salmon trout and brook
trout.

—The Waldoboro’ JYews , Me.', says that Messrs. Everleth
& Weston received at their Trout Breeding Establishment
in that town Wednesday, 18th, 100,000 salmon eggs. They
were sent there from the State establishment at Bucksport,
for the purpose of being hatched. They will then be used
for stocking the Medomak and Georges Rivers with salmon.
Dr. Everleth thinks they will have attained a sufficient
growth to place in the brooks running into those rivers
sometime in April. Messrs. Everleth & Weston have about
seventy thousand young trout just hatched, and several
thousand, one, two and three years of age. Salmon eggs
are about the size of an ordinary pea, and through the
transparent shell the young fish can be plainly seen and
their motions observed."

—Mr. Ellis Weston, of Wenham, Mass., has transported
500 young trout, of his own raising, to West Falmouth,
with which to stock a pond for Dr. Thayer, of that town.
Mr. Weston has excellent conveniences for conveying trout,
and those wishing to stock ponds could not do better than
to negotiate with him.

PARLOR OR WINDOW GARDENING.

--

Concluding Number—The Sub-tropical.

“Fair forms of flowers, and chiefly that tall fern
So stately, of the Queen Osmunda named;

Plant lovelier in its own retired abode
On Grassmere’s beach than Naiad by the side
Of Grecian brook, or Lady of the Mene,

Sole sitting by the shore yf old romance.”

EOGRESS of window gardening, as developed In the
sub-tropical arrangement of plants made the first por¬
tion of this continued paper from No. VIII. In this con¬
cluding paper we take up the subject at the point we left
the same. We had carried our pupil through the various
preparatory arrangements of box making, and of filling
the box with the different kinds of earth necessary for the
successful cultivation of the plants we had named. We
left our window garden still in an unfinishe l condition, but
really perfect in all its parts as far as it was completed.

Having your soils correctly prepared for the different
kinds of plants, you are now ready to introduce around the
sides and at the base of your aquarium the representatives
of many climes and the denizens of many soils. This you
will notice is a very nice work, and you will fail of success
if exceeding carefulness is not exercised. In giving the
above directions, I have aimed at making my remarks as
plain as possible to the end that there may be no failure of
success on the part of those who venture to follow out my
suggestions. And there need be no failure if the necessary
care is exercised.

Did you never visit in mid-summer some deeply shaded
glen—a ravine, perhaps—of some few feet only in width at
the bottom, walled up on each side with an almost impen¬
etrable wall? Such a wall you would scarcely think of
climbing. You stand still beneath the deep, dark foliage
of the overhanging trees; you look with rapt enthusi¬
asm upon the creeping mosses, the overhanging ferns,
and delightful tracery that adorn its steep ascent. All this
vision of loveliness is before you, and you drink in like an
inspiration from paradise the fragrance of many flowers.
You listen to the murmur of the brooklet that rolls spark¬
ling at your feet, and feel that all this beauty is but a
dream—cannot be a reality; and if the reader would have
a better conception of what we here describe he may be¬
hold just such a beautiful transcript of nature in the ravine
of the Wissihawkin. Such places as this, and far more
beautiful, have I seen, and wfiiich at certain seasons of the
year glowed with all the gorgeousness of an Oriental
paradise. From such wild and beautiful places of
earth the true inspiration of high art is drawn. And the
educated landscape’ gardener who cairiot take his scrap
book in hand, and with his pencil and brush transfer a por¬
tion of all this beauty to its pages, to be again recreated, is
unworthy to practice so noble, so elevating an art. - And
here is where I would have you study well the crude mod¬
els you may chance to look upon in your daily outdoor
walks. But be not a copjust, or a servile imitator in mi¬
nute details, but receive the hints nature is ever holding
out to you, and from them make a grand study. True, the
out-of-door rockery, with its broad base rising from a well
planned lakelet, the shady island, with its grandeur of
evergreens, are objects well worthy of your study and imi¬
tation, and of which we may speak more fully hereafter.
So are our miniature tropical plants within our winter par¬
lor windows equally beautiful, and require, in fact, more
of the artistic treatment than our lakelets and islands. We
proceed now to the closing up of our window garden in
the parlor, and the closing up of our already long and (per¬
haps to some tiresome) elaborate series of articles upon
indoor gardening.

Your arrangement of a large box, and the addition of a
Wardian case of ferns, or a parlor aquariam, can now be
made with very little work and care. You will set either
of these adornments within the centre of your box of earth,
and add to your plants already placed such large leaved
plants of tropical charatcter and habits as may best suit
your fancy. We name a few only of easy cultivation
among the water loving plants—the calla lily , calladiums
(different kinds), canneas , Begonia rex, ferns (as the Ora-
maerops excelsia), dracaenas , marce Act, tradescantia , lambusa ,
hedychium , etc. The Oaladium molaceum is a fine plant.
The Aralia sieboldi, orchids, etc., may be placed amid the
crevices of the rock work with fine effect.

If an aquarium is placed within this window you can
make choice of any form that may suit your fancy, and
the necessary kinds of water plants wherewith to plant,
and the fish to place in the same, will be cheerfully fur¬
nished by the one of whom you purchased your aquarium.

Thus we have carried you through a series of eight num¬
bers concerning the different styles and manner of growing
plants in winter with ordinary care. And wishing you
every success and encouragement for your labor, we sub¬
scribe ourself

Yours to command, Ollipod Quill.

and July, and place them in a large pond, to a\vait the
period of reproduction. Here they remain until October or
November, when the instinct of spawning seizes them, and
they run down into the outlet of the pond, where the
liatching-works are situated. The spawn is removed by
gentle pressure into a vessel, and fertilized, and the parent
fish returned alive to the water, and allowed ultimately to
run down to the sea. Previously, however, they are mark
ed by a laoel, so as to determine" whether any come back
again; and in this event to ascertain the growth and increase
of weight in the interval, their original length and weight
being recorded.

These eggs are then brought forward to a proper degree
of development, and finally distributed to State Commis¬
sioners, by whom the operation is completed, and the
young placed in the public waters of the States. It is ex¬
pected that, as the result of the operations of these, two
establishments during 1873, not far from three million
young salmon will be planted in the eastern, middle, and
northern waters of the United States, including those
placed in the tributaries of the Great Salt Lake.

Another enterprise of a similar character has been the
erection of an establishment for the hatching of the eggs of
land-locked salmon on Sebec Lake, in Maine, in which the
Commissioners of Massachusetts and Connecticut have
united with the United States Commissioner. It is hoped
that, when this is fairly in operation, a large supply of this
most valuable food fish will be secured.

Operations looking toward the multiplication of shad in
American waters, both on the part of the United States
and of some of the States themselves, have also been con¬
ducted on a large scale. The work was prosecuted by the
United States on many of the coast streams from the Savan¬
nah River to the Penobscot, and large numbers of young
fish were not only turned into the water at the points
where they were hatched, but transferred to tributaries of
the Mississippi aud of the great lakes. A successful sliip-
ment was also made to the Sacramento River of 35,000,
and a small number to the Jordan, a tributary of Great
Silt Lake.

As in previous years, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and
New York carried on similar operations for the benefit of
the local waters, while a beginning was made in the same
direction by the Commissioners of Pennsylvania in the
Susquehanna River.

The cultivation of whitefish has also been prosecuted
with great zeal, particularly by the States of Michigan and
New Tork, while a considerable number belonging to the
United states Commission was sent to the Commissioners
of California, and by them successfully planted in the
waters of Clear Lake.

The operations in connection with whitefish have of late
years been prosecuted on a very large scale by the State of
New York, under the direction of Mr. Seth Green. In
18/3 the State liatching-house at Caledonia contained about
3,000,0J0, which were duly planted when hatched. The
nurnoer was less in 1873. in 1872 the United States Com¬
mission engaged the services of Mr. N. W. Clark, in con¬
nection with the whitefish eggs, and transmitted about
400,000 to the State Commissioner in California. In 1873
tile State of Michigan coilected a large number of these
eggs lor introduction into its own and adjacent waters.
Tins fish, as is well known, is the most important of any
species taken in the lakes, and it is fortunate that the
metnod of their artificial propagation proves successful,
and promises so satisfactory results. Only by such a pro¬
cess can the enormous waste and drain caused by the fish¬
eries as at present prosecuted be met and replaced, an ex¬
penditure of ten or fifteen thousand dollars per annum
being sufficient to secure the return in value of many hun¬
dred thousand dollars in productive results.

The discovery of a species of grayling (Thymallus tricolor)'
in certain rivers of Michigan, lias suggested the import
anee of making this fish more widely Known, by introduc¬
ing it into appropriate waters elsewhere. Fish of this
genus are much esteemed in Europe, both as an article of
food and as furnishing excellent sport in their capture; and
the American variety "will probably be mnch sought after
when arrangements can be made to supply the spawn in
sufficient quantity.

A very important advance in the- artificial propagation
of fish was made by Setli Green and party while in the
service of the United States Commission, in the discovery
that striped bass, or rock-fish (lioccus iinfcitus), may be
bred as easily and in much the same manner as the shad;
special effort will probably be made during the coming
year toward increasing the supply of this most valuable
fish.

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STOCKING STREAMS AND PONDS.

BY A. S. COLLINS.

T HERE are comparatively few waters in the United
States which can be stocked with brook trout. This
assertion may be thought very singular, especially in view
of the numerous trout streams in the New England and
Middle States. But when we come to compare the number
of trout streams with the number of warmer streams, lakes
and ponds in this country, it will readily be seen that the
assertion is true. And since such ponds are far greater in
number, their proper stocking is of much more importance
! than the proper stocking of brook trout streams.

Very little attention has hitherto been paid to this ?ub-
- ject. Fish Culturists have had their attention directed
almost exclusively to the brook trout, because it is the
highest priced fish coming into our markets, and one whose
culture is supposed to pay the best. Our ponds and streams
have up to this time naturally abounded in fish. Labor has
been scarce in this land and well paid, and our people could
afford to give high prices for food. But just in proportion
as our population increases, and our virgin soil loses its
productiveness, will the necessity arise for either cheaper or
more nutritive food.

Almost every farmer in our country has or can make a
pond on his farm. A good proportion of his own food
; could bo grown there, and a revenue derived from its
s urplus.

I do not pretend to say that we know just how to do all
1 this at present. On the contrary, we know very little about
i the breeding and preservation of Bueh warm water fish as

Rochester, February 2, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I see in Forest and'Steeam, of February 26, that Mr. J. H. C. criticises
my article on propagation of lobsters, published in the N. Y. Times.
Now if Mr. J. H. C. will sign his full name 1 will answer any article he
may see fit to publish on Fish, Frog or Lobster Culture,

Yours, Seth Green,

—Seth Green is in trouble ! His most precious ^ fish is
(s)pawjied.

Transplanting Evergreens from New Brunswick
to Manitoba.— The Fredericton (New Brunswick) Express
mentions the interesting fact that Mr. Lester Stockton, of
Kings county, N. B., has succeeded in acclimating ever¬
greens, including spruce, fir, pine, hemlock, etc., in por¬
tions of Manitoba where evergreens have been hitherto un¬
known. His first batch was forwarded in the gpring of
1872, which, after a nine week’s journey, were planted t

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grew, and flourished, and since that time he has received
several orders. The most thrifty hut smallest plants are
selected, and put up in packages of one hundred, weighing
four pounds, the postage on each bundle being one dollar.
They are placed root to root, imbedded in a little earth,
moistened with water, then covered with moss, and finally
wrapped in oil cloth. A small hole is made in the end of
each package to admit air, thus preventing moulding.

In a letter from Greenville Portage, La Prairie, Manitoba,
Mr. Alfred J. Green, formerly of Kings county, writes to
Mr. Stockton in substance as follows“We have not any
evergreens within a hundred miles of this place. The for¬
est trees here are oak, elm, ash, and Balm of Gilead, or, as
we call it, bass wood, cherry, plum, hazel, and thorn; flow¬
ers flourish in endless variety, but we miss the garden rose,
the currant, and other New Brunswick favorites.” Mr.
Green also says that the last lot of evergreens received are
growing rapidly, thus proving their adaptability to the soil
and climate of the section of Manitoba where he resides.

This experiment and its successful results we consider of
the utmost importance. The transplanting of trees from
one section of the country to another may serve more than
to simply beautify the landscape. When this subject of
American forest culture is more fully understood we may
be able to discover that certain trees thrive better when
away from the places of their origin, and somehow we may
master the problem of quickly replacing whole families of
trees which have died out in sections of country once well
wooded.

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VARIETY IN PLUMAGE OF BIR'DS PRO¬
DUCED BY DOMESTICATION.

Philadelphia, February 20.
Editoh Forest and Stream:—

I would like through the medium of your columns
to open for discussion a subject on which I have at
times indulged in much quiet speculation. Let me ask
if there is even a theory for the variety of colors we find in
horses, dogs, cats, rabbits, (the rabbit proper, the burrow¬
ing animal,) chickens, and pigeons, and why do the colors
of our turkeys, which in the wild bird from which they
came are almost invariable, now present such variety ?
Some maintain that our tame turkey does not come from
the wild species found in the United States, that it is a de¬
scendant of a species found at one time, and perhaps even
now, in Mexico. However this may be, why have we such
a diversity of tints in the domesticated bird. We are some¬
times told that it is by promiscuous and inter-breeding
that we get the mottled and parti-colored, and by following
closely a certain strain and excluding communication with
those just named, that we get the white, the slate colored,
the buff, and the bronze. And that we. so also establish
permanently certain colors or combinations of colors in
chickens.

After the crafty Jacob had made a compact with his
father-in-law, Laban, as we read in the Book of Books, that
all the he goats and those to be born that should be “ring-
straked and spotted, and all the she goats that should be
speckled and spotted” should be his property, the cunning
man “took him rods of green poplar and of the hazel and
chestnut tree, and piled white strakes in them,” “and set
the rods which he had piled in the gutters in the troughs,
when the flocks came to drink,” “and the flocks brought
forth cattle ring-straked, speckled and spotted.”

I have asked profound zoologists if they had ever given
the matter thought as to the variety of color produced
in animals by domestication. None had a theory or even
hypothesis. And this trick of Jacob’s as just related is the
only theory that suggests itself to my mind. That the vari¬
ety of colors, of light and shade, of active life in and
around the farmer’s homestead, so much at variance with
the dark silence of the forests and open lands, attracting
their attention and fixing it in their minds (if animals may
be said to have minds—and I believe they have) at times
of gestation, has had the effect we see in their offspring.

Another thought which has occurred to me, is that where
the male of the oriental pheasant, 'the peacock, and hun¬
dreds of other birds are all of gay plumage, the females
are clad in sombre hues, while in the genus Homo the re¬
verse is the case, for the men wear the sedate hues and
women and fools the gaudy colors.

Although this may appear an uninteresting matter to
some of your readers, I have no doubt the same thoughts
here noted down have occurred to many others, and if any
of them .can throw any light on the subject it would be
time and ink well appropriated. Perhaps some of your
readers who are chicken fanciers may have something to
say.

As to the difference of colors between male and female
in two species of s&lmo at spawning time, I refei to oui
ordinary brook trout and the salmon, there are no tints so
entirely at variance. Every trout culturist has admired
the vermilion, white-edged fins of the male, and deep
orange below the lateral line contrasting so entirely with
the sober, silver gray in which the body of the female is
robed. The difference in the colors of the two. sexes is
even more distinct in the trout of the Maine waters. J he
entire broad sides of the males,. (I am afraid you can even
now find a few of them on the stands of some of your res¬
taurants.,) are all of a crimson. But the difference between
the male and female salmon at breeding, season I had no
conception of until I saw the colored plaster casts of the
two at the Smithsonian Institution. The fish were sent

from Bucksport, Maine, by 'Mr. Atkins, just after the
spawning. The male as brilliant, (though rather in
splotches than over the whole body,) as the Maine cockfish,
while the female was a poor, depleted looking mother of
perhaps ten or fifteen thousand embryos—shrunken likely
to one half or even a third of the weight she was on her
arrival in June from her marine feeding ground. I sug¬
gested to Professor Baird, who was with me, that the cast
of the cockfish was too highly colored. He assured me on
the contrary that it was rather under colored.

Won’t some of your readers try to throw some light on
the variety of colors produced in the domestication of ani¬
mals? Tiiaddeus Nobbis.

THE HERONS AND THEIR LANTERNS.

Is it really a scientific fact that all the speciies of
heron have the faculty of emitting a light from their
breasts, as a glow-worm does from his body, and that this
light is employed in some measure to enable these birds to
pursue their nocturnal fishing with success? This is a
wonderful gift of nature, and shows the adaptiveness and
fitness of all things in the creation, for fish are attracted by
light, and without his lantern the night heron might he
often compelled to go supperless. If any of our scientific
friends will describe this lantern and tell us how this lumin¬
osity is evolved, such information will prove most interest¬
ing and instructive to our readers.

Washington, D. C., February 26,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Some years ago in working for snipe and curlew along a marsh near
Swatow, in China, I shot a heron. I believe it was a blue one. On his
breast there was a peculiar tuft of filaments, more like coarse hairs than
feathers—more like the tuft on a gobbler than anything else-of a pale
yellow; this was under the feathers. An old sailor told me X must cut
this out as* it would spoil the flesh as an edible—that at night this tuft
gave out a light, and by this light the bird attracted and saw its prey—
small fish. I have mentioned this since to several persons, whose knowl¬
edge of Natural History I had great confidence in and have been assured
I was mistaken;' that no bird of the heron family possessed such powers,
and I gave the matter up. But to-day, in looking over your index, I re¬
ferred back to the items, and find that in No. 5, page 75, your corres¬
pondent S. W. Hammond distinctly describes this peculiarity, and on
page 105 an article on the habits of the heron, speaks also of it.

As I know that there is doubt upon this subject, will you kindly open
your columns to communications from any who may be able to settle it.

Piseco.

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DO QUAIL WITHHOLD THEIR SCENT?

Carson City, Nevada, February 27,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

“G.II. M.” of Baltimore, is of the opinion they do, and I see by issue
February 5, page 406, that you hold the same opinion. I never had the
pleasure of hunting quail in ihe Atlantic States, hut have had over
twenty years’experience on the Pacific Coast, from the mouth of the
Columbia River to Cape St. Lucas, and have paid particular attention to
this subject. I have come to the conclusion that the quail of this coun¬
try do not withhold their scent either Voluntarily or involuntarily. I
have had dogs with first-class nose walk over them, it is true, time and
again, hut it was invariably in the heat of the day when everything is
dry. I never have any trouble when there is any dew, or if it is a damp
day, nor after a bevy is flushed, if they alight on damp ground, let them
be ever so frightened or nervous. I believe the scent is always the same
as far as the quail is concerned, and that it all depends upon the conduc¬
tor. If one could have quail on snipe ground he would find no fault with
the do is not pointing quickly enough.

If Mr. Cr. H. M. will take two dead quail—let one be perfectly dry, the
other a little damp—and hide them in the grass and send his retriever
for them the dog will walk over the dry one and fetch the wet one every
time. Yours truly, H* Cr- P-

[We are not of the opinion that ‘‘quail have the power to withhold
their scent.” On the contrary, we have stated the scent is so slight, at
certain times and seasons, owing to the atmosphere and dry herbage,
that the odor is not perceptible to the keenest nose dog, but that the
birds have the power to retain or emit scent as a natural instinct, we

have no positive means of determining.]

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HYBRID DUCKS.

Smithsonian Institution. i
Washington, D. C., February 27, 1874. j
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Since I last wrote to you of a Mallard-museovy hybrid, the Smithson¬
ian has received another example of cross fertilization in the case of a
mallard with a pintail (l)ofila acuta). The specimen was received from
Dr. Yelie of Chicago, where it was obtained and very beautifully mount¬
ed. The parentage of the individual is unquestionable, so nicely are the
characters of the mallard and pintail balanced. The head and upper
neck are intermediate in color between the glossy grass green of the mal¬
lard and the peculiar purplish-violet-gray of the pintail, with indication
of the black, white-bordered stripe that in the pintail runs up the back
of the neck. There is a white collar incomplete behind (mallard and
pintail). The breast is strongly washed with chestnut (mallard). The
speculum on the wing is grass green, bordered in front with rich cinna¬
mon (pintail). The general coloration of the hack and sides is interme¬
diate between the very fine waving of the mallard and the coarser verrni-
cnlation of the pintail, with an attempt at llic scapular stripes of the lat¬
ter. The sides of the flanks are snow white; the under tail coverts jet-
black. The lateral tail feathers are gray,.white bordered (chiefly mal¬
lard). The hybrid is finished off most completely in the two middle tail
feathers. These, in the mallard, are, as is well known, short and curled
into a complete circle; in the pintail they are very long, slender and ar-
r0W y_here they are both long and curled, reaching an inch beyond the
rest, and gently curved upward in the arc of the quadrant of a circle.

This bird corresponds exactly with one described by Prof. Alfred
Newton of Cambridge, the eminent English ornithologist, in the proceed¬
ings of the London Zoological Society for June 26, 1860. It is almost a
fac simile of the upper right-hand figure of plate clxviii, op cit. It is the
first instance of the particular hybrid noted in this country, I believe—
certainly.the first that has come under my own observation. Prof. New¬
ton’s specimens were of special interest, being hybrid’s of the second gen¬
eration, that is to say, offspring of the interbreeding of a pair of birds
which were themselves hybrids between a pintail drake and a farm-yard
duck. A case like this refutes the prevalent impression that hybrids
between distinct species are infertile. Such may indeed be the rule,
but the exceptions are very numerous. Prof. Newton found that his hy¬
brids of the second generation, however, were probably sterile, and adds
that though the hybrid offspring of the two animals clearly distinct may
of themselves be perfectly fertile, it is not proved that this fertilty ex¬
tends to a second generation.

The prevalence of hybridity in some groups of birds is not generally
known—at least not fully recognized. On this subject Prof. Newton’s re¬
marks, in the article just quoted, may he quoted: ‘"The tendency,under
certain circumstances, to polygamy which obtains among many of the
ducks, combined with their natural salacity, is such as to render that

family perhaps the one of all others in which experiments on hybridh
can be the most easily tried. The frequent occurrence of hybrids am >
the Anatidae has already attracted the notice of ornithologists,and a ni ^
them one of the most distinguished European naturalists, M. <Je Selv- 8
Longchamps, who in 1845 enumerated no less than twenty-five differ l
crosses produced between various members of this family, and wh
eleven years later, was enabled to raise the number to forty-four Other'
have also been recorded. Although by far the greater proportion of th J S
crosses take place in a state of partial domestication, there can be I
think, no doubt that some occur among birds in a wild state.” ’
Yours truly, _ Elliott Coubs.

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department or Public P\rk« j

New York, February 28, 1874 .” [

Animals-received at Central Park Menagerie for the week endinty v
ruary 27, 1874: **' eb '

Two Elands, Oreascanna. Ilab. South Africa.

One spotted Hyaena, Hyaena crocuta. Hah. South Africa.

Ten Macaque Monkeys. Ilab. East Indies. \y. a Conklin

Editor Forest and Stream :—

New York, February 21, 1874 .

Being a great lover of birds, I was much interested in the notes on A1
bionism, published in your last issue. Yesterday I happened to cro*
the City Hall Park, and noticed a specimen of Albionism among the spa^
rows. It was a male, almost entirely white, the only markings being o'
back and two middle feathers of the tail. The bird remained quiet on tl ^
walk for nearly a minute, so that I had an excellent opportunity to ven/
the fact that he was a genuine Albino. O. P yr y

X -A curiosity is to be seen at Charleston, S. 0. It i s
a milk white deer a year old, which has been killed in a
herd of six on Dewees’ Island. It Is to be placed in the
museum at Charleston College.

PURENESS IN SETTERS.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have read the Forest and Stream, of February 19, and notice you
have published a part of my letter to yourself, with the reply I received
and haye given the two the heading, “Pureness in Setters.” Would it
not have been more appropriate in view of the nature of the controversy
between us to have styled the article “Pureness in Setters of Philadel¬
phia,” and given my letter entire for perusal? more so for the reason
that thef argument began in a comparison of a particular dog to animals
of my own immediate neighborhood. Not for one moment could I le
expected to give such pedigrees as you refer to; nor can it ever be done
in this country, unless our sportsmen are more particular in breeding
their dogs, and it was in this wise you and I disagreed on the good points
and setter characteristics of the pup. All I wished to know of his pedi¬
gree was a straight line of only three generations, (two would have guff,
ced, provided sire and dam, grand sire and grand dam had been good per.
formers.) It is strange to me that we Philadelphians heretofore, in a
measure, only careful to know of the good performances and general
good name of sire and dam, grand sire and grand dam have had so many
fine acting dogs, but I must say we have been very particular that setters
we own or choose as pups shoulcLpossess certain characteristics which in
a good dog are never wanting.

I am positive had you tarried long in our Quaker city during the seven¬
teen years experience in regard to dogs you speak of, yon would not have
named fifty as the number that could boast of ancestral blood, among the
thousand you have met; nor can I see how any of our American setters
could he of German blood, unless such German dogs were first taken to
England and palmed off on us as British animals; certainly England is
of easier communication, and the class of Germans coming to this country
never brjng sporting dogs with them.

In writing yon that all setters in America come from the parent stock/
English or Irish dogs, I spoke in a broad sense, and will furthermore say
all setters in the world came originally from the English dogs, and I
only repeat the opinion of Herbert, Youatt, Dinks, Maykew, ancl Hutch¬
inson.

I have assurance from many of the Pniladelphia Sportsmens’ Club
that we can enumerate more than fifty setters having English and Irish
blood in their veins. Messrs. Sinnickson, Johnson, Abbott, Sartori,
Sharpe, Smith, Logan, Twaddell, Crooks, and Seitzsinger, all have dogs
whose pedigrees can he traced directly to imported stock.

I add the pedigree of the once famous dog “Hark,” of De la Cuesta,
whose exploits jn his time were wonderful, and the wagers were numer¬
ous, and give it as his owner handed it to me. “Hark,” the well known
setter dog of Philadelphia, was pupped on the 35th of May, 1841, out of
the celebrated bitch “White Rose,” of Washington, Delaware, and at
that time her stock dated back twenty-three years; he whs by a red and
white setter, (the property of Mr. Wm. Robinson,) gotten by a large Irish
setter, belonging ro Sheriff John Cork, imported from Europe and
brought over by Captain Smith expressly for the Sheriff of New Castle,
Delaware, landed and delivered to him there.

The pedigree of “White Rose” Leonid readily have obtained from
Mr. Gilpin, the gentleman we were speaking about, hut unfortunately he
is no more; still, it can be gotten by going to Delaware for it, if neces¬
sary.

I will add that some of “Hark’s” descendants are stiff living, and de¬
porting, themselves admirably.

Mr. De la Cuesta states to me in getting his dog “Hark” into condition
for a trial of merit, he never thought of feeding him on raw beef, nor
would he dream of giving such food to a hunting dog during the shooting
season, for he is convinced it impairs the nose of a dog; in lieu of flesh
he provided a preparation of oat-meal with the extract of beef, or such as
greyhounds are fed on in England, when they are being gotten into shap«

for running. “Homo.”

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TRAINING PUPPIES.

New Haven, Coijm

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have read with interest, numerous articles in your paper upon the
subject of training sportsmens’ dogs, and tlie ease and grace with which
some young dogs take to their work over others has been noticed, with¬
out giving any apparent reason for the difference. That there is a wide
difference between dogs of equally good strains of blood in this
particular, all sportsmen readily concede, while but few can give a rea¬
son for the distinction even satisfactory to themselves. To me the reason
is obvious, and it lies in the marking process, by which pups are born,
good, reliable, staunch hunters, and take to their work with a natural¬
ness and pleasure from the first. The owner of a slut should always be
very careful in-crossing with a dog of good blood and reputation, and at
a proper time let him exercise her frequently in the field, upon sue
game as may be in season, giving her proper enjoyment in the hunt, an
she will mark every pup so that they will be born good hunters, and 110
breaking process will he required. I have seen pups only four or fi' e
months old exhibit as much caution and sagacity in the presence o
game as dogs of half a dozen years of practice with sharp training vu
do, and this entirely attributed to the marking process which, inniy
judgment, is the cause of the wonderful precocity of some young dogs
mentioned from time to time in the columns of your paper. I am
thorough believer in the marking process, and throw out these sugges¬
tions in hopes that some of your readers will-, give us the result of their
observations, and if there is anything in this theory, muchpractic
good may result from a general diffusion of information upon thesu jee

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among sportsmen. When this theory is better understood and observed,
I believe we shall have better working dogs, with less tax upon onr pa¬
tience. A bird dog with good blood thus bred will always have a natural
—and I almost said, controlling desire to do just the work you wish him
to do without whipping or scolding, and he will do it with naturalness
and with real pleasure to himself and master. So strong and controlling
is this principle that hybrids are sometimes fairly metamorphosed into
tolerable hunters by this marking process by the mother, withou t
which they would have been good for nothing in the bush or in the field.

Hoping these suggestions will call out the views am 1 observations of
others, I subscribe myself Mark.

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WORKING DOGS AT FIELD TRIALS.

Rhwilas, Bala, North Walks, February 16,1814.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I was surprised to receive your letter, dated January 24, stating that
since my first communication you had never heard from me, but your
letter dated January 31, and this day received, satisfies me that at least
one of my letters has come to hand. I am glad you have written to the
Secretary of the Kennel Club. An important affair like this internation¬
al match is, in my opinion, much more likely to be satisfactorily carried
out when managed by a well-known and influential body of gentleihen
like the Kennel Club than by a single individual or two, as Mr. Macdonna
and myself. Now to proceed to answer some of your questions.

Retrieving is not recognized in English field trials. We reckon that it
renders a dog unsteady and liable to rush in on the fall of the bird, if in
the habit of retrieving the dead, frequently putting up other live birds
before the gun is loaded, and making the other dog unsteady in backing.
An instance occurred at the last field trials held at Ipswich in September
last, where Mr. Meld’s “Daisy,” a very first-class young setter bitch, mis¬
behaved in this manner, and although she divided the stake, she would
doubtless have done better had she not run in at the dead partridges.

A breaker is allowed to speak to his dog, say “steady,” “to-ho” or
what he pleases, and direct him by the whistle or hand, but it is con¬
sidered more creditable to a man to be quiet, and the best broken dogs
never require more than a wave of the hand. “Belle” works to signal
entirely, and a word is never uttered to her the same “Ging Baby” and
Don. Prizes are given to the men who work their dogs in the best and
quietest manner; a commendable distribution much in vogue of late, in¬
variably goes to the men who make the least noise. Our dogs do not point
snipe or woodcock, as a rule; certainly not at field trials. A dog at trials
must be perfectly free from any tendency to chase “fur,” either hare or
rabbit; a well broken dog either drops instantly at sight of a hare or rab¬
bit, or goes on with its range, taking no notice of the animals.

R. J. Lloyd Price.
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A PLACE FOR THE DOG TRIAL.

Dallas Co., Iowa.

Editor Forest and Stream:-^-

In your last issue yon say that perhaps it may be my good fortune to
designate the ground for the coming dog trial. I must confess that I
should be quite proud of the honor if it were conferred upon me. I have
a place in view which I think cannot be surpassed. It is on the railroad.
Game is plenty, and the town can, I think, accomodate five hundred peo¬
ple, and would be very glad to do it at reasonable prices. I think that
half fare rates can be procured from Chicago, and there will be no change
of cars this'side of that place. Places could perhaps be found further
east that would do; but perhaps nearly all who attend will want to stay
for a few days’ or weeks’ shooting, and the shooting par excellence cannot
be had there. I have no pecuniary interest whatever in washing to des¬
ignate the ground, and unfortunately have at present no dog worthy of
exhibition. O. II. Hampton.

—One of tlie finest dogs in the world is said to he a liver-
colored Spanish pointer owned by Mr. Dabney, the Ameri¬
can Consul at Fayal; it is a double-nosed pointer.

—Last week a valuable hound belonging to C. O. Cony,
of Augusta, Maine, took the scent of a fox, and was so in¬
tently following it along the line of railroad that he was run
over by an approaching train and killed.

, —Messrs. T. and I. Merserean, 62 Duane street, are manu¬
facturers of a new and elegant dog collar. The clasp con¬
trivance is very simple and ingenious. See advertisement.

■nchting and Routing.

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CANOEING.

T HE Forest and Stream desires to call the attention
of its readers to a sport, which is in itself a variety of
sports, and although but little known in this country, is of
some years standing in England and lias numerous follow¬
ers there. “Canoeing” evidently means using a canoe of
some kind and in some way, but the word canoe is so in¬
definite, applying equally well to numerous and totally dif¬
ferent vessels both in construction and size, that at the start
we must state that it is not our intention to recommend
canoes in general but a particular type of boats so called.
The Malaysian outrigged canoes, sometimes seventy feet in
length, and which it is said have accomplished the surpris¬
ing speed of twenty miles an hour under sail, although un¬
questionably very good in their own waters, would be
hardly the boats to use in a trip through the Adirondack
Lakes; nor would the “dug-out” of the Potomac and
Chesapeake be selected for a tour through a country where
numerous portages were necessary; and again we should
not advise the use of the “birch-bark” for a voyage across
the English channel.

All of these canoes are undoubtedly good in their way,
but the ways are unfortunately local, and removed from
the waters where they grow, they are of very little account.
Now the canoe to which we wish to call our readers’ atten¬
tion, is a boat, which can be used with perfect safety and
satisfaction in each and all of the places alluded to. She is
emphatically a traveling boat, and one which seems per¬
fectly at home in all the varied water of an extensive cruise,
embracing seas, bays, rivers, lakes, and canals; nor is this

adaptability to variety of water her only or chief .recom¬
mendation. An enthusiastic correspondent of one of our
daily papers, writing on this subject some time since, credits
her with possessing all the desirable attributes of a first-class
hotel, which, we infer, is an allusion to singularly clean
lockers for provisions, and the fact tliat<m voyage , she is the
traveler’s house at each camping ground, doing away with
the necessity of carrying a tent and its gear, which when
stowed, is both weighty and bulky.

Mr. MacGregor, the inventor of these little vessels, first
called attention to the fact of their existence by an account
of his experience in his first canoe, the “Bob Roy.” This
name has since become the title of a class in contradistinc¬
tion to various modifications of his originai idea introduced
of late.

Most of the canoes, now in use in this country, are of the
“Nautilus” type, invented by Mr. W- Baden-Powell, and
differ from tlie “Rob Roy” mainly in their having been
constructed with a view to sailing rather than paddling.
However, both classes are fitted with sails and paddle—the
“Nautilus” canoe bding unquestionably the more manage¬
able under sail and the “Rob Roy” the faster with the
paddle in ordinarily smooth water, but that the difference
in result may be more clearly understood a brief description
of each class is necessary. The general “Rob Roy” is a
boat of from twelve to fourteen feet in length, two feet
beam and about one foot depth of hold, double ended with
the greatest beam amidships, decked completely with the
exception of the well in the centre of the boat, in which the
canoeist sits, and around which there is usually a coaming
of about two inches in height. The general appearance of
the boat is like a short clincker-built working-boat drooping
towards the ends. In paddling in smooth water, this fact
of having the sheer the wrong way, is rather an advantage
than otherwise, as there is less resistance to the wind; but
under a press of sail in any sea she is very apt to bury
forward.

The Badcn-Bowell, or “Nautilus” canoe, is quite differ¬
ent in appearance; generally of about the same length, beam
and depth amidships, she has additional height at the stem
post of about eight inches, and at the stern post, four or
five inches, which gives h.er a very graceful sheer-line and
makes her a much abler boat in a sea-way. Having air¬
tight compartments in her ends, these in connection with
her sheer, makes her self-righting. With the bulk-heads
confining the air spaces, two feet from each end, she will
be sufficiently buoyant when full of water to float the canoe¬
ist and any ordinary amount of stores and gear. The sails
are so arranged that everything is worked from where the
canoeist sits, and starting with his masts unstepped, he can
without leaving the well, ship them, make sail, reef or
furl, and in astonishingly short time. Were it not for the
facility with which the canvas can be accommodated to
circumstances, it w T ould appear somewhat fool-hardy to
make a long voyage in a vessel of twenty-eight inches beam
and seventy-five square feet of sail, and with no artificial
stability from ballast other than the discreet use of the
canoeist’s own body. And yet the English channel has
been crossed in one of these tiny vessels and the perusal of
Mr. MacGregor’s books will show thousands of miles travel¬
ed by one man in this way.

There can be no healthier exercise than paddling, and to
the boat-sailor, no greater enjoyment than managing these
delicate crafts under canvas; and when to combine with
these sports, shooting and fishing, necessitates only stowing
your gun and fishing gear, we must say once more that to
the canoe there is a variety of sports attached rarely found
so condensed.

Although it will be impossible for us to give without
diagrams such definite information concerning build and
rig, that any of our readers could, without previous knowl¬
edge, design or superintend the construction of a canoe, we
will in subsequent numbers endeavor to give some general
items on the subject which may prove of help to any one
intending to purchase or build.

The Boston Yacht Club enjoyed its annual dinner at
Engleliardt’s, on Hawley street, on Washington’s Birthday,
About sixty gentlemen sat down to the spread. This club
was never before in so flourishing a condition as now, hav¬
ing on its rolls the names of 215 gentlemen, many of whom
are engaged in legal practice, and a list of fifty yachts be¬
longing to 1 he active members of the organization. The
new club house, at the foot of Eighth street, City Point, is
a model of beauty and convenience, and will be the scene
of many pleasant gatherings of yachtmen and their friends
during the approaching season.

—The “Brewsters”—inner and outer—have recently
come into the possession of members of the club by pur¬
chase.

Charlestown Yacht Club. —This club held a regular
monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, Commodore Pit¬
man presiding. After the business of the evening had been
transacted, a collation and social chat was indulged in.
Com. J. N. Roberts, accompanied by several members of
the South Boston Yacht Club, were present as guests.

Beverly Yacht Club.— This club held their annual
meeting at the Parker House, Boston, on Saturday evening,
February 28th, at which the following board of officers
were chosen: Commodore, William C. Loring; Vice Com¬
modore, S. S. Gray; Secretary, Walter Burgess; Measurer,
H. W. Lamb; Regatta Committee, C. H. Fisher, W. Lloyd
Jeffries, W. B. Hodges, E. B. Russell and Walter Burgess.

—Cook, ’76; Kennedy; ’75, S.S.S.; Brownell, ’75, S.S.S.;
Wood, ’75, S.S.S.; Fowler, ’76; and Nixon, ’76, S.S.S.,
constitute the Yale University crew as at present selected

—The members of the South Boston Yacht Club gave a
second social, to which their lady friends were invited, at
their club house, on Thursday evening last. Dancing, sing¬
ing, and a collation served under the superintendence of the
Commodore, made up the order for the evening.

—The students of Wesleyan University, at Middletown,
Connecticut, have raised over seven hundred dollars’to
meet the expenses of their college crew at the coming re¬
gatta at Saratoga.

Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., }

February 27, 1874. f
Editor Forest and Stream:—

A meeting of the Dartmouth Boat Club was held to-day.
The object was mainly to listen to the report of the dele¬
gates who attended the Association Colleges at Hartford.
They were sent without instructions and consequently act¬
ed in accordance with their own judgments. Upon the
question where the Intercollegiate Regatta should be held,
they voted with the minority against holding it at Saratoga,
but as a majority of that Convention were in favor of that
place, Dartmouth does not intend to withdraw from its de¬
cision. Everything considered, Saratoga seems to be the
only really suitable place. New London was mentioned,
but that being tide water, would work seriously to our dis¬
advantage. Mr. Mark Ward was elected to go to Saratoga
to make arrangements for our crew. We are not able to
speak definitely as to whether there will be a Freshman
crew or not. It is to be hoped that that class will decide
to send one.

In regard to the moial effect of Saratoga upon the
students who assemble at the races, it seems to us that its
influence will depend entirely upon the character of each
person who goes there. So that objections made to this
place, could be made with equal force to any other. As
far as the matter of expense is concerned, it would be much
cheaper for Dartmouth to send a .crew to Saratoga than to
Springfield, as we did last year. At any rate, the experiences
of this season will do more to decide upon the merits of
the new place for holding the regatta than many mere
theories. Rufus.

Jfiawt# §a §on[c'spcntlcn^.

[We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sports¬
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes, distances , seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman's craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

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Wanderer. —Will answer next week more satisfactorily than now.
Cervix. —Do elk shed their horns as regular as deer? Ans. They do.
The whole family of the Cervidoe follow the same rule.

Fair Play, New York.— Of course the man shooting slow birds has
every advantage.

S. D., New York.—What is the best dog for hunting* rabbits? Ans. A
large sized beagle.

C. B. M., Cedar Falls, Iowa.—The price of “Belle, w the champion En¬
glish pointer, is $1. This includes a photograph aud lithograph of the
dog.

W. S. S., Boston, Mass.—The rubber inflated bag bird decoys you ask
for can be obtained of John Krider, Walnut and Second streets, Phila¬
delphia.

W. M. A., Brooklyn, L. I.—1st. Many of the ponds on the north side
of L. I. contain perch and pickerel,accessible by the North Side or Flush¬
ing Railways. 2d. Both pictures are the same size.

C. W. R.—Please state in Answers to Corespondents if there is a taxi¬
dermist in this eity that gives lessons in the art? Ans. J. II. Batty, 245
Broadway.

Frank Bolles, Hartford.— You will find full information in regard to
the head waters of Connecticut River*by reading an article entitled
“Winter Camp on the Megalloway” in to-day’s issue.

L. D. Van P., Middlefield Center,Otsego County,N. Y. — Hemlocks can
be moved anytime from April to 1st June, and have been transplanted
even later with perfect success, but would advise moving as above.
Choose always a damp day.

Moccasins, Pa.—Undoubtedly caribou hide is tlie best. There is a
peculiarity about caribou hide, which is that it does not shrink or stretch
when wet, while moose or deer skin stretches considerably when soaked
in water.

Reader. —What facilities are there in the vicinity of Moosehead Lake
for fishing during July? Ans. All facilities which civilization affords.
What would probably be the cost of a two weeks’ trip there (Boston be -
mg the starting point) for a party of three 'or four? Two hundred dol¬
lars for party.

W. R. C., Hartford,Conn.—I have a fine setter,aged4 years, which has
a slight umbilical hernia which is congenital. Will you kindly inform me
if there is any danger that any trouble will arise from It, and if so, what
I had better do; there has been no trouble yet? Ans. Let nature take
her own course.

A. A., Philadelphia.—I have a setter dog which is very much troubled
with fleas. Can you give me a receipt for killing them? Ans. Take of
soft soap two ounces,-carbonate of soda one ounce; mix and add a little
water to form a paste; rub this well into the roots of the hair; let it re¬
main an hour, then wash all out with warm water, and dry.

Proportion, Philadelphia.—What are the proper proportions of pow¬
der and shot to use in the shooting of partridge and rail birds in a breech
loader, barrels 22 inches long, about £ lialf inch guage? Ans. For ruffed
grouse shooting at the beginning of the season use l£oz. No. 8 shot and
3 drachms powder, at the latter end of the shooting increase the powder
£ a drachm and the shot £ of an oz. Rail shooting 1£ oz. No. 8 shot and 3
drachms of powder.

L., Philadelphia.—Where is Pine Brook ? How do you get to it from
Philadelphia, and is it a good place for snipe? Ans. In Morris County, N.
J., it is. considered one of the best places. What books can I get to post
me on the different breeds of setter dogs, such as Laverack and Gordon
Please let me know them all and what books to send for? Stonehenge.
Laverack, Frank Forrester and Richardson.

Dr. G., Baltimore.—Will you tell me what brand of gunpowder you
consider best, and what No. grain will give strongest shooting with
"least recoil. Also the proper load for quail or snipe shooting and size of
shot. My gun is a 7£-lb. breech-loader, No. 12 guage. I have been shoot¬
ing 2\ drachms Dupont’s No. 2 powder, and 1 oz. No. 10 shot. Three
drachms of powder gives better penetration but unpleasant recoil? Ans.
•Use a medium coarse powder; it is the electic, instantaneous explosion
which causes recoil. Use a coarser powder—Hazard. You will get the
same penetration with less recoil. For quail, use No. 8 shot. For snipe,
No. 10. You don’t require penetration for snipe or quail. Increase the
shot £ or £ of an oz.

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notes of their movements and transactions, as it is the aim of this paper
to become a medium of useful and reliable information between gentle¬
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find our columns a desirable medium for advertising announcements.

The Publishers of Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the
patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re¬
fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that
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the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always
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NEW YORK STATE SPORTSMEN’S CON¬
VENTION.

W E have received a visit from Silas M. Allen, Esq.,
of Oswego, corresponding secretary of the New York
State Sportsmen’s Convention. The meeting of the sports¬
men of the State will he held this year at Oswego. The
list of officers of the S. S.’s«C., is the following: Hon A.
C. Mato.on, President; H. B. Klock, Syracuse, 1st Vice
President; H. A. Richmond, Buffalo, 2d Vice President;
John B. Sage, Buffalo, Recording Secietary; Silas M. Allen,
Oswego, Corresponding Secretary; 8. M. Spencer, Roches¬
ter, Treasurer.

A novel feature of interest will be introduced for the first
time this year which will be of tlie utmost importance to
all field sportsmen. It is. the intention of the officers of
the New York State Sportsmen’s Convention to make the
necessary arrangements so as to have an exhibition of dogs
used only in the hunting field, such as pointers, setters,
fox-hounds, beagles, cockers, &c., and if possible to bold a
field trial of such animals as have a local or public record
and reputation. The Association propose to offer premi¬
ums for the best bred, good looking, and well known per¬
formers in the field over game and on “fur.” The date
of the meeting has not yet been fixed, but will most prob¬
ably take place in the latter part of May.

The objects of this Association in giving premiums for
first class dogs used by sportsmen is to improve the breed
and working qualities of the animals, as the dogs used at
the present day show very little of the characteristics of
their ancestors, and if bred from, as they usually are, add
to a race of mougrels which are at the present day count¬
less in the United States. The writer was informed by the
oldest sporting editor in the United States that he traveled
from Kentucky to New Y T ork, stopping at all places of
note, and failed to see but five or six dogs which he would
call good, staunch looking animals and fair performers in
the field. This show of sportsmen’s dogs is a corrective
step in the right direction, and we trust it will he carried
out with energy and- spirit, and with experienced gentle¬
men as judges and referees.

The convention will be held this year under the auspices
and supervision of the Leatherstocking Club, of Oswego.
The following is the list of officers; President, II. 0. Tur*
nor; Vice President, M, L. Marshall; Treasurer, N. \Y,
Nutting; Secretly, T. F, MUler, This club ba§ about
fifty active members.

FRENCH AQUACULTURE.

RAPPORT PRESENTE PAR M. EMILLE CHEVALIER, CONCElt-
NANT LA PLCHE FLUVIALE.—CONFERENCE FAITE
AU JARDIN D’ACCLIMATATION, 1873, PAR H.

DE LA BLANCHERE.

S OME time ago, when noticing a recent report of M.

Chevalier, on fish culture, we commented on the fact
that it was in France that the first serious movement was
made in pisciculture, and that if we were indebted to
France and to Coste for the theory, the practical portion
of the work seemed to be finding its :ullest development in
other countries. M. Chevalier, the talented editor of the
Chasse Illustre , a gentleman who, from the nature of his
office, is peculiarly acquainted with pisciculture, represent¬
ing the fishery commissioners of the Seine, (we translate
his words,) asks this question, “At Paris on the Seine, one
of the best fish producing rivers in tlie world, from Asnieres
to Port a l'Anglais how many fish preserves do you think
you will find? Guess if you can. Only three.”

In M. Chevalier’s report, which is a most careful and
statistical expose of French aquaculture of a year ago, he
cites the following facts, that salmon alone are worth to
Ireland 7,000,000 francs, to England and Scotland 20,000,-
000, but that salmon and trout fishing in France do not
produce a money equivalent of more than 500,000 francs a
year. A curious parallel is drawn between the consump¬
tion of game used in France derived from the country it¬
self and fish, France consuming about $18,000,000 worth of
game, of which fully one third is derived from foreign
sources. In a very interesting series of tables showing the
quantity of fresh water fish used in Paris for the last seven
years, it is shown that 1,500,000 kilograms of fresh fish
supply all the inhabitants for a year, about one kilogram
or two pounds eight ounces and a trifle more per head,
whereas in London the supply is sufficient to allow each per¬
son to use 50 pounds. Salt water fish come, however, to Paris
in much more notable quantity, the proportion being
15,000,000 kilograms of sea fish to 1,500,000 of fresh water
fish. M. Chevalier has not far to look for the reasons why
fresh water fish are so scarce in France and how with a fresh
water area of 210,000 hectares of ponds, and 258,000,000 in
lakes and rivers, (the hectare representing 2,471 acres,) she
produces so little fish food. This prominent authority
states “that piscatorial economy for the last century has
been so terribly neglected in France that her rivers are ex¬
hausted, her streams are consumptive , her brooks sterile,
and her lakes and ponds unfruitful. The cause is
the general indifference, the happy-go-lucky feeling which
predominates, the out-pouring of poisonous substances
into the French rivers from the factories, the waste
of all natural advantages and tolerated poaching, winked
at and sometimes even favored by the authorities them¬
selves. If the Fishery Commissioners of France have,”
savs M. Chevalier, “given certain leases or fishing rights,
they grant them for too short a period. Fishermen multi¬
ply, fish to their utmost during the brief time allowed them,
and depopulate the streams.” He purposes that longer
leases be given as is done in England where the lessee can
economise his fish product, and is careful not to exhaust
his hired fishing grounds during the first season. M. Chev¬
alier states that trout are now very rare in France. In 1870
4,007 kilograms presented the total product in trout; in
1871 it was but 2,564 kilos., and this same lessening of
quantity is found in all other kinds of fresh water fish;
even from want of care and judgment the crayfish are dis¬
appearing. M. Chevalier and the Commission he represented
proposed that the government should adopt more stringent
modifications of the French fishing rules of 1868. We only
regret that want of space prevents our giving the more
salient points of the changes proposed, believing that from
their study our own Commissioners might receive many
useful suggestions.

The paper read by M. de la Blanchere before the Paris
Jardin d'Acdimatation is quite a remarkable one, and its
aim is to arouse more particularly the attention of France
to riie subject of Aquaculture. M. de la Blanchere asserts
most positively that if proper care was taken the rivers of
France would produce au amount of food represented by
300,000,000 of francs. Before the German conquest, at
Huningue in Elsass, the government had a fish breeding es¬
tablishment, founded as long ago as 1836. Of course, its
loss affects somewhat French pisciculture in that section
of country, butM. de la Blanchere declares that since it only
produced salmon ;and trout, if other piscifacturcs were
founded their loss would not be felt. The mistake made in
France, M. de la Blanchere informs us, was that attention
was paid only to the sahnonidce y and not to other quite as use¬
ful kinds of fish. In speaking of this particular family of
fish, M. de la Blanchere observes how difficult it is to deter¬
mine what peculiarity there exists in certain rivers to at¬
tract or repel salmon, the temperature of the water being
excluded from the question. “No chemical analysis,”
says our authority, “no matter how delicate it is can dis¬
cover what is the exact difference betwt en the water of one
river and that of another. All we know is that a trout
lives perfectly well in one stream and that in the other he
is certain to perish.” We quote this paragraph, recalling
some discussions in the Forest and Stream in regard to
salmon in the Hudson, where Heinrich Hudson’s statement
in regard “to great store of salmon in the (Hudson) river”
was doubted, M. cle la Blanchere declares that rivers
which once were thronged with salmon, owiug to the
present condition of the waters in France, will not allow
buUncw to live in them. lie slates that not oyer forty years

ago Brittany abounded with salmon. In 1830, at Chateau-
lin, salmon were caught in quantity; in 1861 only nine
salmon were captured. At the beginning of the present
century on the Allier the catch of salmon in the season was
5,000; in 1871 only ten were caught. In 1787 fish food was
taken in this river alone which would feed 1,500 people-
now not even a smolt is seen.®In early times the Seigneural
rights protected the rivers, and so they furnished food for
the people. A compliment, and a merited one, is paid to
the United States, where M. de la Blanchere says, “even in
America, where their immense lakes afford feeding ground
for myriads of fish of the best kinds, the quantity has di-
minislied so much that in their practical way the Govern-
ment and the people have set about it at once in order to
repopulate their lakes and streams with fish. In the United
States useful projects are never allowed to languish, and
the impulse given to aquaculture has taken immense
strides.”

A very interesting fact cited by M. de ia Blanchere is in
regard to the methods to be employed to assure the pres¬
ence of salmon, or in fact of any other fish in a river, that
is, to be certain to give them the food best adapted to their
nourishment. He mentions the case of the Mayenne, where
extensive canal works had to be carried on. Of course
the quantity of lime and stone thrown into the river de
stroyed the wafer plants and minor animal growth, and
salmon would not live there. Some one conceived the hap-
py idea of endeavoriag to acclimatize the food necessary
for the salmon, a kind of cyprinoids, and once these fairly
established, the fish came back and throve.

Speaking of the Apathy of the French in regard to pisci¬
culture, M. de la Blanchere declares that it arises mainly
from the ignorance developed in the lower classes, especial¬
ly among those living near the rivers, and he asserts that
the more educated people are unwilling to make any efforts
to enlighten their benighted brethren.

Our authority insists on the necessity of awakening pub¬
lic interest in regard to pisciculture, and he ends by declar¬
ing that a law should be passed in France, a trifle arbitrary,
perhaps, “that all running water, great or small, whether
navigable or not, should belong, from its source to its
mouth, to tlie State,” and that when that day should arrive
France would, from aquaculture alone, be worth 300,000,-
000 of francs more than she is to-day.

NEWFOUNDLAND.

ITS INTERIOR AND INTERNAL RESOURCES.

T HE island of Newfoundland, whose area is four times
that of Belgium, and which contains 13,000 more square
miles than Scotland, is to most men quite a term incognita.
It is generally known that a peculiar breed of dogs comes
from there, a : -d some persons have an indefinite idea of its
cod and seal business; otherwise information is very limit¬
ed, and but dim notions exist as 1o its geography and na¬
tural resources. It seems a remarkable fact that although
it was the earliest discovered land in America, and has ever
since been the resort of thousands of fishermen, it was only
as recently as 1825 that the first roads were made from St.
Johns, the capital, to the outlying settlements. We had
supposed until now that the universal ignorance that pre¬
vailed as to its interior capacities and topography was due
to the apathy of its people; that its lack of development
arose from lack of enterprise; that the adiacent waters of¬
fered such inducements of gain that no one would go inland
in search of minerals or for purposes of cultivation. Often
have we reasoned that alittleY r ankee enterprise was all that is
needed to fructify the waste places and make the wilderness
to bloom and blossom as the rose. Alas ! for human vanity
and human fallibility ! Tlie mystery is all made clear now,
and tlie great problem of the terra incognita is solved. The
truth is that the interior of Newfoundland is naught but a
vast plutonic waste, where no vegetation exists and where
no roads can run. Its mineral wealth of copper, nickel,
lead, iron and ochres, is great, it is said, arid certain to he
developed at no distant day; but with the exception of a
belt of land four or five miles wide that encircles the island
and borders the sea, a belt covered with a fair growth of
spruce, pine, juniper, fir, and witch-hazel, all else is deso¬
lation and barrenness, No Indians live in the interior, nor
is there a house north of Bonavesta Cape, anywhere to
be found after one passes a couple of miles inland from
tlie shore. All the land is rocky and rolling, great waves
succeeding waves of granite, with bogs and marshes inter¬
spersed, which afford a living to reindeer, foxes, wolves,
bears, otters, beavers, martins, and musk rats, and form the
sources of rivers that flow in all directions. Each one of
these rivers abounds in salmon which can be caught with the
fly, though it is believed that angler never tossed fly to them,
and nearly all these rivers, it seems, are indicated in
Hallock’s “Fishing Tourist.” They are rapid, dashing
streams, flowing with impetuous current, up which no boat
can push its way; but in tlieir contracted channels the In¬
dians spear large quantities of salmon.

These are about all the facts that can be told of the in¬
terior of Newfoundland, and we gather them from no less
an authority than Michael Carroll, Esq., for fifty years a
resident of the country, and the only man who has written a
correct account of ihe interior of the country. It was he
who surveyed the route for the overland telegraph wires, and
in the course of his explorations traversed the island athwart
and across. It is believed that liis surveying party is the only
one that has ever explored the interior,

Of the other industrial resources, of the island there is

I a more Miming account, Mr, Carroll \m furnished u J

with tlie following statistics:—Tlie population of New¬
foundland is 175,000, out of which number 35,000 are fish¬
ermen. The average catch of fish each j r ear is 1,250,000
quintals (112 pounds to the quintal), and the yield of cod
oil three quarters of an imperial gallon for each quintal.
The French send out 12,000 fishermen every spring to pros¬
ecute cod fishing on the banks of Newfoundland. All the
fishing vessels arrive at St. Peters before commencing the
fishing trips. The resident population of St. Peters is
about 3,000. The French fishermen return, after their fish¬
ing voyage, to France about the 1st of October. The
French also prosecute their cod fishing on the north and
west parts of the island from Cape John to Cape Pay. No
French are allowed to reside on that part of the island of
Newfoundland known as the French shore. This spring
of 1874 twenty-five large steamships and 214 sailing vessels
intend prosecuting the seal fishing business, and their crews
will number no less than 12,000 men. The average catch
will be about 550,000 old and young seals, and the value of
the seal oil and skins may be estimated at £600,000. The
voyage for sailing vessels commences about the 5th of this
month, steamships starting some five days later. Messrs.
John Munn & Co., Harbor Grace, send out the largest fleet,
and have the credit of manufacturing .the purest seal oil in
the country.

Mr. Carroll is the author of a most practical and compre¬
hensive treatise on the seal fishery, which contains many
facts unknown to naturalists, a notice of which we trust

shortly to present to our readers.

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MEN WITH TAILS.

Fully thirty years ago, before Mr. Darwin had completed
his theory of evolution and development, there came to
Europe the story of a race of negroes, called Niam-Niams,
who rejoiced in caudal appendages. Certain ludicrous facts
were added to the descriptions of these people, who unable
to sit down on account of their tails, were in the habit of
carrying with them stools with small holes cut in them,
through which the prolongation of their spines might pass.
As the sources from whence the information was derived
were of doubtful character, though sometimes advanced by
the supporters of the Darwinian theory, anthropologists
were inclined to ridicule the story. We are by no means
prepared to state whether, when such cases aie found, such
as of human beings having tails, it should be considered as
indicative of a peculiar race, or to be due to an incidental
cause or freak of nature, or whether it is a return to some
old natural type. When, however, such caudal individuals
are seen, since even their accidental presence is doubted, it
is well worth recording. The interesting facts which fol¬
low in regard to two human beings, furnished us by our
most trustworthy contributor, “Piseco,” we must accept as
the most positive proof that individuals are found having
prolong tions of the spinal column, for his evidence is be¬
yond cavil, and supported by truthful witnesses. We
quote our correspondent:

Washington, D. C.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

At the risk of injuring ray reputation for veracity, I propose to furnish
the Forest and Stream with an account which, however strange, is ac¬
tually true, of some people I have met with.

Fortunately I have among my friends, and you have among your read¬
ers, some of the most learned men in the land, who are at the same time
—possibly because they are so learned—firm believers in, and supporters
of the Darwinian theory of evolution and development, and 1 trust to
them to come to my rescue with' argument, if my facts seem a little too
strong. Briefly, I have in my knocking about-the world, met two persons
with tails.

One of said tails I saw distinctly, the other, as distinctly, I did not.
The one I saw was in Africa. A party of four of us started early one
bright forenocn to drive from Widdow’s Hotel in Cape Town, to a sunny
little English town at YVynberg, where we proposed to enjoy an out-of-
door dinner and return in the evening. About three or four miles from
Cape Town we passed—as we had several others--a little collection of
Hottentot huts, located under a cocoanut grove on the left side of the
road. A number of little children, all naked, were playing between the
road and the huts, and as we approached and passed, scuttled off rap¬
idly for the huts. One little fellow—boy or girl I don’t know which—
about six or eight years of age, was not twenty feet from us, running,
and we saw plainly that it had a prolongation of the spinal column, about
two or tnree inches in length. This prolongation was pointed, some¬
thing in size and shape like a very taper finger and pointed nearly straight
down.

We were driving four-in-hand and at a gallop, and shot by rapidly. I
shouted to the driver to stop, but we had got so far by, that the proposi¬
tion was voted down, and to my regret ever since we did not stop to in¬
vestigate. One other than myself saw what I saw, the others did not.

In the other case, I was the guest of Mr. John Mitchell, a prominent
resident of Pulo Penang, an island in the Straits of Malacca. A servant
of the family was a woman of perhaps forty years of age, called Mary
Andaman. She was a native of the Andaman Islands, and had been
brought to Penang when but a little child. At that time Mary had a
penchant for doing without clothing, and it was a well known fact that,
she had so much of a prolongation of the spinal column that it was pop¬
ularly said ihat she had a tail.

I heard of this from several and asked Mr, Mitchell about it. He said
that it was true, but said that it was a subject seldom spoken of; that
the woman, who was a respectable woman and member of the church,
was very sensitive in regard to the matter, and for years had refused to
submit to any examination, and was annoyed and angered by reference
to it. I saw the woman, and I have perfect confidence in Mr. Mitchell.

Piseco.

—In a three-ball carom game of billiards at Tammany
Hall on Wednesday night, betweeu Daly and Dion, Daly
made the unprecedented run of 212 points in one inning.
The game was 600 points, for $1,000 a side, on a Collender
table. Daly won. In the 66tli inning, Dion was 547 to
Daly’s 591, when Daly went out in the next inning. Daly’s
best runs were 91, 43, 212; Dion’s, 26, 65, 39, 81; winner’s

average, 9; time of game, four hours and ten minutes.
---

—The “Duchess of Geneva,” the famous $40,000 cow,
died at the farm, of Hon, Samuel Campbell, at New York
Mills, on Friday,

FOREST AND STREAM.

THE INTERNATIONAL MATCH—QUES¬
TION OF MEN AND ARMS.

N OW that the challenge from the Irish eight to Ameri¬
can riflemen has taken definite shape (see details in
another portion of the paper), it devolves upon our leading
gun manufacturers to see that the experts in whose hands
their arms are placed, who are to represent America in the
contest, shall lack nothing which mechanical or scientific
skill can furnish, so that their representatives shall find
themselves possessed of such arms as to place them on a
perfect equality with their foreign competitors.

From present appearances, the contest will go further
than the mere trial of personal skill between expert rifle¬
men of different nationalities. It must resolve itself into
an absolute trial, which must decide at least for a while the
merits of muzzle and breech loading rifles. It is the Rem¬
ington, the Sharpe, the Ward-Burton, or any other rifle,
all breech loaders, against the very excellent Irish Rigby
muzzle loader. Our best shots at Creedmoor are yet di¬
vided upon the relative merits of their arms, as they all
present certain points of excellence. It is quite evident
from the scores published by us that our breech loaders are
quite equal to the best muzzle loaders at short ranges, and
that they already approach very closely the performance of
the latter, even at long ranges, taking into consideration
the very short practice our own men have had at distances
of eight hundred yards and upwards. As far as our mili¬
tary arms have been tested as target rifles, they have been
found to be quite as good as the best muzzle loaders, but no
better opportunity will ever be afforded to settle this ques¬
tion than the coming match, which will, in addition to its
national character, tend very much to settle, at least as far
as public opinion goes, which is the best of our own pecu¬
liar systems.

The Messrs. Remingtons, the Sharpes Manufacturing
Company, and Mr. Ward Burton, or whatever leading rifle
makers may bring their weapons into the contest, must
bestir themselves. The existing sights on our rifles will
not bear a comparison with those used on the Rigby or Med¬
ford arms. No matter how admirable may be the other
mechanical details of our arm, the want of a carefully con¬
structed sight must put our most skilled men to a disad¬
vantage. We have every reason to believe that all our cel¬
ebrated rifle manufacturers will have ready very shortly
carefully made sights. This is, however, not even yet en¬
tirely sufficient. While in England the mild winter and the
long twilight allow practice much longer than with us, giv¬
ing their riflemen time to adjust their sights and to rectify
the slightest errors, we in the United States have a much
more limited period for rifle exercise. Our own arm mak¬
ers should, just as soon as the opportunity presents itself,
take their rifles in hand and experiment with them. Our
American sights should he divided with uniform scales,
presenting minutes and seconds, or subdivisions of an inch,
the former being preferable as affording a means of com¬
parison with the table of elevations, and with allowances
made for wind at different ranges, as found in the'various
standard works on rifle practice. From this scale a table
should be made, deduced from actual experiment by an ex¬
pert, which would give the exact elevations required at
different ranges, with barrels of a given length, and with,
certain calibres, or with specific charges; also the allow¬
ances to be made for differences in temperature or effects
caused by cloudy or clear weather, or by the wind, all of
which should be furnished to each rifleman. If this is
done, the practice of our riflemen resolves itself into the
study of the idiosyncracies of their particular rifles, for
every rifle shoots a little differently, and as we have no
time to spare, if our rifle makers would work out these
points for us, such as the English and Irish rifle manufac¬
turers have done, we should save much work and he much
more certain of success. Measures of this character would
give, too, to our riflemen who may enter into this interna¬
tional contest a chance of making comparisons. How often
it happens at Creedmoor that A hits a centre while B makes
but an outer. B then asks A where he has his sight to?
and receives this reply from A:—“About an eighth of an
inch from the top.” This, in delicate long range shooting,
gives no assistance at all, as who can judge exactly what
“about an eighth of an inch” really is. Very probably,
however, B fires again, having changed liis sight to about
the eighth of an inch, and never gets on the target at all.

We believe that if what we suggest to our rifle manufac¬
turers is carried out, that carefully constructed sights be
made for their arms, sights which allow the slightest varia¬
tions to he recorded, and these rifles be thoroughly tested
by the manufacturers at long range, and then given to our
men for use, if defeated we are we will be beaten but by
very little. If we examine the best scores published in the
last report of the English National Rifle Association, they
will be found to be really no better than those of our own
Amateur Club. All that is required is a good weapon and
a good amount of practice. As the match will take place
in September there is plenty of time for us to get to work.

We sing then, truly, "arma mrumque The experts
we have, but who has the best rifle? Who will send a rifle
fully equal to the Rigby as to carefully constructed sights?
In the construction of our breech loading barrels, their
mechanism, and the projectiles themselves, nothing ; s want¬
ing. The gist of the whole matter lies with the sights and
the adjustments. Get these sights, then, up to what is per¬
fectly possible as to accuracy, and when September comes

perhaps our Irish friends mav find a stubborn foe.

- ———-—

—Honest clucks dip their heads under water to liquidate

their title tills,

57

PROFESSOR BAIRD’S PANTHER FEAST.

W E have a taxidermist friend of not only an inquisi¬
tive but most daring frame of mind. Some years ago
we received a letter from him, which was as follows:
“Pray dine with me. Such a lucky chance. The menag¬
erie has burnt up. You have long wanted to taste tiger,
now is your chance. I have even a bit of lion lliftik; and a
rib of giraffe. Yes, sir, and an elephant foot! Dinner at
six, sharp.” We came and dined. The tiger was fearful,
fearful, the lion was disgusting, the camel-leopard was
passible, but the elephant was delicious. We picked the
bones, and wanted to put the strange articulations in our
pocket, but this our amphytrion sternly forbade. “You
can eat all you want,” he said, “but must take noth¬
ing away in your pocket.” Professor Baird, it seems, has
been giving his friends a panther dinner, and the Tribune
correspondent gives an amusing account of it, and how the
learned Professor proposes “to propagate panthers, so that
every family in Washington might keep a few, or as many
as he wanted.” 4 ‘‘Be gustibus non dispatandum ,” and though

Mr. Batty tells us that gizzly “is just as nice a thing as you
can eat,” and a travelled friend assures us “that a milk-fed
puppy, in the celestial country or even among the Crees, is
nice,” still for the present and for the future, having had
quite a nauseating experience as to the flavor and savor of
strange animals, we shall remain contented with the more
common and hum-drum beef, mutton and turkey. Though
we can eat crow, we don’t hanker after it.

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“Pol Smith,” of St. Regis. —A correspondent at Ma¬
lone, New York, encloses us some leaves from a copy of
Dickens “All the Year Round,” for 1860, which contains
an interesting article on the then primitive hunting grounds
of the Adirondack region, in which the now famous find
popular landlord of St. Regis appears in the role of guide,
cook, etc. It refers kindly to his initial efforts in keeping
a hotel, the many trials and difficulties which he met and
overcome, the funny experiences of the writer in company
with “mine host,” and gives most truthful pen portraits of
localities and persons whose names have since become
household words. Wc should be glad to reproduce the enti re
article, and would do so but for lack of space and the fact that
it would be but a repetition of oft-told descriptions which
all know by heart, either from their own or others’ experi¬
ence. We print merely that introductory portion which,
refers to Paul’s early beginning, and this the thousands of
guests who have enjoyed his hospitality will read with
pleasure, and with the perusal learn to respect their genial
and indomitable host the more. We quote:—

Apollos Smith was our guide on ray first tramp among
the Adirondack Mountains in New York. He is a famous
fellow, Polios, or Paul, as he is called. A tall athletic Yan¬
kee, with no superfluous flesh about him, raw-boned, with a
good-natured twinkle in his blue eye, brimful of genuine
Yankee humour; he has no bad habits, and is, witlia’,
the best rifle-shot, paddler, and compounder of forest stews
in the whole region. Let me tell his last exploit. In Yan¬
kee parlance, he was “courting a gal,” and in a strait to
get married, so he resolved to build him a hotel, and settle.
He knew a little lake, or rather pond, on the middle branch
of the St. Regis River suited to liis purpose. There was a
Jog shanty on it, with two springs close by; it was in a part
of the forest little hunted, and abounding in deer and trout,
and it communicated directly with the great St. Regis
Lake, and other ponds. The winter in those elevated
regions is almost Arctic. In the month of January, 1859,
lie plunged into the forest with two lumbermen, took pos¬
session of the shanty, and began his clearing. The snow
was five or six feet deep, and the cold intense. They felled
the gigantic trees, pines, hemlocks, firs, and cedars, cut
out beams, split shingles, and laid the foundation of a
large house on the bank of the lake. The boards' were
sawn at a mill down the river. They cut out a road
through the wilderness to the nearest point of a neglected
military road, which traverses the St. Regis country from
Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence. During this time
Smith, as he has told me, went a courting every Sunday, a
trifle of thirty miles, sometimes on snow-shoes. He also
went to New York and selected his furniture, besides visit¬
ing Boston. The house, a large frame building, was com¬
pleted and furnished, and Paul was married and settled,
before June.

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V Large Antlers. —Last summer, in tlie large hall of the
Rossin House, at Toronto, stood a pair of elk horns of
wonderful symmetry and size, but which now decorate one
of the elegant private mansions of that city. These mea¬
sured, in extreme height, four feet nine inches; extreme
width, five feet two inches; thickness of horn at the butt
near the skull, four and three quarter inches in diameter,
and weighed fifty-six pounds ! By their bleached and
weather-Avorn appearance, they must have lain exposed to
the elements for many years before they were found, so
that their original weight was probably much greater, and
their length must have been fully five feet. Curiosity led
us to enquire their history, and we learned from Mr.
Shears, the proprietor of the Rossin, who is one of the most
thorough and indefatigable sportsmen in Canada, that in
the month of August of last year, while at Prince Arthur’s
Landing, on* the north shore of Lake Superior, he came
upon a group of Indians with these antlers in their posses¬
sion, which they offered for sale. This single fact of tlieir
being valued by the Indians as a curiosity, indicated that
the size was remarkable, and so the antlers were purchased,
(for a mere song,) and transferred to the grand hall of the
“Rossin House,” Avliere they were admired, wondered at,
and commented upon, and the general opinion seemed to
coincide with that of a long lean Yankee, who said: “I
guess them ere horns be as big as they git!” The Indians
said they found the antlers early in the spring in the “Big
Woods,” far to the north of Lake Superior.

58

FOREST AND STREAM

Angling Literature. —Tlie receipt of the following
letter is quite grateful to us, for though not inclined to
blow our own trumpet, it is doubly pleasant for us to learn
that the efforts of our correspondents are so fully appre¬
ciated :—

Editor Forest and Stream:—

We are all enjoying the articles upon “Angling Literature, &c.” It is
just such articles in due admixture that has kept the “F and S” way up
above, and out of the domain of low sporting tastes and made it already
welcome reading in our parlors. It is pleasant to know that we anglers
have a respectable ancestry, and that all along the centuries there have
been good fellows like us who could enjoy quiet, gentle, sensible plea¬
sures—the sunny meadows—the dark oid woods—and not the least, the
wooing and winning the gentle game. The articles are unique, and only
possible to one enjoying rare libiary privileges. There is a peculiar
charm in these quaint and homely talks of our old anglers, sometimes
commingling their philosophy and their use in rather comical shape.
You are certainly giving a- real pleasure to many readers who have not a
divided but a united taste for books and brooks. Macte Virtute.

- - *<£•->- - - —-

—We liave an avalanclie of most valuable news pertain¬
ing to yachting, shooting, general pastimes, and various
other subjects, coming in upon us just as we are ready to
go to press, and which it is utterly impossible to make
room for. When the problem can be solved as to how to
make a pint hold a quart, we shall be able to provide for
the material which presses upon us each week. Either
this, or we must enlarge our sheet, which we shall have to

do at no distant day.

--

High Priced. —The “tit-bit” of partridge which had fed
on poisonous berries, eaten by Neilsson in Boston recently,
cost (the opera people) $10,000.

Dan Mace.— We fell into an error last week in recording
the death of Dan Mace. Mr. Mace, although much emaci¬
ated, is alive and improving in health daily. Long may he
handle the winning ribbons.

. . — -

‘—We are pleased to receive a letter from Mr. O. E. Lom¬
bard, of Woodstock, Conn., as we fancied the terrible ac¬
cident which lately befel him while out shooting would in¬
capacitate our friend from writing.

--

—We have to thank Major Leech and John Rigby, Esq.,
for Irish papers, documents, &c.

MEETING OF THE IRISH RIFLE ASSO¬
CIATION—CORESPONDENCE, ETC.

[From the Dublin Evening Mail, February 13th, 1874.]

The above association held its first meeting of the season
on Tuesday at the offices, 110 Grafton street, to transact
business of an important nature, the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, M. P. in the chair.

Major Leech addressed the meeting, and said that the
important matter he had to submit for their consideration
was the great match between the Irish (now champions of
Great Britain) and the American nations. He then read
the challenge, in which he (Major Leech) offered to bring a
team of Irishmen, armed with Rigby rifles, to compete
with the chosen shots of America, armed with American-
made rifles, on their own ground.

To this challenge the Americans have responded, and
Colonel Wingate, who is Secretary of the National Rifle
Association of America, writes to say that they are ready
to accept the challenge, provided the 1,100 yards range be
given up, leaving the ranges at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards.

A programme of the proposed match was then presented
by Major Leech to the meeting, which excited consider¬
able discussion, and at length was finally agreed to, the
council waiving the 1,100 yards in deference to the ex¬
pressed wish of the Americans.

The following resolution was then carried unanimously

Resolved, That the council, having read the letter dated
31st October, 1873, addressed to J. Gordon Bennett, Esq.,

' New York, by Arthur B. Leech, Esq., and the accompany¬
ing challenge to the riflemen of America from the riflemen
of Ireland, represented bv the members of the Irish Rifle
Association; also letter, dated 20th December, 1873, from
George W. Wingate, Esq., Secretary National Rifle Asso¬
ciation of America, and Major Leech’s reply thereto, dated
16th January, 1874, fully approve of the steps which have
been taken to inaugurate an International Rifle Match be¬
tween Ireland and America, and trust that the arrange¬
ments proposed will^be carried to a successful termina¬
tion.

It was then proposed and carried—“That the programme
before the council, specifying the terms of the match, be
adopted, and that Major Leech be requested to forward
the same to the National Rifle Association of America.”

Major-Leech then read the challenge sent to J. Gordon
Bennett, Esq., under date of October 31st, 1873, which was
followed by Colonel Wingate’s reply of December 20th,
1873, with the acceptance of the terms proposed by Cap¬
tain Wingate, relative to 1,000 yards instead of 1,100, in a
letter written to Major Leech on the 16th of January. (See
Forest and Stream, Nos. 16, 21, and 26).

The following letter from Major Leech, with the pro¬
gramme of match, have been sent us by Colonel Wingate
for publication:—

Office Irish Rifle Association, )
Dublin, 110 Grafton street.,

February 14th, 1874. )

Dear Sir: —I beg to announce to you that at a meeting
of the council of the Irish Rifle Association, held here on
Tuesday last, the 10th instant, I submitted a programme of
the proposecl International Rifle Match between Ireland and
America for the consideration of the council, which, Tam
happy to announce to you, has been agreed upon and
adopted by the council in the form which 1 now have the
pleasure to send you in duplicate. You will be pleased to
observe that the council, acting pnthe suggestion contained
in your letter of the 20th of December, 1873, have omitted
the 1,100 yards range mentioned in my original challenge.
With respect to the team, you will also see I reserved the
right of limiting it to not less than four men or more than
eight. This is unavoidable, as you will no doubt see, be¬
cause it is impossible at the present time to count with cer¬
tainty on the exact number of the team which I can bring

with me, or who could take part in the match. I need not
dwell upon the variety of possible accidental circumstances
that render it impossible for me to name definitely a larger
number than four, although I shall endeavor to increase it,
and hope that the climate of America, notwithstanding
our sea sickness, will enable us to shoot with sufficient pre¬
cision to make the match interesting. It does not occur to
me that I need at present dwell upon any other portion of
the programme, which varies so little from the original chal¬
lenge, save with reference to the period of the year, no other
time would suit us. We have our meeting in Dublin in
May or June, and at Wimbledon from the 11th of July to
the end of that month, and the August game shooting also
interferes; thus it is that I suggest anytime between the
loth of September and the 15th of October for the match, and
would be glad to hear further from you as to the date you
would consider best. I also send you several Dublin news¬
papers, which refer to the proceedings (also published) with
evident satisfaction, and whenever you and your friends
visit our rifle gatherings here, you may rest assured that
no effort on our part will be spared to make the visit agree¬
able to you all. * * * *

Believe me, dear sir, yours most truty,

Arthur B. Leech.

To George W. Wingate, Esq., Secretary National Rife

Associa tion of America.

PROGRAMME.

Programme of the International Rifle Match between the
riflemen of the United States of America and the riflemen
of Ireland, represented by a team to be chosen from the
members of the Irish Rifle Association, to take place in
America not sooner than the 15th of September or later
than the 15th of October, 1874, on the following terms,
viz:—

Team —Each team to consist of not more than eight or
less than four men, at the option of the Irish, whose deci¬
sion will be declared on their arrival at New York. The
American team to be composed exclusively of riflemen
born in the United States. The Irish team to consist of
men qualified to shoot in the Irish eight at Wimbledon.

Rifles —Any, not exceeding ten pounds weight; mini¬
mum pull of trigger three pounds. The Americans to
shoot with rifles of bona fide American manufacture. The
Irish to shoot with rifles manufactured by Messrs. John
Rigby & Co., of Dublin

Sights, ammunitions, targets, and marking —To be
according to printed regulations in force at Wimbledon
1873, as annexed hereto, marked A.

Ranges —Eight hundred yards, nine hundred yards, and
one thousand yards.

Number of shots —Fifteen at each range by each com¬
petitor.

Previous practice —The Irish team to be allowed the
use of the range for practice for at least tw 7 o days before
the match.

Position —Any; no artificial rest to be used either for the
rifle or person of the shooter.

Mr. Leech, on the part of the Irish team, guarantees to
deposit, on his arrival at New York,, with the National
Rifle Association of America, the sum of one hundred
pounds sterling, a like sum to be deposited by the Ameri¬
can team, and this sum of £200 to be handed over to the
captain for division among the members of the winning
team.

Targets, range, and all accessories for carrying out the
match to devolve on the Americans. The Americans to
choose a referee to act for their team. Mr. Leech will act
in the capacity of referee for the Irish team, and the two
referees shall mutually select an umpire to whom, in case
of difference of opinion, they shall refer, and whose der
cision shall be final.

The terms of the match to be signed by-, on be¬

half of the American National Rifle Association, arid by
Arthur Blennerhasset Leech on behalf of the Irish team.

Duplicate copies of this programme to be exchanged,
and all necessary arrangements to be completed on or be¬
fore the 1st day of June, 1874.

Should either team fail to make an appearance on the
day and hour agreed upon for the match, the team then
present may claim the championship and stakes.

From Mr. John Rigby, a leading rifleman of the Irish
team, we have received a most interesting letter in regard
to the.prize money system, which v r e publish:—

No. 24 Suffolk St., Durlin, February 12, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

* * * * i commend to your attention the financial state¬
ment and the magnitude of the Wimbledon prize list. I
regret to have toldiffer from your journal as to the money
prizes. Believe me, they are indispensable to a continu¬
ously successful enterprise for prize shooting. My mean¬
ing is that a -system of medals, cups, or other prizes in
kind soon loses the interest of novelty. After a couple of
years men will not take the trouble or incur the expense at¬
tending rifle shooting. New men may come in, but win¬
ners will not care to try again and again to win medals and
such tilings whose possession ceases to interest when they
are multiplied. The danger of offering money prizes is
chimerical. There is at Wimbledon no" gambling or spec¬
ulation of any objectionable kind, but the expectation of
winning enough to pay one’s expenses, and the chances of
a sum which will enable a man t<> buy such a prize as he
really desires or wants, is a continuous incentive to old men
to keep up practice and for new men to come fonvard.
Again, it is a substantial aid to the funds. To illustrate
this, see the large sum paid by aspirants for the Queen’s
prize, the Alexandra, etc., in excess of the amount of
prizes. This, however, can only be counted on in matches
open to the great body of military competitors, all shoot¬
ing with the same description of arms, or at least so armed
that none have by the choice of arms an advantage over
others. The knowledge of this is a first condition for a
large entry. Other competitions, called here “Any Rifle
Competitions,” attract heavier entries, but are of equal value
as tending to improve the manufacture of rifles and deter¬
mine the skill of competitors more exactly than can be
done when the error of the shooter and the error of the
gun are inextricably mixed up together. The entries in
these Any Rifle .Competitions are limited, because to be
successful entails more expense on the competitor, who
must spare no cost to acquire the best arm, also because it
is only the minority of men for whom the exact sciences
liave interest, and the uncertainty which affects the use of
the rougher military arms gives to a greater number chances
of winning. I feel assured that if properly handled the

National Rifle Association of America has a great future
but it should be sought in the direction of making it the
central organizing body of a system of State associations
each in turn the centre of numerous local rifle ranges and
clubs. Yours very truly, ' J. R IGBY

As Mr. Rigby, who is a distinguished member of th°
Irish team, and whom we trust to see in the United Stales"
speaks from a much more extended experience than has
been had by any one here, his suggestions are entitled to our
fullest consideration. Nevertheless, the better opinion with
us seems to be cn the other side. When prizes of medals
or cups have become a drug with us it is quite possible that
money prizes will of necessity be adopted. That day is too
far in the future for us yet to cause any anxiety. At pres¬
ent the demand for the modest prizes offered by us, such as
badges, medals, and cups, is an eager one, and the disincli¬
nation to w 7 in money (though all of us care for the almighty
dollar) seems quite pronounced. We do not pretend to say
that our opinion in regard to ignoring money prizes in all
cases is fixed. At an All Comers’ match, as suggested by
our Canadian correspondent, where men have to come a
thousand miles, something may be done in the way of a
money prize in order to defray the expenses of the win¬
ners. But we are pretty well satisfied that so far the dis
tinction of bearing a- medal by the volunteer, won by his
skill at Creedmoor, is all that our soldiers care for.

jf hot (jfjtttn and Iffifit.

GAME IN SE ASON F OR MARCH.

.Snipe, Brant, Ducks and Wild Fowl generally.

FOR FLORIDA.

Red Deer, Cm levs Virginictnus) Wild Turkey, Meleagns gollopavo.)
Woodcock, Philohela minor.) Quail, Ortyx 'Virginianus.)

Snipe, Plover, Curlew, etc., in great

variety.

\TTnder the head of “ Game , and Fish m Season ” we can only specify in
general terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much
that were we to attempt to particularize we coulcl do no less than publish
those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This
would require a great amount of our space. In designating game tve are
guided by the laws of nature , upon which all legislation is founded , and
our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their re¬
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise , our attempts to assist them
ivill only create confusion .]

—With first of March the Game Season closed, and we
are pleased to notice the alacrity with which vendors have
complied with the requirements of the law. For the past
two weeks the price of game in market has ruled very low,
grouse, ducks, venison, &c., being sold at prices anything
but remunerative. Quail being scarce were held at the
old standard price of $2,75 per dozen. During the past
few weeks the quantity of ruffed grouse sent to our mark¬
ets was very small • compared" with the beginning of the
season, when they were very abundant, and the stands
were bare when the first of March came. Ruffed grouse
and prairie hens have sold during the. season at an average
price of eighty cents per pair; a year,ago $1 00 to $1 50. As
quail are the most desirable of game birds,- there is always
a steady demand for them, and consequently their raarke';
price does not fluctuate like that of grouse. Many dealers
cleared out their lofts and storehouses of stale venison and
deer skins a week before the 1st, and there has been hut
little deer meat received in New York for several w T eeks.
For months it lias been a drug; dealers, particularly com¬
mission merchats, have been much dissatisfied at sales and
prices, and have not hesitated to say so. One of the
largest remarked that he had “soured on venison,” and if
others could become equally disgusted, pot hunters’ sales
would he limited, and such venison as reached our mark¬
ets would all he sold, instead of a portion of it spoiling for
want of purchasers.

—There is absolutely no game left for the sportsman ex¬
cept the snipe and wild fowl that are now beginning their
spring migrations to the north. Sni pe shooting will he
good presently. There will be a few days of good duck
shooting, though nearly all the old squaws and coots (scoter,
velvet, and surf ducks,) have left our bays, and many
broad bills have followed.

Last w^eek the song birds also began to move north in
considerable numbers. Large flocks, comprising robins,
bluebirds, red-wing blackbirds, and cow buntings were seen
passing over Long Island. Our associate, Mr. J. H. Batty,
tells ns that be saw several young bald eagles in their gay
plumage passing northward, and that the. greater body of
herring and black-backed gulls, have left our coast for
their feeding grounds in the north, and many of their
favorite sandbars are nearly deserted. In some specimens
of the Larus argentatus , which he dissected a week ago,
some of the eggs were enlarged to the size of a No. 2 shot.
Individuals of the same species collected at the same sea¬
son last year, sliow r ed uo enlargement of the ovaries. Such
sings speak favorably for an early ^spring.

—•Now 7 that spring opens with its promise of the speedy
return of the migrating birds, our readers will be pleased
to learn of desirable localities for the prosecution of their
favorite sport. One of these especially noted for its snipe
shooting, is the broad extent of marshes and prairies that
lie back of the Wabash River, some ten or twelve miles
from Yincennes, in Indiana. Our correspondent “Glano”
knows the ground well, and he tells us that snipe are very
abundant there in March. There is good hotel accomoda¬
tion, and one can drive across the prairie in a wagon to
the hunting ground, though obliged to make many detours
to- avoid swamps and sloughs. Several times, our inform¬
ant says, he was obliged to turn aside from his course to
avoid running over prairie hens, which were sitting! What
a country for “chickens” this must be! Next fall, when
the little ones have grown large and strong of wring, per-

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haps our sportsmen will remember these nests that gave
them so much inconvenience. This locality is reached by
the Ohio & Mississippi railroad.

—The Masculine Pantheon of the Smiths has still a niche
or so vacant, so let room be made for a female Smith
of this illustrious family, Harriet Augusta Smith by name.
Wisconsin is Mrs. Smith’s stamping ground, for such a
woman must stamp, likewise is Wisconsin the pawing and
shuffling ground of the bear. Shall we describe the deed
dramatically? A huge bear on one side of the fence, a
strong woman on the other. Object of Mrs. Smith to take
in the wash, object of the bear, general hugging and pillage.
Bear growls at the woman, the woman with her arms a
kimbo jeers at the bear. Bear replies, gets the worst of it,
then charges in desperation right through the fence at the
wash, which comes down with a rush, poles and petticoats,
line and stockings in one confused chaos. Ha ! the bear
has the worst of it, as entangled in the wash cord with one
paw in a pair of drawers and his head in an undershirt, he
madly endeavors to shake off a night-gown which envelopes
him. Mrs. Smith naturally looses her temper. A bear in
a kitchen-garden is bad enough, but a bear in a weekly
family wash is the height of animal ferocity. Quickly she
* seizes the wash kettle, not only boiling hot but filled with
a fluid as strong as concentrated soft-soap can make it', and
unerringly Harriet Augusta Smith slings it, pot, contents
and all, at the bear. Now Bruin, too, looses that equi-
nimity of mind, for which bears are so noted, and goes for
Mrs. Smith. She frails him with a wash pole, as half
blinded with the suds in the most ungallant way he
endeavors to embrace the relic of the late Smith. But,
alas ! though not a feeble woman, the wash pole shivers to
atoms, and now all the heroine of the Smiths’ can do is to
prod the bear with a splinter, and viciously she jabs him
with it, but the bear minds it no more than a prod with a
hair pin. Slowly the bear drives her towards the house,
though she gallantly disputes every inch of the ground.
Just then Lincoln Greeley Smith, a sweet Wisconsin boy of
six, looks out of the window. “Your poor old daddy’s
gun, Lincoln; git on the settle over the chimbly; don’t
smash the clock, and hand that gun to your mammy
through the window; a bar that spiles a lone woman’s wash
’aint to have no mercy shown unto him—a mussin’ of frills
and a chawing up homespun. Be keerful how you handle
that gun, Lincoln, and lo'ok smart about it.” “Kin I shoot
him, mammy?” asked the boy. “IT lick you worse nor the
bar if you don’t hand me that ’ere gun at once.” The child
was brought up in the school of passive obedience, and in
the midst of the contest the gun was passed to the child’s
parent through the broken pane of glass. Without a
tremble Harriet Augusta Smith takes that musket, cocks it
and places it at the bear’s shoulder, just as he reared up to
clutch her. There is a stunning report and a wilted bear
rolls over in agony on the ground. “Bar skin—three dol¬
lars—meat about as much—grease—well there ’aint no put¬
ting a value on that if fixed up properly with sweet smel¬
ling yarbs. Put that agin my best night gownd and a brand
new petticoat. Well, wc are about squar.” Such was the
placid remark our heroine made as Horace pulled the bear’s
ear and tail, to ’be sure he was dead. Wisconsin papers
ring with the bold deeds of the fair Mrs. Harriet Augusta
Smith. Let Mrs. Smith represent her district in the future
Wisconsin Legislature.

—A veteran marksman sends us the following useful hints
for rifle and gun practice :—

“No person can ever expect .to be a good shot with either
a rifle or shotgun, without a great deal of careful practice.
There are certain muscles, nerves, organs and senses
brought into use in target rifle shooting, both at long and
short range. For example the flexors of the fore-arm, the
deltoid, biceps, triceps &c., these in the arm,—then the
trapezins of the back and shoulder and the pectorals of the
breast, all these are required to make certain harmonious
motions, and nothing but regular and careful practice with
a good weapon will make a good marksman. Properly con¬
ditioned muscles are just as necessary as good eye sight,
both are required to make a good marksman.

To illustrate, let any kind of a mechanic abstain from the
practice of his trade, for a few months, and he will soon
see that he does not handle his tools as deftly or as accur¬
ately as when he is in practice. Indeed it is only by
long practice that we accomplish anything. Daily practice
then in the open air or in a gallery is requisite. It has
been claimed that those who shoot well in the gallery can¬
not do well in the field; this is a mistake. It must, how¬
ever, be admitted that in all ranges over one hundred yards,
the ground and condition of the mind must b" regarded’
but otherwise there is no difference between field and gallery
shooting.” J

—A correspondent, J. S. B., calls our attention to a
remedy against the dazzling reflection of the sun from
snow, water surface, or other objects which frequently in¬
commode the hunter and traveller and often produce in
winter what is called snow blindness: This is simply to
blacken the sides of the nose with burnt cork. This
remedy is not new to us, though not always having _ corks
convenient, (we carry a patent flask,) we have been in the
habit of employing damp powder, which answers the pur¬
pose equally well, if not better. The philosophy of this is,
that the eye receives but one reflection, instead of several.

—Oregon has wisely resolved to protect by law the game
remaining in its valleys. For years past it has been the
custom to make extensive raids upon the elk, moose and
deer to get their skins, the bodies being left on the ground.
An act of the Legislature makes it unlawful to kill or offer
for sale any deer, moose or elk during the months of Feb¬
ruary, March, April, May and June, and making it unlaw¬
ful to take or kill at any time elk or deer fur the sole pur-
/pose of obtaining their horns and skins.

—In the Massachusetts Legislature" an effort is being
made to prevent the hunting of rabbits and hares with fer¬
rets under a penalty of $25, but as far as the practical ad¬
vantage to be gained by the prohibition is concerned, it is
not worth an opinion, for in all our experience with do¬
mestic rabbits, (and we have, raised hundreds) we have
found it more difficult to exterminate the creatures than to
propagate them. It were better to legislate for the protec¬
tion of the ferrets. You can buy five rabbits for one ferret
anytime.

—In the Maine Legislature the Committee'on Legal Affairs
have voted to report a bill prohibiting shooting and hunt¬
ing upon any island in that State situated within salt waters.
Trespassers are to be held liable to owners or lessees of such
islands in exemplary damages, to an amount not less than
$20 nor more than $50, and also to be held liable in the
sum of $5 for each bird shot.

—A nimrod named Alexander Atclierson, of Westmin¬
ster boasts the slaughter of eight hundred foxes during his
life.

—We have again been honored by a number of gentle¬
men of Olney, Illinois, who have organized a shooting club
in that vicinity, and named it “The Forest and Stream
Sporting Club.”

—We are indebted to the Hon. W. F. Whitcher for the
following table of close seasons for Fish and Game in the
Dominion of Canada:—

PISH.

Whitefish.

“ seining.

Salmon, net Ashing....
“ Ay surface....

Ashing.

Speckled trout..

Bass.1

Pickerel (doree).v

Maskinonge. \

ONTARIO.

} 19th Nov. to 1st Dec.
30th May to 1st Aug.
1st Aug. to 1st May..

QUEBEC.

19th Nov. to 1st Dec.
31st July to 1st Dec.
1st Aug. to 1st May.

1st Sept, to 1st May.. 1st Sept, to 1st May.

1st Oct. to 1st May... 1st Oct. to 1st May

loth April to 1st May. 130th April to 24th of May.

Fishery laws are administered by Dominion government
officers appointed to enforce them in each district where
fisheries exist. These officers are vested with magisterial
powers, and act summarily. The special prohibitions are
supplemented by various prohibitory clauses designed to
strengthen protective measures. The Governor in council
can adopt regulations to increase efficiency, or relax strin¬
gency of statutory enactments, in accord with local circum¬
stances or special necessities.

GAME.

Deer, Elk, Reindeer or

Caribou.

Moose.

Hares and Rabbits.

Turkeys, Grouse,Pheas¬
ants or partridges.

Quail ...

W oodcock.

Snipe.

Mallard, grey Duck, bl’k
Duck, wood oT sum¬
mer Duck and Teal...
Wild Swan, wild Goose,
Insectiverous Birds!
beneAcial to Agricul¬
ture.

Beaver.

Muskrat..

Mink.

Marten.

Raccoon. .

Otter or Fisher.

ONTARIO.

1st Dec. to 1st Sept ...
1st March to 1st Sept..

1st Jan. to 1st Sept..
1st Jan. to 1st Oct..
1st Jan. to 1st July..
1st May to 15tli Aug.

1st Jan. to 15th Aug_

Not to be killed at any

time.

May 1st to 1st Nov.

QUEBEC.

jlst Feb. to 1st Sept.

u Vi

1st March to 1st Sept.
1st March to 1st Sept.

1st May to 1st Sept.

1st March to 1st Aug.
1st May to 1st Sept.
1st May to 21st Oct.-
15th April to 15th Oct,
Jlst April to 1st Nov.

jlst May to 1st Nov.

Game laws under jurisdiction of provincial governments.

No official organization to enforce them. Their provisions

are somewhat incongruous, and for want of practical sym¬
pathy and machinery such as keep in active and efficient
operation the fishery laws, they are disregarded. The pro¬
vinces being contiguous, their geographical situation admits
of and requires some degree of uniformity as to close sea¬
sons. Many friends of game preservation desire a uniform
date, where practicable in border districts, say 1st Septem¬
ber, for commencement of autumn shooting. Also, further
prohibition of spring shooting, and summer shooting of
woodcock, with rational modifications to suit sectional dif¬

ferences.

—At a late meeting of the Cleveland Sportsmen’s Club
the following officers were elected for the ensuing year

President—Hon. A. T. Brinsmade; Tice President—Har¬
vey H. Brown; Treasurer—W. J. Farrar; Secretary—W.
P. Cowan; Board of Directors—G. H. Babcock, W. J.
Farrar, H. A. Harvey, Frank Rockefeller, Charles C. Hills.

—The National Sportsmen’s Club of Washington, D. C.
was organized in April of last year. Its object is the pre¬
servation of game and certain kinds of fish, to protect the
same by legal means and promote a kindly intercourse and
generous emulation among sportsmen. The following are
its officers:—President—Col. C. M. Alexander; Vice Presi¬
dent—Franklin Rives; Treasurer—Jas. M. Mason; Secre¬
tary—M. A. Tappan.

—The Jefferson Sportsmen’s Club of Watertown, N. Y.
have elected the following gentlemen as officers of the club
for the year 1874:—President—Dr. E. L. Sargent; Vice
President—Dr. W. R. Trowbridge; Secretary-Clias. R.
Skinner; Treasurer—C. Weidner; Chairman of Board of
Managers—E. A. Andrews.

The Bluff City Sporting Club of Memphis, Tennessee,
elected the following gentlemen as officers of the club for
the year 1874:—President—A. Merriman, Secretary; Jas.
Specht, Jr. ; Correspondent Secretary—M. E. Smeltzer ;
Treasurer—I. W. Alley—Active members about fifty.

—The Audubon Shooting Club of Angola, Indiana,
elected the following officers:—President—Wm. Chitten¬
den; Vice President—A. D. Parcell; Secretary—F. M. Ar-
dell; Treasurer Robert Pow. The Board of directors con¬
sists of five members and the field sportsmen of the club
about thirty active gentlemen.

—The members of the Deer Foot Shooting Club, of
South Brooklyn, shot their first pigeon match of the season,
on Monday February 23d, 1874, on the Dummy Road above

Greenwood; the contestants shot at 10 birds each 21 yards
rise, 80 yards Boundary, lj ounce shot, II and T Traps, for
a handsome silver medal, which was closely contested and
won by “Penney;” about one hundred and fifty spectators
were present; including Pot Hunters. The following is the
summary of the score:—

Killed. Missed.

Penney.1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 7 3.

King.1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7 3.

Hague.0 100010010 3 7.

Brown. 1000111110 6 4.

Simpson....1 011100111 7 8.

Bickerton. 1110010110 6 4.

Fisher.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7.

Messrs. Penney, King, and Simpson having tied, shot at
(3) birds each.

Killed. Missed.

Penney.0 10 1 2.

King.1 0 0 1 2.

Simpson.0 0 0 0.

Messrs. Penney and King having tied the second time,
shot at (2) birds each.

Killed. Missed.

Penney..11 2 0.

King.0 1 1 1.

Judge, Alxander Macready, S. B. S. C. Referee, John
Allport, G. S. B.

—A pigeon match was shot at Dexter Club Grounds last
week between Messrs. W. Ireland, W. Sehovwer, at fifty
birds each, 21 yards rise 80 fall, find and handle for each
other, $250 aside. Mr. Sehovwer was out-shot and out-
birded from the start, at the 34tli bird Mr. Ireland had kill¬
ed 25, Mr. Sehovwer only 14. It being impossible to tie,
Mr. Sehovwer withdrew, leaving Ireland the victor. The
birds were fine flyers, and the day splendid. Messrs. Ire¬
land and Green shoot a match on the 19th of March, fifty
birds^each, find and handle, for $200 aside, same grounds.

Washington, February 26, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I enclose you the score of a pigeon shoot, which took place yesterday
at Kalorama, for a fine breech-loading shotgun; 14'entries, $10entrance,
10 birds to be shot at according to the Washington Club rules. The re¬
result was a tie, which was shot off at two birds each, resulting in an¬
other tie. There being no more birds on the ground, it was agreed to
shoot of on Monday, March 2, at Analostan Island, at 15 birds each.

Ferguson. 11111 1100 0—7

Derrick.1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0—7

Barber.0 10 0 11111 1—7

House. 100010101 1—5

Ferguson.1 1 o 1 1 0 1 1 1 1—8

Derrick.1 1111110 1 1—9

Benjamin.0 111110 11 1—8

Dodge. 101110 111 1—8

Sherwood... 1 11111011 1—9
Mayhew—0 00111111 1—7

Derrick.0 1 ,1 1. 0 l 1 1 1 1—8

Stevens.0 11111101 1—8

Williams.. .110111111 1—9
Yates.0 0 11110 11 1—7

TIE— 25 YARDS.

Derrick.A.1 0—1 IWilliams.1 0—1

Sherwood.1 0—1 |

Referee—H. O. French; judges—Dowling and Simons.

__ J. N. D., Jr.

A LITTLE TURKEY STORY.

Fort Sill, I. T., January 25, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I was much amused several years ago by reading in the Galaxy Miscel¬
lany and Advertiser’s column some New Hampshire turkey stories,
simply huge, and which to cap the climax, wound up as follows: “But
these are nothing compared to the latest turkey story from .Fort Richard¬
son, Texas, where a company of soldiers returned a few days since from
a scout, bringing in three scalps and one hundred and fifty odd turkeys,
killed in one night.”

Now our Galaxy recorder man supposed he had perpetrated a huge
joke on Fort Richardson. Allow me take the wind out of his sails a
little, and tell a few more turkey stories: The country lying between
the Canadian River on the north and the Neuces in Texas on the south,
between the 98th and 100th meridians is the wild turkey country par ex¬
cellence. The most of it is in the Indian country, so called, and hunting
alone is not healthy. But few sportsmen, other than army officers and
those connected with the army have seen and in fact know literally any¬
thing of it. As for their numbers and the numbers that are frequently
killed in one night—just here tell the Galaxy recorder man to open his
eyes - it would astonish anybody but the natives. I have seen hundreds
at one time feeding on the prairies; in the evening they collect from
near and far in some bottomland with large cottonwood trees and go to
roost, sometimes a hundred or more within a space of a couple of hun¬
dred yards. I can now recall to mind several instances of hunting par -
ties from forts to get Thanksgiving or Christmas turkeys that have re¬
turned loaded as follows: One party of twelve men had 156 turkeys; a
party of officers had 60 turkeys and five deer, two wild cats and a bear;
another party of officers, with a small detail of men, one hundred and
thirty odd; three officers this Christmas brought home fifty odd. Our
friend Jones, to whom I introduced you in my last letter, shot ten tur¬
keys out of eleven shots. I saw an officer fire six shots this past fall
without moving a step, and his servant picked up six turkeys. But
where is the use of going on? The Galaxy man has long since taken to
his legs, and calls me a “whopper” as he runs off.

Now, Mr. Editor, these are all veritable facts, and but few of many
within my knowledge. By the way, I have just returned from Red River
with a command who were watching for Indians; I sent four men hunt¬
ing the third night out from this post. As I had turkey breasts broiled
for breakfast the following morning, I presumed they had bagged some
game. When I marched off in the morning and found twenty-eight tur¬
keys hanging on the wagon bows then I was sure they had. Tell the
Galaxy man that four men shot those turkeys, and also that they shot
them with Springfield breech-loading rifles.

Now it may be, Mr. Editor, that you will take me to task for such tur¬
key slaughter; but let me interpose an objection. These larger kills are
only on and for special occasions. Most hunts bring in but a few, jyist
enough to go round, and I have no recollection of an instance in which
the birds were wasted. Also, while we have no game laws to guide us,
we have sportsmanlike feelings, and you seldom or never hear of a tur¬
key being killed, except in the late fall and winter. Now—in January_

it would trouble anybody to kill tw r o turkeys without moving; as Jones
remarks, “I tell you, the January turkey cock is a different gentleman
from the December fellow.” It is now difficult to approach them night
or day. Jones has just returned from a few days’hunt; only fourteen
turkeys, but three bucks and all caught and held by greyhounds. This
little story is enough in itself for another letter, so I will save it for a
week.

By the way, your correspondent from Cumberland, Maryland, on the
subject of the turkey is in error in one thing, or else his wild turkeys act
differently from ours. The cock*here does not set on the eggs, nor does
the hen.remain with him when hatching. She sneaks off on the prairie,
makes her nest in high grass, and keeps very shady from her husband!
At this season as early as June you will see the gobblers all together in
droves, a most disconsolate and sheepish looking lot of grass widowers'
and they do not rejoin the females again until October, w'hen the
young turkeys are large enough to take care cf themselves. With the ex¬
ception of this his turkeys and our are alike Yours, Basso.

60

FOREST AND STREAM

REMARKABLE POWER OF MARKING
BIRDS.

Washington, D. C., February 28, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Last fail, while rail shooting on the Magazine Flats, my pusher con¬
vinced me of the truth of his reputation that he could mark a bird keener
than a dog. After several, to me extraordinary finds among the wild
oats, two birds (reed birds) got up and 1 killed one with each barrel, they
falling forty or fifty yards apart. Bailey undertook to push for the first
and nearest, and I to keep my eye on the spot where the second fell.
He got his bird all right and then, he not having looked in the direction
since his first glance, I undertook to pilot to the second. When satisfied
that it was lost bird—“eels had got it”—Bailey laughingly pushed a few
yards to right and ahead, and picked up the bird as though he had seen
it from the first moment.

With regard to the rail found on the Potomac marshes, there is a rail
considerably larger than the rest, called the king rail, and another of the
same size.as the king rail, differing only that on the wing joint there is
a horny prong with a claw, which will hardly be noticed but by a close
observer. Piseco.

New Craig, Monmouth Co., February 20, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

My brother sportsman “Camden” wishes me to give you the reason
I used No. 10 shot last season, when I made the “good shots,” a descrip¬
tion of which you were pleased to notice in your issue of last week. It
will give me pleasure to do so, and will I be happy to hear from him or
others in reference to their experience in such matters. I will be per¬
mitted to say just here I do not wish to convey the impression that these
shots are a common occurrence with me. By no means, but the con¬
trary, many of my double shots are not very brilliant or successful. Last
summer I obtained the gun in question of my friend II. W. Abbott, Esq.
of New Brunswick, whose long, practical and successful sporting career
gives his judgment in such matters much influence with me. With the
gun I received a number of cartridges, loaded with No. 10 shot, and in-
structions to load others just as they were loaded for the early part of
the season. This was my first experience with this kind of a gun, and
anticipating fine sport I purchased two bags of shot (50 pounds) of No. 10
shot for the approaching fall season. I loaded a large number of shells
with these shot, and not having much shooting they lasted me the entire
season, not only in this State, but in Delaware and Virginia, where I
made one of the shots alluded to. Like -Camden,” I had never used for
quail shooting this size shot before,always using No. 8, and thought there
must be something wrong about it; but after my experience the past sea¬
son I am inclined to try them again, at least in the early part of the sea¬
son. Mr, Abbott is an advocate of a greater number of pellets of a small¬
er size, as your chances of killing are thereby increased with a thicker
and more even delivery of the charge and greater penetration and not
mutilation, of the game as at short range, which often occurs with
larger shot, especially when small game is young and tame. I don’t
know that I can give a satisfactory or more scientific explanation to the
matter than this, but will give you the actual result of one day’s shooting
in Delaware the 12th of last January with this shot and gun, aud will
leave your correspondent to form his own conclusions. Here yon have
it, late in the season at that: I made a hag of twenty quail, and when I
missed, which was quite often, I am satisfied it was not the fault of the
shot so much as my inaccuracy of aim, which I guess is generally the
trouble with myself and others. My friend of 120 Entaw street,Philadel¬
phia, was present when the shot was made in Virginia, and if “Camden”
will call upon him he may be able to give more interesting particulars
about it and kindred matters, as he is an accompl.shed sportsman.

“Monmouth.”

Men Mill Miver

FISH IN SEASON IN MARCH.

Speck led Trout. Land-locked salmon

Salmon Trout or Teague.

Exception is made in the State of Pennsylvania, where the close sea¬
son does not end until April. In New York, the season begins on the
15th of March and in Massachusetts on the 20th March.

Pompano.

Snapper.

Grouper.

Rockfisli.

SOUTHERN WATERS.

Trout, (Black Bass.)
Drum, (two species.)
Kingfish.

Striped Bass,

Sheepshead
Tailorfish.
Sea Bass.

—Our regular Boston correspondent says that a splendid
salmon, one of the first of the season from the Penobscot
River, weighing twenty-two pounds, was on exhibition at
the stall of Wm. Prior, Jr. & Go’s., 127 & 129 Fanueil Hall
Market, Boston, Wednesday, February 25tli. It was a
plump, fine-looking fish, well marked, and when seen by
the writer, was being admired by a well-known angler and
artist who lias made the salmon a study, and successfully
reproduced them on canvas.

—A Calais, (Maine,) paper publishes some interesting
facts relative to the Passamaquoddy Indians. These num¬
ber some 471 souls, and are located in two villages, one at
Pleasant Point, and the other near Princeton, on a point of
land projecting into the third of the chain of Sclioodic
Lakes, and known as Peter Danna’s Point. It is from the
village last named that guides, canoes, etc., are obtained by
anglers for their trips to Grand Lake Stream and the
Schoodics, and those who may contemplate a visit there
this spring will be gratified to learn that these Indians are
noted for their temperance and sobriety, there being but
four of the number who occasionally get drunk. The
females are remarkable for their chastity, there not having
been an illegitimate birth among them for twenty years.
Many of the Indians can read and write, and the tribe have
a representative in the Maine Legislature.

—The Seaside Press, of Sandwich, Mass., says that Prof
Yinal N. Edwards, of Woods Hole, who is collecting speci'
mens for the Smithsonian Institution, and National Museum,*
Washington, D. C., has the last year collected the follow¬
ing fish and sent to Washington in ice, (consisting of
seventy-five different varieties.) Small spotted skate,
peaked nose skate, sand shark, blue shark, leopard shark,
makerel shark, trasher shark, hammer head shark, sleeper
shark, (never before found in these waters;) horned dog
fish, no horned dog fish, common mackerel, spotted mack¬
erel, tallow mackerel, mackerel scare, white mackerel, (not
before found here;) sea herring, English herring, brown sea
robin, large red sea robin, long finned sea robin, flying fish,
tautog, senp, sea bass, menhaden, shad, hickory slxad, com
mon butter fish, square headed butter fish, (or silver fish;)
common eel, lamper eel, striped bass, squiteague, squid,
king fish, • Vom cod, sea perch, aculpin, common large

flounder, four spotted flounder, small mouth flat fish, large
mouth flat fish, (very rare;) talbut, pollock, smelt, toad fish,
swell fisli, blue fish, haddock, hake, sturgeon, goose fish,
boneta, sucker, cramp fish, red sculpin, (orpork in barrel;)
large black stingray, bill fish, (seven feet long;) pilot fish,
rudder fish, horned swell fish, (or egg fish;) puffin pig, file
fish, moon fish, pompano, cero, Spanish mackerel, dinner,
leather jacket, (never before caught in these waters;) cod
fish, whiting, (or frost fish;) mullet, ling, and three other
fish that he does not know the name of.”

—We are very anxious to serve the interests of a Mr.
Frederick Senieur, of Mount Sterling, Ky., who has applied
for “a New and Improved Mode of Holding and Support¬
ing Fishing Poles while Fishing,” the nature of which in¬
vention “consists in providing a substantial support for the
pole, thereby preventing the same from being stuck in the
mud or held in the hand.”

No one can fail to appreciate the ingenuity of this labor-
saving contrivance. All that is required to make the ang¬
ler’s outfit complete is an alarm bell attachment to the reel
to sound the instant a fish strikes, so that the fisherman,
seeking rest and recreation, may be able to take his quiet
nap between times. We recommend this patent for all de¬
scriptions of fly fishing.

—In the Maine Legislature the committee on fisheries
have voted to report a resolve calling for $5,000 to be ex¬
pended by the Fish Commissioners for the propagation of
fish.

—We publish below the estimate of the products of the
fisheries of the District of Gloucester for 1873, as prepared
at the custom house under directions of the Treasury De¬
partment :

86,544 bis. mackerel, valued at.$1,125,000

460,000 qtls. codfish, “ “ 2,070.000

5,000 brls. herring, “ “ 23,000

25,000 qtls. other fish, “ “ .. . 50,000

9,000,000 lbs. fresh fish, “ “ 310,000

275,000 gals, oil, “ “ 165,000

Shellfish, “ “ 18,000

7,000 tons fish manure, “ 25,000

Miscellaneous, “ “ 15,000

Estimated value of fishing products in 1872.

13,801,000

3,437,000

Increase. $364,000

Number of vessels employed, 1873, 385; tonnage, 21,082;
number of men employed as crews, 5,000.

—Dr. James If. Richardson, of Toronto, whose interest¬
ing article upon salmon fishing in the River Margaree,
Cape Breton, which appeared recently in this journal, has
sent us some particulars as regards the illegal and whole®
sale destruction of fish in that river, which he wishes to
bring to the attention of the Canadian officials. He says:

“I ascertained beyond doubt that the law is utterly disre¬
garded, There is not, I believe, an overseer or warden
who endeavors to do his duty, indeed, I was informed that
they are as culpable as any other of the inhabitants. Two
years ago, a gentleman at the Forks lodged a complaint
and the consequence was that his horse’s tail was shaven,
and one of the wheels of his conveyance stolen, and actu¬
ally sold back to him before lie could leave.

The usual course pursued was to cart a boat to the river,
launch it, spear all the pools for miles down, and then hav¬
ing sent the cart down the road to a spot opposite Eth¬
ridge’s, where it came close to the bank, put the boat upon
the cart and go home. The morning after the first spear¬
ing I observed, I bad occasion to go up the river, and as I
passed the house of a justice of the peace, which is situated
about half a mile from the river, two miles from Ethridge’s,
I saw the cart with the boat on still it. I was sare it was the
boat I saw the night before* and my suspicions were veri¬
fied by information subsequently received.”

—A member of the Niagara Falls Shooting Club sends
us tlie following account of bass fishing in the Niagara
River, which will add a new chapter to the book of knowl¬
edge of many of our readers:—

a Niagara Falls, February 18,1873.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

With the first breath of spring, we dwellers along Niagara get ready
our fishing tackle, and, when April showers aud April sun have thawed
the ice from the creeks, and while yet the river is carrying its burden of
ice from the upper to the lower lake, we cast onr lines m the creeks for
rock bass. Quite gamey, too, are the little fellows, and with a slender
pole give quite as much sport as their larger brothers ihe black bass. In
May and June they are taken in the river along its edge m great quan¬
tities. Last spring a pleasure party from Buffalo took from my favorite
ground one afternoon seven hundred. I also succeeded in three hours in
swinging into my boat one hundred and fifty. While yet this sport is at
its height, the black bass begins tugging at the line, and from this time
until winter sets in, there is as fine sport as one could wish, only one
must follow them out as the season advances farther and farther into the
river. In July and August they swarm in the channels and on the reefs.
A few years ago black bass were a rariety here, but now, thanks to the
special law passed for Niagara, they are plenty, and anywhere a fine
day’s sport is found in the river. The Game Club at Niagara Fails have
slightly protected the fish, but if they had fully done their duty, there
would be no finer fishing ground in America. A great many of the Buf¬
falo people float from Black Rock along the bars to Navy Island, fishing
all the way. A friend of mine, with three others, succeeded in this way
in landing forty-four in one trip. It is nothing, only a good forenoon’s
work for two to capture from twenty to twenty-five. I could take you,
Mr. Editor, where to land a black bass would thrill your every nerve with
pleasure. I took with me one day last summer an old fisherman, we an¬
chored on a reef where there was not over twe feet of water, and the bass
were sporting around us on every side, here and there breaking the
water, six, seven, eight at a time; the nerves were all excited before we
had wet our lines, gradually our reels unwound, and onr lines floated out
on the swift water. Forty, fifty, sixty feet, and the reels still running,
when, “Ah ! I have hooked him,” came from my companion, and after a
struggle of ten minutes he was landed, with the exclamation of, “By
Jove that is the first bass I really ever caught. How he did fight! every
inch of the way he made a battle ground, and he is a beauty too, full
three and one half pounds.” We scarcely find them of less weight here
in this spot, Now my line tightens, the pole is making a beautiful curve
-steady there, my beautv ! and out he goes, breaking the water seventy
feet below, and rising at least eight feet in the air, the top of the pole is
waving like a sapling In a storm, but tuo veal is slowly drawing turn in,

h, there he goes again ! Another leap for life, hut the hook won’t slip
follows him into the air, and I am down in the water. I am quite sum

Ah,

it follows mm into tne air, ana i am aown in me water, i am quite sure
my beauty that your days are numbered. What, again ! that was an ex-
traordinarv leap, the pole straightens out, and as he goes beneath the
water resumes its arch. Now my friend has hooked another, and so the
sport goes on! We string eigteen fine fellows and sigh as we look in the
pail for bait in vain, which, by the by, is either chub or soft-shell crabs
Not once last summer did I miss a good catch, and each year promises
better, so it has been growing. Bass have been caught off the Three
Sister Islands in the middle of the rapids, and almost at the foot of the
Falls they are plenty. We also have fine perch fishing in the spring and
fall, and seven miles below, at Lewiston; we find in the season plenty of
herring, and when trolling for bass we are not astonished to find we are
struggling with a pike or mascallonge. Come some day next summer
Mr. Editor, and see for yourself what sport we have.

Hiram E. Griffith.

New York, February 27,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Many anglers are glad to learn that the subject of pot fishing and fran¬
tic desire for big scores has been taken in hand by so competent a writer
as Mr. Whitcher, who as an addition to the undoubted strength of his ar¬
guments, has the official power to enforce them in the country under his
control.

While he is endeavoring to correct the evil habits of both American
and Canadian fishermen, I wish he would devote his attention to the
great damage to salmon rivers in Canada, arising from the taking of
grilse. In some streams quite a large proportion of the salmon captured
by fly are young fish or “grilse” weighing 1J to 4 or 5 pounds. I am
aware that the Canadian fishery laws prohibit the taking of any "rilse
under three pounds weight; hut there should be a provision against kill¬
ing more grilse than are needed for food. I have heard of 5 to 20 grilse
killed daily in some streams, when the fishermen already had plenty in
camp, and were obliged to salt down the “take.” which after all they
probably will give to their canoemen. It seems a shame to thus kill
small fish, which would return to the rivers the next season adult salmon
weighing 8 to 15 pounds. Of course no angler can prevent grilse rising
to his fly: hut with a powerful salmon rod it is a speedy matter to brim*
the plucky little fellow to the landing net, where he can easily be mu
hooked and set free quite unharmed.

Ill the absence of law in the matter, I think discussion on this subject
would result in the spread of more correct and sportsmanlike ideas, and
thus result in some good.

Cannot you also ventilate some good, rigorous maledictions on the
minnow fishermen, who take every trout they can hook—infants, babies,
fingerlings, from an inch to a hand long? This piggishness is fairly scoop¬
ing out our trout streams, leaving no trace of the former speckled beau¬
ties. I know some anglers who never take a trout shorter than one’s
ban d.

Do see if you cant rub a little decency into the minds of some who call
themselves anglers. Fly Rod.

--■

New York, February 6,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

If the salmon is as game and as powerful as he is reputed, I would like
to know how Mr. Nicholson could kill the number credited to him for
one day’s work in the score published in this week's Forestand
Stream. Twenty-seven salmon averaging fifteen pounds, and five grilse
averaging four and a half are set down as one day’s catch. A brief calcu¬
lation shows that a day divided among this number of fish would allow
but a few minutes for the killing of each. Mr. Gilmour’s day’s work on
the Godbout, as noticed in your issue of January 15, is not more aston¬
ishing, for his forty-six fish weighed but four hundred and twenty-six
pounds, an average of only nine and a quarter pounds. It seems to me
that either the reports of the fighting qualities of the salmon are
greatly exaggerated, or there must be some mistake in these large scores.
I should suppose some time must be consumed in casting, preliminary to
hooking the fish; some fish must have broken away after running for a
while. A fresh fly must have been needed now and then, and probably
a new casting ime, allowing for which contingencies, you will find that
what is left of even a long summer day gives but an exceedingly short
time for the killing of each fish. Don’t you think it would take longer
to kill a striped bass of the same weight, on the same tackle? The point
with me is, is the salmon really as game a fish as he is called? and thess
immense scores seem to prove that he is not. An opinion “as is an
opinion” from you will greatly oblige your constant reader, Littell.

uptimes.

Will our University correspondents kindly send us their most recent
catalogues,

CRICKET—REVIEW OF TIIE UNITED ST. LOUIS ELEVEN’S JOUR¬
NEY EAST—SUCCESS OF ST. LOUIS MEN.

Although this club made its debut last season only,
its name must he familiar to many of the readers of
Forest and Stream as that of the club which last Sep¬
tember sent forth a team unknown to fame, and unheralded
by the tongue of good report, hut which in fifteen days
travelled 2,691 miles, played seven matches in eleven days,
and won five out of the seven, and discomfited the old es¬
tablished clubs of Detroit, Toronto, Boston, and Saint
George.

Last season two cricket clubs were organized in St. Louis,
ycelpt respectively the St. Louis and the St. George, tlie
latter being under the patronage of the St. George’s Soci¬
ety. Towards the close of the season it became apparent
to some of the enthusiasts that St. Louis could gather to¬
gether an eleven which would at any rate make a tolerably
fair fight against the old clubs in Canada and the east.

On the 28th of July the St. Louis Club instructed their
secretary to communicate to the St. George Club a propo¬
sal for the formation of a united club, with the object of
combining the strength of the two clubs for the purpose of
pit ying matches with other cities. St. George agreed, and
by the middle of August the officers of the united club had
been elected, and challenges sent to Chicago, Detroit, Ham¬
ilton, Toronto, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. The
officers elected were:—President, Joseph Branch, (also
President of St. George’s Club and of St. George’s Society);
Vice President, Harry E. Sharp, (Secretary and Treasurer
St. Louis Club); Secretary, Ben. Williams, (Vice President
St. George’s); Treasurer, Cyrus Day, M. D., (chairman ex¬
ecutive committee St. Louis); Council, W. B. Davenport,
(Vice President St. Louis); T. M. Caddick, (executive com¬
mittee St. Louis); and John Tildesley and A. C. Bagshave
of the St. George. The eleven chosen for the forlorn hope
were:—

ST. GEORGE’S QUOTA.

Henry Temple, captain, (Rugby); a fine bat, hard hitter,
with good defence, but almost useless in the field and sadly
crippled at the bat from an affection of the thigh muscles.

FOREST AND STREAM

61

H. W. Richardson, (Kent); the best batsman of the
eleven; used to play for his county; a good round arm
bowler when in trim; had been sick for some time previous
to this tour, and having burst a varicose vein was unable
to do much in the field.

Tom Dale, (formerly of the Household Brigade); a hard
hitter, but with no power of defence; a terror to weak
minded bowlers not on the spot; three years ago made his
century in London in Household Brigade vs. Civil Service;
a fair bowler and a good field.

T. L. Mordaunt, (late of Her Majesty’s Twenty-third
Fool); a steady bowler, with a peculiar “high and home
easy” delivery, often with a break from the off; proved
very effective on the tour; a magnificent field.

ST. LOUIS’ QUOTA.

Cyrus Day, M. D., (Guy’s Hospital); a steady bat and a
good field.

J. W. Jeffries, wicker keeper, and always willing.

H. E. Sharpe, (Sandhurst); a barn door style of bat, diffi¬
cult to get rid of; vexatious to bowl at; active field; change
bowler; medium round arm.

C. West; left handed; out of practice; has the making
of a good batsman in him; good field.

E. H. Lycett, (Meriou); young and active change bowler.

C. J. Spencer, (Yorkshire); a good all round man, but
terribly rusty.

W. W. Eisenbrey, (Young America); long stop.

R. B. Grant, (of Little Britain, I. T.); umpire.

Tlieir favorite bowler, T. Webb, at the last moment found
himself unable to leave his desk. With a low, swift, shoot¬
ing delivery, he is a good ally and an uncompromising op¬
ponent. His loss was felt often in the field, as the team
was weak in bowling.

On the night of August 31st the eleven left St. Louis, and
the next day, Monday, September 1st, gave battle To Chi¬
cago with the following result:—

ST. LOUIS.

First Inning.

H. Sharpe, c. Ellis, b. Colley. 2

T. Dale,Teg before wicket.5

J. W. Jeffries c and b tiarcourt... 5

F. L. Mordaunt b Colley. 0

Cyrus Day b Colley.10

H. Temple c Phillips b Harcourt. .16

T. Townsend hit wicket. 5

C. J. Spencer c Cox b Colley. 5

E H. Lycett c Harcourt b Darlow 9

W. W. Elsinbrey b Darlow. 0

C. West not out. 1

Byes, 4; leg byes, 2; w 3. 9

Second Inning.

c Harcourt b Colley.

not out.

not out

Byers, 2; leg byes, 1; wides, 3....

0

3

5

6

Total.

..67 Total.14

CHICAGO.

Second Inning.

b Townshend. 8

c Temple b Townshend. 9

c Mordaunt b Townshend. 3

First Inning.

H. H. Cox, run out. 0

Robert Porter b Mordaunt. 3

T. W. Phillips b Mordaunt b Town-

shend.. 5

T. D. Colley c Mordaunt b Towns¬
hend_".ObMordaunt... 16

J. Darlow, not out. 5 b Mordaunt. 2

R. II. Harcourt b Townshend. 3|s Jeffries b Mordaunt. 4

W. E. Williams b Mordaunt. 0,not out. 1

W. F. Stewart cDay b Mordaunt. 6 c and b Mordaunt. 1

A. Fuber b Townshend.5|run out. 3

E A. Chambers b Mordaunt...... O b Dale.1

J. Ellis b l'ownshend. O b Townshend. 0

Byes, 2; leg byes, 2; wides; 2. 6 |Byes, 6 ; leg byes, 3; n b 1.10

Total. 271 Total. 53

The Chicago eleven had been gathered together hastily,
as no club had existed in that city, except in tradition, for
some years. The ground was the best that could be ob¬
tained, but no more cau be said for it. Very little cricket
was shown on either side. Dale made some fine hits, and
was given out before wicket.

The Chicagoans were hospitable, and were anxious to
keep the United over night, so that they might feast them;
bat time prevented, and nine A. M. found the proteges of
St. Louis in a “Pullman,” rolling on to Detroit.

At Detroit they arrived at seven A. M., quietly demol¬
ished a breakfast, and were in the field at ten o’clock, faced
by Bainford and Calvert of Detroit:—

ST. LOUIS.

First Inning.

Sharpe, h Corner c Irvine. 80

Dale, o Armstrong, c W aterman. 7

Mordaunt, b Corner. 8

Ricnardson, run out. 42

Day, b and c Corner. 12

Temple, b Edgar. 27

Lycetc, b Armstrong, c Corner. 0

Spencer, b Corner, c Ridgeley. 20

Jeffries, b Edgar. 0

WesL, notout. 1

Eisenbrey, 0 Corner. 0

Byes, 5; leg byes, 1; no balls, 4. 10

Total.157

DETROIT

First Inning.

Bamfort, b Mordaunt..

Calvert, b Mordaunt, c Dale.

Edgar, b Mordaunt.

Armstrong, ran out.

Corner, b Ricnardson.

Cirdlescone, b Ricliardson....-

Ridgeley, not out.

Morpny, L) Mordaunt, hit wicket..

Hare, b Richardson.

Irvine, b Ricnardson.

Waterman, b Ricnardson.

Byes, 6 ; leg byes, 2; wides, 2.

PENINSULARS.

Second Inning..

6 Bamfort, run out. 7

15 Calvert, b Mordaunt, c Temple. 10

4 Edgar, b and c Temple.29

C Armstrong, b Dale.5

i Joiner, b Dale, cLycett. 8

0 Ridgeley, b Sharpe, c Richardson 0

Morphy, b Sharpe. 0

Uirdlestone, b Sharp. 0

Ware, stumped out. 6

.rvine, b Temple.3

,Vaterman, not out . 5

16'Byes, 6 ; leg byes, 6 ; wides, 3... 15

Total.561 Total.£

St. Louis won in one inning, with twelve runs to spare
The day was beautiful, the ground in magnificent ordei
and was the best played game by the eleven on their trip
The Peninsulars are good cricketers, all young, active
lithesome fellows. Their fielding was remarkably good
but Richardson was fresh, and bowled well, and Mordaunl
as usual, too straight to be trifled with, so that the Detroi
score did not rise rapidly, and when St. Louis took the ba
Richardson and Temple made the leather fly, and Sharp
provoked the bowlers by refusing to let himself be bowle<
out. Dayton insisted on making twelve, and Spence
slashed d La Gilbert Grace, all of which resulted in a scor
of 157.

In the second innings of the Peninsulars the St. Louis t
fielding was so bad that the Detroiters generously gave them
credit for magnanimity in desiring not to beat their oppo¬
nents too badly. The news went forth that the St. Louis
were all 'professionals , and a kind friend telegraphed to the
President of the Toronto club—“The St. Louis eleven beat
us to-day in one inning; all crack players; look out or they
will go through you.” And go through them they did, as
the sequel will show.

Hampshire, the Peninsular howler, was hors du combat ,
having broken his leg a short time previously by a fall from
a buggy. The following from a Detroit paper gives their
view of the case:—“The United St. Louis Cricket Club vis¬
ited this city yesterday, and had an interview with the
Peninsular Club upon the Woodward avenue grounds, the
friendly meeting being witnessed by quite a large number
of spectators. From the fact that the St. Louis Club had
started out to make a tour of all the principal cities in the
United States and Canada which boast a cricket club of any
pretensions, the cricket admiring pmrtion of this commu¬
nity quite naturally concluded that that organization was a
strong playing one, hut were wholly unprepared for the
rare exhibition of skill they witnessed. The St. Louis
Club is made up of professional players; men of muscle
and experience gained upon the cricket fields of England,
one of them, at least—Corporal Dale—having a wide-spread
reputation, having been at one time one of ‘All England’s
(gentlemen’s) eleven.’ At the hat they rivalled anything
ever seen in this city, striking the ball to any part of the
enclosure, and in one instance knocking it clear out of the
grounds; As fielders, however, they were comparatively
weak, some good judges of the game, who watched the
match throughout, declaring that they were fairly outfield-
ed by the Peninsular players. The bowling of Mordaunt
and Richardson, however, was irresistible, and the wickets
of- the Detroit club fell with wonderful rapidity, only Cal¬
vert in the first, and Edgar and Calvert in the second in¬
ning, recording their runs in double figures. In fact, these
two young players carried off the honors for the Penin¬
sular Club. Armstrong, Girdlestone, and Morphy, usually
good for a large number of runs, making in both innings
but five, the two last named drawing blanks in each.”

Eight P. M. saw the St. Louis braves once more in a
Pullman, swiftly gliding towards Hamilton, somewhat
tired, for they had had a hard day’s work, having had to
field out two innings. Four A. M. was an uncomfortable
hour to be forsaking the comforts of a Pullman, and they
dragged their weary frames to the Royal Elotel at Hamil¬
ton, about a mile from the depot. At eleven o’clock they
were on the ground, having filled the interval with soda
and B.—

t ' r "" HAMILTON—RUNS.

T. Lec:go, c Mordaunt, b Sharpe...13

Captain Mainwaring, b Sharpe. 6

Gosling, b Sharpe. 2

Herbert, c SpenLer b Mordaunt...‘4

R. K. Hope, c Mordaunt, b Dale. 47

E. S. Clouston, run out...27

R. Kennedy, c and b Dale. 2

W. Bickle, b Dale. i

R, Park, not out. :.10

Dr. Wolverston, c Spencer, b Dale. 5

Lockwood, run out. 7

Byes, 16; leg byes, 5; wides, 5. 26

Total. 150

ST. LOUIS.

First Inning.

J. Dale, b Wolverton.'. 8

H. E. Sharpe, b Kennedy. 0

F. L. Mordaunt, c Hope, b Ken’dy 3
II. W. Richardson, b Kennedy... 0

C. Day, b Wolverston...18

H. Temple, c Bickle, b Kennedy.. 3
Lysett, c Rickie, b Wolverston.... 12

C. J. Spencer, b Wolverston. 0

Jeffries, c Clouston, b Kennedy... 6
Eisenbrey, c Hebert, b Wolverst’n 0

C. West, not out. 1

Byes, 7; leg byes, 2. ... 9|

Second Inning.

b Wolverston.

run out.

b Kennedy.

c Bickle, b Wolverston...

b Kennedy.

b Wolverston.

run out.

run out.

run out.

c Kennedy b Wolverston
c Kennedy b Gosling...
Byes, 2 ; leg byes, 2.

4
0
2

26

1

15

3

5
5

3
5

4

Total .55| Total. .. 73

Hamilton, 150; St. Louis, 128. Majority, 22.

Hamilton won in one inning, with twenty-two runs to
spare. St. Louis showed no cricket at all, if we may ex¬
cept some fine hits cut off the ground by Richardson and
Dale. The team had been travelling for three successive
nights, the previous day had worked hard, and had been
turned out of bed that morning at four o’clock. Their
condition was apparent from the fact that while their side
was in several of them dozed off on the field.

Wednesday night the tired ones slept in Hamilton.
Thursday had been laid out as a nay of rest. The party
broke up into sets; some stayed in Hamilton until evening,
some went to Toronto (thirty-nine miles) by the moraine
train, and some went to the international regatta, which
was taking place in Toronto bay at that time.

Friday, 10:30 A. M., found the United on the grounds of
the Toronto cricket club, but no Toronto eleven ever yet
were on time, so the game did not commence until noon.

The Torontos went first to the wicket. The ground suited
Mordaunt exactly, and, as will be seen by the score, he was
terrible on this occasion, having secured nine wickets. The
Torontos were puzzled by his peculiar style. His delivery
is slow and high, and on a hard ground the rise is very
rapid. On a soft ground, such as at Boston, Hew York,
and Philadelphia, liis bowling is not so effective. Hemsted
one of the safest bats of the Torontos, was taken by Mor¬
daunt at the first ball.

In the first innings of the United Stake, the old stand-by
of the Torontos, was bowling well, until Dale sent him
over the fence, which liberty so shocked liis nerves that
he was unable to get on the spot [again that innings, but in
the second one he became desperate and deadly, bowling
remarkably straight and with a good pitch. He secured
three wickets in the first and seven in the second innings.
St. Louis won by forty-three runs

TORONTO.

First Inning.

Hemsted, b Mordaunt. 0

Totten, run out.10

Parsons, b Mordaunt. 4

Gamble, b Mordaunt.0

Swingard, c Dale, b Mordaunt_ 1

Hevard, c Ricliardson, b Mordau’t 3

Second Inning.

b Ricliardson.

b Mordaunt.

Jeffries.

b Ricliardson.

b Mordaunt.

b Richardson.

not out.

c Temple ’b Mordaunt
b Dale.

Beber, not out.16 :

Roberts, c Day, b Mordaunt. 0 1

Powell, c b d b Mordaunt.

Forlong, c Day. b Mordannt. 0 absent.

Blelce, c Sharpe, b Mordaunt.4j b Dale.

Wides. 8 ; byes, 3. 6 Wides, 3; leg byes, 2; byes, 8..

Total.....51 Total.

Total—133.

ST, LOUIS.

First Inning.

Sharpe, c Hemsted, b Beber. 3

Dale, b Blake. 11

Mordaunt, b Beber. 8

Ricliardson, c Roberts, b Beber.. .52

Day II. W. b Beber. 0

Temple, c Roberts, b Beber.3 c Robarts b Blake

Lycett, b Gamble. O' b Blake.

Spencer, c Hemsted, b Blake.10'

Jeffries, run out. 4

West, run out. V,

Eisenbrey, b Bleke

.13
. 1
.11
13
. 5
. 5
17
. 0
. 1

Second Inning.

not out.

b Blake.

b Beber.

b Beber.

c Hevard b Blake.

b Blake.

b Blake.

c Hemsted b Beber.
b Bleke.

13

.82

.10
. 7
. 0
. 5
. 0
.14

r*

! 0
. 0
. 2

Byes, 2; leg byes, 3. 5, Byes, 1; 110 ball's’,'i; leg byes', 3. 5

Total.

Total—176.

.120| Total.

.56

Saturday evening the eleven travelled to the “Falls,” and
spent half of Sunday there. At two P. M. they were once
more on the way, via the New York Central, and bound
for Boston.

Monday, the Boston and Albany train, which should have
arrived at 8:30 A. M., was three hours late. Play did' not
commence until 1:30 P. M., which was unfortunate, as
only one day had been laid out for Boston. The United
wielded the willow first for seventyffhree runs, and got rid
of the Hubbites for forty-eight. The United were then put
in again, and when time was called had scored sixty-six for
the loss of two wickets, Dale having made forty-one and
being still in.

The game might have been styled skittles just as appro¬
priately as cricket. The ground was bad, and the St.
Louis’property box having “missed connection” the eleven
were minus spikes, etc. I 11 the evening the hospitality of
the Hubbites was profuse, and but for the sterner virtue of
the western men the St. Georges might have gained an easy
victory next day.

Tuesday, after another night of travel, the St. Louis men
are again in the field, and are beginning to think they have
undertaken too much. Nature will have her way at last,
foil her as we may for a time. Irregular meals, broken
rest, late suppers, and “good times” shake the nerves. Un
fortunately for the United team, they had to face the most
formidable opponents last.

The following very fair account appeared in one of ffie
city papers:—

Play was called at noon of Tuesday, September 9, with
the St. Louis eleven at the bat, they sending in Sharpe and
Richardson to the bowling of Jones and Smith, the former
sending in liis ripping pacers, and the latter a fine length
spinning ball, Careful play was the order, and maiden
overs the result for the first half dozen; but in the sixth
over Sharpe gave a catch to Smith in the slips off Jones
the first wicket falling for a duck egg. Mordaunt took
Sharpe’s place, and then run-getting began, bur, only to a
limited extent, as the first four wickets fell for 17 only
When Day and Temple got in together a stand was made
and before they were parted the score had been run up to
44. Afterwards, Lycett joined Temple in scoring well
these two leading the score of the inning, Temple’s 19 be¬
ing marked by three threes and four twos, and Lycelt’s 15.
by a three and five twos. Day was run out for 8 when-
well jn at the bat, Temple being bowled by Oasliman who*
bad gone on in Jones’ place, the latter not being as effect¬
ive as anticipated. Lycett, too, was run out when nicely -
in and batting well. When the last wicket fell the score-
stood at 78, of which 13 were extras, nine byes, showing
poor long-stopping. Smith bore off the palm in bowling
this inning, and be caught out the only man who retired
on a catch.

Alter me usual interval, Cashman and Sleigh went to the
bat on behalf of St. George against the bowling of Rich¬
ardson and Mordaunt, the former proving quite" effective
but Cashman began to punish Mordaunt from the first over'
Sleigh was the first victim, the first wicket falling for 9*
and Jones followed suit shortly afterward, the "second
wicket falling for 18, Richardson taking both wickets
Cashman then had Smith for a partner, and before they
parted the score had been run up to 29. Moeran came next
and again was a stand made, the fourth wicket not goino-
down until 47 had been scored. Dale then took RicharcE
sons place in bowling, and Moeran soon retired, Lemmon
being His successor. By sharp fielding lie was run out be¬
fore scoring to any extent, Satterthwaite succeeding him
and he was the last to make an average score. Cashman’s
17 was marked by six twos, and Smitii’s 11 bavin«■ a three
and a two 111 it. Satterthwaite got off four hits for two
each. -Three fine catches marked the splendid field in of
the bt. Louis gentlemen, a beauty by Sharpe off Cashman
being loudly applauded. The last wicket tell for 67, which
left the lead in the hands of the visitors.

On Wednesday the contest was resumed at noon with
Sharpe and Eisenbrey at the bat, and Jones and Moeran
handling the ball, a fall which Smith had the previous dav
having temporarily disabled him. Jones was well on the
wickets in this inning, and the result was that the St Louis
eleveu were disposed of for 62, Sliarpe alone scoring double
figures, liis finely obtained 24 being the score of the match
It was marked by two threes and five twos. Good catches
were made by Eyre, Smith, Talbot, and Cashman, Jones
and Cashman taking all the wickets, the former getting
seven wickets for 16 runs only. The St. George novv went
in to get 74 to win, and the task was not considered a
difficult one; but to their surprise wicket after wicket went
down for small figures, Casliman being the only plaver to
make anything of a stand, the bowling being good and
finely supported m the field. Indeed, fielding appears to
be the tone of the St. Louis players, and lienee the attract¬
ive character and success of their play. A splendid leg hit
foi 6 maiked Cashman s 18 in this inning, as also a three
and four twos. When the last wicket fell the St. George

62

FOREST AND STREAM

total score stood at 104 to 140 by tlie St. Louis eleven. The
latter were congratulated on their well-merited success.
Their fine, manly appearance, splendid fielding, and gen¬
tlemanly deportment won golden opinions from all present.
st. louis.

Second Inning.

c Eyre b Cashman.24

b Cashman. 2

b Jones. 0

Eirst Inning.

II. Sliarpe, c Smith, b Jones. 0

Richardson b Smith. 3

Mordannt b Smith. 5

Dale b Smith. 7

Day run ont. 8

Temple b Cash man. .19

Spencer b Smith. 0

Jeffreys b Cashman. 2

Lycett run out.15

Exsen Prey not out. 3

WestbMoeran. 3

Byes, 9; leg byes, 2; wides, 2_'. .13

Total.

b Jones. 0

c Smith b Jones.'. 6

b Jones. 6

c Talbot b Cashman. 0

not out. 3

b Jones...- 0

b-Jones. 4

c Cashman b Jones. 5

Byes, 6; leg byes, 3; wides, 2.... 11

. ..78} Total.62

ST. GEORGE.

Eirst Inning. I Second Inning.

Cashman c Sharpe b Richardson..17 b Dale.18

Sleigh b Richardson. 2 c Jeffreys b Mordaunt. 0

Jones b Mordaunt.•.. 2 b Mordaxxnt. 1

Smith c Jeffreys b Mordaunt.11 run out. 2

Morean b Dale.11 c Spencer b Mordannt. 7

Lemmon run out.3 [c Mordaunt b Richardson.1

Satterthwaite b Mordaunt. 9

Talbot b Dale. 0

Grainger b Dale. 0

Eyre c Sharpe b Mordaunt. 6

Green not out. 0

Byes, 3; leg byes, 1; wides, 2.. .6

bDale. 2

b Mordaunt.2

notout. 0

b Dale. 2

absent. 0

Wides. 2

50

54

54

36

78-78

62—62

67—67

0-37

Total...67 Total.

PALL OP WICKETS—ST. LOUIS.

Eirst inning 0 7 12 17 44 45 48

Second inning 10 16 30 31 31 39 52

ST. GEORGE

Eirst inning 9 18 29 47 50 51 52

Second inning 3 14 16 22 24 32 34

Umpires—Messrs. James Smith andR. B. Grant.

Thursday found the United in Philadelphia, “wearied
with service.” Little need be said of, the play. The Uni¬
ted never expected to vanquish the Young America, but
they did hope to make a fight stout enough to compel an
exhibition of their skill by the champions. Alas, great
Hector wearied fell an easy victim to Achilles. Not only
were the United in bad condition, but luck seemed to desert
them. In the first inning Sliarpe stupidly misjudged a
run, and so displaced Richardson, the pride of the eleven,
who was well in, and in the second inning Richardson
had the misfortune to touch a ball with the shoulder of his
bat which was taken advantage of by Davis. Mordaunt
was not in a happy vein, and runs were made off him very
fast so that the captain was compelled to put Sharpe on.
Temple and Dale alone distinguished themselves, the for¬
mer slashing Charley Newliall everywhere, until he was
unluckily run out. The bowling of the Young Americas
was not as good as the United expected to meet; their field-
in 0 ’, of course, was fine:—

UNITED STATES.

Eirst liming.

Sharpe c Thompson b D. Newhall
Richardson run out o

Jeffries b D. Newhall 4

Temple b C. New hall *

Me?G U1 Ne\vball c D Newliall 20>
Mordaunt b C. Newliall (

Eisenbrey b D. Newhall 3

Day not out !/

Spencer c Davis b C.. Newhall 1

West c G. Newhall b C. Newhall 0
Leg byes

Total

49

Second Inning,
b C. Newhall
c Davis b C. Newhall
b C. Newhall
run out

c Large b Davis
b Davis
b C. Newhall
b C. Newhall
not out

cR. Newhall h 0. Newhall
c Large b Davis
Byes, 1; wides, 1

C Newhall b Dale t

Large b Mordaunt <

R. Newhall c Lycett b Richardson 3o
R. L. Baird c Spencer h Dale 1

G. Newhall not out 4^

Thompson b Sharpe u

YOUNG AMERICA.

Stocker b Sharpe

D. Newhall b Richardson
Davis c Eisenbrey b Sharpe
Johns c Spencer b Dale
Wright b Sharpe
Byes, 4; leg byes, 5; w b, 4

Total

0

0

fc

17

0

8

10

1

0

2

3
2

48

0

4
3

10

0

13

122

BOWLING ANALYSIS.
YOUNG AMERICA— Eirst rnning.

D. S. Newhall,
C. A. Newhall,

C. A. Newhall,
Davi£,

Balls

Runs

M’dn’s

W’kfs

Wides

82

30

12

4

0

90

18

11

4

0

Second Inning.

80

33

9

6

0

83

13

10

3

l

Mordaunt,
Dale,
Sharpe,
Richardson,
Temple,

UNITED ELEVEN.

48 28 0 0

100 37 7 3 1

84 18 11 4 0

44 23 3 2 1

8 3 10 2

Umpires— Samuel Welsh and R. B. Grant.

On Saturday night the United left Philadelphia for home,
where they were received with loud welcome by their
friends, and banqueted d la mode . Thus ended the tour of
the St. Louis United eleven, the first team that has on this
continent come up to the cricketer’s ideal. They sent un¬
conditional challenges, followed them up, and asked no

favors.

In my , next I shall give a brief review of the condition
of cricket in America, as it appeared last September.

H. R.. S.

“WANDERERS.”

. -- »

New York, February 27, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

It is with great pleasure I notice a letter from “Harry E. S.,” suggest¬
ing the formation of a club of “Wanderers” similar to the “IZingari”
of England, and to consist exclusively of gentlemen strictly amateurs.
I think such a club would gain many members in our city. It is very
evident that he knows how difficult it is to get a full eleven to leave
home. The St. Georges every year take an eleven to Philadelphia, and
last year they visited Boston, each member of course paying his own ex¬
penses. They were the only club which was able to do so in this city.
In Philadelphia, where cricket was supposed to flourish and to be so
well supported, they could only send one club on here for one day, so
that we in the East can confirin “Harry E. S.” In every particular. The
great obstacle to getting members to join such a club is the expense and
time taken up in travelling. One would have to be a gentleman of’ leis¬
ure indeed to go “wandering” around these United States. However, if a
few were to get together and form a club, it would not take many from
each city or district to make up an eleven, and I am sure that some of
our cricketers, by making their arrangements, could afford time to go
off on a tour of this kind.

“H. E. S.” suggests that some one in our city should undertake the
formation of such a club. I have no doubt that some of them embers oj

the St7~George of thiscity would help hinTand would join the club, but
they have too much to do—at least the secretary and officers have to take
a very prominent part in organizing a club. However, there are some
two months yet to discuss the matter, and the more it is ventilated by
the press, the more it will help our noble game. I am, yours very truly,
“Percy,” St. George’s C. C., New York.
We shall he pleased to hear from cricketers on this sub¬
ject.

BASE BALL-AMERICA vs. ENGLAND.

—The following interesting letter is addressed to Charles
Vinten, Esq., Treasurer of the St. George’s Cricket Club, by
Harry Wright, the celebrated cricketer and base ball player:

Boston, February 28, 1874.

Charles Yinten, Esq.:

Dear Sir—I take pleasure in informing you that the proposed trip of
the Boston and Athletic Base Ball Clubs to England this summer bids
fair to be. a decided success. The project has received the heartiest en¬
couragement, with promises of co-operation from all parties with whom
Mr. Spalding has advised on the subject in London.

Our present intention is to start on or about July 18th, playing the first
game on “Lord’s Ground,” London, August 3d and 4th.

We expect to he away from America in all about seven weeks. I beg
to thank you and Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Bowman, of the St, George’s
Cricket Club, for the favors shown me in assisting and furnishing Mr.
Spalding with letters of introduction to gentlemen in London, which I
hear have been of great service to him. Mr. Fitzgerald has proffered us
the use of “Lord’s Ground” for our first game at hut light expense,which
wall help materially in paying the expenses of the trip. In regard to Mr v
Shaw of Nottingham, it is the Boston Cricket Club that is, or who are,
negotiating for his engagement as professional for their club.

If possible, I shall be pleased' to arrange with the St. George’s for
games at Cricket, both in Boston and on your ground, with our eleven.
We must learn something more about cricket before starting on our trip,
on which occasion 1 trust to have the pleasure of your company.

I am. sir, very respectfully, Harry Wright.

Philadelphia , February 29,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream;—

A letter from Mr. Spalding, of the Boston Base Ball Club, now in Eng¬
land, making arrangements for the European trip of the Athletic-and
Boston Base Ball Clubs, dated February 5, contains the most encouraging
accounts of the success of his mission. He had interviewed Mr. Alcock,
the cricket editor of the London Sportsman, and secretary of the famous
Surrey Club, and also Mr. Chambers, the secretary of the noted Athletic
Club; and these gentlemen have taken matters in hand to make the com¬
ing tour a brilliant success. They have proposed tint matches'shall be
played on the cricket grounds at Canterbury, Brighton, Margate, Bir¬
mingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Leeds, Newcastle, Edin¬
burgh, Glasgow, Bristol, and Liverpool, at all of which cities the Ameri¬
cans would certainly meet with a cordial reception. In fact they advise
a tour of the three sections of Great Britain finishing at Dublin. Mr.
Fitzgerald, the Secretary of the Marylebone Club, (not Fitzitem of Phila¬
delphia,) received Mr. Spalding most courteously, and expressed the
anxiety the English cricketers feel to have an opportunity to return the
kind attentions and the cordial reception they met with in America. He
was desirous to have the first game played on Lord’s Ground, London.
We believe that August 3, which is a bank holiday, has been fixed for the
first grand match at American Base Ball ever played in England. It was
stated that on the occasion of the appearance of the native Australian
team of cricketers at the Oval, in London, the receipts at one shilling ad¬
mittance amounted to £655, or $3,275. At latest dates Mr. Spalding was
arranging the days for matches to be played, as the dates were now r being
fixed for the season. So his visit was most timely made, and it has been
in every respect successful. The Athletic team will consist of McBride,
Pitcher; Clapp, Catcher; Fesler, 1st. Base; Battin, 2d Base; McGeary,
Short Stop; Sutton, 3d Base; McMullin, Left Field; Gedney, Centre
Field; Aneen, Right Field; with Reach, Murnan, and Sensenderfer as
substitutes: the nine are all about to begin active training for the season
in the private Gymnasium of Mr. Stephen Flannigan.

Sutton has returned from New York State and remarked the other day
he intended playing 3d Base better the coming year than he did when he
last played the position at Cleveland, where five errors only were charged
to him. McGeary has indeed signed with the Athletic Club, and I give
it as authority, the New York Clipper,, to the contrary, cotwithstanding,
he will not play in Chicago, and the contract is signed and sealed in the
possession of the Athletic Club directors.

There is a great deal of opposition on the part of many of the Athletic
Base Ball Club to the proposed European trip on the ground of expense
and of interference with the regular championship games, but it is prob-
bable that the nine will relinquish a third of their salaries during their
absence for the sake of going, and thus expense will be reduced; and the
regular championship games will be so arranged as to be played closer
together that the six weeks or two months absence of the clubs will not
be missed.

The choice of conveyance will no doubt be in favor of the Philadelphia
European Line of Steamers, and it is hoped they will carry the tourists,
asjthey are the newest and best equipped vessels afloat; and the company
will offer a very low price of passage.

A number of the Athletic Base Ball Association will accompany the
clubs, and no doubt the party will be made up of forty or fifty of its
members, some with their wives; and I will mention Messrs. Ferguson,
Warnoclc, Speering, Huston, Des Granges, and Allen, as having express¬
ed their intention of making the trip. It is proposed that the players of
the two clubs shall sail from Philadelphia about July 15, after playing a
farewell match together on the Athletic ground, and that the period of
their absence shall be eight weeks., This would give them about
five weeks for playing in England, during which time all the
principal cities could easily be visited. Generally, the two clubs will play
against each other exhibition matches, but this programme will be varied
by occasional matches with English nines, the latter being given an Am¬
erican pitcher and. the advantage of six out to an inning, also by the
combination of the American nines in cricket agaipst English cricket
clubs. In connection with this matter it may not be out of place to men¬
tion that the financial position of the Athletic Club is excellent, all state¬
ments in certain quarters to the contrary notwithstanding. It does not
owe a cent, has funds in hand, and, under its present capable manage*
ment, promises to achieve greater prosperity than ever.

“Leppincott.”

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uel Smiles. Author of “The Huguenots; their sentiments,churches and
industries in England and Ireland.” “Self Help,” “Character Life of
the Stephenson’s,” etc. Crown, 8vo. Cloth, $2 00. Harper & Bros
New York.

This is one of those rare historical books that delight every lover of
the true and concise in history. As the reader turns page after p a <-r e of
this revelation of the heroism displayed by this peculiar persecuted peo
pie, and carefully examines all the minute details of this thnUina histor
of sufferings patiently, and often triumphantly endured for conscience'
sake, he is led to exclaim “Wonderful people, led apparently by the
hand of God!” Notwithstanding the many painful histories and epi¬
sodes which sometimes threatened to overwhelm this devoted neonl
yet we lay aside the hook with a profounder admiration for their Chris¬
tian character, as displayed in that sublime faith, that implicit belief in
the strength of that Almighty Ruler, “who doeth all things well.” i n a
word, we look upon this work, not only as a reliable history of great in¬
terest, but a glowing transcript of one of the most glowing pages of the
world’s history.

Old Fort Duquesne; or Captain Jack, the Scout. A
Historical novel. Pittsburg: People’s Monthly Publishing Company
1873.

In an historical point of view this novel brings to light several new rev¬
elations, particularly as regards that disastrous campaign against the
French. Although purporting to be only a novel, yet the pleasingro-
m anc.e which gives zest and sparkle to its pages, enibues them with an
historical value that everyone acquainted with the stirring acts of that
eventful campaign will truly appreciate. Braddock’s character stands re¬
vealed in his every movement, while the unique garrison life at “Old Du-
quesne” is truly and happily told. In many respects the author has
given almost literal history. And while reading this work we can in
imagination, not only hear the rattle of the knives and forks around the
“mess table,” but also listen to the gibes, jokes, stories and songs of the
garrison life at Fort Duquesne. The habits and peculiarities of the In¬
dians are exceedingly well drawn, and are worthy a separate volume
, The history of Captain Jack, the Indian Hunter, and the love of Wauki-
na were related to me not long since upon the site of the old fort. All
these thrilling incidents are fully laid down in this readable work.

“La Fille de Madame Ango't” Lanciers (music), which
promises to become popular, and a charming waltz from the same
Opera Bouffe, in which will be found some excellent melodies skill¬
fully arranged, Tlie “Invincible Gallop,” by E. Kate Simmons, author
of the. well known “El Fresco” waltz, gives additional attraction to
the work. Boston: Ditson&Co.

The above house have quite a number of new and orig¬
inal pieces of music, some of which will be hailed with much interest by
the public. We shall give short announcements and notices of the same
as received.

North American JReview, The January number of this ex¬
ceedingly valuable and reliable Review contains a finely written article
on the subject of “Arctic Exploration,” from the pen of Isaac I Hays,
whom everyone well knows is amply qualified to do full justice to a sub¬
ject that has claimed so large’ a portion of practical experience. An¬
other paper upon the “Antiquities of the American Indians” will at this
time commend itself to many of our American readers, as it gives much
new light upon the antiquities of this now alniost extinct race. “Cur¬
rency and Finance” is a paper in which, upon a careful perusal, will he
found little poetry, but much strong prose, seasoned with much good
sense. It would do no harm to many of the frequenters of State street,
Boston, or Wall street, New York, should they devote an hour to a care¬
ful perusal of the same. We give the North American Review & cordial
welcome.

Popular Science Monthly, March number. FT. Y.: D.

Appleton & Co.

The numb er for March opens with an interesting paper upon the world
before the introduction oi life. By Prof. Charles H. Hitchcock. Illus¬
trated. In this paper the serial! progress^of the earth is presented
simply as a mass of inorganic, chaotic elements, inert and motionless,
representing and embodying the idea of “chaos,” as understood at the
present day by theologians as the Bible word chaos. The spiral nebu¬
lae in Canes’ Venatica (H. 1622) makes one of the illustrations. To every
student of ancient or old world history, this paper opens a new world of
thought. This paper alone is worth the price of a whole volume of the
work. In this short notice we are able only to call the attention of the
reader to one of the grandest, as well as most profound themes of our
world’s past history, or what has beep so long known by the appellation
of “our world before life.”

Many other papers of much interest to all readers fill up this magazine,
among which deserving thought and consideration, we name a paper upon
Louis Agassiz—The Future of Alchemy—Modern Optics and Painting-
Literary Notes and Miscellany. Avery valuable number, full as a nut
with meat is this Popular Monthly forMarch.

The Practical Mogazine , Humber 1, for January, 1874. Bos¬

ton: Osgood & Co.

This highly popular work is placed upon our table by the Messrs. Os¬
good & Co. with the usual promptness of this house, and it givesus
pleasure to say that the opening number for January gives full promise
of success to the third volume. This number contains a valuable paper
upon “Ship-building upon the Clyde,” and it givesus some quite new
ideas as to the progress and incidents of this vast industry. One who
was familiar with the Clyde of vears ago would be astonished to know
that the original Clyde, a petty, tortuous streamlet, full of rock-beds and
shallow fords, &c., should have, by well-directed energy and capital,
become one of the grandest highways of commerce. But such it is under
the master mind of Mr. Robert Napier. It would give us great pleasure
had we the space, to devote much more to this wonderful paper. We
can only introduce it to the attention of our readers. The number is
otherwise well filled with very valuable papers; a few we name: “Gems
of Industrial Art,” “Prevention of Railway Accidents,” and a large
table of Miscellany, both valuable and interesting to the student, manu¬
facturer and general reader.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Among tlie new works soon to appear, is one by Miss
Celia Cleveland, niece to Horace; Greeley, who has the reputation of be¬
ing quite an accomplished writer. This work is entitled “The Story of
a Summer; or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua.”

Harper & Bros, have in press and will shortly publish
a very valuable work, bearing the title of “Motley’s Life and Death of
John of Barneveld,” Advocate of Holland, with a view to the primary
causes and movements of the “Thirty Year’s War.” By John Lathrop
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of the Netherlands,” etc. With illustrations. In two vols.

Twelve Miles from a Lemon, By Gail Hamilton. Au¬
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12mo. Cloth, $150. New York: Harper & Bros.

Cameos. Selected from the works of Walter Savage,
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On the Origin and Metamorfhosis of Insects. By Sir

John Lublock, M. P., F. R. S. Illustrated. New York: Mackmillan
& Co. 1874. 108 pp. 8vo. $1 50.

Men and Asses. An exposition of standard resemblances
and differences upon questions of affinity and origin. By St. George
Mivart, New York: J>. Appleton & Co. 1874, Price $1 50,

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This well-known resort for Winter has been newly
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(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OF

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
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Skates & Sporting Goods.

GAIL

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Combined with Refined Sugar and Condensed Milk

BORDEN’S PURE COCOA,

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BORDEN’S EXTRACT OF BEEF

This Extract is especially useful for making Soup
enriching Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Oyster Stews, etc
Buillon may be made in a minute’s time by mingling
this extract with salt and hot water.

These goods are for sale at all the principal Grocers
audDruggists. 12-38

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30 , 1873 .
Messrs. Wm > S. Kimball I? Co. :

Sirs—A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to he the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort o f
strongness. My friend mNew York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send me for the enclosed ten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

Sparks,

Shot & Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808 ]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Paper Shell Creaser.

NEW, SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE. It fastens the
shot wad firmly, lessens recoil, and improves the pat¬
tern. Can also be used as a loader, and is easily car¬
ried in the pocket.

FOR SALE BY ALL GUN DEALERS.

Sent by mail for $2.50, in ordering give size of shell

Address

YY. B. HALL, Lancaster, Penn.

25-5t 7

KELLOGG & DECKER,

MANUFACTURING JEWELLERS.

Fine Military, Masonic
Society, and Presentation
Badges and Medals.

28 Bond Street, New York.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
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19 N. William Street,^New York.

10-62

CHAS. REICHE & BR0.,

Cures Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Neuralgia,
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A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Ask for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell & Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St., N. Y

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN

ALL RINDS OF

And IVowls.

Mocking Bird Food, &c„

55 Chatham Street,

3d door from N. William. RSEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

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11-(>3

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■Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES.

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

No. 738 BROADWAY,

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

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TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

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And every Variety and Style of

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Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

H OME! HOME!! HOME!!!—

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(Fare 8 c. by package tickets.)

For sale, a French slate roof House, filled in with
brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good closets; sewer
connections, with double, plot of ground, guttered and
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Price $4,000.

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
invest in a home, from $500 to $2,500,will address Box
No. 142 Post Office, obtain a free pass to Flushing and
ull particulars. Feb -2

One of the “Forest and Stream” staff bought a
Hat for $5.00 in a Broadway hatter’s and found out he
could get the same hat, by the same maker for, $3.50 at

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Standard Sporting Books forwarded at Manufacturer’s
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Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
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. No. 51 LIBERTY STREET.

Opposite Post Office, NEW YORK.

formerly with J. WEIDENFELD, 743 Broadway.

ITIIAMAR DU BOIS,

CELEBRATED

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328 Fulton St., BrookSyn.

FINE SHIRTS, COLLARS AND
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-AT POPULAR PRICES,-

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

EDWARD SEARS’

WOOD ENGRAVING

ESTABLISHMENT.
Designing Photographic and Engraving,
No. 48 Beekman Street,

10-62_ NEW YORK. _

wilbur & mms,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

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Established. 1847.

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BREECH LOADING GUNS

a SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
large assortment of

Breeeh-L.oad.ing Shot Guns,
Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
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W. W. GKEENER, WESTLE Y RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
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A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY - ON HAND.
DIKOYS 4 & HAWKSLBY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the lise of the

STCJRTE VANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
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BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
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AGENTS FOR THE

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WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKRT.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

THOS. OTIS LEROY & Co.,

l?atesit Slxot <&> LeadWorks,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted
EAGLE jBXXAUNTIX

OF

DROP SHOT,

ALSO '

Compressed Slxot

AND

US _A_ IS. 111 X> .

Jan.25 -50

DR. FOWLER’S PATENT

HARD RUBBER REEL

“Tire O-em.”

Imperisiiaoie, Light as a Feather, and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been.re-
celved from the most experienced anglers in America,
highlv approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and the Hon. Robt. Roose-
velt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit has now been before the public for one ye/ir,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States,

4S W MOF/NT T, ANE. NEW YORK.

NO FRUGn 7 fmt.no HORSE.

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Care all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One'Dollar.
Good enough Horse Shoe. 41 Dey Street, New York.

Mead’s Patent Safety

EXPLOSIVE BULLET CARTRIDGE.

For Sharpe’s, Remington, Government, Winchester,
Spencer, Mallard and all other rifles. Smith &
Wesson’s No. 3 Revolver, &c., &c.,
SUPPLIED TO THE TRADE.

All sizes constantly on hand and for sale by

JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS,

204 Broadway, New York.

for Circular.

§$ort8mm n 0oacte.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, Cth June, 1S72, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“ Besotted, Tha,t the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now making these guns to supply the nu¬
merous demands, and will soon have them in the
market.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead. 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., S4 Wall St., N. Y.

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6* lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
1 and 5 lb. cans and 61 lb. kegs,

“KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.

“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25, 12}, and 6 } lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining 1 and Blasting 1 Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

S© Wall Street, New York.

A. G. HAZARD, President.

Thos. S. Pope, Secretary. _

riggOelmontyle oil.

P REVENTS RUST, TARNISH, &c., ON GUNS,
Skates, Cutlery, Tools. Hardware, Machinery.
Saws. Stoves, &c., &c , without injuring the most
beautifully polished work. In use by E. Remington
& Sons, Schoverling & Daly, J. C. Grubb & Co., The
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, E. H.
Barney, Providence Steam Engine Company, W. &B.
Douglas, Landers, Frary & Clark, Stanley Works and
many others. Send for circular.

H. B. RIGGS, Sole Manufacturer,

150 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK.

A Till liable Handbook.

THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN.

CONTAINING HINTS TO SPORTSMEN,

NOTES ON SHOOTING, AND THE HAB¬
ITS OF THE GAME BIRDS AND WILD
FOWL, &C., OF AMERICA.

By Elisha J. Lewis, D.

Elegantly Illustrated with Nearly 200
Engravings.

8 vo. Third Edition. Extra Cloth> $2.75.

“This elegant book is deserving of an extended pop¬
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j Volume 2, Number 5,
1 103 Fulton Street.

For Forest and Stream

SPRING.

O H, have you seen my wayward love
Come tripping up the valley?

Once more the silver streamlets flow,
Why doth the maiden dally?

She cometh from the sun-kiss’d lands,
Sweet buds apd blossoms bearing,
And all along her balmy way,

The happy birds are pairing.

Methought I spied her from afar,

When southern winds were blowing,

A misty vail was o’er her thrown,

And robe all graceful flowing.

I listened, and I seemed to hear
The signal of her coming.

Where emerald tipped, the willows waved.
And sluggard bees were humming.

The fleeting sunbeams hid away
Among her golden tresses;

Her little feet stepped daintily,
Among the water cresses.

She loitered by the roadside rill,
Where mossy rocks were looming,
She whispered to the violets,

And set them all a blooming.

With eager hope I keep the tryst,

And wait the wayward rover,

Till grown less coy, the charming maid
Shall haste to greet her lover.

But hark! the twittering swallows tell
She will not longer dally;

With blushing cheek and joyful tears,
She meets me in the valley.

F. W. A.

[The lines “To Anas Canadensis” were inadvertently published la:
week as^riginal. As they were sent us by “G. H. W.” in manuscrip
/hey were carelessly handed to the printer without noticing the
dentity with Bryant’s familiar “Ode to a Water Fowl.” So much goo
'poetry is furnished us by valued contributors that we have no occasio
:o copy from others without giving credit, and we are sure ourreadei
vill acquit us of such intention. We hope G. H. W. feels better. Hi
, greatest mistake seems to have been that he wrote anas at the top of th
yerses instead of an ass at the bottom.

fie Jpuf of the ffjjfinnie.

tfOTES OF A CRUISE DOWN THE ST. LAWRENCE IN A CENTR
BOARD Grip.

Chapter I.

ft HAVE always been fond ot aquatics, though as fa
1-yachting is concerned I am in the situation of theT
i|f Alsace in the Ingoldsby legend, “I can’t do as I wo
I must do as I can;” as I can’t afford even a fifteen ton
ll'er, I do whaj I can with a boat. Before I left Engl
#or Halifax, in 1872, I designed a little craft that wa
Combine the advantages of a sailing and rowing boat,

(ii o be easily managed by one person. I had her built !
. veil known Southampton boat builder, who took a g
leal of pains with her, and turned me out a very nice 1
( hip- As the style of the boat may be somewhat of a i

T ni n niW « -C i. 1 . Ail . • -r < 11

,lty on this sine of the Atlantic, I will describe her as

(As I can. She is a clipper built gig, with a square and rt
yiill stern, length, 15 feet; width, 4 feet 8 inches; dep
yeet, rising at the stem and stern, so as to give ab(
Aches sheer. She is decked for 3 feet 6 inches o:
Kmgth from the bow, and for 2 feet 6 inches from the si
4 hese decks are connected by a washboard on each
finches wide; below the decks two bulkheads are f
* J as t0 make a water-tight compartment fore and aft
/my amidships a centre-board 3 feet 6 inches in leng
laced the case of which, however, does not rise abovi
'Vel of the thwarts so as not to interfere with the ro
’ he is rigged for sailing with a sprit, mainsail and for
Ll r jiq. The mainsail is used without a boom, except v
inning, when it can be boomed out with a boat h
i lie main slleet passes through a small block which tn
ill a hawse at the stern, and the tack of the foresail is r
tst either to the stern or to a small bumpkin 8 inches 1
l# he sprit is made in two pieces joined by a ferule, so :
tow of its being shortened and a reef taken in the n

sail; the sails are altogether inboard, and I have found the
rig extremely simple and convenient. I generally use
about 2 cwt. of lead ballast, and sometimes about 80 lbs.
water ballast in addition when out sailing by myself in a
strong breeze.

Altogether, I think the “Minnie” a success. She sails
very well for h6r size, pulls easily either with sculls or oars,
and is a good sea boat. She is so honestly and faithfully
built that though she has been sent about by trains, steam¬
ship, and cart, beached and exposed to a scorching sun,
yet she is as staunch and tight now as when she left the
builder’s yard. I had occasion to go to Quebec last spring,
1873, and before going designed an expedition'down the
St. Lawrence. I shipped my boat on board a steamship
going from Halifax to Quebec, and determined to cruise
back along the south shore of the river as far as I could
in twenty-five days, (which was all the time I could spare
for-the trip,) and send my boat to Halifax from where my
cruise terminated by whatever means I found most con¬
venient. My brother 0. volunteered to accompany me,
though the accommodation on board the “Minnie” was
certainly limited. We knew the river pretty well as far as
Father Point, about 170 miles below Quebec; beyond that
we determined to trust to a chart, sailing directions, and
information from inhabitants of fishing villages.

We got together wraps, waterproofs, fishing rods, a light
singled-barrelled gun, &c., laid in a supply of tea, sugar,
bacon, and biscuits: though we trusted to be able to get
provisions from villages en route, yet we thought it advis¬
able to have a small stock in reserve. By means of stanch¬
ions fore and aft, and using the sprit as a ridge pple, we
could stretch a waterproof sheet over the open part of the
boat, as a protection against the weather. We proposed
putting into a harbor of some sort every night, and either
sleeping on board or on shore, as we found most conven¬
ient.

^It required no little consideration to determine the best
way of stowing all our gear into the space we had at our
disposal; bqt by careful packing we succeeded in arranging
it so as* not to interfere with the working of the boat,
and on the 3d of June, at 2 P. M., the Minnie was ready
for sailing. The morning had’been calm, but with the ebb
tide the wind blew up from the east, dead ahead. How¬
ever, we took each an oar, pulled over under the lee of the
opposite shore, and proceeded to make sail. As it was now
blowing a pretty stiff breeze, I took down a reef before
setting the mainsail, for I have had sufficient experience in
boat sailing to know the folly of carrying too much sail on
a small craft. “There they goes, a carrying on,” was the
remark of the old boatman, watching a boat, manned by
amateurs, under a press of canvas; “there they goes a
carrying on; they fears nothing, because they knows noth¬
ing.”

The tide was setting down strongly, so we made good
way. In one board we reached nearly to the upper end of
the island of Orleans, and going about tacked down be¬
tween it and the south shore, the usual ship channel. Op¬
posite the pretty wooded cove called Patrick’s Hole, we
passed a number of outward bound vessels at anchor, wait¬
ing for a fair wind down the river. At Point St. Laurent
the channel narrows, and the wind and tide meeting caused
rather a “lop.” We shook out our reef after passing this
point as the wind fell. Our destination that evening was
an island in the middle of the river, called Isle Reaux, op¬
posite the lower end of the island of Orleans; as we got
near it the tide gradually failed us, and when we were
within a mile the flood began to make, so we took in our
sail, rowed to the upper end of Isle Reaux, and cast anchor.
The chief, I might say the sole, inhabitant of this island is
a Scotch farmer, and old friend of ours, and as soon as we
had cast anchor he came off in a “flat” or “dory,” took us
ashore, and made us welcome^ apd so wo found ourselves
in comfortable quarter* after our- sail of about twenty-five
miles.

June 4—We decided not to continue our voyage to-day as the
weather was so disagreeable, raining and blowing hard
from the east. We hauled the Minnie up on the beach at

high water, and in the afternoon accompanied our friend
M., who was going to take a load of farm produce in his
boat to an outward bound vessel anchored about seven
miles further down the river. We beat down as far as the
.neighboring island, Grosse Isle, and landed at a wharf there
to visit the island while our friend went on to the ship.

Grosse Isle is used at a quarantine station for vessels with
emigrants on board coming up the St. Lawrence. How
when passengers make the voyage from Europe in steam¬
ships crossing the Atlantic in ten or twelve days, or in well
appointed sailing ships, it is comparatively seldom that they
are required to make a stay here, but in by-gcme years,
when famine and pestilence raged in Ireland, and vessels
brought a freight of diseased and starving human beings
to America, the little island has .witnessed many scenes of
woe and misery. In one little burying ground at the upper
end of the island over 5,000 emigrants were buried in the
season of 1847 alone, who came to America only to find
r grave there. We had spent many summers on the island
as youngsters, and renewed our acquaintance with the
well remembered bays, woods and paths, and wondered
that they should have shrunk so much since we had seen
them last. We spent about two hours in wandering about
the island and seeing our old friends. Then M. called for
us on his way back, and scudding before the wind we were
soon at Isle Reaux again.

June 5.—We caulked the forward deck this morning, as the
seams had opened a little from exposure to the sun at Quebec.
At high water, half past two, the Minnie was launched, the
things stowed on board, and we got under weigh under sail.
The wind was still from the east, so we were close hauled.
Our first board was a good one, bringing us to the village
of St. Thomas, on the south shore, and we beat a schooner
that had got under weigh near us, hollow. We tacked be¬
tween the south shore, Margaret and Crane islands, and
reached the beginning of the “traverse,” from the south to
north shore. In going over to the Beaujeu bank here, we
encountered a nasty sea caused by the shoal and the strong
ebb tide setting against the east wind. The “pillar” light¬
house now came in sight on a rocky island, where the first
steamship, “Canadian,” was run ashore on a clear moon¬
light night an d> wrecked. About seven o’clock, when near
the village of Lislet, we decided to go no further, and ac¬
cordingly brought up under the lee of a wharf, made the-
Minnie fast behind a fishing boat, and landed. An “inhab¬
itant” offered us a lodging in his house, which we accept¬
ed; shortly afterwards we met another inhabitant. “Are.
you not afraid,” said he, “of sleeping in a house whey they
have the picotte?” This made us rather uneasy; we didn’t
know what picotte was, and I thought it sounded unpleas -
antly like “picotte,” (pitted with small pox;) however,
there were no symptoms of that disease apparent, so we
didn’t leave our quarters, but took our supper, made up a
bed with our wraps on the floor, and were soon in a state of
indifference to “picotte” and everything else.

June 6—I rose early this morning and found a light westerlj
wind blowing, so hastened to rouse C., get our gear to¬
gether, and start. We paid our entertainer for our lodg¬
ing, and did not carry away With us any unpleasant remin¬
iscences of Lislet. . The picotte,, we concluded, was not in
our host’s family circle. We left Lislet about seven, with
an hour’s ebb tide. Thg fair wind lasted a very short time,
then it fell calm,, and we took to. our oars and rowed along
the south shoi;e, keeping close in after the tide turned.
About noon, a point, called Point St. Roque was reached,
where we put ashore for dinner, and I made a fire while C. •
went to; requisition the neighboring houses for bread. He
requisitioned in vain; he was offered some bread made of
buckwheat flour, which would have done for ballast had
we wanted it, but he declined it as an article of diet. An
inroad was therefore made into the biscuit, and after some
fried bacon and tea, we spread ourselves out on the sand
till three o’clock, when the tide turned, and we got under
weigh and continued our row. The south shore of the St.
Lawrence is very well cultivated and settled; villages are
seen every six or seven miles or so between Trois Pistolles
and South Quebec; there is a strong family likeness between

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them; there is the large church, generally at one end of
the vilage, of wood or stone, with one steeple or two, ac¬
cording ns the parish is poor or rich; adjoining this is the
house of Monsieur le Cure, cleanly whitewashed, with a
black or red roof, a small plot of ground around it, and
poplars in front of, it. Then the houses of the parishioners,
also white and red or black, clustered round as close to the
church as they can get. This is the typical French Cana¬
dian village, as seen from the river, a good deal of church
to comparatively little village. At a point called Point
Origneaux, (Moose Point,) where there is a wharf, we put
in, anc] I tried foraging, and was more successful, as I
found an inn at the end of the wharf where I got some bread
and milk. When we shoved off from the wharf the wind
blew up from the east, so we set sail, stood off towards the
north shore, and proceeded to try the experiment of cook¬
ing supper on board. The spirit stove I brought with me
worked well, and we found no difficulty aftewards in boil¬
ing water, frying bacon or warming a stew. After two or
three tacks we were opposite Kamouraska, about, forty
miles below Lislet. It was now dark, and as the water is
shoal for a long way out here, we took down the sail and
rowed in. A small island, marked Crow Island on the
chaQ, gave us a lee, the Minnie was anchored, and we pro¬
ceeded to make all snug for the night. This was accom¬
plished by shipping the stanchions fore and aft, fastening
the sprit between them, and stretching the waterproof
sheet over it, then we spread our blankets and rugs in the
stern sheets for a bed, and crept under cover. I slept un¬
easily this first night on board; it came on to blow and rain,
the Minnie jumped about at her moorings in a lively man¬
ner, and I was afraid of her dragging her anchor and drift¬
ing off Heaven knows where.

Jane 7.—Things looked far from gay this.morning. It was
raining and blowing hard from the east as usual. However,
we determined to go on. So landing on the isliffid we lit afire
and brewed some coffee, after which we felt better able to
encounter the elements. The things were stowed on board,
a reef taken down at seven A. M , and the Minnie stood out
into the channel. Outside, beyond the lee pf the islands,
opposite Kamouraska, there was a pretty heavy sea. A
schooner Running.up before the wind passed close to us,
and all hands came on deck to gaze in wonder at the little
boat. At, low water, eleven o’clock, we were near St. An¬
dre, and taking down our sail we rowed in under the lee of
the point and landed. Now” the sun came out and the wind
moderated, so taking everything out of the boat we spread
our wraps out on the rocks to dry, and enjoyed a little ease
after our buffetting. We got under weigh again about
three, under full sail. The St. Lawrence is about fourteen
miles wide here. On the north the coast is very moun¬
tainous, the hills of Les Eboulemens rising up to a height of
nearly 3,000 feet. In mid-channel are Can island, and the
islets called the “Brandy Pots,” close to the south bank
the rocky islands called the “Pilgrims.” The name of the
latter is appropriate enough, as they might easily be sup¬
posed to be grey pilgrims; but whence the name of “Bran¬
dy Pots?” Altogether the scenery as we saw it from the
channel was magnificent. A squall struck us outside the
“Pilgrims,” and obliged us to take in a reef. We made
Riviere da Loup that evening, about twenty-five miles be¬
low Kamouraska, and anchored under the lee of the wharf.
This place is a fashionable, “sea-side resort” in summer,
hut at this season the “world” had not yet left town, and
the hotels and houses for visitors were deserted.

Jane 8.—We got out from cover this morning to find a
breeze blowing from the same old quarter right ahead, so
beating to windward was again tlie order of the day. The
navigation between Green Island and the south Shore at low
water was found to he difficult; there is a narrow channel
but we failed to hit it off, got into shoal water, had to get out
and drag the boat over mud flats, and at last got into deep
water. Then we took to our oars and rowed steadily against a
nasty chopping sea, which broke over us and wet us
through. After a hard pull we reached a small island op¬
posite the lower end of. Green Island, and near the vil¬
lage of that name, where we stopped and went ashore for
dinner. In the afternoon the wind fell, and after two or
three tacks, we took to our oars again, and rowed on to a
broad and shallow bay close to the village of Trois Pistolles,
where we anchored for the night. There was a wreck on a
reef at the entrance of this bay.

' Jane 9.—^Ve got up early this morning and found the river
or sea, as it may now fairly be called, being nearly twenty
miles across and salt, perfectly calm. Seal and porpoise
were swimming about, showing themselves above the sur¬
face of the water and appearing to he thoroughly enjoying
themselves. We started at a quarter past four, rowed
alongside the wreck, a ship called the Liverpool, and went
on board to have a look at her. A schooner along side had
just finished discharging the cargo. The'hold was full of
water, the rigging and gear strewed about the dock, and
the whilom good ship Liverpool appeared destined to end
her career at “Trois Pistolles.” Leaving the wreck we
rowed out into the channel $nd laid our course outside the two
rocky islets called the “Razades.” There were numbers of
seal and porpoise disporting themselves here, and I fired
some shot at them without, however, any result. These
little digressions delayed us somewhat, and the tide turned
and the sun came out hot and fierce while we were some
distance from Bic Harbour, wflich was our destination that
day. The flood current is scarcely felt here, however, and
in the middle of the river the current is always down, but
it would have taken us too much out of our course to have
rowed out into it. Between Trois Pistolles and Bic there
are no villages. The poast for sixteen miles or so is rugged

FOREST AND STREAM.

and iron bound, tlie cliffs, as they descend sheer into the
water, being called Les Murailles, (the walls.) It was near¬
ly two o’clock when we got into Bic harbor, scorched and
rather tired by our long row which we estimated at about
twenty-eight miles. Bic harbor is a deep and well shelter¬
ed bay, and the scenery about it very pretty, especially at
high water on a calm day. Two little green islands at the
entrance shut in the harbor from the river; it is perfectly
protected from the winds from all quarters, and large ves¬
sels can anchor in it in safety. Two little rivers flow into
it, one at each corner of the bay. Tlie Minnie was beached,
the cargo taken out, and on the sand under the shade of an
old stump we made a fire and brewed ourselves some tea,
which we found very refreshing after our row. Here I
interviewed an “inhabitant” with whom I had a slight ac¬
quaintance, made arrangements for billetting ourselves
upon him, and after carting our “butin,” (booty, as one’s
baggage is called in Lower Canada,) up to bis house, we
went up to the village to get letters, ahd fish the river for
trout. We stayed at Bic for two days, got three pretty
good bags of trout, at least C. did, from Bic river,and tried
“River Southwest,” on the opposite side of the bay, for sal¬
mon, but this river being a late one we did not see any.
June 12.—Made preparations for a start to-day. This was a
fete “de DieuJ strictly kept as a holiday by the simple and
kindly French Canadian people. To their credit be it said,
that drunkeness or rowdyism is seldom seen on these occa¬
sions, as is often the case amongst people calling them¬
selves more advanced.

We got under weigh at half past two, rowed out of Bic
harbour, and then sailed as far as Rimousld, about nine
miles. This place is quite a town, and can boast of a col¬
lege. The wharf close to the entrance of Rimouski river
excited our wonder. It is nearly half a mile long, and has
only about six feet of water at its extremity at low tide.
Whether it was worth while “going through so much to
gain so .little,” as the charity boy remarked, when he had
got to the end of the alphabet, must be a matter of opinion.
The masters of vessels appear to think it wasn’t, as they pre¬
fer taking tlieir schooners into the river to laying them
alongside the wharf. We followed their example, rowed
up the river to above a bridge and anchored. We then
went ashore, took a walk up to the dam, about two miles
above the town, and watched a salmon fisher casting his
fly for some time. He failed to get even a rise; the river is
a good one for fish, and he told us that ,lie caught many a
salmon there, some very big ones. From a hill above the
draw we had a pretty view of the little river and its wind¬
ings, the village and its church, and the St. Lawrence be¬
yond, here expanded to thirty miles. We returned to our
ship, and while waiting to be put on board, an Indian fish¬
ing from a canoe made fast to the bridge fell into the
water, and great was the shouting and excitment that fol¬
lowed. They fished him out in a few moments, none the
worse, ahd probably a good deal cleaner for bis ducking.
We slept on board, and even at this season the nights were
so cpld that we required all our wraps and ektra clothing
to keep ourselves warm.

[to PE CONTINUED. ]

For Forest and Stream.
THE SAGE COCK.

I N compliance with my promise, I send some notes of
the sage cock (Tetrao urophasianus,) and its pecularities,
which I had an opportunity to observe while posted in
the Rocky Mountains in 1862, ’63, ’64 and ’65.

Tlie photograph enclosed is from a life size drawing of a
male bird made by Lt. Caspar W. Collins, 11th Ohio Vol¬
unteer Cavalry, which is now in my possession. Amneas
urement of the picture gives length of bill and head three
inches, neck seven, body fourteen, and tail ten inches,
total thirty-four inches. Its actual weight in feather was
seven pounds, and it was a fair specimen of a full grown
male bird, the female being about two pounds less. The
attitude is characterlstsc, half crouching as it steals off
when alarmed. The color is also true to life, black and
brown, mottled with white, except the breast where white
predominates. You will perceive also that the legs are
slightly feathered. A remarkable feature of the bird is
that it has no gizzard, and in hundreds examined, no seeds,
grain or insects were ever found in the craw, or rather
paunch, which is very large. This lack of a gizzard indi¬
cates it to be a browser and not a grain eater. Its food is
principally tlie artemisia or wild sage, though indications
of the leaves and buds of the grease wood and various
grasses were sometimes found. I have never met with it
where the wild sage did not abound.

A lady who ismsually at my elbow and who has seen the
artemisia on its native plains reminds me that it is not of the
sage family (the salvias) but is one of the wormwoods {Arte¬
misia tridentata) and as she quotes Prof. Gray upon me I
give it up. It is certainly bitter enough to stand at the
head of the wormwoods, and I think nothing but the sage
cock will eat it.

I notice that some of your conrespondents state that it is
scarcely eatable on account of the bitter taste caused by
the artemisia. Here is .the remedy. Immediately after
killing.draw the bird, thoroughly removing the intestines
and their contents, but all other dressing can be delayed
till camp is reached. Treated in this manner it has no dis-
agreable taste. Tills is what we should expect when it is
recollected that in all animals, the peculiarities of food pass
off by secretions through the natural channels. The milk
and butter of a cow feeding upon wild garlic, cabbage, rag¬
weed, &c., will be tainted with their peculiar qualities, but

the flesh is not. So when the bird is dead the operations
of the body cease, aborption commences and the contents of
the intestines begin to affect the flesh. The power of life to
resist absorption and decay are aswonderfnl as mysterious
A live fish in salt water continues fresh. The rubbino- 0 [
salt upon a live liog’s back would hardly cure the meat
but when slaughtered it takes up the salt through skin and
flesh alike. But perhaps too-much upon this familiar prin
ciple, unless it serves to redeem this magnificent bi v d from
its unlucky reputation. Tlie flesh is quite dark and rather
dry, hut when the bird is about two thirds grown, with the
bitter taste prevented in the manner I have described, it ig
not easy for a. hungry man to find fault with it, especially
in camp. I notice also that a correspondent says that it
does not lie well before a dog; I have not found it so under
favorable circumstances. When there is reasonable cover
its conduct in that respect is better than that of the pin-
nated grouse. But the peculiarities of its habitat do not
give the dog a fair chance to work, or do himself or the
game justice. The artemisia grows only upon barren
prairies from four to ten thousand feet above the level of
the ocean, where the soil is composed of dry sand, alkaline
clay, granite rocks &c., with little other vegetation but
stunted shrubs, cactus, and an occasional clump of wild
grass, where rains rarely occur and there is little moisture
in the air or upon the ground. It is a tough sprawling
crooked evergreen, or rather evergray shrub, from six
inches to six feet high, partly deciduous in appearance
much like the garden sage, and when thick very difficult
for man, horse or dog to get through. Still where the plants
were low and thick and advantage could be taken of the
wind, I have had capital sport over pointers and setters.
For this work, however, the setter is preferable, as he
suffers less from the cold and from sore feet and scratched
skin.

The rage cock is a good skulker and runner, and not
easily flushed if it can hide. It gets up heavily like the
wild turkey, laboring hard with the wings until a proper
height is reached and speed is obtained, when it sails
rapidly away, and if alarmed often goes from half a mile
to a mile before dropping.

The packs are smaller than any other variety of grouse,
rarely exceeding ten. They never light upon trees
and indeed I have never seen them among the timber.
They are rarely found east of Fort Laramie or of the range
of Black Hills which constitutes the first step or shelf of the
Rocky Mountains going west. The mountain deserts con¬
stitute their home. I have met them in the Laramie Plains,
on the upper waters of the North Platte, on Sweet-water
River, on the head waters of Green River, (the Colorado of
the West) on Lewis Fork of the Columbia, and on Wind
River, but no where so numerous as on the latter stream
and its tributaries, where scores would be often seen in a
mile’s ride.

The sage cock is also said to be common north nearly or
quite to the British line, and west to California, but in these
observations I have confined myself to the sections I have
personally visited. It would he safe to presume that they
would be found wherever there was a barren prairie stocked
with artemisia.

Details of the localities and limits of birds and animals
arid tlie change in dress, habits and character arising from
the infiunces of climate, food, &e., are very interesting and
I am pleased to see the encouragement given by the Forest
and Stream to tlie publication of the facts upon these
subjects.

I have heard it said that the sage cock migrates, but this
is not so, as I have seen them at all seasons of the year on
the same ground. In this respect their habits are the same
as other varieties of grouse, never moving far from the
spot where hatched unless compelled to do so. The idea
no doubt arises from tlie fact that they are rarely seen
moving in tlie severe weather and terrible storms of this
region; their habit being to lie close in ravines and hollows
and dense thickets of artemesia where they can have food
and shelter. Veteran.

REMINISCENCES OF NORTH WOODS.

by a Sportsman’s wife.

A FTER we liad been in tlie wood-* some two months we
ri were very pleasantly surprised one Sunday afternoon,
’he Mac—s who had moved into the woods some three
liles from us, for the purpose of making shingles, had
ome to make us a neighborly call. They were sensible,
ind-hearted people, and I still look back to our visits
with pleasantest of memories. A woman’s fac« did look
o good, and a real good gossip was so enjoyable after
aving seen none but masculine faces for such a length of
ime! The gentlemen were all very nice in their way, to
, certain extent I could share their enthusiasm in shooting
nd fishing, could make their flies, repair the “accidents
iy flood and field,” in short be generally useful, and they
ppreciated it (especially after a night at some rough back¬
woods shanty, where corn, coffee, and salt pork were the
ule) and would do anything for me, pick strawberries for
ay short-cakes (would that we could have some now), if
iad a head ache would scrape out the frying-pan a
eady to use again,” or any other kindly deed, but they
ould’nt sit down with sewing in hand and join in the &
ightful chit-chat that women can. Poor things, they di n
mow how! So Mrs. Mac—s coming was a blessing to me,
,nd many were the delightful visits we had. Her woman
y appreciation, sympathies and neighborly kindness, wet
ery sweet to me and are still tenderly remembered.

67

It was on the return from her house at one time that I
experienced one of the decided sensations of my life. G—
had gone over on an errand one morning and returned with
.. the sad intelligence that Mrs. Mac—s was very ill with
pneumonia. Having had considerable experience with
that troublesome disease I hastened to go to her, arranging
with G— to meet me at sun-set at an old shanty halfway
between our houses, the road to which was through a dense
spruce thicket—the rest of the way through more open
forest.

I left Sancho Panza (my dog) safely shut up at home fear
ing he might prove troublesome in a sick room, as he would
not leave me a moment could lie help it. f reached Mrs.
Mae—s safely and had the pleasure of finding my prompt
measures brought her great relief, so that by night she was
out of danger, but it was sunset before I could leave her.
I trudged hopefully on to the shanty to find utter silence
and no G—. Surmising he had been and gone, I fired my
revolver several times only to “set the wild echoes flying*”
and so I reloaded and started on through those dense
spruce woods. There’s no need to tell an old hunter how
very dark it was there. If “Egyptian Darkness” was any
more intense, those Egyptians have my warmest sympa¬
thies.

I was nearely half way through the woods when startled
by a sudden snuffiug a few feet to my left in the thicket, I
stopped, a thoroughly scared woman. Mr. Bruin, (for it
was a bear) snuffed several times and declining further
acquaintance, to my great relief went crashing off through
the under-growth, and I, well, I sat down awhile and rest¬
ed—not quite a dead faint hut nearly'so. After a time I
got up and walked along; even had I not been too tired to
hasten the path was so rough that I had to step carefully.

At last I could hear home sound's, the lowing of the cat¬
tle, G—s voice, and Sancho’s bark, and then I “lifted up
my voice” and called Sancho. Almost instantly came liis
quick joyful answer, and I sat down and waited, knowing
it would not be very long before my special guard and
protector would be with me.

Sancho Panza was a large black and white bulldog,
weighing one hundred and two pounds, the truest of
friends, and most zealous and vigilant of protectors for the
special woman or chief placed in his care. While gentle
as could be to his wards, he would not hesitate to take any
man or beast by the throat if he feared danger for his
charge. It was not many moments before the glorious old
fellow was with me, and then, all fear gone, we pursued
our way toward home, reaching there greatly to G—s sur¬
prise, who had been to the shanty and concluded I was not
coming home, and was just wondering what had taken
Sancho off in such haste, utterly heedless of his whistling
and calling.

--

IN FORMO SA.

NUMBER ONE!

W E, the General, Consul Dodd and I, were enjoying
ourselves; a delicious cooling breeze was evaporat¬
ing the caloric with which a broiling Formosian sun had
thoroughly impregnated the earth and air, and all that in
them were; a good dinner in which the native venison,
ducks and boar meat, pine apples, liecliees, and bananas,
had been well relieved by luxuries of all the sorts that cans
and jars and bottles could bring intact from far off England
had been discussed, and at our ease in hyjammas and slip¬
pers, with Manila cheroots and Bass’ pale ad libitum , we
were proving to our own satisfaction that even in this far off
land comfort was attainable. We were in Dodd’s dining
room, and his dining room the dining room in the town of
Tamsui, which is a little village in the north-western part
of the Island of Formosa—a village where half a dozen
white men, including Dodd and his twenty-six dogs, main¬
tained with pluck and brains supremacy over a tribe of
several hundred of an odd people, once through their fore¬
fathers Chinese, but now natives to the manor born. But
a day’s good run from Amoy, on the China coast, it seems
in its quiet to be almost in another world.

Dodd was a good fellow and entertaining, and on
Formosan affairs was considered authority, and we listened
with interest to his yarns. Rumor said that a dusky
princess among the Cannibals claimed our Consul as her
liege lord, and that through this influence in court circles
he held a talisman which gave him peculiar facilities for
wandering among the mountains, and even encountering
the dreaded “Hill Men,” and returning uneaten. Be this
as it may, he neither denied nor affirmed it, and on this
delicate point was not communicative, but of liis travels,
trips and adventures, pow-wows with savage chiefs, flirta-
fipns with cannibal maidens he told, and as we saw him after
ull his perils sitting safely in our midst, surrounded by a
dozen or so of the more favored of his canine family, we
too were fired with the spirit of adventure, and resolved
that the morrow should see us on our travels in search of
the picturesque.

Time though was limited, and between the rising and
going down of the next day’s sun we must condense our wan¬
derings. So after voting down the Camphor forests and
manufactories as too far away, the Keelung coal mines as
not interesting enough, we settled unanimously on the
Sulphur mines as being the very trip we wanted; so the
Compradore was called and instructed to prepare such
creature comforts as the day’s excursion would call for, the
head boatman received his directions, and thus, having
with a word or two to retainers, (such is life in the Orient,)
made all of our preparations, we again abandoned ourselves
Jq lagy comfort.

The General was no novice in Formosa matters, his lusty

legs had carried him over many a mile of mountain tramp"
ing, and to his cool, clear head, his indomitable courage
and his knowledge of human nature, displayed alike in his
dealings with the simple but brave natives, and crafty, yet
cowardly Chinese, many a poor ship-wrecked cast-away
had owed his life, and had been spared a fate like that
of the unfortunate Captain, wife and crew of the American
ship “Rover,” who had been slaughtered in cold blood.

Let me digress for a moment and briefly tell of the fate
of these unfortunates. In 1867 the American clipper ship
“Rover” struck upon reefs and was wrecked off the south¬
east end of Formosa. Captain Hunt, his wife and crew
succeeded in reaching the shore. Seated on the sandy
beach, at breakfast, a volley of musketry from hidden foes
sent them all into eternity. They had braved the elements,
but “Man’s inhumanity to man” destroyed them. Naught
was heard of their fate until the General heard from the
lips of the Chief of the Tribe the manner of the sacrifice.
Le Gendre’s march across the mountains with the Chinese
troops, whom he had persuaded the Emperor or rather
Prince Kung, to place under his command, his cutting a road
for artillery through the dense forests of teak and camphor
trees, his building of a fort, * and then when thus prepared
for war, his starting off unarmed and unattended, except
by an interpreter, to interview the savage Chief, were feats
of pioneering, which will forever associate his name with
that of the Island. What Daniel Boone was to Kentucky,
was Le Gendre to Formosa,and the latter was able to appre¬
ciate his own field of work, for he was lawyer, doctor,
chemist, geologist, minerologist, diplomatist, and soldier
combined, and with all a bon compagnon —brave as a lion,
gentle as a woman, gay as a Frenchman, and as cunning as
Macliiavelli. Then to describe the interview, when seated
on the green sward, both unarmed, for when old Tauki-tok
saw the noble courage and generous confidence of the
White Chief, he too sent away his arms and escort, and
the two extremes of chivalry, met on a common ground,
and the savage succumbed to a moral force he could not
counteract and forswore forever the vow that had been
taken to last forever, and so ruthlessly kept, that all white
men falling into their hands should suffer death. Two
Chinese Mandarins of high rank had accompanied the ex¬
pedition to make terms for themselves,for between the “Sab-
arees,” as the Aborigines of southern Formosa are called,
and the Chinese there was deadly enmity. They too, sought
an interview* “No,” said the stern old Chieftain, “the
Chinese are women, they cannot see me. Brave men to
brave men, women to women; I will send my daughters to
talk with them, but it will be of no use. I will kill them
wherever I find them,” and under escort of the General lie
did send them, much to the celestial mortification and
chagrin. But to return to Tamsui, here sat the General
after all of his exploits, as much at his ease as the rest of
us. I use the term “the General” so frequently that I must
explain that it is legitimate, a five years’service in our war,
during which liis body became a perfect lead mine; surely
the General, with his crippled wrist, bullet-pierced face
and shoulder and without his right eye, had earned the
title which a full commission had given him.

I was the only novice, my experience of this part of
Formosa had been limited to the walk from the wharf to
Dodd’s home, but I too, had met my perils, or thought so.
As I landed, feme twenty ferocious-looking enormous dogs
came rushing toward me, giving tongue in every note of the
gamut. In a moment I was surrounded, but to my delight,
with friends; they all seemed to welcome me as an acquain¬
tance, and hounding around and ahead of me, blood-hounds,
kangaroo-hounds, mastiffs, deer-hounds, escorted me to the
Consulate. But one, a nasty little Chinese cur showed any
sign of hostility, and he was soon squelched by a large
mastiff, who construed a snap the cur made at me as an in¬
sult to himself, and shook him accordingly. This ad¬
mirably trained pack have seen but few Europeans, and
they always in the capacity of friends, so not one of them
thought of molesting a foreigner, but woe betide the luck¬
less native whose bump of acquisitiveness should lead him
to stray within the Consular Compound. Their reputation
was spread far and wide among the natives, and under its
aegis we slept in security.

Morning came—a lovely one for our purposes; instead of
the hot, calm,'sweltering atmosphere, usual at this season,
a strong north-east gale was blowing, and pile after pile or
thick slate-colored cumulous clouds came driving in from
seaward and liid us from the devouring gaze of Old Sol.
We had an eleven mile trip before us, eight by water, then
two by paths across the plains to the foot of the mountains,
then a mile to the summit, where amid eternal desolation
and murky atmosphere, old Mother Earth gives vent to in¬
ward grief with sulphury tears, and with great sobs and
gasps and sighs, relieves her inward troubles. Our boat
was a fast and comfortable gig, propelled by six sturdy
native oarsmen, and another followed with our Commis-
sarial and Coolies. As we swiftly slid along the smooth
river, we enjoyed a panorama both beautiful and strange.
'Little bays with flat lands green with the young rice, hills
three hundred feet in height were terraced to their summits,
and every inch was under cultivation; little Chinese vil¬
lages, with mud huts, tiled roofs and quaintly ornamented
temples or “Joss houses,” tucked away in sheltered
corners; immense banyan trees, each tree a grove in itself,
fishermen standing on the banks, naked but fora clout,like
bronze statues, or from their campans skillfully casting
their nets; duck tenders surrounded by hundreds of their
waddling charges, and tremendous water buffaloes, with
great corrugated horns and wicked eyes, feeding quietly
along the banks, or catching our scent as we passed, eyeing

us viciously, and betraying a disposition for a closer ac¬
quaintance, all these and many more curious sights added
to the zest with which we enjoyed our holiday. From the
river we turned into a narrow creek, and then soon into one
still narrower, between whose sedgey sides our boat had
barely room to push along, and thus winding our way into
the heart of the country, the creek diminishing to a mere
rivulet, we finally reached the head of navigation; and at a
little stone landing worn down like the steps in Pompeii,
by the naked feet of generations, we disembarked and pre¬
pared ourselves for a tramp across the rice flats. Far as
the eye could see the country was squared off by raised
paths, dividing adjacent plots of rice. The young shoots
were just peeping above the syrface qf the water with which
they were flooded. Here and there a clump of bamboos
marked a spot of more solid ground, and hidden away
among the shrubbery, we found as we approached cosy
little villages, whose quaint architecture proclaimed the
Chinese descent of the inhabitants, and whose people kind¬
ly welcomed us and feasted us with tea and cakes, and re¬
freshed us with pipes *nd samshu. Piseco.

[to be continued.]

FORAGING FOR ALLIGATORS—A MEXI¬
CAN WA R EXPE RIENCE.

A S an article of diet perhaps the alligator may not be
considered a success by those possessed of epicurean
tastes, and I shall not attempt the tas^ of convincing such
that alligator chops or alligator, fricassee deserve a place in
the bill of fare at Delmonico’s. Nevertheless, I do affirm
that having partaken thereof it was found to be a tooth¬
some dish. I will be frank, however, and state that it was
served with that best of sauces, hunger. This by way of
preface. . ,

In the latter part of the winter of ’48, during the war
with Mexico, detachments of several regiments of volun¬
teers were at Camp Washington, near Vera Cruz, to one of
which I belonged. Drill, target practice, and an occasional
scout after guerillas occupied the time while waiting to do
escort duty for a Government train for the city of Mexico.
One afternoon the “Kentucky Rifles’* were having their
practice, as usual, at a target painted upon the baggage
board of a train wagon, and propped up on .the edgG of a
sluggish creek which bordered one side of the camp and was
filled with a rank growth of reeds. Most of the soldiers
were off duty, and gathered around watching the superior
shooting of the boys in> dark blue. Just as one had stepped
the usual two paces in front a huge alligator thrust his head
out from the .re3ds near the target, and turning it jauntily
to one side rolled up his eye, presenting a beautiful mark,
on which the marksman instantly drew a bead, sending the
ball crashing through the eye and brain, and lodging be¬
neath the skin at the base of the skull (fh the opposite side.
The shot was fatal, and soon the carcass was skinned, cut
up, &nd divided among the men; a small portion of it fall¬
ing to my mess. While it was cooking I mentally reviewed
the different kinds of game I had partaken of since becom¬
ing a soldier, commencing with crow stew at Fort Hamil¬
ton, Long Island—which was a dernier resort after the hen
roosts of the farmers in the vicinity had ceased to honor
our drafts—which my stomach rejected, owing perhaps to
the too sudden change from turkey and chicken, and end¬
ing with parrots, two of which I had shot and eaten the
day previous, the same having been broiled on the coals
undrawn, and were delicious.

The ’gator meat was soon cooked and disposed of, and
declared by all to be very nice, and before we separated it
was agreed to ask the ordeily to substitute us the next day
in lieu of the regular detail for police duty; three of us to
smuggle out our muskets and hunt for alligators. We were
accepted, and left camp with muskets rolled up in our
jackets and serenely hidden under the w.ater casks in the
wagon. After getting beyond the main guard we sepa¬
rated, Jack H., Charley P., and myself constituting the
foragiug party.

Making a detour around the camp to the creek we began
beating in supporting distance. Less than fifty yards had
been covered when the violent swajdng of the reeds seemed
to indicate our quarry. The game failing to show itself,
we became impatient, and fired .in the direction of the
swaying reeds. Imagine <*ur consternation on beholding,
as the smoke lifted, not an alligator, but instead the head
of a monster snake. Fear possessed us, and we started on
the double quick, but finding we were not pursued halted:
and held a “council of war.” Even at this late day I can¬
not recall the demoniacal expression of the reptile without
a shudder. I have experienced the terrors of a storm at
sea, been surrounded by a pack of snarling wolves, chased
by a wounded wild bull on the table land, and been the
target for an ambushed guerilla escopet. but neither nor all
combined begat such blood-curdling fear,

We reloaded, fixed bayonets, and cautiously advanced to
within fifteen yards. At that distance we discovered a se¬
vere wound, about a foot back of its bead. A ball liad cut
open the neck nearly to the spine, causing the head to droop
somewhat. Its piercing eyes and darting tongue df fire
seemed literally to rivet us to the spot. Charlie P. only
seemed possessed of his faculties, and gave the word to fire,
and three bullets and nine buckshot did their duty, and cut
its head entirely off; but it was several hours ere its writh¬
ings ceased to allow us to drag it out on the sward, which
was accomplished by thrusting bayonets through and lift¬
ing while standing astride it. We found it had gorged it¬
self apparently within two or three days with an ahix&aL
the size of a small deer, which accounts for its not pursn
ing us. We hunted no more alligators that day, bist re-
turned to camp and related our adventure, but mosi of, oqr
comrades pulled down the under eyelid and requested us to ,
“tell it to the marines.” The captain, however* gave L
some credence, and the following day took fcip command <
out for target practice, and made it in his. way to visit, the
locality, where a sight of the monster pyovqdihq truth of
our report, and Captain C. assured, ps it was a boa con¬
strictor, and our escape from destruction by it providen¬
tial. The creature measure feqt, C.L.W,

68

FOREST AND STREAM

For Forest a/nd Stream .

MUSING S.

HEN ’mid the woodland glades we roam.

Afar from crowded city home,

Ear from the busy mill or mine.

Ear from the gilded haunts of crime.

We seem to rest from care and pain,

And peace comes o’er the weary brain.

Then musing here, and dreaming there,

Deep drinking in the sweet pure air,

Or stretched beneath some shady elm
That waves its top in higher realm,

And seems to us prone at its foot,

Like a vast emerald parachute.

Oh! lovely is the clear blue sky,

And the white clouds which thro’ it fly
All day, then gently as a nun,

Wait benediction from the sun;

Who, ere he doth retire to rest.

Lays on each brow a golden crest*.

And sweet to us the fluttering leaves,

An<J the caresses of the breeze,

And dear the gurgling brook, which laves
‘ The-feet of flowers that o’er it wave;

And sweeter yet the peace that falls
When moonlight flows o’er twilight’s walls.

When paved are the wooded aisles
With russet, gold and scarlet tiles,

And thro’ the royal autumn day,

Resounds the hound’s deep mellow bay;

With swelling Ijearts we quaff the air,

And dream there ne'er was world so fair.

But when from nature’s scenes apart
Unworthy thoughts will upward start;

Thoughts that beneath the forest’s shade
Would never dare our hearts invade;

Eriends in their thirst for gain grow gray
And misery haunts the crowded way.

Tet, after all, the grief we meet

But makes the sweetness seem more sweet;

The more we see of falsehoods blight,

Makes truth more precious in our sight;

And from life’s sea did no rocks rear,

We carelessly our bark would steer 1 . Transit.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cul tw¬
ists’ Association.

PRACTICAL FI SH CUL TURE.—NO. 5.

* HANDLING SPAWN.

A FTER taking the eggs either on the screens or artifi¬
cially, as described in the two last articles, they re¬
quire washing. If they have been taken by hand, all that
is necessary is to free them from the mill by changing the
water in the pan several times after allowing them to re¬
main undisturbed for half an hour from the time of adding
the milt. To clean eggs taken from the screens is much
more of a job as they are found mixed with more or less
dirt consisting of sand, sediment, small stones, bits of rot¬
ten wood, decaying vegetation, and perhaps fine feculent
matter; in fa6t everything that is carried down stream by
the current and is fine enough to pass through the upper
screen.

The first point is to gradually raise the temperature of the
water in the pan which came from the pond, to that of the
spring which supplies the hatching house, if there is any
difference between them; do this by allowing a small stream
to flow in for a few minutes when a stronger head can be
turned on and much dirt will run off. Trout eggs are
somewhat heavier than water, and if care is used they need
not go over with the dirt, but it is well to have another pan
below to catch any that might escape from a new hand;
the pan is then taken away from the stream, and by a few
gentle shakes, all the eggs, gravel, &c. are deposited on cme
side with the stones at the bottom, when by tipping it the
other way, the eggs flow off and the heavy substances re¬
main; these can be swept over the side with a feather.
The hardest things to remove are the particles of water-
soaked wood, which are aboql the size and same specific
gravity of the eggs; to get rid of these, get everything on
one side as before and pour off most of the water, then tip
hack very gently, leaving eggs and dirt out of water, after
which support the pan steadily in that position and feather
rthe eggs down the sloping bottom and brush the dirt back,
after which pour the eggs in a clean pan, and if necessary,
repeat the operation or raise them as they may seem to re¬
quire. To feather them in this manner requires a skilled
hand and a delicate touch, which ' only practice can give,
and the beginner will often find his eggs and dirt mixed by
a careless movement just as they were about separated. I
have confidence that before another season I will have a
device for washing eggs that will save much time and
trouble, and if I do, the readers of Forest and Stream
will be advised in time to use it, which they can do freely
as it will not be patented, as seems to be the fashion to do
with every little thing that is originated now-a-days,
whether it has cost any outlay of brains or not. In pour¬
ing spawn from one vessel into another always dip the edge
of the one containing the eggs under water before pouring
them out, as it does not hurt an egg to fall any distance in
water, but it is easily killed by pouring through the air and
striking the surface of water.

An unimpregnated egg is easily killed—if it ever lived—
by handling, and many of them show, both after washing
and the day following, that they could not stand such
rough usage, but they are always ready to die, and it is
only a question of a few days with them at most; the same
thing is observable in packing them for shipment. There

are several articles m use among fish culturists for remov¬
ing dead eggs, fish, &c. from the troughs and pans, some
prefer a bulb syringe, and other a sort of spoon, made of
fine wire and set in a wooden handle, but nippers are in
more general use; these are sometimes made of a slip of
steel and are very handy. I have usually made them of a
slip of whalebone about ten inches long, bent in the middle
around a block, the ends nicely tapered down to a little
spoon-shaped cavity of half the size of an egg. I have
seen very nice ones made of cedar, sawed up like a clothes
pin; but the best pair I ever saw are now in my hatching
house; they are made of two pieces of wood about five
inches long, with the upper ends beveled so that they touch
for about an inch; they are bound together with thread,
and the tapering ends are finished with a loop of fine brass
wire neatly whipped with silk. The long taper gives a
‘very delicate grip, and I can not only pick up a live egg
with them without injury, but I believe I could also pick
up a thousand fish with the sac on without injuring ten of
them. This instrument is used in the most delicate oper¬
ations that the fish culturist has to perform, and therefore
when he finds a pair whose delicacy exceeds that of any
previously used they become dear to his piscicultural heart,
and while any of his other implements can readily be re¬
placed, the loss of his favorite nippers seems almost irre¬
parable.

Trout spawn is packed for shipment by express in tin
boxes, three inches in diameter, and as many in depth, the
bottom of the box is perforated to drain the water off,
which, if allowed to remain without circulation, would kill
the eggs A quantity of soft living moss, such as can be
obtained from the swamps, is procured, well washed, after
which the green fibres are cut off with scissors and the
roots and dead parts thrown away, the bottom of each box
is covered with a layer of this moss and the box is then put
in a pan of water, a thousand eggs are measured and put in
a dipper and a layer of eggs put on the moss and so on,
moss and eggs alternately for three or four layers, after
which the box is removed from the water to drain, this
settles it down much, and it is then filled with more moss
lightly pressed down until full, when the cover is put on
and tied down firmly. The box or boxes are then
packed in a box or pail of sawdust which keeps
them from changes of temperature, are marked “fish
eggs, handle carefully, keep cool, but do not freeze,” and
delivered to the Express Company. A fiffli egg will not
live in. water that does not contain oxygen any more than a
fish will, and the living moss not only furnishes the egg
with a soft cushion to protect it from sudden jars, but keeps
the shell moist and furnishes it with the requisite oxygen
to sustain it. That it does it well is beautifully illustrated
by the fact that the process of hatching is not at all inter¬
fered with by this packing; to prove this I packed a lot
some years ago and left them in the hatching-house for two
weeks, and after replacing them in the troughs, found that
they hatched at the same time that the remainder of the lot
from which they were originally taken did.

There are other methods of packing, as using flannel
stretched on frames, instead of moss, but never having had
any practical experience with them, I cannot say as to their
merits. The plan described above is the only one I have
ever used, and of the many lots of eggs that I have packed
and shipped, I have never had a box spoiled; the only ob¬
jection to this method which has been sought to be over¬
come by those who have used flannel, wire, &c. is, that of
keeping the eggs free from the particles of moss and dirt
which will remain after the most careful washing, and Mr.
Theodore Lyman obviated this by enveloping each layer of
•eggs in a fold of mosquito netting.

On receiving a package of eggs by express, take them to
your hatching house, if you have one, or if not, put them
in the cellar or apy other place that will keep them as the
directions say, “cool, but do not freeze,” and do not open
the pail or box until all is ready to put them in the troughs;
be very sure not to put them in water, for if you do they
will surety die. Caution on this point is most especially
necessary, for it is the most natural place in the world for
a novice to think of putting them to keep over night. But
when the troughs are all ready, raise the water , in them to
about rwo inches, and take a deep pan full of water, and
.after removing the tin boxes from the saw dust, wipe them
off and put them in the water upside down, remove the
cover and lift off the box, remove all the large bunches of
mpss and wash away the rest as described above, dip the
edge ' of the pan under the water in the trough and pour
them in, distribute them evenly with a feather and let the,
water down. In all operations with spawn it should be
moved under water; avoid sudden jars and changes of tem¬
perature. An expert will by a few strokes of a feather,
bring all the eggs in one compartment of a trough into a
pile in the centre and distribute them again by a few more
without touching an egg, and as they are moved entirely
by currents of water they are not injured. Great care must
be used in the beginning not to kill two eggs with the nip.-
pers while taking out one already dead; after you have ac¬
quired experience in handling them you can touch them
with the feather or even push them aside with the nippers
without injury, but at the start you will find that they are
easily killed. An egg that is killed does not show it imme¬
diately, in fact, it seldom does, but a man has been known
to keep on killing a number of eggs one day and picking
them out the next, until he had nearly depleted his trough,
when he thought that “those eggs were a bad lot.” If eggs
are only to be transported a short distance and carried by
an interested party, then they may be taken in water which
can be aerated or changed, or they may be packed in moss
in a basket. Fred. Mather.

LETTER FROM SETH GREElN.

THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AND EARLY EXPERIENCES
^ OF A PRACTICAL FISH-CULTURI8T.

M Y first attempt at taking brook trout spawn was in
1864. I took a few thousand daily for sixteen days
On the seventeenth I made up my mind that I could tell
which spawn was impregnated and wdiich was not. I
counted several hundred and found that I had twenty-five
per cent impregnated. I was sure I had to pick out all of
the bad ones. I did not like the job. About that time Mr.
Ainsworth came to my place. I told him what I had dis¬
covered. He said that twenty-five per cent was a good per¬
centage as ever had been hatched. I was not long in mak¬
ing up my mind. If that was the best that could be done
I should not stay in the business long. That nightT
thought it over and took a, common sense view of it. I
had used a good deal of water, and but little milt. I made
up my mind to try a little water and a good deal of milt.
I found when sixteen days had come around that I had
ninety-five per cent impregnated and even better. I kept
using less and less water until I used scarcely any. I
kept it a secret as long as I was in the spawn-selling busi¬
ness; every body wanled my spawn. I sold a great many
and my secret was as good as though I had a patent for it,’
I will tell you how I discovered that the sun would kill
spawn. The spawn in one of my troughs kept dying and
in all the others they were good. I picked them out for
several days and tried several experiments, but it was of no
use, the spawn kept turning white. So I thought I would
leave it for two or three days. The third day I learned the
cause. The sides of my trough were six inches high, and
the side shaded one half of the trough, and the shady side
was all good, and where the sun hit they were all bad. I
left them a couple of days and scooped them out and shaded
my window, and I did not have any more trouble from the
sun. One of the one hundred and one difficulties I had to
overcome was rats. They left their tracks and I caught
them; I took 304 trout spawn out of one of their stomachs.

I must stop telling you the difficulties I had to overcome
or I shall not have time to tell you about anything else.
The year 1867 the Commissioners of Fisheries of four of
the New England States came to my place and wished me
to go to Holyoke, on the Connecticut River, and see if I
could make a success in hatching shad artificially. I agreed
to go. I arrived at the fishery at South Hadley dam and
told the people that I had come to hatch shad artificially.
They thought I was crazy and treated me accordingly. My
first experiment in the use of hatching apparatus was to
build the same kind of troughs that I used for hatching
trout, with the exception that I slanted some of them a
great deal more than I did others. I put the spawn in the
troughs and I found that in the troughs that had the most
fall the spawn floated down and out of the end. That was
the first time that I had discovered how light the shad
spawn was. It is as light in the water as a bubble is in the
air. The next morning I came to see my troughs; they
were nearly all broken down by some malicious person. I
fixed some of them so that I kept the spawn in the trough,
the next day they were nearly all dead. I could see the
fish begin to form, but it was suffering for lack of circula¬
tion of water. The next day they were all dead. I saw
what I had to contend with. I saw that the spawn needed
a great circulation of w r ater, and the difficulty was to get
some thing that would give them the circulation and not
float the spawn away. The second day I had a dozen dif¬
ferent kinds of hatching apparatus.. All failed until the sixth
day, when I was standingln the water with a candle box
with a sieve bottom, and tipping it one way and another
until I tipped the lower edge so that the current struck the
bottom. The spawn began to boil up and kept in motion.
The mystery was solved ! The second day the fish slewed
life in the eggs, and the next day they hatched. I made
two trials to see what percentage I could hatch. I put ten
thousand"eggs in the box and hatched all but seven eggs.
The next trial I hatched all but ten. The Commissioners
and everybody was delighted—myself in particular. In
about fifteen days I hatched fifteen millions, and in 1870
the Commissioners of Fisheries reported that there was
sixty per cent more shad in the Connecticut River than
there was in the year 1802, and I believe the fishing has
been as good every year since.

In 1869 I experimented in hatching whitefish. I took
the spawn in the same manner that I do the trout, except
that they have to be stirred gently for twenty minutes to
keep them from sticking together. - I have hatched a good
many every year since that, time. I hatched them the three
first years on gravel and on trays four inches deep in the
trough. Last year Mr. M. G. Holton invented a hatching
box that will be the means of stocking all of our great lakes
with whitefish and salmon trout, equal to their best day,
and I believe it can be done in four years. It saves nine¬
teen-twentieths of the room in the size of the house, and
can be taken care of with one half the labor required for
any hatching apparatus that I have seen. I have used ten
of Holton’s boxes in our State Hatching House this winter,
and find them a great success in hatching salmon, salmon
trout, brook trout, and whitefish.

I have hatched fifteen different kinds of fish artificially,
viz., brook trout, white fish, herring, shad, Otsego bass,
wall-eyed pike, salmon trout, salmon, red side suckers,
creek suckers, shiners, white and yellow perch, mullet,
striped bass, frogs and lobsters. .

—We learn from Caledonia that all the whitefish at the
State Hatching House have been distributed. There a,
plenty of salmon trout and a few thousand Calitorn
salmon left.

FOREST AND STREAM

69

THE DANUBE SALMON.

X -*-

E are permitted by Professor Baird, United States
Commissioner of Fisb and Fisheries, to publish, in
advance of its appearance in his report on the propagation
of food fishes, a very interesting article on the Danube sal¬
mon, written for him by Mr. Rudolphe Hessel, of Offen-
burg, Germany. Mr. Hessel is one of the most practical
and accomplished fish culturists in Europe, and has been,
to a large extent, employed by the Prussian Government
in this connection. It was under his direction that the quar¬
ter of million of salmon eggs presented by the German
Government to the United States in 1872 were brought
over, to which were added half a million more, purchased
by the United States from Mr. Schuster, of Freiburg. Un¬
fortunately, the excessive and unusual temperature of the
winter season in Germany affected these eggs so that when
transferred to the hatching establishment of Dr. Slack, at
Bloomsbury, a considerable per centage was lost. Thanks,
however, to the care given to them by Mr. Hessel, on the
voyage and subsequently, the damage was less than might
have been expected with almost any other specialist.

Mr. Hessel is, we believe, now a resident of the United
States, and was in the employ of Professor Agassiz during
the summer of 1878 in establishing aquaria and fish ponds
on Penikese Island.

While in Europe Mr. Hessel paid a great deal of atten¬
tion to the cultivation of leeches, crawfish, and other out-
of-the-way branches of pisciculture, and it is much to be
hoped that he may be induced to undertake something of
this kind in the United States, where the field is so ample.
The cultivation of crawfish has never been attempted, we be¬
lieve, in this country, although there is a very large demand,
and one that is increasing very rapidly.

There is much to be said in regard to the propriety of
introducing the Danube salmon into American .waters, as,
unlike other species of salmon, it does not leave the rivers,
but feeds upon whatever it finds therein. Mr. Hessel is of
the opinion, however, that it is much less destructive than
such fish as the pike, etc., and it 'is probable that this will
be an exceedingly valuable fish for localities where neither
the eastern salmon, nor that of California, can be sus-
ained:—

“Professor S. F. Baikd,

“ United States Commissioner:

“The Danube salmon differs from the other Salmonidce by
its more cylindrical and elongated body. The back is of a
dark brownish green; the belly, silver white, and on its
sides are black, round, and half-moon-shaped spots, which
are more crowded along the upper part of the back; in this
exhibiting a resemblance in marking to the sea trout.

“With increasing age (fish of 12 to 20 pounds and more)
the sides exhibit a reddish tint, which becomes of a beau¬
tiful rose color during the breeding season, and gives rise
in some places to the name of ‘red fish,’ not to be mistaken,
however, for the ‘ Bothel? (Salmo umbla, or salvelinus).

“The Danube salmon surpasses all other Salmonidce in
si^e, and attains a weight of 40 to 60 and 100 pounds. In
rare cases, specimens of even 120 pounds have been
caught. Its flesh is almost like that of the salmon of the
Rhine in quality, but is white, while that of all the others
of German Salmonidce is red.

“A special peculiarity of this fish is its limited geograph¬
ical distribution, occurring only in the streams emptying
into the Black Sea, especially the Danube and its tributa¬
ries. When young (weighing from 12 to 18 pounds) it has
its abode in the deep, rapid, mountain branches of the
Danube, and afterward descends into the river itself, in the
lower portion of which, near Galaez, Semlin, etc., it is
found of fully developed size. The rivers Drave, Save,
and Thelss, the principal southern tributaries of the Dan¬
ube, also abound in full grown fish. It is also frequently
caught in the northwesterly tributaries, above Vienna—the
Inn, Lech, Isar, Salrach, Altmull, Regen, Iller, and even
the small Brenz; indeed, generally, everywhere in the Up¬
per Danube of Wurtemberg. Except as indicated above it
is to be met with nowhere else in Europe. It also occurs
in the Black Sea, but only near its shores, and also in the
Dnieper, which discharges its water into the Black Sea near
Odessa; likewise in the Volga, Ural, Vrur Rivers of the
Caspian Sea.

‘ ‘The Danube salmon has not the peculiar habit of mi¬
gration from the sea of the true salmon {Salmo salar),
though it also ascends the rivers to spawn, like most other
Salmonidce. Differing from the other European salmon,
however, which breed in autumn or winter, it deposits its
eggs in March, April, and May, the female making large
cavities in the middle of the river for the purpose, called
by the fishermen of the Danube ‘bruch,’ (break). Accom
panied by several males, the female fish deposits its eggs at
the bottom of these excavations, and while thus engaged
are easily caught with the ‘trident,’ or fish-spear, and even
after one of the males has been taken out the others leave
the place only for a short while to return and meet the same
fate. Many fish are thus captured during the breeding sea¬
son, greatly to the injury of the fisheries; and although
laws prohibiting this mode of fishing during the breeding
season have been enacted in all the littoral states of the
Danube they are mostly evaded.

“The eggs of the Danube salmon have a diameter of
about .20 of an inch, and their yolk is not a connected mass,
as in the eggs of the other Salmonidce , but is distributed in
oily drops upon the entire inner surface. A period of forty to
fifty days in cold weather, even more, is necessary for hatch¬
ing. The eggs are rather sensitive, and suffer greatly from
the rapacity of the grayling, Thymallus.vexillifer , Agassiz,
which exist in great numbers in the tributaries of the Dan¬
ube. They follow the female hucho in shoals, and voracious¬
ly consume the eggs. Hence this beautiful fish is never so
abundant as the Salmo salar in the Rhine, where the Tliymal-
lusi s far less numerous than in the Danube. In addition to
this, the season for depositing their eggs is far more favorable
to the S. salar , since then the Thy'mallus are full of milt and
eggs and less hungry than at spring time, when they have just
done spawning. The young fishes lose their yolk bag after
ten to eighteen days. They have a length of .80 of an inch
when hatched, 6 to 6.80 inches when six months old, and

—

24 to 82 inches after two years. This rate of growth is
quit e favorable, when compared with that of the European
brook trout, but is less- than with the other Salmonidce,
which, migrating to the sea, there find richer nourishment
than the huclio , which generally remains in the river.. Since
the hucho does not enter the sea, it appears especially adap¬
ted to the large lakes of America, as well as to the Missis¬
sippi and its tributaries.

“In its third year the Salmo hucho attains its maturity for
propagation. Before that period it prefers to remain in the
small rivulets; but when sufficiently grown prefers the
most rapid places of the larger tributaries, where rocks,
trunks of trees, etc., offer shelter. Like the S. Salar , it as¬
cends obstructions several feet in height, sometimes six to
eight. Like the other large Salmonidce , it is a rapacious
fish, neither more or less so than its congeners of equal
size, but is, I believe, decidedly surpassejd in voracity by
Silurus glanis , or sheat fish, a kind of cat-fish, and the pike,
Esox Lucius. The daily consumption of food of the last
mentioned species, according to my * own observations,
amounts to one third of its Own weight. The S. hucho has
a bad name for voracity, because it is not at all dainty;
it preys on its own kind, catches frogs and water fowl, and
even does not refuse water rats. But, after all, it con¬
sumes, in proportion to its size, far less than the smallest
trout; and the most reliable fishermen of the Danube agree
with me in the opinion that it is .not as bad as reputed.
True, it shows greater energy in pursuit of food, but this
occurs principally in winter time, when most of the other
fishes remain in their hiding places and the river is covered
with ice. In such cases it frequently jumps high up the
banks, where it is easily killed.

“I have often examined the stomachs of these fish of
different sizes, and mostly found white fish and frogs,
sometimes salamanders {Triton cristatus ), and once even a
ring snake, Tropodonotus natrix.

“I believe that in the sluggish southern waters of North
America the numerous salamanders would serve as food,
as the hucho loves to hunt in bends of the river overgrown
with cane, and shows great skill in catching his prey.

“Several years ago some ichthyologist maintained that
the hucho is subject to a peculiar disease of the skin, of
which he gave a description This is, however, a mistake,
as I have ascertained by consulting many of the fishermen
of the Danube, and to my certain knowledge may occur in
any fish, very frequently on the carp. It is a spongy ex¬
crescence, originating where the skin had been injured or
the scales rubbed off, and of fungus origin, the same
mould, viz., Septomitris clavatus, which sometimes covers
the eggs in breeding establishments, especially in winter
time, especially when dead animal matter had been allowed
to contaminate the water.

“The mode of catching the hucho differs greatly along
the extended banks of the Danube, and is influenced by
the situation, depth, etc., of the river. In summer time they
are taken in nets, and smaller ones, up to six pounds, with
the fly, which, however, is refused by the older fish. From
October to their spawning time, even during the coldest
yfinter, and under the ice, they are also to be taken with
minnow bait on ground hooks. No other fish of the Dan¬
ube, beside the pike, will take the hook.

“No fish of the salmon tribe, the true salmon, Salmo
sOjlarnoX, excepted, affords more sport to'the angler than
the hucho , especially before the river becomes covered with
ice, or when it breaks up in spring, and none takes the
hook at this season more readily, whether small or large,
from one pound up to sixty. In rapids or other places,
provided they are free from ice, the fishing is always suc¬
cessful. I have frequently practiced this mode of fishing
in the Danube, from Linz to Galaez, and in its tributaries,
Lech, Inn, Salzach, Theiss, Drave, Save, Marosz, even in
the severe winter of 1852, and always to my satisfaction.

“I am entirely satisfied that the S. hucho will be admir¬
ably adapted for the Mississippi River and its numerous
tributaries. The large, deep indentations, overgrown with
cane, as well as the numerous rapid mountain affluents,
offer favorable abodes. The large lakes of the United
States appear also to be equally appropriate for this fish.
This, of course, is nothing more than my individual opin¬
ion, but that its acclimatation is possible is beyond doubt.

“For the introduction of this fish two ways seem to be
indicated:—First, the direct importation of a number of
live fishes, about one year old, to be nursed in a suitable
small lake until mature for propagation; or, second, the
importation of a large number of impregnated eggs to be
artificially hatched. The former has great difficulties, as
the hucho , like all salmon, constantly requires fresh water;
still I should be willing .to try it with about twenty-five to
fifty specimens of the age of six to twelve months. It
would, however, take almost three years before the fishes
would be fit for propagation, and this _ is a great loss of
time. The latter method offers no less difficulties, viz., the
collection and transportation of the. eggs, which are very
sensitive, especially as the temperature of the season is
rapidly increasing, when they are spawning. It is scarcely
credible that their artificial impregnation is entirely un¬
inown to the fishermen of the Danube, although they be¬
lieve it possible with the trout.

“If would therefore be necessary to engage the most in¬
telligent of the fishermen; to instruct them, and if they
are willing to do the collecting to assign a centrally situa¬
ted place, where the hatching can be carried to the first
stage, viz., the development of the eyes. Immediately
after the impregnation eggs would not endure transporta¬
tion for more than two days.

“I have consulted several fishermen of the Danube, in
person as well as by letter, and believe I could obtain
600,000 to 700,000 eggs in the first year. This is a consid¬
erable quantity, under these circumstances. The eggs are
very sensitive, and will need to be - managed by an expert;
as the fishermen are entirely ignorant, and even require to
be informed, the mode of packing, etc. Htiningen, in.
1872, secured 10,000 eggs, for which a man was sent to the
Bavarian Danube. Mr. Shuster also received about 2,000,
which were hatched. Those at Hliningen perished. It
was the first time Messrs. Shuster and Haack had tried the
hatching of hucho. In Germany preference is given to the
salmon over the hucho , and even over the salmon of the
Elbe, though the latter is the same fish. I believe, how¬
ever, that the hucho will improve in the Rhine, as does
every other fish, though it is already a splendid table fish,
and desirable not alone on account of size. In reference
to the difficulties of transportation, I need not direct your
attention to the fact that they become so much greater in a
journey to America. But as I reported in one of my last
letters to Washington, I hope to meet all these difficulties

by the adoption of a little apparatus, by means p of which"!
may safely carry 400,000 to 500,000 eggs. I think I have
overcome the difficulties of construction. Ice for cooling,
as you suggested, will be applied without allowing the di¬
rect contact of the eggs with the melting water. . Of this
apparatus I hope to exhibit drawings and models in Amer¬
ica when I see you. In conclusion, I have to say that it
will be necessary for the fishermen to ask permission for
the collection 'of eggs, which, however, could be readily
obtained.

“I believe that now I have told you all, the good and
bad, of this fish; it is, however, far “from my purpose to
unconditionally recommend its introduction into your coun¬
try. I believe the Salmo salar ought to be tried in the Mis¬
sissippi at the same time, as the Gulf of Mexico would af
ford rich feeding ground. The Ohio and Missouri, with
their many tributaries, may also be found suitable.

“P. S.—Of late years there is, everywhere in Europe,
manifested the desire to destroy the pike in lakes and
ponds. Although our laws are quite stringent, and are
strictly executed, the catching of Esox is allowed even in
spawning time, as rational fish breeding has proved them
injurious. Salmo huyho and the other Salmonidce are pro¬
tected by law during the spawning season.

“I consider the omul or Salmo omul of Baikal Lake as one
of the most excellent of the Salmonidce. It is, however, at
present scarcely to be had in Europe. According to my
information, it. surpasses the salmon of the Rhine in qual¬
ity, and is extremely prolific. About 20,000 hundred weight
are said to be caught in the lake, and preserved by smok¬
ing, every year. Salmo omul , as far as I know, has never
been described satisfactorily in any work of natural history.

“Very respectfully, yours,

‘ ‘Rudolphe Hessel. ”

—The main features of the oyster bill, which has been
agreed upon by the members of the General Assembly of
Virginia,representing oyster producing districts,are contain¬
ed in the following synopsis:

1st. Capital invested in planted oysters to be taxed at
fifty cents on the hundred dollars, as other species of prop-
er ty_this tax to be collected by township collectors.

2d. Tax' of fifty cents on the hundred dollars’ value of
oysters taken by tong-men.

3d. Licensed dredgers permitted to take oysters in the
Chesapeake Bay, and Tangier and Pocomoke sounds, with
$3 tax per ton, with certain restrictions.

4th. Captains and sailing masters of vessels (licensed)
armed with police power to arrest and take before the
nearest justice parties violating the law. Inspectors may
fin-point reliable tong-men armed with same power of ar-
rest

5th. The aboli&iment of the- oyster navy, and sale of
steamers.

6th. Taxes to be collected by inspectors appointed by the
county judges.

r oodhnd, Wawn and (§ardm.

GRAPES IN CITY GARDENS.

I T is just as easy to cultivate the grape in small as
well as large tracts of grounds. Our gardens can be
made to yield a good, reliable crop of grapes nearly every
year. Then, when every one is so ready to say of good
grapes, “how good they are; how very fine,” why not cul¬
tivate them within your own enclosure ? Within the lim¬
its of every city yard will be found a space sufficient to
grow, and grow well, from one to three vines, whose heal¬
thy, luscious fruit you may have for the picking. And
then a vigorously growing, .thrifty grape vine is delightful
to look upon, especially if well trained to a good, firmly
made trellis. Who that can cover with the deep green
leaves of a fine Concord or Catawba grape, would look
with complacency upon a red brick wall? No one who has
ever tried it; that we can verify by numerous testimonials.
One lady writes us:—“Mr. Wyman, I am greatly your
debtor for information received from you in answer to how
to grow a good Concord grape in my back yard. This
grape, you know, was presented to me by a friend, and all
my neighbors then said ‘it will never grow; you can never
get anything from it but leaves.’ I followed your direc¬
tions, as laid down, and my grave vine has borne me two
crops of grapes—one of six and a half pounds, and the next
year eleven pounds, and I am satisfied.”

One fine, large, thrifty Concord grape, well cultivated,
will* give'a yield the third year of six pounds of very fine
fruit, and the fourth year this same vine will yield ten
pounds, and thus increases, as the vine grows and does
well, until you arrive at a weight of say twenty-five pounds.
I do not limit even the first year’s fruit so low as six
pounds, but I do say you should not allow more than six
pounds to mature on a three year old vine, at any rate'.

Remove all the small, irregular, and misshapen bunches,
and what you have remaining will tell you the story in full;
and this story, having been learned frdm the vine itself,
is far better than any other teacher. Again, if you know
how to keep your grapes, which is as easily done as to raise
them, you can pack your boxes full of these rich, luscious
bunches as easily as you can make a jelly, and surely with
one half the trouble. The way to do this is to know how
to do it.

“What kind of grapes shall I plant?” asks a lady friend,
at whose request this is written; “what do you recommend
for a garden of forty feet by seventy?”

The kinds of grapes we recommend are those that have
an established reputation for bearing, and good ripening,
qualities. In choosing your grapes, for whatever situation
in which you design to place them, always have a regard
to the quality of the fruit you desire from these vines. Al¬
though the Catawba and Isabella are both hardy and good

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bearers; tlie fruit is nQt esteemed of the first quality, ex¬
cept under the best aspects and in certain localities. I
have seen fine grapes produced from both these vines in
city gardens, yet I do not recommend them as the best.
The Diana, Delaware, and Rebecca grapes will grow well,
and are all fine fruit, but in city gardens, although giving
good crops, require much care. For city gardens, where
from one to ten vines are to be grown, we prefer the Con¬
cord to any vine we have used.

Having decided upon the kind of vine you would plant,
plant it at the proper time for planting. Remember one
thing—a grape vine should never be planted in a wet soil.
The ground should, if not dry of itself, be drained of all
the surface moisture, and trenched about three feet deep,
and with the soil thus prepared you will mix equal parts of
bone dust (ground bone), wood ashes, lime, or broken
bones, and two quarts of charcoal finely broken up. In¬
corporate this admixture thoroughly together, and plant
your vines upon it in your border uniter your brick wall
in your garden. If you can give the room, wo ask for our
grape vines a border eight feet wide if we can get it, and
in no case less than four feet width can we tolerate for our
border.

If you design to train these vines upon an upright trel¬
lis near the brick work they should be planted ten feet
apart. If on posts, and trained around posts, eight will
do, keeping the vines in both cases well and closely pruned'.
I have seen them only six feet apart, and cultivated often
what is known as the English vineyard culture, and they
did remarkably well.

As an unfailing rule, plant your vines where they will
receive all the sunshine they can get; they love it. Now
that you have planted your vine, the next important con¬
sideration is the pruning. This is to be done by removing
all the last year’s, or old wood; the old wood is always to be
cut away. Cut in the young vines to two or three eyes,
until you can get two vigorous canes, of ten feet in length,
and train, if you can, horizontally, say four feet from the
ground. Every eye upon these canes will send upwards
fine bearing branches. Cut in every other one of these
upright branches every year. In this manner you can suc¬
cessfully grow a sufficient quantity of good table grapes, at
least sufficient for the wants of a common city family. Is
It hot worth trying? Ollipod Qxjill.

ORCHARD WORK.

I F you have ordered your trees' and shrubs for early
spring they may possibly become frozen on their transit
from the nursery grounds to your home. If so, what will
you do with them? Throw them away as a dead loss, and
growl over them; blame the nurseryman and every one
else but yourself, who are the only one to blame for order-
, ing prematurely? Now, do not do any of these things; it
is very foolish in the first place, quite unnecessary in the
second, and thirdly, it will not bring to life your frozen
trees or plants.

“What shall I do then?” This is what you shall do:—
Try and be for once a philosopher, and set about the best
remedy for this misfortune that cap be had. And this rem
edy will be found in allowing the plants to remain in un¬
broken bundles, and then take the package at once to a
cool cellar, or cover them thickly and compactly with straw
or hay, so that they shall thaW only gradually. By no
means hurry their thawing out. In this way you will save
nearly all if not every one of your trees.

I once had a large number of pear trees, of quite large
size, considerably frozen on a passage from New York,
which I saved without injury by this process after they
had been pronounced “good for nothing” by a number of
sympathetic neighbors.

Never be in haste to throw away a plant or a tree be¬
cause the same has become chilled or apparently withered
and dried up. There is often life in them. Always hope
for the best and act promptly, and you will find in it yotlr
reward. You should not plant out your trees until the
ground becomes dry and mellow. You gain nothing by re¬
moving your trees frojn a comparatively cool atmosphere to
a cooler or more windy one. Let the weather become tol¬
erably warm, prepaid your holes in the soil ready for the
reception of your trees, and then plant them out.

If your trees come .to you from the nursery in good con¬
dition (and your first care should be to examine tlnm) you
may “heel them in,” unless you plant them at once. Dig
a trench in “heeling in” of sufficient depth to completely
cover all the roots of the trees when placed within, and
thoroughly cover the samoj they can thus remain three
weeks uninjured.

You should cut your choice scions this month for graft¬
ing, and commence grafting as early as the first of April.

You can prune your grape vines this month, and as long
as they are in a dormant state cut close all the old wood,
and remember that no grapes grow upon the old or last
year’s wood. Turn the new wood back to two short eyes,
all except your running canes.

You can now set out your choice grape cuttings. Cut
them to two or three eyes each in a nicely prepared, well
made bed. Have the upper eye just above the soil, and
press it firmly about them and mulch the bed. Currants
and gooseberies may be set in the same manner.

Ollipod Quill.

FOREST AND STREAM.

—IT - ■ ; ' - • . 1 1 ■ ■ -

Brooklyn, March 5, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:-—

Some of your lady readers might be pleased to learn that at this sea¬
son of the year, cuttings from the cherry tree or apple tree will bud and
blossom in the house, if the cut ends are kept in water for about a week
or ten days. The water should be put on blood warm every day or two.

W. W. S.

A Thrifty Rose Bush.—A rosebush adorning a cottage
in Santa Rosa, California, was planted in 1858, and is one
of the Lamarque variety, the most beautiful of the white
roses. Imagine an immense bouquet of white roses, twenty-
five feet high, twenty-two feet across, beautifully rounded,
'with a blossoming surface of 400 square feet, with 4,000
full blown roses, and 20,000 buds.

p istorg.

PUGNACITY OF THE GREAT BLACK-
BACKED GULL.

D URING the autum and winter of 1873, and the present
winter, my friend Mr. Montgomery and myself have
made many successful hunting cruises along the Connecti¬
cut, Long Island, and Jersey coasts. Mr. M. follows shoot¬
ing for the sport it affords, and I hunt as a sportsman and
ornithological collector. We live aboard our yacht, “put
in” at any convenient harbor, choose a site for our house,
and drop our anchor. Sometimes we remain a week or
ten days in one place, at others but a few hours, according
to the wind, and the game qualities of our hunting grounds.
When “running” from one hunting ground to another, we
often add bluefisli and “skip jacks” (bonito) to our larder,
which at times are preferable to fowl. During our numer¬
ous trips we have made many captures of sea birds, and
have established a “happy family.” Our family is not always
happy, particularly at meal times, and the gulls, crows and
cats, often fight over a favorite cod’s head or bone. When
not feeding, they live in perfect harmony, and freely asso¬
ciate. Our family now consists of four brant ( Bernic'la
brenta), four herring gulls, (Laras argentatus ), one great
black-backed gull (L. rnarinus), two kittiwake gulls, (Bissa
tridactyla), one red-liead (Aythya Americana ), one greater
black-head (Fulix mania), one red-breasted mergauser
(Mergus s errator), and several crows. The brants are our
favorites, and their cur-r-r-r-unk,—cawnk, is often heard,
and many of the urchins in our neighborhood try in vain
lo imitate them. The last member added to the family,
was a large black-hack gull, which was captured as fol¬
lows: As we were returning from the Fire Islands one
day, we sighted a small flock of gulls,.to leeward, sitting
on a bar. We were going before a two-reef breeze, with a
stark sheet, and as it was blowing a “gale of wind,” we
knew they would have to rise to windward, so we tried to
“run them down.” When the flock raised, one of them
was cut down, “wing tipped” at long range. We finally
succeeding in coming along-side of it, although in so doing
we “shipped” considerable water, when beating to wind¬
ward. Onr bird was caught and added to our “happy
family.” Unlike the herring gulls he would eat greedily
the first day he was turned loose. One morning I threw
some clams to him as he was walking about the yard, and
as he was eating them a cat (nearly full-grown) attempted
to join in the feast. The gull seized it by the neck with its
powerful bill, and if it had not been molested, would prob-
ably have severely wounded, if not killed the cat. The
next victim was a smart young man, who was going to
“catch the gull and tame it.” Having driven it into a cor¬
ner, he attempted to seize it, but the gull got the first hold
by the leg, and it'hung on savagely until the unfortunate
youth tried to seize it by the neck, but the enemy was a
knowing one, and he immediately let go of the “tamer’s”
leg and grabbed him by the hand, driving the point of the
upper mandible in the flesh, and making a wound that bled
freely. The “tamer” retired from the field, and was re¬
ceived by his companions with roars of laughter. When
sailing around Princess Bay last November, we sighted a
wounded female old Squaw, (H. glacialis). As wc were
“bearing down” on it, a large black-backed gull swooped
down, and seized the duck, lifted it from the water, and
carried it about twenty yards, before dropping it. I have
been told by Simeon Cheney, an old and experienced hun¬
ter who lives on one of the numerous is^nds in ;he Bay of
Fundy, that the “saddle-backed” or “farmer gulls” (L.
marinas), will kill and devour a wounded “sea duck” (Som-
atena mollissima), and that they often feed on dead birds
found floating on the water. Our gull is evidently the
“bead of the family” and when any of the other members
approach too near, he gives them such a savage look that
they “take the hint” and scamper away out of his reach.
The brant often crook their necks, and hiss spitefully at
him, as they can easily outrun him, and make a safe retreat
if necessary. When not disturbed, Mr. Black back is very
quiet, and minds his own business. He is wise, and seems
to know what is going on around him. He will perceive
a fish in any one’s hands at a distance, and always meets
one half way to be fed. He has such a very wise look the
bpvs call him “old daddy,” and bring him small*fish from
the befell, which are always thankfully received.

J. H. Batty,

—In a lecture at New Haven last week, Prof. O. C.
Marsh, the leader of the Yale Exploring Expedition, re¬
ported some recent discoveries of a very wonderful charac¬
ter. He stated that it had been ascertained that all the
western region of the continent from the Gulf of Mexico to
the Arctic regions was once a shallow sea, the Arctic
regions being tropical in clithate, and evidences of a burn¬
ing atmosphere and prolific flora and fauna being apparent

on the whole line of this inland sea. Among the curiosi¬
ties found by members of the expedition were the remains
of sea serpents, sixty, seventy and eighty feet in length.
These animals are very rare in other countries, but were
formerly quite common in this country. Turtles five or
six feet in length, but they did not have hard shells. Oys¬
ters have also been found three feet in diameter. In Kan¬
sas an immense reptile called a Dinosaur has been found
which walked on its hind legs. Its feet we:e like bird’s'
and it was probably similar to the animal which made the
bird tracks of the Connecticut valley. Pterodactyls , or
flying reptiles, also existed there, having a spread of
wings of twenty-five feet, and able to carry away sheep or
larger animals. The hones of birds about the size of pig.
eons and having teeth have been discovered in this region.
They formed a link between birds and reptiles. One of the
most wonderful animals found is the Dinoceras, which was
about the size of an elephant but differing in many respects.
It had three pairs of horns on its head, and a pair of tusks
like those of a walrus. That these animals went in herds
is evident from the fact that remains of a dozen of them
have been found in one hundred yards. The remains of an
animal about the size of a fox, haying a skeleton very simi¬
lar to that of the .horse, has been found. It is called the
Orchippus , has five toes, but its foot bears resemblance to
the foot of a horse, and it is perhaps the ancestor of the
horse.

—As an item of scientific intelligence, the editor of Silli-
man's Journal publishes the following note on subterranean
fishes in California: It appears that the agent of the Cali¬
fornia Fetroleum Company, at St. Buanaventura, wanting
water to supply the company’s wharf at that point, deter¬
mined to sink an artesian well on the sea-beacli, not five
feet from high water mark. At the depth of one hun¬
dred and forty-six feet a strong flow of water was obtained
which spoufed to the height of thirty feet. Soon after the
attention of the agent, Mr. Bard, was directed to the fish
with which the waste water from the well abounded, and
which, on examination, proved to be young trout, “thous¬
ands of them being thrown out at every jet.” They were
all of the same size, about two inches in'length, and were
perfectly developed, the eyes being also perfect. As llie
'temperature of the water, as it comes from the well, is 64°
Falir., the fish must have entered it but a brief time before
their expulsion, since they could not have lived long in
such high temperature, and yet the nearest surface stream
was several miles distant.

HAVE WE A “QUAIL” OR “PARTRIDGE”
AMONG US?

Pit it.ADELPHIA, March 9, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Our two greatest sporting writers, William Henry Herbert and Dr, E.
J. Lewis, differ entirely as regards the proper name for the Ortyx V\r-
giniana or American quail, one urging American quail as correct, and the
Other American nartndge as best. Audubon and Wilson, in their accu¬
rate descriptions of the bird use the terms ortyx and perdix, and it is
classified by and known to ornithologists as Ortyx Virginiana, or Amevi-,
can quail. 1 will quote both Herbert and Lewis in their arguments.

Lewis says: “It has been stated that the Perdix Virginianus is more
closely allied to the European quail than to the English partridge, but
such is not the fact, as the partridge of our country resembles the quail
in no one particular save in the habit of partial emigration that it ex¬
hibits every autumn at the running season. The meat of the European
quail is dark and oftentimes loaded with fat, while that of the partridge
is white and invarihly lean. It is a well known fact that our partridge is
monogamous, while the quail is polygamous. Quail seldom form them¬
selves into coveys; when they migrate they assemble together in large
numbers, but as soonpis they arrive at their destination they separate,
each seeking his own food and guarding his own safety; they travel in¬
variably at night. How widely different is all this from the habits of
our bird! This being the case we trust the American sportsmen here¬
after will give our partridge its proper appellation and rank, and no long¬
er confound it with the quail, a bird far inferior whether in field on the
table.” *

Herbert writes; “The ornithological name of the partridge is Perdix;
of the quail Coturnix; of the American bird, distinct from either, Ortyx.
The latter name being .the Greek word, as Coturnix is the Latin word,
meaning quail. It is of course impossible to talk about killing ortyxes,
or more correctly ortyges; we must, therefore perforce call these birds
either quail or partridge. Now as botli the European partridges are con¬
siderably more than double the size of the American bird, as they are
never in any country migratory, and as they differ from the ortyx in not
having the same woodland habits, in cry and in plumage, while in size,
and in being a bird of passage, the European quail exactly resembles that
of America, resembling in all other respects far more closely than the
► partridge proper, I cannot for a moment hesitate in saying that Ameri¬
can quail is the correct and proper English name for the Ortyx Yirgini¬
ana, and I conceive that naturalists who first distinguished him from the
quail with which he was originally classed, sanction the English no¬
menclature by giving him a scientific title, directly analagons to quail
and not to partridge.”

And thus do doctors disagree. May it not bo from sno.h arguments as
I have just quoted that in the southern States onr “Bob White” becomes
the Partridge, and in the more northern and western States the Quail?
While really there is neither partridge nor quail strictly speaking in
America, the Ortyx Yirginiana being a link between them. Homo.

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department of Public Parks, j.
New York. March 7 ,. 1874. . S

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
March 6, 1874:

One Virginia Deer, Cariacus Virginianus. Presented by Mrs. Sarah
M. Mallory.

One Herring Gull. Larus argentatus. Received in exchange.

One Duck ILxwk. Falco anatum. Received in exehange.

One Horned Owl. Bubo Virginianus. From Lafayette, N. Y.: donor
not known. W. A. ConklIN;

--

—A white squirrel was shot near Detroit last week by

Frank Cliovin.

—“How is the earth divided, my lad?” “By earthquakes,
sir.”

htural

* S£_-~ .

FOREST AND STREAM.

THE INTERNATIONAL FIELD TRIALS.

A LETTER FROM THE SON OP “IDSTONE,” OP THE LONDON
“FIELD.”

Faykrsham, Kent, Feb. 24,1874.

i Editor Forest and Stream.—

. It gives me great pleasure always to give a brother sportsman any in¬
formation in my power, and I regret that I have but little time at my dis
posal to answer your interesting letter.

1 do not think that an international match will be of much use till we
have the same rules in force on either side of the Atlantic.

Yon are most probably aware that in a field trial here the awards are
given on a principle based on the distribution of certain points, making
in the maximum the amount of 100, a total rarely won by any dog. The
scale of points yon doubtless have by yon. The judges generally give
them as follows: Nose, 30; Pace and Style of Hunting, 20; Breaking, (as
%hown in working to hand and dropping to shot wing and fur,) 20; Point¬
ing. (style and steadiness in,) 15; Backing, (i. e., dropping or standing
still on the point wheA the other dog has found the birds,) 10; Drawing on
game or reading, 5; total, 100. Belle, (Mr. Price’s) got out of these
points 27*, 30, 20, 15,10, 5; 97*, or in other words, the judges (Mr. Shirly,
M. P. P.; Mr. W. Lort, and Mr. J. H. Walsh, Editor of the London Field,)
thought her absolutely perfect except in nose. It must be borne in mind
that the scent was not good, and her pace is the fastest in .England for a
! pointer, so that she was^moro likely to put up birds than a slow dog with

a good nose. .

Field trials have existed since 1865 in England. There is a certain
number of entries. In the best stake at Bala £25 was the entrance fee,
and the first prize therefor was considerable in value. The dogs either
‘ run in braces or as single dogs; in the former case the braces are tried a
brace at a time, the two dogs of course belonging to the same owner.;
and with the single entries two dogs are put down at a time before the
judges. The order of running and arrangement of competitors being
drawn for and decided by lot. It is not usual, as in coursing meetings,
to run off the dogs till only one is left, but only the dogs which have
pleased the judges are tried again. This caused, bower, some dispute at
the Bala trials, as Mr.L’.ewellen thought that his bitch “Countess” should
have been tried with Belle, though this is against all precedent and was
overruled.

Retrieving is an accomplishment which would interfere with the elab¬
orate and scientific rules of breaking to which English sportsmen of the
present day are accustomed. It might,- and frequently does, answer with
a man who does not go in for very highly broken dogs, and shoots over
perhaps one at a time, but it often makes dogs unsteady and dull on
ground scent, hnnting with their heads low instead of lifting for the body
scent. We always use retrievers for winged birds; retrieving is not a
pointer’s or setter’s trade. They are seldom, if well bred, fond of water,
soft mouthed, or have any natural aptitude for carrying.

I do not think a sea vovage would hurt a dog’s scenting powers, if an
(interval were allowed them to recover from the “perils and dangers of
the sea.” If I can induce any of my friends to visit America with their
dogs you may rest assured I will.

I am not secretary of the Kennel Clnb, but editor of their Stud Book,
which is not yet out; when it is I will send you a copy. Mr. Shirley, M.
P.,of Ellington Park, Stratford-on-Avon, England, is the gentleman
who I believe undertakes the duties of an honorary secretary.

' Frank C. Pearce,

Editor Kennel Stud Book.

BELLING SETTERS.

Malaga, March 2, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I notice iu your review of “Sporting Matters from Abroad,” in last
week’s issue, the following: “About belling our dogs, however, that is a
.novel point, Ac., Ac.”

What I wish to say in this connection is, that I have used a medium
'sized sleigh bell on my old dog Dash for two years past, and find it very
advantageous, especially in scrub oak bottoms (from three to five feet
■high), which abound in the lower counties of this State, and in which
you lose sight of your dog frequently at ten paces. The tinkle of the
bell is a sure guide as to the direction the dog has taken, and should you
cease to hear it for any length of time, you may be quite sure your dog
“has found.” Wm. C. Hay, Esq. of Winslow, N. J., a thorough sports¬
man, who has owned some very fine dogs, both native and imported
stock, belled a bitch that he shot over all last season, and two or three
other gentlemen of my acquaintance, whose opinions on matters of this
kind, and all matters connected with field sports are worth having, also
bell their dogs when shooting in certain localities. Yours truly,

W. B. Rosenbaum.

POINTER AND SETTER MATCH.

Rhwilas, Bala, North Wales, February 24, 1874.
^Editor Forest and Stream:—

Allow me to correct one or two 'inaccuracies that have crept into my
'letters to you, printers’ errors in fact.

The first I notice is in letter dated January 8; at present the sentence
reads thus: “They orguniae every Juno a very large dog show at the
Crystal Palace, with that held at Birmingham, which were the most suc-
fcessful and best arranged shows in existence.” Now this reads as if the
! Kennel Club managed the show at Birmingham which is not the case, a
' large and influential committee in the hardware town manage their own
show and do it well. The sentence should read thus: “They organize
every June a very large dog show at the Crystal Palace, which with that
I held at Biimingham are the most succesful and best airanged shows in
| existence.” You are also in error when stating that the Kennel Clnb
manage the show at Nottingham. That is entirely different management,
and one that is not generally considered satisfactory. Field trials and*
fthe Crystal Palace dog shows are what the Kennel Club is most particu¬
larly interested in.

I really do not see any way to admitting the points for retrieving. It
is doubtless a most useful accomplishment on your side of the Atlantic,,
but our dogs if trained to retrieve would be afterwards worthless for any 1
j competition in the home country. We have proper dogs for the purpose
i which are trained to follow at heel, and not to seek for the dead or
wounded game until they receive the accustomed signal for so doing.
Good retrievers are never led in leashes, as suggested in your journal.
The only well known English dog that to my mind would have a chance
in retrieving in a setter match is Mr. Barclay Fields’ “Daisy,” who
Bhowed great aptitude for that style of peri ormance at the Ipswich Field
i trials iu September last. R. J. Lloyd Price.

SHOOTING, AND THE DOGS WE WANT
AND DON’T WANT.

I CANNOT agree with “Leatlierhead” as to the setter
being the dog for covert. For partridge or other game
in the open nothing can beat a well-broken setter or point¬
er, the former, * perhaps, is most preferable, but this is
merely a matter of opinion, and depends on the ground to
he worked, etc. To take your setter into covert must be
wretched work, poking about after him, especially if the
underwood he very thick, where it would be next to im¬
possible to follow a setter, as whilst you were extricating

your legs, etc., from the brambles, your dog would be lost
to view, and if on his point yon would be left hunting for
your dog instead of your dog hunting for you. Of course
some coverts might be practicable for the use of a setter,
but even then it must be slow work. I should consider
shooting very stupid were one to have all one’s game point¬
ed, the great excitement, in my eye, being not to know
where the next fur or feather will turn up, and then to end
its career with a good shot ; but t’o see your dog standing in
covert, and (if a good one) know that on your advance
something will go out, keeping ^our eye on the spot, quite
prepared, and killing whatever it may be, is wliat I term
pot shooting, without any satisfaction. I also think an¬
other great pleasure in shooting is to have good dogs, and
see them work, using the right dog in the right place. For
rough shooting I agree with “Frank” that spaniels are the
best and most useful—either good Sussex or cockers under
proper command—to retrieve, being good for either fur or
feather. Bassets and beagles are perfectly useless in cov¬
ert. Once on fur, they are away with a merry noise, flush¬
ing all before them, generally hunting all of a lump; one
might as well shout at a stone wall as at them to come in.
Merely for rabbits, where paths are cut, a pack of good
curs (say half a dozen) are very killing. For a man who
has rough shooting, and can shoot, and perhaps cannot
afford to keep liis setters, pointers, spaniels, and terriers he
will find a brace or so of spaniels, taking them all round,,
the most useful. For one who shoots for the pot, and can¬
not hit a hay stack if it got up, unless he were prepared,
let him keep his setters. It seems to me the pleasure and
aim of many sportsmen of the present day are to bring all
they can to bag, and this is their boast.— Bell's Life.
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—An officer at Fort Sill, Indian Territory, in writing to
.us, mentions an instance where a dog of liis, whilst bring¬
ing in a bird, came to a point on another without dropping
the first, which is certainly something quit^e unusual.

|forsq m\d the (£oui[sq.

A New Driving Park in Philadelphia.—A number

Meeting of the Amateur Biflk Club. —In our last
issue we gave the details of the correspondence between
Colonel Wingate and Major Leech, with the programme,
in regard to the international rifle match. At a recent
meeting of the executive committtee of the Amateur Rifle
Association the following resolution was passed:—

“ Resolved, That the programme, as at present proposed
by Mr. Arthur B. Leech, is acceptable to the executive
committee, with the exception of the first paragraph,which
relates to the number of men of which the teams shall
consist, and that it is the sense of this committee that this
{ paragraph should be amended sons to read, ‘that the teams
| shall consist of not more than eight nor less than six
j men.’”

j Major Leech’s programme limited the Irish team to no
j less than four or more than eight men. We appreciate
j fully the difficulty Major Leech pnay have in getting all liis
; men to come over here, but at the same time the match
j would be of greater interest providing it was possible to
| increase the number of men from four to six. We sin-
i cerely trust the matter can be arranged. Tbe Amateur
Rifle Club, made up as it is of the best rifle shots in the
United States, should of course ta^e all prominence in this
forthcoming match, and will select those riflemen who, in
their opinion, are the most skillful from all parts of 1 he
United States, in order to compete with the crack marks¬
men of the world.

—On March 4tli the Germantown, (Pa.,) Telegraph entered
upon its forty-fifth colume, and during all this period of
publication, it has been under tbe editorial manas'ement of
its present editor in chief. It is a most excellent paper for
the general reader, and is made especially valuable to sports¬
men through its appropriation of a department to the sports
and sporting interests of Pennsylvania. May its success
continue.

—The Florida Press states that $200,000 have already

of wealthy gentlemen of Philadelphia have associated with
a view of establishing a Driving Park and Club House near
the city. They are about purchasing a traqt of land within
a few miles of Fairmount Park. It consists of eighty acres- j
peculiarly adapted for the purpose intended, and when im¬
proved upon the scale marked out will be one of the most j
complete and magnificent Driving Parks in the world—
certainly not equalled iu this countiy. The situation is
finely elevated with a remarkable breadth and beauty of
scenery, overlooking Germantown and Chestnut Hill, with
the Schuylkill and Hills of Manayunk in the near fore- •

been subscribed for the Jacksonville and St. Augustine
railroad, and that the road will be built immediately.
The old wooden railroad from Tocoi on the St. John’s
River, to St. Augustine, is represented as being in capital
running order and furnished with new and elegant cars.
It now makes the 16-mile trip in something less than two
hours.

—Florida green peas and strawberries are now brought
to our market by nearly every steamer from that genial
clime.

ground. It is within fifteen minutes’ drive from Fairmount.
Park by Turnpike and well ordered summer roads. The
gentlemen of the association are of wealth and undoubted
standing and intend to guard their club against all influences
that tend to degrade the “Sports of the Turf.”

—The Maryland Jockey Club have decided on the
weights for the mile-heat handicap stakes for four-year-olds
to be run for at the spring meeting on May 26th. John F.
Chamberlin’s Survivor has been honored with the top
weight, 112 pounds; Joe Donahue’s Artist comes next with
109 pounds, and W. H. Gordon’s Jack of Trumps, and H.
B. Blandy & Son’s Fannie Boston, both handicapped at $5
pounds, bring up the rear of a string of eighteen.

—The Buffalo Trotting Association have arranged the
following purses for the different classes:—For the 2:20
class, $7,500; 2:24 class, $6,000; 2-26 clas.s, $10,000; 2:21
class, $10,000; 2:81 class, 4,000; 2:34 class, $3,000; 2:3S
class, $3,000; 2:45 class, $1,500, making a total of $45,000;
$5,000 is to be reserved for special premiums, if thought
advisable to offer them. All races are to be mile heats, best
three in five, in harness.

—The spring race meeting of the Virginia Riding Club is.
announced to take place on the 26tlx of May at the grounds,
of the State Agricultural Society. The Scotland Farm

JtiuswaS go @ortc.<>ftoit(huf$.

[We shall endeavor in this department, to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional'sports¬
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions'that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good huntina. fish¬
ing, and trapping . and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits,' species
governing rules, etc. AU branches of the sportsman's craft will recei.ce
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.’

W. H. P.—’What would be the probable expense for a good setter pup
say two or three months old. I want a native pap of good pedigree? $ 30 .

C. L. W.. Weston. Vt.—Where can I purchase a township map of New
Brunswick? Ans. From J. A A. McMilla'n, St. Johns, N, B. Price $2.

L. McIntosh, Pittsburg.—No object whatever in oiling fishing rods.
Some manufacturers oil the wood before the varnish is laid on. Well
tied flies never come to pieces, and the gut lengths do not pull out.

J. P.—The Fancier's Journal of Philadelphia, the Live Stock Journal
of Buffalo, and the Agriculturist of this city all devote much space to
pigeons and domestic fowls of all kinds.

^Ha*rry White, Syracuse.—Can you inform me through the columns
of your paper the prices of a Rob Roy A Baden Bowel canoe of the
larger size, and oblige? Ans. Write to the Hon. Secretary of the Canoe
Club, S. Roosevelt Schnyler.care of Messrs.Roosevelt, Maiden Lane.N. Y.

J. R.. Baltimore.—I see that yon allude to the Andaman Islands in
your article speaking of “Men with Tails.” Where exa tlv are these
islands? Ans. The Andaman Islands lie in lat. 4 deg. to 10 deg. N. and
long. 93 deg. East, in the Bay of Bengal, and are about 300 miles to the
westward of the Malay Peninsula.

Club will unite in the festivities.

Watering Horses Just After Eattng. —At a recent
meeting of the Formnrtine Agricultural Association of
Scotland, Mr. Cassie, V. S., of New Machar, in a paper re¬
lating to this subject, truly stated that a full drink of water
immediately after being fed should never be allowed to
horses. When water is drunk by them, the bulk of it goes
directly to the large intestines, and little of it is retained in
their stomachs. In passing through them, however, the
water carries considerable quantities of their contents to
where it lodges in the intestines. If, then, the contents of
horses’ stomachs arc washed out of them before they are
digested, they are in a manner lost, no nourishment being
derived from them. * * * As was well known, the horse
had a very small stomach, and experiments had often been
tried which went to prove what he had said. In Edin¬
burgh, old horses had been fed with split peas, and then
supplied with water immediately before being killed. It
was found that the water had carried the peas from fifty to
sixty feet into the intestines, where no digestion took place
at all.

—Efforts are about to be made to establish a Fish Com¬
mission for Newfoundland, and it is almost certain that
Michael Carroll, E.-q., of Bona vista, through his scientific
qualifications and the efforts of prominent officials, will re¬
ceive the appointment of Commissioner. Prof. Baird of the
Smithsonian Institution, has specially recommended him.
The creation of a Fish Commission for that island would
seem to be very desirable, not only because of its vital im¬
portance to tbe Nefoundlanders themselves, but co-opera¬
tion for mutual benefit could thereby be more readily es
tablished between the maritime portions of the Atlantic
coast of America.

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Fish Ponds for Sale. —We refer our readers who are
interested in aquaculture to the advertisement of “Imson
Fish Farm,” for sale, in this paper.

W. A.—Can yon mention ‘any stream in the vicinity of New York
where good trout fishing can be had and the entire trip there and back
made in 30 hours? Ans. The most accessible streams answering (he con¬
ditions are on Long Island. Take South Side Railroad to Oyster Bay as
soon after March 15th as possible. First comers after the season opens
make good baskets.

R. K. A., Mount Vernon.—“Bismarck” is a strong, muscular dog, and
works in tbe season all the time. As a general rule too much animal
food is bad, except when the dog is in training for a hunt; then give him
the day before a good meal of horse flesh if possible. Feed him but onco
n day, always after he has earned it. You can procure back numbers of
Forest and Stream at this office. See Dec. 4th, No. 16., “Food for
Sporting dogs.”

W. S. S.—Where in Philadelphia are the rubber inflated bay bird de¬
coys to he obtained, manufacturer’s name, price, Ac. Ans, Rubber hay
bird decoys cannot he had; were made formerly, but were found to crack
in using, Inflated rubber decoy ducks can be bought at John Thornley’s
in Philadelphia. Improvements have been made in the ducks, so as to
prevent, cracking; but the bay birds have never been improved upon.

M. F. B., Phenixville, Pa.—Where can I get, black bass for stocking a
fish pond and for breedmg. There are a great many bass here (in tbo
•’Schuylkill), but it is against tbe law to catch them ? Ans. Having re¬
ceived several inquiries after the eggs and live specimens of black bass for
stocking ponds, we have endeavored to inform om selves thoroughly on
the matter by extended inquiries, and find that the fish are difficult to
obtain, while we cannot learn that the eggs of black bass have ever neon
taken and artificially hatched, much less sold for hatching. State Fish
Commissioners seldom sell or give anything away to private parties for
stocking private ponds. We once obtained through J. A. B. Campbell
453 Niagara street, Buffalo, some bass from Lake ]fcrie for stocking a
lake.in Blooming Grove Park: by writing to him or to Henry Curtis
Willow Boat House, North Buffalo, N. Y, you may get some definite in¬
formation. Fred Mather, Esq., of Honeoye Falls, N. Y., informs ns that
he intends stocking a pond with Erie bass, micropterus nigricans 'his
year, and propagating them for sale. 2. How can a stop be put to
catching bass. There is a heavy fine, but no one wishes to make ene¬
mies by informing on them? Ans. The only practicable way to stop H
legal fishing in a place where it is openly practiced, and where no one
wishes to incur the displeasure of the law-breakers by enforcing 1 he law
is to form a club, educate public opinion on this point, show the fisher¬
men that their interests are at stake, and then give public notice that
after a certain date all persons taking fish contrary to. law will be proso
cuted. * ,

72

FOREST AND STREAM

A WEEKLY JOURNAL,

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Fish Culture, the Protection op Game,Preservation op Forests,
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To Correspondents.

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notes of their movements and transactions, as it is the aim of this paper
to become a medium of useful and reliable information between gentle¬
men sportsmen from one end of the country to the other ; and they will
find our columns a desirable medium for advertising announcements.

The Publishers of Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the
patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re¬
fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that
is beautiful in Nature. It will pander to no depraved tastes, nor pervert
the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always
lend to make them unpopular with the virtuous and good. No advertise¬
ment or business notice of an immoral character will be received on any
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REMOVAL.

■ " — ■ - *

The office of Forest and Stream will he removed early
in April to the Iron Building, No. 17 Chatham Street, lately
occupied hy the Staats Zeitung newspaper,, which we have
leased for a period of years. This splendid location in
Printing House Square we shall occupy jointly with our

uopular daily contemporary the Evening Mail .

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TO ADVERTISERS.

A S spring advances, dealers in anglers’ outfits note with
satisfaction that a new impetus has been given to their
business, and manufacturers of rods ; flies, trolliDg tackle,
tents, camp kits, rubber goods, corduroys, fishing boots,
etc., find their orders begin to increase. Sportsmen are
already casting about for new fishing localities, and are
carefully studying the routes, distances, and fares. Even
the prudent paterfamilias , who spends t^e summer months
in rural resorts, is selecting the place for his sojourn, and
occasional advertisements for country board already appear
in the papers. It is obvious that now is the time for those
to advertise who would reap the greatest amount of benefit
from the popular demand; and we can safely and conscien¬
tiously assert that, with the present circulation and social
status of the Forest and Stream, no journal in the coun¬
try is so directly and eminently adapted to meet the requiie-
ments of the parties designated who seek to be brought
into communication, with each other. Our mail subscri¬
bers we know to be of wealth, intelligence, good social
position, and leisure, who can afford to spend liberally for
their personal gratification, and are satisfied with no goods
but the best, and it is reasonable to assume that those of
our readers who are supplied by the newsdealers ’are like¬
wise in great part of the same stamp. They are not a mis¬
cellaneous class, like those who support the daily news¬
paper or the literary journals, but each is, and must be,
from the nature of his affiliations, a purchaser of those ar¬
ticles that lie employs for his diversion. One copy of our
paper will therefore accomplish as much for the advertiser
as a score or more of those printed for the general reader,
the great mass of whom are occupied with their avocation
in their daily struggle for subsistence, and have no time or
money for outdoor recreations and the gratification of nat¬
ural tastes. We can if necessary produce unsolicited let¬
ters from some of our advertisers attesting to the value of
this journal as an advertising medium, and expressing their

surprise that a journal so recently established should bring
them so many and lucrative returns in the shape of orders
for goods. The Forest and Stream now reaches every
State in the Union, and has subscribers in Canada, the West
Indies, South America, France, England, and Germany. .

But it is not to dealers in outfits alone—outfits for those
who fish for profit as well as pleasure—that our paper is
serviceable. Our sportsmen require maps, guide books,
and time tables of the railway and steamboat routes that
lead up to the wilderness resorts and fashionable watering
places; and the hotels themselves should be indicated.
We are answering requests every week for informa¬
tion that ought to be supplied in our advertsiing col¬
umns, and’ which is as necessary to the inquirers as proper
advertisements of the same would be remunerative to those
inserting them. The yachting and boating season is also
at hand, and demands will presently be made for stores and
new sailing and rowing crafts of all descriptions. Dealers
in all kinds of implements for out-of-door games, dealers
in horses and carriages, dealers in flowers, seeds, and gar¬
den tools, all can use our columns to advantage, for we
have departments especially devoted to the interests of
each. Pisuiculturists can also be brought to the notice of
those about to stock fish-ponds and streams, and, since much
official and practical information relating to this growing
and important branch of industry is now printed in this
paper, increased attention will be attracted thereto. It is
needless to specify farther, for those whose interests are
involved in the subject-matter of this publication will
doubtless see for themselves. That there will be large ac¬
cessions to the ranks of sportsmen, tourists, and rural so¬
journers the coming season is evident, for fish have not only
. become much more abundant through the efforts made to
propagate them, but the interest in natural objects is be¬
coming widespread and general. We would therefore ear¬
nestly strive to impress upon all dealers in the various lines
of goods referred to the advantages which we offer and the
favorable opportunity of the present time, for never has a
paper been published in this country before that caters or
appeals so directly to their several interests.

THE INTERCOLLEGIATE REGATTA.

T HE very general discussion that attended and has
followed the selection of a course for the Intercolle¬
giate Regatta indicates a wide spread and lively interest in
the manly sport of rowing, and makes it clear that every
effort, to render it a high-toned as well as healthful pastime,
will command the commendation and support of the better
part of the community. Though not insensible to the
weight of argument, pro and con , as respects Saratoga, our
relations to students and public are such that we feel com¬
petent to take an impartial view of the case, and to judge
of its merits dispassionately. As an alumnus we take a
Collegian’s pride and interest in 1>he honorable emulation,
prowess, and success of the students, while we also enter¬
tain a jealous regard for their welfare and good%ame every¬
where. At the same time twenty years of absence from
Alma Mater has toned down our enthusiasm and permits
us to survey the question calmly and from a more practical
standpoint than the participants themselves.

It seems to us that the mere choice of location—Saratoga
or New London, Springfield or Winnipissiogee—does not
enter into the merits of the case at all, and that much ink
and good temper has been wasted in the controversy. We
have no fear of the morals of collegians being damaged
more at Saratoga than at any other place. The evil dis¬
posed can serve the devil in country as well as in tow r n; and
so far as diversions are concerned, we believe that evil ac¬
cessories are more scattered at Saratoga than condensed,
and that the great weight of respectability included in the
summer population of Saratoga, and the critical eyes of the
spectators, friends and relatives at the exhibition, would
have their restraining influences upon the conduct of the
students and command their dignity, circumspection, and
self respect. As to bad men and demoralizing temp¬
tations, they are inseparable from great public contests of
this kind; and it is just here that the real and tr ue issue reveals
itself. The question is—with all the time, study, attention,
and extraneous connections and associations that are neces¬
sary to make the intercollegiate contests an honorable suc¬
cess—^whether they are not prejudicial to the morals,
scholarship, and future eminence and usefulness of
students? indeed, whether these grand annual regattas should
be held at all? The opinion of the College Faculties is divi¬
ded upon this point. If our readers will refer to the issue
of Forest and Stream for August 14th, 1873, they will
see that we raised this question then, and went so far as to
obtain a categorical answer .from Prof. Hitchcpck of
Amherst, which is published in the same number of the
paper. The answer was more liberal than we anticipated,
though it would fail to meet as fully now, as then, the
changed conditions caused by tne enlargement of the Row¬
ing Association by the admission of Cornell and Princeton.

Boating practice was first engaged in merely as a pastime
and means of physical culture, and we believe we Were
present at the launch from Brooks & Thatcher’s boat house
in New HaVen of the first college barge that was placed
upon any waters in this country. This was in the summer
of 1850. Other Yale clubs were formed and other boats
were built, and then came friendly rivalry and mile and
half-mile dashes for victory. Directly other colleges
created navies, and in 1852, on Lake Winnipissiogee, in a
barge race between Yule Harvard, intercollegiate racing

had its origin. The spirit of rivalry was nurtured and
strengthened in the subsequent Worcester regattas and
developed into full vigor and importance when the National
Association was formed in 1871. The formation of this
association was a necessary step and a natural consequence
Racing will always be popular, so long as the sight of j n
tense action on the part of man or beast excites our interest
and awakens our enthusiasm. Boat racing, in itself con
sidered, has especial attractions for men of natural and
healthy tastes, for it brings into play those three cardinal
virtues—courage, skill and endurance; but college racing
has a charm peculiarly its own for those who refuse to in.
terest or concern themselves in the contests of profession-
als. The intercollegiate race is a friendly, generous strug¬
gle between contestants representing the best elements of
society, in whom, as collegians, a peculiar interest is felt
They engage in it as a diversion, not as a business. They
are actuated, not by mercenary motives, but by a generous
rivalry, and are incited by that esprit de corps , which is so 1
marked a feature of college life, to strive zealously for
honors which shall redound to the glory of Alma Mater
The throngs which darkened the shores of Lake Quinsi-
gamond and lined the river’s edge at Springfield were com¬
posed of the elite of New York and Boston and the smaller
New England cities, and gathered, for the most part, either
because they felt a personal interest in the young gentlemen
who composed the crews, or because they were friends and
partizans of the colleges represented by them. The victory
of the “Aggies,” at Ingleside, in ’71, and the time made by
, the Amherst boys at Springfield, unprecedented then and
now, served to attract a wider interest than had been mani¬
fested in the Yale-Harvard duel. And so it has resulted
that the few interested spectators that formerly gathered to
witness the occasional practice sports of college crews in
leisure intervals of study, have grown into an aggregation
of vast multitudes, and the Intercollegiate Regatta has come
to be regarded as one of the great annual events. It is en¬
tirely beyond possibility to prevent these contests from at-'
tracting general attention, or to exclude the attendance of
the promiscuous public, however disreputable or contam¬
inating its components may be. We cannot exclude bad
characters from theatres, and even in churches pickpockets
often find a most successful field of operation. It is quite
certain that the employment of professional trainers by col¬
lege crews, and the occurrence of matches between profes¬
sionals during regatta week on the same water as that rowed
over by the collegians, has served to attract “sports and
gamblers” to the races; but how can these results be
evaded? How could they have been avoided?- College
regattas were not instituted as public exhibitions merely to
attract great crowds. The crowds are the natural conse¬
quence of the excellence of the contests and of the appre¬
ciation of the material that enters into their composition;
and just so long as w T orldwide interest and eclat attracts
thereto, so long must these objectionable features be
endured. If morals are in danger, the only way to save the
morals is to abolish the regatta altogether, or, at all events,
by destroying its integral character, to divide the interest
that attaches to it. Already the National Rowing Associa¬
tion has become a pouderous affair, and were it to embrace
all the ^colleges • of the United States, we could readily
imagine that a universal holiday might be the result—that
' college discipline would be impaired, and that the studies
of the curriculum would take secondary place to athletic
exercises and training. The fact of a separate New Eng¬
land organization being desired, or even suggested, and the
reluctance to admit Princeton and Cornell into the National
Association, shows that it is fast becoming unwieldy and
too comprehensive; and we believe it a safe prediction thai,
under the present feeling and views of the Faculties of
Colleges, there will be no more' Intercollegiate Regattas, as
such, after the meeting at Saratoga. In another column,
we copy from the Middletown College Argus a description
of the Saratoga course and a survey of its advantages.

POSSIBLE CHANGE IN THE TARGET
SYSTEM AT WIMBLEDON.

W E take particular note* of the remarks made in a
late number of the Volunteer Service Gazette in re¬
gard to certain proposed changes in the English target sys¬
tem as used at rifle ranges. Where so much skill is evince
by the leading English riflemen, (and they may-the counte
by the score) the exact average of individual excellence
may sometimes be lost, or difficult to determine where t e
present system of employing the square target, with i s

coarser divisions of bulls eyes, centres, and outers are to e

considered a permanent fixture. ,

The present method of counting was, however, excee
ing well devised. It was intended to give heart to the n e
man, so that all possible hits should score something, an
that approximate skill should be encouraged. As a genera
school for soldiers, it is still we think the best, but for very
skillful riflemen, it has undoubtedly its defects. Perhaps
the originators of the system never thought that at sue
long ranges, 1,000 and 1,100 yards men would hit bulls eyes
time after time in succession. They did not imagine ra
rifles would be so wonderfuily improved, and that human
skill in marksmanship could accomplish such difflGG *
The nuisance of ties is certainly making itself-felt at U
bledon every year, and the patience of the men awai

the decision of an important event is often > sorely taxe

We give below some of the arguments used by the ^ 0
tear Service Gazette, looking towards such a change,
for ourselves we are satisfied with things as they are e
at Greed 13 ! 00 ! ‘When in some five or six years to

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73

we have become more expert in the United States with our
•weapons, we shall be glad to follow any improvements
made at Wimbledon, if we do not invent something of our
own, so that the delicate shadings of the rifle experts may
be more nicely recorded:

“It is no exaggeration to say that the conditions of rifle
shooting of the high class alone seen at Wimbledon, ought
to be as different from those which obtained a dozen years
ago, as the latter would have differed from -snatches with
Brown Bess. In theory, all “coaching,” all advice, even
all “marking,’, ought to be abandoned. The Volunteer ,
fully equipped for the field, ought to be placed in front of
his target, with no adventitious aid and with nothing
except his own observation to tell him where he had hit,
or whether he had hit at all. And of course, of two equal
scores, that ought to be counted the best which is made in
the’shortest time. Equally, of course, in theory the marks¬
man ought to have to judge his distance from the target
for himself. The target itself ought, as Mr. Hemming
conclusively showed years ago, to be so large as to take in
all moderately good shots, and to be divided into a
considerable number of concentric circles. We take it for

f ranted that some improvement will be made in the old-
ashioned and imperfect targets now in use, and that, if
only in view of the monstrous absurdity of the strings of
ties which have troubled all Wimbledon marksmen for
many years, either an attempt will be made to subdivide
the targets, if pasteboard targets with concentric rings can¬
not be used, or that at any rate the sizes of the targets will
be diminished. Ties, as we have often pointed out, merely
mean that the scoring is too rough, and all the devices
which have been adopted for deciding them are not only
wrong in principle, but most unsatisfactory in practice.
We have very little doubt that with smaller targets, or tar¬
gets with more divisions, with the seclusion of the compet¬
itors and the disuse of private telescopes, the difficulty of
ties would be got rid of, for the presant at least, to a very
great extent.”

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A PLEASANT YACHT TRIP.

A NY owner of a yacht, at a loss to select the proper
“end and aim” for a summer trip, would do well just
this year to try Iceland. The run from New York or Bos¬
ton ought not to be a very long one, and the far northern
island, as is well known, is singularly rich in natural and
historical objects of interest. The English yachtmen, for
many years, have appropriated this field to themselves, and
not a few craft flying the flag of the Royal Yacht Club
find their way every summer to the land of the Sagas and
the Geysers. Lord Dufferin’s “Letters from High Lati¬
tudes,” and more than one other recent work, bearing some
such title as “A Yacht Voyage to Iceland,” bear witness to
the favor in which this region is held by British yachtmen.
But it happens that the Icelanders will this summer cele¬
brate at once the thousandth anniversary of their existence
as a nation, and the re-establishment of their independ¬
ence. It was in 874 that the settlement of the island be¬
gan, and it is in 1874—this winter—that" the Danes have
been forced to grant the free-minded islanders a constitu¬
tion, which fully recognizes their right to govern them¬
selves. The festivities consequent upon these two events
will be worth witnessing. A trip thither ought to be so
planned as to afford time for a fortnight’s stay at Reykjavik,
the capital, which would amply suffice for excursions to
the sulphur mines, Hecla, the Geysers, ,the' eider duck es¬
tablishments at Videy, and the wonderful plain of the
Althing. This oughl; to be followed by a sail around the
island, touching at one. or two points situated upon the
most beautiful of the great fjords. The country affords
the best of trout, salmon, and other fishing, and abounds
in feathered game—some parts of it, such as the central
portion around the. lake of Myvatn, being nothing less than
natural aviaries on a magnificent scale. Let us hope that
some daring American yachtman will soon carry the stars
and stripes to the Icelandic sea.

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A SNOW SHOE TRAMP.

S NOW-SHOEING is a favorite pastime in Canada, and
Snow-shoe Clubs composed of both ladies and gentle¬
men, are common. The Canadian snow-shoe or raquette is
an elliptical hickory frame some three feet in length by twelve
inches wide, rounded at the toe and pointed at the heel, and
crossed with a net work of buckskin thongs. A cross bar,
one third its length from the toe, strengthens the shoe and
supports the foot of the wearer, whose toe is thrust un¬
der a deer skin strap, as if into a stirrup, securing it firmly
in position. The heel is prevented from slipping out of
the stirrup by a strap which passes around the heel. These
shoes are used in deep soft snows into which the traveller
would sink without them, and it Vill be readily preceived
what an advantage they give the hunter by enabling him to
pass with comparative ease over the surface, while the ani¬
mal he pursues is obliged to flounder through leg deep.
They are also convenient and oftentimes indispensable to
the inhabitants in the ordinary course of travel and traffic;
without them locomotion would be impossible where the
snow lies several feet deep. In walking the traveller shuf¬
fles along with something of the lateral movement or side
step of the skater, but with a sort of jerking lope which
can scarcely be described, and is only acquired by prac¬
tice. Nor is the process by any means easy, especially
when the snow being light and feathery, the shoe picks
up a big shovelful on the toe at every step. [ And if a novice
. should happen to lose his equilibrium and fall, getting up
is no joke except to bystanders, for at each attempt to raise
himself, the victim thrusts his arms to the elbows into the
yielding snow, and being without any means of support
whatever, is unable to rise except by a helping hand.

On occasions when the clubs are out for a day’s sport,
the ludicrous mishaps that occur to both ladies and gentle¬

men give rise to continuous merriment, and no doubt con¬
stitute one of the chief charms of the ‘pastime. To see a
fur-coated and muffled gallant floundering in the frosty
element with his feet higher than his head, and looking as
though he had been floured and cottoned, presents one of
the most comic of aspects; and there seems a general dispo¬
sition on the part of the more fortunate to let him flounder
until they have laughed their sides sore and the tears have
formed in icicles down their cheeks. If ladies fall, a dozen
of course come to the rescue at once, and the picking up
and shaking out from wrists and neck and ears becomes an
earnest and assiduous duty, to which the tenderness of the
beaux and the reddening cheeks of the damsel add a feature
most striking. Experts, however, find little difficulty in
recovering their perpendicular status in case of mishap,
and many a mile of snow-shoe travel over mountains and
through forest is performed by the hardy Canadian whose
necessity or vocation calls him to wilderness journeyings.

Snow-shoeing is one of those experiences of life which
being necessary, are made the most of, and so, as we have
said, the Canadians have many a merry tramp in lieu of a
sleigh-ride, and the belles of Montreal and Quebec think
nothing of a dash of a dozen miles out into the adjacent
country to some favorite hostelry, where hot punch and a
blazing of the fire awaits their arrival.

We had in mind to recall some experiences of our own,
indeed we had applied to that vigorous descriptive writer,
Le Moine, of the “Maple Leaves,” to send us a sketch, when
fortunately we discovered in the Montreal Gazette, a brief
account of a tramp, not portrayed exactly in the glowing
colors we should wish, but nevertheless interesting in its
novelty to those of warmer climes, and herewith we give it
just as we found it:—

“Evergreen Hughes has perpetuated in rhyme the re¬
miniscence of an attempt made in the early history of the
Montreal Snow-Shoe Club, by a number of the “fathers,”
to reach St. Vincent de Paul, a village on Isle Jesus, about
twelve miles from Montreal, and how, owing to various
circumstances, they

“Went fifteen miles astray.”

The present generation determined to remove this reproach,
and last Saturday morning a telegram was sent to the jolly
young landlord of the Ottawa Hotel, Mr. Truteau, to “ex¬
pect the Club in time for tea.” At 3 o’clock a fair muster
of the “Tuque Bleu” started from the Gymnasium, headed
for Durocher street, and, after crossing the country a few
miles, struck a bee line for their destination.

With good understandings well secured, and that fine
esprit de corps which has' always characterized the tramps
of the Alma Mater club, tlie tassels of the blue tuques
dangled on, and the long, quiet pace kept up, until
the hearty “whoop” and wild yell of the start subsided in¬
to the quietness of steady work. The wind blew keen and
biting, and soon transformed whiskers and hair into fantas¬
tic ice pendants that would have taken the breath away
from a barber and defied the keenest air to remove. With
such “lung protectors” covering their mouths, and perspira¬
tion from every pore, with the usual varying incidents*and
laughable accidents, leaping fences or rolling over them in
a lump,, moulding a nose occasionally in the “beautiful
snow,” or coquetting with the bump of inhabitiveness in a
a deceitful drift, through bushes and over brush, up hill
and down vale, scorning ready-made tracks of human feet
or sleigh, keeping time with the leader, in regular Indian
file, they reached the top of a hill on the Island of Montreal,
a hill about on a level with the high-lands of Isle Jesus,
and there before them, as some one graphically observed,
“lay the promised land. ” The bright spires of the church
of St. Vincent de Paul, the long line of the village, the Ot¬
tawa River frozen, the panorama that opened up on every
side giving a bird’s eye view of from ten to.twenty miles,
evoked a lusty cheer that scared some half-grown habitans
into dwarfdom for ever, and whose echoes rang through
the valley. A steady run, a strong tramp across the frozen
river, a bit of a pull up hill, and with a‘boisterous shout,
they soon hove in sight of the Ottawa Hotel, where mine
host stood to welcome them with the sight of his own jovial
face, and the flutter of a Union Jack hoisted for the occa¬
sion. Of course, our cynical citizen will sneer and call this
“Utopian,” and possibly may verge on the profane, or per¬
haps take a middle course and call it “bosh.” Let him
drive out—if not walk—just once, and be in at the entree
of the club, and if he can ever raise a sneeze again, we
give him up.

The tramp occupied about two hours and a quarter,
though, of course, fast time is never aimed at on these
tramps.

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OUR OCHECHOBEE EXPEDITION.

S INCE the letter of our correspondent of 11th February
was printed in last issue of Forest and Stream, we
have received the following note from headquarters at St.
Lucie:—

“St. Lucie, Brevard Co., Fla., }
February 18th, 1874. f

Chas. Hallock, Esq., Dear Sir: — Our mutual friend,
Fred. Ober, left this point for Lake Ochechobee last Satur¬
day morning, February 14th, in good spirits and with ex¬
cellent company, a party from the north having arrived
here a few days previous and joining his party. This party
consisted of Prof. Jenks, of Brown University, Providence,
R. I.; a Dr. Palmer, I think, from Ohio, and two young
students on a collecting tour. There is also a gent from
New York who has been quite a traveler, and whose ex¬
perience will be of great advantage to the party. If Mr.
Ober has an opportunity he will send you a note from out
near the Lake, which I will forward.

Yours respectfully, A. D. Trowt.”
The same letter speaks favorably of the fitness and capa¬
bility of the boat which the expedition is hauling through
the woods and jungles, and which it expects soon to launch
on the broad expanse of Ochechobee. We have received
maps of the whole coast from the Halifax River to south of
Jupiter Inlet, a distance of some 160 miles; besides this,
we are notified that valuable information bearing upon the
early history of the country has been collected, with fifteen

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photographic views of places on the river, and groups of
Indians. The camera goes on to Ochechobee with the
boat, and if the expedition succeeds, the Forest and
Stream will be able to give its readers the first views ever
taken of this mysterious and undiscovered country. This
enterprise is regarded with great interest all over Florida,
and independent parties are essaying to reach the lake from
various points. Prof. Jenks is a valuable acquisition to
the expedition, as he has promised full information re¬
lative to any fish, plant, bird, or animal he may procure.
Upon these coflditions alone was he permitted to accom¬
pany our correspondent. We shall look for a second letter
with interest, for the information sought is not only of the
highest value to science, but the journey is not unattended
with danger.

Moccasins. —Since our first mention of caribou-hide
moccasins for sportsmen, we have had many letters of in¬
quiry whfere to procure them, and also the hides them¬
selves. We have used endeavors to interest manufacturers
here and in Canada to undertake to supply the demand for
them, which would be large if such were offered, but find
that moccasins or shoe-packs of caribou hide are a scarce
article, as well as the hides. We learn, however, from an
old hunter at Belleville, Ontario, that the Canadians are
manufacturing an improved kind of beef-skin moccasins
or shoe-packs, which have good stout legs that reach to the
knees. They combine much comfort with- extreme dura¬
bility, and with care can be made quite impervious to
water. On purchasing a pair, the first requisite is to steep
them in brine well up the legs for about twelve hours. This
will v keep them soft, and prevent their ever frosting on the
feet. After steeping them in brine, hang them up to dry,
•rub them with neatsfoot or tanner’s oil, and repeat each
time after use, before putting them away. After wearing
them one season it is important to have a light, broad sole
and heel put on, and shaped over a large last. If these di¬
rections are followed the sportsman will have a perfect fish¬
ing and shooting boot, very light and easy to walk in. The
best shoe-packs will cost seven -dollars in Canada, and if
those of our correspondents who have signified a desire to
obtain them will send us their names, to the number of a
dozen, we will send to Canada and purchase a case .and dis¬
tribute them by express to all applicants, express charges
to be included.

--

Meeting of the New York Association for the Pro¬
tection of Game.— The usual monthly meenting of the New
York Association for the Protection of Game was held last
night, at the residence of Royal Phelps, Esq., President of
the club, No. 22 East Sixteenth street, Mr. D. H. Haight,
at whose residence the meeting was to have taken place,
being indisposed. There was a large attendance of visitors,
and among the invited guests were Recorder Hackett and
Mr. Charles Hallock, of Forest and Stream. The Presi¬
dent gave an interesting account of the operations of the
Association since the previous Meeting, and the disburse¬
ments which had been made for the payment of detectives,
lawyers, and others. There were seven suits now pending,
and the Association had just commenced another against
an extensive dealer in Fulton Market who had once before
been sued and who was again found to have violated the
law. He alluded to the fact that the season for partridge,
quail, and prairie chicken had closed on the 1st of March,
and stated that the strongest evidence of the success of the
labors of the Association in protecting and preserving
game was the fact that not one of these birds could
now be found exposed for sale in the City of New York.
This was a very satisfactory state of affairs, and spoke
volumes for the change which had been effected in the
tastes of the community through the labors of the Associa¬
tion. The President also stated that he was glad to an¬
nounce to the sportsmen present that the season for trout
would open on the 15th inst. Mr. Hallock, of Forest and
Stream, was invited to address the meeting, and called
the attention of the members to an original plan of his own,
for the more efficient preservation of game throughout the
United States, the adoption of which, he claimed, would
.tend naturally to the accomplishment of that much desired
object. The project of Mr. Hallock met with much favor
from the members, and was ieferred to a committee.
After some remarks on the same subject from Hon. R. B.
Roosevelt, the meeting adjourned. The supper rooms
were then thrown open, and after partaking of the delica¬
cies which had been provided by Mr. Phelps, the guests en¬
joyed themselves until a late hour after the fashion pecu¬
liar to the members of the association.—A. Y. Times.

—We learn that the Smithsonian Institution at Washing¬
ton has arranged with Michael Carroll, Esq., the New¬
foundland naturalist, to furnish a complete collection of
the great variety of seal peculiar to Newfoundland waters—
the ranger, jar, hood, doter, bedlamer, harp, blue* square /■
flipper, harbor seal, etc., and that a room will be specially
assigned to the same. This collection will include speci¬
mens of both sexes and all ages, from whelps to adults
and will be quite unique in its character, and of the great¬
est scientific and economic interest. In this way material
will be brought together for an exhaustive work on seals.

It seems that there are now no specimens of Newfound¬
land seals in the Smithsonian. The Institution is now en¬
gaged in gathering a similar collection from the Pacific
coast, from which region it has already secured a large
number.

—Sixty thousand shad were shipped from Portsmouth,
\ itgiilia, Saturday, for the New \ oik and Boston markets.

74

FOREST AND STREAM.

CO-OPERATIVE GAME LAWS.

H EREWITH is given a comparative table of Close
Seasons for,all kinds of Game and Fish in each
State of the Union where protective laws exist, so that
the reader can determine at a glance, without the trouble
of hunting through volumes of codified laws, just
what particular bird, animal, or fish is excepted, or pro¬
hibited from being caught or killed, at any given month
in the year. Its usefulness and labor-saving charac¬
ter are apparent. He who examines carefully, however,
cannot fail to see how strangely the laws conflict as respects
the game of any given latitude, even in States that are con¬
tiguous and homogeneous in their flora and fauna. The
times and seasons often vary several weeks in localities that
lie within the same geographical zone and between the
same parallels of latitude. It is apparent at once what op¬
portunity is thus given to those who desire to evade the
laws, either in the killing or selling of game, while to the
well disposed and most earnest advocates of protection the
jumble of heterogeneous and interminable legislation ren¬
ders it. almost impossible to keep in mind, or even deter¬
mine, when and where any particular kind of game is in
season or out of season. More than this, within the gen¬
eral law of individual States are hundreds of special pro¬
visions, excepting this pond and that stream, and this
county and that township, so that there are prohibited dis¬
tricts, and close seasons within close seasons, that render
the confusion worse confounded, and defeat the efforts of
those who seek the general welfare. And at each session
of every Legislature some well meaning and enthusiastic
advocate of protection clamors for additional and more
stringent measures, so that in the midst of too much legis¬
lation and too much protection we are likely to defeat the
ends we strive for.

It is obvious that the only remedy lies in co-operative
legislation, and in a simplified code. Nature has singularly
defined her geographical belts, and designated the animal
and organic life that dwells within them. As certainly are
the boundaries of the range of the deer and the habitat
of the trout defined as are the varieties of food upon
which they feed. Germs Virginianus is not found north of
a certain latitude, nor the Balmo fontinalis south of a cer
tain latitude. The same is true of the ruffed and pinnated
grouse, the quail, the turkey, the moose, and the antelope.
What we need is one general enactment, that shall apply to
each of these geographical zones alike throughout its
breadth and extent, or at least to extended sections of these
zones. Game laws for Ohio need not be the same as for
Maine but the laws protecting game in Maine, Vermont,
and New Hampshire should be precisely alike, as the laws
for Ohio, Kentucky, and Illinois should be the same for
those particular States. To the Pacific coast the law of the
Atlantic would not apply, for the climates and seasons are
different. Local laws would have to be made for the moose
and the big horn sheep, for their range is limited and fixed.
For the nomadic buffalo, which ranges through many de-
urees of latitude, and whose periods of coming and going
are as regular and well known as the rotation of the' plan¬
ets special and peculiar legislation is required. Never¬
theless the gener 1 principle, as indicated, can be easily
applied. Under these provisions there would be no need
of local or neighborhood laws, for the game being thor¬
oughly protected throughout the whole Stale, the depleted
And barren districts of that State would in time be replen¬
ished and restocked. Different laws for contiguous States
are irrational, and.as at present constituted they are actu¬
ally aiding to drive out and exterminate the game instead
of preserving it. If September is a close season in one
State and October in the next adjoining, no end of trouble
must’ result; witness the case of the governor of Missouri,
who when shooting near the border, Happened to cross the
line’into Kansas, and was very properly arrested for an
infringement of the law of the latter. There should be no
difference between the laws of Kansas and Missouri, for
their climate and latitude and game are essentially the

Sa We have now stated the facts and the necessities of the
case. We propose a practical application of the remedy,
premising .(and taking the highest Luglisli authoiity as
judges of the question) that “it is a known fact that ail
the best measures for the protection of game, the most ju¬
dicious, not only for the sportsmen but lor those who gam
their subsistence by shooting and fishing, must always ema¬
nate from those who shoot and fish for their pleasure.
Ordinarily those who legislate, those who make the laws,
are not practical sportsmen, or so well informed off the
subject as to serve advantageously as scientific economists.
It is proper, therefore, that the drafts of any hill or bills
to be submitted to future legislative bodies should emanate
from the sportsmen, naturalists, and fish etlturists of the
country who make our game animals, their habits, their
protection, their pursuit, and their propagation a constant
and intelligent study. Tiie remedy, then, and its applica¬
tion lies in the co-operation of ail the scientific and, accli-
matin 0, societies and sportsmen s clubs in the Union, and
we are herewith encouraged by the Game Protective So¬
ciety of New York and the American Fish Cultunsts’ As¬
sociation of the United States (to both of which the scheme
has been presented) to lay before all these clubs and associ¬
ations the importance of calling at an early da) a conven¬
tion of sportsmen, naturalists, and cullurists to select a
board of arbitration or reference, which shall prepare a
suitable draft of a law to be pressed -for passage upon the
legislatures of the respective States, this reference to be
final, the Legislature to sit as a committee of the whole, and
the bill to be either rejected or accepted unconditionally.
Legislators who have the interests of the country at heart
would not be jealous of their prerogatives in such case;
indeed, they should be gratified to be relieved of the ardu¬
ous labor and responsibility of so important a measure.
We have received a great number of letters urging this
movement for a general convention, details of which will
soon be published, and we have no doubt that all clubs will
readilv fall in with W

At the convention of Fish Culturists in February, we
first introduced this scheme to their attention, and a reso¬
lution in conformity therewith was unanimously adopted
by them as respects “fish and birds,” the word “animals”
being inadvertently omitted.*

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FOREST AND STREAM

75

GAME IN SE ASON F OR MARCH.
Snipe, Brant, Ducks and Wild Fowl generally.

FOR FLORIDA.

Red Deer, Carious Virginiatius) Wild Turkey, Meleagris gallopmo.)
Woodcock, PhUohela minor .) Quail, Ortyx Virginianus.)

Snipe, Plover, Curlew, etc., in great
variety.

| Under the head of “ Game, and Fisn m Season" we can only specify in
general terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much
'that were we to attempt to particularize we could do no less than jrublish
those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This
would require a great amount of our space. In designating game we are
guided by the laws of nature , upon which all legislation is founded , and
our readers would do well to provide themselves'with the laws of their re¬
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise , our attempts to assist them
will only create confusion. 1 ^

Conltn’s Tournament. —Some of the best, if not the
very best, shooting with, the rifle at short range that has
Qver been recorded was accomplished in this match. The
Targets were suspended bullets, three quarters of an inch in
diameter, hung at a distance of seventy-five feet. The
first three prizes were for the greatest number, of consecu¬
tive bullets; the fourth and fifth prizes were^for the great¬
est number of bullets hit out of twenty shots. The first
was carried off by Mr. Collins, of New Jersey, the second
lay between Wilson MacDonald and J. P. M. Richards, tlie
champion shot of the gallant. Seventh Regiment. The
meeting of these two accurate shooters, to shoot off the
tie, was set for Wednesday evening, when Mr. Richards
made Six bullets and Mr. MacDonald five, giving the for¬
mer the second and tlie latter the third prize for consecu¬
tive bullets. The prize for the best iu twenty shots fell to
C. E. DeForrest, of Pittsburgh, and the second to Leon
- Backer, of the Twenty-second New York Regiment. Al¬
though their scores were not the highest, they took the
prizes for ther reason that those who carred off tlie three first
were only entitled to one prize. The following are the
scores made by those who contended during the tourna¬

ment:—

RECORD OF THE TOURNAMENT BEGAN .TAN. 12TH AND ENDING FEB. 21ST
AT CONLIN’S GALLERY, 930 BROADWAY.

Each contestant entitled to but one prize.

| For Oonsectwe Bullets Greatest No. Greatest No.

— in 20 shots, in 15shots.

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5th prize.

tyfr. Collins, N. J.

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Wilson McDonald....

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Herman Kenenbly...

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‘D. Fulkerson_....

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The following gentlemen did not complete their scores, and are there¬
fore not recorded as prize winners:

H. Fulton, Robert Miller, D. V. H.Berthold, Frank Lord, A. Marsh,
H. P. Carrington, James Ross, S. J. Kellogg, L. C. Bruce, Alex. Pyle, E
P Sanford, Thos. Warner, A. V. Canfield, Jr., R. Hopf, E. Ralph. D.
R. Otfley. J. W. Sagemau, A. B. Davis, Wm. S. Gregory, Charles Peck,
E. F. Jenkins, L. T. Montgomery, P. H. Morris, Lawrence Andrews, A.
Y. Zaclias, James H. Smith, JohnH. Abeel, Jr., andJas. H. Winslow.

It will he observed that those who made good shooting
in this short range match invariably shot well at Qreed-
moor, showing that those who can handle the rifle weil in
one place can shoot accurately anywhere. W"e noticed
throughout this tournament that the best shots held their
guns in the same position, not only firmly against the
shoulder, hut with grace, ease, and elegance.

Mr. Collin’s position is one of great firmness, showing

remarkable steadiness of nerve.

Mr. Richards is exceedingly graceful. He stands and
shoots with a semi-military air.

Mr. MacDonald handles his rifle like an old accomplished
marksman-body erect, head well back, and right arm ele¬
vated. Deliberate aim shooting is not exactly liis forte,
hut in all kinds of fancy shooting, at the word, pipe shoot¬

ing, etc., he lias no superior.

Mr. DeForrest is a very quick shot; he handles his wea
pon with great ease, and fires rapidly.

Mr. Backer, the winner of the State prize at Creedmoor
last year, is rather of the military school of shooters; he
has plenty of nerve and good judgment, and with practice
and care will make one of our crack shots.

The shooting in this match is beyond all question the
best on record. It may he equalled, but we very much
doubt if it can be beaten.

There were a large number of gentlemen in the match,
and many agreeable reunions occurred among those who

are devoted to the rifle.

Great praise is due to Mr. Conlin for the fair and impar¬
tial manner iu which lie conducted this tournament, and he
has already received the thanks of the gentlemen competi¬
tors for his -efforts,

Pinnated Grouse on Long Island. —Having made
inquiries of Mr. W. E. Newton, of Sraithtown, in regard
to the success he had met with in introducing prairie
chickens on Long Island, he informed us that about two
years ago he turned out about thirty brace of good, live¬
ly birds, coming from Iowa, and that they are breeding
ond doing quite well. Several packs of young b'irds were
seen last summer, and their peculiar track was very often
noticed on the snow this winter. As far as possible, they
have been most carefully preserved, and will not he dis¬
turbed until 1877. . This is quite an interesting fact. There

is no doubt hut that fifty years ago prnirie chickens were
found on Long Island. Should the birds be found even
in moderate quantity at the expiration of their time of rest,
Mr. Newton’s effort to bring back the pinnated grouse to
our neighborhood will .no doubt be repeated in other sec¬
tions of the country.

—A grand fox hunt, after the fashion of the olden time,,
took place at Rutland, Vermont, last Friday. On Thurs¬
day a large party assembled at the residence of the
Messrs. Pierce, where they were handsomely entertained by
a ball and banquet. The next morning over two hundred
persons assembled to witness the trial of hounds. Worces¬
ter was well represented, and it seemed as though every
town throughout the county had furnished delegates. A
live fox, which had been obtained by Mr. Pierce, was led
a circuitous route of about two miles over the hills and
through the woods and vales. At a given signal the hounds
were let loose upon the track. Thirteen dogs started to¬
gether, and right merrily did the air ring with their music.
Most of them continued to the bnd of the trail, where the
judges awarded the premiums to the first three arrivals.

—T. S. D. writes to us from Montgomery, Alabama,
March 2d, deploringly:—“We have no game laws here, and
all are yet shooting bob whites, woodcocks, etc. The past
week a gentleman, while gunning, killed a woodcock. I
found she liad been setting upon a nest of eggs, and upon
examining them found they were nearly, ready to hatch.
The remorse caused him to take the balance of tlie eggs
and put them under a setting hen at a i^egro's but close at
hand. Snipe shooting is at its height now, hut they are
not so plenty as formerly.”

—Tlie Halifax (Nova Scotia) Chronicle contains the fol¬
lowing statement respecting the rapid diminution of moose
in the Province of Nova Scotia. We are delighted to learn
that a practical effort is to he made to prevent their exter¬
mination, and we feel that total prohibition for a stated
period, with stringent penalties, and duly authorized war¬
dens or foresters to make arrests, is the only mode to ac¬
complish the desired result:—

“In former years the forests of Nova Scotia abounded in
moose. Now all is changed. In large tracts, of forest,
such as those in the vicinity of TangieY, Sheet Ltarbor, and
St. Mary’s, where a few years ago a good hunter would be
certain to find a score of the noblest moose on a single good
day, one may roam for days without finding a moose of
any kind, or if perchance he does find one it proves to he
a poor farrow cow. Tlie poor settlers and the Indians who
hunt the moose for food find the supply dying out. Our
own sportsmen seldom go to the-woods, and the English
sportsmen have ceased to come to Nova Scotia. This
change has been brought about by the wholesale slaughter
of the moose, and especially of full grown bulls, which
stand when attacked and are easily shot down. The
slaughter has uo doubt been carried on by some who call
themselves sportsmen, but the chief offenders are hunters
who find that the unrestricted killing of moose»is a source
of profit. Once there was a society for the protection of
fish and game, which made some effort to have the laws en¬
forced, but it died, and there has since been nobody to
prosecute offenders. There is a close season, during which
the killing of moose is prohibited, yet moose are killed in
that season, and tlie hides are sold and exported almost
without any attempt at concealment. There is a law lim¬
iting the number of moose that may be killed by one hun¬
ter in a season, and by a party of hunters at one hunt, yet
the animals, when found, are slaughtered without number.
It is nobody’s business to take proceedings to have the law
enforced, and nobody does it. If the slaughter of moose
is Jo continue as it has for several years, the animals, al¬
ready very scarce, must become extinct. Some of our
sportsmen, who take a warm interest in the matter, have
determined to make an effort to save the moose from de¬
struction. The plan they have adopted, after careful con¬
sideration, is to prohibit the killing of moose altogether
for a period of three years, and to have commissioners ap¬
pointed whose duty it will be to prosecute all offenders
against the game laws. Petitions asking the Legislature to
pass the law desired are now in course of signature.”

—The Woodside Shooting Club of Long Island elected
the following officers for the j r ear 1874:—President, J. A.
F. Kelly; Vice President, C. T. Howell, Jr.; Secretary,
W. T. Cameron; Treasurer, J. C. Kelly.

—The Flushing Sportsmen’s Club, of Long Island, held
a meeting on Friday last. It was resofved to apply to the
Legislature for the^passage of an act making it a legal in¬
corporated body.

—A rifle association has lately been organized in Flush¬
ing, of which Joseph Adams is President, George Adams,
Treasurer, and Christopher Robinion, Secretary.

—The Excelsior Sporting Club, of Brooklyn, have elect¬
ed the following officers for the ensuing year:—President,
Alexis Witte; Vice President, Adolph E. Naumann; Secre-
retary, John Delclisur; Treasurer, Anson Delclisur.

—More than one hundred deer were killed in St. Clair
township, Westmoreland county, Penn., during the month
of December. In Dauphin county, six miles from the
Schuylkill boundary, fifty-four have been shot this season.

—The Montgomery Shooting Club of Montgomery, Ala¬
bama, have elected the following officers for the year
1874:—Vice President, H. B. Metcalf; Secretary, T. S.
Doran; Regents, George Todd and J. Metcalf. This club
has about forty active members.

—The Merry Mount Shooting Club was organized in
Quincy, Massachusetts, on the 28th ult. The officers elect¬
ed were—President, George Monk; Secretary, Samuel
Bass; Treasurer, Samuel H. Spear; Executive Committee,
George W. Morton and Edward Hardwick. C.E.S.

—Thirty-five foxes have been killed at East Falmonth,
Massachusetts, this winter. Fox hunting is a favorite
amusement on Cape Cod, and the game is abundant.

—A few days since a boy set, a mink trap i%the woods of
Carver, Mass., and left it. Upon visiting it sliortlj after¬
ward he found his trap sprung and by the.side of it a dead
doe, which had evidently been caught in it, and in the
effort to get clear had fallen headlong into a boggy place
and been drowned. The creature weighed eiglity-five
pounds after being dressed.

—A dromedary, perfectly white in color, has just been
recei ved at the Jardin des Plants. This description of ani¬
mal is even rarer than the white elephant.

—Wild cats are said to be plenty in the Catskill moun¬
tains this winter.

—The following is the score of a pigeon match shot at
the Suffolk Park, Philadelphia, by two well known ama¬
teur shooters for a purse of fifty dollars, fifteen birds each,
twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards boundary:—

B. Morton—1 1111100010111 1.—11.

Mr. “Ramsey”—1 1110001101111 1.—11.

* The tie was then shot off, and resulted as follows:—

Morton—0 111 1.—4

“Ramsey”—0 0 1 0 0.—1.

Trapper for Morton, Dick Wood; trapper for Ramsey,'
W. Morton; judge, W. Schuyler. “Homo.”

—The Bluff City Shooting Club of Memphis, Tennessee,
had a glorious two days sport last week on the Chickasaw
Jersey Club course. The sports began with a deer hunt;
there were some twenty-five gentlemen superbly mounted,
and eleven couples of well bred hounds on the course. A
yearling buck was uncarted, giving him twenty minutes
start. He dashed off at a slashing pace, followed by the
hounds in full cry, a blue dog called “Tuther” leading,
the lithe buck making some splendid leaps, and after doub¬
ling, closely followed by the hounds, he was thrown and
pinned by the dogs “Tuther” and “Pat Malloy,” but fortu-
'nately escaped unhurt by several gentlemen coming up and
calling off the dogs. The next sport was a fox hunt, which
was speedily euded by the hounds killing the fox after a
short run. The pigeon shooting handicap was next in
order. Messrs. A. J. Hays and T. M. Horscfall acted as
judges, and M. Miller handled the strings. The match was
a handicap at single birds, eighty yards boundary, for three
solid silver goblets. The entries were as follows:—27 yards,
Dr. D. D. Saunders, AY. H. Dickason, F. J. Burrows, E. J.
Wallace, James Tate; 25 yards, Arthur AVlieatley, C. F.
Leland, Arthur Merriman, P. Simonson, William Bowles,
J. A. Cockrell, R. W. Liglitburne; 23 yards, George R.
Phelan, J. AY. Alley, Henry Ring, A. D. Gibson, David
Bryson, William Gates, Joseph Specht; 21 yards, Andrew
F. Grainger, H. P. Johnson, Richard Dyer; 18 yards, M.
J. Blessing, J. P. Walker. The following is the score:—

At 27 yards—

D. D. Saunders—1 111111 1—8.

F. J. Burrows—1 111111 1—8.

W. II. Dickason—1 0 1110 0 1—5.

E. J. Wallace—0 0 110 11 1—5.

James Tate—0 1 Of.

At 25 yards— *

P. Simpson—1 0 11111 1—7.

AVilliam Bowles, Jr.—1 110 110 t—6.

R. W. Liglitburne—0* 0* 0* 0* 1 1 1 1 1 0 1—6..

R. W. Liglitburne—0 0 11111 0—5.

* J. A. Cockrell—1 10 10 11 0—5.

C. F. Leland—1 110 0 10 1—5.

C. F. Leland—0 10 1110 0—4.

Arthur Merriman—0 0* 1 1 1 1 1 0 0—5.

Arthur Merriman—1 0 0 110 1 0—4.

Arthur W. Wheatley—1 1110 10 1—6.

At 23 yards—

J. W. Alley—1 1110 11 1—7.

William Gates—1 111111 0—7.

David Bryson-1 0 11111 1—7.

Joseph Specht, Jr.—1 10 1110 1—6.

A. D. Gibson—1 110 0 10 1—5.

A. D. Gibson—1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1—4

Henry Ring-1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1—5.

George R. Phelan—0 0* 0 1 1 1 0 1 0—4.

At 21 yards—

A, F. Grainger—1 10 10 11 1—6.

Richard Dyer—1 0 1 1 0* 0 1 0$ l-r-5.

H. P. Johnson—0 0 1 1 0 0* 0 Of—2.

At 18 yards—

M. J. Blessing—0* 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0—3.

J. P. Walker—0 0 1 0* 0 0* Of—1.

* No birds.

f Withdrew*

i Not retrieved.

The ties for the first prize were Dr. Saunders and Mr.
Burrows; for the second, Messrs. J. W, Alley, Wm. Yates,
David Bryson, and P. Simpson; for the third prize, Messrs.
AYm. Bowles, Jr., Joseph Sprecht, Jr., A. W. Wheatley,
A. F. Grainger, and R. W. Liglitburne.

At 32 yards—

D. D. Saunders—0* 1 0* 0 0 1 1—3.

F. J. Burrows—1 0 0 0 1—2.

At 30 yards—

A. W. Wheatley—1 1 1 0 1—4.

P. Simpson—1 110 0—3.

At 28 yards—

J. W. Alley—1 10 0*0 1—3.

D. Bryson—0 011 1—3.

* No bird.

CONSOLATION PURSES.

A couple of private purses, one at single (21 yards), the
other at doubles (18 yards), were shot. Mr. Specht won
the former, killing three out of four, to Andy Grainger’s
two and Ed. Wells’ one. The one at double birds was won
by Mr. William Bowles, Jr., who killed both of his double
rises to b. W. Wells’ 3, Charley Leland’s 2, Andy Grain¬
ger’s 2, and Arthur Merriman’s 1.

R. W. S„, President

76

FOREST AND STREAM

Washington, D. C., March 6,1874;

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The tie between Derrick, Sherwood and Williams, the result of the
match of 23d February, was arranged to be shot off on the 2d of March,
and all parties and theft friends were promptly on the ground at Kalo-
rama and had proceeded to arrange the trap, when an order came from
Major Richards, Superintendent of Police, that all pigeon matches in
the District of Columbia should be broken up. Talking to the officer
and his comrades who brought the order was useless, and the shooters
had to adjourn to French’s to make other arrangements, and Jackson
City, in Virginia, just across the long bridge from Washington, was the
place selected, and will be hereafter the resort of all such matches. We
fail to see any just reason why pigeon shooting should be stopped here
and we do not know of any like precedent. I append the score:

31 yards rise,

Williams—0 100001100011 1—7.

Derrick—1 0 0 1 1 1 I 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 C—10.

Sherwood—0 1100010 1 01010 1—7.

Referee—French; Judges, Marr, Wardell, House. J. N. D., Jr.

Toronto, March 6,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Our second shoot did not take place as was anticipated on Saturday,
21st ult., on account of the death of one of Toronto’s oldest sportsmen
whose funeral was held on that day, so it was postponed until Tuesday,
the 24th when it came off on Lumber’s farm.

In the last match they should have shot at fifteen birds, but on account
of scarcity they only shot at ten birds each. In this they shot at fifteen
each, with the following result:

Yards. Score. Total.

18 _James Rose.. . ..1 1 0 1 0 6 1 0000 1 0 1 1— 7

19 _J. Maughan.1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1— 7

19.. ..C. Pickering.0 110101 1111101 0— 10

21 . J. Taylor.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0— 8

19_J. Kennedy.1 0000 1 1 01 1 1 1 00 0— 7

18.. .. J. Morrison.1 1011000101011 1— 9

18. . ..S. Herring . 100000000 0—Withdrawn.

18 . . W. Smith. 10110010100001 1— 7

18.. ..R. Ardagh. 0 0101101001101 0- 7

We had another shoot on Saturday, February 28, when J. Morrison and
J. Taylor tied, and not having any more birds the match was postponed
until nezt Saturday,” March 7th. Toronto gun club.

Akron, Ohio, Feb. 28,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

We have a very live sporting club, organized in town here named
Summit Sporting Club. We have fine club rooms, a library and cabinet
of curiosities. A few of us have your paper and consider it the best one
published in the interest of sportsmen. Our State legislature, now in
session, have a bill before them asking the passage of a more stringont
game law. It is advocated warmly by the State “Grange,” and as warm¬
ly opposed by remonstrances from several counties. At present it is im¬
possible to say which will prevail. The following is a copy of the bill:—

That the Legislature of Ohio be respectfully urged to amend the game
laws of Ohio so as to secure to the owner or occupier of lands all game
thereon; to make all persons who shall catch or kill the same upon the
premises of another liable to the owner or occupier of said land for the
value of said game, and for all damages resulting from the catching or
killing by said trespassers, and it may be made a penal offense, punisha
ble by fine and imprisonment, for any person to go upon the premises
of another for the purpose of killing aforesaid.”

mi md Bitter

FISH IN SEASON IN MARCH.

Speckled Trout. Land-locked salm on

Salmon Trout or Teague.

Exception is made in the State of Pennsylvania, where the close sea¬
son does not end until April. In New York, the season begins on the
15th of March and in Massachusetts on the 20th March.

Pompano.

Snapper.

Grouper.

Rockfish.

southern waters.
Trout, (Black Bass.)
Drum, (two species.)
Kingfish.

Striped Bass,

Sheupshead
Tailorfish.
Sea Bass.

—On Sunday, the 13th instant, the close season for trout
ends in this Btate, and we doubt not that anglers will hasten
to avail themselves of their privileges. We hear of large
delegations booked for the several trout ponds and streams
on Long Island, and we doubt not Carman’s, Aaron Yail’s,
Suffolk and South Side Clubs, Minell’s and Massapqua, and
the Cedar and New Bridge creeks will be fringed with rods
as thick as cane-brakes on a southern bayou. If any of
these ambitious gentlemen are fined $25 for fishing on Sun¬
day, it will not be because we did not warn them that such
a penalty attaches to a violation of the Sunday law. And
yet the temptation to violate the law will be great.

—Three parties, Nat Miller, Nelson Hawkins and a color¬
ed man have been indicted by the grand jury at Riverhead,
L.I., for stealing young fish from the ponds of H. J. Bishop
and the Suffolk Club, for whom Miller was keeper and
constable. Nelson Hawkins became Miller’s bond when he
was elected constable. The result of the trial is looked to
with great interest by sportsmen on Long Island. Bellport
is situated on the south side of the Island, where are located
some of the best trout ponds in the country. Mr. Bishop
is determined to prosecute fully, and he should have the
sympathy and encouragement of all sportsmen in detecting
and punishing wrong doing. If these men are guilty they
should have full punishment.

—Princess Bay is now alive with oyster men planting
their Virginia seedlings. If we were to call these hard
working fellows aquaculturists it may be they would think
themselves insulted, as the fish-woman was when Daniel
O’Connel told her her husband was an octahedron.

—Dr. Fletcher has lately procured two hundred and sixty
thousand salmon eggs and placed them at Robinson’s Fish
N ursery in Meredith Village, N. II. When hatched they are to
be placed in the Connecticut River. A combined effort is
to be made this year, by the Fish Commissioners of several
States, to test the capabilities of the Holyoke Dam for the
passage of salmon. Dr. Fletcher has also procured fifty
thousand salmon trout, which he contemplates putting into
Ossipee Lake and Six-Mile Pand, which are connected with
a rapid stream of water.

—A bill is before the Maryland Legislature that provides
for the appointment of a State Fish Commission, and no
doubt will become a law. A law for the same purpose was
passed by the Legislature of 1870, and expired without any
appointment under it.

—Walter M. Brackett, Esq., the innimitable painter of
beautiful trout and an earnest devotee to the sports of the
wildwood, sends us the following notes upon the character¬
istics of the salmon of the Pacific:

A careful examination of the California salmon, (salmo quinnat) which .
come to our markets, discovers that they differ materially from the salmo
solar of the Atlantic. They have no dark spots below the lateral line,
which our fish have. The dorsal and caudal fins are thickly covered
with small black spots, which our salmon have not. Tne proportion of
the head to the body is as one to four, whilst the fish of our coast is as one
to five, and sometimes five and one half. There is still another difference
which to the angler is a very essential one, namely, the entire absence of
beauty of proportion and graceful outline, with no more to attract the
eye than the ‘bluefish’ of our waters. Our salmo salar, as you well know
is as beautiful as a poet’s dream, and worthy the admiration of the most
cultivated and refined angler that ever cast a fly upon the limpid waters
of a Canadian salmon river. To even draw comparison between this
beautiful creature and the ugly, bullheaded and awkward fish we get
from California is nothing short of rank heresy.”

It should be’ stated iu behalf of the California salmon
that those that appear in our markets have lost their lustre
by being long caught, while it is known that they are gen¬
erally taken during the‘summer when they are by no means
in their prime, and lack the more brilliant hues and shapely
contour of the winter runs.—[E d.

—We are in receipt of the following letter dated at En¬
terprise, Florida, Feb. 25, which we deem important in
evidence of our persistent advocacy of fly fishing for bass,
and our statement which some captious persons have
seemed to think ought to be taken cum grand sails -. At
Palatka, in 1872, we took large numbers of bass with a
Leonard bamboo fly rod of eight ounces weight, and aston¬
ished George Lucas Und'other old fishermen of the town by
the extraordinary .results of this (to them) new method.
The same season, from off the bridge that crosses the St.
Sebastian, back of St. Augustine, we took bass with flies,
fishing on the flood tide, just about an hour before slack
water. Here is the letter:—

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Your “Fred Beverly” is probably now among the Everglades, and will
hardly be able tp transmit to you a record of the very fine fly fishing for
bass (grystes salmoides) we are now getting here. Two diys ago I was out
with a light trout rod and flies, add took thirty-five bass and two perch;
total weight, sixty-four pounds, besides a garfish. Sometimes I throw
but one and at other times three flies. I found the fish to rise freely to
large trout flies. Twice I took triplets, and frequently couples. Just
before dark the white miller is very taking.

Yesterday Mr. T. J. Falls, with a split bamboo trout rod and flies, took
eighty-eight bass and three perch; total weight, 128* pounds, besides
three garfish and one alligator gar. The most of his work was done with
a fly tied by himself of red body and wings of the “robin snipe” and
jungle cock. lie sometimes used three flies 1 ana once took triplets and
frequently couples.

The largest bass taken here this season was captured with the fly by
Mr. E. D. Lawrence, of Louisville, Ky. It weighed eight pounds. The
spoon is now at a discount here. B. Hackle.

—The Massachusetts Legislative Committee on Fisheries
have reported the bill concerning lobsters in a new
draft, forbidding their being caught under 101 inches in
length , •

—The Littleton, New Hampshire, Republican reports
numerous violations of the fishery laws along the ponds
and streams of the White Mountains. It says:—“We saw
a handsome string of pickerel and some trout going home
last Saturday. We hear also of another pond in this vicin¬
ity from which these came not long since, at the hands of a
veteran angler of somewhat more than three score and ten
years, a trout weighing two pounds and ten ounces.” The
same paper states that the town of Lake Village, N. H.,
captures and exports a million of minnows every day.

—Last July, John Como, one of the crew of schooner
Magic of Gloucester, caught a small halibut on the Banks,
on which he took a notion to cut his initials, and threw the
fish overboard, not expecting to see him again. This season
he shipped in schooner Mary E. Daniels, and while hauling
his trawl on the Grand Banks, about a fortnight since, dis¬
covered, to his great surprise, the identical halibut he had
marked some eight months before. The schooner arrived
at Gloucester on Wednesday, and the halibut was on exhibi¬
tion at the wharf of the New England Fish Company.
The initials were plainly discernible, although the fish had
grown considerably since they were cut. This is no fish
story, but a veritable fact, and the circumstance is certainly
a most remarkable one.— Gloucester Advertiser.

—From the Overland Monthly of this month we copy the
following, taken from an interesting article on the head
waters of the Sacramento:—

“All the rivers are stocked with splendid trout; the Mc¬
Cloud River—easily reached from Shasta by wagon-road—
containing a rare species, called the Dolly Varden, from its
large red spots, known to the Indians as the Wye-dul-dicket ,
and found in no other stream in California, and nowhere
out of the State, except possibly in Oregon. This is be¬
lieved to be the same fish ^escribed in some of the railroad
reports as Salmo speciiUlis. Besides the true brook or river
trout, the Sacromento and McCloud contain the large
salmon trout, and in the season—at its height in July—are
filled with salmon. Castle Lake is one of the best fly-fish¬
ing places in the State. As this whole northern region is
wild and little explored, there being few settlers apart from
the stage-stations along the one road running between Red¬
ding and Yreka, game has not been thinned out or scared
away, and there is an opportunity for some original explora¬
tion. The few Indians remaining are mostly domesticated,
and none are troublesome.

— The Maine Legislature u has amended the game laws
so that the killing of woodduck, woodcock, or English
snipe is forbidden between January 1 and July 4, and the
killing of quail, grouse, or partridges between January 1
and September 1, under a penalty of not less than $5 nor
more than $10 for each bird killed. Only sporting with
firearms in the killing of these birds is allowed. The kill
ing of larks, robins, swallows, sparrows, or orioles is not
allowed between January 1 and September 1 under a pen
alty of $5 for every bird killed. This, however, does not
apply to the killing of robins on one’s own premises dur
ing the period when summer fruits are ripening. Any per¬
son who maliciously destroys the nest, eggs, or unfledged
young of any wild bird, excepting crows, hawks, and owls
or who removes the eggs or young from the nest, is liable

to a penalty of not less than $1 nor more than $10 for ever?
nest, egg, or young so taken or destroyed. y

The close time for land locked salmon, togue, and trout
in the St. Croix River and its tributaries has been extended
from September 15 to March 1, beginning the present year
An act for the better protection of lobsters in the waters
of Maine has passed, which provides that no lobsters shall
be caught or sold between August 1 and October 15 of each
year, and from October 15 to April 1 next following
obsters shall be caught or sold under ten and one half
inches in length. From April 1 to August 1 all restrictions
are removed as to time and size, as well as in the taking oi
selling of lobsters.

The taking of land locked salmon, togue, or trout in any
of the waters of the State by any other means than by line
and hook and fly is prohibited, the penalties already estab¬
lished for illegal fishing to be applied to all violations.

The law has been changed so that smelt fishing in any
other manner than by hook and line or dip net is prohib¬
ited between April 1 and October 1 of each year, instead of
between March 1 and November 1.

Taxidermists commissioned by the governor are not^
amenable to the law relating to th ( e destruction of birds.

The Legislature has also incorporated the Maine Sports¬
men’s Association, for the prosecution of violators of the
game and fish laws.

tnchting md Routing.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed not
later than Monday in each week.

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Boston, March 2d, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

A meeting of the Beverly Yacht Club was held at the
Parker House on Saturday, February 28, at half past sev¬
en o’clock for the purpose of electing officers for the sea
son of 1874.

The following gentlemen were elected:—Commodore,
W. C. Loring, of the Surf; Viee Commodore, S. S. Gray,
of the Merlin; Secretary and Treasurer, Walter Burgess,
of the Tulip. Regatta Committee: Walter Burgess, of the
Tulip; G. D. Ilodes, of the Sodie; W. Lloyd Jeffries, of
the Bluebell; E. B. Russell, and C. H. Williams.
Secretary’s office is 23 Merchants’ Exchange, Boston.
The following is a list of the yachts of the club, though
there are some five or six yachts belonging to recently
elected members whose names have not yet been returned:

Name.

Agnes.

Arrow.

Avon.

Bessie.

bluebell....

Curlew.

Charlotte_

Eva.

Fanchon.

Firefly.

Ariel.

Frolic.

Hebe

Owner.

E. P. Adams.1

H. B. Jackson.

F. R. Sears, Jr.

W. Lewis.

j W. A, Jeffries.

| W. Lloyd Jeffries..

W. Tappan.. .

F. Peabody....

J. A. Iasigi..

A. Burgess.

G. F. Balch.

W. D. Sohier.

N. H. Gibbs.

G. A. Goddard.

lone.;W. Lawrence

Jennie.|W. H. Bangs, Jr

Lady Clara.|C. W. Reer

Maud

Merlin. .

Minna.

Nora.

Pacer... .

Peri.

Pink.

Red Cloud.

Ruby.

Sadie.

Shrimp.

Surf.

Sucy.

Sylph.

Thetis.

Tulip.

Yanitas.

Victor.

Virginia.

Volante.

Wail.

Waquot.

Water Lilly_

White Wing....

C. E. Fuller.

S. S. Gray.

F. S. Armory_

F. Dexter.

G. F. Roberts.

S. W. Burgess.

I. B. Mills........

S. M. Quincy.

T. W- Preston_

W. D. Hodges_

A. T. Perkins.

j W. C. Loring...
j A. P. Loring_

W. F. Hal sail.

A. Hemenway, Jr...

A. B. Denny....

Walter Burgess. do

F. C. Welch.

J. B. Parker.

C. H. Plimpton-

C. Barnard___

E. W. Codman_

A. T. Perkins.

P Grant, Jr.

P. Dexter....

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Beverly.

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Beverly.

Swumpscott

Beverly.

Nahant.

S. Boston.
Swamspcott
S. Boston.
S. Boston.
Beverly.
Beverly,
Boston.
Beverly.

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Nahant.

Beverly.

Nahant.

Cotuit.

Beverly.

,S. Boston.
Newport.
Swampscott
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S. Boston.

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S. Boston.

Dorchester.

Nahant.

Cotuit,

Nahant.

S. Boston.

The sailing length is the length on the water line. The
yachts of the clnb are limited to those of thirty feet and

under on the water line. Yours,

Blue with a Gold Castle.

Philadelphia, March 6th, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

At a meeting of the Schuylkill Naval Board, held Maici
2d, the following committee was appointed to carry out a
resolution to hold a regatta on the Schuylkill, in June.
1874, open to all amateurs. The prizes to be challenge
prizes, to be rowed for annually:—

J. Gillengham, Undine; George W. Parker, Quaker City;
R. F. B. Fairman, Pennsylvania; W. A. Steel, Crescen ,
E. S. Miles, University; C. B. Hart, Philadelphia;

Bedecheimer, Malta. > ..

The committee is instructed to issue circulars of mvi

tion to the clubs of the country at once. .

The prizes will be for fours, pairs and double and si
scull shells. Presentation medals will be given to the

ning crews in each case. - lki ii

This is to inaugurate annual regattas on the bchuy
and will prepare amateurs for a Grand International £

ana win prepai-e aiuaieuis iui- a, - ,

gatta to be held here in 1876. Commodore Ferguson -
been authorized to invite the Rowing Associations oi e
land and France to participate upon that occasion.

Jonathan Gillengham, Sec.,

Schuylkill Navy.

FOREST AND STREAM

THE SARATOGA REGATTA COURSE.

W E were driven along the boulevard of Saratoga, past
John Morrissey’s solid but unpretending brick
structure—down by the racing parks, until we came to
Moon’s Hotel. As we walked out upon th e bluff in front of
the hotel, bur eyes rested upon a scene which elicited ex¬
pressions of admiration and delight from every one present.
After spending some time in an examination of the differ¬
ent farm-houses lying upon the borders of the lake, we
made the following selections:—Yale, Mr. Myers; Harvard,
Mr. James Reilley, or Schuyler; Trinity, Mr. John Reilley;
Wesleyan, Mr. W. Able. Columbia had ■ previously decid¬
ed upon Mr. C. P. Moon, or Mr. Myers, and William upon
Mr. H. Moon, or Schuyler. All these peaces are very good
ones, there is not much choice between then. The moral
objections urged against Saratoga are not supported by
facts; some are worthless, others are absurb. That John
Morrissey is ffie proprietor of a gambling establishment
‘must be admitted; but that it is free of access to any one,
that it invites visitors, must be denied. It is not a public
gambling-house, but a private club-house, very difficult of
access. All who enter are sharply questioned, and if it
does not appear that they are members, or friends of mem¬
bers, they are excluded. Many persons are daily turned
away from its doors. It is wellnigh impossible for a young
man to gain admission there; much less, then, a college
student. John Morrissey is a very shrewd man, and he
knows very well that should any college student be fleeced
in his rooms, the hostility already existing in Saratoga
against him would be fanned to such a breeze that he
would be compelled to give up his business entirely. A
gentleman assured your correspondent that John Morrissey
told him that rather than have the College Regatta in Sara¬
toga, he would give $1,000.

The Saratoga Rowing Association has demonstrated its
dbility to suppress pool selling, in the case of the National
Amateur Regatta, held here last August. Public sentiment
in Saratoga, which has hitherto been rather careless on the
subject of the regatta, is now fully aroused. Every one,
from the hod-carrier upward, is so jealous of the honor of
the city, that all will do their utmost to render the next
College Regatta a success in every particular. We were

f reatly pleased with the men comprising the Saratoga
Lowing Association, they are all gentlemen of high charac¬
ter and integrity. Enthusiastic as Mr. Conkling, the Pres¬
ident, certainly was, he has not exaggerated the advantages
offered by Saratoga.— Cor. College Argus.

Yachting Notes. —The approach of spring always pro¬
duces activity among the yachting men, and the fine open
weather which has prevailed for the past few days has
•already awakened some of them. Several Brooklyn yachts
have been sold and it is not probable that their places will
be supplied. The following, which had wintered at Com¬
modore Frank Bates’, have changed hands:—

The Lina S., 21 feet, 6 inches, has gone to Key West.
Ada, cabin sloop, 40 feet, owned by Dr. Bliven, has gone
to Florida.

Flirt, steam propeller, has gone to Florida.

Coquette, sloop, 28 feet, owned by the Columbia Yacht
'Club, has been sold and goes to Charleston.

Cloud, sloop, 26 feet, owned by the Columbia Yacht
Club, has been sold to a -club on the North River.

Monroe, sloop, 28 feet, has been sold to a Jersey club.
Midnight, slopp, has been sold to the Staten Island Cub;
now at Frank Bates’.

The Eddie, owned by Commodore Hughes, of the Oceanic
Yacht Club, will be got afloat as soon as possible, the
Commodore being anxious to have the first sail of the sea¬
son.

Mr. George Farley intends making considerable altera¬
tions in the rig of his fast little sloops, Only Daughter and
Short Branch. A match is talked of between the former
and a Harlem yacht, but nothing definite has yet been ar¬
ranged. Mr. Farley says that with the new rig nothing
afloat of their size will keep up with them.

The Sophia, Brooklyn, W. T. Lee, and several others,
now at the foot of Court street, will soon be got ready for
sailing, and although the season will not show many new
boats, it will be a lively one in yachting. The Dauntless
will be in commission again, and several races between last
year’s new boats, especially the medium sized schooners, are
already being talked of.

Mr. G. L. Haight’s sloop Genia, will appear in an entirely
new rig .—Brooklyn Eagle.

—The Williamsburg Yacht Club held their annual meet¬
ing last week at the Club House, foot of Eagle street,
Greenpoint, when the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:—

Commodore, William H. Rexter; Vice Commodore,
James Clifford; President, T. W. Reeves; Secretary, Charles
E. Mielke; Assistant Secretary, A. Parick; Treasurer, Chas.
Lahman* f Measurer, Joseph Northrop; Steward, Edward
Grissan; Trustees, S. S. Free, Frank Thorne, Isaac Mer-
rett, Edward Grissan, William Sware; Regatta Committee
Gallaudet Pease, Levi Smith, William Joy, George w’
Kidd, E. O Tuttle.

This club has a fleet of twenty cabin and open boats, its
membership amounts to 100, and the New Club House is a
very elegant and useful building. The annual regatta will
take place in June.

—At the annual meeting of the Union Boat Club held in
Boston, Monday evening 2d instant, the following officers
ior the ensuing year were elected:—

President, Henry B. Rice; Vice President, Edward N.
Fenno, Captain, Robert S. Russell; Lieutenant, Charles H.
Williams; Secretary, Edward B. Robins; Treasurer, Wm.
F Robert? 116 ^ 018 ’ ^ ^ Baxter, Daniel* Sargent, George

—Commodore Ashbury (Cambria), we hear will not fit
•out The Iona or Livonia again. The Iona is lying on the
mud at Cowes, England, for sale, and the Livonia is at pres¬
ent cruising in the Mediterranean, chartered by Sir F.
Gooch, with the option of purchase.

—The Harlem Reflating Association held their annual meet¬
sing last week when the following boat clubs sent dele¬
gates. New York Athletic, New York Rowing, Nassau
Boat Chib, Atalanta Boat Club, Harlem Rowing Club,
Dauntless Boat Club. The following were the officers
elected:—

President, H. G. Meeker, New York Athletic Club; Vice
President, George Roahr, Atalanta Boat Club; Secretary
and Treasurer, H. M. Knapp, Harlem Rowing Club; Direc¬
tors, Mr. Ingersoll, New York Rowing Club; J. McCarthy,
Dauntless Boat Club; John C. Babcock, Nassau Boat
Club.

—The Argonanta Rowing Association of Bergen Point,
N. J., have accepted the challenge of the Buffalo Rowing
Club, that is, to row them a four-oared race, distance three
miles straight away, provided they will agree to some minor
alterations.

—The Woodside Rowing Club of Newark, N. J., held
their annual meeting last week and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year:—

President, R. Smith Carter; Vice President, J. H. Os¬
born; Secretary, W. A. Lentillion; Treasurer, Joseph A.
Dreyfous; Captain, Wm. Robison; Directors, J. Hendricks,
Peter Wilier, George Nevers, C. B. Rogers, J. H. East-
wood, and Edward Benson.

—A Poughkeepsie ice-boat is said to have crossed the
river at that point, distance one mile, in the incredible time
of thirty-one seconds.

—The Jersey City Yacht Club held their regular meeting
last week when the following gentlemen were elected to
serve in their respective official capacities for the ensuing
year:—

Commodore, R. Donshea; Vice Commodore, C. E. Gard¬
ner; Treasurer, A. B. Reynolds; Secretary, Frank Higham;
Measurer, J. Kaylor; Board of directors, A. Brainard,
John Ward, M. M. Brokaw, William Clark, J. B. Haight
and E. S. Rudderow; Finance Committee, William Clark,
John Ward and A. Brainard; Standing Committee, W.
Oldering, A. P. Curtis and J. Duncuff.

—The boating season on the Harlem River is fairly
opened and fleets of scullers are in daily practice. A very
large number of boats are being built for the Harlem clubs,
and the season promises unusual activity and interest..

—The following men under the coaching of W. J. Otis,
L. S. S., are hard at work in the Gymnasium, for the
Freshman Crew:—rMessrs. Bacon, Brett Harwood, King,
LeMoine, Martin, Morgan, Page, Patton, Perry, Taylor,
and Wiley. Any six of the above will make a strong crew,
and ought to promise well for the Regatta.— Harvard Mag¬
enta.

—The Columbia Boat Club of Brooklyn, at their recent
annual meeting elected the following gentlemen as officers
for the ensuing year:—

President, James Foster, Jr.; Vice President, L. W.
Bangs; Secretary, E. A. Loveys; Treasurer. F. F. Learens,
Captain, Charles S. Osborn; Lieutenant, Charles S. But¬
ler; Coxswain, H. H. Ackerman; Trustees, W. Chapman,
C. O. Lewis, John Halsey, H. R. Johnson, and G. F.
Barsett.

—The Oxford and Cambridge boat race in England is at¬
tracting as usual general attention among amateur boating
men. Both crews have arrived at their several head quar¬
ters on the Thames River near London. The Cambridge
crew are slightly the favorites. The race takes place on
Saturday, March 28th.

Amherst, Mass., February 28,1874. ;

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The gymnasium here has recently been presented by an enthusiastic alum¬
nus with a pair of patent rowing weights, which give so much satisfaction to
our rowing men that I venture some description of them for your read¬
ers. Though I say rowing “weights,” there are in fact, no weights used.
The apparatus consists of a cylinder filled with water, the two ends of
which are connected by a small hollow tube, allowing the liquid to make
a complete circuit. The cylinder is fitted with a piston, having a valve
in its center opening upwards, which works between the two openings
of the tube into the cylinder. One end of the cylinder is pivoted on a
standard twelve or fourteen inches from the floor, so that ic may swing
horizontally each way. Thus arranged the oarsman sits in front of the
cylinder, and his stroke draws the piston through it, forcing the water
forward and through the small tube back into the cylinder again, in the
rear of the piston. A receiver opens the valve in the piston and allows
it to pass easily back to its first position. The stroke, instead of pulling
up a weight, consists here of forcing water through a small tube, and the
resistance is of course in proportion to the celerity of the piston stroke.
It may be further increased by means of. a stop cock, which diminishes
at will the diameter of the small,tube. At the end of the piston rod is a
socket, which receives the oar and permits all the motions of feathering
to be made. The whole contrivance gives an exercise altogether more
like rowing than anything yet. I notice in a recent number pf your pa¬
per a communication which devotes considerable attention to the refu¬
sal of Amherst to row at Saratoga, and her withdrawal from the Nation¬
al College Rowing Association. Indeed, our “childish action” seems to
have disturbed the mind of your correspondent a good deal, and he hopes
it may be rescinded. The subject is so threadbare—for this action has
provoked an amount of discussion altogether incompatible with the idea
of its being wholly erroneous—that I only feel authorized to say anything
more by the way in which the action in question has been misstated and
misconstrued. As it is always well to know what you are talking about,
I commend to “J.” before he writes anything more on this subject the
perusal of the resolutions which were passed by Amherst in reference to
this matter, and which appeared in your columns. Therein* is correctly
stated our position. Amherst believes that the college regatta is a con¬
test between students and gentlemen; that it should be controlled and
managed by such, and that it should not be made subsidiary to any
other purpose whatsoever. Amherst believes that it is decidedly preju¬
dicial to the interests of college boating to place the regatta in the hands
of a community whose most prominent citizen is a blackleg, and to
which he and others of his kind give tone. If, during the summer sea¬
son, this is not the fact at Saratoga, then, as was said at Hartford, there
is a “wide, deep seated, and ineradicable delusion on the subject” which
in our opinion makes it unwise to hold the regatta there, or it being de¬
cided to»do so for Amherst to participate therein.

Furthermore, we favor and always have favored a New England College
Rowing Association. Whether this notion is correct or not, time will
determine and any present discussion would be useless. Our action in
refusing to row at Saratoga and withdrawing from the National Rowing
Association was taken advisedly, and it is not likely to be reconsidered
or rescinded. F. W. Whitridge.

New Orleans, March 6, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Thinking that you would like to know how the boating interest is pro¬
gressing here, I write you to say it is flourishing. Since my last ivriting
we have admitted another club—the Louisiana-to our State Rowing As
sociation, five in all, now organized here. The Louisiana, Riverside and
ourselves are established on the Mississippi, the St. John and Pelican on
the Bayou St. John, a quiet little sheet of water connecting with Lake

Ponchartrain, in the rear of the city. A regatta has been arranged for
September 1. The St. John and Pelican will probably have'a match race
about the 15th of May. Our boys are making their crews up for the com¬
ing season, and when they have a measuring, of oars I shall let you know.
Our river is very full just now, and rowing 1£ mile's against stream is
well calculated to try the rowing powers of any crew, and affords a good
opportunity to the ambitious ones for the September pull to try them¬
selves. If you can give me the name of a good book on Rowing and
Training, and where I can get it 1 shall be obliged. I have Argonaut’
work. Who -is the best boat builder in your neighborhood? We are put
ting up a new boat house, fronting on the Misssisippi River. The size-
will be 30x60, a very elegant and neat affair, and a pleasant place to spend
our leisure time. _ “Trick.”

atiomil ffngtiiMS.

^gr Will our University correspondents kindly send us their most recen
catalogues. a

THE BASE BALL SEASON OF 1874.

THE INTERNATIONAL VISIT. *

T HOUGH March is the inaugural month of the profes¬
sional base hall season, the amateur branch of the fra¬
ternity, composing the great majority, do not think of tak¬
ing the field until the middle of April. Indeed it is May
before they properly get to work. Last season was quite a
successful one in regard to amateur play, especially in this
city and its vicinity, but the promise is that the coming
season will far surpass it in regard to the number of clubs
and players participating in the season’s contest; but if the
rules governing amateur play are to be revised in accordance
with the suggestions of the convention Of December last,
the play of the nines of the association clubs will be very
far from equalling in excellent fielding the exhibitions
of last season. The rule governing the delivery of
the ball to the bat in the professional code admits of a com¬
bination of pitching and throwing which gives the pitcher
full power to engage in strategic play; that is, he is allowed
to send in the ball either by a slow pitch or toss, which
gives the ball curved lines difficult to judge in hitting, or
to send.it in by an underhand throw, with the arm swing¬
ing perpendicularly to the side of tlfe body, the only deliv¬
ery of the ball which admits of speed with accuracy of aim
and command of the ball. This experience .has shown to
be the proper rule of delivery. To this underhand throw¬
ing, however, the junior clubs of the amateur fraternity
strongly object. Boy like, they want to see the rules word¬
ed so as to bring the game down to the old time level of
the school boy days, when home run hits and scores of
fifty runs to a match, and contests occupying over three
hours was the rule of the game. Should the juniors form
a majority ill the coming amateur convention, and thereby
bring about the return to the old rule of the legitimate
pitching of the ball, then opportunities for beautiful field¬
ing will be lost, and half the attraction of the present style
of play will be lost. It is to be hoped that they will, how¬
ever, adopt the more manly rule of the professional code,
and thereby save their game from so retrograde a movement
as that of returning to the old time style of play of fifteen
years ago.

At the professional convention which took place in Boston
eight clubs were represented, viz.: the Athletic, Balti¬
more, Boston, Chicago, Hartford, Mutual and Phila¬
delphia, and nines of these clubs will all enter the
arena to contest for the Associaiton pennant this sea¬
son. The code of rules prepared for the convention by
Mr. Chadwick was adopted with but slight modification,
the only rule not endorsed being that recommending the
change in the game from nine men to ten. This new game,
however, is to be allowed in exhibition contests, and if it
works satisfactorily it is to be. adopted entirely next sea¬
son. The new rule is more advantageous to the amateurs
than to the. professionals, especially if the former carry out
their plan of prohibiting any delivery but that of a pitched
or tossed ball, in which case the extra man will be sadly
needed to help keep down the large batting scores.

The great base ball event of 1874 will be the visit of the
Boston champions and the ex-champion Athletics to Eng¬
land, in August next. Mr. Spalding, the avant courier of
the tourists, has been very successful in England in his in¬
ternational mission, and he brings to this country full
assurances of a cordial greeting to the American base
ballists from their' cricketing cousins of England, and
of an enthusiastic Welcome on the occasion of their
first appearance at Lord’s Grounds, London, which
event has been set down to take place on the Bank
holiday, August 3d. The arrangements on that day
will include special accommodations fqr the American
visitors who are expected to accompany the players, and
the American flag is to be displayed from the flag staff,
and the royal band is to compliment the party by playing
the American national airs. It is calculated that nearly
10,000 people will be present. The London papers of Feb-
uary make special editorial mention of the proposed visit,
and the event is fast becoming the talk of every cricket
city and town in the kingdom. The ball players will in¬
clude Messrs. Harry and George Wright, Spalding, Hall,
Barnes, White, Leonard, McVey, Beale, and Schaffer, of
Boston; and Clapp, McBride, Fisler, Sutton, Reach, Sensy,
Murnan, Gedney, McMullen, and McGeary, of Philadel¬
phia. The English cricketers are very desirous that
Messrs. Chas. and Dan Newhall and Meade, noted Ameri¬
can cricketers, shall accompany tfie party, and they pro¬
pose to play the same English eleven against the American
twenty-two ball players that they did in Philadelphia. It
is to be hoped that the Young America Cricket Club will
send out a delegation to help Harry Wright win some crick¬
et matches.

78

FOREST AND STREAM

—The National Association of Professional Base Ball
Players was held at Boston. Mr. Charles H. Porter presi¬
ded in the absence of Mr. Ferguson. The following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year:—

President, Charles H. Porter, of the Bed Stockings, of
- Boston; Vice President, Gershom B. Hubbell, of the Con-
necticuts, of Hartford; Secretary, Nicholas E. Young, of
the Chicagos; Treasurer, D. F. Houston, of the Athletics,
of Philadelphia. Previous to adjournment to March, 1875,
the President appointed the following standing committees:
Judiciary—Nicholas E. Young, of Chicago"; Charles H.
Porter, of Boston; D. L. Reid, of Philadelphia; C. A. Had-
dell, of Baltimore; Gersliom B. Hubbell, of Hartford.
Championship—Houston, of the Athletics; Davidson, of
the Mutuals; Hubbell, of the Hartfords.

—The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club, the oldest organi¬
zation of the kind in the United States, held its annual
meeting last week. The following officers were elected:—
President, J. White Davis, re-elected; Vice President^
.Alexander Kirkland; Secretary, J. F. Tams; Treasurer,
Samuel H. Kissam; and J. B. Wells, Nathaniel C. Smith,
and Wm, L. Taylor, Directors.

—The Fly-Away Base Ball Club held its annual meeting
■■at their head-quarters, 512 East Fifteenth street, when the
following officers were elected:—

For President, W. H. Kelly, Jr.; Vice President, James
Bhandley; _ Secretary, Hugh Gilgan; Treasurer, Joseph
Ford. This is their sixteenth year. Their nine for the
coming season will include Slianley, Gilgan, Malone, J.
Britt, Ford, Conner, Jolly, Laughlin, and Dorney.

—The St. Louis Cricket Club held their annual meeting
on March 4th, when the officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:—President, Hon. Thomas Essex; Vice
President, Harry E. Sharpe; Secretary, C. R. Farnum;
Treasurer, W. A. Kingdom Executive Committee, J. W.
Jeffries, T. M. Caddick, E. H. Lycett, P. Adair, W. Gray¬
son. After the routine business was ended.a series of reso¬
lutions were unanimously adopted, thanking Mr. IT. E.
Sharpe for his untiring energy, establishing the club on a
firm basis, and the successful management ot the tour of
the St. Louis eleven east. In reply Mr. H. C. Sharpe, the
Vice President, stated: “Believing that cricket could not
be established on a lasting basis unless it was taken hold of
by the American element, as well as by the English, the
club took the name of St. Louis, and have sought for sup¬
port and maintenance from those residents of the city who
realize the necessity of encouraging such institutions for
the sake of the rising generation. As a nation the Ameri¬
cans have not yet fully understood the value of outdoor
sports to those who, born in fortunate circumstances, are
not compelled- to work for a living. While our public
school system challenges admiration, it is yet deficient in
facilities for physical education.* Very rarely is a case
found where the lover of active sports is addicted to vicious
Jiabits : —the one takes the place of the other. The mind
naturally craves for excitement and for action; if a healthy,
pure outlet be provided for the exuberance of animal spirits,
all goes well; if not, they will seek those channels which
are always at hand—the saloon, the dice box and the bagnio.
It will be well for the fathers and mothers and the young
men to think seriously on this subject. Especially should
those living in cities, encourage outdoor games, cricket,
base ball, rowing, foot ball, tennis, &c.”

THE BOSTON AND ATHLETICS’ TRIP TO ENGLAND,

The following is the programme of the matches of base
ball and cricket arranged by Mr. A. G. Spalding of Boston,
when in England:—

Aug. 1, Boston v. Athletic, at Liverpool.

Aug. 3, Boston v. Athletic, at London, Lord® Grounds.
Aug. 4, English .Nine v. Boston, at London, Lords
Grounds.

Aug. 5, English Nine v. Athletic, at London, Lords
Grounds.

AUg. 6, Exhibition game, at Crystal Palace.

Aug. 7, Athletic v. Boston, at the Oval.

Aug. 8, American Twenty-two v. Gentlemen’s Eleven, at
the Oval.

Aug. 10, American Nine v. Cricketers’ Nine, at Princess’
Green.

Aug. 11, Roston v. Athletic, at Princess’.

Aug. 12, Exhibition game, at Lillie-bridge Grounds,

Aug. 13, Exhibition game, at Lillie bridge Grounds.

Aug. 14, Boston v. Athletic, at Nottingham.

Aug. 1G, Americans v. English, at Nottingham.

Aug. 17, Athletic v. Boston, at Sheffield.

Aug. 18, American v. English, at cricket, at Sheffield.

Aug. 19, Boston v. Athletic, at Manchester.

Aug. 20, American Twenty-two v. Lancashire Eleven, at
Manchester.

Aug. 21, American Twenty-two v. Lancashire Eleven, at
Manchester.

^Vug. 23, American Nine v. English Nine, at Manchester.
Aug. 24, Exhibition game, at Liverpool.

Aug. 25, American v. English l at Liverpool.

—The pupils of Prof. James O’Neil gave a complimen¬
tary testimonial to their professor at Wood’s Gymnasium,
East Twenty-eighth street, on Saturday last. W. Stafford
and J. Phillips opened the entertainment by a sparring
match. Prof. James O’Neil and James Reynolds then
showed some “quick counters” in the amateur manly art.
Several other gentlemen exhibited considerable skill and
good training, which frequently elicted marked applause
from the spectators. E. A. Johnson and Capt. Jouerrerd
then made their appearance on the boards, and went
through a series of dexterous manoeuvres in fencing with
foils. The exercises were than agreeably varied by a
masterly trapeze performance by Shed Le Glair, whose
wonderful dexterity was repeatedly applauded. Henry
Buermeyer and Luke Walsh next engaged in an interesting
sparring match, and the evening’s entertainment was
brought to a close by another exhibition with the gloves
between Prof. J. O’Neil and A. V. Gorcourtn, one of his
pupils.

—On Friday last, March 6th, there was held at Buena
Ridge, Mott Haven, an archery meeting attended by cer¬
tainly one hundred and fifty ladies afid gentlemen Some
twelve ladies contested for the prize, which was a handsome
gold medal. The names of the ladies were as follows:—
Miss Flynn, of Boston; Miss Brophy, of Brooklyn; Miss
Morphy, of New York; Miss French, of Charleston, S. C.;
the two Misses .Clarke, of New York; Miss Duffle,
of New York; Miss Grey, of New York; Miss
Nix, of New York; Miss Baker, of New York; Miss
Barkis, of Philadelphia, and Miss Costa, of Morrisania.
The distance to the butts was not, it is true, a very great
one, but still a fair amount of skill was shown. The target'
used was thirty inch, and was frequently hit by the young
ladies. A tie was made as to scores between Miss Grey
and Miss Duffle, which was finally decided in favor of Miss
Grey, who was freely entitled to wear at her baldrick the
gold medal.

—“ Mens sana in sano corpore ,” is a trite motto, but it
finds an apt illustration in the remark of the London
Graphic, that out of the 106" men who have recently attain¬
ed mathematical honors at Cambridge, and the 29 who dis¬
tinguished themselves in the Law and History Tripos, there
were 46 boating men, 15 cricketers, 10 foot-ball players,and
18 who devoted themselves to athletics proper, and some of
them were proficient in more than one of these pastimes.

—The quaint old city of St. Augustine, Florida, isb^
rapidly built up with expensive residences for north 02
gentlemen, who spend their winters in its delightful ^
healthy climate. Among the finest are those of ftp. ^
pinwall and Mr. Henry Bail, of Ball, Black & Co., 0 f tn
city.

-

—The Palatka (Florida) Herald mentions a farmer bv i,
name ofi Futch who has been . compelled to move totl
other side of the St, John’s River in consequence of ]
depredations of alligators. He says his cattle have b ^
thinned out by an old bull alligator, which has been
terror of his neighborhood for years.

-t - 1 --- j

—Two of the edible dogs of China are now on exhih'
tion at the Zoological Gardens in Paris. If it be fo !i
easy to acclimatize them, it is proposed to introduce<1 ■
new article of food. The dogs in question are small an'I
hairless and enormously fat. They are fed solely on ve&
table food, a regimen which imparts a rare delicacy to thei*
flesh.

—A passenger by rail, aroused from a serene slumber bv
the tooting of a whistle, exclaimed* “The train has caught
up with those cattle again.”

\civ Hf ubJiaitwits .

—We have received from an officer of the Quebec steam¬
er “Secret,” the following record of most extraordinary
pedestrian feats performed by Josiah Eaton, the authentic¬
ity of which is vouched for by J. M. Lemoine, Esq., of
Quebec. Some of our elderly readers may recall the occa¬
sion at Castle Garden in 1845.

Quebec, March, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

According to promise, I send yon a list of feats of pedestrianism per¬
formed by my father (Josiah Eaton), which is as follows:

Year 1815, performed 1,100 miles in 1,100 consecutive hours in Black-
heath County, Kent, being at that time 49 years of age.

Year 1816, performed 1,100 miles in 1,100 hours, beginning each mile in
with each hour; also at above place.

Year 1817, performed 2,000 half miles in 2,000 consecutive half hours,
on Brixton Causeway, in Surrey .

Year 1817, walked from London to Colchester one day and back the
next, for twenty days, being 51 miles per day.

Year 1818, walked 2,000 miles in 42 days, on Wormwood Scrubs, near
Paddington.

Same year, 4,000 quarter miles in 4,('00 successive quarter hours, at
Stonemarket, m Suffolk.

1819, 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours, on Leicaster Eace Course.

TEATS PERFORMED IN AMERICA.

Year 1844, Caledonia Springs, Upper Canada, walked 1,000 miles in
1,000 hours, being at the time 79 years of age.

In the year following, walked 1,000 quarter miles in 1,000 successive
quarter hours, in the Castle Garden, N. Y. With the highest respect, I
remain yours, __ Henry Eaton.

[Publications sent to this office, treating upon subjects that comewitu
the scope of the paper, will receive special attention. The receint crl
books delivered at our Editoria IRooms will be promptly acknouhu3
in the next issue. Publishers will confer a favor by promptly uchW,
us of any crmission in this respect. Prices of books insenedwhen
desired. 1

Fannie St. John. Cambridge, Mass. Hurd & Houghton
This is a pleasantly written historical romance by Mrs. E. P, Delesder-
nier. It opens with a lively sketch of the fortunes and misfortunes of ihe
St. John family, who resided in the County of Orange, New York, dur¬
ing the Revolutionary War. The father was made prisoner and sent to
Europe; the mother died and left several little orphans. About this
time one Captain Gustavns Fellows, of Boston, took pity on the chil¬
dren and for poverty gave them a good home, and afterwards adopted
them into his own family. Mrs. Delesdernler, who is a descendant of
Captain Fellows, has written this graphic history with a view of perpetu¬
ating the memory o’f this eventful historic episode. It is handsomely
brought out by the house of Hurd & Houghton.

Mrs, Mainwaring’s Journal, a Stoiy of Home Life in Eng.
land. By Mrs. Emma Marshall. N. Y.: E. P. Dutton & Co.

This delightful pastoral romance will find a cordial welcome by the
many admirers of thj^ amusing authoress. Always improving, the mar¬
riage days from the beginning to the end, pass like a panorama before
the mind; we find our sympathies going out to the writer; we share her
joyous smiles in prosperity; we would comfort her in the darker hours
of adversity; we fully rejoice at the golden wedding. To the wives and
mothers of our country we would commend this work as one from
which they may leam many lessons of faith and patience, and children
lessons of grateful love for her whose love for them is never to be
measured.

—The death of Mrs. Noyes, nee Ada Clare, an author¬
ess and actress, which occurred last week, was most dis¬
tressing in character. On January 20th, while playing with
a pet dog in this city, she was bitten in the face. The lacly
was immediately treated by a competent physician, who
cauterized the wound with nitrate of silver. Mrs. Noyes
then assumed her professional duties, when about fifteen
days ago, while performing at Rochester, she was seized
with the most pronounced symptoms of that fearful malady,
hydrophobia, and slie died in terrible agony on Wednesday
last, March 4th/ We have called attention to the use made
of the acid nitrate of mercury in England on animals which
had been bitten by mad dogs, and would recommend its
use. Of course we are by no means sanguine of the suc¬
cess of this acid nitrate of mercury, which is a much more
powerful caustic than nitrate of silver, but only desire that
this should be tried. We understand that in Philadelphia
Drs. Pancoast and Gross use this prepartion in certain
cases. It seems to us that for the sake of humanity some
experiments should be made with the acid nitrate of mer¬
cury in cases of accidents from hydrophobia.

—We have been more than pleased by having had sub¬
mitted to us some paintings of fish and game, the work of
E. Sherman Pease, a young artist of eighteen, living at
Twin Lakes, Salisbury, Connecticut. We have before us
now a picture of a pickerel fresh caught, flapping on the
ice. Not only is it carefully drawn, truthful in every re¬
spect, but there is about it a strength of touch and a bold¬
ness of handling which is very remarkable. Mr. Pease’s
hand seems very sure, and there is a boldness in the way with
which his colors are put on which stamp him an artist. The
head of the fish is held up by a hook, and under the jaw
you see all those delicate transparent mother of pearl shades
of color which are are so difficult to show, and which are
lost unless the conception of them strikes instantly not
only the brain, but guides the band of the artist. There is
also the study of a hare, with his heavy winter coat on
him, and his white tail, poor Bunny hanging by one leg
from a nail, which is quite remarkable from the apparent
ease with which is all is done and its truthfulness. These
works Mr. Pease calls studies, but very strong studies are
they, better even than what we have seen called the fin-

1 p

ished work from some masters. If Mr. Pease will only
toil diligently, keep at it, and believe that he lias a great
deal yet to learn, we prophesy that at least for subjects of
this character, game birds and fish, he will make a distin¬
guished name for himself. Mr. Pease must be something
of a sportsman, as he always catches his own fish and

shoots the fur and feather he puts on canvass,

- *-——

—Several hundred quail, intended for breeding purposes
in France, got loose at the Sturtevant. House on Monday
night, and oyerran the establishment like the frogs of
Egypt. They penetrated everywhere and were even found
m the guests’ .boots that stood lu the halls to be blacked.

Codes’ Key to North American Birds.

Of Dr. Elliott Cones’ work upon North American Birds, we can truly
say that, after much careful study and critical examination, we consider
it rho highest authority-extant upon the subject upon which it.treats.

From our previous knowledge of this subject, acquired by longyears
of careful study and observation of the peculiar habiis (.as a sportsman)
of many species of American birds, particularly sea fowl, shore birds,
ducks and the like, we find it perfectly reliable and correct In all its
teachings of their peculiar habits, so far as we have had occasion to look
for special information as to habits, &c.

The first sixty pages of this work will be, found of so great value to the
student of ornithology, as it is devoted to an explanation of bird life,
that he will find indispensibly necessary to a thorough understanding of
this most interesting study. The elementary principles of this study
must be thoroughly learned and correctly fixed in the mind of any one
} who would desire either profit or pleasure from the same. Hailing in this
the student had better abandon the work at once, close the book, and let
the birds fly.

Let the ambitious studen t read and commit to memory what Dr. Coues
here lays down as the fundamental elements of the science of ornithol¬
ogy, and he is on the sure road to success. Th : s introduction prepares
him to enter into the study of the Key to Genera with hopefulness. We
shall further notice the other parts of this work more fully, as we have
derived much genuine satisfaction and information from a study of the
same.

ANNO UNCEM ENTS.

Simon Girty, The White Savage. A new historical novel.

By Charles McKnight, author of “Fort Dnquesne.”

This work is, judging from the pages we have received, one of great
and startling interest to all who love to read such stories as tbe “Pio¬
neers” and “Scottish Border Tales.” It reminds us much of Cooper,
and opening as it does with the eventful period of 1778. all the incidents
of the wars of that time, when the Tories fled from Fort Pitt to the Brit¬
ish Indians, and up to 1794, when the rule of the frontier tribes was for¬
ever broken. To be published monthly in the pages of .the peoplM^
Monthly, a magazine issued on the first of every month by the Peoples
Monthly Publishing Company, Pittsburg, Pa. Price 25 cts. pervol.

It gives us pleasure to state that our old friends of the
Riverside Press, Hurd & Houghton, have nearly ready for circulation 8
standard law edition of that popular and well known work,'‘Chitty»
Law of Contracts,” together with several volumes of Massachusetts 1“
ports, and other vVorks of a kindred character of great interest to the >
gal profession. They also announce “First Steps in Geneial History,
an outline work for schools, by Arthur Gilman.

This necessarily gives much labor to the cnternrising publishers w o,
notwithstanding "the work of their immense publishing house, have
to devote to many fine specimens of the rare air 1 beautiful in uni<l
book work. The work of the Riverside Publishing House bids fair to
favorable for the coming publishing season.

Messrs. Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, have in P r(i ® f
and nearly ready, a very elegant work by Mrs. Ellet—“The Q U0 ® D ®
American Society.” * 8vo. Printed upon thick toned paper, with w 8
engravings, and in addition to the value of its letter press, tbis wor '
equal any table book of the season yet issued. Judging from the sp^ ^
mens of this work, we have no hesitation in saying that it will P r0
most acceptable accession to American literature, and find a P’ ace
the center-tables of all our American ladies. In mechanical esce w
it will be found a bijou of rare workmanship, which does ample ere ^
every department. Wc shall notice this at length hereafter. ■! 1
work will be sold only by subscription.

Messrs. Porter & Coates have also in t>ress a new dins

ted edition of the Waverly Novels, with 48 steel illustrations m
binding, with stamps, expressly designed for this .edition. ^

do not already possess this work in some form, will d nc '-
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FOREST AND STREAM.

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Motjs.

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This well-known resort for Winter has been newly
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(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEM YORK.

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an d Dru ggists. 12 33

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball Co. :

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me. with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to he the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienn:t—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity hair”
i» the King ofall, by its aromatic flavor and the right sorto f
strongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send in e lor the enclosed ten dollars, a supply of* Vanity
Fair.” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells your excellent Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hyrti.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

Thomas Sparks,

Shot & Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808 ]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Paper Sh.ell Greaser.

NEW, SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE. It fastens the
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Address

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25-5t

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Perch Snoods, Chiha and Grass Lines. Also, a large
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EGGS.

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Black Reds, per doz. $3, Blue Pyles, $3. Also Hou-
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f

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Merchant Tailor

No. 51 LIBERTY STREET,

Opposite Post Office, NEW YORK.

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10-62

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(CELEBRATED '

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3£B Fulton St., Brooklyn.

FINE SHIRTS, COLLARS AND
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—AT POPULAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

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WOOD ENGRAVING

ESTABLISHMENT.
Designing, Photographic and Engraving’,
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10-62_ . NEW YORK.

Established 1847.

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HARTLEY.

& GRAHAM,

f 9 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John
Street, New York.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would eall the attention of the public to our
large assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,
Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A fn.ll line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS &*IA WKSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns*
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
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BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
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AGENTS FOR THE

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SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

THOS. OTIS LEROY & Co.,

Patent Shot & Lead Works,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted
EAGLE BRAND

OF

DROP SHOT

ALSO

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Compressed Shot

AND

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Jan. 25- -50

DR. EOWLER’S PATENT

HARD RUBBER REEL

“The Grem.”

Imperishable, Light as a Feather, and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re¬
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and the Hon. Robt. Roose-

V *iHiiB Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have nsed it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,.

Sole Agents for the United States ,

25-81 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“ Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question

• ime; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
11 be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, eveiy consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption. . J

Resolved , further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.) , _

W e are now making these guns to supply the nu¬
merous demands, and will soon have them m the
market. „ . ,

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs, of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor

, , r ° rv/*v A Q/Y i 1 nor)

/rom $30 and upward. The calibre of all our nfleB,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 54 Wall St., N. Y.

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6 1 lb.
kegs. ,

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1*2, 3, 4 and 5 gram, m
1 and 5 lb. cans and 6J lb. kegs,

“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25,121, and 6 i lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining: and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

88 Wall Street, New York.

A. G. HAZARD, President.
Thos. S. Pope, Secretary. '

RIGGS BELMONTYLE OIL.

P REVENTS RUST, TARNISH, &c., ON GUNS,
Skates, Cutlery, Tools, Hardware, Machinery,
Saws, Stoves, &c., &c., without injuring the most
beautifully polished work. In use by E. Remington
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Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, E. H.
Barney, Providence Steam Engine Company, W. &B.
Douglas, Landers, Frary & Clark, Stanley Works and
many others. Send for circular.

H. B. RIGGS, Sole Manufacturer,

150 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK.

A Yuluable Handbook.

THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN.

CONTAINING HINTS TO SPORTSMEN,

NOTES ON SHOOTING, AND THE HAB¬
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By Elisha J. Lewis, M. D.

Elegantly Illustrated with Nearly 200
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8vo. Third Edition. Extra Cloth, $2.75.

“This elegant book is deserving of an extended pop¬
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***For sale by all Booksellers, or, will be sent by
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Publishers.

J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.,

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EIQI4FRIPQ ...MADE TO ORDER

riOminiLO. for the trade. Every va¬
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Pond or River. AMERICAN NET AND TWINGE CO.,

Boston.

*5-6m

FLY FISHING TACKLE.

Thaddeus Norris,

208 West Logan Square, Philadelphia, Penn.

MAKES TO ORDER AND KEEPS ON HAND

FINE TROUT AND S4LMON RODS

IRON WOOD, LANCE WOOD, GREENHEART,

' AND RENT AND GLUED BAMBOO. .
MAKES TO ORDER

SALMON TROUT AND BASS FLIES.

Keeps on sale his own pattern of Flush Crank Trout
and Salmon Reels, and supplies any article of an Ang¬
ler’s outfit at custom prices. 4-tf

We invite the attention of Sportsmen and Dog Fanciers to our Metal Dog Collars with PATENT LININGS
which prevent the wearing or chafing of the animal s neck They are highly ornamental with chaste and

beautiful designs, and;; the best ever introduced. Ask for the ^ Doc Star Collar. Sold by all hardware
dealers. Manufactured by W. T. & J. MERSEREAU, 62 Duane street.

|yortmnens

RMIITON'S

Sporting, Hunting and Target
Breech-Loading

Ids ant

Long Range Match Rifles for “Creedmoor” Shoot¬
ing, now ready. The same as won the “Turf,
Field and Farm” Badge, Aug. 2, and “Ama¬
teur Rifle Club” Badge, Aug. 9. See re¬
ports. Unequalled for accuracy by
either Breech or Muzzle-Load¬
ers of other makers.

For simplicity of mechanism, ease of manipulation,
quality of workmanship and material, accuracy of
range, and penetration, without comparison.

“It is a noteworthy fact that though many different
kinds of rifles were used in the severalmatch.es, includ¬
ing the converted Springfield, Remington, Metford,
Ballard and Ward Burton Rifle, every prize in all the
matches was won by those who fired with the Reming¬
ton rifle, except the last.”—From Y. Y. Times, June
22,1873—(See full report.)

The Remington Rifle won Twenty-two
out of Twenty-three Prizes at
the Creedmoor Meeting,

June 21, 1873.

Also, Revolving , Repeating , JDering&r , and
Vest Pocket

PISTOLS & RIFLE CANES.

—OUR—

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IS NOW READY.

The best ever offered, containing all the most dcsir
able features of the best imported, together with some
valuable improvements peculiar only to this gun. Top
Snap action, half-cocked, breech opened and shells ex¬
tracted by one motion.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,

281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.

OR, ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

CUT THIS OU2 AND SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED
PRIf JE LIST.

iscelhmeottx J Idveeti^tnevitx.

Clark &c Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE #

SNEIDER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN

ALTERING

Muzzle*Loading Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

S14 West Pratt street,

8S Baltimore, Md.

NO FROG nofoot.NO HORSE.

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar.
Goqdenqugh Horse Shoe. 41 Dev Street, New York .

J. O. CONROY & CO.,
65 Fulton Street, New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS pF

FISHHOOKS AND FISHING TApKLE,
Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepare*} fpi‘the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the A4-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the'Maine wpofis, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
their goods.

W T e offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of v

Fishing Tackle

Rods, Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,

Baits, Fish Hooks, Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

101 & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) New York.

MAYNARD’S PATENT

Breech-Loading Rifles and Shot Guns.

Central Fire

Combination Arms.

.WITH RELOADING CAPPED CARTRIDGES

For convenience, accuracy and penetration unequal¬
led. Send for price list and target representations.

MASSACHUSETTS ARMS COMPANY,

CHICOPEE FaLLS, MASS.
TARGETS

MADE WITH

MAYNARD
RIFLES.

HALF SIZE.

Ten Consecu¬
tive Shots.

Twenty and
Ten rods.

W. & C. SCOTT & SONS

GENUINE

5

Breech Loaders.

WINNERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873.
Scott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders. 25 cents
by mail. Report of Gun Trial sent on application.

AG E-NTS:

WM. READ & SDNS

13 Faneuil Hall 8q., Boston

Also all other makes. Greener, W estley Richards,
Webley, Remington. Wesson, &c.

A genuine laminated Steel Breech-loader, with im¬
plements, at $60. - , .

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds for
shooting practice.

Fine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carnages
Complete, as furnished the New York and Boston
Yacht Squadrons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

SEND And receive by return mail a copy of
r i- TU HINTS TO ANGLERS. A little
L | L | I book brimful of fun and useful
III II points. 12 spirited, humorons flms*
ATIITO trations. To which is addded Hints
i r 11 1 N for Chess Players, neatly bound in
Ul.ll I O cloth. CLAXTON, REMSEN &
HAFFELFINGER,Publishers, Philadelphia. 38

FISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEAfishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON, ttta

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,

Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY ANI) BASS RpDS
of Iron, Lanch" and Greenheart Woods. Rent.anq
Glued Bamboo. Rod mountings or the very finest
quality bn hand, or made to order. ■_

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines pf eYpU

Gut r” J CY.','I T‘ La ‘ V '-aV~L AaL ^Al* thifl PP10-

lected Calcutta Bamboo Poles.

*-6m

W ANTED. 1,500 .EACH BROOK TROUT AND
Black Bass from one to three years old. Adores
giving price delivered, H. P. DHGRAAF, Bowery
National Bank, N. Y.

1 NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1874.

Terms, Five Dollars a Year.
Ten Cents a Copy.

For Forest and Stream.

TIMES AND SEASONS.

S PRING is green,

Birds are seen
Tales of love relating;

After showers
Bloom the flowers,

Every bud dilating.

Everywhere
Birds must pair,

Happy be their mating,

Living, loving,

All the world is loving!

Summer glow
Lieth low

In the fields before us;

Hear just there
In the glare
Katydids sonorous,

Up on high
Laughs the sky,

At the earth’s dull chorus.

Living, loving—

All the world is loving!

., Autumn sM

We have had,

All the leaves are yellow;

One and all
Let them fall
Death’s a jolly fellow!

Summer dead,

I Earth is red,

Every sunbeam mallow.

Living, loving—

All the world is loving!

Winter’s here,

j Bright and clear,

Pleasantest of weather;

See him stand
Tall and grand, *

With his icy feather.

Young and old
Peel the cold,

Closely cling together;

Living, loving—

All the world is loving.

Lotos Club. ,T. Brander Matthews.

JP^ °tf the ejlt inttie .

■- 4 -

JfrOTES OF A CRUISE DOWN THE ST. LAWRENCE IN A CENTRE¬
BOARD GIG.

I Chapter II.

June 13.—Made an early start this morning, pulled out
of the river, and found the wind fair but very light. Set
! Jsail and ran before it, passsed Father Point, (the pilot sta¬
tion,) Great Metis and Little Metis, the villages now few
( and far between. About half past four in the a-fternoon
jwe reached Matane, fifty-six miles from Rimouski, where
.another small river flows into the St. Lawrence. Entering
?this river we sailed and rowed up it until we got opposite
.the village where we landed. This was different from
'those we had stopped at further up the river, and instead
?°f being agricultural, its interests were connected with the
•sea and woods. There is not much cleared ground round
,Matane, stores for supply of sailors, lumbermen and fisher¬
men composed the chief part of the village. During the
•summer months ships occasionally load here, and a vessel
was then anchored outside the bar taking in cargo.

June 14. A light land breeze filled our sails this mora¬
ls for about an hour, then it fell calm, and we rowed along
'shore intending to make Cape Chat in the afternoon. When
we were some distance from it, however, an easterly wind
(sprang up. The wind was rising, and as we made little
way beating to windward and had had enough rowing, we
^.deckled to turn back to a^bay which we had passed, and
[Which appeared tolerably sheltered. This was the bay
!;Neichan, close under the mountains of St. Anne, “the
l highest land in British North America,” according to our
i Guide Book, the sailing directions. They rise to a height
of 4,000 feet, with a gradual slope from the edge of the
river, and appeared covered with pine forests. Had we

had time we would have explored these hills, which would
repay an expedition. The coast is wild and rugged here.
There are few bays or harbors in which even a fishing boat
would find shelter. Occasionally a few fishermen’s houses
are seen, where a ravine furrows the side of the pine-cov¬
ered hills, and a mountain stream flows down into a little
bay, but generally there are few signs of human habitation.
Along this part of the coast, too, the bones of many a good
ship are strewn, and during this day and the next we noticed
several wrecks breaking up on the shore.

June 15.—The calm continued, though we had the land
breeze for a short time in the morning. We rowed past
Cape Chat, on which there is a lighthouse, and into St.
Anne’s bay, where there is a flourishing village, with
church, fishing traders’ establishment and store. The St.
Annes River is tolerably large; it is leased, like all the sal¬
mon rivers of any size on the south shore. We put in here,
and I went up to a farmer’s house and got supplies. There
is a little cultivated land around the village. Towards
evening a light westerly wind sprang up, and we set sail
and ran before it to a small bay called Bay St. John, about
nine miles below St. Annes. There were a few fishermen’s
houses here, and though the shelter was not good, we de¬
cided to put in, as the wind was falling, the day advanced,
and we were uncertain whether we would find a better
harbor further on. The Minnie was accordingly brought
to an anchor, and a fisherman took us ashore in his boat,
and hospitably offered us his house. I had climbed up a
little hill behind the settlement to look about, and C. had
gone to fish, when a youth came up breathless with haste
and excitement to tell me the surf was rising from the
northeast, to which quarter the little bay was open. I ac¬
cordingly ran down to the bay and found my friend the
fisherman alarmed for the safety of my boat. “In another
hour,” said he, “you won’t be able to see it on account of
the sea.” There was a surf breaking on the beach, but
nothing to speak of. I got him and another man to launch
their boat and take me over, put some of our gear on board
their boat to lighten the Minnie and rowed her in, beaching
her v on the top of a roller. We had hauled her up above
high water mark just as C. came up, wondering what all
the fuss was about. The alarm was certainly needless, as
the wind and sea did not rise, and we might have left our
boat at anchor all night in perfect safety. We put up in
the fisherman’s “house,” which consisted of one room, in
which we all slept—our host and his wfife in a bed in the
corner, the family, consisting of four or five children, on
the floor, and 0. and myself also on the floor, as close to
the door as we could get. We hinted at leaving this open,
but to this our host objected mildty but firmly. This would
have been too great a change in his domestic arrangements
for a couple of strangers. Here we heard the first of a long
series of complaints by the fishermen of the way the mer¬
chants and traders treated them. “They take the fish we
catch and pay us for them in supplies from their stores at
exorbitant rates; we are constantly in their debt, and al¬
ways poor. Ils mus mangent , Messieurs this was the con¬
stant burden of the fishermen’s talk at the villages we
stopped at on the lower St. Lawrence, and they certainly
did not appear to be too well off. One of them remarked
that the cost of our boat and outfit would be sufficient to
buy up the whole settlement of Anse St. Jean.

June 16.—This morning being fine and calm, the whole
settlement, was up at the break of day and out in their boats
fishing, hauling up cod as fast as they could bait and drop
their lines overboard. We launched the Minnie and started
under oars, went alongside and on board our friend’s boat,
and caught a few cod, then continued our course.. We had
not rowed far before a light westerly wind sprang up,
which continued during the day, and blew off and on to the
shore in flaws. The coast presented the same character as
that we passed yesterday. We noticed three or four deep
bays, the most westerly of which, Mont Louis bay, is a good
harbor for coasting vessels. In the afternoon the wind in¬
creased to a stiff breeze, and blew down the ravines and
cliffs in squalls; one of these struck the Minnie with such
force as nearly to send her under, and we had to shorten

sail by taking out the sprit. About four o’clock we passed
the Magdalen lighthouse and river, and were going on
when the wind suddenly fell and chopped around. We
then decided to put into the Magdalen river, and rowed up
this stream till we came to a boom stretched across it. A
good deal of “lumbering” is apparently done here, as we
saw numbers of logs floated down to be sawed up and
shipped off. We anchored near the mouth and slept on
board.

June 17.—We had a fair wind to-day with a vengeance;
started about four o’clock; it was now blowing a stiff north
westerly breeze, and under mainsail alone we ran before it,
passing fishing stations, boats at anchor, at a tremendous
pace. As the morning advanced, instead of calming, as I
expected it would, the wind increased, and at eight o’clock
it came down in squalls in such force as to oblige us to
take out the sprit and run under what the Canadian boat¬
men call our “pointer.” Even with this small amount of
canvas the Minnie rushed through the water at a great
rate. In going around some of the headlands there was a
very nasty sea, the big waves coming up after us would
take the little boat on their crests and hurl it forward like
a chip amidst their seething foam. The fishing boats had
now run in for shelter, and at the fishing stations or vil¬
lages we saw the people coming to their doors to watch our
progress* We shipped scarcely any water, the lightness
and buoyancy of the little craft being our safety When
the tide turned, about nine o’clock, the sea went down a
little, but we determined to put in at the first well sheltered
bay or harbor we came across, as it would have been run¬
ning too great a risk to have attempted going round Cape
Gaspe in such weather. We stood in as close to the shore
as I dared go, and after trying one or two bays without suc¬
cess, and nearly bringing the Minnie broadside on to a sea
in ^standing out again, we came upon a very well sheltered
little harbor, rounded to inside a reef at the mouth of the
bay, and C. took down the sail. Then we rowed up to a
fishing stage and made fast to it. A party of fishermen
had collected on our arrival and examined the little boat
curiously and admired her. From them I learned that the
place was Fox river, as we had not been able to follow
the coast on the chart. It was ten o’cloek when we arriv¬
ed, and from measurement on the chart and from w T hat the
fishermen told us, we concluded that, following the coast
line, we must have run nearly fifty miles in six hours, not
bad going for a boat only sixteen feet long, though we had
a strong current with us for the latter part of the run. The
inhabitants of Fox river we found most hospitable in offer¬
ing us a lodging. We selected an old fisherman’s house
close to the landing stage, and were well treated. Great
Fox river is a fine little harbor for small craft, well shel¬
tered from all quarters. At its east corner the river from
which it takes its name flows into the bay. We tried this
for fish and found it a failure. It continued to blow hard
during the remainder of the day, and at night came down
with such force as to make the wooden house of our host
shake again, and cause'me alarm for the safety of the Min¬
nie. I was glad to see her next morning riding calmly at
her mooring between the long lines of fishipg boats.

June 18.—The summer gale continued during the morn¬
ing but abated in the afternoon. We put off starting till
next morning, however, as we wished to make one day of
it to Gaspe. We took a walk along the road towards Gas¬
pe, and admired the quiet beauty of the scenery from a
point a little beyond Fox river; the village, the bay, the
fishing boats, some at anchor in the bay, others with their
white sails set, standing out to, or coming in from, their
fishing grounds. A fine odor of cod pervaded the village,
and we examined the mode of catching and preparing this
noble fish.

The boats employed for fishing along the south coast of
the St. Lawrence are called^by the French Canadians
“barges;” their usual size is about 23 feet in length by 6
feet 6 inches in width. They are open boats, good, whole¬
some craft, yawl shaped, full in the bows, and lean towards
the stern, something like the fish they are employed to
catch; they have a great deal of sheer, and are admirable

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sea boats. They are sailed under two sprit sails, with
sometimes a small jib, and usually manned by two hands.
The lines, hooks and sinkers are of the commonest and
strongest description. Two hooks are made fast five feet be¬
low the lead; herring or capelin is the bait generally used.
Having reached their fishing ground, half a mile, more or
less, from the shore, the boat is made fast to a mooring
and the lines allowed to run out until the lead touches the
bottom, then about a fathom of the line is hauled in, and
if the fish are taking well, they are hauled up as fast as the
fisherman can bait his hooks. When he has got his boat
loaded , he goes alongside the stage and discharges. The
fish are split open at once, their entrails and half the back
bone taken out, then they are salted and afterwards spread
out on large tables or platforms to dry. This latter process
is most troublesome and tedious; the fish have to be turned
and piled together in layers in the evening, and on the ap¬
pearance of damp weather, lest they become mildewed
and spoiled. They are exposed thus for a month or so be¬
fore they are sufficiently dry to be stored.

June 19.—This morning was bright and calm, so we has¬
tened to get under weigh. After the strong west wind of
the last two days there was a very strong current setting
down the river which carried us on its back without much
exertion in rowing on our part. When opposite “Griffin’s
Cove,” a little harbor about six miles below Fox river, and
very like it, a breeze sprang up from the northeast and ap¬
peared to be bringing up fog with it. Nevertheless we
set sail and stood out northward towards Anticosti. The
current was so strong that a comparatively short tack
enabled us to weather Capes Rozier and Gaspe. The latter
called “La Vielle” by tliejEishermen, is a bold, rugged cape,
the cliffs steep for miles on each side of it. Going around
this point we eased off the sheets and then booming out a
sail on each side we ran up Gaspe Bay with. a fair wind. I
made the mistake of running past the entrance to the har¬
bor, owing to too careful an observation of the chart, for I
expected to see a light and observatory, which we were after¬
ward told had been done away with some time before, and a
light ship put in their place. After running up the north¬
west arm of the bay some two miles the water began to
shoal, so we put about and rowed back, arriving in Gaspe
harbor about four P. M.

Gaspe harbor is perfectly landlocked, and has the appear¬
ance of a lake, woods and green fields rising with a gentle
slope from its calm waters. The town or village is built
on both sides of the harbor, and at this time had a deserted
look. At anchor in the harbor were two handsome yachts
“La Canadienne,” a schooner, and the “Nooya,” an aux¬
iliary screw schooner and yacht, belonging to Mr. Molson,
of Montreal. About an hour or so after we arrived the
Gulf Ports steamship came in, on her way up from Pictou,
and I asked the Captain if he would take up my boat on
his retnrn voyage. This he kindly promised to do. The
time I had allotted for my cruise was now drawing to a
close, and I was afraid I might not be able to get the Min¬
nie on board at the other places of call. The next day was
cold and disagreeable. We remained at Gaspe, visited the
craft in harbor, and came to the conclusion it was one of
the dullest places we had stopped at on our cruise.

June 21.—Prepared for sailing this morning, and rowed
out of the harbor at ten o’clock on a cruise to the Malbaie
river, about thirty miles by sea from Gaspe. We went on
board La Canadienne as she was being towed out of the
harbor by a boat, and were hospitably received by her
pleasant, genial captain. An unfortunate accident had
occurred about three weeks before which threw rather a
gloom over the ship. One of the boats coming across the
bar of Grand river, at the entrance of the bay Chaleurs,
was capsized, and the sailing master and three of the crew
drowned. Leaving the schooner we set sail, rounded Point
St. Peter, and stood up Malbaie with a northwest wind.
On coming to the entrance of the river we found a tolerable
surf on the bar, as it had been blowing hard from the east¬
ward the day previous, and not wishing to meet with the
fate of La Canadienne’s unfortunate boat, we took in our
sails and prepared to cross it under oars. Our first al tempt
was unsuccessful. We got across the bar all right, but the
strong current setting out from the river caught the boat’s
head and nearly turned her broadside on to the rollers. C.,
with a few vigorous strokes, brought her head to sea, and
then we backed in stern foremost. A heavy roller carried
us in with a rushing surge, and turning the boat we rowed
up to a village close to the mouth of the river, called “Bar-
rachois,” from the bar at its entrance. We had been
watched from the shore and the fishermen gave us “kudos”
for the Management of our boat when they found we had
come in without shipping any water. None of them had
been outside that day. We went two or three miles up this
river and camped, remaining there three days fishing for
trout. On the 24th we rowed down; had no difficulty in
crossing the bar this time as it was nearly calm; then we
took a cruise round the Perce rock, a curious rock about
200 feet high, steep and abrupt as a piece of wall, and look¬
ing as if split off from the neighboring cliff by the blow of
some stupendous axe and left in the sea close by.. Close to
its outer side is a large hole, through which, at high water,
boats can sail. This was the furthest point we reached in
the Minnie. According to our estimates, and from meas¬
urements of our course, nearly 550 miles from Quebec, 430
nautical miles on the chart. We returned to Gaspe on the
25th, running up the bay with the sea breeze.

Next morning I shipped*the Minnie on board the steam¬
ship Secret, took her to the Point du Chene, and from
thence to Halifax by rail, where she arrived none the worse
for all her wanderings, and the owner a good deal the bet¬
ter for his cruise. C. TJ. D

Halifax, February 18, 1874,

For Forest and Stream.

A HUNT ON SENECA RIVER.

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O NE beautiful autumnal morning last October a party
of three gentlemen sportsmen, “armed and equipped
as the law directs,” were to be seen briskly tramping along
the railroad track eastward from the little village of Savan¬
nah. They had arrived on late trains the previous night,
from neighboring cities, and their destination was the
Seneca River, some two and a half miles distant. The
elder of the trio will answer to the name of “the Elder,”
Ben and Chad being his companions. The beautiful fresh
morning air had invigorated them, and they were in exu¬
berant spirits, and in anticipation of glorious sport among
the ducks. They had no dogs, choosing to flush their own
birds and swim themselves in order to recover birds, if
necessity compelled.

Striking off from the railroad towards a piece of wood¬
land beyond which a marshy meadow expanded, our sports¬
men began to hold their double shooters in shootable shape,
and casting eager and expectant glances to the right and
left flanks and dead ahead. Ben and Chad sought each
other’s companionship on the march, while the Elder acted
as flanker. Soon after the meadow was reached up went
a fat lively snipe directly in front of the Elder, but before
he had made a half dozen evolutions of his shiny wings,
they were riddled by at least a half ounce of No. 8 shot, a
very dead bird. First bag for the Elder. Ben and Chad
witnessing this first exploit now advanced with great cau¬
tion in perfect readiness. Whir-r, and up go two more snipe,
but out of range. They very soon went to earth, and the
two sports went for them. Nearing the birds they exer¬
cised very sportsmanlike caution and discretion. The
birds flushed beautifully and bang, bang, bang was rever¬
berated over the meadow in quick succession, but not a
feather was raised; “missed slick and clean every shot,
Ha! Ha! Hal” roared the Elder. “You are fine cubs to go
shooting. Do’nt believe you could hit the broadside of a
barn.” “The laugh may be on the other side of your
mouth soon,” said Ben, sullenly, which alas, proved too true.
In endeavoring to cross a marshy slough a few moments
later, the Elder missing his footing on the firm bogs, sud¬
denly disappeared below the tall grass, and with difficulty
extricated himself from the soft mud into which he had
sunk nearly to. the waist. All begrimed with mud and
water the Elder presented a pitiable sight. “Ha! Ha! Ha!
old man, you are a nice one to hunt snipe on a marsh,” was
chorused by Ben and Chad. “Do’nt you know any better
than to try to cross such a place as that? Why you might
have gone under head, ears, gun and all.” The Elder was
forced to join in the laugh, and our friends were soon trudg¬
ing along in the best of humor, notwithstanding mishaps.

Arriving at the river without further occasion to use
gunpowder, and with no repetition of the slough adven¬
ture, they approached a log shanty near the banks of the
marshy Seneca, and soon negotiated for two boats with the
necessary appendages thereto. Ducks were to be seen in
every direction, and our sportsmen were on the qui-nme.
A steady pull of ten minutes brought the boats into the
immediate neighborhood of hundreds of ducks, some flying
high, some low, and some floating lazily along upon the
placid waters. Ben in one boat and the Elder and Chad in
the other, they endeavored to play into each others hands
by driving, but this did not work as well as they anticipa¬
ted. It was apparent that the ducks were up to snuff, and
knew to a nicety how near they could allow the boat to ap¬
proach before taking wing, and how near they could with
safety approach the boat when on the wing. The sharp
crack of the guns reverberated from shore to shore at short
intervals, but not a duck could be brought to bag. The
Elder and Chad seeing three large black fellows leisurely
sailing along on their weather beam, tacked and as stealthi¬
ly as possible made for them; Ben seeing their movement
made a flank advance. When at long range the Elder’s gun
spoke to them just as their wings were spread to fly, result¬
ing happily in wounding one which soon came to water.
Ben’s right now sent forth its missiles of death, then Chad’s
left, but still the ducks swam. Gaining a nearer range,
however, Chad’s right ended the fray and the poor bird
was bagged. Four shots at one duck! too bad, too bad.
The explosion of gunpowder was extravagant during the
entire day, and when the shades of evening approached, a
black duck and two coots made up the sum total of reward.
By this time our friends began to think a good deal about
eatables and bibables, and not quite so much about ducks.
They discovered that they had wandered considerably from
their point of embarcation, and the only course for them to
pursue was to seek a place of shelter as soon as possible.

At the first eligible landing place they drew their boats
high upon the sand, hid the oars and struck out inland in
quest of such a haven of rest. A saw mill was the first
building they encountered, and the next the miller’s abode.
Upon making an application to abide with him over night,
the miller readily assented, at which the trio were much
delighted notwithstanding the very uninviting surround¬
ings of the place. A small slab shanty with three rooms
sparsely furnished with home-made furniture, the rooms
neither lathed, plastered or ceiled, along lank red haired
man with sharp features, and very ignorant, who had the
appearance of having been born and reared in a saw mill,
a sickly looking small woman with black eyes, also void of
“book laming,” four or five children ranging from a seven
months old baby in the home-made cradle, a boy of eight
or nine, who by the way was having “the ager Tight smart,”
a dog pup, a cross between a bull and something^else, and
a large Tom cat, both of which latter had the perfect free¬

dom of the house, and you have a partial description
the surroundings. Supper, which was very, very simr>]°
was prepared so speedily that our friends could scarcer
find fault at being kept in waiting. Ben exhibited unmi/
takable signs of daintiness, sipping his tea and eating 0 f
a little bread very sparingly. His companions rallied hh
upon his sudden loss ot appetite, to which he returned era
sive replies. He had shown himself to be blessed vi t V
splendid advantages for making away with victuals at pr e
vious meals, and the Elder and Chad wondered at liis sud
den loss. The explanation soon came, however, when the
guests had retired out of ear-shot of the hosts. Did’nt y 0u
see that woman go and get a sheet off the bed in the next
room and spread it on the table, says Ben? This was ex
plaoation sufficient, and his two companions motioned him
with teeth firmly set, to forego any further remarks. At
an early hour the tired duckists were shown- to a bed, just
one bed in one little room 8x10, a very small bed made ex
pressly to fit the room. After drawing straws for position
the Elder was packed in against the wall, Chad was placed
in a very straight attitude in the centre, and what room
then remained Ben accepted with a very good grace
About two hours were devoted to the narration of brief
anecdotes which were silently listened to by the hosts in
the next room, when it was remarked that there was a
very unpleasant odor about the bed. Hens, ducks, tur.
keys and other birds’ feathers and quills had apparently
been used in its make up, and evidently while in a very
crude and uncured state. If there is one thing more un¬
pleasant than another about a bed, it is the stench arisino'
from green feathers. Ben with a cry of “more oxygen*
more oxygen,” jumped up and raised the lower sash to its
extreme height about a dozen times, and the night beip
rather cool would force him to lower it every ten or fifteen
minutes. It is useless to add that sleep was almost a
stranger to the guests of “Howland Island House” that
night; when the first faint streaks of dawn appeared Ben
was up and dressed. The room being on the first floor
front, he proceeded to make his exit in search of “more
oxigen” through the window. Chad upon turning himself
over caught sight of Ben’s lower extremities in a horizon- j
tal position stretching out from the window sill and imme¬
diately seized them with a hunter’s grasp. The lower ex- ,
tremities kicked, the loosened lower sash slipped from ils I
position striking first on Chad’s pate, thence on the said j
lower extremities, and finally found a resting place on the I
bare floor with a crash peculiar to falling window sashes,
The Elder who before had been in a troubled sleep now
sprang up demanding the meaning of all this clatter. Ben 1
having in the meantime released himself, now besieged the j
inmates of the room with a ten foot rail through the open j
window, and the Elder in plaintive tones was obliged to beg ]
of him to “cease his raillery” ere the besieging party would
consent to withdraw. This ended the first day’s hunt on |
Seneca River.

We will reserve the recounting of the second day’s ad¬
ventures for another letter. Yours,

Muzzle Loadee. I

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For Forest and Stream.

FLORIDA SKETCHES—YACHTING DOWN
SOUTH.

T HE last sketch left us tied to the few remaining posts |
of an abandoned pier for the night. These piers are
often carried a long way into the broad river before reach* |
ing water of sufficient depth for a steamboat, so shallow
are many of the bays, and they do not endure long in a
climate where heat and moisture expedite decay, and j
where under water various borers are ever at work running
their galleries through and through even the gummy pitch (
pine logs.

With some ingenuity very comfortable beds were impro¬
vised from cushions, rugs, etc., and despite the hot breath
and loud respirations of the furnace and boiler, very near
our heads, we made out a comfortable night on our steam
tug. At daybreak a fog hung over the stream, and we were
forced to await its clearing. It did not delay long, but
rolled away like a curtain, and opened a morning view o
the scenes that we were so reluctant to have oversliadovvet
the night before.

Our cook was busy in a caboose a little smaller than ^
watch box, from which drifted a fragrant odor of Java a-
we came on deck and freshened up in pails of clear water,
and ate our fruit before breakfast. We were drifting a on,,
with summer all around, air, water, and sky all hi o
warmth. Our will our law, to go, to stop, hasten oi *
ger as we fancied at the moment, and, in unison with n
soothing influences of the scene, we gave ourselves up
vigorous idleness. , .

After our meal, as our crew was small, your correspon e
took the wheel while the captain enjoyed his breakfast,
pilot house was low and open. Just in front, in easy .ca
chairs, sat the rest of our little party smoking, with >
guns on a cable box in front, all of us feeling little m e ^
in getting anywhere, the one fact'of gliding along
slowly varied scenes being sufficient. It was indee u
rious. Our black imp was at hand to respond to e v
wish and attend to every want that might have cjW
greater exertion than winking, and we were convince ^
man’s natural bent was laziness, from the very rapi m
complete surrender of three hurrying, worrying, nen
active northerners to the abandon of the sunn ^l° U
There was but little game in sight as yet. We *
the highway, where from the forward decks of every

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er a fusilade of small arms is kept up on every living thing,
from alligators to the useful buzzards that clustered upon
the floating carrion. Every man and boy feels called upon
to do some “sporting” in Florida, and all are armed with
as varied a lot of guns and pistols as would adorn an arse¬
nal. The rapid movement of the river boats prevents any
very serious results to the animals and birds, unless when
now and then the ricochet of a ball kills a cow in the
woods; but it amuses all but the timid people, and is a cus¬
tom of very great value to the Union Metallic Cartridge
Company.

The birds seem well informed as to the range of modern
arms. The stately and beautiful snowy herons spread their
white wings only when rifles are raised, and the less
beautiful alligator seems to know just when to launch him¬
self to save his scaly sides from harm. The animal life of
the lower St. John is not of the simple kind, but the deni¬
zens of this Broadway know a thing or two, and are not to
be taken in by any cheap tricks. Consequently our guns
were idle, and nothing aroused us from the quiet state of
enjoyment that is so valuable to the strained minds that
have been keeping pace with the restlessness of northern
life.

Above Palatka the river becomes less lake-like. There
is more perceptible current, and it bends and drifts by isl¬
ands, when the channel being nearer the shore more of the
forest is seen. Unbroken woods and ranks of tall stems
come quite to the water’s edge; indeed, the huge cypress
trees stand in the margin, and surrounded by the pointed
upward roots, rising from one to four feet high, called
knees, they give a novel appearance to the ground, while
overhead the long grey drapery of Spanish moss adds an
impression that these are bearded woods of unknown age,
hoary and ancient as Druid oaks. Fresh and bright are
the grand magnolias, every dark green leaf polished until
they ere silver in the sunlight, and as a new form to the
northern eye the tall palmettos raise their tufted crowns of
huge leaves. On dry ground the live oak assumes superb
proportions, its low spreading form and broad shade being
in grateful contrast to the rigid formality and upright lines
of the southern pines, so abundant and so monotonous.
Beneath these trees is a varied and interesting growth of
forms very strange in contrast with the small thin under¬
growth of the north. The huge leaves of the cabbage pal¬
metto, five or six feet in diameter, are very handsome with
their crimped fan-like radiating form, and the saw palmetto
shrub is very similar. A wealth of small growth and vines
is mingled in the green tangle, while parasitic plants, mis¬
tletoe, and air plants form mid air clusters foreign.to any
our hardwood hills present.

The evening of this day found us at Lake G-eorge, where
we anchored far enough from shore to avoid the mosqui¬
toes. Rising at early dawn we found ourselves surrounded
by myriads of ducks, covering the water, and looming up
in the distance like low islands, ©ur skiffs were launched,
and various strategy called into play in efforts to reinforce
our larder with their plump forms; but it was calm and
clear, and they were not to be caught napping. A few
were shot from the tug when bearing down at high speed,
and among the islands smaller flocks were more easily sur¬
prised.

Anchoring in one of the unfrequented channels among
the islands, part of our company went into the woods,
while your correspondent took a light skiff and a boatman
and explored one of the deep dark channels that make far
into the wilderness. The entrance was among the lilies,
called bonnets by the natives. Here and there lay alliga¬
tors, eyeing us wickedly, and they were far more bold than
in the main river. On the low points, resembling the spirit-
uelle as completely as the alligators represent the infernal,
were stately, snowy herons, the most beautiful feature of
all this sunny land. Following the dark thread of water
through a profusion of semi-aquatic growth, we entered
the forest until it overreached the narrow water, and was,
in all its beauty, repeated in the calm flood below. The
long grey moss hung almost to its reflection, and in the
long vista all mingled into a confusion of waving form and
shadow that concealed the water line, making a scene as
indefinite and unreal as a dream. All kinds of birds and
animals fluttered on before us or stole away into the woods.
The grotesque snake birds, or water turkeys, wriggled and
stared, and then tumbled off their perches with a helpless
splash into the water as if overcome with astonishment,
and would next be seen with two or three inches of snake¬
like head and neck, going rapidly by. Precisely do they
resemble a small swimming snake, and one can hardly be¬
lieve that there is so large a bird under the surface. At the
end of this stream, in the dim light that found its way
through the huge leaves, we came upon a congress of owls,
assembled beyond doubt in the mysteries of some ancient
order of Minerva, and never was so much wisdom so sol¬
emnly arra 3 r ed. Silent, dignified, and conservative, doing
nothing lightly, committing themselves to no unmatured
ideas, even and temperate, what body could equal them?

I had seen less manifest self-respect in the great and august
men who eat pea nuts in the beautiful chambers at Wash¬
ington; and even the negro policemen at Charleston were
not more staid and haughty. I was awed, and felt myself
an unwarranted intruder, but longed for the skill of the
artist Beard to bring from this midwood court a record of
•age and ancient conclave that, as wigs and ancient digni¬

ties become obsolete, we might see what in the evolutions
and natural selections of a new Darwinian day may give
us a new and more wise race. Silently we gazed mutually;
on my part a conviction of trespass became uncomfortable,
and I was about framing an apology in long words of Greek
derLation when the grey wings opened and the whole party
flitted silently away, merging into the smoke colored moss
like a transformation scene.

Life abounds in these retreats. Here the wood duck win¬
ters in solitude, curlew sweep along in flocks, coot and rail
run among the sedge, deer come shyly down to drink, or
frightened by the puma plunge in and seek refuge in swim¬
ming. Under the bonnets are voracious, wide mouthed
bass, called trout by the natives, who know not our clear
northern waters nor the bright-hued fish that enliven them;
and when the sun is bright huge gar fish, or alligator gar,
long nosed fellows, bask near the surface. Hear springs
where the waters are clear the study of aquatic life is very
interesting. In one such stream, with a bright sandy bot¬
tom I saw more varieties of fish than I can describe or
name. Among them in groups were fish like pike, from
one to two and three feet long. The gar were abundant,
and four to six feet in length, going off like arrows, and
leaving a swirl like a propeller. In deeper spots clustered
bass, a spotted fish I could not learn the name of, end fish
called silver fish, while flitting along like bats, raising little
clouds of sand with each stroke of their liver colored wings,
were electric rays, or stingarees. Under our boat, too, un¬
dulated the water moccasin, eyeing us angrily, and darting
out a forked tongue most viciously. At another time, in
one of these bayous near Enterprise, while paddling along,
I shot a small alligator, some four feet long. The ball
tipped and cut his skull, and, as my excellent boatman
July said, killed him. Poking him up from the bottom we
took him guardedly aboard. He was seemingly very dead,
so his shiny form was placed under the bow deck, over
which I stood shooting at gar fish, hoping to get one. I
had forgotten the fellow, when I was astonished by a
smashing under my feet, and with a jump over July made
my escape into the stern, where a lady was sitting, just in
time to save my legs from a rasp of his well aimed tail.
Out he came, smashing and spoiling for a muss, his long
mouth open, and an unpleasant look of mischief in his
bloody head and eyes. There were just then some amaz¬
ing ideas suggested. Jumping overboard was going from
the alligator frying pan into a fire of sting rays, electric
eels, and moccasins. Shooting him was a pleasant and re¬
vengeful idea, but it meant blowing a hole in the bottom
of the boat. The old story of the ‘natural histories re¬
minded me that it was the proper thing to jump on his
back and hold up his fore legs; but I was at the wrong end
of him, and riding one without a saddle is not a thing to
do even with the spur of necessity. It was rather close.
The boat was not as long as we wished it was, and we had
exhausted our retreat, but, master of the situation, he
waddled on with an air of conquest and extermination until
July met him bravely and punished him with the but of an
oar until he was again stunned. We had lost confidence in
killing him, and to be safe tied him overboard and towed
him to a landing, where he recovered his fine disposition
under a system of annoyance from all the visitors, and fin¬
ally gave evidence of it by biting a man. When I heard
this I said nothing of his being my pet, and due justice
was meted him.

Injury from alligators is very uncommon, but they are
at times very fierce. A gentleman going to recover a duck
shot on the upper St. John saw an alligator seizing it, and
poured a charge of shot into his head, when the injured
and infuriated beast turned and bit a large piece, gunwale
and all, from the skiff. Their power is very great, and
when wounded they give evidence of it, thrashing and
crushing all about them. I shot one through the head on
Six Mile Creek, and he leaped from the ground until he
looked as high as a horse. Heavy and awkward as they
seem, they are not to be approached unguardedly, and al¬
though always ready to escape; if prevented they are very
vicious.

But I have wandered far from our tug, to which follow
me back, and listen to the echoes to the long whistle which
I sound to guide the party in the woods. They soon re¬
turn, and nightfall finds us again merry in the little cabin.

L.W.L.

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For Forest and Stream.

THE PIKE-PERCH IN LAKE PEPIN.

T HE pike-perch, (Stitzosteclion Americanus,) is in this
lake one of the most noted game fishes, and is infer¬
ior to none other for the table. The habits of this fish
seem to be well known to most writers, but I am persuaded
that with this as with some others, their habits differ some¬
what in different waters. All agree that they spawn in
April, but I have known them to spawn in this lake as
early as the 15t,h of March; I think, however, this is not
always the case. They choose for their beds clean sandy
(not gravelly) bottoms in shallow water, from two to six
feet deep. As soon as the lake freezes over they commence
looking for suitable spawning grounds, and having once
selected, and “pre-emptied” them there, they reipain until
the spawning season is over. This is a singular and inter¬
esting fact, and one of which I have not the least doubt.
The pickerel is their great enemy and sometimes succeeds
in “jumping” their claims. The spawning grounds here

are as well known to me and other observers as the position
in the heavens of the north star. These fish are taken very
late in autumn, but never on the spawning grounds until
the lake is frozen over. You may visit these grounds one
day and not discover a single fish, but should the lake freeze
over the same night, then the next day, if the ice is suffi¬
ciently strong to hold you, you may pay these grounds a
visit and find plenty of pike-perch. This I have known to
be the case time and again. And I know that they remain
right here, fighting off every other fish, except the pickerel,
who is their enemy and master, until the spawn is deposit¬
ed in the spring. Hence I conclude that they select their
spawning grounds as early as November and December.
This singular fact has interested me very much for years.
As soon as the young brood is able to take care of itself, it
strikes for deeper water, remaining together as a family and
not commingling with others. For weeks they remain so
closely together that a half bushel would easily cover the
entire brood. I have seen thousands of these families so
near together than many would suppose them to be a regu¬
lar school, yet every brood separate and distinct from the
others. I have seen large fish dart at them, when they
would endeavor to fly away together, no one leaving his
kindred until the affectionate family !s scattered. Even
then they will make an effort to re-unite, but no doubt
some of the little fellows have been forever separated from
the family circle. They will thus remain together during
the whole of the first season, unless broken up by their
enemies. These observations have many times intensely in¬
terested me. I am aware however that this is a habit
characteristic of the young broods of some other fish, es¬
pecially of the Lcibracins , or basses. The habitat of the
adult, or if you please, its accustomed feeding grounds in
summer, has been a more difficult matter to determine. In
running water I should look for them exactly where I would
look for trout; but in lakes they seem to remain in no one
place any length of time. As long as I have angled for
these fish here, I can never determine before hand where I
am going to find them. The same pickerel and bass
grounds hold good year after year, and we always know
what to expect when we visit these' places. Hot so with
the pike-perch. One day you will find them near shore,
next in deep water, and the next at the mouth of creeks or
sloughs. The most are caught off the ends of points in ten
to twenty feet of water. Sometimes they are found very
near the shore rolling and sporting in the waves. In this
case the bottom is always gravelly and stoney. They seem
to abhor an abrupt rocky shore. Once my friend Mr.
Gibbs struck a large school (they seldom are found in
schools) sporting in huge waves so near the shore that his
cast could reach them with ease. The wind was blowing
(in shore) a regular gale, and the water, when still, could
not have been more than two feet deep. They seemed to
be holding a jubilee, but, poor fellows, destruction overtook
many of them, and those that were left must have mourned
for their brethern “for they were not.”

With the brook chub, {Moxastoma oblongum ,) for bait,
Mr. Gibbs took, in a little over an hour, so many that he
was obliged to get a wheelbarrow with which to take them
home. The load was so heavy that he was actually
obliged to get help before he could reach his house three-
quarters of a mile distant. When I have heard liim men¬
tion this trip he would puff and blow as though he was
living the scene over again. Frequent and subsequent
visits under like circumstances, to the same locality, have
failed to find the fish. Owing to the uncertainty of their
feeding grounds, not a great many of these fish are usually
taken in the summer season. Sometimes we take them
with the spoon trolling, but as they are a bottom feedihg
fish, they are more generally taken with minnow or piece
of fish still fishing.

I have taken a number with the fly; it must be gaudy,
larger than a bass fly and shotted with a buckshot put on as
near the head of the fly as possible. As soon as the lake
freezes over the slaughter of these fish begins right on the
grounds selected for spawning. They are taken through
the ice by the thousands, and the slaughter continues until
the ice is gone; by this time the breeding season is over,
and what were not taken by the- hook have departed to
other waters and resumed their roving habits. Live bait
only will answer for winter fishing. Some of these fish at¬
tain a very large size; the largest I ever caught weighed
fourteen pounds, but 1 have seen them weighing twenty-
two pounds. I once found a dead one on the shore that
was a monster, he must have weighed thirty-five or forty
pounds. As a trophy I dissected out the lower jaw and
have it now in my cabinet. It is over eight inches long
and spreads at the angle nearly seven inches. The teeth
are terrible, quite an inch long, and as sharp as needles.
Haturalists and anglers examine this specimen with great
interest; will try and keep it until you visit Lake Pepin.

D. C. Estes, M. D.

Lake City, February 28, 1874.

—The trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston
have accepted an offer of the Due de Montpensier to lend
fifty-five pictures, valued at $500,000, to the Museum for
one year, from the 1st of May, 1874, to the 1st of May,
1875. Among them are five of Zurbarrus’ master works, a
Murillo valued at $100,000, which has never been out of
Seville excepting for eight years, during which it was in
the Spanish gallery of King Louis Phillipe at the Louvre;
a Holy Family, by Sebastian del Piombo; two pictures by
Velasquez, and other superb examples by such great Span¬
ish artists as Herrara, Juan Valdes Leal, Ribalti and Mo¬
rales.

84

FOREST AND STREAM

For Forest and Stream.

DESPAIR.

T HERE comes an hour, a bitter hour,

When life is dark and drear,

When Faith and Hope and Love itself,

Are powerless to cheer;

When gloomy thoughts oppress the soul,

And choke the founts of mirth;

When memory is but remorse,

And hope expires at birth;

When far away from friends and home,

Your lonely bark you steer
Upon the ocean’s wilderness,

With not a true heart near;

When from the anguish’d heart despair
E’en brief oblivion snatches—

You find the soothing pine and weed,

But ah I you’re out of matches! J. J. Roche.

This Journal is the Official Organ ©f the Fish Cnltur-
ists* Association.

IS THE YELLOW PERCH (Perea flavescens) A
GOOD FISH TO INTRODUCE INTO
CALIFORNIA?

I SHOULD like to ask those who are so horror struck at
the prospect of introducing yellow perch (Perea flaves¬
cens) into the State of California whether they suppose that
any given fish is the same in quality all over the world, or
that the yellow perch is a poor fish everywhere because it
happens to be where they have known it. If they do, I
advise them to take what spare time they have and read
themselves up in natural history. They will then find that
it is one of the most common facts of natural history that
fish, as well as food and fur yielding animals, vary almost
indefinitely in quality with their habitat. Why does not
the fur of a California mink bring as much as that of a
Labrador or Lake Superior mink? The reason is obvious.
The climate of California does not produce such good fur
as the climate of Labrador or Lake Superior even on the
same animals. It is exactly the same with fish. Different
climates, and especially different waters, produce fish of
entirely different qualities, though of the same variety.
The bass of our southern waters is not the same as the
bass of Saratoga Lake and Lake Champlain, but a far in¬
ferior fish. So with the yellow perch. In some warm
waters it is a poor fish enough, but it is not so in the cold,
pure lakes of New England or northeastern New York. I
will agree with my friend Mr. Mather, if he insists upon it,
that the yellow perch that he is acquainted with is a mis¬
erable fish, and not fit to take to California. But the yel¬
low perch of Saratoga Lake and Lake Champlain and Mo-
nadnock Lake, in New Hampshire, is an entirely different
thing. Mr. Mather must come and eat some of them before
he puts them down so summarily. If he will, I have no
doubt that he will also agree with me that the yellow perch
of these localities is a very sweet, firm, and excellent fish
when in season. I am not sure, if he should eat some Sar¬
atoga Lake perch off the table of my friend, Mr. Moon,
that he would not say the yellow perch was about as good
a fish as he had ever eaten. Anyone who is in the habit of
going to Saratoga, knows Mr. C. B. Moon, of th$ Saratoga
Lake House, the reputation of whose game and fish dinners
is world wide, and no one who is acquainted with Mr.
Moon and his dinners can have a shadow of a doubt that
he is an unimpeachable judge of the qualities of game and
fish. I wrote to Mr. Moon for the purpose of getting his
opinion of the merits of the yellow peren, and he sent me
the following reply:—

Saratoga, January 30, 1874.
Mr. Stone, Dear Sir:—Your letter is arrived, making
inquiries in regard to the yellow perch. I use a large quan¬
tity of these fish every season. I consider them a most
excellent fish indeed. Many of my customers at the lake
give them the preference above all other fresh water fish on
account of their sweetness and flavor. They increase rapidly
when’ introduced into good waters, and I am sure they
would be a hardy fish to ship, and any section of the coun¬
try might well feel glad to have them introduced.

Yours truly, C. B. Moon.

Now, as to the actual charges against the yellow perch
that they are “bony and predacious.” I say, what of that?
The shad is very bony, but a capital fish nevertheless. The
brook trout is more predacious than the perch, but he is the
king of fresh water fish nevertheless. Saying that the
perch .is bony and predacious does not make a case against
him. The question is, whether these disadvantages affect
his good qualities? I think very decidedly that they do
not. I reaffirm that the yellow perch of northern and
northeastern waters is a very sweet and excellent fish when
in good condition, and people must call them worse names
than bony and predacious before they can put them down.

Besides possessing edible qualities of an excellent char¬
acter, the yellow perch has other merits. It is a hardy fish,
and can probably be introduced successfully where other
fish would fail. It is very prolific also. Not but that other
fish are equally so, but the eggs of the yellow perch will
hatch under circumstances that would be fatal to other
eggs, so that the perch is, in consequence, practically more
prolific than other fish. It is also exceedingly easy to hatch
the spawn of the yellow perch artificially, which is another
advantage.

If this is not a sufficient vindication of the attempt
(which, by the way, I would have it understood, had the
full sanction of the California Fish Commission) to intro¬

duce the yellow perch into the waters of the Pacific slope,
let me add that it is at all events far preferable to most
of the fish at present existing in the fresh waters of Cali¬
fornia, and even if it destroyed four fifths of the other fish
there it would replace them by a better kind.

For instance, the fish of Clear Lake are (I give the local
names, for I do not yet know the scientific names) the Cali¬
fornia salmon trout, white perch, shapaulle, hitch, suck¬
ers, chy, roach, spotted sun fish, mud fish (mud suckers),
black fish, trout, bull heads, vivaparous perch.

The fish of the Sacramento River are trout, salmon,
chubs, perch, hardheads, Sacramento pike, viviparous
perch, split tails, suckers, herrings, sturgeons, crabs, lam¬
prey eels.

The varieties contained in the waters of these two locali¬
ties comprise most of the fresh water fishes of northern and
central California, and I think it is safe to say with the ex¬
ception of the salmon and trout, and possibly the vivipa¬
rous perch and black fish, which latter is quite rare, that
there is not one of these fishes that is superior to the yel¬
low perch of New England and northern New York, which
it was proposed to take to California.

I would like to hear the other side of this question from
those who disagree with me, but until they make out a bet¬
ter case than they have done I shall continue to think that
the Perea flavescens is a very desirable fish to introduce into
California, and that the fish commissioners of that State
are right in upholding its introduction.

Livingston Stone.

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THE FISHWAY S OF PE NNSYLVANIA.

[Bead before the American Fish Oulturists’’ Association, j

^ BY JAMES WORRALL.

S OME attention having been drawn to the Fishways con¬
structed in the Columbia Dam, on the Susquehanna
River, in the State of Pennsylvania, in consequence of the
fact that no work of the kind as yet erected in the United
States has been known by ocular demonstration to have
permitted shad (Alosa Pi astaMUs,) to have passed through
it, and having been connected with the Pennsylvania
Fishways from the commencement of the restoration rnove-
ment, the undersigned hopes that a few words in the form
of a paper, to be read before this Association at its present
meeting, will not be uninteresting as an endeavor toward
the establishment of the facts as they have occurred.

The restoration movement in Pennsylvania originated in
a Convention of citizens, most of them riparian to the Sus¬
quehanna, which assembled in Harrisburg early in 1866,
and while the Legislature was in session. A bill was
drawn up in this Convention which subsequently be¬
came a law, requiring Fishways to be erected in the
dams of-the Susquehanna and its tributaries; containing
other provisions for the restoration and protection of the
fisheries; and providing also for the-appointment of a Com¬
missioner who was required to be a civil engineer, whose
duty it was, amongst other psescribed duties, to plan and
have these fishways constructed. It so happened that
vested rights precluded the erection of fishways in any dam
on the river except the Columbia Dam; so the Commis¬
sioner’s attention was exclusively conlned to the Columbia
Dam. The undersigned was appointed Commissioner,
under the act, by Gov. Curtin, and immediately proceeded
to the performence of his duties. His only qualifi¬
cation at the time of his appointment was derived
from his experience as a civil engineer. He did not
know the form required for such a structure, although
he believed himself competent to construct the work as
soon as the form could be ascertained. The only successful
fishway at that time known, was the Foster Fishway, and
to that, therefore, his attention was naturally directed.
Most, if not all the Foster Fishways at that time construct¬
ed protruded from the dam down stream. In considering
the form of a fishway which would invite shad to pass
through it, after enquiry amongst experienced fishermen
and river men, the undersigned considered the Foster
ladder decidedly objectionable, for he ascertained that shad
moved much more frequently in schools and flocks than in
pairs or small numbers. He made up his mind then that
the true form for shad should be capacious in size and as
gentle as possible in inclination. Further, that it should
be so located as that it would be easy to find. All these
views indicated a cutting into the dam rather than a gradus
or ladder below it. He was strengthened in this view by
advice received from Mr. Daniel Shure, at that time Super¬
intendent of the dam, and from Major George M. Lanrnan,
(now deceased,) who had been engaged in its construction
originally.

Advice was sought on the subject in Massacliussetts also,
whither he repaired and consulted with the Fishery Com¬
missioners of that State, but especially with Col. Theodore
Lyman. This latter gentleman stated that he believed an
inclination of 1:10 would be overcome by the shad, but
agreed otherwise with the undersigned as to the form of
the fishway. Returning to Pennsylvania, Mr. Shure was
consulted again, who also recommended 1:10 for*the slope.
The inclination of 1:15 was however eventually adopted,
and a simple trough cut into the dam forty feet wide at its
mouth, narrowing to twenty feet at its inlet by means of
three or four rectangular offsets; these being the sugges¬
tions of Mr. Shure, who believed that they would create
eddies and resting places for the fish, should they fail in
gliding through the whole chute by a single impulsive
movement. The rise to be overcome was about three feet,*
and the length of the fishway was consequently forty-five
feet,obeying the inclination of 1:15. The width of the
chute was considered very small by the undersigned (only
forty feet in six thousand eight hundred, the length of the
dam,) but its cost was to be about $5,000, and the whole
affair being but an experiment, he hesitated in putting the
owners of the dam to a greater expense than that for a mere
trial of a principle. He felt sure that a few fish would
ascend the chute and these would soon cause a feeling in
favor of the system which once established would eventually
induce the Legislature to make ample appropriations for
more extended works. Thus also the fishway was located
near the off shore or right bank of the river, in expectation

*The dam is six feet high, bat the floor of the weir is two feet below
the top of the dam, and its lower end one foot above the bottom of the
dam.

of having another closer to the nigh shore or loft

The work was finished in 1866. In 1867 it waq m i an ^
with great interest by a few friends of the measur P ° a to
was treated with ridicule by most others. The w' t !t
1866-7 caused an abrasion pf the dam, and this aid' 0f
fishway, produced a considerable run of shad abo 1U ^-
that a very fair catch was the consequence. This J' 6S °
stance helped the reputation of the fishwav no 6 nnk+ CUra '
has that fact ever been denied. Dt > n or

In 1868 the catch was not so great, for there was no ah
sion, but the catch exceeded the average of former aDra '
and so matters continued, the catch always increase ??
1871-2, when the extraordinary catch estimated at som/m?
000 as against ten, twenty and thirty thousand in ordin
seasons occurred on the Susquehanna lelow the dam ^

Fishing was prohibited by the law of 1866 within half
mile of the dam, but local pressure in the Legislatin’ a
pealed the prohibition, and since 1867 fishing has beer S’
lowed nominally to within 200 yards of the fishwav 1
actually there has been no prohibition as to distance ° Ut

that it has endured the most adversecircumstances ’

good catch however was made above the dam in Wi 79
and from that year onward the river has been regards
as having been partially reinstated in its fisheries. 0 U6Q

New “batteries” have been prepared below Columbia 1
men who, having but small capital, would not have invest
ed in them had they not believed that the chances for h
muneration were very much improved.

At Newport, on the Juniata, fifty or sixty miles abov
the dam, since 1867, a steady increase has been observe/
and in these neighborhoods no one believes otherwise than
that shad in greater or less numbers may be confidently m
pected every year. 3

At Newport, in 1872, the catch was quite small, but that
is the only year since 1867 in which a decided increase has
not been observed there. This however arose from local
causes. The river at their fisheries was too low during the
whole season. The fishermen saw the fish hut could not
catch them. But the series of increments met with no real
break, for at Sunbury, above a second dam, and just below
a third one, on the Susquehanna, the extraordinary catch
of 2,000 was made in 1872. In which year there was no
abrasion of the Columbia Dam, and 2,000 represents a
large multiple of the number caught near Sunbury at any
period in the quarter of a century preceding 1867.

There are facts current amongst the people of the upper
Susquehanna and the Juniata, and which are implicitly be¬
lieved, so much so that whereas the restoration movement
commenced in utter incredulity and ridicule,the Legislature
now finds itself encouraged by its constituencies riparian to
the great rivers in appropriating money for carrying out
improvements which have already borne such good fruit.
People of Sunbury have stated to the undersigned that pre¬
vious to 1867 a shad of the upper Susquehanna would fetch
in their markets always more than a dollar and sometimes
as high as three, four and five dollars, whereas they look
for them now every spring and scarcely have to pay more
than a dollar a pair for them.

The people of Maryland riparian to the lower Susque¬
hanna have observed a change for the better in their
fisheries. They have done nothing to effect'this, and the
conclusion is inevitable to them that their neighbors up the
river have been doing something, so that they are now ex¬
ceedingly anxious to know what they shall do to aid and
abet in the good work. There is scarcely any doubt that a
commission will be appointed for that State at their present
session of the Legislature. The abrasions in the Columbia
Dam of 1873 were not easier of ascent for the shad than
those of 1867. Yet the most extravagant claim for the
catch of 1867 above the Columbia Dam was 20,000, the
estimates varying betweenl 2,000 and that number. If the
fisheries of the river had not improved then since 1867 how
could 50,000, (the number justly claimed,) he caught in
1873, whilst the utmost amount for 1867 did not exceed
20,000? In both years every available seine was employed.

It is entirely fair to infer that a large natural spawning
took place year after year above the dam in years when
there were abrasions of the dam as well as in years when
there were not. The dam was originally so unfortunately
located that abrasions have followed each other regularly
on the recurrence of a severe winter as often before 1866
as since that time. But before 1867 there was no regular
annual increase.There would be a good year and a bad
year, due almost alone to the abrasions of the dam, the
number ascending the navigation chutes being always very
small, the great bulk of the runs of shad missing their
mouths probably from their out-of-the-way locations.

There are navigation chutes in all the dams, yet saw
only seem to ascend the first and second of them, the
Sliamokin Dam, just below Sunbury, has a large chute
it, yet shad, it may be said, are never caught above tn
structure. Yet, up to last year, it was only about a to
higher than the Columbia Dam, say seven feet five mc >
the Clark’s ferry dam, up the chute of which a few alw y
have passed, being seven feet in height. , . , Q71 ,

When ordered by the Senate of Pennsylvania in IW w
make a Report on Fishways, the undersigned agame
upon his friends, the Massachusetts Commissioner,
with the experience gained up to that time, they g .
with him that the simple inclined trough wms the b
low dams and shad. The gentler the inclination of corns

the better. . , * w ;t,h

When the Pennsylvania Commission was appointe, .
money in their hands to construct fishways, they „M S
the idea of the inclined trough, employing the uRjersig _
engineer to construct it, and to make assurance dou y >
reduced the inclination from 1:15 to about 1:35, wh ■
added fifty per cent to the width of the opening m
They however regard the success of the old efiute - n
credulity and hesitate even to pronounce before .
favor of the new one until shad shall absolutely be
nets placed at its head. in

Herewith is submitted a diagram of both the c > ^
plan and in profile, in order that a correct ide °j
formed as to their form and their inclinations. as

[It is impossible to give these diagrams in our pap
they would occupy a large space.— Ed.] , . * g

In December, 1873, the Pennsylvania Commissi j

Messrs. Reeder, Hewit and Duffy visited botfi ^
when the water as it entered them was about f_ . j n

depth, the stage at which the shad are usually 0 | c b-

the spring. At this stage the chutes can only v 1 v ear .
ed in a steamer. The inclination of the new efi ■ fijj on

ed so gentle that it was the unanimous opim ar .

board the vessel that if shad could not ascend t ..Agin¬
atively gentle current they would ascend no

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cline that can be made for them. I have not the slightest
doubt that shad can and will ascend it. But the old chute
was also visited, in which they did not express the same
confidence. For, in the first place, the area of the early
chute is not one-fourth that of the second, whilst the incli¬
nation of . the first is as 1:15 is to 1:35. Certainly the latter
structure is much the more easy of ascent. But the
effect of the two chutes in the water below was very
similar. A long stream beginning in white caps and
undulating in diminished gradation, was observed below
each of them in the line of the axis of the chute, produced
and plainly perceptible for about 200 yards below the
steeper chute and about 150 yards below the gentler one.
It may be mentioned here as a memorandum that the river
below the dam, even in high water, is not deep. At low
water the dam stands on a bottom scarcely averaging a foot
in depth. And the fishways both fall into water at that
stage not more than three feet deep, and when the shad are
running, the water below the dam scarcely averages four
feet.

It is well known that shad are always attracted from
their very earliest infancy by an opposing current; and
that they are equally attracted by both these currents below
the dam can scarcely admit of a doubt. So attracted, in
the one case 200 yards below the dam and in the other 150
yards below it, they would undoubtedly stem, both currents
without preferring one to the other. For how could they
know what there was to overcome at the head? Admitting
the fact of the shad entering the currents at all the question
left to be decided is: Can they overcome the velocity of
the chutes? There is no hydraulic rule on the subjects of
water moving down inclined planes, which will give the
water in either of these chutes a greater velocity than that
of ten miles an hour.

Impeded by friction and by the water below the dam al¬
ways endeavoring to enter the chute, for it must be remem¬
bered that if the water above were arrested,the watei below
the dam would back up the chute nearly, if not quite, to
the head of the incline, thus impeded, then, the velocity
must be considerably less than ten miles an hour. It can¬
not, indeed, by any possibility, be so great as ten miles an
hour. For a body falling in vacuo at the third foot does not
exceed that velocity, as the rule for falling bodies is
Vs 64.333= U where s equals space in feet fallen and v the ve¬
locity in feet per second. Here the space in feet fallen is three
and this subjected to the rules gives about fourteen feet per
second for the velocity, which is less than ten miles per
hour, as any school boy may easily ascertain with a slate and
pencil. Now then can a shad stem a current of ten miles an
hour? If he can, then either of these chutes he can ascend
easily,# 1 he will. It is easy to conceive that although the
shad can ascend a chute, that he may not choose to do so.
For he is an extremely timorous fish, and unless the chute
be made attractive to him, he may avoid it or be scared
away from it. But a chute from forty to sixty feet wide
ought not to repel him, and one stillwider of course would
be less repulsive. It is fair to suppose that width would
attract him, and that having in Pennsylvania adopted a
capacious width, we are at least on the road to a successful
fishway. As' to the velocity a shad attains in swimming,
it may and probably does reach fifty miles an hour. The
velocity then of thePennsylvania chute cannot be an obsta¬
cle to him. The reason why shad did not ascend the
Pennsylvania chutes in large numbers Is, that they were
not there to ascend. Go back of 1867 and ascertain when
there was any catch of 50,000 shad immediately below the
Columbia Dam. Come this side of 1867, and in 1871
there was a catch of some 100,000 at least below the
darn; and in 1873 we have a catch above the dam esti¬
mated, no doubt fairly, at 50,000, whilst there was an
ordinary catch immediately below the dam. As stated
then the reason why shad did not ascend the fishway
in large numbers in the early years following 1867 was,
that they wfere not there. They had to be made first, and
where were they made? Above the Columbia Dam assur¬
edly, whilst their mothers could not have got there in suffi¬
cient numbers had they not been aided by the early chute.
There is not a navigation chute in‘the river that will not
admit shad. But these chutes are not located in the right
places, they are not in the runways. A few get up at
Columbia, a few at Clark’s .ferry—these are the first two
dams, but none get up at Shamokin, the third dam, the
navigation chute of which is as easy as the other two and
the dam not more than a foot higher. Now both the fish¬
ways in the Columbia Dam are well located. The earliest
runs of shad take the right centre of the river; the latter
runs take the left centre of it—(right and left in describ¬
ing rivers are always referred to looking down stream.)
So now we are ready for them at both sides, and proper
structures thrown out from the navigation chutes guiding
the shad to their mouths will bring very large runs to them.
In Pennsylvania then, we are on the way to a good chute
for a low dam, and if success be assured, it will be easy to
accommodate things to a high one. The principle is wide
capacity and low velocity. But velocity increases in a very
strong ratio in falling water; it increases about as the square
of the fall, and the difficulty of a fishway for a high
dam is therefore nearly as the square of its height.

In making a chute then, for a high dam and for shad,
you must divide it into a series of low dams, thus interrupt¬
ing the uniformly accelerated velocity so that the propor¬
tion may be directly as the height, instead of as the square
of the height nearly. There will be difficulty and expense
then to be overcome in the case of high dams. Difficulties
from freshets, difficulties from ice, but American engineersen
have not often been beaten, and it is fail to presume they
will not be beaten in this instance. Fishways have been
made which are a success for almost all other kinds of mig¬
ratory fishes, Mr. Bracket’s improvement on Foster’s
being perhaps the best of them. The timidity of the shad
has baffled us a little at the outset, but we will yet accom¬
modate him and fishways will be made as attractive to
him as to the salmon, the alewife, the rock, and the eel.

The history of this fishery movement will become in¬
teresting one of these days, and I read this paper in the in¬
terest of the truth of that history. Its initiation and its
progressive steps ought to be known and understood.
There may be mistakes and errors of judgment. Nay,
t ier<? must be, because it is managed by human creatures!
But let us have as few mistakes and errors as possible.

_ 1 close by saying that the Pennsylvania Fishway is be¬
lieved to be the only one in the world that has as yet in ap¬
preciable numbers admitted shad; that the first one will
not admit as many as the second only because it is much
smaller and much steeper ,they both being built on the same
principle; that that principle is due to consultations held
by the under signed, in the first place with Daniel Shure

and George M. Lamnan, of Pennsylvania, the latter now no
more, and with Theodore Lyman and Mr. Brackett, of
Massachusetts, and latterly with H. J. Reeder, James
Duffy and B. L. Hewit, the present Fishery Commissioners
off Pennsylvania, whose orders were obeyed in the construc¬
tion of the latter work. There is no doubt of ultimate
success, for we are moving in the right direction, even if
we have not struck the actual pathway.

THE WORKING OF THE CANADIAN
FISHERY LAWS.

Quebec, February 24, 1874,

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In the Toronto Globe newspaper of the 4th of February, Mr. Yenning
replies to your inquiries respecting the administration of the fishery laws
in his district. In this, the Quebec district, I will give you my exper-
ence and statements that can be corroborated.

In the District of Quebec, particularly above the city of Quebec, we
have many fine rivers that formerly abounded in salmon. Most are now
barren; a few—a very few—may have a stray fish. The Jacques Cartier
alone retains its character for good fishing. .This I attribute to the care
and expense t have bestowed upon it for the past twenty years at my own
expense, and with little, if any, aid from the Government. As one in¬
stance of the aid received from Government, some five or six years since
I complained to the department of illegal netting going on on this river.
Mr. Bunfret, Mr. Whitcher’s assistant, was sent to investigate the com¬
plaint. He found matters as I stated. Mr. Hamel, the party com¬
plained of, made no secret of the matter. He showed Mr. Bunfret the
place where he caught the salmon, a natural trap at the foot of a sal¬
mon pass, where it was his custom when the water was low to build a
stone wall across the entrance to prevent the escape of the fish, then to
take a scoop net and capture them. He showed Mr. Bunfret the net. and
entertained him at dinner with some of the captured fish. This occurred
in close time also, when the laws forbid netting on a river. The Govern¬
ment or the department would not prosecute. I did so, and obtained
convictions against Mr. Hamel. I have no doubt this statement will be
contradicted, but the records of the case before Judge Maguire are in the
Court House of Quebec. In connection with a gentleman of this city,
we rented the St. Ann’s River above Quebec. There is a dam upon it;
also, a large saw mill. There was an attempt at a salmon pass made on
the dam, but it was so snperficially built it was carried away the first
winter. Sawdust in vast quantities are thrown into the riyer,and poach¬
ing goes on without interruption. I lodged a complaint and issued sum¬
monses for the sawdust nuisance; had all my witnesses ready on three
rivers, when a member of the Government stepped in and proceedings
were quashed. It was on the eve of a general election, and the offending
party was powerful. This is one of the many instances of the protec¬
tion given by Government to the salmon fisheries. The St. Ann’s River
is capable of being made as fine a one as many in the Dominion, but is
now destroyed for the expediency of a vote.

I have prosecuted owners of bush weirs and stake nets on the Island
of Orleans (immediately below Quebec), also some owners on the south
shore of the St. Lawrence, for illegal fishing,first, the meshes of the nets
not being according to law, and next in respect to bush weirs being used
in capturing salmon. My cases were proven, bHt by legal ingenuity I was
defeated. No correction of the abuses has been attempted since by the
department and destruction goes on as usual. I instituted those pro¬
ceedings, not from malice, but to protect my own rivers, whoso fish I
daily saw exposed in the market for sale. I could state many other
cases to show the protection since.

I would not now refer to matters so long since passed, but I do so in
the hopes that under our new Government those abuses will be remedied,
and it will not require to resort to the expediency tactics to secure a vote,
and the laws will be honestly administered. Under the late Govern¬
ment, if a complaint was made for infringement, the party complained
of went to his member, who went to the Minister and said: “Such a
one is my friend, and you must kill off the matter, otherwise do not
count on my vote.” Political influences have been the bane of the fish¬
ery laws.

Another instance of members’ influence: A fishing inspector was sent
to Grand Lake, near Murray Bay, and at the private expense of a gentle¬
man, and on complaints of residents there of poaching, the inspector
caught one man, seized his nets, &c., &c. This person, it was stated,
killed 2,000 dozen trout in the year. He reported to the department, the
delinquent was fined $5. He was cousin to the inspector of the district
and friend of the member.

Mr. Wilmot, on Lake Ontario, has established a provincial ovarium,
and has succeeded in his operations. The gentleman deserves great
credit for his exertions. To come to the utility and cost to the country
of Mr. Wilmot’s exertions, so far as relates to salmon, I fear that it is
a waste of time and money, from the following facts: From Levis to
Rimouski, on both sides of the river and on the island of Orleans, bush
weirs and stake nets may be counted by the hundred. To you and many
of your readers it is unnecessary to give the habits of the salmoh, but to
some it may be well to state them. The smolt or young salmon remains
in the rivers to which they are bred until they attain to four, five or six in¬
ches in length. In May, June and July they leave fresh water and go to sea,

' hugging the shores of the river in their descent; doing so they are caught
or stopped in these bush weirs and miserably perish in the slime and
mud. Before a Fishery Commission of Parliament, our honorable Sena¬
tor gave it as his evidence that in one bush weir, and in one tide he saw
from one to one a half bushels of salmon fry or smolts thus perish. Any
one taking the trouble can see thousands of small fish so destroyed by
those murderous engines. I will ask how is it possibte that Mr. Wilmot,
or any of the American gentlemen can succeed in introducing salmon
into any river that flows into the St. Lawrence?

Under our new Government I hope for a better state of affairs, and I
have no doubt representations from the American Government would re¬
ceive every attention. The demand should be, abolish bush weirs
on the shores of the St. Lawrence. Salmo Salar.

Maryland Fish Commission.— We announced recently
that a Fishery Commission would no doubt be created for
the State of Maryland. We are indebted to G. C. Carpen¬
ter, of the Baltimore Gazette, for a copy of the bill to
establish such commission, and are assured of its immediate
passage. This is a matter for general congratulation. We
append the bill herewith. It will be remarked that ap¬
propriations are made for salaries, which we think' is
wise:—

Whereas, Both the marine and inland fisheries of this
State have of late years much deteriorated, and a vast
source of food for the people has been greatly diminished
by causes within the reach of legislation, and—

Whereas, The experience of many of the States has
shown that their fisheries can be fully restored by the
proper propagation and culture of fish, and for that reason
have appointed Commissions to take charge of the propa¬
gation of food fishes, and—

Whereas, The Congress of the United States has also
appointed a Commissioner General of Fisheries, who is
ready and willing to co-operate with the Commissioners of
Fisheries of the several States in furnishing such aid and
information as may assist in the stocking of the waters of
the said States with food fishes; therefore—

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly.of Maryland,
That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized to ap¬
point two competent persons, who shall continue in office

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for two years from the time of their appointment, and until
their successors are appointed, who shall be known as Com¬
missioners of Fisheries of Maryland.

Sec. 2. Be it enacted. That it shall be the duty of said
Commissioners to immediately proceed to inspect all the
waters of this State, with a view of stocking the same with
such food fishes as in their judgment shall be most advan¬
tageous, and with such object shall communicate with the
Commissioner General of Fisheries of the United States,
and with the Commissioners of Fisheries appointed by the
different States, and report the result of their inspection to
the Governor of this State as soon as practicable.

Sec. 3. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said
Commissioners of Fisheries, after making the inspection
and obtaining the information required in the preceeding
section, to proceed to the selection of proper locations for
the propagation and culture of such food fishes as it shall
be deemed desirable to introduce into the waters of this
State, and obtain the necessary ova, and construct and erect
suitable houses and devices for hatching the same, and pro¬
tecting the small fish, until fit to be distributed, and then to
distribute the same among such waters of this State as shall
be deemed proper.

Sec. 4. Be it enacted, Th at it shall be the duty of the said
Commissioners to make an annual report to the Governor
for transmission to the General Assemby of the State, of the
work accomplished by the Commission, and also embracing
such suggestions for the protection and propagation of food
fishes in the waters of this State as may be the result of
their observation and experience; provided , that nothing in
this Act shall interfere with any existing rights of catching
fish in the waters of this State.

_ Sec. 5. Be it enacted , That the salaries of said Commis¬
sioners shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum each,
and that the sum of three thousand dollars per annum, be
and the same is hereby appropriated to pay the said
salaries.

Sec. 6 . Be it enacted, That the further sum of thirty-five
hundred dollars per annum, or so much thereof as may
in the opinion of the Governor be necessary, be and the
same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this Act; and the Comptroller shall issue
his warrant on the Treasurer for the payment of the said
sum on presentation of the accounts of the said Commis¬
sioners approved by the Governor out of any monies in the
Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

—La Ghasse Illustree, in its last number, has a most inte¬
resting article in regard to M. Pierre Charbonnier, who de¬
votes his time to the rearing of fishes, and whose wonder¬
ful establishment for the sale of aquaria and rare fishes is
one of the attractions of Paris. M. Charbonnier has several
live specimens of the gourami and of the telescope fish,
and many varieties of native and exotic fishes. M. Char¬
bonnier has curious specimens of fish all the time on exhi¬
bition, which would make our good friends Green and
Mather wild with delight. At present, however, in the
United States, we must be satisfied with the useful and
practical; after awhile will come the ornamental and deco¬
rative.

—In the last bulletin of the Paris Acclimatation Society
M. de la Blanchere gives considerable space to a description
of the Nile fish—the binny. Some of our friends who have
done the Nile have spoken to us enthusiastically in regard
to not only the beauty but the excellence of this fish. It
grows to almost three feet in length, and might be some
of these days introduced into our southern rivers. The
Fellahs, to express bow good the binny is to eat, say:—“If
thee canst find anything better than I am, well then don’t
eat me.”

—The Forester Club, of Penn Yan, Yates county, New
York, have just placed 100,000 young salmon trout into
Keuka Lake. Over 250,000 of these fish have been put into
these waters within the past three years, and the largely in¬
creased number of small fish caught in the lake last year
shows tbat the efforts at restocking have not been without
its useful results.

—We print herewith a copy of the Lobster Law, which
has just been passed by the State of Maine:—

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in
Legislature assembled, as follows :—

Sec. 1—No person shall catch, preserve, sell or expose for
sale, within the limits of the State of Maine, any lobsters'
between the first days of August and the fifteenth day of
October, of each year; and from the said fifteenth of Octo¬
ber to the first day|of April next following of each year, no
lobster shall be so caught, preserved, sold or exposed for
sale, under ten and one half inches in length, measuring
from one extreme of the body to the other, exclusive of
claws or feelers; but from the said first day of April to the
said first day of August of each year there shall be no such
restriction, nor any restriction, as to time or size, in the
taking, preserving, selling, or exposing for sale such fish.

Sec. 2. Any person violating any provision of the above
section shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars for every
such lobster so caught, used, sold or exposed for sale, as
aforesaid, one half to the person making the complaint and
one half to the use of the town in which the offense is com¬
mitted.

Sec. 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this
act, and especially chapter twenty of the public laws of this
State, approved February twentieth, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and seventy-two, are hereby re¬
pealed. _

—We are requested by the Saratoga Rowing Association
to print the following card:

SARATOGA ROWING ASSOCIATION.

It is necessary for the Saratoga Rowing Association to have the ad¬
dress of every amateur rowing club of good standing in the United
States and Canada. The Association propose to issue soon its circulars
concerning its annual regatta, which will he given some time in August.
Therefore it is to he hoped that all rowing clubs will send their address,
giving name of President and Secretary, so that none may be over¬
looked, nor fftil to receive circulars. Address

SARATOGA ROWING ASSOCIATION^"
Saratoga Springs, New York.

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FOREST AND STREAM

foodhnd, Watvtt and (Barden.

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THE GARDEN IN MARCH.

N EAR the latter part of the month of March, if the
ground is in fit condition, which will he the case in
some of the States, preparations may he made for consider¬
able garden work. In order to be ready to take advantage
of the earliest time for planting the seeds of either flowers,
shrubs, or garden vegetables, you are to look well to the
preparation of the soils. Do not put either plough or spade
into wet ground. Do not work the soil when wet; as soon
as it will crumble, or is in what is termed a “friable state,”
it may be worked to good advantage. Unless you desire to
do your garden work over twice, and lose valuable seed in
the bargain, be the seeds sown flower or kitchen garden
seeds, do not plant them in the mud, or in a cold wet soil.
As soon as your ground will crumble plough or fork it up
with a deep trench, using for this purpose a trenching fork,
and also work in plenty of well rotted compost and ma¬
nures. Upon grounds thus prepared you may set currants,
gooseberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Other rooted
plants can with safety also be set out. Plant out your
blackberries where they can remain undisturbed for years,
as this plant, if properly cared for and properly cultivated,
will, need but little cultivation after it is once planted.
Give your blackberry plants a good out of the way situa¬
tion at one corner or end of your garden, and set them six
feet apart each way. After they begin to grow cut the up¬
right cones back to six inches of the ground, and mulch
them well with sea weed or sedge, or what is called “tide
wreck,” known to every owner of marsh lands, and which
is a very good article for mulching. It keeps the ground
moist, and is one of the requisites of the blackberry and
the raspberry. After the first year’s growth of raspberries
the bearing shoots will generally be found somewliat ten¬
der, and care should be taken not to uncover them too soon.
When you uncover and fork up the beds you can take the
superabundant plants to make new beds with, and with
good care you will obtain sometimes a quarter crop the
same year you set these plants. Remember that good mel¬
low ground, fairly fertilized, and well mulched, is a sine
qua non for a good crop. I have followed this rule for the
cultivation of the blackberry and the raspberry for some
ten years without the failure of a single crop, and can con¬
fidently recommend this method as one to be relied on. I
do not use strong new manures as fertilizers, but prefer the
well rotted peat compost and old stable manure well mixed
and finely pulverized always for young and small plants.

As soon as you can, plough your asparagus beds, and do
it in a thorough manner if you would insure a reward.
Some prefer to fork deeply their beds, mixing well with
good manure. You can do this if your bed is of a right
shape, and it is a very good way. A good top dressing of
salt will be found of much benefit to your future crop of
asparagus; it being originally a plant taken from marine
locations near the sea shore requires in a greater or less de¬
gree what is termed a “saline soil.” As much profit is often
derived from the skillful culture of this valuable esculent, a
few words upon the subject may be of benefit to all who
desire to make a bed of the same. To begin at the begin¬
ning, therefore, the time and manner of sowing your as¬
paragus seed is of much consequence as governing your
future crop. Procure the best seed to be obtained in the
market, and early in the season (we prefer April), or as
soon as the ground is in good working condition, sow in
drills about one inch deep, scattering the seed very thinly,
and covering it evenly with the soil. Sow the seed in drills
say two feet apart, and when the plants appear, which they
will soon do, thin them to about four inches apart; here
they are to stand until the third season, when they are
ready for sale or to set. If you are ready to plant your bed
you should -make your rows two feet or two feet six inches
apart, and fill into the same any good strong manure, giv¬
ing a liberal supply. Make your drills one and a half feet
deep before placing in the manure, which level and cover
slightly with garden soil. Light soil placed over the roots,
or even clean sand, say an inch in depth, is a good addi¬
tion, and will keep the roots in place until finally covered.
Asparagus is impatient of water; therefore it should never
be set too low. I prefer to slightly ridge the rows, raising
the crown slightly and leaving in low ground a slight trench
between the rows.

During the growing season keep the ground entirely free
from weeds of all kinds, and be sure to keep the hoe going
and your beds clean and neat. For the first two years after
setting in the bed the plants should be well watered with
manure water, especially if the season is very dry. In the
autumn the tops should be cut and bound upon the ground,
and in the spring the “haums” should be pulled from the
crowns, as they will then part from them easily. The third
season after planting the bed, the asparagus may be cut for
market or use, but even at this time it were better not to
cut too late. Manure liberally every autumn, and mix the
same carefully into the soil over the crown, and you may
trustingly await a fine crop of asparagus for a dozen years,
provided you follow carefully the above directions.

Ollipod Quill.

—The Machaias (Maine) Union states Mr. J. A. Longfel¬
low, of that town, last week, with his Ballard Rifle, fired
ten shots at a two inch spot, distance 110 yards, with the
following result: The poorest shot was put four inches
from the spot, the last six shots cut into each other and cut
an inch circle.

Museum of Natural History.— On Tuesday evening
of last week a meeting of the Trustees of the Museum of
Natural History was held, on which occasion the donation
of Miss Wolfe, the daughter of the first President of the
Association, Mr. John David Wolfe, was formally accepted.
The gift may' be considered as a Memorial, which must
always connect the name of the late President with the
Museum. The trustees have devoted no little attention to
the interests of the Museum, and have aided with their
money, having quite lately given from their private means
$9,000 for the purchase of certain collections. The Museum
will shortly boast of having some of the finest specimens of
the extinct Dinornis known. To the ornithologists, our
Museum of Natural History, thanks to the energy and
liberality of its trustees, will afford ample opportunity for
study and research.

March 11th, 1874.

Mr. Editor: —Your article on the “Panther Feast” (Prof.
Baird) reminds me of a similar one we once had in North
William street on the flesh of the rhinoceros, the flesh of
which we found to be very coarse grained, but not unpal-
ateable. We had chops broiled and fried, and we enjoyed
our feast very much. J. H. Batty.

X STRANGE ANIMALS OF THE WEST.

Russell, Kansas, February 18.1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I wrote to you some time ago, asking the name of a rat I had found
here. At the same time I wrote to a friend in Junction City about it,
As he and you do not agree, and he also mentions several others, I will
make some extracts from his letters, and you can publish them if you
wish. Mr. Green, or “SenacaBill,” as he is known here, has been trap¬
per and Indian trader on the plains and mountains for over thirty years,
and is at present engaged in making a collection of wild animals. He
says, “the rat you speak of I call the Carrier Rat (from his habit of carry¬
ing all sorts of old trash to his nest). The head of the Republican is as
far north as I ever saw him, and never east of the Missouri. It is also
found in Texas and New Mexico and in Mexico very plenty: but I have
never seen it in Colorado. In the mountains there are four more kinds.
One is somewhat larger than the Carrier Rat; black on the upper parts,
underneath yellow; no ears visible, and a very short tail. Another is
blue all over except nose, feet and tail, which are black. The tail of this
kind is very long; its bite is poisonous. Another is white, and is as
large as a muskrat. Then the great Kangaroo Rat also inhabits the
mountains. * * * “I know of five different kinds of squirrels in the
mountains and none of them as large as the Eastern chipmunk. The
smallest is about as large as your thumb, very tame, and is the prettiest
animal I ever saw. There is also a very large kind with wattles under
the throat.”

I had been told that the polecats of this country were poisonous, and
asked him about it. He said, “I knew a man to be bitten on the thumb
by one and he died on the third day after. This was on the Jacques
River, in Dakotah, about fifteen years ago. I have also heard of three
persons poisoned to death in like manner in Kansas. Nothing but an all-
fired big drunk saves a man, or something to counteract the poison im¬
mediately and thoroughly. ”

I can see no difference between the polecat here and those back East,
but as I came here late last fall. I have seen but two or three. One thing
quite noticeable to a new comer here is the absence of bird life in the
winter. Snow Buntings, Lapland Longspurs, &c., make the bulk of
what are seen. Now and then a hawk, or owl, or a shrike, and along the
streams once in a while, a kingfisher, finish up the sum total. But soon
the spring birds will be here. A few ducks have made their appearance.
Antelope also have been seen lately. Buffalo are not expected until
April. Grouse are very scarce; so our shooting is confined to Jack rab¬
bits mostly during the winter. F. S. B.

THE SUMMER MOULT OF WOODCOCK.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

It is generally believed by sportsmen that our woodcock take to the
corn-fields in the latter part of,August, thus accounting for their sudden
disappearance. Woodcock do frequent the corn-fields in the early part
of August and even in July, if the maize has attained sufficient height to
give them cover; but they are attracted thither by their usual food—the
worm—during the wet seasons,* By the latter end of August they have
all gone to the mountains or high countries to pass undisturbed their
moulting period, and until they have gained their full plumage, only to
return to the lower grounds when forced by the freezings of autumn,
which take place in the higher regions in October.

I was fishing with a brother sportsman in Luzerne County, Pa., some
years since, if my memory serves me right, about the 20th of August (a
little late for trout, by the bye), when we saw woodcock so numerous
and presenting such a ludicrous appearance with their feathers half gone,
like a part of a plucked pigeon, as to convince me such latitudes har¬
bored the “long-bills” in this stage. I have since noticed.in August
quantities of woodcock on Wild Creek, Munroe County, Pa. These
birds in October, before migrating, give good shooting, and their num¬
bers are increased by the cock of the more northern States, driven by
still earlier frosts, and stopping with them until the whole congregation
are again forced to move farther south. “Homo. ”

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department of Public Parks, )
New York, March 14, 1874. f

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
March 13, 1874:

One red shouldered Buteo lineatus. Presented by Mr. J. J. King.

Two Irish Hares, Lepus hibernicus. Presented by Mr. Thomas Ham¬
ilton. .

One Hybrid fowl; cross between a domestic cock and guinea hen.
Presented by Gen. C. A. Johnson, Newburyport, Mass.

Received in exchange:

Four Ruddy Sheldrakes, tadorna rutUa. Hab. Europe.

Two Jays, Garrulus glaudarus. Hab. Europe.

One pileated Jay, Cyancorax pileaim. Hab. La Plata.

Two California Quail, Lophortyx Calif amicus.

One Mona Monkey, Cercopithecus mona. Hab. West Africa.

Three Looty Mangabeys, Cercocebus fuliginosus. Hab. West Africa.
Three Wood Ducks, Aixspensa.

Two Golden Pheasants, Thaumalea picta Hab. China.

Two Golden-crowned Conures, Conurus pertinax. Hab. Brazil.

Three Bobalinks, JDolichonyx oryzivorus.

Two Cow birds, Molothrus pecoris. w. A. Conklin.

Shrewsbury, March 11,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I am of the opinion that quail have the power of withholding their
cent. Were it otherwise, the exertion in flight would increase their risk
of being found by dogs, for the reason that motion tends to increase the

amount of scent given off. I am strengthened in my opinion by the facts
that quail, during incubation, either have the power of withholding their
scent or do not give off any. Several years ago I had my attention
called to the fact, by one of my men asking me if one of my dogs had
found a quail sitting near the road I had just come down, along a nar¬
row strip of open woods, with my pair of dogs at my heels. Being gnr
prised they had not noticed and pointed the bird, I inquired the situation
of the bird and returned, and sure enough, there sat a female quail in
plain sight, at about 15 feet distance from the road, and the wind blow¬
ing from her towards the dogs, both of which again passed without no
ticing the quail; this was repeated with other dogs with the same result
Both of the dogs were good on quail, and one the best on single bird'* I
have ever seen. Check CordT

he Mennel.

THE “GILDERSLEEVE SETTERS”—THEIR
PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.

W E are pleased to publish the first reliable account of
the pedigree of the Gildersleeve Setters, formerly
owned in Maryland. We are indebted to our friend C. S.
Westcott, Esq., of Philadelphia, who is a thorough sports¬
man and a true breeder of high class setters, for the labor
and trouble it has cost him in this matter; also to Bedmond
Abbott, Esq., of Philadelphia, who has kept faithfully dur¬
ing a long period of years the only record ever made of this
stock. Mr. Redmond is a wealthy retired merchant, has
been a gentleman sportsman for half a century, and dis¬
tinctly recollects the “flint and pan” age, and has never
owned any other stock than the Gildersleeve. Mr. West-
cott says: “many of your contemporaries have written to
me frequently asking for pedigrees, etc. of the best dogs in
our city and vicinity, especially of the Gildersleeve breed,
but as I had promised to give it to you, and have com¬
menced to contribute to your journal, I shall continue to
do so. It has taken me over three months of hard work to
compile these facts in their proper form.” The latter part
of the account referring to the proposed breeding of
“Buster” and “Tip” will be good news to the readers of
Forest and Stream who wish to secure two or three
good dogs for the coming summer shooting. The names of
the gentlemen sportsmen of Pennsylvania and Delaware
who endorse this statement as to bleed, record, reputation,
and pedigree are the following:—Uncle John Krider, ol
Philadelphia; Mr. Graham, Captain Sipples, of Frederica,
Ind.; Mr. David Brooks, of Philadelphia; Mr. James T.
Massey, Mr. Redmond Abbott, Mr. C. S. Westcott, and
many others.

Philadelphia, March 16, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

There is doubtless no breed of setters in America that
have given such universal satisfaction as the “Gilder¬
sleeve.” The stock is best known to Philadelphia, and has
long been a favorite one. They are easily broken, have
superior scenting powers, and great endurance and intelli¬
gence.

I am in receipt of a letter from Mr. Redmond Abbott, of
Philadelphia, which contains an account of the stock more
than thirty years ago, and from which I make extracts for
the benefit of the readers of the Forest and Stream. Mr.
Abbott says: “I received yours of the 14th inst. through
our mutual friend, Mr. John Krider, and presume I can
give you the information you desire better than any one in
our city or in this country.

‘ ‘Many years ago, and long before a railroad was thought
of through Delaware, I visited Canterbury with my old
friend, Mr. Wm. Montelieus, (now dead and gone,) on a
shooting trip, and was taken into the field by Mr. Gilder¬
sleeve, who had at that time a white and orange bitch pup
about six months old, which would then find and stand
game. He called her ‘Tip,’ and she was a remarkable
puppy in every respect. The following November we
visited the place again and found ‘the wonder’ had grown
to be a fine, large, speedy bitch, and would take us to every
bevy of quail in the neighborhood, and showed unsurpass¬
able nose and staunchness.

“She was bred first to a celebrated lemon and white set¬
ter known as the ‘Carter do’g.’ Two pups of the litter I
procured, and one was given by Mr. Gildersleeve to Mr.
Peter Bonwell, with the express understanding she should
be ‘altered;’ but the promise was broken, for which Mr.
Gildersleeve never again spoke to Mr. Bonwell. This bitch
was coupled with Captain Sipples’ dog of Frederica, at that
time the best in Maryland. The result of this union was
‘Don;’by accident he bred to his dam, and G. A. Benson’s
‘Bruce’ was pupped, who was the sire of Mr Geo. Twad-
dell’s ‘Buster,’ Mr. John Twaddell’s ‘Hark’ and Mr. Peter
Rose’s ‘Nellie,’ out of Dr. Henry Twaddell’s celebrated
‘Bess.’

“Another puppy by Capt. Sipple’s dog was bought by
Mr. James T. Massey, a bitch, which he called ‘Tip,’ and
which he put to Mr. Gatsmer’s ‘Jim.’ I also procured
from this union a bitch, and presented her to Mr. Elmer,
of Bridgeport, New Jersey, -which he named ‘Nannie,’ and
bred to Mr. David Brook’s ‘Biz,’ two pups of which I had
given me, now capital field dogs, ‘Rock’ and ‘Tip.’

“Mr. Gildersleeve’s old ‘Tip’ was t wice bred to the ‘Car¬
ter dog,’ and several times to Mr. Montelius’ ‘Dash,
was by ‘Bruce,’ out of Mr. Craig’s bitch. ‘Bruce’ was
owned by Mr. Virden, and purchased by Mr. Monte¬
lieus when six years old for fifty dollars. He lived to be
eighteen years old, and was very steady at his point and
fast on his range. The Gildersleeve bitch ‘Tip’ was very
large, with a remarkably long muzzle, and all her offspring
invariably turned out well, and were noted for their nose;
their range was fast and wide, and I do not hesitate to say
they were the most valuable dogs in the country. Mr. Gu-
dersleeve was very particular to whom his setters went and
generally destroyed most of them when pups. I have seen
a son of the old, bitch called ‘Rock,’ belonging to Mr. Gra¬
ham, fall and roll over when he came on a covey, so great
his speed and so sudden the check he gave himself.

Old ‘Tip’ and Massey’s ‘Tip’ both lived to be in
teens, and ‘Fashion’ and three other bitches were all tna
were ever raised from the Gildersleeve; one named ‘hate,
belonged to Mr. Graham, a sister to his ‘Dan,’ and the pair
were difficult to beat. , .. h

I owned two of ‘Kate’s’ pups, ‘Dash’ and ‘Bruce, whic

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were stamped with the same characteristics of the ‘Gilder-
sleeve.’ I have seen one of this stock, ‘Holla,’ stand a quail
with another one in his mouth.

The first litter of pups from old ‘Tip’ by the ‘Carter dog
were ‘Rolla’ and ‘Don,’ the Bonweli bitch,- and ‘Fashion,’
the one I got for Mr. Maslin, and who let Mr. Fitzgerald
Camden, have her. These made the start of
the three branches. Mr. Bonweli bred the Benson ‘Bruce,’
Massey’s ‘Tip,’ and a dog H. Smith, Esq., sold in the south
for an enormous sum.

“Gildersleeve then raised from- old ‘Tip’ G. Graham’s
‘Rock ’ W. Graham’s ‘Kate,’ and his own dog ‘Dan.’ W.
Graham bred from ‘Kate’ my dog ‘Dash,’ and ‘Bruce,’ and
nsetter Mr. Gildersleeve shot over for some time. Mr.
Fitzgerald raised several litters from his ‘Fashion,’ and the
onlv Gildersleeves now living that can be traced are those
® J P d from ‘Nannie’ of Mr. Elmer, and those of Twaddell.
Mv setters ‘Rock’ and ‘Tip,’ of the Elmer bitch by Mr.
Brooks’ ‘Biz,’ have all the excellence of the Gildersleeve
fnd the fine qualities of the sire, and there is a probability
of ‘Tip’ being bred to Mr. Twaddell’s ‘Buster,’ the coming
summer. As Mr. Graham, who keeps my dogs, is a man of
little means, I have given him the privilege of breeding
her providing three or four pups can be sold at a price to
make it an object. A letter to Mr. Graham in care of R.
Abbott at Mr. John Krider’s, corner Second and Walnut
streets ’Philadelphia, from Sportsmen wishing one of this
stock, (providing the union is made,) will receive a reply
with particulars. Truly, R. A.-”

This will make A No. 1 setters, and it is hoped they will
be bred together, for both sire and dam are Gildersleeve
and Biz (the setter you gave such an excellent account of
in vour journal a month ago,) the sire of the will-be-mother.
I add a concise and plain pedigree of both “Tip and

“Buster’” _

“Tip ” out of Elmer’s Nannie, by Brook’s Biz; Nannie
out of‘Massey’s Tip, by Gatzmer’s Jim; Massey’s Tip out
of the Bonweli bitch, by Capt. Sipple’s dog; the Bonweli
bitch out of the old Gildersleeve Tip by the Carter dog.

“Buster” out of Dr. Twaddell’s Bess, by Mr. G. A. Ben¬
son’s Gildersleeve Bruce; Bess out of Twaddell’s Cora, by
his Rake; Rake by Don of the Gildersleeve stock; Don out
of old Tip by the Carter dog.

Buster’s color is orange and white ticked, or one might
say orange roan, with ears and forehead deep oiange, a
spot of the same color on his left side, and on his back and
rump; his ear is rather small, eye large and deep hazel, with
black nose and lips, and very heavily feathered.. He has
great depth of shoulder, large brisket. He is iron, and
eight years old, and can stand just as much hunting as he
could five years ago. Homo.

• —We had the rare pleasure of seeing three fine dogs at
! the Washington Hotel this week, imported especially for
that genial sportsman A. E. Chamberlin, of Towanda, Pa.;
» a full blooded St. Bernard pup, promising great sagacity,
and to become in time a lion in size as well as color; a
f black and tan fox hound, and an orange and white
I setter that bids fair to give a good account of himself in the
; field, if properly handled.

I" —— ** * **

THE LAVERACK SETTERS.

We are in receipt of the following from Mr. Laverack,
I whose breed of setters is so widely known. This commu¬
nication is of great interest to all field sportsmen, as it sets
tat rest all those much disputed points in regard to whether
• the numerous so-called Laverack setters are of undoubted
; origin. From the many dogs we hear of, all called Laver-
, ( acks, one would suppose that they abounded in the United
f States. Mr. Laverack thinks, and we fancy no one will
i doubt his authority, that the good name of his dogs has

I often been taken in vain.

Brougham Cottage, Shropshire, Eng. I
March 6,1874. j

j Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have never yet sent or sold a dog or bitch to America.

There maj be people that have sent dogs said to be purely my breed,
which I should say were not pure; they may have on one side a pure
sire but not pure on each side, sire and dam, consequently are crosses,
the quality of which as well as goodness and work I will not guarantee
or be answerable for. In this country, I regret to say, many advertise
: dogs for sale as pure, and state them to be Laveracks which are not
i pure.

I never sell any made or aged dogs; but I do sell puppies at seven
' weeks old, which I guarantee pure, bred by myself. I have no hesitation
in saying it would be a proper investment for any of your sporting friends
to purchase a pair of dogs—that is, male and female, direct from me and
guaranteed pure and bred by me. At present I have one litter, but all
are disposed of. Mr. Price has bespoken a pair and the others are sold,
reserving one pair for myself. As I am close on seventy-five years of
age, I think of selling one or two pair of my dogs. One is a lemon and
white two years old. I ran her all last season in Scotland. I never had
a better; but she is too fast and too good to remain with an old man
solely for breed. I have also one dog five years old, a clipper; he ran
four seasons, I would also sell, as I have plenty without, not so keen
bred. I have used him as a stud dog.

You may quote with safety any portion of my work on the “Setters. ”
I guarantee every word true. I am, yours truly, E. Laverack.

[The remaining portion of this interesting letter from Mr. Laverack
contains an account of pedigrees and performances of his breed of dogs
at English field trials, which would not be interesting to the American
public. The price of the Laverack puppies arid dogs can be ascertained
either verbally or by mail.— Ed.]

MARKING SETTERS.

Washington, D. C., March 16, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have read with much interest the letter of “Mark,” from New 7 Haven,
Conn., on the subject of training puppies, especially that part which
treats of the marking process. I have a very fine setter slut, which gave
birth to a litter of pups on the 12th of last August, and they have proved
to be the smartest she ever had. During the latter part of July I hunted
her on woodcock, and in my wanderings through the sw 7 amps came
across a bevy of young quail, and she stood there every time we passed
over the same ground. After the pups were of suitable age they were
taken from the mother and a pair sent into the country; and I have seen
them in the latter part of December—a little over four months old—go
over the ground and point their game as well as any old dogs I ever saw,
and the gentleman to whom they were given says: “They hunted in that
manner from the first time they were taken to the field.” I can only-
think as “Mark” does, that hunting was born in them. I Intend in fu¬
ture to follow bis instructions, J untor.

Lynchburg, Va., March 10,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:— #

The copyist wrote in my article on Fox Hounds that they run twenty
miles an hour. It should be twelve (12) miles an hour. Please correct.

Yours, Jacob Wagner.

Jf ’hq «///</ //ft*

—The owner of Fullerton has offered to mateh him against
any horse in the world for $10,000, the trot to he on the
Fleetwood track, mile heats, best three in five, in harness.
The offer is to be good for any other track, providing Gold¬
smith Maid is barred out of the contest.

—Mr. Roden has offered to match Castle Boy against
American Girl for $10,000, in two races, one of mile heats,
best three in five, in harness, and the other of two mile
heats, in harness.

—The Augusta Jockey Club of Georgia held the second
day of the spring meeting on March 13th. The weather
was clear and bracing and the attendance very good. The
first race was a dash of one and a half miles, for *a purse of
$250. There were three entries—Hitchcock’s bay mare
Tabitha, Bacon’s bay horse Granger and Weldon’s bay
gelding Midnight. Granger won the race in 2:52f, Tabitha
second. The second contest was a mile dash for three-
year-olds; purse of $300. There were entered Major
Bacon’s chestnut filly Flower Girl, and Hitchcock’s brown
filly Lutetia H. The former won easily. Time, 1:514-.
March 14th was the last day of this meeting. There were
two events on the card, the first being a handicap hurdle
race, over six hurdles, one and a half miles, for a purse of
$200. There were but two entries—Dr. Weldon’s brown
gelding Midnight and Major Bacon’s bay gelding Jim Hin¬
ton. The latter won easily in 3:03£. The second race was
a dash of two miles, purse of $300. For this there were
entered L. A. Hitchcock’s chestnut colt Limestone and
Major Bacon’s bay horse Granger. It was hotly contested
throughout, but Granger proved too much for his competi¬
tor, and went under the wire a winner by one length and a
half. Time, 3:44f. The Jockey Club presented Messrs.
Bacon and Jones with a silver cup, in appreciation of their
efforts to revive the amusements of the turf in Augusta.

—We are much obliged to Mr. Whipple for a ride behind
his splendid team on Tuesday. The horses are well match¬
ed, richly upholstered, and stand about ten feet from the
wagon They got over the ground at a spanking speed,
and threw gravel, cobble stones, mud and so forth at every
leap. We think there was more of the so-forth than of any¬
thing else. On the return we were helped out of the wagon
by sympathizing friends and a derrick. There was about
half a coffin-full of debris in our hair, bosom and eyes,
while our face looked as if we had participated in a private
powder explosion. We enjoyed the ride very much, and
sincerely hope Mr. ^\Thipple will die & n&tur&l de&tli, but
have our doubts.— Danb ury News.

Daily Feed of a Horse.—A “Young Farmer” gives
us his manner of feeding a horse that is doing no other
work than the general driving. In the morning Ins first
feed is one quart oats, after which he has six pounds cut
hay ■ at noon he is first watered and then fed eight pounds cut
hay- at night he is watered, given one quart of oats and six
pounds of cut hay. This makes a daily allowance of
twenty pounds of hay and two quarts of oats, which with
hay at $20, and oats at 70c, will cost 24fe. He has salt in
liis crib, and. is given & dose of s&lt ctnd ctsh.es once & week 5
once a week also he has a quart of finely cut carrots. If
the horse works the quality of oats is doubled. Our cor¬
respondent says, “show us your better or cheaper methods
of feeding.”— Maine Farmer ._

LETTERS FRO M NEW FOUNDLAND.

Harbor Grace, N. F., L. D. 1
February 23, 1874. , f

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I had the pleasure to receive a copy of your paper, the Forestand
Stream, and beg leave to thank you for your attentions. Our winter
down here is passing over; rather of a mild character, if we except the
first week of February, which gave a mean temperature of 12.9. The ice
formed twice upon our harbor, but was carried out to sea after a few
days’ stay. Our sealing fleet is preparing for the spring campaign. This
season they will take their departure somewhat later than in former
years. Sailing vessels will leave the 5th of March and the steam fleet the
10th. Formerly the 25th of February and the 1st of March were the
date's, but we found it necessary to pass a law restricting their sailing to
the above dates, owing to the destruction of the young seals before they
had come to what we call a merchantable size. Our cod and herring fish¬
eries of last season were, upon the whole, good; the former yielded
1,000,000 of quintals, and the latter 100,000 of barrels. Should anything
noteworthy transpire [during the spring, I shall send the Forbst and
Stream a note of the same. I enclose the first instalment of a series of
papers, entitled “A Journey Across Newfoundland.” I think the publi¬
cation of these sketches would interest your readers. I shall forward
them as they appear if you should desire it. A number of sketches of
our island during 1872 and 1873, by a young friend and countryman of
my own, are about to appear in an Edinburgh newspaper, which would
also afford me much pleasure to forward to the Forest and Stream. It
will hardly be credited that this island, so close to Great Britain, should
remain so long without being surveyed, as little is known of the inter¬
ior now as in the days of Cormack, some fifty years ago, if we except the
partial journeys of Oathrae, iri 1872 and 1873. The interior, with its fine
hunting grounds, are unknown to all except the Micmac Indians; the
Berthie or Red Indians are extinct; some thirty years ago the last of them
were seen.

I enclose a small pencil tracing of the island, with Cormack’s track
from Trinity Bay to St. George’s Bay, to illustrate the journey across the
country. Yours sincerely, _ A. M.

St. Johns, Newfoundland, February 28, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I am glad to find that my article on the “Octopus” met your approval.
Many thanks for the Nos. of Forest and Stream you were kind enough
to send. I shall be glad to recommend such an admirable and interest¬
ing periodical among my friends.

The engraving is excellent; most creditable to the artist. I have di¬
vided the head, arms and parts of the body of Decapod between the
Smithsonian and Cambridge, (Mass.) Museums. Agassiz, Verril, Baird,
were all anxious to have it, and wrote me on the subject. In the Field
(London) an engraving similar to yours, accompanied with a description,
appeared, for which the proprietor sent me five guineas.

I shall endeavrtr to send you occasional articles of interest. Very
truly yours, Jno. Harvey,

ftnxwcijf |f 'a, (formspcmdent£.

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[We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sjxrts-
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish'
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies , traits , species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman's craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

A. D., Sing Sing, N. Y.—Tapers went out of use fully fifteen years
ago. The rifle uses firing-pin and central fire cartridge.

G. M. A., Plainfield, N. J.—Where in New York can I procure lance
wood for fishing rods, and about what does it cost? Ans. Write to Bon-
hoeft & Son, 90 Walker street, for large lots, or to J. H. Terhune, corner
Elm and Canal.

F. C. M., Pittsburgh.—Please inform me where good trout fishing can
be had in Penn sly vania and the expense per day? Ans. Pine Creek,
Lycoming County, and the streams a little to the northwest of Lock
Haven, is a good place to start from.

Philadelphia Asks several questions about gamekeepers,but omits
to attach his signature to the letter. You will please notice the italics
at the head of Answers to Correspondents. The attention of several
others needs to be called tp this point.

J. L. H.—I have heard that some men have been engaged in raising
mink in parts of the United States and Canada. Can you inform me if
it was a success? Ans. Quite so in all cases that we know of where the
parties have devoted their energies to it. The Verona Minkery, in this
State, is a decided success, and so was the minkery near Kentville,
Nova Scotia.

J. S. B.—What is the best kind of reel to use in surf fishing for blue-
fish and striped bass? Ans. A large, heavy, easy working click reel
that will hold at least 100 yards of line. 2d. What do they cost, and who
*)re the best makers ? Ans. There are several good makers, and prices
range from $2 to $20. Yon can get a good brass reel for $5.(<0. 3d.
What is the best kind of line? We prefer the waterproof linen laid line,
though braided silk lines are good.

G. B. M., Detroit.—What are the sizes of targets used at CreedmoOr?
Ans. Third class, used up to 300 yards, target 6 feet by 2; hull’s eyes, 8
inches square, centre, 2 feet. Second class; 300 to 600 yards; target 6
feet square; bull’s eye 2 feet square; centre, 4 feet. First class, over
600 yards; target 6 feet high by 12 wide; hull’s eye, 4 feer square; centre
6 feet.

Beaver., Bald Mountain.—Does the firm of Smith & Wesson manu¬
facture a breech-loading gun? if so, whom should I address for price
list? Ans. Yes. F. Wesson, Worcester, Mass. 2d. Does the size of
grain of powder manufactured by Hazard increase or decrease with the
No.— i. e. is No. 4 larger grain than No, 7? Ans. No. 4 is finer than No.
7. 3d. Would a letter addressed “Tatham Bros., Shot Manufacturers,
New York City,” reach that firm? Ans. Yes.

Dauphin, Harrisburg, Pa.—Can you give me a description of the fly
used in catching shad. Has it been used with any certainty of success?
Ans. A cast like the following has been used with success: First bobber a
very siriall fly pure lemon color, body, wings and tail: second bobber
green drake, same size; tail fly, dark blue body with dun wings, same
size. These will do for the Connecticut River. For the Savannah at the
head of the Falls abo^e Augusta, use small brown or dun flies. Yellow¬
ish combinations are all good.

Sim.— Can you inform me, either by letter or in your interesting paper,
where the best place in Pennsylvania is for general shooting and fishing,
and about what the cost would be per day there? Ans. The best place
is along the Sinamahoning River and tributaries, through McKean, Cam¬
eron, Wyoming and Potter Counties. You will have to camp out; cost
per day for guide, $1.50 and found. Kettle Creek, Powder River and
Youngwoman’s Creek are splendid trout streams. '

F. W., Boston.—What kind of wood, do you think would be the best
to make a light rod of to fish with bait? Ans. Ash rod with lancewood
tip. 2d. What is the price of Fowler’s rubber reel? Ans. 100 yards,
$4.50; 40 yards, $3.50. Lancewood is not used for whole rods, only for
tips, and sometimes for middle joints; too heavy. Is there any book
which gives instructions in rod making and fly tying? Ans. Scott, Nor¬
ris and Frank Forrester.

Subscriber, New Haven. —In your table of Close Seasons, published
in the last number of your paper, I see you give close seasons 5 for gray¬
ing in Pennsylvania. Are there any grayling in Pennsylvania, or indeed
anywhere in this country, and if so where, and is there any way of pro¬
curing the spawn? Ans. There are no grayling in Pennsylvania or else¬
where in the United States, so far as has been discovered, except in
Michigan. As to spawn, we are advised that certain parties are making
arrangements to furnish it in its season. The line you refer to in the
table was accidentally misplaced.

Wanderer. —What sport in the way of shooting and fishing is there
near to San Francisco? Do the California quail offer much sport? Is
there any pinnated grouse shooting there? Ans. There are an abund¬
ance of quail, black tail deer, English or Jack snipe, rabbits (cotton tail)
and bare ail about San Francisco The game fish are not so abundant.
The trout found in the mountain streams are of the species of salmon
trout, and do not afford the sport one would expect who has been"among
the brook trout of New York and Pennsylvania. The California quail
do offer great sport, being not only “game,” but are abundant. The
grouse are not to be found near San Francisco. In Oregon they are
abundant.

Exchange, Newark, N. J.—Please give me your advice on the follow¬
ing and oblige: 1st. I have been offered a fine muzzle loader of Hollis &
Sons’ make, in exchange for my genuine Lefaucheux pin-fire breech¬
loader. Would you advise me to exchange? Ans. Certainly not. 2d.
Is a pin-fire gun as serviceable as a muzzle loader, and will it shoot as
well? The pin-fire is the most useful in every way; as to the shooting
qualities, that depends on the chamber, breech and barrels. 3d. What
is your opinion on the Lefauchenx gun; how does it compare with the
English central fire? Ans. There are no Lefaucheux guns made now.
Most all breech-loaders are made on the system invented by Lefaucheux.
4th. My canary is shedding its feathers and has not sung for two weexs;
what will relieve him? Ans. Nature.

D. H., New York.—Would you oblige me by answering, through your
interesting paper, the following questions: 1st. For a young sports¬
man who goes out gunning, say a dozen times a season, what kind of
a hunting dog would be best for his use, a field spaniel, setter or rab¬
bit honnd? Ans. By all means a setter. 2d. If a setter or hunting dog
of any kind is kepi in a house in the city during the summer, would he get
spoiled for hunting (of course I mean after he has been broken)? Ans.
It would not injure a dog materially to keep him in the yard, but allow
no one to be familiar with him but yourself; never encourage him to put
his paws on you and act like a pet; keep him in his place, never forget¬
ting that you are his master, and when you instruct or tell the dog to do
anything see that he does it and no fooling. 3d. Could you recommend me
to any one that, is a good.dog trainer? Ans.^Arnoldy, Newtown, Long
Island.

—Prof. V..N. Edwards, of {Sandwich, Mass., sent to the
Smithsonian Institution and National Museum, Washing¬
ton, last week, the following fishThe Boston ling orcusk,
the red fish, the winter flounder (such as' are caught on
Crab Ledge), and a fish called the sole in New York, and
in New Jersey called the hog choker. This fish was caught
at Davis’ Neck; also sent two chic-ken halibut and some
slime eels, and some young sculpins that he hatched out in
a jar of salt water.

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ADIRONDACK PARK AND THE PRES¬
ERVATION OF OUR FORESTS.

A T almost the commencement of the publication of the
Forest and Stream, we gave, in a comprehensive
article, notice of all the localities which the Commission¬
ers of the State Parks thought should be embraced in the
Adirondack Park.

It is wonderful how in the short space of less than five
months public opinion has changed, and how it to-day
fully appreciates and endorses the views expressed by us in
October last. Our attention has again been called to this
plan of a State Park by the first annual report of the Com¬
missioners of State Parks, together with Mr. Verplank
Colvin’s very thorough topographical survey of the Adi
rondack wilderness. With renewed interest directed to¬
wards this important subject, the Assembly of the State
last January ordered additional copies of the original re¬
port to be printed, and for full information in regard to
these reports we refer our readers to No. 9, Yol. I., of
Forest and Stream.

If at first these measures, viz.: the preservation of a cer¬
tain extended area of lands, which should ever remain the
property of the State, were somewhat foreign to our Amer¬
ican ideas, the reason for it, its necessity, are to-day better
understood. Our people are getting more thoroughly edu¬
cated, and now commence to appreciate that it is not alone
for to-day they should think, but for the future. Not only
in State Assemblies, but in the Senate of the United States,
the preservation of certain extended tracts of country jias
taken fast hold of our legislative minds, and their attention
is even being called to timber culture and the best meth¬
ods for preventing the waste of our forests. This little re¬
turn to common sense begins to make itself seen in various
ways.

Last week Mr. Alvord introduced into the New York
Assembly further measures for the formation of the Adi¬
rondack Park. Mr. Alvord’s bill is as followsIt dedi¬

cates all the lands owned by the State lying within the lim¬
its of the counties of Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herki-
Ui er, Lewis, St. Lawrence, and Warren to the purposes of
a public forest park, to be known as the “Adirondack
Park,” and names as commissioners to purchase such lands
as may be needed, and accept donations of other lands, the
State Engineer and Surveyor ex-officio, Horatio Seymour,
Patrick H. Agan, William B. Taylor, George H. Raynor,
William A. Wheeler, Yerplanck Colvin, George Dawson,
and Robert B. Roosevelt. The commissioners are required
to serve without pay, and vacancies in their number are to
be filled by the Governor and Senate. The bill also pro¬
vides for the appointment of five forest park keepers,
whose compensation shall not exceed $500 each per an¬
num. This is a good commencement. Some day we will
have a school of foresters in this very region.

In Washington last week Mr. Sprague, of Rhode Island,
in the Senate, called upon the House to amend the act to
encourage the growth of timber on the western prairies,
which was passed, and later the House concurred in the
Senate amendments to the bill providing for the encourage¬
ment of the growth of timber on the western prairies, and
passed the bill.

It happens that just at the present moment several of
the largest western lumber dealers are in Washington, and
they state that the most productive of the western lumber
districts are being rapidly denuded of pine timber. These
gentlemen are supporting the recommendation of the Pres¬
ident for the appointment of a commission to inquire into
the causes and means for the prevention of the destruction
of pine timber.

All this is most encouraging. Some months ago we gave
the names of several gentlemen, distinguished for their
thorough acquaintance with arboriculture, who, keenly
awake to the many great interests of the country which
were suffering from the dreadful waste of our own re¬
sources, had gone to Washington, and we are pleased to
notice that the measures proposed by them have claimed
the attention of the President. “Great oaks from little
acorns grow.” This being a true motto for those interested
in these subjects, let us hope that these first efforts to direct
the public mind to our forests and their preservation will
in time bear fruit.

REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
FISHERIES OF THE STATE OF NEW
YORK FOR 1873.

I T was natural to suppose that the work of pisciculture
in this State would be well done, and the report of the
Commissioners of Fisheries of the State of New York for
the year ending December 81st, 1873, explaining the char¬
acter of their labors, is fully equal to what was expected
of them. From the geographical position of the State,
with its noble rivers, its broad expanse of lakes, and from
its being the most prominent as to wealth and population,
New York might be considered as exactly the State where,
as far as fish culture went, the crucial experiment would be
tried.

Our most worthy commissioners, Messrs. Horatio Sey¬
mour, Edward Smith, and Robert B. Roosevelt, with Seth
Green the superintendent, all gentlemen well known for
their intimate acquaintance with the interests confided to
their care, have evidently made the subject of the State
fisheries a labor of love. Not alone is New York indebted
to these gentlemen for the wealth of fish she must gain,
but the whole of the United States is incited thereby to fol¬
low her example, and to give due attention to what are
questions of vital importance.

What is wanted in all such reports is that they should
be perfectly practical, and the one under review is eminent¬
ly so. Subjects of this character it is essential should be
so written as to be readily understood. Many of our peo¬
ple regard State pisciculture in the light of an ornamental
science, which has no further aim or end than to produce
some few rare or expensive fish. Too many practical men
seem to look on aquaculture with the same indifference as
they would the subject of fancy horticulture. They may
admire the rare hot house exotics, but have a decided pref¬
erence (and we do not gainsay their likings) for cabbages
and turnips. Pisciculture to them means “educated trout,”
worth a dollar a pound, and they will not comprehend, or
are not yet informed, that State pisciculture has for its end
and aim the production of shad, good big ones, at twenty-
five cents apiece, such as no poor men buy because they
now cost seventy-five cents ora dollar, and to make salmon
cheaper even than pork. This is exactly what State pisci¬
culture is striving to accomplish, and what the fish com¬
missioners are endeavoring to encompass.

The sixth annual report for the State of New York states
that last year 5,410,000 shad were successfully hatched and
turned loose, the majority in the Hudson and a smaller
number distributed in other localities, where it seemed to
be advisable to attempt to colonize them. The operations
on the Hudson were commenced on the 20th of May of
last year, and ended on the 30th of June. Warm weather
setting in just then, the water being at more than eighty-
two degrees, the fishery was stopped. The total number
of shad caught was 1,643. Of these 293 were ripe fish,
and from them almost five and three quarters of a million
of spawn were taken, and some 5,041,000 young fish hatched
out. It may be seen that the loss then was most insignifi¬
cant, about twelve per cent.

The work of last year was supplementary, then, to the
labors of 1872, when upwards of seven and a half millions
of young shad were put into the Hudson. This quantity

of young fish must in time (providing any sensible laws are
made in regard to shad fishing) render the Hudson fruitful
in fish, because the ordinary catch of shad in the Hudson
from its mouth to the dam at Troy, does not exceed to-da'
a million of fish. One might even at first suppose that the
number of young shad in the Hudson would be almost in
excess of its capacity, but the pooi shad have a hard time
of it. On the Hudson, from its mouth to Troy, there are
barriers of nets after nets; for 160 miles the river, in shad
season, is one huge fabric of meshes. Gill nets and seines
encompass the fish. For some distance above New York
floating or stationary gill nets are all the time in use during
the season. The quantity of engines of destruction em¬
ployed have had the effect of militating even against the
interest of the fishermen.

“Three years ago”—we quote the report—“the shad fish¬
eries of the Hudson were so run down that very few of
them were paying, and many fishermen had discontinued
their labors.” For the last two years, however, the fishery
has improved, “and,” add our commissioners, “with the
assistance of a proper law, establishing a weekly close time
there is no doubt that the fisheries can be restored to their
original condition.”

What is it, then, the commissiohers ask? The least bit
of jurisdiction possible. They prayr that the shad shall
have only the shadow of a chance, and they beg that in
shad fishing time an act shall be passed forbidding the use of
nets from Saturday night until Monday morning of every week
That is all, only time enough to allow some few harassed
fish to escape the labyrinth of nets, so that they can run up
stream to their spawning grounds and reproduce their kind,
If the State, then, gives a certain amount of money, no
matter how large or small it may be, for the specified" pur¬
pose of producing fish, it seems rational to suppose that it
should pass certain measures for their proper protection.

Our fish commissioners have also been able to find out
this year whether shad, a migratory fish, living alike in
fresh and salt water, could exist entirely in inland waters.
In 1872 experiments were made with young shad intro¬
duced into the Genesee and rivers flowing into fresh water
lakes, and in 1873 shad were caught in lake Ontario fully
seven inches long. Last year, we are pleased to state, a
more thorough essay was inaugurated, and 54,000 young
shad were deposited in Canandaigua and the same number
in Cayuga Lake, and the commissioners, in order to test
this most interesting subject, have distributed the shad
widely in various sections of the country. During the
spring of last year, under direction of Professor Baird, Mr.
L. Stone took 85,000 young shad to California. So it may
be seen how the principle of exchange comes in; we take
the California salmon for our own rivers and send them in
return our shad.

The honorable Robert B. Roosevelt, in his opening ad¬
dress to the American Association of Fish Culturists, gave
a thorough resume of the prior work of the commissioners,
and stated that at the incipiency of their labors the dearth
of shad was so great that the commissioners were never
able to obtain as many matured fish in the spawning
beds as they desired, and hence had effected much less good
than they would have done if a sufficient number of eggs
could have been procured. However, thanks to the com¬
missioners, matters have much improved since that period
in regard to shad.

A most interesting portion of the report is that deyoted
to the description of the State hatching house at Caledonia,
which serves mainly for the maturing of the ova of the
white fish and salmon trout eggs, and full details of a per¬
fectly practical character can be found in the pamphlet in
regard to the transportation of the eggs or of the young
fish, and advice to those desirous of stocking their ponds.
In the appendix we notice a regular account has been kept
of all shipments of eggs of the white fish and salmon trout
sent to various parts of the world, some going to England,
and also of the young fish—black bass, Oswego bass, and
rock bass—delivered.

We have declared the report to be distinguishable by its
practical character, and this is evident from the fact that it
is shad culture on the Hudson and other rivers which is the
all important subject. Before w r e may expect to have the
venison and the ortolans let us be satisfied with plain beef.
The people and the legislature want to see shad in quan¬
tity, and cheap at that, and then they wall be glad after
awhile to give their money for the production of rarer fish.
The memory of a well beloved king of France went down
to posterity because he said he wanted “every man in
France to have a chicken in his pot,” and the commission¬
ers, by working might and main to produce for us shad in
quantity, will, we believe, at no very distant period, by
their success, be considered as benefactors by those who
suffer in this city and in the State from the want of a cheap
and wholesome fish diet.

One most difficult time for all our fish commissioners has,
we believe, almost passed away. It is what we might des¬
ignate as the “period of popular expectation.” The good
people of this country having in the most inconsiderate
way, for the last fifty years, consumed and destroyed fish,
expect the fish commissioners in a magical way to bring
back all the fish in a fortnight, forgetting that to restore
our rivers must occupy years. We believe that popular
impatience has but a very short time to wait. What has
been done with salmon in England, and with shad in the
Connecticut, will be repeated in the Hudson.

Mr. Roosevelt’s paper, before alluded to in this article,
has so many interesting points in it as supplementary to
this general report, that it will shortly be produced by us.

THE STOCKING OF OUR EASTERN. BAR¬
RENS WITH PINNATED GROUSE.

O NE of our most excellent contributors, “Homo,” whose
articles are always so much esteemed by our read¬
ers, has sent us a communication with the above heading,
which we give in full herewith.. Gentlemen abroad are
directing their attention to the introduction of this very
same bird—the pinnated grouse, or prairie chicken 1 —and
numerous inquiries have been sent to us from England in
regard to their habits.

In the last number of Forest and Stream we gave in a
short paragraph an account of how pinnated grouse are
now being successfully raised on Long Island. Our cor¬
respondent, who is fully informed as to the prior history of
the birds, is perfectly right when he states that pinnated
grouse existed many years ago in New Jersey.

The plan proposed by “Homo” seems most excellent, and
we believe to be eas}'- of execution. We look at these mat¬
ters not only with an eye to the pleasures of the field, but
because they may be made productive of great good to the
community at large. Any one who succeeds in introduc¬
ing game birds or animals into regions where they did not
exist before has an equal merit with him who makes two
blades of grass to grow where but one grew before. Ex¬
periments of this character are novel in the United States.
We have been placed in such a fruitful soil, teeming with
birds, beasts, and fishes, that of late years we have been
careless, indifferent, and even culpably reckless in regard to
them. It is the problem of the nineteenth century to cre¬
ate what has been so ruthlessly destroyed. The time will
come when even the last of the pinnated grouse on the
prairies will be shot. It behooves us, then, as the game is
being exterminated in the far west, to reproduce it again in
the nearer east. Homo writes:— ■

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Many years ago the pinnated grouse, or prairie hen (Tetrao Cupido),
frequented Long Island in considerable numbers, and was found on that
tract of country situated between Hempstead Plain, on the west, and
Shinnecock Plain, on the east, and the bird was then known to the inhab¬
itants as the “heath hen.” This district was covered with stunted trees,
shrubs, and smaller plants. The trees, mostly of small growth, were*
pitch pine and white oaks of inferior size, exactly resembling the scrub
and barren regions of the lower counties of New Jersey, The pinnated
grouse once thrived on Martha’s Vineyard, the country likewise of the
same character, and we read of its having years since bred on the brushy
plains of Burlington county, New Jersey, and in the scrub oaks of Po-
cano, in Northampton county, Pennsylvania, and the barrens near the
town of York, in the same State.

The total extinction of this noble specimen of the grouse family in the
east can be attributed directly to the lack of proper protective laws in
their behalf; the shooting of the young birds was allowed at any time,
and the persecution began as early as June and continued each year until
the pinnated grouse now cannot be found nearer than the great grass
plains of our western States. In the counties of Burlington, Cape May,
Atlantic, Cumberland, and Gloucester, of New Jersey, excellent ground,
well adapted to the introduction of the prairie hen, can be found large
tracts of barrens, almost devoid of water, and overgrown with stunted
oaks, ferns, and whortleberry bushes, in which I am satisfied they would
thrive and increase.

I have been urged by a prominent member of the Philadelphia Sports¬
man’s Club, well informed as to the habits of this bird, to make use of
your columns as a medium for calling the attention of the several game
protective societies and sportsmen clubs of New York, Pennsylvania,
and New Jersey to the fact that we have almost at our very doors a fine
field for the initiation of an enterprise for restocking barren grounds with
the prairie hen. When it is known that the bird once afforded fine shoot¬
ing in the very regions spoken of, the success of the “replanting” of this
game will not admit of a doubt. It is proposed that a fund be raised by
the different clubs, and a competent person be sent west to purchase a
sufficient number of both the pinnated and sharp tail grouse to stock the
counties to be agreed upon, and in which the societies are most interest¬
ed ; the birds carefully cooped in pairs in low boxes with padded tops,
and on their arrival let out in such a manner as not to have them pack
together, but to breed during the first season. A law guarding the grouse
for five years would then be necessary, and a prohibition against shoot¬
ing them, when the five years have terminated, before the 15th of Sep¬
tember and after the 1st of January in every year should be passed. We
could then enjoy “chicken shooting” without seeking it hundreds of

miles westward. “Homo.”

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Where our Furs Come From. —The Ottawa Citizen
mentions the presence in town of a Mr. P. Stearne, of
Adams, New York, who is buying up furs for the Ameri¬
can market. He takes away from Canada every season
$120,000 to $150,000 worth of furs and peltries. Mink are
now worth from $2 75 to $8 for average qualities of Ca¬
nadian mink, and $3 50 to $4 for prime dark mink; prime
muskrat, large, fall catch, 12-^-to 15 cents; martin, $2; otter,
$8 to $10; beaver, $2 per pound; fisher, $7 each; fox,
$1 50. During two days Mr. Stearne shipped to Leipsic
50,000 muskrat skins. Speaking of the fabulous value of
black fox skins, Mr. Stearne says that he has never seen
one in that section. They come from Labrador or Hud¬
son’s Bay. One was caught in Malone, New York, two
years ago, and the skin sold for $100. He gets but four or
five silver grey fox skins each year. A year ago there was
a great demand for this kind of fur for trimmings on vel¬
vet and seal; but this year it went out of fashion, and skins
that used to bring $500 are not worth more than $35 or $40
this winter. It is a fancy article to deal in. The best furs
come from the Gatineau. Lievres, and Temiscamingne.
Mr. Stearne says:—

“I find that there is not as much fur shipped from Canada
now as there used to be. The people here, like in the Uni¬
ted States, are becoming more wealthy and fashionable,
and wear fine fur themselves instead of sending it to Eu¬
rope. We ship large numbers of muskrat to the old coun¬
try. The catch of Canada and the United States of musk¬
rats is about five million skins annually; of that number
two millions are caught in Canada. Western mink we
generally send to Europe, as it is inferior; the finer kinds
sell better in this country. In fact, we import the finest
skins from the Hudson’s Bay stores in London. The best
otter we get is from below Quebec, where it is larger and
blacker than it generally is here; fisher is also better at
Quebec. The muskrat we get here is muck finer than

FOREST AND STEEAM.

what we get along the St. Lawrence, but the skins are
smaller. We used to pay higher prices for^hem here, but
since the art of coloring furs has been brought to such a
perfection we pay more for size than for color. Beaver is
lower this year than it was last. It was used extensively
for trimmingladies’ seal jackets; now they use the seal
without tlie^ beaver trimming. Skunk and racoon skins
we get principally in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and New
York States. These furs are much finer and darker m the
United States than in Canada, although mink, martin,” otter,
etc., are much coarser than in Canada. Large quantities
of coon skins are brought over here every year from the
United States to be worked into fur overcoats. Mr. Stearne
says one of the best recipes for preserving furs from moths
is simply to pack them in a box lined with tar paper, such
as is used for roofing.”

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The Ptarmigan, (Lagopus vulgar is .)—This beautiful
bird, with his snow-white winter plumage, contrasting with
the black on the tail feathers, with the peculiar feet all
covered with down to the end of the toes, is now coming
in quantity into our markets. Some years ggo a few pairs
only were seen, but to-day many thousands are shipped
from Labrador and Northern British America, to add to
the long list of game birds required by omniverous New
York. The birds are collected at Montreal, from whence
they are shipped to our large dealers, and will continue ar¬
riving from now until the end of April. If the history of
the methods of transportation of these birds could only be
told, they would repeat the story of the “Lone Land” so
graphically described by Captain Butler, of dreary, solitary
wastes of snow, of the long tramp in icy Labrador, or
Ruperts Land, of the dog-sled, of trading posts far away
from civilization. We have shot many a ptarmigan when
journeying from Churchill River to Great Bear Lake, and
also collected them in Labrador for mounting. We did not
think them hard birds to kill; though flying faster than the
pinnated grouse, they were not as rapid as the ruffed
grouse. As food, we found them excellent, though during
mid winter, from feeding on the laurel, they were a trifle
bitter.

—--«*■♦-«>--

Obituary.— There died at Vernon, Conn., on the 13th of
March, aged sixty-three, Christian Sharpe, the inventor of
the Sharpe Rifle. To wonderful ingenuity Mr. Sharpe ad¬
ded a singular amount of patient toil and industry. His
reputation as an inventor must not rest alone in the ingen¬
ious system of breech-loading, which originated with him¬
self. Sharpe twenty years ago fully appreciated the future
of his arm of predilection, the rifle, and we believe him to
have been the first person in the United States who insisted
that metallic cartridges,(an idea at first thought impossible,)
would in time be the necessary adjunct of all breech-loading
arms. Christian Sharpe, with Samuel Colt and Elias Howe
may be considered as among the greatest of the inventors
of the last fifty years.

—We have had the pleasure of a visit from Theodore W.
Sterling, Esq., of St. Louis, whose name is familiar to our
readers, as having been prominent in the organization of
the Missouri Association for the protection of game. A
thorough acquaintance with the birds, beasts and fishes of
the West, has made Mr. Sterling one of the strongest ad¬
vocates of our comprehensive system for the preservation
of game in certain geographical zones, as fully detailed by
us in our last number. Mr. Sterling is now on his way to
Europe, and whilst in England will witness some of the
coming field trials. It is the intention of this gentleman to
purchase some of the best stock of pointers and setters for

introduction into the United States.

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—We particularly call the attention of our readers to
the advertisement of the well-known house of Lord &
Taylor. The sportsman can find there the flannel shirts
fitted for the woods, and even the daintier yachtsman can
get there the finer linen, to be sported on festive occasions.
Those who indulge in cigars can buy of Lord &
Taylor their smoking jackets, and those given to billiards,
their biiliard jackets. Messrs. Lord & Taylor have a
kind of universal establishment. You can get any kind of
an outfit there you desire if you are a man, and should you
have a wife—why, we fancy the lady could be suited with
all that is gorgeous, beautiful or in good taste, in the way
of dresses.

—The plan ot the Agassiz memorial committee of Boston
contemplates the permanent endowment of the Museum
of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, requiring at least
$300,000, about one-third to be used in enlarging the build¬
ing, and two thirds to be funded. Subscriptions may be
sent to S. B. Schlesinger, 6 Oliver street, Boston. A large
sum has already been raised.

—Already many changes have been rung upon our story
of the “Oyster Fiend,” and now a very clever version ap¬
pears in the Amherst Student , quite as good, perhaps, as the
one that was written for us by our own correspondent J. B.
Matthews, in Vol. 1, No. 24. It is long, but we may find

room for it some day.

•--—

Newfoundland. —As will be seen in a letter printed
elsewhere, we shall soon begin the publication of a series
of articles describing the interior of Newfoundland, of
which the world now knows nothing.

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—Mr. Chadwick, the author of the Standard Base Ball
Books of America, was the recipient of a special resolution
of thanks from the recent Base Ball Convention in Boston
for his revised code of rules of the same which the Conven¬
tion adopted almost as a whole. He has also written a new
base ball book for England, which Messrs. Routledge, of
London, will publish in April.

§9

jg porting Jf« from ^fbt[OUtl.

—If the name of Admiral Rouse does not go down to pos¬
terity, as* among the most famed of English sailors, at
least it will have some notoriety as belonging to a distin¬
guished turfman. This doughty racing seaman comments
upon that constant cry, “that the breed of the horse is de¬
teriorating in the old country.” The Admiral declares that
this story, like that of “wolf, wolf !” is centuries old, and
that in 1756 precisely the same thing was said. He then
pours a broadside into those who preach “the deteriorating
horse theory,” calling them “persons qualified for a lunatic
asylum,” and that the idea they advance is “absurd non-
sence.” He states that there are to-day in England “two
thousand more horses running longer distances and carrying
heavier weights than there were twenty years ago, and that
in France and Germany the cleverest and most successful
sportsmen run two year olds for the earliest spring races
without damage to their future prospects.” The Admiral
being then strongly in favor of racing two year olds, argues
that this running of equine babies, is the only way in which
young horses of merit, strength and bottom can be culled
from the general herd, and he endeavors to show how in
modem racing history, we are even much more humane
than w r ere the turfmen of old, because we discard to-day
the long distances horses used to run, distance being with
our grandsires the great criterion of the value of the horse.
The Admiral’s lather positive ideas are met squarely by his
opponents, who, adverse to two year old racing, assert that
it is unnatural, and that though from time to time we may
get up both speed and endurance in very young horses,
whose frames cannot be thoroughly matured, it impahs the
future usefulness of the horse and prevents his becoming
the origin of a noble race of future animals. Fashion,
speculation, the pockets of the trainer, have a great deal to
do with this subject of running two year olds, because they
do not like to have their capital remain dormant until the
horses they are working have arrived at a proper age. We
never can be made to believe that Admiral Rouse or any
body else, even by the most careful and judicious training
or selection,can run counter to nature’s laws, whether it be
to make a child of ten years’ old do the mental or physical
labor of the young man of twenty, or a two year old horse
the work of an animal of four or five years’ old. As to
gambling on race horses, Admiral Rouse, says: “Racing
has been and always will be in the United Kingdom a
gambling speculation.” He tells us too, “that in his time
gambling at races has fallen off fifty per cent, but that turf
morality has improved and the greatest gamblers are men
who never kept a race horse or subscribed to a plate, and
who occasionally send from £5,000 to £10,000 into the
market to back a Derby horse, and the stigma of excessive
gambling is accredited to the turf.” If in England gamb¬
ling at races has gone through its transition period from
being very bad to something better, (if better it can be,) as
we have just started it in the United States on the improved
English style, with “books” and all. that kind of thing, we
may expect at least for the present, a pretty state of things,
until we arrive at that higher stage of turf morals which
Admiral Rouse seems to intimate is possible.

—Pisciculture in Scotland, particularly directed to the
preservation of the salmon, is giving the grandest of re¬
sults. Salmon have never been so plenly in the London
markets. Some years ago they were worth five shillings a
pound, and to-day the editor of Land and Water says he has
bought salmon at a shilling a pound. Later accounts tell
us, too, that English waters have also their salmon harvest,
the take in the first fortnight being large beyond all pre¬
cedent. Not only is the quantity most notable, but the in¬
crease is in the size. At Bolton a forty pound fish was
caught, at Worcester a thirty-nine pound one. Please
gracious, the time, we trust, is not far distant when salmon
will be quite as abundant and even cheaper on this side of
the water. Then again we have to herald what seems to be
the very first catch of salmon in Tasmania, the reward of
thirty pounds for the first fish having-been claimed for a
grilse of almost three pounds, caught in a tidal pool of the
River Derwent. English trout, thanks to the exertions of
Mr. Francis Francis of the Field, and of Mr. Frank Buck-
land of Land and Water , have been raised in New Zealand.
We believe that in Australia our California salmon would
do better than their Scotch fish. The Tasmanian salmon
is another plume in the caps of the Pisciculturists.

The Irish Rifle Match. —The president of the Ama¬
teur Club who have taken up the Irish challenge, has re¬
ceived the following letter from Messrs. E. Remington &
Sons:—

Irion, N. Y., March 14,1874.

Col. Geo. W. Wingate, Esq., President Amateur Rifle Club , New York:

Dear Sir— The action of the Amateur Rifle Club in accepting, on be¬
half of American riflemen, the challenge from the Irish eight, who won
the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon, in 1873, is one that should recommend
itself to all. We feel confident not only that riflemen can be found in
America who are as skillful as any who have appeared at Wimbledon
but that our American rifles need fear no comparison with the Irish
“Rigby,” or with any other rifles of foreign make. Although your club
is comparatively young, you have shown a proper spirit in accepting
this challenge, and it is proper that all who are interested in sustaining
the reputation of this country as the home of the rifleman, should aid and
assist you. As an earnest of the interest with which we regard the un¬
dertaking of your club, we request them to accept the enclosed check for
$250, as our contribution toward their expenses in connection with this
trial of skill. Yours very respectfully, E. Remington & Sons.

W. C. Squire, Secretary.

We believe we can state on the best authority that, with
his usual liberality, James Gordon Bennett, Esq., will offer
a very handsome amount of money, to be used as prizes
for the future rifle contests at Creedmoor of the'N, R: A.

90

FOREST AND STREAM

jf/jtf/ and Jp/fo*.

GAME IN SEASON FOR MARCH.

Snipe, Brant, Ducks and Wild Fowl generally.

FOR FLORIDA.

Red Deer, Carious Virginianus ) Wild Turkey, Meleagris gcillopavo.)

Woodcock, Pliilohda minor.) Quail, Ortyx Virginianus.)

Snipe, Plover, Curlew, etc., in great

variety.

L Under the head of ‘ 'Came, and Fish m /Season 1 ' we can only specify m
general terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much
that were we to attempt to particularize we could do no less than publish
those entire sections that relate to the hinds of game in question. This
would require a great amount of our space.* Iri designating game we are
guided by the laws of nature, upon which all legislation is founded, and
our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their re¬
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise, our attempts to assist them
will only create confusion . 1

—The weather continues too cold for snipe and hay
birds, and checks the migration of wild fowl. Of snipe
shooting in the vicinity of New York we can only speak
in general terms, for our “cutest” sportsmen are jealous
of the information they possess; and even were we to speci¬
fy good localities, the chances are ten to one that the
stranger who would seek them out would find some mar¬
ket gunner or veteran bird hunter in snug preemption and
possession of the best points and thoroughfares, and whom
courtesy and the rules of the craft hold safe from others’
intrusion. Still there are places on- the south side of Long
Islond where the bays and creeks cut deeply into the
marshes, where inlets divide the outer beach, and where
“thoroughfares” or necks of land connect the outer beach
with the main land, and convenient to these localities,
which the snipe and bay birds frequent and traverse like a
beaten track, are queer old chaps with keen blue eyes and
bronzed cheek bones who keep stools on hand, and have
their blinds ready for favored city gents who are willing to
pay to the gunner the market price of every snipe they
shoot! Oh yes! it is all very well to ask, “where shall we
go to shoot snipe?” but if the dozen or score of questioners
who address us can find any fuller, more definite or more
honest information than we give them, we shall be pleased
to become joint possessors of it. We shall state, however,
that Sheepshead Bay and New Rockaway, the points most
accessible to New Yorkers, and once famous for their
abundance, are still much resorted to by gunners, parties of
whom have been scouring the marshes for signs the past
few days. Take the branches of the South Side railroad,
and ask for Abrams. If • you can find a soft spot in his
conscience or nature he can be of great service. He bags
for the Robinses in Fulton Market. At Oyster Bay is a
grand natural snipe ground, and, indeed, the whole series
of salt meadows that extend to Patchogue are hard to
beat for snipe and bay birds. On the Jersey coast from
Shark’s river, below Long Branch to Toms river, Squan
Beach, Barnegat, and all the way to Atlantic City, the
snipe ground is fine, and many a choice locality, perhaps
the best that can be found, may be reached by driving over
in a wagon from any given station on the line of the South¬
ern New Jersey railroad. Philadelphians, who are natural
meadow rangers, seek the Jersey coast in large numbers,
and are well acquainted with the ground.

Perhaps it would be judicious advice to those not well
informed to study out the lay of ihe land by a county map,
and having selected a place that seems suitable, “go for it,”
and when there interview the outlying settlers and get by
fragments the information required. At all events, if one
does nothing more than reconnoitre the first season, the
time is not wasted, for he will most certainly become privy
to some choice locality which he can visit when the next
season comes around.

The spring 'season for snipe is short at its longest, cov¬
ering a preriod of ten days or so. Neither are the birds as
fat as in the fall when they linger at favorite feeding-
grounds in their migratory flight, dallying by the way.
Now their flight is rapid, for they are off for the north “on
business,” and have no time to spare in wayside indulgen¬
ces. Those who would boast a full bag must therefore be
on the alert, and when the first warm breezes blow from the
southward be up and ready, and have at them, boys!

South Oyster Bay, Tom’s River beach, and the shores
of Barnegat are lined with wild geese resting a brief period
on their long journey north. As they are migratory birds,
swing out your eight and ten bores, and render an honorable
account of yourselves.

English snipe, that rare and much prized game bird,
will also soon put in an appearance—certainly by the first
of April. For an intelligent article on the same, see com¬
munication from our correspondent, C. B., in this day’s
issue of Fobest and Stream.

—On the 1st instant Mr. Nat’l Berry, shooting at Craney
Island, from box killed eighty black and red heads and
canvas backs—a day’s work.

—Ducks are very plentiful on the Potomac. One day’s
shooting last week at Pencoast, off Navy Yard, killed fifty
odd.

—A young man was hunting at Bluff Point, Keuka Lake,
Yates Go., the other day, and had his dog out. Soon a fox
was started, which came down on the west side of the
point. When part way down on that side of the hill the fox
turned back, and the young man crossed over the point
again to head the fox and kill him. In a short time the
dog was heard coming, and in a few moments the fox made
his appearance, coming down from the south. The hunter,
concealed behind a stump, raised his gun to fire, but it
snapped. The fox not hearing the report of the cap came
and jumped upon the very stump behind which the young
man was concealed. He quickly seized the fox around the
neck with both hands, held him fast, and carried him
home, leaving his gun lying by the stump in the woods.—
OnUiffio County Journal,

—A party of northern gentlemen sojourning at Jackson¬
ville, Florida, last month, took a hunting trip up the Ock-
lawaha and returned to Palatka on the 18th, with the follow¬
ing report of the results of their eight days trip: Alligators
seen, 243; killed, 79; limpkins killed, 130; water turkeys, 25;
great heron, 4; white heron, 2 ; painted gallenell, 20 ; coots,
150; eagles, 4; great owls, 2; black bass taken, 150 pounds.

)( —At Ship Harbor, Nova Scotia, a black bear was killed
a few days since that weighed over 700 pounds, which is a
weight most extraordinary.

—We have to thank a friend in Brainerd, Crow Wing
county, Minnesota, for some very clever photographs.
Two of them represent the heads of deer with antlers
locked in deadly combat, the pictures being taken from
life. The third shows a deer’s head with antlers with a
triple horn on one side, which is very novel. The Forest
and Stream album, quite a large one already, promises to
make a most interesting collection, and will serve not only
to illustrate the beauties of Nature’s creations, but will
help to remind us of the kindness of many of our corres¬
pondents. _

Blooming Grove Park. —The following board of direc¬
tors has been elected for the year: E. R. Wilbur, New
York; Edgar Pinchot, Milford, Penn.; Fayette S. Giles,
New York; Saunders D. Bruce, New York; Dudley Field,
New York; Charles Halloek, New York; John Y. Cullyer,
Brooklyn; Thomas N. Rooker, Brooklyn; Genio C Scott,
Brooklyn; John K. Hackett, New York; John B. Sartori,
Philadelphia, Penn.

Out of Place. —Sometime ago in London streets a
woodcock deliberately flew into a cabman’s hands, which
fact was duly recorded in public prints. We can, however,
beat that. One day last week a wild turkey was seen
perched on a chimney, on Gouverneur street in the wilder¬
ness of this City of New York. Then Madison and Mon¬
roe streets showed their sportsman-like proclivities, and
from garret and attic an active fusilade was carried on.
Again and again the game broke cover, but at last Madison
street got the better of the noble bird, and the turkey fell.
One question is where did the turkey come from? and the
other is, is not March a close season for wild turkeys? Let
our most worthy Association for the protection of game
look to it. We shall be killing catamounts and lucifees
on Ffth Avenue, and potting ducks and geese in the new
fountain at the city Park.

—The White Cloud Sportsman’s Club of White Cloud,
Kansas, have elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, D. C. Taylor; Treasurer, I. C. Orton;
Secretary, I. M. Mackoy. We would call the attention of
sportsmen’s clubs to] article 7 of constitution of this enter¬
prising Association. Article 7 “That the position for trap
shooting shall be with the muzzle of gun below the knee
and hammers down hammers, to be raised after the bird or
birds come in sight.”

—The following amendment to the game law of New
York has been read twice and referred:—

Sec. 1 . No person shall kill or chase any moose or wild
deer in any part of this State save only during the months
or September, October and November in any year. No
person shall sell, expose for sale, transport, or have in his
or her possession in this State after the same has been kill¬
ed, any moose, wild deer or fresh venison, save only during
the months of September, October, November, December
and January. No person shall, at any time, in this State,
kill any fawn during the time when it is in its spotted coat,
or have in his or her possession the carcass, fiesli or skin of
such fawn after the same shall have been killed. No per¬
son shall, in any part of this State, set any trap, spring
gun or other device at any artificial salt lick or other place,
for the purpose of trapping and killing any moose or deer.
It shall not be lawful to pursue deer with hounds in the
county of Steuben. Any person offending against any of
the preceding provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and in addition shall be liable to
a penalty of fifty dollars for each moose or wild deer or
fawn, so killed or pursued or trapped, aud for every spring
gun so set, or moose, or wild deer or fawn skin or fresh
venison had in his or her possession, and may be proceeded
against therefor in any county of the State in which the
offender or prosecutor may reside. It shall be lawful for
any person to kill any dog chasing moose or deer out of
season, and the owner of such dog or dogs, and those put¬
ting them on the scent, shall be liable to a penalty of ten
dollars for such moose or deer so chased or killed by such
dogs.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

—The Philadelpia Amateur Shooting Club shot their first
match at pigeons recently, This is a new club, it being the
first time some of the members ever shot from a trap. The
match was composed of eight men on a side, ten birds each;
Rhode Island rules. The following is the score:—

Win. Cummings.. 111111101 0-8
W.E.Van Orsdel. .0 1 11 o 11 0 1 0-6

F. Weamayer.1110111011-8

Thos. Hammit.... 1 0 0 1 0 1 0111-6
Robt. Campbell ...0011111011-7

James Givens.1110011101-6

W. Mallach. 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-5

Geo. Ernwechter..101101001 0-5

M. Brierly_

Wm. Bogarth...
Wm. J. Givens.

D. Aikens_

Sami Young.
Wm. Brown..
Jas. Quigley ..
Wm. Emerick

.1111111110-9
.1100101010-5
.0101001110-5
.0 100100001-3
.1 0000 1 1 000-3
.1111111110-9
.. 1111101110-8
. 0010101111-6

Total killed

51

Total killed

48

A. C., President P. A. S. C.

—The Schuetzen Park Association, is a well to-do asso¬
ciation. Assets of the association amount to $239,593, and
expenditures during the year are almost $110,000. With¬
out their losing their national German character, (which
in many associations is vital), why cannot our German
riflemen be made to affiliate with Creedmoor and the
American Rifle movement? The time of the Swiss or Ger¬
man rifle has passed away, with the cross bow and match

gun. -

THE INTERNATIONAL RIFLE MATCH—ADDRESS TO AMERICAN
RIFLEMEN.

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Amateur
Rifle Club was held at 194 Broadway, on Wednesday, to
consider the programme of the proposed match between
American riflemen and the “Irish Eight.” The expenses
of the match, including the forfeit of £100, were estimated
to be not less than $1,000, ^ut it was announced that the
club had received such assurances of financial support in
the undertaking as to remove all question upon this point.
The committee then decided to accept the programme as
forwarded, with the single exception that the number of
competitors upon each side should not be less than six
and directed the President of the club to inform Major
A. B. Leech, the Captain of the Irish Eight, of this deter¬
mination.

, It being desired that this match should be participated
in by riflemen throughout the country, the following ad¬
dress was adopted by the committee and directed to be
issued:

New York, March 11, 1874.
To the Riflemen of America :—

A challenge having been extended to you by the Irish
Eight (who won the Elcho Shield at Wimbledon in 1873),
the Amateur Rifle Club of this city have accepted it upon
your behalf.

The programme submitted by the Irish team has been
agreed upon with the single exception of the minimum
number of competitors, which this Club desire to fix at six
in place of four, as originally proposed by the challengers!
As thus amended it is as follows:

Programme of the International Rifle Match between the
riflemen of the Uipted States of America and the riflemen
of Ireland, represented by a team to be chosen from the
members of the Irish Rifle Association, to take place at
Creedmoor, Long Island, not sooner than the 15th of Sep¬
tember or later than the 15th of October, 1874, on the fol¬
lowing terms, viz:

Team—Each team to consist of not more than eight or
less than six men, at the option of the Irish, whose decision
will be announced on their arrival at New York. The
American team to be composed exclusively of riflemen
born in the United States. The Irish team to consist of
men qualified to shoot in the Irish eight at Wimbledon.

Rifles—Any, not exceeding ten pounds weight; minimum
pull of trigger three pounds. The Americans to shoot
with rifles of bona fide American manufacture. The Irish
to-shoot with rifles manufactured by Messrs. John Rigby
& Co., of Dublin.

Sights, Ammunitions, Targets and Marking—To be ac¬
cording to printed regulations in force at Wimbledon 1873.

Ranges—Eight hundred yards, nine hundred yards, and
one thousand yards.

Number of shots—Fifteen at each range by each com¬
petitor.

Previous Practice—The Irish team to be allowed the
use of the range for practice for at least two days before
the match.

Position—Anjr; no artificial rests to be used either for the
rifle or person of the shooter.

Mr. Leech, on the part of the Irish team, guarantees to
deposit, on his arival at New York, with the National Rifle
Association of America, the sum of one hundred pounds
sterling, a like sum to be deposited by the American team,
and this sum of £200 to be handed over to the Captain
for division among the members of the winning team.

Targets, ranges, and all accessories for carrying out the
match to devolve on the Americans. The Americans to
choose a referee to act for them. Mr. Leech will act in the
capacity of referee for the Irish team, and the two referees
shall mutually select an umpire, to whom, in case of dif¬
ference of opinion, they shall refer, and whose decision
shall be final.

The terms of the match to be signed by Geo. W. Wingate,
on behalf of the Amateur Rifle Club, and by Arthur Blen-
nerhasset Leech on behalf of the Irish team.

Duplicate copies of this programme to be exchanged, and
all necessary arrangements to be completed on or before
the 1st day of June, 1874.

Should either team fail to make appearance on the day
and hour agreed upon for the match, the team then present
may claim the championship and stakes.

In taking this step, the American Rifle Club do not claim
that they include among their members the best riflemen
of America, but only assume to act as your representatives
for the purpose of placing the matter in such a shape as to
permit all, who prove themselves competent, to compete,
irrespective of their residence or membership.

The targets and scoring used in the match will be in ac¬
cordance with the rules of the National Rifle Association,
viz: Targets six feet'high by twelve wide, having a black
bull’s eye three feet square, surrounded by the “centre,”
six feet square, the rest of the target constituting the
“outer;” bulls’ eyes counting four points, centres, three,
outers two. Any sights allowed but telescopic, magnify¬
ing, and such as conceal the target so as to prevent the
danger signal from being seen. Any ammunition may be
used. Any position will be allowed which can be taken
on level ground without artificial rests. The other particu¬
lars sufficiently appear in the programme.

It is requested that all native-born Americans who are
interested in rifle shooting and who desire to form part of
the “team” which is to represent America in this match,
will at once commence practising for the purpose, and will,
on or before the first day of July next, forward to the sub¬
scriber a score of fifteen consecutive shots made at each
distance named in the programme, in the following^ form:

I. A. B., hereby certify that the following is a correct
statement of fifteen consecutive shots made by me at 800,

900 and 1,000 yards, at-, on-, 1874, without

any artificial rests, telescopic or magnifying sights (target
6 x12 feet; bull’s eye 3 feet square, centre 6 feet square;
bull’s eyes counting 4, centres 3, outers 2):

At 800 yards.

At 900 “ .. “ -

At 1,000 “ . ‘ —"

Grand total.

Rifle used,-; weight, — lbs. (dead weight, without

set or hair trigger).

I further certify that I was born at
U. S. A., on —

State of-

Sworn to before me,

Signature,
, 1874.

Address,

FOREST AND STREAM

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Notary Public (or other officer having similar powers).

At some time during July or August, to be hereafter
designated, one or more matches will be held at Creed-
moor to shoot for places in the team. Notice of these will
be sent to all forwarding these returns, as well as to the
regular members of the club, and all, whether members or
not, will be allowed to compete at them upon equal terms.
From the competitors making the best scores upon these
occasions the Executive Committee will select a certain
number who will shoot against each other until the best
shots are definitely ascertained; and these, and these only,
will be allowed to shoot in the team. The Amateur Club
will provide the markers and pay all the expenses of these
matches. Non-members of the National Rifle Association j
will, under its rules, be required to join it before practic- f
ing upon its range at Creedmoor. This, however, will cost i
but $3, and will be the only expense they will have to !
incur. . '

The matter is one that appeals so strongly to your pride,
not as riflemen, but as Americans, that it is to be hoped
that the best shots in the country will come forward in
this match. The gentlemen who have sent the challenge
are very skillful riflemen (their average score in the match
for the Elcho shield being 149.37 points out of a possible
180, or 3.32 a shot), but there are many in America fully'
as expert, and if they can be induced to engage in the un¬
dertaking the result cannot be doubtful.

By order of the Executive Committee.

Fred P. Fairbanks.

Secretary Amateur Rifle Club.

—We take the following from the Irish Times :—

The International Rifle Match between Ireland and
America will take place in the course of the coming jau-
tutnn, and we trust it will be followed by a return match
between the rivals at the Curragh, the Phoenix Park, or
Dollymount. The contest, it will be seen, is not only be¬
tween the best American marksmen and the best Irish
champion shots, but between the rifles made by John Rig¬
by, of Dublin, and those of the most celebrated American
makers. It will be no trivial honor should our team suc¬
ceed in establishing on the other side of the Atlantic their
own fame as unrivalled marksmen and the superiority of the
Dublin Rigby guns.

—On the occasion of the departure of Earl Spencer,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, for England, on the 26th of
last month, he was the recipient of a most flattering letter
from the Irish Rifle Association. Earl Spencer and Lady
Spencer, it seems, have, by their presence and personal ex¬
ertions, did a great deal to encourage Irish riflemen.

GALLERY RIFLE SHOOTING.

What is Thought of rifle Tournaments or Small¬
bore Practice at Short Ranges in England and

Ireland.— There is, it appears at New York a rifle gal¬
lery, at which much shooting of the most accurate description
takes place at the range of seventy-five feet, This is, we
suppose with that pretty toy, the Carbine Flobert, or as we
call it, the saloon rifle. We conjure the American riflemen
to give up such vanities, and to confine their shooting to
the open range, and to something like reasonable distances.

It may be very difficult to make bulls-eyes at a vibrating
bullet at five and twenty yards, but such practice will never
make a rifleman in any true sense of the word.

The above appeared in the Volunteer Service Gazette of
February 27th, 1874, in regard to the Conlin Tournament,
full notice of which has appeared in our columns. Differ¬
ing from the opinions advanced by our English contempor¬
ary, one of the most distinguished members of the Irish
Rifle Association has sent to the Volunteer Service Gazette ,
the following, a manuscript copy of which was also for¬
warded by the same gentleman to ourselves:

Dublin, February 26, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The proper object of criticism is the removal of error, and it usually
precedes advice whose intention is to benefit the recipient.

These remarks are suggested by a criticism in your gazette of the 21st
inst. on Gallery Rifle Shooting in New York, as reported in an American
sporting paper. The gallery rifle matches reported took place in the
depth of an American winter, when the rifle ranges were closed and all
out-door practice suspended. Under such circumstances the rifle gallery
supplies an excellent means of teaching much that our position and aim¬
ing drill, snapping caps, &c., is intended to inculcate. The position,
cannot be bad, the eye and finger must work well together, and the trig¬
ger pull must be almost perfect to enable a man to shoot as recorded.
In the absence of these qualifications no expenditure of ammunition at
long ranges will ever make a man a rifleman in any true sense of the
word. This very important consideration has been overlooked by your
critic.

The writer also overlooks the fact that the rifle is used for other than
military purposes, and that in America its use in the woods for obtain¬
ing food and the sports of the chase is of vital importance to a large sec¬
tion of the population. A short range, the utmost economy of ammuni¬
tion, shooting from the shoulder, an extemporized rest, and extreme
accuracy, without which the small, projectile would be inefficient, are
the conditions of this kind of shooting. To cultivate it in a shooting
gallery should not, therefore, be ex-cathedra condemned as “vanity.”
To add that the excellent practice recorded was probably effected with a
“Carbin Flobert” is much to over-estimate the powers of tlie French toy,
and equally underrate the perfection to which American makers have
brought their small bore rifles. To hit a three-quarter inch mark seven
times consecutively at 25 yards, off shoulder, is little easier than to make
seven consecutive six-inch circular bull’s eyes at 200 yards in calm
weather; and we know that with the finest match rifles and any position,
it is not very easy to do this. To do it off shoulder is a remarkable feat.

I have the honor to remain your obedient servant, Ogils.

[We agree perfectly with Ogils in his remarks. As may be seen, the
best shots at 75 feet were those marksmen-who are always in the lead at
Creedmoor. The rifles used at the match were the Remington and Bal¬
lard. From our own experience we are ready to declare that it was
about as difficult shooting as we ever tried our hand at.— Ed.]

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BREECH-LOADERS.

New York, March, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I was lately requested by a friend to examine for him a new kind of
breech loader, which he was about buying. I complied, and found the
action much like many of the hundreds invented in the last fifteen years
—neither better nor worse—and no improvement on the system as orig¬
inally introduced. Still, it seemed safe, so far as I could judge without
trial, and I told ray friend he might safely make the purchase without
fear of endangering his life. During my examination the dealer—ap¬
parently the chief man of the establishment—interfered, trying to con¬

vince me of the superiority of his weapon, and asked me what gun I
preferred. 1 told him, as I have told every one who ever asked my ad¬
vice, never having seen any reason to change my opinion, but on the
other hand having found much to confirm it, that I preferred the I*efau-
chetix principle. He coarsely replied that the Lefaucheux was behind
the age, and that he could sell me one cheap. On my asking to see it
the clerk handed me out a miserable, wretched apology for a gun, that
was neither ever made by Lefaucheux nor even had the true action.
That was the specimen kept by what is called a reputable house, in or¬
der to run down the credit of an established maker, and to induce igno¬
rant purchasers to buy their patented invention. I handed the weapon
back to the clerk, telling lnm it was an outrage that he should pretend
to palm off such an abortion for a Lefaucheux gun. When they found
themselves detected, neither master nor manjattempted any defense.

My object in writing this is to warn your readers against such trickery,
which I suspect has been successfully tried in more than one instance.
The reputation of a good gunmaker is sacred to honorable sportsmen,
and should be so among reputable dealers, even if they have inventions
which they claim to be improvements. To injure'auother maker by such
a subterfuge is not only disgraceful in itself, but argues badly for the
workmanship of the men who would resort to it. I have never had the
least interest in any patent or style of gun, except to see that it had
fair treatment, and if I generally endorsed the Lefaucheux, it was be¬
cause after having shot with it for nearly fifteen years, I have never
found it to fail or leave me in the lurch, and in using that name I only
do it to designate the character of break-off which, not being patented
in this country, can be applied by any gunmaker here, and which has
been adopted by so many of the manufacturers of England that one half
of all the guns made there are on the same system. I do not propose to
weary your readers with a repetition of the arguments on the question,
but merely to request them,before they condemn a gun with this name to
be sure it is a fair and honest specimen, and not kept as a blind. Yours
very respectfully, Robert B. Roosevelt.

LOADS FOR RAIL SHOOTING.

Philadelphia, March 9, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I do not agree with you that for rail shooting oz. of shot and 3 dr. of
powder is the best load to use, for this reason that all rail are mostly shot
within thirty 'yards of the boat, if at a greater distance it is difficult for
the pusher to find, and as the rail is easily killed, I recommend the load
I use myself, namely, 3 dr. of powder and f oz. of No, 10 shot. You
will notice I use more powder in comparison to the shot than yon. I do
that as I have found out it is not the powder that makes a gun recoil but
the shot, and to shoot about 100 times in several hours, It is better to
lessen the recoil as much as possible. I will shortly anfewer my friend
“Monmouth’s” Virginia shooting with No. 10 shot. Capt.

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Lookport, N. Y., March 9, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The Locksport Shooting Club was organized June 1st, 1868, with six¬
teen members, having a handsome club room. The winter following the
building m which the club room was located was totally destroyed, includ¬
ing all the property of the club. Upon the rebuilding of the block, club
rooms were fitted up expressly, and are now occupied by the members.
During the first five or six years of its existence the club flourished
bravely, and its members were nearly all good shots in the field. The
winter of 1867 and 1868 was a very severe one, with large quantities of
snow heavily drifted, and the quail (that had been unusually plentiful
the fall previous) were almost exterminated, so that since thut time the
club has had no annual shoots, and have discouraged all persons from
shooting quail. The numbers of this game bird are now increasing.

On the first of December, 1870, the name of the club was changed to
Lockport Shooting Club, and rifle shooters were admitted as members.
The club has an excellent barricade about twenty feet long, eight feet
high, and three feet thick, filled with brokeu stone, a good shooting
house; range, forty rods, and its members generally use the Maynard
rifle. With guns of this manufacture a turkey’s head or a target one
and a half inches in diameter, at forty rods is hit so often that with tur¬
keys at $1,00 each no one can afford to set them up at ten cents a shot,
and out iu the country turkeys are set up at 100 to 120 rods and no money
made at ten ceuts a shot; 40-100 bore is the size used. The club has
Bussey’s patent gyro for trap shooting, and has one of the finest grounds
to shoot on in the State, and is at present in good healthy condition.

The following is the list of officers for 1874: President, L. J. Peck;
1st Vice President, L. W. Bristol; 2d Vice President, W. A. Arnold; 3d
Vice President, James Caster; Treasurer, J. R. MacDonald; Secretary,
M. E. McMaster. This club has about thirty active members.

M. E.McM., Seeretary.

Portland, March 6,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The charter members of the “Maine Sportsman’s Association” and
their associates, to the number of twenty-three, met Thursday evening
in the rooms of the Forest City Shooting Club, at Portland, to effect
their organization.

Jonas Hamilton, Esq., President of the Forest City Club, was chosen
temporary chairman and F. W. Smith temporary secretary, and Messrs.
Manasseh Smith, Wm Lenter, Jonas Hamilton and F. W. Smith were
appointed to form a code of laws, with instructions to report at an ad¬
journed meeting.

There seems to be a rapidly increasing interest in sporting circles in
regard to the protection of our game, and the passage by the Legislature
of the stringent game law proposed by the Forest City Club, and of
which Mr. Manasseh Smith of that club is the author, is a fair sample of
the general awakening on this subject.

The first flock of wild geese passed over on Wednesday, March 4th,
and the preparations for the spring campaign are in active progress.

F. W. 8.

Elkhorn. Wisconsin, March 7,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

The “Elkhorn Greenhead Club” was organized in July, 1867, with a
membership of twelve sportsmen. The organization was truly stated
in the preamble to our constitution, as follows:

. ‘".The undersigned hereby form themselves into an association, the ob¬
jects of which _are mutual improvement in the theory and practice of the
sports pertaining to the gun and rod; the elevation of those sports to a
higher known standard; the enactment and observance of such laws as
will effectually preserve the game of the State from wanton destruction,
and tor the pleasures of social intercourse.”

Our organization lias been pleasant and from the’sportsman’s point of
view, profitable. We have been able to secure a much wider observance
of the laws for protection of game birds and fish than obtained formerly;
although I regret to say that we have not accomplished all that we
wished in this direction. We have a very nice collection of stuffed birds,
a specimen of very nearly every variety of' game bird killed in this sec¬
tion; these of our own capture, put up by a skillful taxidermist in Mil¬
waukee. We keep a game score and have a record of each season’s and
each member’s performance with gun and rod. Unfortunately, some of
our most accomplished and enthusiastic members have acted upon the
advice of H. G. and gone “West, young man!” which reduces our num¬
ber, means and achievements somewhat; but there are still a few of us
left, who strive to maintain the honor of our club. We get Forest and
Stream regularly through our newsman, and like it immensely. It has
our best wishes for complete success. At lasL election of officers 8. F.
Bennett was elected president, H. S. Bunker, vice-president, and E. B.
Dewing, secretary and treasurer."

Ours is a small club and this country is too old for game, but I am sat¬
isfied that the effect of our organization has been good. ThereJs much
less shooting of birds out of season and a consequent increase of birds

in season. Our example seems to have more effect on comparatively
lawless shootists than the law had before. The formation of sports¬
mens’ clubs should be encouraged, for thus only in my opinion can we
help to preserve our game birds and game fishes. Yours very truly,

E. B. D.,

Secretary Elkhorn Greenhead Club.

Huntingdon, Pa., MarchlO, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Yesterday was the time fixed for a match at rifle shooting for the
championship of Central Pennsylvania, between McCarthy of Blair
County, and Conrad of Huntingdon. The match was shot at Altoona.
The terms of the match were twenty shots, off hand, open sight, at 100
yards, for $200. The weather was fearful. Snow had, fallen on the pre¬
ceding Saturday to the depth of six inches, and the hurricane that pre¬
vailed yesterday whirled the snow in all directions, making the targets
at times invisible, and as there was no protection from the storm, the
strings were fully double what they should, have been. Conrad won
easily, his twenty shots measuring 61 inches, while McCarthy’s was 88
inches.

The Blair County men were still not satisfied, and made another match
for $100 on the same conditions, for ten shots. The wind had now stead¬
ied down into a plain, strong blow, and its effect on the balls could be
better calculated. Conrad’s ten shots only measured 12| inches; McCar¬
thy’s, 30 inches. We do not shoot in this section much over one hun¬
dred yards, and our guns do not throw a large enough lead for the Irish
Team at 1,000 yards, but if any of them, when they come over, feel like
a match at 100 yards, we can accommodate them. Wishing success to
Forest and Stream, Yours, “Standing Stone.”

xnd <$ighiqg.

FISH IN SEASON IN MARCH.

Speckled Trout. Land-locked salmon

Salmon Trout or Teague.

Exception is made in the State of Pennsylvania, where the close sea¬
son does not end until April. In New York, the season begins on the
15th of March and in Massachusetts on the 20th March.

SOUTHERN WATERS.

Pompano. Trout, (Black Bass.) Shespahead

Snapper. Drum, (two species.) Tailorfish

Grouper. Kingfish. Sea Bass.

Rockfish. Striped Bass,

The annual opening of the trouting season on Long
Island is as great an event^to the anglers of New York and
Brooklyn as the exposition of spring bonnets is to the la¬
dies expectant. In former years it occurred on the 1st of
of March; now it happens on the 16th, and as regularly as
the blustering month comes around scores of the piscatory
fraternity betake themselves to their favorite resorts along
shore, arrayed in complete panoply of auglers’ outfit, brist¬
ling with rods, and hung with fish creels [roundabout—it
is truth to say not so much in the expectation of taking full
baskets of fish as for the sake of seeing and being seen,
and to enjoy the sensation of a holiday reunion. For March
is by no means proverbially a balmy and genial month.
Sunny days are exceptional, and it often happens that the
blue-nosed and benumbed disciples of Walton find the wood
fires crackling within the cosy hostelries and club houses
more conducive to comfort and general satisfaction than is
a profitless whipping of ice-choked creeks and streams.
Nevertheless, it is difficult to find an angler candid enough
to confess that the opening of the season was not a success,
or that he returned home empty handed. If he is asked
by an inquisitive friend “what |luck?”,he will invariably
answer half abstractedly that lie had two pairs, a full hand or
three of a kind. If questioned as to the kind of flies he used
he will be likely to reply that he used a bottle fly, or possibly,
that he occasionally saw a cork fly. For, be it remarked,
that while trout everywhere are distinguished as a game
fish, those of Long Island are a peculiar kind of game.
Hence, the fascination of fishing, and especially of fishin°-
on the 16th of March. We have heretofore habitually at¬
tended at'these opening seasons, and with varied experi¬
ence. This year we were engrossed with business that de¬
manded self-denial, and it was not without some feeling of
disappointment and envy that we witnessed the departure
last Monday of several scores of genial fly-tossers, bound
east on a jollification. However, we venture to wager that
despite all disadvantages, we had just as good trout fishing
in our sanctum, and equal luck; for we had scarcely eif-
tered the first stage of mourning over our adverse fate when
lo! the express brought us an elegant eight ounce rod, man¬
ufactured especially for us by that careful rod maker C.
F. Or vis, of Manchester, Vermont. As Orvis does not sup¬
ply the trade, but only fills orders, each rod is made under
his own supervision, and so far as careful selection of ma¬
terial and accurate shaping and balancing are concerned
they seem to be as perfect implements as can be made of
the kind. The one we have is a three jointed rod, German
silver mounted, with ash but, and middle joint and tip of
lancewood. Thus equipped, we required only the oppor¬
tunity to test its merits, when presto! came a goodly box
of genuine speckled trout from our friend Blackford, of
Fulton market, fresh caught, and nicely packed in moss!
\Yhat angler could have done better? On whom did pro¬
pitious fate ever smile more graciously? The first trout of
the season! How the sight thereof thrills the senses and
sets anticipation all aglow! It is like the renewal of an
old love. First strawberries, the first bud of spring, are
nothing,to it. The instant the prohibitory bonds of 5 the
law are loosed what a demand there*is at once from all the
epicures; what a rush from hotels and restaurants to all
the markets! Early in the morning of Monday we saw
at Blackford’s great baskets filled with them, all alive too
splashing in the water, and gleaming with iridescent splen¬
dor. Others were temptingly displayed on beds of fresh
green moss; and of three hundred pounds which we saw
thus exposed, one hundred and fifty were disporting in
Long island ponds at sunrise. Furman, the trout cultur-
isl of Maspeth, furnished the larger proportion; some came
from the Richland trout farms, in this State, and others
from Reedsburg, Mifflin county, Pennsylvania. A great
many came from Montreal in a frozen state, and the lesser

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price of these brought them ready sale. The chief pur¬
chasers of these delicacies are such leading hotels as the
Gilsey, New York, Fifth Avenue, and Metropolitan, and
restaurants like Cable’s, Sutherland’s, and Delmonico’s.
For the next thirty days the demand will be sharp in the
daily proportion of one hundred pounds of fresh trout to
three hundred pounds of frozen trout. The Long Island
fish average about half a pound apiece, the heaviest turn¬
ing th.e scales at a pound. The finest looking ones came
from the ponds near Babylon. They are rather lighter or
more silvery in color.

As the season advances, and the snow water passes out of
the streams, we shall furnish our readers with weekly in¬
formation of practical value as respects trout and trout
fishing.

—Just at this season conger eels are being caught by our
fishermen off the coast, and are brought in rather as curio¬
sities than for use, as no one will eat them. We inherit in
some way the same prejudices as do the English, and con¬
sider conger eels as worthless for food. Of late years, how¬
ever, conger eels have come into more favor in Great
Britain, and it is said that though too soft a fish to boil,
when made into soup they form delectable food.
Will somebody please try a conger eel chowder and
let us hear about it? When caught with hook and line, it
is about the most difficult creature to get rid of imaginable;
the limberness and slipperiness of the common fresh water
eel is nothing to it.

—There is a bill before the New York Legislature to
prohibit fishing in Queechy Lake, in Canaan, Columbia
County, for three years.

—The Forester Club of Penn Yan offer a reward of fifty
dollars for the conviction of any person using nets of any
kind in the waters of Oneida' and Onondaga Lakes, or
Keuka, commonly called Crooked Lake, for a period of ten
years.

—A letter from Mill Village, on the Port Medway Biver,
Nova Scotia, states that salmon began running up the
river on the 25th day of January. “Saul,” the Indian,
(mentioned in ITallock’s Fishing Tourist,”) had taken
several with fly. Selling price fifty cents per pound. This
is undoubtedly the earliest fly-fishing of the season, and
much earlier than is usual in the locality named, February
being the customary month.

_A correspondent in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, writes to

say that in his opinion “Yarmouth County affords almost
as good trout fishing as any other county in Nova Scotia.
About six miles from the town we have the salmon river,
which has a good many trout, although they are small.
But four miles beyond that is the Tusket River, which is
upwards of one hundred miles long. Two men from Boston
Custom House were here last summer and carried home a
bushel of trout as part of the result of their work. Two
persons have caught five hundred trout in a day in the
river. One hundred fish is not an uncommon catch for one
man.” K.

_H. H. M., of Baltimore, writing of the voracity of the

trout, says:—

‘ £ I was fishing in Baltimore County and caught a brook
trout, from whose mouth protruded the tail of a stone-
head nearly five inches long; the head was partly digested.
I did not weigh the trout but it measured just twelve
inches. It had but one eye.

“In the same season I caught a brook trout, from whose
mouth depended a cat-gut snood thirteen inches long; on
dissecting him I found the hook firmly fastened in his
stomach, yet he rose and struck with all the fire possible to
a cold water drinker.”

_Our Washington correspondent sent us the following

notes one day late for last issue:

Shad are being taken in small numbers as yet at Deep
Hole and in the market contrast well with the flabby
Carolina shad, which have been on some time.

A few small cargoes of herring have been received at
Alexandria. The systematic spring fishing has not yet be¬
gun, and the present cold snap will delay it.

At Harper’s Ferry it is reported that black bass, salmon
and trout are being taken. As these fish are the result of
stocking the river, it seems as if some method should be
pursued to prevent their unseasonable capture.

A large brook trout, the first caught since they were
nut in the river, was taken last week.

Young shad and herrings are beginning (they began a
month ago) to make their appearance in the traps to the
water mains.

On the 6 th instant, thirty-five miles below Washington,
seines were being hauled for rock fish with unusually good
results. About eight or ten hundred bunches to a haul,
averaging, say \\ lbs. to a fish, six or eight fish in a bunch.
Only three shad were taken and a few young sturgeon.

_A. correspondent sends us the following notes from

East Florida, March 5th, 1874:—

At Loud’s Hotel, New Smyrna, are Messrs. Benson, of
Brooklyn; Bruce, Lawrence, Hasbrook and family, and
Captain Anderson and family, of New York; Messrs. Frost
& Mann, of Boston; and Clarke, of Chicago; Mr. Cum¬
mings, of the New York Sun, with his wife, and Mr.
Nevins, of New York, Rave gone south to Lake Worth.
“Fred Beverly,” of the Forest and Stream, is at Fort
Pierce on Indian River. Most of these in pursuit of fish,
fowl and happiness.

The fishing at New Smyrna has been fair. Sheepshead
have been the main reliance, but are now getting to be
heavy with spawn. The redfish or channel bass are begin¬
ning to run, also salt water trout. Kingfish very plenty
this°season. Snappers and groupers are appearing, and the
hooks and lines suffer in consequence.

March 1, five anglers out, result, 18 redfish, 10 groupers
and snappers, 25 sheepshead, 38 kingfish, 20 pigfish and
grunts, two or three sharks, also two deer killed by driving

with hounds; turkies scarce, here this winter, also ducks.

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—The Provincetown correspondent of the Boston Journal ,
March 5th, says:—

“The winter hes been very mild and the fleet have been
very successful. The quantity purchased and forwarded
by the Old Colony Railroad and steamer during December,
January and February was 4173 bokes of 425 pounds—
1,773,525 pounds, an excess over last year of 1791 boxes, or
761,175 pounds.

The greatest drawback to the shipment of fish to New
York results from the enormous commissions charged by
dealers in that city, the business being controlled by a few.
Freight to Boston, $1 14 per box; to New York from $2 to
$2 50. Commission in Boston 5 per cent., in New York 12
per cent. As the weather, so the price obtained in market
for fish. In time it will be proven that the weather reports
will aid the dealers in fresh fish quite as much as any class
in this country.

Congress should establish a station at Highland Light.
From no point on the coast would reports be more valu¬
able.”

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed not
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER, EOR THE WEEK.

HATE.

BOSTON.

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CANOEING.

NUMBER TWO.

A DMITTING the canoe we advocate to be purely a
traveling boat, we come to the consideration of her
various requisites in model,material, build,internal arrange¬
ments, and rig. It is perfectly plain to us what we want as
the result of our meditation and outlay in money—first, we
want speed, both under sail and paddle; secondly, strength
to stand the many knocks and thumps which are unavoid¬
able in a long journey, and the strength of build and tim¬
bers which will keep the canoe perfectly tight, although
subjected to the strain of sleeping in her; thirdly, we must
have her just as light as is consistent with strength, and
last, possibly least, but by no means an unimportant consid¬
eration, she must be handsome.

Experience is always a safe guide, and the number of
canoes now in existence, constructed to meet various ends
together with the record of their performances, makes it
easy, for us to give such dimensions as we think will iusure
speed and comfort. For a man weighing two hundred
pounds or under, and not over six feet in height, we should
advise a canoe fourteen feet in length, twenty-eight inches
beam at the bottom of the top strake and one foot deep,
exclusive of the camber of the deck. Her water lines
should be easy with little or no hollow. She should have
a long floor and very little dead-rise. A keel of two inches
or two inches and a half will be found sufficient, for with
the weight of the canoeist and his stores she will go down
to six or eight inches draft, and he will find that with the
addition of the keel the canoe will have sufficient lateral
resistance to do very creditably on the wind. There has
been much ingenuity expended in endeavoring to invent
some kind of center-board or lee-board, but with regard to
the first, the center-board well is an insuperable objection,
and we will venture to prophecy that the lee-board will be
converted into kindling wood at the first camp by any
canoeist who has indulged himself in the pleasure of shift¬
ing it over every time he tacked ship. Moreover, there is
no necessity for either, and the canoeist soon condemns
everything which is not absolutely an essential.

We specified the greatest beam of this canoe at twenty-
eight inches at the bottom of the top strake; on deck it
should be only twenty-seven, which gives a little of what is
called “tumble home,” which improves the appearance of
the canoe and facilitates paddling, enabling the canoeist to
bring his paddle closer to the side of his boat. In this con¬
nection it may be well to state that it is undesirable to in¬
crease the beam of the canoe unless absolutely necessary;
to admit shoulders of vast dimensions to the privileges of
the cabin it would have to be done of course; but when the
canoeist is heavier than the limit we mentioned, 200 lbs.,
and is not all beam, it would be wiser to increase the length
of the canoe to obtain the requisite floatation. A sheer of
about seven inches forward and about four aft will add very
much to the appearance and capabilies of the canoe. There
should also be a camber or “crown” to the deck, which in
the waist of the boat should measure at least three and a
half inches. The arrangement of the well, hatches and
sliding bulk heads, we hope to be able to show by the help
of scaleclrawings, (which we are preparing,) very much more
accurately than by any written description, and we now
come to the method of build and materials to be used.

Weight is of course an important consideration in making
portages, handling or moving the boat on shore, and of
course the aim of every canoeist will be to have his vessel
just as light as is consistent with strength. A canoe of the
dimensions advised may be built with an oak keel, spruce
stem and stern posts, planked with white cedar 3-16th of an
inch thick, decked with Spanish cedar and having frames
of oak, which will not weigh over fifty pounds, including
the flooring boards, sliding bulk head tubes for masts
hatches, and rudder.

We would advise however an additional weight of about
twenty pounds by having the garboard strakes of oak, the

stem and stern posts of Hacknatack, the top strake of
Spanish cedar, all the planking \ instead of 3-16tli of an
inch and the deck of double thickness abreast the well
The timbers should not be more than five inches apart in
the waist of the boat where the canoeist sits, and need not
be nearer than one foot, as the ends of the boat are neared
Of course our craft should be copper-fastened throughout
Reference has been made to mast tubes; these can be made
of brass piping If inches in diameter for the main mast
and If for the dandy mast; they should be firmly stepped
in the keelson and cut off flush with the top of the deck-
their object is to prevent the masts being converted into
crow bars by the action of the water in event of a capsize
and the light Spanish cedar decks being ripped into count¬
less atoms should the masts become unstepped.

In finishing the hull sand paper and emery paper should
be used without stint, and three coats of the best English
copel varnish inside and out will give a very handsome and
durable surface.

A NOVEL CHALLENGE.

W E have a challenge from an English officer stationed
at Halifax, Nova Scotia, for a sort of scratch canoe
race, extended to any member of the New York Canoe
Club, the terms of which are stated incidentally in the fol¬
lowing note. Should this tender meet with any indication
of acceptance, we will publish at once a formal challenge
fromAhe author and give his name and credentials. It
should be remarked here that he is the writer of the article
which is concluded in our journal this week, entitled, The
Log of the Minnie.” We hope our canoeists will consider
this offer carefully, for whether beaten or not, they can
learn much that will be to their advantage by making the
acquaintance of the gentleman in question. Next week
we shall print an introductory article from his pen, to be
follow ed by other practical essays on canoe construction
and navigation, with sketches of prominent canoeists. We
herewith append the informal challenge:—

Halifax, Nova Scotia, )
March 11th, 1874. f

Mr. FIallock, Dear Sir :— If any member of the “New
York Canoe Club” would like to make a match fora “cruis¬
ing race,” I should be happy to have one next summer over
an eight or ten mile course, with two or three portages, sail
or paddle, or both, to be used at the discretion of the com¬
petitors. A good course could be laid down here, as there
are lakes within a short distance of the harbor, on to which
the portages could be made, and I would do my best to
make his stay in Halifax pleasant.

Very truly yours, C. U, D.

—The Baltimore Canoe Club, the second organization of
the kind in the United States, have just met together and
formed themselves into an association for the purpose of
promoting aquatic sports. R. Stewart Latrobe was elected
commodore.

—The Bayonne and Pavonia Yacht Clubs have consoli¬
dated and adopted the charter of the former club. The
name of the new organization will be the Union Yacht
Club of New Jersey; they start under very favorable
auspices, and many of the yachts have already shown good
form. The record of the Meta, for 1873, was brilliant, and
her owner, Commander Boling, is determined that the pre¬
sent season shall add to her fame. The names of the
yachts belonging to the new organization are as follows:
Addie, Addie Taylor, Annie Mac, Commodore, Eclipse,
Elize, Emma Hilton, Frou Frou, Idle Hour, Irene, Jeanette,
Meta, Minnie, Nellie D., Plover, and Qui Vive. Two new
vessels are now building for the club.

—Mr. W. T. Sears, of the firm of Cummings & Sears,
architects of Boston, gratuitously furnished the piano which
has been accepted by the Yale Navy for their new boat
house. _

Washington, March 9,1874.
The Analostan Boat Club, which is the oldest boating
organization in the district, held its usual annual meeting
last week, at which the election for officers took place, and
the following gentlemen were elected for the ensuing
year :—

President, Major M. Bailey; Vice-President^ William N.
Roach; Corresponding Secretary, J. H. Goodrich; Record¬
ing Secretary, A. B. Coyle; Treasurer, TarbleDyer; Capt.,
O. L. Prescott; 1st Lieutenant. J. L. Robertson; 2d Lieu¬
tenant, Henry H. Dodge.

The report of Treasurer being favorable, the meeting was
a happy one.

This Club is composed of a body of young men, repre¬
sentatives not only of the elite of Washington but of other
States gathered here in the Government employ, among
them are those who have served well in the war.

^The boating season will be inaugurated about the 1st of
April by a grand regatta, which is looked forward to with
'“great expectations.” Among the fairest of the hundreds
of belles who have agitated the pens of society reporters
this winter, numbers are honorary members of this popular
Club, as by a late election, is your correspondent.

Piseco.

—The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race takes
place on the Thames, London, on March 28th. The rail
Mall Gazette in speaking of the crews says “Cambridge s
time of oars is not yet perfect; but though that is most val¬
uable when it comes to racing, we think little of flaws in
this respect a month before the race. There is a fair eaten
of the water, well laid hold of by the.bodies before the
slide commences. The sliding is good, if anything it run
a trifle into the 'opposite extreme to that wincn
has murdered Oxford sliding, i. e ., instead of co *
mg too soon, it begins, if anything, a trifle too late,

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93

but anything is better than the all slide and no swing
style which Oxford showed last summer, and the Cam¬
bridge view of the question is after all a safe one. The
recovery of hands from the chest is moderate; not so elastic
as it might be, but taken all round the crew is as strong in
material as that of last year.

Oxford, so far as material goes, are better than they were
last year, but are not up to the promise that their trial
eights gave. They also use their bodies better, swing
longer and further back, and slide better than last year.
There is a certain amount of body-work done throughout
the boat, in addition to the slide. The crew is enormously
weighted; a 12-stone 4-pound bow is a novelty, and one
which we do not admire. Stroke is a comparatively untried
man, and is the lightest in the boat. He has two strong
men immediately behind him, but both of these slide too
soon, and so do not take up his slide as well as could be
wished. He does not go far enough back, but is anyhow
longer than his predecessor of last year. Cambridge,
though good in style, have two untrained men in the boat.
Oxford, though rough, are fairly strong, and they have
made such strides during the past month that it is on the
cards that they may turn out something really good if they
go on in the same way. The names and weights at present
are:

CAMBRIDGE.

st. lbs.

1. Hibbert (Lady Margaret).11 1

2. Armytage (Jesus).11 4

3. Peabody (First Trinity). 11 12

4. Aylmer (First Trinity).12 13

5. Lecky-Browne (Jesus).12 4

6 . Reed (First Trinity)..12 7

7. Close (First Trinity).. 11 3

8 . Rhodes (Jesus)..’.11 9

Candy, (Caius,) cox.

OXFORD.

1 . Stayner (St. John’s).12 4

2. Sinclair (Oriel).11 7

8 . Farrar (Brasenose).12 2

4. Harding (Merton).11 7

5. Williams (Lincoln). 12 12

6 . Nicholson (Magdalen).....12 3

7. Keable (Wadham).•.12 1

8 . Courteney (Pembroke).11 0

Smith, (University,) cox.

—It will be seen that the average weight of the Oxford
crew is about 173 pounds; that of their opponents 163
pounds. Both crews, however, are working hard, and the
race will be an unusually good one.

^dtiannl §§d$timeM.

i[£ir° Will our University correspondents kindly send us their most recent
catalogues .

RULES OF* CRICKET.

O NE peculiarity of the Marylebone code of cricket laws
is the odd way in which they are jumbled together, with¬
out any consistent system of arrangement. The fact is the
rules are but little better arranged than they were for the pe¬
riod when a set of rules for school cricket were hastily put to¬
gether. That such a code should so long have ruled a game
which has arrived at the point of extended popularity crick¬
et has, is surprising; but the wonder is the greater when the
fact is considered that the existing code is the revised work
of a party of such cultured gentlemen as compose the com¬
mittee of the Marylebone Club, of London. Truly custom
is a great tyrant in England and it rules with despotic sway.

Our last article on the rules of cricket had special refer¬
ence to the laws governing the delivery of the ball, and the
last section of the rules commented upon was that known as
“law No. 10.” We now continue the subject, and present
section 11 of the code as the next point for comment. It is
as follows:

11. He (the bowler) may require the striker at the wicket
from which he is bowling to stand on that side of it which
he may direct.

This rule refers to the power the bowler has of requir¬
ing the batsman to stand so as not to interfere with his, (the
bowler’s,) movements in delivering the ball, and in this re¬
spect the bowler has arbitrary powder, as it is nothing but
right that he should have a clear path for his movements in
delivery. Next comes the reference to wide bowling, and
here we have a very badly worded- section, and one which
does not cover the whole point of the play. The rule is as
follows:

12. If the bowler shall toss the ball over the striker’s head,
or bowl it so wide that in the opinion of the umpire it shall
not be fairly within the reach of the batsman,he shall adjudge
one run to the party receiving the innings, either with or
without an appeal, which shall be put down to the score of
wide balls; such ball shall not be reckoned as one of the
four balls; but if the batsman shall by any means bring
himself within the reach of the ball, a run shall not be ad¬
judged.

This rule as worded fails to cover certain important points.
For instance, it fails to define whether the ball is wide that
simply passes over the batsman’s head, while he stoops to
avoid a high ball hitting him, or whether it is wide only
when it goes over his head while standing upright. Again,
in calling a wide no provision is made for the point of play
when a ball called wide by the umpire is hit by the bats¬
man. The real definition of ilie rule as governed by cus¬
tom is as follows: The ball is only wide when bowled over
the batsman’s head, when it goes over his head out of fair
reach of the bat, as the batsman can readily allow a high
pitched ball which goes over his head and yet not out of
the reach of his bat, to strike his bat and glide off to “leg” in
such a way as to secure a short run by it, and in such case
no wide ought to be called. The obectof the rule is simply
to punish the bowler for delivering the ball out of the le¬
gitimate reach of the bat, and therefore it is left to the um¬

pire to judge whether the line of the ball is covered by the
bat; if it is no wide is called. Thus, in the case of the bats¬
man who stands well in his ground and never steps out in
endeavoring to reach a ball bowled off the wicket, the um¬
pire is justified in calling a wide on a ball nearer the wicket
than on one sent in off the wicket to a tall batsman who is
free in his hitting and apt to reach well out in “cutting to
the off.” In reference to the hitting of a ball which the
umpire has called wide, there is no questioning the fact
that such a ball should be decided a fair hit, and the decis¬
ion of wide reversed. But no such mistake would ever be
made if the umpire would refrain from calling wide until
the ball has passed the wicket, and this the rule should re¬
quire him to do. No matter how wide of the wicket the
ball may be delivered, if the batsman choose to step out to
hit it, and either does so or covers the line of the ball with
his'bat, no wide can legitimately be called. A mistake of
this kind was made by the late Mr. Sharp, when acting as
umpire in one of the international matches in Philadelphia,
in 1858. He called wide ball on a ball which the batsman
hit, and the ball was caught on the fly. The umpire ought
to have reversed his decision, and given the batsman out,
for his decision was erroneous, as the ball was not bowled
wide in the meaning of the rules, as the fact of its being liit
proved, the umpire being too hasty in deciding it wide before
it had passed the wicket. In this case the English cricket¬
ers decided that the umpire’s decision ended the matter;
in this they erred according to the wording of their own
rule. The spirit of the rule is that every ball is wide if
bowled out of the legitimate reach of the bat, and that
legitimate reach varies with the style of play of the bats¬
man, and whether he is tall or short, or in the habit of
standing close in his ground or not. Of course, a correctly
worded rule should cover all these points, which the rule in
question does not.

—The Peninsular Cricket Club of Detroit, held their an¬
nual meeting on March 9th. The club financially is evi¬
dently in a satisfactory condition. They played seven
matches last year, four of which were won and three lost
by the Club. The following were elected officers for the
year:—

President, R. B Ridgely; Yice President, Fred. Dam-
ford; Treasurer, J. W. Waterman; Secretary, A. Borrow-
man; Committee of Arrangements, Underwood Armstrong,
Frank Irvine, Charles B. Calvert, W. F. Kelso, Frank
Gidday.

—The New York Athletic Club held their annual meet¬
ing last week at their rooms, Nos. 4 and 6 East Twenty-
eighth street, when the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:—President, D. FI. Knowlton; Yice Pres¬
ident, Richard C. Fellows; Secretary, William E. Sinclair;
Treasurer, M. Elliott Burris; Captain, H. E. Buermeyer;
First Lieutenant, R. William Rathbone; Second Lieuten¬
ant, Waldo Sprague; Trustees, J. N. Miller, George Moore
Smith, W. K. Collins; Delegates to Harlem Rowing Asso¬
ciation, H. G. Meeker, P. A. Curtis, N. E. Buermeyer;
Delegates to Athletic Convention, N. G. Meeker, M. Elliott
Burris.

Base Bald in England,— The subject of American
base ball has suddenly become as interesting a topic among
the class of English sportsmen who favor field games as
cricket was to us during the advent of the English cricket¬
ers in America in 1858. The mission of the American
agent of the base ball tourists has been a decided success,
and, from the comments of the English sporting papers,
it is very evident that the representatives of our national
game will meet with a hearty reception next August. The
Land and Water , in reference to the visit, says:—

“It is now almost certain that the contemplated visit of
a party of base ball players from America will be an ac
complished fact. Mr. A. G. Spalding, their representative
now in London, has received such flattering assurances of
success here from well qualified persons that we may con¬
fidently look forward to the appearance of the Americans
at the end of July next. We understand that in all prob¬
ability Meade andNewhall, two good bowlers—and perhaps
the best in the United States—will accompany the excur¬
sion, so that we may count on an excellent show of cricket
as well as at their own national game. The Marleybone
Club has, as usual, been foremost to encourage and assist
the project, for it has, through its secretary, offered the free
use of its ground for three days to the strangers on their
arrival. Moreover, our English Amateurs were so hospi¬
tably entertained last year, during their stay in America,
that it becomes us to give their entertainers a hearty and
warm reception on the occasion of this return visit.”

On the 27th of February last a game of base ball was
played at Kensington Oval between nines respectively cap¬
tained by Mr. Spalding, of the Boston Club, and Mr. Chas.
Alc.ott, of the London Sportsman , the latter of whom made
his debut as a base ball pitcher on the occasion. He was
assisted by Mr. Briggs, of the Beacon Club, of Boston,
who ably acted as catcher, and, being well supported in the
field, Mr. Alcock’s side came in the victors by the following
score:—

Spalding’s side—1 10 10 2—5.

Alcock’s side—2 2 1 4 0 8—17.

Mr. Spalding visited Paris before he left, and inoculated
the Parisians with the base ball fever.

—By the feport of the proceedings of the Professional As¬
sociation Convention held in Boston, it will be seen that
the ten men rule though excluded from championship con¬
tests is to be the rule for all exhibition games played by
the professional clubs. In fact they are dgjiarred playing
any “exhibition,” game under the regular rule of play
until they have played their championship series to a close.
The first series of these games therefore under the ten men
rule will be played the same week, in April, when the Bos¬

ton Club will make an exhibition tour prior to their com¬
mencing the championship series. As at the Amateur
Convention in New York last December, some of the dele¬
gates declared that the basis of their opposition to the ten
men rule was the fact that the Professional Convention
would adopt it, and that they wanted something different
to the game that class played, by the same course of rea¬
soning the Amateurs should adopt the new game them¬
selves. Under their proposed rule of allowing but a square
pitch in delivery, they well want ten men in the field to
keep down the large scores that will be made against a
simple pitch of the ball to the bat.

—A match game of billiards was played at New Orleans,
March 14, between A. P. Rudolphe and George T. Slosson.
Rudolphe won by a score of 400 to 227. His average was
31 and his best run 81. Slosson made a run of 106.

Rudolphe announces his readiness to play any man in
America at 400, 500 or 600 points, French carrom, for any
amount, from $ 1,000 to $ 5,000 a side.

—The Billiard Tournament at Bumstead Hall, Boston,
terminated on Friday last. The players were Gamier, C.
Dion, J. Dion, Ubassy, and Daly. The following table
shows the result of the ten regular games of the tourna¬
ment :—

Gamier.

Games

Won.

Games

Lost.

Best

Runs.

General
Average. Average.

.. .3

1

78

7.48

5 i

C. Dion.

.. .8

1

77

6

51-6

J. Dion.

.. .2

2

45

5.80

4*

Ubassv..

. ..1

3

65

7.11

5 1-5

Daly/...

. ..1

3

43

5.89

4 1-7.

This placed the first prize

between

Gamier and Cyrille

Dion. The third prize belonged to Joseph Dion, and the
fourth lay between Ubassy and Daly.

The tie between Daly and Ubassy for the-fourth and fifth
prizes was played on Friday evening last, and resulted in
Ubassy winning, making the 400 points to Daly’s 324.
Cyrille Dion and Gamier settled their tie, and the last game
of the Tournament Mr. Allen umpired for Dion, Mr. Gal¬
lagher for Farmer, and Mr. Pulsifer was referee. Gamier
at once took the -lead with a run of 18, and soon after this
he piled up 40, which, followed by 22 and 19, carried him
round his first corner, with Dion at only 28. Dion was
playing very poorly, and this continued to do to the end of
the game, his runs, with the exception of a 35 and a 41,
being unworthy of mention. Gamier won on the sixty-
seventh innings, making the necessary 400 points to Dion’s
241. The final result of this well managed Billiard Tourn¬
ament is as follows:—

Gamier besides making the largest single run, the best
single game average, and the best average of the Tourna¬
ment, takes the first prize $600, and the gold badge. C.
Dion the second, $400; Joseph Dion the third, $100; Ubassy
the fourth, $250, and Daly the fifth, $150.

Sew mn.

The American Sportsman. By Elisha J. Lewis, M. D.
With, illustrations. Third edition. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott
& Co.

It may be safely said of this excellent book, the work of a thorough
sportsman and naturalist, that, like good wine, it simply improves with
age. Familiar as the “American Sportsman” may be to many of our
readers, who some eighteen years ago first turned over its leaves
for information, it is pleasant to see that our youngsters, those inclined
to handle the old muzzle-loader which once belonged to their sires, still
look up to Dr. Lewis’ book for not only amusement, but instruction.
Books of this character, so excellent in style, so thorough in their ac¬
quaintance with the topics they treat about, are always fresh. The arms
may have been revolutionized, the localities may be less thronged by the
birds, the grounds where Dr. Lewis and the reviewer might have had a
pleasant day’s shooting some fifteen years ago, may now be covered
over with bricks and mortar, but the habits of the birds, their varieties
remain forever the same. The most flattering compliment that can be
paid to the ‘ American Sportsman” is to state that it is now in its third
edition, for no similar American book treating of the game birds and
wild fowls of America, or the training of dogs, has ever been so incieas-
ingly popular or more frequently quoted as authority. It belongs, per¬
haps, not only to the grace with which this volume is written, apart from
the varied character of its contents and its reliability, but from the fact
of an inherent veneration all true sportsmen have for books which treat
of the topics so dear to them, that a compilation like the “American
Sportsman” never does grow old. We may have, in time to come, other
books given to ns on this same inexhaustible subject, for there is a
change in all mundane matters, and perhaps in twenty years to come
the breech-loader of to-day maybe as antiquated as is the muzzle loader;
but Dr. Lewis’ “American Sportsman” must always remain as the found¬
ation on which other works will have to be built, and to its worthy author
and to Philadelphia must be accredited the praise that the volume under
review was the first thorough book of the character ever produced in the
United States, not even excepting Frank Forrester’s “Field Sports.”

Thr Heroism of Mary Dustin, and the Indian Wars
of New England. By Robert B. Covesly. Boston; B. B. Russell.
This, from what we learn from the advanced sheets, will be a most in¬
teresting and vigorous narration of the heroism of Mary Dustin, who was
taken prisoner by the Indians, with her infant one year old, and Mary
Neff her nurse. This event occured on the fifteenth of March, 1698 at
Haverhill, Mass. Mrs. Dustin was taken from her bed and compelled to
follow her captors, who, tired of the child as an incumbrance, killed it
and left it on their trail. The party proceeded up the Merrimack River
with the mother and nurse, and encamped upon a picturesque island,
which is now known as Dustin’s Island. Here they landed and built a
fire and sought a temporary rest, previous to proceeding to the Indian
settlement. Well knowing the wretched fate reserved for her, Mrs. Dus¬
tin resolved to escape from her enemies, and imparted her plan to her
nurse and a lad named Leonardson, a previous capture When the In¬
dians, worn out with their orgies, lay in profound slumber, this intrepid
woman, with the aid of Mary Neff and Leonardson, actually killed ten of
the savages and made their escape in the canoe of the Indians and ar¬
rived in safety at the settlements. In commemoration of this event the
Dustin monument is to be dedicated on the coming 17th of June, with
appropriaie ceremonies.

In the forthcoming book a full account of this early and thrilling his¬
tory will be found.

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Microscopic Objects. The preparation and mounting of
Microscopic Objects. By Thomas Baires. 12mo. Cloth, $1 25. N.
Y.: G-. P. Putnam’s Sons.

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In order to stimulate the development of

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AS OF

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FOOTBALL,

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Offer the following prizes'for clubs of three or more.

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Starting Clubs.—Agents, and others interested, aye
advised that we do not insist upon their starting witn
full clubs to secure our rates. They can send three
or more at a time, and on forwarding the requisite
number within 60 days will be entitled to same premi¬
ums as if all were sent together.

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MANUFACTURED BY

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MANCHESTER, VERMONT,

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Orders filled for Fishing Tackle and Breech Lnnsu
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H. BATTY,

DEALER IN

OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY,

N. A. Birds and
e£gs for collec¬
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beads, and Game
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men a specialty.

Taxidermist’s
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gold-fish, mock¬
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&c,

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Address,

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Established in 1835.

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4-6m

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This well-known resort for Winter has been newly
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—CORNER of—

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(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OF

IT

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FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
REVOLVERS,

Skates & Sporting Goods.

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Grand Medal of Merit, Vienna, 1873,

: AWARDSUi ■

WM. S. KIMBALL & CO.’S

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.)

PEERLESS & PLAIN

FINE GUT CHEWING,

Vanity Fair

Gut Cavendish Smoking 1 .

Ask your Dealer, or send direct to our.
worksfor a supply of PU RE Tobaccoi

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30, 1873.
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball dr Co. :

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
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to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
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is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sortof

you to s ....

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is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the Universitv of Vienna

Manufacturer,

' [Established 1808 ]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

Paper Shell Greaser.

NEW, SIMPLE and EFFECTIVE. It fastens the
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Address

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25-5t

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MANUFACTURING JEWELLERS.

Fine Military, Masonic
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28 Bond Street, New York.

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CHAS. RELCHE & BBC,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN

ALL KINDS OF

BIRDS,

Fowls,

Mocking Bird Food, &c„

55 Chatham Street,

3d door from N. William. MEW YORK,

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11 -63

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Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES.

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

INTo. 738 BROADWAY,

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

Importers, Manufacturers and
Dealers in

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attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines
waterprooi Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

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And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str,, Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns, Rifles, Pistols, and Fishing Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods
Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies’
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan, 4-ly

isctllmteoug.

455 SIXTH AVENUE,

Between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets.

WINE, CHOP ROOM & RESTAURANT,

Supplied with the Choicest English Delicacies.
JUGGED HARE. WELSH RAREBIT. TRIPE SUP
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Everything served in BEST LONDON STYLE. Un¬
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F. GROTE. A. JOS. KAPP, A. H. GROTE

F.GROTE& CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues*&c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4.50

EGGS.

TOR SALE.—FROM THE BEST STOCK IN THE
A World, known among game fowl breeders as the
Niggers, one of the old hens I have now in my yard.
Black Reds, per doz. $3, Blue Pvles, $3. Also Hou-
dans, $3, African Game Bantams, $ 2 , Aylesbury
Ducks, $ 2 . Apply to T. M. RODMAN, 696 Broadway.
*-tf

F ish ponds for sale.—

The Imson Fish Farm in the town of
Springwater, ninety miles from Buffalo, containing 45
acres. Nine fish ponds abundantly stocked with brook
trout, two good dwellings, barns, hatching-house, ice¬
house, choice orchard. Everything in fine order Is
offered for sale on account of ill health in the family
of the proprietor. For particulars apply to LYON
BORK & CO., Buffalo, N. Y. . *-lm

(Plothiiii} mid Jfnrntshinii (Bondi.

FRANCES PROBST,

Merchant Tailor

No. 51 LIBERTY STREET,

Opposite Post Office, NEW YORK.

l 0 “ y With J - WEIDENFELD, 743 Broadway.

ITHAMAR DU BOIS,

(CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St., Brooklyn.

PINE Siil RTS, COLLARS AND
CUFFS TO ORDER

„ ,T Ar *\ ** op . l I LAR prices,-

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

EDWARD SEARS’

WOOD ENGRAVING

ESTABLISHMENT.
Designing, Photographic and Engraving.
No. 48 Beekman Street 9

10-62_ NEW YORK. ’

Established 1847

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Skins dressed and made up as may be desired

C. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS

__ '7'3£» Broadway, IV. Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER of

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI-
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96

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WINTER SCENES.

OLOW sinks the royal sun behind the woods,
•OThe desert woods of winter; the red flush
That blooms along the cloud-land of the skies,
Tinting its vapory world with hues of rose,

Streams thro 1 the naked groves, and gilds their tops
With lights the woods receive in Autumn time.

Tall chestnut trees that crown the upland slopes
Nod their blown branches in the ruddy light;

And yellow willows by the frozen stream,

And alders black that skirt the oozy swamp,

And the lithe, silver poplars, slim and tall,

Touch’d by the slanting beam, with beauty glow.

. Deep lie the snows in many a drifted heap,

On turfy mounds heneath the lifeless woods,

' Whose rugged holies are white with downy flakes,

\ Or crusted thick with adamantine ice,

| That like a burnish’d armor clasps them round.

I Each leafless sprig and slender spray is gemm’d
With jewels crystalline, that shift and shine
And tinkle as the sorrowing breeze goes by.

’Tis like some grotto in enchanted land,

Where tricksy elves and fairies hold their sports,

And in their frolic merriment adorn
The haunted precinct with gay jewelry,

» Twining their wreaths of pearl and amethyst,

Their diamond garlands to bedeck the haunt.

i,

Mute lies the shining river in its bed,

And mute the glistening lake outspreads its space;

; The foaming waterfall of summer time,

J That down the mossy rocks its torrents pour’d,

1 Freshening the bending ferns and rosy blooms,

/Now grim in icy death lies motionless.

The blithe cascade that turn’d the miller’s wheel,
And with its churning foam made endless noise,
Fix’d by the frost’s enchantment pours no more.

The white untrampled fields immense extend
i Their crusted slopes to th’ horizon’s verge,

^ Trod by no cropping herd or browsing flock,

' And lifeless all, save when the woodman’s sled
Laden with forest houghs, plows thro’ the waste;

„ The piping quail no longer skims its space.

Nor the brown partridge seeks its stubble fields,

, Nor comes the limping hare or prowling fox;

Whey all have vanish’d to deep woods of pine,

I Or where the hemlock groves their shelter yield;

/No flap of wing, save flight of cawing crow,

Or where the hawlc in airy circle swings.

| (Far down the'country road, with hedges lin’d,

[(The farmer opes the way with cumbrous sledge,

And there the merry sleighs with jingling bells
I And prancing team and ringing laughter peals,
f Cheer with their jocund life the barren scene.
Though shapeless drifts besiege the farm-house door,
And high on roof and gable lies the snow,

| Yet mirthful faces beam around the hearth,

1 And gleeful sports prolong the winter night,

I With viol’s tinkle and the dancer’s tread.

Far up the drear,Canadian forest grounds,

Where pines like giant lances rise in air,

/And sombre hemlocks spread their slanting boughs
j; Laden with snows and bright with glittering ice.

The hunters and the trappers seek the woods,

Sliding on cumbrous snow-shoes o’er the drifts,

And dragging as they go the Indian sledge.

For days they trample o’er the crusted wastes,
f Cheering the way with tales of forest life,

Or songs of war, or chase, or Gallic chants.

: Each bears the heavy rifle in his hand,

And shining knife and hatchet in his belt,

> And though the ruffian breeze assaults their route,
They heed it not. each wrapt in furry robe,

Or buckskin dress, or Indian blanket white.

it;

And when the shades wide o’er the landscape creep
The halt is made, the weighty guns are stack’d,

Or hung on branching pine; the goods are pil’d,

'!The snow is scrap’d and heap’d in windward bank,
1 : 'a tree is felled, and high a roaring tire
/Shoots up its fork’d flame and dusky smokes;

/Then come the feast, the song, the soothing pipe;
/Then each reposing on tiny cedar couch,

Sleeps till the morning dawn peeps o’er the groves.

'/And when the moose yard with its trampled snows
" Is found, how thrillingly intense the joy!

/The light toboggins are unharness’d quick,

/Packs cast aside, the clogging snow-shoes loos’d,

' And each one creeping o’er the level snows,

Or gliding thro’ the thick-set cedar copse
Reaches the spot that fair commands the “yard;”

And then how wild and wonderful the scene 1

The big bull moose within the rifle range
Flaps the huge ears and paws with cloven feet,

Unconscious all of danger, while the cows
Browse on the spicy firs or chew the cud.

Then sudden uproar and tumultuous din
Wakes the sleeping woods and tranquil scene!

When rifles crack and frequent flashes gleam—

What bellowing, savage ones, and piteous groans !

Some stretch’d in death encrimson all the snows;

Some wounded, wallowing struggle in the drifts,

And some unharm’d break frantic into flight,

While pitiless the hunters hem them round. Isaac McClellan,

For Forest and Stream.

^ormosn -^he J? enntiffnl .

NUMBER THREE.

[Continuedfrom March 2

I STORY gives to the Chinese the credit of the discov¬
ery of this island nearly four and a half centuries ago,
but either the Chinese must have been very modest in their
claims, or those inhabiting the coast previous to A. D.
1430 were very shor,t sighted, for on a clear day the bold
outlines of the great range of mountains, which, like a
huge hack bone, extends the length of the island, is dis¬
tinctly visible from the China coast, and to the fisherman,
venturing a day’s sail from home in his well-formed boat,
Mount Morrison, 12,800 feet in height, with snow-clad
peak, must have been a familiar object. It is far more
likely that, ante-dating authentic records, many Chinese
seamen have been driven to make harbor on its coasts, and,
absorbed into the various tribes of aborigines, have helped
give origin to the complex variety of natives peculiar to
Formosa, and which puzzle the ethnologist to account for.

The island is some two hundred miles in length, lying
in a N.N.E. and S.S.W. direction, its northern end being
in latitude twenty-six degrees north, and its southern
stretching down into the tropical region of twenty-two de¬
grees. At its widest part it is seventy miles in breadth.
Three ranges of mountains run nearly parallel lengthwise
of the island, with rich and fruitful valleys between, the
eastern range marking the coast line, which is bold and
precipitous. The Chinese name for the island is Tar-wan,
or “Croat Bay,” a name singularly inappropriate, as there
is no bay worthy of the name on its coast. More just is
the title given it by the Portuguese, who, approaching from
the eastward, or from the muddy rice fiats and barren hills
about Macao and southern climes generally, enchanted with
the thickly wooded mountains and the bright streams of
of clear water, pouring like silver ribbons over the faces
of the cliffs into the sea, christened it “The Beautiful.”
Among the mountains, and formerly on the plains are, and
were, found tribes of natives differing widely in physique,
customs, and languages. This is undoubtedly due to the
peculiar situation of the island, a central point, over
which the fierce winds of the northeast monsoon sweep
unchecked, and drift to its shores unlucky fishermen from
the north, and in summer months the resistless typhoon
has hurled in the same direction those from the south, and
with the strong current of the Kuro-siwo sweeping along
its coasts all attempts to return have been frustrated, and
thus the Japanese and Kurile islanders, and those from the
Bashees and Philipines, and Malayans from still farther
south, have contributed their quotas, and years of inter¬
marriage have softened down but not obliterated the dis¬
tinctive traits of the races. But little 'is known in regard
to the greater portion of the Hill men. Vague .stories of
cannibals, and in all respects fiendish savages, dwelling
among the mountains; one hears from the Chinese, but
such explorations as have been made have redeemed from
such bad repute the mountaineers encountered. Wild men
they are, and to the Chinese relentless foes, but they ere
brave, not without chivalry, have certain arts and manu¬
factures, and live in comfortable villages. Among the.
mountains on the southern end of the island dwell a con
federation of eighteen tribes, each with its chief, but all
governed by one supreme ruler—Tank-e-tok.

One of these tribes—the Koaluts—fell upon the ship¬

wrecked crew of the American bark Rover and murdered
them. General Le Gendre, the United States consul at
Amoy, China, resolved to seek the savages to recover the
remains of the murdered people, and to endeavor to make
such understanding with the natives that in future the only
harbor at the south of the island might prove a place of
refuge rather than a trap to death of unfortunate mariners
lost upon the outlying dangers. Making use of his great
influence with the Chinese, who thoroughly believed in
him, and had given him a name signifiying “he who will
not lie,” Le Gendre addressed a despatch to the Viceroy
of Foo-kien and showed him that, as the Chinese claimed
control of the island, they were responsible for the doings
of its inhabitants; that the aborigines stood to the Chinese
in the same relation as do our Indian tribes to the United
States, and that we insist that foreign nations should con¬
sider those tribes as existing at our will; and finally, that
if the Chinese disclaimed the responsibility they could
bring no valid objection to any other nation taking posses¬
sion of the land, for by their own doctrines civilized na¬
tions have right to substitute their own civilization for that
of an inferior one. Le Gendre’s arguments convinced the
Viceroy, who placed under his command a large force of
men and a steamer of war. Thus equipped the general
started on liis campaign, and in a few Weeks had accom¬
plished his object, losing during tlie t ime one-eiglith of his
force from hardship and disease. Among the “Sabarees”
h*e met Tauketoli, the chief ruler, and effected with him a
treaty, which has never been broken. A portion of the
convsrsation between them, as told me by the general, was
of interest.

“Do you come in war or peacer?” said the chief. “In
peace, I hope.” “Then I will talk with you; what do you
( wish?” The general briefly called upon him for informa¬
tion in regard to the massacre of the Rover’s crew.

“It was not done by my tribe (he is individually a Sa-
baree), but by the Ivoaluts.”

“Why did they do it?”

“Because of avow. Many years ago white men came
among them from a ship, robbed them, outraged their
women, and in the ensuing fight killed nearly all of the
tribe. The few left swore upon the graves of their ances¬
tors, and of their murdered friends, that forever after no
white man falling into their hands should escape' with
life.”

“But why did you kill Mrs. Hunt; she was a woman,
not a man?”

“We did not know it; she was dressed' the same as the
rest, in men’s clothes; th|(y -were sitting on the beach eat¬
ing, and were killed by one volley of musketry, fired from
the bushes. Afterwards, i\\ stripping the bodies, we dis¬
covered that one was a woman, and we were grieved.”

Le Gendre then, by acts of his own, succeeded in pro¬
ducing a friendship in this untutored savage, and finally
asked him direct if that vow could not be retracted. Tan-
ketoh replied that by certain ceremonies it could, and
said:—

“We did not know the noble hearts of the white men,
but we do now. In the battle (referring to tlic attack made
upon them by the Hartford’s crew) such courage was never
seen They came into the mouths of our guns, and the
brave leader who was killed seemed to seek death. We
■would like to be friends with so great hearted a people.”

A simple religious ceremony, the particulars of which 1
cannot remember, was gone through with, and, on behalf
of the eighteen tribes, their ruler recanted the old vow and
took a new one, to always befriend the whites. The chief
promised that the remains of Mrs. Hunt should be re¬
stored, and this promise was kept. The “Sabarees” are
the most powerful of the eighteen tribes. I have not seen
them. Le Gendre describes them as fine looking, robust
men, darker than the Chinese, and without the "almond-
shaped, oblique eye which characterizes the Mongolian
They are probably of Malay origin. They subsist by hunt¬
ing in a great measure, but also by agriculture, the women
cultivating large crops of millet and other grains, and to¬
bacco. In their field labors the women have the assistance

FOREST AND STREAM.

115

of a remnant of a race of men whom the general found
among them. These people, called the “Amias,” seem to
occupy a position of serfdom to the Sabarees; they are of
a lighter complexion, milder disposition, and speak among
themselves a ‘different language from their masters. They
are probably descendants, if not the originals, of captives
of war from some tribe living farther to the-northward.
These “Amias” are not allowed to participate in the annual
hunt, nor to bear arms; they are called upon to assist the
women in tilling the soil, and in everyway are treated with
•indignities, yet with no positive unkindness, and that they
Are not of the fiery Malay blood is evident from their con¬
tentment with their lot.

The general had his interview, made his treaty, and re¬
turned to his consulate at Amoy, but certain home stayers,
"“fireside, warriors,” criticized severely his results. The
British said, and I have heard them:—“It’s all bloody fine,
you know, but it’s all rot; the beggars will do as they al¬
ways have, and the best way to fix them is to kill the lot
of them.”

Her “Britanic Majesty’s consul” at Foo-cliow said the
same thing in official despatches, although his language
was a little more choice. He -farofe to his government an
official despatch that an agreement binding upon one tribe
was not binding upon others; that castaways upon the isl¬
and would be slain as of old, and that therefore the work,
of pacification was an endless one, and that Le Gendre, “in¬
stead of being carried away by his dreams, should have,
with the means at his disposal, punished severely the rec¬
reant tribes, and that war alone was the panacea for the
evils that had existed; annihilation their only cure. The
savages would not keep their promises. Let Le Gendre
try it on once and he’ll find a rough time of it, etc.”

The general, in his official despatches, states that he
heard of such criticisms. I state that I heard at many a
dinner the criticisms. Irritated by these ungenerous views
the general resolved to put his handiwork to the test. To
use his own official language, “Sixteen months having
elapsed without any casualty occurring that would test the
efficacy of my work, I determined to force events. Plac¬
ing myself with trustworthy persons in the defenseless con¬
dition in which we find castaways generally, I proposed to
go across the territory of the aborigines, from coast to
coast, meet them, and return to the starting point guided
by their own peopfle.

In short, the general, Mr. Man, the commissioner of cus¬
toms at Amoy, and Mr. Pickering, a Dutchman who had
lived among the hills, and who, having, it is said, married
a native girl, was proficient in the language, for interpre¬
ter, started from Sakao in a native boat for a cruise among
the savages. With no arms, and no escort but their small
retinue of cowardly servants, they were indeed helpless if
the general’s treaties were failures. They sailed down the
coast to Liang-kian, the nearest seaport to the home of the
Sabarees, and pitched their tent in a public square for the
night.

Liangrkian is inhabited by a race of mixed blood, origin¬
ally Chinese. Wives from the half castes living on the
foot hills have been brought in, and the villagers have at
this date as many of the traits of the mountaineers as of
the Chinese. They received the party with hospitality, as
well they might, for the general was well known to them,
and possibly enrolled among the list of their deities. A
year before he had been with them, and I was with him,
and with us was Tom Dunn, our genial consul at Foo chow,
than whom a keener shot or more enthusiastic naturalist
even the Forest and Stream does not rate among its
readers. We encountered a party of mountaineers of the
“Boonting” tribe, who had come into barter their game
and skins for cloth and guns. Never losing an opportunity
for carrying out his mission, which he considered the devel¬
opment of Formosa, the general arranged for a consulta¬
tion on business with the chiefs of this tribe, and during
the afternoon said interview occurred, seated in the open
air and surrounded with a dirty rabble of villagers, who
were friendly but annoying through their great inquisitive¬
ness, which prompted them to too close investigation of our
person and apparel, a degree of propinquity which the ani¬
mated condition of their heads rendered highly undesira¬
ble. The Hillmen, more shy and suspicious, stood warily
near with their spears and muskets in hand. The chiefs
were swarthy, truculent looking fellows, with high cheek
bones, and little narrow, sharp black eyes. Their ward¬
robe was limited to the simplest form, consisting of but a
breech cloth and turban. Pome native wine having been
sent for by the headman of the village, diplomacy began,
and while the general impressed the savages with his ideas
Dunn and I amused ourselves with their peculiarities, and
puzzled ourselves in a vain search for even a trace of beauty
in the faces of the motley crowd of males and females who
encompassed us. We gradually became aware that there
was an interruption to the harmony of the proceedings; a
dozen of the lesser savages joined with their chiefs in an
emphatic negative to some proposition of the general’s, and
an excited conversation among themselves, and black looks
at us made it evident that our comfort at least was the bet¬
ter secured by the presence of the little gunboat in the har¬
bor. They had a keen remembrance of the effect of shells
thrown from similar vessels during the attack upon them
when in avenging the murder of the Rover’s crew, the gal¬
lant McKenzie fell face to the foe. The general deliber¬
ated- sitting with his elbow on his knee and his face par¬
tially covered by his hand. His thoughtful, unexcited
attitude soon calmed the storm, and in curiosity as to his
next move every eye was centred upon him.

Dunn and I felt uneasy. A failure upon the part of the

general was an event never taken into our calculations.
Presently he removed his hand from his face and arose. A
shout from five hundred savage throats caused us to start
and look to our revolvers'; but there was no need. The
shout betokened astonishment, for there stood the white
man, and wonderful to tell, his eye was gone! A moment
ago lie had been as other men, yet without sign of pain or
struggle he had plucked his eye from its socket. Hardly
had they fully realized the wonderful change, when with a
weary gesture the general wiped his brow, and lo! his eye
had been replaced, and there was no longer a blemish.

That confederate bullet, that had forced the hero to in¬
voke the assistance of art to restore the seeming of Nature,
had worked a triumph for the United States unparalleled
in the annals of diplomacy. I have the authority of a late
assistant Seretary of State, to whom I related this anec¬
dote, that no stroke of diplomacy had ever been effected in
the same manner. From that moment the general was
looked upon as a supernatural being, and every point de¬
manded was conceded without remonstrance, and, as did
old Tankitok for the Sabarees, these chiefs pledged them¬
selves and tribe to assist and shelter and to escort, un¬
harmed, to the Chinese village any mariners that future
gales might cast upon their shores.

The amount of reverence exhibited toward the general
during the balance of our stay was overwhelming. Dunn
and I did hot fare so well. Several of the savages had by
signs entreated us to also take out our eyes, and as circum¬
stances compelled us to refuse this modest request we lost
prestige, and were compelled to drink, each of us, our
“samshu” from an individual bowl, while the general was
honored by the head chief with a ceremony which was
pleasing to look at—with his arm around the general’s
neck, and requiring of him the same, a bowl of samshu
was brought to their nearly united lips, and when the old
fellow had made a solemn but incomprehensible speech,
the general’s face not indicating joy at this unpleasant form
of toasting, they drank simultaneously, and thus pledged
themselves to everlasting friendship. Dunn remained a
comparative nobody until the end of our visit. I recov
ered slightly the lost ground by means of several succes¬
sive shots, which I fired -at nothing in particular, without
seeming to reload my gun; they had never seen a breech
loader.

The visit I have just described paved the way for the
general on this second adventure. The people recognized
and again wondered at him; and the memory of gay pea¬
cock feathers, gorgeous red flannel dilapidated cocked hats,
and other valuables which had on that occasion rewarded
the confidence shown by those of the savages who had ven¬
tured on board the gunboat—leaving me for a hostage—
caused full respect for the dispensor of st> much riches.

Piseco.

{To be concluded in our next)

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LEAVES FROM A SURVEYOR’S JOURNAL.

LOST IN THE WOODS.

W E were a party of twenty-two, including the two
teamsters, on the preliminary survey of the northern
division of the Milwaukee and La Cross Railroad, a pro-
prosed line at that time from Portage City to St. Paul, or
rather to Hudson, just opposite on the Mississippi, in the
spring of 1856. It was my first experience in the woods,
and dearly I came near paying for the same.

We were a jolly lot and had some good times, mingled
with not a little severe labor and a few hazardous episodes.
We left Portage City early in April, and for three months
went through the various vicissitudes of an out and out
camp life

We had penetrated into the Black river region., and for
several days the pigeons had crossed and recrossed our line
in countless numbers. In the morning the immense flocks
as they came from the west consisted of the redbreasts or
males; they returned toward noon, and their places were
taken by their mates. We knew by these movements that
there, must be a nesting not far from us to the left. About
two P. M. one day r , having obtained permission of the boss,
and the loan of the company’s double barrel, I started
to find the nesting with high hopes of an abundance
of the delicious squabs. I pointed directly towards
the sun, for that was the. direction from which they
were coming and going. In a couple of hours or less I
reached the place, and what a scene was there; for miles
and miles the trees were filled with the nests, some break¬
ing down with the weight of their newborn oleagenous oc¬
cupants, while the sky was obscured with the hurrying
birds, and the fanning of the millions of wings made a noise
like the roar of Niagara. I easily secured wliat I could
conveniently carry of the butter balls and sei out on my
return. As our line, when I left, was pointing north, I
thought all I had to do was to put the sun directly at my
back and go ahead, and I could easily strike it, and then
follow up to camp, and the next day a party of us would
come back and get several bags of the young birds. But in
my calculation I had forgotten two things, and very im¬
portant items they proved to be. First, that but a short
time previous to my starting out we had made quite an
angle in our line, (which by the way merely consisted of a
series of blazes on the trees with the brush trimmed out
sufficiently for a distinct compass view, our teams had gone
another way.) Before that we had been running west or
northwest rather, and I had not thought of the sun’s moving
more or less northward as he sank to rest. Consequently
by keeping him directly at my back I must have struck
further south from where I started and beyond the angle.

Well, I trudged along until I felt sure I had gone f
enough, but no line was there, no blazes, no broken bu 1
or signs of that region’s ever having been visited bv ti° S
“genus homo.” I thought I must have' passed it in 16
haste; back I went a mile or more, then returned east a ^
The Sun went down, the full moon arose in all her J] ^

I walked until far into the night, when suddenly the tlioiH
came over me that I was lost, lost in that wilderness a 1°*
dred miles from a human habitation, with the exception* 11 !
our camp, and that might as well have been as far off f°

I could not find it. Oh, the helpless, sickening sens-ii'° l
that came over me; a terrible feeling it is, utterly imno*?
ble to describe; how the thoughts of home, of father
mother, of my boyhood friends came thronging on my mimf
I believe I have an ordinary share of pluck; but for a f ew
moments I wilted, dropped on a log and just gave rHit u
prostrated. The idea of dying away out there alone-h
was awful. The more I tried to reason the matter the more
confused I became and the worse I felt. It was abou
eleven o’clock; I had thrown away nearly all my game it
being too heavy to carry in my fagged out state. I fi )ia]]v
rallied, reasoning that as I was not dead yet, I would hay
some supper, get some sleep, and perhaps something would
turn up in the morning, for ‘ : hope springs exulting on tr'.
umpliant wiug.” I was then in the midst of a heavy tim.
ber; I found a huge pine that had been torn up by the roots
leaving a space under the body of which I could crawl [
brought dead limbs and decayed logs until I made, as I
thought, a secure bulwark on one side. On the other I

built my fire from the dry tops of a dead hemlock but a

few rods distant; for my supper I got away with a couple
of the squabs, broiled on the coals without pepper or salt
and composed myself for a nap. I had not dropped to
sleep, for the mosquitoes seemed more than usually vora¬
cious, when I was aroused by a gentle pattering on the
leaves, and then a snuffing at my back; then the rotten
logs began to move. Good Lord, it was a large animal
of some kind; another danger to encounter. In my terror
I yelled out with all my might. Then there was a scam¬
pering off until the sound was lost in the distance. Then
I heard the gentle pattering in front but beyond the light
of my burning twigs. Then I saw two balls of fire in the
darkness, then two more; how terrible they looked; then
they disappeared. After awhile I heard the noise at my
back, the snuffing and the attempt to pull away my barrack,
Again my voice tuned up, and the retreat was repeated,
Again those fiery eyes in front; my fire was nearly out; it
was several rods to the hemlock, To be sure I had a gun
and a few charges of powder,) I had fired off most of it ii\
endeavorin r to be heard at camp,)But what kind of a show
would I have had with a couple of full grown lynxs, (I
presume that was what they were,) with pigeon shot? I
sent a firebrand in their direction, and, as they again went
off, with another in my hand, I reached my magazine—the
hemlock—and having filled my arms, got back in a hurry
to my fort.

This kind of fun lasted for an hour or two, until they
seemed to have left, at least I had heard nothing of them
for some time. I was pretty thoroughly played out, and
I dropped to sleep in spite of my fears and the blood-suck¬
ing mosquitoes. I don’t know how long I slept, wkenl
was aroused by a sound so infernal, so demoniacal that
cold chills struck through to my bones. I sprang from my
bed of leaves, struck my head violently against the huge
log or body of the tree above. The blow sent me back
again to the ground. There was a tremendous ringing in
my ears, the view of the multitudinous constellation may
have been grand, but it was attended with exceedingly pain¬
full sensations. In my half awakened and confused state I
thought I was dying; how the ten thousand thoughts rushed
on my brain! In that moment it seemed that I recalled
every act of my life, and saw all my friends, both the liv¬
ing and the dead, pass before me. I was fast losingcon¬
sciousness, when I was brought back to, existence and the
reality by that horrible sound “hah, hah, h-a, a-h,” I can
liken it to nothing else than the hideous laugh of a demo¬
niac darkey, but so wierd, so unearthly in its tones, my
flesh crept and my hair rose on end. Again was that
sound repeated. It seemed to come from the trees above,
then was answered from below; then there was a rushing
of wings and that laugh rung out in the stillness of that dis¬
mal wood. Then the snapping of bills that sounded to me
like the gnashing of teeth of a monster in a rage. Good
Lord, what could they be? My fire had burned down
quite low. With my gun cocked and pointed outward 1
endeavored in vain to peer into the darkness. I replenish¬
ed the fire with a few dry twigs and as it blazed up, again
rang out that laugh, and there came a rush of wings, and so
close that it fanned the dying embers, and a huge body
with a rush went by. I saw only the shadow, but it seem¬
ed gigantic in proportions. A moment more and I saw it
—the thing—on the ground, indistinctly, by the fitful glam
of my smouldering fire, a hideous monster with horned
head and scaly breast. As it gazed at me with those mon¬
strous eyes of fire and gnashed its teeth with rage, in my
terror I distinctly saw .its cloven hoof. My feelings mayk e
faintly imagined but can be by no possible means describ¬
ed. It was but momentary, though “the fiery eyes burned
into my bosom’s core.” I rallied, my pluck came back,
and I prepared to fight for what little life I had left. J us j
then the blaze caught in a pitchy knot, the light streame
up, and the thing stepped from a log to the ground.. From
a height of stature of six or eight feet, in a moment it dwin¬
dled to two, from a giant in size it became a pigmy in pro¬
portions. Those eyes lost their terrible fierceness, the scaJJ
breast of mail, the split hoof, and the barbed tail were

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116

T>r ih< W i Tria ^ r-rF

gone, and the IMw Virginianus * (Baird) or Laughing Owl of
the North was before me.

Oh, the reaction of that moment! It was almost as painful
as the previous terror. I was as weak as a child, and could
have really cried with emotion. Ah, George! to have been
brought up in the woods, and then to be so scared by an
owl!

I dropped to sleep and rested undisturbed until the sun
was well up. I traveled all day probably nearly in a circle
looking for our line, (presume I was going back and forth
parallel to it all the time,) until nearly dark, when I found
a tree with the limbs so arranged that I could sleep with
something of ease and safety. The day following, being the
third out, during the forenoon ^discovered what appeared
to be an old blaze on a tree, but I had been so often de¬
ceived I'hardly dared hope, but on looking on the other side
there it was again; then I perceived one on another tree,
then another. I had struck a section line; I followed it up
to the corner. I was safe! Ah, how good those figures
looked, the Town and range. I knew where I was then,
eleven miles only from our line and about fourteen from
the last pimp. As we were moving only about six miles
a day through the heavy timber I had an easy job before
me. I lay down and slept an hour, then reached camp
about four P. M. I had been given up by all hands. They
had been back on the line, had built fires, fired guns and
blown horns, but had finally bid good bye to George. But
not soon shall Lforget my first study from life of “laugh¬
ing owls.” Jacobstaff.

*The great Horned Owl of North America has a great variety of cries
peculiar to itself. Bonapart mentions the distinct utterance of the
words “Waugh oh Waugh” as it rushes by, and other words in close imi¬
tation of the human voice.

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For Forest and Stream .

A. B ULL FIG HT.

B ULL fighting is still the popular amusement in Havana.

These barbarous exhibitions are given at the plaza de
toros , a large amphitheatre just outside the city. The
centre of this building is occupied by an arena surrounded
by a fence some six feet high, and strong screens placed at
intervals, behind which the footmen find protection when
hard pressed by the bull. From this arena tiers of seats,
supported on arches, rise one above another to near the
summit of the outer wall. The upper tier for nearly half
the circle is fitted up into boxes arranged and furnished as
at a theatre. As the combat begins at 4 P. M., the western
wall oposes a barrier to the sun and divides the interior of
the building into the sornbra , (shady,) and the sol, (sunny,)
the former being the fashionable quarter. The seats over
the entrance to the arena are occupied by the musicians.

The exhibition I shall attempt briefly to describe was
given a few weeks since in Havana for the benefit of the
wounded soldiers, under the patronage of Captain General
Jovellar’s daughter, who with her father, and several mem¬
bers of his staff, occupied a conspicuous box, about which
were seated a company of volunteers armed with muskets.

At 4 o’clock the bugle sounded, and two picadors, armed
with long pikes, and mounted on blindfolded horses, and
six chulos, or footmen, provided with colored cloaks, enter¬
ed the arena as a triumphal procession, and bowing low to
the fair patroness and the assembled multitude, took their
several stations. After a moment’s pause a gate near the
main entrance was opened, and the bull ran wildly into the
ring with a large rosette of fancy colored ribbons imbedded
in his shoulder. To remove this rosette the footmen eager¬
ly set to work, and the successful competitor leaping "the
fence forced his way through the admiring crowd to the
Captain General’s box and presented it—its sharp barb
dripping blood—to his smiling daughter. Meantime, the
bull, fretted by the cloaks which the chubs flaunted before
his face, espied one of the horses. Pawing the ground for
an instant he sprang forward with a loud bellow, but was
caught by the picador on his pike, and so firmly held that
after several ineffectual attempts to advance he backed away
from before the pain, but only to turn upon the other horse,
whose rider, from want of strength or skill, failed to stay
the powerful animal, and his horns ripped a ghastly wound
through which the entrails protruded, while the poor blind¬
folded brute stood quivering with pain, and the walls of
the amphitheatre resounded with the plaudits of the baser
brutes looking on. The ladies, less demonstrative than the
men, but equally desirous of -expressing approbation, tap¬
ped their dainty palms with their fans, and lisped ‘ ‘Buenos!”
“Buenos !” The ever-watchful chubs sprang to the rescue,
and by skillful activity drew the attention of the bull, who,
maddened to desperation, tossed to and fro the worrying
rags, driving the holders for safety to their screens. Again
he attacked the wretched horse, whose rider once held him
at bay, and despite of eveiy obstacle, although the sharp
pike ploughed a deep furrow in his quivering flesh, over¬
turned both horse and rider; but the chulos were at hand
and succeeded in enticing him away to another part of the
arena, thus affording the picadors an opportunity to remove
their wounded horses. Then appeared a bandc')ill-cro, and
watching his opportunity he adroitly planted two darts
furnished with explosives deep in the shoulders of the bull,
one on either side. The moans of the tortured animal were
plainly heard above the shouts of the spectators, and as he
looked up with an almost human appeal in liis wild eyes
the mute entreaty provoked only jeers and laughter.
Although torn and bleeding he stood in the centre of that
arena the only hero of the fight, and my heart was with
him. The banderillero again approached to place a second
paii of darts, but quick as a flash the bull caught and tossed
him high in the air. I shouted with the loudest, and in¬
voluntarily breathed a prayer that the puny soul of tha

t

fragment of a man might then and there find its everlasting
abiding place. But on falling he hugged the ground and
the curved horns of the bull failed to reach him. He was
saved by the chubs , who twisted the animal’s tail, and
blinded his eyes with their cloaks. The injured man was
removed and the lady patroness waved her hand for the
matador to end the combat. But as if the spectacle was too
pleasing to be shortened the people shouted “No! No!”
but the lady -was inexorable, and the matador attracting the
bull by means of a small red flag plunged bis sword between
his shoulder blades, severing the neck and spine. For an
instant the strickened animal stood transfixed, then with a
shudder, fell forward upon his knees and sank slowly to
the ground. A poniard, thrust just behind the horns, end¬
ed his misery, and the delighted multitude threw into the
arena hats, handkerchiefs and cigars, so beside themselves
were they with excitement.. The band struck up a lively
air, three gay \y caparisoned mules galloped into the ring, a
noose was thrown over the bull’s horns, and the bloody
carcass was dragged away. Six bulls in all were slaughtered,
and the crowd separated greatly pleased with the afternoon’s

sport. (?) * T. E. L.

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For Forest and Stream.

HOW TO SHOOT AT LONG RANGE.

NUMBER TWO.

I T is proposed in this letter to consider the errors of the
instruments themselves, viz: the rifle and its ammuni¬
tion. There is very little fault to be found with the best
target rifles as made by Remington, Maynard, Sharp,
Burton, and others, except as regards their sights. The
twist must of course be as sharp as one turn in eighteen or
twenty inches, so as to give sufficient velocity of revolution
to the projectile, which is a cylinder of at least three
diameters in length; and the metal of the barrel must be
thick and heavy enough to stand without excessive recoil
and vibration the necessary charge of powder.

The sights, however, are generally inferior to those of
the English long range rifles, and without good sights a
rifle is useless. A rifleman should try the various kinds
and stick to that which suits his eyes the best. We will
describe those which we have chosen, after examining and
trying all sorts, and which John Krider, of 2d and Walnut
streets, Philadelphia, has attached to our Remington. The
front sight is a well defined globe or pill supported on a
slender stalk and enclosed in a tube three eighths of an inch
diameter and same length. The whole rests on a plate
moving in a notch. A thumb screw below it and attached
to it, works in a piece of metal fixed to the barrel. By re¬
volving this screw it moves the sight to the right and left
and holds it firmly in any position. This last is an indispen_
sible requisite. There is a scale divided into fiftieths of an
inch on the movable part and a pointer on the fixed part.
A movement of a fiftieth of an inch can thus be made and
recorded. Each fiftieth of an inch movement of the fore¬
sight corresponds to two feet upon the target at 1,000 yards.
This shows the necessity for delicate means both of adjust¬
ment and record.

The rear sight consists of two steel bars about five inches
long, connected at top, bottom, and hinged to the stock
behind the trigger in the usual way. Between them slides
the sight-holder, and there is a fixed tliumb-screw on one
side, upon which the sight-holder forms a movable nut.
By turning the screw either way the sight rises or falls.
This is less cumbrous and less likely to be moved than the
English sight with its double set of screws and clamp. The
sight-proper consists of a cup-shaped disk, one and one-eiglitli
inch in diameter and about one-fourth inch deep. This disk is
made to unscrew from the holder so as to enable us to insert
eyepieces with holes of different sizes according to the bright¬
ness of the day and the clearness of the view of target. On
one side there is a vernier scale recording the actual eleva¬
tions of the rifle to minutes. At the risk of being tedious
we will describe how this is graduated, for there can be no
just comparison of rifles unless their actual elevations are
recorded, as from these elevations the velocities and
trajectories may be calculated for every range.

Measure the distance between front and rear sights. Call’
this for example thirty inches. Set the rear sight the same
distance above the axis of the bore as the top of the fore¬
sight. The line of sight then coincides with the line of
fire, and tlius is our base line, and we mark as it as O on
our vernier scale. Now by a very simple problem of tri¬
gonometry we learn that the elevation of the rear sight will
be the tangent of the angle of elevation, which is the angle
included between the line of sight and the line of fire, and
to mark a distance of one degree we multiply the distance
between the sights by the natural tangent of one degree.
In this case 30 in. x.0174551=.523, say 52-100 of an inch,
which we lay off on the scale measuring from the O mark.
Put on as many degrees as necessary, say four. Divide
each degree into six spaces of ten minutes each. Divide
the width of a degree on the vernier into five spaces of
twelve minutes each, and the vernier will read to two min¬
utes by its lines, and to one minute when they do not coin¬
cide. One minute of elevation on the rear sight corresponds
to about nine inches on the target at 1,000 yards range.

Now, considering we have such minute quantities to deal
with, is it not foolish for people whose sights are knocked
with the handle of an old knife and marked by a scratch of
its blade, to try and compete with those who have taken
care to provide themselves with instruments of precision?

The perpendicularity of the sight can be best attained in
our judgment by the use of a little pendulum attached to
the rear sight. This can be more easily seen than the
bubble of a level placed near the foresight. T. C, C,

MOOSE IN NEW YORK STATE.

Philadelphia, March C, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

In your issue dated February 19th I find an interesting
paper on the moose. In speaking of the geographical
range of this animal the author alludes to several books,
amongst others those of Audubon and Bachman on the quad¬
rupeds of North America, and remarks, “It is quite cer¬
tain that there was not a single representative moose in the
northern counties of New York State when the last named
works were issued.” He also adds, “I think there has not
been one killed within the State for the last sixteen years.”

Permit me to take exception to the last statement. Dur¬
ing the summer of 1861, a small party of Philadelphians,
including myself, were encamped for several days upon
Raquette Lake in the Adirondacks. Many of your readers
will recollect the wild and picturesque stream called Marion
river that discharges into Raquette Lake the waters of that
beautiful, clear sheet of water called by some Lake Em¬
mons, by others Blue Mountain Lake. It is a stream full
of remarkable windings, a second Meander. We were
camping on Raquette Lake right opposite the mouth of this
stream, and used frequently to cross the lake, pass up the
stream a few hundred yards, and try for speckled trout
that were wont to frequent a cold spring-hole in the vicin-
ty. It was almost three o’clock one afternoon of a beauti¬
ful golden day. We had been angling with some success,
and were returning to camp for a late dinner. There were
six persons in all, t)vo boat loads. Our guides were row¬
ing leisurely along, and the rest of us were enjoying the
pure mountain air, the golden flood of sunlight, the spark¬
ling waters, and the thousand genial sights and sounds of
that grand wilderness region. We were rounding an ah'
rupt turn in the river when we suddenly caught sight of a
huge beast up to its waist in the water, and feeding leisure¬
ly upon the lilly pads. We were within a half rifle shot of
it before it perceived us. The first boat having no suit¬
able weapon halted. Our guide instantly seized his rifle
and sprang to the bow. The animal turned and walked
slowly toward the shore,, the mud in which he was treading
preventing a more rapid exit. As it turned its huge flank
the guide leveled his rifle. The occupants of the first boat
discharged their guns, loaded with bird shot, at the ears of
the creature wi h no visible effect except to provoke the
laughter of the company. Our guide covered his game,
but was very deliberate, waiting for a better exposure.
Finally he pulled the trigger, and the beast dropped, quiv¬
ering and dead, on the edge of the bank.

It turned out to be a large cow moose. After some effort
we got her into one of the boats, which she weighed
down to the water’s edge, We all found place in the
remaining boat and towed the moose behind us. I will
remember that as we began to cross the lake a fresh breeze
prevailed, and we were threatened with quite a sea. How¬
ever, we got safely across. The moose was an acceptable
addition to our stock of provisions, although she was not
in very good condition.

Your contributor may therefore record that during the
summer of 1801 a veritable female jnoose was shot on Marion
river near Raquette lake, twelve years ago last summer.
The persons present were Isaac Gerhart, lawyer; Mr. Bur
gin, Rev. Augustus Smith, now settled in West Philadel¬
phia, and the undersigned, all residents of Philadelphia.
The guide, who did the shooting, was one Palmer,
of Long Lake. An account of this was recorded on the
travelers’ book at Bartlett’s, on the Saranacs, as the party
went out. I have understood the record is still there, but
that sundry envious and disappointed sportsmen have indi¬
cated their disbelief of the story by certain ironical and
sceptical comments. Nevertheless it is a true stor}q every
word of it, and if Mr. Lamberton will visit Philadelphia I
will introduce him to the parties, and will show him a bone
taken from the foreleg of the beast. E. C. S.

Waterproof Paint for Canvas.— The following is a
cheap and simple process for coating canvas for wagon
tops, tents, awnings, &c.; it renders it impermeable to mois¬
ture, without making it stiff and liable to break: Dissolve
soft soap in hot water, and add thereto a solution of sul¬
phate of iron. The sulphuric acid combines with the pot¬
ash of the soap, and the oxide of iron is precipitated with
the fatty acid as insoluble iron soap This is washed and
dried, and mixed with linseed oil. The addition of dis¬
solved india-rubber to the oil improves the paint.

—We find a floating paragraph which states that frogs
will shriek if subjected to torture, and instances a case
where a frog was slightly struck with a small switch. At
first it sought to escape by amazing leaps, but finding the
effort fruitless, it comme'nced to cry, its plaint imitating
that of a small child so nearly as to have deceived any one
not aware, of the kind of creature from which it emanated.
The cry appeared to be caused by fear, and not actual pain,
for the switching was so gentle that it could not have given
pain.

—A gray hair ivas espied by a lady among the raven
locks of a fair friend of hers a few days ago. “Oh, pray
pull it out,” she exclaimed. “If I pull it out, ten will
come to the funeral,” replied the lady who made the un¬
welcome discovery. “Pluck it out, nevertheless, said the
dark haired damsel; “it is of no sort of consequence how-
many come to the funeral, provided they all come in
black.”

—A hooded owl has been captured near Centreville, Leon
county, Florida. The bird is of a white and yellow color
with a snowy hood around the face. When provoked, he
swells out and utters a hissing sound like a small steam
escape.

—When you see a woman winding her watch in a horse
car, you may make up your mind that she has not had a
watch very long.

FOREST AND STREAM

For Forest and Stream.

THE MEGALLOWAY.

M URMURING through the forest’s glades,

And in its cool recesses,

Singing through the tall reed blades,

O’er moss and water-cresses;

Where the flickering shadows play
Runs the swift Megalloway.

Down the rugged mountain side
Beneath the long-limbed beeches,

Where ferns bend o’er its foaming tide,

And sun light never reaches;

Flecked with spots of snowy spray
Leaps the bright Megalloway.

O’er shattered trees and river rocks
The restless water dashes,

Where, from the tumult of the shocks,

The snowy mist-cloud flashes;

Ever onward to the fray
Roars the fierce Megalloway.

’Mid unsown fields of tall wild rice,

And beds of tangled rushes,

Where in the fall the sweet swamp spice
In crimson beauty blushes;

While on it’s waves the sun beams play

Sleeps the calm Megalloway. W. A.

For Forest and Stream.

THE HUNTER NATURALIST.

NUMBER TWO—THE MOOSE.

H AYING- in a previous article given tlie scientific diag¬
nosis of the alee (Hamilton, Smith, and Jardine), in
this will be delineated its peculiarities and habits. Moose
are the largest living members of the deer family; a mature
male standing higher than the average horse, measuring
from seventeen to eighteen hands, and often weighing over
a thousand pounds. The males are considerably larger
than the females. Their color is quite variable, depending
upon season and climate, some being of an ashy gray,
others of a darker grey, and a few in the autumn a glossy
black. The extremities of their hairs are usually brown or
black, and toward the centre and roots dingy white.'

I have seen in the wilds of Nova Scotia moose with
sparkling grizzly coats in September. The young are of a
quakerish brown color, which grows darker with age. The
hair is exceedingly coarse and strong, and somewhat brittle.
That it breaks when bent is not true, since the squaws color
and use it in their ornamental work. With the advance of
winter the coats assume a darker hue, and the hairs grow
longer and thicker. The necks of the males are surmounted
with a mane of stiff hairs, varying in length from five to
ten inches, which, when the animals are enraged, bristle
up like the mane of a lion. Two fleshy appendages—dew¬
laps of loose skins—hang from the throat, and are covered
with long black hairs. The tail is very short, so short that
Tlioreau, in an examination of a moose in the Maine
woods, overlooked it altogether. The most striking pecu¬
liarities of these animals are enormous lengtn of legs,
head, and ears, short and thick body, small eyes, immense
nostrils, and an elongated, thick, ponderous, and flexible
upper iip. And this lip is so peculiarly and curiously con¬
structed as to warrant a full and particular description of
its formation and use. Some writer has aptly described it
as “of a size between the lip of the horse and that of the
tapir.” It is square in shape and furrowed in the middle,
appearing divided. The varied and rapid movements of
this heavy protruding muscular development are due to
four pairs of strong muscles arising from the maxillaries.
This seemingly awkward and misshapen organ is not trace¬
able to any freak of nature, but is thus purposely formed,
These peculiarities, that some denominate inelegancies of
form, but which declare afresh the beautiful law of God,
everywhere present in organized beings particular adapta¬
tion to circumstances. These animals, when view T ed in the
light of this law, are symmetrical in proportion and grace¬
ful in appearance. The feet of the moose, though pecu¬
liarly developed, cannot - be termed awkward or clumsy
after close examination. The hind hoofs are perfectly
formed, and so well proportioned as to make a beautiful
foot; long, slender, convex, and tapering. The horny
points or spurs, and not the hoofs, make the clattering
sound when the animal is in motion. The fore feet are
flatter, somewhat shorter, and less tapering than the hind
feet, and are, we think, more common and unattractive.
The feet of the moose are very different from those of the
caribou (Rangifer, Hamilton Smith), the hoofs of the lat¬
ter being much shorter, wider, more covered, and not so
pointed at the toes. The hunter can, after seeing the
tracks of these different animals a few times, distinguish
one from the other at a glance. The feet of the moose are
susceptible of greater expansion than those of the caribou.
I have found the average size of the mature alee foot to be
about seven inches from the heel to the toes, four inches
across the widest point on the concave side when the foot
is closed, and about three quarters of an inch across the
points of the toes. The hoofs may be spread until the
toes are four inches apart. I have, however, found tracks
in very marshy places measuring from back of the horny
points to the extreme tips of the toes ten inches, and across
the widest point on the concave side of the foot six inches.
In the foot of the moose we have another, illustration of
special adaption. These animals live during the summer
Months in immense swamps, where, if the hoofs did not

expand to bear them up, they would often sink so deep in
the mire as not to be able to extricate themselves, and when
pursued their progress would be so retarded as to cause
them to fall an easy prey to their enemies. This also en¬
ables these animals the better to travel in the deep snows of
winter, and at all times to leave less of a trail for the cun¬
ning Indian hunter than these heavy beasts would were
their feet otherwise formed. The legs of the moose are
without the metatarsal gland so characteristic of the genus
cervus group. The peculiar lip, long legs, and short neck
have direct reference to the uncommon mode of life of
these animals. They live only in forests, and subsist alone
by browsing, since in the wild state they never graze. They
will trail meadows of wild grass without feeding, but when
tamed they eat grass. Moose are constructed for the woods,
and not for the pasture. Their long fore legs enable them
to reach far up into birch and maple trees to secure the
tender and nutritious branches, and who will say that these
are not wisely formed, since without them they could not
so well feed on the side of deep acclivities where the
moosewood and the willow trees grow in great abundance?
And by these giraffe-like legs they are also enabled to ob¬
tain foliage out of reach by riding down young trees. And
the lip is used as a hand in seizing, tearing off, and gather¬
ing the twigs and leaves of trees and carrying them to the
mouth. The teeth of the moose have one peculiarity not
common to the ruminants. In the molar tooth appears a
fine illustration of what naturalists call intentional struc¬
ture. That it was formed by an intelligent Creator for a
specific work in this animal is evident. It could hot seem¬
ingly have been brought about by natural selection. The
remarkable modification of the crown of the molar tooth
in the moose, deep cleft, and the enamel surrounding the
cutting edges unusually hard and sharp, must have been
formed to enable the animal to masticate the dry, coarse
branches and bark of trees upon which it subsists from
necessity in winter and through choice at other seasons of
the year. Much of the noble appearance of the bull moose
in his native haunts is due to his horns. In the spring
time, when void of these weapons of war and articles of
ornament, he is as changed as the peacock without his tail
of beauty and glory. The female moose, on account of
having no horns, never strikes one as remarkable. The
antlers of the moose vary much in size and shape in the
Same adult animal every year. As a rule, the heaviest and
most perfectly developed are grown in seasons most favor¬
able to vegetation. The abundance or scarcity of food,
rather than other causes, determines their form and weight.
The young bull moose grows two knobs, of from one to
two inches long, the first season. These are not cast in the
fall of the first or second year. ‘When a year old these
knobs are developed into spike horns, varying from five to
eight inches in length, and remain on the head until the
following April or May, when they drop off, and are re¬
placed by long cylindrical or forked horns; in the fourth
year they begin to branch forward and become palmated;
in the fifth and sixth years they grow in a triangular form,
the palmated portions ending in from five to eight points
or fingers,* the whole resembling an expanded hand. The
moose produces the most perfectly developed antlers after
the fifth year, the horns of a mature animal often measur¬
ing from the root to the extremity, following the curve, four
and five feet across from tip to tip, and the palm on the
widest surface sixteen inches. They cast their horns annu¬
ally after the second year during the months of December
and January, and so prodigious is the growth that by the
following August they are furnished with a new and com¬
plete set. During the summer months these are covered
with what hunters call velvet. During the velvet state the
horns arc so tender as to bleed freely when cut, and may
like vegetables, be sliced with a knife. They begin to hard¬
en in the month of August, and I have seen two of these
animals in the latter part of this month (August) with
peeled and ripe horns. Usually, however, it is in the
month of September that this velvet peels off and leaves
the antlers hard. This covering is as thick as the hide of
the moose. In August the velvet splits into narrow pieces,
and oftentimes the antlers are seen draped with ribbons.
Only the males have horns, yet I have been told of three
cows killed bearing small antlers. This is not impossible,
since female deer (G. Virginianus ) have been known to
bear horns.

Below are the dimensions of a pair of horns of an unu¬
sually large moose, killed in Nova Scotia, and measured by
the writer. The branches of this pair of antlers differed
very much, as much as if grown by sep.uute animals. One
had two distinct palms; the first was seven inches from the
base, with four well developed fingers, varying from six to
eight inches in length. This palm, at the widest part, was
seven inches across, and from the root to the extreme point
of the first palm, not following the curve, but passing over
the centre, eighteen inches.The second palm measured
from the second point of the branching of the two, follow¬
ing the centre to the extreme finger, thirty-two inches. The
first finger on this palm was fourteen inches long, the sec¬
ond seven inches, the third four inches, the fourth and the
last four two inches. This palm was at the widest point
fourteen inches across. The other half of the antler had
but one palm, which was in everyway inferior to either
palms of the other antler, the wrist or arm extending from
the base to where the first palm was on the other half.
Here it forked into two fingers of ten inches in length each.

The wrist was about eight inches to the palmated portion
and from the end of the wrist to the extreme point of the
palm thirty-one inches, upon which were but five fingers
This only measured at the widest part nine inches. The
first fingers of this pair of antlers were forty-eight inches
apart, and the extreme tips forty inches. The antlers
weighed sixty and a half pounds.

It is now conceded by all naturalists that the horns of
the deer family furnish no clue to their age. Of course
the horns of very old moose can be readily distinguished
from young animals in their prime. On old moose, as a
rule, they are contorted, ill-shapen, and have a bleached
appearance, with the tips or fingers but partially devel¬
oped around the outer edge of the palms- The reason that
no correspondence exists between the number of prongs or
horns of deer and their age is that they are the distinct
product of one year. In the ox kind ( Bos taunts ), which do
not cast their horns, but have an annual ringlet after three
years up to the ninth year, the age is readily determined.

The period of gestation with the moose is about nine
months. They bring forth about the middle of May one
calf the first and second years, and afterwards two at a
birth. Very old cows become barren. With the mother
the summer is a season of retirement. She goes alone to
the wildest, unfrequented, moss covered swamps of the
forest, and never leaves them until the month of Septem¬
ber, when she comes forth to select a companion. No
doubt but that she withdraws to these deep recesses near
lakes to protect her young from carniverous animals and
the bull moose. The calves continue to follow the mothei
long after she ceases to feed them. It is probable that in
many cases they keep with her until they are two or three
years old. I have on more than one occasion trailed for
two or three days a cow moose accompanied by a calf and
yearling. My guide says that many winters ago he found
in moose yards, at two different times, cows with a two
year old yearling and calf. Although the male moose re¬
sorts during the summer months to morasses and low situ¬
ations, they keep separate from the females.

The moose is a timid, retiring animal, which delights in
evergreens, moisture, and perpetual silence, scrupulously
avoiding the society of all other animals. In old age the
moose becomes sullen and morose. Separating from its
kind, it dies alone in the solitude.

I was surprised to find that while the caribou (Rangifer
IT. Smith) is found inhabiting many of the districts with
the moose, that its feeding and tramping grounds are sepa¬
rate. It trails and feeds around moose habitations without
encroaching upon their territory.

Moose suffer quite as much from hot "weather as do our
domestic cattle. During the hot season they remain quiet
in the vicinity of lakes, feeding on aquatic plants, stand¬
ing much of the time in water, where they will remain for
hours immersed with nothing but their noses above the sur¬
face. This they do. to cool themselves, to escape from
black flies and mosquitoes, and especially to rid themselves
of two large breeze flies (their special enemies), one grey
and speckled, termed moose fly, since they are especially
fond of these animals. They also frequent the margins of
lakes and streams to feed upon the roots, stalks, and leaves
of the yellow lily. Their habit of reaching under water,
so as to feed on the roots of these water plants, gave rise
to the Indian belief that the moose possessed the power of
remaining under water the wTiole day. That they entirely
disappear from view when thus feeding is "well established,
but that they can live under "water for any length of time
is only credited by Indians. They are strong and rapid
swimmers, and have been known to cross a distance of two
miles from one shore to another. Neither do these animals
thrive well in severe cold weather. We are inclined to
think that they suffer much during hard winters. Of one
thing we are certain, that with the approach' of winter they
commence to feed on the southern slopes of heavily -wooded
ridges that descend to fir thickets, that they may find cover
in extremely cold days. That they are found inhabiting
the northern portions of the two continents would seem to
contradict this opinion. This would be true were we not
speaking of the extreme cold weather common to the most
northern latitudes. We have the authority of Nellsson, the
Swedish naturalist that the elk cannot endure so cold a cli¬
mate as the stag. The moose on the 1st of September, the
beginning of the rutting season, commence to “travel up,
as the Indians term it, and in a few days work out of the
bogs and marshes and appear on the higher lands of the
forest. During this period—September and October--tbo
bull moose drinks and feeds but little for days at a time.
He stalks the forest a proud, haughty, defiant monarch,
conscious of his strength and beauty, with horns strippe
of the last ribbon of deciduous skin, and polished by con
stant rubbing against the liacmatack, and with immense
round powerful neck, and in the finest bodily vigor an
condition. He goes forth to assert his demands among his
rivals. He is no longer timorous and shy, but bold, de
ant, and dangerous. His -weapons are his horns and hoo s,
and few animals can use the latter to better advantage. _
is reported that the animal can with a single blow of 11&
hoof kill a wolf. During this season he has been known
to rush at a man with intent to kill. A moose huntei o
the Mirimichi River, New Brunswick, told me that
hunting some twenty years ago he wounded slightly a
moose, which he trailed over a mountain, and unexpec e

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met tlie animal on his back track, which made a rush at
him, he only saving his life by throwing himself on the
ground, while the animal dashed madly by. Another time,
while far up the same river, guiding a gentleman from New
York, when turning a bend in the river, they saw standing
in the water one of these noble animals. He (the guide)
called in imitation of the cow; the bull answered, and
came down until he appeared in sight of the boat, when,
on discovering the deception, he became terribly enraged,
striking the water with his feet, making it .fly high in the
air, and dashing it first one way and then the other with
his horns, frightening the sportsman in such a manner that
he failed to shoot him. • *

In this season no animal could present a nobler appear¬
ance. View him as he stands with glossy coat glistening
in the early sun, with wide-spread antlers upward stretched
like the hands of some fabled god, and say if you can, that
there is nothing in him to admire. He at times during this
period becomes furiously mad, tearing wildly through the
thickets, pawing the earth with his feet, and making dead
branches crack like pistol shots. This is when, as the In¬
dians say, he is “real mad.” This is in reality the bellow¬
ing season. The bull roars, and utters his peculiar, short,
gutteral sounds, and the cow pours forth a wild, prolonged
call. The latter goes forth of a still October night, with
the going down of the sun, to some high banen ridge, sur¬
rounded with deep and heavy forests, and ihere she bellows
forth the wildest of strains until answered by the bull. We
believe the call may be heard on a still night three miles or
more. The bellow of the moose is the deepest sounded
and wildest to be heard in our forests. During this season
the bulls fight many desperate battles. In these conflicts
one or both are killed.

John Logan, the renowned guide of Hova Scotia, told
me that while trailing late in the fall he came upon the
remains of two dead moose that had killed each other.
Their bodies were terribly pierced and bruised, a portion
of the horn of one was broken off, while the side of the
other had been pierced by a prong. There they lay, foes
joined in death. “John,” I asked, as we sat one night
smoking in front of our camp fire, “did you ever see two
moose fight?” His e} r e fired as he answered yes. “Well,”
I replied, “give me the story, I am just in the right mood
to hear it.” “It was,” said he, striking his pipe against the
log of our camp, “twenty falls ago. I had just come home
from sea. My cousin said, ‘John Logan, do you want to go
over to Yarmouth moose hunting day after to-morrow?’ I
said yes, no care if I do. We started; my cousin was
guide and I was gentleman. First night after getting into
camp I called. Ho answer came. Next night my cousin
called. Two bull moose answered from opposite ways.
We heard them coming, talking savagely to each other.
On they came, making as much noise as if this camp
was carried right through the woods, striking their horns
against the bushes and bellowing terribly. We kept per¬
fectly still; moon made night very light. How they came
out of the thick woods into sight. Two great fellows, I tell
you. They moved right up toward each other until they
got on top of the ridge in front of me and my cousin. N o
fight right away; one little ’fraid of other. They commence
going round and round; come closer and closer each time;
pretty soon they made right at one another, when they hit.
Upon Indian’s word, they sound just like that thunder last
night. What hard fight! Indian never saw two animals fight
like that before. Soon one got advantage of other and threw
him. He right up and at it again; when they struck sound
like a shot gun. Indian could stand it no longer, so he
took aim on the biggest and pulled. Before he fell the
other turned him right over backward just as easy as I turn
that cup. Jumping one side two or three steps he stood
ready for fight, thinking he had knocked the other down,
As he stood there, not knowing what had happened, my
cousin raised his rifle and shot him. You wouldn’t think,”
he said to me, “how spry and smart such big moose are
when fighting; jump just like little lambs.”

I have been assured by more than one moose hunter that
they have witnessed such scenes as those described by
John. I can testify that the moose on certain occasions are
spry and quick of motion. I remember once of having
made an exceedingly poor shot at a noble moose that stood
on the edge of a large barren. With the report of my gun
he made as graceful a bound, and disappeared as rapidly
from view, as ever did roe or Virginia buck.

With the close of the rutting season (Hovember 1st) the
bull moose appears like another animal. He no longer
trails through the forest bidding defiance to his foes, but
mopes along with downcast head and dragging limbs, pay¬
ing little or no attention to passing events. His coat is now
rough and dingy, and his antlers seem to serve no purpose
save as a heavy weight to keep his head bowed down. He
is cadaverous, gaunt, and exceedingly stupid. Recovering
not from his fall campaign, he remains poor until the next
spring, when he again rallies. About the 1st of Hovem¬
ber moose begin to look about for winter quarters. These
are usually selected with reference to the abundance of
white birch maples (white, striped, swamp), poplar, witch
hazel, mountain ash, and the different species of firs. From
most of these trees I have picked specimens on which were
indications of their browsing.

While moose are not gregarious, several are often found
feeding together in what are called moose yards. These
yards are Simply their feeding grounds, and are made by
the animals’ constant browsing about the pasture grounds,
and are not the result of plan or thought. During the time
of the falling of snow they go around browsing, following
each other unconsciously making paths. Of course, this

process is kept up every day, so that when the snow be¬
comes very deep they have well beaten roads running in
every direction over quite a large territory. They have a
very delicate way of eating, nibbling only a little at a time.
It sometimes happens ere the snow lies very deep on the
ground that they change and form new yards. They never
venture far, however, after the first snow falls, in search of
new browsing pastures, and the change is never made un¬
less there be a necessity for it in the scarcity of food and
imperfect shelter. I do not think that the moose can be
strictly called a migratory animal, since they never leave
their native ground and forests for strange lands and woods.
True, they are obliged to visit and live in the different
neighborhoods of their own wilds in order that they may
obtain sufficient food, but this can hardly be called migra¬
tion. The moose is easily tamed, and can be broken to the
harness without much difficulty. There was one some
years ago, owned by an old man in Hova Scotia, which he
drove to town and drew wood with. The author of “Camp
Life” tells us of riding several miles in Maine after one of
these animals. From Pennant we learn that they were for¬
merly used in Sweden to draw sledges, but the escape of
criminals being often facilitated by their speed their use
for this purpose was prohibited under heavy penalties.

The enemies of the moose are the black bear (Ursus Am-
ericanus) and the wolf (G. occidentals, variety griseoalbus).
Wolves are not common to all the districts inhabited by
these animals, but when found together the wolves hunt
them in packs, and though one or more may fall before a
thrust of the horn or blow of the sharp hoof, yet they are
sure in the end to kill. The cows and their young suffer
most from the wolf and the bear. The bear seldom ever
makes an open attack upon the moose, but approaches in a
stealthy manner, and thus secures his prey without much
difficulty. I once saw where a bear had made a spring
from a hiding place upon two bull moose as they passed
along. It had missed its game, but pursued the two for
about half a mile, when the trail was abandoned. I have
never seen the moose give evidence of such speed as in this
chase. The first few jumps after discovering the bear
measured twelve feet. When striking into a trot their
strides were immense.

The moose is thought to attain to a great age, though
there is nothing positive as to their length of years when
wild. It is very doubtful whether the moose will live as
long in a domesticated state as it would were it to remain
in the wilds.

These animals give evidence of possessing exceedingly
delicate feelings—love, jealousy, and hatred. These are
expressed in various ways. The following story will illus¬
trate their capacity for education and attachment :—“I pro¬
cured in India,” says D’Obsonville, “a young elk of ten
or twelve days old, and had it for about two years without
ever tying it up. I even let it run abroad, and sometimes
amused myself with making it draw in the yard or carry
little burdens. I accustomed it to eat anything; it came
when called, and I found few signs of impatience, except
when it was not allowed to remain near me. When I de¬
parted for Sumatra, I begged Mr. Law, governor general,
to accept it. This gentleman had no opportunity of keep¬
ing it about his person, as I had done, so he sent it to his
country house, where it was kept alone, and being confined
it became so furious as not to be approached, even by the
person who daily brought it food. After some months’
absence I returned. It knew me afar off, and as I observed
the efforts it made to get at me I ran to meet it, and I con¬
fess I can never forget the impressions which the caresses
and transports of this unhappy animal made upon me. A
friend of mine who was present at this meeting could not
forbear to sympathize with me and partake of my feelings.”

A. B. Lamberton.
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PREPARATION FOR SPRING FLOWER
PLANTING—THE HOT BED.

“Give fools their gold and knaves their power.

Let fortune’s babbles rise and fall,

Who sows a field, or 'trains a flower,

Or plants a tree, is more than all.”

T this season of the year, when indications of spring
are daily increasing around us, and the cheerful
notes of the blue bird and the piping of the robin re¬
mind us that the reign of the winter solstice is drawing
to a close, we would remind our readers—ladies and others
interested in the planting of garden seeds—that now,
as soon as the ground is in good order, they can begin to
plant out their seed with a view to embellish and beautify
the little garden plat before their city homes. Many of our
lady friends purchase good seeds and sow them in the hopes
of a bright and glorious resurrection of flowers a few
weeks later. They sow, to Lo sure, in hopes, but alas!
their hopes are in vain. To such we would say, be not dis¬
couraged by your first failure. Try again; the best efforts
sometimes come to naught. The most careful florist, the
skillful cultivator, will sometimes fail of success. But he
stands not idling away the spring time, but with cunning
hand and cultured mind scatters the tiny seeds upon the
lawn, in the garden, and by the wayside that shall anon
spring up in all the flashing beauty of a paradise of crim¬
son crosses and golden stars, a profusion of vine and ten¬
dril, of bud and flower, in a gorgeous multitude to dazzle
and gratify both eye and taste.

To all who have the ambition to try, or the taste to desire
to improve their homes, we would give a few practical sug¬

gestions upon the same, which may not be out of place in
this department of Forest and Stream.

As many of our lady friends have not perhaps a “hot
bed” for raising flowers, we would give- them a few direc¬
tions for making a cheap and proper frame of sufficient
capacity to grow a large number of valuable flowers. How
heat is the first principle needed in the raising of flowers,
and a hot bed is only the receptacle of a large or small
quantity of any fermenting material that in its decompo¬
sition and chemical action produces heat. This heat, to
be made available for our purpose, must be raised consid-
erbaly above the atmosphere in which it is placed. The
necessary degree of heat for the culture of the different
kinds of seeds sown in the prepared bed is quite easily
learned. Of the different substances used in making a hot
bed, I have always found the best to be a good strawy
stable manure. This you can readily mix with other ani¬
mal or vegetable matter, refuse, and decayed leaves, which
should always be gathered in the autumn months. This
basis for hot beds, if possible, should be kept under a shel¬
ter of rough boards, if nothing better offers. One good
cartload will be found amply sufficient for a small hot bed,
capable of raising a good, generous supply of the different
kinds of plants wherewith to stock your garden beds and
border walks. This manure should be broken up finely
with a fork, and thrown up lightly in a cone-shaped heap,
where it will soon ferment and become warm enough for
the .preparation of the receptacle which is to receive it.
Sometimes when thus treated the heat may become too
strong, or the temperature hot, and here you are to be very
careful and watch your operations closely. Remember,
when making your bed, that too great heat is far less pref¬
erable than to await a later period of planting and tlieD
plant in the open air. The manure heap should be turned
over with a fork two or three times during two weeks until
decomposition has become somewhat perfected, and then
thoroughly broken up into fine fragments, or shaken up.
When you find it in this stage it is ready to be placed in
the bed. You will make your bed of any size you deem
the most convenient, .say five or six frames two feet and six
inches in width and of proportionate length. Throw out
your bed to the depth of eighteen inches, and put a frame
of plank or board inside, having the back side eight or ten
inches or so above the surface, and -the front side some
four inches less than the front, or at an inclination of from
four to eight inches. This frame may be one foot smaller
than the bed. The fermented preparation is now to be
thrown in and levelled, and very regularly spread over the
bottom of the bed, and then varied in successive layers
until you have raised it to the height you desire. The upper
surface should be made quite level, and the frame and sash
set firmly upon it. In about forty-eight hours the retarded
fermentation will begin again, and c@nsiderable steam will
be seen under the glass. You will now add finely sifted,
good garden soil to the depth of four or five inches. How
your bed is ready to p.ant seeds or plunge pots within the
frame.

If your hot bed is made after the above recommendation
you have little feaj-of making it too hot. Heither should
you forget that the temperature of the soil or the atmos¬
phere over it should never exceed sixty degrees. This may
be permitted to fall to forty and forty-eight degrees with¬
out injury to the plants. You will find a thermometer of
much value in regulating the heat of your hot bed. The 1st
of April is the time you will begin in earnest to make your
hot beds. Thus, if you have good success, your plants
will be ready to plant out from the 10th to the middle of
May.

How we leave our lady friends to prepare their hot beds,
and in our next we will take their plants, which have just
come up, and are showing from one to three leaves, and tell
them all about other matters and things in relation to the
future of their little seedlings. Ollipod Quill.

The Zoological Garden. —The Zoological Society have
received $91,000 toward a garden, and there are now four
hundred members. The grounds have been laid out, and
a handsome gate house has been erected. A fancy build¬
ing for monkeys, a deer house, and bear pits have been
finished.

The animals now in the garden consist principally of
donations, and number about two hundred. Among the
larger are two full grown buffaloes; one grizzly, one cinna¬
mon, two black and two brown bears; elks, black tail deer,
etc., etc. In the collection there are also marmosets, silver
gray foxes, prairie dogs, several varieties of wolves, hedge¬
hogs, ravens, eagles, parrots, birds, of different kinds, etc.

A large aquarium is .soon to be commenced, $10,000 hav¬
ing been donated for that purpose by gentlemen interested
in the science. Mammoth tanks, containing fresh and salt
water collections, will be placed therein. When complet¬
ed, fresh water reptiles from all parts of the world, can be
seen, making this building one of the most interesting fea¬
tures of the garden.

A letter just received from the Superintendent of the
garden, who is collecting animals, dated Melbourne, Aus¬
tralia, states that he has secured a large collection of the
birds, animals, kangaroos, etc., of that far off land, which
will be shipped to Philadelphia via. San Francisco, May 4,
arriving in time for the opening of the garden. He was’
about to leave for India to secure lions, elephants, etc.,
which he hopes to have here by the same time.

The last paragraph surprises us. If the “garden” is
going into the general menagerie business, it will cost a
mint of money and we should not like to be one of those
responsible for the endless outlay .—Germantown Telegraph.
-—--

—A monstrosity was still-born at Rutland, Vermont, a
day or two since, being a calf with two heads, two necks,
two well and fully formed breasts, and having six perfectly
formed legs—four front or fore legs, and two hind ones.

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CO-OPERATIVE GAME LAWS.

H EREWITH is given a comparative table of Clos
Seasons for all kinds of Game and Fish in each
State of the Union where protective laws exist, so that
the reader can determine at a glance, without the trouble
of hunting through volumes of codified laws, j ust
what particular bird, animal, or fish is excepted, or pr 0
hibited from being caught or killed, at any given month
in the year. Its usefulness and labor-saving charac¬
ter are apparent. He who examines carefully, however
cannot fail to see liow strangely the laws conflict as respects
the game of any given latitude, even in- States that are con¬
tiguous and homogeneous in their flora and fauna. The
times and seasons often vary several weeks in localities that
lie within the same geographical zone and between the
same parallels of latitude. It is apparent at once what op
portunity is thus given to those who desire to evade the
laws, either in the killing or selling of game, while to the
well disposed and most earnest advocates of protection the
jumble of heterogeneous and interminable legislation ren¬
ders it almost impossible to keep in mind, or even deter¬
mine, when and where any particular kind of game is in
season or out of season. More than this, within the gen¬
eral law of individual States are hundreds of special pro-
visions, excepting this pond and that stream, and this
county and that township, so that there are prohibited dis¬
tricts, and close seasons within close seasons, that render
the confusion worse confounded, and defeat the efforts of
those who seek the general welfare. And at each session
of every Legislature some well meaning and enthusiastic
advocate of protection clamors for additional and more
stringent measures, so that in the midst of too much legis¬
lation and too much protection we are likely to defeat the
ends we strive for.

It is obvious that the only remedy lies in co-operative
legislation, and in a simplified code. Nature has singularly
defined her geographical belts, and designated the animal
and organic life that dwells within them. As certainly are
the boundaries of the range of the deer and the habitat
of the trout defined as are the varieties of food upon
which they feed. Germs Virginianus is not found north of
a certain latitude, nor the Salmo fcntinalis south of a cer¬
tain latitude. The same is true of the ruffed and pinnated
grouse, the quail, the turkey, the moose, and the antelope.
What we need is one general enactment, that shall apply to
each of these geographical zones alike throughout its
breadth and extent, or at least to extended sections of these
zones. Game laws for Ohio need not be the same as for
Maine, hut the laws protecting game in Maine, Vermont,
and New Hampshire should he precisely alike, as the laws
for Ohio, Kentucky, and Illinois should be the same for
those particular States. To the Pacific coast the law of the
Atlantic would not apply, for the climates and seasons are
different. Local laws would have to he made for the moose
and the big horn sheep, for tlieir range is limited and fixed.
For the nomadic buffalo, which ranges through many de¬
grees of latitude, and whose periods of coming and going-
are as regular and well known as the rotation of the plan¬
ets, special and peculiar legislation is required. Never¬
theless, the genen 1 principle, as indicated, can he easily
applied. Under these provisions there would be no need
of local or neighborhood laws, for the game being thor¬
oughly protected throughout the whole State, the depleted
and barren districts of that State would in time he replen¬
ished and restocked. Different laws for contiguous States
are irrational, and as at present constituted they are actu¬
ally aiding to drive out and exterminate the game instead
of preserving it. If September is a close season in one
State, and October in the next adjoining, no end of trouble
must result; witness the case of the governor of Missouri,
who, when shooting near the border, happened to cross the
line into Kansas, and was very properly arrested for an
infringement of the law of the latter. There should be no
difference between the laws of Kansas and Missouri, for
their climate and latitude and game are essentially the
same.

We have now stated the facts and the necessities of the
case. We propose a practical application of the remedy,
premising (and taking the highest English authority as
judges of the question) that ‘fit is a known fact that all
the best measures for the protection of game, the most ju¬
dicious, not only for the sportsmen hut for those who gain
their subsistence by shooting and fishing, must always ema¬
nate from those who shoot and fish for their pleasure.”
Ordinarily, those who legislate, those who make the laws,
are not practical sportsmen, or so well informed on the
subject as to serve advantageously as scientific economists.
It is proper, therefore, that the drafts of any bill or bills
to he submitted to future legislative bodies should emanate
from the sportsmen, naturalists, and fish culturists of the
country, who make our game animals, their habits, their
protection, their pursuit, and their propagation a constant
and intelligent study. The remedy, then, and its applica¬
tion, lies in the co-operation of all the scientific and accli¬
mating societies and sportsmen’s clubs in the Union, and
we are herewith encouraged by the Game Protective So¬
ciety of New York and the American Fisli Culturists’ As¬
sociation of tlie United States (to both of which the scheme
has been presented) to laj r before all these clubs and associ¬
ations the importance of calling at an early day a conven¬
tion of sportsmen, naturalists, and culturists to select a
hoard of arbitration or reference, which shall prepare a
suitable draft of a law to be pressed for passage upon the
legislatures of the respective States, this reference to be
final, the Legislature to sit as a committee of tlie whole, and
the bill to he either rejected or accepted unconditionally-
Legislators who have tlie interests ot the country at heart
would not be jealous of tlieir prerogatives in such case;
indeed, they should he gratified to he relieved of tlie ardu¬
ous labor and responsibility of so important a measure.
We have received a great number of letters urging tins
movement for a general, convention, details of which will
soon be published, and we have no doubt that all clubs vm
readily fall in with it.

At the convention of Fish Culturists in February, we
first introduced this scheme to tlieir attention, and a reso¬
lution in conformity therewith was unanimously adoptee
by them as respects “fish and birds,” the word “annuals
being inadvertently omitted.

Jtjidl HfsitUmie.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

ON STOCKING PONDS.

BY A. S. COLLINS.

I T is commonly supposed that any pond is good enough
for black bass. If any one lias a pond or stream which
is too warm or sluggish for brook trout, he is told by his
sporting friends to stock it with black bass. As some of
the varieties which are popularly called black bass will live
in such places it is necessary in order to make my meaning
plain, to define the term “black bass.”

Well then, according to DeKay, a centrarclms fasciatm is
a black bass* and accorning to Agassiz a black bass is a
' c/ristes nigricans , and according to Professor Gill either or
neither are black bass; or rather there are only two kinds
of black bass, the little mouthed bass and the big mouthed
bass. While Mr. H. J. Reeder savs that a grystes salmoi-
des is a centrarclms fasciatus , and that a G. nigricans is
either.

Now, Mr. Editor, in such a state of affairs, what is a plain
and unlearned man to do, unless he calls the fish in ques¬
tion simply “black bass?” They will not live in a sluggish
stream, nor in a pond or lake which gets very warm in
summer. Any large stream which has a good current, a
current swift enough to keep the bottom of the channel
clear, with a rocky bottom, will support black bass, if
the temperature of the water does not rise very high in
summer. Any lake which has sufficient change of water
to keep a clean rocky bottom, and has springs enough in it
to keep the water moderately cool in summer, is also good.
But if they are put into a sluggish stream which deposits
enough sediment to make a muddy bottom, or if they
are put into a pond or lake which has a similar character,
they will not live. Or, to put in a saving clause, if they
should by any means live, it will not be as black bass.
They will sink into a muddy soapy fish, which will not
take the fly with a snap, or break from the water when fast,

!' and will become degenerate specimens of a once proud and
noble (black) race. The black bass have never artificially
f propagated. Nor is it practically necessary that the pro-
1 cess should be discovered, as a few pair will soon stock a
large area of water. They make a nest in summer and
cast their spawn, and take care of them while they are
hatching by fanning them with their fins and keeping them
clear of sediment and enemies, and giving them the proper
9 change of water while they are hatching. Their increase
1 is 100 per cent, more than any other good kind of fish.

It is the general impression that they care for their young
! and protect them for a certain time. If any of your read¬
ers have observed their habits in this respect, it would in¬
terest many of us if they would send you their observa-
I tions.

| Caledonia, N. Y.

i —We clip the following from the Boston Journal of the
27 th:—

A meeting of the Commissioners on Inland Fisheries was
; recently held at the State House, for the purpose of mutual
‘ consultation in regard to the collection of land-locked
salmon eggs. Massachusetts was represented by E. A.
Brackett and Asa French; Maine by E. M. Stilwell and
Henry O. Stanley; New Hampshire by Dr. W. W. Fletcher;
Vermont by Dr. M. C. Edmunds and Dr. M. Goldsmith;
Rhode Island by John G. Barden; Connecticut by Dr. Wm.
M. Hudson, Robert G. Pike and James A. Bill. Mr. Chas.
G. Atkins, Superintendent of the Penobscot Salmon Breed¬
ing Works at Bucksport, Me., which was established for
the collection of sea-going salmon eggs, was present by in¬
vitation. These works are owned by the States named
above, together with the United States, which are repre¬
sented by Professor Baird, the United States Commissioner.
Arrangements were made for the prosecution of the work
during the coming year, and funds were subscribed for that
purpose It is expected that Prof. Baird will get an appro¬
priation from the United States Government to aid in the
work being carried on at Bucksport. Mr. Hiram L.
Leonard of Bangor, who is collecting land-locked salmon
eggs at Sebec Lake, on a tributary o’f the Penobscot River,
was also present at the meeting. Connecticut and Mass¬
achusetts and the United States Commissioner are at pre¬
sent the only parties interested in the eggs of land-locked
salmon, but a discussion was had relative to admitting dur¬
ing the coming season the States of New Hampshire, Rhode
Island and Vermont. A full expression of views on both
subjects was had, and satisfactory arrangements made for
the prosecution of the work at Bucksport and Sebec Lake
during the coming season.

—The subjoined is a copy of the law just passed by Wis¬
consin appointing fish commissioners: —

An act to encourage the artificial propagation and the intro¬
duction into this State of the better kinds of fish.

The people of the State of Wisconsin represented in Senate
and Assembly, do enact as follows:—

Sec. 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any money
in the State treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum
of three hundred and sixty dollars to be expended under
the direction of three commissioners, to be appointed by
the Governor, whose duty it shall be to confer with Prof.
Spencer F. Baird, United States Commissioner of Fish and
Fisheries, and receive from him all spawns of fish of all
kinds donated by the General Government to the State of
Wisconsin.

Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of said commissioners upon
receiving any such spawns, or fish, by or through the said
United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, to im¬
mediately place such spawn in the care of responsible pis¬
ciculturists of the State and by them to be hatched and dis¬
tributed in the different waters in and surrounding the
State. s

FOREST AND STREAM.

Sec. 8 . This act shall take effect from and after its pas¬
sage and publication.

Approved March, 1874. #

The commissioners appointed were William Welsh, T.
C. Dousman, and Alfred Palmer.

—There have recently been placed in Long Island Pond,
near Sag Harbor, 50,000 young trout from the head waters
of Lake Michigan. _

—The Central City Park races at Macon, Georgia, took
place on March 26th and three following days. The second
day the weather was bad and the track heavy. The first
race—a one and a quarter mile dash, for all ages—was won
by Revenge, in 2:22, beating Fireball second and Nashville
Harry third. The second race was a three-quarter mile
dash, and was won by Quits, in 1:26f, Belle of Australia
being second and Pretty-by-Niglit lliird. The third race
was mile heats, best two in three. It was won in two
straight heats by Tabitha, Chief Engineer being second, and
Joe Johnston being distanced in the first heat. Time, 1:54
and 1:55. The third day the weather was fine and track in
splendid order. The first race, a mile and a half dash, was
won by Revenge, beating Tabitha. Time, 2:40. Lime¬
stone ran, but carried an overweight, and was badly jockey¬
ed. Bets on him were declared off. The second race was
a mile dash for two-year-olds and was won by Vandalike,
beating Letitia IT. and the Belle of Australia. Time, 1:50.
The third race for mile heats, best two in three, was won
by Ortolan, beating Joe Johnson and Fireball. Time, 1:484
and 1:494.

—The death of Count Johannes Maria Renard, a leader
of the German turf, is a late event to be much regretted.
Count Renard may have been known to some of our readers
when attached to the embassy at Washington. The owner
of a large domSin in Silesia, he devoted a great deal of at¬
tention to the raising of horses, importing the finest English
stock into Germany. Two of his horses, Hoclistapler and
Amalie von Edelreich, he landed as winners on the English
turf. In Berlin Baron Renard was celebrated for his hospi¬
tality. Besides being an agriculturalist of distinguished
merit, he occupied an important position in German
politics.

Some Hints About Houses. — Over forty years’ experi¬
ence in the management of horses has taught me that one
of the best things to prevent hots and worms in horses is to
give them, in their feed once a week, for about four or live weeks, in the
spring of the year, a small handful of wood ashes and a lump of rosin the
size of a walnut, pulverized. Great, attention should be paid t*o horses’
feet. Many fine horses are ruined by neglect of this attention. Never
let your horses stand in stable litter. You will also find it of great bene^
fit to keep in your stable a vessel with chamber lye in it, and in warm
weather wet well and swab the feet with it. Great care should be taken
in shoeing horses. First, have all the loose scroof taken out of the bot¬
tom of the foot, andauy loose rags on the frog smoothly taken off, but
nothing more. In buying a horse look particularly well to his feet, and
never breed from a horse with a contracted hoof .—Exchange.

Promoting Growth of Mane.— Midy Morgan gives
tliis recipe for accelerating the growth of hair on the manes
and tails of horses. She says: Take corrosive sublimate
(hyd. bichloride), oxymuriate of murcury, each four grains,
in one ounce of distilled water. Wash the parts where the
hair is thin with warm water and soap, then rub with a
linen cloth, and immediately after rub in some of the above
liniment. If the hair has been rubbed off by the animal’s
own endeavors to allay cutaneous irritation, then dress with
the following ointment: One ounce of fine flour sulphur,
one ounce of pulverized saltpeter, made into a soft ointment
with fresh butter of fresh rendered hog’s lard; rub in at
night and wash out in the morning with warm water and
soap; repeat three or four times. If the hair is scant from
natural debility of the capillary organs, then simply use
cold water applied with a toft sponge; avoid all combing
or brushing, and clean the mane and tail as Arabs do, with
a coarse flannel rubber .—Buffalo Live-Stock Journal.

<^Lnzwtr$ j^o (^omsyondentg.

We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sports¬
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, ini
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman's waft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

Dr. G., Baltimore.—Where can I get artificial eyes for small birds?
Ans. J. H. Batty, New Utrecht, L. I.

L. D. O., Philadelphia.—Two competitors will|not be allowed to use
the same rifle at the coming international match.

R. T. M., Nassau —We,do not know of any book describing the Grand
Manan. Perhaps some of our readers will give us the information.

W. A. Dougherty, Ohio.—Mr. Laverack.s price is £30 for the dog you
mention. It is necessary that you write as early as possible, as most of
his setters are already promised.

E. C.—What would he the expense of such a canoe as you give a de¬
scription cf in the last issue of your paper, and where can it be obtained?
Ans. The desired information may be found in Forest and Stream,
published March 26, under head of “Canoeing—Number Three.”

L.W. G.—What hooks would you recommend an amateur fisherman
to get, telling when and where to go, and what to use? Ans., Where to
go—Hallock’s “Fishing Tourist,” Scott’s “Fishing in American Waters.”
What to use—Roosevelt’s “Game Fish of the North,” Frank Forester’s
“Fish and. Fishing,” and Adams’ “Field and Forest Rambles.”

Myosotio, Brooklyn.—There is no shooting anywhere in this State
just now, except English snipe, and' they only remain a few days. West
Hampton, Riverhead, and the neighborhood of Smithville are excellent
for duck, quail, and woodcock. Tbe gun you mention is, we believe, a
good one for the money.

Ben, Detroit.—Between the .40 and .44»calibres we give preference to
the .44, for all round work, especially for long ranges. The Remington
breech-loader we think highly of/ See in No.-7, March 26th, result of
some trials, .which were very satisfactory. For the price we. know of .no
more serviceable breech-loading f owling.piece..

G. N., Baltimore.—Cleaning rifle is permitted under Wimbledon rules,
in a match like the International, open to any rifle, although forbidden
in matches restricted to breech-loaders alcme. If, however, any annoy¬

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ance as to delay of match should issue, from men wasting too much
time over cleaning, it might be very properly objected to.

W. E. Payson.— I expect to spend May or June in Washington Co.,
Maine. What flies and rods had I best take for trouting during those
months in brook and lake. Would it be worth while to take a light
fowling piece? Ans. 1. See “Sea and River” column this week’s Forest
and Stream. 2. No shooting in May and June. You ought to know
that.

G. T. J. O.—Where can I get some qnail eggs; I would lik^to get sev¬
eral dozen to hatch under a common hen, and then let them out on Long
Island, as quail are very scarce in our woods, 2d. Where are there good
snipe grounds, and how can I get there? Ans. 1. Write to T. M. Rod-
man, 696 B.ioadvvay. 2. All along the New Jersey and Long Island At¬
lantic coast.

W. I. Faddes,. Minnesota.—Please inform me where in the United
States caribou shoe packs maybe obtained? Ans. Can’t be gotten in
the United States. We are arranging with parties in Canada to supply
us, to enable us to fill the numerous orders we have for the same. We
have this day ordered a case of beefskin shoe-packs from Montreal for
a dozen of our subscribers who want them, which we hope to receive in
the course of a week. Use Indian (smoke) tanned caribou moccasins.

Carrol. —How great are the practical difficulties and embarrassments
and general expense (in proportion to fares) of transporting an ordinary
boat or canoe over the customary routes of sportsmen in their summer
travels? Ans. There have been instances where, by making arrange¬
ments previously, canoes have been received as baggage, and transported
free of charge. Shipping by express costs about as much as one fare,
and by freight less than half as much, but the latter method is very slow.

J. H. P. C., New Haven, Conn.—The Wesson of the calibre and weight
you mention is a serviceable gun. For general use would prefer the 44
to the 38. Both gu^ges of gnn would he equal at targets, but the heavier
projectile better for hunting. In regard to the next gun mentioned by
von, we know hut little about it, except to hear it most favorably spoken
of. The Remingtons make rifles costing $32, $34, $36 and $40; accord¬
ing to length. Their No. 2 model does not weigh quite 7£ pounds, and
has open sights and nicely adjusted trigger.

Excelsior, St. Louis.—Will you be good enough to let me know tbe
price of the Laverack setters, the pups per pair; also a pair of dogs?
Would Florida be a good place for a first-class hotel; by Florida, I mean
some of the towns where sportsmen and visitors chiefly stop or pass
through,and what would be the best town to start in and if it is a healthy
country? Ans. Along the Indian and Hillsboro Rivers the country is
very healthy, and several of our correspondents have spoken of the ne¬
cessity for hotels there, affirming that the venture would prove remuner¬
ative, as the number of sportsmen there, this winter especially, is very
large.

A. II. T.—Will you oblige a reader by answering the following ques¬
tions: At what lake or lakes can good black bass and pickerel (or
either) be found, together with hotel or boarding-house accommodations
for a gent and his wife, &c. ? 2. What rod would you recommend for
trolling and still fishing for these fish? Ans. 1. Greenwood Lake, 12
miles from Turner’s Station on Erie Railroad is a favorite summer re¬
sort. Turner’s is 45 miles from New York. Crystal Lake, Dundaff,
Susquehanna County, is another spot well spoken of. Canaan, Litch¬
field County, Conn., is a splendid place for pickerel and pike.

Sportsman, Erie, Penn.—Snipe cannot lawfully be shot in this State
between April 20th and September 1st, and this is something of a hard¬
ship upon sportsmen in the extreme western counties, and especially on
the shore of Lake Erie, for, owing to the severity of oar seasons, it is
often as late as from the 10th to the 16th of April before the snipe make
their appearance here, arid thus a law framed for the southeastern part
of the State, and that affords them their full measure of sport after
snipe, nearly deprives us of all that enjoyment. Is it necessary to pro¬
tect a migratory bird like the snipe at all? Ans. We think that protec¬
tive laws for migratory birds accomplish little good in the spring, as the
passage of wild fowl is swift, and they do not stop to feed by the way, as
they do in the fall.

H. , Philadelphia.—Is Chincoteague or Cobb’s Island, the best place
for hay snipe shooting? Ans. Cobb’s Island. At what time in May are
they most abundant? Ans. We never recommend the* shooting of bay
snipe until September. Wbat grain of Curtis & Harvey’s powder com¬
pares in size with Dupont No. l duck and Orange lightning No, 7? Ans
About No. 6.

J. J. M., Hamilton.—Thanks for attention in regard to rifle meeting,
which you will find in to-day’s issue. We give the size of targets as laid
down in the reports of our N. R. A. for 1873. We .expect the new re¬
port very shortly.

I. The size of the targets shall be—

a. Up to 200 yards, 6 feet by two feet.

b. Over 800 to 600 yards, 6 feet square.

c. Over 600 to 1,000 yards, 6 feet by 12 feet.

d. At 400 yards, for volley firing, 6 feet by 12 feet.

2. In competition for individual firing, the size of the bull’s eyes and
centres shall be—

a. Up to 300 yards, bull’s eye, 8-inch square; centre, 2 feet,

b. Over 300 to 500 yards, bull’s eye, 2 feet square; centre, 4 feet.

c. Over 600 to 1.000 yards, bull’s eye, 3 feet square; centre, 6 feet.

d. 400 yards, volley, bull’s eye, 2 feet high and extending across the
target; centre, foot above and below bull’s eye; outer, remainder of
target.

Lieut. E. O, II., San Francisco.—Having read the U. S. Ordnance
Memoranda No. 15, and having seen the term used, “musket powder,”
you want to know what known grades of private makers can be com¬
pared with it for strength—size of grain, recoil, &c.? Ans. The Ord¬
nance officer of the National Armory at Springfield has kindly given us
the following data as the only record known to the department: 10
grains musket powder, with a 450 grain bullet, fired from a S? B. & R.
M., cal. 50, model, 68, gave an initial velocity of 1,299 feet per second;
70 grains Hazard electric, as above, gave initial velocity of 1,377 feet per
second. The Lafliu & Rand Powder Company tell us that the FF. car¬
tridge powder made by them is musket powder, and so called by the
Government when used by them. The importance of knowing, exactly
the differences of strength of powder is vital in shooting at long range,
as our correspondent well knows. It happens sometimes at Creedmoor
that a man gets on the target every time at 1,000 yards, while his neigh¬
bor cannot. Both are using the same weight of powder, shooting from
the same guns, hut the difference is in the powder. Sometimes careful
practice will show the difference in the powder, and good results can be
had by .careful elevation or depression, as the case may determine, with
various brands of powder. We will try shortly to give the subject a
fuller development.

Several Querists.— Various voluminous documents referring to the
scrub race between the yachts Ariel and Storm King having been sub¬
mitted to us, we append our decision. Space will not permit us to print
all the papers and letters from the different judges and the gentlemen af¬
terward elected to decide between them. But, as we understand the case,
it was simply this: A scrub race was appointed for a certain day, and
the use of oars absolutely forbidden, which was the only restrict¬
ion imposed upon the competitors. The yachts got under way, Ariel
soon taking the lead and keeping it throughout the entire race. On the
way home it fell a flat calm, both vessels drifting towards the stake-boat.
To avoid a steamboat, it is said, Ariel let go her anchor, getting it, how¬
ever, before she had time to swing. Storm King claims race on techni¬
cality of Ariel having let go her anchor. Ans, The Ariel wins. The
only definite restriction in the agreement between the yachts, was
against the use of oars or sweeps, but we fail to see how letting go an¬
chor under foot in a fair-going tide is to accelerate tbe speed of a yacht.
So much for the special agreement governing the race. Under ordinary
regulations the Ariel would still win, as the general ruling, of-clubs here
and in England permits a yacht to anchor during a face, provided she
gets her anchor again. And under general rules the • Ariel, would have
another claim to the prize, from the fact of the Stonh King having
thrown ballast overboard.

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manure. Among these^were certain large species which the
fishermen called carp, o% account of their olive color, and
which may have been this species, hut which at the time
we were unable to distinguish from the gold fish by any
other character; and indeed, among the largest specimens
we found quite a number which were quite particolored,
indicating that they were gold fish, or else hybrids between
that and the carp. However this may have been, we shall
be glad qf any information that our readers may be able to
give us.

It is well known that the gold fish under certain circum¬
stances fails to put on its brilliant livery until at quite an ad¬
vanced period of life; and should there be any question as
to the character of particular species, it may be solved by
transmitting the specimens to Prof. Baird, the United
States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, at Washington.
In. this same connection we would invite any of our readers,
who may at any time secure a strange fish that they are un¬
able to identify, to make—as has already been done on
more than one occasion by Messrs. Middleton, Carman and
E. G. Blackford, of the Fulton Market, Mr. John Suther¬
land, of Liberty street, and others—a similar disposition of
them. They may be forwarded in alcohol; or what is still
better, properly packed in ice and saw dust., so as to arrive
fresh. In this case they should be first wrapped well in
cotton cloth, so as to prevent abrasion of the scales while
on the journey. We understand that among his other plans
as Fish Commissioner, Prof. Baird proposes to prepare an
illustrated report upon the food fishes of the United States,
and for which he will doubtless be happy to receive speci¬
mens at any time, as well as any information procurable in
reference to the habits and migrations of the different
species.

BERGH AND THE BIRDS.

THE COMING INTERNATIONAL p Tt ,
MATCH. iF ^

I

N our last the types made us say in regard to the <

International match, that it was open only to

W4

loading rifles of bona fide American make, it shout/]

read “any rifle breech-loader or muzzle-loaders ” n,. • ? v -
- * • <• - • - ’ e l °viaW

they were of American manufacture, under certair ^
regulating their weight and pull of trigger. The pro/^®

published by us and the address of the Amateur Rip n " ,li
to the Riflemen of the United States, explain this so
that there could have been no mistake in regard to it ^
are having innumerable questions put to us on the s ■
of this International match, which seems to have aw/ ^

no small amount of interest. We are also the n

recipient of

a -great many letters from rifle manufacturers, most]
muzzle-loaders, who all seem desirous of bavino- their
tested. There is no doubt but that many of them hav
of remarkable merit, but we would beg to state toth
that it would be wise for them to look at some of thesco^
published by us of long range shooting before

ige shooting before asking f!
public tests of their weapons. We shall however be 0 1
too glad to do all in our power to encourage their effort'
and intend to give a great deal of our time and no sni'il!
amount of our pages to this subject of arms. We beli 1
that there is a great deal of inventive talent laying
and that Creedmoor, the International match and the V
R: A. is certain to bring it out. Rifle ranges are not made
alone for those who shoot, hut especially to better devck
this most important branch of manufactures by bringj
into prominence the makers of arms. The programme/!
address of the Amateur Rifle Club is now printed for dis¬
tribution, and the Secretary, Mr. F. P. Fairbanks wi!]
furnish them on application to all parties who may require
information on this subject.

To Correspondents.

All communications whatever, whether relating to business or literary
correspondence, must be addressed to The Forest and Stream Pub¬
lishing Company. Personal or private letters of course excepted.

All communications intended for publication must be accompanied with
real name, as a guaranty of good faith. Names will not be published if
objection be made. No anonymous contributions will be regarded.

Articles relating to any topic within the scope of this paper are solicited.

We cannot promise to return rejected manuscripts.

Secretaries of Clubs and Associations are urged to favor us with brief
notes of their movements and transactions, as it is the aim of this paper
to become a medium of useful and reliable information between gentle¬
men sportsmen from one end of the country to the other ; and they will
find our columns a desirable medium for advertising announcements.

The Publishers of Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the
patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re¬
fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that
is beautiful in Nature. It will pander to no depraved tastes, nor pervert
the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always
tend to make them unpopular with the virtuous and good. No advertise¬
ment or business notice of an immoral character will he received on any
terms ; and nothing will be admitted to any department 0 the paper that
may not be read with propriety in the home circle.

We cannot be responsible for the dereliction of the mail service, if
money remitted to us is lost.

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CHARLES IIALLOCK, Managing Editor.

WILLIAM C. HARRIS, Business Manager.

REMOVAL.

The office of Forest and Stream will he removed early
in April, to the Iron Building, No. 17 Chatham Street, lately
occupied by "the Staats Zeitung newspaper, which we have
leased for a period of years. This splendid location in
Printing House Square we shall occupy jointly with our

popular daily contemporary, the Evening Mail.

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THE CARP AS A FOOD FISH.

I T is not a little remarkable that among the various
measures adopted by the United States for the multipli¬
cation of food fishes, so little attention has been paid to the
carp, a species which has been cultivated for such purposes
for many years in Europe, and which possesses the special
advantage", not shared by such kinds as the black bass, the
trout, etc.., of being able to subsist entirely on vegetable
food, and consequently capable of being crowded and rear¬
ed in much narrower quarters than is possible with the
other species mentioned. Any ditch or pond, however re¬
stricted, if provided'with suitable aquatic plants, may be
made the home of numbers of these fish, which, although
not disdaining insects, worms and other animal matters,can
get along very well without them.

In this connection we are glad to learn that a company is
being formed in New York, liaving>pecial. reference to the
rearing of this fish and supplying it to applicants, and that
an experienced specialist is about visiting Germany for the
purpose of bringing over the better varieties, of which
there are several known to fanciers, some superior to others
for such special purposes.

We shall be glad to learn from any of our correspondents
to what extent the carp has been already introduced into
the United States and where it is to be found. We have
heard of no special efforts lately in regard to its multipli¬
cation,with the exception of a stock recently carried to San
Francisco. There are indeed, traditions of the existence of
carp in the Hudson River and elsewhere, as having descend¬
ed from specimens which had escaped from fish ponds
along its borders,. This, however, remains to be better
authenticated than it appears to be at present.

It is well known that the gold fish are extremely abund¬
ant in the Hudson, and as long ago as 1855 we accompanied
a seining-party in the mouth of Croton River at Sing Sing,
on which occasion at least fifty bushels of fishes were
taken, a large proportion of them good fish and used as

W E have been requested to define our position as re¬
gards pigeon-sliooting matches from traps, 'and to
state if we are in favor of tlie practice. We accept the
challenge. There is much—a great deal—to say against it.
It is demoralizing to man’s finer sensiblities, it is repugnant
to his humanity, and it is the most expensive amusement
to be had with shot gun or rifle. Abstractly, we do not re¬
gard it as more cruel than the taking of animal life by any
other method of shooting. If the Society for the Preven¬
tion of Cruelty take cognizance of pigeon shooting, it can¬
not be excused from exercising a sweeping authority over
all killings of beast, fish and fowl, when not necessary and
with intent to procure food. As to fish, it certainly must
be a more wanton torture to keep a salmon forty minutes
on a line until lie is done to death, than to shatter a poor
pigeon’s life out of it. Always, whether in the field, or in
the stream, or at the trap, whether for pastime or for hun¬
ger, some creatures must escape wounded, and in suffering
die. So long as man and the brute creation occupy the re¬
lations to each other of pursuer and pursued, so long will
human laws prove futile to revoke the laws of nature; and
while we may sicken, not only at the distress which, under
the divine economy, besets and befalls all dumb creatures,
as well as at man’s more revolting “inhumanity to man,”
we must submit to what is foreordained. We can allevi¬
ate suffering, to be sure, and this it is our duty and the
avowed mission of the Humane Societies to do. All honor
to those who succeed in abating it one jot or iota !

But in all things, expediency, utility, and advantage are
to be considered, and so long as the comfort of the brute
creation must be subordinated to the necessities of man—
so long as it is more important ihat our citizens should be¬
come expert in tlie use of arms than that the lives of thous¬
ands of pigeons should be saved, so long shall we defend
the practice of trap-shooting. It secures quickness of
trigger, accuracy of aim, confidence in the field, readiness
for emergency, and renders our people the worthy descend¬
ants of ancestors whose training amid wilderness experi¬
ences and hand to hand encounter with wild beasts enabled
them to conquer a country and win an independence. It
was in such a school as this that our forefathers were tried;
in this they learned the art of arms. Pigeon shooting we
regard as essential to the defence of our country through
the education of our citizens to be marksmen, and until
some contrivance shall be invented or discovered which
shall serve equally well in the manual of instruction, we
must be content to permit and endure trap-shooting, repug¬
nant as it may be to our finer natures.

The University Boat Race. —On tlie Thames, from
Putney to Mortlake, a distance of four miles and two fur¬
longs, sped the boats on Saturday last, and Cambridge, the
light blue, came in ahead of Oxford by four boat lengths,
having made the good time of 28 minutes, 35 seconds.
Last year the time was 19 minutes, 85 seconds. The four
minutes slower this year was caused by the water having
been a trifle lumpy at the start. Cambridge lias now won
straight along for the last five years, having entered on the
career of victory in 1870; before that the Oxfords had it all
their own way, having started to win in 1861, and continu¬
ing through for nine years. Some quite unfortunate din
ner question was the disturbing element this year. The
Lord Mayor invited both crews to dine, Cambridge accept¬
ed, Oxford did not know whether to dine on Aklermanic
turtle or not, and being slow in answering, received a rather
sharp telegram from the Lord Mayor, and when they had
made up their minds not to dine got a peculiarly curl letter
from the Mayor, which is variously commented on. There
might fiave been rudeness on the part of the University and
| pomposity on the part of tlffi Municipality. For further
I details we refer our readers to our full account.

HYDROPHOBIA.

W ITHOUT being alarmists, or believing that rabies Is
on the increase, the late sad accident recorded by
us has naturally awakened a great deal of interest in regard
to this most fearful malady, hydrophobia. It may be slated
pretty positively that although scientific men have studied
the pathology of other diseases, and have in many ease
isolated some particular venom or virus as fatal to liumaoj
life, in regard to rabies and hydrophobia our acquaintance
with them either in the animal or in tlie man is limited,
We know of the terribly distinctive symptoms which at-j
tend the disease when we are stricken with it, hut beyond
that rabies is contagious our acquaintance with hydropic
bia is scarcely more advanced than it was one hundred
years ago.

In regard to the animal, we are sure that it attacks only
the carnivora, and has never been known among theher-j
bivora or omnivera. As to its origin, the author of “Rabic-i
and Hydrophobia” states that fuby ninety per cent, of the
dogs attacked owed the disease to contagion and the re¬
mainder to spontaneous production. Climate has 110 influ¬
ence on rabies, though we are inclined to think that Res¬
ists to a comparatively less degree in tropical ^climates, It
seems pretty well established that there are more mad dogs
in temperate zones than in the tropical or semi-tropical
ones; more dogs inclined to run mad in tlie Stale of iW
York-than in Louisiana. We are fast learning, too, M
the season of the year has nothing to do with it, and llul
if dogs are to be muzzled in July they should be treated
the same way in January. Treatment of dogs—as to food,,
starving them, or depriving them of water, or feeding t ei
on decayed meat—have excited no particular influence^
As to sex, it was supposed that the male dog was
prone to rabies, but this may he only apparent fiom f
general fact that there are more male animals than fern
Anger has nothing to do with it, as tlie cases 0 ®
beings bitten by dogs are innumerable where no bac e; c
have ensued. As to breed, and the tendency somepecui
races may have to spontaneously produce the h sei M
still a disputed point. It has been affirmed. • on '| er jfiu
authority that mongrels are more frequently at ac ■
rabies than thoroughbred dogs or animals of P uie J
It is a perfectly well known fact that dogs am 0
good stock, on whose ancestors a great deal 0
been taken to eliminate all defective qualities,
vital powers, and consequently are less prone 0 ^

Without, then, asserting that mongrels are dange \ l0 «
being of mixed breeds, or arguing that more G g J
degree are affected with rabies, because very P 10 . ,, i8 1

mongrels are bred than anything else, we a. 1 J, ^1
dorse the advice given by the New Yom
states that “the possibility of hydrophobia, kow j
is so terrible, and tlie peril incurred so en 11 A Dal) ionsW
tionate to the pleasure derivable from the co Y^ji
of any beast, that too much care can hardly ira #bl
selecting dogs for household companionship-
pure breed ought in every case to be pre e /^ tll0 ] e t!)i J »
grels resolutely tabooed. As vve have said, 1 ^ ^

is a question of chances—infinitesimal,. pm . , | or t!i° ?
pie who do not keep dogs about,; a trifle S rea ouJ]Ce( l!(j
who have dogs of pure breed, still more P
such as surround themselves with ‘mongie

low degree.’ ” . h con temP° r l

Some time ago we noticed in our Lug 0 f the* 0
Land and Water, the statement made of m \ c0 ws|J
nitrate of mercury in cases where sU cc</

been bitten by a mad dog, and that it ha 0 '}

in preventing disease. The proof se^* e ^ ^ 0

acid nitrate of mercury was useful, because

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of silver (lunar caustic) had been used for the treatment
of other animals, bitten by the same dog, at the same time,
these animals had died of the disease.

Making further enquiry into this matter, trusting that
any suggestions of ours might be of use, we begged infor¬
mation on this subject from Dr. Pancoast, of Philadelphia,
and have been favored with the following reply:—

Philadedphia, March 20, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In answer to your note which I have had the honor to receive, I would
say that I coincide entirely in the preference you seem disposed to give
to the use of the acid Nitrate of Mercury over Lunar Caustic as a prophy¬
lactic treatment against the bite of a rabid animal. Lunar caustic de¬
composes too quickly to make deep and penetrating impression I have,
however, a reference in practice to the use of chloride zinc in solution in
various strengths—weak when I wish to inject into the bottom of a 5
somewhat deep wound, nid sometimes in full saturation in water in 1
a more superficial injury, where I can apply it with a camel’s hair pen- I
cil. Fortunately cases of hydrophobia in man are of rare occurrence, J
and few, if any, physicians have had sufficient experience in the treat- 4
ment ol such cases to render their opinions entitled to very strong con- I
sideration. I remain* yours very respectfully, Jos. Pancoast. }

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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
FISHERIES OF THE STATE OF OHIO
FOR 1873.

F ISH Culture in Ohio will always be a subject of ex¬
ceptional interest. From the particular geographical
position of the State, bordering on an inland fresh water
sea, and from her numerous rivers, combined with her
agricultural wealth and intelligence, it is quite probable
that in Ohio the system of State propagation and preserva¬
tion of fresh water fish will be most fully tested. The re¬
port ot 1873 gives us quite interesting data, the more so, as
it presents to us the commencement of the work. Ap¬
pointed in June 1873, when the spawning season was too
far advanced to make the taking of the ova possible, the
Fish Commissioners of the State may be said to have broken
soil in virgin ground. The causes of the decrease of the
fish first occupying their attention, this report commences
by stating that since Ohio became a State some 17,000,000
of acres of forest land have been denuded of their timber,
and that consequently the water in numerous brooks and
streamlets, which once formed the spawning ground of the
fish, no longer exist. Water sources, which forty years ago
afforded motive power for grist and saw mills, are now
sometimes dry for four months in the year. Such rivers
then once full of fish, to-day have none in them. The
erection of dams, making the ascent of the river impossible
for the gravid fish, have added to deplete the streams. In
the Scioto River, in days by gone, the buffalo fish
(Bubalichthys taurus ,) the white perch, ( Pomoxyshexacanthus ,)
the pond perch, {Micropteris megastoma,) were also abund¬
ant, but to-day, save in some few places, have almost dis¬
appeared. The Commissioners also note a peculiar fish the
“spoon fish,” ( Polyodon Spatula ,) once found plentifully in
some of the rivers of the State, as now entirely extinct.
Save then the black bass, ( Grystes nigracans,) which has
done well in the reservoirs, all the rest of the fish have suf¬
fered. Besides the causes already given as having destroy¬
ed the fish, Ohio being distinguished as a manufacturing
jState, the offal and wmste from the factories poured into the
rivers, have also had much to do with bringing about this
dearth of fish. In studying this particular subject, as it
has been our province to do lately, w r e cannot help but
wonder sometimes how fish can live at all. After having
had, as in Ohio, the w r ater taken from them, or if supplied
in quantity, poisoned by the refuse of manufactories, now
the fish have to run tbe gantlet of snares and nets placed in
their way in and out of season. The Ohio Commissioners
complain that the laws are constantly violated, they there¬
fore suggest that a law forbidding seining ought to be so
modified as to limit it to the months when no spawning
takes place. In Lake Erie, from indiscreet fishing, it seems
that to-day the catch of fish is not one-twentieth of what it
was twenty-five years ago. As to the rivers,the report affirms:
“There is no State in the Union abounding in more or
better streams for all kinds of fresh water fish than Ohio,
and yet there is net a single State whose streams are so
nearly destitute of fish. “It is proposed as soon as possible
to remedy the evils by the erection of fish ladders and
chutes on the rivers, and their being some very mistaken
ideas in the State in regard to them, the Commissioners
show how they may be constructed at very little expense,
and with no damage to property, but they state that such
helps would be of little avail as long as the seine and fish
boxes and traps are in*existence, which render the escape of
a single fish something wonderful. It is proposed to erect
a hatching house near Sandusky and another in the interior
of the State, the former for collecting and maturing white
fish ova, the latter for stocking the reservoirs, rivers and
creeks of the interior with fish. It is recommended that
the propagation of the following fish, to wit, the white fish,
the black bass, the lake or white bass, and the yellow
perch should occupy the at tention of the Commissioners.
Some of the facts given in regard to white fish are wonder¬
ful. In 1850 white fish were sold in Cleveland market at
$6 the barrel of 200 pounds, so abundant were they; since
then, off Sandusky point, as much as eight tons of these
fish have been taken at a single drawing; and during the
last three years, the average tons of fish have been 4,257.
The Commissioners are doubtful as to the possibility of in.
troducing shad into the lakes and rivers, and do not deem it
advisable to make the experiment just yet on account of its
cost, though they express the desire to try the salmon and
recommend some tributary of the Cuyahoga, near Akron,
and other localities, as places where undoubtedly the salmon
could be raised, There is no reason to suppose, says the

report, that trout cannot be raised in the State, and Mr.
Hoyt of Castalia Springs, is mentioned, who has been em-
minently successful in producing trout. The report, under
review, though treating rather of the initiatory work of the
Commissioners, is excellent and practical in character, and
as it is adorned with cuts of fish and gives a great deal of
sound information in regard to the whole subject of ob¬
taining the eggs of the fish, and of maturing them, we be¬
lieve it to be a most useful compilation, which must tend to
further the interests of the subject confided to the care of
the Fish Commissioners of Ohio. The Commissioners for
the State of Ohio are Messrs. John Hussey, John H. Klip-

part and Dr. E. T. Sterling.

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Mpovtitig Jf W8 1 rant ^h[oml

W E may prate at home about our civil service and
competitive examination for State appointments,
but certainly in conservative England they ha* e a summary
w T ay of doing things. Gladstone out and Disraeli in; Lord
Cork, former Master of the Hunt, vanishes, and Lord Hard-
wicke, the new chief, now leads the Royal Staggers. For
the only time during her long reign the first lady in Chris¬
tendom, Queen Victoria, attended one day in the middle of
last month a stag hunt, accompanied by the Duke and
Duchess of Edinburg; and the pretty Russian bride was
introduced to what is certainly the finest assembly of hunt¬
ing men, mounted on the most superb horses, to be found
in the world. The Prince of Wales led gallantly in the
vau, and, if not in at the death, what is perhaps better saw
Captain, the boxed up stag, safely landed among a herd of
other stags, to which brotherhood lie had fled. In honor of
the event Captain is to be chased no more, and w r e therefore
congratulate Captain on his good luck. Of course, her
Majesty sat sedately in her carriage and saw the stag break,
and heard the first whimper of the hounds. Some ambi¬
tious gentlemen came to grief. It frequently happens that
these accidents occur to foreign gentlemen, wdio, in their
zeal, describe eccentric parabolas out of their saddles. One
must know something about the lay of the country when
following the stag or fox. Considering all things, accidents
of a fatal character are but very few. In Land and Water
a correspondent, treating of a particular hunt, noted for its
bold riding, says “that if the number of falls and injuries
received by men riding four or five times a week to the
hunt were reckoned up the average of accidents would be
found wonderfully small,” which goes to show that a man
hunting is quite as safe as when walking in London streets
or travelling in a railroad. It seems that but half the falls
of hunting men'are had at fences. Riding over rough
country, and pumping out a horse who has neither stamina
nor the necessary blood in him, and then urging him to do
Vimpossible through ignorance of what work a horse can
stand, ends sometimes fatally. It is not the most reckless
riders who break their necks; it is the stupid ones.

—There are some curious figures brought to our notice
about the licenses to shoot game in England. It seems that
permissions to shoot have diminished since 1870. In 1870
60,911 licenses were taken out; in 1873 64,500. One thing
strange about it is, that one of our English contemporaries
thinks “that the plan of posting on the church doors lists
of persons who have renewed their licenses seems to be a
step in the right direction,” and recommends “that those
who are in default should be similarly posted.” Different
countries have different manners. Imagine with us—with
some peculiar ideas of our own as to the reverence we feel
for our places of worship—vendues, or sheriff’s notices, or
tax assessments, stuck up on the village church door.

—We would particularly call the attention of our nume¬
rous French friends to what seems to be a very great cruelty
exercised in Paris towards the dogs, which we find cited at
length in the Animal’ World. In the Rue de la Pontain, in
Paris, there is an establishment where the stray dogs of the
city are incarcerated. Here animals are classed under two
categories—those which seem of good breed and the mon¬
grels. The former have some six days grace given them,
and are fed; but the poor curs are only allowed three days’
rations. Then, if not called for, all are starved to death.
This is terribly cruel. The Parisian Society for the Pro¬
tection of Animals are exerting themselves to change this
barbarous method of destroying the dogs, and we feel cer¬
tain that M. Chevalier, our mosi able and warm hearted
confrere of the Ohasse Illusiree, will do his best to aid in
the suppression of this most iniquitous proceeding. Have
they no Bergh in France?

—The accounts of the Trent Fish Board are most satis¬
factory in regard to the salmon. As many as 2,000 salmon,
weighing 24,000 pounds, have already been taken, some
fish weighing forty-three pounds. “Never in our memory,”
says Mr. Worthington, the honorable secretary, “has prime
salmon in the month of February been so cheap.” In
Derby it has been sold retail at Is. 6d. per pound; at Not¬
tingham and other local towns Is. 8d.

—If the Grace Eleven have lost some of their cricketing
laurels in Australia, they seem of late to have been garner¬
ing no end of crowns. At Ballarat, v hen pitted against
the Ballarat club of twenty-two, the Grace Eleven, or Ail
England, made 470, W. J. Grace making 126, and G. F.
Grace 112, the two chhmpions earning between them rather
more than one half of the whole score. The Australians
scored 276, which is very good. Strong as are The Eleven
in batting, wood having the odds by far against leather,
critics declare the bowling of the English champions to be
(not to put too fine a point on it) “poor.” Think of it, yet

American lovers ot the noblest of games, in far off Aus¬
tralia 20,000 people assembled to see the game.

—Death revolutionizes all things. Wc accumulate our
books, our pictures, our object d'a.rt, and on comes pallida
mors , and our possessions are scattered to the winds, to be
recollected again and again distributed. In the London
Sporting Gazette we notice the advertisement of the sale cf
Baron Rothschild’s famous stud, some r fourteen two year
olds, and some seven three year olds, all to be knocked down
by the Messrs. Tattersalls under instructions from the ex¬
ecutors. If a report we hear is true, which seems to us to
be.pretty w r ell authenticated, one or more of these flyers
are to be purchased by a gentleman who leads the turf in
this city.

—Mr. W. B. Togetmeicr, of the Field, gives a most clever
account of the gigantic octopus in Japanese waters, taken
from a work called “Land and Sea Products,” by Ki-Kone,
who must be a naturalist of the most distinguished merit.
The text is illustrated by two amusing wood cuts, which
have that peculiar matter of fact treatment which render
Japanese pictures so quaint and yet truthful. Before Mr.
Harvey’s most accurate description of the octopus, pro¬
duced by the Forest and Stream, with a picture of the
tentacles of the monstrum horrendrum, its existence was al¬
most doubted. One of the Japanese pictures shows a boat¬
man fighting with an octopus and lopping off liis arms with
a big knife. Mr. Harvey states boatmen in Newfoundland
arc pretty sure that the octopus in those waters have more
than once laid violent'hold of their crafts in the same way.
In the second picture these material Japs have the octocus
cut up into bits for sale at a fish stand, with groups of ad¬
miring spectators, pretty much the same as t>nc sees at Mr.
Blackford’s, in Fulton market, when he shows his brook
trout off in his aquarium to an admiring crowd. We aro
glad that our assertions in regard to the octopus’ being edi¬
ble are substantiated by our learned contemporary Ki-Kone,
as one of our worthy correspondents, who had resided near
Puget Sound, had informed us (as published by us) that
when boiled it was like lobster. When one thinks that an
octopus can be made into a mayonaise this gastronomic
fact deprives the ugly creature of all its terrors.

—Velocipedes are now a regular institution in Paris for
sending messages between the Bourse and the telegraph
office/ They run the distance—about three and two-third
miles and back—in twenty-five minutes. During the Ba-
zaine trial they used to run between Paris and Versailles,
some 12^ miles, in forty-five minutes. Of course this is
very well in its way, and much as we should wish to see all
sports of this character encouraged, the wonder is why
don’t they use the telegraph in France. Imagine the New
York Stock Exchange wanting to communicate with the
Western Union Telegraph Company by means of a veloci¬
pede.

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“Texas Jack” and tile Earl Dunraven. —A fortnight
ago we priuted a letter from that redoubtable ranger, Mr.
Omohundro, better known as “Texas Jack,” accepting
the challenge and entering the list against the Irish team in
the coming international rifle match. How many times the
favorite Springfield rifle which has served to spread his
fame, has cracked the doom of Redskin or Grizzly, it
would be difficult to tally, perhaps. But whatever empha¬
sis it may have given to liis prowess in days past, certain it

is, that it will no more hang handy to his hand, or rest
listlessly across his saddle bow. Some ten days since Jack
parted with this old “Iujun-killcr,” and not without a
pang, we trow, for it is hard to give up a tried and trusty
friend that never fails in time of need. We can only im¬
agine the kindly feeling that induced him to confide
this friend to another, and we altogether envy the recipient
of the gift, and that recipient is the Earl of Dunraven, to
whom Jack has presented it. This old tool can now be
seen at the emporium of Andrew Clerk, Esq., 48 Maiden
Lane, in good order and ready for an emergency or a long
campaign; for whatever its mere intrinsic value maybe,
the execution it has done in days bygone is sufficient guar¬
anty of its excellence to any man who knows how to handle

it.

That the Earl Dunraven knows how to appreciate this
testimonial from one of America’s sturdy frontiersmen,
and that Jack has not mistaken the Earl’s honorable man¬
hood, is evidenced in liis very handsome recognition there¬
of, for the Earl has graciously seen fit to acknowledge the
same by authorizing Clerk & Co., to present to Texas Jack
one of Dougall’s very best ten bore shot guns, valued at
£100 sterling, and which is now at their store in Maiden
Lane. The Earl has requested Jack to call at Clerk’s and
receive the gun. Whatever Jack will find to do with it, is
a puzzle, for chicken shooting must seem small game com¬
pared to knocking an Indian all into a heap at long range.

Earl Dunrayen in now in England, but will return in
about two months. During his recent visit to this country,
he visited nearly all our hunting grounds, from Oregon to
Florida.

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A Most Seasonable Book. —Hallock’s “Fishing Tour¬
ist,” published by the Harpers’ and advertised in our jour¬
nal this week is a book that all anglers should have. It is
a complete general guide and directory to all the fishing
localities of United States and Canada, and is the only
work of its kind in the country. It is endorsed by the
Canadian and English press as an accurate and serviceable
work.

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Close Seasons for Game. —We print this week a re-
vised table of Close Seasons, several alterations becoming
necessary by Recent legislative amendments to State laws

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FOREST AND STREAM

\ntatal ^istorg.

PERPLEXITY ARISING FROM LOCAL
NAMES OF FISH.

T AM frequently amused as well as perplexed, as no doubt
a others are, at the various names for the same fish, and
am reminded of it in this instance by Dr. Estes’ interesting
account of taking the pike perch in Lake Pepin. The
Doctor gives it its true appellation, as its generic name,
Lucipio perm , indicates. This scaly fellow (not the Doctor
but the fish) is written or spoken of as the goggle-eyed
pike of Lake Superior. In the more southerly of the great
lakes it is the wall-eyed pike. In Lake Champlain it is the
pike, in contradistinction to the pickerel. It is the Ohio
salmon and Susquehanna salmon. In the former river it is
sometimes called the jack-salmon. It is the Botetourt chub
in south western Virginia; and in the lakelets on the Ar¬
kansas side of the Mississippi it is known by our short
haired brethren of the rod and net who sell them in the
Memphis market, by the euphonious name of bullet-eye
chub. You see, Mr. Editor, this fellow has as many aliases
as a pick-pocket or a bank burgler, and to many a reader
or listener, called by a different name, he is supposed to be
a different individual, when he is really the same vora¬
cious, mysterious, ubiquitous person. The only way to
detect and identify him in his ubiquitousness and under his
many local names is to refer him to his proper family and
genus as described by some such musty old ichthyologist
as Theodore Gill or E. D. Cope.

There is another, a smaller and more comely “chap,”
and which by the by should become a naturalized citizen
of appropriate waters of the Eastern and Middle States; I
refer to Pomoxis hexacanthus of Cuvier. There is no know-
what new scientific name Prof. Gill has given him of late.
I here give you his full length portrait taken in New Or¬
leans fifteen years ago.

Isn’t he a handsome little fellow? He is not known in
the Eastern and Middle States, nor until you meet with
him in the waters of South Carolina, where he is sometimes
called “chub.” You find him along the South Atlantic
and the Gulf States, still with an aUas. At New Orleans
lie is known by the Creoles as Sac-a-lai , by the English
speaking inhabitants as chinkapin-perch. The old French
habitans about St Louis dubbed him crappie, and higher
towards the lakes as well as in Ohio, he is called the grass
bass. In all this wide range of habitat he differs somewhat
in color and markings.

As you well know, our Potomac bass is known as the
“James River chub.” In the South and South West as
“trout.” The red and yellow bellied perch with larger
mouth than the “sunny,” a species of Centrarchus , is
known in the South as the bream, which is an English
species of the carp family, a peaceable non-predatory fish;
the two being really about as dissimilar as Charles Hallock
and Thaddeus Norris.

A GOOSE QUESTION.

Honeoye Falls, March 12th 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

I have a desire to posess a pair of all the different wild
geese that ever flew over this continent, I have the com¬
mon, Anser Canadensis. A correspondent near the North
Pole’ offers me the snow goose, and the white fronted goose,
what are they? and what is “Hutchins goose,” where
found &c. ? Then if I get these four birds and the Brant
or Barnacle goose, have I all the American geese that are
known? Will you give description and tell us all about
them? ‘ An Honk.

^jsjg.j—Tlie snow’goose is a small white species with a pale
bluish coloring on the upper parts. The ends of the pri¬
maries are black. It has a short strong heavy bill furnish¬
ed with a Strong thick nail at the extremity of the upper
mandible. The snow geese feed principally on vegetable
matter and are very good eating They are not widely dis-
distributed over North America, but are not found abund¬
antly in any particular locality unless it be at tjieir breed
ing grounds far to the North.

The white fronted goose is more common than the species
above mentioned, though it cannot be called abundant. It
is found on the western praries and is called “prairie
brant,” by marketmen and gunners. In size it is about
half-way between the brant and Canada goose. It has a
strong heavy bill deeply toothed with a stong white nail at
the end of the upper mandible. There is a long patch of
white that runs on the sides and top of the base of the up¬
per mandible; tail brownish black tipped with white; up¬
per parts blackish brown. In winter breast coarsely mot¬
tled with black and white. In some individuals the mot¬
tling runs nearly to the vent. We have seen several ex¬
posed for sale.

The Hutchins goose looks very much like a diminutive
Canada goose, and is found on the northern and western
coasts of North America. Stragglers have been taken on
the north eastern coast.

The brant is a numerous species and can be taken along
our coasst (in winter) from Florida to Boston. They feed
chiefly on vegetable food, and when domesticated eat rye
and wheat greedily. Their natural food is the sea lettuce,
a marine plant common in all our bays. They never dive
when feeding, but resort to the flats at low tide, where they
reach their favorite food by running their neck down to
the bottom from the surface of the water. They will sub¬
sist on grass, and will crook their necks and pluck it like
tame geese. When in captivity they require an abund¬
ance of sand, as they eat large quantities of it from their
favorite sand bars when in a wild state.

The Bernicle goose is exceedingly rare in North Ameri¬
ca. It has been a mooted question whether it properly be¬
longed to the fauna of North America. It can probably be
obtained in Europe. It looks somewhat like the Hutcliin’s
goose, having a small head marked with white spots.

There are two other species you have not mentioned, vs.
white headed goose, and the black brant. The white head¬
ed variety is distributed over the whole of North America.
Stragglers are sometimes found m our city markets, a
taxidermist found one in Washington Market last week.
This variety is probably the immature bird of the snow
goose. It is a pretty goose and is well worth domesticating. It
has the head and part of the neck white, finely and thickly
mottled with rusty brown; upper parts brownish black;
rump and wing coverts blueisli white; lower part of the
neck, breast, and belly, brownish black with feathers
edged and tipped with white; legs short, strong and of a
reddish color.

The black brant is a trifle smaller than our common
eastern species, its plumage is much darker and it is found
on the Pacific coast. It breeds in the Arctic seas, where it
is common.

We would strongly advise you to get the snow goose,
white headed, and white fronted geese, if possible, and
watch their different plumages, and see if they are not one
and the same species, as suspected by ornithologists.— [Ed.

A CHARMED BIRD.

Boston, Mass.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

A friend of mine living in Fitchburg with whom I often
hunt, is the owner of a fine setter. One day while working
a small cover, as we came near the border, the dog sudden¬
ly pointed, my friend advanced slowly to the dog, but no
bird flushed, but on stooping he discovered nnder the
sbrubery within four feet of the dogs nose a cock part¬
ridge, who stood looking the dog steadily in the face.
Taking his gun in the left hand he stepped past the dog
and caught the bird in his hand before!she)moved.

Do your readers often hear of such inuMenfs?

Messenger,

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The following circumstance seems to denote the existence
of something more than instinct in an animal, and has to
the best of my knowledge, never before been published.
Its truthfulness I am prepared to attest.

One morning a pair of swallows were noticed busily en¬
gaged in building a nest in the upper corner of a window
of an old house. They seemed to be in great haste to get
their nest finished, and that they were so was evinced by
the fact, that in the evening the nest, which was more than
half built up, fell to the ground, doubtless owing to the
insufficient working of the mud employed in its construc¬
tion.

The next morning on anproaching the old house, a loud
twittering was heard, and a number of swallows were seen
flying about the place where the nest had been. There
were some forty in all and they were continually flying be¬
tween the nest and a neighboring puddle. By night the
nest was finished, and next morning there was an egg in
it. The female swallow must have communicated to the
others her immediate need of a nest and thus enlisted their
aid, at least so thinks Transit.

Nicasio, March 12th, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

An albino robin was shot by Mr. John Lucas, on Sunday
last at his ranch, four miles from San Rafael, which he
kindly presented to me, as I sometimes mount birds. This
specimen was a male in good plumage, the back wings and
tail white; head and neck slate color: throat and breast
mottled white and light red; beak and legs white; eyes
black; the ends of the wings and tail have a worn appear¬
ance. The robin does not breed in this part of the State,
but only spends its winters here. Pioneer.

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department of Pubmc Parks, {
New York, March 28, 1874. j

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
March 27, 1874: _ ...

Two golden checked Comires, Coriurus pertuidx. Kali. Pan'ama. Re¬
ceived in exchange.

One Gray Fox, Vulpes Virginianus. Presented by Mr. Henry Clark.
One Gray Squirrel, Sciurus ca. olinemis, Presented by Mrs. Charles
pqqfthue, W. A. Conklin.

RATTLESNAKES. A QUERY.

U. S. National Museum i
Washington, D. C., March 17, 1874 f
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Wc sometimes hear the most extravagant stories about the. size of
rattlesnakes and the number of rings which they carry in their rattles
For instance, a rattlesnake is said to have been killed last July near
Knoxville, Tenn., which weighed one hundred and seventeen pounds
and had eighty-seven rings on its tail. Now, we can make great allow¬
ances for a large story, when it is indefinite, but this is too exact in it 8
statements to be in the least credible. I doubt not that many of vonr
readers have seen large snakes, and that it would be interesting to com-
pare notes. The largest in the*U. S. National Museum measures six feet
two inches in length and carries twenty rings and a button. I know of
a rattle taken in the Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, and now in the
possession of a young lady in Knoxville, which has twenty-six rings and
a Dutton. Both of these specimens are probably of the common yellow
species ( Candisma c.onfluenta)\ the rattlesnake of the western plains
(Candisona confluenta) is frequently found with fifteen or sixteen rin^s
in its rattle. ^ G. Brown Goode.^

Grafton, Vermont, March 23,1874

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I take the following from my journal of a fishing excursion to Bowen
& Stratton Ponds, near the top of the Green Mountains. It may interest
some of your naturalist friends. We should be pleased to hear from Mr
Batty on the subject.

“August 23d, 1873, S. B. P. and C. B. left camn early this morning to
look after our horses at Rootville. On their return they strolled on to
Stratton Pond. Up Sucker Brook they went a few rods for good water
and seated on the bank, about five feet from the brook, and from eight¬
een to twenty inches above it, took their lunch. S. B. indulged in his
usual habit of turning over sticks, stones and everything within his
reach, under one of which, a decayed piece of wood, he found a “What
is it?” a large number of eggs. They discussed the question, but could
arrive at no satisfactory conclusion, and packed a part of them in moss
and brought them to camp. When your correspondent saw them an
hour afteiwardf, they were perfectly fresh, and appeared like so niaiiv
trout ( salmo Fontinalis) ova,when first taken from the female fish before
impregnation. What they were, or how they came in such a position
we are unable to say; the piece of wood had not apparently been recent¬
ly moved. There were no tracks leading to or from it, nor was there
any observable communication under it to the cavity containingthe ova
There are numberless evets or water lizzards in the pond. Could their
origin be attributed to them? We are not acquainted with their habits If
left by them more than one animal must have deposited them, as their
bulk was much more than one of these animals. Yours truly, ’

S. W. G.”

Neav York, March 26,1874

Editor Forest and Stream :—

In your valuable paper of to-day’s issue I notice your correspondent
(C. F. S.) seems in the dark concerning the eggs of the common Yellow
bird (Chrysomitris triste-s). Having devoted my spare time to ornithol¬
ogy for years past, during which I have collected numerous eggs of the
species in question, I have invariably found them to be of a pale, bluish-
white color, entirely unspotted, almost globular in shape. May they not
have been heretofore confounded with those of the yellow warbler ( Ben -
droica aestiva), whom they somevhat itstmble,and whose egg would an¬
swer to his description? Yours truly, R, p. p.

GUN SHY SETTERS AND POINTERS AND
A PRACTICAL METHOD TO OBVIATE

AND REMEDY THE FAULT.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

It is sorely discouraging to the sportsman, after purchasing a setter or
pointer pnppy, apparently well bred and of good points and successfully
bringing him through the many ills the young dog is heir to, to find his
pupil gun shy, where that portion of his education, when the gun is
used, is reached; so shy that nothing can be done with him until
the object of his fear is placed out of sight. In ninety-nine times out of
a hundred this fault is hereditary, and even though sire and dam, grand
sire and grand dam did not possess the weakness it is but the cropping
out of the taint of some remote ancestor.

How often we see animals of known good blood destroyed, because
they are wrongly pronounced irrecoverably gun shy, when, by a careful
treatment and one might say a reasoning with the dog, the fault could be
remedied. r

When my youngster had reached the age of four or five months, I would
1 never feed him without directly before discharging a pistol or gun,
beginning first with light charges, increasing the loads when he began io
associate the report with the pleasure of satisfying his hunger. I am
convinced, when I became ready to teach him, dropping to shot or com-
ing in to shot, the sight of the gun lvould be a pleasure rather than the
adverse.

Again, I should not fear to attempt to correct this shyness in an old
dog in like manner, keeping him always with a keen appetite for his
meals, and striving to show the coward that the gun would not injure
him and to associate its report with some pleasure. “Homo. 1 '

The Death of “Music.”— In our issue of last week we
gave an account, througli the courtesy of our correspon¬
dent, Dr. Jacob Wagner, of Lynchburg, of the death of
one of the most renowned foxhounds in Virginia, “Music.”
We now lay before our readers the estimation this hound
was held in by her owner, Captain McDaniel:—

“She was a tried associate in whom I had the utmost
confidence. She never uttered a falsehood or did a mean
act. She was as true as steel, and perfectly honorable in
all her actions. She never entered a dwelling unless it was
on a good morning for a fox-chase; then she would come in
and lick my hand to remind me of the fact. She always
led the chase, and took more red foxes than any dog of lier
age—seven years. .She was never beaten fairly but by one
dog, and that was her daughter and namesake, owned by
Mr. Hiram Cheatwood, of the same neighborhood. She
has been known to run from nine o’clock, A. M., of
one day until five o’clock of the following day,
keeping the lead constantly. One of her great exploits was
the capture of a famous red fox—Old Liz—which had for
years defied all the hounds in the country, after a chase of
only forty-five minutes. She was buried in a respectable
manner.”

Blue Beltons. —We understand from our Philadelphia
correspondent, who, by the by, for a young man, has had
as much experience in amateur’ rearing and breeding of
young dogs as anybody in the country, and moreover, is a
true sportsman and practical naturalist, that Mr. Hoface
Smith, of Philadelphia, has a new imported Blue Belton
setter. “Homo” says: “I never saw in my life a more
beautiful animal, he is broken admirably in the field, but is
not for sale, as he will he used as a stock dog. ” In speak¬
ing of Mr.. Smith, our valued contributor says: “this gentle¬
man lias bred and. sold dogs for fifty years, and is noted for
being one of the most reliable men in the country.'’ We
can confidently recommend field sportsmen who are hi
search of well broken and Staunch setters to correspond
with Mr. Smith.

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ifle.

GAME IN SEASON FOR APRIL.

1 Wild fowl, snipe and geese to April 15th. The remainder of the
\ month is a close season.

£ —-—® '

[ Under the head of “ Game, and Ftsa in /Season'" ice can only specify in

i general terms the several varie'ies, because the laws of States vary so much
' that were we to attempt to particularize we could do no less than publish
those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This
> W ou,ld require a great amount of our space. In designating gam£ we are
! guided by the laws of nature , upon which all legislation is founded , and
■ our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their re¬
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise , our attempts to assist them
will only createrconfusion .]

\ *

—On Thursday of last week Messrs. A. C. Lawrence,
Peter Lynch, and party, accompanied by two brace of set-
55 ters, started for Virginia to shoot English snipe. We now
have the pleasure of seeing evidence of his field ability,

' and to thank Mr. Lawrence for his very handsome present
of fifteen brace of English snipe which are now getting
quite rare. This cautious and thorough field sportsman
: must have found out some splendid feeding’grounds, as the
birds are plump, and arrived in most excellent condition.
Where is’t? Won’t you tell us, Lawrence? One of the
( cock birds we shall have stuffed as it is of extra size and
\ weight, and will make a handsome addition to our collec-
| tion.

—The Illinois State Sportsmen’s Association, recently or-
; ganized for the protection of game in that State, is calcu¬
lated to accomplish a vast amount of good. We would
like to see its example followed in other States where such
associations do not now exist. There is nothing like co-op-
J erative effort, and where all the various clubs of any State
: are or become subsidiary to one central organization, much
l effective power can be wielded in the enforcement of laws
and penalties, and the securing of intelligent legislation
upon all matters relating to the protection and propagation

• of game and fish. The officers of the Illinois State Asso-
ciation. recently elected, are, President—JohnV. LeMoyne,

l of Chicago; Vice President—W. T. Johnson, of Chicago;

) Second Vice President—John L. Pratt, of Sycamore; Sec¬
retary—Luther E. Shinn, of Chicago; Treasurer—C. B.
Miller, of G-enesee.

Its first annual meeting will be held in Chicago on the
is; first Tuesday of next June, at which time a pigeon shoot¬
ing tournament will be held.

H

—The Germantown Telegraph says:—

1 ‘Usually very good snipe shooting can be had at this
season on the meadows near Woodbury, and also on the
marshes a mile or two this side of Chester. The English
snipe is sometimes found in moderate numbers along the
II] ow ground on Pensauccon and Timber creeks. The best
|{shooting, however, within a few hours ride of this city,
can be had at Port-Penn, Delaware, and Salem, New
Jersey. There the meadows are very extensive and the
birds not so much disturbed.”

« !i The New Sharpe’s Sight.— Passing through Hartford,
Ja representative of the Forest and Stream was glad to
«avail himself of the polileness of Mr. G. W. Yale, Superin-
nfendent of the Sharpe’s Rifle Manufacturing Co., to try
c’-their new improved system of sighting applied to their
-rifles. The mechanism was of the simplest character,
though of exceeding delicacy, allowing the riflemen to
Jmove the back sight, to the most minute fractions of an
i: inch. The peep sight is used. In front of the rifle, there
s'is also a most carefully adjusted sight, permitting the fore¬
sight to be moved to the right or left, so as to allow for in-
fluences of drift or wind. The mechanical portions seemed
to be careful in every detail, and are likely to produce the
[Vbcst results. It has been before asserted by the Forest
' and Stream that we knew of but little of improvement to
ltel be made generally in the construction of the gun itself, but
p . stress was laid on the fact, that shooting at long ranges,
:Avhat was required was the most careful sighting, and that
i a mechanism was wanted which would be capable of being
adjusted to the fractional parts of inches, both in the back
and front of the arm. The shooting made by our repre¬
sentative at Hartford was guided by Mr. Yale, who ex¬
plained in detail the working of the Sharpe rifle, and the
^facility of adjustment was practically demonstrated in
’ shooting at various ranges. We suppose the necessary ele¬
vation or depression of the rifles manufactured by all our
Goading makers are at present pretty well understood, with
( the weight of projectile and charge of powder required for
(pall ranges, but we are inclined to think that questions of
ii* 1 drift, effects of temperature, of light and shade, and of the
iC disturbances of wind, quite vital to long range shooting, re-
v quire as yet no end of patient toil, trouble, and experiment.
f What is certain is, that the Sharpe Rifle Cc! have spared
I no labor or expense to give their justly celebrated arm a
unost effective and excellent sight.

| Weight op Powder. —Many of our correspondents ask
,to give them a proper standard for measuring powder. We
ji are indebted to Mr. P. G. Sandford, the expert in the late
fl'gun trial, for the following weights which have been ar¬
il rived at with a great deal of care:—

The measured drachm of powder weighs 27 11-32 grains,
.Troy.

j The measured ounce of powder weighs 437 :§• grains, Troy,.
,or 16 drachms.

The measured pound of powder weighs 7,000 grains, or
,250 drachms of 27 11-32 grains, Troy, each.

• Our riflemen may find this guage of weights useful in

• making up their cartridges to a nicety, as will our pigeon
if shooters or those testing guns.

J —Last January some gentlemen placed 250 quail in Har-
[pford County, Maryland, about ten miles from Havre de
(Grace, A fortnight ago they were all doing well, but had
jlnot paired yet.

—Some time ago the JSf. 0. Times, noticed some very
clever shooting at 600 feet, with eighteen pound rifles, shot
off hand, where three contestants, Messrs. Wintter, Shipley
and Pflucklialin all made good shooting. The Mobile Regis¬
ter of last week states that the Mobile Rifle Club have quite
as efficient marksmen as can be found in Louisianna. We
quote as follows:—

Last summer Col. J. M. Williams, shooting 200 yards,
off hand, with a Remington breech-loader, cal. 42, succeed¬
ed in hitting the centre three shots out of five. For the
benefit of the uninitiated, we explain that the centre, or
“25” spot on a 25 ring target, is one half inch in diameter.
Another member of tlie Mobile Club, since deceased, with
a Smith & Wesson rifle, cal. .32, off hand, 200 yards, made
two 25s and one 22 in five shots; the 22 is If inches from the
centre. The writer was present on both occasions, and
took the score as the shots were made. Of course there
was some luck in this shoot; neither party expected to ever
make such a score again. Neither gun had a hair trigger,
though both had globe and peep sights.

If Col. Williams will only try his Remington at 800, 900
and 1,000 yards and report his shooting to the Amateur
Rifle Club of this City, providing he can do anything like
as well as at 200 yards, he would be just the man wanted to
make one of our home team who are to enter against the
Irish team at Creedmoor this coming September.

—Ira A. Paine of this city, and James Ward of Toronto,
Canada, shot a match at pigeons at Woodside Park, near
Stamford, Conn., on March 25th. The conditions of
the contest on that day were as follows :—Each to
shoot at 100 birds, fifty single birds twenty-one yards
rise, from H and T traps, Rhode Island rules, and
twenty-five double birds, eighteen yards rise, from steel
plunge traps, Forester Club of Buffalo rules, the one killing
the most out of a hundred to win, for $500 a side and the
championship of America, Paine to bring the birds on the
ground in two baskets, and Ward to name what basket was
to be shot from first. The following is the score:—

SINGLE BIRDS.

James Ward—1 0 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 0, 0 1 1 1 1,
11111, 11111, 11111, 11111, 1010 1, 1
1111. Total, 50; killed 45; missed, 5.

Ira A. Paine—1 001 1, 1401 1, 1 1 1 1 1, 1111
1, 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1, 0 1 0 1 0,
110 10. Total, 50; killed, 43; missed, 7.

DOUBLE BIRDS.

Ira A. Paine—1 1, 0 1‘ 1 1, 1 0, 1 1, 1 1, 1 0, 1 0, 0

1, 1. 1, 0 1, 1 1, 1 0 1 0, 1 1, 1 1, 1 1, 1 0, 1 1, 1 1, 1

1, 1 1, 1 0, 1 0, 0 1. Total, 25 pairs; killed, 38; missed

12 .

James Ward—0 1, 1 1, 1 1, 0 1, 0 1, 1 0, 0 1, 0 1, 0

1, 0 0, 1 0, 1 1, 0 0, 0 1, 1 1, 1 1, 1 1, 0 0, 1 1, 1 1, 1

1, 1 1, 1 1, 0 0, 1 1. Total, 25 pairs; killed, 33; missed,
17.

Ira A. Paine killed 81, shot 37 straight birds, missed 19.
James Ward killed 78, shot 26 straight birds, missed 21.
Referee—Oliver Johnson, Providence, R. I.; Judge for
Paine—Ernest Staples, New York.; Judge for War 1—Henry
Miller, Toronto.

.Wichita, Kansas, March 24, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream.—

Please find score of a sweepstake pigeon match that came off yester¬
day, Jthe 23d. There were eight entries, ten birds each, New York Club
rules to govern, 21 yards rise, 30 yards boundary, 1J- oz. shot, entrance
fee $10, divided in three prizes. Dr. McAdams was chosen referee. The
score is a follows:

Rosenbury—1 11010110 0. Total, 6.

Ramage—0 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1. -Total, 9.

Tucker—0 101010011. Total, 5.

McCulloch—0 010101010. Total, 4.

Brocket—1 1 I 0 0 0 1 o 1 0. Total, 5.

Doyle—1 01011110 0. Total, 6.

Mathews-1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1. Total, 6.

Henderson-1 11111110 0. Total, 8.

Rosenburg, Doyle and Mathews tied on third prize; shot off; the first
miss out, resulting in Doyle winning, killing four birds and out-shooting
his opponents. Ramage, first prize; Henderson, second; Doyle, third.
Yours truly, Me.

Hamilton, Canada, March 24, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send yon an account of a meeting of riflemen held on the 17th nit.,
at the Temperance Hall:

The meeting was called for the purpose of founding a rifle association
on such liberal principles as would allow the membership of Tireurs of
all classes of rifles, namely, those with open sights, and such other finer
arms as are permitted at the Wimbledon competitions. Lieut. Col.
Scoble was in the chair, Mr. W. Cruio acted as secretary. A draft of the
constitution of the new club was presented for consideration. The first
debate was in regard to the name of the association, and after consider¬
able discussion it was decided that the club should be known as the
Ontario Any Rifle Association. The remaining clauses of the constitu¬
tion resemble those of any other similar association very closely. The
annual subscription is $2; donors of $20, and persons presenting a prize
worth $40 are to be honorary life members. The election of officers re¬
sulted as follows: Captain Mason, of Hamilton, president; Mr. W. M.
Cooper, of Toronto, 1st vice president; Major Cotton, of Kingston, 2d
vice-president; Captain A. A. McDonald, of Guelph, 3d vice-president;
Mr. T. W. Marsh, secretary and treasurer. The council are Mr. George
Dislier, of St. Catharines; Captain McNoughton, of Coburg; Mr. A.
Bell, of Toronto: Ens. ,Adam, of Hamilton; Ens. Wastie, of London;
Captain Barber, of Ottawa; W. Clute, Captain Gibson and W. Stanley,
of Toronto.

It. was proposed by Major Cotton and seconded by Ens. Adam, that a
challenge should be sent to the Irish team, on their arrival in New York
carried. “Shooter.”

Cincinnati, March 15,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:— .

Some five weeks ago a sporting club—the “Cuvier”—was organized
in this city, and now has 160 active members. “The object of this club,”
says its constitution, “shall be to preserve, protect and increase the
game and fish of Ohio: to enforce the laws of the .State concerning them,
and to promote and advance field sports.” A committee from the club -
was sent to Columbus to defeat, if possible, the Kemp bill, an extract
from which I see has been sent to you by your correspondent at Akron.
The bill was made a special order for last Monday, but was not called
up, the author probably fearing.that-it would.be defeated. Mr. Potter, a
member of the Senate, introduced a bill which was far more objection¬
able than the Kemp hill. When it was called up in the Senate it was de¬
feated. Mr. Potter himself voted against it. There is a strong feeling
throughout our community m favor of calling State and National con¬
ventions to frame and influence legislation in the interests of science
and of sport. Retlaw.

mot man mtd

March 26, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The Octoraro Sportsmens’ Club, composed of gents of Lancaster and
Chester Counties, Penn., was fully organized on the 23d inst. with the
following officers: President, Mr. Wm. ^IcEhyain; Vice President,
Hon. Jos. D. Pownall; Recording Secretary, Mr. Lemuel W. Dobbins;
Assistant Recording Secretary, Mr. Wm. W. Martin; Corresponding
Secretary, Dr. J. Willis Houston, Collamer, Chester County, Penn.;
Treasurer, Mr. Levi Pownall; Executive Committee—Chairman, Mr.
George Pownall, Post Office Christianson, Lancaster County, Penn.,
Mr. Jesse Brosins, Mr. John F. Reed, Mr. Henry Nozzle, Mr. Harry Da¬
vis, Mr. Josiah Beyer. The objects of the club are similar to those of
like organiations, among which are prominent the protection of game
fish, &c., as well as the study of the natural history of animals. The
territory over which the membership extends will include from 75 to 100
square miles, and the clubis composed of gents of high social standing,
who will most rigidly enforce all our existing game and fish law's, and
their influence will be a power in shaping our future legislation upon
this subject. Yours, &c., Grouse-

mid ^iver ^ishigg.

FISH IN SEASON IN APRIL.

Salmon, Salmo Salar. Salmon trout, Salmo con finis.

Trout, Salmo fontinalis. Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri.

-To-day, tlie beginning of April, we run up our anglers’
bulletin for tlie season. Naturally, the shooting days are
over until the July woodcock come, and the gunner might
as well content himself to lay aside his game bag and breech
loader for three months, and devote himself awhile to the
gentle art of fly-fishing. The season is already well ad¬
vanced, and much; earlier than usual. Navigation has been
resumed on the great lakes, and tlie snow has disappeared
from the interior, though a little still lingers among the
Adirondacks and the knobs of Pennsylvania. We may
look for clear streams by the middle of the month. It is
unsatisfactory to test the streams while they are tainted
with snow water.

The angler has now a full fortnight to overhaul his tackle
and prepare his outfit. See that your rod, line, flies, and
reel are in perfect order. Test your line foot by foot for
frays and weak sports. See that the ferules, rings and eyes
of your rods are tight, and no fractures in the joints.
Above all, look well to your flies; reject all specimens that
have been injured by use, and all frayed gut lengths. It is
better to throw away a handful now, than to lose flies and
heavy fish together the first time you fasten to a rise. H
your outfit is not complete, nor your assortment of flies
full, replenish at the tackle shops. A “dozen of the very
best makers advertise in our columns. Get a click reel two
inches in diameter that will hold twenty-five yards of line.
We prefer linen waterproof laid lines, though some choose
silk, or a tapered braid of silk and hair. The objection to
the latter is that the minute ends of hair fray by wear, and
prevent the line rendering freely through the rings of tlie
rod. Silk does not render as freely as a linen line that has
been used two or three times. Now, as to rods, taboo those
ingenious contrivances for convenience—the “trunk rods”
—rods made of four or five lengths so that one can carry
them in a trunk—rods stiffened with a multiplicity of
ferules, and suited to all kinds of fishing, from a minnow
to a mascalonge. They are fit only for those who wish to
still-fisli with a worm and a pin. As to weight and elas¬
ticity of rod, we would prefer to put a fine delicate imple¬
ment even into the hands of a novice, rather than a pon¬
derous stiff affair—that is, if the novice can afford to break
a half dozen per season until he lias learned his art. One
thing is certain, no one can become an expert fly fisher by
practice with a bean pole or wattle, no more than he can
play at battledore with a two pound weight. As to what a
perfect rod should be, we prefer to quote from HaUock’s
Fishing Tourist,” and as we are the author of these lines
we cannot be accused of appropriating another one’s own.

“The creation of a perfect arch is the true philosophy of rod
manufacture, just as the management of this arch in motion
is the essence of scientific angling. The elastic properties
of a rod should he evenly distributed and maintained
throughout its length from tip to but, so that when the rod
is bent, no variation from a perfect arch can be detected.
Metal ferules, being stiff and unyielding, interfere with the
proper formation and play of the arch; hence manufac¬
turers have sought to obviate the difficulty bv making their
rods of three or even two joints instead of four, as formerly.
Some have connected the middle joint and tip by a splice,'
while others dispense. with the ferule altogether. * *
Uniform elasticity being secured, the second requisite is
stiffness—that peculiar power or force which, combined
with the elastic properties of the wood, produces a certain
yielding resistance which prevents the fish from exerting his
full strength on the hook, the leader, or the line; for from
the moment a fish is hooked until he is landed the arch of
the rod, either longer or shorter, should be persistently
maintained; the fish should be killed on the rod, not on the
line. A horse cannot exert his strength to advantage with
elastic traces; neither can a salmon overcome that myster¬
ious force which, ever yielding, never breaks. The third
requisite of a perfect rod is lightness.”

In this latter respect, as indicated above, the split bam¬
boo rod especially excels, and for an implement that com¬
bines all the qualities mentioned, the six-splice, bamboo has
no equal. Next in desirability, (we speak for ourselves
only, and we don’t charge anything for the opinion,) is a
rod of ash but and lance wood tip and middle joint, thouo-h
some prefer the middle joint of ash, as it is lighter. The
length of a trout rod should not be over 12 ft.; of a salmon-
rod not over 18 ft,. . We shall make this matter of rods a
subject of frequent reference.’.. Indeed,'-we intend to give
in successive numbers complete instructions in the selection
of tackle, and in angling for fisli of various kinds. .

As to selections of flies adapted to different months and
different waters, we have no end of inquiries; and at the

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risk of being challenged by some nice critics, we herewith
give a few casts:—

For April .—Blue dun, cow dung, anp the pale green dun,
which changes to a light red spinner, and little May dun.

May .—Little May* dun, cow dung, and red spinner for
first cast—to change to dusky brown, ibis and yellow
spinner.

Jam .—Little May dun, American professor, and green
drake. 2d, cow dung, yellow sally, and the uncertain
shades of dusky browu.

July .—Stone fly, green drake, and blue bottle.

August. —Yellow sally, iron blue dun, jenny spinner or
August dun, ibis, and Abbey or professor.

We doubt if this designation will be of much service to
our readers, (and yet they are all most excellent casts,
selected by old experts), for the selection and efficiency of
flies depends greatly upon the depth and color of the water,
the force and direction of the wind, and the state of the
atmosphere and sky. Black gnats, whitemillers, coach
men, and the like, are selections made according to the
judgment of the angler. The Chantry fly, or wafer beetle,
is often very killing, and so is a peacock lierl body with
orown speckled hen’s wingi. As a rule, use large flies for
quick or rough water, and small ones for a placid still
surface.

Inditing nnd Ranting.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed not
later than Monday in each week.

DATE.

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—The yacht “Yindex” is expected shortly to return from
her cruise in Southern waters, preparatory to hauling out
and fitting for the coming season, though in her case it is
questionable whether season is the proper term to be used,
not bavins: been out. of commission during the whole year.
During her run from Hampton Loads to Savannah she had
an opportunity for demonstrating her excellent sea going
qualities as she encountered the recent heavy gales from the
S. W. She made splendid weather of it, although the wind
was of sufficient violence to burst her close reefed mam-sail
and tear out the clew of her fore stay-sail. After liammer-

We shall continue these subjects through the season.

—Shad have recently become known as a game fish and
promise to become a valuable addition to our somewhat
limited list. In reply to numerous requests for information
respecting shad fishing with fly, we wiil state that
wc shall he able to give to our readers hence-,
forth all that has been learned upon this new branch
of sport by those who have made practical investigation
thereof, and whose names alone are sufficient authority for
the value and accuracy of the information they supply.
This will embrace fly-fishing on the Savannah, Delaware,
Hudson, and Connecticut Livers, designating suitable
localities thereon, and practical tests of flies and tackle,
and such other data as we may deem serviceable to our
readers. We have on our desk a very carefully prepared
article on the Connecticut (crowded out this iveek) by Wm.
C. Prime, Esq., the veteran angler and author, which we
shall print in our next issue..

Our aim in this department is always to give seasonable
information, as we feel that articles are more interesting at
such times than when the mind is diverted to other sub¬
jects, just as strawberries and peaches are more grateful in
the broiling summer months than in the bleak and chilling
weeks of early spring.

—We are pursuing our investigations of the Michigan
grayling through parties now on the ground, and hope to
add much to what has already been published. All that is
known of this remarkable game fish, as found in America,
can be found in our columns by referring to tlie Index,
pages 92, 122, 280, 814.

—“Bro. Doty,” the veteran angler, now 87 years of age,
and well known to three generations of the craft of Long
Island, last week went to South Oyster Bay, caught eleven
trout, and returned the same day—which the same is quick
work for a nonagenarian.

—Fifteen hundred salmon trout were deposited in the
Schuylkill Liver near Norristown last week by the Penn¬
sylvania Fisli Commissioneis. A large number of black
bass have also been planted near tlie same place, both above
and below the falls. After the first of next June, bass-fish¬
ing with hook and line will be permitted in the Schuylkill,
the three years close season fixed by law expiring at that
time.

—Schooner Lizzie K. Clark of Gloucester, Capt. Edward
Morris, which arrived from the Grand Banks on Monday,
brought in 85,810 pounds of halibut, and stocked $4,676.
The time occupied in making the trip was seventeen days,
the shortest ever made to the Grand Banks. There have
been but few larger fares of halibut brought in than this in
past seasons. The Lizzie K. Clark has stocked on her three
trips this season rising $11,000, and bids fair to make a big
year’s work.

—Tlie first brook trout cauglit at Sandwich, Mass., was
received in Boston by Messenger, Bros., on Friday of last
week. They were caught by W. F. Lapliam, Esq., and
embraced in all about fifty speckled beauties, weighing
from a quarter to two and one quarter pounds each. The
first choice was secured by a gentleman in the government
service, who forwarded a handsome selection to President
Grant and P. M. General Creswell.

—Schooner Lizzie K. Clark, Capt. Edward Morris, which
arrived at Boston frornr the Grand Banks on Monday,
brought in 85,810 pounds of halibut, and stocked $4,676.
The time occupied in making the trip was seventeen days,
the shortest ever made to tlie Grand Banks. There have
been but few larger fares of halibut brought iu than this in
past seasons, and larger stocks only in two instances.

—Schooner John F. Monson of Gloucester, Capt. Spurr,
engaged in the haddock fishery, has stocked $8000 since the
first of November, the crew sharing about $400 each. She
bids fair to make wp her stock to $10,000 before the season
closes.

—The Georgesuien are arriving freely the present week
from their second trips, with uniformly good fares.

—The only Penobscot solmon in the Boston market
Thursday week weighed twenty-one pounds, and was sold
for $31.50.

—Since December 1st the Connecticut River lias been
frozen over and freed of ice five times, a fact without pre
cedent for more than forty years.

ing away against wind and sea for five days and four nights,
a portion of the time through the thickest of weather, Mr.
Center, her owner, who, as usual, had command of the
yacht, had the pleasure of turning over his responsibility to
a Savannah pilot. We say pleasure, because no matter
how enthusiastic the yachtsman, we can imagine a gale of
wind at this season of the year on cur coast, may become
monotonous after a time.

—The “Grade,” Mr. J. L. Waller, is in the hands of her
well-known builder, Edward Smith, of Nyack, undergoing
extensive alterations. Her length is to be increased four or
five feet, about four inches added to the height of her top-
sides, and she will have two feet additional beam.

—The “Tidal Wave,” Mr. W. Voorliis, is also at Nyack,
having her length increased fourteen feet by fining out her
bows.

—In tlie departure of the “Yixen” from our waters, tlie
scene of so many victories for her, we regret not only the
loss of the fleet little vessel, but that with her will go a con¬
stant reminder of her former owner and his father, both
most popular gentlemen and enthusiastic yaclitmeii* She
has been sold to a gentleman in Boston, who is raising her
about eight inches, we understand. Whether this additional
height will go to increase her free-board, or draft of water
through use of more ballast, we do not know, but should
not imagine any change would have been deemed essential
after an inspection of the quantity of plate won by her in
the hands of the late Mr. Livingston.

—Tlie Louisiana State Rowing Association dissolved, be¬
cause tlie clubs could not agree upon a date for the annual
regatta.

—The preparations about Saratoga Lake for tlie college
regatta will be supervised by Mr. W. J. Costar. The work
will begin this week.

—The “Magic,” Mr. W. Garner, is early in commission
this year, having passed Wliitestone some days since en
route for Staten Island.

—The New Jersey Yacht Club held their annual election
at Hoboken March 26th. Commodore Ketchum was re¬
elected. John R. Wiggins was elected Vice Commodore
and I. Rogers was elected Treasurer.

—At the last meeting of the Long Island Yacht Club tlie
following officers were elected:—Commodore, Jas. Sweeney;
President, Dr. Charles B. Evans; Secretary, George Crolius;
Treasurer, Frank Bates; Measurer, Henry Smedley. The
18th of June has been fixed for the holding of the club re¬
gatta.

—Tlie Atlantic Club have equally encouraging reports.
A number of new schooners will be added to their squad¬
ron. The regatta this year will be on tlie 10th of June, the
day preceding the cruise of the New York Club. They
have chartered the steamer Magenta for the accommodation
of tlieir guests. The officers of tlie club for the ensuing
year are:—Mr. J. R. Maxwell, Commodore; Mr. J. A.
Monsell, Vice Commodore; F. H. Slote, vice H. J. Gouge,
declined, Rear Commodore; Mr. John B Morgan, Record¬
ing Secretary; Mr. W. B. Davenport, Corresponding Sec-
retary; S. W. Nowies, Secretary and C. T. Lippitt, Trea¬
surer. The Regatta Committee is composed of tlie follow¬
ing gentlemen:—Messrs. W. B. Davenport, Chairman;
H. A. Gouge, J. L. Marcellus, S. Y. Lowell and S. W.
Nowles.

—At the second general meeting of the New York Yacht
Club, held at their rooms on Thursday last, the committee
previously appointed submjtted a draft of resolutions expres¬
sive of the deep regret of the club for theirloss in the deaths
of Ex-Rear Commodore Anson Livingston and Mr. William
TI. Major.

—Last week the Brooklyn Yaclit Club held a meeting,
which was attended by all the members. The object was
to fix upon a time for the annual regatta, the course and the
classes of vessels. This club will hold its regatta on Tues¬
day, June 16, over the same course as last year. According to
the reports read and received, the organization is in a most
flourishing condition. Over 75 vessels belong to the squad¬
ron, and five are being built. Tie officers are tlie same as
last year.

—Our article upon canoeing has been crowded over to
our next number by a pressure upoii our columns this
week.

hold

—Tlie Stapleton Yacht Club of Staten Island
their spring meeting at the club rooms, on the
Tuesday in April, to make the necessary’prelimin^
rangements for the season. Mr. Ralph Munroe, of rS *
is building a new yacht, to be sloop rigged, and whi l' •
be added to tlie Stapleton fleet, making a squadr
twenty-six boats.

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.— On
day, March 28th, Cambridge achieved another victor ^
Oxford, making the fifth in succession, beginning ^ 1 °^
race of 1870. However, for the six years before thi
Oxford won as many consecutive races, so the liono-
very nearly easy for the past decade. The day was alh?
could be desired, and shortly after half-past ten o’clock

two crews made their appearance on the river. y er
time was lost in arranging the preliminaries and 0 -f. 1 t;? ^

u filing mto

position, and on the signal from the umpire’s boat w] •
by the way, had on board of her the Prince of ’Waleo-!
children and tlie Duke of Cambridge, the oars of thet

boats took the water almost simultaneously, and the co °

test for the University championship began. Tlieyi
together without any material advantage being perceptibl
both crews doing good work and showing the effect 0 f th''
excellent training until near the Soap Works, when C *
bridge began gaining steadily. At Hammersmith Bri(W
terrific struggle took place for the lead, each boat doinfi!

terrmc struggle iooiv piaee rur me ieaa, eacli boat doing it
utmost. Cambridge however maintained her advanta/
and at Corney Reach the boats were over a lenatli anS
From this point Oxford had no chance of regaining her
honors. Cambridge, during the whole race, was never
headed, and passed the line four lengths in advance. Tm
23:35. The course was the usual one, on the Thames, fronj
Putney to Mortlake.

The following are the names and weights of the respec
tive crews. Both boats were built by the Claspers of Oi
ford and about sixty feet in length:—

CAMBRIDGE.

Lbs.

loo*

Name.

Bow--P. J. Hibbert, Lady Margaret.

No. 2— G. F. Armytage, Jesus.

No. 3—J. B. Close, First Trinity.' (to

No. 4 -A. S. Eastcourt, Trinity Hall.Y' jm

No. 5—W. C. Lecky-Brown, Jesus.176

No. 6 -J. A. Aylmer, First Trinity.'/ tw.

No. 7 —C. S. Read, First Trinity.

..V. 165

105

Stroke—H. E. Rhodes, Jesus
Coxswain—W. F. A. Lambert, Wadham..

OXFORD.

Bow—H. W. Benson, Brasenose.

No 2— J. S. Sinclair, Oriel.

No. 3—P. Williams. Corpus.

No. 4—A. W. Nicholson, Magdalen.

No. 5—J. Williams, Lincoln."..

No. 6 —W. E. Sherwood, Christ Church...
No. 7—H. J. Staynor, St. Johns

160

. 170
. 132
. 180
, 158
170

Stroke—J. P. Way, Brasenose. 147

Coxswain— W. F. A. Lambert, Wadham. 100

Oxford is still one victory ahead, as will be seen by the following table;

Year.

1829.

1836.

1839.

1840.

1841.
1812.

1845.,
1846.

1849..

1849..

1852..

1854..

1856..

1857..

1858..

1859.

1860.

1861..
1862.,

1863.

1864.

1865.

1866.
1867.
1868.,

1869.

1870.

1871.

1872.

1873.

1874.

Date.

Winner.

June 10...
June 17...
April 3....
April 15...
April 14...
, June 11...
. j March 15.
April 3...
March 29..
Dec. 15....
April 3....
April 8....
March 15..

April 4_

March 27..
April 15...
March 31..
March 23..
April 12...
March 28..
March 19..
April 8....
March 24 .

. i April 13 ...

April 4_

March 17..
April 6 ....

.April 1_

. j March 23..
March 29..
| March 28 .

Oxford.

Cambridge...
Cambridge...
Cambridge...
Cambridge...

Oxford.

Cambridge..
Cambridge. .,
Cambridg ...

Oxford.

Oxford.

Oxford.

Cambridge.
Oxford......

Cambridge...

Oxford.

Cambridge...

Oxford.

Oxford_

Oxford.

Oxford.___

Oxford.

Oxford.

Oxford.

Oxford.

Oxford.

Cambridge...
Cambridge...
Cambridge...
Cambridge...
Cambridge...

Courses.

Time. Won by

Henley.

Westm to Put

W. to P.

W. to P.

W. to P.

W. to P.

P. to Mort...

M. to P.

P. to M.

P. to M.

P. to M.

P. to M.

M. to P.

P, to M.

P. to M.

P. to M_

P. to M.

P. to M.

P. to M.

M. to P.

P. to M.

P. to M.

P. to M.

P. to M.

P. to M ...

P. to M....

P. to M....

P. to M_

P. to M....

P. to M....

P. to M....

14.30
36.00
31.00

29.30

32.30
30.45

23.30
*21.05

22.00

21.36

25.29
25.50

1-22.35

21.23

24.40
26.05

23.30

24.41
23.08

21.40

21.24

25.35

22.40
20.56
20.05
22.04
23.05
21.15

$19.35

23.35

| Easily.

1 min.

1 min, 45®
f length.

1 min. 4®,
13 seconds,
130 sec'onds.

2 lengths.
Easily.
Foul.

27 seconds.
11 strokes.

4 length,

35 seconds.
22 seconds.
Cam. sunk.

I length.
48 seconds,
(30 seconds.
43 seconds.
26 seconds,
4 lengths.
15 seconds.
£ length.

6 lengths,

3 lengths.

II lengths.

1 length

2 lengths.'
31 lengths.

4 lengths.

*The first university race rowed in outriggers. .

tThe first race in which either university rowed in the present s ye
eights without keel; also the first time either rowed with round os?,
both using the same kind of oars and boats.

$First year both crews used sliding seats.

—The new boathouse for tlie Yale College oarsmen is to
be built on plans furnished by Cummings & Sears of Boston,
will cost $12,000, and will be by far the best one in •
country. It is to be built with a view to elegance ^
as convenience; it will be surmounted by a spire, an
a covered piazza on three sides. It will have room ois
boats and all the fixtures. . ,

—A letter from a Harvard student says: ‘’It is F°P®,
to establish a dozen small boat clubs here, to w nc ^
student can become a member by paying a sma ee ’ , ,j
boats of these clubs to be paid for by the money u i
by the members of tlie same, and the boats to Be e
common stock.” This plan has the good wishes o
students, and good may come of it. Jjl

—The great events in rowing circles this F#

the college regatta, the fourth annual New c oc j a tion-N
ta, and the regattas of the Saratoga an( j flit

Harlem Regatta Association, the Schuylkill is j
N ational Amateur regatta at Troy. ope ii ff

The fourth annual New England RegaH^
amateurs and professionals from any part oi i
will take place on Charles River, some time
the single scull championship. The oi u'S#

will be a massive gold medal representing eva ted, ^
standing in a boat, with a pair of spoon oai i J from 5
whole to be enclosed in a circle of gold, susp' r0 « r pf
a fine medal pin of the same material, ana
inscribed. Tlie prize for professionals has
decided upon. _ c Qr <itoga X

The college regatta will be rowed on ^

July 16. Niue crews will-take part, viz: id

FOREST AND STREAM

126

Trinity, Columbia, Princeton, Williams, Cornell, Wes¬
leyan, and Dartmouth. Of these the first three have al¬
ready engaged training quarters.

The Saratoga Rowing Association regatta will take
place August 24, 25, andl26, at Saratoga Lake. It will call
together representatives from nearly all the amateur and
professional organizations in the United States.

The Schuylkill Navy regatta will take place at Philadel¬
phia some time in June, and will he open to all clubs in
the United States and Canada. The Harlem Regatta As¬
sociation races will take place on the Harlem River early
in July. The National Amateur regatta will be open to all
amateur oarsmen in the United States, and will take place
at Troy in August. Regattas will also be held on the
Charles and Mystic Rivers, and Jamaica Pond, June 17,
and on Charles River July 4.

Cornell University, 1
Ithaca, N. Y., March 30, 1874. f

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The crews are in training now in the gymnasium, as far as rowing-
weights can give training, preparatory to the spring regatta, which will
probably take place in June. The crew for the Inter-Collegiate regatta
is not as yet definitely selected, it being lef^till practice in the shell will
enable a better decision to be made. A paper pair and six-oared shell
have been ordered of Messrs. Waters & Sons for the use of the “Mary,”
and we shall now be able to test carefully and thoroughly the two kinds of
boats—wood vs. paper—and find out which is best adapted to our use.

J.

—We are requested by the Saratoga Rowing Association
to print the following card:

SARATOGA ROWING ASSOCIATION.

It is necessary for the Saratoga Rowing Association to have the ad¬
dress of every amateur rowing club of good standing in the United
States and Canada. The Association propose to issue soon its circulars
concerning its annual regatta, which will be given some time in August.
Therefore it is to be hoped that all rowing clubs will send their address,
giving name of President and Secretary, so that none may be over¬
looked, nor fail to receive circulars. Address

SARATOGA ROWING ASSOCIATION,

Intioml §£u$times.

The match between A. Gamier and Maurice Daly will
take place at Tammany Hall on April 3d for $1,000 a side,
600 points up.

—Joe Dion is practising with Maurice Daly for his match
for the championship every evening at the Spingler House
billiard rooms.

—There is some talk of having a tournament in Phila¬
delphia, as a party is negotiating with four of our leading
professionals to give exhibitions in that city, and that there
will be another tournament held in this city some time this
month.

—Dean Brothers’ Hall in Fulton avonue was the scene
of some good billiards on the 26th March, Thursday.
The occasion was a match game between Mr. Daniel
Dean, well known in Brooklyn as an old billiard host, and
Mr. John T. Reeves, of New York. Also a game between
the Chicago expert, Mr. Bassinger, and Mr. Reeves. Both
of the games played were the four ball carom, the first
game 1,000 points up, the second 500 points up. Mr.
Reeves was the winner of both, beating Mr. Dean readily,
who appeared sadly out of practice, as his score of but 484
points in the 1,000 will show. The second game Mr. Reeves
won by a score of 501 to 435, although he won it out of the
sheer good nature of Mr. Bassinger, whose manipulation
of the ivories showed a latent skill which could have done
far better than the result proved.

The following is the score of the last game:—

Reeves—0, 30, 15, 42, 15, 63, 3, 15, 15, 54, 153, 9, 3, 12,
87; total, 501; winner’s average, 35 11-14.

Bassinger— 6 , 81, 36, 33, 12, 12, 204, 9, 6 , 12, 6 , 18, 0; to¬
tal, 435; average, 43 6-13.

—The Brooklyn Chess Club’s spring tourney was com¬
menced on March 21st, and the result of the first round of
contests ending March 28t.h, was as follows:

Player.

Won.

Lost.

Player.

Won.

Lost.

Deimar.

.... 11

0

Phillip.

. 1

1

Dr. Barnett_

. 11

0

Elwell.

. 1

1

Spence.

.... 11

0

Abraham.

. 1

1

Perrin.

. 11

0

Bagaxt.

.. .. . 1

1

< Turner.

_ 1

1

Ingalls.

. 1

1

Davis.

1

All the others lost, more games than they won.

pw* Will our University correspondents Tdndly send us their most recent
catalogues.

—On Saturday afternoon, March 28th, the Nameless
Dlub, of Brooklyn, mustered up force at the Capitoline
grounds, and had a practice game between their first and
lecond nines, which ended as follows:—

First Nine—5 3 5 1 4—18.

Second Nine—0 2 0 1 2—5.

The game was played under the old rules, the umpire not
>eing posted in the new code. It is time that the amateurs
jot hold of the new rules and studied them up well. “De
Witt’s Guide”—Mr. Chadwick’s work—is now out, and
'here is an explanatory appendix to each rule of the code.
Certainly the professionals ought to post themselves up in
-he rules at once, for nearly all are ignorant of the new
gode. Of the play shown in the practice game of Satur-
jjfey by the Nameless, the excellent catching of Crosby was
worthy of special mention. He will make a fine player in
jj he position, being plucky and skillful in facing and judg¬
ing the pitching. Mayhew was wild in his delivery, and
mder the new rule^of “wide balls” half of his opponents
would have been sent to bases on wides. Pitchers will
lave to be careful of this “wide” business this season. On
-jailed balls more latitude is allowed than before, as only
ijjvery third ball not over the base can be called. But in
die case of wide balls every ball out of reach is obliged to
she called a wide by the umpire whenever delivered, and
;every ball touching the ground in front of the home base,
■hr which, touches the batsman’s person, or which is out of
.fair re:cli of the bat in any way, is a “wide” ball, and must
she called the moment it passes the line of the home base.
fThe Nameless club have a fine corps of amateur players to
choose from this season. On Saturday, though it was “too
chilly to play ball” for some of the professionals present,
Uhe amateurs went in for practice with spirit. The game
'played was marked by thorough good humor, and it was
fully enjoyed. The second nine played some of their posi¬
tions very well, Gray doing some good catching behind the
bat, and Merritt fielding actively at short field. On the
other side Smith’s base play was excellent. Carpenter as¬
sisted once in good style. They will have to put “Carp”
•on the nine.

The Montague club also had a little practice game on the
upper field on the same day.

—On Wednesday the amateur clubs were to meet again
on the Capitoline field, and the Chelseas were to play the
Davis nine. Jackson, of the Staten Island nine of 1873,
has joined the Chelseas.

—On March 30th the Athletic club defeated the Modocs
in a match game at Philadelphia by a score of 27 to 4.

—The Atlantics opened play at the Capitoline grounds
for the season of 1874 on March 30th, when a large crowd
gathered to watch the proceedings, the weather being pro¬
pitious. The Atlantic nine played a strong field ten, with
the following result:—

! Field —0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 — 6 .
i, Atlantic —0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 7—16.

Umpire, Mr. Chadwick; time, 1:40.

, —T^ie first grand championship game of the season in the
^professional base ball arena will take place on Thursday,
April 16tli, when the Philadelphia and Athletic nines will
meet at Twenty-fifth and Jefferson streets, Philadelphia.

| —Three tons of base ball bats have been shipped by a

[Single Vermont manufacturer to the Boston market this
winter.

—The French billiard player, F. Ubassey, will leave for
.Europe in May.

[ —A. P. Rudolph, now in Chicago, is expected in New

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—On Tuesday last we inspected at Mr. Blackford’s, in
Fulton Market, the first salmon from the Oregon rivers
which have arrived this season in our eastern markets.
Noble big fellows were they, weighing about 25 pounds.
In appearance the California salmon differs materially from
our own fish, being more chunky and thicker through, and
without those graceful outlines, which render our salmon
the personification of beauty. Some of our friends, fish-
eaters par excellence, inform us that the Salmo Quinnat is
quite as good as the best Canadian fish. At Mr. Black
ford’s we saw two Maine trout of two and three pounds
weight..

—Forest and Stream has got as far as New Mexico in
its travels. We have one subscriber in the Territory, and
now comes the Albuquerque Republican Review, printed half
in English and half in Spanish, requesting an exchange.
We have great encouragement to hope for an extended cir¬
culation in the land of the Pimos, Apaches and Maricopas!
---

—Over 500 acres of scrub oak and pine land were burnt
over near Farmingdale, Long Island, last week, involving
a loss in timber, cattle, fences, &c., of $150,000. This sec¬
tion of the country is noted for its quantities of game, rab¬
bits especially, hundreds of which must have perished.

—During a late discussion on a trout bill in the Massa¬
chusetts Legislature, Mr. Butterworth, of Brookfield, raised
quite a laugh by moving to amend by providing that if
trout less than three inches bite they shall have leave to with¬
draw.

---

—The Selma Exposition Jockey Club of Selma, Ala.,
opened on Monday and continued three days. Splendid
stables from New York, Boston and Baltimore were present.

The New Orleans and Mobile stables were especially fine.
—--

—A census of the Lake Superior Cliippewas, according
to the pay rolls, shows an increase since 1856 of 1,182
souls. 9

—A devout observer of Lent says that about this time he
begins to feel scaly.

—We have several communications in type which will
appear in our next.

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Lincoln and Seward. By Gideon Welles, ex-Secretary
of the Navy. N. Y.: Sheldon & Co.

It is the duty of every critical reviewer to state in plain unequivocal
terms the character of the work he reviews; also,if historical or political,
the animus of the leading characters spoken of in the work. Persons
reading the life of Abraham Lincoln by W. II. Seward would, if they
read this little work as a mere narration of facts, be led erroneously to
suppose that instead of Abraham Lincoln, the President of these United
States, the live, acting head of the Administration, he was, to a cer¬
tain extent, the puppet of W. H. Seward, which, as a fact, has not the
shadow of truth, as all the acts of Lincoln fully prove. He undoubdtedly
consulted with the Secretary of State on all occasions, and listened with
dne deference to the councils of Mr. Seward; but Abraham Lincoln’s
whole administration, when carefully examined by true history, give the
lie to the idea that the President was ruled by any “power behind the
throne.” Mr. Lincoln made sure that his policy was to the best of his
judgment right; any other opinion, received from whatever source they
may come, we believe to be untrue and false. Lincoln’s policy was the
leading policy, and his conceptions of right his own, and he acted upon
those convictions with an eye single to the interests of a country then
passing a great and trying crisis of her h ; . _ory. "We think every candid
reader of this work will give Mr, Lincoln all the credit he is so truly en¬
titled to, and not be governed by any of the specious arguments to the
contrary.

Martyrdom of Man. Bv Winn wood Reade. N. Y.:
A. K. Butts.

Mr. Reade in this work open i ‘he question of the influences which
have had a tendency to oppress and degrade the standard of
manhood in the ancient and modern times. The work is one in which
much ability and careful research and no little analytical power is evi¬
dent. We are sorry that the author has not given us a larger work, for
from a careful reading of the work, w r e think he should have had more
space to develop his idea. More radical in tone than many works upon
this subject,, the author is sometimes very severe, if not bitter, in certain
attacks on what he believes to be erroneous in religion, theological teach¬
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imparting much useful information to the general reader, prove reform¬
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and “The New Schellaus.” Both of these stories are very well told, and
the ground they cover cannot fail to improve, as well as instruct, our
young people. Carter & Co. have been quite successful in their selec¬
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house is to a certain extent making a specialty of this kind of literature.

Diamond cut Diamond. By T. Adolphus Trollope.
New York: Harper & Bros.

In this story of Tuscan life, where all the incidents, like a fine alto re -
leivo, stand out distinctly, we become at once interested with the most
minute characters. Domenico Rappi, a fattone or bailiff, one who has
the oversight and management of landlords, is a resident of the upper
Arno. His “religious wife,” his two daughters, like their good mother,
think there is no priest among priests who deserve more implicit service
than holy father Don Ignazis Vernino. Yet the younger daughter is
somewhat heretical in her idea, and like her father likes to do her own
thinking. As may be judged, the forte of the author is found to be in
his attempt to make a pretty readable anti-G’atholic novel. Quite read¬
able,and dealing with ever} day life rather than with monstrous incongru¬
ities, all that is here told may have been; there is no shocking of one’s
conscience; the priest even has a conscience, for a peculiar belief of his
leads him to consider “God and the church 'to be and to mean
the same thing, and the service of one to be the service of the other.”
He schemes, as he supposes, pretty wisely, when he attempts to make a
home in a convent for one of the daughters preferable to her father’s
house and care. The story is smpiy and well told, and to sum it up in a
word, it is one of the many stories of priestly interference with the do¬
mestic life and family arrangements so often found in Italy and Tuscany,
The finale is good; the book pleasant.

Fables in Song. By Robert Lord Lytton. Osgood &
Co. Boston.

All our readers who hung delighted over the sweet poems in “Lucille” :
will find our anthor has given them, not a pastoral, a ballad, or a story
of love in “Fables in Song,” but a sober, interesting collection of fables-
in which birds, as in the olden time, held converse with each other.
Every poem is finished, and has a moral, such as is easily understood.
The little things are here cared for, and the grains of sand have their
lessons and their mission. “The Two Fables,” “Who’s in the Right?”
give fine illustrations of general effects. Overflowing with specimens of
shrewd good sense and pleasant style, it is a work that will have many
readers. It is in Osgood & Co.’s usual tasty style

Early Lessons in Natural Science. With illustra¬
tions. Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger. Philadelphia. 1874.

Ship Aiioy. A l r arn in Thirty-six Cable Lengths. Il¬
lustrated by Wallis Mackay and Frederick Waddy, N. Y.: Harper
& Bros.

When you commence the reading of this hook you may feel assured by
the first cable length that you will be sure to overhaul every yarn before
you coil up a single length. This work, we are sure, will have a great
sale. It has to recommend it to the public a lively naturalness of con¬
ception, that gives to it all the elements of a historical romance; and
alas! there is more truth than fiction in this startling nautical story. Vir¬
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prescribed rules and judgment of men. This work has a fascination
about it rarely found in sea stories of the kind of “Ship Ahoy” series.
Finely illustrated with spirited engravings.

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The Life of Charles Sumner. By the Rev. Elias Nason.
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MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

Ac OOFS

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
ANt> PURITY,

A. ROCHERE&U & CO.,

Sole Agents for tee United States and Canada
No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers. 10 2fi

III HAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
A created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $ 8 ; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

'Corner of Pearl Street.

NEW YORK

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
ATTENTION.

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8 th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,1 $10,*$5,1-5 $4,140 $2,1-20$1

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
•upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

I I Wall Street, N. Y.

Thomas Sparks,

Shot & Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808.]

Office, Ho. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

fotqb.

St. John’s Hotel,

PALATKA, E. FLA.,

P. & H. PETERMANS, Proprietors.

This well-known resort for Winter has been newly
furnished throughout, combining first-class table with
every convenience and comfort to guests.

UNITED STATES HOTEL,

—CORNER OF—

Fulton, Water and Pearl Sts.,
g. l. p^bcSt, [Proprietor., NEW TORIC

^(torJ'jmcn’s (poods.

ALBERT C. KUCK,

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

importer of

TV

And Dealer in all Kinds of

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
REVOLVERS,

Skates & Sporting Goods.

GLXXL BORDEN’S

Canned Goods.

(JAIL BORI)EN’S _ EA(tLE BRAND CON¬
DENSED MILK.

BORDEN’S EXTRACT OF COFFEE,

Combined with Refined Sugar and Condensed Milk

BORDEN’S PURE COCOA,

BORDEN’S ROAST BEEF,

BORDEN’S EXTRACT OF BEEF

This Extract is especially useful for making Soup
enriching Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Oyster Stews, etc
Buillon may be made in a minute’s time by mingling
this extract with salt and hot water.

These goods are for sale at all the principal Grocers
andDruggists. 12-38

3Crand Medal of'Merit, Vienna, 1870,

r.;„ i • -

WM. S. KIMBALL & CO.’S

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.)

PEERLESS & PLAIN

FINE GUT CHEWING,

"V anit y JPal x-

Cut Cavendish Smoking 1 .

Ask your Dealer, or send direct to our
worksfot.asupply of PURE Tobacco.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 3©, 1873.
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball Is 3 Co.:

Sirs — A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity hair”
lathe King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort o f
strongness. Mv friend m New York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send ine forthe enolosed ten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sella your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Archi¬
tectural Plans, &c.

OFFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

4-6m

FLY FISHING TACKLE.

Thaddeus Norris,

208 West Logan Square, Philadelphia, Penn.
MAKES TO ORDER AND KEEPS ON HAND

PINE TROUT AND SALMON RODS

O^ IRON WOOD, LANCE WOOD, GREENHEART,
AND RENT AND GLUED BAMBOO.
MAKES TO ORDER

SALMON TROUT AND BASS FLIES.

Keeps on sale his own pattern of Flush Crank Trout
and Salmon Reels, and supplies any article of an Ang-
ler’s outfit at custom prices. _ 4-t f

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns, Rifles, Pistols, and Fishing 1 Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4 -ly

jgpsccllmtcoits.

Cures Sore Throat, Bronchitis , Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Rheu¬
matism, Chilblains, Strains, &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes.and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! 4sk for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell Co.,

28 and 80 Fulton St. , 1ST. Y

CHAS. REICHE & BR0.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN

ALL RINDS OF

BIRDS, MILS

And Fowls,

Mocking Bird Food, &e.,

55 Chatham Street,

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,
AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

if R3 REICI1E ’ HENRY REICHE.

H. W. COLLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES.

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

No. 738 BROADWAY,

ImNKWCLERK&M).

48 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

Importers, Manufacturers and
Dealers in

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES

And every Variety and Style of

F I S H X I O O IL S .

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 _ Eyed Needles.

EDWARD SEAJEfcS’

WOOD ENGRAVING

ESTABLISHMENT.
Designing, Photographic and Engraving,
No. 48 Beekman Street,

10-02_ NEW YORK. _

FRANCES PROBST,

Merchant Tailor

No. 51 LIBERTY STREET,

Opposite Post Office, NEW YORK

^Formerly with J. WEIDBNFELD, 743 Broadway.

^dUscdkuuonN,

We offer a superior lot of Skir-
ving’s Ruta-Baga or Swede
Turnip Seed very low, — viz.: 1-2
lb. for S5 cts.,-1 lb. for 60 cts.; club
rate, 4 lbs. for $2, by mail, postage
paid, the cash to accompany order#
D. T. CURTIS & CO.,
Seedsmen and Florists, 1(51 Fremont
Street, Boston, Mass.

P. 8. Our Illustrated Seed
Directories for 1874 sent to
any address enclosing a 3ct. stamp,
or free with an order for Bccd,

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JIM

455 SIXTH AVENUE,

Between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth street *

WINE, CHOP ROOM & RESTAURANT,

Supplied with the Choicest English Delicacies
JUGGED HARE. WELSH RAREBIT. TRIPE SUP
PERSt

Everything served in BEST LONDON STYLE. Un¬
rivalled accommodations for Supper Parties Oneit
all night. _ GEORGE PARKINS. Pro prietor.

F. GROTE. A. JOS. KAPP, A. jl. GROTE

F.CROTE&CO.

Turners & Dealers
in

ai4 East 14th St,, N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4 . 5 a

F ish ponds for sale.—

The Imson Fish Farm in the town of
Springwater, ninety miles from Buffalo, containing 45
acres. Nine fisli ponds abundantly stocked with biook
trout, two good dwellings, barns, hatching-house, ice¬
house, choice orchard. Everything in fine order. Is
offered for sale on account of ill health in the family
of the proprietor. For particulars apply to LYON
"flo, N. Y. *-1m

BORK & CO.. Buffalo,

<£lathing and furnishing §ood$.

ITIIAMAR DU BOIS,

ICELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St., Brooklyn.

FINE SHIRTS, COLLARS AND
CUFFS TO ORDER,

—AT POPULAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

8-20

Mead’s Patent Safety

EXPLOSIVE BULLET CARTRIDGE.

For Sharpe’s, Remington, Government, Winchester,
Spencer, Ballard and all other rifles. Smith &
Wesson’s No. 3 Revolver, &c., &c.,
SUPPLIED TO THE TRADE.

All sizes constantly on hand and for sale by

JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS,

2041 Broadway, New York,

Send for Circular.

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

'KID, BUCK, DOGSKIN AND FUR GLOVES AND
GAUNTLETS.

RIDING AND SHOOTING LEGGIN 8 ,
LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS.

BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

0. Field & Co.

Importers and manufacturers.

Broadway, IV. Y .

Tr°A e °l#£V Fo # 3T and Stream” staff bought a
Hat for $5.00 m a Broadway hatter’s and found out he
co uld g ot the same hat, by the same maker for, $ 3.50 at

TURNBULL’S

The Great Hatter,

81 FULTON STREET,

BROOKLYN, IJ-Sg

129

FOREST AND STREAM.

,§f| iscqllmieous.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

a SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
large assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS & II WVKSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE, AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Test.

This Vest affords 4f||iv the best ar¬
rangement yet in vented for car¬

rying cartridges,
so evenly distribu*.
scarcely felt.. Car
carried with the
this vest, which is
tance when brass
as when carryin^
head up the weight
en forces the wad
bad shooting is the

The weight is
ted that it is
fridges can be
heads cloivn in
of great impor-
shells are used
them with the
of the shot oft-
forward, when
result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

New Work by Dr. Cones.

Field Ornithology.

A complete treatise on collecting birds and prepar¬
ing them for the cabinet. Covers the whole ground
thoroughly, enabling the tyro to become an expert
Taxidermist. This is the

Standard Treatise on Taxidermy.

IT ALSO INCLUDES A
Check List of North American Birds,
Classified and named according to the

Key to IV. American Birds.

Manual of Instruction and Check List together,
beautifully bound in fine cloth, $2.75.

Check List alone, pamphlet, printed to cut up for
labeling specimens, aud for recording field observa¬
tions, 75 cents.

NATURALISTS’ AGENCY,
and booksellers generally. Salem, Mass.

TH0S. OTIS LEROY & Co.,

Patent Sliot & LeadWorks,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard* Patent Sifted
EAGLE HHAJNTH

OF

DROP SHOT

ALSO

1

Ooiwipx-e ssedl Shot

IO Jk. 3E£

AND

3 ^

El _A_ X>

Jan. 25--50

PIS H ING TACKLE,

n all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

,03 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
nanv articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY AND BASS RODS
if Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Mued Bamboo. Rod mountings of the very finest
luality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
md Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Jut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele-
irated JOHN JAMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.
1 large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se-
actea Calcutta Bamboo Poles, *-6m

This aria was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 18<2, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. II. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“ Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall he devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same rime possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption. , „

Resolved , further, That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried bj» them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now making these guns to supply the nu¬
merous demands, and will soon have them in the
market.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rille for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges* weighing-10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifies,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 54 Wall St., N. Y.

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6* lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
1 and 5 lb. cans and 61 lb. kegs,

“KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.

“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25, 12*, and 6 * lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various "mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

88 'Wall Street, New York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.

Thos. S. Pope, Secretary.

BIGGS BELMONTYLE OIL

1 PREVENTS RUST, TARNISH, &c., ON GUNS,

- Skates, Cutlery, Tools, Hardware, Machinery,
Saws, Stoves, &c., &c., without injuring the most
beautifully polished work, m use by E. Remington
& Sons, Schoveriing & Daly, J. C. Grubb & Co., The
Wheeler <fe Wilson Manufacturing Company, E. H.
Barney, Providence Steam Engine Company, W. &B.
Douglas, Landers, Frary & Clark, Stanley Works and
many others. Send for circular.

It, B. RIGGS, Sole Manufacturer,

150 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK.

A Yaluable Handbook.

THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN.

CONTAINING HINTS TO SPORTSMEN,

NOTES ON SHOOTING, AND THE HAB¬
ITS OF THE GAME BIRDS AND WILD
FOWL, &C., OF AMERICA.

By ESisha J. Lewis, O,

Elegantly Illustrated with Nearly 200
Engravings.

8vo. Third Edition. Extra Cloth, $2.75.

“This elegant bookie deserving of an extended pop¬
ularity. It is superior to any book on sporting that
has yet been published.”— Philadelphia Dispatch .

*.^*For sale by all Booksellers, or will be sent by
mail, postage paid, upon receipt of the price by the
Publishers.

J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.,

Philadelphia.
JUST OUT :

A POPULAR KEY TO THE BIRDS, REPTILES,
Batrachians. and Fishes of the Northern States.
By Prof. D. S. Jordan, M. S , and B. II. Van Vleck.
More than 890 species characterized. Just the thing
for a naturalist to carry in his pocket while hunting
or fishing. Price (pa“per) 75 cents. Address Prof. D.
S. Jordan, Appleton, Wis. *Apr 2-lt

DEGRAFF & TAYLOR,

FURNITURE, CARPETS;& MATTRESSES,

Wholesale and Retail.

MANUFACTORY AND WARER00MS,

87 and 89 Bowery, 65 Chrystie St.
anti 130 and 132 Hester St., N.Y,

_ CONNECTED ENDED ONE ROOF.

"We have now on hand the largest stock of entirely new patterns and designs for furnishing Houses through,
out ever offered by one house in the city, and at a great reduction in prices.

Steamboats, Hotels, Churches, Public Halls and Private Houses furnished throughout at wholesale prices
The Floating Palaces—the steamers of the Peoples’ Line on the Hudson River—were furnished by us.

PRICES DEFY COMPETITION.

SECOND AND THIRD AVENUE CARS PASS OUR STORES.

Entrance 87 e.ncl 80 Bowery, IV. Y.

ALSO A LARGE STOCK AT OUR

BRANCH STORE, 81 FOURTH AVENUE,

Near A. T. Stewart & Co.

| gortemm’s (SWrfe

Sporting, Hunting and Target
Breech-Loading

Long Range Match Rifles for “Creedmoor” Shoot¬
ing, now ready. The same as won the “Turf,
Field and Farm” Badge, Aug. 2, and “Ama¬
teur Rifle Club” Badge, Aug. 9. See re¬
ports. Unequalled for accuracy by
either Breech or Muzzle-Load¬
ers of other makers.

For simplicity of mechanism, ease of manipulation,
quality of workmanship and material, accuracy of
range, and penetration, without comparison.

“It is a noteworthy fact that though many different
kinds of rifles were used in the several matches, includ¬
ing the converted Springfield, Remington, Metford,
Ballard and Ward Burton Rifle, every prize in all the
matches was won by those who fired with the Reming¬
ton rifle, except the last.”—From N. Y. Times, June
22, 1873.—(See full report.)

Tlie Remington Rifle won Twenty-two
out of Twenty-three Prizes at
the Creedmoor Meeting*

June 21, 1873.

Also, Revolving, Repeating , Deringer, and
Vest Rocket

PISTOLS & RIFLE CANES.

—OUR—

Double Barrel Breech Loading Gun

IS NOW READY.

The best ever offered, containing all the most desir¬
able features of the best imported, together with some
valuable improvements peculiar only to this gun. Top
Snap action, half-cached, breech opened and shells ex¬
tracted by one motion.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.

OR, ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

CUT THIS OU1 AND SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED
PRICE LIST.

GET THE BEST.

Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.

10,000 Words and Meanings not. in other Dictionaries

3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarto. Price $12

Webster now is glorious. [. Pres. Raymond, Vassar Col.
Every scholar knows its value. [IF. It. Prescott.

Best defining Dictionary. [. Horace Mann.

Standard in this office. [A. II. Clapp, Gov't Printer.
The etymology without a rival. [John G Saxe.

Excels in defining scientific terms. [Pres. Hitchcock.
Remarkable compendium of knowledge, [Pres. Clark.
Published by G. C. MERRIAM, Springfield, Mass
Sold by all Booksellers. *lm

N0FR0Gnof«ot,N0 HORSE

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar.
Goopenough Horse Shoe, 41 Dey Street, New Y T ork.

(§omhR

"We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Rods* Reels* Lines* Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits* Fish Hooks, Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.
Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

lOl & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) New York.

MAYNARD’S PATENT

Breech-Loading Rifles and Shot Cans.
Central Fire

Combination Arras.

WITH RELOADING CAPPED CARTRIDGES

For convenience, accuracy and penetration unequal¬
led. Send for price list and target representations.

MASSACHUSETTS ARMS COMPANY,

chicopee Falls, mass.

TARGETS

MADE WITH

MAYNARD

RIFLES.

HALE SIZE.

Jen Consecu
tive Shots.
Twenty and

Ten rods.

W. & C. SCOTT & SONS

GENUINE

Breech Loaders.

WINNERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1678.
Scott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders. 2a ceu
by mail. Report of Gun Trial sent on application.
AGENTS:

WM. READ & SONS

13 Faneuil Hall Sfl., Uostoia.

Also all other makes. Greener, Westley R icliar ’
Webley, Remington. Wesson, &c. . t1l

A genuine laminated Steel Breech-loader, nitb
plements, at $60. ,, ... f or

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds
shooting practice. „„»; a(r pa

*;ine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriag
Complete, as furnished the New York.and_Bos
Yacht Squadrons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.-.

J

SEND

FIFTY

And receive by return maii a copJ’ ^
HINTS TO ANGLERS. A «
book brimful of fun and l L

prUTc SSKk

CENTS X h CheS SLAfTON” e && *

HAFFELFINGER,Publishers. Philadelphia. —

For a first-class Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufactur er »
ESPENSCHEID, 118 Nassau street.

Terms, Five Dollars a Year.
Ten Cents a Copy.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1874,

j Volume 2, Number 9.
1 103 Fulton Street.

For-Forest and Stream.

THE BUFFALO HACKMAN.

A LEGEND OP NIAGARA.

T HE Hackman stood by Ms empty coach,

The Hackman spake no word,

But, with eyes cast down and a moody frown,
Whispered an oath unheard.

That sullen man was Zack,

Who drove the “whirlpool” hack
Prom the Whirlpool House to the train and back,
And took the *str anger in.

Noisier man than he,

Bolder to charge his fee,

Quicker to lie or cheat, would be
A miracle of sin. g

For Zack was the chief of all
The ruffians who used to brawl
And bawl and haul and maul
The traveling public chancing to fall
Into their ruthless claws—

Used to , yes, for happily now
The wise authorities don’t allow,;

The rowdy crew to annoy you, laws
Being passed, I suppose, to that effect,

And the vile career of the rascals checked.

For the law, and its penalty must be dread,

Has silenced each noisy Jehu’s head,

And developed the use of his hand instead;

He points to his coach, he points at you,

You enter the carriage et voila tout!

So Zack, to-night, stands gruff and glum,

And to all intent is utterly dumb.

When the train arrives, with its terrible rum —
—ble and creak and jar,

And a stranger alights, with a flavor ol tar
On his person; unpleasant, but less by far
Than the odor of whiskey, proclaiming strong
That he to the Templars don’t belong.

Figure embonpoint, tuo-like, squat,

In sea-boots, jacket and naval hat,

Voiced like a cracked, discordant gong—

Pen picture of Captain Stormalong,

Gent of the merchant naval school

Who wants “to be druv to the ‘Whirlpool.’ ”

Is “druv,” and sleeps,

While Zachary keeps

Watch at the door till daylight peeps,

And catches the captain exeundem.

Wroth, I ween, was that simple guest,

By touters, hackmen and guides distressed,
Whose noisy clamoring almost stunned him.
Worried he turns to Zack, to know
“How much to investigate the show?”

“Seven dollars” (whereat he smiles)

“An hour.” adds Zack; “its eleven miles
By the shortest cut.” “Wa’l, go ahead,

Jest charge what you like,” tne victim said
With a smile serene. As the carriage rolls
On its way, says Zack: “You pays the tolls.”
“Pay ’em yourself: I’ll make it right
When I settle for all with you to-night.

And, see here, you may buy some little traps,
Jest for souveneers, from them Injun chaps.
And mind! I must see the hull thing too,

Drive everywhere! Neow, put her through.”
They drove to Goat Island, to the brink

And into a myriad dewdropB break,

Falling like snow’s ethereal flake
Or the gentle summer rain,

Till the sun, beguiled by the phantom bright,
Gems its glory with prism’d light,

And they smile in their dying pain.

Where feathery spray is upward cast,

And lost in the rain drops falling fast,

Like showers of pearls from on high
Thrown by some willful cherub boy.

“BELLE”—IN ACTION.

THE CHAMPION FIELD TRIaL DOG OF THE WORLD.

Winner op the One Hundred Guineas Stakes at Balas Grouse Trials, 1873; beating Mr. Llewellen’s “Count¬
ess,” Mr. Slatter’s “ Rob Rot,” Mr. Macdonna’s “ Ranger,” and all Setters and Pointers in England.

Belle, the champion pointer of England, is a liver and white hitch, pupped June 28th, 1870, by-
Lord Henry Bentick’s Ranger out of his dog Grouse, and is the champion field trial dog of her
day. Winner with Sudy (No. 3) of the Bangor Stakes for Pointer Braces, and of the Country
Stakes for all aged bitches at Vaynol’Field Trials, 1872; and with Grecian Bend (No. 4), of the
Acton Reynold Stakes for Pointer Braces, and of the County Stakes for aged Pointer bitches, at
the National Pointers and Setters Field Trials held at Combermere, near Shrewsbury, April 29th,
1873. Also at the Grouse Field Trials, 1873. Second with Roman Fall (No. 5)in the Penllyn Stakes
for Braces, August 13th, 1873. She was first in the Rhiwlas Stakes for all aged Pointers and Set¬
ters, beating Mr. Macdonna’s Ranger, Mr. Llewellen’s Countess and Flax, Mr. Slattor’s Rob Roy,
and other celebrated perform ers.

Heow muck mout it be?”

“There’s the kerridge and me,

That’s seven apiece by the hour—let’s see,

Five is a Jive —and the tolls is three—

And a baby’s shawl
And a rubber ball,

And a Injun fan—is nine in all—

And a petrified rock from the Turpin Tower
And a kerridge at seven dollars an hour—

And thirty is seventy-eight —and me

Is ninety-four —and the tolls iB three
A hundred and one , and a bark canoe
Is a hundred and Jive—and. a shell is two—

A pin-cushiou’s one —and a cane is ten —

And a cap is—is a hundred and twenty-one.
(Here Zachary stole a furtive look,

To see how his victim the schedule took)—

And a kerridge at seven doll—” but stopped,

As the slate from his nerveless Angers dropped,
And his too prophetic tongue exclaimed,

“Well I’ll be d-d!” and then “I’m blamed!

If this ain’t a go!

I want to know!”

He looked before him, he looked behind,

But, for aught he saw, had as well been blind.
He examined the coach with a critical eye,

He examined the Custom House standing nigh,
He cross-examined the customs man 1
Then up to the Clifton Hotel ran.

He peered from the top of the Table cliff
With a half-expectant eager “If!”

He took off his boots with an insane doubt,

He turned his pockets inside out;

But look where he would, he looked in vain.
His customer was rum est, ’twasplain,

And a “non est customer,” though it sound
To the ear all square, isn’t ever round.

Never did keen hotel man’s eye
A trace of the vanished captain spy;

But a legend dimly floats around
That a stranded maskalonge was found
Hard by.Ontario’s western gate,

And that stranded fish, strange to relate,
With a naval jacket was wrapped around;
While a story, stranger, wilder still,
Proclaims that “Baggage Smashing Bill,”
The courteous guide,

On the Canada side,

In the morning’s fitful'light espied
The captain’s glittering, glazed hat,
Surmounting the head of a monster cat,

Of the American Falls, where the captain, inc—
Autiously stooping to take a drink,

Was almost whirled over.

For a beautiful, treacherous place is there,
Where the tide is shallow and calm and clear;
Where the half-reluctant waves delay
On the abyss brink, in idle play,

Tempting the careless rover,

With wanton eddy and laugMng wave
The might of the water fiend to brave;

Where their final leap into death they take,

Where the rain and spray in frolic meet,

And the rainbow dances beneath the feet,

’Tis a picture of beauty wild and sweet;

And forgotten ail in the siren’s thrall,

Is the hidden strength of the mighty fall.

Well, the captain “Towed it was very nice,

Majestick and pooty, for the price,”

And glanced at its thousand glories twice,

Indulging the while in a pensive “chaw,”

Then strolled to the Terrapin, whence he saw
The mighty torrent surge and sway,

Ere it threw its giant life away
To rise transfigured in jewelled spray,

Like the soul unprison’d from human clay;

And remarked with a rather critical air,

“Consid’ble water-peower there!”

So, to cut it short, he saw, in fine,

All the regular sights, then struck a line
By the fairy bridge for the Canada side,

Whereat be dismissed the trusty guide,

Explaining, “You know
I’ve concluded to go

- By myself to examine this part of the show.”

Assenting, said Zack, “Before you goes

For to leave me, you’ll pay, if you please, what you owes;

Said the captain, “That’s only square, I s’poss.

Or catfish, to be precise—but then,

Bill wasn’t the truthfullest of men.

And somewhat conflicting with Kis tale
Was a letter that came by the evening mail
Addressed to Zack at the “Whirlpool,”
Denouncing said Zack as a “lubberly fool”
And “poor lime juicer,”'and stating how
The writer was clear of land sharks now,
With a friendly shore on his weather bow;
And detailing in nautical'phrase the way
He had slipped his cable in Swindler’s Bay;
With a general moral, “Afore you makes
Out your bill of charges, be sure you takes
Sekoority for your dooes. The same
For Captain Stormalong is my name.”

THE DYING CHILD.

J. J. Roche.

H c

(prom the german.)

"OW quietly on thy sad heart
Sleeps thy child I
Knows not its mother’s griefs
Are so wild!

From lips and cheek and brow
Have faded now

Color so mild!

And yet how saintly
Smiles it faintly—

Faintly * * *

Kisses pale death!

T. C. G

130

FOREST AND STREAM.

For Forest and Stream .

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[Concluded from last number .]

EAVIHG Liang kian in tlie morning the party passed
through the fields of the half castes, then through the
Halika village of Poliac, a face who, claimed by China, pay
iribute also to the aborigines, and to the fort hills, where
the “Peppo’s” reside; and then crossing the first mountain
they arrived at the valley of Tanketok. Here among the
mountains these reputed cannibals (the general denies the
imputation) have their stronghold, and at evening arrived
at the principal village^

Their way had led through a wild country, with bam¬
boos, tree ferns, and pine apples growing wild. With the
exception of monkeys, no animals had been seen, and but
few birds. The cocoanut and other palms, quite plentiful
a degree farther north, were missing. This was attributed
to the effect of the strong winds, which in both monsoons
sweep across this narrow elevated plat from sea to sea.
They were welcomed kindly by the natives, and entered
the village through the only gate in a strong bamboo stock¬
ade; they pitched their tents in an open square and slept
in peace, except the Chinese servants, who had become de¬
moralized at the sight of the queus of extinct countrymen
which ornamented the spears of the savages.

Tanketok was away hunting, and they became the guests
of the second chief, Esauck, who was, by the way, the
head chief of this tribe, old Tanketok being the head chief
of the confederation of eighteen tribes, of which this was
the principal one.

Le Gendre speaks with enthusiasm of the neat and well
kept farm, cattle yard, poultry yard, etc., of Esauck. The
chief’s house was a model of neatness, and comfortably
furnished with chairs, tables, and pictures of Chinese ori¬
gin. On a gun rack, made from deer’s horns, a well pol¬
ished musket was lying; he was treated with tea, spirits,
and tobacco, and invited to sup. On the whole, he arrived at
the conclusion that the term “savage” was decidedly misap¬
plied as regarded this tribe. The men were clothed in deer
and leopard skins, and the women neatly attired in linen
trousers, with jackets covering their entire persons; their hair
was dressed prettily with silver chains and red cloth, and
thrown up into a crown-like coil on the top of the head.
He noticed here, as did I when with him on previous ex- .
cursions, the peculiar ear-rings worn by the women. In
childhood a hole is pierced through the lobe of the ear;
this is enlarged by degrees, as the ear grows, by pushing in
wedges of increasing size, until at last in womanhood the
ear itself seems but an appendage to the ornament below,
which, formed of -wood or metal, is somewhat similar in
size and shape to an ordinary checker. He found the
women “fair and prepossessing.” On this point he and I
differ. All of the native women whom I have seen were
very homely, and many naked to the waist; but I did not
visit the Sabarees, and it is the general’s notes that I am
giving as regards this particular trip, not my own.

- The interview with Tanketok was eminently satisfactory;
the chief recognized and welcomed the general, and seemed
pleased to hear that our government had approved and rat¬
ified the treaty made the year before, and that no more
war ships would be sent to attack them while they main¬
tained their compact.

The general drew up a document at the request of the
chief, embracing the agreement of 1867, that he might
have means of communication with any castaways. Per¬
haps some of the readers of Forest and Stream may, in
running around the world in ninety days, as one can now,
get cast away on Formosa, so I will give you briefly this
treaty and thus show them how to act.

“Territory Under Tanketok, )
Village of the Sabarees, February 28, 1869. [

“At the request of Tanketok, ruler of the eighteen tribes
south of Liang-kian, including the South Bay, where the
crew of the American bark Rover were murdered by the
Koaluts, I, Charles W. Le Gendre, United States consul for
Amoy and Formosa, give this as a memorandum of the un¬
derstanding arrived at between myself and Tanketok in
1867, the same having been approved by the United States,
and assented to by the foreign ministers at Pekin, viz:—
“Castaways will be kindly treated by any of the eighteen
tribes under Tanketok. If possible, they are to display a
red flag before landing.

“Vessels needing supplies are to display a red flag, and
are not to make landing until a corresponding signal is per¬
ceived on the shore; they are not to visit the hills or vil¬
lages, but to confine themselves to the locality embraced
between two streams, the Tuiasokang, the first stream north
of South Cape, and the Toapanguack, just to the westward
of the large rock where the Rover’s crew were murdered.
In asking for supplies the following native words to be
used:—Water is lalium; stones for ballast, chacliilia; for
food, macboolia; for the chief, mazangieV 1

Presents were given to the chief, who accepted them
with great dignity, saying:—“If these were intended to buy
my friendship they would not avail, but as tokens of friend¬
ship they please me.”

A ceremony apparently religious now took place, which
consisted of an old crone walking slowly to and fro, sprink¬
ling water from a cup and mumbling prayers. After this
a feast of pork, rice, and samshu, and a friendly adieu was
bidden.

This description of the Sabarees will, with modifications,
answer for all of the tribes. We never found the “canni¬
bals,” for, upon reaching their assigned locality, like the
best trout stream in our beloved land, a new one much
farther off was assigned.

In 1872 the United States steamer “Ashuelot” anchored in
Liang-kian Bay, and her commander, with two officers, ac¬
companied the general on a third trip to the mountains,
he to see how his pet treaty survived, they for the fun of
the thing. One marine with his Remington formed either
a guard of honor or protector against buffaloes. Since our
buffalo adventure in 1867 the general seemed to be recon¬
ciled to having one gun along. The month was March,
and until they got among the hills and in the shelter of the
forest our party found it hot travelling.

They found the natives engaged in harvesting their crop
of millet, and all at work in the field were fully armed—
more arms than clothes, in fact; the reason of this they
found upon their arrival at the village. There was a little
war going on between the Sabarees and another tribe, and
Tanketok w T as out fighting. Esauck made liis appearance,
but was not more than barely civil; he took no notice of
the party wfliatever, passing by the general, who spoke to
him, without even an answer. It was considered that he
was jealous of Tanketok and the larger quantity of pres¬
ents that had been received by the latter. However, he
was not hostile, simply boorish. The chief next in rank,
and the natives generally, were civil and pleasant, and when
Tanketok came in he was very cordial, greeting the general
warmly, and seeming much pleased at his visit. The treaty
made five years ago he was still ready to hold to, but he
impressed upon the general strongly that if the sailors be¬
haved badly they should be killed. A grand dinner fol¬
lowed, one dish of which was to be remembered. In a
huge bucket of bailing samshu were floating chunks of
raw pork. Samshu is a liquor distilled from rice, and re¬
sembles in flavor a mixture of hot water, red pepper,, and
sour whey, with an odor of assafoetida and sulph. hyd., and
in effect can only be equalled by the “.Injun whiskey” so
graphically described in one of your former numbers.

After the dinner a concert took place, our people enter¬
taining the savages with an accordeon; no one knew how
to play it, but that made no difference, while the latter
howled an accompaniment. I don’t wonder they howled!
Gifts were distributed, including the accordeon, and the
party returned, satisfied that the treaty of ’67 would be car¬
ried out.

Hunting is with the natives a pursuit more than a pas¬
time. Wild hogs, bears, and deer they kill for the nieat,
and leopards, wild cats, and several other felines for their
hides, all of which they preserve for their own uses during
the rainy season, or barter with the Chinese through the
half castes for mirrors, guns, etc.

The vegetable kingdom is magnificently represented in
Formosa, and the variety of valuable trees is almost un¬
equalled in any other country. Foremost in importance is
the camphor tree, a species of laurel which grows to an
immense size and in great profusion. Unfortunately, the
procuring of the drug involves the sacrifice of the tree, of
which, however, every pound is utilized. Timbers are
selected for boat building, boards cut for export to China,
where they are manufactured into chests and wardrobes,
and the refuse chips are placed in cauldrons and steamed,
the vapor is caught in another iron pot inverted over the
lower one, and on its surface the crude camphor clirystal-
izes. This is packed in wmoden vats, with perforated bot¬
toms, through which exudes an oil highly valued by the
Chinese as a medicine. It is afterwards packed for export
in air tight tubs, as like salt it will absorb moisture from
the air. In 1869, 450,000 pounds of Formosa camphor was
exported to Hew York. Teak, ebony, pines, larches, and
a wood called “sung-pili,” hard as live oak and indestructi¬
ble in water, abound.

On the western side the mountains fall away into hills,
and then a belt of alluvial plains to the sea. The hills are
highly cultivated, and are dotted here and there with nu¬
merous little villages of the half castes and Chinese. Tea
of not very good quality is produced; that exported goes
mostly to Amoy, and is used to adulterate the more expen¬
sive blacks and “English breakfasts.” In 1869, 742,000
pounds were exported to New* York. Hemp, from whose
fibre the Chinese grass cloth is woven, indigo of a brilliant
shade, vegetable wax, or tallow, from the berries of which,
when boiled, a fair substitute for tallow is procured, bam¬
boos, rattans, pomelons, pine apples, and the “aralia papy-
rifera,” a reed from the pith of which the Chinese so-called
“rice paper” is manufactured, are the principal hill pro¬
ducts.

On the plains great quantities of rice and sugar canes are
cultivated. The former is so abundant that the island has
a Chinese name, signifying “the granary.” The geological
structure of the mountains is but little known, the dread
of the liillmen having kept the hammermen away, but so
far as known a carboniferous sandstone prevails. Sulphur
I mentioned in a previous paper. Coal of an inferior qual¬
ity is mined at Kelung, a little port on the northeast coast;
it is very bituminous, and of but little value for steaming
purposes; for an American built boiler and furnace it is
useless. Deeper mining than the scratching system now in
vogue would probably produce better results, but the super¬
stition which makes the Chinese fearful of offending the
Fung-shui (or spirit of good or evil luck), by permitting the
bowels of the earth to be pierced, arrays itself against a
better system. Coal oil, very like our own petroleum, was
found by Mr. John Dodd flowing naturally from a crevice
in the rocks; it is more volatile than ours, but has fine illu¬

minating qualities. The attempt to develop this •
wealth was of course frustrated by the Chinese a ? 6nf
like many another investor in oil, lost. " ’

The northern and western coasts possess a few Sm
inconvenient harbors. At each of these is located ** ^
nese settlement, vizKelung, Samsui, Taiwanfoo w?
Ponglian, and Liang-kian. The first five are classed ^
the “treaty ports” of China, and except at Kelun^

ers have established themselves for commercial" 0 X ' Jiei ^'
In each place—but a very few, six or eight I
Samsui, perhaps a dozen or so at Takao—represent?^ 81
civilization are living, but they contrive not to n? 0 *
They are mostly young men, English and German ^
nected with large firms in China, and because the
vim and character are sent over here to deal with li ^
of unexpected crises. They cannot have horse races?
there are no roads, and the quiet Sedan chair a? ^
footed coolies take the place of China ponies and
clippers; but the half dozen of elegant “cups” that
ment the dining room of my friend Dodd tell by fi?
scriptions that he himself can do liis own racino- G I' 1
look through his and others’ boathouses reveals an'
ment of as fine lined shells, single and

double.

a

assort-

Slx oared

gigs, “pull aways,” etc., as one would care to see. Th
they have the resource of dining; not simply eating th^
dinners, but meeting at each other’s houses at seven°p
in dress coats, white cravats, and immaculate black
throughout, they with all the decorum imaginable dine
Afterwards with cheroots and wine, lying back in whjtj

jackets, etc., ah ease in comfortable sofa-like, cane seated

verandah chairs, or the next morning in pyjammas sli
pers, and smoking caps, still mere at their ease over their
matutinal mangos, orangas, pomelons, and coffee they con¬
trast with the stiffness seemingly incidental to the hour of
an English dinner. At first this custom struck me as rather
ridiculous—to breakfast with a man in our night clothes
to go out pulling in our undershirts, to go into the marshes
for snipe in jack boots and flannel shirts, and then to with¬
draw for an hour to put on our best clothes to meet him at
dinner seemed nonsense. But these young men, away
from all home restraints, with no lady society, and few re¬
sources of any kind, perhaps it is well for them to claw to
this one vestige of the civilized world.

Pong-lian and Liang-kian have no foreign inhabitants.
Taiwan-foo is, as the terminal “foo” indicates, a large city
with seventy or eighty thousand inhabitants; it is sur¬
rounded by a brick wall about twenty feet in height, and
five miles in circuit. Vessels anchor some distance from
the shore on account of extensive mud fiats, and their car¬
goes are boated up to the city warehouses through canals,
From the w T alls the city presents a more pleasing aspect
than a closer examination makes good; the buildings are
clumped together, and in consequence there are many va¬
cant spaces, which are laid out in parks and gardens; and
groves of bamboo and great banian trees give a country as¬
pect to the scenery.

The Dutch, who, after the Chinese and the Portuguese,
had in turn discovered this much discovered island, made
settlements about two hundred and fifty years ago. They
built strong forts, but failed to maintain their footing. The
Chinese settlers arose against them, and under the lead of
“Coxshinga,” a noted pirate, the Captain Kidd of those
days, drove them from their strongholds. Their strongest
fort was at Taiwan-foo, and its ruins still exist. Over the
main gate, still unyielding to the Corrosive touch of time,
an inscription is carved—“TE CASTEL ZELAND GS
BOWED ANNO 1630.”

Taiwan is the seat of government of the island, and has
a full corps of Chinese officials, from Prefect down, who,
coming from Pekin poor, and with small salaries manage
by a process known as “squeezing” (not understood, I be¬
lieve, among more civilized officials) to retire rich at the
eDd of their term.

The climate of Formosa is not an agreeable one; there is
too much rain. During the southwest monsoon it is to be
expected, for that is the rainy season; but -when in the-
autumn and winter months all China is revivifying under
the influence of the clear, dry, northeast m®nsoon, For¬
mosa is not so lucky. Sweeping, as this wind does, across
the warm current of the Kuro-siwo, it becomes laden with
vapor, which the high lands draw from it as it rushes ovei,
and thus an undue proportion of moisture affects the
island.

To sum up, there is hardly in the world so limited an ex¬
tent of country that will produce so great an amount o
valuable articles for export as Formosa. Its hills are u
of coal and sulphur, and covered with magnificent tin*
Game of many kinds is plentiful. I have had hut 1
personal experience with the gun, having simply ki e ‘
few snipe and curlew in the marshes near Takao, but 1 1
seen some fine bags of beautiful pheasants brought in l0 J ]
the hills, and have listened to hunters’ stories of the e ^
scenes of leopards and wild boars, and have seen anc l taS ^
elegant venison from a beautiful species of spotted
and have played with tamed fawns, which in fearless £
sported in safety in the midst of Dodd’s troop of dogs.

If ever this island could but fall into the hands or und^,
the control of a more liberal government, or if thepe is
ent efforts of men like Le Gendre meet with good succe >
the world will be the better for it.

FOREST AND STREAM

131

For Forest and Stream .

MY PETS.

* * T T is not good that man.should be alone,” says the Holy
1. Writ. The idea usually conveyed by these words
is of the necessity for the companionship of woman to
effect the perfect mundane happiness of man. But that
view alone is either too broad or too narrow. It is often
out of the power of- a man to command the society of those
of the sex with whom association would be agreeable,
and circumstances may be unfavorable to the enjoyment
of social contact with his own at the times wdien most he
needs it. Therefore rather than “to be alone” which we
are told, “is not good,” he is not to be blamed if lie seeks
for “company” in tlie brute creation, and should he find it,
so much the better. Who can say that a sense of loneli¬
ness is not greatly softened, if not relieved, by the presence
of an affectionate dog? In a like manner but lesser degree,
a cat, bird or squirrel may supply the need.

Now if there is one time more than another when it is
not good for one to be alone, that time is meal time. Good
manners as well as good appetite and good digestion are
promoted and stimulated by pleasant company at the table,
none of which are to be despised. You who have never
lacked the sweet fellowship of the home circle with its
thousand warm impulses and genial influences, can never
appreciate, as I appreciate, the companionship of pets like
mine. Sickness, age and death have since boyhood robbed
me of those who could have made the breakfast table a
scene of pleasant daily reunion. Day after day, for weeks
and months have I broken my bread in solitude, and have
learned at last to find that companionship in my dogs and
cats which was in other ways denied me.

On my left hand sits my dog “Jack,” his face full of in¬
telligence, and his mild brown eyes gazing at me with
peculiar expression, for he has brought me the daily paper
which the carrier threw into the hall just now, and knows
he will be rewarded. His hunting^days are over now, and
having become one of the household his kennel has de¬
scended to “Nip,” the beautiful liver and white setter pup
which crouches at my feet. I had a hound named * ‘Jerry’’—
short for Jerome—but I gave him away. He was sired by
his daddy and anathematized by the whole neighborhood
whenever the church bells rang, whereat he howled dis¬
mally.

The puppy has already breakfasted, and now bestows
his whole attention upon the pretty Maltese and Angora
kittens which are frisking around the room. He would
enjoy greatly to have a romp with them but knows that
any advance on his part would be certainly misconstrued
by Maltie’s mother, between whom and himself a mutually
perfect understanding has not been yet establislie d. The
old lady has taken up her position on a chair near the fire,
and seems to be wholly absorbed in meditation and obli¬
vious to all that is going on around her. But don’t you
believe it! Her kitten is having a game of football with a
cork which it has found, and I am letting my coffee grow
cold in admiration of its graceful movements. Now under
this chair, now under that, tossing up the cork and catch¬
ing it, and exhibiting in one minute more lines of beauty
than Hogarth ever dreamed of. At last the cork flies across
the room, the kitten after it. Unconsciously the puppy
takes a step or two forward, and at the same instant the
old cat, hearing a mouse in the closet, suddenly jumps
clown and makes a rush for the door. This startles the
kitten, whose back flies up with a warning spit, and the
guilty pup in his frantic efforts to. escape the retributive
claws which he expects every moment to feel, tumbles over
old Jack who has lain down for a doze, and their united
voices add to the uproar, and make the old clock on the
mantel ring again.

When quiet lias been restored, I dive into the contents of
the paper and soon am so absorbed that Jack becomes dis¬
gusted with my neglect, and manifests the fact by a series
of short impatient nasal sounds between a grunt and a
sniff, which failing to produce the desired effect, he “sings
out” in a manner that sets the crockery dancing, and makes
the windows rattle. I chide him into silence, and giving
him a morsel bid him seek our cumniere (from Cork). In
other words he is told to “shut up and go to Biddy!” Ver-
bum sap. He has “been there” before. To the kitchen
door he waddling goes, and stands—not upon the order of
liis going, but—upon his hind legs, and paws wildly at the
latch. Alas for the paint! In a rash moment of thought¬
lessness the door which once had been white, was grained,
and now, owing to a long series of miscalculations on the part
of the dog, presents a truly unique appearance. It looks
indeed as my aunt aptly observes^now and then, ‘ ‘like the old
scratch!” To tell the truth there is hardly a door in the
house which does not bear witness to Jack’s determination
to enter it. Constant attrition for years has produced lono-
deep wavy parallel channels extending from the door
knobs downward to the sills, wherever his precious old
claws travel harmlessly; and experience has taught him
that perseverance will surely bring some one to the' door
who will turn that odious knob and let him in. A latch
however, he can manage very well. So bang goes the door
open and out goes Jack, followed by the pup, which yells
with anguish as the door, pulled too by a rubber band
closes on his tail.

To me,- listening, come these words in Celtic accents
borne upon the sausage laden atmosphere. “A ha! y’ould
blaggard. Is it tearin the dure agin, yez are? Bad
cess t’tlie likes iv yez! Fhere ’s me shtick, till I
knock dusht out iv yez! Taranayges! but I’ll break
ivery boan in yer body!” To a stranger it might seem that

nothing short of immediate annihilation awaits the poor
animals, but we know better, and looking out of the win¬
dow a few moments later, I observe them busily engaged
in stowing away a generous meal, while Biddy surveys
them from an open door. All right, my pets, I could not

leave you in better hands. IT.

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For Forest and Stream.

HOW TO SHOOT AT LONG RANGE.

NUMBER THREE.

I N our last letter we described a long range target rifle.

If it be made according to the requisites there given,
by any of ouj good rifle makers, the errors of the instru¬
ment itself will;'be too small to be noticed. But it must be
remembered that a rifle is useless without ammunition, and
! accuracy of shooting depends quite as much upon that as
upon the rifle. Before the days of breechloaders, using
fixed cartridges, the rifleman had this matter under his own
control, and if he wants to make accurate shooting he
should keep it so still, and not trust to cartridges loaded by
careless persons, witli varying charges of perhaps inferior
powder, and projectiles of different weights.

For short range shooting these differences are not import¬
ant; but, depend upon it, when you come to long ranges,
where all errors of the rifle are greatly magnified at the
target, you cannot make accurate shooting without powder
of uniform strength, same quantity in’eacli charge, and pro¬
jectiles of uniform weight. To get this you must either
use a muzzle loader, or cartridges that every man can load
for himself. My own preference, after having tried almost
every kind of rifle, is for a breechloader for accurate shoot¬
ing. One reason is that you can perfectly clean the inside
of the barrel after each shot, and know that it is clean. In¬
asmuch as it is a necessity of accurate shooting that the
conditions of each shot shall coincide with that of the pre¬
ceding ones, this is a matter of importance.

The other reason is, that perfect accuracy cannot be at¬
tained unless the axis of the projectile is coincident with
that of the rifle; in other words, it must have a tight fit.
No loose expanding bullet will shoot as true as one mechani¬
cally fitting the grooves. In the old-fashioned American
muzzle loader this fit was obtained by patching the ball and
the use of a “starter” at the muzzle. But by inserting the
projectile at the breech it can be made to take the grooves
perfectly, and without trouble or loss of time in loading.
If the rifleman decides to use a breechloader he must either
use the Maynard, whose cartridges are made to re-load, or he
must procure shells that can' be re-loaded, and a pair of
bullet-moulds for his Remington, or whatever pattern he
may prefer.

English practice has settled the relative proportions of
powder and projectile nearly as follows:—Sufficient momen¬
tum to overcome the disturbing effects of wind at long
ranges cannot be got with less weight of projectile than 400
grains, and from this to 530, (the weight of the usual Eng¬
lish small bore projectile,) gives the best results. The ten¬
dency in England has been to increase the charge of powder
from GO grains, which was a not unusual charge ten years
ago, up to 90, the weight of projectile remaining the same,
580 grains, or a little less than six times the weight of the
powder. My preference is to diminish the weight of the
projectile a little, say to 450 grains of lead and use 80 grains
powder. This gives less recoil and does equally good work.
In fact, it is as large a charge as a ten pound rifle should
carry. Instead of increasing the charge of powder, our
effort should be to diminish the friction. As the use of
breechloaders allows of mechanically fitting projectiles, we
may shorten the length of barrel. A 24 inch Maynard will
do as accurate-shooting at any range as a 80 inch muzzle
loader with expanding ball. The metal saved in length can
be put into thickness, where it will do more good. A
shorter barrel evidently will give less friction than a longer
one. It is to be hoped that our scientific gunmakers will
make a series of. exhaustive experiments to determine the
proper length of barrel of a breechloader using mechanic¬
ally fitting projectiles, and at the same time test the truth
of Captain Hea’s plan of confining the rifling to within six
inches of the muzzle only.

But to return to our subject, what we are trying to attain
is, that the conditions of each shot should coincide with
those of the preceding ones. We should use powder of
uniform quality. My own preference for short barrel and me¬
chanically fitting projectile is Hazard Electric, of rather
coarse grain. Buy enough at a time for one season’s shoot¬
ing, mix altogether and put in a tight tin canister. Get a
small pair of apothecaries’ scales, and weigh each charge
with its cartridge'. No accurate long range shooting can be
made if this point be neglected. Cast your projectiles of
lead hardened with one-part £of tin. Pass all through a
swage, which should be ordered with the moulds. Jacket
each projectile with a piece of tough bank note paper. No
system of shooting naked lead, either with or without
greased caunelures gives the same accuracy as can be gained
by covering the projectile with paper well greased. Weigh
the projectiles and divide them into groups varying not
over two grains from each other. Use for shooting at
one range one group only. Having your cartridges care¬
fully made up after this manner and marked, so as to know
those of different weights apart, be careful always to swab
your rifle with a greased rag before each shot, always keep¬
ing it as bright as a mirror.

Any one who reads what we have written may think that
we are advising a great deal of unnecessary trouble and
nicety of manipulation. But if any thing is worth doing at
all it is worth doing well. Is it not better to take a little

trouble and care to get ready and feel that you are all right,
rather than to rush to the rifle range knowing nothing about
what you are doing, and perhaps after making several bull’s
eyes, getting a miss or richochet, because your cartridge
had been carelessly filled? If any one does not think as we
do, they will be convinced after seeing the practice of the
Irish team. T. O. C.

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For Forest and stream .

PINNATED GROUSE FOR NEW JERSEY.

I TRUST that the timely letter of “Homo,” inyourVol.

2, No. G, will meet with the response from the differ¬
ent Sportsmen’s Clubs and Protective Societies that the
subject deserves.

The re-production in West Jersey of the pinnated grouse
has long been a cherished project of sportsmen of my ac¬
quaintance. Individual efforts have been made in that
direction, but various causes, the difficulty of obtaining and
transporting birds, the bad faith of agents, the w T ant of
proper protection, have rendered them futile; but at no
time has a doubt existed of the fitness of the ground or the
perfect feasibility of the enterprise, could the birds be ob¬
tained in efficient numbers and defended from trappers
and pot-hunters. I live within a few miles of ground where
they were formerly abundant. I know men who have
killed them on that ground within twenty-five years. I
have been at some pains to question these parties as to the
particular localities in which grouse were chiefly found and
the causes which led to their extirpation. Their answer to
the latter question will be found in that part of “Homo’s”
letter, in which he says:—“The total extinction of this
noble specimen of the grouse family in the east can be at¬
tributed directly to the lack of proper protective laws
in their behalf; the shooting of the young birds was
allowed at any time, and the persecution began as early as
June and continued each year until the pinnated grouse now
cannot be found nearer than the great grass plains of our
western States.”

According to my informants a practice prevailed among
the “Arabs,” who then infested this region, more wanton
and destructive than all the rest. In early spring, during
the love season, the grouse being in considerable “packs”
and the males remarkably pugnacious, many and continued
combats occurred for the favor of the fair onqs. The pecu¬
liar sound emitted by the male bird, known as “blowing,”
was a sure guide to the pot-hunter. At night-fall he built
within easy shot of the rendezvous a brush house or
“blind,” and at early dawn awaited the coming of his
victims. This was certain and their extermination inevi¬
table. Unless he exposed himself to their view the game
. would not take flight, but continued to fight each other and
to spur even the wounded and dead until the last one had
bitten the dust. In my boyhood I have heard an old man
say he had “killed fifteen of a mornin’.”

Upon the Atsion tract, formerly belonging to the Rich¬
ards’ family, the grouse had an extensive range. This
estate, traversed by the New Jersey Southern Railroad, con¬
sists of nearly forty thousand acres, and is now the prop¬
erty of Maurige Raleigh, Esq., of Philadelphia, a liberal-
minded gentleman, who, I am quite sure, would afford
every facility in his power toward the success of the pro¬
ject. Above Atsion, on the line of the New Jersey South¬
ern and about two miles from Woodmansie Station, is a
tract of land known par excellence as “the Plains.” It is
miles in extent, the ground being rolling and in many
places even hilly. It is covered with a growth of scrub-
oak and stunted pine which, according to tradition, has
not changed in appearance or size within the memory of
man. Here also grouse formerly were abundant, and ow¬
ing to the difficult nature of cover maintained their exist¬
ence to a later period than on any other ground in the
State, the pines in many places being so thickly covered
with cones or “apples” as to be almost impassible and pro¬
verbially destructive of clothing. It is now generally con¬
ceded that they are extinct.

It rests with the several clubs and societies to say if this
noble game shall be reproduced. The ground which they
formerly inhabited is unchanged in its features by the lapse
of time; the birds can be obtained by a proper effort; the
law-is already passed which protects them for six years,
and I can safely say as a member of the “West Jersey
Game Protective Society,” that it will co operate most
heartily to effect a “consummation so devoutly to be wish¬
ed.” If we can make this addition to our list of game
birds, what sportsman would not be prouder of his dozen
grouse killed near his own home than of the hundreds he
might slaughter in the distant west, where he can neither
use or give them away; or who, in that ecstatic moment
when he shall drop his first pinnated grouse on Jersey soil
will not thank “Homo” for the letter which has afforded
him the shot. W. C. IT.

Winslow, N. J., March 23, 1874

—The simplest method of sharpening a razor is to put it
for half an hour in water to which has been added one
twentieth of its weight of muriatic or sulphuric acid then
lightly wipe it off, and after a few hours set it on a hone.
The acid here supplies the place of a whetstone by corrod¬
ing the whole surface uniformly, so that nothing further
than a smooth polish is necessary.

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—The sportsmen of Manchester, New. Hampshire are
about forming a club for the protection of game and the
enforcement of the game laws.

•--—

—Two dogs kill thirty-five sheep, and wounded several
more, in half an hour, on JohnFarnum’s farm at Lanes®
boro, Mass., last Wednesday.

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FOREST AND STREAM

For Forest and Stream.

FORSAKEN.

(AFTER A FRENCH IDEA.)

WEET Elsie places the flowers away.

And veils the lamps bright flickering glare
Prom a weary girl, who longs each day
Por death or love to end despair.

“Oh think’st thou, Elsie, he’ll come again?”

“Sleep, dearest, sleep, and let him he!”

“Aye, soon death must relieve my pain,

Then surely in dreams my love I’ll see!”

A footfall echoes along the stair,

The sick girl starts—“Oh, if ’twere his!”

She listens, she holds her breath to hear;

Hope wanes—for her comes not such bliss!

“Oh Elsie! never to see him again!

Never to kiss or caress him more!

To thirsting lips a flower I’ll strain,

If it might make my heart less sore!”

She kissed the flower so fair and bright,

Her fond moist eyes grew ashen gray.

Hush! she has breathed her soul so white
Into the lily’s pure chalice away ? E. C. G.

For Forest and Stream.

THE ADIRONDACK TOOTH CARPENTER.
-—-

A DRAWING PROM NATURE.

T HE initial number of your beautiful weekly was
banded to me last August during a run of intermit¬
tent fever. I was at the time in that delicious semi-deliri¬
ous frame of mind, partly convalescent, partly doubtful,
and the cool, breezy Forest and Stream laden with re¬
freshing burdens of green woods and sparkling waters, waft¬
ed me, in my wanderings to those lakes and mountains I
know so well. The odor of balsam and sweet smelling
cedar was everywhere about me; the rush of “Buttermilk
Falls” was brought back to me, and the dark flowing Rac-
quette, with quiet-grandeur, uncoiled its sullen length around
the great “Oxbow.” High above the sighing pines the her¬
mit songster piped his notes. Pigmy anglers with “fiery
glow worm’s eyes,” cast about in dark pools, and with the
wings of painted butterflies paddled their own canoe-shap¬
ed autumn leaves; tiny nimrods with microscopic breech¬
loading table forks were disputing the possession of a savory
golden-edged griddle cake which had slipped through the
fingers of good old “Mother Johnson.” Ensconced within
the perfumed petals of a gorgeous white lilly, smoking hot
and done to a turn, was my two pound trout, the identical
rascal that smashed my rod to flinders six weeks earlier,
and led me off in a series of disjointed profanity. Yes,
there he sat and smoked, solemnly poring over Mr. Hal-
lock’s Announcement, occasionally blinking a juicy eye or
wagging a well crisped fin. His troutship had captured a
leader this time that was evidently too much for him.

Ah me! it was monstrous cruel

To be brought to earth by—“come take your gruel,”

I swallowed the compound, and still live, an admirer of
nature, and of the weekly journal that champions the noble
and the good in all things pertaining to Fur, Fin and
Feather, and to the advancement, in a proper direction, of
physical culture, with a judicious recognition of excellence
where such recognition is justly merited—the paper par
excellence of its order in America. What suggestions of
the evening camp fire, the fragrant hemlock couch, the
quieting after supper smoke, and the final “turn in,” are
depicted in the elegant frontispiece, the scene at the left
being almost an exact representation of the camp ground
of the ‘.‘Black Fly Club” at Long Lake some years ago.
A worthy club was the B. F. C., but the elements of
cohesion were sadly wanting; the organization ceased to be.

Speaking about Long Lake calls to mind a funny episode,
one of the many which befell “us boys” during the pereg¬
rinations in the Adirondacks, of the defunct but ever to be
remembered “Black Fly Club.”

While at Long Lake our “special artist” (C. R. F.) be¬
came suddenly afflicted with a jumping toothache while
“bolting” his evening meal, (he always did “bolt” every¬
thing but the cabin door), and frantically demanded a
“tooth carpenter.” The dental craft being poorly repre¬
sented in this section, he was advised to search his “dark
box” for alcohol, to allay the distressing torment, but alas!
none could be found. The ardent had run out when we
were over on the Big Carry.

At this juncture one of the guides raised on his elbow
and remarked that he “knowed a man they called Smith
acrost the lake yonder that yanked ’em for the neighbors!?)
off an on, an praps we ken find him to hum’ an if he is,
Mr. picter man, (with a sly wink) “he’ll jerk yer ball-head¬
ed or my name is’nt Steve Turner.”

ko sooner said than done. Steve and I were. quickly at
the oars pulling with a will for the other side of the lake.
In the stern of the boat sat the unfortunate sufferer, howl¬
ing with pain and tearing his hair with desperation. In
half an hour we ran alongside a rude landing, and looking
toward the clearing espied a habitation and several signs
of life, in the way of gaunt hounds and a thinly stocked
farm yard. “Hello, there! Hello!” bawled our guide, and
immediately there hove in sight the stalwart form of
Smith.

“Here is a customer I’ve brought ye. Are you doin,
any pullin’ now days?” “Wall” said this Godsend, “I
haint looked down in the mouth to any alarmin’ extent
lately; but if you’ll assist the gentleman into the house,
praps I can relieve him; ’tall events I ken try, ye know—I
alius bring suthin', that’s one satisfaction I enjoy over them
air city chaps—I’m powerful you see, an. when I fix on a

mouth, as I said afore, suthin’ er other’s bound to come,”
and he laughed a fiendish laugh which would have crushed
a less determined man than our afflicted friend.

“I don’t like your style of “bringing suthin’, ” said he.

* ‘Its all fun for you, but death to me. ” Cot anything to
take, Smith? I want a “stiffner,” I don’t care what it is,
camphor or kerosene, any thing to give me great hopes,
for my teeth come hard—most infernal hard.”

Being accommodated with a “smile” from a flask which
our professional friend carried, his courage came back, and
prospects brightened. As we neared the house I espied,
nearly buried in the sand, the remains of a huge horse s jaw.
“Ah! thought I,” here’s a chance for a practical joke at
our worthy artist’s expense. I loosened the larger of the
two remaining teeth, and placing the relic quietly in my
pocket unseen, followed the trio into the “sittin room.
Once inside the Smith mansion, it was the work of a mo¬
ment for the operator to find his “kit.” The victim oc¬
cupied the chair” by being placed flat upon his back on the
sanded floor. The strong arms of the guide held him firmly.
Smith produced his “kit.” Great heavens! a pair of bullet
moulds as I live! (sixteen balls to the pound). “This is
what I do it with,” said the Dentist, “in argavated cases,”
as he tried to force the huge instrument into the artist’s
capacious orifice. His attemps to grapple with the raging
fang were abortive.

“I’ll hev to trim down the goom I reckon;” so he cut
around the tooth, and was preparing for another lunge
with the tool, when his wife came to the rescue with an
ancient instrument like a jack-screw—one long since dis¬
carded in the science of dentistry, but a thing of terrible
power. Smith succeeded in fastening on with this concern
and began to twist. He sweated, he wrenched, he swore.
The patient struggled, howled, kicked, and kept up a series
of half strangled yells which were distinctly heard at the
camp. I stood trembling with fear, with clasped hands,
wondered and prayed. ■ All was of no avil, the tooth would
not succumb.

The artist respited from what to him was worse than the
tortures of the Inquisition, rolled in helpless agony upon
the floor, upsetting sundry buckets, and causing consterna¬
tion amongst the younger members of the Smith family.
A mysterious jug was here produced, from which
“Old Forceps” revived himself, and a nip was wor¬
ried into the distracted victim. Again the “chair” was
taken, strong arms once more bound him fast, the
murderous instrument was attached, and the torture
began anew. Smith’s blood was up, his reputation
was at stake. He was bound to win, and he did. This
time victory perched on the dental banner. There was
a crack, a crunch, an infernal howl, and then, the tooth
was out.

If the artist was half crazed before the pulling, he cer¬
tainly seemed quite beside himself now with joy at the
denouement. The blood streamed from his lips, and
with dishevelled hair, he appeared more like a maniac than
the “Special Artist of the Black Fly Club.” He embraced
all in the room. He sang and shouted, “the tooth’s out!
Hurrah! the tooth’s out! Bully for Smith! Smith let’s
have something! Where’s the tooth?” Now, I had “fix¬
ed” the tooth which I had chosen to exhibit, and presenting
it to him, remarked, that “as a toothist I thought he was a
success.”

The expression which, burst over the features of the poor
fellow I shall never forget—never. He spoke not a word.
He w as too full for utterance. Nonplussed for once—he
strode from the house in the direction of the landing,
Steve and myself following, convulsed with laughter.
Once again in the boat, we soon drew up at our camp,
where the party were awaiting the results of our visit to
Smith’s. The “Picter man” suddenly revived his wonted
fervor on the subject of dentistry, and leaped waist deep
into the lake, shouting like a dervish as he scrambled up
the bank, “the tooth’s out, boys! the tooth’s out! Three
cheers for Smith, Hip! Hip!” A demand was made for the
molar, not as actual proof, however, that such had been
extracted, for there was every evidence that something
had been done. The curiosity to see an artist’s tooth
drawn by Smith prevailed upon the possessor of the relic
to pass it round, when it at once became the topic of
much conjecture, as a matter of course.

One of the club having a scientific turn of mind, gave it
as his opinion “that ’twas no human tooth, but evidently
belonged to a herbiverous race, a horse perhaps; “and,”
said he, “I can discover minute portions of grass, which
the animal was wont to masticate. The bewildered “spe¬
cial” sprang to his feet and declared the statement false,
and without a shadow of truth. “I am a herbiverous ani¬
mal, eh? I’m a horse, am I? and a masticator of herbs?
That tooth, gentlemen,came with more than ordinary persua¬
sion from this jaw of mine. I know, you see; I was there.
That you have discovered traces of a grass diet thereon is
nothing remarkable, in a scientific point of view; for in all
probability that may be some of last year's lettuce."

This was too much, we could hold in no longer. We
told our little story amid peals of laughter, in which the
“sold” Photographer vociferously joined—avowing, how¬
ever, that he would be “even with us,” and as near as I can
remember he was triumphantly successful while we were
in camp on Big Tupper. H. E. 0.

—A Zanzibar letter says that Dr. Livingstone’s remains
were exposed to the sun for a month to dry, and then pack¬
ed in a hollowed tree, wrapped round with cloth, and the
natives carrying it supposed it a bale of cloth, or kanrki.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cult
ists’ Association.

PRACTICAL FISH CULTURE.

No. 5— The Hatching House.

T HIS building is a necessity to one who makes a busi
ness of trout growing, or who intends to hatch ten
thousand or more fish each year, but although notan
expensive structure, still it is too costly for any one who
only wishes to hatch a few thousand; and as all the works
on fish culture describe the hatching of eggs in a well a
pointed building, a beginner, who is only inclined
to try a thousand or two the first year by way of ejperi
ment to see if he can do it, and learn if the water is right
and see if all the various conditions required by the ega-
and embryo are to be found in his stream, naturally looks-,
at the comparative cost of a building and the few eggs it } g
expected to develope, he then truthfully argues that he can
buy his fish already hatched much cheaper than he can do it
himself, and thus foregoes the satisfaction that one feels in
watching his first batch of eggs quicken into life. The man
of wealth can build a fine house and hatch his eggs regard¬
less of cost, and while giving a description of a house with
all the improved appliances for doing the work in a
thorough and convenient manner we will also consider the
wants of the man, say a farmer, who, having a spring
and from reading accounts of successes in fish culture has'
after much thought, concluded to risk ten dollars in an
investment in trout spawn, bnt is not willing to go further
at first in an enterprise so entirely new to him. and of which,
he has only the most vague ideas. He wants no house, and:
if he has read that one is indispensible he abandons the
project as too costly an experiment for him.

There are several ways in which he may hatch his few
dollars’ worth of eggs at an outlay of a few cents.' If he
has five thousand eggs he can get three old well seasoned
boards and make a trough six or eight feet long and a foot
wide, close one end tight and put coarse wire at the outlet
to keep out animals, put three or four strips across the bot¬
tom (inside) to hold the gravel, get fine gravel or coarse sand
and wash it well and put in a layer of it half an inch deep,
put the trough where a stream as large as a lead pencil can
fall in at the upper end, and incline the trough so that the
water just ripples over the strips, put your spawn on the
gravel, cover it from light and animals, look at it every
day to see that the flow is right, pick out the dead eggs,
and let the others hatch. That is certainly not expen¬
sive, and may be made as effective as the most costly ar¬
rangements. If it is difficult to arrange a spout to fall into
the trough as described, then cut a hole in the tight end
and put a screen over it and let the water in that way, or
get a piece of wire cloth one square foot for each thousand
eggs, turn up the edges or tack it on a frame and set it in
your spring, treat the wire with tar as will be described for
Brackett’s trays, let the frame come above the water and
cover it with a board.

A house can be built for hatching very cheaply, as a light
frame and rough boards will do; it need not be over six
feet high at the eaves, and need have no up-stairs; plenty
of light from all sides is desirable, as if it all comes from
one side, then it is impossible to see eggs or fish on the-
shady side of the troughs. Skylights have been used, and:
although I have never seen them, I think they would be
good.

The house on Honeoye falls is an old one that was built
for a dwelling, and is 18x20 feet. This is a good size, as it
will accommodate six troughs fifteen feet long and as many
inches wide, placed by twos, with passage ways between,,
and leave five feet at the ends for table and tools. Having
a good stone quarry on the place I may built a house of
stone in a year or two. .

If you want an office or work shop attached, have it out¬
side, do not try to keep books, papers, microscope, or tools
in the hatching house, as the dampness ruins everything;
closets therefore are of little use. The arrangement of the
details of a fish breeding establisment is of course different
at different places, and subject to the will and judgment of
the proprietor. Some have the commissary department m
the hatching house, and a meat chest can be put up by the
filter, but the chopping block, if in the house, should not
rest on the floor, as the jar it occasions is bad for the eggs.
At my own place I have a fine basement barn between the
dwelling and the ponds, and the hatching house is beyond
them, therefore the meat box and chopping block are lo¬
cated in the barn. .

The size of the house should of course be governed oy
the amount of business that may at any future time
done upon the place, calculating that each square toot oi
trough should be allowed for each thousand eggs. An
ratio, although great for the hatching, will be found no
too much when the fish come to be fed in the same troug
wherein they were hatched. We who take spawn, keep
until partly developed and then ship it or hatch it and
the fish just before feeding, can put many more eggs i
trough than one should who hatchesfor himself alone.

The water supply should be plentiful, and if ta -k® n * r
the head of the spring is better than if . procured i
down. A few months ago there was quite a contro j
between Dr. Hetting, inspector of fish at Christina, Nor ji
and Professor Yon der Wengen, in reference to the
desirable water for hatching the eggs of the ar

former recommending that it be taken from a point a*i
the origin of the spring as possible, while the latter f
‘ that by so doing there will be a scarcity of air in tne
which, as he says, will have a pernicious efiect iip “
young fish. He thinks that it is of the utmost im P. u e
that the water should previously traverse a cons , ^
distance, and be more or less disturbed by iahs
structions so as to absorb a large amount oi an.

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these learned disputants are both right. Water should be
taken from the head of a spring, under ground if possible,
so that it will be free from vegetable matter, conferva, &c .,
and should then, after being brought in pipes, be sufficient¬
ly aerated by falls in the hatching house. I once went to
jinvestigate the cause of fungus in a gentleman’s hatching
fhouse who had followed directions implicitly, and found a
idead horse on the slope that drained into his house supply!
II had exchanged letters with him weekly all winter, but as
he never mentioned the horse, I had tried to account for it
fin vain, but a glance at the situation revealed the cause,
•and a small ditch remedied it, but in the interim he had
lost tw o hundred dollars worth of eggs. As for the mate¬
rial in which the water should be brought there is a variety
of opinions, but all agree that iron pipe with its rust is a
•deadly poison; some like lead, others earthern. but never
having had experience with anything but wood I can only
speak positively of that. I had pine logs bored with an
inch and a half bit, and the only fault I have ever found
with them is that the bore is not large enough, for I did
not then know that a pump log would not run full, neither
will any other pipe. If you want a two-incli stream brought
in wooden pipes two hundred or more feet with only a few
feet pressure, have a three-inch pipe laid.

A lead pipe being smooth on the inside will carry more
water than the roughly bored wooden ones. In pipes where
the surface is as smooth as glass there is friction enough to
retard the flow on the outside of the stream where it rubs
the pipe, while in the centre it flows more rapidly. Prac¬
tically, we find that two pipes, each one hundred feet long,
one a two inch bore and the other only an inch, will not dis¬
charge streams in proportion to their diameters, but the
larger one will convey nearly five times as much water as
the smaller one. This is accounted for by supposing that
both tubes retard the water by friction at equal distances
from their inner surfaces, consequently the small pipe
checks the flow more in proportion than the large one.
(Curves also check the flow, and if necessary to change the
^course of the pipe make them as long as possible.

I would prefer bringing the water a long distance if nec¬
essary rather than have the hatching house far from the
-dwelling; the nearer it is the oftener it will be visited, and
when fry are to be fed in the troughs it makes a great dif¬
ference whether it is only a few steps or several hundred.

The house should always be kept locked so that a chance
visitor may not enter it without an attendant, for it is as¬
tonishing how people, otherwise orderly, have a desire to
open and shut off cocks, take up a spoonful of eggs and
throw them back as if they were gravel, and do other mis¬
chief without the slightest idea of any harm.

The upper end of the supply pipe should be placed in a
box with screens of perforated zinc to prevent any moss
gaining aceess to the pipe, or a frog may by accident get in
and choke the pipe, and by thus cutting off the water do
great damage.

The water should be received in the house in a filtering
box. This should be built of plank and three or four feet
long, twelve or eighteen inches wide, and as many deep.
Here you can have screens of different degrees of fineness
or none at all, as the water may be clear or otherwise.
These screens have always been made to slide up and down,
but might be made more effective if they were laid hori¬
zontally, and the water allowed to pass upward through
them. Sediment would then settle in the box and not on
the screen.

Two years ago I took out my screens as the water was
very pure, and now have only a bag hanging over the spout
to catch moss. The filter is large and sediment has a
chance to deposit in it before it passes through, as there is a
partition running the long way which makes the water go
around the whole length of the box. It has plugs in the
bottom by which to draw off the water in order to clean it.
The water flows from this box into a distributing trough
six inches square, which runs across the building, and to
which the hatching troughs all head. This trough is pierced
for wooden cider faucets, which supply the troughs. Some
use a sliding gate, but both being of wood are objection¬
able. I have one brass cock which I like, but the wooden
ones swell, stick and get dirty. The State house at Cale¬
donia uses iron molasses faucets, and they rust, but per¬
haps might be coated with something that would prevent
it. There is a faucet made of pewter that screws a cork up
and down that might be just the thing.

The floor of the house’ should be well supported so that
there is not the least spring to it, or the troughs can be
supported on piles or piers of stone set in the ground and
then only a walk will be required between the troughs; a
floor is preferable, however, as tools may drop and be lost
without one. If the troughs can be placed two or three feet
above the floor they will be more convenient, and if there
is plenty of fall from the supply reservoir to the house
this can be easily done; it would also be advisable to let the
water flow into a box or cask before entering the filter, and
have little falls between the filter and the troughs. Flan¬
nel bags might be arranged to filter the water by hanging
them on the cock at the head of each trough.

The flow of spring water will usually keep a house com¬
fortable in winter without a stove, still one may be found
necessary at times. *

Our house stands over the large stream that supplies the
ponds and is quite warm unless the wind blows through
the old loose siding, in which case icicles hang wherever
there is a drip, but we are hoping for a new one before

long.

The troughs, trays, boxes, and all the inventions for
hatching will be considered in another chapter.

Fred Mather.

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—The following act was introduced into the New York
Legislature by Mr. McQueen, of Schenectady county, and
referred to Committee on Ways and Means, March 17, 1874:

An act to authorize the construction of fishways in the
Hudson and Mohawk rivers.

The people of the State of New York, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:—

Sec. 1. That during the present year, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four, it shall be the duty of the Com¬
missioners of Fisheries for the State of New York to have
constructed by contract with the lowest and best bidder or
bidders, after due public notice, “Brewer’s Improved
Schute and Fishway” in the Troy dam in the Hudson river,
and also one of the said improved schutes and fishways in
the first dam in the Mohawk river below Schenectady,
known as the aqueduct dam, or dam above the aqueduct;
for which purpose the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropri¬

ated out of any money or moneys in the treasury not other¬
wise appropriated, which the treasurer shall pay on the
draft of the said Commissioners from time to time as the
work progresse and is completed.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

—A bill is before the Massachusetts Legislature,and report¬
ed favorably, to limit the close season for trout, land-lock¬
ed-salmon, or lake trout, between the 20th of August and
the 20th of March in each year.

—The State Fish Commissioners propose to establish a
fish hatching and breeding conservatory near Montpelier.
This movement necessitates the appointment of another
Fish Commissioner.

—The first shad taken this year in the Delaware near
Chester sold for five dollars.

—Congress has again appropriated $15,000 for the use of
Professor Baird, in the propagation of fish, in continuation
of his most efficient exertions in that line.

—We have just had a practical illustration of the success
attending fish-culture, in a box of fine trout sent us from
the Richland Trout Farm, at Richland, Oswego County,
New York. No wonder this farm is becoming a favorite
resort for sportsmen, when to the interest of watching the
adolescent development of salmo fontinalis is added the
gastronomic pleasures of a table abundantly supplied with
them.

—An Albany correspondent says:—“Mr. Geo. AY. Daw¬
son, of the Albany Journal , is attempting to start an indivi¬
dual culturists’ association; ten gentlemen to put in $500
each and stock the streams and lakes in the North Woods
with trout. He has been very successful so far. All the
sportsmen here are very bitter against Seth Green for favor¬
ing the stocking of these lakes with pickerel, as they say it
will strip them entirely of what few trout there are left.
They talk very earnestly on the subject. There is no fish¬
ing club here. One boat club, the ‘Mutual’ and one social,

any case water plants in the middle of the day in the hot
sun. A few plants require much water, and of these we
shall speak in their order and place. Ladies, be careful not
to be too generous with water; although a valuable element
in the raising of choice flowers, it is nevertheless a very ac¬
tive appliance of destruction when injudiciously used.

Having carried you through the first requisites of raising
your plants, and transplanting the same to your city or
country garden, you can now raise them to blossoming and
final development as well as ourself, if you are only watch¬
ful and give aue need to our formula. The Forest and
Stream, upon the whole subject of gardening, flowers,
bulbs, the ornamental and unique, will, we trust, be found
a reliable, safe, and true teacher of this delightful art. We
would make it an authority upon all these subjects second
to none, and always “full to the brim” with just such sub¬
jects that shall interest our lady readers as well as gentle¬
men. In our next we shall speak of forms of gardens for
our cities, and particular effects, of arrangements of flowers,
in a manner both popular and practical.

Olllpod Quill.
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The Destruction of our Forests. —A few facts will
impress our readers with the necessity of prompt action in
their own behalf in reference to the economical use of their
pine forests far more than columns of theory, probabilities
and guess work as to the amount of pine timber now stand¬
ing. Thirty years ago in the valley of the Genesee, New
York, village merchants were in the habit of receiving pine
lumber from customers at the rate of $5 per thousand feet,
and giving therefor “store pay” as value received. To-day,
in some portions of the Genesee valley, there are a few
acres of pine yet standing, and single trees are worth from
fift^to one hundred dollars as they stand. The present de¬
velopment of the west is as rapid, proportionately, as that
of the east has been during the past thirty years. Owners
of pine land in the west have been anxious to realize the
greatest immediate profit from their valuable acres rather
than adopt measures whereby a reasonable return would
result from labor and investment, and at the same time
fully utilize the timber cut.— Wisconsin Lumberman,

the ‘Albany.’”

—The Great Falls and the Little Falls of the Potomac
are becoming shell favorite resorts for anglers that it is
proposed to place an excursion horse boat on the liver to
run between the Falls and Georgetown at least three times
a week. Messrs. Garrett & Maus keep the Orumelin House
at the Falls, which is a good hotel. We shall notify our
readers as soon as the bass fishing begins.

Woodbind, Wmvn nnd (garden.

HOT BEDS—AND PLANTING OF FLOW¬
ER SEEDS.

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“It comes the herald of hosts,

Of blooms that will not fail,

When summer from some southern coast
Shall call the nightingale. ”

I N our last paper upon flower planting in the spring we
spoke of the first operation—the forcing, or hot bed.
We showed our friends how to make a large or small bed,
and all the necessary work required until the coming up of
their seed. We left their seed hot bed well supplied with
small seed plants, some of which are just developing the
second leaf, and some of them the third and fourth leaf,
all green, and very thrifty. Now is the time to give the
plants particular care. They require light, heat, and air.
You can keep your plants in the bed and increase their size,
and by giving air and water you can grow them thrifty
and stocky, good strong plants always being desirable for
the future garden. Many seed often having shown the
cotoledons, or seed leaves, need transplanting either in pots
or into the earth. Plants, potted maybe kept under the
frame until quite large, and if well watered will, when set
in the garden, make the most rapid growth. Potted plants
thus treated do not require so much heat as at first starting,
a Very gentle heat being amply sufficient to carry them for¬
ward with good results. When the plants are getting large,
if intended for outdoor culture, and if you would have a
fine show of flowers, you will accustom your plants to bear
as much of the open air as you can, say half of every good
fair day, by partially raising your glass ^and letting in the
air until towards night, when you will secure them from
cold in the usual manner by covering up your glasses. The
object of the florist should be to produce as strong and
vigorous plants for the garden as is possible, and to give
them air by this hardening process before throwing them
into open ground.

You now in regular course of garden flower culture come
to the transplanting operation, or the making up of your
ornamental flower ground. Having arranged your future
ground by fixing upon the size and form of your garden
plat, you will look at the removal of your plants from the
bed to the garden as an operation requiring only care to be
attended with success. You should always give the plants
to be removed a gentle watering, and with a trowel take
up the same with care and place them where .they are to
stand for future growth. Remove a very generous share of
the earth m which your plants have grown if you would
have them go along and not stop their growth. I always
try to have my plants handled §o carefully that they do not
know that they have been moved at all. Never water after
transplanting. Plants like men can be drowned* and to
shower many of our tender plants with cold water imme¬
diately after planting is often the surest way to kill them.
Therefore we prefer always to transplant at evening to any
other time. If after transplanting some of the more ten¬
der kinds you notice next day an inclination to wilt, you
can shade them for an hour or two from the hot sun with a
paper on frames, or the like, but generally one or two
sprinklings at evenings will be all you require. Never in

Quintal ^jlistorg.

OUR PETRELS.

O F the three species of petrels, stormy,or Mother Carey’s
chicken, ( P-rocellaria pelagica;) Leache’s, ( Thalassi -
droma leachii;) and AYilsons, {T. Wilsoni';) found on our
coast, only one of them can be said to be a native, Leaclie’s
is a common summer visitor and breeds. Its most southern
breeding places I believe are the islands in and around
Casco Bay on the coast of Maine, although formerly it was
found much further south. It is quite common here and
continues to increase northward, being found abundantly
in and around Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy. The
other two species are not often seen on the coast before the
last of August or first of September, when all three are
found associating together. On the 16th of last July I
made my first collecting trip to what is called “Junk of
Pork Island,” about three miles north-east of Peake’s
Island, in Casco Bay. The island has an area of half an
acre at low water, and in the centre, is an almost perpen¬
dicular piece of rock about forty feet in diameter and
nearly twenty-five feet high. On this rock were found
breeding Leache’s petrel, Wilson’s tern, {Sterna hirundo;)
arctic tern, {Sterna macroura;) and the spotted sandpiper,
{Tringoides macularius.) In the earth which covered this
rock for about a foot in depth, were found over a dozen
nests and eggs of this petrel; this being probably the
second brood, the nests having no doubt been robbed be¬
fore, The nest is made in a hole excavated by these birds,
which is usually from two to three feet in length and about
six inches in depth. The nest is placed at the end, slightly
raised above the level of the hole and consists of only a few
grasses, sticks and some feathers very loosely put together.
On this is laid the single egg which is white, dotted at the
larger end with a few reddish spots, sometimes forming a
circle. The ground color of the egg is however almost
always stained by the eartli in which the nest is placed.
The females, but rarely both male and female, were found
on the nests before the eggs were hatched, but after the
young have appeared they are usually off in search of
food and feed the young at night. They evince no great
desire to escape when their homes are invaded. AYhen
freed on the ground they are compelled to run to the edge
of a cliff or descent where they can throw themselves off,
for it is impossible for them to take wing from a level.
Their movements are very graceful when on the wing and
they seem literally to walk on the water as they fly about,
just touching the tops of the waves with their feet, and
when rising from the water it is necessary for them to get
On the crest of a wave in order to take wing. They pick
up all the greasy and oily substances they can find, which
constitute the greater part of their food. I have spoken of
the gracefulness of their motions, but what can exceed the
beautiful motions of the terns, with their forked tails and
pointed wings ! Now darting down after some luckless
fish; now chasing each other, or hovering over some com¬
panion or friend who has been shot, little thinking what
their sympathy will cost them.

The petrels are the cause of a great deal of superstition
among seamen, and it would be hard to get a true sailor to
kill one. AYhen met with, far out at sea, they are consider¬
ed sure precursors of a storm, and it is believed that when
a man is lost at sea his soul immediately enters one of these
birds and then roams over the broad ocean before it can
reach the “Fiddlers’ Green” or “Sailors’ Paradise,” as in
Yirgil, MSneas speaks of the souls of the unburied dead
wandering aimlessly about the shores of the Styx, vainly
endeavoring to induce Charon to ferry them over. A sea
Captain once told me that he believed this as his religion.

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and would as soon think of shooting a man as to shoot one
of these birds. Dire misfortune is said to follow the
destruction of one of these birds, and as the writer met
with an accident in falling into the hatchway of the “Blue
Light,” the sailors said it was because he had killed one of
them.

The petrel, especially referred to, is the Mother Carey’s
Chicken, (Procellaria pelagica,) although the others are con¬
tinually confounded with it and called by the same name.
A word to collectors in regard to the petrels. When one is
taken from the nest it ejects an oily secretion, and when
killed, this will ooze out and soil the plumage very badly.
The only remedy I have found was to stuff the mouth,
throat and nostrils full of cotton, renewing frequently, and
to be very careful to keep them with the heads up. When
once stained the oil may be removed by carefully washing
in benzine and afterwards with water and soap.

Franklin Benner.

For Forest and Stream.

THE WESTERN LARK —Strunella Kegleeta.

T HIS species of lark so nearly resembles the eastern
meadow lark, ( S. magna ,) that it is almost impossible
to tell them apart. Baird says: “the same description as t©
size, pattern, colors, &c., 'will apply almost equally well to
both. It may be -stated that the real difference lies
in the greater tendency to narrow transverse bands on the
upper surfaces, especially of the middle tail feathers.”

But its notes are so very different that even those that
seldom notice such things, can tell the difference St once.
Its notes are clear and somewhat like a blackbird’s whistle;
and when sitting on a tree or weed, it will “chirp” almost
exactly like one. Sometimes it “chirps” while flying. Its
song, proper, varies somewhat in each individual, being a
succession of a half a dozen or so clear whisttle-like notes.
Then it lias another song not so often heard. This is some¬
thing like the syllables: “Which-it-ty,” rapidly uttered;
the bird at the time generally sitting on a weed. Its habits
appear to be nearly the same as those of the meadow lark.
It is very abundant here, and the prairies are now, (the last
of March,) musical with their songs. Habitat, Western
Apierica from _tlie Plains to the Pacific. P. S. B.

Russell County, Kansas.

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—The Germantown Telegraph says:—They are still dis¬
cussing the question in some places whether or not the
European sparrow will protect city trees from the worms,
<fcc. These people seem to learn nothing. The sparrow is
no more insectivorous than some of our own sparrows,-
the catbird, robin, &c., and nothing to compare to the nut¬
hatches. They pi'efer seeds even in summer to all other
food. We have a colony of them on our premises and
know something about them.

POW DER-DO WN.

Washington, D, C., March 27,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I note, in your paper and elsewliero, various surmises and, inquiries
respecting the so-called “Heron’s Torch” or “luminous spot” on the
breast of birds of that tribe. Your correspondent “Homo” has the facts
in the case most nearly. It is perfectly clear to what the appearance is
due, and I had supposed it was pretty well known. All herons (and a
few other birds) have a particular kind of feathers called “powder-down”
which occasion the phenomenon. These down feathers are a matted
patch of yellowish or whitish color, concealed beneath the ordinary plu¬
mage. They are weak, imperfect feathers, without strength to stand
straight, which grow continually and as constantly break down, with a
scurfy exfoliation, and pervaded with a greasy exudation. In most
herons there is not only one such patch of powder-down on the breast,
but four others, in pairs; one pair on the lower back over the hips and
auother pair on the lower belly under the hips. The bitterns lack the
belly patches; but the whole set will be found in the “poke” and other
typical herons. A tropical American species—the boat-billed heron—has
still another pair over the shoulder blades. I never observed the degree
of luminosity these feathers possess; but according to accounts it is
very decided—more than can be accounted for od the supposition that it
is merely a sheen or reflection of light from a greasy surface. ‘‘Homo’s”
experiments in a darkened room would seem to prove this, but I am not
prepared to say that there is a true “phosphorescent” quality in the
feathers, like that possessed by a fire-fly, theugh this may be quite true.

The physiological function of the powder down is uncertain; but it is
not likely that it is of service to the bird in catching fish, for the reason
that most herons feed by day, and do not go a-iishiug at night with or
without a “lantern.” Yours truty, Elliott Copes.

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THE QUAIL QUESTION.

New Haven, March 26,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In your paper of this date you publish a letter from “Pioneer,” in
which he states that, in his opinion, a setting quail emits no scent. With
all due respect to his opinion, I would say that in my judgment he is in
error. Last fall, while hunting in a dead swamp, my pointer came fo a
stand near the trunk of a tree. On approaching the spot I could distinct¬
ly see a quail crouched down in the smallest space possible, under the
shadow of the log. The quail may have been moving about previously,
as they—the covey—were scattered about when I came upon them, but
that the dog was pointing a setting quail, and that, too, by the scent, is
undisputable. “Shootist.”

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Zoological Society of Philadelphia.— We are in re¬
ceipt of the following interesting letter from Dr. John L.
Le Conte, the Secretary of the Philadelphia Zoological So¬
ciety. We have not the least doubt of the success of this
enterprise, and believe that in a few years Philadelphia will
boast of the finest collection of animals in America:—

Zoological Society op Philadelphia, )

35 South Third Street, March 30, 1874. f
Editor Forest and Stream:—

We are progressing rapidly in our arrangements at the Zoo. The
monkey house is nearly completed, and the bear pit in an advanced stage
of construction. Other buildings are under discussion, or in more or less
forward condition. The prairie dog village is happy under the same
municipal regulations which prevail on the western plains, with the ad -
vantage that the inhabitants are free from the assaults of their “danger¬
ous classes,” the owls and rattlesnakes, A large increase to the popula¬
tion of this thriving colony may therefore soon be expected.

A large consignment of Australian marsupials and birds is now on its
way and will arrive at San Francisco in a few weeks. The collection is
in charge of a competent keeper, and will be brought to this city by rail¬
way without delay. An additional part of our ground will soon be added
to our present enclosure, and work will he pushed on as rapidly as pos¬
sible. We hope to have the garden opened by the beginning of June
with a very interesting series of animals, many species of which will be
for the first time exhibited alive on this continent.

I -null send your note to the ofiice in order that more minute details
may he given you concerning the animals now inthe garden, and to ar¬
rive, with such other information as will intere t your readers.

Financially, we are in a very fair condition, and I think as soon as we
can open the garden and show to the community what we have actually
accomplished by the prudent and economical .expenditure of the money
confided to us, that the interest felt in our enterprise will he greatly in¬
creased.

I thank you greatly, in the name of the Society, for the friendly sym¬
pathy which you give us in our endeavor to introduce into the United
States the European system of Zoological Gardens, which have proved so
valuable for both scientific and social progress.

Yery truly yours, John L. Le Conte,

Cor. Sec., L. S.

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CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE-.

Department op Public Parks,
New York. April 4, 1874.

fact, there is no dog of any class to be comm™! •
beauty, elegance, formation, scent or action inth . fi ln
or moors with the Irish blood red aud white setter° ^

— Wlio carries
in Dakotah to
country, and when
work. Who does it?

s me man mrougii irom Two Woods I i
the Minnesota line? It is over a ro i
the snows are deep it is terrible w!
. Why “Curly,” a fair sized span ?
The mail is put up m a tight package, bound in an oil s’l -
wrap, and tied around Curly’s neck, and off he sets onl -
journey full tilt. Some office seekers, in tbe Territory ^
already intriguing for the position. What salary'“iT
Cress well pays Curly is not known. All we know U th
for the present Curley is satisfied with a good dinner i
will never start on the return trip until he has had it ' ^

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
April 3, 1874:

One red-backed Pelican, Pelecanus rtffescens. Hab. West Africa.

One small Alligator. Presented by Master Theodore Roosevelt.

One Gray Squirrel. Presented by Miss Mary Yalentine.

W. A. Conklin.

—As so many of our subscribers and correspondents have
written to us asking for a portrait of “Belle” “in action,”
or in other words, “standing on a point,” we wrote to her
owner, Mr. Price, of England, requesting him to send us a
large photograph of Belle in position Last week he kindly
forwarded to us a beautiful illustration of this wonderful
pointer, which we have reproduced in our journal to-day.
It will not he necessary to enter into any elaborate descrip¬
tion of this remarkable animal, as most of our field sports¬
men are familiar with the performances of Belle at field
trials in England, so that we simply give her pedigree and
some of her triumphs.

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THE IRISH SETTER.

T HE red Irish setter and his descendants have been a
favorite breed with our field sportsmen for the past
twenty years. It will not he uninteresting to those who
have adopted this blood, and those who are seeking for
purity in this animal to give the following article, written
by an Irish gentleman in Bells' Life. This sportsman and
breeder has been engaged for many years in noticing the
different strains of this dog, and speaks in high praise of
the red setter proper, hut gives the palm to the blood red
and white setter of Ireland:—

Sir —I divide the second species into two classes, viz.,
the dark red and the tan red, first-class or dark red being
the purer in blood and color; but both of these classes being
inferior in breeding, blood, size, lineage, beauty, feathers,
depth of chest, endurance, shining skin, blood red coat,
and enormous spring power. Color of dark red (no white),
class 1, second species:—The dark red is produced in the
following manner:—About a century ago the dark red was
crossed by the black setter, Lord Ossulton’s breed (now the
Earl of Tankerville : ) and a good breed it was, of medium
size, and imported into Ireland for the above purpose. The
cross did not suit, as often seen in the offspring, frequently
in the present day, for you often see two clifferent breeds of
setters far removed and a bad progeny produced by cross¬
ing, even with good blood on both sides. The writer has
tested this by long experience in breeding. The red in the
above species is not blood red; it is darker, and has at times
peculiar tinges of black, especially at tip of the ears, and
mingled about the head and back, sometimes the same at
muzzle, also the dorsal and lumbar region, tip of tail, and
isolated hair of dark color mingled through the entire red
hair. The hair is stronger, coarser, and shorter, with little
gloss; curls are often seen about the tail, posterior part of
ear, and about the gluteal and scapular muscles, which
show great impurity of blood; the color of the eyes is dark,
lips likewise, and also the tip and cartilaginous portion of
nose; mouth black, not barred; the hair is not feathered in
the same degree as you see in the blood-red and white Irish
setter; the hair on the posterior portion of forelegs is often
tinged with black; very little hair between toes or covering
the anterior plilanges of the feet. The formation of the
red Irish setter without white is peculiar. The entire dog:,
taken collectively, is more squarely built than the blood red
and white Irish setters, marked less with curved lines. The
pure reds are leggy; taken collectively, the loins are round,
strong in the extremities, but not so angular as in the blood
red and white Irish setter. The hack is longer also in
many, and why? On account of the want of obliquity in
shoulder blades and pelvic portion of the hind quarters.
This has been produced by bad crossing. This dog is, not¬
withstanding, of a hardy nature. The chest, or thorax, is
barrel-shaped, but not deep anteriorly or below,
and wider between the forelegs. "This impedes
freedom of action, want of pace, and engen¬
ders foundering when they are trained for some time for
sporting purposes on the tammocks, in mountains or un¬
even grounds, after the pursuit of game, etc., as you
often see this disease exhibited in the large size pointer
class with heavy heads and necks, wide chests, heavy
bodies, their legs not being able to carry their weight.
The elbow is essential, impeding pace, etc., and the want
of endurance, as far as the extremities are concerned.
The perceptive faculties in this dog are not so strong,
the ears are set higher, and not so placed posteriorly as
in the blood red and white, and therefore there is not
the rotundity of head; the curve line from the posterior
portion of the head is not so convex towards the first
dorsal vertebra as you see in that superb animal of the
first species, the blood red and white. There is more
lip, and the angle of the lips to the nose is more blunt,
and less acute. The difference of temper is much at va¬
riance. The pure red is uncertain, more irascible, easily
provoked, less under control, and impetuous. On the
contrary, the blood red and whites have courage without
ferocity, amiability of temper, great love* of their mas¬
ter, docile, more under control; the senses are better de¬
veloped, the intellectual, moral,.sensitive, perceptive or¬
gans are very highly organized, and the faithfulness of
the blood red and white is wonderful in the extreme; in

POINTER A ND SET TER MATCH

Hew York, April 8 1874
Editor Forest and Stream:— ’

I have taken a great deal of interest in the subject of ti
international pointer and setter match, which was ori •
ated in the Forest and Stream. As you have frequent?'
done me the honor of allowing me to present myself t
your readers as one who has a strong likiim an ‘d J* 10
little knowledge of these subjects, and have published n .
letters, I trust you will permit me to give you some fli.
of mine in regard to this international match. I agree wit?
you perfectly when you state that it would be uselm
for any of us, even with the best of dogs, to take our w-
mals to England to engage in a match there. English <w"
and I speak knowingly, having shot three seasons them’
are better trained than ours, are handled so dexterously
and are under such perfect control, that unless 'our 0 \vn
pointers and setters had some particular redeeming traits
which would entitle them to marks of merit, the English
dogs would claim all the points. Therefore, as you have
I think, suggested, if our dogs went there their wonderful
retrieving qualities should he noticed. Perhaps it mav he
worth while right here to give you some account, or rather
let our English friends know how far this retrieving quality
is carried by some of our own dogs. 1 know of a dog and
I fancy you are acquainted with his perfoiTnances°\vho
poiuted, killed, and retrieved sixteen single English or IVil-
son snipe in two hours. His hearing in the field is -wonder¬
ful, and he requires scarcely a single word of command
With the dog, gun, and man ready, at tbe word “Hie on ”
the dog ranges and points. The gunner walks up, flushes
the snipe, kills, the dog drops instantly, and* at the word
“fetch” the dog retrieves the snipe without injuring a
feather, and absolutely hands it to his master, and then
without another word spoken returns to heel, and so on
over and over again. This was accompanied sixteen times
hand running, without any signals or any other words than
the two commands of “hie on” and “fetch.” It is neces¬
sary that the ground should he described. It was marshy
meadows, covered here and there with brush and grass, the
shooting open, and a good scenting clay. It is not to be
supposed, how 7 ever, that a dog of this character can be
found every day—he is rather an exception; but wliat I do
wish to convey is this'idea, that the performance of the
animal I have endeavored to describe is, in my opinion,
fully entitled to quite as many points as Mr. Price’s “Belle,"
although the style of the American dog may not be as fault¬
less. We would now like to ask of our English sportsmen
what they think .of a single setter, combining all these
marks of excellence, who can in addition retrieve. Believ¬
ing that our English friends are thoroughly in earnest, with
a love for fair play, and that a match of the character they
propose is suggested solely by their desire to enhance true
sport, I would suggest their bringing some of their dogs to
this country. If you could induce some of them, Mr. Editor,
to bring over a brace or so of their 97^ point dogs I could
easily make a match, and guarantee to find ten gentlemen
who would each enter their dogs to work over quail or pin¬
nated grouse (prairie chickens), the first to be hunted in
October and the latter in September. I would suggest a
sweepstakes, with an entrance fee of not more than $100
each. I would leave the appointment of one of the judges
and the locality to the editor of your very reliable paper.

Yery truly, ‘ C. B.

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DOG SHOWS AND FIELD TR IALS.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Nothing would greater tend to improve our breeds of American setter?

and pointers than a series of exhibitions of sporting dogs, under the di¬
rect supervision of the leading sporting clubs of. the United States, when
prizes should be awarded for the best bred animals of different ages and
sex in both classes, to be followed by regular field trials, arranged to a
code of rules agreed upon, and premiums given likewise for the best
broken setters and pointers. Such shows and field trials, if controlled
by gentlemen sportsmen and judges of undoubted integrity, would not
fall to be a success and self-supporting.

Too little attention has been paid to the breeding and pedigrees of
sporting dogs by Americans. Why should it be that all our fine setters
and pointers must be imported? Simply because the best blood is ob¬
tainable m Great Britain, and there is no denying it. And why is a
that the sportsman who upholds the American setter as better than the
English one when asked the pedigree of his animal (although he has an
imperfect knowledge of his dog’s descent) will, nine times out of ten, re¬
ply “His grandfather came from England or Ireland.”

A dog show alone is not calculated to have the benefit desired; it should
be followed by a field exhibition, for there are many setters and pointers
that would take first and second premiums in doors, but when in the

open would be at the bottom of the list.

The London. Field says, in an article on dog show's: “Granting that
exhibitions of this kind are not at all times pure, any more than 'the
turf’ is pure; granting that the judging is often faulty, and that in some
bribery and corruption undermine merit, still, with all their failings,
it-must be admitted that these exhibitions have gone far towards attain¬
ing the objects for which they were originally started, viz.: improve¬
ment in the breed of the dogs of the British Islands, and the diffusion
among the people generally of the Knowledge of good dogs. ”

Gould not you, Mr. Editor, devise some plan and make it known throng
the columns of your admirable and fast-growing journal, so as to bring
tliis subject before our American sportsmens’ clnbs? We are sadly w
want of a system in breeding and breaking of sporting dogs, and I fee
confident dog shows, coupled with field trials, would greatly improve our
stock. “Homo.

—For tbe last two years, tbe chimpanzee in the London
Zoological Gardens, lias been an endless source of instruc¬
tion and amusement. He died in tbe early part of Ls
month, of acute tuberculosis of the peritoneum, though tlie
lungs were found to be perfectly healthy.

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JPf j§ors$ mjd thq (fciipc.

—Fast driving lias become such a dangerous practice in
Central Park that President Wales has invoked the aid of
the police, the police magistrates, and the press, to stop it.

—The Selma Exposition Jockey Club races commenced
on April 2d. The first, a hurdle race, one and a half miles,
was won by Chief Engineer, beating Fireball, second, Joe
Johnston third, and Nashville.Harry fourth. Time—3:19£.
The second race, a half mile dash, was won by Lucretia,
heating Vandelite, second, and Belle of Australia third.
Time—54 seconds. The third race, mile heats, best two in
three, was won by Bessie Lee, beating Tabitha, second;
Lucy and Fanny were distanced. Four heats were run.
Time—1:53J, 1:53J, l:53f, 1:53£. On April 4th, the first
race was a hurdle, one mile, over four hurdles, and was
won by Nashville Harry, Fireball second. Time, 2:11^.
The second race was won by Quits, Belle of Australia sec¬
ond—Time, 54f. The third race was a mile dash, and was
won by Tabitha, Revenge second—Time, 1:50f.

—At Oakland Park, San Francisco, April 3d, the Califor¬
nia mare Lady Mac made what is said to be the best time
on record in a five mile trotting race. She trotted against
Jerome and Omaha. She sold in the pools at $2 against
their $20 and $60 respectively, and won the race—Time
thirteen minutes. On April 4th, the great twenty mile
trotting match at Oakland Park between Mattie Howard and
John Stewart was won by the latter in fifty-nine minutes
and three seconds. Howard was almost neck and neck
with Stewart at the close. During the most of the race
Howard was ahead from six to ten lengths, but was finally
beaten.

—The Louisiana Jockey Club will hold their spring meet¬
ing on April lltli, and five following days. The entries
are largely in excess of previous years, and representatives
from the best stables of the south and west are making
grand preparations to revive the old form of this celebrated
Southern Club. Among the prominent event’s will be the
Pickwick stake for three-years-olds, with thirty-two entries;
the Louisiana stake for four-year-olds, with eighteen entries,
and the Fortuna stake for three-year-olds, with thirty-two
entries.

Confidence in Animals. —In an admirable article on
this subject the New England Farmer says:—

Horses and oxen should have such confidence in their
drivers, that they will willingly and repeatedly make all
reasonable effort to do as they are bidden. A team should
never be told the second time to start an unreasonable load.
W e don’t believe a horse would ever become balky if it
were never misused by overloading and whipping. It is
our best horses, those that are full of spirit and spunk, that
get balky, and not the “lunkheads,” that don’t know
enough to know when they are misused. What is it but a
feeling of confidence that makes the patient horse stand for
hours in harness, unhitched, waiting the return of bis
master to give him the word to go, before he will leave liis
tracks? And what is it but this same confidence in his
master, that makes a well trained horse willing to be driven
over uncertain places, across shaking, dilapidated bridges,
and up to noisy, pokerish looking locomotives, with their
puffing smoke-stacks and screaming whistles?

7ST“ Will our University correspondents kindly send us their most recent
catalogues,

—A meeting of the St. George’s Club was held at Suther¬
land’s, on Monday, April 6, when there was a large attend
ance of members, and much enthusiasm was displayed.
The ground at Eighth Street, Hoboken, has been secured
for the season, and is being prepared for play. The club
has engaged John Whelan, of Sheffield, as its professional.
He was formerly a famous amateur athlete in England, and
is an excellent cricketer. A large number of new members
were proposed for election, and we are glad to note that
many of the old members who had left in past years from
various reasons are returning to the club. It will have a
very strong eleven this season, and in better form than last
year. The season will be a very active one, as, in addition
to the usual games with the Philadelphia clubs, matches
will be played with the Boston and Athletic Baseball Clubs
previous to their departure to England in July. Matches
are being also arranged with the Boston, Toronto, Syra¬
cuse, and other clubs.

—The leading cricket clubs of Philadelphia met at dinner
at the Reform Club on April 6th. J. Dickinson Sergeant,
Esq , presided. The following toasts were announced, viz. •
“The Cricket Season, 1874,” responded to by Mr. Outer-
bridge; “ The Philadelphia Cricket Club,” responded to by
Mr. Patterson; “The Germantown Cricket Club,” re¬
sponded to by Mr. Cadwaladei; “The Young American
Cricket Club,” responded toby Mr. Newliall; “ The Mer-
rion Cricket Club,” responded to by Mr. Montgomery;
“TheVeterans,” responded to by Mr. Winter;'and “The
Juniors,” responded to by a cricket song. Mr.’ A. A. Out-
erbridge, in the course of his remarks, said that there was
every reason to anticipate an active and successful season.
The four leading clubs represented here this evening are all
in flourishing condition; and it is most encouraging to
know that the former champion, the Young America Club
will this year share with the Philadelphia and Germantown
clubs the magnificent cricket grounds at Germantown. The
Merion will make a bold push for the front rank this year
and the older clubs will have to look after their laurels’
The playing season will be opened at the Germantown

ground on Saturday, the 18th of April inst., by a scrub
match between the members of the three ground clubs—
the Philadelphia, Germantown, and Young America. Club
matches, of which several have been already arranged, will
follow on nearly every succeeding Saturday, but the first
excitement of the season will be the cricket fete on Thurs¬
day, May 28. In addition to the cricket match, which, it
is expected, will be between a visiting eleven from Savan¬
nah, Ga. (composed chiefly of English gentlemen resident
there), and a Philadelphia eleven, the features of archery,
croquet and dancing will be included.

—Tliefle will be a cricket tournament held at Halifax
N. S., in August, when international matches will be
played. Captain Wallace, 60th Rifles, is arranging the
preliminaries. There is some talk of another amateur
eleven coming from England this year* The season is ex¬
pected to open about 1st May. There will be another
meeting of the St. George’s Cricket Club, on Saturday, 18th
April, after which the annual dinner will be given at
Sutherland’s. The secretary’s address is 88 Wall Street,
room 3, and P. O., box 922.

—There is to be a special meeting of the Amateur Na¬
tional Association, held at room 41, Astor House, at 5 p.m.
on Wednesday, April 22.

—The Mutuals opened play on the Capitoline Grounds,
April 4, in a practice game with the Concord. The score
was 19 to 4. The cold weather obliged a suspension of
play at the close of the fourth innings. The Mutuals will
present a nine, including Allison, C. Mathews, P. Start, 1st
base; Nelson, 2nd base; Burdock, 3rd base; Carey, ss.;
Hatfielc], If.; Remsen, cf.; and Higham, rf.; with Patter¬
son as sub.

—The Montague and Powhattan clubs played their first
match together on April 3rd, at the Capitoline Grounds,
when the latter won easily by a score of 28 to 15. It was
a cold day, and skilful play was almost impossible.

—The Arlington Club, of New York, having no field to
play on, have engaged one day on the Capitoline Grounds,
Brooklyn, when the Chelseas, Montague’s, Concords, Davis
and Powhattan Clubs are to play.

—The veteran Knickerbocker Club inaugurated their
thirtieth season at Hoboken this week, commencing Tues¬
day, April 7th, and will play again on Friday, the 10th.
They have played ball regularly at Hoboken for the past
thirty years, never missing a season; and they were never
stronger either financially, socially, or in playing strength
than they are now. They will play under the ten-men
rule, as they are the pioneer club in encouraging all im¬
provements in the game.

—The Boston Club opened play on tlieir grounds on
Fast-day, April 2nd, on which occasion fully three thou¬
sand people were gathered to see the champions take the field
against a very strong nine of players of the Boston Beacon
and Somerset Clubs. The score stood at 10 to 8 only, the
champions having to fight hard for victoiy. Their nine is
M‘Vey, C. Spalding, P. O’Rourke, 1st base; Barnes, 2nd
base; Scliaper, 3rd base; George Wright, ss.; Leonard, If.;
H. Wright, cf.; Hall, rf.; with Beals and White as subs.

—The representatives of four colleges, Harvard, Yale,
Amherst and Bowdoin, met at Springfield, Mass., on April
4th, for the purpose of arranging a college freshman base
ball tournament, and decided to hold it on the Union
Grounds, Boston. The date was not fixed, but it will prob¬
ably be in the last week in. June. The contest will be for
the freshman championship of the country.

The Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club met at
Weiner’s Hotel, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, on Tuesday
evening last, and elected directors and officers for the com¬
ing season.

—Messrs. A. Garnier and Maurice Daily played the third
billiard match for the championship cup and $2,000 on
April 3rd. The hall was well filled and play commenced
about quarter past eight. The game was not only one of
the most interesting ever played, but one of the quickest,
the time occupied in playing the 600 points was only three
hours and eighteen minutes. Garnier was in wonderful
form as his average in the last 400 points was 21. The
winners average was 12.36-47. His best runs were 15, 31,
43, 15, 56, 15, 75, 40, 23, 17, 35, 60, 29, 24, 23.

Daly’s best runs were 12, 31, 43, 19, 47, 62, 51. 22.
Daly’s total score was 380. There were no misses and no
safety plays. _

—Sportsmen find an agreeable abiding place in Texas.
On the prairies almost every kind of wild animals abound.
In the north west are the wild horse, or mustang, and the
buffalo. The deer, the antelope, and the mountain goat,
are plentiful, not to mention the jaguars, the pumas, wild¬
cats, black bears, ocelots, wolves, and foxes, and such
smaller game as peccaries, oposums, raccoons, hares, rab¬
bits, and squirrels. A special feature of wild life is the
prairie dog or marmot, dwelling in holes burrowed in the
ground. Their numbers are so great that the traveler may
sometimes journey for days together without losing sight
of them. The feathered tribe are also abundant, including
birds of prey and birds of sport. There is the bald-headed
• eagle and the Mexican eagle, vultures, owls, hawks, wild
turkeys, wild geese, prairie hens, canvas-back and other
ducks, teal, brant, pheasants, quail, grouse, woodcocks,
pigeons, partridges, snipe, plovers, red birds and turtle
doves. By the waters are also found the crane, swan, the
pelican, the water turkey and the kingfisher. The smaller
birds are numerous, and among them many of the most
brilliant plumage, as the oriole, the paroquet, the cardinal,
the whippoorwill and the sweet-toned mocking bird.
Black birds abound, and woodpeckers, bluejays, starlings,
red birds, swallows, martens, and wrens. In the rivers
and bays there are all the varieties of water-life, from alli¬
gators to perch, pike trout, green turtles and oysters.

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We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sports¬
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species
governing rides, etc. All branches of the sportsman's croft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

Planners, Hudson, N. V.—Arnoldy. Saddler, Newtown, L. I.

Quail Eggs.—Do not know where fresh quail eggs can be had. Would
advise parties to purchase live birds.

Edward L., Lockport, N. Y.—Where can I obtain a pair of ferrets,
rpale and female? Ans. Of Fred Mather, Honeoye Falls, N. Y.

If. A. L., Alleghany, Penn.—What kind of rod and reel is suitable for
the Ohio and Monongahela Rivers? Ans. A 12 foot ash and lance wood
rod with a reel to hold 25 yards line.

A. P. Boscobel, Wisconsin.—What places in Europe is fish culture
practiced, either by private individuals or Government? Ans. Stormont-
field, Huningae and other smaller ones..

Excelsior, St. Loiiis.—The answer about the price of the Laverack
setters was omitted last week. The price per pair for puppies is 20
guineas; for a pair of dogs, 50 guineas.

C. A. B., Greenville, Mich.—The Hazard powder best adapted for a 12
guage breech-loader would be No. 3. The book you would want would
be Stonehenge “Shot Gun and Rifle.”

C. H. H., St. Johns, N. B. —Can you inform me where I can procure a
small-sized black and tan terrier pup eight months old, thoroughbred,
and at what price? Ans. Perhaps some of our correspondents have one
for sale. They can apply to this office for your full name.

H. R. Y., Nassau street, City.—Full information in regard to the Inter¬
national match may be had from F. P. Fairbanks, Esq , Secretary Ama¬
teur Rifle Club, Broadway, City. The club is anxious only to secure the
best shots, no matter where they come from. We should like to see
Alabama and Louisiana represented.

Danbeny.— What sort of fish and fishing can be had in Harlem River
and Hell Gate in April and May, and where can a good guide and boat¬
man be obtained? Trolling for bass with rods is good at these points in
May, and one of the best men to put you on good fishing ground is John
Hilliker, Yorkville, Eighty-eighth street.

Subscriber.—I would like to get a collection of the different varieties
of birds, merely for ornament. Would it be against the law to shoot a
bird out of season in ftich an instance, and could the taxidermist repor
me if I should bring a bird for him to mount out of season? Ans. You
have a right to shoot birds for scientific purposes, and the game laws of
many States contain a special clause giving such right.

M. R. & Co.—The quickest steamship passage ever made from Queens¬
town to New York, was in May, 1872, m 7 days, 18 hours ana 55 minutes,
by White Star steamer Adriatic. From New York to Queenstown,
White Star steamer Baltic on January, 1873, ran the distance in 7 days ,
20 hours and 9 minutes. Inman steamer City of Brussels, same trip, in
December, 1869, in 7 days, 20 hours and 10 minutes.

L. E. S , Chittenango.—Can I catch trout on my own premises in close
seasons? Ans. It is the opinion of eminent legal counsel, who are both
trout breeders and anglers, that you or they cannot. You are liable to
prosecution under the law. The same, is true as to gam q ferae nalurce, a
question that was asked us some time ago, and repeated since. We shall
soon print some articles on these subjects from eminent authority.

Alleghany, Pittsburg.—The Derringer pistol was originally made in
Philadelphia, by a maker of that name. Its only distinction is, that for
a short barrel it carries a very large ball. At first they were always muz¬
zle loaders; now they are made breech loading. Their small size and
heavy ball as a means of personal protection brought them much into
notice. Mr. Lincoln was killed with a Derringer. Derringers are only
of use at close quarters, and are murderous weapons.

J. II. W., Williamsburgh.—Where near this place can I catch shad
with fly and line, and how do I get there? And also where can I catch
trout on this island, in ponds not owned by breeders, and what route to
take? Hoping to receive a prompt reply. Ans. 1. Take Connecticut
River R. R. to South Hadley Fails. 2. No ponds with fish in; all netted
out. Try ponds near Patchogue, South Side R. R. Go to Austin Roe’s
hotel and you’ll have a good time “if you don’t catch no fish,”

Lt. A. R. E., Atlanta, Ga.—Downs, naturalist,of Halifax, Nova Scotia,
sends us the following receipt for dressing caribou skins, which should
be preserved: Glauber salts, 2 lbs.; rock salt, 1 lb.; alum, 2 lbs: all to
be dissolved in boiling water; leave them in about ten days, take them
out occasionally for a little while during that time; cut the. edge of the
skin to see if the tanning has gone through; then take them in the hand
and beat them over a round stick or block until they are soft. They are
to be beaten with the hair side in, then made up into a pair of moccasins
hair side out.

Clark & Sneider, 214 Pratt street, Baltimore.—In the International
match there are no rules as to methods of loading. False muzzles per¬
fectly in order. TheMetford rifle is loaded in that way. No restriction
as to sights, save telescopic, magnifying and front operative sights, such
as solid disks or bushes pierced in the centre, which would prevent the
danger signal from being seen by the marksman. Globe sights per¬
fectly in order. We publish to-day a short account of the Rigby rifle
Thank you for suggestion. See changes in targets at Wimbledon in to¬
day’s paper, but they will not affect the coming match, when the old
targets will be used.

S., Kansas.—To make bird lime, boil down linseed oil of the best
quality until it becomes thick and glutinous. It should be boiled in an
earthern pot in the open air, for about two or three hours. It is very es¬
sential that an earthern vessel should be used, as an iron one heats and
the oil takes fire when boiling, and in such a case is useless as bird lime.
A pot should be used with a -tight fitting cover, 'to prevent the fire enter¬
ing inside it. When prepared set the oil away in tin boxes with tight
fitting covers until it is to be used. Prepared lime made of pitch and
oil and sold by some dealers, is worthless.

• Euphronia, New York.—Be kind enough to give the special charac¬
teristic points of the Dandie Dinmont, as distinguished from the skye
terrier, or any other fellow? Ans. The Dandie Dinmont terrier owes
its name and celebrity to Sir Walter Scott. In size it is intermediate be
tween the Scotch and skye dogs, but we have seen some smaller than the
latter. A good Dandie Dinmont is a capital rabbit dog. He is generally
“pepper” or “mustard,” that is grayish black with some tan on muzzle
and legs, or yellow mixed with gray hairs. We have seen those whose
hair resembled silvery silken threads mixed with gold. The silky tuft s
over the eyes and the shocks of hair on each side his face, give him a
grotesque but not unpleasing appearance. He has short legs, low
shoulders, long body, large head, square jaw, a bright and intelligent eye
and does not belie his looks as a “knowing customer.”

D. T. D., Canandaigua, N. Y.—A party of us are thinking'of forming
a Poultry Association. What is the law governing an organization and
how many persons are required to incorporate? Ans. A bill just passed
by the New York Legislature provides as follows: Any number of "per¬
sons not less than nine may form a company for the purpose of importing
and improving poultry, small birds, domestic animals and fish, and col¬
lecting and disseminating useful knewledge concerning them, by holding
fairs, distributing awards and premiums, and by publishing debates and
transactions, and by such other lawful means as the members of the so¬
ciety may deem expedient. Such societies shall have power to elect a
president, one or m^re vice presidents, secretaries and a treasurer and
may make a constitution and by-laws for their government and may
hold real estate or other property to the value of fifty thousand dollars.

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Fish Culture, the Protection op Game,Preservation op Forests,
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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1874.

To Correspondents.

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REMOVAL.

The office of Forest and Stream will be removed early
in April to the Iron Building, No. 17 Chatham Street, lately
occupied by the Staats Zeitung newspaper, which we have
leased for a period of years. This splendid location in
Printing House Square we shall occupy jointly with our
popular daily contemporary the Evening Mail.

FIELD SPORTSMEN’S CLUBS-A PLAN
FOR DOG FIELD TRIALS.

T HE dates fixed for the meetings of the various sports¬
men’s conventions throughout the United States is
fast approaching. In order to afford the members of the
clubs a new and novel recreation where the skill of the man
and instinct of the dog may be brought out to the utmost
perfection, and would moreover tend to improve the breeds
of their animals, and give useful information as well as
amusement, we offer the following suggestions to the shoot¬
ing clubs of America.

As field trials for pointers and setters are attracting univer¬
sal attention in almost all the States, and especially in the
■Western country, it would be well to offer some directions,
which may be found of service in facilitating the manage¬
ment of field trials by the sportsmen’s clubs. As the
date of the annual conventions has, we believe, been
arranged for this year, in the months of May and June, a
close season for all game birds, therefore it is imprac¬
ticable for trials this season. The clubs, however, could
without difficulty have a primary field trial in the fall, and
the date of the annual conventions next year be altered to
the autumn.

1st. The club proposing to engage in an informal dog
trial, the object being to decide which is the best field dog
or dogs in the club,- the club should first issue a letter to
all its members, stating that any gentlemen owners of
pointers or setters wishing to enter their dog or dogs at a
field trial, can do so for a small entrance fee, which fee ought
be sufficient to cover the expenses of the trial.

2d. Supposing there should be a number of entries, say
as many as eight, it would be almost an impossibility to
test all these animals at one and the same time, owing to
the known scarcity of game birds in the majority of the sec¬
tions of the country where associations - of the kind exist,
and besides judges, referee, owner, or worker would of
course have to follow the dogs and record their action,

Therefore let the names of the animals be written on a
piece of paper and placed in a wheel and drawn therefrom
by the secretary of the club by couples,*the first two names
drawn out to be tried in the field together, and so on until
there are four winners left. Then repeat the same with
these four dogs’ names, and let two be drawn the same as
before, or if thought better, by a mutual agreement of own¬
ers. The winners of this trial could then be tested at the
final issue and the animal which showed the best nose,
style, pace, breaking, and working on trailing game, (as he
would of necessity have beaten all the other dogs indirect¬
ly,) might fairly be considered the representative dog of the j
club, and the best public performer in the field. j

3d. It is presumed that many of the animals entered in I
individual club trials, would not take more than half an \
hour or so to test their marks of merit over game, and a j
rule might be enforced that any dog not making 50 per
cent, of the nominal or arbitrary standard, namely 100 r
points, could be withdrawn or ruled out so as to save time, j
In this way most of the so-called “remarkable animals” \
would have a fair opportunity given them of having their
excellence thoroughly tested.

4th. Where a member of a club would wish to hunt his
brace of dogs against another member’s couple, then the
mark of merit called “backing” would be brought out. It
is conceded that “backing,” even when seen by persons in¬
different to field sports, is one of the most beautiful and in¬
teresting sights, especially tending show in its best light all
the finer qualities and instincts of a thoroughbred dog.

5th. When the successful animals of the different clubs
have been judged, and the stakes awarded to the winning
dog, then the clubs should send, so to speak, dog-delegates
to represent their club at the annual Sportmens’ Conven¬
tion held in the State.

6th. These trials having been all performed successfully,
we would then suggest a Grand State Field Trial of all the
dogs belonging to the clubs represented. The entrance fee
could be enlarged, and the money derived from these fees
should first be disbursed for the expenses of the trials, and
the remainder would be sufficient to purchase a handsome
silver collar, as the winning dog beyond all doubt would be
the best public performer in the State. These methods of
testing the superiority of breed and endurance would add
considerable interest and eclat to the already successful
meetings of State Sportsmens’ Conventions.

7th. Then to carry the trials still farther we could have
State trials, to determine the best and staunchest dog of the
different States, and so in like manner arrive at the rather
now undetermined conclusion of which is the best pointer
and setter in the United States?

8th. We think two judges and a referee would be suffi¬
cient to carry out the above forms. The judges should be
selected by a ballot of members of the club, those not hav¬
ing any animals on trial, but the referee should always be
appointed by the owners of the dogs entered for the trial.

9th. Any dogs that the judges wish or demand to see
hunt again, should be called out and tried, and the final
issue left solely in the hands of the arbitrators. For laws for
the use of judges and referee, see Forest and Stream,
p»age 410. Appended are the

POINTS POR POINTERS.

Name

of

Dog.

O

m

o

Pace
and style
of

Hunting.

Breaking.

Pointing
(style and
steadiness
in.l

Backing.

Drawing
on Game
or Roading.

Total.

Forest.

30

20

20

15

10

5 |

100

POINTS POR SETTERS.

Name

of

Dog.

O

GQ

O

7\

Pace
and style
of

Hunting.

Breaking.

Pointing
(style and
steadiness
in.)

Backing.

Retrieving.

Drawing

on

Game

or

Roading.

Total.

Stream.

30 |

15

15

10

10

15

5

100

In conclusion, whenever such contests are inaugurated, field
sportsmen would find in a few years that dog trials, such as
we have described, if properly managed and conducted by
gentlemen, would excite the liveliest spirit of rivalry and
emulation among all classes, and would be quite as popular
as any of those out-door public exhibitions which now draw
such large assemblages of people. Moreover, they would
tend in every way to elevate the taste and to make our
citizens more familiar with those subjects, which induce a
proper zest for manly sports which are without a single
demoralizing effect.

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SHAD IN OHIO RIVERS.

I N the first report of the new Commissioners of Fisheries
for Ohio, namely, that for 1873, a synopsis of which
has already been printed in this journal, reference is made
to the introduction of shad. The Commissioners think
that any experiment having for its object their ultimate
domestication and acclimatization in the waters of Ohio,
will result in disappointment, in view of the fact that there
is no record of shad culture being successful when they are
deprived of access to the salt water. They also remark
that “although fish are known to traverse great distances,
yet it is exceedingly doubtful whether they would traverse
the distance from any one of the tributaries of the Ohio
down to the Gulf of Mexico, and then in a few months re¬
turn to these tributaries to spawn.”

We regret to see that the question is thus begged, of the
availability of shad for the waters of Ohio; as there is every
reason to believe that this experiment will succeed, if tried
on a proper scales As fish are in constant motion all the

time, whether in the ocean or the rivers, there is no
cular reason why the journey should be very dilfi
them; and as it is a well established fact that the shad 11 10
up the Yang-tse-Kiang in China, to a distance of over 8 Or S
miles, where they are caught and used as food it w ,
seem that there can be no particular difficulty in then-
ting to any accessible tributary of the Ohio, from the G?]f
and still less difficulty would there be in passing up p '
the lakes. Indeed, according to Dr. Goldsmith, one ofT
the Commissioners of Vermont, a few shad have actu li
been caught near Louisville; and Dr. Turner reports i\ ■
capture in the Wabash River. The shad, like the sal ^
seems to be influenced very little by distance in its travel!’
the short rivers and the longer within its area of distril +
tion being equally well stocked, provided no obstruction!
natural or artificial prevent.

On the western coast salmon are known to go up to th
headwaters of the l r ukon River, a distance of several thou
sand miles, and almost as far on the Frazer and the Colum
bia; and so far as we know, the only limit is some sort of
impassable barrier. At the same time they abound in a stream
extending only a few miles from the sea.

We shall know in a few years whether shad can sustain
themselves in the great lakes; but the fact that the food of
the shad, as well as of the salmon in the ocean, consists in
a great degree of a species of mysis , and other minute crus¬
taceans, and that the deep waters of the great lakes abound
in this same mysis , renders it extremely probable that the
experiment already made will be a success. It is at any
rate worth trying, as but little may be lost should it fail-
and if successful, a great deal would be gained.' It is a
question whether, after all, the number of native and resident
fishes in the fresh water stream can be increased so as to form
an appreciable portion of the food of the State. Of course
with a scanty population, this may readily be brought about;
but with a State having the density of population of Ohio
whatever be the success with the black bass and other fish
we are greatly inclined to doubt whether they will ever he
sold at four cents per pound, or even at twice this sum.
The reason of this lies in the fact that a certain amount of
food is necessary for each fish, and as long as the food is in
excess of the requirement, the number of fish will increase;
but after a time a balance will be reached, and the fish
will cease to grow as rapidly, or else they will devour each
other in greater proportion and thus the increase he pre-
vented.

When we bear in mind the fact that according to certain
estimates, it requires twenty pounds of animal food to
make one pound of fish, we may realize the difficulties in
the way of an indefinite increase in the stock of native or
resident animal feeding fish in the interior waters. With
the anadromous fish, however, as in the case of the salmon
or shad, the case is entirely different. All that the rivers
furnish to them is a passage way, a suitable spawning
ground and tlie needed sustenance for the young fish while I
still very minute, these going hack to the ocean after a
short interval, (the young shad remaining in the fresh
water a few months only, and the salmon about a year,)
where they reside for about three years, and in which they
find all the food that they require. They then return to
the point from which they started, fully grown; and as the
old fish are believed never to feed, under any circumstances
while in the rivers, there is apparently, no limit to the
numbers that can be introduced by judicious action. Such
at least is the hypothesis that has much to recommend it,
and it will not do to assume that anything in this direction
is impracticable when the entire history of fish culture gives
us so many reasons to the contrary.

Protective Laws for Game and Fish. Our attentive
friends in the Legislature of this and other States sen us
constantly drafts of bills, passed and under discussion, P r
viding for the protection of fish and game in specifiec oca
ities to be made exceptional to the provisions of the gene
State law, until they have accumulated to a const era
pile. It is useless to take notice of them or print t eDb
they only confuse the conscientious angler who is an
to conform to statutes, and at the same time operate f
to defeat all general and sumptuary statutes, by & 1V1
disposed persons a dozen loop-holes of escape lom
penalties. Any one can very reasonably plead ignora'
the law, when there is a petty enactment for everyse
lake, pond, and stream in the State, and when e ^
freeholder cannot tell what particular law governs J
private preserve. We trust to see some meas ^f s ight,J
adopted that will sweep this local legislation ou ^ !
and that a wholesome law for each State, and a p a ^
operative laws for all the States, will be ^ raII ! e ’ L} c tionJ
observed, and universally extolled,. If specia r ® ^
are required to extend close time or secure P ^ e ;^.
as to certain waters or districts, the duty s h° 11 j io3e pet-

posed upon the legislatures, but be assumed } aD( |
sons most immediately interested in the P 1 .* 3 ®. 61 or 0 j
propagation desired, either through Associa tP j

viduals.

Salmon River Leases.— We call especial a ^ gg j 0 oef
the advertisement this week of Canadian ^-0*
Whitcher, designating the names and rates ^iit
salmon rivers in the Dominion that are to /tnMers,
formation given is of the utmost importance o _ * oWJl goP
we need not hesitate to say, was furnished a ^

gestion and urgent solicitation. We shall p lin

to week such information relative to Canadian r ’

and anglers, as will be most useful to ©>ir rea

FOREST AND STREAM

137

TARGET CHANGES AT WIMBLEDON.

S OME time ago we intimated that it was probable that
the old forms of targets and marking at range shooting
would be changed, and now by the late Wimbledon regula¬
tions just received we find that tbe former methods have
been almost entirely revolutionised.

It became quite manifest to the English rifle experts that
the old plan, though admirable in its way, no longer gave
those distinguishing marks of excellence which allowed
finer rifle performances to be accurately distinguished. It
may be said that the rifles themselves and the men.who
used them have gone ahead of the targets and methods of
marking. Rifle shooting, which was highly creditable
A. D. 1860, in 1874 would scarcely elicit a passing com¬
ment. If in the use of the present breech loading system
of fowling pieces, it has been remarked that “the guns
have surpassed the birds,” in range shooting, the rifles have
then advanced far beyond the targets. Such changes as
have been made, we believe to have been necessary in Eng¬
land. At Wimbledon, ,when ties were constant, when
carefully disputed matches had to be left over sometimes
for days, and then fought over again, and then decided by
a shot or two, delays and anxieties were innumerable.
The new system of targets is scarcely more difficult to hit
in some respects, but it certainly permits of greater nicety
in marking, and discriminates in favour of the more skil¬
ful marksmen. “Ten years ago,” says the Volunteer
Gazette, “ Captain MacGregor and Mr. Hemming urged the
introduction of paper or canvas targets with concentric
rings, and at last the rapid improvement in the shooting,
and the insuperable difficulty which arose from the long
strings of ties at Wimbledon, have forced upon the council
of the National Rifle Association the abandonment almost
altogether of the iron target, and the acceptance of the an¬
nular system.”

To describe the changes, they are as follow :—

AT 200 YARDS* No. 1.

An Annular or Gircular Target.

Bull’s eye (black),

8 inches diameter

Centre

16 „

Inner

28 „

Outer

40 „

These measurementss from the centre of the target.

AT 500 AND 600 YARDS. No. 2.

An Annular Target.

Bull’s eye (black), 22 inches diameter.

Centre 88 ,, ,,

Inner 54 ,, ,,

Outer 70 ,, ,,

These measurements from the centre of the target.

AT 800, 900, AND 1,000 YARDS. No. 8.

Combination of Annular and old Rectangular Form.
Bull’s eye (black), 3 feet in diameter.

Centre Concentric ring, 4 feet 6 inches in diameter.
Inner, 6 feet square.

Outer (remainder of target), 6 feet by 12 feet
The marking is now increased by one new factor, the
Inner , making four grades of merit. The scoring is as fol¬
lows :—

Bull’s eye counts 4

Centre ,, 3

Inner ,, 2

Outer ,, 1

Though we feel certain that this change was imperative,
we regret to think that it may be a source of confusion to
us in the United States, as we cannot now be able to com¬
pare, save in an approximate way, our shooting at Creed-
moor with that at Wimbledon. Granting that our progress
in range shooting has been remarkable, it may be some
time before the new Wimbledon regulation target may be
of service at Creedmoor, our essays in the United States of
hardly a year not having made us quite as proficient as
they ate in England after fourteen years of constant prac¬
tice. What is certain r however, is that we shall have to
adopt the new system ourselves sooner or later. In regard
to the match with the Irish Eight, we suppose the target
such as was in use prior to the late change will serve for
the international match. Targets, like laws, are fortu¬
nately not inflexible, and must all yield in time, as arts,
skill, or morals improve.

To our Invalid Friends. —As we have been instru¬
mental in sending many of our friends to Georgia and
Florida, where the soft and balmy climate may have
brought back new vigor to life somewhat impaired by the
rigors of our colder temperature, we would here beg them
to tarry yet awhile and not come home too early. There
can never be such a mistake made as to leave the south too
soon. Persons with weak lungs, who have been benefitted
by the change, are prone to forget in their longings for
home how capricious is the climate north. To-day. April
4tli, it snowed in the morning, and the chances are that it
will snow again. May is but May in name, and budding
flowers and vernal breezes are mere poetry, and not facts.
A single boisterous day, with its cold harsh winds, which
chill to the very marrow, is fatal to those suffering from
pulmonic diseases. If a decided improvement is felt in
health by the sojourn south, allow Nature to continue the
cure. It is time enough in June, not before, to return
home, and the most experienced physicians declare that
their patients should never think of putting their foot in
the north before the 10th of June. We give this note of
warning, as we are informed that cars and steamers are
crowded with passengers coming from Savannah and
Charleston, and because we are distressed to notice fre¬
quent sad terminations to lives which might have been
spared or much prolonged if those in delicate health had
only remained a month or so longer in the south. It seems

to us madness to forego all hopes of recovery, of life itself,
to brave a terribly trying climate on account of a childish
impatience which cannot wait until a perfect cure is ef¬
fected.

The Sharpe Rifle Manufacturing Company
and the International Rifle Match. — It gives
us great pleasure to produce the letter from the
Secretary of the Sharpe Rifle Manufacturing Company to
the President of the Amateur Rifle Club of this city, in
which it may be seen that a handsome contrtbution has
been made towards defraying the expenses of the coming
International Rifle Match. We feel very sure that, before
long, we shall present other cases of equal liberality.

Office of Sharpe Rifle Manf’g Co., |
Hartford, Conn., April 2, 1874. f
Col. G. W. Wingate, President Amateur Rifle Club, New Yoi'k:

Dear Sir— We notice with pleasure the avidity with which the chal¬
lenge of the Irish Eight, or Champion Irish Team, was accepted by the
Amateur Rifle Club of New York. Although long range rifle shooting
in this country is of comparatively recent date, and your opponents have
had years of experience, the great improvement made by members of
the Amateur Rifle Ciub, at Creedmoor last summer, satisfies us that the
famous Irish team, with their Rigby rifles, will find no mean opponents,
and that our historic reputation as riflemen will not be dimmed. I think
we can say without egotism that there are no rifles superior, and but few
equal to those of American manufacturers, from whom almost all great
improvements mfine arms have emanated. It is needless to add that we
feel great interest, but no fear of the result, and will cheerfully do what
we can towards your success, as an earnest of which we have to request
that you will make a sight draft uoon this Company at your own conven¬
ience, for two hundred and fifty dollars, and accept the amount as a con¬
tribution towards the necessary expenses of the match. Very respect¬
fully, yours, &c. S. H. Green, Secretary.

A Proper Remembrance. —Last week, in Congress,
amid the din of debate between inflationists and contract-
ionists, Mr. Cragin, of New Hampshire, presented a memo¬
rial, signed by the survivors of the Polaris Expedition, ask¬
ing in consideration of the very terrible hardships they had
gone through that the modest sum of $1,000 should be
allowed each of them, and in their petition they beg that
the Esquimaux Hannah and Joe shall be equally remember¬
ed. We feel certain that the Naval Board, to whom the
matter is referred, will remunerate all these gallent men.
At the same time, Mr. Sherman, in behalf of Mrs. Hall, the
widow of the brave Captain Hall, who commanded this
Arctic Expedition, prayed that the Naval Committee should
allow Mrs. Hall a pension. The Senator spoke well and.
kindly when he said: “that he knew of no case which ap¬
pealed more directly to the sympathy of the country, as the
sudden death of Captain Hall had left his wife and children
in a destitute condition.” We believe it would be a crying
shame, reflecting on all of us, if Mrs. Hall was left in want,
and the pension she asks for should hardly be looked upon
as a petition, but rather as a just claim on the nation at
large.

—The number of human lives said to have been de¬
stroyed by beasts of prey and snakes in India in 1870-71,
according to the London Medical Record , was 2,225. The
reward given for tiger killing during thht time amounted
to £2,511, but.for snakes only £2 14s. was spent. In 1872
the amount paid for snake killing only amounted in the
presidency of Madras to 28s. 6d. Then in 1873 a serpenti-
cidal zeal seized on the whole population, and for a million
ana a quarter of snakes the handsome amount of £15,728
was paid. The reward was given for all kinds of snakes,
but repenting of their liberality the government now agrees
to pay only for cobras, and offers about l^d. per cobra. It
is affirmed that the natives cannot afford to raise cobras at
this low figure.

Hydrophobia Successfully Treated. —In our next
issue we will publish a most interesting letter from Dr. H.
C. Yarrow, of Washington, in regard to the cure of hydro¬
phobia, which terrible disease this distinguished physician
has treated most successfully. A great deal of interest has
been excited lately in the United States in regard to hydro¬
phobia, and information of the character such as Dr. Yar¬
row so kindly gives us will be fully appreciated.

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Brackett’s Salmon Pictures. —An English paper con¬
tains the following notice of these remarkable pictures,
which were recently sold in London:—

“There is now on exhibition at the Crystal Palace a
series of paintings representing the capture of a salmon,
the work of a distinguished American artist, Walter M.
Brackett, of Boston, U. S., entitled, ‘The Rise,’ ‘The
Leap,’ ‘The Last Struggle,’ and ‘Landed.’ In ‘The
Rise,’ the salmon, under water, is seen arising or darting
towards the fly on the surface. The fish evinces great
eagerness, as if fearing that a trout or some other meaner
fish would catch it. The fly is made of an argus phea¬
sant’s wing, brown hackle, and a tail from the top-knot of
the golden pheasant. The salmon appears to be a gay one,
scarcely out of grilsehood, but of “fresh run” and active.
Its scintillant sheen is painted to the life, and the water
and rocks representing the scene of the sport to be just
above a rapid, is as well chosen as the treatment is most
perfect. ‘ The Leap’ shows the hook fastened at the
gristly corner cf the mouth—the best place to hook and
save your fish. The salmon before you, with the sparkling
water dropping from the fins, the action of the fish and
position of the hook and tension of the gut-leader are per¬
fectly represented. It is the best salmon leap ever seen on
canvas. In ‘ The Struggle,’Mr. Brackett has evinced the
art of a master thoroughly acquainted with the subject,
which he is as good an angler as a painter, if possible.
The salmon is here represented in the act of his last deli¬
rious struggle and almost exhausted. The fish has evi¬
dently attempted to run the chute or rapid just below it,
and has been checked by the angler; hence the last struggle
for freedom. But the steady tension of the line, and that
unforgiving fly have been too much for the gentle salmon;
and notwithstanding his glitter and dress of burnished sil¬
ver, he is forced to submit to be hooked by a cruel gaffer,
who lives by such cruelty. In ‘ Landed,’ the noble salmon

lies gracefully upon the sward, with the awful gaff-liook
and split bamboo rod beside him, a dead monarch clothed
in a glittering coat of burnished steel.”

ortirjg Jf nvs from J lbt[ortd .

W E notice in the Land and Water a word of admoni¬
tion given apparently to London game dealers.
Our contemporary states “that to judge by the look of
their shops during the last week, game dealers hardly seem
aware of the risk they run in exposing for sale the various
kinds of fowl named in the ‘ Wild Birds Preservation Act.’ ”
The law seems to be peculiar in England in regard to selling
birds out of season, there being no fine for the first offence,
but the parties in default having to pay “costs,” which is
pretty much about the same thing. Positive proof has to
be furnished, says our authority, “ by the possessor of the
prohibited fowl, that it has been imported into the United
Kingdom from foreign parts.” As it is at present “close
time” in France, Belgium and Holland, it seems then
highly probable that English dealers are selling in opposi¬
tion to the law. Though in the United States we are, un¬
fortunately, quite far as yet from obeying the law of “close
season” as thoroughly as we should desire, still it may be a
satisfaction to our own New York Association for the Pro¬
tection of Game to know that the law in regard to the
disposing of birds at illegal periods is, perhaps, more care¬
fully kept here than in London. We feel very certain that
we express the opinion of the association when we state
that their success in carrying out of the measures proposed
by them is due, in a great measure, to the earnest help they
have received from the game dealers themselves. Say
what we may, we are certainly a law-abiding people—per¬
haps more so than our neighbors give us credit for. In¬
fractions of our game laws may be in part due to ignorance,
but they occur more frequently from the wretched charac¬
ter of our legislation. What is wanted in the United States
is laws protecting game, which shall be the same for wide
areas of territory; that animals, birds and fish, being in
similar geographical zones, shall have “ closed seasons” of
exactly the same duration. Then Maine cannot send birds
or fish to Boston, or New York, or Philadelphia out of
season. The laws of the different States, now vague, even
sometimes impossible to discover, hidden, as they are, in a
vast mass of verbiage, require simplification, and the solu¬
tion offered by the Forest and Stream, from a great deal
of study devoted to the subject, we believe to be not only
feasible, but easy to carry out. As to foreign game coming
here, it can never arrive in large quantity, save from the
British provinces, and to. frame laws governing it would
present no difficulty.

—Baron Rothschild’s sale of racing horses, disposed of
after their master’s demise, was a leading event last month
in England. The sale was attended by many of the foreign
commissioners, though the only purchase was made by
Count Lehndorff, Master of the Horse to the Emperor of
Germany. The great Tattersall disposed of them, who
opened the sale with an eulogium of the departed Baron.
The twenty horses sold realised 14,305 guineas, showing
the enormous average of 7154 guineas each. The London
Times says: “ Take the horses all together, they were prob¬
ably the best looking and soundest stud of horses ever
offered for sale, and looked in good health and condition,
reflecting great credit on their trainer, Haylioe, who had
lived with the late Baron Rothschild for upwards of twenty
years.” Marsworth fetched the highest price, 5,000 guineas,
and goes to Germany, where, with the famous Blue Gown,
he will help to improve the race of Prussian horses.

—From the bulletin of the Societe d 1 Acdimatation, we
have some very accurate data in regard to the use cf horse
flesh in France. “In 1847,” says M. Decroix, the founder
of the French horse eaters, “M. I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire,
first commenced his labors, but it was only five years after
his death that the first horse shop was opened in Paris, in
1866. It has been developing ever since. In 1887, 2,152
horses were consumed, but last year 8,971 animals were
eaten, this latter number being made up with 1,092 asses
and 51 mules. (The absence of mules in quantity is notable,
though satisfactory as proving that mules do die soim-
times.) On the 1st of January of this year, Paris rejoiced
in 48 horse butchers, and outside of Paris there were five
more shops. One curious question which naturally sug¬
gests itself, is, where do the horses come from ? M.
Decroix enumerates them. The old horses, the lame ones,
those who have injured themselves, those killed by acci¬
dent, and the blind, furnish the stock. Of course the con¬
dition of the horse is examined by a veterinary surgeon
before he goes to the butcher. Do French people like
horses ? It seems as if they did, for a M. Giraud, a sausage
maker of repute, worked up into links last year no less
than 500 horses ; of course price is an object, horse flesh
being sold at from 70 to 80 centimes the pound, about 14 to
16 cents, (which is dear enough, we think,) but then beef
from cattle is worth twice as much. When this horse
eating movement was commenced, an animal good to kill
was worth 30 to 50 francs, to-day he is in demand at from
130 to 150 francs. Repulsive as the idea of masticating
horse flesh may be to the dainty ones, four millions of
killograms of meat, worth four millions of francs saved to
France, is worth thinking about. The author of this re¬
markable paper on the horse, “as a source of food,” de¬
scribes a dinner given by him to certain English and
American guests, among them Dr. Bowditch, of Boston.
The menu was as follows .—Horse soup, boiled horse,
horse sausage, horse a la mode , horse tongue, potatoes fried
in horse grease, roast horse, a salad dressed with horse oil,

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and to wind up, apple fritters browned (to vary the carte)
in chevaline fat. It does seem to us a little like toujours
perdrix. We confess to have eaten horse, we admit it, but
then it was dressed bv a cook called Hunger, and starvation
was the sauce, and very fair was it under the circumstances.
To us it was savory, and the grain of the meat was short
and crisp. Just now, perhaps, more pampered, though we
should have been glad to have accepted M. Decroix’s in¬
vitation, we would have preferred for a change a fowl,
say, stuffed with truffles. One curious fact noticed is that
white horses are hard to dispose of, even to those having
no affectation about eating horse flesh, because of the pecu¬
liar color of the meat. Paris, where tastes are cloyed,
where the impossible is asked for and found, (as we are
treating of gastronomic subjects) is now indulging in
omelettes a la Gasaor , the Emus of the Jardin d’Acclima-
tation having furnished the eggs. What jolly Easter eggs
the ostriches would have made. To conclude, however,
this horse eating question, we beg to state that, even
should Delmonico or Mouquin introduce horse flesh—say a
. Macedoine de Mustang —on their bills of fare, we should be
glad to know of it, as we could promise them, even in Hew
York, quite a number of hippophagists as their guests.
Some day butchers’ meat, outrageously dear, may drive us
all to eating horse.

—Fox hunting in England is now in full blast. We
notice in the Sportsmans Gazette that on the occasion of
a run with Sir Watkin Wynn’s hounds, the fox made for a
cottage in Wrexham town, and had to be ejected with a
pair of tongs, the kill taking place in the street, much to
the amusement of the townspeople. We see, too, that
Lord Napier, of Magdala, came near going to grief at Se¬
cunderabad, in India, having fallen with his horse into a
mullah. The hero of Abyssinia was badly shaken, and it
will be some time before he will be able to ride again.

—On the 28th and 29th of this month, near Shrewsbury,
the Field Trials of Pointers and Setters will take place.
The president will be Viscount Downe, and the judges
Viscount Combermere and Sir Vincent Corbet.

FISH IN SEASON IN APRIL.

Salmon, Salmo Salar. Salmon trout, Salmo confinis.

Trout, Salmo fontinalis. Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri.

In our last issue we designated what constitute the essem
sential qualities of a perfect fly-rod, giving also a few gen¬
eral hints as to the selection of trout flies. Possibly in
future numbers of this journal we may attempt some defi¬
nite instruction as to the mode of tying- flies, indicating
the patterns and sizes suitable for the various species of
fish on the angler’s list, and the proper times and seasons
for their use; though this is a subject which we are loth to
undertake, for we not only expose ourselves to constant
qriticism, but the field to be covered would fill a volume—
the specimens of trout flies alone reaching some 800 in
number! The reader will at once see what a stupendous
task he imposes upon us when he calls for full written in¬
struction in the science of angling. And just here we may
say that while verbal instruction is. useful to a certain ex¬
tent, the art cannot be wholly imparted, but must be ac¬
quired by assiduous practice, and a careful study not only
of the implements of the craft and their use, but of the
structure and habits of the fish and the localities which
they inhabit. In a word, the complete angler must be a
naturalist, just as a physician must be acquainted with the
origin, nature, and properties of the drugs he administers.

As to implements, we maintain that there are strictly but
two distinct classes of fishing rods—the long, slender, taper¬
ing, tough, and elastic fly red, and the shorter and stiffer
trolling rod—iust as there are but two classes of guns, the
rifled and the smooth bore. Difference in the material
used constitutes variety, and in the selection and manufacture
of this material, excellence consists. A rod of hickory,
ash, lancewood, green heart, iron wood, cane, or mahoe wood
may be intrinsically better than one of split bamboo, but
the best made split bamboo is the superior of the best made
rods of the other material, in our private opinion, for the
reasons that it combines the qualities of all the rest, and is
lighter. This quality of lightness is a most appreciable de¬
sideratum, especially in a salmon rod, and a not trifling
advantage to the angler who has a whole day’s work before
him. As every veteran knows, each additional ounce tells
painfully in the long run on arms, back, and shoulders.
Practically, there is no fetter rod than the West India cane
»in its crude native state; but as this is inconvenint to carry,
on account of its great length, ingenuity has contrived a
jointed rod which occupies a comparatively small space.
Besides, in any given entire cane there are liable to be
flaws, which impair its strength and effectiveness; but by
using its choicest parts, which are sawed out and fitted to¬
gether and firmly whipped with silk, the manufacturer is
enabled to produce an implement as perfect as it is possible
to make. In trout rods this' quality of lightness is not so
essential, and it is not unusual to find professional experts
who prefer a rod made of some other material than bam¬
boo. We sometimes use a short stiff rod for bait fishing
in streams overgrown with alders when we want a mess of
fish for the pan.

As we have said, lods are made in joints or sections sim¬
ply for convenience; but as the metal ferrules, being stiff
and unyiel ding, impair the uniform elasticity and play of
the rod, there is a growing tendency in salmon fishers to
have as few joints and as few ferrules as possible, Hence

we find some eighteen feet rods made of only two pieces
and united by a splice, the parts that join being bevelled
and firmly lashed together when in use by a waxed end,
the ferrule being dispensed with altogether. Other rods of
three joints have the first and middle one connected by a
ferrule, and the middle and tip by a splice. Some makers
use a screw T ferrule, a device which renders loop ties unnee-
, essary, and prevents the rods from becoming shaky at the
joints by wear. We prefer a salmon rod of not more than
eighteen feet in length, though rods of twenty-one feet are
used; but they are ponderous affairs. An expert can make
a sufficiently long cast and do all necessary execution with
the former, while the only advantage of extra length is,
when a fish is hors du combat to lift the line more easily over
rocks and boulders that may interfere with a clean run.

Trolling rods are usuall}'- made of undressed bamboo,
and are about nine feet in length. They are stiff, but have
elasticitjr enough to enable the angler to feel his fish readily
when it bites, and to hook him with much more certainty
than with a hand line. In securing a fish after it has been
hooked, the trolling rod is all important, for it permits a
delicate manipulation and handling of the fish; whereas,
if a hand line were used the hook would very often tear
out and let the flsli escape.

The selection of a rod requires a certain keen, acquired
sense of sight and touch, which adepts only possess—sight
to detect any variation from a perfect arch, and a touch
that instinctively determines the nice balance of the rod,
and any sag or unequal distribution of elasticity through¬
out its entire length when it is swajmd backward and for¬
ward by the hand and wrist. We would advise all novices
to let a professional select their rods for them. Discard all
rods with patent attachments of spikes, and the like, to
“hold” the rod. If you want a rod holder buy the con¬
trivance referred to in a recent number of this journal,
Also reject any rods that have the but squared off where
the hand grasps it, where the rod proper joins the handle,
so to speak. The object of the maker of this kind of rod
is to secure lightness, but he does it at the expense of
strength and every other requisite. A proper rod should
have a suitable bulge of the but to fit the hand, and from it
taper gradually and uniformly to the tip.

We think little more can be said by way of instruction
as to what a perfect rod should be, except that the rings
should not be too large, and yet large enough to permit the
line to render freely through them. In our next we shall
speak of lines and reels, and instruct the novice how to
prepare a cast of flies. The fourth paper will give instruc¬
tions for fly fishing.

—A letter from Lynchburg, Virginia, says that trout fish¬
ing is in order, and the streams have been in good condition
for three or four weeks.

—Bass fishing has commenced in the Schuylkill and Del¬
aware rivers—in the former above the falls of the Schuyl¬
kill, and in the latter from a few miles below Trenton
northward. The success, as far as reported, has been
moderate, a result, we are inclined to think, due rather to
the inexperience of the fishermen than to any scarcity of
fish. The shad catch in the Delaware up to the beginning
of the present week has been small, but is daily improv¬
ing, and with the advent of warm weather the fishermen
hope for better luck than last season. The fish thus far
taken have been of good size and in good condition. In
the former particular there have been some splendid fel¬
lows in the market, and they of course commanded high
prices.

—From Lovelton, Wyoming Co., Pa., we have received
the following information which may be interesting to those
of our readers who may be de’sirous of making hunting and
fishing explorations in this almost virgin section of country
this coming season: Trout in Potter, McKean, Camero,n
and Clinton Counties are still found in fair quantity in the
small tributaries of the large streams, such as Pine, Kettle
and Driftwood Creeks, which are near the head waters of
the Connimalioning River. Emporium would be a good
point to start from, and the route would by the Philadelphia
and Erie Railroad. Possibly the best fishing would be
somewhere on the head waters of the west fork of Pine
Creek. Here there is a settlement enjoying the delicate
name of Youngwomanstown, which might be the place to
start from. Elk County, if not abounding with fish, has
plenty of deer and bear. In Sullivan and Wyoming, and a
part of Luzerne, trout are not very abundant, though good
sport is possible when the streams are in good order. The
liauks of the streams in this part of the State are hard to
get tnrough, and the waters seem to run to all the points of
the compass. Fishing is in a perfect wilderness. The best
time for fishermen to try this section would be early in
May, and Dushore, in Luzerne County, would be the place
to make the centre of such expeditions. Our informant is
not however very certain in regard to big catches of trout,
but states that pigeons abound. Should any of the Forest
and Stream readers like to work up this most interesting
country, quite as much of a wilderness as the Adirondacks,
we can recommend them to Mr. F. A. Maxfield, a thorough
guide and hunter. He may be addressed at Lovelton,
Wyoming Co., Pa. Guides, $1.50 to $3 per day.

> —The sealing season of the Newfoundlanders begins in
the middle of March and continues until the 1st of May.
Some idea of the value of the fishery may be gathered
from the fact that in the spring of 1872 the steamship
Commodore brought in seals to the number of 32,000, val¬
ued at about £24,000 sterling, one third of which, £8,000,
was divided among the sealers, say 200, giving to each
man £40, a sum realized in six weeks

Massachusetts Anglers’ Association. —The incorpor*
ators named under the act passed by the present Legislature
and approved by the Governor, met at the Parker House
Boston, Monday evening, 30th ult., and organized under the
same. A constitution and code of by-laws was adopted
and a resolution was passed electing all the members of the
old association, members of the new, upon their signing the
roll of membership.

The following gentlemen are the incorporators :Wohn
P. Ordway, C. Warren Gordon, Charles Stanwood, Elnath-
an Delano, James Walker, A. F. Squier, James P. Richard¬
son, Walter M. Brackett. Baylies Sanford, John F. Mills
their associates and successors.

The objects of the association, as defined in the act, are
to secure and enforce proper restrictions upon the taking
and killing of fish, sliell-fisli and bivalves; to promote fislu
culture; to introduce new species and varieties of fish, and
to disseminate information relating thereto. The said cor¬
poration shall have power to make by-laws, not inconsistent
with the laws of the commonwealth, for the regulation of
the association and the management of the same and of its
concerns; to receive donations, bequests and devises for
promoting the objects of said association; to lay and collect
assessments upon the members, not exceeding five dollars
per annum; to enforce the payment of such assessments by
action for the same; to purchase and hold real estate to the
amount of fifty thousand dollars, and personal estate to the
amount of twenty-five thousand dollars; to elect officers
&c.

At the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Anglers’
Association, held in Boston April 3d, the following gentle
men were elected officers for the ensuing year.-—President
John P. Ordway; Yice Presidents, Lion. Thomas Talbot^
John F. Mills, S. W. Hatheway, Charles Levi Woodbmy’
C. Warren Gordon; Treasurer, Charles Stanwood; Record¬
ing Secretary, Charles W.. Gordon, Jr.; Corresponding
Secretary, Hon. Bayiies Sanford; Librarian, William F.
Story; Executive Committee, S. M Johnson, WalterM.
Brackett, James Walker, George W. Clarke, James P.
Richardson; Committee on Membership, D. T. Curtis, E.
Delano, Id. M. Forestall. Messrs II. T. Rockwell, Baylies
Sanford, and T. M. Johnson were appointed a committee
to consider and report on the expediency of taking mea¬
sures to secure the passage, by the municipal authorities of
Boston and other cities and towns of Massachusetts, of
such ordinances as shall carry into effect existing laws for
the protection of fish, especially with a view of prevent¬
ing the sale of fish during the period when it is unlawful
to take them from the water. Measures were also taken to
enforce the existing smelt laws, which were reported as
being violated in Quincy, Wejunouth, and Milton. The
association will be pleased to receive for their library any
reports or works appertaining to fish and angling, which
they will promptly acknowledge.

—The Game and Inland Fishery-Protection Society of
Halifax, Nova Scotia is now fully organized, and comprises
some thirty members. At its meeting the last week in
March, Mr. C. J. Stewart, President, took the chair. The
following were elected by ballot a council of twelve:—
Messrs. E. C. Stayner, Robert Morrow, M. Daly, Captain
Todd, 87tli Regiment; Dr. Jennings, Benjamin Smith,
Kentville; E. J. Tobin, F. D. Corbett, C. B. Bullock, F.
II. D. Veitli, Lewis P. Fairbanks, J. W. Jackson, New
Glasgow.

The following resolution, moved by E. J. Tobin, at last
meeting, was read:—

Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting it is highly
desirable that the prayer of the petition now in circulation,
praying for the total prohibition of moose killing for three
years, be granted.

Carried by a vote of twelve to six.

The following resolutions were moved by Mr. E. G.
Stayner, and seconded by Dr. Jennings, and passed:—

Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Society that the
matter of the Inland Fisheries of this Province has not re¬
ceived from the Dominion Government that consideration
that so impoitant a branch of the resources of this country
demands, inasmuch that many of our streams and rivers
are illicitly netted and speared, numbers of our mill dams
are not provided with fish-ways, and many others with
quite inefficient contrivances for the free passage of fish.

And it is further resolved, That this Society deem it neces¬
sary that the protective system should be largely improved,
and that it is of vital importance to the welfare of our In¬
land Fisheries that a General Superintendent for this Prov¬
ince, separate and distinct from any Province, be immedi¬
ately appointed, and that it is essential that he should
reside in Halifax.

V FLY FISHING FOR SHAD.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

My knowledge of taking shad with the fly is confined to
the results of a single day’s experience, but as ah anglers
owe to their brethren every possible aid, I cheerfully ac¬
cede to your request, and tell you what I did. From this
others may get some hints, and I trust that the present sea¬
son will enable us to know more about a sport which I am
confident is to rank very high hereafter in America.

Trumbull (the artist) and myself went to Holyoke, on die
Connecticut, last summer, on the morning of the 1st ot
July. This was very late for shad; the run was nearly
over. It was a dark, showery day. We had gone there to
learn something about the reports that shad had been taken
with the fly. On enquiry we were assured that they were
so taken, but only in the early morning and evening. p ie
fly which was shown us by several gentlemen as the kill¬
ing fly was a dark woodcock wing, body of the same color,
and size larger than the largest sized trout fly; in fact, a
small salmon fly. Another authority, however, told us
that a large wdiite moth was the best fly, and yet anothei
showed us a large nondescript, with a glaring, golden
pheasant wing. It is worth while to note these various
statements, because they appeared to come from angler
who had used the various flies successfully in the mornm a
and evening fishing. We had only midday experience.

The Connecticut River, after falling over the great dam,
rushes down rocky rapids for nearly a half mile, P a ® s ®
under a high bridge in several channels of various depths?
and subsides into a broad bay of still water on the ea -

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side. We began casting from a boat in tlie various chan¬
nels below the bridge, at and near the foot of the rapids.
I used all the recommended flies with patience and perse¬
verance, and then went through a well stocked book. There
are few large flies which have ever been tied that I did not
try in the course of the day. It was all in vain, and no
shad rose. It was about two o’clock P. M. when I changed'
to almost the other extreme of size. I did not use gnats,
but these were only a little larger than gnats. I am not
given to calling fly hooks by numbers, because the num¬
bers vary so much. These would perhaps be called by
some anglers No. 10 hooks. They were the smallest flies
in my book. The first bobber was light lemon color body
and wings, the second green drake, the tail fly a dark blue
body with dun wings. We had observed many dead flies
drifting down the river whose color was tolerably well imi¬
tated by the green drake. As this cast' went out on the
rapid, and swung across the foot of the swift water, a
heavy fish struck the first bobber, the lemon color. He
took the fly gently, barely nipping it, with his head up
stream, and went off with a swift and easy swing. Up to
this moment I had been skeptical on the shad question. I
had taken herring on the fly, but I had doubts about this
variety. My doubts were removed. A moment later the
fish made a swift rush across the current, and then went
into the air two feet high, shining with an iridescence that,
is scarcely to be equalled by any other fish. The struggle’
that followed was one of the most exciting imaginable.
The shad behaved like a civilized and polished black bass.
His rushes were strong and swift, and always graceful.
He went into the air several times, always with a beautiful
leap. The swirl of the silvery fellow on the tight line was
like a flash of white light along under the water. He
fought hard and long, and again and again, when I thought
him within reach of the landing net, and tolerably well
used up, he went off with all the freshness of youth, health,
and strength. It was more than fifteen minutes before I
landed him. I have said him, but it proved a female, full
of roes. If you do not know the splendor of color in a
fresh caught shad, let me tell you that the gorgeous tints
are beyond description. I worked now for some time with¬
out another rise, when, as the heavy drops of a shower
began to fall, a large and fine fish struck the tail fly, blue
and dun. He was heavier than the first, tie had hardly
touched me when Trumbull struck one on a light brown
color, the same fly which my first had taken. It was lively
sport as our two fish-went out of water, first one then the
other, and their swift but graceful movements kept us busy
in avoiding a foul. It -was certainly fifteen, and perhaps
twenty or thirty minutes (who can measure time at such a
moment) before I conquered this fellow, and cast again,
letting the line go down the current, and simply drawing it
across and back, with some fifty feet out. Did I say that my
leader was the very finest gut that can be procured? I
waited some time, and again, as a shower began to fall, I
felt a touch, followed quickly by another; one shad had
taken the lemon, another the green drake. This was a sit¬
uation which of course defies all skill. The heavier fish
dragged the lighter one hither and hither until he became
angry at his load, threw himself into the air with a swift
leap, snapped off the slender gut, and left me to land the
smaller ffsh, which I did after a struggle similar to those
I have described. It is useless for me to go on telling the
successive fish which we took. The flies took equally well,
though of such various color.

Comment on the account seems to be unnecessary. All
anglers know how small a dependence is to be placed on
one day’s experience in fly fishing. There may not be for
.years another day like that, when the fish are in the same
humor,_ and when the same flies will take. Midday expe¬
rience is of little value for morning and evening guidance.
This is certain, however, that the shad requires very deli¬
cate handling after he is hooked. His mouth is very thin,
delicate, and translucent, and the hook . takes but a slight
hold in most cases. Ho fish that I felt struck hard. Each
one seemed only to open his mouth and take the fly daintily
with his lips, just as I have often felt grayling in Switzer-
hind and in England. I recommend a light rod. I used a
nine ounce rod, and lost several large fish. This season I
propose k) use a seven ounce Morris. It is possible that in
the evening and morning fishing the shad may take larger
lies, and the larger hook may have a firmer hold. In that
case a heavier rod may be safe. I found after long work
that casting in the ordinary way was useless. Only once
did a shad take the fly on the surface. An odd sight gave
me a hint. As the afternoon advanced a number of men
came out on the high bridge and began fishing with long
hand lines, trailing a hundred feet of line down the river.
Imagine our astonishment, when these lines swung near
our boat, at observing that these anglers were fiy fishermen!
Think of fly fishing with a hand line twenty fathoms long.
But I took the hint, and thereafter let my line trail down
stream, and moved it across the current and back. The
flies were of course just under water, and the fish took
them very much as they might take the dead flies of which
I have spoken. But once hooked, the fish seemed to wake
np, and I have never found more game in anything with
fins.

It yet remains to learn when and where the shad will rise
to the fly. . There is no reason why Holyoke should be the
only place in the country. The waters of the Potomac,
Susquehanna, Delaware, and Hudson ought to furnish
equally good sport. If those who have the opportunity
will try the waters especially near the foot of a fall, where
the upward run of the fish is interrupted, we shall perhaps
soon have knowledge of abundant places for this sport.

I here is ample room at Holyoke for a hundred rods along
the rapids, and the shad, in the height of the run, are in¬
numerable. I trust that some one will let us know whether
they will take the fly in salt water. I have taken other va¬
rieties of the herring' with the fly in salt water in a swift
tide-way.

I venture to suggest, as the subject is so wholly new, that
anglers on different waters examine with care whether any
particular fly abounds on the water, and especially whether
it is found dead-in the water; and that an imitation of such
ny, \f it be found, be thoroughly tried. On the Connecti¬
cut, in day fishing, I should again use small flies, with yel¬
low or lemon color predominant; but this is only exneri-
mental advice.

I have written this account with much hesitation, for I
am well aware that the next few weeks’ experience will
show that my information, based on one short day’s work,
is of small value. But let us hope that it will induce bet¬
ter anglers to try the shad this spring, and give us such re¬
sults as will be of permanent use.

I am very respectfully yours, W. C. Prime.

Centreville, Wayne County, Ind., March 18,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I know nothing practically of fly fishing. Hundreds of the readers of
Forest and Stream know as little as I do, and we are anxious to learn.
Weappeal to you, as the head of the profession, to teach us. Of course
we have no trout or salmon, but our streams are full of black bass, some
being caught that weighed seven pounds. Near my house is a creek
with a gravelly bottom and fed by springs. There are many deep holes,
and under logs and stumps and rocks in the banks, where enormous
bass make their homes. Please give us instructions in Forest and
Stream how to catch them with a fly, what kind of flies to use, how to
cast, the kind of and time of day, the season, how soon to commence,
and many other things which you know that we want to know. By giv¬
ing us such instructions you will greatly oblige us. A word in regard to
Forest and Stream. I have attentively read every number since the
first, and have learned more of natural history than from all the best
books I have ever read. While in geography it serves as a journal of
geography. Long may it live and prosper.

Just now is a dull time in sportsmens 1 news, but in due time I will
write up all that goes on where I travel. Truly yours, A. M. % S.

- —----

St. Johns, N. B., March 30,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

No doubt but there will be many inquiries through your columns re¬
specting the fishing on the southwest Mirimielii River this season, and
to save trouble and delay, I thought it would be best to inform your
readers that, in future, J. H. Phair, Esq., Fredericton, will have the sole
management of the salmon fishing on that river. Any inquiries ad¬
dressed to him will be promptly answered. I am, yours truly,

C. A. Robertson.

J fhot §?un mid iiiffe.

GAME IN SEASON FOR APRIL.

Wild fowl, snipe and geese to April 15th. The remainder of the
month is a close season.

L Under the head of 11 Game, and Fish in /Season ” we can only specify in
general terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much
that were we to attempt to particularize we could do no less than publish
those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This
would require a great amount of our space. In designating game we are
guided by the laws of nature, upon which all legislation is founded, and
our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laivs of their re¬
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise, our attempts to assist them
will only create confusion.~\

—Mr. Scott Rodman and Stephen Courter killed on
day last week on the big piece, Pine Brook, M. J., 32 Eng¬
lish snipe, and are averaging 12 birds to the gun per day.
Mr. Rodman remarks “that the weather keeps very cool,
and the birds are more plentiful than any previous year for
a long time. The gentlemen who come down here are so
full of business that they cannot stay over twenty-four
hours, generally out of breath, -and enquire repeatedly when
the train starts.”

—Mr. Henry Ohland and John Brown, of Philadelphia,
have just returned from the Coliansey Creek meadows,
Cumberland County, Mew Jersey, with 70 English snipe.
This is the best bag that has come into the Quaker City
thus far this spring.

—Advices from Virginia say that Messrs. Laurence &
Lynch are having rare sport, averaging 16 brace of English
snipe, a day to the gun. “Details as soon as I arrive in the
city.”

—Some few birds have been killed on the Hackensack
meadows. The birds will most likely leave this latitude
about next week, hut it depends almost wholly on the
weather.

—General W. E. Strong of Chicago, who is on a visit to
this city, called in at Conlin’s gallery last week and made
the following extraordinary score with a Ballard rifle. At
seventy-five feet he made thirty-one consecutive bells, then
missed, and continuing to shoot he againgmade forty-three
consecutive bells, making seventy-four bells out of seventy-
five shots at the “word.” Size of the target bull’s eye two
inches in diameter. After this successful practice, he fired
twenty shots each at three of Conlin’s ready measurement
targets, at the “word.” The first measured fourteen and
seven eighths of an inch, the second 14 13-16 inch, and
the third 15f inches, at the “word.” Size of paper target
bull’s eye one inch.

—The magnifieient Gatling gun won by the Seventy
Minth Regiment at Creedmoor on October last, was on ex¬
hibition at the Astor House on Saturday last. It is a splen¬
did piece of ordnance, and was gallantly won by the Seventy
Minth, a team of twelve, at 500 yards, in seven shots, hav¬
ing made 199.

—Captain A. H. Bogardus of Elkhart, Ill., and Ira A.
Paine of this city will shoot a match at pigeons for $500 a
side and the championship of America. The match is to
take place on the 18th inst., at Woodside Park, Stamford,
Conn., and both are to shoot at fifty single pigeons, H and
T traps, Rhode Island rules.

—Mext Saturday Ira A. Paine and Edward Tinker, of
Providence, R. I., are to shoot at twenty-five double pig¬
eons for $500 a side at Providence, R. I.

—James Ward, the one-armed champion of Canada, who
was defeated by Paine last - Saturday, at Stamford, Conn.,
has challenged Paine to shoot another match, same condi¬
tions, to take place in Buffalo. He claims the referee did
not make Paine shoot by the rules in their last contest.
Paine has accepted the challenge, and agrees to allow the
Canadian champion expenses to shoot the match at Stam¬
ford, Conn.

—A caribou was seen in Marshfield, Maine, last week,
one of very few seen in forty years.

—The season for wild goose shooting will close on »Long
Island about the 20tli April. Wild geese that have been
first winged and then tamed are used for stools nowadays
in place of the old fashioned wooden stools, and are -deem¬
ed very valuable. They are lined to stakes placed out of
sight near the bars where the wild geese usually stop to
feed, while the gunner conceals himself in a box sunk

in the sand, and partially covered by sea-weed or meadow-
grass. When flocks of wild geese are passing, these par¬
tially tame ones will call them, and usually they will fly
near by or light, when the gunner rises and shoots. Ex¬
perts have killed as many as twenty-five at a shot,

—We have heard of several large hags of wild geese be¬
ing made, an immense flock passed over Atlantic City,
and alighted at Long Beach near Barnegat last Monday.
This is a favorite resting and feeding ground for the birds
on their flight north. Wild fowl are plentiful and in great
numbers all along the Great South Bay, Moriches and East
Hampton.

—Wild geese are now passing over Maine, going north to
breed. By the way, have any of our readers been in Lab¬
rador, during the breeding season and watched the old
mother ducks launch their newly hatched broods upon
aqua pura? It is a sight worth seeing, and ludicrous in its
aspects. Years ago, during a summer cruise in high lati¬
tudes, we used to'see ’the nests of the gulls, eiders, shel¬
drakes, et id omne genus, upon high clefts in the rocks,
and wondered how the parent birds managed to con¬
vey their helpless young to water almost the instant they left
the egg, and before they could even, toddle, or waddle. So,
one day we lay perdu, and when all was still and the coast
apparently clear, we saw old Mrs. Eider lie flat on her
stomach close to the edge of the nest, and receive the fledg¬
lings on her expanded and outstretched wings; then with
the whole flock aboard, she carefully scuttled over the
rocks to the water, and slid into the liquid element like a
ship from the ways, and when she was well out into deep
water, she settled down and dove out of sight, leaving the
young ones floating like dead leaves on the surface, and not
at all alarmed at this sudden induction into their natural ac-
quatic element.

—Reminiscences of great hunting days in time long gone
past are al ways of interest. What took place among the Mal¬
lard geese, only as-far back as 1858, may seem as if almost
occurrences of a century ago. From a most thorough
sportsman and kind correspondent, Middlesex, we take the
facts of a four week’s hunt, some sixteen years ago, in the
neigborliood of Chillicothe. The sport was varied be¬
tween shooting on a rice flat, and a goose pond, and occa¬
sional visits to snipe ground. In four weeks Middlesex,
and his companions, taking it easy, shot eleven hundred
ducks, one hundred and four snipe, six geese, fifty-two -
prairie chickens, and twelve squirrels. Every week says
our correspondent, “we sent a box home full of birds to
our friends, and railroad directors, superintendents and
conductors were all recipients ofgame.”

X —A wild boar has been ravaging the neighborhood of
Union, Kentucky, until his depredations became so great
that the citizens turned out in a body to rid the vicinity of
the dangerous pest. On the 14th instant, says the Coving¬
ton Advertiser, one hundred and fifty persons, with dogs
guns, etc., met in the public square of Union, and'proceed-
ed to the farm of J. D. Smith, on Gunpowder, which the
vicious animal had visited the night previous. Here
“Medoc,” a noted dog belonging to Lucian Dickerson,
found tlie trail, the entire pack was soon in full cry and
was not long in rousing the monster.

After a run of more than an hour through the dense
tickets and among the bluffs, the boar broke cover towards
the open country, with the dogs in hot pursuit. Here the
hunt grew very exciting, the pursuers being frequently in
full view of the chase, and using their guns whenever they
could, and the dogs (fox-hounds) pressing the game closely,
hut as yet unable to bring him to bay. In fact it was almost
certain death for one. to approach him, his formidable
tusks proving such fearful and deadly weapons of defense
that lie had, up to this time killed eight outright and
wounded four.

Finally a powerful bull dog was let loose and immedi¬
ately attacked the furious Least. Then ensued a fierce and
desperate struggle. The boar fought as if he knew that his
life was in the balance, and tlie dog was equally game.
The latter seized the maddened animal by the right fore-
shoulder, and in despite of stabs and.gashes from the sharp
tusks held on with the tenacity for which the breed is
noted. Tlie hunters coming up joined in the battle with
pistols, clubs and stones, and under the attack of the com¬
bined forces the boar was at lcngth'stretched on the ground
conquered only in death. On examination it was found’
that during the chase he had received fourteen shots all
inflicting severe wounds. He weighed about five hundred
pounds, and his tusks wefe eight inches in length by actual
measurement.

I lie chase lasted about four hours, and a notable feature
of the closing scene was the fact that though the dog was
nearly torn to pieces and his antagonist was covered with
wounds, neither uttered a cry during the fierce death strug¬
gle, hut both were grim, silent, relentless, and game to the
very last, and not until the hoar was dead could the dog
be inducod to release his hold.

—The following is the text of act passed Feb. 7, 1874, by
the Missouri Legislature for the protection of game in that
State. There is no provision as respects close seasons for
fish:—

xin aui tuc jjicocjL vctLiuu uj. feline, HHimais and birds
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri
as follows :— c ’

Sec. 1 . It shall be unlawful in any place in this State to
catch, kill or injure, or pursue with such intent any
wild buck, deer, doe, or fawn, between the 15th clay of
January and the 1st day of September; and it shall also be
unlawful to catch, kill or injure, or pursue with such in-
teat any wild turkey between the 1st day of April and the
1st day of September; and it shall also be unlawful to catch
kill; or injure, or pursue with such intent, any pinnatec!
grouse, commonly called prairie chicken, between the 1st
day of February and the 15th day of August; and it shall
also he unlawful to catch, kill or injure, or pursue with
gUch intent, any ruffed grouse, commonly called pheasant

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or partridge, or any quail, sometimes called Virginia par¬
tridge, between the first day of February and the first day
of October; and it shall also be unlawful to catch, kill, or
injure, or pursue with such intent, any woodcock between
the 10th of January and the 1st day of July; and it shall
also be unlawful to catch, kill or injure, or pursue with
such intent, any turtle dove, sometimes called mourning
dove, or meadow starling, commonly known as meadow
lark, between the 1st day of .February and the 1st day of
August. It shall be unlawful at any and all seasons of the
year to catch or kill, or attempt to take, catch or kill, by
means of partridge nets or other nets, or by traps, pens,
pits or other devices of the kind, any pinnated grouse,
commonly called prairie chicken, or any quail, sometimes
called Virginia partridge, except upon his own premises, or
with the consent of the owner of such premises.

Sec. 2. The foregoing section shall not apply to any per¬
son who shall kill any bird for the purpose of studying its
habits or history; or having the same stuffed or set up as a
specimen, or to any person who shall kill on his own prem¬
ises any birds in the act of destroying fruits or grapes. No
person shall destroy, disturb, or rob the nests of any wild
bird whatever, excepting those of the crows, blackbirds,
blue jays, hawks, owls, eagles, and other birds of prey.

Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase,
have in possession or expose for sale any of the birds or
game mentioned in the preceding section one of this act,
during the season when the catching, killing or injuring the
same is hereby prohibited.

Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company,
express company, steamboat company or other company or
corporation, or private individual, to have in possession, or
receive for transportation or carriage, or for any other pur¬
pose whatsover, any of the birds or game mentioned in
section one of this act, during the season when the catching,
killing or injuring the same is hereby prohibited.

—The following letter from ‘‘Uncle John” is interesting,
as showing the kind of game to be found in Colorado. For
a more general article on same subject, see Forestand
Stream Vol. No. 10, page 147. That article, which orig¬
inally appeared in this paper, went the rounds of the
country, and finally came back to us credited to the Den¬
ver Tribune. There is nothing like going abroad to learn
the news from home:—

Philadelphia, March 4, 1874.

Editor Porest and Stream:—

I inquired of a friend of mine in Denver City what kind of e;ame there
was in that country, as I intend to visit there for collecting specimens.
He writes me that they have quail, prairie chickens, ducks of all kinds
and geese, also jack rabbits, (long-eared hare). At the foot of the moun¬
tains can be found blue jays of different varieties, magpies, crows and
ravens, and plenty of ptarmigan, called out there the mountain quail;
these are found about the upper range among the timber. There also
abounds abundance of sage cock ( Gentrocercus Urophosianus) and quite a
variety of squirrels, black, white, red and gray, and different species of
gophers, bear, elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheep, lynx, wild cats, pole¬
cats, mink, badger, otter, prairie dogs, muskrats, weasels, &c. They
caught the other day a singular little animal, sort of mixture between
prairie dog, ferret and weasel, having a head shaped like a rattlesnake,
about the size of one of our “cotton tails” (rabbits). It was more than
a mateh for four dogs in capturing him. Yours truly, John Krider.

—The Merry Mount Shooting Club of Quincy, Mass.,
participated in their first pigeon match under their present
organization in that town on Thursday, April 2d. The
members shot at ten birds each, twenty-one yards rise,
eighty yards boundary*H and T trap, and governed by the
rules of the Tremont Club of Boston. The following is
their score:

KILLED. MISSED

O. H. Studley...

..0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

3

7

P. Chubbuck....

..1

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

4

6

G. S. Buckley. ..

..0

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

6

4

Edw. Hardwick.

. .1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

0

4

6

Noah Curtis.

..1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

1

7

3

Geo. W. Morton..

..1

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

4

6

C. F. Pierce.

..1

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

3

7

W. E. Stagles_

..1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

0

5

5

Thos. Curtis.

..1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

4

6

Frank Wilson...

..1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

5

5

Geo. Monk.

. .0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

3

7

Sami Spear.

. .0

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

8

C. F. Hunt----..

. .0

1

1

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

7

3

Sam’l Bass.

. .0

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

1

4

6

61 79

A large number of spectators were present, but the day
though pleasant was cold and windy, which accounts for
the number of “misses” as the most of the above are noted
as fine shooters on the wing.

—A call has been issued to organize a State Sportsman’s
Association in Ohio._

The Rigby Rife. —As this rifle made by Mr. John Rigby,
of Dublin, is exciting a great deal of attention, it being the
arm to be used by the Irish eight, at the suggestion of
many of our readers we publish a brief account of the
same. The Rigby is a muzzle-loader, and has a combina¬
tion pistol handle stock. Diameter of bore 451; largest di¬
ameter 480. No. of grooves 7; grooving very shallow; lands
narrow, about one quarter width of grooves; uniform twist,
one turn in twenty-two inches. The form of grooving ren¬
ders it impossible it is said for the bullet to strip. Bullet
530 grains, hard metal, solid base, felt wads, powder 90
grains, Curtis & Harveys No. 6 (14 grains). False muzzle
loader used. At an official trial at Woolwich, the low trajec¬
tory of two degrees, forty-four minutes at 1,000 yards was
made with the Rigby._

Editor Forest and Stream:—

As a careful observer of the development and growth of
rifle practice in the United States, and having been a wit¬
ness of its results in other countries, I offer you a few re¬
marks on the subject.

I must express my satisfaction in recognizing from the
general tenor of the remarks of your journal on the subject
of rifle practice, that your advocacy thereof is based on a
thorough and sound understanding of the true object to
be gained therefrom, a point which should always be kept
prominently before the minds of those whose co-operation
in furthering the work is desired.

As a pastime simply, rifle practice, though a pleasant

sport, would not be worthy of the study of the able men
of the country. Regarded as a discipline, for the nerves,
the muscles, and the brain, as an accomplishment, the ob¬
taining of which shall place our military men on a far
higher scale in the estimation of foreign powers, and as an
important addition to the efficiency of the soldier when re¬
quired for the defence of his country, it is worthy of the
earnest advocacy of every man among us, and to this end
our prominent men should support the movement with
their influence and with their money. Mr. Bennett has
recently come nobly forward to give an impetus to rifle
shooting for the coming season, and his example should
stimulate others. Prizes.should be freely and liberally of¬
fered to the National Rifle Association, and everything
done to aid the promoters of this enterprise which they
have inaugurated; and such support will redound, to the
honor of our country, and to its prosperity in increasing the
physical power of our young men. In regard to the Irish
match for which I notice signs of preparation in various
parts of the country, I would like to advise our distant
friends to go into training at once, and with a will and busi¬
ness exactitude; to select their rifles, raise their targets
with care, and to study thoroughly the theory of marks¬
manship; to become acquainted with the effect of . light
and shade, of wind and weather, of a rise- or fall in tile
ground, and also to learn in what respects Creedmoor range
differs from their own, and to assimilate their premises to
it if possible. I could suggest much, but fear to trespass
upon your space. I cannot but feel, however, that no
effort should be spared, now that the international match
has become a fact, to gain a triumph for the marksmen of
our country. Such a triumph would give us cause for con¬
gratulation far more than we can at present imagine.—
Yours, Yox.

—We have to thank our friend “Veritas” for another
contribution to our larders. Twenty brace of English
snipe are not received every day. He says, under date of
April 8th:—“We have had truly royal sport at English
snipe here in Virginia. The birds are in fine condition, as
you will see, some of them being of extraordinary size.
My friend and self, two guns only, bagged close up to
three hundred birds in seven days or parts of- days’ shoot¬
ing, balance of weather bad. Details of shooting I will
write in another letter. Home to-night.”

A BRE ECH LO ADER.

Baltimore, Feb. 28,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Iu a former letter I referred to a central fire breech-loading gun made
in this city. I now take up the “Sneider’s patent breech loader.” I
will preface my remarks by saying that I have no interest, direct or indi¬
rect, in this gun, so I trust you will hold me guiltless of interested mo¬
tives. I am writing this only for the benefit of my fellow sportsmen. I
have always been a gun fancier, have owned many, examined and shot
more, and while I do not claim to be an expert, I think I know a little
somet hing on the subject. I have always claimed that the “coining gun”
would be an American one, and think that “Sneider’s” comes nearer to
it than any I have yet seen. Unfortunately there are many who think
that nothing good can be made in this country, that clothes, guns,
watches, &c., to be first class must be imported. Now I am an American
in every sense of the word, and am proud of American productions
and believe that we can make anything, especially in the mechanical line
as well here as can be made anywhere. Many, if not most, of the valu¬
able modern inventions are American, and why should we not make a
first class gun? Our military arms are sought for by foreign powers
and acknowledged the best. As a people we think and act for ourselves,
do not follow in the same old rut, and most inventions are improved
when taken hold of by us.

We are not willing “to let well enough alone,” but are always thinking
how to improve it. Mr. Sneider went over to Europe last year to order
his barrels, but as they did not seem to get hold of his ideas, he forged
some out himself and left them as patterns, and his barrels are made
there of the best material from these patterns.

The peculiarity of his barrels is that they are very heavy at the breech,
but do not carry the metal to the muzzle with a gradual taper (on the out¬
side), but grow peceptibly lighter immediately above the chamber, then
taper out gradually. Therefore the weight is where it belongs, well be¬
hind, and the barrel, being very thick there, is not weakened by boring
out the chamber for the cartridge case, nor is the gun clumsy, as would
be the case if the barrels tapered gradually to the muzzle and had the
same weight at the breech as at present. The grip or fastening when the
gun is closed is one of the very best I have ever seen, surpassing all
others in strength and simplicity. It is at the extreme end of the barrels,
thus giving more leverage and firmness than if nearer the hinge bolt, and
it locks the gun both above and below, so that all jumping or jarrin'g of
the barrels, forward or up, when the gun is fired, is overcome or rattier
prevented. But to overcome any possible motion, he has a self acting
compensator, which meets any wear which may take place of the bear¬
ings. By a simple attachment he relieves .the hinge bolt from all strain
when the gun is opened. This I look upon as a most valuable improve¬
ment. One of the principal objections I have heard made to the central-
fire gun is that the extractor is apt to clog with rust or dirt, and I have
several times had it happen to me when in the field, and could neither
open nor close my gun. With most of them you have to take the barrels
from the stock and unscrew the plate beneath the barrels to get at the
extractor, and often this screen will be found rusted in. In this gun the ex¬
tractor can be pulled out readily with the thumb and finger at any time,
and by taking it out wheu you clean the gun and wiping it, all danger of
clogging or catching is overcome. The gun is top-action, both j snap
and lever, so that if by any chance the spring should break yon can still
use the gun, but as the spring is flat and simple, and opened by the shut¬
ting of the barrels down upon it, I do not see how it can possibly break.
These guns are said by sportsmen who have used them for a
long time to shoot remarkably well, and the only objection I have ever
heard made is that they are not finished so finely as the English guns, but
I suppose you can get finish if you choose to pay for it. They fit close,
and work smoothly, are beautifully balanced, of correct proportions and
simple in construction, and as to the finish for my own part I prefer a gun
perfectly plain without a scratch of engraving.

Your paper is read by most of the sportsmen here and acknowledged
as authority. Every sportsman has his own peculiar ideas about a gun,
and it is difficult to put these down on paper.

To benefit my fellow sportsmen must be my excuse for asking you to
publish what seems very much like a puff, bnt I wish “to do unto others
as I would be done by,” and give them a hint; verburn sap. A sports¬
men’s club for the preservation of game is much needed, and I trust the
gentlemen here will be stimulated by your efforts and form one. There
are many enthusiastic and thorough sportsmen here, but there seems to
be apathy about enforcing the game law. While they would not shoot
out of season they decline to enter complaint. Quail are to be found in
restaurants and hotels oat of season, under the name of “short bills,”
and I regret to say that a gentleman told me at the Clubs also. Wood
cock are shot and eaten in March and April. I agree with you that Mr.
Hallock’s resolution adopted by the American Fish Culturists’ Associa¬
tion was admirable as far as it went, but I wish it could have been made
to include game and other birds as well. Your paper is doing a noble
work, and you have commenced none to soon, and I trust your effort#
will be erowned with success; Wanderer.

huhting mtd Routing.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be
later than Monday in each week.

mailed not

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Our Halifax letter on Canoe Cruising is unavoidably laid
over until next week.

—At the expiration of each yachting season the emir
fleet of beautiful little vessels which, all through the summer
has been such a decorative feature in our harbor, vanishes
away. Where, no one man knows. Some go up the
Hudson, some out in the Sound and many return to their
builder’s yards for protection during the winter. The foot
of Court street, Brooklyn, has long been quite a popular
rendezvous for a number of our yachts, both large and
small, and a visit to this place at this season of the year
will prove interesting to anyone of an aquatic turn of mind
showing not only how they are stowed away when not in
use, but the preparations for the coming season. The
amateur marine architect will also have an excellent oppor¬
tunity of passing judgment on the “lines” of the smaller
yachts which are usually hauled out each fall. To com¬
plete the winter arrangements, in the case of one of these
smaller vessels, the sails are unbent and sent to its particu¬
lar store house, together with all the running gear and
moveable articles of any value, the cabin locked up and the
masts coated with tallow, or whatever material appears
best calculated in the eyes of the yacht’s owner to preserve
the spar from the influences of the weather. Then
an examination of the manner in which she has been
shored up takes place, and she is left, in all probability, not
to be revisited until the ensuing spring. The larger boats
go through the same process so far as sails, moveable articles
and mast coatings are concerned, but are left in the water
and snugly moored in such positions as will free them as
much as possible from the drift of the ice. On board the
very large schooners, one or two men, sometimes more, are
left in charge.

But at this season, as we said, much more may be seen,
Workmen employed in every possible way are scattered
about, masts and spars being treated to a dose of the
scraper, and in many cases, hulls too, screeching under the
same instrument. Men with adzes are at work on new
counters or overhangs and on new planks, wherever found,
and they may be found everywhere in exact proportion to
the owner’s opinion of his own abilities as a naval architect
and in nowise dependent upon the fact that the vessel has
real faults and requires alterations. Painting, bending sails,
reeving gear, removing canvas covers from gilded fiddle ,
heads and stern ornaments—everywhere is bustle and activ¬
ity among those vessels destined to be the “early ones.”
“The foot of Court street” is a peninsula, on the right hand
a shelving shore which, when the tide is out, inclines one
to the belief that oui harbor is not sufficiently like the Bay
of Fundy to float out one of the ‘'little ones,” even at high
water, and on this side of the street may be seen all the
yachts which have been hauled out; on the other side, how¬
ever, is a wharf with apparently considerable depth of water
alongside, and here are moored the schooners and those
sloops which have remained in the water during the winter.
Prominent among those on the right, probably from her
proximity to the street and not from any individual merit,
is the “Isabel,” one of our sand-bag-racing-machines, a
boat absolutely without draft of water, but with great bear¬
ings when heeled. She is evidently not intended to sail
upon her bottom, as indeed one glance at her mast and bow
sprit would prove a Beyond her is a whole nest of little
sloops, ranging from thirty to forty-five feet over all, among
which are the “Modesty,” the pretty little “Idler,’ the
“Lurline,” the “Lizzie L.,” the “Viking,” which, fromher
sharpness of floor, we should suspect of having been a key
boat originally; the “Aquatia,” open; and the “Lookout,
half cabin. The “Edith,” cabin sloop, seems to have been
the first under way this spring, as she is already launcke
and equipped.

Passing around Mr. Munn’s shop we came first to the
“Nimble,” a very able looking sloop of about forty feet,
and next to her Mr. G. L. Haight’s “Genie,” new last
season, was being launched, having been improved in ap
pearance during the winter by the addition of an oveihang
of about four feet. Ahead of her was the “Mariquita^
Mr. Cliuver, looking very saucy in her boat of black pain
and gold stripe; and alongside the last mentioned b° at ^
a very pretty little Gabin sloop twenty-nine feet long, w 1
Mr. Munn has just finished and which we believe is for sa • ^
Still further down the street may be seen the “Nautiu,
“Susie P.” and some others of about the same size-
celebrated ‘ ‘Lee, ” a boat very much like the 1 ‘Isabel, is 8 ^
ing with black lead near by. Coming back the stree
turning our attention to the vessels in the watei on
wharf side, we saw the “Meta,” which is being a } tere <( L[
a schooner, her performances last fall on her uninten ^
cruise down the coast perhaps having decided her o
that he preferred his canvas in smaller pieces; ^ j
mast is going in about two feet forward of the oldinas ^
and her main mast will be stepped, leaving twenty |
the clear between the two. We should judge that er ^ ^
will be of about the same weight and length as those

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“Triton,” which is lying just astern. Mr. Havemeyer’s
steam yacht “Emily,” is moored beside the “Meta.” The
‘‘EmmaT,” turned out of Mr. Munn’s shop last spring, has
had her mast shifted about two feet further aft, which we
imagine will prove a beneficial change, as it will place the
spar in a position where the boat will be better able to
carry it; and if proper changes are made in the cut or di¬
mensions of the sails her “hang” need not be affected.
Alongside the “Triton” was the “Peerless,” Commodore
Maxwell, scraped outside to the water line and ready for
her paint. Beyond the last two was the “Addie”’sloop,
recently purchased by Messrs. Cornelius & Hilborne L.
Roosevelt. We presume she will henceforth sail under the
colors of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club, as both these gentle¬
men are members of that organization. We next came to
another bunch consisting of the “Christine” and “Undine”
sloops, and the “Mystic” and “Scud” schooners, all looking
as if very little preparation would be required to fit. them
for active service. And last, right abreast of the boat house
of the “Alcyone” Club, was the “Dauntless,” Commodore
J. G-. Bennett, with stages over the bow and a gang at work
on her head gear. She will have a running jib boom when
she next makes her appearance.

A New Steam Yacht. —Mr. Jacob Lorillard is
now having built at the yard of Mr. James Len¬
nox a Handsome steam yacht, which is expected to
attain unrivalled speed. She was designed by Mr.
Robert Fish, and like most of his vessels, gives one the
impression of being all ends; they are very pretty ends
however, her entrance being uncommonly fine and her run
simply beautiful. With more beam than is usual in a ves¬
sel of her length and as little draft as is possible, it becomes
a puzzle to deteimine how she gets the sharpness of floor
which is apparent at a glance. Her stern, which is of the
English overhang type, is graceful and delicate in appear¬
ance and merits especial praise. A glance at the outline of
her sheer plan as she lies on the stocks, is also very satis¬
factory, until one draws in imagination hei load water line,
when it becomes apparent that from the midship section
her keel takes a shoot^up in a gradual curve until at her
fore foot, her draft of water is absolutely only six inches—
this is discouraging to any one who pictures her in sea
way.

We presume Mr. Fish’s idea was to make her steer more
readily, but it seems questionable whether that is as impor¬
tant as that she should get somewhere, when once pointed,
if there is any sea on. That she will be very fast in smooth
water there can hardly be a doubt. Her dimensions are—
length, 86 ft. over all; 75 ft. on keel; moulded beam, 15ft.
9 inches; draft aft, 4 ft.; forward, 6 inches. She will have
compound engines, and we think will be the first steam
yacht in this country, in which they have been introduced.
The diameter of her screw will be 4 ft. She will be schooner
rigged, the masts about 75 ft. in length.

—The sloop yacht “Fannie,” built by Cronett, of Fifty-
first street and North River, for Mr. H. Steimers, of Ger¬
many, is finished. She is 22 feet long, 8 feet beam and 2
feet 8 inches in depth; mast 25 feet, boom 25 feet, gaff 14
feet, centre board 5 feet. She will be sent across the At¬
lantic in a few days on the deck of a steamer.

—The sloop yacht “Coquette” has been sold by Mr. G.
H. Brockway, and goes to Savannah, and in turn he has
purchased the sloop “Undine.” The latter is being repair¬
ed at Bates’ yard, South Brooklyn, and will be added to
the fleets of the Columbia and Long Island Clubs.

—The new schooner yacht building at South Norwalk,
Conn., for Frank Burritt, has been named “Estelle.”

Dorchester Yacht Club. —The first regular meeting of
the season of this Club was held at their club house, in
Ward 16, Boston, on Friday evening last, and the following
named officers were chosen:—Commodore, W. H. Bangs,
Jr.; Yice Commodore, Charles E. Fuller; Fleet Captain,
Parkman Dexter; Secretary and Treasurer, W. H. Say ward;
Measurer, William W. Lewis. Regatta Committee, W. H.
Bangs, Jr.; W. F. Halsall, Coolidge Barnard, W alter Bur-
:gess, Wm. A. Gilbert. Trustees, Charles E. Folsom, Wm.
T. Adams, W. H. L. Smith. Commodore Coolidge Barnard,
who has held the position of Commodore so acceptably for
the past three years, was re-elected, but declined, and W.
H. Bangs, Jr., Esq., late Secretary, was chosen. The club
is in a very prosperous condition, numbering 170 members
and above 60 yachts. They will probably give five regattas
this season, the first one about the last of May, to be open
to the yachts of the Boston Yacht Club, the starting point
and judge’s boat to be stationed off their new club house at
City Point as a compliment to them. The prizes, for which
the yachts of both clubs will compete, will be furnished by
the Dorchest ers.

Boston Yacht Club. —Thursday last, the first meeting
of this club in their new club house at City Point, South
Boston, was held. Commodore Oran, on taking the chair,
stated that though the business consisted principally in the
sale of the lockers,it was made formal, that it might become
a matter of record. This new club house is a two-story and
a half structure, 70x40, built on piles some 300 feet from
the shore and connected with the same by a wharf—a por¬
tion of which they have leased to the Messrs. Lawley for
the purpose of boat building. The first floor is occupied
by lockers, the second by a spacious hall, committee room,
kitchen, and ladies’ retiring room, and above this, an attic.
Around three sides of the first and two of the second are
wide piazzas, from which splendid views can be had of the
yachts and harbor. There is plenty of available room for

moorings off the house, and last year 108 yachts made it
their home. The club now has 249 members, and a large
number will be proposed at the next meeting. The follow¬
ing is a correct roll of the yachts, owners, &c., now enrolled
in the club:—

Name.

Owners.

Port.

America.

Bonita.

Curlew.

Dolly Yarden.

Elsie.

Fearless.

Fleetwing.

Gracie.

Heron.

Juanita.

Lydia.

Silvia.

Trouble.

Tempest.

Yanitas.

Yision.

Wivern.

Anemone

Benj. F. Butler_

C. D. Brooks.

G. Baird et. al.

Joseph Arcan.

H. M. Martin.

E. B. Philips.

G. A. Osgood.

E. E. Tower.

C. P. Curtis.

C. D. Brooks.

Luther S. Bent.

C. V. Whitten.

H. A. Hatlett et. al..

James Lee, Jr.

Paul West et. al_

R. H. Stevenson_

Nath. Wales.

Arthur Cheney.

Alice.|W. H. L. Smith,

Ariel. . ™ ’

Bunsby.

Clytie.,

Elaine.!Geo. B. Durfee.

John C. Rhodes_

E. M. Cook.

A. A. H. Meredith...

Fanchon.Walter B urgess.

Fannie.Benjamin Dean..»..

Fearless.John A. Woodward.

Firefly. Geo. H. Balch.

Haswell.Wm. Butler.

Hesper.Louis G.Hale.

Irene. Bernard Jenney_

Iris .Thomas Manning_

Ida Bell. George W. Smith...

Jennie_.... Wm. H. Bangs, Jr...

Kelpie —.... S. J. Capen.

Lady Clara— Charles W. Reed...

Lily.George L. Babb.

Magic.'Edward C. Neal.

Mary Ellen .. |Wm. S. Lord..»_

Boston.
Boston.
Boston.

Boston.
Boston.

Boston.

Boston.

Boston.

Boston

Boston.

Bo-ton.

Boston

Beverly....

Boston.

Boston.

Boston.

Pawtuxet..

Boston.

Boston.

Boston.

Boston_

Boston.

I Lynn

IT ,vnu

Maud

Mist.

Nina.

North Star...

Pearl.

Pointer..

Owl.

Rebie.

Secret.

Sparkle.

Sunbeam.. .

Thistle.

Virginia.

Yolante.

Wanderer...
Whistler....

C. E. Fuller.

J. H. Pittman.

R. S. Whitney.

Thomas Orge, Jr....

A. C. Martin.

Wm. Yallentine _

W. F. Halsall.

George G. Granger..

J. Binney.

J. C. Rhodes.

W. S. Nickerson_

A. Claxton Cary.

Chas. H. Plimpton..

C. Barnard.

A. & C. ERoss.

John A. Hawes.

I Dorchester.

Boston.

Boston.

New Bedf’d

Boston.

Fall River..
Boston ....

Boston.

Weymouth.
Mattaposett
Boston....

Boston.

Boston.

Boston.

Boston.

Fairhaven..

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—Among the new yachts enrolled in the Boston Yacht
Club since last season is the renowned yacht “Ame¬
rica,” which now hails from Gloucester, and is owned by
General Benj. F. Butler and Col. Jonas H. French. There
are also the schooner yachts, “Dolly Yarden,” belonging to
Joseph Arean; “Trouble,” to H. A. Hallett, et al; and the
“Wivern” to Natli’l. Wales, all of Boston. Among the
sloops are the “Fanchon,” owned by Walter Burgess;
Firefly, by Geo. II. Balch; “Fearless,” by John A. Wood¬
ward; “Hesper,” by Louis G, Hale; “Ida Bell,” by George
W. Smith; “Jennie,” by W. II. Bangs, Jr.; “Lady Clara,’’
by Chas. W. Reed; “Owl,” by A Cummingham; “Pearl,”
by A. C. Martin, all of Boston; the “Ariel,” of “Matta-
poisett,” by John C. Rhodes; “North Star,” of New
Bedford, by Thos. Nye, Jr.; and “Whistler,” of Fairhaven,
by Hon. John A. Hawes. A full and authentic list
of the yachts of this club is being prepared and
will be published in an early issue. Captain Nick¬
erson’s yacht “ Sunbeam, ” is already at her moor¬
ings, and the “Veritas,” Captain West, was launched last
week.

—Arthur Cheney’s steam yacht “Anemone” is at the
water’s edge near the South Boston Club House, and will
soon be launched. She received a new boiler, good for 140
pounds of steam, last fall, and has the past month under the
masterly hand of Robert Bibber been furnished with a new
shaft and propellor. It is estimated the improvements will
make her speed an hour faster.

—The Genessee Boat Club, of Rochester, has elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:—President, A. Bron¬
son, Jr.; Yice President, James II. Ellis; Secretary, John
Dunlavey; Treasurer, M. M. Hollister; Captain, James H.
Ellis; Trustees, A. Bronson, Jr., A. Christy, W. P. Nixon.
First crew—M, M. Hollister, bow; James Healey, number
2; James A. Lock, number 3; A. Christy, stroke. Second
crew—James H. Ellis, bow; George H. Chamberlain, num¬
ber 2; Joseph Hardy, number 3; John Dunlavey, stroke.

—George Brown, of Halifax, N. S., has received a chal¬
lenge from Coulter to row a five-mile race at Toronto on the
29th of June, for $1,000 a side. The challenge will likely
be accepted. Another match has been arranged between
Brown and Fulton of St. John, in Halifax Harboi, some
time in June.

—The Messrs. Pierce, Bros., at City Point, South Boston,
have nearly completed a new centre board sloop yacht 25
feet over all, 22 feet on water line and 10 feet beam. She
is a splendid model and appearances indicate that she will
prove as intended, a fast sailor, or, as a yachtsman, in view¬
ing her, aptly remarked: “She is threatened with speed.”
Purchasers are not wanting, as several parties are trying to
make terms for ownership. She has many new improve¬
ments, as her builders are not wanting in originality.

—The Winnisimmet Boat Club, of Chelsea, Mass., at
their annual meeting, elected the following named officers:
—President, A. S. Harris; Treasurer, E. A. Fellows; Sec¬
retary, W. R. Eagnall, Jr.; Captain, F. W. Snow; Lieut.,
George Balsdon.

Arieland Storm King. —Various voluminous documents referring to
the scrub race between the yachts Ariel and Storm King having been sub¬
mitted to us, we append our decision. Space will not permit us to print
all the papers and letters from the different judges and the gentleman af¬
terward elected—Commodore Benj. Dean, of the Boston Yacht Club -
to decide between them, and whose decision is quite exhaustive and

written as of one who is perfectly familiar with the

subject in question. But, as we understand the case,

it was simply this: A scrub race was appointed for a certain day, and
the use of oars absolutely forbidden, which was the only restrict¬
ion imposed upon the competitors. The yachts got under way, Ariel
soon taking the lead and keeping it throughout the entire race. On the
way home it fell a flat calm, both vessels drifting towards the stake-boat.
To avoid a steamboat, it is said, Ariel let go her anchor, getting it, how¬
ever, before she had time to swing. Storm King claims race on techni¬
cality of Ariel having let go her anchor. Ans. The Ariel wins. The
only definite restriction in the agreement between the yachts, was
against the use of oars or sweeps, but we fail to see how letting go an¬
chor under foot in a fair-going tide is to accelerate the speed of a yacht.
So much for the special agreement governing the race. Under ordinary
regulations the Ariel would still win, as the general ruling of clubs here
and in England permits a yacht to anchor during a race, provided she
gets her anchor again. And under general rules the Ariel would have
another claim to the prize, from the fact of the Storm King having
thrown ballast overboard.

—We are requested by tfie Saratoga Rowing Association
to print the following card:

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The Base Ball Guide for 1874. By Henry Chadwick.

This hand-book contains the scores and other information of all rec¬
ognized professional and amateur clubs in the United States, as well as
hints to amateur base-ball clubs on batting, throwing vs. pitching, base
hits, earned runs; also a diagram of a base-ball field. Published by
Robert M. DeWitt. 33 Rose street, New York. The well known profi¬
ciency of the author in all matters pertaining to the subject, will entitle
this work to the rank pf standard authority.

The Life and Public Services of Charles Sumner.

By Elias Nason, author of ‘‘Life of Henry Wilson, “Gazette of Mass-
chusetts,” &c. Boston: B. B, Russell.

We can give no better utterance to our own thoughts, in view of this
chastely written history of the life, character and public services and
private worth of Charles Sumner, than stands fitly embodied in the au¬
thor’s preface. In every age men have arisen, and by the force of an
original genius and a lofty aspiration, have come to stand as heralds in
the fore-front of national progress. Such an one in an emigent degree
was Charles Sumner. Standing grandly, like a tower of strength among
his fellows, his golden words, often fraught with prophetic reality, will
ever be remembered, while his memory will never fade so long as real
goodness and true patriotism has a name within the American Republic.
In the past great struggle—the “impending conflict,” he stood forth
like Moses of old, as a leader of the hosts of right. In this forthcoming
work by Mr. Nason, you will read of him as the foreordained prophet,
the great leader, the sure counsellor, the unflinching, never-failing
friend of humanity. How valuable is the study to all our young men, at
this time of Credit Mobilier looseness, it is to read of an honest man like
him; it is like a glimpse of better times coming, though it may be in the
far off future of the histoty of the nation.

We shall notice this valuable work at another and better opportunity.
This work is published on clean white paper, in fine type and fine style
and binding, and will be ready for delivery in a few weeks.

Field Ornithology. Comprising a Manual of Instruction

for Procuring, Preparing and Preserving Birds, and a Check List of

North American Birds. By Dr. Elliott Coues, U. S. A. Salem: Nat¬
uralists’ Agency. 1874. 8vo, pp. (mamal) and 137 (Check List).

Although aware of Dr. Coues’ great industry in his favorite pursuits,
we were hardly prepared for another treatise from him so soon after tne
publication of his Key. That work being altogether to teach the techni¬
calities of the science, in this work he evidently meditates finishing the
student’s instruction by telling him all about practical ornithology. He
takes his pupil into the field, and shows him exactly “how ’tis done.”
While it is quite unnecessary to speak of Dr. Coues’ attainments in the
technicalities of zoology, we must not suppose he is only a musty closet
naturalist, redolent of old books and sesquipedalian words; he has been
an ardent and dilligent collector for many years, almost all over the
country, shooting and preparing with his own hands thousands of speci¬
mens which are now found in nearly all large collections. In Field Or¬
nithology we have the results of his practical experience in the collection
and preservation of specimens. Throwing off his scientific robes and
leaving his technicalities in the desk, he goes at ornithology i,n a shooting
jacket, and in familiar, conversational style, tells what he knows about
field work. Beginning with choice of guns and equipments, and getting
his scholar ready, he takes him into the field and shows him what to do.
No work of this country compares with the present in extent of ground
covered, or in variety and usefulness of the suggestions for field work.
This part of the treatise is a complete initiation into the mysteries of
woodcraft; it handles every topic from how to a steal on a wary bird, to
a reason for not drinking whiskey. Having made his bag the student is
carried home, and shown in the most complete manner how to skin, stuff
and mount his specimens, as well as how to take care of them after¬
ward. Dr. Coues’ well known happy faculty of going straight at a sub¬
ject and hitting it off was never better shown than in this treatise, which
will indeed enable anyone to become proficient in’ collecting and taxi¬
dermy.

The Check List gives the scientific and common names of all the birds
of North America, arranged according to the approved classification of
the Key. Being printed on only one side of a page, there is a large blank
space opposite each name, which may be very conveniently used to re¬
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printed in thick display type, serviceable for labeling collections, for
which purpose the list is issued cheaply as a pamphlet to be cut up. Al¬
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has appeared in this country, and one which po sportsman or collector
should enter the field without possessing. Its compact size and very
low price are additional recommendations. We shall ourselves use the
nomenclature in our columns, and can confidently recommend the book
as entirely suited to the requirements of every lover of dog and gun.

—Mr. Charles H. Taber, an employee in the freight de¬
partment of the New Bedford Railroad, while digging
clams on Monday at Willis Point, found one of the bivalves
wearing a gold finger ring on its snout, with a number of
initials engraved on it. It had probably been discarded by
some one of the many persons that have been baptized in
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ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
to 7, packed only in scaled 1 lb. canisters. Tbe coarser
sizes especially arc recommended to owners of fine
breech-loading guns, giving great penetration with
very slight recoil.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER,

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 61 lbs. each, and in canis¬
ters of 1 and 5 lbs.

AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick. For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 12£ lbs. and 61 lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER,

Tbe best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 124 - lbs., and 6£ lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and
fpound.

All of the above .give high velocities and less resid-
u um than any other brands made.

LAFLSN 8 RAND POWDER Go.,

21 Park Row, N. Y.

(Opposite Astor House .)

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifleand Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cansjmd 61 lb.
kegs.

“DUCK SHOOTING,”No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
1 and 5 lb. cans and lb. kegs,

“KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE,” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG ihkegs of 25, 12£, and 6 J lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining’ and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

88 'Wall Street, New York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.
Thos, S. Pope, Secretary.

i§cdhw$ons ..

J. C. CONROY & CO.,

65 Fulton Street, New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF

FISHHOOKS AND FISHING TACKLE,

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
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Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
their goods.

WANTED. 1,500 EACH BROOK TROUT AND
¥ » Black Bass from one to three years old. Address
giving price delivered, H. P. DEGRAAF, Bowery
National Bank, N . Y.

How to Learn French. Pleasantly
and Economically.

Journal dies Chasseurs. Tie a la Campagne

PUBLISHED IN PARIS,

BY Messrs. FIRMAN DIDOT,

Rue Jacob, No. 56.

Editeur en Chef, M. H. E. CHEVALIER, (formerly
Editor of the “Cornier des Etats Unis) Consieiler
General de la Seine. •

Subscription $5 a Tear; $2.50 for Six Months.'

SPECIMEN COPY SENT FREE ON APPLICATION BY LETTER

LA CIIASSE ILLUSTREE, a Weekly Journal, is
about the same size as the Forest and Stream, and
contains information regarding European hunting,
fishing, and accounts of travel from all parts of the
world. It is the highest authority in regard to pisci¬
culture. It is profusely illustrated by the first artists,
and is the only Journal published in France devoted
to the interests of the Snortsman. The yearly vol¬
umes make a magnificent work of 600 pages, adorned
with 200 original designs.

La Chasse Illustree.

ADDRESS

Messrs. DMof, No. 5S Rue Jacob, Paris, France.

*-3tn

.T. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

19 N. William Street, New York.

10-62

•T. H. BATTY,

OBJECTS OF NATURAL HISTORY.

N. A. Birds and
eggs for collec¬
tions, and Buck’s
heads, and Game
Birds for Sports¬
men a specialty.

Taxidermist’s
tools, eyes and
materials. Also
aquaria, cfement,
gold-fish, mock¬
ing - bird food,
&c.

Taxidermy
practiced in all
its branches.
Address,

New Utrecht, JVew York

TURNBULL’S,

The Great Hatter,

S1 FULTON STREET,
BROOKLYN. IS 26

A Valuable Handbook.

THE AMERICAN SPORTSMAN.

CONTAINING HINTS TO- SPORTSMEN,

NOTES ON SHOOTING, AND THE HAB¬
ITS OF THE GAME BIRDS AND WILD
FOWL, &C., OF AMERICA.

By Efasfoa J- Lewis, EOT. D.

Elegantly Illustrated with Nearly 200
Engravings.

8 vo. Third Edition. Extra Cloth, $2.75.

J, B. LIPPINCOTT & CO.,

TP liil a el elpliiu ;

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when an season) can be supplied at reasonable prices
by addressing J. FEARON MANN, Lewistown, Penn
*-3m

AUAIL WANTED—FOR BREEDING PURPC
^ SES.— I will pay a fair price for 200 quail delis
ered in Brooklyn. Address J. W. BIRDSEYE, 4C
Furjnan street, Brooklyn.

L ive moose for sale.-

A fine cow, seven month sold
Office of Forest and Stream.

; price $300. Address

neons

HALUOCK’S

FISHING TOURIST.

The Fishing Tourist: Angler’s Guide and Reference

Book. By Charles HallcTck, Secretary of the

Blooming-Grove Park Association. Illustrations.

Crown 8vo, Cloth, $2.00.

Mr. Charles Hallock is one of the few gentlemen
who write a book mainly for the reason that they have
something to write about—have something to tell the
public which the public desires to know. Mr. Hallock
learned how to use the pen in the exacting rounds of
a newspaper office, and being a traveler, a patient stu¬
dent of nature, and a practical angler, casting liis fly
on many waters, he acquired a rich fund of informa¬
tion; and as he has written down this information in
a terse and yet graceful style, he deserves the rare
commendation of having made a book which is worth
the price asked for it. The book is called “The Fish¬
ing Tourist,” and the title is not a misnomer. The
shortest routes to pleasure are laid down, and correct
information as to the best means of conveyance, the
expense of the trip, the secrets of the commisariat,
&c. The author has avoided the use of technical
terms, and thus made his volume all the more accept¬
able to the majority of readers. — Turf Field and Farm,
New York.

Mr. Hallock has made a most reliable and entertain¬
ing book. By those who are in strong sympathy with
him as lovers of the sports about which he discourses
so’charmingly, the work will be eagerly sought after.
—Albany Argus,

PUBLISHED BY

HARPER & BROTHERS,

Franklin Square, New York.

Sent by Mail on receipt of $2.00.

*Apr 2-11

WORKS

ON THE

Horse, Dog, Natural History
Taxidermy, &c.

FOR SALE BY THE

Forest and Stream Publishing Co.,

103 FULTON ST., NEW YORK,

AND 125 S. THIRD ST., PIIILA.

The Horse. Youatt. $125

The Horse Doctor. Mahew. 3 00

Horse Management. Mahew.. 3 00

Dogs. Their Management. Mayhew. 60

History of the British Dog.' Jesse. 16 00

The Dog. Youatt. 4 00

The Dog. Tdstone. 2 50

The Dog. Stonehenge. 3 75

Dog Breaking. Hutchinson. 4 50

Rod and Gun. Wilson. 5 00

Shooting, Boating and Fishing.- Warren. 100

Gun, Rod and Saddle. 1 00

Arms and Ammunition. 125

The Fishing, Tourist. Charles Hallock. 2 00

Fishing in American Waters. Gersio C. Scott.. 3 50

Shot Gun and Sporting Rifle Stonehenge. 5 00

Modern Breech Loaders. Greener. 1 50

Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate. 150

Rural Sports. Stonehenge... 9 CO

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine. 10 50

Lewis’ American Sportsman. 3 00

The Trapper’s Guide. Newhouse. 1 50

Trout Culture. Seth Green. 100

Handbook of Shooting. (Routledge’s). 50

“ . “Angling. “ 50

“ “ Dogs. “ ?5

“ “ Fishing. “ 25

“ The Taxidermist’s Manual. 50

“ “ Hunter and Trapper’s Guide. 25

Fifteen Years’ Hunting in South Africa. Chap¬
man. 12 00

The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon. l 50

Our Own Birds of the United States. Cope. 150

Animal Life in Europe. Specht. 175

Forty-four Years of a Hunter’s Life. 1 50

Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, Britisli and
Russian America; 60 beautifully colored

plates. Cloth. 13 00

The Extinct Maemmalian Fauna of Dakota and

Nebraska. 30 plates. Leidy. 20 00

Trees, Plants and Flowers. Where and How

They Grow. 1 00

Butterflies, Described and Illustrated. 1 75

The American Beaver and His Works. Morgan.. 5 00

Taxidermist’s Manual. Brown. 125

Taxidermy Made Easy. 75

Gymnasts and Gymnastics. Howard. 5 25

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mg, can have their cards inserted in mV 11 an<i foul-
low rate of $10 fen- four lines «'

four lines , 25 cts. per line each insert Ore,-

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_ E- E. HODGES.

Rossin House, TororTti-w^

. SHEARS & son! Pro££?ov. Cn ^-

F orest house,^t^tark^rTTLLL^

of the Bog. O. J. Pelsue, Propriefot LL U 0T
experienced guides furnished to sportiL rL ts a,ld
reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton P S§r S at
rence Co., N. Y. & t. Law-

T3AMRAP0 HAS THlTljyVELIFw

A Bites; and the most charming BLrrrmt.UC
any suburb near New York SitnnJk l s . or

the Bay of New York and the
views of marine scenery are absoffi 1 ? the
chanting. Here is evei a chang® en
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waters, bay and sky blend the beauty J Sffi the
geous painting, such as not.even an Italian lak* L 80r '
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Health—T he death rate is only 12 in 1 ftnn- v
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Wealth—A ll the principal railroads
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York or Brooklyn, and are so low that property ^
double every few years for twenty years to
Here is the proof: The rate of increase in New Yort
is less than two percent.; Brooklyn nearlvfiU 1
cent while the rate of Hudson County is newly?/

teen per cent. ueany np

With these advantages, it is only natural that fw.
section should offer the greatest inducements to i.
vestors, both large and small. So come and selm
your sites, and build your house, or buy a house 1
installments, $10 monthly, only from desirable partU
taken, and after a few hundred dollars are paK
buyers are loaned money for building purposes fill
on owner C. E. HOB, 65 Wall, 4 Pine stS w Pam
rapo N. J., which place is only 23 minutes from
tfou 7 ’ N ' ' ; are in ail but 7 cents commlS-

mROUT FISHING IN THE PENNSYLvUL
A Mountains good. Send for circular. A MAftm
NIS, Forks P. U., Monroe gpunty, Pa. jf'

A SPORTSMAN’S HOME FOR SALE—WITHIN
^ an hour’s ride of the City of Philadelphia, an ex¬
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2 stone barns, with necessary outbuildings. Beauti-
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property, especially to those fond of field sports
Ruffed grouse (pheasant), quail, hares, squirrels and
foxes abound. A fine stream runs through thenron-
erty. Price $8,000. Will be sold on very easy terms
Address XXX, Forest and Stream Office, 103 Fulton
street, New York.

^isceihmoas

Clark &z Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

SNEIDEH

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

Muzzle.Loadiiig' Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

S14 West Pratt street,

28 Baltimore, Md.

"By remitting the exact amount any of the above
works will be forwarded by mail.

Forestand Stream Publishing Go.,

NO. 103 FULTON ST., NEW YORK,
AND 125 S. THIRD ST., PHILA.

THE

Paper for tlie People.

JOHN J. BENSON & COMPANY,

Publishers.

OFFICE OF PUBLICATION, NO 117 NASSAU
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HARD RUBBER REEL

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Imperishable, Light as a Feather, ami
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been
ceived from tbe most experienced anglers m Ame
highly approving of this Reel, prominent ® J
which are Mr. Seth Green and the Hon. Robt. ffo -

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler s
outfit, has now been before the public for one y >
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint iiom
many hnndreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & C0-,

Sole Agents lor the United States,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW

Portable Camp Stoves.

PRICE $3.00.

This is a very useful invention for v^fUnge-
>ut on fishing or gunning excursions. It pacx» "
y, and can be lashed to the knapsack, or ^ in ;
t is the neatest arrangement for sportsmen j
'ented, for it will not only heat their tent, but wi
toil, broil, roast, or stew. Price P>00. ph! ] g
f ’ E. L. SPACEMAN, No. 125 S, 3d 8t, t™ 1 *'

FOREST AND STREAM.

143

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eons.

FIRE ARMS!

AND

SEWING MACHINES!

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
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celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES—adopted Dy NINE
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Also Manufacturers of the new

REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE,

To which was awarded thel

“MEDAL OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded' at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
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York Fair , at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprung
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
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good qualities, namely, light running, smooth, noise¬
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S^“Send for Circulars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.
Established 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

ht ft fff it n nun ftp

SO Fiilti.n St., N. Y.

Oreen Hart, Split Bamboo, Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Bods , a Specialty.
Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

No. 94 Fulton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

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A. ROCHEREAU Sl CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada

No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers. 10 26

rglHAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $ 8 ; $12 5.0; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000.. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and fall description, freetS any one
on application.

WEST &LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Corner of Pearl Street. NEW YORK

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
__ATTENTION.

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8 th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes 1-5 $4,1-10 $2,1-20 $1

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

_I I Wall Street, N. Y.

'rhonms Sparks,

►hot & Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808.]

Office, Ho. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

St. John’s Hotel,

PALATKA, E. FLA.,

P. & II. PETERMANN, Proprietors.

This well-known resort for Winter has been newly
furnished throughout, combining first-class table with
every convenience and comfort to guests.

UNITED STATES HOTEL,

—CORNER OF—

Fulton, Water and Pearl Sts.,
dH’S, [Proprietors. NEW YORK.

^at[lsmens ffioads.

ALBERT C. KUCK.

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

importer of

Whs 4 fisl-E

>

And Dealer in all Kinds of

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
REVOLVERS,

Skates & Sporting Goods.

GkVXJh BORDEN’S

Canned Goods.

GAIL BORDEN’^EARLE BRAND CON¬
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BORDEN’S EXTRACT OF COFFEE,

Combined with Refined Sugar and Condensed Milk

BORDEN’S PURE COCOA,

BORDEN’S ROAST BEEF,

BORDEN’S EXTRACT OF BEEF

This Extract is especially useful for making Soup
enriching Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Oyster Stews, etc
Bullion maybe made in a minute’s time by mingling
this extract with salt and hot water.

These goods are for sale at all the principal Grocers
andDruggists. 12-38

^eMedaimMeritpVieninafieTO,

PEERLESS & PLAIN

FINE CUT CHEWING,

Va ni t y F

Cut Cavendish Smoking
Ask your Dealer, dr seii d d i rect to ou r
•worksforasupplyof PUF*E Tobacc

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. Win. S. Kimball & Co. :

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “ Vanity hair”
is the King ofall, by its aromatic flavor and the right sortof

y< , __ _

Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German Arm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address,

De. Jos. Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Archi¬
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

4-6m

for:

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns, Rifles, Pistols, and Fishing Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods
Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies’
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c!
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-iy

RIGGS BELMONTYLE OIL

P REVENTS RUST, TARNISH, &c., ON GUNS,
Skates, Cutlery, Tools, Hardware, Machinery,
Saws, Stoves, &c., &c., without injuring the most
beautifully polished work, in use by E. Remington
& Sons, Schoverling & Daly, J. C. Grubb & Co., The
Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, E. H.
Barney, Providence Steam Engine Company, W. & B.
Douglas, Landers, Frary & Clark, Stanley Works and
many others. Send for circular.

H. B. RIGGS, Sole Manufacturer,

150 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK.

iscelhmowL

Cares Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Ttheu-
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The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Ask for it! Test it!

Ward, [Russell <&> Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St. , N. Y

CHAS. REICHE & BE0.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN

ALL RINDS OF

BIRDS, ANIMALS

-AjxcI

Mocking Bird Food, &c.,

5.*> Chatham Street;,

3d door from N . William. g^g g? YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE

BEAVEUOTTlr ™ E
bear, wil’d cat,
moose, elk,

AND ALL KINDS OP WILD^MBMOAN^Ni
MALS AND BIRDS.

lf-63 REICHE - HENRY EEIOHE.

H. W. C0LLENBER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD MSS.

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

No. 738 BROADWAY,

ANDSEWCLEBK&CO.

43 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

Importers, Manufacturers and
Dealers in

FISHING TICK

.On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo,[Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 ~ Eyed Needles.

EDWARD SEARS’

WOOD ENGRAVING

ESTABLISHMENT.
Designing-, Photographic and Engraving,
No. 48 Beekman Street,

10-62

NEW YORK.

FRANCIS PROBST,

Merchant Tailor

No. 51 LIBERTY STREET,

Opposite Post Office, NEW YORK

Formerly with J. WEIDENFELD, 743 Broadway.
10-62

liseelktncvufL

We offer a superior lot of Skir-
ving’s Ruta-Baga or Swede
Turnip Seed very lcuv, — viz.: 1-2
lb,for 35 cts.; lib. for 60 cts.; club
rate, 4 lbs. for $2, by mail, postage
paid, the cash to accompany order.

D. T. CURTIS & CO.,
Seedsmen and Florists, 161 Tremont
Street, Boston, Mass.

P. S. Our Illustrated Seed
Directories for 1874 sent to
any address enclosing a 3 ct. stamp,
or free with an order for seed.

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Everything served in BEST LONDON STYLE Un¬
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A. JOS. IvAPP,

A■ H. GKOTB

F.GROTE & GO.

Turners.& Dealers

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, Ac. Ten Pm Bails and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4.53

Clothing mid $rngnshing §ood$.

ITU A MAR DU BOIS,

{CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St., Brooklyn.

FINE SHIRTS, COLLARS AND
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—A T POPULAR PRICES ,—

Fashiovwble Furnishing Goods in meat variety

8-20 1

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK, DOGSKIN AND FUR GLOVES AND
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RIDING AND SHOOTING LEG GINS,
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BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
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Schedule of Yacant Salmon Rivers,

Names.

Locality and

Description.

Portneuf.

{en has)
Trinity.

Little Trinity
Calumet.

St. Margaret.
{en has)

Trout.

Mistassini....

N. COAST OP ST. LAWRENCE

40 miles below Tadousac
In course of re-stocking- ’
15 miles below Godbout
Salmon and Sea Trout
stream, capable of afford¬
ing sport.

Small and indifferent.

15 miles below Trinity Ri¬
ver. Small and indiffer¬
ent ..

36 miles above Moisie.’
Good Salmon and Sea

Trout stream.

7 miles .below Moisie. Pro-
mising stream. Untried..
Small and indifferent.

50

100

20

20

100

100

20

Becscie

Magpie

Mingan...

and
Manitoo..

15 miles west of Godbout.
Small and ind ifferent.

5 miles west of St. John Ri¬
ver. One tidal pool for
angling. Untried.*....
Excellent Salmon stream
Accomm odates four rods.
Branch of above. Only 1 rod

20

50

500

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“Besolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
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Romaine.)

i

and Little }-
Romaine. J

9 miles below Mingan. Es¬
tuary limits included . .
Excellent Salmon River.
Takes four rods
Branch of above. Fine an’lg

Agwanus... .

Kegashca.

La Romaine..

Mecatina.

St. Augustine
Esquimaux...

8 miles above Natashquan.

Small and indifferent.

10 miles' below Natashquan
Small and indifferent
15 miles below Natashquan.

Untried.

Salmon stream, 60 miles be¬
low Natashquan. Untried
40 miles west of Esquimaux

River. Untried..

Large Salmon stream. Un¬
tried.

400

20

20

40

50

200

GASPE AND BAY DES CHAL
BURS.

Malhay

Near Perce. In course of
restocking.

100

Grand Pabos

About 20 miles from Perce

200

Little do

Good Salmon streams
Fair fishing.

100

G. Cascapedia...

Superior angling stieam..

L. Cas c apedia..
Jacquet.

Charlo..
Tobique

. Good Salmon stream, adjoin
ing Grand Cascapedia....
|8 miles below Dalhousie on
I south side of Bay des Cha-

leurs; small stream.

4 miles below Dalhousie;

small stream.

4 miles below Grand Falls,
St. John River; salmon
plentiful; large river.

200

300

100

100

ISLAND OP ANTICOSTI.

Jupiter...

Salmon...

Chicote..
Becscie...
Pavillion.

Otter.

Chaloupe.
Dauphine
Belle... :

Large Salmon stream. Un¬
tried .

Large Salmon stream. Un¬
tried. .

Small s oream. Untried....
do do

do do ....

do do

do * do
do do

do do ....

100

50

20

2C

f

20

20

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“I AND BETSEY.”

A '2B. -J3 B’J; t TORY.

BY MRS. EUNICE B. LAMBEETON.

HEN more than lialf of old York State
Was buUa bowling wilderness;

(If hunters all cbuld have their wish,

■Twould be che same to-day, I guess),

There lived in cabin hewed of logs
A lusty ’arrner and “bis wife,

Contented, as the most of folks,

To jog along the road of life.

Their hands waxed hard and faces browned
From toil’s fatigue andfcomforts few;

They dug their bread from out the soil,

And that was all*the wealth they knew.

The sound of sturdy axe full oft
Re-echoed through the forest glade,

While panthers’ scream and wild cats’ yawl,

Made rife the midnight serenade.

No stairs encumbered their abode,

Economy of space they sought,

With safety, too, from casual foe,
s5 When slumber’s spell its lethe wrought.

A ladder hanging from a peg,

A gaping ceiling with intent,

And glimpse of skylight overhead,

Divulged the secret of ascent.

One morning in the early spring,

When rivers burst their icy chain
And freshets tearing on their way,

Are swollen by the laughing rain,

Old Bruin, startled from his nap,

Forsook surprised his winter lair,

Nor halted till the savory broil
Revealed—alack! our worthy pair.

Their minds on niatin meal intent,

Unwarned of danger nigh, reposed;
li Till creeping shadows long the path,

And sniff the grizzly coat disclosed.

As quick as thought the only door
( < Was rivetted by hanging pin

That primitive! 7 hung at rest,

Beside the ancient Jog within.

But all in vain, an open space,

Like giant’s eye, stared full and round,

Conveir'ently arranged for use,

Jast far enough "above the ground
For Ursus’ head to entrance make,

To cast a wistful sidelong glance,

While cogitating in his mind
/ A further method of advance.

As matters reached this crisis dire,

Our good man left bis loving wife,

Climbing Instanter, gasping forth
| (Thinking to save his precious (?) life

By pulling up the ladder too)

“Why, drive the critter down the lane;

Don’t stand there quaking like a dunce
/ When there’s the axe, my Betsey Jane.”

Though frail of form, now stout of heart,

Wielding the weapon with a skill
That erst had made a yeoman blush;

For “when a woman will, she will”—

The blows descended thick and fast
, Upon his bearship’s shaggy head,

Till Coroner, from up aloft,

Pronounced the ugly monster dead.

When neighbors flocked in rustic style,

For news takes wings, though miles diyide,

To prove by perfect measurement
(While modest Betsey stood aside)

Nine cubic feet from tip to tip.

Her lord and master comment chilled,

By uttering the potent words,

Behold what land Betsey killed!

,j Rochester, N. Y., AprU, 1874.

•- -

—Shad are so plentiful on the St. John’s River at Mellon-
;! ville, Florida, that they can be had at five cents each
jor one dollar per barrel. Farmers are buying them for
Irmanure.

—The privilege of fishing on the bridge between Rucks-
port and Verona, Maine, this season, has been sold for $649,
which is more than double the price paid last year.

For Forest and Stream,.

Discovery o' the Lake—The Great Mystery Solved—
Swamps, Marshes, Alligators and Snakes—No Ruins
—No Castles —No Romance—An Impenetrable Jun¬
gle.

St. Lucie, Friday, March 18, 1874.

T gives me pleasure to announce the success of my ex¬
pedition to Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades.

I 'eft St. Lucie, Indian River, tlie 14th of February, and
returned March 17th. I hasten to send you such infor¬
mation regarding the lake and route as I have time to
write while the mail boat is waiting. As before stated it
was my intention to have my boat transported to the Kiss¬
immee River, and sail down that river into and around
Lake Okeechobee. ’

This plan has been adhered to, and has resulted in a com¬
plete success. . Of all tlie.parties started for Lake Okeecho¬
bee, tills winter—and there seems to have been many—
ours is the only one "hat has penetrated the Everglades and
explored the lake. It is, in fact, the only part}! that has
sailed completely around the lake, and brought from thence
authentic information regarding its topography and natural
productions. The lake, as the readers of Forest and
Stream are aware, is the largest in the South. Probably
less has been known of this lake than of any body of wateK
of bke size in the Union, owing to the impassability of the
country about it, and the alleged hostility of the Indians
upon its borders. During the Indian war* of 1835-43,
boats crossed it upon two occasions, ascend mg and de¬
scending the Kissimmee River, and scouting the cypress
swamps in search cf Indians. In the war of ’56,-’58 forts,
or military stations, were located as near the lake as the
character of the land would permit, and it was frequency
crossed, and no doubt, pretty thoroughly explored. But
the soldiers of the last Indian war were principally mili¬
tia, natives of the country, and but 1 itl 1 e knowledge of
the lake was disseminated through them. SiDce that time
Okeechobee lias remained veiled in obscurity. No one
but the Sem'noles knew the character of its shores or the
productions ot its waters. The mystery sunounding it has
been unbroken, nothing has been really known of it. until
our boat was launched upon its waters. The State engineer
of Florida, in 1855, expressed the opinion generally held
regarding the country about the lake, when lie wrote:
“These lands are now, and wdl continue to be, nearly as
much unknown as the interior of Africa, or the mountain
sources of the Amazon.”

Fabidous stories of beautiful islands, picturesque ruins
and pirate-haunted glens, have been much in vogue with
writers upon Lake Okeechobee, and to lift the veil that
has so long hung over it, and narrate the plain facts is to
deprive them of a seemingly inexhaustible fund of ro¬
mance.

I must coufess that it pains me to do so, but fidelity to
truth compels me to write of the lake as it is, and not as it
should be. The beautiful groves of tropical fruits, tlie
monkeys, spiders of gigantic size, and ancient ruins, are
among the things that were not.

There is but one practicable route to Lake Okeechobee,
that 0M. the Kissimmee River. There are, however, two
routes to that river, and for the education of die future
traveler to the lake I will describe them. A good boat,
provisions, and everything necessary for a month’s stay, are
necessary by either. The one I adopted was, as stated,
from Indian River, at St. Lucie, across tlie country, to the
location of old Fort Bassenger, on the Kissimmee River.

Tlie first ten miles is through a low open cine w oods,
very wet in the winter months, through which flows two
deep creeks, the “Five-mile” and “Ten-mile.” From Ten-
mile creel* the course is north of west for twenty-four
miles, at first over the Alpattie Flats,” submerged as late
as March, and dry and alkaline in the dry season, later, a
short wiry grass covers them, and shallow ponds, dry in the
dry season, occur at intervals. The clumps of cypress

here are characteristic of this section, being in long curving
lines, resembling mountains at a distance. At intervals of
half a dozen miles, pine islands occur, with opportunities
for camping.

Sixteen miles from Ten mile Creek, twenty-six from St.
Lucie, the prairies of the St. Johns’ are taken and kept
until the old military road from Fort Capron to Tampa is
struck, when the course i°. due west for five miles through
a belt of timber to the Kissimmee Prairids. This belt runs
nearly north and south, separating the prairies of the Kiss¬
immee from those of the St. Johns’ and the Alpattie Flats.
The road over *be prairies is rather obscure, as also is that
to the timber upon the other side, but easily followed by a
woodsman.

The course is south west. The prairie is dotted with
pine “islands,” the last one (in whiclijives the only settler
on the route, Judge Parker) is over two miles in width.
The Kissimmee at the ford is about fifty yards wide,
though it sometimes overflows its banks for two miles upon
the eastern side. We had to wade a mile before launching
our boat.

The other route is from Lake Jessup, or Winder, on the
St. John’s to Lake Tohopekaliga, or Cypress, the head
waters of the Kissimmee.

It is said to be about forty miles over land, and one hun¬
dred and forty down the river to Bassenger. The settlers
near the river knew nothing of the distance from the Fort
Bassenger ford to tlie lake, but thought it to be sixty miles.

We round it about fifty-five miles, and it took us two
days to reach tlie lake. The river is extremely crooked,
the current swift, and the water the best in south Florida.
The width at the ford is maintained throughout almost its
entire length, though narrowing in places near its mouth.
During the first thirty miles are occasional live-oaks and
maple bluffs, but beyond that the river ran through vast
plains of- cane and saw grass and between low willows.
Many lagoons make up from the river. Isolated clumps
of magnoTa grow in the marsh, appearing like large trees
at a distance. • Ten miles from the ford is a settler’s cabin,
the last on the river. Twenty miles from the lake is the
last oak, and three miles from the lake a large cypress
from which a view of the lake can be obtained.

The Kissimmee, as it enters the lake, forms a bay a mile
in width and depth, filled with lilies and water-lettuce.
There are two cypress trees near its mouth, but all
around is marsli. The most conspicuous birds on the river
have been the limpkin, or crying bird, the white ibis, white
heron, snake bird and vulture. Black bass are plentiful and
large, percli, cat-fish and bream also abound.

A 1 ! the way down, on either side, is a pine ridge, from
three to five miles away, sometimes approaching the river
It spreads out as it nears the lake, and maintains tlie same
distance on the west side, and merges itself in tlie cypress
bordering tlie eastern shore. It is a little over a mile to
the first projection of the bay, west, where cypress and
grass shoals present a dreary appearance. Back of this,
however, is a drift of sand Upon which grows a 1 h i# belt of
elm, maple and elderberry, interlaced and overgrown with
large grape vires. Back of this sand, which must be
covered at high water, is a dark lagoon, filled with alliga¬
tors. A large fish-hawk’s nest, here, induced us to call this
place “Osprey Point.”

A mile further is a camping place used by Indians when
hunting, all cypress. The sand is here six inches above
the lake and a quiet lagoon affords shelter for a boat. De¬
tached belts of cypress and marsli occur next, and tlie only
place suitable for camping is ten miles south-west. We
called it Mulberry camp, from tlie occurrence of that tree
there. Besides mulberries there a^e ash, maple, box¬
wood, cypress, India rubber and elderberry. There are
gigantic cypresses here, six feet in diameter, completely en¬
closed in the India rubber, and covered with ivy #<

The shore trends south-west for about fifteen miles from
the Kissimmee, where a long cypress hammock ends in a
lone palmetto. Here a deep bay makes in some three
miles, and is about five miies in width. At the end of this
j bay, the palmetto spurs from the main ridge approached

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within a mile. All south of this is an unbroken marsh,
deeply .indented with bays, from which blind creeks or
“sloughs” ramify in every direction.

Due south of this palmetto point is a low willow island,
with but a few inches of sand above water, covered with
nests of heron and snake bird.

A marsh extends to this island, and south of it is another
deep bay. Below this island the shore trends southward
for about eight miles, then the dip is south-east, a desolate
region, with a low dark line of willows bordering the
shore. It has a very deceptive appearance, this same shore,
as various shades from the light of the grass shoals to the
dark of the willows, make it seem very high, and the trav¬
eler is only disenchanted by a close inspection.

About thirty miles south by west of Kissimmee is the
only island in the lake affording foothold to man. It is
one and a half miles long and four miles from the south¬
west shore. It runs north-west and south-east, and is dry
upon its eastern or lake side, and marshy on the western,
or shore side. It is no where more than a foot above the
level of the water, a dry sand ridge covered with India
rubber, ash and sweet bay, with a few paw-paws in fruit
and flower. Nearly half an acre, at one end was covered
with vines of the wild gourd. Upon both sides and at
either end is a thick growth of willow, with some cypress.
The northern end is covered with the dark vines of the
ipomea, in which hundreds of white herons and spoonbills
have built their nests. From a tall cypress, here, the shore
can be traced for many miles, nothing but marsh and
marsh for miles, with a few palmettos, spurs from the main
ridge some five miles back. Due south of this island is a
sand beach a mile in length covered with large cypress. It
is but thirty feet wide, backed by interminable marsh.
Some rare minute fossil shells were found here. A bay two
.miles deep is found south of this point, and thence the
shore trends south-east. The course from point to point is
due east. There are three projecting joints from the
main marsh of this, the southern end of Lake Okeechobee,
covered with a vegetation strikingly different from that
of the western and northern shores. It is here that the
water filters through the grassy, marshy rim to the south.
The low custard apple is the only tree here. Joint grass
and lilies are thickly filled in, the whole forming a mass
easily permeated by the water. The lake terminates in
three great bays, from five to six miles in depth, curving
easterly. If there are any streams leading out of them,
they are not navigable, or even discernable. Nearly oppo¬
site the island before mentioned, Fisli-eating Creek comes
in, a large creek in some places, but not navigable for our
boat. Fort Center, a military post in the last Indian war,
was six miles from the lake upon this creek.

After this succession of bays and marshy points the shore
suddenly turns northward, and vegetation assumes a different
appearance. Cypress appear here and there, and a thick
sprinkling of ash and palmetto. Alout four miles from
the commencement of the northward dip the shore turns
north-east.' Three miles south of this curve is a group of
three islands, about two miles in length. They curve
from south to north-east, and are nearly submerged, only
covered with ash, apparently, *and low willows. At this
curve in the main shore ends the Everglades, and com¬
mences a cypress belt that extends north-east for thirty
miles. The beach here is composed of disintegrated shells,
and there are many species of salt water shells thrown up¬
on the shore. Fragments of coquina, also vrere found
here. There were tracks of coons and rabbits here, the
first seen since leaving the north-west shore. Moccasin
snakes were unusually plentiful, and unwound themselves
from nearly every fallen tree.

A belt of cypress, in which is mingled all the trees men¬
tioned as occurring in the hammocks of the north-west
shore, backs this white shell beach, the only breaks in
which, to within two miles of the Kissimmee are, first a
deep sound, fifteen miles south-east of the Kissimmee, and
a bay two miles from that river. This latter bay so much
resembles that of the Kissimmee that it will puzzle one
unless he examines it thoroughly.

Taylor’s Creek, and another smaller, empties into the
lake within ten miles of the Kissimmee, but their channels
are so choked with water lettuce and lilies that an experi¬
enced eye is required to discern them.

The lake is about forty miles long, by twenty-five in
width. In length, the greatest from the mouth of the
Kissimmee south east, in breadth, near the centre. It is
very shallow and grass shoals extend for miles into the
lake. No where did we find a greater depth than twelve feet.

In fish Okeechobee-is deficient; such is the violence of the
storms thm-e, and such the shallowness of the lake, that it
is often stirred to its very centre, and no fish of ordinary
mould can survive such a stirring up. The fish-food, also,
the Crustacea, etc., is scarce. Alligators are not so numer¬
ous as one would expect, except in the lagoons and at the
creek-mouths. Birds are not abundant, with exception of
the fish hawk, crying birds, snake bird and heron. A com¬
plete list of the birds will be sent for next number.

During all our voyage we saw but one man beside our
party, and the only evidence of any people ever having
lived here was in the discovery of the remains of two vil¬
lages, the houses sunken to the ground, and the plantations
overrun with the wild growth of the swamp.

This was upon the east shore, eleven miles east of the
Kissimmee River. Bananas, paw-paws, sugar cane and
guavas were growing here in wild luxuriance. These vil¬
lages belonged to a portion of the Okeechobee tribe of Sem-
inoles, now living in the “Big Cypress,” south-west of
Lake Okeechobee. Fred Beverly.

For Forest and Stream.

A DAY ON THE RACQUETTE—TUPPER
LAKE AND BOG RIVER.

W E were stopping at Corey’s Lodge, at the foot
of the Upper Saranac, during the early part of No¬
vember last. One morning, the bright sun shining in
our window awoke us; it was a pleasure to see its cheerful
gleams once more after a two days’ rain and snow storm.
Scraping some of the frost work from our windows we
saw that it was a good day for a hunt, and, although there
were one or two ominous clouds in the sky, we were soon
dressed, and sitting down to our breakfast of wilderness
luxuries. We decided to have a hunt on Racquette River
that day, and accordingly we started with guides and
hounds across the Indian Carry about eight o’clock.

After an easy walk of a mile we arrived at the Spectacle
Ponds, where we took boats, and under the swift strokes
of bur guides passed rapidly through the ponds and down
the winding Stony Creek until we entered the famous
Racquette. The starter now went off with the hounds,
and we proceeded up the river. I was stationed about a
mile above the rest of the party, on a runway by the river
bank. My guide had taken the boat down stream to his
watch ground, and if I fired he was to come up. All this
time the clouds had been getting more ominous, and it soon
commenced to snow. I stood the cold as long as I could,
and then looked around for materials for a fire; alas, every¬
thing was wet from the late storm, and I had expended
half my matches trying to start a blaze, when t o my joy I
saw a dead birch not far off, and with the bark of this I
managed to get a fire started. Deer or no deer I must keep
warm. I kept my cheerless watch until about three o’clock,
when I heard “Old Sport” down below. The snow beat
against my ears so that I could not tell how far off he was,
but it seemed as if he must be near the others, which
proved to be the case, for my uncle’s rifle soon cracked
upon the air; two more shots followed, when suddenly I
heard another hound coming over an adjacent mountain,
and telling his sweet story in loud tones. This meant busi¬
ness, and I awaited anxiously the coming of the deer.
Nearer and nearer came the hound, but he seemed to be
driving the deer to the water farther up stream. I was dis¬
appointed, for I feared that he might swim straight across
and thus be lost. I eagerly scanned the river, but the snow
came down so thickly that I could see but a short distance.
Just as I was beginning to give up, I suddenly saw some¬
thing dark on the face of the water; it approached rapidly,
and developed itself into a head with a fine pair of antlers.
I stood perfectly rigid, and just as he came opposite me I
quickly raised my gun and fired. He gave a tremendous
leap, but kept on. I must kill him with my next, or he
would be lost. He was making for the opposite shore, and
I knew that when he shook the water off would be the
best chance. When he reached the shore the noble fellow
paused a moment and looked back, as if to see whether
pursued or not. That delay was fatal to him. Bang went
my left, and after another spring he lay motionless on the
water. The swift current carried him off, and I had to
wait patiently for help to appear in the boat. Ed., my
guide, soon made his appearance, rowing rapidly up; he
saw the deer and lifted it into his boat. I was heartily glad
to get in, too, and start for home, for I was all wet with
the snow and sleet, and my heels ached as if frozen, which
proved to be the case. After- rowing for awhile we over¬
took my companion. He had secured a nice buck fawn
for his day’s work. When the snow had set in I had given
up all hope of sport, but our host had a fine pack of
hounds, and they distinguished themselves. It was after
dark when we reached the lodge, and with dry clothes on
we did justice to our bountifully prepared meal, and re¬
tired for the night. We awoke the next morning to find it
still snowing.

During the fall in the Adirondacks you can only reckon
on half the week for hunting; the rest is snow and rain
and sometimes it storms for three or four days in succes¬
sion, but to our pleasure the next day proved fair, and
we broke camp and again crossed the Indian Carry and
embarked. We passed rapidly down the beautiful Rac¬
quette for about twenty-five miles, each turn of the river
developing some new beauty, until in the distance we heard
the roar of the waves on Tupper Lake. We had been
afraid of this, as there was a very high wind, and when we
arrived at the lake we saw that it would be dangerous to
navigate. Near by was Moodey’s forest resort, and as it
would not do to go farther with the lake so rough my uncle
and I took a stroll off for grouse. We travelled about half
a mile from the house, and succeeded in baggina five birds
when we beard the whistle of our guide, and striking a
path we followed it back down the mountain to the house.
We met Ed., who informed us that the wind had died
down, and that it would be after dusk ere we reached the
head of the lake, seven miles distant. In fact, is was get¬
ting dusky when we started. Our destination was what
was formerly Grave’s, now the Lake Side House. About
eight o’clock we ran up on the shore of the little bay in
front of this, and groped our way in the darkness to
the house. We retired soon after supper, ordering an early
call in the morning.

We embarked about seven o’clock, and proceeded about
a mile to the head of the lake. Here the Bog River Falls,

as

ls they pour their waters into the still lake, make a 1
tiful picture. We carried above the falls, and then^'
ceeded up the river. My guide and I were to go to R ^
Pond, near Little Tupper Lake; so we proceeded u
branch stream until we came to the three mile carry yy- °
the slush and mud and fallen trees the way was a hard ^
but at length, from the top of a hill, the pond lay
us. We had expected to find a boat there belonging tf) "
host, but not. a boat did we find. Here was a'pretty fT
With a large pond like this a deer had a hundred cliano^
of getting off. To add to our vexation, we heard a h 0 !!
off to the right. There was nothing to do but to star °
the shore and watch, and as it was very cold we com
menced to build a fire. I had but just got a blaze when
Ed. rushed up and threw’- his overcoat over the fire which
immediately put it out. “Don’t you see that deer over
there,” he said. I looked, and there was a head movino-
across the pond in our direction. It seemed to me, in my
excitement, that there was a fine pair of horns on it- hut
no, it was a doe. To our chagrin, her line brought her out
of gunshot; however, just as she was opposite, I fi red
making the water boil around her, but at sixty rods mv
shot gun was of little use.

The point of land she was making for we thought we
might possibly reach before she did, so leaping over large
trees that were fallen for almost an eighth of a mile, we
plunged and rushed desperately on. There was no time to
lose, and I rolled on the ground almost dead with my terri¬
ble exertions. I saw the deer mount on a high rock near
the shore; at the same time Ed. fired. The doe tottered a
few steps, then fell to rise no more; Ed. had fixed her flint
We had to leave her until later in the day, when a man
came down in the missing boat, which we soon monopo¬
lized, and stowed our deer away. We saw nothing the
remainder of the day, and leaving the deer in an abandoned
hut, to be called for, we returned to the lodge. The next
day we decided to return, and with lively strokes we went
through Tupper Lake, stopping now and then to knock
over some of the many ducks, both black and mallard, that
were around us. At evening we arrived back at Corey’s,
and with another day of hunting, with good success, we
decided to return home before the ice of winter closed the
lakes, and the snow housed the people of that northern
clime. Charles H. Crow.

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For Forest and Stream

PERPLEXITIES AGAIN.

ND next, Oh, Editor ! we have the gentle Thaddeus
mildly “reaching for” the scalp of a musty old ich¬
thyologist or two, and bemourning our cherished American
habit of giving a thing, particularly an old well-known fish,
a new name or a wrong one every time we happen to see-it
in a new place. But is lie not a little wrong, or rather
hardly half right when he states that the red and yellow
bellied perch with larger mouth than the “sunny” is known
in the south as “bream,” when nine times in ten he is called
the “war-mouth” perch, or simply perch, and when spoken
of as bream at all it is always as the yellow bream to dis¬
tinguish him from the true or blue bream, another larger
and better fish ?

It is a mystery of the first water how these two fish could
ever have been regarded as varieties of the same genus,
when really the yellow fellow is a perch of the perahmt
type, predatory as a bass and with ventral fins hinged to
his skeleton at the shoulders, while the bream, is clearly a
carp with ventrals set well aft on his abdomen, is good
friends with all the. small fry in his neighborhood, wont
even turn up his nose at a fly, believes in the “Diet of
worms,” but is in all other respects a vegetarian.

Like most vegetarians, his endurance is limited and Ins
powers of resistance to the eloquent importunings and con¬
stant persuasion of a sharply bowed -rod are similar to those
of “Rip Van Winkle,” when he agrees that “this one don t
count,” but while the fight does last he can roll more line
promiscuously around his own body and all the neighbor¬
ing stumps, and rush frantically in more different directions
all at once than any fish of his ounces that this subscribe!
has ever tackled. It is true that his ounces are not numer¬
ous, rarely more than ten or twelve, but he is very numer¬
ous himself in such rivers as the Edisto, Ogeeckee an
others of similar character. He is of burnished metallic
blue color when first taken out, but the lustre rapidly fa cs
as his interest in the proceedings dies out. He is nearly as
broad as long, and when his dorsal is removed after bioi
ing, his entire anatomy splits out and he falls into tw°
luscious boneless royal halves. Judging from his toot 1 ^
someness, his great fecundity, non-predatory habits ant
vegetable diet, I should recommend him highly as a
valuable food-fish for culture.

While Mr. Norris is thinking up some more hard name
to hurl at the ugly head of Lucio-perca, (and he hasmo
mentioned the half of the aliases which our ravenous rien
uses to obscure his own identity, when laboring to win

confidence of a plump but shy minnow who refuses to con

out of the high grass into deep water and be devoute ,
will tell you of how I have “many a time and oft assis ^
in taking friend lucio in out of the wetness of the T enrias ®
River in that famous fishing place in the passage o
river through the Cumberland Mountains just below ^
tanooga, where the avuncular Samuel of Washington ^
recently been spending some of Iris hard-earned do a1 ^ ^
improving or ruining, as the case may be, thenaviga- 1 _
the fishing. The length of the gorge measured on t e
zag is about twenty miles, height of mountains eleven

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dred feet, waterway seven hundred feet, while both above
and below the river has an average width of eighteen hun¬
dred feet. In the gorge the river is a succession of pools
and rapids, and is crowded with masses of rock, and is
altogether about as wild and rough a piece of water as one
cares to trust himself alone with v During the early part of
the war I was in charge of a corps of topographers in that
district, and have accompanied many parties on a wild
night trip from Chattanooga to Shell Mound, from whence
the boats would be returned by rail; each boat would have
a fire basket kept full of “liglitwood” and a dozen large
gourds each with a turpentine fire-ball on a projecting wire
from the blossom end, balanced when in the water by leaden
rings around the gourd necks and a couple of six foot lines
baited with minnows to each.

When two or three boats each, surrounded by its fleet of
floating fire-balls, with their long tongues of flame blazing
up all over the water, are shooting frantically down the
rapids or whirling in the eddies of the big rocks, the waters
roaring, all hands yelling like fiends and every one’s hair
standing on end, the matter really becomes rather absorb¬
ing, and the interest don’t flag when boats and gourds shoot
out into the pool below where the chase begins after such
gourds as go zig-zagging around the pool under the strain
of the pig pike-perch that are sure to have taken some of
the minnows. Then comes the re-saturation of the fire¬
balls, re-baiting the hooks and getting a good “ready” for
another wild ruSli down the next rapids.

To be sure the proceedings were occasionally varied by
such little interruptions as upsets, or controversies with
those chevaliers d'induslrie , the bush-whackers; but as every
man was presumed to be able to do his own share either
of swimming or controversy, it can truly be said that “our
lines were laid in pleasant places.” At least they were
pleasant to Ramblerod.

Baltimore, April 6, 1874.

For Forest and Stream.

HOW TO SHOOT AT LONG RANGE.

NUMBER FOUR.

W E come now to those errors in rifle shooting which
arise from external sources , and shall first consider
those arising from physical causes , which make the projectile
deviate in its flight high or low, right or left. Difference
of temperature will make a difference in the elevation. It
has been found by experiment that for each ten degrees rise
of Fahrenheit there will be a rise at 1,000 yards of about six
inches. This is hardly worth considering, except when re¬
ferring back to old scores one must make the correction for
temperature in the required position of sight. A low bar¬
ometer also gives low elevation, and a high one the reverse,
but how much we cannot say. Wind blowing toward the
target will increase the velocity of the ball and lower the
elevation. Wind blowing toward the marksman, the re¬
verse. A side wind does the same, but in a'less degree.
In damp or rainy weather the fouling of grooves is damp
and there is less friction and consequently greater velocity
than when the grooves are caked with a dry deposit. But
if the rifle is wiped clean after each shot, no regard need be
paid to this. If, however, the dampness penetrates to the
powder there will be a loss of power and higher elevation
required.

Wind blowing across the range will of course deflect the
ball aside, a light one more than a heavy one and one of
slow velocity and slow rotation less than or e of high veloc¬
ity and quick rotation. A good stiff breeze that would de¬
flect a Rigby projectile of 530 grains driven by 85 grains
of powder ten feet out of its course at 1,000 yards would
deflect a ball of 250 grains driven by 50 grains powder at
least thirty feet, so that the unfortunate marksman would
probably never be able to get on the target at all. It is of
course impossible to lay down any rules or give any tables
that will meet the infinite variety of cases caused by winds
of different velocities, and blowing at different angles to
the line of fire. Even if we could do that, it would be of
no use in a gusty day, when the wind is changing its veloc¬
ity every minute. The only thing we can do is to recom¬
mend that poles with streamers be set up at each 100 yards
and recommend the rifleman to constantly watch them.
We should then move our foresight away from the wind,
and not be afraid to move it considerably. Suppose the
wind blows from right we move foresight to left and strike
to right of bull’s eye. Move a little more, and gradually
work up to it. The “drift” of the projectile, which is a
horizontal deviation in the same direction as the rotation,
should perhaps have been mentioned in our last letter, but as
its effect is exactly the same as that of a side wind, it was
thought better to consider it here.

In the Whitworth rifle the twist of grooves and rotation
is from left to right, and with 85 grains Curtis, Harvey’s
No. 5, and a projectile of 530 grains, the drift at 1,000 yards
is 65 inches to the right, requiring a movement of the fore¬
sight to the right of 5-100th of an inch. At 500 yards the
drift would be about 32 inches; hence the necessity of mov¬
ing the foresight for each change of distance. The rotation
of the earth causes deviation when not firing east or west
but not enough to be taken into account.

We come now to optical illusions , which make the
marksman think he is aiming at the target when he is not
and which perplex him more than all the rest put too-etlier
at long ranges. The most obvious one is when the sun
shines from one side or the other of the rifleman, say from
the right, and lights up the right side of the foresight and
the left side of the notch of the rear sight, making him
shoot to the left. This is obviated by blackening the sights,

and prevented altogether by the covered globe fore sight
and aperture rear sight. Refraction or mirage is one of
the most common sources of error. There are several kinds.
One is where objects are magnified vertically and seem
taller than they really are, or what sailors call “looming.”
We aim at the image of the target instead of itself and our
balls pass over the top of it. Hence we require to lower
our sight. This generally occurs on very hot sunny days.
There is another kind of mirage when the air has both ver¬
tical and lateral refraction, and objects are actually magni¬
fied as if seen through a telescope. In this case the reverse
takes place, and when we think we are aiming at an object
we are really aiming below it, and our balls ricochet unless
we raise the sights. This takes place on those extraordi¬
narily clear days when we see distant objects with great
distinctness. On such days our rear sight requires extra
elevation. Sudden changes of light, such as take place on
days when clouds are drifting rapidly across the sun, re¬
quire corresponding changes of elevation.

Captain Heaton, in his “Hints to Riflemen,” says that
if shooting on a dull day, the sun lights up the sights, leav¬
ing the target dull, more elevation will be required, but if
he lights up the target while the rifle is in shade, less eleva¬
tion. If shooting on a clear bright day, with sun shining on
target, if he disappears, more elevation; but if the target
be shaded and the sights lit up, and the sun suddenly dis¬
appears, less elevation. At 500 yards Captain Heaton thinks
this would make a difference of two feet.

Any person who wishes to experiment upon this interest¬
ing subject can do so if they have from their house an ex¬
tended view, by fixing their rifle on a rest and sighting it at
some distant object like the top of a steeple. As the rifle
does not move, the object will appear to rise or fall.

T. C. C.

HOW OUR GERMAN FRIENDS SHOOT.

From A. Yon Lehman, Esq., of Philadelphia, we have
received the following interesting letter, describing fully
the methods used by German marksmen at their rifle con¬
tests. As we are frequently asked to reply to questions
having to do with Shutzen- Vereins, Mr. Von Lehman’s let¬
ter will be found giving exactly the information required.
It may be quoted as authority, the writer being the editor
of the Shutzen Zeitung , the official organ of the Philadel¬
phia German riflemen.

Philadelphia, April 13,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Our, manner of scoring is different from yours. Our range is 600 feet,
ring targets, divided in 25 rings (circles), 22-25 forming the black (centre)
and 21 the white, 1 the lowest, 25 the highest number to each shot. Dur¬
ing the summer we have regular practice every Thursday, when matches
of three shots are made at the ring targets. Scores of 60 win a silver
medal, scores of 70 a gold medal, each to be won once a year and to be¬
come the property of the winners. Last year one gold medal was won
and 15 silver medals. Bull’s eye targets have 12 black, with a four black
bull’s eye; the regular practice is pool-shooting, at which only the num¬
bers of bull’s eyes count.and the money paid inis distributed proportion¬
ately. At match shooting the bull’s eyes are measured, l. e. from the
centre of the bull’s eye to the centre of the bullet hole, the former being
marked O deg. and the gnage marking tOO deg to 1 sec. For best shots
that is, lowest figures of degrees we award prizes, while for highest num¬
bers of bull’s eyes premiums in money are given. Besides the ring and
bull’s eye targets, we use the man-target. This represents the upper
portion of a man’s body, divided in either 10 points, i. e. square sections
With premiums corresponding to the more or less deadly effect which a
shot in the corresponding section of a. man’s body would have, or in 19
vertical sections, the middle one counting 10, the extreme left or right 1
point. Sometimes we also use field-targets (German and Swiss model)
of which the black is an oval 10x20, divided in three verlical fields the
middle one counting 2 points, the side field 1 point. During the winter
we have twice every week practice with parlor rifles (air rifles) at‘45 min.
range, targets 8 con. diameter, with 8 5 min. rings, rings 7 and 8 black
These are either stationary or pendulum (swinging) targets on a disk 14
min. diameter. There are generally, during the winter, 3 competitions
for prizes gi'ven by the club. For these we use as targets colored prints
9 min. 11 sec. diameter disks, on which is marked in pencil a small four
ring target, 2.50 con. diameter not visible from the stand nor exactly
congruent with the centre of the disk, but, therefore, open to inspection
before shootiug. On the pendulum a small prize is won every night
when that target is used, the winner to give a prize for the next shooting
evening. Besides, members give their likenesses to be shot for and to
be presented to the club by the winners. In this way our meeting-room
is really ornamented with likenesses, as altogether our hall, property of
the club is generally called a self-appointed concern by visitors from
abroad.

The above will give you an idea of our system, and I may only add
that we have no badges which change hands from year to year, while
they remain the property of the association for all time. Rifles of any
kind are admitted, provided they carry not less than 28 (round) balls to
the pound; no rest or telescopic arrangement allowed.

__________________ A. Yon Lehman.

#4 ^uUm[e.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

—We are very glad to be able to print the following per¬
emptory denial to the statement of our Albany correspon¬
dent that Seth Green has ever stocked or favored the stock¬
ing of the waters of the North Woods with pickerel. We
have seen this statement several times repeated and never
denied, and while we regret that our columns should have
seemed to aid in doing an injustice to this eminent pisci¬
culturist, we are rather pleased to bear the blame, that we
may be the means of squelching the erroneous statement
and setting him right before the public:—

Rochester, April 11th, 1874.

Mr. Hallock, Dear Sir:—I see in Forest and Stream
of April 9th that an Albany coorrespondent savs “all the
sportsmen are very bitter against Seth Green tor favoring
the stocking of these lakes with pickerel, as they say it
will strip them entirely of what few trout there is left. ” I
never have put a fish known to be the pickerel in any waters
of this or any other State, nor have ever recommended
them to be put in any waters. Yours, Seth Green.

In addition to this disclaimer of Mr. Green’s, we have a
note from a friend at Keeseville, New York, explaining the
origin of the mischief done to the Adirondack waters by
introducing pickerel into them, the guilty one being a Long
Lake guide without shame or principle. Hereafter we
shall not assume the responsibility of printing anything of
a personal nature without appending the real name of the
writer. In the instance above noted we know that no
malice was intended, the writer merely repeating the gossip
of certain Albany anglers.

—Messrs. Richardson Brothers, the fish culturists of Big
Springs, Wisconsin, have invented a can for transporting
live fish which differs somewhat from others in its con¬
struction. It is made of galvanized iron. About one
fourth of the way down from the top is a pan made of the
same material, and perforated with holes large enough to
allow water to pass through freely. The pan rests on
props riveted to the side of the can, and_ can be lifted out
at any time. This supports a small tin pump, which reaches
from the bottom of the can to a height sufficient to allow
of a small piece of ice being placed under the nozzle and
on the pan. A tight fitting cover, also provided with holes
for the admission of air, when not working the pump, and.
some strong handles, make the can complete. By occa¬
sionally working the pump the water is kept well aerated,
and cooled by falling on the ice and through the pan.

MARYLAND FISHERY COMMISSION.

' Baltimore, April 4th, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

The Fisheries Bill, published in your columns recently,
has passed the legislature at Annapolis, and under its pro¬
visions T. B. Ferguson, of Baltimore, and Philip M. Downs,
of Caroline county, have been appointed commissioners by
Governor Groome. They will at once enter upon their
duties, one taking the Chesapeake and the Eastern Shore,
and the other the Western Shore, with its larger rivers.
Important questions of inter-State rights and comities will
have to be settled with Virginia as regards the Potomac,
and with Pennsylvania as to the Susquehanna. You
may take it both literally and in its usual metaphysical
sense when I say that the commissioners will have to begin
ab ovo. As yet, Maryland lias made no attempt to pre¬
serve and protect her fisheries by a general law, although
the waters of the State are pretty w r ell shingled over by
special petty acts. Messrs. Ferguson and Do'wns will un¬
doubtedly be obliged to the commissioners of other States
for information and assistance, and they will also have the
valuable aid of Professor Baird. The appropriation is
only of $3,500, “to be paid out of any moneys not other¬
wise appropriated.” Not to speak of this amount as inade¬
quate for building a hatching house, and all the expenses
of a beginning in fish culture, there may be some difficulty
in finding a dollar in the treasury unappropriated. The
legislature has made a very clean sweep of it for some time
to come in carrying on the State government. Probably
the commissioners will find a way over this obstruction,
and be enabled to utilize the immense water area (five
eighths of the whole State) of Maryland. With a happy
appropriateness it has been found that terrapins, perhaps
crabs, and certainly oysters, are capable of artificial in¬
crease, and if in the future there should be any fear of the
failure of these. objects of pride and glory here it is a mat¬
ter of satisfaction and comfort that they can be turned over
to the solicitous care and nursing of these responsible per¬
sons. At present they will have their hands full with the
Potomac and Susquehanna shad and herring, the trout and
the black bass. C. C.

—There are at present 80,000 lake trout at the State
hatching house at Marietta, Pennsylvania. These will be
immediately distributed throughout the streams of the
State. There were also in the same establishment 150,000
California salmon, which have been turned into the streams.
One hundred and fifty thousand Kennebec salmon are in
process of hatching, and as soon as of fitting size will be
similarly disposed of. The commissioners report 2,700,000
as the product of the young shad hatching at Marietta last
year. This indicates that these officers have not been idle,
and that if they are successful in their application to the
legislature for additional appropriations they will in the
course of a few years accomplish a work that will add mil¬
lions to the value of the State’s products.

—The Richmond State Journal says:—“The Assembly
joint resolution in reference to the improvement of the
falls of the Potomac, so as to facilitate the passage of fish,
is intended to give some Virginia moral support to the effort
now being made in Congress to have that body authorize
the fabrication of some sort of a contrivance that will allow
the ascent of fish to the waters of the Shenandoah River
and upper tributaries of the Potomac. ”

—This is the first stanza of a touching song recently set
to music, and we have room but for the one, the remaining
half dozen running in the same solemn vein:—

Oh! bury Bartholomew out in the woods,

In a beautiful hole in the ground.

Where the bumble bees buzz and the woodpeckers sing
And the straddle bugs tumble around.

So that, in winter, when the snows and the slush
Have covered his last little bed,

His brother Artemus can go out with Jane
And visit the place with his sled.

—We are requested by the Saratoga Rowing Association
to print the following card:

SARATOGA ROWING ASSOCIATION.

It is necessary for the Saratoga Rowing Association to have the ad¬
dress of every amateur rowing club of good standing in the United
States and Canada. The Association propose to issue soon its circulars
concerning its annual regatta, which will be given some time in August
Therefore it is to be hoped that all rowing clubs will send their address,
giving name of President and Secretary, so that none may be over¬
looked, nor fail to receive circulars. Address

SARATOGA ROWING ASSOCIATION,

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FOREST AND STREAM

For Forest and Stream.

A DESIRE.

(FROM TlfE GERMAN OF HEINE.)

T HOU art so like a flow’ret,

As pure and fair and. wise,

I look on thee, and longing
Does in my heart arise.

So lay my hands in blessing
Upon thy sunny hair;

Praying that God might keep thee
As pure and wise and fair. E. C. G.

THE VIOLET.

(from the german.)

^QJAY, violet, sweet violet,

|k3 Why dost so soon appear?

When all the flowers are sleeping yet,

Thy head why early rear?”

“Because I am both fresh and new,

It will not signify!

Say, if I came when roses blew
Would all not pass me by?” E. C. G.

-—----

For Forest and Stream.

1 A TAPIR HUNT IN COSTA RICA.

S OME ten months ago the fortunes of the writer were
cast with those of an exploring expedition into a por¬
tion of Costa Rica hitherto very slightly known. The ex¬
ploration of the country was not as much the object of the
expedition as the re discovery of some long disused and
neglected gold mines reputed to b*e in the possession of the
Indians of the interior. Of course we were fully deter¬
mined, however, not to neglect so favorable an opportu¬
nity'for collecting specimens of the fauna and ornithology
of the country.

Our party consisted of Professor G--—well known for
his long connection with the coast survey of California,
and whose services as leader and organizer of the 'expedi¬
tion had been enlisted in the indirect interest of the Costa
Rica Railroad Company; myself, a vagabond artist whose
evil star had left him stranded in Port Lemon without the
traditional sou marquer ; Brown, a Jamaica negro, who had
served in one of the West Indian Regiments in several Af¬
rican campaigns, and who condescended to forget his ex¬
alted station in so far as to act as cook; Jose Leon, a Span¬
ish mulatto from Carthagena, who acted as hunter; and
four Indian boatmen. This party was afterwards consid¬
erably increased, but at the period of which I speak we
were not “seven,” but eight.

It was while ascending the Sic-Saula River (a large and
rapid stream which empties itself into the sea some 100
miles south of Georgetown), on our way to the residence
of the king of the Blanco tribe, that the episode which I
am about to relate occurred, the exciting nature of which
will be better understood when I mention that the animal
on whose capture we were bent was of so rare a species
that even the Indians are in many cases ignorant of its ex¬
istence. It was at the end of a long day’s journey, Anto¬
nio and Chanquoi were busy putting up a ranche under the
lazy supervision of Tu-cus, who was unpacking our rifles
from the waterproofs in which we had wrapped them dur¬
ing a shower that had fallen some time before; Brown
cutting ham for our supper and keeping up a grumbling
accompaniment at being obliged to work in his wet clothes,
and the professor and myself in that airy costume peculiar
to Venuses and newborn babies, changing our water-soaked
trousers and shirts for dry ones.

We were camped on a flat, sparsely covered with cana
brava and wild plantain trees. The great globe in its cease¬
less whirl had just carried us beyond the direct gaze of the
sun, but a ruddy afterglow still lingered on the peaks of
the distant Cordilleras, lending faint coloring to a picture
rapidly fading into the sombre tints of night, and to which
the rising mist from the river added a weird and ghostly
character. Our canoe, secured to a stake by a strong
painter, lay well beyond the reach of the mighty current
which, already swollen, for the rainy season was fast set¬
ting in, swept by with a ceaseless murmur. I was just
falling into a favorite train of thought, suggested by the
apparent waste of these great powers of Nature, and which
leads me irresistibly to the conclusion that mighty purposes,
in which man can have but an unimportant share, remain
to be worked out on this earth, which, with a childish pre¬
sumption, we are so fond of designating as ours, when a
shout from among the canes startled us all into instant at¬
tention. Recognizing the voice as that of Jose Leon, who,
while engaged in coJlecting wood for Brown’s fire, had
wandered away unnoticed, the professor and myself hur¬
riedly joined the hunter, as it was evident from liis gestures
that he had discovered something worthy of attention.
“ ’Tis a mca moiijte, signores,” he cried, in answer to our
inquiring looks, “and if I do not much mistake, one of the
large sort with the red hair; they are so rare that we hardly
ever come across them now. See where he has climbed
the bluff; look at the length of his reach; why, he must be
as big as a cow.” Sure enough, the red sandstone of the
hill side bore the marks of the tapir’s great clumsy feet.
The animal had evidently come down to the water to drink,
and the return trail, showing that he had not crossed the
river, led us to infer that he had a haunt in the neighbor¬
hood.

“We must not miss such a chance,” cried the professor,
in ecstacy; “if we lie in ambush here all night we will be
certain to get a shot at him when he comes again to the
water; run Jose and fetch both rifles; we will get into posi¬
tion at once.” “Stop a minute,” cried I, “the professor’s rifle
v ill be quite enough to bring. I am so tired I would not

stay up to-night to shoot a white elephant.” “A white ele¬
phant,” cried the professor, in disgust, “but this is a red
tapir! You might live to the age of Methuselah without
getting another such chance.” “Well,” I retorted, “I don’t
think I shall live even through the night without some sup¬
per; that I must have, and I strongly advise you to follow
my example.”

Such a trifling- consideration would never have prevailed
on the enthusiastic professor but for Jose Leon’s assurance
that there was not the remotest chance of the tapir’s mak¬
ing his appearance for some hours to come; and it was
with as much irresolution as Mr. Pickwick displayed when
he parted from old Humphrey without shaking hands with
him foi the third time, that the professor at length forced
hknseK from the scene of his anticipated triumph.

Munching our fried ham and hard tack with that glorious
appetite which an active, open air life insures, and for
which epicures, could they procure it for money, would be
wise to part with half their possessions, we held an excit¬
ing council of war. The professor’s enthusiasm, fully par¬
ticipated in by Jose Leon, was, under the genial influence
of food and drink, gradually extending itself to me, and
having bargained for one smoke, which the professor re¬
luctantly allowed, fearing lest the tapir’s olfactory nerves
might detect the unaccustomed odor, I finally determined
to participate in the midnight vigil, a lively remembrance
of former disappointments in similar exploits rendering
me, however, somewhat less sanguine than my more im¬
pressionable companions.

The professor, abundant in his precautions, had been
gradually diminishing the bulk of the fire, and now that
the Indians had finished their supper, finally reduced it to
a couple of smouldering logs, sufficient to afford means of
relighting the pile, but not bright enough to shine through
the intervening canes and prevent Mr. Tapir from indulg¬
ing in his accustomed matutinal refreshment. Having
filled our pockets with several extra charges, we noiselessly
stole to the positions assigned us by Jose Leon, and now
began that sensation, half ecstacy, half agony, which some¬
times makes the young sportsman feel as if he would gladly
see the enemy of mankind himself appear within range in
order to afford him an excuse for letting off his piece and
putting an end to the period of suspense. Talk of the
devil—the thought had hardly flashed across my mind when
down the bank rushed a horrible winged figure, with flam¬
ing eyes, and hoofs and horns complete. I raised my rifle
convulsively, but the hammer flew up and struck me so
violent a blow on the nose that I was utterly confused for
the time, and with difficulty comprehended the meaning
of the words, uttered in a despairing tone, “Confound it,
man, you’re snoring loud enough to frighten all the beasts
out of the forest.” Surely enough, I found I bad fallen
peacefully into the embraces of the drowsy god, and, hav¬
ing turned over on my back, would in all probability have
slept till morning had not a well directed pebble, jerked by
the professor, alighted on my nasal organ, and instantly
called into existence the startling train of fancies above
narrated. Thoroughly ashamed of my unsportsmanlike
behavior, I shook off with a painful effort the almost irre
pressible desire to shut my eyes once more, and now, in
deed, began a period of waiting which taxed all my endur¬
ance. The night, which was very dark, had also become
unpleasantly chilly, and, to use a thoroughly Irish expres¬
sion, that almost audible silence prevailed which, after a
time, becomes so distressing to irritable nerves. The only
sounds which broke the stillness being the occasional ha-
lia-ha of a loon on the river, or an uneasy movement on
the part of the professor, Jose Leon lying as motionless as
a cat at a mouse hole. How long this lasted I am utterly
unable to tell, for I felt as powerless to compute the pas¬
sage of time as any opium eater in his most distorted
dream. At length, however, a faint “hist” from Jose
Leon roused my attention, and in a moment more a rustling
in the bushes caught my expectant ear. The noise in¬
creased, and before long a dark object appeared, shuffling
down the bluff within twenty or thirty feet from where we
lay. To me it appeared nothing more than a black mass
on a scarcely lighter background, but to Leon’s practised
eye, however, the tapir’s form was plainly distinguishable,
and the sharp crack of his rifle rang through the silence of
the night. The professor and I poured in a broadside, and
springing to our feet, were hardly able in our excitement
to obey an elementary rule in hunting big game, viz., to
reload the instant you deliver your shot. A hideous grunt¬
ing and splashing in the shallow water convinced us that
our quarry had not escaped unscathed, and the arrival of
a couple of the Indians carrying firebrands, which they
fanned into flame as they ran, enabled us to distinguish a
huge bulk struggling convulsively within a few feet of the
shore. We at once poured in another volley, but so thick
was the hide of the brute that it required two more shots
at the same close range before he consented to stretch out
his limbs and die, as the Irishman said of his pig, for all
the world like a Christian. We soon drew our prize to the
shore, and found that Leon’s surmise was a correct one; we
had indeed shot a red tapir. It was a male, and fully five
feet in length from the tip of its short tail to that of its
ugly, overhanging snout; its hide, covered with the dis¬
tinguishing red hair, we soon found to be fully an inch in
thickness; and in its general outline it bore a striking re¬
semblance to the form of a pig passing by process of evo¬
lution into that of an elephant. Dawn found us hard at
work preparing the body, fatigue being for the time for¬
gotten. When, however, the skin was ready for hanging
in the sun, and we had made a hearty breakfast from some
savory steaks cut from the fallen monster, which, although

they would probably take rank at home with a particular]
inferior beefsteak, tasted to us, after our saltmeat diet \\J
the choicest porterhouse cooked in Delmonico’s best stvl *
exhausted Nature asserted her rights with irresistible power’
and determining to remain camped where we were unt i
the following day, we took shelter in the ranche, and soo'
were wrapped in delicious slumber. Before very i 01](r Q
however, we were again roused by the indefatigable Leon’
who came with the intelligence that another tapir had been
discovered, and in an instant all was excitement again
The Indians loaded their long guns with slugs enough to
shoot half the game in the forest, and we, bucklino- 0n
knife and revolvers, and seizing our rifles, started in Indian
file after Leon, who, leading us up by the bluff, at the foot
of which lay the remains of our last night’s victim, and
for some half a mile along the line of the river, pointed
out a growth of broad leaved, wild plantains, among which
he declared lay hidden a female tapir, probably the mate
of the one we had shot, accompanied by her calf. yr e
were quickly posted in a circular line between the plan¬
tains and the river, and Chanquoi, making a long circuit
got on the other side of the covert and began beating the
game towards us. We had not long to wait; first came a
crashing amid the brush, and then, lumbering into full
sight, with her calf beside her, appeared the huge mis
shapen beast we were in search of, making directly for the
tree behind which I stood. I raised my rifle, and, shall I
confess it, a peculiar sensation, which, whatever it may
have been (Pure funk; printer’s devil), was certainly not
conducive to accurate shooting, prevents my being able to
state exactly at what part of the brute I took aim. The
next instant I had made way for her ladyship with remark
able celerity, and she, with a lack of civility I was per¬
fectly able to excuse, passed on towards the river without
even noticing me by a glance. Bless me, why did you let
her escape? roared the professor. Bless her, replied I, I
am extremely obliged to her for letting me escape. Come
on, cried Leon, we may get a shot at her yet, and off started
the whole party in pursuit, each individual Indian yelling
at the top of his voice. The speed at which the animals
went, considering their lumbering build and the thickness
of the undergrowth, was something wonderful. It was
useless attempting to perforate their thick hides from be¬
hind, and our only chance was to turn them before they
got to the river. On we plunged, reckless of torn clothing
and lacerated skins. Soon the forest grew lighter, and the
glimmer of water warned us of our approach to the river
bank. The wild enthusiasm of the chase, however, ren¬
dered us reckless, and on we sped, till suddenly the game
disappeared from view, and the next instant our whole
party were struggling together in the mud at the bottom of
a steep bluff, while the two heads of mother and child were
rapidly lessening in size across the expanse of the turbid
waters of the river. The professor, his face covered with

mud, cast a reproachful glance at me, his resemblance to a
super I once remarked behind tire scenes, painted up for
some Indian drama, and trying to look spooney at a girl he
was talking to, struck me so forcibly that in an instant we
were both roaring with laughter. The whole party joined
in our merriment except Leon, who looked on scornfully,
evidently quite unable to see where the joke came in. We
retraced our steps to camp, and after repairing damages
sought once more our much needed repose, while in the
sun before the ranche hung drying the skin of the only red
tapir ever killed by an American in Costa Rica.

How to Cook a Wild Duck.—H ow neatly a French¬
man turns a compliment, makes a calembourg , or gives a
receipt for cooking. Here is a way of preparing wild
ducks, told with exceeding grace, which method we have
no doubt is as good to eat, as it is pleasantly narrated,
taken from La Ghasse Illustree.

“Once on a time there was a terrible wild man who lived
on nothing but what he shot or fished. This wild man
possessed all the virtues which belong to a free hie m me
woods, but besides was remarkable for two things, ms cun-
nary talents and his indecision. He was so undeciaea,
that he never was quite sure what kind oi sauce
he would dress his game with. Once it happened to tin
eccentric man when lwe had shot a hare, that he cut it a
up into fine bits, in order to make a stew, when sudaen )
changing his mind, he sewed together all the disjo
members of the hare, and made roast of it. Never
there seen so perfect a gourmand, nor one so utterly _
cided. It came to pass that on one occasion a gent Jem ,
hunter and a gourmand too, stumbled across this wild
in his lair. With the hospitality of a savage, the wild nm
invited the new comer to dine with him, on a mag
wild duck, which he proposed roasting. It wasift^ j
sight to see how the noble bird, turning s!»y be»
fire, wa« just assuming a delicate golden tint,
nicely, does it not?” said the savage, “but I i orge .
it.” In vain did the guest plead for roast duck. R "
lessly the savage tore the bird from the spit, cut fy
wings, divided up the breast, and pitched all pell
a stew pot. Sad, even despairing, the hungry gu h
monstrance on his lips, saw the wild creature t nS
the pot a pinch of salt, then a few whole P e PP' , 0 f

two table spoon-fulls of olive oil, then a half ^

Bordeaux wine, and last the juice of a lemon. ,

untamed man stirred it and let it simmer tor a i <
Somewhat doubtfully the guest tasted the disk- Ay
tacy, it was delicious! Full of enthusiasm, tm
man has sent us the receipt.” , tI y

Will some of the readers of the Forest and Str
M. Florian Pharaon’s receipt for cooking a wii ^
a Vindecisf The great Brillat Savarin could not a
how to do it more artistically._

—After the late champion match, Daly offeied ^
Garnier the same game for $500 a side, but Gamier
not accept. The offer is still open.

FOREST AND STREAM

149

ffoodhnd, %nwn md garden.

FORM OF CITY*GARDENS—PLANTS FOR
EFFECT—THE CIRCLE.

T HE arrangement of a city garden must always depend
more or less for the beauty of the same on its limited
size. Every one well understands the possibilities and im¬
possibilities of the effects obtained. In a limited space, as
found in most city gardens, we have but little room in
which to make what so many of our lady friends so much
delight in—a “city flower garden.” We will, however,
give them the benefit of our practical experience in the
laying out or arrangement of city gardens within a small
space. And herein will be found the principal obstacle to
a good show of flowers, viz., too small a space for the de¬
velopment of choice flowers. Therefore, we shall in this
case only give such instructions as shall be best adapted to
small plats in front or rear of the dwellings found upon the
majority of Hew York or any other city streets.

We prefer always to see—especially in cities—for a gar¬
den finish a well laid green sod or swarded lawn, be it eight
by ten feet or five times that dimension. Green, closely
trimmed lawn, large or small, is always a pleasing and re¬
freshing feature for the eye to rest upon. We know very
well that many will "say “that is too severe in taste, etc.;
we must have some flowers; do give us a few.” All we
can do to gratify your wishes we will assuredly do, and if
our suggestions shall in any way aid the inexperienced in
their work we shall not have written in vain. But we can¬
didly assert we would rather improve an acre than two
square rods. In front of bay windows should never be
massed large trees, particularly if the space is confined to
feet instead of rods.

We will suppose you have determined in your own mind
to have a flower garden. Then the style is first to be con¬
sidered. What shall it be? The geometric, the artistic, or
the simpler form. We take the simpler for this paper, and
you are expected to lay it out entirely yourself. Yes, en¬
tirely; do all the work, reap all the honors, and receive all
the rewards in the shape of fine boquets of your well mer¬
ited industry.

We will also suppose your plot of ground to be, say forty
feet square, and is now laid down in green sward. If this
was my own I think I should be well content to keep it
nearly all green, and if I broke the sameness" or monotony
of this little lawn I should prepare a circular bed by
striking a circle of ten feet in diameter in the immediate
centre of this plat. You will please notice the manner by
which I obtain my circle, and then, as I shall give you
practical working instructions, and not plans, you can
readily make just as correct an outline as myself. Re¬
member, what you learn here embodies the very first cor¬
rect principles of the art of laying out larger or smaller
grounds. Commencing with the simplest of all forms,
without any pretensions to elaborateness, we will show you
a pleasant form of garden, intended for the display of an¬
nuals and bedding plants, and which can also be adapted
to plants of another class, color, and habit.

In order to obtain a correct circle of ten feet in diameter,
you will first procure a pole for your measuring rod, say
three inches wide by six feet in length. This may be
marked off into feet, and divided and numbered from one
to five, like an ordinary ten foot measuring rod. Near one
end of this pole you will bore an inch hole, and into this
hole you will have to fit a smooth pin of eighteen inches in
length, sharpened at one end. At the figure five on this-
rod or pole you will have another hole of the same size as '
your first. Into this hole you will insert another pin, of
either wood or iron, which lias a vefy sharp point; this pin
should enter the hole quite firmly, for with it you work out
the outline of your circular garden. You will first fix your
rod upon the ground and drive the pin near the end firmly
into the ground; then you will attach the pin at figure five,
and you have a half diameter of your circle in your ad¬
justed rod. How carefully draw your complete circle,
which will be of ten feet in diameter on the green sward.
You now have your outline perfected, and removing your
rod you will cut through the sod to a depth sufficient to re¬
move the same entirely from the enclosed circle, leaving
the smoothly cut edges clean and true. Ho particular in¬
structions are necessary here in regard to the preparation of
the soil for the flower garden, as they have already been
given in other papers relating to the same—a good, deep,
rich, finely pulverized soil always constituting the basis of
a flower garden.

The centre of this bed may be planted with any tall
plants you may choose, such as zinnias, astors, marigolds,
balsams, heliotropes, or two or three cannas and a calla-
dium or two. Hext to these you can place a row or con¬
tinued circle of bedding plants, say phloxes, portulaccas,
Chinese pinks, and the low pinks of various kinds obtained
of the florist. In the row next the edge of the circle you
can place the zonole geraniums, and in the row next to
them the silver leaved geraniums. This will give you a
fine show at a very trifling expense. We should say here
that the bed should be raised one foot in the centre.

I do not deem it necessary to name for these circles all
the plants, but rather let your, own taste assist your selec¬
tion. One of the finest beds of this style I have ever seen
had for its centre three calladiums, two calla lilies, and two
Indian shot, or cannas. The rest of the bed was filled en¬
tirely with silver leaved geraniums.

Thus we have given you in this paper one of the plainest
of the simple forms of city gardens, and one from which,
as your confidence in your own ability increases, you can
elaborate and extend into many beautiful forms of fine and
unique design. Ollipod Qtjill.

Spring Radishes. —The great charm of a good radish is
in its mildness, and this can only be secured by growing it
in a rich soil. For a spring radish, indeed, the soil can
scarcely be too rich. This hurries it up. A slow grown
radish is sure to be hot and stringy. The round radishes,
or turnip rooted, are the best, and the while generally more
acceptable than the red. The long rooted radishes some¬
times are in eating a little earlier, but to most tastes are
not so grateful as the others.

In sowing radishes a common error is to put the seeds in
too thick. It is thought that they can be weeded if they
all grow, but they are seldom thinned out, and when left
thick are never so good in quality, besides being later in
coming into use.

Most people sow thick because they have no faith in the
seedsman. It is rarely we have seeds to fail. When they
do it is generally through deep planting. Radish seed par¬
ticularly likes to be kept near the surface. If the seeds are
sown while the ground is still moist from the digging and
preparing, the seed may be merely sown on the surface
and rolled or beaten in. Then every seed will grow, and
only those seed may be sown first where a plant is to come
up to mature.— Germantown Telegra/ph.

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Forest Trees and Culture. —The Lincoln (Neb.) Led¬
ger gives the results of the system of tree planting inaugu¬
rated by the Burlington and Missouri Railway Company
along its line for a distance of 120 miles, between Lincoln
and Lowell. This latter experiment is of special interest
to the farmers of Hebraska and many of the territories,
showing, as it does, not only the method pursued in plant¬
ing, but also the kinds of trees selected, and the percentage
of loss in the case of each variety.

The prairie was broken up the year previous to planting,
a portion of it as late as the month of Hovember. In the
spring the ground was again plowed and made mellow.
The trees are planted in a variety of ways, according to
their age and condition, but many were laid in a trench
made by plowing. The following is a list of the number
and variety of forest trees planted:—

Ash, two years.:. 20,000

Box elder, two years. . 11,000

Honey locust, one year, set for hedge. 144,000

Soft maple, one year. 17,000

Soft maple, two years.:. 60,000

European larch, two years. 72,000

Scotch pines, transplanted and root burned. 20,000

Norway spruce, transplanted and root burned. 6,000

Norway spruce, root burned. 8,000

Cottonwood sprouts. 28,000

Cottonwood cuttings. 82,000

White willow cuttings . 62,000

Total.560,(DO

A subsequent careful examination of the trees gives the
following percentage alive and in a thrifty condition:—
Ash, 98box elder, 92; honey locust, 92; soft maple, 83;
European larch, 82i; Scotch pine and Horway pine, each
80; cottonwood cuttings and sprouts, 72; white willow cut¬
tings, 75; giving an average loss of about fifteen per cent.,
most of which was suffered in the evergreens and cuttings,
and may easily be prevented under ordinary circumstances.
It will be seen that the lowest percentage of loss was found
among the ash trees, amounting to but If per cent. The
railway company, on this account, and for the value of the
timber, have decided to refill with one or two year old ash
trees, and have let the contract to replace the trees that fail
to grow and cultivate them next season.

—House plants ought to be stimulated geutly once a
week. Rain water, so refreshing to summer flowers, al¬
ways contains ammonia. If you take an ounce of pulver¬
ized carbonate ammonia, dissolved in one gallon of water,
it will make spring water even more stimulating to your
plant than rain water. Keep the soil in the flowers pots
loose.

—Minnesota pays a bounty of $4 an acre for tree culture
on the prairies. _

Batumi l§tetorfj.

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QUADRUPEDS OF ARCTIC LANDS—

A RTICLE II.

BY ARCHER.

Germs Alces. —the Elk.

T HE elk is another of the cervine race peculiar to the
marshy forests of the north. In size it is far superior
to the stag, ( Germs Elaphus ,) but cannot boast of an elegant
shape, the head being disproportionately large; the neck
short, thick and somewhat maned, and immense horns of
from fifty to seventy pounds in weight. These antlers are
at first of dagger shape, and then divided into narrow slips;
at the age of five years they assume the forms of a triangu¬
lar blade with tooth-like projections on the outer edge;
these increase with age, so that at last the horns have four¬
teen or more branches proceeding from each expanding
portion; an expanse of six feet between tips is not uncom¬
mon ; another peculiarity is the slouching and heavy upper
lip hanging very much over the lower, giving an uncouth
appearance. The elk stands five feet high at the shoulders
and measures about seven feet from nose to tail; the length
of the latter is about one foot. The awkward legs, so long
that he may easily step over a fence five feet in height,
heavy shoulders, give an awkward clumsy appearance
which would not tend to convince the novice that this deer
exceeds all others in strength and unites great speed with
remarkable powers of endurance.

We owe the first description of this gigantic deer to Julius
Caesar, in whose time it was still an inhabitant of the Ger¬
man forests. But the conquerer of Gaul can hardly have
seen it himself, or he would not have ascribed to it a single
horn, placed in the middle of the forehead, or said that
both sexes are perfectly alike, for the female is smaller and
devoid of antlers. At present the elk is still found in the
marshy forests of eastern Prussia,Lithuania and Poland,but
chiefly resides in the more northern woods of Horway,
Sweden, Finland, Russia, and Siberia; in the mountainous
districts of the latter it is said to be found of unusual size.
The color of the elk is a dark grayish-brown, but much

paler on the legs and beneath the tail; Pallas states that in
Siberia, where snow is almost constant, the elk takes upon
itself a whitish winter dress, * which observation affords
Darwin another link in the adaptation, through time, of
color to surroundings. The hair is rough and the hide so
hard that it is sometimes difficult to penetrate it with a
spherical ball from smooth bore guns.

The elk is naturally a mild and harmless animal, but dis¬
plays a high degree of courage and even ferocity when rut¬
ting or wounded, defending itself with great vigor, not only
with its horns, but by striking violently with its fore feet,
in the use of which it is particularly dexterous. It has been
known to kill the wolf and even man with a single blow of
its powerful antlers or a stroke of its foot. They go to rut
in the autumn; the female bringing forth in the month of
April two fawns—unlike common deer, they are never
spotted—which follow the dam a whole year. During the
summer they do not, like the reindeer, seek refuge from
the gad-flies by wandering to the coasts of the sea, or re¬
treating to the mountains, where it would soon perish for
the want of adequate food, but plunges up to the nose into
the nearest lake or river, where it finds, moreover, a species
of water grass, (Fesluca Jluitans, ) which it likes to feed upon.
The principal support of the elk is obtained by browsing
the boughs of willows, asps, service trees, and other soft
species of woods.

It has been generally stated by naturalists that the moose
deer of America and the elk of the Old World are identical,
but the fact that, but few, if any of the American quad¬
rupeds have been found precisely similar to their eastern
representatives excited doubts which have been finally au¬
thenticated. It has been affirmed that when the elk or
moose is touched with a lance or pursued, it happens often
that he falls down all at once, seemingly unconcious, with¬
out being thrown or wounded. From these apparently
epileptic convulsions some Ilahnemannic disciple, with but
a faint idea of simiUa similibus curanter , immediately drew
the absurd conclusion that the dried and powdered hoof of
the animal was an inevitable cure for epileptiform diseases.
Although of such enormous proportions, weighing upwards
of twelve hundred pounds, the elk runs with greater speed
than would be supposed; his gait is a shambling, shuffling
trot; he feeds chiefly by night and ruminates like the ox.
The superior length of fore legs and short neck prevent!?
grazing, except against an ascent, for reasons obvious. In
the winter they seek the forests of pine in herds for protec¬
tion from the inclemency of the weather under the shelter
of those evergreens. He is generally caught in traps, as he is
extremely shy and watchful and finds an easy retreat in the
swamps and forests from the hunter. The only time of
year when they can be easily chased is in the spring, when
the softened snow becomes covered during the night with a
thin crust of ice which, while too weak to bear the animal’s
weight, furnishes sufficient support for the hunter and
dogs.

*Novan species Quadrupedum e Glirium ordine. —1778, p. 7.

EGGS AND NEST OF THE YELLOW BIRD.
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Editor Forest and Stream:—

In the current number (7) of your paper, “C. F. S.,” of Troy, N, Y.,
asks if anyone has seen spotted eggs of the ChrysomUris tristis.

I have seen a great many sets of eggs of the yellow bird, both in the
field and in cabinets, and I have yet to see a spotted egg of ChrysomUris
tristis. When the eggs are fresh layed they are cf a uniform pale green
or greenish white, but when blown they soon lose their greenish tint
and become nearly of a pure white color. Before they become addled
they are semi-transparent, and have very thin shells compared with
those of other finches. The yellow birds have small eggs in proportion
to their size, and lay from four to six eggs before incubation commences.
Their nests are beautifully constructed, and with the exception of those
of our common hummers ( Trochilus colubris) they are unequalled for
their beauty of material and construction. The nest of the yellow bird
is generally placed in the fork or crotch of the limb of an apple tree,near
a bed of the Canada thistles, the seeds of which forms the bird’s principle
food during the summer. I do not wish to say the nest of the Chryso-
mitris tristis is always placed in an apple tree, for I have found it in the
dwarf willow on the river bank, and in the elm and sycamore, sixty feet
from the ground, in an open meadow; but it is more often found in an
orchard near the farmer’s house than elsewhere. The nest is usually
made of the fiax-like material which the birds pull from the stalks of
dead weeds. It is lined with the down of the Canada and Scotch thistles
and is very neatly and prettily made. It is rather large in comparison
with the nests of other species of the genus, and it has a very small
though deep cavity in which the eggs are deposited. The cow bird’s
egg is often found in the nest of the yellow bird, but it is four times the
size of the latter, and could not be easily mistaken. The ChrysomUris
tristis breeds very late in the season, and seldom builds its nest before
the latter part of June or the forepart of July. The fact of Wilson’s
mistake on the eggs of the yellow bird has been killed several times; but
I see it will bear killing again. Some persons think Wilson and Audu¬
bon never could have made a mistake, but both made many blunders,
particularly Audubon. Jos. H. Battt.

THE STOCKING OF OUR EASTERN BAR¬
RENS WITH PINNATED GROUSE.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

^ wrote you, not long since, and urged through your columns an at¬
tempt to restock our Pennsylvania and New Jersey barrens with the
pinnated grouse. We could hardly call such an enterprise an experi¬
ment; it would be a success beyond a doubt, and to illustrate, I would
mention that I have it from authority that Dr. F. Jenkins Purnell, of
Berlin, Worcester County, Md., about five years ago obtained two pair of
grouse from the West, and let them out in the vicinity of Snow Hill, Md.
The first season after having been liberated they bred and raised twelve
or thirteen young, and from these it is now estimated that there are in
this section of the country about two thousand prairie chickens.

The people in the vicinity became interested in the matter, and agreed
to protect them. A law was passed prohibiting their being killed for
five years under a heavy penalty, and consequently the birds have great¬
ly increased.

The country in Worcester County, Md., is very similar to the scrub
sections of southern and eastern New Jersey. Pinnated grouse can be
bought at a very low figure during the winter in the western States, and
if coopgd in low padded boxes in pairs, safe transportation could be re¬
lied upon. I feel confident our New York and New Jersey clubs would

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heartily join Pennsylvania in such a movement, and would influence in
their States the passing of a proper protective law.

If, from “the planting” of two pair of pinnated grouse, Dr. F. Jenkins
Purnell has given his county nearly two thousand in five years, what
sport could be relied upon if our associations would bring even one hun¬
dred pair from the west ? “Homo . 1 ’

—Another correspondent wishes to express an opinion on
the qnail question, whether they can withhold their scent.
If any other person thinks they can, let him not withold
assent.—E d.

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 31, 1874.

.Editor Forest and Stream .—

I think your correspondent “Pioneer” is mistaken in the idea that set¬
ting birds emit no scent. In my opinion the scent of a bird is similar to
the perspiration of human beings, and scent is, to a certain extent, always
given off. Of course a bird setting will not give off so much scent as it
will at other times; but it does give off some scent. The reason why Pi¬
oneer’s dog could not find a quail which was setting, was because there
was not enough scent emitted to enable the dog to trace the bird.

W. L.

Fort Wayne, Ind., March 31, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

While hunting last week in Illinois I killed a large bird of the crane
species, which was pure white, with the exception of the edge of its
wings, which are black, and top of head, which is brown. It measures
6 feet 1 inch high and 8 feet from tip to tip, and weighed 18 pounds. The
secondaries are much elongated and hang over the primaries and tail
feathers. The bill is straight and black and black legs. The taxider¬
mist cannot name it. Please name the bird. Very respectfully,

J T. B.

THE HERON’S TORCH.

Salem, March 29,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

As substantiating the existence of the “heron’s lanterns.” I submit to
you the following notes taken from “Maynard’s Naturalist’s Guide.” It
is the experience of a sister of Mr. M,, and a careful observer of nature.

She bays: “Three or four years ago I was sitting on the banks of Ips¬
wich River, just at twilight, waiting for my brother to come forme in
a boat to convey me home. I was keeping very quiet, when I saw a
heron alight within a few feet of me on the edge of the water. He was
joined by others, until there were about a dozen; then I observed that
every one of them had a luminous spot on its breast. This spot was not
very bright, but, as it was quite dark by this time, plainly perceptible.
They presented a peculiar appearance as they walked about, and I
watched them with interest for some time. This singular light surprised
me much, as I had never heard of anything like it before. ”

The species above referred to is the Nycteardea gardmii (Baird), and
the season was autumn. I should like to know whether this luminos¬
ity occurs on both sexes, and if on nestlings, or developed as the bird
approaches maturity. If any of your correspondents can inform me I
should be pleased to learn the same through the columns of your paper.
Very truly yours, R. L. N.

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department of Public Parks, t
New York. April 12, 1874. f

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
April 11, 1874:

One Brazilian Tree Porcupine, Cercolabes prehensili-s.

One Ocelot, Felis pardads.

One Quail, Ortyx Virginianus. Presented by Mr. W. A. Day.

Respectfully, W. A. Conklin.

mml.

ON KENNELLING AND FEEDING DOGS.

W E do net tliink that we can instruct and amuse our
readers in a better manner than by giving a portion
of a letter from “Old Calabar,” a sportsman, in BelVs Life.
Most of our owners of pointers and setters are aware that the
close reason for all game birds has arrived, it being a moot¬
ed question as to English snipe only, whether it is
proper to kill this migratory bird on its flight north in the
spring. We would suggest to gentlemen who own dogs,
and especially those kept on chain or in the yard in the city,
that they would exercise their animals at least once a week,
so that these faithful and generally much abused creatures
will continue to afforej us recreation and amusement with¬
out going through a severe course of training and whipping
at the beginning of woodcock shooting. Calabar says:—
“Many are the theories on this subject,some good and some
bad; but one thing is very evident, that to have a dog in
good hard condition, no matter what sort, he must be well
kennelled, well fed, and have plenty of regular exercise.
Shooting dogs of a known good and fashionable breed are
now so valuable, and command such prices, that the great¬
est care ought to be taken of them; but alas ! as a rule, no
animal is more carelessly looked after—of course I am only
speaking of dog owners at large. Most of our well-known
exhibitors and breeders pay the greatest attention to their
animals, otherwise their chance of taking prizes at exhibit¬
ions or winning at field trials would be remote indeed.
How often do we see poor unfortunate dogs utterly neglect¬
ed— a lump of raw meat thrown down to them, no w 7 ater,
their kennels in an utterly filthy condition, no bedding,
chained up from week to week, rough and staring in their
coats, and eaten up with mange. No animal we have, to
keep him in thoroughly good fettle, requires more care and
attention than the dog; over feeding is just as bad as under
feeding; but this I will touch on in its place. It is not
always that gentlemen keeping dogs can command first rate
kennels; they may not have the space, their houses may We
held on short leases, and they may be unwilling to go to
the expense of putting up kennels which they may have to
leave behind them the next year. As the rich man can do
as he likes it would be useless my giving directions to him
as to how kennels ought to be made, because they are buil¬
dings you may go t« any expense in making. It is to the
man of moderate means I address myself, and who may be
just as fond of dogs as his richer neighbors. Stables,
coachhouses, &c., may be made into very good kennels,
and will answer the purpose as well as the best, as long as
there is a decent sized, well-paved* and well-drained exer¬
cise yard. I will suppose you are going to build a kennel
to hold three or four brace of setters or pointers; your ex¬
penses must be governed by the size and style you are to
make your building. The benches for the dogs to lie on
should be about a foot from the floor, and fold back against

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the wall, so that you'may easily wash under them; the
benches should be made in hard wood, and in bars , which
must not be too far apart, otherwise the dogs will get their
feet through them; half an inch space between the bars is
quite sufficient. The object of making the benches in bars
is to let the small particles of straw dust and urine through;
if the benches are made of hard wood they will not absorb
the urine. The walls all round the sleeping house, to about
two feet above the benches, should be cemented for the
same purpose, the other parts of the walls and the ceiling
should be plastered. The flooring, hard bricks, or tiles,
must be set and well grouted in cement, and, without any
unevenness, merely a slight fall to let the water off. The
whole of the inside should be constantly hot lime washed,
to keep it clean and sweet, and to destroy all vermin, ticks,
&c., &c. This requires to be done oftener in summer than
in winter. The exercise yard must be made according to
the space you have at your disposal—the larger the better;
it must be well and properly paved, tiles of bricks set in
cement, and good drainage; if possible have running water
through it.

LAVERACK SETTERS.

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We published some short time ago a letter from Mr.
Laverack of England, in which he stated “that he had
never sent or sold a dog or bitch to America.” The follow¬
ing letter from Dr. Gautier, of this city, also Mr. Laver-
ack’s letter to the Doctor, emphatically states that he (Mr.
Laverack) did sell a dog of his breed named Ruby to Dr.
Gautier. We are at a loss to account for this error on the
part of Mr. Laverack, and trust he will correct it over his
own signature. In justice to Dr. Gautier and his friends,
to whom he has presented several puppies of this breed,
we take pleasure in printing the correspondence.

New York, April 7, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stbeam:—

I was greatly surprised to find in your paper of 19th March a letter
from Mr. Laverack, in which he says, “I have never sent or sold a dog
or bitch to America.”

I enclose the correspondence between Mr. Laverack and myself,includ¬
ing a letter dated Feb. 13, 1872,received from him since my arrival home,
in which “Ruby’s” pedigree is given. In justice to me will you be kind
enough to publish the letter in full, as sufficient answer to his letter?

I met Mr. Laverack at the Crystal Palace Dog Show, London, m May,
1871, afterwards on October 6, 1871, at Moss Fold Farm, near Blackley,
4 miles from Manchester, he coming down from his shooting in Scotland
purposely to meet me. I then purchased“Ruby” from him for 25 guineas.
His man Taylor delivered her to me in Liverpool a few hours before
sailing, and assisted me in getting her on board the steamer. Yours
very respectfully, J. H. Gautier.

Brqughall Cottage, near Whitchurch, |
Shropshire, England, f

Dear Mr Gautier:

Illness has prevented me replying sooner to your letters of December
0, 1871. The pedigree of your red bitch puppy is as follows: She is out
of a pure blue Belton bitch named Cora, by a red or chestnut dog named
Mystery. Cora is precisely the same way bred as Mr. Garth’s, Q. C.,
Daisy, two years in succession winner of the cup at Shrewsbury Trials.
Likewise bred same way as Llewellen’s Countess, winner last year of the
Yaynol Trials, getting 95 points out of 100. Cora, Daisy and Countess
are out of old Moll, by Dash, the blue dog you saw at the Crystal Pal¬
ace. Mystery is equally well bred, being out of a blue bitch, own sister
to Dash named Duchess, by my celebrated old dog Jet, black white and
tan, brother to Fred II. The red bitch you own cannot breed a bad one
provided the dog you put to her be pure. She will breed blues or blacks
and very likely some lemon and white and some chestnut, all if sire pure,
will be good. 1 am much pleased to hear she has got over the distemper,
My address in future is as above, where I shall remain until August,
when I go to my shootings in Rooshire, after I again return here. I shall
be glad to hear hereafter how the bitch turns out. I am, yours most
truly, E. Laverack.

Muzzling Dogs. —An alrtermanic act of the city of New
York in regard to muzzling dogs lias been passed.
Just as the necessity exists for having a board of confer¬
ence, formed of naturalists, whose better acquaintance with
such subjects, should influence legislative action in regard
to the “close seasons,” so should some knowledge of the
character and habits of the dog dictate such rules as are
thought proper for the protection of life from hydrophobia.
Intelligent people are probably satisfied that muzzling a
dog in hot weather inflicts a cruel punishment on the dog,
and if not exactly prone to bring on an attack of rabies, is not
of the least possible use in preventing such an attack. Mr.
Bergh has distinctly stated that muzzling dogs ‘ ‘only tends
to the creation of the very difficulty which it seeks to pre¬
vent.” We have before stated, on the best authority, that
dogs are no more prone to rabies in August than they are
in January. Commending most highly the action of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, we notice
that Mr. Bergh has some plans in view for the building of
a pound for the vagrant dogs of New York city. The
animals are to be collected by the officers of the Society,
and are to be registered. If not called for or sold, the
animals are to be humanely destroyed. No premiums are
to be offered for dogs delivered to the pound, as it would
infallibly end in dog hunts all over the country.

Yet Another Dog Story. —We are not responsible for
it. Let. M. de Cerilly of La Chasse Illustree, assume all the
honors. This is what he tells liis; French readers. We
simply translate for the benefit of our American ones. M.
de Cerilly has a friend who owns a dog, a spaniel of the
most intelligent kind. This friend is a smoker, and Medor
the dog, is sent out every day with exactly five pennies to
buy tobacco with. The tobacconist knows Medor quite
well and takes the money, wraps up the tobacco in a twist
of paper, and Medor is faithful to his trust. Some time ago
Medor with his money in his pocket, or mouth, started on
his errand, but loitered on the way, and had a game of
romps with a yellow dog who lived round the corner, and
between them they lost the money. Medor knowing some¬
thing was wrong, and that the tobacconist would give him
no credit, sneaked home tobaccoless, and got a good hiding
ffdm his master. Next day Medor was sent out once more
with five cents for tobaccos ^ Round the comer was the yel¬

low dog again, trying to lure poor Medor from the Mtl
virtue. Medor did his best to resist temptation, but i °*
he was weak, and fell from grace a second time an/ ^
money was lost. Now being a French dog, some id ^
suicide flashed across his mind, but being a reflect/ °*
well as a moral dog after all, though a fearful lickin^ ° &S
in prospective, Medor looked carefully into the situ /^
A half hour afterwards, Medor marched into hismat°^
presence, the proudest dog imaginable with a doun' S
quantity of tobacco, full ten cents worth in his mouth n
course his master was perfectly satisfied. Next day M i
accompanied by his master w r ent out to walk in the I ° F
embourg gardens, and approached a group of boys
were playing. “I say sir,” said one of the urchins thar°
a nice dog you have! We are just going to kill that beat
of yours, so we are. He is a thief, and maybe you are /
better yourself. Here we were playing at heads and taii°
when that cur of yours just grabbled up the whole pile f
money and was off like a streak of lightning ”

“It is with regret,” says M de Cerilly ‘’that I am forced

to state in the most positive terms that Medor was a thief
Of course it may be quite in order to insist that the do°- [
question was endowed with a very superior order of intel
ligence. I have nothing further to remark, nor do I wish
to extenuate Medor’s crime.”

A HORSE CAR “SPOTTER” DOG.

A MONG the attaches of the Fifth Street Railway Lin*
is one who has exhibited most remarkable fidelity in
his attention to the interests of the company. The uhe
nomenon referred to is a medium-sized dog that has bp/
for a long time kept about the car stables, and has of lafp
become a kind of inspector or overseer of the line. Every
morning he goes out on a car and rides along for some dis
tance, when he jumps down and waits at the crossing for
the next coach. This he boards as it passes, and after
thorough scrutiny of conductor, driver and horses,’ and a”
the appointments of the outfit, he visits some other in like
manner. In this way he passes the entire day, usually
going over the whole line and inspecting a great many cars
Sometimes he stops at one end of the road and sometimes
at the other. He is well acquainted with every conductor
and driver in the employ of the company, and is a genera 1
favorite. A few days since they"all clubbed together and
contributed a nickel each for the purpose of buying the
sagacious canine a license and a collar. He certainly ought
to wear the popular “brass collar,” for he is far ahead of
all his tribe so far as head goes. At night he keeps vigilant
watch at the stables, and seems to have devoted his whole
existence to the service of the corporation. He takes his
beef with good relish as that he had earned it, and has
apparently settled down for life in his position .—Cincinnati
Gazette.

GUN SHY SETTERS.

Cleveland, Ohio, April 2,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have a setter that, when young, showed every sign of making a “gun
shy” dog. Another pup from the same litter proved perfectly useless,
for the same reason. When he was three or four months old and had
been pretty thoroughly house-trained, I took him to a boiler shop. He
was very shy of the banging noise, but was cured by making him charge
under a plate of boiler iron, resting upon some horses, pounding the iron
gently at first directly over his head,and making him remain at charge un¬
til the noise bad no terrors for him. When first shot over he was just shy
enough to prevent “breaking shot,” but in a short time could have been
hunted with a ten-pounder. Am prompted to write the above from no¬
ting your number of April 2d. Also, speaking of white geese, I have
seen many large teams of them on the Gulf coast, at the mouth of the Kio
Grande Rivery Texas. They appeared to be snow white at a distance,
although I never was very near them. This flight was seen by me be¬
tween April and August. Duckist.

IPf Worm m\tl the §mm.

THE HERRING SAFE TEAM.

S OME of those quaint old German woodcuts, well known
and cherished by collectors, portray the ceremonial,
the pomp and pageantry attending the coronation of a
Kaiser some 350 years ago. Here the curious may notice
huge massive steeds, living mountains of flesh, bone and
muscle, bestridden by grim knights in panoplies of steel.

Whenever we see a certain well known team of horses,
all champing their bits, the animals with their heads down,
their intelligent eyes beaming through a dense forest of
foretop, deliberately putting down one clattering hoof after
the other, grandly bedecked with hear skin housings, and
other equine bravery, we recall to our minds the pictures
of those horses the followers of Albretclit Durer once loved
to draw and engrave.

There is not a New Yorker who does not know the Her¬
ring Safe Team. The most indifferent lounger on Broad¬
way, as this team passes along, must needs look at them,
and cannot but help admire the ease with which the mag¬
nificent horses draw the ponderous truck and the massive
iron safes. These horses strike us as the embodiment of
some slow but irresistable power, aud we seem pre-disposed
to think that although mechanism develops untold forces,
did we but hitch this team of eight to a locomotive with
valves all open, working under full head of steam, only pro¬
viding the trace chains did not snap, the animals would
haul the snorting, hissing engine along in the way the
horses were told to go.

Twelve horses are employed by the Herring Safe estab¬
lishment, but only eight come under our particular atten¬
tion. The average weight of seven of the horses is 1550,
but the heaviest horse turns the scale at 1750 pounds, mak¬
ing altogether some 12,580 pounds of bone, flesh, and sinew
to pull with. Seven of the horses are somewdiat over six¬
teen hands, and the biggest horse is over seventeen hands.
The kind of horse wanted for hauling heavy safes is of the

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(character known as the pony built horse, but of course the
perm “pony” means only that chunky style of horse where
Sifore and hind legs are close together, with a round barrel,
gust sufficient to let all the equine machinery work well to¬
gether. Big horses, if leggy, with too much day light
| t under them, would be useless for'the*business. The shaft
‘horse must be able to stand no end of shock, and if not
^steady and well on his legs, would often be thrown off his
llfeet.

, t The horses come mostly from Pennsylvania and Onio.
r Formerly a large proportion came from the first named
instate, being of the old Conestoga breed, but of late years
[(this fine style of horse is hard to find. Price is no very
great consideration with the safe people, and $800 is fre¬
quently paid for a fine animal. Their feed is sixteen
quarts of oats a day, with occasional use of soft food in
1 winter. Entire horses were once used in the team, but as
;] at times they were qarrelsome, they are now rarely employ-
zed. The most intelligent horse is always put in the lead,

. and obeys by the word of mouth;, ‘gee” and “wo” are used
| for the left or right, and at the signal “back” the horses,

I stop. A green horse is generally put somewhere in the mid¬
dle, and lie becomes quickly broken in to the work. In
fact, even if he is ugly or awkward, he gets into a school
. where the other horses soon teach him how to behave, for
what can one horse do with four horses before him and
three behind him ? It has happened that a sensible horse,
i'& little obstreperous at first and ignorant of his duties, after
■having been thrown off his pins once or twice, suddenly
"gets the hang of working in the team, and such a horse has
/in some occasional cases been promoted within a week to
take Ike lead. With a truck weighing 6,700, carrying a
ponderous safe of 16,000 pounds through Broadway, turn¬
ing- sharp corners with a well calculated curve, it can be
^’understood how much depends on the strength and intelli¬
gence of the animals. Think of the power to be exerted in
‘/backing up such a dead weight of iron to the sidewalk, and
yet Mr. Herring- assured us that he had a shaft horse who
,had backed up a safe weighing eight tons into position. Of
.course good, kind and intelligent horses always presuppose
* a manager or driver having some extraordinary amount of
' judgment and intelligence, and exactly of this kind we
‘ found Mr. Hilliker, who has the horses under his charge.
,‘“Tliey keep straight on,” said Mr. Hilliker, “and never
turn to the right or left until I tell them to. Of course if it
happens that the}' - are taking a load up Broadway near their
Kstables, it is in their horse nature to want to go home, but
a single word keeps them steady. It is wonderful, though
I am used«to them, to see how Dan, our lead horse, picks
pus way along. Mo skeer or nervousness about him. If
'there is a team before him going about his gait he will fol¬
low straight behind; but if he sees a chance, or it goes too
slowly, he will take to the right or left, as his judgment
■directs. Truck drivers who get tangled up on the streets
often say that your horse Dan can make his way through a
‘block’ in the streets a great deal better than they can! It’s
quite a trial of temper for our horses sometimes. When
the truck gets at the place where the safe has to be put in and
hauled up the horses have to stand for hours in the streets,
and they get stared at, and patted and touched, and some¬
times pinched by the boys, but they don’t seem to mind

■ ‘Ait what age do you buy your horses?” we asked.

“At five or six years’ old. We want them fully develop¬
ed and well broken before we use them. A horse that has
been forced too young never will answer our purpose. Mr.

|’ Herring can tell you that we had one horse which was twenty-
jl'four years’ old, and which worked over twelve years’ with
ns. We think when a horse has worked for us six to eight
[[(years he has done us full service. We see no difference as
to usefulness between the horse and the gelding. There
Mr, now take a look at Dan in the truck, he is our best
Ahorse.”

f Accompanied by Mr. Herring, the senior of the firm, we
ndrad a good look at Dan, who was standing motionless in
( the van. From the sidewalk, such was the compactness of
[‘‘the form of the horse and his symmetry, that his huge size
/was not perceptible, especially as the street was a foot lower
i than the pavement, and it tended to diminish the rise of
Jftlie horse.

S “You must mount on the truck and look down on him in
!»order to appreciate him,” said Mr. Hilliker, and scrambling
i ; up on the seat of the truck we did look down on Dan.
([/Such a huge barrel, such a ponderous rump, such a regular
valley, running through the top of the hind quarters, such
i?a massive neck, with the points of two fine ears peering
/through the shaggy top-knot ! It was like appreciating a
landscape from some eminence, and not a horse. Mr.
^Herring loves his big steeds, and by care and good judg-
j nient, has collected a team of horses which would be hard
i/to equal in the United States, for size, strength, docility, or
^condition.

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i d he Louisiana Jockey Club inaugurated their spring
^meeting on April 11th. The weather was delightful, the
attendance large and the track in fair condition. The first
I'lace w as one mile and a quarter, for all ages; club purse,
^oOO; first horse, $400; second horse, $100. Ortolan came
, m fir8t > followed by Sallie Watson, Port Leonard, B. F.
‘.Carver, Cllris - Doyle, Nellie R, John McDonald, I.’o. U.,
and Falmouth, in the same order. Time—2:17q. The sec-
‘,} orul race > flte Pickwick stake, mile heats, for colts and fillies
three years old; $25 entrance, play or pay, with $1,000
added; second horse to receive $200, and the third $100.
j, Tilere were thirty-two nominations and six starters. Bona-
, venture won. Time—1:51, 1:50£, 1:54. The third nice,

distance three miles for all ages with 100 pounds on each;
club purse, $700. The race was won by Silent Friend,
beating Bessie Lee, Capt. Hutchinson, Carrington, and
Fannie, in the same order. Time—5:49-£.

—A trotting match came off at Augusta, Ga.,.on April
lltli, between Hickory Jack and Basil Duke, mile heats, 1
best three in five, to harness, for a purse of $1,000. Jack
Chambers entered Hickory Jack, and James W. Crawford,
Basil Duke. The latter won the race in three straight
heats. Time—2:41£, 2:35i, 2:39^. A large crowd was in
attendance, and about $6,000 changed hands on the result of
the race.

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Brood Mares in Spuing. —Having for twenty years
been a breeder, to some extent, of our noblest domestic
animal, the horse, I thought a short article on the care and
general management of the brood mare at this season of
the year might not be uninteresting. The best feed for the
brood mare is corn stalks, or good timothy hay, with four
quarts of ground oats and wheat bran, equal parts each
day. The ground oats and bran not only enable the dam
to make all necessary preparation to supply the coming foal
with nourishment at the time when most needed, but. it
keeps her healthy and strong, and enables her to furnish
the growing fcetus with the very best kind of material to
make the best bone and muscle. The dam should have
moderate exercise, but it should be regular. If she is used
in a team, she shorld not be driven faster than a walk, nor
loaded too heavy, for in either case there is danger of in¬
juring the dam and ruining the foal. She should be housed
or sheltered nights, and in all stormy weather.

As foaling time approaches, she particularly needs the
practiced eye of the careful and experienced breeder. For
she should be watched by day and night, as many a valu¬
able colt has been lost, that two minutes’ labor, at the par¬
ticular time, would have saved. As soon as the colt is
dropped, the attendent should see that its head is free from
the blanket, as it will otherwise soon smother or drown.
The next thing is to sever the umbilical cord about five
inches from the foal, and tie the end next to the young colt
with a string, to prevent bleeding; this, if possible, should
be done before the dam rises, as many a foal has been
ruptured at the navel by the dam rising before the string
was severed. After the above has been promptly attended
to, leave the dam alone with the .foal for half an hour. If,
at the end of that time, through weakness or any other
cause, the young foal has been unable to secure hs natural
nourishment from its dam, the attendant with whom the
dam is most familiar, should lose no time in rendering the
necessary assistance by holding the colt at the side, and by
putting the nose to the teats of the dam.

After the colt is able to draw its nourishment from the
dam without the aid of the attendant, little need be done,
but furnish a shed, if the weather is inclement, and a good
liberal supply of hay or stalk, and a peck of ground oats
and bran per day until there is a full bite of green spring
grass.— Cor. Michigan Farmer.

Care of Team Horses. —The following good advice to
teamsters has been published in the form of a showy poster,
and sent out by the Massachusetts Society for the Preven¬
tion of Cruelty to Animals. It is signed by Daniel H.
Blanchard, and endorsed by several veterinary surgeons,
agents of railway and express companies, and by Chas. A.
Currier, special agent of the society:—

WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD DRIVER.

1. A man who sees that good care is‘taken of his horse in
the stable, by being well fed with ‘ wdiolesome food, of
cracked corn, and oats, with plenty of good hay.

Potatoes or carrots may be given once or twice a week to
good advantage.

See that lie is kept clean, warm and comfortable, with
plenty of bedding.

A piece of rock salt should always be left in the manger.

2. He should see that his harness is kept, soft and clean,
particularly the inside of the collar, which ought always to
be smooth, as the perspiration, when dry, causes irritation,

,and is liable to produce galls on the shoulder.

The collar should fit closely, with space enough at the
bottom to admit a man’s hand. If too large, it has the bad
effect of drawing the shoulders together.

On no consideration should a team, or any work horse be
compelled to wear a martingale, as it draws the head down,
and prevents him from getting into an easy and natural
position.

The check-rein may be used, but onty tight enough to
keep the head in a natural position, and it should never be
w ound around the hames.

See that the hames are buckled tight enough at the top to
bring the draught iron near the centre of the collar. If too
low, it not only interferes with the action of the shoulder,
but gives the collar an uneven bearing.

( Caution should be taken that the girth is not buckled too
tight, particularly on string teams, for when the traces are
straightened, it has the tendency to draw the girt against
the belly, and distress the horse.

3. See that the horse is kept well shod with a good stiff
shoe, always calked at toe and heel on the hind feet, as it is
there where all the propelling power comes from when
heavily loaded.

Keep the feet good and strong, by not allowing them to
be cut away too much by the blacksmith.

4. The best of judgment should be used in loading, tak¬
ing into consideration the condition of the street, and the
distance to be traveled.

Never overload, for by so doing, you only distress, strain
and discourage your horse, and do him more injury than
you can possibly gain by carrying the extra load.

When your load is hard to pull, stop often, and give your
horse a chance to breathe.

No good driver will ever resort to the cruel practice of
whipping or beating his horse. A light whip may be car¬
ried, but there is seldom use for it. Much more can be ac¬
complished by kind treatment and good judgment.

Bemember the horse is a very intelligent, proud, sensi¬
tive, noble animal, the most useful known to man/and is
deserving of the greatest kindness.

—There is a bill before the Massachusetts Legislature de¬
fining the close season for trout, land-locked salmon and
salmon trout, between the 20th August and the 20th March
in each year.

lnmer§ j$.a (fcoriiezyondmtg.

We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sjxrfs-
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper , designating localities for good hunting, fish¬
ing, . and mapping , and giving advice and instructions as to outfits , im •
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies , traits, species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman's craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

C. E. T., Washington, D. C.—Will reply in our next issue. Too
crowded this week.

C. Van D.. New Jersey.—We refer you for the answers to your letters
to Wilkes Spirit of the Times.

Kittridge, Ayer.—Will you please inform me what size rifle you con¬
sider the best for shooting in Maine? Ans. 45-100.

Carl Hodge, New Haven.—What is the price of Laverack puppies?
Ans. £10 10 s. each, not including transportion, &c.

W S. J.-We can send'you Thoreau’s hook by mail; cost $2; think it
the best. For fishing, seeHallock’s “Fishing Tourist.”

G. B. J., Boston, Mass.—What rifle do you think the best to shoot
with in California. What is the price of a good one? Ans. If you will
look at our advertising columns you will find an ample choice of
weapons; calibre, 45-100; price from $35 to $60.

Dauphin, Harrisburg, Penn.—Please give me the title and price of a
good work on fishing. I want a book concerning preparation of lines,
flies, bait, knots, &o., and yet not so expensive a work as Norris’? Ans.
Roosevelt’s Superior Fishing, or Scott’s Fishing in American
Waters.

H. E.—Please tell me the best medicine for purifying the blood of a
terrier dog? Ans. Buttermilk alone is a good but slow alterative in
cases of a heated, itching skin, or other cutaneous affections short of ac¬
tual mange. Nitrate of potash (nitre) is a very useful alterative to dogs,
in doses from four grains to ten.

M M. B., Philadelphia.—What is considered the best American made

breech-loading shot gun? Ans. We do not know which is the best
Buy one of each and test them thoroughly. Is the Ward Burton
breech-loading shot gun a "reliable, hard shooting weapon, and
what do they sell for? Ans. We do not know a shot gun with that mak¬
er’s name; there is the Ward-Burton rifle.

Natty, Central City,Colorado.— Please tell me if the Remington breech
loading shot guns are good guns. T notice the report of their trial in
your last issue, but don’t know enough about target, shooting to learn
from that. How do they compare with the shooting of Scott’s guns at
the gun trial? Ans. Highly creditably and good all round guns.^

F. C., Cleveland. Ohio.—Would it be possible to use a glass eye to
improve the appearance of a large setter dog that had lost one? Ans.
Certainly. Do any of the crack long range shooters take other posi¬
tions than the standing or kneeling? Ans. lip to 200 yards from the
shoulder, standing; over 200 yards, any position; some flat on their
backs, others on their stomachs.

G. T. H.,Hartford.Conn.—I am anxious to obtain as good a gun as pos¬
sible for general shooting, such as quail, grouse, woodcock, &c., and one
I can use for duck occasionally, perhaps ouce a year. Will you kindly
advise me in this matter as to the weight, length of barrels, stock, gauge,
&c.? Ans. The weight should be about 7}- lbs., length of barrels, 28 in. ’
stock depends on length of your arm and neck; gauge, 12 bore. ’ If you
can carry a little heavier gun, say lbs., we should advise you to buy a
10 bore, you would then be able to kill an extra duck or two.

Piscatoraltst. Philadelphia.—Will any ordinary pond do for breeding

gold-fish? Where is the best place to get them for breeding? vghen do

they spawn, and how many would you putin a pond 40 feet square?
When hatched will they be red or black? Ans. Any pond will do, pro¬
vided all the catfish and pickerel have been taken out, as they are very
destructive to the young fish. Their spawning season is during May and
June. Your pond will hold from one to five hundred. Good breeding
fish can be had of J Bagot. 31 Fulton street, N. Y. The color varies*
some are red from birth, others do not get so until they are three or four
inches long.

E. S. H., Grand Rapids, Mich.—Please inform me in your Answers to
Correspondents if there is a work on icthyology giving full descriptions of
the fishes of America, and taking the same place with reference to fish
that Gray’s Manual of Botany does to plants and Coues’ Key does to
birds; if not, what is the nearest approach to it? Ans. Do not know of
any work that embraces all the fishes of America. There is DeKay’s Re¬
port on the Fishes of the State of New York, and “Arrangement of the
Families of Fishes,” by Theodore Gill. Address Naturalists’ Agency,
Salem, Mass.

Zoologist, Providence, R. 1.—Consult‘articles in back numbers of
Forest and Stream or purchase the “Naturalist’s Guide, ” price $2
Address Naturalists’Agency. Salem, Mass. Would advise you to take
a few small wide-nosed bottles with rubber stoppers, filled with alcohol
to pntyour insects in. Use a small pair of pincers or tweezers for secur¬
ing the caleoptera and other insects, and a small gauze net for butterflies
moths, &c. For preserving bird’s skins, use dry arsenic and fill them
out with cotton, and make some shallow wooden trays that will fit i n a
box and rest on each other to keep them in. Take with you a few pieces
of canvas or two or three rubber ponchos to throw over provisions
specimens, guns, ammunition. &c., during rainy weather when in camp’
For collecting geological specimens, use a heavy hammer with a long
handle, a square head and a flattened nose, the edge running at right an¬
gles with the handle.

R. B. W.-Will you please answer the following questions- 1st

Are there more than one variety of the dusky duck? About the" 1st of
October 1 shot a pair of ducks (on a fresh meadow at the head of tide
water) with markings similar to the dusky duck, but only about two
thirds the size.and with bodies larger in proportion to their size than the
dn,sky duck. Unfortunately I did not save the birds, and never have
been able to get any information regarding them from the duck shooters
2 d. 1 have remarked, and have often heard it remarked that the fish
hawk (osprey) never increase in numbers in localities; from year to vear
they occupy the same nests, but their young do not return to build nests
Can you inform me what becomes of them? Ans. 1st. The Gadwall is
the dusky duck, aud there is but one species. The black ducks and fe
male mallards are sometimes called dusky ducks by gunners The bird J
you killed were probably young black ducks. 2 d. The osprey generally
breeds in one locality, and often uses the same nest for several years in
succession. The young birds seek new breeding grounds in any local
ity that suits them, near some lake, river, or the seaside.

I tnougni uiai iuck- ..*£> .“<= ms ear. but ca

animation proven the contrary. He is in good health, appears ]j
shows no tenderness upon careful manipulation about the)
neck, but persistently drops his head over to the right side. Hp
valuable animal, which'makes me desirous of obtaining all t
mationregardingthe probable cause of the trouble. Imayadr

is not overfednor very fat, and has regular exercise. He pW,
cations of discomfort whatever. If any of your corresponded
light upon the nature of the trouble and its treatment it will l

valued by one who is not only a subscriber, but who takes m
sending your admirable paper to many portions of the con
which it is remuneration enough to hear, as one writes to Z
“sot up all night a readm’of it.” Ans. We could onlv
most likely has occurred to our correspondent S., namely 3
Could any of our readers give any remedy ? y > gal

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ARCHERY.

I T lias been our province to bring before our readers oc¬
casional notices of English archery meetings. In such
comments as we may have made on this most interesting
topic, we have never failed to express our admiration for
our foreign sisters, who, regardless of the pelting showers,
have faced the elements, and shot whole quivers full of ar¬
rows indifferent as to the storm. We must confess to have
held up these ladies as examples to our wives, sisters and
daughters, whom we thought too frail to venture out in un¬
seasonable weather. We ought, however, before this, to
have recalled our expressions, since we heralded early in
March last, an archery match held at Buena Ridge, Mott
Haven, where numerous young ladies, from various parts
of the country, showed their graceful skill, regardless of
the inclement weather.

At the time of the match we were only too happy to
herald the first archery meet of the season, and we trust
that this spring and summer the Forest and Stream may
have its columns graced with the records of many such
archery contests. We know of no amusement which is
more pleasant or more health-giving, nor better calculated
to give to women strength and gracefulness. If croquet
has its charms, so has archery. If there is a question of
agreeable excitement about either of them, we should
award tlie palm to the devotee of the bow and arrow.
What more charming sight than to see a pleasant lswn, and
at one end the butts in all tlieir bravery of red, Lack, white,
and gold, and at tlie other a group of ladies in -he most
graceful of poses sending the hurling, arrows through the
air, watching them describe their curves and dropping them
l Limb into the target. Then the merry laughter, the clap¬
ping of hands and the applause which greets the successful
order, are all delightful.

In England there are societies of lady archers who have
me' regularly for the last 100 years. The ladies of Ardeu
have twanged their hows ever since 1794, and the Golden
Bugle :. nd Arrow, won on such occasions, are treasured as
heir looms. We shall he very happy to give the fullest in¬
form avion in regai, • to archcry, believing it to be a recrea¬
tion most tl::roughly adapted to ladies, or to either sex,

and feeling certain that “the healthy body and the mind at
ease,” aU depend very much on the pure ah* and active ex¬
ercise, just such as an amusement of this character can give.
We intend to devote considerable attention to this most
graceful sport. AYe feel sure that it can he thoroughly in¬
troduced in the United States. It is true, archery does ex¬
ist to a certain limited extent, hut has not taken proper
scope, nor is it known or appreciated as it should be. It
wants popularizing. Central Park would he an excellent
ground for archery meets in New York, and we feel sure
the Park Commissioners, if asked, would give a good lawn
for archery practice. If the sterner sex delight in rifles and
Creedmoor, can we not have an archery movement in the
country? It is the diversity of such out-door sports which
gives a true zest for all exercises. If men take to cricket
and base bah, shah not our women have something to re¬
lieve the monotony of croquet? AYe feel certain that any
endeavors on our part t) introduce archery on a permanent
basis in the country, will be fully appreciated by many of
our faL readers, for with old Ascham w T e say that archery
is “the grandest sport for either man or fair dame or
demoiselle that was ever thought of.”

IMPORTATION OF PINNATED AND RUF¬
FED GROUSE INTO ENGLAND.

A VALUED English correspondent sends us the follow¬
ing:—

“A few years ago there was published a very pleasant
hook on American field sports, entitled “Gun, Rod and
Saddle,” by “Ubique,” an officer in the English army, who
seems to have spent much of his time in the United States,
in fishing and shooting. From the minute description the
author has given of the habits of the ruffed grouse and the
prairie hen, there is now a perfect mania in England
among some of the sporting noblemen and extensive land
owners to introduce these birds.

“Mr. Jackson Gillbanks, a distinguished naturalist and
sportsman in the north of England, has taken a very lead¬
ing part in the matter, and has been writing a great deal on
the subject in Land and Water, the Field, and other papers.
This gentleman strongly advises getting eggs, warranted
sound, as lie thinks that birds hatched in England would
take to English food, and not he so apt to wander out of
hounds, which is the great danger to every novelty. A
club of noblemen and gentlemen is now 'forming for this
purpose, and beg for the help of their American brother
sportsmen. One large proprietor near the New Forest,
Hampshire, writes: “I will give £10 to a fund to bring over
either birds, or sound eggs, and can get a great num ber of
my neighbors to do the same, and more, we wiT find the
money if you will find a man to send, and another to re¬
ceive them.” A short time ago J. H. Bates, Secretary of
Maclean county, Illinois, wrote in the London Daily News
that he could send over to England, 2,000 prairie fowl at
10s. each, or £1 per couple, if subscribers to that amount
would put down their names. However, his proposal met
with no response. Mr. Jamracli, the celebrated importer of
wild animals, of AYapping, wrote to Land and Wdtef that
he had two dozen couple at £2 5s. a pair. These were
picked up directly. Surely, writes an English enquirer,
they could be sent oveFfor less than that. Now here is a new
species of trade going a begging; our English friends pro¬
pose Liverpool as the most suitable port to send them to,
as it is the most direct passage across, and within reach of
the Scotch and northern proprietors who would he the
principal customers. AYe are satisfied from reliable infor¬
mation, that a consignment of either ruffed grouse, or tlieir
eggs, sent to Liverpool to an agent, or put up for sale by
auction, would he a very profitable venture. And why not
bring* us the English pheasants, Pnasianus eolchicus , or their
eggs hack in return, to vary our list of game.”

Immediately on the receipt of this, we begged Mr. Charles
Reiche, our well known animal and bird collector, to give
us tlie fullest information in regard to the shipment of our
birds for the benefit, of our English friends. Mr. Reiclie
stated that it would be impossible to procure tlie eggs of
either the pinnated or ruffed grouse. Apart from the diffi¬
culty of collecting them, the long transportation of the eggs
by rail to New York would spoil them. As to the live
birds, he says that during the months of December and
January next he would agree to deliver in London or
Liverpool one hundred pair of prairie chickens (pinnated
grouse) in good order at the price of £1 .10 shillings a pair.
The order to he for one hundred pair and upwards. He
expressed his desire to be able to send ruffed grouse, hut
declared that lie was afraid that it will not he possible, be¬
cause all attempts at caging the ruffed grouse have been
unsuccessful, as they invariably killed themselvers .when
kept in confinement. The well known standing and ex¬
perience of Mr. Charles Reiche is a guarantee of his ability
to fulfill any contract undertaken by liim, and we would
be glad to give our personal aid in furthering the views of
our numerous English correspondents.

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GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE OF THE MOOSE.

W E print, editorially, the following article from Rev.
A. B. Lamberton, of Rochester:—

“As some few persons are still of the opinion that there
are moose yet remaining in our State, it may be well to re¬
state the reasons for the contrary opinion, which appeared
in yofir issue of February 19% together with others not yet
published.

“In that article. I did not venture to fix positively the
time of the disappearance of the alee from the Adirondacks.

The most positive statement that I made on this n ( y
viz: “I think there has not been one killed witr

State for the last sixteen years,” and so far as tli^f ^
which have since appeared are concerned, this sfit- **
was approximately correct. E. C. S.' (Foiat^ 0161 **
Stream, March 6th,) furnishes evidence of a moose I .
been killed in tlie vicinity of Racquette Lake New
in 1861, thirteen years ago.” The Albany Argus mf 0] ^
readers that “it is said that Gov. Seymour shot one ^
locality, (North AYoods,) about fifteen years ago
also in my possession a letter which was sent to Mr e
Ely, M. D., of this city, from Reuben Howard, one of
old experienced moose hunters of the wilderness in u
he says, “the last moose I killed was thirteen or f
years ago,” and then after speaking of two that were' S '?
year afterwards lie adds, “I have not seen or heard of ^
since, not positively.” • lD I

“AYere moose not wholly extinct in our State, our o- -i
and trappers would know something of their whereat 1 68
AYe are however assured that “old and experienced eaiV!
do report the existence of moose tracks, in the neigbl **
hood of Mud Pond. ” From personal observation we in
he permitted to deny this statement. Some three years a
a guide came in and reported having seen moose tracks^
the vicinity of the above poild. Of course liis story ^
not credited. Three or four of tlie oldest guides present
told him that there had not been any moose in any part of
the wilderness for years. I encamped tlie same Reason near
this pond for two weeks when I explored wery swamp and
morass within its vicinity without meeting with a single
track or sign of moose. Guides who are constantly dis.
covering the tracks of these animals should he able to find
tlieir yards—feeding pastures— without much difficulty
AYken we ask them to show us the tracks, they reply that
the rains have washed them away. But where are thesis^
of their feeding? These will remain for years. The tracks
of moose that these guides find are worth about as much to
the naturalist and sportsman in guiding them to the animals
as all the “AVill-o’-the-wisps” that dance over the marshes
I defy any person to point to a single indication of tlie pres¬
ence of these animals in any of the vicinities named in the
Argus as containing moose. AYe are told that Mr. Fenton
during last “August encountered the fresh tracks of a three
year old moose, between his residence and Stillwater on the
west line of Herkimer County.” The answering of such an
assertion is out of our province. It is not admissable as
any kind of evidence in an article on Natural History.
These tracks might have been those of a young ox or of an
im mense buck. A young moose will not make on a hard
road larger tracks than will either of these animals. As to
determining the age to the exact year of an animal by its
tracks, is too novel for comment, “AYken tlie few numbers
now remaining,” of which the above paper speaks shall he
found, we have no doubt the Legislature will act upon its
suggestion and protect them. It would seem, however,
useless, since these animals have protected themselves so
well for tlie last ten years, that no reliable guide or sports¬
man lias seen or heard of one of these quadrupeds.”

A letter from Superior City in Northwestern Wiscon¬
sin, under date of March 81, says:—

“The last week has been favorable for killing moose.
Eight have been brought in, and most of them in good con¬
dition. Tlie butchers sell the meat at tlie stalls at the price
of beef, and it is much relished as being more tender and
sweeter than beef. The deep snow and heavy crust makes
it impossible for the animals to move about, consequently
they become an easy prey to tlie hunters.”

Our readers must not imagine that ^because the animals

were killed at Superior City, they are natives of Wis¬
consin. It is most likely the moose have come down from
the neighborhoods of Dog and Red Lake, also the Lake of
the AYoods in British America, where they still exist in con¬
siderable numbers.

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HYDROPHOBIA.

T HE following method of treating hydrophobia will
doubtless be read with interest. It may he remember¬
ed. that Dr. Pancoast wrote to us in reply to an inquiry of
ours made to him that “fortunately cases of hydrophobia
in man are of rare occurrence, and few if any physicians
have had sufficient experience in the treatment of sue i
cases to render their opinions entitled to very strong con¬
sideration.” Dr. Yarrow having had several cases of ij
drophobia under his care, his letter may perhaps throw sonic
new light on the methods of curing those unfortunate per
sons who may have been bitten by mad dogs:—

United States Engineer Office,

Explorations and Surveys AYest of tlie 100th Meridian, i
AYashington, D. C, April 3, 1874. )

Editor Forest and Stream:— •

As the subject of hydrophobia appears to be attiac 1
considerable attention at the present moment, pe %
may he permitted to give an account of the successii
rnent of three cases of persons bitten by rabid dog
ring in my practice while on duty at Fort McBeniy , ‘
more, Aid. The first case was that of my own son J
of eight years of age, like liis father very fond
and to this fondness -his misfortune may be (kc

strange dog of mongrel breed had entered the yau ^

little fellow at once commenced to play with him- ^

out apparent provocation the animal sprung on m c , aD( j
him in no less than six or eight places, on botli m
on the right shoulder. At the time I was absent i
of Baltimore, but tlie hospital steward at on ' L q> ar e*
nitrate of silver after having first washed the ^

fully. Upon my return, not being altogether sati the

tlie mode of treatment, and having heard from so ^
soldiers that the dog had been seen ^ qtbef

wandering around tlie post, snapping and bni o
dogs, with a mucous discharge and slight coug ,

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153

mined on a more energetic plan, of treatment, and after hav¬
ing applied local ancesthesia to the parts I carefully excised
each hite, going down with my scalpel to the bottom of
each wound, after which fuming nitric acid was applied for
two days in succession. This treatment was supplemented
hy the use of fermented poultices made with Indian meal
and yeast, to encourage the throwing off of the slough.
In three weeks the wounds had entirely healed and no bad
effects have thus far resulted; this occurring in 1870. I
should perhaps mention that this dog bit a number of other
dogs who were all unmistakingly afflicted with rabies and
were accordingly killed. Some two months after this case
the second occurred in the same neighborhood and was
treated in the same manner and with a like result. The
third case was one which occurred at Harrisburg, Penn.,
and the patient was not seen until three weeks after the
reception of the injury. He was treated in the same mo li¬
ner and no evil effects manifested themselves, although the
man’s mental condition was in such
a state that an attack of brain fever
supervened, in which he nearly lost
his life. As corroborative evidence
in favor of this plan of treatment, I
may mention that a person bitten at
the same time as case number three,
and by the same dog, died two
months after of hydrophobia, al¬
though his wounds had been cauter¬
ized with nitrate of silver. This
heroic plan of treatment which I
have adopted and which I should
use under nearly every circum¬
stance, I offer for the benefit of
your readers, believing it to be one
of the very best.

Yery truly yours,

II. C. Y ARROW.

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Amateur Rifle Club. —Tuesday
the 7tli was held a meeting of the
Amateur Rifle Club, Col. Geo. W.

Wingate, the President, in the
chair. After calling the meeting
to order the Chairman remarked, in
relation to the proposed acceptance
of the international challenge by
the Amateur Rifle Club, that he had
no doubt but the match could be
carried out, there being no appar¬
ent obstacles to it. After reading
the minutes of the previous even¬
ing, Mr. F. P. Fairbanks, the Sec¬
retary and Treasurer reported that
the funds of the club amounted to
$G00, which he had deposited in
bank, and that the present member¬
ship numbered seventy-eight. Let¬
ters of encouragement were read
from the Messrs. Remington and
Mr. S. H. Green, Secretary of the
Sharpe Rifle Company, regarding
the proposed match with the Irish
eight, each enclosing $250 to defray
the expenses of the competition.

Mr. Richards offered the following
resolutions, which were adopted:—

Resolved , That the action of the
Executive Committee in regard to
the Irish challenge, meets with the
approval of the members of this
Club, and that it is hereby directed
to accept the same.

Resolved , That the Secretary be
directed to convey to Messrs. Rem¬
ington and Sharpe the thanks of
the members for the generous dona¬
tions lately made by tlmse firms to¬
wards the expenses of the Irish
match.

The following, offered by Lieut. Col. Gildersleeve, was
also adopted:—

Resolved , That the matter of procuring designs for a badge
to be worn by such members of the club as are wiffing to
procure the same, be referred to the Executive Committee
with power.

On motion, it was agreed to appoint a committee of
three, with instructions to provide a suitable building at
Creedmoor for the use of the club. The election of officers
was then held, and resulted in the re-election of the present
board as follows:—President, Geo. W. Wingate; Vice Pre¬
sident, Henry A. Gildersleeve; Secretary aud Treasurer, F.
P. Fairbanks; Executive Committee, Henry Fnkon, ,j. T.
B. Collins, S. S. Schiermerhorn, A. Alford, and L. Bruce.
The Chairman stated that a communication had been re¬
ceived from the National Rifle Association, announcing
that the work of preparation of Creedmoor for the coming
season was being rapidly carried on by twenty men em¬
ployed for that purpose. It was decided that the matches
of the club be held on Saturdays, twice a month, at i 0
o’clock in the morning or noon, to be shot at a distance of
800 and 900 yards, two sighting shots and. five scoring shots
at each distance; also the Executive Committee be author¬
ized to provide the badge to constitute the prize. A motion
was adopted directing the Executive Committee to prepare
rules for the prevention of carelessness in the use of fire¬
arms at the matches, and that no two men be allowed to
use the same gun at the same match.

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—Some time ago the Fish Commissioners of Pennsylvania
purchased from our State Hatching House 100,000 salmon
trout eggs. They were conveyed from Rochester to the
Pennsylvania Hatching House, near Marietta, and were suc¬
cessfully matured. The young fish were quite recently de¬
posited in the Schuykill River, near Morristown. There is
little doubt but that in time this most useful fish will be
thoroughly introduced into the larger Pennsylvania rivers.

LAKE OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.

I T is with no small satisfaction that we are enabled this
week to announce the complete success of our expedi¬
tion which was fitted out last December for the explora¬
tion of Lake Okeechobee, in Florida, and to present to
our readers the first map of that mysterious body of water
ever published! In another part of this journal will be
found a detailed description of the lake and the journey
thither, written by our indefatigable commissioner, Fred
Beverley, as he is pleased to sign himself for the present.
Some faint idea of the difficulties that have attended his
explorations may be gathered from the fact that his is the
only attempt (including several made this winter) that has
been successful within the last twenty years to reach the

lake; but these difficulties assume a more horrible and
tangible realization when it is known that more than twenty
miles of the journey was accomplished by wading and
pushing their boat by hand through swamps swarming with
al/gators, and infested with poisonous snakes and all kinds
rf creeping, stinging, and flying vermin. Mud, water, and
heat made, the transit most fatiguing, trailing vines that
constantly barred their progress had to be cleared away,
and wnenover they found a bit of terra firma solid enough
to camp on it was scarcely more than six inches above the
surrounding mire.

U ? the lake itself few praises are to be sung. The prac¬
tical value of its location and discovery are scarcely a suffi¬
cient reward for the pains and expense involved in getting
to it. Scientifically, our commissioner’s efforts have been
most satisfactory. Besides taking photographic views of
all aval 1 able points of interest around the lake, and on the
journey thither, he has catalogued a list of sixty-two varieties
of birds found there, a full description of which we shall
print nex t week, the same being the first ever given. Pro¬
fessor Grey, who accompanied our commissioner, has aHo
a fuT r.st of plants. Five weeks were employed in explor¬
ing every inlet and bayou of Okeechobee, so that nothing
now remains to be discovered or written. Mr. Beverley
had the excellence of several previous efforts to aid him, as
well as a most complete outfit of boats and camp stuff
brought from the north and obtained at the settlements
nearest the lake, with good guides, tools, instruments, etc.
He is now among die Indian villages on Okeechobee, and
hopes to forward us another letter in a fortnight. Our
latest advices are to March 25th.

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—The Lockport Shooting Club have arranged for a
shooting tournament there, commencing Tuesday, April
21st, and continuing three days. It will consist of trap and
rifle shooting. Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Canada
sportsmen will be out on the occasion in full force.

Game Protective Societies. —We are very much grati¬
fied to note the rapid increase of associations all over the
country for the protection of game. No better evidence
can be afforded of the wide spread interest that is felt in
this all important subject. These organizations are the
first practical results of the direct efforts that are now
being made to accomplish what has been so long left un¬
done through inefficient but well intended legislation.
Prominent among the most recent organizations are the
State Sportsmen’s Societies of Maine, Missouri, Ohio, and
Illinois; the West Jersey Game Protective Society; the
Sportsmen’s Club of Western Pennsylvania; the Game
and Inland Protective Society of Nova Scotia; the Georgia
Sportsmen’s Club; the Massachusetts Anglers Association;
the Cuvier- Club, of Cincinnati; the Octoraro Club, of
Pennsylvania, and the Sportsmen’s
Club, of Manchester, New Hamp¬
shire. Many other clubs, numeri¬
cally of less importance, have been
formed in various States and in the
Provinces, notably the Forest City
Shooting Club, of Portland, Maine,
the Bluff City Shooting Club, of
Memphis, Tennessee, the Forest and
Stream Club, of Brainard, Minnesota,
and the Toronto, Canada, Gun Club.
Besides a Fishery Commission has
been appointed for Maryland, with
two efficient officers; and state game
laws have been established in Colo¬
rado, California, Minnesota, and Ne¬
vada, where they did not exist before
except in name. In Ohio the move¬
ment for protection has been so ear¬
nest that it has taken political shape,
and the State House has been for
weeks the hardly contested battle
ground of factions backed by peti¬
tioners 80,000 strong on either side!
But while the measures now before
the legislature may be defeated
through their unreasonableness and
imperfection, out of the awakened in¬
terest has arisen an earnest desire
for a National Convention whose wis¬
dom shall harmonize conflicting in¬
terests and so codify existing game
laws as to make them just, sensible,
and of practical utility. There is no
doubt that a National Convention
will be speedily called. The country
needs its aid and would profit by its
action. All isolated efforts merely
add to the confusion, and while they
plainly indicate the general mood,
they but emphasize the necesity for
combination.

The following is a list of officers of
the Game Protective League newly
organized at Manchester, New Hamp¬
shire:—President, John B. Clarke,
Manchester; Secretary, William W.
Colburn,Manchester; Treasurer, Fred¬
erick Smyth, Manchester; Vice Presi¬
dents, Rockingham County—Marcel-
lusElbridge, Portsmouth; Strafford—
Luther C. Critchett, Strafford; Belk¬
nap—G. Y. Pickering, Laconia; Car-
roll—William C. Fox, Wolfeborough;
Hillsboro—Elbridge F. Perkins, Wil¬
ton; Merrimack—John M. Hill, Con¬
cord; Cheshire—C. LI. Henderson, Keene; Sullivan— Wil¬
liam Jarvis, Claremont; Grafton—Burns W. Pattee, Enfield;
Coos—Nathan R. Perkins, Jerson.

The officers of the Georgia Sportsmen’s Club are:—Pre¬
sident, J. D. Weed; First Yice President, Robert Wayne;
Second Yice President, M. McLean; Cor. Secretary, W. LI.
Cormerat; Recording Secretary, George E. Alden; Trea¬
surer, J. H. Heyward.

—The monthly meeting of the New York Society for the
Protection of game was held on Monday evening, April
18th, at the house of Wm. C. Barrett, Esq., in 89th street.
There was a full attendance of members. Much valuable
information was elicited by a discussion as to the expedi¬
ency of prohibiting the spring shooting of woodcock, and
other migratory birds and fowl. It was shown that the
birds were full of eggs at this season, and by no means
always in prime condition.

Mr. Hallock’s scheme for co-operative legislation was
taken, up, and pla,ced in the shape of a series of resolutions
which were referred to a committee.

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The Reiciie Caravan.— Some time ago we wrote a brief
account of Mr. Reiche’s establishment in this city, devoted
to the collecting and disposal of wild beasts, birds, and
reptiles. Mr. Reiche informs us, that when last heard
from in Egypt his train of animals were en route from
Nubia, following the Nile, their objective point being Suez.
The party have under their charge thirty-one giraffes, seven
elephants, three double horned rhinoceri, innumberable
antelopes of new varieties, and a whole flock of ostriches.
A certain number of the animals will be disposed of on the
continent, but no doubt some of the finest specimens
will come to this country. Enterprise in such matters is
always wonderful, and it is indeed marvellous that an
American house should command the wild beast market of
the world.

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FOREST AND STREAM

Mr. Ruskin, the many-sided critic, ever as ready to dis¬
cuss the merits of a Turner as prone to argue on the com¬
parative necessity for an improved series of Napier’s Loga¬
rithms, has of late been airing the best of English in re¬
gard to the recreations of the ’Varsity men. “ It is all very
well in its way,” he says, “ for you, gentlemen of England,
to run and jump, box, play cricket, and pull boats, but
don’t you think you might turn your thews and muscles to
some better account ? Now, for instance, instead of your
working yourselves to death in a boat, straining your heart¬
strings in order to gain the honor of a paltry race, why
don’t you strip and take a harrow or a spade and dig-
ditches, or plant trees, or grow turnips, or do some¬
thing which may benefit mankind either in an agricultural
or in a landscape gardening point of view ? In this way
you would not only improve your healths, but be of a real
benefit to mankind.” These are not exactly the words the
great English art critic uses, but they embody pretty much
his thoughts. Of course all ideas of this character are as
impossible as they are utopian. They call for an utilitarian
principle in man, which does not exist. As well declaim
against race-horses, and want them all to be yoked to the
plow or harrow, or insist that all fox hounds, pointers and
setters, should be either turn-spits, or used to draw, as do
some unfortunate curs in France, the burdens. Some peo¬
ple must del /e while others must dance. There are men
who would pine away and grow rusty both in mind and
body, whose backs would be forever bent, did they spade
and shovel, no matter were they certain that in time to
come some noble grove of trees planted by them shading
the way, or a fair route constructed by their hands leading
to a beautiful country, were the certain ends of their toil.
We must have in this world objects and aims which flatter
ambition, which the world may immediately speak about.
They may be evanescent—ephemeral, if you please, but the
present satisfaction they give is worth ten times the future
encomiums they may receive. As well say to young people
who dance, “ ’Tis waste of time ! Are you acquainted with
the enormous power you are wasting in the raise d deux
temps f Have a tread-mill erected in your ball-rooms;
tramp away on that altogether ; convert yourselves into
so much horse-power; attach a series of looms to your
wheel, or the saw of a lumber mill, and you will be sur¬
prised at the amount of work you will accomplish.” Mr.
Ruskin had better find a new Turner, and let athletic
amusements alone for the nonce There is a deal too much
of the doctrinaire about Mr. Ruskin of late to please us.
But while - commenting on art critics, it gives us pleasure to
notice that Mr. Buckland is busy among the Landseer pic¬
tures. It seems that in one of Landseer’s works, the “Deer
Fighting,” a picture in Dunrobin Castle, on the broken
antler of a red deer there is a single drop of blood—but one.
Here now comes in the question for the naturalist: Does any
blood come at all from an old horn on a buck’s head ? The
subject might be, we think, disposed of at once, by simply
imagining that the go&te of blood came from a lunge the
angry deer had given his enemy, and like a warrior, the
conquering buck had moistened his glave in his adversary’s
heart’s blood. Mr. Buckland, however, goes through the
whole catalogue of Landseer’s pictures, and finds, mirabile
dictu! that the greatest of English animal painters always
used a little bit of red somewhere. And why not ? Is red
a forbidden note—a discord in the gamut of colors ? One
thing certain is, that Landseer wanted color badly, and felt
that his pictures were too often morne and terne, over-sad,
subdued-like in tone, and with mindful artistic acumen,
stuck in a little bit of brightness—sometimes even a little
out of place, whenever there was an excuse for it.

—If Eton, Harrow or Rugby, famed for cricket and foot¬
ball, in the opinion of many only make sturdy batsmen,
bowlers or kickers, can they do anything more ? If our
own Harvard or Cambridge athletic exercises make chests
to grow broader and give more lung capacity, increasing
flexors, do they diminish the mental powers ? We have in
England some glorious triumphs in the Classical Honor
Lists. Here are Harrow men reported as taking all the gold
medals for the G-reek and Latin odes. As remarks most
justly our English contemporary.: “ These are a sufficient
argument against people who think only of such ancient
foundations as seminaries for young athletes.” A man may,
therefore, be stroke-oar and be up in Euripides, and
measure 42 inches around the chest, which by no means
implies a want of brain capacity. The ideal man, the
paragon of human beings, is he who can lift a ton weight
without turning a hair, and then read Pindar without
making a false quantity.

—Mr. Ashbury, in his steam yacht Eothen, may be said
to have made a prolonged cruise. Starting in August, 1873,
visiting the Cape de Verde Islands, and finally Brazil, in
January of this year he left Montevideo, and has just re¬
turned home from Montevideo to the Eddystone. Some
7,000 long miles is a fair trip. Total distance sailed, 14,-
250 miles. The greater part of the voyage was made with
sails. Under sail on March the 1st the Eothen made 200
miles. We may not exactly think Mr. Ashbury’s yachts,
(we mean such as he brought to the United States) can com¬
pete with our own, but no one can gainsay the fact, that
the owner of the Eothen is a thorough devotee to sailing.
The time will not be far distant when our California friends
will heave up the anchor on some trim pleasure craft, glide
out of the Golden Gate, touch at Otahiti, and with a clean
pair of heels never stop until they sight Japan or China;
thence round the coast to Bombay or Calcutta; then make

for the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Lesseps Canal;
then onwards to the Mediterranean, through the Straits to
the Atlantic, and then through the canal across the Isthmus
Darien (for it will be built before ten years are over), and
home again to San Francisco. We know we are prophetic,
but all will be done some day (the trip and the canal), and
the Forest and Stream will live to record it.

— From Bell's Life we find anticipations in regard to the
coming field trials at Shrewsbury. Field trials are now
national institutions in England. It is believed that even
in the greatest country in the world for field sports, by field
trials the many admirable points of the pointer and setter
will be better appreciated, and then gentlemen understand¬
ing how much pleasure can be derived from having per¬
fectly trained animals of pure race, will give over
effeminate and murderous battues and drivings. The
prestige of a dog who wins at a field trial is ten times
greater than any honors to be acquired at .a dog show.

—The Inter-University sports took place on the 28tli of
last month. We can give but a short resume of the clever
performances. Oxford won the high jump, Brooks clear¬
ing 5 ft. 10 in. Cambridge won the 440 yard race. In put¬
ting the 16 lb. weight Oxford won with a throw of 37 feet
11 inches. In the mile race, Sanford of Oxford came in
ahead in four minutes forty seconds; at 100 yards Cam¬
bridge won. In throwing the 16 lb. hammer, Hales, of
Cambridge, threw 126 feet 9 inches. In the 120 yards
hurdle Oxford won. In the long jump Cambridge again
took the honors, its representative clearing 22 feet 10^
inches. In the last contest—the three mile race—it was the
turn of Oxford, Stevenson winning leisurely in 15 minutes
43£ seconds. Oxford having won most of the prizes, was
declared the victor. There have been eleven competitions
so far, five matches having been won by each. There was
a tie in ’64. Is it beyond the range of possibility to get up
a match of this kind at home some of these days V

—Where will not the ubiquitous Yankee and his peculiar
notions go ? Scarcely in the habit of advertising gratu¬
itously, we still copy from a Paris paper a notice of this
character: “A vendee. Un trotteur Americain. Tres bril¬
liant . ” And: “ Un Sulky de course , d tres peu servi. Poids
BO Ml.” Unfortunate nag ! Unhappy vehicle ! They may
use the former, but what on earth will they do with the
latter ? Perhaps mount a mitrailleur on the sulky, and use
it in some future campaign.

APRIL IS A CLOSE SEASON FOR GAME.

—Wild ducks have not been as plenty in a good many
years as they are about the Montezuma marshes and
swamps this spring. The black ash swamps are teeming
with the dusky, grey and wood duck in the vicinity of
Seneca River, and gunners are having fine, sport in stalking
them among the timber. English snipe have also com¬
menced to arrive and the Onondaga sportsmen will soon be
skirmishing along the Montezuma flats.

—Syracuse is the residence of many of the children of
Nimrod and Walton, and has two of the most flourishing
sportsmen clubs in the State. Mr. Frank Klock is Presi¬
dent of the Central City Club, and new officers of Onondaga
Club have just been elected, viz:—President, F. E. Carroll;
Vice-President, S. W. Sherlock; Secretary and Treasurer,
JohnStedmau; Financial Secretary, E. H. Mann; Attor¬
ney, D. J. Mitchell; Executive Committee, Thomas Kim-
ber, Charles LI. Finch, John Bedford.

—A Washington correspondent says, under date April
10th:—“Northwest winds and rough water have interfered
much with the duck shooting during the last week. The
box is the form of approach generally used here, and its use
is impracticable but in smooth water. Ducks were never
more plentiful. On a trip from the city to Mount Vernon,
on the 2d inst., we started up flock after flock of thousands
of red heads, black heads and red necks. Canvass backs
getting scarce and not found in flock with other ducks;
now and then a little flock b} r themselves. They are get¬
ting fishy in flavor, feeding now principally on the minnows
and thread herring. The other named ducks have become
too fishy to retain any value for the table. Jack snipe,
season just opening, are quite plentiful and in plump good
condition. A gunner wading the magazine marsh put up
twenty-one in a half mile tramp, bagging seven.”

—Messrs. Ira A. Paine of New York, and E. W. Tinker
of Providence, shot a match at pigeons at Providence,
Rhode Island, on Saturday, April 11th. The conditions
of the match were to shoot at twenty-five yards rise,
ground traps, five yards apart, l£oz. shot. The birds ar¬
rived on the ground in only fair condition, as they had to
to be transported by steamer from this city and were evi¬
dently sea-sick. Notwithstanding this slight drawback there
were a large number of field sportsmen present, the mem¬
bers of the Narragansett and Boston Clubs attending in a
body, and at the solicitation of Mr. Henry Bergh a number
of gentlemen from the Rhode Island Society for the Preven¬
tion of Cruelty to Animals, who expressed themselves on
the ground as follows:—“They could detect no more cruelty
than was necessary in the killing of game-birds in the field,
in fact the birds were more expeditiously killed than it was
possible for a sportsman to carry out in field shooting.”
The match was won by Tinker, killing thirty-five birds to
Paine’s thirty-three.

—The Philadelphia Sportsmen’s Club will hold their fifth
social meeting on Saturday, April 23d, at the Tinicum Fish
House, A shooting match for three prize medals by mem¬

bers of the club will commence at 11 o’clock, A. M., sharp
entries close April 23d. A special train for Tinicum will
leave Gray’s Ferry Station, at 10:15, A. M., returning, leave
Tinicum at 6:50, P. M.

—The bluff City shooting Club of Memphis, Tenn., held
their second match for the possession of the Champion Cup
of the Club last week. The match was at five double oirds
eighteen yards rise, 100 yards boundaiy, the club rules to
govern. The weather was much against both the birds and
shooters. At the first match Mr. Biyson killed seven out
of five double rises and carried off the prize. The second
j match Mr. R. W. Lightburne won the prize after shooting
\ off the tie with Mr. Specht:—

J THE SCORE.

\ Name,

i Jos. Specht, Jr...
J R. W. Lightburne
? D. D. Saunders .
\ William Bowles .

| J. W. Alley.

A. F. Granger_

j P. Bryson.

E. W. Welles.

, D. O. Dyer.

D. Bryson.

J. M. Rodgers...

S. L. Barinds.

*No birds.

Scored.

11 *00 11 11 10 01
11 11 01 11 01
10 10 10 11 *00 *00 *00 11
10 11 10 10 11

00 11 00 11 01

10 01 10 10 10

00 00 *00 11 11 10

*00 n oi oo :i oo

00 10 11 10 00

*00 01 00 10 10 10

10 11 *00 *00 00 10 00
00 00 00 00 10

Total.

-8

-8

—0
—1
—5
—5
—4
-4
-4
-1

Messrs. Lightburne and Specht shot off the tie at twenty
yards at three double birds each. Mr. Specht killed onlV
three, and Mr. Lightburne killing five out of the six, won
the match and cup.

—An old hunter of many years’ experience, who resides
in the wilds of Pennsylvania, sends us the following notes
relative to McKean, Cameron and Wyoming Counties, a
region that we receive frequent inquiries about:—

Lovelton, Wyoming County, Pa., March 9, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have had some considerable sport in still hunting deer in McKean,
Cameron and Wyoming Counties. In the two former, in the fall of 1859
I took my first lessons in the art with an old hunter, W. T. You mav
think I liked the business well, as I did not lose a day’s hunting in five
weeks (except Sundays). We still-hunted, when there was no crust on
the snow, or enough to make it noisy travelling, as anyone knows that is
acquainted with still-hunting, and when there was too much crust, we
generally drove the deer, one of us taking the fresh trail and following
it and the other heading off. In this mode the one that heads off should
understand the ground well and the runways. So I generally had to do
the trailing, and in this I would sometimes get a shot. If a hunter un¬
derstands the ground thoroughly, he can start a deer and head it off
many times alone, if he ain’t too lazy. This often makes lively and ex¬
citing work and serves to warm up a person thoroughly and makes a very
agreeable chauge, after getting pretty thoroughly chilled by the slow
movements that are necessary, at times, in order to get a -shot. While
we were hunting in Cameron County, along the spurs of the mountain
that faced the Sinnemahoning Creek, W. T. had the satisfaction of kill¬
ing five deer in one day, and all alone. Starting them in the head of
the hollows between the spurs, they generally would run around tie
point of the spurs, so that by crossing over from the head of one hollow
to the next, he would head them off. I tried this one day, starting two
dee!; they made around the point, and I started over across to head
them off, and as I gained the top of the hill I looked down cautiously to
see if I could see anything of my game; but instead of seeing the deer
that I had started, I saw a large buck lying down on a sort of bench down
the hill. But as his head was turned directly toward me, I was afraid to
move for fear of starting the old fellow. Sol trusted to my chances of
hitting him by rising on tip-toe on the brush and limbs that were in the
way. The result was that I did no harm, except to scare him, and as lie
went away another deer followed that had laid out of my sight. And
this was not all. Before I could get my gun loaded, along came the other
two deer that I had started and was trying to head off. But I have
learned now to hunt with a different gun than a single-barrel, muzzle-
loader, as I use now a breech-loader, either single shot ora repeating
gun, and think that it would be difficult to persuade me to go back to
the use of a muzzle-loader of any description. I have also found that
too light a ball is objectionable. I used one season a gun that carried a
ball of about 120 to the pound, and I lost as many as I killed, when a
ball twice as heavy would have killed them all It is bad enough
to shoot a deer down dead., let alone having to shoot them three or four
times, or else they get away and perhaps die. Besides I had rather fol¬
low a well deer than one slightly wounded, as they are more on the look¬
out and not feeding much. The practice of hounding deer, that
I cannot sustain. A deer that has been run any length of time is not fit
to eat, and he that cannot kill his deer without hounding is no hunter,
and I think the time is not far distant when this practice will be prohib¬
ited wherever there is deer. The wilderness in this and the adjoining
county has been famous the past six years for the nesting of pigeons,
except last year, but the beech-nuts are so plenty this season that we look
for them back. Deer have been plenty this season, and so have hares,
and all fat. We have a large wilderness here yet of some 40 miles square.
Considerable many trout are caught here in their season, but there are
too many fishermen to have good fishing. Tuscarora.

New York, April 6, 1874.

Editor Forestand Stream:—

On Good Friday I went cut on Long Island, hunting for snipe. 1
hunted all over but did not find any, and on my way home, as I was
crossing the meadows I struck on a spot where there was a small pond,
and the water was about three feet deep, and as I neared the pond I
heard a Quack! Quack! noise. I immediately brought my gun to full
cock and kept a steady look out, as I thought to see a duck raise every
moment. The quacking continued. I walked over in the direction
where I heard the noise, but could see nothing. After a while I heard
the quacking very distinctly in three different places, and I thought of
course that it was ducks calling each other. I waded around for
about two hours, but I found no dneks, so I discharged one of the barrels
of my gun, as I thought that would scare them up, if anything would,
but no ducks raised. It is the most curious thing that ever happened to
me. Have you ever heard of an instance of this kind? Please answer,
or clear this mystery for me. By so doing you will much oblige.

There were indications of =ducks all round, as the grass was cut short
as if ducks had been feeding there. G. T. J. O.

Did our correspondent mistake the Scaipe! Scaipe! of the snipe?— Ed.

San Francisco, Cal., March 31,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I want to know what is the opinion of riflemen generally in the east as
to the relative merits of breech and muzzle loaders for accuracy as tar¬
get rifles, especially at long ranges. Considerable experimenting has
been carried on ra San Francisco, for the purpose of testing rifles, by
firing them from a machine rest at all ranges from 220 to 2,000 yards, and
we have never yet found a breech-loader which could compare with the
muzzle loaders, especially above 200 yards. To illustrate: One target
has been made here at 220 yards (in the open air, where the wind had to
be calculated for) of 100 consecutive shots, only one of which was out¬
side a four inch bull’s eye, and the total string measured 93 inches and a
fraction. If you will notice, most of the shooting dohe at Creedmoor
last year was by breech-loading guns which won all but one of the
prizes. If we look fit the experience of the English who, remember,

FOREST AND STREAM

155

have been shooting at long ranges for fifteen years, many of their
breech-loading rifles do excellent shooting, they say, at 1,000 yards in
favorable weather; but in any competitions where any rifle is al¬
lowed, the muzzle-loaders are always used. A good example of the ac¬
curacy of the Rigby rifle is shown in last year’s contest for the shield.
There was a strong puffy breeze from the left front (nearly in front) dur¬
ing the whole of the 1,000 yards shooting, yet the Irish team put all but 3
of their 120 shots on the target, and six of them put all of their 90 shots
on. Wilson’s score, as you will see, was 11 bull’s eyes, 1 centre, and 3
outers. All this may be old to you; if it is pray excuse it. But I would
not like to see our team beaten, and if you find one suggestion for a text,
I shall be repaid for writing the above. Respectfully, G.. H. S.

shooting, and it was determined'that members of the asso¬
ciation should do all in their power to induce their friends
to enroll themselves in the _N. R. A. It was announced
that Company I of the Seventh had joined the association.
The meeting was of the most harmonious character, and
the interests.of the association will no doubt be fully cared
for by the officers. There were present the Secretary, Col.
Gildersleeve and Messrs. Wingate, Smith, Casey, Church,
Shaler, Woodward, and McMahon.

The inquiries put by our correspondent G. H. S. are very much to the
poinc, and we trust shortly to be able to answer the question of muzzle-
loaders v-s breech-loaders in full.—E d.

---

San Francisco, Cal., April 1, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Company E, First Regiment N. G. C., to improve themselves in rifle
shooting, have instituted a series of matches, dividing the Company into

three classes, each class shooting for a badge at distances suited to their
skill-the third class 10 shots at 100 yards; second class 5 shots at 100
yards and 5 shots at 200 yar, s; first class 10 shots at 200 yards. I append
the score of the first class at the match shot March 29. Rifle, Sharpe’s
military, new model. Distance, 200 yards; 10 shots. Wind, moderate,
parallel to line of fire. Target, 4x6. Bull’s eye, 8 inches square.

Name.

At 200 yds.

Private W. B. Grant.

Private J. Robertson .

Private C. Nash.

Lieut. E. O. Hunt.

Private J. Baptist.

Private J. S. Campbell.

Private A. M. Hunt.I 0 3 2 2 2

1 3

3

3

3

3

15

3

3

3

3

4

16

1 3

3

2

3

4

15

3

4

2

2

4

15

1 3

2

3

4

2

14

3

3

3

3

3

15

2

3

2

2

4

13

4

£

3

2

3

14

1 3

2

4

3

3

15

3

2

0

3

4

12

3

3

2

3

4

15

2

,2

4

2

4

14

2

2

0

3

2

9

2

3

2

3

3

13

2

2

2

3

2

11

2

4

2

2

2

12

3

3

4

2

0

12

2

3

2

2

2

11

1 2

2

2

3

3

•' 12

2

2

2

2

3

11

1 o

3

2

2

2

1 9

o

2

3

2

3

12

Total.
31
30
29
27
27
29
24
23
23
23
21

Total. 140

Average per score, 12.95.

145

—The change of targets at Wimbledon, mentioned by us,
has of course caused a certain amount of controversy in
England. In the Volunteer Service Gazette we find a long
letter from Edward Ross, the well known rifleman, in oppo¬
sition to the change, and one from Major Leech, winch we
publish:—

Dublin, March 26, 1874.

Sir. —I^o rarely trouble the Volunteer Service Gazette with
a letter, that perhaps you will concede to me the privilege
of now doing so, with the view of eliciting public opinion
on the sweeping and unexpected target changes lately
proposed for Wimbledon, to be adopted, it appears, by the
N. R. A. "* J

These alterations appear to me to have been too hurried¬
ly made, and the subject of paper versus iron targets has not
been sufficiently discussed, nor any committee, that I
know of, formed to inquire and report upon the relative
merits of each.

As I understand it, the hits are to be indicated on a
dummy target, distinct from the paper target, which latter
moves down to be mended after each shot, and then moves
up again; and the tired soldier takes little or no interest in
the proceeding, but with every disposition to do what is
right, indicates tolerably near, perhaps, where the shot hit.

The maker has little to guide him, as the projectile from a
small bore almost glides " through the paper,’ and there is
trouble in finding a hole little bigger than a pea.

The constant strain upon the attention of the marker,
even assuming the aid of an intelligent non-commissioned
officer, will be over much for him to mark with sufficient
precision for match-shooting purposes.

At present the hit upon the target calls the marker to at¬
tention, and the splash of the bullet makes its position suf¬
ficiently visible, an advantage also possessed by the shooter
with the aid of a telescope.

The proposed system is not suitable for Wimbledon,
where speculation should have no place, and where all re¬
forms should be introduced after proof of their value and
necessity

I believe the opposition to this innovation will be both
loud and just. —I have the honor to remain, your faithful
servant. Arthur B. Leech.

We believe that we repeat the feeling of our own IN. R.
Ar in regard to the changes at Wimbledon in the form of
the targets,when we reiterate the statement made in our last
that at least for several years to come the old forms of
targets will answer our purposes fully. Please gracious,
when we are thoroughly proficient, we will devise a new
system of target, if necessary, for ourselves. As it is, for
comparison sake, we can use the Wimbledon scores of the

last fourteen years.

--

—Some time ago we expressed our doubt as to whether a
muzzle-loading fowling piece could be converted into a
breech-loader, so as to give entire satisfaction. We are,
however, in receipt of the following from a correspondent
in Corinth, Mississippi, under date of April 3d, which
pleases us to give verbatim:—“Messrs. Clark & Sneider, of
Baltimore,^altered a gun for me from a muzzle-loader to a
breech-loader. I cannot say too much in praise of the work.
It works admirably, and I sincerely trust that sportsmen in
their section of country who have good muzzle-loaders and
want them altered will send them to Clark & Sneider, for
they can make such change without injuring their shooting
qualities or adding to the weight of the gun. R. Y.”

Meeting op the National Rifle Association. —On
Tuesday last, the 7th April, as we were going to press, was
held the 25th regular meeting of the Board of Direction of
the National Rifle Association. The Committee on the
range reported that the damage caused by the rains of the
wiDter was fast being repaired, and the hope was expressed
that by the 1st of next month everything would be in order.
The question of inaugurating the coming season with a
spring match was referred to the Executive Committee with
full power to act. A balance of $600 was shown by the
Treasurer’s account, all of which will be wanted for the re¬
pairs at Creedmoor. Measures were proposed for the fur¬
ther propagation of sound ideas on the question of rifle

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Will you permit an old and now superannuated rifleman a
word or two in relation to the proposed International Rifle
Match, in which I naturally feel a deep interest? What has
most struck me in regard to the regulations is—first, the dis¬
tance; second, the absence of all restrictions relating to the
time that is to intervene between the raising of the rifle to the
shoulder and the firing; third, that nothing is said rela¬
tive to “arm or body resting. ” The distances respectively
are 800, 900 and 1,000 yards. These may be all right if the
practice is for military purposes only; but if for sporting,
these ranges are, if not wholly, at least largely too great.
In this country—excepting of course in war times—the rifle
is used mainly for sporting purposes, and sportsmen will, I
think, agree with me that it is rarely that they are called
upon to draw trigger upon game at such ranges. Second,
the absence of restriction in regard to the time allowed the
shooter betwe.cn the raising of the rifle to the shoulder and
the pulling of the trigger. Sportsmen who are desirous of
becoming rifle experts will soon learn to know how much
of their success will depend upon quickness of aim. To
take a deer “on the fly” or even to dislodge a squirrel, at
times requires sharp practice, and this will certainly not be
attained by adherence to the printed regulations in your last
issue. Third, the silence in regard to “arm or body rest.”
By this, I mean the resting of the elbow of the left arm on
the hip, which is a natural, if notan artificial rest. Offhand
rifle shooting I have always understood to be the holding
of the rifle in such a way that the left arm shall not touch
the body except at its natural connection at the shoulder.

All these objections may be provided against in the Wim¬
bledon regulations for 1873, by which, I observe, the match
is to be governed; if not, do you not think them worthy of
attention, if not in this contest, at least in those of a purely
sporting character? I am aware that there are those who
ridicule the idea of rifle shooting at such distances as 40,
60, or 100 yards, but let such try their hands at it and they
will find that it is not the easiest thing in the world to strike
a tliree-quarter-inch mark half a dozen times in succession
at forty yards, or, as your correspondent “Ogils” remarks,
“to hit a three-quarter-incli mark several times consecutive¬
ly at twenty-five yards, off shoulder, is little easier than to
make seven consecutive six inch circular bull’s eyes at 200
yards, in clear weather.”

Allow me in conclusion, not as a matter of boast, but as
one of fact, to state that several years ago, I made sixty-
two consecutive off-hand rifle shots, the total string meas¬
ure of which from the break of the ball nearest the centre
was twelve and five-sixteenth inches. Shots that demolished
the centre point counted nothing. The targets were re¬
tained for a number of years but are now lost, or I 'would
be pleased to send them to you. If any of your 800, 900
or 1,000 yard shooters have done better, or think they can
do as well or better, I shall be pleased to hear from them
through the columns of Forest and Stream. A. M. S.

§eu and §iver

FISH IN SEASON IN APRIL.

Salmon, Salmo Salar. Salmon trout, Salmo confinis.

Trout, Salmofontinalis. Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri.

L Under the head of “ dame, and Fisn rn Season" we can only specify in
general terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much
that ivere we to attempt to particularize we could do no less than publish
those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This
would require a great amount of our space. In designating game we are
guided by the Iciws of nature , upon which all legislation is founded , and
our readers would do well to provide themselves with tlue. laws of their re¬
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise , our attemnts to assist them
will only create confusion .1

—The weather is precarious for fly-fishing. During the
past week local storms of sleet and snow have occurred in
the mountain regions, and cutting blasts have swept the
plains of Long Island, bringing a shudder at the mere
thought of taking “a days’s fishing.” Norminally the
troutiqg season opened on the 16tli of March; to-day, a
month later, rods and creels are still in “ordinary,” as the
sailors say, and we have scarcely heard of a string of fish
being taken. Seth Green is perhaps the only person who
has been in luck. Hear what Seth saith. Seth says:—

“There is no trout fishing within fifty miles of Rochester,
except preserved streams. I fished in Caledonia Creek last
Thursday, the stream that Mr. Collins’ trout ponds are on,
and caught six pounds of trout in three hours. There is
more trout in that stream than in any stream of fits length
in the world.”

—Adirondack lakes are still (April 13th) ice-bound, snow
a foot deep, and thermometer thirteen degrees above zero.
Our readers wall be informed as soon as the streams open.

—We have received from Dr. J. R, Romeyn of Keeseville,
a trout fly devised by Dr. Ely, of Adirondack fame, and
named the Romeyn fly. It has a green body, with
wings made from the mottled feathers of the wood duck.
We shall try it for shad on a number four hook.

—Bass fishing was excellent on the Susquehanna last
season between Dauphin and Clark’s Ferry. Fish Com¬
missioner Duffy is of the opinion that there will be an
abundance of these fish in lower waters of the Juniata,
this season. What appears singular in regard to these fish
is, that in the vicinity of Peach Bottom, which is from
fifty to sixty miles nearer the mouth of the river, a very
few bass have been taken, the number not exceeding half a
dozen within three years, and these were caught in seines
and fish baskets.

—The subject of fly fishing for shad seems to increase
in interest as the season for that almost untried pastime

approaches. As to the selection of suitable localities, all
the directions that can be given in a general way are con¬
tained in the following notes from Prof Baird and Seth
Green:

United States Commission, Fish and Fisheries, )
Washington, April 6, 1871. f

Editor Forest and Stream:—

At present the theory in regard to the shad is, that instead of migrating
up the coast from south to north in the spring and back again in the fall,
they simply spend their oceanic life in the seas quite adjacent to the riv¬
ers where born, and return to them in the proper season.

I cannot give you the locations where the shad may be taken with the
fly, as this has not been a subject of research with me. As a general
rale you may safely assume that where fish are arrested in the rivers by
rapids and impassable dams, there they can be taken to the best advan¬
tage in this manner. Very truly yours, Spencer F. Baird,

Commissioner.

Beth Green’s experience and practical knowledge of the
habits of the shad can add but little more information.
Fie says, in reply to a private letter from this office:

“Shad can be taken with the fly in the different waters at the foot of
any sharp running reefs by letting the line run out and swing down to
where the water is comparatively still, and move it gently back and forth.
The greatest trouble in all streams is to find the shad. They are not
plenty enough in any waters except at Holyoke Dam.

On any other river you may fish an evening and not see a single shad.
Before I hatched shad in the Connecticut River, you might have fished
for shad several evenings without seeing one. I did the first shad hatch¬
ing in the Connecticut River in the spring of 1867, and in the year 1870,
the shad Were more plenty than the oldest inhabitants had ever seen
them. But Mr. Chalmers has described the way to take shad so much
better than I can, that I will not say much about it. I took young shad
eight inches long with a fly, at Holyoke, in the year 1867. I have uever
taken a full grown shad with a fly, but I have not the least doubt that I
can, after reading Mr. Chalmers letters. He is authority in these mat-
tera. Yours, Seth Green.

—The following inscription is attached to an imperial
photograph at Andrew Clerk’s, representing an angler in
full regalia, with a fish nearly as large as himself hung sus¬
pended Deside him, so as to exhibit their relative propor¬
tions :—

“A bass weighing 75 lbs., caught by Wm. B. Post, Esq.,
at Newport, Rhode Island, August, 1873, he standing on
the shore, and with the rod and line shown in the picture.”

The capture of this fish by rod and line was a remarkable
feat. Scarcely less creditable was the capture by Mr. Cooke
Evans in Serpent Lake, Minnesota, last fall, of amuscalonge
that weighed 17 pounds and a half and measured a yard
and a half long, with an eight ounce split bamboo rod.

—As to the angling in Maine, the northern and western
parts of the State are “full of it.” Mount Desert, of late
a favorite seaside resort, combines more trout and salt
water fishing within a smaller radius than any other resort
that we know of. We have taken pound trout from Eagle
Lake, only about two and a half miles from the ocean. It
is beautifully situated up among the Mount Desert hills,
and is well worthy a visit. There are lots of small lakes
in Hancock county where trout may be taken, but they
usually run quite small, from one quarter to half a pound.
Moosehead, the Umbagog Chain, Grand Lake, and the
country lying about them are the localities after all for the
experienced angler, and we very much doubt if their su¬
periors can be found out of Maine. As to the Umbagog
lakes, we prefer the Andover route to the Upper Dam.
Leaving Portland at two P. M., by Grand Trunk road, you
arrive at Bryant’s Pond at four o’clock, where a stage takes
one to Andover, a distance of twenty miles, stopping at
Rumford, half way, for supper. Stop at Gregg’s, who
keeps an excellent house, and who will provide guides and
take you to the lake, twelve miles, on a buck-board. If
you have a fair wind you will reach the camp at Upper
Dam in season for the evening fishing.

—A pleasant summer resort on Long Island is thus de¬
scribed by H. C., a frequent correspondent:

Sag Harbor, L. I., March 26,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Last Tuesday I took the 3:15 P. M. train from Hunter’s Point and ar¬
rived at Sag Harbor at 8:15, after a tolerably pleasant and certainly safe
ride of 102 miles on the Long Island Railroad, the fare being $2.70. Next
morning 1 accompanied the genial Mr. Barker, the Noyac miller, to his
trout preserve at the head of the waters which supply his mill-pond, and
1 was well pleased to see the success of his experiments in raising trout
so strikingly illustrated. The arrangements of the preserve are simple
but very ingenious and effectual. A fine cold and never-failing spring
of water is utilized to supply a gentle flowing stream which, forced
through three or four sieves, runs over beds of fine sand contained in a
covered box of about fifteen feet in length by a foot in depth. On these
beds are laid the trout eggs, and on opening the box I saw the water
gently flowing over the beds, on which were hundreds of diminutive
trout swimming about, looking like half-inch pieces of black thread
Next to the spawning trough lay a longer and wide trough, covered with
laths, through the openings of which could be seen hundreds of trout of
a year’s growth, the water running over their beds about four inches in
depth. The laths are requisite to keep off the kingfishers and other
birds, which would otherwise feed on the young trout. Further on the
creek itself is allowed to run, unobstructed by any troughs. This part
of the stream is arranged so as to have places under the embankments
for the trout to hide in. It is not over a foot deep and about fifty feet
long. In it there were some sixty fine trout gathered, sunning them¬
selves, but they soon vanished from sight. Next season Mr. Barker
proposes drawing off the water from his mill-pond and clearing out the
eels and perch it contains, supply it with trout, which originally existed
in the brook forming the pond. It is just the locality for a trout pond,
having a depth or some twenty odd feet in some places, while it is nearly
surrounded by woods, and charmingly located as a summer resort. Mr.
Sampson’s farm adjoins the pond on the southeasterly side, and he has a
spare room for a couple of boarders during the summer months. There
is good perch fishing in the mill-pond, and occasionally one may get hold
of a trout, but they are scarce. Permission from Mr. Barker is required
to fish in the pond, which he readily gives. Noyac is a cultivated strip
of land running along the southerly shore of Little Peconic Bay from
Sag Harbor to North Sea. The Harbor once had 6,000 inhabitants and
over, but now has scarcely 2,000, and in Noyac there are but three of
the old residents left, viz.: the Pearsons, the Edwards, and the Eldriges
Once upon a time the waters of the shores of Noyac were full of
game fish, but what, with seines, nets and ‘‘pounds” they have all been
driven away, and though the locality used to abound in bass, not a fish is
now to be caught there. Off Jessup’s Neck-a strip of land covered with
cedar brush and full of nests of musquitoes-there is excellent biuefish-
ing to be had in season j and in the bay scollops abound, as also ^ G p1! 6 u

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hard and soft clams. There are a few porgees to he had in the bay and
Mngflsh occasionally. Back of the cultivated strip there are the woods,
which extend hack some four miles towards Bridgehampton, and in the
watered portion woodcock shooting is good in season. In the fall excellent
wild fowl shooting is to be had in the bay, and for purposes of a family
sojourn in summer to parties liking a very retired and out-of-the-way
country place, Noyac presents an attractive locality. H. C.

—An attentive Florida correspondent sends the following
note:—

[It will he perceived that he speaks of black bass (Grystes
salrnoides ) of the surprising weight of 21 lbs., which is
something unheard of by us, and is a fact well worth mak¬
ing a note of for future reference.— Ed.]

New Smyrna, E. Florida, 1
March 81, 1874. f

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Yours of the 19th came to hand last night—a letter is as long coming
herefrom New York as it takes to go to England. I am preparing for
Professor Baird a statement of the spawning periods of the sea-fish of
this coast, with other particulars, and I will give you an abstract of it. I
get it from the native fishermen.

As to the list of sportsmen in Florida, few come to this place; the
house is now empty. Enterprise, Palatka and Sand Point are the chief
rendezvous of our craft in this region. I can report as having been here
lately, E. G. Pendleton, Virginia; F. B. Tucker, W. L. Fairbrother,
Chicago; E. U. Wright, W. W. Fisher, Bindley Johnson, Philadelphia;
,George M. Downes, John Ilalx, Rutherford Stuyvesant and wife, New
York; T. J. Pierrepont, J. F. Masters and wife, Henry Shipman,
Brooklyn; Wm. S. Peele, Boston, most of them belonging to the hunt¬
er or fisher folk,

Skeepshead fishing is over, as they are now spawning. Bass or redfish,
salt water trout, kingfish and pigfish are our principle game now, some
groupers and snappers, which, from their rarity, are much prized. The
arge fish are beginning to be troublesome, the sharks, rays and sawfish,
which carry away so many hooks that I fear I shall be destitute before I
leave. We have now many catfish in the river; two kinds, one much re¬
sembling the fresh water cat of the clear lakes weighing, say 2 to 3 lbs.
The other a larger kind, from 4 lbs. to 1G lbs. with very long dorsal and
pectoral fins, armed with sharp spears. They have eggs in them as large
as cherries, and the fishermen say they are viviparous, like the rays and
sharks. I think it is Galeichthys marinus (Cuvier.) The drum will soOn
be in season, aud then we shall have a new sensation, they being very
large heavy fish from 10 lbs. to 50 lbs.

There is a fresh water stream not far off, Spruce Creek, which is said
to abound in large trout, black bass. I have heard of two being killed
there this spring which weighed respectively 19 lbs, and 21 lbs. I shall
try to visit this stream and if so wilFreport to you. Very truly yours,

Samuel C. Clarke.

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All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed not
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—Mr. John F. Munn has recently launched from liis
yard, at the foot of Court street, Brooklyn, a singular look¬
ing yacht, designed by her owner, Mr. J. W. Holmes. She
is intended for a cruising vessel, we believe, but bow suc¬
cessful she will be even in that way is a question involved
in considerable doubt. That the idea of speed in connec¬
tion with this vessel never entered the designer’s brain we
can readily conceive. Her dimensions are as follows:—
Length on load water line, 36 feet; length over all, 40 feet;
beam, 16 feet; draft of water aft, 3 feet 6inches; forward, 2
feet 6 inches; length of centre board, 13 feet. Her depth of
bold and freeboard we did not ascertain accurately, and
dare not hazard a guess, for they are simply incredible.
Neither her entrance or her delivery is particularly fine, as
may well be imagined when we remember that her length
on the load water line is 36 feet, and that her beam is 16
feet, and placed only a few inches above this water line.
Her sides are straight, and their height out of water for¬
ward is enormous. The house extends clear across the
deck, and is flush with the rail. At the forward end there
is a row of dead b’ghts, showing that ventilation at all
events has not been neglected. Abaft tlie bouse tbe entire
boat is cock pit. But more singular than the hull itself,
when we consider the purposes for which we understand
the yacht is intended, is the rig adopted. Why any one
should step a mast 65 feet in length in the eyes of a boat of
this size, and condense liis canvas into mainsail and topsail
for prospective cruises to the West Indies, passes all under¬
standing. Her boom is to be 42 feet long, and gaff tlie same
length, though we understand the head of the mainsail only
hauls out to within twelve feet of the end of the gaff, leav¬
ing that amount of pole to aid ir spreading a peculiar kind
of sail, which above the gaff has the appearance of a club
topsail, and below that spar officiates as a species of ring
tail.

—Mr. Dickerson’s keel sloop tbe “Psyche,” which our
readers will remember touched bottom near Rockaway last
fall, is at Mr. Steer’s yard for repairs. As yet, nothing but
internal work has been commenced, but that more than this
must be done before she is launched again is evident, for
she is at present without a keel, without garhoard strakes,
and without various other planks, all of great utility, as
they will come below her water line.

—Mr. Steers has also in his yard the sloop yacht “Gus-
sie.” This vessel, we believe, he built for his own use,
originally, but she has been much changed since then.
During the past winter she has been raised about ten
inches, keeping the same sheer as before.

—Mr. Rutherford Stuyvesant is making very extensive
alterations in his yacht, the Palmer, which will unques¬
tionably improve her heavy weather qualities, though it is
doubtful whether her speed over the New York Yacht Club

course will be increased. She is at the yard of Mr. Henry
Steers, under whose supervision the changes are being
made, aud when she leaves there very few of her old
friends will recognize her with a flush deck fore an^ aft,
great increase of freeboard, and with much diminished
sheer. Her top sides will be raised forward from five to six
inches, in the waist twenty-two inches, and at the stern
fourteen inches, and she ’will have light bulwarks about
two feet in height. We imagine that she will require con¬
siderable more ballast than formerly to counteract the in¬
fluence of the additional weight, all of which will he above
the water line. As the old masts are to be used, the area
of her lower sails will probably be reduced in order to get
the saddles at the proper distance above the new deck.

—Rear Commodore $. B. Colgate, of the Seawanaliaka
Yacht Club, has his schooner, the Idler, at Mr. Henry
Steer’s yard, where she has been recaulked and thoroughly
overhauled. There have been no alterations in the hull,
hut her masts have been taken out, and wi’l he changed by
shifting the position of the hounds about three feet lower
down. This w ill of course shorten tlie luffs of the fore
and mainsails, but by the use of longer gaffs, and jieaking
no tbe beads of the sails at a greater angle, the loss in area
wib be more than counterbalanced by the improvement in
shape. With topsails set, there will be no reduction in
canvas, for the tacks of the topsails will fill in the corners
taken out at tie throats of the lower sails. Indeed, with
the end of the lexer’s main boom twenty-six feet over the
stern, and bead gear to match, it does not seem a matter of
vital importance if there had been a loss of a few feet in
sail area.

—A large number of gentlemen have been cruising this
season upon tlie St. John River, Florida, in small yachts
and sail boats. Several of these craft were arranged with
every combination of comfort, without being too large to
follow the tributaries of that river to their remote sources.
Those wlio thus reach tbe points far from the main water
routes are rewarded by seeing abundant game, and gain
the chances of shooting and fishing beyond the ground
overrun by the multitude. The amount of animal life on
and near the St. Jolm has been greatly diminished. Shoot¬
ing from boats, and constant hunting by professionals, who
get good prices from the steamboats for venison, and from
travellers for plumage birds, has rendered the game birds
and animals very scarce and shy. James IL Peabody,
Esq., of Philadelphia, has his steam yacht Falcon on the
river. She is well arranged for the service, and combines
a 1 ’I tlie qualities proved desirable by a long experience in
bunting here, and no more delightful life can be imagined
than cruising with her, manned as she is by an excellent
crew. The number of tourists going up the Ocklawaha
has been very large. Colonel Hart has a new boat upon
the route, but could not carry all who wished to see the
romantic river and wonderful spring, so he is about laying
the keels for two more boats of the peculiarly strong form
that alone can endure the hard knocks they get from cy¬
press knees and oak houghs.

—A meeting of the Lynn Yacht Club was held at their
club house in Lynn, Massachusetts, Tuesday evening last,
when it. was decided to hold their usual regatta on the 17th
of June.

Dorchester Yacht Club.— It was our intention to
have published in this issue an authentic list of the yachts,
owners, etc., belonging to this club, hut we are informed
that at the annual meeting of the club a change was made
in the rule for measuring yachts. Under the new rule the
length of all boats will be increased from about three
inches for the smaller boats to about six inches for the
larger ones. The boats are measured while in the water,
and as there are not more than three now in commission it
would he impossible to give correct figures, which we hope
to do in May. The yacht Bessie has been purchased by W.
Whitney Lewis, Esq., the measurer of the club, of her late
owner, W. F. Whitney. George F. Clarke, Esq., has dis¬
posed of the yacht Merlin to S. S. Gray, Esq., of the Bev-
e’\v Yacht Chub, but still retains the cutter Saxori. The
MeUin has left the club. Edward Burgess has sold the
Firefly to George H. Balcli, who has entered her in the
Dorchester, Beverly, and Boston yacht clubs.

Boston Yacht Club.— Tlie sloop yacht Owl has been
purchased of Mr. Cunningham by J. E. McCreary, of Phil¬
adelphia, where she will probably be taken. She is now
at her moorings off the Club House. The schooner yacht
Rebecca, owned by J. LI. Reed, lias recently been added to
tbe club roll. We published last week a list of the yachts
of this club, into which several errors inadvertently crept.
We shall, before the season opens, publish a carefully re¬
vised list.

South Boston Yacht Club. —This club gave their last
social party of tlie season on Easter Monday evening.
Their club house at City Point was gaily decorated with
flags and yacht signals for tlie occasion, and a large number
of the members with their ladies participated in the festivi¬
ties. Under the influence of their new commodore, J. N.
Roberts, Esq., and his associate officers, the members are
uncommonly active in promoting the success and welfare
of the organization. At the last regular meeting the stew¬
ard, Mr. Winett, presented the commodore, in the name of
the club, a complete set of colors and signals for his use.
Improvements are to be made on and around the club
house, which will make it every way desirable for the pur¬
poses intended. Yaclit owners are now busily engaged in
putting their boats in condition and making such altera¬
tions as past experience and future needs have suggested.

-O --— — ~ UCiUUging to

organization, compiled from the latest information:—

Name.

1

Owner.

| Water

1 Line.

Keel

°r

loentre Board

Starry Banner.

steamer.

Thomas Taylor.

-•| 61

Keel.

Banshee.

Carrier Hove. .......

Leslie.

Hattie.

Haze.

Kittie.

Mercury.

Ranger.

Wanderer. .|W. Nelson

SLOOPS.

A^nie. P. McKenna

Bessie....

Columbia
Clyde

SCHOONERS.

W. J Oreutt.

T. Barker.

S. W. Bailey.

T. Christian.

J. B. Moody.

J. M. Ward.

J. N. Roberts.

T. R. Miller.

F. A. Taylor..
R. W. Bibber.

T. Lutted.

Cycla.|H. R. Smith.

Clytie...

Fannie.

Fearless.

Fly.

Grade..

Hope.

Kate.

Kelpie.

May.

Maud.

Mabel.

Nellie.

Naiad Queen.

Posey.

Petrel.

Puzzle.

Queen Mab.

Ripple..

Rover.

Starlight.

Startle.

Uncle Moses.

Unique.

J. N. Roberts_

Benjamin Dean..
J. A. Woodward.
W. B. Alexander.

J. M.Learned_

M. S. Dix.

C. T. Haley.

S. J. Capen.

W. Gorman.

C. E. Fuller.

J. N. Roberts_

Walter Reed.

W. Kilner.

H. J. McKee.

M. F. Murphy_

C. A. Wheeler...

M. J. Kiley.

C. D. Maeomber.

J. II. btark.

F. S. Wright.

A. T. Plummer..
C. H.Dolbeare...
J. Stewart.

23.5

31.5
21
26.1
22
31
33
31.4
25

28

17

19.10

23

24.6

18

21.6
20
16

24
16
20
28
18
18

19.2

23
26.1

24
18.6

22.3
21.0
22.1
22
35.6
20
21
20

Keel.

Keel.

Keel.

Keel.

Keel*

Keel.

Keel.

Keel.

Keel.

Keel.
Keel.
C. B.-
Keel.
C. B.
C. B.
C. B.
Keel.
Keel.
Keel.
Keel.
Keel.
C. B.
C. B.
C. B.
C.B.
Keel.
C. B.
C.B.
C.B.
Keel.
C. B.
C. B.
C!. B.
Keel.
C. B.
Keel.
C. B.

There are 130 members on the rolls. Their first regatta
will take place in June, and doubtless others will be held
during the season.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The annual meeting of the Argonaut Boating Club of Toronto, Cana¬
da, was held at the Rossin House, in that city, on the 4th inst., when the
following officers were elected for the year 1874-5: President, Mr. n.
O’Brien; Vice President, Mr. Spragge; Captain, Mr. Roger Lambe;
Treasurer, Mr. George Tizard; Secretary, Mr. Walter H. Newesey; Ex¬
ecutive Committee, Messrs. J. F. Smith, John Martland, ^ W. Fisher
C. E. Ryesson, James E. Ellis, Rusk Harris and Harrold Lambe. This
association is in a very flourishing condition, numbering some one hun¬
dred and fifty members, and with a fleet of eleven racing and practice
boats. The club lately erected, at a cost of over five thousand dollars, a
very commodious and pretty boathouse on the Esplanade fronting the
bay. „ Walter R. Neusey, Honl, Sec’y.

—The Halifax Boating Club will, if Mr. Brown is will¬
ing to row—as there is little doubt lie will be—accept the
challenges of both Coulter and Scharff, and undertake the
management of the races on his behalf. James Ten Eyck,
who was challenged by Scharff at the same time as Brown,
has accepted the challenge. William Scharff, of Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania, a member of the McKee boat club of Pitts¬
burg, and George Brown, of Plalifax, Nova Scotia, are ar¬
ranging a race for the championship of America and a
large sum of money.

—The St. Augustine, Florida, Yacht Club, has elected
the following offioers for the ensuing year: Commodore
Gordon Granger, Esq.; Vice Commodore, Daniel Egar,
Esq.; Secretary and Treasurer, R. F. Armstrong, Esq.;
Measurer, Charles E. Crapy, Esq.; House Committee, W.
H. Robinson, Esq., of Florida, J. M. Morton of New York.
It is to be legally incorporated.

Columbia College, April 13tli, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Although our crew has not been definitely decided upon,
the following will most likely be the men selected, and the
positions in which they will row:—G. C. Kobbe, ’74, how;
Simpson, School of Mines, or G. Griswold, ’77, 2; Wells,
School of Mines, 3; E. Rapallo, ’74, 4; R C. Cornell, 74,
5; B. F. Rees, School of Mines, stroke. Rees, Cornell, and
Rapallo hold over from last year’s crew. Simpson and
Wells have had some previous experience in rowing, while
Kobbe and Griswold are new men, and the latter is also
rather young. You will see that our material is of the
best, and if we do not turn out a good crew it will not be
for the want of men. Fearon, of Yonkers, has been build¬
ing us an addition to the college fleet, and hard work will
soon be begun at Harlem. Our quarters at Saratoga have
been selected, and tbe crew w T ill arrive at the lake early in
June, so as to have at least a month’s practice on the
course. There is some talk of adopting the English stroke
this season, and two graduates of Cambridge—old Colum¬
bia students also—have offered to train the crew if it should
be thought best to adopt it, but the probabilities are that
the change will not be made until one more trial has shown
whether the same stroke that put us fourth last year cam
not bring us in ahead. I will write again in a few days, or
as soon as Captain Rees selects bis men. Yours, W.A.

•---

Portland, Me. , April 9, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

The annual meeting and supper of the Orient Boat Club
took place at the Preble House on the evening of the Gtb
instant. The following officers were chosen:—President,
H. P. Ladd; Yice President, E. Dennis; Secretary, C. M.
Henry; Treasurer, G. D. Loring. Regatta Committee, H.
P. Ladd, C. M. Henry, J. Frazier. The boathouses oc¬
cupied by the Emerald Club and the noted Longshore crew
are to he torn down to make way for wharf improvements.
It is expected that O’Brien of the famous McLaren crew, of
St. John, will occupy the seat of Conwell, the stroke oar or
the Longshoremen the coming season. A second match be¬
tween the rival brushmaking scullers, Frazier of this city
and Lane of Boston, is already talked of, and will probably
be arranged in a few weeks. Mr. Henry, of the Orients,
offers to row anybody in this vicinity for $100 aside, and a
response from Davis, of the Emeralds, (the present State
champion,) is looked for. Vidl

—A page of yachting and boating matter is unavoidably
deferred.

FOREST AND STREAM.

157

Details of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
—Our regular English files being late th is week, in order to
keep our readers thoroughly posted on all important boat¬
ing matters both at home and abroad, we publish a portion
of a cleverly written letter from the New York Herald's
correspondent in London on this important race:—

“Exactly at eleven o’clock the Oxford crew cleared away
from the Leander boat house and dropped down to the
starting barge. Both boats started almost simultaneously,
but it seemed to me that Oxford delayed a little. For the
first quarter of a mile they rowed singularly even; then
Cambridge began to draw a little ahead, increasing almost
imobservedly, bit by bit, until passing the Whitestone lodge,
on the Middlesex side, which marks the first mile, they had
gained a boat’s length, and one of the knowing ones, stand¬
ing near me, dropped his glass and said, ‘The race is over.’
Not so, however. Just at Hammersmith Bridge the Oxon¬
ians put on a spurt, which, finding successful, they con¬
tinued, and now the real interest of the race began. The
Cantabs got to work too, but could not shake off their op¬
ponents, who held to them with grim tenacity. The shouts
of ‘Well rowed, Oxford,’ from the densely bned banks
became universal, and it really looked as though fortune
were once more going to favor the dark blue. The bow
oar of the Oxford boat is seen to be rolling his head
in a very strange manner, but it is declared to be ‘ his
way,’ and the coxswain is certainly steering a very devi¬
ous course, but the whole crew is doing so well that just
entering Carney Reach they collar their opponents. The
wind has been careering about the Reach, apparently,
and has left the water lumpy—a state of things which the
Cantabs, who are running in their Waite boat, are sup¬
posed to specially object to.. Here is Oxford’s greatest
chance, and certainly while in the Reach she had got her
boat’s nose half a length beyond her antagonist. Short¬
lived joy for the dark blue supporters. Barnes Bridge is
in sight, and the coxswain of the Cantabs calls upon his
men, whose superior training has kept them comparatively
fresh, while the Oxonians are manifestly spent. Once more
they try a spurt, but in vain. The Cantabs draw relent¬
lessly ahead, and the Oxfords know they are beaten, but
pull on pluckily to the last. When the gun fires announ¬
cing the Cantabs’ arrival at the goal their rivals are three
lengths behind them. This was an admirable and closely
contested race throughout—not over quick, for the four
and a half miles were rowed in 22 min. 38 sec.; but it must
be remembered that the tide was slack and the wind con¬
trary. The average pace was—Cambridge, 38 strokes per
minute; Oxford, 37. Both crews rowed well. Both
crews seemed dreadfully punished by the performance.
Mr. Rhodes, the Cambridge stroke, leant over the side of
his boat as though about to vomit, then rested his head on
his arms unable to respond to the cheering. The Oxford
stroke’s plight was not much better, and the men in both
boats looked thoroughly pumped out.”

liitiomil ^iuptinws.

yw° Will our University correspondents kindly send us their most recent
catalogues.

—We have in type a very instructive and readable article
upon cricket by A. A. Outerbridge, the celebrated cricketer
of Philadelphia, which is unavoidably deferred till next
week. Correspondents in all departments must bear
patiently with us; the material furnished us is too good to
throw into the waste basket, and will appear in due time
and season.—[E d.

The Staten Island Cricket and Base Ball Club held their
annual meeting at Wimers Hotel, Tompkinsville, Staten
Island, last week when the following officers were, elected
for 1874W. Butler Duncan, President; W. H. Clark,
Yice President; Nathaniel Marsh, Secretary; Walter M.
Betts, Treasurer. The Board of Directors elected to serve
this year were M. M. Rogers, A. E. Outerbridge, George
S. Scoffield, Jr.; John B. Duer, and W. B. McKean. The
clnb have engaged this year Mr. A. Carpenter, from Bos¬
ton, as their professional cricketer, and the eleven will be
selected from the following players:—Jones, Duer, Outer-
bridge, Luske, Robinson, Davis, Filmer, J. Lee, Adams,
Harvey, Marsh, Sprague and others. The base ball nine
will present Beaven, Sprague, Clyne, Jackson, Lemist,
Hitchcock, Betts, Armstrong, Mort, Rogers, &c. The
club numbers 130 members, and will play on their grounds,
fronting on New York Bay, at Camp Washington, Staten
Island. The season will commence on Saturday, April
18th.

at his residence in North Second street, Brooklyn, E. D.,
on April lOtli, of consumption, brought on by a neglected
cold contracted while standing as umpire.

—The Arlingtons opened play on the Capitoline Grounds
on April 13th, and showed some fine fielding, their catcher
especially. They will play there every Monday this season.

—The members of the gymnasium of the Young Men’s
Christian Association, Twenty-eighth street, helc T an
athletic entertainment last week. Most of the competitors
were gentlemen amateurs. Prof. J. Wood and J. W.
Taylor engaged in the manly art with gloves; then came
C, H. Cone and Charles Coombes, the former a noted
swimmer and pedestrian. The American style of wrestling
was shown by John H. Malory and P. IT. Lawlor, which
elicited loud applause from the amateur athletics. C. D.
Newton, a graceful gymnast, performed a series of difficult
feats on a single trapeze, which were well received, Prof.
Long’s pupils showed some good perfoimances with the
gloves. Profs. Sinac and Silcasa next displayed their
talent with foils, both proving themselves masters of the
art. Col. Monstrey and H. Johnston went through the
broad-sword exercise. The numerous dexterous passes
were more or less brilliant, all being warmly acknowledged.
Profs. Sinac and Silcasa then gave an exhibition of the
French mode of boxing, which was novel and entertaining,
as the contestants use.their feet. This created considerable
enthusiasm, and the Frenchmen retired amid ringiug ap¬
plause. The final event was a glove contest between Prof.
O’Neill and Prof. Long. Throughout the entertainment
the best order prevailed.

—The new professional nine of Baltimore opened play on
a practice game on April 11th, when they had a strong field
nine opposed to them with young Stratton as pitcher. The
professional nine, included Snyder as catcher, Brainard as
pitcher, Gould, Sellman and White on the bases, Kohler
short stop and Ryan, Deane and Bulask on the out field.
Deane is the new Captain of the team, Sweasy is to play
second base and Sellman at short field. The contest was
close and the play excellent. The score stood at nine to
four in favor of the Baltimores.

—The ITartfords played their first regular match game on
April 11th, when they had the Trinity College Club as their
adversaries, assisted by Barnie as catcher. The game was
finely contested up to the close of the fifth innings, at which
time the score stood at three to two only, and the profes
sionals slightly anxious. In the sixth innings, however,
the Hartfords got on heavy at the bat and finally won by a
score of nineteen to two. Ram stopped play at the close of
the seventh innings.

—The following is the record of professional games to

April 14th:—

March 2. Profess, vs. Amateurs at Philadelphia 23—14

21. Phila. vs. Field Ten at “ 12— 8

28. Athletic vs. Field Nine at “ 16— 3

30. Athletic vs. Modoc 1 ‘ 27— 4

30. Atlantic vs. Field Ten at Brooklyn 16— 6

April 2. Atlantic vs, Fieid Nine at “ 9— 8

2. Boston vs. Field Nine at Boston 10— 8

2. Athletic vs. Pacific at Ptiiladelpbia S3— 5

4. Mutual Ten vs. Field Ten at Brooklyn 19— 4
4. Athletic vs. Riverton at Riverton, N. J. 20— 7
6. Philadelphia ys. Modocs at Pliiladelxiliia 25— 0
8. Atlantic vs. Davis Ten at Brooklyn 20— 3

8. Hartford vs. Field Ten 28— 6

8. Athletic vs. Sliibe 25— 2

11. Hartford vs. Trinity College at Pliila 19— 2

11. Athletic vs. Zephyr at Philadelphia 45— 0

11. Philadelphia vs. Allentown at Allentown 46— 8
11. Atlantic vs. Concord at Brooklyn 14— 2

—The Hartford and Yale nines will play a game of ball
at Hartford, April 18, and another at New Haven,
April 26.

—Four colleges—Harvard, Yale, Amherst, and Bowdoin
—responded to the call of Harvard for a convention on the
4th instant, at Springfield, Massachusetts, to arrange for a
freshman base ball tournament. The convention was un¬
animously in favor of a tournament, and voted to hold it
on the Union grounds, Boston, The date was not fixed
upon, but it will probably be the last week in June. The
tournament will be for the freshman championship of the
country.

—The cricket nine of Germantown engaged to play base
ball this season is as follows:—Sharp, catcher, McTiglie,
pitcher; Fox, first base; Yan Rensselaer, second base;
Rob. Newhall, third base; Dan. Newliall, shortstop; Pease,
left field; Dixon, centre field; Tiers, right field.

—“Boiled Eggs” is the name adopted by the new Dan¬
bury Base Ball Club, to signify how impossible it is to beat
them.

Princeton, N. J., April 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

—This afternoon the first great championship game of
the season will be played at Twenty-fifth and Jefferson
streets, the contestants being the rival professional nines of
this city—the Athletics and Philadelpliias Much interest
is attached to this first meeting on account of both clubs
presenting somewhat stronger nines, and each being in fine
trim. The Athletic nine will be as follows:—McBride,
pitcher; McHeary, catcher; Fisler, Battin, and Anson on
the bases; Sutton, short stop, with Gedney, McMullin and
Clapp in the out-field. The above are a very strong nine
individually, but whether they could not be better posi¬
tioned in the field is a problem which to-day, doubtless,
will alone decide. The Philadelpliias will play the follow¬
ing exceedingly strong nine:—Cummings, pitcher; Hicks,
catcher; Mack, Radcliff and Holdsworth on the bases;
Fulmer, short stop; with York, Eggler and Bechtel in the
out-field. Both nines are very evenly matched, and a sharp
contest will be sure to ensue.

—Charles H. Mills, the brother of Andrew Mills, of the
Old England Club of Brooklyn and well known in the base
ball fraternity as a free player and an impartial umpire died

During the past three or four months the pulsations of
Princeton’s athletes have been very infrequent, and appa¬
rently the life of out-door pastimes seemed almost to have
become a dead letter. Foot-ball has alone been worship¬
ped. at its shrine by its devotees. Truly the gymnasium
never presented such an animated appearance as it has
during the past winter, There you see the men aspiring tu
a seat in the University boat race next summer pulling the
rowing weights at the rate of 42 strokes a minute, and yet
anxious to know how fast they were going, but alas ! they
shot past tree and every mile stone at such a speed that no
opportunity was afforded them for calculating the rate; and
aftei pulling for half an hour, you see them jump up and
look so “ glad to find they were where they started,” and
all without turning once. In the middle of the gymnasium
you perceive a small party lustily swinging clubs under the
guidance of another, whom, upon inquiry, proved to be
the captain of the University Base-ball nine, and the men
were his wiping vassals. Again, as you glance around, you
cannot fail to discover “ the Hercules” putting up the 110
pound dumb bell two or three times, the gentleman gym¬

nast exercising only so much as to develope his fine (?)
shoulders and chest, and give him a more manly appear¬
ance; then the real gymnast is easily recognized by the
ease and grace of his every action and the swelling of his
muscles as he accomplishes each difficult performance; be¬
sides, numerous aspirants to broad shoulders, full chest,
large arm, &c. may be seen looking eagerly from the 300
to the 110 pound dumb bell, and wishing that they could
raise the former. Nevertheless, as we compare the 'physique
of the men who now appear upon the field and water with
their appearance last November, we cannot but see and
acknowledge that the four months of comparative lethargy
has truly been productive of much good. As the earth ex¬
changed her garb of snow and mournful strains of the
cheerless wind for a mantle of pleasing verdure and cheer¬
ful chirping of the birds; as all nature awoke as from a
trance, so the latent forces and desire for out-door sports
were permitted to break their bonds, and the devotees of
athletic sports, each in his own sphere, surpassed in num¬
ber and zeal those of any former year. The nature of
pastimes in Princeton is not a little varied, hence I will
just give a cursory account of each department separately.

BOATING.

Though this is as yet in its infancy, it promises to de¬
velope into a large and powerful manhood. Many men
have been striving to earn a position upon the crew, and at
first 36 men went into active training. Since then the num
ber has been reduced to .18, who have been upon the water
several times, and from whom the crew will be chosen at
the opening of the next term. A new boat house is in
progress of erection, and will soon be completed. It is
situated on the south bank of the canal, about a mile from
the college, and will be 76 feet long and 40 feet wide. The
Freshmen are actively employed in working up a crew, and
Princeton hopes to be well represented at the coming
regatta. Quarters have been selected upon Saratoga Lake,
and the 16th of July is eagerly anticipated by all.

BASE BALL.

Never has the season opened more auspiciously, in many
respects, for the success of the University nine. The men
have been in the gymnasium exercising and practising
throwing, and the benefit so derived has been prominently
manifested. A good pitcher seems to be the only de¬
ficiency, and when that is obviated the chances of success
will be vastly increased. Friday, the 3d, a practice game
was played between Hie University nine and a ten selected
from the college, resulting in the defeat of the college ten.
A very high wind prevailed, which in part accounts for the
low score, which was as follows:—

University—3, 0, 1, 0, 0 2—6.

College—0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0—0.

The Secretary’s address is A. C. Crawford, Princeton,
N. J., and all ‘prominent amateur clubs would like to be
heard from, especially the Chelsea, Staten Island, Nassau,
and Nameless clubs, as well as Harvard and Yale College
nines.

PEDESTRIANISM.

Several men have developed quite a fondness for this
healthful and innocent recreation. Among the various
trips they have made we would mention those of two men.
Saturday, March 28th, they started for Trenton, a distance
of 10 miles. The first five miles they walked in 45 min¬
utes, the whole distance in one hour 50 minutes. Saturday,
April 4, they walked to New Brunswick, 18 miles distant,
in 3 hours and 40 minutes. Frequently excursions of from
5 to 10 miles are made into the country and return.

CALEDONIAN GAMES.

Men may be seen constantly practising jumping, standing
and running, putting the stone, and throwing the hammer.
From present indications we can prophesy a large number
of contestants and a fine display of the muscular.

As time rolls on opportunities will be offered for future
contributions, and until then you may consider athletic
sports at Princeton not dead, but in untiring efforts for per¬
fection. Champion.

—Since the match for the championship between Messrs.
Gamier and Daly, business has been very good at the lead¬
ing billiard rooms. Every contest bel ween our leading ex
perts seems to give a fresh impetus to the noble game, and
sets the devotees of “Billiardiana” to hard work practising
the shots, &c., they see in Tammany Hall.

—The improvement in business at the Spingler House
rooms is very satisfactory. Under Mr. Dudley Kavanagh’s
management the business has nearly doubled. Mr. Maurice
Daly.may be found here every aay practising for contests
ahead.

—The 15-ball pool game at the Spingler Rooms is lively.
Thursday evening last there was a long contest between
some of the best players in the city, during which the 15
balls were pocketed by two of the players in one inning
each. The man holding the highest ball had a poor show.

—Mr. Cyrille Dion has issued a challenge to play Maurice
Daly a match at French caroms, 600 points up, for $1,000 a
side. Daly Is willing to play the match as proposed, but
would prefer a larger stake, so we can look for another
first-class contest in a short time. The game will be played
within thirty days from the time the match is made.

—Wibiam Saxton, of P. Braisted’s room, Fourth avenue,
in playing a four-ball game the other night, made a run of
672 points, and an average of 130. If this young player
continues to improve as of late, he will soon rank with the
best.

—It is rumored that champion Gamier intends to visit
California on a professional tour in a short time.

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DR. FOWLER’S PATENT

HARD RUBBER REEL.

6S Tlie Gem.”

Imperishable* Light as a Feather, and

not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have beenre-
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and the Hon. Robt. Roose-
velt. ,

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler s
outfit has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the Arst complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents r or the United States ,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

Portable Camp Stoves.

PRICE $3.00.

This is a very useful invention for those camping
out on Ashing or gunning excursions. It packs close¬
ly, and can be lashed to the knapsack, or otherwise.
It is the neatest arrangement for sportsmen ever in¬
vented, for it will not onlv heat their tent, but will
boil, broil, roagt, or stew. Price $3.00.
tf E. L. SPACEMAN, No. 125 S. 3d st. Phila-

FOREST AND STREAM

159

Its cclhtij cons.

FIRE ARMS!

AND

SEWING MACHINES!

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
GUNS. Snap and Positive Action, with patent Joint
Check , a marvel of beauty, finish, and cheapness;
celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES—adopted oy NINE
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
throughout the world for military, hunting, and tar¬
get parposes; PISTOLS, RIFLE CANES, METAL¬
LIC CARTRIDGES, &c.

Also Manufacturers of the new

REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE,

To which was awarded the]

“MEDAL OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
mium over alt other machines at the great Central New
York Fair , at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprung
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualities, namely, light running, smooth, noise¬
less. rapid , durable, with perfect lock stitch.
f3F”Send for Circulars,

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.
Established 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

luflliiU

m

jlVLu

i

JLhiltoix St., 1ST. Y.

Green Hart , Split Bamboo, Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Rods, a Specialty.
Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

iMo. 94 Fulton St,, N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost-despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
I nstitute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

jKJEMTO- Ac OO.’S

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY,

A. ROCHEREAU St. CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada
No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family erocers. 10 26

f|liiJuL oPiidJNDiD NEW FIELD GAME w AiiOl!
A created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $ 8 ; $12 50;'$25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Corner of Pearl Street. NEW YORK

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
___ATTENTION._

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

• For the coming drawings, commencing January 8 th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,£ $10,i$5,1-5 $4,1 -10 $2,1-20 $1

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

_I I Wall Street, N. Y,

Thomas Sparks,

Shot & Bar Lead

JML ainifacturer,

[Established 1808]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

)oh'h;.

St. John’s Hotel,

PALATKA, E. FLA.,

P. & H. PETERMANN, Proprietors.

This well-known resort for Winter has been newly
furnished throughout, combining first-class table with
every convenience and comfort to guests.

UNITED STATES HOTEL,

—CORNER OF—

Fulton, Water and Pearl Sts.,
sISh, [Proprietors. N EW YORK.

lyairtsmen ’a (Booth;.

ALBERT C. KUCK ,

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OF

TV

SIR

And Dealer in all Kinds of

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
REVOLVERS,

Skates & Sporting Goods.

GAIL BORDEN’S

Canned Goods.

GAIL BORDEN’S EAGLE BRAND CON¬
DENSED MILK.

BORDEN’S EXTRACT OF COFFEE,

Combined with Refined Sugar and Condensed Milk

BORDEN’S PURE COCOA,

BORDEN’S ROAST BEEF,

BORDEN’S EXTRACT OF BEEF

This Extract is especially useful for making Soup
enriching Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Oyster Stews, etc
Buillon maybe made in a minute’s time by mingling
this extract with salt and hot water.

These goods are for sale at all the principal Grocers
andDruggists. 12 38

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball Sf Co. :

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sortof

Fair.” and send with the next steamer to Germany. I f there
is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

THOS. OTIS LEROY & Co.,

Patent; Shot «&> LeadWorks,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted
EAGLE

OF

DROP SHOT

5

ALSO

Compressed Sliot

AND

BAH LEAD.

Jan. 25- -50

L ive moose for sale.-

A fine cow, seven month sold; price $300. Address
Office of Forest and Stream.

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Wood Cuts, Pen and
echanical and Archi-

Reproduces Line Enj
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music,
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y,
4-6m

^lisielhineaML

Cures Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Rheu-'
matism , Chilblains , Strains, cfee.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Ask for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell &- Co.,

28 and 80 Fulton St. , N. Y

CHAS. REICHE & BR0.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN

ALL KINDS OF

BIRDS,

And Fowls,

Mocking Bird Food, &c.,

55 Chatham Street;,

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE.

AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

CHAS. REICHE. HENRY REICHE.

H. W. C0LLENDEB,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,,

manufacturers of the

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

Wo. 738 BROADWAY,

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane feS.Y.,

Importers, Manufacturers and
Dealers in

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On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex
hibitedin the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and ^Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specially.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin ’8 Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

EDWARD SEARS’

WOOD ENGRAVING

ESTABLISHMENT.
Designings Photographic and Engraving,
No. 48 Beekman Street,

10-62

NEW YORK.

FRANCIS PROBST,

Merchant Tailor

No. 51 LIBERTY STREET,

Opposite Post Office, NEW YORK

-o-

Formerly with J. WEIDENFELD, 743 Broadway.
10-62

liscclUtnecm£ r

We offer a superior lot of Skir-
ving’s Ruta-Baga or Swede
Turnip Seed very low, — viz.: 1-2
lb. for 85 ets.; 1 lb. for 60 cts.; club
rate, 4 lbs. for $2, by mail, postage
paid, the cash to accompany order.

D. T. CURTIS & CO.,
Seedsmen and Florists, 161 Tremont
Street, Poston, Mass.

P. S. Our Illustrated Seed
Directories for 1874 sent to
any address enclosing a 3 ct. stamp,
or free with an order for seed.

r

455 SIXTH AVENUE,

Between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets

WINE, CHOP ROOM & RESTAURANT,

Supplied with the Choicest English Delicacies.
JUGGED HARE. WELSH RAREBIT. TRIPE SUP
PERS.

Everything served in BEST LONDON STYLE Un¬
rivalled accommodations for Supper Parties ‘ fWn
all night. _ GEORGE PARKINS, Proprietor,

A. JOS. KAFP, A. H. GROTE

F.GROTE & CO.

Turners# Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4 . 5 ^

^lathing and ^mgrishing (Boodp

ITHAMAR DU BOIS,

{CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 FuSton St., Brooklyn*

FINE SHIRTS, COLLARS AND
CUFFS TO ORDER,

—A T POPULAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in 01 eat variety

8-20

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK, DOGSKIN AND FUR GLOVES AND
GAUNTLETS.

RIDING AND SHOOTING LEGGINS,
LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS.

BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

Broadway, TV. Y.

GET THE BE8T.

Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.

10,000 Words and Meanings not in other Dictionaries
3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarto. Price $1$
Webster now is glorious. [Pres. Raymond, Vassar Col.
Every scholar knows its value. [W. H. Prescott.

Best defining Dictionary. [Horace Mann.

Standard in this office. [A. H. Clapp, Gov't Pointer.
The etymology without a rival. [John G Saxe.

Excels in defining scientific terms. [Pres. Hitchcock.
Remarkable compendium of knowledge, [Pres. Clark.
Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Springfield, Mass
Sold by all Booksellers. *j m

N07R0GS2i5S;N0 HORSE.

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

. How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar.
Goodbnotj&h Horse Shoe, 41 Dey Street, New York.

160

FOREST AND STREAM

ot[ismens (§ooth.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, IV. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
large assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS & H AWKSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.

To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,-
manufactured bv the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary cans, witnout the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styes of shells.
BUSSEY S PATENT GYRO PiGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE, AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Test.

This Test affords
raugement yet in
rying cartridges,
so evenly distribu!
scarcely 1c . Car
carried wT i the
tiiis ve i, v Tch is
texce when brass
as '■.hen carrying
bead up the weight
en forces the wad
bad shooi'ng is tbe

the best ar-
vented ^or car-
Tbe weight js
ted that it is
tridges can be
heads down in
of g-eat impor-
sbe’s a,.e used
them with the
of tie s^Oo o i-
forwaru, when

JilU. SUUUUU^ ID UlC 1■

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

New Work hy Dr. Coues.

Field Ornithology.

A complete treat 1 'se on collecting birds and prepar¬
ing them for the cabinet. Covers the whole ground
thoroughly, enabling the tyro to become an expert
Taxidermist. This is the

Standard Treatise on Taxidermy.

IT ALSO INCLUDES A
Check List of North American Birds,

Classified and named according to the

Key to IV. American Birds.

Manual of Instruction and Check List together,
beautifully bound in fine cloth, $2.75.

Check List alone, pamphlet, printed to cut up for
labeling specimens, and for recording field observa¬
tions, 75 cents.

NATURALISTS' AGENCY,
and booksellers generally.Sajem, Mass.

BROOKLYN CUN EMPORIUM

E. H. MADISON

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material,

56T Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

Sporting* Ooods

B ought, sold, exchanged, and

ON HIE E. Special attention paid to Fine Guns
and Breach-Loaders, &c. Repairing of every descrip¬
tion a specialty.

Goods sent everywhere by express, marked

C. O. D.

H ome: homed homed:—

At Flushing, six miles from New York; 103
trains daily from 6 A. M. to 12 at night; a yearly com¬
mutation ticket free.

(Fare 8c. by package tickets.)

For sale, a French slate roof House, filled in with
brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good closets; sewer
connections, with double plot of ground, guttered and
flagged.

Price $4,000.

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
invest in a home, from $500 to $2,500,will address Box
No. 142 Post Office, obtain a free pass to Flushing and
full particulars. Feb-2

REMINGTON’S

Double Barrel Sliot Grin.

Weight, 28 Inch, 81 Iks.

Weight, 80 Inch. 8f lhs*

DECARBONIZED STEEL BARREL.

We are now prepared to furnish these Guns, 28 and 30inches, No. 12 gauge, at $45.

The best ever offered, containing all the most desirable features of the finest imported, together with some
valuable improvements peculiar only to this gun. Top Snap action, half-cocked, breech opened and shells ex¬
tracted by one motion. . ■

Twist and Laminated Guns will be ready about June 1,1874. See report of trial m Forest and Stream ol
March 26, 1874. . _ ... .... . .

The “Creedmoor Match Rifle” now ready. Vernier scale aperture and wind-gauge sights, pistol-gnp
stocks. Call and see it. For record of shooting of these rifles see reports in this paper from August to
February.

Apr 16

E. REMINGTON & SONS, 2CI and 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR ARMORY, I LION, N. Y.

Cut this Out, iiml Send for Illustrated Price List.

PECK & SNYDER,

IMPORTERS, JOBBERS & RETAIL DEALERS IN

Pishing Tackle of Every Description.

The cheapest house in the ciiy to buy good tackle.

P. & S. Excelsior Ely Rods, 4 joint, fob mounted, $7
to $20 each.

P. & S. Excelsior Ply Rods, 3 joints, split bamboo,
4 splice, 12 ft., $35 each.

P. & S. Trout Rods, brass mounted, 3 and 4 joints,
75c. to $5 each.

P. & S. Trunk Rods, full mounted, 4 and 6 joints, $7
to $10 each.

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, brass mounted, $1.50 to $12
each

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, German silver mounted, $8
to $23 each.

Balance Handle Multiplying Reels, brass, 25 to 300
yards, $3.25 to $15 each.

Click Reels, brass and German silver, 25 to 100 yards,
$3.25 to $8 each.

Twisted and Braided Silk Lines, assorted colors, 3c.
to 8c. yard.

Plain and Braided Linen and Cotton Lines, assorted
colors and sizes.

Pike and Pickerel baits, 50c. to $1.50 each.

All kinds of Hooks on single and double gut.

All kinds of Floats, Squids, Minnows, Spoons , Sink¬
ers, &c.

Salmon and Bass Elies, $3 to $10 per doz.

Tront Flies, $1 to $3 per doz.

Leaders, single and double gut, 25c. to 60c. each.

Just published, the Encyclopedia of all Out and In¬
door Games and Sports, containing 21 full page col¬
ored engravings; also 150 plain cuts, together with

prices oil all articles required. Price 10c.

GOODS SENT BY EXPRESS, C. O. D.

Apr 16 PECK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St. N. Y.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, AmeUcau and Euro¬
pean, to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, ior the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the sendee, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report o" tie Board:

“ Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the millta v service by all nations is only a question
ofb'rre; that whenever an arm shall be deV TuwIrch
shall be as effective as a single breech-lbsqer, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms. andsAllat
the same time possess a safe and easi'y meurpi dated
magazine, every consideration of puolw policy w-iB re¬
quite its adoption.

recoined, further, That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed iloe Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more neai’Ty frlfiLing the con¬
ditions above specified than any offier tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
reco nmerd tna„ a number of magazine muskets be
made or i 'e phur for rurtirar trial in the held.” (See
Oicnarce Pope t.)

vve are now making these guns to sunp 1 ’ v re mi¬
me om cUumnds, and will soon have jftem. in tbe
nr' 1 ef.

The f’oDow’ng is our scale o; pvhrs: Sp^ ‘a 1 Maga¬
zine for large game, gptrying Lorn 8 to 3 ex „ ; y*s,
70 to 85 grsUol powder, 350 o 400 gi 3. o" 'erd, 8 o 0
?bs.We 5 ght- front $60 and upwards. acco-fUnr .o jifsii.
Sper'a 1 Long-range Magazine Ride for (-.e-uinoo -
shoo irg. £3 g\s. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, ca-vy rg
£ eO 8 c< ‘v'diges weigh'ug JO ?b £ \. Horn $100 and rp-
wud. it ,mine guns for gene al use. m p' Org £ to
9 cr higer. f-3 . powde-, 3E0 grs. lead rom $10

pug umvaib. H'ng’e L eech-Losd.ar, Creedmoor
snooting, lor o rg ange l)grs. powder; 410 grs. lead,
from $j 0 am r pwsu. S’.ng’e Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 o r lbs.. C 1 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $C0 and upward. Tee c. hbreof all oar idles,
uide .s o be.* wise ordemd. w ill be 45-100. ' ’.

Ail communications should oe addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 54 Wall St., N. Y.

WILLIAM WURFFLEIN,

208 NORTH

PHILA.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER AND DEADER IN

Breech and Muzzle Loading Shot Guns, Fishing and
Sporting Tackle of all kinds. Also the new im¬
proved Parlor or Gallery Rifles. Pistols and
Targets. Apr 16

And receive by return mad a cony of
I'"NTS TO ANGLERS. A little book
brimful of fun and useful points. J 2
spirited, humorous illustrations by
Cmikshank. To which is added Hints
for Chess Players, neatly hound

--—-™ rOTMN

HE NK

FIFTY

CENTS cloth. CLAXTON, PEMSEN & HAE-

FEI FINGER, Pnbdshers, Philadelphia.

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IY PORTER- M ■!/ CVL! PER and DEALER IN

Guns, Rifles, Pistols,anil Fishing-Tackle
of all Kinds.

He i lUtcs a 11 Spoilsmen and dealers in his line to
exam!re his slock of Elies and Spliced Bamboo Rods?
w, 'eh are the best in this country. We make Elies of
al 1 kv dt to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lines. Balts. Reels. Ely Hooks, Salmon Elies,
Wateiproof fedlc hires. Silk and Ham Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Sncods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-1 v

nnHE ELM HOUSE. A PRIVATE SUMMER 11(3-
U r ['EL. CHAS. F. ORVIS, Proprietor, Manches¬
ter, Vermont,. Transient board. $2,50 per day,_

OBBIG BROTHERS,

BREEDERS AND DEALERS IN
Pigeons, Poultry, Pheasants, Song and Ornamental
Birds.

Tiros. G. Obrtg, 472 Grand St, Will lams burgh.
Chas. E. Oerio, Long Island.

Send for price list and circular. Correspondence
solicited and satisfaction guaranteed.

THE

A MONTHLY

Paper foi 1 the People.

JOHN J. BENSON COMPANY,

Puhlish ers.

office of public a viOn, no 3.17 Nassau

STREET, NEW v ORK CITY.

ONLY ONE HOLLAR 4 NEAR,

With a Beautiful Chromo

PREMIUM TO A4CH SUBSCRIBER.

T'm PREMIUM CTU'OIV'O g'v .or with the naner ard
DELIVERED J Nib CD T A hi' 1 Y, noon dm m ,1 „ of
ONE DOl.LAP « wori m 1 ■ -e at lease TW CE TBE
PRICE OF SLBcCr.TpTiON.

JOHS^ J. EE^SO^i Sl Co.,

OFFICE OE THE FARM AND WRESIDE,
117 NASSAU ST., NEW YORK CITY,

Or snbscCbe through one of our authorized Agents.

r.IGGS EELMDNTtl.E OIL.

PREVENTS TUST, TARNISH, &c., ON GUNS,
Skates, CUr.iery, Tools. Hardware, Machinery,
Saws. Stoves, &c., &c., without injuring the most
beautiful v polished work, m use by E. Remington
<C Sons, Scho/erling & Daly, J. C. Grubb & Co., The
Wheeler & WiU.on Mamul'acturing Company. E. H.
Barney. P-cvidence Steam Engine Company, W. &B.
Do.r las, Landers, Frary & Clark, Stanley Works and
many others. Sen< for circular.

II. B. RIGGS. Sole Manufacturer,

150 FRONT STREET, NEW YORK.

SALMON ANGLING.

A PPLICATIONS will he received for the privilege
of -ANGLING for SALMON (fly-fishing! in the
FLUVIAL DIVISION of any of the undermen¬
tioned streams. SEASON LICENSES will be issued,
or LEASES granted for five years, as may be agreed
upon with each applicant. Upset prices are named
below, above which sums competition will take place.
Guardianship at private cost forms part of conditions.

Schedule of want Salmon Rivers.

Names,

-Locality and Description.

& £

Portneuf.

(en has)
Trinity-

Little Trinity

N. COAST OF ST. LAWRENCE

40 miles below Tadousac.
In course of re-stocking.

15 miles below Godbout.
Salmon and Sea Trout
stream, capable of afford¬
ing sport.

Small and indifferent.

Calumet.

St. Margaret..
(en bas)

Trout.

Mistassini.

Becscie.
Magpie.

Mingan. )

and y

Mauitoo. )

Romaine.

and Little

Romaine.

Agwanus.

Kegashca.

La Romaine..

Mecatina.

St. Augustine..
Esquimaux.

J5 miles below Trinity Ri¬
ver. Small and indiffer¬
ent- ..

36 miles above Moisie.
Good Salmon and Sea

Trout stream.

7 miles below Moisie. Pro¬
mising stream. Untried..
Small and indifferent.

15 miles west of Godbout.

Small and indifferent.

5 miles west of St. John Ri¬
ver. One tidal pool for

angling. Untried.

Excellent Salmon stream.
Accommodates four reds.
Branch of above. Only 1 rod

9 miles below Mingan. Es¬
tuary limits included .

Excellent Salmon River.
Takes four rods
Branch of above. Fine an’lg

8 miles above Natashquan.

Small and indifferent.

JO miles below Natashquan
Small and indifferent
15 miles below Natashquan.

Untried.

Salmon stream, 60 miles be¬
low Natashquan. Untried
40 miles west of Esquimaux

River. Untried.

Large Salmon stream. Un¬
tried..

Malbay.

Grand Pabos.
Little do.

G. Cascapedia...
L. Cascapedia...
rjacquo 1 .

GASPE AND BAT DBS CHAL
EUKS.

Near Perce. In course of
restocking.

About 20 miles from Perce

Good Salmon streams.
Fair fisbing.

Chari o.

fobique.

Superior angling stream

Good Salmon stream, adjoin
iug Giand Cascapedia.

8 miles beMw Dalhonsie on
south side of Bay des Cha-
leui’s; small stream...

4 miles below Dalhousie;
small stream.

4 miles below Grand Fall
St. John River; salmon
plentiful; large river...

Jupiter.

Salmon.

Chicote.,.
Becscie...
Pavillion..

Otter.

Chaloupe.
Dauphine
Belle.

ISLAND OF ANTICOSTI.

Large Salmon stream

tried .

Large Salmon stream.

tried.

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For Forest and /Stream.

BALSAM LAKE.

W ALTER, stay your restless paddle 1
Noiseless let our “dug-out” drift;
Listen to the dreamy murmur
Of the outlet o’er the rift.

All along the sedgy margin
Booms the frog, and further out
Hear the far-off splash and ripple
Of the ever-rising trout.

From the hemlocks grouped together
In the hollow of yon hill,

Looking down the silent valley
Of the shadowy Beaverkill,

Floats the rapture of the woodthrush,

And anon the startled bark
Of the fox, gives distant challenge
To our camp fire’s fading spark.

Slow the crescent moon is rising
O’er the hemlock’s shattered crest,

And the lonely owl has seen it
From yon gulley in the west.

Hear him hoot far up the mountain,

Pausing in some noiseless flight,

Calling us in hollow accents—

Who—are you—down there—good night! P. C. B.

Unmsotd

For Forest and /Stream .

BY SIDNEY WTLMOT.

) OWN in Kaudiyohi County, by the shores of Green
Lake, lives a brave woman who would blush if I were
write her name for the papers, but who did not hesitate
good earnest to shoot three fine deer when the fair op-
rtunity came in her way. I thought it was a “yarn”
len a neighbor first told me, but when I met her husband
: completely verified the story. In the absence of her

sband Mr. A-s’, A-1, a Swede, came running in

gerly asking, “Where is Mr. A-? I want him to get

i gun and shoot three deer which ‘Fanny’ is keeping in
; lake.” “Fanny” is the most useful setter I ever saw. I
11 tell you more about her another time. Mrs. A-re¬

ed, “If you will row the boat I will go and do what I
l” Taking down her husband’s gun she went with the
:husiastic Scandinavian and in two hours came back
'limphantly with a doe and two fawns as the trophies of
skill. I am sorry I cannot give the filling in of the
ture; but as truthfulness and not exaggeration is char-
• eristic of the choice Forest and Stream, I will not
; iw upon my imagination. I should like to have seen
1 sport—the panting Swede—the aroused lady—the saga-
'us clog. The lake is not less than two miles across at
7 Point and two hours’ pulling, shooting, shouting, bark-
must have made it lively indeed. I think I must ask
\ t0 write it out for us.

want sometime to tell you about ‘‘Fanny,” and I may
Yell do it now. She is a black and mottled setter—not
i large, but powerful, with silky hair, lustrous and
j,)oth, beautiful ears, deep, soft, loving eyes. I never
r them but once, but shall never forget them. She is a
jr iplete retriever—excellent for chickens—will bark part-
S es , tree bears and make herself generally useful. Her
ijaer toldme, “She is my market . In duck season she
!'hidden in the grass and brings me home on an average

f )zen a week, which she catches alive.” Mr. R_ an

did hunter, assured me he had frequently captured a
i fu h by merely frightening them with a shot. The fat
li‘ffg ducks would waddle out on the shore and the dog
Eg their tracks would bring him every one. It is five
j,,' S ^ce, falling in love with the beautiful creature, I
||ged her owner to let me have a puppy from her. Four
! $ later, when I had changed my home twice and given

j;, ex Pectation, I received a line from Mr. A-, saying

vvas ready to redeem his piomise and send me a fine
a puppy. And in due time the little dog came by ex-
s - He is full grown now and I hope will have some¬

thing to say for himself in your columns some day. I do

not often look at his beautiful form rvithout thinking of
the gentleman and sportsman at Green Lake who remem¬
bered for four years his verbal promise given to a passing
stranger as he stopped for a hunter’s lunch near his cottage
door. Pardon so much personality, but I did want to put
such kindness on record. I am “chock” full of brag about
“Dan,” my first setter, whom I, of course, think a wonder¬
ful dog, but I will spare you.

Colonel Crittenden, at Fort Abercrombie, on the western
border of Minnesota, in command of the 17th U. S. In¬
fantry, has in connection with a club in his regiment a fine
pack of dogs. Two fine stag hounds from General Custar’s
pack—descendents from a pair Duke Alexis gave him—sev¬
eral choice greyhounds, a string of fox hounds, rare
pointers and setters, with some immense Newfoundlands
made as fine a sight of dogs as ever gladdened the eyes of a
lover of dogs in the west. I am told it never takes them
more than four hours to go out and catch an antelope. It
is reported that General Stanley had one greyhound in the
Northern Pacific Exploring Expedition last summer, which
alone caught twenty-seven antelopes.

One Tesult of the formation of a Sportsmen’s Club at
Brainerd—the headquarters of the Northern Pacific Rail¬
road, where the road crosses the Mississippi River—is better
attention to the raising of good dogs. Curs are at a dis¬
count. Good dogs cost no more to keep, and aside from
those who make it a business, gentlemen are glad to see
well bred dogs multiplied.

The N. P. R. R., from Duluth, on Lake Superior, to
Bis mark, on the Missouri River, passes through a country
well adapted to sport, I do not say the woods are all alive
with game, but there is abundance of it, and it increases as
the Indians are kept closer upon their reservations. There
are moose, elk, deer, bears, wild cats in the dense woods
east of Brainerd. Probably fifty deer were killed within
three miles of Brainerd last winter. West from Brainerd
to the Red River the country grows more open and streams,
lakes, marshes increase until you reach the wonderful Red
River Flats. Here it is entirely within bounds to say ducks
can be found by the million. The shallow ponds, the
streams, the larger lakes are alive with them. It is no un¬
common thing to see a thousand at once from the car win¬
dow. Passing on a hand-car, between stations, with a good
dog, one could make a big bag without leaving the track.
At times prairie chickens, (I am content to use the popular
nomenclature,) are almost as abundant. At Fargo, in Da¬
kota, it ceased to be any sport to shoot chickens last fall,
and one party from Duluth, including Rev. Mr. Heberton,
a most accomplished hunter, after bagging eighty chickens
one afternoon gave up in disgust, it was so hard to make the
chickens fly. But it is not always so. It is marvelous where
so many chickens hide on other days. From Fargo, on the
Red River, for 250 miles out to the Missouri, the country is
mostly open rolling prairie. Rivers and lakes are compar¬
atively rare, but when found, abound in fish and attract
great quantities of game to their wooded shores. A gentle¬
man who went through on the.first train to Bismark, after
the snow was cleared, reported seeing “a thousand antelope,”
i. e., a great many. A personal friend last fall counted
thirty antelope while riding from Fort Totten to Fort
Seward; elk, wolves, jack rabbits, and other game also
abound. Buffalo are rare, as hostile Indians beyond the
Missouri watch the fords jealously to prevent their crossing.

If you will notice the map of central and northern Minne¬
sota you will see that lakes abound as in no other State in
the Union. Nor are they largely marshes or mud ponds,
but clear lakes with gravelly shores, spring fed, and many
of them of wondrous beauty. Lieut. Maury, unless I am
very much mistaken, has said Minnesota has more lakes
than all the rest of the country. Of some of these, and of
some rare water excursions whiph may be made on them,
and the beautiful little rivers which traverse them, I will
gladly speak in another paper. We hope the visitors from
the mother country will bring some of their wonderful dogs
to the matchless prairies of Minnesota and Dakota. Fair
fields and fair play for all dogs and no roughs to interfere.

The general manager of theN.P.R.R. assured me he would
extend all possible courtesies to gentlemen from abroad
bringing their dogs to a match. Indeed this kindess is
characteristic of all the officials of the road, many of whom
love dogs and guns, and some of whom are active members
of the Brainerd Club. I am personally acquainted with
Mr. T. P. Cantwell, Secretary of the Brainerd Club,
and know he will cheerfully and thoroughly answer any
questions which your patrons may want to ask him.

For Forest and Stream.

TROUT OF THE TRUCKEE RIVER.

N OT having seen a regular speckled trout or brook
trout, as they are called, for many years, 1 have al¬
most forgotten their appearance, but these trout are vastly
different both as to size and habits. First let me say the
waters of the Truckee River extend from Lake Tahoe, (the
head of the Truckee,) to Pyramid Lake, the sink thereof.
Tahoe is already known to fame for its fine trout and beau¬
tiful surroundings, its unknown depths, treacherous “buz-
zum,” subaqueous hot springs, and romantic scenery. It
is a great resort for tourists, situate on tie line between
Nevada and California in the Sierras. The Truckee River
flows from its north end, and is its only outlet of import¬
ance, but the river is fed all along its course by mountain
streams of melting snow till it debouches in this basin,
where is built Reno, and in which agricultural pursuits are
carried to some extent through irrigation, the Truckee fur¬
nishing the water supply. The river leaves the basin after
an easterly course through it by a canon, and passing a
little northerly empties into Pyramid Lake, a large body of
water wiihin the confines of the mountains, but not quite
so picturesque as Tahoe or Donner Lakes. The country
around it affords excellent grazing ranges. Pyramid Lake
abounds with feathered game, swan, geese, ducks, &c., the
latter of several species, and is the winter quarters of the
trout. As soon as the river begins to rise in the spring
they start on their pilgrimage for Tahoe, with their bellies
full of spawn, and in such vast schools that it is no trouble
to get as many as one wishes by simply going to the river
for them. The Washoe and Piutes Indians are great fish¬
ers, and the loads they take are surprising. They spear,
and grab and bait for them. Getting out in the middle of
the stream on a rock, they await one’s coming, jab a small
spear in his back and pass him out. At the several mill
dams, with a grab hook, made by fixing four large hooks
in a “hunk” of lead, attached to line at end of pole and
throwing it at the foot of the fall and jerking it out vigor¬
ously they manage to hook from the large numbers gather¬
ed there to go over when the water is high enough, great
quantities, hundreds of pounds daily at one dam. I do not
yarn this at all and venture to say that several tons of trout
have been taken this way at the dam here in town at the
season of the year mentioned. Standing on its bank near
the falls one can see the trout jumping the dam every min¬
ute. The grab hook takes the greatest quantity next the
bait; either spawn tied in a small sack of mosquito netting
of pink color or a minnow does the business. The Isaac
Walton, be he Caucasian or native American, fishes any¬
where along the river, but usually where it runs deepest
and smoothest, whereas I believe the brook trout of the
east is taken from foam of cascade and rapids, and by con¬
cealed anglers. Concealment is not necessary here. The
bait is thrown out as far as pole and line will cast it and let
float down with the current, properly leaded to cause it to
sink near the bottom, just to escape the rocks and sunken
logs, and when all the line is out is pulled up and thrown
again out and up stream. The trout takes it freely and is
easily landed, not by jerking the fish out of the wet, but by
playing him ashore. I have seen some fly hooks used by
fancy anglers, but they do not seem to be a favorite bait.
Spawn or minnows are preferred. Hooks are used from
number four to larger. The grab hooks are much larger.
The Kirby hook is preferred to the Limerick. Now as to
appearance and size of the trout. There seems to be two
distinct species, though similar in appearance. Instead of

162

FOREST AND STREAM.

red specks these have black specks, and golden sides, dark
backs, light bellies, little or no scales, huge mouth. The
golden color is not upon all, which seems to be a distinc¬
tion in the kind. The speckles are round, black and run
in lines the whole length of the body. The smallest one I
have seen weighed three-quarters of a pound, and ten
pounds full was the weight of one an Indian speared, but
the average is two and a half and three pounds, many being
heavier; The meat'is darker than whitefish, of good flavoi,
some bones in the smaller ones that bother about eating,
especially with “store” teeth. Most people prefer the one
pound trout, on account of the sweeter flavoi. Idont,
bones too numerous and small. They sell at 12i cents per
pound in this market. Great quantities are sent to San
Francisco and Sacremenio while the weathei is cold enough
to send safely. The lines used are the ordinary linen lines
or grass lines. Cane poles, or any that are strong enough,
and the longer the better, to get the bait cast out to the
middle of the stream or as near as possible in the deepest
channel of the river. There are no fish laws in Nevada,
nor any game laws except for quail, which expire, in
August or Septemberr Enterprising men have imported
the eastern quail into California recently, and they seem to
do well. Eastern fish are also brought to this coast. At 01
near Tahoe is a man engaged in fish culture; what he does
with them I cannot say. The silver trout, so called, of the
Truckee River, differ but little from the darker ones, being
a lighter color only.

Reno, Nevada, March, 1874.

-—

If telegraph wires are used (as they should be), the
marker at the butt signals the number, as well as the hit,
thus:—B. 41, or C. 69, or O. 2, as the case maybe. It there
is no telegraph, the marker holds his disk over the square
hit long enough for the recorder at the firing range to re¬
cognize what square it is, which he can do _ from its posi¬
tion, aided by the knowledge of whether it is bulls eye, or
centre, or outer. At very long ranges a telescope would
be necessary. The number of the square hit is entered in
the rifleman’s notes, along with the degrees and minutes oi
actual elevation, the state of the weather, etc., etc. -this
system is used on practice days, when the object should be
to give all the information possible to the rifleman. .

But match days should be looked upon as examination
days, to see how much progress each man lias made. The
rifleman then should be told nothing, and not allowed to
use a telescope. The only use of the squares (which should
be recorded as usual) would be in determining ties. For
example—of two bulls eyes, one is in square 41, the other
in square 56; 41 is of course the highest. Some squares
are of equal value as removed from the absolute centre,
but it would be easy to get over this difficulty by agreeing
to rank the squares ’which are equal in position by their
numbers. Thus of the four bulls eye squares—30, 31, 42,
and 43—it should be agreed that 43 was the highest value
expressed as a rule. Ties shall be decided by taking the
hit upon the nearest square to the centre as the highest; it
both hits are on squares equally distant from the centre,
that upon the square numbered the highest shall be taken
to be the highest. The adoption of this rule would abol¬
ish the tedious shooting off of ties, which everybody, we
believe, heartily abhors. T. 0. O.

sight. We add table of elevations for the Remington rifle
^he sights are graduated to single minutes of elevation.
The graduations on front sight correspond to 2 inches per
each 100 yards, or say 20 inches at 1,000 yards.

The table of elevations will be published by us later.

Ijihml Hfktorjj.

For Forest and Stream.

HOW TO SHOOT AT LONG RANGE.

For Forest and Stream.

BIRDS OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

THE NEW SIGHTS ON THE REMINGTON
RIFLE.

NUMBER FIVE.

T HE last source of error that we have to describe is
that of the operator, or rifleman himself. All of this
class of errors may, we believe, be included
in one grand one, and if he avoids this he
will escape all the rest. This is, not pulling
the trigger at the right moment. No rifleman
need ever expect to hold his rifle still. So
long as its butt rests against a human organ-
ism the movements of respiration and circu¬
lation will cause the muzzle to describe a
series of curves, infinitely small perhaps, but
quite perceptible if one looks through a tele¬
scopic sight. The only thing that can be
done is to accept the fact of a movement,
and pull the trigger while the axis of sight
is moving toward the bulls eye, and at that
happy instant, so that the projectile will
.neither fail to reach it nor be thrown be¬
yond it.

This art can be acquired, and, when ac¬
quired, kept by practice only. Moreover,
practice at Mr. Conlin’s suspended bullet,
at seventy-five feet distance, is just as good
as practice at the Creedmoor bulls eye at
1 000 yards. When the rifleman has acquir¬
ed this union of the nerves of volition and
action, so that he pulls, without;jerking, just
at the right moment, he can tell as soon. as
lie has pulled the trigger, andbefore hearing
from the marker, whether his shot has
been a good one or not. That is to say, if his cartridge
was properly loaded and his rifle properly sighted.

Having acquired this power, his chief effort should be to
so adapt himself to external circumstances as not to inter¬
fere with it. He should therefore take that position m
which he finds he can do it best, whether it be kneeling,
sitting' or lying flat. He should dress in such a manner as
to keep himself perfectly comfortable, and not cramp Ins
freedom of movement. He should eat, drink, and smo e
(if he is a smoker) with moderation, for any disarrange¬
ment of the stomach acts upon the nerves at once, and the
power is lost. Finally, he should keep liis temper, whether
a bulls eye or a miss is recorded against him.

Match rifle shooting is very like match billiard playing.
Some men can do very well in private what they utterly
fail to do in public. These are not the men to compete
with the Irish team. If the Irish team are beaten, we be¬
lieve it will be because their bodily condition will not be as
■rood as it is at home. It is child’s play to shoot at long
range at Creedmoor, where the clear light of an American
afternoon scarcely varies, and those optical illusions that
we have described are rare compared to Wimbledon, with
its broken ground, and mirage arising from the moist Eng-
lishw constantly changing the elevations of sights It
is a fortunate thing that the challenge was for American
ground, and not for English. Here we have gome ^ nce

for beating them; there the chances would have been de¬
cidedly against it.

Wo have a few words in conclusion to say about mark¬
ing, and then our sermon is done. The Wimbledon sy -
tem of marking, admirable in other respects, has one'defect
It is not sufficiently accurate either to record our shots, ,o
that practice may teach us experience, or for the
of determining ties. A slight addition wil reme y
defect leaving the system untouched. In addition to the
usual marking of centre and bulls eye, divide the target
into squares of one foot apart. Number these squares like
the sections of a western township, from right to left.and
from left to right. These numbers need not actually b
put on the target, but on a diagram.

ONG ago we pointed to the necessity of constructing

_ carefully adjusted sights for our rifles. Believing

that our breech-loaders, as far as mechanism and material
went, were ver} r nearly perfect, we felt certain that all that
was wanted to achieve excellence was, that our manufac¬
turers should pay greater attention to their sights. We

[Herewith we publish the first list ever obtained of the
birds of Florida peculiar to the Lake Okeechobee region;
and we can share to a certain extent the pride and satisfac¬
tion of our most indefatigable Florida commissioner in
thus being able to contribute this valuable addition to the
fund of natural science.]—E d.

1 Wilson’s thrush, ( Tardus fuscescens). Saw one speci¬
men on Lookout Island, the only island dry enough to af
ford residence to birds of this family.

2. Cat bird, {Galeoscopte s Garolinensis). Upon the eastern
shore, saw several in the elderberry thickets.

3. Blue gray gnat-catcher, {Polioptila caerulea.) Abund¬
ant in the boxwood and ash on the eastern shore.

4 Troc/lodytes aedon , (common wren.) Rarely seen.

5. Yellow redpoll warbler, {Dendroeca palmarum.) The
most abundant species of the warblers here as elsewhere.

6. Yellow crowned warbler, ( Dendroeca coronata.) This
species seemed to delight in the maple swamps, and where
those trees were interspersed among the cypress, these
beautiful little birds were to be found; comparatively

abundant . . . 7 . _ ,

7. Maryland vellow throat, ( Geoihlypis tnchas), Rarely
seen in the marshy hammocks bordering the shore.

8 White bellied swallow, ( Tachycineta Ucolor.) Numer¬
ous- flocks of them were seen flying over the marshes near
Kissimmee Bay and along the western shore.

9 The purple martin, {Progne purpurea). Was abund¬
ant in the pine woods near the Kissimmee above, though

none were seen near the lake.

10. White eyed viero, {Vireo noveboracensis.)
Common in the°cypress belt, wherever there
was a thick undergrowth. Its peculiar note
was the one most frequently heard.

11. Savannah sparrow, {Passercuius savan¬
na). Not numerous.

12. Cardinal bird, {Cardinalis Virginianus).
We missed the pleasing song of this bright
songster as soon as we “left the live oaks
upon the Kissimmee, but after we had
emerged from the desolate marshes and
gained the first maple island their notes fell
upon our ears; not numerous.

13. “Chewink,” {Pipilo erythrophthalmus).
Upon the Kissimmee I saw them in abund¬
ance, and a few upon the dry sand of Look¬
out Island, scratching among the dead
leaves. I also detected the local variety,
or species, discovered by Mr. Maynard on
the St. John’s, having the iris white instead
of hazel.

14. Cow blackbird, {Molothrus pecoris).
Not so numerous as the red wing.

15. Red winged blackbird, {Agelaeus phoe-
niceus. Yery abundant. Everywhere seen
in the marshes, enlivening us with their pres¬
ence and song.

16. Meadow lark, (SturneUa ludoridana).
The pine woods near the Kissimmee con¬
tained this species|in abundance, but none
were observed near the lake, owing to the
swampy character of the shore.

present to-day to our readers a carefully executed cut of
the Remington sights, which will be used this season at
Creedmoor on their target rifles. The back sight is placed
juft behind the hammer, on a permanent pedestal, but the
upright can be removed at pleasure. It moves on its joint
backwards, forwards, and when the sight is not in use it
can be brought down flat to the cheek piece of the rifle.
The back sight has an orthoptic aperture, a minute hole in
a cup-sbaped convex disk. This disk can be raised or low¬
ered to the various elevations required, and is worked by a
thumb screw. There is a vernier scale allowing the most
minute measurements to be appreciated. When moving
the sight up or down, the disk is slightly loosened, one turn
or so secures the whole apparatus and it remains fixed when
the proper elevation is obtained. The whole is carefully
darkened, so as to give no sparkle of light, which might
dazzle the marksman. The front sight is the bead one,

FRONT SIGHT.

neatly covered over, so as sliade it properly, mounted on a
transverse bar, so that it can be moved by means of a
screw at right angles with the barrel to the right or left, in
order to correct drift or effects of wind. When the front
sight is the central position, it rests between two division
marks designated by a little mark on each. When the sight
is moved either way, the distance is read from the mark
opposite the direction in which it is moved. The whole ar •
rane-ements are very perfect and compact inform, and will
doubtless add immensely to the efficiency of the already
lastly celebrated gun, when used at long ranges. We
notice also, that to meet the w'ants of various riflemen, these
target rifles are now made when required with a combina¬
tion pistol-handle. The whole mechanism reflects great
credit on the Messrs. Remington, who have spared no pains
or expense in producing a most accurate and convenient

17 Parole grakle, (Quiscalus purpweus). Yery numer¬
ous, 'this and the Florida species, Q. .

18 Boat tail grakle, (Qi modus major). Extremely aliut
dant, fssociatinl in flocks with the red wings and purple

S 19 Common crow, (Oorms Americams).

wlmref made S hivoc with the eggs in heron rookene*

ItBlLlay™ t^uru» cristatus). None seen; few heard

°Va 1 Yewe? teiyorius fuscui). V ery few seen in the larger

ha 23 m Kingflsher, (Oeryle alcyon). Comparatively abundant
along the Kissimmee and all sides of the lake. .. ^

24? Chuckwill’s widow {Antrostomus
few heard at the deserted Indian village on the
25 Ivory bill woodpecker,
satisfactorily identified, though I caught a g imp
eral which T then thought to he this species. ,

26. Pileated woodpecker, 'diecy-

ant; its noisy, rattling note could he heald inai

P1 27 S Red bellied woodpecker UM

merous; the most abundant of th epicidae here,

Ya ' Gdden winged woodpecker, (Ootaptes aumtui). Not

11 29. Paroquet, (Conurus Carolinem *).

Along the upper portion of oui route cy press

they were abundant. I tliink they breed m the
belt of the east shore. Q pvery where

30. Turkey vulture, (Oathartes aura). Seen 3 0 f

sailing high over the lake, or suddenly flappm 0
some thick cypress. T> orp

31. Black vulture, {Cathartes atratus). R • nU mer-

32. Caracara eagle, {Polyborus vulture of

ous. Regarding this species and th ® ® cr “ mber .

Bartram, I shall have some notes ;“Y» Abundant along

33. Falco sparrenus , (sparrow hawk)* aouu

the Kissimmee; rare on the lake. , Most numer

34. Buteo lineatus , (red shouldered hawk). collec fion
ous species, having young in nearly eveiy larg

0f 35 re Fishl, a .wk, (Pandion 7mKeius).
ant in the lake. None of the white ^®? f ^ d ps e t s g eV erywhere.
in the whole trip, though the osprey had * e ^ er0US J . y0 uug
36. Barred owl, {Bymiumnebidoswn). N m
found a week old. Its liootmgs filled the air

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37. Great horned owl, (Bubo Yirginianus). Saw none,
but heard several.

38. Wild turkey, (Meleagris gallopavo). The shore of the
lake is not suited to the habits of the turkey, though we
saw feathers at the old Indian camps, probably brought
there from the hammocks above on the Kissimmee, where
it is comparatively abundant.

39. Quail, (Ortyx Virginianus). None seen on the lake,
though bevys met with above.

40. Killdeer plover, (AEgialitis vociferus). Abundant on
the Kissimmee; none seen on the lake.

41. Snipe, (Gallinago Wilsoni). Abundant on Kissimmee.

42. Yellow legs, (Gambetta fiavipes). Yery numerous on
the Kissimmee.

43. Red breasted snipe, (Macrorhampus griseus). Abun¬
dant at the ford on the Kissimmee.

44. Sand hill crane, ( Grus Ganade?isis). But one seen on
Okeechobee; abundant on the prairie of the Kissimmee.

45. Clapper rail, (Pallus crepitans). Many heard*; none
seen.

46. Purple gallinule, ( Gallinula martinica). Not numer¬
ous; in the lily pads of the lake border.

47. Coot, (Fulica Americana). Abundant.

48. Louisiana heron, (Demigretta ludoviaana.) Not very

abundant.

49. Snowy heron, (Garzetta candidissima). Not numer¬
ous.

50. White heron, (Herodias egretta). Yery numerous.
Along the rii$pr and in several places in the lake I found
them breeding in large numbers. The eggs were laid about
February 15th and 20th; no young then hatched.

51. Great blue heron, (Ardea herodias). Abundant; not
near so many as of white; breeding.

52. Blue heron, (Florida coerulea). Not common.

53. Least Bittern, (Ardetta exilis). Rarely seen.

54. Green heron, (Butorides drescens). Yery plentiful,
and breeding.

55. Night heron, (Nycticorax griseus). Common.

56. White ibis, (Ibis alba). Exceedingly numerous, es¬
pecially along the river. They had not commenced breed¬
ing, to all appearances.

57. Roseate spoonbill, (Platalea ajaja). Two pairs found
breeding on an island in the lake; several seen there. The
Indians°say they breed abundantly on Fish-eating Creek.

58. Crying bird, (Aramus giganteus). Yery numerous
along the Kissimmee and western lake shore. Eggs had
been’taken a month before our arrival, February 22d, ac¬
cording to a resident on the river.

59. Green wing deal. Abundant along the Kissimmee.

60. Wood duck, (Aix sponsa). The most abundant, in
fact the only resident species I saw on the lake. They
were apparently breeding, as they were occupying holes in
the dead cypress of the east shore.

61. Florida cormorant, (Gracwlus Floridanus). Abund¬
ant, and breeding on the shore bordering the Everglades.
The custard apple trees there were tilled with their newly
built nests.

62. Snake bird, (Plotus anhinga). The most abundant
species, with the exception of the white heron, on the lake
or river. It had both eggs and young as early as February
23d; everywhere abundant. No mammals were seen about
the lake, and signs only of rabbit and raccoon. Deer oc¬
curred on the Kissimmee prairie, but in small numbers.

Feed. A. Ober.

—Our Philadelphia correspondent, A. M. S., sends this
description and habitat of a Pennsylvania fish which wants
a name:—

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In nearly all the streams of Pennsylvania east of the
Alleghanies there is to be found a fish which in common
parlance is known as the chub. In Maryland, where, years
ago, I found considerable sport in taking them, they were
popularly known as the fall-fish. Now, will some one of
your many intelligent correspondents oblige me with its
true technical name? I presume it is unnecessary to de¬
scribe it in detail. I will, however, say that the fish alluded
to attains a weight of from one to four pounds, is what
may be termed oblong, rather flat, head and back greenish,
sides silvery, belly pure white. It is a quick biter, will
rise to a white bait, and when of good size is somewhat
plucky. They are taken in the Wissaticon and Schuylkill
rivers, and I presume all other streams in which they
abound during the bright days of winter and spring, their
special preferences being for a white grub bait. But why
enlarge upon the subject? I presume nearly all your sport¬
ing readers are familiar with it, and hope some one will
find it covenient to reply to my inquiries. A.M.S.

—A correspondent in Florida sends us the following in¬
cident of a heron and rat:

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In an inclosure near the steamboat landing at Palatka, Florida, are
several curlew, some alligators and one or two white her ons, and they
furnish amusement, especially at feeding times, to a mixed audience of
idle visitors and small and parti-colored natives. A few days ago a very
impudent rat infringed upon this space, and to the surprise of a gentle-
tn m who was passing, was instantly caught by the tail by one of the
white herons, who, after a few skillful movements, tossed him up, and
after a sharp pinch, deliberately proceeded to swallow him, apparently
enjoying the morsel as one of unusual flavor. The beautiful bird then
assumed an elegant position, as if above all the wants of mortal life, and
subsequent visits proved that his meal suited him as well as it would a
Chinaman. L. W. L.

Arlington, Mass., April 10,1874,

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I notice in Forest and Stream of Aprils, an item stating that frogs,
if subjected to torture, will shriek like a child. The above statement I
can fully corroborate. While walking near a pond last summer I sur¬
prised a large bull frog (ranapipiens) some distance from the water. On
cutting off its retreat to the pond, and while poking it with a stick, it
uttered sounds resembling the cries of a frightened child. Continuing
my annoyance its cries of fear changed to shrieks of rage, and it bit re¬
peatedly at the stick. It would be interesting to know whether this is
the usual behavior of the creature under like circumstances.

Newburg, N. Y , April 13, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

More than fifty years ago Captain Henry Robinson, owner of one of
the Havre packets, brought the first carp and goldfish to this country
from France. He placed them in a small pond on his place in the south¬
ern part of this village. Several years ago, when the dam of the pond
broke away, many of the fish escaped to the river. They appear to mul¬
tiply very rapidly, and any number might be obtained from the fisher¬
men about the bay.

In the year 1835 the English frigate Hussar visited New York. Her

captain was owner of a London built, four-oared gig, which had never
been beaten. Captain Harris of the Hussar challenged any crew in New
York for a race, and the challenge was at once accepted by Captain Rob¬
inson, who named the boat “American Star,” to be rowed by the White¬
hall boatmen—Cornelius Cammeyer, Alfred Cammeyer, Richard Rob¬
bins and Charles Beattie; coxswain, John Palmerton. The Whitehall-
ers won the race easily. The “American Star” was subsequently pre¬
sented to General Lafayette and sent to Havre. Yours, R.

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THE BLACK BASS.

^ Albany, N. Y., April 13, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

An article on Black Bass, by A. J. Collins, in your issue of the 2d inst,
impels me to say something on the same subject. DeKay says: “The
black fresh water bass, Gentrarchusjasciaius, is common in the Great
Lakes, and in the smaller ones of this State” (New York), and the speci¬
men described by him and also illustrated in the Natural History of the
State of New York, taken from Oneida Lake, was divided, as regards fin
rays, as follows, viz.; “Dorsal, anterior portion with 9 stout spines; a
small and not very evident depression separates it from the other por¬
tion, which consists of 1 spinous and 14 branched rays. Pectorals with
18 rays; ventrals with 5 robust, branched rays; anal, 8 spinous and 12
articulated rays; caudle, 16 fiat, robust rays, and 6 accessory rays on each
side.”

I have taken bass atjvarious times, covering'"a' number of years, with
the fly, spoon, gang, live minnows and belly of yellow perch, in the out¬
lets of Lake Ontario, and in the St. Lawrence River, from its confluence
with the lakes to Alexandria Bay, including both sides of the river, and
among the islands, and I find that the fish called there, and also in Al¬
bany, black bass, has its fins divided into—dorsal, 10 and 1 spine and 15
soft rays; pectorals, 17 rays; ventrals, 1 spine ana 5 soft rays; anal, 3
spine and 12 soft rays; caudle, 17 3-3 rays. I have also taken, casting
with the live minnow', in the early part of September, between Ganau-
oque and Kingston, Ont., bass, called there Osw r ego bass, which I know
no scientific description of and no technical name for. The dorsal fin
of this fish contained 9—1 spine rays and 14 soft rays; pecturals, 1 spine
and 14 soft rays; ventrals, 1 spine and 5 soft rays; anal, 3 spine and 12
soft rays; caudle, 16 6-6 rays. The weight of specimen was 4 lbs.,
length, 18 inches; greatest depth, 6 inches; thickness at the anterior part
of dorsal, 3 inches; length of head, 6 inches; mouth, twice us large as the
preceding species; color of the back, greenish black; sides v yellowish
and pink; belly, whitish around the sub and niter operculars, and the
pectoral and ventral fins reddish. Yours respectfully, W. W. Hill.

Jpn? J forsq m\tl th$ (fyoutm.

—The American Jockey Club will open their spring meet¬
ing at Jerome Park on Saturday June G.th, and continue on
Wednesday the 10th, Saturday the 13th, Tuesday the 16th,
Thursday the 18th, and Saturday the 20tli. The improve¬
ments made this spring on the Club’s course are very notice¬
able, such as the widening of the course, a straight run of
half a mile, which will tend to show an increase of speed,
avoid collision in handicaps and two year old races where
there are many starters and give full view of the horses
from the grand stand. The track has been almost freshly
laid and covered with a thick loam, care having been taken
to pick the stones from It, which lias resulted in making
one of the handsomest running tracks in America. All
these repairs and improvements have been made under the
superintendence of Mr. Charles Wheatley, the Secretary of
the Club, and under his ablj management have made this
course one of the best and popular ring tracks in the world.
The following is the programme of the meeting. The
races commence each day at three o’clock:—On the first
day the sport begins with a dash of three quarters of a mile
for all ages, with maiden allowances; followed by the Ford-
ham Handicap, a mile and a quarter; The WTther’s Stakes,
for three-year-olds, one mile; and the Westchester Cup, for
all ag“es, two miles and a quarter. On the second day there
is a dash of a mile, for all ages; a handicap sweepstakes of
a mile and an eighth, the winner of which is to be sold for
$1,000; The Jockey Club Handicap Sweepstakes of two
miles; and a handicap steeple-cliase over the usual course.
On Saturday, the third day, the sport will begin with the
Belmont Stakes, a mile and a half, for three-year-olds; fol¬
lowed by the Juvenile Stakes, half a mile, for two year
olds; a dash of a mile and a half for all ages; and a race of
mile heats. Tuesday, June 16, opens with the Ladies’
Stakes, for fillies, three years old, $100 each, half forfeit,
with $l,000_added; one mile and a half; closed with forty
nominations. The second race is a purse of $600, one mile
and a quarter, the winner to be sold for $1,500. The third
race is a dash of one mile and three-quarters, for a purse of
$700, and the day will end with a handicap hurdle
race, purse of $700, one mile and three-quarters, over seven
hurdles. On Thursday, June 18, there are five races:—
First, purse of $500, for maidens, one mile and a half; sec¬
ond, purse of $700, one mile and three-quarters; third,
purse of $600, for tliree-year-olds; miles to carry 105 lbs.,
beaten maidens allowed 5 lbs., the winner of the Withers
Stakes to carry 5 lbs., and of the Belmont or Ladies’ Stakes
7 lbs. extra, one mile and a quarter; fourth, Members’ Cup,
valued at $400, added to a handicap sweepstakes of $25
each, play or pay; three to start or no race; one mile and
an eighth; fifth, handicap steeplechase, ‘purse of $800,
about two miles and a half. Saturday, June 20, the last
day of the meeting, also has five races. These are as fol¬
lows:—First, purse of $500, for two-year-olds, half a mile;
second, purse of $500, for tliree-year-olds which have not
won this year, one mile; third, free handicap sweepstakes
of $25 each, with $500 added, one mile and an eighth;
fourth, free handicap sweepstakes of $30 each, with $600
added, one mile and five-eighths; and fifth and final, a free
handicap sweepstakes of $50 each, with $1,000 added, two
miles and a half.

—The May meeting of the Goshen Park Association oc¬
curs on the 20th, 21st and 22d days of May. There will be
running and hurdle races together with the trotting races.
The purses amount to $7,500 as follows:—Three minute
horses, $1,000; two-fifty horses, $1,000; two forty horses,
$1,000; two-thirty horses, $1,000; two-twenty-six horses,
$1,500; two twenty-two horses, $2,000.

—The Louisiana Jockey Club held the fourth day of the
meeting on April 20th. The track was heavy. The first
race was one mile and one eighth for three year olds, Club
Purse $500. The race was won by Bay Rum. Time, 2:14i.
The second race was a selling race, one mile and a half,
Club Purse $500. Edwin Adams won. Time, 2:59. The
third race was mile heats, best three in five for all ages,
Club Purse $800. Donnybrook won in three straight heats.
Time, 1.59f, 2:00f, 1:58L The meeting closed on the 21st.

illmth

—Maurice Daly has accepted C. Dion’s challenge and
covered his forfeit of $250 to play a game of 600 points,
three ball caroms, for $1,000 a side. The game will be
played on Friday evening, May 15tli, in Tammany Hall,
and will, as did their last contest, attract a large audience,
as they are generally considered pretty evenly matched, al¬
though Daly, partly owing to his famous run of 212 in their
last match, is slightly the favorite in sporting circles. Some
amateurs look for a repetition of the big run but they must
recollect it was a remarkable performance, even in this age
of “big billiards,” and not often repeated.

—It Is reported in billiard circles that an unknown will
soon challenge Gamier for the championship, and much
curiosity is manifested as to said unknown’s identity.

—William Dodds, of Pittsburg, Pa., who has been pas¬
sing a few days in this city, has challenged E. Welms, of
Philadelphia, to play a three ball game for from $250 to
$500 a side, and it is reported for the State Championship.
Welms, in answer, pr°P oses to play a Lome and home
match, one three ball and one four ball game.

—Joseph Dion and Maurice Daly are billed for an exhi¬
bition at Sandford’s Rooms, Newark, next week. Mr. v
Dion has charge of these rooms, and business has much im¬
proved under his management.

—There will Ibe a billiard tournament held in this city
some time next month under the direction of Mr. M.
Delany, of Wire Cushion fame, and everything will be done
to make the meeting pleasant and memorable for skillful'
playing. It is reported on good authority that Rudolph’s
departure for South America was a canard, and that he will
be on hand to play in the tournament.

—Mons. Dbassy has dissolved his connection with Silver-
brand’s Rooms. Monsieur is playing well and does not lack
backers, as a well known gentleman has repeatedly expressed'
his readiness to back him for $1,000 against any one at the
three ball game. Table and length of game not specified.

—Last Friday evening Mr. Joseph Price and William,
Fulgrove played a game of 200 points (French) for $50 a
side. Price won the game by 18 points. Highest runs—.
18, 16, 14, and 12. The game was played at the Fulton
Hotel, 4th avenue.

—Messrs. Cyrille Dion and Maurice Daly have commenced
practising for their match, Dion at his rooms, No. 1,239.'
Broadway. Daly will play practice games with leading ex¬
perts every Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Spingler
ILouss rooms.

—There are several fine and profitable cocoanut groves at j
Miami, on Biscayne Bay, Florida. The trees bear all the'
year round.

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—Letters from Rev. J. C. Macdona, “Homo,” “Idstone,”
F. C. Pearce, Esq., of the Kennel Stud Book of England^
are unavoidably left over.

—Mr. Egolf, while gunning on Rattlesnake Hill, was
confronted by a pole cat and six young ones. The battle
was not with the strong, for he killed the whole seven at
one shot.

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—The Mississippi River is now said to be fifty miles wide
from Cairo to the Gulf, and an extent of territory larger
than the State of New York is under water.

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—A convention of fish culturists was held at Lexington,
Kentucky, on the 18tli instant for the purpose of forming *
a permanent association.

—The town of Waldoboro’ has appropriated $2,200 for* 1
the purpose of building a fishway, under direction of the
State Commissioner of Fisheries. |

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Natural Wonders on the Ottawa.— A professiona
gentleman of this locality sends us for publication the par¬
ticulars of* a floating island, which he has observed in one
of the back townships of Argenteuil. Between the third
and fourth ranges of Wentworth is a sheet of water about
a mile long and half a mile wide, called Long Lake, through
which flows the West River. In this lake there is a small
island about three quarters of an acre in length and breadth;
this island, says our informant, has trees growing upon it,
and floats up and down the lake by the action of the wind.
Our informant says he landed upon the island and found it
of a marshy or cranberry-swamp character. It is said that
during a recent lumber season the island floated to the lower
end of the lake, where it blocked up the outlet to the river,
and caused no inconsiderable effort on the part of the lum¬
bermen to tow it. away and free the passage for the logs.
This country is rich in natural wonders and magnificent
scenery. We hear of a stream called the Lost River, which
suddenly disappears beneath a huge mass of rock, and re¬
appears at the surface a distance of some three or four
miles further on. There is also in the country a trembling
mountain of great height with a lake at its summit. The
scenic attractions of Argenteuil require only to be made
known in order to be visited by a large concourse of tour¬
ists in the summer season .—Argenteuil ( Canada ) Advertiser

164

THE WHITE ROVER.

T HEY called the little schooner the White Rover,

When they lightly launched her on the brimming tide;
Staunch and trim she was to sail the broad seas over,

An d with cheers they spread her snowy canvas wide.

And a thing of beauty forth she fared to wrestle
With the wild, uncertain ocean far and near,

And no evil thing befell the graceful vessel,

And she sailed in storm and sunshine many a year.

But at last a rumor grew that she was haunted,

That up her slender masts her sails had flown
Unhelped by human hands, as if enchanted,

As she rocked upon her moorings all alone.

Howe’er that be—one day in winter weather,

When the bitter north was raging at its worst,

And wind and cold vexed the roused sea together,

Till Dante’s frozen hell seemed less accurst.

Two fishermen, to draw their trawls essaying,

Seized by the hurricane that plowed the bay,

Were swept across the waste; and hardly weighing
Death’s chance, the Rover reefed and bore away

To'save them—reached them, shuddering where they waited
Their quick destruction, tossing white and dumb,

And caught them from perdition; then, belated,

Strove to return the rough way she had come.

But there was no returning! Fierce as lightning
The eager cold grew keener, more intense.

Across her homeward track the billows whitening,

In crested mountains rolling, drove her thence.

Till her brave crew, benumbed, gave up the battle,

Clad in a mail of ice that weighed like lead;

They heard the crusted blocks and rigging rattle,

They saw the sails like sheets of iron spread;

And powerless before the gale they drifted,

Till swiftly dropped the black and hopeless night,

The wild tornado nev^r lulled nor shifted,

But drove them toward the coast upon their right,

And flung the frozen schooner, all sail standing,

Stiff as an iceberg on the icy shore;

And half alive her torpid people, landing,

Crept to the light-house, and were safe onee more.

But what befell the vessel, standing solemn
Through that tremendous night of cold and storm,

Upon the frost-locked land, a frigid column,

That glittered ’neath the stars a ghostly form?

/

None ever saw her more! The tide upbore her,

Released her fastened keel, and ere the day,

Without a guide and all the world before her,

The sad, forsaken Rover sailed away.

Yet sometimes, when in summer twilight blending,

Sunset and moonrise mingle their rich light,

Or when on noonday mists the sun is spending
His glory, till they glimmer thin and white,

Upon the dim horizon melting, gleaming,

Slender, ethereal, like a lovely ghost
Soft looming in the hazy distance dreaming,

I seem to see the vessel that was lost.

Mrs. C. Thaxter— Atlantic Monthly.

<$nUui[e.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

THE MICHIGAN GRAYLING AND ITS
HABITAT.

I SEND you herewith as promised a full account of our
investigations in Michigan, after the grayling. Our
party, consisting of D. H. Fitzhugh, Jr., his nephew Frank
Fitzhugh, his faithful guide, philosopher and friend, Leon¬
ard Jewell, and your correspondent left Bay City by rail at
IP. M., with five whiskey barrels, tent and camping outfit
for Crawford, 93 miles northwest, which we reached at
6 P. M. This road at present only runs one train, which
goes up one day and down the next; it is an ascending
grade nearty the whole way up, gradually attaining an alti¬
tude at Crawford, or “Grayling” as I will hereafter call it,
of 750 feet above the level of Lake Huron, nearly the high,
est point on this peninsula. Here the railroad crosses the
Au Sable about twenty miles from its extreme source, a
beautiful spring stream twenty yards wide, with water so
cool and clear that it reminds one of Caledonia Creek; at
this point it never freezes, and rarely rises above a foot.
Within a hundred yards of the crossing is the railroad sta¬
tion and the “Grayling House,” kept by M. S. Hartwick, a
new frame house where most excellent accommodations are
furnished at very reasonable rates. The town also contains
seven or eight dwellings mostly occupied by railroad men;
the trains stop here for meals.

Four miles west is Portage Lake, the head of the Manis¬
tee, whose waters empty into Lake Michigan, where it is
said you can launch your boat and float to the lake, 150
miles by river, with capital fishing for grayling a great part
of the way. The surrounding country is sandy pine plains,
with patches of pine timber, and ten miles north is the
“hard wood country.” There are no settlements except an
occasional railroad station, and the nearest lumber camp
forty miles down the river by its course, or twenty miles as
the crow flies. If what pine there is in the immediate vic¬
inity of the river is cut off there is nothing to invite the per¬
manent settler, as it leaves a country attractive only to the
trapper and the sportsman, and it is possible that the gray¬
ling may find safe spawning and feeding ground here for
many years to come. Thirty miles north, the line of rail¬
road, (not yet completed,) will strike the source of the
Cheboygan River, which flows north and empties into Lake
Huron, twenty miles east of Macinaw. This river has trout

Porest and stream.

at its mouth where there are settlements, and it is said that
all its tributaries have them, but I could not learn that it
has grayling. It drains a large and wild portion of the
State where the angler will find a field for many years
to come. Trout are said to be plenty in the Oqueoc and
streams emptying into Hammond’s Bay, * but my inquiries
failed to prove that there were also grayling there, and from
what I could learn from men who have been on the differ¬
ent streams, the grayling in Michigan is confined on the
east side to the country bounded on the north by Thunder
Bay River and on the south by the west branch of the Rifle,
while on the west side it is contained between the Mainstee
and the Muskeegan and its branches. The questions nat¬
urally arise, How came this fish here in this confined lo¬
cality? and why after becoming established and living here
for perhaps ages, have they not become more widely dis¬
seminated? The trout are supposed to have stocked all
streams emptying into a lake or river by means of strag¬
glers, but if the grayling strayed from one side of this pen¬
insula to the other, then why do they not occur in the
streams flowing north to the straits? Or did they go over
the ridge of land four miles from the Au Sable to Portage
Lake? These may be classed with Dundreary’s “things
that no fellow can find out.”

Saturday morning, the 28th, we found it snowing and the
thermometer seventeen degrees; we put our whiskey barrels
in the river to soak; if the reader thought they were full
he over-rated our capacity. We then brought our boats
from the station house and launched them, one a scow four¬
teen feet long and two and a half feet wide, the other a
canoe, both provided with wells to keep fish alive; into
these we loaded our camp equipage, Mr. Fitzhugh kindly
giving the novice his best boat and his powerful adjutant
“Len” to pole him, while he and his nephew followed in
the scow.

The navigation for two miles down is difficult, as the
stream is full of fallen cedars often reaching from one side
to the other, which have probably laid there from time im¬
memorial; some can be floated over or run under, while
others require the boat to be lifted over them, or all hands
to climb over and drift the boat under. The Indians have
cut a trail in some places just wide enough for a canoe, and
fly fishing in this part is therefore almost an impossibility,
as the overhanging brush invites the artificial insect to linger
in its branches. The river here is two to four feet deep,
and the current is strong as in all parts where I saw it; the
banks are higher than farther below, with pine, cedar, bal¬
sam, and birch; the temperature of the water was about
thirty-five, and the bottom was a black loamy deposit near
the shore, changing to bars of sand and clean gravel in the
centre of the stream where the current swept. Two miles
down the river receives two tributaries which double its
size; its banks are lower, nearly flat, and many small islands
occur; there are few logs and a boat can be poled steadily.
About 4 P. M we hauled ashore five miles from Grayling,
(the town not the fish, for we had seen many schools of
them,) and selected a camp site within fifty feet of the river
among the underbrush, Leonard having been influenced more
by the number of dry birch trees for firewood within easy
distance than anything else; but tent pitched, woodcut and
supper eaten, we made our bed of cedar boughs on top of
the snow, spread our blankets on them, christened our
abiding place “Camp Hallock,” and holding aloft.a copy of
Forest and Stream claimed the surrounding country in
its name, therefore this paper has full power for all future
time to levy contributions from it. Thermometer at sun
down four degrees, and when Leonard replenished the fire
at midnight it was ten degrees below zero. The next day
being Sunday we staid in camp and talked about fishing,
and Mr. Fitzhugh now told me that he should not fish until
Wednesday the first of April, that as he had been active in
getting the law passed making this date the opening of the
season he should of course respect it. Then, as his guest, I
could do no less than do the same, no matter what desire
and fever of expectation I was in to catch and examine this
new fish that I had traveled nearly six hundred miles to be¬
hold and a large school of them within a stone’s throw ! I
could however have a better chance to examine the stream
than if occupied with fishing and I could learn many things
perhaps concerning food, habits, spawning beds, &c.
Thermometer—to-day, fifteen degrees at 6 A. M.; twenty-
nine degrees at noon and twenty-four degrees at sun down.

Monday 30th, nearly noon, the weather was mild enough
and we went exploring. The banks here are covered with
cedar, birch and tamaraek; the edges of the stream lined
with alder, red willow and cranberry, (high bush;) the bot¬
tom is as above, sand gravel and a loamy deposit; the sandy
portions are shallow, perhaps two to three feet; current
swift and the sand is bright and beautifully “shingled,” with
sometimes a deep channel near one bank where the bottom
is black; here the fish feed. The river is very crooked,
Camp Hallock being in a bend where it lay both before and
behind, being only a few rods across, but a mile around.
Saw a few places that had been swept for spawning, and so
many good spawning places everywhere that it must puzzle
a fish to choose. We did not see any fish on the beds, they
were in schools of fifty to several hundred; noticed many
yearlings, three to four inches, generally by themselves, but
often with large ones; saw many fish that would weigh
nearly two pounds; fish not rising to-day. Thermometer—
6 A. M., seven degrees; noon, thirty-six degrees; sun down,
twenty-eight degrees; midnight, eight degrees. Saw a liz¬
ard a foot long on a pile of gravel; took him in landing
net; saw a raven and many birds that my Mentor Leonard
called “venison-hawks;” he said they would eat a deer
hung in the woods in a few days, and was something like a
blue jay; it was not that bird of which there are plenty on
the river, and as we had no gun I had no opportunity of
seeing it. Coming back a mink ran along ahead of us
and disappeared in the woods; saw several suckers in the
stream.

Tuesday 31st, exploring as yesterday, little or no food on
the sand shingle, if any, it is moving; the black bottom
showed fine leaves of cedar and pine; in shallow water I
noticed larvae of ephemerae with their two long filaments
in their tails, quite plenty; great quantities of caddis with
their soft bodies enbased in a house made of sticks which
they slowly drag in search of food, while the bottom in
many places was dotted with the little boat-fly who was
often seen rowing with his one pair of oars. The little
beetle known as a “whirligig,” (Gryrinis natator ,) was also
noticed as well as one “Gigantic water beetle,” (. Belos -
loma grandis,) whose head I pinch cn every opportunity;
but best of all, unless it be the caddis, I saw our fresii-
water shrimp, ( Gtcmmarus ,) upon which the trout get so fat.
It has often been said that the common earth, or angle
worm, did not exist in this country; but I saw one in the

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stream; water was too deep to get it; but I am tolerablv
familiar with the “animal” and do not think there is a
chance of a mistake in this matter; saw a spotted wood
pecker. I give the scientific names of many things above
mentioned where I knew them; there are some things which
have no other, and they not only help wonderfullv to es
tablish the identity of a fish, insect,, &c., but do so show off
a man’s learning that I regret not being able to give the true
appellation of the angle worm, but perhaps my readers may
know him. I remember a writer from the woods once
speaking of a mosquito and giving its scientific cognomen
for fear that it might be confounded with something else
There were sometimes near the shores the roots and dead
leaves of the yellow water-lily. My trusty guide Leonard
whose vigorous arm poled me up and down all day, says,
that down the stream, farther than we went, the watercress!
is found, and he has known the stream for twenty years!
and can tell to a foot where the next school of grayling will
be seen. He knew this fish twenty years ago as the “Jack
salmon.” Thermometer—6 A. M., 0 degrees; nooh, twenty-
eight degrees; sun down, twenty-two degrees.

Wednesday April 1st, the opening of the grayling season
for which we had waited three days; and if, as it afterward
proved, it was too early to capture for the table, it was at
least in accordance with the law, and for this we had wait¬
ed, although it was not for the table we were here so early
but to secure live fish for breeders to stock other and less
favored waters, and we did not know if their capture were
allowable in March even for this. The weather being so
extremely cold prevented any early fishing, and in fact Mr.
Fitzhugh informs me that in summer he has never had any
success in early morning, and we staid in camp until nine
and watched the thermometer, at this time it got up to
twenty-eight degrees and we went forth. My friend had a
fine Judson rod w T ith click reel while I had a rather stiff
one, made by nobody in particular, with one of Fowler’s
rubber reels. Mr. F. arranged a cast for himself and me
as follows:—first bobber, a brown hackle; second, a stone¬
wing with yellow body, and a red ibis for a dropper, at the
same time telling me that the stone-wing had always been
the most killing fly. Leonard and I w T ent down stream half
an hour ahead of the other boat and when he took his posi¬
tion I took a fish. I will not attempt a description of the
“high art” with which he was landed for I don’t remember
it, being intent only on getting him; but when he lay along
side of the boat I felt with the Queen of Sheba that “the
half had not been told me.”

I have read a dry scientific description of the grayilng,
and if the reader can tell a sucker from a quohaug clam by
such description he can beat the writer. We fishermen
compare a strange fish to some well known variety, and if
we can’t make it intelligible, why we give it up. The only
description that I have ever seen that conveyed anything
like an idea of the fish will be found on page 280, last vol.
of Forest and Stream from the pen of Prof. James W.
Milner, of the Smithsonian Institute, whom the writer has
long known as a man of science, and more recently as in¬
terested in fish culture, but never until this article did. I
know that he had all the degrees. I must quote him:
“There is no species sought for by anglers that surpasses
the grayling in beauty. They are more elegantly formed
than the trout, and their great dorsal fin is a superb mark
of beauty. When the well-lids were lifted, and the sun-
rays admitted, lighting up the delicate olive-brown tints of
the back and sides, the blueish wdiite of the abdomen and
the mingling of tints of rose, pale blue, and purplish pink
on the tins, it displayed a combination of living colors that
is equalled by no fish outside of the tropies.” I have been
tempted to italicise the last ten words, for they are tine;
but the writer of them would not so describe the beauties
to the Savans.

“Why should a man whose blood is within warm
Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?”

And now'I will try my prentice hand at a description of
the fish for the benefit of my brother angler only. I had
been deceived by descriptions, told that they resembled a
scisco; but when I first saw the fish with his magnificent
dorsal fin spread I felt that those who had described it had
never seen it alive.

The grayling has all the fins of a trout; his pectorals are
olive brown with a blueish cast at the end; (lam describing
him in the water as I saw him in my ponds an hour ago,)
the ventrals are large and beautifully striped with alternate
streaks of brown and pink; the anal is plain brown; the
candal is very forked and plain, while the crowning glory
is its immense dorsal; this fin rises forward of the middle
of its back, and in a fish a foot long it will be nearly three
inches in length by two high, having a graceful curved out¬
line, and from eighteen to twenty rays dotted, with large
red or bluish purple spots which in life are brilliant, and
are surrounded with a splendid emerald green which fades
after death; it does not seem as if this green could be re¬
presented by the painters’ art; it is that changeable shade
seen in the tail of the peacock.

In shape the fish is like a trout, a trifle slimmer perhaps
and not so thick near the tail, but the fin on the back of a
trout, looks so small and square, so deficient in outline, and
color after beholding the graceful curve of a grayling’s
dorsal. The scale is large, silvery, with sometimes a copper
tinge; near the shoulders there are black spots sometimes
triangular, and at others Y shaped; in some fish these ex¬
tend nearly to the tail near the back; they are in lines which
gradually shorten towards the belly; the mouth is small,
nearly square when opened, and the teeth are merely a slight
roughness on the lips, none on the tongue; but you want to
see him come in on a line with his fins all standing and
your eye will then give you a better idea than all the cold¬
blooded descriptions could ever do.

We took this day seventy-five fish, with the lines frozen
in the loop, so that the reel was useless most of the time;
often would Leonard take the end of my rod and break the
ice from the eye by pulling the line through it when the
reel could again be used for a few minutes until the wet
line came to the rod again.

The fish we put in a lath crate firmly anchored in the
stream. I saw no signs of their spawning soon, and at
night I looked the fish over again, and took out a few that
were badly hooked for supper. I found the eggs quite
large; the membrane enclosing them had its veins but
slightly filled with blood, and I gave it as my opinion,
which I still adhere to, that but few if any of these fish will
spawn before the 25th of April or 1st of May this year.

All authorities on the subject have said about the first ot
March was the time of spawning, and although I had ac¬
cepted it as truth, I now wonder where and how they got
their information.

FOREST AND STREAM.

165

One fish of half a pound which I opened had 2,000 eggs
'in her, more than twice as many as a trout; the eggs are
•much smaller than the trout’s; but as we had nothing to
•measure with we did not get the average size. Thermome¬
ter to-day—6 A. M.: 0 degrees; noon, thirty-four degrees;
.•sun down, thirty-two degrees.

Thursday 2d, Leonard and I went to Grayling with all the
dish, and built a crate there for them; pur them under rail¬
road bridge and went back; ice running in river; much ice
•alongshore; Leonard poled boat and I used, axe on ice,
brush, &c.; axe and pole handle coyered with ice; going
baek caught four fish and found that Mr. Fitzhugh had
forty; saw a saw-bill duck, or hooded merganser, wood-
buck, three wild geese, red squirrel, bald eagle, white rab¬
bit, and pair of sheldrakes. Ducks are much wilder here
than in districts more thickly inhabited. Water low in
river every morning and high at night. We kept on fish¬
ing, although in addition to freezing in the loop and rings
the line would be coated with icc where it touched the
water, this would increase until as . large as a lead pencil
and make it impossible to get any line out, which would
necessitate biting it off or thawing by passing it through
the mouth. But Mr. Fitzhugh was in sight with his over¬
coat buttoned up, his woolen comforter about his ears and
his line solid ice, apparently enjoying it. I did not see any
one else. We lost many flies to-day by touching the boat
and freezing fast. I had up to noon to-day caught more
fish on the red ibis than any other hook, but now they
ceased to take it, and at the next loss of a dropper put on
another stone wing, which did well.

About 3 P. M., Mr. Fitzhugh and Frank came up from
below and hurried us in shore with the cry, “Ripe fish!”
we went to the fire to thaw our fingers before undertaking
itheir manipulation; he said that as he handled one fish the
eggs flowed into the boat and so did the milt from another.
There were six fish in the well but none showed ripeness as
a trout does by a purple vent and soft body; I then handled
them and they felt hard and I called them unripe, but did
finally by using more pressure than we generally apply,
bringthirty eggs; the male milted freely; the eggs “stuck at
first but “freed” in half an hour; after taking in all the
water they would I should judge that their diameter was
about l-7th of an inch or < perhaps less; the yolk appeared
.small in proportion; that is, there was a larger water space
between the yolk and outer shell than in the egg of a trout.

1 had bought wire cloth and bobinett for hatching, but hav¬
ing given up all hope of getting any spawn, had taken them
back to G-rayling. I took an old piece of linen, punched it
full of holes, and after putting the spawn in it and tying
it up, made it fast to our fish crate in a strong current to
keep till morning, but forgetting the fact that there was
tide water on the upper Au Sable I tied it too high and it
was out of water and frozen hard in the morning. Ther¬
mometer—6 A. M., thirty-two degrees; noon, thirty-two
degrees; sun down, twenty-six degrees; midnight, six
degrees. Mouse ran round the tent several times at night.

Friday 3d, snowing and blowing; fished till near noon;
the wind stiffening the flies with ice; caught enough to
make total 190 fish; packed up, bade a long farewell to
Camp Hallock and started up the river. As an illustration
of the perils of navigating the Au Sable I will relate how
as we approached a huge pine lying across the stream about
three feet above the water which we had gone under several
times, I being in the bow threw myself back’ as usual while
Leonard gave a vigorous push; the tent and blankets on
the seat behind held my head while the pine bark removed
a few inches of skin from my forehead.

Arrived at Grayling we put the fish in the crate and got
the boats and traps to the station. The rest of the party
left for Bay City at 8 A. M. next morning, but I dared not
start so late in the week. I waited until the train went
down on Tuesday morniug when I loaded up 180 fish, (ten
had died,) and started. The men at the station helped me
load and were very kind and accommodating while waiting
among them. The conductor and express man on the train
carried water and ice for me and all wished the fish success
on their long journey; at five next morning we were at
Suspension Bridge but were eleven hours in getting the
next eighty miles, as we left the bridge at 9 A. M., Buffalo,

2 P. M., reaching Honeoye Falls at 6, and in an hour they
were in one of my ponds with a loss of twelve fish. These
fish are from a quarter of a pound to over a pound weight;
some are bruised and will probably die; others have lost an
eye from hooking in the brain cavity, and three are stone
blind.

Whether they will spawn this year or not after their ex¬
hausting ride I cannot say. The next day they were tame
and would not stir for any one, they were so fatigued, but
they second day they showed a proper degree of wildness.
That they are a “game” fish I do not doubt, as they fought
nobly with a few exceptions, but Mr. Fitzhugh says they
were not near as gamey as in summer. He is a most
enthusiastic fisherman and that he has the welfare of the
grayling at heart is evinced by his earnest efforts for their
protection and his endeavors to introduce them to the fish
culturists.

It is useless for any one to attempt fishing the Au Sable
without boats, and a good pusher is indispensible as the
stream is so rapid and full of snags, there is no floodwood,
but it is too deep and cold to wade, and there are but very
few spots where a line can be thrown from the shore.

I have not cared to discuss their merits as a table fish in
comparison with trout; an epicure would shut his eyes and
then after putting on a look of profound wisdom proceed
to explain that they were not alike in the least particular;

-fi 1 ^ P a ^ ate not so nicely graduated, and I will leave
the fish to be gastronomically described by a more epicur¬
ean pen, merely recording my opinion that they are “not
bad. The flesh is nearly white. The stomachs that I
opened contained cases of caddis worms and a few traces
ot shrimp; the latter, however, are like the worms quickly
digested but have no cases to leave behind.

The grayling is essentially a bottom fish and in six feet
or water will be found within a few inches of it, and in the
clear water of the Au Sable they can often be seen to start
fi u, 1 u P war( l l° r Ike fly; on this trip they took most of
the bugs” below the surface simply making a swirl on the
water with the tail, some few took it from the surface, but
Idzhugh says that in summer they often leap in the
air * kas fished this river for the past three years, al-
most every month in season; is an old trout fisher and an
artistic fly caster; but since he has made the acquaintance
or the grayling lie seldcm cares for other fishing; this fact
more fully establishes its rank as a game fish than anythin 2 :
that I might say. J

Sir Humphrey Davy says:—(Salmonia, p. 175,) “they
cannot stem rapid streams and are gradually carried down

lower and lower, and at last disappear;” but the Au Sable
is swift with rapids about four miles below our camp. He
also says:—“He is to be fished for at all times, for he is
rarely so much out of season as^to be a bad fish.”

The only flies that I noticed upon the water were of the
genus ■ehironomus , an insect not larger than a mosquito;
some days the grayling rose freely at them. I did not see
an insect in this stream that I am not somewhat familiar
! with in my own water.

! While waiting at the settlement two Indians came in with
pickerel (esox,) to sell, they were dressed and heads off, said
they “catch ’em m Sawble;” they had been speared and,
when I 4sked if they did not get them in the lake, said, ‘ ‘No,
Sawble.” They had eighty pounds and some of the fish
would have weighed fifteen pounds alive; they sold them
for six cents a pound and said they caught them ten miles
below; and yet there are grayling there among these
sharks ! The old dispute is kept up here as to what is a
pike and what a pickerel; they have both the pike of
Europe and of Canada, (esox,) which is called a pickerel in
New York, and the pike-perch, (Lucioperca,) which is the
pickerel of Canada, or the wall-eyed pike, yellow-pike, &c.
of the eastern States.

Next day a party came with black bass, of three to four
1 pounds, from Portage Lake, where they are reported plenty;
they sold, undressed, at same price as sharks.

I failed to find any stream where the speckled trout and
1 grayling are reported to dwell together. Sir Humphrey
says that they do in England, and Tennyson makes the
brook sing:—

“I wind about, and in and out.

With here a blossom sailing;

And here and there a lusty trout,

And here and there a grayling.”

But it may be only poetical license in his case, but there
seems to be no good reason why they should not, as they
require about the same temperatures, food, spawning beds,
&c. The trout might eat grayling but a grayling of a pound
weight cannot swallow a fish larger than your finger, and
as they spawn at different seasons, they seem well adapted
to inhabit the same waters. Filed. Mather.

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" —Seth Green writes to us respecting the propagation of
the Michigan grayling:—

Rochester. April 18th, 1874.

There will be no trouble in hatching them, but it will
take a pretty close observer to raise the young fish. They
will be so small that it will require great care. There wiil
be a great many difficulties to overcome. One is, to fix a
place so tight that they cannot get away, and give them
water enough, and another will be to feed them an 1 not
foul the water. The above hints may help those who ever
undertake to hatch them. I expect to go to Michigan as
soon as I hear that- the fish have commenced spawning. I
will give you a sketch of my trip. Yours,

Setii Green.

Our readers will greatly appreciate the addition of Mr.
Green’s observations to those of Mr. Mather’s, and we have
no doubt, now that the season for spawning is known, that
Mr. Green will succeed in obtaining spawn, which Mr.
Mather could not do because he went too early.

—The Legislature of Minnesota has passed an act “to
provide for the reception and disposition of the quota of
fish and spawn allotted to that State by the United States,”
and appointing three Commissioners, who are to serve with¬
out compensation. The following gentlemen have been
appointed, viz:—Ex-Gov. Horace Austin, and Dr. David
Day, both of St. Paul, and A. W. Latham, of Excelsior,
Hennepin County. The appropriation of five hundred
dollars is made for the necessary expenses of said Commis¬
sioners. We print section 2 of the act, as follows:—

“It shall be the duty of said commissioners to apply to
and receive from the United States commissioner of fish¬
eries 'such quota of stock, spawn, or fry as may be allotted
from time to time to this State, and to plant such spawn or
fry in such lakes and streams in the State as shall in their
judgment best serve to stock the various lakes and streams
of the State, aud to make such investigations and inquiries
on the subject of fish culture as they may deem best, and
report recommendations for legislative action that will best
promote the useful cultivation and growth of fish within
the State on or before the third day of the next session of
the legislature.”

—All who saw Seth Green’s great display of live fish in
aquariums at Rochester last week pronounced the exhibi¬
tion truly wonderful. The fish are all of the most beauti¬
ful species, and are shown at various ages from a few
weeks old up to several years. The eggs in process of in¬
cubation attract much attention. The fish are all marvel¬
lously tame, although they were taken out of the ponds at
Caledonia and placed in aquariums for the first time for
this exhibition. The gold fish in globes are of very large
size, and are also very tame. Seth Green puts his hands in
the globes and pats them on the back without appearing to
frighten them in the least.

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—S. W. G. writes from Grafton, Vermont:—

Grafton, Vermont, April, 1874.
Editor Forest and .Stream :—

I wish to bring to the notice of the Commissioners of
Fisheries in New England a nuisance in the Connecticut
River at Bellow’s Falls. In former years we are told that
the eddies below Bellow’s Falls were a great resort for the
salmon. Since their day all the river fish have resorted to
them, and it has been fine fishing therefor pike until within
a few years paper mills have been built there, and they are
in the constant habit of throwing their waste material from
their bleaching works directly into the river. The most
experienced fishermen say that the fish from this or some
other cause have left, and are very seldom taken there.
How is this going to affect the salmon?

Editor Forest and Stream:—

New Hope, April 18, 1874.

I received, on the 17th March, through the kindness of Professor
Baird, 10,000 salmon eggs from Mr. Atkins, Buck sport, Maine, whose
mode of packing I think perfection . On arrival there were but eleven
dead, on the 27th were all hatched out, with a loss of only 131. As there
is much controversy as to the best mode of conveying water to the eggs,
I will state that I take it through terra cotta pipes, underground, 150
feet from the spring; use no filterer; float them on glass grills attached
to wooden frames. I have used them this year with perfect success, and
have discarded gravel. ' Jas. B. Thompson,

tffoodhncl, J |!mvn and (garden.

APRIL WORK AMONG THE FLOWER
SEEDS—THE ANNUALS AND HALF
HARDY ANNUALS.

A S you have already progressed to the point in which
you are to make your selection for the adornment
and decoration of your future small garden plot, your
more extensive border bed, or your annuals or perennials,
you should now be able to know the different natures and
peculiar characteristics of those flowers. A few words,
therefore, upon the different flowers comprising these beds,
in city or country, is absolutely necessary to be known by
every one who would have good success in the cultivation
of flowers. First, we speak of the annuals. Annual is
the common term applied by florists and cultivators of
flowers to such plant seeds as are sown in the spring, which
come up and blossom and mature and produce their seeds
in the season of summer, and, having performed their
work, perish. There are a few other plants that are classed
among these annuals on account of their blossoming the
first year; among them we place the Marvel of Peru, etc.
These are not in the strictest sense annuals, but they are
often well treated by cultivating them as annuals. We
shall follow the well known formula of the cultivator, and
divide them for convenience sake into three distinct
classes, viz:—hardy, half hardy, and tender annuals.

In our papers upon the subject of large and small gar¬
dens, their arrangement and treatment, we shall endeavor
to be understood, and shall avoid all technicalities, choos¬
ing to use plain language except in giving the botanical
names and their classification, which in no case should be
omitted. The seeds of the hardy annuals do not, as a ne¬
cessity, require any artificial heat at any period of the
growth of the same. You can therefore plant them out in
the border garden or the city plot as early in April as the
ground is tolerably warm, and in the condition heretofore
spoken of as fit to receive them. You will find them hardy
enough to endure any ordinary weather, such as we usually
have during the months of April to November. Even a
slight frost will not injure them, and I have seen quite a
smart frost in May, and the beds quite white from the
chill. In such instances I have taken, before sunrise, a pot
with cold water and sprinkled a whole bed of annuals
through a fine rose jet, and you would not notice the least
retrograde movement or check from the frost. It is always
safe to do so. As an usual thing, when you find the seed
leaf has been passed, and the third set of leaves well set, a
considerable degree of cold will not affect annual flower
plants. Of the annuals, many of them should be sown in
the autumn months, and young plants will make their ap¬
pearance early in the spring. This is an advantage, as the
flowers will always be found much stronger than those
planted in the spring. Remember, here, that the very best
soil for the growth and perfection of either annual or bien¬
nials is a light rich loam, not sandy nor stiff, but a nice ad¬
mixture of the two.

As I have remarked, in the different States of the Union
different times for sowing is required. As a general rule,
from the middle of April to the first of June may be called
a good time. In the southern States the months of Janu
ary, February, and March will be found the best to sow
seeds in, as these months will more nearly correspond in
geniality, heat, and other similar circumstances with
the April, May, and June of the more northern States.
Our southern ladies are, as a general thing, quite accom¬
plished and well versed in floriculture, a taste for the beau¬
tiful seeming specially characteristic of those reared
’Mid the sweet reasons of the southern climes.

As we can give no certain or unerring rules as to the best
time either in the weeks or days, we must urge upon < »ur
lady friends careful observation and attention to certain
facts always patent to certain times, and observable always.
According to Robert B. Thomas, the good old almanac
maker, ‘ ‘sowing may be made when the weather is warm
and favorable, and you are pretty sure you wiil have no
more frost.” The object to be obtained is a vigorous
growth of the plants sown, and this will in all cases insure
a vigorous bloom. Hence, in the making of small gardens,
such as I have heretofore spoken of under the name of
“small city plots,” I deem it necessary to state that among
the choice flowers, such as would be quite likely to make
one or more among your list of plant seeds, there are some
which, being impatient of removal, should be planted in
the place in which they are to blossom. Among such
flower seeds we note the lupines, sweet pea, escholtzia,
and various kinds of poppy seeds. You will here do well
to notice that many kinds of seeds which bear what are
designated as “tap rooted,” or straight rooted plants, are
not so easily transplanted as are the fibrous foi m of roots
In transplanting, as a rule remove with your trowel singly
all large growing plants. The smaller plants can be lifted
with safety by means of a small thin flat she v el, inserted
below the roots, and the plants in patches are as safely re
moved as are single ones. I have removed qui>e large sizes'
linnias by this means, and astors, together with balsamf
and marigolds. Care and experiments will give you con
fidence in yourself, and you only need this to make you.
floral efforts a source always of pleasure to yourself and
friends, and not unfrequently of profit.

Having thus well established your anm ?ls in the bed

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where they are to grow and flower, you have only to tie
them neatly to small stakes and leave them to go on grow¬
ing while you look a little to the half hardy annuals. Those,
you have keen informed, need the aid of artificial heat to
grow and perfect them well, and to assist and stimulate an
early germination. You will understand, however, that
this is not an absolute necessity of the plant. Yet by start¬
ing them in the hot bed you gain some time, and it is a
profitable exercise in plant growing, as it gives you [confi¬
dence in your ability to go on with your newly acquired
knowledge of gardening with some promise of success.
Many of the half hardy annuals are self sowing; that is,
they ripen their seed and it falls to the earth in the autumn
like the portulacca. The seeds of this plant remain in the
ground during the winter, and in June spring up vigor¬
ously. I have had very fine beds of the portulacca which
came from seed sown in the fall. You will if you give
close attention to the raising under glass of the astor, zin¬
nia, balsam, and several others of this class of plants, gain
not only time but magnificent plants, particularly of the
zinnia. Here you can try the pot system, and thus you
will add to your list many other plants you could not obtain
so well by any other means. Use four inch pots, and fill
with prepared earth, and sink in the bed to a level with the
earth of the same. A few crock shreds should be placed
in the bottom of each pot, planting your seed as in ordi¬
nary hot bed surface. Your principal care is in not cover¬
ing delicate seeds too deep. In order to prevent future
mistakes, liave some thin labels with the names of the
seeds sown in the pots, and stick one in each pot for future
assistance, as nothing is more annoying to a good gardener
than to lose the name of a prized variety of seed or plant.
Remember, here, that you need a thermometer within your
frame, particularly if you are a new beginner, and remem¬
ber, again, that the temperature within should in no case
exceed seventy-five or eighty degrees. I have successfully
treated the cypress vine and thunbergia in this manner,
and recommend it as one of the easiest ways for obtaining
good plants of these choice and beautiful tender flowers.
Leaving you now to proceed with your already acquired
knowledge, and your transplanting of plants into their fu¬
ture positions, we will in our next paper carry you through
a chapter in the science of garden flowers upon what are
called the tender annuals, and what you should do in order
to have a fine show of these beauties of the garden.

Ollipod Quill.

pW ™ Will our University correspondents kindly send us their most recent
catalogues .

Secretaries and friends of Athletic , Base-Ball, Cricket and other out¬
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in
each week. k

--The St. George’s Cricket Club held its annual dinner at
Sutherland’s on Saturday, April 18th, Mr. John G. Dale,
the President of the Club presiding. Toasts and speeches
were in order and the game of cricket, it was shown, has
rapidly increased in this country; nineteen new members
were elected. In addition to the usual matches with local
clubs arrangements are being made with the clubs at Phila¬
delphia, Boston, Toronto, Syracuse, also a match will be
played with the Boston Base Ball Club before their
departure for England in July.

Philadelphia, April 9, 1874.

Editor Forest aed Stream:—

Cricket may be regarded from two points of view—that of the initiated
and that of the uninitiated—and it will depend upon which status we see
it from, whether the game will appear the very paragon of field sports
or a comparatively dull pastime. A thorough cricketer will derive more
veal enjoyment from a good match tlian he can get from any other
recreation, and a brilliant leg hit, or the capture of a wicket, will excite
a thrill which it would be difficult to describe. But with the uninitiated
spectators it is very different. They find it difficult at first to understand
in what the fascination of cricket consists.. It looks to them like an in¬
discriminate throwing and hitting of balls, which people standing about
stop or catch by chance if they can, the performance being varied only
by intervals of unmeaning quiescence and idleness. There is, to be
sure, a display of violent exertion, and an occasional appearance of dan¬
ger, but the object to be attained is not apparent. When two men
wrestle, or box,' or jump, or race, it is easy to see what they are about,
and which is the victor. But when people see a stump knocked down or
a ball caught, and a man with a bat walking away from the wicket, this
conveys to them an idea of superiority or failure, and they hopelessly in¬
quire what it is that represents success. Then the complication of even
the salient features of the game—to say nothing of its finer points—sub¬
tleties which none but a practical cricketer ever did or ever can understand!
There is something ^indescribably odd in the “overs,” when a set of
men gravely cross one another,without any apparent reason,only to cross
back again and assume their former positions, repeating this perform¬
ance periodically every five minutes during the whole of a two day’s
match. It appears like a solemn ceremonial, performed with the great¬
est decorum by enthusiasts in white apparel, who delude themselves into
the idea that they are having fun. If a visitor did not know it was
cricket he might imagine it was a traditional celebration of Druidical
rites—mysteries which impress the uninitiated very much as the march¬
ings and postures of the acolytes in a great Roman Catholic ceremony
affect the puzzled and contemptuous apprehension of the Protestant
lookers-on, who, having no key to these elaborate motions, see nothing
but unmeaning parade in what the ritualist could give him perfectly in¬
telligible reasons for.

We can pardon the description of Q. K. Philander Doesticks of a
cricket match at Hoboken, to which he was inveigled by a friend on the
promiseJhat he w-ould'see sport:

“Before the game began the players dressed up in baby’s flannels
from head to foot, and two of them tied bed-quilts on their legs. Then
they stood about the field promiscuous, and the umpire called out ‘play.’
Then a serious-looking man threw the ball, which was as hard as a
brick, at a lugubrious individual, who stood with a two-handed pudding-
stick in his grasp, in front of some sticks that were stuck in the ground.
He made a poke at it, but didn’t hit it; then he sadly rested from his la¬
bors until they bad got the ball and were ready to try it over again. The
next time he made a dash at the ball with his pudding-stick; this time
he hit it; then everybody started to run at once like a pack of lunatic
ants and when they stopped the umpire shouted out‘one run.’ Then
everybody changed places with everybody else, and they all rested for

five minutes, meantime keeping mournfully still. I expected to hear
some one lead in prayer, or strike up a psalm, or do something inspiring
of that sort, but no one volunteered any amusement. Pretty soon they
resumed the mysteries of cricket, there was more bowling at the unfin¬
ished hen coop, and a little while afterwards one was knocked down;
then the bed-quilted man retired discomfitted and the rest cheered. They
persevered in this jocularity until sunset, when the funerial state of
things came to an end. But not so the match, for nobody could tell me
■which side had the best of it, and I heard they expected to spend all the
next day at it, but I didn’t go, you bet.”

Cricket is, nevertheless, a game worthy to be understood and appreci¬
ated by every one who acknowledges that a half holiday in the open is
a good thing. But more especially is it a game to be learned and played
by the rising generation. Apart from the good to be derived from all
out-door exercise, it has advantages over all similar sports, and it is a di¬
version in which a man may be proud to excel, for there is absolutely
nothing in it but what the man himself brings to it. It tests what he is
worth and what he can do/ There is no adventitious interest to be de¬
rived from its implements. The simplicity of these—the bat, ball and
stumps—give full scope to the subtile play of eyes and hand, of brain and
muscle. A bport which involves hard bodily exertion and the chance of
sharp knocks and bruises, and which depends for excellence simply on
the qualities which make up manly address, activity and force, is, if for
no other reason, an admirable one. But there is more than this in
cricket. More than in any other game of strength and skill, it requires
and develops a variety of powers. Muscular force, speed, quickness,
flexibility, agility, are all indispensible, though it is impossible to pre¬
dict at what moment they may be called for. But the result depends on
their being found available when the emergency arises.

Nor is it only the bodily qualities which cricket calls into requisition.
Where so many men have to work together and depend on one another,
and where the chances of things going wrong are so various, every one
requires a fair share of the moral virtues. When twenty-two eager and
spirited men meet to try their force, a good deal of forbearance is often
required to keep matters pleasant. And when eleven men on a side have
to be made the best of in a close contest, it tests not only the general¬
ship of the captain, but the power of co-operation and discipline of the
men. To be able to provide against or make the best of the vicissi¬
tudes which are often unexpected, but which are at all times possible; to
have the self-reliance to act on one’s own responsibility, if it be only to
decide on a change of bowlers at a critical moment: to have the fortitude
to keep up one’s spirit and the spirits of the rest, and go on hopefully
when things look most unfavorable—in other words, to fight an up-hill
battle with judgment, confidence and pluck—these are qualities which
cricket has tended to develop in every captain of a school eleven. What
to the bystander may seem languid sport, means often that there is a
mutual opposition of patience, vigilance, endurance, intellect, and a
promptness of adaptation to circumstances slightly altering—but in their
alteration most important—which tests the temper and judgment and
mettle of a man.

More, perhaps, than in any other game, the result is dependent on the
concert of the eleven, while the play of the individual in its special char¬
acteristics is distinctively prominent. Each man in succession concen¬
trates on himself, for the time being, the attention and interest of all
who are following the game—comrades, opponents and spectators. Each
man has Iris own peculiar career; he makes his good or his bad score;
he succeeds or he fails in his bowling or fielding; yet his performance is
only one element of the result, and the game is won or lost by no single
player, but by the combined total of what all respectively do or fail to
do, each at his own post, and at the proper times. With ample opportu¬
nity for individual prowess, saccess can never be solitary or independ¬
ent. The best batsman is liable at any moment to be run out by his
partner, and the best bowler, unless supported by good fielders, obtains
but little credit on the score. A man may play with great credit to him¬
self, but he is only one of a side; his success is not merged or lost in
theirs, but it is identified with and dependent upon them. No other
game has been arranged with such a distribution of individual functions,
working together and playing into one another, like the interdependent
and correlated movements of an engine, whose distinct parts, endowed
with life and volition, must each exert spontaneously his own aptitude,
while all must be governed to work freely and sympathetically together.
This combination of organization with individual action stimulates what
may be called the companionship of discipline. It interests a set of men
in themselves and in a common object, closely and generously, while
soldiers do not obey their captain more implicitly. Nothing can be
heartier than the good will with which an eleven work together who feel
that they are getting on well, each man helping the rest to do justice to
their side; and even bad fortune will not disturb good temper, where
there is nothing to complain of but being fairly overmatched. Let each
man do his part well and he will receive full credit for it, but the final
result belongs to something beyond his individual honor; the fortunes
of his side are of more consequence than anything that can happen to
himself, and he plays, not that he may win, but that his side may.

Then, too, there is a wholesome animosity towards the opponents—a
contest of rivalry Which, while it recognizes the laws of warfare and the
• decisions of umpires, remits no whit of hostility. Yet this does not pre¬
vent the exercise of courtesy and even, at times, of generosity. The
practice of cricket depends quite as much on custom and honor as it
does on written laws, and it is beneath the dignity ofj true cricketers to
avail themselves of a laxity or ambiguity in the rules to overreach an
adversary. The laws of cricket are construed by the vast majority of
cricketers rather according to the spirit than the letter, a charity of which
it must be admitted the said laws stand sadly in need.

We have spoken rather of the qualifications for cricketers and the
{esthetics of cricket than of thegame itself; a subject which has been
exhaustively treated in the literature of cricket, but which can be best
studied practically on the cricket field. We should rejoice to see so
manly and attractive a field sport widely adopted at American colleges
and schools, and out- advice to our youthful readers is—If you have here¬
tofore known cricket only by report, lose no time in enlisting in the
ranks of the initiated and you will never regret it. And if any whose
days for active sport have passed shall be in any degree influenced to
encourage cricket among their successors, our object in calling attention
to its merits will have been attained. A. A. O.

—More than ordinary interest is being manifested in re¬
gard to the contests on the base ball field this season, espe¬
cially in reference to the movements of the clubs in the
professional arena. Two causes operate in producing this
result, the primary one being the, fact that owing to the
stringent laws enacted by the Professional Association
against betting by players, and the prohibition of pool sel¬
ling on ball fields, the patrons of the game have been led to
expect a marked improvement in the integrity of the play
during the season. Besides which there is the international
series of games to be played in England by the two leading
clubs of America, and the tour of these clubs named to
take place in July and August next, has attracted more gen¬
eral public attention to the American game of ball than it
lias ever before elicited. In fact, there is no doubt that
this tour and its result of victory achieved on English
ground will have the effect of widely extending the popu¬
larity of base ball, extended even as it now is. Of course,
though the amateur class of ball players form the great
majority throughout the country—nearly a hundred to one,
in fact—the professionals necessarily attract more of public
attention than the amatenrs, as by the facilities they have
for training and practice they are enabled to display a far
greater degree of skill than it is possible for amateurs to do.

Hence the professionals rank highest as the most expert ex*
emplars of the beauties of the game, the Collegians com
ing next on the list. Last year one of the most excitin \

series of contests played during the season was that between

the rival clubs of the City of Friends, viz, the Philadelphia
and Athletic Clubs, the result at the close of the season be
ing the signal success of the new; rival club, the Athletics
winning but one game out of nine. This year the two
clubs again entered the lists, the first game taking place on
April 16th, on which occasion, despite cold and threatening-
weather, fully 3,000 spectators were gathered on the Athletic
grounds to witness the game, the result being a decided
victory for the Athletics, who defeated the new nine of the
Philadelphia Club by a score of 14 to 5. The contestants
on both sides were too nervously anxious to win, to play
well, and hence the fielding display was below the profes¬
sional standard. The score of runs, each innings, was as

follows:—

Philadelphia.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0—5

Athletic...0 0 5 1 4 0 0 4 o_14

Runs Earned—Philadelphia, 0; Athletic, 1.

The new rules were not observed by the Umpire at the
special request of the two Captains, and it is questionable
whether this fact does not render the game “null and void’’
as far as its being recorded as a regular championship o-ame
is concerned.

—A very fine fielding game was played on the Capitoline
grounds on April 16th between the professional Atlantics
and the amateurs of the Nameless club of Brooklyn, as the
appended score shows, the latter playing a beautiful game
up to the close of the fifth innings, when the score stood at
2 to 0 only. The runs obtained in each innings, were as

follows:—

Nameless. .0 0000100 0—1

Atlantic...2 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 5-14

Mr. Remsen umpired the game under the new rules.

—On Saturday, April 18, there was quite a gathering of
base ball players at Prospect Park, including [members of
the Polytechnic Institute and the Nassau Club. The
former played a strong field nine and won by 21 to 13 in a
seven innings game. The latter defeated a field nine by 22
to 2.

—At the Capitoline grounds on April 18th the Atlantics
played a practice game with the amateur Powhattans, and
won by a score of 20 to 9. The game did not compare with
that of Thursday, however

— On April 14tli the veteran Knickerbockers opened play
for the season on their enclosed grounds at Hoboken, and
though the weather was windy and cloudy they mustered
in a field game of ten men on a side, Davis’s side defeating
Kissam’s by 14 to 7 in a six innings contest. It was their
thirtieth season’s opening, and in all that time they have not
missed a season’s play.

—On April 18th the Yale College nine entered the field
against the professionals of the Hartford Club at Hartford,
and after a fine contest of two hours duration they were
forced to succumb to the professionals by a score of. 12 to
2. The rainy weather on Friday prevented the attendance
of a large delegation from town, as the New Yorkers
expected that the Hartford field w’ould not be in a condition
for use.

—The New Jersey Athletic Club, of Ridgewood, N. J.
at a recent meeting elected the following officers:—George
E. Moore, President; W. H. England, Yice President;
Wheeler W. Phelps, Secretary and Treasurer; G. W. White,
Captain. This club will hold their spring athletic meeting
during the last week in May and the following programme
has been decided upon: One hundred yard race for the
championship of the club and a silver cup, 440 yard race
and one mile walking match for silver cups. The one mile
steeple chase is for a stand of colors presented by the ladies of
Ridgewood, now held by A. J. Cameron, of this city, the
latter also holds the 440 yard cup. The 100 yard cup is held
by C. Harris, of this city, and Thomas C. White, of New
Jersey, holds the walking cup. In addition to these events,
there will be a 100 yard race between W. W. Phillips and
J. Quackenbush, of New Jersey, and the association will
offer a silver cup for a half-mile race to be thrown open to
all amateur organizations.

—The New York Athletic Club will hold a meeting on
their grounds at Harlem on the 30th of May. It is expect¬
ed and hoped that delegates from Universities, Colleges
and all athletic clubs in the United States and Dominion of
Canada will be present at a convention to be held on that
day to decide the much vexed question of the “Amateur.”
We understand that the flourishing condition of the New
York Athletic Club has enabled them to commence build¬
ing a new quarter of a mile track on the Westchester shore
of the Harlem River. The programme for the proposed
athletic meeting will consist of a three-mile walking match
for the Amateur Championship of America; one mile run¬
ning race, 200, 440, and 800 yard running races, and several
handicap races.

—The Athletics on the 18tli inst., for the second time
within one week, succeeded in “Chicagoing” a strong
amateur nine, their opponents on the last mentioned occa¬
sion being the W. B. Collins Club, who ranked last season
as the Amateur Champions of Philadelphia, the Athletics
winning by 9 to 0.

—The Athletic and Boston Clubs have signed contracts
engaging passage to Europe and back by the American line
of steamers. The fare for the excursion there and bact
will be $100 in gold. None but members of the two clubs
can obtain tickets at these rates or join in the excursion
party, so those desirous of doing so will first have to be

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elected members; good references will be required, as tlie
managers are determined that the excursionists shall be a
party creditable to the country.

—The ball players of the Stevens Institute will hereafter
occupy the cricket field foot of Ninth street, Hoboken, on
Saturday. They opened play there on April 18th.

—The Baltimore Club defeated the amateur Excelsiors
of that city, at Newington Park, on April 14tli, the pro¬
fessional nine playing a fine game.

—On April 18th the New Brighton Base Ball players met
on their field at Staten Island and had a practice game to¬
gether.

—The Hartford club will play their first championship
match on the 27th of April, where they will meet the Phil¬
adelphia nine at Hartford.

—The Zephyrs of Philadelphia played their first game
with the Rivertons of Riverton, N. J., on the 18th instant,
when the Zephyrs, who had been defeated 45 to 0 by the
Athletics on the preceding Saturday, made a close game
with their formidable opponents.

Riverton...4 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0—14

Zephyr...1 1 5 1 0 0 4 1 0-13

Umpire—Mr. R. Eckendorf. Runs Earned—Zephyr 2,
Riverton 0.

—The Harvard College nine for 1874 will consist of T. S.
Bettens, c.; S. H. Hooper, p.; J. P. Kent, 1st b.; A. G.
Hodges, 2d b.; J. A. Tyng, 3d b.; IT. C. Leeds, s. s.; C. T.

Tyler, 1. f.; -Cutler, c. f.; and -— Tower, r. f. Mr.

Tyler will be Captain of the nine. They will play Yale
and Princeton College nines in May.

—The professional games played up to date are as fol¬

lows:—

April 13—Philadelphia vs. Eureka, at Philadelphia, 29—5
“ 14—Atlantic vs. Montague, at Brooklyn, 40—2

“ 14—Baltimore vs. Excelsior, at Baltimore, 22—4

“ 14—Philadelphia vs. Yilla Nova, at Phila¬
delphia, 82—8

“ 15—Boston vs. Field, at Boston, 34—3

“ 15—Hartford vs. Trinity College, at Hartford, 38—4
“ 16—Atlantic vs. Nameless, at Brooklyn, 14—1

“ 16—Athletic vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia, 14—5
“ 17—Chicago vs. Field, at Chicago, 44—3

“ 18—Atlantic vs. Powhattan, at Brooklyn. 20—9

jf hot §>uti mid

-♦-

APRIL IS A. CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches, and other interest¬
ing matter, should be mailed so' as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week.

—There is on exhibition at Mr. Conlin’s gallery, 930
Broadway, a photograph of the Irish eight, the winners of
the Elcho shield in the late rifle contest at Wimbledon.
Tlie picture, an admirable one, has been sent to Mr. Conlin
by Mr. John Rigby, of Dublin, manufacturer of the cele¬
brated rifle which bears his name. Doubtless the portraits,,
of the gentlemen who are to try their prowess at Creed-
moor with our own riflemen will be objects of great in
terest,

—A letter from Minnesota, dated Lake City, April 13tli,
says:—“The season here is later than U has been for years.
The ice in the lake is quite firm, but it is a little shaky.
The first robins and blue birds made their appearance on
the 7th. Wild geese were seen and began to light on the
margin of lake and ponds on the 10th. Ducks in great
numbers suddenly made their appearance on the 11th. The
pond& being only partially opened, and the remaining ice
strong, the very best opportunity is afforded for shooting.”

—Our correspondent, “Dick,” informs us that a conven- .
tion of the sportsmen of Tennessee will be held at Mem¬
phis on May 1st, in order to take into consideration the
game laws of the State, and to organize a State Sports¬
man’s Association. On Saturday, May 2d, there will be a
pigeon match under the auspices of the Bluff City club
and the Chickasaw jockey club, at the jockey club race
course; open to the world; prizes, $100, $50, and $25, in
plate or money. Five double birds, eighteen yards rise,
one hundred yards boundary. Entrance fee, ten dollars.
The contest for the club prize—silver pitcher—will be in¬
augurated by the members of the club at the close of the
above match.

—A letter from Elkhorn, Wisconsin, dated April 15th,
says:—“Wild fowl are abundant here now— i. e., blue bills,
butterballs, redheads, and occasional widgeon, whistlers,
brant, and Canada wild geese. Three guns (muzzle load¬
ers) scored (bagged) sixty-three head on the 13th, and three
other guns—muzzle loaders also—bagged ninety-two on the
11th, mostly bluebills, (broadbills, or blackheads, perhaps,
on the coast). Our spring shooting, however, is short. Two
weeks hence the ducks will have all “moved on,” except
mallard, woodduck, and teal—all close.' 1 ’ 1

We are indebted to Thos. J. Higgins, Esq., of Chicago,
Ills., for the revised copy of the by-laws of the Kennicott
Club of Chicago. The following is a list of officers for
1874:—President, Abner Price; Yice President, M. Benner;
Secretary, Joel A. Tliinney; Treasurer, D. G. Alston.

The Manchester Sportsman’s Association has just been
formed at Manchester, Vermont. It^bjects are rifle
j- ra ctice, the protection of game and fish and the restocking
of our streams with trout. The are—C. F. Orvis, President;
Dr. G. H. Swift, Yice President; H. Eggleston, Secretary;
C. J. Wait, Treasurer. Standing Committee—D. H. Sim-
onds, C. F. Swett, C. F. Orvis. We have the finest stream
for trout in this State and have many trout in them yet, but

wish to increase them. This association will thankfully
reeeive any donations of reports, 1 books, papers, or letters
on the above subjects.

—Of course it is all very fine to go into the wilderness
and do your cooking in the most primeval style. A piece
of bear stuck at the end of a ramrod and toasted that
way has its charms, providing you use a muzzle loading
gun, but when it comes to a breech loader that hasn’t got
any ramrod, where are you? Commend us then to a most
neat and portable camping and mining stove, manufactured
by Messrs. Pond & Duncklee, of No. 87 Blacktone Street,
Boston. There, in a compact form, and everything fitting
nicely together, you have a regular range and laltine de
cuisine all complete. With such an arrangement, you can
go into the woods, and providing there is game enough, you
can achieve the triumphs of the hunter’s cuisine. We
fancy round just such a stove there will assemble many a
group of good fellows this summer in the wild woods, and
as they discuss the savory bird or the luscious trout, will
think of Messrs. Pond & Dunklee’s camping stove.

—The Hudson Daily Star of the 16th instant says:—
“The match at Ghent to-day between Lebnard Geiger, of
this city, inventor of the Remington breech loading rifle,
and Judge Kisselburgh, of Ghent, with a muzzle loader,
was a triumph for the inventor of the breech loader and
this city. The distance shot was 550 yards, at turkeys,
and Mr. Geiger killed eight, and Judge Kisselburgh two
out of the same number of shots. The gun used by Mr.
Geiger is a new one, which he intends using at Creedmoor,
L. I., in the friendly match between - the Irish eight and
American riflemen, in October next.”*]

Twenty-four shots were fired, Mr. Geiger’s score being as
follows:—0 000011010000010100100 1.

The eighteenth shot cut the string by which the turkey
was tied.

Portland, April 18,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream;—

On Fast day, April 16, the Maine Shooting Club, of Portland, held their
spring match on the usual grounds. The shooting was hardly up to
their average, the wind being very strong and the birds unusually 6mart
on the wing. After the pigeons were exhausted the gyro was substitu¬
ted. Both scores are appended:

Pigeons.

Gyro.

Hits.

Missed.

Hits.

Missed.

Ira Burnham.

.... 2

4

3

3

H. Soule.

... 2

4

6

0

C. Pollieter.

. .. 4

2

6

G

C. Stanwood.

... 3

3

4

2

M. J. Sullivan...

.. .. 4

2

6

0

C. Holden.

. ... 5

1

4

2

W. F. Woods....

.... 1

5

1

5

F. Morrill.

.... 1

5

5

1

M. Hodson.

... 2

4

4

2

AHodson.

... 1

5

5

1

J. Sweet.

... 6

0

4

2

E. C. Page.

... 2

4

5

1

F. Fernaid.

... 1

5

2

4

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Some excitement was caused by one of

the marksmen, who made the

somewhat surprising error of mistaking a

bystander for*a

pigeon, and

thereupon brought him promptly down in
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a most sportsmanlike man-
F. W. S.

Hamilton, Ont,., April 1, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In your “Answers to Correspondents” of the 2d inst. you say “clean¬
ing rifle is permitted under Wimbledon rules, in a match like the Inter¬
national open to any rifle, although forbidden in matches restricted to
breech-loaders alone.” Without an explanation it might appear some¬
what strange, that wiping out is disallowed to the breech-loader, the time
required being a few seconds, whilst it is allowed to the muzzle-loader,
the time required being necessarily much longer. At Wimbledon the
competitors in matches open to breech-loaders only are formed up in
files or pairs, and fire shot and shot alternately, whilst in matches open
to “any rifle” the competitors are formed in a square, and fire shot for
shot in the order in which their names are called. It is easily perceived,
therefore, that the firing would, be greatly delayed were cleaning out al¬
lowed to the former, except between the ranges, whilst.no inconvenience
can ordinarily arise by the muzzle-loader taking advantage of the rule.
I notice that “T. C. C.,” in article No. 2 on “How to Shoot at Long
Range,” favors what we call the “bead” foresight. After an experience
of some years, I am inclined to the opinion that in the clear atmosphere
with which we are usually favored in this country, the “ aperture” front
sight is preferable to the ‘ ‘bead.”

The Council of the Ontario Any Rifle Association will hold a meeting
shortly to settle the details of the proposed challenge to the Irish Team

J. J. M.

[In regard to the “bead sight,” we have to state that several of our
best shots prefer, as does our correspondent J. J. M., the aperture front
sight, especially where the light is over bright.— Ed.]

Milton, Mass., April 20, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In answer to your correspondent “S. T. J. O.’s” communication, I
would say, had he looked closely he would have found the quacking
noise of which he speaks to proceed from the speckled frogs. They are
very musical at this season, but only for a short time. Persons hearing
their notes for the first time almost invariably take them for the quack¬
ing of ducks, the sounds are so similar. Truly yours, G. S. j .

Jp? (^orrcrjpondcnfg.

J. T. B., Fort Wayne, Ind.—The crane mentioned in your letter of last
week, page i50, is evidently the Whooping Crane, grus Americana.

Taunton, Mass.—Is there any law that forbids catching shad with a
fly in Taunton River in the months of March, April and May? Ans.
None.

Colquhoun, Danville, Va.— You ask price of Remington Creedmoor
match rifle with loading apparatus—bullet moulds and cleaning fixtures,
everything complete? Ans. $105; address them personally.

Frank W., Brooklyn.—Is Sullivan County, N. Y., a good place to
spend a couple of weeks in July and August? Ans. Few places better.
What kind of game in season in those months? Ans. Woodcock.

J. Nixon, N. Y.—Please state when fishing commences, and if around
Hell Gate, East and Harlem Rivers are good places? Ans. Bass fishing
good in May. John Hiiliker, 88th street, Yorkville, is a good man to put
you on the ground.

Subscriber.— Will you kindly inform me of the best load for pigeon
shooting for a 10 bore, 10 lb. breech-loader. How would 4£ drachms of
powder and If- oz. No. 8 shot do? Ans. A proper charge for 30 yards
rise—use a concentrator.

Box 190, Schenectady.—I see by your advertising column that you
have the “Taxidermist’s Manual and Taxidermist’s Manual, Brown, and
Taxidermy Made Easy.” Which would you advise for a beginner? Ans.
Buy Coues' new Field Ornithology.

e

D. W., Boston.—Can I find good trout fishiug round and about Me¬
chanics Falls, Me. ? Ans. It has been fished a good deal. We should
advise you to go to the Rangely region; there is fishing there for 100 rods.
It is 83 miles on the Maine Central to Farmington; thence by stage.

Trout Fishing, Gates ave., Brooklyn.— Please give a good preparation
for making boots water-proof? Ans. 6 oz. mutton suet, 6 oz. beeswax,
4 oz. rosin and a pint of linseed oil; melt the three first ingredients to¬
gether and add the last. Apply on uppers and soles of boots.

J. F. M., Lancaster, Penn.—Are the Long Island trout, such as we see
in Fulton Market, propagated artificially, cr are they caught regular?
Ans. Cultivated in breeding ponds by natural or artificial propagation.
W. II. Furman prefers the natural process; other culturists breed arti¬
ficially.

X. T., Augusta, Me.—Will you give me the address of some reliable
firm where lance wood and ferrules for making fly rods can be*obtained?
Ans. Barton, Alexander & Waller, J. Conroy, and Andrew Clerk & Co.
New York; Bradford & Anthony, Boston, and J. B. McHarg, Rome,
N. Y.

J. Sutton, Mich.—Can you tell me how I can preserve crawfish so that
I can carry them to the lake for bait in large numbers; they die and be¬
come soft and worthless; would scalding in strong brine do; I wish to
use the whole fish? Ans. Pack in wet sawdust and salt, or brine.
Scalding will discolor them, a little saltpetre added to the salt will im¬
prove the pickle.

Nelson J. & Eph, Columbia. Tenn.—Will you favor us with the ad¬
dress of Seth Green, and also the best work on Fish Culture, or such
work as will give full information in regard to propagation of what is
called Tront here? - Ans. 1. At 16 Mortimer street, Rochester, N. Y
2. Write to Livingston Stone, Charlestown, N. H., for his book, or to
J. II. Slack, Bloomburg, N. J., or Thad. Norris, Philadelphia.

Beaver, Bald Mountain, N. Y.—I have a breech-loading rifle which
has become rusty from not sufficient drying after cleaning. What is the
best thing to remove rust from the inside of a rifle barrel? Ans. Use
gun or parafine oil, which are the only oils which- should be employed.
If you cannot get gun oil, use benzine. H the barrel is not badly rusted
the oil will clean it. Use a woollen rag and no end of elbow grease.
Never use water under any circumstances.

W. E. T,, Brooklyn.— 1. Near what place in the vicinity of the
wooded part of Iowa can I find prairie chicken shooting where deer or
antelope can be found, or where good sport can bo had with fur, fin and
feather? Ans. Norway, Iowa, is 245 miles, on the Chicago andN. W.
Railroad. 2. What will be the fare from New York to the place you
name, and the price per week for board in a farm house? Ans. The
fare is about $23 and the board $1 a day.

A. A. W.—Try the water in your lake with the thermometer this sum¬
mer; let it down to the bottom and draw it up quickly; if it does not
show above 70 degrees you may try brook trout in it; no fear of its be¬
ing too cold. You can get spawn from November to April. Write to
Fred. Mather, Honeoye Falls, N. Y. Brook trout rarely get above two
pounds weight; they eat other fish; some are not as ravenous as bass or
pickerel. The greatest danger is of the other fish you mention—perch,
bream, &c—devouring the young trout, but a small inclosure could be
made to keep them in the first year.

Lincolnshire, Montreal.—Can you inform me whether firing ball
from high priced breech-loading shot guns is liable to injure them or
not? Ans. Unless it is a matter of necessity we would advise you not
to use ball in ^onr shot gun. Tlfe weight of powder would be four
drachms; the ball should be wrapped in chamois leather, so that it will
fight tightly in the cartridge. The cartridge should not be turned down.
Are you aware whether any of the manufacturers of breech-loading
rifles (American) send out their rifles ready sighted as the English ma¬
kers do? Ans. They will all test sight their rifles and charge an extra
price for the labor.

J. D. Carr, Fall River, Mass.—Two men are found fishing with a
small net in the south Watuppa Lake near this city; they are arrested
and their catch, some sixty fish (white and yellow perch and pickerel),
together with their net, is taken to the police station and the men are
locked up, but after a few hours, are let go, as the authorities can find
no case against them. With our present laws here in Massachusetts
could not something be done to these men? This net fishing is practiced
to considerable-extent here? Ans. The prosecution failed of its duty,
and the men should have been fined. The only way to prevent violation
is by rigorous and and impartial dealing. The reason why the N. Y.
Society for Protection of Game is held in fear by poachers, &c., is be¬
cause of iis inflexible perseverance in punishing offenders.

Chester, N. Y.-Wc printed last week in this column a recipe for
curing raw hides, which please note. Here is another 6ent to us by our
correspondent “Monmouth,” excellent for sheep and buckskins, and
may answer for caribou and beef-skin, taking more time: Take two
parts of saltpetre and one of alum, pulverize them well together; spread
the skin carafully, fur side down, before it has got dried; apply the mix¬
tures evenly, being careful to touch every part in sufficient quantity to
thoroughly wet the surface after it dissolves; double the flesh side and
roll it up closely; put it in a cool place, out of the way of the frost, and
let it remain three or four days or more according to thickness; then un¬
roll, and when it gets nearly dry, with a dull knife remove the fat that
may adhere in spots, and a little rubbing makes it pliable and fit for use.

W. K. M., Senaca Falls, N. Y.—Will you be kind enough to explain in
your columns how to use bird lime after it is prepared, and what book
is the best guide for rearing birds other than canaries? Ans. Select
some small dry sticks, about eight inches long and as thick as a straw;
sharpen one end of them to a flat thin edge, so they can be stuck into a
cut in a stake; take a large stick or stake and drive it in the ground;
make cuts in its sides suitable to receive the flat ends of the stick; take
two of the small sticks and dip them in the lime; when covered, hold one
in each hand and roll them between your thumbs and fingers with their
sides touching, thus equally distributing the lime; insert their ends
loosely into the notches in the stake in the ground, and place a “call
bird” in a conspicuous place near the stake; when the birds alight in the
sticks they pull loose from the main stick, and when flying away the
wings come in contact with the lime and are pinioned to the bird’s
sides. It does not hold them by the feet, as is generally supposed.

Conohiplist, Brainerd, Minn.—1. Can you recommend any breech¬
loaders which have one barrel for shot and the other for ball? An s.
Write to any of our advertisers; they are all reliable. 2. What is your
opinion of a gun advertised by Great Western Gun Works, Pittsburg;
A. Woodhill’s rifle and shot gun, 50-100 calibre, and 12 bore; price $85?
Ans. We do not know the gun. 3. What dog can alone catch and kill
a wolf? Ans. A cross between a thoroughbred old-fashioned mastiff
and a deer hound. 4. Is it true that first litters of puppies are not good
where both parents are of full growth? Ans. No. 5. Have deer ever
been grown successfully for profit? Ans. Yes; in this country, Scot¬
land and Germany. 6. A hunter asked me the other day would it pay
where land can be had for two dollars and a half an acre or as free home¬
steads near here to stock a farm with deer. It is suppossd they will
thrive on meadows and in poplar thickets the year round without other
food. The chief expense would be fencing and watching. I refer the
question to you. Venison brings here $5 to $6 per 100 pounds? Ans.
There should at least be enclosed 1,000 acres to breed deer successfully
and profitably. The land to be wild, natural and uncultivated, all cover
or forest land with springs, and if possible one. or two laurel swamps so
as to provide food without feeding them artificially through the winter.
They mnst not be interfered with in any way and not touched by the
hand of man, as directly you begin to domesticate a deer, it destroys the,
flavor of the venison and prevents them from breeding successfully. 7.
Can any of your patrons—ladies or gentlemen—show a better score at
battledore and shuttle cock thanl.596.strikes; two persons playing; single
bird. Of course without resting or letting bird once touch the floor?
Ans; We refer this question to our lady readers.

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A REMOVAL!

I N journalistic life, as in almost everything else, one is
sometimes startled at the rapid changes which take
place. The Forest and Stream, now scarcely nine months
old, when it occupied its first locality, No. 103 Fulton
street, believed that at least for the first two or three years
of its existence its original modest habitat would amply
suffice its wants. But business grew on apace, and came
so fast that in a few months we were absolutely crowded
out of our original quarters. If we had not been of an ex¬
ceedingly sturdy growth we might have succumbed to some
of the many difficulties which opposed us in our early
months. We have to say months and not years. First,
we had almost at our incipiency to breast a raging panic.
Papers and men and things pretty generally were demol¬
ished by it in a most promiscuous way. Next, the Forest
and Stream got on fire, and was considerably singed.
Lastly, this time of its own free will and volition, it has
had its moving. Perils of panic, flood, and fire were but
mere child’s play when compared with this calamity.

We are perfectly willing to believe how Aladdin, with his
wonderful lamp, was able to raise up a splendid palace,
perfectly appointed, in a single night, but we defy all the
magicians in the world, aided by the cleverest of genii, to
remove a printing or publication office of even a cross road
newspaper in a month without getting things dreadfully
mixed. Thanks, however, to a good deal of system and
able management, we have pulled through chaos in quite a
commendable way, and are fresh again for another race.

In our short span of life we have then certainly had a
liberal share of newspaper troubles. To recapitulate, we
have had a panic, a fire, and a removal; per contra , we have
rediscovered a lake (at least our correspondent, Beverley,
has done it for us), we have built up a newspaper, and feel
very sure we have secured a host of kind friends. We are
glad to offer a welcome to any of our readers in our new
office, No. 17 Chatham street, where, in amply spacious
quarters, our business will be conducted. Should the
Brooklyn bridge not move us, an eventuality just now quite
problematical, we trust to issue the Forest and Stream
from its present office from to-day for many a long year to
come.

_The fish farm of Mr. Alex. Kent, near Green Spring

station, on tlie Western Maryland Railroad, about ten miles
from Baltimore, is said to be the only one in Maryland*

OUR FLORIDA EXPEDITION.

L AST November, when we announced our preparations
for a thorough exploration of the hitherto impenetra¬
ble wilds of Florida, and pledged ourselves to bring to
light, if the thing were possible, all the secrets of the
Everglades and the mysterious Okeechobee region, we
hardly anticipated the full measure of success that has re¬
warded our efforts. The gentleman who took charge of
the expedition possessed all those qualifications indispens¬
able to the accomplishment of its objects which are so
rarely found in combination, viz., physical toughness and
endurance, pluck, push, dogged perseverance, a thorough
knowledge of woodcraft in general and of so much of this
portion of Florida as he had acquired by previous visits,
skill with the canoe, the rod, and the rifle, and an intelli¬
gent acquaintance with drawing, photography, and natural
history. To this valuable stock in trade he added an outfit
complete in all its requirements of boats, implements,
guides, photographic instruments, etc., and the result has
been that, while several other parties have attempted the
same object, h^s was the only one that went through to the
ultima thule. Only those that have surveyed the several
routes across the Isthmus of Darien, or explored the inte¬
rior of Africa, can appreciate the difficulties of this semi-
tropical jungle—more harassing than the deserts of Arizona
or the canon-rifted fastnesses of Colorado, and, with the
single exception of hostile Indians, far more dangerous.
Indians there were, too, in that region, and reported hos¬
tile, but fortunately they were not malicious; the actual
danger was in swamp fevers, and the countless moccasins
and other poisonous snakes that infested almost every yard
of the route, to say nothing of panthers and the not always
harmless alligators.

It may well he inferred that the investigations of our en¬
voy correspondent have been looked for with eager interest
by scientific men, and that his collections will occupy
prominent place in the cabinets of natural history for
which they were procured. We regard the results of this
exhibition as of no trifling value. Certainly they were not
secured without considerable expense, as well as hardship.
Some outline of his journey and his discoveries has been
printed in preceding numbers of Forest and Stream; and
these letters, together with those that have been furnished
by other correspondents within the past six months, em¬
brace nearly every part of the wilderness of Florida acces¬
sible or interesting to the tourist or sportsman, both on the
coast and in the interior. Last week we published a map
of the long sought and much misrepresented Okeechobee
Lake, the first ever produced of this largest sheet of water
in the south. Its authenticity and accuracy may be relied
upon. Its vicinity is uninhabited and uninhabitable by man,
although the Indians sought refuge and safe concealment
here during the long Seminole war. Nothing of absolute
value or special interest seems to be found there, except
the India rubber tree, which grows in considerable quan¬
tity. To-day we print a list of the birds peculiar to that
section of Florida, a list of much value to naturalists. Of
course much general information remains to be supplied
from the repertoire of our correspondent, all of which we
shall print in due time. The photographs and sketches
which he has taken will be much prized, and will undoubt¬
edly be published in some form not yet fully decided upon
by our correspondent and the editors of this journal.

Now that all occasion lias ceased for keeping secret the
name of our persevering explorer, it is no more than jus¬
tice to him to make it public, that the honor of his discov¬
eries may rest where they belong. To the regents of the
Smithsonian Institution, the Naturalists’ Institute of Salem,
and other scientific associations, the name of Fred A.
Ober, of Beverley, Massachusetts, alias “Fred. Beverley,”
is not unknown, and we trust that the evidences that he
has given the past winter of his capacity and skill in the
broad field of natural history will not only commend him
still more to their favorable consideration, but assist his
rapid advancement.

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EXPLORATIONS WEST OF THE lOOtli
MERIDIAN.

D URING the past winter the office work of Lieutenant
Wheeler’s important survey has been vigorously pros¬
ecuted in elaboration of the results of the operations in the
field during 1873. Very extensive areas were covered in
Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona, where com¬
plete astronomical and topographical investigations were
carried out looking to the preparation of far more perfect
maps of the region than have hitherto been attempted;
whiie in other scientific departments research was no less
thorough and successful. That which will interest our
own readers more particularly w r as the energy and activity
displayed in natural history by the able zoologists and bot¬
anists of the survey. Large suites of specimens were se¬
cured and beautifully prepared. Mr. H. W. Henshaw’s
work on the ornithology of the region represents one of
the most extensive and valuable series of specimens ever
brought out of the west. The literary work in elaboration
of the collections will be done by Dr. II. G. Yarrow and
Mr. Henshaw—in which fact we have assurance that it
will be well done—in connection with several eminent spe¬
cialists in the departments of entomology, etc. Much in¬
teresting ethnological material was secured in the way of
skulls, implements, dress and furniture of the aborigines.
The field work of the coming season promises still more
important results under the direction of Dr. Yarrow, sur¬
geon and naturalist-in-charge, whose admirable organizing

and executive ability will be devoted to the best interest -
science, of which he is so well known and success/i^
cultivator. Volumes showing progress and results to d 3
are already prepared, and under the present manasren/^
others will be required to fully develop the interesting ^
ject. We trust that this matter, which meets withth
most cordial approbation and support of scientific m 6
and all others whose learning entitles them to the nriv'i n>
of passing judgment, will be prosecuted under liberal? 6
propriations of an enlightened Congress.

THE MICHIGAN GRAYLING

y —*—

F ROM the wilds of the northern portion of the southern
peninsula of Michigan there had come for many yea/
vague rumors of a strange and beautiful game fish known
to the simple backwoodsmen by various names, such as the
Au Sable, Muskegon, Hersey, and Michigan trout, the jack
salmon, bog salmon, bog trout, and big scaled trout, and
these several names that attach to it, according to the re
spective localities in which it is found, indicate that these
observing men have classed it correctly as one of the Sal
monidae, although they bad no means of ascertaining the
specific name by which it has been known in parts of
Europe. Now, however, that its true name has been dis¬
covered, those who have known it so long by all sorts of
titles seem glad to accept it, and to learn that their favorite
has a world-wide reputation—that its merits are recognized
and acknowledged by men who have never yet seen it- for
they have actually changed the name of the post office in
Crawford county, which was formerly called Crawford to
Grayling! Although the railroad company have not yet
seen fit to accept the change, they will doubtless yield to
the pressure of popular opinion and rechristen the young
town after this popular fish. If other towns regret the
precedence taken »of them, they may find a name equally
appropriate in the generic term Thymallus. “Thymallus”
is a good name, and sounds well. As Shakspeare says:—
“It fills the mouth;” and we trust that it may in the coniine-
months fill the baskets of many an ardent angler.

It is a singular fact that a fish so beautiful, edible, and
gamey should have remained so long unknown to our natu¬
ralists and anglers. If our memory serves us, it was first
described by Professor Cope, of Philadelphia, in 1870,
under the name of Thymallus tricolor , and Professor Agas¬
siz, in a note dated February, 1873, says that Professor
Cope was the only American naturalist thus far that had
seen this fish. This statement appeared in a note printed
in the New York Times acknowledging the receipt of a
pair of these grayling, male and female, which with others
had been procured with much difficulty in the January
previous for the editor of this paper, the Forest and
Stream, at the editor’s request, and forwarded to him by
D. H. Fitzhugh, Jr., of Bay City, Michigan. They were
speared by Indians through the ice in Hersey Creek, and
sent to the rooms of the “Blooming Grove Park Associa¬
tion,” of which the editor was then secretary, and after
having been examined by anglers and experts, both English
and American, the greater part were served up at Suther¬
land’s restaurant in this city, at a dinner partaken of by a
dozen gentlemen who were curious to test its flavor and
edible qualities. They were eaten baked, boiled, and fried,
and pronounced better than salmon and of a more delicate
flavor than trout. When uncooked the flesh appears almost
white, hut on the dinner table is of a pale salmon hue.
From the fish that were served up at this dinner the spawn
had first been carefully removed, and was subjected to mi¬
croscopic examination. From the size of the eggs, the
majority of the party judged that they were near maturity
(this was about the 25th of January), and that this fish
spawned in February; but the writer of these lines ob¬
served that the mass of eggs was extremely glutinous, and
insisted that the grayling was an April spawner, and had
so stated in his book, the “ Fishing Tourist which was then
in the hands of the printer, and which contained the first
minute description of this fish and its haunts, habitat, and
mode of capture ever published. He was so far compelled,
however, to modify his opinion by the opposing weight of
wisdom that he altered )iis statement in the proof sheets,
so that it now reads as printed, page 207, “It begins to
spawn in February, and continues throughout the months
of March and April.” As will be seen by the letter of Mr.
Mather, printed elsewhere, it has been determined that the
grayling spawns about the %0th of April. We do not speak
of this to appear wise above our fellows, hut to show that,
being a spring spawner, the grayling, as Seth Green, Esq.,
has very truly said, is a most welcome addition to our list
of game fish; and anglers ought not only to feel congratu¬
lated, hut acknowledge the debt of obligation which they
owe to the discoverer, whoever he may be.

D. H. Fitzhugh, Esq., to whom we have alluded, very
modestly disclaims being the discoverer of this fish, which,
if he is not, he certainly is entitled to the credit of intro¬
ducing it to the attention of sportsmen and naturalists, and
pressing it upon their notice until its identity was estab¬
lished beyond question or cavil. He has also urged upon
the legislature of Michigan, at considerable expense of
time, at least, its protection during the spawning season,
and his name has always been associated with it. More
than this, he has endeavored during the past year to enlist
the sympathy ^fish cnlturists in respect to this noble fish,
appealing first to the commissioners of Michigan, and then
to those of other States; and failing with these, from one
cause or another, he next tried private persons engaged in
fish breeding, and finally succeeded in interesting our ener
getic friend, Mr. Mather, thoroughly in the subject. Mr.

Mather therefore made arrangements to go to Michigan to
procure spawn and grown fish for experiments in propaga¬
tion at his breeding establishment at Honeoye Falls, Mew
York, and investigations were begun early in March to as¬
certain the time of spawning. Mr. Fitzhugh made a re-
connoisance and caught six fish with ova far from maturity.
It was then argued, upon analogy, that gravid .fish would
not be so apt to be caught as those less advanced, and that
the majority might be near spawning after all; and so on
tlie 25th of March Mr. Mather started on the expedition,
and the result is told in the very important letter which we
publish to-day in our department of “Fish Culture.” It is
to be hoped that earnest hopes will be realized, and that
this fish may be introduced to this and other States, and
that it will thrive, and henceforward afford abundant
amusement to the angler, who will greatly rejoice at this
valuable addition to the somewhat limited number of our
game fish. _ _

Massachusetts Angler’s Association. —A meeting of
this association was held in Codman Hall, Boston, on Fri¬
day evening, 17th instant, President Ordway in the chair.
After the preliminary business had been transacted, Walter
Brackett, Esq., of the Advisory Board, reported the action
of said board in regard to the illegal taking of smelt, as
reported at the last meeting, and that they had given notice
to the chief constable of the State, and received the assur¬
ance that everything should be done to prevent further
seining in the places where it is reported as having taken
place. They also recommend that the smelt and lobster
laws, passed this year, be printed and copies distributed
throughout the State where the law is most likely to be dis¬
regarded, with the endorsement of the Association, and
the following notice appended:—“The executive committee
of the Massachusetts Angler’s Association hereby give
notice that the provisions of the above law will be strictly
enforced, and any person giving information of the viola¬
tion of the law will confer a favor by addressing C. Warren
Gordon, 47 Bromfield street, Boston. All communications
will be strictly confidential.” The report was accepted.
The chief constable has caused these notices to be posted
in all towns interested, and instructed his subordinates to
faithfully enforce their provisions. Fish dealers in the
Boston markets were given, at their request, until the Tues¬
day following to close their stocks.

Mr. Brackett called the attention of the members to the
recent meetings of the fish and game protective associa¬
tions in Mew York, and said that it was desirable to have
tlie co-operation of the Angler’s Association to fix upon a
.plan of co-operative game and fish laws.

Baylies Sandford, Esq., reported that the city marshal of
Fall River had given notice that persons were unlawfully
taking bass from ponds in that vicinity, and had requested
information as to the laws affecting the same, which had
been forwarded him.

The Advisory Board were empowered to procure suit¬
able rooms for the association.

A Presentation. —On Thursday last, April 16th, the Gat¬
ling gun was presented to the Seventy ninth Regiment,
which most handsome trophy was won by them at Creed-
moor last October. At 5 o’clock the regiment, under com-
mand'of Major Laing, marched in front of the City Hall,
New York, and in presence of the Mayor, had the Mitrail-
leur handed over to them. The gun was drawn by two fine
horses and a team of Shetland ponies. The successful team
of the Seventy-ninth was composed of the following mem
bers:—Capt. Joseph Ross, Capt. W. C. Clark, Sergt. Cam¬
eron, Sergt. Molloy, Privates Robertson, Edington, Keller,
Dake, Raison, Stephenson, Pyle, and Moore. The score
made was 199. The Twenty-second Regiment made the

next best score, 184.

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Future Opening of the Creedmoor Range. —We are
pleased to announce that by the 1st of May the range at
Creedmoor will be in order for rifle practice. We have
no time to spare, and the range committee have done well
in getting their grounds in order. We are in receipt of the
following from Colonel Henry A. Gildersleeve, the secre¬
tary of the Mational Rifle Association:—

Office of the National Rifle Association, )

98 Nassau street, New York, April 17, 1874. [

The range committee of the National Rifle Association
announce that the range at Creedmoor is being rapidly put
in condition, and will be open for practice On May 1st,
when targets numbered from 10 to 20 will be ready for use.

-iWe would call particular attention to the series of ar¬
ticles entitled “How to Shoot at long Range,” published in
Forest and Stream. In our issue of to-day the fifth
paper appears. The method proposed by our able corre¬
spondent, T. C. C., of dividing the target into squares,-
seems to us to be perfectly practical. It will be noticed
that T. C. C. thinks our chances in the coming interna¬
tional match will be somewhat improved by the fact that
the condition of our atmosphere—its peculiar clearness—
may throw our Irish friends out of gear. The Irish eight,
we believe, however, will make good use of the two days’
practice allowed them, and will be doubtless wise enough
to accommodate their sights for the differences of light.

—Our Philadelphia correspondent, O., who writes so in¬
telligently about cricket, may be consider©^ as authority
in regard to this noble game. Cricket has undoubtedly
taken stronger root in Philadelphia than any other city in
the Union. The article by O. will be found to embody the
philosophy of cricket, and we believe will do much to en¬
gender a proper taste for this most manly of all rational
pastimes.

FOREST AND STREAM.

T HE fact of hydrophobia being on the. increase in
England has been already commented upon by us.
The case of the death of Mrs. Noyes in New York has been
.extensively quoted in England, and has somewhat added to
the excitement. Our English friends are, however, always
very properly methodical in the management of such serious
matters, and no doubt the prevalence of rabies in England
will lead to a very thorough examination of the disease.
Within the last four months rabies have appeared in
Cheshire, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Middlesex, and other
counties. We notice particularly the case of Earl Fitz-
will lams’hounds, almost the whole of his pack of young
hounds having been killed, as they were tainted with
rabies. The malady does not seem to have yet shown itself
in London, or in any of the large cities. In the country,
quite stringent measures have been adopted. We notice in
conjunction with the many remedies now proposed for
the cure of hydrophobia one emanating from a French
authority, which is said to have acted in a most wonderful
way. A physician attending a patient who had been bitten
by a mad dog, was accidentally inoculated with the virus.
Thinking he was sure to die, the French doctor feeling
some of the symptoms of the horrid madness, determined
to kill himself, and so made up his mind to smother him¬
self in a Russian bath. The result was that his health was
restored. We only reproduce the story for what it is
worth, without placing any great reliance in it. We deem
the fact, however, as worthy of careful investigation, and
we trust later to be more fully informed in regard to it.

—We are all more or less familiar with histrionic dogs.
There is your star dog, who plays the leading part in the
dog of Montargis, and the Newfoundland, who madly
plunges from off a pasteboard bridge into a canvas ocean,
and draws out the drowning child, who is wet with real
water. We have sometimes thought that if Rip Van
Winkle could only bring Schneider on the stage, and get
him as fat as Falstaff in the first act, and as lean as the
apothecary in the last act, such a dog would add immensely
to the attractions of the local drama. Our French friends
are exceedingly realistic in their ideas of scenic develop¬
ment. There is now being performed at one of the
Parisian theatres a piece entitled, Lajeunesse de Louis XIV.
There is a grand hunting scene in it, and a whole pack of
hounds are introduced. To the sound of trumpets blown
by the huntsmen, the dogs yelp in unison. But there is a
fact combined with dog nature which no amount of train¬
ing will oveicome. Instead of holding their tails, like
plumes, straight up in the air, the acting dogs will drop
them, and carry them in a distressed way between their
legs. Some cruel essayist on the subject of “ training dogs
for the highest walks of the drama,” has proposed to nick
the dog tails. But all ideas of taking the wag out of a
dog’s tail is very properly met with the scorn it merits. These
French dogs, it seems, show little life on the stage, and
like some unfortunate ballerines, have a disposition to
singe themselves in the blaze of the foot lights.

—Societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals are
fast increasing in numbers. During the last fourteen
months in England there have been 2,980 convictions. In
England, Scotland and Wales there are fifty-three societies;
in Ireland seven; seventy in Germany, Austria, Russia,
Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland, and four in France.
Spain is singular by being the exception, which is a re¬
proach to modern civilization. Her protest against general
humanity, is thrown out by her unceasing adhesion to bull¬
fights.

—Human endurance necessarily gets to loathe that
constant quotation of “how to teach the young idea how
to shoot,” but we are forced to give it once more to our
readers, as very fitting for a novel movement in France.
We have already asserted, and in a pretty positive way,
that Americans were more familiar with the use of firearms
than any other people, and we stated generally the reasons
for it. In France, the knowledge of how to use firearms
is rare, save among the richer and more privileged classes.
Now it has struck the French school authorities; probably
it was derived in some wav from the Minister of Public
Instruction, or most certainly had his assent, that if the
boys going to school in France knew how to strike a bull’s-
eye with a rifle ball at a fair distance, when the time should
come, when the threatened cloud should burst, and France
and Germany would again be pitted against each other,
the schoolboys of the present time might, in ten years to
come, have a chance of picking off or potting some Prus¬
sian. We notice, then, in our French contemporanq quite
an important notice given of the rifle shooting of the pupils
in some of the leading Parisian schools. The Minister of
War, General du Barail, presented a rifle of honor to the
best shot among the collegiates, and the Minister of Public
Instruction gave silver medals. We should be glad if La
Cha&se Illustree would give us the distance shot at, size of
target, and fuller particulars. Under careful supervision,
exactly such contests might be introduced in some of our.
own public institutions, and the school of Creedmoor might
be commenced at an early age.

—Land and Water gives, through a correspondent, notice
of the sale of a large consignment of prairie chickens in
Liverpool on or about March the 27th or 28th. The birds
sold for 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. a brace. About 8,000 birds were
disposed of, and went off like hot cakes. We beg to re¬
mark, though we may not be absolutely certain about it,
that it looks very much as if these birds were killed in
the United States during the close season, and we would

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particularly dit'ect the attention of our New Yo.ik Society
for the Protection of Game to the fact,, On the 1st of
March the close season for pinnated grouse commences in
the United States. Dealers who had these birds in New
York, finding no sale for them, have very probably ship¬
ped the prairie chickens during the first or second week of
March, and they would arrive in England just about the
time indicated by the Land and Water correspondent. An
example or so macle of those game dealers shipping these
birds, or having them on hand after March 1st (for it seems
to us highly probable, from the date of their being sold in
Liverpool, that they must have been, as we said before,
shipped from the United States some time after March 1st),
would impart a useful and salutary lesson. Of course our
English friends can know nothing about our game laws,
and are not responsible for any infringements of them, but
we feel sure they will give us their hearty approval for our
efforts in upholding our own enactments in regard to the
close seasons.

—Accidents in the hunting fields do come after all. It
is strange how, regardless of laws governing the probability
of chances, misfortunes will occur one after another. One
steamship belonging to a particular line came to grief, and
in rapid succession two or three more belonging to the
same company meet the same fate. In England, last week,
Lord Rossmore and the uaron de Krause died of injuries
received in the hunting field.

he MmneJ .

Laverack: Setters. —We notice with great satisfaction
the efforts now being made to import true breeds of dogs
into the United States. Most especially do we congratu¬
late ourselves that the idea of making field trials, as the
only method by which gentlemen can judge of the excel¬
lence of their animals, has taken such fast hold.

We are importing from Mr. Edward Laverack of Eng¬
land, for C. H. Raymond Esq., of Morristown, New Jersey,
two celebrated dogs, which Mr. Laverack is willing to dis¬
pose of. One is a lemon and white bitch, two years old,
hunted over one season in Scotland. Price £100 sterling,
the other is a five year old dog, who has been hunted four
seasons. His price was £30 sterling. The first animal is
we believe, with one single exception the highest priced
dog ever imported into the United States. Both of these
setters are nearly related to all the Laverack field trial and
prize dogs.

We have not the least doubt that before very long our
kennel will be represented by the finest dogs that can be
had in England, and that in a few years their issue will en¬
tirely revolutionize the race of setters and pointers in the
United States; We have casually mentioned the Lave¬
rack dogs, as now having been ordered through our inter¬
medium, though we have sent for a great many other
animals from Mr. Macdonna’s kennel, and frqm other
leading gentlemen’s establishments in England, in fact we
think for first class animals our demand is somewhat in
excess of the supply.

We would most particularly call the attention of our nu¬
merous friends to this fact. We do not sell dogs or guns,
we simply place our American gentlemen in correspond¬
ence with leading breeders of dogs and manufacturers of
arms in England, and their orders pass through our hands
free of charge * We believe it would be entirely foreign to
the province of the paper we have the honor of conduct¬
ing, did we manage this particular business in any other
way. If we desired to dp otherwise, we could easily have
remunerative business flowing through our hands, which we
deem, however, not legitimate. We have therefore laid it
down as an inflexible rule, that no commission either from
buyer or seller can be received by us. In this way our
skirts must remain perfectly clean, and we will be enabled
to better appreciate the rights of all parties concerned. Of
course our personal attention to these matters, entails no
small amount of care and trouble. Our reward will be the
perfect confidence which must be engendered between us
and our numerous friends. This confidence in its fullest
sense we are already appreciating. This is the only quid
pro quo a newspaper should care for. We consider we fulfill
our mission perfectly by giving our readers through the
Forest and Stream, the results of our long experience.

ON KENNELLING AND FEEDING DOGS

NUMBER TWO.

T HE former portion of this very interesting letter by a
sportsman signing himself “Old Calabar” in BelVsLife ,
appeared in our journal last week, the remainder next
issue:

‘ ‘If you wish to make a first rate yard it should have iron
railings, about eight feet high all round, but if you do not
wish to go to that expense, split fir poles will do, or stout
galvanised netting, if you have iron rails and set on a wall,
that wall should hot be more than two feet high, but I pre¬
fer having no wall at all to the exercise yard. It is a good
plan in summer to have a covered bench placed in the mid¬
dle or on one side of the exercise yard, so constructed that
the sun cannot get to the animals. This should be made
to take to pieces, so that you can remove it in wintertime. I
forgot to mention that the tray or bench in the sleeping house
ought to have a flap or bars in front to prevent the dogs
creeping under, which they will do when tired. Nothing
can be worse for dogs than lying on cold bricks after a hard
day’s work—it brings on. rheumatism, paralysis, kennel
lameness, and a host of other diseases that dog flesh is heir
to. The feeding and water troughs of iron or ware, the
latter are the best because they are more easily kept clean.

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these are made very heavy, so that a dog cannot overturn
them, and they are glazed in the inside; if of iron, they
should be enamelled inside; they must be kept thoroughly
clean and sweet. Wheaten straw is by far the best for their
bed, but sometimes when I have been hard pressed for
straw I have used dried fern, shavings, or sawdust, but
this latter you cannot use on benches made as I have de
scribed. Barley straw brings on mange. The sleeping
house must be well ventilated, the * ventilators of which
should close or open as you may wish. Light ought to be
let in from the roof of the sleeping apartment, so that
when the door is closed they are not in utter darkness; dogs
require light as well as horses or other animals. All shoot¬
ing dogs ought never be chained up, but have as much
liberty as possible. Two hours’ exercise each day is
not a bit too much for them, the more they have the
harder, and in better wind they will be. Unless a dog has
regular exercise he is not fit to go for an hour, and is as
soft as pap. The kennel must be thoroughly washed out
every morning, the beds shaken up, and renewed every few
days, or as often as may be necessary. Many dogs are very
dirty in their habits, and when this is the case of course
they want to be renewed oftener, and especially in wet
weather. I now come to that all-important point, feeding.
Many do not know how to feed a dog, and though the ani¬
mal may have lots of food, he never looks well in his coat,
because he is not judiciously fed. Whatever you give him
let it be at a stated hour, say 2 o’clock, which is a good
feeding time. Of course in shooting season you cannot do
this, and must be governed by circumstances. I will com¬
mence with puppies first. Directly puppies are weaned
they must be placed by themselves, with plenty of air and
room, otherwise they will be stunted in their growth, grow
crooked, and become foundered. They cannot be kept too
well (that is in reason), as long as you give them the proper
kind of food, which, when very young, should be good
sweet milk, thickened with a little flour boiled in it, and
given cold. They should be fed at least four times a day
till three or four months old, little and often, that is if you
wish fine large dogs, then twice a day, till they have at¬
tained their full growth, after which once a day is suffi¬
cient. Puppies should never have meat of any kind, but
plenty of well boiled oatmeal. As they get older this may
be flavored with paunch, or something of that sort, and
some bony matter must be given to produce lime. Pup¬
pies, though they require to be kept very well, must not be
allowed to get too heavy, or they will grow crooked in
their fore legs, and their knees will go. Your oatmeal,
whether the puppies or grown up dogs, must be well boil¬
ed, keeping it stirred ali the time, otherwise it will burn,
and be rendered unpalatble. For grown up dogs make
them good porridge of oatmeal, flavored with paunch; a
dog in hard work requires a little meat, this must be well
cooked.” • ^

—A correspondent, C. E. C., from Maryland, asks us the
following questions:—

Please inform me why m your paper of the 9th ulto. in
giving the points for pointers, you do not allow them any
points for retrieving? Do not pointers make as good re¬
trievers as setters? Where a person owns only one dog
whether pointer or setter, is it not best for him to be a re¬
triever? I have a very fine pointer pup eight months old
that promises to excel as a retriever, and would like to
know the objections if any to pointers being taught to re¬
trieve..

Ans.— Pointers as a general rule are or ought to be used
for open field shooting only, as their delicate organization,
thin skin, slight coat, and having no hair between their
toes, prevents them retrieving successfully through scrub
oaks, thick cover, swamps and water. Nine times out of
ten a shooter will tell his pointer to charge after he has
just fetched a snipe or cock out of a heavy watery swamp;
the dog having comparatively little clothing will take
cold. It is true that a high blooded pointer will go any
where, but not without ill effects to his person, such as
drawing blood and otherwise materially injuring his phy¬
sique. W e'think it is quite sufficient for the pointer to stand
his dead bird. We do not see any positive objection to teach¬
ing your pointer pup to retrieve, providing he shows the
strong instinct in that direction you speak of, although the
best authorities state that it injures the nose or scent of any
high bred dog to teach him to retrieve. Pointers do not
make as good retrievers as setters for the reasons stated
above, and moreover if most of the celebrated retrieving
pointers if traced back one or two generations it will
very likely 7- b-s found that the grand dam or grand sire was
a setter, which will account for this ixflsterent retrieving
propensity.

—In a letter just received by us from G. Macdona, Esq.,
he state that his relative “the Kev. J. C. Macdona desires
me to thank you for all your kindness, which he duly ap¬
preciates, and he hopes some fine day to accept some of the
almost countless numbers of invitations from the gentle¬
men of America to accept their hospitality.” He says, “I am
the owner of this valuable kennel, and am proud to say
I have sent and am sending to young America, some of the
purest and best prize blood of dogs in England, so that I
suppose in due time “the daughters will whip the mothers,”
in this as in other matters.” He also states “that when I
see the rector the other part of your letter shall be attended
to.” This latter sentence refers to his final determination
as to whether he will bring over his dogs to America.

THE POINTER’S HEAD.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Your correspondent at page 321 would not have needed to ask
the question he did if he had a little more knowledge of anatomy. It is
the peculiar form of head (brain) that gives a dog his merits. The
pointer has large development between and in front of the eyes, down
on the nose. Inside of the skull we find the olfactory bulbs largely de¬
veloped. Such a dog is easily trained. In the common dog these bulbs
can be developed somewhat, but never to the extent we find them in the
pointer or setter, that looks with its nose. J. C. D., M. D.

—Several prominent gentlemen of Illinois have called a
State convention of fish culturists to meet at Elgin on the
5th of May.

Yachting and Ranting.

All communications from Secretaries and friends shovM be mailed not
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK.

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CANOEING.

I NUMBER FOUR.

1 T\/TENTION of the scale upon which the drawings of a

i JLVJL canoe, in a late nu mber of this paper, was con¬
structed, was omitted by mistake; but owing to the
j fact that the wood cuts were not absolutely
accurate and were so small that the slightest devia¬
tion would result in a mistake of some magnitude when
enlarged to the si’ze of a canoe, this is of little importance.
We trust they will convey a general impression as to the
shape and appearance of the boat, and be of service in locat¬
ing the well or cock-pit, the bulk-heads and the hatches.
The scale used was one-eightli of an inch to the foot, and
may be relied upon in the sail-drawing, which will render
it unnecessary for us to give in preet the various dimensions
of the sails constituting the rig we have advised.

The lengths of the spars may also be determined from the
same drawing, always leaving sufficient margin for them to
be rebent when by use they have been entirely stretched.
Pine or spruce makes an exceedingly good lower mast for
the main sail. Ash answers well for the dandy mast and
top mast, and spruce for booms, gaffs and spurts, we think
is unsurpassed.

The gunter is difficult to describe. It consists of two
light gun-metal or brass castings of nearly the same shape
as the caps at the mast heads of our ordinary sloops or
schooners. These are secured together by a light metal rod
on either side, braised on the castings, of such a length as
will make the measurement from the top to the bottom of
this gearing eight inches, the proper distance. The gunter
should of course be as light as is consistent with strength,
and distance of three eighths of an inch should be left be¬
tween the holes for the masts in each casting, which will per¬
mit the standing part of the mast rope to be spliced in
around the upper one and will keep the masts sufficiently
apart to prevent the rope jamming in hoisting or lowering
away, besides giving it a fair lead from the centre of the
gunter. The top mast sets up abaft the lower mast and may
be Added with apiece of heavy wire or have a shoulder eight
inches from the heel, which will rest upon the upper part
of the gunter and prevent its slipping through. Very fre¬
quently the holes in the after side of the gunter are made
square, and in these cases the tube for the dandy mast is
also made square of the same size, upon the theory that
when short sail is desirable, the gunter may be lowered
down to the deck, the top mast unshipped and replaced by
the dandy mast with its sail. This can be done, no matter
what may be the size or shape of the after holes in the
gunter or the size or shape of the tube for the dandy mast,
provided they are alike, but we would suggest that two
reefs will be found preferable to this proceeding, the only
disadvantages connected with reefing, viz., the weight and
length of the boom, being much more than counterbalanced
by the difficulty in disconnecting the main sail from the
lower mast, making up and stowing the sail. All that is
necessary to say concerning the size of the large holes in
the gunter is, that they should be just enough larger than
the lower mast to permit the gearing to travel freely when
desired. It will be found a good plan to have a sheave near
the mast head and one just above the deck, connected on
the forward side by a groove sufficiently deep to receive the
mast rope or halliard, the standing part of which will be se¬
cured as we stated, to the gunter; then the rope should be
led up between the masts, rove from aft forward through
the upper sheave, down the groove on the forward side of
the mast and through the lower sheave from forward aft.
The gunter will travel outside the mast rope. An objection
to this plan is that the cutting out of so much wood for re¬
ception of the sheaves weakens the mast to an objectionable
extent, especially at the lower sheave where the leverage is
very great. Our opinion is, that if tlie[mast be made of
clear grained pine and one and three quarters inches in
diameter, it will stand the pressure of sail in a breeze as
long as the canoeist will, perhaps longer, if his judgment is
not be relied upon. At the bottom of the gunter should be
secured a becket for the heel of the spreet. So in lowering
away, to reef the whole head of your sail comes down stand¬
ing, and on the boom at the proper positions should be lashed
small metal hooks in which can be fastened the grommets
worked into the reef cringles, mentioned in our last article.
The hooks on the boom should be so attached that they will
have some play, for the flapping of the sail has more force
than one woukHmagine. The • old-fashioned jaws for the
boom seem to answer the purpose as well as any metal
goose neck we have seen tried.

The main sheet for so small a sail as our canoe’s main sai
will of course be a single rope, but a very , good plan is to
have a thimble spliced in the end working on a rope traveler
of about two feet in length on the boom, which divides the
strain upon that spar and prevents its betiding or “buck¬
ling,” as it is called, and spilling the wind Out of the sail.
The brails may be rove in this way. Clove hitch the mid¬

dle of the piece of rope set aside for this purpose around
the boom about one-tliird of its length from the clew of tl
sail; reeve an end from aft forward on either side tlirouo-i 6
small blocks at the lower mast head; bring the ends dow/
and knot under the boom a couple of feet forward froin
your standing part; these knotted ends are the haulingp art
and will, if hauled fair, brail up each side of the sail alike-
in addition these brails, when hanging under the boom as
we have suggested, make excellent “lazy jacks” and hold
the slack sail in reefing.

The jib may be set by having an out haul, which reeves
through the stem post or a small block lashed to it, and "a
halliard which reeves through a block at lower mast head
It is impossible to have the jib halliard block at the top'-
mast head, although the jib would be greatly enlarged by
so doing; for owing to the movable.nature of the top mast
one reef would put the jib in the water. The jib sheets are
single and it is well to knot the ends of the two together to
prevent their getting adrift. As the jib has a boom one
sheet might be made to answer, but it will be found very
convenient to have two, in order to catch your jib to wind-
ward in putting the canoe about.

The dandy now only remains to be described. "With a
rope span on the gaff a single halliard will be found to
answer. A small block at the mast head is in this case
better than a sheave, and if the end of this halliard is fasten¬
ed to the throat of the gaff the slack rope will be taken up
vyhen the sail is twisted, and there will always be an ex¬
cellent down haul in case the gaff is ever given to obstinacy
when it is desirable to have it come down. No brails are
necessary for this sail, but a pair of lazy jacks will hold the
slack when lowered away. The dandy sheet reeves through
a block lashed to the stern post or through a hole in the
stern post itself. We must add.that the credit of adapting
the spreet sail to the gunter is due to Mr. W. Baden
Powell.

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CANOE CRUISING.

Halieax, N. S., April 2, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Since Mr. Macgregor published his little book, “A
Thousand miles in the Rob Roy,” this subject has attracted
a good deal of attention amongst boating men in Great
Britain and other parts of the world where Englishmen
happen to have their abode. Canoe clubs have been es¬
tablished, and a great deal of ill-directed ingenuity has
been devoted to inventing gimcracks connected with these
little craft, in the vain endeavor to make a boat about half
the size of a skiff, possess all the requisites of a well-ap¬
pointed yacht, sailing power, sleeping accommodations',
cooking arrangements, &c., &c. The man who expects all
this will certainly be disappointed. Canoe cruising is un¬
doubtedly hard work, and any one who is fond of creature
comforts, and not prepared to rough it, had better let it
alone. On the other hand, there is a sense of “glorious
independence” about it; river and lake scenery can be seen
to great advantage, it is a healthy and invigorating exer¬
cise, and a man of observation will find much to interest
him in paddling down a river; good fishing" can also often
be procured, especially in this country, and a rod and
tackle are no encumbrance in a canoe.

It is with a view to cruising on inland waters, therefore,
that a canoe should especially be designed; and I may say,
as the result of some years experience, that the paddle is
the best and most convenient means of propulsion. A sail
is useful as an adjunct; it is pleasant for instance when a
fair wind springs' up, to be able to set sail and run merrily
before it, leaning back on the cushions, instead of having
the mechanical grind of striking the water with the paddle,
first on one side, then on the other; but a fair wind cannot
always be ensured, and the attempt to utilize a foul one by
beating to windward against it, may perhaps be interesting
and amusing to any one who has a pet gimcrack that he
has spent a good deal of money and thought upon; but the
probability is that, with the current in his favor, which is
likely to be the case, if he hauled down his sails and al¬
lowed his boat to drift, he would save himself a great deal
of trouble and get on very nearly as fast. If a man wishes
to have a sailing boat which he can handle easily himself,
take a short cruise along the coast, up harbors, &c., &c.,
he had better order a stout wholesome boat, 15 feet or so
in length, 5 feet 6 inches beam, with a fair amount of
depth, and with either a small fixed keel or centre-board,
as his tastes incline. He will find this a much more com¬
fortable and useful craft than a damp, cramped, nonde¬
script machine, which is not adapted for sailing, and which
has too much complicated gear to make a good cruismg
canoe. . ..

A few remarks on some of the different types of civil¬
ized canoes that have been invented may be interesting.

First, the “Rob Roy” class. These canoes have been so
often and fully described that particulars of their length,
breadth, depth, &c., would be superfluous. They are short,
handy canoes, and are probably more used for cruising
than any other. The improved Rob Roy, with rounded
deck, water-tight compartment at each end, locker for pro¬
visions at the' side, a small standing lug or latteen sail,
an eight-foot paddle with oval blades, is a very good crait
indeed. For cruising in America, however, where camp¬
ing gear must sometimes be carried, the “Rob Roy
rather small, and is somewhat slow to paddle against
stream or in a seaway. , ,

Second, the Nautilus type. This appears to be the ia-
vorite class of canoes in America. The original “Nautilus ^
was designed by Mr. Baden Powell, and was supposed t
be an improvement on the Bob Roy. A canoe of this cia
is shorter, rather wider, and deeper .than the latter, o
has a good deal of “sheer,” and is a very pretty ldtle.^o
to look at. Taking her beam, which is only about 28 iu
es, into consideration, she carries a large spread of can ‘ i
and is usually “dandy rigged” with a small foresail, ox J
sliding spreet mainsail, and leg of mutton jigger; ai_
sail is inboard. The inventor designed her for a sa s
canoe” especially. To a certain extent she fulfills this
dltion, and is the best of the kind known—that is, she
run and reach fairly, go about, generally without tn
of a paddle, and sail close hauled without upsetting a
moderate breeze; nevertheless, Mr. Powell, m sai »
matgiyi at Portsmouth with a canoe called the >

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171

Awake,” took the precaution of putting on a life belt when
he had to make a tack to windward, and I believe in a reg¬
ular sailing match she would be nowhere- alongside a small
cat-rigged centre-board, or boat of the kind I mentioned
before.

In my opinion these canoes are very indifferent craft for
cruising in. The objections to them are that they are too
heavy. This defect might, perhaps, be remedied by using
white cedar or pine in their construction, instead of having
the planking entirely of oak. They are slow with the
paddle; the amount of sails, sailing gear, rudder, steering
rod, &c., is out of proportion to the advantage to be de¬
rived from it. Last, and most fatal defect, they draw too
much water, for the great advantage of a canoe is, that it
can be used to explore rivers and in places inaccessible to
ordinary boats.

Third, the Ringleader class. These canoes are run 17 to
18 feet in length, 2 feet in width, and 8 or 10 inches in
depth. They are generally built of pine or cedar. The
original “Ringleader” was built of Spanish cedar and
weighed only 40 pounds as she left the builder’s yard.
They are fast to paddle, and with the wind abaft the beam
will sail very well; altogether a canoe of this kind, with
more sheer and “camber” than is usually given to them,
is about the best for cruising in that has yet been invented.
Other inventions, sueh as water velocipedes, tubular
canoes, canoes with centre-boards forward and abaft the
cock-pit, have been tried, but they are beneath notice as
cruising craft, and can only be looked on as playthings.
In anoth er article I will send a description of my own
canoe, which is rather different from any of the foregoing,
and show her merits and defects. 0. M. D.

Shrewsbury, April 3,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Agreeable to promise I send you a description of aBarnegat duck boat,
or, as it is called, a sneak box. This boat needs no recommendation. It
has stood the test for years. Yours truly, Robert B. White.

Length, 12 feet. Width midships, 4 feet; width of stern, 2 feet 9 in.
Depth of stern, 7 in. Sprung timbers all of one pattern, 9-16x13-16 in.
distance apart, 8 in. deck timbers natural bend, 1 in.xf in Cock-pit,
inside measurement, length 3 feet 4 in. width at bow and stern, 18£ in.
midships, 19 in. Combing, height of inside at bow and stern, 2| in., mid¬
ships, 2 in. From bottom of combing to top ceiling, 13 in. Tiunk on
port side, set slanting to take a 15 in. noard trunk placed alongside and
abaft of forward corner of combing. Rowlocks, height 6 in. from coam¬
ing 9 in. middle of to stern,4 feet 7 in.,'made to fold down inboard and to
fasten up with a hook. Stool rack runs from rowlocks to stern, notched
at ends into fastenings of rowlocks, also notched at corners and hooked
together, rest against a cleat on deck outside, and are hooked to the deck
inside. In a heavy sea the apron is used. It is held up by a stick from
peak to combing. Thus rigged the boat has the reputation of being able
to live as long as oars can be pulled. The apron is tacked to the deck
about tow-thirds its length. The wings are fastened to the top and
bottom of the rowlocks. Mast hole 2$ in., 2 in. from coaming. Drop of
sides from top of deck, 5£ in., dead rise, 8 in. Over cock-pit a hatch is
placed. Eveiything connected with the boat is placed inside, gunners,
often leaving their guns, &c., locking the hatch fast. The boats sail well
and covered with sedge are used to shoot from. With the hatch on a
person can be protected from rain, and with blankets, can be accommo¬
dated with a night’s lodging. With this I send a working model; scale
1 inch to the foot. The “Fishing Tourist” I find very interesting. We
have no fishing, thanks to our laws that give us no protection from
eel and other seines. Our legislators don’t take the Forest and Stream.

P. S.—Boards for boats, white cedar, f in thick, deck narrow strips
tongued and grooved. R. B. W.

The Bunker Hill Club still holds its own among the yachting frater
nity. There are at present about one hundred names on the list, and
the club is organized as below.

The Lynn Club, though but four years old, is one of the most pros¬
perous in the State. Nothing is known regarding coming regattas, save
that the usual one on the l?th June will take place, and prizes will prob¬
ably be offered as usual.

The Beverly Club is the junior organization in the State. It was cr
ganized in February, 1872, by a party of about twenty young men, who
spend their winter in the city and their summers as best pleases them.
By the rules of the club boats are divided into three classes—those over
21 in the first class, under 21 and over 17 in the second, and all under 17
in the third. The first four regattas will take place July 1, at Beverly;
Saturday, July 25, at Swampscott; Tuesday, August 17, at Nahant, and
a grand union regatta at Beverly, August 19. H. D. E.

BOSTON YACHT CLUB.

Whole No. Each. No. Keel Boats. No, C. B.

Steamers....1 — —

Schooners. 18 12 6

Sloops. 37 13 24

Officers—Commodore, Benj. Dean; Vice-Commodore, W. H. L. Smith;
Rear-Commodore, George B. Durfee; Secretary, Thomas Dean; Treas¬
urer, Augustus Russ; Measurer, D. J. Law'lor; Trustees, Sereno D.
Nickerson, Arthur Cheney, Gustavus Jackson; Regatta Committee,
Benj. Dean, A. Claxton Cary, W. F. Halsall, Wm. S. Whitney, Coolidge
Barnard.

EASTERN CLUB.

Whole No. Each. No. Keel Boats. No. C. B

Steamers . — — —

Schooners. 29 - 11 18

Sloops. 14 5 9

Officers—Commodore, John M. Forbes; Vice-Commodore, John Jeff¬
ries, Jr.; Rear-Commodore, Richard D. Tucker; Secretary, Henry B.
Jackson; Treasurer. Addison Child; Measurer, FrankD. Child.

Boston Yacht Club.— A special meeting was held in
Boston on Wednesday evening, 15th inst., at which four¬
teen new members were admitted, making a total of 268
members. A communication was received from the Dor¬
chester Yacht Club, inviting the club to participate in their
regatta on the 15th prox., to be sailed from off the new
club house of the Boston’s at City Point. The invitation
was accepted, and a committee appointed to confer with
the Dorchester Club and make all necessary arrangements.

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South Boston Yacht Ceub.— The Regatta Committee
of this club have decided to have a club regatta at an early
day in the season, to be followed by a series of champion¬
ship regattas, best two in three races, and in the latter part
of the season to give a Union Regatta, open to the yachts
of all clubs. The yachts have been divided into four
classes; First class, keel 25 feet and over; second class, all
under 25 feet; first class,C. B. all over 20 feet; second class,
20 feet and under. The days on which these regattas are
to be given, or the prizes to be competed for, remain to be
determined.

—The second match between George Brown and Robert
Fulton has been definitely arranged to take place on Bed¬
ford Basin, Halifax,-N. S., on Monday, the 22d June,which
will be a public holiday. Brown is about to go into
training.

—The schooner yacht “Mist,” Capt. A. M. Robinson, of
Boston, on a pleasure trip to St. John’s River, Florida, ar¬
rived at Beaufort, NTs C. Owing to the lateness of the
season, the “Mist” will return north from that port.

—The boat race for the championship of America is, we
believe, about to be decided. George Brown, of Halifax,
and William Scharff, of Pittsburgh, are to row a five-mile
race two miles and a half with a turn, in shell boats, for
$4,000 and the championship. The necessary deposits
having been made, the race will take place in Springfield,
Mass, in June. William Scharff has defeated Butler, of
Boston, John Bigler, of this city, and, we predict, is the
coming oarsman of the day.

—The following yachts were launched at City Point,
South Boston, last week: Mr. Arthur Cheney’s steam yacht
“Anemone;” the schooner yacht “Curlew,” belonging to
Commodore Dean et al , and Mr. Robert W. Bibben’s sloop
yacht “Sue Goodwin.”

—The schooner yacht Wivern, Capt. Hat. Wales, has
been brought up from Beverly to her moorings off the
Point, and her owner has already enjoyed several short
trips on her.

—Capt. John M. Ward, the popular treas urer of the Bos¬
ton Theatre, will have his old love, the “Kittie,” afloat
within the coming month. Already he has in contempla¬
tion pleasure trips to St. Johns, Newport., and New York.
During the “close” season at the theatre he makes her his
home, and is rarely found ashore. His keel schooner yacht,
the “Bessie,” he has decided to sell. She is thirty feet
long, and there is nothing in a yachtsman’s dictionary but
what is to be found aboard of her.

—The sloop yacht “Marquita,” of New York, has been
purchased by S. P. Dexter, of the Boston Yacht. Club. She
is thirty-seven feet over all, thirty-two on water line. Mr.
Dexter was formerly owner of the “White Wing.”

—A meeting of the Dorchester Yacht Club is to be held
on the evening of the 24th, to consider a union with the
Boston Yacht Club.

—T. P. Curtis, Esq., of the Dorchester Yacht Club,
has purchased the C. B. cat-rigged yacht “Peerless,”
built and formerly owned by R. W. Bibber, Esq., of South
Boston.

t —Mr. H. T. Livingston’s able little schooner, the
“Gypsie” is on the ways at Greenpoint, where she will be
lengthened about twelve feet amidships. She will also re¬
ceive her spars and sails, and will be found capable of
taking care of herself in a breeze alongside of vessels very
much larger than she is.

—Mr. Louis Lorillard’s schooner the “Wanderer,” is
waiting for a purchaser, and will probably remain in her
winter quarters at Pelham, where she is at present, unless
sold.

a a—Apron. Ill shows where it is nailed to deck.

b b—Cock-pit.

c—Trank.

d d d—Stool rack.

e e—Rowlocks.

Fig. 4 shows rowlocks.

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Portland, Me., April 16, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The Maine Boating Association held its third annual meeting, at the
Preble House, Portland, on Tuesday evening, April 14th. The Bow-
doins of Brunswick, and the Orient, Longshore and Emerald Clubs, of
Portland, were represented. The following officers were eleeted for the
ensuing year: H. P. Ladd, Orients, President; E. Gerry, Jr., of the,
Bowdoins, Vice President; R. H. Parker, of the Emeralds, Secretary; C.
M. Henry, Orients, Treasurer. The meeting then adjourned to May 25,
at which time the date of the regattas will be fixed. Altogether too cold
for any pulling yet. Vidi.

Boston , April, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I put the Boston Yacht Club at the head of the list given here, because
it is the oldest of the se^en. It was organized in 1866 and incorporated
in 1868. A great many of its present members have been connected with
the club since its organization, and arc, as a general thing, very enthu¬
siastic.

A new club house has been erected at City Point within the past year,
by C. A. Martin, Esq. It Is a two-story and a half structure, 70x40,
built on piles about 300 feet from the shore, and has a large wharf ex¬
tending from the house to the shore, at which yachts drawing 12 feet of
water can lie at high tide.

The annual meeting for the election of officers takes place this month,
but it is probable there will be but little change in the government,
which I give below.

The Eastern Club is at the head in point of wealth. Among the boats
are Mr. Bennett’s Dauntless, Mr. Douglass’ Sappho, &c., &c., and there
are a dozen or more vessels of over 60 feet in length; in fact all the
yachts are large, a necessary requisite of membership in the squadron
being a measurement on the water line of at least 19 feet 6 inches. But
little has been done, as yet, in regard to the future movements of the
club, though it is settled that there will be a regatta in June and another
in September, starting from Swampscott.

The Dorchester Club has the largest fleet, numerically, of any in the
United States. There are seventy-one yachts and a membership of 140
on the rolls. The present Commodore is an accomplished gentleman,
and one who is well fitted for his duties, and the club could not but
thrive under his leadership. Commodore Barnard, and others who re¬
tire from the management, still hold and feel their interest in the welfare
of the club.

The South Boston Club is next to the Boston in seniority of age, and
was organized in February, 1868. All the boats will be in the Water be¬
fore April closes, and many of them will doubtless be able to show bet¬
ter records than ever before, as all sorts of improvements and experi¬
ments have been tested.

Captain Macomber is fitting out his famous sloop Ripple with heavier
spars and new sails, and evidently expects great results. The first re¬
gatta will take place early in June, and will be followed by excursions,
reviews, &c.

DORCHESTER CLUB.

Whole No. Each. No. Keel Boats. No. C. B.

Schooners. 9 8 1

Sloops. 62 15 47

Officers—Commodore, W.II. Bangs, Jr.; Vice-Commodore, Charles E.
Fuller; Fleet Captain, Parkman Dexter; Secretary and Treasurer, W.
H. Say ward: Measurer, Wm. W Le is; Regatta Committee, W. H.

Bangs, Jr., W. F. Halsall, Cooli ge rnard, Walter Burgess, Wm. A.
Gilbert; Trustees, Wm. F. Adam , E. Folsom, W. H. L. Smith.

SOUTH CLUB.

Whole No. Boats. No. Keel Boats. No. C.B.

Steamers. 1 — _

Schooners. 9 9 _

Sloops. 27 12 15

Officers—Commodore, J. N. Roberts; Vice-Commodore, H. J. McKee;
Fleet Captain, J. A. Woodward; Measurer, J. Winniatt; Rec. Secretary',
W. J. Orcutt; Financial Secretary, J. Monks; Treasurer, T. Christian;
Regatta Committee, J. N. Roberts, H. J. McKee, J. A. Woodward, M.
J. Kiley, J. G. Chambers, D. A. Hall, R. W. Bibber; Trustees, G.’ G.
Norris, W. H. Lafield, J. Stewart.

BUNKER HILL CLUB.

Whole No. Boats. No. Keel Boats. No. C. B.

Steamers. 2 —

Schooners. 6 6 _

Sloops.... 12 6 6

Officers—Commodore, Joshua H. Pitman; Vice-Commodore. A. A.
Lawrence; Fleet Captain, Prentice Lobdell; Rec. Secretary, Warren
Ferrin; Financial Secretary, P. J. Henchy; Treasurer, George C. Mel¬
vin; Measurers, G. Lovell, Robert Brown; Steward, John Ward; Quar¬
termaster, John Wilcox; Trustees, Edward Cutter, Wm. R Cooper
Chas. II. Hatch.

LYNN CLUB.

Whole No. Boats. No. Keel Boats. No. C. B.

Schooners... 2 2 _

Sloops.... 31 4 27

Officers—Commodore, G. L. Babb; Vice-Commodore, C. S. Purinton;
Fleet Captain, George Baker; Secretary, W. E. Neal; Treasurer, S. T.
Downs; Measurer, Allan Hay; Regatta Committee, Allan Hay, Q. A.
Towns, John Moran, W. B. Phillips, J. W. Haines; Trustees,* G. H.
Cushman, S. J. Roney, Q. A. Towns.

BEVERLY CLUB.

Whole No. Boats.

Schooners. 1

Sloops. 39

No. Keel Boats.
1
7

No. C. B.
32

Officers—Commodore, Wm. C. Loring; Vice-Commodore, Samuel S.
Gray; Secretary, Walter Burgess; Measurer, Henry W. Lamb; Regatta
Committee, Chas. H. Williams, Edward B.- Russell, W. D. Hodges W.
L. Jeffries, Walter Burgess.

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Editor Forest and Stream:—

Boston, April 11,1874.

I enclose a list of the yachts belonging to the Eastern Yacht Club:-

Name .

Owners.

Alarm.

Alarm.

G. L. Kingc.land.•_

E. E. Preble .

Alice.

T. J. Appleton.

Azalia.

Commodore Forbes.

Belle.

J. P- Gardener.

Bonita.

C. D. Brooks_

Brenda.

J. L. Little.

Clytie.

A. A. H. Meredith.

Columbia_

Lester Wallack.

Coming.

Rear-Commodore Tucker_

Dauntless.. .

J. G. Bennett...

Dawn.

P. S. Shelton... ..

Dream.

Greeley S. Curtis.

Edith.

G. O. Hovey.

Eline.

G. B. Durfee...

Enchantress..

J. F. Loubat.

Faustine.

G. P. Russell.

Fearless.

E. B. Phillips.

Flirt.

Addison Child ..

Glimpse.

J. W. Chandler.

Halcyon.

Vice-Commodore Jeffries....

Imogen.

A. C. Wheelwright.

Iris.

Thomas Manning . -.

Julian.

S. Whitney. .

Juniata.

C. L. Brooks.

Latona.

W. D. Pickman.

Loiterer.

G. F. Heard.

Nimbus'.

Edward Burgess.. .

Rebecca.

J. H. Reed.

Restles.

G. G. Haven... .

Gauntlett. ...

E. Cunningham.

( William Armory, Jr.)

Romance.

■{ C. W. Armory... V

( F. J Armory.)

Sappho.

William P. Douglass.

Shadow.

C. Crowninshield.

Silvie___

C. V. Whitten.

Triton .

G. A. Thayer .

Vindex.

Robert Center.

Vision.

R. H. Stephenson.

Vision.

J. J. Alexandre.

Wanderer....

L. L. Lorillard..

West Wind. ..

William E. Iselin.

White Cap....

J. Malcom Forbes.

Zephyr.

G. Tyson.

Rig.

Ton¬

nage.

Length \
on

Wat lin\

CR
i or
! K

Schr.

225-3

105

K

Sloop

21-87

36-20

CB

Sloop

08-27

59-80

K

Schr.

60-10

CB

Schr.

45

48-60

K

Schr.

49-67

K

Schr.

63-47

60-67

CB

Sloop

18

33-55

CB

Schr.

183-65

98

CB

Sloop

53

57

CB

Schr.*

268

116-42

K

Schr.

41-5

51

CB

Schr.

26-76

41

CB

Schr.

47-9

56-75

CB

Sloop

37-9

52

CB

Schr.

275-9

110^4

K

Schr.

95-25

74-5

K

Schr.

44-1

54-15

CB

Schr.

21-5

35-42

K

schr.

59

51-9

K

Schr.

121

79

CB

Sloop

13-27

33-80

K

Sloop

17-63

38-4

K

Schr.

83-4

71-17

CB

Schr.

82

74-75

CB

Schr.

59

55-5

K

Schr.

56-50

55

K

Sloop

18

33-55

CB

Schr.

77-60

66-75

CB

Schr.

97-25

73-25

CB

Sloop

Schr.

12-79

35

CB

Schr.

Sloop

52-6

l

55-6

CB

Schr.

310

119-33

K

Sloop

18-84

CB

Schr.

106-2

74-70

CB

Schr.

69

61

CB

Sloop

68

33-5

K

Schr.

52

55-45

CB

Sloop

58-52

54-5

CB

Schr.

208-16

105

l B

Sloop

35

44-5

CB

Sloop

17—57

35

CB

Schr.

41-2

53-9

CB

The officers of the club arqas follows: Commodore, John M Forbes
Vice-Commodore, John Jeffries, Jr.; Rear-Commodore, R. D. Tucker-
Secretary, H. B. Jackson; Treasurer, Addison Child; Measurer F IX
Child; Regatta Committee, John Heard, W. M. Whitney, B Joy Jeff*
ries, T. D. Boardman and Alfred Winsor, Jr.

The club now numbers 260 members. The yachts added to the fleet
since last season are the Enchantress, Vision and Kimbus, and one of
the principal alterations now going on is the cutting down of the Brenda’s
spars four feet. Blue with a Gold Gastle,

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FOREST AND STREAM

—Mr. Thayer’s schooner, the “Triton,” will appear this
season with increased sail area, having received at Mr.
Mnnn’s yard new spars of the following dimensions: Main¬
mast, 65 feet; fore mast, 62 feet; main top mast, 29 feet;
fore I op mast, 28 feet, and main boom 46 feet.

—Mr. Charles H. Mallory will bring out this season the
large sloop built for him last fall at Mystic, Conn. Her
dimensions are: Length over all, 72 feet; length in the load
waterline, 65 feet; beam, 23 feet 9 inches: depth of hold,
6 feet 6 inches. She is a centre board sloop, named the
“Fannie,” and is on the list of the New York Yacht Club.

—Mr. W. H. Langley, the former owner of the “Addie,”
is having a centre board schooner built at Fire Island, from
model of Philip Ellsworth’s. She has been designed
solely with reference to speed. Her length over all will be
81 feet. She will have a main mast *70 feet in length, a
fore mast 67 feet, main top mast 34 feet, fore top mast 32
feet. Inside she will be handsomely finished, and the space
is so divided that she will have four state rooms in addition to
the four berths m the main saloon. She will be called the
“Comet,” and the christening will take place upon the
occasion of her launch, which is expected to be about the
15tli of May.

—Mr. Whitman, of South Brooklyn, is now building a
nice looking centre board sloop of the following dimen¬
sions: Length over all, 42 feet; beam, 15 feet, and depth
of hold 5 feet. She will have six feet of head room under
her trunk cabin. She is divided below into state room,
pantry, and cabin, with four berths.

—The crews of the Harlem Rowing Club and Nassau’s
are working steadily and practicing every Saturday for the
six-oared barge race, which will take place about the mid¬
dle of May. This is expected to be an interesting and close
race.

—The Nassau Boat Club, of Harlem, are importing from
England a single scull, a pair oar, and a four oar. These
boats have been built by Jewett, of Newcastle, expressly
for this club, from specifications and drawings furnished by
some of the leading members. They are expected to arrive
in this city by the next Cunard steamer.

—The schooner yacht “Haze, Centre Board,” fifty-nine
feet on water line, has been sold by her late owner, Ed¬
ward D. Peters, Esq.-, of Boston, to H. A. Motte, of New
York city. She is two years old, handsomely furnished,
and carries with her a good record, having already won
several prizes. She is now at Beverly, Mass., but will soon
be taken to her new home.

Championship of the Thames. —Joseph H. Sadler, of
London, and Robert Bagnall, of Newcastle, rowed a single
scull race on the river Thames on April 16th for the
championship and £200. The course was the same as the
Oxford and Cambridge boat race, from Putney to Mort-
lake. This was the first championship contest rowed on
the Thames within six years. Sadler was the favorite, and

won by three lengths.

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J |m and H&iver ^ishitjg.

K FISH IN SEASON IN APRIL.

Salmon, Salmo Salar. Salmon trout, Salmo conflnis.

Trout, Salmofontinalis. Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri.

L Under the head of “Game, and Fisn in, Season ” ive can only specify in
gzneral terms the several varieties, because the laws of States vary so much
t lat were we*to attempt to particularize we could do no less than imblish
those entire sections that relate to the kinds of game in question. This
would require a great amount of our space. In designating game we are
guided by the laws of nature, upon which all legislation is founded, and
our readers would do well to provide themselves with the laws of their re¬
spective States for constant reference. Otherwise, our attemvts to assist them
will only create confusion .]

—From every indication, a larger number of persons will
go to the woods this summer than ever before. Whatever
the cause, whether it be “the inculcation in men and wo¬
men, by Forest and Stream, of a healthy interest in out¬
door recreation,” or whether there be a natural growth all
over the country of a disposition to seek the wild wood
haunts in lieu of the more fashionable and ariificial sum¬
mer resorts, certain it is that advertisements for country
board begin to appear in the papers; anglers are already
selecting their fishing grounds, and inquiries pour in upon
us as to the desirability of this or that locality, the kind of
fish to be caught here or there, and the sort of tackle to be
used. All the fishing-tackle stores are pressed with orders,
and whatever the general disposition to economize, there
seems no hesitation to invest liberally in outfits for the
lakes and streams. As we have observed, fly-fishing for
shad has surely captivated the angling fraternity, and we
doubt not that hundreds will essay their first experiment at
the falls and rapids of the several rivers where these splen¬
did fish are found. Only last week one of our best rod-
makers and heaviest dealers in tackle, Mr. McHarg, of
Rome, N. Y., called upon us for patterns for sliad-flies,
stating it to be his purpose to confer with all who know
anything about angling for shad, in order to obtain ap¬
proved patterns from which to manufacture large lots with
which to fill present and anticipated orders. Herewith we
print another article on shad fishing containing most valu¬
able information from an old expert whose name is full
guaranty for its reliability.

Siiad fly Fishing—The Wny and Wherefore. —The
fact that shad naturally do and will rise to the fly having
been established beyond all cavil in the minds of ang¬
lers who read the Forest and Stream, I propose,
Mr. Editor, as a summing up of„ the subject, to make some
slight allusion to those who preceeded Mr. Chalmers and
Mr. Prime in casting the fly for^this, which has added^ one

more to the list of our game fishes, and to offer some re¬
marks why shad are enticed by this artificial lure, and sug¬
gest in what parts of the rivers which they frequent, the
angler may hope for success.

Years ago and before Herbert wrote on fish and fishing
over the soubriquet of “Frank Forester,” shad were said
to have been taken with the fly. The writer alluded to
mentions them as having been captured in this way—if I
remember correctly, for I have not his book at hand—at the
falls of the Passaic. We have heard verbally some years
back that they had also been taken on the Connecticut, and
that the Savannah River had also contributed its mite to this
hitherto unheard of sport; and lastly some brother of the
angle who did not give his name enclosed to me three or four
years ago a slip of a column or so—whether new or old I am
unable to say—from the Spirit of the Times , describing at
length, the success of a shad fly fisher on the Connecticut,
saying that there was nothing unnatural in these fish rising
to the fly, or difficult in taking them. But to all this hear
say and this small amount of printed authority anglers were
indifferent or incredulous.

Before our city gas works had entirely expelled the shad
from the Schuylkill it was no uncommon thing for bottom
fishers to take them occasionally at the ends of the rapids
below Fairmount dam, on the ebb tide, with that most unc-
tious of all baits, shad roe, when fishing for perch and
cat fish. A friend of the writer, a complete novice in
angling, about twenty years ago, went to Fairmount dam,
and with the bait first mentioned, captured three before
breakfast, and I have no doubt he still thinks that shad roe
is the proper, and perhaps only bait for them, as well as for
other fish. The water just mentioned up tc about twelve
years ago had been a convenient and favorite resort of my
own for white perch, from the middle of April to the first
of June; my bait was invariably small silver minnows, as
long as the two lower joints of my little finger, or the eel-
fry not larger than a darning needle, that every spring
collect at the western corner of the dam, endeavoring to
surmount the falls. With both of these baits I have killed
in all, some eight or ten shad when fishing for perch. And
yet I considered it a chance catch—that it was some mo¬
mentary freak of the fish that induced it to take hold. I
ought to have known better, and to have investigated the
matter, as probably Mr. Chalmers did, for I had not un-
frequently seen boys standing on the rocks at low tide,
where the current swept swiftly past, catch herring with a
bit of red flannel on the ends of their hooks.

Sir Humphry Davy in his Salmonia has expressed his
belief, although nothing is ever found in the stomachs of
salmon taken in fresh water, that they rise to the artificial
from some recollection of the natural flies they fed on in
their state of parrhood. That it is from some remnant of
an old instinct that returns to them on revisiting then-
native rapids in mature salmonhood, I have no doubt. We
find the shad and herring also without food in their pouches
in fresh water. And it is only in fresh water, and even
then only in the fluvial portions of rivers that this instinct
or recollection of the food of their infancy, if you may so
call it, seems to return to them.

- Now it is well known that salmon will not rise to a fly in
salt water, or m fresh water tide-ways, or even in the placid
still pools above. The shad, also an anadromous fish and
only visiting its native stream to reproduce its species, is in
all of these particulars analogous to the salmon. The
angler therefore who casts his flies from the wharves at
Hartford on the Connecticut, or Philadelphia or Burling¬
ton, on the Delaware, Alexandria or the Long bridge on
the Potomac, will fish in vain. When casting over some
of the pools on salmon rivers, one has parr—the young of
the salmon—continually jumping at his fly and even at the
knots on his casting line; frequently taking, and of course,
releasing them. Young shad also feed on flies that hover
close to or alight on the surface of the water. I have seen
them at evening above Trenton jumping in thousands,
their bright sides flitting in the rays of the declining sun.
Colin Lyman of the Massachusetts F ish Commission has
even detected and named the species of flies he has found
in the stomachs of shad-fry, and it is only in such parts of
the river where young salmon and shad thus feed, that the
old instinct is awakened and the mature salmon and shad
rise at the artificial lure of the angler.

Mr. Chalmers, who is without doubt a sagacious as well
as an observing and patient angler, tells us that it is at tbe
end of a rapid where it subsides into stiller water, but still
with a smart current, that we are to ply our flies; that with
the point of the rod we direct and display our' whip back
and forth across the current, that the flies are taken on the
surface or beneath. This is analogous to casting diagonally
across a salmon pool, allowing your flies to swing by the
force of the current over the lay of the fish, and to the side
you are standing on; and this also, as every fly fisher knows
is an effectual way'of fishing a good wide trout, cast. I
hope my brothers of the angle will not be too sanguine as
to killing shad on all the rivers this fish frequent. Our
streams are so depleted that such hope would be unreason¬
able, and moreover some of _ our southern rivers, even at
low water, are so dark that it is likely shad may not rise
to the fly for a very good reason, which is that they can¬
not see it; and on all rivers where there is some obstacle to
bar their further ascent, or to detain them, the angler may
be most hopeful. If I were to fish the Connecticut I
would, of course, go to Holyoke. If the Delaware, to
Scudder’s Falls, eight miles above Trenton, or Wells’ Falls
a mile or so below Lambertville, or the rapids at Heitz-
mans’ Spring two miles above Easton; if the Potomac, of
course, the Little Falls and rapids below.

And now a word or two as to flies. (I have now a page
or so of manuscript entitled “This fly or that fly,” which I
will write out one of these days for Forest and Stream).
And I maintain that this or that particular fly for salmon,
shad, trout, or grayling, is all particular nonsense. Mr’
Prime used flies entirely unlike those tried and recommend¬
ed by Mr. Chalmers, and with such flies, after having tried
many others, was successful. If one fishes at the proper
time of day, or all of some such days as Mr. Prime had, of
course light tints will be most killing, and darker colors in
bright weather, particularly for the morning. I have now
in hand six dozen shad flies for parties in Washington, and
while adopting the colors of those of Mr. Chalmers, (you
would’nt advise me imitate the general “get up” of them,
would you, Mr. Hyde? rather unkempt, aint they?) I have
also tried some as used by Mr. Prime, that is a lemon color,
or winged yellow sally with a sprig of wood duck for tail;
and the iron blue dun, both tied on No. 8 (O. Shaughnessy)
hooks for stretchers, and on No. 9 for droppers.

In conclusion Mr. Editor, I think that 1 express the senti¬
ment of all the anglers of the country Jn saying that we are

under vast obligations to Mr. Chalmers for having demon
strated so plainly that the shad, after all is a game fish and
for his amiable readiness to impart whatever he ha
learned. Thaddeus Norris ' S

—There is a great deal of inquiry for black bass, too, and
the methods of taking them, more especially with the fly
Trout, for the first time, seem to hold a second place in the
popular estimation. If the glory of the ‘ ‘speckled beauties”
is not absolutely waning, anglers certainly are in quest of
a new sensation. Some, we hear, will go to Michigan for
grayling, and from the description of the game qualities ot
this fish, the incentive to test his mettle is assuredly great
As to salmon, this noblest of all the fish nobility, many pro¬
fessionals of high art are already booked for Canada, New
Brunswick, and Cape Breton. A large number of the St
Lawrence tributaries have been leased this year bv Ameri
cans. In our advertising columns will be found a long fist
of rivers which are yet open for bids, including some of
the most desirable. The scores which we have published
in previous numbers of this journal indicate the quality
of the sport they afford. There are salmon enough in them
to satisfy the desires of the most ambitious. When the
season opens, we shall advertise the routes and means of
reaching them.

Next summer several anglers will go to the Margaree
River, in Cape Breton, a full description of which has been
printed in these columns. One New York gentleman, we
learn has already sent his camp equipage with a man two
months in advance of the season, to pre-empt the best fish¬
ing stand on this river and hold possession in advance of
all comers,—for this river is still free. And if any ventuv-
some angler should desire to try the untried streams of far-
distant Newfoundland, where fly has never yet trailed, we
can promise him the best of sport and direct him where
and how to go.

—To those of our readers who are pressing us for instruc¬
tions in fly-fishing for black bass, we assure them that we
will give this subject attention in due season. Meanwhile
we refer them to the voluminous correspondence already
printed in these columns. Bass fishing does not strictly
commence until 1st June, the laws of different States vary¬
ing a fortnight or so from that date in defining the close
season; although bass-fishing is habitually practised in the
Potomac in April, and from April to June, at which time
the fish ruu up the river to spawn. We are not sure but
that the 1st of May is about the very best time for bass-fish¬
ing in the Potomac, and we shall add the bass to our list of
game fish in season in May.

—And now, a word’as to fishing tackle in general;—We
have already designated what a perfect rod should be. As
to reels, there are many varieties, made of nickel, brass, or
rubber, some of entirely new designs, and aiming by their
construction to obviate serious faults that pertain to the
original patterns, now passing into disuse. Strictly speak¬
ing, there are but three distinct classes of reels, the salmon
reel, holding 200 yards of line, the trout reel, holding twen¬
ty-five yards, both of large diameter in proportion to their
width, and the trolling reel, that should hold at least fifty
yards. The width of the latter is nearly equal to its diam¬
eter, say three inches. The salmon reel is about four
inches in diameter, and the trout reel two inches. In reels,
as in rods, the requisites are strength combined with light¬
ness, and a construction that prevents the line from fouling
around the crank when in play. In angling, the reel per¬
forms a most important part, and its use and action should
be in perfect accord or correspondence with the play of the
rod and line. To render or retrieve, rapidly or slowly, ac¬
cording to the exigencies of the case, giving or taking inch
by inch of line when the fish has the but, delivering freely
when he runs, or gathering in promptly when he makes
his rushes toward you, these are the objects of the intelli¬
gent angler, and the reel should perform its duty promptly,
or else the captive will either shake off the hook or tear it
out. To meet these requirements, clicks and multipliers
are employed. The click checks the line from rendering
too freely, and the multiplier of course gathers in the slack
with multiplied speed at each revolution of the crank.
Some recent inventions have the click contrived so as to
graduate the strain upon the line, checking it almost en¬
tirely, or permitting it to run without any check at all; and
there are what is known as balance reels; but both are open
to objections which need not be explained here. The most
serviceable for trout and salmon are the simple click reels.
Balance reels are more frequently used 1‘or trolling. The
reel should be invariably shipped behind where the hand
grasps the rod. We prefer the nickel reel, as brass is apt
to tarnish; though for salmon the lightness of the rub¬
ber reel is a very important desideratum.

The angler, being now prepared with rod, line, and reel,
we will presume is ready to rig for fishing. Take your rod
from its case, remove the plugs, and put them in your
pockets, so as not to lose them. Joint the tip and middle
parts first, and then the but. Leave the extra tip in the
handle of the gaff or landing net. Slip on your reel, draw
the line through the rings and out of the eye at the tip
until you have sufficient length to reach the end conve¬
niently with your hand when the rod is in a perpendicular
position, bend on your casting line, with its tail fly and
bobbers, or drops, already adjusted, reel back until you
have taken in the added length of the casting line, hook
the tail fly into one of the bars of the reel, and you are
ready for an advance to the river side. The casting line
should be not less than seven feet in length, nor more than
nine, of best selected gut. The tail fly should have simply
a loop, and the bobbers gut lengths; that of the top one,
or hand fly, somewhat longer than that of the middle fly t

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so that when the line is raised, and the rod in motion, both
will touch the water gently alike. When you unjoint your
rod take hold of the ferrules with your hands as nearly
together as possible, and when you draw upon
them give the parts a slight turn in opposite di¬
rections, and the rod will usually separate without diffi¬
culty. Many good rods are wrenched or broken through
ignorance in this single particular. Should the ferrules re-
’ sist all ordinary efforts, beat them gently. The landingnet
should be deep and baggy. The most convenient are made
upon a brass frame with hinges, so as to fold into a very
small compass.

Next week we shall give our first lesson in fly-fishing.

—The St. Lawrence River is still frozen solid at Montreal
—ice three feet thick, and people are crossing over to St.
Lambert, very little snow is left on the ground. River
Richilieu, emptying into Lake St. Peter, an expanse of the
St. Lawrence River about eighty miles below Montreal,
is now free of ice. Lake Champlain is open at Burlington.
No snow at St. John, N. B., at Halifax, N. S., or at
Toronto. There is snow at Williamstown, Mass.

—Our regular Portland (Maine) correspondent writes :
“ The first trout of the season were reported as the fruit of
a fast day excursion; some forty brook trout by one gentle¬
man, and about twice that number by another. The latter
string was taken from a salt water ereek, the former from
a rocky bottom, spring brook, running through a maple
wood lot; brook full of snow water. The streams are in
general pretty well clear of snow water; and although the
season is very backward, the trout seem to be on hand as
early as usual. Our efficient commissioners, Messrs. Still¬
well and Stanley, are actively engaged in preparing for the
distribution of eggs, and in connection with their efforts,
there is little doubt but the protection afforded to the fish
themselves by the laws, if properly enforced by the State
Sportsmen’s Association (as of course they will be), will
make Maine what it once.was, the “Angler’s Paradise.”

—The veteran Van Sicklen has made arrangements to
supply fishermen who visit Coney Island Creek with some
new boats this season.

—Flounder fishing is excellent in Canarsie Bay at present
especially on mild warm days.

—The popular caterer and sportsman John I. Snediker,
has resigned his restaurant in Montague street, Brooklyn,
to Dieter, and last week lie removed with his family to his
hotel at Coney Island, where he will be happy to see his
friends.

—There is quite a scaly kind of warfare now waging in
Boston between the fishermen and the wholesaie dealers.
The latter refuse to purchase fish of skippers, who retail
their catch, while the former declare that their fish may be
sold to whom they please, and in whatever quantity they
wish. Such matters are always unfortunate. Custom has,
however, little to do with it; trade regulates such matters,
and we have no doubt but that before long fc the Boston fish
war will be satisfactorily arranged.

—The Big Spring’s Fishing Club is situated on the west¬
ern slope of Laurel Hill Mountain, in Westmoreland Co.,
Penn., and its territory comprises about four hundred and
fifteen acres, chiefly woodland, long and well known as the
“Big Springs tract.” The following are the officers of the
Club:—President, Dr. J. A. Phillips; Vice President, B.
Biakewell, Jr.; Secretary and Treasurer, John Gay.

—A correspondent writing from Lynchburg, Virginia,
says “our State authorities are very indifferent to the inland
’fishing interests. No fish-ways are required, and trapping,
netting, and seining is practiced in most streams. The
James River at this point was formerly a good bass and
sbad stream, but the dams built to supply the canal to
Richmond have prevented free passage, and it is now de¬
pleted of fish. The head waters are full of trout, and the
whole river might afford excellent fishing if properly man¬
aged.”

Poughkeepsie, N. Y., March 19,1874.
EWtor Forest and Stream:—

^ I have noticed an “Advice to Fishermen” from your correspondent
“Fern Fly,” advising a walk from Rondout via Balsam Rake and the
Beaverkill to Callicoon, on the Erie Railroad. Unquestionably the dis¬
tance is long enough to be a “healthy walk.” This region has been fre¬
quented by anglers for many years. Through their persistent efforts and
those of the worm fishermen who catch by count, the average size of the
trout that still survive in all the streams has been reduced to a few
ounces.

Iu 1869 a few gentlemen purchased a tract of land, including a pond
called Sand Pond, three miles from the Beaverkill, and one of the head
vvaters of the Willewemoc, organized a club, called the Willewemoc
lub, ilnder a special act of Legislature, put up a house, re-christened
>-and Pond “Lake Willewemoc,” and now control by ownership and
ease Lake Willewemoc, Balsam Lake, Thomas Lake, and the Willewe-
tuoc stream above De Bruce tannery, except at the saw-mills, which part
of the stream is protected by others. This organization was formed, not
only to have a pleasant place of resort, but for the protection of the fish,
-ley hoped to prevent the destructive fishing and to save a few of the
ittle trout to grow. It may be interesting to know how they have suc¬
ceeded in their four years’ experience.

About the time of the purchase of Lake Willewemoc a party of men
jetted the lake and took out a large number of fish. Since that time
cue has been no illegal fishing that the club knows of, and no difficulty
w atever in protecting the lake, for the reason that a man and family
uave resided on the premises at all seasons, and also that those living
near have respected the ownership. At first considerable opposition
was experienced from persons owning lands on the Willewemoc stream,
o the idea of protecting fish, but at present quite a different feeling ex¬
ists, and the club have to thank the property owners on the stream for
heir cordial co-operation In regard to Balsam Lake, some fishing has
een done without the consent of the owners, but even in regard to that
ake the ownership has been recognized, and it will be better protected
m the future.

Balsam Lake, at the head of the Beaverkill, and Lake Willewemoc are
'cij, nearly the same size, and are surrounded by the same forest., but
ey have marked differences in character that has occasioned a marked
difference in the inhabitants. Balsam Lake is pure spring water, some

parts are very deep, but a portion shallow enough to support a vigorous
growth of water weeds filled with the larvae of many varieties of flies.
It has five spring streams emptying in it, with nice gravelly bottoms, just
right for propagation, and the result has been that for long periods of
time, during the past, the fish have increased beyond the capacity of th
lake to support them, until a habit of growth has been acquired, and now
a fish is never caught over four ounces, and fish three inches long are
filled with eggs. They are, however, very abundant.

Lake Willewemoc has just an opposite character. It has an even
depth of not over five feet, and the whole bottom covered with a growth
of chara and weeds,that furnish an almost inexhaustible supply of larvae
and flies. It.has but one stream tumbling in it over the rocks, almost
inaccessible to the fish, until the club improved it,and it is fed by stream
around the margin and in the bottom. When the lake was first exam¬
ined the trout spawned along the edge of the lake near the spring holes,
without much regard to the character of the bottom, and a very few, by
great effort, went up the stream. The result in the past has been that
the greater part of the eggs were destroyed, and the young when hatched
had no refuge. Of course the'natural increase has been very slow, the
food abundant in proportion to the number of fish, and the fish very
large.

The club, on purchase, at once tried to help the fish. They built a
spawning race parallel to the margin of the lake including the best
springs; raised the lake to cover them nicely, and have been rewarded
bp the fish taking possession during the spawning season, and a fine
young crop appearing in the spring. They also cleaned out the stream,
and the fish used that as well as the race, and from the report of the man
in charge, the numbers spawning have largely increased. This is shown
also by the fact that the catch of 1S72 averaged one pound, the largest
being two and one-quarter pounds; but the catch of 1873 averaged less
on account of the accession of small fish; very many large ones, however,
were caught.

As far as can be learned from observation the trout have increased in
weight about a quarter of a pound per year. The fish in the lake live
mostly during the summer on the flies, hatched and hatching out of the
larvae grown in the lake, and can be taken only with the artificial fly;
but it takes a long line and careful fishing to deceive the large ones.

Late in the season numberless brown dragon flies in pairs dip about
over the surface of the water, depositing their ova, as their usual flight
is ten to twelve inches above the surface, touching only at intervals, and
that quickly. The trout need to be active to catch them, and during the
appearance of these flies, trout of a pound and over may be seen spring¬
ing out of the water, several often at the same time in different parts of
the lake, and they usually catch the flies. Strange to ?ay, however, the
trout are then very difficult to catch with an artificial fly. There are
other times when the whole lake will be in commotion from the jumping
fish; whether after a particular fly, or only for sport it is difficult to tell,
for the same flies will be upon the water when the fish do not [jump.
During these exhibitions they are not very catchable.

A southern breeze, a dark sky, a shower, or a good ripple, just as
everywhere else, brings them up to the angler’s invitation.

In conclusion, lest anyone may be misled, it would not be amiss to
say that the Willewemoc Lake and Stream are reserved for the members
of the Club, and that Balsam and Thomas Lakes may be fished only by
their consent, obtained by application. C. Van Brunt,

Secretary and Treasurer Willewemoc Club.

—Oar correspondent at New Smyrna, Florida, sends the
following nates:

New Smyrna, E. Florida, April 1,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Bass or redfish, Ooj'vina ocellata, are now plenty, and may be found
coming in from the sea at young flood, feeding along the shore in rather
shallow water. The fisherman here make the following distinction:
They call the fish of 15 pounds and over “channel bass, ” under that
simply “bass.” They give good sport on a rod, biting fiercely and fight¬
ing strongly; their first nible is violent and long,but they Go not, I think,
fight as stubbornly as the striped bass.

Pigfish, Micropogan undulatus —Cuvier— I am not certain about the
scientific name of this fish. They have made their appearance here this
year in great numbers. We get two or three dozen in a tide. It is
shaped something like a sheepshead, though not quite so deep through
weight about one pound, and it is the richest and best flavored fish we
have here, next to the pompano. The pigfish takes a mullet bait, on the
bottom, and fights strongly when hooked. On a light rod they give fine
sport. Color, bluish above,' with diagonal lines of yellow, silvery be¬
neath. Whiting, or kingfish of two species, are also abundant, and are
highly valued as a table fish. Umbrina nebulosa— Storer—and Umbrina
alba , the latter more numerous, a very handsome, game and delicious-
fish. As the warm weather comes on we are much annoyed by large cat
fish, sharks and rays, the former of which insist on being caught to the
exclusion of better fish, and the sharks and rays carry off lines and
hooks in abundance.

April 1—Three anglers in the boat, took 4 bass, 20 whiting, 28 pigfish,
18 blackfish or sea bass, 10 scup, 1 flounder in one tide, besides many
catfish.

April 2—Three anglers took in one tide, 5 groupers, from 1 lb. to 4 lbs.

2 snappers, 2 lbs. each, 1 bass, 5 lbs., 24 whiting, 27 pigfish, 8 scup, 12
blackfish, 2 sharks. Lost many hooks and one line by sharks. Took 11
species of fish one day and 10 the next. ' S. C. C.

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Appleton & Co. have just published Florence Marryatt’s
last work—“No Intentions”—which has the reputation of being quite
equal, if not superior, to “Poison of Asps,” and Dr. Edward Smith’s
new book on “Health.” Also a work of great value to students upon
the “Expanse of Heaven” by Mr. Proctor. This last work was never
before issued in this country.

Carleton & Co. have just pubHshed “The Story of a
Summer; or, Leaves from Chapaqua.” By the niece of Horace Greeley,
Cecelia Cleveland. Price $1.50.

Lee & . Shepard have nearly ready a new novel, “The
Italian Girl.” . By Catharine Sedgwick Valerio, who is a niece of Miss
C. M. Sedgwick, the author of “Ina.” It is the history of the startling
life of a young circus rider, her eventful career as a famous actress, mar¬
riage, &c.

Dodd & Mead will shortly issue “Gerda; or, The Chil¬
dren of Work,.” the new novel by Madame Schwartz, of whom our read¬
ers need not be told that a most charming story will make their hearts
glad. It is said to be a work founded on fact—in a word, a life expe
rience.

Appleton & Co. will soon give to the public, in their ac¬
customed good style, a work bearing the title of “A Daughter of Bohe¬
mia.” Also Dr. Maudsley’s highly important work upon “Responsibility
in Mental Disease.”

Macmillian & Co., New York, will shortly issue “Cave
Hunting,” researches on the evidence of caves of the early inhabitants
of Europe. By W. Boyd Dawkins, F. R. S. Illustrated. Royal, 8vo.

Macmillian & Co., New York, have nearly ready the
“Physiology of the Circulation in Plants in Animals and in Man.” By
J. Bell Pettigrew. 100 engravings on wood. 8vo.

In the Days of My Youth. By Amelia B. Edwards
Philadelphia: Porter & Coates.

An autobiography, or the stirring adventures of a young surgeon.
Since the great popularity of a work entitled the “Diary of a Physician, ’
we have read no work of the kind that has interested us more than the
one before us. The plot of this work is laid in France, and is what may
be termed a well written story. The story, though not without some
slight imperfections, upon the whole would be called a very clever effort
for an author’s first attempt.

D. Appleton & Co.’s last work of the “International
Scientific Series,” is entitled “Animal Locomotion; or Walking, Swim
ming and Flying.” To this is added a dissertation on aeronautics. This
last is written by J. Bell Pettigrew, and is alone a valuable addition to
this work. This one of the good fruits of our publishers is simple, com¬
prehensive and plainly written, nothing obscure or complex can be found
in the whole work. The illustrations, of which there are one hundred,
are well calculated to make the subject matter of the text thoroughly
and easily understood. We know of no more appropriate work for our
young men than this last of the International Series.

Frank Forester’s Shooting Box. T. B. Peterson &

Bro. Philadelphia.

This work, perhaps well known to many of our older readers, recalls
Frank Forester in his most amusing style. It belongs to that period of
our literature when pointers and fair ladies were mixed up according to
the cruise of the story-teller, and when a hundred or so of woodcocks
could be had almost anywhere with the least possible outlay of trouble.
An interesting love episode worked into the hunting,details of the
“Shooting Box” makes the story a capital one, and recalls the. happy
times of twenty or thirty years ago, which was during the golden age of
the American sportsman.

Setters and Pointers^ Their rearing, Training and Hy¬
giene. By Elbert H. Carman. Published for the Ahaodah Society by

D. Appleton & Co. New York.

Mr. Carman’s book, we feel certain, has done a great deal of good. It
inculcates those certain fixed principles of humanity towards dogs which
are unfortunately too frequently overlooked, and besides, treats of that
important subject of breaking a dog, and how best to do it oneself,
which latter point, we believe, if more fully carried out, would add im¬
measurably .to the pleasure all sportsmen derive when hunting It is
then, a most agreeable task to review, even in a rapid way, a work ema¬
nating from a gentleman and written for his fellows, which varies in
many ways from the cut and dried text of the many authorities, all con¬
sidered ex-cathedra exponents of dog breaking. The basis of the theory
of teaching the young pointer or setter his duties, as detailed at length
in the book, is founded on that of engendering a feeling of love and obe¬
dience between the animal and his master, and of using punishment as
rarely as possible, but that when such punishment has to be administered
it must be given in a most thorough manner, and a perfect mastery must
be gained at that time and forever by the man. The quantity of patience
necessary either to teach a child or a dog is called for in inexhaustible
quantity, only measured by the peculiar idyosyncracy of the individual
who is to learn. There are good and bad puppies. Some who instantly
respond to the call made on their intelligence; others that remain re¬
fractory under any amount of punishment. There is your good-natured
dog, who takes his hiding with resignation, and will love you after it,
and his brother who, when you thrash him for a fault, will hate you
from that time on. We are not disposed to give any dog a bad name,
but are inclined to side with the optimist about children, who declared
that all children were born good, and that there never was a bad child
We think, then, with the author, that the majority of dogs can be better
and more easily broken by kind treatment than by the opposite. Mr.
Carman expresses it briefly in this sentence: “If we desire compan¬
ions in our dogs we cannot begin their social education nor engage their
affections too early with loving, kindly intercourse. * * * If, however
we have no friendship for the dog as an associate and retain him solely as
he is serviceable in the field, we do not question but that without any so¬
cial education he may be broken by sheer brute force.” The views,
then, of the Ahaodah Society respecting setters and pointers may be re¬
garded as a spirited protest against the harsh treatment too much in
vogue in breaking dogs, and explains how the individual may, with gen¬
tleness and discretion, make his pointer or setter not only an object of
pride as to his ability in the field, but how at the same time both man
and dog will mutually care for and love one another. Alas! that human
nature is so far from perfection, for it seems to us that before breaking
either dogs or horses, almost all mankind should themselves first be
taught how to keep their tempers and learn what is obedience, before en¬
deavoring to make animals submissive to their will. We cheerfully rec¬
ommend the book to those who love their four-footed friends, as the
author undoubtedly has great experience in the subject he treats, and re¬
gards the dog from a much higher standpoint than do most people.

History of the Grange Movement; Or, The Farmers’

War against Monopolies. By Edward Winslow Martin, lilustrated

with 60 fine engravings, portraits, &c. Nationaal Publishing Com¬
pany, Philadelphia.

From the advance sheets of this work we can safely promise our read¬
ers a work of great interest upon the subject of the times. Coming as it
does, at a time when “consciences” are almost as plenty as frontier scalps
in times of our border wars, and not half as valuable, we think this vig¬
orously written work will have a ready sale, as it will find many readers.
The agricultural classes are, we are happy to state, beginning to take a
fair estimate of the value of a man of true integrity of character and sin¬
gleness of purpose. As an honest man he cannot afford to throw away
his character. Knowing that monopolies are his enemies, he has at
length cast about him, and now dare look full in the face the grimmest
of all the old monarch locomotives. In this huge machine he beholds
embodied in a single word high rates of freight for his grains and cereals,
his corn and his wheat, and he fears if something is not speedily done
to arrest the progress of this wide-spreading disease, starvation alone
remains for him and his family. Hence, acting upon the great principles
of self-preservation, we have .he rise, organization and progress of that
formidable party called the Grangers, Patrons of Husbandry, &c., and
this is a party that is destined to command the oldest of the “whistlers,”
•the “big buffalo” of locomotion, to stand still while the people argue for
a while the question of high and low freights. A full knowledge (start¬
ling indeed) will be obtained from this work. We have only time to
give this outline at present of a work of intense value to every
person, whether he is a western farmer, dealing in cereals, or an eastern
shoe manufacturer, selling his home manufactures. Each and all should
read this book of the times, for he will, befere long, find himself one of
the “ins” or “outs” of the Granger policy,

A Popular Key to the Birds, Batrachians and Fishes of

the northern United States east of the Mississippi River. By Prof. D.

S. Jordan and B.H. Van Vleck. Appletons. Wisconsin.

This little book supplies the want often felt by collectors and natural¬
ists for a convenient pocket key for identifying birds, rqptiles, fishes,
&c. It is just the handy volume lor a field naturalist, with whom use¬
fulness and compactness are great items. The key to reptiles, batrach¬
ians and fishes will be found of great value to students, enabling them
to identify specimens with great facility, who had not the means of pro¬
curing voluminous works of reference.

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How to Learn French Pleasantly
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Journal des Chasseurs. Tie a la Campagne

PUBLISHED IN PARIS,

BY Messrs. FIRMAN DIDOT,

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10-62

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Address,

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Logan Trout Ponds.

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when in season) can be supplied at reasonable prices
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*~iim

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208 NORTH SECOND ST., PHILA.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN

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Sporting Tackle of all kinds. Also the new im¬
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Portable Camp Stoves.

PRICE $3.00.

This is a very useful invention for those camping
out on fishing or gunning excursions. It packs close¬
ly, and can be lashed to the knapsack, or otherwise.
It is the neatest arrangement for sportsmen ever in¬
vented, for it will not only heat their tent, hut will
boil, broil, or stew. Price $3.00.
tf E. L. SPACEMAN, No. 125 S. 3d st. Phila.

FISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY AND BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance .and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
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quality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS ELIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele¬
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A large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
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Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns, Rifles, Pistols, and risking-Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Elies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Ply Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-ly

SEND And receive by return mail a cony of
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r I S" I I brimful of fun and useful points. 12
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WL.il | c i 0 th. CLAXTON, REMSEN & IIAE-
FELFINGER, Publishers, Philadelphia.

Thomas Sparks,

Shot & Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808]

Office , No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

^j$q!cqllmeons.

Orange Sporting Powder.

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
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sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
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very slight recoil.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER,”

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
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AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick. For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 124 lbs. and 64 lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE R1FJLE POWDER,

The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FE.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
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4 pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
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21 Park Row, N. Y.

(Opposite Astor House.)

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 64 lb.
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“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
1 and 5 lb. cans and 64 lb. kegs,

“KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and EFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25, 124, and 6 4 lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

88 WaH Street, New York:.

A. G. HA7ARD, President,
Thos. S. Pope, Secretary,

St. John’s Hotel

PALATKA, E. FLA ’

P. & IJ. PETERMANN, Proprietors

This well-known resort for Winter has been „
furnished throughout, combining first-class tlLT-i
every convenience and comfort to guests. tab e Wlt ‘ l

UNITED STATESHOTEL,

—CORNER OF—

Fulton, Water and Pearl Sts.

G. L. [Proprietors. N EW YORK.

everts for §yort§mm.

Hotels , boarding-houses and private families,in locali
ties which offer facilities for shooting , fishing and boat
ing , can have their cards inserted in this column at the
low rate of $10 for four lines for six months. Over
four lines , 25 cts. per line each insertion.

Mansion House, Buffalo

E. E. HODGES, Proprietor.

Rossin House, Toronto, Canada.

SHEARS & SON, Proprietors.

This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports-
men from all parts of the United States and Cana da.

W ESTBROOK’S HOTEL, BLOOMINGGROVE
Pike Co., Pa. Accomodations for 20 guests; trout’
pickerel and bass fishing. 120 miles from New York
by Erie Railroad. Board $1.50 per day; ladies received

TJ OREST HOUSE, AT STARK’S FALLS, FOOT
X of the Bog. O. J. Pelsue, Proprietor. Boats and
experienced guides furnished to sporting parties at
reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton, St. Law-
rence Co., N. Y. _

T rout fishing in the Pennsylvania

Mountains good. Send for circular, A. MAGIN -
NIS, Forks P. O., Monroe County, Pa. r

T he elm house, a private summer ho¬
tel. CHAS, E. ORVIS, Proprietor, Manches¬
ter, Vermont. Transient board, $2.50 per day.

T3AMRAPO HAS THE LOVELIEST

JL sites, and the most charming surroundings of
any suburb near New York. Situate facing
the Bay of New York and the Narrows, the
views of marine scenery are absolutely en¬
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of passing vessels, life and activity sparkle upon the
waters, bay and sky blend the beauty of their gor¬
geous painting, such as not even an Italian lake scene
can surpass.

Heauti-i— The death rate is only 12 in 1,000; in New
York and Brooklyn nearly treble.

Wealth— All the principal railroads south and
west terminate at Jersey City—the Erie, Penn. Cen¬
tral, Midland, Central New Jersey, the New National,
and West Side. .Taxes are only half the rate for New
York or Brooklyn, and are so low that property will
double every few years for twenty years to Come,
Here is the proof: The rate of increase in New York
is less than two percent.; Brooklyn, nearly five per
cent while the rate of Hudson County is nearly fif¬
teen per cent.

With these advantages, it is only natural that this
section should offer the greatest inducements to in¬
vestors, both large and small. So come and select
your sites, and build your house, or buy a house on
installments, $10 monthly, only from desirable parties
taken, and after a few hundred dollars are paid lot
buyers are loaned money for building purposes. Call
on owner, C. E. HOE, 65 Wall, 4 Pine streets, or Pam-
rapo,*N. J., which place is only 23 minutes from foot
Liberty street, N. Y .; fare in all but 7 cents commuta¬
tion.

A 1

SPORTSMAN’S HOME FOR SALE-WITHIN
an hour’s ride of the City of Philadelphia, an ex¬
cellent Farm of 164 acres,2 fine stone dwelling houses,
2 stone barns, with necessary outbuildings. Beauti¬
fully situated, and in every particular a very desirable
property, especially to those fond of field sports.
Ruffed grouse (pheasant), quail, hares, squirrels and
foxes abound. A fine stream runs through the prop¬
erty. Price $8,000. Will be sold on very easy terms.
Address XXX, Forest and Stream Office, 103 Fulton
street, New York.

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and Salmon Rods , a Specialty.
Established in 1835.

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rglHAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
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$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

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40 FULTON STREET,

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ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
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SNEIDER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

Muzzle Loading Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

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IMPORTER OF

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m-mii,

And Dealer in all Kinds of

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This Extract is especially useful for making Soup
enriching Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Oyster Stews, etc
Buillon may be made in a minute’s time by mingling
this extract with salt and hot water.

These goods are for sale at all the principal Grocers
andDruggists. 12-38

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30 , 1873 .
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball Co.:

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort o f
strongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send me for the enclosed ten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg vou to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

LXPZ. Qn t

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NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted

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OME! HOME!! HOME!!!^~

At Flushing, six miles from New York; 103
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(Fare 8 c. by package tickets.)

For sale, a French slate roof House, filled in with
brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good closets; sewer
connections, with double plot of ground, guttered and
flagged.

Price $4,000.

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
invest in a home, from $500 to $2,500, will address Box
No. 142 Post Office, obtain a free pass to Flushing and
full particulars. Feb-3

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A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
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ALL KINDS OF

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11-63

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Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES,

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No. 738 BROADWAY,

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 E¥3aiden Lane N.Y.,

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attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
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the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
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4-29 Eyed Needles.

EDWARD SEARS’

WOOD ENGRAVING

ESTABLISHMENT.
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Formerly with J. WEIDENFELD, 743 Broadway.
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We offer a superior lot of Skir-
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lb. for 35 cts.; lib. for GO cts.; club
rate, 4 lbs. for $2, by mail, postage
paid, the cash to accompany order.

I D. T. CURTIS & CO.,

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Street, Boston, Mass.

V. S. Our Illustrated Seed
Directories for 1874 sent to
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or free -with an order for seed.

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JUGGED HARE. WELSH RAREBIT. TRIPE SUP
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F. GROTE. A. JOS. IiAFP, A. H GROTE

F.GROTE&CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14th St.* N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pin Bails and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

lathing mid $ut[tm1mtg (§ooc!N.

ITIIAMAR DU BOIS,

(CELEBRATED

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—AT POPULAR PRICES,—

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get the best.

Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.

10,000 Words and-Meanings not in other Dictionaries
3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarto. Price $18
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Chas. E. Obrig, Long Island.

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176

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BREECH LOADING GUNS

a SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
large assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
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W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
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A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS & HA WRSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.

To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
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BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
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Black’s Patent Cartridge Test.

This Vest affords
rangement yet in
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so evenly distribu!
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carried with the
this vest, which is
tance when brass
as when carrying
head up the weight
en forces the wad
bad shooting is the

the best ar-
vented for car-
The weight is
ted that it is
tridges can be
heads down in
of great impor-
shells are used
them with the
of the shot oft-
forward, when
result.

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In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $ 7 . 50 .

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STONGE.

Weighing only 25 pounds, very durable, will cook
for 10 persons, and is especially adapted for camping
purposes. The ware consists of 8 qt. Kettle, 6 qt.
Tea Kettle, 2 qt. Coffee Pot, Fry Pan, round Tin Pan.
2 square Pans, Dipper, Gridiron, Tent Collar, 8 ft,
Funnel and an Oven that will roast 15 pounds beef.

The ware is so constructed that it nests and packs
in the oven, and the oven and funnel packinside the
stove as represented in cut 2, leaving room for pack¬
ing half doz. Plates, Knives, Forks and Spoons and
drinking Cups. Price complete, $13.50.

SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

POND & DUNCKLEE,

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inoKNO HORSE.

How to shoe Horses

| |IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar.
Goodenough House Shoe, 41 Dey Street, New York.

REMINGTON’S

Double Barrel Slid! Gun.

Weighty 28 Inch, 8| lbs.

Weight, 30 Inch. 8f lbs.

DECARBONIZED STEEL BARREL.

We are now prepared to furnish these Guns, 28 and 30inches, No. 12 gauge, at $45.

The best ever offered, containing all the most desirable features of the finest imported, together with some
valuable improvements peculiar only to this gun. Top Snap action, half-cocked, breech opened and shells ex¬
tracted by one motion.

Twist and Laminated Guns will be ready about June 1,1874. See report of trial m.Forest and Stream of
March 26, 1874. . '

The “Creedmoor Match Rifle” now ready. Vernier scale aperture and wind-gauge sights, pistol-grip
stocks. Call and see it. For record of shooting of these rifles see reports in this paper from August to
February.

E. REMINGTON & SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

Apr 16 Cut this Out, and Send for Illustrated Price List.

PECK & SNYDER,

IMPORTERS, JOBBERS AJEtE^AIL DEALERS IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The cheapest house in the ciiy to buy good tackle.

P. & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 4 joint, full mounted, $7
to $20 each.

P. & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 3 joints, split bamboo,

4 splice, 12 ft., $35 each.

P. & S. Trout Rods, brass mounted, 3 and 4 joints,

75c. to $5 each.

P. & S. Trunk Rods, full mounted, 4 and 6 joints, $7
to $10 each.

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, brass mounted, $1.50 to $12
each

Bass Rods. 3 and 4 joints, German silver mounted, $8
to $20 each.

Balance Handle Multiplying Reels, brass, 25 to 300
yards, $3.25 to $15 each.

Click Reels, brass and German silver, 25 to 100 yards,

$3.25 t'o $8 each.

Twisted and Braided Silk Lines, assorted colors, 3c.
to 8c. yard.

Plain and Braided Linen and Cotton Lines, assorted
colors and sizes.

Pike and Pickerel baits, 50c. to $1.50 each.

All kinds of Hooks on single and double gut.

All kinds of Floats, Sqoids, Minnows, Spoons, Sink¬
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Salmon and Bass Flies, $3 to $10 per doz.

Tront Flies, $1 to $3 per doz.

Leaders, single and doable gut, 25c. to 60c. each.

Just published, the Encyclopedia of all Out and In¬
door Games and Sports, containing 21 full page col¬
ored engravings; also 150 plain cuts, together with
prices on all articles required. Price 10c.

GOODS SENT BY EXPRESS, C. O. D.

Apr 16 PECK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean, to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
'which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“ Resolved, That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of -public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further. That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now making these guns to supply the nu¬
merous demands, and will soon have them in the
market.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
From $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 84 Wall St., N. Y.

E. H. MADISON,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fisly^ig- Tackle and Sporting Hoods.

Partms«at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Woods, &c.
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
of fine guns, &c. _

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FOR SALE BY THE

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The Horse. Youatt. 7 .. $125

The Horse Doctor. Mahew. 3 00

Horse Management. Mahew. 8 00

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History of the British Dog. Jesse. 16 00

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The Dog. Idstone. 2 50

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Dog Breaking. Hutchinson. 4 50

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The Fishing Tourist. Charles Hallock. 2 00

Fishing in American Waters. Genio C. Scott.. 3 50

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Modern Breech Loaders. Greener. 150

Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate. 1 50

Rural Sports. Stonehenge. 9 GO

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine. 10 50

Lewis’ American Sportsman. 3 00

The Trapper’s Guide. Newhouse. 150

Trout Culture. Seth Green. 1 00

Handbook of Shooting. (Routledge’s). 50

“ Angling. “ 50

Dogs. “ 75

Fifteen Years’ Hunting in South Africa. Chap¬
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The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon. 1 51

Our Own Birds of the United States. Cope. 1 50

Animal Life in Europe. Specht. 1 ?5

Forty-four Years of a Hunter’s Life.. 1 50

Birds of California, Texas, Oregon. British and
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Key to the Birds of North America. By Elliott

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History of North American Birds. By Prof.

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New Work by Dr. Cones.

Field Ornithology ,

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Standard Treatise on Taxidermy.

IT ALSO INCLUDES A
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Classified and named according to the
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Manual of Instruction and Check List together
beautifully bound in fine cloth, $2.50.

Check List alone, pamphlet, printed to cut up for
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NATURALISTS’ AGENCY,
and booksellers generally. Salem, Mass.

SALMON ANGLING.

A pplications will be r^qewed-tf j

of ANGLING for SALMON (Ay-fistang) ifi the
FLUVIAL DIVISION of any of-the: undermen¬
tioned streams. SEASON LICENSES will,he ; issued
or LEASES granted for five years, as may be agreed
upon with each applicant. Upset prices are named
below, above which sums competition will take place
Guardianship at private cost forms part of conditions.

Schedule of Yacant Salmon Flyers.

Names.

Locality and Description.

Portneuf.

(en bos)
Trinity..

Little Trinity ....
Calumet.

N. COAST OP ST. LAWRENCE

40 miles below Tadousac.
In course of re-stockiug.

15 miles below Godbout.
Salmon and Sea Trout
stream, capable of afford¬
ing sport...

Small and indifferent... i

St. Margaret..
(en has)

Trout.

Mistassini.

•Decscie_

Magpie

Mingan

and

Manitoo...

Romaine. .j

and Little

Romaine.

Agwanus.

Kegashca.

La Romaine.. .

Mecatina.

St. Augustine...
Esquimaux.

S E

15 miles below Trinity Ri¬
ver. Small and indiffer¬
ent .

36 miles above Moisie.'
Good Salmon and Sea

Trout stream.

7 miles below Moisie. Pro¬
mising stream. Untried..
Small and indifferent....

50

100

20

20

100

100

20

15 miles west of Godbout.

Small and ind fferent. 20

5 miles west of St. John Ri¬
ver. One tidal pool for

angling. Untried.". .50

Excellent Salmon stream.
Accommodates four rods. •{ 500
Branch of above. Only 1 rod

9 miles below Mingan. Es- f

tuary limits' included .

Excellent Salmon River. -J 400
Takes four rods

Branch of above. Fine an’lg [

8 miles above Natashquan.

Small and indifferent. 20

10 miles below Natashquan 20

Small and indifferent
15 miles below Natashquan.

Untried.

Salmon stream, 60 miles be¬
low Natashquan. Untried

10 miles west of Esquimaux

River. Untried.

Large Salmon stream. Un¬
tried.

Malbay.

Grand Pabos.

Little do.

G. Cascapedia.

L. Cascapedia..
Jacqu et _ t .

GASPE AND BAY DBS CHAL
ETJRS.

Near Perce. In course of
restocking.

About 20 miles from Perce

Chari o.

Tobique.

Jupiter.

Salmon.

Chicote...
Becscie...
Pavillion..

Otter.

jChaloupe.
Dauphine
Belle.

Good Salmon streams...
Fair fishing.

Superior angling stream

Good Salmon stream, adjoin
ing Grand Cascapedia....
8 miles below Dalhousie on
south side of Bay des Cha-
leurs; small stream...

4 miles below Dalhousie;

small stream.

4miles below Grand Falls,
St. John River; salmon
plentiful; large river...

ISLAND OF ANTICOSTI.

Large Salmon stream. Un¬
tried .

Large Salmon stream. Un¬
tried.

Small stream. Untried —

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

20

40

50

200

100

200

100

500

200

100

100

100

100

50

20

2C

20

20

20

20

20

By order of the Hon. Mimster-of Marine and Fish-

Address :

*Apr 9-6t

W. F. WHITCHER,

Commissioner of Fisheries,
Ottawa.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Rods* Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Fish Hooks, Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

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Volume 2, Number 12
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For Forest and Stream.

THE SECRET OF SUCCESS IN THE FAS¬
CINATING ART OF FISHING.

BY A FISHER.

T HERE is a wondrous secret in the gentle art of fishing
My precious fellow lady fishers,

That though your implements exactly meted to your wishing
Should be approved by your best wishers,

As common hook and line would be, and flj with wing unspangled,
Around which and about which all the worthless fish have wrangled,

Despite your tact and all the favor of electric'force,

Without this mystic acquisition,

You’d greatly multiply the chances of your own divorce
From piscatory erudition.

Albeit your fish were silver scaled, your fly a’real professor,

You’d find yourself of true success at last a non-possessor.

Do you remember that the antique art or trade of fishing
Has honor won in Christian story ?

Do you remember, precious lady fishers (without wishing
To derogate from sacred glory),

How chosen fishers were instructed by their Lord and Master?

^o, likewise, fish for men yourselves; than fish you’d catch them
faster.

I know quite well the savants of the geologic science
Call fish first lords of the creation;

But why should you with fossils care and seek to make alliance?

Why pet the fable’s conservation?

Just fish for men with net and hook, and make quite sure you catch
them,

For there is not a fish on earth that can begin to match them.

And he who of the strata prates, and of the reign of fishes,

Ere earth arose to greet the vision
That overhangs it with its thousand sparkling evening wishes
That it might be a real elysian,

Most surely prates of what he knows far less than what he guesses,
Which is, in sooth, a knowledge here that rarely ever blesses.

Take my advice, aad if in future time you go a trolling,

With Grizzly King or a Professor;

Or when along adown the stream of time you are patroling,

Why troll around to your confessor—

That Is, if you have caught a real Omega of creation,

That meets and merits well your love as well as approbation.

But don’t forget there is a secret in the art of fishing,

And your success depends upon it;

So do not trust too much to waiting, praying, and to wishing,

Which mean success, but ne’er have won it.

To perseverance in the art the fact there’s no denying,

Though genius, fate andFortunatus are the facts defying.

For Forest and Stream.

hohijo off the Northwestern
Mtntes and territories.

THE URSID^.

P ERHAPS no portion of the temperate zone is so well
fitted for the sustenance of animal life as that which
lies between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific ocean,
and which is known in our local parlance as the Pacific
slope. This is readily accounted for when we consider the
topographical conformation of the region, which embraces
broad, rolling, treeless plateaus, deserts clad only with ar-
temisia and greasewood (Pnrshia tridentata), extensive areas
covered with dense forests of coniferse and a shrubbery
growing in tropical luxuriance. For birds and quadrupeds
which love the rarer atmosphere and high altitudes we have
ranges of mountains clad in perennial snow; and for the
natatores a web of rivers which traverse the country in
every direction, and are stocked with many varieties of
fish; and added to these are the varieties of climate pecu¬
liar to t%e region, and their generally mild character, and
we have sufficient reasons to account for the abundance of
animal life here, and the number of its species, many of
which are new to science, and unknown east of the Rocky
Mountains.

Mountain ranges have far more effect on animal and veg¬
etable life on the Pacific slope than on the Atlantic, hence
the species found on one side of a range are generally
strangers to the opposite. The Cascade Range, the most
exalted chain traversing the Pacific coast, is far more arbi¬

trary in its division of animals than the Rocky Mountains,
for species found on the western side of the latter have
also their habitat on the eastern, a fact which is seldom the
case with the former; thus the zoological fields of the Pa¬
cific States are more distinct, geographically, than those of
the Atlantic. Our animals of the same species as those of
the eastern States are also much larger than their conge¬
ners, and we certainly possess the finest sporting birds,
fishes, and quadrupeds known to this continent, so that
this is the best field for the keen hunter who cares not for
toil or danger, or the followers of Cotton and Walton.

With this much for a preface, I shall now give your read¬
ers a description of the ursid® peculiar to this region, they
being our highest order of carnivora. Of this family the
most common is the black bear ( Ursus Americanus), which
is very abundant in all the wooded portions—more abund¬
ant, undoubtedly, than in any other part of the world. In
berry season its presence can be detected almost every¬
where in the forests by the number of berries it has
stripped off the bushes, and the torn condition of the soil
in many places where it has been digging for roots. In
the summer it is also a frequenter of thickets where a spe¬
cies of buckthorn ( Frangula purshianct) grows, as it de¬
vours the fruit of this tree with great avidity, though to
the genus homo the fruit proves a most violent cathartic.
The animal is but little hunted, notwithstanding its numer¬
ical strength, owing undoubtedly to the cheapness of its
fur, or else to the difficulty of finding its domicile during
the season of hibernation, when its wardrobe is in the best
condition for mercantile purposes. The Indians of the
northwestern coast who live by the chase—and they are
now few in number—devote some attention to the capture
of bruin during the latter months of autumn; but while
deer remain as abundant as they are at present they will
not forsake the latter to go in search of the former, for our
Smashes care more for ventral pabulum than the excite¬
ment of a run and a combat with the plantigrade. The
abundance of the animal may be one cause why it is so
little cared for, even excluding the small value of its fur.
It is a pet in many houses in Oregon and Washington Ter¬
ritories, provided it has been captured while a cub, and as
a general rule it is docile and easily tamed. Even while
writing this letter I can see from my hotel window two
agile bears playfully wrestling with a Newfoundland dog,
and a third taking biscuit out of a sailor’s pocket. But
bruin is not always gentle, for should he get wounded while
roaming abroad in his natural state, he will not hesitate a
moment to attack his human adversary, should the latter
be in anything like close proximity.

I have a very distinct recollection of my first encounter
with a large black bear, and with wliat celerity I made one
of the best retreats on record here, having not only jumped
over fallen trees, and broken through shrubbery so thick
that in ordinary times I could scarcely get my head through,
but clambered up a vine maple so fragile that ere I was
half way up it began to bend under my weight, and there
remained perched for half an hour while bruin rested be¬
neath, eyeing me with anything but loving glances. The
cause of this mishap was my own foolhardiness and want
of experience; but the lesson impressed upon my memory
that day has been very valuable to me on many occasions
since.

Having expressed a desire to a friend who works on his
farm in summer and hunts in winter, to enjoy the pleasure
of killing a bear, he was pleased to assent to my proposal of
slaughtering several hundred, so we prepared for the chase
on a Thursday, intending to be absent two days. Our ar¬
mament consisted of a muzzle loading rifle, which I car¬
ried, and a shot gun borne by my comrade; our food was
confined to some boiled mutton and home made bread,
and our companions to two small, active, and noisy curs,
which thought it necessary to bark at every bird and ani¬
mal encountered on our route. Having started at six A.M.,
we found ourselves twelve miles from home by ten o’clock,
and deeply immerged in a dense forest of those gigantic
firs indigenous to Washington Territory. After resting a
few minutes to load our guns, w T e went searching for bear

signs, and soon found them plentiful enough. The curs
were then set to working up bruin, and in a few seconds
they were yelping in their loudest tone. I ran in one di¬
rection and my companion in the opposite, to head off our
game should it break from a straight course. In about five
minutes after starting I saw a dark object hopping among
the shrubbery, and judging from its size that it was the
animal whose life I sought with such pleasure, I raised my
rifle, pointed it as steadily as my palpitating heart would
permit, and banged away. When the echo of the report
ceased I heard a thud as of some object falling, and this
was followed by a painful, vicious growl. I moved for¬
ward cautiously, and peering into the bushes saw the lov¬
er of berries stretched on his side and gasping violently.
I laid down my rifle, seized a fallen limb, of a tree, which
was both crooked and unwieldy, and gave bruin a tremen¬
dous whack with it on the occiputal region. If* I had left
that undone I might have been all right. No sooner did
the fallen one receive that unceremonious clout than he
sprang up and made at me.- I raised my club again, but
as that blow broke my weapon, and as it did not seem to
affect my adversary, there was nothing for me but to re¬
treat and I did it in admirable style. I clambered over
fallen trees of large dimensions, leaped the smaller ones,
tore through shrubbery which lashed my face with incisive
sharpness, and finally, reaching a clump of that many
trunked tree known here as vine maple ( acer cirannaturus ),
I scrambled up one of the trunks with a speed of which I
justly felt proud afterwards. Bruin followed close on my
track during the race, and from his growls I expected every
moment to be in his embrace, but his wound affected his
coursing powers, so that I was fairly settled in my perch
ere he arrived at its foot. I knew that he could not reach
me, for his deep gasps and protruding tongue proved that
my leaden pill had sapped the vigor of his frame. Had I
been a hero of the chivalric school I would have left my
retreat and attacked him with my bare arms, but I was too
careful of my velvet coat to risk its getting torn, so I was
content to study my guardian, which rested on vigorous
haunches, to eye me well, in order to know me again, I
suppose, and to keep shouting “lioo-pee,” which the for¬
est, in melodious, liquid cadence, repeated in many direc
tions, and many times over. After waiting for what seemed
to me half an hour, the resounding woods brought me
back an answering shout, and in a few moments more the
yelping of the curs a few rods off told me that the siege
would soon be raised. The noise of the curs made bruin
turn his head, but ere he had made up his mind to leave
they were upon him, and such crying was never before dis¬
gorged from the larynx of two curs as that which emana¬
ted from those which dodged around my besieger, trying
to get a snip at him as he began to beat a retreat. Wh6n
he had gone a few yards off I descended from my tower
and renewed my shouting, and in a few moments I heard
“Where are you?” “Here; quick,” said I, “I’ve got a
bear; lend me your gun.” When I received the latter I
followed the curs, and in about ten minutes overtook them.
Calling them off with some difficulty, I got a splendid shot
at the side of my late guardian, or besieger, whichever he
was, and let him have both barrels in rapid succession. I
believe I killed him then, but his skin was so full of buck¬
shot that it was useless to me. In examining where I first
struck him I found that the ball had penetrated the neck,
striking the anterior portion of the windpipe; hence, the
cause of my escape from his embraces, as his wind was
too limited to enable him to run well.

We killed five bears while out on that trip, two of which
I claimed. In speaking of the courage of the black bear,
my companion recited the cases of two men with whom he
was acquainted who had suffered severely from the claws
of this species of ursus after being wounded. One of them
died a few days after the attack on him, and the other was
torn so badly about the chest, ai ms, and face that he never
recovered from his rough treatment. This bear will al¬
ways flee from man unless attacked, but when wounded
will make a gallant fight for existence. Another species
of the ursid® found here is ursus var. cinnamonea } if we

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may call a difference in color a distinction in species.
Many old liunters say that the brown and cinnamon are the
offspring of the black bear, and that they have seen in one
litter of cubs by the latter the two former colors. I am*
myself inclined to believe that they are the same species,
for in specimens of claws presented to me I could see no
difference in length between those of the two varieties.
The average weight of this variety ranges from three to
five hundred pounds, though some are much larger. The
flesh is highly prized by the Indians, and they w T ill go
far to beg a piece of itshoot, orbear steak.

The largest of the species is the grizzly bear (Ursus Itor-
ribilis ), which ranges in weight from fifteen hundred totwc
thousand pounds. This is the bear of the mountains as its
congener is of the forests, and is by far the most powerful
animal known to this continent. It can crush a man as.it
would an egg shell, and one blow from its paw alone will
kill its human adversary. A technical description of it
would be about the following:—size very large; tail shorter
than ears; hair coarse, darkest near base, with light tips;
an erect mane between shoulders; feet large, fore claws
double the length of the hinder; a dark dorsal stripe from
occiput to tail, a lateral one on each side along the flanks,
and nearly concealed by the light tips; intervals between
the stripes lighter; hairs on body browmish yellow, or hoary
at tips; parts around ears dusky; legs approaching black;
muzzle pale. There are some which differ in color from
the description given, but all belong to the same species.
This bear is found extensively in California along the foot¬
hills of the coast and Cascade Ranges, -wherever oaks and
manzanita are found, for a great portion of their food con¬
sists of acorns and the berries of the latter. The man¬
zanita, w-hich is peculiar to the flora of the Pacific coast
derives its botanical name (arctostaphylus glamca) from its
association with this animal, arktos signifying bear in Greek.
The fruit resembles that of the arbutus ura ursi, and to
procuie it bruin will travel far and face many dangers.

I have met several of these animals throughout Cali¬
fornia in a semi-domesticated state, but in no place
did I see them so gentle as to bear too much famil¬
iarity. When the male and female are caged together tliey
are incessantly quarrelling, especially at feeding time. Gal¬
lantry seems to be unknown to the burly male at such
times, for he will attack his companion in the most vicious
manner to recover even the smallest morsel of food. There
is a rude but significant word in the Saxon to express the
highest type of selfishness, namely, “hoggishness,” ye'
bearishness would be more literally correct, for the suidse
are generous in comparison to the monarch of this conti¬
nent. To kill one of the latter has been a feat to which
many Nimrods have devoted their leisure time, and though
several have been successful in accomplishing it single
handed, yet the number who have not are much greater.
For a hunt of this sort it is necessary to have several in a
party, and to be armed with good breech loading rifles, for
his majesty can stard several bullets ere he resigns his
spirit, and before that is done he may take with him to the
spirit land some of his foes unless caution and sure aim
are united. I attended one grizzly hunt in San Luis,
Obispo county, in California, with a party of Spaniards;
but while it was exciting enough, those scenes of Ganger of
which I had heard so much were prominent by their ab¬
sence. We started for the foothills at about four o’clock ir.
the evening, and camped out that night, having made a
rousing fire to keep away any cjuadrupedal intruders, and
after supper devoted ourselves to pulling cigarettes, sing¬
ing, and relating hunting experiences up to midnight. The
last story told was by a swarthy, scarred old veteran, and
according to his tale he had killed with his knife alone an
oso grande in one of the canyons then near our headquar¬
ters. The next morning we were up before daybreak, and
having saddled our horses—said to be veterans in such a
chase^ though rather dilapidated mustangs in appearance—
and loaded our rifles, we deployed ourselves as skirmish¬
ers, keeping the form of a crescent, and in this manner
moved towards a copse of oaks half a mile in front. We
lmd some half a dozen mongrel dogs with us, and they
were taken by one man to the top of the hill, so that thej'-
would run bruin towards us. He took the precaution to
keep to the leeward of the copse, for if even .the daring
grizzly caught the odor of humanity he would think it
the better part of valor to beat a rapid retreat. The cap¬
tain of the skirmish line gave us orders how to move by
the wave of his hand, and all obeyed most promptly.
Reaching the wood we held the reins tighter, grasped the
saddle closer with our legs, and placed the barrel of the
rifle in the crook of the left arm. This was no sooner done
than the dogs gave tongue, the chorus became loud, then
broken and general, and in a moment after a splendid male
grizzly emerged from the bushes about one hundred yards
distant. When he saw the circle around him he hesitated
a moment, but the noise of the dogs soon decided his
movements, so he made for the opening in front. Bang
went a rifle, followed in a second by another. My horse,
which had been restless, now showed undoubted terror;
he wheeled and was making for the rear at his best pace,
but when I got the reins out of my mouth and into my
hands I gave the Spanish bit a touch that nearly threw my
Rozinante on his haunches, and wheeling him I made for
my place in the crescent. I found my mustang was not
alone in his terror, for I saw two more making their best
strides for home. When I reached my position bruin was
making for that direction, as it was the only opening left.
1 tired at him twice in rapid succession, but at this moment
that mustang became alarmed again at the object approach¬
ing, and wheeled to the rear. He had not gone far ere I
checked him; caused him to make a demi-volt, and then
got another shot. Bullets were whizzing thickly around
his bearship at this time, and he did not go five yards fur¬
ther ere he fell, groaning, to the ground, and bleeding pro¬
fusely. Two revolver shots in the head finished him, and
©ur prize lay outstretched before us in all his inanimate
majesty. Who killed him? Every one was willing to bet
or swear that he had hit him, yet on examining the body
only three bullets were found, though twenty must have
been tired. The whole time occupied by this contest did
not exceed five minutes, yet it would seem as though a
small army was firing, so rapidly were the leaden missiles
fioured forth.

After the assembly was . sounded by a loud halloo, the
runaways returned, swearing as only Spaniards can at their
ill luck and their cowardly steeds. Having dragged the
bear into some bushes we again reformed our line and made
in an oblique direction to the right, where the manzanita
grew thickly. The dogs had scarcely entered the shrub-
berv ere a simultaneous yelp made us all halt. In a few
moments a female broke cover, but seeing the number of

enemies surrounding her she again re-entered the bushes
and made for a ravine on the right. Her course was marked
by the swaying of the shrubbery, so to the right we all
started at the best speed of our horses, intending to head
her off. We had scarcely proceeded half a mile ere we
struck a canyon, and into this wrn had the satisfaction of
seeing our game hurl herself, for she apparently went to
the bottom at one stride. That she was not injured, how¬
ever, was proved by the yelping of the dogs, which pur¬
sued her for over a mile; but I may here add that they took
very good care not to go too near her.

As we could not do much in the heat of the day, we con¬
cluded to return to camp and await the morrow for the re¬
sumption of our sport. During the evening, while lying
around the fire, everybody was telling just how he missed
or hit that animal, but who hit him is to this da} 1- a mys¬
tery, for the greater portion insisted that their bullets struck
just where the holes were found. Whoever reached the
vicinity of the heart, however, was the champion. The
action of our veteran mustangs was accounted for on the
ground that bruin emerged too suddenly, so did not give-
them time to think. This may have been the cause in
Spanish eyes, but to me it looked, like want of. experience.
Our camp was the scene of hilarity that evening, and the
song, “Ilermosa esta la noche ,” was sung many times over.

The next morning we were out again by dawn, but a
four hours’ tramp revealed no bears, so we returned home,
myself, for one, highly pleased with my grizzly hunt.. The
animal killed, when placed on the scales, turned thirteen
hundred pounds. A scrutinizing glance at his powerful
limbs made us thank our stars that he had not been able to
reach horse or rider.

This bear is found as far north as forty degrees, but is
rather scarce beyond forty-two degrees. Its principal habi¬
tat in Oregon is "in the Klamath Basin, in which are situ¬
ated the now famous lava beds. It is but little hunted,
owing to the sparseness of population there and the danger
of the amusement. The last attempt at a chase resulted
disastrously to one of the parties, the grizzly having over¬
taken him and killed him with one powerful stroke.

I shall close this article with an incident in grizzly hunt¬
ing which displayed more humor than courage. Judge

G-, of San Francisco, was very fond of the chase, so in

company with four others he started for tl>e mountains to
have a week’s run after grouse and quail. As the judge
could not presume to enjoy himself without some strong
tea (?) he was careful to take a large supply with him. The
niaht before starting on the hunt he attended a ball, and
before morning was so much under the influence of his
favo.ite beverage that he tumbled in the mire several times
on his way home. The consequence to his swallow tail
and hat may be imagined. He had scarcely entered his room
ere a carriage called to take him to the rendezvous; thence
all moved some forty miles into the interior, and camped
under some oak trees. While smoking around the fire a
Spaniard approached the group and stated that a grizzly was
a few rods off in the bushes. He was asked why he did not
kill him, and he nonchalantly replied that he had lost no
bears. The judge, who was dozing near the ashes, jumped
up when he heard grizzly mentioned, and said that he
would bring that bear^nto camp alone. His seedy appear¬
ance, and the quaintness of his hunting costume, caused

his companions to shout heartily at his boast; but G-’s

mettle was up, and with a half drunken leer he said he
would prove it. He then seized a shotgun and moved into
the bushes. He was gone perhaps ten minutes when a tre¬
mendous commotion was heard, as if twenty men were
beating the shrubbery. In a moment out comes the judge,
minus his hat, and running with such speed as to cause the
swallow tails to extend backward in a straight line. As he
approached the camp he shouted at the top of his voice.
“Clear the track; here we come; the bear and me, look out
there!” They did clear the track, and the limb of the law
rushed through the fire; nor did he stop until lie made a
good mile to the rear. A few bullets checked bruin, and
caused him to seek shelter, so the judge escaped with a
good scare and being made the butt of many a joke.

“Mortimer Kerry.”

Portland, Oregon, April 1874.

For Forest and Stream.

FOREST SPORTS OF PENNSYLVANIA.

NUMBER ONE—TITE MUSIC OF THE nOUNDS.

* * /”^OME, lads, tumble down here; the old woman has
got breakfast nearly ready, and the dogs are spoil¬
ing to get loose.” As old Tom Howrer’s cheery voice
aroused me from the deep, dreamless slumber which my
fifteen mile tramp of the previous day had produced, I
opened my eyes in astonishment and looked with dozed be¬
wilderment at the smoky rafters over my head, forgetting
for the moment where I was. But the' bronzed, weather-
beaten face of Tom Howrer, as he stood on the ladder,
with his hands resting on the floor of the loft, brought all
back—the railroad ride of the previous day, the tramp
through the woods, our hearty welcome by Mr. Howrer
and his bustling, kind wife, and last of all, our stowing
ourselves away in the loft. The morning had come at last,
and to-day we were to go out with one of the best hunters,
and certainly the best brace of hounds on the Kinzua.
With a cheery greeting to old Tom, I sprang, or rather
rolled (for our bed was on the floor) out of bed, and ad¬
ministered a vigorous kick to my friend Jack, who was
still sleeping as~if he had but just laid down. With a gasp
and start that worthy young gentleman sat up suddenly in
bed, almost lifting a portion of the roof off from the house,
and being now dressed I crept down the rickety ladder,
leaving Jack expressing his views of sky parlor bed cham¬
bers in language more forcible than elegant. After holding
my head in the clear, sparkling waters of a brook which
ran close to the house, I returned to discuss, with a keen
appetite, a genuine backs woods breakfast of buckwheat
cakes, maple syrup, bacon and eggs, and coffee.

We left the house about six o’clock and turned our faces
up the Kinzua, keeping on an old log road that wound
along the ridge that skirted the creek. After proceeding
about a mile we halted to hold a consultation as to the best
place to put the dogs out. This we of course left to Tom’s
judgment, and he finally decided to let them loose in a large
huckleberry patch about a quarter of a mile back from the
creek. A neighbor of his, who had occasion to pass
through it only a day or two previously, had started a large
drove of deer, and Tom felt confident that the dogs—Bill
and Leo—would put up a deer in a very short time. We
went on a little farther when we came to a spot where Tom
informed us the runway crossed the road.

At this point he stationed Jack, and with an admonition
to be on the alert we left him'and proceeded towards tha
creek. A walk of fifteen or twenty minutes’ duration
brought us to another log road, which we followed to the
brow of a steep bluff, which terminated in the waters of
the creek. A space twenty or thirty feet wide had hem
cleared down the face of the bluff for the purpose of roll¬
ing logs down into the water. Of late years, Tom said
the deer, when started from the west'ridge, invariably
made for this point, which was a good and easy means of
access to the water. Following Tom’s directions, I made
my way almost to the bottom of the slide, and took up my
station behind a rock, while he started for the huckleberry-
patch, leading the impatient dogs. From where I W as
standing I could command a charming vista of the swift
running waters of the Kinzua, which flashed and glistened
in the light of the rising sun. On the opposite side the
trees, just turned to a bright crimson from the effects of
the early October frosts, rose tier upon tier until they were
lost sight of in the fog which was rolling up from the val¬
ley. A half hour passed away, and I still remained at my
post, watching and listening, with every faculty on the
alert, to catch the first sounds from the dogs. At last the
long wished for sound reached my ear, first a short, sharp
yelp, then, as each dog fairly got the scent, came the deep
baying that sounds so pleasant to the sportsman’s ears.
The quarry w r as evidently heading for the water, and each
moment the baying of the houncls.grew nearer and clearer.
I can imagine nothing more exciting nor more calculated
to give pleasure to a keen sportsman than the baying of a
couple or more of thoroughbred hounds as they follow a
lively young buck over hill and dale. The blood tingled
wildly through my veins as I grasped my double rifle more
firmly, expecting every moment to see an antlered buck
bounding down the declivity. I had become perfectly en¬
thusiastic, and already, in imagination, I followed out the
chase, the whizzing of bur rifle balls, the panting, strug¬
gling deer, and then last, but by no means least, was the
thought of rich venison for supper. My fancies wmre sud¬
denly dispelled by hearing the-sharp crack of Jack’s rifle,
showing me that he had sighted the game. With finger on
each trigger I waited with bated breath the appearance of
the game. Instead of coming towards me, however, the
baying of the dogs told me that the chase had taken a dif¬
ferent direction, the quarry having probably swerved when
Jack fired. With a sigh of disappointment I dropped the
stock of my gun on the ground, and listened to the baying
of the dogs until their voices died away in the distance.
Not long, however, did they remain out- of hearing, for in
a few moments their howl again reached my ears, low and
indistinct at first, but gradually growing louder as they ap¬
proached. Nearer and nearer they came, now growing
fainter as they descended into some hollow 1 -, and then rising
to a loud, prolonged howl as they ascended a hill. The
game was undoubtedly coming towards me this time, and
from the direction they were approaching they would give
Jack a wide berth. Suddenly, like a flash of light, came a
large buck over the verge. Another bound, and lie reached
the middle of the incline, when, as he lifted his feet in a last
leap, my bullet struck him fairly between the antlers, and
he fell quivering and kicking at my very feet. A few mo¬
ments more and my keen hunting knife finished the work,
and I stood up to survey my prize. A noble fellow he was,
surely, with large branching antlers, a sleek, glcssy hide,
and trim, clean legs. The dogs now came in with a rush
and a cry, and I soon had my hands full in keeping them
off the dead deer. In a few minutes Jack and Tom made
their appearance, the latter carrying a fine young doe which
Jack had killed. We now proceeded to hang up our game
until such time as Tom could come after them with his
team. This accomplished to our satisfaction, w*e rambled
up the creek, shooting a few grouse, until the middle of
the afternoon, wiien we returned to the house, very well
satisfied with our first day’s sport on the Kinzua.

“Pleasant Wing.”

For Forest and Stream.

HOW I WENT H UNTING.

D EER SUR, I had bin borryin yure paper, the Foeest
an Streem, an redin ov it till I got the liutin fever
miself. So I went to the stoarto bi me a gun, sez I, mister
liev yu got any good dubble barl shot guns? plenty ov em
sez lie, what sort of wun do yu want, sez lie! Sum thing
good an chepe sez 1. Wei ho’ll that do, sez he, and he
guv me a gun stocked with a pece of wmlnut fens rail, ana
not even panet.ed at that; there wa’nt no brass fixins about
her, she wus ail plain iron. The feller I lied been borryin
the Forrest an Streme of seel I neded a stub twist gun,
but I didn’t se no twist on these barls, they was all over
kinder notted and speckeld like wliat yu kail burds eye
work. I didnt think much of the gun but thought mabe
she was very chepe, so I axed what she was worth. Seventy
five doilers sez he. Gol darn it, sez I, you think line a line
dont you? No sur, sez he, wfiy? Axin seventy five (toi¬
lers fur such a thing ez that, sez I. Sez he, that s a gmi-
wine greener sez he, liandin the gun to a feller standin Dy
me, damaskus barls, three pin locks, and oil walnut stocK.
What do you mene sez I, feelin mad all over, and a n
streke runnin clowue my back. Just, what I say, sez ti ¬
l’ll teech you better nor to call me a giniwine greener, s
I pulling off mi kote. 1 did’nt kail you that, sez he. W
did you kail that then? sez I. Why, the gun 0Y j
sed he. Then all the fellers that was in the stoar bust
ln.ffin, fit to kill tliereselves, and sed I must treat, so I 1
to do it. . ..

Then I w r ent back to bi a gun.. Now sez the s
keeper, you jist cum round here an pick out a nice on ®>

I wer mad now and didn’t keer for expens. The stocJK
pameted black, and shined till you cood see yureseli l -
The trimmins was all of brass, and the locks and ham
was all shined up bright as a doller. The barls wus
quarter of an inch thick at the muzzle, so I knew t
was’nt no danger of bustin her. They wer a red D
color, and showed the twist from one end to tother, Ti .
plane as the rings on a coon’s tale. What makes her
so ruff inside? sez I. A ruff gun shoots better, sez he.

What’s she worth, sez I. Fifty dollers, sez he, an
thro in a shot bag and powder flask, and a. -wad cutt » ?
pay for that treat we got off’n you. What is a wad c •

sez I. Why a punch to cut wads with sez. he, winx “

another feller that was in the stoar. All right, sez ,
take her. So I paid him, got some amminisliun, antu jk
ed out. Say, sez he, you had better not load heraoo
at first, before she gets used to it, you know. . l liel L v & \\
fellers, and there wur a lot of ’em by this time, t y .
laffed agin, and the stoar keeper stuck his tung in his

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and did’nt laff any, so I knowed lie warn’t joking this
time. X took tlie gun home and showed it to Harry, he’s
the feller I borrowed the Forrest and Streeme of you
know. How do you like her? sez I. Oh! I dont know,
sez lie; what did she cost you? Fifty, sez I. How what
are you laffin at? sez I, for he wus laffin tit to split. Just
to think what a fool that stoar keeper were, sez he. I
cheated him, did I? sez I. Perhaps, sed he. Less go
huntin Harry, sez I. Can’t to-day, but I’ll let you take
Dash (that’s Harry’s bird dog) if you want to go. So I
took the dog and went out into a big stubbel felde, where
Harry said there wus lots of quale. Dash hunted bully for
about fifteen minits, an’ then stopped plum still, and
wood’nt budge a peg. I kailed him, an’ coaxed him, and
sicked him till I got mad, and then walked up and kicked
him when up got a whole flock of quale. You tarned cuss
sez I I’ll show you how to scare birds up before I see ’em,
so I out with my ram rod and feched him one over the hed,
and broke the rod, I tell you I wer mad then, but I wasn’t
going to be fuled out of nrg hunt, I had too lodes in the
gun any how. Jist then I see a crow light on the fence,
at tother side of the feeld, I thought I’d sliute him, and
then go home. The crick bank wer about ten feet high,
and there were just room fur me to walk between the bank
and the water, so 1 got down there and walked along till I
o-ot to a bend in the crick, where I was just even with the
cro. I stratened-up as hi as I cood, but I cood’nt see the
cro. Then I climbed up the bank, which was nearly rite
strate up, and about ten fete hi. I streched up hi as I cood
on my nees, and then I see him. He was about forty rods
from me but I had bin readin about some awful long shots
in other sporting papers, and now thinks I, my fifty dollar
gun shall beet ’em all, and I’ll have Harry to send it to the
paper. I stretched up jist as high as I cood on mi nees and

cut loose.’ The gun did’nt go off, a-w, a-w, sed the

crow, but he did’nt fli. Then I tried tother barl, I guess
you’d a thoght it went off if you’d bin behind it. It knocked
nje off the bank rite into the water; there were a little ice
on the water, but that did’nt stop me enny, for I fel ten
fete. When I cum to the top I liurd somebody laflin agin,
and there on top of the bank was Harry and that cuss that
maid me trete at the gun stoar. They hed wached me, and
follered me, when I went down the crick bank, and they
wus laying in the grass right behind me on tother side of
the crick when I shot. I wus mad enuff to whip both of
’em, but they sed they w r ould keep mum and help get the
gun out if I would’nL so we went to fishing for it, I made
beleve it was all right till I got a good chance and then
pushed the other feller in. He come up laffin, and me and
Harry was laffin too. Comin up to me, sez he, its all right,
but I’ll tell you what, you’ll never get that gun till you
dive for it, so here goes, and before I knowed what he was
doin, he tuk me by the cote coller and back of my britches
and piched me in head foremost. I were so mad, I tried
to git a rock off’n the bottom and got hold of the gun!
Thar, I tolde you so, said the other feller. Well the tube
and hammer were gone from the barl I shot, and tother one
would’nt stand cocked. What do you spose has gone with
that hammer and tube? Turtles eat e’m off said Harry. Is
that so? sez I. Coarse it is, sed tother feller. Les see if
tother barl’s loaded, sez Harry. Coarse it is, sed I. Ho
taint, sed Harry, you put both loads in one barl. It kost
fore dpllers to git the gun fixed. Hext time Twill tell you
how I got so I kould sliute birds a fly in, and how I trained
sum puppeys. Jehiel Stab.

P. S.—I did’t kil that cro.

For Fore-si and Stream.

GRAND MANAN.

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T HE Island of Grand Manan is situated in the Bay of
Fundy, about thirty miles south-east of Eastpprt,
Maine. It is thirty miles long and about nine miles wide,
and lies in nearly a north and south direction. There are
two small villages on the island and habitations are scatter¬
ed over its greater part. There are a few saw mills in the
timber sections which furnish a comparatively small
amount of lumber for building purposes, as they are chiefly
used in preparing material for herring boxes, which are sold
to the fishermen at two and two and a half dollars per hun¬
dred. Hearly every man on the island owns one or more
smoke houses which are used for curing herring. In 1872
herring were bringing but nine and fourteen cents per box,
and the fishermen were complaining bitterly at the low
prices for their fish. Salt cod-fish was worth but four and
five dollars per one hundred and twelve pounds, and pollock
and hake were worth but three and one-lialf cents per pound
by the hundred weight.

There are several small streams on Grand Manan which
contain trout. The largest one I ever caught there did not
weigh but eight ounces, but small as they were they
were not rejected by us hungry collectors. Agricul¬
ture is sadly neglected by the inhabitants of Grand Manan
and adjacent islands. A few potatoes, oats and lettuce, are
all that are raised. The season is late, the summer short
and the fogs, which are of long duration, prove detrimental
to vegetable productions. The south, west and north
coasts of the island are rocky and abrupt. At its northern
end a perpendicular rock rises six hundred feet from the
water's edge and is called the North Head. A little to the
east of that is a large cove called Whale Cove, because the
whales used to resort there to feed in the tide streaks. In
fact they often make their appearance there at the present
time.

In Whale Cove, near the main island, is a high perpen¬
dicular rock, with four vertical sides which stands like a
lone sentinal under the dark cliffs. It is called the Bishop’s
Head, and is well-known by all craft that navigate the Bay
o£ Fundy. Several years ago a large vessel was wrecked
one cold winter’s night, during a heavy snow, on the rocky
shore of Whale Cove. All the crew were drowned or
frozen except one negro who had both his legs frozen off,
and is now walking on their stumps in the village at Swal¬
lowtail Light, near the place where the unfortunate wreck
occurred. On the north-east corner of the island is a large
kigh rocky point which is cleft in the shape of the forked
tail of the swallow, and has long been known as ilie Swal¬
lowtail Rock. On the top of the rock is a light house, and
a little to the south of the light, is a large cove where all
vessels find a snug harbor.

On the western side of the island the coast is rocky and
precipitous. There are two large overhanging clifts which
are known as the Old Maids, which are given a wide berth
by coasters. The southern end of the island very much
resembles its northern end or North Head, and is
called South Head. It is a favorite breeding ground ol the
herring gulls, {Larux argentatus,) and their eggs are sought

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and used as food. The Passamaquoddy and Mickmack
Indians live near South Head and hunt the porpoise and
seal for their oil. They often go to Eastport, (Passamaquod¬
dy,) in their small canoes, a distance of thirty miles over
an open sea. The eastern coast of Grand Manan is low
compared with its other shores, and it is that side of the
island that is mostly inhabited. It is covered principally
with spruce and birch timber, and it has the peculiar mossy
spruce swamps which are common to northern Maine.
Several years ago deer were common on the island, but the
Indians and whites combined, have nearly exterminated
them. There are a few ruffed grouse, woodcock, thrushes,
(Hermit, olive backed and golden crowned,) robins,
swallows,(barn, white-bellied, and bank swallows,)warblers,
flycatchers, &c., &c., that are found on the island, also the
hare, gray rabbit and red squirrel. To the south-east, and
east of Grand Manan are many beautiful islands which are
full of interest to the Naturalist. They are as follows: Two
Islands, Three Islands, White Head, Eastern.and Western
Green Islands, Sheep, Pumpkin, Low Duck, Little Duck,
Big Duck, Long, Ross, Cheney’s Head, and Nantucket
Islands. To the south-east are the Black Ox, Seal, Eastern,
Western and Yellow Merle ledges, which are favorite breed¬
ing grounds of the seals. There is also one small island
called the White Horse, which is a general “headquarters”
and breeding ground of the Leach’s Petrels. They burrow
into the rich loam and deposit one egg in each hole. When
caught in the hand they disgorge a brownish oil which is
not very sweet scented. The eider duck and black guille¬
mot breeds on the rocky shores of the numerous islands,
and an occasional pair of arctic puffins, (parrot bill murre,)
are found breeding in the same localities. The razor-billed
auk breeds in considerable numbers on the Yellow Merle
ledges, and twelve years ago it was common to nearly all
the islands of the Bay of Fundy. The island of Grand
Manan is a good collecting ground for the naturalist at any
season. In the autumn the ornithologist can collect the
following birds in the Bay of Fundy:—Loon, red-tliroated
diver, foolish guillemot, little auk, eider duck, pomarine
skua, (gull chaser,) herring gull, Wilson’s tern, black guille¬
mot, puffin, great black-backed gull, purple sandpipers, red
phalarope, &c., &c.

Those who enjoy fishing can gaff lobsters, spear flounders,
catch cod, hake, pollock, and an occasional halibut. The
waters of the bay offer great facilities for making skel¬
etons, which is of great value to the naturalist. One
has only to sink his specimen in a net in the water and the
sea fleas, sea urchins, and marine insects, will clean a large
skeleton beautifully in a single night. I would say in con¬
clusion, that Grand Manan can be reached by any of the
following routes from Boston. The quickest route is by
rail, by the Boston and Maine Raihoad, to Milltown, Me.,
and from there by boat to Eastport, thence by some fisher¬
man’s boat or the British mail packet to Grand Manan.
The boats of the International Steamship Company ply
between Boston, Portland and Eastport, and any person can
go by boat the entire distance from New York, if they
wish to, by connecting with the Boston steamers for St.
John.

If any of the readers of the Forest and Stream wish
to visit Grand Manan, they would do well to “put up” at
the house of Simeon F. Cheney, Nautucket Island, where
they can have the best of accommodations, boats, &c. Mr.
Cheney can tell you what Audfibon did when in his locality,
how certain birds have ceased to breed in certain localities,
and what he does not know about the Bay of Fundy and
its tides, rocks, islands, fish, and birds, after studying them
for fifty years, is not worth knowing. I can testify to the
above facts as Mr. Cheney showecHme every thing of note
to the ornithologist within forty miles of Grand Manan,
during nine weeks steady researches for natural informa¬
tion. J. II. Batty.

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—The harbor of Halifax being of the utmost importance
to the whole commercial world, wo take particular notice
of the efforts now made by the Royal Halifax Yacht club
to prevent the injury caused by the throwing of ballast in
the harbor. Exactly as legislation in regard to the close
seasons is getting to be influenced more and more.by the
practical knowledge of the sportsman, in the same way
- yachtsmen in their cruising become perfectly familiar with
their harbors and have a right to be heard in regard to any
impediments put in the way of navigation. We take, then,
great pleasure in publishing the following:—

At the regular quarterly meeting of the “Royal Halifax
Yacht Club,” held at the Club House, on Monday, the 13th
day of April, 1874, inter alia, on motion of Alex. W. Scott,
Esq., Rear Commodore, seconded by C. A. Hutchins, Esq.,
the following resolution was unimously adopted:

Whereas, The “Royal Halifax Yacht Club,” through the report of
their Special Committee, dated 26th May, 1871, brought to the notice of
the Dominion Government the vital necessity of stopping the practice
(which had for years existed) of throwing ballast and rubbish into Hali¬
fax Harbor, to the great detriment of the anchorage;

And, Whereas, The Dominion Government, through such representa
tions, created the office of Harbor Master, and appointed an incumbent
principally with a view to check said practices;

And Whereas, It has been brought to the notice of the said club that
notwithstanding the stringent regulations made for the"government of
the harbor., the practice is still permitted to continue, and that thousands
of tons of dock dredgings have recently been emptied into the harbor to
the great injury of the holding ground;

Therefore, Resolved, That the “Royal Halifax Yacht Club” view with
apprehension, and alarm the serious consequences that must inevitably
arise from a continuance of such violation of the law, and beg to call the
attention of the Minister of Marine to this most important subject, with
a hope that it will receive at his hands the full consideration it undoubt¬
edly deserves.

Also , Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce be earnestly solicited
to unite with the “Royal Halifax Yacht Club 1 in their efforts to preven ^
the total ruin of the anchorage of Halifax Harbor, and as Imperial in.
terests would necessarily be materially affected thereby, that the attention
of the Vice-Admiral Commanding on the Station, be also called to the
subject. George M. Greer, Secretary.

—At last a cure is found for cold in tlie liead. Dr. Poil-
lon, a French physician, says it can he cured by inhaling
hartshorn. The inhalation by the nose should be seven or
eight times in five minutes,

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How to tell a Freshly Caijght Shad.— First decide
what you want to tell him, then whisper it in his ear.

M cw Unbliatfivwj.

Popular Science Monthly. April. D. Appleton & Co.

With this number is closed the second year and the fourth volume of
this valuable contribution to scientific literature. How well appreciated
this work has been for the last year the testimonials of many readers can
and do daily verify. It comes to us this month with very interesting re -
search into the hidden mysteries of many things, theories only before,
but now revealed and canvassed as facts, stripped of illusion and fancy.
1. “The Age of Ice,” with illustrations, will be found full of new ideas,
and very readable. One rises from its perusal with many corrected sup¬
positions, and is the first one to confess to many errors of conception.
“The Pathology of the Passions” will be found a paper of great value,
and the illustrations on page 601—the force orcontagion of good or bad
example—will readily commend itself to everyone at all acquainted with
the passionate nature of man. “The Mantis, or tlie Praying Insect,” is a
curious history of a curious insect, which must be read from the work
itself to be understood. A complete and full number, fully equal to any
of the same'yet published.

History oe North American Birds. ByS. F. Baird, T.

M. Brewer and R. Ridgway. Illustrated with 64 colored plates and 593

woodcuts. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. 1874. Vol. Ill, pp. 560,

xxviii.

Our thanks are due for a copy of the third volume of this great work,
of which we might say all that need be said in the statement that it fully
sustains the reputation of the first two volumes. We trust that the con¬
cluding portion of the work may not be long delayed in reaching us, as
then we shall be provided with a complete treatise upon the subject from
the highest living authority.

This volume comprises the large and important groups of the Raptores
or Birds of Prey, the Columbidoe., or Pigeons and Doves, and the Galli-
nce, including the Grouse, Partridges, or Quail, Ptarmigan, and their al-
li es _ a ll birds of the highest interest to sportsmen. About half the vol¬
ume is occupied with the raptorial families of the hawks, owls and vul¬
tures. This elaborate monograph is entirely from the pen of Mr. Ridg¬
way, as far as the technicalities are concerned, Dr. Brewer, as usual, pre¬
paring the biographical portions. Mr. Ridgway, as ornithologists are
aware, has for several years devoted special attention to this group, with
wha- great success need not be here enlarged upon. From time to time
various scientific papers have appeared from him on particular genera,
informing us of the progress of his studies; and in the present work we
have his crowning results, as far as North American species are con¬
cerned. May we not hope soon to see his monograph upon the Raptores
at large? The same admirable conservatism which has guided the au¬
thors throughout the work is here apparent in the large reduction of
nominal species to varieties or mere synonyms; the good species with
their geographical varieties are treated in exhaustive detail, the whole
subject being placed upon a far more satisfactory footing than it has be¬
fore rested upon. Several novelties appear, especially the curious
Onychotes gruberi; several new generic names are established, as Ante¬
rior, Pseudogryphus, and Rhinogiypirns but, by the way, is not “Para-
buteo” a mistake? We are pleased, on the whole, that the authors have,
m the case of the Raptores, departed from their custom of giving colored
heads. These heads of the Birds of Prey would not have been charac¬
teristic, for these birds do not carry their likeness on their face, but on
their tail, which latter affords in most cases the reliable guide. This
omission of colored heads—as some uninformed persons might consider
it—is more than condoned by the number and beauty of the full-length
wood cuts, one of which is given for every species (instead, as hereto¬
fore, of only one species of each genus), in addition to the profuse out¬
line illustrations of details, which, in this family, embrace a number of
sketches of osteological characters derived from the skull and breast¬
bone. The curious asymmetry of Nyctale and other strigine genera is
finely given.

Sportsmen will be more pleased perhaps with this volume than with
the preceding ones, as it includes their favorite game birds. It is an
earnest of what they may expect in the subsequent volumes, when the
woodcock, snipe, bay-birds and waterfowl come to be treated. There
need subsist no longer the slightest doubt or uncertainty respecting the
proper names and classification of grouse, partridges and quail, while
their physical characters are given with the minutest detail, enabling a
specimen in any plumage to be at once referred to its proper genus and
species. With Dr. Brewer's excellent and thorough biographies this por¬
tion of the work represents the best treatise extant upon the interesting
and valuable birds in question.

The volume closes with an appendix, giving numerous late miscellane¬
ous particulars upon all the birds treated in the first three volumes, with
full indices, and with a very copious glossary of technical terms, the lat¬
ter prepared—evidently with great care—by Dr. Cones.

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ANNOUNCEMENT.

George W. Carleton & Co., will shortly publish the fa¬
mous novel “Dr. Antonia.” It made quite a stir in the literary world
some years ago. We are glad to announce the re-issue of the same in
Carleton & Co.’s good style.

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Extensive Art Galhery.— Next to the Bible, no book is more use¬
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gallery , containing over three thousand engravings, representing every
animal, insect, reptile, implement, plant, &c., which we know any¬
thing about. It is a vast library, giving information on almost every
mentionable subject. It indeed has been well remarked that it is the
most remarkable compendium of human knowledge in our language.—
Household Advocate.

—There was something both peculiar an I particular in
regard to the deer we are writing about. In the first place
he was snow white and of shapely form; and secondly, his
albinosliip had for the last three mortal years bothered
every huntsman in Pike County, Pennsylvania. Those
famous woodsmen, the Westbrooks, had spent many a
weary day in pursuit of him. Uncle Ira Chrissman, with
his wonderful Kentucky swivel breechloader, an antiquated
but cunning heir loom, a piece of ordnance known all
through the Keystone State, had often covered that white
deer, and though the celebrated gun hacl “pinted plumb,”
that white buck had never come in. ^ld man Bart and the
Quicks, all had wasted shoe leather over the snow white
deer, but were never able to get him. In time, in Pike
County, mysterious stories were rife about him and over
camp fires, silver bullets and the incantations necessary, in
order to fetch that deer were darkly hinted at. Somehow
or other, though lie had escapes innumerable, he never had
been fotched. It seems that a family of white deer must
have taken up quarters in that section of country, as a pond
has long gone by the name of White Deer Pond. We had
half a hope that after, all the white deer would have
lived on to perpetuate his race, but this weekTYm had a visit
from Mr. Sliimer, mine host of the Exchange Hotel, Wilks-
barre. Mr. Shimer is an example of patience and of hunts¬
man’s skill. Suffice to sajr Mr. Sliimer last winter went for
that deer, and no other deer, and got him. He was a white
buck and weighed over 125 pounds, and his snow white
buckskin, with the hair on, nicely tanned, is to-day one of
Mr. Shimer’s trophies. Some fifteen years ago a white doe
was caught in this same neighborhood and was bought by
some gentlemen and placed in one of the Philadelphia
parks.

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FOREST AND STREAM

For Forest and Stream.

TO THE SNOW.

O N the ground the snow is lying,

Flake with flake in whiteness vieing,

And the wind is softly sighing
Thro’ the trees in sweetness rare.

In the heavens’ azure lining,

Myriad golden stars are shining,

And a sweetness and completeness
Inter-penetrates the air.

When the night in shadow steeping
The world, and all its silent sleeping
Life that late so gay was leaping
In the waves of sunlight bright;

Then tne snow sends up its greeting
To the stars, that answer peeping,

And its whiteness and their brightness
Thrill the being of the night.

I wonder if the snow is thinking—

As it lies there, silent, drinking
In the rays that seem fast linking
It unto those starry eyes—

Of the time when spring’s warmth surging,

Shall supply the needed urging
That will thrill it thro’, and fill it
With the strength to reach the skies 1

When, once more, a cloud careering,

With the lightning brightly peering
From its eyes, a pathway clearing
That the thunderbolts be rolled;

Or, with loveliness o’er-creaming,

Floateth in the sunset, dreaming,

While the sun laves with his bright waves
All the world in red and gold. Transit.

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<J |utuml history.

For Forest and Stream.

TAKE CARE OF THE TOADS—“ARLING¬
TON NED.”

Y ES, take care of the toad; that homely old toad that
is such a very familiar fellow, and who is always to be
found waiting for my appearance in the garden. This old
fellow has been an inhabitant of my garden for quite a
number of years. When I first made his acquaintance he
was quite small, but he has grown considerably every year
for the past seven years, and now he is quite a large sized,
well developed toad. And this toad is by no means a toady;
he is not a fawning scycophant; he means to get his morn¬
ing quota of worms honestly, and see how his bright, in¬
telligent eye shines as I hold up to his view a nice, large,
plump earth worm. Look! he lifts his head, winks his
little bright eyes rapidly, and confidently hops up to my
very feet. How patiently he awaits my giving him his ac¬
customed “morning worm.” There is no toadyism in the
character of my toad. “Ned,” as I call him, puts on no
airs; he is the same old toad to-day, the same honest, per¬
severing “worm killer” this year that he was when we first
became acquainted on one fine morning in the April of
1867. Ever since—from about the 1st to the 10th of April
in each year—Ned has made his annual appearance in my
Arlington garden as regularly as the year rolls round. He
is sure to come from a certain portion of my grounds, and
one little fact of natural, historical interest, or animal in¬
stinct, whichever you please to call it, is quite sure to place
him before me fresh, bright, and winking either under the
large hemlock, or beneath the foot limbs of my Norway
spruce grove, or in the serpentine border walks among the
tall yucca leaves. Yes, “Old Ned,” as I call him now, is
sure to turn up at this time, and very nearly in one of these
places. Now it is worthy of a thought to just know where
he emerges from, and where he makes his winter home.
He seems to know that he is not recognized as a toady, but
welcomed as an old friend, for he comes forth with as much
confidence in the goodness of human nature as the latest
elected member of Congress. I was about to say that in
other comparisons the similarity would hold good, but I
forbear. I would not do even an animal as humble and
useful as thou art, Ned, the injustice to carry out the com¬
parison, for thou art an honest, true old toad. To pass
from this slight digression, and return to this useful animal
in the garden, no lover of good things will ever wantonly
injure even the homely toad; and while he is pleased to
encourage the building of nests by his pet feathered
friends amid the branches and boughs of the trees over¬
head, let him not forget the “speckled bellied” or “white
bellied” toads that hop so confidently about at the roots,
snapping up the big and little bugs and worms which he
finds in this good location. Every insect was made for a
wise purpose, and by the way that Ned gobbles them up I
am verily inclined to think that they were made to fill a
place in the economy of life for the especial purpose of
filling up Ned’s stomaah. Could any of our readers on
some clear, still morning see Ned picking up the worms
and bugs, they would fancy they could almost hear his
mouth snap, so rapidly does he open and shut it when mak¬
ing his early breakfast. In all soberness of narration and
carefulness of observation I have counted forty worms and
some ten or more large bugs and larvae of insects disposed
of by him at one breakfast. Just as soon as he has fin¬
ished his breakfast he retires beneath the shade of his hem¬
lock tree, and near the base of a flat stone gives himself
over to meditation, 1 presume. Here he remains until late
in the afternoon, or until hungry again, when he com¬
mences his hopping tour about the garden.

Ned is certainly an intelligent individual of the toad spe¬
cies. He is fond of music, and accident first revealed to
our family his appreciation of it. It was nearly evening,
and a lady of the family was singing to piano accompani¬

ment, when we looked from the front door of the house,
down the extreme length of the walk, and saw Ned hop¬
ping along the gravel walk approaching the house. The
peculiar movements, and his liveliness, attracted particular
attention. “Where is Ned bound to in such haste?” said
one. The mystery was soon solved. Straight to the
steps of the front door Ned approached, halting not until
he had gained the lower stair. Here he sat and listened,
apparently to the music, with as much devotion and atten¬
tion as any one of the party. Emboldened by the kind
treatment he received, or his love of the sweet concord, he
hopped upon the top step of the door, and approached into
the very hall. Here he sat quiet and dignified, and lis¬
tened until the music ceased, when he turned himself about
and hopped back a part of the length of the walk. The
music was repeated, and Ned again returned to his old po¬
sition of an attentive listener upon the steps. This was
three times repeated on this evening, and at many times
afterwards this same love for music was manifested by
him. The question that this veritable fact leaves with my
readers is, “Are toads lovers of music; are they net to a
certain extent reasoning animals?”

Ned, as usual, made his first appearance for this season,
lively and well, his eyes bright and twinkling, on the morn¬
ing of April 14, 1874. L. Wyman.

—There is a fish preserved in the College of Surgeons,
London, which has another fish in its stomach, and that
another fish in its stomach, and so on to the number of
four.

DO QUAIL WITHHOLD THEIR SCENT?

Suffern, N. Y., April 17, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Being a constant reader of your valuable paper, and reading the many
and varied opinions of different sportsmen in relation to the quail and
their scent, the power of withholding it, &c., prompts me to send you my
views on the subject—views that may not be accepted by the many, but
to a few who, like myself, have carefully studied the bird and its habits,
have formed their opinions from actual observation.

It is a well known fact that a wet bird, or a dead one, a running bird,
or a wounded one, and a bird that has not been disturbed (except a
“setting” one), are easily found by a good dog, whilst a bird upon being
hunted soon after it has “lighted” (after flushing) is very hard for the
dog to scent. Now, taking the above as undisputed facts, I shall try and
show how and why this is so, and with the simple declaration that the
scent of the bird is in its body, I’ll endeavor to prove it, as this fact, if
sustained, covers the whole question. A frightened bird sits closely to
ground, its feathers lying smoothly and compactly on its person; it
breathes carefully, gently, ah! so gently as scarcely to disturb a feather.
Look at it closely. Were it not for its position and that sparkling eye,
you would pronounce it dead. No motion there; all is “death in life.”
Your setter on a point was never so still as that, although his breath was
suspended for a long time, and he looked more like a statue than old
Dash—Oh 1 no. And do you wonder now, after seeing this bird, why the
dog can’t get the scent? It cannot work through those closely fitting
feathers until the regular breathing of the bird is strong enough to make
the lungs expand and the body, and with it the opening of the feathers;
then, and not till then, can the dog scent game.

A “setting” bird, by reason of its regular, gentle breathing, is difficult
for the dog to scent; still, by reason of its elevation, caused by the eggs,
together with the odor arising from the nest, any good dog will, if
close enough, and having fair wind, not only scent, but point, such
birds. I have seen it done many times. A bird in motion (running), by
the action of its muscles and limbs, allows the scent to escape freely. A
wet bird, by reason of the steam arising from its body,passes off readily.
A wounded one, through its wound and pain incident thereto, breathes
heavily, and the bird, before dying, in its struggle for life, in its long in¬
halations and respirations, causes the feathers to expand wider and
wider, until tbey stand nearly upright, and in death they do not regain
their “fitness” to the body. So that each and all of these four throw off
scent sufficient to enable the dog to find them without much trouble.

And now, being at the bottom of my paper, I have only to add that,
whether the above meets with the assent or dissent of any of my
brother sportsmen, I care not, for I don’t get a cent for putting them on
the right scent. I have the honor to be,

Very respectfully yours, E. b. Wanmaker.

DO QUAIL EAT CHINCH BUGS?

Lawrence, Kan., April 14, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream.—

You may think the above a curious question to ask, but believe me
there is much more importance attached to it than you may at first
think for, and for this reason: Quail are very plenty in this State, and
it is the earnest desire of every true sportsman to keep them so.

Unfortunately, the laws of the State permit the trapping or netting of
them on one’s own premises. The result of this is, that thousands are
every season brought into market here or shipped abroad.

During last season they were brought into this market in such quanti¬
ties as to become a perfect drag, selling at 40c. to 50c. per dozen, and at
one point in southern Kansas one man alone bought and shipped over
8,000 quail and some 7,000 grouse (pinnated), very few, if any, of which
were shot, but all netted or trapped. Of course the result of such
wholesale destruction can but be one thing—the utter extermination of
them throughout the State. Already its effects are noticeable in locali¬
ties where we have heretofore made our best bags, it being a difficult
matter now to find a single bevy, where they used to be in the greatest
abundance.

Deeply impressed with the necessity of putting a stop to guch an out¬
rageous course, ere it be too late, a few of us have endeavored, through
our representatives, to have the law changed; and this brings me to my
point. We are met at once with the hue and cry “that we sportsmen
want to shoot all the birds,” and (mark the inconsistency of the thing)
“the quail destroy the chinch bugs! and therefore the shooting of them
should not be allowed.” Mind you, nothing is said about the thousands
that are netted. Oh, no; it is not the netting that,, is doing the mischief,
but the shooting that is destroying so many of these public benefactors,
who amuse themselves by eating up so many chinch bugs, whereas any
one knows that one net can do more damage in the course of a season
than twenty guns. But this is not the point I am after.

Do Quail ever eat Chinch Bugs? That is the question we would like
decided, and to that end we would not only like your own individual
opinion, but also that of our other brother sportsmen in general. It has
been our opinion always that it was the food on which the different
kinds of game fed, that gave to their flesh the flavor in many cases so
highly esteemed ( e. g. canvas-backs and celery). We can, therefore,
hardly reconcile ourselves to the belief that our little friends take much
stock in the chinch bug. Just think of it—quail flavored with chinch
bugs! Ye gods! what a calumny on the best little bird that flies.

By helping us to decide this question you may enable us to silence our
antagonists’ guns, ou this one point anyway. Whether we shall ever be
able to spike them on the netting business, time alone can determine.

The general law you advocate for the whole United States, would do

the business effectually, and most earnestly do we bid it God speed; it i 8
just what we want.

In closing, allow me to ask if you did not make an error in your table
of “Close Seasons,” in reference to this State? Our close is from March
1st to August 1st, and so on, not, vice versa , as it reads. Truly y<ni rs

_ . E—

We are wholly in the dark as to the question asked. Perhaps our
friends of the West Jersey Game Protective Society can answer, inas¬
much as they are engaged in breeding quail.— Ed.

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Toronto, April 11 ,1874

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In one of your numbers I noticed a short account of a trout which
contained within it a tape worm, which recalled a similar fact of which
I was witness. About ten years ago I spent a week at Des Joachins, 40
miles above Pembroke on the Upper Ottawa, in the beginning of June
I took possession of a deserted lumber shanty at Presque Isle, a few
miles below Des Joachims, and made daily visits to the little lakes three
or four miles back from the river, where I found very good trouting.

At Teapot Lake the fish were very abundant, ranging from half pound
to two pounds weight. On opening them 1 found a large number I
think the majority, infested with tape worms, about i inch wide and
from 12 to 14 inches long. We were not deterred, however, from using
the trout freely as food, but of course we were very careful in cleaning
them. Our party of four partook of them daily and without any disa¬
greeable consequences.

This is the only time when I noticed this occurrence, although I have
had very considerable experience in trouting in Canada, from Cape Bre¬
ton to Thunder Bay. Yours truly, Jas. W. Richardson

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Editor Forest and Stream:—

Your Philadelphia correspondent, A. M. S., asks through your journal
the proper name for the fish he describes, and says it is popularly known
as the fall fish in Maryland.

He refers to the chub fall fish. ( Leucusnomus nothus ,) very common in
all the streams flowing into the Schuylkill and also in the river itself, and
often growing to sixteen and eighteen inches in length.

I have taken it with a fly in Cobb and Crum Creeks, Delaware county,
on bright days in spring and summer, and it affords considerable amuse¬
ment when one wishes to give an afternoon to a remembrance of trout
fishing.

They are flat and muddy in taste and very inferior table fish.

_ _ Homo.

CENTRAL PARK M ENAGERIE.

Department of Public Parks, I
New York. April 26, 1874. ’ j

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
April 25, 1874:

Three Australian Cranes, Orus Australasiana.

One Jaguar, Felis onca. Hdb. South America.

S™ \ j

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

—Mr. H. H. Thomas, of Randolph, New York, has on
hand several hundred thousand trout fry at his “Trout
Grove” establishment, and is laying out his grounds for a
pleasure park at large expense. Mr. Randolph is half
owner of the Trout Grove Fishery,” and of the “Hills”
and “Crystal Springs Fisheries,” and superintendent of all.
We shall soon give a description of these works.

\V Washington, D. C., April 11, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Your opinion is respectfully requested by many amateur
sportsmen of this district on the following” statement: In
February last some 30,000 young salmon were placed in
the small tributaries of the Potomac for the purpose of
.propagating that valuable fish and stocking our river with
it. It was authentically stated at the time that the fish thus
placed in the upper streams would not return in fit order
and of proper weight to be caught in less than four years.
Now, a friend of mine, an old and experienced Scotchman,
who is thoroughly acquainted with, the whole matter of
propagating and preserving salmon in the rivers of Scot¬
land, has told me that salmon spawned in winter come back
from the sea as grilse weighing from four to seven pounds.
The second season they come back as spawning salmon.

Can you explain this enormous discrepancy on any ration¬
al principles? The fish placed in the Potomac are three
inches long, and yet, the fish spawned in Scotland, at the
same season of the year, come to maturity in half the time
that we are led to expect from our new brood of Potomac
salmon. Is it because the Scotland fish are nearer the sea?
Or do they gain any advantage from the ocean currents
caused by the gulf stream? Or is there some other hidden
solution to this, (as it seems to me,) interesting conundrum?

An answer in your columns to one or all of the above
questions will greatly oblige many of your constant readers.

Yours respectfully, C. E. T.

[Your Scotchman is right as to the salmon returning in
three years. They return in three years in this country. It
is an experiment, and may be a success and may not. If
they come they will come in three years. Whoever said to
the contrary did not know anything about it. If the salmon
come back in the spring, when the rivers are filled with
shad nets, they will find a hard road to travel.— Ed.]

—The following letter throws additional light upon the
grayling subject. Bit by bit we are picking up what we
seek to know, and before another year passes we trust the
grayling and ourselves will be no strangers:—

St. Dennis Hotel, April 27, 1874.
^Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have read with interest Mr. Fred. Mather’s graphic ac¬
count of his successful expedition transmitting the lively
“grayling” from Michigan to his ponds at Honeoye Falls-
lie mentions “Tennyson” as probably taking poetic license
in associating the speckled trout and grayling as inhabitants
of the same stream. I can vouch for the correctness of our
Poet Laureate, as the Clyde in Scotland is plentifully stock¬
ed with both fish, who seem to live harmoniously together,
and having different resources prolong the fisherman’s sport
upon that beautiful stream.

The VV est of Scotland Angling Club, some twenty years
ago, conceived the idea of introducing grayling from Derby¬
shire, in England, into the Clyde, which was carried out
most successfully by introducing the fish from ponds com-
muicating with the river—after Having acclimatized them—
experience there having borne out the statement of Sir
Humphrey Davy “that they are apt to migrate down
rather than up stream.” It would therefore be advisable to

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introduce tliem in high waters. From all we know, the
fish live and thrive well together. I have taken particular
interest in this matter, my father, Mr. J. D. Dougall, being
a member of the Club, who took considerable pride in the
introduction of the grayling into Scotland.

While upon a visit to this country last spring I was
fortunate enough in being an invited guest of Mr. Andrew
Clerk to partake of the first dish of grayling ever served in
New York, at Sutherland’s restaurant, and have happy
reminiscences of the meeting.

Yours respectfully, John C. Dougall.

We should have stated in our last number, as a proper
act of courtesy to Andrew Clerk, Esq., that the dinner at
Sutherland’s was given by his invitation.— Ed.]

—A private letter from an officer of the Massachusetts
Anglers’ Association, dated, April 28th, says the Smelt
Law works like a charm with the Boston fish dealers. Not
one is to be found in all the markets. The dealers not only
stand in awe of the fine, but most of them heartily approve
of the law, and will support it. No attention is paid to
orders. A Rockland fish merchant sent an invoice of smelts
to Sliattuck & Jones,-Boston, telling them ‘die could supply
Boston,” and asking for returns. He received returns in
the shape of a circular from the Massachusetts Anglers’
Association quoting the law “that whoever offers for sale,
or has in his possession any smelts between March 15th and
June 1st., shall be fined $1 for each smelt.”

The Lobster bill goes into effect the 1st of May, but
even now they are much larger than they were a short time

w Philadelphia, April 25tli, 1875.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In reply to your Philadelphia correspondent, A. M. S., I
would state that the technical name of the ordinary chub
or fall fish alluded to by him, is Leucosomus rhothus. It is
one of the carp family.’ Beside taking a white grub, they
will rise readily to a fly in clear water late in the afternoon.
I have taken them thus in the Brandywine, and in the up¬
per part of the Fishkill and on the Beaverkill, in the State
of New York. On the latter stream, in olden times, they
-were considered a nuisance when fishing for trout, (vide
“American Angler’s Book,” and “Bethune’s edition of
Walton.”) In New York State they are known as wind fish,
sometimes as dace. Thad. Norris.

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who, I think, understands fish culture and can see how easily thousands
of salmon and trout can be propagated, of which Mr. T. has both, from
three years old down to fifteen days. Yours truly, I. Q. J.

—The Manchester, (N. Hampshire) Mirror says that pre¬
vious to the building of the dam at Lawrence both shad
and salmon were quite plenty during May and June in the
river, and though they were fished in all sorts of ways>
with seines, nets and spears, the supply gave few indica¬
tions of being exhausted. The year before the completion
of the Lawrence dam were caught around the falls over fifty
salmon, the largest of which weighed twenty-four and a
half pounds. The price then was about twenty-five cents
per pound. Since that year no shad, salmon or lamper
eels have appeared there except now and then a stray one
which has been thrown over the dam by fishermen from
below. There is a fish-way at Lawrence, but it is useless,
being built so that it opens into the river several rods below
the dam, and where no fish will ever find it.

Mr. Kidder, superintendent of canals and locks at
Amoskeag Falls, who is an old fisherman, believes that
when fish are ascending a river and meet with a dam they
run back and forth the entire width of the river, and then
if they find no break in the dam, fall back and lie in the
eddy which is always formed just below where the water
strikes after falling over the dam. The outlet of a fish¬
way should therefore be in this eddy and where the fish
will feel the stream pouring out of it. When thus made
and supplied with a proper volume of water and with steps
a sufficient distance apart to make the turns gradual, fish
will have no difficulty in ascending them. The fish-way
here is much better than the one at Lawrence, though this
might be much improved by making it larger and changing
its outlet. It is of little consequence, however, what we
have here until those at Lowell and Lawrence are so im¬
proved that fish can reach this place.

Mr. Kidder has an idea that the fishways in Massachusetts
have been built upon theories instead of actual knowledge
of the habits of fish, and will be useless until remodeled,
which he is confident they might be so as to give us back
the treasures we have lost.

T oodhnd, Wmmi mid (Bmdeti.

SMALL GARDENS IN CITIES.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE MICHIGAN
GRAYLING.

Here is a chapter of history relating to the Michigan
grayling, for which we are indebted to our constant friend
Seth Green:—

V Battle Creek, Mick., March 31, 1874.

Seth Greek, Esq.:

My Dear Sir—I am sorry you gave me credit for naming the grayling.
That honor belongs to Dr. F. C. Parker, of Grand Rapids, Mich. A let¬
ter was written to Lieut. Theodore Gill, of Philadelphia, years ago, de¬
scribing minutely this fish, and asking the privilege of giving it that
name should it prove, as the Dr. thought, to be new. To that letter no
reply was ever received, but some one described the fish in “Chambers’
Encyclopedia,” giving the name as Ihymallus tricolor, it is supposed,
from three colors of the dorsal fin. T believe that the Dr. (Parker) was
the first to determine the character of this fish as of the sub-salmon fam¬
ily, called Thymallus , as above, and that the description given in Cham -
bers 1 work was from Parker’s letter; perhaps not. You have perhaps
given the average of these fish as to size, but specimens grow to 16 and
18 inches in length. My impression is that we have a true trout here,
differing greatly from any that you have, but of that we will know more
when you come Out, as they are found in streams near the habitat of the
grayling. Before Dr. Parker determined the character of the latter they
were called by as many different names as there were localities in which
they were found—“Hersey trout,” “Muskeegon fish,” “Swift,” “Manis¬
tee shiner,” &c., &c., &c. I am, sir, very truly, Martin Metcalf.

“A harbor of delight

For wren and redbreast, where they sit and sing
Their slender ditties when the trees are bare.”

N our last paper, at the request of several lady friends,
we spoke of a limited extent of ground which was to
be improved as a small city garden. We spoke of it as
being of simple principles and of circumscribed dimen¬
sions, and we told our lady friends how they could make
the most of what they had.

Since writing the plans and directions for a “small city
garden,” we have received several letters of inquiry from
our lady friends relative to going one step further, of ob¬
taining a little more show, and one lady says—“After the
summer flowers are gone, all looks so dry, bare, and un¬
pleasant, and I want you to tell me if I cannot add some¬
thing to my summer garden to make it cheerful in the
fall.”

These are just the inquiries we like, and they will always
be answered with pleasure through the Forest and
Stream. As your space is of greater or less extent in
front or by the side of your dwelling, so you are to lay out
the same, either in the simple, serene taste, or style, or in

the more elaborate and fanciful. Some persons may be

Heretofore the credit of identifying the grayling has
generally been assigned to Prof. Cope, of Philadelphia,
and to avoid committing an error in statement, we ad¬
dressed a letter on the subject to Prof. Cope, and elicited
the following reply:—

Philadelphia, April 24, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

^ I have your note respecting Thymallus tricolor , the Michigan grayling ,
with Seth Green’s letter accompanying. I would reply that I had no t
heard of Dr. Parker, of Grand Rapids, previous to reading Mr. Green’s
letter, nor am I aware that he has published anything on the subject of
the grayling. I was a partial editor of the latest edition of Chambers’
Encyclopedia (by J. B. Lippincott, 1870-72) in the Natural Science de¬
partment, and inserted a short notice of this fish, which I described in
1864-5. I have no older edition by me, but think Mr. Green will find
that there is no notice of Thymallus tricotor to be found in any of them.
I would note that Hayden found this fish abundant in the heads of the
Missouri (See Am. Report, U. S. Geo. Surv. 1870), and the Smithsonian
Institute has it from the northwest coast waters. It still remains to make
a thorough comparison with authentic specimens of T. signifer of Rich-
ardsou from British America, as American icthyologists are not yet ac¬
quainted with it. Yours truly, Edward D. Cope.

trout culture on long island.

Brooklyn, April 24,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Having taken a great interest for the last few years in artificial fish
culture, and read many glowing accounts of the number of trout
latched and the small percentage of loss, I expected before this to have
seen our markets stocked with the speckled beauties. As it is not the
case, I made up my mind fish culture was a failure, until being in mar¬
ket a few days since I saw some exposed for sale, of which I bought
some (and never saw finer), and was told that they came from Ingham
'j-Pnng, Newhope, Pa., and hearing such a splendid report of the Spring,
1 Paid it a visit, and I now say fish culture, in proper hands, is no failure.
1 belong to a club on Long Island, where trout are not plenty, and I wish
Kecoider Hackett, who is president of one of our best clubs, and others
who are interested in fishing on Long Island, before Mr. T. markets his
8h would pay him a visit to Ingham Spring, and see if Long Island can¬
not be stocked with trout and salmon the same as Mr. Thompson is doing
or a club there, which, in a short time, is destined to be the most suc¬
cessful club for fishing in this or any other country. It is the only place
ever visited where you can see large quantities of fish. They all bad
inem, but were down yonder out of sight. If you visit Mr. Thompson
j u will find he knows Long Island can throw a fly, and is an amateur

found in every large city who will say that to obtain any
good effects under such disadvantages of location is an im¬
possibility in small city gardens. The mistake lies not in
the city, but in the citizens themselves. We often find our¬
selves compelled to stop by the way and correct just such
errors of opinion. Gardening may have to be carried on
under adverse circumstances. It frequently is; yet why
should any sensible man entertain an opinion so absurd.
The subject may, with a very few, lose its interest. They
may say that it will not pay; and then, their ground is so
small that they cannot make anything pretty or elegant out
of it. This is not a good excuse for not cultivating flow¬
ers. You have, you say, only two square rods of green
sward in your front yard; not large enough for anything.
Two years ago just that remark was made to me by a lady
in Massachusetts. She was quite intelligent upon most sub¬
jects, but unfortunately her success was not perfect in rais¬
ing even a few flowers. Said she:—“Pray tell me what to
do with this little poocket handkerchief piece of green?”
Turn it to account, was our answer; why should even the
smallest courtyard be suffered to run to waste, become a
nuisance, an eyesore, and not a thing of beauty and joy?
Turn it to the best account. What if it is small; a little
thing is a mere trifle; but many little things, many trifles,
make in the end no trifle.

Our opinion is strengthened every day in the belief that
no open space is so insignificant as to be susceptible of no
improvement. What a new creation comes over the face
of this old familiar courtyard by the addition of a green
tree, a few shrubs, and some bright flowers to ornament
and give life to it. Why, the very birds gratefully recog¬
nize this new creation by singing tlieir sweet te deum within
their branches. Away with sucli unbelief. Go into your
cozy parlor, look out of your gorgeous bay window, be¬
hold God’s sunshine, look at the green trees, the shrubs,
and the plants, and listen to tlie sweet birdsong; and if you
know of one poor soul, sitting in tlie dense shade of pov¬
erty and want, shake one scale from your drowsy soul, be¬
stow upon him one single copper, and if you cannot do

this give him or her, in the name of your great Master, a
little sunshine, a single sweet word. If you cannot do
this God help you; you do not love flowers.

But we speak for the benefit and instruction of such as
do love flowers, and to them we love to talk, and for such
the Forest and Stream makes its weekly chit chat upon
the beautiful things of earth. Why should the back draw¬
ing rooms of so many city mansions, we ask, look out
upon dirty walls and dirtier pavements? Why such a
starved, aching void, as it were, of life, of beauty, and of
sweetness? Under the baneful influences of the densest
London fogs turf grows. There is a greenness seen, an in¬
fluence felt, struggling up for life amid all this smoke and
under circumstances the most adverse. Why not cover all
that old decayed window with a lattice work of green ivy?
It costs only an hour of labor, a few pence, a couple of
ivy plants placed upon a little shelf, and you have let in a
whole flood of sunshine upon these dismal surroundings.

In this connection of screens for unsightly objects which
you cannot remove, we will add that the nasturtium will
soon cover a large space with its bright green leaves and
its golden and scarlet blossoms. We have often used it,
commingled with the dark green leaves of the Russian ivy,
in preference to any other plant. Here are two plants that
may be reliably used as screen plants when many others
fail. To these you may add the tropeeolum and canariensis.
Occasionally watered, these plants give satisfaction.

To return to our courtyard again, we find we have two
rods square only, and our lady friends are troubled with
green grass and no variety; so in order to diversify this
plot we cut from the centre a circle of five feet diameter,
and carefully removed the sods and made the soil fit for
the reception of plants. Ascertaining that with a very
little pains an abundance of water could be introduced, I
gave to my small circle a somewhat sub-tropical arrange¬
ment of plants. I placed near the centre three large sized
canna plants, and near the o^ ter edge three large sized
plants of the castor bean, and four large sized plants of the
calladium eseulentum. These, and a few zonal geraniums
interspersed, were all that were used in this collection, and
the effect of the same was exceedingly fine. This may
be considered as one of the simpler forms to be used
in garden courts where but little ground is to be
had, and the principal object desired is the placing of a
pleasant object before a bay window. There is quite a va¬
riety of objects that are pleasing and appropriate for such
situations, all of which admit of beautiful and artistic
illustrations, and even classic allusions may sometimes
with propriety be introduced. The vase upon a pedestal,
when filled with appropriate plants, is a very fine ornament
for a small court, and when well cared for by the mistress
of the mansion will relieve the tedious hours of ennui.
This kind of ornament, however, requires considerable
taste as regards the proper kinds of flowers to be placed
within the vase, and also some knowledge of the particular
kind of attention they require afterwards.

As before observed, this was a sub-tropical garden, the
dimensions of which, you will notice, can be much im¬
proved upon both by the introduction of a large number of
plants and the enlargement of the garden plot.

. Among other plants that can be judiciously introduced
in such situations we suggest Japanese maize, Tritoma ,■
Yucca fiilimentosa, and Ricinus communis. The castor oil
been is a very luxuriant, hardy grower, and I always use it
sub-tropically. The R. Sanguineus is quite picturesque. If
you require plants for groups you will find that a selection
from the following will afford you a good study as to taste
and cheapness—begonias, ferns of the different kinds,
Lycopodia , Amaryllis , Eucharis , Peperomias , Ficus elastica ,
Bambusa , etc. These are some of the plants you may ven¬
ture to use with a good degree of success. The following
seeds may now he sown within your hotbed frame, as they
will soon come up, and make a portion of your garden
stock of plants. ‘New tri-color geraniums, dianthus, hed-
dewegii, balsam, rose flowered; aster, large flowered; vic¬
toria, heliotrope varieties; mignonette, nigella, panza, new
variety; petunia, double variety; stock royal gem, verbena
liybridii, whillava grandiflora, tropoelem, hollyhock, mes-
embra antbemum, clyanthus, coix lachryma, zinnia, and
sweet pear. These are all very fine growing seeds, and any
or all of the twenty varieties can be obtained for a trifle
by those who would like to experiment with the same. In
our next we shall answer question second.

Ollepod Quill.
--

—Aphis, or lice on house plants, may he destroyed by
enveloping the plant in a cone or form of paper, and then
filling the cavity with tobacco smoke, after which they
should be thoroughly syringed with clean water, the plants
in pots being laid on their side so that the aphis may be
washed away, and not on to the soil, whence they would
again crawl on tlie plant.

Various plants and trees have their peculiar slug or false
caterpillar, the larvae of various saw flies. Those, infesting
your roses are probably Selandrice Roses. Wash the plant?
with carbolic soap, or whale oil soap snds, and afterward
thoroughly rinse with clean water, unless you prefer to
pick them by hand.

If you cannot get these soaps, use ordinary soap suds, to
which add one part in seventy or eighty of carbolic crys¬
tals dissolved in spirits of wine, cleansing wfith pure water
afterwards. What remains of the liquid mav be used for
washing the walls and roosts of your poultry house or
other places apt to be infested with lice.— Western Rural.

Scaly legs on fowls, which are confined in close, damp
quarters, can be cured, it is said, by removing them to
clean, dry yards, and by one or more applications of an
equal mixture of turpeutine and sweet oil. Lard and sul¬
phur are also recommended.

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•lie Mmmh

DOGS AND THE KENNEL CLUB.

Herewith will be found appended an exceedingly
interesting and characteristic letter from the Rev. J.
C. Macdona, of Cheadle Rectory, England, who, it will be
remembered, was one of the prime movers in the Interna¬
tional Pointer and Setter Challenge, wherein he gives an ac¬
count of when the dog was first introduced to polite society
in England, and with what intense disgust the best people
of Great Britain looked on a man who bred dogs for plea¬
sure or profit. All this has been changed now, for on look¬
ing over the list of the Kennel Club members we find the
best respected names in England.

In our country there still exists a semblance of unpleas¬
ant notoriety for those gentlemen who own or breed dogs
for amusement and instruction, . but we are glad to state
this is fast dying out, and the more the subject of improve¬
ment in the breed of these animals is agitated and explain¬
ed in its proper light, the more general it will become, and
as we have stated before, we predict that in a very few years
Dog Field Trials will become as popular as any other out¬
door pastimes. Mr. Macdona states that he has shipped
to Dr. Rowe, of Brooklyn, the brace of thoroughbred dogs
that the Doctor ordered through us, and we trust they will
turn out as splendid animals as they are in breed and form.

Hilbre House, West Kirby, )
Birkenhead, England, j

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I pr mised to send you occasionally some notes of our doings in the
dog world. It is perfectly marvelous, the change that has come over
public opinion in England with respect to dogs, within the last few
years (in fact since the establishment of the first dog show, held in New¬
castle about twenty years ago). Before then to openly profess a fondness
for dogs,.or to be called a “dog fancier,” was enough to ostracise one in
polite society. The “fancy” then comprised the “Bill Sykes” et hoc
germs omne type of the community. Now we find the largest supporters
of our canine friends are among rhe wealthiest and most aristocratic
nobles of our land, even ascending to royalty itself. At the great Scotch
Dog Show, held last January at Aberdeen, near Balmoral Castle, the
Highland home of our beloved Queen, we find her Majesty winning first
and second prizes with a pair of grand stag hounds. Next month, at an¬
other large Dog Show held at Kings Lynn, near to Sandringham, the
Norfolk home of our popular Prince of Wales and our dear Princess, we
find them both large exhibitors, and vieing with each other to see which
can evince the greatest interest in the welfare of our different breeds of
dogs. The Princess, however, won the day, taking the two first prizes
ahead of the Prince, having won first prize with a grand young Mount
St. Bernard dog I had the honor of presenting to her about two years
ago. She also won a massive gold locket I presented to the Dog Show
to be competed for by the ladies of the county of Norfolk, and presented
it to her at Marlborough House, after attending the levee in London last
week.

The Kennel Club, established by Mr. Shirley, M. P., M Murchison,
P. JR. G. S., and myself has also tended to give a great impetus to the in¬
terests of the dog world. I enclose you a list of its rules and members,
and have appointed Mr. Howe our secretary. Mr. Howe has for many
years been known as one of ourmost enthusiastic sportsmen and advo¬
cate s for field trials and dog shows. His letter, under the non cle 'plume
of our “Country Correspondent” and “Leatlierhead” in Bell's Life , I
have no doubt, made his thoughts and ideas on sporting matters familiar
to many on your side of the water. The Kennel Club is to be congratu¬
lated upon having for its secretary so accomplished a gentleman and
thorough sportsman. It is whispered that the Prince of Wales is about
to join the Kennel Club. 1 think it might be a good plan if we might,
from time to time, enroll amongst our members some of your leading
sportsmen, so as to keep up and foster the genial sympathy that exists
between our two great countries. I am sure any American gentleman
calling at the Kennel Club, seeking information upon shooting matters,
coming with a recommendation from you, will be sure to meet with a
courteous reception from Mr. Howe. I have sent to the Kennel Club
my collection of stuffed dogs, comprising a series of departed worthies,
including “Tell,” my great champion St. Bernard dog, winner of so
many first prizes, the only dog that never was beaten, and one that I was
offered £400 for: also “Gessler,” his great rival; amongst pointers, the
champions “Marquis” and “Miranda” amongst skyes, “JRook” and
“Pearl” fairest and loveliest of their kind—all of these dogs great in their
day. I have this very day sent off by the Allen line of steamers from
Liverpool, two splendid setter bitches to Dr. Rowe, of Brooklyn, N. Y.,
one red setter bitch “Banshee,” by my Mozart out of Min; Mozart by
my field and show winner Plunkett, that I sola to Mr. Purcell Llewellin
for £150 and offered him £200 to lot me have him back again a year
after. The other bitch is out of Venus, own sister to Judy, the dam of
the wonderful setter Ranger. Venus is in pup to Ranger; from this
progeny some extraordinary dogs ought to result.

I must ask you to allow me, through you to thank the many Ameri¬
can gentlemen who have inundated me with so many kind letters, offer¬
ing me hospitality, shooting and sport of different kinds, should I visit
your country. The letters are too numerous to answer in detail, and I
trust they will kindly accept this acknowledgment of my sincerest
thanks. J. Cdmming Macdona.

—We are in receipt by this mail of the following from
the Rector of Cheadle, near Manchester, England: “In
my letter to you yesterday for publication I stated I
sent two dogs to Dr. Rowe, of Brooklyn, NT. Y., will you
kindly alter this a little and print it?” Mr. G. Macdona,
who recently purchased my kennel of dogs, sends this day
per Guion steamer two setters, Banshee and Kirby, and that
he has just received a commission to forward two St.
Bernard pups to Brigham Young, of Salt Lake City.

PEDIGREE op banshee.

Banshee*

Mozart. Brosna

PlunketT Min. Watson Irish setter; Rollo

,_*_ T / -«——, by a dog of Lord Besbor-

Grouse. Beauty. Bob. Tim Lucy o'ugh’s out of Stella by

York, owned by Messrs.
Leveridge of Beggar’s
Bush, near Dublin of Dy-
cer’s red Irish setter Dan.

*Blood-red Irish setter, 10 months old.

PEDIGREE OP KIRBY.

Kirby very handsome white, black and tan setter, eighteen months
old; Don, Venus’ own sister to Judy, dam of the great Ranger; Don by
Mr. Laverack’s Dash, out of Lord Dound’s Duchess.

“Mohawk” writes us and states, “Banshee and Kirby ar¬
rived April 22d in the steamer Wisconsin. Kirby whelped
on the voyage and all of them died. Is it not hard luck for
me and to sportsmen in general? Macdona, I think, is
much to blame in sending her out when he knew she would
whelp so soon?”

LAVERACK’S APOLOGY.

Broughall Cottage, )
Shropshire, Eng., April 16th, 1874. f
Editor Forest and Stream:—

You will please insert in your next issue that it escaped
my memory when I said I had never sent any dog to
America. Two years ago, in England, I did sell a puppy
to Dr. Gautier, whom I believe is an American. She was
a bitch, five or six months old. This puppy escaped my
memory. With this exception, I am positive I never sent
or sold any dog, bitch, or puppy to America. This puppy
was sold in England, and not sent by me direct to America,
and is the only one ever sold by me to any American.

Yours, truly, E. Laverack.

Mr. Laverack requests us to state that now, as we have
sold all the dogs and bitches he is willing to dispose of to
America, “you had better give intimation that I shall have
no dogs at present for sale , as I only breed and sell puppies;
of these I have only one or two pairs to dispose of, as
Mr. Price and other gentlemen have bespoken all the re¬
mainder.”

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To Steamship Companies.— It appears there is a great
deal of unnecessary trouble, extra labor and expense in
transporting thoroughbred dogs from England to America.
Would it not be as well to make one distinct tariff for all
classes of dogs which should include lodging, care and
fooc\? The butcher of the ship would only be too glad
to give a little attention to the animals, and we feel
assured that gentlemen on this side cf the water who are
importing expensive dogs would be pleased to pay a little
extra to the man delivering the animal. We are induced
to make this suggestion to the various steamship lines as
we are weekly receiving letters from our correspondents
abroad complaining of this matter. Idstone says, “I have
dogs now in my kennel awaiting transit. Great difficulties
are thrown in the way of passage by the various companies.
I wish you would use your influence to get them removed.
I can send any number of dogs to any part of the world but
the United States without any trouble.”

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ON KENNELLING AND FEEDING DOGS.

NUMBER THREE.

T HE remaining portion of this interesting letter to Bell's
Life, by a correspondent signing himself “Old Cal¬
abar” we publish as follows:—

“Spratt’s biscuits are excellent food, but as there is a
large per centage of meat in them they must be used with
care; they are given dry, but it is a very good plan once a
week to boil them, chopping up greens small, with turnips
and parsnips, &c. All dogs require a little well-boiled
green food during the summer months to keep them in
health; fresh tallow greaves may be used in flavoring the
meal, but I prefer paunches or anything else if I can get it.
In the Highlands of Scotland you cannot always procure
fresh meat for your dogs, and you will then find greaves
very useful. As I have said, Spratt’s biscuits are excellent
food; they are well made, do not take up much room, and
are always procurable. I consider them a most valuable
invention. Setters or pointers should have a little given
them before going out, but if you do not like this plan they
may be fed oyerniglit. Your man can always take a bis¬
cuit or two in his pocket, and give them a few bits when
you take your luncheon. Dogs, like horses, when allowed
to get in poor condition, take a long time to get up again;
their coats are ragged and dull, and this will not change for
the better till they slip them. Some dogs eat much more
greedily than others, or will not allow others to feed with
them; they should always be watched whilst they are eat¬
ing; let the slow or timid eaters go to work first, and then
let the others on. If you have a quarrelsome dog at his
food feed him by himself. It is a mistake having a dog too
gross or fat, it brings on fits, mange, and sometimes fatal
diseases; this is where you must use your discretion. A
dog should be in nice hard condition, not hide bound, with
a good loose skin, but not too fat. You should change a
dog’s food occasionally. In winter time mix a little barley
meal with the oatmeal; you may then ring the change with
Indian meal, or Spratt’s biscuits. Rice occasionally is very
good. You must study your dogs’ appetites as you would
your own, and the food you give them should be perfectly
clean and of the best; occasionally you may mix a little
flour of sulphur with it. Very judicious feeding is neces¬
sary if you aie going to exhibit. Many exhibitors three
weeks before a show put flour or other things in their dogs’
food, the object being to send them in the finest possible
coat and condition. You must never allow you dogs to be
stained or dirty in their coats or skin; an occasional wash¬
ing is necessary; but if they are well kept, well bedded,
well and judiciously fed, they will not require much of
this. If a dog shows the slightest touch of heat or mange,
attend to him at once; it is very easily checked. Dalziel’s
mange lotipn is very good. I always use Liquor Calcii
Persulphureti, diluted from one to four times or more parts
of water, as the case may require. This with a little open¬
ing medicine soon puts them all right The medicines I
use are few and simple, but as every one has his ideas on
this subjeet I will say nothing about it. There is one thing
I had almost forgotten: Your kennels should be deodor¬
ised with Condy’s or other disinfectants; there are many
advertised, and, I believe, good. After all, perhaps, to
name a few medicines may not be out of the way. For
fresh cuts or wounds I use tincture 1 of benzoin, i. e., friars’
balsam,and for wounds that are disinclined to heal, carbolic
acid and glycerine; castor oil or powdered jalap for a pur¬
gative; arica nut for worms, with a dose of castor oil to
follow; white precipitate for ticks or lice; tincture of arnica
for bruises or strains. But the better way for those who do
not understand medicines is to get some book on the sub¬
ject. When I wash my dogs for the purpose of killing ver¬
min I use a little carbolic acid, but this you must be very
careful of. M‘Dongal’s patent carbolic soft soap is very
good and safe. If I merely wash my dog to give a clean
and bright coat I use the following once a week:—‘Lime
water and linseed oil equal parts (one quart,) loz. carbonate
of soda.’ Leave it on the clog three days, and then wash
off with soft soap and hot water. This is a very old recipe
and, if I mistake not, one of Colonel Hawker’s; but I really

quite forget—at any rate it is good. If your dog com PO
home with his flag or feathers encrusted with clay do n t
allow it to dry on, but remove it with hot water ’ I uLT
very frequently had my dogs in such a mess on comb
home after a hard day that I have given them a warm bail
before feeding to remove the stains and dirt. Bub tlm
well after, and let them come before your fire if you hav*
one, and when dry feed them and shut up for the night 6
but unless your dogs are in a very filthy mess they do nm
require this washing. On my return from shooting I a l
ways feed my dogs myself; in fact, I always do so when T
am at home. Your dogs have worked all day for von ■
pleasure, and they should be fed before you feed yourself'
After seeing them all comfortable you can then take vou'
own bath and make yourself so, first cleaning your turn
or giving it to be done by one you can trust. You have
then no cares for the rest of the evening. I forgot to men
tion it in its proper place—there must be no draft whatever
in your kennel, which should be thoroughly wann drv
and snug. If dog owners attend to the few simple instruc
tions I have given I am certain they will see their animals
thriving and in good order, and a credit to them. Nothing
is so wretched to look at as a poor, miserable, tucked-up
half-starved, mangy animal. Perhaps this is not the place
to name it, but I always allow my setters to retrieve their
own game in the open, but never in cover ; on partridges I
always indulge them. They have found the game for you
and I think it is only fair to let them have the pleasure of
retrieving it. I had one setter who was the most remark¬
able retriever on snipe I ever saw. Later I may give my
views on the breaking of pointers and setters; but this has
already been done in such an exhaustive manner by Colonel
Hutcheson and others that I am almost afraid to attempt

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Cincinnati, April 25,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I think galvanism would, as you say, be a good thing for “S.’s” dog
Shot. Perhaps he may be troubled with incipient cancer in the ear; al¬
though ‘S.” examined him, the disease may be in its infancy and “S,"
deceived. If the dog is by this time in the same state it will be apparent 1
if so, “S.” should send Shot to a student on canine pathology. W. L.

J£5p“ Will our University correspondents kindly send us their most recent
catalogues.

Secretaiies and friends of Athletic , Base-Ball, Cricket and other out¬
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in
each week.

—The Young America Cricket Club, of Philadelphia, at
a recent meeting, elected the following officers for the en¬
suing year;—President, E. M. Davis, Jr.; Vice President,
Charles A. Newhall; Treasurer, Sydney L. ’Wright; Sec¬
retary, Charles E. Morgan.

—The Germantown Cricket Club, who sent a member to
visit England to make arrangements for an English eleven
to visit Philadelphia this year, states that there is a strong
probability that a first class eleven will arrive in September
next under tlie captaincy of Mr. V. E. Walker.

—The St. Louis cricket club were out for practice for the
first time this season on April 24th, when the Benedicts
polished off the Bachelors, with six wickets to fall. Sharp’s
total of thirty-eight “not out,” was the hatting feature on
the one side, Jeffries leading on the other.

—The Philadelphia club will play their first match Satur¬
day, May 2d. Their adversaries will be the Germantown
Eleven.

—The Philadelphia professional club had an unprofitable
trip of it on their first eastern tour, which was commenced
April 24th, as the snow storm which prevailed over New
England the 25th and 26th put a stop to their games in Bos¬
ton and Hartford, and the rain of Tuesday rendered it im¬
possible to play their games with the Atlantics and Mu¬
tuals, in Brooklyn, on the 29th and 30th, so all the expense
of tlie trip—nearly $400—was incurred for nothing. This
comes of not studying “Old Prob.” properly. Had they
done so they would not have left New York on Friday
night.

—The Chicago club visited St. Louis on April 20th to get
into practice in games with the St. Louis amateur clubs.
They opened play on the 21st in a match with the Empire
club nine, whom they defeated by a score of 24 to 2. On
the 22d they met the amateur “Red Stocking” nine, and
the latter apparently did credit to the color of their liose,
for the Whites of Chicago failed to score a single run until
the sixth inning, when they got in four runs. They di
not get another until the ninth, when they added two more
to their score, the “Reds” fielding very prettily. The St.
Louis players, however, were sent to “Chicago,” as they.
were not allowed to score a run.

—The amateurs of New York and adjoining States met
in convention again in this city on April 22d, an inciease
attendance of delegates showing that a growing interes is
being taken in tlie renewal of tlie old Amateur Nationa
Association. The promise is that the next December con¬
vention will be more like the old time meetings of t ie &
tional Association than liave been seen for ten years pas -
No official report of the proceedings have been sen ^
The committee of rules mistakingly ignored the ru e
calling wide balls on all balls pitched out of possib e i’®
of the bat. This, and their rule of calling halls, a “ ml ? j
the wildest delivery by amateur pitchers, with the P iac 1
result of large scores and long and tedioils games. ^ ^

—The Pennsylvania amateur association will pLy un
the new code of rules, as also the Maryland and
associations. The Knickerbocker and Exceisioi C J^ g
two of the oldest clubs in the amateur fraterni y
not entered the amateur association. They shou ( 6

resented next December. ,

—The ball grounds of Prospect Park have been
laid out, and the Park Commissioners have made ^
preparation to accommodate the best class o a

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183

clubs with playing facilities, for which the clubs owe
thanks to Chief Engineer Culyer.

—The Montague club, of Brooklyn, has been getting into
good training by playing with the professional nines of
the Mutuals and Atlantic clubs. They get beaten, to be
sure, but they learn the new points by it. They wear a
new uniform of the old amateur pattern.

—The Chelseas—the champions of 1873 of this vicinity—
met with a signal defeat at the hands of the Mutuals on
April 27th, at the Capitoline grounds, the professionals
sending them to Chicago by a score of 26 to 0. Matthews,
supported as he was, was too much for the boys from the
“burg.”

—The Washingtons, of Brooklyn, had a game with the
Atlantics April 24th, ending with a score of 26 to 9 in favor
of the professionals.

—The new nine from Essex, N. J., and vicinity, com¬
posed of the old Resolute and Irvington, played a game
with the Atlantics at the Capitoline grounds on April 27th,
just to test their strength, and they ended the contest with
a score of 26 to 9, the Atlantics, of course, winning./

—The Boston club nine were sorely disappointed at not
being to able to play the Philadelphians on Saturday. They
were all hungry for a game, and had the weather been fair
they would have made it warm for the “Pearls.” The
morale of the champions is excellent, and the reason is
that their backers and the club stockholders are among the
most influential of the Boston commercial men. It is be¬
yond doubt a model professional club.

—Mr. Andrew Rennie, of the Now York Caledonian
Club, well known as one of our best athletics, having chal¬
lenged any man in the club to run 100 yards, Mr. Rennie
allowing six yards start' the same lias been accepted by Mr.
John Ross, of Manchester, whose achievements in the old
country have rendered him quite famous. The match will
take place on the 22d of May.

—Through our consul at Manchester, C. H; Cranscombe,
Esq., General Alexander Sclialer has been informed that an
exhibition will be held in Manchester on the 12tli and 13th
of May, of horses, with the particular end in view of hav¬
ing animals proper for the breeding of cavalry horses.
This movement owes its origin to the fact of the difficulty
found in England of having sufficient horses fit for cavalry
duty, which statement has been before brought to the notice
of our readers. The exhibition will be conducted under
the Presidency of the Earl of Derby. It is a matter of re¬
gret that notice of such an exhibition was sent so late to
the United States, and it is a matter of doubt whether our
raisers of animals, fitted for cavalry use will have time to
send their best horses to England.

—The Baltimore American says that the secretary of the
Maryland Jockey Club has received advices that a number
of noted Tennessee stables will arrive in Baltimore shortly
and take part in the spring meeting at Pimlico, which be¬
gins May 26th and continues four days. There will be six¬
teen races at the coming meeting. A two mile dash for all
ages; the celebrated Preakness stakes for three year olds,
distance 14 miles; a mile heat handicap for four j^ear olds,
and mile and a half trial steeple chase for horses of all
ages that have never won a steeple chase at Saratoga, Je¬
rome Park, Long Branch or Baltimore, constitute the pro¬
gramme for the first day. Of these races the Preakness
stakes are the most important, as the winner will receive
nearly $2,200. There are eighteen nominations for the
handicap race, among which are such horses as Catesby,
Lizzie Lucas, Diavolo, Artist, Cariboo, Mart Jordan, Sur¬
vivor, and Satire. Survivor is handicapped at the head, he
carrying 112 pounds. The light weights are Sallie Wat¬
son, Jack of Trumps, and Fannie Boston, who are handi¬
capped at 95 pounds each. The concluding race on the
first day will be a trial steeple chase, over 14 miles of regu¬
lar steeple chase track. The second day of the meeting
will be opened by a single mile dash, for all ages. The sec¬
ond race will be the Chesapeake stakes, for fillies, three
years old; a single dash of 14 miles. There are nine very
promising fillies entered for this. The third is a selling
race, mile heats, for all ages. The day’s sport will be con¬
cluded by a free handicap race of 2-| miles, open to all
ages. A three quarter mile dash, for maidens of all ages,
a single dash of 14 miles, gentlemen’s post stake, and open
to all ages. A grand sweepstake race for three year olds
over one mile, and a two mile heat for all ages, constitute
the programme for the third day. On the last day of the
meeting there will be a selling race for three year olds, 14
miles; a two mile handicap race for all horses that have
taken part in the meeting; a compensation race, mile heats,
for horses that Iiave not started during the meeting, and
the grand steeple chase post stakes over the regular steeple
course will conclude the meeting. The managers have also
increased the stakes for this meeting, and they will now
aggregate to over $10,000.

Detroit, April 22, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stbeam:—

I enclose notice of burning of our club bouse on the 19th inst., as it
may interest you:

“Early on Sunday morning the large and elegant club house at the flats
oeiongmg to the North Channel Family Fishing and Shooting Club was
burned to the.ground, with all its contents. At the time of the disaster
the building was occupied by four or five members of the club, together
with the keeper. The inmates were all in bed, some of whom had not
time to secure all of their clothing before the structure was a mass of
flame. All were but too glad to escape with then 1 lives. The flames
were communicated to the boat-house, also used for an ice-house and
barn, which was also destroyed, together with a large sail boat, with a
capacity of 80 or 40 barrels, belonging to the keeper. The furniture of
the club house was very valuable. There is no insurance upon any of
the property. The club house was a commodious structure of 30x40 feet,
having two stories and an attic.” •

Duck shooting has been very good this spring; in fact, is now verv
good. Several members of our club—the Audubon—haye killed 50 to 60
a day several times lately. The birds are mostly red necks and black
necks, with a sprinkling of canvas-backs and blue-bills. Snipe are just
coming in. Grosse Isle;

The “Missouri of the North.” —The Yukon runs the
entire width of Alaska. Its head-waters are in British ter¬
ritory, but for a distance of say 1,000 miles, it flows through
Alaska soil. The confluence of the Lewis and Pelly
Rivers forms the Yukon, and from the point of junction
(Fort Selkirk) to the Kusilvak mouth, on Behring Sea, the
distance is about 1,300 miles. To the true scource of the
Yukon, Lake Kennicott, the head of the west fork of the
Tahco, the distance from Fort Simpson is some 600 miles.
This gives a total of 1,800 miles; and this is believed to be
under rather than over the mark; taking in the curves it
is safe to call it 2,000. Several navigable rivers are among
the tributaries of the Yukon; and it is worthy of mention
that the northern affluents of the Stikine (the mouth of
which is in lat. 56 40, are separated by only a narrow port¬
age from the southern affluents of the Tahco, so that at cer¬
tain seasons one might journey by boat from Wrangell, in
southern Alaska, to the mouth of the Yukon, by making
two short portages. The distance would be about 2,300
miles. Or, leaving the Yukon at Fort Yukon, the traveler
might ascend the Porcupine 150 miles, to Lapierre, and
thence make a portage of sixty-five miles to Fort McPher¬
son, on Peel’s River; thence he would proceed by boat to
the. great rival stream of the North, the McKenzie, and on
to the Arctic. The Yukon is navigable a distance of 1,000
miles, for steamers. Its width in some places is twenty
miles, and in some others, on the Lower Yukon, is so
great that one bank is invisible from the other. Boat navi¬
gation opens Shout the 20th of May and closes usually in
October, though the season varies locally.

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The Codfish.—Its Value as Food. —How the Grand
Bank was Formed. —What a marvelous influence upon
civilization and human progress the humble but nutritious
codfish has had. He has been a mine of wealth to a vast
population. It seems as though good Mother Nature, fore¬
seeing the needs of humanity, had made special prepara¬
tions for a good supply of this very necessary article of
food for body and brain. She floated her icebergs, which
were filled with the sandy bottom of northern seas, down
to the Gulf Stream, where they melted and, depositing their
debris,formed the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It was the
work, the slow and toilsome work, of ages. Every Spring,
thousands of these bergs, one-third above water and two-
thirds below, the upper part clear, sparkling, and translu¬
cent, reflecting the sunshine, and giving it back to the en¬
raptured eye with that prodigality and brilliancy of coloring
which only nature can afford, the lower part mixed with
the coast bottom of Greenland or Labrador to the extent of
thousands of cart-loads, came floating down majestically
through Davis’ Straight, and meeting the warm air and
warm water of the Gulf Stream, melted and deposited their
contribution, until at last those immense shoals were forme^
where the cod and haddock swarm. And it is said thau
these sand banks have huge depressions, like vast valleys,
which serve as aquaria, and that when a fishing vessel is
lucky enough to anchor over one ot them, it can fill its hold
aifd deck with as many as it can carry .—Gloucester
Telegraph.

—A Nevada correspondent of the Germantown Telegraph
writes from Elko, Nevada, as follows :—

About eighty miles north of this place, on the north
slope of Bull Run Mountain, which never loses its massive
hanks of snow, rises a small stream, formed by springs that
furnish the purest and coldest water I ever drank. The
stream, after running a distance of half a mile, is about
two feet deep and about six feet wide on an average; at
this point a succession of hot springs rise on the banks, and
flow into the stream, increasing the volume of water about
one third. The water of the spring is so intensely hot that
less than three seconds are consumed in boiling eggs in it.
The creek above and below this point swarms with fine
brook trout; and, strange as it may appear, to persons
standing on the banks where the hot water is discharged
into thebrook, and looking through the rising vapor, you
can see hundreds of fish swarming to and fro in the boiling
element with as much indifference as though there were no
ho! water near.

This latter, if unaccompanied by an explanation, would
undoubtedly pass for a Nevada fish story; but to satisfy the
incredulous I will give the result of my investigation, it be¬
ing July when I visited the place. I took a common ther¬
mometer-with me which only registered to 130 deg. Fah¬
renheit. A test of the water above the hot springs showed
a mean temperature of 42 deg.; fastening my thermometer
to a pole I immersed it above the influx of hot water, and
keeping it as near the bottom as possible, I moved it grad¬
ually down stream. The result was a very low tempera¬
ture at the bottom, gradually rising to 65 deg., until I
reached a point (a fourth of a mile down the stream) where
the temperature became uniform throughout. This it will
be seen shows that -the hot water, having a specific gravity
much less than the cold, retains its place on the surface,
forming an upper intensely hot stratum, and leaving the
lower water with its finny tribe undisturbed, and to all
appearances swimming to and fro in one of Nature’s caul¬
drons.

The stream is one of the many that form the headwaters
of the Columbia River, and to this point, over eighteen
hundred miles from its mouth, in the spring and fall, the
salt water salmon come in hundreds to spawn.

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From a friend in Ireland we have a letter dated Abbeyleix,
Queen’s county, April 2d, which says:—

“The winter here has been one of the driest and mildest
for years. There have been only two days the whole sea¬
son in which they could not hunt, which is marvellous—no
frost or snow—(I speak of Ireland; in the north of England,
it may have been more severe). Fishing has been unusual¬
ly good so far, the salmon having entered the English and
Scotch rivers earlier, and in greater numbers than for years
past; this is evident from the low price they have brought in
the London market, which this year in the beginning of the
month of March, was little more than it generally is two
months later. I have been unable to try my hand as yet,
but next week hope to fish the More, and if I have any
sport will send you an account.”

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Howto Pick out a Young- Chicken. —Carefully remove
the shell from the larger end of a hen’s egg that has been
subjected to the process of incubation fora period of twenty
days, and gently extract the youthful “gallus” with your
thumb and forefinger;

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Jpr (^orwsyondentg.

We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sports¬
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
elements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies , traits, species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman?s craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

Cleveland, Ohio.—Which makes the best coon dog, pointer or setter?
Ans. In a big field trial match, the dog that makes the most points on
coons.

J. E., Chittenango, N. Y.—Can you inform me where I can get a pure
blood Newfoundland dog pup, about five or six months old, and what
would be the price? Ans. Any gentleman having such an animal, if he
will write to this oflice we will give the full name of the inquirer.

J. H. W., a correspondent at Fort Wayne, Indiana, asks ns for plans
for a club house for an association of sportsmen just formed. It is to
standneura lake and to cost about $800. Possibly some of our club
friends have plans to place at the disposal of our correspondent.

F. F. C., Avion, Ohio.—Where can I purchase pigeons for shooting?
Ans. If you want wild pigeons, write to Silas M. Allen, Esq., Secre¬
tary of the Leatherstocking Club, of Oswego; he will give you the name
and address of the party who are supplying the New York State Tourna¬
ment.

Scorpion, Cedar Rapids.—To make linen fish lines water-proof, stretch
them taut from one garden fence to another, and paint them neatly with
shellac; then placing a piece of oil silk in the palm of the hand, draw
the line through it so as to distribute the varnish evenly.

C. H.—How shall I take care of a young alligator? Ans. To trans¬
port an alligator, put him into a box with slat sides, long enough to hold
his body and leave the tail sticking out, just as you would a peacock.
Feed him on meat, fish, or “garden sass,” and keep him in a pen with an
incline which slopes into aj puddle of water. Alligators will live a long
time without food.

Alosa, Fort Edward.—Shad spawn ripen in the Hudson River in the
latter part of May,and continue until July 4. In the fore part' of the sea¬
son there are three males to one female, and in the latter part the re¬
verse. Shad have sixteen thousand spawn to one pound of fish;
speckled trout have fifteen thousand spawn to the pound of fish; salmon
one thousand to the pound; black bass ten thousand to the pound.

J., Fort Wayne, Ind,—1. Do you think a decarbonized steel barrel safe
and serviceable? Ans. We do most explicitly. We think decarbon¬
ized steel has tenacity sufficient and will stand extra heavy
charges, and will keep under usage a clean polish inside of the barrels.
2. For general use, which would you advise, a 10 or 12 bore gun? Ans.
A 10 bore.

Arcade, St. Paul, Minn.—The publishers and.prices of the books you
want are as follows: Dougall, J. D.—Shooting Simplified, 2d edition,
12mo 6 shillings; Robert Hardwicke, London, 1865. Colquohoun (John)
—Moor and the Loch—8to, 9 shillings 6d., London, Murray. Revoil, B.
H.—Shooting and Fishing in North America, trans., 2 vols., p. 80,21
shillings; London, Tinsley Bros.

P. S. Gambier, Ohio.—1. What should a puppy be fed on between
the ages of 4 and 12 months? Ans. Milk, vegetables and boiled paunch.
2. Should he be allowed to run loose, or should he be kept tied up?
Ans. Exercise him every day. 3. What is the proper age at which
to take him into the field for the first time? Ans. When he shows a
disposition to hunt game; for the other questions, see “Kenneling and
Feeding Dogs” in the last three numbers of Forest and Stream.

N. Drullard, Buffalo.— Is the land-locked salmon the same fish as
the true salmon? Ans. This is a disputed question, but the general im¬
pression is that it is, as its marks and general features are the same. Its
distinctive characteristic is, that it does got go to the sea like the true
salmon: it is not anadromous. For fullest printed description of land¬
locked salmon seeHallock’s “Fishing Tourist,” pages 101-105, Experi¬
ments are being made to prove that the Sal/mo Solar, or true, salmon, will
thrive and propagate when debarred from the sea. If it will, it may be
safely affirmed that the two apparent varieties are identical.

H. M. D., Jackson, Mich.—I would like to ask your advice upon the
kind, quality and quantity of fishing tackle for our small lakes in this
section; we get black bass, rock and silver bass, perch and pickerel, and
a fish that is called a sunfish; could we use flies for our fishing here; if
so, what kind; what would be the expense of a full assortment? Ans.
Get a ten-ounce ash and lance wood rod, which with nickel reel and linen
line ( 5 c. per yard), would cost $15; two of McHarg’s or Buel’s spoons
and a trolling line, $5; 1 doz. bass flies assorted, $3; 2 doz. Limerick,
Kirby and O’Shaunnessy hooks on gut, $1.50, and a couple of cork floats
for the perch, sunnies, &c. Total without discount, $25.

F. S. E., Lawrence, Kansas.—For the past three or four months my
setter, a fine, good-blooded bitch, a little over two years old, has had a
had nose—hot and dry, badly encrusted, and with a slight colorless dis¬
charge. Had the distemper when a pup, and came out of it nicely.
Thinking, however, that it might be a return of it, treated her according¬
ly, following Mayhew’s directions as closely as possible, but with no
good results. Next, on the supposition that it might be fever of some
kind, gave her aconite in small quantities (not over three drops at a
time). This did no good, and now I am at a stand-still, and as no one
out here knows anything about dogs, am at a loss to know how to
handle the case. She appears perfectly well, eyes bright and clear, ap¬
petite good, but have kept her on light food and taken good care of
her. Her nose shows she Is not in good health, and yet she
has always had the best of care and food. Pupped last fall
but lost her litter, except one; was entirely over that, however,
before the above set in. Can you tell me what is the matter with her
and what to give her? Ans. We cannot state what yon should do, ex¬
cept to keep the kennel perfectly clean, let the dog run on fresh grown
grass, and give buttermilk and a little sweet spirits of nitre. Perhaps
some of our readers could giv'e some further information.

C. P. K., Belleville, Ill.—A party of gentlemen here have recently or¬
ganized a club for the purpose of fish culture, and would request your
advice as to the kind of fish we can best raise in our ponds. We have
neither mountains, nor surface rock, nor clear running streams in this
part of the country, but rich prairie soil and muddy, sluggish creeks and
bayous. The ciub now owns a small artificial pond, fed by two small
springs and by rainwater, is 350 feet long by 120 wide; at the centre ICO
xlOO feet; the depth of water now is 22 feet; minimum depth during last
dry season, 8 feet; from, this square sloping up to banks; water good and
clear; all rain water passes into this pond from a settling pond through
a clarifier; bottom at deep places rocky; loam on the slopes; there are
now in the pond sun perch and catfish, the only native fish worth any¬
thing at all; these are thriviug very well. You would confer a great fa¬
vor by advising us what kind of fish, if any, of a better quality, we
might raise in the pond, where and when to get them, at what price, and
how to treat them when received. By next spring we will have another
pond of several acres in extent, fed exclusively by an excellent spring.
Our idea is to excavate the latter pond, so as to have a mean depth of
water of 14 feet. Do you think we could stock such a pond with trout
or black bass? Ans. 1. A large pond fed by a small spring and rain
water will not support game fish. Stock it with the Oswego or grass
bass. 2. Write to A. S. Collins, Caledonia, N. Y. 3. Deoends on the
size of the spring. If the spring is large; brook trout; if medium, black
bass. If small, try California salmon. Probably Oswego bass would be
best.

—A man in Wisconsin found recently that the flames of
burning kerosene can be extinguished by throwing on
flour. It seems reasonable that any absorbant material not
readily combustible might be effective for such a purpcse<i

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THE CHANGES AT WIMBLEDON.

A S might have been expected, there is no end of com¬
ment in England in regard to the changes made at
Wimbledon. Conspicuous among the numerous cor¬
respondents is a pretty strong protest from Lord Elclio,
which appears in the last number of the Volunteer Service
Gazette. His lordship objects not only to the whole new
system of targets, but to the material, (canvas,) and
states that he believes lie only expresses the general feeling
of the Volunteers. Lord Elcho thinks that the change of
targets will be hurtful to the position of the English
National Rifle Association. His letter mentions that there
are numerous other ranges in England and Scotland, and
that either the new systems of targets must be adopted at
great cost by other ranges in order to be like those recently
adopted at Wimbledon, or that by adhering to the old plan
those using them must be permanently out of gear and
harmony with the National Rifle Association.

In our issue of April 2d we gave a full description of the
new targets. The method , of marking we will now en¬
deavor to explain. The targets are made in duplicate, one
above, one below, like the upper and lower frames of a
window sash, and work in the same way, either by weights
Or levers. The upper target of canvas is the one shot at.
The lower one is in the trench, and under supervision of
the marker. It is in every respect like the upper one, save
that it is covered over with a wire netting. Now the fol¬
lowing is about the modus operandi: The real target has a
ball sent through it anywhere, say in the bull’s eye. It is
then lowered, and sliding down comes precisely in the front
of the false target. Where the perforation exists in the real
target a red disk is hung on the wire netting of the exhibi¬
tion target. The exhibition one is then raised up. During its
examination by those using the range, a piece of paper is
stuck in the hole made by the bullet in the true target.
The real target, having had its hole stopped, is then raised,
the sham one lowered and the shooting goes on. The ob¬
jections seem to be that the marker might occasionally miss
a shot, as the perforation might escape lxis notice. Another
fault found with the canvas target is, that the peculiar thud
made by the ball, perfectly appreciable not only by the marker
but by the marksmen of certain ranges, where the present
iron target is used, is lost when canvas comes into play.

The Volunteer Service Gazette expresses as yet no decided
opinion in regard to the change. It states, however, that
marking can be mucji more rapidly done by the new
method and that there is even less chance of danger. We

have before this expressed our decided opinion that any
changes in our present system, sufch as is used at Creed-
moor, should not be entertained for a single moment. It
will be time enough for us in five years from now, perhaps
sooner, to make changes. But we must be satisfied with
creeping first before dancing. What we do believe is, that
American ingenuity will devise a method of telegraphing
when the balls strike the target, which can be read instantly
by means of a dial placed right along side of the marksman.
Between, however, facilitating the method of marking
and tlie change of the target, there is a wide difference.
Let us then, at least for the .present, be quite conservative
in regard to Creed moor. If ties are of too frequent occur¬
rence, which may not be at all an impossible event this
coming season, the Committee of our N. R. A. can readily
solve the difficulty. For the present, as far as the targets
go, we are for the old system.

7 DESTRUCTION OF BUFFALO.

A MONTH ago Congress passed Col. Fort’s bill for the
protection of buffalo, prohibiting the killing of these
animals for their hides only, and forbidding whites to kill
cows. The act as passed is good in its intent, and will no
doubt accomplish something toward stopping the slaughter.
If it does, generations of sportsmen will remember Col.
Fort as a public benefactor. Still, we doubt if it succeeds
in any great measure, and we shall now proceed to give
our reasons for such opinion. Some of our readers may
recollect that we advocated in a previous number of this
journal (Vol. 1. No. 25) the imposition of a special stamp
lax of one dollar upon all raw buffalo hides offered for sale
during the close season designated by law, the effect of
which would be to render it impossible for those who killed
out of season to compete in the sale of hides with those
who killed at the proper time. We wrote to Col. Fort,
begging him to incorporate this provision in his bill, and
were encouraged at the time to expect that it would be
done. We regret that it was not done, for the act as it
now stands does not meet the case, and we fear will be
found impracticable to enforce. Of one thing we are con¬
vinced, it will be difficult to educate the buffalo hunters
and prairie trappers to prefer “poor bull” to “fat cow.” Bull
meat is always thrown aside, except the tongues and cer¬
tain selected parts of the carcass.

Wishing to obtain all available facts to enable as to write
intelligibly upon this subject we addressed special inquiries
to officers of our frontier posts throughout the buffalo tange,
believing them to be disinterested, and therefore more
competent to speak impartially than civilians. We cannot,
perhaps, present the matter in plainer or more positive
terms than to print verbatim one of the letters that we have
received. The writer is the commandant of a post located
in the Indian Territory, where he can see “just how the
thing works.” First, he premises that to connect the In¬
dian question, or rather its solution, with the buffalo is
simply absurd. He says: “Were every buffalo on the
southern plains to be killed to. day, our Indian troubles
would go on to-morrow, so long as poor Texas affords its
tempting offers of horses and cattle, and the government
follows its present policy of feeding the Indian; the buffalo
is no longer an absolute necessity to the Indian, but simply
a luxury; he kills for robes, not to wear, (for the govern¬
ment gives him blankets), but to trade ; he kills for meat,
not that he needs it, for he is fed beef, but because he
relishes it. So, the visionaries’ solution of the Indian
question by “killing all the buffalo,” may as well be cast
aside as nonsense, for it is surely to be hoped that before
many years, a just, honest and efficient policy may be pursu¬
ed towards the Indian, and that we can conscientiously aid
in the increase of the buffalo instead of furthering its foolish
and reckless slaughter.”

Herewith we append the body of his letter:—

few instances in which even the hide was saved bv s-
men sportsmen. The sole idea seems to be, to kill a
I am glad, however, to state that but little needless sin i
ter goes on in this territory, it being unoccupied by whV
nor is there much of it slaughtered in upper Texas th I<3F ’
I know of an instance in Texas of a man offering’ fD? U ^
two barrels of tongues, and I am certain that this ma 1 " ?
not cure over ten robes, or a ton of meat. You can calc 1 1
how much waste of meat there was in that instance U ate
“Do Indians slaughter needlessly?” They both do
do not, which anomalous answer needs some explamt'
The Indian in his natural state does not “kill the jr'
that lavs the golden egg.” He is too true and natifrn? 6
sportsman to do that, but contact with whites and civil ' a
tion has engendered many unnatural tastes, to 8nT !5 lr
which they kill for robes solely with the view ’of trad' ^
The articles are many of them useful, but many are simnf'
luxuries, and some useless, including canned fruits" mu
canned milk, umbrellas, and all ft im agin able knick knack
It may surprise many of your readers to know that th
wild Comanche buys his clothing, his eatables, and' even
his buckskin; that he produces nothing that he can purcha
with robes, that he seldom kills deer, and never soft dress-
the skin, in fact, for the purchase of these things the In S
dian kills many times the amount that he needs, but th’
he considers one of his inalienable rights, and I "believe it
impossible to prevent this useless slaughter so far as the In
dian is concerned.

“Do either Indians or whites kill out of season for skins

only?” There are two seasons for killing for robes by In
dians; one in the summer, in the breeding season. When
the hair is short, they kill for lodge skins. A lodge lasts
but two years and must then be replaced. Then they kill
again in the winter for robes for use and traffic, killing-
always , cows in preference, and right here you have a great
if not the greatest cause of diminution; the Indians always
kill cows in preference for both meat and robes, and this
during the time that they are heavy with calf. ’ It is only
at these times that the Comanches, Kiowas, Cheyennes^
Arrapalioes, and Osages kill, except occasionally in small
quantities for meat. To the killing of the cows, I attribute
the fact of running across so many more bulls. It, is an
odd notion that the younger bulls drive the old fellows
away, and mind you, I do"not deny that the reason we see
so many old fellows on the outskirts of the buffalo range
is due to that fact, but that will not account for the fre
quent herds of twenty, fifty or several hundred, andaWfadfo
which you come across. It is only when you get to the
very largest of the herds that you ever see a cow or calf.
The whites as you are aware are slaughtering them to-day
in Kansas and farther north by the thousands, and green
and undried skins are sold for a dollar.

“Where is wasteful slaughter greatest?” Along the line
of the Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific, handy to trans¬
portation.

According to the Indians, there are two large gangs of
buffalo, divided by the Platte River, the gang south of it
moving that far north in the summer, and back south
again in the winter, as far as the Concho in Texas, and the
other gang north of the Platte remaining there. This is
the idea of the Comanches; they always speak of the two
different lots showing that there is probably some basis for
the idea. The range of buffalo here is getting very limited,
barely coming east of 99tli meridian, and going west only
to the edge of the Staked Plains, a belt of country not
much over one hundred miles and getting less and less
constantly. Two years ago numbers of them still grazed
near and east of the 98tli meridian. Bison.

Fort Sill, G. T., April, 1874.

EXTERMINATION OF THE SEAL.

N EW and rapid methods of locomotion, weapons of
greater accuracy and the incentives of commerce,
are certainly tending every day more and more towards the
extinction of certain of God’s creatures. There is not the
least doubt that many of the marine mammalia are doomed
to entire extinction. It is by no means difficult to make
out a list of those which have almost entirely disappeared.
The manatee is now limited to a few rivers. The right
whale of Greenland, the walrus of the St. Lawrence, the
smaller whales of our own coast, are no more. On the
islands of Ascension, Tristan d’ Acunha and the Crozettes,
the gigantic sea elephants were once found in abundance.

“Taking the 99th meridian as a line, and the crossing of
Red River as a point, the buffalo begin to make their ap¬
pearance in early fall in numbers, though a few straggling
bulls, and even small nerds, may be found at any season.
The herds cross this territory and into Texas in early win¬
ter, moving again north in March. They drop their calves
from middle of April to middle of May.

Now comes a strange question of yours, which shows
that even you, who have traversed the prairies in years
past have no idea how greatly they are being diminished.
You ask “how does the prairie look after they are gone,
cropped clean, buffalo skulls, bones, &c., much stamped
and dusty?” And the answer is no to every point in the
question. There are not enough of them to leave such evi¬
dences. Where a few years since a broad black seething
mass of living flesh passed across the prairies, leaving such
evidences, you now see at the utmost a few thousands to¬
gether. I think five thousand would cover the largest num¬
ber to be seen at any one time in this territory,"and I am
sure I have put the number at a high mark in saying that.
Horace Jones, the interpreter here, says that on his first
trip along the line of the 100th meridian, in 1859, accompany¬
ing Major Thomas—since our noble old General— they
passed continuous herds for over sixty miles, which left so
little grass behind them that Major Thomas was seriously
troubled about his horses, that he has since been over the
same country, and that five thousand would be a large num¬
ber to see at any one time.” This shows what slaughter
there must have been in the past ten years.

The skins are in season, in colder months, beginning the
new coat in October, and best in January. The best meat
is calf; then after that, I should say two to three years olds,
and cow always in preference. Bull meat, except when
young, say three years or so, is not good, tougher than beef,
and but little except hump, tongue, tenderloin, liver, &c.,
are ever used unless from necessity. I believe five hundred
pounds of meat are wasted for every pound eaten.

“Do whites slaughter needlessly?” It is the exception
and very rare at that, for them to slaughter any other way.
They simply kill for the love of killing. I know of but

To-day not one is to be seen. It is not man’s power to con¬
vert all animals to his use, which can be doubted, but it is
the abuse of this power which is to be dreaded, and the
slaughter of creatures in too great quantity and at improper
seasons.

Some time ago a correspondent to a leading English
journal wrote as follows:—“Who can read of the butcheries
which are yearly perpetrated on the breeding seals of the
ice-floes in the North Atlantic,as are recorded with more or
less zest in the newspapers without feeling that the same
fate, utter extinction, awaits the seals as has already over¬
taken so many of their fellow-denizens of the deep?”

The question of seal hunting in the British Provinces by
means of steamers, we have dwelt on casually before. We
think that unless legislation be directed toward this method
of capturing the seals, limiting the trips of the steamers or
defining the seasons when they will commence business,
even fixing definite rules as to the number, the size, the
quality of the seals they shall take, before long the seals
will be entirely exterminated on the Northern Atlantic
coast, or else the business will have to be prosecuted amid
the ice-floes of the extreme north with more danger and
diminishing profit. We puLlish a letter forwarded to us
from Washington, written by one of the best authorities in
St. John’s, which tends to show' that in a short time, from
pure exhaustion of the seals, the business is likely to cease
entirely. We believe, as does the writer of this letter, that
excessive killing and worrying of the seal by steamers,
must eventually deprive the British Provinces of one of
their most important industries. It is the old story of kil¬
ling the gooso*wliich lays the golden egg:—

“We know enough of our sealing lottery this spring to be aware tha
we are to draw a big blank. For six years past steamer after steamer,
each caie a size larger than the last, has been built to slaughter seals,

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until now we have tvv enty-eight, some of them almost large enough for
Cnnarders. Each spring these vessels have attacked the seals in all con¬
ditions and under all circumstances. They have killed thousands of
pregnant mothers, torn the living, breathing and bawling foetus from its
nest and left it to perish. Thousands of ‘cats’ have been brought in, few
if any being left for purposes of propagation. In the last four years over
2 000.000 seals have been brought to port and converted into oil, but for
each'one so legitimately utilized, at least ten have been slaughtered. So
that over 20,000,000 seals have been in various ways destroyed the past
four years. We are now beginning to feel a heavy drain upon our
funded capital. Our stock of specie has pretty nigh fun out, and this '
spring the seals proved to be like the Irishman’s flea, ‘You put your
fiivmAipon him, but he isn’t there.’ I do not think our catch of seals
for'the spring will exceed 180,000, and they of very inferior quality—that
is. too young to pay for the taking. No one regrets the failure, as it was
i list what was needed to punish the inhuman greed and selfishness of
our capitalists. We all fervently hope and pray that no steamer will
ever again get a catch of seals. The Canadian steamers are still very
unfortunate, but have done better than ever before. The ‘Iceland’ has
brought in 2,400 and the ‘Greenland’ 5,300, and both have gone on second
trips.” _

the SEAWANHAKA YACHT CLUB’S
CORINTHIAN CUP.

W E call the attention of our readers to the circular letter
of the Scawanhaka Yacht Club which has been sent
to the owners of ail schooners belonging to any of the recog¬
nized yacht clubs in the country, and we trust that it will
meet with the ready response which the Club so thorougly
deserves for its enterprise and energy in introducirg in our
waters the system of “Corinthian racing.” In all yacht
clubs may be found two distinct classes of members; first,
those men whose ambition is satisfied with the possession
of a well appointed yacht, the knowledge that they have it
in their power to hire competent officers and crew and plen-
ti fully supply their larder, and to whom the power of dis¬
criminating between the bow and stern of their vessels does
not appear a matter of the slightest possible consequence;
and secondly, we have men who either are or desire to be
sailors, and who, if they have captains, are capable of deter¬
mining whether the prospective “dusty” weather of said
captains upon occasions, means engagements ashore, who
delight in sailing and navigating their own vessels, or if
they are not fortunate enough to possess yachts would
volunteer with alacrity to man those of their friends upon
just such an occasion as will be the race referred to.
For the first-class, Corinthian racing will do nothing, for by
their ignorance they are excluded from participating; but
for the yachtsmen, it will do everything; practice under
these circumstances will make of them hardy, active, and
daring seamen. The circular will be found under the
head of Yachting and Boating and will explain itself.

West Jersey Game Protective Society. —The Pres¬
ident of the West Jersey Game Protective Society has
kindly forwarded to us the following report of its last an¬
nual meeting. We are pleased to see the business energy
manifested by this society, and to know that it has taken
the initiative in the important movement of introducing the
pinnated grouse once more into New Jersey. There is
much activity displayed by individual members and the
society is generally in a very flourishing condition, number¬
ing 250 members and receiving constant accessions. Mr.
Rosenbaum informs us that he shall endeavor to get at least
twenty-five pairs of grouse next fall to be placed in Burling¬
ton county, and should the Philadelphia Club do anything
in that direction we are quite sure that within a very few
years we shall be able to have fair sport in certain localities.
Under the new game law no game can be shot in New
Jersey until November 1, 1880—penalty for killing $50.
There should be no difficulty therefore, in propagating this
particular bird, if any attention at all is paid toward looking
after them after they are placed:—

Camden, N. J., April 22, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The annual meeting of the West Jersey Game Protective Society was
held at the West Jersey Hotel, in Camden, on the 15th mat. Quite a
large number of members were present, the city of Philadelphia being
largely represented. A marked interest in the object of the Society was
evinced, and the methods of propagation and protection of game and
game fish freely discussed. The secretary was ordered to issue 2,000
copies of the late ‘Act Consolidating and Amending the Game Laws of
the State.” The following resolution was adopted, and ordered to be
sent to the Forest and Stream for publication:—

Besolved , That this Society will heartily co-operate with the different
Game Protective organizations in any movement looking toward the in¬
troduction of pinnated grouse, and that a committee of three be appoint¬
ed to confer with the different societies in order to effect that object.

The following gentlemen were thereupon appointed that committee:
B. W. Richards, 524 Walnut street, Philadelphia; Henry G. Smith,
Philadelphia, and W. B. Rosenbaum, Malaga, N. J. Hastily yours,

West Jerset.

Herewith we append some remarks from our valued
correspondent “Homo,” respecting the co-operation of the
New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey Sportsmens’
Clubs, in the purchase of the pinnated and sharp-tailed
grouse:

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Before the Sportsmens’ Clubs and Game Protective Associations of
New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, move further in regard to re¬
stocking our eastern barrens with pinnated and sharp-tailed grouse, it
behooves the New Jersey Society to so modify their law as to allow
those clubs joining and furnishing their money in the joint enterprise,
to have free access, in proper time and season, to the game their friends
have purchased, and to modify the present non-resident tax on sports¬
men, especially as to shooting p.airie chickens.

It stands to reason there can be no co-operation of the societies unless
they are one in the enterprise, and I fear without a mutual arrangement
can be made (I do not speak officially) the Philadelphia Club will feel
more like -‘planting” their birds in the Pennsylvania, Pocono, and York
barrens, where the pinnated grouse once, thrived as well as they did in
New Jersey, than consenting to attempt it in the latter State at all. Bur¬
lington county, outside of the jurisdiction of the West Jersey Society,
would be chosen.

To illustrate how one-sided the matter would be if a free license
*would not be granted to the Philadelphia Club for the shooting of
grouse, I would mention that our Philadelphia law gives members of the
New Jersey Society permission to shoot all game, in proper season, in

any portion of the State, and which would include prairie chickens and
sharp-tailed grouse, when we re-stock our own barrens. We might say
to the West Jersey Association, “Come, brother sportsmen, help us with
your money to purchase grouse for Pennsylvania, and join us freely in
the sport of shooting them. We will assist you in like manner to stock
your grounds, but do not, we pray yon, ask us to.pay a license for what
is already half our own.”

We are all deeply interested in the proposed project, and read the let¬
ter of W. C. H. in the week before last issue of the Forest and Stream
with great pleasure. I am sure he would be a faithful guardian and pro¬
tector to the grouse in his section of the country, and woe betide the
“Arab” or pot-hunter caught by him overstepping the line of duty.

Dr. F. Jenkins Purnell, of Berlin, Worcester county, Md., has proven
that the pinnated grouse can thrive in his region; from the breeding of
only two pair the first year he has now two thousand, if not more, in the
neighborhood of Snow Hill,.but it required a stringent law to protect
them, and the making* of every man and hoy a watchman, as it were,
over them.

The sharp-tailed grouse would breed fully as well with us as the pinna¬
ted, being a covert-loving bird, and hardy; our scrub oaks would suit
them exactly. Therefore, in the enterprise, let not this superior game be
forgotten and. have as much attention paid him as to his larger cousin—
Tetrao cupido. An equal number of each should be purchased.

“Homo.”

Pipe Smoking by Machinery. —Tlie following commu¬
nication, in regard to a new patent and approved method
of accomplishing that most desirable thing, which is in fact
the chief end and aim of some men’s lives, viz: “How to
color a meerschaum,” comes to us apparently anonymously.
But a peculiar fine latent flavor of green seal Perrique which
hangs about the paper, on which this wonderful secret is
written, discloses its author. Think of a pipe coloring itself !
Wo trust the Scientific American will not consider that we
are poaching on its grounds, in giving to the world this
method of coloring a pipe, without going through the for¬
mality of a patent right. As it is, we suppose Kalembourg,
our greatest pipe maker, will try it staight, and sell his
customers his sea-foam pipes, colored with the richest
amber and chocolate hues, all shaded to a nicety by the new
process:—

I know, Mr. Editor, that like all right-minded editors, you are averse
to anonymous communications, but I must aBk cf you to relax your
rules in my favor, for fear of the “water rates” restraining me from giv¬
ing you my name and address.

I presume that Forest and Stream may have among its readers men
like myself, combining two possessions, viz.: patient disposition and a
fine meerschaum pipe,on which they would like to see now the mahogany
hue,which ordinarily can be produced only by long and patient smoldng.
1 colored one meerschaum beautifully by lending it to a Dutch shoemaker
and supplying him with the weed; but he supplied his visitor s, other
Dutchmen, and returned the pipe with a vilianous odor . I have no
Dutch cobbler now, though, nor do I need one. My pipe is coloring
now in the third story, locked up in a room by itself, and I am in the
parlor telling about it.

The river—we’ll say Croton—is at work for me, and works well. My
pipe sets in a block fitted to its shape. In its Dowl is a good-sized tin
funnel, holding a half pound of cut up plug. From its mouth-piece a
hit of india-rubber tubing connects it with the machine, which is this:
A tin tube a foot long, f inch diameter, closed at the upper end, air tight,
is standing in the hole in a stationary wash basin about three inches from
the top. An shaped tube connects with the water cock. Two inches
above, on the. opposite side, another little tube at right angles receives
the india-rubber tube from the pipe. Water is started, rushes down
through tube, produces vacuum in upper end; air draws through the
funnel, pipe and rubber tube, goes down with the water, brings the
smoke with it, smoke, water and air discharge through the sewer; it
works. In three days I have browned up that pipe in a way that will
give me much future pride, when complimented by those who don’t

know how it was done. Smoker.

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LETTER FROM MAJOR LEECH—THE

IRISH TEAM TO BE COMPOSED OF

S!X. _

T HE following- letter from Major Leech will be read
with interest. The Irish team will he represented hy
six men. We would have preferred eight, hut it must he
recollected that it is difficult at any time to bring together
or to cross the Atlantic with a great many men. We be¬
lieve that Mr. Leech has done all in his power to meet our
views:—

Irish Rifle Association, )

Dublin, Monday, April 13, 1874. j
Dear Sir: —On the 18th ult. I had tlie pleasure of writing
to you in reply to your favor of the 4th ult., and I some¬
what anxiously pressed upon you the acceptance of my
proposal as to the number of our team being not less than
four or more than eight at the same time stating my hope
to be able to make it eight, both these letters were some
what ex-officio, as I believe you kindly wrote to prepare
me for the decision of your committee on tlie subject, a
courtesy for which I thank you. In your subsequent letter
of tlie 11th ult., you announce the acceptance hy tlie
Amateur Rifle Club of New York, on behalf of the Ameri
can Riflemen, of the programme folwarded to me, with tlie
single exception of the number of competitors, which they de
sire should not be less than six for each country. Of course
I am well aware that so small a team as four would neces¬
sarily exclude many who might be quite as deserving of re¬
presenting America as the gentlemen actually chosen, and
the disappointment thus caused you naturally desire to re¬
duce to a minimum. I and my friends are desirous as far
as we can to meet your wishes, and have resolved upon ac¬
cepting tlie amendment of the programme suggested by
your committee, namely, that the team shall be not less
than six, and I congratulate you upon the conditions being
thus finally agreed upon. Perhaps, therefore, you will
please to send me the programme in duplicate as amended,
one signed in behalf of America, and the other for my sig¬
nature, which I will bo happy to perfect and return to you.
I hope we shall go to America as winners of the Elclio
Shield again in July next at Wimbledon, but the odds
against us are so great that our being champions for two
years in succession is almost more than we can hope for;
still, the scores of the Irish team, when that match takes
place, will, I am sure, be such as to induce you to believe
that we are not unworthy to compete with our American
friends.

I have the honor to remain,

Yours very faithfully,

Arthur B. Leech.

Chairman of the Counsel Irish Rifle Association.
To Colonel G. W. Wingate, President Amateur Rifle Club
194 Broadway, New York. ’

S OME of our English contemporaries, in whose columns
matters appertaining to the turf have the greatest
prominence, devote a portion of their advertising space to
notices of a peculiar character. Advertisements of Com¬
mission Agents, Subscription Lists, or Turf Agencies, are
there displayed in imposing capitals. When we come to
read them we find that these places of business are in Scot¬
land. Of course our readers, or at least some of them, are
familiar with their character. They represent gambling
offices, where tlie odds can be bought or sold on the various
horses likely to run in England during the racing period.
Prior to 1853, when an act was passed for the suppression
of betting houses, such establishments—true dens of
thieves—existed- in England. Driven from England in
1853, they opened their nefarious business in Scotland.
The law in England in regard to betting houses was as fol¬
lows:—Any person opening a betting house was subjected
to a penalty of £100 and costs, and in default of payment,
to six months’ imprisonment, while the punishment for re¬
ceiving money as a deposit hy way of a bet or wager, ren¬
dered both principal and agent liable to a fine of £50, with
costs. A fine of £30 was also imposed, which was to be
paid in case even the advertisement of such abetting house,
existing in England, was found in a paper in England. The
act not extending to Scotland, the gambling business then
found a new field there. Sir A. Cockburn, then attorney
general, who fathered the measure, was, however, most
careful that no interference in betting was intended look¬
ing towards transactions carried out at Tattersall’s. In
fact, as a leading English journal expresses it, “legitimate
betting was to he tolerated, but the houses, shops, and
booths of professional gamblers were to be suppressed.”
In other words, it might be carried on at Tattersall’s, where
dukes and gentlemen met to wager their thousands of
pounds on horses, hut in the dingy dens of betting houses,
where the snobs, or welsliers, or broken down turfmen
gathered to gamble away their half crowns, the tiling was
to be put down. Certainly, between Tattersall’s and a
miserable betting stall there is a distinction, hut hardly a
difference. In England, however, public opinion—say
wliat we may about conservatism and all that—is changing.
To-day, a new act is threatened which goes further than
the old one. The former was directed towards the houses;
this new one points towards the men, and will even¬
tually close up all the betting establishments, Tattersall’s,
at least for the present, not included. England is a place
of strange anomalies, afltl it seems curious how one certain
place should, like a sanctuary of old, hold high class, stu¬
pendous gambling within, free from public interference,
while in another of less state and pomp all paltry betting
transactions should be not permissable. The time will
come when Tattersall’s itself will be considered as preju¬
dicial to the well being of the State. Baden, with its rouge
et noir and roulette , went to Monaco, and from Monaco it
will go to what the French very politely call le neant . Tlie
twentieth century, when it does come, is neither likely to
tolerate, legalize, or keep free from the interference of pub¬
lic opinion a gilded temple—be it called Tattersall’s or any¬
thing else—which tempts people to waste their patrimony,
or tends to eventually demoralize them. Men will gamble:
it is one of tlie frailties of human nature, but it does not
belong to a positive, advanced state of morals to give any
class of human beings—he they earls or chimney sweeps—
immunity from tlie opprobrium in which gambling must
be held. We write most feelingly on this subject, as we
notice no end of efforts now being made in the United
States to introduce all the high and low English methods
of turf gambling.

—Who would not like to play at coaching in Ireland, and
bowl along such a charming country as the Yale of Avoca?
Why, there is music in tlie very name of it. Think of
driving out of Dublin with a gay coach and spanking team
of Irish horses, and rattling along the road. What lots of
fun; what studies of character! Now there is a gentleman
in Ireland who, fond of coaching, only wants two other
good fellows to join him. The capital required is some
$6,000, and at the end of the season, though the starter of
the enterprise honestly promises no profit, he frankly ad¬
mits that the absolute loss will only be about £100. Can’t-
we find some retired California gentleman, who lias driven
some of those teams where an inch one way or the other
on the road would have settled the business of the whole
fares (the lynch pin tragedy being put out of the question),
to take a hand in tooling the tits along the Yale of Avoca?
Perhaps, if up to sport and with plenty of money, our
Californian might introduce, at a convenient distance from
Dublin some peculiarly dangerous places, imitating a gulch
or a rocky canon; in fact, convert the ride out of the. capi¬
tal of Ireland into a kind of stage coach steeple chase.
The theme is wonderfully suggestive. But we are afraid
the California stage driver of our fancy might think the
whole performance trite without the introduction of an
occasional gang of robbers, who, bringing tlie coach to a
stand, would deftly relieve everybody inside of their goods
and chattels, interspersing the amusement with some ex¬
ceedingly clever pistol practice.

—The Field has been singularly embellished lately with
some most charming descriptions of fishing hy its distin¬
guished editor, Francis Francis, Esq. A thorough sports¬
man, Mr. Francis writes of what he catches and shoots, and
he does it in most vigorous style. “A Month on the
Thurso” lias given ns a most thorough insight into the de¬
lightful sport of the Highland country. In his last paper

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Mr. Francis tells how, on a fishing excursion, he met not
with one hull, but with two of them, one on each side of
the river. There was a Scotch laddie with him, and Mr.
Francis was debating in his mind whether he would not
lower his English dignity in the Scotch boy’s opinion by
running. We copy the story as we find it. “Just then
the laddie shouted out, ‘He’s coomin’! he’s coomin’!’ and
bolted like a wild goose. I looked back, a hasty glance
over my shoulder, and there, horror of horrors, came the
bull thundering down the bank, about eighty or a hundred
yards away, straight for us, having just caught sight of us,
An open moor was before us; no shelter whatever but a
river, which we might have taken to, only there was a bull
on the other side, too, and likewise cows, which count for
something in a scrimmage. I really am ashamed to admit
it, but I belted, tco. As I bolted I glanced back; the bull
was gaining. It might have been a pretty race to a looker
on—equal to the boat race, in fact; but the bull here was
Cambridge; it was all 3 to 1 on him, and the horns of a
bull are much worse than the horns of any other dilemma
I know of. Fortunately, just then we came to a place
where peat had been cut, and there was a bank four or five
feet deep. ‘Bob down! hide!’ I called to the boy,who was
close to me; and I jumped down and crouched under the
bank.” And so the editor of the Field was saved. We
fancy everybody must have been chased by a bull, though
few can tell of it so pleasantly as Mr. Francis. Our most
excellent confrere tells, too, of shooting the famous blue
rocks in their native cliffs, and says:—“Talk of partridge
or grouse driving, ora rocketing pheasant! It is child’s'
play to it. If you didn’t hold a couple of yards ahead you
had no chance, and often when the distance I pitched my
gun in front seemed almost preposterous to me, it was quite
wonderful how they came in for the thick of it.

—The members of the famous Gun Club, at Notting Hill,
are now trying their skill. We notice that in the handi¬
cap sweepstakes Mr. H. S. Jaffray was the winner, among
nineteen competitors. Mr. Jaffray used sawdust powder
in both barrels, and shot off a tie with Sir Charles Mor-
daunt, winning in the second contest.

—The hunting season of 1873-4 now draws to a close in
England. Foxes have a chance for life once more. Boots,
pinks, and breeches are put aside for the coming fall. As
careful registers are kept, the following details may be of
interest. The old Berkeley hunt had sixty-two field days,
killing twenty-nine foxes. The old Berkshire were out
ninety-five days, killing fifty-two and a half brace of foxes.
The Yale of White Horse has taken the palm so far of fox
killing, having hunted seventy days and killed ninety-three
foxes. m

—An amusing and novel race is that of the Manchester
Polo Club, which is to come off on Tuesday, the 28tli of
this month. There is a Liliputian cup for ponies for a half
mile, and a Polo cup for three quarters of a mile, with five
hurdles. Ponies are not to exceed fourteen hands in height,
and the riders must be members of the Manchester Polo
Club, save for the stranger’s cup and military cup. When
we come to know the weights the ponies carry the facts
will be quite interes ting. _

jf hot 0 utt and

MAY ISA CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of Hfle matches , and other interest¬
ing matter, should he mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week. _ _

New members are rapidly enrolling themselves in the
lists of the National Kifle Association, and a notable quan¬
tity of life memberships have been added. The officers of
the Association are untiring in their efforts to increase the
scope of their undertaking. The weather has been very
unfortunate of late, preventing much active work in repair¬
ing damages at Creedmoor, but we have no doubt but that
early next month the crack of the rifle will be heard at the
range from that time on until cold weather commences. Our
prognostications of seeing thousands on the grounds we
fancy will be fulfilled more than once this season. All
those desirous of joining the National Rifle Association
should send in their names at once to Colonel Gildersleeve,
Secretary of the N. R. A., whose office is in the new Eei aid
building, New York.

What our Irish Friends think of the Coming Rifle
Contest. —We take the following form the Dublin Times of
April 7th:

The approaching rifle contest between the crack shots of
America has created quite a furore in the latter country. All
the American journalists have discussed the matter, and,
we are happy to say, in the most genial and friendly spirit.
One journal, Forest and Stream, a sporting paper, has
reproduced some observations of our own, and is publish¬
ing a series of short but carefully written letters upon long
range rifle shooting, and upon marksmanship in general.
It appears that the Americans can bring to the front almost
any number of first-class shooters at a range, say of 400
yards, but that it is somewhat doubtful whether they can
show in the field a team assured of victory over the Irish
Eight at long ranges of 800, 900, or 1,000 yards. The rifle¬
men in the several States are called upon to practice incess¬
antly at the longer ranges, and to send by the middle of
July to the Secretary of the Amateur Rifle Club, New York,
formal declarations respecting the numbers of bull’s eyes
made by each at the long ranges. Forest and Stream,
writes thus concerning the approaching trial:—

“When her Majesty’s subjects are chivalrous enough to
cross the seas to meet us, we should try and be ready for
them, and whether we beat them or not we should, at all
events, give them that right hearty welcome which they
deserve. But we must not expect that these men will be
easily beaten.” The American journalist thinks that a

practice, extending over fifteen years, has eliminnted, by
frequent trials, the men possessing the requisites of a good
long range rifle shot from among a much greater number
of riflemen than there are in the United States, familiar
with that branch of shooting. The writer forgets that in
Ireland we have no volunteers, and comparatively very
few rifle clubs. A single American State could, with ease,
bring forward a greater number of adepts in the use of the
rifle than the whole of Ireland. Although the Amateur Rifle
Club of New York gallantly took up the gage thrown down
by the Irish Rifle Association, it may so happen that not a
single member of that club will be placed among the com¬
petitors. The Amateur Club, determined to win the vic¬
tory if possible," calls upon all the rifle clubs in the several
States to enter upon a course of steady practice until next
fall. From among the numbers who will then have proved
themselves to be the best shots^will be selected the antago¬
nists of the Irish Eight. Our few riflemen, therefore,
boldly enter into competiton with the very best shots of all
America. The rules proposed by the Amateur Rifle Club
are these: None but rifles of bona fide American make cun
be used; the rifles must not weigh more than ten pounds;
the triggers must not have a pull of less than three.pounds;
all sights can be used except telescopic magnifying, and
such as conceal the trigger so as to prevent the danger sig¬
nal from being seen; ary position will be allowed which
can be taken on level ground without artificial rests. The
States in which the greatest attention has been devoted to
practice are New York, California, Maine, and Texas; and
if from each of these great States but two champion shots
are selected, the eight will equal the whole number of the
Irish Team. The Secretary of the Amateur Rifle Club has
already received numerous letters from riflemen m various
parts of the Union who are anxious to enter the lists against
the Irish Team. One of them, known as Texas Jack, pro¬
poses that the programme should include different modes
of shooting, such as practice in the saddle, &c., which is
the Westerner’s ‘ ‘long suit. ” This marksman has evidently
enjoyed the pastime of shooting the “flying buffalo,” or
perhaps the Red Indian. The Any Rifle Association of
Ontario have decided to challenge the Irish Team, but we
suppose that if the Irish Team accepted the contest with
any club but that one which the members challenged they
would have to contend against all the clubs existing in
America. It is but just to say that the American journals
with one accord express their admiration of the manliness
and pluck of the Irish Eight in challenging the best shots
of all America, and provoking them to action. The Messrs.
Remington have forwarded £50; Mr. James Gordon Ben¬
nett £150, and others have given lesser sums to defray the
incidental charges of the contest, and yet the American
marksmen have not to bear the very heavy cost of a pas¬
sage across the Atlantic and back. The contest is regarded
as a national one throughout the States, as it should be re¬
garded here, and no more should be required from the
champions of each nation than that they should give their
time and skill to support the honor of their respective coun¬
tries.

—The last number of the Volunteer Service Gazette which
has reached us, of April 11th, has a series of letters ad¬
dressed to the Editor in regard to the change in the targets
at Wimbledon. Very few of the writers seem to approve
of the changes. If in some few cases, the round target is
spoken of with favor; the system of marking is objected to.
Perhaps the strongest advocate for the change is the late
Secretary of the National Indian Rifle Association. Dr.
Hamilton states that at 600 yards, the shots striking the
paper target, unless the wind is. blowing towards the target
can be heard quite distinctly. One other peculiarity men¬
tioned by this same authority, is quite curious. It is, that
the older the target is, the stronger it becomes, which is ac¬
counted for by the fact of its being patched and remended
over and over again. We wait with some anxiety the so¬
lution of tlus subject. Perhaps a great many of the criti¬
cisms are premature. When the targets are tried we trust
some conclusion will be arrived at. We must *still regret
the change, as far as our own interests are concerned. We
are inclined to think, as has been suggested by our able
correspondent T. C. C., that there are much better methods
of marking. Some automatic method is quite possible,
which will be suggested in time by our own marksmen.

Weston, Yt., April 25, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream;—

The articles on the rifle and rifle shooting have in me an appreciative
reader. That by A. M. S. in the last issue is eminently suggestive and
practical, and the concluding paragraph demonstrates the writer knows
whereof he writes. Let the veterans be encouraged to “shoulder the
-crutch and show how fields were won.” The “has beens” are of use by
way of comparison with the present, and in this light I would ask
brother marksmen to read the following:

Till past the prime of life my favorite arm was the sporting rifle,
shooting always off-hand. Latterly I have used a target rifle with teles¬
copic sight, resting. Copies of two targets made at 210 yards are on tile
in the Patent Office, Washington. One of five consecutive shots, with a
wind drift of eighteen inches, measures 2f inches. The other of ten
consecutive shots, with a flawy wind of average three feet drift, meas¬
ures 8£ inches. The string measure is from centre of shot to centre of
bud.

On another occasion, at 100 yards, (and the only target shot at so short
a range) ten consecutive shots made but one hole in the target, and that
in the bud, the largest diameter of which was 1£ inches, all the slugs be¬
ing welded in a mass in the wood backing of the target. The string
measure of this target was impossible to take. Weight of barrel, 16
lbs., muzzle-loader, and inside made by N. & G. Whitmore, Mansfield,
Mass. 0» L. W.

—Captain A. H. Bogardus, of Elkhart, Ill., matched
himself for $500 to kill thirty-eight out of fifty pigeons in
the following singular manner. The match took place at
WoodsidePark, Stamford, Conn., on April27th, and created
considerable excitement among amateur and professional
pigeon shooters. It was the greatest performance on record.
The conditions of the match were that Bogardus should
stand midway between two plunge traps, placed forty
yards apart, both to be sprung at the same time, so that
while he faced the first trap his back was to the second,
thus making it practically double bird shooting, as lie had
to turn completely around in order to kill the bird at his
back. At two P. M. the traps were placed at the distance
specified. Ira A. Paine, of this city, trapped and handled
against the shooter, and Mr. Jesse Smith, of the Astor

House, was chosen referee. Bogardus killed the first i •
and missed the second. He killed the third, fourth ^
fifth and missed the sixth. Betting was then 10 to 4 a ~ a ?7
him. He then made extraordinary shooting by brin/ St
down twenty-nine in succession. He missed his forti
bird, but brought down his forty-first and forty-second a 5
won the match with eight birds to spare. The four V d
that were scored against him fell dead out of hounds \f
was remarkable shooting, and eclipses,anytliing of the ki ]
ever attempted.

—The Philadelphia Sportsman’s Club, despite the terri
ble weather, held their social pigeon shooting meeting
Saturday, April 25th, at the Tinicum Fish Club House 11
There were thirty original entries to shoot at ten birds
each, twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards boundary, and
1-| shot; of these entries fifteen gentlemen came to the
scratch. The shooting—taking into consideration that
every bird was killed in a driving storm—was a remarkable
performance. Two of the members killed ten straight
birds each, and in shooting off ties one killed five 'birds
and the other four. The prizes consisted of two elabo¬
rately wrought gold medals, ornamented with a woodcock
and snipe, one beautiful silver souvenir in the shape of a
pair of double guns embossed crossways, a silver medal
and a leather medal.

Every arrangement that could be made for an enjoyable
day had been attended to by the efficient president board
of managers, and ground committee, and but for the storm
no larger gathering of gentlemen sportsmen would have
taken place in America. Governer J. F. Hartranft of
Pennsylvania, an honorary member of the club, visited
Philadelphia, and would have attended had it not rained so
incessantly. A number of outside private matches were to
have taken place, and five hundred pigeons had been pro¬
vided for the occasion. Certainly those that shot cannot
be called feather bed sportsmen. After the conclusion of
the “amusement” in the field, the party repaired to the
“Fish House” dining hall and discussed planked shad and
other eatables, which were bountifully supplied. The
Philadelphia Sportsman’s Club is fast increasing. It has
already 300 members on its roll, and ranks as the first
society of its class in the United States. The following is

the score:—

Name.

H. B. P. 5

J. K.

Dr. S. P. i$.

J. N. P. 3

B. N. M. 5

J. W. M...... 5

Capt. A. A. C.

O. P. G.

Maj. J. A.

J. C. R. 5

A. S. O. 4

S. P. W.

Capt. W. A.M.

C. S. W . 3

T. S. 0

TIES FOR FIRST PRIZE.

O. P. G. 5 5 Winner 1st gold medal.

Major J. A. 4 4 Winner 2d gold medal.

TIES FOR SILVER MEDAL.

Capt. W. A.M. 5 5

J. W. M. 5 5

SECOND TIES.

Capt. W. A. M. .3 3

J. W. M. 3 3

All their shells being exhausted, they agreed to shoot off another time.

LEATHER ‘MEDAL.

T. S. 3 3

We have to tender our especial thanks for the handsome
manner we were received and entertained "by the officers
and gentlemen of this true sportsman’s association.

—Ira A. Paine, of New York, and Capt. A. H. Bogar¬
dus, of Illinois, shot a pigeon match at Woodside Park,
Stamford, Conn., on April 27tli. The conditions were to
shoot at ten birds, twenty-five yards rise, 100 yards bound¬
ary, and one and a half ouuce of shot, for $100. Bogar¬
dus won, killing ten birds to Paine’s five.

Philadelphia, April 23,1874.

Eiitor Forest and Srream:—

Some of the members of the Kensington Hunting Club of Philadelphia
had the first pigeon match on April 23, seven birds each man.

The following is the score;

Name. Score.

F. Widmayer. 1 1 1 1

WilliamDeissroth. 1 1 1 1

M. Brierly. 1111

J. Staiger. 1 0 1 1

G. Sonneck. 0 1 1 1

J. Magsam. 1 1 1 1

Fred. Deissroth. 0 1 1 1

G. Schultz.. 0 0 0 1

E. Steers. 0 0 0 1

The match was 21 yards rise and 80 yards boundary.

y onr8j Fred. Deisseoth.

Montgomery, Ala,, April 17,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:— ,-

I herewith send you the score of Montgomery Shooting CluD
quarterly match, held on the 13th. Number contestants, 1 i
each; 21 yards rise; 80 yards boundary; high wind, cloudy day.

* _ J_'trainA

Straight.

Killed.

Gun used.

5

7

Peterman B. L.

2

4

Kryder M. L.

4

7

GreenerB. L.

3

. 6

Greener B. L.

5

8

Evans M. L.

5

8

Peterman B. L.

4

6

Kryder and Moore,

10

TO

Peterman B. L.

10

10

Peterman B. L.

5

6

Greener B. L.

4

8

Peterman B. L,

2

5

Peterman B. L.

6

8

Peterman B. L.

3

6

Moore M. L.

0

3

Krider M. L.

1 0
1 1
1

0
I
1 0
1 0 1
1 0 1
1 1
1 1
1

0
0
•)
0 1

Total.

5
7

6
5

5

6
&

2

3

—first, Club Cup—second prize, value $10; third prize, value
Name.

H. B. Metcalf. 1

Dan Fraser.•— 1

George H. Todd. 1 1

W. D. Brown. 1 0. 1

IT. Crommelin. 1 1 1 1 1

Wm. Davidson.... 1 1 1 1 0

Score.

1 1 1
1
1

0

1 0 1
1 0 0

1110
110 1

10 0 10 0

Total.

6

4
6

5

7

5

2

4

0 0
1 1

B. Holt.

H. C. Dayidson. 0 0 1

T. S. Doron. 1 0 1

J. G. Crommelin. 0 1 1

Jas. Cafliey. 1 1 1

Morgan Gilmer. 1 0 1

Results—IT. Crommelin winning the Club Cup, value i
6 were shot off. „

Metcalf... 10 1 o

Todd.. 10 1 |

Crommelin. ... Oil g.

Gilmer. 110 , g r0 m-

Second ties were then shot, first miss out, when Me tea aa oUti
melin killed their bird. Todd and Gilmer, having mrise ,

Metcalf and Crommelin then shot for choice of prizes, when i
declared winner of second prize and Crommelin of third P nz

6

5

6

The ties o 11

FOREST AND STREAM

187

The bird shooting is oyer for the season, the snipe and plover having
nearly all left. There were six snipe killed on Wednesday (14th) by one
sport. There has been a scarcity of the migratory birds this winter, es¬
pecially the water fowl. Usually the Alabama River has been a great re¬
sort for mallard, black duck, teal, wood or summer, and bull heads, so
called here, but a very dry winter, no water in the ponds, has kept them
off. Some of our shots have made quite a good hit during the season.
One has over 700 game birds on his list, several others nearly up with
him, although the highest number of snipe shot by any one on one day

is 34. Yours, &c., Sec. M. S. Club.

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—The visitors in Florida came NTorth like a flock of birds
during the warm term in March, but met a cold storm. The
weather in Florida in April has been cold, and all who re¬
main are enjoying the amusements and luxuries of the
Spring, with abundant room at hotels and upon the boats.

_Sir George Gore, the English sportsman, is at the Grand

National Hotel, Jacksonville, on his return ffrcm Indian j
River, where he went with a large retinue of men, 22 dogs, j
and a vast amount of modern hunting and fishing traps. j

_Mr. John S. Beeler, of Hamilton, Ohio, writes to us
that he wishes, for the benefit of the fraternity, to add his
testimony to that of “R. Y.” of Corinth, Miss., in the 1
Forest and Stream of April 16th, in support of Messrs.
Clark & Sneider’s method of altering guns from muzzle to
breech-loaders. He says:

“They altered one for me during the past winter and I
must say that it gives perfect satisfaction, both as regards
appearance and working qualities. I think that sportsmen
throughout the country, who have good muzzle-loaders,
with which they are familiar, would do well to correspond
with Messrs. Clark & Sneider before sacrificing their guns,
in order to provide themselves with the much prized breech¬
loaders.”

' Olney, Ill., April 22, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

With pleasure, on behalf of the Forest and Stream
Sportsmens’ Club of Olney, Illinois, I acknowledge the re¬
ceipt of a fine portrait of “Belle,” also a “Comparative
Table of the Close Seasons.” Our Club’s interest in the
protection of game resulted in sending “an amendment” to
our present defective laws. Our Club was organized too
late to get a bill through this session of the Legislature, but
will try to be in season next time. The principal defects
are as follows:—

Sec. 1. The penalty is not sufficient to prevent hunters
from shooting deer out of season, for it is easy to pay five
dollars for a deer if caught with it in possession. Club re¬
commended “not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty
doflars.”

Sec. 3 Allows game dealers “thirty days” to dispose of
game on hand. Club recommended “ten days.” For all
this time pot-hunters use to smuggle game to unscrupulous
dealers. Coming in as they do long before day-light, they
sell their ill-gotten spoil and are gone to repeat this until
the last of the “thirty days” are past.

Sec. 4 Gives only “one month” for the apprehension of
persons who violate the game laws." Club recommends
“eighteen months” for this season. Hunters from adjoin¬
ing States come to Illinois, shoot game out of season, and
should they not be apprehended within a month, they are
free to repeat the same depredation the following season.
This has caused ruinous havoc with our chickens, quail
and in fact all game. Hope you will succeed in making a
general law for adjoining States.

Yours, <fec., G. F. Center, M. D.

Secretary F. & S. Club, &c.

y -*--

—A letter from an old hunter, to whom we gave an or¬
der last fall for six live moose to be delivered this spring,
is dated Wicklow, N. Brunswick. It says:

Dear Sir:

“I have to inform you that I cannot get any moose this spring, as we
have not had snow, deep enough to catch them. It has been a very
strange winter, not more than twenty inches of snow on the ground at
any one time. I think I never saw a winter before this but what we had
three feet of snow on the ground, and generally about four feet—that

is, in the wilderness.”

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LETTER FROM “HOMO.”

Philadelphia, April 24 ; 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Our spring snipe shooting is about at an end; thus far few birds, compar¬
atively speaking, have been killed in the immediate vicinity of Philadel¬
phia, although south of us in New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland they
have been unusually plenty and large bags have been made. Our own
meadows, as a rule, when the snipe were on in numbers, were too dry
and the long-bills fed on the drifts and river flats where the sportsman
could not reach them.

As May approaches our lovers of the gentle art are looking to their
rods, flies and tackle. I hear of quite a number of sportsmen who intend
trying fly fishing for shad on the Delaware River so soon as the run of
fish will admit of it. I shall try my Norris rod on the new game and
know it will prove as trusty as did Mr. Prime’s at Holyoke, providing I
am successful in hooking one. I will report pro or con as to my efforts,
although I am fearful the great lengths of nets used from the bay to
Bristol and Trenton will prevent many fish from reaching the head of
tide water on our river.

I notice in the columns of a contemporary of your journal that they
claim to have been the first to suggest field trials in this country. Surely
they can not in justice do this when it is known and recorded that you
were the first to reprint and publish the English Ipswich Field Trials,
and at the same time called the attention of owners of pointers and set¬
ters to this interesting out-door sport; furthermore, it is a fact that you
were the first and only journal that received the international challenge
for field trials from Mr. Price.

We are anxiously awaiting a reply of Mr. Laverack to Dr. Gautier as to
the setter question. There is a mistake somewhere and it looks as if Mr.
L. was in error. Homo.

[It is evident Mr. Lave ack is laboring under some misapprehension, as
Dr. Gautier, of New York, did purchase a setter of Mr. Laverack in
person. See Forest and Stream, April 16th.— Ed.]

Dayenport, Iowa, March 27, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I am now an old hunter near my three score years, yet attached to the
wild and exciting scenes of the hunt, as when the young blood coursed
through my veins. In the summer of 18641 came West to enjoy.the rod
aud the gun, and to tramp out the seeds of an inflammatory rheumatism
with which I had suffered severely. Suffice it to say that I have had but
one slight attack during the last decade, and for the benefit of others in
affliction, permit me to add that I never had an attack, except after
wearing gum shoes or arctics. I have discarded them, and since, with
exercise, have been exempt from the pains and penalties of inflammatory
rheumatism. I notice that one of your correspondents has narrated
some extraordinary shots. Permit me a similar privilege. Near West"

minister, Md., I once made a shot that surprised even myself. I had a
setter standing in a corn-field. The quail rose, and giving me a rak¬
ing shot, I emptied one barrel of my Greener, when a single bird curved
toward me and I dropped it. Retrieving this I sought the product of my
first shot and gathered six more as the result. One beautiful afternoon,
when the sun was sinking upon the Iowa prairies, I had another extra
shot, killing five prairie chickens, or rather pinnated grouse, with two
barrels. About thirty yards distant, on the point of my faithful dog,
sprang a covey of grouse in the stubble. I fired into the rising cluster
and dropped three. A few minutes later I knocked two more with the
other barrel. But after all, these were accidents. Give me the shot who
kills his single bird, especially the ruffed grouse in the brush and tan¬
gled thicket.

On the bluffs below our city I have had some sport in killing this noble
game bird, but rarely in paying numbers. They are scarcer here than
among the laurels and whortle bushes of the Alleghanies, where I have,
in other years, had five birds lying dead before me. Our present winter
has been exceedingly open, with no drifting snows to kill off the game
birds, and we have the promise of a much larger yield than usual of
American quail, ruffed and pinnated grouse. The latter will soon be
whirring across our river to their breeding grounds in Iowa, and again
we shall hear their music in the warmer-days of springtime. Six or
eight deer have been killed within ten miles of our city, along the bluffy
shores of Rock River, and one along the Wapsie—a stream famed for
ducking and fishing. Many a splendid day’s fishing have I enjoyed on
its rich, uncultivated bottom lands, among the mallards and Wilson’s
snipe. The wild turkey has an occasional representative in this region.
They have been plenty in our market, brought here on the Southwestern
Railroad from northern Missouri.

I may hereafter give you some notes on the Canada goose, brant, and
various wild ducks which, in properjseasons, abound. If you are curi¬
ous respecting our fishing, I cherish an ardent love for old Sir Isaac, and
have explored to my heart’s contents the waters where the black bass
leap and thrill the fisherman. Rock River, emptying into the Mississip¬
pi just below Rock Island, is one of the finest bass streams m the Union.

Yours, _ _ J, H. B.

Hamburg, Berks Co., Penn.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

It seems to have been but yesterday that the old citizens of this
county talked of the olden times relating to the adventures on our moun¬
tain s with Indians, deer, wolves and other wild creatures, which abound¬
ed in plenty. Their favorite resort is stated to have been near the
Schuylkill River, along the base of the Blue Mountains, near the line of
Berks and Schuylkill counties. These two counties are thickly studded
with mountains and hills, which were also a favorite resort for the
wild creatures which abounded in our State. In the year 18—, one cool
morning in autumn, several men (middle aged) might have been seen
starting or leaving home, near the lovely village ot Hamburg, who, with
dogs, guns, &c., presented quite an interesting sight to the general ob¬
server, as the entire “rig” was what is termed complete, and all expected
to feast for a few days on their return home. They travelled onwards
and onwards without getting as much as a glimpse of game. However,
on the third day they were agreeably surprised to meet a monstrous rat¬
tlesnake, which was game, and after much labor the monster gave up the
battle and was soon stretched out, full length, w’hich was ascertained to
be nearly six feet. The rattles were taken along as a trophy, not, how¬
ever, merely as a curiosity, but as a sample piece of their snake-killing
propensities. During that entire night was the march continued, and the
result was three deer, five wolves and other small game in abundance.
The hunting party were unable to carry all their game at once, so they
were jogging away in a truly marvelous manner, until a road was reached
where they were met by a team, which conveyed the results of their la¬
bor to their residences. On their return home they were received with
cheers from the motley crowd who had heard of the hunting expedition.
But at this present time hunting expeditions are at a discount, as the
weary hunter will perambulate the mountains for days without meeting
game of any description. If fortune favors, he or they will perhaps be
able to secure one or two rabbits, but this is seldom the case. Space is
too limited, and we will therefore not continue longer in speaking or
writing of the game of Berks county, Penn., but will promise to give the
readers of Forest and Stream an essay on the fish and fishing of the
county hereafter. Oliver D. Schock.

Cincinnati, April 20,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream :- 1

I noticed in your last issue a letter from “R. Y.,” relating to the chang¬
ing of his muzzle-loader to a breech-loader. Hesayg; “It works ad¬
mirably, and I bincerely trust that sportsmen in their section of the
country, who have good muzzle-loaders and want them altered, will send
them to Clark & Sneider, for they can make such change without injur¬
ing their shooting qualities or adding to the weight of the gun.”

Now, the great trouble in changing guns is, that the barrels are not
made of metal sufficiently thick. The “hooks” of the muzzle-loader
must necessarily be taken out, the barrels cut off and a chamber be
bored. Now, if the gun was not of sufficient thickness at the breech,
after the chamber had been bored, the gun would be unsafe. In the
stock great alteration is necessary. The false breech must be removed,
and the hammers on the locks changed, as it is no longer necessary,
since the introduction of the breech-loader, that the stock, when load¬
ing, must rest on the ground; the heel plate is done away with and re¬
placed by “tips” at the corners of the stock. This requires another re¬
moval from the old stock.

Therefore, it is not safe to send any and every gun to be altered, but
only those guns which have thick barrels and,, as muzzle loaders, fine
shooters. To those having such guns, I would say with “R. Y.” send
them to be altered. W. L.

FISH IN SEASON IN APRIL.

Salmon, Salmo Solar. Salmon trout, Salmo'covfinis.

Trout, Salmo fontinalis Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri.

Black Bass j grystes salmoides.

I grystes nigricans.

—Key West turtles have been arriving of late in New
York in large quantity. Last week a monster weighing
five hundred and sixty pounds, blocked up one of the pas¬
sages of Fulton Market. Imagine a London Alderman
coming across such a treasure. What rapturous ideas • of
callipaslx and callipee, that turtle’s presence would engen¬
der! We should suppose these big fellows were hard to
sell. Query: How many gallons of green turtle soup
would the large one we have given the weight of, make?

—J. S., a correspondent at Midway, Woodford county,
Kentucky, speaks of Point au Pelee, an island in Lake
brie, about twenty-five miles from Sandusky, and just
across Uncle Sam’s boundary, as a locality that cannot be
excelled for its black bass fishing. It is accessible easily
from Buffalo and Cleveland. The only objection to the
place that the writer mentions is the superabundance of
fish. He says a party of six, of whom only one half were
anglers, went there last May, and in eight days’ fishing,
with light rod and reel, took fifteen hundred pounds of bass
that weighed from two pounds to three and a half pounds
apiece, each day’s catch ranging from 150 to 200 fish. Often

the music of three or four reels could be heard at once.
Hotel accommodation is poor, but the camping ground is
superb. Minnows are used for bait, and the bass are not
known to take the fly except by trolling. If desired, splen¬
did accomodations can be had at Put-in-Bay, fourteen miles
distant, and a steam tug will take you to and from the fish¬
ing ground each day. We are rather inclined to recom¬
mend this place to the luxurious angler who does not care
to rough it in the bush, for superior fishing is rarely found
in connection with the comforts of civilization. Moreover,
splendid duck shooting can be enjoyed here in the fall, as
there are about 5,000 acres of marsh land covered with
wild rice, upon which the lhallard feed, and any bungler
can bag from ten to twenty of an afternoon. There is
also fox hunting, if the sportsman will only bring his
hounds, for the island is full of red foxes. The best time
for an excursion is the middle of the months of May and
September. Taken all in all, the Point au Pelee is excep¬
tionally attractive.

—A correspondent, S. S. W., calls attention to the northern
portion of Indiana, especially the counties of Noble, Steu¬
ben, and Whitley, as containing numerous small lakes,,
varying from fifty to three hundred acres, which abound
in fish and wild ducks. Of fish the principal varieties are
the black bass, rock bass, pike, and pickerel. A favorite
mode of taking these fish, in vogue among the Hoosiers, is
by spearing at night, and the season commences as soon as
the lakes are clean of ice, and continues until tlie “splatter
dock” shoots up its long stem and broad leaf from the bot¬
tom, to which the fish take refuge from their nocturnal
enemy the spearer. Often, as the boat moves noislessly
over the water, huge flocks of ducks start up, frightened
by the light in the boat.

—The continued rains and high water have made the
black bass fishing in Kentucky much better this season
than for several previous years. Generally speaking the
angling in Kentucky amounts to nothing, the rivers having
been depleted by seining and the erection of dams and
locks. The necessity for the establishment of an efficient
Protective Society in this State is most apparent, and we
trust that the efforts now being make to form one will be '
in all respects successful.

—One of our corps dropped in et Bradford & Anthony’s
Fishing Tackle wareroom 186 Washington street, Boston,
on the 25th inst., and he was shown some very fine speci¬
mens of flies for shad fishing, by Mr. Prouty. A basket of
beautiful trout was also shown him which had been sent
in from Monument River near Cape Cod, which Mr. Rich¬
ards of Attleboro had caught the day before. One of them
weighed over two pounds, and the fish were in fine table
condition.

—Herring fishing has rarely been as successful in Eng
land or Scotland as last year. In money the total catch
was estimated to be worth £2,000,000. In fish, as near as
figures will allow, 400,000,000 of herrings were caught in
England, and in Scotland almost 700,000,000 more. The
measure used is the cran, each cran containing 840 fish. If
the herrings weigh four ounces, then each 100,000,000 of
fish represents about 25,000 tons of solid food fit for man’s
consumption. From what this great increase is due, no one
can tell. Tremendous, however, as the quantity may be at
present, old fishermen, who talk about the herring catch,
such as their fathers told them about, declare that they are
not as plentiful as they were seventy-five years ago. There
is a story told of a miraculous shoal of herrings, which ap¬
peared in 1808 off the Coast of Fife. The fish were in such
quantity that they stranded. The town crier went through
the town proclaiming “caller herrin’, forty for a penny.”
But still the fish swarmed in and the public crier altered his
note to “caller herrin’ a shilling a cartload.” On came the
fish until the shores were covered with them, then people
were begged to take them for the asking, and it ended by
the corporation offering a shilling a load to have them cart¬
ed away.

—A correspondent at Little Falls, New York, says:—

“An old and valued friend, who has spent the past three
summers in the Adirondack^, in July last year killed a
brook trout, supposed to be the great grandfather of the
species, length 27 inches, weight 9^- lbs. It may be con¬
sidered rather charming to a man’s reputation to talk of a
9i lb. brook trout, but not more so than “Piseco’s” article
on “Men with Tails.”

This is a trout of unusual size. The largest we ever heard
of was one caught at mouth of the Wabanash, Lake Nepi-
gon, which weighed 17 pounds. We have the sworn affi¬
davit to this statement of Henri Le Ronde, the Hudson’s
Bay factor at Nepigon House.

—A correspondent at Reno, Nevada,- of April 20th,
says:—

“Tons of trout are being taken now from the Truckee.
My neighbor took out a ten pounder. Why don’t your
fish commissioners send to Lake Tahoe and get a stock for
your lakes? I don’t know why, do you?”

—The Newburyport Labrador fleet this year will con¬
sist of only two vessels. This fishery once employed seventy
vessels from Gloucester alone. It is said that the star fish
destroy $200,000 worth of oysters annually in Norwalk
Harbor.

Under the influence of the treaty at Washington the fish¬
ing fleet at Provincetown has diminished thirty-three per¬
cent.

Messrs. H. & S. Cook & Co., of Provincetown, have
leased eligible premises at St. Peters, Breton Island, N. S.,
for the purpose of pursuing cod fishing from that place,
and will move their fishing fleet there.

Thirty-three fishing vessels, all but five or six of those
sailing from Boston, have signed the agreement to sell at
retail as well as wholesale, in spite of the wholesale dealers’
agreement not to purchase from them in case they sell at
retail .—Cape Ann Advertiser .

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—Our valued correspondent Dr. D. C. Estes, reminds us
that the season is now open when our readers are casting
about for good trouting localities, and sends the following
notes from Minnesota:—

“It is a singular fact, that the best, and almost the only-
trout streams that are direct tributaries of the entire Missis¬
sippi River, empty into Lake Pepin. There are ten of
these streams, live on either side, from them all I have
taken many fine trout. Some of these streams are small
but once contained very many fish. A few years rest, and
again they are quite plenty. Two of them have been
dammed, and the ponds are private property, but anglers are
allowed to fish them for a nominal price. There seems to
be no end to the number of trout the ponds afford.

Rush River has been and is now perhaps the great trout
stream of the north west, if not of the Continent. But here
as is in other streams the poacher has made sad havoc. In
one season over 4,000 fine spotted beauties were taken alive
from this river for the purpose of stocking private ponds
or preserves; of course many of these died and were thrown
away. But the natives have become enraged, and the
river is now better protected, but woe to the first fish wag¬
on, or poacher that is caught on the stream hereafter. In
consequence of these outrageous depredations the angler
is not welcomed as he once was, yet I believe that any
gentleman angler will be allowed to take any reasonable
number of fish. I have fished this liver fifteen years, last
season being one of my most successful as far as size was
concerned.

Lake Pepin having now become the greatest watering
place in the west, as a consequence, very many sports¬
men are attracted here every season. It is therefore need¬
less to say that not only the lake but the streams also are
tremendously fished.

At Lake City first rate accommodations are afforded, and
for reasonable prices. Wm. H. Lyon, a wealthy merchant
of your city has built here a fine hotel (the Lyon House,)
and other fine buildings. By calling upon him, the sports¬
men can get much valuable information, about this region
of country, he having more than once enjoyed some of the
delights of sporting here. Frontanac, six miles above is
fitted up expressly as a place of resort, and is unequalled
for its beauty of location, its quiet and its accommoda¬
tions. It is a young Saratoga in fashion and style. Many
sportsmen are found among the guests every season. There
are many trout streams in the interior, within a few miles
of Lake City. Some of them are mentioned in Hallock’s
Fishing Tourist.- You have fished them, Mr. Editor, and
know that they are unequalled for the number and size of
tue trout they afford. Taking a team at Lake City in the
morning you can reach camp on many of these streams
in time to catch trout for your supper.

Here every necessary outfit can be had, including the
very best rods and other tackle, besides you will find here
gentlemen sportsmen, congenial spirits, such as you will be
glad to meet, and sorry to part with. They will help you
on your way rejoicing, and smoke with you the pipe of
peace.”

—Mr. C. F. Orvis, rod maker, of Manchester, Vermont,
sends us the following item from San Francisco, Califor¬
nia :—

“On the 4tli of April instant, Mr. John Cammet went
out to the mouth of the San Gregorio lagoon, fifty miles
south of here, and caught and landed with his light rod
you sent us, nine salmon trout weighing seventy-three
pounds. The largest weighed nearly ten pounds, and they
were all fat and very active fish.”

New York, April 22, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Oil the line of the North Shore Railroad of Long Island, HDout 40 miles
from New York, lies the quiet village of Smithcown. It claims to be
one of the oldest in the State. For many years past a party of jovial
New Yorkers, with Dr. Wood, of Poughkeepsie, have visited this place
iu the trouting season and been well rewarded in health and amusement.
We have four large ponds—Stump, Phillips, Willow, &c., together with
a large stream emptying into Smithtown Bay. About a mile from the
station lives a popular man to all lovers of piscatorial sport, named
Vail. The day before Good Friday, our party being made up, consisting
of W. W. S., L. li. J., W. P. T., II M. W. and myself, we left Thirty-
fourth Street Ferry at 4:3'J P. M., and at 7 o’clock arrived at the depot,
where our eyes were gladdened by the sight of Uncle Aaron waiting for
us with his pair of sorrels. We arrived safely, and had our already
snarp appetites whetted by visions of a good supper, and Topsy Sable
Hebe waiting to pass the clams. What we put ourselves outside of does
not particularly concern anybody, and so after song and speech we went
bedward. Early next morning we made a few casts and took half a
dozen £ pound trout for breakfast. The weather was so cold our lines
often froze in mid-day. During the warm days of summer no pleasant¬
er place than our friend Vail’s can be found anywhere. With the ther¬
mometer at 90, amid bricks aud stone and carts and busy traffic, it is
pleasant to steal, away to shady brooks and translucent ponds with a
fair show of trout in prospect. Here you may lill your basket almost
any day, and although we were obliged to remain during Saturday in our
lodge, a crackling wood fire aud merry companions made the day suffi¬
ciently entertaining to be marked with a red letter.

We purpose to try our luck again about the first of May, and if the
gods are not against us we will give you a good report.

Anyone wanting a day’s “real fun,” speaking boy fashion, should
make a trip to Vail’s in fine weather, and cast a brown hackle in Vail’s
waters. Many people are unaware how near to their business homes
lies the field for recreation and consequent health. J. fc>. B.

_To the unhappy dwellers along the swollen Mississippi

River, the words “Flood and Field' 1 ' 1 have a far different sig¬
nificance now from what they generally convey to the
sportsman. Such disaster has seldom swept over so broad
an extent of agricultural country since the days of Noah.
A territory as large as the State of New York is inundated,
the fields are utterly ruined, and the flood has spread de¬
vastation everywhere, sparing nothing but the lives ol
thousands of human beings who are drifting about on rafts
or huddled together on knolls and hummocks, shivering
and starving, and waiting in vain for the subsidence of the
waters. Nobly has Congress and the country rallied to
their relief; but crumbs only have been contributed where
loaves are needed, for the magnitude of their necessities is
appalling, and we trust that those of our readers whose
pulses have heretofore bounded with delight at mention of
“Flood and Field,” will feel their sympathies so wrought
upon oy the painful significance which the words now con¬
vey, that they will be induced to extend a generous sym¬
pathy to the terribly afflicted people of the Mississippi
valley.

The weather continues cold, dismal, and unseasonable
snow all over the country, streams swollen and roily, fish
lying perdu, and no successful angling anywhere. We
continue our instructions to the angler, and give herewith
a chapter on

The Art of Fly Making — First _ Cast —To the. ang¬
ler who has leisure and some skill in delicate manipula¬
tion, added to a taste for the beautiful in little things, I
know of no indoor occupation that is so absorbing as fly
tying, and as much of the pleasures of field, forest, and
river are in anticipation or recollection, the angler can
in some degree while so occupied, follow liis favorite sport
when debarred by the weather, or otherwise, from haunt¬
ing the banks of the stream. No writer, from.Cotton in his
stone cottage on the banks of the Dove, displaying the
niceties of the art to his pupil, our father Izaac, down
to the renowned Blacker, has as lucidly described it as a
reader could wish, and an hour or two for three or four
consecutive davs with a fly maker, at work, is of more
value to the beginner than all the written directions that can
be indited. But to those who have no such privilege, or
books on the subject, and who do not know exactly the ma¬
terials to be used, or how to procure them, a paper
on the subject may be of great assistance.

If the learner’s fingers are delicate and he has good use of
them, it is better to dispense with some of the mechanical
appliances used; but for one whose digits are clumsy or
who lacks a free use of them, I would recommend the two
simple little instruments drawn to actual size below. The
vise, of course, is for holding the hook; the smaller tool is

a spring plier, or as some term it a pair of pliers, for hold¬
ing the end of a thread or hackle, and conveniently used
for wrapping the latter on the hook.

Materials .—These of course, in quantity and varietv,
will depend much on the angler’s wants as to the different
flies—few or many—he may wish to produce. A country
boy will go to his mother’s her roost and get all the feathers
he wants, and by making a slight raid on his sister’s work
basket for silk and worsted, construct a very effective fly,
rough and unkempt though it be to look at." But the ang¬
ler who is ambitious must necessarily have the bump of ac¬
quisitiveness well developed; I will therefore mention
nearly all that I use myself, and in the order in which they
are applied to the hook.

Wrapping Silk —The finer, if strong, the better; and
although the color should in some degree correspond to the
other material used, this is not of much consequence, as it
is only seen in the few slight wrappings at the head of the

fly-

Wax .—Do not use “cobbler’s” wax, as some English
writers on this subject call it, but beg or make a little ex¬
pressly for the purpose. It is the simplest thing imagin¬
able, although much mystery is attached to it by many fly
makers, and the compounds and manner of making their
wax are held as inviolate secrets. Take one ounce of the
clearest and lightest rosin you can procure, one drachm of
gutta perclia, and one teaspoonful of linseed oil—the crude,
not the boiled—put them in a teacup (I use the lower part
of a discarded tin blacking box), heat them, stirring with
a little stick the meanwhile, to have them thoroughly
amalgamated, and then pour the hot compound into a bowl
of cold water. As soon as it has cooled sufficiently, work
and pull it, much as girls pull “taffy;” this makes it light
colored and tough. If the gutta percha cannot be easily
obtained it may be omitted, but it adds to the toughness.
To make the wax softer for cold weather, add a few drops
of oil. To make it harder for warm weather, add, as you
require, a little more rosin.

Hooks .—There is much difference of opinion as to their
proper shape for flies. The last out is Pennell’s hook, as
illustrated in his book. Andrew Clerk swears by the Kin¬
sey, while Conroy declares for the O’Shaughnessy; i. e., the
improved Limerick. I coincide with Conroy. The point
of the barb of the O’Shaughnessy has an outward projec¬
tion. It is what is called a hollow point, and the chances
of hooking the fish are thereby increased. The point of
the Kinsey projects inward away from the line of draft
and therefore less liable to catch than the Sneckbend, the
Aberdeen, or the old Kendal. Conroy imports the im¬
proved Limerick for me to order, of lighter wire—from
No. 6 to No. 12—than those he has for general sale, which
I think are too stout, and rather clumsy. The Kirby the
hooking quality of which is superior to all others if
short shanked, may be used for palmers and hackles, but
for winged flies the sideward inclination of the point would
give the wings of the fly “a list” to one side, and prevent
its floating on an “even keel.”

Gut. —Should be fine for stretcher, and stout f
flies; for the latter using a half length. If th e ] ^ ro P
are intended to be looped to the leader, the loom r °{’ pers
be tied in each end of the length after soaking the Shou ^
projecting end pulled tight and cut off close and m Ut ’ tlle
length divided into two. For my own use and f the
customers, I prefer gut dyed a neutral tint ’which i
tween a blue and lead color. It is done as follows---Th be ' *
your hank of gut into a basin of cold water and wvi°^
is soaking put into a small vessel—tin will answer--. • U
and a half of water with one drachm of ground logwo a / lm
six grains of copperas. After it has commenced
let it bubble for ten minutes longer; then dashim S®
water from the gut, throw it in, and press it down wit? 6
small stick. In thirty seconds or so lift it to see the d a
of tint, and continue to examine and immerse it unn^
suits your fancy. A light tint I consider preferable s ^
persons think that the dye affects the strength of the 0 ?
This is not the case, unless there is too much conn *
much more than I have prescribed. PPeras;

Tinsel. —Gold or silver, as it is called, but really “d,
metal," wliether round or flat, is kept by variety or !?
tary stores, or the country reader can obtain the flat Kj
some dealer in Irish linens, as it is frequently used
mentally, in putting them up. ; ’ 01na

Dubbing.— The materials, and they are many, of which th*
bodies of flies are wrapped are, first, and most important

peacock herl, or “harl,” as some persons call it_the little

plumelets or fibres growing on each side of the tail feathers
of the peacock. The copper colored, for nine flies out of
ten, is preferable; the green is used for fancy flies Th
next is mohair, or the ravellings of a fabric called “imf
reen,” or pig’s wool, growing on certain parts of the ani¬
mal beneath the bristles, or seal’s wool, the most brilliant
of all—all of which can be dyed of many colors- or the
fur of a rabbit, squirrel, monkey, or other animal. Add
to these wrapping floss silk, and the list, I believe, is com¬
plete.

Hackles.— The hackle is intended to represent the legs of
a winged fly, or without the wings some imaginary cater¬
pillar insect, which trout take for a reality. There are
saddle and neck hackles. The former are the long stream¬
ers growing on each side of a cock’s rump, the latter are
plucked from the back of the neck—the closer to the head
the shorter the hackles and stiffer the fibres. Having
stouter stems than the saddle hackles, they are less apt to
break in winding on. The older the cock the stiffer the
fibres; but as old cocks are not always obtainable I avail
myself of the good terms I am on with several poultry-
dealers to pluck the heads and necks of their capons.
Natural hackles are more generally used in tying trout flies
than others. Then there are those, the fibres of which are red
at the stem, or say at the roots, and black on the outer
edges of the feather, and frequently black at the stem and
red at the outer edges; both of which are called furnace
hackles. There are also light yellowish red, termed “gin¬
ger hackles.” Black hackles are essential in tying dark
flies. Gray are used in tying dun colored flies when dun
hackles, which are very scarce, are not to be had. Add to
these the ginger barred and black barred on a white ground,
and we have most of the natural or undyed colors. But hold,
there are a few more, the feathers from the wren’s tail, from
the ruff of the grouse, from the partridge and snipe, and
the short spotted feathers of the guinea fowl are occasion¬
ally used, but they are soft of fibre and poor substitutes for
cock’s hackles.

It is my intention to add a supplement on salmon flies to
this series of papers when I will describe the manner of
dyeing wing feathers, hackles and dubbing.

Wings. —The feathers of which the wings of flies are
made, are numerous. Those of the mallard, teal, redneck,
shell drake, wood duck, and other wild fowl correspond in
position to the saddle hackles of the cock, and are, 1 think,
what ornithologists term “tail coverts.” Few others, ex¬
cept the secondary wing feathers of the red neck, canvas
back and teal are used. The tail coverts of ducks are diffi¬
cult of manipulat ion on account of their extreme delicacy
and lightness. Of all feathers from the wings of birds or
domestic fowls the secondary only are good; the pinions
are worthless. If a man’s arms were wings the pinions
would be found growing from the wrist to the tips of the
fingei- 3 , the secondaries from the elbow to the wrist. I
hope this will explain their true position, for if one asks
his friend ijn the “rural districts” to get him the feathers
of a certairymowl, in nine cases out of ten he will be pre¬
sented with any other than the right ones. The great variety
of plumage in domestic fowls, produced by crossing and

interbreeding has furnished some invaluable feathers to the
fly-maker, especially to the beginner; Hiese are in nearly
every case the secondaries of hens. They are much easiei
of manipulation than the tail coverts of wild ducks or
the short fibred wing feathers of birds, and in all cases
should be used instead by the tyro when lie can get them
near the shade or markings of any duck’s feathers he may
admire. The Earl Derby, the dark brahmas, and most ol
the various crossings producing so many shades of brown
and mixed colors furnish them. White secondaries
for the wings of the moth fly or white miller, as also lor tne
Coachman. Dun feathers are almost as difficult to procure as
dun hackles. W hen one is fortunate enough, therefore, to
obtain them in excess of his own wants he should g arne
them up for the needy; for fly-makers are great beggai .
Red ibis of course will be seized on, as well as the crest, iu
back and breast feathers of the golden pheasant. . -
the secondary and tertiary, as well as the tail feathers, a
come into play; so also do some of the wing feathers oi
wild goose. English blue jay, maccaw and parrot, a
golden pheasant are used almost entirely in tying sal
flies. 1 had almost forgolten to include guinea hen, ana
quite confident that I shall remember on reading tins ,L
“first cast,” in print, of having omitted others. In our
cast, we will get to work and try to show how to
the materials we have described.

—The American Museum of Natural History at ie
Central Park, in order to defray the usual current expenses,
propose electing a certain number of annual membeis, w
on the payment of $10, will be entitled to admittance to a ^
receptions given by the Museum, and with a season tic ^
and ten tickets of single admission. Mondays and ues
days of each week are the days reserved for subscribers an
students. Since the 1st of January many new names a L
been sent in, and it is believed that during 1874 as muc
$25,000 will be added to the funds of the uur

surplus amounts, after defraying expenses, will go r
c base new collections.

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189

i tachting and floating.

All communications ffom Seci'etaries and friends should be mailed not
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK.

DATE.

BOSTON.

| NEW YORK.

CHARL’ST’N

h. m.

I

h. m.

h. m.

April 30...

10 43

7 27

6 43

11 19

8 1

7 19

May 2. 1

11 53

8 39

7 53

May 3.

eve 35

9 21 1

8 35

May 4.

1 17

10 3

9 17

May 5.

2 2

10 47 1

10 2

May 6.

2

11 38 1

l 10 54

—The yacht Addie Y., which Mr. Langley paid $7,000,
for when he purchased it, and which cost him some $3,000
for improvements about two years ago, was sold to Messrs.
Roosevelt for $2,500, the greatest bargain in yacht selling
of the season.

—The Harlem Rowing Association will manage the re¬
gattas, which will take place as usual in June on the Harlem
River, but as yet nothing has been settled as to crews.

—Mr. F. Burritt is having a center board schooner yacht
built in South Norwalk, Conn., at Mr. Richard’s yard. She
will be' 85 feet over all, 76 feet keel, 22 feet beam, 6£
feet deep. She is to be called the Estelle, and will probably
be launched about the first of June.

—Mr. Ward, of New York, is having a yacht built from
a model of Messrs. J. Fish & Town. She will be about
forty-five feet long, a keel boat, and will measure in the
neighborhood of tw T enty-five tons. Mr. Ward expects to go
to England in her as soon as she is finished, and has very
wisely adopted the English cutter rig.

—Messrs. J. Fish & Town are building a small sloop
about twenty-eight feet in length, which, we believe, is to
be the property of a member of the Eastern Yacht Club.

—The owners of fast vessels, belonging to the New York
Yacht Club, will have an excellent opportunity to add to
the contents of their plate locker this season, for besides the
. prizes for the regular annual regatta, Commodore Bennett
.offers five season cups, four of them valued at $500 each,
and the other at $1,000. Of the smaller cups, one for
schooners and one for sloops, will Jae sailed for during the
1 summer cruise, and the two remaining of this size, one of
which is intended for schooners, one for sloops, will be the
prizes for the October regatta. The $1,000 cup is destined
for the successful schooner in race from Sandy Hook to
Cape May and return.

As the Madgie, the last possessor of the “Club Course
-Challenge Cup,” has been sold out of the club, this cup
■ comes back again to be sailed for by the fleet and may pos¬
sibly be an additional inducement for entries for the regular
: annual regatta on June 11th. This cup has to be held
.through three consecutive races before it is absolutely won,
^however.

J When the Rambler was sold and went east the cup
('which she had twice won in contest with the Madeline, was
I given to the club. It is known as the “Brenton’s Reef
Jhallenge Cup” and the course to be sailed is from Sandy
: 3pok to Brenton’s Reef Light, off Newport, and return; or,
'Starting from Brenton’s Reef to Sandy Hook and back—
keeping to the South of Long Island each way.

', —News comes from the other side that the Enchantress,
Mr. Loubat, which is at Cowes, has been hauled off the
:mud and has had her spars taken out prior to having exten¬
sive alterations made in her by Mr. John White, under the
(•'personal superintendence of Mr. Robert Fish.

;, s —The schooner yacht Faustine, built last season for Mr.
(t Peabody Russell by Herreshoff, is also at Cowes. During
; the winter she has had her keel deepened considerably and
is now being put in thorough racing trim. It is believed
• that she intends to test the speed of the schooners Egeria
' and Pantomine, which are not far from her in point of
size.

: The schooner yacht Madgie, formerly the property of

Ex-Commodore Loper, is now in the West Indies, and is
ti iued by her present owners as a freight and passenger
( Vessel running between some of the islands.
f! —The yacht “Vindex,” Capt. Robert Center, of the New
I (York Yacht Club, from Savannah to New York, arrived at
Norfolk, Va., on the 27th inst.

fc Boston, April 25, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Preparations for the coming season are now being made
An the Dorchester yacht club. Some of the boats are al¬
ready afloat and others are being overhauled. The “Fear-
dess,” Capt. Woodward, is being fitted with lead ballast and
"Undergoing °ther improvements, which it is hoped w r ill
jnah.e her outsail her previous record, good as it is.

\ The “Ruby,” Capt. Preston, is to have her stick length-
I! ened, or rather a new one is to be put in and the new sail is
|;to travel on a railroad. The “ Fearless” and “Ruby” are
[(Competitors, and the improvements in each would seem to
[ttupty that each captain intends to make his boat the faster,
a ^cuodore Bangs has disposed of his sloop yacht “Jen-
nie >” an d purchased an interest in the “ Wivern.”

1 Ca P fc - Halsall has sold his sloop yacht “Owl,” and will
uot piobably own a boat this year as he contemplates a trip
to Europe.

The “Firefly,” Captain Balch, is in the hands of Pierce
‘Bros., and will go into commission early in May.

^ le Borchester Club have invited the Boston Yacht Club
do join in a union regatta to take place May 22d at South
' oston, and the invitation has been accepted.

“Clytie,” Capt. Meredith, has been withdrawn from
Ahe club.

1

The annual cruise of the club will probably take place
the latter part of July or the first of August, but no formal
announcement has yet been made.

This year the small boats of the fourth and third class
centre boards are to be restricted to the use of working
sails only, in regattas. A strong effort has been made to
allow shifting ballast in these classes, but thus far without
success, the idea being to encourage the production of good
sea boats and not mere racing machines. Binnacle.

South BosTon Yacht Club.—T he regatta committee of
this club have the past week decided to hold the regattas
mentioned in our last issue on the following days :

Opening regatta to be Thursday, June 4th, for which the
flying start has been adopted, the prizes to be silver ware.

The championship regattas are to be held June 18th, July
17th and August 1st.

The Union Regatta, open to all clubs, will be held Sep¬
tember 2d.

The courses adopted by the committee are as follows :

First Class— Course No. 1.—From Judges’ Boat to Buoy
No. 6, Dorchester Bay (Cow Pasture Bar), leaving it on the
port, to Buoy No. 7, off Fort Independence, leaving it on
the starboard, Spectacle Island and Sculpin Lodge Buoy on
the port, to Buoy No. 6, Lower Middle, leaving it on the
port, passing between the Judges’ Boat and.Flag Boat.

Course No. 2.—From Judges’ Boat to Buoy No. 6, Dor¬
chester Bay, leaving it on the port, to Buoy No. 6, Lower
Middle, leaving it on the port, thence to Buoy No. 9, and
leaving it on the port, passing between Fort Independence
and City Point, and Judges’ Boat and Flag Boat.

Course No. 3.—From Judges’ Boat to Buoy No. 6, Lower
Middle, leaving it on the starboard, to Buoy 6, Dorchester
Bay, leaving it on the starboard,- to Red Spar Buoy, off
K street, leaving it on the starboard passing between Judges’
Boat and Flag Boat.

Second Class— Course No. 1.—From Judges’ Boat, up
Old Harbor Bay, leaving Red Spar Buoy, off K street, on
the port, to Buoy No. 1, off Thompson’s Island, leaving it
on the port, to Buoy No. 7, off Fort Independence, leaving
it on the port, passing between Judges’ Boat and Flag Boat,
and repeat the same course.

Course No. 2. —From Judges’ Boat, leaving Buoy No. 6,
Dorchester Bay, Thompson’s Island and Sculpin Ledge
Buoy on the port, Spectacle Island on the starboard, to
Judges’ Boat, passing oetween it and Flag Boat.

Course No. 3.—Once around Course No. 1.

The Judges appointed for the year are Messrs. Thomas
Christian, J. G-. Chambers, P. P. McDonald, E. W. W
Hawes and A. K. Roberts.

—Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather last
week the following yachts were added to tlie nucleus of a
fleet already afloat at City Point, South Boston : Commo¬
dore J. N. Roberts’ schooner yacht “Mercury,” R. D.
Tucker’s sloop yacht “Coming,” which Capt. .Bent will
command as in former seasons, W. J. Orcutt’s schooner
yacht “ Banshee,” S. J. Capens sloop yacht “ Kelpie,” also
the yacht “Ella,” the sloop yacht. “ Spark” and a number
of smaller boats.

The schooner yacht “Surprise,” Capt. John Quinn, has
established a mooring outside the fleet. She is about 50
tons capacity, and is unsurpassed as a party boat, for which
she is used.

—In the last issue of this journal, under our yachting
news, we stated that the length of yacht requisite to entitle
the owner to membership in Eastern Club (Mass.) is 19 ft.
6 in. It should have read 26 ft. 6 in,

—-It is reported that Capt. James Read, a Boston pilot
will command General Butler’s yacht, the famous “ Ameri¬
ca,” the coming season.

—The Philadelphia yacht club held their annual meeting
at the house of Albert Ebener, where the following gentle¬
men were elected to serve as officers for the ensuing year :
President, Charles Bates ; Secretary, Charles Sheppard.
The regatta will take place May 18th, and ninety boats have
entered.

--

THE CORINTHIAN CUP.

New York, April 18, 1874.

Editor Porest and Stream:—

The Seawanhaka Yacht Club proposes to offer a silver prize ofthe val -
ue of $500, to be sailed for at Newport in the latter part of August next,
by such schooner yachts of the recognized yacht clubs in the United
States as may desire to compete. The race will be conducted according
to the Corinthian system. In other words, each yacht must be sailed
and, as far as possible, steered by her owner and manned exclusively by
amateur members of the club under whose flag she is entered for the
race. This system of yacht racing has been for some years successfully
practiced in England, and has been found by English.clubs to conduce
materially to the development of practical seamanship among yacht own¬
ers, while it has enhanced the pleasure of their non-yacht owning mem¬
bers, and awakened in them a warmer feeling for their respective clubs.

The Seawanhaka Yacht Club was, we believe, the first to introduce the
system in American waters by a successful regatta lor sloops, sailed last
fall at Oyster Bay, Long Island.

The present action of the club is taken with a view to bring the Cor¬
inthian system before the owners of schooner yachts in the various
clubs, theie being no reason to doubt that the owners of larger vessels
are possessed of sufficient knowledge and ability to sail them with a
skill and judgment equal to that displayed by the owners of sloop yachts
in the handling of their smaller craft. It is also the opinion of the club
that to obtain amateur crews capable of executing intelligently the or¬
ders of their captains would be much less difficult than is generally sup¬
posed.

Newport has been selected as a pleasant and easily accessible rendez¬
vous, and the latter part of August as a time when a large number of
yachts are cruising in that vicinity. The race will be sailed according to
the sailing regulations of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club,which are substan¬
tially the same as those of the principal clubs.

The time allowance will be calculated upon the basis of mean length
and greatest breadth. The sails to be carried will be restricted to the
mainsail, foresail, jib and flying-jib (or fore-staysail, jib and flying-jib),
and working fore and main gaff top-sails. Each yacht may carry a local
pilot or its regular sailing master, to act solely as pilot, but if in case of
an emergency the owner should surrender the control of his vessel to
either of these persons he shall be deemed, by so doing, to have aband¬
oned the race.

The owner of each competing yacht will be required, upon the day
previous to the race, to submit a list of his proposed racing crew to the
Regatta Committee, who shall have the absolute right to exclude from
such crew any person who may be considered to be “a professional.”

Each yacht will be allowed to carry (exclusive of the owner, and sail¬
ing master or pilot) one man for every five feet in length on deck and
fractional part thereof.

Unless the definite entry of at least five yachts is received prior to
July 1, the whole project will be abandoned.

Commodore Bennett, of the New York Yacht Club; Commodore
Forbes, ofthe Eastern Yacht Club, and Commodore Swan, of the Sea
wanhaka Yacht Club, have consented to act as judges.

The above are the principal features of the proposed race, but full in¬
formation in regard to details will be furnished by the secretary, Mr.
Frederic Foster, No. 65 Wall street, N. Y., to all owners of yachts de
siring it. Prominent yachtsmen have expressed themselves as heartily
in sympathy with the scheme. We hope that it will enlist your support
and co-operation, and that you will enter your yacht for the race. An
early answer is requested. Yours respectfully,

William L. Swan,. I

J. Wm. Beekman, Jr.,

Samuel J. Colo ate, [

William Foulke, Jr., (Committee.
M. Roosevelt Schuyler |

Frederic deP. Foster, J

To -,

of Yacht -.

Boston, April 28,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I enclose a short item of yachting intelligence for your next issue, if
agreeable to you:

The Regatta Committee of the South Boston Club held a meeting last
night (April 24), and it was arranged that regattas would take place as
follows: Opening regatta with a flying start, June 4; championship re¬
gattas will come off on June 18, July 14 and August 1; Union regatta,
open to all clubs, Sept. 2. The yachts are divided into first and second
class keel, and first and second class centre-boards. Two prizes will be
offered for each class, and silver ware has been chosen for the opening
race.

A special meeting of Dorchester Yacht Club was held at Commercial
Point last evening (April 24), Commodore W. H. Bangs, Jr., in the chair.
J. J. Baker, J. V. Mills, Jr., A. J. Lewis, F. T. Morton, W. D. Hodges
and J. N. Roberts were elected members. An invitation has been ex¬
tended to the Boston Yacht Club by Commodore Bangs to join them in
the opening regatta at City Point, on May 21, and has been accepted.

The Boston Club appointed a committee to confer with the Dorchester
Club committee on the arrangements, and it was decided to offer a prize
for schooners over 40 feet long, in addition to the other prizes. A mo¬
tion was made by Mr Walter Burgess to restrict all centre-board, cat-
rigged yachts of the fourth class to mainsail only in races, and sloops to
mainsail and jib, which was carried, but a motion to restrict all yachts to
working sails was lost. Messrs. Lewis, Sayward and Barnard were ap¬
pointed a committee to consider the subject of a change of uniform for
the club. A motion was made to appoint a committee to confer with
other clubs as to the advisability of preparing a yachtsmens’ chart of
Boston Harbor, but was lost, as was a resolution to annul the fifth rule,
prohibiting the shifting of ballast on the day of ordering a race. After
some small change in the constitution of the club the meeting adjourned.

D. H. Eaton.

—The fall regatta of the Saratoga Rowing Association
will take place as usual, notwithstanding the fact that the
college oarsmen will enjoy the hospitality of the association
in July. It will occur during the last week of August,
however, instead of the first week in September as
formerly.

Mr. Frank Leslie has offered a challenge cup, valued at
$1,000, to be known as the Interlaken Cup, named in honor
of his country seat on Saratoga Lake, which has been ac¬
cepted by the association and will probably be the prize for
the pair-oared-race. In addition to this will be a prize for
single scull oarsmen belonging to this State, which is to be
considered as a State Championship Badge, and the regular
Challenge Cup, both offered by the Saratoga Rowing Asso¬
ciation. The programme will be divided into three days.
The first day will be given to the single scull race for the
State championship and the double scull race; the second
day will include the general single scull race and the pair-
oared race; the third day will be devoted to the Junior
single scull and the great four-oared races. Yale College
will send four-oared and pair-oared crews. It is already
certain that the following clubs will be represented in one
or more of these races:—Beaverwick Rowing club and
Mutual Boat club, Albany, N. Y.; Columbia Boat club,
Brooklyn, N. Y.; Buffalo Rowing club, Buffalo, N. Y.;
Sawanhaka Boat club, Greenpoint’ Long Island; Atalanta,
Dauntless, Friendship, Gramercy and Nassau Boat clubs.
New York, and New York Athletic club; Riverside Row¬
ing club, of Rochester, N. Y.; Saratoga Rowing Associa¬
tion, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.; Union Springs Rowing club,
Union Springs, N. Y.; Yesper Rowing Association, Yonk¬
ers, N. Y.; Argonauta Rowing Association, Bergen Point,
N. J.; Atlantic Boat club, Hoboken, N. J.; Oneida Boat
club, Jersey City, N. J.; Woodside Rowing club, Wood-
side, N. J.; Potomac Rowing club, of Georgetown, D. C.;
Analostan Boat club, of Washington, D. C.; Yale Univer¬
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club, Savannah, Ga.; Pelican Boat club,* of New Orleans,
La.; Gleam Boat club, of Bath, Me; Grand Haven Boat
club, of Grand Haven, Mich.; Wah-Wah-Sum Boat ciub, of
Saginaw, Mich.; Excelsior Boat club, of Detroit, Mich.
Pape Barge club, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Undine Boat club
of Toledo,Ohio, four-oared race,with a coxswain; Duquesne
Boat club, of Allegheny, Pa.; Yesper Boat club, of Phila¬
delphia; Argonaut Rowing club, of Toronto.

Williams College, )

Williamstown, Mass., April 24, 1874. j
Editor Forest and Streami-

Out college fleet is but a small one, comprising at present 1 barge, 47
ft. long and 19 inches wide, 1 cedar shell, 51 ft. long and 22 inches wide,
and one pair oar. There is a prospect of one more shell being added.
During last summer vacation the town rowdies utterly destroyed one
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two; the parts we use in various ways. Our practice course is a mile
distant from town. It is one mile in length, with two acute angles and
one lesser angle, and not wide enough for boats to pass each other con¬
veniently. Yours truly, Will.

—C. M. D.’s (Halifax) canoe article, No. 2, in our next
with illustrations.

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THE ELM HOUSE. A PRIVATE SUMMER H0-
1 TEL. CHAS. F. ORVIS, Proprietor, Manches¬
ter, Vermont. Transient board, $2.50 per day.

A SPORTSMAN’S HOME FOR SALE—WITHIN
an hour’s ride of the City of Philadelphia, an ex¬
cellent Farm of 164 acres,2 fine stone dwelling houses
2 stone barns, with necessary outbuildings. Beauti-’
fully situated, a»d in every particular a very desirable
property, especially to those fond of field sports.
Ruffed grouse (pheasant), quail, hares, squirrels and
foxes abound. A fine stream runs through the prop¬
erty. Price $8,000. Will be sold on very easy terms
Address XXX, Forest and Stream Office, 103 Pulton
street, New York._

MUniclhinnms

DR. FOWLER’S PATENT

HARD RUBBER REEL

66 Tlie Gem.”

Imperishable, Light" Feather, and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and the Hon. Robt. Roose-
velt. • i

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler s
outfit., has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents Aor the United States,

25-61 _ 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YQR&

AMER ICAN PHOTO - LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen ami
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Arcui-
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N- Y.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

BOSTON.

IMPORTERS, MANUEACTUEEP.S AND DEALERS IN

Tackle,
Ticking’ H-ods,

Hook8,

AND

AMQLm® IMPLEMENTS.

B. & A. have the BEST FACILITIES for the

Manufacture of Fishing Bods,

Artificial Flies, Water-proofed Silk bhw• an
other Goods, and, with their connection
abroad, can supply to the best
vantage all hinds of Foreign
as well as American

Fish Hooks, Lines, Rods, English and American _»
Flies, Shells, Minnows, Spinning Baits, Casting „
Swivels, Floats, Sinkers, Nets, Baskets, Ba “ , „

Tackle Books, Silkworm Gut, Silver Gimp, ua
Etc.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

186 Washington Street, Boston.

FOREST AND STREAM.

191

cffiscclfatfeotis.

fire ARMS I

AND

SEWING MACHINES!

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
G-DNS. Snap and Positive Action, with patent Joint
O/tscJc ' a marvel of beauty, finish, and cheapness;
celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES—adopted Dy NINE
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
throughout the world for military, hunting, and tar¬
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LIC CARTRIDGES, &c.

Also Manufacturers of the new

REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE,

To which was awarded the!

“MEDAL OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
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York Fair , at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprang
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualities, namely, light running, smooth , noise¬
less. rand, durable, with perfect lock stitch.
iJP“3end for Circulars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Imon, N. Y.

New York Offices 331 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

Established 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

430 Fulton St. 5 1NT. Y.

)

Green Hurt, Split Bamboo, Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Rods, a Specialty.
Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

Mo. 94 Fulton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
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Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

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CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND purity i

, A. R 0 CHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada

No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers. 10 26

1

I

fifing

f:

rgUlAr SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
~ created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $8; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST &LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Comer of Pearl Street. NEW YORK.

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
ATTENTION.

Clark Sc Sncidor,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

SNEIBEK

PATENT BREECJH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

Muzzle Loading Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

^ 14 West Pratt street,

Baltimore, Md.

New York Mailing Agency,

With the latest improved Newspaper Folding and
■Jiailmg Machines, No. 29 Rose Street, Near Frank-
rt st reet, JAMES BRADY Manager and Prop’r.

|"gorfatnena %ootte.

Wiscdlmeonz.

ALBERT C. KUCK,

* (Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW TORE.

IMPORTER OF

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
REVOLVERS,

Skates & Sporting Goods.

GLAX3L HOHHEIV’S

Canned Goods.

GAIL BOUDEN'S EAGLE BliAND CON¬
DENSED MILK.

BORDEN'S EXTRACT OF COFFEE,

Combined with Refined Sugar and Condensed Milk

BORDEN'S PURE COCOA,

BORDEN'S ROAST BEEF,

BORDEN'S EXTRACT OF BEEF

This Extract is especially useful for making Soup
enriching Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Oyster Stews, etc
Buillon may he made in a minute’s time by mingling
this extract with salt and hot water.

These goods are for sale at all the principal Grocers
andDruggists.. . 12-38

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs . Wm. S. Kimball £? Co. ;

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sortof
etrongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, beggiiig
you to send me for the enolosedten dollars, a supply' of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells y r our excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatoinv in the University of Vienna

THUS. OTIS LEROY & Co.,

Patent Slioi; <&> LeadWorks,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

Cures Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Rheu¬
matism, Chilblains, Strains, &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Ask for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell <&> Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St. , N. Y

CHAS. REICHE & BR0.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN

ALL KINDS OF

BIRDS,

Fowls,

Mocking Bird Food, &e.,

53 Chatham Street,

3d door from N. William. HEW YORK.

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WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,
AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

CHAS. REICHE. HENRY REICHE.

11 -63

H. W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES,

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

INTo. 738 BROADWAY,

ANDREW CLERK& C0.

48 IVSaiden Lane

Importers, Manufacturers and
Dealers in

American Standard, Patent Sifted

EAGLE HHA.IVX>

OF

PROP SHOT,

ALSO '

Compressed Sliot

AND

B -A- Xfc LEAD.

Jan. 25--50

L ive moose for sale.—

A fine cow, seven month sold; price $300. Address
Office of Forest and Stream.

PICUPR|ETC ...MADE TO ORDER

rBOilLmLO. for the trade. Every va¬
riety of Net, Seine, Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake
Pond or River. AMERICAN NET AND TWINE CO.,
Boston. *5-6m

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,£ $10, £$5,1-5 $1,1 -10 $2,1-20 $1

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO, Bankers,

I I Wall Str eet, P I . Y.

H ome: home!! home pi—

At Flushing, six miles from New York; 103
trains daily from 6 A. M. to 12 at night; a yearly com¬
mutation ticket free.

(Fare 8c. by package tickets.)

For sale, a French slate roof House, filled in with
brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good closets; sewer
connections, with double plot of ground, guttered and
flagged.

Price $4,000.

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
invest in a home, from $500 to $2,500,will address Box
No. 142 Post Office, obtain a free pass to Flushing and
full particulars. Feb-2

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon aha Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines;
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 ™ Eyed Needles.

EDWARD SEARS’

WOOD ENGRAVING

ESTABLISHMENT.
Designing Photographic and Engraving,
No. 48 Beekman Street,

10-62 NEW YORK.

FRANCIS PROBST,

Merchant Tailor

No. 51 LIBERTY STREET,

Opposite Post Office, NEW YORK

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Formerly with J. WEIDENFELD, 743 Broadway.
10-62

ilizcelhneoug,

superior lot of Skir-
i-Baga or Swede
1 very low, — viz.: 1-2
lib. for GO cts .5 club
$ 2 , by mail, postage
to accompany order.
JRTIS & CO.,
Florists, 161 Tremont
Poston, Mass.

Illustrated Seed
for 1874 sent to
lclosin" a 3 ct. stamp,
1 order for seed.

455 SIXTH AVENUE,

Between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets

WINE, CHOP ROOM & RESTAURANT,

Supplied with the Choicest English Delicacies.
JUGGED HARE. WELSH RAREBIT. TRIPE SUP
PERS.

Everything served in BEST LONDON STYLE. Un¬
rivalled accommodations for Supper Parties. Open
all night. _ GEORGE PARKINS, Propri etor.

F. GROTE. A. JOS. KAPP, A. H. ©ROTE

F.CROTE & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pin Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

lathing md Jf-mniahiug (perndr,.

ITIIAMAR DU BOX8,

(CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St., [Brooklyn.

FINE SHIRTS, COLLARS AND
CUFFS TO ORDER,

-AT POPULAR PRICES,-

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

8-20

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

'KID, BUCK. DOGSKIN AND FUR GLOVES AND
GAUNTLETS.

RIDING AND SHOOTING LEGGINS,
LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS.

BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Broadway, TV. X.

get the best.

Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.

10,000 Words and Meanings not in other Dictionaries
3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarts. Price $12
Webster now is glorious. [Pm. Raymoni , Vassar Col.
Every scholar knows its value. [D. II. Prescott.

Best defining Dictionary. [ Horace Mann.

Standard in this office. [A. H. Clapp, Gov't Printer.
The etymology without a rival. [ : 9 hn G Saxe.

Excels in defining scientific terms. [P es.Hitchcock.
Remarkable compendium of knowledge [Pres. Clark.
Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Sp 1 =ngfield, Mass
Sold by all Booksellers. *lm

We offer a
Ting's Ruts
Turnip Seec
lb. for So cts.;
rate, 4 lbs. for
paid, the cash
D. T. Cl
Seedsmen and
Street,

P- S. Our
Directories
any address ei
or free with ar

OBRIG BROTHERS,

BREEDERS AND DEALER IN
Pigeons, Poultry, Pheasants, Song an Ornamental
Birds.

Thos. G. Obrig, 472 Grand St., Villiamsburgh.
Chas. E. Obrig. Long Island.

Send for price list and circular. ' jurespondence
solieited ana satisfaction guaranteed.

192

FOREST AND STREAM

<§oods.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 30 & 33 John street, N. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

a . SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
large assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS & HA WKSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.

To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
beat in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Vest.

This Vest affords
rangement yet in
rying cartridges,
so evenly distribut
scarcely felt. Car
carried with the
this vest, which is
tance when brass
as when carrying
head up the weight
en forces the wad
bad shooting is the —

In ordering send measurem
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR

the best ar-
vented for car-
The weight is
ted that it is
t,ridges can be
heads down in
of great impor-
shells are used
them with the
of the shot oft-
forward, when
result,
nc around the chest.

THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

CAMPING AND MINING

STOVE.

Weighing only 25 pounds, very durable, will cook
for 10 persons, and is especially adapted for camping
purposes The ware consists of 8 qt. Ketlle, 6 qt.
Tea Kettle, 2 qt. Coffee Pot, Fry Pan, round Tin Pan,
2 square Pans, Dipper, Gridiron, Tent Collar, 8 ft,
Funnel and an Oven that will roast If pounds beef.

The ware is so constructed mat it nests and packs
in the oven, and the oven and funnel packinside the
stove as represented in cut 2. leaving room for pack¬
ing half doz. Plates, Knives, Forks and Spoons and
drinking Cups. Price complete, $13.50.

SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

POND & DUNGKLEE,

87 Blackstone street, Boston, Mass,

NO FROGnofoot;NO HORSE.

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar.
Goodbnouoh Horse Shoe, 41 Dey Street, New York.

REMINGTON’S

Double Barrel Shot Gtin.

DECARBONIZED STEEL BARREL.

We are now prepared to furnish these Guns, 28 and 30 inches, No. 12 gauge, at $45.

The best ever offered, containing all the most desirable features of the finest imported, together with some
valuable improvements peculiar only to this gun. Top Snap action, half-cocked, breech opened and shells ex-

tiaC IVist and Laminated Guns will he ready about June 1,1874. See report of trial in Forest and Stream of

Mai The 6,< ‘Creedmoor Match Rifle” now ready. Vernier scale aperture and wind-gauge sights, pistol-grip
stocks. Call and see it. For record of shooting of these rifles see reports in this paper from August to

~E. REMINGTON & SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y„

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

Apr 16

Cut this Out, and Send for Illustrated Price List.

PECK & SNYDER,

IMPORTERS, JOBBERS & RETAIL DEALERS IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The cheapest house in the ciiy to buy good tackle.
P. & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 4 joint, full-mounted, $7
to $20 each. ,. ,

P. & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 3 joints, split bamboo,
4 splice, 12 ft., $35 each.

P. & S. Trout Rods, brass mounted, 3 and 4 joints,
75c. to $5 each. _ , a . ^

P. & S. Trunk Rods, full mounted, 4 and 6 joints, $7
to $10 each.

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, brass mounted, $1.50 to $12

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, German 'silver mounted, $8
to $20 each.

Balance Handle Multiplying Reels, brass, 25 to 300
yards, $3.25 to $15 each.

Click Reels, brass and German silver, 25 to 100 yards,
$3.25 to $8 each.

Twisted and Braided Silk Lines, assorted colors, 3c.
to 8c. yard.

Plain and Braided Linen and Cotton Lines, assorted
colors and sizes.

Pike and Pickerel baits, 50c. to $1.50 each.

All kinds of Hooks on single and double gat.

All kinds of Floats, Squids, Minnows, Spoons, Sink¬
ers, &c.

Salmon and Bass Flies, $3 to $10 per doz.

Tront Flies, $1 to $3 per doz.

Leaders, single and doable gut, 25c. to 60c. each.

Just published, the Encyclopedia of all Out and In¬
door Games and Sports, containing 21 full page col¬
ored engravings; also 150 plain cuts, together with
prices on all articles required. Price 10c.

GOODS SENT BY EXPRESS, C. O. D.

Apr 10 PECK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. II. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further , That the experiments before the
Board with‘the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now making these guns to supply the nu¬
merous demands, and will soon have them in the
market.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
From $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 54 Wall St., N. Y.

E. II. NdL4JC>It3< >IV,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fishing- Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Woods, &c.
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
of fine guns, &c.

WORKS

ON THE

Horse, Dog, Natural History
Taxidermy, &c.

FOR SALE BY THE

Forestand Stream Publishing Co.,

The Horse. Youatt. $1 25

The Horse Doctor. Mahew. 3 00

Horse Management. Mahew... 3 00

Dogs. Their Management. May hew. 75

History of the British Dog. Jesse. 16 00

The Dog. Youatt. 4 00

The Dog. Idstonc. 2 50

The Dog. Stonehenge. 3 75

Dog Breaking. Hutchinson. 4 50

Rod and Gun. Wilson. 5 00

Shooting, Boating and Fishing. Warren. 100

Gun, Rod and Saddle. 100

Arms and Ammunition. 125

The Fishing Tourist. Charles Hallock. 2 00

Fishing in American Waters. Genio C. Scott.. 3 50

Modern Breech Loaders. Greener. 3 50

Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate. 150

Rural Sports. Stonehenge. 9 GO

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine. 10 50

Lewis’ American Sportsman. 3 00

The Trapper’s Guide. NewhouBe. 1 50

Trout Culture. Seth Green. 1 00

Handbook of Shooting. (Routledge’s). 50

“ “ Angling. li . 50

“ “ Dogs. “ . 75

Fifteen Years’ Hunting in South Africa. Chap¬
man. 12 00

The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon. 1 5" 1

Our Own Birds of the United States. Cope. 1 50

Animal Life in Europe. Specht. 175

Forty-four Years of a Hunter’s Life. 1 50

Birds of California, Texas, Oregon. British and
Russian America; 60 beautifully colored

plates. Cloth. 13 00

Key to the Birds of North America. By Elliott

Coues. 7 00

The Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and

Nebraska. 30 plates. Leidy. 20 00

Trees, Plants and Flowers. Where and How

They Grow.'. 1 00

Butterflies, Described and Illustrated. 1 75

The American Beaver and His Works. Morgan.. 5 00

Taxidermist’s Manual. Brown. 125

Taxidermy Made Easy. 75

Gymnasts and Gymnastics. Howard. 5 25

JUST PUBLISHED.

History of North American Birds. By Prof.

Baird, Dr. Brewer and Mr. Ridgway. Tnree

volumes . 30 00

Field Ornithology. A Standard Treatise on

Taxidermy, with Check List of North Amer- 12 75
ican Birds. Check List alone E Coues...) 75

By remitting the exact amount any of the above
works will be forwarded by mail.

Forest and Stream Publishing Co.,

NO. 17 CHATHAM ST., NEW yORK,
AND 125 S. THIRD ST., PHILA._

New Work by Dr. Coues.

Field Ornithology .

A complete treatise on collecting birds and prepar¬
ing them for the cabinet. Covers the whole ground
thoroughly, enabling the tyro to become an expert
Taxidermist. This is the

Standard Treatise on Taxidermy.

IT ALSO INCLUDES A
Check Li9t of IVorlh American Birds,
Classified and named according to the
Key to N. American Birds.

Manual of Instruction and Check List together
beautifully bound in fine cloth, $2.50.

Check List alone, pamphlet, printed to cut up for
labeling specimens, and for recording field observa¬
tions, 75 cents.

NATURALISTS’ AGENCY,
and booksellers generally. Salem, Mass.

SALMON ANGLING.

A PPLICATIONS will be received for the priviWa
of ANGLING for SALMON (fly-fishing) in JL
PLUVIAL DIVISION of any of the undermen.
tion A £ E NSES will be issued

or LEASES granted for five years, as may be agreed
upon with each applicant. Upset prices are named
below, above wh:’ch sums competition will take place
Guardianship at private cost forms part of conditions

Schedule of Yacant Salmon Divers,

NameB.

Locality and Description.

N. COAST OF ST. LAWRENCE

Portneuf.

(1 en bas)
Trinity.

Little Trinity

40 miles below Tadousac
In course of re-stoclung
15 miles below Godboiit
Salmon and Sea Trout
stream, capable of afford¬
ing sport.

Small and indifferent!.

50

100

20

Calumet

St. Margaret.
(fin bas)

Trout.

Mistassini

15 miles below Trinity Ri¬
ver. Small and indiffer¬
ent .

36 miles above Moisie."
Good Salmon and Sea

Trout stream.

7 miles below Moisie. Pro
mising stream. Untried..
Small and indifferent.

20

10(i

100

20

Becscie

Magpie

Minga.1

Manito. )

Romaine.1

and Little 1
Romaine.J

15 miles west of Godboiit.

Small and indfferent.

5 miles west of St. John RL
ver. One tidal pool for

angling. Untried.

Excellent Salmon stream. I
j Accommodates four r„ds. ■<
'Branch of above. Only 1 rod (

9 miles below Mingan. Es- '

tuary limits included .

Excellent Salmon River. -
Takes four rods
Branch of above. Fine an’lg

20

50

500

400

Agwanus... .

Kegashca.

La Romaine..

Mecatina.

St. Augustine
Esquimaux...

8 miles above Natashquan.

Small and indifferent.

10 miles below Natashquan
Small and indifferent
]5 miles below Natashquan.

Untried.

Salmon stream, 60 miles be¬
low Natashquan. Untried
10 miles west of Esquimaux

River. Untried.

Large Salmon stream. Un¬
tried.

20

20

20

40

50

20G

Malbay.

GASPE AND BAY DES CHAL
EUR8.

Near Perce. In course of
restocking.

100

Grand Pabos

About 20 miles from Perce

200

Little do

Good Salmon streams.
Fair fishing.

100

G. Cascapedia

Superior angling stream_

500

L. Caeapedia
Jacquet.

Charlo..
Tobique

Good Salmon stream, adjoin

ing Grand Cascapedia_

8 miles below Dalhous.e on
south side of Bay des Cha-

leurs; small stream.

4 miles below Dalhousie;

small stream.

4 miles below Grand Falls,
St. John River; salmon
plentiful; large river.

200

100

100

100

ISLAND OF ANTICOSTI.

Jupiter.

Large Salmon
tried .

stream. Un-

Salmon.

Large Salmon stream. Un¬
tried.

Chicote.

Small stream.

Untried....

Becscie.

do

do ....

Pavillion.

do •

do ....

Otter.

do

do ....

Chaloupe.

do

do ....

Dauphine

do

do ....

Belle.

do

do ....

100

50

20

20

20

20

20

By order of the Hon. Minister of Marine and Fish-

Address :

*Apr 9-61

eries.

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Commissioner of Fisheries,
Ottawa.

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( Volume 2, Number 13
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For Forest and Stream.

THE FO’KS’LE—A REVELATION.

I N the dark and grimy galley
Of a vessel from afar,

Sits a pitiful imposter,

Who is called a “Jolly Tar.”

In his dress and speech and manner
Re betrays a painful lack
Of the stock characteristics
Of the stage and novel “Jack.”

For he doesn’t speak the jargon
So familiar on the stage,

And forbears to hitch his trowsers,

With a reverence for age.

His jacket isn’t tarry,

But of dubious glossy hue,

And his pantaloons are loudish,

Not an unpretending blue.

No poetic, trim tapaulin,

But a cap of greasy prose,

Hides his closeout locks, and covers
Both his eyes and half his nose.

And when I hail him “Shipmet!”

He does not reply “Belay,”

But he growls a salutation,

In his surly, salty way.

He spins no naval yarn,

And he sings no naval song,

And his language is sententious,

And sulphurous and strong.

He grumbles at the hardships
Of a life upon the blue;

He reviles the mate and captain
And the boatswain and the crew.

He has curses for the owners
Of his thrice-accursed ships,

With profanest recollections
Of preceding cursed trips.

He blasphemes about the “lobscouse”

And the “plum duff” and the “prog,”

And he mutters imprecations
On the ’baccy and the grog.

He is low and course and dirty,

And is very, very far
From my picturesque ideal
Of the jolly Jack-a-Tar.

And I think of Susan’s W T illiam,

;But I know they called him “Bill”),

And of Kidd and Vanderdecken,

Who is navigating still.

And I’ve doubts of solemn Bunsby,

And of Cuttle sagely mild—

And I say “a tar is tarnished”

As a pitcher is defiled.” J. J. Roche.

—The great Pedestrian Match between Mr. James Gordon
Bennett, of the New York Herald, and Mr. Whipple, for
$3,000 a side came off on Tuesday morning, April 5. The
distance walked was from 58th street to Jerome Park Gate,
nearly ten miles. Mr. Bennett won in 1 hour, 46 minutes
and 55 seconds. This was more than average amateur
time, considering it was walked on the publie highway. Ad¬
ditional credit is given to the pedestrians for quick time
over an uneven road, but we regard this as a decided ad¬
vantage, judging from personal tests of our own. A level
track is less desirable by far than an undulating one, as all
can learn who wish to try tlie experiment.

—Captain J. Ross of New l r ork, offers to wager $500
against $800 that Wm. Brown, (Mullen’s late opponent),
can beat the best time on record for walking at any of the
following distances; 2, 4, 7, 10. 12, 25, or 50 miles.

—Edward Mullen of Boston, wants to walk Wm. Brown,
John Oddy, or any man in the United States, from one to
ten miles, for $500 or $1,000 a side.

—Cyrille Dion and Maurice Daly are to play a game of
French caroms, 600 points up, on May 15, for $2,000.

[FROM OUR OWN COMMISSIONER.]

[The Forest and Stream Expedition, sent out by this office
especially to explore Lake Okeechobee, is the only one that
succeeded in reaching that body of water the past winter.
All letters purporting to come from other sources are writ¬
ten by persons who were permitted by courtesy to accom¬
pany our commissioner. The only boat on Lake Okeecho¬
bee and the lower Kissimee, was built for our expedition at
Beverly, Mass., and taken to Florida by sailing vessel.—
Ed. F. & S.]

I NDIAN RIVER in April is as beautiful, its skies as
serene and its waters as untroubled as in January; but
Indian River in April is not the river it was in January, for
all that. Its visitors from the north, the Yankees, have
departed—and its visitors from the south, the insects, have
arrived. The temperature in April does not vary much
from that of March; the mornings are deliciously cool, and
the afternoons—well, they are warm. Sixty-five in the
morning at sunrise; ninety at noon; a breeze from the south
all day, and a gale from the west all night.

When I had returned to St. Lucie from Okeechobee my
friend at headquarters wanted to leave; and it was only to
allow me a flying trip to the Seminole town that he would
remain. The reasons he urged for departing were “insects.”
Fleas and mosquitoes might have their uses, might be a
blessing to mankind, but too many fleas and a superabund¬
ance of mosquitoes were worse than none at all; and so
long as that grind-stone was left out of doors for them to
sharpen their bills on, so long was life a burden to him.
And so we sailed away from St. Lucie. A few miles from
St. Lucie is Indian River Inlet, where the fishing is superb
and the mosquitoes abundant. We went over to the inlet
one day with my old guide Jim to assist us. The memory
of that day’s sport will not soon fade away—bass, sheeps-
liead, crevalle—all bit well, and fully sustained the reputa¬
tion accorded this inlet as the best fishing ground on the
coast. Jim had been hunting in the scrub along the sand
ridge, and returned to the boat as I hauled in my last fish,
bloody and torn. There was blood on his face—blood on
liis hands, hair and rifle. His shirt and joints were torn
and likewise bloody. In reply to my questions he remark¬
ed in a careless way that he had run a-foul of a catamount,
and that “the beast had showed fight.” When I
requested him to bring along his catamount, lie said it was
out there in the sand, and that if I wanted it I might get it.
Though I had doubts of the existence of said catamount, I
went as directed, and did actually find one, a beautiful
creature, about four feet in length, curiously spotted and
striped, and with tufted ears. Jim had discovered four of
them, had wounded one and then captured him. It was
just here that I was camped one night two years ago. Jim
was with me and performed a feat that many men would
shrink from.

The captain of a little schooner had got his anchor caught
beneath a sunken mangrove and was going to cut his cable
and leave it when Jim volunteered to dive for and get it
up. The water was alive with sharks—this place is noted
for them—and the anchor was twenty feet under water,
but Jim, after giving me instructions in case he was attack¬
ed, dove repeatedly, with the sharks swarming about our
little boat, and a rapid current running, till he had accom¬
plished his purpose. Opposite the inlet, two miles, is the
residence of Judge Paine, where board and lodging can be
obtained, I presume, as the “Judge” has a snug little house
with two rooms and beds. He also has a noble pack of
hounds, which does duty at the gate. They are very affec¬
tionate, these hounds are, and one of them formed an
almost inseparable attachment for the „calf of my leg one
day as I went there for my maih
The hunting here is not so good as the fishing, though
deer may be obtained in the scrub and pine woods, and
quail at the old Russell plantation. Fire hunting is the
mode usually adopted for shooting deer and other animals.
That is, fire hunting was the method. The principal charm

of fire hunting lies in the uncertainty attending it, as to
what you may kill. I presume the readers of Forest and
Stream are familiar with the modus operandi of fire hunt¬
ing. A man goes out, horseback or a-foot, with a pole over
his shoulder, lashed to the end of which is an old frying-
pan, in which is a fire of light-wood. The blaze throws a
lare of light ahead of him, leaving him in darkness. The
eye of a deer reflects that light, so that all the bearer of the
flrying-pan has to do is to “blaze away” at the eye. There
is a deal of sport in this style of hunting. I remember a
night’s experience at South Lake, where I followed my
guide about all night looking for eyes. We didn’t see any
eyes, but we had glorious sport. My part of it was to carry
a bag of pine knots, and when my guide lowered the pan
to replenish the fire with a knot. ’Twas fine sport, but
grew to be a trifle monotonous toward morning. As I said
before, in the uncertainty of fire hunting lies its chief at¬
traction. Other eyes than deer’s will reflect the light, and
the bearer of the pan—the messenger of light we may call
him—doesn’t know just what particular eye he may “shine”
at any particular moment. It may be the eye of an ox, or
a bear, or a panther. In case it is the latter, the usual way
—if the “shiner” is convinced the sluinee is a panther—is to
deposit the rifle and pan on the ground and climb a tree.
Fire hunting, then, has its votaries all along the river.
There is one gentleman near Fort Capron always success¬
ful. He never goes out without returning with some
trophy of his skill. A few nights before I left he bagged a
fine mare and colt, and was convinced that if he’d kept on
he’d have killed a deer.

The inlet is the place where “B. Hackle” and his friends
—thorough sportsmen, all of them—had their finest sport,
here and at Jupiter. The Narrows is as good a place for
deer as any on the river. As I was sailing through them
one moonlight night, I was awakened by my boatman, and
looking up, discovered a deer swimming across close to the
boat. Revolver, rifle, everything had been packed away,
and we lost him. Right here in the narrows one of my
acquaintances discovered a bear swimming and undertook
his capture. As he had nothing but a hatchet, and a heavy
breeze was blowipg, he was forced to relinquish the bear
after laying its head open, and bruin had nearly upset the
boat by getting his paws on the rail.

At Elbow Creek, and across the river on the eastern shore
is the finest picturesque portion of the river. The little bay,
formed as the creek reaches Indian River, is almost shut In
by high coquina rocks. The shores are sandy with high
bluffs behind them. The water-worn coquina rock here is
the most attractive on the river. It was here that the
famous canal, to connect the St. John’s with Indian River,
was to terminate. It was to be about seven miles in length.
A company was formed, a dredge-boat set to work at Lake
Washington, lands purchased, a town laid out on paper,
and now the machinery of the boat is being transported to
Sand Point for use in a saw-mill, and “Eau Gallie” has just
as many inhabitants as it had before the bubble was blown.
No doubt can exist as to the suitability of the locality for a
town, could one be started; for the high pine land slopes
gradually to the river, the climate isMelightful, and annoy¬
ing insects comparatively few.

Mr. Houston, the resident at Elbow Creek, is an old
Indian fighter, having served through the seven years of the
first war. His reminiscenses were interesting, especially to
me, as he had fought Indians I had met at the Seminole
town and while hunting, and fought at localities I had re¬
cently visited. A wedge-shaped coquina rock terminates
Merritt’s Island, two miles east of Elbow Creek. The
rocky shores here are worn into innumerable caverns, their
roofs supported by water-wrought i pillars|Jand groined
arches. The island comes down to this point, ever narrow¬
ing,till it terminates a mile north of a palm-crowned point up¬
on the eastern shore. A deep bay is formed, crescent shaped,
covered with dainty shells. Bordering this bay is a high
shell buff, covered with wild orange trees. Back of this
bluff is an ancient earth mound, from which leads an ele¬
vated road-way, sixty feet in width to the sea beach, a mile,
away.

194

FOREST AND STREAM.

Now, this place, in my belief, has a share in the trag¬
ical history attending the early settlement of Florida by the
Spaniards. When Ribaut was wrecked on this coast, and
fell into the hands of Meneudez in 1565, a part of his force,
some 200, escaped down the coast. - Soon intelligence came
to the Spaniards that the French were fortifying themselves
and building a vessel south of Cape Canaveral. A force
was despatched, which captured the greater part of the
French troops, burned their vessel and destroyed their fort.
The Spaniards then built another fort, which they called
St. Lucie, and garrisoned it. From many proofs I adduce
the opinion that this is the site, this bluff or earth mound,
of that Spanish fort. The road, from sea-beach to river,
straight and wide, was probably made by the builders of
the mound many years before the Spanish conquest, but it
doubtless was in condition then to offer many advantages,
and not, as now, overgrown with scrub and palmetto. I
am not aware that the fact of the existence of this old road
has ever been mentioned before—at least in this connection
—but, from a careful examination of the ground and a com¬
parison of existing proofs with historical description, I am
convinced that I am correct. Mr. Houston found, some
years ago, a bolt, evidently a large coupling-bolt, and a
piece of iron resembling the trunion of a cannon. I am
convinced'that a series of excavations would reveal further
proofs of my views. Upon the south end of Merritt’s
Island, west of the shell bluff just mentioned, lives the
Crusne of the river.* He has lived there some three or four
years, cultivating the soil and clearing the scant hammock,
till he has several acres in a high state of cultivation, with
abundant crops of squashes and prickly pear. Within a
year or so this Crusoe has purchased several goats, and lives
there alone with them and his cat. I went over one day to
pay him a visit but he was away. His shanty and goats
were still there, though, and I determined to have a picture
of them. This shanty was about twenty feet long, five
high in the middle, and about six feet wide at the base. It
was made by covering a “Ditch roof” with palmetto leaves,
and was open at either end. Two boards formed one side
and end of the bed he slept in, and the side of the shanty
the other side. There was just room enough to crawl in,
so filled up was it with old rope, boards, etc. It looked so
snake-suggestive that none of us entered. There was an
old broken-legged table, crippled chair, a grind-stone, and
a smudge-pot outside. . The owner, we afterwards learned,
was camping out to get rid of the fleas. There are many
inconveniences attending photographing in Florida, and I
have had so many amusing and provoking incidents that I
shall sometime write a chapter of them. I set my compan¬
ions to collecting and herding the goats, about fifteen, near
the shanty, while I set my camera and pitched my develop¬
ing tent. When all was ready I looked for my goats and
saw them not. They soon appeared, however, in hot pur¬
suit of my boatman Dan, who just escaped old Billy by
climbing the fence. We soon got them in position near the
shanty, with the aid of my friend and the two boatmen,
and retired to my tent to prepare the negative plate. Upon
emerging I discovered that the leader of the herd had
amused himself chasing my friend about the place, causing
him to sit down in a bed of prickly pear, which hurt his
feelings very much, and otherwise misbehaving himself.
After much trouble we got them in order, and I opened the
slide and congratulated myself upon getting a good picture.

I hardly counted “two” before a huge old goat, with wide¬
spread horns, spied my camera and started on a tour of in¬
spection. If he had started leisurely I shouldn’t have cared,
but he came in a hurry, as though he saw something in my
direction he desired, and so I concluded to postpone the
taking of that picture, shouldered my camera and traveled
among the cacti in a way that brought tears to my eyes and
tears to the eyes of my friends on the fence. I never did
love goats; and if that goat had seemed at all open to con¬
viction I should have stopped and told him what I thought
of goats in general, and him in particular. But I didn’t
stop, but kept right on, leaped the bank and gained the
boat, just as he struck it with his horns. Then he went
back and stood peacefully chewing his cud. And I think
he is still there, for I didn’t go back to alarm him.

As most of Florida visitors are aware, “Sand Point” is
the principal place on the river, or lagoon, and about the
only point the visitor sees—he is so tired and worn by the
ride there that he goes no further. Nearly every writer
makes mention of Colonel Titus—“old Titus” he is gen¬
erally called—and relates the threadbare story of his life as
a border ruffian in Kansas. One of his neighbors keeps
constantly by him a copy of Richardson’s “Beyond the
Mississippi,” in which is a well-executed engraving, repre¬
senting the worthy Colonel as praying for his life, kneeling
before a band of soldiers. That the Colonel used to “cut
up rough” is, beyond a doubt, true, as I have seen persons
who had met him in Arizona and Kansas years ago, when
he flourished as the green bay tree, and even more so. But
why repeat the old story when the Colonel is now settled
at the Point, earnestly at work in the good cause—a cause
all true southerners are earnest in—of showing the north¬
erner how little is here below for liis money. .

Titusville hotel was closed when I passed it the first week
in April, and the throng of health-seekers and sportsmen
who had rendezvoused lliere had departed. It is a strauge
fact that nearly every visitor to Indian River this winter
has had some professional title or other either prefixed or
affixed. I believe I have already spoken of the peculiarities
-'of the people of the river in the way of titular distinction.
It is a Colonel, Captain or General all along the river banks.
But they have succumbed to the overwhelming tide of Drs.,
Profs, and D. Ds., that lias poured in the last winter.
Nearly every profession under heaven has been represent¬
ed, and a great many from other places. As my boatman
remarked, you “couldn’t do any heavy cussin’ for fear your
passenger might be a Rev. or Bishop.” I got to be so bad
that 1 always tied when I saw a party coming, knowing
well that I had no title—professional or otherwise—which
might serve to convey that I was versed in some unknown
science or posted on military matters. But the 4 ‘perfessers”
and doctors have all gone, leaving Indian Riverites to mourn
tlieir loss. I don’t know that the people of this section are
more avaricious than in any other—indeed, I have always
found the residents generous and hospitable—but the temp¬
tation to bleed a man with money is irresistable where
money is so scarce. Along the St. John’s, at the hotels, it
is worse than on Indian River. It is just as a Cracker ex¬
pressed it one day at St. Lucie. He came to my friend, the
doctor, with a bottle in his hand containing some unhappy
bugs he had captured. Says he:

“Doctor, I reck’n I’ve gut a curosty fer yer.”

“Ah 1”

“Yis; when you uns was done gone inter Okeechobee I

cought these yer animils fer yer. Ye see, I was a cuttin’
down a cabbage palmeeter and found these yer into the
middle on’t; and as I never seed any like ’em I jest put em
in a bottle, and hev been a feedin’ em’ nigh on two weeks.

I spose you want ’em, don’t yez?”

“Well, yes, I’ll take them; how much for them?”

The bugs were worthless, but the doctor always made a
point of taking whatever was brought, as sometimes he
secured something of value.

“Wall, I don’t know; I reck’n about two dollars a piece!”

“Do you think that enough, Mr. T. ?

“Wall, they’se been a heap ur trouble to me an’ I’ve neg¬
lected my grubbin’ to feed them thar critters, an’ I rarely
suppose they’s worth considable more, but I didn’t know
how much you Yankees would stand!”

That is the key note rung by the hotel keepers in Florida,
“how much you Yankees can stand without collapsing.”

At Smyrna I met Dr. Fox, the guide to the Savannah
party that sought Lake Okeechobee. As has been.stated,
they were obliged to return after reaching Lake Kissimmee,
owing to the illness of one of their number. They found
an abundance of game in the islands of Lakes. Kissimmee
and Cypress, and the' woods bordering the river.. From
the nature of the country bordering the upper Kissimmee,

I knew that there would be an abundance of game, such as
quail, turkeys and deer, there being more.“hammocks” and
less real swamps than upon the lower Kissimmee. In my
report I have omitted many things that I will at some future
time give to the public.. , ,

In speaking of game in my report of March 17., I referred,
more particularly to deer and turkey. If I include the
various birds and animals generally called game by many,
gunners, then the Kissimmee is well stocked. At the ford
were hundreds of white ibis and yellow-legs and curlew,
while the settlers vouched for several flocks of turkeys in
the “hammocks.” Deer were comparatively abundant out
on the prairies, wild cats plentiful, while only a few nights
before our arrival, a panther had put in an appearance at a
settler’s cabin, while the man was away, and carried away
a hog before the eyes of the settler’s wife and children.
One of the party had a Remington, No. 12 bore, 80 in.,
breech-loader along, which made quick work with what¬
ever birds came within range. The execution of this gun
is remarkable, and we could shoot with equal ease the
smallest warbler or largest heron or hank. ^Its simplicity
of construction, plainness and cheapness make it just the
gun for the collector. This gun with my 9 in. Remington
revolver was amply sufficient in the way of fire-arms,
though we had encumbered ourselves with several other
weapons.

There will, undoubtedly, be many visitors to the Okee¬
chobee and Kissimmee region next winter, and I doubt not
that the sporting facilities will be thoroughly tested. The
boat in which I made ray trip I sold to Judge Parker, a re¬
sident on the Kissimmee near Fort Bassenger, and any
party desiring to make the trip could not do better than
secure control of the staunch “Forest and Stream,” as she
is a boat well suited to the work.

Before another season comes round I will provide a list
of guides and teams available, an accurate description of
the routes and all information necessary to guide any one
to the shores of the great lake. Fred. Beverly.

----

For Foresi arid Stream.

THE MAGOG DISTRICT.

T HE first breath of spring brings its dreams of past
pleasures, and as we inhale the warmer air, there
float up before us visions of limpid lakes and beautiful
streams, and we seem once more to see the fly falling softly
on the water, the gleam of silver flashing up from the crys¬
tal depths; to feel the sudden strain of the “strike,” and
hear the singing of the reel. Once more the battle is fought
and won, and the crimson flecked beauty lies before us on
the emerald sward. Then we remember that big fellow
that caused us such a ducking, and are suddenly fired with
a desire to, once more, revel among scenes, the very thought
of which is so pleasurable. While the spirit is upon us,
rods are examined, landing nets and gaffs are fished out of
their hiding places, lines are tested, and flies and’ casting
lines carefully counted over. At last comes the question,
Where shall we go?

Now, no doubt many of the readers of Forest and
Stream are already forming their plans for the coming
season, and perhaps some of them are wondering where to
go. From the short glimpse I have had of Hallock’s
“Fishing Tourist,” I should say that it would supply a vast
fund of information on this subject, as well as on the best
ways of going, and the expense of a trip. The Forest
and Stream has indicated many excellent localities for
fishing; but there is one of which, so far, it has said noth¬
ing, and to it I now intend to allude.

Directly to the north of the States of Vermont and New
Hampshire, and west of Somerset county, in Maine, there
lies a tract of country which, although the seat of some of
the earliest settlements on the continent, is yet compar¬
ative unsubdued. The reason for this is doubtless owing
to the extremely broken contour of the country, for we find
that where the land is level the country has long been set¬
tled. There is no doubt but that the vast water power of
this district will some day support a large population, but
at present the most of the streams rush unimpeded over
their rocky beds and serve as abodes for countless num¬
bers of the finny tribes. The principal rivers are the Yam-
aska, St. Francis, Nicolet, Becancour and Chaudiere, on
the latter of which are the picturesque falls of the same
name. The largest lakes are Memphremagog, Massawippi,
Aylmer, St. Francis and Megantic; but throughout the re¬
gion are found numberless smaller lakes, and from the hill¬
sides, countless streams gusli down to swell the volume of
the larger rivers. The scenery is romantic and beautiful
in the extreme, and the mountain air peculiarly bracing.

The region is accessible by way of the Grand Trunk rail¬
road from Portland. Slierbrook being the most convenient
point ol departure on this line, by way of the Connecticut
& Passumpsic River railroad, from Boston, either disem¬
barking at Newport or going on to Waterloo, and by Hud¬
son River & Lake Champlain to St. John’s, and thence to
Waterloo. Streamer Lady of the Lake conveys the tourist
from Newport to Magog; which latter is a good centre of
operations. There is a fair hotel at Sherbrooke, the Magog
House; rale $1 50 per day. At Magog there is also a fair
hotel whose price is about $1. per day, and the same is
charged at Waterloo for fair accommodation.

Now a word about the fishing. The tourist may do one
of three things, he may locate at Waterloo, Magog or Sher¬

brooke, and make excursions into the surrounding country-
he may take up his quarters at some small village or farm
house, near which there is good fishing, or he may canm
out, the most enjoyable xvay of all. In the first case a
horse and buggy may be hired for about $1 50 per dav
and there are many good streams within a radius of six¬
teen miles from Waterloo, though the fish are apt to be
small. At Coon’s Pond, twelve miles, there is splendid
trouting. the fish averaging about half a pound. At Lake
Oxford^ twelve miles, they are taken weighing over three
pounds; at Brome Lake, six miles, there is excellent bass
fishing, and some heavy fish are taken, while in the lake at
the village you may troll for pike with good success. Mr
E. B. Hodge, or any member of the “Fishing Club ” will
afford all the information to sportsmen that lies in’ their
power. From Magog, a drive of about four miles takes you
to the Lake Oxford above mentioned, and there are several
small lakes and streams in the vicinity affording good sport
and vou may angle for lake trout, or “lunge” as they are
called, in Lake Memphremagog if you have the requisite
amount of patience. From Sherbrooke,, a drive of about
fourteen miles takes you to the Brmnpton series of lakes
where are to be found trout, lake trout and bass, but as
boats are difficult to procure on these lakes, the tourist had
better make previous arrangements. Ten miles brings you to
Lake Massawippi where there are lake trout, and this lake
can be reached by a drive of five miles from Magog. There
are also small streams within a few miles where good trout
fishing may be had, and the proprietors of the hotels here
as elsewhere, will afford all possible information.

In the second place I can only say that there are numer¬
ous small villages near which excellent fishing may be had
and though many of them have no hotels, yet the inhabi¬
tants are hospitable, and kindly in the extreme and the
ambition (?) to become the possessor of the traveler’s last
cent is, as yet, unknown.

Thirdly, as to camping out, the counties of Wolfe and
Megantic are wild and unsettled, as also are parts of the
counties of Compton, Richmond and Shefford, and even
parts of the town of Sherbrooke, and the tourist would do
well to arm himself with a rifle as he may have an oppor¬
tunity to meet bruin in his native haunts. Of course, only
in the wilder parts of the above counties is this possible,
but there are numerous smaller animals, and eagles are
quite common. The requisite supplies can be procured
much more cheaply in Canada than here.

Brompton Lake, and Lake Megantic, Alymer and others
afford splendid sport as well as many tributaries of
the Chaudiere. The Waterloo Fishing Club have a
shanty on an island in Brompton Lake, and are exceed¬
ingly" courteous to all sportsmen, and many small lakes
near their village would well repay a week spent on their
shores.

There are also salmon in Salmon River but they will not
take a fly.

The most favorable season for trout fishing is during
May and June, and the latter part of September. During
the hotter months they are only to be found in the spring-
holes and deep shady pools; but there are several lakes in
which they can be caught on any cloudy summer day,
and during the summer the codl clear air, the fresh invig¬
orating breezes and the numberless fragrant and shady
glens offer attractions not to be found in the cooler months.

I hope some of the readers of Forest and Stream may
be induced to explore this delightful bit of country, and
next season give us more complete information than can at
present be given by Transit.

P. S.—There is" a pocket map published, I think, by
Smith & Co., St. Johns, P. Q., and Roberts of Montreal, that
would be very useful. The price "is twenty-five or fifty
cents. T.

For Forest and Stream.

THE FISHING MINISTER.

I HAVE been exceedingly interestedMn looking over a
stray number of your paper which has fallen accident¬
ally into my handstand it has occurred to me that possibly
a bit of fun, or a good ancedote might occasionally be rel¬
ished by you and your readers. That which I have to re¬
late has the merit of being strictly true, and though told
me at first under “the seal of the confessional,” the story
has got abroad among confreres , and the seal is no longer
binding.

Let me say then, that we have among] our sporting fra¬
ternity in Vermont a brother who is a clergyman of the
Episcopal Church. For the sake of a name we will call
the gentleman Mr. F. and without too minutely particular¬
izing locality we will say that he resides not a thousand
miles from the town of Chester. A town that has probably
more good trout streams within a radius of twenty miles
than any other in the State.

Mr. F. is a gentlemanly, unassuming man, of the most
genial spirit, an ardent lover of piscatory exercise, and
who can handle a text as well as he can handle a reel,
which is saying a good deal.

One day last summer being somewhat wearied by the
labors of his study he concluded that he would go out and
make a few casts upon a stream a short distance from fiis
window. Arrayed in a pair of high-topped water-proof
boots, a well worn but serviceable pair of pants, a slioit
coat with numerous capacious pockets, and broad brimmed
Panama hat without a band, he seemed anything but the
neatly attired Parson of the Sunday. The stream was
much fished, but by the aid of an enticing looking chantry,
he succeeded in the course of an hour in killing something
like a dozen fine trout, which he stowed away within the
well oiled linings of the numberless caverns about hum
Having satisfied his ambition he stepped out upon the high¬
way above him, to put up his tackle. Just then a countiy-'
man driving along on a spring-board wagon, drew up
moment and looked with sovereign contempt upon the sligh
rod which the gentleman was unjointing.

“Well,” said he, “no luck, eli?”

“Not much,” replied Mr. F. .

“You fish with too small and limpsy a pole, and too long
a line. Jest go down inter the bushes there and cut you
good alder, and tie on a stout string, not too long, ana
decent sized hook, and then put on a big hunk of angle, (
dogs, (worm) and yu’ll git some fish, if there’s any thar.

‘‘Persons differ somewhat in their mode of fishing, sa
Mr. F., “some like a long, stout pole with a stout line, c
you say; and others prefer a short light pole with a lo g
line—now, I like a light pole with a long line.” ,

“Fudge! why don’t you fish with a knittin’ needle a ?
spoole o’ thread? What sort of a trout would that wip y
pint o’ yourn hold—t’would’nt hold a decent sized shine .

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195

Why, I’ve got a hoy at home only nine years old that
would lick that silver thimbled thing-umboh of yourn all to
pieces with a bean-pole.”

“Very likely, for I am not much of a fisherman.”

“If you want tew ketch some fish why don’t you go
down to the village and git that fishin’ minister to go with
you, and show you?”

“Fishing minister!” said Mr. F. with a merry twinkle,
“who is he?”

“Why, the Piscopal man—I don’t remember his name,—
the man who’s built the new meetin’ ’us.”

“0 .yes, I know. Is he a good fisherman?”

“I know nothin’ only what folks say. But I’ve been
told there ain’t a brook nor a hole within twenty miles that’s
got a trout in it, but he knows where ’tis; and they say
he’ll bring home more fish and biguns than any other man.”

“What do you think of these fishing ministers?” said Mr.
F. quietly putting up his rod.

“0, I’ve nothin’ to say agin it. If they want tew fish
let em fish. The ’Postles were fishermen, want they?”

“So I have’heard. But, my friend, I have fished with this
fishing minister, and I always caught as many troutas he.”

“Ha! ha! ha-a! 0, sho! I never heard tew fishermen that
would agree one could ketch more fish than tother could.”

“But what I say is realy true.”

“Well, well, I know nothin’ about it. I’ve heer’d tell as
how he can preach as well as he can fish. ”

“0 yes, he can preach certainly—in a way. But I fear
his preaching is as much over estimated as his fishing. I
attend his church, and I never hear him but I think I can
preach just as well as he can. But perhaps I am no judge;
come down some Sunday and hear him for yourself.”

“Well, I will,” said the man after a pause. “You have
apooty good opinion of yourself I see,” he continued,
driving along, “but jist take my advice, throw that wliip-
stick into the river and cut you a good pole and dig yer
handful o’ worms and try them.”

“Thank you my friend,” replied Mr. F. “I will think of it.”

A few Sunday’s after as Mr. F. entered his church, who
should he see but his new acquaintance occupying a con¬
spicuous seat in front of him. The man looked at him
very attentively for a few minutes, twisted about some¬
what uneasily in his pew, and finally settled down into
close attention. After the service was over, Mr. F. put off
his robes and hastening down the aisle intercepted the
countryman just as he was leaving the church.

“Well, my friend,” said he, holding out his hand, “don’t
you think I can fish and preach as well as the ‘-fishing min¬
ister?”

“0 Lod!” said the man starting bacK, “I thought so. I
don’t know nothin’ about yer fishing, but I must say you
preached an uncommonly good sarmon fur one that come
from a goose quill” Senex.

For Forest and Stream .

Jf “TWIN LAK ES TRO UT FARM.”

T HE Twin Lakes are fast growing into favor as a camp¬
ing and picnic resort, and as there is but little of
“civilization,” so called, on their borders they may be con¬
sidered sufficiently wild for either purpose. On the moun¬
tain tops near at hand are lakes as really wild and much
less frequented than the Adirondacks or Maine lakes, and
abundantly stocked with fish and game. It costs $2 80 to
get to Twin Lakes station, via Harlem and Connecticut West¬
ern railroads, through ticket, and it will “pay” to come in
the right season. Try it!

To a few enthusiastic artists—as George Broughton,
Homer Martin, Gay, r etc., and more enterprising anglers as
H. K. Brown and others, they have long been known for
their picturesque and piscatorial beauties, and of late even
an occasional letter writer has been tempted to explore the
length, breadth, height, and depth of one of the curious
caves lately discovered on the lake shore in amaze of not
quite pleasurable experience. 1 refer to Professor Rich¬
ards’ “Six Hours Lost in a Cave,” published in a late num¬
ber of Appleton's Journal.

The “Twins”—“Waushinee” and “Waushining”—are
located on the line of the Connecticut Western Railroad,
some twelve miles east of Millerton, on the Harlem, and
fifty-seven miles west from Hartford, They are on high
ground, some 500 feet above tide water, and held in place
by a range of hills that barely keep them from slopping
over into the valleys below when the wind blows very
fresh. From the highest of these hilltops one may over¬
look a great extent of scenery both up and down the Hou-
satonic Valley, with the grand dome of the Toghkanie
range, some 2,000 feet higher on the west, while a spur of
the Green Mountains that trends, exceptionally, east and
west, shuts in the view by means of the hills of Canaan
and Norfolk. The Twins are “siamesed” together by a
narrow, crooked strait, that is barely boatable in low water,
which cuts through the natural causeway that long served
as a highway, and now affords just additional room for the
railroad and the “Twin Lakes station.”

The Twins are about as unlike as two peas (marrowfat
and sweet peas, for instance), Waushining being clear, cold,
deep and nearly symmetrical, with an island of some thirty
acres in its northwestern portion; while Waushinee is shal¬
low, long, and in shape not unlike a crook-neck squash,
witii us outlet at the stem end, that winds down through
the mill and furnace wheels of Chapinville, the forges and
scythe works at Hammerton, and finally, after taking in
several trout streams, finds its way into the Housatonic at
Sheffield, some ten miles further north. Both lakes are
well stocked with the fish usually found in this region, and
vast quantities of pickerel and "perch are taken from the
smaller lake during the winter, and many find their way to
vour city markets through pot hunters, who are not quite
unknown even here. The large lake—some six miles in
circuit—has long been famous for its fine pike (pickerel
they are called hereabouts), and fish of five to seven pounds
weight being not unusual in the bygone days; but since
the stocking of the waters with black buss, some years
suice, the pike are not so plenty nor so large. The abun-
ffant supply of bass, however, more than makes up for it,
and during the summer afford rare sport to those experts
who know the when and the how to take them. The ang
jer who trusts to a light fly rod and fine tackle, with grass¬
hoppers and minnows for bait, may land from five to ten
two pound fish in the course of a morning, and not find it
boy’s play either; and when he gets a brace of them into
hot water (never fry a large fish) an hour after, and done
a [a salmon and served hot, with his eyes shut, his palate
will hardly know that it is not really off the salmo genus he
is feasting. Thus far the bass do not rise to the fly, but it
18 hoped that they may be educated up to that pitch of ex¬
cellence. Very large perch are often taken in the deep

lake, and a portrait of a sixteen inch specimen hangs in
tlm studio where I write, together with the picture of a
white fish twelve inches long, which was picked up on the
beach a year ago, and is the only specimen I have seen
fi'om these lakes, though I am told they have sometimes
been caught when fishing for carp, which they somewhat
resemble to the unpracticed eye. How they came here is
a mystery, but it is said that some fishers from Albany
threw away a lot of bait they had brought from the Erie
Canal, and that that’s the way of it. Efforts are now be¬
ing made to stock the lake with salmon trout, for which its
deep, cold water and rocky bottom is admirably adapted.
Close around this lake region are numerous trout streams,
that tumble down the sides of Toghkanie, or bubble up in
copious cold springs along its base, which afford the angler
fine sport: notably More brook and Bracie’s brook, in Salis¬
bury, and Bartholomew, Spurr, and Lee brooks, in Shef ¬
field, not to forget the Sages’ Ravine brook, that divides
the two States, and can show the finest waterfalls, next
after Bash Bish, in western Massachusetts. These streams
are hardly large enough for the fly fisher’s best efforts,
though the writer has taken well fed trout of two pounds
weight from the Lee brook, and very good creels full in
Sages’ Ravine and the More brook.

Of game common hereabouts there is a sufficient variety
—grouse, woodcock, quail, squirrels, and rabbits, not to
mention mink and otter, fox, wild cat, and woodchucks.
While I write, my window looks out upon numerous flocks
of ducks on the just open lake, such as broad bill, shell
drake, whistler, bufflehead, brant, black duck, and in short
nearly every kind found on any fresh water, and in great
abundance; and the air and our feelings are daily har¬
rowed by flocks of wild geese, that go “honk,” “honking”
over our heads, or splash into the lake, always, of course,
just out of gunshot range.

To-day, March 25th, a woodcock has put in a first ap¬
pearance beside the little brook that sings past the house,
and there is a good promise for quail, as numerous bevies
were seen during the fall, and the winter has been quite
favorable.

Of pigeons we have had our full share, but as they are
strictly birds of passage they must be taken flying. Since
the advent of the Connecticut Western Railroad, numer¬
ous parties of campers out visit the lakes from Hartford,
Pittsfield, and other near towns, and picnic parties are even
more numerous, as many as five or six car loads of juvenile
health seekers being left some days at the grove near the
station, which affords ample shade, and, under the care of
Herr Odenbright, adequate accommodation. The cave is
always a place of great resort during the dry season, and
to those curious in stalactite and stalagmite-y lore its many
“marble halls” (limestone, by the way) seem to afford
amusement as endless as are its but partially explored
deeps. Boats may be had for the asking (price fifty cents
per day) of Mr. Odenbright, near the Twin Lakes station,
and on the large lake of E. Sherman Pease, the artist, ang¬
ler, hunter, and trapper, whose painting of pike and rabbit
you so kindly noticed in a late number of the Forest and
Stream. Piscator.

Canaan , Connecticut,March 25, 1874.

For Forest and Stream.

TRESPASS AND GA ME LAWS.

I AM glad to see that you are agitating the absolute ne¬
cessity of more harmony in the game laws of the va¬
rious States, and doing away with the so many incongruities
in them. And when you suggest a national association as
the remedy, you hit the nail squarely on the head. For a
long time it has been a favorite idea of mine. In my hum¬
ble opinion, our entire system for the protection of game
should be revised. I would suggest:—

1st. That each State should have an association com¬
posed of delegates of the various clubs, chartered by its
legislature and endowed with corporate powers, and to it
should be delegated all matters pertaining to the enforce¬
ment of the game laws in the same manner as is given
to the “Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals”
for the enforcement of its laws..

2d. Do away with those useless things—game consta¬
bles—and let the State association appoint its agents in
every district; his pay to be so much out of the fines as the
association may determine on; all suits he may bring to be
in the name of the association.

3d. Increase the penalties for violating the laws so much
as to deter those disposed to, from violating them; and in
every instance where the offender has not property to sat¬
isfy the judgment, and will not pay the fine, let the body
be attached.

4tli. Let two-thirds of the fine go to the State association,
or to whoever may bring the suit, the remaining third to
go to either the school or poor fund of the county.

5th. Prevent railroad and express companies from trans¬
porting game from one State to another during the close
season'under a heavy penalty.

6th. Let a national association be formed, to consist of
delegates from the various State associations, and to meet
annually, whose duty it shall be to harmonize the present
conflicting provisions in the laws of the various States,
which now enable their being evaded so easily, and to cor¬
rect whatever may from time to time need it.

7tli. Pass a good trespass law, protecting the owner of
the land from lawless and reckless injury to his property.

That something must be done, and that at once, for the
preservation of game, is apparent to every sportsman, as it
is but too evident how rapidly our game is diminishing.
Our present condition is one of chaos. A glance at your
table of close seasons—in No. 8 of this volume—will show
how conflicting are the laws of States in contiguity to each
other, and consequently how much more of harm than of
good they must be productive.

Unfortunately, the majority of sportsmen are too apa¬
thetic on this question, caring merely for the gratification
of the present, and regardless of the future. There are
those who realize the condition of things, and admit that
something must be done, but are not willing to do anything
themselves, depending on others doing it, though expect¬
ing to profit by it themselves.

What we want is unity in purpose and action, and last,
though not least, a little less selfishness. Every sportsman
should remember that he is one of a community, and be
ready at all times to contribute his quota to the benefit of
the fraternity at large, and by so doing he would be con¬
tributing to his own good, as what benefits the body at
large benefits him.

This selfishness has had more to do with this very incon¬
gruity among the laws of States in contiguity to each other
than may be imagined. Happily, it is getting less, the evil

7 ;

working its own remedy, and it is to be hoped will in time
be entirely eradicated.

By a closer union we could influence legislation of a
proper and advantageous character. As we are now, it is
often left to those who, knowing nothing of what they are
legislating about, make a bungling job of it, generally do¬
ing more harm than good.

The abolition of the office of game constable, and in its
stead the State association appointing its own agents,
would be productive of much good. In most instances
they are entirely indifferent to the violation of the law, and
are themselves often either parties to or actual violators.
I know of instances of such being the case.

As local clubs cannot be depended on for enforcing the
laws, as there are often too many personal interests inter¬
vening, the only thing is to leave it to the State associa¬
tions. By doing so, and increasing the penalty and the
emolument to the informer, so as to make it worth the
trouble, a more rigid enforcement would be instituted.
The penalty, being heavy, would of itself deter many.
That the body should be attached, and the culprit impris¬
oned, when there is no property to satisfy the judgment,
would be just, as the majority of those who pot hunt are
irresponsible.

It is imperative that we place some restrictions on the
railroad and express companies as forwarders, for they are
the most able auxiliary the pot hunters have, as by carry¬
ing the illicit game they enable them to violate the law.

One provision I forgot, but which is important, and that
is the abolition of sectional legislation. * The law should
cover every part of a State, and not exempt portions of it,
as it does now.

A good trespass law I am in favor of, the owner of the
land, I think, being entitled to the same protection of his
property as any other person. But of this, with your per-
mission, I will speak more fully in my next.

Your plan for field trials, to be held by each State, and
by the national association, I like, and if carried out w r ould
be productive of much good to both the sportsman and the
dog One good effect it would have would be to eradicate
the miserable mongrels, which it is so common to see those
claiming to be sportsmen exhibiting dogs that “can’t be
beat.” Mohaw'k.

New York, May 4, 1874.

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For Forest and Stream.

HOW TO SHOOT AT LONG RANGE.

NUMBER six.

I RECEIVED a letter the other day from a Canadian
friendj who is a capital rifle shot at all ranges. He
said that in reading my letters he observed that I seemed
to stand in wholsome awe of the Irish team, and would
like to know what their practice had been. Thinking that
the information might interest others as well, I have copied
from the last report of the National Rifle Association of
Great Britain the scores of the winning eight men in shoot¬
ing for the Elcho shield for the last twelve years as fol¬
lows :

They always shoot fifteen shots at 800, 900, 1,000 yards
each, making 360 shots in all. If all of them had been
bulls eyes, highest number of marks 1,440, average 4 ;
centres, highest number of marks 1,080, average 3 ; outers,
highest number of marks 720, average 2. The winning
team actually did make as follows :

Year. |

Won by.

Points made.

Average

1862 ... .

England.

890

2.48

3.00

1863.

England.

1082

1864.

Scotland.

967

2.68

2.92

3.25

1865.

England.

1053

1866.

England .

1170

1867.

England.

1097

2.04

1868.

England.

1166

3.24

18K9.

Scotland... .

1149

3.19

3.34

1870.

England.

1166

1871.

England.

1204

3.34

1872.

England .

1183

3.31

1873.

Ireland.

1195

3.32

The actual score in detail, as made by the Irish team
last year was as follows:

THE ELCHO SHIELD.

( 186 . 2 .)

COMPETED FOR BY ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.

Eight competitors on each side.

Distances, 800, 900 andl,000 yards; No. shots 15 at each distance; Rifle*,
any; m. w. 10 lbs.; m. p. t. 3 lbs.; H. p. a. s. 1,440 marks.

Won by Ireland with 1,195 marks.

Score made by England, 1,175 marks; by Scotland, 1,128 marks.

800 900 1.000

Ireland. Yards. T'l Yards. T'l Yards. T'l G'd
Marks. Marks Marks. T'l.

* Young....344434444344334 55 444333323342443 49 424433432434444 52 156
tMilner....044443444444444 55 313444334443434 54 342432324344233 46 155
}Rigby, J..343444344333444 54 344334323323434 48 333434433344434 52 154
§Rigby, W.423333344444443 52 444433233343443 51 434443244333334 51 “

|| Wilson... .334444444342344 54 0334233244 3424 45 324444424424444 53 152

T Joyce.343333344343433 50 033433332433344 45 344233442433423 48 143

**Lloyd.. ..443343434424443 53 333233322334334 44 334324340434423 46 “

** Johnson.034444444443434 53 343323332323342 43 444234003324243 42 138

426 379 390 1,195

Average. 3.55 3.16 3.21 3.32

♦Worcester, tlrish R. Association, tlrish It. A. §Insh R. A. |Ul¬
ster R. A. IfUlster R. A. **Irish Rifle Association.

It will be admitted that this is good shooting and hard to
beat. The men who can beat it can only be found by
constant practice at. the required ranges. But Creedmoor
is the only place in this country where any number of
persons can find such ranges, targets, and systems of mark¬
ing easily accessible. It takes considerable time and money
to establish such ranges, and it is not probable they will be
established elsewhere in time for this challenge match.
Therefore, it appears clear that although the Irish challenge
is nominally given to the whole United States the condi¬
tions of the case limit it in reality to those persons to whom
Creedmoor range is accessible;

What we believe is necessary, therefore, is to induce as
large a number of persons as possible to practice regularly
at Creedmoor at the match ranges, and to induce them to
do so we would suggest the propriety of asking for sub¬
scriptions to raise a pool by which small prizes may be dis¬
tributed every week, not to one or two only, but to all
who can make over certain averages, say above 25

T. C. C.

—The Nassau Boat Club have been practicing in their
new English-built, four-oared shell, and are satisfied with
the purchase. This club will row a match in six-oared
barges with the Harlem Rowing Club on Monday, May 11.

196

FOREST AND STREAM

For Forest and stream .

A BIRD’S SONG.

Boston, Mass.

O NE day a bird whom God had taught
The wondrous art of song,

Repented of a song he sang
Among the singing throng.

“Among so many warbling throats,

What need of my poor strain?

Would I had never sung that song—
Could call it back again.”

He never knew the listening wind
Had borne his song away,

And left it with a breaking heart,

And made it whole that day.

Ellen M. Woods.

foodhnd, Hfltvn mid <j§m dm.

SPECIAL DIRECTIONS TO OUR LADY
CULTURISTS AND OUR AMATEUR

FRIENDS. *

-«-

W E have in the foregoing papers taken up the whole
subject of flower heel planting, and the necessary-
requisites for making a good garden. We have given a
plain and concise statement of the manner of laying out
the forcing or hot bed, of making small city gardens, of
the kinds of flower seeds to plant, and the best arrange¬
ment of bulbs and showy plants, according to our own ex¬
periments and close observation. We have, lastly, spoken
of cold frame and the florist’s garden, or the reserve bed,
for we suppose by this time—if they have carefully fol¬
lowed our directions—that many of our lady friends are
prepared to- accomplish all we have stated with good re¬
sults.

Some persons will doubtless think that the effort to grow
nice fair flowers within the circumscribed limits of a city
yard is an impossibility. Some will say, “It cannot be
done; I have tried it and failed.” Well, we grant that you
have tried, and we believe you when you say you have
failed. We believe you have failed not from necessity, but
from the omission of some important item of the formula
as laid down by us. You will know that many beautiful
plants grow in the midst of a very dense London fog. Yet
even here many plants will not grow, and they are never
planted. Just such laws govern all kinds of plants. If
one were to make the attempt to grow the delicate white
china rose amid the sooty damp atmosphere of the back
enclosures ©f London he would assuredly fail; his labor
would be in vain. Therefore, he acts as directed by knowl¬
edge, and plants in its stead something that will grow—a
fine hardy grower termed the cabbage rose. This rose, or
the maiden’s blush, will make fine large bushes even under
the most adverse circumstances. Our London florist sends
over to America, a more genial clime, his nice tender china
roses, and they live and bloom for years.

Among the plants very suitable for our small city gardens
we would name, as quite likely to give our lady friends
good satisfaction, the following, all of which we have
tried, and can recommend as generally doing well with or¬
dinary care. We give the names of the trees and shrubs
and plants, leaving the choice of the same to the good taste
of our readers, assuring them that with care they will pay:
Acuba japonica, ageratum, Abronia umbellata, Aesculus
hippocastanum, astors, in variety mixed; Amarantlius sali-
cifalus, antirrhinum, Betula alba, Bignonia radicans, bal¬
sams, in varieties^ Bartonia aurea, Braclycome iberidifolia,
mixed varieties; browallia, varieties; Calandinnia calliopsis,
Rocket candituft, sweet scented candituft, canna, calla-
dium, coxcomb, new Japan; celosia, Centaurdurm drum-
mondii, convolvus, crepis, dahlias, varieties in their season;
Dapline mezereum, dracocephalum, Dianthus lieddewiggii,
Diantlius laduriatus, Floro pleno and varieties, double
daisy, eutoca erysimum, epilobum, eschsoltzia, Fagus syl-
vatica, fraxinus, gillardia, gilla, gladiolus, German stocks,
(ten week stocks). We have carried our list alphabetically
to the letter H, which will give our readers ample time to
procure the above seeds from any reliable nurseryman, and
they can then plant the same, and in our paper next suc¬
ceeding this we will give a further list of the plants and
seeds most desirable to procure to give them a most beau¬
tiful garden in front, court or rear of their houses.

As these papers are quite practical in their character, and
the seeds recommended having all been grown by ourselves,
and the peculiarities of such given as required it, we feel
assured our lady friends and amateurs need not fail in hav¬
ing a very nice assortment of annuals, or shrubs of plants
and robes.

In due time and plhce we shall inform Isabella F. of the
best kind of roses to plant in her garden.

Ollipod Quill.

Grassing a Slope.— A steep slope may be grassed over
without sodding by first smoothing the surface and then
mixing a tough paste or mortar of clay, loam, and horse
manure, with sufficient water. The grass seed, which
should be a mixture of Kentucky blue grass and white
clover, should be thickly but evenly scattered upon the
moist surface of this plaster, as it is spread upon the bank.
The plaster should be at least one or two inches thick, and
a thin layer should be laid over the seed. The surface
should be kept moist, and a light dressing of some active
fertilizer would help the growth. In a few weeks the
growing grass should be cut and should be kept short at all
times until a thick sod is formed.— Keystone , in the New
York Tribune.

THE CULTIVATION OF THE CURRANT.

N OTWITHSTANDING the universality of the currant,
it being found in some form in almost every garden,
yet there is a wide difference in the quality of the fruit
found. Good currants are a luxury, and can be well and
profitably grown, as many cultivators of this fine fruit can
attest. The currant is well adapted for growth in all our
northern climates, while as yet no fruit has been found bet¬
ter adapted to the wants of the south than well cultivated,
finely grown, large cherry currants. Much more is thought
of the claims of the currant to-day than was bestowed upon
it ten years ago. Much more care is readily given to its
cultivation. Said a neighbor of mine one day ten years
ago, “What are you planting out there?” “Currant slips,”
was the answer. “Do you ever expect to gather any fruit
from your labors?” “Certainly, or we should not labor.”
“I would not give you a peck for all you ever raise; good
morning, neighbor.” My friend passed to his business,
and I continued planting out my currant slips. I cultiva¬
ted those slips in the best manner known to me. When
you take into consideration that it costs no more to culti¬
vate a fine, nice, large variety of currants than it does a
bush of poor shrivelled up starvelings, you will be quite
sure not to neglect your currants. It is for the interest of
the cultivator, therefore, to grow only the very best of fruit,
and give it the best of attention. The finer the crop the
greater the remuneration. The best soil for the currant
will be found to be a rich loam, rather heavy than light.
This soil, deepened with a plough, say to one and a half
feet, and well manured with any good manure, will make
your ground what it should be for currants. If you pur¬
chase your currants from the nurseryman, you will place
them in a row four feet apart each way, and this is perhaps
the best arrangement you can have, as it gives you ample
room to work between the rows. The plants we are now
speaking of may be set in autumn or in spring. I prefer
the spring. At any season, prepare to mulch the ground
about them very well. The natural habit of the currant
being to form a bush, by sending up quite a number of
shoots from the roots or collar, raises the question of
“Shall I have a bush, or shall I have the tree form?” Here
the whole subject of after training comes up for your con¬
sideration. There are good reasons to be found for both
these modes of cultivation. If you decide to raise from a
single stem, or tree form, you have your cutting to strike
from. Those grown with the clean stem are fine looking
plants, and are much more easily formed and cultivated
than are the bush culture. These should always have a
place in small gardens, where a nice, trim, and pretty ap¬
pearance is desirable. The currant cultivated from the
single stem grows large clusters of the most delicious fruit
of a cherry or amber color, and are a charming addition to
any garden. I have seen two quarts gathered from one
small bush of the tree form. In small gardens I would
recommend the tree form. In large gardens, where the
fruit is grown for market, I recommend the bush form of
cultivation. These bushes will live a long time, and pro
duce large quantities of fruit of the finest quality if prop¬
erly started, well manured, and thoroughly cared for. The
proper pruning of the bushes requires all the art of the cul¬
tivator, and here comes in a pause. If you are not quite
willing to do your duty to your currant bushes in the here¬
after do not plant out a single bush. If you are prepared
to take your knife in hand and manfully execute your
skill and do your duty to your currant bushes, they will
discount liberally. But the proper pruning and neat culti¬
vation required is very difficult, and also very necessary, as
you will hereafter see. Listen to our suggestions, and then
plant or refrain from planting.

The natural habit of the currant, as before observed,
being to send up many straight shoots, they become too
numerous if left to themselves, and therefore a part must
be removed with the knife. Some of these shoots start
below the ground, and if you do not make a clean cut here
the next year, instead of having one shoot to cut, you will
have two, and so on. Unattended to, in three years you
will have an unwieldy bush, but if a fruit bearer, a miser¬
able apology and a cumberer of the ground. A modifica¬
tion of this I have found easily practised, and quite pro¬
ductive of good results. To do this effectually you will
save six of the stoutest and best shoots, cutting away all
the others as clean as possible. These will develop into a
bearing bush. Now keep the top properly thinned, and
whenever one shoot fails train up another, of which you
always have enough to take its place. This cutting out and
replacing each year will give you what you desire—rich,
juicy, melting fruit, and you can have it in nc other man¬
ner. Ollipod Quill.

DESTRUCTION OF THE ADIRONDACK
REGION.

New York, April 18,1874.

Editor Forest and Stbeam:—

I read with much pleasure the articles that appear in your very enjoy¬
able paper in regard to the Adirondack woods,and to the pleasures there¬
in contained. As I have for many years been a frequenter of these
woods, and spend a part of each summer there, I feel greatly interested
in everything pertaining to their welfare. And I have for some time in¬
tended to drop you a line in regard to one thing of great interest to
every lover of this wilderness. I allude to the necessity of some imme¬
diate action that will end in removing the dam on the Racquet.te River
near Setting Pole Rapids. The set back from this dam floods each side
of the river for a distance of more than twenty miles, in fact to the falls
at Mother Johnson’s; and the banks of this once beautiful stream are
fast becoming a dismal swamp, q’he maples that line its banks are al¬
ready dead or dying and beginning to fall across the stream, rendering
boating difficult and dangerous. In two years’ time the beauty of the
stream will be ruined beyond hope of repair. Have you ever been on the

Saranac River where it has been overflowed by thert ~~

Hotel? If so you will then see the desolation that at Bl °od’ a
backwater. If I were to illustrate i

jr came ulSnifll ftrsrv w

A few lumber speculators, for their own profit, have caused tll . Pearanc e.
be built to the detriment of every dweller on the banks h dam to
helpless and see their farms overflowed and their homes rend mUst sit
habitable, as they will be from the sickness necessarily Un¬
drawing off of the water during the summer. They have Y t m” 8 tb ®
to fight the wealth that will be opposed to them, and their° i 6 meana
that the State will interfere and do away with this dam L t ly Bo Pe is
in going to Tupper’s Lake from Sweeney Carry I do not think r U1Ilnier -
the river for three miles; the rest of the way was through th**' * Was in
woods. The air was perfectly impregnated with foul odors l° Vei J° w «i
ing vegetation, and later in the season the fish, dead and dvin ^ - y '
counted by hundreds floating on the water. The fishing for tr ’ be
stream is ruined for all time, as the pickerel have driven thenr ^ tbis
the waters below the falls, except the small streams, but the vD ° f 811
the river itself can be saved, if something can soon be done^o ° f
the annual overflow. And I know of no more feasible way th Iff 6111
the people know through your columns how great an injury; h° let
done to the most desirable part of what is being proposed as §
pleasure ground for us and our children forever. I remain, ygnfela C

H. MoC. ’

Vhe J| mmJ ,

THE BRITISH CANINE WORLD.

BY FRANK C. PEARCE, EDITOR OF THE KENNEL STUD
OF ENGLAND.

BOOK

I T is more than fourteen years ago that Mr. Brailsford
organized the first show of dogs ever held in Enfland
or, I believe, anywhere else. It was confined to sporting
dogs only, Mr. Josh Johling’s “Dandy,” a black and tan
setter of exquisite form, who was designed to be the father
of inumerable cracks, was the prize-taker. Mr. "Walsh the
editor of the Field , was one of the judges, and as the num¬
ber of the entries was very small indeed, scarcely exceeding
a baker’s dozen, its promoters could scarcely have antici¬
pated that in 1863, only four years afterwards, no less than
sixteen hundred dogs would compete for canine honors in
the Agricultural Hall at Islington. This was long before
the days of the Manchester gentleman’s setter, or “Laver-
acks,” as the now celebrated breed is called. In such times
as those the rich black and tan Gordon’s were every where
triumphant. The Rev. Thomas Pearce, of Morden, came
to the fore with a wonderful bitch called “Regent,’’ and
she and his matchless “Ruby” carried everything before
them. Then he bought out of a large class with surprising
judgment a dog called “Kent,” from a Kentish Baronet,
and prizes and medals fell thick upon him. Nothing living
could touch the old black and tan, whose grand imposing
stature, charming contour, and bloodlike symmetry, were
uneqalled by hundreds of his rivals that thronged the show
benches at Paris, Islington and Birmingham. He won
wherever he appeared, and his owner not only repeatedly
refused a king’s ransom for him, but made a large income
out of his earnings at the stud. But what, you will say,
was his pedigree? Ah, there’s the rub ! No one ever
knew, and it was not until the mischief was done that the
pureness of his origin was questioned. His looks had
placed him like Caesar’s wife, above suspicion, but when it
was found no lineal ancestors owned him as their descend¬
ed, and that the stock he got were gun-shy, nervous and
weedy, trembling at the gun and crouching with terror at
its report, breeders saw that they had too hastily preferred
“form” to blood, and ffeglected the maxim “that blood
will tell.” A brilliant imposter no doubt he was, and far
and wide he spread the evil effects of his mongrelism.
There is not at this present one kennel in England which
has entirely got rid of the poison he disseminated, though
it must be owned that amongst his progeny there were a
few striking exceptions to the sad rule. * ‘Young Kent,” the
Marais of Huntley’s celebrated field trial dog, was one.
This setter hunted by “Idstone,” who broke him and sold
him to the Marquis, beating all the best dogs of the day on
Mr. Price’s moor at Bala in the £25 sweepstakes, though by
a mistake of the judge’s afterwards pointed out in the
Field and noticed by the editor in his leading article, lie
was merely accredited with a division of the second prize.
There also was a lovely bitch called “Moll,” who called
him sire, and another, a crack of Mr. "Walsh’s “Rex.” Ia
every litter “Kent” got there was one or more red puppies,
probably showing Irish blood somewhere. Mr. Pearces
“Bran” was of this color, a winner at one of the great
shows, and sold late in her life as a model setter to Mr.
Frederick Taylor, the first animal painter in water colors
of the day. But black and tans fell into evil repute, ana
Mr. Laverack’s Belton greys soon became fashionable, and
are now perhaps more in number than any other breed.
They are mostly mottled in color like black wafers on a
w r hite ground, rather small in size, and though as a rule too
broad-chested to gallop like the Gordon’s, yet possessing an
even, pleasant method of going.

At the late Rliiwlas trials Mr. Purcell Llewellins
“Countess,” perhaps the most celebrated of her strain, com
peted with a great reputation to support her, (no small a
vantage in man or dog.) Her speed and style were unfl.Ou
edly good, though inferior to that of the famous “Bel e,
now no doubt familiar to the readers of Fokest aha
Stream, but she was so resolute that when worked to e
braces she made points 200 yards aw T ay from the gentleman
who worked her and became stiff and tired on the day°_
the stakes, and so lost very easily, though her disappom e
owner took it amiss and “went for” the judges and the u
fortunately “frank” reporter in the columns of the •
Mr. Garth, Q. C., had another Laverack called “Daisy,
decided creeper, but of much merit, and his kenne s

FOREST AND STREAM.

197

Wimbledon Rave boasted of many a victory. The best
blood now is undoubtedly that of Mr. Thomas Statter, of
Manchester, and he is at present unsurpassed either for set¬
ters or pointers. A brace of his setters recently sold for
£000 and a half broken young bitch for £130, whilst at
Bala his liver and white pointer “Dick” fetched £60 on the
ground. From this it may be seen that there are men in
England who do not hesitate to give the price of a hunter
for a dog, and I don’t blame them. Mr. Lloyd Price, of
Rhiwlas, who has perhaps the finest grouse moors in
Wales, only to be compared with Sir Watkin Wynn’s, has
an immense number of well bred setters and carries off the
palm at numberless field trials and shows. Mr. J. H.
Wliitehouse, of Warwick, is justly noted for pointers, and
his lemon and whites, whilst they trace back their descent
like “Blair Athol” or “Gladiateur,” are alike excellent in
the field and at the show.

In retrievers nothing is so esteemed as the black wavy
coated “Idstone” breed, imported originally from New¬
foundland and slightly crossed with the intelligent Scotch
colley or sheep-dog. They frequently realize the high
prices of £40 and £60 and battues are seldom without one
of them in attendance. There is another strain much in
vogue, of a curly coat, but they do not face wet and ex¬
posure so well, and though handsome, are delicate. As for
spaniels, Mr. Phineas Bullock has been every where suc¬
cessful, and his kennels at Belston contain some scores of
beauties.

There has lately been a great discussion in the columns
of Bell's Life as to the utility of setters in cover, “Old
Calabar,” (the Prince Julius de Visme,) being for the
motion, and “Frank” and Mr. Webber, of Falmouth, being
against it. As a setter’s business is to point his game and
stand perfectly motionless and cataleptic on his point, he is
easily lost in cover whether with or without a bell, and his
high turn of speed is useless whilst he cannot creep
through runs and under briars and brambles; so I cannot
see that he surpasses spaniels. There is, moreover, no
breeze to carry the body scent to his eager nostrils as in the
open, and as to backing another dog, that is out of the ques¬
tion. Of course where setters can go at a good pace and
are not likely to be out of sight when on game they may be
used with success.

“Dropping” at the point is a great mistake, and is becom¬
ing,! fear,an ineradicable mischief,unless rigidly denounced.
It was brought in by the famous pointer “Drake,” the
property of Mr. Garth, the eminent Queen’s Counsel. This
dog on his chain was as sober looking an animal as anyone
ever saw, and plain and unpretending, not to say modest in
looks and general behavior,but uncouple him and he beat a
falcon going down a ride, or a Chicago express, as “Eccos-
sais,” the Derby favorite, would a costermonger’s donkey.
Like your first edition of greased lightning he bowled along
the fallows catching wind of his birds and going straight to
them venire d terre , putting up in a cloud of dust and lying ,
(alas ! not standing,) motionless as an Egyptian sphinx.
He was a wonder, and being a genius, might be eccentric,
like Diogenes, who lived in a tub, but though it is better to
err with Pope than be right with Pye, (as Byron says in
better language,) yet, Drake’s “Dropping,” without his
speed, is a delusion and a snare. It is chiefly the result of
a keeper’s orders given to prevent an unsteady dog from
putting up his game, although it is in some cases in setters
the proper instinct of the breed, and was peculiar to them
all at one time, when the net was thrown over the covey.
I do not believe in the theory of its easing a dog in his
work, though Mr. Macdona is a good sportsman in practice
as well as in theory. Taking down wind is another fallacy
often resorted to by judges to try nose and scenting powers,
and a fool’s errand and nothing more. No sportsman ever
shirks a little extra trouble in going round to give his dogs
the wind, and he is always rewarded for his pains.

Possibly some of your readers are not aware that the
English Field , not very long ago, sent out a special corres¬
pondent to America to shoot pinnated grouse and quail and
stalk the moose and buffalo on their own prairies: but such
is the case, and the Hon. Grantley Berkeley, a gentleman
of great renown both with pen and gun, was the man.
Many were the articles he wrote and many the anecdotes he
related in his graphic and pleasant style, of the time he
passed and the hospitality he enj oyed in American Society.
Are they not written in those thick volumes which I read
so attentively at college when I ought to have been climb¬
ing up a remarkably steep Parnassus?

There is one disagreeable feature in the canine world:—
It is the newspaper correspondence. Scarce is a show over
or a field trial decided, before the disappointed exhibitors
who can mostly neither lose like gentlemen or write like
them, rush into print, and forgetful alike of all courtesy and
their real subject bespatter with gross personalities every
one who doesn’t avoid them and unfortunately possesses a
different opinion. I am glad to see that, this is not yet in
practice with Forest and Stream.

I think it would be a good plan for American sportsmen
to import a good English dog-breaker who would show
them better the British method of training dogs, beating
lor game, and killing it when found, than any amount of
writing. But it must be understood that I am not depre¬
cating the knowledge of the gun in the United States but
merely indorsing with regard to a united code of dog laws
a nd the institution of international field trials.

A perusal of such books as “Stonehenge” or “Idstone’’
the dog, published by Messrs. Cassell & Co., of London,
would do much to illustrate how we do things on this side
°t the Atlantic, and no doubt you would soon beat us in
sport as you have in steamers, railways and “cocktails.”
Laver sham, Kent } England .

FIELD TRIALS.

W E have invariably stated in our correspondence with
influential English sportsmen, that the great draw¬
back to the present method of field trials is the system of
“drawing” the entries, and moreover, the evident all-power¬
ful licence given to the judges which militates considerably
against the satisfactory success of these tests of pointers
and setters.

In our issue of April 9th we gave a plan for field trials
which we think, if carried out with one or two alterations,
would satisfy all the requirements of owners of dogs on
trial, and avoid all disputes and wrangles which seem to be
inevitable under the present arrangement. In order to give
the opinions of all classes of breeders of dogs on this inter¬
esting subject, and as there is no doubt that field trials will
eventually become as popular in this country as they are
to-day abroad, we therefore publish a letter from a corres¬
pondent in Bell's Life, in which it will be noticed that he
sanctions the plan of field trials published by us two weeks
ago.—

Sir: —Field trials will never become popular among the
sporting public until considerable modification in the
system of judging is brought about. There is a very gen¬
eral feeling that too much bias exists in the minds of judges
as to the previous performances of the animals, which acts
detrimentally against an unknown competitor, and too
beneficially in favor of one with better-known credentials.
After the Ipswich trials of last year I ventured to express
my opinions on this head in your journal of Oct. 4, 1873;
and from the hearty response, with which those opinions
were received I have reason to believe that in reiterating
them now, at the commencement of another season, I shall
do so with the acquiescence of many who, like myself,
would freely participate in field trials if they could do so
without the incubus which is attached to canine obscurity.
In my humble judgment, field trials should, like coursing
trials, decide themselves by a series of easily-reckoned points,
which can pass through the calculations of the judges in a
give-and-take manner during the trial , and leave one of the
competitors with a surplus at the end, and, therefore,
“master of the situation.” Then, it cannot be right to go
through the formality of a public “drawing” to determine,
by lot, the order of competition, and to overturn this order
by placing beaten doffs against unbeaten ones in any part
of the stake, and to allow a dog that has suffered individual
defeat to take a second or third prize away from animals
that have gone through their trials unconquered ! As a
dog is drawn, in that order he should run through the stake
—a winner displacing a loser in every trial, and a winner,
inferior to himself in every round, and so on until the final
course decides the fate of the last two left in. Here the
element of chance which accompanies “the draw” adds to
the excitement of the competition and equalises the pros¬
pects of many of the antagonists. Furthermore, judges
should not shoot, for the very palpable reason that two
things can rarely be done well at the same time by the same
person. What objection, may I ask, can there be to the
owners or keepers of the animals competing taking their
guns in hand during their trials. Surely this is the most
natural condition for the dogs to show themselves to ad¬
vantage; and by this means another drawback I have
noticed would be obviated, of too much crowding in the
van by the judges or the spectators, which tends frequently
to shut out the view of the dog from his master at a critical
moment. Next, the time specified for the trails should be
carefully apportioned, and as strictly kept; well-known
dogs, if “out of form,” should not have the chance of rem¬
edying faults made to-day by an extra period of grace given
them, because the judges have seen them win a field trial
yesterday. As a dog behaves on the day of competition,
on this let his chance for the stake depend. No argument
can convince me that one dog should have twenty minutes
and another be down two hours. A timekeeper should be
appointed—allowance made by him for change of ground
and getting over fences—and at his dictum the trial should
terminate, all sharing equally. An undecided may result;
then, as in greyhound trials, after two courses, it can be
run off, unless the owners have, in the meantime, entered
into an arrangement to draw one in favor of the other. I
believe an easy modification of the present “code of points”
would render the whole thing simple enough, and, conclud¬
ing that sufficient care has been given in the relative ap¬
portionment of these points to constitute a perfect animal,
by cutting out the ciphers of the present code, by taking
the guns out of the judges’ hands, and, above all, by decid¬
ing a trial, then and there , as points have been won and lost
throughout its length (not summing up at the end of the
day, and having dogs put down again matched capriciously
by the judges,) a very great step in the right direction
would be taken, which would render trials of this kind
more popular among our pointer and setter' breeders.

OLD CODE OF POINTS.

30

20 | 20

15 j 10

5

100

Nose.

Pace and
style o f |
hunting.

Breaking, as
shown by
working t o
hand,drop’ng
to wing, fur
shot, &c.

Pointing
style and
steadiness

Back¬

ing.

f

• 1

Drawing in
game or road-
Ing.

1

I Total.

3

1 2

STTGGESTE

2

D ALLERATION.

| H | 1

i | 10

Yours, &c., J. H. Salter.

Tolleshunt Darcy, Essex, March 31,1874.

Setter pup “Flash.” —Our Baltimore correspondent
“Nimrod,” asks us the following questions about the Pedi¬
gree and breed of his setter “Flash:” “Will you oblige me
very much by telling me ifyou know anything about the dog I
am about to describe and now own? He came to me with the
following pedigree: black and white setter puppyFlash, from
the kennels or Mr. Gubner, Long Island, out of his famous
bitch Lisca, by his dog Jack; Lisca is out of Wm. Nash’s
bitch Fan, the dam of H. Russell’s famous Snowball and
John Conley’s Rover, she by Paul Mead’s old Dash, he by
L. Swarty’s Glen out of Maggie, a white bitch of great
fame. Jack is out of a white and black bitch imported by
Mr. Palmer, of New York, and is one of the finest setters
on this continent. Flash is now about fifteen months old,
is a dog of great promise, but was never handled until this

spring on snipe and is anything but a handsome dog.”
Answer.—The dog Flash, if he is out of Lisca, was sired
by Hugh McLaughlin’s Dan, this being the only time she
ever had a black and white pup. Lisca’s pedigree, as
stated by “Nimrod,” is correct, but the dam of Dash,
Maggie was red not, white and black. There is also a mis¬
take in the pedigree of Jack; he is out of Belle, a red Irish
bitch imported by Mr. Palmer, of New York, the dam of
Rodman’s Dash by Stephen Putnam’s Dan. We are in¬
debted to A. Gubner, of New Utrecht, Long Island, for

the courteous explanation.

---

—Mr. R. Schuyler, son of the prior of the firm of Messrs.
Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, of Maiden Lane, has just re¬
ceived a magnificent specimen of a Gordon setter bitch,
who was a winner in the puppy stakes at field trials held at
Shrewsbury in 1872. This dog was presented by Mr. Tom
Webley of the firm of Messrs. Webley & Son, the eminent
breecli-loading gun manufacturers of Birmingham, England.

JPr J Ijiorsq mjd thq Hw/wf

•- 4 --

—The Fleetwood Park Trotting Association inaugurated
the trotting season on Saturday May 2d. There were two
events set down. The first was a match of $400 against
time three miles in twelve minutes. The bay gelding
Whitefoot trotted the first mile in 3:44; second mile 3:51;
third mile 3*42—Total 11:17.

' The next race was a sweepstake of $200, mile heats, best
three in five, amateur drivers. Ben. Wilson’s Patsey Bol¬
ivar won in three straight heats 3:00; 3:01; 3:01

—The May trotting meetings at Beacon and Mystic parks
closed their entries last week. The several purses filled
remarkable well, there being in all fifty-two entries for
each meeting. The Mystic Park meeting commences May
12th, and the Beacon Park May 19 th.

—An excellent painting of Sensation, the winner of the
$20,000 purse at Buffalo, last year, is on exhibition in the
window of Hanlan & Co., on Tremont street, near West.
The painting is by G. LI. Bailey of this city.

—To-morrow there will be a race at Mystic Park. The
entries are Modoc Chief, Meddlesome, Lady Mac and
Grace.

—Mr. H. N. Smith, the owner of Jay Gould, has accept¬
ed the challenge of Mr. A. F. Fawsett, the owner of Ba¬
shaw, Jr., and will trot his fast young stallion against the
latter horse, for $5,000 a side play or pay, as proposed; the
race to be miie heats, best three in five in harness, on
Bishop’s course, October 15th.

—L. Dorsey of Eden Stock Farm, near Louisville, Ky.,
has accepted the challenge of Mr. Jas. Willson of Indiana,
the breeder of the Blue Bull stock, to trot four or five races
—two colts, the get of the rival stallions Golddust and Blue
Bull, to be entered every race, for $1,000 each race.

—Mr. Charles S. Green of Babylon, L. I., offers to trot
his horse Wallace in a race of twenty miles against any
horse in America, for $500 or $1,000.

—The proprietors of the Prospect Park Course have
given a purse of $2,000 in a race of nine heats, best three
in five, to be trotted between the 15th and 16th inst. Epli
Simmons has entered the roan gelding Walter, with run¬
ning mate, to wagon; William Lovell enters the renowned
trotter, American Girl, in harness;Mr. Crawford enters the
wonderful roan pacer Copper Bottom, in harness; and
owner enters the famous trotting gelding Judge Fullerton,
in harness.

Cribbing Horses. —Mr. Lyman Thayer, of Franklin,
Mass., a gentleman who has had a large experience in the
care and handling of horses for the past thirty years, in
answer to the question “How to cure crib-bitting,” says he
has been quite successful by nailing strips of sheep skin on
the edges of the manger, in every place where the horse
could get hold with his teeth. The skin is put on with the
wool side up, and if the horse attempts to play at his old
trick or habit, he will find himself pretty effectually
gagged. We were shown an inveterate cribber, which ap¬
peared to be thoroughly cured by this simple treatment.
Mr. Thayer, like most others, considers cribbing more of a
habit than anything else. The sheep’s wool seems to be a
little digusting to the aimal, and as he gives up cribbing in
the stall, he appears to forget his habit when on the street.
Cribbing is generally believed to be a habit more than a
disease, although, if persisted in, it may be an indirect
cause of disease.— New England Farmer.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

Massachusetts Anglers’ Association. —The member¬
ship of the Massachusetts Anglers’ Association increases
apace. At their meeting held at Codman Hall last week,
ten new members were added, and twenty propositions con¬
sidered.

Walter M. Brackett, Esq., offered the following pream¬
ble and resolutions which were unanimously adopted. .

Whereas. We all feel the importance of the enactment
of uniform laws for the protection of game and fish in all
the different States, so far as practicable, therefore

Resolved , That the Massachusetts Anglers’ Association
most heartily sympathise in the movement to establish an
American Protective Game and Fish Association, and that
we pledge ourselves to use our best efforts to secure its suc¬
cess, so far as consistent with the objects of this organi¬
zation.

Mr. Brackett also alluded to the extensive aquarium
about being established by Dr. W. Rimmer, on Tremont
street, as tending to create an interest in fish culture, and

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said it ought to be encouraged and recognized by the Asso¬
ciation.

The death of Hon. Wm, Seaver, one of their most re¬
spected members, was considered, and the customary reso¬
lutions passed.

Attention was called to the pollution of Boston harbor by
drainage from the city and from kerosene and the gas
works.

The lobster law which went into effect May 1st, was
freely referred to by S. M. Johnson, Esq. By the way, it
seems, according to the Hingham (Mass.) Journal, that
the fishermen have invented a new plan to evade this law.
When they get hold of a lobster which does not come up to
the proper size, they lay him on his back, tickle him under
the tail with a straw till he almost bursts himself laughing,
and when he has swelled up to the proper size he is sud¬
denly immersed in a hot bath, which prevents any further
shrinking, and is then sent to market,

FISH TRANSPORTATION.

Lynn, Mass., April 25, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send yon a plan by which I think black bass and other hardy fish
might be easily transported across long distances of country with but
little trouble. It is to have a round vessel made, say 2£ feet high, feet
across the top, the lower part, up, say from 12 to 18 inches, to be made of
galvanized iron, tin, or any suitable metal, and the remaining portion to
be made of a coarse wire netting and a solid cover provided securely
fastened to the top. The bottom being solid will contain water enough
too carry the fish a short distance; then, while traveling by rail, the whole
to be immersed in the water tank connected with the locomotive, where,
through the wire netting, it would be constantly receiving fresh water.
They have been carried long distances by turning the fish loose into the
tender, but it is difficult fishing them out at the end of the journey.

Yours, E. J. T.

Intimil history.

—Are Albinoes Barren? —The subject of albinoism,
which has been much discussed in this journal, is revived
this week by a note from R. T. M., dated at Nassau, Rens-
salaer county, in which the writer says:—

“I do not think that albinoes are barren, (as many state)
for last summer a robin, Tardus migratonus , which was al¬
most pure white, mated with one of usual color, and built
a nest in a large elm tree, in the city of New Haven, Conn.
Whether the eggs hatched or not I am unable to state; for
I was obliged to leave the city soon afterward.”

—The Oneida (N. Y.) Circular , April 27th, contains the
following paragraph:—

“For a number of days a robin was seen on our lawn,
which had the appearance of having a white head. For a
bird that is so uniformly marked as a robin, this was quite
a rarity; so to satisfy ourselves more fully, it was shot.
Upon closer examination, it was found to be v nearly white
on the top of its head and also on the back part of its neck.
The rest of its head and neck including its throat, is mot¬
tled with white and black. The mottling extends down
on to the shoulders and wings, while the first primary on
the right wing is entirely white. The bird has been stuffed
and added to our collection. We should be glad to learn
if any of our friends have seen robins marked in this
way.

—The following animals and birds, all captured in the
neighborhood of the Rocky Mountains, were forwarded by
Mr. Charles Reiche, to various Zoological Societies in
Europe, on board the Donau, which sailed for Bremen last
week: Nine elks, four buffaloes, four Rocky Mountain
antelopes, two black tail deers, some ten bears, and eight
whooping cranes. Mr. Reiche states that the black tail
deer are the first of the kind ever sent abroad.

—The following gentlemen have been re-elected officers
of the Fairmount Park Zoological Garden of Philadelphia
for the ensuing year:—

President, Dr. William Camac; Vice President, J. Gil¬
lingham Fell, James C. Hand; Corresponding Secretary,
Dr. John L. LeConte; Recording Secretary, John J. Ridg-
way, Jr.; Treasurer, Frank H. Clark; Managers, William
S Yaux, Frederick Graff, George W. Childs, Henry C.
Gibson, William hi. Merrick, Isaac J. Wistar, S. Fisher
Corlies, J. Vaughan Merrick, John Wagner, Theodore L.
Harrison, Charles Norris, Edward Biddle.

—Vie St. Augustine Press calls attention to a stranger in
their waters, about eight feet long, which is neither a shark,
a porpoise, an alligator, nor a loggerhead turtle. Pie is to
be found near Bar Creek, behind the Sand Hills of North
beach. Undoubtedly it is a manatee, or sea cow. Will
somebody catch him, handle him gently, and send him on
to Mr. Conklin of Central Park, the only person who has
yet been able to keep a manatee alive, and who has ever
succeeded in making one feed from the hand. This most
rare and curious specimen of the mammalia is too precious
to be lost. In ten years from now, perhaps the last of the
manatees will be seen in North America.

x TRAPPING the beaver.

Russell county, Kansas, April 25*, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Beaver are getting eearce in western 'Kansas. The settlers are by no
means sorry, as beaver are one cause of the scarcity of timber here. Of
course everyone knows that they live mainly on the bark of trees and
?o obtain it they cut the timber, thereby destroying a great deal every
vear. Sometimes they will cut down trees a foot in diameter, but usually
thev cut small trees. The beaver are found mostly on small creeks, as
there is but little timber along the rivers, and then the rivers dry up at
some seasons so that not a drop of water can be seen, although plenty

ran be got by digging a few inches in the sand. I have frequently seen
the Smoky Hill River that dry. We seldom find more than one or two
beavers in a neighborhood. They generally build small dams of sticks,
©•ravel and mud, seldom raising the water more than a foot or two. I
have never seen the “houses” they tell about being built in the East¬
ern States, and old trappers here laugh at the idea. They all say that
th^v have never seeii one. I think they do not build them here, probably
because they live in smaller families. They live here in holes in the

bank, the mouths being under water. There are various ways of trap¬
ping. I sometimes tear the dam open and set a trap in the break, but I
prefer to find where they come out of the water to feed, and set a trap in
their way. Sometimes there are small mounds or bogs that they get on.
When 1 find one that they use I set a trap on the deepest side, as there is
where they will jump into the water. Some practice fastening a clog to
the trap and not staking, but I prefer to stake my traps. Care must be
taken to set the trap in deep enough water to drown them when caught,
and also the stake must be driven far enough out from the bank that the
beaver cannot get on the bank, or he will cut off his foot and escape.
The trap and chain must be covered with mud. I am using No. 2 New-
house traps, but they are rather too light to drown them well. No. 3 is
better, although rather heavy to pack. We get an otter now and then
and sometimes a “black coon.” As their skins are of little value we
don’t care about catching them, but they sometimes get in the traps we
set for otter. The black coon is similar to the Eastern raccoon, but is
darker in color, and they walk more on the sole of the foot, making a
round track instead of a long one. They live in holes in the bank, the
mouths being just above water. They eat frogs, fish, &c. While I am
talking about trapping I will tell you how I trap hawks. The upland is
covered with the shoit buffalo grass, while the small bottoms are full of
long grass. So of course the mice and small birds stay near the long
grass for safety. The hawks, therefore, look for their prey along these
bottoms. 1 fastened some small birds to the pans of my traps and set
them along the ravines. The hawk is^always caught by the head. I
have got some fine specimens that way. F. S. B.

POWER OF A DION’S JAW.

Washington, D. C., April 28,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In one of your back numbers I noticed a paragraph to the effect that,
in feeding the animals at the Central Park Menagerie, it had been noted
that the lion was able to crush every bone giv en him, except the shin¬
bone of a beef, and that sometimes he could crush. Your article sug¬
gested that the force necessary to crush said bone would be a fair ap¬
proximate to the strength of the lion’s jaw. I therefore to-day tried the
experiment. Procuring from the butchers two shin-bones of beeves killed
yesterday—one said to have been between six and seven years of age, the
other six years old —1 placed them crossways on an iron base two inches
in width, the flatter side down, in a Rodman’s testing machine. The up¬
per crushing face was one and two-tenths inches wide, and was brought
in contact with the rounder portion of the bone, nearly at the centre.
The first bone crushed at 2,960 pounds, the second at 3,337 pounds In
each case the direct crush was accompanied by splits extending length¬
ways of the bone.

It is, however, hardly likely that the lion brings to bear any such pres¬
sure. Probably the grinding motion of his jaw, and the piercing and
splitting the bone with the incisor teeth, reduce the work. Piseco.

jf hot (§un and
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MAY IS A CHOS E MONT H FOR GAME.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches , and other interest¬
ing maker, should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week.

Foreign Rifle Matters. —The new Wimbledon regu¬
lations seem to meet with more and more dissent. The Vol¬
unteer Service Gazette has its columns crowded with contribu¬
tions from rifle clubs, all opposed to the new targets. The
Edinburgh and Midlothian, and Cumberland and Westmore¬
land Rifle Associations protest against the innovations. The
Earl of Ducie, Chairman of the Council of the National
Rifle Association, enters into an elaborate defence of the
new system. The principal points in the arguments used
by the Chairman are as follows: Earl Ducie states, that
every year complaints of marking have been pressed upon
the Council. Also that each marker being separate, they
were under but little control, and that shot marks when ob¬
literated by the white wash or paint, would under certain
conditions of weather &c., re-appear again to the confusion
of both marker and shooter. One objection which operated
with the Council, was that the lateral marking with the long
handled disc was exceedingly laborious, and that some
shots were difficult to distinguish unless the marker went
out to examine the target, and thereby incurred risk, and
that richochets striking near the target were given as hits,
the marker not being able to distinguish them. The Chair¬
man states that the new system of targets he does not think
will make any material reduction in the number of ties,
but that in shooting off ties, an advantage will undoubtedly
be secured by the slight reduction of the bull’s eye, and by
the adoption of another division in the target. Earl Ducie
concludes by asking those opposed to the measures
wtether they think that the council would have burdened
themselves by such an operation as the change in the tar¬
gets without a sufficient conviction that it would ensure
advantages both to competitors at Wimbledon and to the
National Rifle Association. To conclude our brief summary
of this somewhat vexed question of targets, we note that
the council of the Irish Rifle Association of which Major
Leech is Chairman, have decided to stick to iron targets,
and to adopt bull’s eyes and centres of the following
sizes. In the third class, centres of eight and twenty-four
inches in diameter respectively; in the second class, centres
of twenty-four and forty-eight inches, and in the 1st class a
circular bull’s eye of thirty-six inches in diameter.

Ppogramme of the Opening Match of the N. R. A.

FOR 1874, TO TAKE PLACE AT CrEEDMOOR, JUNE 6TH

1874.

Match 1, Director's Match, 10 a. m.—T argets, 1 and 2, 200
yards; position, standing; weapon, any military rifle; rounds
five, two sighting shots. Open to Directors and Honorary
Directors of N. R. A.

Piizes. —Gold Badge, to be shot for annually, and held by
the winner during the year.

Match 2, Turf, Field and Farm Badge, 10 a. m. —Targets
3 and 19; open to members of N. R. A.; weapon,^any
breechloader within the rules; distance, 200 yards; position,
standing; rdunds, five with two sighting shots; entrance
fee, $1.

Prizes. —1st. Turf, Field and Farm Badge, to be held sub¬
ject to competition and $25 in money presented by the As¬
sociation. 2d, Life membership in N. R. A., which may
be transferred by the winner if desired; 3d, Cash, $12; 4th
Cash, $10; 5th, Cash, $5; 6th, Cash, $5.

Match 3, Military Match, 11 a. m.— Open to members of

•T -fl c ’ *wjaras; weapon, anv

itary rifle. ^ » an y mil-

Prizes. —1st. Gold Badge, presented bv N R a
$50; 2d. Life membership N. R. A., which can h’ Value »
ferred by the winner if desired. 3 d, Cash $25-
$10; 5th, Cash, $5; 6 th, Cash $3. * ’ Cash

Match 4, 1-30 p. m.— Targets 1 and 19. Onen ,
of N. R. A. only. Distance 500 yards. Weapons° ? end ? ers
rounds, seven; two sighting shots. Entrance fee

Prizes. — 1 st, Gold Badge, presented by N R A vr ,
$25; 2 d, Life Membership N. R. A., which muvh^ alue ’
ferred by the winner if desired; 3 d, Cash $ 15 . 4 ,!® “ an s-
$ 10 ; 5th, Cash, $5; 6 th, Cash, $ 5 . * ’ 4ttl ’ Cash,

Match 5, Remington Diarhond Badge 3 P M T
and 20. Open to members of N. R. A.’ Anv rifu. i argets 1
500, 800 and 1,000. The twenty making the hioW tance ’
at 500 yards to compete at 800, and the eight hiJw'
to compete at 1 , 000 . ghest at 800

Prizes .— 1 st. The Remington Diamond Badge tnLv,
subject to competition, and $25. 2 d, Life Member ^; 6 d

N. R. A., which maybe transferred by th e 52?, ln
sired. 3d, Cash, $ 10 ; 4th, Cash, $5; 5th, Cash, $5 f de '

New York April 10^

Editor Forest and Stream:— ’

Noticing in your valuable paper a number of communicatio •
gardto the forthcoming International match, and also relativ r ®‘
shooting qualities of the breech versus muzzle-loading rifles 7 the
not add to the interest of the event if a series of matches ’ W ° U d li
wherein the above question should be fairly tested? Ho
will be a large gathering of expert marksmen from’all sections ? er °
country present at the International, and a series of othermat • 6

distances varying from 20G to 1,000 yards, open for all guns wonT’^
an opportunity to many for the display of their skill, and also nrlhK?
induce many to come who otherwise might remain away Som f
best shots South have gone into practice for the match am1 th9
Major Shipley of New Orleans, evidences of whose skill i hon S ° thers
have the pleasure of handing you. Yours truly, Pesooiit 0

[Major Shipley’s skill as a rifleman is well known to us andw
the Amateur Rifle Club is before this in communication with him* w
should be very much disappointed if the South and West were not t u
represented. No doubt but that this season in matches at short rZfi
the breech and mnzzle-loaders will be placed in competition.-Ei> ]

—The Mohawk Game Club of West Troy, N. Y hav
elected the following officers for the ensuing year, ^
P. Schuyler the Secretary will please receive our thanks
for the revised copy of the constitution and by-laws of this
club:—

President, Edward A. Meneely; Vice President r 0 „„ w

C ■ Kdsey; Secretary,E P. Schuyler; Treasurer joft

Eitchett, Executive Committee, E. A_. Meneelv TT p ttoI
sey, H. P. Schuyler, John E. Glass, W. S. Cox! ’ ’

—Reports from north eastern Ohio by Judge Ingles state
that two gentlemen from Dayton killed one hundred and
fifty-seven English snipe in two days. The birds were
very wild, hut the weather is getting milder.

—Capt. James A. Ward of Toronto, the one-armed pigeon
shooter, offers to shoot at 100 blackbirds with any man
in the world for $5,000 a side, or at 50 single and 25 double
birds with any man in America for $1,000 a side. Ira
Paine has accepted the later challenge.

—Dr. J. H. Ireland, champion of: Long Island, has chal¬
lenged Ira Paine, 50 birds for $1,000. The match takes
place at Stamford, Conn.

jjj&iitiotml ftfifimes.

Secretaries and friends of Athletic, Base-Ball, Cricket and other s
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday i
earn 'tuc&ic*

—The Sussex Cricket Club of Kings Co., New Bruns¬
wick, held the first meeting of the season at the Olive
House, Sussex Station, and elected the following officers
for the current year: Reverend Canon Medley, President;
Dr. John Ryan, Vice President; Oscar J. McCully, Captain;
J. Ernest Smith, Secretary and Treasurer; Col. E. B.Beer,
Auditor. This club was only organized last year and
played in one match with a Moncton club, in which it
came out second best. It could not expect much else in
its first match with an old club, but hopes for better luck
next time. The .return match is expected to be played on
the 24th of May or 1st of July.

J. E. S., Sec. and Treas.

—The St. Louis Cricket Club played the first practice
match, married vs. single, on the 24th of April. The ground
was in capital condition and the weather perfect. The odds
were 5 to 3 on the “unblessed.”

MARRIED MEN.

YIRST INNINGS. SECOND INNINGS.

Sharpe c Miller b Young. 23 not out. 15

Wilson c and b Jeffries... 7

Malone b Jeffries. 4

Caddick b Jeffries. 0

Foote run out.... 6

Whitaker b Jeffries. 8

James b Young. 0

Ketchum c Mugridge b Jeffries.. 1

Virnanb Jeffries. 0

McLean b Jeffries. 0

Farnum not out. l

Bye. 1

Total. 51

SINGLE

FIRST INNINGS.

Miller run out b Whitaker. 4

Jeffries c Caddick b Sharpe. 3

Hughes b Whitaker. 0

Day 1 b w, b Wilson. 5

Mugridge b Sharpe..' ’ 5

Young b Wiison.’ 0

Cullen run out b Wilson.. 0

Simpson b Sharpe. 1

Beck not out.’. 6

Daken b Sharpe. j

Cohen b Wilson.’ 1

Byes 3, wides 3. 6

Young b Miller. 1

not out.35

c Farham b Miller. 5

b Young. 0 c

c Caddock bYoung. 1

Wides 3, leg bye 1. 1

Total.61

MEN.

SECOND INNINGS.

b Sharpe. ®

not out.34

c Sharpe b Sharpe. ®

st Caddock b Wilson. j

c McLean b Sharpe. «

b Sharpe. j

c McLean b Sharpe. *

b Wilson. .J

c McLean b Sharpe.1“

run out b Wilson. “

b Wilson. 6

No ball 1 , wides 4. J

... 69

Total.... 32 Total.

—The Philadelphia club nine defeated the Baltimore!
badly in Philadelphia, on May 4, by a score of 24 to 28.

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St. Louts May 3d. 1874.

The St. George’s cricket club, of St. Louis, held a
meeting at the Southern Hotel on Monday, the 20th ult.,
which was largely attended, the most, important business
being the adoption of its constitution. The club now num¬
bers over 120 members, and the following are the officers
elected for the current year:—President, Joseph W. Branch;
Vice President, Ben. Williams; Secretary and Treasurer,
G. F. Baker; F. S. Mordaunt, Captain; A. C. Bagshawe,
T. Webb, Captain John S. Tildesley, Executive Committee.
The club has leased the ground on which they played last
season, and an adjacent house, which is being fitted up as
a club house. The ground is the finest in the city, being
conveniently located, with fine shade trees on its western
boundary, and well supplied with water, and it is deter¬
mined by the club that no expense shall be spared to make
it as perfect as any cricketer can wish. The history of
this club is somewhat remarkable. Last spring the St.
Louis cricket club was organized, and about the 1st of June
published a challenge to play any sixteen cricketers of the
State of Missouri, or twenty-two of the city of St. Louis.
On the 22d of June a picnic was held by the St. George’s
Society, and a few of its members, thinking to add to the
enjoyment of the day by having a match at England’s
national game, improvised an eleven (not twenty-two) and
accepted a challenge of the St. Louis club to play on a field
near the grounds on which the picnic was held. Only one
inning was played from lack of time, and the match was
closely contested, the St. Louis club winning by only six
runs, although the scratch eleven had never played together
before. The result so thoroughly convinced the St. Georges
that they had plenty of cricketing talent in the city that
a club was started on the ground, and some thirty or forty
names subscribed. A week later the St. George’s cricket
club was organized, and in a few days challenged—as a
club—the St. Louisans, but were again defeated by a very
few runs, the St. Georges having had scarely any practice.
A return match was played some three weeks later, in
which the St. Georges were victorious, one member of that
club making alone as many runs as in one whole inning of
the St. Louis eleven. After this match the “United Eleven,”
formed from the two club.s, made the tour of Canada and the
• east, winning five and losing two matches, as shown in your
paper of a few weeks ago. This year the St. George club
has a much stronger eleven than the “United” of last sea¬
son, and expect to hold their own with any club that may
compete with them. Several clubs have already expressed
their intention of visiting St. Louis during the summer,
and a lively cricketing season is expected in the “future
great city.” There are no professional players in the club,
all the playing members being engaged in business. The
address of the secretary, Mr. Baker, is Lucas Bank, St.
Louis, and any communication to him will be promptly
answered. The season is very backward for this region,
and so much rain has fallen that the ground has been unfit
to play on up to this time, but we expect another week or
so will see it in fine condition. I will post you from time
to time of the doings of this club. The St. Louis club is
materially stronger than last year, and has engaged the
Grand Avenue Base Ball Park. Speaking of base ball, the
White Stockings, of Chicago, beat the Empires, of St.
Louis, yesterday f 24 to 2. The Chicago papers say they
are going to turn out a cricket eleven that will wipe out
their defeat by St. Louis last summer. Time will show.

Bill Stumps.

—The professional base ball season is now in full
operation, six out of the eight clubs which have entered
the lists having played the first games of their series. Thus
far the season opens very evenly, each of the three clubs
which played championship games in April having won
and lost a game, the Philadelphians losing to the Athletics,
the Baltimores to the Philadelphians, and the Athletics to
the Baltimores, the record of championship games for
April being as follows.—

April 16—Athletic vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia, 14
to 5.

April 22—Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, at Baltimore, 13
to 0.

April 31—Baltimore vs. Athletic, at Baltimore, 9 to 8.

The contests for May were commenced on the 1st inst.,
when the New York Mutuals visited Hartford to try con¬
clusions with the new professional team of Hartford, and,
to the delight of the “nutmeg team,” the Mutuals were de¬
feated, the New Yorkers entering the arena without any
preliminary practice or training such as the other clubs had
ben'efttted by. The next day the Mutuals played the cham¬
pions in Boston, and they sustained a worse defeat than at
Hartford, the Boston “Red Stockings” allowing them to
score in but one inning only. On May 4th they played an¬
other game, and again were defeated. On May 1st, too, the
Baltimores visited Philadelphia, and on this occasion they
were defeated. Thus far, therefore, out of the six clubs in
the arena, four have sustained defeat as well as achieved
victory, the Bostons and Hartfords at present having to
score their first reverse this season. The record for May to
date is as follows:—

May 1—Hartford vs. Mutual, at Hartford, 10 to 7.

May 1—Athletic vs. Baltimore, at Philadelphia, 11 to 5.

May 2—Boston vs. Mutual at Boston, 12 to 3.

May 4—Boston vs. Mutual, at Boston, 11 to 4.

May 4—Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, at Philadelphia;

May 5—Atlantic vs. Baltimore, at Brooklyn, 24 to 3.

May 5—Hartford vs. Athletic, at Hartford, 10 to 9.

—The Chicago club visited St. Louis the last week in
April for the purpose of having some practice games with
the clubs of that city, and of replenishing their treasury
with some needed stamps, the outflow having been large

since the club went into operation this season. They left
Chicago fully anticipating “a walk over” while absent, but
greatly to their surprise, they found that in two instances
they had work to do to escape defeat. They opened play
with the Empires on April 21st, and won easily by a score
of 21 to 2, but on the 23d they only beat the young Red
Stockings of St. Louis by a score of 6 to 0, the boys giv¬
ing the professionals a very good game indeed, and in their
second game with the Empires, on the 25tli, the Chicago
nine only won by a score of 6 to 4, the game being the best
ever played in St. Louis. On the 29th they played the
Turners of St. Louis, and won without difficulty by a score
of 23 to 2. If the amateur, so called, nines can. give the
“Whites” such a close push, what will the eastern profes¬
sionals do when they meet them this month? Before they
left St. Louis the Whites got off some games with a lively
ball, and of course won by large scores. By the rules of
the Massachusetts Amateur Association, their clubs are al¬
lowed to share in gate money receipts. Wherein they dif¬
fer from the professional players we are at a loss to con¬
ceive. The only legitimate status of an amateur club is
that which prohibits all participation in gate money pro¬
ceeds. And no player can be considered an amateur who
is compensated for his field services by “money, place, or
emolument.” That was the amateur rule of the old Na¬
tional Association, in the days when professionalism was
not in operation, and it holds good now. We can readily
admit that a club can play on a ground where admission is
charged, and yet be an amateur club, but it is only under
circumstances where the club or the players do not share
in the proceeds.

—The receipts at the match between the Mutuals and
Hartfords, on Friday, exceeded those at tlie Opera House
at night by a hundred dollars, the latter being crowded to
see Salvini.

—The Princeton College nine opened their campaign
brilliantly on March 2d by defeating the Philadelphia
Zephyrs by the appended score:—

Princeton.t 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1—10

Zephyr.0 2000000 0—2

No runs were earned on either side.

—The Chicagos defeated the Empires on April 29th by
30 to 9, and the Red Stockings on the 30th by 31 to 10 at
St. Louis. Both were lively ball games, and poor displays
of fielding.

—Will. Kelly takes his Flyaway nine by the 10 A. M.
train from the Forty-second street on Saturday to fly away
with the Yales at New Haven in a match game to be played
there on Saturday.

— The Chelseas—amateur champions who fly a whip pen¬
nant—were expressed to Chicago on April 27th by a score
of 23 to 0. On May 4th the same team .encountered the
Atlantics, and the result was a narrow escape from another
ride to the lake city, as the Atlantics won by 23 to 1. The
latter game was finely played, despite the disparity of the
score.

—The Mutuals of Boston beat the King Philip nine on
May 2d by a score of 10 to 0. The Crescents of Boston
also Chicagoed the Unions the same day by 11 to 0.

—The Boston Excelsiors went to Andover May 2d and
had a tie game with the Phillips Academy nine—scoie 18
to 18.

—The New York amateur Arlingtons played with the
amateur Concords, of Brooklyn, at the Capitoline grounds
on May 2d, and after a long and tedious game they won by
a score of 24 to 13. The umpire failed to call a “wide”
during the game, though seventy odd wide balls were
pitched, he rendering his decisions in accordance with the
interpretation of the rules of 1873. The rule of calling
“wides” is one that has been necessary for seasons past, as
it justly punishes the pitcher for sending in balls out of
possible reach of the bat.

—The Atlantics had a pretty practice game with the
Amity nine on May 2d on the lower field of the Capitoline
grounds, the professionals winning by 11 to 3 only.

—The lecord of prominent games—not championship
contests—played since our last issue is as follows:—

April.27—Mutual vs. Chelsea, at Brooklyn, 23 to 0.

April 27—Atlantic vs. Essex, at Brooklyn, 26 to 9.

April 27—Athletic vs. West End, at Philadelphia, 62 to 1.

April 28—Chicago vs. Turners, at St. Louis, 22 to 5.

April 29—Chicago vs. Empire, at St. Louis, 30 to 9.

April 30—Chicago vs. Red Stocking, at St. Louis, 31 to 10.

May 1—Atlantic vs. Montague, at Brooklyn, 12 to 4,

May 2—Princeton vs. Zephyr, at Princeton, 10 to 2.

May 2—Arlington vs. Concord, at Brooklyn, 24 to 13.

May 2—Atlantic vs. Amity, at Brooklyn, 11 to 3.

—The arrangements foi the cricket tournament at Hali¬
fax in August next are progressing .favorably. A corre¬
spondent writes:—“E verybody here seems anxious to asssist
in making the tournament a success. A silver cup and
other prizes will probably be offered, but it depends on the
exertions of outsiders to bring the teams together. The
managers have met with great encouragoment from the
leading Canadian clubs and the secretaries of the New
York, Boston, and Philadelphia clubs have written, promis¬
ing their assistance. A full programme will shortly be
issued.”

—The Saint Louis Crieket Club has challenged the
Union Base Ball Club of Saint Louis to play a game of
cricket, and in return offers to play them a game of base
ball. The Unions are the elite of the base ball press of
Missouri, and consider themselves the State chamnions.
The Saint Louis Cricket Club are also in correspondence
with the Boston Red Stockings with’a view to offering the
latter a little practice in the cricket field before they “beard
the lion in his den. ”

J (^cirrcsycindmt$.

We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sports*
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
elements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman's craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

H. B. P., Boston.—Can obtain you a copy; price $1.

Salmo, Scotia, N. Y.—Roosevelt’s “Came Fish of the North,” $2,
hut out of print. Do not know prices of other books.

W. Q.. Mobile, Ala.—Who can supply good stock carrier pigeons and
at about what price? Anfe. G. Obrig, 276 Grand street, Williamsburg,
New Yotk.

D. E. F., New York.—The books you require you may get of Messrs.
Wood & Co., Great Jones street, N. Y. The publishers in Philadelphia
have no agents here.

Lieut. E. O.H., San Francisco, Cal.—The statement of size of target
n the Report of the National Rifle Association of 1873 is a typographi¬
cal error. It- should be six feet by four. We forwarded you a i ard.

J. L.—Where can I get working plans and specifications of a steam
yacht, side-wheeler? Ans. The New York Safety Steam Power Co.
make a specialty qf steam launches, and could no doubt flt you one with
side wheels.

Ad. Paul, St. Louis. Mo.—Please mention in Answers to Correspond¬
ents, if possiole, the ^weight, cost and builder of Barnegat duck-boat?
Ans. Don’t know, for particulars address the owner of the boat, Robt.
B. White, Shrewsbury, N. J.

W. D. K., Yarmouth, N. S.—What are the proper dimensions for a
single scull race boat for a man weighing about 160 pounds? Ans. The
boat should be not much less than 12 inches wide and about thirty feet
long, if the man has long arms and legs and uses a sliding seat.

Target, Phila.—Gun 12 gauge, If oz. No. 7 shot, target 30 inches
square—that is, diameter 30 inches—distance 40 yards. How many pel¬
lets should be put in the paper to be considered first-class shooting?
Ans. You do not state weight of gun or how; much powder is to be
used.

“Ajax, Fredonia,New York.—My Newfoundland dog drools constantly.
He is ten months old and I feed him on meat. What shall I give him or
feed him? Ans. Give him six Brandeth's pills, reducing the quantity
every day. Feed him on broth and table refuse. Please give best weight
for 38-100 cal. Remington rifle? Ans. 8 lbs.

New Subscriber, Cape May, N. J.—1. What is proper charge of now-
der for double-barreled muzzle-loader, 30 in. barrel, 12 guage,flne lamina¬
ted steel barrels? Ans. 3f drachms. 2. What kind of powder best for
proper charge you mention? Ans. See advertisement. 3. What kind of
wad best for next to powder? Ans. Pink edged.

A. B. H.. Peace Dale, R. I.—The r subject you speak about shall have
our immediate attention. Hope in the next number to commence a se¬
ries of articles on the subject. Crowded condition of our columns has
prevented as yet. We want to do all we can to re-introduce this noble
sport, especially for the sake of our many lady readers.

Cricketer, Kings co., N. B — The rules of cvicket say that a player is
out if the ball be struck and he willfully strike it again, but cricketers
here contend that if a player strike the ball and it fall to the ground and
run into the wicket, then he can strike it again in order to keep it out,
on the ground that he can guard his wicket at all hazards? Ans. A
player, when he is on his ground, can stop a ball, after he has hit it, from
twisting upon the wicket, but with his bat only.

F. W. B., Boston, Mass.—Can you inform me where I can purchase a
greyhound dog pup; if so, the price, and will you please seud me the list
of prices which they ask for the pointer and setter pups referred to in
your paper of March 28, 1874? Ans. Perhaps some of our subscribers
have a greyhound pup to dispose of. Laverack pups, $60; Idstones or
Gordons. £5 to £10; Price’s pointer and setter pups, £6 to £12; Mac-
dona’s, £7 to £10; also some, fine American bred pups by an imported
dog, $15 each.

A. H. W., Roston, Mass.—1. What is the best artificial whistle for call¬
ing bay snipe? Ans. Carefully dry the leg of a curlew, push out the
marrow v r ith a red hot knitting needle,plug up one end and then practice
2. What is the price of the patent inflated rubber stools? Ans. Write to
John Krider, corner Second and Walnut streets, Philadelphia. 3. Are
there any hotels on Montauk Point, where plover shooting can be ob¬
tained? Ans. We believe there is a tavern where every convenience can
be obtained.

Juniatta, Huntingdon, Penn —I see in your paper of April 23, in re¬
ply to Subscriber, as to the best load for a 10 bore, 10 lb. breech-loader,
you tell him to use a concentrator.. Are they of much account and would
they be of service in shooting buckshot? Where can they be obtained,
and are they easily put on, or removed at will? Ans. Concentrators are
useful where the sportsman is a first-rate shot*and can be used with any
single shot. They are easily put in the cartridge and removed at pleas¬
ure. You can procure them at any gunsmiths.

Swamp Angel.—I have a splendid setter about two years old, trained
by another party, but on trial find he is gun shy, and at a report runs
away and nothing can bring him back. I have also added an English
pointer to my stock lately, who knows his business very well indeed.
What I wish to know is, what shall I do with this setter under the cir¬
cumstances. He is a splendid looking animal, and if possible I wish to
break him in. Your experience may enable you to tell me of some way
to do this? Ans. See Forest and Stream April 2d, “Gun Shy Setters”
by “Homo.”

Black Red, New York.—1. Where within 20 miles of New York City
can a good day’s shocting be found, between 1st of June and 1st of No¬
vember? 2. What game to be found there? 3. Where can I procure a
good fox terrier pup under $30, and how much should I be asked? Ans.
1. There is no shooting in June. Woodcock shooting commences July
4th, on Longlsland, at Smithtown. 2. We do not know where you
could procure a fox terrier pup; it is a dog almost out of use, and bred
only for show and companionship. You will notice italics at head of this
column.

Louis A. Leland, Colon, Mich.—Where are the Tontari Lakes, and
what is the best route by which to reach them from Portland? Ans.
Take Grand Trunk Railroad via. Richmond, Canada, to Quebec. At
Yalcartier, distance 20 miles from Quebec, Mr. Charles Wolff wijl wel¬
come all sportsmen and secure all guides for the Tontari Lakes. They
are one and a half day’s journey from this, the farthest settlement north
of Quebec. For fuller information refer to Nos. 18 and 25 of vol. 1 For¬
est and Stream, under “Summer Sports in Canada.” We will publish
shortly a complete guide to this region.

H. E., Pittsburg, Penn.—Pleaae inform me of the best remedy for a
dog that is troubled with worms, also the best mange remedy? Ans.
.Powdered aloes, 16 grains/ powdered scammony, 8 grains, to be divided
into from four to eight powders, according to the size of the dog, and
one to be given every morning made into a ball with linseed, meal and
molasses. In six hours afterwards give the following injection: Spirits
of turpentine, 2 drachms; olive oil, 2 ounces. For the mange, cleanli
ness is the first desideratum. Let the dog be well washed with soap and
water, and when perfectly dry annoint the parts affected jwith the fol¬
lowing ointment: Sulphur vivum, 4 ounces; Hellebore powder 2
ounces; bayberry powder, 2 ounces; spirits of turpentine, 1 ounce*
hog’s lard, 4 pound. Or, a proper muzzle having been applied to prevent
the dog biting himself, the following wash is recommended: Decoction
of white buckthorn, 4 ounces; decoction of tobacco, 4 ounces; corrosive
sublimate, S grains; aloes, 2 drachms. Mix while hot. The aloes are
added as a mere extra precaution to prevent the dog from licking him¬
self. The washing and anointing must be repeated every second day.
Strong solutiou of soda will remove all trace of the ointment.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, May 8th.—Sacramento Agricultural Society (Cal)—Athletic
B. B. of Philadelphia vs. Atlantic of Brooklyn.

Saturday, May 9th.—Capital Jockey Club, Austin, Texas—Sacra¬
mento Agricultural Society—Harlem River Boat Clubs practice day—
Cricket Clubs practice day—Athletic B. B. vs. Mutual of N. Y.—Fly
Away of N. Y vs. Vale College.

Monday, May llth.—Nassau Boat Club vs. Harlem Rowing Club on
the Harlem River—Kentucky Association, Lexington, Ky.—Weston’s
walking feat at the Empire Rink.

Tuesday, May 12th.—Mystic Park, Boston, Mass.—Kentucky Associ¬
ation, Lexington, Ky.—Point Breeze Park Association, Philadelphia, Pa.

Wednesday, May 13th.—Kentucky Association, Lexington, Ky.—
Mystic Park, Boston, Mass.—Point Breeze Park, Philadelphia, Pa.—
Boston B. B. Club vs. Hartford, at Hartford, Conn.

Thursday, May 14th.—Mystic Park, Boston, Mass.—Point Breeze
Park Association, Philadelphia, Pa.—Kentucky Association, Lexington,
Ky.—Boston B. B. C. vs. Mutual at Brooklyn.

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The Game Laws. —Royal Plielps, President of the Sports¬
men’s Club, sued J. H. Racey for a violation of the acts for
the protection of game, for having in his possession quail
and pinnated grouse during the prohibited period. The
defendant answered substantially that the quail which he
had on the 19th of March had been killed before the close of
the season and preservedjby a patented process. The Court
of Common Pleas at Special Term held the answer bad,
and the General Term, on appeal, now sustain that deci¬
sion on the ground that after the 1st of March the possession
itself is forbidden under penalty. The Court holds further
that the act is clearly constitutional. This decision of
the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas is a most
important one, and must be considered as the proper ruling

for all other cases of infringement in the Close Season.
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The Dominion Team for Wimbledon— The Council of
the Dominion Rifle Association have determined to send a
team of twenty men to the Wimbledon competition this
year, and have decided to select one man each from Mani¬
toba and British Columbia, the remaining 18 from the best
shots of Ontario,Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Each province will send to the Secretary of the Dominion
Rifle Association, on or before the 20th of May next, the
names of 18 marksmen who are willing to be put on the
team, together with their score made at the Provincial
matches of last year. From the 72 names thus obtained,
the selection will be made, irrespective of locality.

Time of the International Match.—A letter has been
received from Mr. Leech suggesting that the Irish match
be held during the last week of September or the first week
in October.

HINTS ON MOUNTAIN TRAVEL.

A S many of our readers are booked for the Rocky
Mountains next summer, the following information
may be of service. The writer has been “there”:—

Before entering the mountains one should prepare him¬
self and party for the country they are about to visit, for if
their outfit is not carefully selected, what might have been
a summer’s pleasure will very likely be one of toil and re¬
gret. Take nothing but what is absolutely needed, and
what is taken let it be as light as possible, as every extra
pound lacerates the back of the pack mule. Use medium
sized animals for packing, as they will carry as heavy a
pack as a larger animal in rough places and are more to be
relied upon where there are steep ascents to be made or
fallen timber to be crossed. Two hundred pounds is
enough for a single pack mule to carry at once, but some
persons will overload their animals to save buying an extra
mule and will not see their folly until they have lost some
of their best animals by rolling down hill sides against the
rocks or by having them “snagged” in fallen timber.
When returning at the end of the season, if the animals’
backs are sound and good from the effects of light loading,
they will demand a good price and are easily disposed of;
but if on the contrary, their backs are covered with sores,
they will only bring one-lialf their original value, so men
may easily see the economy of having a sufficient number
of animals to carry their luggage.

For riding animals use mules for the mountains and
horses for the “plains.” A good mule will follow a trail,
and take its rider into camp the darkest night that ever
was. Should you get strayed away from camp and not be able
to find your way back again, drop the bridle rein on the
horn of your saddle and trust to the instinct of your mule,
and if it is not very hungry, after wandering about a short
time it will take a direct course for camp, although the
rider may think camp is in an opposite direction from the
one where the mule is taking him. The common Indian
pony or bronco is the best horse to use on the plains, as
they are tough, quick and thoroughly acclimated to cold
weather and the poor feed that is to be had in most places.
Select an easy saddle with a good California tree, a light
pair of spurs, and a broad hair Cinclio bridle with a light
curb bit, a good saddle blanket, a small pair of saddle bags,
and your riding outfit is complete, unless you ride a mule,
and in such a case a good strong broad crouper is neces¬
sary, so it will not cut the tail of your riding animal.
When traveling do not hurry your horse, or do not allow
him to become lazy; keep him at a steady gait, and if neces-
say, he will accomplish a long distance daily; but should
you become impatient and lope him nearly all day, he will
become poor, stubborn and lazy. Use the Spanish arrap
alioe instead of the pack saddle, as it is easier packed and
more comfortable for the animal wearing it. Select heavy
lash ropes, or they will stretch and the animals will have to
be repacked a dozen times a day, particularly after a rain,
when the ropes have been wet and are gradually drying by
the heat of the sun. Have a long “lariat” for each animal,
for in some places in a timbered country it will be neces¬
sary to picket them over night, for if they were turned
loose they would stray through the woods in search of bet¬
ter feed, and it would be a severe task to collect them to¬
gether again. Put a cow bell on the neck of the gentlest
mare, and the whole herd will become attached to the
animal wearing the bell; and when traveling let the “Bell
mare” take the lead and the other animals will follow in
single file where it would be impossible to drive them. The
cooking utensils should be several camp kettles made of
copper and lined with tin, (made to fit in each other so they
may be more easily packed,) a small Dutch oven, spade,
axe, hatchet, coffee mill, knives, forks, spoons, tin plates
and cups, a bread-pan, frying-pan, gridiron, whetstone,
and two small iron bars to lay over the fire to set kettles on
when cooking.

The bedding for each person should consist of four Cali¬
fornia blankets, a small pillow, a rubber Poncho, Buffalo
robe, and half a wagon cover of canvas to cover the whole
bed and protect it from the rain. If tents are used, the
small dog tent is the best, and will be found very useful as
a wrapper to roll the beading in for packing. For hunting
large game, use the Gove Rifle, of Denver, or the Sharps
from Hartford. There should always be one good double-
barreled shot gun in a party for the smaller game, and thus
provided for, there is always an abundance of fresh meat
to be had, which is a great addition and saving to the table.
When a party is preparing to camp out it is a good plan to
establish a depot camp for a few days near some town,
(where there is good water and wood,) while fitting out,
and become accustomed to camp life before striking out
for the more wilder portions of the country. The experi¬
ence thus gained proves a good guide for future opera¬
tions. When starting out for a distant point do not travel
too far the first few days, but make short marches until the.
animals’ backs become hardened to the arrapahoe. Do
not allow the arrapahoe or pack to become loose, but have
them as tight as two men can draw them. A mule may
grunt a little about being laced so tightly, but it is much
better for them than to have a pack rocking from side to
side, backward and forward, thus bruising the mule’s back
and ending in sores and a worthless animal.

—The Class of ’75 of the Steven’s Institute of Technology
is about to issue the first number of a college periodical, to
be known by the suggestive title of “ Eccentric .” This will
be under the editorial and executive direction of each
succeeding Junior Class.

THE ORIGIN OF A ROYAL HUNTING
ORDER.

N those warlike times, when much of northern Fran
was held by the English, and skirmishes, surprises and
ambuscades were of daily occurrence, when many a noble
feat of arms was held, when good men died helm on head
and sword in hand, it happened in Aquitaine of a cheerv
autumn morning, that the Dauphin,son of Phillip ni. called
the Brave, accompanied by a few gentlemen, all true
knights, went on his way, with goodly escort, to hold
wassail and carousal at a neighboring castle.

“A bright morning, my Lord Prince,” said ClaudePotier
a young gentleman from Launguedoc, as he rode up and
gracefully lifted his plumed bonnet.

‘ ‘A fair day, good Claude. It pleases me to have you in
our company. A good horse thou ridest there. ’Tis true
that thou art light weight. Plas’t not donned tliy coat of
mail? It is not safe that thou should’st ride without helm
or corselet—even to save thy steed. These Englishmen
shoot arrows from afar. ’Twere better to be on thy guard ”
said the Prince.

“Thanks, my lord, for counsel. In truth I heed it for
somewhere follows my esquire, who bears my coat of
Milan. But of such a sweet morn’ as this—save to take
heed of passing deer. or flying birds, ’twould seem to
me to be out of place to think of sword thrusts or clang of
arms.”

“What geer hangs thoughat thy saddle bow?” asked
the Prince, smiling.

“ ’Tis my bird-bolt. ’Twas sent me from Italy. In
Venice they are most cunning in matter of fashioning
smaller arms. You see, my Prince, the old hunting fever
still flushes through the blood, and should a good moor cock
with whirring wing fly from yon thicket, why, by your
gracious leave, I needs must bring him down.”

“Art skillful that way?”

“’Twere ill fitting that I should vaunt a cunning, which
all gentlemen in fair Languedoc possess—nor would I press
my skill, fearful my Prince might think that he who is
adroit with bird bolts, and cross bows, rather a foot soldier’s
arms, should have no prowess with the nobler weapons of
knight, the lance, the sword, the mace.”

“May we prove thee a staunch forester and true knight
my good Claude Potier. But se , yonder copse,mostly has a
brood of moor cocks in it. Of sunny days, as passing
this way, I have seen the brood rise, and the parent birds
flutter and strut, warming themselves in the morning sun.
Now, canst then try thy skill?”

Just then a goodly bird rose for a moment above the green
fringe of thicket. The Languedoc gentlemen, deftly taking
his cross bow from its sling, adjusted it and moved his
horse quietly toward the covert. Up rose a noble bird,
with afrighted wing skimming swiftly above the tops of the
lower trees,but not more quickly tvranged the string or flew
a bolt, launched with unerring skill. The russet bird stood,
poised for a moment in mid air, then stone dead, swaying
about with out-stretched wings, slowly fell, and sank with
scarce a feather rumpled on the green sward.

“By St. Hubert !” cried the Dauphin, “a brave shot and
a true one, my gentleman from Languedoc.”

Off sprang Claude from his horse, picked up the moor
cock, and attaching the bird to a ring in his gorget, slung
the game behind his back, then pricked his steed to join
the Dauphin, who was now a bow shot in advance. Sud¬
denly Claude saw his young leader rein in his horse and
unsheath his sword. In an instant Claude was by his side.

* ‘There is danger here,my gentleman. In yonder bosquet
I see full a score armed men, with vizors down and pennons
on lance. It is a trap for us. How far off ride our gentle¬
men?”

“My Prince, full half a league behind.”

“Ride then for thy life ! Thou art better mounted than
lam, and bid them prick on.”

“Never. It is thou who shalt ride back my Liege Lord.
’Tis my place to stay. Quickly, I pray, my Prince, fornow
are they on us.”

“Thou wilt lose thy life and thy moor cock,” said the
Dauphin, smiling.

“I trow not,” cried Paul, drawing his sword, and shout¬
ing, “St. Denis ! St. Denis ! a Rescue !” and covering the
Dauphin with his person. With a rush on came the Eng¬
lishmen at arms, crying, “St. George!” and the old
chronicler tells how lustily they played the noble game of
swords with estoc and taille. Paul fought like a lion in de¬
fence of the Dauphin. Foot by foot the ground was dis¬
puted, sometimes it was the Dauphin who was in the lead,
then it was Paul; but whenever Paul went, fluttering from
his back hung the moor cock.

“Eh, thou gallant,” cried an English knight. “Art
thou a good-wife, bringing her chicks to market, with thy
goslings slung behind thee?”

“Have at thee, then, foul-mouthed man,” cried Paul. “I
make game of thee as of this bird;” as with his bird bolt
he let fly a tiny shaft full in the visor slit of the opprobrious
knight, which shot, says the story teller of the time, did so
splinter the teeth of a knight, famed for his comeliness,
likewise gash his lips and otherwise disfigure his fair face,
that ever since that time he never held sway in ladys
bower.

It might have, however, fared badly with the Dauphin
and his single follower, if it had not been for the approach
of the Prince’s escort, who, in a twinkling, cleared the field
of the enemy.

“Thou has’t saved my life Claude Potier. Has’t thou
still the moor cock?”

“Yes, good Prince, and scarce a feather lost.”

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That night, midst revelry and song, the grand old Castle
Hall sounding with joyous cries, healths were drank, and
a noble banquet was served to the Dauphin and his gentle¬
men.

“Bring me Seneschal,” cried the Prince, “Yon dish.”

“ ’Tis a moor cock, so may it please you,” cried the Sen-
echal; “Cooked Provencal fashion, with all his elegant
plumage. In the sauce, my Prince, is choice wine. ’Tis a
noble bird when prepared with skill.”

“Rise,' Sir Claude Potier. In thy honor—for thou did’st
save my life—I make thee knight and create for thee the
noble order of the Cock. Thou shalt he the first knight. I
believe that thou wilt uphold its honor,” and drawing his
sword the Dauphin dubbed him knight, then carving the
moor cock with his own hands, served the good knight
Claude.

Such was the origon of this order of the Cock, founded
in the year 1214. It existed for fully three hundred years,
and was sought after by many a gallant Frenchman in times
long past away.

X trespass and game protection.
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T HE Forest and Stream has been the recipient of
innumerable letters from correspondents in regard to
the game laws and the protection of game. We are afraid
that in some instances we may have been considered indif¬
ferent or neglectful in not replying to or reproducing them,
but we beg to assure our friends that not a single letter has
been overlooked. Certainly, no person can be more direct¬
ly interested in these important topics than ourselves, and
we do not think it egotistic on our part to assume that the
efforts which we have made and will continue to make in
this direction will in time bear their fruit. But we regard
the whole subject as one by no means easy of solution, or
to be treated superficially, and we have preferred, instead
of attempting to adjudicate upon intricate legal points our¬
selves, not being learned in the law, to turn the whole cor¬
respondence over to an eminent jurist, who for acumen
and a thorough knowledge of the game laws of this and
other countries, stands among the first in his profession.
We take, then, great pleasure in directing the attention of
all societies for the protection of game and of sportsmen in
general to the article which follows, believing that it is the
first time that this question has ever been exhaustively and
comprehensively handled by a competent jurist:—

Believing that the Forest and Stream “will pander
to no depraved tastes, nor pervert the legitimate sports
on land and water to those base uses which always
tend to make them unpopular with the virtuous and the
good,” it seems now to be selected as the legitimate vehicle
to convey some matured reflections on the necessity for
and constitutionality of laws for the protection and preser¬
vation of game, and the- views and opinion now presented
will, it is to be hoped, quiet the fears and apprehensions of
every law-abiding citizen, of every honorable sportsman,
and be only distasteful to the pot-hunter and the poacher.

Game laws of one kind or another exist in all modern
countries, and in recent times the tendency seems every¬
where to be to render them more stringent. The game laws
of England, Ireland and Scotland, although somewhat dis¬
tinct, agree in their most important,provisions. The Eng¬
lish statutes now in force go back to commencement of the
reign of William the Fourth and run along with various
amendments to 25th Victoria. The common law is inter¬
woven with those statutes. The old common law doctrine
that the sole right of hunting and killing game belonged to
the crown, has been shewn to be erroneous, and it is now
settled that at common law the owner of the soil, or if he
has granted a lease without reserving the right, then the
lessee or occupier has the right to catch and kill every wild
animal that comes on his lands, but the English, Irish and
Scotch statutes have made it necessary that the owner or
other person having the legal right, shall before exercising
that right, take out a game license. Not only is a game
license necessary in all cases, but there is a certain season
called the close season, during which it is unlawful for any
person, whether having the legal right or not, to catch or
kill game. Those statutes embrace"every species of game
bird and game fish enumerated in the game laws of this
State, and in addition, humanity and public policy, prompt¬
ed an English parliament to extend the legal shield of pro¬
tection over the eggs of all game birds and over the ova of
all game fish. There is also in the United Kingdom a day¬
poaching act and a night-poaching act, which is described
as too severe, but on the other hand it is answered that
poaching is in reality only stealing under a milder name,
and that the classes who poach are divided by a thin parti¬
tion from thieves.

Vide Patterson’s game laws, but this is not an appropriate
occasion to waste time on those thieves and vagabonds,
those pests of society who are deservedly abhorred by every
honorable sportsman. To them may be aptly applied the cal¬
umniating apostrophe of Somerville in his illusion to
coursing—

“The mean murderous crew
Intent on blood and spoil.”

u Having thus incidentally referred to the game laws of
Great Britain ard Ireland” it may be proper to state that
while those laws are represented to be far too stringent to
he badly administered by interested justices and to be op¬
posed to the moral sense of the lower classes, their consti¬
tutionality has not been questioned, and although Mr.
Bright, the great advocate of the peoples’ rights, obtained
a committee of the House of Commons, who examined the
subject, the game laws still remain in full force to adorn
the statute books of Great Britain.

Game laws have been enacted, and appear in the statute
hooks of twenty-four States of the United States. It is not
here intended to point out the crudities and absurdities of
man Y of those statutes or to show that they in some in¬
stances tend to defeat the very object intended to be ac¬
complished; it is sufficient to state that the remedy lies in
co-operative legislation and in a simplified code, a scheme
thoughtfully considered and ably presented by Mr. Charles
Hallock at the Convention of Fish Culturists in February,
and by that scientific body of gentlemen unanimously ap¬
proved and adopted. The subject is now before the ‘ ‘Game

Protective Society of New York,” by whom the proposed
remedy of co-operative legislation will in a short time be
submitted to all the scientific and acclimating societies and
sportman’s clubs in the Union.

The law of this State for the protection of game, although
imperfect in some respects, being, it is believed, better
adapted to meet the desired object, being more
stringent m its provisions, and more strictly curtail¬
ing and infringing private rights than tlie laws of any
other State, is selected as an appropriate theme in the hope
of satisfactorily answering the numerous inquiries of friends
and removing tlie objections of skeptics and enemies. Tlie
act is entited, “An act to amend and consolidate the sev¬
eral acts relating to the preservation of moose, wild deer,
birds and fish.” Tlie 7th and 20th sections are selected as
the most prominent features of the statute which have ex¬
cited the hostility of land and water proprietors. The sec¬
tions are as follows:—

§ 7. No person shall kill, or expose for sale, or have in
his or her possession, after the same has been killed, any
quail, between tlie 1st day of January and the 20th day of
October, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars for each
bird.

§ 20. No person shall kill, or expose for sale, or have in
his or her possession after the same has been killed any
speckled trout, save only from the fifteenth day of March
to the fifteenth day of September under a penalty of twenty-
five dollars for each fish. But this person shall not prevent
any person from catching trout in waters owned by them
to stock other waters.

There can be no doubt that these legislative enactments
actually prohibit and were intended to prohibit tlie killing
of quail or the catching of trout by the proprietor on liis
own premises during certain months of tlie year.

1st. The very language of the statute does this. “No
person shall, &c.,” is the most comprehensive mode of ex¬
pression which the law can make use of, and being in this
case unqualified and unrestricted by any limitations what-
soever, must be taken to mean wliat it purports to be on its
face, a general prohibition to all persons.

Besides the proviso in section 20 to the effect, “But this
section shall not prevent any person from catching trout
with nets in waters owned by them to stock other waters,”
clearly shows that the legislature intended to include such
owners among those prohibited from doing the acts men¬
tioned in previous parts of the section, otherwise there
would have been no necessity for an express proviso in
their favor. ‘ 'Expressum facit cessare taciturn .”

2d. It is one of tlie cardinal rules of construction that the
'legislature in enacting a statute intended it to be valid and
effectual. Hence, it was certainly intended to extend the
general prohibition in the statute under consideration to
acts done by proprietors on their own premises, for other¬
wise the purpose of tlie statute—the preservation of fisli and
game would not be attained. If every man could kill and
destroy at his own option wliat the statute was intended to
protect, what need would there be of any statute? If the
statute does not apply to all , it is without the breath of life,
it is then a still-born statute. The statute thus evidently
applying to all alike, whether the proprietors of the premises
where the prohibited acts are done or not, the only inquiry
which remains is, Has the legislature the constitutional
power to pass such a law; and is it not in conflict with the
constitutional provision that no man shall be deprived of
bis life, liberty or property without due process of law?

In order to understand the bearing of this inquiry it will
be necessary to examine into the nature of property in
animals.

Blackstone,following closely the classification of the civ¬
ilians, divides property in animals into “absolute and quali¬
fied tlie former attaches to domestic, the latter to wild
animals, or sncli as are domitiae , and such as are “ferae
naturae . ”

Of the former, it is not necessary to speak in this connec¬
tion. Animals “ferae naturaef become the subject of a
qualified property when reclaimed by the art and power.of
man, (Kent 2, p. 848); or as Blackstone says, “per indus-
triamfi Blackstone 2, p. 891); but when they escape from
his keeping and regain their natural liberty without the
“animus revertendi ,” the property in them ceases, (i. d.)
While this qualified property continues it enjoys, like any
other kind of property, the full protection of the law. It is
felony to steal animals “ferae naturae ,” provided they are
confined or reduced to tameness, (Easts, P. C., 16, § 44;
Plawk, c. 1, c. 88, § 26.) Mere pursuit and being in view
of the animal does not create a property, because no pos¬
session has been acquired, (Pierson vs. Port, 3 Caines, x75
and Berster vs. Newkirk, 20 Johns, 75.) So far does the
common law go in protecting this qualified property in
animals, “ferae naturae ,” that an action on tlie case will lie
for wilfully frightening away the wild fowl from the decoy
pond of another, for a person keeping up a decoy expends
money and employs skill in taking that which is of use to
the public. It was considered by Lord Holt as a description
of trade, (Keeble vs. Hickeringill, 11 East, 574; 2 B. & C.,
943.) But unless something is actually done to bring such
animals within tlie power and control of man they are like
air and light common to all by the law of nature, (Kent 2,
p. 348.) Hence they are not grantable by the common law.
“Such things as are ferae naturae ,’ as coneys, bares, deers
and such like are not, (while in an unreclaimed state,) grant-
able at all,” (Priston’s Shepard’s Touchstone, p. 241, “tit
grant.” Nor for tlie same reason can larceny be committed
of such animals? (Blackstone 4, p. 235.)

From these considerations it follows that the statute in
question invades no right of property. It relates to animals
“ferae naturae ,” which are still at liberty and not in the
keeping of any individual. It prescribes the mode of exer¬
cising a right of property not yet acquired. Its provi¬
sions become a condition precedent to the acquisition and
exercise of any such right. “Nor does such a statute work
any natural injustice; since the law does not hereby deprive
any man of bis present property, or what was already his
own, but barely abridges him one means of acquiring a
future property, that of occupancy, which indeed the law
of nature would allow him, but of which the laws of society
have in most instances very justly and reasonably deprived
him,” (Blackstone 2, p. 412.)

This, then, is the negative argument in favor of the con¬
stitutionality of the game law, as statutes like the one under
consideration are called; the positive argument in favor of
its expediency is, that it tends to the public good. It must
be confessed that this consideration had little weight with
those who framed the earlier English Game Laws, for the
confessed object of these men was not to consult the good
of the community hut to protect the privilege of a class.
The common law nowhere shews stronger traces of feudal

influence, than in its rules and doctrines concerning
such animals, “ferae naturae ,” as are known by tlie
denomination of game. The property in these, with tlie
right to pursue, capture, and destroy them, vested in the
King alone, and in such of bis subjects as liad derived their
rights from him by grant. In this it differed from the civil
law, which recognized no distinction of animals into game,
nor the right of property in them as belonging exclusively
to any class or set of individuals. The provisions of the
common law on this subject were, after the conquest, bar¬
barous in their stringency, and the penalties attached to
any, or even the slightest violation of them, were atrocious.
This arose from the passion of the Norman kings for hunt¬
ing, which was so strong that they often risked their crowns
to preserve this prerogative intact. They enacted the re¬
nowned forest laws, by which a legal sanction was given to
tlie most tyrannous cruelties, and which were among the
chief grievances complained of by the Barons as well as
the Commons. These stringent game laws, or forest laws
as they were then called, played no insignificant part in the
development of English constitutional government, for
they were greatly instrumental in effecting that union of
the aristocracy and tlie commons by which the absolute
prerogatives of the Crown were limited, and the supremacy
of Parliament was finally established. But for whateve'r
reasons game laws may have been originally enacted, they
can be supported in a free and republican government like
our own only on tlie ground of a public benefit. Their ob¬
ject here in this country is to preserve those species of ani¬
mals known as game which would soon be extirpated by
general liberty. They protect from indiscriminate slaugh¬
ter those animals which serve the public as a valuable arti¬
cle of food. They preserve that which is of use to the
public, for such, in Lord Holt’s opinion, is game, (Keeble
vs. Hickenngill, 11 East, 574 ; 2 B. and C., 943). Game
laws are therefore enacted for the good of the community,
and as such they should be upheld and carried into effect.

The absolute necessity of such laws has long been felt in
all the eastern and many of the western States. In the
former game may be said to have almost disappeared. The
wild turkey is extinct, and quail and partridge are becom¬
ing scarcer every year. If the wholesale slaughter of deer
continues for only a short time longer, the chapter on deer
in the United States will be as suggestively brief as that
on snakes in Ireland—“there are none.” Under these cir¬
cumstances it is not to be wondered at that game, as food,
has become an expensive luxury, which the rich alone can
afford, instead of a common article of food, within the
means of all. It is said of Henry IV., of France, that the
aim of his administration w r as to enable every peasant to
have a fowl in his pot. It maybe said with more truth
that it is the object of the game laws to place game on ple¬
beian as well as on aristocratic tables.

It remains to consider in detail the provisions of the
statute as to the catching and killing of trout, and their
effect upon the rights of owners of fisheries*

The subject of property in fish is discussed in Shultes
on Aquatic Rights, where they are classed among “fierce
naturae and on the authority of Bracton are said to be¬
come the property of the first taker. Fishes are “Animalia
quae in mari nascuntur quae cum capiuntur eaptoris fiunt ”
(Bract., 1 lib. c. 12, § 10; 2 lib. c. 1, § 2), and tlie rule of
occupancy relates to fishing as well as hunting and other
acts of acquiring ownership. But it must be re¬
membered that the right to take is something dis¬
tinct from the right of property in animals, (ferae
naturae .) A may have the sole right to hunt on his
own land, and yet have no property in the game un¬
lawfully killed on his premises by B. “It is clear that if a
man pursue hares or other animals out of Ms lands, or the
lands of another, into mine, and there take them, they are
the hunter’s, and not mine, because I never had any origi¬
nal property by inclosing them,” (3 Bae. ^.be. tit. Game).
A man may possess the exclusive right to catch fish, as in
the case of riparian proprietors, who own in streams, not
navigable, “usque aclfilum aquaef or he may own the land
on both sides of such a stream and thus, by the common
law, become the owner of tlie water, and yet in either case
he has no property in the fish till caught or brought under
his control. They are “ferae naturae ,” and the circum¬
stance that they live in the water which flows over his land
no more confers a right of property than does the fact that
partridges fly through the air over his premises. It was
for this reason that by the common law no larceny could
be committed of fish in an open river or pond, (Blackstone,
4, p. 235). It is therefore apparent that the provisions of
the game law, as to the catching of trout, deprive no man
of his vested property, and are therefore constitutional.
The Supreme Court of this State, in Hooker vs. Cummings,
20 Johns, 90, speaking of laws similar to the one in ques¬
tion, says:—“Thelegislature have, confessedly, the right of
regulating the taking of fish in private rivers, and do every
year pass laws for that purpose, as to rivers not navigable
in any sense, and which are unquestionably private prop¬
erty.” To the *same effect see Kent 3, p. 418. For such
laws are for the public benefit, to preserve the fisli, and are
public statutes, of which the courts must, ex officio , take
notice, (Burnham vs. Webster, 5 Mass., 266; Common¬
wealth vs. McCready, 5 Mass., 324).

There is one case mentioned by Blackstone where there
is a property in fish, and that is of fishes found in a tank
(Blackstone 4, p. 235), for in this instance they are so closely
confined that they may be said to be reclaimed “per indus-
triamj For tlie same reason a man owns the fishes in his
fountain or in his aquarium. In such a case they are like
deer in a park or pheasants in a mew, no longer “ferae
naturae

It is not strange that this subject is so little understood
by the great majority of our citizens. Vie are a restive
people. We live in a democratic region, under a form of
government in which the supreme power is lodged in tlie
hands of the people collectively; a form of representative
democracy which de Tocqueville and Mill labored to prove
as developing in the greatest degree the good mental quali¬
ties, both intellectual and moral, of the governed. This
may all be true, but the daily violation of law, and the
restive spirit shadowed forth in the pile of letters which
encumber the editorial table of the Forest and Stream
is not evidence of that development of mental and morai
qualities of the governed predicted by the Frenchman and
the Englishman.

In one of the letters referred to, an extract is given from
the Manchester, Vermont, Journal , as follows:—“It was the
opinion of tlie late Judge Steele, who spent some time in¬
vestigating the subject, that the common law, which in the
absence of the statute law, governs our State, secures to

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each landholder the control of the fishing upon his own
enclosed land.”

Judge Steele was an able, an upright, and an accom¬
plished jurist. His death was lamented, and he was an irre¬
parable loss to the judiciary of his State, and if space per¬
mitted, the letter of the intelligent gentleman, from which
the above extract is taken, would belnserted. The language
and opinion of Judge Steele is in perfect harmony with the
common law and statute law of every State in the Union—
“the landholder and the land owner controls the fishing
upon his own enclosed land.” Trespass is the technical as
well as the popular name for that kind of injury which is
done to a man’s land or house by intruding upon it against
his will. The maxim is familiar that every man’s house is
his castle, and he is entitled to regard as an enemy every per¬
son (with few exceptions) who attempts to enter witiiout
permission, and this general rule is applicable to a man’s
land as well as his house. Judge Steele was correct in vin¬
dicating the right of the land owner to the fishing upon his
own enclosed land, but if the land owner had no right of
property in the fish (as he had not if they w T ere “ ferae
naturae ”) which lived in the water flowing through his land,
he had just the same control over them as he had over the
birds which flew over his premises, and the legislature had,
and has, the constitutional right and power to protect every
species of animal of fur, feather, or fin, in its nature “feraae
naturae ,” from reckless or inconsiderate slaughter or cap¬
ture.

The land owner has the control of the shooting and hunt¬
ing on and over his own land. It is the land itself which
gives the right, but a man who finds game on his own land
cannot justify pursuing it into the land of another. If A
starts a hare in the land of B, and hunts and kills it there,
the property continues all the while in B, but if A starts a
hare in the grounds of B, and hunts it into the ground of
C, and kills it there, the property is in A, the hunter, but
A is liable in an action of trespass for hunting on the
grounds of B as well as C.

In the case of a'private fresh water river, in which the
tide does not ebb and flow, he who owns the soil has, prima
facie , the right of fishing, and if the soil on both sides be
owned by an individual he has the sole and exclusive right,
but if there be different proprietors on each side, they own
on their respective sides— “adJilum medium aquae ”—subject,
however, to the restrictions of law. It is impossible, within
the limits of a newspaper article, to give a detailed account
of the provisions which the legislatures of several States
have introduced for the protection of game. It must suf¬
fice to say that from a very early period in the history of
every civilized country statutes have been passed for the
protection of game of all kinds, including the pro¬
tection of the" breeding of fish and preventing the
destruction of the spawn or fry. A feeling
of the interest which the whole community has
in the development of the fisheries has led to the appoint¬
ment of commissioners, and to a system of advancing pub¬
lic moneys to enable them to conduct and accomplish the
good work in which they are engaged, and in the progress
and accomplishment of it let every good citizen give a
helping hand. Let every proprietor of the soil, every ripa¬
rian owner, every sportsman, and every law-abiding citi¬
zen raise his voice, however weak, and exert his influence,
however feeble, for the protection and preservation of
game. The law is humane; it is a law of necessity, of
public policy; it infringes no vested private right; it shields
and protects “fur, fin, and feather” from destruction, and
protects game during seasons of incubation and producing;
it only directs its shafts against the unprincipled, disloyal,
thievish poacher; it has stood the test of an English and
American judiciary, and every man should support, sus¬
tain, and obey it. B.

The New Yoiik State Sportsmen’s Association. —The
Annual Meeting of this Association will be held in Oswego
on or about the first week in June under the auspices of
the'Leatherstocking Club of Oswego County. An adver¬
tisement in this week’s issue of Forest and Stream con¬
tains the full programme of the exercises, which we should
otherwise note editorially. The Leatherstocking Club
has made full arrangements, not only for the convention,
but for a most active season. At a meeting held last w r eek
the following letter from Mr. Bergli was read, in which the
assurance was convejmd that the pigeon shooting matches
at the convention will not be interfered with:

New York, April 27,1874.

Dear Sir:—

In reply to your telegram of yesterday, asking whether I intended in¬
terfering with the proposed “pigeon shooting” at the Sportsmens' Con¬
vention, to be held at Oswego, I have to say that I have learned that the
Sportsmens’ Club is a regular corporation, created by the laws of the
State, for the express and avowed purpose of protecting and preserving
game.

Furthermore, that on the occasion of its meetings the birds used are
wild pigeons, untampered with, and in a state of nature; that also, out¬
side marksmen are stationed by the Club where they can prevent the es¬
cape of mutilated birds, and finally, that the birds ihus killed are used
for “human food.”

Now I see no legal parallel between that state of things and the shoot¬
ing of tame pigeons, after the manner of certain individuals, in many
parts of the State.

While, therefore, I regard the killing of these unoffending creatures
under both circumstances as immoral, I do not purpose interfering with
the Sportsmens’ Club. I have the honor to be.

Your most obedient servant, Henry Bergh, Pres’t.

We are pleased to acknowledge the courtesy of the
Leatherstocking Club in receiving as its guest Mr. Wm. N.
Griffith, the travelling representative of the Forest and
Stream, who was called to the floor at its last meeting,
and very properly tendered the aid of the paper he repre¬
sented in furthering the interests of the convention.

In this connection we take an opportunity to thank the
editors of the Albany Journal , Syracuse Courier, Oswego
Palladium , Utica Herald, Poughkeepsie Press, and others of
the fraternity, not only for courtesies, but material aid and
comfort extended to Mr. Griffith. His efforts through
these and club members have been attended with marked
success.

Formosa. —In a series of most interesting articles on
Formosa, written for the Forest and Stream by Piseco,
the name of General Legendre, the pacifier of the Island
of Formosa, was brought into notice. By the last accounts
from Japan it seems that a Japanese fleet was ready to

start for the island, and we take the following from the
despatches :

“Lieut. Cassell, late commanding the Ashuelot, and
Lieut. Wasson, until recently engaged in the Yozo coloni¬
zation department, are the naval and military advisers.
Over political and general details Gen. Legendre, formerly
United States Consul at Amoy, exercises supervision. I he
plan will occupy a long time in carrying out, and the Japa¬
nese do not expect to firmly establish themselves before
the end of this year. The first detachment of the expedi¬
tion will start on the 9tli or 10th inst. The commander-in-
cliief will be Saigo Kitenosuke.”

By the way, Mr. Bret Harte tells an admirable story of a
Mexican officer who saved his life from the fact of his
having a glass eye, which, while he sleeps, glares wide
open on his murderer and so frightens off an assassin. It
may be remembered that Piseco states that Gen. Legendie
owed much of his influence over the people of Formosa
from the fact of his having a glass eye, which he took out
and put back again whenever he wanted to be particularly
impressive. Gen, Legendre may then, to some, have
seemed to be an apochryphal character, but all Piseco has
said about Formosa and the General may be implicitly
relied upon. So we see sometimes that truth is stranger
than fiction. __

''nchtinq and j§oatmg.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed not
later than Monday in each week.

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—Mr. Daniel Edgar’s large center-board sloop was recent¬
ly launched from the yard of her builder, Mr. David Kirby,
of Rye, Westchester County. She measures, by carpenter’s .
rule, about 85 tons and is of the following dimensions:
Length over all 66 ft. 8 inches, length on water line 61 ft. 3
inches, beam 20 ft. 2 inches, depth of hold 6 ft. 8 inches,
length of mast 77 ft., length of boom 63 ft., topmast 28 ft.,
gaff 33 ft., bowsprit outboard 31 ft. Her frame is of oak
and chestnut and planking of yellow pine, except the gar-
board and upper strakes, which are of oak. Hatch coam¬
ings, sky-liglits, and companion w r ay, are of black walnut.
Her cabin arrangements are well designed and will be
neatly finished with pine panels edged in black walnut.
We have not heard by what name she was christened. Mr.
Kirby has been an unusually successful builder of our open
racing sail boats like the “Meteor,” “Lee” and “Maud,”
the latter, by the way, was one of his own boats. The
“Addie,” also built by Mr. Kirby, of the large class, was
quite successful until eclipsed by the “Grade,” so the
“Vision” will have to look to her laurels this season, for
practically she will have two new antagonists in Mr.
Edgar’s new sloop and the “Grade” so changed that her
past record belongs only to her old self.

—The Brooklyn Yacht Club held its regular monthly
meeting on the 29th of April at the new rooms of the club,
corner of Montague and Court streets. The President, Mr.
P. W. Ostrander, presided, and in calling the meeting to
order congratulated the club on the acquisition of such
comfortable quarters. The rooms are furnished handsomely
and consist of a large audience room for club meetings, a
smaller one adjoining for social gatherings, library, com¬
mittee room, &c. After the general routine business Mr.
Wm. F. Costen and Mr. Francis Burritt, owner of the new
schooner yacht “Estelle,” were elected members. Mr.
Costen exhibited to the club a distinguishing night
signal composed of various colored lights. On motion of
Vice Commodore Dickerson, the signal was adopted. Mr.
Costen said that the New York Yacht Club had gone to an
expense of $600 to perfect a code which should accompany
the night signals so that yachts could have a complete
method of communication by night, and that by resolution
of that club members of either the Eastern or Brooklyn
Yacht Clubs can be furnished with a copy of the code at
merely the cost of printing by application to the Secretary
of the New York Yacht Club.

—Mr. William Edgar Morris, who formerly owned the
“Maud,” is also having a sloop yacht built by Mr. Kirby,
of Rye. She is to be called the “Wayward” and will prob¬
ably be completed some time in June. Her dimensions are
as follows:—Length on deck 48 ft. 2 in., beam 15 ft. 5 in.,
depth of hold 4 ft. 9 in., length on water line 43 ft.,mast 54
ft., topmast 22 ft., boom 44 ft., gaff 23 ft. 6 in.

—Mr. Fowler has ordered from McGiehan, of Pamrapo,
N. J., a center-board sloop which will probably be launched
some time next month. She is to be 47 ft. over all, 39 ft.
keel, 14 ft. 6 in. beam, and 4 ft. 11 in. deep. If intended
for a racer, she will be apt to fulfil all expectations, for Mr.
McGiehan has built some very fast vessels.

—The sloop yacht “Anna,” Mr. Cumming, of the Atlan¬
tic Yacht Club, is in the hands of Kirby, of Rye, under¬
going extensive alterations. Her top sides will be raised
about 10 inches with a view to improving her heavy weather
qualities.

—The boating season in Boston was inaugurated last
Friday evening by two races, one for single sculls and the
other for four-oared, both rowed in the harbor off Com¬
mercial wharf. The races were closely contested and
afforded much gratification to the crowd which had as¬
sembled on the ends of the docks, in the rigging of the

shipping and in small boats near the start. Tl
scull race was pulled first and the boats started ab SillS ! e
o’clock. The contestants were the well-known N -of
oarsmen J. N. Henry, J. J. Flynn and P. McGonnicr]! 1 ^
race was well contested, being two miles, turnino'
buoy, and made in 15 minutes 3 seconds by Hen^
Gonnigle was second, and Flynn a good third
medal was the award of the Associates to the winner
silver one was taken by McGonnigle. Only three 1 ' a
four boats entered completed the course in the f 0Ul ° ^
- The order of their coming in was as follows ,J.° ared

race.

“Young America”—J. N. Henry, M. McDevitt P

\y\ TTminoccmr * *

Luff,

:ee,

Wm. Hennessev.

Campbell. 6 B1U6 ” _E ' McCaIthy ’ J ' Na S le > J- <Magher, P.

J. McG e raveT’ _J ' J ' E,ylm ’ D ' Mc6 ° nnisle ’ Connors,'

The “Young Americas” pulled the race in +

the “Bonnie Blues” were in in 19 minutes and the “n - ’
backs” one minute later. The Judges were M Bur of 0 '
J. Gallagher and the Referee was M. Driscoll. * The 05 ^
were awarded to the first and second named crews
is the only annual regatta of the Associates, but “sernh
are in order for the remainder of the season. UDS

—To those of our aquatic readers who like to go dead
windward without tacking, we would recommend a visit t°
the office of the New York Safety Steam Power Compan °
who are paying particular attention to the construction of
steam launches and will furnish them complete in ever
way, fitted and furnished with a view to the purpose for
which they are intended.

—Messrs. Harvey and Pryer, the well known yacht build-
ers at Wivenlioe, England, have invented a new sail called
the shadow, which it is supposed will supplant the spin¬
naker. This sail might be used by our yachtsmen to ad¬
vantage in cruising, but as it partakes of the character of a.
square sail it would be generally ruled out in regattas. The
following is a description taken from the London Field:—

“The gaff is socketed to the masthead under the forestay
and as it has a universal joint, it will not require unship-
ping to be shifted from side to side. Several hoops will be
seized to the head of the sail, and when the latter has to be
hoisted the hoops will be passed over the gaff, and then the
halliards (rove through a single block) will be hooked to the
gaff. The sail will be kept in to the mast whilst it is being
hoisted, and the tack will be hauled out to the boom end—
the boom, by the way, is rigged as a spinnaker boom—and
the sail sheeted. To keep the gaff from going forward a
brace or vang will lead aft from the gaff end. The sail will
contain more canvas than would a spinnaker of the same
length in the foot. But beyond this it is intended in long
runs in light winds to set a jib-headed top-sail above the
gaff, so that an area of sail will be got equal to that of main¬
sail and topsail. There is no doubt that this wall be a most
effective sail when once set, and that there will be no strain
on the top-mast.”

Boston Yacht Club. —This flourishing organization
held their anuual meeting of 1874 at the rooms of its Treas¬
urer, Augustus Russ, Esq., 15 Pemberton square, Boston,
on Wednesday evening last, April 29th; Commodore Benj¬
amin Dean, presided. The committee appointed at the
previous meeting to confer with Dorchester Yacht Club,
and arrange for the regatta in which this club had been in-
vited to participate to take place on the 21st instant, report¬
ed progress, and that they awaited further action of the
Dorchester Club in the matter of change of certain rules,
so that the regulations of the two clubs regarding regattas
should not conflict. Mr. Russ, the Treasurer, submitted
his annual report, from which it appeared that $9,665 had
been raised and disbursed during the year, and that the
permanent fund invested in the club house and improve¬
ments, exclusive of, and aboye a mortgage of $5,000,
amounted to about $4,800. Nearly $9,800 has been ex¬
pended, and about $1,000 more, which has been pledged by
ten life-members, it is expected will be required to fully
complete the structure and its appurtenances. The whole
number of members is now 263. Deducting the life and
honorary members, who are exempt from assessments, the
income of the club from its annual assessments will exceed
$20,000 per annum, and from rent of wharf and lockers
$1,000 more. In consequence of the superior accommoda¬
tions and attractions furnished to yachtsmen, the accessions
of new members for the past few months number from
twenty to thirty per month. The Commodore’s repoitcite
the above facts and congratulated the club on the prosper¬
ous condition. The annual election resulted in the choice
of the following board of officers, which is with some slight
variations the same as the past year:—Commodore, Benj.
Dean; Vice Commodore, W. H. L. Smith; Rear Commo
dore, George B. Durfee; Secretary and Clerk, Thomas
Dean; Measurer, D. J. Lawler; Trustees, S. D. Nickerson,
J. Claxton Cary, Arthur Cheney; Regatta Committee,
Charles E. Russ, Coolidge Barnard, W. F. Halsa , b-
French; Membership Committee, A. C. Martin, C. L. ui j>
Paul West; House Committee, Commodore Dean, R- •
Curtis, S. D. Nickerson. An attempt to amend Rule
of the sailing regulations, which reads, 1 ‘the tur c
shall comprise all yachts measuring eighteen fee,
under twenty-six feet,” so as to allow the enI ° ^ el \ b
yachts of sixteen feet, proved futile. The thanks o ie r
were tendered to Forest and Stream for favors,
thirty yachts were represented at the meeting.

—The Atalanta Boat Club have nearly finished the s®^ rs
story of their boat house. It is reported that Mr.
will not pull stroke this year in the club four.

—The Neptune Boat Club House, at FactoryviUe, b»
Island, which, it will be recollected, was destroys , ^
recently, has been commenced. The house wi ^
finest one of the kind in the country, and wi c
completed, exclusive of furniture, about $10,0

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203

BOSTON BOAT CLUBS.

T HE following list of clubs and officers will show how
much interest that city takes in rowing and that there
is material sufficient to retain laurels won, perhaps to
achieve many more victories:—

THE UNION BOAT CLUB,

organized May 26th, 1851, is, with the exception of the At-
alanta Boat Club of Hew York, the oldest and largest boat¬
ing association in the United States, the number of active
members being one hundred and thirty-one, and thirty-two
honorary. Its officers are—President, Henry B. Rice; Vice-
President, Edward NT. Fenno; Secretary, Edward B.
Robins; Treasurer, William M. Rice; Captain, Robert S.
Russell; Lieutenant, Charles H. Williams; Directors, Al¬
bert G. Baxter, Daniel Sargent and George Roberts.

THE WEST END BOAT CLUB

has in addition to its floating boat houses at Craigie’s
Bridge, club rooms at the corner of Livingston and Charles
streets, furnished in the most elaborate manner. This club
numbers one hundred and thirty-three members, of which
fifteen only are honorary, and has about sixty boats of all
descriptions. It was organized in 1866 and is officered as
followsPresident, J. J. McCarthy; Vice-President, C.
V. Bunten; Secretary, E. J. De Coursey; Treasurer, John
C. Smith; Captain, Thomas C. Butler; Lieutenants, J. H.
Butler, and Frank Hosmer.

THE SHAWMUT BOAT CLUB,

founded January 30th, 1870, has on list twenty-five active
and fifty honorary members, and is the possessor of nine
club boats, besides giving room in its boat house at Dover
Street Bridge-to a number of private boats. At a recent
meeting; the following officers were eiected:—Captain, John
F. Murphy; President, JobnM. Flynn; Secretary, Thomas
J. Lynch; Treasurer, Thomas J. Flynn; Directors, E. J.
Noonan, James Sullivan and M. Mahony.

THE BOSTON BOAT CLUB,

organized in January of the present year, have as yet no
boat house, but will erect one at Cambridge Bridge as soon
as permission is granted. They have six boats, all new
and of various descriptions. They propose to send repre¬
sentatives to Saratoga, Philadelphia and Troy. The fol¬
lowing is a list of the officers:—President, John Doherty;
Secretary, P. Regan; Treasurer, James Fitzgerald; Captain,
George Faulkner; Directors, C. V. Bunten, Andrew Con¬
nor, and James W. Frazer.

THE HOWARD ASSOCIATES,

founded in January, 1868, as an Athletic Club and number¬
ing thirty members, have done creditable work with the
oar. They own no boats but hire them as required. The
officers arePresident, P. Carlton; Vice-President, Daniel
Davidson; Secretary, J. J. English; Treasurer, P. Gill;
Directors, Edward F. McAvoy, G. McLean, T. McCarty.

THE LAFAYETTE BOAT CLUB,

strictly speaking, is social and athletic, organized in the
summer of 1870. They bear the name boat club, however,
and each year have a regatta.

THE CITY POINT ROWING ASSOCIATION,

organized in January last, has on its roll twenty active
members and has elected the following officers:—President,
F. F. Bibber; Vice-President, Edgar Eveling; Secretary,
E. T, Atwood; Treasurer, F. F. Bibber; Captain, T. J.
Higgins; Lieutenant, T. Scanlon. Arrangements are being
made for the erection of a suitable house near the foot of
Sixth street.

THE STAR LIGHT BOAT CLUB

has its rooms in the Dorchester district. The club was
formed in 1873 and its present officers are:—President, J.
Mclntire; Vice-President, W. Hennessy; Secretary, J.
Howard; Treasurer, F. Lennon; Captain, J. Rockwood;
Directors, C. Rockwood; M. Mahan, T. Shean, E. Devine.

THE JAMAICA BOAT. CLUB

dates from August 2, 1869, and numbers forty-five active
members. In the boat house, which is at the foot of Pond
street, on the west side of Jamaica Pond, are nearly twenty
boats. The officers are:—President, A. G. Gorham; Sec¬
retary, E. L. Lincoln; Treasurer, F. B. Reynolds; Direct¬
ors, Joseph Curtis, W. P. A. Brewer, H. G. Balch.

THE ELIOT BOATl’CLUB,

organized last August, is located next door to the Jamaicas,
and will take part in their regatta. This Club has a good
boat house and numbers ten active members. The follow¬
ing officers have been elected:—President, J. W. Mackin¬
tosh; Secretary, H. D. Kious; Treasurer, G. C. Hagar;
Captain, H. Wainwright.

THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY BOAT CLUB;

of Cambridge, is the first on the list, and has probably done
more than any other to build and keep up the interest in
amateur rowing, not only in the neighborhood of Boston,
but throughout the entire country. The record of this
club is so well known that it would be useless to reprint it
here. As early as 1855 class clubs were in vogue at Har¬
vard, but it was not until 1869 that the present organization
was effected. In the boat house of this club are between
fifty and sixty boats all in good condition and on the books
are the names of one hundred and ninety-six members.
The following is a list of the officers—President, Wendell
Goodwin; Vice-President, Frank S. Watson; Secretary,
Walter J. Otis; Treasurer, George F. Roberts; Assistant
Treasurer, Henry S. Van Duzer; Captain of the university
crew, Wendell Goodwin.

THE CRYSTAL LAKE BOAT CLUB,

of Melrose, was formed February 5, 1872, by the consoli¬
dation of the Ripple and Enid boat clubs. The number of
members is forty-three, five of whom are honorary. The

club purpose erecting a suitable boat house on a tract of
land bordering on Crystal Lake. The officers are as fol¬
lows:—President, Hobart Clark; Vice-President, George E.
Munroe; Secretary, George M. Ray; Treasurer, Charles B.
Hill; Commodore, Sidney IL Buttrick; Vice-Commodore,
William D. Serrat; Directors, Charles C. Barry, William
R. Lavender, Charles B. Hill; Trustees, Charles C. Barry,
J. Warren Sanders, Walter I. Nickerson.

THE THETIS BOAT CLUB,

of Medford, was organized March 1, 1870, and has twenty-
one active and nine honorary members. Their boat house,
on the Mystic River, is a handsome building containing, in
addition to their thirteen boats, billiard tables for the use of
the members. The following is a list of officers:—Presi¬
dent Warren J. Manning; Vice-President, George M.
Coburn; Secretary, Samuel Lapham, Jr.; Treasurer, Geo.
F. Manning; Directors, Edmund Bridge, F. A. Morse,
Henry Bradlee.

THE WINNISIMMET BOAT CLUB,

of Chelsea, was founded in 1862 and re-organized March
31, 1866. There are forty-six members at present. The
club boat house -contains twenty-nine boats of all kinds.
The officers are:—President, E. S. Harris; Secretary, W.

R. Baynal, Jr.; Treasurer, E. A. Fellows; Captain, F. W.
Snow; Lieutenant, Geo. Ballsdon, Jr.

THE BROOKLINE ROWING CLUB,

dates from April 6, 1870, and has a membership of fifty.
The boat house is a floating one and contains twenty boats
exclusive of two Rob Roy canoes. This club has for its
officers:—President, Henry M. Martin; Secretary and Treas-
urei, Frank Dupee; Directors, S. P. Train, W. S. Cutler,

S. G. Train; Regatta Committee, Frank Dupee, S. P. Train,
E. P. Kennard.

THE DON QUIXOTE BOAT CLUB,

of East Somerville, was organized in the spring of 1872,
and numbers twenty-one active members. They merely
row for pleasure and take no part in any of the racing.
The officers are:—President, Thomas I. Delano, Jr.; Sec¬
retary, Fred. G. Tuttle; Treasurer, A. A. Smith; Captain,
II. A. Cole.

For Forest and Stream.

CANOE CRUISING.

NUMBER TWO.

T HE canoe “ Passenger Bird,” a drawing of which ac¬
companies this article, was built for me in 1871 by
Mr. William Biffen, of Hammersmith, who has invented a
portable boat from which the design of the canoe is partly
taken. She resembles the Ringleader type of canoe, with
greater beam and not quite so much depth ; her model is a
good one, and . she has proved a good sea boat in rough
waters. She is remarkably stiff, and we can fish or shoot
from her without any danger of an upset. Her peculiarity
is that she can be separated into three pieces, the stem and
£tern sections being fitted to the centre compartment by
screws, one at each gunwale and one over the keelson ; the
stern can be unscrewed and the two ends packed into the
cockpit as shown in the drawing. By this means the
length of the boat can be reduced from seventeen feet six
inches to ten feet, which makes her more convenient for
carriage by rail or wagon, and diminishes the danger of her
being strained or broken. There is no danger of the boat
leaking at the joints when she is properly built. The
“ Passenger Bird ” has travelled some thousands of miles
by steamship and rail, has been taken to pieces and put
together a great many times, and there are no signs of the
joints becoming loose or shaky now.

. A shorter canoe might be built on the same principle
which would pack into a smaller compass, and could be
transported as easily as an ordinary box.

She is built of Spanish cedar with oak garboards, and
now weighs, without gear, about one hundred pounds,
having gained considerable in weight since she was built,as
most wooden boats will do ; nevertheless by the help of a
strap passed through the copper ear shown on each side of
gunwale amidships, I can portage her after the Indian
fashion of carrying a birch bark canoe without much diffi¬
culty for some distance. Her chief defect is that she is too
heavy, I think unnecessarily so, and that a canoe of her
dimensions could be built on the same principle that would
not weigh more than eighty pounds without gear, after
use. She would also be improved by having more “camber”
and a rounder deck. The stem and stern compartments
are, of course, quite water tight, as bulkheads are fitted
between the joints. She is rigged with a lateen sail for
running before the wind chiefly; this is too much for her
except in strong breezes.

To capitulate then: The sort of canoe I would recom¬
mend for cruising purposes is the “ Ringleader ” type, and
would be one of the following description: The dimensions
are given approximately to suit a man up to about one
hundred and eighty pounds in weight, and to carry besides
about forty or fifty pounds of “gear” (provisions, light
tent d’abris, clothes, etc.) Length, seventeen feet; width,
twenty-six or twenty-eight inches; depth, from keelson to
line drawn between the gunwales amidships, ten inches,
rising at stem and stern so as to give about three inches
sheer. She should have about one and one-fourth inches
“camber,” by this term I mean the rise of the keel fore
and aft above a level line (I believe this is the usual defini¬
tion of the term “camber” amongst boat builders). The
model is an important consideration, and a great deal must be
left to the builder as a general rule; fine entrance, flat floor,
full after body, good shoulders, the top sides tumbling
home a little. The deck ought to be well rounded, cover¬

ing in the whole boat, with the exception of the cockpit
where the paddler sits, which is provided with a movable
hatch. She should have an inch of keel, and light bilge
pieces will, I think, be found an improvement. The
greatest beam should be at or a little abaft the midship
section, and water-tight compartments may be placed at
each end. The arrangement of the cockpit should be as
simple as possible. That of the “Nautilus” shown in
Forest and Stream of March 26th is a very good one.
The plan of a water-proof apron adopted by “ Rob Roy ”
has its drawbacks, the chief of which are that the legs and
knees of the canoeist are generally damp, and it is not stiff
enough to keep out a sea breaking over the boat. I beg to
submit a design for a hatch which I think would be found
a good one. The cockpit to be of an elongated oval shape,
length about three feet eight inches, width sixteen or
eighteen inches, coaming about three-fourths of an inch
above the level of the deck, the fore part ofthe cockpit to
be decked over for eight inches, where the stretcher and
the paddler’s feet are, the after part decked over for about
a foot, where the locker for provisions may be placed, be¬
tween these the movable hatch, two feet long, with a broad
band of india rubber passing from one side to the other
round the fore part of the coaming to keep it in its place;
the hatch could thus easily be shipped forward, and would
not hamper the canoeist in the event of an upset.

A light lateen sail as shown in the drawing of the
“Passenger Bird” will be found a good, handy sail for
running or reaching; a standing lug is also a good sail for a
canoe, and might be preferred to the other.

The paddle should be about eight feet in length with
oval blades for cruising. If desired the paddle can be
made in two pieces, joined by a copper ferule, so that one
blade can be set at right angles to the other, producing a
“ feathering paddle.”

The material of which the canoe is to be built may be of
some light wood, as described in Forest and Stream for
March 19tli.

A canoe of the above description ought not to weigh
more than eighty-five pounds with sail and paddle. She
should be well varnished inside and out with shellac and
copal varnish.

Since I have been at Halifax I have read a description of
the “paper boats” built by Messrs. Walters and Balch, of
Troy, New York, which has so strongly impressed me with
their advantages that were I ordering another canoe I
should get one built of paper by Messrs. Walters and Co.
and give it a fair trial. I speak with great deference on
the subject however, as I have never seen one of these
boats. If they are at all like the description given of them
they possess many advantages over wooden ones—strength,
lightness, capability of being easily repaired, all of which
are important considerations in the construction of a canoe.

2. Stern extremity.

3. Bow extremity.

4. 5, 7, 8, Opening in deck where screws are arranged.

6 . Tube for mast.

In this cut the canoe “ Passenger Bird ” is shown taken
to pieces and arranged for packing. The hatch is left off
that the manner in which the end compartments are stowed
may be seen.

As all the measurements have been given, the scale in the
case of drawing No. 2 has been enlarged for the purpose of
showing more detail.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, April, 1874.

C. M. D.

THE CANOE QUESTION.

New York, April 28, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

G. M. D., in your issue of March 23 ; takes exception to the Nautilus
type of canoe. First, because they are too heavy, and secondly, because
they draw too much water. Weight is certainly a most important con¬
sideration, but I think he must be misinformed in this respect, or else
have seen only exceptionably heavy canoes. In the New York Canoe
Cliio are several Baden-Powell canoes of the ordinary size; length 14 ft *
beam, 28 in., which on leaving their builder’s hand weighed, including
flooring boards, bulkhead, hatches, rudder and paddle, only 56 pounds^
Personally I think this is too light, for I do not believe, when so con¬
structed, that they will take the strain of sleeping in them without leak
ing eventually. My own canoe weighs in the neighborhood of seventv
pounds, and has been perfectly satisfactory as a canoe, paddling easily
and sailing remarkably fast. Nor have I found the gear necessarily at¬
taching to the three sails half so cumbersome as I should imagine the
want of it would have been when blessed with fair and leading winds
If C. M. D. desires to explore many narrow and shoal creeks, and make
frequent portages, no doubt a better boat might be found than the Nau
tiius type; but for ordinary cruising in lakes, rivers and canals I like
them very much indeed. As to draft of water, the Nautilus canie does
not, as a rule, draw more water than the Rob Roys, I have seen (one of

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Searl’s and several others, all English)—for although they have generally
an inch more keel than the Rob Roy—their greater displacement pro¬
vents the body of the boat going quite so deep. That they are better
sailing canoes than the Rob Roys is, in my opinion, not owing to weath-
eriy qualities from greater draft of water, but from a greater sail-cari'y-
ing ■power. The Nautilus canoe with owner, stores and all essentials
rarely draws over six inches. K. Newman.

Washington, D. C., April 12,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Invention seems to have reached its limits in life-saving apparatus, or
nearly so. Holmes’ life-boat will live at sea when anything will, but
there are times when no boat can be forced over the breakers against a
severe gale. The heavy English life-boats will not do for our shelving
coast and even they sometimes founder. Ships occasionally strand be¬
yond the range of a mortar, and then the life car is useless. In fact,
there occasionally comes a time when no boat can go to sea and no line
can he thrown to a wreck, and the result is death to all on board. The
reasons—the breakers and the wind. The line of breakers extends some¬
times half a mile seaward, and it is impossible to force a way across them
from the fact that the top coils over the base and opposes a perpendicu¬
lar wall which the boat cannot mount and which also fills her or upsets
her. The wind alone (save in a cyclone) would not oppose the progress
of a boat properly constructed and manned; but the wind and the break¬
ers occasionally do. Therefore, since we cannot construct better boats
nor get better crews, it would seem thit we should begin at the other end
of the skein to unravel the thread. To pour oil upon the troubled waters
is a mandate as old as the Scriptures. Every sailor knows that pour¬
ing oil upon the water prevents it from capping. Now, if breakers could
in this way be converted into rollers, would not the difficulty be partial¬
ly overcome? A boat could easily go over a smooth roller that would
swamp among the breakers, and there are many ways in which a large
area of w r ater could be oiled. For instance, let shells filled with oil, so
constructed as to burst after a given interval of time, be fired from a
a mortar. A small quantity of oil will spread over a vast surface. Or,
if the ship be within reach of the mortar, let a suitably prepared vessel
filled with oil be attached to the shore end of the line, and when the
crew of the vessel would haul in the line the way would be oiled for the
passage of the life boat. In fact, the main idea is to oil the water. Any
ingenious person could arrange the details. It is a plan which can easily
be tested by a life-boat’s crew in fair weather, and should it prove mod¬
erately successful only, it will be of some .benefit. Now let ye yachts¬
men speak words of wisdom. Yours truly, D. T. Townsend.

Bond’s Improved Section Boats. —There is now on
exhibition at the office of the Forest and Stream one of
Mr. Bond’s Sectional Boats which has attracted a great deal
of attention. The sides are made of the best galvanized
iron, securely joined to a wooden bottom. The boat is
divided into two sections, with an air-tight compart¬
ment, and one portion of the boat fits securely in the
other, offering great advantages for transportation.
With a whole weight of from sixty-five to ninety-five
pounds, on a portage, a party of two or four could easily
carry the boat when divided into its two parts. All sizes
are made, from twelve feet long to sixteen feet; the twelve
feet boats carrying two persons, the sixteen feet four.
Various models are made by Mr. Bond, either for fresh or
salt water, as they may be required by the sportsman, the
trapper, or the explorer. It may be, perhaps, very desi¬
rable to have a light boat, but there is no doubt but that
lightness is very often obtained at the sacrifice of durability.
It should be recollected, too, that the life of a boat is not
always a purely aquatic one, but rather of an amphibious
character. Who has not in hunting, or when voyaging ,
remembered the staunch, tidy boat that took not in one
drop of water at first, but when she laid in the hot sun a
day or so, or got bumped and banged on rocks, and then
had to be hauled over a marsh or so, or through a sedgy
shallow place, just deep enough to float her, how she
gapped after a while at every seam and let in water faster
than it could be bailed out. The models Mr. Bond has
adopted are pretty to a degree, and there is no doubt but
that his neat little crafts are both speedy, comfortable, dura¬
ble, and above all, safe. Mr. Bond makes canoes on the
same principle with centre boards, and states to us that in
the West the canoeists prefer them as to ease of working,
speed and safety to any others. We have no hesitation
then in recommending Mr. Bond’s sectional boats, believing
that they will supply a want either for purposes of pleasure
or for exploration. Complete in every way, they are quite
reasonable in price, and we do not see why Mr. W. E.
Bond’s boats, made in Cleveland, Ohio, should not be
used quite as much in the East as they are in the West.

—The New York Athletic Club rowing men are practic¬
ing daily on the Harlem River. Al. Curtis will pull stroke-
in the four, with Rathborne bow, and IT. C. West and
Charles Cone in the waist. They will be about the lightest
crew on the river, not averaging more than 150 pounds.
Mr. Rathborne of this club has been successful in the two
last contests for the monthly single scull subscription
medal; if he wins on Saturday next the medal becomes his
property.

—The Harlem Rowing Club and the Nassau Boat Club
have arranged a race to be rowed on the Harlem River,
Monday May 11th, for the championship of the river and a
set of colors. This will be the first boat race of the season
in this vicinity.

—The Buffalo Rowing Club have agreed to row a three-
mile race in four oared shells with the Argonauta Rowing
Associatiou, of Bergen Point, N. J. The race is to take
place on the Kill Von Kull, June the 10th. The Argo-
nautas are the champions of the Kills.

—The Atalanta Club has received three challenges for the
coming season. The first is from the Yale University Boat
Club, to row a three-mile race in six-oared shells, in June,
on Lake Saltonstall. The second is from the Baltimore
Rowing Club, to row a four-oared race on the Harlem
River, and the other is from the Argonautas.

—The Regatta of the Harlem Rowing Association is fixed
for June 8. A liberal programme will be offered, includ¬
ing a four-oar, pair-oar, and single scull races.

—Ellis Ward of New York challenges William Scharff to
row a five-mile race for $1,000 a side.

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FISH IN SEASON IN MAY.

Salmon, ’Scdmo Salar. Salmon trout, Salmo conjlnis.

Trout, Salmo fontinalis Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri Michigan Grayling, Thymallus tricolor
Black Bass, grystes salmoides, grystes nigricans.

The amended fish law of New Jersey prohibits the taking of biack bass
within the State before the 1st of June.

—The first mackerel of the season were sold on Tuesday
last in Fulton market. They were caught some 100 miles
{ south of Sandy Hook. They generally make their appear¬
ance about the first or second of May. Fishermen say this
first catch of mackerel is finer and larger than has been seen
i for many years. If it were possible to use quicksilver and
| mother-of-pearl as pigments, an artist might paint their
j beautiful colors.

I The Art op Fly Making —Second Cast. — Let me imag¬
ine, my reader, that you have taken a seat by my side at
/ the table where I tie my flies. Before us are two paper
boxes, each about sixteen inches long, four deep, and five
wide. On removing the top the sides towards us fall by
little muslin hinges, on the table. The boxes are divided by
little pasteboard uprights, each into five apartments of
equal width. In the first apartment of the box on our left
are bits of feather used for the tails of flies, viz., the tail
coverts of mallard, teal, shelldrake, and woodduck; fea¬
thers from the crest, ruff, back, and breast of the golden
pheasant; red ibis, parrot, maccaw, and a few dyed fea¬
thers. The second, third, and fourth apartments are for
the feathers for wings, described in my first cast , and the
fifth contains my hackles. These feathers are neatly folded
in slips of paper, and placed in large sized envelopes,
which have the names written at the top of the back.
They set edgewise in the box, with the inscriptions all fac¬
ing the same way, so that by passing my fingers over them
I can easily find the feathers I am about to use. The box

to my right contains, each in its proper apartment, hooks
in little boxes, the size marked on top and bottom, hand
vise, spring pliers, picker, wax, a pair of sharp scissors,
three and a quarter inches long, with blades an inch long
and one quarter inch wide, a small flat piece of India rub¬
ber for straightening gut, wrapping silk of various colors
and degrees of fineness, floss silk, peacock and ostrich hurl,
and the different kinds of dubbing as enumerated in my last
paper. I do not imply by the foregoing that so methodical
an arrangement is necessary for an amateur, but something
of the kind would prevent confusion.

Suppose, first, we tie the simplest hackle, say a ginger on
a No. 6 hook. If you use the vise, fasten the hook between
the jaws, then take a piece of wrapping silk of the required
length, say a foot or fourteen inches, and rolling a mite of
wax as large as a BB shot between forefinger and thumb,
draw the silk through twice. With the hook in the posi¬
tion shown on the annexed illustration, whether |lield by
vise or between the thumb and forefinger of the left hand,
take five or six turns around the shank of the hook, as
shown in figure 1. Then, laying on the gut, commence
quite close to the head and wrap down to A, figure 2. Here,
with three turns of your wrapping silk, fasten in the floss,
A B, and laying the wrapping silk along the shank, tuck it
in between the gut and the head of the hook, and throw a
few loose coils around the gut to keep it out of the way.
Now wind on your floss as lar as O, figure 3, increasing the
bulk of the body somewhat as you proceed; then throw the
loose coils of wrapping silk free from the gut, and
take three turns over the floss and clip off the
end. You next take your gjnger hackle, about
the length figured, and stroking back a few fibres at
the point and clipping off the end, lay it against the hook
and fasten in with four or five Jurns and wrapping up to
within a sixteenth of an inch or so of the head, throw a
few loose coils around the gut as before. Now wrap on
your hackle closely, pressing back the fibres as you go to
avoid over, lapping them. On getting as near the head of
the hook as shown in the illustration, fasten the hackle with
two or three turns, clip off the ends and throwing the wrap¬
ping into coil D F D, seize it at F and take as many turns
as will come to the very end of the shank. Now reversing
the turns, with the gut through the coil, you draw on the
end D until the wrapping forming the coil is drawn tight.
Your fly now after clipping off the surplus' wrapping is
complete, needing only a touch of copal varnish, with a
small camels hair brush at the head to make it secure.

“Let me tell you, scholar,” as Father Izaac so frequently
remarked to his pupil Venator, the tying of this simple
hackle is the all-important rudiment of the art. If you
learn to make it neatly all else will become “just as natural

as falling off a log.” But let us tie another hackle and beau¬
tify the lower part of the body with a little tinsel. So iy
go back to figure 2 and suppose A B a strip of fl a t
gold tinsel which we have fastened in with three turns of
the wrapping and thrown the latter in a few loose coik
around the gut. We take three turns of the tinsel ner
haps four, or even five if the hook is large, down th"
shank closely, so as to hide the hook, and then as roan 6
turns back, and after fastening with two or thrre turns f
the wrapping cut off the end of the tinsel. We will vv
the body of this hackle by having it of peacock’s kurf
We accordingly take four or five hurls between the thuml
and finger of the left hand and clipping them off evenlv
lay them on where you have just clipped off the tinsel aiirl
take two or three turns over the ends which project towa 1
the head of the hook. Now laying your wrapping silk
along the hurls you twist both hurls and wrapping: silk
slightly, winding in the meanwhile as far up the shank
of the hook as you intend the body to extend, then fasten
ing in your hackle you proceed as already described

Fur, mohair, pig’s wool and seal’s wool are spun oninthe
same w 7 ay. A ravelling of any fabric, for instance moreen
may be fastened and wound on as floss silk. In making a
very large body to a fly it is a matter of economy when
using floss silk, to wrap first with daring cotton, or similar
material. It matters but little as to the color, as the
jfloss covers it.

To make a palmer hackle proceed as instructed as far as
A figure 2; and after putting on the tinsel, if it i s required
fasten in the tip end of the hackle, then the material of
which the body is composed. Now you have tinsel, hackle
and dubbing tied in, and the rule is that the material
fastened in last is wound on first, so you wind on your
dubbing, fasten it a little below the’ head of the hook and
then taking three, four or five turns of the tinsel in the
same direction you fasten it also. Now you wind on your
hackle just behind and close to the tinsel, and as you get
near the head of the hook disregard the tinsel and"take a
few close turns of the hackle, fastening it, clipping it 0 ff
and finishing as already directed. In a palmer the fibres
of the hackle should stand out much thicker at the shoul
ders and head of the fly than along the body.

I hope the reader, who has patience "enough to read
and experiment a little, will understand the directions I
have given for tying hackles and palmers, for they are
pertinent, as far as they go, to making winged flies, which
I will treat of in my next lesson or “cast/’ as our editor
suggests I should call it. Those who are interested in the
matter will, of course, keep the back numbers of Forest
and Stream, as I shall likely have occasion to refer to the
illustrations again.

The most celebrated fly makers use only their fingers
but a small hand, or as some call it a pin vise, is exceedingly
convenient when one wishes to lay down his work for a
while. By twirling it with the left hand and holding
the material with the right you can wind on the most deli¬
cate floss without soiling it with wax, which it is almost
impossible to have your fingers entirely free from. In fact
it is necessary sometimes to dissolve whatever of it adheres
to the fingers w 7 itli a little oil and then wash your hands
with soap and water to get rid of the oil.

. Thaddees Norris.

—The Greenport Watchman gives us some idea of what
the trout fishing on Long Island used to be forty years ago.
It says that “in the spring of 1834 Thomas Floyd Jones
and Dr. Kortriglit, of South Oyster Bay, visited Yaphank
for a day’s trout fishing, and in a few hours took from the
mill pond seventeen trout, weighing thirty-four pounds, fif¬
teen of which weighed thirty-two pounds! These were not
nursery trout, but magnificent and untamed natives of the
brook. The Yaphank mill pond was then noted for the great
size of its trout—individuals of which, weighing two
pounds and over, being common. A few years subsequent
to the above date, the late Henry Osborn of Bellport, and
Mr. Cox of New York, caught in the same pond after about
an hour’s fishing, seven trout w T eighing ten pounds, one of
which weighed nearly three pounds. The opportunity of
such fishing here will probably never recur. The race of
trout in the mill pond here is nearly or quite extinct.”

—Anglers in the Umbagog district who have been enter¬
tained in past seasons by mine host, E. W. Gregg, at An¬
dover, Maine, will be pained to hear of his death, which
took place some weeks agcf. His house will, however, be
carried on this summer by Charles Cushman, his nephew,
better known perhaps, as one of the best guides in An¬
dover.

^—W. C. Egan, Esq., of Chicago, tells us of a monster
mascalonge that was taken at Alexandria Bay, August 15th
1872, by Geo. H. Marvin, of Brooklyn, with an eight ounce
fly rod and No. 7 Limerick hood. It weighed thirty-two
pounds and measured four feet and one inch in length. A
full account of his capture was printed in the Brooklyn
Eagle at the time. After playing the fish a couple of hours
without much diminishing his vigor, he was brought to
gaff by shooting him through the head. There were two
others in the party besides those mentioned that witnessed
the capture, which was certainly a most remarkable feat.
They were A. E. Masters, of Brooklyn, and H. G. Van
Wyck, of New York.

—The Murdock Lake Fishing Club have given up their
former lake in Illinois, and under a charter from the. State
of Missouri have organized a new club, leasing for its use
Kings Lake in Pike county, Missouri. The club house, a
substantial and comfortable building will be finished by
June. Kings Lake has an inflow and outflow from the
Mississippi River, consequently is renovated every spring,
with fresh fish and water.

—The question as to who discovered the first grayling ir j
Michigan, who took the first with fly, and who identifie
the fish, is becoming somewhat complicated. We begin
to think it time to call the “honors easy,” and take the gams
as we find it. We append the following note from our
regular correspondent: “As I supposed, my friend B- •
Fitzhugli, Jr., wolud disclaim being the first angler to b llD &

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the Michigan grayling into notice as a sporting fish. Mr.
John Y. LeMoyne of Chicago, preceeded him sometwo or
three years in taking them with the fly. This was, ‘ *Mirabile
dictiL ,” in the river Jordan, (I always had faith as a Metho¬
dist that there was fishing in Jordan,) a stream connecting

should be clearly and perfectly stated. Sending in. charges
based only upon hearsay, must tend not only to embarrass
the actions of the commissioners, but may in many ways
hamper their future efforts:

Editor Forest and Stream:—

a long time to be let alone. But we are expecting to see tbe ice leaving
us now any day. It has been very poor all winter, but the first day of
April gave it a new hold, the thermometer at 6 in the morning indicated
9 deg., and did not get above 13 deg. during the day. The spring birds
have been here some time. The song sparrows were singing very lively
yesterday morning, but before noon it began one of our worst snow-

some small lakes east of Little Traverse, and accessible
partly by small steam tugs towing rafts of lumber and then
by canoes. With a seven ounce Norris rod Mr. LeMoyne
killed them there ll ad nauseum ” about five years ago.

Thad’s Norris.

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—Dr. T. J. Curie, of Walnut Hill, Kentucky, has kindly
submitted for our examination a mechanical contrivance of
his own, which he regards as an improvement upon any
of the present modes of splicing or connecting the several
parts of a fishing rod for use. It is a combination of a
ferrule and hinge-joint. The joints very much resemble
the joints of the old-fashioned sun-shades that ladies used
to carry, sometimes before the face, sometimes over the
head, and the joined parts of the rod are kept in place
just as the parasol handle was, by a sliding ferrule, which
can be passed over them. The principle advantages
claimed for this invention are that it unites the parts firmly
and prevents them ever being thrown apart while making
a cast, inasmuch as the hinge joint holds them inseparable.
Frankly, we have not been captivated by the invention.
Mechanically, the uniform elacticity of the rod (in light
rods) is totally destroyed, and its usefulness as a fly-rod
made nil. As a “ pole ’ 1 ’ 1 it is an undoubted success. Our
judgment may be at fault, but our criticism is honest.

—A member of the Scorpion Club, of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa tells us there is good fishing there of all kinds, espe¬
cially of black bass. He says:—

“Our fish in this season are black bass, (salmon I call
them,) wall-eyed pike, pickerel, which they call pike, mon¬
ster cat fish, channel, yellow, and white perch, and musca-
longe; one caught on the 27th, weighed twenty-seven
pounds, caught with a spoon hook. In the spring they go
north, and when in the fall they go south, then is the fish¬
erman’s opportunity. One gentleman, President of the
Scorpion Club, caught ninety-two pounds m two hours.
Our bait is black suckers, and a minnow called a yellow fin,
marked like a yellow perch, on the sides blue. They stay
till about 10th to the 20th of July and then totally disap¬
pear. How bass will go for them in the -spring! You
can count minnows by the tens of thousands.

\ In the following letter our correspondent S. D. E. extols
the attractions of the north shore of Lake Superior, which
have received frequent mention in this journal. He says
truly:—

The scenery on the north shore of Lake Superior is hardly surpassed
on this continent. In some place: the rocks rise to the height of from
five to twelve hundred feet. A great number of rivers, large and small,
seek an outlet in this lake, and all are alive with trout. The very names
—Garden, Goula, Agawam, Steele and Nipegon—set my heart beating
with memories of the speckled beauties. For good sport in the rivers
it requires just the right height of water. If too high, the pools are deep
and the fish scattered; if too low the fish leave the rivers for the lakes.
The surest time for success is between the 1st of July and the 15th of
August. Fpr twenty seasons I have cast my “lines” in these pleasant
places. I much prefer what is termed rock fishing, sometimes from the
shore, but usually from a boat. The fish thus caught often weigh 5 lbs.
or more, in good condition, strong, and game to the last. They always
mean business when they take the fly, and rarely fail of being well
hooked. We can, if we desire (and I always do desire), have rare sport
with a four pound fish for twenty minutes at least, and in the poor fel¬
low’s struggles he will often dart away with fifty yards of line. I have
taken hundreds of pounds of brook trout in this wild unfrequented re¬
gion. I have no recollection of ever getting a “rise” at midday when
the sun was bright. Take a cloudy day with the surface of water
slightly broken, and with an alluring fly the largest, liveliest trout one
ever beheld will make the enthusiastic fisherman actually dance and
shout with joy. The most reliable fly for these waters is the “brown
hackle” with a large body; strong leaders are necessary. JudsonBro.
rods are unequalled. 1 have a four-jointed rod (their make), which I
have used fifteen years and it is now in working order. I have another,
weighing ten ounces, which I have used five seasons. With it I have
safely handled two trout weighing together eight po unds. In my opin¬
ion the only reel worth having is made in Frankfort, Ky. The “copper-
colored native” does not require such an elaborate outfit. With a rude
pole which has no joints, a short twine and full of knots, and red flannel
for bait, he mutters some thing, which being interpreted, means “come
hither,” and they immediately rise. Last season I made my annual pil¬
grimage to my favorite haunts. Left Detroit on the evening of the 5th
of July; arrived at Lake St. Clair on the morning of the 7th; fished the
Rapids as usual two or three days. Then old George (who has been my
faithful half-breed for fifteen years) put camp equipage and one week’s
supplies on board a Mackinaw boat and we started for Gros Cap. We
were absent five days, and then returned to the Sault with 190 pounds of
brook trout, not one weighing less than 21 pounds. We took three
hundred pounds of ice, so the fish were in splendid condition. I avail
myself of this opportunity to inform the fraternity that whoever goes the
way I go will find at the Sault all kinds of provisions for camping, but
no tents and no suitable fishing tackle. En route take rest and lodging
at the “Chippewa,” Sault St. Marie, Everything neat and wholesome,
and mine host and hostess Smith ready and willing to serve. S. D. E.

—The position of a Commissioner of Fisheries, is one
which entails no small amount of trouble. Aside from the
details, of a strictly official character, the amount of active
work required in policing the various rivers and streams, is
immense. One great source of annoyance to an efficient
and. honest officer, desirous of doing his work thoroughly, is
derived from the complaints of well meaning persons, who
too frequently bring forward charges of infringements of
the fishery laws, which cannot be substantiated. Some¬
time ago we gave in the Forest and Stream notice of
certain complaints directed towards the condition of cer¬
tain rivers in Nova Scotia. We believe now that such com¬
plaints were altogether of too sweeping and general a char¬
acter, and we publish herewith a letter from the Commis¬
sioner of Fisheries of Canada in regard to the character of
such complaint, which we thoroughly endorse. We would
the more particularly call the attention of our readers to
Mr. W. F. Whitcher’s letter, because, as our own rivers,
we trust, will shortly be under proper surveillance, it may
be wise to inform all the friends of protection that when
charges of infringement of the laws are made, all the facts

Accept thanks for useful information respecting the Margaree River.
There are peculiarities of a local nature connected with this stream which
render it very difficult to deal vigorously with any matter affecting con¬
trol of the salmon fishery. Hasty or inconsiderate action might really
produce more harm than good. But it may be possible, by judicious
enforcement of the fishery laws, to remedy the evils complained of at an
early date. The department took immediate steps with a view to ascer¬
taining certain facts and understanding the exact condition of things.

Occasion is taken to remark that any definite information of neglect
of duty, or violation of the fishery laws, within the knowledge of readers
and correspondents of Forest and Stream will be thankfully received by
me, and will meet with courteous and discreet attention. Specific state¬
ments in such cases promote the public interests and are serviceable to
officials. But vague stories and random assertions can serve no practi¬
cal purpose.

It would be preferable if persons knowing of circumstances which de¬
mand official notice should promptly inform me, instead of hurrying into
print. Experience teaches me that these reports usually prove exagger¬
ations, and being inaccurate in some particulars, afford a plausible pre¬
text for general denial.

Unlike Dr. Richardson’s narrative respecting the Margaree, which re¬
lates facts, the “resolutions” of the Halifax Fishery Protection Society,
printed in your last issue, ignore such vulgar materials. If, instead of a
general allegation about neglected inland fisheries, the society would in¬
form this department of the “many of our streams and rivers” which
“are illicitly netted and speared,” and of the “numbers of mill-dams
unprovided with fishways, and many others with quite inefficient con¬
trivances for the free passage of fish,” it would be easy to investigate
each instance and remedy the abuses specified. But as it is, nothing
further is accomplished than to sow broadcast through the press intan¬
gible charges, calculated only to annoy, and to discredit among stran¬
gers a public service of domestic character without affording the slight¬
est assistance to those concerned, or benefitting any person at home or
abroad. I hope these sportsmen shoot more accurately with their guns
than they do with their society pen. They remind me of the reckless
fowler, who fires wildly at the flight and wounds several birds w’ithout
touching the one at which he should have aimed—feathers the net result.

Yours, W. F. Whitcher.

Ottawa, Canada, 14th April, 1894.

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u TROUT-BATTING WITH MICE.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I was talking one day this 'Week on the subject of flyfishing with Mr.
Brainerd Howell, the genial and gentlemanly Deputy Surveyor of the
Port, (and by the way Mr. II. is a very enthusiastic as well as successful
disciple of Walton, and has one of the most complete and extensive fly-
books, with other fixtures to match, I ever saw) and he spoke to me in
regard to a letter he had recently received from a friend, and as it con¬
tained an item that might be of interest to your readers, and the same
being your opinion, you will “make a note on.”

Doctor Dart, of Highland, while fishng in a stream last season in Ulster
county (or Sullivan, I do not remember which) was fortunate enough to
secure a large trout in which, upon opening, he found the body of a field
mouse. This, to an inventive and wide awake sportsman, was sufficient
to start a train of ideas that would eventually lead to a certain result. The
Dr. knew that in this pool or deep hole of the stream there were some
large trout, for he had secured one; but no fly, however well he might
cast it, would tempt another. Upon reaching home that evening he set
his traps and caught three field mice, and on repairing to the stream the
next day he hooked one through the skin of the small of the back to his
fly line and gave a cast towards the middle of the pool. The line being
light gave the little fellow pretty free scope, and he swam lively for the
shore. But behold! Almost immediately there were several grand
rushes from different directions. Poor mousey disappeared, and the de¬
lighted Dr. fastened to, and after scientific play, successfully landed a
two-pounder. This was repeated with the other two mice, the Dr. cap¬
turing in a very short time with this unique bait three of the largest and
finest specimens of the salmofontmalis that had been seen in that region
for years.

What think you of ridiculus mus as a killing bait? And would it not
be advisable for us to take along a small cage of Muridae in our extensive
trips to those regions where the big ones are that you so glowingly de¬
scribe in your book, the “Fishing Tourist?” Hope some one will try it.

Jacobstaef.

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Meacham Lake, Duane, N. Y., ApriI27, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Our mutual friend “Haviland” has often requested me to give you a
few lines from this, “my home. ”

Since Nov. 25th I have been entirely alone, and have had a fine chance
to note the condition of the game. During this remarkable winter the
deer have not been obliged to yard it at all; have been roaming the woods
as in summer, and everything in the way of small game has been in sight
almost every day. In March I found and killed two woodchucks. I
never saw them in this country before the middle of April. Partridges
are very plenty, and unless we have long continued rains to kill the
young broods we will have fine shooting this coming season. The deer
are fat. You may wish to know how I know it. Three weeks ago a
pack of wolves drove a fine doe on to the lake, about two miles from the
house, and killed it. I saw one of them at it and thinking it was a dog,
drove over to it and found they had eaten all but one hind-quarter, and
that showed more fat than many killed in October. The wolves have
since killed two sheep for one of my nearest neighbors, six miles away.
My nearest neighbor is five miles away. And here let me say I have
known of but one deer being killed in tbis town since the close season
began. The game laws have been pretty generally respected in this sec¬
tion during the past year, although everybody grumbles at them, as made
by men who know nothing of wild game or the necessities of the people
living in these gamelregions, some of whom must starve but for the deer
and fish. There has been very little fishing through the ice. I tried it
one day and caught twenty-six pounds of speckled trout, and one salmon
trout weighing five pounds. The prospects for the season are very good.
The ice has been so light and free from snow that the fish have been bet¬
ter able to feed, and are in fine condition for this season of the year.

I have had reports from the Raquette River and Saranac Lakes. They
have been taking great numbers of pickerel during the winter. These
sharks were put into Long Lake in the year 1866, and have increased and
wandered out into every water they could reach, and have been carried
into other waters by guides who are too lazy to work, but who can sit
and haul these worthless fish from waters once filled with trout. We do
not know that they are in any of the St. Regis waters now, but expect
they will be soon. In conversation with Paul Smith, a few days ago, I
told him the only thing we could do was to fight the pickerel with black
bass. As soon as I am sure the pickerel are in St. Regis waters I will
put bass into this lake, but dislike to anticipate them by putting in bass
before they are needed.

Two years ago I hatched and turned into the lake about forty thousand
young salmon trout. Last season I put into my hatching boxes about
two hundred thousand eggs; think I saved at least three-fourths of them,
and I am now under obligations to my patrons to hatch and turn into
the lake at least fifty thousand each year. I may be obliged to put in an
extra fifty thousand for the pickerel, but hope not.

The “sporting season” promises to be an early one, and from all sides I
hear the questions: When can we come? When will the fishing begin?
I can only answer.as soon as the ice is out. From October to May seems
a long time to hang up the rod and gun, And to us in the woods it seems

storms; since last November a fall of six inches of snow; to day has
been bright and warm.

To all over-anxious hunters and fishermen I can only say, Don’t get
excited; get your guns and tackle in good order, come prepared to kill
the “big buck” and to catch the “big trout;” they are waiting. I once
caught the “big trout. ” Haviland once asked me to try his new rod. I
did, and caught a speckled trout weighing 4£ pounds. I gave it to H.,
who sent it to the maker of the rod—Wm. Reed, Boston.

A. R. F.

-4-

i \ Toledo, Ohio, April 29 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I enclose our new game law for this State, thinking it may be of use to
you. I was very much pleased with the article on the Grayling in your
last issue, and would say that you can find the trout and grayling in the
Jordan, a stream twenty yards wide in Antrim county, Mich. I caught a
grayling and trout at once,having a bobber and dropper on my line. The
grayling weighed a pound and the trout a pound and a quarter on the
scales. The grayling is as gamey as the trout, and, so far as my expe¬
rience goes, is not so easily handled as the trout, being very active and
strong in the water. S. H. S.

<}■ *71 Broadway, N. Y., May 2, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I see one of your correspondents wishes information on the subject of
chub fishing. I have caught the Silver Chub or Fall Fish in great num¬
bers in Canandaigua outlet, where they, as well as the black bass, are
very plentiful. They are not as gamey as-the trout or bass, but still on a
light trout rod they are very active and not to be despised. There is but
one way of catching them worth speaking of, and that is with a fly; any
fly will do, such as the professor or grizzly king. Canandaigua was
once a salmon and trout stream, but now the water is too cald and dams
to many for either of the above fish, but as I said before the chub and
black bass are very numerous and.afford excellent sport to the fly fisher.
The chub rarely exceed a pound ffnd the bass two pounds in* weight,
though in Canandaigua Lake I have often taken the black bass weighing
3 and 4 pounds on a light rod. Yours truly, W. C.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Woman, Love and Marriage. By F. Saunders. N. Y.

G. W. Carleton & Co. 1874.

Chadwick’s American Cricket Manual for 1874. Robt.

M. DeWitt. New York.

The American Rowing Almanac and Oarsman’s

Pocket Companion. By Fred J. Englehardt, boating editor of the

Turf, Fietd and Farm.

The second edition of this work comes to us at rather late date. It
contains an immense amount of useful and practical information to boat¬
ing men, also a series of maps showing the rowing courses at Saratoga,
the Upper Hudson at Troy, and the Harlem River.

Winefred’s Jewels. By Mary Atherstone Bird. Phila¬
delphia. H. W. McKinney &Co.

Somewhat sensational in character, but nevertheless written in a very
forcible and highly entertaining style. One does not tire in the reading of
Miss Bird’s novels; they are full of incident,lively in character, and upon
the whole improving and reformatory.

Clouded in Mystery. By M. A. A. B. Philadelphia.

H. W. McKinney & Co.

This is a tale of English life in which there is a “mystery,” the solving
of which makes up this pleasant story. The subject is quite ably
handled, and we sincerely hope the author will again take the pen and
give us another work as interesting as is the story, once “Clouded in
Mystery.” In this work there is a sprinkling of good and bad. Villainy
is here vividly portrayed in all its natural deformity; but it is of an en¬
tirely different character from that we find in “Winefred’s Jewels.” It
is very readable.

The Life of Edwin Forrest. With personal recollections.

By James Rees (Colly Cibber). Philadelphia. T. B. Peterson & Bro.

The public, since the first announcement of this accurate and highly
interesting reminiscence of the great actor, have been looking for its ap¬
pearance with much interest. Edwin Forrest, the great delineator of
life and its varying passions, has for years held a firm place in the es¬
teem and affection, not only of the friends of the legitimate drama, but
also of others in the public and private walks of life. Mr. Rees is per¬
haps better qualified to write a true, impartial life of his friend Forrest
than any other man, from the fact that his acquaintance with the great
actor commenced with the days of his early boyhood. Enjoying, as he
did, the closest intimacy for the long period of fifty years, he knew w T ell
the man of whom he writes, and we are gratified to take up a work, not
only very reliable for its accuracy, bnt which is to be regarded, as we be¬
lieve and trust, as a true and veritable transcript of the inner as well as
professional life of a truly great man. This work contains a fine statu¬
ary likeness of Edwin Forrest, makes a volume of over 500 pages, is
printed on good paper, and will find a ready sale to every one who was
the friend of Edwin Forrest.

Popular Science Monthly. N. Y. D. Appleton & Co.

The lovers of science, of reliable and philisophical research, have in
the number for May one of the best for the season. It contains thirteen
articles, and where every article deserves a separate notice we can do
no better than heartily commend the whole.

Pen Pictures of Europe. By Elizabeth Peake. J. B.

Lippincott & Co.

Although written as a series of pen pictures or sketches, and observa¬
tions of travels, many of the scenes described by her having previously
been viewed and written upon by other tourists and travelers, are never¬
theless fresh and entertaining. Freely illustrated by 66 full-paged,
plates of places seen, some of them are very good indeed, while in
others we find less merit, and though somewhat striking in
themselves, we are not well pleased with them. We love the bright,
sparkling freshness of tone that pervades this work, and a racy picture-
esqueness not found in the descriptions of guide books for travelers; and
this is a book no traveler over these places of note should be without.
It is a pleasant companion for an hour. We commend it to our European
tourists.

Pet; or, Pastimes and Penalties. By H. R. Haweis, M..A.

N. Y. Harper & Bros.

Our friends will remember Mr. Haweis as the author of one of the
most genial, as well as pleasant books of the day, under the title of
“Music and Morals.” His new “Pet” will be found one of those pleas¬
ant, improving compositions, in which the duty of doing right in prefer¬
ence to wrong is forcibly illustrated in the autobiography of Ben the
boy-lover of “Pet” with much freshness. These “pastimes and penalties”
run along together with a judicious commingling and a childish sim¬
plicity not lost sight of during the entire narration. A rare and fact
noting book.

Adventures of an Attorney. By Sir George Stephen.

Boston. Estes & Laureate.

We welcome this re-publication as one of the many entertaining vol¬
umes of the day. The “Adventures of an Attorney” in search of prac¬
tice has already taken a deservedly high position in the literary world,
and its graceful, genial humor, and quaint professional style will secure
it favor, particularly among law students and young barristers.

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UNITED STATES HOTEL

—CORNER OP— '

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G. L. Peabody, } Proprietors. NE W YORK

St. John’s Hotel

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§ Serfs far gportfmcn.

Hotels, boarding-houses andprh'ateJmmLTTnTEEi
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Mansion House, Buffaln

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Rossin House, Toronto, Canada

SHEARS & SON,.Proprietors.

This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports-
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W ESTBROOK’S HOTEL, BLOOMINGGROYE
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pickerel and bass fishing. 120 miles from New York’
by Erie Railroad. Board $1,50 per day; ladies received

XIOREST HOUSE, AT STARK’S FALLS FOOT
of the Bog. O. J. Pelsue, Proprietor. Boats and
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mROUT FISHING IN "'THE PENNSYLVANIA
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T HE ELM HOUSE. A PRIVATE SUMMER HO¬
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A SPORTSMAN’S HOME FOR SALE^WiailN
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2 stone barns, with necessary outbuildings. Beauti¬
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property, especially to those fond of field sports
Ruffed grouse (pheasant), quail, bares, squirrels and
foxes abound. A fine stream runs through the proD-
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Address XXX, Forest and Stream Office, 103 Fulton
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Miscelhneans

DR. FOWLER’S PATENT

HARD RUBBER REEL

“The Gem.”

Imperishable., Light as a“ Feather, and

not Liable to^'Get Out of Order.

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highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and the Hon. Robt. Roose¬
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This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit has how been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

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Sole Agents for the United States,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

f.T. 11. BATTY,

OBJECTS OF NATURAE HISTORY.

N. A. Birds and
eggs for collec¬
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h"" H and Game
Birds for Sports¬
men a specialty.

Taxidermist’s
hoIs, eyes and
- aterials. Also
quaria, cement,
old-fish, mock-
i”' r - bird food,
&c.

Taxidermy
practiced in all
its branches.

Address,

New XJUi-ooIuL, New York

TURNBULL’S

The Great Hatter,

81 FULTON STREET,

_ BROOKLYN. _

For a first-class Dress or

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ESPENSCHEID, 118 Nassau street.

Logan Trout Ponds.

~ sons desiring to purchase young trout (or

i in season) can be supplied at reasonable pi
Idressine J. FEARON MANN, Lewistown, r

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< 3 f"Send for Circulars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

Established 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.

Importers and Manufacturers of

lLliU

50 Fulton St., >. Y.

: Green Hart , Split Bamboo, Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Rods, a Specialty.

)

Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

No. 94 Fulton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

1'hE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL
>10\ RODS, REELS, LINES AND PLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and Americai
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Ac CO.’S

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r i WIFE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENC1
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A. 802HEREAU & CO.,

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r No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

10 ,)R bad of all family grocers. 10 1

SPLENDm NEW FIELD GAME Write
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In la set;s ’ eight different styles, at fo

pfilhn? pi ', lce ?, : . 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $50(

ufiiah.? # dlls beautiful game cannot be describe
- r 'r space, we will send an illustrated catalogs
1 ou l application 33 and fal1 descri ption, free to any or
& LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

WiLBUH %. HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,
turner of Pearl Street. FEW YORK

i °hdsrs by Mail will receive prompt
attention

Ac Sneidei

1 manufacturers of the

I r sneh>ei:r,

I patent breech-loading shot gi

. altering

fizzle Loading Guns to Breech-Loadi

A SPECIALTY.

JRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

West Pratt street.

Baltimore, Mi

fpoyfantens (goods.

ALBERT C. KUCK,

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW' YORK.

IMPORTER OF

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
REVOLVERS,

Skates & Sporting Goods.

GAIL BORDEN’S

Canned Goods.

GAIL BORDEN’S - EAGLE BRAND CON¬
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BORDEN’S EXTRACT OF COFFEE,

Combined with Refined Sugar and Condensed Milk

BORDEN’S PURE COCOA,

BORDEN’S ROAST BEEF,

BORDEN’S EXTRACT OF BEEF

This Extract is especially useful for making Soup
enriching Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Oyster Stews, etc
Bullion may be made in a minute’s time by mingling
this extract with salt and hot water.

These goods are for sale at all the principal Grocers
andDmggists. 12-38

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. Wm, S . Kimball Is 3 Co. :

Sins—A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian,'but “Vanity Fair”
is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort of
etrongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send me lorthe enolosedten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hyrti,.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

THOS. OTIS LEROY & Co.,

Patent Shot <&> LeadWorks,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted
ELAGLSLE BRAUXB

OF

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ALSO ^ '

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AND

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Jan. 25--50

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Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,i $10,i$5,1-5 $4,1 -10 $2,1-20$!

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & 00., Bankers,

I I Wall Street, N. Y.

H ome: home:: home:::—

At Flushing, six miles from New York; 103
trains daily from 6 A. M. to 12 at night; a yearly com¬
mutation ticket free.

(Fare 8c. by package tickets.)

For sale, a French slate roof House, filled in with
brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good closets; sewer
connections, with double plot of ground, guttered and
flagged.

Price $4,000.

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
invest in a home, from $500 to $2,500,will address Box
No. 142 Post Office, obtain a free pass to Flushing and
fall partiealars. Feb-2

^ilisrelkneaiis.

Cures Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Rheu¬
matism, Chilblains, Strains, &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Ask for it! Test it!

Ward, Bussell & Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St. , N. Y

CHAS. REICHE & BR0.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN

ALL KINDS OF

BIRDS,

And Fowls,

Mocking Bird Food, &c.,

55 Chatham Street;,

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,

AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

11* b3* UEICHE. HENRY REICHE.

H. W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES,

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

No. 738 BROADWAY,

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane W.Y.,

Importers, Manufacturers and
Dealers in

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasaue Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

EDWARD SEARS’

WOOD ENGRAVLNG

ESTABLISHMENT.
Designing, Photographic and Engraving,
No. 48 Beekman Street,

10-62 NEW YORK.

FRANCES PROBST,

Merchant Tailor

No. 51 LIBERTY STREET,

Opposite Post Office, NEW YORK

-o-

Formerly with J. WEIDENFELD, 743 Broadway.
10-62

JfliscelhmcaitK,

u

We offer a superior lot of Skir-
vlng’s Ruta-Baga or Swede
Turnip Seed very low,—viz.: 1-2
lb. for aS cts.; 1 ib. for 60 cts.; club
rate, 4 lbs. for $2, by mail, postage
paid, the cash to accompany order.

D. T. CURTIS & CO.,
Seedsmen and Florists, 161 Tremont
Street, Boston, Mass.

P. S. Our Illustrated Seed
Directories for 1874 sent to
any address enclosing a 3ct. stamp,
or free with an order for seed.

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Between Twentj'-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets.

WINE, CHOP ROOM & RESTAURANT,

Supplied with the Choicest English Delicacies.
JUGGED HARE. WELSH RAREBIT. TRIPE SUP
PERS.

Everything served in BEST LONDON STYLE. Un¬
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all night.GEORGE PARKINS, Proprietor.

A. JOS. KAPP,

A. H. GROTK

F.CROTE & CO.

Tumers.S Dealers

111 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4.56

ITHAMAR DU BOIS,

^CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 FuSton St., Brooklyn.

FINE SHIRTS, COLLARS AND
CUFFS TO ORDER,

-AT POPULAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

8-20

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK, DOGSKIN AND FUR GLOVES AND
GAUNTLETS.

RIDING AND SHOOTING LEGGINS,
LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS.

BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LTV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Bro:s 4 { wily, 1ST. Y.

GET THE BEST.

Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.

10,000 Words and Meanings not in other Dictionaries
3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarts. Price $13
Webster now is glorious. [Pres. Raymon d, Vassar Col.
Every scholar knows its value. [II. II. Prescott.

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Excels in defining scientific terms. [P cs.Hitchcock.
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Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Sp •ngfield, Mass
Sold by all Booksellers. Urn

OBRIG BROTHERS,

BREEDERS AND DEALER IN
Pigeons, Poultry, Pheasants, Song an Ornamental
Birds.

Thos. G. Obrig, 472 Grand St., Villiamsburgh.
Chas. E: Obrig. Long Island.

Send for price list and circular. ‘ srrespondenee
solicited ana satisfaction guaranteed.

208

FOREST AND STREAM.

|passmen m

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y.

BEEECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

\Ye would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers :
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A. full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.

DIXONS & il VWESLEV’S SHOOTING TACKLE.

To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Vest.

This Yest affords
rangement yet in
rying cartridges,
so evenly distribu'.
scarcely felt. Car
carried with the
this vest, which is
tance when brass
as when carrying
head up the weight
en forces the wad
bad shooting is the

the best ar-
vented for car-
\ The weight is
1 ted that it is
I tridges can be
f heads down in
of great impor-
sliells are used
them with the
of the shot oft-
1 forward, when

yiiu. Quuuuiug uaav/ ■ result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

How to Learn French. Pleasantly
and Economically.

Journal des Chasseurs. Vie a la Campagne

PUBLISHED IN PARIS,

BY Messrs. FIRMAN BSOOT,

Rue Jacob, No. 56.

Editeur en Chef, M. II. E. CHEVALIER, (formerly
Editor of the “Courier des Etats Unis) Consieller
General de la Seine.

Subscription $5 a Year; $2.50 for Six Months,

SPECIMEN COPT SENT TREE ON APPLICATION BY LETTER

LA CHASSE ILLUSTREE, a Weekly Journal, is
about the same size as the Forest and Stream, and
contains information regarding European hunting,
fishing, and accounts of travel from all parts of the
world. It is the highest authority in regard to pisci¬
culture; It is profusely illustrated by the first artists,
and is the only Journal published in France devoted
to the interests of the Soortsman. The yearly vol¬
umes make a magnificent work of 600 pages, adorned
with 200 original designs.

La Chasse Illustree.

ADDRESS

REMINGTON’S

Double Barrel Sliot Grim.

Weight, 28 Inch, 8£ Iks,

Weight, 80 Inch, 8f lhs*

DECARBONIZED STELL BARREL.

Messrs. DIdot, No. 56 Rue Jacob, Paris, France.

*-3m

We are now prepared to furnish these Guns, 28 and 30 inches. No. 12 gauge, at $45.

tracted by one motion. ^ ^ ^ ready about Jane 1( 1874 . See report of trial m Forest and Stream of

Mar Tlie 6 ,“Creedmoor Match Rifle” now ready. Vernier scale aperture and wind-gauge sights,

stocks. Call and see it. For record of shooting of these rifles see'reports m this paper from August to

February.

E. REMINGTON & SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR ARMORY, ILION, 1ST. Y.

Apr 16

Cut this Out, and Send for Illustrated Price List.

PECK & SNYDER,

IMPORTERS, JOBBERS & RETAIL DEALERS IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description,

The cheapest house in the ciiy to buy good tackle.
P. & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 4 joint, full mounted, $7
to $20each. . _ ,

P & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 3 joints, split bamboo,
4 splice, 12 ft., $35 each. , . . .

P. & S. Trout Rods, brass mounted, 3 and 4 joints,
75c. to $5 each. ,

P. & S. Trunk Rods, full mounted, 4 and 6 joints, $7
to $10 each. , ^ A

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, brass mounted, $1.50 to $12

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, German silver mounted, $8
to $20 each. _ , „„„

Balance Handle Multiplying Reels, brass, 25 to 300
yards, $3.25 to $15 each.

Cl'ick Reels, brass and German silver, 25 to 100 yards,
$3.25 to $8 each.

Twisted and Braided Silk Lines, assorted colors, 3c.

to 8c. yard. .

Plain and Braided Linen and Cotton Lines, assorted
colors and sizes.

Pike and Pickerel baits, 50c. to $1.50 each.

All kinds of Hooks on single and double gut.

All kinds of Floats, Squids, Minnows, Spoons, Sink¬
ers, &c.

Salmon and Bass Flies, $3 to $10 per doz.

Tront Flies, $1 to $3 per doz.

Leaders, single and double gut, 25c. to 60c. each.

Just published, the Encyclopedia of all Out and In¬
door Games and Sports, containing 21 full page col¬
ored engravings; also 150 plain cuts, together with
prices oh all articles required. Price 10c.

GOODS SENT BY EXPRESS, C. O. D.

Apr 16 PECK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OP

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

19 N. William Street, New York.

10-62

NO FROGS?ESS-NO HORSE.

•NO FOOT,

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar.
Goodenough House Shoe, 41 Dey Street, New York.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“ Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved, further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now making these guns to supply the nu¬
merous demands, and will soon have them in the
market.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weignt, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. x>owder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. r Phe calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

EL H. MADISON,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Gooua, &c.
constantly on hand.

N. B.—’Particular attention given to the repairing
of fine guns, &c.

WORKS

ON THE

Horse, Dog, Natural History
Taxidermy, &c.

FOR SALE BY THE

Forest and Stream Publishing Go.,

The Horse. Youatt. $1 25

The Horse Doctor. Mahew. 3 00

Horse Management. Mahew. 3 00

Dogs. Their Management. Mayhew. 75

History of the British Dog. Jesse. 16 00

The Dog. Youatt. 4 00

q’he Dog. Idstone. 2 50

The Dog. Stonehenge. 3 75

Dog Breaking. Hutchinson. 4 50

Rod and Gun. Wilson. 5 00

Shooting, Boating and Fishing. Warren. 1 00

Gun, Rod and Saddle. 100

Arms and Ammunition. 1 25

The Fishing Tourist. Charles Hallock. 2 00

Fishing in American Waters. Genio C. Scott.. 8 50

Modern Breech Loaders. Greener. 3 50

Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate. 150

Rural Sports. Stonehenge. 9 00

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine. 10 50

Lewis’ American Sportsman. 3 00

Illus..

1 50

2 50
1 00

50

50

75

The Trapper’s Guide. Newhouse
Domesticated Trout. Livingston Stone.

Trout Culture. Seth Green.

Handbook of Shooting. (Routledge’s).

“ “ Angling. “ .

“ “ Dogs. “ .

Fifteen Years’ Hunting in South Africa. Chap¬
man. 12 00

The Rifle and Hound in Ceylon. 15^

Our Own Birds of the United States. Cope. 1 50

Animal Life in Europe. Specht. 1 75

Forty-four Years of a Hunter’s Life. 1 50

Birds of California, Texas, Oregon. British and
Russian America; 60 beautifully colored

plates. Cloth. 13 00

Key to the Birds of North America. By Elliott

Cones. 7 00

The Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and

Nebraska. 30 plates. Leidy. 20 00

Trees, Plants and Flowers. Where and How

They Grow. 100

Butterflies, Described and Illustrated. 1 75

The American Beaver and His Works. Morgan.. 5 00

Taxidermist’s Manual. Brown.. 1 25

Taxidermy Made Easy.. . 75

Gymnasts and Gymnastics. Howard. 5 25

JUST PUBLISHED.

Histort of North American Birds. By Prof.

Baird, Dr. Brewer and Mr. Ridgway. Tnree

volumes. 30 00

Field Ornithology. A Standard Treatise on

Taxidermy, with Check List of North Amer- I 2 75
ican Birds. Check List alone E Cones... j 75
By remitting the exact amount any of the above
works will be forwarded by mail.

Forest and Stream Publishing Co.,

-m /-ITT A TTT * lr —- U ORK,

NO. 17 CHATHAM ST., NEW
AND 125 S. THIRD ST., PHILA.

New Work by Dr. Coiies.

Field Ornithology .

A complete treatise on collecting birds and prepar
1?? them for the^ cabinet. Covers the whole ground

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 64 Wall St., N. Y.

- - - ~-- '-'V'TV.IO nuuJC gruunu

thoroughly, enabling the tyro to become an expert
Taxidermist. This is the

Standard Treatise on Taxidermy.

IT ALSO INCLUDES A
Check List of North American Birds,
Classified and named according to the

to IV. American Birds.

Manual of Instruction and Check List together
beautifully bound in fine cloth, $2.50.

Check List alone, pamphlet, printed to cut up for
labeling specimens, and for recording field observa
tions, 75 cents.

. . _ _ NATURALISTS’ AGENCY,

and booksellers generally. Salem Mass

jyii.$ceH;mcou'j.

TYETW XOHiv

STATE ASSOCIATION

FOR THE PRESERVATION Op

GAME AND FISH,

THE ANNUAL CONVENTION

of this Association wiil be held at

Osweg-o, IV. Y

On or about the

FIRST WEEK IN JUNE, 1 874 ,

Under the auspices of the

Lea ther Stocking Club

OF OSWEGO, N. Y.

It is proposed and expected that this meethwwill
eclipse all previous ones held in this State, both &
regard to value of prizes and number of clubs partic¬

ipating.

A BENCH SHOW OF DOGS

Will be held at the same time, under the direction of
the State Association.

One day during the meeting will be devoted to

FLY CASTING & IRIFLE SHOOTING,

The remainder of the week to shooting from the trap

Sufficient wild pigeons have been secured to insure
a fair trial to every person who may participate.

The magnificent hotel erected in Oswego by Mr,
Doolittle, capable of accommodating 500 guests, will
be opened June 1,1874. The additional accommoda-
tion afforded by this hotel enables the Leather Stock¬
ing Club to assure all visitors that ample accommoda¬
tion for all can be procured at any time during the
meeting.

Circulars and other information concerning the
meeting will be cheerfully furnished on application to

J. F. MILLER,

Secretary Leather Stocking Club, Oswego, N. Y,
"A. C; MATT00N,

President N. Y. S. Sportsmens’ Ass’n, Oswego, NY.

J. B. KLOCK,

1st Vice President, Syracuse, N. Y.

h. a. Richmond,

2d Vice President, Buffalo, N, Y.

JOHN B. SAGE,

Recording Secretary, Buffalo, N. Y.

SILAS M. ALLEN,

Corresponding Secretary, Oswego, N. Y,
S. M. SPENOK,
Treasurer, Rochester.

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, IVevr York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN ,

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Elies
a specialty. _ _

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED T .

AMERICAN PHOTO - LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts. Pen an
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Aiem
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

3 We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
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Fishing Tackle

Rods, Reels, LineSj Artificial Flies, Nets*
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Split Bamboo Fly Rods and

OE THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP-
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\ NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1874.

Volume 2, Number 14
17 Chatham St. (CityHall Sqr.)

For Forest and Stream.

THE ROYST ER ER’S PARADOX.

BY A. J. M’GINKS.

[Late Dialect Professor in St. X's College , and now Resident Director of
a Street Crossing Company.] ^

M USING near a Limestone Quarry,

Micaceous lava by my side,

Wrapt in melancholy—sorry,

I watched the trapezoidal tide.

The Tmesis singing in the skies
With stereoscopic euphony,

The harsh Ophidian’s towering cries,

Ne’er roused my deep cacophony.

At length I woke in climax wild
And peering thro’ the glimm ering sheen,

Upstarted, wondering how beguiled
Had sulphuretted cynics been;

For, right before me stood a form
Arrayed in cataplastic guise,

And in his hand, from murder warm,

A syncope of hugest size.

He waved his sarabund on high,

His catapnltic visage frowned,

While flashed his therapeutic eye
On fossil bivalves crusted round.

“Thou subterfuge!” I hoarsely cried,

“What pericardium brought thee here?

Thou diatribe of perchloride!

Prepare to meet thy lager beer!”

The beetling cliff incumbent reared
Behind the Roysterer’s paradox,

And soon his concrete head appeared
Infinitessimal on the rocks.

MORAL:

When prophylactics raise their heads,

Or Legislative lenses frown,

Ne’er pause where plastic folly weds,

But strive at once to knock them down.

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ITS charm s" FOR S PORTSMEN.

M ANY of the journals and periodicals have occasion¬
ally made mention of the famous Yellowstone Val¬
ley of Montana, and have spoken of its many natural
wonders and curiosities, but few, if any, have made any
reference to its advantages as a field for the sportsman.
Of its famous geysers, its curious mud fountains, its frost-
lihe incrustations of every hue and shade, its magnificent
lakes, its thermal springs and varied scenery, accurate ac¬
counts have been given by Donne, Hayden, and others.
But that it is the favorite summer resort, the Newport and
Saratoga of the grizzly bear, the California lion, and innu¬
merable varieties of fur-bearing animals, and of the feath¬
ered tribes; that the lakes, both large and small, fairly teem
with trout, and, as one writer says, “there are no small trout
there, few if any weighing less than a pound,” almost no
°ue has heard.

This natural basin was once the crater of an immense
volcano, the smothered fires of which still burn far below,
showing their power by the immense jets of water, some¬
times three hundred feet in height and ten in diameter,
which they force up. At present it appears as a sheltered
valley, from twenty to forty miles in diameter, at an alti-
u ue of some 6,500 feet above the level of the sea, well
hooded and watered, and surrounded by mountains whose
tops are covered with eternal snow. Entrance to this val-
e y is through the canon of the Yellowstone, and this can
c gained only during the months of June, July, August,
jmd September. There is also a trail over the mountains,
ouehing the upper end of the valley leading from the great
r ° s hone Falls and head of the Snake River, via the head
Waters of the Madison and Gallatin rivers—both of which
ave valleys similar to, but much smaller than the Yellow-
tb° Ile ~~ t<) tlle & reat Buffalo range between this district and
c Missouri. This is known as the Bannock trail.

The sportsman will go by the Pacific Railroad to Evans¬

ton or Cheyenne, and thence to Fort Ellis, Montana, which
last place is but five or six days from the Great Basin, with
fine hunting and fishing all the way. He will require heavy
clothing, and all the requisites for camping out. The travel
will not be found especially difficult, nor will the danger
be great, as the Indians, having a superstitious reverence
for the valley, believing it to be the abode of the Great
Spirit, never enter it. Says one writer:—“The only traces
of Indians we had seen were some shelters of logs, rotten
and tumbling down from age, together with a few poles
standing in former summer camps; there were no fresh
trails whatever. Appearances indicated that the basin had
been almost entirely abandoned by the sons of the forest.
A few lodges of Sheepeaters—a branch remnant of the
Snake tribe, wretched beasts who run from the sight of the
white man, or any other tribe of Indians—are said to in¬
habit the fastnesses of the mountains around the lakes,
poorly armed and mounted, obtaining a precarious subsist¬
ence, and in a defenceless condition. We saw, however,
no recent traces of them. The larger tribes never enter
the basin, restrained by superstitious ideas in connection
with the thermal springs. A party of three can travel with
perfect safety, so far as Indians are concerned, in any part
of this district by keeping watch upon their horses at
night, as the lions would make short work with them if an
opportunity was afforded, horseflesh being their favorite
diet.” Whether the present Sioux imbroglio will make
any difference in this respect I am unable to state, but in
so far as the Great Basin itself is concerned I presume it
will be little or none.

To give an idea of the abundance and variety of game I
append a few paragraphs taken from the official report of
Lieut. Doane, Secorfd United States Cavalry, who visited
this valley in 1870. This officer started from Fort Ellis,
Montana, on the 22d of August, struck the l r ellowstone in
about eight hours; entering the valley through the great
canon of the Yellowstone. The Yellowstone abounds in
trout; the writer says:—“The Yellowstone trout are pecu¬
liar, being the largest variety of the genus caught in waters
flowing east. Their numbers are perfectly fabulous, but
their appetites extremely dainty. One may fish with the
finest tackle of eastern sportsmen, when the water appears
to be alive with them, all day long, without a bite. Grass¬
hoppers are their peculiar weakness, and, using them for
bait, the most awkward angler can fill a champagne basket
in an hour or two. They do not bite with the spiteful
greediness of the eastern brook trout, but amount to much
more in the way of subsistence when caught. The flesh is
of a bright yellow color on the inside of the body, and of
a flavor unsurpassed.”

I think all the Yellowstone trout are salmon trout, though
the brook trout is, I believe, caught in most of the moun¬
tain streams of this region.

“Our mess table was here supplied with antelope, hare,
ducks and grouse killed during the day (on the march), and
with fish caught ad libitum in the afternoon.”

Passing through the canon, and arriving at the mouth of
Gardiner’s River, the Yellowstone “at this point shrinks to
half its usual size, lost among boulders of the drift, innu¬
merable masses of which choke up the stream in many
places, forming alternate pools and rapids, which afforded
great delight to the fishermen of our party. Coming into
camp in advance, passing through a grove of pine on the
margin of a little creek, I was met face to face in the path
by two magnificent buck elk, one of which I wounded, but

lost in the woods. Shortly afterwards Mr. S- started

up a small bear, which also got away. The ground was
everywhere tracked by the passage of elk and mountain
sheep, and bear signs were everywhere visible.”

Three miles below the Yellowstone Falls the chasm is
1,050 feet deep; on the “caps of the dizzy heights above
the mountain sheep and elk rest during the night.”

Entering the Great Basin over the high ridges, as they
descended they “found a large flock of mountain sheep,
very tame, and greatly astonished, no doubt, at our sudden
appearance. Elk were feeding in small bands on the other
side of the valley, and large flocks of water fowl were fre¬

quently seen sporting in the river channel. Here trout
were caught in abundance.”

At the Great Yellowstone Lake, at the mouth of creeks
emptying therein, 7 are “large, swampy districts, flooded,
and the resort of myriads of water fowl. The waters of
the lake “abound with trout to such an extent that the fish
at this season are in poor condition for want of food. No
other fish are seen; no minnows, no small trout. There are
also no clams, crabs, nor turtles— nothing but full grown
trout. These could be caught in mule loads by wading out
a few feet in the open waters at any point, with a grass¬
hopper bait. Two men could catch them faster than half
a dozen could clean and get them ready for the frying pan.
Caught in the open lake, their flesh was yellow; but in bays
where the water was strongly impregnated with chemicals,
it was blood red.”

“The whole valley is filled with pools of water, a resort
for great numbers of waterfowl. The ground was trodden
by thousands of elk and sheep. Bear tracks and beaver
trails were also numerous, and occasionally was seen the
footsteps of a California lion. During the night we were
several times disturbed by the dismal screaming of Cali¬
fornia lions, and in the morning found their huge tracks
close around the camp. In the evening a grizzly bear, with
cubs, was roused by some of the party, but as they had not
lost any bears she got away with her interesting family
undisturbed. These animals are very numerous in the
basin, the green grasses, berries, and pine nuts affording
them abundant supplies of food. The small lakes are per¬
fectly alive with otter, which may be seen playing upon
their surfaces at nightfall by hundreds. Beaver, mink,
and muskrat are also abundant.

“In the evening large numbers of fish were caught, Pri¬
vate -catching fifty-two large trout fall that two men could

carry , in less than an hour. In the early morning we were
serenaded by a couple of lions, their melancholy voices
echoing through the heavy forest with a peculiarly wild,
mournful sound.

“The water fowl on the lake deserve a passing notice.
These include swans, pelicans, gulls, Canada geese, brant,
and many varieties of ducks and dippers. There are also
herons and sand hill cranes. Of pelicans, immense num¬
bers sail in fleets along the lake, in company with the ma¬
jestic swan. The gulls are of the same variety as those
found in San Francisco harbor. I think the pelicans are
identical with those found in the great lakes on our north¬
ern border, but am not sure, as we did not get a specimen.
There are several low, flat islands in the lake, which are
always white with them at the close of the day. Of the
birds and animals of the forest, I have seen of each several
not down in the books—comprising, of birds, a sort of large
mocking bird, two varieties, belonging, I think, to the
genus ‘corvusf two kinds of woodpeckers; two or three
specimens of grouse; also a guide bird, resembling a black
bird, but larger. I saw but one of these, the day I went
to the bottom of the Great Canon; it hopped and flew along
from rock to rock ahead of us during the whole trip down,
waited perched upon a rock while we were resting, and led
us clear to the summit again in the same manner, making
innumerable sounds and gestures constantly to attract at¬
tention. Others of the party remarked birds of the same
kind, and acting in the same manner. The common birds
of the basin are eagles, hawks, ravens, ospreys, prairie
chickens, and grouse. Of animals, I saw several species
of squirrels and weasels, which do not appear in the books.
We saw no snakes of any kind in the basin.

“Crossing the river we moved down to a central point of
the valley, and camped in a little grove of pine timber near
the margin of a small marshy lake, around which were to
be seen numerous fresh signs of buffalo, driven out by the
noise of our hasty intrusion.”

It will thus be seen that the abundance and variety of
game is not exceeded in any other part of the country, and
from its being undisturbed by Indians is comparatively
tame, so that no difficulty would be found in “making a
large bag. ”

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Lieut. Doane made the entire trip r from Fort Ellis and
return in tliirty-four days, and part of that time was unable
to travel on account of a severe “whitlow.” He adds:—
“The difficulties of the journey amount to but little after
the various routes have been laid down correctly. From
the 1st of June to the 1st of October the climate is very
mild considering the location. Both the climate and vege¬
table growths of the Great Basin are strikingly different
from those of the surrounding country. The summer,
though short, is quite warm, notwithstanding the elevation
of the district, Bains are frequent in the spring months,
and the atmosphere is comparatively moist. All the grasses
grow rank, and are not of the seeded varieties common to
the country, being green and luxuriant when the lower val¬
leys are parched by the sun. Ferns, huckleberries, thim¬
ble-berries, and other products of a damp climate abound,
all being of diminutive growth. It is a miniature Oregon
in vegetable productions, the pines being about the height
of those on the East Virginia shore, and other growths
lessened in proportion. Mosquitoes and gnats are said to
be numerous in the early summer, but we saw none at
all. The snows of winter are very heavy, but the cold is
not severe for such an altitude. Doubtless the intense heat
and immense amount of hot vapor evolved exert a power¬
ful agency in moderating the rigor of the climate. The
basin would not be a desirable place for winter residence.
As a country for sight seers ‘and sportsmen,’ it is without
parallel; as a field for scientific research it promises great
results; in the branches of geology, mineralogy, botany,
zoology, and ornithology, it is probably the greatest labo¬
ratory that Nature furnishes on the surface of the globe.”

All of the above is corroborated by Hayden and others
who have since visited the valleys and classfied its flora and
fauna. What a magnificent field for the sportsman! Who
is bound for the Great Yellowstone Valley this summer ?

Monmouth.

For Forest and Stream.

HUNTING THE WILD TURKEY.

T HE wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is, without doubt,
the finest game bird on this continent. Large, with
burnished plumage, spurred and bearded, he is a magnifi¬
cent fowl. The flesh is tender and juicy, and as gamey in
flavor as a partridge. His endless variety of food makes it
always procurable, and in season he is never found thin in
flesh. To hunt him successfully in regions where he is
much sought after and shot at, requires the utmost skill
and tact on the part of the hunter, and an intimate knowl¬
edge of all the habits of the bird. Exceedingly shy, with
a keen eye, an acute sense of hearing, a quick flight and a
fleet foot, he is extremely hard to get within range of.
After many hours spent in calling or stalking him, just at
the moment you think he is safe for a “bag” a slight move¬
ment or exposure of part of the body of the hunter, the
breaking of a dry twig or the cocking of your gun, is suffi¬
cient to alarm him, and he is off instantly.

In the spring, when they “pair off,” is perhaps the most
favorable season for hunting them. The voice of the gob¬
bler is now heard in the land, and a few evenings since the
7:30 train bore away to the “Pine Hills,” on the borders of
a quiet stream fifteen miles east of this place, two mighty
slayers of the gallepam. They were armed and equipped
as the law directs—each with a mighty ten bore, cooked
rations, and some that were not cooked, a tin coffee pot,
etc. The next dawn found them in the woods, with listen
in«- ears and cautious footsteps. Occasionally they gave a
yeTp on their well tried callers, but no response. They
hooted in imitation of the night owl; all was silent. They
then separated, “Senior” taking a route along the foot hills,
and “Junior” striking down a narrow beech ridge that ran
parallel with the creek. After walking until the sun was
rising, the weary “Senior” sat down to rest and refresh
himself. He had gained the summit of a steep hill, and
his seat was a step-like rock. Behind him, a little higher
than his head, as he sat, was another rock that reached to
the level summit of the hill, and hid him from view from
that direction. In the valley below wandered the placid
stream. The “sweet south wind” sighed softly through
the tops of the lofty pines, and swayed the branches of the
forest trees just budding into leaf. "'All nature was putting
on her spring garments. The woods were vocal with the
sono-s of the birds; the squirrels frisked about, looked in¬
quisitively at the hunter, and then ran off to practice gym¬
nastics on the swinging boughs.

All this beauty and freshness and gladness was enjoyed
by the mighty hunter. After resting awhile, he gave a few
call notes in imitation of Madame Gallo. Instantly there
came a gobble in response that made his heart bound, and
sent the blood tingling through his veins. It almost made
the old ten bore vibrate, it was so near and so sudden. This
gobble was followed by one from a turkey a little farther
off. The nature of the ground prevented either hunter or
hunted from seeing each other. The nearest turkey was
not more than thirty feet off; the other as many yards.
The hammer was drawn back without a click, and as the
turkey was right behind him “Senior” had to turn round
to shoot. Cautiously he turned, but his foot touched a
loose stone and sent it rolling down the declivity. This
was enough for Gallo. Instantly, with a loud “cluck,
cluck,” a rush, and flapping that stirred the dry leaves like
a whirlwind, he took wing, but in vain. For an instant
“Senior” followed him with his gun, covered him, and
pressed the trigger; there was a cloud of smoke, a report
that shook the'everlasting hills, and the immense bird fell
with a thud, cut down line a bob white in mid air. At the
report the other turkey took wing, and, well for him, got
a tree between himself and the enemy. Thus he flew until
almost beyond shot. The old ten sent a whistling shower
of lead after him, but he was in a hurry to go, and only
left his card.

Mean while, “Junior” had not been idle. He had called
up and killed a fine hen, and after waiting half an hour
heard a gobble in answer to a call. This old fellow was so
near that “Junior” had barely time to flatten himself on
the ground before he came in sight. He was a splendid
bird" with blue head, shining feathers, and sweeping beard.
But he had heard the sound of battle from afar off, and
was on the alert. He moved round on the left flank, cau¬
tiously scanning every object. It was impossible for “Ju¬
nior” to move without being instantly seen. He watched
the turkey from the corners of his eyes, scarcely daring to
breathe, nis gun lying cocked in his grasp. To lie still till
the turkey comes within range, and then spring up and fire
is his only chance. Hearer comes the turkey, almost in
shot. Then suddenly, as if he had discovered the enemy,
he gave two loud clucks, qui-va-la, and commenced moving

off. A quick shot, and he falls, but is up again; another
shot, and he cannot fly, but still keeps running. “Junior”
lays down his gun and gives chase, but the swamp into
which the turkey runs is too soft to support the weight of
the hunter, aud the mighty gobbler passes out of sight.
“You will have to roost lower for the balance of your days,
old fellow,” is the soliloquy of “Junior,” as he sat down to
get his breath. “If I could only have found a log to hide
behind I would have bagged you.”

After returning to the bivouac, making an immense hole
in the commissariat, and killing their birds over again
about three times each, and resting their weary limbs for a
while, they again took the war path. “Junior,” while sit¬
ting on the summit of a steep hill, heard a low yelp. He
laid flat on the ground, and answered the call. The tur¬
key—a young lien—came up within close shot, but was
concealed below the hill. Fearing she would get around on
the flank, he gave a call, and in doing so made a false note,
at which she rose with a cluck and perched in a tree just
overhead; but her feet had scarcely touched the limb when
she fell backward, her head riddled with a charge of shot.

“Senior” was in the bottom, and seeing fresh “sign” sat
down by a fallen tree and commenced calling. Soon there
came an answer right in front, and with cocked weapon he
awaited the coming. After a little time the yelp was heard
close behind him; the turkey had made a detour and had
got in his rear. First a young gobbler came in view, then
a hen, then another and another until eight were in view.
The hunter was on “the wrong side of his works,” and in
a perfectly open place. He could not move, and the birds
were not quite within range. They came a little nearer
and stood with heads up, looking intently around. At last
they made out the enemy, and with many clucks made
slowly off. ’Twas a long shot, but the only chance, so he
let drive at the nearest one, a hen. She fell, fluttered an
instant, and then took wing; but, partially stunned by the
shot, she flew nearly towards the hunter, who dropped her
neatly with his left. In an hour another hen was called
up, and as she stuck her head from behind a tree to get a
look at the foe, had it filled with shot, and fell with many
a flirt and flutter. “The sweet south wind” had by this
time risen almost to a gale, and, roaring through the trees,
made it impossible to call any more, or the whole flock
might have been bagged, as they were well scattered, and
came readily to the call.

Late in the afternoon, as the hunters were returning to
the station, while sitting down to rest, they heard a “gob¬
ble,” but could not make out the point from which it came,
and could not get an answer to a yelp. The turkeys came
on however—an immense cock and a hen—but passed by
out of range, and disappeared in an impenetrable cypress
“brake.”

The birds bagged—five in number—were all in fine flesh,
the cock weighing twenty-two pounds, and your humble
servant managed—as the old woman said about the rye,
after they got it made into whiskey, “to worry down a
little”—of one of them, although he was not stuffed with
foi gras. “Guyon.”

Corinth , Mississippi, May 25th, 1874.

For Forest and Stream.

FARMERS vs. SPORTSMEN.

T HE question whether game is the property of the
owner of the land on which it maj r have been bred,
and the right of the sportsman to go there for the purpose
of shooting it, is causing much discussion, and an issue is
created which the sportsmen will have to meet before long.
Already has the war-cry been sounded by the farmers in
Ohio, and there the first battle is being fought, but with
what result it is at present difficult to surmise; but per¬
haps it will be decided before this reaches you. No matter
which party may succeed, that will not be the end of it,
for if defeated the farmers will try it again, and if the
sportsmen should be the beaten ones, most assuredly will
they try next year to have the law repealed. And now
that the ball has been started rolling, the farmers in other
States will give it a kick and keep it rolling.

As usual, there are two sides to this question, and at the
risk of being decried by my brother sportsmen, I take the
side of the farmer. I know it is usual to picture the far¬
mer as a gouty, unaccommodating individual, actuated
by mercenary motives in not allowing shooting on his land.
That this is the case in some instances I will not deny, as I
have known instances where farmers prohibited shooting
on tlieir land because they desired to trap the game for
market. But these, I think, are the exception; and where
is the rule without it? A whole body of men must not be
judged by a few. My experience and sense of justice to
all compels me to say that in the majority of instances I
have found farmers clever and accommodating; but like
every other class of persons they like to have their rights
and property respected. And who is there that does not?
No man likes to see his rights ignored, and therefore why
should a farmer be expected to sit quietly down and hold
his tongue because a party of men—strangers to him—de¬
sire for their gratification to tramp over hispioperty? And
has not the farmer good cause for his objection? Is he not
often absolutely damaged by these forays on his property?
and not only that, but, besides, gets cursed and abused be¬
cause he objects to this injury, and dares to assert that his
rights to his property are to be lespected.

I know whereof 1 speak, for 1 have seen it. One instance
of many similar will suffice to substantiate my statement.
Not very long ago, when out shooting, I drove up to a far¬
mer’s to ask permission to shoot on las land, when I found
quite an altercation going on between him and some four
or five men. They were abusing him in a most disagree¬
able manner. Every low, vulgar epithet that could be
thought of they applied to him, and one went so far as to
threaten to blow Uie top of his head off. And all this, as I
afterwards found out, was because lie ordered them off his
place, for the reason that they had gone on without his per¬
mission, and had left the bars down and let his cattle out.
I asked and obtained his permission to shoot; all he asked,
he said, was to put the bars up and not break the fences
down. He said no gentleman would go on his property
without asking his permission, and he would not allow any
but gentlemen to shoot on it.

Now r , had that man not just cause for complaint, and
was he not right in demanding that permission he asked of
him to shoot on his land? 1 know of one instance where a
farmer and his son on Long Island had to go over twenty
miles to get their cattle back that had been let out by
“shooters” leaving the bars down, and of another where a
farmer’s wife, while sitting at dinner opposite the open

door, received some pellets of shot in her neck from m
guns of some men who, having come on a bevy 0 f •
the orchard, regardless of their close proximity to the h ln
blazed away. U0Use

These were in neither instance country loafers w at
Y ork “shooters.” It must be borne in mind that evervm
that shoots is not a sportsman, and therefore this unsn • II
manlike class must be legislated for, and consequently!?'
innocent, as in all other cases, must suffer for the en'k
Don’t be angry, gentlemen, but unfortunately we are as v i
only novices as sportsmen in this country. l

good shots, but being a good shot is not of necessity bein
a sportsman. What constitutes a sportsman is more tl ®
that, and certainly he should be a gentleman. There ar
course many exceptions, and therefore let it be understood
that I do not include all in this statement, but am drawi
the line between a sportsman and a “shooter.” ‘ WIn £

In consequence of the great abundance of game lieret
fore, and the wanton destruction of it, the effect has be*
more to rear up pot hunters than sportsmen. It is to d
that we are developing the sportsman. Qa ^

That game, because it lives on a man’s land is not h’
property—that is, not his to do with as he likes, shoot it in
or out of season as he pleases, or snare it, I most fully b
lieve. It is under the protection of the law, and therefore
he is amenable to the law, and bound to observe its nrovi
sions in regard to it. But no one can deny that the land is
his, and that he has the right to say who shall or who shall
not go on it to shoot. A man’s house is his castle and his
land his domain, and is not the domain entitled as much to
protection as the castle?

Supposingany gentleman should purchase a tract of land
and go to the expense of stocking it with game, will any
one say that he has not the right to prohibit persons from
going on it and shooting? Would it not be a trespass and
ought not the law to afford him redress? Such an idea is
absurd, and would entirely subvert all personal mbt in
property. Then, is not the farmer entitled to the same pro¬
tection? ^

Increase the penalties for violating the game laws and
bring the farmer under restraint from snaring the game and
at the same time pass a good trespass law, protecting’ the
owner of the land and his proper.y from ruffian shooters
Do this, and I am satisfied that the real sportsmen will bn
better off for it.

I am sure if owners of property were asked permission
to shoot on their land, instead of trespassing without it
in nine cases out of every ten there would be no objection’
for the very act of asking would show that the owner’s
rights were respected, and his authority over his property
acknowledged. J

In fact, if sportsmen are not more careful of the farmer’s
interests, game shooting on residential property and leased
lands will have to be hired by the sportsman, and eventu¬
ally become a matter of purchase.

The question need not be one of war between farmers
and sportsmen if wise counsels and conciliatory measures
prevail on both sides, but can be settled satisfactorily to
both parties. And this is another of the many things to be
settled by the Natioual convention. Mohawk.

New York , May llth, 1874.

For Forest and Stream.

' FOX HUN TING IN ENGLAND.

THE COUNTRY OF SHAKSPEARE—NOTES OF TRAVEL.

I AM making a short sojourn at this inland watering
place, which will be well known to ail American tour¬
ists who have paid a visit to the country of Shakspeare.
It takes its name from the river Learn, which flows lazily
through the town, two miles further on to join the Avon,
when, gliding under the walls of Warwich Castle, by world
famed Stratford, and battle plain of Tewkesbury, it min¬
gles its waters with the Severn and so to the sea. On one
side of the river the ground rises gently, and on the other
it is level, and the open country stretches before the eye
for miles—a country of pleasant mansions standing in
wooded parks, of trim farm houses, of fertile fields, of
shady lanes and well kept roads.

Leamington owes its very existence to its mineral waters,
the virtues of which became known about seventy years
since; their celebrity has caused it to rise from a village
consisting of a few miserable mud huts to one of the most
populous, well built, and thriving spas in England. These
waters—both saline and sulphur—are still held in the veiy
highest repute, and are used as a cure for many diseases,
and as a general tonic. But it is not solely as a watering
place that Leamington is famous; it is situated in the heart
of the finest fox hunting district in England, and is yearly
the resort of crowds of aristocratic British sportsmen, who
make it their headquarters during the hunting season.
Every morning the streets are thronged with red coated
riders on their way to the “meet.” One of the neighbor¬
ing packs of hounds daily meets within a few miles of
Leamington during the season, often within easy walking
distance. A meet is one of those sights peculiarly Eng¬
lish. At tollbar, village inn, cover side, ruined castle, or
country hall, it is alike picturesque. If at the latter, there
is always a hunting breakfast given to the sportsmen, when
game pie is washed down by copious draughts of cham¬
pagne or “badminton.” These English hunters s.ill main¬
tain the reputation of their Saxon forefathers, renowned in
history and song as mighty feeders and revellers. At the
meet all classes are to be seen; the high toned swell in well
fitting scarlet coat, buckskin breeches, and shining boots.
The whiteness of his breeches and the polish of his boots
are his principal anxiety in life. It is considered a calamity
to have a speck upon either previous to the “throw oft,
although in five minutes afterwards they may be covered
with mud. Many swells drive to the meet with aprons
covering their legs, so that they shall not be soiled by the
falling out of the cigar. Then we have the lady riders, in
closely fitting habits and coquettish hats, looking most
charming, and dangerous to the peace of mind. Fanners
muster strongly, and vary considerably in their dress ana
appointments, many of the younger imitating the finery o
the swells. A few sporting tradesmen, a veterinary sur¬
geon or two, a horse dealer, and some boys on ponies max
up the mounted throng. Carriages of all sorts are P reseD ^
mostly filled with fair ladies, who have not the courage t
follow the hunt on horseback. Around these carriages in
sportsmen linger until the hounds arrive, and headed oj
the master and the huntsman trot to the neighboring ?o e
and proceed to draw it. Then every one presses to the iro »
anxious to have a good start, but fearful that the fox m ;
go away from the side of the cover opposite to that wn

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tliey have taken their “coign of vantage.” The bell-like
note of the hounds is heard as they find the scent, and
shortly after the bugle sounds the joyful cry “gone away.”
There is at first a dangerous rush of horsemen, following
in the wake of the hounds, but after the first half mile they
tail off, and only the real riders are “in it.” There are few
physical joys in this life like a glorious burst across coun¬
try. Little by little to find you are creeping to the front,
till at last none are left before you, and you are riding neck
and neck with the master, or some other staunch man and
true; the hounds in front, running well together, seeming
as if they could be all covered with a table cloth. To be
one of the few in at the “check” or “the death,” seems to
the true fox hunter about tlie only thing worth living for.
And the- there is the ride home through country lanes, the
glass of home brewed ale at village inn, the soothing'cigar
passing away the time till you reach Leamington, when the
warm bath refreshes you for dinner, and you eat as only
fox hunters can. The next day, if you are too tired to re¬
peat the sport, you walk around, and find yourself in about
the cleanest and handsomest town in England. The pub¬
lic gardens, in fine weather, will bo crowded with the gol¬
den haired daughters of England. There are maidens fair
to see at Leamington, as well as at Neimar. “Beware!”
In unfavorable weather there are promenade concerts in
the Jump Rooms, a handsome and spacious building where
the visitors assemble to drink the waters and retail gossip.
At night, if you wish it, you may attend a ball at the As¬
sembly Rooms. Alike to the sportsman, or the health or
pleasure seeker, this place has attractions, and no American
should recross the Atlantic without making a sojourn here.

S. J.

Crown Hotel, Leamington , Eng., March, 1874.

For Forest and Stream.

THE QU EBEC CO UNTRY.

I N a recent series of articles, descriptive of wild sporting
life in Canada, published in Forest and Stream, I
have endeavored to draw our sportmen’s attention to a
grand though undeveloped sporting country that rivals our
Adirondacks and Maine woods, and which in point of ac¬
cessibility is but a few hours behind. For the benefit of
those unfamiliar with this region I have designated it as the
Quebec country. It embraces an extent of some hundred
miles north of that famous and antiquated city. I say
hundreds of miles in extent, for the sportsmen, however
much of an ambitious or exploring turn of mind, would
scarcely undertake the journey through to Hudson Bay or
Labrador, though these are its boundaries proper. Within
the distance I have prescribed there is still a vast unex¬
plored mountanous tract, among which are numberless
lakes, rivers and streams affording each and all such fishing
and pleasant enjoyment in the wild camp life as are not to be
had elsewhere short of the Rocky Mountains; I do not even
except Newfoundland.

The Jacque Cartier is the first river of any importance
which you strike after leaving Quebec. It is twenty miles
distant from that city and is the boundary of the settle¬
ments to the north. The river is extremely picturesque in
its meanderings among the numerous islands with which it
is dotted and affords some excellent trout fishing. Salmon
fishing is still to be had lower down, though it is almost
depleted of that fish. It is navigable for canoes for fifty or
sixty miles from its mouth, with but few portages. For
fuller information of this river see “Hallock’s Fishing
Tourist,” which devotes considerable space to a description
of a memorable week spent upon it.

Two day’s tramp from the Jacque Cartier is the St. Ann’s,
a shallow rapid river flowing between high precipitous
mountains expanding at intervals into large deep pools, in
which lurk some of the finest fish I have ever had the
good fortune to take. One of the largest of these pools is
called the Peche a Maleolm, an account of which I have
given to the readers of Forest and Stream. Bet ween the
two rivers are many large lakes, deep among the mountains.
To atari Grande Lac and the lakes of the river Aux Pin's,
afford the finest fishing. It has been no unusual thing for
me to take in one day’s fishing some twelve dozen fish with
a fly in the Tontari Lake and not one wasted. What we
could not use were salted and brought out when we re¬
turned. _

Two Indians only, hunt and trap over this section, and
large game is therefore very abundant. Caribou and moose
can be successfully pursued here in fall and winter. Spring
and summer being the close season, they are not molested.
The lakes abound in ducks which breed on the Islands.

Outfits must be of the lightest, for everything lias to be
carried on the back of the guide over high mountains.
Leave this matter to the guide and let him procure under
your supervision whatever is needful and nothing more.
You must expect to carry your own little traps. No tent is
requisite,as a bark camp can be soon constructed with little
labor.

For guides, we can refer to but few. George Neil,
Robert Douglas and young Fat. Cassin, all of Valcartier, are
good men. "'Indian guides, if preferred, and I prefer them
myself, can be obtained at the Indian village of Lorette, on
the road to Valcartier. Cliarlo Gros-Louis, Francis and
Etienne are good reliable men. I know them personally
and can confidently recommend them. There are others
doubtless equally as good. All speak enough English to
get along with.

Charles Wolff of Valcartier will accord all sportsmen a
cordial welcome and put them on the road to good sport.
He dispenses his hospitality in true Canadian style. The
cost of a trip of two to three weeks duration, including fare
to and return, will not exceed $60. Quebec is reached from
New York by Hudson River and Lake Champlain to
Montreal and thence to Quebec by boat. The return trip
by Lake Memphremagog and Green Mountains and Connecti¬
cut Valley, is one of the most charming of rides.

G. M. Fairchild, Jr.

For Forest and Stream.
HOW TO SHOOT AT LONG RANGE.

NUMBER SEVEN.

r l my letter No. 5 I described a slight change in the
present system of marking, merely consisting of divid¬
ing the iron targets into foot squares. Many targets, in¬
deed, are now so divided. The squares would then be in¬
dicated by the simple means shown on the diagram given
hereafter, which it will be seen aids the memory so much
that persons using it would soon be able to remember the
number and letter, even if not marked on the target.

In match shooting it is difficult to see how the process
can be properly conducted by less than three persons—he
who fires, he who marks the hit on ihe target and scores
the bullet mark, and he who at the firing-stand records the
hit.

Suppose we are firing at a full sizelarget. The first hit
is on the square A. The marker puts his disk on A, and
the recorder lias no difficulty in deciding from its position
wliat square it is, aided by the signal flag. He enters A,
and 2 for an outer. The next is B 3, also an outer. E is a
bull’s eye, counting 4, and so on. At the larger ranges it
would probably be necessary sometimes to aid the record¬
er’s sight by the use of a telescope. In a short time all
parties would have a picture of the target in their minds,
so they would know the position of such squares when
they heard its name called. If a rifleman hears A called
he knows that lie must aim lower, and to the right; if B 5,
higher and to the right; if F 2, a trifle lower, etc. His
rifle register would look something like the following:—

Date— June 6 th, 1874.

Range —Creedmoor; target 20 .

Distance —Nine hundred yards.

Rifle —Remington target; 44 calibre.

Cartridge —Eighty-five grs.; Hazard; musket size; ball,
560 grs.. patched and greased.

Angle of Elevation —Two degrees, thirty minutes.

Day —Clear and bright; cloudy after one P. M.; three
minutes more elevation required.

Hi Wind —Riglit; brisk.

Diagram.

A

•

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

)

K

L

M

1

e

1

•

2

•

•

3

•

A

9

*V

5

•

No. of Shot.

Name of Square.

Points.

A

2

B 3

2

B 5

2

I 2

3

E 4

4

F 2

4

M 1

2

Total.

.... 19

Average...

.... 2-?l

The system of marking now used at Creedmoor, with
this addition, would, it seems to me, be preferable to the
new method proposed to be introduced at Wimbledon.
The simpler any system of marking is the better.

If the telegraph wires were to be used in conjunction
with this system they would be arranged just like a hotel
indicator. The marker at tlie but would press the knob
lettered B 8 , etc., and indicate this at the firing station.
This would, however, be an expensive system, as there
would have to be an indicator at each firing point, unless
the indicator was attached to a cable like a military tele¬
graph, and coiled up or uncoiled as the point was changed.

It is easy to see how this proposed system might be made
to almost do away with shooting off ties, for although sev¬
eral of the squares have an equal relative distance from the
centre, yet artificial values might be given to them, and then
ties would happen very seldom. T.C.C.

—The following ancedote of a dog “faithful unto death,”
we believe to be perfectly true. When the Dutch were
endeavoring to quell the Belgian Revolt in September 1830,
a young officer followed by a rough terrier dog, was killed
in Brussels, on the 21st of September. The dog sat beside
his master’s dead body, licking his face. At length tlie
body was removed for burial, the dog following it, and the
terrier remained for three days beside tlie grave. It then
went back to the spot where its master had fallen, laydown
on the stone pavement, and would attack any one who
tried to remove it. Some cruel people beat it with sticks,
and at last chased it, away, but a day or so afterwards it
came back, but was at last driven off by the carriages.
When the dog returned once more to the public square
where his master had died, he was worn to a skeleton,
from hunger and grief, but never left again the narrow
place where he had seen his master last alive. A director
of the Brussels Museum, a kind hearted man, saw the poor
dog, surrounded by a rabble of street urchins, who were
pelting him with stones. He dispersed them, and on en¬
quiring into the animal’s history, had a kennel built for
him, and gave some money to the guardian of the public
square, to expend in food for the faithful creature. Tlie
dog soon recovered strength. The children in time soon
knew his story and pitted him. He was gentle, up to a
certain degree, yet not one of them dared walk over the
spot his master had fallen, without his flying at them. In
fact he raiely moved off more than ten yards from a partic¬
ular flag stone. The dog lived for eight or ten years, and
in 1838, the dog and his kennel were seen by a gentleman,
who has told us the facts. We have seen this story stated
before pretty much as above, but we were somewhat skep¬
tical about it, until reassured on the best authority, that it
was true in every detail.

How to Keep Fuus. —Make a bag (we use feather-bed
ticking) large enough to hold your furs. Be sure they aie
free from moths or eggs; put them in the bag, tie them
tight as you would a bag of wheat, and they will be safe as
long as you wish.

—In Barnesville, New Brunswick, is a domestic cat,
whose five kittens having been drowned, she adopted a
litter of foxes which she discovered in the course of her
disconsolate wanderings in the neighboring woods. A St.
John gentleman has offered $100 for the lot.

—Thousands of sportsmen use Knnball & Co.’s tobacco because it is
the best.

—Ask your dealer for Kimball & Co.’s tobacco, or send to them for a
supply.

JP^ i§oir*e mjcl the (jjjiourfie.

Chinese Horses. —“Two or three times a year,” writes
a correspondent of the Journal Ofliciel du Trot , “troops of
horses come to Pekin from Mongolia. By the aid of
Chinese horse-jockies Europeans make their selections.
Not one of the horses have ever been groomed or mounted,
and it is by no means easy for even an expert in horse flesh
to know what kind of animal it is he buys, covered as the
horse is with a thick coat. Having purchased your horse
then commences the real work. Usually the beast is five-
year-old, a gelding, and gashed all over with scars where he
has been cut during his travels. His mane falls clean down
to his knees, you can’t see his head for his fore top, and
his tail sweeps the ground. It takes no end of care to dress
him up in order to get at the real shape of the beast. It
requires some management to take him all of a sudden
from a life in the plains to the stifled atmosphere of a
Chinese stable. The Chinese horse has got wonderful
straight sinewy legs and a pretty game head, though not
generally elegantly built about the body. One thing about
These horses which gives no end of bother is, their dislike
for Europeans. They are as gentle as can be with the
Chinese, but when an European approaches them, they
curl back their ears, squeal with temper and do their best
to kick you. It has happened to me more than once on my
travels, to have been worded by them. I remember one
winter day—when at some distance from tlie city, just about
niglit fall, when it was bitter cold—to have tied my horse
up by tlie bridle to a tree. The wretched beast kept me
busy for a full hour before I could mount him. The
blessed Chinese, who might have helped me, seemed to
enjoy the sport. Fortunately, after a while, lie wound
himself up by the bridle, and at the risk of having my
brains knocked out, I at last got on his back. Vicious little
brutes as they may be, they have nevertheless no end of go
in them. Usually they are pony built, hut with a weight
of 150 pounds, I have known a little fellow to run his mile
in two minutes and eight seconds, and the two miles in
four minutes and thirty-five seconds. Where, however
the Chinese horse excels is for long journeys. They will
go all day without feeding, and at night, if they get a spare
handful of hay or straw, sprinkled with a little bran or
meal, they are all right for a long journey next clay.”

—The Kentucky Association of Lexington, Kentucky,
commenced the spring meeting on May 11th. There were
sixteen entries for the first race, the Plienix Hotel Stakes,
for three year olds, one and one-eiglith mile dash. Six
started. The race was closely contested, McGrath’s Aaron
Pennington winning by two lengths, Excel and Big Fellow
making a dead heat for the second place. The others were
not placed. Time—1:57£. The second race was mile heats
for a purse of $300. There were seven entries, all of whom
started. Jerry won in two straight heats. Time—1:44£;
1:46.

—The Chickasaw Jockey Club, at Memphis, Tenn., ter¬
minated on May 8 th the most successful meeting which has
ever taken place over this course. The first race was a
hurdle race, over six hurdles, distance about a mile and a
half, for a purse of $ 200 . Captain Hutchinson and Chief
Engineer made the running from the start, the Chief lead¬
ing for one mile, when Captain Hutchinson came to the
front and won by one length, Limestone coming second
with a rush, and Chris. Doyle third. The next race was
the Chickasaw stake for three-year olds, two miles; $50
entrance, club adding $400. Wm. Jenning’s Ballankeel
beat Pine & Scott’s King Pin, after a pretty race, runniug
neck and neck for one mile and three-quarters. Ballankeel
then drew away, coming home the winner by two lengths
in 3:47. The last race of the meeting was a Handicap for
beaten horses, mile heats, purse $200, won by Emir in three
heats. B. F. Carver won the first heat, and Emir the
others. Time—1:47±, 1:47£, 1:49£.

—At the Newmarket first spring meeting, held May 8 th,
Apology won the 1,000 guineas stake. La Coureuse took
the second money, and Blanchefleur came in third. The
betting just previous to the commencement of the race was
3 to 1 against the winner, 3 to 1 against La Coureuse, and
10 to 1 against Blanchefleur. There were nine starters.
The summary is as follows:—The 1,000 Guineas stake, a
subscription of 100 sovs. each, half forfeit, for tliree-year-
old fillies, 8 st. 10 lbs. each, the owner of the second filly to
receive 200 sovs. out of the slakes, and the third to save
liis stake; R. M. (59 subscribers):

Mr. Launde’s ch. f. Apology, by Adventurer, out of

Mandragora. i

Mr. Lefevre’s b. f. La Coureuse, by Stockwell, out of

Weatherbound. 2

Lord Falmouth’s b. f. Blanchefleur, by Saunterer, out of

Queen Bertha. 3

—Fowlers speak of a sege of herons and bitterns, a herd
of swans, cranes, or curlfews, a depping of sheldrakes, a
spring of teals, a covert of coots, a gaggle of geese, a bade-
lynge of ducks, a surd or sute of mallards, a muster of
peacocks, a nye of pheasants, a bevy of quails, a congrega¬
tion of plovers, a walk of snipes, a fall of woodcocks, a
brood of liens, a building of rooks, a murmuration of star¬
lings, an exaltation of larks, a flight of swallows, a host of
sparrows, a watch of nightingales, and a charm of gold¬
finches.

—John P. Moore’s Sons, the celebrated gun importers and
jobbers of all kinds of articles suitable for the field sports¬
man, have removed from their old stand to a more com¬
modious and central location. Sportsmen visiting the city
will find all the goods at their new store necessary for the
gun, rifle and dog. Their address is 300 Broadway, N. Y.

—Tlie old established house of C. Field <& Co., importers
and manufacturers of kid and buckskin gloves, have re¬
moved to 739 Broadway, N. Y. This house makes a
specialty of leather leggings, buckskin shooting coats
and in fact will make any tiling necessary for tli “sports¬
man’s wardrobe.

For Forest and Stream.

THE BITTER END.

T O die, with the crown cf victory
In the soldiers’ fainting grasp,

Is sad as the death of a fated groom
Who a widowed bride shall clasp!

Bat the bitterest end that Fate can send,

£« the ead ©f aa angry .wasp. j, j >

212

FOREST AND STREAM

PARODY ON THE BEGGAR’S PETITION.

[from the sporting magazine of 1802 .]

P ITY the sorrows of a poor old mare,

Whose trembling limbs scarce keep her from the ground;
Whose wearied days are lengthen’d to despair,

For I am lame and wretchedly unsound.

Yon alehouse sign erected near the wood,

With tempting aspect drew me from the road,

To shelter there—for “entertainment good
For man and horse” was painted on the board.

Haidis the fate of the infirm and poor !

Here as I craved a handful of their hay,

An ostler drove me from the stable door,

To seek again my solitary way.

Oh! take me to yon hovel’s straw-built shed,

Keen blows the wind and piercing is the cold*

Oh! spare some litter for a scanty bed,

For I am lame and miserably cold.

Should I reveal the sources of my pain,

How long I’ve borne oppression’s direful sway,

Your hand would not withold some little grain,

And I in humble gratitude would neigh.

Myself descended from the noblest race,

Oft from Newmarket’s course the palm have borne;

Or ran the foremost in the joyful chase,

When roused to action by the sprightly horn.

Hard riding makes the stoutest horse decline;

Hard riding brought me to the state you see;

May your own horse’s fate be ne’er like mine
The foal of famine and of misery.

Doom’d to draw sand, I labor’d thro’ the day,

With toil oppress’d, to earn my master’s bread;

Then turned adrift, this dreary waste to stray
Unheeded and unhoused, and worst of all, unfed.

Blind Dobbin, late companion of my age,

(Oft did the cruel whip his carcase flay)

Fell, stumbling fell, sad victim to blind rage.

And left the cart and cruelty to me.

Pity the sorrows of a poor old mare, &c.

<giz1l §ultur L e.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cnltur-
ists’ Association.

^ GRAYLING IN MONTANA.

W E are enabled herewith to add another important chap¬
ter to the history of the American grayling. Of the
perfect accuracy of the statements there can be no doubt.
The author is a surgeon in the U. S. Army (with which'he has
been connected since 1846),-and was a medical director of
the Department of Dacotah. Strange to say, he never
knew of the existence of the Michigan grayling until the
publication of Mr. Mather’s letter in Forest and Stream,
which was very thoughtfully sent to him by Dr. Coues, of
the Smithsonian Institution, with whom he had correspond¬
ed and talked about the Montana grayling long previous.
Thus, facts are gradually being developed which we have
no doubt will identify this fish as one of our familiar resi¬
dents, hitherto scarcely deemed worthy of notice. Whether
those of Montana and Michigan are different varieties, or
whether they are identical with Richardson’s thymallus
signifer of Mackenzie’s River and the 62d parallel, remains
to be ascertained. We are promised additional information
of the Montana fish next July, after the streams get low,
subsequent to the June rise:—

The very interesting letter of Mr. Fred. Mather at page
164 of your present volume, the notice of the “Mich¬
igan Grayling” on page 168 in the same number (April 23,
1874), and the statement in your “ Answers to Correspond¬
ents,” March 19th, that “there are no grayling * * * in
the United States, so far as has been discovered, except in
Michigan,” lead me to think that “ What I know about
grayling ” may be not without interest to your readers.

In the summer of 1860 I accompanied a detachment of
troops from Fort Benton, the head of navigation on the
Missouri, to the Columbia River, over the route known as
Mullan’s Wagon Road, then just opened. All of the region
traversed by this road, east of the Rocky Mountains, was
then a wilderness—the discovery of gold in Montana was
made some jmars later—and the virgin- streams, uncon¬
taminated by placer-washings, made of it a fly-fisher’s
paradise. In these streams, flowing southward to the Mis¬
souri, I took, beside Lewis’s trout, many fish of a species
which the distinguished naturalist, Dr. J. G. Cooper, who
accompanied the expedition, believed to be as yet unde¬
scribed. The adipose fin indicated its relationship to the
Salmonidse; and certain peculiarities—especially the large
dorsal fin , recalling the drawing of Back’s grayling in
Richardson’s “Fauna Boreali-Americana” — induced me
to suggest that it was probably a thymallus , in which
opinion Dr. Cooper concurred.

The fish in question abounds in the same waters with
trout—is a much bolder biter* taking the fly readily—but
makes less fight than a trout of the same size. It ranges
from a quarter of a pound to a pound and a half.
Of the hundreds I have taken, none, I think, exceeded the
latter weight. It is known to the rustics in Montana as the
“ half-trout but sportsmen of that region have for years
spoken of it as the grayling.

On the 9th of July last I took from Sheep Creek, a tribu¬
tary of Deep Creek, which flows northward into the Mis¬
souri, some miles above the Great Falls, about seventy of
these fish and perhaps a dozen trout. The mouth of Sheep
Creek is about 65 miles southwest of Fort Benton, and 45
miles northeast of Helena, M. T.—as the crow flies.

A few weeks since, being enabled by the kindness of
Prof. Milner to examine at the Smithsonian Institution
seme specimens of the Michigan grayling preserved in
alcohol, I recognized at a glance my old Montana acquaint¬
ance, with a difference not at first noticed; the general
form, size, scales, and the Y-shaped or imperfectly crucial
black spots were identical; the colors appeared to be the
same; but, on closely examining the large dorsal fin, I was

surprised to find a faint tinge of red , and still more sur¬
prised to learn that in the living fish, it is very marked.
Nothing of the kind had ever struck me in the Montana
grayling; nor have I fever seen the vivid colors so vividly
described by Mr. Mather, which, did they exist in the
Montana fish, it would seem impossible to have overlooked.
I should never think of calling the Montana grayling a
“ brilliant ” fish.

An effort will be made to have some specimens from
Montana forwarded as soon as practicable to the Smith¬
sonian Institution, and. to obtain notes of careful observa¬
tions of the colors in the freshly taken fish, a copy of which
I will endeavor to send you.

Enough is already known to warrant the statement that
the grayling abounds in Montana; that the species is almost
certainly identical with that found in Michigan, the dif¬
ference in color being possibly a sufficient ground for dis¬
tinguishing it as a variety of the latter ; and that it has been
well known as a grayling to sportsmen on the head waters
of the Missouri for ten years or more.

In every stream in which I have seen it, trout were also
abundant. On the expedition of 1860, I landed together a
trout and two grayling, with a cast of three flies.

J. F. Head.

JSt. Paul , Minn., May 4th, 1874.

V --

The Michigan Greyling—Seth Green’s Reconnois-

sance.— The following notes from'Seth Green’s diary have
been kindly furnished us according to his promise, which
our readers will join us in acknowledging with thanks:—

“ I left Rochester with M. A. Green April 28th at 6
P. M.; arrived at Detroit at 6 A. M., April 29th; left De¬
troit by Bay City Road and arrived at Bay City at 12:30
P. M. I found D. H. Fitzliugh and Lem. Jewell, the
guide, on hand; (they are the pioneers of grayling fishing
on the Au Sable) with provisions and camp equipage all
right. We left Bay City at IP. M., and arrived at Gray¬
ling, or Crawford, at 5:30 P. M.; found a good hotel kept
by a Mr. Hart wick; had grayling for supper and breakfast;
they were cooked to a turn; started on 30th down the river
in two boats, Lem and I in one and Mr. Fitzhugh and my
brother in the other; the boats are propelled with poles;
Lem. is a star, with him in the stern the boat goes where he
wills it. There are plenty of men that can row, but to
take a boat down and up such rapids, and over and under
such logs as there are in all grayling rivers, is no fool of a
job, and any man that undertakes it without a Lem. will
get one end of him wet before he gets far; and if he goes
down the river eight miles he will walk back just eight
miles and send a Lem. for his boat. All the natives that
live in the neighborhood of these rivers know how to use a
pole with great skill. We had proceeded down the river
about two miles when I heard a splash; it was not Lem. nor
myself, but one of the parties in the other boat was floun¬
dering in the water. He got out, went ashore and built a
fire, got a change of clothes, and got warm, then started
again. When we had arrived at the camping grounds,
eight miles farther down, we had caught fifty grayling, and
before our tent was fairly pitched there were some of them
broiling on sticks and some in the frying pan. They are a
good eating fish, but I would rather have a trout or some
other kinds of fish; but I think they would satisfy the ap¬
petite of any man after a day’s fishing. They have a pecu¬
liar flavor, such as I never have tasted before; the flesh is
firm and coarse-grained and is free of bone as a trout’s.
They rise at a fly as readily as a trout and make a good fight
before you land them. They take the same kind of flies
that trout do; a number six hook is about the right size;
but I caught them on flies tied on number four and up to
number twelve. For the benefit of those that would like to
know what I think the best taking colors for grayling flies,
I have sent the last leader and flies I used to Andrew Clerk,
48 Maiden Lane, New York.

We slept in camp four nights, mercury ranging from 16
to 20 degrees above zero. It thawed during the middle of
the day and that was the time we took grayliug. We caught
about sixty per day, weighing from two ounces up to one
pound; they average one half pound. They commence
spawning in the Au Sable April 1st and are done spawning
April 12; they spawn on gravel bottom in the most rapid
water. They make a hole in the gravel and cast their spawn
and cover them up the same as trout do. The spawn is
transparent and as large as the smallest size of brook trout
spawn. I think they are about forty days in hatching. The
temperature of the Au Sable is 40 degrees. It is filled with
springs and 1 think they make it their business to cast their
spawn where there are springs in the rapids. They had
done spawning when I was there, but 1 dug 106 spawn
out pf the gravel and brought them home without the loss
of one. 1 shall hatch every one of them. They are far ad¬
vanced; some of them are trying to break their shell now.
I took them from three different beds. There were about
ten days’ difference between the age of the spawn. I was
disappointed when I came to dress the grayling to find they
were through spawning, and to be equai to the emergency
1 dug enough out of the gravel to experiment with. The
106 spawn will put the country one year ahead in hatching
them. I think it would be difficult to strip the spawn from
them without killing the fish, but that can be overcome by
using the Ainsworth screen or A. S. Collins’ roller. I left
the town of Grayling, May 5th, with eighty large grayling in
eight twelve-gallon milk cans, and arrived at Caledonia at
11, A. M., the 6tli, with the loss of one dead and two hurt
so that I killed them. Mr. Collins has charge of the gray¬
ling and spawn at his Caledonia Trout Ponds. He will
keep the papers posted. I found by talking with the
land-lookers and trappers that there were eight rivers in
which there were grayling—namely, the Au Sable, Manas-
tee, Muskegon, Boardman, Cheboygan, Augray, Rifle, and
Marquette. The Cheboygan has both grayling and brook
trout. Some of the above rivers empty in Lake Huron, and
some into Lake Michigan.

Some years ago Prof. Agassiz wrote a full description
and drawing of the English grayling and their habits.
Those found in Michigan are the same fish.

Yours, Seth Green.

—We regret to learn that of the 190 grayling transported
last month from Hersey River by Mr. Fred. Mather, of
Honeoye Falls, N. Y., only a hundred or so remain alive.
Those that died were sold to Mr, Sutherland and served at
his restaurant in Liberty street some ten days ago. As to
Mr. Mathers query as to whether trout and grayling inhabit
the same streams, there is abundant evidence that they do.

We have seven letters from Michigan, all hastening to
authenticate this fact, and from them we learn that the
are found together in at least three rivers, namely the
Jordan, the Bowen, and the Boardman, all of the Grand

Traverse region. We quote from one of these:_

“I have fished those waters for the last seven years and
have had very fine sport, both with grayling and trout
The grayling, for a short spurt, is much the gamiest fish of
the two, but they do not hold out like a trout. They f r( f
quently, however, after being hooked spring two and even
three feet out of the water. The best fly I ever found for
them in June and July was a brown hackle. As to the
flesh, I would not snap my fingers for choice of them and
trout. Yours, Fisherman.”

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—It is proposed to stock the Marsh River and its tribu¬
taries in the town of Brooks, Maine, with land-locked sal¬
mon, black bass and smelts.

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STOCKING THE HUDSON.

” New York, May 4,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In common with many others, I have read the essays and remarks at
the late annual meeting of the Piscicultural Association, and was pleased
to learn that so much has already been done to increase the supply of fish
to say nothing of the hopes of achieving much more. But, after all, the
public estimates the importance of all projects by their practical results
and so (interesting as may be the history of success in raising speckled
trout, grayling and other small game fish) the oi polloi are eager only
for the introduction of large food fish to our waters and tablos. Beyond
the circle of anglers of which I am glad to count myself one, it is hard to
interest the general public in such things as fly-fishing and the stocking
of preserves. And thus we are brought to the subject of the introciuc*
tion of shad and salmon.

We know already what has been done in shad culture, and trust that
our Fish Commissioners may succeed in procuring laws for a proper
“close time.” There is no other reason why one hundred million shad
fry should not be annually placed in the Hudson and other rivers of our
State, instead of five or ten million as now.

We are not fully informed as to the progress made by our commission¬
ers in the introduction of salmon, but I fear they have allowed them¬
selves to be deterred by seeming obstacles from attempting this experi¬
ment on a scale commensurate with its importance. I trust that Mr.
Roosevelt and his confreres in authority will accept all the California
and Penobscot salmon eggs and fry which Mr. Baird can furnish, and
place them in a dozen of the numerous suitable streams running into the
Hudson between Glenn’s Falls and Troy. The Boreas, Ausable, Saranac
and many rivers running into Lakes Champlain and Ontario might have
a few thousand placed in them; but for purposes of commerce and in.
dustry I regard the Hudson as the important point. The only obstacle
is the dam above Troy; but as every salmon fisherman knows, this is
hardly an obstacle, and can be easily remedied in time for the return of
the salmon to the place of their birth two or three years hence. On
freshet the salmon could run up this dam as it now is, and the cost of a
fish way would not be great. Considerable inquiry in Canada as to the
value of fishways introduced there of late years has convinced me that
these devices have met the decided approbation of salmon, as evidenced
by the use of the facilities thus afforded on many streams where their
passage to the headwaters had been obstructed by dams for, in some
cases, thirty years.

I trust that our Fish Commissioners will "stock the Hudson with all the
salmon fry they can get, and continue to do so annually. It does seem to
me so important that the free offer of salmon fry by Mr. Baird should
be availed of, that I hope our journals may take up the subject. Never
has an opportunity of establishing a new industry so cheaply and on so
large a scale been offered. Let ns embrace the chance, and there is no
reason why our Hudson River fisheries should not become more import¬
ant than the take of our shad seiners.

The introduction of salmon also into our inland lakes would be an in¬
teresting experiment. Cut off from the sea, I think the result would be
the production of something like a Schoodic or land-locked salmon, the
gamest fish of its size that swims. But the Hudson River is the im¬
portant point, and now is the time to begin. This season should not be
lost. I understand that Mr. Slack has still many thousands of young
California salmon fry to distribute. Manhattan.

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AS TO LOBSTERS.

* Rochester, N. Y., April 28,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I wrote the lobster article to set the people to thinking and experi¬
menting, and I am sure that it will be the means of making lobster cul¬
ture a great and thriving business in a very few years. I am sure it can
be done, and if it cannot it will not be many generations before they will
become extinct. I believe they have a certain season for spawning, and
that if they were put in any small body of water near the large body of
water that they were taken from and only a small neck of low land be¬
tween their large natural water and the small place of confinement, that
they will walk over. They will surely, if they can walk on land. I
know the fresh water lobster can and would. There are but few people
that know anything of the great reasoni ng and instinctive knowledge of
dumb animals. Seth Green.

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Winchester, Ya., May, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream;—

I am sorry to inform you that the Virginia Legislature has again failed
to make an appropriation for the furtherance of her fishery interests. The
bill passed the House but was defeated in the Senate by a small majority.
This untoward result has been owing partly, no doubt, to the lamentable
condition of the State finances, but mainly, I fear, to culpable ignorance
of the importance of the subject on the part of many of our “legislators,
so called,” as Bill Arp would say. However, the friends of the fish wil 1
keep “pegging away” u’ntil we achieve our ends.

Yours truly, A. Wale.

\iitnml history.

DO QUAIL WITHOLD THEIR SCENT?

Editor Forest and Stbeam:—

1 have shot quail for years, shot thousands of them, and tried my best
to find out if they do, but I don’t know. E. S. Wanmaker says that “a
wet bird, or a dead one, a running bird, or a wounded one, a good dog
will readily find.” I have never yet seen the dog that could smell a live
quail three feet when there had been a brisk rain falling long enough to
give the birds and their cover a good wetting. I have shot O'er dogs
that had no trouble in trailing them before they were flushed, and the
same dog utterly failed to do it after they had been flushed, particularly
if the birds had run over dead leaves. I have seen dogs point single
quail (closely hid and of course badly frightened) from one to two rods
distant, and have seen the same dog go within a foot of one that had
just been shot dead and not smell it. As to smelling a wounded one, n#
dog has any trouble there, and I positively believe that at least one dog
I know can tell by the scent whether a bird is wounded
the wing or not, as he invariably goes for a winged one the moment e
scents it, but points one wounded in the leg or body just as firmly as a
sound one. It is generally impossible for the dog to scent quail jus

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after they have been frightened by a hawk. This seems to confirm the
theory that they do withold their scent, and that they do it involuntarily-
as the hawk does not pursue by scent.

By the way, sportsmen, kill every hawk you can. When you see one,
croucn closely to the ground aud give a few calls in imitation of the
quail, and he will generally come within shooting distance. O. H. H.

' THE WAY I CAUGHT THE MINK.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In the fall of 18721 took my lines and went on a sort of hunting and
fishing excursion to Lake Winnepissiogee. It was one of those calm,
sunny days in November, denominated weather-breeders, when, with my
skates firmly strapped on my feet, I was skimming on the ice m the di¬
rection of a group of islands known as the Forty. Leaving Birch,
Huckleberry and Cow Island behind, I soon gained the Forty, and after
a skate round among them concluded to cut some holes and try my luck
for pickerel and cusk. The ice was about three inches thick and clear as
glass. I cut five holes and fished away awhile, but had no bite. It be¬
ing dull music I thought of taking a look around the shore of one of the
islands, the larger of the group, upon which is a low cabin used as a
place where fishermen stop over nigiit. At the cabin we seated ourself
on one of the rude benches and eat our lunch, read the names inscribed
on the walls, then took our way once more for our lines. As we neared
the shore we saw a splendid mink by the side of one of the fish holes
busily engaged eating our bait. Carefully picking up a stick I made for
him on the double-quick. Instead of attempting to get by me and
gain the shore, he dove right down into my fish hole and began to swim
off under the ice. I ran along, and presently he stopped and put
his nose up against the ice and let his breath go out that made a large
bubble, and this he again breathed in and swam again, not so far as at
first, and went through the same performance, the bubble not near
as large as the first; for three times more he did the same, each time
being shorter, when he stopped under the ice and began to garp and act
like a cat when strangulating. I waited until he was perfectly quiet,
when I cut a hole through the ice and took him out. He was in prime
condition, and fearing he might come to life and be off, I hastened to the
shore and in a few minutes had his jacket stripped off, and depositing
it in the profound depths of my coat pocket, went at fishing in earnest.
When the shades of evening began to draw down over nature and hide
from my view all lesser objects, I could still see looming up far to the
north old Ossipee Mountain, where I had whiled away so many happy
hours rambling amid its wild defiles. At the south was Gunstock Moun¬
tain, its base seeming to rise from the waters of the lake. My fish, of
which I had five pickerel and two cusks, seemed to weigh fifty pounds,
and I was really glad when my house was gained, and I also entered on
my note book a new idea relative to mink life and how they can swim
for some distance under the ice. It seemed strange that he did not at¬
tempt to come back to the fish hole. But I opine he had forgotten the
direction, and hence swam off into deep water. J, L. H.

THE CRESTED FLY-CATCHER.

Nassau, Rensallaer county, N. Y., May 4,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

At your request 1 send you a few notes on the great crested Fly¬
catcher ( Migiarchus crimitus), which will be interesting to some of the
readers of your excellent paper. The vicinity of this place, for reasons
unaccountable to me, is a favorite breeding place for this rare bird. •

The great crested Fly-catcher arrives here at about the 20th of May.
It is remarkably regular as to time of arrival, nearly all arriving at the
same time. Upon their arrival a favorable place is chosen, which is usu¬
ally an orchard with a grove of trees not far distant. Low ground seems
to be preferred to the higher localities. In this selected place the bird,
after finding a mate, spends the season, not more than one pair occupy¬
ing the same place. Although it is spoken of as being a quarrelsome
bird, I have never seen it engaged in a fight. It is of rather shy disposi¬
tion as compared with the other fly-catchers, although it is found near
the farm houses. It is a very lively bird and very industrious in its
search for food. Yon see it in the top of a tall tree, on a sprout near the
ground, and again flitting to another tree, all in the same instant. Its
food, which consists of insects which are caught flying, is seized with a
loud snap of the bill. The notes are of two different kinds, the most
common resembles the syllables T-r-i-p, t-r-i-p, t-r-i-p, which ure uttered
in a very distinct voice, a rolling sound being given to the r. This note
is uttered immediately alter the bird alights, after darting after an in¬
sect, at which time also it frequently flits its tail in the manner of the
other fly-catchers. The other note is a single syllable very much resemb¬
ling the last syllable of that of the common quail, and is uttered in a
loud, clear and distinct voice. . This note is uttered at intervals of two or
three minutes. On the first week in June the nest U commenced. This
species is remarkably regular in its time of nesting. All the birds of the
species in the vicinity nest at almost exactly the same time. The nest
is placed in a hole in a tree, usually in an orchard near the chosen grove,
at an average height of about 10 or 12 feet from the ground, although in
one case I found the nest at least 30 feet from the ground, and have
found it as low as four feet. One instance came to my knowledge last
year of a nest being built in a bluebird’s box, about fifty feet from a
farmhouse and near a walk by which the occupants of the house were
frequently passing, and notwithstanding its rather shy disposition, the
female laid and hatched four eggs. The nest of this species has been
so often described that it is useless for me to do so here, as I find that
descriptions of it agree. The average number of eggs is five. I have
found six in two cases and four in one, finding five in the majority of the
nests. I think that both birds incubate, but both sexes being so nearly
alike in color it is difficult to ascertain. On approaching the nest the
setting bird flies quietly off and immediately commences catching in¬
sects and uttering its notes, seemingly in a very unconcerned manner.
The birds are very much attached to the nest, and if all the eggs are
taken but one the parents will continue to sit until that is hatched.
After the young are hatched the parents are quiet, and the only note ut¬
tered from them till the time of departure for the South is the single
note, and that not very frequently. After the young are fully fledged
they separate, and only the parents continue in the vicinity of the nest.
Thisspecies commences its journey south about the third week in Sep¬
tember. None are seen here after the first frost. It. T. Mobris.
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CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department or Public Parks, i
New York. May 10, 1874. )

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
May 9, 1874:

One Night Heron, Nyctiardea gardeni. Presented by Mr. F. S. Web¬
ster of Troy.

Three Green Turtles, Ohdone viridis. Sab. West Indies. Presented
by Master Wm. J. Halstead.

One Quail, Ortyx Yirginianus. Presented by Miss Kate Heiter.

One black-necked Swan, Cygnus nigricgllis. Sab. Peru.

Two Spotted Hyaenas, Sycena crocuta, bom period of gestation 16
weeks. They are of a uniformly black color, no indication of spots;
born with eyes open. W. A. Conklin.

A Curiosity. —Mr. Asher P. Cole has shown us a trout
with two heads, two sets of gills, four eyes, two mouths and
hut one body. The heads unite just back of the gills.
Each head runs independently of the other. If meat be
placed in front of the creature, both heads go for it. Both
mouths take food at the same time. All the gills are in
working order. The trout seems as lively and healthy as
its brethren .—Wdlsville (III.) Reporter.

[Rather tough—but better two heads than none.—E d.]

r oadland, %mvn and (garden.

BIENNIALS, PERENNIALS, AND TEN¬
DER PLANTS FOR THE GARDEN.

T AKING- up this subject where we last left it, w T e ask
how shall we dispose of this elegant hut very tender
plant we hold beneath our trowel? And to understand
fully what is a tender plant is very necessary to every lady
gardener, as well as skilful cultivator. Very many of the
annuals we have shown will grow freely in the northeastern
States in the ground, and in our open summers.

To fully understand the term tender , you will conceive a
plant which does not usually attain full perfection by the
ordinary mode of outdoor cultivation; such plants as re¬
quire to he grown in pots in the green house. Among such
plants we place the globe amaranth, balsams, and the egg
plant. All such tender annuals may be classed as half
hardy annuals, and can he well grown as such.

Without our biennials and perennials we could not well
get along with our city gardens. They only require a few
judiciously selected plants, to he sure, but then these plants
are to give you much joy or little satisfaction, according as
they are well or illy selected. These showy plants you
will usually place within the border (they are well adapted
for this kind of grouping), as they unfold their rich and
varied blossoms of scarlet and gold both early and late in
the season. They are by no means to be neglected, and
should be reckoned among the flowers as indispensable.
Florists reckon them as the most showy permanent deco¬
rations of the city flower garden.

No garden is complete without the larkspur, phlox, three
kinds; lychris, coreopsis, saxifrage, etc. These plants you
can place in groups in almost any situation with good effect.
Biennials are such plants as yield their blossoms on the
second year, and after their blossoming comes death. Of
these plants we may classify many varieties, which, with
an ordinary amount of care bestowed upon them, will give
a delightful parterre of flowers at a very trifling cost. In
this class of flowers yon may place, as among the most de¬
sirable, the best varieties of digitalis, of which there are
five varieties, and all are very beautiful. We have raised
from the seeds some remarkably fine specimens of this
plant, and would say to our lady friends, sow this very
spring a liberal amount of the seed of the digitalis, and
the plants will grow finely until autumn, when a slight pro¬
tection for the winter of strawy manure will give you in
the spring a fine plot of these always reliable flowers.
From this spring’s sowing you will have next summer, per¬
haps, digitalis of four or five different colors. The pure
white is a fine specimen flower, and we have noticed that
seed saved from the whites always reproduce themselves
in the most perfect manner.

As our object in these sketches is to instruct as well as to
amuse—to give to our lady friends, lovers of fine flowers,
a reliable formula upon which to base their labors, they
will understand that very many of our finest flowers of to¬
day are from the improved culture bestowed upon our old
varieties. Therefore you are to endeavor to reproduce your
own seeds for the future from the best varieties of plants
you can procure. Get the best seeds you can; begin, say,
with the zinnia, a plant of easy culture, and try and im¬
prove this flower by saving the seed flowers of the last
plants. Tie these up and place in paper bags, upon which
is written a whole history of your floral work so far as re¬
lates to this flower, and so on through all your experi¬
ments. Our word for it, this is our own mode of doing
these “little experimental chores,” and they always have
paid us well in the end.

Next in your selection we mention that old favorite in
every garden, known as the canterbury hell, and in this
you have also a reliable flower. The sweet williams, holly¬
hocks, and their kindred are also of the kinds from which
yon should propagate and save your seed. Remember that
you may fortunately raise a variety that will repay you
fourfold for your labor, and hand your name down to pos¬
terity as the originator of such a very desirable and valu¬
able addition to the floral kingdom.

In the autumn sowing of these seeds you can for conve¬
nience use what is called a cold frame, the many valuable
uses of which we shall inform yon in the proper time and
place.

What is called a “florist’s flower garden” yon should now
he told, and also of some of the benefits arising from a
good collection of flowers grown by yourself, as you are
now supposed to “go alone,” and lean less and less upon
the staff of the floriculturist. Strictly speaking, the flor¬
ist’s flower garden has been composed of the following
flowers:—Dahlia, in varieties; hollyhock, ditto; chrysan¬
themums, ditto; tulip, many varieties, large and small;
polyanthus, auricula, heartsease, rununculus, varieties; ane¬
mone, carnation, pink, variety; plckotee, and hyacinth,
and to these old well known standards of the garden you
may if you choose add such others as you can find time to
take good care of. We however would counsel you not to
lay out too much work for yourself just in this place. We
are well aware that a good, bright, warm April day puts
new life into almost every one, and we, like all our friends
who love flowers, are filled with new fancies, new delights,
and desires after the beautiful gems of earth. But let us
stop here for a moment and think over what we have al¬
ready done, and what we necessarily have yet to do, before
we lay out more garden work for the future.

Now, a florist’s bed me?ns a place from which to draw
your duplicated flowers, if necessary, in pots or otherwise,

for selling or setting out, and your bed should he con¬
structed so as to be as convenient for this purpose as pos¬
sible. A rough structure, made with hoards, will often
afford you ample means of multiplying and keeping your
plants on hand through the winter. A good dry cellar,
with considerable light from windows on the south side,
can in ordinary instances he converted into a very good
and cheap cold bouse. If your cellar is located under your
barn you can make your fall beds for the keeping of your
auriculas, polyanthus, carnation, and flowers of that ilk
grown in pots in this manner. Place about six inches in
depth of good clean coal ashes upon such an "area of sur¬
face as you desire to use for your small or large collection
of plants on the bottom of the cellar, of an oblong form.
Over this you can raise your platform of tiles, or in absence
of tiles use plank one and a half inches thick and fourteen
inches in width. Over these you can raise your shelves of
bricks at regular distances to support your pots. After
you have potted off your plants in the fall, you will place
them aside for the present while you attend to another de¬
partment of your garden operations. Potting of these
plants ft>r next year’s use should he done in May, and then
committed to the cold house to rest for the present. Such
plants as of necessity remain out over winter, as the bulbs
of the tulip, the lillium, etc., may he safely protected by a
thin coating of leaves and strawy manure, which should be
removed in the early days of April.

In our next we shall give the results of our own experi¬
ence in the culture of specialties, and directions to ama¬
teurs as well as our lady culturists.

Ollipod Quill.
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SEASONABLE HINTS ABOUT PLANTING.

Kitchen Garden. —Such of the hardier vegetables as were
sown last montli will now be growing, and should he kept
free from weeds, and, as soon as. large enough, thinned.
In most localities all the varieties of vegetable, except per¬
haps tomatoes and egg plants, may be planted in the open
ground now.

Asparagus. —Do not cut until the plants are two years
old, and if they can be left until three all the better for the
future of the bed. Set new beds now.

Beans. —Do not plant until all danger from frost is over;
then plant in rows three feet apart. Limas started on sods
under glass may be set out when cool nights are over; and
when the ground becomes dry and warm seeds may be
put in.

Beets. —Thin out the early plantings and keep carefully
hoed; the thinnings make greens, preferred by many to
spinach. Plant for a succession.

Cabbages , broccoli, cauliflower, etc., all need the same gen¬
eral treatment when young. Set out early plants from the
hot bed or frame, and keep well hoed. Sow for late crops
in the open ground.

Oakpoh. —Sow the main crop when the soil is warm, and
keep clean from the start, or the weeds will soon exceed
the carrots in size, and the crop he injured. *

Celery. —Sow seeds, if not already done, in open ground.

Corn. —Plant as soon as all danger of frost is over in drills
three and a quarter to four feet apart. Plant every week
or ten days for a succession.

Cucumbers. —Plants started on pieces of sod may he set
in the open ground and covered at night with frame or even
a paper to prevent their becoming chilled. Sow seeds in
open ground as soon as warm, and dust the plants when
up with plaster or ashes to prevent the “bugs” from work¬
ing on them.

Egg Plants. —Do not set out until cool nights are over,
and the ground becomes thoroughly warm; then set in rich
soil two feet apart each way.

Lettuce. —Keep the soil around early set plants loose and
free from weeds. Set out new beds and sow seed for a
later crop.

Melons require the same treatment as cucumbers. When
growing well give liquid manure once or twice a week.

Onions should have been sown last month to insure a
good crop. Weed as soon as up and keep the soil stirred
often. Ashes worked in between the rows, and worked in
with a hoe, and a dressing of salt are beneficial.

Parsley. —Soak the seed in warm water, and sow in open
ground, patting down the earth well.

Peas. —Bush before they fall over. Earth up a little when
hoeing. Plant late sorts in rows four to five inches deep,
so that they will not dry out during warm weather.

Potatoes. —Finish planting for general crop, and hoe the
early sorts as soon as up. Just before the potatoes appear
above ground draw a harrow over the rows; this will de¬
stroy numerous weeds.

Radishes. —Sow every week for a succession, and keep
clear of weeds.

Parsnips.—The earlier these are grown the better the
crop is likly to be. Use only last year’s seed. Hoe and
seed as soon as the plants appear.

Rhubarb. —Do not gather from plants set last year. Cut
off all flower stalk's as soon as they appear.

Squashes for late use should be planted by the middle of
the month in rich soil. Treat the early sorts the same as
cucumbers.

Tomatoes. —Transplant as soon as warm enough to the
open ground, setting the plants four feet apart.

Turnips .—Dust air-slaked lime or ashes on the young
plants as soon as up to destroy the black fly which attacks
them.

Flower garden and lawn planting will form the main work
in this department for the first part of this month. E ver¬
greens succeed best when planted some time during the
month. Great care must be used not to allow the roots to
dry by exposure to the winds, as when this happens the
tree seldom survives. Set out ornamental trees at once
before they commence their growth. If any trees need
moving attend to it at once.

Lawns. Clear up all dead leaves, sticks, etc., if not done
before. The lawn should be cut often in order to keep the
surface neat and smooth. If the grass is not too thick
allow it to remain on the ground; it -will serve as a ferti¬
lizer, and also prevent the sun from drying out the roots.

Shrubs.— A selection of early flowering shrubs will give
a place an attractive appearance in spring before the leaves
have started on the ornamental trees. Shrubs flower better
if properly pruned.

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Edgings around beds and walks should be kept neatly
cut, and no grass or weeds allowed to grow on the paths.

Paths .—If any new paths or drives are needed make at
once, and use plenty of broken stone as a foundation, and
finish with gravel.

Annuals .—Sow as soon as the ground becomes warm—at
least by the middle of the month. Keep the beds clear of
weeds.

Perennials should be sown in a separate bed from the an¬
nuals. Sow seed of those now coming into flower as soon
as ripe.

Balbs .—Set out gladiolus, tiger-flower, and lily bulbs in
rich soil. Tuberoses do best if planted in pots and started
in the house before setting out.

Climbers .—Sow seeds of sweet pea, cypress vine, morn¬
ing glory, etc., where a screen is needed and for covering
trellises.

Dahlias started in the house may be planted out now, and
as soon as they commence their growth they must be tied
to stakes.

Do not put all the greenhouse plants out of doors, as is
sometimes done, but keep the house looking well the year
round. This can easily be done if a little pains is taken
with shading .—American Agriculturist.

Wlie Mmttel.

THE ENGLISH FIELD TRIAL CON¬
TROVERSY AND INTERNATIONAL
POINTER AND SETTER CHALLENGE.

W E publish the following letter at the request of the
Rev. J. Gumming Macdona. At the same time we
know nothing of the merits of the case beyond what we
have read in our various sporting contemporaries, nor can
we interfere or be the medium for printing any disputes
that may arise among sportsmen on the other side of the
water. Mr. Macdona is mistaken when he states that we
refused to print it on the ground that it would give our
friends here a wrong impression of the high-toned English
sportsman, and most likely prove prejudicial to the interests
we advocate. We must most respectfully decline to print
any more correspondence on this matter, which has been so
thoroughly ventilated by the English press.

The latter portion of Mr. Macdona’s letter will be found
extremely interesting, owing to the liberality and hospital¬
ity of the challenge. The Rector, with the consent of the
Kennel Club of England, is using his utmost endeavors in
the interest of true sport to revive the International Field
Trial Match between English and American bred pointers
and setters. We fear, however, that it will be impossible
for us to induce any of our field sportsmen to take their
dogs over to England first; for reasons we have frequently
given in this journal:

To repeat, 1st. The debatable theory as to the voyage
injuring the nose or scent of the dog.

21. At English Field Trials they allow no points for re¬
trieving, which would be one of our strongest points.

3d. The superiority of the English professional dog-
breaker, as most of our animals are trained by the owners.

4cli. As we have had no field trials at present, except
some informality over snipe at Pine Brook, where most of
the dogs that entered had been trained and broken, it
would be impossible to select representative dogs of
America, as almost every field sportsman owning a pointer
or setter very naturally thinks that he has the best dog. If
any gentleman thinks there is a chance for his dogs to win
or make a good show in England, this would be a good op¬
portunity to test his pluck and the merits of his animals.
The Rector of Cheadle is evidently so much in earnest to
bring about a field trial contest between American and
English dogs, that he has authorized us to state that pro¬
visions have been made by him for two passages and ac¬
commodation for two or more brace of dogs providing the
American sportsman will consent to go to England.

That the English bred dogs, as a class, are superior for
nose, staunchness, ranging, and retrieving in the field, we
beg leave to dispute. That they may be better under the
command of the English handler or worker, we are inclined
to admit. If Mr. Gf. Macdona, who is now the owner of
the Rector’s kennel of dogs, and who is well acquainted
with our country and its field sportsmen, will kindly con¬
sent to bring over here first a brace or two of pointers and
setters, so as to initiate us in the laws and usage in practice
at English field trials, we will guarantee to find him a num¬
ber of gentlemen who will enter their dogs in a sweepstake
field trial, over quail in the buckwheat and bush, or pin¬
nated grouse in the open or prairie:—

Hilbre House, West Kirby, j
Cheshire, Eng. j

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Yonr leading article of February 7th upon the International Dog Trial
has only been brought under my notice to-day. I am sure you are in the
true interest of sport, that nothing but an upright and honorable course
should be adopted in the matter of this match; and as most flagrant mis¬
representations have been made to you in Mr. Llewellen’s and his break¬
er’s letters, I venture to send you a few lines in reply. Readers of the
JFteM newspaper (our hignest authority upon field sports in England)
know well that every effort on my part was made to bring Mr. Llewellen
to “the scratch,” and to arrange for a field trial between us. The Mar¬
quis of Huntley most kindly placed his estate at Aboyne, in Scotland, at
my disposal for the match, to come off in the second week of August
next, and kindly consented to act as judge in my behalf. I offered to
refer the arrangement of the details to the Kennel Clnb of England (of
which H. R. H. Prince of Wales is Patron). This Mr. Llewellen de¬
clined. I then named five gentlemen of well known standing in the
sporting world. He refused also to accept their decisions; but having
selected one out of the number to act on his behalf, I wrote and informed
him that I was prepared to name my brace, and gave him a week to name
his. I had no reply and concluded he would not go on with it, so I
mated the dogs. The correspondence was sent to Bell's Life last week,
to which I refer yonr readers. One word more about this arcades
umbo, Mr. Llewellen and his breaker. The real source of their chagrin
and peevishness is their having been beaten in the field so often by Mr.

Price and myself . hinc illce lacrymce. “iselleV and “Ranger” have
beaten all the cracks. Mr. Llewellen cannot forgive me for so often
beating him, nor for having bred so many grand setters and pointers,
winners at field trials and on the show bench. He is indebted to Mr.
Laverack, Mr. Statter and myself for all the good he has in his kennel.
It was I that sold him Plunket for £150 sterling. He bought Countess
and Nellie from Mr. Laverack and Dick and Dan from Mr. Statter, and
with all that a long purse can do for a man he has not yet been able to
face us m the field With dogs of his own breeding. This is where the
shoe pinches. Since I sold him Plnnket I have beaten him at the Maynol
Field Trial with a young Irish setter bitch, “Music,” who was first in
the puppy stakes 1872. Since then I gave him a crushing defeat at the
great trials on grouse, at the Bala Field Trials last August, with my
world-renowned setter dog Ranger, bred by myself. This was too great
a sin to be forgiven, hence his long letters of grumbling and snarling
ad nauseam to the papers, until the public were sick of them, and the
Field refused to insert any more. The letter of his breaKer, Buckle,
which you published, is nothing short of a gross insult to the dignity of
the press, both in Europe and America. The covert sneer and insult
conveyed by the words “Mr. Price knowi hospitality will serve where a
bribe would be rejected with scorn, and so he invited the reporters of the
sporting papers to his houses” is beneath contempt, knowing the source
from whence it came. It is perfectly true that Mr. Lloyd Price, in the
exercise of that princely hospitality which as squire of half the county of
Merionthshire, he could so well dispense, invited the chief editor of the
Field and other members of the press as gentlemen and sportsmen, to be
his guests at his house during the field trials. That gentlemen of their
position and character and representing papers of the greatest import¬
ance and respectability should be charged with such a gross breach of
the conventional rules of the Fourth Estate, is, I contend, not only an
unpardonable insult to our press here, but that you should be requested
to publish so great a libel, is an insult to the press of America.

I am still sanguine that American sportsmen will accept our challenge
in the spirit in which it was made, to send over to us two brace of dogs
next August to run against dogs named by our kennel clubs. I have
made arrangements with Messrs. Guion & Co. of the well known line of
Gron steamers between New York and Liverpool, to secure too first-
class passages for two sportsmen, selected to represent America; also
accommodation for two brace of dogs. We will return the compliment
and visit you next year with our dogs. In the meantime you and Amer¬
ica;', gentlemen may rely upon our honor to treat your representatives
with all the fairness, hospitality and courtesy in our power to extend.

J. Cummins Macdona.

P. S.—In Mr. Laverack s letter to you he makes a mistake when he
states “Ranger has three-fourths Laverack blood in him.” Mr. Laver¬
ack, like myself and other large breeders, relies upon his own judgment
in the selection of different crosses to keep up cur peculiar strain. I
yield to no one—not even to Mr. Laverack—the pre-eminence. The
Macdona setter has won and is bound to win in any trial where great
speed, capital nose and lasting endurance is to be obtained. I adjoin a
correct pedigree of Ranger. This letter must be considered a final ans¬
wer to Mr. Llewellen. J. Cumming Macdona.

Macdona ( I Laverack’s Rock. I Garthe’s Major. I Major’s

Quince II j Jones’ Quin f Jones’ Madge. j Moll. j Moll.

(Lort’s Dip. / Lort's Shot. (

f j Lort’s Darkie. f

Ranger ) Quince, Quince II, Madge, Major, Rake, Countess, Ben,
whelped >Bess, Nell, were all champion prize winners at the Birming-
July 1872. ) ham National Dog Shows from 1863 to 1869.

Macdona lHackett’s Rake. ( Grouse, Ilackett s.

Judy j Calver’s Countess [ Nell, Hackett’s.

( Ben. I Burdett’s Brougham. ) Rake,

f Bess. f I - Nell.

SNAKE- BITTEN DOGS.

Jackson, Miss., May 8,187L

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Never having seen anything published in regard to proper treatment
of a dog bitten by a venomous snake, to elicit the same I give you my
experience below, and would like for your hunter naturalists to give rea¬
sons why it is that a dog. being bitten by a venomous snake, never or
very rarely dies. So, at least. I am assured by reliable parties, they not
having recourse to any remedy whatever, but simply let the dog alone.

The incident which causes this letter occurred March 3d, my last hunt
of the season. We had hunted the whole morning, bagging a few snipe,
but finding only one small covey of partridges in the woods. After
luncheon we rode into a large fleid bordered by a strip of bottom land;
through this rau a rivulet into which emptied a drain overgrown with
briers out of the field. It was on this drain my dog Dash came to a
stand. Riding back some distance to a sapling to tie my horse, the covey
flushed, though Dash was fully twenty yards from them and had stopped
where I had cautioned him to “heed” when riding away from him. Only
two birds of that covey were flushed on the drain, the balance had scat¬
tered along the rivulet, which I was about to jump as Dash was on the
other side, when my companion called my attention to an immense
number of tadpoles in a hole of the little watercourse. That delay
saved me from being bitten, for Dash had come to a point at a thick
clump of sedgegrass; not a steady point, but the action that is usual with
him when he first winds game. He slightly wags his tail. As I jumped
across to kick up the supposed bird. Dash gave a yelp and made a
backward spring, falling in doir.g so. My first impression was that a
wasp of some kind had stung him. I was quickly undeceived, my friend
shooting the aggressor, a water moccasin about thirty inches in length,
as he tried to make his escape, gliding out of the grass into the water.
The serpent was nearly shot in two, but showed us he was ready for
battle yet, so wounded we left him. Then I looked at Dash. Two tiny
streams of blood were running from just back of his nose; the hemor¬
rhage soon ceased, the wounds being closed by an excessive swelling
which spread over the whole head and lower part of the neck, the latter
being the last to subside. The swelling increased rapidly, with a yellow
foam, assuming at one time a vivid green color, running both from
mouth and nostrils, the dog meanwhile seemed barely able to keep bis
legs, had a sleepy look, head hanging listlessly, with inclination to lie
down, and it seemed as if he would have given up but for my voice en¬
couraging him, not only to follow us, but keep up with our horses.

The remedy was the next thing; whisky, that old reputed antidote
against snakebites we did not have with ns, nor had they any at the
next farmhouse, but they produced some saleratus on my friend’s in¬
quiry, which he plastered on the wounds and gave him a tablespoonful
dissolved in water internally. I was willing to have anything done in
the hope of relieving ray four-footed companion. On. reaching town one
of our resident physicians, whom we .met, told me to use aromatic spirits
of ammonia on the wounds and to give a small dose internally; the aro¬
matic because the application had to be made so near the nostrils. The
swelling reached its maximum the following day, but had not entirely
subsided in a week. The dog kept his kennel for several days, coming
out only to eat. He now seems to be as well as ever.

Now what is there in a dog to counteract the poison of a serpent like
the moccasin, whose bite is supposed to be of a deadly nature ? Fat can
not come in in this case, for my puppy was bitten in a place where there
is the least amount of fat; veins must have been struck by the fangs of
the snake to judge by the profuse hemorrhage.

In conclusion, I would ask you why Fred Beverly, in his very interest¬
ing account of his travels in Florida, uses the word “hammock,” where I
think he means “hummock?” Geo. C. E.

[1. Possibly Professor Goode, of the Smithsonian, who is well read on
“snaix,” can solve the problem. 2. “Hammock” is the word in use m
Florida.— Ed.] __

—M. Francois Ubassy lias challenged Albert Gamier to
play him a match game of billiards of 1,000 points up for
$500 aside, according to the champion cup rules. He
■wishes the contest to come off as soon as possible, as he in¬
tends sailing for Europe at an early date.

hitiomil | fnfiimes.

Secretaries and friends of Athletic. Base-Ball, Cricket and
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Mondr,
each week.

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—On May 5tli the championship season was opened
upon the Union Grounds, Brooklyn, the first content
being between the Atlantic and Baltimore clubs. It rained
in the morning, and the patrons of the game thinking no
contest could take place did not go over. But the Haiti
moreans began play with their opponents at 4:20 P M
and the Atlantics opened their batteries on the veteran’
with such effect that the close of the seventh inning saw
the “Canaries” nearly dead birds by the score of 24 to 3
a worse defeat than they had sustained at the hands of the
Philadelphians the day before. The next day the Baltf
mores encountered the Mutuals on the same field the
ground being in good condition and about a thousand
people present, which number would have been more than
doubled had the tariff been in accordance with the times
and 25 cents instead of half a dollar. On this occasion the
Mutuals found it difficult to defeat the Baltimores, as the
appended score shows:—

Mutuals—0 0 113 110 1—8

Baltimore—0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 —5

Umpire, Dehlman. Time 2:40. Earned runs, Mutuals 3

Baltimores 1. ’

On May 8 tli the Athletics visited Brooklyn for the first
time this season, and played a model game with the
Atlantics, the contest occupying but an hour and a half and
being played with but two errors on the Athletic side and
seven on the part of the Atlantics. The score of runs each
inning was as follows:—

Atlantic—0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0—2

Athletic—0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0—5

Umpire, Coney. Earned runs, 2 to 2.

The Mutual and Athletic game of the day following was
in striking contrast to this match, the gentlemanly deport¬
ment and quiet earnest play of the Atlantic and" Athletic
match being offset by a regular old-time growling and
fault-finding contest between the Mutuals and Athletics
The game, too, occupied nearly three hours. It
was given away almost in the first two innings by the
errors the Athletics committed. The score of runs each
inning shows the play:—

Mutual—3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0—8.

Athletic—0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1—5.

Umpire, Dehlman. Earned runs, Mutual 6 , Athletic 1 .
The above were the local professional games of the week,

—A singular game was played on May 6 th, on wliich'occa*
sion the amateur Fly Aways caught the Atlantics napping
and defeated the professionals at the Capitoline Grounds by
12 .to 11. The Atlantics had the game in their hands in the
ninth innings by a score of 11 to 6 , but hs the Fly Aways
had the last innings, the latter got in six runs on one base
but could not win the game, important errors by Pearce,
Ferguson and Chapman losing them the game.

—Out of town last week the Bostons defeated the Balti¬
mores by 14 to 0 and 28 to 7. The Hartfords also beat the
Baltimores badly, and the Athletics the Pliiladelphias, the
latter by 7 to 1. The full record of professional games
from May 5 to May 10 is as follows:—

May 5—Atlantic vs. Baltimore, at Brooklyn, 24 to 3 .
May 5—Hartford vs. Athletic, at Hartfoid, 10 to 9.

May 6 —Mutuals vs. Baltimore, at Brooklyn, 8 to 5.

May G—Boston vs. Athletic, at Boston, 10 to 4.

May G—Hartford vs. Yale, at New Haven, 6 to 4.

May 6 —Chicago vs. St. Louis Red Stockiugs, at Chi
cago, 14 to 7.

May 6 —Philadelphia vs. Eureka, at Philadelphia, 17 to 8 .
May 7—Fly Aways vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 12 to 11.
May 7—Hartford vs. Baltimore, at Hartford, 21 to 2 .
May 7—Athletic vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia, 7tol.
May 7—Alert vs. Arlington, at South Orange, 27 lo 7.
May 7—Chicago vs. Red Stockings, at Chicago, 26 to 1.
May 8 —Chicago vs. Red Stockings, at Chicago, 8 to 3.
May 8 —Athletic vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 5 to 2.

May 8 —Boston vs. Baltimore, at Boston, 14 to 0.

May 8 —Philadelphia vs. Princeton College at Prince¬
ton, 15 to 7.

May 9—Boston vs. Baltimore, at Boston, 28 to 7.

May 9—Mutual vs. Athletic, at Brooklyn, 8 to 5.

May 9—Hartford vs. Trinity College, at Hartfoid, 27 to 2.
May 9—Philadelphia vs. Collins, at Philadelphia, 23 to 0.

—The Nameless amateurs of Brooklyn went to New
Brunswick on iVIay 9th and were cordially received by the
students of Rutger’s College, who took them out on their
field and tried to show them how to play base ball, hut
the Brooklyn youths had been there so often before that
they turned the tables on the college youths, and taught
their hosts a lesson to the tune of 17^to 4. The score was
as follows:

Nameless —2 2 2 6 1 0 3 1 0—17.

Rutgers—3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0—4.

The New York Fly Aways the same day took a trip
Eastward to show the Yales how they beat the Atlantics.
The collegians met them at Hamilton Park, New Haven,
and kindly cared for the Yorkers, and finally took them
into camp by a score of 15 to 5. The Fly Aways returned
to town very quietly, and since then Malone has not been
seen. At any rate no report of the defeat appeared in any
of the local journals.

—On Saturday the Nassau club of Brooklyn defeated
the Rosedales at Prospect Park by a score of 13 to 5. A
good game.

—The St. George’s Cricket Club opened the season by
playing a match on their grounds at Hoboken yesterday.
The Union Club of Philadelphia will play a match with
the St. George’s on the 20th and 21 st of May on the grounds
of the latter club.

—We are requested by Mr. Satlierthwait and several
members of the St. George Cricket Club of New York to
publish the following:

All cricketers in the United States and Canada are
hereby cautioned against a person calling himself Henry
Temple, but whose real mime is Billington. He was
captain of the St. Louis Eleven that visited Canada and
Eastern States last fall, and in this way became acquainted
with many prominent cricketers.

During the month of March he succeeded in swindling

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various cricketers in this city, Boston and Chicago, by pro¬
ducing letters of credit purporting to have been issued by
responsible firms in St. Louis. He is well educated, and
having very plausible manners, is a dangerous swindler.

He Ts about thirty-two years of age, six feet tall, stoutly
built, has fair hair, is round shouldered, and is slightly
lame’; anyone hearing of his whereabouts is requested to
communicate with the Secretaries of the Boston Cricket
C ub of Boston, and the St. George’s Cricket Club, New
York, P. O. BOx 922.

—A number of amateur matches were played in Boston
and vicinity May 9th. One between the Harvard Uni¬
versity nine and the Chelseas was won by the collegians by
a score of 18 to 8. The Harvard nine lias procured its new
uniform, which, in looks, is a decided improvement on
that worn last year. The Uticas defeated the Shamrocks
on the Common by a score of 28 to 8.

—At Lowell the King Philips of Boston partially re¬
deemed the defeat of 12 to 0 received a week ago, by de¬
feating the Bartletts by a score of 12 to 5.

—At Lynn, Saturday, the Live Oaks defeated the Kirt-
lands by a score of 31 to 0.

—On Saturday afternoon, a match game was played be¬
tween the Etnas of Boston and the Longwoods of Long-
wood, resulting in a score of 19 to 13 in favor of tlio
Etnas.

—The cricket match between the Harvard University
eleven and the Albion club of Boston at Jarvis Field, Sat¬
urday, resulted in favor of the latter by a score of 90 to 57,
with an inning to spare. The Harvards scored respectively
15 and 42.

—Richard A. Pennell, the champion dumb bell lifter,
who recently elevated a bell weighing 202£ pounds, has
issued a challenge to Henri Joignevey to put up dump bells.
Monsieur Joignevev’s strength is a marvel. Pennell is an
amateur, a bookkeeper by profession. At the National
Amateur Tournament, held recently in New York, he lifted
with his hands 1,211 pounds. It is claimed that Joignevey
elevates a dumb bell 325 pviunds weight.

—The Harvard foot-ball players are making preparations
for the coming matches with the club from McGill Uni¬
versity. Two matches will be played, one by the Harvard
rules and the other in the Canadian style. The ball used
by the McGills is simply a b-adder covered with leather,
and is much harder to kick with than the ordinary rubber
ball. The matches will be played on Tuesday and
Wednesday.

—The following is the score of tte game at New Haven
May 9th, in wliieh the New Yorkers were beaten:—

Yale—1 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 3—15.

Flyaways—0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0—5.

—The Concords defeated the Powh&ttans at the Capi-
toline Grounds on May 9th by 19 to 8.

The Arlingtons defeated the Rivertons of New Jersey on
the same grounds the same day by 27 to 25.

—The Hartfords again beat the Baltimore nine at Hart¬
ford May 11th by 16 to 6.

—The Athletics won their third victory over the Phila¬
delphians May 11th. The following is the score.

Athletics—2 0 0 0 3 5 0 2 0—12.

Philadelphia—2 00040001—7.

Umpire, Mr. Carey, of the Mutuals.

committee of five men of most respectable citizens, some
one of whom has been constantly present during his effort.
As we go to press (Wednesday morning) he has started
on his third day, having accomplished his 170th mile at
12:6:26 o’clock, making 55 miles Tuesday.

He made his start at precisely five minutes after mid¬
night on the morning of the 11th, the track, which is a cir¬
cuit of one-seventh of a mile, having been measured and
certified to by the City Surveyor. It is covered with earth
and shavings.

Mr. Weston disclaims being a professional pedestrian,
probably making the distinction on account of the fact
that he does uot walk on wagers, and the effort he is now
making is in response to a genuine request signed by many
of the best known citizens and scientific men of New
York.

In person he is below medium stature and very spare.
No indication of his immense powers of endurance is
given by his appearance, hU legs being unusually slender,
but an examination reveals the fact that the single cord
most prominent behind the knee is thicker than a man’s
thumb. He was dressed in a fancy walking suit of black
velvet, and wore stout walking shoes, covering his ancles,
laced np in front. Heavy leather leggings above protected
the calf. His gait is not a very remarkable one, having
nothing “professional” in it, but resembling more the
ordinary gait of a rather awkward man on the street. His
hands are swung as in an ordinary walk, and his shoulders
and^liead are moved perceptibly at every step. Although
on examination every muscle of his body seemed in play,
yet there was hardly an effort even after the hundred
miles had been walked more than the most ordinary pace
would demand.

Dr. Taylor and Mr. Thomas Doremus took charge of the
diet and services rendered to the walker. He was only al¬
lowed oat meal broth, beef tea and ci ackers soaked in
coffee during the day, and these he took while walking. He
has no trainer, and beyond an avoidance of tobacco And
injurious food no special training, but is in almost perfect
condition.

After walking twenty-five miles he rested six minutes
and forty seconds, and was rubbed and his head and
hands bathed, while whiskey was poured into his shoes. At
the end of the fiftieth mile a rest of 6 minutes and 1
second was taken, and shorter ones at each tenth mile
thereafter.

Jlnswctig Jpr g£on[C8panchnt$.

We shall endeavor in this department to impart and hope to receive
such infoimation as may be of service to amateur and professional spent s-
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the spoilsman's ci'aft will receive
attention . Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

R. R., Boston.—J. II. Phair has the sole management of the salmon
fishing on the Mirimichi River in New Brunswick.

G. M. C., Philorolis.—Your bootmaker would be able to give you the
best information.

W. H. C.—Can a person catch trout at any season of the year from a
pond that he has constructed and stocked with the same? Ans. Yes;
See Forest and Stream, May 7.

A. De F., New Orleans.—Please inform me where some fishing and
hunting, comoined with pleasant scenery and cheap living, can be had
in Canada? Ans. Near Quebec, on the Jacques Cartier River.

—Ou May 11th the Waverleys of Hoboken and the Stars
of Newark, N. J., played their first game for the amateur
championship of New Jersey on the Elysian Fields, Hobo¬
ken. The game opened strongly in favor of the Newark
boys, who led at the end of the six innings by a score of 8
to 3. In the last three innings the Waverleys improved
their play, and won the game by the following score:

Stars—0 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 3—13.

Waverleys—0 0 0 1 0 2 3 5 3—14.

Umpire, Mr. J. Adler. Time of game, two hours and
ten minutes. The second game of the series will be played
at Newark on the 10th inst.

—The St. George’s Cricket grounds are to be occupied
this summer as follows: By the St. George’s Club on
Wednesday and Thursday; the Knickerbocker base ball
club on Monday and Friday, and the Stevens Institute on
Wednesdays and Saturdays, four days for base ball and two
for cricket.

—Mr. Gibbs, of the St. George’s club is in favor of play¬
ing the Boston club at cricket at the Union Grounds on the
mornings of the days the champions play base ball in
July.

—The Staten Island club open play on Saturday next at
Camp Washington, and the Journalist club at Prospect
Park the same day.

—Mr. Augustus Stevens, of the Union club offers to walk
against any other member of the club for $1,000 a side
from Thirty-eighth street and Fifth avenue to Jerome Park
gate and back. It' no members of the club will accept this
challenge, he proposes to walk against time. Another
member of this club has made a match for $1,000 that he
will heat Mr. Bennett’s time, rain or shine, the same dis¬
tance, start and finish.

The following is the championship record up to May 11
inclusive:

Club.

Athletic.

Atlantic.

Baltimore

Boston.

Chicago.

Hartford.

Mutual.

Philadel'a

Games

Won.

Athletic.. ..

1

2

U

0 I

0 i

i 0

3

6

Atlantic.

n

1

0

0

0 ,

0

0

1

Baltimore..

1

0

0

0

0 i

0

0

1

Boston...

l

0

2

0

0

2

0

5

Chicago. .

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hartford

l

0

2

0

0

1

0

4

Mutual. ..

l

0 1

1

0

0

0

2

Philadelphia..

0

0 I

1 2

0

0

0

0

0 |

2

Games lost

4

1

10

0

0

0

3

3

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Mr. Weston, the famous pedestrian, is now successfully
performing, at American Institute Hall, the unprecedented
task of walking 500 miles in six days. He made his first
115 miles in 23 hours, 12 minutes and 8 seconds, exclusive
°f rest. His time and fair walking ia certified to by a

Target, Philadelphia.—Gun 8 lbs., 12 gauge, 30 inch barrels, central
fire, paper shells, 3£ drachms Dupont No. 1 powder, oz. No. 7 shot,
distance, 40 yards, target 30 inches square. How many shot should be
put in the target to be called first-class shooting? Ans. 130 pellets.

E. C., Shelbyville, Tenn.—Can the trout or ba ss that we have in our
streams (Middle Tennessee) he taken with a fly? Early in the season we
have them from the mill dams with minnows; later in still water with the
troll? Ans. Can tell best when you try them.

Sportsman, N. Y.—What size bore gun do you consider useful for all
kinds of game, length and weight? What county in Illinois will I find
all kinds of game, and what material do yon think best for the barrels,
laminated or decarbonized steel? Ans. No. 10 bore, 29 inch barrels,
laminated steel; Dixon Co.

E. B. S., Syracuse, N. Y.—Can you tell me the name of a good book
that would help me in teaching a St. Bernard dog to retrieve, and will
you also tell me the best colors and points of a hound, and oblige? Ans.
Hutchinson on‘‘Dog Breaking” will give you every information; price
$4.50.

j . T. Chisholm, N. Y.—Your queries as to shad flies and shad fishing
have already been fully answered in several numbers of this journal.
We shall print additional information as we gain it. The “Romeyn fly,”
invented by Dr. Ely, is not a shad fly. We said it would answer for
such. Hope to have the result of your experiments.

Arcade, St. Paul.—“Birds of Long Island” out of print. Write to the
Salem Naturalist about it. “Frank Forester and his friends” is pub¬
lished by Peterson of Philadelphia, in three parts, 75 cents each. The
London edition embraces them all.

Davy Crockett, Jr., Philadelphia.—The rifle you mention .32, is
quite good for 4 or 500 yards with the sights now on it, but for greater
distances would not be reliable. A small hall, as you rightly think,
would not hold up sufficiently, and be irregular in its flight. In regard
to black bass, we are not positive. Have written for accurate informa¬
tion. Reply in our next number. Some special laws, we think, for cer¬
tain counties.

W. P., Jr., Mott Haven.—Please inform me what species of bird the
following description answers for: Plumage, jet black; eyes, scarlet;
bill like a roosters, only longer, and white as snow; legs quite long and
green; its feet were only partly webbed; it was shot in a freshwater
pond at Springfield, N. J.? Ans. The Coot, Fulica Americana, called
sea crow around New York and Long Island, and Mud Hen in New
England.

F. Cutter, Lowell, Mass.—Can I obtain No. 1 of present volume?
Ans. We are short of that issue and cannot supply it. Any of our sub¬
scribers who do not bind their numbers will oblige by forwarding No. 1,
vol. 2, issued Feb. 12, to this office, which we will gladly pay for on re¬
ceipt of the same.

Raging Torrent, Allegan, Mich.—The black bass of the Kalamazoo
will not (so far as my experience goes) rise for a fly; can you give any
reason for it? I’ve tried many different kinds but have failed in getting a
rise? Ans. We cannot account for the reason why black bass will rise
in some localities, and not in others.

R. T. M.—We printed in last number an article on Grand Manan, but
should you desire further information you will find a description in Cos¬
ta’s “Mt. Desert,”a book published a couple of years ago upon the “New
England Coast.” There is a good boarding house near “Swallow Tail
Head,” at the north end. The only objection to Grand Manan is its
fog.

W. J. G. D.. Hanover, Mich.—What are Mr. Macdona’s prices for set¬
ter pups, and what does it cost to import them? Do you know of any
genuine Gordon setter pups in this country that can be bought, and if so,
at what price? Ans. From $35 to $100, according to public perform¬
ances at field trials or on the show bench. Write to Horace Smith, 266
South 4th street, Philadelphia.

Social, N. Y.—Will you favor an old subscriber with some informa¬
tion regarding fishing in the vicinity of New York City, what fish are in
season at present, and where they are to be had? Ans. Hell Gate, Me-
Comb’s Dam, Hackensack River, Jersey flats,Princess Bay, Jersey Kills,
the Narrows, Canarsie Bay and Rockaway Beach, all within an hour of
New York. For fish in season see “Sea and River” column.

W. J. P., Peekskill.—Can black bass he taken this month, trollirg
with spoon, in such lakes as Mahopac; if not. how soon can they te
taken, and what spoon- should I use? Ans. Trolling with Buel or Mc-
Harg spoon at lower end of Mahopac in June. Has the Athletic B. B. C.
of Philadelphia held the championship any sea.«on within the past five
years? Ans. Yes; in 1871 they were awarded the pennant.

M. M.. Farmingdale, L. I.—To destroy worms on your lawn, take
newly slacked lime, say 10 lbs. lime to 30 gals, of water; stir it well until
well incorporated, and then let it settle; drawoff the water clear from
sediment, and with a rose watering-pot spread it evenly over the lawn.
This will compel the worms to come to the surface of the ground, when
they can he easily swept np with a broom and removed. Best done tn
damp weather. Two or three applications will exterminate them.

C. A. G., Rochester.—What is the best time forfly-fishingintheAdl-
rondacks as regards avoiding gnats, musquitoes and black flies? Am*.
Go now, or in August. Is the heat oppressive in July? Ans. No. What
are the prospects of trout fishing in northwestern Pennsylvania? Ans.
Good in Potter, Sullivan, McKean, Cameron and Wyoming. The nearest
point from this city? What Is the size of streams; are they fished much,
&c.? See Forest amd Stream, page 138, vol. II, for fall particulars.

D. F. F., Leavenworth, Kansas.—What place on the Delaware River
would you recommend to & person having his own sail boat and wishing
to spend a portion of the summer at or near Philadelphia? Ans. Ches¬
ter, Delaware City, or Newcastle are all good por ts and within easy dis¬
tance of Philadelphia or the Bay. It is but a short rnn, too, round to
Cape May. For tront fishing go to Delaware Water Gap, or up to Pala¬
tine Bridge, above Port Jervis, buy a flat and drift down to some point
below Milford, fishing off the mouths of brooks in July. River water is
warm then and the brooks cold.

W. L. P., Brooklyn, L. I.—Is there good fishing at Princess Bay? How
canlget there? What kind of fish taken? Which is the best hotel?
What the expense of a two days’ trip? Ans. Take Staten Island steamer
from Battery to the third landing, then cars to Tottenville or to South
Amboy. Only weakfish are caught in the bay, bnt there is first-rate
bass fishing, from June 10th. in the Cheseequake Creek at South Am¬
boy. Applegate’s Hotel at South Amboy and good house at Tottenville.
Good boats for the bay. Ten dollars for trip.

H. H. H., Amherst College —A vessel displaces her own weight In
water. Should she be so designed that, with increased velocity, her
bow is raised, her stern would necessarily be depressed. We imagine
that a much greater force would he required to raise a vessel bodily than
to propel her. Admitting that such a form as you suggest is possible,
in order to answer your second qnestion, it will be perfectly apparent,
that in raising the whole vessel the centre of gravity has also been raised,
and she will have less stability.

A. C. Speer, Brooklyn.—Can you 'give me information of a pi ace not
further than 50 miles from New York, where hunting, fishing and gen¬
eral recreation are combined, the traveling expenses and boarding not to
exceed $4 a person for two days, and if hunting is allowed in the month
of July, as a few friends and myself would like to go out on the 4th of
July? Ans. Sportsman’s Home, Smithville, Long Island; write to B.
L. Sammis.

W. M. Aikman, Brooklyn.—Is there good trout fishing inthevicin"
ity of West Point, N. Y., and what flies are best for that locality? What
book is best for teaching the uninitiated the art of fly-fishing,flv-making,
&c., and what is the cost of same and where obtainable? Ans. The only
fishing near West Point for trout is in two or three streams that rise in
the Fishkill Mountains. A short drive from Cold Spring, about five or
six miles will take you to the head of them. There is a stream near Fort
Montgomery, below West Point, that has trout in it. 2. Read the instruc¬
tions now being printed in Forest and Stream. Roosevelt's Superior
fishing is the best book hut out of print, and we believe Norris is also, i

Joe S., New York.—I have two setter pups about six months old which
I trained together. They both behaved well until a month ago, when
one of them refused to “fetch”when I commanded him to do so, except
when I tempt him with meat. Now, how can I overcome this difficulty?
Ans. Keep him pretty hungry, and before giving him his food make him
“fetch” three or four times, and reward him by feeding: if he refuses to
do this, throw a bone with some meat on it twenty yards or so and make
him “retrieve” it five or six times, not allowing him to eat it until he
performs the task successfully, and then give it to him, at the same
time praise him. Continue to do this at every meal and you will have
no trouble.

R., Augusta, Me.—Please inform me throngh the columns of yonr
paper what flies are best for shad fishing? Ans. There are no shad flies
sui generis. There is a natural fly called the “shad-fly,” which swarms
on Lake Champlain and the interior lakes of New York State in the lat¬
ter part of July, which the wbitefish, corregonus albus, (called shad there)
take greedily. It is nearly an inch long, and grey. Without assimila¬
ting the characteristics of the corregonus and alosa (salt water shad) we
reason from analogy that grey and brown are best colors for shad flies;
but such flies should be small, as shad have small mouths. Prime and
Norris and Chalmers recommend browns and duns. With this ground
plan for operating make your experiments. We pin no faith on a multi¬
plicity of patterns in fly-fishing for any species of fish.

Aqua, Germantown, Penn —I have a pond about 50 feet sauare, and
from to 4i feet deep. It is supplied with a spring. I have been think¬
ing of raising gold fish, and can you inform me when they spawn and
how many females to put in for every male, and whether it is best to put
in large or small fish, and how to tell the male from the female; and how
long does it take from the time the fish spawns until they are hatched
and if they deposit their spawn beneath the surface of the water or on the
edge of the pond; would 150 gold fish be enough to stock the pond, and
how long would it be until the fish hatched would be or 2 inches long?
Ans. Your pond is quite suitable for yonr purpose. They spawn all
through the spring, according to the temperature of the water, mostly
daring the latter part of April and May. One male with ten to fifteen fe¬
males is sufficient. Preferable for stocking, about four or five inches
long. The difference in sex is in the length of the dorsal fin; in the fe¬
male this extends to the tail, bnt in the male it is quite short. The
spawn is deposited on the edge of the pond. Your pond is large enough
to hold from two to three hundred. In the fall. They grow very rapidly
at first.

—Some of our Brooklyn people have a patented process
for extracting the bones and superfluous oil from the men¬
haden, or moss-bunkers, hitherto useless as food, and then
salting the fish, which they claim are fully equal to No. 3
mackerel. Thus all parts are utilized. Formerly, tlio
menhaden were used only for manure, being spread bodily
upon the farm lands, where they emitted an odor most of-
fensive. As we have stated in previous numbers, the oil
manufacture has become a very valuable commercial’
interest.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, May 15th.—Billiard match, Dion vs. Daly, Tammany Hall—
Kentucky Association, Lexington, Ky.—Atlantic vs Boston B. B. C. at
Brooklyn—Mystic Park, Boston, Mass.—San Jose California Associa¬
tion—Prospect Park trot.

Saturday, May 16th.—Mutual vs. Boston B. B. C. at Brooklyn—Ath¬
letic vs. Chicago B. B. at Chicago—Lexington Association, Lexington,
Ky.—Boat Clubs practice day at Harlem—Opening day of Staten Island
Cricket Club at Camp Washington—Opening day of Prospect Park Crick¬
et Club at the Park.

Monday, May 18th.—Boston vs. PhiladelphiaB. B. C. at Philadelphia.

Tuesday, May 16th.—Beacon Park, Boston, Mass.—Ambler Park So¬
ciety, White Marsh, Penn.—Boston vs. Baltimore B. B. C. at Baltimore.

Wednesday, May 20th.—Cricket match, St. George’s Club vs. Marion,
at Hoboken—Beacon Park, Boston, Mass.—Ambler Park Society, White
Marsh, Penn.—Boston vs. Athletic B. B. C. at Philadelphia—Hartford
vs. Atlantic B. B. Club at Brooklyn—Mutual vs. Chicago B. B. C. at
Chicago.

Thursday, May 21st.—Beacon Park, Boston, Mass.—Hartford vs.
Philadelphia B. B. C. at Philadelphia.

A WHINE.

T HERE is scarcely a weekly paper in the country tha
is copied more than the Forest and Stream, and
scarcely one that is credited less. With comparatively few
honorable exceptions, the press filch from us without
scruple, copying not mere paragraphs, hut whole columns
without credit. Now the Forest and Stream employs the
highest order of talent, which is not available to the news¬
paper press, because the brains of most of our contributors
are not in the market. They do not belong to the regular
corps of paid writers. Our research, naturalistic, scientific,
and geographical, has already covered our whole continent,
and we are constantly producing material from Army
officers of frontier posts, tourists, explorers, and commis¬
sioned naturalists, which is entirely new and hitherto un¬
published; and since much of this material is collected with
considerable expense to us and through peculiar influences,
we claim to be an original paper, and therefore especially
deserving of credit. We wish it distinctly understood that
we seldom publish selected matter, and when we do, we
scrupulously give credit. Even our foreign translations in
French, German, and Spanish, are prepared in this office.
So, gentlemen of the press universal, if you have any con¬
science that does not belong to any one else, we shall be
pleased to give you credit for it, if you will only give ns
credit for what we know and what we do, to say nothing
of what we try to do.

OUTDOOR PASTIMES.

T HE fine weather for the last week has been unusually
propitious for athletic exercises and outdoor pas¬
times. We are happy to see a favorable departure from
old time rules as regards our best and most influential citi¬
zens, who are taking a lively interest in the many healthful
exhibitions which produce the best, hardiest, and kindest
of men. In fact, all outdoor pastimes are receiving a fresh
impetus throughout the Union. Mr. Bennett’s walking
race on Tuesday, May 5th, opened the hall favorably, and
tended to set an excellent example to our amateur pedes¬
trians. This performance was equal to any scratch race
that has taken place in this country or in England, taking
into consideration that both gentlemen lead a comparatively
sedentary life, and that their occupations exercise the brain
and not the muscles, also the general bad condition of the
road, and the want or lack of previous training.

Mr. Weston, the celebrated pedestrian, is now endeavor¬
ing to complete his arduous task of walking 500 miles in
six days of twenty-four hours to a day, or at the rate of
three miles and a half in an hour for 144 hours. When he
eats, drinks, or sleeps is perfectly immaterial to the outside
public, so long as he accomplishes this test of the wonder¬
ful endurance and lasting powers of man. It is whispered
that Weston’s walks hitherto have not been conducted, quite
as they should be, but we trust that this match against
time having been sanctioned and managed by some of our
ablest medical men and well known citizens, that all mat¬
ters appertaining to time occupied in eating, drinking,
sleeping, and walking will be accurately recorded. It may
not be out of place here to state that Captain Barclay-Allar-
dise, of England, laid a wager of one thousand guineas that
he would walk one thousand miles in one thousand hours;
one exact mile to be walked in each hour. The bet was taken
by Mr. Fletcher 'Read, and the match took place in Oc¬
tober, 1808, over a measured mile on Newmarket Heath,
the Captain winning. This is the only match of the kind
where any dependence can be placed on time, and is on
record as such in the office of Bells Life , in London.

The New York Athletic club, a most influential body of
gentlemen, most of whose members have been in actual
service during the winter, commence their outdoor spring
meeting the latter part of this month. Now that walking
for amusement and recreation is becoming more and more
every day a habit amongst us, we should wish to see this
club engage rooms, with a covered track for winter work,
and a gymnasium of their own. Then, again, the New
Jersey Athletic club, a comparatively new organization, in¬
augurate the coming spring meeting on Decoration day on
their grounds at Ridgewood, N. J., when we hope to see
the entries full, and the grounds patronized by hundreds
of amateur athletes.

CO-OPERATIVE GAME LAWS.

T HE New York Society for the Protection of Game
held its last monthly meeting of the season at the
residence of Clinton Gilbert, Esq., on Monday evening,
11th instant, Royal Phelps, Esq., in the chair. Among
other business a committee of three was appointed to con¬
fer with the “West Jersey Game Protective Society,” with
a view to aid in restocking suitable lands in New Jersey
with pinnated grouse, the same to report at the next meet¬
ing of the association.

Colonel Wagstaff, member of Assembly from the Seventh
District, reported that the amendments to the game laws,
asked for by the association, had been passed. The laws,
as amended, extend the time for killing deer twenty days,
and prohibit the killing of the animal in Suffolk county
except during the first fifteen days in November of each
year. The laws also prohibited the killing of woodducks
in the spring.

Messrs. Charles E. Whitehead and Thomas N. Cuthbert,
counsel of the association, reported that they had been suc¬
cessful in the case of Phelps against Racey, in which suit
for $2,500 for the possession of 100 quail out of season was
brought by the association. The higher court had af¬
firmed the decision of the court below, and awarded the
association the entire amount claimed. They had also re¬
covered $100 on a second suit from the same party. The
announcement of these important victories of the associa¬
tion was received with applause.

The committee to which had been referred the resolutions
offered by Mr. Charles Hallock in reference to a uniformity
of the game laws, submitted the following report:—

That on the examination of this subject they note the
varying laws that govern the protection of game, and that
the variations in the legal times of killing game does not
depend upon the periods when the animals have ceased
breeding, or upon the different climates which advance or
retard incubation, as much as they do upon the accidental
selection by the legislatures of the law of some other State
or Territory as a model. In some instances the breeding
season of some fish has been made the open season. In
other circumstances open seasons have been created for
song birds, which should never be allowed to he killed, as
for instance the brown thrush, in section 10 of the law of
our own State. But particularly we note the objection that
adjoining States in the same latitude, and affected by the
same climate, and stocked by the same kinds of game, have
different seasons in which they may be taken. The injury
done by this is manifest. It not only imperils the exist¬
ence of the bird in the State where it is adequately pro¬
tected, hut it renders nugatory, to a large degree, the proper
law in the adjacent State, because most of these laws are
enforced by prosecuting the venders of the game, and if
game killed according to law in one State is sold in another
State where it is illegal, the vender can plead that the game
was killed in an adjoining State where the killing was law¬

ful, and thus not, only escape himself, hut render co '■
tions under the law so uncertain that few will underrv’
the risks of prosecuting. It oftentimes ocecim that ti
breeding place of some game may be in one State wl'i
the game in the autumn moves to other grounds as’inti! 6
case of woodcock, and a great temptation is thrown in a
way of those who live near the breeding place, and kn
that in a few days the birds will move off where thev vn
be killed, and they not allowed to participate in the clvi
^The reasons seem even stronger when applied to fish ‘
rivers which run through several States, as, for instan 1&
the Connecticut, which is liable to be fished by the citizen 6 ’
of four different States, any one of which could prevent
by their action the enjoyment of the fisheries by anv of th
others. J ne

lliere are certain zones of climate where the birth and
maturity of game are so nearly simultaneous that the same
law could govern in all. Take, for instance, the quail in
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan l 0W a
Wisconsin, and Minnesota. These birds are a staple gam ’
bird of great market value and field pleasure. " s e

Their incubating season may vary between Central New
York and Maryland about two weeks, and in either plae
will be advanced or retarded that much of time by the
character of the season. In none of these places, how¬
ever, do any laws propose to open tfie season at the precise
day when the birds are grown. A reasonable margin of
time is made, extending from October 1st to February 1st
In our own State the open season is from October 20th to
January 1st. These States, on this subject, had their laws
been uniform as to times, would he perpetually aiding each
other; now they are the cause of stumbling and uncer¬
tainty. Another matter which is essential to a complete
system of game laws is to have as many kinds of game as
possible condensed into the same close season. Each State
has not only varying times to commence shooting the same
game, but also varying times to commence shooting the
different varieties of game. Thus in our own State the
shooting season for woodcock begins July 3d; for quail
the 20th of October; for partridge, the 1st of September-
for starlings, the 1st of August. Country people do not
carry these dates in their minds, and are led into error-
and those seeking to enforce cannot tell whether a sports¬
man in the earlier months is pursuing legal or illegal game,
and there is a total absence of a fixed, definite time in the
public mind when field sports begin.

The same irregularity in our laws exists in those of the
other States. No greater step in advance in these matters
could be made than by having a fixed, permanent day when
all shooting might begin.

We cannot pass in silence one general omission existing
in the laws of all the States. No provision exists protect¬
ing the migratory birds that visit us in the spring of the
year. English snipe, plover, dcwitches, and the many
varieties of birds that enliven our beaches, are wholly un¬
protected by law, and are killed and sold in the markets in
April and May in large quantities. When the spring is
late, and the birds are delayed in their passage, they are
found full of eggs, and sometimes are forced to nest within
the State.

These birds should be protected in every State, no mat¬
ter where they are flying to, for they are the children of
our common country, and are gladdening every part of it
in their migrations. No rule is so good as the rule that no
gun is to be fired at birds or animals in spring or summer.
Every reason of health to the eater, of abundance of sup¬
ply of the article eaten, of justice to the animal when
breeding or preparing to breed, plead for the fullest and
most comprehensive and uniform laws in these matters,
and therefore we submit the following plan and resolu¬
tions:— . .

Whereas, The general sentiment of the country is in
favor of the creation and immediate adoption of some sys¬
tem which will secure in the different States and in Canada
greater uniformity, and consequently greater efficiency in
The laws for the protection and preservation of game, and
inasmuch as a pian for securing these objects through co¬
operative legislation of all the States was submitted to the
American Fish Culturists’ Association, and unanimously
endorsed by it last February, and since then by other simi¬
lar bodies in various parts of the country.

Resolved , That it is expedient and necessary to _ call a na¬
tional convention at the earliest date consistent with a care¬
ful and gereral scrutinv of the scheme; and inasmuch as
this body, the New York Society for the Protection ot
Game, has already discussed it in session and submitted it
to legal gentlemen of experience for examination and se¬
cured its approval, we do hereby recommend and advise
that, a circular letter be addressed to each and all the sports¬
men’s clubs, acclimating societies, natural history societies,
and fish culturists’ associations throughout the country,
wherever available, inviting an endorsement o* tlie ® a “ »
and requesting that a written notification of such enao' 4

ment, signed by their respective Presidents and beereta ,
be sent to the Secretary of this society, to be filed, and
the said letters shall express the choice of location an
of year at which the national convention shall be nei ,
if it shall be found upon examination at the ® na
months that the favorable responses are sufficiently
ous and widespread to be regarded as representing t
of the country, then a call shall emanate from t_ ,

York Society for the Protection of Game, designating
time and place for the meeting of the Convention
appear to be the wish of the majority of the soc
sponding. All of which is respectfully submitted.

WILLIAM G. BARRETT,

CHAS. E. WHITEHEAD, \ Committee.

CHAS. HALLOCK, )

May tlth, 1874.

The report was adopted, and ordered to he P rin £ e(1 *

Two new members were admitted, and His Exe en y
Governor Dix, of New York, was made an honorary mem
ber.

It was resolved that the President be authorized to give
credentials to not more than five members of the
tion who may desire to attend the State Sportsmen s o
vention at Oswego next month. Resolutions limiting ^
number of members of the association to 100, an cm
ling the initiation fee, were also adopted, and themee n
adjourned. The next meeting of the association wi
held in November next. At the adjournment of t ie m
ing the members partook of an elegant supper, whic
been prepared by Ml. Gilbert,

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JUDICIAL DECISION OF THE GAME
LAWS.

T HE general term of the Common Pleas Court has ren¬
dered a decision which will largely control the de¬
fenses made to the Game Laws. Mr. Racey is a large
poulterer in Center Market and has a refrigerating house
large enough to hold all the game killed in the State. He
buys immense quantities of game when it is cheap just at
the close of the open season, keeps it over till spring and
then sells it at large profits. The Society for the preservation
of game proposed to stop this trade and under the advi#e of
its counsel, Mr. Charles E. Whitehead, after vainly urging
its abandonment, brought suit against Mr. Racey under the
statute for several thousand dollars penalty. Mr. Racey
defended on the ground that he was entitled to preserve
game killed in season by his freezing process and no law
could prevent his enjoying the use of it.

To this plea the plaintiff demurred and obtained a judg¬
ment in the court below for the whole amount of the pen¬
alty, and this judgment has been now confirmed by the
general term on appeal. The opinion of the Chief Justice
is so important to all interested in this important subject
that we publish it at length:—

ROYAL PHELPS VS. J. H. RACEY.

Daly., J. O.

The judge below sustained the demurrer so far as it applied to the
answer put in to the first and second causes of action averred in the com¬
plaint from which decision the defendant has appealed, and the judge
overruled the demurrer to the answer to the third cause of action in the
complaint, from which decision the plaintiff appealed.

I shall first consider the defendant’s appeal. The act,(Law of N.Y.,Yol.
1,871, p. 1,671, §7,)declares that no person shall kill,expose for sale or have
in his or her possession any quail between the 1st day of January and 20th
day of October; or any grouse commonly called partridges or pinnated
grouse, commonly called prairie chicken, between the 1st day of January
and the 1st day of September. The answer admits that the defendant had
in his possession and exposed for sale on the 15th of March, six quail,
and that he had in his possession and exposed for sale on the 19th of
March two pinnated grouse, which was admitting the cause of action
stated in the first two counts; the plain import of the act being, as was held
in Bellows vs. Elmendorf 7, Lansing 462, to prevent any evasion and
make all persons lia ble who had possession of or exposed such property
for sale.

It makes no distinction between game killed within or without the
limits of this State except in the case provided for in sec. 33, Phelps vs.
Trim, et al., J. Yan Brunt, Supreme Court special term, February, 1873.
So far, therefore, as respects this appeal, the judgment below should be
affirmed.

The assumed unconstitutionality of the law I shall consider under the
next head.

In answer to the third cause of action the defendant admits that he
had in his possession on the 19th of March one hundred quail, and in
justification thereof, avers that he is an extensive dealer in game; that
he has patented an apparatus by which ^e is enabled to preserve game
after it has been killed for the period of a year; that the one hundred
quail admitted to have been in his possession on the 19th of March, were
put up by him in the said apparatus in the month of December, 1872,
when the killing of it was not prohibited by law in this State, or after re¬
ceiving it from States where the killing of it was at the time legal. By
the 33d section of the act it is lawful to sell or have in one's possession
quail from the 1st of January to the 1st of March, provided the party
proves that it was killed within the period allowed by the act or killed
outside the limits of the State at some place where the law did not pro¬
hibit such killing.

This right, however, is limited to the 1st of March, and the defendant
admits that he had there one hundred quail in his possession afterwards,
that is on the 19th of March. The justification he sets up is, that he had
them then in his patented apparatus in which they were placed at a time
when the killing of them was lawful. But the statute has made no pro¬
vision for such a case. It has allowed game to be killed before the 1st
of January, or in States where the killing of it was at the time lawful, to
be sold or kept in possession between the 1st of January and the 1st of
March, and that is all. Beyond that the prohibition is positive that no
person shall have any of the game specified m his or her possession, and
I am wholly at a loss to see upon what ground it can be said that the pos¬
session which existed in this case was not the kind of possession which
the statute meant. It may be that when the law was made that no such
thing was contemplated as that game killed in the autumn of one year
could be preserved, (as in this case,) so as to be sold a year afterwards
within the prohibited period. But we cannot say so as a matter of law
for, for all that we know or for all that appears in this answer, this ap¬
paratus may have been known and in use when this law was enacted. In
Bellows vs. Elmendorf, supra, the skin and carcass of the deer was bought
at the Sheriff’s sale and sold by the purchaser to the defendant, whose
possession was held to be in violation of the act. In that case the animal
was killed within the forbidden period, which commenced on the 1st of
January. It was killed on the Sth of January and purchased on the 21st
of that month, and for all that appeared the defendant may not have
Known when it was killed. The law allowed persons to have such game
in possession or to expose it for sale for ten da;y s after the 1st of January
or to possess or sell it if received for sale prior to the Uth of January.

The carcass and skin was levied upon on the 14th and sold by the
Sheriff and purchased by the defendant on the 21st of January, and this
was held to be a possession on the part of the defendant in violation of
the act. The difference between that case and this is, that there the game
was killed within the prohibited period and here it is answered that it was
not; in connection with which, it is sufficient to say that the act under
which the present action is brought, has made provision for the sale and
keeping possession of this particular kind of game after the period when
it is allowed to be killed and that time had expired when the defendant,
as he admits, had the one hundred quail in his possession.

The words of the statute are expressed that no person shall have game
of thi s description in his possession within the prescribed period; a pro¬
hibition that may have been designed and probably was, to take away any
inducement to kill these game birds within the prescribed period, as no¬
body can after that period commences lawfully have or keep them in their
possession.

The objection raised that this act is unconstitutional, is untenable. It
violates no regulation made by Congress in respect to commerce and de¬
prives no one of property.

The act held in Wynchamer vs. The People, 13, N. Y., 378, to be un¬
constitutional. was very different.

It'authorized the destruction of the property of persons owned by them
hen the law took effect. Here the quails were acquired by the defend¬
ant s own showing after the law was in force, and with knowledge of the
existence of it, which is a very different case. Slaughter Hous'e cases,
ib Wall, 36.

The judgment as to the answer to the two first counts, should in my
opinion, be affirmed; and as to the third count, it should be reversed
and judgment given fo. the plaintiff upon that count.

A.n otter was caught in Westfield, Vermont, recently
which measured four feet seven inches from tip to tip.

THE WIMBLEDON TARGET.

/^VUR most thorough contemporary, the Volunteer Service
Gazette , devotes some three pages to 1 the views of
eminent riflemen in England in regard to the vexed subject
of the new regulation targets to be used at Wimbledon.
Perhaps the most interesting of them all is a communication
from Mr. Edward Ross, well known as the. best of English
riflemen. Mr. Ross objects strongly to the change, and a
portion of his letter is so interesting that we reproduce it
as follows:—

“With regard to the other changes, which are mere
matter of paint, and cost nothing, I only wish to point out
that considerable misapprehension seems to exist with re¬
gard to the reduction of the bull’s eye. It is assumed that
the smaller the mark the greater the skill required to hit the
mark; but that is not necessarily so. It entirely depends
on whether or not the size of the mark is within the com¬
pass of the rifle. If it is proved when a rifle is fired from a
machine rest at a given distance, that it cannot be relied on
to hit a smaller space than, say two feet in diameter, then
it is no proof of extra skill on the part of the firer if he
should chance to place a few consecutive shots in a space
of six inches; his doing so would be entirely attributable to
circumstances over which he has no control. And his op¬
ponent, who places the same number of shots over a wider
space, but within the two feet circle, deserves just as much
credit; he has done all that the rifle can be relied on to do,
and anything more than that is a chance.”

We have taken some trouble to bring all this subject of
changes in form of targets before our own riflemen, so that
all the pros and cons may be thoroughly understood. We
would call particular attention to the system of marking,
proposed by our contributor, “T. C. C.,” in our present
number, whose articles on rifle shooting at long range have
been so thoroughly appreciated by our marksmen. We
feel certain that the connecting link between the targets as
to their capacity of showing finer shadings as suggested by
“T. C. C.and the method of making the riflemen instant¬
ly acquainted with the exact position of the ball on the tar¬
get, will soon be found without advocating an automatic pro¬
cess. We think that the system of squares could be readily
telegraphed by ground wires to the shooter by means of the
simplest telegraphic instruments a thousand times less com¬
plicated than those machines which print off the move¬
ments of the stock board. We only intend to be suggestive
about these things and are looking to the future. For the
present, we are perfectly satisfied with things as they are,
though we do believe that before the Creedmoor season is
over some improvements will be made in the method of
signalling the shots. We are awaiting every day for the
clever telegraph inventor, (and there are a thousand such,)
who will patent such a contrivance.

Jfiws from Jlbi[oad.

W E have frequently commented on the peculiarities
of the English laws in regard to the rights of the
chase. In the last issue ol the Forest and Stream the
article entitled “Trespass and Game Protection” gave an
insight into the peculiar character of these laws, and how
certain privileges were combined with the holding of prop¬
erty. Some time ago we expressed our astonishment that
in Ireland there w T ere certain restrictions still enforced
about keeping greyhounds. A hare, to use an appropriate
bull, having become of late a rara avis in the Emerald Isle,
its scarcity is said to have arisen from the fact that people
who had no rights kept greyhounds. Quite lately a Mr.
Kilmartin was prosecuted and fined for keeping such dogs
without the proper qualification. Our most learned con¬
tributor, B., adverts exactly to those peculiar laws which
have a bearing on these cases. . There is an old law, of the
time of William III., which reads that no one not possess¬
ing a freehold of £40 a year, or a personal property worth
£1,000, can keep either hounds or spaniels. In 1787 this
law was made even more comprehensive, for pointers,
beagles, and greyhounds were added to the list. Though
in the present case five magistrates were on the bench, and
two dissented, the sanctity,of a wretched old law was car¬
ried out and Mr. Kilmartin was fined. Our English con¬
temporary very properly expresses the desire “that such
unnecessary restrictions should be abolished with all con¬
venient speed, and that all Irishmen henceforth should be
permitted to keep whatsoever dogs they please.” We note
these facts to show how these stupid old privileges are al¬
lowed to remain on the Irish statute books, which are as
arriere and as much behind the age as would be the black
letter Norman law if we applied it to-day for the govern¬
ment of a State. It is exactly such restrictions against free
rights and common sense which cause dissension among the
Irish. As far as field sports go, perhaps by their enact¬
ments not a single hare more is allowed to live, and they
are capable of promoting much graver political troubles.
Think of it! In A. D. 1874, an Irishman cannot keep the
kind of dogs he wants to.

—We feel very much obliged to a correspondent in Land
and Water for bringing to the attention of English readers
the fact that large quantities of prairie chickens, together
with other game, were exposed for sale at the poultry shops
in London and elsewhere, at a late date. The writer says
“No sportsman can help feeling disgusted on passing any
poulterer’s shop at this time of the year (April 18th) at the
sight of the quantities of prairie fowls exhibited for sale,
the birds being now nearly tasteless, and what taste they
have resembling carrion.” In our issue of April 28d we
called attention to the fact of the large numbers of prairie
chickens exposed for sale in Liverpool, and showed how
these birds must have been killed in our close season. To

sell prairie chickens in London up to the middle of April
must be to offer to our English game eating friends a most
disgusting mess, as unpalatable as unwholesome. After
March 1st pinnated grouse are no longer edible. Our
thanks are then due to N. Y. Z., of the Land and Water,
who protests against the disposal of our game birds in Eng¬
land at improper seasons.

—Perhaps as we write this the Grace team will be at
home in England, and after a week or so of rest we may
have to record once more the prodigious efforts of the
cricketing Leviathan and of the other mastodons. If on
their Australian tour they have not exactly swept away
whole forests of stumps, they have achieved some wonder¬
ful victories. Just think of the odds all the time—eleven
versus twenty-two. Australia has developed some elevens
of distinguished merit. A correspondent to Land and
Water , possibly the writing member of the eleven, says:—
“We have now played nine matches, five of which we have
won, three we have lost, and one has been drawn. It was
not owing to the bad ground that we ever lost a match at
all, for although they (the Australians) play much better
than I ever expected, they are not anything like a match
for this team.” Some day, to revive that forever hack¬
neyed quotation of Macaulay’s, we may say “The Austra¬
lian striding over the ruins of Lord’s cricket ground will
bowl out the last of England’s cricketers.” We sorry to
notice that there has been the least suspicion of ill hu¬
mor somewhere. Something is said about Australian
bounce and American bunkum in regard to these matches.
We fancy that that curse of all sports, betting, has had
something to do with the matter.

—Last year one of our leading New York journals gave
a most' humorous account of the canoe cruising in our
waters, and how a New Jersey coroner, in quest of a job,
kept hovering in the neighborhood of the canoeists. They
have had a grand cruising on the Thames, starting from
Greenwich, and from all accounts they must have had a
good time of it amidst wind, water, and hail. The frailty
of the crafts and the pluck of the skippers seemed to have
excited the admiration of even the regular old salts. In
an amusing account in the Field, one beery bargee having
examined a canoe, and seeing its occupant alive, at table
next day remarked, looking in the canoeist’s face, “Go it,
guv’nor; that’s the last breakfast you’ll ever eat. ”It seems
to have been a jolly cruise, however. Everybody got wet,
and had hairbreadth escapes, but all came in safe, the mem¬
bers of the cruising club “expressing the greatest satisfac¬
tion,” and are ready to try it over again.

--Blessed dog! Talk not to us of instinct, sagacity,
friendliness, or affection developed in man’s most faithful
companion, but think of this trait of character, which sur¬
passes them all. There is in England a Newfoundland dog,
a prize winner at the Crystal Palace show for beauty and
intelligence. Now this dog has manifested a devotion to
man, and an abhorrence for bad music. Street bands are
this dog’s peculiar abomination. If a German band strikes
up in his neighborhood they are instantly and ignomin-
iously dispersed. His pet hatred is a trombone. Fie will
only snarl at a French horn, individually; but this admir¬
able creature always singles out the trombonist, and inva¬
riably brings him and his instrument to grief. If we had
only such a dog; say even a pack of ihem, for just now as
we write this a prowling band are absolutely loosening the
Guidette pavement in our neighborhood, and curdling the
ink, like as if it was milk in a thunder storm, by their dis¬
cordant jarrings. If Dr. Stables, M. D. R. N. and H. M.
S.,will only send us one of Pembroke’s issue we promise to
treasure him. Just around the corner there is a field for
the fullest development of all those endearing qualities
which this Newfoundland dog is said to be celebrated for.

Pinnated Grouse in England.— Richard Valentine,
Esq., the industrious Secretary of the Wisconsin State
Poultry Association, informs us that he has made arrange¬
ments to procure a few clutches of pinnated and sharp-tail
grouse eggs for setting, and proposes to send a couple of
dozen to England, to determine by experiment whether
they cannot be as easily and successfully hatched there, as
are the eggs which our poultry breeders receive from Eng¬
land and hatch here. Mr. Valentine having requested us
to name certain gentlemen in England to whom he might
send the eggs, we have designated those whom we believe
would pay special attention to the rearing of these birds.
We have to thank the worthy Secretary of the Wisconsin
State Poultry Association for having met the views of Eng¬
lish sportsmen, who are desirous of introducing our game
birds into their country. Later we will give the names of
those who have received the eggs, and will acquaint our
readers with the success of the experiment.

The,Adirondack Park.— Mr. Alvord has charge of the
Adirondack Park bill in our State Legislature, and he has
assured our travelling representative that it will pass almost
if not quite, unanimously. Verplanck Colvin, Esq., who
was appointed to prepare a map of the region and make his
] eport to the Legislature, claims to have discovered and
named thirty-eight new lakes in the North Woods. He has
promised our readers an account of his adventures there
last winter, as soon as he can find time to write them.

—Seth Green, the veteran Fish Cuhurist, writes all his
notes with lead pencil on scraps of paper, but these rough
notes, tossed off like chips from a sturdy axe, always con¬
tain words of wisdom. Seth is very modest withal, though
possessing a compiendable degree of pride in whatever
work he undertakes or accomplishes.

218

FOREST AND STREAM

jf hot §>nn and HJlifle.

MAY IS A CLOS E MONT H FOR GAME.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches , and other interest¬
ing matter, should he mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday mcn'ning
in each week.

The Sights in Use at Creedmoor. —In response to
numerous questions sent us in regard to the various sights
allowed at Creedmoor, we give cuts of the same. Of course
there are many modifications of these sights, but they are
all but slight variations of those we print. As many (f our
readers are not familiar with the sights, and see that some
are allowed arid others disallowed, the question might be
asked, ‘‘Why not use for instance, those sights numbered
from 20 to 25, which are ruled out?” The answer is, that
at a thousand yards the target being even smaller than the
capital letter I, here presented, sight No. 20 would only
allow the shooter to see the bull’s eye and nothing else.
This -would by no means be considered as a not desirable
object to be attained, but the trouble is, that as sight No.
20 would entirely exclude all the rest of the target, and Nos.
21, 22, 23, 24, and 25, half of the target, the lives of the
markers or of persons walking across the range would be
endangered, as their accidental presence before the target
might not be noticed. It is a question then having to do
with the safety of the range. These peculiar sights do not
in the opinion of the best riflemen have any marked advan¬
tages over the other sights. Modifications of sight No. 20
have been made out of glass, shaded, ground, or partially
opaque, but are still, and we think very properly,consider¬
ed dangerous. All the sights allowed at Creedmoor maybe
had of the Messrs. Remington.

sights allowed at creedmoor.

Patterns of skeleton sights. The metal work not to exceed 3-IOOtA
of an inch.

1 2 3 4 5

The icidth of the bar not to exceed 8-100 th of an inch .

8 7 8 9 10

Ms. 0, 7, 8, 9, 10 may be used vertically.

11 12 13 14

18 19

BIGHTS DISALLOWED—FROM 20 TO 25.
20 21 22

23 24 25

The rules governing the sights on rifles of the National
Rifle Association at Creedmoor, are the same as those in
force at Wimbledon, and will be followed in the match
with the Irish Team.

Creedmoor. —The first match of the season will take
place at Creedmoor on Saturday next the 16th of May,
with the sixth competition for the Amateur Rifle Club
badge, to be shot for by the members of the Amateur Rifle
Club. This match will decide the ownership of the badge,
as may be seen by the resolutions passed at the last
meeting of the club. It has been won so far twice by Mr.
John Bodine, (score 25. 27.) twice by Mr. J. P. M. Richards
(26. 27.) and once by Mr. Robert Omand (25.).

Conditions :—Open only to members of the Amateur
Rifle Club, with any rifle not over ten pounds in weight,
the trigger not less than three pounds test pull; telescope
sights'excluded; distance, five hundred yards; position,
aiTy, (but without artificial rest;) rounds, seven, with privi¬
lege of one sighting shot; entrance fee, fifty cents.

Should the badge not be won by Mr. Bodine or Mr.
Richards at this contest, a supplementary match will be

held immediately after, and the badge be given to whoever
makes the best score therein.

We regret that want of space prevents our giving in full
the various sections of the bill for the promotion of rifle
practice in the National Guard, which was adopted by the
New York Legislature on April 27th. We print some of
the most important sections.

Section 1. There shall be in the Inspector-General’s
Department an assistant inspector-general, with the rank
of colonel, in addition to those now prescribed by law, to
be known as general inspector of rifle practice, who shall
be appointed by the Commander-in-Chief and whose com¬
mission shall expire with the time for which the Governor
may have been elected.

£ec. 3. It shall be the duty of the general inspector of
the rifle practice to exercise general supervision over the
rifle practice of the National Guard; to inspect or cause to
be inspected, from tune to time, all armories, ranges, and
practice grounds, and see that the prescribed regulations
for rifle practice are carried out by the National Guard, and
that proper returns thereof are made, and to report direct
to General Headquarters, from (ime to time, the improve¬
ment in marksmanship among the uniformed forces, to¬
gether with all other matters appertaining to his duties.

Sec. 5. It shall also be his duty to attend the annual com¬
petition for the “State prize,” and, as far as practicable,
all other general competitions in marksmanship among the
National Guard, and see that such competitions, are con¬
ducted witli fairness,,and according to the prescribed regu¬
lations. He shall make an annual report to General Head¬
quarters, in which he shall state the result of all competi¬
tions in marksmanship for any prizes offered by the State,
with the names of the winners, together with such sugges¬
tions as he may see fit.

Sec. 7. No avenue, street, or public highway shall be
laid out, extended into or opened through the grounds of
the National Rifle Association at Creedmoor.

Sec. 8. Before any targets or appurtenances are furnish¬
ed by the Stale, a certified copy of the by-laws and other
regulations of the associations to which they may be issued
shall be filed with the Adjutant-General, and approved by
him, and bonds in such sum as shall be required by the
commissary-general of ordnance shall be given to him to
secure the care and custody of such property.

Sec. 10. For the purpose of preserving the property of
the State and of the rifle associations, and of preveniiug
accidents and maintaining order upon such ranges, the
officers and employees of such associations and of the
National Rifle Association are hereby vested with the
powers of constables when in the performance of their duty
and wearing such badge of office as shall be prescribed by
the National Rifle Association, and all persons trespassing
upon such ranges, or injuring any of the targets or other
property situated thereon, or wilfully violating thereon any
of the regulations established to maintain order, preserve
property, or prevent accidents, shall be guilty of a misde¬
meanor.

—The Board of Directors of the National Rifle Associo-
ciation met at the office of Col. Gildersleeve, on Friday last.
The report of the Treasurer was received, which showed a
balance of $296 87 in the treasury, and also stated the
fact that the State appropriation of $7,500, and the City
appropriation of $5,000 would be due in June. Communi¬
cations were received from the Colonels of the Seventy-
ninth and Seventh Regiments, requesting the lease of
ground at Creedmoor Range sufficient to erect houses
for the accommodation of the members of their respec¬
tive regiments during the progress of matches. The Range
Committee submitted resolutions giving any regiment of
the National Guard and other military organizations, clubs,
or associations, permission to erect buildings for their use
at Creedmoor on condition that the design and character of
such buildings first be approved by the Range Committee,
that no spirituous liquors, or any show or entertainment
be given in such buildings; also, allowing any organization
to embellish the ground surrounding such houses, provided
that no enclosures be made. The resolutions were adopted,
and the President and Secretary empowered to make agree¬
ments with any organization wishing to erect buildings.
The committee to make arrangements lor an opening match
reported, recommending that the opening match talee place
on Saturday, June 6tli The report was adopted. Fees of
one dollar will be charged for admission. The expenses
of the match were estimated at $600.

— In our publication of the terms of the opening match of
National Rifle Club, we stated that the weapon was any
rifle; it should have been any military rifle.

In the fifth match the second score will take in addition
to life membership, the Whitworth rifle presented by Mr.
Clarke to be held subject to competition.

Tournament is unprecedented, audit is expected that a
larger number of sportsmen will be present than at any
previous meeting.

—The Maryland Association for the Protection of Game
and Fish was fully organized at Baltimore last Friday, with
some sixty members. The constitution makes it the duty
of the officers to give information of and prosecute all vio¬
lations of the laws of the State for the protection of game
and fish. The object of the society is also stated to be the
securing of proper legislation to protect game and fish by
legal means, and to influence as far as possible the vigorous
enforcement of such laws as are in existence, and the en¬
actment of such laws as may be found necessary to accom¬
plish that end.

Surely our sportsmen are waking up all over the country
We sincerely hope that much benefit may result from these
wide-spread efforts. What is needed now is co-operation
and uniform laws for geographical belts of territory, and
this desirable result we feel confident will soon be attained

—A tyro who was “out gunning” was permitted to join
a couple of sports who were after snipe a fortnight a°c in
Ohio, and after keeping company with them an hour or so
took advantage of a pause for nips to ask, confidentially':
“Will you permit me to enquire which of you is named
“Mark,” for I hear you frequently calling back and
forth?”

—A State Sportsmen’s Association has just been organiz¬
ed at Memphis, Tennessee, for the protection* of game
with the following officers:—

President, R. W. Liglitburne, Memphis; First Vice Pres¬
ident, W. E. Watkins, Nashville; Second Vice President,
J. H. Dew, Columbia; Secretary, P. H. Bryson, Memphis’;
Treasurer, S. L. Barinds, Memphis.

—Out in Michigan, not twenty miles from the new town
of Grayling, is a man who keeps a dozen hounds, and kills
deer all the year round for venison to feed them with!
Now, here is a fine field for operation under the proposed
general game law.

Snipe Shooting. -t- A gentleman in St. Louis, Mo.,
writing to a brother sportsman in Boston, Mass., encloses
the following at Clarksville, Mo., about one hundred miles
from St. Louis.

1874. April.

23d.

24th.

Snipe.

L. Breech-Loader.

. 60

54

114

H. “ “ .

.45

56

101

E. “ “ .

. 36

25

61

“ “

. 20

17

26

D. “ “ .

. 11

15

56

E. Jr. Muzzle-Loader.

. 30

65

87

Total snipe.

besides a few brace of teal and some plover not counted.
The weather was fine, but birds rose at long shots, and
flew a mile before they lit again, but were in prime condi¬
tion, about the best birds the writer ever shot.

The sportsmen in Missouri have suceeded in having a law
protecting quail passed, and as they were plenty last year,
and the winter mild and open, they look for a fine lot of
birds next season.

—From all accounts, the country around Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, furnishes some unusually fine shooting in the season.
“F. D.” of the Scorpion Club says:—

“Fifty-two miles from here, a place called the “Big
Marsh,” is a good place for swan, geese, brandt and ducks.
I shot one afternoon eighty two mallards; next morning
before ten o’cleck I had fourteen geese, two brandt and
seven ducks. In the fall you can see them by the thou¬
sands; no stooling, but get into the rushes, and just load and
shoot. Spring is not as good, but fall shooting is the hun¬
ter’s delight. Snipe shooting is good in spring, but nothing
in fall; we generally make up a crowd and go north to
Lake Geneva in Minnesota. There we don’t pretend to
shoot duck, only geese and brandt. Now Mr. Editor, your
mouth would water to see them by Ihe thousands. You
cannot conceive any thing till you have been there vour-
self.”

—Two amateur sportsman’s clubs met at Dexter’s on Long
Island on Thursday March 7th, to shoot at ten birds each
21 yards rise and 80 boundary. The first contest was be¬
tween the Nix Club and the Barbarians, the score stood as
follows:—

Nix Club. Killed.

The Canadian Rifle Team by the last mail forwarded
a challenge to the Captain of the Irish Eight. The terms
are as follows: Each team to consist of six men, the On¬
tario team to be composed of riflemen belonging to the
Ontario Any Rifle Association. Rifles any, not exceeding
ten pounds, minimum pull of trigger three pounds. Ranges,
800, 900 and 1000 yards. Number of shots, fifteen at
each range by each competitor. The match to take place
at Garrison Common, Toronto. The challenge is signed
by Captain J. J. Mason, President of the Ontario Any
Rifle Association.

The Leather Stocking Club of Osw r ego, N. Y., are
ms king great preparations for the meeting of the State As¬
sociation in their city, which will probably commence
either Tuesday 2d or 9th of June 1874. The club have
elegant rooms situated in the central part of the city, No.
207 West 1st street, where they will be happy to receive
their friends upon their arrival in Oswego. The club num¬
bers some sixty odd members and is in a flourishing finan¬
cial condition. An elegant silver mounted revolver which
is shot for every year by members of the club is now held
by Newton W. Nutting, Esq., the worthy Treasurer, and a
thorough sportsman in the true sense of the word. The
club also have an elegant morocco leather fly book which
is cast for every year, which is at present in the possession
of W. C. Wybourng, Esq.

The interest throughout the State in the coming State

Mr. Austin . 0 1 1 1 0—1 0 10 1 6

Mr. J. Henry.0 110 1—1 0 111 7

Total.13

Barbarians. Killed.

Mr. Levy.1 111 1—0 1111 9

Mr. Williams.10 11 1—1 10 11 8

Total.17

The Chinese club won with four birds to spare.

A handicap sweepstakes was afterwards shot by mem¬
bers of the Brooklyn Gun Club at 15 birds each, usual rules
and conditions.

Distance Killed.

Dr. Aten.21 yards. 9

Elmondorf .. .23 yards.12

Winger.23 yards. 9

Baxter.* ..21 yards.11

Hichoff.22 yards.12

W. Shipman. .21 yards.13

H. Shipman..21 yards.12

Edely.’...21 yards. 6

—The Chickasaw Jocky and Bluff City Shooting Clubs
of Memphis, Tenn., held a grand pigeon shooting sweep-
stakes last week. There were twenty-two entries and
some of the best sportsmen of the State took an active
part in the shooting. The conditions of the sweepstakes
were to shoot at five double birds 18 yards rise and 100
boundary. Messrs. J. M. Taylor, of Lexington, Ky., and

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219

jj Watkins, of Nashville were the only two who killed
oil the birds. In shooting off the ties at three double birds
each the men were placed three yards farther back. Mr.
Watkins killed his six birds while Mr. Taylor killed but
flve This result was owing to one of Watldn’s birds
alighting, as the other one was missed by him, consequently,
hv'the club rules he had a fresh pair as his single miss does
not count against him, and is ruled “no birds. 1 ’ Having
killed the pair substituted he won the first prize. The fol¬
lowing are the scores:-

J. M. Taylor—11 11 11 U 11—10.

W E Watkins—11 00* 11 11 11 11—10.

Wm Bowles-10 00* 11 11 11 00* 11-0.

j h. Dew-11 11 10 11 00* 10—8.

W A. Wheatley— 11 11 11 01 10—8.

D. D. Saunders-11 01 11 00 11 00* 10—S.

A. Gibson—01 11 H 11 01—8.

J. H. Erskine—11 11 11 11 00—8.

R, W. Lightburne—11 10 00* 11 11 10—8.

THE TIES.

For the first prize, Messrs. Watkins and Taylor shot at
: three double rises, 21 yards. The score was:

Wathins—11 11 00f 11—G.

Taylor— 10 11 11 — 5.

W. Bowles Jr., won the second prize and J. H. Dew the
third prize. Judges, Messrs. J. A. Cockrill and Horsefall;
Referee, H. C. James.

—Trap shoot at Honeoye Falls, N. Y., May 2d, 1874.
Twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards boundary, one and a
quarter ounce shot:

W. M. Locke.10 111111111 10 out of 11

R. Wilton . 1111111110 1 10 out of 11

A. Valentine. 10011011011 6 out of 11

T. Wilton.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 out of 11

Chas. Davis.1 01 0001 1 1 1—6

Thos. Wilton. 101111011 1—8

ANOTHER BREECH-LOADER.

Cincinnati, O., April 14, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Your correspondent “Wanderer,” in yonr issue of the 9th, gives an
account of Sneider’s breech-loader, which is his beau ideal of a fine gun.
Now I don’t mean to say that the Sneider is not a good gnn; but do say
that it is a poor gun in comparison with certain English guns—one
In particular, the Dougall Lockfast. He claims that the coming gun
: would be an American gun.” Perhaps it may, but America has not, as
yet, turned out a gun that could equal the Dougall in workmanship,
J mechanism, or finish. He says the great popularity of English guns is
1 became we are apt to suppose that nothing is first-class except it is im-
5 ported. This is to a certain extent the truth; but the great secret of
■ English gunmakers is their power of iron working. Mr. Sneider him¬
self was aware of this fact, or he would not have gone to Europe for his
, barrels. Passing on to a description of the gun itself: In all brcech-
: loaders (except the Dougall) the breech is a smooth plate against which
the rear of the barrels, when closed, must rest. But the Dougall is diff-
••erent. This gun has two discs or projections upon the face of the false
, breech. These discs fit into the barrels when closed, and hold them be-
, yond the possibility of moving. The action is an eccentric by which the
- barrels are carried forward before they are dropped. The eccentric is the
only piece of machinery in the gun. There are no wedges, bolts, grips,
or springs. The discs correspond to the hooks of the muzzle-loader, ex¬
cept that in the muzzle-loader the hooks are in the barrels and fit into
the breech. In this gnn the hooks are on the breech and fit into the bar¬
rels. As was said before, the eccentric is the only piece of machinery in
the gun, so that if one should by friction, or any other manner, wear
out (which I never knew to happen), five minutes would only be neces¬
sary to enable you to insert another eccentric. The barrels of the Dou-
' gall are acknowledged to be the finest in the world. They are called the
>ell bore” because of their resemblance to the shape of a bell. The
finish of the guns is superb. Gloan, in his work, the “Breech-loader,”
says of the fine work on a gun: “To my mind there should be something
more to a sportsman in hisgun than a mere tool wherewith he works. It
\ should be something higher to him than a mere matter of wood and iron.
There should be an element of fine art in it; a fine gnn is the work of an

W. L.

mist.’

TIME

OLD TIME SCORES BY OLD
P SPORTSMEN.

r Editor Forest and Stream~

It mar be interesting to the readers of the Forest and Stream to

^ ICCiU-Ulo U1 lliU UvytVtiioL ills LI KJ 1 J.'ijQjAJ lL HJ

. now of some remarkable scores at pigeon shooting from a ground trap.
, jua e by amateur sportsmen twenty or twenty-five years ago, arid per¬
il' 1 '' aps few Philadelphians to-day are aware that such exhibits were then
||j>,shown by gentlemen, and which even now would be capital work for
professionals.

1 ^ n< * er ar >d Mr. Charles Wolbert, at Suffolk Park, met in

an 7 c ,/ C ° nteSt to ^ ec ^ e " ho could kill the most birds at 21 yards rise
yards boundary, and the result was as follows:

|!> rtr Krider shot and scored 52 pigeons out of 54, and Mr. Charles

;1 iti ertscore< i 51 ont of 54, losing by i bird. I give this as a fact, and
on <5 f n< T an< ^ recor( * ec l as such. Although Uncle John is waxing old,
/8 * 11 ^ the 25th of April, at the social meeting of the Philadelphia

bravi^h S ' 1)e prove( ^ “ he was i ust as young as he used to be” by
Bgthe storm and toeing the scratch in the driving rain.
jilE “Homo.”

e wtor Forest and Stream:—

& 8 P°rtsman’s Club of Taunton
, ‘ y the union of the Tannt-nn shn

Taunton, Mass., May 11, 1874.

was organized on Friday evening
■ Then of tlle Taunton Shooting Club and the Nimrod Club.

iJ’re'tidp T'ij" officers were elected:—Pi evident, S. D. Presbrey; Vice-
[w n ’ ^ Atwood; Secretary, J. Y. Anthony; Treasurjr, J. M.

/Sampson ’ EX8CativeCoimnittee ’ Wm ’ H * Bent ’ J - L Merigold, J. S.

Jseasoa assoc ’ at * on numbers thirty-five members. During the present
Vd it is ? eC « al Care b e given to the shad which abound in our river,
iga cces*f 0 . ae ntly hoped to have some good fly-fishing for them. If
ssriu will inform yon. ™

R.

Troy, N. Y., May 9, 1874.

f-* F0REST AND Strea m:~

'7°om s Tluf* a* ° f ttle M °hawk Game Club, of "West Trov,, held at their
Adopted- FSday even i Q g lasfc > the following resolution was unanimously

;; the 1'oRwm the thanks of this club are hereby tendered

Hlad tables o'’ A | XD Publishing Company for the Handsome cora-

: :e «elpt of froa^gaid (f a ' 0l:1 ' i, C0 Pi es ®f which they beg to acknowledge the

Vary truly, &e., H. P. Schuyler,

t .Sec. M. G. Club.

Washington, D. C., April 23,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The following named gentlemen have been elected officers of the
National Sportsmens’ Club, of Washington, for the ensuing year; Pres¬
ident, Col. C. M. Alexander; Vice President, Col. J. R. Morehouse; Sec¬
retary, M. A. Tappan; Treasurer, A. N. Marr; Attorney, R. K. Elliott';
Board of Directors, C. S. Wheeler and S. M. Bootes. Reports of secre¬
tary and treasurer show the club to be in flourishing condition.

J. N. Davis, Jr.

Inditing nnd Ranting.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed not
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK.

DATE.

BOSTON. |

| NEW YORK.

CHARL’ST’N

h. m.

h. m.

h. m.

May 14.

9 43

7 18

6 33

May 15.

10 33

8 5

7 22

May 16..

1 11 22

8 57

8 11

May 17.

noon

9 50

3 4

May 18..

I 0 11

10 *0

9 58

May J9.

1 1 4

11 34

10 50

May 20.

1 58

morn

11 43

—The Seawanhaka Yacht club will hold their annual re¬
gatta on the fourth of July as usual. This will be conduct¬
ed according to the regular sailing rules of the club, which
compel each yacht to be steered by a member of the club
and limit the number of men to be carried, although allow¬
ing a certain proportion of them to be paid. No shifting
ballast permitted in any of the classes. In order to en¬
courage Corinthian yachting, which this club may be said
to have introduced in this country, the Commodore pro¬
poses, for the smaller vessels, weekly races, crews to be
composed entirely of Corinthians, and the winner in each
race to receive a silk pennant. At the end of the season the
Commodore becomes indebted to the extent of a valuable
silver prize to the yacht having won the greatest number of
pennants. It is probable that there will be many other re¬
gattas and matches in this club on the Corinthian system
during the summer.

—During the past week the following yachts have been
slid off at City Point, South Boston:—Sloop White Wing,
Mr. E. G. Bartlett, et al, sloop Jennie, Mr. W. H. Bangs;
sloop Fannie, Com. B. Dean; schooner Leslie, S. W.
Bailey, Esq, The C. B. sloop yacht Mariqueta, lately pur¬
chased in New York by Parkman Dexter, Esq., arrived
last week from that port in charge of Captain Herbert Bent.
She will probably join the Boston and Dorchester clubs.
Messrs. Pierce, Bros., have laid the keel for a new C. B.
yacht, twenty-two feet six inches long, to be a counterpart
of tlie Mabel, built by them the past winter and purchased
by Com. Roberts. She is for a Boston gentleman and is to
'be ready the first of June.

—The schooner yacht .Madeleine, Commodore Jacob
Voorliis of the Brooklyn Yacht Club, is not expected to
compete in any of this season’s regattas, but her owner in¬
tends to hold her open to all challenges for matches twenty
miles to windward and return.

—The members of tire Columbia Yacht Club are busily
engaged getting tlieir craft in commission and intend to holcl
their annual regatta about the middle of June.

—The citizens of Cape May have voted $2,500 for prizes
for their prospective regatta in July and have tendered an
invitation to the New York Yacht club to participate.

—The Dauntless, Commodore Bennett of the New York
Yacht club, is now in commission, and has left her moor¬
ings at the foot of Court street, Brooklyn, where she has
been during the past two years and now lies off Clifton,
Staten Island.

—The Alert, Captain Henry Yail of the New r York Yacht
club, is at Green port, Long Island, preparing for this sum¬
mer’s work. No alterations have been made in her case, as
her very brilliant record for last season gives sufficient
promise for the future.

—The sloop yacht Anna, Mr. W. A. Cumming, is at
present in the hands of Mr. Kirby, at Rye, who, in addi¬
tion to raising her top-sides, as we reported in a recent
number of the Forest and Stream, is easing her water-
lines aft and fining her run, tucking up her quarters con¬
siderably in so doing.

—The first regatta of tlie Dorchester Yacht Club will
take place May 21st, at 2 P. M., and will be open by in¬
vitation to yachts belonging to the Boston Yacht Club.
The courses for different classes vary in length, but the
finish in each case will be the same, passing between the
judges’steamer and a stake boat anchored off the Boston
Yacht Club House, which wiil be open to the members of
the two clubs and tlieir friends. The prize in each class
will be a solid silver goblet. The following gentlemen
will officiate as judges:—Wm. H. Bangs, Jr., Wm. H.
Say ward, Eben. Denton, Samuel L. French, Henry B.
Jackson; Regatta Committee:—Wm. H. Bangs, Jr.,
Coolidge Barnard, Wm. F. Halsall, Walter Burgess, Wm,
A. Gilbert.

City Potnt, South Boston. —Since onr last announce¬
ment, the following named yachts have been transferred to
their summer quarters on the wave:—The schooners Elsie,
Capt. Martin; Stranger, Capt. Jones; Sloops Fanny, Capt.
Appleton; Queen Mab, Capt. M. J. Kiley; Fearless, Capt.
J. A. Woodward; Fire Fly, Capt. Balcli; Mabel, Comd’r
Roberts; Charlotte, Capt. Peabody; Hope, Capt. Dix ; and
Water Witch, Capt. Pettengill. There are now upwards of
sixty yachts at their moorings off the Club Houses.

—Tlie yacht “ Crosby” arrived at South Boston on Satur¬
day last irom Florida, after an absence of six months and
four days. She is 27 ft long, and was manned by Capt.
Wm. H. Reed, Jas. H. Stark, and A. R. Temple, who came
home in the best of spirits and health, and are enthusiastic
over their nautical trip.

— The Saratoga four of the Potomacs, Messrs. Truax,
Coughlin, McBlair, and Carpenter, are practicing every
day on the river at Washington, D. C. At the Potomacs’
meeting list week, Messrs. W. W. Corcoran and George
W. Riggs were elected inactive members, and each sub¬
scribed $500 to the stock of the building committee. It
was also agreed to accept the proposition of the Tobacco
Boat Club, of Lynchburg, Ya., and the Nassau Boat Club,
of New York, for a series of home aud home races. The
club numbers 80 active and 150 inactive or honorary mem¬
bers.

NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.

Through the courtesy of Mr. C. A. Minton, Secretary of
the New York Yacht Club, we are enabled to give our
readers a complete list of all the vessels belonging to the
club at the present time.

Name.

Alarm

Ariel.

Atalanta.

Clio.

Columbia.

Comet.

Cornelia.

Dauntless.

Dreadnaugkt_

Editti.

Eva.■.

Enchantress.

Faustine.

Fleetwing.

Fleur de Lis.

Foam.

Gypeie.

I is.

Idler.

Josephine.

Madeleine.

Magic.

Palmer.

Peerless...

Phantom.

Rambler.

Rebecca.

Besolute.

Restless.

Sappho.

Sea Drift...
Sunshine...

Tarolinta.

Tidal Wave.

Vesta.

Viking.

W anderer....

Owners.

lonnage

old

Measm't.

L'g'tli |
over
all. \
■ 1

'

tag

SCHOONERS.

A. C. Kingsland.

225 77

| 121 9

24

William L. Swan.•

50 76

69

18

William Astor.

145 66

93 6

23 6

T. C.P. Bradhurst. )

y

67 79

76

18 6

Thomas B. Asten... )

Lester Wallack.

183 65

107 11

25 1

VV. H. Langley.

IV 01

82

22

J R.Vondy.

56 00

67 10

17

J. G. Bennett_.....

268 00

120 9!

24 9

A. B. Stoclcwell.

231 62

117 11

24

| George O. Hovey.

49 52

59 10

19 1

E. Burd Grubb .

77 05

73 3

22 4'

J. F. Loubat.

253 13

127

24 1

G. P. Russell.

92 07

79 6

19 1

George A. Osgood_

206 06

1(8

23 4

J. S. Dickerson.

94 31

80

21

Shepard Homans. ) ..

102 01

81 5

21 '

I. Smith Homans. ) ..

|

H. T. Livingston. ...

51 00

69

19

John W. Brown, Jr..

145 41

104 9

23 3|

S. J. Colgate.

141 32

96 3

22 5|

Lloyd Phoenix.

143 00

95 6

21 0

Jacob Voorhis, Jr...

151 49

106

24

W. T. Garner.

90 79

81 1

20

R. Stuyvesant .

195 54

107 1

24 2

J. R. Maxwell.

59 12

68

18 9

W. H. Osgood.

140 00

100 3

2411

W. H. Thomas.

233 17

120

25

J. H. Reid.

77 60

75

19 6

A. S. Hatch...

206 56

114

25 1

G. G. Haven.

95 40

78 5

20 3

VV. P. Douglass.

310 00

135

27 4

Alex. Major.

64 30

64 00

20

H. J. Hand.

40 00

49 00

15

■Edward M. Wright...

71 00

65 00

23

lH. A. Kent. ) ....

2M 67

105 06

22 5

H. A. Kent, Jr. j ....

William Voorhis.

223 00

120

25

Richard Baker.

201 00

102 03

25

Mahlon Sands.

154 t‘9

101 011

1 23 6

Louis L. Lorillard_

208 16

122 1

1 23 6

iir°£

t!i*

11 |K
5 3CB
7 3,CB

CB

CB
CB
2 CB
K
K
CB

CB
K
K
0 K
9 K

CB

OB

CB

CB

CB

4|CB

Aida.

Alert.

Alice.

Ariadne.

Breeze.

Christine.

Dudley.

Elaiu e.

Fannie.

Grade.

Genia.

Irene... .

Josie.

Kate.

Sallie E. Day —

Vindex.

Vision.

Vixen.

Wayward.

West Wind.

Day Dream.
Emilv.

SLOOPS.

George Barclay Ward.

Henry Vail.

Thomas G. Appleton.
Theodore A. Strange.
H. P. Kingsland.

S. P. Blagden.

Edgar Williams.

G. J. Durfee.

C. H. Mallory.

John R. Waller.

G. L. Haight.

T. D. Harrison.

R. F. Lo; er, Jr.

Robert Dillon.

Nathaniel B. Palmer..

Robert Center.

J. J. Alexandre.

W. T. Garner.

W. E. Morris.

William Iselin.

STEAMERS.

|W. H. ARpinwall.

Tlieo. A. Havemeyer)

12 8

8 4

CB
CB
CB
CB
K
CB
CB
K
K
K
6 CB
6 CB

9 6

8 4 CB

7 6,CB
6 CB

8 9 CB

20 00
18 86
68 27
28 41
25 70
32 00
20 00
37 90

25 00

19 52
30 01
32 50
54 34
58 52
37 86
32 00
22 57

42

41
66
46
49

51

42

52 0

12
71
43 6

70

44

52

47

62

66

51

47

49

13 9 4 lo' K

14 6j 3 4ICB
17 6 6 4\ K

3 6

3

4

4 6

5
5

5 8

4 4

5 6

3

4

15

14

15

13
18

23 9
20 6

14 6
18 5
14
18

14
17
20

16

15 5
15

8 9
4

4

3 9

5

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

CB

K

CB

CB

CB

CB

Fearless
Ideal....
Julia

V

Thos.J. Havemeyer)

Jacob Lorillard.

L’heo. A. Havemeyer,.
James D. Smith.

Lurline.. ..Phillips Phoenix

Mystic.JE. S. Chapin..

Wave .j Henry Harley..

Wyvern. William Inman

.Jacob Lorillard

70 69
70 2

30
200
53 36
33

50 36
to
38
35

115

90

95

130

86

86

81

87

80

85

19

16

15 6
20 2
18

16
19

19 6
12
16

7

4 0

4 6
6

5 6
5

5 6
5

5 6
5 6

The officers of tlie Club for the year 1874are as follows:
Commodore, James Gordon Bennett; Yice Commodore,
William P. Douglass; Rear Commodore, George L. Kings¬
land; Secretary, Charles A. Minton; Treasurer, Sheppard
Homans; Measurer, A. Cary Smith; Fleet Surgeon, L. De
Forest Woodruff, M. D.; Regatta Committee, William
Krebs, Edward E. Chase, William B. Bend; House Com¬
mittee, Fletcher Westray, George W. Kidd, John G. Brees-
ford, Thos. T. Lawrence, N. D. White, the Secretary, ex -
officio.

Boston, Mass., May, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

A regular meeting of the Dorchester Yacht Club was held at the Club
House, Commercial Point, May 1st, Commodore Bangs in the chair.
Four new members were elected, after which the Committee on Uniforms
reported the changes, which were considered advisable. A proposition
permitting a change of ballast on the day of a race, (before starting,) was
voted down, as was also another requiring owners to sail their boats in
regattas.

Mr. Conrtland Boynton applied for an honorable discharge^ but, on
motion, the application was denied and Mr. Boynton, in consideration of
his services as former measurer, was elected an honorary member and re¬
ceived a vote cf thanks. It was announced that the prizes offered for the
Union regatta, May 21st, would be a solid silver goblet for each class; the
prizes to be awarded should one boat only in each class, go over the
ground. The Virginia of the fourth class C. B., 16 ft. 6in. in length, is to re¬
ceive a mast 26 ft., was originally ordered 36 ft., but was reconsidered. The
Bessie of the same class is to receive some slight alterations. The Mabel
of South Boston, Commodore Roberts, is to have a hollow bored mast.
These masts are made at Lynn and are bored in the same way pump logs
are. Binnacle.

Perth Amboy, N. Y.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

At a meeting of the Perth Amboy Yacht Club on Friday evening last,
preliminaries were arransred for a race, open to all boats not exceeding
twenty-eight feet on the water-line, to take place on the 30th instant,
under the following summarized rules:—

Entrance fee .—Five dollars.

Prizes .—Three-fifrhs of amount of entrance money to winning boat.
Two-fifths to second boat.

Time allowance—One. and a half minute to the foot between cat-boats.
Jib-boats to allow cats two and a half minutes to the foot.

Course. About fifteen miles, triangular.

Start.—A. flying one; twelve minutes between the second and last gun.
No restrictions as to ballast. Six hours or “no race.”

This club is quite a young organizaton, owning but ttiree boats as yet,
hut numbers about twenty members, most of whom are gentlemen who
do business in New York City and reside in Perth Amboy.

The officers are:—Wm. Bell, Commodore; J. L. Kearny, Vice Commo¬
dore: W. B. Thomas, Secretary; Evan Thomas, Treasurer.

Nowhere on the coast can finer facilities for boating be found than here,
situated as we are at the junction of Raritan River, the Kill Von Kull
and Raritan Bay. K<

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FOREST AND STREAM

Philadelphia, May 9, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The first regatta of the Philadelphia Yacht Club for this season will
take place on the Delaware River Monday, May 18, to sail at 10 o’clock
precisely. The race is to be sailed for prizes given by Mr. Albert Ebe-
ner. There are two classes of yachts. All are 15 feet in length, the first
class being from 5 to 6 feet beam and the second class 4 to 5 feet. The
prizes are for each and the same for each, viz: First prize, one solid
silver ice pitcher; second prize, one walnut chronometer 9 day clock;
third prize, one solid silver castor. They are to start from Shackamax-
on Street Wharf, sailing down the river, rounding the first buoy below
the Block House opposite Fort Mifflin, and return, coming in between
the buoy and the wharf, opposite Shackamaxon street, making a course
of about 18 miles. The following entries have been made to Aprli 27:

FIRST CLASS.

Name. Captain.

Wm. H. Clymer—Win. Roach.
Albert Dager —A. Baisley.

Albert T. Eggleton—G. W. Simons.
Windward—Frank Dery.

Tyler T-Iamlinton—John Lester.
Benj. P. Sparks—Wm. Flick.

Kate D. Eakins—Geo. Eakins.
Lizzie M. Aadis—Wm. Alexander.
Chas. S. Austin—D. Huber.

Willie Kleintz—Frank Klelntz.

Kate Leary—Ike Leary.

Geo. Hoff—John Smith.

Harry Strimmell—Thad. Chambers.
Chas. W. Hillman—Chas. Bradley.
Jonty Hillman—Henry Newlin.
John F. Ohl—Joseph Wood.

John Stiltz, Jr—Geo. Bratton.

Yours truly,

SECOND CLASS.

Name. Captain.

Leo Reinfried—Theodore Helm.
Edward Ebener—Robt Rockey.
Little Maggie—G. Gri'sson.

Annie B. Riser—H. Abrahms.
Geo R Jesson—J. Rihl.

Elisa Brode—Edward Bower,
John B. Brewer—J. Bradshaw.
Chas. Abel—W. H. Vanderslice.
S. A. Ma iner—W. Kirk.

Ida May—L. Harstman.

James Wignall—D. Ahern.

S. A. Standi ford— T. Ledyard.
Dollie Tilton—C. Tilton.

Saltie—J. Rudder.

Lillian—G. Bumm.

Rich'd F. Riddell—John Lipton.
George Lewis—J. Jones.
Enchantress—G. Long.

Jos- H. Leary—J. Vanderslice.
John D. Sidcbotham—J. Dearr.
William D. Wieland—W. Earley.
Forrell B. Miller—C. G. Bodine.
Julia—James C. Wigner.

T.

—Messrs. John Keeler, Wm. Mcfarlane, Owen Yan
Winkle, and Thomas Fearon, the well known amateur
crew of the Vesper Rowing Association, of Yonkers, will
take part in the forthcoming Saratoga regatta.

—The National Association of Amateur Oarsmen will
hold a meeting at the Astor House, New York, on Saturday
evening, May 16, when business of importance will be
transacted.

—Notwithstanding the cold easterly wind which pre¬
vailed on Monday last, a very large number of people as¬
sembled at Harlem to witness the barge race between the
crews of the Nassau and Harlem Boat Clubs, The two
steamers engaged for the occasion were filled to overflow¬
ing, the “ Seth Low ” being set aside for gentlemen unac¬
companied by ladies, and the “ Water Lily” for the lady
guests of the two clubs. Arriving at the starting point, the
Nassaus were the first to put in an appearance, followed
very shortly afterwards by their antagonists. Mr. Jas.
Watson, who was starter and referee, was enabled to give
them the word “ go” at forty-one minutes past five, and off
they went, the Nassaus catching the water first, and taking
the lead. Both crews were in good condition, the Nassaus
pulling a more finished stroke than their opponents, but
the latter sticking close to them, and showing great pluck
and determination; and so they went, until passing under
the bridge at McComb’s Dam, the Harlems earned a slight
advantage, showing half a length ahead on the other side.
However, the Nassaus were not to be shaken off, but slowly
crept up, until, at the finish, it was utterly impossible to
say which was the winning boat. The suspense was ended
by the information that the Nassaus had won the goblets
and colors b y four feet.

SUMMARY.

Harlem River, N. Y., May 11.—Match for a set of colors,
and a silver cup for each of the crew, between six-oared
barges of the Nassau and Harlem Boat Clubs. Two miles
straight away.

Bow—Lindsay Watson,

No. 2—George C. Power,
No. 3—Frank G. Brown,
No. 4—John A. Walker,
No. 5—A. W. Montgomery,
Stroke—Grinnell Willis,
Coxswain—W. K. Foster.

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► Nassau

Bow—C. B. Pinckney,

No. 2—N. S. Devoe,

No. 3—H. Conklin,

No. 4—C. W. Turner, “ Harlems
No. 5—A. G. Scranton,

Stroke—T. R. Keator,

Coxswain—H. M. Knapp.

Time—13 minutes 25 seconds.

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FISH IN SEASON IN MAY.

Salmon, 'Salmo Salar. Salmon trout, Salmo confinu.

Trout, Salmo fontinalis Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri Michigan Grayling, Thymallm tricolor
Black Bass, grystes salmoicles , grystes nigricans.

The amended fish law of New Jersey prohibits the taking of black bass
within the State before the 1st of June.

—We have news from Barnegat that weak-fish have been
caught there in nets last week, and the baymen are paint¬
ing up their boats in anticipation of the coming of the blue
fish, which generally strike in about the 20th of May, This
year it is expected they will be a few days later. As soon
as they come, our readers will be advised, as they always
are of all kinds of fish in season. For the last ten days of
May and beginning of June Barnegat Bay is generally liter¬
ally alive with large blue fish. Next week we shall print
a very intelligent article, long deferred, upon Bluefisli,
from a correspondent who makes Barnegat one of his chief
cruising grounds.

—The first striped bass of the season were taken last
week on the “Plot,” (Jersey Flats). They averaged three
pounds weight, and were taken with shrimp. Mummies,
sand worms, shrimp, and sliedder crabs in season, are the
killing baits for*bass. And just here, let us say that crabs
are this spring very abundant in Coney Island Creek and
along shore, which is always a sure sign of a plentiful run
of bass.

—Twenty-five fine bass were taken at Kingsbridge May
10th from boat, with rod and line, by Messrs. Daniels
and Creighton of Brooklyn.

—The warm weather of the past few days has brightened
the prospects of the angler. With an almost summer tem¬
perature the snow and ice have disappeared, and the winter
blockade of the northern lakes and rivers is at last broken.
The St. Lawrence is clear, and on May 10th the ice went
out from the Saranacs and the North woods.

The art of Fly-making. — Third Cant. — A certain school
of fly makers tie on the wings, or more properly the wing
last of all, and in making an elaborate fly it is the proper
way, but in ordinary trout fli es, as I shall presently show,
the wing should be put on immediately after wrapping on
the gut. Some old-fashioned makers maintain that a pair
of wings should be put on, each one seperately. This is
certainly unnecessary for most of the natural flies we observe
on the water, if alive, have their wings folded together,
appearing as one. Especially is this the case with the
Ephemeridae, which are most numerous.

Let me ask the reader to cast his eye on the plate below.
He will observe that the fibres incline towards the top end
of the feather. Now each of these, on the sides where they
come in contact, if examined with a microscope, will be
found to contain a regular series of little hooks, if I may
so call them, forming a connection or interlocking with a
similar series on the adjoining fibre. On this interlocking
of the fibres, with the arrangement of the feathers, and the
oiling which the bird gives them, depends its ability to
shed water as from the roof of a house, and a duck to

swim and dive and still remain dry. If you cut out a sec¬
tion (figure 2), and, doubling it, form figure 3, the fibres at
the outer end of your wing will be of an unequal length and
require pinching or clipping off of the ends after it is tied on.
You will therefore, holding the stem of the feather in your
left hand, stroke back the fibres gently and gradually, forc¬
ing the little hooks to lose the original connection with
their fellows on the adjoining fibres and form others until
you get them to stand out at right angles with the stem.
After forcing as many back as will form your wing, clip
them off with your scissors and double them with the
under side of the feather inward, your one wing, repre¬
senting a a pair of wings , is ready to tie on.

In imagination, I hear some old fogy of a fly-maker say
“that ain’t the way,” and if he agrees with me asks “why all
this to do, and why your illustration.” Well it maybe plain
to li im, and tyi ng a fly may be as natural as using his teaspoon,
or putting liis mug of beer to his mouth. He may be a
much better fly-maker than I am, but can he write down
on paper how to make his flies ? I can assure him it is no
easy task to tell how I make mine. But to put on the
wing. If it is the last thing done, holding the smoothly
folded mass of fibres together between the thumb and fore
finger of your right hand, lay it on the back of the hook,
the ends of the fibres extending as far back as you pro¬
pose to have the length of the wing, pressing it down firmly;
then bring the forefinger and thumb of your left hand into
action, and releasing the hold with your right take two or
three turns of your wrapping silk; look to see if it sets
right, and then with one or two more wrappings, close and
neat, you fasten off with the invisible knot, as described
in my last paper in finishing a hackle; and so your fly is
complete.

The foregoing is the English mode; but let me describe
another, and, I think, more secure way of putting on the
wings of trout flies. I think it originated in Ireland. It
is now generally adopted in this country. Holding the
hook as already described, take four or five turns of the
wrapping silk, about two thirds of the way up from the
bend to the head, then laying on the gut continue wrap¬
ping, but closely, leaving just enough of the hook to fasten
and finish off; lay on the wing, the convex edge beneath,
and the end in the reverse direction, i. e ., outward along
the bare gut, then, holding the wing firmly in position, take
two or three turns of the wrapping, being careful that the
wing does not turn over towards the opposite side of the
hook, look at it to see that it sets properly; continue down
the shank with a half dozen or more turns, and then clip
off the root ends of the fibres, which of course are point¬
ing towards the bend of the hook. Your wing is now se¬
cure, with the point or end reversed. Continue wrapping
over gut and hook until you come opposite the point of the
latter; then put on your tinsel, clipping off the surplus end,
then your dubbing, extending it well up towards the head,
and leaving the space to be occupied by the hackle about
half as much as that so occupied when tying a fly without
wings. Here you fasten in the hackle firmly, winding it
on up to the point where you commenced tying on the
wing; secure the end of the hackle with three turns of
your wrapping, clipping off the surplus end, then double
back the wing into its intended position, take two or three
turns over the head or but end, and finish off with the in¬
visible knot, as described and illustrated in last number.

A quicker way of putting on the wings is, after strokim,
back the fibres, and bringing them at right angles to the
stem of the feather, to double them into the*shape of tl
wing, and then, with a quick jerk, pluck it by the took
from the stem. The wing is then laid on, and the fly r>ro
ceeded with as just described. The wing should extend'
backward just so far that the tip of it comes immediatelv
over the bend of the hook. The fibres of the hackle should
hardly be long enough to reach the same place, and the
hackle itself should not be more than two thirds the leno-th
of stem required for a hackle or palmer fly.

One would suppose, before he tried it, that the wing cut
or torn from the stem, as described, would be square a! the
j tip end when tied on. A trial will prove that the end will
f be oval or elliptical, resembling the wings of a natural fly
The learner, of course, will find that in tying back the
\ wing, if the turns of the wrapping silk are too near the but
i end of the head, the wing will set too perpendicularly and
J that if the turns of the wrapping are too far back it will
j set too close to the body. The body in a well proportioned
5 fly extends rather beyond, opposite the point of the hook
If the wing is too long it should be shortened by a vDor-
1 ous pinch of the thumb nail and forefinger.

{ I had forgotten to mention that in making a body of mo¬
hair, fur, or pig’s wool, the requisite quantity, after a little
pulling, is placed in the palm of the left hand and rolled
into the shape of an oblong cone. The smaller end is then
applied to the lower end of the body, and twisting or spin¬
ning it in with the wrapping silk it is wound up the body
which is to be increased in bulk as you near the space in¬
tended for the hackle. The wild hairs of the dubbing
should be clipped off, so also should awry fibres of the
hackle after winding on. The picker (a darning needle
stuck head in into a small cork will answer for this little
implement), when required, is brought into requisition in
arranging and straightening the irregular fibres after wind¬
ing on the hackle.

The mode of clipping off the but ends of the wing as
close up to the head of the fly as I have described, answers
in most cases, for instance for a hurl, or mohair, or fur
body, but when we intend to make a floss body the surplus
part of the wing should be clipped off in a direction slant¬
ing towards the bend of the hook; so that in wrapping over
it with the floss the body will taper, handsomely increasing
in bulk as it nears the place where you intend to fasten in
the h-ackle. In tying flies one becomes appreciative of the
minuteness of spaces, and in putting on tinsel, or in the
length of (lie body, or in finishing off at the head as much
as may be occupied by one or two turns of the finest wrap¬
ping silk, is easily judged of.

Tails. —In putting on this little “caudal appendage,” as
Mr. Sparrowgrass would have termed it, much nicety is to
be observed. Of course it is placed precisely on top of the
hook, the fibres of feathers of which it is composed should
curve upward and sit gracefully. If it be a plain body, as
in the fly, called the hare’s ear, it is tied in on completing
the wrapping on of the gut. If tinsel ornaments the end of
the body, it should be put on first, and then the tail. If
the body is intended to be wrapped with tinsel, it should
hang loose while putting on the tail and then wound spir¬
ally over the dubbing with two, three, four, or five turns,
as the case may be.

Repeating in part the directions already given for the
bodies of the flies let me remind the learner "that the mate¬
rial fastened in last is wrapped on first. Suppose for in¬
stance you wish to make a winged fly with a palmer body:
After the tail is on, tie in the end of the hackle, and then—
firstly , wrap on the dubbing; secondly, the tinsel; thirdly ,
the hackle, following close behind the turns of the tinsel;
and it makes a better looking fly to wrap the hackle much
more closely on getting up under the wings; making it a
little more “buz” as it is frequently termed. A fly is said to
be buz when the hackle is wrapped on thick and it looks
“bushey” as we Americans would term it.

Some makers use two or three half hitches in finishing
off at the head. The invisible knot is as easily tied and
much more secure.

Let me describe as briefly and as plainly as I can the
proper mode of using a pair of scissors. They should be
such as I have described. Do not put your finger and
thumb into the bows or oval openings, but lay that part of
the implement in the palm of your hand and with the
thumb and fingers work the blades. A little practice in
this way will enable one to pick out and clip off a single
fibre of the hackle or wing with great nicety. Every fly-
maker has his own method, learned of others in part, and
in part adopted as his own invention; the foregoing direc¬
tions may therefore not accord with the mode of some who
may read this paper. I can only say it is my method, and
that I am always ready and anxious to learn of others a
better way of performing any of the little minutiae I have
described. Thaddeus N orris.

—The North River shad have come at last in fair quan¬
tity though not remarkable as to size. In the Connecticut
River the catch has been both large and fine. We saw in
Fulton Market some twenty-five fish, all dressed, weighing
ninety-five pounds; this is above the average. The Porgee
or Scup ( Pogrus Argyops) has come too in large numbers.
An immense school was struck off Narragansett beach, and
the catch was so large, that in New York this excellent
little pan-fish had to be almost given away. Mackerel
abound. Last week they were worth $20 per 100, this
week by the arrival of some eight fishing vessels, the price
has gone down to $5 per 100. This fish is working North.
Those now in market, though excellent for immediate use,
are not in good condition for curing. Mackerel must live .for
a while in the colder waters of the Banks, before being in
proper order for selling. Salmon rare, the Kennebec yield
not heavy, and the price pretty high. Trout from Maine
and Canada are coming in fair quantity.

We would call the attention of our Boston friends, and
those desirous of preserving lobsters, to the fact that great
quantities of these shellfish, not weighing a half of a pound
are exposed for sale in our markets. They are brought in
small smacks from Maine and Massachusetts, against the
law and are sold at miserable prices. Mr. Bergh is defend¬
ing the rights of the turtles. To-day w T ith unloosed flip¬
pers, they can flap away with their arms, and fan them¬
selves at their leisure. It is questionable whether they do
not hurt themselves more this way when at liberty, than
when they are tethered.

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221

! ^captain Steers of Brooklyn is going to try fly fishing
for shad in the Connecticut shortly. This week he goes
after trout down the Island.

—Eight hundred bass were captured by pound and seine
in one day in the creek near Sag Harbor last week. This
10 the way the bass have been almost driven from the Pe-
conic bays by this pound net destruction of young bass.

_The steamer W. W. Coit, in charge of Captain Gibbs,
ffjll run every Tuesday and Friday from foot of Wall street,
o the fishing grounds off Orient Point, Shelter Island,
5 aff Harbor, &c., until June 1st when the boat will leave
VIondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is fine duck
in( j sn ipe shooting on Peconic Bay now.

Two excursion boats tried the “Fishing Banks” last
Sunday, Grand result, two porgies and a bergall.

__We have few encouraging reports from the trout
edons. On Long Island nothing has been done, and little
Attempt made to fish, on account of the gales and cold
leather. Last week two of our correspondents snaked out
wo dozen small trout from the Slug, a very pretty stream
f clear running water, near Wareham, Mass., two hours
ide by rail from Boston. The Slug contains a good many
mall trout, but fly-fishing in it is almost impracticable on
Mount of the bushes. This stream ought to be protected,
nd angling prohibited in it for three years, after which the
mshes should be cut out at intervals for casting stands and
i tie water broken up ihto pools and rapids by artificial ob-
:ructions. This would give Bostonians a fishing resort
uite accessible and very desirable to those who have but
e occasional day or two to spare for recreation.

Some few trout have been taken at Yanceboro, Maine,
rithin the past fortnight, weighing from one to two-and-a-
,alf pounds.

In Connecticut the season is more advanced. A letter
ated April 30th, from the northwestern part of the State,
y the same correspondent who so attractively portrayed the
larms of this section in a letter published last week, from

'win Lakes, says:—

“Speaking of trouting, you may just whisper to our friend
lackford that there is a group of the “speckled beauties”
ow on the easel before me that to see would make even
. ,s practised eyes sparkle more brilliantly, if that were pos-
ble. They are from ten to twelve inches in length and as
ell fed as caddis worms, (with which their maws are
led,) and “angle dogs” can make them. Only in the
tawning season could their colors be more enchanting or
.eir flesh more firm. You may also hint to your anxious
aders that they were caught in Schenob Brook, a slug-
sh stream that finds its way from Twin Lakes through a
ng, wide and deep swamp to the Housatonic at Sheffield,
id that there are a few left. You can say (out loud) that
young Salisbury lawyer, whose initials stand for Donald
, Warner, hooked a big dozen about a month ago—oi the
stant the law would let him—in Mount Rliiga stream
filed “Wach-o-cast-in-hook,” by the aborigines for
.ort,) and that your correspondent “went him a dozen
itter” in Moore brook a couple of weeks ago in the midst
a fall of “snow, beautiful snow,” and not a warm snow
that. The Sages Ravine stream has not yet been fished
far as heard from; and it is quite too early for so head-
' ng and rapid an Undine, though, in its season, it is one of
e very best and always the most picturesque.

Of lake fishing, there is nothing to speak of since the ice
ent out, and the season for bass and pickerel hasn’t come
A This part of the universe is reached in four hours from
e Grand Central via Harlem Con. West. Railroad, at a
. st of $2.75 to Salisbury, where are goodisli hotels, and $3
Canaan, where, at the “Union Depot Hotel;” G. H.
)rbin will furnish clean beds and the best of fare, barring
[Hors, at most moderate rates.”

We have no doubt that many of our readers who now are
sting about for localities easily accessible from New
urk, Boston, and Albany, where they can spend a short
. mmer vacation, will be induced to favor this one. It is
ntral to all three and can be reached in half the time that
; e Adirondacks and White Mountains can, and is almost
: wildly romantic.

[ —Now that the season for fly-fishing for shad advances,
e would like to impress upon our readers who purpose to
8 ;F this new sensation, the importance of minute observa-
>n in the following particulars: size, pattern, and color of
f/ preferred; time of day, stage of water, state of the
Esther, (cloudy, clear, calm or windy;) whether the fish
,L kes the fly on the surface or beneath, and if with a swirl,
•I bulge, or a leap; whether at edge of eddy, in the eddy, or
lt : Thickest water; at the tail or head of a rapid; whether
deep or shallow water; whether he seeks the shadow of
ore or shelter of boulder or reef; whether more than one
' me i° r the fly at once, and how much line they will reel
jir at a mn - In. a word, we desire to know wliether the
^ h an km for flies, or whether he merely takes one oc-
., <sionally when it is thrust under his nose, as ladies accept
in-bons at a party; for we do not yet know positively if
; e shad can be strictly classed as a game fish. There are
uumerable points of observation which could be turned
practical use. Some of our Washington friends have
lr auned an experimental trip to the Great Falls of the
l/* °mac, as soon as the shad reach that point and the
team gets clearer and lower.

^H. Fahnstock, of Jay Cooke & Co., had fine spo
f «l j week at Kittinany House, Delaware Water Gap, takir
lar S e str ing of big trout.

llave complete notes in type of the black bass <
*j. e * aw are, Potomac and the lakes, but our crowde
ce compels us to again defer their publication, to tl
i?•appointment of numerous eager inquirers. The ba:
it ^on, however, is hardly yet open, and when it come
; e uotes will be the more opportune.

—Speaking of fish-hooks, we have Andrew Clerk’s as¬

surance of his preference for the Sprout hook. Some
writer in our paper said that he swore by the Kinsey,
which is an error in a dual sense, inasmuch as Mr. Clerk
never swears at all, either “by fish-hooks,” or by any other
thing. ’ J J

, According to Rocliard, a French veterinary surgeon, a
simple method of preventing flies from annoying horses
consists in painting the inside of the ears, or any other part
especially troubled, with a few drops of empyreumatic oil
of juniper. It is said that the odor of this substance is un¬
endurable to flies, and that they will keep at a distance
from the parts so anointed. If this treatment will accom¬
plish the alleged result on animals, why is it not applicable
to sportsmen in repelling black flies, midges, ect?

Sometimes the most palatable morceaux that come to
an editor are by private letter, not intended for publication
by the writer, and this is one of them:—

“The other morning, it being very quiet, I jointed my
salmon rod, put on reel, line, casting ditto and fly and com¬
menced throwing a measured line. I am a perfect “bungler”
at fly-throwing and yet found no sort of difficulty in
mcspnng off fifty feet and throwing the line out perfectly
straight, then letting it drop gently of its own accord. I
was practicing near where the cellar for my new house is
being dug, and as it had rained, it was full of water. One
old fellow watched me for a while with eyes and mouth and
ears wide open and finally said: ‘Mister ! you can’t ketch
nothink in thar, not even bull-pouts; guess you’re a little
cracked, ’aint yer?’ ” -\v.

A letter from Malone, New York, dated May 7th, says:

“We are making good arrangements for tourists going on
from here this year; and I understood from Smith last
week that through tickets were to be issued by the Vc. C. R.
direct to Malone instead of to Point of Rocks as last sum¬
mer. The resorts are looking for 50 per cent, more custom
this season than last.”

ROCHESTER TROUT.

Rochester, N. Y., May 6, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Seth Green has stated that there are are no trout in unpreserved
streams within fifty miles of Rochester, N. Y. Yesterday a friend pre¬
sented me with a brook trout measuring eleven inches, which he had
caught within two miles, of this city, and last year he sent me a fine
string, though smaller fish, caught within four miles of our suburbs. I
am not surprised that Seth was mistaken in this respect, for very few are
aware that any trout have survived hereabouts. The friend spoken of
above is a most remarkable fisherman, with whom I have had many
tramps in the Adirondacks, and I am sometimes led to suspect that he
can smell a trout as a pointer smells a woodcock. He was always full
of enthusiasm. Once while fishing a rapid stream in the North Woods,
where the guide had bet that he would kill the most trout, our friend
towards noon suddenly missed the guide. Leaving a trout that he had
been throwing for some time, he started in pursuit, suspecting what was
in the wind. After a long search the guide was seen at the foot of a
high fall, wailed in on all sides by rocks from twenty to fifty feet high,
and no possible means of approach visible. There he stood, tossing
his worms into a pool covered with foam, and drawing out a fine fish at
almost every attempt, with a satisfied sortyof grin on his face, and the
tails of the trout visible through the hole in his basket. To use an ex¬
pression of Mark Twain, our friend began to “foam at the mouth” and
shake the firm earth with his heavy strides. What he did further no¬
body ever knew, but when the rest of the party came up they found him
casting his fly serenely by the side of the guide, without hat or coat, and
apicturesquerentinhispants which transformed them into a fore and
aft apron; but the expression on his somewhat defaced features, by
scratches, bumps, &c., was worthy of Alexander the Great after a
victory.

Seth Green claims that the gold fish placed in Irondequoit Bay by him
will be lai-ge 'enough to be caught by hooks this season. A few shad
placed in the Genesee River by him have been caught. A large number
of bass were taken in the Genesee Rapids last season with the fly.

There are many true sportsmen here, and they are beginning to talk
about where they intend to go this season. Some to Grayling, Mich.;
some to Canada salmon grounds; others to the Adirondacks. Seth
Green is now at Greyling after spawn. I suppose you will hear from him
on his return. C. A. G.

V ---

Here is a little angling gossip which conies opportunely,
just at the opening of the fishing season:—

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Did you ever try jug fishing? It is not especially scientific; but as I
have seen it practiced in the Missouri River for the channel or blue cat¬
fish it is good sport. In 18^3, while waiting at Fort Leavenworth for a
military outfit to cross the plains, four of us made up a party for a jug
fish, and this was the manner and the result:

The night before w r e engaged a boat and two stout oarsmen, got a dozen
or fifteen empty stone jugs, gallon size, corked them tightly, and to the
handle of each tied a piece of strong twine about two feet long, with a
large hook at the end baited with a lump of raw beef. Thus equipped,
we started about daylight in the morning and pulled out into the middle
of the stream. The current was swift and strong, and after floating
down a little past Leavenworth City, we began to heave over our hard¬
ware. The jugs were towed in every direction except to the rear—jugs
to the right of us, jugs to the left of us, and jugs to the front of us—and
as they spread out, tossing and dancing on the surface of the water, we
followed, closely watching the little fleet. It w r as not long before some
one sung out “There’s one under!” and away we pulled for the jug that
was in jeopardy. And now came the excitement, for the finny fellows
that had pouched the beef tried to steal the jug also,dashing off on a run or
plunging to the bottom, and when or where he would come up again
there was no telling. At last, however, the jug was sure to outwind
him and pop up somewhere, and then the chase would be renewed.
Often, when nearly reached, away he would go, Kansasward or Missou-
riward, as he happened to be jayhawker or border ruffian, and when
nearly in the hand he might part the tackle and give up the jug. The
fish in that neighborhood had had a bad example set them and seemed
decidedly slippery. But the excitement was wild when tWQ or three
j' gs were running off at the same time, and we could not divide our
forces to follow each. And so we kept it up for ten or twelve miles
down the rivei, till the Kansas City steam packet, the Alec Major, hove
in sight, coming up, when we began to gather in our scattered crockery.
We had arranged beforehand with the captain of the boat to lie to and
take us aboard, for a row of a dozen miles up the swift current of the
Missouri would have required more muscle than we chose to spare. So
as the steamer checked up, we swung under the stern, made fast our
boat and clambered aboard, able to boast of our luck fisherman fashion.
We had secured eleven splendid catfish, ranging from ten to twenty
pounds each; indeed one of them was unanimously voted a thirty
pounder, and of course those we lost were all still larger. Perhaps I
ought to say that these were estimated weights, and to be sure the scales
do sometimes play the dickens with angler’s guesses. As to jugs, we
lost about half, but as there was nothing in them we didn’t fret about it.

The channel cat is no mean table fish, at least so all testified "who
shared in the fifteefh pounder dished up at dinner next day at the Plant¬
er s House, fully' - stuffed, baked and sauced, the flakes large, snowy
white, firm as any sea fish, and of most delicious flavor. From platter
experience no one would suspect him of any relationship to the huge
yellow catfish of the western rivers, that grovels and sucks and sleeps in
the bottom of bayous and muddy eddies. The channel catfish, blue on
the back and sides, and white beneath, is lively and handsome. He feeds
in sw'i.t water, and the struggle with the current hardens and sweetens
the flesh. Everyone knows the difference in the quality of the same
kind of fish found in rapid or still water. The wliitefish {Corregonus
albus) caught in the Sault St. Marie at the foot of Lake Superior, are
far better than those found in the still waters of Lake Erie. Give a dol
lar to a Chippewa Indian and let him go out into the Sault, the Leap of
waters, poling up the steep torrent till he sees a fish, and then dropping
his pole, snatching his net, and giving one quick scoop as Ins canoe
shoots down like an arrow, and then dropping the net, seizing the pole
and repeating the process, he will bring you in half a dozen or more
large plump fellows, and then my word for it,you have whitefish. True,
it is a good fish anywhere, but when you try those caught in the Sault,
as an Irishman would say, “You will see the differ.” I speak advised¬
ly. All have noticed a like difference in trout, bass, &c., caught in still
or swift water.

I ought to add that the channel catfish is said to furnish good sport in
trolling or angling with strong bass tackle; but I have never tried either.
It is not often that one can praise the fish or fishing of the lower Missou¬
ri, but of this cat and its catching I can honestly speak a good word.

Veteran.

” Philadelphia, Penn., May 8, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

“Jacobstaff” has fished upas new a method of catching large trout,
which is older than our present fishermen. During the past thirty years
I have frequently heard bait fishers describe the following as the best
method of taking trout of large size that would neither rise to a fly nor
take bait in the daytime: The line to be 15 feet long, attached to the
centre of a shingle; obtain a nest of young mice still in the jririk, the
hook to be placed through the tail of the mouse; two or three such lines
and shingles are thrown overboard of a moonlight night in a lake, and
the boat retired to wait a bite. Towing the shingle will exhaust the
trou ^- __ “Red Cedar."

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Domesticated Trout. How to Breed and Grow Them.
Livingston Stone. Osgood & Co. Boston.

After a most careful perusal of Mr. Livingston Stone’s “Domesticated
Trout,” we must declare ourselves more than satisfied with the excel¬
lence of the work performed. Apart from the pure technical knowledge
which the author has drawn from the funds of itchyological lore which
he possesses, the book itself is remarkable as a model of philosophical
research. The whole subject is treated exhaustively, and one cannot
help being singularly impressed with the amount of patient toil a book
of this character must have required in order to perfect. If raising
trout may be looked upon as one of the fine arts in pisciculture, Mr.
Stone may be considered then as its master. Not always optimists,
sometimes having to review material more or less crude on fish culture,
this book of Mr. Stone’s we have always considered as the leading work
on this subject. Perhaps our expression of trout culture as a fine art
may not be taken in exactly the proper sense we would wish to convey.
What we desire to express is, that American pisciculture in its highest
walks has achieved most distinguished success, and that having grap¬
pled the most difficult and highest rounds of the fish ladder, it will be by
no means hard for us to become masters of all the simpler processes.
The dangers and troubles in the way of propagating trout are indeed
very great. M. Stone’s book will tell you that no man should rush into
it heedlessly. “Domesticated Trout” teaches the reader that, to para¬
phrase a well known quotation, “eternal vigilance is the price of trout.”
If trout be worth in Pulton Market $1.25 a pound, the graceful yearling,
the handsome two-year old, the noble four-year old can only be ob¬
tained by means of a watchfulness, which must commence at the cradle
and end at the tomb, or from the time the egg is placed in the hatching-
house until the fish is knocked on the head and packed in ice and saw¬
dust for the public mart. “Domesticated Trout” grapples fairly aiid
squarely with the all-important, question, the money one. Between the
estimated profit aud the actual one, there always comes in that unknow'n
quantity X, “the evil genius,” as Mr. Stone calls it, the risk, which up
sets the best calculations. There is no valid reason why an intelligent
man, who prepares his ground thoroughly, who drives entirely out of his
head all ideas of becoming an Astor or a Vanderbilt, by means of raising
trout in a six months or a year, will not, in due time, just like in any
other business, make a good living out of his trout ponds. In 1866 Mr.
Stone asked Mr. Seth Green “How many of those engaged in trout
breeding would succeed?” The answer from the Nestor of American
aquaculture was as follows: “One in a million.” Since that period,
however, our knowledge of this subject, thanks to Messrs. Green, Stone,
Lyman, Collins, Clift, Mather, Ainsworth, Leoanard, Stanley, Furman
and a host of others has wonderfully improved. The seed laid” by Coste,
in France, has borne prolific fruit in the United States, and we now at¬
tain results which ten years ago would have seemed miraculous. Mr.
Stone’s book is a perfect encyclopedia in its way, and we somewhat
doubt if for many years to come anything much better can be produced.
Written in a graceful style, it is lightened up here and there with sly bits
of humor, and we defy the most indifferent reader to take up “Domesti¬
cated Trout” without feeling the deepest interest in the noblest of fish.
We take, then, great pleasure in recommending Mr. Stone’s book to all
our readers. Those—even the most familiar with the subject—will find
in it much that is novel, and those ignorant of pisciculture wiil certainly
by reading it become interested in a subject which has particular charms.
Mr. Stone’s “Domesticated Trout” is exactly the .book fitted to popular
ize American fish culture.

Chadwick’s American Cricket Manual. R. De Witt.

New York.

In a most comprehensive volume Mr. Chadwick has given us all the
rules for cricket, and a running commentary written in concise style, to¬
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in every way for the lovers of the game. It is a manful effort made by
the most competent authority to popularize cricket in America. One
great feature of the book is the clear apercu it gives of the rules of
cricket, and it will be found invaluable, not only to players, but for the
use of umpires. The rules are not only given in full as in force at the
Marylebone Club, bu t Mr. Chadwick has added explanatory notes, which
must be of great assistance. The Manual is complete m everyway,
the author having collected all the memorable events in the history of
American cricket. To cricket is added the rules of La Crosse. It must
be considered as standard authority on these subjects, and we look to see
it in the hands of all cricketers.

No Name. A Novel. By Wilkie Collins. N. Y. Har¬
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publication by the Harpers, is the series that most persons would be
pleased to place in their libraries. It is handsomely bound, good paper
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HARD RUBBER REEL

“Tlxe Gem.”

Imperishable, Light as a Feather, and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and the Hon. Robt. Roose-
velt. ' .

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler s
outfit has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents f or the United States,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

J. H. BATTY,

OBJECTS OE NATURAL HISTORY.

N. A. Birds and
eggs for collec¬
tions, and Buck’s
bends, and Game
Birds for Sports¬
men a specialty.

Taxidermist s
’cols, eyes and
naterials. Also
quaria, cement,
mid-fish, mock¬
ing - bird food,
&c.

Taxidermy
practiced in aU
its branches.

Address,

IVew TTtrecht. Yogfe

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NewDouble Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
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To which was awarded the]

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the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
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gooi qualities, namely, light vanning, smooth , noise¬
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'£5f”Send for Circulars.

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Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 231 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

Established 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

)

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din ttt mi ni/Tij

RJJJJ

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Green Hart, Split Bimboo , Log Wood , Fly
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Established in 1835.

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Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

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manufacturing

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orner of Pearl Street. NEW YORK

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attention.

Clark & Sneider,

manufacturers of the

sneider

patent breech-loading shot gun

ALTERING

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Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

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FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
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NEW YORK CITY.

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American Standard, Patent Sifted
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OF

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AND

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Important Notice.

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Journal des Chasseurs. Vie a la Campagne

PUBLISHED IN PARIS,

BY Messrs. FIRMAN DIDOT,

Rue Jacob, No. 56.

Editeur en Chef, M. H. E. CHEVALIER, (formerly
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contains information regarding European hunting,
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ADDRESS

Messrs. Didot, No. 56 Rue Jacob, Paris, France.

*- 8 m

New Work hy Dr. Coues.

Field Ornithology .

A complete treatise on collecting birds and prepar¬
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Standard Treatise on Taxidermy.

IT ALSO INCLUDES A
Check List of North American Birds,

Classified and named according to the

Key Vo IV. American Birds.

Manual of Instruction and Check List together
beautifully bound in fine cloth, $2.50.

Check List alone, pamphlet, printed to cut up for
labeling specimens, and for recording field observa¬
tions, 75 cents.

NATURALISTS’ AGENCY,
and hook-cel tors o-pn^rallv. Salem. Ma«s_

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Flies
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

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1 1 -63

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MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES,

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No. 738 BROADWAY,

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Dealers in

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
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FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
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Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
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4-29 Eyed Needles.

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WOOD ENGRAVING

ESTABLISHMENT.
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No. 48 Beekman Street,

10-62

NEW YORK.

FRANCIS PROBST,

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10

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We offer a tuperiorlot of Sklr-
ving’s Ruta-Baga or Swede
Turnip Seed very low, — viz.: 1-2
lb. for .‘15 cts.; 1 lb. for 60 cts.i club
rate, 4 lbs. for $2, by mail, postage
paid, the cash to accompany order.

D. T. CURTIS & CO. F
Seedsmen and Florists, Jill Tremont
Street, Boston, 21 acS.

P- S. Our Illustrated Seed
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Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East lltli St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Bails and
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Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

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19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, A. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
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W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS & H A YVKSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.,

To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best lii the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP.
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Yest.

This Yest affords the best ar '

rangement yet in vented for car¬
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so evenly distribu'. / |§| ted that it is

scarcely felt. Car lip f H tridges can be

carried with the L iia

this vest, which is IP Miller I'lllP 8 * f of great impor¬
tance when brass■"/ shells are used
as when carrying them with the

head up the weight Wtttm rmffftft'i. o1 ' the sll0t °U-
en forces the wad forward, when

bad shooting is the -result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

WI. S. KIMBALL & CO.,

PEERLESS

TOBACCO WORKS,

Rochester, New York.

Smoke Wm. S. Kimball & Co.’s Vanity Fair.

Use Wm.S. Kimball & Co.’s Peerless Chewing Tobacco
Use Wm. S. Kimball & Co.’s Plain Chewing Tobacco.
Two Prize Medals awarded Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco.

“VANITY FAIR” IS THE PERFECTION OP
SMOKING TOBACCO.

“VANITY FAIR” IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER TO¬
BACCO.

“VANITY FAIR” DOES NOT BITE THE
TONGUE.

“VANITY FAIR” IS PARTICULARLY ADAPT¬
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“VANITY FAIR” IS PARTICULARLY" ADAPT¬
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“VANITY FAIR” IS KiNG OF ALL SMOKING.

“VANITY FAIR” HAS THE RIGHT SORT OF
STRONGNESS.

“VANITY FAIR” IS NOT TOO STRONG, BUT
IS JUST RIGHT.

Kimball & Co.’s Peerless, is pronounced by connois¬
seurs to be the best sweet chewing tobacco in America.

Kimball & Co.’s Plain Chewing is neither sweetened
or flavored, but is plain and pure. Clubs supplied
with Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco.

Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco is always uniform and re¬
liable.

Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco is aid in the forest and
comfort ou, the stream.

Wm. S. Kimball & Co.’s-Tobacco is sold generally
throughout the United States. The following are a
few dealers of whom it can be procured: Jas. H.
Page, 31 Broad street, Boston; Jos. Veagie, 11 Frank-
lin Square, Boston; E. E. Mancosos, cor. Broadway
and Ma den Lane, N. Y.; Chapin & Gore, 75 Monroe
street, Chicago; West & Fritcher, 222 Douglas street,
Omaha, Neb.; Luche & Bro., 525 7th street, Washing¬
ton; Thos. P. Cantwell, Brainerd, Min.; Lewis, Bass
& Co., Clancey, Montana; also-the retail dealers at
Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo and Albany; Mohl &
Schneider, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Perry & Hawson,
Columbia, S. C.

NO FR0Gnof«o£;N0 HORSE.

Row to shoe Horses

*- IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar.
GfoanENoerbn: House Shoe. 41 Dev Street, New York.

F OR- SALE-CHEAP-BY A GENTLEMAN THAT
is about leaving the place, a thoroughly broken
Setter Dog; also, a well bred Scotch Terrier. Address
E. DANIELS, P. O. Box 343, Springfield, Mass.

REMINGTON’S

Double Barrel Sliot Gtlii.

lirlcclhtnctms.

NKW YORK

DECARBONIZED STEEL BARREL.

We are now prepared to furnish these Guns, 28 and 30 inches, No. 12 gauge, at $45.

The best ever offered, containing all the most desirable features of the finest imported, together with some
valuable improvements peculiar only to this gun. Top Snap action, half-cocked, breech opened and shells ex¬
tracted by one motion.

Twist and Laminated Guns will be ready about June 1,1874. See reDort of trial m Forest and Stream of
March 26, 1874.

The “Creedmoor Match Rifle” now ready. Vernier scale aperture and wind-gauge sights, pistol-grip
stocks. Call and see it. For record of shooting of these rifles see reports in this paper from August to
February.

E. REMINGTON & SONS, 281 anil 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR ARMORY, ILION, 1ST. Y.

Apr 16 Cut this Out, and Send for Illustrated Price List.

PECK & SNYDER,

IMPORTERS, JOBBERS & RETAIL DEALERS IN

Fishing’ Tackle of Every Description.

The cheapest house in the ciiy to buy good tackle.
P. & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 4 joint, full mounted, $7
to $20 each.

P. & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 3 joints, split bamboo,
4 splice, 12 ft., $35 each.

P. & S. Trout Rods, brass mounted, 3 and 4 joints,
75c. to $5 each.

P. & S. Trunk Rods, full mounted, 4 and 6 joints, $7
to $10 each.

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, brass mounted, $1.50 to $12
each

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, German silver mounted, $8
to $20 each.

Balance Handle Multiplying Reels, brass, 25 to 300
yards, $3.25 to $15 each.

Click Reels, brass and German silver, 25 to 100 yards,
$3.25 to $8 each.

Twisted and Braided Silk Lines, assorted colors, 3c.
to 8c. yard.

Plain and Braided Linen and Cotton Lines, assorted
colors and sizes.

Pike and Pickerel baits, 50c. to $1.50 each.

All kinds of Hooks on single and double gut.

All kinds of Floats, Squids, Minnows, Spoons, Sink¬
ers, &c.

Salmon and Bass Flies, $3 to $10 per doz.

Tront Flies, $1 to $3 per doz.

Leaders, single and double gut, 21c. to 60c. each.

Just published, the Encyclopedia of all Out and In¬
door Games and Sports, containing 21 full page col¬
ored engravings; also 150 plain cuts, together with
prices on all articles required. Price 10c.

GOODS SENT BY EXPRESS, C. O. D.

Apr 16 PECK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

one. hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“Resolved, That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service-by all nations is only a question
of time; that WheifbVcr an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , f urther. That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now making these guns to supply the nu¬
merous demands, and will soon have them in the
market.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., S4 Wall St., N. Y.

E2. H. IMLAJDISOIS",

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEY' BRO. Goou„, &c.
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
of fine guns, &c<

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ON THE

Horse, Dog, N atural History
Taxidermy, &c.

FOR SALE BY THE

Forest and Stream Publishing Co.,

The Horse. Youatt. $125

Gymnasts and Gymnastics. Howard. 5 25

Wright’s Illustrated Poultry Book... 15 00

Weidenmann’s Beautifying Country Homes.... 15 00

Wallace’s American Trotting Register. 10 (10

Wallace’s American Stud Book. Vol. 1. 10 00

Forester’s American Game in its season. 3 00

F. Forester’s Horse and Horsemanship. 8vo.

2 Vols. 10 00

Frank Forester’s Field Sports. 8vo. 2 Vols_ 6 00

Frank Forester’s Fish arid Fishing. (100 ills) .. 3 50
Frank Forester’s Manual Young Sportsmen.... 3 00

The Dog. Dinks, Mayhew and Hutchinson. 3 00

Gun, Rod and Saddle. . 1 00

Crack Shot. 1 75

Dead Shot; or, Sportsman’s Complete Guide... 1 75

Copeland’s Country Life. 8vo, 926 pages. 5 00

Darwin’s Variations of Animals and Plants. 2

Vo’s. 6 00

Stewart’s (John) Stable Book. 1 50

The Percheron Horse... 1 00

Youatt and Martin on Cattle. 1 50

Cooper’s Game Fowl. 5 00

Fuller’s Forest Tree Culturist. 1 50

Homoeopathic Veterinary Practice. 5 00

The Horse. Stonehenge... 2 50

The Horse Doctor. Mahew. 3 00

Horse Management. Mahew. 3 00

Dogs. Their Management. Mayhew. 75

History of the British Dog. Jesse. 16 00

The Dog. Youatt. 4 00

The Dog. Idstone. 2 50

The Dog. Stonehenge. 3 75

Dog Breaking. Hutchinson.. 4 50

Rod and Gun. Wilson. 5 00

Shooting, Boating and Fishing. Warren. 100

Gun, Rod and Saddle. 100

Arms and Ammunition. 1 25

The Fishing Tourist. Charles Hallock. 2 00

Fishing in American Waters. Genio C. Scott.. 3 50

Modern Breech Loaders. Greener. 3 50

Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate. 150

Rural Sports. Stonehenge. . 9 00

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine. 10 50

Lewis’ American Sportsman. 3 00

The Trapper’s Guide. Newhouse. 1 50

Domesticated Trout. Livingston Stone. Illus.. 2 50

Trout Culture. Seth Green... l 00

Handbook of Shooting. (Routledge’s). 50

“ “ Angling. “ . 50

Our Own Birds of the United States. Cope. 1 50

Animal Life in Europe. Specht. 175

Forty-four Y'ears of a Hunter’s Life. 1 50

Key to the Birds of North America. By Elliott

Goues. 7 00

The Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and

Nebraska. 30 plates. Leidy. 20 00

Trees, Plants and Flowers. Where and How

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Butterflies, Described and Illustrated. 1 75

Tne*American Beaver and His Works. Morgan.. 5 00

Taxidermist’s Manual. Brown. 125

Taxidermy Made Easy. 75

JUST PUBLISHED.

History of North American Birds. By Prof.

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Field Ornithology. A Standard Treatise on

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STATE ASSOCIATION

FOR THE PRESERVATION OF

GAME AND FISH.

THE ANNUAL CONVENTION

of this Association wiil be held at

Oswego, 3V. Y.,

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j Volume 2, Numbers 5
1 IT Chatham St. (CityHall Sqr.)

For Forest and Stream.

WHEN MY SHIP COMES HOME.

A YOUNG man stood by the summer sea..

In the flush of the rising sun,

And the wavelets gleamed as the light down streamed,
Gilding them one by one.

Over the waves with the tips of gold,

At the sun and the shining sea,

Like an eagle he gazed, with eye undazed,

And a soul all young and free.

“Youth and the world are mine!” he cried,

“Honor and hope and love;

Calm as the sea is my life to me,

And bright as the skies above.

“And the blue-eyed lass with the golden hair,

Who has given her heart to me;

Ah! she will be mine with her love divine,

When my ship comes over the sea.”

An old man stood on a barren beach,

Shading his haggard eyes
With a hand that shook,-while his weary look
Went from earth to sea and skies.

And never a one to pity him
Of ali the friends of his youth,

For Hope was dead, and there lived instead
The sinister lesson, Truth.

And the gold-haired lass that had looked on him
With her eyes of heavenly blue,

Had gone, with his fame and riches and name,

As blue-eyed goddesses do.

Haggard and broken his shadow fell
Clouding the laughing foam;

Wrecked in the strife and storm ofilife,

His ship had never come home! J. J. Roche.

lor th= Western

Territories.

THE OVID.® OF THE NORTH-WEST.

T^HE wild ovidse of the continent of North America are
confined to the Rocky Mountains and the region which
extends westward from them to the Pacific Ocean, and even
here they are comparatively scarce when contrasted with
other animals which require more fostering care from nature
to allow them to increase and become abundant. The
species found in the north-west are limited to two, and they
aie > as a general rule, found among the crags, deep canyons
and elevated mesas of mountains; it being a very rare oc-
cuirence to find any at a lower altitude than from three to
ve thousand feet. The variety most common is the Rocky
ountain sheep, (Ovis montana,) and that is found from
yoming to the California line, though it is more abund¬
ant in the northern territories than in the southern. It
seems to be more common in the Klamath Basin, between
a i orma and Oregon, and the Blue Mountains traversing
a o, Washington Territory and Oregon, than in any
. e i poi ’^ on the Pacific Coast. It is but little hunted,
wing to the difficulty of approaching it, for its vigilance
and also the hard labor of taking it away if
reo CC ’ f ° r n011e tlle e( I ulne species can be taken into the
Itsf 0DS ^ e fi uen ted by this nimble and sure-footed animal.

habitat is the open, steep and rocky knolls and
luxir' 6 1 cia ^= s w ^ iere th e delicate herbage it loves grows
and and ^ rom this cause it requires much patience

itnWi &eV i eiaUCe m a hunter t0 follow it to a death shot,
clifflpnn 1 * S ou ^ happen to steal upon it unawares—a feat
ucult to accomplish.

Wcst°dn° Ver l Wenty P erlia P a have been killed in the north-
that tli UDg the PaSt two years > ^withstanding the fact
their flZ areVery common in . certain localities, and that
season + 1S n Said t0 be very palatable, superior in certain
whom it’°i tllat ° f the doraestic sheep. The Indians, to
equal . ls kuown lV the name of 7iyas mooto, consider it
in Qufwt^r meat the y can Procure; yet, they will • not go

latter if 0t 11 Wl ! lle smaU game is so abundant, for th
i not equal in flavor to the mutton, still in thpir

es¬

timation, accomplishes the purpose of appeasing hunger
equally well; therefore, they think it idle labor to satisfy
an epicurean palate at the expense and toil of the whole
body. When the noble siwash is confined to a reservation
for a few years he becomes sybaritical and loses ali love for
even the chase, and this is probably the cause why he does
not seek the lair of the American chamois and bring home
the occupant as a proof of his perseverance and manhood.
The few sheep killed are generally shot by the sporting pale
face, for he will work night and day to enjoy the proud
satisfaction of overcoming all obstacles and slaying an ani¬
mal said to be the most vigilant on the continent. The
best place that I have yet seen for hunting this sheep is
near the Cascades of the Columbia Mountains. Small herds
are found early in the morning and late in the evening, but
in the middle of the day, few, if any, can be seen, as they
secrete themselves among the rocks. It is stated that when
feeding they will appoint one, generally a vigilant male, to
mount guard on some elevated knoll, and when he sees any
strange object approaching he sounds an alarm and all
scamper off to the more elevated ridges at their best speed.
When only one or two band together they also keep watch,
and like the antelope, will raise their heads every few min¬
utes to survey the landscape. Like all wild animals keen
of scent, they will detect a man’s presence half a mile off,
should the wind blow from his direction; hence, if a shot
is desired, one must always keep on tffirir lee and approach
them slowly and cautiously or thev^^ l( . me alarmed and fly
at the first glimpse of the inp* , ' r ~‘ ^jqcild their retreat to
the mountain peaks be cufbff, they - ^ not i les j^ a t; e a mo .
ment to leap from a crag and into a ^jy gs b e ] ow —one ap¬
parently deep enough to causSfiv^f-j ofyne in their body to
be shattered; yet, old hunters declare $hat they never saw
one injured from the plunge, no matter how great. The
cause for this immunity from danger is attributed to the
horns, on which they alight, they being- deemed to have the
power of elasticity; hence, when a sheep falls on them,
they cause it to rebound to its feet immediately and none
the worse for the concussion. These useful appendages are
also said to be employed for climbing bowlders and all steep
ascents. When the animal finds that it cannot secure a
foothold it will, it is so stated by Nimrods, place the points
of its curved horns in the earth or crevice of rock and hang
by them until it can plant itself firmly preparatory to a
further advance. The horns are certainly strong enough to
hold many times the weight of the creature bearing them,
and their blunted and broken tips would add to the proba¬
bility of the tale.

The appearance and characteristics of this species of the
ovidee are very different from those,of the domestic; in
fact, were it not for the outlines of the face, one would
rather classify it with the capridse, or goat family. It is
much taller and longer than the largest of the domestic
variety, the cauda is shorter, the neck thicker, and instead
of wool it has coarse tubular hair of a yellowish brown
color, which changes to a white nuchal patch at the flanks,
bifurcating behind. A narrow streak of white decks the
posterior side of the fore and hind legs, while the anterior
is of the same hue as the body. The horns, which are very
heavy at the base and close together, curve backward and
forward and terminate at a small point. They are placed
directly over the eyes and this gives the head a stunted ap¬
pearance. The face is rather narrow, the eyes are large
and full, the nostrils are very broad, the neck is short and
stout, intended undoubtedly for the large horns which it
bears; while the legs are long and tapering and strongly in¬
dicative of sinew and speed. The body is round and quite
broad, and so far as graceful outline is concerned, is far
superior to that of the domestic species. Unlike the latter,
also, its congener will fight any ordinary foe, and make a
brave struggle against wolf or fox in defence of its young.
In these contests the heavy horns are used with terrible
power on the ribs of the conscienceless carnivora, and he is
often compelled to retreat without having accomplished
anything than receiving a sound pummeling. This animal
brings forth its young in May or early in June, the number
varying from one to two, but the former is the average.

The lambkins are well able to look after their provender in
a couple of weeks after seeing the sunlight; yet, the mother
will remain with them from three to six months, according
to locality and possibility of escape from dogs and hunters.
To give our readers an idea of the mountain sheep I made
the following measurement of one recently captured:—

Length from base of horns to cauda, 44 inches; height,
34 inches; horns along curve, 29 inches; horns width from
tip to tip, 26 inches; face from horns to tip of nose, 10
inches.

The cauda, which was not more than an inch in length,
had an upward curve, and its hirsute covering was a sort of
yellowish-wiiite. The animal was a model of speed and
strength, but it seemed devoid of much intelligence; it
certainly had none of that gravity so peculiar to the male
of the domestic ovus.

The only animal allied to this found in the north-west is
the Rocky Mountain goat, {aplocerus montana ,) and that I
have classified in the opening of this article as belonging to,
or rather being allied to the ovidae; so to be literal now I
shall refer to it as the capridse. This active climber and
daring leaper is said to inhabit the Cascade range from the
northern portion of California to British Columbia, and to
follow the more elevated ridges from the Rocky Mountains
to Southern Idaho. Very little is known of its habits, as
its Alpine resort protects it from the rifle of the hunter and
the attack of carnivorous scientists. My knowledge of it is
confined to descriptions received from Indians and one or
two hunters; and as their imagination is always vivid, I
hardly know whether to believe what I have heard or not.
Some tales of course are apocryphal, especially those of the
pale faces, as for instance, that one among many, where
they aver that a goat will leap down a precipice of 1,000
feet, strike on a rock on its horns, rebound to its feet, then
leap to another, and so continue its jumping until it reaches
a place of safety!

Another anecdote is that a goat will die by suicide rather
than allow itself to be shot by man; and also that when it
reaches a place of safety no amount of shooting, or yelling
will frighten it away, as it then apparently knows that it is
secure from all danger, so bids defiance to empty fusilades.
It is, according to tales, more cunning and daring than the
Alpine chamois, and also better for the table, as it finds an
abundance of herbage at all seasons; in the summer among
the crags near the snow line; in the winter among the con¬
iferous forests, which extend to the line of perpetual snow.
The Indians of Walla Walla, to whom this animal is known
as the wow, state that it is entirely white, has long pendant
hair and a large tuft or beard on the chin. The land which
it frequented when known to them is now trodden by herds
of domestic cattle, and that like all other animals in a state
of nature, has been compelled to flee before civilization.
Those tourists who flock to Europe to loiter away tlieir
time chamois hunting, could do much better by staying at
home, especially, if fond of field sports, for they can find in
the north-west animals which are unknown to science, or
at most but very little; and to make the world acquainted
with these should certainly prove interesting to those who
have knowledge sufficient and the leisure to prosecute such
inquiries. They would then accomplish two useful purposes
—namely, secure bounding health and vigorous pleasure
for themselves, and furnish to the world a species of infor¬
mation concerning the strange animals of this continent
which it would gladly know. I think that if your influen¬
tial journal were to call the attention of tourists to the
broad field open to them throughout the north-west, many
secrets of the habits and characteristics of its flora and
fauna would be made known and science thereby enriched.
It is my intention in a week or two to start on a hunt among
these nimble-footed creatures, the goats and sheep; and if I
am fortunate enough to get within watching distance of
them, I shall furnish you notes of my experience.

Mortimer Kerry.

*--

—Put on your right glove first, stupid. Then you have
your left hand ungloved to button your right withal. If
you put on your left glove first you have to button your
right glove under double disadvantage. *

226

For Forest and Stream.

BROWN, JONES AND ROBINSON’S HUNT

N O one enjoys field sport so much as a man who is en¬
gaged in active business, and who once in a while
* teals a day, and with gun or rod tramps the woods and
fields, or saunters along the trout brook 3 . The entire change
and absence from dull routine makes the “being out” a
treat, even if game is scarce and one’s bag or basket looks
as though an “elephant had stepped on it-” as an impecun¬
ious Bohemian has expressed it in regard to his purse.
Often ha%your humble servant started at daylight, walked
all day, and at night when ravenously devouring the meal
thoughtfully “kept” for him, in answer to the fond inquiry
of liis better half as to what luck, answered “splendid,”
with no doubt as to the i crict accuracy of the fact until some
thoughtless suggestion of said better half as to the useless¬
ness of calling upon the butcher the next morning, has ob¬
liged him to reconsider che matter carefully and sadly
acknowledge that one snipe, two woodcocks or perhaps a
pair of squirrels would not be sufficient to satisfy the ap¬
petites of even a small family. There is always a quiet
smile on the face of my wife when I state my purpose of
going shooting, that I thoroughly understand; it implies
fliat there are no great anticipations of game dinners to
allow. The exception, which happens once in ^ w hile, is
the more enjoyable.

The ardor is never abated, however, else how could one,
as we did, deliberately persuade two brother enthusiasts

hat the “-marshes” were swarming with wild ducks,

and that our respective families and friends would have
-muse to remember us long for favors in the way of red
neads, blue bills, widgeons, whistlers, &c., <&., &c.,”if only
we carried cartridges enough.

The day was set, and that genial and thorough sports¬
man,Brown, who has hunted moose in Nova Scotia, caribou
in the backwoods of Canada and deer in the Adirondacks,
a young college student, Jones, full of anticipations, but
somewhat inexperienced, as is proven by the fact of his
wearing on the trip French calf-skin gaiters instead of
rubber boots, and myself, Robinson, after getting all the
necessary traps together, including a box of thirty-two
decoy ducks, appeared at the railroad depot “armed and
equipped,” as the law directs.

To the sarcastic baggageman who innocently asked if he
should secure an extra wagon to carry home the game on
our return, we quietly smiled, and his delicate satire slid
from our backs like the rain drops from a goose, (which, by
the way, is not an inappropriate simile.)

The place to which we were bound, although on the line
of railroad, is distant about four miles from a regular
station, but having heard that a certain hermit flagman had
a shanty directly on the hunting grounds where we could,
stay, with two or three good boats, and that an affable
“sporting” conductor would kindly “slow up” and let us
off, we based our plans accordingly

Off we are at last in fine feather. Mr. Conductor ap¬
pears—our wishes to stop are stated—he frowns and simply
remarks: “Can’t do it,” and berates us soundly while

punching our duplex tickets, for entertaining such an ab¬
surdity. Here is a quandary. We well know that there is
no wagon road from the station to the marsh, and our backs
fairly ache at the mere possibility of having to carry that
great box of decoys four miles on the railroad track. We
hand over our fare to the implacable official and silently
smoke. At the first stopping place get out and moodily
examine the train that “won’t stop,” and think of the many
times that a “hot journal” has brought us up, when in a
hurry to get to our destination, and seriously think of open¬
ing one of the iron boxes and deliberately emptying cotton
waste and oil, and make it hot for said journal at about the
hunting ground and get those wicked decoys and cartridges
off while things are cooling. While these thoughts are
floating through our brain we hear a cheery voice, “Hallo
Robinson, where are you going?” and upon taking a good
look recognize an old frieud in the person of the engineer.
We at once tell him where we want to go and how we can’t.
He itnmediav.-ly puts a new phase upon matters by saying:
“Get the tlii gs all ready and we will slack up enough to
let you off .” We on the spot ask the street and the number
of his house, and warn him that half a dozen of the best
ducks that swim will be found there with our compliments
immediately on our return. He looks very much as did the
baggageman, but considerately says nothing, his faith
evidently was greater, perhaps so much “as a grain of
mustard seed.”

The train duly slacked up and Brown in his hurry to get
off, and forgetting the philosophy of jumping from a run¬
ning body, rolls over and over with gun, game bag and
other traps, sometimes on top and sometimes the reverse,
finally fetching up on his feet smiling and good-natured as
he always is, brushes the dust from his clothes and nimbly
limns to help the collegiate Jones get out those thirty-two
decoys.

With a parting wave of the hand from the clever engineer
the train moves off, and we survey the surroundings. First,

; i, large lake, evidently much above the usual watermark,
for the familiar flags and rushes that make it usually a
marsh, are all covered, suggesting doubts at once as to our
ability to get within half a mile of the thirty-two decoys
when set out on the feeding grounds, but a fiock of about a
dozen ducks passing overhead at about' the altitude of
Mount Washington, throws our fears to the winds, and not
doubting but that we can circumvent the game some way,
we secondly observe the hotel which is destined to lodge and
feed us. We dub it immediately the “Fifth Avenue,” and
knowing that a certain apparent familiarity with the land-
lord often secures the best the house affords, greet the pro¬
prietor who is advancing towards us with a cheerful Hallo,
Uncle John,” and proposed the question, “Can you give
us boats, something to eat and a place to sleep?” He quietly
answers, “We’ll see,” and leads the way loaded down
with our guns and baggage to the hotel. W e find our host
is the flagman guarding the railroad bridge; his house con¬
sists of the usual switchman’s box shanty, only somewhat
larger, and divided into two compartments, each about six
by seven, the one containing a cook stove, a portable shelf,
which we find is used as a dining table, a wooden bench,
and the other a bed; all neat, cozy and comfortable enough
for enthusiastic sportsmen. All this he says we can have,
hold and enjoy, unless two other gentlemen, at present
guests of his, should decide to remain another night, but as
he further states that they have signified their intention of
leaving during the day, we give ourselves no uneasiness.
The-only other shelter in sight is a steam-dredge anchored
on the opposite shore across the bridge, and an old baggage
car stranded by the side of the track.

FOREST AND STREAM.

When we left home the weather was wild and comfort¬
able, but with the perversity of April had suddenly changed
and a cold and penetrating north-west wind was blowing
strong. We gathered around the cook stove and munched
a lunch of cold meat, crackers and cheese that the provi¬
dent and experienced Brown had brought along, prepara¬
tory to making a raid on the fated ducks whose brethren
we had noticed a few minutes before.

Shortly Uncle John informed us our boats were ready,
and although the wind had increased to a perfect gale Jones
and myself proposed to start. The courteous Brown said
he would wait until it calmed down a little and then follow
us. So pitying somewhat his lack of enthusiasm off we
went, straining every muscle, the water falling in sprays
around us from the numerous “crabs” caught by our oars.

After working long and not seeing any perceptible in¬
crease of distance between the boat and shore, we began to
have serious doubts as to the wisdom of our proceeding in¬
stead of waiting with our friend until it calmed down, but
the sight of another flock of ducks passing overhead added
new strength to our arms and fortified our waverning reso¬
lution. We called to Jones and bade him not give up but
follow us and we would soon be “amongst them.”

Our destination was a point jutting out into the water about
a mile from the shanty, where we had been advised was
“just the place to slaughter them.” We pulled and pulled,
and after more physical exertion than would take to keep
a small family in fire-wood for a long winter, reached the
“point.” No place to hide, the water was so high that the
rushes were entirely covered,and as ducks have an insuper¬
able objection to coming wi'hin gun shot of an open boat, our
chances looked slim. However, we had reached the place
where the slaughtering was in the bill to go on, and go back
we would not until we had made an effort. So after a
short council of war we decided to set out our decoys and
proceed to business. Oh, the work of setting those wretch¬
ed things ! but it was finally accomplished, and we then
worked ourselves up to the beach and pulled the boats be¬
hind a clump of bare bushes, which, for all purposes of
concealment probably might have deceived a blind duck,
but certainly nothing else. We were somewhat warm after
our exertions, and now being compelled to keep quiet, and
exposed, as we were, to the cutting wind, our teeth soon
commenced to chatter and our-bodies to shiver—and to add
to our vexation, we noticed that most of our decoys were
upside down; it blew so strong that it had toppled six or
eight of them over, and their remaining brethren were evi¬
dently on the point of following suit. The utter absurdity
of our position put us in good humor; the mere idea of a
duck ever daring to come within range of us was prepos¬
terous. Still, with the confidence only given to a non-pro¬
fessional sportsman, we waited, fondly hoping that some
lunatic blue-bill would drop down to us from one of the
stray flocks that at long intervals passed high above us.
In the meantime nothing had been seen or heard of Brown,
as there were no signs of its “calming down.” We agreed
he must have remained behind hugging the shore; but, to
be sure that he was not stranded somewhere on the marsh,
we determined, being nearly stiffened by this time with
cold, to pull up and take a row down the shore and see if
we could get any track of him, and at least get warm.
After cautiously rowing along for about half a mile we came
in sight of another lot of decoys having the same intox¬
icated appearance that ours had shown. We drifted down
upon them, but no one could we see till finally our per¬
plexity was ended by hearing a shivering voice away back
in the woods on the shore hailing us, which we recognized
as Brown’s. The poor fellow was tramping up and down
swinging his arms, almost frozen. We joined him as soon
as possible and had a laugh over our drunken decoys
and our misfortunes well toT^k we couldn’t shoot we
thought it might be ' •, j n } ®f^qre, and so decided upon a
land excursion, which/ as Jf 0rt ' l^oved a very satisfactory
expedition, principally? jjv® a]J got somewhat warmed up,
and immediately as I party had the first and only

shot at a wild duck during the trip. “Mark,” says Brown,
“there comes a flock directly for us,” and sure enough it
was so, only they were at such a height as to make it prob¬
lematical whether of not a rifle ball could have reached
them. Still I gave them a barrel as they went over. Not
seeing anything fall we quietly took our way to the shore,
calmy pulled out and took up those wretched decoys and
started for Uncle John’s. Upon reaching the house we
noticed two men in corduroys. We experienced a shock,
our “prophetic souls” told us they were the persons who
were to have gone, and they hadn’t, and so it proved.
They had the priority, and where was our lodging to come
in? it was apparent that but two could occupy the bed and
we might perhaps curl around the stove—quarters for three
and we were five; and more than all we were faint with
hunger, and. our empty stomachs were aching for food.

“Boys,” says Uncle John, breaking in upon our gloomy
thought, “go over to the dredge and get your supper; there
is a family living there and I have made arrangements for
them to feed you,” and he added, “come back and I’ll find
a place for you to sleep.” This was cheerful news, and off
we started over the railroad tressle-bridge for the steam
dredge we had noticed in the morning; a smoking repast of
broiled ham and boiled potatoes was soon set before us,
and any hunter will understand how good it tasted and how
much of it we put out of sight.

Supper finished, we retraced our steps over the perilous
tressle work; it was bad enough by daylight but now it
was dark, and of course more dangerous. We momentarily
expected a train would come along and force us to take
refuge on one of the piers, but fortunately nothing of the
kind occurred, and we reached our “Fifth Avenue Hotel”
in safety and at once claimed Uncle John’s promise to see
us taken care of for the night, although how he was to do
it was a problem intricate enough for us. We saw no way
to arrange matters, but to adopt the rule followed by the
Irish trappers who succeeded by will to their father’s house,
“One take the inside and the other the outside.” We were
not forced, however, to this cold alternative; it seems the
old baggage car spoken of before had been fitted up with
some degree of comfort by a party of gentlemen, who,
probably at some previous time, had found the “Hotel”
crowded from top to bottom by a previous arrival, and
were obliged to endure the discomforts we were threatened
with; and under the circumstances, Uncle John, who had
the key, said we might occupy it for the night. After in¬
specting our quarters, which we found contained a stove
and bunks to sleep upon, we adjourned to the shanty and
soon struck up an acquaintance with the other sportsmen,
whose “not going” had so nearly proved our ruin, and
although the accommodations were limited, a merry even¬
ing was passed. Hunting stories, always most interesting,

wonderful escapes by field and flood were narrated and
these, together with our pipes, made the hours pass quicklv
until it came time to turn in. *

Uncle John had started a fire in the stove, and the old
car w r as nicely warmed. After showing us where to find
fuel to keep it going he left us with his blessings. \y e
locked the door, and stretching ourselves, were soon asleep
Instead of taking proper care of the fire it was entirely neg¬
lected, and of course went out, and as a necessary sequence
we began to grow cold, and shortly the temperature became
unendurable. Jones, who went to bed with wet feet lie
having got over his gaiters in a water hole nearly five
inches deep, and whose bed-clothes consisted only of an old
car cushion, gave out first and declared he “might as well
attempt to keep warm covered with a hemlock board,” and
started for the door to get out; but lo ! the lock had some
way become broken, and it was impossible to turn the key
Here was a pretty state of affairs, the thermometer, (if we
had one,) kept going down. Jones sat on the stove,’ where
some lingering degree of heat still remained, but soon that
was gone. We walked back and forth, stamped and
shouted “fit to raise the dead,” until we succeeded in at¬
tracting the attention of Uncle John. A screw-driver was
passed in to us, the lock was soon removed and we were
free once more. We huddled around the stove in his
“shanty,” and thawed out for this probably the tenth time.

After all these perils we decided the--marshes was no

place for us, and learning that a hand-car would shortly be
along on its way to the next station, we determined to have
our traps sent on by it, while we would foot it along the
track and take the first train for home.

Here was where Jones’ light gaiters pioved themselves
valuable, and Brown and I, with our heavy top-boots
stumbling along, envied our light-footed friend. So we
left the ducks, having inflicted damages upon them in
about the same way John Phoenix did upon his adversary
The sarcastic baggageman said nothing, evidently being
good enough judge of human nature to keep quiet, but the
clever engineer received at once his brace of ducks, they
being the best that could be bought in the market. We are
all in good spirits, and undoubtely will take lots of the same
kind of trips, each time starting off with undiminished
enthusiasm.

For Forest and Stream.

LONG RANG E RIFL E PRACTICE.

E VERY one who has had much experience in long range
shooting must have found that next to a steady hand
and a true eye everything depends upon good judgment as
to the allowances to be made for elevation and windage.

I speak from personal observation when I say that the su¬
periority of our best shots depends very much upon their
careful attention to these particulars.

In one of your late issues you direct attention to a re¬
mark made by Beaton, which made a great impression on
me at the time when I read his book. It is now some years
since, but I believe I am correct in stating that he affirms
that at 400 yards an object will vary in its apparent eleva¬
tion to the extent of four feet. It should be borne in mind,
then, that the target is rarely exactly situated where it ap¬
pears to be, but on the contrary will seem to vary its height
from day to day, or even during the same day, in conse¬
quence of varying conditions of light and shade, of hu¬
midity and dryness, of heat and cold.

I can call to mind some striking instances of sudden vari¬
ation. One I will mention to illustrate my statement.
Our club had been practicing one afternoon, and had been
making excellent shooting up to 500 yards. The day had
been dull and the sky overcast, when suddenly a sharp
thunder storm came up, which drove away the majority of
the club. It was soon over, however, and when the sun
came out bright and clear five or six of us resumed our
practice. Up to this time we had been making bulls eyes
or centres, but afterwards each of us fired three rounds
without one shot striking even the target, and before we
found out that all the fifteen or sixteen had struck just be¬
low it, and had penetrated the soft earth below without
giving any sign, corresponding elevations of sights at once
enabled us to return to bulls eyes and centres.

A rifle may then be ranged to any given long range for
what may be called average atmosphere, but may still re¬
quire considerable allowance to meet daily, or even hourly,
atmospheric changes; and, moreover, what may be con¬
sidered an average for one locality or country may require
modification to adopt it to another locality or country.
Knowing these facts, it seems strange that no systematic
attempt has hitherto been made, so far as I know, to re¬
duce them to some precise, I might say to some scientific,
basis. Knowing ones have a sort of “rule of thumb” to
guide them, but these shrewd guesses they keep to them¬
selves, lest by communicating them lo competitors they
should lose some advantage, and rifle clubs have generally
prevented the diffusion of such shrewd guesses by offering
annual prizes for the highest aggregate scores made during
the season, instead of bringing all the experience which
each individual might contribute to the determination of
the question, What variations of elevation are required by
varying atmospheric conditions?

The same result applies to the question of lateral devia,
tions or windage. More or less accurate guesses are made
according to each individual’s sagacity, while no advantage
has been taken of the scientific apparatus which has long
been in use for estimating the force of the wind, so as to
educate the rifleman to a correct estimation of its effects in
rifle practice.

I hope I have made sufficiently clear the necessity of the
adoption of some means to reduce rifle shooting to some
scientific, practical basis, and if so I would point out the
plan which I think would conduce to this desirable result.

In the first place, it follows that in order to insure uni •
formity the members of each club should be armed with
rifles of the same, or nearly the same, trajectory.

Second. All prizes for annual aggregate scores should
be abolished, so as to take away all incentive to conceal¬
ment of knowledge. ,

Third. On every club ground there should be erected
some stationary apparatus (which need not be expensive or
elaborate, however,) at a moderately long range, say at 50U
yards, which should be trained by observation on the centre
of the target for average atmospheric conditions.

Fourth. Before commencing practice each day, the at¬
mospheric conditions should be carefully noted, along witn
the position of the ground and the direction on the com¬
pass of the range, and also, the apparent deviations from
the average elevation as shown by the stationary sighting
apparatus in some properly arranged register.

Fifth. Each member should then he required to make

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the same allowance on liis vernier sight for such apparent
deviation, and the result of the shots of all the members
for that round be carefully recorded. The result would
show whether the proper allowance had been made, and if
n0 t subsequent rounds, conducted as before, would show
what corrections are required.

Sixth. Any changes occurring during any day, either in
the atmospheric conditions or in the club practice, should
be carefully noted, so as to ascertain the causes which may
require modification of elevation.

Seventh. For the purpose of educating the members of
the club to a correct estimate of the wind force, a wind
2ua o- e should also be erected on the club ground, and the
force of the wind from time to time recorded, with its di¬
rection as to the range. The same lateral allowance should
be made by each member on the scale of the muzzle sight,
and the corrections required ascertained by the results of
each round.

Eighth. Every shot should be made under the directions
of some competent captain, who should have absolute au¬
thority over the sighting of each member of the club, so
as to insure uniformity.

To some this may seem utopian, but I am confident
that rifle shooting will never attain, as it ought and
may, to the dignity of a science until until some such
plan’is adopted, and the club of gentlemen who will inaugu¬
rate some such system will secure for itself the pre-emi¬
nence of not only obtaining the highest superiority of suc¬
cess but also of "being the first to contribute the elements
of scientific accuracy to the fascinating and useful recrea¬
tion of rifle shooting. My views may be crude, but I will
have obtained my object if I have stimulated others to the
development of some more feasible plan. J.H.R.

For Forest and Stream.

y BLUE FISHING.

I PROPOSE referring to an accessible point on the New
Jersey coast, where this exciting amusement can be
enjoyed ad libitum. Many are fond of fishing, and in my
opinion they loose the cream of the joke unless they engage
in blue fishing where these voracious customers exist in
great numbers. I am an old piscator, and when I wish to
enjoy perfect piscatorial happiness, I telegraph that prince
of boatman, Capt. Joel Ridgway, of Barnegat, “that I am
coming, be ready.” The Captain meets me at the depot at
10 o’clock A. M., and at 12 o’clock M. I have my squids
towing astern, and as a general rule am soon engaged in
capturing the struggling, fighting and snappish denizens of
the deep.

Several years since, the sickness of a friend induced me
to visit Barnegat, and I discovered that it was a piscatorial
paradise, if accessibility, number of fish, and superiority of
boats, are taken into consideration. Barnegat Bay is over
forty miles in length, and from one fourth to seven miles
in width, extending from Little Egg Harbor to a point
north of Toms River. The main entrance to the bay is
Barnegat inlet, distant from the village of that name about
seven miles.

Many of the residents of the locality make a livelihood
by fishing with hook and line, and in consequence guard
the interest with jealous care. At Cape May, Atlantic City,
Egg Harbor, and New York, rod and line fishing is injured
by seines and fike nets. On several occasions New York
fishermen visited the locality, with the intention of prosecu¬
ting their calling, but soon realized the fact that a sword
fish or other varmint, had produced extensive solutions of
continuity in their nets. Finding more nets to mend than
marketable fish entrapped, they retired in disgust. Owing
to the protection extended to the fish, the bay is worth a
visit to those who can appreciate rod or squid fishing.

After the first of July weakfish of a very large size are
very plentiful, and sheepshead, sea bass, black-fish, porgies,
and flounders can be captured. After the first of Septem¬
ber the bass fisher may enjoy excellent sport. But the
great attraction of Barnegat for “At Fresco ” and his friends
is the blue fishing; and he fancies that it can not be excelled
by any point within one hundred miles of New York.

About the 20th of May, the run of large blue fish on
their way north, enter the bay in great numbers, and re¬
main from ten to fourteen days, or as long as they can
find food. They are followed by a smaller run known as
“summer fish” or “snap mackerel,” varying from one to
four pounds, and they remain in the bay or about the en¬
trance until the beginning of September. The large fish
commence their migration south about that time, and
excellent squiding can be obtained outside the bar.

But to illustrate the character of the sport at Barnegat,
I will give your readers a little cf my experience within a
recent period. In the beginning of July 1872, an artist
mend and your correspondent, landed between 10 A. M.
and3P. M., fifty-three fish ranging from two to four
pounds. Two weeks later found me on the bay, in com¬
pany with six friends. Until noon we amused ourselves
catching weak and king fish; and by 4 P. M. we captured
one hundred and seventy varying from one to three pounds.
We started for the lauding and found that the days catch
numbered seven hundred and thirty-six fish.

. second week in August again found me at Barnegat
m company with S. We caught between 9 A. M. and 4 P.

one hundred and forty-three blue-fish, from two to four
pounds. During the last hour with three squids towing
astern, we landed sixty-two, or over one per minute.

On the 20tii of May 1873 1 received a telegram to the fol-
owing effect. “Blue-fisli plenty, come.” I at once com¬
municated with a dominie—an ex-city missionary, and
we took the first train for Barnegat where we arrived at 6
f*. i ' • ^ de P° l we were welcomed by the sight of the
caly sides of one hundred and twenty large blue-fish which
act been caught in the bay, in two hours, by two fishermen,
unng the night a cold north-easter with rain set in, and
e next morning at 6 A. M. we were afloat and squiding
a cold and disagreeable rain storm. Owing to the storm,
speed to the dominie’s fingers, or the fear of a learned
squismon on the eleventh commandment, during the
gut the fish took their departure. We squided for two
ays and captured three fish averaging about three pounds;
u becoming disgusted with the rain, and want of suc-
ss> started for home. The ensuing day, the weather
eared up; th^fish returned in immense quantities and re¬
gained m the bay for two weeks.

2 F u a ® a ^ n r f°und me on the bay in company with O. At
tirp'rt ° n TJlursda y we found fingers sore and muscles
ca, and through sheer weariness abandoned the sport,
uiuiug the bow of the boat towards the landing, we
h j 0ur ca ^ cl1 aQ d found that we had captured one
*ur«a and eighty-two blue fish weighing about seven

hundred pounds. Next morning at 6 A. M. our squids
were towing astern, and we were busily engaged hauling
in and unhooking fish. 9 A. M. found my fingers tender,
and the hands of O. so swollen that he found it impossible
to haul in another fish. Tired, crippled, and demoralized,
we resolved on a change of base, and started for the cool
verandah at Cranmer’s hotel. We took an account of
stock and found that we had captured in three hours one
hundred and eighteen fish ranging from two to four pounds.

August again found me squidding with S. The first day
we caught one hundred; and the succeeding one hundred
and five, abandoning the sport early each day for the pur¬
pose of engaging in weak fishing. The third day we passed
out at Barnegat inlet, and cruised outside to Little Egg Har¬
bor inlet a distance of twenty miles, and returned by the
inside, or bay route. During our outside cruise we caught
a fine Spanish mackerel and two sharks.

On the morning of September 6tli at 9.30 A. M. I found
myself outside the bar in company with D., M., and R. The
action commenced immediately and continued until 8.15
A. M. At 7, R. quarrelled with Old Neptune, and inaugur
ated a disgorging process. Not having sufficient strength
left to haul in ten-pounders, he took possession of a corner
of the boat and remained quiescent. D. suddenly contracted
a severe headache accompanied with general prostration
(but asserted that he was “not sea sick,”) and had not suf¬
ficient strength left to land a fish, so he stowed himself
away. M. had always ridiculed the idea of protecting his
thumb and fingers with India rubber finger stalls, and soon
found himself hors de combat , in consequence of his fingers
being severely cut by the line. Being in company with
invalids, I was forced to beat a retreat, and headed the boat
for Barnegat. I counted stock on hand and found that we
had captured in less than two hours sixty-eight fish weigh¬
ing about eight hundred pounds. Fair sport when the demor¬
alized condition of a portion of the crew is considered. We
accompanied D. and R. to the depot, and M. and I proceed¬
ed to the inlet. Having awning, store and cooking fixings
we camped out for the night. Sunday morning arriving
and no church nearer than Barnegat, we resolved to while
away the time by taking a cruise outside., We passed the
bar, and when we attained a point about two miles from
the beach we found ourselves surrounded by a very large
run of blue-fish. As far as the eye^ could reach, in every
direction, they were breaking wa*ter—-in fact, the ocean
was literally alive with fish. I have circumnavigated the
globe, and have sailed over many oceans, but never wit¬
nessed anything to equal the condition of things around us.
In every direction the surface was disturbed by fish, and
on looking over the side of the boat they could be seen
passing under her in hundreds. Here was temptation, but
regard for the day deterred us from engaging in the capture
of the voracious and snappish customers. We required
fresh fish for dinner, and as food was a necessity a squid
was thrown overboard, and it barely touched the water be¬
fore a ten-pounder was hooked. The next morning (Mon¬
day) we were disposed to capture a few hundred of these
plucky gents, but a heavy north-east wind had set in during
the night, and the sea was so high on the bar the Captain
would not attempt to cross it.

Trout, pickerel, mascalonge, bass, and salmon fishing have
charms, but to those who have never enjoyed the excite¬
ment of blue fishing, we can say that it is the quintescence
of sport. With plenty of hungry fish around you, a six
knot breeze, a safe boat, a good captain, and three squids
towing astern, every minute is one of excitement and pisca¬
torial pleasure. When fish are plentiful and in a biting
mood, it is almost impossible for two active men to attend
to three lines and keep them clear of fish. Unless pre¬
vented by sickness, we expect to visit Barnegat during the
summer, and if you think it would interest your readers
we shall take pleasure in keeping them posted.

Barnegat is very accessible from New York or Philadel¬
phia—excursion ticket about three dollars. By taking the
first train of the New Jersey Southern R. R. from New York
or Philadelphia, Barnegat can be reached at 10 A. M., or
by taking the afternoon train at 6 P. M. By providing a
Innch, aud engaging a boat beforehand a fair day’s sport
can be obtained the first day. Fair accommodations can
be obtained at Cranmer’s hotel at Barnegat, or at the Ken-
sey’s Inlet House near the light house.

Boats at Barnegat are of a superior class as regards size,
speed, and safety, and the captains are gentlemanly, atten¬
tive, sober and industrious. The price of a first-class boat
with captain is $4. per day. All of the boatmen are reliable,
but we can unhesitatingly recommend either Joel, Joseph,
or Jarvis Ridgway—more especially that prince of sailors
Captain Joel Ridgway. Persons intending to visit Barne¬
gat, can secure a boat by addressing Captain Joel Ridgway,
Barnegat, Ocean county, N. Y., stating day and train by
which they will arrive at the village, and if he is engaged,
he will secure the services of a reliable substitute, who will
be on hand when the whistle sounds “down brakes.”

During the ensuing summer, I propose trying the artificial
fly, in blue fishing, and have reason to believe that some
excellent sport can be obtained. As a lover of blue fish¬
ing, I regret the imperfect manner in which squids are
constructed by those who manufacture them. As many
persons indulge in this description of sport, it is to be
hoped that some one who is posted will describe lines and
squids best adapted to this kind of fishing.

One thing calculated to recommend Barnegat to fisher¬
men, and those who seek the sea side for relaxation, is the
fact that the conventionalities of sea side resorts have not
afflicted and poisoned the atmosphere of the locality. The
fisherman, or visitor, can dress as he pleases without offend¬
ing others-—ventilating shoes, flannel shirts, fifteen cent
hats, and the absence of coats being the fashion. Board¬
ing is $2 per day, boat $4, the place is accessible, bathing
unequalled, and the fisherman can engage in the exciting-
sport of landing blue-fish, the monotonous occupation of
sheepheading, or the tame sport of catching weakfish, black-
fish and flounders. Al Fresco.

For Forest and Stream.

X THE MONGOO SE AND THE COBRA.

S OME years ago, while temporarily the guest of a Bos¬
ton gentleman connected with a mercantile house in
Singapore, I derived a great deal of amusement from watch¬
ing the movements of a pet mongoose, which ran at large
in his rooms. This little animal, peculiar to the East In¬
dies, was about half the size of a raccoon, and not greatly
unlike one in its build and habits. Constantly on the move,
and restless, it would go around and around the room, its
little, sharp black eyes peering into every nook and cranny,
and its pointed nose twitching in every direction, Occa¬

sionally it would come silently up to its master, and arch¬
ing its back rub to and fro against his legs, as if, like a cat,
seeking notice. A caress or two seemed to satisfy it, and
it would resume its search, for searching I believe it was.

The mongoose is the natural enemy of reptiles of all
descriptions, and devotes itself to their extirpation, a self-
imposed duty, compared to which the labors of St. Pat¬
rick were but a bagatelle, for surely Ireland, in its palmiest
snake days, could not have compared with India in even

its poorest day for snakes. D-had made a great pet of

his mongoose, was greatly attached to it, and it seemed to
fully return his affection. It would scramble up into his
lap, and seem to enjoy a little caressing, but was soon tired
of it. It was not treacherous, although at times it would
develop a little quick temper when teased, but would soon
forget its anger. Before their acquaintance had ripened
into friendship, the mongoose had two or three times bit¬
ten my friend, ’but beyond the temporary pain and annoy¬
ance of a slight flesh wound no evil consequences had ensued.

One morning D-came into possession of a fair sized

cobra de capello, buying it, I believe, from an itinerant
snake charmer. The cobra, or “hood viper,” is probably
one of the most venomous of the serpent family. Whis¬
key may cure the bite of & rattlesnake, but the poison of a
cobra’s bite would be beyond the power of even “Injun
whiskey” to counteract. D- cleared his room for ac¬

tion, retaining some of the highest articles of furniture as
“reserved seats” in the approaching meeting of the gladi¬
ators that he was anticipating- The basket containing the
cobra was placed on the floor, and, by means of a cord,
capsized, thus releasing the snake, which, seeing no antag¬
onist near, began sliding about the floor, looking for es¬
cape. The mongoose, by intention, was on the other side
of the room when the snake was released, pursuing its cus¬
tomary investigations. Almost immediately it perceived
the snake, and, arching its back, with eyes gleaming at the
reptile, it became momentarily rigid, then slowly, with cat¬
like softness of step, moved towards it. Quicker than a
flash, from trailing its yard of hideous, gorgeous flesh
upon the floor, the cobra sprang into au attitude for com¬
bat, and from a coil for base reared its pointed head, with
expanded hood, and eyes sparkling with rage, nearly half
its length above the floor, then with head pointed at its foe,
tongue darting at intervals from its horrid mouth, and hiss¬
ing with excitement, it stood prepared for the fray. The
mongoose slowly approached, until he had reached a point
just beyond the striking distance of the snake, then paused
a moment, then darted through the air like a shot from a
gun. There was a momentary struggle, over almost before
it began; the snake struck as the animal sprung, but the
mongoose stood in safety on the other side, and on each
side of the swollen crest of the viper were two jagged
woqnds, from whence the blood was trickling. Again and
again was this repeated. By his judgment and agility the
mongoose escaped a touch, while after each assault the ser¬
pent seemed to lose courage and strength, and new wounds
were visible, until at last, subdued and crestfallen, it no
longer retained its erect and defiant posture, but lying prone
upon the floor sought only to avoid attack; but without
avail. Steadfast and merciless, the animal followed up its
victory, and in a short time had nearly torn from its body
the head of the unfortunate reptile, and death soon put an
end to its struggles. The mongoose manifested no desire
to devour its late antagonist, bi t sought to leave the apart¬
ment. D-called to it, but it would not obey him, and

seemed to be in an unnatural state of excitement, its eyes
having a very peculiar, greenish, glassy stare. D-"at¬

tempted to pick it up, but crazed it turned upon him
and fastened its teeth in his hand. He dropped it, and the
door having been opened the animal ran out, and disap¬
peared for a day or two, after which it returned in its
usual health and humor. My friend, though, did not fare
so well. The little wound upon his hand rapidly assumed
most alarming symptoms; the hand and arm to the shoul¬
der became swollen to twice their natural size, discolored
spots made their appearance, high fever and other bodily
derangemets.set in, and for many days his life hung in a
trembling balance. All of the symptoms caused by a cobia
bite, although not to the extreme degree, folio-wed the bite
of the mongoose, and I afterwards learned that his health
had been so shattered by this illness that he had been forced
to leave the Indies

The natives said that the mongoose, after killing a cobra,
is crazy until it has eaten of some root or herb which it
seeks, and which has the power of an antidote even in the
case of a bite. What herb or root this is thby did not pro¬
fess to know. I have seen used by a Hindostan snake
charmer woman, in Bombay, a root which is possibly the
one sought by the mongoose. In this case the woman,
having placed upon the giound, near a verandah where a
number of us were sitting in the shade, a deep narrow bas¬
ket, made a collection from us of a few shillings, then,
lifting her basket with a jerk, an immense cobra fell from
it, which instantly threw itself into a coil and erected its
head; the woman, squatting before it, passed her hand
with a graceful, sweeping, horizontal figure of oo motion
to and fro in front of it, at the same time making a pecu¬
liar, monotonous, buzzing, humming sound, the snake’s
head following every sweep and motion of her hand; the
instant she would interrupt the sound, and cease the wav¬
ing motion, the snake, which had become very angry,
would strike at her. Each blow she received on the elbow,
which, with nearly the whole of her arm, was enveloped in
many folds of cloth, and immediately resume the motion
and sound, and the cobra’s head would follow as before.
Presently, when the snake became very angry, she caused
it to strike a dozen times in rapid succession, which blows
she dodgod, then quickly putting into her right hand from
her left, where it had been concealed, what looked like a
bit of stick, she fearlessly shook the covering from her
arm, and thrust her hand holding the stick towards the
serpent. In an instant its whole demeanor changed; its
expanded hood contracted, and it lowered its head, on
which she placed her hand and pressed it to the ground,
where it lay in abject submission while she replaced the
basket over it.

This may have been a trick, the snake may have been
taught, or its fangs broken off, but to us on the spot (some
old East Indians were among us), capable of a fair judg¬
ment, it looked real. I examined the stick—“snake root,”
the English residents call it. It was about two inches long,
and res mbled very much an ordinary sweet flag, except
that there were diamond-shaped marks on it. The woman
refused a pound sterling for the piece she had, and I have
no doubt but that this root, like witch hazel in England, is
obnoxious to snakes. Piseco,

228

FOREST AND STREAM.

BY E0BT5BT, LORD LYTTOfff- (OWEN MEREDITH.)

T HE green grass blades aquiver
With joy at the dawn of day
(For the most inquisitive ever
Of the flowers of the field are they).

Lisp’d it low to their lazy
Neighbors that flat on the ground,

Dandelion and daisy.

Lay still in slumber sound;

But soon, as a ripple of shadow
Runs over the whisperous wheat,

The rumor ran over the meadow
With its numberless fluttering feet;

It was told by the water-cresses
To the brooklet that, in and out
Of his garrulous green recesses,

For gossip was gadding about;

And the brooklet, full of the matter
Spread it abroad with pride;

But he stopp’d to gossip and chatter,

And turn’d so often aside
That his news got there before him
Ere his journey down was done;

And young leaves in the vale laughed o’er him,
“We know it! The snow is gone! 11
The snow is gone! but ye only
Know how good dotn that good news sound,
Whose hearts, long buried and lonely,

Have been waiting, winter-bound,

For the voice of the wakening angel
To utter the welcome evangel,

“The snow is gone; re-arise,

And blossom as heretofore,

Hopes, imaginings, memories,

And joys of the days of yore! 11

What are the tree-tops saying, swaying
This way altogether?

“The winter is past! the south wind at last
Is come and the sunny weather!”

The trees! there is no mistaking them,

For the trees they never mistake;

And you may tell, by the way of the stem,

What the way is the wind doth take.

So, if the free-tops nod this way,

It is the south wind that is come;

And if to the other side nod they,

Go. clothe ye warm, or bide at home!

The flowers all kn^iv what the free-tops say;

They are no more deaf than the trees are dumb.
And they do not wait to hear it twice said
If the news be good; but, discreet and gay,

The awaked buds dance from their downy bed,
With pursed-up mouth, and with peeping head
By many a grim dim winding way.

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This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

PRACTICAL FISH CULTURE.

y

. THE GRAYLING.

S INCE the publication of the trip to the An Sable for
this fish and their successful removal to my trout
ponds, dozens of letters have been received concerning them,
some of which were answered by mail, and the remainder
given a postal promise to answer through Forest and
Stream, which will now be redeemed, together with such
other notes regarding them as may occur. Those in the
ponds have not yet spawned, (May 9th,) they are in a pond
fifty feet long by ten wide, and from three to five feet deep,
with a spawning race at the upper end; the pond is built of
stone with a muddy bottom, except a deep hole in the
middle, which is stone, and which fish usually keep clean
from sediment as they huddle in it when alarmed.

The Ainsworth screens and race covers were put in 1st of
May, but the fish have kept in the lower end of the pond
until yesterday, when they took a position at the mouth of
the race. The removal of these fish so near the spawning
time has probably checked the development of the ova, and
it has been a mooted question whether they would spawn
or not, but the movement yesterday is encouraging.

The grayling does not appear to show as strong signs of
ripeness as the trout does; its abdominal cavity is smaller
in proportion and the belly is thicker and harder; this fish,
whether equal to the trout for the table or not, most cer¬
tainly does not deteriorate as much when gravid, its flesh
remains firm. They have been rising at flies on the pond
for some days but have only just begun feeding on what we
can offer. They will take pieces of liver, if small enough,
but cannot 3wailo\v as large a piece as a trout will; neither
are they as wild as a trout, either in their native waters or
in confinement; their eye is more prominent, which enables
them to take food from the bottom readily; a proceeding
that seems to be awkward and unhandy for a trout, as he
lias to elevate his tail in order to see it, but the grayling
keeps an even keel and catches it on the run very grace¬
fully.

The first examination of a grayling shows that it is an
insect feeder; for its one little row of teeth, which are
almost microscopic, could never hold a fish, and its thick
stomach is especially adapted to grinding the cases of the
caddis worm.

Mr. Green seems to think that this fish will prove a sub¬
stitute for trout in streams where the latter will not live;
he has not given any reasons for this, and if he argues so
because the grayling is a spring spawner and hatches in
less time and so escapes destruction in streams infested
with dace where the trout egg lies seventy days and the
embryo is helpless for forty more, I agree with him; but
as to this fish being suited to water that trout wont live in,

I beg leave to differ. Its limited distribution is one strong
argument against it, and the clear cold water that it inhabits
where it is found is another. I wish to add a little to the
description given in my former article as a little longer ac¬
quaintance lias developed new beauties; the eye of the
grayling is large and full with a beautiful yellow iris, and
when I wrote “the tail is forked and plain,” I had not ob¬
served its pinkish edge, nor the changeable metallic green

lustre that it shows in some lights, which is more like that
seen in silk. A glint of the same is also observable on the
second dorsal. Many letters have asked the question: “Is
this fish as handsome as the trout?” And in answer I will
say yes, to some eyes, while to others it may not be. Seen
from above it does not appear so, as the pink and white of
the trout fins are more showy. The form of the grayling
is more graceful than the trout’s, and the head is beautiful,
while the side of the trout and its lower fins are more
gorgous than those of the grayling. The trout has not a
handsome head to my eye; the lines are hard, and there is
an expression of savageness in the jaws. The greatest ob¬
stacle in the artificial rearing of trout is their shyness the
first year; many die because they will not leave the sides of
the rearing box to take food, and there.is a chance that as
the adult grayling is tamer than the trout the young may
have this quality also.

As to their hardiness and adaptation to New York waters,
I can say they are lively and apparently contented in their
new home; some have died, mostly from fungus, though I
can kill it now; many were too far gone before the right
thing was found. This fungus appeared in the shape of
finger marks where the scales w T ere injured or perhaps
loosened by too tight a grip, or by dryness of the hand; this
fish will not be?«r as rough handling as the trout on account
of its large scale, which comes off very easily. One author,
Mr. Stone, says that fungus is caused by an insect which
burrows into a wound and the woolly matter that glows
from it is generated from its excretia,and that a bath of salt
and water will kill it. I tried this and my fish kept dying;
in despair I tried every thing handy that we could think of,
among others, spirits of turpentine, magnetic ointment and
saleratus—not with any clear idea as to their possible effect,
but as passing straws that might effect a rescue from certain
death. The last thing tried was a bowl full of salt and a
tea-cup full of cream-of-tartar in half a tub of water. One
dozen grayling have been kept in this all day by simply
pouring the water with a pail once in an hour, while one
trout that had the same complaint only lived a short time
alone in it.

There are many fish in the pond now with a white scar
where the fungus has been, which is now healed over. Out
of 160 fish brought home, apparently all right, at least one
hundred began to show fungus in from one to two weeks
after arrival, and about fifty have died from it. Some
specimens were sent to Prof. Baird for models for casts to
be placed in the Smithsonian Institute, and we hope to get
a live one there to paint from, as the colors fade so soon
after death.

I have a hasty opinion from an eminent scientist that this
ftmgus is of an entirely vegetable origin, and a promise
from him of further investigation. Those that have been
dissected by me show a soft bruised appearance in the fun-
gussy spots after the skin is removed, which looks red and
sore. The grayling have been honored by many distin¬
guished fish culturists’ and anglers, among whom I may
mention Seth Green and Hon. Stephen H. Ainsworth. Mr.
Green watched them closely for several hours and then
started for the Au Sabir.. Mr. Ainsworth was greatly pleased
and several times remarked: ‘ ‘I had no idea that they were

such a beautiful fish.”

There is another point of difference between the trout, and
the grayling, which may as well be mentioned—that is, al¬
though the latter have been without food since the first of
April they seem to be in good order, while the trout would
have perceptibly fallen off in flesh. I also think that the
grayling does not require as much oxygen ns the trout and
can therefore live with less flow, or can be transported in
less water. There is a point to which I would ask the at¬
tention of scientific men. I have a collection of dorsal fins
from the grayling which differ greatly in shape; some of
them are shorter—that is, the last rays are shorter and the
fin stands higher and is nearer square, while others have
the few last rays very long, and the fin in life hangs over on
one side of the back like the mane of a horse; the rays vary
in number from eighteen to twenty-three. Can it be pos¬
sible that there are two varieties in Michigan? and that the
last mentioned is the noble standard bearer, Ihymailus
signifer? or, as the long, fins are from larger fish, is it the
case that the fin grows and assumes a different outline with
age? I have .sent several specimens of fins to different
parties and intended to keep these; but if they will be of use
to science they will be sent.

To . save correspondence, I will say in conclusion, that
those fish now in my ponds cannot be bought, and present
engagements prevent another trip for at least five months;
neither will any spawn be sold this season should I be for¬
tunate, enough to get any; also, that it is impossible to ad¬
vise parties whether the fish will live and thrive in their
waters or not. The only test of this is actual experiment, for
I did not know that they would live an hour in my own
ponds until it was tried. Fred. Mather.

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For Forest and Stream.

FISH CULTURE IN ILLINOIS.

I N accordance with a call, united in by prominent gentle.

men representing many of the counties of the State, a
convention was held at Elgin, Illinois, May 6th, which
eventuated in the organization of a long needed institution.
The men 'who composed the gathering were earnest men,
who had long viewed the subject of fish culture as one in
which State aid, in the form of proper statutes, should be
exercised in order to arrest the murderous means which
have led to the extinction of the finest food fish on this con¬
tinent. The following delegates were present:—Colonel K.
K. Jones, Quincy, Illinois; Nahum E. Ballou, Sandwich,
Illinois; Dr. W. A, Pratt, H. Gifford and D. S. Hammond,
Elgin, Illinois; S. M. Church, C. J. Horsman, Rockford,
Illinois; Charles H. Atkins and James M. Hyatt, Chicago,
Illinois; D. G. Bean, M. J. B. Hawkins and D. H. Denny,
Kan KaKee, Illinois; G. H. Steward,Plano, Illinois; Joseph
Jackson, Millington, Illinois; S. W. Raymond, Ottawa,
Illinois;, Homer Wattles, McHenry, Illinois; William'Le
Barron, M. D., State Entomologist, Geneva, Illinois; and
Lewis Elsworth, Naperville, Illinois.

A temporary organization being effected, and a constitu¬
tion adopted,. the “Illinois State Fish Culturists’ Associa¬
tion” was born, of the necessities and wants of the times, and
must be regarded as the parent piscatorial institution of the
State, taking its plan, as other institutions have done in
other industries, as the guardian of Fish Culture in Illinois,

which all its friends hope may evoke something from o
law-making power by which individual interests of fish
turists’ may be protected, and means employed whereby 0
barren streams and waters generally may be restocked with
such food fish as have become nearly extinct; and su h
foreign fish as may be found adapted to our waters. '

The officers of the Association areColonel K. K j on
President; W. A. Pratt, Vice President, and sixothers’
Nahum E. Ballou, Secretary; and George H. Steward
Treasurer. 1

The constitution provides f«r semi-annual meetings tk
first of which will be held at Peoria, Illinois, during th*

State Fair, on Thursday evening of the Fair week.

State Fair will be held in September, from the 14th to 19th
inclusive.

-It is hoped, and the officials of the Association have been
somewhat encouraged therein, that inducements will be
offered whereby fish culturists’ may represent their different
farms by aquaria containing trout in all stages of growth
which'will be certainly an interesting feature of the State
Fair andfa source of encouragement to fish-breeders. Rl aris
will probably be matured through which the Association
can be made acquainted with the condition of the waters
of the State by districting the State and appointing active
committees over each district through whom we may learn
what measures are necessary for restocking the rivers and
streams. Nature in her munificence has bestowed upon us
as a State, resources for an immense industry in the cultiva¬
tion of fish. It would only be within the limits of truth to
say that within the borders of our commonwealth is an area
of water equaling 500,000 acres. This, if thoroughly culti¬
vated and made as fruitful as water may be through modern
fish culture, would be equal in value to 2,000,000 acres of
land. This is not an exaggeration. For the art of fish cul¬
ture, as modernly practiced, has reached wonderful results
in a pecuniary aspect. If a shad, {Alosa praestabilis,) is
capable of producing 60,000 ova, a salmon, (Salmo salar,)
10,000, and a brook trout, {Salmo fontinalis,) 8,000 ova, and
the application of modern skill results in hatching ninety-
five per cent, of them into vigorous small fry, and each of
these becoming a new factor of increase, the augmentation
is wonderful and the rapid evolution of values a natural
and inevitable consequence. At Elgin, Kane county,
Illinois, are two trout farms, one of which is four years old.
Dr. W. A. Pratt has an area of forty acres enclosed, which
contains springs equivalent to filling a pipe fourteen inches
in diameter, which have been utilized in supplying some
twenty-five ponds where he has now many thousands of
healthy sprightly trout disporting themselves as gaily as
their progenitors were wont to do in the forest streams.
His first parent fish were obtained at Boscobel, Wis., and
some ova from Seth Green at Rochester, N. Y. The Dr.
finds trout-breeding as remunerative as those who have long
been engaged in this industry,and finds it extremely difficult
to keep a supply adequate to the demand for stocking new
farms. Associated with fish culture the Dr. has a dairy
of fifty cows and a nursery, all of which ought to make him t
happy. D. S. Hammond, near the city of Elgin, has a trout
farm, with water facilities sufficient to extend the business
of fish culture to the breeding of millions. He also is a
dairyman, and these men have been sagacious enough to
enlist and embark their capital in two of the best paying in
dustries in Northern Illinois. N. E. Ballou.

SHAD IN ALLEGHANY RIVER.

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T HE following letter of inquiry with its answers prop¬
erly belongs to our Correspondent’s column, but we
deem it of such especial interest that we place it in the depart¬
ment of Fish Culture. We are indebted to Seth Green and
A. S. Collins, of the State Hatch House, for our ability to
answer the queries advisedly:—

Olean, N. Y., May 5, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Having taken, considerable interest in the stocking of Al¬
leghany river with shad and watching for the fruits of same,
I am pleased to state that on 2d instant I saw the first sliad
at this point, which I discovered as follows;—Looking for
my little boys, who had gone angling foy suckers in the
creek which empties into the Alleghany River here, I dis¬
covered that they had two small shad, one of winch
measured eight and a half inches in length and weighed
four and a half ounces, the other about half as large. On
exhibiting them I was told that the boys of the village had
caught considerable numbers of them, calling them “silver
shiners.” Now for a few questions.—

1. What size should the shad planted at Salamanca two
years ago by the Fish Commissioners be now?

2. Is it probable that those caught here are the ones
planted; or are they the offspring of those?

3. When will we probably be able to take full grown
shad from that planting, and what time of year? We aie
about twenty miles above Salamanca, the place of planting
the young fry. .

A reply to the above queries through the columns of tn
Forest and Stream, together with such other information
as you may give, will much oblige

Yours, M. A. Blakeslee. .

Answer. —1. Shad stay in the river the first two years, and
do not go to sea. At one year old they are five inches long,
and at two years from eight to ten inches. They are one
and two years’old fish. , •

2. They are the fish that were planted by the Commis
sioners in 1872? Shad do not breed until they are three
years old.

3. In three years; in May and June.

_Tlio rrva vrl l n rr

FOREST AND STREAM.

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The Introduction on the California Salmon into
Australia. —Mr. H. R. Francis has just concluded, in the
Field, a series of letters of undoubted merit, giving a most
interesting account of Tasmanian pisciculture. The palm of
antipodal fish culture must be awarded to New Zealand.
Vhile New South Wales was talking about it, New Zea¬
land has successfully carried out all her plans. In regard to
salmon, it struck us that our California fish, the Salmo
quinnat would succeed far better in Australian waters than
the Scotch fish. To transport the ova from California to
jfew South Wales would present no possible difficulty.
Writing to Professor Baird, we find that this question has
been already anticipated bythe Fish Commissioner, as may
be seen by the following interesting letter:

United States Commission, Fish and Fisheries, 1
Washington, D. C., May 5, 1874. j

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have on various occasions, in articles written for Harper's Weekly
and other journals, suggested the importation of the California salmon
into Australia, in preference to the European variety, and I am under
the impression that the same idea has occurred to our antipodal friends.
If vou will refer to a copy of m-y Annual Record of Science and Industry
for"l873, you will find one of the notices referred to, re-produced on page
446. The saving of time and distance in the journey is a matter of
prime importance, and I am inclined to believe that a Pacific Ocean sal¬
mon will be more likely to thrive permanently there than one that be-
, longs to the waters of the Atlantic. Very truly yours,

Spencer F. Baird, Commissioner.

The reference made by Professor Baird in “Annual
Record of Science,” is as follows: “Is it not a little remark¬
able that the gentlemen who have charge of the experiment
of stocking the waters of Australia and New Zealand with
salmon have not turned their attention to California, whose
salmon are to be found much better fitted for the tempera¬
ture of Australia than the European species. The Austra¬
lian line of steamers from San Francisco could transport
these eggs and deliver them in about thirty days, and with
the almost absolute certainty of a successful result.”

In reply to a question of the same character sent by us
to Livingston Stone, Esq., that gentleman has sent us the
following reply:

United States Fish Commission, )
Charlestown, N. H., May 11, 1874. J
Editor Forest and Stream: —

Yours of May 4th is received. It has been my opinion for a long time
" that che California salmon were better adapted to tbe Australian waters
- thau the British salmon, and I have no doubt that the California salmon
will be sometime introduced there. The trip by steamer is only thirty
. lays from San Francisco, which gives a margin of several months over
"the time required from Great Britain. Very truly yours,

Livingston Stone.

Shad in California. —We publish by permission of
Prof. Baird an extract of a letter just received by him
from Mr. S. R. Thockmorton, one of the indefatigable and
onblie spirited Fish Commissioners of California. It will
oe found exceedingly interesting, as it positively deter-
i nines that shad are now found on the California coast,
which is an additional triumph for the fish culturists:

San Francisco, Cal., April 30,18747*
Ion. Spencer F. Baird, JJ. S. Commissioner of Fisheries:

Dear Sir— The first shad taken on this coast, as verified by my own
" ibservation, was caught in a trap in Linsoon Bay, a branch of the harbor
)f San Francisco, about the 1st day of April, 1873. I purchased the fish
;,md placed it in alcohol and presented it to the Academy of Sciences of
he State of California. It is a male fish, 1 year, 9 months and 20 days
>ld, is seventeen (17) inches in length and three pounds in weight. Two

• tther shad were taken in the same locality during the summer of 1873,

• male fish and smaller in size. On 28th of March, 1874, three others were
aken in the same trap, the largest a male fish three pounds and a half
3|) in weight, and twenty inches in length, the other two much smaller,
nd also male fish (as I am informed), for these last I did not see. On

-riiat day (the 28th of March, 1874) our Legislature passed our bill forbid¬
ding the taking of shad for three (3) years from date, and consequently if
•ny have been taken they have been so carefully concealed that we have
o knowledge of them. I have been informed that during the winter
: ust past two fish were taken in a small stream running into the ocean,

. ome seventy miles north of this harbor, which were supposed to be
had, but as I did not see them and have no acquaintance with those who
re said to have seen them, I do not give it as a fact. Those shad I saw
myself were very handsome shad, and my colleagues, Mr. Redding and
Ir. Farwell, both of them as well acquainted as myself with the shad of
e Chesapeake, the Hudson and Connecticut Rivers, considered them
, ( xceedingly fine specimens. S. R. T.

FISH CULTURE IN ENGLAND.

:, North of England, May, 1874.

iDIT0R Forest and Stream: —

ji Being desirous to learn the mode of fish culture in the Mother Country
, inquired where it could be seen, and could only hear of one establish
jjjl ien °f the sort in all England. This is in Borrodale, a rugged and ro
near Keswick,in Cumberland,which small town at the bas<
j.;,. 'Kldaw, is considered the centre of the lake district. I had letter!
A introduction to Mr. Gillbanks of Whitefield, alluded to in your pape:
'h* I 6 ’ andthi ^ell known gentleman showed me every kindness

e weather was.bitterly cold, so much so as to be painful. The “squire’
• e th* * ns * ste h on driving me to the fishery, about 15 miles off, ai
j/ . 0u f ^ most of the fry would be coming out, which, would be a ven
L 1 arf reStlU * ^ v* ®° yoking a magnificent chestnut horse to a light dog
i/ the We anave< * afc Keswick, about ten miles ; in a very short time. An
he h ' u 1C ^ 6 was P rocure< i here, and we set off without delay, skirting
j ,;L aD . 8 ° f ^ eswic k Lake, or Derwent water. We had not time to gc
' line' ° f Boiro ^ ale > knt stopped at the Bowder Stone, one of its
1 in of^ featllre f' ^his enormous stone stands quite detached on th<
|W . a " rass y hillock. It, is twenty yards long by about as much high
b bft 8 0n a P°i nt Hke a top spinning; it is computed by engineer!
rand 116 * 1 ' t0nS * n The whole scenery here is aw full]

*1'' ansin» n ° rm0aS roc ^ 3 the most unearthly and fantastic forms
oclea^f 0 ^ 16 ^ aS if read y t0 crush one every minute. The water is
J 1 ' e . )t , r rut ming over gravel that a pin might be seen at an immense
ifiount . ough spring was far advanced—April 20—several of tin
|l ; gj. ain ® .h snow on their summits, and Scawfell, the highest Eng
overed'” w ^ ,:l60 feet )> of which we had a good view, was entirely
Blount ' . T10w timed back and walked up a sort of recess in the

eat a l n , si< ^ e t0 fish-house. Mr. Tarnaby, the proprietor, was ab
;; ifferj 1 1 8 ° WaS his as - istant i both taking away large orders of fryte
r i; l!a t h P ar . ts °f the kingdom. We saw an enormous quantity of fisl

i 8 ‘ ac 8 U li rCediQKtrOUghs ’ 80me a fevv days old, some with the umbilica:
fsal attac ^ e< ^' Thera were abundance of young salmon, salmo trutta
r6 mon trout; some great lake trout from Geneva, which get to be <
laavrrf 1 ^ we * g ht in a year or two; some of our S.fontinahs,&mUi grea
7 °l bDth sorts of 9 ) 44 ?, Til? ecofor of the Jins and unde;

parts of the “red-belly” species exceeded in intensity any vermillion a
painter could find. One fine specimen in a tank seemed about three lbs.
weight, and was perfectly tame. I believe Mr. Tarnaby brought some of
these beautiful fish over to America a year or two since, and took hack a
good many black bass. He got several alive to Liverpool and some to
the far end, where he thought he had got over all danger; to his great
grief they died all at once. Chemists suppose from change of water.
There is now a great change of weather. The heat is terrible in the day
time, but cool at night. There is a wonderful show of fruit blossoms,
which it is to be hoped will not be nipped by baneful frosts. There has
been no crop of apples and pears in England for many seasons, and
these fruits selling at same price as oysters, bringing three pence each.
Though Mr. Tarnaby is a Yorkshire man, he learned fish hatching in
Canada with his relative, Mr. Wilmot. I was glad to see onr Mr. L.
Stone’s book on Trout, laying on a table at Whitefield. Mr. Gillbanks
considers it the best book on the subject. With many thanks to the
above gentlemen for what I saw and learned, Yours,

Anglo-American.

‘ —Only 860,000 young salmon are to "be put in the head
waters of the Champlain this spring. Two million shad
are going into the Connecticut at Beilows Falls.

—A meeting of the committee appointed to undertake the
restocking of the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers with
fish, was held in Manchester, New Hampshire, on the 11th
instant. There were present;—Hon. Frederick Smyth, the
chairman, and Joseph Kidder, of Manchester; John M.
Hill, of Concord; Dr. Edward Spalding, of Nashua; Gen.
Natt. Head, of Hooksett; Hon. O. A. J. Yauglian, of
Laconia; Martin A. Haynes, of Lake Village; and Dr.
Fletcher, one of the Fish Commissioners. The following
gentlemen were appointed a committee to draft a memorial
to the legislature, giving their opinion of the feasibility of
restocking the rivers with shad and salmon, the causes
which have prevented success heretofore, and setting forth
the instrumentalities now needed to accomplish the desired
results;—John M. Hill, of Concord; Dr. Edward Spalding,
of Nashua; Hon. A. H. Bellows, of Walpole; Judge Josiah
Minot, of Concord. Adjourned to meet at Concord, on the
second Wednesdav in June, at the rooms of the Board of
Trade. The gratifying earnest of future success which we
observe, not only in the matter of rehabilitating our barren
and depleted streams, but in protecting and propagating
game of all kinds, is in the fact that leading men of all the
States are now coming forward with their wealth and in¬
fluence and personal efforts, and a unity of purpose not
heretofore manifest, to secure their accomplishment.

■\ For Forest and Stream.

White Fish in Twin Lakes. —Four specimens of this
line fish were speared (oh law !) last night, May 10th, and
one of them (a present, be it understood) lies before me as
I write. It is fourteen inches long, well fed and as silvery
white and grey as any salmo of them all, with the little
adipose fin which proclaims its near relationship to that
family, and not a bass as our Cooperstown friends will per¬
sist in calling it. “Otsego bass ” forsooth ! A large number
were seen by the spearsman, hut as he was only after
suckers of from four to six pounds weight the white fish
were looked upon as too small game for one who, “when
he goes catting, goes catting.” Now, with these beautiful
fish, and the million or less of salmon trout that the propri¬
etor of “ Twin Lakes Trout Farm” is getting ready to put
in the lakes, with, perhaps, a few grayling for the cold
streams that run into it, won’t the bright colors in which
your correspondent “Piscator” paints our Waushineing
continue to “ Wash ” as well as shinel

J. Ives Pease.

Note. —The maw of the fish was stuffed “choke full” of
the larvse of the May fly, grubs from rushes, and mussels
and a little gravel.

—The Massachusetts Anglers’ Association, of Boston,
have leased for five years new and commodious quarters in
Baldwin’s building, corner of Washington and Essex streets.
At its meeting last week, twelve new members were elected
and fourteen propositions received. Attention was called
to the fact that the lobstermen are in the liahit of throwing
overboard, after their arrival at the wharves, all lobsters
under 10£ inches in length, without removing the wooden
plugs from their claws; and inasmuch as this forever pre¬
vents them from obtaining food the matter was referred to
the Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, as the
most summary method of dealing with the offenders. This
Association is a most vigorous one, and the efforts it is mak¬
ing to correct abuses, punish offenses, and increase the fish
protection for food and sport, are worthy of all emulation
by other similar bodies. It is to the care and intelligence
with which societies like this investigate the natural habits
of the fish and the influences deleterious to their increase,
that authority must look for the knowledge requisite for
successful action.

—Mr. N. W. Clark, the Michigan pisciculturist, states
that, last November, he placed in the State hatching boxes
1,800,000 whitefisli ova, of which all but about ten percent,
hatched. Since March 23d, he has distributed a million
and a half of young whitefish in 194 lakes and rivers in
Michigan.

—Sixteen fine salmon caught at Veazie, the lot weighing
upwards of three hundred pounds, were sent to Boston
from Bangor, last week. Two of the largest had in their
fins a silver tag, placed there by the Bucksport Bi eeding
Works when they were caught before.

—During the dry weather of the past week several ex¬
ceedingly destructive fires have been raging in the woods
of Suffolk county on both sides of the Long Island railroad.
In the neighborhood of Deer Park 15,000 acres of timber
were destroyed. Mr. August Belmont’s great stable con¬
taining 76 valuable horses narrowly escaped. Serious des¬
truction was also wrought by similar fires in Riverhead and
in the.Islip pine woods. The total loss during the week is

^ther ippselj estinmte4 at $1,000,000.

ffaodlmd, tfawn mid (garden.

SMALL ROCKWORK IN THE GARDEN.

Your voiceless lips, O! flowers, are living preachers,

Each cup a pulpit, every leaf a book,

Supplying to my fancy ntimerous teachers
From loneliest nook.

Posthumous glories! angel-like collection!

Upraised from seed or bnlb interred in earth, -
Ye are to-me a type of resurrection
And second birth. Horace Smith.

N every suburban garden may be found some quiet
nook, or some unappropriated location, sometimes a
large boulder among the wild wood. These very often
will be found of considerable extent, and though they are
termed waste places they can be made very beautiful if
skillfully handled by the landscape gardener, as they often
admit of many additional features that under ordinary cir¬
cumstances do not usually exist.

In a large garden, with an abundance of water, the cre¬
ation of a beautiful and very striking grotto of rock work
among the shade trees is very easy of execution, and may
be made one of the chief attractions of the garden. Of
the manner of constructing and arranging one of these
grottoes I shall write in a future number of these papers,
and in this confine myself to the arrangement and con¬
struction of a rockery adapted to a corner of the garden,
or even a small centre-basin of rock work. Having erected
in many small gardens, affording only a small supply
of water, similar ornamental receptacles for the aquatic
and lialf-aquatic plants, we think the information imparted,
if followed carefully, will enable almost any one to make a
picturesque and beautiful ornament to their garden. There¬
fore our lady readers will find in this paper a continuation
of our last, with additional instructions for the arrange¬
ment of rock work and small water gardens.

We will suppose you have in yo#r garden some fifty feet
square of green sward, and perhaps in some one of the
corners there grow some half dozen trees, evergreens, or
half hardy trees. In this comparatively small space (it is
all we have, and we will make the most of ft) we will first
strike a circle in the centre, as heretofore instructed, of
eight feet in diameter. From this you will now remove all
the earth, and lay it aside for future use. Make your ex¬
cavation one foot and six inches deep, and carefully even
the bottom, and if the bottom is loose pound it down well
with a mallet, after placing two inches of clay over the
same merely for the purpose of forming a pan. Now we
suppose you have water—as is found in most cities—at¬
tached to your house. You will from a convenient place
attach a half inch lead pipe to the house pipe, with stop
cock attachment at a convenient place of access, and then
bury the lead pipe say six to eight inches in depth, as
you will use it only in the summer, and carry it into the
centre of your excavation, turning the same upwards in a
perpendicular manner as high as you design to have the top
orifice. If you prefer you can have a flexible India rubber
attachment, which you can affix , and remove at pleasure
with equal good effect. I have thus arranged small foun¬
tains in gardens which were truly a source much delight.

Having thus far followed our directions, you will now
according to your means and appliances, commence your
reservoir for holding the water necessary to maintain your
aquatic plants. Your largest diameter being eight feet
you will by means of small stones construct a circle of one
foot width, between the walls running around the whole
basin, and lay the same in hydraulic cement. This is for
a circular flower pot, or receptacle to contain such plants
as you desire, to give your rockery a prominence of green¬
ness and aquatic life.

In your selection of stones and materials you will exer¬
cise your own taste. A fine effect is produced from the
arrangment of quartz and jasper, feldspar and porphyry,
and the amygdaloids found on the coast of Marblehead.
You can also use mica stones, and, in short, consult your
own resources, and you will scarcely fail in producing a
fine and pleasing effect at a very trifling cost.

The height of this circular basin, or receptacle for flow¬
ers, should rise say six inches above the level of the lawn
only, and be made quite level on the outside, though it is
not necessary to have it perfectly even. This leaves you
an inner circle of some six feet and a half in which to raise
your rock work, which you will make in the following
manner: You will choose such rocks of large size as will give
an uneven circular form, and place them around the inner
circle, uniting their edges with cement, and raising them
to a height of three feet. At this height you will com¬
mence your bottom basin or aquarium by filling up the in¬
side of your rockery with small rocks, and at the height of
two and a half or three feet from the surface of tlie^lawn
lay evenly a coating of cement two inches thick as a bot¬
tom for your aquarium, as we propose to erect one in this
rockery. Having carefully laid your cement bottom, you
will now raise your aquarium sides—one foot and a half
will be as high as is desirable—cementing it all around if a
rock aquarium. If one or two sides are to be open, which
can easily he made at this stage, you will procure two
squares of glass, of the size and kind used in aquariums
and insert the same—one on each side, or three if you pre¬
fer them—within this rock basin, and you have a very fine
aquarium and rock work united, the cost of which is very
trifling compared with the care of constructing the same
You will keep in mind that in one case you construct a
basin upon your rock work—a simple basin covered with
pebbles from the brook, into which you can place gold and
silver fish with good effect—or an aquarium made bythe ad¬
dition of three squares of gj a g S? set equi-distant in this

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basin, and through which you can look as you sit within your
bay window or upon your rustic seat in the garden corner.

Now for your decorations.. . Ther e are the plants tJrafr
love the water, and I have elready told told you what they
should be. You may add to them, if you please, for the
tall piece of rock work almost any variety of hardy creep¬
ers, or half hardy creepers will do quite as well, such as
lophospermums, Maurandia canariensis, and the different
kinds of pessurnable. At the base on the outer circle you
will perceive why I do not care to have the rim next the
lawn even and smooth. This is the place for your sedums,
saxifrage, etc. Wild sedums from the woods, mouse ear,
and house leek make a fine variety for this outer circle,
while the broad, awry leaf of the calladium esculentino
and hardy wood pines give you an almost oriental splen¬
dor in your little aquaria in the garden. Do not forget to
place in pots concealed with moss one or two fine thrifty
plants of the cardinalis.

Leaving you to work out according to your own taste the
above beautiful plan, which you can easily do, I will only
suggest the attachment of the water jet to the end of your
lead pipe to give you a complete fountain within your gar¬
den. This may be of any device you may choose to pay
for, from a simple stream of water to a tulip jet or wheel,
all of which may be regulated by individual good taste and
a full purse. - _ Ollipod Quill.

iituml ^jiistorg.

For Forest and Stream.

THE BLUE GROUSE.

T HE blue grouse, pine grouse, dusky grouse, or Rocky
Mountain {Tetrao obscurus ), is in many respects

the finest of the grouse family. Its flesh is almost entirely
white; as much so as the ruffed grouse ( Tetrao umbellus ), or
the quail ( Ortyx Virginianus ), and has a peculiar tenderness
and flavor.* The breast is^’emarkably full, and the whole
body compact and plump. The feathering is close and
thick, wings and tail short and square, the latter a beautiful
fan when spread, like that of the ruffed grouse, which in
fact it closely resembles except in size and color. Its food
and habits are nearly the same, consisting of insects and
the berries and seeds of the pine cone, the leaves of the
pines, the buds of trees, etc. It has also the same habits
of budding in the trees during deep snows as the ruffed
grouse that are so often shot while thus engaged on winter
moonlight nights in the orchards of New England. With
the blue grouse, however, this habit of remaining and feed¬
ing in the trees is more decided and constant, and in winter
they will fly from tree to tree and’ often be plenty in the
pines when not a track can be found in the snow. If a
trail ends it is time to begin to look in the trees, and look
sharp, too, for it takes keen and practiced eyes to find them
in the thick branches of the pines. They do not squat and
lie closely on a limb like the quail, but stand up, perfectly
still and would readily be mistaken for a knot or a broken
limb. If they move at all it is to take flight, and with a
sudden whirr they are away, and must be looked for in an¬
other tree top. I have sometimes shot perhaps half a dozen
times with a rifle at the same bird, aiming at the head to
avoid tearing the flesh, but there would be no sign of mo¬
tion unless bit. Where there are several upon the same
tree, if the lowest is first shot the others are not disturbed,
and may be picked off one by one; but if an upper one
falls past them they are instantly off. This, too, is a pecu¬
liarity of the ruffed grouse. In autumn, when nearly or
quite grown, and the pack are unbroken, if met with in
open ground they lie well before a dog, and furnish excel¬
lent sport. When flushed, their flight is swift and straight,
and they are easily shot, but if timber is near they are sure
to make for it, and when in the trees a setting shot is the
only sure one. Should they fly a single glimpse through
the thick pine branches would probably give the only
chance, and a hit would be nearly an accident.

I had a settei’that, by long practice, acquired a wonder¬
ful sagacity in hunting them. He had learned their habit
of staying in the trees, and when he detected the scent in
the air its condition would soon satisfy him that they were
in the trees instead of upon the ground. He would then
begin to toss his nose upward, and circle rapidly till he had
settled upon their whereabouts, and then come to a firm
stand, with eyes and nose directed to the tree tops. Of
course the precise locality of the game would be uncertain,
but they were sure to be in the neighborhood, and he would
sometimes rigidly maintain his point for ten or fifteen min¬
utes while a search was made, and if it proved fruitless
from the closeness of the pine branches, and he was called
away, lie left very unwillingly. In such cases I was sure
he was right, and the bird would be often found on a re¬
search. Of course it was only where the pine groves were
orchard like, with no undergrowth, that this style of hunt¬
ing could be practiced. In common with the ruffed grouse,
packs have a habit of scattering in winter, two or three, or
even a single bird, being often found with no others in the
vicinity, their habit of feeding in the trees tending to sepa¬
rate them. The size of the blue grouse is nearly twice that
or the ruffed grouse, a full grown bird weighing from three

*What a pity we have not distinctive popular names of our native
name birds. The ruffed. grouse is called “partridge in New England
and New York, and “pheasant” in the Middle, Western and. Southern
States. Our choice litile Bob White, who, in spite of all his enemies,
will remain and increase as cultivation widens, for he loves the field bet¬
ter than the forest, is called “quail” in the northeast and quail and
“nartridge” indiscriminately in other portions of the country; and yet
each are = entirely different from the pheasant, partridge and quail ot
Eurone. To be understood, we are obliged to describe each with an
a&as arid after all be incorrect, and sure to mislead a foreigner. Is it
too late to remedy the confusion? The scientific names are too long and
law cracking for common use. If we could find some old short Indian
names with comfortable vowel sounds, it might be worth whiie to make
an effort.

to four pounds. Its plumage is very beautiful; indeed,
that of the male in winter and spring is perfectly magnifi¬
cent. The feathers are very thick, and upon the neck,
back, and wings a lustrous blue black, glistening like satin.
Beneath the color is a dusky brown, but whitish under the
throat, the legs fully clad, and the feathering extending
into the toes. It seems fitly dressed to endure the rigor of
its habitat, which is probably the Rocky Mountain country
only, and in the pine forests from five to ten thousand feet
above the level of the sea. The latter height is generally
about the snow line in these regions, and at this latter ele¬
vation is found the ptarmigan {Tetrao leucurus ), rarely seen
because his home is rarely visited. Although the weather
in the mountains is often mild and pleasant in winter, and
especially healthy and agreeable from the dryness and
purity of the atmosphere, yet the cold is sometimes intense,
and here to prove and illustrate I will give a fact and an
incident.

At Fort Laramie, which is at the base of the Rocky
Mountains, and scarcely 5,000 feet above the ocean, in
January, 1864, mercury froze for four nights in succession,
and o.n the night of the 5th it remained frozen for fifteen
hours. In the morning, while the mercury was still asleep
in the thermometer, I was witness to an experiment tried
on the surgeon’s sanitary whiskey, which somewhat low¬
ered its previous high reputation. A small quantity was
set outside in a tin cup for about twenty minutes, when it
was found sufficiently solid to fly into icy fragments when
thrown against the walk. True, it had been wagoned
across the plains, where the dry atmosphere, dry teamsters,
and the waters of the Platte may have affected its quantity
and quality, as is said sometimes to happen, but this is only
conjecture. I merely give our analysis b}^ temperature.
But to return to our Tetrao obscurus. The nests are upon
the ground, usually well hidden in a thicket, and the broods
about one third larger than those of the sage hen, generally
from twelve to fifteen in number. This is about the same
as the ruffed grouse, to which I liavfe so often likened it in
this paper.

I have never met the blue grouse where pines did not
abound, and have found them most numerous in the Black
Hills from Laramie Peak to Long’s Peak, in the North
Park, on Medicine Bow Butte, a beautiful, isolated moun¬
tain a little north of the Union Pacific Railroad, with Fort
Halleck at its foot, rising some two thousand feet above the
railroad level, where eight or ten years ago elk, bear, and
mountain lion (panthers) were abundant in the forest, and
antelope and mountain sheep were numerous in the sur¬
rounding plains and rocky bluffs. I have also met them in
the timbered foot hills on both sides of the Wind River
Mountains, and no doubt they are to be found in the pine
forests and groves of all the mountain region from the
South Park north into the British possessions.

It would be interesting to test the acclimatization of this
beautiful bird in the pine forests of the east. Though too
wild and shy to be domesticated, it is not more so than the
ruffed grouse, and if protected I see no reason why it
should not live and thrive in any pine lands where the lat¬
ter bird is found. Its present habitat is so vast, and much
of it so inaccessible, that its numbers are not likely to be
lessened by sportsmen, and its natural winged and four
footed enemies will be as much or more exposed to destruc¬
tion by man, so that we may look upon it as a permanency
in its present home, and since the mountain passes are be¬
coming threaded willi railroads, and miners, herders, and
other settlers are scattering through the country, it will be
far easier than formerly to secure and transport live birds
or their eggs. It is to be hoped the experiment will be
tried. _ Veteran.

SORA IN MAY.

Editor Forest and Streami-

How many of our sporting friends are there who have seen a Rail, or
Sora (Rallus Carolinus) in the month of May?

We were yesterday presented with the accompanying fine specimen by
Captain H. Wild of Stockport, N. Y. YYm will observe it is in full win¬
ter plumage, but below a fair condition in body. It was found on Sun¬
day morning, on the bridge crossing the mouth of Kinderhook Creek.
It evidently in its migratory flight was following up the water course,
and not being educated in regard to the whereabouts or the resisting
power of a telegraphic wire, fell a victim to its ignorance. The habits of
this very singular bird were for years a matter of profound speculation
among sportsmen, as well as others, even so much so as to be often
called by the name of the mysterious , whose out-goings and in-comings
no one knew whereof. Travelling only in the night and rarely seen on
the wing, even when hard pressed by a dog, until the high tides in the
fall and the closely pushed boat drives them from their shelter in the
reeds. They are so near the col# of the dark mud or mire of the shores
of the creeks, and they run in and out, threading their way through the
reeds with such skill and swiftness that few are able to swear that the
wee thing they just caught a glimpse of was a bird, a mouse or a young

water rat.

Few, even among sportsmen that are habitually on the marshes, are
aware of the presence of the thousands of these delicious birds, (save
perhaps by their incessant cry of crek! crek! when startled by a sudden
noise) until the seeds of the zizania aquatica upon which they feed com¬
mence ripening m the month of August, when all at once the flats are
alive with them. Then again at the first hard frost they as miraculously
disappear. Whether “they fold their tents (wings) like the Arabs and si¬
lently steal away,” or as the darkies of Maryland, and even some lighter
colored fodis have asserted, they turn into frogs, from which they orig¬
inally came, is a question which we think Captain Wild has emphatically
settled. In fact we must confess we never really believed the darkie
theory anyway. Jacobstaff,

CENTRAL PARK. M ENAGERIE.

Department of Public Parks, I
New York. May 17, 1874. )

Animal 8 received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending

May 16, 1874;

One Chipping Squirrel, Tamias sitiatus.

Presented by Miss M. A.

Andrews.

One Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo borealis. Presented by Mr. Charles Rein-
warth.

One Gray Wolf, Ganis occidentalis. Presented by Mr. Joseph

Stiner.

Two horned Toads, Phrynosnoma cornuta.

Presented by Mr. C.

Ryan.

Three Roebucks, cervus capreolus. Hab. Europe.

One crowned Crane, Balearica pavonina. Hab. West Africa.

One Coatimundi, JSfasua narica. Hab. South America.

W. A. Conklin .

For Forest and Strung

HYDROPHOBIA-INEFFICIENCY OF

MUZZLES.

W ERE it not for the bane of hydrophobia, dogs would
be generally welcomed in their legitimate place as
the most faithful and intelligent of the lower animals as
companions to man. Though the disease of rabies (incor¬
rectly termed hydrophobia) is in reality so , rare, it never¬
theless has, or may have, an existence, and the fear of so
terrible a malady excites an infinitude of apprehension am
tagonistic alike to searching inquiry and to the race which
is liable to its generation. We wish in this brief article to
call attention to several of the glaringly erroneous notions
that from time without a beginning have attached to this
disease.

First, is the belief that without any abnormal symptoms
a dog may be attacked at any moment; that from that mo¬
ment he will bite whatever comes within his reach and
that the virus necessarily inoculates the wound which is
inflicted upon person or animal. The truth is, however
that, the disease, like others, has its incipiency, its aegra-
vated progress, and that the proclivity to bite is a concomi¬
tant only of its culmination and last stages. Authentic
cases are not wanting in which hydrophobous dogs have
been handled until the last without ever attempting to bite
the hand that cared for them.

Whenever the disease has been watched, a manifest
sickness of never less than two, and generally from four to
six weeks, has intervened before dangerous evidences re¬
vealed themselves. Dreuling at the mouth (not spuming),
a strangely perverted appetite, the tracing of imaginary
objects, and a never ceasing restlessness, are among the
middle symptoms that never deceive.

It is commonly thought that rabid dogs shrink with hor¬
ror from contact with, or even sight of, water. This is
wholly erroneous, since from actual experiment, in eleven
cases out of twelve, their thirst seemed positively un¬
quenchable. Again, it is believed by many that the rabid
dog, if unrestrained, will pursue a straight course, snap¬
ping at every object within his reach, until death termi¬
nates the march. It is the truth, however, that, except
during the paroxysms of delirium, which seldom continue
ten minutes at once, he seeks in his agony the most ob¬
scure, concealed places. The writer, in his own experience
with hunting dogs, has witnessed the disease in its every
stage, and, except during tl:e periods of delirium, the dog
has never evinced the slightest inclination to bite, and has
recognized his master as usual.

Fits, with which young dogs reared in cities are often
afflicted, are too frequently mistaken for rabies, and this
has created not only a belief in the prevalence of the dis¬
ease, but lias lent a powerful influence in fixing the deep
prejudice against all dogs which at present pretty generally
exists. So marked, however, are the differences in the
symptoms of the two affections, that it is remarkable that
they should ever be confounded by the most timid and un¬
inquiring. Epileptic fits seize a dog without giving a min¬
ute’s warning, and are almost always caused by excessive
heat or excitement. He runs about wildly, staggers, falls
down, froths at the moutli from constant champing, his
eyes are sometimes closed, or show only the selerotica, or,
if open, are dull and vacant. He regains his feet, toddles
about mechanically, and, as if entirely deprived of sight,
runs first into one thing and then into another. In rabies
a dog never runs about without an object. Possessed of
preternatural strength, he never staggers, never falls, ex¬
cept it may be to die. He dreuls at the mouth, but never
froths (spumes). His eyes are frightfully and strangely
bright and piercing, and are never wholly or partially
closed. It gives, as has been stated, a long warning, and
is more frequent in spring, fall, and winter than in sum-

mer. ' .

As, therefore, fits never occur in any stage of rabies, their
existence is a positive guarantee that the dog is not mad—
indeed, they are a positive guarantee that the dog is per¬
fectly harmless. Thus it will appear, if these facts were
generally known, the one disease would never be mistaken
the other, and many valuable dogs’ lives might be spared
that are now sacrificed to cruelty, ignorance, and supersti-
tion.

It is unquestionably well that policemen should be in¬
structed at all times to exterminate the useless mongrels
that drag out a forlorn existence in the street gutters and
dirt heaps. Deprived of food and drink for lengthened
periods, alive with vermin, sickened with distemper and
suffering from every form and variety of disease that dogs

are heir to, their destruction is, per se, an act of humanity,
without any reference to hydrophobia whatever. Unless
inoculated with infectious hiatter from the bites of rabid
dogs, this malady, according to statistics, standard authors,
and the experience of all intelligent dog fanciers, never a -
tacks those which have a moiety of attention paid to t eir
food, drink and general care. As if the virus of liydropho ia
were the inspissation of filth, neglect, decay, suffering--t ie
resultant scum that is finally incubated from this com ma
tion of horrors—it goads the dog on through tortuous
stages to the exemption of death that refuses oblivion

agonies less intense. y]

The muzzling of dogs is wholly ineffectual to accomp ^
the ends sought, since only those are muzzled whic ne J
generate the disease. There is of late years, among 1
of northern cities, an earnest and increasing apprecia

of the invigorating and manly sport of woodcock and quail
hunting, and, as a consequence, setters and pointers of the
finest breeds are eagerly sought, well cared for, and highly
prized. The nature of these splendid animals demands reg¬
ular exercise, and the inconvenience and annoyance of
muzzling one, two, or more every night and morning, as
they are permitted to run around the block for this pur¬
pose, are greater than would be supposed by those who
are not obliged to conform to so senseless a requisition.
An ordinance directing policemen simply to dispose of the
curs that prowl about the streets, evidently ownerless and
uncared for, and rigidly enforced, would afford precisely
the same security to the public, without entailing discom¬
fiture upon gentlemen who are necessitated to give their
harmless and generally well-trained animals the daily ex¬
ercise which their nervous, sensitive systems exact. In
truth, there are few owners of hunting dogs who would not
joyfully pay an annual tax if by such means the muzzling
abomination could be forever abolished.

E . S. Carman.

_We paid a visit last week to the kennel of E. S. Car¬
man, Esq., near Hackensack, 1ST. J., the author of “Pointer
and Setter,” which, we believe, is the only work on the dog
written by an American and published in our country. Mr.
Carman’s theory in crossing the pointer and setter, and
then mating the setter with their progeny, or “dropper,” is
a bad one for several reasons. This system has been tried
by almosi every theoretical dog-breaker in England and
signally failed. It is true that once ip a hundred times the
crossing of these two distinct animals has produced a fair
sportsman’s dog, but. there is not one instance on record
where this intermixing of the blood of the pointer and
setter, and again breeding to their progeny, has ever de¬
veloped a breeder's dog. As regards symmetry, action,
style, and make, they are totally deficient, and would not
take a third class prize on any show bench in the world.
Supposing this twenty-five per cent, pointer and seventy-
five per cent, setter did produce a fair all round dog, the
consequences to the field sportsmen of America would be
disastrous and ruinous, inasmuch as pot hunters and mar¬
ket gunners, who shoot at all and every season, would then
amalgamate Jim’s pointer with Bob’s setter, and mate the
progeny;, whereas now the only safeguard we have got
against this fearful miscegenation is the difficulty for Jim
to find a first class pointer bitch to breed with his pointer
dog, or vice versa. It is a known fact that if a pot hunter
or a sly gunner can pick up a dog with a drop of pure blood
in him, they make the most of it by coaxing, whipping,
and everlasting companionship. Moreover, if this system
of breeding is carried out over the country we would be
worse than overrun with countless mongrels, that even now
may be seen in any village street from Maine to California.

Mr. Carman’s practice in training and breaking his dogs
is evidently an excellent system. The process is one wholly
induced by kindness—the sound of a pleasant voice, some
determination, and constant watching, care, feeding, and
friendship; and from what we saw of their performance
we should judge they might do well over game. House¬
breaking and yard breaking is all very well in its way as a
primary school to briug out the dormant instinct in a young
dog,, but if these dogs are not regularly shot over, and es¬
pecially if their ancestors have not been marked perform¬
ers in the field over game, they are very apt to forget all
that has been taught them.

Mr. Carman is a gentleman who understands the hand¬
ling, training, and working of dogs thoroughly, but we
would respectfully suggest to him to give up this myste¬
rious theory of breeding with the Anglo-Saxon and the
Chinese in order to produce a superior animal in symmetry,
brain, and courage, and procure a first class English pointer
or setter and a good field American setter, and he would
then have, in our opinion, the best strain of dogs in the
world.

We are sorry we cannot agree with Mr. Carman in his
system of breeding pointers and setters, but trust we can
agree to disagree, and take this opportunity of thanking
him for the kind manner in which he entertained us and
showed us over his floral paradise.

FOOD FOR DOGS.

Philadelphia, Penn., May 10,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Can you inform me if there is prepared in this country, or imported
from abroad, any article of dog food which is wholesome and nourishing
and put up expressly for use when on hunting excursions? There are
two or three English preparations of the kind, called “dog biscuits,” but
after many inquiries among sportsmen and dealers in sportsmens’ sup¬
plies in regard to them, I have been unable to obtain any information.
A preparation of beef and oatmeal, or cornmeal, in a condensed form,
made to keep in any climate and put up in packages of five, ten, fifteen
aud twenty-five pounds each, ready for transportation, is a great desider¬
atum among many sportsmen. On several occasions, when on the prai¬
ries of Iowa, grouse shooting, in very sparsely settled portions of the
State, I have been sorely annoyed at the unwillingness and inability of
persons at whose houses I have been stopping to furnish sufficient food
and the proper kind for my dogs. Any person who will-introduce in this
country such an article of dog food as referred to,will confer a great ben
efit to both the dog and his master. If you are unable to give me that>
information will you be so kind as to publish my inquiry in your paper in
some form, in hopes that it will bring it from some one of your many
readers? Benj. W. R.

[Spratt’s dog biscuits. We believe they have no agents in America.—
Ed.]

DOG SHOWS.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In Great Britain, for a number of years past, agricultural societies have
teen adding to their displays of finely bred horseo, cattle, sheep, &e., a
regular department for dogs in their-faira, and the exhibitions have
proven so attractive as to be beyond doubt a great adjunct and source of
revenue to the yearly meetings. The Pennsylvania State Agricultural

FOREST AND STREAM. -. 231

Society will give their fair next October, at Suffolk Park, Philadelphia,
and should by all means open just such a department and inaugurate a
grand Pennsylvania Dog Show. A great revival, as it were, has lately
taken place on the subject of well-bred hunting dogs, and it will greatly
benefit the cause to initiate a well conducted exhibition of this kind, and
in Philadelphia alone enough fine animals can be found to make a splen¬
did display.

The Agricultural Society should confer with the Philadelphia Sports¬
mens’Club, the protector of game, as well as insectiverous birds of the
State, and I have no doubt would meet with hearty co-operation, for the
latter association is active, energetic, and already has nearly three
hundred members, and but two or three years in existence. The present
game law framed by the society is of great benefit to the farmer, and it
is but natural that the two associations should work in harmony in the
matter of a dog show.

A committee of the Philadelphia Sportsmens’ Club could advise the
Agricultural Society as to arranging of the several classes of animals
and the premiums therefor, and such an interest would be taken in the
cause as to make the success beyond a doubt. An addition of this de¬
scription to the fair in October at Suffolk Park, Philadelphia, would at¬
tract sportsmen from all parts of the United States. “Homo.”

,<Prr j§orsq nt\d thq ^ont[se.

—The Prospect Park Trotting Association held the first
important race of the season on May 15th. The Associa¬
tion had offered a special purse of $2,000 for a race of mile
heats, best three in five, between the well-known trotting
mare American Girl, in harness, the pacing horse Copper-
bottom, in harness, and the roan gelding Walter, with a
running mate, to wagon. American Girl won the two first
heats, but the pacer Copperbottom was two much for the
mare, winning the race easily. A match for $200, mile
heats, best three in five in harness, between J. L. Ander¬
son’s Kiki in harness, and Barney Kelly to wagon. Kiki
who was the favorite, won easily.

—The American Jockey Club have announced the weights
for the two handicaps to be run at the June meeting on
Jerome Park course. In the Fordham Stakes, a dash of
one mile and a quarter Mr. Sanford’s two horses, Preakness
and Mate are awarded the top weight viz. 125 pounds and
123 pounds respectively. Tubman is weighted at 120
pounds, his stable companion at 114 pounds, a-d the four-
year-old Survivor and Strachino at 112 pounds each; Boas¬
ter has 110 pounds; Artist and Business, 107 pounds; Tom
Boston and Stanford, 106 pounds; .Western Star and Fel-
lowcraft, 105 pounds; Catesby, Minnie Mac, Mildew, and
Gray Planet, each 104 pounds; Lizzie Lucas, War Reel,
and Wizard, 102 pounds each; Milton, St. George, Sallie
Watson, Long Branch, Periwinkle, Cariboo, and Oakland,
100 pounds each; Galway, ninety-eight pounds; King
Philip, ninety-four pounds; Mary Constant, ninety-three
pounds; Yaultress, Brigand, Egypt, and Valentine, ninety
pounds each; the Etta Shipper filly, eiglity-seven and a
half pounds; and Mr. Cameron’s two Warminster fillies
eighty-two pounds each, being the lowest weight. In the
Jocky Club Handicap, two miles, Mr. Sanford’s Monar¬
chist and Preakness having respectively 124 pounds, and
120 pounds. The lowest weight is eighty-two pounds, im¬
posed on the Lady Sprang filly by Warminster. The ac¬
ceptances by owners of these different weights will be pub¬
lished next week.

—The Kentucky Association closed their meeting at Lex¬
ington on May 16th. Everybody came to see Tom Bowling,
the famous horse, run, but he only galloped and won
easily. The first race was for the Consolation Purse, mile
heats, for beaten horses, only two started, viz., Boyd’s Nel¬
lie Grim and Grinstead’s Lexington colt, which was won
by Nellie Grim in 1:52L The second race was for a purse
of $700 for all ages, a dash of thro e miles. There were
four entries, H. P. McGrath’s b. c. Tom Bowling, four
years old, 104 pounds; T. J. Megibben’s b. f. Passion, four
years old; H. P. McGrath’s blk. m. Lucy Jackson, aged,
111 pounds; R. Colston’s Kate Vance. Tom Bowling won
the race in the commonest of canters in 5:361-.

—The Maryland Jockey Club meeting begins at Balti¬
more on the Pimlico course Tuesday May 26th, continuing
on the 27th, 28th and 29th with four races each day.

—The Mystic Park races closed on May 15th, the atten¬
dance was immense, and the races well contested. George
Maynard won the purse of $150, for horses that have never
beaten 2:50; best three in five, in harness. Flora Belle won
the purse of $250, for horses that have never beaten 2:34.

— There are some queer little idiosyncrasies which
coaching must develop in the drivers. Notable among
coachmen was Sam Weller’s glorious father, and
some of our California drivers are full of strange, cranky
notions. Land and Water tells us of a driver called Collier
who fifty years ago drove the “Flying Machine.” He
seems to have been a naturalist of an experimental charac¬
ter. It was his ambition to run over a duck, and he in¬
formed a friend who often rode on the box seat “ that he
had all his life been trying to run over a duck, but had not
been able to accomplish this feat of Jehuship. He had
more than once (he said, when in vein, we suppose, man¬
aged to pin one, as it were, by the tail, but some how or
other the creature invariably contrived to waddle off un¬
hurt with the loss of a few feathers.” We think it is some¬
where in that cleverest of books, the “Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table,” where Oliver Wendell Holmes explains
how difficult it is to run over a live dog. Now, we do not
suppose for a moment that the most distinguished of our
American humorists and authors ever tried absolutely by
delicate manoeuveringto run over a dog; but it might be in¬
teresting for Doctor Holmes to know that a duck exhibits
precisely the same amount of miraculous wriggle and
dodge and squirm at the approach of a wheel that, a dog
does.

Jpf (^onicxyondcnf^.

We shall endeavor m this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sports¬
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the spoilsman's craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

F. W. C., Patterson, N. J-—Will answer in our next issue.

E. R., New York.—Which Beaver Kill and Wallkill stream do you
mean, there are so many?

C. H. C., Brooklyn.—What kind of fish can be caught in Coney Island
creek in the months of May and June, and what is the best bait? Bass;
shrimp, crab and minnows.

E. G., New York.—What kind of fish is to be caught in Lake Cham¬
plain and Otter Creek, in Vermont? Ans. Wbitefish, black bass, pike,
lake trout, &c,, in Lake Champlain, and trout in Otter Creek.

Bluefish. —You tell us to go to Barnegat for bluefish.. What place
shall we stop at? Ans. Watertown, N. J. Southern R. R. From thence
it is only a short run across the bay to the inlet, where yachts and board¬
ing can be found.

Reader, Boston.—Can you inform me where to find a description of
Mount Desert Island, Me., giving a full account of the objects of inter¬
est? Ans. Ask Osgood for “Costa’s Mt. Desert,” published some two
years since.

Beaver, Bald Mountain, N. Y.—Illustrated Handbook of Rifle Shoot
ing, by A. Lord Russell, is published in Toronto, Canada. Could not
tell you price. Suppose not more than $1.50. Gerard, the Lion Killer
we can send yon. Price $1.25.

E. H. B., Cornwall on Hudson.—Where can I procure a good American
setter, and what would be the price if trained; also, what do you think
of J. Lang & Sons’ breech-loading shot guns? Ans. Write to Horace
Smith, 266 South Fourth street, Philadelphia. The Lang gun is one of
the best that is made.

W. S. W., Fort Wayne, Ind.—I am in need of a good setter pup and
wish you to refer me to responsible parties that keep them for sale. I
am not particular in regard to color, but would like to have as pure
stock as possible, and obiige a subscriber? Ans. Write to Horace Smith.
266 South Fourth street, Philadelphia.

O. H. H., Rcdfield, Iowa.—Please state what size shot and whose make
were used in the trial of the Remington shot gun, also if the numbers in
the column headed average pattern, denote the number of pellets put in
the target? Ans. Standard No. 7. The number of pellets were put into
the 8-inch bullseye.

New Subscriber, N. Y.—Can you inform me if there are any trou?
streams which are public on the north or south side of Long Island, and
in Westchester, also their location? Ans. Bronx is the only stream in
Westchester, much fished, but a few trout left. Public streams on Long
Island are the New Bridge, Cedar Swamp and Massapiqua Creeks. Take
South Side R. R. to Oyster Bay. Good hotel kept by Powers.

W. W. S., New York.—I am in possession of a six year old thorough¬
bred trotting horse. He has always been driven with blinders. Would
it be dangerous to drive him without them. Do you advise blinders?
Ans. Tell your man to lead him three or four times without blinders and
see how he acts. If it does not scare him to see everything that is going
on, you might drive him on a quiet road first.

Dog Cart, New York.—Can you please oblige me with your definition
of the terms Tandem, String, Spike, and Four-in-hand teams? Ans.
Tandem—one horse in the shafts and one leader in the traces, at length.
String—one horse in the shafts and two or more leaders ahead of each
other in traces. Spike—two in the shafts and one ahead. Four-in hand
—two in the shafts and two leaders ahead in traces.

R. W. A., New Haven.—I have a setter pup six months old that I
would like broken. Can yon inform me through your paper who to
send to? I would like some one as near New Haven as can be found.
Am willing to pay to have him thoroughly broken. I have also a setter
dog that is two years old, rather headstrong, wants to range off quite a
distance, has a splendid nose. Can I do anything to keep him? Ans.
Write to O. H. Lombard, North Woodstock, Mass.

V. L B., St. Louis.—There are no hotel accommodations nearer the
Twin Lakes than Salisbury, six miles west, or Canaan, four miles east,
though there are private houses near the shores that take in transient
visitors for love or money—mostly money. Trains on the Conn. West¬
ern Railroad pass and repass many times a day, stopping at the station
on flag, and at Chapinville regularly. From the Grand Central to this
station through tickets can be bought via Harlem, $2.80, four hours, or
Housatonic, at $3, an hour or two longer time.

J. M. W., Philadelphia.—Will you inform me how to fasten the min¬
now on the hook when fishing for perch? Ans. Put your hook through
its mouth and out of the gills and fasten into the top part of the back, or
simply pass the hook into the shoulders. A minnow will live in this
way for a considerable time and swim naturally. Q,. Also, how to use
roe for bait so that it will resist the action of the water? Ans. Place a
portion as big as a marble into a little bag of mosquito netting and tie it
to the hook.

Mount Pleasant, Sing Sing.—What is the expense of a two months’
trip to Colorado from Chicago, and what are the average expenses per
diem? Ans. Six dollars per day. 3. Can cartridges for a breech-load¬
ing shot gun be procured in the large cities of Colorado without sending
east for them? Ans. Yes. 3, Will not a trip to the Yellowstone Val¬
ley be rendered dangerous this summer by the hostilities of the Indians?
Ans. Must take the chances. 4. Would hunting within twenty miles
of Denver be attended with danger from Indians? Ans. No. 5, What
is the railroad fare from Chicago to Denver, and what route is most con¬
venient? Ans. Union Pacific Railroad. 6. What outfit is necessary
for two months’ hunting in Colorado? Ans. They will fit you out at
Denver; go light.

United States Signal Office, )
New Smyrna, Fla. May 3, 1874. \

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Herewith please find the meterological records as furnished the War
Department for the month of April. Latitude 29 degrees 02 minutes:
longitude 80 degrees 54 minutes. Very truly yours,

Maj. Geo. J. Alden.

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—A Yale student has written a twelve verse poem en¬
titled, “We kissed each other by the sea.” “Well what of
it?” asks a Western journalist; “the seaside is no better for
such practice than any other locality. In fact we have
put in some very sweet work of that kind on a tow path of
a canal m our time, but did not -say anything about it in
print.”

FOREST AND STREAM.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, May 22d—Beacon Park, Boston, Mass.—Boston vs. Athletic
at Brooklyn.

Saturday, May 23d— Practice day Harlem boat clubs, Harlem—Open¬
ing day Prospect Park Cricket Club—Columbia College athletic meeting
St. Georg e’s Grounds, Hoboken—Boston vs.Atlantic B. B. C. at Boston,
Mass.

DAKOTAH AND SOUDAN.

I N a singularly interesting communication by our well-
known contributor, Prof. Cope, which we find in the
Penn Monthly , on “The Succession of Life in North Amer¬
ica,” in treating of the various stages of vegetable life
in that portion of our country now known as Kansas and
Dakotah, the author makes the following statement:—“The
land was covered with a rich and dense forest vegetation,

and the bog-moss encroached on the lake.But

the moss performed its old function of coal maker. Hum¬
blest among plants, its existence has been more important
in world-building than that of all the lords of the forest.
Its mosses died and new layers of living plants grew upon
them, until the descent of the new land and encroachment
of waters deposited the stone lid upon their treasury of
carbon, not to be unsealed until the long future day of
human empire.”

From primeval Dakotah to the present Soudan, both
chronologically and geographically, the period and the dis¬
tance is immense. The following abstract made, however,
from a letter of Ismail Pacha Ayozer, Governor-General of
Soudan, under date of March 18th, addressed to the Sec¬
retary of our American Geographical Society, will be found,
strange to say, most pertinent to this very question of im¬
mense vegetable growth in rivers and swamps. The Egyp¬
tian officer writes:—“I dare say you will be acquainted
with the fact that one of the principal obstructions which
explorers and merchants bound for Central Africa, who
chose to go by the way of the White Nile, had to encounter
was the ‘Sudd,’ a great mass of vegetation which in the
course of ten years so obstructed the navigation of the
White Nile entirely, that only in the rainy season small
vessels could reach Gondokoro. .... It has been my
constant aim to have this obstruction cleared.” Under in¬
structions from the Khedive, the Pacha undertook the
work. He tells of how an enormous portion of the “Sudd”
gave way and surprised the party in the middle of the night,
and how five ships were lost and a steamer was upset. As
a curious accident of this break iu this vegetable mass an
hippopotamus was crushed to death against the sides of the
steamer.

Nature thus repeats herself. AYhat happened in North
America at a distance of time, which, chronologically, we
can hardly determine, is now occurring in Africa. A
curious speculation enters here, of the newer element, that
of man, which, to a certain extent, more or less appreciable,
may singularly modify the course of terrestial events. As
it is, changes now going on under our very eyes, may
singularly aid us in studying the actions of those forces
which were spent thousands and thousands of years ago.

NEWFOUNDLAND—ITS BEASTS, BIRDS
AND FISHES.

W E are indebted to Alexander Murray, Esq., F. G. S.,
well known for his geographical surveys of New¬
foundland, for numerous documents, which have been of
material service in acquainting us not only with fhe geo¬
graphy of this most interesting country, but with its Flora
and Fauna. During the numerous surveys undertaken,
not only coastwise but in the interior, Mr. Murray seems to
have devoted a great deal of attention to the animals and
birds of this region. In a lecture, delivered at St. John’s
last year by this gentleman, we have certain apercus of the
zoology of Newfoundland, which we avail ourselves of.
Mr. Murray remarks that what struck him most particularly,

though the Straits of Belle Isle are but twelve or thirteen
miles across, this narrow passage is so frequently blocked
up with ice, that it must not be difficult for animals to cross
The only deer indigenous to Newfoundland, is the caribou
Mr. Murray states that though larger than the reindeer of
Lapland, they are even bigger than those of the neighbor¬
ing continent. Our authority informs us that they cannot
be tamed, and that the caribou dies under restraint. One
very interesting portion of Mr. Murray’s discourse, in re¬
gard to the killing of the caribou, we give in full:_

“Many very absurd stories are told about the wanton and
wasteful destruction of those noble animals by sportsmen
who occasionally come here, from different parts of the
world, at great personal trouble and expense, for amuse¬
ment and adventure. A knowledge of the habits of the
deer will immediately refute this accusation. Destruction
and waste there most assuredly are, but it is not on the part
of sportsmen. It is rather on the part of those in particular
who originate the stories to which I refer, as I shall pre¬
sently show. The habits of the animal are gregarious be¬
tween the beginning of November and the month of Mar'
and during the early months of the year they sometimes
herd in hundreds, if not thousands, together. But between
the 1st of June till nearly the end of September they are
nearly or altogether solitary; the stags especially, and the
does rarely, have any company besides their fawns. They
are also migratory; and in their migrations they travel to
the north- ward (speaking generally) in the spring, or during
the months of March and April,and ww^-wards in the tall
between the middle of October and the end of November!
Now the only time that sportsmen engage in their warfare
against the deer is f om the beginning of August till the
early part or middle of October, during the time fhat the
animals are more or less solitary, and consequently when
they could not , even if they would , possibly kill more than
one or two in a single day. On the other hand, those that
are not sportsmen but pot-hunters choose their time, when
the poor creatures are migrating in great herds in October
November and March, intercepting them in certain well’-
known lakes, and butchering them by every conceivable
means and weapons—sometimes in hundreds in a single day.
There may be some excuse for this wholesale slaughter in
the fall, when the animals are in prime condition, or in the
earlier days of the year, when the herds approach the coast
mountains; but there is surely none for the destruction in
the spring, wheu the flesh is literally worthless, the .skins
good for nothing, and every doe on the point of giving birth
to a fawn.”

> The subject of the Phocidse or seals is one which we
always approach with some hesitation. We entirely con¬
cur then with Mr. Murray, when he states “that it is aston¬
ishing how little is known of the habits of many of these
creatures, on which the prosperity of the country so greatly
depends.” All we know about them is, that they produce
their young on the ice in March. Of the four species, the
harp, the hood, the bay seal, and the square flipper, all
are found, and they contribute largely to the wealth of
Newfoundland; one, the bay seal, perhaps never leaves the
coast; but as to the others, as far as their migrations go, it
is as yet all a mystery.

We have drawn most liberally from the instructive les¬
sons Mr. Murray has given us, and we trust in subsequent
articles to treat of the geography of the country and the
various explorations made into the interior. We have now
in type an article on the great auk of Newfoundland, to¬
day an extinct bird. It has been prepared tor us by the
same writer whose account of the Octopusappeared in our
columns some time ago. We trust in time, through the
columns of the Forest and Stream, to make Newfound¬
land something else than a terra incognita to our readers,
and by the help of our numerous friends in St. John’s to
shed thereon a full flood of light.

Tuesday, May 26th—Maryland JockeyClub, Pemlicc Course, Baltimore,
Md.—Lawrence Riding Park Association, Lawrence, Mass.

Wednesday, May 27th—Maryland Jockey Club, Baltimore, Md.—Suf¬
folk Park Association, Philadelphia, Penn. —Scranton Driving Park As¬
sociation, Scranton, Penn.—Lawrence Riding Park Association, Law¬
rence, Mass.—Match day St. George’s Cricket Club at Hoboken.

Ti.ursday, May 28th—Maryland Jockey Club, Baltimore, Md.—Scran¬
ton Driving Park Association, Scranton, Penn.—Suffolk Park Associa¬
tion, Philadelphia, Penn.—Southern District Agricultural Society, Cali¬
fornia-Annual Regatta at Savannah, Ga.

THE SPORTSMAN’S CONVENTION.

W E arc very glad to see the liberality conveyed in the
very general invitation extended in the following let¬
ter. It is judicious and important just at this time to
gather as much light as possible on the momentous ques¬
tions which sportsmen and conservators of game are dis¬
cussing. “ Out of a multitude of counsellors there is
wisdom.”

New York State Association, )

for the Preservation of Fish and Game. \

Oswego, N. Y., May 18, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream :—

Gentlemen:— As the time for holding the Annual Con¬
vention of the “New York State Association for the
Preservation of Fish and Game ” draws near, will you per¬
mit me through the columns of your paper to extend an
invitation to all Field and Stream Shooting Clubs in this
State to send five delegates, also two county delegates to
represent their respective clubs in the convention at Oswego
this year This invitation is particularly extended to clubs
in the eastern part of the State who have never (or not
recently) participated in our annual meetings. It is hoped
and expected that every club in the State will be repre¬
sented at the annual business meeting, to be held on the
evening of the first day of the convention, when the elec¬
tion of officers for the ensuing year will take place; also,
the place for holding the next annual convention will be
fixed. The local club (the Leather Stocking) under whose
auspices the convention will be held this year, hope to be
able to fix the time of meeting early in June. Ample
hotel accommodation (at special rates) have been secured
for all delegates and members of clubs, both active and
honorary. I ant sincerely yours,

A. C. Mattoon, Prest. State Association,

in regard to the birds and animals of Newfoundland, was
the remarkable lack of variety. On the neighboring con¬
tinent, separated from the island by but a narrow strait, the
moose, the deer, the lynx, porcupine, glutton, wolverine,
mink, fisher, and American hare, with some three kinds of
squirrel, and the marmot, all abound, while in Newfound¬
land, the animals are limited to the caribou, the black bear,
the beaver, musk-rat, martin, wolf, fox, weasel, otter, a
large species of mouse, and the Arctic hare. As to birds,
while in the Canadas there is an endless variety of migra¬
tory ducks, teal and widgeons—there are only two species,
the black duck and the green-winged teal on the island. Wild
swans and geese are absent. The ruffed grouse is unknown,
the spotted grouse are rare, but the ptarmigan, of which
there are two species, flourish gloriously. The American
eagle, the osprey, two varieties of kite are found; and of
owls, there is the great white Arctic owl, one species of
horned owl, and one small variety. The raven, carrion
crow, are here too; but of woodpeckers, while iu Canada
there are eight or nine species, but two small species have
been observed in Newfoundland. Occasional specimens of
the blue jay and kingfisher have been noticed, but of the
larger butcher-bird, these are found in quantity. The pas¬
senger pigeon, or the •woodcock, Mr. Murray says, have never
been known to exist on the island, but the common snipe,
the same as abounds on the continent, lives on the island
unchanged in appearance. Of four species of thrushes the
red-breasted, the long-tailed, the brown, and the cat-bird
bound on the continent; but one, the red-breast, migrates
to Newfoundland.

This paucity of species in the denizens of the air is carried
out as regards the dwellers in the water. The large lake
trout, fhe white fish, the maskanonge, the black bass, all
found swarming in the rivers and lakes of the mainland,
are absent in Newfoundland as far as the inland waters go.
Mr. Murray states that the catalogue of fish . only includes
two species of trout, eels, minnows and sticklebacks, which
is not encouraging for the sportsmen; however, salmon and
sea-trout are found in abundance in the estuaries.

Regarding the facilities for' the migration of animals,

CREEDMOOR.

THE OPENING MATCH—THE AMATEUR RIFLE CLUB.
SHOOTING FOR THE AMATEUR BADGE.

ATURDAY, May 6th, was not an auspicious day.
Riflemen looked at the meteorological reports in the
papers and read that the prediction was rain. The day was
foggy, rainy, and threatening. Undampened, however,was
the ardor of the members of the Amateur Rifle Club,
for rain or shine the match was to be,shot. Now it must
be born in mind by those of our readers ignorant of the
peculiarities of rifle shooting that experience to be gained
on rainy days, as to effect of light, appearance of target, on
such stormy occasions are not to be overlooked. Matches
and important ones are to be contested not only on those
days when the sun shines bright and the air is clear, but
when old Sol. is hidden behind clouds, and when the rain
falls in torrents. In fach the dull grey light of wet weather
gives the targets a uniform appearance, and permits of su¬
perior shooting.

We need not mention that the opening day of the season
of Creedmoor, the first event of 1874, has been looked for
with a great deal of interest. With the match of the
Irish team on our hands it was felt by the amateur Rifle
Club, the eli%e of the N. R. A., that no time was to be lost,
and that the sooner practice commenced the better would
be our chances. So, disregarding the inclemency of the
weather, and the possibilities of having to lie flat on their
stomachs on the wet grass, providing no Inclia-rubber
blankets could be had, some fifteen of the members were
punctually at their post on the range at Creedmoor.

It was noticeable that many of the experts tad their
rifles new stocked with the pistol grip, and that the new
Remington or Sharp sight were on most of the arms. A
few of the members had been on the ground some short
time before the match opened, and had thus been able to
get their hands in as well as to ascertain the necessary ele¬
vation. Tlie.remainder, however, did not arrive upon the
range until shortly before the prescribed time, and con¬
sequently, • although .using sights which they had never

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tested, were obliged to enter into the match without pre¬
vious practice except the traditions of last November.

A curious error was made by the markers, which might
have caused some delay. The rain having washed off the
lines designating the centre, the markers delayed repairing
them until the time of the match, and then, in their haste
and being a little “rusty,” managed to reduce the size
of the centres some six inches on all the targets.
After some short deliberation, as time was short,
and “what was fair for one was fair for all,” it was de¬
cided to commence firing without making any change.
This of course, may account for some of the scores not
counting actually as high as they were worth.

The shooting was admirable in every way, as may be
seen by the scores. During the match the sky was over¬
cast but there was little if any wind, and the day was an
excellent one in every way for shooting, there being no
glare, glitter or atmospheric disturbances.

The conditions of the match were as follows: Distance,
500 yards; position, any; rifle, any breech-loader, not over
ten pounds in weight and having a minimum trigger pull of
three pounds; open to members of the Amateur Rifle Club
only:

first match for the badge given by the a. r. club.

Name Rifle. Score. Total

T s Conlin ..... Sharp sporting. 4444444 28

L L Hepburn.-. ■ - Remington sporting,

John Bodine.Remington sporting

Leon Backer.Remington sporting

q W Vale.Sharp sporting... .

H Fulton.Sharp military.

Kobert Omand. Remington sporting

p G Sandford.Remington sporting

j'p M. Richards.Sharp sporting.

A V Canfield, Jr.Remington sporting

Thomas Lloyd.Sharp military.

G. Crouch.Sharp sporting.....

G W Wingate.Remington sporting

a' J. Hennion, Jr.Sharp sporting.

L C. Bruce.Ballard sporting..

Scot

4 4 4
4 4 4

3 3 4

4 4 3
4 4 4
4 4 4
2 4 4
2 3 3
0 4 3

2 4 3
0 3 3
4 3 2

3 0 4
3 2 0
0 2 0

CLUB.

•e.

4 4 4 4

3 4 3 4

4 4 3 4
4 4 3 3

2 4 2 4
4 3 2 3

3 3 3 4

2 3 3 4

3 4 4 2
3 2 3 2

3 3 2 4

4 0 2 2
2 2 3 2
2 4 0 3
2 3 0 2

306

Average—2.914.

Mr. Conlin’s score of 28, all he could possibly make, hit¬
ting the bullseye seven times hand running, was admirable
shooting. Of course, Mr. Conlin had the badge given to
him, and he had the honor of wearing it for a while. As
the condition of holding the badge permanently required
that it should be won three times by the same person, a
second match was in order, when the following equally

handsome score was made:

second match.

Name.

RiUe.

Score.

Total

John Bodine.

4444444

28

G. W. Yale.

.Sharp sporting.

4434443

26

H. Fulton.

4434334

25

Leon Backer.

.Remington sporting..

4423344

24

Thomas Lloyd.

.Sharp military.

4344324

24

kj. W. Wingate.

.Remington sporting..

3334424

23

L. L, Hepbnrn.

4024444

22

Robert Omand.

.Remington sporting..

4443222

21

A, V. Canfield, Jr_

.Remington sporting..

4242422

20

J. S. Conlin.

.Sharp sporting.

3324233

20

G. Crouch.

.Sharp sporting.

3 3 4 2 2 2 2

18

A. J. Henniou, Jr_

.Sharp sporting.

2240332

16

J. P. M. Richards.

.Sharp sporting_...

3340202

14

L. C. Bruce

.Ballard sporting.

0420222

12

P. G. Sanford.

.Remington sporting..

2000424

12

304

Average—2.895.

Wind light from the west during the match, requiring the moving of
the wind gauge about one division. Later in the day hardly any percept¬
ible wind.

Again we find the same excellent score made by Captain
Bodine as by Mr. J. S. Conlin in the first match, 28 being
scored, every shot making a bullseye. Taking both matches
together, the 210 shots made a total of 610, being an ave¬
rage of 2 9-10, or a fraction less than a centre for every shot.
It must be always born in mind that this average compared
with previous scores should have been appreciably higher, as
the lines of the centres were made six inches smaller in the
target than they should have been. To Captain Bodine was
then given the badge, which he had so cleverly won. We need
not state that the victor combines within himself all the requi¬
sites of a perfect rifleman; cool, quiet, andimpertubable, he
is as excellent in theory as in practice. We trust as the season
continues Captain Bodine will make the same effectual
shooting at long ranges, so as to become an integral part of
the American team, who are to fight the coming battle with
the Irish eight. Both, Mr. Conlin and Captain Bodine, oc¬
cupy already prominent places in our rifle annals.

The match is remarkable in this respect: Of the fifteen
rifles used seven were Remingtons and seven Sharps, with
one Ballard. In the first match the first four rifles leading
the score were as follows: One Sharp and three Reming¬
tons. In the second match it was tAvo Remingtons and
two Sharps. Who can doubt of the excellence of both
arms? Mr. J. P. M. Richards, one of our leading marks¬
men, was suffering from a boil on the neck, which may
account for his score not being as high as his usual ave-
r age. Mr. Lloyd made, on the second match, 24, with a
Sharp military rifle, which is worthy of notice.

For comparisons sake with English shooting, we give the
scores of the best five in the match between Lords and
Commons, distances being the same and diameter of bore
arms about similar, the match having taken place last
year: Best five Lords, 111; Commons, 123; Best five Ama-
teurs > 1st match, 128; Amateurs, second match, 127.
RECAPITULATION of matches of the amateur rifle club for the

Julv 15 IQ-O Rifle, Score.

Alia ''B° dme -• • Metford. 4343434

Sep'' 13 ir~|- ’ ’ • ■ Remington target.... 4 4 3 4 4 4 4

Rov i -Rwh ds..Sharp sporting. 3 4 3 4 4 4 4

Bov's iqIo Omand. Remington sporting.. 3 3 4 4 4 3 1

May 16 S'• - Sharp sporting. 4344444

May S’ iS}"S 0 5- ln '‘- 8harp s P° rtiu g. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

A - hhfi..Bodine.■ .Remington sporting.. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Mr. Bodine’s score in the various matches was 80, out of
4 P° s sible 84, making his average 3-80 for each shot.

Satisfactory as this opening match has been, we must by
110 mea ns*be over elated. A good deal of steady and seri¬
ous work must he undertaken before we Cjap. cope with the
insli team at the longer ranges,

Total.

25
27

26
25

27

28

On Saturday, May 30, the Amateur Rifle Club will shoot
at the 800. 900 and 1,000 yards match for the badge now
being prepared by the Club, due notice of which will he
found in our columns.

THE EFFORT TO INTRODUCE PINNA¬
TED GROUSE INTO ENGLAND.

W E have to acknowledge the receipt of a most inter¬
esting letter from Jackson Gillbanks, Esq., of
Carlisle, England. It is most gratifying for us to notice
that gentlemen on both sides of the water, Mr. Valentine,
of Wisconsin, and Mr. Gillbanks in England, are directing
their attention to the introduction of our game birds into
England. In onr last issue we stated that Mr. Valentine
has requested us to name certain gentlemen in England to
whom the eggs of the pinnated grouse should be sent, and
we expect very shortly to make a shipment of these eggs
to England. We trust at some later period to inform our
readers of the result of the experiment. We would warn
opr English friends against irresponsible persons who may
promise to send over the eggs of the pinnated grouse by the
bushel. It is true that a number of eggs^might be gathered,
but all the chances would he against their being in good
condition, so as to insure their hatching. There would he
no difficulty in transporting the eggs from the West to
New York, or by steamers to Liverpool; the trouble, we re¬
peat, would he to get the eggs fresh, just as they had been
laid. We believe Mr. Valentine will he able to procure
them. The live birds could be obtained in quantity, hut it
is questionable whether they would do as well as birds
hatched out from the eggs in England. Mr. Gillbanks
writes : “ I know the birds could be got best, easiest,

and therefore cheapest in the fall of the year. The ob¬
jection to sending them before the end of March is this,
and it is a very serious one: in the fall in England the
country is the barest, labor is so scarce and dear that the
smallest farmers have to cut their crops with machines,
which leaves the fields quite as hare as the back of your
hand. Again, the game season is not out (second of Feb¬
ruary is our last day), and the birds would be in most danger.
If we had eggs or birds about now (May first) all is quiet,
the corn springing, and the meadows and sown fields get¬
ting a good length, so the birds would have food and
shelter directly.”

We believe that prairie chickens could be sent in March
to England, or that if kept here longer alive they might be
sent to England so as to reach there about the beginning
of February; in fact Mr. Reiclie has assured us that he
would undertake to deliver live birds in England at that
time.

We again beg to state that we shall only he too glad to
do all in our power to further the introduction of the pin¬
nated grouse into England. It is an experiment certainly
worth trying.

CORINTHIAN YACHTING.

A MONG our yachting paragraphs this week will he
found mention of another proposed Corinthian race.
In this case the cup, given by the flag officers of the
Seawanhaka Yacht Club, will be the prize for the success¬
ful sloop, manned entirely by amateurs, in the regatta
which has been fixed for the third of July. The Forest
and Stream is heartily in sympathy with all these move¬
ments toward the introduction of Corinthian sailing and
the consequent development of nautical knowledge theo¬
retically and practically among our yaclitmen. A man is not
necessarily a sailor because he owns a yacht, hut the man
however, who takes entire charge of his vessel, steers her
himself, and who exercises his own judgment as to the
proper trimming of the sail he allows her, and who comes
in victorious through a well contested regatta, is very apt to
be a yachtman or sailor. We regard the terms as synony¬
mous. If yacht owners desire to be yachtmen let them
sail their boats. Owning boats will not make sailors.
Sailing boats will. And let them enter every possible
race, for the experience and practice acquired in racing is
infinitely more valuable than that gained under ordinary
circumstances. We trust,, too, that other clubs, induced
by the example of the Seawanhaka, will enlist in the same
cause, and that very soon Corinthian racing and sailing will
he among the most important features of our yachting
seasons.

The Exodus From Florida. —Although the hotels along
the St. John’s river were deserted early in April, and even
St. Augustine with its cool sea breezes was desolate, Flor¬
ida throughout the month was as charming and pleas¬
ant as ever. A few warm days early in March had deluded
the visitors into the belief that “balmy spring’’had come.
But it hadn’t, as doubtless many invalids found to their
cost. The influx of visitors to the St. John’s this winter
has been beyond precedent. Every hotel and boarding
house has been crowded to overflowing. A few hoarders
still lingered at New Smyrna as late as the middle of April.
The Brock House at Enterprise was just closing, and at
Palatka, St. Augustine, and Jacksonville the hotels were
closing, and the few that were open were reducing their

expenses to suit the season.

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—This week Mr. Charles Reiche will let loose in Central
Park some 40 pairs of skylarks, 12 pairs of chaffinches and
a number of English robins. These birds Mr. Reiche has
had brought over from Europe for this special purpose.
Let us trust that Mr. Reiche’s gift will be fully appreciated
and that the birds will thrive and prosper and repay the
dohor and all of us Ipv their pleasant songs.

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[May day in England! That means fields and hedges
all green with sweet bravery, and trees milk-white
with perfumed blossoms, and that nature as a bride, with
dewy eyes stands waiting all shy and coy, bedecked with
blushing flowers. It is pleasant to hear, even to read, of
such things. Most of us children of that grand stock, love
to dwell upon the reminiscences of the opening spring day of
the English year. Sentimentality in Forest and Stream,
and why not? Because men love dogs, horses, and birds
and fish, and write of trials of human endurance, and of
flesh and muscles and thews, and of cricket, and boating,
shall they not indulge in some little day dreaming, and
think of sprays of liawthorne, and daisies and violets? It
has been a rough May with ns on this side of the Atlantic
so far, raw and cold, hut of late (lie sun has shone, and we
too are now glorying in the “quickening time of the year.”
Perhaps we feel just a trifle kindly at this present moment,
for as far as “Sporting News from Abroad” goes, our re¬
views of such matters, will now be. written for us in Eng¬
land, by a younger and abler hand. The rechauffe of such
foreign subjects as we have thought would interest our
readers, we have so prepared in this office for the last nine
months. But what is a warmed-up dish? The fresher
feast will undoubtedly be more palatable with this preface.
We take great pleasure in introducing to onr readers, our
special correspondent.— Ed]

BT OUR SPECIAL ENGLISH CORRESPONDENT.

T HE past week has been rife with important events in
the sporting world—the City and Suburban handi¬
cap, and Shrewsbury and Devonshire, and Cornwall Field
trials. The latter are more in my line than the former,
for though I like as w r ell as any other Briton to hack my
fancy, and see the glorious sports, and scientific horse¬
manship of Fordham, gr the energy and grace of Osborne
in the saddle, yet I own I love better the instinct of my
setters, and the breezy moors or leafy woodlands. But
there is one anecdote which circulated in the London clubs,
apropos to the above race, which is worth relating, as it
is I believe authentic. The night before the hones ran, a
certain nobleman well-known on the turf, to wit, Lord

Z-d, dreamt that a horse called “Teacher” was sure to

be a “good thing,” and thereupon taking a fancy to his
nocturnal prophecy he went to the course to hack him. Lie
found, however, that nothing came to the post of that
name, but quite by accident he heard that there was a rank
outsider entered who might run, who had originally been
called “Teacher” in his two-year-old days. This was Lord

Roseberry’s “Aldrich,” and Lord Z-d accordingly laid

out a good round sum on him at 40 to 1, and one of his
lordship’s friends did likewise. The results of the race you
of course know. The sad accident which “extinguished”
Mr. Merry’s Bullseye proved a great blessing to the soi
disant “Teacher,” for he won with the greatest ease, and
never was there a more singular prophecy, or a more singu¬
lar fulfilment of it.

‘ ‘Eccossais” is still everybody’s favorite for the Derby, but
he will have a trying ordeal in the Two Thousand Guineas,
though it has of late years proved but a poor criterion
for the blue ribbon of the turf.

—The National Field Trials at Shrewsbury were a tre¬
mendous success, the entries being more in number than
they ever were before, though I fancy the quality of the
pointers was indifferent. Mr. Price has I believe deter¬
mined not to run his celebrated bitch, “Belle,” of whom
you have heard so much, again in public, but she was ably
represented by her daughter “Grecian Bend,” who won the
hitch’s stakes. Viscount Downe sent a crack in the shape
of “Grace I,” a liver and white bitch of excellent symme¬
try, and the Duke of Westminster’s “Ruth” was another
beautiful pointer. In setters the Laverack blood showed
up pretty strong, though the winning dogs were not pure
Laveracks, but mixed with the strain of Mr. Thomas Staf¬
fer of Manchester, and many of them being related to a
celebrated hitch of liis called Phoebe. There was of course
nothing entered that could touch Mr. Macdona-’s white
black and tan setter “Ranger,” who has now won every
where, having beaten everything but Mr. Price’s “Belle”
at Bala, last autumn on grouse. He won the Champion
stakes with the greatest’possible ease. Mr. Llewellin’s lem¬
on and white “Leda” being nowhere, and I hear his owner
has had several hitches promised him at the fee of £25.
This amount has never been earned before by any dog at
the stud with the exception of greyhounds.

The great disadvantage of Spring Field trials is that you
cannot kill birds over dogs, and with young dogs this is
often very discouraging, in fact I have often heard of
pointers turning sulky, and being disinclined to hunt, when
they found that their masters couldn’t kill the game when
they found it for them, and I can quite appreciate the feel¬
ing. It must be very galling to see the birds flyaway every
time, and to know that you are working hard for a duffer.

—The judges at Shrewsbury, were the Honorable R. C.
Hill, tlie well known pigeon shot, Viscount Combermere,
and Sir Vincent Corbet, and though they neither of them
run any dogs at field trials yet they are all well known
sportsmen.

I should think a field trial might easily be organized in
America with very little trouble or expense, and if the
ball Avas once set rolling, no doubt it would be kept in
motion.

—The Crystal Palace Dog Show will be held next month
under the management and rules of the Kennel Club. Its

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entries..are not yet closed, but there will in all probability
be at least a thousand dogs exhibited of every description
under the sun. The Palace being close to London, and the
fashionable resort of many sightseers and pleasure seekers,
it is a capital place for an exhibition of this sort, and ar
rangements are made to give every comfort to dogs exhibi¬
ted. This year there will be a foxhound, and harrier class,
and a handsome cup is offered for the best greyhound who
has actually made himself- a reputation as a public runner.
It is on the card that the Prince of Wales will exhibit as he
has done in days gone by, and it is said, has signified
his intention of joining the Kennel Club. About £1200
will be distributed in prizes, and it is far the best dog show
of the year.

—I do not know if the “Battue” is as yet an institution
on the other side of the Atlantic; I presume not. I should
think that sportsmen who had once killed pinnated grouse
on the'prairies, and seen the tracks of a grizzly or stalked
a moose would have but little sympathy for indiscriminate
slaughter of several hundred pheasants. But here in Eng¬
land the steam plough, and high farming have made, and
are making game scarce, and there would be no pheasants
if we did not breed them, though we have fallen into the
abuse of breeding and rearing them in such enormous
numbers that the covers about Christmas time are alive with
them. They of course have xo be fed and watched dll they
are tame as fowls. The “Battue” is everywhere abused,
but it survives its excommunications like most heretics.
No body was ever yet known either to express a liking for
it or to refuse to go it. About this time the keepers are in
the covers collecting eggs for next Christmas auto dafe, but
a great many are purchased from dealers w'ho are sup¬
posed to “raise them” in covered runs and the usual price
for the eggs is twelve shillings a dozen. The poachers of
course do a lively trade, and it is by no means unusual for
a man to buy bis own eggs after all, from the dealers.
The eggs are generally hatched under turkeys, and a large
yard is made in a warm place in the pffrk, and the coops are
carefully screened from wind, and watched by dogs and
men day and night. Hawks are great enemies to the young
birds, and posts with traps are usually provided for their
especial accommodation whilst their intended victims run
under the branches of trees laid on the ground at their ap¬
proach. The feeding and rearing is quite a science and
every bird killed costs at least a couple of sovereigns, whilst
the sport costs many hundred pounds an hour in some
covers. At the Battue few people begin much before two
o’clock in the afternoon, and comparatively few birds are
killed in each cover till the last moment, as it is their
nature to run, and then are allowed to carry out the full
bent of their wishes, but they only run in to the farthest
corner of the cover where the privet and gorse has been
“splashed” down and pegged, and holds them like a net
till the guns come up. Then begins the sport, if sport it is.
As the beaters poke them out, they rise in what are termed
bouquets, twenty or thirty at a time. The air is thick with
smoke and feathers, every one has two breech loaders and
a man to load, and sometimes the unfortunate pheasants
receive the contents of two or three barrels. At one of
these “hot corners” as they are appropriately named, I
have found my guns when we left off so hot that I could
scarcely touch them, from continual firing. Of course in
this “hole and corner” work the pheasants have not time
to rise properly, and are knocked down before they are
really on the wing, but it is quite a mistake to suppose that
a “rocketing” old cock is an easy thing to hit, or that he
bears any comparison to a barn door fowl. Let him get
well up, with a little wind, and come over your head forty
miles an hour, you must shoot well in front, and can-
nily, to touch him.

The chief part of an English Battue is the lunch. Sports¬
men at one time were content with bread and cheese, and
cider, but “ nous avons change tout ccla .” Luncheon is
brought out in the woods in a pony cart, and kept warm
in wliat is termed a Dutch oven, an ingenious combination
of hot water and spirit lamps. There are rugs and camp-
stools to sit upon, and all those luxuries which you see on
the Derby day, at Epsom, whilst the finale is generally
liqueurs and Havanas, whilst the keepers and beaters who
wear a white smock with a red cross on it, seize on the
fragments that remain and fall to.

—I hope next week to touch upon grouse shooting on
the Scotch moors, and I am happy to say that at present
we seem likely to have plenty, both of grouse, and par¬
tridge. Last year’s season was perhaps the worst ever on
record, there being no grouse anywhere except in Wales.

Idstone, Jr.

Morden Vicarage , Blandford , Dorset , England.

The DoDO.--Dr. A. B. Steiuberger, whose recent visit to
the Navigator islands is the subject of a highly interesting
report to the Secretary of State, made a discovery in the
course of his explorations upon which he prides himself
greatly, relating to the present existence of the dodo, a bird
long supposed to be extinct. It is the tooth billed pigeon,
having three teeth upon either side of the lower mandible.
The doctor has brought home a living specimen and also a
dead specimen preserved in spirits. In regard to its habits
he says that “it is a timid bird, lonely in its habits, exceed¬
ingly scarce in number, and only found in lonely and al¬
most inaccessible parts of the mountains;” and in regard
to the value of his discovery he says;

“For about two centuries past the few remains of this
bird known to the scientific world, as a foot or a head, to¬
gether with some paintings made of it in the seventeenth
century, have been preserved in European museums with

f reat care, and have been regarded as of great value.

everal scientific treatises upon it have been contributed to
learned societies within the last fifty years, but so little has
been known of it by naturalists that they have not been
agreed as to what family it belonged, or what were its
habits. Ornithologists will doubtless recognize in these
specimens an extremely valuable acquisition to science,
and improve the opportunity now offered of making a
thorough acquaintance with its peculiarities and of deter¬
mining its proper classification.”

jf hot (§nn and

MAY IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches, and other interest¬
ing matter, should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week.

GENERAL ADVICE FOR CREEDMOOR.

COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.—No. I.

T HE possessor of a sound constitution, keen eye, steady
hand, and good judgment can, without much trouble,
become an expert marksman. Many people think that
good shooting depends upon “nerve,” but I have known
gentlemen with a superabundance of nervousness who are
good shots.

Some poor shooters say they never can become good
marksmen, but they are mistaken, for if they would only
make an effort they would improve, and soon, by perse¬
verance, would become well skilled. They may be unsuc¬
cessful at first, but by receiving instructions from expert
marksmen, and reading reliable books, they cannot fail to
succeed.

RULES FOR SHOOTING.

Before shooting, get yourself in as good physical condi¬
tion as possible, sleep naturally, and take moderate ex¬
ercise and substantial food.

The eyes are in a great measure affected by the diges¬
tion, therefore you should not eat, drink, or smoke to ex¬
cess before or during a match, for any over-indulgence
will affect them; but if in the habit of smoking or drink¬
ing moderately do not give them up for a few days before
shooting, for you will not gain, but might lose thereby. It is
unnecessary to train yourself by an excessive use of dumb
bells or gymnastic apparatus. If you think that your
dress has nothing to do with your shooting, you are quite
mistaken, as your attention must not be taken from the
shooting, and nothing will do it more than a tight shoe or
a bad fitting coat, which cuts you under the arm. I think
a soft felt hat, with a wide brim, is the best kind to use
while shooting, and the coat and pants should be loose,
plain, flexible, and such as will not spoil by either sun,
rain, or a little mud, for remember that comfort, and not
appearances, should be consulted by those who wish to
win.

Your rifle should suit you, for if it does not you will
never be apt to make good shooting; and always remember
that it should be kept like yourself—in the best possible
condition. One night’s rusting does it more harm than
one year’s shooting.

There is no end of patterns of sights. You should try
them all until you are suited, and after that you should
never change. One kind of sight might suit one person’s
eyes and not another’s. Fcr this very reason you should
try the different ones yourself.

Load your own cartridges, as you will then know the exact
amount of powder you are using, for five grains will change a
bulls eye into a miss at 1,000 yards. When you buy the
ammunition already made up it might be imperfect, and
when fired the ball might fall short of the mark. Do not
hesitate to pay a little more for a pound of powder, and
get the best, for the finest rifle will rapidly foul with infe¬
rior powder; and who can shoot with a foul barrel? The
variable nature of poor powder is enough to spoil the most
careful efforts, even with a clean barrel, and destroy the
shooter’s confidence in himself and his rifle. Tlie best
plan is to lay in a quantity of powder enough to last during
the shooting season, and before using shake it up, so as to
have the smaller grains united with the larger ones.

Be as careful with the bullets as with the powder, and
see that they are all of equal weight. Keep the cartridges
in a dry place, for the saltpetre, which is about seventy-
five per cent, of the powder, is affected by moisture. Pow¬
der that has become once damp and caked is worthless for
fine shooting, even if nicely dried. It will never regain its
original strength or uniformity. If you use cartridges
with different, charges, be careful to keep them from get¬
ting mixed.

Always have a score book, keeping a record of every
shot fired; also a diagram of the exact position of the
shots, the distance, time, kind of day, etc. Then, on go¬
ing home, you can study your book, and perhaps find out
why it was ycu did not do better, or, if your shooting is
good, how it is that you have improved. Before shooting
always look and see that the sights have not been moved
while cleaning, or by an inquisitive friend, who “wants to
see how they work.”

The rifle should be held firmly, but not so as to over exert
the muscles. This is one of the greatest mistakes a new
beginner can make. The muscles of the arm become tired,
and thus the aim is made unsteady. The main point in
holding the rifle is to get an easy position, so that after re¬
maining several minutes your muscles will neither become
cramped nor over tired. This can only be secured by prac¬
tice, and may be acquired in a room at home, and by
watching old and experienced shots. Do not attempt any

unnatural position, as it has a tendency to unsettle the
mind, and create a certain amount of over-confidence
which is just as likely -as not to spoil a promising score ’
Place the centre of the heel plate of your rifle against
your shoulder, and not the toe of the but, for when the
rifle recoils, and you have pressed the toe of the but to your
shoulder, there is a tendency to throw the muzzle of the

rifle up. Bulls I

[To be continued .]

English Rifle Matters. —The change in the targets
may be considered now a fait accompli. There has been
some slight modification as to the method of marking ns
may be seen by the following notice, published by Captain
E. St. John Mildmay, Secretary of the National Rifle As¬
sociation:— “I am directed to state that the National Rifle
Association have adopted the proposal of Major Bland
viz., to attach a small disc to the shot hole in the real tar¬
get, in addition to the large disc in the dummy taro-et.
Major Bland’s suggestion will tend to make the National
Rifle Association’s scheme more perfect,” etc., etc. The
Volunteer Service Gazette explains the somewhat roundabout
method in this way:—

“It is intended, we believe, to have a small disc, which
will be easily hooked upon the paper target. This disc
will be black on one side and white on the other, and will
be used in combination with the dummy marking.’ 'When
the shot strikes the target the large disc will be hung upon
the dummy in the proper place, the dummy sent up, and
the real target lowered into the trench. The marker will
then paste a patch over the shot hole, and hook the small
disc over the patch—white to the. front if the shot be a
bulls eye, and black to the front if it be an outer, inner, or
centre. He will then lower the dummy and raise the tar¬
get. The shooter will see the exact position of his last shot
remaining on the target till lie fires the next, when the pro¬
cess will be continued, there being, of course, only one
small disc, and therefore only one shot marked upon tlie
target at any given time.” * * *

Now this is all very well in its way, but we must take tlie
liberty of remarking that it seems to us very much like
that famous powder for killing fleas which Captain Marry-
att tells about. The trouble might arise that the marking
on the two targets—the dummy and the real one—might
differ slightly. The Volunteer Service Gazette advises the
use of fine binocular glasses, through which the competi¬
tor might look if he desired. We might as well mention
here that quite a number of good glasses, to be the prop¬
erty of our National Rifle Association, would be found
useful at Creedmoor.

—Mr. John Boylan has presented to the regimental rifle
club of the Twelfth N. G. a handsome gold medal, which
is to be shot for at Creedmoor on the following terms:—
Once per month, distance 200 and 500 yards, seven shots at
each range; weapon, any military rifle, under tlie rules of
the National Rifle Association, to be won three times by
one person before owning. The first match will take place
some afternoon neNt week. The medal is shield-like in
form, having the figure “12” suspended above it, the whole
being attached by gold chains.

—There are to be two matches during the present week
between members of the Seventh and Twelfth regiments.
There will be another match on May 30tli for a badge by
the Amateur Rifle Club; distances, 800, 900, and 1,000
yards.

—Our representative in the western States, J. G. True,
sends us the following score of the pigeon shooting match
for the Michigan State Medal, which took place at Detroit
last week. There were thirteen entries, fifteen birds each.
The day was warm, and the wind blowing slightly. The
judges were Henry Harris and Silas M. Allen, Secretary
New York State Association. Scorer, J. G. True:—

STATE MEDAL MATCH.

Name.

Straight.

Killed.

W. J. Mason,

4

10

M. H. Christy,

7

12

L. Dubois,

5

withdrew.

J. Noovell,

2

withdrew.

J. Y. D. Eldridge,

5

10

E. Fisher,

4

10

J. E. Long,

5

11

E. H. Gilman,

5

11

Goff Stanton,

1

withdrew.

W. C. Colburn,

10

13

J. J. Berger,

H. W. Babcock,

3

withdrew.

11

P. Jones,

4

withdrew.

The medal was won last year by E. H. Gilman. W. C.
Colburn, having killed thirteen birds out of fifteen, is now
the holder. After the Medal Match had been decided, the
members shot off three sweepstakes. We have to thank
the members of the Shooting and Fishing club of St. Clair,
and especially Mr. John E. Long, for the many kind favois
extended to our representative.

—Our correspondent, “Chit,” says Chicago is the head¬
quarters for pigeon shooters, and can produce as fine shots
as any other city in the Union. Her clubs number no less
than four, any of which will send from one to twenty
members against the same number of shots, for money or
pastime. He sends a score of a match which took place
last week by two members of the Kennicott club, fifty
birds each, club rules to govern:—

Name. Straight. Kitted.

Sampson, - 9 “4

Orndorf, 27 ^4

—Mr. David Crocker, Jr., of Philadelphia, sends us the
following:—“At 40 yards distance, with my gun charge
with li oz. No. 7 shot, I put 234 pellets in a twenty-eight
circle. My gun is 7^ pounds weight, pin fire, 32 -inch am
mated steel barrels, made by W. W. Forsyth, St. James,

FOREST AND STREAM

235

London. What do you think of this result?” [A letter
from “Engineer,” in this issue, will answer the above
query.—E d.]

_'We congratulate the world of sportsmen and game

conservators upon the organization of the “Sportsman’s
club of Western Pennsylvania,” which we have alluded to
briefly in a previous number of this paper. A very im¬
portant section of country lies within its jurisdiction, em¬
bracing as it does several of the wilderness counties of the
State, and isolated tracts where the need of protection is
sorely felt. Great destruction is caused by netting and
shooting out of season, and especially in an indirect way
by the encouragement given to poachers, who bring illegal
o-ame from Virginia and North Carolina to sell in Pennsyl¬
vania. It will be the province of the Sportsman’s club to
put a stop to this, as one of its chief objects is to enforce
all laws and ordinances against the unlawful killing of
o-ame. The officers are:—Robert Dalzell, President; D. C.
Phillips, Vice President; O. T. Wharton, Secretary, and
J. E. Harper, Treasurer. A large number of the members
are subscribers to Forest and Stream, which, of course,
accounts for their enthusiasm and energy.

—We can personally attest to the value of Rigg’s Bel-
montyle oil as a prevention against rust, and we are sure,
from the number of testimonials appended to the circular
which accompanies the preparation, that others consider
it an excellent article also. It seems to form a cuticle which
prevents either local water, or hygroscopic moisture from
touching iron, steel, or brass. It is not intended as a lub¬
ricant. Iron manufacturers, machinists, and sewing ma¬
chine makers, all use it.

—The Worcester, (Mass.,) Sportsman’s Club have elected
the following officers for this year:—President, John
Boyden; Vice-President, A. P. Cutting; Secretary and Treas¬
urer, J. C. Bates Smith. This club has about seventy
active members.

—There is no definite date fixed as yet for the Tourna¬
ment of the New York State Association at Oswego.

WHAT SHOULdTgOOD GUN DO?

Editor Forest and Stream;—

I observe that an expert tried a couple of Remington shot guns for
you some time since, that you published the same, and have subsequent¬
ly alluded in your Answers to Correspondents to the performance, as a
good one. Your expert did not give the size of shot used; but if it was
the American standard No. ?, both pattern and penetration were fear¬
fully low. Using the English standard paper, or ‘ ‘Pettit’s pads, 11 as they
are termed, with No. 7 shot, American standard, or any shot which runs
from 280 to 295 pellets to the ounce, and at 40 yards distance a good aver¬
age gun should put 125 shot in a thirty-inch circle, 17 shot in the centie
pattern (the ten-inch square centre pad used for determining penetra¬
tion), and of these seventeen shot, one-half should penetrate eighteen
sheets of paper, the deepest shot being at or abo'. t 28 sheets. A very
good gun should show a pattern of 180, a centre pattern of 32 to 35, and
two-thirds of the centre pattern should show through at 18 sheets. The
two best guns in the New York trial of last fall ran up to a pattern of 212
but the penetration was unreliable, owing to the bad quality of the
paper. 1 would suggest that in future trials (and I would be glad to see
as many as possible made under your auspices), that your expert should
adhere to the standard shot, distance, paper and size of target which
have obtained prominence in all the public trials up to date. The
paper pads can be had of Pettit & Co., Frith street, Soho, London, or
McLaran & Williams, St. Louis, who have imported a large number of
them.

I observe, also, that in your “Answers to Correspondents” you state
the old formula, viz: That to improve the pattern use less powder, and
that an increase of powder scatters the shot, but improves the penetra¬
tion. This is erroneous, except in certain cases. Both pattern and pen¬
etration improve with an increase in the powder charge until a maximum
Doint is reached, after which the pattern first begins to spread and be¬
comes irregular, and then the penetration falls off as the recoil becomes
greater, unless the charge of shot is reduced as the powder is increased,
so as to keep the recoil at the same point. The performance of a No. 10
Dougall, which I tested lately, will serve to illustrate this fact, Six shots
were made to each charge:

3£ drachms and 1£ ounce shot; pattern 129; penetration 15.

3$- drachms and li ounce shot; pattern 132; penetration 16.

4$ drachms and 1 ounce shot; pattern 166; penetration 22.

5£ drachms and 1 ounce shot; pattern 132; peneration 19.

Trusting that your expert will continue to test guns for the benefit of
your readers, I remain very truly yours, “Enoineer ”

[The penetration and pattern was confined to the 8-inch bullseye,
which we consider excellent shooting. The size shot used was standard
No. 7 .-Ed.]

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THE COMING JULY WOODCOCK SHOOT¬
ING.

Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Woodcock shooting this summer, I doubt not, will be poor indeed, for
from every quarter 1 hear reports of the almost total destruction of the
young broods by either flood or cold, owing to the heavy rams in the
Middle States and the unseasonable snows in the more northern latitudes.
In ordinary spring weather and where the birds are at all favored, they
hatch their young by the middle or latter part of March, even earlier at
times; but the present season has been so backward the woodcock did
Rot reach their breeding grounds before the last of March, and conse¬
quently their oroods were brought forth about the third week of the fol¬
lowing month. Northern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Southern New
York experienced a heavy snow on the 28th and 29th of April, and
throughout the entire Eastern and Middle States the storm was felt,
either in the form of snow or rain, to such an extent as to he fatal to the
young woodcock in every section. A host of old birds settled in Sussex
county, N. J., this March, paired and bred, and everything favored cap-
tal shooting for the summer; but the snow killed the greater portion,
and a second brood will now be raised by the parents, which, when the
law allows them to be shot, will be hardly half grown. Granting that
woodcock are four years oat of five in full condition to be killed in July,
how much better, how much more sportsmanlike it would be to allow
them to remain unmolested until autumn, when no doubt can exist that
they are in full plumage, strong and vigorous on the wing and without
the cares of a family?

Ir the year 1841, as late as the 5th of May, just such a snow and rain
occurred as we have experienced the present spring, and in July of the
same year woodcock were shot, afterwards found to have been nesting.
Many a parent will be destroyed rearing young this summer likewise. I
will not say intentionally, but through ignorance. “Homo. 1 1

[We agree with our correspondent as to the eminent wisdom and pro¬
priety of foregoing the mid-summer woodcock shooting; nevertheless
we are pleased to state that in parts of Hudson and Essex counties there

is a fine show of young spring woodcock on the farms of our friends.
One gentleman of our acquaintance has two pairs of chicks so tame that
they come regularly for food which has been placed for them not far
from the house. We trust the mortality has not been so great as
“Homo” apprehends.— Ed.]

A CARD.

To correct any misapprehension in the minds of sportsmen, arising
from the article of “W L.” in your issue of April 30, as to the kiHd of
gun suitable for altering, we beg you will insert the following: “W.
L.” says “the hooks of the muzzle-loader must be taken out, the barrels
cut oil, and a chamber bored. Now if the gun was not of sufficient thick¬
ness after the chamber was bored, the gun would be unsafe. The heel
plate is done away with and replaced by tips; this requires another re¬
moval from the old stock. Therefore, it is not safe to send any and
every gun to be altered, but only those guns which have thick barrels and
are, as muzzle-loaders, fine shooters.” In reply we would state that any
and all muzzle-loading guns can be altered to breech-loading, if metal
shells are used, as the metal taken from the barrels to allow their inser¬
tion is so trifling as not requiring consideration, when the fact is well
established that a gun barrel will stand the most excessive charges of
powder when burned in a metal case, whereby the gas generated is kept
from contact with the naked metal of the barrel at the breech, for with¬
out the shell,if there were any flaw or defect in the texture of the barrels
the gas would force itself into them, and tear the barrels apart, but pro¬
tected by the shell there is no danger. In experimenting we have seen
a barrel standing seventy discharges when the metal shell was used,
burst at the second discharge when the powder was burned, the naked
barrel showing, on examination, that the gas had forced itself through
an imperfect welding of the coils. Paper shells, requiring so much more
metal to he taken out for their insertion, can be used only in guns having
a certain thickness; a few guns do not possess it; 1 hey are the excep¬
tion. A fine shooting gun is not injured by the alteration; a poor shoot¬
ing one can be made to shoot properly. With the exception of new ham¬
mers, the uid stock, with its locks crook length and mountings un¬
changed, is retained; for the “hooks, false breech,” or more accurately,
patent breech of the muzzle-loader, is substituted the solid breech of the
breech-loader; the barrels are shortened never more than half an inch,
usually less.

In conclusion, we would assert that any gun, safe as a muzzle-loader,
is safer, using metallic shells, as a breech-loader.

Clark & Sneider.

Baltimore , May 11th, 1874.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed not
later than Monday in each week .

HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK.

DATE.

BOSTON. j

| NEW YORK, j

| CJIARL’ST’N

h. m.

h. m.

| ____ f

h. m.

May 21.

3 43

0 29

morn

May 22.

4 36

1 23

0 36

May 23. ...

1 5 29

2 15 !

1 29

May 24.

6 20

3 6 |

3 20

May 25.

1 7 8!

3 53 |

3 8

May 26.

i 7 54

1 4 39

3 54 '

May 27.

1 8 40

1 5 26 1

i 4 40

—Herewith we append the log of the sloop yacht “Vin-
dex,” Captain Robert Center, N.Y.Y.C., which has just re¬
turned from a cruise in southern waters, giving the run
from Savannah to New York, believing that it must prove
interesting to our yachting readers, considering the incle¬
ment season in which the voyage was undertaken:—

LOG OF THE “VINDEX.”

Monday, April 20th .—Got under weigh with pilot at 2:30
P. M. M ind south, and light. Came to anchor oil Tybee;
weather threatening; discharged pilot; night moderate.

Tuesday, 21st. —At 7 took pilot from pilot boat “Nicka,”
and got under weigh in company with her for Fishing
Banks, where we hove to. The scrub match arranged pre¬
vious to starting resulted in favor of the Vindex. Wind S.
S. W., veering to S. S. E.; light. Fished until 12:45, at
which time parted company with pilot. Shaped course
N. E. at 1:15; had Martin’s Industry bearing IN. W. dis¬
tance 5 miles; at 4 P. M. Wind S. S. W., and very light.

Wednesday, 22d. —At 2 A. M. wind shifted N. E., veering
E., and continued light until 12 M., at which- time fell flat
calm. Lat. by observation 32 degrees, 59 minutes. Sound¬
ing, found 19 fathoms at 2 P.M. Wind N. and light,
shifted to N. N. E. at 3, and increasing, and 4:30 wind N.
E.; furled topsail and housed topmast. At 11:30 wind
hauled to south.

Thursday 25.—Wind S. E., at 1:30 A. M., double reefed
mainsail, got jib on deck, wind strong, hauled oft' shore on
course E. by N.. at 6 A. M., course E. by N. f N., took
soundings, got Twenty fatlioms. At 7 wind moderating
bent jib without bonnet. At 8 bore away on our course and
shook out one reef in mainsail, and at 9:30 set whole main¬
sail. At 11 wind S. found no bottom in forty fathoms.
Course N. E. i N. Lat. by observation, 34 degrees 03
minutes. At 12:30 got topmast on end and set gall topsail
at 7:30, wind increasing, took in top sail. At 9 still in¬
creasing, double reefed mainsail. At 10 strong wind from
S. S. VV. with heavy sea running.

Friday 24.—By dead reckoning having passed Hatteras
hauled up N. At 3 wind shifted to IN . in heavy squall,
stripped ship, housed topmast and got jib on deck; set try¬
sail and fore stay sail without bonnet. At 3:30 wind veered
to N. E., tacked ship and stood in to N. W. At 9 A. M.
put bonnet in staysail. At noon lat. by observation 35
degrees 20 minutes. In twenty-four fatlioms of water. At
1 twenty-two fathoms. At. 1:30 took in try-sail; set double
reefed mainsail whole foresail, jib without bonnet. At
4:30 made Body Island light bearing 8. S. W. eight miles
distant. At 6 wind strong N. E. took jib oft bowsprit and
set try-sail.

Saturday, 25.—Blowing hard from N., but moderating
towards 4, wind veering N. E. with fog. At 7 set double
reefed mainsail. Wind. S. E. at 8, set jib. At 9 set whole
mainsail, wind S. E., thick fog, took soundings in twenty
fathoms. No observation. At 1:30, clearing weather, wind
S. W., freshening with rain. At 3:30, made land. Wind
shifted W. and squally at (j, and at 7 was obliged to put
double reef in mainsail and take jib oft' bowsprit. At 8
blowing hard and smothering yacht into it, took three reefs
in mainsail and bonnet oft fore staysail. Made Cape Henry
Light bearing N. by W.

Saturday , 26.—Abreast of Cape Henry, blowing hard,
hauled up to beat inside of Capes at 2 A. M., had gotten a
mile further to leeward, but by making short tacks under
Cape Henry at last got in, wind moderating about 5, shook
out a reef and put bonnet in fore stay sail. At 7 abreast of
Thimble Light, bent jib and set it alter passing Sewell’s
Point, let go anchor at 11 oft Norfolk.

Wednesday, May 5.—At 8:30, A. M., got underway with

light, N. W. wind for New York. At 1, calm. At 3, wind
N. N. E. veering to S. S.E. At 7, off Cape Henry, calm. At
8 :S0, light breeze sprung up from S. W. Cape Charles,
bearing W. at 11.

Thursday, May 6.—Wind N. W. Hog Island Light, bear¬
ing W. at 2:30. Took in gaff topsail at 3 and set it again at
5, wind N. At 7 wind N. by E., Chincategui Light due
W. at 9:30. At 10 wind was N. E., hauling E. by ,N. At.
11 3et jib topsail, wind hauled S. E. by E. and remained
light for balance of evening. At 1 Five Fathom Light
Ship due W., wind freshening and veering S. W., took in
jib topsail, and at half past 6 the topsail. Absecum Light
bearing W. N. W., jibed over and set jib topsail. Barne-
gat bearing W. at 10, at 11 wind shifted to W. flawy and
strong. Called the watch, took in jib and gaff topsails and
double reefed the mainsail. At 2:45 the black buoy off the
point of the Hook bore W. Stood on up to the city. Wind
lightening in the Bay. Set whole sail, passing Battery at
4:15. Came to anchor off 27th street at 6.

Note, —Saturday 25th of April, which log of Vindex
describes as blowing hard, we understand ocean steamers
postponed their sailing.—E d]

—The schooner yacht Josephine, Mr. Lloyd Phoenix, has
been hauled out at the yard of Mr. Henry Steers, and will
have the bowsprit gammoning, and stem strengthened
before she is again launched.

—The schooner Prospero, new last season, and designed
for Mr. Comptoirt by the eminent marine painter and naval
architect, Mr. A. Cary Smith, is again in commission, hav¬
ing been thoroughly overhauled, lier decks planed, and her
bottom coppered. The Prospero has not been sDarred and
canvassed for a racer, but with the cruising sails'her owner-
used last season slie has shown great speed, notably upon
the occasion of the fall regatta of the N.Y.Y.C.

—A regular meeting of the Seawanhaka Yaclit Club was
held on Friday, the 15tli instant, at Delmonico’s. After
the routine business for the evening had been finished the
club proceeded to the election of new members by ballot,
and ten candidates were admitted, among whom w ere the
owners of the Restless, Vindex, and Gracie. The flag offi¬
cers of the club, Commodore W. L. Swan, Vice Commo¬
dore J. Wm. Beekman, and Rear Commodore S. J. Col¬
gate, signified their intention of giving a prize for cabin
sloops, to be sailed for under the Corinthian system on the
3d of July next. ‘The club then elected as a committee for
the arrangement of all necessary preliminaries the same
gentlemen who are now serviug in a similar capacity in
connection with the Seawanhaka Yacht Club’s Corinthian
cup for schooners. As yet no details for a sloop race have
been decided upon.

—The Sadie, one of Herreslioff’s most successful boats,
is now owned in New York, and has established lier moor¬
ings off the residence of her owner, Mr. Ford, of New
Brighton, Staten Island.

—The schooner yacht Clio, Messrs. Aston and Bradhurst,
it is rumored, will sail another match race with the Eva]
It will be remembered that there was a private match be¬
tween these yachts, on the occasion of the Cape May race
last fall, which was won by the Clio.

—The Rev. Mr. Aspinwall has a steam yaclit, seventy-
five feet on deck, building for him at one of the Long Island
yards.

—The schooner yacht Restless, Mr. George De Haven, is
preparing for the coming season, and almost ready to’go
into commission.

—The Bayonne and Pavonia yacht clubs have combined
forces under the name of the Union Yacht Club of New
Jersey. As soon as a suitable location has been decided
upon they intend building a new club house.

East Boston Yacht Club.—A new yaclit club was or¬
ganized on the 7tli instant in East Boston. A constitution
very similar to the Bunker Hill club was adopted, and by¬
laws read which will be acted, upon hereafter. A commit¬
tee of four was appointed to nominate at the next meeting-
a list of officers, and another committee of three to con¬
sider the feasibility of getting rooms and making other
arrangements for the club. At the meeting about ten yachts
were represented.

On the Wave. —Gentlemen in Boston having at heart
the welfare of aquatic sports, have inaugurated measures
to bring together, if possible, all the leading oarsmen of
New England—both professional and amateurs—in a regatta
to take place on Charles River June 17. Gold medals will
be offered, one valued at $125, for professionals, and an¬
other worth $100 for amateurs, in single sculls; and also
medals for four-oared sculls, Whitehall, and working boats.
An efficient committee, of which Mr. Thomas Butler is a
member, is at work perfecting the arrangements. Among
the rowers who will probably enter the races are Paudeen
Harrington, of Springfield; O’Leary, of Worcester; Lan¬
ders, of Salem; Randall and Brown, of Portland; and Mc¬
Nulty and several others of this city; and double and four-
oared sculls, including the North End, Howard, and Shaw-
mut clubs, and other crews .—Boston Journal.

—The Arlington Yaclit Club held their annual meeting
May 4th, and after transacting tlie regular business of the
evening proceeded to the election of officers for 1874, with
the following results:—Commodore, S. P. Prentiss; Vice
Commodore, John Gray; Secretary and Treasurer, Tlios
Gray; Measurer, N. B. Walker. The first regatta of this
club will take place May 30th, and the regular annual re¬
gatta on tlie 4tli of July. This club is in a most flourishing
condition, and have enrolled on the books the following
yachts:—Angie, Mr. W. G. Peck; Adelaide, Mr. H. K. Os¬
born; Alice, Mr. E. W. Richardson; Agnes, Mr. C. W.
Chamberlain; Blue Bird, Messrs T. and J. Grav; Edith
Mr. S. F..Hicks; Fannie, Mr. W. L. Frost; Helen, Mr. R
W. Hopkins; Lilian, Mr. F. H. Peabody; Millie, Mr. T. G.
Bucknam; Nellie, Messrs. J. J. Eaton, Jr., and S. P. Pren¬
tiss; Nameless, Mr. F. H. Peabody; Yankee Blade, S. P.
Prentiss; Clara, F. E. Peabody. The measurement adopted
by this club for time allowance in regattas is based upon
length on the water line.

—Tlie Portland Yacht Club has chosen the following offi¬
cers for the ensuing year:—

Commodore, A. M. Smith; Vice Commodore, John P
Thomas; Fleet Captain, Howard Knowlton; Secretary and
Treasurer, George W. Holden; Measurer, Joseph W Dyer-
Trustees, A. M. Smith, ex-officio, Charles T. Richardson’
Henry T. Carter, R. I. Hall, and George H. Holden, ex-
officio; Regatta Committee, A. M. Smith, B. J. Willard
William Taylor, J. Hail Boyd. Howard Knowlton, the
fleet captain, is building a fine new steam yacht for his
use. There are several other yachts being built, which will
belong to the club. Charles M. Goodrich is building a fine

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yaclit at Deering, and there is also one building at the
Cape. The club is making preparations, for a whole season
of yachting.

—A yacht club has been organized in Haverhill, with
officers as follows.—Commodore, John Hanson; Vice Com
modore, John Goodell; Captain of Fleet, George Hoyt;
Secretary and Treasurer, E. F. Brown. The fleet is com¬
posed of thirteen boats, varying in length from eighteen to
thirty-eight feet. One is a sloop built of iron, owned by
Henry Yotter. Early in June they will go on a yachting
trip to Provincetown and other points on Cape Cod.

—The Haverhill yacht club will have regattas on the
Merrimao on the 30tli instant, and on the coming 4tli of
July.

—The first race of the season under the auspices of the
Philadelphia Yacht Club came off on the Delaware on May
18. The course was from Kensington wharf to a buoy
below the block house and return. There were eighteen
entries for first class yachts and thirty-two for second class
yachts. The winning boats arrived in the following order:
First class—William Kleintz, first; Albert Dager, second ;
and Albert Eggleston, third. Second class—Charles F.
Riddle, first; John B. Brewer, second; and S. A. Stamford,
third. The Jouty Hillman ran aground near League Island
flats; the Ida May upset, but her crew were rescued, and
the Sallie was disabled by the loss of her halyards.

—The “Goodwin Cup,” won by the schooner yacht Syl¬
vie, in England, some twenty years since, has been offered
by Mayor Barker, of Detroit, as a prize for an international
race, to be sailed this season on the lakes, between yachts
of the United States and the Canadas.

—Mr J. Buchanan Henry’s steam yacht, building for
him at Philadelphia, is very nearly completed. She is said
to be of remarkably fine model, and is ninety feet on deck.
Her anchorage for this summer will probably be off Staple-
ton, Staten Island.

—Both the university and freshmen crews at Yale are
doing their regular work. They practice every evening
fronTsix to seven o’clock, and on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons. D. H Kellogg has been chosen as substitute
for the university crew.

—The Dartmouth students have raised $1,200 to pay the
boating debt and send the crew to Saratoga, though the six
is not chosen as yet.

—The Harvard spring races will be rowed June 3d.
Crews will be entered by the junior, sophomore, and fresh¬
men classes, and by the scientific school.

—The Harvard freshmen will not send a crew to Sara¬
toga.

—The Columbia crew has been taking steady gig prac¬
tice during the week, coached by Messrs. Benson and
Reeves, formerly of Cambridge University. Mr. Reeves
rowed stroke in a four, while Mr. Benson coached from the
stern the other day. The stroke was no faster than thirty
to the minute, and, being so slow, it was followed with
difficulty by those behind Mr. Reeves. Towards the finish
of the practice, however, there was improvement enough
to show that the men w'ere striving to catch the new idea.

_The Amherst students have raised enough to liquidate

all the debts of the boating association, and to leave a sur¬
plus sufficient to defray the expenses of the coming college
regatta on the Connecticut River near Hatfield. The crews
go into training at once.

_The students of the Wesleyan University have sub¬
scribed liberally towards the expenses of their boating
brothers, enabling them to have every facility for training,
etc. The university crew is composed of the following
gentlemen:—John E. Eustis, Hammond, N. Y., stroke; C.
P. Marsh, West Newton, Penn.; G. M. Warren, Deer Isle,
Me.; C. A. Waldo, Gouverneur, N. Y.; J. W. Whitney,
Sprague’s Corner, N. Y.; W. H. Downs, South Berwick,
Me., bow; H. C. Hermans, Corning, N. Y., substitute.
They will row in a new shell, now being built for them by
Elliott, of Greenpoint, and will use the sliding scats. The
quarters of the crew at Saratoga have been selected in a
choice spot on the shore of the lake, and they will prob¬
ably occupy them June 28th.

—On Saturday last Mr. R. W. Rathbone, of the New
York Athletic Club, rowed over the course on the Harlem
River for the mile championship medal of the club. In
1873 he twice won this medal, once in a contest with Mr.
C. H. Cone, and once in a race between himself and Mr.
McCreedy. On Saturday Messrs. Cone, McCreedy, and
Sprague were to have rowed against Rathbone, but with¬
drew on plea of lack of condition. This occasion makes
the third time Mr. Rathbone has won the medal, which
now becomes his personal property.

—Pamrapo, New Jersey, facing New York Bay, has been
selected by the members of the Triton boat club for the
site of their very handsome boat house. The view from
the piazzas of this building is most beautiful, and there are
many other advantages which render this position one of
the most eligible for a rowing club. Staten Island, acting
as a breakwater, generally gives a smooth surface for row¬
ing, and die extreme shallowness of that part of the bay
prevents its being used to any extent as a thoroughfare by
steamers and sailing vessels. The club is composed of gen¬
tlemen engaged in business m New York, and although but
a year old has already attained quite a reputation for oars¬
men. At the meeting held a few days since the following
officers were elected:—President, Frank W. Gifford; Vice
President, Clias. Edwin Hoe; Secretary, George I. Wick-
man; Treasurer, W. H. Stevens; Captain, Clias. E. Connor,
First Lieutenant, Thos. Allaire; Second Lieutenant, Wm.
T. McRae.

—The following letter from Galveston shows that some

interest is beginning to be felt there in yachting:

Galveston, Texas, May 10, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stbeam:—

A new era has dawned upon us. We are now forming boat clubs. A
very large one of some 150 members is making arrangements for a boat
house, and has already given the order for 6 six-oared boats. These six*
with other yachts and boats belonging to other parties, two coming out
from New York, will make a handsome fleet. We think we will have
some fun this summer. You may expect to hear from me again upon
o her topics appertaining to general sporting themes. Yours very truly,

J. L.

Out Door Exercise and Open Air Recreation.—
Seven convicts, five of them colored, were whipped at New¬
castle, Del., on Saturday. One of them had twice before

enjoyed the same exhilarating.pastime.

jffv? and Oliver

FISH IN SEASON IN MAY.

Salmon, Salmo Salar. Salmon trout. Salmo conjinis.

Trout, Salmofontinalis Shad, Alosa.

Land-iocked Salmon, Salmo gloveri Michigan Grayling, Thymallus tricolor'
Black Bass, nucropterus salmoides, micropterus nigricans.

Striped Bass, Labrax lineatus.

The amended Ash law of New Jersey prohibits the taking of black bass
within the State before the 1st of June.

GSIF" For complete fishing outfit and instructions for camp¬
ing, see Forest and Stream, Yol. 1, pages 153, 186, 200,
217.

—Our fish market is still bountifully supplied. Shad
are, however, falling off. It seems as if the season for shad
will be short. When they did come they were in quantity.
It is too early for us yet to form any estimate of the total
catcli. One thing seems certain, that shad have been finer,
larger and in better order than for many years. Sea bass,
royal indigo looking fellows from Rhode Island, are begin¬
ning to be plenty. Mackerel have left our immediate
shores and are not working further north. Salmon are not
as plentiful for the season as they should be. They are
scarce in Maine and have not come to us as yet in quantity
from the Provinces. This time last year salmon was worth
thirty-five cents a pound; this week salmon is selling at
fifty cents. California salmon plenty; worth twenty-five
cents a pound. That queer specimen of the crustaceans,
the soft crab, is making its appearance.

—Weak fish and flounders are entering the estuaries on
the Jersey coast in considerable numbers. The porpoises
having put in their appearance for the season, salt water
fishermen are now beginning to prepare for the usual sum¬
mer sport.

—A Greenpoint paper says that Menhaden fishing began
in good earnest on May. 12th, when many of tlie gangs made
large catches, some of them “setting” close to the wharves.
On Wednesday Capt. Ja’s G. Winters, of East Marion, took
115,000 at one set, and on Thursday Capts. Israel Warner
and J. Conklin Corwin, of Greenport, by putting their nets
together enclosed an immense body of ffsli from which they
filled all their boats, saving 220,000 and allowing the re¬
mainder to escape. Other gangs have been almost as suc¬
cessful. The fish are of fair quality. Eatable fish of
various kinds were never more plenty. Porgies weighing
2 lbs. each have been sold at two for one cent ! Shad have
been taken in considerable numbers, but they sell high, 75
cents a pair.

—On May 12th three wagon loads of saltwater perch,
mostly good sized fish, were taken at one haul at West-
hampton. It is said the Bay was never fuller of these fish
than now. Indeed, all kinds of fish usually found in the
waters of Long Island at this season are said to he uncom¬
monly abundant. In the city markets fish of nearly all
kinds have latterly been almost a drug, selling for very un-
remunerative prices.

—Accompanying the following note was a box of beauti¬
ful trout, nicely packed in ice and moss, which we beg to
acknowledge with our best bow. One of them made a
breakfast for two persons, not invalids. We wish the
Bennington Club the best success in its efforts to protect
and propagate these beautiful fish in Vermont:—

Bennington Game and Fish Club, )
Bennington, Vt., May 16, 1874. )

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send you a few trout this day by express that were
taken by me this morning in the Wailoomack River, in our
village limits. I took twenty-one fish last evening and this
morning. I send these to show you that there are some fish
still left with us, which we propose to protect during the
breeding season. Our club is now formed and hope to ac¬
complish some good. Will be pleased to send you a copy
when out. Hoping to see you in our beautiful village at no
distant day,

I am, very truly yours,

Wm. E. Hawks, Vice-President.

—The Hartford Courant notices with disgust a display of
diminutive trout at a restaurant in that city, just forty of
which it took to weigh a pound. Some law will have to be
passed prohibiting the capture and sale of fingerling trout,
just as there is of lobsters and several other kinds of fish.

—A Hartford correspondent, T. S. S., speakes of two
brothers Runce, of that city, having caught 120 trout of a
fair average size last Thursday; and of Gurdon Trumbull,
Jr., the artist, who took, in company with one of the
Bunces, 61 good-sized trout on the 8th instant, which is
good for the “Nutmeg State.”

—A letter from Pike County, Pa., speaks of a string of
thirty-five trout, not tc mention “small ones thrown back
for seed,” having been taken at tlie “Shook House” on the
Shohola meadows, and a similar string at Shohola Falls.
The woods are on fire, (May 15th,) in all directions—“great
fires,” the letter says.

—The Oquossoc Angling Association, which has its head¬
quarters on the Umbagog or Rangely Lakes, where the
great speckled trout of Maine are found, held its annual
election on the 12tli May, and chose the following board of
officers:—George Shepard Page, Stanley, N. Y., President;
G. H. Kimball, Bath, Maine, Yice-President; Lewis B.
Reed, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y., Secretary; F. N. Otis, M. D.,
New York, Treasurer; Lewis T. Lazell, Brooklyn; William
P. Frye, Lewiston, Me., A. P. Whitehead, Newark, and
Jas. A. Williamson, Trustees; Lazell, Whitehead, and
Otis, Executive Committee; C. T. Richardson, Superin¬
tendent. The principal camp of this Association is acces¬
sible by tlie Androscoggin Railroad from Portland to Far¬
mington, thence by sqige , to . Rangely, via the town of

Phillips. The camp is usually opened by members and the
latch-string hung out about tlie first of June. A large
party is already booked to leave for camp this season at
that date. We understand that the President, Mr. Page
has five shares for sale at $200 each, and as tlie company is
very select, and jealous of its reputation, and tlie trout fish,
ing the finest that can be found in Eastern Ameiica, owner¬
ship in the property becomes very desirable. We acknowl
edge with thanks am invitation to accept tlie “freedom of
the camp” this summer.

^ iu.ay ia lo74.

.Editor Forest and Stream:—

I liave noticed, with mingled feelings of regret and disgust, at the dif
ferent places where I have been trout fishing, the immense number of
small trout that the anglers bring in with them after a day’s fishing
Little fellows of the size of one’s finger; they are no use for food cer¬
tainly cannot afford any sport to the fisherman. It is done simply to*
swell the count. Now it seems to me, Mr. Editor, that if you would use
your influence against this practice and urge upon the anglers now so
ing forth for the summer, the necessity of returning these°young fry to
the water. Let them count them if they wish, but put them back to
grow larger and wiser. Every time I take a fine fish I think with regret
of the thousands of fingerlings slaughtered and sport thus spoiled If
fishermen would try for the heaviest average it would be much more
creditable. Every year we find, on returning to our old haunts the run
of fish smaller. Yours truly, Wakeman Holberton.

[A capital suggestion! Let every true angler discourage this slaughter
by hooting down the puerile preteutions of all persons who vaunt big
strings of fingerlings this summer as tests of professional skill. i n or fa
nary brook fishing four fish out of five should be thrown back into the
water; and how much prettier is a display of a dozen fair trout than a
big bunch of diminutive fry which should put even infantile prowess to
blush 1 —Ed.]

—The following letter, especially the first part of it, will
be read with peculiar interest by anglers who have contem¬
plated visiting the Restigouche River in New Brunswick
the coming season:

\\ Dee Side, Metafedia, N. B., May 15 , 1874 .

Editor Forest and Stream:—

As the time is approaching when the lovers of the “gentle art” will be
on the move for pastures scaly, and as this river has, through the exer¬
tions of the Department of Marine and Fisheries, ably seconded by the
different lessees, attained an enviable notoriety for salmon fishing,in or¬
der to prevent disappointment to many of your numerous readers and
friends, as well as save me the pain of refusing strangers the necessary
permission to fish on this river, it will be necessary for any party visi¬
ting with this intention to be provided with a written permit from the
lessees, viz: Messrs. Fleming & Brydges, Main River; Sir Hugh Allan,
Upsalquitch; and George Stephen, Esq., Montreal, Metapadia. As this
rule will he strictly adhered to, you will confer a favor by inserting the
above and oblige, sir, your obedient John Mowat

Fishery Officer, Restigouche Division.

P. S.—Since your visit to us things have undergone a great change.
Netting has been greatly circumscribed, the channels have been opened
36 hours free pass weekly to the fish,' spearing totally abolished, netting
greatly restricted in fresh water, and lastly a fish breeding establishment
in operation. Consequently the tidal fishery last year was nearly double
the usual catch, while on the river you could count the salmon in the
pools by hundreds, “green hands” making scores of 6 to 8, or even more
fish per day, averaging from 18 to 26 lbs.; heaviest fish taken on Main
River last year was 36 lbs., but. Mr. Stephen had heavier on the Metape-
dia, and still heaver got on Cascumpedia. j.

—We tender thanks for a copy of the constitution of the
famous West Island Club, whose members are all able by
this time to distinguish a striped bass.from a flounder. The
membership is limited to thirty persons. All hands are
getting their running rigging clear for the speedy advent of
the big fish.

—A strange disease prevails among the fish of river and
lake at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Their flesh under the mic¬
roscope is found to he alive with animalcule. Millions of
dead fish are floating upon the surface of the water, and
dealers have been forbidden to sell any.

Shad Fishing.— If “civilization” is not absolutely a
“failure ” along the Potomac, fly-fishing for shad is, so far
as experiments made this season can determine. The fish
will not rise to a fly when it is trailed under their noses,
and as for game qualities, why, they play, well—they play
like a chip! Tlie letter which we append comes from au¬
thority so high, and qualifications for investigation and
judgment so thorough that the informotion should be
deemed of special value. Unless a lower stage of water by
and by, and the jamming together of the shad at the
falls in the higher waters of the Potomac during the ripe¬
ness of the spawning season shall show entirely different
results from those herewith presented, we shall feel com¬
pelled to accept the situation and surrender the preroga¬
tives of the angler to thenetter and dipper.

\ Washington, D.-C., May 18, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

As you well know the shad ascends very rapid currents
by crossing backwards and forwards in the same manner
as horses draw heavy loads up a steep grade. They ap¬
pear every year to take precisely the same path, and so
every few hundred feet upon both sides of the stream (but
never opposite each other) you will find a fisherman set a
dip net. I placed myself just below one of these dippers
at the Little Falls of tlie Potomac, and allowed my flies to
move gently in tlie slaek water from which tlie sliad must
pass in order to start diagonally up stream and pass into
the net. While many sliad were dipped and must have
had tlieir noses within a foot or less of tlie flies sent me by
Chalmers, none bit. After two or three hours pf futile at¬
tempts we then determined to try their mettle,and bargained
with the dipper for his fish as fast as he drew them out.
With the most careful manipulation we could in no in¬
stance slip a hook through the nose and' drop into the
stream and then get play enough from tlie sliad to click
the reel. They seem to have no powers of endurance, and
but a precious little vitality. Old Mr. Payne, who resides
at tlie falls and lias fished there for fifty years says that he
lias almost every year caught sliad with the hook, but that
he believes that it was always by the merest accident, and
that in no instance did they ever offer the slightest resist¬
ance to coming out of the water. We fished last Friday
and also Thursday at just the points where Payne had
caught them, viz.: in slack w^ter nearshore just where

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237

they wait to rest before starting for the next pull across
the rapids to the other, shore. From this we may infer
that our Potomac shad differ in some respects from those
Chalmers catches in-Connecticut river. In about a week I
shall try the Gt. Flails, beyond which we are told shad
never pass. »

The gentleman who fished with me for shad was the
most skilled angler whom I know in this country, so you
must not charge failure to want of skill.

A. G. W.

—As to shad in the Connecticut River, we must be con¬
tent to accept as testimony theTests of past seasons, until we
gain new light. Its shad do take a fly. But, possibly shad
are not more singular than the black bass, which take the
fly in some localities and not in others, so that, after all,the
Connecticut may give us a game fish fit to satisfy the angler,
while the Potomac remains but a fruitless field. Here is a
letter which will be of much service to anglers who pro¬
pose to satisfy their curiosity by a visiVto the Connecticut:—

Hartford, May 17, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The dam at Holyoke, Mass., has been mentioned as a good place for
fly-fishing for shad, but I think there is as good a place in the Connecticut
at Enfield Falls. Thtre is a dam across the river here and two miles or
more of rapids, and last summer there were a number of shad taken with
a fly. Parties wishing to try the fishing can obtain boats at Thompson-
ville or at Warehouse Point, where the bridge crosses the river.

At the time the shad commence to run up the river I have seen hun¬
dreds of millers with a grey wing fluttering on the outside and inside of
the cars. I have noticed them every season for four years. Some call
them shad flies. Perhaps the shad feed on them, but this is merely con¬
jecture on my part. Possibly a fly made in imitation of them might work
well for a cast. If you like I will capture one and send you for sample.
Hoping some of the fly-fishermen will come up and try the falls,

I remain, yours, Frank. Bolles.

In several previous numbers of this paper we have allud¬
ed to this grey fly and recommended it for trial. In the
latter part of July, they make their appearance on Lake
Champlain in countless myriads, and are washed up onshore
in windrows two inches deep. They are called shad-flies
by the natives, and are taken eagerly by the whitefish,
coregonus albus, which are also sometimes called “shad.”
We have known the whitefish, on these occasions, to take a
hook.

—Of shad fishing in the Connecticut, the Hartford
Qourant says the present season is the best known in fifteen
years. Last year was an especially poor one, the catch be¬
ing late and the fish small; a shad weighing four and one-
lialf pounds was then considered a big one. This year the
average is from four and a half to five pounds, and one
weighing six and a quarter pounds has been captured. The
supply has until recently come from down the river, but on
Thursday sixty-five nice specimens were taken at Cook’s,
above the railroad bridge, and fish will continue to be
caught there and further up until the river falls too low—
probably for a week. The main supply, however, must
come from Haddam Island, Say brook and other places be¬
low this city. There is an old comparison—“as poor as a
June shad”—which in these days proves destitute of truth;
for fishermen aver that June shad are fully as fat and nice
as any caught earlier. Most of the shad salted are caught
in June, The season opened April 17th, one week earlier
than last year, and has been so far a profitable one. At
one of the two wholesale depots 3,500 were sold in one day.
The season will end about the 15tli of June. Our readers
who have purposed testing their flies for shad in the Con¬
necticut will perceive that it is quite time they were on the
ground, and that the period of their endeavors must be
limited to four weeks.

—Mr. Norri’s article on fly-tying is deferred one week.

Intiaml

Secretaries and friends of Athletic , Base-Ball , Cricket and other out¬
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in
each week.

—The base ball events in the professional arena since our
last issue include the first defeats of the new Hartford nine
by the champions, both in Boston and at Hartford, the re¬
markable contest between the Chicago and Athletic nines,
in Chicago, and the first appearance of the champions in
Brooklyn this season. The signal defeat of the Connecti¬
cut “nutmegs” by the “grater” nine of the Hub on the 12th
of May was an astonisher to the Clan Douglas. The Hart-
fords did not anticipate a victory, but they did think that
they would give the Reds a close contest. But to be
whipped by 25 to 3, why it was, as Seguin says in Fra Di-
avalo, “shocking, positively shocking.” The next day on
their home field, and with Addy at second base, the Hart-
fords did better, as they kept the champion’s score down to
ft smaller figure than any other club had done, even if they
could only get a single run for themselves, the figures of 8
to 1 showing a finely played game.

—On May 13th the Athletic nine arrived in Chicago after
a uiue hundred mile railroad journey, and the same day
they played their first game this season with the Chicago
white Stockings, and the contest proved to be the model
game of the season thus far, as the appended score shows:—

WHITE STOCKINGS.

Cuthbert. 1. f

R.

B.

p.

E.

ATHLETICS.

R.

B. P.

E.

0

2

0

McGeary, c.

.... 0

1 0

1

Force, s. s

1

3

1

MoRrido p .

.... 0

0 0

0

Malone, c

Meyerle, 3d b

Ireacy, c. f.

Hevlin, 1st b....

Hmes, 2d b."'*

Clean, r. f.

Zettlein. n

1

7

3

Anson, 3d b.

.... 0

2 3

3

. 0

0

4

2

Fisler, 1st b.

.... 0

1 17

0

2

1

0

Sutton, s. s.

.... 0

2 0

0

.. 1

1

6

1

Battin, 2d b.

.... 0

0 3

2

0

4

4

Sensendefer, r. f.....

.... 0

0 0

0

.. 0

0

1

0

Gedney, l.f...

.... 0

0 3

0

1

0

0

McMullen, c. f.

.... 0

2 1

0

•Total....

6 27 11

Total.-..

.. . 0

8 27

6

INNINGS.

Wll ., ., 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. 9th.

w mte blockings. 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1-4

AI Jl ,e «ca .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0

•Pirst base on errors—Athletics, 4; White Stockings, 11
iotal nelding errors—Athletics, 6; White Stockings, 11.
rr lrne - Same—Two hoars, ten minutes,
mapire— Al. Reach, of the Athletics.

Not a run was earned in the game, and but for the errors
ot Anson and Battin, as above recorded by the; Chicago Post,
l he nine innings would have closed with the score of :0 to 0.

—-On May 16th the Athletics redeemed themselves by de¬
feating the White Stockings by a score of 7 to 2. Umpire,,
Mr. Reach. Time, two hours. Earned runs—Athletics, 3;
Cliicagos, 2. First base hits—Athletic, 11; Chicagos, 9.

—The defeat of the Philadelphia nine by the champion
Red Stockings, at Philadelphia on May 18th, leaves the
Boston club but one nine to defeat out of their seven club
adversaries in the arena. This is an unprecedented suc¬
cess. The championship record is as follows up to May
1. We give the names in the order of games won:—

Club.

Played .

Won.

Boston.

10 .

10

Athletic....

11

6

Hartford.

4

Mutual.

7

3

Atl ami c.

4

2

Philadelphia.

6

2

Chicago...

o

1

Baltimore..

1

Total.

.58

29

—The contests in the championship arena since our last
issue have been as follows:—

May 11—Hartford vs. Baltimore, at Hartford, 16 to 6.
May 11—Athletic vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia, 12
to 7.

May 12—Boston vs. Hartford, at Boston, 25 to 3.

May 12—Mutual vs. Baltimore, at Brooklyn, 17 to 5.

May 13—Boston vs. Hartford, at Hartford, 8 to 1.

May 13—Atlantic vs. Baltimore, at Brooklyn, 8 to 2.

May 13—Chicago vs. Athletic, at Chicago,"4 to 0.

May 14—Boston vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn, 20 to 14.

May 15—Boston vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 8 to 2.

—The Columbia College Athletic Association will hold
their postponed meeting on the grounds of the St. George’s
Cricket Club at Hoboken, on Saturday, May 23d. The
pastimes will begin at half-past ten, A. M.

—The Philadelphia and Germantown Cricket Clubs
played a match at Philadelphia on Saturday, 16th instant,
resulting in favor of the former club on the first innings by
a score of 62 to 32. This cannot be considered, however, a
fair test of their relative playing strength from the fact that
the threatening weather on Saturday led many to suppose
that the match would not be played, and several of the best
players on Doth sides were deterred from making their ap¬
pearance.

—The Germantown cricket field presented a lively
appearance every fine day last week; three practice
wickets being required to accommodate the members of the
three clubs who now occupy the ground in common.

—The Young America Cricket Club will make their re¬
appearance on the tented field, (after a retirement of several
years,) at the cricket/ete at Philadelphia on the 28th inst.,
on which occasion they will match strength with their
quondam adversaries the Philadelphia Club.

—The veteran St. George cricket club opened play for
the forty-sixth season since their organization on May 13tli,
1874, and the weather being favorable, and the grounds in
fair condition, a good opening game was played, the mem¬
bers mustering quite numerously. Mow that they have but
two days to practice in, the chances are that more will turn
out on the regular days. On this occasion sides were cho¬
sen at two P. M., and a dozen young Bachelors took the
field against a field team of Benedicts, and though the for¬
mer made a good score of eighty for eleven wickets down,
the married men overtopped that score at the fall of their
sixth wicket, and when play terminated they had obtained
109 for seven wickets.

—In Brooklyn, on May 14tli, about 3,000 people were
gathered inside the Union grounds, and half as many out¬
side, to see the Boston nine play their first game with the
Mutual nine, a close contest and a fine disply of ball-play¬
ing being fully anticipated, but the score showed how
r>oorly the game was played, the figures being 20 to 14.
The next day the Bostons played their first game with the
Atlantics—a close contest and an exciting match. The
Atlantics, though having two men disabled, played a very
fine fielding game, but they were obliged to succumb to the
superior skill of the champions. Atlantic, 2; Boston. 8.

—Mr. Weston has failed to accomplish the greatest of
all feats, that is to walk 500 miles in 144 hours, of one
week. However, he did walk 430 miles in the specified
time. Did not Mr. Weston attempt too much in trying to
perform two extraordinary feats in one week? In our
opinion, if he had omitted the first, of walking 115 miles in
twenty-four hours, he would, in all probability, have suc¬
ceeded in completing the 500-mile walk, or what is thought
to have been the display of the greatest physical endurance
known to man. The first day Mr. Weston only rested one
hour, one minute and one second, and achieved the feat of
walking 115 miles in twenty-four hours, but the next day
it seemed to be necessary for him to rest ten hours, fifty
minutes and five seconds, in order in some measure to re¬
cuperate from the fearful fatigue of the day before. Sup¬
posing he had divided his rest, &c., more evenly all through,
and not started off at a racing pace to finish an unparalleled
feat, there is no doubt that he would have accomplished it;
in fact, in the latter part of the walk, Mr. Weston was ab¬
solutely struggling against his own exhaustion.

Mr. Weston’s dress on the occasion was scarcely ortho¬
dox for a pedestrian who had undertaken to endure more
than humanity could bear. Velveteen is very pretty to
look at, and delight an audience, but it is certainly not so
porous, nor does it give , as it were, to the muscles and joints
like flannel. Were not the boots too heavy and the leggings
too tight round the calves of his legs? A pair of solid moc¬
casins is the boot to walk all day and night in, broad sole,
short large heel, and the feet ought to be encased in a pair
of lamb’s wool socks, not woolen; the sleeves of his shirt
were too wide, which impeded his progress, and should
have fitted closer from the elbow downwards; the belt was
also too narrow. Mr. Weston undoubtedly knows the best
what dress and boots to walk in, but at the same time we
would suggest a white flannel suit, not Ganton flannel, to
be made like the velveteen suit he walked in, with one ex¬
ception, that the vest should be made with arms to it, and
the coat without arm.s, so that'he could take off the coat at
pleasure, still his arms would be covered, and give them all
the play necessary. Castile sqap and palm oil is the proper
liniment to use to the feet, to the contrary notwithstanding.
Advice is undoubtedly very clieap, now that he has failed
to accomplish the task lie set himself. If Mr. Weston ever
attempts a similar feat,* we,trust he will confine himself to
one marvellous, exhibition of his walking powers, and not
attempt to do two unheard of feats at the same time. We

have every confidence in Mr. Weston that he can walk 500
miles in 144 hours, if hi's friends and himself will act with
discretion and judgment.

—In a game of fifteen ball pool played last Saturday
night “at the Jeffersonian Billiard Parlors, 17 Chatham
street, Forest and Stream building, the Superintendent
of the rooms pocketed the whole fifteen balls in thirteen
shots, a feat so unusual as to be worthy of record.

ew ifiiiblicafwnz.

The Four Civilizations of the World. Lippincott.

Lippincott & Co. have just published a, work under this title, written
by the Chevalier Wikoff, whose love episodes while travelling in Europe
a few years ago were the topic of the times. This brief historical retro¬
spection, written at this late day, has many commendable and interest¬
ing traits to recommend it to the perusal of candid readers. lie notices
the progrrss of civilization from its early dawn in Asia’ its progress
throughout Europe, and finally in the United States. It is a far better
book than we could have imagined would have emanated from the brain
of the mercurial, “Chevalier,” and we are pleased, as a reviewer, to be
able to say that we think this volume will command the earnest attention
of the highly educated classes. We understand that this is a prefatory
or pioneer volume to one yet unfinished, in which he will talk about
himself and his own times, or 1830 to 1870.

Frank Forester’s Quorndon Hounds. By H. W. Her¬
bert. N. Y. T. B. Peterson & Bro.

This is an interesting little work on English fox hunting and other
sports, and is treated in the usual spicy, humorous manner of our racy
author. In Col. Fairfax, a Virginian and a true gentleman, whose ready
adaptation and true knowledge of the chase, the frequenters of not the
Melton Mov'bray, as it was of old, were not a little astonished. The
good old Melton Mowbray of the days of George IV are no more, but yet
there remain to-day many good club houses, the resort of choice spirits
who are an hoporto English society. There were also equivocal charac¬
ters; also snobs in those times, who of course could not tolerate anything
or anybody who was not decidedly English. A pleasant, racy story of
the days of fox hunting on English grounds, giving a glowing, animated
picture of this exhilarating sport.

Deer Stalkers. By Frank Forester. Philadelphia. T.

B. Peterson & Co.

This is a little lively sketch, something after the style of “Quorndon
Hounds,” but has a sort of tragic ending. The story is well told, and our
sporting friends will not unfrequently recollect many of their back-woods
friends, guides, pioneers in the chase after the deer, that forcibly call to
mind many of the life-drawn characters of this racy sketch, particularly
“Dolph,” “Archer” and “Pierson.”

Earnest Wemer. A Novel of Good Luck; or Mo. 39 of

Osgood & Co.’s Library of Novels. Boston. J. R. Osgood & Co.

This is a very fair translation from the German by F. A. Shaw. The
characters, as a whole, are complete in delineation, of much dramatic in¬
terest, and exhibit a remarkable power of construction. It could be
dramatized, we think, and made quite an effective, lively drama. “The
strike of the German miners” will be found an episode of itself not soon
forgotten.

Annie Mason; or, The Temple of Shells. M. Y. A. D.

F. Randolph & Co.

This story is one of greater interest than we usually find in a simple
narration. It is an illustration of the power of principle, and is a very
pleasant illustration of the virtues of patience, charity, courage and faith.
It is destined, we believe, to have an extensive circulation, for it is a
very valuable as well as artractive book. We find within its pages noth¬
ing to censure, much to commend.

The same publishers have placed before us a very pleasant work, en¬
titled “Signal Lights,” which any one can read with improvement. Mak¬
ing no pretensions to religious teaching, it is a bright lesson of the re¬
wards of living a true life and upright manhood. There is a charming
simplicity, as well as natural refinement about this little work, that
makes it a fitting and proper volume to place upon the shelves of our
Sunday School libraries. It is a far more desirable volume than many
we find there whose title pages proclaim them to be religious works.

Stories about Animals. By Tliomas Jackson, M. A.

London and N. Y. Cassel, Petter & Galpin.

This is a fine quarto edition of 254 pages and upwards of 250 illustra¬
tions of a very high order of English wood cuts. This work, although
written by the good Rector of Newington for the express use of his
“eleven grandchildren,” to whom he dedicates it, will afford both amuse¬
ment and instruction to everybody else’s grandchildren, if they can ob¬
tain it. This large collection of stories about animals is told in a plain,
simple, old English style, without a single technicality throughout the
book. There is indeed something far more wonderful and romantic in
this book about curious animals, than the most racy fiction of the
times. It is time the minds of our young boys and girls were filled with
a more wholesome kind of stories th$u “Jack and the Bean Stalk” or the
“Old Ogre,” and we are pleased to welcome as one of the reformers of
youthful literature the author of these stories of fact, and not of fancy.

Ninety-Three. Yictor Hugo’s new book. The version

by Frank Lee Benedict. 1 vol. pp. 356. N. Y. Harper & Bros.

This is a story of the Reign of Terror, or the days called the times of
the French Revolution, in which the trials of the Holy Inquisition added
such deep and significant as well as terrible interest. We have not read
such an exciting work for a long period of time. When we note the
stirring events of which this work treats and the abundant materials
from which the great novelist wrought out this wonderful romance, we
feel that a failure to make one of the greatest romances of the day could
not fall to the lot of Victor Hugo. Of this work it will truly be said it
will have a hundred thousand readers. We have only to say within its
fascinating pages a full account of those terrific days and startling inci¬
dents will pass truly before the reader, and if he feels that, critically
speaking, there may be an exaggeration of facts in a strictly historical
point of view, we can readily pardon them, as ttie best of authors some¬
times do slightly exaggerate. This work is brought out in Harper’s best
style.

The Aquatic Monthly continues to do good work and pre¬
sents much valuable matter with each issue to its readers. With the
May number, now before us, it completes its second year, and entering
on its third year we can only hope that it will be as successful in the fu¬
ture as it has been in the past. The Aquatic Monthly is devoted exclu¬
sively to promoting our yachting and rowing pastimes, and has supplied
a want longfeltin giving a medium for controversies on mooted points rel¬
ative to the design, construction, rig and handling of our yachts. A m ono-
the various letters of its able corps of editors and contributors we have
frequently noticed the articles of a gentleman writing under the nom de
plume of “Big Topmast,” and we can thoroughly endorse and recom¬
mend them. He is working in a good cause, as is the Aquatic in giving
spread to his views on the scientific designing of what may be termed a
new class of yachts with us. The magazine is edited by Mr. Charles A.
Peverelly, long known in aquatic circles, is published by Mr. August
Brentano of 33 Union Square, and is issued m a most attractive form.

—Thousands of sportsmen use Kimball & Co.’s tobacco because it is
the best.

—Ask your dealer for Kimball & Co.’s tobacco, or send to them for a
supply.

—Grand Medal of Merit, Vienna, 1873, awarded W. S. Kimball & C®- - ;
Rochester, N. Y., for their tebaceo.

238

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Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds for
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AND

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Manufacture of Fishing Rods,

Artificial Flies, Water-proofed Silk Line and
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Breech and Muzzle Loading

SHOT GUNS,

Fishing and Sporting Tackle

of every description. Also, the new improved

Porlor or Gallery Rifles, Pistols
and Targets.

Apr. 16__

FISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

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Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY AND BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Glued Bamboo. Rod mountings of the very finest
quality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele¬
brated JOHN JAMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.
A large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
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SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

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Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns, Rifles, Pistols, and Fishing Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lilies, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-ly

Thomas Nparks,

Shot & Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808.]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

] ? W. TAXIS, AQUARIUM MANUFACTURER
and dealer in GOLD FISH, AQUATIC PLANTS
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ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
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sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
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very slight recoil.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER,

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 6* lbs. each, and in canis¬
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AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 12£ lbs. and 6$ lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER,

The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed iu wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 12* lbs., and 6* lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and
£pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
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21 Park Bow, N. Y.

(Opposite Astok House.)

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

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1 AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6* lb.

"DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain-, in
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KENTUCKY RIFLE.” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE,” FFFG and FFG and
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and canisters of 5 lbs.

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the various mining districts of the United States and
by all* dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
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low rate of $10 for four lines for six months. Over
four lines , 25 cts. per line each insertion.

Mansion House, Buffalo.

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Rossin House, Toronto, Canada.

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This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports¬
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F orest house, at stark’s falls, foot

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many hundreds who have used it.

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In offering the Trolling Bait to the public the manu
factnrer feels confident he has brought this artificial
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial to es¬
tablish its superiority over all others for catching
Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Trout, Salmon Trout, Muska-
longe, &c. Three sizes made—No. 20 for fish under
3 pounds weight; No. 21 for fish under 10 pounds, No.
22 for very large fish. If not to be found at your fish¬
ing tackle stores, these Spoons will. be forwarded by
the manufacturer by mail. Price $1.00 each.

JOHN H. MANN, Syracuse, New York

ESTABLISHED 1849.

J. B. McHARG & CO.,

ROME, N. Y.,

MANUFACTUREKS OF

Split Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal¬
mon, Bass, Trout, Trunk and Perch Rods, with
or without McHarg’s Patent Reel Plate. Sole
manufacturers of McHarg’s Gold, Silver,

Brass and Pearl Spinning Baits of every
description, and manufacturers of Fish¬
ing Tackle in all its varieties, in¬
cluding all styles of Bass,

Salmon and Trout Flies,

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ALBERT C. KUCK,

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. 0. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OP

AND

SEWING MACHINES!

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
GUNS. Snap and Positive Action, with patent Joint
Clheok, a marvel of beauty, finish, and cheapness;
celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES-adoptecl Dy NINE
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
throughout the world for military, hunting, and tar¬
get purposes; PISTOLS, RIFLE CANES, METAL¬
LIC CARTRIDGES, &c.

Also Manufacturers of the new

REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE,

And Dealer in all Kinds op

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
REVOLVERS,

Skates & Sporting Goods.

To which was awarded the!

“MEDAL OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
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York Blair, at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprang
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualities, namely, light running, smooth, noise¬
less. rvM, durable, with perfect lock stitch.
i;5F”8eiid for-Circnlars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

KKUe .V CO.’S

THOS. OTIS LEROY & Co.,

Patent Shot & LeadWorks,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted

RAGLE BRAND

OF

DROP SHOT,

ALSO J

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF TTNJUVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY,

A. ROOHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada^
No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers. 10 26

’ JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention.

ESTABLISHED 1848.

JUDSON & CO.,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Ely Rods.

Three piece Rods, weighing from 9 to 12 oz., 10 £ to 12
leer, m length, a specialty. These rods are sold at a
b'w price and are all w wanwl

E. SI. M ADISON

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
DEALER IN

fiuns and Gunning Materia

Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods,

A fifinmf ' 1 'I ^'r S Ir^ ce treate< d as honest as if prese
con 1 ?.° f D , 1 XC F S and ELEY BRO. Gooua, <$
constantly on hand.

of line orins ll '&c U ^ ar attention £ iven to the repairi

^ PECK & SNYDER,

UIPORTEU^ jOBBERS & RETAIL DEALERS IN

^ isliing- Tackle of Every Description.

P T ^ e cl:i ® a P es t house in the ciiy to buy good tackle,
'to $ 20 each elSiOr My Rods ’ 4 joint, fal1 mounted, $7

4 *>Hce E l 2 G fJ S10 * r / ly u 0ds - 3 jomts, split bamboo,
75c. to $5 each^ 0 ^ S ’ brass mounted, 3 and 4 joints,
f *$10each nk Rods ’ ful1 mounted, 4 and 6 joints, $7
each° dS ’ 3 and 4 j° iuts > bra ss mounted, $1.50 to $12
to ?^0 < each and 4 j°* nts > German silver mounted, $8

IiS v®' e ° Beels ’ bras ’’ 25 to 800

$3.25 to Si 8 ea!?R and Germau silver, 25 to 100 yards,

Twi^tari « “aCH.

p[ tq 8 c. yard ® raided Silk Lines, assorted colors, 3c.

colors ancUizIa R ^ neu and ^°tton Lines, assorted

Ainds of C n- er ^ baits ’ 50c - to $1.50 each.

All kind* rJ w?°^ s 011 siri gle and double gut.

ers, &c. 1 " ioats ’ Squids, Minnows, Spoons, Sink-
Sal tUi

doz.

frontgftoM® 8 ’ ^ t0 Sl ° per
Leaders Si 4 to F P er doz.

Just publbho‘i n ?u do ^ ble " ut ’ 25c - to 60c - eac b.
door Gamp . the Encyclopedia of all Out and In¬
ured enoTavin!i d Sports, containing 21 full page c.ol-
Pri C98 on a l. o? - ; , als0 4 ^0 plain cuts, together with
GOOns cS 1 ^ required. Price 10c.

Apr la °5| SENT BY EXPRESS, C. O. D.

p ECK & SNYDER, 196 Nassau St, N. Y.

Compressed Shot

AND

B -A. JEt L EJ X> .

Jan. 25- -50

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout I lies
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark Sc ^noidLer’,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

SNEIDER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

Muzzle-Loading Runs to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

S3 1 fit West Pratt street,

•28 Baltimore, Md

Established 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers op

Green Hart, Split Bamboo , Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Rods , a Specialty.

rilHAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
t created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $ 8 ; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500;
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be aescribed
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST &LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

HAVANA LOTTERY.

important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8 th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows;

Wholes $20, £ $10,£$5,1-5 $4,1 -10 $2,1-20 $1

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills. Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

I I Wall Street, N. Y.

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persona desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in season) can be supplied at reasonable prices
by add-easing J. FEARON MANN, Lewistown, Penn.

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Cures Sore Throat , Bronchitis , Neuralgia ,
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A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Vsk for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell «& Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St., N. Y

A. JOS. KAPP,

A. H. GROTE

F.GROTE & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
ofTvory Goods. 4 . 5 ^

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

' KID, BUCK, DOGSKIN AND FUR GLOVES AND
GAUNTLETS.

RIDING AND SHOOTING LEGGINS,
LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS
BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up’as may be desired.

C. Field & Co.

CHAS. REICHE & BRO..

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN

ALL KINDS OF

BIRDS,

And Fowls,

Mocking Bird Food, &e.

55 Chatham Street,

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,
AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

OHA8. REIGHB. HENRY REICHE.

11 -63

H. W. COLLENDER,

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

Broadway, IV. Y.

Gr ET THE BEST.

Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.

10,000 Words and Meanings not in other Dictionaries
3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarts. Price $12
Webster now is glorious. [Pres. Raynion f, Vassar Col.
Every scholar knows its value. [M H. Prescott.

Best defining Dictionary. [ Horace Mann.

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The etymology without a rival. [' yhn O Saxe.

Excels in defining scientific terms. [P es .Hitchcock.
Remarkable compendium of knowledge [Pres. Clark.
Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Sp • ngfield, Mass
Sold by all Booksellers. *lm

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OP

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OP THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES,

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

No. 738 BROADWAY,

ANDREW CLERK &~C0.

43 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

Importers, Manufacturers and
Dealers in

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c. :

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin ’8 Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

EDWAJRD SEARS’

WOOD ENGRAVLNG

ESTABLISHMENT.
Designing* Photographic and Engraving*
No. 48 Beekman Street,

10-62 NEW YORK.

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10-62

Journal des Chasseurs. Tie a la Campagne

PUBLISHED IN PARIS,

BY Messrs. FIRMAN DiDOT,

Rue Jacob, No. 56.

Editeur en Chef, M. H. E. CHEVALIER, (formerly
Editor of the “Courier des Etats Unis) Consieller
General de la Seine.

Subscription $5 a Year; $2.50 for Six Months.

SPECIMEN COPY SENT FREE ON APPLICATION BY LETTER

LA CIIASSE ILLUSTREE, a Weekly Journal, ia
about the same size as the Forest and Stream, and
contains information regarding European hunting,
fishing, and accounts of travel from all parts of the
world. It is the highest authority in regard to pisci¬
culture. It is profusely illustrated by the first artists,
and is the only Journal published in France devoted
to the interests of the SDortsman. The yearly vol¬
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with 200 original designs.

La Chasse Illustree.

ADDRESS

Messrs. Didot, No. 56 Rue Jacob, Paris, France.

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ITHAMAR DU BOIS,

^CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St., Brooklyn.

fine shirts, collars and

CUFFS TO ORDER,

—A T POPULAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Archi¬
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N, Y,

240

FOREST AND STREAM.

§^at[hmens

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y

BREECH LOADING GUNS

a SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers :
Messrs. W. & 0. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS «& H A WKSLHY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

ST CRT EYANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Vest.

This Vest affords
rangement yet in
rying cartridges,
so evenly distribu!
scarcely felt. Car
carried with the
this vest, which is
tance when brass
as when carrying
head up the weight
en forces the wad
bad shooting is the

the best ar-
vented for car-
VL’he weight is
1 :ed that it is
[ tridges can be
| heads down in
of great impor-
shells are used
them with the
of the shot oft-
forward, when
_ result.

In ordering seud measurement around the chest..
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

WM. 8. KIMBALL & CO.,

FEERJhESS

TOBACCO WORKS,

Rochester, • New York.

Smoke Wm. S. Kimball & Co.’s Vanity Fair.

Use Wm.S.Kimball & Co.’s Peerless Chewing Tobacco
Use Wm. S. Kimball & Co.’s Plain Chewing Tobacco.
Two Prize Medals awarded Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco.

“VANITY FAIR” IS THE PERFECTION OF
SMOKING TOBACCO.

“VANITY FAIR” IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER TO¬
BACCO.

“VANITY FAIR” DOES NOT BITE THE
TONGUE.

“VANITY FAIR” IS PARTICULARLY ADAPT¬
ED TO MEERSCHAUM SMOKING.

“VANITY FAIR” IS PARTICULARLY ADAPT¬
ED TO CIGARETTE SMOKING.

“VANITY FAIR” IS KING OF ALL SMOKING.
“VANITY FAIR” HAS THE RIGHT SORT OF
STRONGNESS.

“VANITY FAIR” IS NOT TOO STRONG, BUT
IS JUST RIGHT.

Kimball & Co.’s Peerless is pronounced by connois¬
seurs to be the best sweet chewing tobacco in America.

Kimball & Co.’s Plain Chewing is neither sweetened
or flavored, but is plain and pure. Clubs supplied
with Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco.

Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco is always uniform and re¬
liable.

Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco is aid in the forestand
comfort on the stream.

Wm. S. Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco is sold generally
throughout the United States. The following are a
few dealers of whom it can he procured: Jas. H.
Page, 31 Broad street, Boston: Jos. Veazie, 11 Frank¬
lin Square, Boston; E. E. Mancosos, cor. Broadway
and Ma den Lane, N. Y.; Chapin & Gore, 75 Monroe
street, Chicago; West & Fritscher, 222 Douglas street,
Omaha, Neb.; Luchs & Bro., 525 7th street, Washing¬
ton; Thos. P. Cantwell, Brainerd, Min.; Lewis, Bull
& Co., Ciancey, Montana: also the retail dealers at
Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo and Albany; Mohl &
Schneider, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Perry & Slawson,
Columbia, S. C.; Max Powell, Quincy, 111.

For a first-class Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufacturer,
ESPENSCHEID, 118 Nassau street.

MEAD’S PATENT SAFETY

EXPLOSIVE

BULLET CARTRIDGE.

SAFE, CHEAP, ACCURATE, DESTRUCTIVE!
For Rifles and Revolvers All sizes for sale by
JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS,

300 Broadway, New York.

far Circular,

REMINGTON’S CHALLENGE

Long Range, Breech Loading.

TARGET RIFLE.

Price as above,.$100 00

Price with pistol-grip, ... . $90 00
With orthoptic and bead sights, $65
“ “ “ “i$43 50

“ ordinary stock, f $41 00

Extra discs, ea,. $2 50

Spirit level,.$5 00

Open bead Bar and Slit. Ear & Open Bead.

FRONT SIGH'l.

The above rifle was the winner of all the prizes for accurate shooting at Creedmoor at the last spring meet¬
ing. 102 out of 123 at the fall meeting, “Turf, Field and Farm” Badge, 3 out of 4 times. Amateur Rifle Club
Badge (final). Diamond Badge, first and only time. For authentic record of above see N. R. A. First Annual
Report, just out. At the match Saturday, 16th inst., 7 Remington and 7 other rifles were used, resulting in a
score of 302 for Remington and 287 for the others, giving Remington’s 15 gain, or two points to each man. For
full particulars of these rifles address

E. REMINGTON & SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

This aiYu was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H.'Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, evert/ consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now receiving orders foritheseguns, and due
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 64 Wall St., N. Y.

NOTICE:

Treasury op the Erie Railway Co., I
New York, May 18, 1874. )

The coupons of the New York and Erie Railway
Company,s Fifth Mortgage Bonds falling due June
1st, next, will be paid on and after that date at the of¬
fices of Messrs. Duncan', Sherman & Co., No. II Nas¬
sau street. W. P. SHERMAN,

Treasurer.

NOTICE:

The coupons of the Long Dock Company’s Mortgage
Bonds, falling due June 1st next, will be paid on and
after that date at the Treasury of the Erie Railway
Company; 23d street and 8th avenue.

p ’ W. P. SHERMAN,

T reasurer Long Dock Co.

MADE TO ! ORDER

for the trade. Every va¬
riety of Net, Seine, Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake
Pond or River. AMERICAN NET AND TWINE CO.,

Boston.

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Horse, Dog, Natural History
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FOR SALE BY THE

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The Horse. Youatt. $125

Gymnasts and Gymnastics. Howard. 5 25

Wright’s Illustrated Poultry Book. 15 00

Weiaenmann’s Beautifying Country Homes.... 15 00

Wallace’s American Trotting Register. 10 00

Wallace’s American Stud Book. Vol. 1. 10 00

Forester’s American Game in its season. 3 00

F. Forester’s Horse and Horsemanship. 8vo.

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Frank Forester’s Field Sports. 8vo. 2 Vols_ 6 00

Frank Forester’s Fish and Fishing. (100 ills) .. 3 50

Frank Forester’s Manual Young Sportsmen_ 3 00

The Dog. Dinks, Mayhew andYiutchinson. 3 00

Gun, Rod and Saddle. 1 00

Crack Snot. 1 75

Dead Shot; or, Sportsman’s Complete Guide... 1 75

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Darwin’s Variations of Animals and Plants. 2

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Stewart’s (J ohn) Stable Book. 1 50

The Percheron Horse. . l 00

Youatt and Martin on Cattle. 150

Cooper’s Game Fowl. 5 00

Fuller’s Forest Tree Culturist. 1 50

Homoeopathic Veterinary Practice. 5 00

The Horse. Stonehenge. 2 50

The Horse Doctor. Mahew. 3 00

Horse Management. Mahew. 3 00

Dogs, Their Management. Mayhew. 75

History of the British Dog. Jesse. 16 00

The Dog. Youatt. 4 00

The Dog. Idstone. 2 50

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Dog Breaking. Hutchinson . 4 50

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The Fishing Tourist. Charles Hallock. 2 00

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Modern Breech Loaders. Greener. 3 50

Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate. 150

Rural Sports. Stonehenge...’ 9 GO

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine.! 10 50

Lewis’ American Sportsman. 3 00

The Trapper’s Guide. Newhouse..!.’ 1 50

Domesticated Trout. Livingston Stone. Illus.. 2 50

Trout Culture. Seth Green. 1 00

Handbook of Shooting. (Routledge’s). 50

“ “Angling. “ . 50

Our Own Birds of the United States. Cope. 150

Animal Life in Europe. Specht. 175

Forty-four Years of a Hunter’s Life.’ *' ’ 1 50

Key to the Birds of North America. By Elliott

Cones. 7 00

The Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and

Nebraska. 30 plates. Leidy. 20 00

Trees, Plants and Flowers. Where and How

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Butterflies, Described and Illustrated.1 75
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Taxidermy Made Easy. 75

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History op North American Birds. By Prof.

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STATE ASSOCIATION

FOR THE PRESERVATION OF

GAME AND FISH.

THE ANNUAL CONVENTION

of this Association wiii be held at

Oswego, 3T. Y.,

. On or about the

FIRST WEEK IN JUNE, 1874,

Under the auspices of the

Leather Stocking Club

OF OSWEGO, N. Y.

It is proposed and expected that this meeting wll.
eclipse all previous ones held in this State, both as

regard to value of prizes and number of clubs partic¬
ipating.

A BENCH SHOW OF DOGS

Will be held at the same time, under the direction of
the State Association.

One day during the meeting will be devoted to

FLY CASTING & RIFLE SHOOTING.

The remainder of the week to shooting from the trap.

Sufficient wild pigeons have been secured to insure
a fair trial to every person who may participate.

The magnificent hotel erected in Oswego by Mr.
Doolittle, capable of accommodating 500 guests, will
be opened June 1,1874. The additional accommoda¬
tion afforded by this hotel enables the Leather Stock¬
ing Club to assure all visitors that ample accommoda¬
tion for all can be procured at any time during the
meeting.

Circulars and other information concerning the
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MOTHER BROWN.

DECORATION DAT, 1874.

E VERYONE called her “Mother” Brown
In that little hamlet, half-way down
In the blood and terror of Borderland—

“Rebel” and “Yank” on either hand.

The little village had suffered through
All the struggle of Gray and Blue,

Suffered, and lived as some shallop trim
O’er a proud Armada’s grave might swim.

The storm is past. But the heaving waves
Speak in the wind o’er the grassy graves
To many a weary heart in the little town;

Two have voices for Mother Brown.

Two bra/e boys were the widow’s mite
To th’ accursed fratriici^al fight;

<One with the wayward South went forth,

One stood fast with the loyal North.

Both to their duty in simple style,

With the unknown Great of the rank and file;

'Doing and dying to some account,

As ciphers that swell a grand amount!

And then they came home to the mother’s side,

And to the mother heart thrice crucified.

Side by side in the churchyard gray,

They are waiting the angel’s reveillee.

Never a monument, never a stone,

Naught in the wild flowers gently strewn,

Naught but the love in a mother’s heart
To tell the two low, mounds apart.

For the flowers spring up in the rank,"low land,

Trained by nature’s impartial hand,

And the wreaths and the tears fall from above,

Blessed by a mother’s equal love.

Only the bigot’s blinded view
Sees not glory in Gray or Blue.

Only the stay-at-home heroes say

Which was the braver—Blue or Gray? J. J. Roche.
Boston, Mass., May 22, 1874.

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$£ront ^egioqs off Jjf orth ^nrolimt.

IVTOW, when “stern winter no longer rules the skies,”
aN and the bleak March blasts have blown themselves
out, the denizens of our closely packed cities and towns
begin to long for shady forests, limpid streams, and the
delicious abandon of a lazy summer vacation. Especially
ate the disciples of the rod casting around to find, if pos¬
sible, some new locality where they can practice their gen¬
tle art. The places to which they have heretofore resorted
have become so familiar to the public that they are overrun
by civilization (?) in its worst forms. Pot hunters and pho¬
tographers, parasols and pinafores, crinoline and croquet,
steamboats and shoddy, hotels and hostlers, railroads and
reporters now swarm over spots consecrated and long en¬
deared to the heart of many a gallant sportsman.

In the language of Truthful James, well may he exclaim,
Shall these things be?” I answer Mo! Let these parve-
flues hold on to their usurpations; we will seek new fields
find streams, and erect our temples in some remote spot
Where for awhile, at least, we shall have no companion but

There is in North Carolina a large territory which I
venly believe to be unsurpassed on the continent for ad¬
vantages as a quiet summer resort. There is not a railroad
or navigable stream in it. It has long been known and ap¬
preciated by the dwellers on the South Atlantic and Gulf
poasts, and prior to the “late unpleasantness” was a favor -
lte re h'eat for them from the fierce heats of their more
southern homes, but since the war, as a general thing, their
£ ri Ppled fortunes have not permitted their return. A few
five found it impossible to resist the attractions, and
am mg them is that true gentleman and prince of sports*
meQ > Gen. Wade Hampton.

Upon an examination of the map it will be observed that

in Virginia the Great Chain of the Alleghany Mountains
divides, one range preserving the original name and south¬
westerly direction, while the other diverges toward the
south until it crosses the State of North Carolina, where it
turns sharply towards the west, running almost parallel
with the Alleghanies until it gradually sinks into the plains
of northern Alabama. This last range is called the Blue
Ridge, and divides North Carolina from South Carolina
and Georgia. The first is the boundary between North
Carolina and Tennessee. That portion of the State lying
west and north of the Blue Ridge, and south of the Alle¬
ghanies, is known as western North Carolina. It is about
one hundred and seventy-five miles in length, with an ave¬
rage breadth of seventy-five miles. It embraces sixteen
counties, about seven thousand square miles, and has a popu¬
lation of over eighty thousand. In the early history of the
State this entire area constituted but one county—Bun¬
combe—and the often quoted and misspelt expression,
“speaking for Buncombe,” originated from the member for
this district while making an extraordinarily dull speech in
the House of Representatives many years ago.

This section has frequently been described as a plateau,
but it is in fact a very mountainous region, being divided
into a number of narrow but exceedingly fertile and beau¬
tiful valleys by transverse ranges connecting the Allegha¬
nies and Blue Ridge, suggesting a resemblance to the cele¬
brated ligament which bound together the Siamese twins.
The Black Mountain, in Buncombe and Yancey counties,
and the Balsam, in Hey wood and Jackson counties, are the
most noted of these transversal ranges. Indeed, Professor
Guyot, of Cambridge, who has given great attention to this
region, and has made careful barometrical measurement of
several of the highest summits, denominates it as the cul¬
minating point of the great Appalachian Chain. On,the
Black Mountain are several peaks—Mt. Mitchell, Clingman’s
Peak, and a dozen others, higher than Mt. Washington,
and on the Balsam is Mt. Pisgali, Plott’s Balsam, and five
or six more, all of which tower more than six thousand
feet above the sea. No description can convey a clear idea
of the remarkable parallelism of the ridges and valleys
which characterize the topography of this region, or the
grand and beautiful features of its scenery. To compre¬
hend all its grandeur, and appreciate all its beauty, one
must climb its mountains and wander among its valleys.

Probably the greatest charm is the magnificent climate.
From May till November is one conlinued season of health,
beauty, and enjoyment. The nights are deliciously cool,
allowing sound and refreshing slumber, and as the morning
advances the sun pours down hot rays, which would b e
oppressive but for the breezes from the high tops and
shaded glens of the mountains. I believe a long series of
observations show the maximum temperature to be about
eighty-five degrees, the mean summer temperature being
about seventy-two degrees. This extraordinary dryness of
the atmosphere has a fine, exhilarating elfect on the sys¬
tem, especially for invalids, and renders the country free
from annoying insects. Mosquitoes and black flies are un¬
known.

The valleys have an average elevation of two thousand
feet, and are generally well studded with farms and ham¬
lets, but the mountains are, and for centuries to come will
remain, wildernesses. In them game is abundant, but in
the settlements it is growing scarce, owing to the discredit¬
able indifference of the people and law makers on the sub¬
ject of game laws. Now, without stint or limit, any one
may shoot, trap, kill, slaughter, butcher, and destroy till
his savage instinct is satiated. Several individual efforts
have been made within the last two years to secure some
legislation for the protection of game, but so far without
effect. Still we do not despair, and propose to organize
clubs and endeavor thus to discuss and agitate the question
till our object is accomplished.

The valleys have each their principal stream, taking its
rise in the northern slope of the Blue Ridge, and flowing
in a northerly course through the Alleghanies into the Ten-
nesse Yalley. It is a remarkable fact that while the Blue

Ridge has a lower elevation than its sister chain, the
streams all head in it, and run through the others, cutting
deep chasms and gorges. It frequently happens that one
may in the space of five minutes dip a cup of sparkling
water from two springs, one sendiug its tribute down the
southern slope to the Atlantic, the other in the opposite
direction to the Gulf, to meet after months of wandering,
having traversed every variety of soil and climate beneath
a tropical sun. All of these streams are pretty well sup¬
plied with fish. In some they are very'abundant, the pike
and black bass of the south, both very game, being the
most desirable. But it is the head waters and tributaries of
these rivers where the joy of the angler’s heart—the
speckled trout—is to be found in untold numbers. They
are not large, seldom exceeding eighteen inches in length,
and averaging not more than nine; but their great number
compensates for their size. Indeed, it is a question whether
it is not better sport to whip one of these mountain streams,
with the excitement continually at the boiling point, than
casting lazily from a boat or clear shore with a strike once
every three hours. It is no easy work to fish one of these
streams. They come rushing down the mountain gorges,
leaping over cascades, boiling, foaming, and roaring be¬
neath the sombre balsam, hemlock, and rhododendron,
often for miles without a ray of sunshine being able to
penetrate the dense foliage. You must wade, and the water
is decidedly cold, the current rapid and strong, and the
rocks—well, slick don’t express it. He who essays a day’s
sport here must be prepared for anything in the way of a
ducking. He will not go far before his heels fly up and his
scalp is introduced to the acquaintance of the rocks at the
bottom. I would be delighted to see some of the fancy
chaps tackle the “North Fork” or “Callaloocha,” with his
patent boots, hat, and all the paraphernalia with which
they usually travel. I opine he would be seized with a de¬
sire to go home before dinner: Last summer ,a dandified
attache of a Government office in Washington came down,
and I watched his first efforts with great curiosity. In less
than ten minutes he “had gone and done it.” There was
not a dry thread or hair about him, and he was lying gasp¬
ing on the bank feebly articulating for “speerits.” He
however had the true grit, and went at it again, and before
the trip was over he had several opportunities to retort the
joke. To the true sportsmen all these things add to the
charms of the sport. To me the highest felicity is the re¬
turn at nightfall to the camp, wet, cold, hungry, and tired,
to see the spoils of the day nicely frizzing and browning on
the fire, to change the wet for warm, dry clothing, a heal¬
thy “smile,” a dozen trout for my supper, the soothing pipe
while recounting the incidents of the day, the sound, re¬
freshing sleep to the lullaby of the roaring stream, while
the bright stars keep watch overhead. I wish I could find
words to convey to your readers some idea of the splendid
days I have had in these mountains. But all descriptions
of fishing expeditions read alike, and I can only say to you
and your patrons, come and see and feel for yourself.

Should any one be disposed to visit the country of which
I have given but an imperfect idea, thereare several routes
open. Asheville is well situated for a starting point, being,
geographically, in the centre of the region. From New
York or any of the New England or eastern States, the
best route is via Richmond, Danville, Salisbury to Old
Fort, by rail, thence across the ridge twenty-four miles by
stage, a daily line connecting with railroad. From north¬
west via Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville to Wolf Creek,
thence by stage forty-four miles—a daily line. From the
south either one of the routes mentioned will be found con¬
venient.

In conclusion, let me say that there does not exist on the
face of the earth a people more honest and hospitable than
in the mountains of western North Carolina. They do not
know how to cheat or extort, but in their humble and sim¬
ple homes they extend a welcome and entertain the stran¬
ger with that whole hearted kindness not to be found in the
conventional circles of more refined life.

“Buncombe,”

Asheville , JV. G., April 25th, 1874.

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NORTHERN LOUISIANA.

I RECKON you’ll kill all the deer in the swamp,” ban¬
ters the old gentleman as he deals out my buckshot.

“I won’t brag ’till I get out of the woods,” is my laughing
reply, as I throw my leg across “Billy” and set him going
for the house. I am spending the winter in Northern
Louisiana on my father-in-law’s plantation,and this conver¬
sation is held with that worthy personage himself at the
plantation store. I am going after deer in the morning and
he is rather sceptical as to my shooting abilities. Shadowy
deer followed by shadowy hounds gallop through my
dreams all night long until I wake with a start and find it
three o’clock. Slipping out of bed I wake up “Dennis,”
who is sleeping on the floor at my door, and after much
grunting and rubbing his eyes, he goes out to get “Billy”
ready. In a few minutes I hear the horse under my win¬
dow, and going quietly out I am quickly on his back, out
of the gate and riding along towards “Hope Estate,” where
I am to breakfast before we put in the hounds. “Billy” is
not long getting over those two miles. The dogs come
trooping out to meet me and their music brings out Charley
Bryant, who greets me with “Hello !Yal., got an early
start, didn’t you? Breakfast is all ready, come in.” While
we are eating, Charley’s horse is brought around, and after
looking carefully to our guns and other traps, we start for
the wbods. Our route lies across an old meadow of several
hundred acres and we stir up numerous coveys of quail,
which go whirring off into the bushes. At last wu strike
into a dry bayou and will ride along its bed into the woods
where Charley puts me on a stand, then leaves me with a
caution to ‘ ‘keep still, and if you hear the dogs keep your
eye peeled for that break in the cane across the bayou, and

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shoot

to take-, -- , .— —

the buck fever, for this is my first deer hunt and I know
Charley don’t expect much from me. I tie my horse back
in the cane and build a smoke to keep flies away from him;
then going carefully back to the top of the bank, take my
stand by a large oak tree, from which the view up and down
the bayou and across to the opposite side is clear. There I
sit for half an hour listening intently for the bounds, but
hearing nothing except the “tu-whoo” of an owl above my
head and the noise of a rabbit racing through the brush. I
walk back and replenish the “smoke” for my horse, and
just as I return to-my stand I hear a sound that starts the
blood in my veins and crouches me down against the tree
with my eyes fixed upon the opening in the cane. First,
one do 0, gives tongue, hesitates as if in doubt, and then
takes it°up, followed by one after another, until I know the
whole pack has the scent and is coming my way. They
are at least a mile away, I think, and I have plenty of time,
but almost before I can cock my gun a big doe comes out
of the cane beyond and trots down the sloping bank directly
towards me. She is in no hurry, and as she reaches the
bottom she turns her head to listen to the hounds behind
her and gives me a fair broadside shot. Gone now are all
thoughts of buck fever, and as my gun comes to my
shoulde r I measure the distance with my eye. Fully a
hundred yards, but delays are dangerous, and the old gun
never failed me yet. At the shot she jumps straight into
air writhing like a serpent and comes down on her back in
the soft dirt, where, after a few convulsive struggles, she
staightens out and is dead. By this time the dogs are very
near and in a moment they come tearing through the cane
in-full cry and bounce on the deer almost before they know
it Then ensues a struggle between them and me. The
smell of the blood makes them wild and I do not realize
the danger I am in until Charley, who has heard the shot,
comes up and drives them off, saying, “It’s a wonder they

didn’t take a piece out of you.” .

“Well Charles, .how’s this for a buck fever greenhorn?”
His answer is the flask, which he holds towards me, and we
drink a health to all good sportsmen. .

In butchering her we find that she got one shot behind
the shoulder and another through the neck, and Charley
tells me that the last is the one that did the business, as
without it she might have run a long time. I am too
well satisfied to dispute with him and we ride home, I find¬
ing myself rising rapidly in Charley’s esteem, as I know by
his comments upon the long shot I have made. I wont at¬
tempt to describe my feelings as I ride into the yard with
my game across my horse. Suffice it that a sight of the
skin convinced the old gentleman that I, and not Bryant,
shot the deer, and he never attempted to bother me again
about shooting.

Louisiana, especially in the middle and northern tier of
counties, is very heavily timbered and thickly intersected by
bayous many of them navigable and all affected in volume
by the rise and fall of the Mississippi, into which all then-
waters eventually empty. The cutting of the levees by
Grant at Lake Providence near Vicksburg, overflows all the
low lands of that section every spring, the water usually
risino- in March and falling in April. These annual over¬
flows drive the deer from their swamp coverts to the up¬
lands which are not subject to overflow, and at that time
the shooting is better than at any other, as, the deei being
confined in a limited area, there is no trouble in starting-
one and once started, if one knows the lay of the land, and
has a good horse, he need seldom fail of a shot. To those
who have never tried it, “heading off a deer,” seems rather
riskv work as the hunter must go through whatever comes
in his way be it canebrake, briar patch, or bayou. But
with a good sure-footed horse that is used to the work, one
will generally go through unharmed, barring scratched
hands and face, torn pants, etc., and what sportsman ever
thinks of such bagatelles when the dogs are running across
his quarter, and he astride a good horse, trying to make the
snot where “the old wood road crosses the bayou” before
the deer gets there! I can imagine no sport more exciting
than this, and I long for the time when I shall be at it again.
Bear hunting can also be had, but this necessitates a ride
into the deepest recesses of the swamps and a sojourn
among bear-hunters, hog stealers and refugees from justice,
for whose society I never had any desire. Into these
bayous and swamps in the fall the mallards come from
their northern summer haunts in countless numbers.

Quail (called partridges there) and woodcock, are also very
abundant. The latter is hunted in a way that can hardly
be called sport and I never joined in it. At night the
woodcock come out of the woods upon the cotton fields to
feed The hunter makes a couple of pitch-pine torches,
and with negroes to carry them, starts in. The birds at¬
tracted by the torches which throw a bright light all around

the hunter, do not attempt to fly and are shot sitting at
short range, the hunter using pistol charges. For abund¬
ance and variety of game and whole-souled, hospitable
people, Louisiana is not to be excelled.

A. M. Valentine.

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For Fwest and Stream.

A RIFLE EXPERIENCE.

A PROPOS of Creedmoor and target shooting generally,
let me relate a little incident which occurred here
not long ago. The parties concerned were four gentlemen.
A prominent physician—a crack shot, by the way—a young
Front street merchant, and two lesser lights, one of whom
we will call Bangs. Bangs is a genius and a connoisseur in
the fine arts. He loves To hover around old book stores
and picture shops, lugging off rare old tomes from the one
and time-stained canvas from the other, and it transpired
that during one of his peregrinations he purchased at
auction, a Springfield rifle guaranteed in good order, prime
condition and so forth, such as was used in the late “un¬
pleasantness.” Upon showing the trophy to his friends it
was decided that they would test its merits in the suburbs
of the city on the next opportunity, although well aware
that it was hardly en regie , and that they would not be
practicing with a Sharpe or Remington.

The auspicious day arrived; a few pounds of slugs and
other ammunition were procured; a suitable field was found
—the property of some unoffending granger—a piece of
paper was pinned to a tree at a distance of about eighty or
one hundred yards, and operations commenced. After a
little preliminary conversation it was elected that Bangs
should fire the first shot, the others not being particularly
anxious to have a practical illustration on the subject of
recoil. He shouldered it bravely and blazed away; one of
the party skipped over to the tree, examined it as thorough¬
ly as any naturalist would have done under different cir¬
cumstances, glanced up into its branches to see if any limbs
were missing and pantomimed back “No !” to the others.
Another tried it—same result. Some one suggested that
perhaps it would be well to make allowance for deflection
of the ball on account of wind. Third shot—tree still un¬
touched.

At this point attention was drawn towards an old man
seen to issue from a farm house, situated about a quarter
of a mile distant, and about thirty degrees tp the left of the
target. Misgivings filled the minds of the party as they
beheld him approaching them. Some one muttered “con¬
stable—trespassing,” and other pleasant subjects, but it was
not that, oh, no! he merely wanted to say that “those
slugs was whistlin’ all round and over his house, and
wouldn’t they please move a leetle, as no knowin’ what
might happen !” Of course they would, and did, at the
same time somewhat puzzled that their shots should des¬
cribe such curious curves. Another tree was found. More
essays. Some one grazed it, but it was afterwards believed
to have been done by accident.

At this juncture Bangs was startled by the Doctor’s de¬
claring in exasperated tones that “the barrel was crooked !
Yes l” he exclaimed—squinting down the side from the
muzzle-^-“it is crooked, being bent on some thing.!”
“Thought something was wrong,” said one. “So did I,”
chimed in another. “Nonsense,” said Bangs, “optical
illusion. Those bands that hold it to the stock make it
look so.” But the Doctor was excited and stripping the
stock from the barrel they discovered that it had been bent,
how they knew not, unless used as a bludgeon by one of
Uncle Sam’s boys. But you should have heard the laugh
that went up. You should have seen Bangs’face. One
suggested that he bury it in a furrow; another that he
deposit it in a fence corner. While walking back he re¬
marked,gazing abstractedly at the sky:— “Remarkable thing,
such deflection caused by wind I”

And now he wants to dispose of a first-class Springfield
rifle—cheap. H. R. B.

Philadelphia , May 15, 1874.

For Forest and Stream.

GUNS, AMMUNITION, &C.

M ANY sportsmen who are not owners of breech-loaders
are disposed to substitute them for the muzzle load¬
ers. To such, and all others, I would say keep your oid
“antiquated.” Americans, as a class are tenacious of their
opinions, but when they do give them up, it is no half
way work; they go just as far the other wav.

Breech and muzzle-loaders each have advantages not
possessed by the other. It is possible to use and do good
work with either. I own the best of both kinds, as far as
wood and iron go, and am satisfied with both, and wish
to part with neither. My judgment may err in regard to
their merits, but not from prejudice; I have but a sports¬
man’s interest in either

The muzzle-loader is certainly the. type, the breech¬
loader an offshoot; both are dependent on the same prin¬
ciples for good shooting, viz ., the proper chambering of the
shot and lack of windage. In this respect the muzzle-
loader has the advantage from its solid breech and never
varying barrel in which the shot are chambered; also the
conical breech is better adapted to the slow burning of the
powder, which lessens recoil, but this may be regulated in
the breech-loader by using coarse powder.

The chambering of shot in the breech-loader is depend¬
ent entirely on the inside measurement of the shells, which
, in paper ones varies in manufacture, from the difference in
the wads used, and the amount of pressure in load. Ir¬
regular chambering of shot causes irregularity in shooting.

The brass shells are not adapted to guns made to use the
paper ones, being about two sizes larger in the bore. The
shot are crowded and misformed in their passage into the
barrel which is still less than the bore of the paper shell.

Guns made to use the metal shells are not adapted to use
the paper shell; there is too much windage. It would be
much more reasonable to adapt both kinds of shells to the
guns than to try to adapt-, the guns to the shells. The
danger attended in the use of metal shell should be looked
at. The accidental discharge of one about the person
would be positively dangerous, whereas a paper shell is
comparatively harmless.

For upland shooting, paper shells of third quality will be
found more desirable, and in the long run more economi¬
cal than the metal ones, but for all kinds of shooting
from boats or blinds, properly constructed metal shells
would certainly be superior.

In wild fowl shooting the sport is largely dependent on
keeping the person of the shooter out of sight, and rapidity

in loading, as the flight is often of short duration Hero
another valuable feature in the breech-loader comes int
play; the ease and rapidity with which the load mav hp
removed and changed to suit the size of game that nm
present itself. . (In upland shooting one needs but one size
of shot, nor wants the bother of carrying extra ammunition't
this shows the breech-loader’s superiority above its rival-
but I am sorry to say, in my opinion, here that superiority
ends; with the exception of the charging the tnin it “
tended with less risk. S ’ Wlsa, »

In field shooting the weight of the gun is a very imoort
ant item, it should be as light as is consistent with strength
In this respect I find after careful gauging, measuring an 1
weight, the muzzle-loader has the advantage of one pom 1
and is yet equal in strength to the breech-loader. This ext'•
weight is not much at the start, but in carying all day Jqi'
be found to amount to a great deal. Every SDortsni
knows that the muzzle-loader can be loaded on an avera ^
ten times as often as opportunities offer to shoot it and f A
he kill quail with it one half as often as he could load ‘t
in two hours’ time he would have mole game than he wonlrl
wish to carry. The time consumed in properly loadin
paper cartridges is much more than is required in char gin f
the muzzle-loader. To me the loading of the latter is on -
of the pleasant features in shooting; it seems to be th
proper time to load the gun when in the field, instead of
doing it at home, which the use of cartridges amounts to T
consider it time well spent; it gives the dogs a short breath
ing spell, and if they are good ones they need it. By it tl
“down charge” is enforced, and it is the sheet anchor in
dog management, and no dog is wrell broken that does
not drop to shot and remain there, not till the lock
click, but until ordered to hold up; and did sportsmenusiny
breech-loaders make this a practice instead of man and
dogs standing for the dead game, loading as they g 0
would have better dogs, and their owners would keep i
better temper, kill more game, and be better shooting com 1
panions. Quick loading and fast walking are accomplish"
ments, but. in shooting, head work will leave them fa*
behind. Is it more desirable to make shootim- a business
than a pleasure ?

The cleaning of the breech-loader is looked upon as such
a simple operation that to many it has been the cause of
abandoning the muzzle-loader. The cleaning of the latter
was such a serious business that most people abandoned
the gun or only attempted cleaning it from real necessity
Did my muzzle-loader need cleaning while usino- it i n tiL
field, at the first spring or brook I should wash it with the
aid of a sole-leather wad screwed to the end of the ramrod
dry it by pumping air through the barrels, substituting
Eley s wads m place oi the leather one—a few minutes on
peration. In washing a pair of barrels use cold water"
drain with breeches down and trust nothing to dry them
but a current of air forced through the barrels, with a clean¬
ing rod with tow or rags.

It is conceded by all that clean barrels shoot. In this re
spect the muzzle-loader has a decided advantage since in
loading, it is in a great.measure cleaned by the passage of
two wads down the barrel just after the gun has been dis¬
charged, and the residuum of the powder is in a soft state
and is easily removed. On the contrary the residuum is
left on the inside of the barrel of the breech-loader To
judge of this, shoot a load from each barrel of a clean
breech-loader, pass two wads down one barrel and commre
the barrels by looking through them. p e

The trouble of carrying and reloading paper shells does
not pay. In using third quality paper shells the expense is
about fifty per cent more with the breech-loader
The weight of a package of 500 No. 12 shelis is twelve
pounds. The space occupied by them is nearly a foot
square, including the various articles used in loading and
cleaning, and it will be found to add very much to the cost
weight, and bulk of the sportsman’s outfit in traveling In
our varied shooting it is desirable to load to suit circum¬
stances. Snap shooting in thick cover calls for small loads
With the muzzle-loader, one can load as he pleases but
with the breech-loader it is not safe to take chances by
varying from the regular charge, and he can purchase all
necessary articles at any country store if needed.

In selecting a breech-loader remember that simplicity is
the great point to be attained in all machinery. It obviates
the wear and tear and lessens the liability of getting out of
order. The wear and tear of the breech-loader is very
great, and as the joints become loose it is constantly in¬
creased in proportion to its use. The conpensation ar¬
rangements are additions without being improvements, and
I have yet to see a shaky breech-loader made sound’ and
firm by a gunsmith, to the contrary notwithstanding.

Many new high priced breech-loaders are loose in their
joints, and in purchasing I would recommend this fact by
breaking down the barrels and examining if there is any
Side play to the lump in the action. The gun may be per¬
fectly tight when locked and yet be very loose otherwise.
Only the best are cheap and I much doubt if any class of
goods sold more justly deserves the name of shoddy than
the low priced breech-loaders. Check Coed.

Shrewsbury , V. J., May , 1874.

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For Forest and Stream.

SPRING NOTES FROM THE ADIRON¬
DACK'S.

P OSSIBLY the Forest and Stream may not be offend¬
ed at the receipt of a brief communication from this
portion of the great Adirondack Wilderness. So, the day
being a rainy one, and out-of-door operations not very in¬
viting, I venture to send you a few paragraphs.

Reaching here on the 6th of May, 1 found the weather
cool and dry, with prevailing easterly and northerly wdnds.
A thin covering of the winter snow still remained broad¬
cast over this entire region. No fresh buds were visible on
the trees, and the “arbutus” was just struggling into bloom.
The lakes and streams were low, and the ice still held
many of the ponds in its cold embraces. For three or four
days the mercury had revolved around the freezing point,
ranging from twenty to forty-five degrees. The gen¬
eral aspect of nature was not cheering, as you may well
imagine.

On the night of the 7th three inches of snow fell, and this
discharge from the atmosphere had the effect of softening
the temperature. The sun rose brightly upon the whitened
landscape, and his warmer rays had such a melting effect
that before mid-day hardly a vestige of the new snow could
be seen. The following day the mercury rose to about
seventy degrees, with a clear sky and balmy air; and thus
suddenly and gloriously the spring burst upon the wilder
ness. Since that time the weather has been all that could

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be desired; both days and niglits have been warm and
pleasant; the snow has disappeared and the woods are free
to any who choose to enjoy their companionship.

The winter here, like the winter outside, has been an ex¬
ceptional one. The oldest inhabitant cannot recall a milder
one. In January the mercury rose to sixty degrees. On
the first of April, a year ago, the snow lay on the ground to
the full depth of five feet. This year, at the same date,
there was not more than one foot left in the woods, except
in the deepest recesses where the sun’s rays never penetrate
the darkness. This mild winter must have been highly
favorable to the preservation of the deer, as these animals
have been enabled to roam the forest at their pleasure, and
find an abundance of wholesome food. The grouse, wood¬
cock and partridge, too, have evidently passed a favorable
winter, as they were never more plentiful in the thickets
hereabouts as they are at present.

Of course this fine weather has not been without its
natural effect upon the spirits of the trout, and you may
drop your line into pond or stream anywhere with the as¬
surance of success. The trout here are hot as large as in
some other favorite localities, but where they will average
a pound or so, I think the results ought to be satisfactory.
I think a fisherman who cannot be satisfied with this, is
very hard to please, and may be set down as a constitutional
crumbier. The fishing season is now fairly opened, and
there will be lively sport for the next two months along the
Beaver and its tributaries.

Although the wilderness bordering the Beaver River is
not marked by that variety of scenery which is character¬
istic of the more northerly portions of the forest, the ga me
is more abundant and the fishing better. The Beaver drai ns
a large extent of territory, including thirty or forty ponds
and lakes, some of the latter of which are of considerable
size. Smith’s Lake, too, near its head waters, is one of the
most charming lakes to be found in the wilderness. It lies
embosomed among hills rising to the height of five hundred
feet; the thick forest touches its shores on all sides; a half
dozen pine-covered islands dot its surface, and its clear
waters swarm with speckled and salmon trdut. Ten years
ago few parties penetrated to its shores,but now few go in who
fail to reach them. From Smith’s Lake to the Raquette, the
distance is about twenty miles, and from the top of “Pratt’s
Rock” the principal mountain peaks of the Adirondack re¬
gion are visible to the naked eye. The view from this ele¬
vation is among the most interesting to be met with in the
great wilderness. Mr. Yerplanck Colvins’forthcoming to¬
pographical report will reveal much more of the Beaver
River region than has heretofore been given to the public.

In the last number of Forest and Stream brief refer¬
ence is made to the Park bill, introduced by Hon. T. G.
Alvord last winter. The bill failed to become a law, al¬
though assurances were freely given by many members of
both Houses that the measure would receive favorable con¬
sideration. The true cause of its failure was probably a
lack of time to perfect its details. It was not brought for¬
ward until March, whereas it should have gone on to the
files in January. I have no doubt that, sooner or later,
this measure will find legislative favor. The Park is a
State necessity, or will eventually be so regarded; and
when this period arrives people will wonder at the folly
and stupidity which delayed its creation for so long a
period. Allow me to add what I feel to be the truth, that Mr.
Alvord’s advocacy of this measure was based upon an
earnest desire on his part to secure its adoption, and that
he deplores its failure as much as any of its friends.

The delightful spring days of the past week’ have not
only roused the trout into activity, but produced their
wonted effect upon those who are in the habit of seeking
these forest shades, as a happy deliverance from the cares
and toils of business. The advance party, consisting of
gentlemen from Utica, Cleveland and Pittsburg, passed up
the river to-day, bound for the “Red Horse” chain of lakes.
Other companies are on the way, and beforp the week
closes many of the most desirable localities along the
Beaver will be occupied. These spring parties do not usu¬
ally remain as long as the summer visitors, ten days or two
weeks being the ordinary limit of their stay. Fishing is
their sole amusement, but of this I here is plenty in spring
time. Hunting is deferred until July, and this is six weeks
m advance of the time allowed by law for taking the deer.
But here every man is a law unto himself, and nobody
thinks of prosecuting an offender against the laws of the
State. The deer, however, would not suffer greatly by the
destruction caused by summer parties alone. It is the sys¬
tematic destruction of these animals in the late fall and
early winter months, which promises to exterminate them
at an early period, and deprive the wilderness of its chief

attraction to the sportsman.

Persons seeking access to the wilderness here, leave the
cars at Lowville. A trip of eighteen miles over a passable
road brings them to the Beaver at “ Humber Four,” a Well-
Known locality, and where, at the “Fenton House,” they
always find excellent quarters for whatever time they may
choose to spend there. Those who wish to pass further in
can always procure guides in reasonable numbers by mak-
yrg known their wishes to the proprietors of the Fenton
lnvr Se ' • ^ art ^ es from the south sometimes leave the cars
at Martinsburgh Station, and run over to the Lewis House,
at Beach’s Bridge, where they find temporary quarters on
^ e ry satisfactory terms. The guides here are as intelligent
ana serviceable as elsewhere, and ply as good boats as are

ninished on the Raquette or Saranacs.

leaver River, May 18th, 1874. P. H. A.

A Request.—A special demand for the issue of Feb. 12,
., Forest and. Stream has almost exhausted our
copies of that date. Any one having that number, which
* cy do not wish to preserve for binding, will greatly
0 nge by forwarding it to this office, and we will cheerfully
Pay for it.

The Yellowstone Valley. —At the request of our
correspondent “Monmouth,” and to prevent misleading our
r caders, we make the following correction:

McPherson Barracks, i
Em Tnp -rj. Atlanta, Ga., May 19, 1874. f

“ lT0R Forest and Stream :-

ast Thursday’s number of the Forest and Stream, I notice, contains
Di If ftlC e on hie Yellowstone Valley. As some of your readers may
hour” 11 U ^ ° n sta tement that “we struck the Yellowstone in eight

i, . rs h’om Fort Eilis; and my copy (manuscript) of the article reads
K ruck the Yellowstone and followed it up. entering,” &c., do not for-
* tlat kis at least three days’ journey from Fort Ellis to the entrance
~th h ^ auon " There are trout streams every few miles all the way. By-
j e ' bye > ma y not some of these peculiar trout of the Yellowstone Yal
/ and River prove to be grayling?

dtiarml Ragtimes.

Secretaries and friends of Athletic , Base-Ball , Cricket and other out¬
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in
each week.

—Seven American Cricketers of the Merion club visited
Hew York on May 21st, to play the St. George club of this
city, they being unable to muster a full eleven on leaving
Philadelphia. They were met at Hoboken the same day
by nine of the St. George eleven who were short handed
as usual, and late in the afternoon a two days match was
commenced, rain preventing play at the hour appointed.
On the 21st the St. George men sent new men to the bat for a
score of 86, Bema Whelan, their new professional, Sleigh
and Moeran contributed double'figures. The same after¬
noon the Merions scored 55 with but two wickets down in
their first innings, Fox and Ashbridge making a good stand.
The next day they ran their score up to 88, leading St.
George two runs on the first innings. In the second innings
they disposed of eleven of the Dragon Slayers for 20 runs
only, and then went in and won the game easily with eight
wickets to fall. A hail storm interrupted the second day’s
play, occasioning a new wicket to be laid out. Fox bore
oif the palm at the bat with 51 in one innings, he making
two fine catches, R. Ashbridge being next. G. Ashbridge
finished the game with a six hitto-leg. Hance led the score
on the other side. The following is the score:

ST. GEORGE.

FIRST INNING.

Hance b R. Ashbridge.20

Whelan b Fox. 20

Moeran ct Fox b R. Ashbridge.. .11

Sleigh ct and b R. Ashbridge.17

Palmer b R Ashbridge. 0

Granger b Fox. 0

Lemmon 1 b w b Fox. 9

Satterthwaite not out. 1

Percy ct G. Ashbridge. 0

J. Eyre absent. 0

M. Eyre absent. 0

Byes, 1; leg byes, 3; wides, 4.8

SECOND INNING.

ct Stone b Fox.

b R. Ashbridge.

ct Fox b R. Ashbridge..

1 b w b Fox.

b R. Ashbridge.

ct Townsend b Fox.

b R. Ashbridge..

b R. Ashbridge.

run out.

not out.

b R. Ashbridge.

Byes...

6

9

2

0

3
0

4
1
0
1
0
3

Total

.86

Total

MERION.

20

FIBST INNING.

G. Ashbridge c Granger b Whelan 1

Fox b Whelan.51

Stone c Moeran b Palmer. 0

R. Ashbridge c “sub” b Moeran.. 31

Walmb Whelan. 0

Townsend b Moeran. 1

Binney not out.0

Leg byes, 2; wide, 1; no balls, 1.. 4

SECOND INNING.

not out.

b Moeran.

b Moeran.

not out..

Leg byes, 1; wide, 2: no balls, 1..

13

7

0

0

4

Total

Total

24

FALL OF WICKETS.

123456789 10 Total.

St. George, 1st inning. 31 52 62 62 67 83 85 86 --86

St. Oeorge, 2d inning. 7 13 13 15 16 17 19 19 20 20 —20

Merion, 1st inning. 7 19 79 85 88 88 —88

Merion, 2d inning. 2 16 —24

Umpires—Messrs. Yinlen and*Brewster.

Runs earned—By St. George, 96; by Merion, 47.

Total runs by fielding errors—St. George, 8; Merion, 10.

Time of game—5:10.

The St. George Club go to Philsdelphia on Decoration Day to play the
Germantown Club.

—The Prospect Park Cricket Club—an organization of
Brooklyn journalists—opened play for the season on May
23d, on their splendid field at Prospect Park, and after a
practice game held a meeting at their club rooms adjoining
the field, at which the following officers were duly elected
for 1874. President Mr. John Y. Culyer, Chief Engineer
Prospect Park; Vice President Mr. A. McLean, managing
Editor of the Eagle; Secretary Mr. A. W. Peters, of the
Faust Club; Treasurer Dr. Drayton, Secretary of the
Coney Island R. R. Company. After the meeting there was
a re-union of the members at the club room where the
President invijed them to an elegant supper prepared by
Mr. Prozart of the Park Shelter House. Toasts, songs and
speeches were made and a great time had generally. On
Decoration Day the married and single members of the
club have a match together.

—The St. George and St. Louis cricket clubs of St.
Louis played their first match of the season on the 23d
Mav, on the grounds of the latter. A close game resulted.
The St. George claim to have a better eleven than the
“ United” of last year; at any rate they have Richardson,
Dale and Allen, three formidable batters, and Mordaunt
and Webb, two good bowlers. The St. Louis have no bat
so brilliant as Richardson, but their team is a very even
one and their fielding should be first class.

—Some stirring events have transpired in the professional
championship arena since the last issue of the Forest and
Stream, the most noteworthy being the great defeat sus¬
tained by the champion “Reds” of Boston. They had
previously met and encountered every nine in the
arena except the Chicago White Stockings, and defeated
each with apparent ease, and returning home triumphant
with the captured Atlantics, were surprised in their own
camp, on May 23d, and taken prisoners to the tune of nine
to three. Their previous career had been marked by the
following signal victories.

Boston vs. Baltimore, at Baltimore, 3 to 2.

“ vs. Atlantics, at Brooklyn, 6 to 2.

“ vs. Hartford, at Hartford, 8 to 1.

“ vs. Atlantics, at Brooklyn, 8 to 2.

“ vs. Athletics, at Boston, 10 to 4.

“ vs. Mutuals, at Boston, 11 to 4.

“ vs. Mutuals, at Boston, 12 to 3.

“ vs. Baltimore, at Boston, 14 to 0.

“ vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia, 16 to 7.

“ vs. Athletics, at Philadelphia, 18 to 7.

“ vs. Mutuals, at Brooklyn, 20 to 14.

“ vs. Hartford, at*Boston, 25 to 3.

“ vs. Baltimore, at Boston, 2&to 7.

Their first defeat in Boston was the result of their allow¬
ing the Atlantics to score 7 runs in their first innings; a
lead the Reds tried in vain to offset. In the following
eight innings of the game the Reds made 3 runs and the
Atlantics 2, the latter winning by a score of 9 to 3. It
was the Atlantic club which first broke the string of vic¬
tories of the celebrated Red Stockings nine in 1870, and it
will be seen that they gave the Reds the closest games of
their recent tour.

—Collins and Peters of the St. Louis Red Stocking nine
have been engaged as professionals of the Chicago club in
place of Mesyrole and Glenn retired.

—The American Base Ball Eighteen who are to play at
cricket with the English Twelve of 1872 at Lord’s ground
in London on August 3d next, began a series of practice

games on May 21st at Philadelphia, on which occasion the
Boston nine with Harry Wright, and the Athletic nine com¬
bined together in a match against the eleven of the famous
Young America club—the champion cricket club of the
United States—at Germantown, and in the presence of a
large concourse of interested spectators, the base ball
players' managed to come of victors in the one day match,
owing to the impossibility of playing the game to a close,
the stumps being drawn at dark when the eleven had
five wickets to go down and only 15 runs to get to win.
The full score below will give our English readers across the
water some idea how well our base ball representatives can
play cricket.

ATHLETIC-BOSTON.

FIRST INNING.

G. Wright c C. Baird b Davie-13

McBride c D. Newhall b Davis- 8

Spalding cS. Wright b Davis_11

Anson run out. 0

Leonard b Davis. 4

Schafer b Davis. 0

McGeary c G. Newhall. 1

Sutton c R. Newhall b O.Newhall 19
McVeyb Davis. 0

H. Wirght c Large b Davis. 0

Sensenderfer b C. Newhall. 1

O’Rourke c Thompson b Davis.. 0

White c and b C. Newhall. 0

McMullen c and b C. Newhall_4

Gedney st R. Newhall b Davis_ 0

Clapp b Davis. 0

Reach c R. Newhall b Davis_ 3

Mu man not out . 7

Hall b C. Newhall. 2

Byes. 0

Leg byes. 1

Wides. 5

SECOND INNING.

run out.

c G. Newhall b Davis.

c Clark b C. Newhall.

b Davis.

c D. Newhall b Davis.

c R.Newhall b C.Newhall..

c G. Newhall b Davis.

c G. Newhall b Davis.

c C. Newhall b Davis.

c R. Newhall b C. Newhall

absent.

c L. Baird b C. Newhall —

cL. Baird b Davis.

o L. Baird b Davis.

bC. Newhall.

hit wicket b Davis.

not out.

b C. Newhall.

c and b Davis.

Byes.-.

Leg byes.

Wides.

0

5

0

0

7
0
1
5

8
12

0

3

0

0

0

2

2

2

0

0

0

3

Total

73

Total

YOUNG AMERICA.

FIRST INNING.

G. Newhall c White b G. Wright.. 9

H. Thompson c Reach b G.Wright 1
R. Newhall c b G. Wright b H.

Wright.14

John Large c Murnan b H.Wright 5
Loper Baird c White b H. Wright 1

C. Newhall b G. Wright. 5

D. Newhall c G. Wright b H

Wright.12

Cooper Baird b H. Wright.3

Sydney Wright b H. Wright. 0

E. W. Clark, Jr, not out. 1

Davis b H. Wright. 0

Byes. 2

Leg byes. 1

Wides. 3

SECOND INNING.

c O’Rourke b H. Wright...
not out.

c and b H. Wright.

c Spalding b McBride.

c White b H. Wright.

b H. Wright.

not out.

cMcYey b H. Wright..

Byes....
Leg byes
Wides...

28

0

21

0

0

0

4
, 3

2

2

0

Total...•.56

Total_(four wickets to fall).. 60

BOWLING ANALYSIS (SIX-BALL OVERS).

YOUNG AMERICA—FIRST INNING.

Bowler. Balls. Buns. Mdns. Wickets.

C. Newhall. 98 42 4 5

Davis. 96 32 3 12

SECOND INNNING.

C.Newhall. 66 28 2 6

Davis. 70 17 1 10

ATHLETIC BOSTON—FIRST INNING.

George Wright. 120 32 5 4

H. Wright. 78 10 6 6

Leonard.. 42 9 3 0

SECOND INNING.

George Wright. 36 19 1 0

H. Wright. 78 25 3 5

G. Rourke. 6 4 0 0

McBride. 30 8 0 1

Umpires—T. Rhodes and E. Hopkinson.

Wides.

0

5

0

3

0

0

3

0

0

1

1

—But few good games are now being played by our local
amateur clubs, chiefly in consequence of their persisting in
playing under the crude code of rules adopted at their Tate
convention in this city, the objectionable feature of which
code is the undue latitude given to wild pitching, by the
absurd rule introduced governing the delivery of the ball
to the bat. By this rule pitchers are allowed to do just as
they like almost, while the strikers are obliged to strike at
every ball pitched over the bat. The game at Fordham on
May 20th between the Fly Aways and the Rose Hills
afforded a sample of the working of the amateur code in
this respect, and a still further proof of its bad effects was
shown in the Hameless and Rutgers game at Prospect
Park on May 23d. The following scores of amateur games
as thus recently played under this code, shows its work -
ing plainly enough.

May 20, Fly Aways vs. Hose Hill, at Fordham, 27 to 14.

May 21, Alert vs. H. Y. University, at Orange, H. J. 42 to 4.

“ 23, Montague vs. Blagden, at Capitoline grounds,
51 to 8.

May 23, Hameless vs, Rutgers, at Prospect Park, 26 to 14.

A very pretty game was played at Central Park on May
23d, the opening day for ball playing at the Park, between
the Young Eagle and Armenian clubs, the latter winning
by a score of 6"to 4 only, in a seven innings contest. The
other game played was marked by large scores. During
cne game a boy name James Byrnes was hit on the head by
a bat slung from the striker and lie was carried home
insensible.

—The model contests by the professional nines this
season, thus far, have been the following:

Boston vs. Baltimore, at Baltimore, 3 to 2.

Chicago vs. Athletics, at Chicago, 4 to 0.

A'hletics vs. Atlantics, at Brooklyn, 5 to 2.

Boston vs. Atlantics, at Booklyn, 6 to 2.

Philadelphia vs. Hartford, at Philadelphia, 6 to 4.

Athletics vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia, 7 to 1.

Athletics vs. Chicago, at Chicago, 7 to 2.

Mutual vs Chicago, at Chicago, 7 to 4.

Boston vs. Hartford, at Hartford, 8 to 1.

Boston vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 8 to 2.

Atlantics vs. Baltimore, at’Brooklyn, 8 to 3.

Mutuals Vs. Baltimore, at Brooklyn, 8 to 5.

Mutual vs. Athletics, at Brooklyn, 8 to 5.

Atlantics vs. Boston, at Boston, 9 to 3.

Baltimore vs. Hartford, at Baltimore, 9 to 7.

Baltimore vs. Athletics, at Baltimore, 9 to 8.

In these finely played games, as the score shows them to
be, the Athletics played in six, winning three ; the
champions participated in five, winning four; the Atlantics
in five, winning two; the Baltimores in four, winning two;
the Mutuals in three, winning all; and the others in two
each, winning one each, except the Hartford which lost
both.

—--—

—Hearly 8,000 visitors have registered at the St. James
and Grand Hational Hotels in Jacksonville, Florida since
Hovember.

—Can’t a manufacturer of condensed milk very properly
be termed a cream-machinist*

244

FOREST AND STREAM

AT THE WOOD’S EDGE.

T WO walked out of a wood by pleasant ways
A wood wherein each breath did wake delight.

There charmed trees, that stirred not through the days,
Shook delicate spray-drops off at touch of night,

That in the morn were blossoms to the sight,

And sprang in honeyed clusters ’neath the tread.

Never was any wood so filled with praise
Of singing creatures in the air o’erhead.

Now at the very verge of this sweet maze
There grew a rose tree, half in shade, half light;

And all its blossoms that outward leaned were white,

And all that drank the dusky shadows, red.

And as the twain passed out beneath its bower,

Each put forth careless hand and plucked a flower.

Then cheerly fared they onward, till one turned
Downward ner timid eyes, and saw—alas!

In her fair hand the rose was red, and burned
Like a soft flame; pure white the other was!

Then crimson grew her forehead. “Nay,” said she,

“Were they not gathered'from the self-same tree?

I will straightway go change. So swift she sped,

No smallest flower had time to hide its head.

Her lustrous eyes, dark with sweet wood shadows,

Did seem to change the hue of any rose
Whereon they fell. Turning her face, she broke
A fair, milk-throated blossom from its tree,

Yet thrust the other, when no eye did see,

Into her bosom. Resting ’neath an oak,

Her way-mate soon she joined, and neither spoke;

Nor any knew that still, on ways made bright

With wholesome snns, she holds—close hid from sight—

The faded red rose dearer than the white.

Galaxy. Helen Barron Bostwick.

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For Forest and Stream.

THE GREAT AUK IN NEWFOUNDLAND.
-*-

W HEN the island of Newfoundland was first dis¬
covered, and for two hundred years afterwards, the
numerous low rocky islands off the eastern coast were
the haunts of that remarkable oceanic bird, the Great
Auk, which is now believed to be extinct. The Penguin,
Wadham and Funk Islands, and the countless islets which
stud the bosom of Trinity, Bonavista and Notre Dame bays,
were the favorite resorts of the Great Auk, where they
were to be found in incredible numbers. From these
islands which were their breeding grounds they spread
over the neighboring seas, so as to be a sure sea-mark to
the mariners on the edge of and inside the banks, when
they were drawing near the shores of Newfoundland.
When the sailors of the 16th and 17th centuries fell in with,
the flocks of the Great Auk, they knew that they had
reached soundings on the banks, and the sight of these
great birds paddling rapidly with their wings over the sur¬
face of the ocean, or diving after their prey, was very wel¬
come to the weather-beaten tars of those days. They were
accustomed to depend on the Auks for a supply of fresh
provisions, their flesh being savory and wholesome, while
their capture was a very simple matter. Not only were
the crews of the fishing vessels in the habit of consuming
vast quantities of these birds fresh, but they were accus¬
tomed to salt down many tons of them for future use.
Landing on the islands where they were bred, the sailors
also took off whole boat-loads of their eggs. On land, the
poor helpless Auks patiently waited to be slaughtered, one
after another, being unable to make any effort to escape,
their wings being useless for flight, and only of service as
paddles in the water. Armed only with sticks, the sailors
landed, and in a short time filled their boats with these
plump unwieldy birds who quietly awaited their turn to be
knocked on the head. Nay, so accommodating were they
that even on their proper element, where, by using their
short wings as paddles, they could move about with astonish¬
ing rapidity, they allowed themselves to be captured in any
quantity. Not only so, but it is stated on good authority,
that they were obliging enough to “walk the plank” into
a boat from the sea, when the sailors pushed out a gang¬
way and drove them along it. This fact is attested by
honest Captain Richard Whitbourne, who, in the reign of
James I. published a book, a copy of which was sent by that
monarch to each parish in the kingdom, in order to induce
Englishmen to emigrate to. the “New-Found-Land.”
Whitbourne speaks thus of thelAuks, or “Penguins” as he
named them in this volume: “ThesePenguins are as bigge
as geese and flye not, for they have but a little short
wing; and they multiply so infinitely upon a certain flat
island that men drive them from thence upon a board into
their boats by hundreds at a time, as if God had made the
innocency of so poor a creature to become such an admir¬
able instrument for the sustentation of man.” Thus
quaintly does old Whitbourne moralize upon the “inno¬
cency” of the Auk which proved so very convenient for
the hungry sailors of those days.

It is evident that in “the battle of life,” such a bird as
the Great Auk had but a poor chance. In a world where
competition for available provisions is so keen, where
“the struggle for existence” is so terrible, and where only
“the fittest” survive, such a simpleton as the Great Auk
must ere long be gobbled up. When the fat “innocent at
home” actually walked into the mouths of its foes—great
gawk that it was—its doom must be annihilation, sooner or
later. Such proved to be the case. The reckless sailors
ate it fresh and salted-; feasted on its eggs; burned its body
for fuel, in order to warm water to pick off the feathers
which were of much value; and after slaughtering the
gawky birds till they were weary, they shut up huge flocks
in low stone enclosures, in order to have them ready when

wanted. The merchants of Bonavista, and other localities,
during the winter season, used to sell these birds to poor
people by the hundredweight, instead of pork. Year after
year, this war of extermination went on and their numbers
were vastly thinned.

The Penguin Islands, on the northern coast, which were
little frequented, afforded them a refuge for a time, but
they were at length pursued even here, and finally disap¬
peared entirely, and for many years not a single Auk has
been seen where once the ocean was alive with them.

It is the opinion of the best naturalists that the Great
Auk, like the Dodo, is now extinct. In Wood’s Illustrated
Natural History, (page 471,) we are told that “almost the
last living specimens known were seen in the Orkneys, and
were quite familiar to the inhabitants under the name of
King and Queen of the Auks. So agile is (or was) this
bird in the water that Mr. Bullock chased the male for
several hours, without being able to get within gun-shot,
although he was in a boat manned by six rowers. After
his departure, the bird was shot and sent to the British
Museum. The female had been killed just before his ar¬
rival.” It appears, however, that the bird was seen at a
later date, as the following extract from Links in the Chain
indicates: “The last known breeding places of the bird
are two isolated rocks, extremely difficult of access, off the
south coast of Iceland; and at long intervals, sometimes of
ten or fifteen years, a few individuals have been obtained
thence, up to the year 1844. In that year a pair of birds,
male and female, were shot at their nest, on a little islet,
near to one of the former breeding places; and since that
time, notwithstanding that the most careful search has
every where been made for it, the Great Auk has no where
been seen alive. ” Colonel Drummond Hay, however, has
recorded the fact (Ibis, 1861, page 397) of a living specimen
of A. impermis being seen on the banks of Newfoundland
so recently as 1852, and also of another being picked up
the following year in Trinity Bay. This would seem to
warrant the hope that if a search were made among those
surf-bound and dangerous islands along the southern and
eastern coasts of Newfoundland, which are seldom ap¬
proached by vessels, it might be attended with success, for
if any localities are likely to hold living specimens of the
bird it would seem to be some of these rocky solitudes
rarely trodden by the foot of man, which were once the
headquarters of the Great Auk. Mr. Reeks, a distinguish¬
ed English naturalist, who spent the years 1868 and 1869
on the western shore of Newfoundland, collecting speci¬
mens, heard among the settlers there that “a living pin¬
wing was caught by one Captain Stirling twelve years be¬
fore,” and old settlers remembered seeing the living bird
fishing in the mouths Of Bonne Bay, Bay of Islands, and Bay
St. George. The settlers call it “Pinwing,” and Professor
Newton considers that “Penguin” or “Pingwin” as it is
often spelled, is but a corruption of the word pin wing,
from the fact that the operation known as “pinioning” is
called “j pin-winging” in some parts of England, aiid had
been applied to certain sea fowl, which being unable to
fly appeared to have been “pin-winged Mr. Reeks clings
to the belief that living specimens of the Great Auk
still exist on some of the lonely islands around Newfound¬
land.

However this may be, certain it is that Newfoundland
contains numerous skeleton remains of the bird. The
most perfect skeleton known to be in existence, now in the
British Museum, was found along with two others on the
Funk Islands in 1864. They came into the possession of
Rev. Dr. Field, Bishop of Newfoundland, who sent one to
Professor Agassiz which I presume is now in the Cambridge
Museum, Mass.; a second to Professor Newton, and the
third to Mr. Jones of Halifax, who sent it to the British
Museum. These skeletons were found under drift ice by a
person who had visited the Funk Islands to collect guano.
The islands are uninhabited and now rarely visited, and it
is every way probable that many more specimens might be
found there. If Cambridge Museum contains the speci¬
men sent to Agassiz, I believe it is the only one on this side
of the Atlantic. Professor Baird has been making strenuous
efforts to get one for the Smithsonian, but hitherto without
success.

It must have been a singular sight, two hundred years
ago, to see these wild lonely islands litefally covered with
these strange birds, as they w addled slowly about in an
erect position, with their broad webbed feet, and short
wings, resembling the flippers of a seal. In fact they were
the connecting link between the fish and bird, partaking of
the nature of both. In these lonely islands they were the
sole occupants, for many centuries, in all probability. The
English Pilot for 1774 thus refers to them: “They never
go beyond the bank, as others do, for they are always on it
or within it, several of them together, sometimes more,
sometimes less, but never less than two together. They
are large fowls, about the size of ^ goose, a coal black head
and back, with a white spot under one of their eyes, which
nature has ordered to be under their right eye,—an extra¬
ordinary mark. These birds never fly, for their wings are
very short, and most like the fins of fish, having nothing
upon them but a sort of down and short feathers.” Wood
says in his Natural History„ (page 417,) “the egg ares varia¬
ble in size, color, and markings, some being of a silvery
white, and others of a yellowish white ground, and the
spots and streaks are greatly different in color and form,
some being yellowish brown and purple, others intense
blue and green. The upper surface of this bird is black,
except a patch of pure whitl around and in front of the
eye, and the ends of the secondaries, which are white. The
whole of the under surface is white, and in winter the chin

and throat are also white. The total length of the bird *
thirty-two inches.” The legs of the Great Auk were ex
tremely short but powerful, and placed so much posteriorly
that; in resting on the rocks, the birds assumed an upright
attitude, the whole of the legs and toes being applied to the
surface. The toes were three in number and fully webbed
the hind toe being rudimentary. The bill was compressed
laterally and groved at the sides. The Auks are natives of
the northern hemisphere; the Penguins take their place in
the southern. They were once common, not only on New
foundland, but in Greenland, Spitzbergen, Iceland and
Norway. The Little Auk, the Razor-billed Auk, Puffin
and Guillemot, all belonging to the same family as the
Great Auk, are common around the coasts of Newfound-
land. M. H .

«- THE DODO

Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

On. page 234 of your issue of May 21st, I notice an article
upon the dodo, stating that this bird had recently been cap
tured alive in the Navigator Islands by Dr. A. B. Stein-
berger. The bird which this gentleman secured was not
the dodo, but the dodo pigeon, {Didunculus strigirostris) a
species -which is well known to ornithologists and which
exists in more than one museum, the National Collection
having had a good mounted example for many years
Though a member of the pigeon family, the present species
is so aberrant that Bonaparte instituted in 1850 a separate
family, ( Didunculidw ,) for its especial accommodation; but
its characters scarcely warrant so wide a removal from the
true pigeons, and Gray’s s^-family, ( Didunculinw ,) may be
accepted as a probably more truthful expression of its re¬
lationship. The generic name of the dodo pigeon, ( Didun¬
culus ,) signifies “little dodo,” and was suggested by the re¬
semblance of many parts of the bird to those of the dodo,
(Didus ineptus.) It is perhaps needless to add that the latter
bird is yet known only by the few fragmentary remains
which have been preserved,, and that ornithologists need
not hope ever to see better evidence of its former existence.

Robert Ridgway.

. [We were seasonably advised through authentic scientific
sources, by letters addressed personally to us, not to put
confidence in the alleged discovery of a live dodo by Dr.
Steinberger, but the article in our paper, which was taken
from one of our city dailies, was already on the press and
could not be recalled. We thank the writer of the above
article and our numerous naturalist friends for the earnest
interest they manifest in maintaining the character of this
paper for scientific correctness. One of these dodo pigeons
is now on exhibition at Mr. Reiche’s, in Chatham street,
near our office.—E d.]

Davenport, Iowa, May 15, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

In your issue of April 30th, page 180, there is a letter
from C. E. T., asking your opinion in reference to the time
that salmon return from the sea to the stream, where they
were spawned. Your correspondent speaks of an “old
experienced Scotchman” who told him “that salmon in
Scotland, spawned in winter, come back from the sea as
grilse weighing from four to seven pounds. The second
season they come back as spawning salmon.” Do you, Mr.
Editor, understand him that those that were spawned in
say the winter of 1872, come back in the fall of 1873 as
grilse and in the fall of 1874 as spawning salmon? If so,
the old Scotchman was never under a greater mistake.
What becomes of their nearly two and a half years of parr
stage of life before they leave their native stream to go to
the sea? I was raised on a salmon stream in Scotland and
for fifty 3 ^ears have been a fly fisher for salmon and trout,
though, in my present locality, I have to content myself
with throwing a fly for black bass. In Scotland I studied
carefully the habits of. salmon and trout, their spawning
time, when they migrated to the sea, and the seasons of their
return.

In the west of Scotland the salmon spawn during
the months of October and November, the following sum¬
mer and fall they, the young, are about from three to four
inches in length, the following year they, of course, are
larger, by the fall some of them will weigh two ounces,
seldom over that, and during these two years are known as
parr. In the following spring they change there appear¬
ance? While a parr they resemble a small brook trout in
color, having a row of dark oval blotches along their sides;
but in the spring their back assumes a blueish black color,
and the sides and belly the bright silvery appearance of the
salmon; they are then on their way to the sea, this is dur¬
ing the months of April and May; and in the River Clyde,
in Scotland, not one of them are seen by the last of May.
After they experience this change in their appearance they
are no longer known or termed parr but salmon fry. Thus
those salmon eggs that are hatched, say in the fall of 1871,
do not leave their native stream for the sea till the spring of
1874. .

I presume, Mr. Editor, that you are aquainted with tue
experiments and observations of Mr. Shaw, of Scotland, an
intelligent game keeper on a large estate, who proved to a
demonstration the correctness of what I have above stated.
In the fall, previous to the spring in which the parr changes
his appearance ready to go to sea, I have caught some large
males that were full of melt, but I never saw a female pail
with roe in them. Mr. Shaw successfully impregnated tne
roe of a large salmon with the melt of the male parr. Anyoi
your readers who are interested in the history of the salmon
during its parr state up to the mature fish can find it in
Chamber’s Encyclopedia, furnished by Mr. Shaw. I h a 7®
spoken above of the salmon in the streams of the west o
Scotland; what may be their habits on this continent r
know not from my own observations, haying never resme
any length of time away from this vicinity. I am nru
interested in reading the many very desirable articles
your paper on fish and fishing. Wm. Gray. ^

For habits and natural history of salmon see “Halloct s
Fishing Tourist,” pages 33-35 .—Ed.]

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—The Maryland Legislature recently passed a law pro¬
tecting trout.

FOREST AND STREAM.

245

__We acknowledge the receipt from “Jacobstaff” of a
beautiful specimen of the rail bird, mounted by Wallace,
thick is mentioned in our Natural History department as
having been found in this vicinity last week, killed by
striking a telegraph wire in its flight. Herewith he gives
some hints respecting rail shooting, which our sportsmen
m ay find serviceable at the proper season. He says:—

‘‘The sora, when driven up almost from under the bow
of the boat, with legs hanging, flutters feebly over the tops
of the reeds for sixty or eighty yards, when it drops again
to shelter. It affords an easy shot, even to a tyro. But
mil shooting, with proper accompaniments, is fun, and no
mistake. With a high tide, and a good pusher or poler (the
latter of which is decidedly a sine qua non) the sport grows
fast and furious. With dozens of other boats, with their
shooters, around you, the incessant cracking of the fowl-
ino- pieces, the rising as well as the falling birds, and the
angry excitement of your man, as in the excitement you
miss two birds in succession, or still worse, get your shot
j oW n before the powder, all this tends to create a heat in
your blood that is really exhilarating. The feeling of ri¬
valry among the shooters is largely engendered, each try-
iiw Ins level best to outdo the other. Maryland or Vir¬
ginia we understand, furnish the best fields for good bags.
We have heard that on the Delaware Diver as many as six¬
teen dozen have been brought to boat by a single gunner
on a tide. Opposite the mouth of Kinderhook Creek, on the
Hudson, is a mile or two of flats that in the fall furnishes
good feeding. There, with Captain Wild and his son Joe
as pushers, we have in less than three hours bagged ninety -
two. I believe the captain and his son have killed as high
as 148 on a single tide, but this, I think, is rather rare for
that region. In the fall the rail becomes very fat, feeding
on the seeds of the water reeds, and are indeed delicious
eating outrivalling the celebrated ortolan of France. I
hope I shall be able to try a tide among them this season.
Can’t you go, too?” “Jacobstaff.” #

Waterville, Oneida County, N. Y.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Reading in your issue of May 21st, the article of a corres¬
pondent finding a rail on the public highway dead, and the
same correspondent asking if other persons had seen any
bird of the same feather during the month, induced me to
write of a coincidence. On the 19th of this month, a neigh¬
bor of mine, riding from our place to Clinton, through the
Oriskany Creek valley, found dead on the road a rail in
full plumage, with no visible mark of injury.

On skinning the rail no shot-holes were found, but on the
breast the flesh was discolored, black and blue, showing, I
think, conclusively, that the bird had received a blow from
collision with some hard body, causing its death.

R. S. B.

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MIGRATION OF BIRDS.

Portland, Me., May 12,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

There is a matter I would like to suggest to your editorial considera¬
tion; it is this: That you call upon your correspondents throughout the
country to give you the dates of arrival of migratory birds at their local¬
ity, especially the ducks, snipe, plover, &c. It would be valuable as a
matter of scientific knowledge, aud of great assistance to the sportsman.
Many of the birds are more regular in the dates of their arrival (without
regard to season or weather) than most people imagine. I will give a
few instances in this locality: Canada geese arrive March 20, seldom
varying three days, and the first flight of black ducks, anas obscura,
comes with them or immediately after. The second flight of black ducks
comes April 6, or between the 4th aud 8th. This year they struck here
at 10 A. M. of the 6th, as I can testify from personal observation, being
on their favorite ground from the 4th until the 7th, seeing none save
first flight birds until the forenoon of the 6th. and then my friend and
self bagged 30 before 4 P . M-, losing about half our birds for want of a
good retrieve r. But the most reliable bird of all is the dowitcher, here
called “brown duck,” the Scolopax noveboracensis, of Wilson. This
beautiful little bird appears on the Scarborough marshes (8 miles from
this city) on the 25th of May, almost as regularly as the day itself. Since
1843 the widest variations have been May 20 and May 28, in both of which
cases but few birds were seen, and I am satisfied were stragglers from
the main flight. May 25, 1868 was the largest flight I ever saw. They
extended from horizon to horizon, and the flight lasted over three hours
six miles out at sea (at right angles with their course). From where I
was the same sight presented itself. This body of birds must have been
12 or 15 miles wide and at least 100 long. They did not “darken the air,”
but were in bunches from a dozen to several hundred, and were visible
in all directions. They make no stop with us in the spring (the eggs be¬
ing about £ inch in diameter in the females), and the male birds are back
here on their way south as early as July 4th, but usually not until the
15th. Females and young arrive the 1st of August. They are fat al¬
most to bursting in May, but in poor condition when they return.

Mannasseh Smith.

remarkable deer horns.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Me frequently hear how two well antlered bucks in chivalrous contest
or the championship of some herd of does become victims of their rage;
but I have never seen such perfect evidence of it as is given by two
skulls with horns, that were shown at the office of the National Hotel,
Jacksonville, Fla. The horns were fine and strong, and were borne by
bucks of equal age and size, and beyond doubt® it was a long and deter¬
mined fight that so inter-locked these antlers as to forever prevent their

separation.

By some powerful charge, with all the force, of each animal, they had
8 P<mng open the tines of their powerful horns, and by struggles and
wrestling so jammed them in a complex tangle, that with their anger
jj° ae ’ ^eir courage tamed by hunger, and their timidity awakened, they
at been unable to escape from one another until from starvation, or
com the attacks of animals they were helpless to flee from or defend
against, they died, leaving their united horns to bleach in the forest un-
ound by a negro. One sharp point had been thrust through the jaws
uue, antagonist and striking a back tooth on the opposite side, had
flll° I 6 * 1 Born and the molar, and the shivered end of the tine

ln tlle Ya cant place. They were objects of unusual interest to the
^auy sportsmen who saw them there, and have since been purchased by
k (i^ tlemai1 f rGm New York. A pair of antlers, with head, from a buck
cu near Savannah I saw in that city, and would gladly describe
^ve ^ Ut eveu a Photograph will hardly convey an idea of them. They
mab ? aicle( ^ ky a Beer of unusual size, and not only branch out from the
ca< . U . ns ’ as common, hut the tines themselves are divided, in some
horn ' V ^ ^ ^°Bhle points, reminding one of the three-pointed caribou
fiovn^ are very symmetrical and more massive by far than any

poi 8 of tlie re d deer that 1 have ever seen, having in all twenty-four (24)
L Ldeed, but for the unmistakable head bearing them, one would
g e Biem as belonging to an animal of sgine variety larger than the
” eiu Beer and of different character.
a ae excellent and accomplished sportsmen of the South would found
ckag SeUm ° f na ^ ve animals and birds and gather in it the spoils of their
’ B v<onld soon become one of verv great variety and interest.

L. VV. L

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

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Department op Public Parks, )
New York, May 24, 1874. f

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
May 23, 1874:

One Rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus. Presented by Mr. H. N. Strong,
Portland, Conn.

One Pelican, Pelecanus fuscus. Presented by Wm, C. Ryan.

One purple Gallinule, Gallimla martinica. Presented by Mr. W. S.
Pearson, S. S., State of Texas.

One Mocking Bird, Mimas polyglottus. Presented by Mr. T. U. Parker
One small Alligator. Presented by Mr. Charles C. Overton.

One BurchelPs Zebra, Equus burchelli.

One Zebu and Calf, Bos indieus.

Six Silver Pheasants; bred in the Menagerie.

Mr. Henry Reiche, of No. 55 Chatham street, N. Y., set loose on the
Park thirty pair of English skylarks, ten pair of chaffinches, and some
woodthrushes. W. A. Conklin.

Portland, Town and (Barden.

AQUATIC, OR SUB-TROPICAL DECORA¬
TIONS.

“Many for many virtues excellent,

None hut for some, and yet all different;

O! mickle is the power and grace that lies
In herbs, plants, stones and their true qualities,

For naught so vile that on the earth doth live,

But to the earth some special gift doth give.”

“When proud pied April, dressed in all his trim,
lUth put a spirit of youth in everything.”

Shakspeare.

MONG- the most charming arrangements of our city,
as well as suburban gardens, are what we term the
tropical or “water gardens.” These may be made a partial
dr a special element in garden decoration. As a specialty,
or devoted entirely to plants that grow near or in the
marshy, woody grounds of our river borders, or in water
courses, are many that can be made to produce the very
finest effects with but little care.

Every one who loves quiet, shady nooks, and the little
meandering streams that silently take their way through
our woods, will notice there is a peculiarity of foliage
belonging to these plants. There are many flowers, how¬
ever, which are specially adapted to a little stream of water
gliding through a garden or a little artificial pool beside the
rock work beneath the shade trees. Flowers for water gar¬
dens are of two kinds—aquatics, so-called, or water and
marsh plants, with which to surround the border of your
plat and place within the niches of your rock work. These
plants are propagated by seeds, and by divisions of the
roots. The seeds of most kinds must be planted beneath
the water; otherwise they grow well under the same gen¬
eral treatment as other herbaceous plants. Among the
plants we have usi-d as water plants with success we name
the following, which comprise a very fine list of hardy,
useful flowers—aquatic flowers that may he termed showy,
blossoming in May and June; color red—Equisetum fluvi-
alite, Hydracolite vulgaris. White—Nasturtium officinale,
Ranunculus aquatillis, Hydrocliaris morcusrame, Phillan-
drium spicatum, Nymphse albas. Blue—Veronica becca-
bungge, Equisetum palustre. Red—Butronnus umbellatus.
Purple—Utricularia vulgaris, Trapa natans, Saggitaria sag-
gilifolia. August—red—Hydropcitis purpurea, Lobelia
datmania, salvias. To these we add the calladiums of the
different species, which can he obtained ready potted and
well grown, and when placed in moist situations commence
o-rowing at once, and the peculiar arrow-shaped leaves,
when properly cared for, have a fine effect. Some of the
large, hardy ferns are to be introduced about one third of
tlieedistance of the circle of rock work. Small ferns, and
the various sorts of polypody, sedmus, and the pitcher
plant, found in bulbs in wet places in the water courses of
the woods, can easily be removed, and if gently placed in
flat baskets can be carried with safety from their old wood
homes to their new abode in the garden. To a person not
accustomed to look upon these little aquatic gardens the
sight of one well cared for would afford them a pleasure
heretofore unknown. The introduction of the Nymphse
alba, or white pond lily, will amply compensate any one of
our lady amateurs who attempts to transfer one from the
pond to her garden. Early last spring we procured two
roots and placed them in a large sized flower pot, manuring
the roots well, and filling the pots with sand and pebbles,
and then sinking the same some three feet within the water
in our rockery we awaited patiently the crowning blossom.
In due course of time we received our reward. First, far
down into the crystal waters we saw the tiny buds peeping
up, and soon they burst forth in all the well known fra¬
grance of the pond lily of the lake. All this beauty, and
much in addition, can be had for a very little care, and the
exercise of a little judgment in the selection of the proper
flowers. The web mosses of various kin^ls can here be well
used, and many pendant plants that bear easy transporta¬
tion will live well in their new homes.

Daisies thrive well in moist places, and add life and
beauty to such little spots in the sunshine or shade of any
garden. Harmony of color is always to he observed in the
arrangement of these gardens. To have a well-filled selec¬
tion of good plants is one thing, and to have all the plants
you want is another thing; but this is not enough. They
must be carefully arranged as to harmony of color. They
are much influenced by their vis a vis. It is not good for
even flowers to be alone, but we had much rather see them
solitary and alone than in had company. You are expected
to remember, just in this place, that certain flowers, when
placed contiguously, appear to intensify each other’s depths,
to add a deeper tone to their beauty. Again, certain flow¬
ers of great beauty in themselves alone, when placed in a

had juxtaposition, lessen very much, or totally destroy, the
beauty of others. Thus you will at once see the reason of
this necessary .harmony of the garden arrangement. How
very suggestive is the simple button hole bouquet when the
tasty grouping of a few tiny buds produces such graceful
and pleasurable effects.

Riding by a densely wooded swamp in the State of New
Jersey, we once beheld the stately cardinalis, with its blood
red blossoms, springing up with a background of white
azalias. The exclamations from the ladies around us were,
“O, how beautiful!” “O, how exquisite!” It was so. Na¬
ture, in her careless grouping of the areen, the scarlet, and
the white, here taught a passing lesson of the beautiful that
at least one of that party will never forget. This is what
I now expect, that you will devote some attention to the
effect of contrast as applied to the grouping of your flow¬
ers and plants in the garden bed. ' This, I believe, you are
quite able to do, provided you have given due attention to
the rules and suggestions laid down in the foregoingpapers.
I could very easily illustrate my meaning; I could tell you
just what flowers to set, and how they would combine,
either harmoniously or inharmoniously, but I believe you
can do it as well as myself after two or three trials.

Ollipod Quill.

Curiosities of Grafting.— There are many curious
facts about vegetable life. We can, for example, graft the
apricot on the plum, and the peach on the apricot, and the
almond on the peach, and thus we may produce a tree with
plum roots and almond leaves. The wood, however, of
the stem will consist of four distinct varieties, though
formed from one continuous layer. Below the almond
wood and bark we shall have perfect peach wood and bark,
then perfect apricot wood and hark, and at the bottom per¬
fect plum wood and bark,. In this curious instance we see
the intimate correspondence between the hark and the leaf,
for if we should remove the almond branches we might
cause the several sorts of wood to develop buds and leafy
twigs each of its own kind. Each section of the com¬
pound stem has its seat of life in the cambium layer, and
the cambium of each reproduces cells of its own species
out of a common nutrient fluid.— Massachusetts Ploughman.

The Baobab. —The baobab is a plant of monstrous size,
the most colossal and the most ancient vegetable monument
on earth; has round, woolly leaves, which consist of from
three to seven leaflets, radiating from a common centre,
and giving them somewhat the appearance of a grand and
magnificent white flower. It is an enormous tree, holding
among plants the place that the elephant holds among ani¬
mals—a hoary witness of the last changes which the earth
has undergone, and deluges that have buried beneath their
waves the productions of early ages. Several baobabs that
have been measured were found to be from seventy to
seventy-seven feet in circumference. From its brandies
hang, at times, colossal nets, three yards in length, and
resembling large oval baskets, open at the bottom, and
looking from the distance like so many signal flags.

It would take fifteen men, with their arms extended, to
embrace the trunk of one of these great trees, which, in
the countries through which the Senegal flows, are vene¬
rated as sacred monuments. Enormous branches are given
off from the central stem a few feet from the ground and
spread out horizontally, giving the tree a diameter of over
100 feet. “Each of these branches,” says Mr. Danton,
“would be a monster tree elsewhere, and, taken together,
they seem to make up a forest rather than a tree.” It is
only at the age of 800 years that the baobabs attain their
full size, and then cease to grow.

The fruit of this tree is oblong; the color of the shell
passes in ripening from green to yellow and brown. The
fruit is called “monkey bread.” It contains a spongy sub¬
stance, paler than chocolate, and filled with abundant juice.

The hark is ashy gray in color, and almost an inch in
thickness. The negroes of the Senegal grind it down to
powder, and in this state they use it to season their food,
and to maintain a moderately free perspiration, which en¬
ables them the more easily to withstand the heat. It serves
also as an antidote for certain fevers.— Wonders of Vegeta¬
tion,

Sale of Short-Horns. —There was an important sale of
blooded cattle on the farm of Mr. Charles E. Coffin, at
Muirldrk, twenty-five miles from Baltimore, last week.
The herd consisted of forty-two cows and heifers, and
twelve bulls. The progenitors of the herd included some
of the very best bred animals in this country or Europe,
the herd being mainly descended from the Bates, Booth,
Princess, and Gwynne families. Twelve of the best ani¬
mals in the herd will go to Kentucky, seven to Virginia,
five to Ohio, five to Pennsylvania, three to New York, and
three of the best heifers will go to Canada West, and one to
Connecticut.' The thirty-nine cows, heifers, and calves
disposed of brought $20,530; the eleven hulls sold for
$2,270, making a total of $22,800. The prices ranged from
$100 to $1,425, the three highest being these: Portnlacca,
a handsome, solid red heifer, coming four years old, bred
by S. Christy, Chelmsford, Es§ex, England; a full sister to
the famous prize heifer Potentella, and got by the famous
Duke of Grafton. Portnlacca was imported to this country
when a yearling at a cost of $1,500; sold to T. S. Cooper, of
Pennsylvania, for $1,000. Muirkirk Gwynne, a heavy
roan heifer, three years old; she was got by Baron of Ox
ford, out of Masterpiece, and has four pure Bates crosses
upon a Gwynne formation; sold to Mr. John Huntington,
of Cynthiana, Ky., for $1,425. Water Nymph, a handsome
roan heifer, with one Bates and four pure Booth crosses,
got by Royal Briton, out of Water Lily; sold to Leslie
Coombs, Cynthiana, Ky., for $1,200.— Philadelphia Trade
Journal. _ ^ ^ _

Enormous Prices for Valuable Stock. —There was a
sale of short-horn cattle in Chicago last Thursday which
excited great interest, attracting buyers from all parts of
the country, and some from England and Canada. The herd
sold comprised eighty head of short-horn bulls and cows,
the property of Col. Wm. S. King of Minneapolis, Minn.,
whose stock farm has long been regarded as a model of its
kind.

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The Chicago Times gives a detailed account of the sales
and purchasers, with the prices paid for each animal. Mr.
James Wadsworth of Geneseo, in this State, bought- some
of the finest cows and heifers offered, paying $4,-000 for
one heifer one and a half years old. The finest bull in the
catalogue was bought by Mr. George R. Robbins, an Eng¬
lishmen, who paid $14,000 for the second Duke of Hiil-
hurst, a Duchess animal by the Sixth Duke of Geneva. He
is less than three years old, is red and white, and is consid¬
ered a model of bovine beauty.

There were in all fifty-nine cows sold, bringing an aggre¬
gate of $102,870, making an average price of about $1,785
each. There was not aUow nor heifer in the catalogue
that sold for less than $200, while some of them ran as
high as $5,500. A trio of Duchess heifers ranged from
$2,100 to $4,400, while two heifers, less than two years old,
and twins, realized $11,000 from one gentleman.. After¬
wards, and while the sale was in progress, a telegram was
received from a party in another State, offering $15,000
for the same animals. Twenty-one bulls were sold for
$25,425, averaging nearly $1,217 each. The total sum
realized from this sale was $126,795.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

'—“Slimy looking things, ’aint they, boss?” says a
butcher-boy attracted by an eely-looking fish on the stand
in Fulton Market. “Rank pison,” * chimes in a huckster,
“look at all them nasty holes on his side.” Yet, the fish
is a lamprey, and good to eat, if people only knew it, and
would be brave enough to make a trial of them. They are
caught now in plenty, but are so much waste food, and
save to put up in bottles as specimens, have no use. It is
strange how far prejudice goes back. Because Henry I. got
a surfeit from over-eating lampreys at a feast, is that any
reason why we should throw away what is a most delicious
fish?

—The people of Rochester unite in singing the praises of
Seth Green, who has succeeded by his efforts in propaga¬
tion in reducing the price of shad in that city to the old
standard of “sixpence per pound,” or-fifty cents a pair.
Three years ago shad were scarce at $40 a hundred; now
they are sold at $10 per hundred. The fishermen along the
Hudson, who ridiculed fish culture and opposed restric¬
tions, are now beginning to give Seth the glory. Neverthe¬
less, the dealers are not content with low prices and small
profits. They desire to keep up prices. But Seth is deter¬
mined that the public shall share the benefit of his efforts,
and so he sends his agent through the streets each day to
sell shad. Moreover, he contemplates supplying people in
Syracuse, Utica and other cities in the State, if the market
price does not come down in those places. Middlemen
would sooner let the fish rot than bring down the market,
and it is this which has led to the present plan.

—Rapidly are the efforts of the Fish Commissioners of
different States developing into most gratifying results.
Almost weekly we announce the appearance in our inland
waters of the progeny of fish and spawn that have been re¬
cently planted. Last week it was the Alleghany; and now
we herald the successful establishment of shad in the Upper
Mississippi. Our informant, to whom we feel greatly in¬
debted, is a naturalist and angler of repute, and we put
much confidence in his conclusions. We quote from his
letter:—

Lake City, Minnesota, May 21, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

All hail, Alosa ! The first shad seen taken in the Upper
Mississippi waters were discovered in Lake St. Croix last
week. They were seen playing about a raft, and one
jumped out and safely landed upon the raft! Wm. Morris,
Esq., of Stillwater laid him upon paper and took his out¬
lines and immediately forwarded the draught to me; I at
once wrote to him for particulars. He writes that the shad
has been sent to Seth Green, from whom we shall hear
whether it is a true shad. The St. Paul papers state that it
weighed five pounds. This must be a mistake, I think,
from the outlines. I should judge it was a male. It is just
seventeen-and-a-half inches long, four inches width and
could not weigh over two pounds. He is, I think, a two-
year-old, perhaps three. Parties are in pursuit of that
school of shad, and I hope to give your readers further in¬
formation soon. D. O. Estes, M. D.

—We beg to acknowledge the courtesy extended to this
journal by the Maryland Association for the Protection of
Game and Fish, at its last meeting. This society is now
fully organized with about 150 members, which include a
great many very strong names, and we have no doubt will
succeed in securing and enforcing proper laws for the State.
The officers for the year are as follows:—President, General
George S. Brown; First Vice President, Thomas Poultney;
Second Vice President, Henry T. Wild; Treasurer, Robert
Hodges; Secretary, B. W. Jenkins; Counsel, John Stewart;
Executive Committee, P. P. Pendleton, R. B. Bayard, R.
C. Thomas, C. D. Fisher, H. A. Rodewald, and D. C. Clark.

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THE SECRET OF FISH CULTURE.

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The following letter from Fred Mather to a correspond¬
ent contains not only the grand secret of success in fish
culture, but is the key to the successful breeding of all
other live stock:

IIoneoye Falls, N. Y., May 18,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

A spring running ten barrels an hour should be sufficient to grow
many trout, enough for family use at least, although there are many
other considerations besides flow. The largest springs in the State
in some hands would not produce a single fish, and per contra. Hon.
S. H. Ainsworth, the father of fish culture in. America, got a stream
which, in a dry time, will all pass through a cider faucet, from thirteen
tile drains and has raised thousands of trout. N6w, I can’t do anything
with bees; my neighbors can-secret: they like and attend to them. I

don’t. But my fish are always on my mind, and if, I take a spade to dig
for any purpose, a box for worms goes with it, and more time is wasted
in picking up those worms and then going and watching the “babies”
eat them than perhaps might be thought profitable, but the fish grow.

There are failures in fish culture because so much depends upon the
man who does it. I cited bees as an illustration. I hate them, and only
love the 30 cents per pound that their honey brings [when I get any). I
don’t trouble them much and they don’t bother me with too much
honey. Bee men say that they should be often looked at, but they either
don’t get stung as I do, or else don’t mind it as much. Some time a
charge of powder will be put under them and honey will go up; but as I
said, there are persons who make it a success, and because m my hands
it is of no profit I would only appear ridiculous by asserting that the
keeping won’t pay. No business pays that a man has not interest
enough in to attend to. A successful breeder of stock of any kind
spends his spare time among them, as well as the time necessary to care
for them; he likes to see them eat and grow, and his watchful eye will
instantly detect anything wrong with them.

$ Rochester, N. Y , May 18,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream.—

In answer to your inquiries how to keep goldfish, I will say that I am
asked the question so many times it will save me much writing to pub¬
lish a letter through the press.

Use any well, or creek, or river water that is not impregnated with
mineral; change the water when the fish come to the top and stay there
and breathe part water and part air. When you change the water tak e
out nearly all, leaving enough for the fish to swim in, and fill the vessel
with fresh water. Never take the fish in your hand. If the aquarium
needs cleaning make a net of mosquito netting and take the fish out with
it. There are many goldfish killed by handling. Keep your aquarium
clean, so that the water loolts as clear as crystal, and watch the fish, and
in a little while you will find out whether your fish are all right. Feed
them all they will eat and anything they will eat, worms, meat, fish,
wafer, or fish spawn. Take great care that you take all that they do not
eat out of the aquarium. Any decayed meat or vegetable in water ha?
the same smell to fish in water that it does t,o you in air. If jfour goldfish
die it is attributable, as a rule, to one of the three causes—handling,
starvation, or bad water. Seth Green.

New York, May 26, 1874.

Jditor Forest and Stream:—

I was glad to see Manhattan’s communication in your paper of 14th
inst., and hope it will have the effect intended. In your and other journ¬
als I daily read items, showing the attention which the Fishery Commis¬
sioners of other States are bestowing upon the subject of the introduc¬
tion of salmon into rivers hitherto unfrequented by that most valuable of
all fish; but all that our commissioners seem to be doing is to assert that
our rivers are not fit for the experiment.

Now, Mr. Editor, I understand that the U. S. Government has some
thing like two millions of Penobscot salmon eggs and fry ready for dis¬
tribution to applicants, who seem to be plenty, coming even from Mich¬
igan—from every quarter in fact, except from our State. Why is it that
our Fishery Commissioners are so strangely indifferent to this opportu¬
nity to create a new and valuable source of food supply? They seem, as
far as their ideaB are known at all, to have a decided notion that the Hud¬
son is not a suitable river in its present condition of nets and dams for
salmon. But many persons (as conversant as they with the peculiar
adaptation of the upper Hudson for salmon, and better acquainted with
the habits of that fish than any of the commissioners, by reason of many
years’ study of them in Canada, Scotland and Norway,) are sure that the
half million salmon eggs and fry offered by Mr. Baird if placed in the
smaller affluents of the Hudson, above Troy, would succeed finely. In
time, especially if the experiment be followed up year after year by suc¬
cessive plantings, the North River might teem with salmon as now with
shad.

The California salmon fry have been mostly distributed to persons and
States, wiser and more appreciative than our commissioners, who are
supposed to have accepted only 50,000 out of the three or four hundred
thousand tendered to them. Shall New York State miss her chance of
getting her quota of Penobscot salmon also? Cannot you, who appear
to be so much interested in all that relates to fish and fishing, urge our
commissioners to obtain and distribute our State’s share of thi - national
Bupply of salmon eggs and fry?

I see by tbeir report of 1873 that our commissioners have on hand an
unexpended balance of over $20,00!), out of appropriations of $30,000
made by the State in 1872 and 1873. Wise economy is to oe applauded;
but is it wise to peddle out the State moneys in distributing predatory
fish and neglect the opportunity of .planting half a miliion of California
salmon in the Hudson, and near as many more of the same fish from
Maine?

With the more favorable disposition now prevalent among our legisla¬
tors, and even net fishermen, towards protection, laws can doubtless be
passed in time to secure the young salmon against nets and dams, when
on their return from the sea two or three years hence.

My conviction of the importance of this matter urges me to write thus
earnestly. I cannot think that the disinclination of our commissioners
to attempt the experiment should be final. The expense will be small;
the result, if successful, productive of many thousands of dollars annu¬
ally. I hope you will publish this communication, for it represents the
views of many fully conversant with the subject. Scotia.

[The Fish Commissioners of New York have a full appreciation of the
salmon interest, and we think desire, by their action, to bring some pres¬
sure of public opinion upon the Legislature, so as to lead to the passage
of laws for the construction of fishways for the salmon and shad to the
spawning grounds. It would be too much to assume that they have no
care for the interest of the State as far as salmon are concerned. The
California salmon were very thoroughly attended to by them,a large sup¬
ply being placed by Seth Green in the headwaters of the Hudson, Dela¬
ware and Susquehanna. It is true that no Penobscot salmon were ac
ceptedby New York; but we know that Prof. Baird regards the Califor¬
nia fish the better of the two for the waters of New York. It will do no
harm, however, to urge the introduction of the Maine salmon also. We
shall be glad to see the work done.— Ed.

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Transplanting and Transporting Lobsters.— Our

readers may not be aware that lobsters are included in the
list of eastern fish to be taken if possible to the other coast,
next month,.in the California Aquarium Car. It is very
difficult to keep lobsters alive, away from the ocean, long
enough to survive the overland journey. With a view to
reaching the most favorable results in this direction, Mr.
Livingston Stone, of New Hampshire, has been trying some
experiments, for the following memoranda of which we are
indebted to F. W. Webber, Esq:—

Experiments .—On Wednesday, the 15th day of April, 1874,
thirteen live lobsters arrived at the Cold Spring Trout
Ponds, Charlestown, N. II., and were divided into four lots
as follows: Three lobsters were pa,eked in a box among
sponges, wet with sea water, and kept in a cold temperature
with ice. Four lobsteis having rubber bands on their claws
to prevent their injuring each other, were packed in a sim¬
ilar manner and kept without ice at a warmer temperature.
Three lobsters without bands on their claws were packed
in the same way, and kept at a similar temperature. Three
lobsters were packed among sponges, wet with’ a little arti¬
ficial brine, made from coarse salt and spring water, and
kept at a mild temperature.

The boxes all had large cracks* in them, through whinb
the water from the sponges could easily runoff i h
prevented from becoming stagnant in the boltom ofS S
boxes. nil e

Results. Of the three lobsters kept in the artificial
brine one was found dead on Thursday morning a?JJJ

at ° n i e 0n Saturday morning, April 18th, and one fiw
till Monday morning, April 20th. 1Ve( *

Of the four kept at a mild temperature, with the Wa
on their claws, in sponges wet with sea water one 2
found dead on Saturday morning, April 18th, one on
urday night, April 18th, one on Sunday night, April Iffib
and one on Monday morning, April 20th. ^

Of the three which were kept in the sponges wet witb
sea water, at a moderate temperature without bands on th P h
claws, two were found dead on Tuesday evenum Anril
and one lived till the evening of Aprir26th. ’ P ist >

Of the three kept at a cold temperature amoncr tv,,
sponges, moistened with sea water, one died Monday morn
ing, April 20th, one died Wednesday morning Anril 998
one died Thursday morning, April 23d. ’ 1 ^ a ’

In all the above experiments the water in the sponges was
renewed twice a day, ocean water being used throughout, in
the first three experiments and artificial brine in the last
It will be observed that the lobsters treated with artificial
brine began to die first. Of those kept cold and treated
with salt water, one lived seven days and one eight davs
Of those treated with sea water and kept at a moderate
temperature without ice, one lived eleven days.

On the arrival of these lobsters some of tiie’ spawn was
taken from one, and packed away in sponges, wet with sea
water, while wetting was renewed every-day. On Tues
day, April 28th, a few of them were examined under a
microscope, and the pulsations of the blood could he dis
tinctly seen in the region of the little filament which con"
nects the eggs.

—A Detroit correspondent, with some natural jealous
at our abbreviating one of his communications upon fish¬
ing, vents his displeasure upon the grayling in the following
terse language:—

“The Michigan grayling, 'that you appropriate columns
for, is little less than a very poor mixture of common perch
and herring, but little game, a good biter at good bait, but
mighty poor at fly.”

Thymallus won’t like this 1

—La Chasse Illustree informs us that shad on the 30th of
April were very plenty in Paris, and the markets were full
of them. The shad in French is called alose , and some of
our Philadelphia friends may remember that the old Swedes
called it by the same name. It would be curious to know
whence the word shad was derived. Will any of our read¬
ers, philologically inclined, give us the derivation?

THE BREEDING KENNELS AT NEWTON
NEW JERSEY.

W E paid a visit on Saturday last, by invitation, to the
Kennels of. Messrs. Waddell & Anderson, situated
at Newton, N. J. On arriving at the depot we were driven
to the Cockrane House, kept by the genial host, Mr. Ward,
where we found assembled a goodly number of field sports¬
men and field editors interesteddn the better method of im¬
proving the breed of field sportsmen’s dogs, more especially,
the clean limbed and highly educated pointer and the more
mild and useful setter. Our official duties deterred us from
taking the early train, so we arrived too late to partake of
the friendly and elegantly arranged dinner given by the pro¬
prietors of the Kennels to tlieir numerous guests. Our in¬
ner man was, however, carefully attended to by the excel¬
lent host, Mr. Ward, and the breeder, Mr. Waddell.

We noticed among the gentlemen present, “Gopher,’
“Mohawk,” Mr. Morford, the editor of the Register, and the
chief and field editors of the Turf, Field and Farm.

On inspecting the Kennels containing the all-aged point¬
ers and setters, we noticed more particularly a setter called
Dash, (there are too many Dash’s, we shall all get confused
by and by,) he is, we believe, by Putnam’s Dan, his grand
dam being an imported bitch of known good blood; color,
nearly all black, with half tan spectacles, fair chest, loins
and propelling powers rather weak, but would take a good
prize on the show bench, and be difficult to beat in the
field. There were also some fine specimens of the Red
Irish, and one dog from the Duke of Bucleach’s kennel,
which looked like a fine ranger. The pointers were headed
by a black blood-like powerful looking animal with a mag¬
nificent head, shoulders and hind quarters, also a young
pointer bitch Dream, with a true clean head, a fine gal¬
loper, perhaps a little too delicate and mild in her disposi¬
tion, but if well handled, would make a careful performer
in the field.

Mr. Waddell has in this kennel some twenty all-aged
pointers and setters, and of .good blood, some of whose
sires and dams have been noted for their ranging and
staunchness. All were well broken and trained and noted
field sportsman’s dogs. We next visited the brood bitches
and their whelps, two of which having a large family to
take care of, were scarcely in a condition to show. How
they will turn out depends on their ancestry and the
handler. There was an orange and white setter, with marks
of what was called many years ago the English setter ; that
was before the distinct strains became so popular and
fashionable. We also saw a brace of beagles, a cocker and
a hound, and altogether this kennel comprises some forty
to fifty dogs, including whelps, &c.

Mr. Waddell has evidently spared no expense in erecting
his kennel houses both in doors and out, and the system of
breeding, which he is pursuing, is a good one, but we would
suggest to him to confine himself to two or three noted
strains, or breed a cross of his own. The out-door kennels

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are very prettily and properly arranged on a bill-side, cover¬
ing about an acre of ground which is sown with timothy
and vetch; the night-quarters are arranged in stalls, loose
boxes for the brood bitches, and everything connected with
the kennels is clean, and the dogs are kept in proper order
and control. Now that Mr. Foote of Morristown has given
up his kennels, owing to indisposition, this kennel is un¬
doubtedly the largest and best arranged in the country.
Time prevented us from inspecting the dogs more minutely
and vve shall take great pleasure in paying Mr. Waddell

another visit at the beginning of the woodcock season.

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Pedigree of Mr. Fowler’s Duke.— Duke by Dash, by
Dandy out of Di; Dandy by Mr. Jobling’s celebrated Dog,
Dandy' (of Lord Rosslyn’s blood,) that took the 20 Guinea
nrize at Newcastle, out of Mr. Langstaff’s Moll. Moll by
Mr Roddman’s Pelter, out of Jobling’s Nell. Nell out of
Neil Dandy’s dam out of Jobling’s Lioness, by Sir William
Ridley’s Grouse.

Di * dam of Dan, bred by Captain Bruce, near Castle
Dawn Ireland, out of his Flirt. Flirt by Friday, out of
Fan ’ Sire of Di, Marengo, out of a Gordon Setter Bitch,
bred by Sir Arthur Chichester, by a son of the late Duke of
Gordon’s celebrated Dog Dandy.

Dandy and Di were purchased by Dr. J. H. Gautier of
Mr. J. D. Kedward, Esely Court, Michel Curch, Esely,
Hertford, England.

Kate, the dam of Duke, was bought when 11 months old;
she is of the Stockton breed. Duke is really a fine speci¬
men of the setter, a blood-like head, with the kind and mild
expression of the Gordon, perhaps a little too heavy and the
feet too large; he distinctly shows-the marks of his hot-
blooded ancestry, the Irish. He has four sons and two
daughters by a white setter bitph, with black noses and
eyes, and marks of symmetry; their colors are grades of
chestnut red; one is orange and white; they would make
good sportsmens’, dogs.

For Forest and Stream.

THE WARWICKSHIRE FOX HOUNDS—
VISIT TO THE K ENNELS.

Y ESTERDAY afternoon I started from my hotel, and
walking gently up the Parade, thronged at that hour
with the beauty and fashion of Leamington, I made my way
to the Kenilworth road, one of those wide avenues, lined with
trees and pleasant villas, only to be seen here in England.
A two miles’ walk brought me into the open country, and
on my right I saw a colony of brick buildings, some hun¬
dred yards from the road. They were the kennels of the
Warwickshire hounds which I had come out to see. Strid¬
ing down a lane cut between banks of red sandstone, I
was .first welcomed by abound, a staid old lady who was
evidently trusted with the run of the place. We fraternised
and she accompanied me into the stable yard where I found
several children at play, one of whom ran to inform the
huntsman of the advent of a stranger. George Day, the
huntsman soon appeared, and after handing him my card
and letter of introduction, he proceeded to show me the
place. I first inspected the kitchen, in one part was a
great copper boiler full of oatmeal porridge, “ pudding,” as
the huntsmen call it. The meal from which this is made
is of the very best description, the same as sold for human
consumption. When the oatmeal is thoroughly done it is
ladled from the boiler into large troughs, where it cools
down into a solid mass. In another room was a second
boiler which was full cf horse flesh. This is boiled from
fifteen to twenty hours. In a third room the flesh and
“pudding” is mixed together with cold water into one
savory mass. It is given to the hounds cold except in very
sharp weather, when some warm broth is poured over it.
About two carcasses a week are used at these kennels, and
over twenty tons of oatmeal a year. Passing from the build¬
ing we go to what interests me most, the kennels. The
kennels are, in fact, a series of one story brick buildings,
the size of stable, enclosed in a walled yard, with iron rails
and spikes at top. There are two compartments, one for
the dogs and one for the bitches, each having separate
yards. As we enter through the yard door of the dog’s
kennel the hounds give tongue furiously at the sight of a
stranger, but a crack or two from the huntsman’s whip
and a word or two of rebuke to the most turbulent and
they are driven into the building, which we enter. At the
height of about three feet from the floor a “bed” runs all
along the buiding, leaving a gangway 7 a yard wide on one
-side, to this the boards slope down. On this bed, which is
covered with clean straw renewed daily, I see about twenty-
five couples of hounds, and beauties they are. I am not a
judge of fox hounds, and so cannot give the readers of
Forest and Stream any cunning description as to their
points. But tjiere was no mistaking, that white and black,
or tan, or yellow, or liver colored, they were all beautiful
animals. The huntsman called by name the crack hounds
“Trueman,” “Fairplay,” “Pilot,” “Foreman,” “Childers,”
and one by one answering to their names the. obedient
animals came down and w T ere inspected to the evident vex¬
ation of their companions left behind on the bed. Fox
hounds I find vary greatly in England. A pack has to be
bred to suit the country 7 in which it "is hunted, and. masters
of fox hounds continually interchange their pup¬
pies and breed from one another’s packs. Some of the best
hounds I saw here were bred from the pack of Lord Fitz-
hardinge, of Berkeley Castle, who is reported to have the
best strain in England, although the district which he
hunts is not a very good one. Others were bred from the
Oakley pack, which hunts the Bedfordshire country. After
I had examined the crack dogs, they were all let loose into the
yard again, where they crowded around and fawned on me
in rather an embarrassing manner. At my hotel there is
about the best terrier in the world, which being Scotch is
appropriately called this animal is continually on

nty lap, and the foxhounds scenting evidences of Mike ap¬
peared to think I was some new kind of dog. But at a slight
cut of the huntsman’s whip, and a “Go back Hero,” any
over obtrusive hound would retire with his tail down, and
a rebuked look. The cut of the whip could be nothing,
but each hound seemed to feel the humiliation of being
punished of rebuked. Their sensitive and intelligent ex¬
pression is wonderful. Next we had a look at the bitches,
about twenty-five couples, in the next kennel, and
“Victory,” “Lady,” “Emma” and “Delicate” come in for
a special commendation. Then to look at the puppies and
their mammas. ^ Some were in separate rooms in the build¬

ings; others, with older families, had each a wooden ken¬
nel in the “paddock” adjoining; each kennel was corraled
with a small wooden paling, leaving some yards of grass
on which the puppies could play, and allowing the mothers
to jump the fences, and leave their families safe when they
wanted" to pay visits. Some of the bitches I saw had four¬
teen pups, others twelve; the average number which lives
is six to each bitch. The hounds are fed in the hunting seas¬
on after their day’s run; now they are fed the first thing in
the morning. T'here is a long passage from the kennels in
which the troughs of food a,re placed, the door of the ken¬
nel is opened and the huntsmen stands by it with his whip,
and calls out one by one the name of each hound. Should
one attempt to come without being called, he is dismissed
| with a cut of the whip to wait till Hie last. This the old
| hounds know, and it is astonishing how docile and patient
J they are. So many hounds feed at each trough, and when
i that is emptied, they receive their conge through an oppo-
| site door, and a fresh trough is brought for another batch
j of animals. In the day time they are exercised in the pad-

I docks or along the roads.

I had a look at the stables, in which I found fourteen
horses^they. were well flagged and drained, as were the
- kennels and yards, and every convenience for equine com¬
fort was there, but as I am going to pay a visit to Studley
Castle, the seat of Mr. T. E. Walker, M. P., the well
known sportsman, I will send you a description of his
splendid stables.

The cost of keeping up a pack of foxhounds, it is hard to
reckon. First, the hounds, next fourteen to twenty horses;
wages to huntsman, first, second, and third whip; and a
groom. Cost of stabling, and houses for men, and fields
for horses. Altogether the total makes a considerable sum.
A huntsman receives a very good salary, and he deserves
it, as he is required to know all about hounds and .horses,
to.be a first class rider and cunning in the ways of the fox.

The North Warwickshire is in the season hunted four,
sometimes five days a week, which necessitates a large stud
of horses be.ing kept. It is certainly one of the best in
England, and the' proximity of Leamington as a pleasant
headquarters for sportsmen makes it more popular. Within
easy distance of Leamington are twelve packs of hounds,
but the Warwickshire is of course the favorite. Many
Americans have hunted with them. Col. Geo. E. Waring
of Philadelphia, was here last fall, and Mr. C. A. Payson
of New York and several others of our countrymen have
hunted here all winter. Americans will not in England
find a better pack than the Warwickshire, or a pleasanter
sojourning" place than Leamington, Stanley Janes.
Crown Hotel, Leamington , Eng., May 15, 1874.

MR. CARMAN’S THEORY.

New York, May 21,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I told you my snuff bitch is about six months old. She is nine. Hav¬
ing no sort of patience with the rambling zig-zags of a large proportion
of the sportsmen with whom it has been my fate to mingle, I beg you to
excuse the error of my thoughtless reply to your question as to her age.
I have just read your comments, and cannot “agree to disagree 1 with
you, because I agree with you so fully. I never advocated the crossing
of setters and pointers as you put it; the experiment has been well tried
I know, too, and as a rule failed. What I have been seeking and still
seek is a breed of my own that, having for its fourth or fifth great grand¬
father a pointer, shall be permanent, and shall show in its markings and
in some of its features that it is distinct, and yet preserve all of the
finest characteristics of either ancestor. This experiment has not been
tried that I can learn.

While, therefore, I agree with you that a crossing of the setter and
pointer is unwise, as likely to produce valueless nondescripts (valueless
expiessly for further breeding purposes), and while 1 prize as highly, I
hope, as you the absolute purity of either the setter or pointer blood, you
should agree with me that even the possibility of producing a new and
permanent variety of setter, differing sufficiently to constitute it a dis¬
tinct variety, is not to be scorned.

Casting aside all pre-dispositions, he who thus seeks a new strain is
creditably employed. My experience thus far in the matter has proven
to me that several almost unfounded prejudices exist upon this subject.
I am engaged in an experiment; “only this and nothing more,” and I
trust that you and I may live to see it consummated. “Tepper, ” the pa¬
rent of my next trial, is deficient in some respects (carriage, e. g ) pecu¬
liar in some and splendid in <. there. E. S. C.

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PREPARED DOG FOOD FOR SHOOTING
EXCURSIONS.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Every sportsman has no doubt experienced great difficulty at times in
obtaining proper food for his dogs while on a shooting excursion, espec¬
ially if he finds it necessary to stop at some out-of-the-way place at a
distance from the railroad where there is no hotel or public house. In a
good game country one will not hesitate to take up his quarters at a
farmhouse, rather than hunt a region overrun with shooters, and at such
places it is next to an impossibility to find good diet for your four-footed
companions, more so if you are shooting in company and there are two
or more brace. Indian meal alone made into a mush would an¬
swer but it is very difficult to obtain it old enough so as not to scour the
dogs,’ which it will certainly do if it is not a year old. This quickly weak¬
ens them, and I have frequently seen them refuse it entirely, after it had
acted upon them in this manner.

Setters and pointers, while being hunted, require the most nourishing
and strengthing food to keep them in condition for the immense, amount
of work required of them. In England a condensed form of diet is man¬
ufactured and sold to sportsmen for their animals when in the shooting
country in fact, many feed them upon it at all seasons, and it is consid¬
ered cheap and healthy. I do not know the receipt for making it, but
should suppose any of our enterprising manufacturers of canned goods
could readily obtain it and make an article of oat and cornmeal,strength¬
ened and thickened with animal matter, that would not become stale or
sour in any state of the weather. So that a sportsman, in visiting a re¬
gion where it would be difficult to get proper provender for his. dogs,
might carry it with him or send it in advance by express.

In the London Field I have noticed the advertisement for Hog Cake or
condensed food for the field, and it is a great wonder we cannot have it
in this couutry, where it is needed, more especially on the prairies.

“Homo.”

—Dr. Charles P. Russel read on Tuesday evening last
before the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New
York, a most interesting paper on hydrophobia. The pro¬
portion of cases of rabies were stated by Dr. Russel to be
about as follows:—671 in the spring, 580 in summer, 583 in
autumn, and 573 in winter. During the past year there
have been four deaths from hydrophobia in the city, and
sixty-three in the United States. Dr. Russel spoke of the
absurdity of muzzling dogs.

^Insweim JfH (jfcorrcspondrnfti.

We shall endeavor m this department to impart and hope to receive
such information, as may be of seiwice to amateur and professional spierf s-
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting , fish
ing , and trapping , and giving ad,vice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes , distances , seasons , expenses, remedies, traits , species
governing rules , etc. All branches of the sportsman's craft wUl receive
attention,. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

W. G. B., Belleville, Ill.—Can you furnish vol. 1, hound, and 'at wlia
price? Ans. Yes; at $4.

Arcade, St. Paul.—Have done our best to find the name of publishers.
Have written to England about it. Will inform you later.

Bob, N. Y.—What constitutes the “English stroke.” and how does it
differ from any other? Ans. We will answer this in our next at length.

E. B. S., Syracuse.—Can you tell me if any other fish roe is used for
bait except that of the salmon trout? Ans. Yes; all sorts of fish roe,
and all sorts of things animate and inanimate.

W. A. M., Pittsburg.—Neither of Roosevelt’s hooks can he had. Both
are out of print. We obtained a few copies from the author, which we
have disposed of.

F. W. C., Paterson, N. J.—Could not recommend to yon any special
dictionary for ornithological names. Think that Wood’s -work embraces
the whole fauna as to classes and groupings; five volumes, and costs $36.

A. E. S., St. Louis.—A player when he is on his ground can stop a hall
after he has hit it, from twisting in on the wicket, with any part of his
body except the hand. This is a correction, as we printed “with his
bal only.”

E. H.—Since you were good enough to recommend me Smithville and
West Hampton as places suitable for general shooting, would you like¬
wise inform me of the best way of reaching those places? Ans. Sag
Harbor branch of Long Island Railroad.

S. S. K., Philadelphia.—Would it injure the shooting qualities of a 10-
bore, 32-inch breech-loader (Scott? to be shortened to 20 inches?
Ans. No. What would be the decrease in weight? Ans. Jibs. What
is the best weight for all kinds of shooting with one gun? Ans. 8.1bs.

W. A S., .Tamaica.—Tn your number of April 0, “Wanderer” hasp
letter on the “Sneider Breech-loader.” Can you inform me if the firm
of Clark & Sneider have an agency in the city of New York and when
located? Ans. They have not; write to Baltimore. See advertisement.

E. R.—For the Beaverkill take Midland R. R. to Westfield Flats; foi
ihe Walkill take the Walkill Valley R. R, toNewPaltz. Marston. on Os¬
wego R. R. is near good trout fishing. All the vicinity abounds in streams,
many of which will furnish good baskets. The Willewemoc Club have
a lodge near Morston.

Cricket Tyro, St. Louis.—Has the bonder a right to order the batter
at. his end to stand between the creases, or may the batter at his option
stand anywhere behind the bowling crease while the ball is being deliv¬
ered? Ans. The bonder—see law YI—can oblige the batsman to ^tand
on either side the wicket he chooses.

Siiootist. New Haven.—T have a setter pup six months old, who had
an epileptic fit one day last week, and gave every symptom described in
last number of Forest and Stream in the article on Hydrophobia, by
E. S. Carman. What can I do to prevent its occurring aeain. and if it
should what remedy should I give him? Ans. Give him five Brandreth.
pills and a warm hath, decreasing the pills daily.

Subscriber, Buffalo. — Will yon be so kind as to inform me through
your valuable paper of some good point near Toronto, Ont., for a party
to spend a few weeks and find good hunting and fishing during the
months of September and October? Ans. Go to Barrie or Orillia on the
Northern Railroad, which runs from Toronto to Collingwood. You are .
then convenient to Lake Simcoe, the Muskoka, and Cocochong lakes;
splendid bass and trout fishing, fine hunting, &c.

Camper, N. J.—Where in New York can I hnv a portable camp stove,
also a Western dutch oven made of cast iron? Ans. Write to Pond &
Duncklee, 87 Blackstone street, Boston. They make a specialty of
sportsmens’ hardware. What is the price of Cholmondeley Pennell’s
book and where can I get it? Ans. Scribner & Co., N. Y.; price $3.50.
For the other questions,. click reel, $4.50; line, 10 cents per yard; any
kind of fly for chub; grease your boots after wading and dry it in
slowly.

Recreation.— Is there any stream, or pond, or lake" in'which pickerel
or trout can be caught, located at such a distance from New York City
that by leaving New York in the* morning and returning in the evening
a day’s fishing can be enjoyed by one whose spare time is too limited to
permit his being absent more than one day? If so, where, and how can
it he reached? Ans. On South Side Railroad, at South Oyster Bay, L.
I., and on Hackensack branch of Erie Railroad at Pascack Station; also
near Paterson, N. J.

Oscar, Schaghticoke.—Would shrimp make a good halt for black bass
in the Hudson north of Troy? Can they he kept alive for any length of
time, if so, how? Where can they be purchased in New York: price per
100, and how pack for shipment? Ans. Never heard of shrimp being
used for fresh water black bass fishing, though should suppose they
would make a capital bait. They can be bought in the city markets for
25 cents per pint, and will live quite a long time in a box or pail filled
with damp seaweed.

Manhattan.— Are the “860,000 young salmon to he put into Cham¬
plain” mentioned m your paper of 21st inst ., Salmo solar, or salmon
trout? 2. I desire to fish for trout in the lower part of a brook which
is overflowed by salt water at high tide. What time of tide is most fa¬
vorable? Ans. 1. An item copied; should suppose from circumstances
of locality and ova on hand for distribution by the State, that the true
salmon was meant. 2. In Long Island streams we fish from half flood
to full slack, though trout are often caught on the ebb. The creeks arc
almost empty at low water.

E. F. H., Philadelphia.—Can yon inform me if game for both shot gun
and rifle is to be found in the same locality in Minnesota, or if we would
he obliged to go to different sections of the State to satisfy our tastes?
Ans. Deer and grouse are sometimes found together, but not always.
The grouse are found in scrub oak or grass prairies. The grass prairies
are dotted at intervals with thickets and motts of timber that afford
shelter to the deer. In the Big Woods (a belt of timber some thirty miles
wide that traverses the State,) game, excepting grouse, is found in va¬
riety.

A. T. M., Amherst, Mass.—Two of us have determined upon walking
through the State of New York during our approaching vacation, yet
have been unable to find any guide in the preparatory steps. Any infor¬
mation, therefore, which you could give us in regard to pedestrian outfits
would be thankfully received? Ans. Any kind of light felt slouch hat,
sedge color, twilled linen coat, vest and Knickerbockers; a pair of broad-
soled, wide, and short-heeled walking boots; those that lace up in front;
undershirt of gauze merino; drawers, common muslin; socks, cotton;
shirt to be made of flannel, self color with collar; castile soap. Dupli¬
cates, &c., to be carried in knapsack. A good . thorn stick. Do not
overload yourselves. Boats are out of the question, except perhaps the
rubber boat, which we believe is not made in this country; it is inflated
by blowing into it through tubes; the ribs and seat are cut from the
woods anywhere. _

_On Monday last Mr. Charles Reiche received a tele¬
gram announcing the safe arrival of his cavaran at Alexan¬
dria, Egypt. The collection consisted of twenty-six giraffes,
(the largest number of these animals perhaps ever brought
together,) two elephants, twenty ostriches, four buffaloes,
and a general assortment of smaller animals and birds.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

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Friday, May 29tb.— Maryland Jockey Club, Baltimore, Md.—Regatta
at Savaunah, Ga.—Scranton Driving Park Association, Penn.—Southern
District Agricultural Society, California.

Saturday, May 30th.—Practice day of Harlem Boat Club, Harlem,
Y.—Oswego Driving Park Association, N. Y.—Practice day at Hoboken
Cricket Grounds, N. Y.—New Jersey Athletic Association, Ridgewood,
New Jersey.

Tuesday, June 2d.—Illinois State Sportsmens’ Convention, Chicago,
Ill.—Cambridge City Agricultural Association, Indiana—Freeport Driv¬
ing Park, Ill.—Prospect Park trotting meeting, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Wednesday, June 3d.—Match day St. George’s Cricket Club, Hobo¬
ken, N. J.—Great Falls Association, N. H.—Cambridge City Agricultu¬
ral Association, Iud.—Freeport Driving Park Association, Ill.—Lee Park
Association, Wilkesbarre, Penn.—Prospect Park trotting meeting,
Brooklyn, N. Y.—Harvard University Boat Club spring races.

Thursday, June 4th.—Lee Park Association, Wilkesbarre, Penn.—
Prospect Park trotting meeting, Brooklyn, N. Y.—Great Falls Associa-
ation, N. A.—Freeport Driving Park Association, Illinois.

—We have to acknowledge the receipt of the Sharp¬
shooters’ Score-hook, published by Messrs. John P. Moore’s
Son, of New York. In a most handy shape will be found a
series of admirable rules entitled, “suggestions for long
range rifle practice,” and a number of leaves with forms of
targets, and blanks, with their appropriate printed headings,
as of wind, atmosphere, &c., on which can he noted every
variation, and the exact weights of bullet, of powder, and
where the balls strike, so that a rifleman, with this book
and a pencil, can absolutely map out the result of a day’s
shooting at Creedmoor. A record of this kind must tend
to discover and correct errors, as it eliminates chance, and
will be appreciated by all riflemen, whether at short or long
range shooting, when elevations of the sights or a variation
of the wind-guage, have to experiment on. A collection of
such memoranda arranged in just such a rational method
as can be carried out by the use of the sharp-shooters’ score-
book, will tend to blend theory with facts. We recommend
the book most highly to all riflemen. Its use is both of a
practical and scientific character. Its author, a well-known
rifleman, has succeeded in producing oqe of the best score

books we have seen .

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—The Boston Journal whose presence among our ex¬
changes is always most welcome, contains more news of
interest to sportsmen than some papers which term them¬
selves sporting papers. Its New England yachting and
angling news is very full.

OCTOPUS EATERS.

W E had no idea that Mr. Tegetmeier’s notice that a
correspondent of the Forest and Stream had
eaten octopus, would have brought forward so many cor¬
roborations of the fact that our decapod is capital food.
From France, from the Island of Jersey, from the Medi¬
terranean, from Naples and Venice, and from Mauritius,
comes in an avalanche of testimony, written by gentlemen,
most appreciative gourmands, all declaring the octopus to
be a morsel “ fit for a king.” One correspondent, A. J.,
most kindly informs us how to cook them. “They may
be stewed with butter, or fried in bread crumbs.” In
Venice, says Mr. Trevelyan, the octopus squid or cuttle
fish is called calamizo (anglice, ink bottle), and as to its ex¬
cellence he says: “ Nothing I have.ever eaten has come up
to the delicacy of this fish.” We beg to state, with all be¬
coming modes 4 y, however, that we have never eaten octo-
pod ourselves, though we do hanker after it. Such glow¬
ing descriptions of the excellence of this creature have
made our mouth water. We are sharp set for a hit of oc¬
topus. Will Mr. Harvey, of New Foundland, kindly send
us a tentacle, say some sixty feet long, nicely potted in a
tin can to experiment with ? We should only be too glad
to make the crucial experiment, and perhaps as lobsters
are being exterminated, Mr. Seth Green could find in the
octopus a substitute for the most cherished of shell fish. By
the way, what an enormous waste of good food there is on
this earth, and how much we have to learn, even from the
Japanese or Chinese.

Later. —We have eaten octopus !

Passing through Fulton Market we saw at Mr, Black¬
ford’s stand a nondescript creature. It was sprawling
at full length on top of a silver-sided shad. By contrast, it
was a clear piscine case of Beauty and the Beast. Such
was its individual repulsiveness that we could readily un¬
derstand tow the fluent Victor Hugo with his vocabularly
of 20,000 French words, should have spilt every syllable of
them nil out over it. A comely lady, purchasing a salmon
at the fish stand, almost touched it with her plump white
taper finger, and drew hack shuddering, and said, “Horrid
creature !” It had long filaments dangling Medusa-like
around it3 head, a kind of animated crater, and then below
were two wicked glaring eyes; and there was an adipose
flabby body, and a long neck, which worked socket-like
into the body. In fact, it was a baby octopus, an infant
squid, a nursling Cephalapod, some two feet long. At our
request Mr. Blackford gave us the pretty thing, and secur¬
ing our prize, we took it to the office, and spent an hour
dissecting it. The tentacles were provided with an infinite
quantity of those curious suckers, and around the larger
ones there was a distinct ring of clear shell as transparent as
glass. We can readily understand how, as our intelligent
correspondent F. E. E. informed us, when these arms and
cups caught hold of you, they would cling like leeches. We
found the ink sack, and with a drop or two of the fluid,
managed to write some three lines, which are now—(some
three or four days have elapsed since we wrote them)—as
black as if inscribed with Indian ink. What we wanted to
learn about was the beak. The description of the parrot¬
like beak of the octopus, is a perfect one. In the specimen
under examination the upper part was about as large as the
nail of the first finger. ShaTp curved and cruel—the
superior mandible fitted into the lower one like a pair of
pincers. This beak struck us as if placed in the exact
centre of the whole muscular power of the octopus; around
it were flung the slippery arms, and in the middle, just where
the tentacles flared out, this beak seemed whetted to tear
the prey to pieces. It looked to us as a creation of strength,
ferocity and greed. Ugly or not, we carried it home, and
notwithstanding the admonition of the cook, “that it
would just ruin the pot,” we had the tentacles and a portion
of the body cooked. A carefully prepared dressing was
made, as for a lobster, and presently cold squid was on the
table. In cooking, it assumed a pink color. Boldly,
bravely, defiantly, we ate some. It tasted like poor lobster,
somewhat leathery, requiring the most determined mastica¬
tion. We must say we prefer soft crab to octopus. Now
we, by no means, wish to put a damper on cephalapod
eaters. Perliaps we did not know how to cook it. We
have no doubt, however, that if wrecked on a desert island,
ten thousand miles away from a bottle of Worcester sauce,
we might manage to subsist quite well on octopus.

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Decorations for Pisciculturists. —Here is a bit of
news worth mentioning. Rejoice ye pisciculturists, your
labors do not remain always unrequited ! Queen Victoria,
tbe first lady in Christendom, in recognition of the services
of James Youl, to whom is mainly due the introduction of
salmon into the rivers of Tasmania, has made Mr. Youl a
Knight of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. Now
that we think of it, there are certain manly bosoms in the
United States which might be set all ablaze, like the breast
of an Austrian Marshal, with orders and decorations for
services rendered to American pisciculture. Professor
Baird might be invested with the blue and silver spangles
of the salmo quinnat; Stone and Ainsworth should have the
order of the Fontinalis in sparkling diamonds; Seth Green
the decoration of the shad in Roes-colored ribbon; Mather
the dorsal plume of a grayling; and Dr. Slack, well, we’ll
say the Ancient Order of the Octopus. Others we might
decorate according to their merits, with mummies, pike-
perch, and stickle-backs, in plain colors. For ourselves,
we are modest—give us a grampus in aluminum, that
would be plain but showy. Any slight recognition of our
eqdeavors would suffice,

RULES FOR ARCHERY.

A T the request of numerous readers we have arranged a
series of rules for this most charming recreation
We have consulted numerous authorities in regard to the
regulations governing archery, and have been kindly assist-
ed by a competent expert. We shall in time give the names
of leading houses who can furnish all the materials required
We believe it is perfectly possible to reinstate archery j n ,
public favor, and we will be pleased to give a portion of
our columns to reports of any archery meetings which may
be forwarded to ns. As very possibly many of our lady
archers might not feel inclined to have their names pub¬
lished with the scores, we will use the initials when re¬
quested. But in all cases, the name of the club, the local¬
ity and address in full of the secretary of the club must be
sent to ns, in order to serve as vouchers for the authenticity
of the match.

RULES FOR ARCHERY.

In archery theory avails but little, though a great deal
may be advantageously learned by reading such works as
have appeared on this subject. Like all athletic exercises
there must he a certain amount of constant and painstaking;
practice devoted to archery in order to excel. A steady
hand and eye, a correct appreciation of distance, a knowl¬
edge of the allowance requisite for the direction of the
wind, and the parabolic curve described by every projec¬
tile in long distances, all these require considerable practice"

and a zest for the object. All we would inculcate is at¬
tention to the observations here laid down, and a deter¬
mined endeavor to surmount the difficulties which neces¬
sarily accompany any new undertaking.

In the full persuasion that “Archery is an art difficult in 1
nice performance,” and of the inability of directions to im¬
part proficiency, the following observations are addressed
to the uninitiated, merely as suggestions with reference to
the practice of that elegant and fashionable amusement.

Now as to bows. We would strongly advise any person
desirous of purchasing a how, to do so from a respectable
house, where, with little chance of obtaining one of un¬
seasoned wood, there is always a variety of prices and
weights; for bows are measured by weight.

There are two descriptions of bows, termed “Self” and
“Backed Bows,” the former made from one piece of wood-
the latter of two or more pieces joined longitudinally to¬
gether. Bows of either description are nearly always made
with the oiUside flat; this is called the back, while the inside,
which is called the belly, is made round.

As regards the manufacture of the bow, when nearly
finished it is strung and suspended by the handle at one en®
of a steelyard; the string is then drawn down to the length
of twenty-eight inches for a gentleman’s, and twenty-five
iuches for a lady’s bow, and the weight of the bow is indi¬
cated at that point of the graduated scale where the bob (as
the weight of a steelyard is called) balances; the number,
which indicates the weight, is then stamped on the back of
the how. Ladies’ bows range from twenty to thirty-two
pounds, whilst gentlemen’s from forty, sometimes exceed
sixty pounds; but for the generality of gentlemen’s, from
forty-seven to fifty-two may be recommended; whilst for
ladies one of twenty-five pounds will be found sufficiently
strong to commence with. •

No directions, however, can possibly be given on the
choice of a how, as it depends entirely on the strength of
the purchaser, his height, and length of arm. It has been
considered by some that the height of a man should he the
length of his bow; this rule, however, will not hold good
under all cases. A man under five feet nine inches ought
not to use a bow longer than five feet ten inches, and we
would not recommend one above six feet even for a person
over six feet in height.

A bow too strong causes fatigue, and from the inability
of the archer to draw the arrow up as far as is requisite,
one too weak is to be rejected, as it may easily be over¬
drawn and broken, from no other cause than the applica¬
tion of too much strength. The proper weight, then, for
the bow, is that which a person can draw somewhat easily ,
and without distortion of countenance or position. As he
acquires skill in shooting, he will also find an acquisition of
strength to the extent of several pounds weight.

With regard to stringing and unstringing the bow, there
are innumerable rules and directions given, more or less
complicated. The best plan is, for the novice to have it
shown to him practically. It may, however, be here stated,,
that a gentleman’s bow should be strung up six inches, and
a lady’s five inches and a half; that is, the string opposite
the handle should be so far from the belly of the bow.

It is not necessary that a bow should be unstrung during
shooting, when, from the company being numerous, some
little time will probably elapse before the archer’s turn to
shoot arrives; but after the shooting is over it must be
unstrung; and if wet, or even damp, should be wiped dry
before it is put into the green baize case, which may be well
protected from the ill effects of rain by India rubber or oil
silk cover, made large enough to admit the bow and green
baize bag easily.

A piece of ribbon is generally put through the hole in the
extreme end of the upper horn; it is then passed through
the eye of the bowstring and tied in a bow-knot. The ob¬
ject of this is to prevent the string from slipping down the
upper limb of the bow when taking it out of the case, or
from coming off the lower horn altogether, as m either case
the string would untwist and receive injury. It is some¬
times necessary to lengthen or shorten the string; previous
to doing this the ribbon must be untied, and when the string
is adjusted to the required length the ribbon brings it up to
its proper place and keeps it there.

A new string requires lapping with silk to prevent the
nock of the arrow from cutting the fibres of the hemp, or
the string itself from being frayed by constantly striking
the guard. Commence the operation by first stringing the
bow, then rub with shoemaker’s wax "about six inches of
the string opposite the handle; three pieces of stout netting
silk of contrasting colors, about a yard in length, should he
well waxed with beeswax; with a firm beginning, lap these
three pieces of silk round the string, drawing each turn as
tightly as you think the silk will bear. Apiece of floss silk,
about an inch in length, should be laid along the string op¬
posite the top of the handle, and at each alternate round
made to appear bv being held up, and the silk lapped round
the string under it. The lapping should be carried on about
an inch and a half higher than opposite the top of the
handle, and there fastened off. The part may be rubbed
with some beeswax, and afterwards with a piece of leather;

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the heat caused by the friction makes it both smooth and
uniform. The entire string should occasionally be waxed
and rubbed in this manner. The object in inserting the
floss silk is, that there may be a distinguishing mark on
which the arrow should be nocked. The best of strings
will, at first, stretch a little; consequently, the different
o-radations on that part of the lapping where the floss silk
appears, will point out exactly the proper place for the suc¬
ceeding arrow when it has been ascertained from the flight
of the previous one. The space of an inch will allow for
any little alterations of the string.

The best strings are imported from Germany and Brus¬
sels, and it is good economy always to buy the best.

An archer should always have with him, when engaged
in shooting, a spare string, previously lapped, and adjusted
to the length of his bow.

(To be continued.)

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Important to Yachtmen. —The attention of owners of
steam yachts is called to the importance of embodying in
the new steamboat inspection laws some exemptions in
favor of steam yachts and launches. As the law now
stands, they are liable to severe penalties for not complying
with requirements that neither their size or character ren¬
der proper, and in the Southern States a number of smaT
exploring and pleasure boats have been abandoned because
of the oppressions of a law designed for large vessels, car¬
rying for hire. An immediate effort will undoubtedly se¬
cure such amendments as will encourage the use of steam
launches, and enable explorers and sportsmen to use them
with a reasonable economy, and free them from needless
legal red tape and embarrassment. For instance, the re¬
quirement that a boat, however small, must carry an engi¬
neer, captain, and pilot—no one man to hold two licenses,
and these licenses costing $10 each, and a good deal of
trouble—is one that is unreasonable when applied to a small
boat, where one man is competent to do all about the en¬
gine, and the owner can steer, taking his own risk now and
then of getting on a sand bar. There is no real reason why
a boat carrying no persons for hire should he under any
more restrictions than a sail boat, in which people are per¬
mitted to drown themselves with the-main sheet tied, and
no licensed sailor on board. Sportsmen cannot carry so
many men on small yachts and launches. There is neither
need nor room for them, and it may be presumed that any
person owning a craft of the kind will, for his own com¬
fort and safety, exercise the same high degree of care and
skill that distinguish sportsmen, yachtmen, and horsemen
in their guns, boats, and equippage. Hon. W. E. Lansing,
M. C. of Madison and Oswego counties, is giving the
matter thought and consideration, and other members
should be called upon by persons interested.

Schahmyl’s Rifle. —We had shown to us yesterday a
very remarkable arm, said to have belonged to the famous
Schahmyl, the Circassian Chief. It is a rifle some forty-six
inches long in the barrel, the total length of the gun being
four feet eight inches. The stock is the pistol form: the
primitive shape used by Europeans some three hundred
years ago, and still followed by the Chinese and Arabs.
The muzzle of the piece you can almost turn your thumb in.
The barrel is rifled. A peculiar flint lock, with a knob for
a trigger, is in keeping with the general character of the
piece. The stock is of handsome w T ood and is ornamented
with ivory. The history of the arm is as follows:—Herr
Otto Gropius, sent by the Emperor of Russia to superintend
silk culture in the Caucassus, having been present at the
surrender of Schahmyl, the fallen Chieftain, gave his rifle
to Mr. Gropius, who brought it to the United States. This

rifle should be highly prized by arm-collectors.

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Our Special Representative in England. —We are
pleased to inform our readers and the public that we have
secured as our correspondent in England, Frank C. Pearce,
Esq., the son of the celebrated “Idstone,” whose letters and
papers to the London Field and the author of the work on
the “Dog,” have been read with so much pleasure by all
our American field sportsmen. We shall receive from Mr.
PeaTce a weekly letter touching upon the more important
topics of the day and prominent events tlipfl take place in
Great Britain, relating to the horse, the rifle, the shot gun,
the dog, aquatic, and athletic pastimes, etc.

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Lake Superior and the Nepigon. —In our advertising
columns to-day will be found an announcement of the
opening of Lake Superior navigation for the season. It
contains imformation respecting the routes of travel and
the chief points of interest to the tourist and angler, which
we trust will save us the trouble of answering many ques¬
tions respecting this wilderness paradise. The steamers
are staunch and well provisioned, and the captains are
courteous, and know their duty. We have tested three of
them, and can testify. We know of several parties who
are booked for the Hepigon.

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Between French and English, or the Chassepot
AKd the Snider. —In April last, the Volunteer Service Ga-
zette tells us, an impromptu match was made between some
sailors of the French corvette Indre, and some of the Leith
volunteers, ten men on a side. The distance was 200 yards,
fifteen shots each, and the shooting was^done in a fog. The
Trench tars were nowhere—Leith team, 387; French team,
157. The worst shot among the Englishmen made tliirty-
two, while the best of the Frenchmen made only twent.y-
aine. The Chassepot, according to the English accounts,
after a half dozen shots became clogged, with parts of the
cartridge case remaining in the bore.

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—Watermelons are now being shipped to the north trom
South Florida.

SPORT ANCIENT AND MODERN.

[From onr Special Correspondent.]

P OOR old Joe Manton! how he would stare if he was
handed one of his own pairs of barrels neatly mount¬
ed as a snap action breech loader without a ramrod, with¬
out flint, and without steel!- How delighted would be Sir
Lucius O’Trigger or other knights of the pistol, with self-
cocking revolvers and those charming little Derringers in
lieu of their flasli-in-the-pan duelling irons. My old grand¬
father, they tell me, used to take out half a score of
clumbers, and a man to work them in a green plush coat,
and bring home two pheasants and a dozen woodcock, and
think he had had a good day, while at the last battue his
grandson saw 957 head, all told, laid out on the lawn at the
close of the day without either surprise or satisfaction.

We have done with bear baiting for. good and all, and as
to bull baiting, there is not at this present moment a bull
in England artful enough to scrape a hole in the ground,
to clap his nose so as to oppose no vulnerable part of his
person to the sharp fangs of the Staffordshire brindled bull
dogs. We no longer hear of babies being defrauded of
their natural sustenance for the sake of favorite pups in a
weakly condition, and badger tongs and man traps are in¬
cluded in the category of old iron. As a class, sportsmen
in England are growing every day more refined and more
humane. Mr. Freeman-, anxious for notoriety, may rave
about'fox hunting, and spatter with mud the scarlet coats
of the devotees of this time honored British sport, but as
old Evans the huntsman once said, “The hounds like it,
the horses like it, the men like it, and no one ever proved
to me yet that the fox don’t like it.” Since Sampson, of
Biblical repute, introduced it, it has flourished,, and will
continue to do so whilst princes of the royal blood ride to
hounds, and ride well, too, and I had nearly said whilst
there is a freeman in England. We have certainly not
only revolutionized sport and guillotined barbarity, but we
have also, in some respects, made it more scientific. Look
at our ancestors’ old portraits. I have one in my “sanc¬
tum” as I write. A tall, thin, spare old fellow he is, with
a gun as long as himself, and quite as antiquated. I sus-'
pect “Egg” made it, but it is certainly not “new laid.” His
hat is what the demoiselles call “a Rousby,” from the
name of that pretty and fashionable actress, and it would
look well in the present day over the chestnut plaits and
well rouged cheeks of a Haymarket beauty, or with the
stockings and breeches of a High Church dean. His coat
is long fore and aft, and something between a southwester
and a swell’s dress garments, and as likely to be well ven¬
tilated by t]^ brambles as my last silk handkerchief was
which a country laundress hung out to dry on a furze bush.
Heh?sayoung chatelaine full of seals hung at his fob,
is all overshot pouches and powder horns, whilst his nether
man comes out in top boots. Altogether, the “get up” is
as peculiar as that of the Heathen Chinee, and, neither
useful nor ornamental, calculated to stand hard wear, or to
give that sporting appearance which French “chasseurs”
are so fond of. How we have discarded breeches and tops
as out of place most anywhere, save over the smallest of
knees and feet when in the saddle. Breech loaders and
cartridges have superseded the cumbrous appendages of
flasks and loading rods, and we haven’t got to fumble with
frozen fingers for a percussion cap, which won’t go off
when we get it. Yet I must not be too fast, for I see that
at the last pigeon match at Hotting Hill, in the optional
sweepstakes for the cup, Viscount Stormont, Captain Digby
Boycott, Captain Gist, and eight other gentlemen, not nec¬
essarily of the “old school,” still stuck to the mediaeval
muzzle loader. But Captain Starkey won with a central
fire, and Mr. S. E. Shirley, M. P., chairman of the Kennel
Club, w r as third, having killed all his six birds in the first
round. If pigeon shooting and battues are cruel, they are
very mild compared to the cock fighting of fifty years ago.
There may be reason in chiding at such an institution as
the “Welsh Main,” where the ties were fought off till one
bird alone was left alive out of all the gallant black hearted
reds and orange duckwings whiclYhacked at one another’s
throats till their spurs were dyed in scarlet and their bodies
riddled with stabs. The Cockpit Royal at St. James, in
1796, was an institution far better patronized, and boasting
a more aristocratic attendance than the present British Mu¬
seum, the Royal Academy, or the Countess of Derby’s
levees. Here all met on perfect equality. The peer shook
hands with the jockey, and the gentleman of high degree
laid his guineas against the dirty notes of the “fowl” breed¬
ers and horse copers. As Lord Henry Bentinck said about
the turf, “on it and under it all men are equal,” so in the
cockpit the love of sport broke down the trammels of con¬
ventionality. The seats were arranged like those of an
ampitheatre, with a “chaplet” of candles over the raised
arena where the birds were pitted against one another.
Hogarth’s picture portrays the scene as only his master
hand could do it. I have not an engraving by me, but well
remember that the shadow of a man in a basket, who has
been suspended to the ceiling for not paying his debts of
honor, is cast on the floor of the pit. You cannot see him,
but the shadowed hand holds out the shadow of a watch
and chain, and you are left to conjecture by one of Ho¬
garth’s strange scintillations of wit that the prisoner, in his
wicker cage, is offering his “ticker” as a last stake. There
were two very celebrated game fowl men in those days—a
certain Mr. Brooks! ank and a Mr. Oates. The latter owned
a very noted black breasted bird named Mendoza, and the

former a red dun called Daredevil. Indeed, it was said in
a doggerel couplet of the day—

Would Brooksbank breed, and Oates but feed,

Thus forming true alliance,

At all the sod they’d laugh and nod,

And bid the world defiance.

There was a good deal of art in putting on a cock’s spur
properly, or, if required, improperly, for they had not
much objected even then to “rope a horse” or “fight a
cross.” Unless the hollow silver “bayonet” was adjusted
at the proper angle the bird might as well be padded, for
he could not hit his antagonist, and was bound to lose.
The unscrupulous knew this well, and used it to their own
advantage. Sometimes the offensive weapons were of steel,
but the wounds inflicted were supposed not to heal as
readily as when made by the virgin metal. It is lucky that
poultry shows have been invented, and though the chanti¬
cleer tribe now contend by display of form and plumage
for the cups which they before won by pluck and strength,
yet it is a good thing to keep up the breeds which were
originated at nearly as much trouble, if not expense, as the
ancestors of the English race horse.

In 1760 an attempt was actually made to introduce the
hunting leopard, or cheetah, into England. Lord Pigot,
at the instance of the Duke of Cumberland, turned out one
of these beasts against an old red deer in Windsor Great
Park. This sport smacks more of the cruel and sensual
Indian Rajah than the European sportsman, and it didn’t
meet with much success. On the occasion I refer to it was
a signal failure. It was tlm Ascot race week, and the nov¬
elty attracted a large crowd of spectators, amongst them
being even some ladies of quality. A proper space was
fenced in with strong netting about fifteen feet high by the
road side, into which the old stag was turned, and shortly
after the tiger was lead in, hoodwinked, by two black ser¬
vants, and then set at liberty. He crawled towards the stag
like a cat after a mouse, watching for an opportunity of
safely seizing his prey. The stag was, however, too cau¬
tious and crafty to be had that way, and wisely and warily
turned as he turned, placing his shortTirow antlers close to
the ground, ready to give his strange antagonist as good as
he sent. He in fact quite outgeneraled the tiger, who could
only leap on a fine collection of keen spikes and points,
and didn’t seem to see it in that light. After a good deal
of sparring, His Royal Highness, who was never noted
either for forbearance or humanity, requested the niggers
to urge the cowardly leopard on to the attack, evidently
thinking it was time he saw a little claret uncorked. This
they attempted to do, and succeeded so well that the tiger
bolted over the palisade and “went for” the people, who,
having no brow antlers, fled like doves from a hawk. The
tiger was as much alarmed as they, and continued his head¬
long course till he came on a herd of harmless fallow
deer, whereupon he sprang on an unfortunate straggler and
brought it down. He was soon secured by his keepers and
rehoodwinked, but I have not heard of any more of this
Indian pastime, so I presume it died out.

As to the setters and pointers of our ancestors, there is
indeed a change for the better. I do not believe they stud¬
ied “backing” in the least, and they had but imperfect
ideas of “pointing.” In most pictures the dogs used for
snipes, partridges, or pheasants, and even wild duck, are
chump headed, bob tailed spaniels, who are rushing, open
mouthed, at their game, and appear almost to catch it. As
to hounds, we may have lost staunchness, but we have cer¬
tainly gained in speed, both in horse and hound, since first
“A cry more tuneable

Was never halloed to nor cheered with horn.”

Our horses’ ears and tails we do not crop and dock as of
yore, and though I still think that a spaniel’s and fox ter¬
rier’s stern should be shortened, and that bull terriers
should have cut ears, yet in all other breeds I recognize the
truth of the observation of the author of “The Dogs” when
he says that “the Almighty never made his work for man
to mend.”

I see you rather assail the Scotch commission offices in
an article in to-day’s Forest and Stream. I am no habitue
of the race course, and I seldom if ever lay out more than
a modest “fiver” on the Derby; still, though I am no gam¬
bler, I think you are hard on the commission agencies. The
men who conduct them—Valentine & Wright, and George
Crook, for instance—are as honest as the day, and their
word and the word of most of our principal 'bookmakers
may be taken for tens of thousands. They are a great deal
straighter in settling up than many of the merchants and
tradespeople of commercial life. Bookmaking on the turf
is not really gambling at all. It is a tolerably safe and
somewhat scientific pursuit, and nothing like stockbroking
and other speculations. The men who gamble are the
“plungers,” who back hcrses to win. As Admiral Rous,
the greatest authority on the horse, except, perhaps, Sir
Joseph Hawley, says, “Racing would not last a year with¬
out betting.”

Verily our legislature has put down real gambling—
namely, card playing—with a strong hand. Where are
now those pretty, innocent retreats of hawks and pigeons,
where the lamps flared fiercely over the board of green
cloth, and the gold, piled mountain high, as we see it in
Frith’s picture of “The Last Sunday,” changed hands every
minute as the fickle goddess waved her wand k over red or
black! Here or there, in some sequestered alley, still flour¬
ishes a solitary “silver hell,” but the glories of the faro
banks, where duchesses swindled dukes, and young nobles
flung life and honor away at the cast of a die, have de¬
parted indeed. I do not suppose there is a sharper left in
England capable of^“eating a card,” or performing the
trick of “muter le m,” for the light-fingered gentry are in

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rags and tatters, and reduced to swindling country bump¬
kins out of half crowns at races, behind some friendly
hedge, with the fascinations of the three card trick. “Al-
mack’s” has gone, and so has the Cocoanut Tree, and, ex¬
cepting the Argyle rooms, places “of distinction” are few
where

“The giddy throng whirls madly round the floor,

Frilled skirts eclipse no longer rounded charms,

And wicked waists are clipped by clasping arms,

Cheeks rouged and chalked not wisely and not well,

Leave smudges on the shoulders of the swell.”

A sporting gazette is now tit for a drawing-room table,
and is not “hid under a bushel.” In fact, most ladies read
the Field , and even BelVs Life , and a dip into the Sporting
Magazine doesn’t reveal those painfully evident “doubles
entendres ” which constituted our forefathers’ idea of wit.

Idstone, Jr.

Civil and Military Club , Regent street , London.

§fhot (§ntt iind

JUNE IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches , and other interest¬
ing matter , should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week. __

GENERAL ADVICE FOR CREEDMOOR.

COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. -Conclusion.

I N' a former paper we gave some general ideas as to the
necessary precautions to be taken by riflemen, and con¬
cluded by describing the position for off-hand shooting.
We now approach rifle shooting at long ranges where any
position is allowed. To describe the lying down position so
as to make it perfectly clear to the uninitiated, is not so easy.

It would be perhaps better for those desirious of acquiring
it to go to Creedmoor and see the position for themselves.
The lying down position is adopted by a majority of the
most successful shots. It may appear somewhat constrained
at first, but by a little practice you will overcome the diffi¬
culty. 5 The following are the two methods of the lying
dowm position: Lie down full length on your stomach,
face to the ground, head towards and body in a line with
the target and the rifle in the left hand. Curve the body
considerably and allow the legs to move rather to the left,
giving you an easier position and causing the otherwise
prominent collar bone to disappear so that the recoil comes
on the muscles of the right shoulder, which saves the pun¬
ishment which would result from keeping the legs perfect¬
ly straight while using a rifle with a heavy recoil. Some¬
times a small pad, as a pocket handkerchief, or small
piece of sponge, may be placed under the coat just where
the but of the rifle comes and may soften the kick accom¬
panying a heavy charge or a loose hold. An important
point is to raise the head to a proper height, (as high as
convenient,) for taking aim, placing the left elbow nearly
under the rifle as a support. Be careful and do not place
the left elbow too much to the left , for fear of a sprain on the
wrist. The right elbow should be rather close to the body
than otherwise. The natural tendency of the elbows, es¬
pecially, when wide apart, is to gradually separate. This
can be prevented by punching a small hole into the giound,
with the heel of the boot and placing the elbow in it.

The second method of the lying down position is much
harder to describe and takes a longer time to become fam¬
iliar with than the first, but as some, of the best shooting on-
record has been made from this position, it is worth partic¬
ular mention. Lay on your back or rather on the right
side, with the feet to the target. Cross the left leg over the
right, and rest the right elbow on the ground. There is a
peculiar feature in twisting the left arm round the neck,
holding the but of the rifle and giving support to the head.
The rifle rests comfortably along the body. The but of
the rifle may be held with the left hand without twisting
the arm round the neck, and the support of the head and
neck may be obtained by holding on to the left coat sieeve
with the teeth. This may not be as constrained or compli¬
cated as it seems to be, but we have thought it sometimes
unfavorable for taking aim* as the head is held too far from
the back sight.

Aiming requires good judgment and decision of character,
for once the tumbler slips, reflection or wishing is all in
vain. First gel into a natural position, then bring the rifle
to bear on the bullseye. (You must look at the target, not
at the sights, when aligning the rifle;) think of the light
and wind before pressing the trigger, then make sure of the
sights being perpendicular, take a- full breath and com¬
mence a steady pressure, and when satisfied that you can
hold quite steady for a second or so longer apply the little
extra pressure the rifle goes off as if quite unexpected.
After firing, continue to aim for a moment, as it is bad
practice to jump immediately to see where the shot struck.
Never fire without being satisfied with your aim, and if
necessary, aim your rifle three and four times before shoot¬
ing. Alwatfs get your sight as clear as possible and think
where you aimed when making your last shot. Never pull
tne trigger while sighting, as you are liable to shoot to the
righi if you do. .

Before and while you shoot, remember the following
rules:—

1. Never point a\ gun , loaded or unloaded , at any person.

2. Never cock a rifle until you are going to shoot.

* 3 Re sure that the signal flag is not up, “if at Creed¬

moor ” and don’t shoot too soon after the last shot has
been marked, as the splash from the bullets might hit the
marker.

At Wimbledon prizes are taken from men who neglect

this rule, and they are not allowed to enter in any competi¬
tion. A very strict but just rule.

During a match the competitor should devote himself
entirely to the object in view. Keep from conversing with
any one as far as possible, for the marksman may either
forget or over-do something. Should your score be dis¬
puted, refer the matter to the proper authority; never give
way to anger or disappointment, or envy some supposed
advantage of another competitor. Do not bother yourself
how somebody else is shooting, for it might make you too
anxious or too confident. A man who is constantly reckon¬
ing up his own score, will never do much. It is time lost
and distracts the attention. Depend on your own judg¬
ment and observe the conduct of the marksmen who shoot
before you instead of taking the advice of any one.

Never be in a hurry, as you will destroy your steadiness,
and mistakes are almost sure to occur. Be as careful as
you can of what you are doing, and as careless as possible
of the doings of others, and pay no attention to ‘ ‘chaff or
banter,” as it is generally the sign that your adversary is
getting frightened.

Keep cool and unruffled when you miss, and if beaten, do
not pretend that you don’t care, for what is worth compet¬
ing for is worth winning. Bull’s I.

Creedmoor. —The matches announced in our last, did
not take place. However, as Saturday was practice day,
some of the experts of the Amateur Rifle Club commenced
work at long ranges. There were present, Messrs. Backer,
Roux, Wingate, Gildersleeve, Fulton, Crduch, Conlin,
Bruce, and some others. Distances shot at were 800. 900 and
1,000 yards. Thepracticewas quite satisfactory, Col Win-
gates’s exceedingly so. We trust to see our men regularly
at work at long ranges. -Constant coaching is a necessity,
if we want to hold our own with the Irish team.

Report of the National Rifle Association. —Just in
good season, the report makes its appearance. Having
ourselves some experience as to the difficulties and innu¬
merable proof readings it requires to produce a careful
report of rifle shooting, we are more than pleased with
the general accuracy of the report. Many of the scores at
the various matches having been given in detail in the
Forest and Stream, it is perhaps proper for us to state
that the non continuance of their publication by us, was
mainly due to our expecting that every day this report
would be printed. Commencing with the first meeting of
Jan. 18th of this year, the report contains a careful
resume of the work performed in 1878, with all the scores
made during last year. One excellent portion of the report
is that entitled “Suggestions,” which shows how local rifle
associations should organize, so as to act in connection
with the National Rifle Association; As we are constantly
in receipt of letters from all portions of the United States,
requesting us to give parties information in regard to rifles,
taigets, and the rules governing the National Rifle Associa¬
tion, we advise our friends to procure a copy of the
report, as they will find therein in a condensed form, every
fact having to do with Creedmoor. We must again express
ourselves as fully satisfied with the excellence of the report,
and the general neat appearance of its get up. If the last
report of. the English National Rifle Association embraces
some 300 and odd pages, it must be remembered that affi¬
liated to Wimbledon, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mauri¬
tius, New Zealand and Ireland add their scores to in¬
crease its bulk. In our report then of some 104 pages, we
have made an excellent start, and when in a year or so
from now, we shall have rifle associations in every State in
the Union, all we trust offsprings of Creedmoor, we
may look for an encyclopedic tome as to size. We have
before this expressed how much is really due to the patient
care and labor the officers of the Association have devoted
to rifle shooting in the United States. The success of the
enterprise and the encouragement these gentlemen have
met with, cannot be better understood, than by the produc¬
tion of just such an excellent report as we have had the
pleasure of reverting to. We append the list of officers
of the National Rifle Association:—

President, Col. W. C. Church; Vice President, Gen.
Alex. Shaler; Secretary, Lt. Col. Henry A. Gildersleeve;
Treasurer, Gen. M. T. McMahon.

Standing committees for 1874.

Executive Committee .—The offiers of the Association are
Gen. Woodward, Col. Wingate, Hon. D. W. Judd.

Finance Committee. —Gen. Ward, Hon. D. W. Judd, Gen.
Molineaux.

Range Committee. —Fred. M. Peck Esq., Lt. Story, Capt.
Casey. t

—The match for the Boylan gold medal, shot for last
week by the officers of the 12tli Regiment, was won by
Captain Smith of D. Company. The scores not having been
reported we presume the shooting was not of the most bril¬
liant character. Perhaps it was a match enfamille , and
not intended for public scrutiny.

—The rules of the range of the National Rifle Associa¬
tion for 1874, regulating the hiring of markers, applications
for targets, duties of superintendents, cost of ammunition,
&c., &c., have just been issued, and may be had on per¬
sonal application at the office of the Association, No. 93
Nassau street, New York.

—The first regular match for the Long Range Badge, of
the Amateur Rifle Club, will be held at Creedmoor, Satur¬
day, May 30th, 1874, at 8 p. m. Open only to members of
the Amateur Rifle Club, distance, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards;
all the club to shoot at 800 and 900 yards, and the eight
highest at 900, to shoot at 1,000 yards. Position, |any,

(without artificial rest;) rounds, five at each distance, with
privilege of two sighting shots.

Rifle Shooting in Germany and Switzerland.— Since
last year rapid firing has been introduced at rifle con¬
tests in Germany. The target is an oblong of 105x150 cen
timetres, within this another oblong of 75x120 cm is
marked off, and the black centre is an oval 45x90 cm •
range 300 metres (1,050 feet). Centre-shots count three'
middle field two, outer one. The target is unmasked on
a given signal. As soon as it comes to view, the marks
man on the stand commences loading and has three min¬
utes firing time, at the expiration of which the target (a
sliding one) is pulled down by the marker without warn¬
ing. The marker now counts and shown the hits in each
section of the target, while another marker has the number
of shots fired. The greatest number of hits takes the prize
ties are decided by number of points. The first prize at
the Leipsic shooting match of last year was won on a score
of eight ones, eleven twos and fifteen threes, total thirty-
four hits in forty shots fired in three minutes.

Though, by the statute of the Swiss National Rifle As¬
sociation, the range for rifle contests is fixed at 1,000 feet
the shooting committee for the grand match to be held at
St. Gallen from July 19th to 27th next, have arranged for
targets at 1,000 feet, and others at 1,500 feet range, both
classes to share equally in prizes. Instead of the oval
generally used in Switzerland and Germany, the committee
have again adopted a circular bl ck centre. A consider¬
able amount of prizes are expected, besides eight hundred
cups to be won at the bullseye targets.

—In the B-alaxy for June, there is a continuation of Gen¬
eral Custer’s admirable articles of his life on the plains. The
gallant General has long been known for his skill with the
rifle. When Santana was held in durance, the General and
Santana’s son, had a series of rifle matches. The red skin
was a capital shot, but the white man beat him all the
time, to the great chagrin|of the old chief. It seems San¬
tana thought he had discovered the real obstacle to the
success of his son, by ascribing superior qualities to Gen¬
eral Custer’s rifle as compared with the one used by the son
of the chieftain. “Fairness on my part then required that
I should offer the young warrior the use of my rifle, and

that I should use his in the next'match.-Greatly to my

satisfaction,” General Custer adds, “my good fortune en¬
abled me to make a better score than did my opponent,
and this result seemed to settle’ his opinion finally as to
our relation.” We have ourselves frequently seen con¬
tests of this kind between Indians and white hunters, and
we never saw a match in which the Indians were not beat¬
en. We cannot say, however, that on these occasions,
chivalry was pushed far enough to exchange arms. In¬
dians are frequently exceedingly well armed, and carry
quite as good rifles as do wffiite men.

—Our correspondent “Bison,” at Fort Sill, Indian Ter¬
ritory, reques*s us to say that he is not in command at that
post, as we stated in a recent number of this journal.
Well, if he is not, he deserves to be in command some-,
where. On the 16tli instant he started on a two months’
scout after Indians, leaving a half finished article intended
for this paper, entitled, “The Comanches.” We sincerely
trust that his life may be spared, for if the Redskins should
happen to finish him, he will never survive to finish “The"
Comanches.” The following telegram to the Associated
Press shows the kind of company and entertainment they
have at Fort Sill:—

“The commanding officer at Fort Sill reports that Lone
Wolf, the Kiowa chief, left the reservation on or about the
1 st instant, with some forty warriors, to.remove the re¬
mains and avenge the death of his son, killed last Decem¬
ber in a fight with Lieut. Hudson. A large party of Co¬
manches has left the reservation and gone south along the
eastern borders of the Staked Plain, to attack the Indians
at Fort Griffin, Texas; that they claimed to have taken
enough warriors along to tight the troops at Griffin in case
they should interfere. They stated that they were going,
to avenge themselves on the Tonkawas for the death of the
Comanches killed in Col. Buell’s fight last winter, in which
a small party of Tonkawas took part. Lieut. Orleman,
who brings this report, says that the Indians of the Fort
Sill reservation came into that post a few days before he
left to draw their annuity goods and rations. There were
fully 8,000 Indians—Comanches, Kiowas, and Apaches—
and their behavior was very insolent. Some of the young
men strung their bows and'pointed arrows at the sentinels.
All of the warriors were excellently armed—a great many
of them with new heavjr rifles and carbines—and their
stock was in very fine condition.”

—A letter from Mr. Mowat, overseer of the Restigouch
district in Canada, says:—

“Light snow here this winter has saved the remnant of
our moose, as they are only killed in March and April on
the crust: law is all right, only no person to put it in force.
A moose inspector should be appointed for each northern
county, “a live one, mind you,” with power to choose his
assistant and paid to scour the woods for two months, say
$150.00, if not, they will soon be a thing of the past. I
believe our Kedgwick would be good for still hunting. next
September. If you would come, would almost promise to
go a week with you. ”

—Our Memphis correspondent sends us the following
score of an interesting pigeon match:—

The Bluff City Shooting Club of Memphis, Tenn., shot
again last week for the challenge silver pitcher, 5 double
birds each, 18 yards rise and 100 boundary, the winner to
hold the pitcher six consecutive months, but subject to a
challenge once a month from any member of the club. The
first month it was won by P. IT. Bryson, the second by K
W. Lightburne, third by D. D. Saunders and again the
fourth month by R. W. Lighburne. . The sport was most
interesting, as the day was cloudy with a perfect gale from
the south-west. When the pitcher was offered many of the

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members thought it could be an easy thing for Dr. D. D.
Saunders to walk off with it. The Doctor “sorter” felt
that way himself. ’ But unexpectedly several of the mem¬
bers are" rapidly improving and will give the Doctor some
hard tussles for the pitcher before he gets it. In fact our
worthy President is about the man, who, I think, will
carry it off; however, he won it this shoot. The score was
as follows

R. W. Lightburne—11, 11, 11, 10, 10—8.

D D. Saunders—10, 10, 11, 10, 11—7.

E' D. Wells—10, 01, 00, 11, 11—7.
j W. Alley—11, 10, 10, 01, 10—6.

C. F. Leland—00, 10, 00, 11, 11—5.

P. H. Bryson—10, 11, 00, 11, 11—7.

D Bryson—10, 11, 00, 11, 10—6.

J. E. France—00, 10, 00, 10, 00—2.

Judges—J. Cockull, T. R. Horsefull. Referee—Sam.

Walker.

Several sweepstakes took place after the match for the
pitcher as follows:—

3 double birds, 18 yards rise, 100 boundary; entrance,
$5; winner paying for birds.

P. Bryson—11, 10, 11—5.

D. D. Saunders—10, 11, 11—5.

D. Bryson—11, 10, 11—5.

A. Wheatly—00, 11, 11—4.

Sam. Walker—10, 11, 10—4.

R. W. Lightburne—11, 10, 10—4.

ties—FIRST.

P. Bryson—10—1. | D. D. Saunders—10—1.

SECOND TIE.

P. Bryson—11 —2.
D. Bryson—10.

P. Bryson—10—1.

P. Bryson—10—1.

P. Bryson—10—1.

j D. D. Saunders—11—2.

THIRD TIE.

| D. D. Saunders—10—1.

FOURTH TIE.

| D. Saunders—10—1.

FIFTH TIE,

| D. Saunders—10—1.

SIXTH TIE.

D. Saunders—11—2. | P. Bryson—10—1.

D. D. Saunders was declared the winner.

The remaining sweepstakes I am unable to report, on ac¬
count of a rain storm coming up and blowing the scorer’s
papers away. Arthur.

[In shooting off ties it is customary to place the shooters
three yards further back, so as to avoid the excessive ex¬
pense of birds.—E d.]

—The following is the score of a pigeon match which
came off at Waterloo station, last Saturday, just across the

Long bridge at Washington, D. C.

Ferguson—1 10 110 1 0—5.

Benjamin—1 00001100 1—4.

Mills-0 11111111 1—9.

Mayhew—1 10111111 1—9.

Jensen—1 00111111 1—8.

Nokes—1 11000110 1—6.

Stevens—1 1010010o 1—5.

Barker-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0—4.

Williams—1 0 1. 010 101 0—4,

Benjamin (Smith)—0 11111111 1—9.

Derrick-1 11011110 1—8.

Mills-1 1111110 1 1—9
Ferguson—1 0 111110 0—6.

Benjamin—0 110 0 10 1 1—5.

The ties were shot off on the 22d, with the following
result :—

E. L. Mills—0 10 10 111 0—5.

L. E. Mayhew—1 11010111 1—8.

E. L. Mills—1 10011110 0—6.

Gr. D. Benjamin—1 10010001 o—4.

After which a sweepstakes at 5 birds, 21 yards rise, 80
yards bounds,, the winner to pay all expenses out of the
pool {i. e. $20).

J. W. Stevens—0 111 0—3.

R. W. Barker—1 111 1—5.

Ed. Derrick—1 011 1—4.

L. E. Mayhew—1 10 1 1—4.

G. D. Benjamin—1 111 0—4.

—There was another shot for the Michigan State Medal
on May 22d, at Detroit; 15 birds each, ground traps, 21
yards rise, 80 boundary, at wild birds. The following is
the score:

Name.

Gun.

Straight.

Killed.

H. Hawkins...

6

10

W. C. Colburn.

_ Wesley-Richards

7

11

JohnE. Long..

5

12

J. V. Eldridge..

4

8

E. H. Gilman.

8

12

L. Horn...

3

10

G. Stenton.

5

11

E. Fisher

4

10

W.K. Cristy.

4

9

R- W. Babcock.

7

10

W ■ J. Mason.

4

Withdrawn

N M. Van Duser.

.... Mayer

3

Withdrawn

James Caniff..

6

13

L. Dubois.

2

Withdrawn

J • Norvell..

. 7

10

J- Berger..

' 2

Withdrawn

All central fire guns. Colburn holder of medal and Canifi the winner.
Two sweepstakes of 5 birds each; Long, winner.

The gun called Long was made for his use and sale, according to his
directions while in Birmingham this winter. All here say it is the gun..

T.

—The Central City Sportsmen’s Club of Syracuse will
have a shooting match with the Seneca Falls Club at Cen-
treville, next week.

—The Illinois State Sportsmens’ Association will hold
their annual tournament on June 2d at Chicago on the
Dexter Park grounds. On June 2d Gen. Webster will call
the delegates to order and proceed to business. June 3rd.
W H1 be devoted to pigeon shooting. June 4th, the gun
trial and bench show of dogs will take place. June 5th,
the State Champion Pigeon Shot will be decided.

Our representive Mr. True will attend the convention
and report to us all maters of interest to the sportsman.

—A mass convention of sportsmen of thq State of Ohio,
18 to meet at Cleveland, June 9th, in the Kennard House
Parlors, for the purpose of organizing a State Sportsmen’s
Association.

Montgomery, Ala., May 18,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send you the score of a shooting match held on the 16th by Montgom¬
ery Shooting Club; 7 birds each, 21 yards, 80 yards boundary. First
prize, club cup, $50; second value, $5; third value, $2.50.

H. B.Metcalf,

W. D. Brown,

L. Wells,

H. C. Davids on,

John Clisby,

L. Tuttle,

B. Holt,

J. P. CafEey,

J. T. McDonald,

D. Frazer,

John G.Crommelin,
William Davidson,

T. S.Doron,

H. Orommelin,

John Gindrot Winter,
George H. Todd,

111110 1-6
000100 1—2
111111 1-7
110010 1—4
110111 0—5
111110 0—5
000101 0—2
100111 1—5
110011 1—5
011111 1—6
1101101-5
101001 1—4
011110 1-5
1 I 1 1 0 1 1—6
101110 1—5
0 1 o 1 0 1 0—3

Winning third prize.

Winning first prize.

6 shot off at 24 yds.
Metcalf, 1 1 0-2
Frazer, 1 1 0—2
Crommelin, 1 11—3
Second tie, 27 yds
Metcalf, 1
Frazer, 0

Winning 2d prize.

Detroit, Mich., May 19, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Enclosed find score of “Amateur Club” for club medals, third shoot,
won each time by present winner and now belonging to him. Baker, 10;
Mather, 3; Phillips, 10; Harris, 8; Humphrey, 7; Howell, 9; Soullier, 8—
15 birds, ground traps, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, wild pigeons;
ties, Baker, 3; Phillips, 2; 26 yards, SO boundary.

The firm of which Baker is a member have a pigeon coop, qne of the
largest in the West. Only a few birds on hand at present. C. C. Cad
man, 21 yards, 80 yards boundary, shot 36 out of 37 birds, in which were
included five pairs double rises, and Harry Hawkins, conductor Mich.
Central Railroad, who. never shot from traps before, took 28 out of 31
both plunge traps, wild birds. J. G. True.

M**

FISH IN SEASON IN JUNE.

Salmon, Salmo Salar. Salmon trout. Salmo confinis.

Trout, Salmo fontinalis Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri Michigan Gray ling, Tliymallus tricolor
Black Bass, mvcropterus salmoides, micropterus nigricans.

Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus. Sea trout, Salmo vmmaculatus.
Bluefish, temnodon saltator. . Weakfish.

—The anglers’ halcyon days have come at last, and both
salt water and fresh are alive with the finny tribes of all
varieties. All our reports indicate a greater abundance of
fish this year than for many years previous, and we hope
that the long-threatened dearth of fish and fish food lias been
wholly averted by the repopulation of our rivers, lakes and
estuaries. Weak fishing has been good at Barnegat for
several days. Blue fish are holding back, owing to the
cold weather. A school struck in on the 20th and left
again on the 21st. They will soon be here. A letter from
Dr. Kenworthy who extends a sweeping invitation to all
readers of Forest and Stream, to come to Barnegat,
says:

“I have engaged Capt. Joel Ridgway, and if any of
your friends should visit Barnegat, say to them that they
had better secure the services of Jarvis or Joseph Ridgway.

I shall keep daily notes of fish caught, with their weight
and report results. From all that I can glean, I have rea¬
son to believe that Barnegat presents the finest opening on
the coast for bass fishing. I have known over 3,000 lbs. of
striped bass to be eaught in one hour in surf, fish varying
from 5 to 60 lbs.-”

Speaking of blue fishing, there seems to be as much of a
disposition to test his game qualities with fly, as there is the
shad’s. An old angler, not unknown to many of our
readers by his nom deplume, who spent last winter in Florida,
experimented largely with light tackle and fly ‘while there,
and tried the blue fish too. In a brief note he kindly gives
us the result. He says:

It was at Jupiter inlet, in February last. We fished from
the beach, throwing against a high wind, and did not
often get our flies out to the vicinity of the blue fish, but
we had fine sport nevertheless. We landed many Cavalli
and “Bone fish,” and three blue fish of about seven pounds
each in weight. We had many more blue fish booked, but
lost them, sometimes from want of line to let them run
and at other times we had our fish taken off by sharks before
we ccruld land them.

I think that if “ A1 Fresco” will try at Barnegat, Sal- ■
mon tackle and fly he will become less enthusiastic
about “ squidding.” Yours truly, B. .Hackle,

—There is first rate black fishing (tautog) on the Black
Warrior wreck in Canarsie Bay. Some ten day’s since
Capt. Da\fts, of Yatch Siren, E. H. Madison, and two of*
their friends, took seventy-eight there in two hours, and
the fishing should be better now than then.

—All fish in season are in fair quantity in our markets.
Some few mackerel are still caught in the immediate
vicinity of New York, but the bulk of the fish are now
coming from Massachusetts. King-fish from along the
coast of Long Island and New Jersey are fine and plentiful.
Shad continue in good supply and at reasonable figures,
coming mostly from Connecticut. On Monday last a fair
run of very prime shad were struck off Coney Island, and
on the same day there was a remarkably good catch all
along the North River as far up as Yonkers, These fish
were finer, in fact, than have been seen for some years past.
Salmon very scarce, and almost coming entirely, from the
Provinces. Worth retail sixty cents a pound. Sheepshead
have put in an appearance, and are coming in notable
quantity from all along the coast, as far south as Virginia,
and up to New Jersey. Welcome too are the blue-fish,
which are now decorating the fish stands, having been
caught off Barnegat. The halibut fleet are making large
fares, and the vessels are bringing in from 200 to 300 of
these fine fish, each trip from the Georges. All hands de¬
clare that the halibut are finer than have been seen for the
last five years. Bass rather scarce. The Potomac catch of
this king of fish has given out. What is m the market comes
from the Connecticut River. The difference between a
northern and southern bass, as to eating, is all in favo r of
the former. Trout very scarce, worth $1. a pound.

—We were pleased to have a visit from O. M. Holmes,
Esq., of Boston, a prominent and active member of the

inter

Mass. Anglers Club. Mr. Holmes’ visit had for its end and
aim, Lobsters, as a paragraph in the Forest and Stream
had particularly called attention to the fact that lobsters
coming from the eastward, far below the size allowed to be
caught, were constantly exposed for sale in our market!
We are glad to state, that Mr. Llolmes, having called on the
owners of smacks in the city, was assured by them, of
their ignorance of the law, and that in future their cap¬
tains would be instructed to let the small lobsters severely
alone, and that they would all most cheerfully co-operate
with the Mass. Anglers Association, in endeavoring to pre¬
vent the catching of lobsters below the limit of size al¬
lowed, which is ten and a half inches.

—The Newport Mercury says that cod fishing has never
been so good at Block Island within the memory oFtlie
oldest inhabitant as it is at the present time. The fish
boats get full hauls of these fish in less than half a day.

—The Chatham, (Mass.) Moulton tells how Capt. David
Kent, was quietly engaged in fishing for cod the other day
from his dory on the ground known as Pollock Rip, wait¬
ing patiently for a nibble, when suddenly without the
smallest intimation of what was to happen, he felt his dory
dart through the water at a miraculous rate of speed and
with such velocity as to throw him off his balance to the
bottom of the boat. He held on for dear life while the.
unseen power beneath the sea dragged him mercilessly for¬
ward as though urged by Neptune’s pitch-fork in the hands
of the briny sea-god himself. Matters beginning to look
serious, he crept cautiously forward, fearful of overturning
the boat, and with knife-in.hand, cut the anchor rope by
which the boat was drawn. Soon afterwards the spout of
a whale explained to the astonished spectators the source
of the motive power. A monster of this' species had be¬
come entangled with the anchor and rope by which the
dory was moored. The boat was carried about two hun¬
dred yards.

—The first salmon of the season made his appearance
somewhat earlier than usual this year in the St. Croix
River, Me. He was captured Tuesday morning, May 12th,
in the weir of Mr. Luther Barber.

—The Hartford Times records the ca pture, the other day
of the first good sized salmon taken in the Connecticut
River in modern times, and hails it as the beginning of the
fruits of stocking the upper waters. It was taken in
Keeney’s Cove two miles below Hartford, by Frank Smith
of that city, and weighed six and a half pounds.

—The fishing season has opened in Lake Champlain, and
those who now take occasion to “drop a line,” are likely
to take a very good catch of black bass, pike-perch, and
pickerel, to say nothing of cusk, “and such.”

—A letter from our correspondent at Meacham Lake
(Adirondack district) dated May 21st, says:—

Our season is very late. The ice did not go out until
May 13th, but the fishing begins to be verj^ fine. We have
two Brooklyn boys here who caught sixty-five trout yester¬
day. The salmon trout trolling will be in its prime next
week, I caught three salmon-trout yesterday, the first of the
season: they are in fine condition. I will send a small box of
fish to Brooklyn soon, will try to show you how they look.

Fly-fishing will begin in about ten days. Then all those
over anxious fishermen can work as hard as they please.
The trout run large this season. A. R. F.

—A party of three gentlemen, Messrs. C. E. Graves and
J. W. Davis, Special Agents U. S. Treasury Department,
Boston, and Geo. F. Leonard, U. S. Mail Agent of Ver¬
mont, returned from a short visit to Nova Scotia Monday
morning with a splendid show of trout, to the quality of
which one of our corps testifies; they captured upwards of
500, weighing from L to 2$ pounds each, all in the east
branch of the Tusket River, Yarmouth county. One of
the party caught in the main stream a Salmon weighing
10i pounds. The small Salem fly with blue jay wings and
the large Montreal fly were the most taking. They recom¬
mend anglers who want good fishing at a reasonable ex¬
pense, to take the steamer Linda which leaves Boston
Thursday noons for Yarmouth, N. S., and then by team to
the river, where they may be almost certain of success.
Good sport may be expected' through the month of June.

—Our friend Maxfield, of Wyoming Co., Pennsylvania,
says that a boy brought in a small string of sixty trout last
week, but pleads that the fish don’t bite very well yet ! If
those of our anglers who wish to go to Pennsylvania this sea¬
son will take train for Lovelton, they will find Maxfield
ready to post them upon some of the finest wilderness
streams in the State. Maxfield is an old hunter who has
knocked about that country for fifty years.

—“ A clam at high water” is regarded as.emblematic of
perfect happiness, but when this symbolic clam is placed
in juxtaposition with divine music, what a climax of
supreme delight it may be supposed is attained! It is
seldom that practical, plodding man aspires to this associa¬
tion of ideas, but when he does, it is easy to conceive the
results that must follow. Clams and music! Ecstatic—
robust—invigorating! It has been left to Mr. N. R. Waring,
the proprietor of the Newark Valley Trout Ponds to com¬
bine the two, and it is advertised that on the 4th day of
June next ho will open his establishment with a “ bank of
clams ” and a band of music. The grounds comprise six
acres of land, containing thirteen ponds and twenty-four
buildiugs and are located in the beautiful village of Newark
Valley, ten milSs north of Owego, and fifty-eight miles
south of Auburn, on the line of the Southern Central
Railroad.

We thankfully acknowledge season tickets from the
proprietor.

—W. C. Prime is fly-fishing the Connecticut for shad,

252 FOREST AND STREAM.

—A letter from our Jacksonville, Florida, correspond¬
ent, dated May 19th, speaks of the fishing in the St. John’s
River as being exceptionally good. At Doctor’s Lake,
twenty-five miles above the city fresh water “trout” and
drum are taken with a hook, while large quantities of mul¬
lets are netted. Down the river, in salt water, bass and
sheepshead are caught.

—Dr. J. H. Romeyn, of Keeseville, is at Bartlett’s, Sara¬
nac Lake, this being his twenty-fifth season.

—The Rev. William 0. Winslow left Boston on Monday,
May 25th, for the Adirondacks, it being his sixteenth visit
to that region.

—Black bass fishing has commenced in earnest on the Po¬
tomac. A letter from a frequent correspondent says:

Washington, May 20, 1874.

Editok Forest and Stream:—

Every eligible rock that juts, out into the current of the Little Falls of
the Potomac River is occupied from earliest dawn until twilight by pa¬
tient bass anglers. There is need of much patience, as the truth is the
black bass have not yet come in any number in the lower part of what
may be termed the Upper Potomac, although a local paper is full of the
marvellous baskets filled. By the 24th we hope for good fishing. We use
live bait exclusively. I have frequently fished with fly and spoon, but
have never succeeded in taking one with either, although immediately
afterwards and in the same spot I have caught numbers with minnows.

S. L. P.

—In the following letter our attentive correspondent 8.
C. Clarke, Esq., gives us *some novel information respect¬
ing the coast fishing of Florida. The fishing, it seems to
us, is of rather too heavy and miscellaneous a character
to be pleasant, though it might have suited old Polyphe¬
mus, who used to “bob” for whales.”

New Smyrna, E. Florida, April 27, 1874.

1 I hear often from the natives of two large and valuable fishes of these
waters, which, from their great size and activity, are seldom caught—the
jew-ftsh and the tarpnm. Yesterday one of the former was taken by a
New York gentleman with rod and reel. It was a small specimen,
weighing only eighteen pounds, but made a furious fight of 15 or 20
minutes. It seems to be a near relative of the grouper, and to belong,
like it, to the perch family. It is a short, thick-set fish, with large fins,
and looks like a giant blade bass or a tautog; color, olive brown; scales
small, head large, with well developed mouth and numerous small teeth.
The first dorsal fin has 11 spines; second dorsal, soft; anal fin long, like
the esocidce. When hooked it runs for a hole, like a grouper. Speci¬
mens have been taken in these waters on a shark line, which weighed
two to three hundred pounds, so that I think it must be the larger of the
percoids. The flesh is rich and well flavored, and as I have only seen
this one specimen in four winters’ fishing- here, I think it must be a rare
fish.

The tarpum I have not seen. It also is rare, and is described to be¬
long to the mackerel family, growing to the weight of 80 to 100 lbs. A
surface fish, very active and strong, with brilliant silvery scales the size
of a dollar. It is rarely taken with hook and line, as it generally carries
away the tackle, however strong. It goes in schools and leaps from the
water when struck, either with hook or spear. The only successful way
of killing the tarpum, I am told, is to strike it with a harpoon, to which
is attached by a strong line a small empty cask; the fish, by struggling
with this buoy, exhausts itself so that it may be approached in a boat
and killed with a lance. I lately hooked a mysterious fish or fishes (for
the same thing happened to me three times within an hour) which ran
out 50 or 60 yards of line with a single dash, and then breached bn the
surface, takiug away my hooks. It was so strong and swift that in try¬
ing to check it a thumbstall of thich buckskin was cut through by the
line as if by a knife, and my thumb burned by the friction. This was
either a shovel-nosed shark, which runs off in this way, not turning like
the common shark ora tarpum, and as a school of these fishes has.been
often seen near the spot where I hooked my fish, I am iuclined to think
it was this species which I then encountered. The rush was more like
that of a fresh run salmon than of any other fish I know, except that
this one did not leap out of the water like the salmon.

Not having access to any works on icthyology, I am unable to give the
scientific names of these fishes. They are mentioned under the above
names by Captain Romans, who wrote a “Concise Natural History of
Florida,” about 1773. New York anglers who kill 30 or 40 lb. striped
bass with the rod, would find in the jew-fisli and tarpum foemen worthy
of their steel.

The variety of species which one meets with in these waters in a few
days’ fishing, while it adds much to the variety and interest of the sport,
causes a great loss of hooks and lines.

Perhaps you rig with small hooks for pigfish or whiting, and a redfish
of twenty pounds takes away your hooks; or you are fishing with larger "
tackle, for redfish and a giant ray takes your hooks to the bottom
and stays there, or a furious shark of 206 lbs. cuts off your line at the
first turn he makes. I succeeded in capturing a Nurse shark five or six
feet long, with rod and reel. This is a shark of rather sluggish habits
(whence its name), Somnios us brevipenna ), with teeth too small to allow it
to cut off the line. After 15 or 20 minutes’ play it was gaffed by our
boatman. S. C. Clarke.

—A correspondent sends the following notes of salmon
fishing in Ireland, whieh are by no means radiant or rubes -
cent:

Glen Vay., Abbeylex, Queens co., Ireland, I

May 13, 1874. f

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have had no fishing yet. Have been out twice, but not a rise; plenty
of fish in the river, but not a drop of rain for more than a month (I
should say, more strictly speaking, a few April showers, lasting perhaps
half an hour). The river is dreadfully low, clear and calm, and it would
be a very guilable salmon that would take the fly with the hook, gut and
ine reflected over his very nose. I am much disappointed and pray for
rain, as indeed do farmers and everyone else, for the crops are being
burned out of the ground. Yours very sincerely, W, H. Poe.

Salmon Flies.— Fourth and Last Cast. —“Great is Diana
of the Ephesians,” and great is, or was, Blacker of 54 Dean
street, Soho, London. I don’t know that he is alive now,
but twenty years ago he published the most beautifully
illustrated little book on fly-making, that angler ever cast eye
on. The most delicate hooks, and the most gaudily and
truly colored wings, and liackles; so airy and natural that
where Blacker himself has not fastened them on, in his
illustrations, you almost hold your breath for fear you may
blow them away. And then his gold and silver twist or
flat tinsel following the gay wrappings around the bodies
of the salmon-flies—and all this on paper—is enough to set
any one, collecting a fishing library crazy. If such a one
has’nt “Biackers’ Art of Fly-making,” I can only say he
ought to get it, if lie can. But we are business men, (the
editor and I,) and like the pills that Josh Billings adver¬
tises, “don’t go fooling around, but attend strictly to busi¬
ness.” So we will spend no more time with Mr. Blacker,
but herewith present our plain untinted plate of four sal¬
mon flies. Some of the readers of this column may have
seen them before. The only native amongst them is the
second one from the top, of which I shall discourse by and

by. The others . are copied, (honest) from “The Book of
the Salmon.” I introduce them to shew what are “feelers”
and “toppings” and “loops” and “collars” and “heads and
shoulders” and tags and so On. We scarcely ever use a
more elaborate salmon fly than the second, for the waters of
the Dominion, and a Shannon fly or one of Whitney’s flies
tied for the Maine waters, the “Toodlebug,” for instance,
or one of my own mixed wings made for the same waters,
unless the river was very high, would scare all the Nipissi-
quit or Cascapediac or Restigouclie salmon out of a pool.
A knowledge of the technical names of the minor appur¬
tenances of a salmon fly is not essential to one who plies
his seventeen foot withe or scarcely to one who makes his
own flies for American rivers, but to be thorough we must
name all the little adjuncts and accessories.

should be double, or say two ply, for mallard, of which
most wings are made, is very light, and requires delicate
handling. In preparing it, stroke back the fibres gentlv
and firmly until all their ends are square, clip off with your
scissors, and lay it on the table; prepare another in the same
way, and lay it on top of the first, placing it where it is not
apt to be disturbed.

Now, if allowed, we will use the small vise figured in our
first paper. Firstly —Secure the hook well between its jaws
Secondly —Wax your silk, and commencing near the bend*
wrap up to the head with a dozen or so turns. Thirdly—
Laying on the gut loop warp down opposite the bend, per¬
haps a few turns below. Fourthly —Lay on the gold twist
secure the end and winding if three or four turns back, op¬
posite the point of the hook, fasten it, allowing the surplus
to stand outward towards the head. Fifthly— Put on the
topping for tail so that it curves handsomely upward and
secure it with two turns of the wrapping silk. /Sixthly—
Fasten in the tip end of the hackle, the back uppermost.
Seventhly— Having pulled and picked your dubbing and
rolled it in the palm of your hand into a conical shape
(very little is required,) twist in the small end with your
wrapping silk, and spinning both silk and dubbing almost
up to the head, fasten with a half hitch. Lightly —Twirlino-
your vise, follow with four turns of the gold twist, fasten
and then follow close behind with the hackle, the under¬
side next to the dubbing. You are now ready to put on
the wing. There are two ways—one is, after doubling it to
tie it on as described; another (as taught me by“Mr. Harry
Yenning,) is not to double but to lay it flat on the top of the
hook with the fore finger and thumb of the right and com¬
press it with the corresponding fingers of the left hand;
bending the two edges of the wing so that an equal propor¬
tion will enfold the hook on both sides. Now with your
wrapping silk take tw'O turns; look to see that the wing is
put on evenly and sets properly, and taking a half dozen
more turns make it secure with a half hitch. Putting on
the feelers to have them set uniformly is a nice job. The
pair should be taken from opposite sides of the blue and yel¬
low maccaw-tail feather; that on the far side to be fastened
in with two turns of the wrapping, then that on the near
side. In making the head observe that the black ostrich
hurl has a convex and a concave side, and is to be wrapped
on very closely with the convex side outward towards the
eye of the loop. Clip of the surplus but-end of the hurl
and fasten with the invisable knot. With a small sharp
stick dipped into copal, varnish the last wrapping of the
silk, being careful not to let it touch the hurl.

When mallard is scarce the under ply of the wing may be
of turkey, making it more solid than if it was all mallard.
As a rule salmon flies are wrapped, palmer fashion, that is,
the hackle over the whole length of the body. The bodies,
as will be observed, are very slender in proportion to the
size of the fly. * Thaddeus Norris.

I will therefore call the reader’s close attention to the
third figure. The tail is what is usually called a “topping,”
i. e. feather from the crest of the golden pheasant. The
body is wrapped with floss silk, ribbed with gold twist,
e. i. stout gold thread, which is followed by a hackle
almost to the head where, as will be observed another
feather is tied on, a blue jay, for what is termed a ‘ ‘shoulder. ”
There is a mixed wing of golden pheasant neck, teal,
guinea hen, and light brown turkey, with a topping much
longer than the tail surmounting the wing. The head is
of black ostrich lierl, wound on closely, both for ornament
and to hide the butt end of the wing where it is clipped off.
Referring to the fourth figure, a “tag” just at the butt of
the tail. A tag may be of ostrich herl,‘ or pig’s or seal’s
wool, or floss. The “feelers” which by a great stretch of
imagination are supposed to represent the antennae of a
natural fly—are the two long fibres of macaw tail feather
tied in on each side of the head and extending back over
the wings; and another stretch of imagination is to sup¬
pose that a natural fly carries them thus. The third or
fourth fly figured is much too large for the rivers of Canada
at .an ordinary stage of water. The third might do <3n very
high water after it has gone down just enough for the fish
to commence noticing a fly.

The second figure is a very plain fly, the “Blue and
brown,” or “Nicholson,” named after an old salmon fisher,
“a broth of a boy,” of St. Johns, New Brunswick. There
are a few turns of flat gold tinsel, or gold twist, then a tail
of mallard and golden pheasant’s ruff; the body of reddish
brown seal’s or pig’s wool, wrapped with a blue and reddish
brown hackle; the wings are of mallard, and, according to
Mr. Nicholson’s style of tying, stand well up. The size of
the hook given is for high water, when the dubbing and
hackles are of lighter shades. As the water falls the hackles
and dubbing should be darker. On low water and bright
weather dark brown and purplish blue are best; the nook
decreasing in size as the water falls. In fact, trout hooks
numbers 3 and 4 (Conroy’s O’Shaughnessy’s numbers)
are as a general rule large enough for the rivers of Canada;
numbers 1 and 2 are full size for high water.

One who has become somewhat proficient in tying trout
flies, can easily make one for salmon. But at the risk of
repeating to some extent the directions given for the for¬
mer, let me describe the tying of a plain salmon fly, and
leave the ambitious amateur to his own ingenuity in mak¬
ing an elaborate one. The blue and brown, as described,
has two hackles, one of each color. We will take a fly with
one; say the Fiery brown.

Lay all the materials before you—a short topping for tail,
a bit of gold twist (three inches or so), fiery brown dubbing
of mohair or pig’s or seal’s wool, a hackle of redder shade
than the dubbing, the wing ready folded, a plumelet of
ostrich hurl, a bit of blue and yellow maccaw tail feather,
and a gut loop. The latter is so cut that when doubled it
will be long enough to come about where the tail is tied on,
the ends to be beveled, and, bending it over a coarse needle
or an awl, an eye should be formed, as is not represented in
the illustration. The wings of a salmon fly, as a general rule,

Yachting mid Routing,

All communications frbm Secretaries and friends should be mailed no
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK.

DATE.

BOSTON.

NEW YORK. |

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May 28.

9

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May 29.

10

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May 31.

11

31

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June 1.

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15

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June 2.

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—Though so short a time has elapsed since the issue of
the Seawanaka yacht club’s circular to the owners of
schooner yachts belonging to recognized clubs, the com¬
mittee has already received two formal entries for the Cor¬
inthian Cup—the Foam, Mr. Sheppard Homans, and the
Idler, Rear Conn S. J. Colgate, and it is confidently ex¬
pected that the list will be enlarged shortly by the addition
of the Palmer, the Peerless, Clio, Agnes, Triton, and pos¬
sibly one or two of our neighbors from Boston. The ves¬
sels regularly entered are expected to sail under the flag of
some particular club, and be manned by members from
that club, which will give an outside interest in the matter
in addition to the personal feeling concerning individual
yachts.

—The Union Regatta of the Boston and Dorchester
Yacht Clubs took place last Thursday afternoon, notwith¬
standing the drenching rain, rough water, and chilling east
wind. Careful preparations had been made for the occa¬
sion, and had the weather been auspicious, no doubt one
of the finest regattas of the season would have been wit¬
nessed. The Dorchester fleet numbers seventy yachts, and
that of the Boston Club half that number or more. The
prevailing storm led many to suppose that the regatta would
be postponed. Indeed, so general was the absenteeism
that one class was not represented at all, namely: the first-
class keel sloops, and in another, the second-class schooners,
only one started, the Una May, and she did not return.

Thfi distances were: for first-class schooners, twenty
miles; lecond-class schooners, ten and a half miles; second-
class keel, and second and third-class centre-board sloops,
eight and a quarter miles; and fourth-class centre-boards,
five and a half miles. The first-class schooners Avere sent
off with a flying start, there being only two contestants,
the Curlew and the Wivern. The "following is a tabulated
statement:

FIRST CLASS SCHOONERS.

Return

Sailing Time

Name and owner

h m s

h

m

s

Curlew—S. L. French.

...J 6 24 20

3

59

20

Wivern—N. Wales.

. 6 25 00

4

5

9

FIRST CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SLOOPS.

Kelpie—S. J. Capen..

. 4 20 48

1

58

38

SECOND CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SLOOPS.

Fire-Fly—G. II. Balch.

. 4 24 15

1

35

22

Secret—J. Binney.

.Not taken.

THIRD CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SLOOPS.

Water Witch—W. K. Pettingill.

. 4 41 15

1

37

5

Ida-W. O. Holmes.

. 4 42 54

1

38

44

FOURTH CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS.

Tulip—W. Burgess.

. 4 4 2

59

52

Bessie—W. W. Lewis.

. 4 5 18

1

1

8

Cora—C. V. Patten.*'

---..4 9 0

1

4

50

Pink—I. B. Mills, Jr.

. 4 10 29

1

6

* SECOND

CLASS KEELS.

Fearless—J. A. Woodward.

. 4 26 4

1

37

11

Sunbeam—W. S. Nickerson.

. 4 25 19

1

37

26

Ruby— T. W. Preston.'..

. 4 29 51

i

40

58

Volante—C. Barnard._

....4 31 46

l

42

56

—The sloop Whistler, Captain Hawes, has arrived

from

Fairhaven.

FOREST AND STREAM

253

Scrub Race. —The first yacht race of the season came
off, Wednesday, P. M. 20tli, the rendezvous being at City
Point, South Boston. The competitors were the Mabel of
South Boston and the Lizzie of Lynn. The Mabel is a new
boat, just launched, and is owned by Commodore J. N.
Roberts of the South Boston Yacht Club. The Lizzie is
owned by by G. A. Taylor of the Lynn Yacht Club, and is
three years old. Both are cat-riged. The Mabel measures
19.2 on the water line, and Lizzie 19.6. The judges’ yacht
for the occasion was Commodore Roberts’s schooner, Mer¬
cury. The Judges were Commodore George L. Babb of
the Lynn Club, and Captains M. J. Kiley and A. Watts of
the South Boston Club.

A flying start was given. The Mabel got off first at 2:41
P. M/and the Lizzie followed, thirty seconds later. The
Mable having the lead in starting had less close-hauled sail¬
ing to do to round the first buoy, and got away from her
competitor rapidly, having rounded the buoy and started
her sheet. The Lizzie did not see an opportunity to make
for this advantage, although when she got the wind abaft
she gained somewhat on the Mabel. The Mabel returned
at 4.18,50., and the Lizzie at 4.22.5, which, deducting thirty
seconds for difference in the start, gave the race to the
Mabel ^by two minutes and forty-five seconds. The race
over, L»y invitation of Commodore Roberts, the participants
in the race and the judges and members of the press took
dinner at the Atlantic House.

—The schooner yacht Heron, Capt. C. P, Curtis, sloop
yachts Maud, Vice Commodore E. C. Fuller; Bessie, Capt.
W. Whitney; Ida, Capt. W. O. Holmes; RulDy, Capt Pres¬
cott; Fire Fly, Capt. G. V. Balcli, and Merlin, Capt. Sami.
Gray, were among the principal boats launched at City
Pointj South Boston, during the week ending May 16tli.

—The promising sloop yacht built by Pierce Brothers,
City Point, South Boston, the past spring, has been pur¬
chased by Capt. A. C. Martin, of the Boston yacht club.
She is to be named the “Pearl.” If appearances do not
belie her, she will prove to be a “pearl” among the fast
ones of the fleet. She is 24 feet on deck, and 21-3 water
line.

—Our regular Boston correspondent, “Binnacle,” sends
us the following items under date of the 18th instant:—

The Coquette, C. B. sloop, about thirty-four feet in
length, has been entered in the Dorchester yacht club by
her owner, Mr. F. P. Moselv. The Coque'tte is from “down
east,” and is reported as being a “flyer.” She will come in
the first class C. B.

The Falcon, schooner, Capt. Guild, is now at her moor¬
ings off Squantum.

The Mabel, of which mention was made in my last,
has had a trial trip, and was found to be very stiff under
sail; her hollow wooden mast proved itself capable of re¬
sisting any strain likely to be put upon it, having been
tested in a reef.breeze with whole sail.

Pierce Bros, are at work on a cat boat for a gentleman
belonging to the Beverly club; it is being built to outsail
the Peri, which carried off all the laurels last year.

It is reported that the Dolphin, a boat in the style of
the Ripple, has been improved so much in trim that it is
expected she will carry off the honors in the fourth class
C. B. Dorchester yacht club. She will have to sail very
much faster than heretofore to “get away with” the Tulip,
Rocket, and Bessie, of the same class, which have so far
outsailed her. •

The Tulip, probably the fastest boat in her class, has
been fitted with a somewhat heavier mast than she has been
carrying. Having “carried away” some half dozen sticks
in the last two years her owner is going to practice econo¬
my in the future, feeling confident that the increased weight
of mast and ballast will not damage the speed of his yacht.

A beautiful steam yacht was launched from Messrs. Ben¬
jamin Harrington & Son’s manufactory, on Babb’s wharf,
on Tuesday. She is twenty-five feet eight inches.long on
deck, twenty feet keel, six and one half feet beam, and
draws about ten feet of water. The yacht was built for
Mr. John P. Adams, of Ipswich.

—Among. the yachts launched at City Point, South
Boston, during the week, ending May 25th, are the sloops
Gipsey, Captain Abbott; Bonita, Captain Atwood; Sea
Bird, Captain Powell, and schooner Carrier Dove, Captain
Barker.

—The steamer Starry Banner, Captain Taylor, of the
South Boston Yacht Club, has gone into commission.

—Captain Ward’s yacht Kittle, is in the hands of painters
and riggers, and will soon be under sail.

—The secretary of the “Georgia Sportsman’s Club” writes
us from Savannah May 20th:—“The opening cruise of the
yacht fleet under the auspices of the Georgia Regatta As¬
sociation came off to-day at Montgomery. Our races will-
come off on the 28th and29th insstant.

—The Saratoga Rowing Association have made arrange¬
ments for the different crews of the intercollegiate regatta
who will occupy during their stay the following residences
and boat-hoim^:—Williams College will probably be located
at Henry Moon’s, and will soon arrive with three boats,
where the Association will have its own boat-house. Yale
College collegiates will occupy Myer’s on the north-east
snore and will number eighteen men and bring seven boats.
Wesleyan College will be quartered at Abell’s on the west
shore north end of the lake; the crew will use Moon’s ten
pm alley as a boat-house and will have two boats. Roch¬
ester is at James Riley’s on the west shore towards the south
eucl; they will use the Ballston boat-house. Cornell Uni¬
versity crews will lodge at Morgan & Ramsdell’s on the
west siq e of the lake just above the Schuyler Mansion and
will bring five boats. Trinity will occupy Riley’s residence.
Dartmouth’s place has not yet been assigned them. Colum-
ia College crew will arrive on the 15th of June. Two
P 1J zes,, one of $150 and another of $100, will be given by
• S of Saratoga to the under graduate scullers who
man win the single scull race in the regatta week.

•--———

„ New Orleans, La., May 21, 1874.

* IT0R Forest and Stream:—

The re has been a revival in aquatics here, of which I presume you will
e glad to know. The season was inaugurated by the St. John Rowing
■ at their new boat-house on the Bayou St. John, and the occasion
as such as to merit the interest shown by the friends of the club in the
P easures of boating. The boat-house was hung with many colored flags
and gay streamers, and I think the ladies must have lent a hand at the
estoons of evergreens with which the galleries were decorated. The at-
eQ( lance of so many ladies was decidedly a compliment of which the
oya m ay justly be pro*d. Not having a genius for describing toilettes
trust the fair sex will excuse the lack of mention of many tasteful and
pre ty ones I saw there. The first item on the programme was a race be¬

tween the pair-oared, out-rigged boats. Lulu,"'colors blue; Thos. Toby,
No. 1; F. E. Yuilie, No. 2, stroke, Ben. Bridges, coxswain, and the Cora,
L. D. Campbell. No. 1; Garrett Walker, No. 2, stroke; Ad. Hebbler, cox¬
swain. This was a very nice race and was won prettily by the Lulu by
about one length.

The next was a race against time in the four-oared, out-rigged gig, C.
H. Slocomb, three miles with a turn. The clnb has no match for this
boat, hence the race against time.

The next race was the Lightweight crew, colors red; Nq. 1 . Henry
Denegre;No. 2, John Glynn, Jr.; No. 3, Paul Robelot; No. 4, J. J, Hay-
del, stroke, and the British crew; No. 1, E. B. Musgrove; No. 2, G. P.
Forwood; No. 3, J. C. Cannon; No. 4, Joseph Dixon, stroke. The Light¬
weight crew won in 20:58, like “good little men” as they are, 21:19 being
the best effort of the British crew. Pending this was a race in single
scull boats between Messrs. Day and Brown. Mr. Brown appears to
have been overmatched, as Mr. Day had the best of the race from the
start, and Brown was done to a turn, despite a gallant‘struggle on his
part.

After the four-oared gig race was another set-to in single scull boats,
between Messrs. Perkins and Kock. The former is an oarsman of much
style, and evidently studies the “poetry of motion” much more than his
own powers of endurance, for, despite a very had sheer on the part of
Mr. Kock at one of the turns, he drew away from his opponent, and at
the finish led the “graceful” by three lengths. Then followed a review
of the fleet by President Pike, and the exhibit was very creditable. As
Captain Dixon’s command—2 single scull, 2 pair-oar, 2 four-oared shells,
1 four-oared gig, 5 four-oared practice boats, and 1 six-oared barge—filed
by the boat-house, every boat manned, the crew appropriately dressed,
and altogether.it was a very pretty sight. Then there was a grand
aquatic promenade for the benefit of the ladies, after which “tripping on
the light fantastic” was in order until the “wee sma hours.”

I notice you have fallen into a slight error in regard to the Louisiana
Rowing Association. There has been no dissolution of the association,
the St. John being the only club withdrawing, leaving four clubs still
represented, viz: The Pelican, Riverside, Orleans and Louisiana, all in
a flourishing condition, and a regatta on the tapis for next September.

More anon, from “Frick.”

Cincinnati, May 23, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream

All quiet on the Ohio! Three races have been arranged but now all are
off. One consolation is that there is a prospect for a three-mile pull be¬
tween two well known amateurs of this city, but the conditions, &c.,
have not been satisfactorily completed. A new boat club has just been
organized named “The Cincinnati Boating Club.” Its officers are, pres¬
ident, Harry Crane; vice-president, W. R. Morehouse; secretary, Frank
Walton; treasurer, N. G. Kenan; captain, J, P. Newman. A boat-house
has already been purchased and the opening of the season here is looked
for with anxiety. There is in this city a boat-house kept by the Schmidt
Bros., at which boats of all kinds can be hired. Attached to it is a float¬
ing bath house. Both do big business in the summer season. It was
probably at Schmidt’s tha the boating fever originated. The boat-house
is built on an improved plan, which I may describe in a future letter.
The only complaint heard now is that Schmidt does’nt bring out his
boat-house ex-hibernis. W. L.

JpT W or H H1 1 { 1 ty Hld att1 l 8 f

—The spring meeting at Beacons Park, Boston, Mass.,
which was postponed from Thursday last, was continued
on May 23d. The weather was charming and the attend¬
ance was very large. The first race was for a purse of $400
for horses that had never beaten 2:29 mile heats, best three
in five to harness. There were four starters, Sheppard
Knapp, Jr., won the three last heats. Time—2:31, 2:30,
2:30. The second race was for a purse of $250 for horses
that had never beaten 2:34 mile heats to harness: Four
horses started, Flora "Belle won the three last heats. Time
—2:321, 2:30, 2.32.

lew £}nbIiatfionx.

ON THE Modern Highway. Being a glance
mto the railroad from a new point of view. By Joseph Taylor. New
York. Harper & Bros.

It needs only a glance into this unique volume of numerous variety of
story and facts to assure one that it was written by one perfectly at home
upon the rail. It is written in an off-hand, sensible manner, graphic,
lively and interesting. It tells of many facts very necessary to be known
by the travelling public, never before told. We can pardon our railroad
man, the conductor, brakeman or superintendent for blowing his own
tiumpet a bit, as he tells us all about railroads and railroad men. He
knows a model conductor from a snob or a churl, and what he says con¬
stitutes a good conductor has the ring of the true metal. The book is
worth its price for the stories alone it contains. It will “sell” on the
railroads we have no doubt.

The Land of the White Elephant. By Frank Vin¬
cent, Jr. New York. Harper & Bros. 8vo, pp. 316.

We gave an announcement of this highly interesting work some few
weeks since, and having had a fuller examination of ir, we consider it a
rare work, every way deserving the attention of the reading public. What
gives a greater charm to the “White Elephant” over many other books
of travel, is the comparative lack of knowledge about southwestern Asia.
It is still to many like a book sealed with seven seals, and this
heretofore unknown realm until visited by the author, was simply called
the land of the “unexplored.” Once in a while a gleam of intelligence
comes to us concerning this wonderful land, just sufficient to increase
our desire to know more of its marvels. We find the work exceedingly
attractive, possessing.a fascination with the opening page which leaves
us not until we come to the end. The descriptions of social life among
the Siamese is placed before us in a manner never before attempted by
any other author; the peculiar manners and curious tastes of these ori-
eutal barbarians will be found very interesting and highly instructive.
The book is full of wonderful revelations by sea and land, and is very
appropriately entitled “Stories of the Land of the White Elephant.”
Popular Science Monthly. June.

Contains twelve papers, literary notices, miscellany and much matter
of great interest to the scientist and student. This number is particu¬
larly rich in a forcibly written paner by Andrew D. White, LL.D. upon
scientific and industrial education in the United States. This paper will
attract much attention at the present time, as men who love their fellows
seem to have become fully aware that something must be done in the
direction of the popular thought so plainly set forth in this paper. The
solution of the question. What is this new education sought? is, we
trust, soon to be thoroughly discussed by the leading minds of Europe
and Americ d a just answer in due time will be riven.

From same publishers, New York, J. B. Ford & Co.,
we have received “Pleasant Talk about Fruits, Flowers and Farming,”
by Henry Ward Beecher. This is a new edition, with many new facts
and anecdotes from recent writings upon these subjects not before pub
lished. Many of these fragmentary sketches were written some twenty
years ago and published in the agricultural papers of the day
The character of these sketches is, nevertheless, such as will
keep, and the information here given is such as will be lound of great
value to every one who owns only a small piece of ground. Mr. Beech¬
er’s “Talk about Flowers” is as fresh and glowing to-day as it was the
day it was written, and this book should be owned and carefully studied
by every one who loves either products of the kitchen garden or the
floral department which embellishes our gardens.

Seven Daughters. By Armand M. Douglass. Boston.
Lee & Shepard.

This is a story of girls for gents to read, and we presume it will find
many female readers, for who ever saw a true daughter of Eve who did
not possess some of her mother’s curiosity? It will be amply gratified
in the perusal of this fanciful delineation of the lives of the seven
daughters of a country curate, who all m due time fell in love after the
most approved fashion with seven proper young men of the village. How
this interesting love tale closes you will find in the book, in which there
is much to be pleased with, much genuine humor, added to a strong in¬
dividuality of character. Miss Douglass, however, we feel sure, can
write a better book.

Life Under Glass. By George A. Shove. Boston. Os-

—The Nashville Blood-horse Association, held the last
day of the sping meeting at, Nashville, Tenn., on May 23d.
The attendance was large and the racing excellent. The
first race was the Maxwell House stakes for three-year olds,
two mile dash, $50 entrance, half forfeit; there were sixteen
entries and three starters. Vandalite was the favorite and
won in 3:45. The second race was mile heats, for a purse
of $400, best three in five. Arizona won the three best
heats in 1:46I, 1:49I, 1:5l£, The third race was for a purse
of $200, mile heats, for all beaten horses. Madeira won
the two last heats in 1:51.i, 1:58£. Savory was ruled out
for foul riding.

—The excitement at Prospect Park trotting grounds on
Saturday last w T as that the great pacer Copperbottom and
the wonderful trotter Lucillo Golddust were to contest for
a purse of $1,000 mile heats, best three in five under saddle.
The attendance was immense and the track in splendid
order for making fast time. The pacer was the favorite,
but the famous mare was too much for him and won in
three straight heats. Time—2:27i, 2:20, 2.21J.

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FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

Detroit, Michigan, May 21st.

Chappell Bros, in “Petite La Qote,” Canada, have one
of the best stables in the west; amongst the horses I noticed
Jim Connor, by Lightning, entered for the Buffalo races
this season; also Gen. Custer who won eleven straight races
in Canada last season, and made the best two mile race in
Chnada; also War Dance whose pedigree dates hack to a
mare that belonged to Charles the II., 1689. At Capt. John
Demas’ stables at Hamtramick, the best stable in Michigan,
can be found Membrino Gift, Black Stalion, entered at
Boston for the championship race of $10,000 and gold
medals; mare Mollie, seven years old, who trotted a 7th
heat in 30^, Western Boy trotted in 27; Belle, Susy and
Diamond and others. The Captain says he will bet a thou¬
sand dollars he captures one of the medals. He will start
about the first of June, through this State, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, New York, Springfield, and Boston. A day or two
since we took a steamer and went to the Club House on St.
Clair Flats, had “much” sport in spearing pike, both in
day time and at night. Too early for pickerel, bass, &c.,
but saw a few. The cricket club members are ‘ ‘in practice”
to play at London, Canada, 25th of this month.

There is a boat club just started. Mr. Barker, tobacco
merchant, has just purchased a new yacht, said to he the
finest in the west. Mr. Long, Mr. Cadman and others
have given me letters all over the State, and have vied with
each other in doing me honor for the paper. I am to visit
yet, Andubon Club rooms, also the cricket rooms. I shall
be in Chicago on the first of June at the tournament, any
way. J. G .T.

good & Co .

This is a sort of new revelation, promulgated by the author in a very
sanguine, hopeful mood. He proposes to cure many of the ills of hu¬
manity by the substitution of an artificial climate “under glass,” a sort
of miniature Cuba, Havana, or a small slice of the Floridas. He is mod
est in his request; why not give him what he asks? Forty acres near
Boston to experiment upon? It would pay cash if it did not heal human
maladies. His book is a very readable one.

The Little Classics. Osgood & Co. have in press and
in a forward state of preparation a very interesting series of Amusing and
instructive works under the title of “Little Classics,” which will be in
form of handy little volumes of pleasant readings for the home, the rail¬
way, or any other location. Just the size to put into the reticule or
pocket. They will comprise twelve volumes and “The Exile” will be the
title of the first volume. From what we know of this series we can
promise our readers a rich treat, a valuable collection of ooks that are
very interesting, amusing and desirable.

ANN OUNCEM ENTS.

Estes & Lauriatt have in press “Elena,” an Italian story
byL. N. Comyn. “Woman’s Love; or, Like and Unlike,” by J. H.
Smith. “Waiting and Hoping,” a new novel from the French of Andrew
Loco, “Men of the Mayflower, and other lectures” by W. M. Puncheon ,
and a new and very elegant edition of Victor Hugo’s “Tour on theRhine. ”

Boston—Lee &' Shepard. “Life of Hon. Charles Sum¬
ner.” This house will soon issue, uniform with the complete works, in
nine volumes, the “Life of Hon. Charles Sumner.” The nine volumes
already published were edited by Mr. Sumner himself, and we are happy
to announce that the copy for the remaining volume is now in the
hands of the printer.

Philadelphia—J. B. Lippincott & Co. “The Border
Land of Science.” By A. Proctor, B. A. 438 pp., 8vo, price $4. This
full and valuable synopsis of essays was formerly published in the Cm'n -
MU Magazine. It will be found a valuable addition to modern science.

New York—Scribner, Armstrong & Co. “The Structure
of Animal Life.” By Louis Agassiz. 128 pp., 8vo, price $1.50. This
book is full of interesting facts, and will he found fully in accordance

with the theological opinions of the times.

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—Our thanks are due to C. C. Francklyn, Esq., of the
Cunard line, and to Mr. White, Superintendent of the
American Express Company, for favors in regard to ship¬
ment of the eggs of the pinnated grouse to England.

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—Mr. J. II. Batty, (Taxidermist,) will soon leave New
York for the Rocky Mountains collecting specimens of
Natural History, and does not wish to have any of his
customers send him specimens for mounting during his ab-
esnee, from June 1st to November.

—A young lady who witnessed a ball match between the
Ohio and Zephyr clubs thinks it quite natural that the
Zephyrs should be “ worsted.”— Critic.

There are no such clubs. The whole thing is a yarn in
order to be funny.— The Capitol.

Yes; and a crewel imposition. — Forest and Stream ,

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Modern Breech Loaders. Greener. 6

Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate... 1 5U

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine. 1" 50

Lewis’ American Sportsman. 3 uu

The Trapper’s Guide. Newhouse.• • • • ■ • > “

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Trout Culture. Seth Green. 1 ^

Handbook of Shooting. (Routledge’s). oo

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Guns, Revolvers, Fishing: Tackle, Base-
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sent to any address for $40.

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DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
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To which was awarded thel

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the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
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York Fair , at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprung
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualities, namely, light running, smooth, noise¬
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^SPSend for Circulars.

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Imoh, N_ Y.

New York Offices 381 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

ktmjo oops

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY,

A. ROCHERE.au Sl CO.,

Sole Agentsfor the United States and Canada-
No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers. 10 26

JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention.

ESTABLISHED 1848.

JUDSON & CO.,

Rofilo^stcr, New York,

Manufacturer of Fly Rods,

Three piece Rods, weighing from 9 to 12 oz., 10 l to 12
feet in length, a specialty. These rods are sold at a
low price u^d a”" ' 1 ’1 1 • 1

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fishing- Tackle and Sporting’ Goods

i a distance treated as honest as if prese

ciS U ii e of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Gooua, <!
constantly on hand.

nf«' "-—Particular attention given to the repairi

of fine guns, &c.

PECK & -SNYDER,

IMPORTERS, JOBBERS & RETAIL DEALERS IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The cheapest house in the ciiy to buy good tackle,
to $>> 0 each el8 ^° r Rods, 4 joint, full mounted, $7
joints, split bamboo,

Vv ?' Jl out Rods, brass mounted, 3 and 4 joints,
P *'a7q° e »ch.

to $ 10 eac'lA Bods ’ mounted, 4 and 6 joints, $7

Bass ! anc l d i°Lts, brass mounted, $1.50 to $12
to$20 eac h aQd4;iOintS ’ ^ erman silver mounted, $8

^ vanbf S a IL d I e Multiplying Reels, brass, 25 to 300

Click R ’¥-^ t0 $ 15 each. ° •

S3 ‘is rass an<i German silver, 25 to 100 yards,
mf'f 10 SB each.

to 8c yat*d ® raided Lines, assorted colors, 3c.

^cotnra' 4 B r ai . ,ied Fdnen and Cotton Lines, assorted
Pikn ° rs / nd Slzes *

Allkfnrli^F^T 61 ' 0 ; 1 baits > 50c - to $1.50 each.

All kina? °I 5,? oks on single and donble gat.
erg Floats, Sqnids, Minnows, Spoons, Smk-

TrontFiie 4 to $ 10 per doz>

• ’ ft to $3 per doz.

' ,Instil wTSle and double gut, 25c. to 60c. each,
door a Pabhshe( h the Encyclopedia of all Out and In-
ored m - and Sports, containing 21 full page col-
Dricpa ^ ra n lngs; a I S0 150 plain cuts, together with
Prices ou^ii articies required. Price 10c.

Anr i?SENT BY EXPRESS, C. O. D.

P tb PEQK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

f# cu[tMtnen n 0 aads.

«JP izcellmwonz .

ALBERT C. KUCK,

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

Wo- 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

importer op

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,
REVOLVERS,

Skates and Sporting Goods-

Thos. Otis Leroy & Comp.,

Patent Shot & LeadWorks,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted

EA&LE :OHAJNX>

OF ,

DROP SHOT,

also J

Compressed Shot

AND

E> JE& EJ Ak. X> .

Jan. 25- -50

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Flies
a specialty 1

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

HNEIBEM

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN

ALTERING

Muzzle-Loading Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

SI4 West Pratt street,

;28 Baltimore, Md

listablislied in 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

FISHING TACKLE!

50 Fulton St., 1ST. Y.

Green Hart , Split Bamboo , Log Wood, Fly

Journal des Chasseurs. Yie a la Campagne

PUBLISHED IN PARIS,

BY Messrs, FIRMAN DIDOT,

Hue Jacob, No. 56.

Editenr en Chef, M. H. E. CHEYALIER, (formerly
Editor of the “Courier des Etats Unis) Consieller
General de la Seine.

Subscription $5 a Tear; $2.50 for Six Months,

SPECIMEN COPY SENT FREE ON APPLICATION BY LETTER

LA CHASSE ILLUSTREE, a Weekly Journal, is
about the same size as tbe Forest and Stream, and
contains information regarding European hunting,
fishing, and accounts of travel"from all parts of the
world. It is the highest authority in regard to pisci¬
culture. It is profusely illustrated by the first artists,
and is the only Journal published in France devoted
to the interests of the SDortsman. The yearly vol¬
umes make a magnificent work of 600 pages, adorned
with 200 original designs. Address

La Chasse Illustree.

Messrs. Didot, No. 56 Rue Jacob, Paris, France.

UNITED STATES HOTEL,

—CORNER OF—

Fulton, Water and Pearl Sts.,

G. l. pSabody, } Pr °P riotorSi NEW TOPT<

mHAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
* created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $8; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks. &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-20 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Rods, Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Fish Hooks, Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Bods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

lOl & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway)- NewYork.

CHAS. REICHE & BRO.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OP

Flocking Bird Food, &c.,

55 Chatham Street.

3d door from N. William. NEW V ORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,
AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

OHAS. RETUHE. 11-63 , TTENRT RETOITE.

H. W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

Cures Sore Throat , Bronchitis, Neuralgia ,
Pneumonia , Whooping Cough , Rheu¬
matism , Chilblains , Strains, &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstrnent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Ysk for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell & Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St. , N. Y

liNcelhmcaut],

s. KAPP, A. H. GROTE

F.CROTE&CO.

Turners & Dealers
In Ivory,

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Bails and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK, DOGSKIN AND FUR GLOVES AND
GAUNTLETS.

RIDING AND ^SHOOTING LEGGflNS,
LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS,
BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS* and MANUFACTURERS.
739 Broadway, N. Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

1 9 N. William Street, NewYork.

Imperishable, Light as a Feather, and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and the Hon. Robt. Roose¬
velt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents r or the United States,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANK, NEW YORK.

0lathing mid Jfmmshint\ 0aad$.

ITHA1IAK DU BOIS,

* {CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fufiton 8t 0? Brooklyn.
FINE SHIRTS, COLLARS AND
CUFFS TO ORDER,

—AT POPULAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

AMERICAN PHOTO - LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY. ■

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Archi¬
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

TURNBULL/S"

The Great Hatter,

S1 FULTON STREET,

_ BROOKLYN. _ 13 2d

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in seasofi) can be supplied at reasonable prices
by addressing J. FEARONMANN, Lewistown, Penn.
*-3m

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SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A. SPECIALTY.

This Vest affords
rangement yet in
rying cartridges,
so evenly distnbu!
scarcely felt. Car
carried with the
this vest, which if
tance when brass
as when carrying
head up the weight
en forces the wad
bad shooting is the

the best ar-
vented for car-
The weight is
ted that it is
tridges can be
/leads down in
of »reat impor-
shells are used
them with the
of the shot oft-
f or ward, when
result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOE THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,

WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

WILLIAM H. REAGAN,

IMPORTER,

fines, Lifiorsd fas

[NEW YORK.

No. 5 Beekman street
No. 149 Pearl street,

Scalp for Sale.

A FIRST CLASS COMANCHE Scalp, taken in Texas,
ears on; all round cut; extra long hair. Inquire at
Office of Forest and Stream.

S HELL BOATS.-THE FIRST CLASS U. S. MTLI
TARY Academy being about to graduate, desire to
sell their shell boats, two six-oars and two four-oars.
The boats are in good condition, and will be sold
cheap. For further particulars address or call on
Cadet A H. MELLEN, West Point. N. Y.

Established in 18115.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

No. 94 Fulton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

‘Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

Tazardpowder To.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

'‘AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6* lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
1 and 5 1b. cans and 6£ lb. kegs,

11 KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25, 12*, and 6 * lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

88 "Wall Street, New York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.
Tnos. 8. Pope, Secretary.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Corner of Pearl Street.

NEW YORK

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
ATTENTION.

MEAD’S PATENT SAFETY”

EXPLOSIVE

BULLET CARTRIDGE.

SAFE, CHEAP, ACCURATE, DESTRUCTIVE!
For Rifles and Revolvers. All sizes for sale by
JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS,

300 Broadway, New York.

yggr*Send for Circular,

REMINGTON'S CHALLENGE

long Range, Breecli loading,

TARBET RIFLE.

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers :
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational-Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON, 1
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS & HAWKSLEY’8 SHOOTING TACKLE.

To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of th@ implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Test.

W eight, 10 lbs,

Length of barret, 34 inches.
.Calibre, 44-100 in.

Pistol-grip Stock, Fine Walnut.
Oil Finished, Checked Grip, Case
harclenened mounting.

The followin

Price as above, .$300 00

Price without pistol-grip, $90 00
Wnh orthoptic and bead sights, $65
“ “ “ “[$43 50

ordinary stock, ) $41 00

Extra discs, ea,.* .. $2 50

Spirit level,.$5 00

Open bead Bar and Slit. Bar & Open Bead

FRONT SIGHT.

The above rifle was the winner of all the prizes for accurate shooting at Creedmoor at the last spring meet¬
ing. 102 out of 123 at the fall meeting, “Turf, Field and Farm” Badge, 3 out of 4 times. Amateur Rifle Club
Badge (final). Diamond Badge, first and only time. For authentic record of above see N. R. A. First Annual
Report, just out. At the match Saturday, 16th inst., 7 Remington and 7 other rifles were used, resulting in a
score of 302 for Remington and 287 for the others, giving Remington’s 15 gain, or two points to each man. For
full particulars of these rifles address

E.

& SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean, to the Board of United States Oilicers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“ Resolved, That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board xvith the merits of this gnu,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now receiving orders for .these guns, and due
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs.*from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., B4 Wall St., N. Y.

NOTICE:

Treasury of the Erie Railway Co., 1
New York, May 18,1874. f

The coupons of the New York and Erie Railway
Company,s Fifth Mortgage Bonds failing due June
1st, next, will be paid on and after that date at the of¬
fices of Messrs. Duncan, Sherman & Co., No. II Nas¬
sau street. W. P. SHERMAN,

Treasurer.

NOTICE:

The coupons of the Long Dock Company’s Mortgage
Bonds, falling due June 1st next, will be paid on and
after that date at the Treasury of the Erie Railway
Company; 23d street and 8th avenue.

y W. P. SHERMAN,

Treasurer Long Dock Co.

„ .MADE TO ORDER
ridnUniLO. for the trade. Every va¬
riety of Net, Seine, Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake*
Pond or River. AMERICAN NET AND TWINE CO.,
Boston. *5-6m

WM. S. KIMBALL & CO.,

PEERLESS

TOBACCO WORKS,

Rochester, New York.

Smoke Wm. S. Kimball & Co.’s Vanity Fair.

Use Wm.S.Kimball & Co.’s Peerless Chewing Tobacco
Use Wm. S. Kimball & Co.’s Plain Chewing Tobacco.
Two Prize Medals awarded Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco.

“VANITY FAIR” IS THE PERFECTION OF
SMOKING TOBACCO.

“VANITY FAIR” IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER TO¬
BACCO.

“VANITY FAIR” DOES NOT BITE THE
TONGUE.

“VANITY FAIR” IS PARTICULARLY ADAPT¬
ED fO MEERSCHAUM SMOKING.

“VANITY FAIR” IS PARTICULARLY ADAPT¬
ED TO CIGARETTE SMOKING.

“VANITY FAIR” IS KING OF ALL SMOKING.

HAS THE RIGHT SORT OF

1 IS NOT TOO STRONG, BUT

‘VANITY FAIR'

STRONGNESS.

“VANITY FAIR'

IS JUST RIGHT.

Kimball & Co.’s Peerless is pronounced by connois¬
seurs to be the best sweet chewing tobacco in America.

Kimball & Co.’s Plain Chewing is neither sweetened
or flavored, but is plain and pure. Clubs supplied
with Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco.

Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco is always uniform and re¬
liable.

Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco is aid in the forest and
comfort on the stream.

Wm. S. Kimball & Co.’s Tobacco is sold generally
throughout the United States. The following are a
few dealers of whom it can be procured: Jas. II.
Page, 31 Broad street, Boston; Jos. Veazie, 11 Frank¬
lin Square, Boston; E. E. Mancosos, cor. Broadway
and Ma den Lane, N. Y.; Chapin & Gore, 75 Monroe
street, Chicago; West & Fritscher, 222 Douglas street,
Omaha, Neb.; Luchs &Bro.,525 7th street, Washing¬
ton; Thos. P. Cantwell, Brainerd, Min.; Lewis, Bull
& Co., Olancey, Montana: also the retail dealers at
Buffalo, Cleveland, Toledo and Albany; Mohl &
Schneider, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Perry & Slawson,
Columbia, S. C.; Max Powell, Quincy, Ill.

J. C. CONROY & CO.,

65 Fulton Street^ New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF

Fish Hooks and Fishing Tackle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were reeeived by them for the superiority of
their goods.

NO FR0G5SRN0 HORSE.

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar.
Goodenough Horse Shoe, 41 Dev Street, New York.

REAL ENGLISH BOXING GLOVES,

Imported, and the best American Gloves manufac¬
tured by SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 46
Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of two
pair; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.

P. S.—(roods se nt C..O. D. everywhere.

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,i $10,i$5,1-5 $4,1-10 $2,1-20 $1

Drawings tane place every seventeen days!

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

11 Wall street, New York.

U$ceIhjti>0us.

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and Algoma,

Having Splendid Drawing Room Cabins, inconneotim,
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NKW YORK

STATE ASSOCIATION

FOR THE PRESERVATION OF

GAME AND FISH.

THE ANNUAL CONVENTION

of this Association will be held at

Oswego, N. Y. ?

On or about the

FIRST WEEK IN JUNE* 1874,

Under the auspices of the

Lea ther Stocking Club

OF OSWEGO, N. Y.

It is proposed and expected that this meeting wil.
eclipse all previous ones held in this State, both as
regard to value of prizes and number of clubs partic¬
ipating.

A BENCH SHOW OF DOGS

Will he held at the same time, under the direction of
the State Association.

One day during the meeting will be devoted to 1

FLY CASTING & RIFLE SHOOTING,

The remainder of the week to shooting from the trap.-
Sufficient wild pigeons have been secured to insure
a fair trial to every person who may participate.

The magnificent hotel erected in Oswego by Mr..
Doolittle, capable of accommodating 500 guests, will
he opened June 1,1874. The additional accommoda¬
tion afforded by this hotel enables the Leather Stock¬
ing Club to assure all visitors that ample accommoda¬
tion for all can be procured at any time during the
meeting.

Circulars and other information concerning the
meeting will be cheerfully furnished on application to

J. F. MILLER,

Secretary Leather Stocking^Chib,

President N. Y. S. Sportsmens’ Asshi, Oswego^N.Y.

1st Vice President,

Recording Segre»g,

Corresponding Secretary, Y '

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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1874.

Volume 2, JVuml>ert7.

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THE GENTLE CRAFT.

A BARD is weak enough you’ll find,
A humble cat-gut twangler;

But for a man of simple mind
Commend me to an angler.

He’ll fish and fish the whole year round
Devotedly fanatic,

To catch one fish that weighs a pound,
And then his joy’s ecstatic.

Tor twelve long months for such a catch
Who’d be on banks a dangler ?

But ’tis a fearful joy to snatch
To the contented angler.

And off he goes and “weighs it in,”*

For breakfast has next morn it.

A cat, the thinnest of the thin,

Though fond of fish, would scorn it.|

And after that he goes about
The anecdote to retail
Of how he caught that one-pound trout,
With every little detail.

' And rival brothers of the craft
Will listen to the story,

And puff their pipes and round him waft
A baccy el®ud of glory.

And all about the how and when
He’ll argue like a wrangler;

There seems no bliss for mortal men
Like that which waits an angler.

And when he’s old and bald and gray,
His children’s children dun him,

To tell them of that fish, and say
What great renown it won him.

More blest than men who write for books,
Or versifying mangier,

(Whose lines have rhymes instead of hooks)
The simple-minded angler.

So with this epitaph no doubt
His mild existence closes—

“The man who caught the one-pound trout
Beneath this stone reposes.”— Fun.

off the ^orth=Western
fumitories.

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THE CERYID^:.

lSf ^ tllis continent will compare with the Paciff

Coast in the number and variety of the cervidse; fo
here they have a mild climate and an abundance of shelte
hhd herbage at all seasons of the year; and they have be
sides that varying outline of land best suited to be tli
habitat of the different species; hence, as a natural result
the antlered stag can be encountered in almost every cops
west of the Rocky Mountains, but especially in the woodei
portions of Oregon and Washington Territory. Th
argest of the family is the elk, (cervus canadensis ,) and tha
is very abundant along the foot-hills and low mountains
ts habitat extends from Montana to California, but it i
^iost numerous between the parallels of forty-two and flft;
e grees. It frequents the coast mountains running throug]
iegon and Washington Territory in immense herds vary
ln g m number from one to three hundred. It seems to b
exceedingly gregarious and very much attached to it
}onng; and in localities where hunters are scarce it is sail
o e quite docile, often allowing a man to approach it oi
e leeward side to within a few feet,
band of elk will scamper at the sight of man if the;
j . 8 s cent, but will scarcely notice him if he is on tliei
e . e side; hence, we must naturally conclude that their sens
self-protection is governed entirely by smell. I remem
ei hi one case where a party of four of us, bent on an el]
lu ot, approached a herd of fifty to within twenty pace
. the y did n ot even attempt to move. They would rais
eir heads every few moments to look at us, but the es
Passion of the eyes displayed more inquisitiveness as t
c 0 LM 16 °kj ects approaching them were, rather than wha
th U -i P m ’P ose - That we were the first of our orde

e ) T had beheld, was evident from their fearlessness; s

acting on this supposition, we approached them boldly, yet
taking good care that they did not get an opportunity of
sniffing our odor, and in this manner got within twenty
yards of them. Fearing they would run after the first fire,
and knowing the difficulty of killing one unless shot in a
vital part, each selected his animal and aimed at the heart
or fore-shoulder. Taking deliberate aim, the crack of four
rifles was heard at once, and as soon as the smoke cleared
away, we saw two animals lying on the ground, but the
other two were apparently uninjured, as they retained their
place in the herd. A second volley was poured into them
and one succumbed, but the fourth did not yield until it re¬
ceived the fourth shot; it then gave a grunt, attempted to
walk, toppled and fell over on its side. The remainder
trotted off on the discharge of the last round,but did not go
over half a mile ere they stopped again to browse. We
should have killed some more of them, but did not wish to
destroy what we could neither use nor save, so were con¬
tent to dress what we had secured, as it would prove suffi¬
cient for our wants while we intended to follow the chase
in that region. On making inquiries of our guide, an old
hunter, as to the apparent stupidity of this animal, he
stated that where it was little hunted it did not seem to care
for the presence of man unless it smelled him; but where
it was driven by dogs that the sight of a hunter caused it
to bound off at a tremendous pace, and that it would not
stop until it placed many a league between itself and the
pursuer. If a herd is startled a stag leads it, the cows and
calves being in the centre, and the rear is closed by the
stoutest males of the throng. With heads thrown back to
keep the antlers from becoming entangled in the branches,
and the nose, as a consequence, high in the air, the herd
dashes through the shrubbery and undergrowth at a long,
trotting gait, and in this manner they will run all day long
if pursued by even one cur-dog.

This timidity closes, however, when a stag is brought to
bay; then it will fight with a vigor and determination that
cannot be excelled. In a contest with a bear I once saw a
magnificient male pierce bruin through the body with its
many-pronged antlers at one charge, and it did not quit its
charging until the bear ceased to breathe. With a proud
mien it then stamped on its adversary with the fore leg,
and finding life extinct, turned around and trotted off into
the damp, dense forest. The contest was so interesting
that I cound not find it in my heart to shoot the noble-look¬
ing, victorious animal, so let it depart in peace. That this
species will face man, even before wounded, if cornered, is
evident from a tale once told me by an old hunter. He
stated that he was at one time escorting a mail-carrier
through a new section of country which had just been
opened as a mail route, and that while clambering up a
densely wooded mountain they suddenly encountered two
elk, a male and female. The trail they had been following
was formed by various animals on their way to and from a
small stream that flowed on the opposite side of the moun¬
tain, and where they slaked their thirst; and this was the
only passage across the mountain, for on one side of it were
ranged huge cliffs of basalt, and on the opposite was a
growth of dense shrubbery which extended to the sea that
loudly surged at its base some thousand feet below. Both
men and elks gazed at each other a few moments; then the
latter wheeled suddenly and ran for the summit as fast as
the nature of the ground would permit. The men being
unarmed and knowing the animals could cross to an ad¬
joining hill only by swimming a rough portion of the sea,
concluded that they would not attempt it, but return and
force a passage by them; so they began to look out for some
means of escape in order to avoid being trampled or gored
to death. They soon found a tree low enough, but ere they
had made up their minds to leap for its branches, the ani¬
mals had again come into sight. Having surveyed the
means of escape, the elk finding that they could not clam¬
ber over the cliffs that lined the path on one side, nor
descend into the sea to reach the opposite hill, reasoned,
apparently, that they could clear the human obstructions
before them with more ease than they could overcome the
natural difficulties; and acting on this supposition the male

lowered his head when he came in sight of the men and
dashed down the trail at his best speed, closely followed by
his mate. The men had not selected their retreat too soon,
for they had scarcely swung themselves into the tree ere
the animals dashed furiously past, the antlers of the male
being as close to the ground as they could be placed. The
hunter stated that he had been in many dangerous situa¬
tions, but he never really felt that benumbing fear which
deadens the faculties until that day.

The antlers of a full-grown male have from four to seven
prongs, but the number never exceeds the latter figure, and
they vary in width from five to eight feet, that is from the
outer tip of one antler to the tip of the other. During the
rutting season, when the contests between the males is so
fierce, many lose a portion of their antlers. It is no un¬
common thing to see a burl}* stag shorn of part of his
pronged appendages, leading the herd and ready to defend
it against all comers.

The size of the animal ought to fit it for domestic pur¬
poses, such as drawing a wagon or carriage, or it could be
bred for its flesh. Its speed is so great that it certainly
could be used to advantage in a carriage, or it might be
employed by couriers who have to ride long distances.
The faults of the male could be overcome by treating it like
geldings, and this also renders it more docile and social. I
saw a pair of stags, treated in this manner, trained to har¬
ness, and they certainly could leave far behind them any
brace of equines on the rood. Something certainly should
be done to domesticate this splendid animal; for in a state
of nature it is good for naught except its flesh, and the
flavor of this could also be improved by domestication.

The next largest species of the cervus family is the mule
deer, (cervus macrotusf) an animal that receives its appella¬
tion from its long ears and caudal termination, for it is not
entitled to it on any other grounds that I can see, as its
macrotian qualities cease with these. Its ears, which are
certainly mule-like in contour, are nearly as long as the
cauda, and the latter appendage, which is slender and de¬
void of hair beneath, has a black tuft at the end. The hair
of the body during the winter is of an ashy brown color
with light grey annulations. Its favorite habitat is the
mountainous region between the Rocky and Cascade
Mountains, and it is never found west of the latter. It
may be said to be the deer of the plateaus and mountains,
as the Columbia deer is of the forest and lowlands; Its
flesh is very palatable, and so far as my taste extends, supe¬
rior to that of any of its congeners. It is not so numerous
as the other varieties,and is also more difficult of approach,
as it is very vigilant and a rapid runner; hence, one must
have a sure eye to kill many during a season. It is more
abundant in the Blue Mountains, which traverse Eastern
Oregon, Washington Territory and Idaho, than in any
other portion of the continent, as it finds there plenty of
food and shelter,

The next in importance is the black-tailed deer, {cervus
columbianus ,) which takes its name from the Columbia
River. This splendid animal, which is larger than the red
deer of Virginia, frequents the heavy forests of fir, and
there it browses in comparative security, unless chased by
dogs, for it is difficult to find it in still hunting, owing to
the luxuriance of the shrubbery. When pursued by hounds
it will follow the course of ravines and canyons as much as
possible, and will double on its track until becoming
fatigued, then, and not till then, will it head for the water.
Its mode of locomotion is by long bounds, and the distance
it will clear in astride is certainly very large; and in a
steeplechase no horse that ever ran at Puncliestown or
Doncaster can at all approach it. It will clear the branches
of a fallen tree that may jut up some seven or eight feet
with the greatest ease; and in one instance I measured a
high leap made by a splendid buck and found it was fully
ten feet. No sport on earth can, I think, compare with the
pursuit of this animal with a good pack of hounds; and
that it is appreciated here is evident from the large number
of hounds of all grades of purity one meets in many por¬
tions of the North-western States and Territories^

It is pertainly very exciting for all to know that if the.

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animal escapes them once there is no possibility of finding
it again until it reaches the river or sea. As" I write this
the memory of my last hunt where four of us killed forty
deer in five days, rises before me, but it is not the number
slaughtered that arouses emotions of pleasure, but <he
musical chorus of the pack that echoed and re-echoed
through the dense forests, and the mellow sound of the horn
as it recalled stragglers or those which had carried pursuit
too far from our posts. Some operas are delightful and fill
our aesthetic cup with pleasure, but for virile music and
bounding pleasure, give me hounds and horns and a rosy
morning and a full-grown black-tailed stag going at a “view
halloo” pace. Every tree and shrub seems to be filled with
the melody of the pursuing pack and glad to re-echo its
varied tones; while speed is typified by the fleeing antlered
creature, whose every movement is replete with grace.
Deer hunting is permitted at all seasons of the year in the
Territories, but in Oregon the season is limited to the
months intervening between July and December; and
though many are killed in that interval, yet it does not
apparently diminish the number of the animals; at least
they seem equally numerous in all the wooded portions of
the region.

The white-tailed deer, (£7. leucurus ,) another variety, ap¬
proaches nearer its eastern congener, C. Virginianus, than
any other of the family. It is about the same size, nearly
of the same color, but the cauda is, I think, longer; hence,
it is also called the long-tailed deer. It is very common in
the forests; yet, Its favorite habitat seems to be the copses
skirting the borders of prairies. Being smaller than its
congeners, it is not deemed as good for sporting purposes
as the others, though its flesh is soft and tender. When
pursued by dogs it will not double like the black-tailed, but
will make a straight shoot for the river, following the
course of one of the numerous trails which it makes to its
watering place. Its jumps are shorter and more rapid than
those oftlie other varieties, and it also seems to tire more
quickly, for if it is checked on its way to the river and
made to retrace its steps it is often caught by the hounds
after a run of three or four hours. The males of this
species have many deadly quarrels during the rutting
season and one is often found dead in the woods.. They
are also very bold at this time, often jumping into the
garden attached to a farm house to lead the female to good
and delicate pasturage. In many places they are so abund¬
ant as to become a nuisance, t'pr no fence will keep tliem
out; hence, poison is sometimes resorted to in order to
check their depredations. I have known instances in
Washington Territory where one man with a rifle killed
eight in his own garden one evening; nor did he have to
move from his chamber to do it. Their abundance may be
deduced from this fact.

An Albino deer is found on Whilley Island, at the north¬
ern termination of Puget Bound, and it is said to be the prin¬
cipal species there, though it is not found in any other
portion of the Territory. It is generally of a pure white
and rufous mixed; some spots being pure white, others bay
or red. That it is a hybrid is evident, but from what de¬
scended cannot be very well stated, as the only other deer
found there is the white-tailed, (Cervus leucurus.) An ani¬
mal of this species was captured recently on a low range of
hills in Oregon, and was given to the Museum of Natural
History in Portland. I examined closely to try and dis¬
cover from what species it was transmitted, but failed to
satify myself on that point. The only fact I could prove
was that it was more closely allied to the white-tailed deer
than to any other species; and yet it differed from the
former in many ways. I measured the specimen and from
my notes give you the following as its dimensions, hoping
some one will definitely define its standing among the
cervidse:—

Length of body, thirty-five inches; length of head, nine
inches; length of cauda, nine inches; height, twenty-seven-
and-a-half inches.

The front part of the head, near the antlers, is white;
below near the nostrils it merges into a dark chestnut with
greyish tips; cheeks white; ears white inside; reddish-
brown outside; a broad white dorsal band on body extend¬
ing from ears to cauda; sides dark chestnut, mixed with
greyish white; belly and flanks as far as knee, pure white;
lower part of leg light rufous. The under portion of the
cauda white, the top near the base white mixed with brown,
the former prevailing; middle ashy or pale rufous, and tip
white. It is a beautiful animal, and in gracefulness will
equal any of the family. It is very scarce where this spe¬
cimen was found in Oregon, and as it is not mentioned in
any work on zoology, we must suppose it to be a new
species. A very appropriate name for it would be cervus
vari-color , or variatus , for it has hues and spots enough to
entitle it to either cognomen; so, acting on this idea, we
have given it the latter. I have heard from old hunters
that a snow-white deer frequents the highest peaks of the
Siskiyou Mountains which separate Oregon and California,
but that it is rather rare, and very difficult to approach ow¬
ing to its vigilance and the rocky character of its exalted
domicile. I supposed at first that they had reference to
the mountain goat, but their anatomical description was so
correct that I gave credit to their assertions. I subsequent-
1 y learned from an aged Indian that such an animal did ex¬
ist but that it was a new arrival, their forefathers not being
acquainted with any such animal. He stated that it was
first seen previous to the advent of the white man, and that
their prophets predicted from this circumstance that a white
race of men would drive the red man from his home; and
that like the white deer, the pale face would be cautious,
vigilant and hard to kill, and would finally prevail by
numerical superiority. This legend, poetical as it may
seem is founded on truth if its distribution among the
various tribes is a proof of its veracity. Should this ani¬
mal exist, it would account for the hybrid mentioned, as it
‘would then be a cross between it and the white-tailed deer.

The only species of the cervidse not enumerated, is the
antelope, (Antiiocapra Americana,) and that is very abund¬
ant throughout the North-west in the region lying between
the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains. Its vigil¬
ance and fieetness make it difficult to hunt, so the most
common method of capturing it is to arouse its inquisitive¬
ness by tying a red rag to a pole stuck in the ground and
lying in wait until it approaches close enough to be shot.
Greyhounds have been used in one or two places to hunt it,
but they were left so far in the rear by the fleet-footed
creature, that they could not be induced to pursue it at all
after a few trials. If one wishes to practice patience and
perseverance, the best way I know of is to send a person
hunting antelope for a week or two, and if he does not learn
it then, there is little use in further efforts.

Mortimer Kerry

For Forest and Stream.

TIGER HUNTING IN COSTA RICA.

* * T THINK we had better camp here,” said the Profes-

1 sor; “there’s fresh water in the lagoon there, and we
won’t be likely to find a more convenient place for a ranche
anywhere else before dark.”

The sun was just above the line of the horizon, glinting
its almost level rays over the water, and lighting up the
comb of the long line of breakers with a ruddy glow. The
view landward was bounded by a line of low mangrove
trees, unbroken save at the spot where we stood, and where
a little lagoon, whose waters seemed as black as ink in the
shadow of the canes and swamp bushes, offered a slight
relief to the prevailing monotony of the landscape.

Our route lay along the beach, upon whose surface the
evening mist was already marshalling its gray and shadowy
battalions, soon to combine and sweep over the whole ex¬
panse. Sodden logs of drift wood, which, in the uncertain,
dreamy light, might have passed for the debris of count¬
less wrecks, lay all around. The only bit of life and color¬
ing anywhere visible was that occasioned by our little
party, tramping wearily along, clad in colored flannel
shirts and blue Dungaree overalls, our belts, from which
depended shoes, rifles, revolvers, knives, pipes, pouches,
etc., in picturesque confusion, slung carelessly over our
shoulders, and our faces and necks, despite the protection
of immense coarse straw hats, burned to the color of mu-
lattoes.

“With all my heart,” replied I, in answer to the Professor’s
suggestion, and, relieving myself of my burden of death¬
dealing instruments, I seated myself, not unwillingly, on a
bit of drift, and commenced filling my pipe in that leisurely
and scientific manner which denotes your true lover of the
fragrant weed. The Professor, after a long draught, au
naturel , that is. obtained by stretching himself on his belly
at the brink of the pool, followed my example, and soon
the incense from our blackened clays was floating skyward
in undulating rings and long drawn filaments, whose grace¬
ful windings through the still air we watched with philosoph¬
ical contemplativeness born of the solitude. One by one our
Indian packmen loomed up through the mist, toiling under
their loads over the heavy roads, and soon our whole party
was grouped around, busily engaged in the usual simple
preparations for our comfort during the silent hours.

A fire was soon built, and a ranche constructed, consist¬
ing ot posts, over which our rubber cloths were suspended
in order to form a protection against any casual showers.
Its unaccustomed shape evidently offered a new problem to
the reasoning faculties of some half a dozen buzzards,
who had appeared in their usual mysterious fashion from
the Lord only knows where, attracted by the flesh of a
turtle which the Indians had killed the night before, and
which they carried in chunks on the outside of their packs.
Tu-lus, who, in virtue of his position of leader of the In¬
dians, had left all the menial labor to his inferiors, and had
wandered off to a short distance, now attracted our atten¬
tion. “Un tortuga,” signores, said he, “eltengo bien lago,”
which, being translated from the. barbarous Spanish of the
coast, meant that he had discovered traces of a large turtle.
He soon after came upon the sand nest of one of these cu¬
rious creatures, and, unearthing two large white eggs,
brought them for our inspection. We looked upon them
with a degree of interest which, it must be confessed, was
chiefly occasioned by anticipations of the welcome addi¬
tion they would make in the shape of an omelette to our
frugal supper of bacon. The marks of the turtle’s feet
were still visible on the dry sand from the night before,
and proved the animal to be, as Tu-lus had remarked, a
very large one.

We enjoyed a roll in the breakers, discussed our supper,
and stretched ourselves on our blankets under cover of the
ranche, smoking, talking, and musing in the red glow of
the fire, around which the Indians were collected in an ear¬
nest group. They were talking in a patois of their own,
but from an occasional Spanish word they used we learned
enough to know that they contemplated watching for tur¬
tle that night. It was at the height of the breeding season,
when the turtles land in great numbers, and they were
pretty certain of capturing one, if not more, of these wel¬
come prizes.

With the pleasant prospect of a breakfast of fresh meat,
we prepared for the night, and in a few minutes, as far as
the Professor and myself were concerned, the camp was
silent. When I awoke it must have been after midnight,
and, filling my pipe, I crept as softly as possible, in order
not to awaken my companion, towards the now smoulder¬
ing embers of the fire to obtain a light. I had applied the
spark, and was squatted on the grass puffing away con¬
tentedly, when 1 felt a most singular and unaccountable
sensation stealing over me—a sensation of uneasiness, of
impending danger, of the necessity for cautious move¬
ment; in short, one of those manifestations of an occult
intelligence which we are accustomed to term instinct in
animals and “a presentiment” in human beings. Having
too thorough a reliance in myself, however, to pay much
heed to manifestations of that description, I impatiently
anathematized what I considered my foolish nervousness,
and rose to return to the ranche. I had hardly gained my
feet, however, when my attention was attracted by a move¬
ment on the beach, and there, within ten feet of me, was
an enormous turtle, tossing the sand up into the air in
clouds with her great fins, busily engaged in excavating her
nest. The Indians had no doubt strayed off along the
beach in search of the very prize now before our doors. I
therefore silently awakened the Professor, who arose in his
shirt, and we prepared to make sure of our game when—
well, Vliouvrne propose , mais Dieu dispose —just as we were
about to make the rush a dark body bounded past us, fall¬
ing on its victim, and the next moment we saw a great
black tiger tearing at the shell of the turtle, endeavoring to
detach it from the flesh. To reach our rifles was the work
of an instant, and the two reports blended into one. Be¬
fore we could reload, the tiger (whether wounded or not we
could not tell) threw the turtle over its back and disap¬
peared with it among the canes. The manner in which the
Professor tangled himself up in getting into those trousers
of his would have shamed the art of the most able contor¬
tionist, When he did succeed, finally, he was obliged to
recommence operations in consequence of certain difficul¬
ties, likely to be experienced by any one trying to wear his
clothes hind part before. The Indians at this moment put
in an appearance, having been occupied down the beach,
where they had turned two turtles. Their horror at learn¬
ing the nature of the turtle hunter who had interrupted
our operations was comic enough. It was nothing, how¬

ever, to that which they expressed when we proposed
them to join us in instant pursuit. This they implored i °
to refrain from, urging the utter uselessness of attemptin
it in the dark, and reminding us that the tiger wketr
wounded or not, would be sure to make a lieav.y mealnff
the turtle, and lie down to rest somewhere in theneiu-hbo 11
hood, so that we could commence the chase after daybrek
with a much better chance of success than at present Tiy
being the rational way of looking at the matter, we posted
one of the Indians as sentinel, and lay down again to re i
until morning. st

With the first light of day the search began, and soon
one of the Indians came upon the trail. It was marked
with blood, and at first we congratulated ourselves on the
certainty that one of the bullets, at all events, bad reached
its mark; but subsequently, remembering the rough usage
to which the unfortunate turtle had been subjected be
fore its worse than Mazeppian ride, we had to count on the
possibility of the blood having flowed from its veins in¬
stead of those of the tiger. It was no easy matter this fol¬
lowing the trail; the tiger’s lithe body had slipped throuo-h
the canes and brush like an eel in an oil well, but we had
to cut almosl every foot of our way. The ground, which
was evidently under water at the height of the rainy sea¬
son, though dry enough just now, was covered with an
almost impenetrable undergrowth, while vines and other
twisting plants tied themselves among the canes in gordian
knots, of which Alexander’s was the only practicable
method of solution. In spite of all our care the locks of
our rifles often caught in these tangles, and I have since
wondered that pur expedition that day was not marked by
the shooting of an animal higher in the scale of creation
than a black tiger.

After what seemed miles of this travel, we came upon
somewhat better ground, where a group of tall trees
crowned a little knoll, surrounded on all sides, save that by
which we came, by swamp. Here the trail of the tiger
ended, and it was with a somewhat uncertain feeling, as
regarded our tenure of life, that we became satisfied as to
his lying hidden amid the brush before us. The Indians
were more shaky on the subject than ourselves; they were
afraid to beat the co.vert, and it was impossible to get a
shot at him from without, even had we been perfectly cer¬
tain as to his position. Finally, however, it was deter¬
mined that the Professor and myself, together with Tu-lus,
and Clianquoi, who had shot guns, should post ourselves
behind a couple of huge sand box trees, while the other
Indians, with the full permission to run on the first appear¬
ance of danger, should endeavor to scare the brute from
his hiding place. The point we had selected for our stand
faced a part of the thicket where several trees, felled by
some tempest, had added to the density of the labyrinth.
We had settled on this position from the fact that under
one of these fallen trees, one end of which rested on the
branch of another some feet from the ground, there exist¬
ed an opening in the brush which we thought marked the
entrance to the tiger’s lair. Circumstances proved the cor¬
rectness of the surmise. Behind and on either side of us
lay the swamp—a black quagmire, interspersed here and
there by tussocks, covered with rank grass, and between
which the gleam of water was frequently apparent—in
front of us the lair of a savage beast, whom we must soon
prepare to meet in mortal combat. It was one of those
moments which string the nerves to an exceeding tension,
and bring a fixed look into the eyes, an acquaintance with
the appearance of which might often save a roystering
bully from provoking his death wound at the hand of some
quiet stranger. The Indians commenced operations at the
other side of the thicket, confining their efforts, however,
to making as much noise as possible outside, without ven¬
turing to penetrate into its recesses. Tired of inactivity
I foolishly stepped forward and peeped into the opening
in the brush. At first all was dark and still as death, the
shouts of the Indians seeming to reach me over the thicket
instead of through it. In a few seconds, however, I no¬
ticed two sparks of fire, motionless against the dark back¬
ground, just as my eyes, accustoming themselves to the
gloom, were tracing out the form of the tiger, a low growl
of horrible savage rage made doubt certainty. Up went
my rifle, but almost at the instant of its report I felt my¬
self hurled on my back into the swamp, the water in my
ears, a fearful weight on my chest, and something warm
covering my face and blinding me.

When I recovered consciousness I was stretched out on
the grass, the Professor, canteen in hand, kneeling beside
me, and bathing my face with rum. One arm was appar-
ently*on fire; it was bound up with the fragments of an
Indian’s shirt, through the folds of which the blood was
still slowly spreading. Near by were Clianquoi and An¬
tonio, busily skinning the tiger.

We found on our return to camp that the animal meas¬
ured four and a half feet. Our shots of the night before
had wounded him, though very slightly. The Professor,
Tu-lus and Clianquoi had all blazed into the tiger some¬
what recklessly, it must be confessed, as regarded my prox¬
imity, but with more fortunate result, the Professor’s bul¬
let happening to go slap through the brute’s heart. My
arm was considerably torn, but a few days of quiet and
a box of Brazilian ointment (of which we always carried a
liberal supply) effected so radical a cure that 1 have never
suffered any further inconvenience from the catastrophe ot
my first tiger hunt in Central America.

For Forest and Stream.

DUCK SHOOTING IN IOWA.

[ HAD been watching the ducks and geese fly over town
L for ten days and could stand it no longer, so business
^as dropped, the gun shouldered, and I was soon en route
or the prairie, in the wagon of a returning farmer. Hiding
ut about five miles I left the wagon and cut across t
‘Parker’s pond.” The pond is half a mile in length, an
quarter in breadth, except at one point near the ihjha
sdiere it is narrow and passes on each side of a dry isian •
)ne familiar with duck shooting would select the lsia
t a glance as the point to shoot from. Passing along
•oncl, which is grown up with wild rice, the ma '
ise in large clouds at every turn, but always too far < j
o shoot. By tne way, ducks know the distance a shot g
vill kill, every time. It was now 4 o’clock P. M. andik
ands of ducks and brant were soon seen flying sou r ’ -
ome distant cornfield; all flying too high to shoot. 1 £ne
hey would fly lower on the return and so waited patien j
or them. A little before sundown a pair of mallards da
tear enough, and both fell into the water at the era
hP rio-ht and left. I had no dog, and in I went. Bah!

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water was cold and the mud was awful deep. The drake
was onlv winged and gave me quite a chase before I drove
him to land. By the way if }rou wing a duck in the water
iust wait a little and it is sure to come to the land. Before
r got out a dozen good shots passed me. It was getting into
twilight, and they soon came thick enough to empty a
dozen guns. I now fired as fast as possible (with a muzzle-
loader) retrieving only such as fell near me. Every
shot told, for my coat and cap were just the color of the
grass, and in the dusk they paid no attention to me, several
flighting in the water within a rod of me. After firing a
dozen rounds it so happened that I had one barrel empty
and the other loaded except the shot, and putting the wad
down while watching a flock of brant, I put it in the empty
barrel and could not reach it with the wad sciew, thus dis¬
abling one barrel. While cursing my awkwardness I heard
a rush of wings, and looking up saw two brant within
thirty yards of me. In an instant one of them had turned
to a limp mass of flesh and feathers, and splashed into the
water at my feet. I had barely loaded when a hundred
more passed, high over head. Another long stream of fire
(for it, was now fairly dark, and cloudy) shot upward and a
brant came whirling into the water. Well, I took a big
wade after that fellow, stepped in a hole and fell down,
getting wet to my waist, but I got that brant. It was now
too dark to see a duck, so I tied up my game and had just
slung it across the gun when I heard a faint “honk.” By
the time I could get the gun free the flock were right over
me, so close that in the darkness their wings seemed to
spread ten feet. I knocked one into the pond, and had
another big wade, but got the gander. Now some of you
sportsman imagine my situation. Time 8 o’clock in the
evening, five miles from home, wet to the waist, and my
clothes beginning to freeze, hungry and tired, with a load
of eighteen mallards, two brant, and a twelve pound goose
to carry, the nearest house a mile distant, and no telling
if I could stay there as I had no acquaintance nearer than
home. Yet to say I was happy would hardly express it. I
was exultant. Several of the “boys” had been out and I
knew my bag would beat all theirs combined, besides I ex¬
pected to get at least a dozen dead ducks out of the pond
in the morning, so I shouldered my load and marched off
toward the only light that was visible on all that wide
prairie, and after floundering through mud and water and
falling over gopher hills for half an hour I reached it. I
was hospitably received and soon sat down to a smoking
supper of ham and eggs, and excellent coffee. No one
who has’nt “been there” can imagine the enjoyment of
such a supper. My host and I soon found that we had
been almost neighbors in our native country; so the pipe
and talk of the “old times” beguiled us into the small hours
before we were aware.

After a hearty breakfast (one always gets up hungry in
the country) I went to get my ducks out of the pond. A
coat of ice was on the water, and the hawks had picked
up every duck, (I’ve made hawk shooting a specialty since
then) so I got no more.

I have been out a few times since and have bagged one
hundred and thirty ducks, seven brant, three geese, two
curlew, one sand hill crane, and a dozen snipe this spring.
If any of your readers visit me on their shooting excursion
next fall, and I hope they will, I shall take some pride in
putting them to sleep on a bed, every feather of which is
my own killing. O. H. Hampton.

Redfield , Dallas County, Iowa.

X' For Forest and Stream.

THE CRUISE OF THE “TIGRESS.”

Washington, D. C., May 28th 1874.

Editor Forest ani> Stream:—

My time has been so completely occupied with business for some
weeks back, that I have been unable to render unto Forest and Stream,
the things that should have been its. but I think that the “Bear Story”
which I enclose will pay for my neglect. It is as communicated to me
in a letter from my friend Lieut. Col. White, U. S. Navy, who, while
executive officer of the “Tigress” in her search for the “Polaris” had the
encounter, and bagged the bear as he describes. “Piseco. ”

AFTER A POLAR BEAR WITH A WHALE BOAT.

T HE scene is laid in Melville Bay. To geographers
this bay is an indentation of the west coast of Green¬
land, extending from Cape Shackelton on the south, to
Cape York on the North; yet Melville Bay to the Arctic
navigator comprehends much more, its shores are the
fruitful source of many of those huge masses of ice which
so often imperil the safety of the northern cruisers, and its
waters the birth place of the heavy pack ice, which so
often has caught unawares the whale fleet, sending to de¬
struction the strong ribbed ships and their crews. Very
tew of tlie«gentlemen sportsmen of any country are permit¬
ted to witness the scenes to which for a moment I would
ike to introduce you. The entire coast of Greenland from
Cape Farewell to the most western limit visited by ex¬
plorers, is composed of lofty precipitous mountains, down
Tb °n e * n . nuraera kle gorges flow those great Arctic rivers—
the Glaciers—the most inferior of which overreaches by
rar the famous Mer de Glace, and Grind elwald of the Alps,
and from these frozen streams, the great icebergs are
constantly pushing their way into the adjacent waters.

Melville Bay is a famous rendezvous for these huge ice
mountains, they being swept into it by the currents which
seem to centre there, running from the north as well as the
south. Six hundred bergs were counted, on one occasion,
Mom the deck of our little vessel, of all sizes and shapes’
Mom the “hummocky bits” of the whalers, to the towering
masses, iu some cases reaching an attitude of four hun-
U’ed feet, and their whole mass may he imagined when it
s known that but three tenths of the bulk is above water,
eaving seven tenths as the under water body. Imagine
-ese huge floating monsters lighted up by the varying tints
i the never setting sun, during the Arctic day, reflecting
om the deep chasms all the colors of the prism, or from
°me salient angle the rich deep colors of the amethyst,
sapphire, or jasper-; or perhaps from a score of beautifully
hiseled minarets of some imaginary mosque of a warmer
‘hme, or the well defined battlements of a mountain fast-
ess , come the flashing brilliant tints of the diamond or
mierald; and this, not from a single iceberg, but from
unclreds, as far as the eye can reach iu any direction, all
gmaming in their cold magnificence, producing a fairv
ceue, which tales of oriental splender cannot surp:\ .

1 l ^ e midst of just such a scene as this, we found our-
0Q e morning, and while dreaming of the disasters
hich Melville Bay has witnessed, and of the scores of
good ships whose strong frames are strewn over its bot¬

tom, I was aroused by the cry “A Bear”! “A Bear”! As
a single man, officers and crew jumped to the deck to see
the stranger who had ventured so far from terra firma , for
we were seventy miles from the nearest point on the Green¬
land coast. Rifles were at once called into requisition, hut
our game was out of range, as a shot or two proved; the
hear was swimming about, turning his great head from
side to side, looking curiously at the ship as if in wonder*
ment what such a superior sized animal could possibly be,
half desirous to approach and satisfy his curiosity, and
half afraid thus to indulge himself. If he was to be cap¬
tured, evidently it must he by giving chase in a whale boat;
here was a chance not to he lost, and with four men and
my carbine I started. The waves were running high, the
effects of a gale of wind the day before. Bruin evidently
did not fancy the appearance of the whale boat; he disap¬
peared at times, and was sagacious enough each time he re
appeared to change, his bearing from us. The chase was
a hmg and exciting one. In my eagerness to start in pur¬
suit I had neglected to take any other weapon than a single
carbine, a neglect which might have resulted seriously had
any accident happened to the piece, or had it missed fire at
close quarters; with this thought in my mind, I decided
upon a shot when still at a respectable distance away, but
the heavy sea made my aim uncertain, and resulted in
wounding the bear in the lungs, a painful wound, which
made him perfectly furious. He at once turned upon us,
and seeing his move to flank us, I placed my carbine in a
secure position and turned quickly to catch the steering
oar; an unfortunate sea at this moment struck the boat,
threw me over the gunwale and carried away from my hold
the steering oar. To regain my footing in the boat was
the work of an instant, and by means of backing on one
side and pulling on the other, I finally succeed in getting
the boat into a favorable position, head to sea. My enemy
now was close aboard, urging himself onward by his great
outspread webbed paws, bleeding profusely, and howling
with pain, and showing an excellent set of teeth with which
it was his evident intention to satisfy himself for the injury
I had done him; and the look which he gave me from his
fiery eyes, I shall never forget. Now was the critical mo¬
ment! to miss my mark now, would result in a heavy
breakfast for bruin, for one paw on our gunwale, he would
have it all His own way, and the ship was at least two miles
awajL The men appreciated this fact, and never was a
boat in a heavy sea kept more religiously in position than
was ours. “Steady” was given to the men, who waited
breathlessly the result. Crack went the carbine, and the
great beast, his defiant angry look unchanged, bowed his
head, pierced through the brain. So close were we to him
that before his struggle was ended, I had grasped his short
fat tail and slipped a bowline about liis quarters; be proved
a heavy tow, but in the course of time we reached the ship,
and all hands turned to hoist the prize on board. He meas¬
ured eight feet in length and-his weight was six hundred
pounds. His color, like that of all the so called polar bears,
was a yellowish white, with a firm thick coat of hair; the
stomach was found to be quite empty, and his famished
condition was probably the cause of his boldness in near¬
ing the ship, for in the water the white bear is cautious.
The meat of a lean bear is much more palatable than that of
the well fed animal. Their diet consists of seals caught
either in the water or on the flat floating ice. And in the
well fed hear the impregnation of the oil, through the cellu¬
lar tissue, renders the meat next to uneatable, except to
the Esquimaux. Fortunately for us the hear which I ob¬
tained was lean, the flesh was of a rich dark color, much
resembling reindeer meat, sweet and tender, and for a week
all bands regaled themselves with bear steaks and roasts
from his generous sides.

The skin now forms the most choice of my collection of
trophies, and the ball which gave him the coup de grace
next in value. Aud in a more genial, though less roman¬
tic climate than the one I have attempted to describe, I
find myself constantly and pleasantly reminded of the most
eventful of my sporting days.

Jp£ J §orsq Htjd the (^out[sq.

—Quite an effort is now being made in England to intro¬
duce cattle from the Argentine republic into England, and
very probably before long horses from South America will
be put in the English market. We remember (we think it
is some three years ago) to have seen, corailed in a lot in
Brooklyn a number of South American horses. Poor
yicious looking brutes were they, undersized, and in dread¬
ful condition. We think there came up in our minds, at
the time, some idea of addressing Mr. Bergh in regard to
them. Many of them had their under-jaws cut from
cruel handling. They were a sorry lot, though some few
of them had clean limbs, and game heads. We were told
the horses were the property of a traveling circus, that had
just arrived from South America.

The bulk of these animals were sold at auction, and
brought very low prices. W e should feel exceedingly obliged
to any of our readers if they would give us any informa¬
tion in regard to these horses, and how they turned out.

—The Fleetwood Park Association closed the spring
meeting on May 29th with two splendid trots. The first
trot was purse No. 7. of $500 for horses that have never
beaten three minutes, mile heats, best three in five in har¬
ness. There were eight starters. Lady Dohlman being
the favorite and winning the first heat. Cora P. won the
three next heats and race. Time, 2:36$, 2:38$, 2:35$, 2:37f.
The last race was the great event of the meeting as Judge
Fullerton and American Girl were to meet in the $2,000
free for all purse, mile heats, best thiee in five, in harness.
American Girl won the first heat. On starting for the
second heat American Girl broke up badly. Judge Fuller¬
ton trotting along at a rapid gate, and won easily. The
horse won the next two heats and race. Dan Mace drove
Judge Fullerton and he was so weak from his late illness
that he had to be helped on and out of the sulky during
the race. Time, 2:25$, 2:23f, 2:22, 2:23.

—The Jerome Park stables are rapidly being filled with
arrivals of thoroughbreds engaged in the stakes at the
forthcoming meeting of the American Jockey Club, which
will begin on Saturday next. The latest arrivals are the
stables of Col. Daniels, George A. Rice, D. J. Bannatyne,
A. Belmont (the Baltimore horses), and D. J. Crouses.
Col. McDaniel’s string comprises twelve horses—Abdel

Korie, Katie Pease, Sue Washington, colt by Asteroid,
JosieB., Stony Brook, Springbok, Mary Buckley, Madge,
Willy Burke, Fluer Ange, and bay filly by Red Dick, dam
Etta Shippen. D. J. Bannatyne’s horses at Jerome Park
are Duffy, who will no longer take part in hurdle-races or
steeple-chases; Yonved, Electric (a green steeple-chaser),
and Elmwood, by Baywood, dam Lark. George Rice’s
string'comprises Wanderer, Stampede, Yortex, Yolcano,
and Moonbeam. Except Wanderer, all the others will not
be able to run at Jerome Park. Several other stables ex¬
pected were to arrive from Baltimore and the training
quarters in this neighborhood. Mr. Belmont’s string will
comprize fourteen horses; Messrs. Hunter & Travers’s,
twelve; Mr. Sanford’s, eight; Mr. Morris’s, six; Mr. Lorril-
lard’s, twelve; A. B. Lewis & Co.’s, eight. There will be
nearly two hundred horses at Jerome Phrk during the com¬
ing meeting.

—The Harlem Railroad Company will run trains to Ford-
ham and the Jerome Park siding, leaving the Forty-second
street depot each day during the meeting at twenty minutes
to twelve A. M., five minutes past one, two, and half-past
two P. M. The two P. M. train is a special, and will have
cars especially reserved for ladies.

— There were five match trots at Fleetwood Park on June
1st. The first was a match for $2,000 between J. De
Camp’s g. g. Billy and J. Trout’s hr. m. Ledger Girl. The
former was the favorite and won in three straight heats.
Time. 2:40$, 2:40, 2:38. The second race was for $1,000
between John Murphy’s gray mare Alice Gray and Dan
Piffer’s hay mare Even Jane. The former was a great
favorite, and won the race at her ease in three straight
heats. Time, 2:49, 2:59, 2:52. The third race was for
$500 between J. L. Doty’s black mare Bet and John Mur¬
phy’s bay mare Maggie. For the first heat Bet was the
favorite, and won the race in fine style in three heats.
Time, 2:55$, 2:52,2:52. The fourth match race "was won
by Bricks in three straight heats. Time, 2:43, 2:49$, 2:49,
and the fifth and last was won by Patsey Bolivar, Time,
2:48, 2:47, 2:50.

—The Suffolk Park Trotting Association at Philadelphia,
closed on May 29th with a good attendance and fine trot¬
ting. The first, race was to saddle for horses that have
never beaten thiee minutes. There were three entries, the
b. g. Irishman, b. m. Gold Elsie, and b. g. Daniel Tomp¬
kins. Four heats were trotted, Irishman winning three of
them in 2:40, 2:38$, and 2:34$. The second race was free
to all for a purse of $600, and the entries were the b. m.
Ella Wright, b. g. Stewart Moloney, and b. g. Hotspur.
The race was won by the latter in three straight heats in
2:31, 2:28$, and 2:31.

—The race at Point Breeze Park, Philadelphia, on May
30th between the pacer Copperbottom and the trotter Gold¬
smith Maid was witnessed by three thousand persons. The
track was rather heavy and the time made was not as good
as expected. The trot was for a purse of $2,500, mile
heats, best three in five, in harness, $1,500 to first, $1,000
to the second horse. Goldsmith Maid won in three straight
heats. Time,* 2:25$, 2:24$, 2:35$. Another contest for
$200, three in five, in harness, between s. g. Hunter, r. m.
Lady Norway, and b. g. Daniel Tompkins, which was
terminated by moonlight, resulted in favor of Hunter.
Time, 2:25$, 2:24$, 2:25$. Another contest for $200, three
in five, in harness, between s. g. Huuter, r. m. Lady Nor¬
way, and b. g; Daniel Tompkins, which was terminated by
moonlight, resulted in favor of Hunter. Time, 2:45, 2:42$
2:41$.

—The arrangement proposed by the Monmouth Park As
sociation, by which it was intended that the American
Jockey Club should control the the racing at Monmouth
Park, not having been carried into effect, the American
Jockey Club will not participate iu the management of the
coming meeting at that course.

—The Maryland Jockey Club closed the spring meeting
on May 29th with the following events:—

First race, Selling Race, for three-year-olds; mile and a
quarter; purse $5,0o0, of which $100 to the second horse;
six horses started. Hurrah, 1; Mollie Darling, 2; Hattie
Howard, 3. Time, 2:15.

Second race, Handicap purse, for all horses that have
run during the meeting; $600, of wnicli $100 to the second
horse; two miles; four started. Granger, 1; Catesby, 1;
Business, 3. Time, 3:35$. The judges declared a dead’
heat between Granger and Catesby, and their owners divid¬
ed the purse.

Third race, Compensation Purse $500, mile heats, three
started; Fadiadeen winning, Dublin being seeond, and
Coronet distanced. Time, 1:44, 1:44$, 1:49$.

Fourth race, Grand Steeple chase; Post Stakes of $50
half forfeit; club to add $700 for the first horse, $100 for
the second, and $75 for the third; about two and a half
miles, and the regular steeplechase course; five subscribers;
two started. George West, 1; Milesian, 2. Time, 5:47.

—The Beacon Park spring meeting, after two or three
postponements on account of rain and the engagement of
professionals at Lawrence, was brought to a close on May
29. There was but one regular race on the card. A purse
of $150 for 2:50 horses, mile heats, three in five, to harness.
Carroll’s b. m. Glencoe Belle won in three straight heats,
beating Woodard’s b. g. Tom and Brock’s b. g. Eugene’
Time, 2:38$, 2:41$, 2:30$

There was a match for $500 between Owner’s Little
Dick and Owner’s Champion light weight, and was won by
the former in 2:48, 2:53$, 2:43$.

—The Utica Park Association will hold an extra meeting
on Friday and Saturday July 3rd and 4th. The first day-
purse of $500 for horses that have never beaten 2:48, also
a purse of $800 for horses that have never beaten’2:34.
The second day there will be a purse of $700 for horses
that have never beaten 2:38, and one of $1,500 for horses
that have never beaten 2:27.

—The Auburn Driving Park Association will hold their
meeting on Friday and Saturday, July 2d,. 3rd, and 4th
The meeting will be held on the grounds of the Cayuga
County Agricultural Society, and promises to be one of the
largest ever held in Auburn.

—A saddle put on loosely, with a slack girth is very ir¬
ritating to a horse, and soon produces a sore back.

—All carriage shafts of right construction should allow
the body of the animal perfect freedom, and only touch at
the well-padded saddle and full collar.—W. E. Farmer.

(FOREST AND STREAM

THE ROBIN.
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S HE hung the cage at the window;

“If he goes by,” she said,

“He will hear my robin singing,

And when he lifts his head
I shall he sitting here to sew
And he will bow to me, I know.”

The robin sang a love-sweet song,

The young man raised his head;

The maiden turned away aud blushed;

“I am a fool,” she said,

And went on hroidenng in silk,

A pink eyed rabbit, white as milk.

The young man loitered slowly
By the house three times that day;

She took her bird from the window;

“He need not look this way.”

She sat at her piano long,

And sighed and played a death-sad song.

Select id.

But when the day was done, she said,

“I wish that he would come!

Remember, Mary, if he calls
To-night—I’m not at home.”

So when he rang, she went—the elf!

She went and let him in herself.

W. D. Howells,

7he Menml.

JUDGING ON THE SHOW BENCH.

W E are pleased to note the growing interest that field
sportsmen, shooting associations and clubs are man¬
ifesting in all matters connected with the dog. We have
from time to time placed before our readers some of the
most instructive and practical matter emanating from the
very best authorities, both at home and abroad, relative to
the Canine World. The secretaries of the numerous Sports¬
men’s Associations in the West, and especially the ably con¬
ducted association of our own State, have informed us that
it is proposed to inaugurate field trials and a bench show
for dogs. The Forest and Stream has already publish¬
ed the rules and regulations, the laws and usage in field
trials, suggesting some alteration of the same to suit our
American bred pointers and setters. We shall now place
before our readers from week to week a series of short
articles from the London Fancier's Gazette, showing the
points, color,action,sjunmetry, &c., of sportsman’s and non¬
sportsman’s dogs on the show bench. We therefore begin
with the magnificent animal the mastiff, as our friend
“Veritas” says, the “Noblest Roman of them all.”

THE MASTIFF.

Head massive, broad between the ears; ears small, fine in
substance, and just wide enough to cover the aperture of
the ear proper; they should lie close to the head in a pen¬
dent form, and be set well back in head; jaw not long, but
proportioned just sufficiently to make the muzzle appear
square; flews deep; eyes for a large dog rather inclined to
be small, with a mild expression.

Neck muscular, the neck-bone showing a slight promi¬
nence at the setting on of the head, and free from throati¬
ness; shoulders wide and powerful; chest wide and deep;
back straight; loin of great substance, well ribbed up; hips
well developed, with muscular stifles; legs strong and
powerful; feet round; coat short and thick, fawn-colored;
muzzle dark; stem fine, but not to go off at the point
sharply. Brindles and reds are also allowed, but the fawn-
color is most in fashion. Weight anything over 180 pounds,
symmetrical and well-proportioned, we consider good size.

POINTS IN JUDGING.

Head.20

Neck.10

Shoulders.10

Back.15

Loin. .10

Chest.10

Hind-quarters.10

Legs. 5

Feet. 5

Stern... 5—100

THE ST. BERNARD.

Head wide and full, givirg a grand majestic appearance
ears small for the substance of the head, set on where the
head curves at each side; eyes deeply sunk in head; head
wrinkled between the eyes; lips pendulous; jaw powerful,
with good teeth; a white blaze or streak up the forehead,
meeting the white color of the neck; neck of great strength;
shoulders massive; chest deep; fore-arm to show great bone
and muscle; legs straight and powerful, with a dew claw;
feet round or nearly so; back long, of great substance, with
deep ribs and powerful, wide loin; hips and hind-quarters
thick and broad, with well-bent hocks; stifles well develp-
ed; tail bushy, not carried too high. The model dog of
this breed, old Tell.

POINTS IN JUDGING.

Head.20

Neck.10

Shoulders.10

Chest.10

Size.20

Loin.10

*Co,at.... 5

Tail.... 5

Feet.. 5

Tegs..,...,. 5—100

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A correspondent from Corinth, Miss., says: “We have
a fine pack of fox hounds here, and some well bred
pointers and setters. I have three pointers, a daughter and
grand daughter of “Pious Jeems” of Lockinvar’s celebrated
bitch “Kate.” and one of unexceptionable strain, bred in
Middle Tennessee. Col. T. Syd. Warren owns a setter said
to be a Laverack.

HYDROPHOBIA.

A GREAT deal is being written abroad just now on
the Rabies and Hydrophobia. We notice that Land
and Water takes from the Forest and Stream, Dr. Yar¬
row’s method of treatment for hydrophobia, which con¬
sisted in probing the wound thoroughly, treating with
nitrate of silver and using poultices in order to create a
free discharge.

We hardly know whether to consider the method of pre¬
venting the bite of a mad dog from inflicting injury, as pro¬
posed by M. Bourrel of France, as serious or not. Both
the Field and Land and Water give it prominence, although
La Chasse lllustree , seem to look at it rather in the-light of
a joke.

Mr. Bourrel is the author of a treatise “On Rabies in the
Dog and Cat,” which was read before the French Academy
of Sciences in April last. We quote as follows:

“ M. Bourrel had the daring to perform the operation of
filing down the teeth on three dogs when they were in a
condition of raging madness, notwithstanding the danger
of inoculation he incurred both during the preliminaries
and the different stages of the process. Six dogs kept for
experiment were then delivered over to the mad animals,
who precipitated themselves on them and bit them furi¬
ously, but without breaking the skin in any one of them.
The dogs experimented on were watched during six
months, and madness did not show itself in any of the
number. M. Bourrel, convinced, that the blunted tooth of
the dog could not penetrate through clothing, gave his
hand covered with a glove to one of the mad dogs.
“When,” he says, “the dog released it, the glove was in¬
tact, and the bite had only produced a deep impression.”
This experiment, repeated on dogs who were not mad, to
which 1 gave my naked hand to bite, proved to me that
the blunted tooth can but very rarely, however great may
be the contraction of the muscles of the jaw, break the
epidermis of animals, whose hair necessarily deadens the
pressure exerted; and can only injure the human epidermis
in very exceptional cases.”

We have no doubt but that exactly as the snake charmers
draw the teeth of the cobra capellas and deprive them of
the power of injecting their venom into the fluids of the
human body, so if dogs had no teeth at all, they would be
incapable of inflicting injury. The question is how are we
to draw all the teeth of the dogs, or where can the canine
dentist be found, who will take for a job, the filing off or
blunting of all the incisor teeth of the curs? Given, a
mad dog, how many Monsieur Bourrels could be found,
who would try the experiment?

—Alderman Morris’ ordinance in regard to muzzling dogs
in New York was signed by Mayor Havemeyer last week.
The ordinance provides that all dogs in the streets, lanes,
highways, parks, &c., shall have a wire muzzle sufficiently
large to cover the head entirely, but so constructed as to
admit of the dog opening its mouth to the fullest extent.
The penalty for not following this stupid ordinance is $3
for each offence. The ordinance applies only to dogs of
the age of six months and upwards. Now we suppose that,
excepting the wire workers, (not political,) and the muzzle
manufacturers, every body with a grain of common sense,
is opposed to this unneccessary infliction of punishment to
dogs. When Mr. Bergh was consulted in regard to the
muzzling of dogs he declined to use his influence in enforc¬
ing it, asserting that it might create what it sought to pre¬
vent—namely, cruelty. The whole spirit of the law is like
the old one made for witches. They threw the old women
in the water; if they sank and got drowned they were not
witches and innocent, but if they floated, they were tor¬
tured to death because they were witches. What is the
use, after all the light thrown on this subject, when Mayor
and Alderman act diametrically in opposition to all the
rulings of common sense.

QUAIL vs. DOGS.

Suffern, N. Y., May 24,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Under the heading of “Do Quail Withold their Scent?” in y*ur issue
of the 14th inst., is an article from O. H. II., who, after quoting a sentence
of mine in relation to the above, proceeds to give his experience to show
that I am in error. Now, without any intention of entering into a con¬
troversy with those who may differ with me, I still desire to maintain
and defend my views as they originally appeared. O. H. H. begins by
saying: “I have shot quail for years, shot thousands of them, and tried
my best to find out if they do, but I don’t know.” Toward the close he
says: “It is generally impossible for the dog to scent quail just after
they have been frightened by a hawk,’’and adds: “This seems to confirm
the theory that they do withold their scent, and that they do it involun¬
tarily, as the hawk does not pursue by scent.” Now this seems to me
contradictory, for he says, first, he “don’t know,” and then follows tt
with “this seems to confirm the theory,” which is equivalent to saying
they do have the power of witholding their scent. O. II. H. has found
it “generally impossible for the dog to scent quail after being frightened
by a hawk,” and yet he has seen dogs point a single quail (closely hid
and of course badly frightened) from one to two rods distant.” Will O.
H. H. be kind enough to enlighten us as to the difference (if any) there
is in the attitude, actions and scent of a quail when frightened by a hawk
or when scared by dog or man? Does he mean to say a dog can scent and
point quail (no matter how badly frightened) at a distance of from one
to two rods, so long as they have not been frightened by a hawk? Is that
what you mean, O. H. H. ? And this dog, after pointing this frightened
quail, passed within ono foot of a bird just shot dead and did not smell
it! Wonderful dog! Knowing quail! Scent witheld. What “tremen¬
dous” power was there, my countrymen. O. H. II. has never yet seen
the dog that could smell a live quail three feet, where there had been a
brisk rain falling long enough to give the birds and their cover a good
wetting.” Well, friend II., you must have had, considering the years
and the thousands of quail you have shot, a poor lot of dogs to say the
least. The best sport some friends and myself ever had together was
about five years ago, one rainy day, shooting quail. Wo were wet to the
skin and willing to stop, but our dogs found the birds so easily, so
quickly, and pointed so beautifully that we could not find it in our hearts
to draw them off until our guns, failing us through fouling, compelled
us to desist. And now, Mr. Editor, don’t you think it would be well for
the sportsmen in general to bear in mind the fact that simply the owner¬
ship of a 4og' does not make him the best dog in the country, and also

that a dog may exhibit a decided preferenceiufi^TT^-

and vice versa, ^ and that a dog may hunt well one da VIZ ? aUto deab

- & j weu one davflnav; ‘

aye, even hunt well m the morning and be utterly u ££ d 0t the 4

noon. A great deal of useless discussion, ill will T ln the aftei i!
pensed with, were we, one and all, to heed the above S 1 W ? ! uld
for O. H. H., until he can reconcile the differences be ieve k L
and contradictions in his former letter and answer mvff ,Stencies ^
Will not trouble you with anything further from yours ve° ga »

1 ry res PectfulR

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[Can quail withold their scent? They cannot -Ed ]

SCENTING POWERS OF DOGS

Editor Forest and Stream:— Shrewsbury, May U ( ;

That there is a great difference in the scenting powers of a
ent times every sportsman must know. And all pvn! J gs at diff e
this line should be cited as exceptions. It is also true fh f mary feats > :
make one dog recognize the scent of game where anotl ? Uce

and likely better scentiner Dowers mnv r, Q * a . °ne with equi

and likely better scenting powers may pass without gTvin? n^ eqni
notice. Some dogs mature very slowly, and from exner- t hele£u
to brother sportsmen, if your dog has good blood and 1 Can s «

get easily discouraged if he does not take - notice of Zy,doil < '

year old. I am the owner of a fine orange and white hunk « e I eu at 011
months old was worthless, as far as finding game goes
stock (Mr. Taylor’s, of Cotts Neck, N. J. ; the same Uu ° W th ’
eyed Sancho that figured so creditably at Pine Brook „ SllI80lll v
spring), and took pains in training her, and she has turned nlf!? 6 Ul
In mentioning the following incident I do not wish to be "’ el
representing this bitch as being an extraordinary dog and inTr'"
say that I believe that several others own better and of the I! i ■'
I was quail shooting in a piece of woods, when mv biteB ° cl '

of quail near a pile of wood. On being flushed they senary S apap
killed them both. The bitch could mark one bird fall but frnS^
rection taken by the other a pile of wood prevented her seeing mU '
even when flying. Alter retrieving the bird she had marked a ™W
coming to me on the other side of the pile of wood she passSiT
about thirty feet of the other dead bird, and at that distance sce2 ;
with the dead bird in her mouth. The bitch is an excellent retriever 1'
the above incident I look upon as an extraordinary exception to w !
eral scenting powers of dogs, and mention it to show to what a dewee '
nicety it is possible for the nose of a dog to arrive at. Check Cord '

itnrul t§ktor}).

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A Domesticated Otter.— The directors of the Zoolog :
cal Garden at Berlin, Prussia, have tried to obtain possessio "
of a splendid specimen of otter which was caught last yea?
in the Saate River, near Grochlitz, by a Mr. Kaiser, supei
intendent of fisheries. There is nothing extraordinary!
this fact, but the characteristics of this animal are so muc
in contradiction to the ordinary habits of otters in genera
that a recital of the history of this specimen may be c
interest.

When caught, the otter was nearly full-grown- Mi
Kaiser put it into a stable in his yard. At first, it was ver
shy and left its lair only when prompted to do so by hun
ger. After a while, the melancholy of the creature sue
de'nly changed into bellicosity, the water pirate barked an
snapped at everybody approaching him, and kept M
visitors at a respectful distance, under penalty of skar;
bites and tattered clothes. Its daily food consisting dr-
fresh fish and milk, the animal received frequent shower
baths of cool “aqua communis ” through a hole made fc
that purpose in the wall of the stable. In the course c
last winter the character of the water-witch underwent anev '
change. The fighting mood subsided into perfect gentle¬
ness, and the ferocious prisoner became a domestic pel
The animal now rambles free through Mr. Kaiser’s grounds
takes its food from his hands, climbs upon its keeper’
shoulders, performs several tricks like a trained dog, an -
calls for its regular baths. The creature is now apparenth
fully developed, has a thick fur of velvety softness anif
behaves so well, that it does not even steal, altliougi
it begs when it sees others eating. The *owner ha ii
brought this about by untiring care and perseverance il
this domestication of so shy an animal, and has decline!
to sell it to the Zoological Garden.

THE “HAMMOCKS” OF FLORIDA.

Editor Forest and Stream:— A

I see that a reader questions my use of the word “Hammock.’’ N'
doubt it seems as peculiar to him as it did to me when I first heard il
My first impression was that the term was simply a corruption of hum
mock qr hammock, aud perhaps it is; but it, in Florida, has a purely lo
cal meaning not applicable to either of the others. ml

An old writer classifies the land of Florida under the heads, “pine
hammock , savanna, swamp, marsh and bay, or cypress galls.” He men
tions the existence in the hammocks of “chamaerops Jrondibus palmaii
plicatis stipitibus ferratis, of whose fruit all animals are very fond.” B ( i
says the pine barrens receive their name from the “pirns foliis longisti :
mas ex una theca terms.' 1 '’ I suppose anyone with a clear head can sei ;
the difference between lands bearing such widely dissimilar trees, whei
the author so clearly states their specific names. Further, under tw
head of “high” and “low” hammock is comprised the richest landoi .
Florida. For land that produces crops of cane year after year, the Flo h.
ridian will choose hammock land. If I were writing a letter upon tm%
agriculture of Florida, I might go on and describe the many advantage!,
possessed by hammock land over the rest; but I am not, and find that
instead of merely supporting myself in the use of the term “hammock,

I have branched off into the relative merits of the peculiar qualities o
Florida vegetation, soil or what not, termed hammock and pine land.

Whether the term is confined to Florida or not I am unable to say ;J
but certain it is that it has a peculiar signification not possessed el|
where. It may be applied to any clump of trees strikingly different froU :
those surrounding it, as “cabbage (palmetto) hammock,” “live-oak U J
mock,” &c. Regarding soil, it is called “shell,” if high andgrowmj
upon one of the many shell heaps of Florida, or “swamp,” if I°w aa itj
wet. If what I have said will induce some one of your readers to B ive . A
the definition of the word I shall retire to my hammock perfectly sa i,
fled. Fred. Bbveblt.

—For a section of coutry so recently settled as OregQ^
and Washington, it is somewhat singular that hoimdm|i|'
and the chase should be carried on with an expense aiF
magnificence of proportion that vie with the practice o
the pastime in England. Nevertheless, the kennels am
numerous and regally stocked with the best strains, ° a
fifty dogs or so in a pack, and so abundant is the game an ?

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so fleet, that while evrey man naturally becomes a
Alter dog s must Le employed in the chase, as still hunt-
i yields hut meagre returns. See “Mortimer Kerry’s”
Icle on the Zoology of the Northwest in our issue of this
e k We shall some day receive from his pen, no doubt
tatement of the kennels of the Cascades and the Coast

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New Yoke, May 25,1874.

iTOB Forest and Stream:—

i your issue of the 21st inst. I noticed an article by “Jacobstaff,” in
cli he inquires “How many of our sporting friends are there who
e S een a rail, or sora, in the month of May?” As I have never seen
in May alive it might be unnecessary for me to reply. While out
tE nglish snipe at the head of Barnegat Bay, 1ST. J.,April 28tlr, 1874,1
moreproperly the dog) came across two sora rail (. Porzana Carolina),
of which I shot and now have in my collection. It was in fine plu-
r e but very thin and rather under size. I also noticed that day two
’jjjia ra il {Rallus Yirginianus). As an instance showing how close
’e birds lie, I will state that the dog, coming to a point on one, my
panion got so near as to thrust his hand forward, endeavoring to
,p t h c bird, but failed. The dog seeming to comprehend the situa-
, jumped forward and caught it in its mouth. The bird was in good
uage and perfect condition. C. H. Eagle.

THE EUROPEAN QUAIL.

Bremen, Germany, May 8, 1874.

roB Forest and Stream:—

\ Finsch, the Curator of the Zoological Museum at Bremen, informs
hat the migrating quail are found from the Cape of Good Hope to
;hern Sweden. It is found in England, but not in Scotland. They
caught in Italy in immense quantities, and could be procured in
1 numbers only there. These birds, though not much sought after
is place—indeed chey are not plenty hereabouts—are much esteemed
aly as a food, and the South Germans prize them as cage birds on
tint of the pleasant notes they sing. Dr. Einsch, who is a man of
Und varied culture and scholarship, as well as of great reputation
naturalist, tells me that, in his opinion, these quail would probably
a great acquisition to our country, chiefly as they would carry
■vithing of Bob Whitedom into colder Yankee land.

A, Mohr, the great geographer and African traveller, as well as
|htly sportsman, who has killed almost all game, from the elephant
hippopotamus down, tells me these birds afford good sport, as they
+ - alnable game birds.

iche, in New York, could procure them. Is not the experiment
i the making? Yours truly, M. Goldsmith.

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

' Department op Public Parks, |

New York. May 31, 1874. f
mals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
30,1874:

o yellow-haired Porcupines, Erethizon epimnthus. Hab. Western
id States. Aud.

i Wild Cat, Lynx rvfus. Captured at Mussel Shell River, Montana,
nted by Major General G. A. Custer, U. S. A.

S- purple Galhnule, Gallinula martinica. Elew on board of vessel
ast of Florida. Presented by Mr. Edward McCoull.
i mottled Owl, Scops asio. Presented by Mr. P. S. Webster.

. W. B, Conklin.

lj, i ; i e wild cat (Lynx rufus) mentioned above, presented by General
^ is “ow, we trust, at the end of his travels. This lively and pug-
U8 animal seems to have given no end of trouble. At St. Paul’s he
V lared to have cleaned out a whole express company’s office, having
;; n bonds. Attempts were made to chloroform his catship, but he
, ;d to be soothed by anesthetics. At last the cat jumped into a box
an expressman was smart enough to clap a board on it, and wise
eavy enough to sit on the improvised cover of the make-shift cage.
Alt Paul Press, which gives an amusing account of the chase and
., re, concludes as follows: “The gentlemen who participated in the
ngadventure of yesterday, hope that General Custer will not ship
lore Montana beasts to friends at the east, believing that this inci-
;8 i enou gh to give the cat a name abroad, and to gratify any reason-
nriosity as to what a wild cat will do when driven to extremities or
.quarters.”

head waters of that river. It is the intention of the com¬
missioners to thoroughly stock our lakes and rivers with
these valuable fish, and with protective fishing laws we
may reasonably hope to have an abundance of them in the
future.

—The largest haul of shad which has been made in
Taunton River for twenty years, was taken Monday, May
4th, by Obadiah Butfiington and his men, at the Col. Perry
fishing ground, Dighton. One hundred and seventy of
these shad weighed 530 pounds.

—Salmon, shad, and alewives are beginning to make their
appearance in the vicinity of Castine, Maine. George
Devereux caught in his weir here a noble salmon, weighing
27£ pounds, on the 6tli. It was sent by steamer to Boston
for market.

—For some reason or other no shad have passed the Co¬
lumbia dam, on the Susquehanna River this year, although
the river has received the especial attention of those per¬
sons appointed to restocking it, and while other rivers,
with scarcely an exception, exhibit in their increase of fish
the success of the effort of the fish commissioners. The
default at the Columbia dam is a source of much disappoint¬
ment to the Harrisburghers and other adjacent dwellers,
not to say indignation, and the reasons are very unreservedly
attributed by the local press either to the imperfect con¬
struction of the fishway over the dam, or the negligence of
the commissioners in preventing the setting of nets and
seines by Columbia fishermen below the dam, whereby not
a single fish has been permitted to pass. The Harrisburg
Patriot says:—

“The probability is that if this fishway has been con-

'Hintprl in stripf. RPnmYlnnpp with flip rpnnrt it ia q r.rvmnlotn

foodland, Jp turn and (garden.

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HOW TO MAKE A ROSE GARDEN.
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Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists* Association.

CALIFORNIA SALMON.

/ Charleston, N. H., May 28, 1874.

; roR Forest and Stream :—

Jeg leave to enclose you a letter from Seth Green, rela¬
te tlie extraordinary rate of growth of the California
on,

..tv Rochester, May 22, 1874.

ar stone :—Our California salmon hatched this
. oi are nearly as long as the Bucksport salmon one
'•j'y a? i * think in three months they will be larger
T lfo Bl J ck 1 s P° 1 ’t’s. They beat all the fish for growing
1 have had anything to do with. S

f ° ur woB wisher, Seth Green.

con i mation of the above letter, I may add that Mr.
:: :'i ce y Donaldson told me that he had caught two Cali-
! a 111011 in Lake Champlain this spring measuring 5
bs in length. They must have been part of the lot
ln Ble tributaries of the Lake in January, and the

I ls cei ’t&inly astonishing. Livingston Stone.

Calfornia aquarium car, which is to make the
V? this season with a load of living fish, will be
, ec by the Michigan Central Railroad. It is a bag-
^ ^ ee t iong, with a broad tread, air brake, and
P a form, which will qualify it for travelling with
'J GS fl assen g er trains. It will be fitted up as an aqua-
:^ at Charlestown, N. H., and will leave that point
raciflc coast very soon.

:.‘C. Edmunds, State fish commissioner of Vermont,
W -T ace( ? 75 > 000 young salmon, all in good condition,
ilv Liver, near Georgia station, and will

•V ^ ace a hout the same number in the Winooski

'

Henry AI. Stanley, of Dixfield, fish commissioner of
', a ? a . Aching house under his personal supervi-
on v is Boin S finely. He has about 100,000 young
Sibo T o 1 lle WlB soon turn into the Androscoggin,

II 2,000 land locked salmon for the lakes at the

structed in strict accordance with the report it is a complete
failure. But there is yet time before the season is over to
make the test that was promised by the comissioners. Since
the present commissioners have grossly neglected their
duty and the interests of the public let them immediately
resign, and enable the governor to appoint others who will
enforce the law. Water bailiffs can then be appointed who
do not reside at Columbia, and whose interest w ill corre¬
spond with their duty in clearing away the obstructions and
giving the fish free passage up the river. If it then be de¬
monstrated that this contrivance is a failure, no more should
be constructed at public expense, - and the appropriations
from the treasury should at once cease. A warrant for not
another dollar should be issued. This important work can
then be commenced anew under more rational and less sel¬
fish counsels. The people living on the Susquehanna, who
have lost all patience with the petty expedients that have
been adopted to prevent success, will not rest until the
shad fisheries are as abundant and as profitable from its
mouth to its upper waters as they were forty years ago.
Those who have been demonstrating ‘How Net to Do It’
must give way to men of science and experience who can
and will.”

To us the difficulty seems to rest on local jealousies and
rival interests, and to be but a repetition of the history
of the Holyoke dam contest. We should like to hear
Messrs. Reeder & Co. ’s version of the case.

—Hackensack River was last week stocked with Penob¬
scot salmon, California black bass, and salmon trout. The
river was thoroughly inspected, and the best spots selected
for breeding purposes. If people will now only wait pa¬
tiently for three years this river will be filled with these
kinds of fish, affording an abundant supply of cheap food,
as well as furnishing attractive sport. No persons are al¬
lowed to catch, by hook or net, any of the above men¬
tioned species of fish for three years under a penalty of
heavy fines and imprisonment. It is not the intention to
stop shad fishing, but when salmon, salmon trout, or black
bass are caught in the net they must be put back into the
river, or the penalty will be imposed.

Governor Parker is anxious that those who own ponds,
or who have streams of considerable size passing through
farms, will take measures to procure fishes to stock the
waters. We are informed that in a few weeks there will
be a supply of black bass at the hatching house in addition
to trout, salmon, and salmon trout.

At a late meeting of the New Jersey commissioners of fish¬
eries, arrangements were made for the distribution of nearly
a quarter of a million fishes. Of these, trout, salmon, and
salmon trout are now in the State hatching house of
Bloomsbury. Application for fishes should be made to the
commissioners at once, as first come first served is the rule.
—Newark Courier.

—What a huge maw great London town must have. In
1870, by rail and by water, there came to London 118,402
tons of fish; in 1871, 117,476 tons; in 1872, 99,868 tons; in
1873, 118,337 tons. The railroads bring about one third
more than the vessels. As to salmon, in the week ending
May 9th, in 1873, 872 boxes of salmon came to Billings¬
gate; this year, 1,171 boxes.

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The uses of Ammonia. —Ammonia, or, as people call it,
“spirits of hartshorn,” is a powerful alkali, and dissolves
grease and dirt with great ease. For washing paint, put a
tablespoonful in a quart of moderately hot water, dip in a
flannel cloth, and then wipe off the woodwork; no scrub¬
bing will be necessary. For taking greasy spots from any
fabric, use the ammonia nearly pure, then lay white blot¬
ting paper over the spot and iron it lightly. In washing
lace, put about twelve drops in a pint of warm suds. To
clean silver, mix two teaspoonfuls of ammonia in a quart
of hot suds; put in your silverware and wash, using an old
nail brush or tooth brush for the purpose. For cleaning
hair brushes, etc., simply shake the brushes up and down
in a mixture of one tablespoonful of ammonia to one pint
of hot water; when they are cleansed rinse them in cold
water, and stand them in a hot place to dry. For washing
finger marks from looking glasses or windows, put a few
drops of ammonia on a moist rag and make quick work of
it. If you wish your house plants to flourish put a few
drops of the spirits into every pint of water used in water¬
ing. A teaspoonful will add much to the refreshing effects
of the bath. Nothing is better than ammonia water for
cleansing the hair. In every case rinse off the ammonia
with clear water. To which we would only add, that for
removing grease spots a mixture of equal parts of ammo¬
nia and alcohol is better than alcohol alone; and for taking
out the red stains produced by the strong acids in blue and
black cloths there is nothing better than ammonia,-

“Then took tlie generous host
A basket filled with roses. Every guest
Cried, “Give me roses!” And he thus addressed
Ilis words to all: “He who exalts them most
In song, he only shall the roses wear,”

Then sang a guest: “The roses’ cheeks are fair;

It crowns the purple bowl, and no one knows
If the rose colors it, or it the rose.”

And sang another: “Crimson its hue,

And on its breast the morning’s crystal dew
Is changed to rubies.”

Then Hassan said: “The rose I sang
Is either pale or red; its buds are lips
Preparing for a kiss; its open flowers
Are like the blush of bliss
On lover’s cheeks; the thorns its annor are,

And in its centre shines a golden star,

As on a favorite’s a sequin glows—

And thus the garden’s favorite is Pm rose.”

“The master from his open basket shook
The roses on my head.” Bayard Taylor.

TN answer to quite a number of letters from our lady
friends, who have been interested readers of the arti¬
cles upon “city gardens,” etc., and who are desirous of
hearing from us on the subject of garden culture of the
rose, we are quite happy to comply with their request, and
would refer them to the Forest and Stream for further
instructions, thanking them for their good opinion as ex¬
pressed in their good wishes and letters of inquiry upon
the subject of roses, rose culture, etc.

First, the subject of soils best adapted for the successful
cultivation of these very beautiful flowers is to be fully
and practically considered and studied. The old idea of
“a rose growing any and everywhere” is an erroneous one,
and all those cultivators who begin with this idea will very
soon find that although many kinds of roses will, like
every other green thing, strive to live under disadvantages,
yet more will die outright than live.

You have determined to try and produce a fine rose gar-
den, you say, and you will be able to accomplish this un¬
dertaking successfully if you carefully follow the direc¬
tions herein laid down. First, the soil. The best soil for
rose cultivation—and the soil we have always observed that
the rose thrives best upon—is formed from the base of a
strong rich loam, composed of well and thoroughly decom¬
posed vegetable mould (which we call compost*) and cow
and sheep-house manure, the older and more decayed the
better. Never use in your composition for roses new and
strawy manures, more particularly from the horse stable.
You can, if desirable, form your rose manure for the suc¬
ceeding year’s use very easily if you note the foregoing
rules, viz:—Make a good bin by driving four posts in some
convenient place in the garden, forming a ten foot square
space. Nail boards on the side of the same as high as you
please, and into this bin deposit your charcoal dust, sweep¬
ings, and vegetable garbage in general, such as is found
about every house. You will thus find you are making an
accumulation of a rich and valuable compost, to which, at
the time of planting, you add the materials that make your
rose soil very rich. You can rarely make any soil too rich
for roses. In very heavy, loamy soils, you will find two
parts of clean silver, or beach sand, will much improve
and modify your soil. In the preparation of the rose bed
I always prefer the “old Scotch method,” as it is called;
that of thoroughly trenching the rose plat, be it large or
small. This should be done by first spreading the before
named soil or compost six inches deep over the rose gar¬
den, always, if of good size, and with a flat tined garden
fork, thoroughly digging and incorporating the same with
the garden loam. Let this bed be eighteen inches to two
feet deep. You are carefully to guard against giving your
rose bushes a poor, meagre soil. If you do so you will
learn it only when too late, for almost every rose, when
planted in good soil, will yield you a fine, fully developed
double rose, but in a feeble, meagre, starved soil you have
yellow leaves, shrivelled twigs, and single roses. I have
seen most unlooked for results from bad rose culture, and
it is a folly most unmitigated yet frequently committed by
many of our fair rose culturists, who must break them¬
selves of this habit if they would be successful. It costs
no more labor, and but little more care, to cultivate to per¬
fection the rarest varieties than it does to produce a hand¬
ful of starvelings, unsightly and worthless. Keep this fact
well in mind all ye who love to look upon, to pluck, or to
wear a bouquet of splendid fragrance.

Some will find but little room for what may be called
liberal or extensive trenching. Such as find it necessary to
plant roses upon lawns in small apertures, cut in the green
sod for this purpose, should be careful to dig deeply and
manure highly, not omitting to add pulverized charcoal to
their rose compost. Well rotted soil, if old and mellow,
is an admirable addition to rose culture, and I have grown
remarkably fine roses of the very choicest and most tender
kinds upon a basis of rotten sod. The sod from an old
pasture yields you a very fine, rich mould, and you can dig
it up and with a knife slice from it an inch of just as good
soil as can be had. If inclined to be heavy add sand and
charcoal and old rotted cow dung, and plant your roses
upon this, in the ground or in well drained crocks, and you
will find that you will have as good a show of roses as any
of your neighbors. If you do not, then our own oft-tried
experience will be found at fault. You will therefore have

*This compost heap is very valuable to every one who would have good
rose bushes. It is made from sod clippings, sweepings of the house, and
such general accumulations of the house and yard as may be found in
every really neat family—known in household words as the “refuse

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learned from this paper this one fact, which should he a
valuable consideration to you, viz:—that under all circum¬
stance, and in all cases, if you would have good roses you
must have an appropriate soil upon which to grow them.
You can change the nature of your soil by the addition of
the necessary agents, as they lay all around you, only
awaiting an easy chemical process called agricultural
“chemical combinations.’’

As some of our lady friends may be desirous of planting
out at once some choice rose tree or root, I will make a
suggestion or two, upon which they can act until a more
full and complete account of our manner of rose planting
appears, which will be continued in our next paper. If
you have any choice plants of the rose tree kind—roses
grafted upon tall stems, such as make a bouquet of flowers
at some two feet or more from the ground—you can use a
special manure for these, composed of an admixture which
we have used with good success, and which we have chris¬
tened “rose fertilizer,” which is made as follows:—One part
of the best Peruvian guano, three parts of charred sod, or
turf burned, and six parts of cow dung, the older the bet¬
ter, and one part of pulverized charcoal or dust, mixed
intimately. These you can further stimulate by watering
with a fertilizer made from one eighth of a pound of gu¬
ano, to which add four gallons of water; apply at night
from a watering pot.

Examine your rose roots with care before you plant them
out, and cut every bruised root, or twig above the bruise;
be very careful not to put into the ground any imperfectly
trimmed plant; make smooth every jagged end, any split,
or any imperfection. You will then place the plant in the
cavity or hole prepared for it, being particular to spread
out the small rootlets, and carefuly incorporate the pre¬
pared fertilizer by gently shaking the same about the plant
until you have filled up the earth about it firmly and well.
This being done you have only to label your plant with its
name and await with patience the hour of blossoming.

Ollipod Quill.
--

The India Rubber Tree. —Travellers from the Okee
chobee have reported that they found growing there tfte
tree that produces the India rubber. This statement has
been published in several newspapers, both here and at the
north. We have been shown some pieces of the wood
from this so-called rubber tree brought from the lake, and
find that it is only the parasite fig, that is so common in the
West Indies. The tree bears a small species of fig about
the size of a small filbert, which are eaten by birds. The
seeds are thus carried about, and if lodged in a rotten part
of a large tree germinate there, and eventually it hugs the
tree in its embrace, killing it, and completely enveloping
it and sending out roots that reach the ground in all direc¬
tions around it. In the West Indies, the gigantic ceiba or
cottonwood tree is often seen with this fig growing out of
it, which soon kills it. On the tree being chopped with a
hatchet a white milk exudes, which, on exposure to ihe
air, becomes sticky, and on this account has been mistaken
by travellers for the India rubber. The gentleman who
showed us the specimen brought*it from the lake himself,
and was under the idea that it was the real India rubber,
until we gave him a description of the tree, when he was
convinced, and admitted our description as being correct.—
Florida Agriculturist.

The Pottery Tree.— Among the many vegetable pro¬
ducts of Brazil, the pottery tree of Para is not the least
worthy of note. This tree, the Moquilea utilis of botan¬
ists, attains a height of 100 feet up to the lowest branches.
The stem is very slender, seldom much exceeding one foot
in diameter at the base. The wood is very hard, and con¬
tains a very large amount of silica—not so much, however,
as the bark, which is largely employed as a source of silica
in the manufacture of pottery. In preparing the bark for
the potter’s use, it is first burned, and the residue is then
pulverized and mixed with clay in varying proportions.
With an equal quantity of the two ingredients a superior
quality of ware is produced. It is very durable, and will
bear almost any amount of heat. The natives employ it
for all manner of culinary purposes. When fresh, the
bark cuts like soft sandstone, and the presence of the silex
may be readily ascertained by grinding a piece of the bark
between the teeth. When dry it is generally brittle, though
sometimes hard to break. After being burned, if of good
quality, it cannot be broken up between the fingers, a
pestle being required to crush it. _

How they Drop Shot. —A reporter of the Baltimore
American thus describes one of the many processes of mak¬
ing shot in one of the shot towers of that city:—

“One of the ‘secrets’ of the manufacture is the mixing
of the lead with a certain proportion of a combination of
mineral substances called ‘temper.’ The ‘temper’ is fused
with the lead, and gives the molten metal that consistency
which makes it drop. If it were not for the ‘temper’ the
lead would be moulded by the sieve, and would form little
pencils instead of round shot. When ‘BB’ shot, for in¬
stance, are to be made, the lead is poured into a pan per¬
forated with holes corresponding to that size. The little
pellets come pouring down in a continuous shower and fall
into a tank filled with water on the ground floor. In their
descent of two hundred feet they become perfect spheres,
firm and dense, and they are tolerably cool when they strike
the water although the swift concussions make the tank
fc>am and’bubble as if the water was boiling furiously.
The shot must fall in water, for if they would strike any
firm substance they would be flattened and knocked out of
shape. To get the little pellets perfectly dry after they
have been in the ‘well,’ is the most difficult and trouble¬
some process of the whole manufacture. An elevator witli
small buckets (very much like those used in flour mills)
carries the shot up, as fast as they reach the bottom of the
‘well,’ and deposits them in a box sixty feet above the first
floor. The water drips from the buckets as they go up,
and not much is poured into the receiver above, although
it is intended to be a sort of dripping machine. From this
receiver the shot runs down a spout into a drying pan,
which greatly resembles a gigantic shoe, made of sheet
iron. The pan rests at an angle which perpiits the wet
shot to roll slowly down to the chamber below, and the
pellets become perfectly dry as they pass over the warm
sheet-iron.

lutioml

Secretaries and friends of Athletic , Base-Ball , Cricket and other out¬
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions, not later than Monday in
each week.

RULES FOR ARCHERY.

NUMBER TWO.

T HERE must of necessity exist a certain proportion be¬
tween the weight of the bow and arrow. In Eng¬
land, the usage is to call the weight of the arrows after the
coins current when bows and arrows served in England
for arms. For instance ladies’ arrows of twenty-five inches
in length, are said to weigh from two shillings and three¬
pence to three shillings and threepence. For a gentleman’s
bow of fifty pounds, and above that weight, and six feet
long, arrows should be twenty-eight inches long, weighing
from four shillings and sixpence to five shillings and six¬
pence; for bows under fifty pounds, and not exceeding five
feet ten inches in length, arrows of twenty-eight inches are
about of the right length and should weigh from three shil¬
lings and sixpence to four shillings and sixpence each.

No rule, however, can be made for regulating the length
and weight of arrows; twenty-eight Inches are long enough
if drawn up to the pile, for one hundred yards, the longest
distance now usually shot; and a bow of fifty pounds will
cast an arrow that length, weighing four snillings, to the
opposite target with little elevation. The same. observa¬
tion applies to bows of less weight; a three shillings and
ninepenny arrow of twenty-eight inches is quite capable
of being shot one hundred yards from a forty-eight pound
bow, if drawn up as every arrow should be.

Arrows are now generally made of red deal. It is indis¬
pensable that the wood should be thoroughly seasoned, cut
with the grain, and free from knots or curl.—The best
arrows are footed with some hard wood, which not only
better balances, but, by increasing their strength, renders
them less likely to break off just below the pile (as the head
of the arrow is called), and also prevents their liability to
cast.

Some persons, after shooting, place their bows with the
arrows leaning agai ist the wall or corner of a room; but
this is objectionable, as their own weight is of itself suffi¬
cient to warp them. Both should be placed in a per¬
pendicular or horizontal position, the bow should be
hung up, and the arrows put in a tin case or cover.

Care must be taken not to shoot when the grass is wet;
if the moisture does not cause the feathers to come off,
which it most probably will, or at all events loosen them,
and the foot of the arrow, which penetrates the ground,
get so saturated that it is very considerably increased in
weight, and that weight not distributed throughout the
arrow, but entirely at one end. .

As the flight of an arrow depends materially on the
feathers, be particularly careful .and observant of these ap-
penages; if a feather is damaged’ the arrow becomes most
uncertain in its flight. •

The grass should be cut very close for some distance
around the targets, otherwise the arrows will be very apt
to snake-, by snaking is meant that arrows will be so con¬
cealed under the grass as to elude even a practised eye,
and may be trodden on, and thereby completely spoiled.

When an arrow has snaked never attempt to drawjt back
(which would injure the feathers), but with the point of
another arrow clear away the grass which is over the
feathers and as much more as you conveniently can; the
arrow may then be easily removed.

Every archer ought to have his mark painted on that part
of his arrows which is just beyond the commencement of
the feathers; as without this distinguishing mark, where
several are shooting, confusion arises from the archer not
knowing his own arrows before he draws them out of the
ground. In doing this great care should be taken; place
your hand under the arrow with the outside joints of your
fingers upon the ground, and as you draw it out, turn it
round with the thumb and fore-finger; if in the target,
take hold of it close to the painted circle in which it may
be with the knuckles upwards, and turn it round as you
draw it out, at the same time pressing against the target
with the other hand.

The nock of the arrow should be rather tight than other¬
wise on the string; at all events it should fit easily, not re¬
quiring any force to put it on, as that would endanger the

horn spiffing. „ ,,

Arrows for the same distance should always be of the
same length and weight; in short, exactly alike in all es¬
sential particulars; when this is not attended to, with the
same elevation, there must of necessity be a difference in
the flight of an arrow so varying.

All arrows have three feathers placed m a triangle lon¬
gitudinally on that part called the stele, just beyond the
horn which is inserted for the preservation of the nock.
A very little experience will suffice to show, that of the
two only ways in which an arrow can possible be nocked,
that is the proper one which brings the feather upon the
horn (and which is generally of a different color to the
other two) on the upper side of the string. Try the
other way, and you will find that the cock feather, as it is
termed, will rub against the bow when it is discharged, and
must consequently cause an aberration in its direction, in¬
dependent of the injury it must sustain.

(To be continued.)

—The Prospect Park Club played a match at the park
on May 30th, between married and single elevens, the score
of which was as follows:

MARRIED.

Dexter retired.-. 39

McCauley run out.• - • • • 9

Nouth ct Ronaldson b Maxfleld.. .26

Fletcher ct Peters b Maxtield. 2

Stevenson ct and b Maxlield. 4

Dr. Drayton b Maxtield. 0

Holloway ct Peters b Maxlield.... 1

Read not out. 0

Maxlield, Sr. b Frater. 6

McCloskey run out. 4

Gawthorn ct and b Frater -2

SINGLE.

Ronaldson ct Dexter b Stevenson 4
Jarvis ct Stevenson b Dexter.... 0

Wolverton b Dexter. 2

Rodins b Dexter. 5

Dodge b Dexter.G

Peters b Dexter.12

McKay b Dexter. 5

Thompson b Dexter. 16

Maxfleld,Jr. b Dexter. 5

Rico b Dexter. 0

Frater not out. 0

Byes, 8 ; leg byes, 3; wide, 1.12 ( Leg byes, 6 ; no balls, 1. 7

961 Total.56

Total.

The president of the club has appointed Messrs. Chad¬
wick, Woodhouse and Dexter the Executive Committee of
the club.

After the match croquet and archery was indulged in

by the ladies, and as night fell upon the scene anifi • ,
light was supplied, so that there might not be a sto m
of the festivities. Around the inclosure were hung nu^
ous Chinese lanterns of varied colors, and coupled
the illumination of the * club-house, gave the whole .ft ■
quite a picturesqueness which was agreeable to hehij
from a distance, but far more enjoyable within the ^
scribed precincts. The club-house and a portion 0
pavilion were fitted up for' dancing purposes and t!
numerous waltzes, galops, quadrilles, and redowas J
formed by the Marine Band, the guests enjoyed tW
selves until a late hour.

The fete was arranged under the charge of the followin
committee: F. Dickinson Sergeant, John B. Lar°- e Chnri/
A. Newhall, William Welsh, Jr., William Rotch’
Samuel Welsh, Jr., C. Stuart Patterson, Charles E Cad’
walader, Ellicott Fisher, Fred C. Newhall, W W ’Mont
gomery, Rowland Evans, Thomas McKean, James Duval
Rodney, Roberts Vaux, Albert A. Outerbridge, Victor A
Sartori, Jr., Sutherland Law, James Large’ R
Baird, John Q. Sims, Jr.

[We kindly acknowledge the courtesies extended to us
by the secretary and members of the Philadelphia and
Young America Cricket Clubs.— Ed.]

—The St.^ George Club of this city visited the German¬
town Club on May 30th, and though they took a strong
team with them, the Philadelphia cricketers came near de¬
feating them in one inning, the Germantown eleven hav-
ing but a dozen runs to get to win in one inning, when
“time” was called, and the game ended. The score gives
the figures:

GERMANTOWN. ST. GEORGE.

FIRST INNING.

John Large b Jones. 1

John Hargreaves run out.. 7

James Large b Jones. 0

Wm. 0. Morgan b Morean. 7

Joe Hargreaves b Mcrean. 6

Caldwell b Jones. 11

T. Hargreaves not out.48

FIRST INNING.

Bance c Morgan b Castle. p

Cashman c J. Hargreaves b Cald- 9

well. q

Whelan c J. Hargreaves ..... q

Morean c Brewster b Cas’tie. q

Jones b Caldwell. 3

Lemmon b Caldwell.’ . ' 1

Wilson b Castle

Brewster run out.39|Bowmannot out

Thomas McKean b Jones. 1

Castle c Jones b Lemmon. 3 u . -

S. Welsh,Jr. c Morean b Lemmon 0 Scott b Castle. ... 0

Byes, 11; wides, 3: no ball, 1 .15 j Byes, 2; wides, 5. ...... 7

Sleigh 1 b w b Caldwell. 4
Talbot b Castle.'' 4

Total..1381 Total. 55

In the second inning of St. George they scored 96, of
which Whelan scored 14, Jones and Cashman—not out-
11 each, and Sleigh 10.

RUNS AT FALL OF EACH WICKET.
GERMANTOWN.

23456789

10

6 6

17 17 36 36 119 110 137 168

ST. GEORGE—2 INNINGS.

3456789 10

12 12 15 31 31 32 38 45 51 55

9 11 24 37 41 43 55 70 74 94

ANALYSIS OF THE BOWLING.

St. George—First inning.

No Balls

Wides Balls

Runs

Maidens

Wicket*

Jones.

. 0

0

102

36

5

4

Whelan.

. 0

0

48

19

2

0

Moeran..

. 0

0

36

38

0

2

Cashman.

2

12

11

0

0

Bance.

. 1

0

30

17

0

0

Lemmon.

. 0 1

St. George-

6 1
-First inning.

0

2

Caldwell.

. 0

3

82

18

6

i

Castle.

. 0

2

82

29

3

5

—The second annual cricket fete held on the German¬
town cricket field, near Philadelphia, came off on May 28,
and the weather proving very auspicious, the whole affair
turned out to he even more successful than the first fete. The
event of th efete was the cricket match Young America vs.
Germantown. It was a one day’s game only, and the first
innnings declared the Youg Americas winners. The sec¬
ond innings was commenced but not finished.

CRICKET IN ST. LOUIS.

St. Louis, May, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send you the first match of the season between the St. Louis and St.
George elevens. The two clubs were physically below par, the day very
hot, not less than 85 degrees, and the heat coming on so suddenly the
men were badly wilted before the first inning of the St. George’s was
through. The match established one fact as stated m “Bill Stumps
article of a few weeks ago, that the two clubs were materially stronger
than last year. I think I may be excused from the imputation of local.
pride when I say there is cricket material in St. Louis equal to any ci y
on this continent. ,

The bowling of Sharpe and Miller opened poorly, but improved as e
inning progressed. The fielding of the St. Louis eleven was above tne
average, and the game looked well for St. Louis until the bow ®
Webb showed that every ball was on the spot. Mordaunt bowlea v y
effectively, but his bowling was more conducive of catches than isp
ing balls. Passing one of the stands mostly occupied by the male sex,

heard a remark from an elderly individual as follows: “I am from ei ,

sir, and in that country cricket is played as it should be playe , ai
will venture to assert that few better elevens ever played in tha C ® 1
than the gentlemen now in the field; all they want is practice,
myself the veteran was not far out of the way, as although there w
casionally poor fielding, the bowling on both sides was good; m taw
good that maiden overs were the order of the day, and ea P
seemed over cautious. Jeffries, of the St. Louis, as wicve .

(which position he filled with the United Eleven of last fai), was
his usual excellence, but he had a match in A. Rea, of the St. JL
whose play both behind the wicket and at the bat elicted t e = ^
praise. Dale of the St. George’s, who made the largest score
season, did but little, whilst Richardson sustained his well earne r
tation. Sharp’s “barn door defense” proved but a cobwe »■ •

St. George’s Webb’s bowling. It is to be regretted that cer tainly
tion of Miller prevented his playing out his inning, as n 8 t 0 b e

showed very fine batting. What he would do in good form re ^ ■

seen, in conclusion, I do not doubt that either clu wi ej , ;

this summer to beat any eleven in the United States or an ’ e j t j ier of ;

the heavy expense of the eastern tour of last fall, I do no 1 j^ave;

the St. Louis clubs will feel warranted in going east this seas ^ ^ gt
not heretofore noticed the circular of Mr. Satterthwai , ^

George’s of New York. The standing here, in a business? ^ ^
of Temple alias Billington, let almost every friend 01 c Ge 0 rge’f ;
same scrape as Mr. S. complains of, and the secretery o
Club took immediate action in notifying secretaries o c >

FOREST AND STREAM

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the United Eleven played last fall of the rascality of their quondom cap¬
tain Are we individually“our brother’s keeper?” The St. Louis or St.
George’s Clubs will be glad to hear from eastern clubs desirous of trying
their prowess with the western boys.

The following is the score:

ST. GEORGE.

FIRST INKING.

w Allen c Jeffries b Sharpe.12

A. Rea c Day b Miller . 8

j Crutwellb Sharpe... .. 3

H W Richardson run out. 18

T. Dale b Sharpe .. 0

F. L. Mordaunt b Miller. 2

W. Craggb Lycett.12

T. Webb b Sharpe. 4

R. Jackson b Sharpe.10

G. T. Baker b Jeffries. 3

J. McClean not out —..— • • • • • 2
Byes, 4; lee byes, 4; Wides, 7; no

balls, 0. 15

SECOND INNING.

b Lycett. 4

run out. 7

run out. l

b Sharpe. 8

b Lycett. 7

b Sharpe. o

b Sharpe. l

c Day b Lycett . 4

st Jeffries b Lycett. l

not out. o

c Jones b Sharpe. 3

Byes, 2; leg byes, 0; wides, 1 : no
balls, 1 . 4

Total

89

Total

ST. LOUIS.

40

FIRST INNING.

J. B. Gage c Rea b Mordaunt.... 0

II. E. Sharoe b Webb. 2

Cyrus Dav c Mordaunt b Webb... 8
,j W. Jeffries c Jackson b Webb. 0

s' H. Jones b Webb. 0

j’ Thursby c and b Mordaunt- 1

T Miller retired.11

C. West b Webb. 1

C. Mugridge c Jackson b Mord’nt. 2
R. H. Lycett c Allen b Mordaunt. 1

Wyman McCreery not out. 0

Byes, 8 ; leg byes, 1; wides, 2.11

Total.'..37i Total.

SECOND INNING.

b Webb. i

b Webb . 1

not out. i

b Webb.. o

b Mordaunt.'.. 4

Allen b Mordaunt. 0

not out. 0

c Dale b Webb.16

c Dale b Allen. 1

not out. 0

c Rea b Allen. 8

Byes, 5; leg byes, 0 ; wides, 1 ... 6

“Bill Stumps.’

.38

[We acknowledge the courtesy of H. E. S., who also sent us a report
of the match.]

—The London Cricket Club of Ontario and the Detroit
Club played a match on the grounds of the Peninsulas on
the 26th of May, at Detroit. The following is the score:
DETROIT.

fore equalled in the annals of base ball. We quote the
total scores below :

May 21, Philadelphia vs. Hartford, at Philadelphia, 6—4
“ 22, Boston vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 6—2

“ 22, Baltimore vs. Hartford, at Baltimore, 9—7

“ 28, Atlantic vs. Boston, at Boston, 9—3

“ 23, Mutual vs. Chicago, at Chicago, 7—4

“ 23, Athletic vs. Hartford, at Philadelphia, 12—4

“ 26, Atlantic vs. Boston, at Boston, 6—2

“ 27, Boston vs. Mutual, at Boston, 9—5

“ 27, Atlantic vs. Yale, at New Haven, 8—3

“ 27, Chicago vs. Hartford, at Chicago, 9—3

“ 29, Boston vs. Philadelphia, at Boston, 8—0

“ 30, “ “ “ 4—3

“ 30, Mutual vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 2—0

“ 30, Baltimore vs. Athletic, at Baltimore, 7 to 6.

“ 30, Chicago vs. Hartford, at Chicago, 14 to 8.

This gives an average in the fifteen games of but 7 runs
and 11 over for the winning nines, and but 3 and 9 over for
the losing, an average in two weeks’ play never before ap¬
proached. Such results prove conclusively not only how
favorably for good play the new rules,are working, but also
how advantageous it is in developing the beauties of the
game to play with an elastic ball. The majority of these
games were played with a Malm “ S” ball, and the small¬
est score was made with a Boss ball.

—The professional championship games played since
our last issue were as follows:

May 26, Atlantic vs. Boston, at Boston, 6 to 2.

“ 27, Boston vs. Mutual, at Boston, 9 to 5.

“ 27, Chicago vs. Hartford, at Chicago, 9 to 3.

“ 29, Boston vs. Philadelphia, at Boston, 8 to 0.

“ 30, Boston vs. Philadelphia, at Boston, 4 to 3.

“ 30, Baltimore vs. Athletic, at Baltimore, 7 to 6.

“ 30, Chicago vs. Hartford, at Chicago, 14 to 8.

“ 30, Mutual vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 2 to 0.

June 1, Philadelphia vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 10 to 0.

“ 1, Athletic vs. Baltimore, at Philadelphia, 10 to 3.

FIRST INNING.

G. Heigho b Gillman.13

F. Bamford ct and b Saunders_ 1

C Calvert b Saunders. 2

S. W. Hardinge b Saunders. 5

TJ. Armstrong b Gillean. 2

G. Edgar b Gillean.0

R. Corner b Gillean. •_ 0

R. Ridgeley b Saunders.0

F. Irvin st and b Saunders _ 0

P. Uridge ct and b Saunders. 3

W. Kelso not out. 0

Byes, 6 ; leg byes, 3. 8

SECOND INNING.

b Gillean.16

ct Hyman b Brock. 4

ct T. Gillean b Brock.13

b Gillean. 10

ran out.is

b J. Gillean. 6

ct Brock b Saunders. 5

run out. 0

not out. 2

b Saunders. 3

b Saunders. 0

Byes, 18; leg byes 4; wides, 5... 27

Total.

Grand total—138.

.34

Total.104

SECOND INNING.

FALL OF WICKETS.

1 st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6 th. 7th. 8 th. 9th. 10th. Total

First inning. 14 20 20 24 28 28 29 30 30 36 34

Second inning. 9 13 15 41 64 74 80 86 94 104 104

LONDON.

FIRST INNING.

Patterson ct Kelso b Heigho. 7

W. Lacke b Corner'..10

C.Hyman ct Bamford b Armstrong 9

Despard b Armstrong.'.67

J. Saunders ct Ban ford b Arm¬
strong. 9

Brock run out. 7

Knight b Armstrong. 0_

Barrett not out.141 not out

T. Gillean b Corner. 7

Davies ct Uridge b Corner. 0

J. Gillean ct Edgar b Ileigho. 1

Byes, 6 ; leg byes, 2 ; wides, 4 _ 12

b Armstrong.

Total.

Byes.0

.136 Total. 4

FALL OF WICKETS.

1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6 th. 7th. 8 th. 9th. 10th.

First inning. 12 44 57 74 113 113 114 134 ”134 136

Second inning,_ 4 — — — __— _ — _

Total.

Total

136

4

140

Umpires—Messrs. Dr, Bray and H. H. Swinseal. Scorers, Messrs. H.
8 . Parker and T. Gillean.

—The record for May’s cricketing in England shows an
unusual number of “centuries”—scores of a hundred
rims—for the leading experts. Thus far the list is as fol¬
lows :—

W. H. Game, of Oriel club, not out.

Ti. Q,. Steel, of Uppingham school, not out_

E. R. Hodson, of Magpie club.

C. W. Burls, of Chrystal Palace club, not out.

W. S. Patterson, of Cambridge.

F. M. Buckland, of Oxford.

D. R. Hunter, of Cambridge.

H. Roland, of Merchiston..

P. M. Kidd, of Blackheath.

J. Fewings, of Clifton_

F. Townsend.

J. Jackson, of Cambridge.

S. C. Newton, of Corpus Chnsti College.

A. P. Lucas, of Uppingham...

W. J. Ford, of St. John’s College.

Rev S. C. Yaules, of Rossall.

W. Fairbanks, of Cambridge..-.

234

184

163

157

147

136

115

109

109

109

108

107

106

104

100

100

100

—The question of amateur cricketers being paid is thus
referred to in a communication to the Marylebone Club
from Mr. Henry Holden, who says* “ I think it high time
that the question as to what constitutes an amateur and
what a professional cricketer should be brought forward
and settled. I was under the impression that an amateur
was one who played for amusement, a professional one
who played for profit. Year afte^year I see Mr. William
Gilbert Grace playing for the Gentlemen against the Play¬
ers, although it is well known that he is as regularly paid
as any professional in the kingdom, the only difference be¬
ing that he is paid larger sums for each match. This is
wrong in principle and practice; the Players of England
teel very strongly on this subject, and I am now expressing
the opinion of a very great majority of them. I had in¬
tended to present a protest from them, and had obtained
the signatures of some of the principal players of York¬
shire and Nottinghamshire, but, the time being short, I
ionnd it impossible to send round to all, and, therefore,
thought it the better plan to write and protest, as I now
I?’ against any person who is paid for playing in any
faatcli being allowed to play as a Gentleman against the
Flayers.”

No player—cricketer or base ball player—can be regard¬
ed as an amateur who in any way is paid for his services.
Urace is a professional as much as Lilly White.

9 murder was committed at a ball match on May
r! ip Clark County, Georgia, a player named Pink Price
hitting Luther Thatcher on the head with a bat and killing
him instantly. Both were under 20 years of age.

—The professional nines are this season playing base ball
almost to perfection, as the remarkably small scores which
have marked the championship contests fully prove. The
record of the arena from May 21st to 31st is one never -be

—The average of runs for the winning nines in the pro¬
fessional arena during April was 12, and the average for
the losing nines 4. During May a marked improvement
was exhibited, the average for the winning nines having
been run down to 8, the smallest on record, while the
losing side still kept to 4.

—The Chicago games to date in the professional arena
include the following:

April 22, Philadelphia vs. Baltimore, at Baltimore, 13 to 0.
May 13, Chicago vs. Athletic, at Chicago, 4 to 0.

“ 29, Boston vs. Philadelphia, at Boston, 8 to 0.

“ 30, Mutual vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 2 to 0.

June 1, Philadelphia vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn, 10 to'0.

The best played amateur games on record for May are
as follows. We first give the games played by amateurs
with professional nines.

May 6, Hartford vs. Yale, at New Haven, 6 to 4.

“ 27, x\tlantic vs. Yffle, at New Haven, 8 to 3.

“ 26, Easton vs. Princeton, at Princeton, 7 to 4.

“ 16, Pacific vs. Collins, at Philadelphia, 9 to 5.

“ Rothchilds vs. Field, at Hoboken, 8 to 7.

Of games in which the winning nines exceed 9 runs to a
match, the following are the best on record in May:

May 2, Princeton vs. Zephyr, at Princeton, 10 to 2.

“ 2, Centennial vs. Gerard, at Philadelphia, 12 to 9.

“ 9, Yale vs. Fly Away, at New Haven, 15 to 5.

“ 8, Philadelphia vs. Princeton, at Princeton, 15 to 7.

“ 9, Nassau vs. Rosedale, at Brooklyn, 13 to 5.

“ 11, Waverly vs. Star, at Hoboken, 14 to 13.

“ 4, Pacific vs. Sheba, at Philadelphia, 12 to 2.

“ 6, Lafayette vs. Eureka, at Philadelphia, 11 to 6.

“ 13, Monumental vs. Echo, at Baltimore, 12 to 9.

“ 14, Creighton vs. Eagle, at Washington, ll to 6.

“ 16, Germantown vs. Riverton, at Riverton, 10 to 2.

“ 16, West End vs. Modoc, at Philadelphia, 11 to 9.

“ 18, Collins vs. Easton, at Easton, 11 to 4.

—Among other amateur games last week since May 25th
were the following:

May 26, Easton vs. Princeton, at Princeton, 7 to 4.

“ 26, Mysterious vs. Star, at Wayne Station, Philadel¬
phia, 19 to 15.

“ 27, Jasper vs. N. Y. University, at Manhattanville,
32 to 8.

“ 27, Chelsea vs. Amity, at Prospect Park, 21 to 1.

“ 27, Nassau vs. Athletic, at Prospect Park, 30 to 0.

“ 28, Jasper vs. Oriental, at Greenpoint, 19 to 10.

“ 28, Aldine vs. Unknown, at Philadelphia, 26 to 5.

“ 29, Pierce College vs. High School, at Philadelphia.
28 to 11.

Princeton College, June 1, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

In your issue of .May 28th I notice a remark to this
effect, that “but few good games are now being played by
our local amateur clubs, chiefly in consequence of tneir
persisting in playing under the crude code of rules adopted
at their late convention in this city—the objectionable
feature of which code is the undue latitude given to wild
pitching by the absurd rule introduced governing the de¬
livery of the ball to the bat. By this rule pitchers are
allowed to do just as they like almost, while the strikers
are obliged to strike at every ball pitched over the bat.”
Probably had Mr. Chadwick the making of the rules for
the amateur convention, we would have been as well suited
as the professionals, for whom he has so kindly volunteered
to legislate, and whose efforts have utterly failed to be ap¬
preciated. As the amateur rule for pitching now stands,
the latitude in pitching is not nearly so broad as for the
professionals, who have wides and balls. The rule at
present is such that a good umpire is indispensable, and
with one no better games can be witnessed. I notice he
has taken particular pains to represent liis side of the case
pretty well in the citation of games and now let me quote
for the benefit of showing the well working of the amateur
rule governing the delivery of the ball to the bat.

Yale vs. Hartford 4 to 6; Yale vs. Atlantic 8 to 3; and of
the games which have come immediately before^my notice
here at Princeton, some of the finest have been played
under the new rules. Princeton vs. Zephyr, 10 to 2;
Princeton vs. Philadelphia, 15 to 7; Princeton vs. Easton,
4 to 7- Princeton vs. Montague, 13 to 9; and of the class
matches May 21, ’74 vs. ’76, 3 to 7; May 27, ’77 vs. “Press”
School,*7 to 6; May 28, ’74 vs. ’76, 15 to 14.

Now I take it for granted that tile other part of the
country must be able to furnish games with equally well
marked scores, the highest scoring only 15 runs.

Of course where two clubs are very much mismatched
large scores on one side may be looked for. I am sorry
to see that much as Mr. Chadwick -professes the well being
and success of the amateurs, he is everlastingly trying to
find some fault with them andtheir’s,and he appears to me
in his relations to them to be “straining at a gnat,” and
with the professionals “to be swallowing a camel.”

A fine game was played on Tuesday, May 25th, with the
Eastons. The college boys never played a better fielding
game, but their handling of the ash was weak. A streak
of good fortune favored the Easton’s in the 5th innings
where they scored four runs by safe hitting, only then
and for a moment completely collaring Manus’ pitching.
Score:—

Princeton—1, 0, 3. 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0—4.

Easton—2, 0, 0, 0, 4, 1, 0, 0, 0—7.

Umpire Mr. Bausman, of Lafayette College.

On Saturday, May 30th, the Montagues of Brooklyn
visited Princeton and were defeated as follows :—

Montagues—0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 1, 3, 1, 0,—9.

Princeton—0, 0, 0, 5, 3, 2, 1, 0, 2,—13.

Umpire, Mr. Taylor, of Jersey City. Champion.

^Inmvcrx J %o (^oriiexgonclmtg.

We shall endeavor m this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sports¬
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper, designating localities for good hunting, fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman's craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

Buena Ventura. Flint, Mich.—Yours received with thanks. Will
print at earliest opportunity.

P., Boston.—Can you supply Nos. 1,11, 17, 19, vol. one, to a subscri¬
ber to complete his file for binding? Ans. Yes.

Old Pigeon Shooter, New York.—You do not give your name.
Note italics at tne head of this column.

R. W. A., New Haven.—Write to Doc Stuart, Bloomingburgh, Sulli¬
van county, N. Y.

Master Lewis, Alleghany City.—Original copy of Walton excessively
difficult to procure and worth its weight about thrice in gold. See ar¬
ticle in Forest and Stream of January 22,1874.

Quebec.— Will United States money pass current in Canada, vicinity
of Quebec, or will it be necessary to take English money? Ans. In
Quebec, yes; in the vicinity, no. You can exchange greenbacks for sil¬
ver in Quebec at any place.

Secretary.— The builders of bass wood (not cedar) canoes in Onta¬
rio, Canada, are, Wm. English of Peterboro, and -Gordon of North

Douro. Shoe packs are not made in Peterboro.

H. R., Duluth.—We have sent a portion of your letter to the gentle¬
man mentioned. He is perfectly reliable and will answer you in a day
or two.

E. B. J., Long Branch.— 1 . Would a cross !between a setter dog and a
pointei have hair between his toes, and what do you think of the cross ?
Ans. See Forest and Stream May 21. 2d. If a fine pointer bitch had
pups by a coach dog, would they be worth anything as sporting dogs;
would they not show their father plainly? Ans. They would be utterly
worthless. 3d. Are not pointers often spotted? Ans. Yes.

C. W. B., Newark—Having had a discussion when close season for
trout commences in the States of T^ew York, Pennsylvania aMd New
Jersey, we agreed to submit the question to your decision? Ans. New
York, September 15th to March 15th; New Jersey, August 15th to April
1 st, recently changed by legislature from September 1st to March 1st;
Pennsylvania, August 15th to April 1st.

Woodcock.— We have inquired, and learn from B. A. Hoopes, Esq..
President of the Philadelphia Sportsmens’ Club, that at the close of the
session of the Pennsylvania Legislature the Governor signed a hill which
fixes the time for shooting woodcock at July 1st this year, so that this
shooting season is from July 1st to January 1st. Snipe shooting is also
prohibited after May 1st.

Fisherman’s Luck, Haverstraw.—We do not pin much faith on any
special varieties of artificial flies as being infallible at certain seasons,
but give the following list for June, as named by the Boston fly-tyers,
Messrs. Bradford & Anthony: Green drake, gray drake, orange dan,
coachman, scarlet ibis, dark mackerel, professor. See Forest and
Stream, page 125, No. 8.

N. M., New Haven.—I think of spending a month, after the middle of
August, in the Maine woods, fishing, &c. Can you tell me through your
columns the price of one guide for two, what our other expenses will be,
what sport we can have, and from what books, besides Thoreau’s, we
can get information? Ans. Hallock’s “Fishing Tourist” will give you
every information necessary.

Sufferer. —Can you give us a cure for the disagreeable effects of the
Poison Ivy? A sufferer wants some relief from a punishment he is sure
to receive whenever he even gets in the neighborhood of this pestiferous
plant? Ans. Steep your legs and feet in strong pork brine. This is the
farmer’s old recipe. To some persons ivy is positively innocuous, while
to others its effects are really dreadful. Do any of our readers know of
a better recipe?

N. B., Philadelphia.—I have a muzzle-loading gun weighing about 10
pounds, barrels, 31 inches long and 11 bore. How much powder should
I use for shooting 1£ ozs. of shot? I have used 3i- drachms of Dunont’s
No. 2, but it produces a very unpleasant recoil? Ans. Use a coarser
grain of powder. What is a good kind of oil to use on a gun after clean¬
ing? Ans. Try Riggs’ Belmontyle oil and report. I have a setter pup
that I will partly break myself. What is a good book that I can read on
breaking and taking care of dogs? Ans. Stonehenge’s “Shot Gun and
Rifle.

Cushman.— Will you kindly give me information as to the probable
expense of a trip, say from Sanlt St. Marie to the Nepigon River in the
Lake Superior region. I desire to know more particularly the cost of
guides, canoes, transportation, &c. ? Ans. Cost of round trip from Col-
lingwood to Red Rock and return is $35, gold, including meals and state
room; time, eight days. Steamers also leave Buffalo, Cleveland, Chi¬
cago and Detroit two or three times a*%eek for Gitchee Gusmee, or Lake
Superior. Don’t know exact fare from the Sault to Red Rock, at mouth
of Nepigon—eight dollars possibly. Guides and canoes $2 per day.

H. A. S., Minneapolis.—Who is the person to write to at the mouth of
the Nepigon River to make the necessary arrangements for a small trout-
ing party? Ans. Take Duluth steamer to Red Rock, Nepigon, where
you will find everything provided at Hudson’s Bay Co.’s Post, of best
quality, excepting fishing tackle. They have suitable provisions, cloth¬
ing, blankets, guides, canoes, and doubtless a finished, commodious
sporting house,which was in an advanced stage of construction last year.
It may be well to attempt to secure accommodations in advance, but the
principle is “first come, first served,” and the place is not likely to be
overrun or drawn upon too largely, except as respects guides and canoes,
of which there may be sufficient for two dozen gentlemen. Write to
Robert Crawford, the company’s agent, postmaster, &c. From Duluth
to Red Rock 196 miles.

—Imagine the agony of a Richmond mother who has
lost her infant when she says to its mate, “You, Jawrge
Washington, quick ’splain yourself, chile—stop dat ar fool

smile—whar you hin done wr de baby?”

264

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, June 5tb.—Hartford vs. Mutual B. B. C. at Philadelphia—
Cambridge City Agricultural Society, Cambridge, Ind — Hampden Park
Association, Springfield, Mass.—Great Falls Association, N. H.

Saturday, June 6th.—Hartford vs. Mutual B. B. C. at Brooklyn—
Boston vs. Chicago B. B. C. at Chicago—Yale vs. Knickerbocker B. B.
C. at New Haven—Harlem River Boat'Club’s practice day—Prospect
Park Cricket Grounds, practice day--Jerome Park races, Fordliam.N. Y.
—Dorchester Yacht Club Regatta.

Tuesday, June 9ih.—Valley City Association, Grand Rapids, Mich.—
Howard county Society, Kohomo, Ind.

Weinesday, June 10th.—Match day, St. George’s Cricket Club, Ho¬
boken—Penn Yan Driving Park Association, N. Y.—Valley City Asso¬
ciation, Grand Rapids, Mich.—Howard county Society, Kohomo, Ind.—
Sullivan county Park Association, Claremont, N. H.—Boat race, Argo-
nauta vs. Buffalo, on the Kill von Kull.

Thursday, June 11th.—Sullivan county Park Association, Claremont,
N. II.— Penn Yan Driving Park Association, N. Y.—Valley City Associ¬
ation, Grand Rapids, Mich.—Howard county Society, Kohomo, Ind.

WOODCOCK ON TOAST.

A stern friend of protection of game writes to us some¬
thing as: follows :

New York, June 1.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

On the occasion of the late Washington wedding, the
nenu, as printed on cream-colored silk, included Wood¬
cocks on Toast—decorated (ufa New York Herald , May
22d). While the strict observance of tlie game laws
throughout the country is of general interest, and as a
matter of principle, woodcock, owing to its migratory
nature, is a bird in which every sportsman North and
South has a direct interest. Wrongfully killing woodcock
makes us all losers, and by loud and indignant protests
from all sections of the country, the practice of creating
a, demand for birds out of season must, in even the high¬
est or the happiest of occasions, be censured.

Yours very truty,

Gruz.

We perfectly agree with Gruz. General Grant, even on
this auspicious event of the marriage of his daughter,
ought not to have had ‘ ‘woodcock—decorated” at the nuptial
feast. Of course the President is responsible for all the
actions of his Cabinet, and we sincerely trust that, with
Richardson and Sawyer, his chef d 1 Hotel and head cook
will come in for a severe wigging. We mail General
Grant a copy of our close season.

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ATHLETICS A LA MODE.

O UR American athletic season may now be said t© have
fairly commenced. In other countries, where the
climate is less rigorous, where in winter the weather is less
severe, and in summer the heat is less distressing, there are
certain advantages for sport throughout the year. Our
own rational exercises are in fact limited, with the ex¬
ception of skating, to some six spring and summer months.
When we do commence it may be safely stated that in the
short period allowed us we do our best. Our columns give
full evidence of the increasing zest our young men are tak¬
ing in out-door amusements, and in the respective depart¬
ments of Forest and Stream may be found the full
development of this season’s yachting, rowing, cricketing,
and base ball playing. Even that high and lofty portion of
society, the club men, seem to have for the nonce,left their
elegant lounges by the club mantle-piece, and are indulging
in walking performances. Central Park for some time past
at early morning, when usually visited by young ladies and
children, seeking their constitutional walk, has had its
walks occupied by certain stalwart gentlemen, who, by this
time, are quite familiar with the quarter and half miles on
the paths, and the restaurant keeper receives many orders
over night from accomplished trainers for beef steaks un¬
done, stale bread and English breakfast tea, which go to re¬
fresh the inner man of hungry pedestrians. Elegant
athletics now declare that walking a mile in the nine or
even ten minutes is a delightful excitement, when a month
or so ago a lounging gait across the street was declared by
them to “be a horrid bore,” and they are not only sur¬
prised but delighted to find what an amount of “go” was
in them.

We want to invoke one particular aid for this newer life,
which our men have just discovered, which must, in time,
make them stronger and better, both m body and mind,
and that is, that our ladies, the mothers, wives, sisters, and
sweethearts should encourage the renaissance of the athletic
movement in the United States. The insipid, weak-strung,
effeminate being of a time that is passed, could never
have been a natural or even an acceptable creature. A
woman wants a man to protect her when the time of danger
may serve. Physical attributes in the age we live in, as in
all ages, have and will assert their power. The material,the
corporeal forces have their worth, and are better appreciated
when in conjunction with the mental and intellectual
faculties. May not a gentleman, in the true sense of the
word, paint a picture well, or model a statue, or write a
sonnet, or be deep in Arabic, or learned in natural history,
or be well up in his business, and at the same time be able
to run his mile, or pull his boat, or hold his bat with some
one who has the thews and muscles alone and nothing else
besides? The age of the admirable Crichton may have in a
measure passed away, but still it is one of the most marvellous
of mortal creations. It is essentially a distinguishing mark
in a man to be good for every thing. What we want then,
not the least in the mawkish sense, is to see athletic sports
becon e in men an object of interest to women. Ten thou¬
sand i dmirable trials unknown to-day, even impossible to
describe by us, will be then developed. Habits, which
have been confirmed in the wrong way, will be broken up.
That certain increased morbidity of disposition, the result
of mental exhaustion so common in this country, possibly
brought on from our commercial application, will in athletic
exercises, find its cure. The matter then wants to become,
if we must express it more a la mode, among all classes of
society. We have before this mentioned a boat club where
the ladies, the wives, mothers and sisters take a strong in¬
terest in the amusements of its members, and to the im¬
mense advantage in every way of all concerned. In Eng¬
land, athletic contests are patronized extensively by the
fairer sex. Some time ago, we even noticed it mentioned
in one of the leading journals, that in the highest walks of
life men seemingly were becoming spoiled from the
over petting they were receiving from the ladies. Then we
ventured to remark that we only wished there might be
some of this same attention extended in the United States
by our ladies to those of the other sex who were fond of
athletic amusements. A good example must undoubtedly
bring forth its fruit. The athletic movement would then
find in women new friends. If the men had their foot
races, their hurdle races, and their cricket matches, and
were encouraged by our women, on tlieir side, archery,
and a score of other exercises, would naturally be entered
upon by them.

To hear the Diva in a stuffy loge of the opera throw off
her highest la, or the tenor skyrocket out his ut de poitrine
is one thing, but to be in God’s fresh open air, on a grassy
mead, and to see the victor, all magnificent in bis shapely
form,built like an Apollo, coming in at the foot race, gives
a pleasure which is quite as great and far more natural.

Museum of Natural History.— On Wednesday June
3rd the corner stone of the American Museum of Natural
History was laid at four o’clock, with imposing ceremonies.
As the"object of the Trustees is truly a national one, the
President of the United States laid the corner stone,
Robert L. Stuart Esq., President of the Museum, made an
opening address, setting forth the objects of the Society,
and H. G. Stebbins spoke in behalf of the Department of
Public Works. The Governor of the State also made an
appropriate speech.

The ground on which the new Museum will stand, wjis
originally intended for a zoological garden, but the
property owners having objected to the project, the idea
was abandoned, and the land was turned over to the Trus

tees of the Museum, who will in time to come cover the
whole area with suitable buildings. The collections will
be bought and cared for by moneys contributed by the
Trustees individually and the public, but the building now
in progress will be erected at the expense of the City, which
has already appropriated $500,000 for this purpose. The
land covers about eighteen acres, and lies between Eighth
and Ninth avenues and Seventy-seventh and Eighty-first
streets. The building has been so designed that it can be
erected in sections, and thus always be practically complete
and yet ultimately occupy the whole area. The building
of which there will be only one section now in course of
erection, will, when completed according to the plan be
larger than the British Museum. The object of the museum
is two-fold: First, to interest and instruct the masses; and
secondly, and especially, to render all the assistance possi¬
ble to specialists.

The library presented to the Museum by Miss Wolfe will
be placed in the upper portion of the building. This
library, with a large collection of shells, also donated by
Miss Wolfe to the Museum in memory of her father, who
was its first President, was purchased by her at a cost of
$35,000. The other collections at present in the temporary
Museum are valued at $250,000. A rare and newly complete
series of American birds, and many fine birds of Paradise
and pheasants, now in the collection formerly belonging to
Mr. D. G. Elliott, will be added. The Trustees have pur¬
chased the collection of Prince Maximilian, of Neuwied, on
the Rhine, above Bonn, and a large number of specimens
belonging to the late Edward Verreaux, of Paris. Large
donations of shells, corals and minerals have been received,
as also a collection of 20,000 insects.

The building when completed w r ill be a credit to the
nation, not only for its exterior appearance, but for the
valuable collections which it will contain. The library and
collection will attract many students of natural history,
while the exposition rooms will be thronged by thousands
of visitors. The inauguration of this princely temple of
science, is the first grand step made in New York towards
the advancement of the study of Natural History.

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The Introduction of Singing Birds into the Country.
—The Cincinnati Society of Acclimation still continues its
good work. In the winter of 1872-73 it received a large
shipment cf birds from Europe, and set them at liberty in
the spring of last year. Of these birds, the Secretary,
Armin Tenner Esq., informs us,, several species built their
nests last summer in the neighborhood of Cincinnati, some
staid all the winter, and within the last four weeks even
such as left their breeding places last fall have returned.
The present year will show whether these European birds
can be introduced into the good State of Ohio. The birds
set at liberty consisted of red breasted robins, wagtails, sky
larks, starlings, dunnocks, singing thrushes, black birds,
red wings and nightingales. Quite lately the agent having
arrived from Europe, the following additions were made:—
Goldfinches, siskins, great tits, Dntch tits, dippers, Hunga¬
rian thrushes, bullfinches, cherry birds, nestel thrushes, corn
crakes, crossbills, &c. Some $8,000 has so^ far been ex¬
pended by the society. The main object of the association
is to foster the introduction of foreign useful insect eating
and singing birds, and to urge proper legislation for their
preservation.

There is something exceedingly beautiful in the idea of
citizens of foreign birth being desirous of surrounding them¬
selves with the most pleasant associations of their mother
country, and as the conception is a German one, it re¬
dounds to their credit. If it was considered among the old
Romans and Greeks, as pleasing to the gods to give liberty
to caged birds, there still remains in the present race of
men, some thousands of years older, this same kindly
touch of nature. It would be pleasant for us to record
that similar associations were being organized in other
States. The President of the association, A. Erkinbrecher
Esq., with the Secretary, A. Tenner Esq., state their will¬
ingness to give all information to those proposing to intro¬
duce foreign birds into the United States.

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The Coming Convention at Oswego.— The Hon. A.
C. Mattoon, the President of the New York State Associa¬
tion for the preservation of game and fish, writes us the
following:—“We are having some little delay in procuring
pigeons, but are confident of final success; two of our mem¬
bers are now with Mr. Henry Knapp in Michigan securing
birds for us. I think the 15th of June will be the day ot
the meeting of our convention.”

In this connection it may be not improper to mention
that the Publishers of Forest and Stream will present to
the Association a Silver Vase with an appropriate design
beautifully executed by the Gorham Manufacturing Com¬
pany, to be shot for by the Association under its rules, as
follows:—

The shooter to stand with his back to the traps, and at
ffie word “Pull,” wheel and fire, from five traps, five yards
apart, 21 yards rise, 80 boundary. Number of birds to be
left to the Committee on Pigeons. This prize will be snot
for only once, and become the absolute property of the
gentleman winning it.

An elaborately finished engraving of the Silver Yase wi
appear in our journal, at the time the presentation prize is
shot for and won.

Sending Money to us. —As on several occasions of late,
money sent to us by letter has not come to hand, we wou t
advise all our friends to use either checks made payable to
our order, or what is better, post office money orders.

FOREST AND STREAM

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THE MICHIGAN GRAYLING— {Thymallus-
Tncolor.

W E present to our readers with no little pride the first
engraving of the American grayling ever produced
in the United States. As there had been a great deal of
interest manifested in this fish, we wrote some time ago to
Professor Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution, who very
kindly sent us a photograph. The .picture was not a per¬
fect one, however, and Professor Baird informed us that it
was taken from rather a poor specimen. It is to our most
able correspondent and indefatigable pisciculturist, Fred.
Mather, Esq., that we are mainly indebted for the picture
of the Thymalltjs Tricolor. Addressing Mr. Mather on
this subject he very kindly sent us on ice a fine specimen
of the grayling from his fish ponds at Honeoye Falls, and
Mr. Forbes, the artist, being in attendance on its arrival,
the fish was taken from life, and drawn with exceeding ac¬
curacy on the block. The exact size of the fish was ten
inches. We cannot describe the grayling better than by
taking Professor James W. Milner’s and Mr. F. Mather’s
accounts of the fish from former numbers of Forest and
Stream. Professor Milner thus writes of the grayling:—

“In shape the fish is like a trout, a trifle slimmer, perhaps,
and not so thick near the tail, but the fin on the back of a
trout looks so small and square, so deficient in outline and
color, after beholding the graceful curve of a grayling’s
dorsal. The scale is large, silvery, with sometimes a copper
tinge; near the shoulders there are black spots, sometimes
triangular, and at others V shaped; in some fish these ex¬
tend nearly to the tail near the back; they are in lines which
gradually shorten towards the belly; the mouth is small
(nearly square when opened), and the teeth are merely a
slight roughness on the lips, none on the tongue. But you
want to see him come in on a line, with his fins all stand¬
ing, and your eye will then give you a better idea than all
the cold-blooded descriptions could ever do.”

In another article (May 22) Mr. Mather says

“I wish to add a little to the description given in my for¬
mer article, as a little longer acquaintance has developed
new beauties. The eye of the grayling is large and full, with
a beautiful yellow iris, and when I wrote “the tail is forked
and plain,” I had not observed its pinkish edge, nor the
changeak'e, metallic green lustre that it shows in some
lights, which is more like that seen in silk. A arlint of the
same is also observable on the second dorsal. Many letters
have asked the question:—“Is this fish as handsome as the
trout?” And in answer I will say yes, to some eyes, while
to others it may not be. Seen from above it does not ap¬
pear so, as the pink and white of the trout fins are more
showy. The form of the grayling is more graceful than

“There is no species sought for by anglers that surpasses
the grayling in beauty. They are more elegantly formed
than the trout, and their great dorsal fin is a superb mark
of beauty. When the well-lids were lifted, and the sun-
rays admitted, lighting up the delicate olive-brown tints of
the back and sides, the blueish white of the abdomen, and
the mingling of tints of rose, pale blue, and purplish pink
on the fins, it displayed a combination of living colors that
is equalled by no fish outside of the tropics.”

What follows is from Mr. Mather’s admirable article in
our number of April 23d, which has attracted so much at¬
tention:—

“The grayling has all the fins of a trout; his pectorals are
olive-brown, with a blueish cast at the end (I am describing
him in the water as I saw him in my ponds an hour ago),
the ventrals are large and beautifully striped with alternate
streaks of brown and pink, the anal is plain brown, the
caudal is very forked and plain, while the crowning glory
is its immense dorsal; this fin rises forward of the middle
of its back, and in a fish a foot long it will be nearly three
inches in length by two high, having a graceful curved out¬
line, and from eighteen to twenty rays dotted with large
red or bluish purple spots, which in life are brilliant, and
are surrounded with a splendid emerald green, which fades
after death; it does not seem as if this green could be rep¬
resented by the painters’ art; it is that changeable shade
seen in the tail of the peacock.

the trout’s, and the head is beautiful, while the side of the
trout and its lower fins are more gorgeous than those of the
grayling. The trout has not a handsome head to my eye;
the lines are hard, and there is an expression of savageness
in the jaws.”

We call particular attention to the marks on the fish.
They will be found to be arranged in a certain positive
order, running in accurate diagonals from left to right.
What Mr. Mather calls “the crowning glory of the gray¬
ling” is its immense dorsal, which streams out like a pen¬
non on a lance. The curious adipose fin which marks it
as one of the salmonidse is clearly shown. We trust soon
to be able to give the distinguishing traits between our na¬
tive fish and the English grayling.

We suppose that there are innumerable people in this
world who will urge that the world is flat. We do know
some that are sceptical as to fish, whr deny the existence of
the grayling, and from never having seen the fish dead or
alive, are ready to declare that the Thymallus of our waters,
has no spots at all, no dorsal fin, and that it is a mythical
creature, the offspring of some diseased pisciculturist’s
brain. Of course we are unwilling to enter into a contfo-
versey with such people. The picture we present must
settle all disputes. It is truthful in every detail.

DUCK SHOOTIN G ON EN GLISH WATERS.

[From our Special Correspondent.]

jpOSSIBLY of all English shooting I like wild fowl
, shooting the best in its varied phases and exciting
vicissitudes. I used to live near a quantity of “back
water” which gave place at times to the blackest and
f imiest acreage of mud, and which was esteemed a charm¬
ing habitat by the birds of the sea. It was called “the
swale.” This turbid tributary and its waters were of a rich
iown color, only equalled by Dunn’s soluble or rather in¬
soluble chocolate. It formed a sort of creek, and by that
means a harbor, but there was not much traffic on it, and
save a few fishing smacks and coal barges, the ducks had it
Vev y much to themselves. At low water it was a woful
®!ght, for there were miles of mud 'and banks, whose per-
umes, when wafted to the nostrils, smelt of anything but
lyme and violets. Here and there stuck up in the sand the
mighty ribs of some worn out old collier looking like the
s e e ^ 0ri of a deceased Mammoth, and the shoals of sea gulls
v* ch settled on the cockle beds and circled round in the air
ove our heads, used to deafen us with their screams. I
Wa ^ s ^ es Pised such small deer and let them live, as they
‘ vi D °i» arm ’h lIt r atfi er good, though they often considerably
I* j me ^ P utt ing up the black geese and ducks before
I g0 nea . r them. Like vultures these gulls scent their prey
^°m a distance, and if fishermen throw away the refuse of
t^en nets the air immediately swarms with them, though
]Q ei e was not one in sight a moment before. I procured a
and ^ Panted her white, rigged her with a lug sail,
^ when the hard weather came I set to work like a pro-
I c Sl ° 1 n , a ^ bowler. From my boat drawing but little water,

. .. u c ^ u * 3 011 ^ ie s h a U° ws > an d a s she was scarcely

Jle and locked almost like another duck, I frequently
1 ^ c * ose to m y birds before they knew what was up.
j" arte(a first unaccompanied, save by my retriever, but
of r o V°-d that didn’t do, as from my own experience, I
en ^ 0UI1 d myself left suddenly by the tide on some rising

ground with the pleasant prospect of having to remain their
till it came in again. Therefore, taught by experience,
which I have always found the very best tutor, I enlisted
the services of an experienced boatman, and I was soon
able to give a good account of my day’s sport.

It was really very exciting, that blissful time when we
had discerned in the grey cold morning a long dark line of
black geese and widgeon feeding in happy ignorance of the
machinations of their foes. I have often caught myself
trembling with emotion as we gradually floated towards
them, lying flat in our tiny scallop, I myself gripping my
breech-loader and my man steering and holding the muzzle
of his long single-barrel in dangerous proximity to my
head, our fingers numbed and our teeth chattering, but an
eager expectation preventing our feeling the cold. Some¬
times at about seventy yards distance the boat would sud¬
denly stop short, having stuck on the mud, and we had to
let her swing round and drift off or give the birds a long
shot, jump up and push her off. Sometimes the wary
geese would huddle together, lift up their heads and slope
quietly off in a long black line, which provokingly settled
again about half a mile in front of us. If we did get near
enough to give them a broadside we let them have it double
shotted. My boatman, who saw nothing ignoble in “pot¬
ting” his game, used to let drive at them on the mud with
his long shoulder punt-gun whilst I followed suit with my
snap-action Powell as soon as they were fairly on the wing,
and then gave them left with a wire cartridge, which burst
at fifty yards and spread destruction through their ranks. A
wave of my hand was sufficient to my wavy-coated retriever
and he was splashing amongst the wounded, diving after
the most refractory widgeon and bringing him tenderly to
the boat’s side. Often we would meet with shoals of ox
birds and olives which whirled around showing the silvery
lining of their wings in their hawk-like flight, and on one
occasion I mistook the black fin of a porpoise or sea-pig for
the head of a diver, and it was not until I had expended a
considerable number of cartridges that I discovered the
fishy quality of my quarry.

I have often gone out at night and anchored, waiting for
the sound of rustling wings as the flight of ducks swept up
the creek, but I found it very difficult to find the slain in
the uncertain light, and though a sporting tailor had estab¬
lished himself in a stationery tub with great success, chiefly
owing to the alacrity of his dog and his knowledge of the
habits of “the goose,” yet I did not imitate him and pre¬
ferred going out on the garish light of day.

A far different style of duck shooting I have enjoyed in
one of the Southern counties. Imagine a wide and desolate
heath stretching as far as the eye can reach, of a grayish
neutral tint, relieved here and there by patches of yellow
gorse and purple heather, whilst in one part there runs a
long, undulating pine wood forest. Imbedded in the
woodland is one of the most beautiful little lakes which I
have ever met with. Not a grand expanse of water like a
Highland Loch, but forming a picturesque little quiet nook
like one of those charming water-color sketches at the
Academy ‘ ‘ irinxit Frederick Taylor .” It is full of bull-
rushes and lilies—too overgrown, in fact, for much rowing,
though in the summer time I paddle about on it in an oTd
tub, a sort of ‘ ‘ dug-out canoe,” and alternately fish, smoke
and read, anchored in a bed of blue forget-me-nots or yel¬
low water flowers. It has a gravelly bottom where the
stream runs through it, and in some places I regret to say
there is mud. Hemmed in as it is by bushes, rhododendrous
and larches, it is secure from the noise and bustle of the
busy haunts of men, and it is appreciated by wild fowl ac¬
cordingly. Numbers of “ flappers” are bred there every
year, and it perfectly swarms with coots and moorhens,
and I have seen the “ slot” of an otter amongst the tracks
of the water rats. On a summer evening it has for me
charms which I seek for in vain at Geneva, Lucerne, or
Venice. You may see the big trout rushing at the flies, the
bigger carp muzzling like swine amongst the lily roots, the
kingfishers swimming swiftly across like flashes of blue
light, the sparrow hawks swooping at their prey, the herons
angling for dace, and the bats chasing the moths. It is in¬
deed a perfect sanctuary of nature. I am not much of a
poet, but I believe only Byron could do it ample justice.
We havu only had one poet in onr neighborhood lately, and
he was a farmer’s son. He came home from school one
fine day and chalked on his father’s barn door—

“Have no more fear, ye mice and rats,

For ‘Cab’ and I have killed the cats.”

Some one told his father that a poet he’d heard of up in
London named Tennyson was making five guineas a line
for such writing, and the old man actually consulted the
Squire as to the advisability of making his son and heir
“ a sort of ’prentice, like, to this here Mr. Tennyson.” But
joking apart, the lake I have been trying to describe is very
pretty, and an excellent harbor for ducks.

In the summer they have a pretty easy time of it, but
when the winter begins, and the pond is frozen over with
the exception of the upper part, where a warm spring pre¬
vents it from congealing, their close time is up and they
have to look out for the enemy. At intervals along the
bank are placed screens and semi-hovels made of turf,
gorse, and peat. In each of these recesses is placed a gun,
so that with the exercise of tact, keeping strict silence, and
having due regard for the wind, we have often surrounded
the unsuspecting wild fowl whilst they were quietly feed¬
ing. After the first volley from the breech-loaders, the
mallards usually make themselves scarce, but the teal come
arching round whisking plaintively and courting destruc¬
tion, falling to the sharp reports which ring out on the
frd*sty air, with dull thuds on tlie ice, from whence it is
often difficult and even dangerous for a dog to get them,
when the surface doesn’t “ bear” properly. I have fre¬
quently seen at this little lake, which is about a mile and
a-half in length and irregular in shape, quite a duck battue,
and as we generally knocked down a few herons and sea
pheasants, as they call them, with the addition of a coot or
two, our bag at the end of the day was a very large and
varied one. You must have a good retriever for wild
fowl. Nothing on earth is a greater nuisance than a brute
who brings a duck half the distance and then quietly drops
it, swims ashore, and photographs himself upon your boots
and gaiters. Worse than useless, too, is the dog that
is always jumping in behind your back with enough noise
to alarm everything living within a hundred yards. Your
retriever must be tender-mouthed and fond of water, and
be able to withstand the cold. It must have a good coat
and a good constitution. If he obeys the slightest sign and
never disobeys; if he is quick and intelligent, and can use
his nose, I care not much what color or treed he is, but at
the sgme time I like a black and wavy coated one, and don’t
choose my black servant like the sultanas do, for ugliness.
I have had them as sensible as Christians and as sharp
after winged game as a money lender—on the scent of sixty
per “cent.” I have had them very obstinate, very resolute,
and very teachable; but if their natural gifts are good and
they are not deficient in “nous,” I am seldom unable to
break them. If trusted solely to my own powers of observa -
tion, many a fat snipe and many a luscious woodcock
weuld linger with the agony of broken wing
till he became an easy prey to a passing fox,
or weasel, instead of gracing my breakfast table. There
are two things required to break a dog—Patience and Firm¬
ness. Without these qualities, Van Amburgh would soon
have had his head bitten off by the lions, and without them
no dog is ever made a companion fit for a sportsman.

Idstone Junior.

Faversham, England , May 20, 4874.

Quail are abundant at the east end of Long Island this
spring.

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FOREST AND STREAM

Zoology of the Northwest.— Our leading article in
the present issue of Forest and Stream on the Cervidte
of our Northwestern Territories, is valuable, not only in
its exceeding interest to the sportsman, but as a new con¬
tribution to science. The writer introduces us to a new
Arcadia with its wonderful scenery and conformation, its
remarkable variety and abundance of animal life, of elk
which no dogTiowever fleet can catch, of deer that clear
the umbrage of a fallen tree at a bound, of herds that num¬
ber hundreds, some of them that have never heard the
crack of a rifle, like those in Eden, which were tame be¬
cause they knew Adam had no gun ! Here no less than
five varieties of the Cervidse are found, and of these one
seems unknown to naturalists, and existing nowdiere else.
It is an Albino and in its person and presence sets at rest all
puzzling questions that bear on hybridity. Its origin ii
authentically traced to a breed of snow-white deer now sup¬
ported to exist only in inaccessible mountains of Oregon
and California. Our author has opened up to our astonish¬
ed view a new Paradise which eclipses the Happy Hunting
Grounds of the aboriginal Indian and should make him
loth to exchange his real Arcadia even for his ideal
Heaven.

An Acknowledgement. —With becoming modesty, we
trust, we print the following testimonial contained in an
extract from a business letter just received from the cele¬
brated English gun firm, whose signature is appended:—

Pioneer Works, St. Mary’s Square, [
Birmingham, England, May 13, 1874. f

* * We must say that, after a perusal [for several weeks]
of your paper The Forest and Stream, *we come to the con¬
clusion that no other paper with which we were acquainted
published in the United States came so near our own Field.
We will let our partner in New York know who the Eng¬
lish correspondent of the paper is, and that will be an ad¬
ditional inducement to avail himself of its columns.

Yours truly, J. W. Tolley.

hot (§m and jjltifie.

JUNE IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of Hjle matches , and other interest¬
ing matter , should be mailed so us to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week. ______

Creedmoor.— The first regular match for the Long
Range Badge of the Amateur Rifle Club was held on Sat¬
urday last, May 30th, at the range. It was open only to
members of the Amateur Rifle Club, the distances being
800, 900, and 1,000 yards, five shots at each range. All the
club to shoot at 800 and 900, and the eight highest at these
two ranges to compete at 1,000 yards. Position any, with¬
out artificial rest, with two sighting shots.

As the matches of the amateurs are events of exceeding
interest, the marksmen being the elite of our riflemen, the
assemblage of shooters and spectators at Creedmoor on Sat¬
urday last was by far the largest of the season. The day
was remarkably beautiful; in fact, the first real summer
weather of the season. There was not a single cloud in
the sky, and the sun, about three o’clock, when the match
was on, blazed with unusual warmth. Bright days are not,
however, always conducive of fine shooting. Although there
was no exact quiver in the atmosphere, there was a super¬
abundance of glare, which very probably gave some slight
effects of mirage to the targets, which may account some¬
what for the shooting not being of the most remarkable
character. The wind was fairly steady, blowing gently on
the targets, a Y wind about, sometimes YI, increasing
slightly at the close of the afternoon. It should be borne
in mind that this match was the first serious attempt to
master the difficulties of shooting at long ranges, the Ama¬
teur Rifle Club having shown by their last match at 500
yards, where Messrs. Bodine and Conlin so distinguished
themselves—each having made seven consecutive bulls-

e y es _that they were fairly masters of the situation.

When the 300, 400, and 500 yards were added to the distances
the difficulties were naturally found to be very much in¬
creased. Just such fine considerations as the fraction of a
minute in an elevation, or the exact proper allowance for
the windage, the few grains too much or too little in the
charge, or a ball loose in the cartridge, or too much paper
or too much grease on the ball, or a dirty rifle, all were dis¬
covered to exert certain disturbances, which, if slight in
their effects at 500 yards, were much more than doubled at
the additional distances the men were firing at. We must
then look at the next half dozen matches, at least, of the
Amateur Rifle Club as schools of practice, and we feel sure
that by the middle of July, perhaps sooner, the care and
study already evinced by the members of the club, will be
rewarded by increasing scores. Of course there is a good
deal of serious, hard work to be gone through before our
American riflemen can compete with the Irish team. We
therefore are only too glad to mention our approval of this
determination on the part of the officers and gentlemen of
the Amateur Rifle Club to do their best in studying up the
niceties of long range shooting. We noticed very particu¬
larly how thoroughly the club makes use of the new score
book, published by Messrs. Moore’s Son, and how every
shot was marked on their targets and due note taken of ele¬
vations at various ranges, and how facts and theories were
studied. The hap hazard methods of shooting must natu¬
rally be eliminated in time, and the exact idiosyncracy of
ach weapon, with the corrections for the peculiar disturb¬
ances arising from the light, the differences of atmospheric
pressure, and the effects of wind, will all undoubtedly be
determined) It is quite a task, in fact,' to bring down the

rifle to Its work, the man being put out of the question. In
fact this is half the battle. The arm once properly stud¬
ied—how to hold the weapon and how to shoot it, is but
the other half of the battle. There were eighteen entries.
The rifles used were twelve Sharps and six Remingtons.
The scores were as follows:—

Grand

Name 800 yds Total 900 yds Total 1000 yds Ttl

L. L. Hepburn*... .0 2 4 4 4 —14 3 4 3 4 3 17-31 4 3 2 4 2 15-46

Jno. Bodine*. 4 3 3 0 3 —13 4 3 2 3 4 16-29 4 2 3 2 4 15-44

L. M. Ballardt. . 24344 —17 3 3 4 3 0 13-30 3 0 3 3 0 9-39

A. B. Canfield,Jr*. 2 3 2 4 3 —14 2 0 2 3 3 10-24 3 0 3 4 4 14-38

G. W. Yalet. .... 4 3 3 0 3 —13 3 3 3 4 2 15-28 0 2 3 3 0 8-36

A J. Roux*. 4 3 2 4 3 —16 0 3 3 3 3 12-28 0 0 4 3 0 7-35

H. A. Gildersleeve*. 3 4 4 3 4 —18 0 0 0 2 2 4-22 0 0 0 4 4 8-30

Leon Backer*. 3 3 3 3 3 —15 0 4 4 3 0 11-26 0 0 0 0 0 0-26

T. S. Conlint. 0 4 3 0 3 —10 4 0 3 3 0 10-20

H. Fultonf. 34340 —14 3 0 2 0 0 5-19

George Crouchf. 32030 —800403 7-15

A. R. Warnert. 3 0 3 2 2 —10 0 0 0 2 3 5-15

T. Hoodleyt. 30043 —10 0 0 3 0 0 3-13

W. B. Couerhtryt. 24300 — 900003 3-12

A. J. Hennion, Jr+. ...20203 —704000 4-11

A. Y. Davist. 00420 — 600 3 00 3-9

E . Man+. 00000 —000300 3-3

A. Andersonf. 00000 — 0 withdrew 0- o

*Remington sporting. tSharpe sporting.

Elevations used were about—for 800 yards, 1.54; 900 yards, 2.11; 1,000
yards, 2.29.

To Mr. L. L. Hepburn was awarded the prize, the score
forty-six made by him, in a possible sixty, being a fair one.
Captain Bodine, it may be noticed, in the 800 yard match •
has a zero in his score. It is highly probable that Mr. Bo¬
dine, in this shot, was on the target, but by some mis¬
take of the marker the points were not scored to him. The
executive committee being called together on the ground,
accorded Captain Bodine the privilege of another shot;
with great gallantry it was refused by the marksman. Had
he exercised the rights allowed him he would have very
probably either tied or beaten the score of forty-six. Per¬
haps it would be wiser in all these cases of shooting at long
range to have more than one telescope constantly directed
on the targets, for even the Amateur Rifle Club may scratch
sometimes with a richochet on the buts. The match was
in every way a pleasant one, and in the presentation of the
semblance of the medal to Mr. Hepburn (for in fact the
prize had not yet left the jeweler’s hands) Col. Gilder¬
sleeve, the Secretary of the National Rifle Association,
made an appropriate speech. In comparing this match
with the sharpshooter’s championship last year, where
Messrs. Roux, Fulton, and Yale were competitors, we find
that these gentlemen, at 800 and 1,000 yards, shot pretty
much the same average as on this occasion. Excepting
with the two leading marksmen, almost all hands seem to
slip up on the 1,000 yards.

On the grounds on Saturday last considerable good prac¬
tice was made by members of the Seventh Regiment. We
saw the bullseye hit so many times hand running at the 500
yards range with the Remington military, that we are afraid
to mention the number. Although practice scores cannot
be published by us, we must on this occasion make an ex¬
ception. A gentleman on the ground tried for the first
time one of the new model army Springfield rifles, and the
results of his shooting were very extraordinary. Taking
the gun, sighted as it was from the armory, and shooting
off hand, without a rest, at 500 yards he made the follow¬
ing score:—2 4 4 4 8—17. The gun is undoubtedly a most
admirable arm. Something, however, mast be said for the
marksman, who, to use the emphatic language of the pe¬
riod, is no “slouch.” The famous brass shell badge of the
Seventh Regiment, now adorned with a very handsome
massive gold clasp, was won last week by Corporal Price.
The following are the best scores. Distance, 500 yards;
arm, Remington military rifle:—

“coaching.” As far as the giving of advice goes, we are
very much in doubt if the most minute directions poured
into a shooter’s ear ever did him the least bit of good. A
certain kind of physical coaching may, however, give some
aid, which is hardly fair, such, for instance, as cleaning the
rifle or loading for the shooter. All coaching is, of course
a nuisance, and we fancy, if carried out to an extreme this
season at Creedmoor, the range committee will make some
very good rules in regard to it.

—Sometimes in looking over a well-kept score-book, just
such a one as that published by Messrs. Moore’s Son for the
use of the riflemen at Creedmoor, the uninitiated may see
“Wind 2;” or you may hear one marksman coaching another
as follows: “Watch out now. When you lead off this
morning the wind was 9; it is now working round, and it is
dead 12 this very minute.” It must be confessed that as the
positive time of the day may be 2 or 3 o’clock by your own
chronometer, the explanations of these terms of the time of
day are at least eccentric. The rationale of it is, however
quite easy. Points of the compass have and have not to do
with it. If you can’t steer a ship by a watch, at least it is
an easy help for riflemen to know which way the wind
blows, so that he move his sights to the right or left, and
may make a quick note of it in his book. For instance, as
the butts or targets never move, the watch is taken out and
the numeral 12 on the dial is put in line with the target.
Now suppose the wind was to blow directly on the rifle¬
man’s back. Twelve o’clock being the imaginary north, the
wind would be at 8 o’clock an imaginary south. If it came
from the right exactly, an imaginary east or 3-£- o’clock,
would be noted; if due west 9-J- o’clock would be written
down. All the variations of the winds, as seen by their
effects on the streamers, can be noted this way. In fact it
is the rifleman’s method of boxing the compass,' and as
most every one has a watch about him, and not a compass,
and as besides N. by N. W., or S. by S. S. W., is not as
generally well understood as the 'figures on a watch dial,
this method of calling the wind by the hours of the day, as
expressed on a watch dial, is quite a • simplification of
matters.

Paper and Metal Shells. —We have received a great
many letters complaining of the difference in size of metal
and paper shells. For all kinds of shooting which does
not require loaded shells to be carried about the person of
the field sportsman, such as wild fowl, beach snipe and
rail shooting, metal shells are more desirable to use gen¬
erally than paper ones. They ' are more economical, and
when loaded the powder is liable to receive less injury from
dampness. In the present construction of metal shells the
main primciple and feature in adapting them to the use of
breech-loaders seems to have been overlooked, and that is,
to have them the same size inside and outside, with paper
shells of the corresponding number. As they are now man¬
ufactured the metal shells are about two sizes larger than
the paper ones, and as nearly all breech-loaders are com
structed to use paper shells, they are not adapted to use
metal ones. They are so much larger in the bore where
the shot are chambered that the pellets are crowded and
become misformed in their passage into the barrel which
'is still less than the bore of the paper shells. We think it
quite possible that the metal shells could be made so that
both kinds of cartridges could be used in same bore guns,
and beg to call the attention of manufacturers of metal
shells to the desirability of both kinds of shells correspond¬
ing in size.

Name.

Corporal Price.

Corporal Bauchie..
Private Coughtry..
Corporal Gardner..
Corporal McMillan

Score.

.3 4 4 3 4—18
4 3 4 3 4—18
4 4 4 2 3—17
.4 4 0 3 4—15
.0 4 4 2 3—13

On Saturday, June 6tli, will take place the opening match
of the National Rifle Association for 1874. There will be
five matches, as follows:—1st. Director’s match; 200 yards;
military rifle; prize, gold badge. Second match— Turf ,
Field , and Farm badge; 200 yards; any breech loader.
Third match—Military match; 200 yards; any military rifle;
gold badge, etc. Fourth match—Open only to members
National Rifle Association; 500 yards; prizes, gold badge,
etc. Fifth match—Remington Diamond Badge; 500, 800,
and 1,000 yards; any rifle. [For full particulars see Forest
and Stream of May 7th].

—At last matters in regard to the English National Rifle
Association have been arranged, and Mr. Ross, the greatest
opponent of the innovations as to material of target and
form, though having, as is stated in the last number of the
Volunteer Service Gazette , “very temperately and frankly
given expression to his dislike for the substitution of pen¬
etrable for impenetrable targets,” has become reconciled to
the system of patching the targets. The new divisions of
the target, Mr. Ross admitted, were questions of lesser
importance, only he made the suggestion “that the bulls-
eyes for the 500 and 600 yard ranges should be slightly in¬
creased so as to ensure their being within the ascertained
power of the Snider.” We have taken especial note of these
changes in Wimbledon, believing that all the pros and cons
stated by us, taken from English sources will be of interest
to us at some future time. “Coaching” is to be prohibited
on the English ranges, but we suppose, with the new sys¬
tem, (as the dummy target very probably will not be used,)
that telescopes must be brought to bear on the targets.
“The use of telescopes by the competitors,” says our Eng¬
lish authority, “or rather by their friends is, we learn, to
be permitted this year. Lord Ducie stating that that the
‘patch’ system involved this indulgence;” At Creedmoor
we foe&tfd last year some quite decided fumbling as to

The Dominion Team for Wimbledon. —At a meeting
of the Council of the Dominion Rifle Association, held on
the 27th of May, the following team was appointed to go to
Wimbledon:—Captain Arnold, New Brunswick; Color
Sergt. Bailie, Ontario; Private Brosseau, Quebec; Captain
Church, Nova Scotia; Private Disher, Ontario; Major J.
M. Gibson, Ontario; Captain Hickey, Nova Scotia; Lieut.
MacNaehton, Ontario; Captain J. C. MacPherson; Ontario;
Captain J. J. Mason, Ontario; Private T. Mitchell, On¬
tario; Color Sergt. Omand, Ontario; Corp. Pain, Ontario;
Corp. Pallen, New Brunswick; Captain Thomas, Quebec;
Sergt. Sutherland, Ontario; Lieut. Whitman, Quebec;
Battery Sergt. Major Winne, Montreal, Quebec; Ensign
Wolfenden, British Columbia.

—The Connecticut riflemen who have formed themselves
into the American Rifle Association will hold their annual
shooting festival on the 26th, 27tli and 28th of August next
at Meriden. Preparation is being made among the New
England regiments for shooting at Creedmoor.

—E. H. Madison, of Brooklyn, has invented a new pro¬
cess for the “browning of gun barrels.” We have seen
several specimens of the beautiful manner in which this
expert has executed this delicate work and have no hesita¬
tion in recommending this process to all gun manufactories.

—The Kankakee Sporting Club, of Kankakee City, Ill.,
Lave elected the following officers:—President, J. L.
Shields; Yice President, S. McKelvey; Secretary, C. A.

Carpenter.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The members of the Sea View Park Association of New Dorp, Staten
Island, held a very interesting pigeon shoot on May 30th. There were
two matches, both at single birds. As will be seen by the scores, the

shooting was very poor:—
FIRST MATCH.

SECOND MATCH.

Merauke.0 11110000 1—5 Rodjier.V k

Henry.0 0000001 1 1—3! Lindeman.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1—o

Rodjier did not shoot the tenth bird, as he could not tie Lindeman. In
the third match Ficken won, and the fourth resulted in a tie, which was
eventually won by Lindeman. Woodgoc*

FOREST AND STREAM

267

A CURIOUS SHOT.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

A remarkable shot was made two years ago by Prince Carolatti, who
owns extensive domains with large forests in Silesia, Prussia. Taking a

hd and Miter

FISH IN SEASON IN JUNE.

drive of inspection through the woods in company with his chief game-
keeper, with the intention of having a shot if occasion offered, a drove
of seven deer feeding near the road were seen. When the wagon came
near them the drove separated,four of them running to the left and three of
them, a buck, a doe, and a fawn, turning to the right. The wagon hav¬
ing stopped, the three deer halted in their flight and turned their heads,
eyeing the vehicle, the buck standing apart from the rest. The Prince
fired at the buck, aiming at its right shoulder, but what was his surprise
when he saw the three deer drop, killed on the spot by the one shot.
The game-keeper took at once a measurement and found that the buck
was standing sixty paces from the wagon, the doe six paces to the left of
the buck, and the fawn four paces to the left of its mother,as represented
in this diagram:

*

3

1

*

*The wagon, lthe buck, 2 the doe, and 3 the kid.

The range was perfectly clear of any object, by striking which the bul¬
let might have been possibly diverted. An examination of the buck
showed that the bullet had taken a twist in his body, striking the right
shoulder in a slanting direction. Instead of passing out in a straight
line on his left side, it had glanced off from the shoulder blade, and in
its new course by a strange accident had struck the doe with deadly effect
three inches below the shoulder, and passing through her body also had
hit the kid in the eye and killed it. The force of the bullet, meanwhile,
was spent, so that it lodged in the head of the kid, where it was found
afterwards.

This extraordinary result of the shot cannot be accounted for but by
the course of the bullet being laterally and vertically changed when it
passed through the bodies of the buck and doe in succession. The
Prince said, that having handled a rifle since more than fifty years, he
would not have hesitated at firing at the buck if persons had been stand-
i in the places where the doe and fawn were killed, because he should
never have dreamed of a .possibility of the bullet taking so strange a
course as it didin this instance. Lehman.

Detroit, May 30, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream.—

Enclosed I take pleasure in handing you score of the last State Medal
shoot, which took place May 29, using wild birds. After the medal we
shot a Sweepstake of five birds, each shooter depositing $5, and having
a drawback of $1 for each bird killed, each man putting $1 for each
bird missed into a pilose, and the longest liver wins. As will be seen by
the score, our worthy and much respected president captured it. The
day was pleasant, although somewhat warm, we were favored with a
very refreshing breeze from Lake St. Clair, and the day’s sport was
very enjoyable. We shall probably shoot again next week. Wishing
for the entire success of your esteemed paper, which is fast gaining
friends in these parts, I remain yours, J. E. Long.

state medal.

Name.

Straight. Killed.

Name. Straig

lit.

Killed.

Fisher.........

.5 11

Haskall.

drawn

Babcock.

.4 11

Yan Duser.

..9

14

Berger.

.2 drawn

Russell.

.. t

drawn

IMnrvpll

...5 12

Eldridge...

..4

drawn

Stenton.

.4 drawn

Hawkins.

..3

drawn

Cristey...

.8 13

Canniff.

. .4

drawn

Cadman.

. 8 13

Gilman...

..14

14

TVTaHipr

2 drawn

Dubois..

diawn

Penny.

. drawn

Colburn...

..8

14

Long.

.7 . 13

Ties shot off,

5 birds at 26’ yards.

Yan Dusen, 0 111

0.

Gilman, 0

10 11. Colburn, 11111, winner

SWEEPSTAKES.

Name.

Score. Total.

Name.

Score. Total.

Eldridge.

. 10 111 4

Van Duser.

1 1

1115

Haskal.

. 11111 5

Cadman.

1 1

1115

Long.

. 1 T 1 1 I 5

Stenton.

0 1

111 4

Dubois.

. 1 I 0 1 1 4

Cristy...

1 1

10 14

Babcock.

......11111 5

Colburn.

1 1

1115

Fisher.

. 10111 4

TIES—26 YARDS.

Haskall.

. 0 1 1

Cadman..

. I 1 1

Long.

. Ill

Colburn.

. 10 1

Babcock.

. 10 1

TIES—31 YARDS, 3 BIRDS.

Long.

.1 11-

-Cadman..

.1 0 1

Jno. E. L.

Memphis, May 23,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Herewith find score of the match for championship (pitcher) of the
Bluff City Shooting Club, Memphis.

Five double birds, 18 yards rise, 100 yards boundary.

Natne. Score. Total.

E. Wells...’. 10 11 00 11 10 6

D. D. Saunders. 16 11 10 11 11 8

D O. Dyer. .... 11 00 10 11 11 7

J.W. Alley. 11 11 10 10 10 7

P. Bryson . 11 H H 10 10 8

D. Bryson. 10 11 11 10 10 7

J. E. France. 10 11 10 00 00 4

W. Bowles. 00 10 10 10 10 <1

R. W. Lightburn. 11 *10 *10 *10 10 o

Tie-Saunders, 10 11 11—5; P. Bryson, 00 10 withdrew;

•Fell dead 10 yards from score on a small house, which, according to
the club’s rules, “that when a bird alights on a building or tree it shall
be scored as a missed or lost.” Hard luck for Lightburn.

Rambler.

At same place and same day, Sweepstake,
100 yards boundary. Entrance, $5 each.
Name.

Dr. D. D. Saunders.

P. H Bryson .

W. A. Wheatley ..

S. W. Walker...-.

D. Bryson.

R. W. Lightburn.

W. Bowles.

H. King.

Oook Waldron.

3 double birds, 18 yards

Score. Total.
11 11 00 4

10 00 Withdrew.

11 11 00 4

11 10 10 4

10 11 10 4

10 11 10 4

11 10 11 5

10 11 00 3

00 Withdrew.

rise,

Bowles being declared the winner.

Rambler.

—Crematory age—“O, ma! ma! Johnny’s got the urn
and is spilling pa’s ashes over the floor!” “O, what a
naughty Johnny! Get the feather duster and sweep your
poor father right up!”

—We notice with pleasure that the Senate has passed a
bill, on motion of Mr. Ferry of Michigan, giving shape to
the proposition made by the Senator, to have a portion of
the Island of Mackinaw preserved as a public park. Some
months ago we argued on the necessity of this measure,
and hope it will become a law before long.

Salmon, Salmo Solar. Salmon trout, Salmo conjinis.

Trout, Salmo fontinalis Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon^S'a&no gloveri MichiganGrayling, Thymallus tricolor
Black Bass, micropterus salmoides, micropterus nigricans.

Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus . Sea trout, Salmo immaculatus.

Bluefish, temnodon saltator. Weakflsh.

--— » . — . •

From the kinds of fish displayed in our markets from
week to week, anglers who know the habits of the fish, can
estimate their chances for sport along shore. From the
locality where the fish are found to-day they determine
where they will appear next day or week, subject always to
contingences of weather and the movements of the fish
food upon which they prey. The latter is a valuable and
almost infallible sign. Those who cannot tell for them¬
selves, we shall attempt to instruct. Now, this month of
June marks the advent of the summer schools, and pro¬
bably during no other month will the naturalist or epicure
find such a variety of fish in market. Indeed, there is not
only variety, but an endless profusion ! In the first place
let us speak of that rara avis (?) among fish, the delicate,
luscious, superlative Pompino. We use the singular num¬
ber in this case and do not print Pompinoes. Only one
was caught off the capes of the Chesapeake last week, and
was sold in market for $3. What did it weigh? Why only
three-quarters of a pound. Perhaps not 100 pounds of
these fish are caught in the whole }mar north of Hatteras.
Spanish mackerel have also put in an appearance, and the
catch has been fair off Norfolk. They find eager buyers
at sixty cents a pound. In about ten days they will come
to the' Jersey coast and fishermen are now on the qui vive
for them. The fish now on the stands weigh about 1-J
pounds; later they will turn the scale at 4 to 5 pounds, and
be better in quality. One rare fish which we saw at Mr.
Blackford’s stand, the fisherman call the three-tailed Porgee.
It was a big, broad, flat fish weighing some four pounds
with an infinitessimal mouth and a monstrous dorsal fin.
Consulting DeKay we found it to be the moon fish, ( epMp •.
pus gigas ,) quite rare on our coast, the mouth of the Hud-
sun being its extreme limit, To satisfy one’s itcliyological
predilections is one thing, but to delight one’s gastronomic
tastes is equally pleasant, and having eaten this moon fish
or a part of him, we must declare ephippus gigas to be the
most delicate of fish, and make bold to ask for more. Mr.
Blackford states that about a dozen moon fish come to
market in a season. Occasional gar fish are also seen.
They are usually small in these waters; we think we have
seen them much larger in southern waters. Our Hebrew
friends being denied tlie luxury of eating eels, because eels
have no scales, take gar fish in their stead. Gentiles will
hot eat gar fish, because the bones are green. Our Jewish
friends laugh at the credulity of their Christian neighbors,
and keep alive the superstition that green bones in fish
are poisonous, and so have the garfish market to themselves.
No people know how to cook fish like the Jews. If you do
not believe us read the German poet Heine. Salmon still
rare and dear, and green peas coming in season. Too bad !
Salmon bring seventy-five cents a pound, and are coming
slowly from the Provinces. No matter. The break down
is not far distant. The influx will come before long and
then prices will tumble. But then, alas ! peas will be no
longer tender ! Cod are leaving our waters and moving up
to draw upon their banks and get fat and solid and ple¬
thoric. Halibut good and plenty, and porgies are in
number. Shad are in plenty too, from the Connecticut
River, and esteemed the finest of all shad.

Thank Goodness ! now is the time for the poor. Pisci¬
culture means food for the small purses more than for the
big ones.

Blue fish are now plentiful at twelve cents a pound and
likely to be six or five cents before a month passes. Soft
crabs have never been so plenty, coming from Norfolk and
selling at fifty per cent less than they brought last year.
There is a crying shame about this soft crab business.
The Jersey people are sending them in to market no bigger
than a half dollar. This is waste and some day there will
be a crab famine. We still see baby lobsters in the market.
We trust they are not from the Bay State. Rumor says
they come from Maine. Some day there will be no lobsters
there at all. Why does not the Maine legislature make
laws in regard to the lobster catch like those enforced in
Massachusetts? By the way, the Martha’s vineyard lob¬
sters are coming in, gigantic crustaceans, some of them
weighing ten pounds. A whole smack load of lobsters
coming into New York yesterday averaged four pounds
each. Striped bass scarce, and shedder crabs to catch them
with worth their weight in gold. Mackerel in quantity
and sheepsliead, and the first weak fish, and the tautogs.

We could fill the whole paper with the various fine fishes
the sea is furnishing us with now, but what we have already
said should suffice. We add a hint or two as to localities
for fishing. Blue fish are at Barnegat, and at Port Wash¬
ington last Saturday we saw fine large ones.

—Novae Bay, about four miles from Sag Harbor, has
been crowded with menhaden during the past week, but
they have been so followed up by porpoises that the fisher¬
men have been unable to secure any large hauls. On Tues¬
day, the 26th of May, there were over a million of fish in
the bay, and ‘ the Payne Company thought they had sur¬
rounded an immense shoal safely, but before they could
encircle them porpoises drove them out of reach.

—During the hauling of a small seine in front of Mr.
Sampson’s residence at Noyac on Thursday last, a sturgeon
over six feet in length was caught The boys at the east

end of Long Island have not been so full of fish for years
past as now. There is excellent bass fishing on the inlets,
off Sag Harbor, with shrimp bait.

—Farmers at Southampton Township, L. I., will have to
bear in mind that there is a law now against their throw¬
ing moss-bunkers on their lands unless they plough them
under within a day after they are deposited.

—The W. W. Coit commenced running three times a
week to Orient, Greenport, and Sag Harbor, on May 25th,
but was obliged to lay off until the 30tli, after her first trip,
owing to the clogging of one of her boiler pipes, which bad
to be renewed.

—Tautog are reported to have put in a lively appearance
in the waters of Buzzard’s Bay. both in quantity and size.
Fishermen have been wonderfully successful in their catch-
ings. Parties put out in early morn and return in two to
four hours bountifully rewarded for morning exercise,
mingled with rare sport.

—From the New York Sun we have a clever account of
the capture of a whale some forty feet long near South
Amboy. The huge creature had been stranded. The

Sun says:—

There were divers conflicting theories as to the cause of
this whale’s inland excursion. Many old fishermen, who by
virtue of their calling were supposed to know all about
whales, though none of them had ever seen one; cherished
a, pleasant fiction that the creature, being essentially a deni¬
zen of the briny ocean, getting accidentally into the river,
had become blinded arffl bewildered with the unwonted
effects of the fresh water, and moved on blindly to its fate
without knowing where it was going to. Others assigned
sickness as the cause of its coming up the river, saying that
these creatures always went into shallow water when they
felt themselves dying, and this theory was somewhat borne
out by the fact that the creature’s snout was covered with
parasites, which are said to attach to whales when they are
on the point of death.

In coming up the river the whale must have kept in a
comparatively narrow channel, the water of the Raritan
being very shallow for some distance from the banks. Had
it been high tide there is a strong probability that it would
have passed up to New Brunswick, a distance of seventeen
miles.

The whale was found to measure 48£ feet in length, 9
feet through the body, and 30 feet in circumference. The
head was 10 feet long and the tail 14 feet. The gills, from
which the whalebone is produced, were 9-^ feet long by 4£
deep.

The poor creature was shot with a rifle, hacked at with an
ax, and at last killed by a harpoon.

— Our anglers who are in the habit of frequenting the
Grand Lake Stream in Maine for the landlocked salmon,
will be pleased to know that a splendid little steamer called
the “Naiad” was built this spring at the Salmon Falls
Machine Shop and launched at Princeton on the 13th May.
She will probably run regularly through the season, leaving
the Stream every morning, connecting with the first train
to Calais, and returning in the afternoon on the arrival of
the train at Princeton. She is thirty-eight feet long, with
an engine of six horse power.

—The subjoined letter contains two or three points of in¬
terest to the angler. We regard the experimental tests in
fly-casting as of much practical value in determining the
relative power of rods of different materials. The decision
in favor of the bamboo is unequivocal and positive.

Washington, May 20, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

My salmon fishing friend C., who has the River St. John in Gaspe, has
just left my house, where he has spent a week. He brought on from
Boston eleven of his fine rods. We threw measured lines with all, and
made most exact record. C. is so particular to keep his name (as a gen¬
eral thing) out of print, that I didn’t dare to write it up for you, and I
thought I had seen a fly thrown before, but I never had. C. moves his
body so little that you would hardly notice it 300 feet off. The line qui¬
etly begins to unroll and roll over and over on itself, until it straightens
out perfectly about ten feet or so above the water. About ninety feet
measured in my yard from his feet to where the end of the line struck.
About fifteen feet farther could regularly be thrown with the bamboo
than with the best greenheart rod. A stranger came up to me at Little Falls
took off his hat, begged pardon and said he merely wanted to pay his re¬
spects to my Norris greenheart salmon pole, which he thought the per¬
fection of a wooden rod. C. is again coming on from Boston to my house
for a week about June 15, and we shall thoroughly try the shad fly-fishing
at Great Falls, the terminus of the Potomac shad route. By the way,

small shad repeatedly pass through our water service pipes in W-,

and our water is taken from rivers above Great Falls. Query: Do some
strong shad at very low water get over Great Falls, which is really a se¬
ries of steep rapids, or are they accidentally “locked”, into a canal
where it empties or connects with the Potomac at Georgetown ?

A. G. W.

—Perhaps a Georgia salmo fontinalis , (speckled trout,)
may seem a rare curiosity to our eastern readers wlio fancy
that this fish does not exist in that southern State. Never¬
theless, the species does abound in the mountain regions,
and is known as the “mountain trout,” for Georgia is the
empire State of the South and covers many degrees of laii
tude. Now here is a “specimen brick” from that section,
mention of which has been made to us in a private letter
from Atlanta:—

“On the 21st day of May, Mr. T. H. McKay caught a
mountain trout in Col. R. A. Alston’s fish pond, measuring
16 inches, and weighing four pounds.”

This will do very well for Georgia. For excellent trout
fishing in North Carilona see “Buncombe’s” letter in
Forest and Stream of May 28th.

The Adirondack, May 23, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The season is backward at least two weeks. I have been here one
week and have not seen sunshine yet, but rain incessantly and cold.
Martin, on the Lower Saranac Lake has increased his house room
enormously and foolishly. The Sportsmens’ Home (rightly named) by
Y. C. Bartlett, on the river between the Upper Saranac and Round Lake,
must ever be the centre of attraction in this section. As you approach
the house a home feeling greets you. The house is admirably kept and
every appointment all that can be desired. Mr, Dearborn is registered
here from Boston. Dr. Romeyn of Keesevillei N. Y., Mr,.- J. ‘McGrewof

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FOREST AND STREAM

of Fort Edward, N. Y., Col. J. J. Hoyt of New York, expected to-mor¬
row, and others, who for years have made this their headquarters. Drs.
Vosburgh and Tucker of New York, passed through here a few days
ago. The rivers and lakes are very high, much more so than I have seen
them for years. For the past week much rain has fallen, melting the
snow from the surrounding mountain tops. Trouting is good. I have
seen already several fine trout deceived by the deceptive fly. Trolling
has proved most excellent, despite the rain and cold. A day or two of
warm sunshine will give us many trout. vTust met Hon. George Daw¬
son of Albany, N. Y., rod in hand, full of hope, goes down the Raquecte,
and from his long experience, sure of success. A gentleman everywhere,
whether at home or abroad, and the trout even appreciate his cordiality.

A word more. I am told by reliable guides from Long Lake that
Raquette Lake is full of set lines. Why cannot our game laws be en¬
forced? We need a State Commissioner. Local Commissioners cannot
do it. Had we a Whitehead and Phelps in this region to enforce the
laws, thousands of trout would be saved annually. Boat going to the
settlement and I must close. S, S. N.

—In La Glume lllustree we find an exceedingly interest¬
ing article, signed lby M. Edmond du Saye, in regard to the
shad in French waters and their method of capture. One
peculiarity of the lamprey eel found in the waters of the
Garonne in conjunction with the shad is so curious that we
translate in full from our exceedingly well informed con¬
temporary. “The shad which ascend the stream of the
Garonne are remarkably fine. Those caught in the Gar¬
onne are much more appreciated than those captured in
the Tarn, the latter stream being of a sluggish character.
When the shad get to the junction of the two rivers they
are still strong and lusty, and make bqjdly up the Garonne,
while the lamprey eels are in poor condition. The lamprey
ascending the river at the same time, has not force enough
to stem the current. When it gets to a point where he can.
not move against the stream it takes hold of a stone, and
waits for a passing shad. When one swims in his neigh¬
borhood he takes hold of the shad by the tail. The shad,
frightened, redoubles its speed, and clears all the obstacles,
and then only the lamprey eel lets go its hold. We had
often seen caught in nets, shad, ( alpses ,) with lamprey eels
attached to them when the nets had been placed in the
swift waters.” Whether this arises from an accident, or
from the desire the lamprey may have to spawn in the
sources of the river, the contributor to La Glume IUustree
does not not state. To us it is quite a novel feature.
Another strange fact recorded by the same authority is that
in Russia while shad abound, they are thrown out by the
fishermen as good for nothing.

—Our Washington correspondent went black bass fishing
the other day and mentions the following facts to attest to
the wonderful vitality of the fish:—

“Just as we returned from our day’s fishing we took from
a pool of water three black bass caught a few hours pre¬
vious, and after rapping each one smartly over the nose
with a stone, strung them and started for Washington.
Just one hour and fifty minutes afterwards we reached my
house and threw the bass into a tub of water under the
hydrant. In an hour after, the biggest bass (2i lbs.) was
swimming about the tub ! Can anyone of your readers tell
a bigger story, which is absolutely true in all particulars,
about the vitality of black bass? " Of course we all know
that if first frozen, they may be kept a long time and then
revive.”

New York, May 29, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I notice in your last issue an inquiry whether black bass
will bite at shrimp. Your conjecture in reply that they
will is quite correct. I have used shrimp successfully on
the Mohawk River, and in some ponds in Duchess County
where friends of mine are in the habit of fishing. Shrimp
take so well that to have a quart of them in good condition
(not alw'ays easy a hundred miles or so from the salt water,)
is considered almost a guaranty of a basket of fish. My
own experience shows the black bass to be the most ca¬
pricious of fish. Littell.

FISHING AT THE GREAT FALLS OF THE
POTOMAC.

Washington, May 23,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

If you want to get fish and have sport come to the Great Falls of the
Potomac. The fish there don’t exactly “sit around on the fence posts”
waiting to be interviewed by the piscatorial fraternity, but they will vig¬
orously put themselves in contact with a skillful angler’s hook, if he but
give them a fair chance, and practice a reasonable amount of judicious
discretion by means of his fly.

The Great Falls are located fourteen miles above Washington and
seven miles from Rockville, on the Metropolitan branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Leaving the Capital, with its miles upon miles of
the finest drives in the world, its acres of lovely grass-plots and green
carpeted little “reservations,” its countless shade trees, resplendent in
the fresh verdure of spring, its enchanting parks and flower gardens, you
cross Rock Creek to Georgetown, and go thence by canal (fare 50 cents)
or by stage (fare 75 cents) to the fishing grounds. If you're both indus¬
trious and economical you can “work your passage” in the traditional
Erie Canal fashion. (No charge for this advice—we’re not subsidized by
the canal company).

The Potomac has here three falls, aggregating a descent of 80 feet
within the distance of a few rods, with rapids extending for half a mile.
The gorge presents a river not unlike one’s conception of the Great
Canon of the Colorado, only, of course, very much in miniature compared
with the monster chasm that confines that giant of the West within its
towering walls.

When the season is fairly in the fishing Is of the choicest, and the fine
frenzy of the sport comes to him who here patiently casts his line, and
if he be a true disciple of the great teacher he will surely feel the trans¬
porting tingle at the finger tips. Big bass, little bass, rock or striped
bass in season, are the game fish abounding at the Falls. One bass
caught here this week weighed 4 pounds 14 ounces—a prize. Your cor¬
respondent got away with 25 pounds in the course of four hours’ fishing,
one morning last week, and felt repaid by the enjoyment obtained,
though the catch is nothing to speak of, the fish being under sized. The
weather and water were unpropitious at that particular time. When the
river clears the sport will not lag, not while there are honest fishermen
toiling in the Government service here. Never! Treasurer Spinner—
he of the lovely countenance and honest heart—will give the last man
and the last dollar for a bite.

What of the accommodations there for visitors? Well, good, unex¬
ceptionable, we may say. At the “tavern” of Messrs. Garrett & Maus
you get served as few sportsmen do in the rural regions. The fare is

really excellent; all the delicacies of the season and many out of season.
Fresh country butter and real cream, the finest bread, coffee that would
put to blush the caterer of many a French cafe, with his muddy decora¬
tions, vegetables; good things clear through in short, not short in quan¬
tity, though. You can even have a hot breakfast sent out to you on the
rocks. And the beds, they remind one of home, sweet home. There’s
no place like home, except the Great Falls in the fishing season. It is
good for the piscatorial stomach to be at the Falls lately, especially when
said stomach is in a ravenous state, as it is sure to be after its owner has
been out on the rocks a few hours. Then’s when you get an edge onto
it! They have something there, too, for the kind of a thirst described
by our army friend on the plains. Coming in from a ten day Indian
scout in the “rainlessregion,” he was offered water. He indignantly de¬
clined it, saying, “I’ve got a thirst on that I would’nt take a thousand
j dollars for.” And all for two dollars a day. Not the thirst of the major,
j but the accommodations of Garrett & Maus, with valuable information
j and advice to the sportsman thrown in, for these be good fellows and an-
| glers.

\ Professor S. F. Baird, the eminent scientist and Fish Commissioner of
j the United States, to listen to whom quickly convinces the listener that
j the Professor is a true lover of the piscatorial art and at the same time a
‘ practical man in his treatment of the question of fish culture for food,
which important subject is committed by the Government to his care,
j says the Great Falls will yet be one of the finest leases on the continent.
\ He has unlimited faith in the success of his project for stockiug the Po¬
tomac and its tributaries with the California salmon, regarding the ex¬
periment of hatching as certain in its results as putting eggs under a set
ting hen. Hence his confidence. When these salmon are ready for the
hook th ree years hence may we three be those to hook ’em. Yours lin¬
eally, O. K, and Bob.

--

—A correspondent sends us the following notes from
Texas;

Galveston, Texas, May 10,1874.

ditor Forest and Stream:—

We have just passed through from our game season of geese, ducks,
brant, curlew, snipe, and plover to the piscatorial element. The rage
just now is to rig out a bamboo pole, float and couple of hooks, with the
tiniest of sinkers, all perhaps costing a dollar, and purchase your shrimp
for bait and start at a tearing rate seven miles to the railroad bridge, ar¬
riving there at daylight. Fasten your steed, and walking a short distance
on the structure, proceed to cast your hook in the limpid waters below.
Not long to wait; the wary trout, seeing so delicious a morsel as a
shrimp dangling so prettily, goes for it with distended jaws, takes it,
and off he goes. Now is the time t© hook him, and by a pecu liar skill¬
ful manoeuvre he is secured and presently landed in your basket. This
is repeated until you bundle up and go back to the city; sometimes, and
very often, with a handsome mess of large fine speckled trout. The rail¬
road bridge is two miles long, and is one of our communications to the
main land, made by piles driven into the sand aud mud bottom. In its
structure some thousands of piles are used, and fish congregate there to
feed in immense numbers from all parts of the bay, and as many as 200
have been caught in a single morning by amateurs. The trout is our
gamiest fish. I have seen them upwards of 24 inches in length and some
31 to 4 inches thick, with the shiniest of scales and prettiest of speckles.
Jointed rods are not much used here, and none but the fanciest of ama¬
teurs go in for fine metal hooks or fine and costly silk and grass lines.
There has been quite an extensive raid upon the bridge fishing this sea¬
son. Perhaps a hundred persons might be found enjoying the sport this
morning. Our reiifish, which weigh from 2 to 40 pounds, are caught on
the beach with a good stout line 178 feet long, two hooks and a pound
sinker, thrown out into the surf. It would’nt be long before your cap¬
tive would bite, and either you would get him or he would get your hooks
and line. Our market is supplied by fishermen who seine up and down
the bay and among the numerous islands. They generally sell to middle
men, who lay their dead fish on stalls in the market early in the morning.
A redfish commands about 75 cents of six and eight pounds. What is
left of the morning’s supply is sometimes put on ice and taken the next
morning, but most of the time is carted overboard. Many parties have
tried boats with wells, and others large fish boxes to endeavor to keep
them alive, but they all failed, and the same mode is in vogue to-day
that existed thirty years ago. Why they failed no one knows, but fish
cannot be kept alive. Live fish cannot be bought. Fish are so very
plenty that with a seine 150 yards long and 5 feet deep, two men in one
haul can make a catch of perhaps as many as 50 good-sized ones from 6
to 20 pounds each, as much as they can carry to market and dispose of.

I do not know of any place where parties can go into the water, and with
a long, lumbering seine, have such luck. Beside our redfish, we have
sheephead, trout, croakers, whiting, sand trout, perch, pig fish, angel
fish, pompano, mackerel, mullet, and catfish. Some of these just named
are not much sought for and are not saleable. Last, but not least, is our
jew fish, a monster in weight. The first one caught this season turned
the scales at 440 pounds. An American citizen of African descent
caught him and received $25 for his half-hour’s work. The fish was cut
up, steaks were sold, and the balance went to make jew fish chowder for
half of the town at a popular and celebrated saloon on the Strand. You
might think this fish pulls extremely hard, but when caught he is like
an infant, and only makes his noise and terrible splash when safely en
sconced in some boat a captive, and groans like a dying man in his
struggles to escape. J- L.

How the Serpent got over Eve. —A Frenchman’s ac¬
count. of the temptation and fall of our first mother, Eve, is
graphic and interesting: Monsieur Adam—he wake up—
lie sees one helle demoiselle aslip in ze garden. Volla de
la chance! here is something interesting. “Bon jour, Mad¬
ame Iv!” Madame Iv, she awake—she hoi’ her fan before
her face. Adam put up his eyeglass to admire ze tableau
—zey made one promenade—Madame Iv she feel hungry—
she see appel on ze arbre. Monsieur le Serpent se promene
sur 1’Arbre—make one walk on ze tree. “M. le Serpent,”
say Iv, “Weel you not’ave ze bonte to peek some appel?
J’ai faim.” “Certainment, Madame,” say ze serpent—
“charmS de vous voir.” “Hola, mon ami, ar’r’retez
vous!” cry Adam—“stop!—que songez vous faire—what
madness is zees? You must not peek ze appel! Ze snek
in ze tree he smile—he took one pinch snuff—he say, “Ah,
Monsieur Adam, do you not know zere is nossing prohee-
beet for ze ladies? Madame Iv, permeet me to off are you
some of zis fruit defendu.” Iv she make one courtesy, ze
Snek he fill her whole parasol wiz appel, he say, “Eritis,
sicut Deus; eef M. Adam will eat ze appel he weel become
like one dieu, know ze good and ze evil; but you, Madame,
could not become more of one goddess than you are now.”
And zis feenish Madame Iv.

Brookline Rowing Club.— At the late annual meet¬
ing of this club in Brookline, Mass., the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year : President, Samuel P.
Train; secretary and treasurer, Frank Dupee: directors,
Edward F. Chaum, W. S. Cutler, S. P. Train.

—The six-oared barges of St. Stephen’s College had
their annual race near Barrytown Saturday, over a mile
and a quarter course. The Rosalie beat the Miramonte a
length and a half. Time, 8 minutes 50 seconds. The Mi¬
ramonte had been the victor four years in succession.
-«$-•*»-

—When is charity like a top? When it begins to hum.

'itchting mid Routing.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK.

DATE.

BOSTON.

new York.

charustN

June 4.

h, m.

h. m.

h. m.

2 44

11 26

10 44

June 5.

3 55

eve 21

11 55

June 6.

4 29

1 15

eve 29

June 7.

5 25

2 11

1 25

June 8.

6 23

3 9

2 23

June 9.

7 21

4 6

3 21

June 10.

8 19

5 4

4 19

SEAWANHAKA YACHT CLUB.

—We print below two circulars sent by the Seawanhaka
Yacht Club to yacht owners who have been invited to par¬
ticipate in the Corinthian regattas inaugurated by this club.
The first letter gives all the details of the proposed race for
cabin sloops to take place at Oyster Bay on the third of
July next, and the second letter is an appendix to the cir¬
cular published in a recent number of the Forest and
Stream, referring to the Corinthian regatta for schooners
to be sailed at Newport next summer.

FLAG OFFICERS PRIZE FOR A CORINTHIAN RACE BY CABIN
SLOOPS.

New York, May, 1874.

Dear Sir:

The Flag officers of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club propose offering a
silver prize of the value of $250, to be sailed for by cabin sloop yachts on
the 3d day of July next, at Oyster Bay, L. I.

The race will be conducted on the Corinthian system. That is to say,
each yacht must be sailed and, as far as possible, steered by her owner
and manned exclusively by amateurs.

Each yacht entering for this race must belong to an organized yacht
club, and be manned, as far as practicable, with members of the club
under whose flag she enters.

Owners of yachts entering for this race will have the privilege of in¬
cluding in their crews gentlemen wno do not belong to the club from
which they enter.

The race will be sailed according to the sailing regulations of the Sea¬
wanhaka Yacht Club.

Time allowance will be calculated on the basis of mean length and
greatest breadth.

Only fore and aft sails can be carried.

Each competing yacht may carry its regular sailing master; but su, h
sailing master will not be permitted to direct in any way the manage¬
ment of such yacht, and any owner infringing this rule will be deemed to
have abandoned the race and forfeited the prize accordingly.

The owner of each yacht entering for this race must hand to the com¬
mittee having charge of the race, on or before the 2d day of July next,
a list containing the names, occupation and addresses of his proposed
racing crew, and such committee will nave the absolute right to reject
fram such list anyone they may consider a “professional.”

Each yacht will be allowed to carry (exclusive of the owner) one man
for every five feet of length on deck and fractional part thereof.

Unless the definite and positive entry of at least five yachts is received
by June 15th, the whole project will be abandoned.

The object of this proposed race is to bring the subject of Corinthian
racing prominently before our many yachtsmen and thereby popularize
the system.

This mode of racing has been popular in England for many years; and
has been found to develop very materially practical seamanship among
the owners of yachts; and while it has enhanced the pleasure of those
who did not own yachts, it has also served to awaken in them a greater
interest in their respective clubs.

The foregoing remarks embody the principal features of the proposed
race, but full information as regards details will be furnished by the
secretary, Mr. Frederick deP. Foster, No. 65 Wall street, N. Y., to whom
all entries should be addressed.

It is hoped that there may be a general response to this circular from
owners of our sloop yachts, and that the entries may be numerous.

You are respectfully requested to enter your yacht for this race, and
also to notify the committee, at your earliest convenience, whether you
intend so to do. Yery respectfully yours,

Wm. L. Swan, j

J. Wm. Beekman, Jr. , |

Same. J. Colgate. |

Fred. deP. Foster, f

Wm. Foulke, Jr., )

M. Roosevelt Schuyler, I

To -,

Committee.

Sloop Yacht

New York, May 21,1874.

De ar Sir:—

As the details of the proposed Corinthian race at Newport have been
gradually matured, it has been deemed advisable to modify the restric¬
tion requiring that the competing yachts shall be manned exclusively by
members of the club under whose flag they are entered for the race.

It has been intimated by several yacht owners that they would like
the privilege of including among their crews gentlemen who were not
members of the club from which they proposed to enter their yachts
for the race, and the committee has decided to allow the same.

Trusting this may facilitate your preparations for the race, the com
mittee would esteem it a favor if you would inform them at your earlies
convenience whether it is your intention to enter your yacht, in order
that they may be enabled to definitely complete the arrangements for
the race. Yery respectfully yours, &c.,

Wm. L. Swan,

J. Wm. Beekman,

Samuel J. Colgate,

Fred. deP. Foster,

Wm. Foulke, Jr,

M. Roosevelt Schuyler.

To -,

Schooner Yacht -.

Opening Cruise of Atlantic Yacht Ctub.— Not¬
withstanding the heavy fog which prevailed the greater
part of the day, on Saturday, May 80th, the Atlantic
Yacht Club held their opening cruise down the bay.
Owing to the unavoidable absence of a number of the
yachts, the fleet was not as large as had been expected but
at the appointed time the schooner “Triton” Mr. G. L.
Thayer, the “Orion” Mr. Cooper, “Alert” Mr. Henry
Yail, and “Kate” Mr. L. Lawrence reported to Commodore
Maxwell, on his flag ship the “Peerless,” and the fleet got
under way with a nice southerly breeze to beat down to
Sandy Hook. The “Peerless” eventually took the lead
and was the first to let go her anchor near the Plorse Shoe,
where she was shortly afterwards joined by the other
yachts, the squadron having been increased.on the way
down by the arrival of the little “Barbaba Frietchie,” Mr.
J. H. Rhodes. Here luncheon was served, shortly after
which the yachts started on their return trip.. The fog at
this time was quite thick, and a little additional excite¬
ment was added by the sound of various fog-horns and the
knowledge that the Saturday fleet of European steamers

FOREST AND STREAM.

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was at that time groping its way down the bay. _ No mis¬
fortune occurred, however, and on reaching the “Narrows,”
the fog having cleared away, numerous yachts were to be
seen standing across in all directions, among which were
the “Idler” Rear Commodore S. J. Colgate, of the Sea-
wanhaka, Y. C., with his Corinthian crew, the “Colum¬
bia,” “Magic,” “Torolinta,” “Grade,” “Sadie,” the steam
yacht “Ideal,” and the new schooner “Cornet,” Mr. Langley,
which has been described in the columns of Forest and
Stream, and was designed by Mr. Phillip Ellsworth. She
is a pretty looking Vessel, and is expected to develop great
speed. On the return trip off the wind the “Triton” was
the successful yacht, dropping anchor about two minutes
ahead of the Peerless; the rest of the fleet arrived within a
few minutes, and disembarking their guests ended a most
successful day’s cruise.

—The Brooklyn Yacht Club will hold tlieir seventeenth
annual regatta on Tuesday, June 16th. The steamer
“Seth Low” leaves the barge office foot of Whitehall street,
New York at 8 30 a. m.; foot of Court street, Brooklyn, at
9.80 a. m.

—We mentioned in a recent number of the Forest and
Stream the yacht that Mr. J. N. Town has designed and is
now building for Mr. George Barclay Ward, but considering
the mission this yacht is intended to fill, she is worthy of a
much more comprehensive statement. She is to be called
the Aida, and when finished, which her builder hopes will
be the early part of this month, will be sent immediately to
England, there to test whether the broad or shallow is bet¬
ter than the narrow and deep type of boat. Being purely
an American vessel, it is obvious that her chances of win¬
ning are very much curtailed by the English system of mea¬
surement which assumes her depth to be one-half her beam
and thereby makes her much larger than she really is, and
on the same theory reduces the size of her probable antag¬
onists very much below the reality. We believe her owner
understands thoroughly the work that is cut out for him to
do, but in matching a vessel of the size of the Aida against
the Vanessa, Quickstep or other flyers among the twenty
tonners, he is making an attempt the result of which, to
say the least, is highly problematical. It would seem a
pity at first thought that Mr. Ward has not adopted the
American sloop-rig, which, unless the water in all his re¬
gattas is too hilly, would probably give his vessel a better
chance, but on the other hand, using the cutter rig, the
same as his competitors, reduce the result of each race to a
question of model only, and he has the satisfaction of pos¬
sessing a serviceable seamanlike rig. The Aida will be a
keel boat owing to some regulation of English yacht clubs
which severely handicaps all center board yachts, but, in
point of fact, she is the American type of center board
yacht having a deep fixed keel in place of the board. She
will have a sharp but still full entrance, with little or no
hollow in the water lines—small shoulder, considerable dead
rise, hollow floor, very easy run, and an overhanging stern
after the English fashion. She is double framed with
Hackmetack, has keel, kelson, &c. of oak, and is planked
with oak. Her trunk cabin will be narrow, leaving con¬
siderable gangway on either side, and about sixteen inches
high; abaft the trunk will be a shallow cockpit seven feet
long by seven feet in width. She will take about four tons
of lead for ballast. The following are the principal di¬
mensions:—Length on water line, thirty six feet eight
inches; length over all, forty-four feet; depth of hold, five
feet ten inches; moulded beam, thirteen feet ten inches;
extreme beam, fourteen feet one inch; draft aft, five feet;
draft forward, four feet; freeboard, two feet two inches;
sheer plank rising, two feet forward and eighteen inches
aft; she will have a nine inch rail and will have a perpen¬
dicular stern post; her mast from heel to cap will be forty
feet in length; boom, thirty-eight feet; gaff, twenty-three
feet; top mast from heel to truck, twenty-five feet; doub¬
lings, five feet; bowsprit, twenty feet outboard. Should
she be successful against the heavy odds with which she
must contend, it will certainly reflect great credit upon her
designer. The English system of measurement seems most
unaccountable to us, for in point of fact, it is no measure¬
ment whatever, and we frequently find their yachts carry¬
ing in ballast alone, weight equal to their nominal tonnage.
However, on the theory that their present measurement has
produced some excellent vessels, they seem unwilling to
make any changes whatever- Another argument used, that
their racing fleet has been constructed upon the basis of
their present measurement, would not carry much weight
with it if cubical contents—as used by the N. Y. Y. O'.—
were permitted to supplant their existing system.

-—The Madeleine, Mr. J. Voorliis, Jr., and the Palmer,
Mr. Rutherford Stuyvesant, have both formally entered for
the Corinthian race for sliooners to be sailed at Newport
next August.

—A young lady of Portland has jturchased the fast
yacht “Spy” and is fitting her up for the present season,
intending to enjoy, accompanied by another young lady, a
“life on the Ocean Wave.”

—Commodore Holt, of the yacht Sea Witch, we see by
the Nantucket Inquirer , is announced as the first arrival
at that port with several distinguished voyagers, including
Wm. L. Strong, of New York, Thomas Barbour, of Pat¬
erson, Wm. A. Griswold, of Philadelphia, and several
other gentlemen.

—Binnacle, our Boston correspondent, sends us the fol¬
lowing items under date of May 31st:—

The “Addie Elmer,” of Lynn, Capt. Allan Hay, has been
added to the Dorchester Yacht Club.

. Capt. W. H. L. Smith has been making some alterations
m his staunch yacht “Alice” rounding out the bow on the
water line and fitting a new mast.

The three regattas to decide the championship of the
various classes in the Dorchester Yacht Club are appointed
to come off June 6th and 20tli, and July 18th, to be sailed
over the usual courses. Prizes in each class to be solid
silver cups.

. The time of the annual cruise is still undetermined, but
l t is proposed to cruise in the direction of Portland this
year, as last year the club went to Provincetown, and of
course want a change, and new sights and harbors to see.

The Dorchester Yacht Club regatta May 21st was not
a success in point of the number of boats, but it showed
the pluck and seamanship of the amateur crews that did
ente L and was an example worthy to be followed by clubs
owning larger boats. The southeast storm was anything
put pleasant to be out in, even on shore. The wind came
m sharp puffs, and the rain at times struck like so many
pellets of shot.

The account of the race you have already seen, and the
settlement of the disputed prizes is herewith appended:—

Dorchester Yacht Club Regatta. —A meeting, of
the judges of the last regatta of the Dorchester Yacht
Club on May 21st was held Tuesday 26, to investigate into
the protests made by the Secret against the Firefly for
foulmg, and that of the Sunbeam against the Fearless for
shifting ballast. Neither protest was allowed. The entire
list of prizes awarded were as follows :—

First class schooners......Curlew.S. L. French

Second class keel sloops.Fearless.J. A. Woodward.

First class centre board sloops.. .Kelpie.S. S. Capen.

Second class centre board sloops.Firefly.G. H. Balch

Third class centre board sloops.. Waterwitch.H. K. Pettengill.

Fourth class centre board sloops.Tulip.Walter Burgess.

The next regatta, being the first championship regatta of
the present season, will take place from Commercial Point
on Saturday, June 6, at half-past two o’clock P. M.

—The schooner yacht Banshee, Capt. W. J. Orcutt, sailed
Saturday on a month’s cruise “down East.” The sloop
yacht Startle, Capt. Plummer, joined her the first of this
week, with the intention of making an extended cruise in
the same direction rendezvousing in the Kennebec River
and at Mount Desert.

—The Intercollegiate Regatta, which will take place on
Saratoga Lake on July 15tli and 16tli, has every evidence
of being one of the most successful aquatic pageants that
has ever been managed in this or any other country. The
following are the crews of the different colleges and uni¬
versities, subject to alterations:—

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

Bow—Willis G. Eaton, Jr.21

No. 2.. .William F. Westgate.22

No. 3.. .Benjamin F. Robinson.22

No. 4...Charles W. Eager.19

No. 5.. .Frank W. Mitchell.22

Stroke. .Charles O. Gates.22

WESLEYAN COLLEGE.

Age.

Bow... .Walter H. Downs.21

No. 2...John W. Whitney.’.24

No. 3.. .George M. Warren.24

No. 4.. .Clarence A. Waldo.22

No. 5.. .Cyrus P. Marsh,.22

Stroke..John E. Enstis.2?

Substitute. .H. C. Heermans .—

HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

Age.

Stroke..R. H. Dana.23

No. 2.. .D. C. Bacon.20

No. 3... Wendell Goodwin.21

No. 4.. .H. L. Morse.21

No. 5...W. R. Taylor. 21

Bow-W. J. Otis.21

IF ighi.
154
166
170
175
180
166
165

John Gunster. 23

Charles Hubbell.22

Charle* Gilbert. 19

John H. Haynes. 25

Andrew S. Keyes. 9

M. P. Washburn. 19

Benjamin Norton.!.. 18

H. A. Barker.20

COLUMBIA COLLEGE.

Age..

Bow_P. Timpson. 22

No. 2...G. Griswold. 17

No. 3... J. Wells.21

No. 4...E. S.Rapallo.21

No. 5...R. C. Cornell.21

Stroke..B. F. Rees. 20

YALE COLLEGE.

Bow-G. L. Brownell.20

No. 2. ..F. Wood.20

No. 3...M. G. Nixon.19

No. 4...C. N. Fowler. 21

No. 5...J. Kennedy.22

Stroke..R. J. Cook.25

Substitute..D. H. Kellogg. 22

WILLIAMS COLLEGE.

Weight.

164

175

160

175

1S3

185

Weight,

148

146

155

175

158

166

166

Weight.

160

178

180

170

170

1584

might.
5 8
5 1C4

5 11

5 10

6 0

5 8

6 0

Weight.

169

177

169

162

167

153

151

153

Weight.

160

176

160

174

183

160

TRINITY COLLEGE.

Age. Weight .

Bow_Greenville Kane.20 153

No. 2...Sidney D. Hooker.20 158

No. 3...J. De F. McKennan.21 178

No. 4.. .Wm. J. Roberts.25 180

No. 5...Henry M. Hooper.24 167

Stroke.. Henry C. Du Bois.20 160

Their average weight is 166 pounds, and height 6 ft. one third inch.

PRINCETON COLLEGE.

Princeton College sends a crew this year for the first
time. Messrs. T. Sheldon, J. Taylor, R. J. Hall, F. Bid¬
dle, F. Marquand, W. M. Smith, I. Conger, C. Cross, F.
Markoe, and W. LI. Addicks are all under training, and
from them tlie University crew is to be selected. The ten
named average slightly over 150 pounds. The Princeton
crew will be at Curtis’, on tlie east side of the lake, a little
south of Yale’s quarters.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY.

Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., has selected its men,
but as yet has not decided upon their positions in the boat.’
Messrs. J. N. Ostrom, J. H. Southard, C. C. King, Corwin,
Garver and Perry Clark will compose the University crew,
with Ostrom or "Southard for stroke. Ostrom, Southard’
and King were all in last year’s crew, King being the
stroke. Tlie crew will be quartered at J. Ramsdill’s, on the
lake, a short distance from the Harvards.

—The Harvard University class races took place on May
30th on the Charles river course, and quite a large number
of tlie friends of the college boys assembled at the Union
Boat Club house to witness the sport. The weather was
lovely, and tlie river almost as smooth as glass. The sport
was opened with a single scull race between P. Dana and
F. Stone. Dana shot ahead and kept the lead all the way,
completing two miles in just 16 minutes, winning the race
quite easily.

The next race was between the second crews of the
junior and sophomore classes, the freshmen not appearing.
The “sophs” were very reluctant about starting, as they
were much in want of practice, but finally decided to con¬
tend on condition that the juniors give them one minute
time allowance and allow them a coxswain, the juniors
rowing in a barge. This race was over the two-mile
course, and was won by the juniors. Time—15 min. 41 sec.

Tlie first crews then brought out tlieir shells and made
ready for tlieir race, a distance of three miles. As the
University crew appeared they were heartily applauded,
and taking a few strokes up the river, showed that they
were in fine condition. Positions were drawn with the
scientific crew inside, nearest the wall, then the freshmen,
sophomore and University crews in the order named.
When the word was given the University boys bent to
their long, steady stroke and were not long in taking the

inside cheers and class shouts being dealt out liberally
to all tlie classes as they moved up the river. On the return
it was seen that the University crew were easy winners,
though the “sophs” were not far behind. The scientific
boys were pretty well up with the “sophs,” but the fresh¬
men were left far out in tlie cold, though they were ap¬
plauded by tlieir friends when they came up.

Uni verity H. R. Dana (stroke,) Bacon, Goodwin,
Morse, Taylor, Otis (bow.) Color, magenta. Time—20
minutes 13J seconds.

Sophomore—Riggs (stroke,) Richards, Bolan, Brown,
Green, Weld (bow.) Color, fed. Time—21 minutes 5
seconds.

Scientific—James (stroke,) Perkins, Thayer’ Irving Den¬
ton, Davis (bow.) Color, white. Time—21 minutes 224
seconds.

Freshmen—Hamman (stroke,) Martin, Parsons, Patten,
Harwood, Wiley (bow.) Color, white. Time—22 minutes
804 seconds.

The judges were Messrs. T. Parsons. J. Weld and G. F
Roberts.

Tlie .Atalanta and Gramercv Boat Clubs sent five men
from tlieir respective associations on Saturday, May 30th,
to represent them for the single scull junior championship
gold medal, presented by the officers of the Club. The
race was three miles out from the powder-boat off the rail¬
way bridge to Morris Dock, Harlem River. J. F. Engle-
liardt was appointed referee and starter. A good start was
made at twenty-nine minutes past five, in the following
order, the favorite leading : E. B. Welch, E. J. Atkinson,
A. Geisman, F. Wynne, and H. R. Mills.

The men retained their position for half a mile, when
Geisman shot ahead and passed Atkinson, who in a spurt
ran his boat on a sandbank and was afterwards nowhere.
Geisman reached the stake-boat two lengths ahead of Winne
and Welch followed half a boat’s length behind Winne’
Mills being fourth. Tlie badge lias to be rowed for every
four weeks during the season, and whoever wins it the
most times will be the owner. After tlie men had returned
to their club-liouse, Charles Peverley presented the medal
to the winner.

—Tlie Atalanta and Yale College crews will row on Lake
Saltonslall on the 25th of June. It will be a three mile
race in six-oared gigs. Tlie following crew has been
agreed upon to represent the Atalanta Club :—

R. Withers, 155 pounds, stroke; Theodore Van Raden,
153 pounds; William Spear, 140 pounds; Oliver T. John¬
son, 155 pounds; Alexander Handy, 155 pounds, and Ed¬
mund I. Blake, 138 pounds, bow. Withers, Van Raden,
and Handy rowed against Yale and Harvard, and in the
English race when they were beaten.

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Gerda. A Novel. By Maria Sophia Schwartz. Phila¬
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This is the latest novel by this popular authoress. It possesses all the
requisites to make a very interesting work of what is termed a dry sub¬
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labor, when rightly pursued, is made conspicuous in the lives of the
“Children of Work.” Our lady readers can with safety peruse the char¬
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We have quite a number of other works by Harper & Bro., all of which
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The Parisians. By Lord Lytton. New York. Har¬
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Undoubtedly this work, standing as it does deservedly high in a liter¬
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it falls below the author’s best standard. Philosophically noted, it may
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American Text Books of Art Education. By Prof.

Walter Smith, State Director of Art Education for Massachusetts.

Boston. Jas. R. Osgood & Co.

The greatly increasing demand for correct manuals upon the science of
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The Circuit Rider. By E. Eggleston. New York. J. B,

Ford & Co.

This is the complete work, in book form, begun in the Christian
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preacher’s life years ago, among a rude and illiterate people; one will
learn much of what Methodism was in Ohio in this century, and the
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Wright’s Illustrated Poultry Book. 15 00

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Wallace’s American Trotting Register. 10 00

Wallace’s American Stud Book. Vol. 1. 10 00

Forester’s American Game in its season. 8 00

F. Forester’s Horse and Horsemanship. 8vo.

2 Vols. 10 00

Frank Forester’s Field Sports. _ 8vo. 2 Vols.... 6 00
Frank Forester’s Fish and Fishing. (100 ills) .. 8 50
Frank Forester’s Manual Young Sportsmen.... 3 00
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Dead Shot; or, Sportsman’s Complete Guide... 1 75

Copeland’s Country Life. 8vo., 926 pages. 5 00

Darwin’s Variations of Animals and Plants. 2

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Stewart’s (John) Stable Book. 1 50

The Percheron Horse.. 1 00

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The Horse. Stonehenge. 2 50

The Horse Doctor. Mahew. 3 00

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History of the British Dog. Jesse. 16 00

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Rod and Gun. Wilson. 5 00

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Arms and Ammunition.

The Fishing Tourist. Charles Hallock.... 2 00

Fishing in American Waters. Genio C. Scott.. 3 50

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Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate. 1 50

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine. 10 50

Lewis’ American Sportsman. ® 00

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Domesticated Trout. Livingston Stone. Ulus.. 2 50

Trout Culture. Seth Green. 1 60

Handbook of Shooting. (Rqutledge’s). 5;

“ “ Angling. “ . ffifi

Animal Life in Europe. Specht. { jf

Forty-four Years of a Hunter’s Life.• • • • • • 1

Key to the Birds of North America. By Elliott

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The Extinct-Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and

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Trees, Plants and Flowers, Where and How

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The American Beaver and His Works. Morgan.. 5 uu

Taxidermist’s Manual. Brown. 1

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Histoky of Nokth American Birds. By Prof.
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W. S. BaXRJVTJM,

Syracuse, W. Y-

Guns, Revolvers, Fishing Tackle, Base-
Ball Supplies, &c.,

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading gun
sent to any address for $40.

EVERY GUN WARRANTED.
Ammunition of the very best quality a specialty.

" FOREST AND STREAM.

271

i'scdlmjcous.

*»yor[ttttmti 8 (§oods.

Uzcdlmtcoivs.

ixcclldiiconr],

FIRE ARMS!

AND

SEWING MACHINES!

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
GUNS. Snap and Positive Action, with patent Joint
Check, a marvel of beauty, finish, and cheapness;
celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES—adopted Dy NINE
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
throughout the world for military, hunting, and tar¬
get purposes; PISTOLS, RIFLE CANES, METAL¬
LIC CARTRIDGES, Ac.

Also Manufacturers of the new

REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE,

To which was awarded the]

“MEDAL OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
mium over all other machines at the great Central New
York Fair, at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprung
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualities, namely, light running, smooth , noise¬
less. rapid, durable , with perfect lock stitch.

£iF"8end for Circulars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

KlU'G <Se OO.’S

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY ,

A. ROCHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada 5
No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers. 10 26

JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention.

ESTABLISHED 1848.

JUDSON & CO.,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Fly Rods.

Three piece Rods, weighing from 9 to 12 oz., 10J to 12
feer, in length, a specialty. These rods are sold at a
low price, and are all warranted.

E. H. MADISON,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full hue of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Goouo, &c.
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
of fine guns, &c.

PECK & SNYDER,

IMPORTERS, JOBBERS & RETAIL DEALERS li
Fishing Tackle of Every Description.
The cheapest house in the ciiy to bay good tackh
P. & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 4 joint, full mounted, $
to $20 each.

P. & S. Excelsior Fly Rods, 3 joints, split bamboc
4 splice, 12 ft., $35 each.

r. & S. Trout Rods, brass mounted, 3 and 4 joints
7oc. to $5 each.

. & A TrQ nk Rods, full mounted, 4 and 6 joints, $
to $10 each.

Bass Rods, 3 and 4 joints, brass mounted, $1.50 to $1
3 ancl 4 joints, German silver mounted, $
to $20 each.

Balance Handle Multiplying Reels, brass, 25 to 3(
yards, $3.25 to $15 each.

oo el8, bra S8 and German silver, 25 to 100 yards
83.2 d to $8 each.

1 wisted and Braided Silk Lines, assorted colors, 3<
to 8c. yard.

riaia and Braided Linen and Cotton Lines, assorte
colors and sizes.

Pike and Pickerel baits, 50c. to $1.50 each.
a li i ! nc ! s of Hooks on single and double gut.

Ail kinds of Floats, Squids, Minnows, Spoons, Sml

ers, Ac.

Salmon and Bass Flies, $3 to $10 per doz.

Trout Flies, $1 to $3 per doz.

Leaders, single and double gut, 25c. to 60c. each.

Just published, the Encyclopedia of all Out and li
uoor Games and Sports, containing 21 full page c.o
ored engravings; also 150 plain cuts, together wit
prices on all articles required. Price 10c.

GOODS SENT BY EXPRESS, C. O. D.

A-pr ltt PECK & SNYDER, 186 Nassaa St, N. I

ALBERT C. KUCK , '

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

Mo. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OP

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,

REYOLVERS.
Skates and Sptoring Goods.

THOS.OTIS LEROY & CO.,

Patent Shot& LeadWorks,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted
EAGLE BRAND

OF

DROP SHOT

ALSO

Compressed Shot

AND

b jes, is x>.

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE* AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Fixes
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

SNEIBER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

Muzzle-Loading Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

£514 West Pratt street,

28 Baltimore, Md.

Ilstablished in 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

FISHING TACKLE!

50 Fulton St., 1ST. Y.

Green Hart, Split Bamboo , Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Rods, a Specialty.

ill HAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
1 created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $8; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

'S\ J. SELLEW,"

DESKS,

OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURNITURE,

103 Fulton Street, N. Y.

FINE CYLINDER DESKS.

Grand Medal of Merit, Vienna, 1873,

" a ir-dieud - •. ' v\ • ' ; ,

‘ (ROCHESTER, N,3Prf. '

PEERLESS & PLAIN

IjINE CUT’fcHEWiNC,

.Vanity Pair

° •. Cut Cavendish Smoking.

Ask your Dealer, or seod dlVsc* 1 " —
works forA:

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball dr Co. :

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. YV e have-s
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “ Vai:
isthe King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sortof
strono-ness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send me iorthe enolosedten dollars, a supply of “V amty
Fair ” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells vour excellent “Vanity Fair, I
beg you to enclose me the address.

6 J Dr. Jos. Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

transport
I declare
-ery good
lity Fair”

REAL ENGLISH BOXING GLOVES,

Imported, and the best American Gloves manufac¬
tured by SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 46
Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of two
pair; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.

P. S.—Goods sent G. O. D. everywhere.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

fliciiTMn n

pj

T

J]

If

mam \

in

j.

M

bill

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

F. GROTB. A. JOS. KAPP, A. H. GROTE

F.CROTE& CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

llL East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cue8, &c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4.56

Established 1847.

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods* and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Bods, Keels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Eisli Hooks, E

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

IOI & IOS DUANE ST., (near
Broadway) New York.

CHAR. REICHE & BRO.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &e„

55 Chatham Street.

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,.
AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

OHAS. REICHE, 11-63 HENRY REICHE.

H. W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLE

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

Cures Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Rheu¬
matism, Chilblains, Strains , &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! A.sk for it 1 Test it!

Ward, Russell Sc Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St. , N. Y

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR <fc CO., Bankers,

11 Wall street, New York.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK, DOGSKIN AND FUR GLOVES AND
GAUNTLETS.

RIDING AND SHOOTING LEGGINS,
LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS.

BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., Ac'., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Meld & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Broadway, IV. Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS ANB ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

10 N, William Street, New York

DK. FOWLER’S PATENT

Hard Rubber Reel-

99

Imperishable^Ligfit as a Feather, r and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Pee prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and H mi. Robt Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest cohfrib :.ion to the angler’s
outfit, has now been before tile public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents Cor the United States,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

^lathing md ^furnishitu] (§ood§.

ITHAMAR DU BOIS,

{CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

828 Fulton St-, Brooklyn-
Fine Shirtr, Collars and Cuffs to Order.

—AT POPULAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Archi¬
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y

TURN BULKS

The Great Hatter,

SI FULTON STREET,

BROOKLYN. 13-26

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in season] can be supplied at reasonable prices
by addressing J. FEARON MANN, Lewistown, Penn
*-Zm

272

FOREST AND STREAM.

| 'po^tsmm’s joints.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, !V. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,
Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL-
*■ LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY, ON HAND.
DIXONS & H A WKSLE V S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best m the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Test.

This Vest affords
rangement yet in
rying cartridges,
so evenly distribu'.
scarcely felt. Car
carried with the
this vest, which is
tance* when brass
as when carrying
head up the weight
en forces the wad
bad shooting is the

the best ar-
vented for car-
The weight is
ted that it is
tridges can be
heads down in
of great impor-
shells are used
them with the
of the shot oft-
forward, when
result.

In ordering send measurement arouud the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR TIIE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,

WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

WILLIAM M. REAGAN,

IMPOETEK,

No. 5 Beekman street,
No. 149 Pearl street,

INEW YORK.

(JlIELL BOATS.—THE FIRST CLASS U. S. MILI-
TARY Academy being about to graduate, desire to
sell their shell boats, two six-oars and two four-oars.
The boats are in good condition, and will be sold
cheap. For further particulars address or call on
Cadet A II. MELLEN, West Point, N. Y.

Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

Wo. 94 Fulton St., W. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

‘Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6 * lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
1 and 5 lb. cans and 6 } lb. kegs,

“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25,12i, and 6 i lbs.
afld canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

88 Wall Street, Ne w York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.
Titos S. Pope, Secretary.

^WILBUR l HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

NEtt YORK.

Corner of Pearl Street.

-:o:-

OltDEKS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
_ ATTENTION. _

NO FROGnofoot; NO HORSE.

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

bi llow to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar
Goodenough House Shoe. 41 Dev Street, New York,

MEAD’S PATENTSAFE'fY

EXPLOSIVE

BULLET CARTRIDGE.

SAFE, CHEAP, ACCURATE, DESTRUCTIVE!
For Rilies and Revolvers. All sizes for sale by
JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS,

300 Broadway, York,

%ST*Send for Circular ,

REMINGTON'S CHALLENGE

Long Range, Breech Loading

TARGET RIFLE

Weight, 30 lbs.

Length of barret, 34 inches.
Calibre, 44-100 in.

Pistol-grip Stock. Fine Wa’nuf,
Oil Finished, Checked Grip, Case :
hartlenened monn

The following discs for front sights.

Price as above.$300 CO

Price with* ut pistol-crip, $90 CO
With orthoptic and bead sights, $65
“ “ “(.$43 50

ordinary stock, ) $41 00

Extra discs, ea,. $2 50

Spirit level,. $5 00

Open bead Bar and Slit. Bar & Open Bead.

FRONT SIGHT.

The above rifle was the winner of all the prizes for accurate shooting at Creedmoor at the last spring meet¬
ing. 102 out of 123 at the fall meeting, “Turf, Field and Farm” Badge, 3 out of 4 times. Amateur Rifle Club
Badge (final). Diamond Badge, first and only time. For authentic record of above see N. R. A. First Annual
Report, just out. At the match Saturday, 16th inst., 7 Remington and 7 other rifles were used, resulting in a
score of 302 for Remington and 287 for the others, giving Remington’s 15 gain, or two points to each man. For
full particulars of these rifles address

E. REMINGTON & SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR AKMORY, ILION, TST. Y.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean, to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6 th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“ Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be. devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.) _ ,

^We are now receiving orders for these guns, and due
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery. .

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 84 Wall St., N. Y.

J. C. CONROY & CO.,

65 Fulton Street* New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF

Fish Hooks and Fishing Tackle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
their goods.

0. HODGMAN & CO.,

27 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT

ia

COMPRISING

Rubber Treuting 1 Pants*

Fishing- Stockings*

Camp Blankets* etc.

Complete Sporting& CampingOutfit.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

BOSTON.

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

i^i&slxixxg- Tackle,
I^islxixxg* X£odLs 9
Fish Hooks,

AND

ANGLING IMPLEMENTS.

FISHERIES.--

MADE TO ORDER

for the trade. Every va¬
riety of Net, Seine, Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake*
Pond or River. AMERICAN NET AND TWINE CO.',
Boston. *5-6m

Hall’s Patent Creasers

FOR PAPER SHELLS.

T HE “CLIMAX” CREASER, combining

Creaser, Loader and Cap-Expeller, forming the
most complete implement in the market. Is also an
excellent Loader and Cap-Expeller for Berdan and
other metallic shells. Price, $2 75. Sent by mail post¬
paid. Extra cylinders, 75 cts. Extra needles, 15 cts.
Plain Creaser and Loader— Improved Pattern.

Works rapidly and effectively. Price $2 25. Sent
by mail post-paid. Extra cylinders 40 cts. each. In
ordering either of the creasers give size of shell used.
For sale by Qun Dealers. Address HALL & CO.,

k 40 North Duke street, Lancaster, Pa.

B. & A. have the BEST FACILITIES for the

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^&2S*Sp\T*“d NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1874.

Volume 3, iVimiber 18
17 Chatham St. (CityHall Sqr.)

For Forest and Stream.

AN ANGLER’S INVITATION.

I F I’m a judge of jaded men,

Who need a check upon their preaching,
One Dr. B. should drop his pen,

And go where forest leaves are bleaching,
To angle and camp out.

Dost not admire the springing grass,
Rejoicing in the vernal showers?

The dancing waters as they pass,

Invite to streams and woods and bowers
To angle and camp out.

The South is sending us warm gales,
And birds intent on jocund singing,
And they revisit hills and vales
To tempt us forth, our tackle bringing.
To angle and camp out»

A saw-mill dam to hang around,

Is but a place for lazy boobies I

We’ll go where rocks and whirls abound;

Where tempting eddies glow like rubies,

To angle and camp out.

A wild and lonely forest night,

With bovver built and fire before it,

Is truly a romantic sight,

A place to rest and chat and snore it—

To angle and camp out.

Forsooth the rain and lightning’s gleam,

And thunder’s crash may dash our trouting

As once they did on Pleasant Stream,

But we’ll submit, disdaining pouting,

To angle and camp out.

Lift up your eyes and snuff the breeze^

And hail the fog and bless the morning;

Then feel your pulse and trembling knees,

And own you need no further warning,

To angle and camp out,

Yon soaring hawk, yon staring owl,

Yon crow his caws eternal pleading,

(Mosquitoes 1 whack! and with a scowl!)

Yon country boys and country girls,

Yon cat-birds, jays and nutting squirrels—

All stare at us two gents proceeding
To angle and camp out.

Montpelier.

For Forest and Stream.

\yortz in ^nU/fornm.

No. II.—TROUT FISHING AT HUMBOLDT
BAY.

TN my first number, although I alluded to outfit, and
A stated that all necessary information could be obtained
m San Francisco, as clothing was not intended to be in¬
cluded in that term, and as the climate of California is pe¬
culiar—varying with each locality —I will add a few words
°n this subject.

For the Humboldt Bay country heavy clothing is indis¬
pensable at all times. Linen clothing, or, rather, the usual
summer wear of “the east,” is never needed. Whatever
be the style, quality, or color of the outer dress, the mate¬
rial should be wool, and the goods should be strong, for the
undergrowth is heavy, and will try the capabilities of the
garb to the utmost. As to color and pattern, every sports¬
man has his own opinion, and the general principles of the
armony of colors are so accurately laid down and well
known that little need be added, save that from the coast
!° eastern side of the belt of redwood forest the foliage
is evergreen. East of this redwood belt, in summer, the
oare hills become the color of dead leaves—not the russet
°ur autumns, but a pale yellowish or whitish, brown.
I be foliage generally is, however, still evergreen. A
sportsman of no mean celebrity considers the color of
withered fern” the best, and when well worn and soiled
With the vicissitudes of a month’s tramp this color is cer¬
tainly remarkably invisible at a short distance, as it blends
®o harmoniously with any and all surroundings. The
a med Indian smoke-tanned buckskin, which is a rich ru 3 -
Set brown, and is so generally used by Indians and hunt¬

ers, cannot compare with it. At 500 yards this buckskin
can be picked out at once; but take a well-worn and travel
stained suit of the withered fern, and it will be a remark¬
ably correct eye that can detect the wearer if he does not
move, and this, too, if he be lying on the bare and open
ground.

The climate of this favored region varies but little. The
extremes generally are from seventy-two to seventy-six de¬
grees Fahrenheit. During the two years I was stationed at
Fort Humboldt, on two occasions ice formed nearly as thick
as a pane of ordinary window glass, and was a matter of
wonder to “the oldest inhabitant.” A snow squall also
once struck us, leaving a feathery impresssion on our pa¬
rade about half an inch in thickness. All these instances
happened during the night, the thermometer returning to
its accustomed level by breakfast time next morning. The
highest rise of the thermometer during my sojourn was
eighty-two degrees, which occurred on one 4th of July.
But the regulation temperature is, as stated, seventy-four
degrees.

“The four seasons” do not obtain in the Humboldt Bay
country. There are but two—the wet and the dry. In
this respect the climate is remarkable; notin that a wet and
dry season are unusual, but that at Humboldt it almost
never rains during the day , even in the rainy season. Dur¬
ing the dry season there may be an occasional shower, but
very seldom. During the rainy season it rains regularly
once every twenty-four hours, with but few exceptions;
but the rain commences about ten P. M. and ceases about
four A. M., and this with such regularity that one might
almost set his watch by it. This is owing to the inter¬
change of the land and sea breezes, and as these are
regular in their rise and fall so is the rain in its commence¬
ment and cessation. It will rain tremendously every night,
and all night, but the mornings will be as soft and balmy
as May—bright, clear, and slightly hazy—an Indian sum¬
mer day with the freshness of spring. They are absolute
perfection. During my two years residence at Humboldt
Bay it did not rain during the day more than ten times.
The advantage of this peculiarity cannot be better appre¬
ciated than by the sportsman, and if he cannot guard
against the nocturnal inundation, and make himself snug
and keep dry, he must be helpless indeed.

As a result of this division of the seasons, and the uni¬
formity of the temperature, vegetation is almost tropical
in its luxuriance. The hills, ravines, and woods are cov¬
ered and filled with a heavy undergrowth, which is be¬
spangled with lovely flowers, and teems with berries of
various kinds. The oleander and rhododendron are there
in profusion, with a hundred others unknown to me by
name. I have ridden through miles of the waxberry, once
a irreat favorite in our eastern gardens. It is a wild shrub
there. Of the edible berries I remember the salmon berry,
which is like a large raspberry, but straw colored and
tinted with red; the thimbleberry, the strawberry, the rasp¬
berry, the blackberry, the dewberry, the whortleberry, the
bilberry, the partridge berry, the mulberry, the salal berry,
the service berry, the redberry, and many others. The red-
berry is remarkable in that the tree which bears it grows to
the height of twenty feet. It has a trunk of six feet, and
ahead like that of the osier willow, and these berries,
which are of a brilliant crimson, semi-transparent, and
about the size of the cranberry, are strung along the
branches like currants on their stem. Their taste is slightly
acid, and much like that of a currant, but more delicate.
The leaves of the tree are small, and, I think, lanceolate;
of rather a lightish green, like the willow, but darker.
The tree has an open head, and in the sunlight the berries
seem like little balls of transparent red candy, and present
a very beautiful appearance. They make a fine jelly,
highly prized by the ladies for its beautiful color and deli¬
cate flavor. When I left Humboldt I brought several jars
of this jelly with me, but during my varied journeyings I
found a warmer climate, and the jelly, fermenting, burst
the jars, upon which my wife facetiously christened it
“blew up jelly.”

The lover of ferns would be enchanted with this coun¬

try. The hillsides are covered with a profusion and wealth
of variety seen nowhere else save in the tropics. From the
tiniest and almost invisible form to the gigantic “tree
ferns,” their feathery fronds wave in every breeze, and
their delicate tracery adorns alike the sequestered nook
among the hills, the open forest, and the broad and undu¬
lating savanna.

Flowers grow with a luxuriance unusual in these lati¬
tudes. At the close Of the rainy season the hills and for¬
ests are abloom with every variety of form and color, while
in the gardens the rarer varieties are cultivated with a suc¬
cess that would make a New York florist gape with won¬
der. One lady in the little town of Areata had eighty va¬
rieties of roses in her garden—not puny shrubs, but many
of them large trees, with trunks as thick as the arm of a
large and fleshy man. . These were crowned with hundreds
of flowers, in all stages of perfection and development.
The beautiful “Geant du Battaille ” was in very truth a
giant. The tree—for it is folly to call it a bush—was fully
fifteen feet high, and many of the flowers were as large as
ordinary saucers. The tea roses—those most lovely and
fragrant of all the rose tribe—were there in all their glory,
with a daintiness of tint and exquisiteness of perfume that
realized the fabled glories of the gardens of “G-ul” and
“larnistan.” The climbers, too, were in unrivalled masses
of beauty and bloom. Pinks and carnations, dahlias and
lilies, hyacinths and tuberoses, with hundreds of others,
lent their brilliance and perfume to adorn this most exquis¬
ite of gardens.

The graceful Fuchsia, the “ladies-ear-drop,” here attains
a luxuriance I never before even dreamed of. At Trinidad,
some thirty miles north of Humboldt, on the bl ink of the
mighty Pacific, I saw a vision of beauty that will remain
with me forever. I had arrived at this deserted town dur¬
ing the night, after a hard ride and a hairbreadth escape
from Indians, and slept in an old barn on the hill. In the
morning 1 came out just as the sun was rising over the
mountain back of the town. I had crossed this mountain
in the darkness of the night. The deserted farmhouse at
the foot of the hill on which I stood—a long, low building
of one story—was covered, top, gable, and sides, with the
scarlet fuchsia in full bloom. Tne dew hail been heavy
during the night, and the rays of the rising sun had just
reached the house. Every dew drop sparkled in its beams
like a diamond. It was an immense scarlet mantle be¬
spangled with gems. Its magnificence was unequalled. I
had seen many houses over which the fuchsia clambered in
rich profusion, but never anything like this. It was grand.
Ah, how magnificent the glorious handiwork of the great
Creator! Who is like unto Him?

Speaking of the beautiful flowers recalls a rather annoy¬
ing incident which occurred to your correspondent. My
quarters at the post were in a one story house, with a front¬
age of some sixty or more feet, along wdiich ran a veranda.
During the dry season our parade became as' brown as a
berry. Being fond of flowers, and knowing what irriga¬
tion would do in that climate, I lined the entire front of
the veranda with a row of boxes, which, through the kind¬
ness of some lady friends, I Lid been able to fill with roses,
pinks, and many other varieties of flowering plants, and I
had carefully tended them. They were in full bloom, and
at once the envy and the delight of the ladies of the garri¬
son, whose tables were decorated with many a fragrant
bouquet from my charming parterre . Everything else on
and around the parade wore its summer livery of brown.
One morning I got up to find my cherished plants shorn
close to the earth—not a stem or blade was left. Through
the negligence of the sentinel, the gate at the entrance of
the garden had been left open during the night, and a
couple of cows entering soon discovered my treasures, and
despoiled my garden of its beauties. Was it not atrocious?
Those horrid cows! as our fair friends would say. Well, I
tried again. Once more my plants put on tlieir robes of love¬
ly hue, and the delighted eyes of one and all were feasted
with beauty, when again the same negligence produced a

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similar result, and I gave up in disgust, sent away ail my
plants, and have not indulged in floriculture since.

But this is not “trout,” and I started with the intention
of telling about the trout fishing, hut like an inveterate
gossip have talked about, everything save the real subject
of this article.

If the salmon are abundant in their season, the streams
absolutely swarm with trout the year round in uncounted
multitudes. Every stream seems filled, and you cannot
make a mistake. Throw your fly in any pool and you will
“rise a trout,” In travelling through the country, which I
did a great deal during my frequent tours of inspection, as
we camped every night near some brook or pool, and as I al¬
ways carried hook and line in my pocket, even though we
travelled in the lightest of “light marching order,” with no
superfluities whatever, by cutting a light rod from the
bushes on the edge of the stream I was soon rigged out,
and in a few minutes our larder was supplied. Fine, big,
fat fellows they were, too, and so anxious to be caught.
By the time camp was made and fire kindled, my fish were
ready for the pan, and afforded no mean addition to our
travelling fare. A half hour’s fishing would supply fish
for the whole detachment of fifteen or twenty men, and I
often caught them of two or three pounds weight. The
largest trout killed while I was in Humboldt was taken by
Captain F. It measured twenty-seven inches in length,
ancLthe captain, who is learned in such matters, assured
me it was a genuine salmo fontinalis. He was returning
from his ranche one evening, and as he crossed a little
stream about half a mile from his home stopped his horse
to let him drink. As he did so a heavy swirl at the upper
end of the pool attracted his attention. Early the next
morning he strolled ovei to the brook, and at the first cast
struck the fine fellow. After a brief struggle he became
the spoil of the gallant captain, on whose hospitable board
he shortly after smoked, crisp and brown, a most delicious
morsel. I regret he did not ascertain its weight.

On one of my trips we encamped on the “Iuqua Ranche,”
a fine cattle range, but which had been deserted for years
on account of Indian incursions. Our camp was beneath
the spreading branches of a clump of large trees on the
hill. At the bottom of the ravine a little brook fretted
along, though then but a tiny rivulet, it being the dry sea¬
son, with here and there a pool of some size. The detail
sent to bring water reported to me a pool just alive w T ith
trout. So, though pretty thoroughly tired out, and not
wishing to disappoint the men, for I knew what they
meant, I clambered down the steep declivity. I found the
pool to be about five yards in diameter, and apparently some
six or eight feet deep, the water clear as crystal, and not a
trout in the pool less than half a pound in weight. The
little ones had all been eaten up. As to their number, the
best idea one can give would be to take a gallon of huckle¬
berries and empty them into a tub of water. The trout
were about as thick as they would seem when stirred
around briskly. I never saw anything like it. I cut a rod
some six feet long, and, with a short, stout line, sat on the
edge of the pool, with my feet hanging over the bank, and
literally “yanked” out forty or fifty in almost as many min¬
utes. Many of them would have weighed over two pounds
each. Having secured enough for our supper and break¬
fast—for we started before daybreak the next morning—-I
ceased fishing; but there was no perceptible diminution in
their numbers. The Iuqua Ranche (pronounced I-u-quay)
is also a most excellent hunting ground. Elk, deer, bear,
and California lions are abundant; also, the numbers of
quail and grouse are unlimited. It was then a famous,
though a dangerous hunting ground.

A rather unusual case of voracity on the part of the
trout was exemplified one day during one of our fishing
excursions from the Post. We had ridden out to a little
stream following through a mountain ravine, and one of
the party came to me for a hook. At the same time he
told me there was a trout in a hole under the roots of a tree
near by—a pool left by the water—that had carried away
his hook, and also that of another of the party. Hasten¬
ing over I tried for the fellow, and soon had him out on
the sand. He was not very heavy, say a pound and a half,
but very active, and had fought hard. After taking my
hook from his lips, there were left five other pieces of gut
protruding from his mouth, to each of which was attached
a hook, imbedded in his throat. Some of the gut lengths
protruded fully six inches beyond his mouth. We dissec¬
ted the fellow and extracted the hooks. My friend recog¬
nized and claimed his, as did the other. The remaining
three came from where or whom we knew not. Evidently
some one had been fishing there before us. How this trout,
with these five hooks in his mouth, could have an appetite
for mine, and take it, making the sixth, passes my powers
of comprehension. A similar thing happened to me in
Virginia a few years ago. I caught a fine black bass, or,
as they call them there, a “King William” (not Kaiser Wil¬
helm; he would not be caught) in the river Dan one bright
-afternoon, and a friend who was with me recognized the
hook and piece of line protruding from its mouth as his
own. The bass had broken his line that morning— metis,
revenous a nos moutons.

On another occasion, in the same stream, one of the
party told me of a fine pool below, where there were three
or four tremendous trout, which would take neither bait
nor fly. Thinking he had been incautious, and let them
see him—for these big fellows are wary, although trout
were so plenty and so tame, shall I say, that usually it
made little difference how incautious one ordinarily was—
yet I always found the “choice specimens” wary and shy.
So I went down the stream with my friend for about a
mile, and carefully approaching a large pool of perfectly
transparent water, peeped through the bushes, and there,
far down in its glassy depths, were some magnificent fel¬
lows. The smallest could not have weighed less than three
pounds. They had the pool to themselves; a little chap
would have had no chance* there. Light as a feather, my
fly drifted down on the gentle breeze drawing through the
the ravine, alighting on the water as delicately as a tired
moth. But the trout would not look at it. Seeing they
seemed to be aldermanic looking, full fed fellows, I thought
I would try my friend Prime’s plan, and appeal to their
grosser natures. So I slipped a piece of worm on the bend
of the hook, and letting it drop as if from one of the over¬
hanging branches, it gradually sank in the clear water. A
monstrous fellow paddled lazily up, seemingly bumped Ids
nose against it, and then, contemptuously turning tail, as
lazily sculled away. I felt disappointed, and determined
to have that trout if it took me a week to circumvent him.
Sitting down at a little distance from the pool, and lighting
my pipe—the “supreme solace” of the Arabs—I racked my

FOREST AND STREAM.

brain for some device by which to overreach or seduce the
fellow. A bright idea struck me suddenly. Thinks I to
myself, the fellow is disgusted at my parsimony; why did
I iiot present him a dish that would “satisfy a lordly, obese
old fellow like him? Why tantalize him with a morsel
delicate and dainty enough, certainly, but only fit for some
simpering young lady trout? So I acted on it. Going to
my friend, who also was enjoying his “opium cum digitalis ”
(Latin idiom for “pipe”), and reflecting gravely, I again
borrowed his bait box. From this I selected a large, fat,
active worm about six inches in length. Quietly stealing
to the edge of the stream above the pool, I let my line
gradually float down with the current until the bait was
swept into the pool. A moment of breathless suspense,
then a fierce tug, and behold! Mr. Alderman had been cap¬
tivated. I had him. He could not resist the green turtle
soup (fat worm crawling over the bottom of the pool) so
lavishly set before him. I will not weary you with details
of the contest. In short, some fifteen minutes later the
gentleman paraded his glistening sides upon the bank, a
wiser and a sadder trout. He weighed nearly four pounds.
After another pipe, I thought I would try again, but his
friends were too wary, and would not be persuaded; so
contenting myself with my single prize, as the evening was
growing apace, I left for home. We had “the alderman”
for supper. Some weeks later I made a special visit to this
pool, arriving just at dusk. I used a large white moth, and
before I left the pool was tenantless. I caught but five,
but they were “whales.” They weighed from two and
three quarter to four and one half pounds each.

I afterwards killed a five pound grilse in a pool of the
same stream, two or three miles farther up. He was land¬
locked, caught by the fall of the water, like my friend
“the big trout,” in the last number. There was nothing
remarkable about his capture, for I saw him before he
struck my fly, and knew what I had to deal with.

In all such cases the fish has not a fair chance, but it is,
notwithstanding, grand sport to get a fine fellow on a seven
or nine ounce rod, with delicate tackle. And yet it seems
rather inhuman, too, for the invariable verdict is, “worried
to death.” If the fish had a fair chance, to kill him would
be a feat worthy of our venerable father Izaak. But to
catch him penned up in a small pool, and have him rush
frantically from side to side, like a wild bird beating its
life out against its prison bars, until, wearied out, he gives
up, and yields himself (he is not captured) to his van¬
quisher, although very exciting and fascinating at the
time, yet it always leaves a tinge of regret. But after all,
I must frankly say that, like the tippler who, on being told
it was a sin to drink, replied that he had always heard, that
sin was very fascinating, and that if drinking w T kiskey was
a sin he liked to sin whenever he had a chance. So I like
to catch salmon, even at such a disadvantage, and console
myself and ease my conscience with the thought that per¬
haps the fineness of the tackle almost or quite counterbal¬
ances the odds.

But I will cease, for fear lest some of your readers should
accuse me of “romance,” though there are many more
“yarns” of this kind in my budget. But what lover of the
gentle craft has not hosts of such reminiscences? Nor
shall I discuss the point as to whether the trout of the Pa¬
cific slope is the same, or a different variety from its east¬
ern brother. I have caught them both, with and without
the red spots, and both light and dark in color, and always
attributed these differences to the peculiarities of their
habitat. They take both bait and fly readily, but brighter
flies than those used east are the most killing. The red
ibis, in these dark glens, was sure for a three pounder, if
there was one in the pool.

One of your correspondents speaks of the trout of Cali¬
fornia as being dull and heavy, and not to be compared
with those of Maine for pluck and endurance. The sal¬
mon ditto. With all due respect for the “amor patriae” of
the New Englander, I must differ with him. He certainly
never fished in the Humboldt Bay country. If he will try
the icy mountain streams and lakes of northern California
and southern Oregon —;foi de chevallier —he will have no lack
of vigor on the part of the trout to complain of, and will
need all his science. That he may have the opportunity of
testing it is all the harm I will wish him.

Monmouth.

For Forest and Stream.'

TROUTING IN NOVA SCOTIA.

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[Two weeks ago we alluded briefly to a recent trip made by some gen¬
tlemen to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, in which they did some “tall” trout
fishing. Herewith we give a full account of the trip by oiie of their num¬
ber. We notice that we erred in stating that the steamer Linda sailed on
Thursdays; we should have said Tuesdays. —Ed.]

'iT^vN the 12th of May I started on my annual trouting
V^/ trip to the “Bluenose country.” My friend G. was
again with me; friend L., from Vermont, accompanied us,
making his first trip. The route is by the sea-going steamer
Linda, leaving Boston every Tuesday at twelve o’clock
noon, or to St. John by boat or cars, and taking the same
steamer Linda on Friday night at six o’clock. The
steamer has good accommodations for about fifty passen¬
gers, and is an excellent sea boat, commanded at present
by her owner, Capt. Clements.

The'destination is Yarmouth, a cozy little town on the
bay side of the Cape, and is only 240 miles from Boston;
somewfiiat nearer than St. John, N. B. The population of
the town is about 5,000, which is one of the nicest and
most comfortable towns for early summer visitors that I
know of—no hot broiling days, nor cold, damp nights, but
a quite even temperature. The inhabitants are social and
hospitable to visitors and strangers. I predict that should
pleasure seekers but once turn their course that way it
would soon become a very popular resort. After one has
looked the town through, and made some very pleasant
acquaintances, many of whom will give you proper direc¬
tions, you can select your route (mine was determined be¬
fore leaving Boston)—one route up the bay coast, as far as
Digby, with numerous salmon and trout streams, the other
the Tusket, with its three branches, all of which are good.

By consulting the county map, you will observe that
Yarmouth county is nearly one fourth water; every lake
and river contain in their season salmon and trout. The
land lies comparatively level, and on the borders of the
rivers are many acres of meadow, overflowed by high
water. The Tusket, with its branches, feed and supply
the lakes. The best fishing is in the rapid portions of the
rivers, between the lakes, and in the large pools at the foot

of the rapids. After selecting the route, and if you are t
camp out, purchase all your stores at Yarmouth, and denenH
upon your boatman up river to furnish all the cookin' 1

utensils, and to make camp and do the cookings Boatin
is indispensable if you desire the best sport May anfi
June are the best months for trout; June and July for sal
mon. Boatmen are in demand during the month of Mav
on account of the “run of herring,” called there gaspereaux
which are taken in great numbers, and constitute one of the
principal articles of food for the inhabitants. The main
river is good fishing if at sufficiently “low pitch ” and
holds out for late fishing, and the only portion where one
might expect to kill salmon. The western branch affords
nice sport; the trout, however, are of a smaller size aen
erally from two to four to the pound, with an occasional
“pounder.” In a large pool above John Ranard’s mill at *
the foot of the rapids, salmon might be taken if one was
not too early in the season. I choose the southeastern if it
is free from anglers. The trout are of a larger size and
one is sure of getting a boat at the Forks by writing a week
beforehand to Capt. S. Gardiner, or to Cyrille Doucetoe
(the only place to put up at the forks), for either the south¬
eastern or the main river, up or down. The boatmen you
cannot rely upon to point out the choice spots in the falls
or pools. They are no anglers. You must exercise your
own best judgment. They will put the boat where'you
wish, and are quite expert in holding it in the rapids with
a single pole.

I found it greatly to my advantage to take a small rope
seventy-five yards long to anchor the boat at the head of
the falls, and fish slowly down, letting out the rope as oc¬
casion demanded. By this system one can carefully fish
over the whole territory, and greatly relieve his boatman.
The larger fish we found at the head of the falls and at the
head of the pools. The falls, with two or three excep¬
tions, can be passed in the boat by hard poleing by the
boa! man, with your assistance.

Robert, one of our boatmen, was constantly getting wet
or drinking hot tea, either of which would bring a sudden
rise of his right leg, a French yell, and a close gripping of
his jaw—sure symptoms of a jumping toothache. We ad¬
ministered (free of charge) cayenne pepper, salt and alum
pulverized, tar and oil, Parr’s linament, and kilex—the
three last being black fly poison—in regular order, but the
thing wouldn’t let up on Robert, so he promised himself
faithfully that if God spared his life another week he
would walk to Tusket, fifteen miles from the forks, and
“upturn some of them roots.” I told him the story of the
tooth carpenter in the Adirondacks, related in the Forest
and Stream of April 9th, when a happy thought struck
him that old Lapstone, the cobbler, might give him “ease
and comfort.” So as soon as we landed at the forks, the
boat unloaded and hauled out, Robert was missing, and
nothing was heard from him until the morning, when he
appeared very cheeky on the right side, and with a band¬
age over his head. Upon inquiry after the offending molar,
he said, “he stop dat ache last night, but had a wusser one
now.” Said “he thought if a city chap could stand a pair
of Adirondack bullet moulds, he, an Acadian, would not
flinch at a pair of cobbler’s pincers.” So he went to Lap-
py’s shanty and made known his trouble, when Lappy sat
him on the floor between his legs, back to him, and putting
his left hand on Robert’s head, and his right knee against
his cheek, to serve as a chock (fulcrum I think he meant),
he then applied the shoe pincers, braced up all around, then
yanked and twisted, “and something come, I tell ye.”

“Well, Robert, did he get the tooth?”

“No, not ’zactly, but he got all the ache, and more than
half the tooth.”

I recommended a charge of powder to complete the job.

The inland fishery laws are generally well observed, or
have been for the past three years, and the people now see
and receive $ie benefits. During the month of May the
herring run up the rivers to spawn; the salmon May, June,
and July. There is no legal obstruction to any river.
Weirs, traps, and nets are to be set only on sides of rivers,
and at considerable distance from the falls. On Friday
night, and until Monday night, every fishing device must
be removed, and dipping suspended, giving the fish unin¬
terrupted course and right to their spawning grounds.

Muskrats are very abundant. One is hardly out of sight
of them in still water. Beaver signs -were plenty in the
neighborhood of Gull Lake and the English Mill. I saw
two houses, and took several sticks of freshly cut poplar
from them. Partridges and ducks are very numerous.
Moose signs were fresh and plenty at Gull Lake.

W e had such excellent trouting on the southeastern that
my friend L. went back on the return trip of the Linda,
having but one day’s sport. He however has promised to
take another trip the coming season, and take the “wim-
min folks” along and stay a month.

The next day my friend Mack, of Yarmouth, who ac¬
companied us on the trip, returned home, taking a nice
lot, among them many two pounders, which were exhibi¬
ted in the hotel there a short time, and our credit (angling)
fully established. This display brought up to us Rev. Mr.
Campbell and Capt. H., at night, and a very pleasant even¬
ing was spent relating fishing stories and passing free jokes
upon the cloth. Next day the parson and the captain went
up lake Mispah, and were completely drenched by the fre¬
quent showers; yet they enjoyed it to the fullest extent,
and apparently with great satisfaction. The parson was
very near sighted; so much so that he could not always see
his fly. His “best hold” seemed to be when the trout was
fast.' They returned home with a basket well filled.

We caught somewhat over 500 during our stay of a week,
which were as many as we could eat, supply the f aTaii y
table, give to our immediate friends, and take home. H ie
flies mostly used were, this year, the large Montreal, an d a
small salmon* fly with blue jay wings: last year, m audi¬
tion, the yellow fly; the larger the fly the better.

After the herring spawn they return to the sea, the youn^
following late in the fall, which are followed > down river
by a hungry shoal of silver eels. The inhabitants mak
calculations to secure cue barrel of herrings, salted, ant
one barrel of silver eels, salted, for each member ot tn
family, which, with what potatoes they raise, give them an
air of independence. Asking Robert which of the tv
was best he said:—“When you eat gaspereaux you .
eat much, but when you eat silver eels you have sometin 0 .

Salmon fishing is free in all the rivers in the coua £
Taking everything into consideration, I prefer ^ arl £ Q t ., r
county for trouting to ny place I know of, and s h aU _ •>
it yearly.

*In the paragraph referred to in top note as being printed two weeks.
since, we printed Salem fly.—E d.

FOREST AND STREAM

275

For Forest and Stream,

HAIL TO THE ADIRONDACKS !

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“Give me mine angle, we’ll to tlie river, there
My music playing far off, I will betray
Tawney-finned fishes; my bended hook shall pierce
Their slimy jaws; and, as I draw them np
I’ll think them every one an Antony,

And say: Ah ! ha ! yon’re caught.”

Antony and Cleopatra.

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A BOUT two years ago a party of us were rowing up tlie
Beaver River in the Adirondacks, guided" by that
well-known and remarkable guide, Edwards. I can say
for this sun-burned, sinewy man that he can paddle up to
the wildest buck, glide alongside the liveliest spring-hole,
turn the best-browned griddle cakes and make the best
broiling iron of a spruce slab of all the Kit Carsons of tt e
North Woods. Born and bred within hearing of the wild
notes of this vast wilderness he was as much at home among
its tangled trails as your New Yorker is on Broadway.
Edwards and I were on good terms from the start, and to
me he confided many secrets of the region. Get the ill will
of your guide and you may as .well return home, as far as
the prospects of fine sport is concerned, but there is a sunny
side to his rough but honest heart if vou only find it. After
several days of very fair fishing in Albany and Smith’s
Lakes, it was suggested by the party that perhaps Edwards
could take them to some less-frequented spot, though we
were now some seventy miles in the wilderness. Edwards
didn’t appear to fall in with the idea at once, but after a
time acknowledged that he did know of a pond where he
thought we could get some fish. It was a long carry, over
a high mountain, the trail was blind and rough, with fallen
trees every few rods; when we should get there it might be
too cold, but if the weather looked right—and it didn’t ex-
ac tly_and one or two of the party wanted to take the
tramp, why he would lead the way. Most of our party
thought dubiously of the proposition, and it was finally
agreed that one other and myself should on the morrow
make the voyage of discovery. So, fitting out as lightly as
possible, we were off with the first faint signs of the
morning.

Who can describe the Adirondack mornings? Who can
paint the mist, rising like a veil from the bright blue eyes
of beauty, or the first golden gleams of the new-born sun
upon the surrounding mountains?

“The grey-eyed mom smiles on the frowning night,

Checkering the eastern clouds with streaks of light;

And flecked darkness like a drunkard reels
From forth day’s path-way made by Titan’s wheels,

Now ere the sun advance his burning eye,

The day to chee r, and night’s dark dew to dry,

“Night’s candles are burned out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain’s top. ”

A fine buck was nibbling and drinking alternately by the
shore where we were to land and make our first carry, and
Edwards paddled us very close to him before he “raised
his flag” and bounded away. We arrived at our destina¬
tion about noon—a wild pond two miles in length set in the
unbroken forest like a jewel. We resolved to have trout
for dinner, and were soon trolling along the shore, the
guide silently paddling his boat, it being too early for fly¬
fishing. The first trout was taken by my friend at the
mouth of a brook, where the guide rested the boat, and we
tossed about with lines reeled in somewhat—weight about
one pound. We rowed some distance after this without
striking a fish. By and by Edwards saw a deer; yes, two
of them. . Where were they? We searched the lake shores
in vain with our eyes. But soon we could distinguish a
little motion among the rocks and stumps, and after a time
we could plainly see the deer feeding quietly along the
shore. Just ahead of us large rocks reared their heads
above the water, and near by lily pads were just beginning
to appear. I secured a fine trout here, and he was no
sooner in the basket than my friend’s line was sawing the
water and his rod springing beautifully. I tossed my line
near the lily pads and was soon at work with a lively fellow
who was bent on putting distance between himself and
trouble. My friend’s eyes fairly gleamed with delight, and
lus face was as bright as a new-blown morning glory as he
found himself playing a large fish on one side of the boat
and I at the same time doing likewise on the opposite side,
as was very often the case. The guide seemed to enjoy it
as much as anyone, and managed the boat to perfection.
” e had now a fine basket of fish, none smaller than three-
tourth’s of a pound, when suddenly the sport ceased. We
placed tempting morsels in quiet retreats, but all in vain,
and the guide moved on around the rocks. After a few
throws I had an ordinary strike, as far as I could judge at
nrst, but in an instant I saw that I had hooked “an old resi¬
dent, The manner in which he left the region of rocks
was worthy of a lake pilot. He stood not on the order of
SI Soiug, but went. My reel fairly hummed as I called to
Edwards to follow quietly with the boat, so as to ease mat¬
ters when I should come to the end of my line. I seldom
use any other than a light Judson fly rod, and I believe I
nve never lost any fish for that reason alone, >v

but

J? Hst few feet of my line reeled off and I began to
held ’^^6.headlong career of my trout, I almost wished I

of my rod

j,.. 11 , more . timber in my hands. But the spring
in 6 a 1 ? 6 * n turtL i n S his course and soon I was reeling him
•; After several frantic dashes the trout came in on his
Wa’ Iv without allowing his motion to cease, I drew him
m boat, a full three pounder, and one of the most

fro ti en ^ fishes I have ever seen. In ten minutes

yellow a * le was foiling 011 a spruce slab, his flesh as

° Q 1 e en j°ys Ids dinner more than your hungry fisher-
forpfif 8 a s P read ? ids limbs upon the mossy carpet of the
1 ana rests his back against some old tamarack that
smor en ^ eaten ky Uie storms of centuries. Even now the
after rt* a * s a f ter -dinner cigar and the remembrance of his
Eatabi nUer st . 01 ’y 0CCU Py a" hazy position in my reveries.
ThiiQflf ri V 3n i n S Ids mind, hotel stories escape therefrom,
fathe ^ stor y °f die traveler in the time of our grand-
wav r, H • °> as ^Skt came on, demanded'hospitality of a
suffioi lnn ' • -^ ow de was provided in his knapsack with
of a if nutriment for his evening and morning meal, but
for "h Pf ace de was needy and was amply provided

q. y dost. How at rise of morn he demanded to be
lion hi • which the host duly presented with satisfac-
bein i Q dis honest face, the sum total of the same

j lan j> Sl ^ cents - How this the traveler paid with liberal
shrmiJi reruar ked, as it was then the custom that the host
travel stail d treat, 4 ‘that he would take brandy, ” How the
earn? wa ? com pelled to acknowledge his inability to
Y away inside safely all that the host had ppured out

for him and the host presented him with a bottle in which
to place the remainder, thus providing refreshment for his
weary march. And how at the earnest request of the
honest host the traveler consented to patronize the same
hotel should he ever visit that part of the country again.
Alas, the days of the honest host are no more !

It is always laughable to hear fishermen tell of the largest
fish which they invariably lose; yet, it is not at all strange
that they should often lose these fish. If I were to give a
report of my fishing, I should be obliged to be not at all
original in this respect. Thus on this day, after fully rest¬
ing, we again set out and my friend, after securing a trout
as large as my best, lost a most noble fish after a short tus-
sle.. When one has a very large fish at the end of his line
he is not apt to be as composed as formerly. And still
later as we were rowing along the shore with about eighty
feet of my line out, not expecting a strike, and partly re¬
clining in the bow of the boat, a despalch was conveyed to
me through my rod that business required my attention.
My rod doubled up like a spear of ripe timothy grass in a
gale, and eighty feet behind us a big trout shot his full
length out of the water, coming down in a way to make
the foam fly. It was worth the expense of my trip to see
that leap. Of course it was not intentional with the trout,
but as he made a dart for.the hook the motion of the boat
partly forced him out. If Edwards had not instantly
stopped the boat I should have nothing further to relate of
this fish; but as it was I felt a slight yielding when the
trout started off on a side line, and when headed there
pointed for the opposite direction and then kindly con¬
sented to come and take a look at us; but not being pleased
with the sight he struck a bee line for the most distant part
of the lake at a rate of speed,that would shame Dexter and
which left me with little hopes that my line would stand the
strain. When sixty feet of line had spun out I pressed the
reel slightly at first and stopped him, but he struggled so
frantically that I was obliged to let him go again, and the
guide paddled the boat after him for some time, the fish
taking the undignified position of a canal horse and we that
of passengers or freight. When headed again the trout
paid us another visit, when we could see the great fellow as
plainly as though he was in the boat, but not seeming de¬
sirous of closer acquaintance he made way again with as
great force as before. These maneuvers being continued
for some time till the perspiration rolled off my face and
my arms became quite tired, we made the attempt to raise
him into the boat, despairing of ever drowning or tiring
him. But this proved unsuccessful, as we had no landing
net. After many vain and despairing efforts he finally
broke loose and escaped, and I lay back with hardly
strength enough to raise my rod.

We had in the afternoon taken nearly as many large fish
as before dinner and were now satisfied to turn our prow
towards camp to smoke, to sleep, perchance to dream.

C. A. Green.

Rochester , N. Y. t May 25, 1874.

’he ]§or8q m\d the

—The American Jockey Club held the first day of the
summer meeting on the beautiful and excellently well-
managed course at Jerome Park, Fordham, N. Y., on
Saturday, June 6th. The drive through Central Park pre¬
sented a charming scene as the four-in-hand drags, tandems,
T. carts, and private equipages, swept by in one continuous
file with the elite of the youth and beauty of the city to add
to the gay pageant, which reminded one of the cup day at
Goodwood. At the club house were about 800 members
and their lady friends, and the grand stand and inclosure
were largely occupied with spectators to witness the capital
racing of the day. The track was a trifle heavy, which
eventually told on all the favorites. The weather was in¬
sufferably sultry, but the showers in the early morning had
laid the dust, which made it pleasant for driving. The
first race was a dash of three-quarters of a mile for a purse
of $500, with allowances to maidens, according to age.
Eleven horses started after several attempts; the Wizard
having the best of the start, lead nearly all the distance,
until they came to the lower turn, when Free Lance took
the first position, but the jockey of Wizard calling on him
and giving the whip landed him a winner by two full
lengths. Free Lance second, Kadi third. Time—1:21.
The Fordham Handicap Sweepstakes of $50 each, half for¬
feit, and only $10 if declared by the 20th’May, with $500
added, the second horse to receive $200 out of the stakes,
was the second race. Distance, one mile and a quarter.
Nine horses w r ere marched in Indian file to the three-quarter
pole, and after one or two false starts, they got away pretty
evenly, Survivor leading, followed closely by Artist, the
favorite Mate being third. On turning the bluff, and on
going out of sight. Survivor still lead. Coming in sight
again Artist lead, Survivor second and Mate third. Now
came the struggle for victory, which terminated in Survivor
winning the race by a neck, Artist second, Mate third.
Time—1:50. The Withers stakes was the third race, for
three-year-olds of $100 each, half forfeit, with $1,000
added. Distance, one mile. Fourteen horses started after
a delay of three-quarters of an hour, which was no fault of
the starter, as when he did send them off they left the post
together; Josie B. got away first, Persuader second, Re¬
form third, Beatrice fourth, and the rest close together.
Dublin and Culpepper caromed, both going down throw¬
ing their riders, Donohue and Palmer. Donohue had to be
lifted out of the saddle and handed over to a physician,
young Ponton taking his place. Neither of the colts was
hurt. Dublin won by two lengths, Yandalite second, and
Reform third. Time, 1:50. The Westchester cup was the
fourth and last race, a sweepstake of $50 each with $1500
added. Distance, two miles and a quarter. The start was
even, Blacksmith on the lead, Wanderer next, Abdel Koree
third. The race was at evens, Lizzie Lucas on the lead for
a time having passed both Blacksmith and Wanderer.
Rounding the lower turn Shylock was forging ahead with
rapid strides, and soon showed in front. Lucas stuck well

at her work, but the son of Lexington showed her his heels
and won the race by four lengths in 4:13, with Lizzie
Lucas second, Village Blacksmith third.

Saturday, June 13th, will be the third day of the Jerome
Park races, when the Belmont stakes, the Juvenile stakes
and a purse of $600 will be run for.

—St. Denis is a beautiful thoroughbred horse, owned by
Captain Hodges, of Kalamazoo, Mich., and has taken two
gold medals, one for the best stallion of forty-three entries
and one for thoroughbred stock. He is a bay, sixteen
hands, was bred at the Woodburn Stud Farm, Kentucky,
and is purely thoroughbred.

—The English Derby race took place, as usual, on Epsom
Downs, on January 3d, which is about seventeen miles from
the metropolis of England. The race is run for by three-
year-old colts and fillies; colts carrying 122 pounds; fillies,
119 pounds. Distance, about one mile and a half. This
race, like most all of the races in England, is run on the
natural turf. The favorites were all beaten by W. S.
Cartright’s George Frederick, Couronne de Fer second, and
Atlantic third. The next important event at this meeting
is called ty Tlie Oaks,” which is run for by fillies only, carry¬
ing 122 pounds. Distance, about one mile and a half. Mr.
Laundo’s Apology won, Miss Tolo second and Lady
Patricia third. The incidents and details of both tlie above
races we trust to publish on receiving copy from our special
correspondent, “Idstone, Jr.,” in London. “Prospero,”
the turf oracle in Land and Water , was, we believe, the only
w T riter that came out boldly, predicted and printed the
name of the winner of the Derby at least a week before the
race took place.

—A harness kept soft and pliable with good neats’ foot
oil will last almost a life-time. It is stronger, because
slightly elastic, and will seldom wear off the hair.

Obituary. —Major John Powell, for many years military
editor of the Army and Navy Journal , died a few days ago
in his thirty-first year. He was one of the incorporators of
the National Rifle Association, and held the office of
Treasurer in that organization for a considerable length of
time. He was also an honorary member of Company C,
Thirteenth Regiment, Brooklyn.

Major Powell was attached to the staff of Forest and
Stream for several months, and furnished the military
news for this journal until we discontinued that depart¬
ment. His death was unexpected and a painful surprise to

his numerous friends.

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—We are glad to learn that Robert Bell, Esq., C. E. F.
G. S., is a candidate for the chair of Natural History in the
University College of Toronto. Mr. Bell’s acquaintance
not only theoretically but practically with the geology of
Canada, and with her birds, beasts and fishes, must make
him especially qualified for the position. Mr. Bell’s works
on the Mollusca and birds of the Lake Superior region, and
the accounts of his explorations in the Nepigon and Sascatch-
ewan regions, show him to be not only a gentleman
capable of imparting information, but places him as among

the leading Canadian explorers.

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The State Sportsmen’s Convention. —The Leather¬
stocking Club have voted to hold the Annual State Shoot
during the week commencing June 22d. The programme
will be published in our next issue]

—The “ New York Association for the Preservation of
Game and Fish,” will meet at the Doolittle House, Oswego,
on Monday, June 22d, at 8 o’clock P. M.

Another Testimonial. —With our usual modesty, hav¬
ing little regard to the pomp and vanity of this world, we
print the following letter from an old friend, whose opin-
on we regard as worth having. It will be seen by the
date that we have withheld the letter some six months.
Meanwhile we have complied with the only conditions
which the Doctor regarded as necessary to make our jour¬
nal perfect in its component parts, namely—to partly illus¬
trate it.

Lake City, Minn ,-22, 1873.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

For nearly twenty years I have both talked and wrote in favor of a
sportsmens’ paper precisely of the character of the Forest and Stream .
A few years ago I wrote to some of the prominent publishers of New
York, recommending the publication of such a journal, stating, among
other things, that the natural history of the various game birds and ani¬
mals should, in my opinion, be one characteristic of the paper I also
consulted and corresponded with many intelligent sportsmen upon the
subject. While all desired such a paper, two objections were universal.
First, it would not pay; second, sportsmen would not write for the paper
sufficient to make it interesting. Neither of these objections seemed
valid to me. I believe that a great circulation can be obtained for such a
paper, and it consequently made to pay. Again, 1 think the number of
correspondents in your paper thus far proves the fallacy of the second
objection. I think a little encouragement and a little urging will induce
sportsmen to write out their thoughts and experiences, so that there will
never be any want of contributors. All over our land we have sports¬
men who are reckoned among the very best educated men in the coun¬
try. Among them are many naturalists, so that this department of the
paper may always be well filled. I think, without a doubt, that very
soon your paper will be able to show a list of contributors second to no
other periodical. Now that sportsmen have a proper and able represen¬
tative let them sustain it. Let a united effort be made at once in every
part of the land to obtain subscriptions, so that the paper may be put be -
yond the possibility of a failure. Dr. D. C. Estes

—Fan and sunshade combinations (for riding) are of black
or white silk and lace with jeweled handles.

—White corduroy jackets for riding are made double
breasted and trimmed with wide black velvet.

—The most fashionable bathing suits are of navy blue
flannel.

—For the sea side white alpaca trimmed with black
velvet is a servicable dress as it is not affected by salt air.—
Danbury News .

—A foolish lady sent; a bride a white satin pen wiped' as a
gift.

T

OREST AND STREAM.

birds by my window.

A JUNE SONG.

ary fresh-water tank holding five tons of water, and at the
other end, two salt-water tanks, holding in the aggregate
the same amount of salt-water. The ice boxes are over the

pessary to them as meat and bread, and if they can’t a a
it on the farm they will hunt it in the villas. fc find

S WEET birds that by my window sing,

Or sail around on careless wing,

Beseech ye, lend your carolling,

While I salute my darling.

She’s far from me, away, away,

Across the hills, beyond the bay,

But still my heart goes night and day
To meet and greet my darling.

Brown wren, from out whose swelling throat
Unstinted joys of music float,

Come lend to me thine own June note,

To warble to my darling.

Sweet dove, thy tender, love-lorn coo
Melts pensively the orchard through;

Grant me thy gentle voice to woo,

And I shall win my darling.

Lark, ever leal to dawn of day,

Pause ere thou wing’st thy skyward way—

Pause, and bestow one quivering lay,

One anthem for my darling.

Ah, mocker, rich as leafy June,

Thou’lt grant, I know, one little boon,

One strain of thy most matchless tune,

To solace my own darling.

Bright choir, your peerless song shall stir
The rapturous chords of love in her;

But who shall be our messenger,

When we salute my darling?

Oh, voiceless swallow, crown of spring,

Lend us awhile thy swift curved wing;

Straight as an arrow thou shalt bring

This greeting to my darling. Edward Spenceb.

—Galaxy.

<#s/jT §ultui[e.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

WAIL OF A FISH CULTURIST.

Doubtless the task of a Fsh Culturist in giving instruc¬
tion to inquisitive or sincere seekers after information, is
as thankless as that of some editors. (No special reference
to ourselves, we are proud to say.) Some people expect a
man to butter his daily bread with his brains and then give
it away free of charge, and are surprised if any pay is de¬
manded. We can appreciate and respect the state of mind
that induced our correspondent to utter the following
plaint:

Honeoye Fauls, N. Y., May 21, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

The patient, long-suffering, over-bored fish cnlturists have at last
struck. I have at least twenty letters a week, each of which, to do jus¬
tice to, would take an hour to answer carefully, and not one “stamp” in
them all! Now, I don’t mind it from customers, but from people of
whom I have never heard it is asking too much. They must think we
do business for fun. They should understand that the knowledge they
require has been gamed by us at an almost ruinous expense of both
time and money. One man in ten sends a stamp, and one man once
sent a dollar and anotherfifty cents. I set it down to thoughtlessness,
and have kept on writing, but it is not right, and I must seek relief some¬
where. I honestly think I do more work for less or no pay than any
other man in the country.

Can’t you drop a line, a plea, or something, or organize a society for
the relief of the down-trodden and over-worked Fish Culturist.

THE GROWTH OF SHAD.

In our issue of May 21st we replied to the queries of M.
Blakeslee, of Olean, N. Y., respecting the growth of shad
from year to year, giving as we supposed a correct version
of a letter which we solicited from Seth Green, from whom
we sought information. Mr. Norris, of Philadelphia, first
called our attention to a palpable error in our statement as
printed, and we wrote again to Mr. Green for a revision,
and received the following courteous note:

Rochester, May 19 th.

Dear Sir: I find plenty of yearling shad in the Hudson
river in June, and a good many two years old—males. 'The
two-year old ones are nearly all male shad, and if they do
go to sea the first year, they may drop down to the mouth
of the river, and perhaps go a short distance in the bay.
I have learned what I could for the chance I have had
without going in and swimming down with them, which I
do not intend to do if it is never found out. I am satisfied
if they come back in great numbers when they are full
grown. I think my old friend Norris is right about the
Alleghany shad. I have made the same remark. It is an
experiment, and no one knows what the result will be. I
am prepared for anything. No one will know until the
third or fourth year.

Yours, Seth Green.

—The Calfornia aquarium car left Charlestown, N. H.,
Thursday, June 4, at 2 P. M., to arive at Albany
at 11.10 P. M.; Rochester, N. Y., Friday, June 5th, at
1.15.; Detroit, Friday,- June 5th, at 10.30 P. M.;
Chicago, Saturday, June 6, at 8.30 A. M.; Omaha,
Neb., by way of Chicago and Northwestern railroad, Sun¬
day, June 7, at 10 A. M.; Cheyenne, Wyoming Monday,
June 8, at 1.35 P. M.; Ogden, Utah, Tuesday, June 9, at
6.15 P. M.; Carlin, Nevada, Wednesday, June 10, at 10,20
A. M.; Trucked, Cal., Thursday, June 11, at 4.50 A. M.;
Sacremento, Cal., Thursday, June 11, at 1.20 P. M.; San
Francisco, Cal., Thursday, June 11, at 8.05 P. M.

The aquarium car is a large passenger-baggage car, forty
feet long by nine wide, with twelve wheels, an air brake
and a Miller platform. At one end of the car is a station-

tanks, and there are upward of twenty portable tanks
between these two. In the top of the car is an aerating
machine for forcing air into the water in the tanks and
cans. This is an ingenious contrivance and works finely,
supplying the fish with all the air they need. It was stated
that not a fish had died since the car started on its long
journey. The following are the varieties of fish in the
various receptacles: Lobsters and oysters from Massachu¬
setts bay; tautogs, eels, and weak-fish from Martha’s Vine¬
yard; striped bass, black bass and wall-eyed pike from
Lake Champlain, Michigan and Nebraska; horn pouts from
Lake Champlain; fresh-water eels and shad from the Hud¬
son River; cat fish from Raritan River, N. J., alewives
from Mystic River, Mass. The fish are to be placed in the
waters of California.

—The Massachusetts State Fish Commissioners have
begun stocking Westfield River with migratory fish, and
on Thursday, 2dinst., emptied 50,000 young salmon into
the river on each side of Westfield.

—The Connecticut Fish Commissioners have agreed to
build a fishway over the Greenville dam, this summer, and
put 100,000 shad in the Quinnebaug River at Putnam,
about the middle of July.

Caledonia, June 4, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream

Dear Sir: I have hatched all but one of the grayling
eggs which Seth Green brought from Michigan in water
averaging 46 feet, the time of incubation is about ten days;
the sac lasts about six days. When first hatched they lie
on the bottom like young trqut, but commence to swim on
the third or fourth day.

May 5.—Eggs arrived from Michigan.

“ 8.—First egg hatched.

“ H.—All eggs hatched out; one lost.

“ 12.—First fish began to rise and eat.

“ 15.—All swimming.

At the present date they are all doing well, and I have
only lost two of the fry. The eggs are nearly as large as
trout eggs, but of less specific gravity. The fry resemble
the young of the wliitefish.

You have said two or three times in your paper that the
grayling were undoubtedly the “coming fish.” I would
like to have you give your reasons for the faith that is in
you.

Yours truly, A. 8. Collins..

[See Forest and Stream June 4th for ‘i reasons of the
faith.”— Ed.]

—The experiment of inducing the return of herrings an¬
nually to Town Brook, Plymouth, Mass., as they used to
do, many years since, in great numbers, has been entirely
successful. To bring this about it has been merely neces¬
sary to introduce a limited number of the fish into Billino--
ton Sea in the spawning season, and the result this yearfs
a visitation that pruves the instincts of these scaly speci¬
mens may be relied upon, no matter what obstructions are
placed in their path. At the mouth of Town Brook, and
for some distance of its course into the harbor, the water
literally swarms with fish, all desperately bent upon get¬
ting up stream; and Rope walk Pond is also filled with
them, as they are continually ascending by the only fish¬
way which has been constructed.

This information is most valuable, and no doubt the
same method may be adopted with equal advantage to
other waters, now deserted, which once swarmed with sal¬
mon, herring, or shad.

^ -*•*-

Farming the Water,— Mr. George Jerome, one of the

Fish Commissioners of Michigan, communicated to the
National Granger the following data in relation to the value
of fish-breeding as one of the industries connected with
Agriculture:—

When the sea, the lake, and those unnumbered rivers and
streams that bear their never ceasing flood seaward, shall
make such returns as they are capable of making,
the immense increase in cheap, abundant food will tend
greatly to harmonize the relations of capital and labor. It
is estimated that the yearly catch, consumption and value
of fish in these countries alone is equal to $120,000 000
Now suppose we put the fish at three cents per pound ’ and
it will give up 4,000,000,000 pounds of food. Suppose that
we estimate the weight of neat cattle at 700 pounds each
and a pound of fish to be equal to a pound of meat and we
have here as much food, all the uncostly yield of the sea
as is equal to 5,750,000 of cattle.

Now to this add yield of the whole sea, the lake the
river, the lakelet, and we have an amount of good brain
bone and muscle food almost beyond the range of calcu¬
lation. If we except China, Japan and a small part of
Europe, not a tithe of our great, water-farm has yet been sub¬
jected to cultivation. Let it be cleared up, plowed, man¬
ured, so to speak, scientifically tilled, and the choicer
varieties of stock introduced, and we will prove a given
acreage of water to be equal in production and value to
the. same acreage of land.

Stocking Streams with Trout.—A Wisconsin farmer
writes to the Western Farmer as follows, and makes a sug¬
gestion we think worth heeding:—A year ago, having more
young troutthan my pond would accommodate, I pufa few
thousand into a barren stream near me. They were then
about one inch long. A few days since I thought I would
see what they had done. I took my rod and a couple of mv
little boys and went to the branch, and in less than an hour
caught thirty, all we wanted, and might have caught hun¬
dreds, as we could see them in schools of fifty or a hun¬
dred in a place, for a mile up and down the brook Thev
were about seven inches long, and those left by midsum¬
mer will be nine or ten inches long, or what would be
called a nice catch.

As this same thing can be done by every brook of pure
water, (either hard or soft), in the State, I submit if it
would not pay the owners of brooks to stock them if in
nothing else, in furnishing one more attraction for the farm
If not for themselves, for the boys, for recreation is as ne-

ioung &ALMON.— ihe boys at the Salmon Falk n ,
Upper Mills, Maine, are catching large numbers nf S an , d
salmon from four to eight inches loner Theso
portion of the “ten thousand” placed bv Commf - bea
Stillwell in the upper waters of the St. Croix
which have journeyed thus far on their way to the o?M« nd
Dangor Democrat. J ie oce an,—

-±vLi. nxctnui ivjLtacaii, oi .Baltic

gaged in the experiment of raising grayling in his’kkn'®'
rather in the stream leading from springs into the^\° r
The fish are thriving, and promise complete success. ^

Ijituml l§istnrg.

“Do Quail Withhold Theik Scent. "-It appears tw
the late discussion in Forest and Stream of the auest'
“Do quail withhold their scent?” has attracted considemhk
attention on the other side of the Atlantic. Mr Lavera V
writes us and says: “Your correspondent Mr E S w*
maker of Suffern, N. Y. has written the best explanation
on this subject (which appeared in your journal of Anril
30th) that has yet been given in any paper, and evidently
the result of careful thought and practical observation in
the field. I can endorse its truth in this country as m -
friends and self have frequently marked partridges dow/
walked to the spot, run the dogs over it again and a^ain ’
and then literally walked the place over. . I have seen the
birds sitting, and dogs spring over them, and when the
birds are in that frightened palpitating state, they will
allow either dog or man to trample on them.”

Mr. Laverack evidently thinks so much of Mr. Wan-
maker’s communication to our journal that he says: “You
will be kind enough to return the quail article enclosed
“Do quail withhold their scent,” was long ago agitated in
the English papers, but never was it described so lucidly
before.” y

—--^-

On the steamer which left Bremen for New York on
Tuesday last were shipped six giraffes, consigned to our
well known animal dealer, Mr. Charles Reiche. Some time
ago we announced the arrival of Mr. Reiclie’s caravan
consisting of twenty-six giraffes, two elephants, and
ostriches, emeus, and cassowaries at Alexandria. Another
caravan is expected at Alexandria in a week or so.
GLaffes, Mr. Reiche informed us, were worth some years
ago as much as $5,000 apiece, but dull times have affected
the wild beast market. Mr. Reiche expects, however, that
his giraffes will find ready sale at $3,000 each. The two
leopards which have been for some time on hand, were
sold last week to the Philadelphia zoological association.
Last Saturday Mr. Reiche made a shipment of seven
beavers for Germany; among them was amotlierbeaver with
four kits. A number cf horse-shoe crabs were also sent to
aquaria in Europe, and to the Paris Jardin «z’ Acdimatation,
were shipped some of our monster bull-frogs.

Vthe Manatee at St. Augustine, Florida.— Some
time ago we mentioned that a manatee had been seen near
St. Augustine. We judged it to be a manatee from the
description, and now there seems little doubt of it, inas¬
much as the town people have “surrounded” the “critter.”
The latest news, as we learn from the St. Augustine Press ,
is as follows. We quote:—

“The manatee continues her’ domicil in Bar Creek.
Fishermen have again reported it, and citizens are anxious
to go after it; out we understand that the owner of the
land which encloses Bar Creek claims it as his property,
and has forbid any one from meddling with it, under a
prosecution for trespass. The mouths of the creek are lo
be stopped by strong fences and the animal kept there,
for exhibition next season. The enclosed space is also to be
used as a reservoir for turtle, put there during the sum¬
mer. There are. also vague rumors of a very large animal
of the same species having been seen roaming about a
place on the North River called Oleander Town. If so,
the one is probably the dam and the other the calf that
have become separated. It is also probable that during
some of the heavy blows along the coast, between here and
Indian River some herd of these animals lias become dis¬
persed and these two may have wandered into our harbor.
It will be remembered that two or three years ago a very
large one was seen in this harbor, which came up to the
water-battery of the Fort, where it remained until pelted
by the boys. Fishermen report them as having been fre¬
quently seen in the harbor.”

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, June 3, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

You! correspondent at New Smyrna, Florida, (Mr. S. C.
Clarke,) in the last isssue of your paper (May 28,) alludes
to two fishes of the Floridian waters known thereunder the
names Tarpum and Jew fish, which he was unable to
identify. It may interest some of your readers to know
what they are.

The Tarpum is a gigantic herring-like fish characterized
by its large eyes, large scales, the mongated thread-like
last dorsal ray and numerous bony rays in the gill mem¬
brane. The scientific name is megalops atlanticus. Its
beauty of form is such that it is said that a fountain in one
of the pnblic places in Paris was modelled after it. The
species is an occasional visitor to our coast, whence two
specimens have been obtained for the Smithsonian Institu¬
tion—one from Long Island.

The Jew fish is ,a kind of grouper (belonging to the
family Serranidae) &nd is more nearly related to our Sea
bass than any species in our waters, with which our anglers
are familiar. The scientific name is Promocrops gvasa. It
attains an enormous size, one weighing about 700 pounds
having been.sent to the Smithsonian Institution, where a
cast taken in the flesh exactly reproduces its form and
features while the skeleton euables its more fundamental
characters to be studied.

The shark alluded to by the same correspondent cannot

THE ROSE GARDEN IN JUNE.

The Derivation of the Word Shad:— We find in Web-
iter the word Shad derived from the Flemish or German
ihade. Originally the shad was called alose in Pennsylva-
Somewherein Watson’s Annals he speaks of alose

aia.

leing caught in the Delaware River. Writing to Professor
Idler, of the Cornell University, he has kindly sent ns
die following letter:

Library op the Cornell University \
Ithaca, N. Y., June 5,*1874. f

• Cditor Forest and Stream:—

As regards the derivation of the word Shad, there is to my knowledge
o generally received opinion among scholars. That it is related to the
: lerman schade seems plain. If I may be permitted to hazard a coniec-
lre on a subject which is so far removed from the general course of my
..Indies, it would be this: Schhde, being the same as our English
;athe, means not only to harm, but is also frequently used to indicate
arm received, or loss. The ideas of loss and worthlessness go together
: r ow, if it be recollected that the shad, under the name of Alosa is* called
. mtemptuously “the fish which sings in the poor man’s pan,” a connec-
on between schade and shad might thus be conceived of. For the above
notation see Grnnnes’ German Dictionary, sub. voc., where you will also
id that the fish has been called by a play on its name—Alosa or ilausa
ausefish. Yours truly, Felix Adler.

‘ ’Neath cloistered boughs, each floral bell that swingeth,
And tolls its perfume on the passing air,

Makes Sabbath in the fields, and ever ringeth
A call to prayer.

“In the sweet scented pictures, heavenly artist!

With which thou paintest Nature’s widespread hail,
What a delightful lesson thon impartest
Of love to all. ”

T HE great and rapidly increasing demand for rose gar-

flP/nR in nnv _, ,, . . °

Fecundity of Fishes. It is said that probahlv about
,>,000,000 or 70,600,000 codfish are taken from the sea an-
'Filly around the shores of Newfoundland. But even that
. lantity seems small when we consider that the cod yields
imething like 3,500,000 eggs each season, and that even
000,000 have been found in the roe of a single cod'
ther fish, though not equalling the cod, are wonderfully
•odnctive. A herring six or seven ounces in weio-ht is
ov.ded with about 30,000 ova. After making all reas-
able allowances for the destruction of eggs and of the
iing it has been calculated that in three years a single
ir of herrings would produce 1154,000,000. Buffon said
itif a pair of herring were left to breed and multiply
flisturhed for a period of twenty years, they would yield
ish bulk equal to the globe on which we live The cod
surpasses the herring in fecundity. Were it not that
it numbers of the eggs are destroyed, fish would so
' Itiply as to fill the waters completely. —Scientific Ameri-

MOON-EYE — Hyodon Tergisus. (Linn.)

_ Lake City, Minn., June 1, 1874.

j. yjJOR Forest and Stream:—

r* r y Ttt n e fwl\ bea,ltlfnl i Sh very little appears t0 be known - I have

• !eS i a, T e that C0Uld ?ive me ^formation concern-’
kn T S ’buHM T n ; lfc - S sim n!y known as a herring or “sldp-

1 mlo°v t; Q 4 * -A, 0 * a hemn ^ at ‘ all > according to my knowledge of
“ jl! ’en^hauS-u S ' ial i len f th 1812 mcbos and width 3 inches; caudal,
iaf E;Tf nate farback 2 * inches from tail, and has 12
^ Way,? rayP; a nal, extending from ventral to
ormX t» h 2 u TayS - The eye ’ situated very far forward,

• l Ueeth on r rf ’u h nCe hl8 comraon name'‘Moon Eye.” Well de-

Palatines and ton ^ e - Color, pearly
rfiw and themes . darke ^, to back - The nose projects over the
;■ i)' 0f ™ 0ath 18 sm all-not as large as the herring’s (Clupea

• r ? k.iowtlLf L lntS 0fthlS fishno raan > as far as 1 know, speaketh.
V»be7itu- aWnS m ^ ril >is known here from April until

; aoA:;7o7ot7- appears - Where he goes 1 know not ’ have

.7eem to be nn7 ? g 8een or taken the winter. In some seasons
" ’bole I havpV eplenty ’ and at others but very few are seen. On
regarded It as a rare fish. They are vigorous

' y the miuuovv or7777 StnPed *T [ Cahrax lineatus )- They take
' *>raenp, taste of a m i ^ t&e smartest of fis hes. They

*** Therefore^ l L ***** g0ne before the an S ler has time
! 1 and not read a hnnl M °° 11 Eye ” fly * fi slier, qpe must be very
sbein* a food fmh u! Wh - le Castln "' as Tonc e knew a man to do. As
7 n0t 8 si ngle doubt, late one this very
andlt WaS excellent ’ the bones being far less
A Ale” of bones a7m thf ^ heninff - There is not a single

, aw, if this fiaf, H U Glupea. I have been, and am still anxious

,in S about the 8 77r7° nia ° ther W s ’ andlf anybody knows
! t- species. D. C. Estes, M. D.

Portland, Me., May 28, 1874.

v] iveno EBST ANT> , '’ TREAM;: —

Abi^rST ^ assion in your and other papers as to

. are barren. I do not profess to know, but the pre-

.-CI.AC U

tlOn • t -- •- w • V/K.U u W 1VLIVJ >V j IJ Li b LHC

. . °w, as it j S difficult to ascertain by experiment with

^sorbeasto'u’mo 1 '' 10 uu ncmc to ascertain bj
ecommL ’ 7 80me sci entific contributor of

A f Common net contributor of -your paper ascer-

' ry th e experiment « 7 rabblt with pink eyes is an albino, and if
Se 7 f they wiU breed - This failing, let them

unusual fecund!^ Whlte miGe ' Query ? Does Mel an-
'L'wbiinoes are f ci y ’. M. s.

. deer 7 1 e ’ as instance white rabbits, mice, fer-
.: proof of au ° Xes ’ P° lar bears, et cetera. Forremark-
^QuLfA» 0lSm '' n the Cervi see Forestand
ifs.” M e w ’ “Zoology of the Northwestern Terri-
^ ^eciallv r! m 7 n0t re S ai ’ded by naturalists as any-
% y emai ’kable in any characteristic.—E d.]

jf and Stream- Weston, Yt, May 21, 1874.

°ne separate^n^iA 71 f ? und tbe usnal minute germs of the ova,
of the mature o7 W6rm the abdom en, rather larger than the
, 0va l ?pot of fioht p.,J ' Gry * ran8parenfc , exc ept in the centre there

wit b a likedr C uSL77 r ? e .? Ze ° fa No ‘ ei § ht P ellet -1 have
(r ’ den t]y the ova is nf f ance - Is it rare, and can you account for
r ', even ounces i. , lasfc year ’s growth. The trout was in size

(i iJV 4 * onn ces. in olti* -i- Liuut was in size

v thj s town. Youi i d condmon > and taken from the famed reser-
II- very truly, C. L. Whitman.

fe CENTRAL HARK menagerie.

Department op Public Parks, *
l’ r s received m . New York, June 7, 1874. f

y s 7l; Central Park Menagerie for the week ending

s?c ^ ketm teucocephalus. Presented by Louis Spannhake,

^°Mea S, A^- ariUS 9 aleahM - Sab. Ceram.

ph®; ™*ncam. Hob. South America. Bred in the

_ _’ Bernicla oanadensw,

dens m our cities makes almost anything relating to
the culture of these beautiful flowers acceptable. In this
paper we shall name some of the best roses for easy cul¬
ture, and which should be planted out as soon as possible
to insure a good bloom the coming season. Although the
rose is of such .character that it will bear planting out at
a most any time, yet the spring and fall months are prefer¬
able to any other seasons' of the year. In the first place
alter having nicely prepared your ground, plant such only
as will enhance the beauty and picturesqueness of yonr
garden. We will suppose you have a tolerably well ar¬
ranged plot—perhaps a very beautiful one. Do not ruin it
by too profuse pruning and thinning. Add on the outer
border such small sized evergreens, as a sort of irregular
belt, as will give a lively, green background for your
roses, which you will set with the tallest bushes nearest to
the evergreens, and the next smallest in the front or second
row, always having an eye to the harmony of colors as
heretofore instructed.

All desirous of having a good show of roses should plant
largely of those kinds that are known to be hardy and vig¬
orous growers. Let what are called the “varieties”^-
they are the novelties of the trade, and are often found to
be the “miserables” of the rose grower, and in nine cases
out of ten are vexatious to the purchaser. Remember that
the new roses often offered are propagated to sell, and are
a great “sell” to every buyer.

A lady friend asks, “How shall I plant?” I would say
first, the general arrangement of the place, and second, the
execution of the work, are to be considered. To give any
one rule, adapted to all localities, would be an impossibility
where so many and varied natural advantages and disad¬
vantages are to be encountered. Scarcely two places are
to be found alike.

When you have already in your garden a tall growth of
evergreens and such trees and shrubs as give a sort of pri¬
vacy to your grounds, you have a ready-made screen or
background to your bouquet similar to the one before
named.

In naming some of the many different kinds of rose§ that
grow well and give satisfaction under good culture, we
give such as we have planted, and can recommend as al¬
ways having done well with us. In the first division we
place those that are perfectly haidy, and may be relied on.
These bloom only once in the season, therefore you should
select their location with care, for it is very disagreeable
to have to take up a fine rose bush simply for the reason
that you did not place it where you should have done in
the first place. In the second division we place those roses
which show their blossoms at different times in the season,
from June to November. These are beautiful and very
valuable roses. Although some of these roses are to he
ranked as half hardy, yet with a little care—of which we
shall tell you by and by—you can manage them as well as
the hardy ones. Botanists of skill and extensive knowledge
name between eighty and one hundred species of the rose,
and mark with great distinctness the peculiarities of many
kinds, lo enumerate all the different kinds of roses would
extend our papers to greater limits than would be advisable
at this time* We note in-this paper many of the older
kinds, the best, and such as can easily be obtained of al¬
most any nurseryman and florist.

Among the summer roses we name Harrison’s yellow,
Persian yellow, William’s yellow, Austrian vellow, Prairie,’
Boursault, Ayrshiref, Baltimore belief, Mrs. Hoveyf, Queen
of the prairiesf, Aureti, blackish purple; Province, hybrid;
Boule de Nantuel, fine crimson; Belle de St. Cyr, bright
rose; Coupe de Hebe, pink; Chenedolle, bright crimson;
Duke de Orleans, spotted with white; Duchess de Abran-
tlrus, rose color; Elizabeth Ross; pale rose, white spotted;
Eugenie Beauharnais, crimson; Fabirer, scarlet; Glorie des
Mossense, long double blush, a very fine, hardy rose;
George IV., rivers, superb crimson; Hybride Blanche,’
white; Heureuse surprise, carmine; Herman Kegel, crim¬
son violet, white striped; La Rene, Leopold premier, Lord
Clyde, Laura Devost, white; moss common, moss crusted,
moss single, moss white, moss Adelaide.

Among the choice dwarf varieties of roses we have cul¬
tivated, and which we can recommend favorably to our
readers, we name the Norsette, cluster roses; Alba, creamy
white; Aimee vitant, pure white; Bengal See, blush, very
fragrant; Compte de Grillon, blush; Chromotelle,’large
yellow, compact; Euplirosine, pale yellow.

Of the climbing varieties all these are rapid growers, and
when intermingled with the Japan honeysuckle are’very
beautiful to behold. These require good soil, with a little
sand and charcoal, finely pulverized. The finest are the
Banksia Lutea, double yellow; BanksiaAlba, white- Bour¬

sault, purpurea; Russellinia, striped red and white. To
this collection we would add the hybrid Province roses, as
they are a variety that always please. They are produced
by a cross between French and Province roses; in this new
form of beauty they unite the well known characteristics
of the long cones or shoots of the one, and the dense foli¬
age of the other. They are generally very hardy in habit,,
and are quite a novelty in the garden. Standard roses as
Madam Provost, Geant des Battaille, La Rene, andLa
Marque make fine effects when planted in groups of six
and eight upon the lawn or upon the sides of the carriage
way, if not placed too near the road.

Look well to your rose plants, and apply occasionally a
liquid fertilizer at evening, and you will have in due course
of time a fine show of roses that will fully repay all your
caie ’ _ Ollipod Quill.

Grass Garden Walks.— After having been bothered
for years by grass and weed grown walks, I determined to
conquer the enemy by a masterly surrender* I therefore
spaded up all my walks, adding enough good soil to raise
them to n level with the adjoining beds; raked and rolled
them till they were firm and even, and then sowed them
thickly with mixed lawn grass seed,” scratching it in with
a rake, and giving a final going over with the roller and
awaited_the -result. In a very few days (not over three
weeks) I had the pleasure of walking on green velvet in¬
stead of gritty gravel; and with the help of A lawn mower
and an occasional cutting down of the edges true with a
sharp spade, had no further trouble with my walks. Al¬
ways green and pleasant to the foot and eye, never wet
(being above the garden level), they are “a joy forever”
and the perfection of garden walks .—Country Gentlemen. \

—Rose bushes and other garden shades will be much
benefitted by a top dressing of pulverized charcoal and
ashes. Prune the rose bushes when the blooming season
is over, cutting off the old wood that has produced the
flowers to make room for a new growth. In the herba¬
ceous department of the flower garden weeding, trans¬
planting, and watering are the principal operations to be
performed this month. Additional planting of some an¬
nuals however, such as balsams, zinnias, and nasturtiums
may be made; and dahlia roots may still be planted.— Farm
ana JJwesiae. •

The Flower Garden.— Liquid manure has a wonder¬
ful effect upon garden plants, and may be used both in the
vegetable and in the ornamental departments. The best
time to apply it is just before a shower. For tender flow¬
ering plants it must be weak. A tablespoonful of guano
or a small handful of fowl droppings to a gallon of water’
will make it strong enough. Soap suds may be used in the
same way.

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Michigan Lumber.— The long continued rains which
have spread famine and desolation at the south, and death
and destruction in Massachusetts, has enabled the Michigan
lumberers to make a clean sweep of all the logs which
have been cut during the last winter, as well as those hung
up during preceding seasons. Notwithstanding this the
supply will be short, as last season’s operations were’lim-

pichting mid § outing.

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DATE.

HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK.

Jnne 11 .

June 12.

Jnne 13_

June 14.

June 15.

June 16.

June 17.

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The ninth annual regatta of the Atlantic yacht club
a report of which will appear in our next issue,” was sailed
yesterday June 10th. The yachts divided into three
cl asses schooners, first. class sloops, and second class
sloops. The course assigned for schooners was from the
startmg point through the _ Narrows, to and around the
stake boat at Southwest Spit, thence to the ljo-ht ship
n 1 ?'u her a , n cl re 1 ur ning home, passing to the south and
west of Romers Beacon. First class sloops the same course
to the Southwest Spit stake boat, thence around stake boat
in Gedney s channel, and home, passing to the westward of
Romev s Beacon. Second class sloops over the same course
to and aiound Southwest, Spit and return. All vessels out-
war ^ aud home warn bound to pass between forts Lafayette
and Wadsworth. Schooners a flying start. All sloops to
stait from their anchors, with the privilege of slipping if
they desire. The following list of entries of the club un¬
doubtedly made a fine showing, but as the race was not
concluded when we weDt to press we can give no report: —

SCHOONERS.

♦Hi a work upon the “History and Culture of the Rose,” now nearly
completed, and soon to be published, we shall give a complete lilt of aU
the common as well as rare rose plants. n&i ui au

tCiimbing roses for screens and pillars. These add a very imnortant fen-
ture to the surroundings of a cottage garden, and some ^ ^

Name Owner

§ n{n , n ...G. A. Thayer.......

^ eerl ess. J. R. Maxwell.

Avnes.E. Harvey.

Tidal Wave.William Voorhies....

EIKST-CLASS SLOOPS.

Orion.J. W. Cooper. 48

Jennie M.J. A. Moneell.

Kaiser Wilhelm.Norris & Greenleaf...

Anna.W. A. Cnmming.

Alert.Henry Yail.

Recreation.G eorge A. Weber. „„

Kate.... .E. L. Lawrence. 37

SECOND-CLASS SLOOPS.

.-.W. E. Greenleaf. 32

Flyaway .V. B. Livineston.! 33

William T. Lee.Charles F. Cheever 27

Barbara Prietchie... J. R. Rhodes. 24

Mean Length
feet in,

65 6

65 2

57 9J

(probably)

Allowance
M 8

13

40

41

40

39

39

38

7

3

9

?

10

9

9

11

11

13

13

37

37

66

56

7

6

6

4*

7

14

48

18

—The regatta of the Hew York yacht club takes place to¬
day, and is of course, from the size of the club, and the
tonnage and number of the vessels, one of the most im-
pertant yachting events of the season. The middle of
June, he— -- —- .

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ous have been literally ruined by absence of wind. We
hope sincerely we may not have to chr^ieJe in our next
another drifting event—race is not the proper word. Four
prizes, of the value of $250 each, will be contested for—
one for first class schooners, measuring 7,000 cubic feet
and over, one for second class schooners, measuring less
than 7,000 cubic feet, one for first class sloops, measuring
2,000 cubic feet and over, and one for second class sloops,
measuring less than 2,000 cubic feet. These will be sailed
for without time allowance, under the sailing regulations
of the club. The Bennett challenge cup, returned to the
club by the former owner of the Madgie, is also to be sailed
for, with time allowance, upon this same occasion. The
regatta committee for this year are Messrs. Wm. Krebs,
Edward B. Chase, and Wm. B. Bend. The entries are as
follows:—

FIRST-CLASS SCHOONERS.

Tidal Wave—William Yoorhies.Phantom—William Osgood.

Idler—S. J. Colgate.Eva—General E. Burd Grubb.

SECOND CLASS.

Clio—Ashen & Bradhurst.Magic—W. T. Garner.

Cornelia—Dr. Vondy.Peerless—J. R. Maxwell.

FIRST-CLASS SLOOPS.

Vision—J. J. Alexander.Vindex—Robert Center.

Grade—Mr. Waller.

SECOND CLASS SLOOPS.

Vixen—W. T. Garner.Alert—Henry Vail.

Kate—R. Dillon .Breeze—II. P. Kingsland.

—On Friday, the 12th instant, the first race of a series,
arranged between the Madeleine, Commodore Jacob Yoor-
his, a d the Tidal Wave, Ex-Commodore Wm. Yoorhis, will
be sailed. The course to be twenty miles to windward and
return for a $500 cup, or for a dinner for 100 guests.

—It is expected that a match between the Columbia, Mr.
Lester Wallack, and the Madeleine, will follow the one
mentioned above.

—Mr. Louis Lorillard has sold liis beautiful schooner the
Wanderer to Mr. E. Bird Grubb.

—The Yindex, Mr. Robert Center, the Kate, Mr. E. Z.
Lawrence, the Albert, Mr. Henry Yail, and the Addie, Mr.
Roosevelt, have all formally entered for the Flag officers
prize in the Corinthian sloop race, to be sailed under the
auspices of the Seawanaka Yacht Club, July 3d.

—The Oneida Boat Club, of Jersey City, held its fifth
annual regatta on Saturday last. Opening race between
two men in working boats over half mile course twice
around, won by Mr. C. F. Okerhausen. Second, shell race,
two entries, the winner, Mr. Y. D. Schanck completing the
course in four minutes fifty-five seconds. Third, barge race
which excited considerable enthusiasm, and to complete
the programme was a match between a four-oared gig and
a shell; the shell was handicapped an allowance of three-
quarters of a minute at the start, the gig won in eleven
minutes.

—The Stapleton Yacht Club has had an addition to its
fleet during the winter of three new boats, the Amelia, the
Josephine and Mr. Morris’ yacht, which has just been com¬
pleted at Clifton, S. I. The club held a meeting last night
night for the election of officers, and the deciding upon a
day for their summer regatta.

—Commodore Tin an has entered his yacht the Elizabeth
for the Brooklyn Yacht Club regatta, confident, we sup¬
pose, that twenty-nine feet boom and twenty-six feet of
bowsprit outboard will enable him to carry off the prize of
his class.

South Boston Yacht Club Regatta. —The first regatta
of the South Boston yacht club of this season occurred
Thursday afternoon. The weather was very undesirable
for the race, and in consequence few boats participated.
The judges’ yacht was the Carrier Dove, Captain Barker,
and she was moored off the yacht club house at City Point.
There was a tolerably strong and steady wind, mainly from
the east, during the whole afternoon. The first class boats
sailed over No. 1 course, and the second class sailed over
course No. 2, (see our issue of April 30tli). All yachts were
sent off with a flying start, ten minutes’ time being al¬
lowed after the firing of the signal gun for yachts to cross
the line. The gun for the first class was fired at 2:30, and
for the second class at 2:45. The following is a tabulary
statement of the result:—

FIRST-CLASS KEELS.

Length Start Return
Yacht and Owner ft in h m 6 h m s

Starlight—F. S. Wright. 35 06 2 40 0 4 35 0

FIRST-CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS.

QueenMab—M. J. Kiley.... 21 00 2 32 0 4 37 0

Naiad Queen—W. Kelner— 26 01 2 45 0 4 45 1

Rover—J. II. Stark. 22 00 2 45 0 4 51 1

Posey—H. J. McKee. 21 03 2 37 0 4 44 0

• SECOND-CLASS KEELS.

Fearless—J. A. Woodward. 20 05 2 56 0 4 35 0

Uncle Moses—C H.Dolbeare 21 00 2 55 30 4 47 0

SECOND-CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS.

Correct
Time
li m s
1 34 20

1 31 43
1 32 11
1 33 56
1 34 00

1 08 52
1 21 57

Maud—C. E. Fuller. 18 00

Mabel—J. N. Roberts. 19 02

Lizzie. 19 06

May—W. Gorman. 18 00

Unique—J. Stewart. 20 00

2

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4

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1

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2

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4

30

2

1

05 18

2

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4

30

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1

08 46

2

54 30

4

51

2

1

23 16

2

53 0

4

51

0

1

27 16

Th Naiad Queen and Rover were ruled out for starting
behind time. There were two prizes for each class, includ¬
ing keel and centre board yachts, but as in the first race
there was but one keel boat, but one prize was awarded.
The prizes were silver cups and vases, the first prize to
keels being awarded to the Starlight. The first prize to
first class centre boards was awarded to the Queen Mab,
and the second to the Posey. The first prize to second
class keels was awarded to the Fearless, and the second to
the Uncle Moses. The first prize to second class centre
boards was awarded to the Maud, and the second to the
Mabel. The judges were Messrs. Thomas Christian, W.
W. Hawes, P. P. McDonald, and J. G. Chambers. Com¬
modore Roberts handsomely entertained many guests, in¬
cluding the press, on board his yacht, the Mercury.

Portland Yacht Club. —The regular monthly meet¬
ing of this club was held Wednesday evening, June 3d, at
their club rooms, in Portland, Maine. The club unani¬
mously passed the exceptional compliment of placing the
name of ex-Commodore James M. Churchill upon the list
of honorary members for his valuable services and unsel¬
fish interest in the welfare of the institution. The follow¬
ing route was decided upon for the annual cruise—to Booth-
bay, Wiscasset, Bath, and return, via New Meadows, tfie
Irip comprising about a week. An invitation has been ex¬
pended to the South Boston Yacht Club to join in the
annual cruise. A vote of thanks was passed to Messrs.

Senter & Co., of 54 Exchange street, for the present of a
beautiful and valuable spy glass. Samuel E. Smith, Esq.,
of Wiscasset, has joined the club, and added his beautiful
yacht Idlewild to the fleet. There is a growing interest
among Portland people in aquatic sports.

Regatta op the Dorchester Yacht Club.—T he
Dorchester Yacht Club sailed their first championship re¬
gatta in the thunder storm Saturday afternoon, June 6th,
in Dorchester Bay off Commercial Point. The start was
made at about half-past two o’clock. The yachts were di¬
vided into six classes, the fourth class centre-board sloops
taking the course No. 3 of 5^ miles, and the rest course No.
2 of 9^ miles. Twenty-seven yachts started, but several
did not return in season for their time to be taken. The re¬
sult was as follows:—

FIRST CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SLOOPS.

Yacht. Owner. • Actual Time.

Ilr. Min. Sec.

Cimbus.E. Burgess..1 05 00

Lillie.Babb.1 51 30

Kelpie. C apen.2 02 45

Jessie.Park.Not taken.

SECOND CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SLOOPS.

Mabel.Roberts.2 13 00

Firefly.Balch. 2 19 20

Alice.Smith.Not taken.

THIRD CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SLOOPS.

Maud.Fuller.3 16 00

Water Witch.Pettengill.2 25 40

Ida.Holmes.2 30 50

Peri.S. W. Burgess.Not taken.

Misi.Weatherbee.Not taken.

FOURTH CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SLOOPS.

Tulip.

Virginia.

Rocket.

Bessie.

Hecate.

Rob Roy.

Cora.

Dolphin.

. W. Burgess....

.1

51

. Plimpton.

.2

03

.Bass.

.2

04

. Lewis.

.2

04

. Loring.

.2

08

. Perrin.

.2

08

.Patten.

.2

08

.Not taken.

25

15

30

44

00

30

41

FIRST CLASS KEEL SLOOPS.

Sunbeam.Nickerson.2 40 15

Johnnie Sands,.Chapman.2 44 20

Volante.Barnard.Not taken.

Agnes.Adams.Not taken.

SECOND CLASS KEEL SLOOPS.

Fearless.Woodward.2 33 20

Rubie.Preston.2 38 05

Phoenix.Chapman.Not taken.

The winning yachts were Nimbus, Mabel, Maud, Tulip,
Sunbeam and Fearless. As the championship of the dif¬
ferent classes is best two in three, two similar regattas will
be held, the next coming upon the 20th of June. The
judges Saturday were Wm. A. Gilbert, Wm. H. Bangs, Jr.,
and Wm. T. Adams.

-*-.

City Point, South Boston. —The last week in May
introduced to the briny element the schooner yacht Kittie,
Capt. John M. Ward, who will ere many days take his
departure for his regular summer cruise. Capt. Ward’s
schooner Bessie was also launched, and awaits a pur¬
chaser. Also the schooner Haze, Capt. Moody, sloops
Starlight, Ex-Commodore F. S. Wright, Planchette, Capt.
Johnson, Gracie, Capt. Williams, and Allie Yining, Capt.
Davis.

Philadelphia, June 8th, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

The annual regatta and excursion of the Philadelphia
yacht club will take place on Monday, June 15tli, starting
from Shackamaxon street wharf at ten o’clock, the course
being up the river to round the buoy boat at Delanco, and
return to the home buoy at the water work’s wharf. There
were eighteen first class and twenty-five second class boats
entered:—First class—George Hoff, Albert Dager, Kate D.
Eakins, Benjamin P. Sparks, M. L. Standiford, Tyler
Hamilton, Charles A. Bush, Harry Strimmell, Albert T.
Eggleston, Jonty Hillman, Charles Hillman, Henrietta,
William H. Clymer, Charles S. Austin, Kate Leary, Willie
Kleintz, A. Artis, and Mattie. Second class—Lilian, John
Wilson, Sr., Leo Reinfried, Dollie Tilton, John B. Brewer,
John D. Sidebotham, Charles Able, Richard F. Riddell,
Shackamaxon, Enchantress, S. A. Standiford, S. A. Mari¬
ner, Ida May, George R. Jesson, Mary Ann, Joseph H.
Leary, Edward Ebener, Annie E. Ormrod, Eliza Brode,
George Lewis, William D. Wieland, Little Maggie, Mary
Emma, Julia, and Correll B. Miller. The prizes offered
are two for each class, and same for each. First prizes—
Handsome silver swinging ice pitchers, with silver cup ac¬
companying. Second prizes—Handsome silver castors.
A large and commodious steamboat, with first class music
and refreshments on board, will accompany the fleet.

Lulu West. 8.

Nettie. * £3

Allie'Burke. J 26

Henrietta. J 36

Carrie. } 55 30

Lime .;i % 30

The Fannie and Stranger, finding themselves getting
left in beating up against winds, withdrew. 8

At half-past six o’clock the Lulu West shot past tb
home buoy, followed, three minutes later, by the Netti
the Allie Burk being third, 10$ minutes behind the WeS’
This apparently gave the race to the Lulu West but tl
Nettie was allowed the prize on account of time allownnc
for the West’s excess of canvas. ce

Upon the result being announced by the indo-p? a r,
Kirby, Mr. Hull and Mr. West, the owners of thfwi nn W
boats, were escorted on board Commodore Barker’s vaehi
and presented with the prizes, that won by Mr. Hull bein
a massive piece of plate known as the “Barker Cup ” aT J
that won by Mr. West being a miniature compass piWm
ed by Mr. J. P. Donaldson. P ’ present '

On the following day there was a race for yachts of the
second class, the boats starting from off the foot of Me
Dougall avenue, sailing up to Lake St. Clair by way of th P
American channel, and about six miles into the lake round
Cunningham’s steam yacht, anchored as a stake-boat and
return by the same course. As on Tuesday, the steamer
Dove, the steam and the sailing yacht of Commodore
Barker following the race throughout, a large number of
spectators thus being afforded an excellent view of the
contending boats from the start to the finish, a period of
four hours.

They passed the line in the following order, the differ¬
ence being taken into account at the close of the race:

Adelaide. 5 V

Adele, George S. Davis. in q fi 0 n

Whistlewing, H. Hunter.'. '"iq 36 $

Fleetwing, James Craig. "in It

Lallah Rookh, C. B. James. YYlO 3 ? 28

The wind was south, a fair breeze blowing, and the
yachts went off before it in handsome style. After reach¬
ing the lake the wind was variable, sometimes nearly dying
out) and then coming in a strong gust. The stake-boat had
been placed far to leeward, but the yachts ran down with
the wind a-beam in good style, passing the stake-boat in
the following order:

Fleetwing...

Adele.

Lalla Rookh.

Adelaide

Whistlewing

H. M. S.

12 19 ..

• 12 29 80
12 30 ..
12 30 30
12 49 ..

Soon after commencing to beat back toward the head
of Belle Isle the wind blew fresh, but afterwards fell light,
and the Fleetwing, with her immense spread of canvas
came in first by one minute and thirty-nine seconds. The
allowance in time the Fleetwing had to give the smaller
yachts gave the first prize, a marine glass and case, pre¬
sented by M. S. Smith & Co., to the Adelaide, and the
Fleetwing won the silver goblet and cup, presented by the
same firm. The time when the boats reached the home
stake, excepting the Whistlewing, which did not put in an
appearance, was as follows:—

H. M. S.

Fleetwing.2 30 21

Adelaide.2 32 ..

Adele.2 52 30

Lalla Rookh.2 56 55

Portland, Me., June 1,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

At a meeting of the Maine Boating Association, held at the Preble
House on the evening of May 29, the resignation of the Gleam Club, of
Bath, was accepted. It was voted to hold a regatta in Portland Harbor
on July 4, number and class of races to be decided by the Regatta Com¬
mittee of the Association, which meets June 5. The new boat-house of
the Emerald Club, on Maine Wharf, is nearly completed, and will-be oc¬
cupied the latter part of this week. The “Longshore” four are availing
themselves of the hospitality of the Orients for the present, and have
just begun work for the season. They intend to put in an appearance at
the principal regattas in New England and the Provinces.

The Bowdoin Freshmen have lately purchased a six-oared, out-rigged
lapstreak (Elliott build) of the Emeralds lor a “breakmg-in” boat, but
as the three lower classes are at present enjoying (?) a vacation, until the
differences of opinion existing between them and the Faculty are over¬
come, it is not likely that much pulling will be done there until the fall
term. Our single scull irftn are commencing work, and some matches
are expected to be forthcoming ere long. Vidi.

New York, June 4,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Detroit, Mich., June 5tli, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

By request I send you accounts of our two first races
of the International Yacht Club. These two races passed
off so pleasantly that we feel very much encouraged for
the success of our club. Our account is summarized from
the Detroit Post.

The races for our first and second class yachts have been
postponed to accommodate the Canada yachts. The races
will take place as follows: 1st, for grst and second class
yachts at Put-in-Bay, on Lake Erie, on June 29th; third
class yachts at Grose Isle, on Detroit River, July 1st; and
first and second class yachts at Detroit, on Lake St. Clair,
July 4th. We shall offer cash and other handsome prizes,
and are looking forward to a very pleasant time.

Yours truly, C. B. Hull,

Rear Commdore.

—The first regatta of the International Sail Boat Club,
for boats of the third class, 20 feet in length or less, took
place on the river on the 2d June. The following named
boats participated:—Nettie, Captain C. B. Hull; Carrie,
Captain K. C. Barker; Fannie, Captain Henry Whiting;
Allie Burk, Captain W. H. Burk; Stranger, Captain H. H.
Smith; Lulu West, Captain A. H. West; Lillie, Captain
William Wright.

At the signal gun, fired from Commodore K. C. Barker’s
large sail yacht anchored off the Detroit boat-house, the
boats at that time headed up the river, swung around as if
on pivots, and went off like gulls, a very fresh wind being
then almost directly aft. They made the run to the
lower stake boat in 11 minutes, rounding it all in a
bunch. This brought the wind dead ahead, and the
boats then had to beat five miles to windward. After a
time the wind fell, promising a tedious race, but soon
freshened again to a stiff breeze from the South. At 1:23
o’clock, 2 hours and 25 minutes after the start., the Lulu
West went round the upper stake-boat. The time of round¬
ing of each boat was as follows, the start having been
made at 10:58 o’clock:

Lately there has been organized a yacht club at Far Rockaway, L. I,
called the Rockaway Yacht Club. This club has but few boats, but it
must be excused, for those to whom they belong are the gentlemen that
dwell there only in summer, and many of them do not like yachtiDg or
have not time to attend to it. The club consists of from 75 to 100 mem¬
bers, and among them there are only twelve yachts. The officers are as
follows: Commodore, Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr.; Vice-Commodore, Fred
Nelson; Treasurer, Charles A. Cheever; Secretary, Daniel Lord, Jr.;
Measurer, Mr. Lord.

Name.

Halcyon...
Mariquita.

Stella.

Gaxiota....

Uncas.

Bumpo....

Nat.

Mosquito.
Eureka...

Rig.

Dimen¬

sions.

I Sloop

33 feet

Sloop

32 feet

Sloop

27 feet

SlOOD

38 feet

Cat *

22 feet

Cat

23 feet

Cat

20 feet

Cat

19 feet

Cat

—

Cat

11 feet

Cat

15 feet

Cat

18 feet 1

Owner.

Joseph Donohue.
Charles Cheever.
Nathaniel Jarvis, Jr.
Charles Cheever.
John Cheever.
Daniel Lord, Jr.

Ed. La Montague.
Nathaniel Jarvis, Sr.
H. Langdon.

D. D. Lord.

Frank Lord.

Louis Donohue._

The regattas last siynmer were all of a very brilliant character. The
Uncas, owned by Ed. La Montagne, carried off many of the laurels last
year. She won the challenge cup of her class, and probably she wil
have a great many boats to contest with. She is not at all a good-lookmg
boat. She is plain, open cat-rigged. The Halcyon, the fastest yacht 0
her class, has been changed this year, and is expected to beat the Blos¬
som, of the New Jersey Yacht Club. The Peerless, built for Mr. Max¬
well, Commodore of the Atlantic Yacht Club, is also a very clever boat.
During the coming season we hope that these boats will have a chance to
show their speed. The annual regatta will take place on the 4th of Ju y
for all classes. ‘

June 6,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:— ,

I noticed an inquiry by one of your correspondents about the Barneg
sneak-boxes, and enclose a sketch showing the form and dimensions 0
one that was purchased for Bloomingrove Park. The best axe ma e 7
Jesse Terrine, of Barnegat, and cost about $40. They are built of ce »
and copper fastened, carry a sprit sail, and are safe in a modern e
heavy sea; steered with an oar, though sometimes fitted with a iu c

The rowlocks are of wood, hinged and lay on the deck when not in use.
The gunner lies on the bottom with head resting against the bow comb¬
ing and eyes level with the hatch, the entire boat being covered with sea
weed or grass; the sneak-box is hauled on shore into a depression in the
sed^e, if possible. It requires two persons to haul them on mud flats.
They are the best ducking boats I have seen, and are quite convenient
for fishing. In rough water a breakwater of canvas is raised on a stick to
keep off the spray. The Barnegat gunners furnish an extra sneak-box
for each sportsman, although at the head of the bay I have been out with
hree persons in one sneak-box. Sail, oars, centre-board and frame for
holding stools are laid under the decks. The keel extends about half
the length from the stern. The centre-board is narrow and curved.

John Avery.

CANOEING.

NUMBER FIVE.

T HE handling of a Nautilus or sailing canoe differs so
materially from the maimer of working other small
sailing boats that a few hints on the subject may be useful
to some of our readers. Paddling is a subject upon which
we liavu little to say; it will come naturally to begin¬
ners, and in learning we should advise from the very first
the use of the jointed paddle described by our correspon¬
dent, 0. M. D., with the planes of the blades set at right
angles to each other, so that when one blade is in the water
the other feathers in the air. Keep the paddle as near the
side of the canoe as possible during the whole stroke. It
is advisable to have small grommets worked, or india rub¬
ber rings fitted on the looms of the paddle, well out to¬
wards the blades, to prevent the drip of water into the well
or upon the lap should the apron be off. We prefer a nine
foot paddle to one eight feet in length when it is jointed in
the middle and will consequently stow.

Before getting our canoe under way some form of steer¬
ing gear must be adopted, and we would advise a yoke on
the deck forward of well coaming, to which the lines from
the yoke on the rudder head should be led after passing
through the necessary fair leaders on the deck of the canoe.
This makes a continuous gearing, and the rudder may be
moved either way by the use of the line on one side alone.
It is very convenient to have a yoke under the forward
deck, and secured to the same spindle as the one above for
the use of the feet, for although the steering of a canoe is
entirely too delicate a matter to be entrusted to the feet as
a rale, it is still a great assistance to be able to keep the
helm where it is wanted, and have the use of the hands in
“working ship.”

Ballast in a .canoe intended for travelling, even though
she be a sailing canoe, is utterly out of place. A canoe
should be so designed and rigged that the stores and traps,
which are necessities, together with the weight of the ca¬
noeist, should give her all the requisite stability. Nor is
this at all difficult. We know of canoes carrying, on
cruises, eighty square feet of sail, without a pound of bal¬
last other than such as is mentioned above. Of course,
when out for a short sail, thirty or forty pounds of sand in
a hag will make the canoe handle better than when light.

The trim of the canoe is most important, and will affect
her steering at once. Supposing her to have been well de¬
signed, and the sails calculated for a certain centre of lat¬
eral resistance, as was the case in the sail drawings pub¬
lished in the Forest and Stream recently, it is perfectly
evident that if in stowing the weights she is put down by
the head or by the stern, she will when under way pivot to
a certain extent on the end too much immersed, and luff,
or pay off, as the case may be, requiring rudder to keep her
straight on her course, and the drag of the rudder is death
to speed, particularly in a boat so light as a canoe. In sail¬
ing, always bear this in mind, and give the canoe just as
little helm as is possible. If the boat is properly hung, an
inch or two of yoke line, either one way or the other, will
be all sufficient.

Having gotten into the canoe, and seen by her water line
that she is properly trimmed, we proceed to make sail.
Step the masts, bend on the dandy sheets and jib out haul,
which always keep rove, owing to the impossibility of get¬
ting out to either end to reeve them when once afloat. If
there is plenty of sea room, hoist away your dandy and
trim aft the sheet, which will keep the canoe head on to
the wind; then man the jib out-haul, and when out and
fast the jib halliards keep the jib sheets flowed; let go the
brails to the mainsail, which will drop the boom down to
its proper position, then man the mast rope, hoist away,
make fast, and the mainsail is set.

Ease off the dandy sheet and catch the jib to windward
to pay her off on the tack desired. If she makes stern way
shilt the helm accordingly, trim aft the main sheet, and
as she gathers way let go and haul the jib. When once
under control of the rudder trim the dandy by the main¬
sail. If the course is to windward give her a “good full”
and let her go. Never jam a canoe too close on a wind, for
although she may point up well, if she is not going fast
through the water she will make lee-way.

In putting a canoe about, don’t stop” her way with the
rudder. First of all, flatten aft the dandy sheet, then give
her a little helm, keeping fast the jib sheet, which, as she
comes head to wind, will presently catch to windward, then
let dle dandy sheet, and the canoe will be in the same
~ as we described when getting under way, and
S ur ^ an dled in the same manner.

Wearing a canoe is simple, and there will be no opportu¬
nity lor missing stays. Put the helm up, easing off the
uandy sheet at the same time. Keep the main sheet prop-
cuy trimmed, according to the way the wind bears upon
fivt+ Can( ^ e as sde P a y s °®* Swing the dandy boom over
ist, and see that the main sheet does not foul anything
mn that sail swings, or there will be a mess indeed if
««breeze at the time. Trim the jib last. In run-
the wind, if it is blowing at all, and particularly
w en tiLere is an y sea > tali<2 the dandy in, as it will make
er yaw about, and possibly broach to.

.Never use a paddle when under sail, unless in cases of
an n 6 n . ecessit y, for paddling a canoe around is so simple
u operation that working her properly with sail will never
\lw rned and tlie canoe wil1 aJ ways be unsafe under sail,
side S Ste6r with tlie y° ke ro P e ’ which is on the weather

of hS 1 Tuesda y> J une 2, a very close and exciting game
tKa , c ? m . e 011 the Union grounds at Melrose, between
wt Wetic of New York vs. Baltic of Harlem, both
ete ur clubs, in which the Baltic came off victorious bv
c score of 9 to 6, in one hour and 40 minutes.

FOREST AND STREAM.

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Jlnmep <To (£ori[espandettt%

—The Manhattan club have, by the efforts of {Messrs. Bow¬
man and Satterthate of the St. George Club been enabled
to use their old field every Tuesday during the three
months vacation of the Stevens Institute, and they will
have their opening game at Hoboken on June 16th.

—The Yale College “blues” have been showing more
skill as an amateur base ball nine this season than ever
before and thus far they rank at the head of the class.
The record of their practice games with professional nines,
alone proves how capably they play on the field. Their
games thus far have been as follows :—

April 18—Yale vs. Hartford at-IIartford. 2 to 12

May 6—Yale vs. Hartford at New Haven. 4 to 6

May 27—Yale vs. Atlantic at New Haven. 3 to 8

9 26

Their contest with amateur nines thus far simply proves
the statement made in this paper, before, viz :—That it is
to the college nines that wfe must eventually look for the
best display in the amateur arena. Their amateur record
so far, is as follows :—

May 15—Yale vs. Flyaway at New Haven.15 to 5

May 30—Yale vs. Nameless at New Haven.19 to 6

June 6—Yale vs. Knickerbocker at New Haven. 9 to 5

They have thus far defeated the strongest of the New
York and Brooklyn nines without difficulty. Their last
game was played without the services of their regular
pitcher and hence the close contest. All are looking for¬
ward to their first meeting with the Princetons, which game
if the Yales play up to the mark, will result in another
victory for the “blues.” After June 26, the blues will have
some practice games with the Hartfords prior to their
matches at Saratoga in the college tourney to be held there.

—The second elevens of the St. George and Staten
Island clubs played a four innings match together on the af¬
ternoons of June 3d and 4tli at Hoboken, which proved to be
an amusing contest. The Staten Island party did not muster
in force, only ten being on hand on Wednesday and but
eight on Thursday. The St. George had out a full eleven.
The fun of the contest was in seeing the St. George bats¬
men retire in succession for small scores before the ten-pin
style of bowling of the Islanders, Clarke taking the wickets
of Talbot,Perryman,Blake, Green and others by balls, which
did not leave the ground from the bowler’s hand to the stump.
But for some wide bowling by a novice and other extras,
the Islanders would have won, as they made the best score
off the bat. The score of the first innings was 51 to 29 in
favor of St. George, and of the' second 33 to 32 in favor of
the Islanders, the former winning the match. Old Tawny
Smith’s bowling was effective on the St. George side, and
young Shippen bore off the palm in the fieid; the brothers
Eyre played well. On the other side, Marsh and Irving
showed good wicket and Davridge and Watson the best
defense, Gardiner batting for double figures in baseball
style.

The record of games in the professional arena since our

last issue is as follows:

June 2—Philadelphia vs. Mutual at Brooklyn. 8 to 7

June 2—Athletic vs. Atlantic at Philadelphia.17 to 3

June 3—Boston vs. Chicago at Chicago.11 to 10

June 4—Philadelphia vs. Mutual at Philadelphia. 2 to 0

June 4—Baltimore vs . Atlantic at Baltimore. 7 to 5

June 5—Hartford vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn. 8 to 1

June 5—Athletic vs. Mutual at Philadelphia.13 to 2

June 6—Mutual vs. Hartford at Brooklyn. 5 to 2

June 6—Boston vs. Chicago at Chicago. 9 to 2

June 8—Chicago vs. Boston at Chicago. 8 to 3

June 8—Athletic vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia.12 to 4

June 8—Mutual vs. Baltimore at Baltimore. 8 to 1

The championship record to June 9th is as follows:

Club.

Athletic.

Atlantic.

Baltimore

Boston.

Chicago.

1 Hartford.

Mutual.

Philadel’a

Games

Won.

Athletic.

2

2

0

1

1 t !

1 1

4

11

Atlantic_ . -

n

2

2

0

0

0

0

4

Baltimore.

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

4

Boston.

2

2

3

2

2

4

3

18

Chicago.

1

0

0

1

2

0

0

4

Hartford.

1

1

2

0

0

1

0

5

Mutual.

1 1

1

2

0

2

1

0

8

Philadelphia.

o !

1 1

2

0

0

1

2

6

Games lost.

7

8

14

3

5

8

8

7

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The best gam es in the amateur arena since our last have
been the following:

June 2—Champion vs. Essex at Newark. 13 to 7

June 2—Amity vs. Chelsea at Prospect Park.j6 to 10

June 4—Chatham vs. Jasper at Manhattanville.17 to 11

June 4—Hartford vs. Princeton at Princeton.14 to 6

June 6—Zephyr vs. Star at Hartford.13 to 8

June 6—Yale vs. Knickerbocker at New Haven. 9 to 5

June 6—Zeno vs. Dalton at Prospect Park.10 to 7

June 6—Manhattan vs. Powhattan at Hoboken.13 to 8

June 6—Phoenix vs. Union at Central Park. . .14 to 11

June 6—Leader vs. Nassau at Central Park. 8 to 3

June 6—Glastenbnry vs . High School at Hartford.15 to 7

June 6—High vs. Normal School at New Britain.17 to 13

—Mir. William Borst on Saturday last accomplished the
feat of walking and running 21i miles in 3 hours, 11 min.
3 sec. The distance was from Broadway and Twenty-ninth
street to Jerome Park and back. The weather was in
every way against the accomplishment of the feat, being
thick, sultry and oppressive, and the ground in bad condi¬
tion. The feat is a clever one, and very few professionals
can beat the time.

Syracuse, June 5th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream
I have been reading your paper for the last three months,
and wish to add my humble opinion to the widespread
appreciation of its excellence. I am particularly pleased
with the deserved prominence you give to cricket. This,
I think will do very much to foster the game. I beg to
send you for publication the names of the officers of one of
the most thriving cricket clubs in the State, to wit:—The
Syracuse Cricket Club—President, Henry Pearson; Vice
President, Alfred Tily; Treasurer, Reuben Ford; Secretary,
Wm. Cowie; Captain, Charles Barnes; Committee—James
Barnes, Edward Kent, Charles H. Filkins, J. J. Town.

The club had a very successful season last year, not suf¬
fering a single defeat. This spring extensive improvements
have been made upon the ground, which, barring a rather
uneven outfield, is now in capital condition. A club match,
the first of the season, will come off on Thursday, 11th in¬
stant. We expect to be stronger this year than ever before.
To conclude, Mr. Editor, we would have it known that there
is a good live; cricket club in Syracuse, willing to maintain
its laurels against all comers, and zealous in all things tend¬
ing to promote the true interests of the noble game.

Truly yours, Wm. Cowie.

y\e shall endeavor vn this department to impart and hope to receive
such information, as may be of service to amateur and professional sports¬
men. IT e will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper , designating localities for good hunting , fish¬
ing, and trapping , and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im¬
plemented routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies traits, species,
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman?s craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

Pistol.— Reply in onr next.

Saxon.- Yonr exception is well taken. Will adopt your suggestion.

J. Y. D. Walker, Newark.—Write to Dr. Slack, Bloomsbury. N. J.

R. Y. S.—We should be much gratified to hear from you at your con¬
venience.

W. Westcott, New York.—Yes; it.would meet with success if it can
be done. Please write more definitely.

D. C. Read, New York.—Are snipe and woodcock shooting allowed
in New Jersey, Long Island and Connecticut during July and August?
Ans. Woodcock only. See table close seasons.

H. Herbert.— Please tell me how to raise young partridges, as I have
some just hatching? Ans. See Forest and Stream, page 4, vol. 2.

D. W. G.—Will you please inform me if there is good fishing (trout)
near Delaware Water Gap; if so, how far from it? Ans. At Broadhead
Creeks, near Stroudsburg, about twenty miles.

Circle, New Yotk.—Will you please inform me where there is a reli¬
able gunsmith in this city, as I wish to have my gun—an expensive one
—thoroughly cleaned and put in order? Ans. E.H. Madison, 546 Fulton
street, Brooklyn. He is a practical gun expert.

S. B,, Albany.—Is there anything which will keep fleas away from a
person in the woods? I am greatly troubled by them in my annual hunt¬
ing excursions, and have found nothing effectual in driving them away?
Ans. Nothing better than the Persian insect powder (pyrethrum roseum)
recommended by British Medical Gazette, and for sale at druggists and
rat poison stores.

R. T. M., Nassau.—What is the price of Fowler’s hard rubber reel sold
by Andrew Clerk & Co., size suitable for black bass of from one to six
pounds weight? Do you recommend the reel? Ans. Price $4.50. We
prefer a nickel reel ourselves, but we never fish .with less than a two
ounce reel, and Fowler’s weighs only an ounce. Different anglers have
different opinions.

Nassau, New York.—I see upland plover on some of our restaurant
bills of fare and would like to know if such game birds can be shot this
month. Your paper says “June close month for game.” Where can
these birds be found? Ans. Send in report of restaurant to the New
York Sportsmens’ Association, They are most likely shot in Virginia
sitting on their eggs. Where is the best place to find woodcock within
a reasonable distance of this city, and are there any good places in Con¬
necticut? Ans. Warwick, Orange county; the drowned lands, Bain’s
Station on the Harlem Railroad. Note italics at the head of this
column.

Susan Mary.— Please state how far it is in miles from Collingwood to
Sault St. Marie by the steamship line advertised in your journal? Ans.
Herewith find table of distances for the whole route: From Collingwood
to Owen Sound, 45; Owen Sound to Killarney, 125; Killarney to Little
Current, 26; Little Current to Bruce Mines, 111; Bruce Mines to Sault
St. Marie, 40; Sault St. Marie to Michipicoton, 119; Michipicoton to Pic
River, 103; Pic River to Neepigon, 107; Neepigon to Silver Islet, 74; Sil¬
ver Islet to Prince Arthur’s Landing, 22; Prince Arthur’s Landing to Du¬
luth, 198; total distance, 970 miles.

C. L. Thuber, Brooklyn.—Will you kindly inform me through the me¬
dium of your query column, first, if a boat can be hired without a guide
in the Adirondacks; second, the probable charge per month; third, the
address of a person keeping them? Ans. A man who is known to be
pecuniarily responsible md familiar with the woods can hire a boat with¬
out a guide at Paul Smith’s, St. Regis; Bartlett’s or Martin’s, Saranac;
Palmer’s or Sabbatis’, Long Lake; but these men are too careful to let a
“greenhorn” go into the woods alone. Both man and boat might be lost.
Suppose at least $1 per day would be required at height of season, when
all boats are in demand.

Circle.— Which is the best route to the Thousand Islands? 2d. When
is the best time to go there for fishing and shooting; what game and fish
are in season? 3d. Where is the best place to stop? 4th. What would
be the probable expense of a week’s trip? 5th. Do you know of any
party there with whom we could make arrangements? Ans. 1st. Take
steamboat or cars to Albany, and Central Road from thereto Rome.
From Rome, Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Road to Cape Vincent,
where you take steamboat direct to Alexandria Bay. 2d. No shooting*
except in September, at ducks. Best masgkalonge and bass fishing in
July, but good bass fishing in August. If very lucky may get a maska-
longe, but doubtful. 3d. Thousand Island House, Alexandria Bay.
4th. Hotel, $3 a day; guide, $3 a day. Fare about $20 to go. 5th v
Write proprietors Thousand Islands House, Alexandria Bay, N. Y.

J. S„ New York.—You pay no respect to our standing notice over Cor¬
respondent’s columns. Were your long note not anonymous, we should
be inclined to answer yon by letter; however, the best advice wm can
give you as to any of the rivers you mention, or any other river, is to em¬
ploy a good boatman familiar with the same; one who has been a river
driver preferred by all means, who wiil make a capital pilot, and be able
to assist and instruct you in many ways. An excellent "point on the Del¬
aware, to fit out with guide, provisions, &c., is. Lackawaxen. You can
try the shad there with fly, and take trout along down at brooks empty-,,,
ing into main river. No game in July except woodcock. Next to Dela- *
ware River, we should advise the Housatonic. Good stopping places all
along, either for hotel fare or camping out. Your plan is the same that
is advocated by our Canoe Club, and affords the most varied and enjoy¬
able of pleasure. Read the cruise of the “Rob Roy.”

Fisherman.— Having noticed a law that has recently been passed by
the New Jersey State Legislature, prohibiting fishing in the Hackensack
River, am compelled to ask you for more light on the subject. I have
resided in Hudson county for many years, and enjoy the white perch and
striped bass fishing hugely, and am told that my sport has ceased for the
next three years to come. Knowing that you are posted on all fish laws
in the States, think you can enlighten hundreds whether we can catch
perch and bass as heretofore? Ans. As we read the law it applies only
to salmon, salmon trout and blade bass; for it says : it is not the intention
to stop shad fishing, but when any of the above fish are caught in the
nets, they must be put back or the penalty will be imposed. So also with
regard to striped bass and white perch. The methods of fishing for
these varieties are so different from those in vogue for the other fish,
that we should suppose it ro be a pure accident if any salmon, salmon
trout or black bass w’ere hooked, and if so hooked he should be thrown
back. To perfectly assure yourself, write to Dr. Slack, Fish Commis¬
sioner, Bloomsbury.

Reader, New Haven.—What would be the expense of a month’s fish¬
ing in the vicinity of Youngwomanstown, Pa., four in party? 2d. Isa
guide necessary; if so, what additional expense? 3d. Any flies particu
larly adapted to the streams of that section ? 4th. Any book besides
“Fishing in American Waters” that gives instruction in camp cooking?
5th. Would a gun be of any use from 15th June to 1st July? 6th. Do
you know of any better place than the one referred to? Ans. Norris’
“American Angler,” and both of Roosevelt’s books contain several pages
on camp cooking, but you will have to borrow the latter, as they are out
of print. Take your fly-book and use those flies the trout take best
Take a good gun, as “bars” and “cats” are about, and moreover you
might get hungry and tired of fish. You must take the risk of violating
the law, though the law don’t require a man to starve, or rather a jury
would acquit the offender. Expenses not more than $2 per head each
day. Would advise you to write to F. A. Maxwell, of Lovelton, Wyo*
ming county, Pa., who is a first-rate hunter and guide.. Guides are neces
sary in both sections.

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tensive Assuring and crushing of the bones. Dr. Busch
supposed that the ball became melted and broken up by the
forcible contact with a hard substance, and acted like a
mass of shot on the parts lying behind. In the experiments
made, animals were taken and behind them was placed a
target, so that the condition of the bullet, could be deter¬
mined after passage through the animal. The distances of
firing were from point blank to 800 paces. Sporting rifles,
the needle gun, the Chassepot, Mauser, and Henry Martini
rifles were used. The commission arrived at the conclu¬
sion that the action of a projectile on the living or dead
animal was almost precisely the same as to disintegration of
parts. As to the extent of the destruction it was in inverse
ratio to the distance, and in direct relation with the initial
velocity of the bullet. At 800 paces, although the peculiar¬
ities of the wound were the same, they were reduced in
intensity. With small sporting rifles the bullets,though out
of shape, remained in the body, though the military arms
produced fearful distruction of the bones and soft parts.
The most curious portion of the report is that relating to
the change in the form, or cohesiveness of the ball, owing
to the sudden changes of the temperature, caused by fric¬
tion in the barrel, resistance to the air, and the heat caused
by collision against a solid substance. It is well known
that the bullet is broken up and mechanically divided. The
particles of lead were found in the recesses of the wound,
while fragments of various sizes passed out with pieces of
the shattered bone.

To discover whether the heat was appreciable, a small
bag of gunpowder was placed before the target. The bag
was repeatedly torn by splinters of the balls, hut no ignition
of the powder took place. The question of the cohesion of
lead was then experimented on, by taking two leaden balls,
one cold the other hot, and dropping them at the same
elevation on a stone, when the warmer ball was distinctly
flattened. That a ball then must heat when it strikes the
body of an animal, is but following the simplest of physical
laws. Having this fact perfectly established, the peculiar
injury produced in the animal body is perfectly explained.
The bullet strikes against the bony structure, develops heat,
and is disintergated. The experiment showed that most of
the bullets, after passing through the animal, made on the
targets an irregular impression, surrounded by an aureole
of smaller pieces of lead.

A very nice point comes in just here, and that is in re¬
gard to the relative action of hard and soft bullets on
animals. When the Russians were fighting the Circassians,
Schamyl’s followers, for want of lead used copper balls. If
we remember rightly, when we faught with Mexico, the
Mexicans used occasionally the same metal. We use to¬
day, in almost all our arms of precision, leaden balls, which
are swedged and considerably hardened. The Martini
Henry, we think, uses a hall made of twelve of lead and
one of tin. Hardened balls, then, when fired into
animals, crush or radiate hut very little. Dr. Kilnster
states that in such cases splinters of hardened lead, or of
the mixture of metals were rarely found. “If the edge of
a rib was struck the loss of bone formed the segment of a
circle corresponding to the circumference 'of a ball. Of
two balls, one fired at 100 paces at a horse, and passing
through the greater diameter of the animal,the Martini ball

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, June 12tn.-Goshen Park Association, N. Y.-Howard
county Agricultural Society, Kokomo. Ind.-Yailey City Association,
Grand Rapids. Mich.-Yacht race, Tidal Wave vs. Madeleine-Chicago
B. B. C. vf. Baltimore at Brooklyn.

Saturday. June 13th.-Harlem Boat Club’s practice day, Harlem, N.
Y.—Jerome Park races— Mutual B. B. C. vs. Boston at Brooklyn—Chi¬
cago B. B. C. vs. Baltimore at Baltimore.

Monday, June 15th .—Columbia Yacht Club regatta—Atlantic vs Bos¬
ton B. B. C. at Brooklyn.

Tuesday. Jude 16th.-Brooklyn Yacht Club regatta-American Jockey
Club races at Jerome Park-Syracttse Driving Park Association,Syracuse,
N. Y.—Peru Trotting Park, Pern, Ind.

We nesday. JuneUth.-Match day at Hoboken Cricket Grounds-
Syracuse Driving Association, Syracuse, N. Y.- -Horse Breeder’s Associ¬
ation. Jackson. Mich.—Peru Trotting Park, Peru, Ind.—Schuylkill
Navy regatta at Philadelphia.

Thursday, June 18 th. -Long Island Yacht Club regatta-American
Jockev Club races at Jerome Park-Schuylkill Navy regatta at Philade -
ph a—Syracuse Driving Park Association, Syracuse. N. Y.—Peru Trot¬
ting Park. Peru, Ind - Horse Breeders Association, Jackson, Mich.

TO THE PUBLIC.

went clean through, while the Mauser ball remained in the
carcass. The explanation was the greater resistance which
the latter had to overcome by the misshapement of the ball,
it being of a softer material.” Now here the question
arises as to the use of hard or soft metal, as projectiles for
killing animals. It is difficult to form a very clear opinion
of their positive action on the animal economy. If the
harder ball goes clean through the animal the shock must
be immense, but hardly less so is that of the softer bullet,
which must inflict fearful internal injuries. In fact the
softer ball seems to play the part of an explosive bullet,
and at a close range, with such bullets, the effect must be
almost ihe same, as if filled with a fulminate. Of course,
in practical military surgery, questions of this character are
of vital importance.

Sportsmen on the plains, when in pursuit of our large
game, by noting the action of projectiles on animals, fol¬
lowing, as it were, the track of the rifle ball, might add im¬
mensely to our stock of knowledge in regard to this sub¬
ject, and army surgeons and the world at large might be
benefited with the information thus acquired.

--

Edward Moore, who was formerly connected witH the Forestand
Stream as canvassing agent, is no longer in the employ of this Company,
his connection having ceased on the first day of May last.

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action of projectiles on animal

BODIES.

ROM a late number of the British Medical Journal we
learn the results of some most interesting experiments
le by the German Surgical Congress in regard to the
on of bullets in the animal body. It seems that these
lies were instigated by the Prussian Minister of War
an officer with arms, ammunition and soldiers, not to
shot at, hut to shoot at animals, were placed at the dis-
ition of the doctors. To us, having, thank God, nothing
o with the use of arms as a method of human destruc-
i the results of the labors of this commission as having
lo with the effects of projectiles on animals will he un-
btedly instructive to our readers. Last year Professor
sch of Bonn, drew attention to the fact that the Chasse-
bullet when shot at a short distance into the human
ly made a simple aperture of entrance, but that its aper-
e of exit was larger than the fist, and that there was ex-

AMERICA’S FUTURE FISHING GROUND.

i -♦-

O UR readers know how rapidly Michigan has grown
into notice and favor of late as a superb angling
region. All that rich and unexplored territory which
sweeps from the Strait of Mackinaw to Saginaw Bay and
from Thunder Bay to Grand Traverse, in whose primeval
mazes even the lumberman is sometimes bewildered, has
been found to abound in trout and to swarm with grayling,
sometimes separate, sometimes occupying harmoniously
the same stream. To these we add the rich stores of the
great lakes Huron and Michigan, and of the upper penin¬
sula with its grand fisheries, the waters of Marquette, and
the south shore of Lake Superior, and where in any country
can be found such an illimitable and inexhaustible field for
the angler? To the four points of the compass from one
grand focal point flow its great rivers, the Muskegon to the
south, the Manistee to the west, the Cheboygan to the
north, and the Au Sable to the east, with a dozen lesser
streams like the Hersey, already famous for its grayling, the
Au Gres, the Boardman, Rifle, Marquette and Jordan; and
from these principal waters radicate countless ramifications
of trout brooks and sparkling streams to where sunlight or

man have never entered. All of these secret places and in¬
tricate recesses are being gradually brought to light and
knowledge by the construction of the Flint and Marquette
railroad which traverses the interior of the State and has
- already reached Lake Houghton, itself swarming with
monster fish. We are by no means skeptical of the future
and we venture to predict that within ten years Michigan
will become and be known as the grand fishing ground^of
America, and be patronized by people from ali parts of the
world. Its streams are now crossed by fallen timber and
choked with driftwood and brush, hut those who shall'here-
• after enter its penetralia will clear these away and leave the
water courses unobstructed and pleasant for the adventu¬
rous tourist. Then the birch and the dug-out can thread
j their sinuosities at will, and when the midday sun is hot be
I grateful for the primeval shade that overshadows and shuts
! them in. There is no section where the people are waking

I up to their own advaffiages more than in Michigan, and
the men who are leading the van of improvement are edu-
\ cated men, brawny pioneers in intellect as well as in muscle
with hard cash as well as hard fists, men who are going in
to win. Now, for the north and east we have the Adiron-
dacks; for the great west, the Yellowstone, and for the in¬
terior this new hunting and angling ground of Michigan,
which is central to all. Hail Michigan !

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THE HORSE, ARTISTICALLY AND DY¬
NAMICALLY.

A N hippie rather than an artistic controversy is now
raging in England, in regard to the exact way in
which a horse walks. A Miss Thompson, heretofore un¬
known to fame, possibly the Rosa Bonheur of English ani¬
mal life, from the realms of the unknown, has suddenly
merged into a most notable personage. A picture by this
lady called “The Roll Call,” now exhibiting in the Royal
Academy, has attracted immense attention, and in it is a
horse which with three feet on the ground, has the fourth
foot poised in the air. The all important question, (the
general artistic merits of the picture being accorded) is, is this
the proper position for a walking horse? The London
Times , greatest of thunderers, has given columns to this
discussion, and The Field and Land and Water devote no
inconsiderable portion of their space to different authorities,
who advance various facts and theories.

It has taken fully three hundred years to get entirely rid
of the conventionally painted horse. It is wonderful how
long the Archaic type has remained in permanence. After
the noble frieze on the Parthenon, it seems as if man’s con¬
ception of the horse had arrived at its apogee. Then the
highest conception attained, art retrograded, just as statues
of a certain date, all stone personifications of the human
form, dwindled or became absurd after the glorious crea¬
tion of a Yenus of Milo. All the great Italian masters,
even Julio Romano, drew fearful horses, and his tradition¬
ary steeds, impossible as to anatomy and every thing else,
with goggle eyes like those of human beings, rolling in a
fine frenzy, were copied with Chinese accuracy almost to
the close of the last century. Even to-day glaring inaccu¬
racies in horse protraiture may be seen. In fact the beau
ideal of the horse, as a model for the artist, may he said to
have passed away. Phillip Gilbert Hammerton says in his
most fascinating hook, “Chapters on Animals,” “The influ¬
ence of the turf upon the physical perfection of the horse
has not been favorable to his beauty. The race horse has
lost the beauty of nature in one direction, as the prize pig
has departed from it in another. The race horse lias the
charms of a tail-coat of a trained pear tree, of all such
superfine results of human ingenuity, but he has lost the
glory of nature... .No real artist would ever paint race
horses from choice... .The meagre limbs, straight lines,
and shiny coat, have slight charms for an artist, who gen¬
erally chooses either what is beau 4 iful or picturesque, and
the race horse is neither picturesque nor beautiful. ” Here
only the particular type of model chosen is criticised, but
when one comes to what may be called the dynamic ques¬
tion in drawing a horse, the subject is a much more diffi¬
cult one. Take half a dozen gentlemen, well known eques¬
trians, and start the subject, to wit, how does a horse walk,
trot or gallop, and in an instant a most lively discussion
arises, in which not one will agree with, the other, and their
efforts to describe in plain language what they may have
seen every day in their lives, is almost impossible to under¬
stand. The walking man was wonderfully studied by Dr.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, and he illustrated his theory by a
series of most clever sketches. The problem of walking
resolved itself according to Dr. Holmes, into these two
facts, that a man in walking divided his efforts into cer¬
tain distinct acts, one w as that he was trying to tumble
down all the time, and the other was the continued effort
on his part to pick himself up again. If the action of a
man in walking is not easy to describe, the movement of
the horse being more complex, is even then more difficult.

M. E. J. Marey of Paris, has perhaps devoted more at¬
tention to the subject of animal dynamics than any one
else, and has invented a most ingenious instrument, which
marks with absolute accuracy certain movements of
animals. It must be steadily kept in the mind, that there
are two series of observations to be noted in studyiug the
action of a horse. At one period some of his feet are on
the ground, at others in the air, and under peculiar circum¬
stances, all his feet are clear of the earth. The track a
horse makes is a positive picture, which can be seen on
any road, hut it is another thing to analyze the actual lift¬
ing in the air of each foot, and the time occupied when
one foot- is put down, and another lifted. M. Marey’s ap-

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paratus marks synchronously these movements, and repre¬
sents as in the following diagrams the time of contact of
the right foot by a continuous line, and of the Ibft foot by
a dotted line, and the exact period in the interval between
the raising and lowering of either foot, by the gap between
the succeeding lines.

Mr. A, H. Gar rod in an article in Nature referring to M.
Marey’s hook on the movement of a man or of a horse,
describes them as follows

“Man in walking on level ground gives sufficient impulse
to the body at each step to enable him to lift the one foot
at the instant that the other touches the earth. Represent¬
ing the time of contact of the right foot by a continuous
line, that of the left by a superposed dotted line, and the
period of the interval between the raising and lowering of
either foot by the gap between the succeeding lines, the
human walk on level ground would be drawn thus

Whilst going uphill, however, there is a period during
which both feet are on the ground together* which may be
indicated thus

Whilst, again, in running, there are periods, as we all
know, during which both feet are off the ground together
thus:—

Turning to the case of the horse, and using the same
method of illustration, it may be _ shown that any of its
different steps may be imitated by two men, one behind
the other. Now suppose these men, the hinder one
with his hands on the shoulders of the one in front,
to walk “in step,” that is, with the right and left feet
moving simultaneously; then, if their movevents be re¬
corded as above, with the steps of the hind man placed
below those of him in front, the following would represent
them:—

both would have their similar feet off and on the ground at
the same time; and reverting to the horse, this formula as
it may be termed, which represents the legs of the same
side off the ground together, is that of the “amble,” a
method of progression natural to the giraffe, but only ac-
• quired by special training in the horse.

Again, suppose that two men, instead of walking “in
step,” do exactly the opposite, that is, place the opposite
; feet forward simultaneously; we then have the following
1 formula:—

All will recognize this as the “trot” in the horse;
although, as M. Marey has proved, there is always, in the
true “trot,” an interval between each of its two elements,
during which all the feet are off the ground at once,
thus:—

the upper of the last two formulae, however, represents the
walk of the elephant exactly.

In the amble and the trot, therefore, each complete series
of steps is formed of two parts which never overlap;
. i follows that the sounds produced by them are double
also.

The walk of the horse is a phenomenon a little more
1 cult to realize at first sight. Again referring to the
> wo men, suppose that they walk quite out of step, as it
, May be termed, in such a way that the front one has raised
b right leg at the same moment that the hind one is just
f ® MM! # kis, although they keep to the same number of
e ^' being the case the sequence of the steps

wkM 1)6 front, left hind, left front, and right hind,
* c 11S tlle order °f succession in the horse, and may be

Represented thus:-

$ . *. .

, --

A ... ..

•) than t^ S ! 0rmula is seen that at no time are there more
' Mere W ° * 6et ° n & round at Mie same moment, and M.
alwav f! ates diat * n his numerous experiments such is
f an in r e ? ase > exce Pt when a load is being taken down
feet m m t 3n a Reeled vehicle, on which occasion three
0 f t ] f e 011 ground simultaneously. In the walk
^ each on ° rS i B ^ Gre . are therefore f° ur sounds produced in
■ or Gte series °f steps, and these four are at equal

; ^ earl y e <iual intervals of time.

:: n °te thaH? n ?. t0 Miss Thomson,s picture, we are pleased to
(i 5 horse i 6 .^est authorities state that the position of her
f air is ’ a Q Walkin »> three feet on the ground and one in the
'' ^lifted T Ct ° ne ’. tk ? ll S b some little fault is found in the
f *°°t) which is stated to be too much in advance.

Pencil n S ri 16 ° f ° Ur readers S ive u s the names in English,
with on « Gertna ^ of an y books they may be acquainted
fo tkfl lx I tra Pping and treatment of birds, and in regard
j est methods of caring for aviaries?

4

FOREST AND STREAM.

The Exodus to the W oods. —Summer heat and vacation
days have come! Like the flight of the locusts and grass¬
hoppers to green fields and pastures new, so do our angling
friends “take to the woods.” By daily receipt of numer¬
ous letters, we are constantly reminded of their departure.
With a radiant smile of joyous anticipation, they waive us
a graceful adieu and are off, while phantoms of huge fish
flit before their expectant eyes, and the sprites of the cas¬
cades and fountains woo them on. Scores of them are
indebted to us for directing their faces towards new fields
of pleasure, and to the same persons do we and our readers
owe much of the extended information of attractive resorts
that we have printed the past year. We shall miss their
weekly contributions for a while, but are consoled that
during their absence they are gathering fresh material for
the delectation and instruction of our readers in the winter
days. There is the usual brigade for the Adirondacks
with details for the White Mountains, Umbagog, and the
salmon rivers of Gaspe, in Canada. Small delegations go
to the Schoodic and the Sebec lakes, in Maine, to Michi¬
gan for grayling, and to the Nepigon, now famous.
Scattering parties of two and three investigate the wilds of
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, the clear lakes of Minne¬
sota, the wilderness streams of Wisconsin, and the back
lakes of Canada. A few have even gone to the rivey
Margaree in Cape Breton, to the distant streams of Labra¬
dor, and to the head waters of the Saguenay, in Lower
Canada. While a large body of unambitious, contented,
well to. do lovers of “mine angle” are well satisfied to stow
themselves away in quiet nooks with their families, and to
divide their time between casual recreation and siestas.

But there is a field still more remote than any of these,
where only stout hearts and rough and ready natures go,
where the vicissitudes of a single day are pregnant with
hairbreadth escapes, and the game is as abundant and
noble as the scenery is widespread and magnificent.
Thither one-half of our most valued corps of writers have
gone—Hayden, Coues, Batty, ILenshaw, Yarrow, Marsh,
Grinned, Wheeler, Murphy, and scores of others well known
to our readers by real name or nom deplume —and from the
rich stores of Arizona, San Luis, and the Northern Bound¬
ary Survey, which they will collect, they have promised
some modicum for Forest and Stream.

But if there are those who “flee to the mountains,” there
is perhaps a larger proportion who go to the sea-side; and
all summer long the placid blue waters of the sounds and
bays are flecked with the white canvas of cruising and com¬
peting yachts, and the sail boats of the fishermen; the surf
is dotted with the bathers, and the long beaches are odor¬
ous with clam bakes. From these seaside resorts our
columns are supplied weekly with no niggardly hand or
stinted measure, and until the advent of September gales
we shall be the fortunate recipients of their favors. Then,
from the mountains the sojourners there can exchange
notes with those who dwell by the sea, and a sniff of the
salt sea-breeze shall reach the dwellers in this rarified at¬
mosphere of the hills; and the Forest and Stream shall
be the winged messenger to serve as the medium of the
interchange.

Ah! the charms and the glories of the hills and the sea!
They are not the portion of poor editors, always, or often.
In vain they sigh for cool retreats, the gurgling brooks and
breezy wildwoods, the seaward cruises, and the trolling
along shore.

Illinois State Sportsman’s Convention. —We are
pleased to congratulate the field sportsmen of the great
State of Illinois on the eminent success attending their first
* annual convention and tournament held near Chicago. The
special novelty and the greatest attraction of the occasion
was the show of pointers and setters owned by gentlemen,
members and delegates from the different clubs in the State.
It appears from our reports furnished us by our special cor¬
respondent that the judging of the animals was anything
but satisfactory, and that the judges were unable to come
to any direct conclusion as to which dog should be awarded
the first premium. However, the showing of dogs in
public has now been fairly started in the State of Illinois,
and we trust to see next year, not only a dog show held at
tlje annual convention, but a field trial over game, which is
by far the best and in fact the only way to judge properly
of the characteristics of a field sportman’s dog. We
thought that the gentlemen connected with this association
were perfectly conversant and had been furnished with all
necessary information regarding the judging of dogs on the
show bench, or else we should have been only too pleased
to send them the latest rules and regulations on awarding
prizes for pointers and setters.

In noticing the speech of President Le Moyne, before the
assembled delegates, if words and emphatic language are of
any avail as regards the protection of game and fish in his
State, he plainly said that he believed he had the co-opera¬
tion of over two hundred true sportsmen who intended by
act and deed to put an end to this wholesale slaughter of
game and fish, and that this killing of birds in large num¬
bers in and out of season had been so destructive of late
that shooting parties are now being made up in the State to
go West.

We kindly return our thanks to the gentlemen sportsmen
of the Illinois State Convention for the many courtesies ex¬
tended by them to our special correspondent who sent us
an immense amount of manuscript, which, owing to want
of space, has been, we think, judiciously condensed by us;

—Don Piatt seems destined to make Capital out of every¬
thing he handles.

Not our Scalp. —In : reply to quite a number of inquiries
in regard to the scalp advertised in the Forest and Stream
we beg to state that it has been soli. In fact we had no
idea that there existed such an eager demand for scalps in
New York. The hair in question was “lifted,” (to use the
piairie vernacular,) by a very quiet gentleman who will
take it to England, where it will pass through the hands of
the London anthropological society. Perhaps Sir John
Lubbock and some of his associates, having fixed the fact
that all the primitive, races were man-eaters, will find out
that they were scalp-takers, too. We have had the ques¬
tion put to us, “Will an Indian sell a-scalp?” We have
to reply that the gentle savage, save when drunk, cannot
be induced to sell a scalp. Of course, should a brisk in¬
quiry arise for scalps, he might be induced to supply the
market in a very indiscriminate way. Low down greasers
and Wichita half-breeds will, however, part with these
capillary trophies at prices ranging from $5 to $15. Scalps
are dressed by stretching them in a hoop.^suraping the skin
and finally smoking. The scalp advertised was remarkable
for the length of the hair and the peculiarity of the cut, as
it embraced the whole of the hair, witli tlie scalp lock in
the middle, and the ears were attached. Taken as a
curiosity, this scalp was not a pretty thing-te look ah nor
adapted even to decorate the front window of the most sen¬
sational tonsorial artist on Broadway.

A St. John correspondent sends us the following par¬
ticulars of Dr. Yail’s death:—

Dr. W. E. Vail, the well known New Brunswick marksman, who was
one of last year’s Wimbledon team from Canada, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with a Government Snider-Enfield
rifle at his office, Sussex, on Thursday evening, 4th instant. He had
been drinking quite freely with another young man of the place, and
while they were together he placed a cartridge in the arm, took his boot
and sock off, laid down on his back, placed the muzzle near his left eye
and saying: “I could shoot against any Canadian this way. Say good
bye to my friends for me,” pulled the trigger with his toe and hiew his
brains and pieces of the skull about the room. He wished to have been
selected for the Wimbledon team of the present year, and as he was not,
thcynatter preying on his mind, is supposed to have caused the rash act.'

Truly yours, 0 g.

THE OPENING DAY AT CREEDMOOR.

T HERE is at least this advantage about rifle shooting,
that it is no fair weather performance. Great events,
such as that of the racing at Jerome Park, may present the
by no means agreeable sight of a concourse of people, all
with umbrellas up, and of horses splattering through the
mud, but rain or shine the rifleman seeks Creedmoor, and
though the day on Saturday last, the 7th of June, was most
decidedly a disagreeable one—occasionally' foggy, at other
times drizzly, with outbursts of a very hot . sun at inter¬
vals, and notwithstanding the fact that the air was all the
time damp, muggy, and oppressive, there was a large and
enthusiastic attendance at the range.

Arrangements for the opening match of the season were
fairly on time. Perhaps when matters get more smoothly
going, directors and range committees will.be earlier on
the ground, a and every preparation will be perfected the
day before, so that when the hour for the match is on, the
shooting will punctually commence. The rainy morning
of Saturday last may perhaps, then, excuse an hour of
delay, though if the water did come down in a first class
shower, any act of devotion on the part of the excellent di¬
rectors of the National Rifle Association, as to being soaked
when firing, would have set a shining example to all the
members. The range was in excellent order, the grass hav¬
ing been neatly mown. In fact, the presence, of General
Shaler was manifest, who may be said, like arnold soldier,
to have literally slept on the ground for the iast week in
order to bring out all the physical advantages of the range.
Tents and marquees w T ere pitched, and a howitzer* with
artillerymen, were on hand to announce by gun fire the
opening and closing of the match. Ram or no rain, the
long line across the firing distances was well filled, and
here and there were officers of the regulars, General’ Ab¬
bott and staff being on the ground. We regret to mention
that there were no ladies, the bad weather having kept them
away.

It was eleven o’clock when the Director’s Match com¬
menced; 200 yards; position, standing; weapon, any mili¬
tary rifle; rounds, five, two sighting shots. jDpen to di¬
rectors and honorary directors of the National Rifle Asso¬
ciation. Prize—Gold badge, to be shot for annually, and
held by the winner during the year. The score was as fol¬
lows :—

,, , , .oiiiup mimary. ..

Colonel Church.New Springfield.

General Ward.Ward Burton....

Score

Tota

3 3 3 4 4

17

2 3 2 3 2

12

3 2 3 2 2

12

2 2 2 2 3

11

3 2 2 2 2

11

2 3 2 2 0

9

2 2 2 0 2

8

2 2 2 2 0

8

0 0 0 2 0

2

gate with

the new

x o -- x«. xn cm jjiiui iiuuiutjr

we directed attention to the excellence of this arm. We
beg leave to state that the United States Ordinance Depart¬
ment is quite awake to the great progress that is being
made in arms, and that their experimenting with various
calibres of arms and projectiles is unceasing, and that we
believe, as far as barrel and form of rifling are concerned
that* (he rifle now made for the United States soldier is more
accurate than any gun made solely under government su¬
pervision in the world. This assertion, we know*, is a pretty
bold one ; but we trust before long to present such'data on
these subjects as will surprise our readers. Taking into
consideration that 15 is a fair average, without calling the
score of 17 immense, it is at least quite creditable. It

282

FOREST AND STREAM

shows that among the directors of the National Rifle Asso
ciation, in addition to certain executive abilities, there are
some leading marksmen. Rain now came down, which
had been threatening, and a long hour and a half was
passed before the second match, offered by our most worthy
contemporary, The Turf , Field and Farm , was in order.

Match 2— Turf, Field and Farm Badge; open to members
of National Rifle Association; weapon, any breechloader
within the rules; distance, 200 yards; position, standing;
rounds, five, with two sighting shots; entrance fee, $1.
Prizes—1st. Turf , Field and Farm Badge, to be held sub¬
ject to competition, and $25 in money presented by the
association. 2d. Life membership in National Rifle Asso¬
ciation, which may be transferred by the winner if de¬
sired. 3d. Cash, $12. 4th. Cash, $10. 5th. Cash, $5.
6th. Cash, $5. There were sixty-two entries. The scores
of the best six were -as follows:—

Name

Rifle

Score

Total

New Springfield.

3 4 3 3 3|

16

.Ballard.

4 4 2 3 3

16

.Remington sporting...

4 3 4 3 2

16

Remington sporting...

3 3 3 3 3

15

,Remington sporting...

2 3 4 3 3

15

Springfield.

3 2 4 3 3

15

jl jvj vvxj-caiu ▼ ▼ w T * v ~ ~ - ~ ~ o w x-

when praise is due, under the circumstances, rain or no
rain, save a fog, which might have in some way discon¬
certed the shooters, the scores made with “any breech¬
loader” were not immense. But it will happen s© some¬
times. It must be remembered that there were some excel¬
lent marksmen in the lists, to witMr. Klein, the winner of
ever so many of the German shooting matches, and Mr.
Madison and Mr. Collins and Mr. Richards, who are all
representative marksmen. Perhaps waiting so long for the
match demoralized the men. Colonel Wingate, with his
Springfield, score 16, carried off the prize again, making
him a twice crowned victor, staggering, in fact, under the
weight of his honors. Match No. 3 was now in §rder; in
fact, matches 2 and 3 were somewhat mixed up in the
shooting.

Match 3—Military Match; open to members of the Na¬
tional Rifle Association only; distance, 200 yards; weapon,
any military rifle. Prizes—1st. Gold badge, presented by
National Rifle Association, value, $50. Life membership
National Rifle Association, which can be transferred by the
winner if desired. 3d. Cash, $25. 4tli. Cash, $10. 5th.
Cash, $5. 6th. Cash, $3. The best six scores were as fol¬
lows, with fifty-three entries:—

Name

Rifle

Score

Total

.Ward-Burton.

3 4 3 4 4

17

.Remington military-

4 4 3 3 2

17

Remington military....

3 3 3 3 4

16

Remington military....

3 3 4 3 3

16

Remington military-

3 2 3 4 4

16

Sharp military.

4 3 4 2 3

16

Mr. Bethel Burton, with a score of 17, took the prize,
which gave unfeigned pleasure to all the contestants, as it
was fully deserved, and we trust that this opening match,
in which he was conqueror, will inaugurate a series of vic¬
tories for him. It will be observed that the apparent tie
between Messrs. Burton and Wood was in favor of Mr.
Burton, from the fact of his having made no outers. The
whole score of the six is fair, and above the average.

Now took place a short interval of time to rearrange the
targets, during which the clouds blew away and the sun
came out piping hot. At about half past three o'clock the
most interesting of the matches took place, being the first
slage at the longer ranges.

Match 4—Military Long Range Match; open to members
of National Rifle Association only; distance, 500 yards;
weapon any military rifle; rounds, seven, with two sight¬
ing shots; entrance fee, $1- Prizes—1st. Gold badge, pre¬
sented by National Rifle Association, value $25. 2d. Life

membership National Rifle Association, which may be
transferred by the winner if desired. 3d. Cash, $15. 4th.
Cash $10. 5th. Cash, $5. 6th. Cash, $5. There were
fifty-five entries. The eighteen best scores were as fol¬
lows :—

Name '

H. A. Gildersleeve.Sharp military. ...... .,

rr ■p'nlfnn ...Sharp military. 4 4 4 4 4 4 3

R Unrtoii..Ward-Burton. 3 4 3 4 4 4 4

T M Ballard •. .Sharp military. 344433 3

1 ' TraeXer Sharp military. 342 4 4 3 3

W S Smith •..Remington military... 4 4 4 2 4 2 3

Xs 'Gardi er' .. .Remington military... 3 3 3 3 3 4 3

TiSiSuSS:■ i15S iU

Score

Total

3444444

27

4444443

27

3 4 3 4 4 4 4

26

3444333

21

3424433

23

4442423

23

3 3 3 3 3 4 3

22

4422424

22

3443232

22

3044244

21

3244440

21

3423*32

21

3334044

21

2224343

20

0 3 3 3 4 3 4

20

4343033

20

3 4 3 3 8 3 0

19

0424323

18

A Robertson .Remington military... 3 4 4 3 2 3 2

a' Wood ' .Remington military... 3 0 4 4 2 4 4

f" r Bruce. • • - • Sharp military. 3 2 4 4 4 4 0

fWral sSier .Sharp military. 3 4 2 3 * 3 2

Gcnei airier... Ward _ Burtcm . 3 3 3 4 0 4 4

It Ornaml 6 . ‘.''.Remington military.... 2 2 2 4 3 4 3

j p. M. Richards.Sharp military. 0 3 3 3 4 3 4

KP Tlare .Springfield . 4 3 4 3 0 3 3

r' Crouch. .Sharp military. 3 4 3 3 3 3 0

C. M. Yale!!!!!!!.Sharp military. 04243 2 3

The analysis of the arms in the eighteen best scores
shows ten Sharps, five Remingtons, two Ward Burtons,
and one Springfield. Col. Gildersleeve’s and Mr. H. Ful¬
ton’s scores of 27, in a possible 28, with Sharp’s military
rifles was famous shooting. The 26 made by Ward Bur¬
ton with his own gun, was also most commendable. In
fact, the total score of the leading eighteen showed fine
practice. The figures of the remaining contestants, of
course, tapered off to nothing, and whether from having
rifles improperly sighted or not, some of our best shots
were found having zeros appended to their names. The
question may be asked by those not familiar with rifle
shooting “how does it happen that the shooting at 500
yards was so much better than at 200?” The answer is in
the position. To shoot off hand at 200 yards is to many a
harder task than to shoot in any position at 500 yards, that
is, the rifleman having the privilege to shoot any way save
with an artificial rest.

Pool shooting formed quite an interesting amusement,
and quite handsome scores were made; some pf the prac¬

tice, too, made was quite good. General Dakin, with a
Remington Creedmoor rifle, at 500 yards, off hand, made
488332833 4—31, and Mr. A. Alford, with Colonel
Wingate’s Creedmoor rifle, at 500 yards, scoring 4 4 3 3 4
3 4—25.

To conclude, then, if at the opening match of 200 yards
the winning scores were not exactly first class, at 500 yards
the shooting was remarkably strong, in fact, wonderfully
so, when it is recollected that military rifles were used.
Weather changeable, occasionally thick and foggy, with
rain, and sunshine about half past two o’clock, cloudy to¬
wards the conclusion of the match; wind variable, puffy
not strong, from V to III.

The order during the whole match was excellent. If
markers were a little slow, it is to be supposed that in time,
with more familiarity with their business, they will im¬
prove. Occasionally, as it will always happen, some shoot¬
ers were inclined to discuss the accuracy of the marksmen.
It is no common occurrence to find a no doubt truthful
person declare that he i§ on the targets, and a host of
friends may be found who are ready to affirm that they
heard the ball strike, and that the signal, white, red, or
black, not having been displayed, must mean that the
marker is either blind or absent. In about 999 cases in a
thousand, by carefully adjusting glasses on the target, it is
found to have been untouched, and a subsequent shot on
the part of the aggrieved person generally ends, when he
is watched closely, in discovering that his ball, from an
improper sighting of his piece, was lodged safely in the
embankment over or under the target. The general rule
to be adopted, if not absolutely true in theory, is at least
necessary in practice, and that is, that the marker, like a
paying cashier in a bank, makes no mistakes. It would,
however, be quite well, as we have before observed, to
have more glasses on the field. Two or three field glasses
are not enough. In an important match, when the whole
line is firing, a dozen would not be too many.

On the presentation of the various prizes, General Shaler
made a most appropriate speech, particularly felicitating
Mr. Ward Burton, who, the speaker said, had worked long
and faithfully in developing his arm, and whose excellent
shooting entitled him to the prize.

The Remington Diamond Badge Match was postponed, it
being six o’clock when the fourth match was concluded.
This match will positively take place next Saturday. The
regulations in regard to it are as follows:—Open to mem¬
bers of National Rifle Association; any rifle; distance,
500, 800, and 1,000 yards. The twenty making the highest
score at 500 yards to compete at 800, and the eight highest
at 800 to compete at 1,000. Prizes—1st. The Remington
Diamond Badge, to be held subject to competition, and
$25. 2d. Life membership in National Rifle Association

which may be transferred by the winner if desired. 3d.
Cash, $10. 4th. Cash, $5. 5th. Cash, $5. Time of
match, three o’clock. Entries maybe made at the office of
the association anytime before the 13th, or upon the ground
on that day.

The regular amateur match on Saturday will be post¬
poned.

We have every reason to congratulate the officers and
members of the National Rifle Association on the opening
of the season at Creedmoor, as its successful termination
may influence future leading events. It will not do for us
to say that the coming match in September with the
Irish team is a foregone conclusion, and that we are sure
to be beaten. To look at it in this disheartening way is to
welcome defeat. Now is the time, we say, to commence
work. We have fully three months before us, and a fair
amount of industry and practice is all that is wanted. We
still believe that there are enough good marksmen in the
State of New York, not counting what valuable adjuncts
may be had from other parts of the country, to make up
an excellent team. It behooves us, however, to lose no
time. We hope before the 1st of July that the measures
proposed by the Amateur club—the process of sifting, as
it were—will bring the best men to the front. We think
that already some two may bo found who certainly, for
accuracy, nerve, and staying powers, could be counted on
as ready to make the nucleus of our American team, and
subsequent matches will certainly develop other talent.
It must be recollected that it is the ranges beyond 500
yards which require the greatest : practice. In June, 1873,
what kind of shooting could the best shots make at 500
yards? The most skillful 'at that distance were more fre¬
quently off the target than on it. We have acquired a
great deal in a year, and the arms have been improved,
and we are not likely, we fancy, in the next three months
to learn dummer, like the famed Dutch soldier. We are
by no means in despair about the International match, nor
do we suppose that anybody else is.

—At a meeting of the executive committee of tire Ama¬
teur Rifle club, in view of the number of applications for
membership, and it having been thought proper to put
some limit to the size of the club, it was determined that
150 members in all would make up the complement of the
club, and that after that number had joined no more can¬
didates would be eligible save when vacancies occurred.
At present the American Rifle club has over 100 members.

THE ILLINOIS STATE SPORTSMAN’S
CONVENTION.

—There are two large sporting clubs in Syracuse, the
Central City and Onondaga, both of them are in a flourish¬
ing condition, numerically and financially. A handsome
set of silver was shot for by the two clubs last fall, which
was won by the Central City, they making the handsome
score of 86 out of 100 birds to 84 by their opponents..

[by our special correspondent.]

HE Illinois State Sportsman’s Association held their
first annual meeting under the auspices of the Prai¬
rie Shooting club, of Chicago, at Dexter Park, Chicago,
Iliinois, on June 3d. On the previous evening a meeting
was held at the Tremont House, when the president of
the convention, Mr. Le Moyne, called the meeting to order,
and explained in plain,” practical language the objects of
the association. Among other facts and truths he stated
that “game and fish are rapidly disappearing from the
State of Illinois, perhaps not to that extent which would
interfere with the field sportsman and angler of the present
generation, but he would impress upon the gentlemen
present to use their utmost endeavors in the protection of
game and fish, especially in the breeding and spawning
season.” Mr. Le Moyne continued, and among other re¬
marks stated what they should do is to stop the sale of
game and fish out of season. Between killing and selling
they should, as members of the association, strive to stop
the latter, as that would virtually stop the other. A mate¬
rial objection to the present law is the allowing of parties
to sell what birds are on hand when the shooting season is
over. Every one knew how impossible it was to tell
whether the birds thus sold were killed in or out of the
season. The law should be modified so that it would be
unlawful to have birds in one’s possession after the shoot¬
ing season terminates. Upon this point he did not look for
opposition from the dealers. They understood very well
that the wholesale slaughter, as at present indulged in, will
aoon exterminate the game, and thus an important branch
of business be forever ended. But the real delinquents,
said the speaker, are those snobbish persons who are will¬
ing to pay out money to put upon their table game and fisli
at all times of the year. For these things hotel keepers
and other caterers are much to blame.

The following were among the prominent sportsmen who
attended the meeting:—W, F. Milligan, Esq., Gen. J. D.
Webster, Joseph Butler, D. T. Elston, W. T. Johnson, 8.
H. Turrill, George Sherman, Abner Price, R. R. Clark, N.
Doxey of Geneseo, Dr. W. A. Pratt of Elgin, Gen. W. E.
Strong, E. O. Dow, F. J. Abbey, H. H. Gray of Syracuse,
N. Y., H. B. Sherman of Beloit, Wis.,

The convention now proceeded to business, and the fol¬
lowing gentlemen were elected to serve as officers during
the ensuing year:—President—John V. Le Moyne, Chicago;
Vice President—J. L. Pratt, Syracuse; Second Vice Presi¬
dent—Nathan Doxie, Geneseo; Treasurer—Abner Price,
Chicago.

The following prizes were presented and accepted by
the convention. First prize, the gold medal of the associa¬
tion to be shot for by members only. Second prize will be
a beautiful fishing rod and tackle presented by F. J. Abbey.
Mr. H. Holabird presented a complete shooting suit, and
the popular Mr. Joseph Butler of Chicago, gave an elegant
split bamboo fishing rod and tackle.

The shooting commenced June 3d, but the weather was
anything but desirable for showing good scores. The rules
for the tournament are, that the birds are to be shot from
H & T plunge traps, 21 yards rise for singles, at 10 birds
each 18 yards rise, for doubles at 5 pair each. The sports¬
man killing the most birds in the aggregate of both rises to
be the winner. The following are the scores by squads for
the gold medal.

FIRST SQUAD.

SINGLE. DOUBLE.

Gun, Straight .

Abbey. 3 pr

Abbey. 0

Abbey. 3

Abbey. 5 pr

e. 0

Name. Str'ght.

KiVd.

T. Willimarth.

10

10 <

E. T. Martin.

6

7 :

R„ Williams.

4

6

F. J. Abbey.

4

7 .

W. B. Wilcox.

10

10 '

Aleck Price.

2

6

Total...

.. 46

SECOND

SINGLE.

G. C. Shearman.

7

8 i

T. J. Higgins.

4

8

J. J. Kleinman.

5

9

W. H. Chittenden.

6

8

W. H. Orndoff.

3

7

H.Young.

7

9

Total.

....49

m

THIRD 8

SINGLE.

W. Doxey.

3

8

C. B. Miller..

7

9

7

9

H. N. Sherman.

5

9

LI. Kleinman.

10

10

Eri Bates.

6

8 1

Killed.

7

3

7

10

4

Total

.82

Daly.

Butler..
Dexter.

2 pr
2
5
1
4

Total.49

double.

Abbey. 2 pr

Butler. 4

Daly. 2

Sherman. 3

Abbey. 4

14 ... 2

Total.

SINGLE.

W. II. Way.

S. Johnston.

J. Y. LeMoyne.

J. F. Lawrence.

W. II. Fitch.

J. F. Whiting.

Total.

.53 | Total...

FOURTH SQUAD.

8

9

9

9

10

8

.53

6

4

7

4

10

6

6

9

6

10

9

DOUBLE.

Old Eng. 2 pr

Jeffry. 2

Secor M L —,— 2

Abbey. 0

“ "5

.48 Total..
FIFTH SQUAD.

8

6

9

(3

10

9

.48

SINGLE.

Alec White.

2

5

C. F. Demuth.

4

7 :

E. O. Dorn.

5

9

G. W. Egleston.

3

5

W. H. Brice..

4

7.

W. T. Johnson.

6

9

Total.

.42

SIXTH g

SINGLE.

W. F. Milligen.

6

8

A. A. Senale.

2

5

Charles Morris.

7

8

George Quigg.

3

6

R. W. Phillips.

2

6

D. ts. Ellston.

9

9

Total...;; l i

DOUBLE.

3 pr
2

F. J. Abbey.

O. T. Abbey.

F. J. Abbey. 4

G. T. Abbey. I

Total.

5

7

9

5

7

9

.42

DOUBLE.

J. F. Abbey. Opr

« !

“ .. l

« o

G. T. Abbey . 1

Total...

.41

FOREST AND STREAM

283

SEVENTH SQUAD.

SINGLE.

j. R. McCormick.

h B. Crooker—. . ..

H. W Baldwin.

G. H. Baldwin..

C. E. Felton .

George C. Wiley.

Total.

SIGNLE.

William Sollit.t.

J. A. Kinney.

Ab Price.

j. j. Gillespie.

H. J. Edwards.

William Price.

10

3

3

2

3

Q

10

4
6

5
7
4

DOUBLE.

F. J. Abbey. 2 pr

Parker. 1

Daly. 5

“ . 0

F. J. Abbey. 1

Greener. 0

36

Total

EIGHTH SQUAD.

0

2

10

6

3

5

8

8

10

8

DOUBLE.

F. J. Abbey. 0 pr

Wesley Richards. 1

G. T. Abbey. 2

F. J. Abbey. 1

Daly. 1

! “ _ 9 .

Total.42 | Total.

On June 4tli the sport continued.

NINTH SQUAD.

6

7

10

4

7

4

38

2

5

8

5

7

5

32

SINGLE.

M. H. Guerin.

N. B. Tyler.

S. H. Turrill.

Charles Kern.

F. A. Howe.

Joseph Butler.

0

9

9

10

6

8

4

9

9

10

8

8

DOUBLE.

II. Bucchel (Ger).. 0 pr

Scott. 1

F. T. Abbey. 1

Butler. 1

Gieener. l

Butler. 0

4
6

5

7

G

Total

SINGLE.

J. R. Clark.

C. W. Marsh.

H. E. Hamilton.

J. H. Whitman.

L. E. Shiner.

D. Bates." —

.48

Total.

TENTH SQUAD.

DOUBLE.

4 6 Wesley Richards.. 2 pr

4

3

3

6

l

7

6

9

Butler.

W. W. Greener...
Butler.

3

1

1

Total...35 | Total

35

6

9

5

6

26

Mr. Bruce Wilcox having killed all his single and double
birds was awarded the gold medal of the association. The

second prize was won by J . J. Klein man, there being three
ties each gentleman having killed 19 birds. The third
prize was allowed to Mr. Miller, Mr Fitch being unwell.
The fourth prize was won by Mr. Edwards which was a
surprise as so many good men were entered against him.
Capt. Bogardus referee.

On June 5th the Gold Medal Badge of Club Champion¬
ship was shot for at 10 single wild pigeons, from plunge
traps, 21 yards rise and 80 boundary, and five double rises,
18 yards and 100 boundary. The weather all through was
very variable, and interferred a good deal with the birds
and shooters. The following is the score:—

Name

Single

Club Straight

Killed

Double

Straight Killed

Abner Price.

. Kennicott, Chicago..

5

9

5 pr

10

J. J. Kleinman..

5

9

5

10

E. O.Dow.

U U

3

5

1

6

Ed Price.

tc it

10 .

10

5

10

S.H. Turrill....

.Gem, Chicago.......

10

10

3

7

W. B. Wilcox...

10

10

5

10

William H. Brice

U

4

7

4

9

H, J. Edwards..

46

8

9

2

9

D. T. Ellston...

.Prairie, Chicago.

6

9

3

8

W. H. Fitch.'...

2

6

3

7

W. E. Johnson..

10

10

4

9

Charles Kern

6

7

2

7

N. Doxey.

Glenesco,Glenesco,Ill

. 7

8

3

9

H. Youngs.

n a

4

6

1

7

C.B. Mille* 1 .

« * t

5

8

3

9

P. H. Blaisdell..

u a

8

7

5

10

Referee—Captain Bogardus; scorers— J. G. True, Forest and Stream

The Gun club was declared winner of the .first prize,
and for a new organization, where there were so many real
good shooters, it is indeed an honor to have carried off the
two principal prizes. They were, with one exception, as
cool and collected at all stages of the trial as one could
expect or wish.

Several prizes of powder, presented by Laflin & Rand,
was awarded to the Kennicott club, one of the oldest
organizations of the kind in the west, and numbering among
its members some of Chicago’s oldest inhabitants, and
many whose record “in the field” is far above par. I en¬
close a copy of their constitution and by-laws, which speaks
for them.

The third on the list stands the Geneseo club, strong in
every particular, and but for their “anxiety to win” I doubt
not a better score would have been made, although they
do not complain of their record. It was hard to excel by
any whose experience has not been greater than most of
their squad have had.

The Prairie club were not up to their usual standard,
and more ©f their members were “off” than in any other
squad, still their score throughout the tournament was one
of the best. They are the oldest club in the city.

Taking the scores from the beginning, where will you
find such an average, or be able to select from the same
number of men so many strong shooters that can make
such a record? It would be hard to find them. The birds
were wild, strong, and healthy, and in most cases required
quick work, the wind assisting them jfhrt of the time. It
has proved one of the most succeessful tournaments ever
held here, and will prove of immense benefit to all con¬
cerned. If one is held next year it will prove as good as
any in the country, and well worth the attention of some
eastern men. It has partly been the cause of waking them
np in regard to the preservation and protection of game
and fish (see copy of resolutions sent last night), to be
strictly enforced by all members of the organization
throughout the State. It will not be said of Illinois that
“they are driven out,” and most members present during
this week will be glad to acknowledge that they did see this
fact at last. You can take some of the western States now,
and parties are being made up to go west into Iowa, Kan¬
sas, and Nebraska for a good hunt. They have done so for
some years, Illinois not excepted, and all because the game
was simply slaughtered in and out of season. It may be
sport to say “I killed so many in one day, week, or month,”
hut a true sportsman does not often kill so many that they
cannot be even shipped or cooked. Look out for Iowa
uext, and as the west is being more rapidly settled than
any other part of the country the only place the poor birds
canfindwill.be—“where?” If they all had read of Mr.

Newell’s (whom I met in Detroit) work on hunting moose,
indeed they would pass laws and enforce them.

There are to be some sweepstakes to-morrow, and part
of the day wilt be given to them. Will forward report. I
understand some private shooting matches have also been
made—one by Capt. Bogardus and one by N. Doxey.

June 6th.—Sun shining, and cool wind blowing from
southwest, making the best day for shooting during the
week. Not as many present as were expected, and sweep-
stakes not as exciting as they had hoped for. Matches
will be made, if jjpssible, by Mr. Bogardus, but so far all
seem anxious to let him alone. The gun trial is progress¬
ing finely, and giving entire satisfaction. The test has
been one almost entirely new to most makers here, and
would have been much better if understood. The follow¬

ing are the entries for the gun trial,
soon as made up:—

OWNER.

1—R. R. Clark.

Will send report as

MAKER.

F. J. Abbey.

Foster & Abbey.

J. P. Butler.

J .Oougall & S on, London.
GeorgeF. Abbey.

O. P. Secor.

F. J. Abbey & Co-
Scott, J. B. & Co.

George T. Abbey.

Joe Marton.

Egg, London.

F. J. Abbey & Co.

George T. Abbey & Co.

W. W. Greener.

W. W. Greener.

2— W. F. Milligan.

3— W. F. Milligan.

4— W. F. Milligan.

5— J. V. Le Moyne.

6 — J. V. Le Moyne.

7— D. F. Ellston.

8 — J. L. Stocton.

9— Abner Price.

10— R. R. Clark.

11— R. R. Clark.

12— E. T. Martin.

13— Joseph Butler. (2)

14— F. A. Howe. (2)

15— F. J. Abbey (5)

I enclose photograph of medal belonging to the Gun
club, to be shot for some time next week, presented to me
by Mr. S. H. Turrill. Have been promised one of the
badge won to-day, also one by Mr. Wilcox. As soon as
received will forward. J. G. True.

Whe Mmnel.

BENCH SHOW OF DOGS AT THE ILLI¬
NOIS STATE TOURNAMENT.

[by OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

Chicago, Ill., June, 1874.

I BELIEVE this is the first public show of sportsmen’s
dogs held by the authority of any recognized club in
the country. The weather was unfavorable, and militated
considerably against the judging of the animals.

SETTERS.

No. 1.—C* F. Frizill.—Five pairs red Irish setters, good
size and style, fairly broken.

2.—T. G. Kay d?—Two very fine setter pups, 8 months
old, remarkable for size and intelligence. For dogs of the
same age and under, the committee think this pair of pups
entitled to the highest credit of any represented.

8.—J. TI. Whitman.—Good size and appearance, evi¬
dently a fine pair of dogs, but the committee had no oppor¬
tunity to test their action.

No. 4.—J. H. Whitman.—Large, light setter, very fat,
great depth of chest, and fine head, well broken, and evi¬
dently one of the best dogs to breed from on the ground,
and of immense power and good action.

No. 5.—J. H. Whitman.—The committee, among so*
many well Appearing dogs, find it hard to make an award,
but incline to the opinion that this pair of animals are en¬
titled to the highest mark of credit as the best pair of set¬
ters exhibited.

No. 6.—H. D. Edwards.—Medium size and style, prob¬
ably the best broken pair of dogs on the ground; owner
entitled to great credit for breaking.

No. 7.—H. D. Edwards.—A very handsome dog, well
bred, and like the others, well broken.

No. 8.—C. T. Pitkin.—A well bred and handsome pair
of pointer pups.

No. 9.—J. F. Lawrence.—Very handsome puppies, show¬
ing excellent blood.

No. 10.—H. Batty.—Large coarse dog, without pedigree
or training, showing large bone and muscle.

No. 11.—M. Mahoney.—For style and action cannot be
too highly complimented; middling in size and good ap¬
pearance; best bitch on the ground.

Mr. Le Moyne, Prest., had some rattling fine dogs.

The Chicago Times , in giving a description of the dogs,
says:

The bench show of dogs was one of the finest ever given
in this country. While there were not so very many ex¬
hibited, it was evident to every one that some if not the
best bunting canines in the State were present. Among
the number were noted some thoroughbreds and several
imported dogs and bitches. Mr. H. J. Edwards, of No.
882 Lake street, made probably the best show in this line.
His show consisted of Spot, a thoroughbred Laverack dog,
five years of age, of a lemon and white color, and imported
by Maj. Foster, of Quebec; also Dan, a lemon and white
setter, three years old, out of a full-blooded bitch; also
Irish Dan, three years old, and bred by Kenosha, a Wiscon¬
sin gentleman. The two first mentioned are in all proba¬
bility as good as any setters in this country, and Mr. Ed¬
wards stands ready to match them to hunt woodcock, in
the month of July, for any sum of money. Address this
office. Mr. J. V. Le Moyne’s display of dogs was also a
fine one. He showed a large red and white setter dog
named Juan, which was imported in 1878; a black and tan
bitch, a pure Laverack, named May, imported in 1873, and
got by Sam, and English prize-winner of some note across
the big pond; a red and white setter dog, Don, out of a
bitch owned by John Link; he is considered one of the
best hunting dogs in the country; a white setter named
York, of a stock imported some time ago; a full-blooded
Gordon setter out of Belle ; also a black and tan bitch
named Nellie. Mr. C. F. Brezell showed a brother and

sister named Random and Dollie, got by Don, each 23
months old,, which are very fine. John Farnsworth
showed a pair of pointers purchased by him at the late
Lord Parker sale. Two other pointers, Tom and Jenny,
were shown by Mr. C. Pitkins. They were got by R. R.
Clark’s pointer Spot out of Crosby’s bitch, and are very
well bred.

Oar correspondent continues and criticises:

The committee having no scale of merit to go by, and
but little opportunity to judge of the style and action of
the various entries, aud being interrupted by the storm,
do not consider the above a fair display or satisfactory ex¬
amination. They desire to state that they consider the
entries that were made very satisfactory, and hope for a
much larger display at some future meeting of the Associ¬
ation. In closing the report, the committee, take occasion
to say, they consider this a most important branch of any
meeting of this nature, and hope that- the Association at its
future meetings will offer prizes and give every possitle
encouragement to such an exhibition. The great West was
the first to give it prominence, and in this respect commen¬
surate to its preeminence in all other amusements of the
field sportsmen.

L. B. Crooker, 1

Jno. Davidson, >■ Committee .

H. N. Sherman, )

—The following notes on Mr. Edwards’ dogs were taken
by me while on a visit to his kennel: ^Sport,” 5 years old
past, was imported by Maj. Foster, of Quebec, Canada,
and was bred by a gentleman in England, and is a pure
Laverack setter, and the dog that Mr. Edwards offered to
match some years ago against any one in the United States
for $250 or $500. Since which “Spot” had his leg
broken, and is now kept solely for stock purposes, and can
always be found in Chicago at Mr. Edwards’ place, 362
West Lake street. “Dan,” 3 years old, lemon and white;
large and fine size, out of Dr. Drimmond’s red Irish bitch,
now dead, brought from Canada, and was very fine, and
by “ Spot” is thoroughly broken. Red Irish setter “Dan,”
bred by H. Miller of Kenosha, Wis., out of a sister to
lemon and white ‘ ‘ Dan” by Miller’s old ‘ ‘ Spot, ” formerly
G. T. Abbey’s old stock; fine and nice looking, and partial¬
ly broken; one year’s work only. Mr. Edwards takes
great interest in dogs, and many of the good ones out here
are from his stock. Has a bitch he brought from New
York, said to be very fine, but the pups have proven gun
shy, so he could not do anything with them.

J. G. True.

The Maryland Dog Law. —The recent law as regards
dogs, passed by the Legislature of the State of Maryland is
a step in the proper direction. What is the utility, or what
good can be made of the countless mongrels one sees in
every city, town, village, and hamlet throughout the Union?
If a person keeps and feeds a dog he generally does it for
some special purpose, either as a watch dog, a pet, or to add
to his amusement in the sporting field. We are sure that
the parties owning these animals are willing to pay some
small annual tax, so that the dog may be protected by the
law, and have some kind of a value placed on him. We
quote the portions of the law which will be likely to interest
our readers:—

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General. Assembly of Mary¬
land ,, That the boards of county commissioners in the sev¬
eral counties of this State are hereby empowered and di¬
rected to provide for the annual taxation of all dogs therein
at a rate of not less than one dollar for each dog and two
dollars for each bitch: Provided, That the tax in Talbot
county and Harford county shall be one dollar on either
dogs or bitches.

. Section 2. And be it enacted , That the county commis¬
sioners of the respective counties of the State, shall and
they are hereby directed to divide their counties into’con¬
stabulary districts in accordance with the number of con¬
stables in each of said counties, and shall make it the duty
of said constables in each of said districts to annually enu¬
merate and assess, at a rate prescribed by said boards of
county commissioners, of not less than one dollar for each
dog and two dollars for each bitch in said districts and
collect the tax levied upon the same, and pay the amount
received by said collection into the county treasury at such
times as may be fixed upon by the said boards of county
commissioners, and the official bend of any of said con¬
stables failing to account and make returns as aforesaid
shall be held liable for such default, and all constables who
shall faithfully account as herein required, may retain a
commission of twenty-five per cent, on the amount actually
collected and paid into the county treasury, and the net
amount of such taxes, after payment of all charges shall
be applied to the credit of the school fund of the respective
counties of the State:' Provided, however, That every
householder, either owner or renter, shall be entitled to
keep one male dog free of taxation; but only one dog, how¬
ever, shall be thus kept free of -taxation in or about any
house, Respective of the number of families occupying the
same.

•---

Pointer and Setter Cross.— J. H. Walsh, Esq., editor
of the London Field , in response to an inquiry of ours rela-
lative to the cross of the pointer and setter and the breed¬
ing again of their progeny, writes as follows:—

“I have known many good Droppers, (i. e. the first cross
between pointer and setter,) but never a good one of the
second cross, and this is the general belief here.”

i mb buuonu ciubb bnuwb emier pure pointer or pure setter
while the first is generally half and half, or nearly so.

’ ' New York, June 6,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Some interesting comments on hydrophobia, which apneared in Forest
and Stream recently, brought to my mind a cure for the disease vouched
for by a distinguished French physician, Dr. Buisson. He says he never
knew of a case to fail of recovery where the patient was repeatedly
placed in steam baths varying in heat from 57 to 63 degrees centigrade.

[We printed this some time ago.— Ed.] Watne Hovet -

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FOREST AND STREAM

HYDROPHOBIA.

Washington, D. C., June 5,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I see by the copy of your paper, of June 4th, that under the heading,
“Hydrophobia,” you allude to the fact t^at Land and Water has copied
an article of mine on that subject and state the treatment which I
employ, viz.: “Probing the wound thoroughly, treating with nitrate of
silver, and poulticing.” This is a mistake, as you wiil see by referring
to your issue of April 16th. In the article in question I recommend the
following plan, and see no reason as yet to modify my opinion: The
bitten parts should be carefully excised, (cut out,) if not involving blood
vessels, carefully washed with warm water and fuming nitric acid applied
for two days in succession. I do not mean constantly for two days, but
simply two applications made. I condemn emphatically the application
of nitrate of silver or lunar caustic for the reason already stated by one of
our most eminent surgeons. Professor Joseph Pancoast, “that this salt
decomposes tooTapidly in contact with animal tissue to make a deep and
penetrating impression. Fermented poultices should be used for a num¬
ber of days after the acid is applied. In cases where the bites are deep
seated they should be washed out with a small sponge, containing warm
water and ammonia, or a solution of chloride of zinc, after which the
acid may be applied. Believing this explanation a sufficient excuse for
its length owing to the great importance to all of us of this subject,

I am very truly yours, H. C. Yarrow.

—We have received a very good target, made by a mem
ber of the New Orleans Rifle Club. The target is 19£
inches in diameter and made up of concentric rings one-
half inch in width. The bullseye is 5f inches in diameter,
(white,) surrounded by a black ring 13^ inches in diameter,
then follows the white rings to make up the total diameter.
Each shot counts from 20 in the centre, diminishing by one
to the circumference. Total made by the iriflemen, 554.
The distance was 605 feet. The weight of the rifle was 17^-
pounds, muzzle loader, with patent muzzle, and all the 50
shots were fired in 63 minutes, the shooter measuring each
charge of powder from a canister, loading and wiping out
rifle after each discharge,. and having to walk a distance of
ten feet to a loading table and ten feet back to the firing
point. This shooting, then, is very fair, under the circum¬
stances, as the firing must have been rapid, taking into con¬
sideration the time necessary tb walk some 1,000 feet or
more, and to load, clean, aim and discharge the piece.

ARRANGING A RIFLE TEAM.

DISFIGURING OF SETTERS BY TAILING.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

How often we see beautifully formed aud gracefully actioned setters
totally disfigured by the cutting of their tails? Nothing adds more to
the beauty of a dog’s movement than that vigorous lashing of the tail, as
he ranges in advance of his master, and'a setter can become as rigid in
this portion of the body when on a stand, be it cropped or not.

It has lately come to my knowledge that an ardent sportsman, and
withal a capital fellow, who had imported two very fine Macdona setters
at a great expense, cut the tail of one of them, the beautiful flag of a
handsome setter. Alas! why did nature give the poor thing a tail to be
cutoff? Our medical sportsman would have as soon cut the tresses of a
beautiful lady as to have deprived the setter of her ornament. I fear
the cropping has been done at too great an age, and a square stump,
blunt and clumsy, will be the result. I fancy I can see Kirby’s canine
friends and admirers in caucus, vowing vengeance, for Kirby is worthy
of admiration, and is no doubt the finest one of bred bitches in America
to-day. Ah! Doctor, a fatal mistake; seek the lost portion of the tail and
splice it. I have heard of the wonderful performance of your new dogs
on snipe, at Troy. Truly you have a pair of gems. “Homo.”

y mn and

JUNE IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME.

Details of pigeon shooting and scwes of rifle matches , and other interest¬
ing matter, should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week. _ _

The following letter from the “Game and Inland Fishery
Protection Society” of Nova Scotia, has lain upon our table
for several days, together with the enclosure to which it
refers. The letter containing the rejoinder to Mr.
Wliitcher’s communication to us will occupy a column and
a half of Forest and Stream, but we shall print it next
week, that both sides may have a hearing, lest we be
charged with unfair partiality.. No doubt the society
recently organized is in earnest in its purposes to protect
the game and fish of Nova Scotia, as are the present consti¬
tuted officers appointed by the Dominion Government, and
we feel that a combination c f efforts will accomplish in¬
creased good. But the real question at issue, as we view
it, with some personal knowledge of its merits, is whether
the Province shall control its own fisheries, etc., or whether
the General Government shall do it. In the former event
is involved the removal of Mr. Yenning, who is at present
Inspector both of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and
the appointment of a special officer for Nova Scotia alone.
Some personal as well as political feeling enters into its
composition ; but as we are not recognized as the mouth¬
piece of the Canadians, it does not become us to enter into
the controversy further than to insist that whatever results
shall inure to .the suceess of the avowed object in view,
which is the protection of the game and fish.

Halifax, N. S., May 25, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

Sir: I inclose you a letter which appeared in this day’s
issue of the Morning Chronicle , of this city, in reply to one
from the pen of W. F. Whitcher, Esq., Deputy Minister
Marine and Fisheries, which originally appeared in your
paper, and have to request the favor of your inserting it.

I agree with you that the work of a Fishery Commis¬
sioner and his deputies, when properly performed, is
arduous and laborious, and I do not think he should be
annoyed by unnecessary complaints of a general character;
but that is no reason why well grounded charges of neglect
and inefficiency should not be investigated, and remedies
suggested by those acquainted with the circumstances
should not be applied.

I have endeavored to put the case of the present state o£
the Nova Scotian rivers before the public as strongly as
possible consistent with the facts, and I can assure you
that the picture is not overdrawn. I wish you could spare
time from your editorial labors to take a run down here,
and you would see for yourself the statj of affairs, and
then I think you would not be so ready to endorse the
sneering allusions of the Deputy Minister of Marine and
Fisheries to the attempts of our society to remedy a serious
public grievance.

I have been waiting until our new game laws were out
of the hands of the printer, to send you a copy, together
with our bye-laws and constitution, which I shall be able
to do in a few days.

I shall be happy at all times to furnish you with any in¬
formation respecting our game animals or birds, which I
think will interest your readers. I am, yours truly,

Fitz. Cochran,

Secretary Game and Inland Fishery P. Society.

—Some time since a bill was presented in the House of
Representatives, the object of which was to restrict the
killing of bison or buffalo on the plains. What became of
this humane measure we have not been able to ascertain.—
Bergh's Animal Kingdom.

[See Forest aot» Stream, page 1.84, No. 12, Yol. 2],

The following contribution from a distinguished Cana¬
dian rifleman will be found of great interest, and doubtless
Colonel Wingate, or whoever has the American team in
charge, will study this most important matter—of arrang¬
ing the men to the best advantage.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Noticing your numerous contributions on Rifle Shooting, in the inter¬
est of the noble science I venture to contribute my mite, not as to shoot¬
ing, but to placing the men in a team. Many men who shoot in matches
are not aware how much depends on men being well placed. I for many
years had much to do with rifle shooting, especially team shooting, and
venture to offer a few suggestions for the benefit of the eight or six who
are to shoot against the Irish team. I^et your team elect their steadiest
shot and the man in whom they have most confluence, leader. Let him
always fire first and be a sort of pilot. Make him register the difference
in elevation and windage of all the rifles in his team, so as at once, when
he has hit the target, and is confident of having been steady when he
fired he can put the man following him on the bullseye. Place a thor¬
oughly reliable man next him,so that if by any accident the leader misses,
the second man may do his duty. Keep the oldest and coolest shot for
last, and second to last another good man, putting the less certain men
in the middle. Many a match have I won by placing my men thus, and
often have I seen matches lost by putting nervous men at the tail end of
a squad. Unsteady men are often much steadied by having confidence
in the man behind them. I had the pleasure of taking Colonel Wingate
over our ranges some two jears ago, and I have no doubt he remembers
some of the shooting at 1,000 yards, made, if I remember rightly, by
Shunar of Melbourne. Your men have their work cut out to beat the
Irish team, and unless they kill them with kindness I fear tfcey can
scarcely do it. Hoping the match will be a close one and that the best
men will win, I am, yours faithfully, Royal.

PIGEON AND RA.BBIT SHOOTING IN
PARIS, FRANCE.

St. Louis, May 25,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The Tir ol Gastine Rennett, near the Bois de Boulogne (1851) was the
fashionable resort of th & creme de la creme of that most creamy place,Paris.
There, during the belle saison (autumn), the crack shots congregated and
shot for prizes. It maj be interesting to your many readers to know
how it was done, and may point out a plan of getting up a shooting
ground for that kind of sport somewhat in advance of our primitive way.

At the Tir, not only was prize shooting carried on, but at other times
practice was afforded youngsters under the instruction of a teacher how
to shoot on the wing or on the run. The grounds, probably five or ten
acres in extent, were enclosed by a high stone wall. Near the entrance,
midway on the ground, was erected a neat pagoda sort of building fifteen
by twenty feet, the front open. In this building were racks for guns, a
loading table, (muzzle-loaders only were used then) in the rear a refresh¬
ment table, presided over by a dame de comptoir, who also attended the
financial department, and during the firing kept the score, having for
that purpose a seat sufficiently elevated to overlook the field. On the
racks were guns of the best French and English makers, for the use of
which the ammunition, birds, or rabbits, and the loading by an expert,
always there for that purpose, a certain amount was paid. At the oppo¬
site end to the pagoda, to the right hand corner of the enclosure, were
large dove cotes surmounted by large wire cages, and on top of these
smaller trap cages to which the birds that escaped from the shooters
generally flew and were thus secured.

In front of the pagoda were seats for the company and shooters. A
paved walk about twenty feet long led to the firing stand, at intervals
were stations marked for handicapping, the regulation distance 31 me¬
tres. Five ground traps were used, five metres apart. Upon the shoot¬
er’s name being called, the puller handed him a bag in which were five
small balls numbered from 1 to 5, from which he took one or two, single
or double birds. These balls were handed to the puller without inspec¬
tion from the shooter. The strings from the traps were also numbered
from 1 to 5. As the puller was located some distance behind the shoot¬
er he had no knowledge of the trap to # be sprung. Under the traps was
what might be called an arched cellar for the use of the trappers and
cages of live birds. The traps were handled and the birds placed in them
from under, consequently the trappers and birds were out of sight and
out of the way, and no time lost in furnishing the birds. In single bird
shooting both barrels were allowed; if a miss with the first a kill with
the second counted fair.

For rabbit shooting there were several openings or burrows from the
surface leading to a common center in the underground chamber, from
which bunny was started at the tap of the bell from the puller. I.con¬
fess it was jolly fun to see the cotton tails popping out of the ground,
one or two at a time, and see hovv easy it was to miss them, and the ex¬
citement of our French cousins thereupon. The marksmanship, con¬
sidering the distance, was generally good, and on some occasions I have
seen 24 out of 25 birds killed. Perdrix.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Detroit, June 4, 1874.

I enclose you herewith score of a little sweep shot, June 1, under the
following rules:—30 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, ground traps, 20 birds
each, $20 entrance, divided in two prizes.

Fisher ....011001011010
111101 11 .

Eldndge...0 1 1 000011 011

1 1 1 1 1 000 .

Canniff.. ..1 11111101100
10 101011 .

Long.

...000 1 1 1 1 1 11

1

13

11110

11 11.

16

Gilman..

..10101101111

1

11

0 1111

100 .

14

Hinsdale.

.110110 1110 0

1

14

0 0 111

111 .

14

First prize taken by J. E. Long. Ties shot off at 3 birds same distance.

Canniff.1 0 1—21 Hinsdale.l 1 l—3

Gilman...1 1 1—31

Second tie shot off same distance, first miss out.

Gilman. 0 Hinsdale.. l

Hinsdale winner second prize. J. E. L.

[We are not aware that any member of any recognized club in this
country or abroad has ever equalled the above shooang; distance, 30
yards rise, from ground traps, 20 birds each, Mr. Jno. E. Long killing 12
straight birds in succession, and in all 16 out of 20, We should like to
hear if this shooting has over been

FISH IN SEASON IN JUNE.

Salmon, Salmo Salar.

Trout, Salmofontinalis
Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri
Black Bass, micropterus salmoides,
Striped Bass, Eoccus lineatus.
Bluefish, temnodon saltator.

Salmon trout, Salmo con finis.

Shad, Alosa.

Michigan Grayling, ThymaUus tricolor
micropterus nigricans.

Sea trout, Salmo immaculatus
Weakfish.

—The treasures of the deep are displayed on Fulton
market slabs this week in wonderful profusion. Sheeps-
liead, which have been coming from the southward
hitherto, put in for Long Island on Tuesday last, and 1,000
pounds were caught in the vicinity of Babylon, some of
them eight pounders. Sheepsheads at this time of the
year generally bring 30 cents a pound, but are now selling
at 20 cents. Bluefish are being caught most every where
and are running up to a handsome weight of eight to ten
pounds—which is big for the early fish. In August they
will turn the scale at 14 pounds. Spanish mackerel are
coming in splendid order from Norfolk; where the catch
us to quality and quantity never has been better. They
are worth some 35 cents a pound. As they work up fur¬
ther North they will improve. The usual weight is about
two pounds. They may be expected in our latitude about
the close of this month—perhaps sooner, if the warm
weather only holds. Striped bass, the fisherman’s delight,
are here; no secret about the locality. The fishermen who
fisli for a living, are catching them and sending them in
fiom off the coast of Rhode Island. May be a line thrown
in somewhere off the rocky eoast from Westerly to Newport,
and properly addressed, would, be responded to, by a noble
fellow; for what we saw in Fulton market, just from the
Sound steamer, weighed from 5 pounds up to 35 pounds.
It is quite likely that the striphd bas& will be m abundance
this year. Shad have presented themselves in excellent
quantity this year, and of fine flavor; they are now on the
wane, coming chiefly from the Connecticut river. Mack¬
erel are abundant, and of better quality than were last
reported, and we hear they are now going straight to their
more extreme Northern grounds. Weak fish ( squeteague ) are
so plenty, from Long Island, and New Jersey—as to be
had almost for the asking.

Now, it is extremely hard on the crab, generally an
exceedingly aggressive and hard fellow, that he should be
obliged to put on his soft shell, and make himself the
most harmless of creatures, and the most delicate of
morsels to eat, all for a beggaily $1 a dozen, when he
ought to fetch at least $1.50 to $2. But so it is. The soft
crabs are coming from Chesapeake Bay and from Squan
River en masse. Of baby lobsters from Maine there are
less on the market. Some noble blue backs from Cape
Cod, 8 and 10 pounders, with claws large and strong
enough to grapple up'the submarine cable, are on the fisli
stands. Green tu’rtle are plenty too, coming from Indian
River, and an alderman could gorge himself with fat turtle
at 18 cents a pound. We cannot fall back on that novel
phrase, “we told you so,” in regard to salmon. Wetliouglit
they would be much cheaper, but alas ! they are not. The
king of the fisli is slow—decidedly slow—this year, and re¬
fuses to be cut up into steaks at less than 45 to 50 cents a
pound. Next week, however, we live in hope of his being
“three shilling,” and in July lie must be 25 cents, or how
could the gents at Saratoga exist ? Some fine salmon are
coming from the Miramichi. A good many handsome
fisli, not very large, 7 to 10 pounds, are arriving from the
Penobscot. We can add the plural s this time to Pompino,
as we saw four of them on Mr. Blackford’s stand on Wed¬
nesday. There is no doubt the range of the fish is more
northerly than was thought, and the reason why they are
caught is that fishermen now know what a delicacy they
are. More moon fisli have put in an appearance, and with
them a curious kind of a fish—the crab eater—De Kay’s
Blacate Atlantica , some two or three specimens of which
we saw. We were delighted, too, to notice a noble gar,
some threeTeet and a half long. We have his head now
before us, and though his long jaws are covered with teeth,
and not exactly pretty to look at, their mechanism is beau¬
tiful. Both upper and lower jaws work. The lo’VYer jaw
lias undoubtedly a voluntar^motion, the upper an involun¬
tary one. A beautiful cam on the upper jaw fits into the
lower one. The upper one being hinged when the lower
one is thrown down^the upper one moves. The jaws of a
gar fish may be lovely to look at on our desk, but must be
very hard on the fish he catches in the water.

—Here is a note from Dr. Kenworthy, Barnegat, dated
June 6th;—

“Have been here for two days. Strange to say, large
blue fish have not entered the bay. First time they have
missed. Thursday caught 68 small blue fish weighing 170
lbs. The day after took 71 weighing 183 lbs. Fishing
very poor.”

We should call this very fair fishing.

—A nice little salmon, fourteen inches long, supposing
that the fishway at Augusta dam, in the Kennebec, was
already built—as it ought to have been long ago—tried to
get through last Saturday week, but not succeeding was
caught by an Augusta fisherman, on a hook baited for perch.
Old fishermen say this is the first instance on record of river
salmon taking bait, and it is a curiosity on that account.

—Several young salmon have been seined off the mouth
of the Merrimac, in Mass., recently.

—A letter from Maine says that “the ice did not move
out of the Rangely Lakes until the 29th of May. The logs
will have three weeks to run through from the upper lake,
after which there will be fine fishing, although w© have

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just caught, between the logs, in the lake, a five and a six
pound trout; but the small trout don’t take hold yet.”

—Anglers at the Grand Lake Stream, in Maine, are hav¬
ing uncommon good sport this spring catching land-locked
salmon. Messrs. Rowe and brother, and Walter S. Barnes,
of Boston, have been giving them a “try,” and Mr. Rowe
writes to a friend:—

Mr. Barnes and myself caught yesterday, (June 1st,) with
the fly 105, we not fishing more than five or six hours in
the day. Many were taken in pairs. The slaughter of
leaders and flies was great for a time. The run of salmon
this spring is quite beyond our anglers’ most ardent and san¬
guine expectations, and ’tis a wonder how they hold out
under such drafts. I think it safe to say that over 500
pounds were taken out of the stream and outlet yesterday.
Long may the lordly salmon, (certainly monarch here,)
swim, and make' his home in Grand Lake Stream, and may
his appetite for well tied flies never fail him when I have
the good fortune to cater to his delicate taste.

Mr. R. never kills more than he can use, and most of the
105 were packed on ice and sent in care of one of the party
to many of his Boston friends, our Boston correspondent
being amoiig the fortunate recipients.

—A second effort by expert anglers last week at the
Little Falls of the Potomac, could not induce the shad to
rise at the fly, although the river was lower and the water
clearer. From the Housatonic we have quite a different
account, as we learn from the Hartford Times that two
gentlemen in Derby hooked eleven a week ago in a single
day and secured six of them. The fish were represented
as being very gamey, and it took forty-two minutes to land
one of them. A friend at Hartford, who is on the qui mve
for shad anglers, writes June 4th: —

Have not heard of any one’s taking any shad on Connec¬
ticut River with fly this season, the river lias been so high
and muddy. Trout fishing has been very good in this
vicinity, and also in Massachusetts; have seen several good
caskets. Yours for fish,

F. Bolles.

—Another Hartford correspondent writes June 6th:—

The Connecticut River has been so thick and swollen
until this week that flyfishing has been impossible; and
though not yet in good condition, the season opened at
Holyoke, Wednesday, with three shad by Thos. Chalmers.
I hear also, on good authority, of nine more taken in the
Housatonic.

—Walter Holberton, the artist, is at Ralston, Lycoming
County, Pennsylvania. He says:—“The trout fishing here
is very fair. I have been out five times and caught 224
trout. Notwithstanding this locality is fished all the time
by some dozens of men every day, being right on the rail¬
road, the number of fish remains about the same, but they
get more shy, and I think run a little smaller.”

—One of the most attractive regions in Canada for sum¬
mer tourists embraces what is known as the Northern
Lakes, a chain lying north of Toronto, and comprising
Lakes Simcoe, Muskoka, Rosseau, and Cocochong. This
is fast becoming a popular resort for sportsmen, and sup¬
plies the best bass fishing to be had in Canada, as well as
superb trout fishing. Muskoka river abounds in large trout.
Steamers run through Lakes Simcoe, Muskoka and Rosseau
especially to accommodate excursionists, and are under the
supervision of our friend Hon. A. P. Cockburn, M. P.
This is no inaccessible wilderness country. Passengers
can take the Northern Railroad at Toronto, and step on
board the Simcoe boat at Barrie, where, and at Orillia,
cheap and good accommodations can be supplied for the
season. Both are large neat brick towns, and the summer
trotting matches are among the chief attractions of Barrie.
At tl;e same time, one is within a few hours’ sail of one of
the wildest districts of Canada.

—Those of our angling friends who are annoyed by black
flies will be interested in the following paragraph from the
Eastport (Maine) Sentinel:

Black flies gathered in so large numbers at one point on
the track of the E. and N. A. Railway one day last week,
as actually to stop the train. It was an up grade, and the
■wheels and track were rendered so smooth and oily by the
crushing of the flies as to prevent the train from going on,
until the track for a distance was scraped.

—We clip the following interesting facts respecting black
bass and black bass fishing in the Potomac from the Sun¬
day Herald , of Washington:—

The first bass were turned loose in the Potomac about
eighteen years ago by General Randolph, then constructing
engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. About two
hundred of these voracious beauties were placed in the
river at Cumberland, having been brought from a Western
stream in the water tank of a locomotive. Since that time
tuey nave multiplied so rapidly that now the Potomac,
irotn tidewater to its source, abounds with them, and every
year the snort which they afford increases. It is no un¬
common tiling to capture them weighing two and three
pounds, and in some instances four-pounders are taken,
instances are related of others having been placed in the
headwaters of the Potomac, and it is no doubt true that

tner gentlemen have put some in the river, but the largest
tina er was P ut * n ^ General Randolph, as above men-

lor successful fishing, good tackle is an indispensable re
fift G ' i ^ shoi ? ld consist of a twelve-foot jointed rod
Wh s braided linen line pn a multiplying reel, Net
f . ass book, and a tin bucket of three gallons capacity
inn t a f e ^’ so as t0 beep the minnows alive. A cork i
* i a ! wa ys used, in order to keep the minnow abou
still 6 mc b es from the bottom of the river when fishing ii
ui water, as the bass keep close to the bottom, especiall
warm weather. In rapid waters the cork should b
earert° the bait to keep it upon the surface. When th
f a ta ke the bait they swallow it immediately and run off
taking twenty or thirty yards of line before the'
an be brought up and successfully hooked. They have *
° a y mouth, and not much flesh, or skin to hold a hook
aerefore, you are never sure of landing them unless yoi

play them so lightly as not to permit them a foot of slack
line, except, perchance, they have gorged the hook.

The bass will rise to a fly in turbulent water, and in the
rapids lust below the dam, at the foot of the Little Falls,
Great Falls, and many other minor sliutes on the river,
they are frequently taken by those fond of this style of
fishing. This mode of angling, however, while it affords
more excitement, is not so comfortable as from an achored
boat with an abundant supply of sandwiches and a bundle
of fragrant cigars and accompanying articles. In selecting
flies for them bright colors are the most desirable, as the
fish seem to have a penchant for those colors.. It is no un¬
common thing for them to seize a bright float used in trol¬
ling, being attracted to the surface by its color and motion
in the water. In one instance recently an old fisherman
had his cork sw^owed by a huge bass, but when an at¬
tempt was made to haul him up he soon disgorged the cork
and made off.

The most desirable fishing ground is at the foot of the
Great Falls, especially from April to June, when the bass
run up to spawn, though there are many other places
where they bite with equal rapidity. Stubblefield Falls,
about eight miles above Georgetown; the basin, just above
the dam; the rapids below the dam, and below the.Little
Falls, are all frequented by the disciples of Sir Izaak
Walton, and numbers of beautiful bass are thken at these
points. The season continues from April 15th to the 1st of
November.

Brainerd, Minnesota, June 4,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream :—

Black bass, pike perch, pickerel and mascalonge began to be hungry
for spoon-victuals about two weeks ago, and the fishing in all the innu¬
merable lakes and ponds of this section, is now first rate. At Gull,
Bound and Long Lakes the pike perch fishing, (wall-eyed pike,) has been
something remarkable this spring, even for that fishing country. No
unusual occurrence to kill one or two hundred pounds in an evening with
a spear; fish running large this year. The trolling at these lakes is good
all the season. Reuben Gray keeps a stopping place at Gull Lake, a
good-enough place for a hungry fisherman. Serpent Lake, at Withing-
ton Station, seventeen miles from here, is the favorite lake, on account
of accessibility, its myriads of fish and beautiful surroundings.

Leaving here in the morning early one can fish all day, and return by
evening train. Several of our fishists have “taken in” Serpent Lake this
season for one day only, returning in the evening with from one to two
hundred pounds of black bass. No one, as yet, has attempted to kill any
with the fly; we propose to do so this week, when we will report.

The weather here is delightful, lakes bank full, fish plenty any where;
and if any of your readers want to pass a few days in Northern Minne¬
sota let them “pack their plunder” and have it checked for Brainerd.

The past mild winter has been very favorable for grouse and deer, and
next fall there will be rare sport in the timber near here for the still-
hunter, and further west, among the birds, which will cover the prairie
as soon as seeds are ripe. Haviland.

—From our valued correspondent, the author of some
early papers on Anticosti Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence, we
have received the following notes of fly-fishing in New¬
foundland:—

. Abbeyleix, Queen’s Co., Ireland, )

H May 10, 1874. \

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In fulfillment of a promise made to you last autumn, T
herewith forward you the undermentioned data, in connec¬
tion with fly-fishing in some of the rivers along the south¬
west and western shores of Newfoundland. They are plain
unvarnished extracts from the daily journal of an officer of
one of H. M. gun vessels, whose duty last summer and
autumn it was to cruise round the south and west coasts of
the island for the protection of the Colonial Fisheries. At
some of the rivers named below the ship only remained a
few days, at others but as many hours, givinglittle time or
opportunity for fishing. The officer, who has placed his
journal at my disposal, assured me, however, that from the
numbers of salmon seen in the rivers, and the fair success
that attended the efforts of himself and brother-officers, he
is convinced that had their stay been longer the “catch”
would have been proportionately increased. Trusting the
few facts here given may prove of interest to some of your
readers, and help to settle the hitherto much-vexed question
amongst sportsmen as to the possibility of killing salmon
with the fly in the waters of Newfoundland,

I remain, very truly yours,

W. H. Poe.

Trepassey , Biscay Bay River , in the month of June fished
at high water on the sandy beach at the mouth of river,
one rod in a few hours killed eight dozen sea trout, run¬
ning from 1-L 8 and 4 lb.

La Poile Bay, northern arm of the river that empties into
this bay contains salmon, and there are several good “runs”

§ mile from its mouth; 4th July, Captain- killed one

12 lb. salmon, day cloudy; 5th July, the same gentleman
killed one 12 lb. salmon, day foggy; fly—No. 4 hook, red
body, gold twist, turkey wings, peacock tail; another officer
rose, but failed to hook, two more fish. The banks of this
river are wooded, but you can fish up stream, where there
is a shallow bank, with deep channels on either side; in the
right hand channel only were salmon seen.

Port au Basque , about five miles to the westward ot La
Toile Bay, has a small, deep, but narrow stream; current
very rapid; about one mile up are two small falls, four to
five feet in height; 5th July, rose a salmon, evidently run¬
ning up; day bright and clear.

Trout River , between York Harbor and Bonne Bay,
(about thirty miles to the westward of York Harbor,)
affords good casting ground from Shingly Beach, and sea
trout are caught at junction of salt and fresh water. Three
rods in five hours caught fifty fish, smallest weighing 2 lbs.
and largest between 8 and 4 lbs.; no time to try for salmon
up the river. Settlers catch them, as also the sea trout
with nets, but knew nothing of fly-fishing.

Hawke Bay, Ingornachovx Ray.—Three rivers discharge
into Hawke Bay, which is completely landlocked, the land
being high and thickly wooded. The eastern river of the
three, about a mile from the mouth, which, is narrow, is
bifurcated by a small island, the forks., however, after
diverging some 400 yards, uniting again in the main stream.
23th July, fished the left fork; the pilot, with a fly with
red body'and dark wings, rose four fish, one of which, an
eleven pounder, he killed. An officer the same day hooked
three fish, all of which he lost. 27th July, a bright clear
day, two rods killed four salmon weighing 30 lbs. 28th
July, above the forks, some two miles up the river, in a
good pool, below the rapids, rose and hooked three fish—

1st was lost by bad “gaffing;” 2d, killed and weighed 16
lb.; 3d, while the man was trying to land it without a gaff,
broke the line; fly, small hook, claret-colored body and
hackle. During the ship’s stay-kere some nice river trout,
averaging from £ to l£ lb. each, were taken on the rod.

—A letter from our correspondent in Queen’s County,
Ireland, says that the drought has been so severe in that
section this spring as to wholly prevent salmon fishing.
The rivers are low, and repeated attempts to get a rise have
proved utter failures.

—There is a law in Massachusetts directed towards catch¬
ing the baby lobsters. Exactly the same ordinance should
be passed in all the States, in order to protect Hie
infant trout. It is a crying shame for us to know—and
we hear of it every day, that fishermen bring in poor little
fislf, not longer than a baby’s forefinger, and brag of a big
score of fifty and sixty trout, when the whole of them
would hardly weigh a pound. Let all true fishermen unite
with us in stopping this useless and wasteful slaughter of
trout. If we ever have a suitable opportunity we will press
a legal provision of $25 penalty for any one found with
fingerlingsjn his possession.

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the scope of the paper, will receive special attention. The receipt of all
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in the next issue. Publishes will confer a favert' by promptly advising
us of any omission in this respect Prices of books inserted when,
desired.]

The American Yacht List for 1874, is the title of a
.register’s book for the American Yacht Club, recently published by J.
H. Bigelow of 13 William street. In the first pages are the club signals
—“burgees”—of all the existing yacht clubs, and the body of the work is
filled with the registry of the club officers, secretary’s addresses, yachts,
and with the names of winning yachts for 1873, with tables, moon phases,
and other information valuable to yachtsmen. The work is edited by
Mr. Neals Olsen, and it is nicely printed.

Steamship and Yacht Signals. Mr. Arthur Grand-
ville has just issued a book which will be found useful to ship¬
masters, as well as yachtsmen, as it contains the house flags, night sig¬
nals, funnel marks, &c. of the coastwise and transatlantic steamships, as
well as the private signals of the various yachts of the American Yacht
Club. The book is published by Pelletrean & Raynor, 35 Vesey street.

Geology. By A. Geike, LL.D. D. Appleton & Co.

This is one of the series of those valuable little books issued by the
Messrs. Appleton, under the title of “Science primers.” They contain
a large amount of kowledge that should be in the possession of everyone.
The simple, practical style in which the subject of geology is treated,
renders this work valuable alike to the agriculturist and scholar. We
can cheerfully recommend this little work as every way deserving the
consideration of even the general reader

Harper & Brothers have placed before us “John Wor¬
thington’s Name,” an American novel of American society and private
life. This effort at American novel writing is by Frank Lee.Benedict,
not an unknown name to American readers. In this work he gives a
racy, readable book about life at home and sketches of foreign travel.
The leading incidents, which are exceedingly well told, will be found
in the experiences of a “fascinating young widow,” who gets severely
handled in her associations with Wall street bears and bulls; becoming
much involved in sundry speculations, she finds, too late, that “all is not
gold that glitters,” and in one of her sad moments—we suppose becom¬
ing somewhat desperate at the gordian knot that ties up her purse—she
does just as many other desperate people have done before her. She
forges the name of an old friend, who proves himself her true friend, in
whose large breast there dwells sufiicient charity to cover her multitude
of sins. He says he “loves her;” at any rate he marries her, and all is
bright and beautiful. This is the main story of this interesting plot,
while a second episode runs on in an undeF current, and develops into
quite a story at that world-renowned watering place—Baden. From the
memoranda beneath his hand Mr. Benedict Lee gives us a truly readable
American novel, the interest of which never fags from the beginning to
the end.

Beaten Paths; or, A Woman’s Vacation. By Ella
Witherspoon Boston: Lee & Shepard.

The wandering of seven unprotected females up and down Europe lead
us to pronounce them well fitted to travel without a male escort. This
work, although it is only a new traveler upon the old beaten path of a
tour to Europe, develops in good, plain English, many things seen by
the writer and is written in a somewhat humorous, lively style. We
see sometimes in the course of this narrative some old ideas and new de¬
scriptions of old places that much please us. We have read many books
upon the subject upon which this treats with far less satisfaction and
pleasure than we perused this. The authoress is a Boston lady, unknown
to fame, but she has given us a book that will receive a cordial reception,
and we think in her next book she will find a full appreciation of the
talent for narrative story-telling she so evidently possesses.

Poems. By H. R. Hudson. Boston: James R. Osgood
& Co. *

This is a collection of poems of more than ordinary interest, and
breathes a freshness not often found in poems of this varied char¬
acter. Much will be found in this little Unobtrusive volume that will
find a ready response in many hearts. Every lover of the pure, refined
and beautiful in humanity will find his heart strengthened and his sym¬
pathies for all that is good awakened, and we feel that he will arise
from its perusal a better man. How true the poem of “Grandma!” Who
will not readily recognize in the lines

“Grandma does not hear or stir,

Only lies there with a smile;

Nothing seems to trouble her
Fcr the while” —

one sweet remembered face, one kind heart that beats no more; one deai
old venerable face, as he iooks back to the days of his early youth
when he looked on those silvered hairs for the last time on earth. These
poems may be read with profit by anyone who loves the pure and good.
----

BOOKS RECEIVED.

Chapters on Animals. Philip Gilbert Hamilton. Roberts

Brothers. Boston: 1874.

We have received the first volume.of Porter & Coates’
Household Edition of the Waverly Novels, and judging from the style
engravings and letter press of this new candidate for public favor, we
know almost that it will have a re'idy sale. It is in fine, large, clear
type, and furnished by subscription at the low price ©f $1.50 per vol.

—Thirty kinds of fish are known to dwell in Cayuga
Lake.

—A horse left uncovered when not in exercise will soon
grow a heavy, coat of hair. This becomes a hindrance to
rapid motion, and should be prevented by judicious blan¬
keting.

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rivalled accommodations for Supper Parties. Open
all night. . GEORGE PARKINS, Proprietor,

fatqk.

XJISIOjN PLACE HOTET
EUROPEAN PLAN.

THOS. RYAN & SON

BROADWAY COR. FOURTEENTH STREET

UNITED STATUS HOTEL

—CORNER OF—

Fulton, Water and Pearl Sts.

G.L. PeImA IProprietors. NEW y 0 ' RR

f,e§or1s for §fgort£men.

Hotels, hoarding-houses and private families,in locali¬
ties which offer facilities for shooting, fishing and boat¬
ing, can have their cards inserted in this column at the
low rate of $10 for four lines for six months. Oven'
four lines, 25 cts. per line each insertion.

Mansion House, Buffalo.

E. L. HODGES, Proprietor.

Rossin House, ^ Toronto, Canada.

SHEARS & sON, Proprietors.

This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports¬
men from all parts of the United States and Canada.

F orest house, at stark’s falls, foot*

of the Bog. O. J. Pelsne, Proprietor. Boats and
experienced guides furnished to sporting parties at
reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton, St. Law¬
rence Co., N. Y.

ROUT FISHING IN THE PENNSYLVANIA
Mountains good. Send for circular. A. MAGIN-
NIS, Forks P. O., Monroe County, Pa. it

HE ELM HOUSE. A PRIVATE SUMMER HQ- '

TEL. CHAS. F. ORVIS, Proprietor, Manches¬
ter, Vermont. Transient board, $2.50 per day.

OARD NEAR TWIN LAKES, FOUR HOURS
from N. York, via. Harlem R. R., and convenient
to depot, stores, churches and post office. Address
FRED COOPER, “Locust Hill Farm,” Ashley Falls,
Berkshire county. Mass.

REAT FALLS OF POTOMAC, MONTGOMERY
UT county, Maryland, i6 miles from Washington. D.

C7 miles from Rockville, Md. Best bass fishing on
upper Potomac. Hotel accommodations excellent—$2
per day; $9 per week. Address GARRETT & MAUS
(Cromehn Hotel) Offutt’sx Roads, Md. jell6 ’

Trout! Trout ! 1 Trout!]]

T^XCELLENT EAMILY BOARD at reasonable rates;
Aj mountain scenery; healthiest part of New York,
at “ Maple Grove;” hot and cold baths, milk, &c,;
large rooms, and plenty of trout in the famous “Nev-
ersmk.” Fine drives. Only seven hours from the
city by Oswego Midland Railroad. Trout for sale at
$5 per 100. Addres., ALEX. HERRON,

Neversink Flats, Sullivan county, New York.

Or come to Fallsburgh and hire team out. jull

I NTERNATIONAL HOTEL,

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.
J. I. FULTON, Jr., Proprietor.
Special rates to Boarders._jell6m

A SPORTSMAN’S HOME FOR SALE-WITHIN
an hour’s ride of the City of Philadelphia, an ex¬
cellent Farm of 164 acres,2 fine stone dwelling houses,

2 stone barns, with necessary outbuildings. Beauti¬
fully situated, and in every particular a very desirable
property, especially to those fond of field sports.
Ruffed grouse (pheasant), quail, hares, squirrels and
foxes abound. A fine stream runs through the prop¬
erty. Price $8,000. Will be sold on very easy terms.
Address XXX, Forest and Stream Office.

4P iscelhneous

PECK & SNYDER’S

Sportsman’s Emporium.

PATENT “ SPINNING SQUID,”

PEOK & SNYD ER^

126 Nassau St. ,

No. 1,Single Hook, for Bass l
'or Weak Fish, 50c. No. 2, Triple!

Hook, for catching Pickerel or\

Black Bass, 75c. No. 3, Large
Single Troll, for Blue Fish, $1.00.

Sa.mpi.ss Mailed on receipt of Price.

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN OUTFITS

For Base Ball Players, Cricketers,

Yachting'* Boating* Fishing*

QUOITS. INDIAN CLUBS, DUMB BELL, BOXING
GLOVES, GUNS, PISTOLS, Etc.

Send for Catalogue. Special prices to dealers. Ad
dress PECK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. 1.

E & II. T. ANTHONY & CO., ~591

. Broadway, N. Y., op. Metropolitan Hotel.
Chromos and Frames, Stereoscopes and Views, Graph-
oscopes, Megalethoscopes, Albums and Photographs
of celebrities. Photo-Lantern Slides a specialty. Man.
ufacturers of Photographic Materials. Awarded Fir fi t
Premium at Vienna Exposition._ J e l11 y

w. ». baemTm,

Syracuse, U. Y.

Guns* Bevolyers, Fishing Tackle, Base-
Ball Supplies* &c.j &c»

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading g ,m
sent to any address for $40.

EVERY GUN WARRANTED.
Ammunition of the very best quality a specialty. ^

Hall’s Patent Creasers

FOR PAPER SHELLS. .

T HE “CLIMAX” CREASER, combining

Creaser, Loader and Cap-Expeller, forming the
most complete implement in the market. Is also an
excellent Loader and Cap-Expeller for Berdan ana
other metallic shells. Price, $2 75. Sent by mail post¬
paid. Extra cylinders, 75 cts. Extra needles, 15 crs.

Plain Creaser and Loader—Improved

Works rapidly and effectively. Price $2 2o. be_
by mail post-paid. Extra cylinders 40 cts. eacv jw
ordering either of the creasers give size of shell ttseu-
nor sale by Gun Dealers. Address HALL & cu.,

_ 40 North Duke street, Lancaster, r a^

X. X. Newspaper Mailing Agencies,

With the latest improved Newspaper Folding and

Mailing Machines, No. 29 Bose Street, Near-bran*
fort, JAMES BRADY Manager and Proprietor.

FOREST AND STREAM

287

Imdhqeom.

FIRE ARMS!

AND

SEWING MACHINES!

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
GUNS. Snap and Positive Action, with, patent Joint
Phprb ' a marvel of beauty, finish, and cheapness;
celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES-adopted oy NINE
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
throughout the world for military, hunting, and tar¬
get purposes; PISTOLS, RIFLE CANES, METAL¬
LIC CARTRIDGES, &c.

Also Manufacturers of the new

mmm sewing machine,

To which was awarded thel

“MEDAL, OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
mium over all other machines at the great Central New.
York Fair, at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprung
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualities, namely, light running, smooth, noise
less, moid, durable, with perfect lock stitch.

^#"8end for Circulars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

KRUG Sc CO.’S

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY ,;

A. ROCHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada^

No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers. 10 26

* JAMES RATCLIFFE, '

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention.

ESTABLISHED 1848.

JUDSON & CO.,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Fly Rods.

Three piece Rods/weighing from 9 to 12 oz., 10£ to 12
feet in length, a specialty. These rods are sold at a
low price, and are all warranted.

E. H. MADISON.

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunnin^Material

Fishing Tackle and Sporting Roods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEYBRO. Goou», &c.
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
of fine guns, &c.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

BOSTON.

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTUKEKS AND DEALERS IN

S isliino' Tackle,
Fisliing* Rods,
Fish Hooks,

AND

angling implements.

B - & a. have the BEST FACILITIES for the

Artificial Flies, Water-proofed Silk Line and
other Goods, and, with their connections
abroad, can supply to the best ad¬
vantage all kinds of Foreign
as well as American

I ‘8h Hooks, Lines, Rods, English and American Reels,
Dies, Shells, Minnows, Spinning Baits, Casting Lines,
Swivels, Floats, Sinkers, Nets, Baskets, Bait Boses,

Tackle Books, Silkworm Gut, Silver Gimp, Bamboos,
etc.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

186 Washington Street, Boston.

For a first-class Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufacturer,
ESPENSCHEID, 118 Nassau street.

lyotl'mcns (§ao(h>.

ALBERT C. KUCK,

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No- 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW \ r ORK.

IMPORTER OF

T

mm

)

And Dealer in all Kinds or

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,

REVOLVERS,

Skates and Sptormg Goods.

THOS. OTIS LEROY & CO”

Patent Shot& LeadWorlis,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted
EAGLE IBXiAJNX}

OF

DROP SHOT

ALSO

Compressed Sbol

AND

iES _A_ JE& LEAD.

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Flies
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark ^iiolcloi'%

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT HEN
ALTERING

Muzzle-Loading Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

S14 West Pratt street,

28 Baltimore, Md.

Xi.stat>lisliecl in X 837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

FISHING TACKLE!

Faltoxx St., IV. Y.

Green Hart , Split Bamboo, Log Woocf Fly
and Salmon Rods , a Specialty.

ripHAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
X created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will he brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $8; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

trxkELLBwr

DE SKS,

OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURNITURE,

103 Fulton Street, N. Y.

•FINE CYLINDER DESKS.

Grand Medal of Merit, Vienna, 1873,'

WM. S. KIMBALL & CO.’S

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.)

PEERLESS & PLAIN

FINE CUT CHEWING,

Vanity Fair

*, Cut Cavendish Smoking. -
Ask your Dealer, or send direct to our
worksfor asupplyof PURE Tobacco.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball & Co.:

Siks—A friend of mine sent me, vyith a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” whieh I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna— Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
is the King ofall, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort of
tvi<- friend in New York cot an aDnointment in

Fair

is

Sena me ior me cuumscu ten ut-nai c, .1 y ^ . ...—j

IV' and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
German firm that sells your excellent “VanityFair,” I

is a vncruiiiii 111 m .

beg you to enclose me the address.'

De, Jos, Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

REAL ENGLISH MXING GLOVES,

Imported, and the best American Gloves manufac¬
tured by SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 46
Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of two
pair; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.

P. S.—Goods sent C. O. D. everywhere.

Jgliscclhmcons.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

TICS

.A

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex*
hibited in the United States.' They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands BasS Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And eveiy Variety and Style of

FISH XI O O XV S .

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing; Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Bods, Heels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Fisli Hooks., Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

IOI & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) N e w Yo r k.

CHAS.REICHE & RR0.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &c.,

55 Chatham Street.

3d door from N. William. NE W Y ORR.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,
AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

CHAS.REICHE. 11-63 HENRY REICHE.

W. w. colleWer,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

.•STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES.

OFFICE AND WARER00M8

No. 738 BROADWAY,

Cures Sore Throat , Bronchitis , Neuralgia,
Pneumonia , Whooping Gough, Rheu¬
matism, Chilblains , Strains , &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens- and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! A.sk for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell &> Co.,

_28 and 80 Fulton St., N, Y

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,i $10,I$o, 1-5 $4,1-10 $2,1-20 $1

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

11 Wall street, New York

liscelhinepu^

A. JOS. KAPP,

A. H. GROT®

F.GROTE & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pin Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-55

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK AND DOGSKIN GAUNTLETS.

Buckskin Shooting and Fishing Breeches
and Leggings for Summer and Fall.

LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS.

BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may he desired.

C. Field* Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Broadway, TNT. Y.

.X- WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

19 N. William Street, New York.

DR. FOWLLR’SPATENT
Hard Rubber Reel-
6S Tlie Gem.”

Imperishable/Light as a Feather/and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and Hon. Robt. Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit, has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents r or the United States,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW Y T ORK.

&lathing and ffitiaiMtiiiij §ood§.

ITIIAMAR DU BOiS,

{CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St», Brooklyn.

Fine Shirtr, Collars and Cuffs to Order.

—AT POPULAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music-, Mechanical and Archi¬
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

Turnbull 7 ^

The Great Hatter,

81 FULTON STREET,

BROOKLYN. 18-26

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in season) can be supplied at reasonable prices
by addressing J. FEARONMANN, Lewistown, Penn

» —8m

288

FOREST AND STREAM

Ipoi[tsmen’s <j§oocls.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, X. Y

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

so evenly distribu!
scarcely felt. . Oar
carried with the
this vest, which it
tance when brass
as when carrying

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers :
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1878); P. WEBLEY & SON,

* W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS & H AWKSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.

To insure good shooting from Breech-loa'ding Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Block’s Patent Cartridge Test.

This Vest affords tlie besfc ar ‘

rangement yet in ve nted for car¬
rying cartridges, 1 he weight is

I ed that it is
ridges can be
f heads down in
of great impor-
shells are used
them with the
head up the weight Wffttti of tiie shot; oft¬
en forces the wad HpfflsIWpilii^F forward, when
bad shooting is the —-— result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST-IN THE MARKET.

SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

Ho. 94 Fulton St-, N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

‘Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

hazardpWder W.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6± lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
1 and 5 lb. cans and 6£ lb. kegs,

“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25, 12£, and 6 i lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

88 Wall Street, New York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.
Thos. S, Pope. Secretary.

WviLB U R“& “H ASTI N GS,

MANUFACT URING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Corner of Pearl Street. NEW YORK

ORDERS BY MATL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
ATTENTION.

NO FR0Gnofoot,NQ¥0RSL

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar
Goodknocjoh House Shoe. 4) Dev Street. New York.

D. HODGMAN l CO.,

27 MAIDEN LANE, NEWYORK,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT

India

COMPRISING

Rubber Trouting Pants,

Fishing Stockings,

Camp Blankets,

etc.

Complete Sporting& CampingOutfit.

MEAD’S PATENTSAFETY

E XPLO SIVE

BULLET CARTRIDGE.

SAFE, CHEAP, ACCURATE, DESTRUCTIVE!
For Rifles and Revolvers. All sizes for sale bv
JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS,

300 Broadway, New York.

v Send for Circular,

REMINGTON'S CHALLENGE

Long Range, Breech Loading,

TARGET RIFLE.

Weight, 10 lbs.

Length of barrel, 34 inches.
Calibre, 44-100 in.

Pistol-grip Stock. Fine Walnut
Oil Finished. Checked Grip. Case
hardenened mounting.

Price as above, ... .$100 00

Price without pistol-grip, $90 00
With orthoptic and bead sights, $65
“ “ “ “($4350

ordinary stock, f $41 00

Extra discs, ea,. $2 50

Spirit level,...$500

Open bead Bar and Slit. Bar & Open Bead.

FRONT SIGHl. . ,

The above rifle was the winner of all the prizes for accurate shooting at Creedmoor at the last spring meet¬
ing. 102 out of 123 at the fall meeting. “Turf, Field and Farm” Badge, 3 out of 4 times. Amateur Rifle Club
Badge (final). Diamond Badge, first and only time. For authentic record of above see N. R. A. First Annual
Report, just out. At the match Saturday, 16th inst., 7 Remington and 7 other rifles were used, resulting in a
score of 302 for Remington and 287 for the others, giving Remington’s 15 gain, or two points to each man. For
full particulars of 'these rifles address

At the “ Long Range Match” of the “ Amateur Rifle Club” on the 30th ult, 6 REMINGTON and 12 other
rifles were entered... The score which we append below shows that the REMINGTON still maintains its superi¬
ority:

800 yards,

900 yards,
1,000 yards,

Average for Remington ..,
do. do

do. do.

15

11 2-3

9 5-16

Average for others ,
do. do.

do. do.

8 2-3
511-12
81-2

Total average,

12

Total average,

8

Net gain of REMINGTON over all others, 50 PERCENT. At the 1,000 yard range only the eight highest in
previous ranges were allowed to enter, which though admitting alt the Remington's, admitted only two of the
others. This fact will account for the approximate average at 1,000 yards. The two best marksmen on each
side scored 30 with Remington's to 17 with the others. '■'■Blood will tell!'" See this paper, of June 4th, for
official record of the above.

E. REMINGTON & SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro-
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed bv Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board :

“Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same t'me possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further, That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field. (See
Ordnance Report.) „ , . „

We are now receiving orders for these guns, and due
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmoor
shooting. 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead lrom $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
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Volume 2, Number 19.

17 Chatham St. (CityHall Sqr.)

For Forest and Stream.

JUNE ROSES.

HIRAM E. GRIFI’IFTH.

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“How sweet their perfume, too!”
And she pinned two rose buds to my coat
All wet with morning’s dew;

And I kissed her ere I turned to go
Out in ttie dusty street,

And all thal day in the dingy town
My thoughts of home were sweet.

And into my office all the’day
Thronged weary and dusty men,

But with lighter tread they turned away
Out in the street again;

Tor the fragrance of the rose buds,

With their colors rich and rare,

Stirred up the memories of youth
In all hearts gathered there.

Aye, hot and dusty the town that day.

And a thousaud cares had T,

But with smiles I met those ills of life,
And they passed me lightly by;

And my thoughts would wander far away,
To pleasant summer bowers,

And my heart beat closer up to God,

The gardener of all flowers.

Could those June roses be embalmed,

And hold their fragrance true,

And be forever as they were,

All fresh with heaven’s dew,

No diamonds, and no rubies rare,

No corals from the sea,

Would be in value half the worth
Those pure buds would to me.

Most charming they would ever be,

Telling of pleasant ways,

Of paths of green by running stream,

Of sunny, summer days;

And needle-like would ever point
To a wife that loves me true,

Whose heart through all these many years
Still wears its morning dew.

For Forest and Stream.

sports in Wnliiornm.

No. III.—WOODCRAFT.

A S our fishing and hunting excursions sometimes led us
y*; into danger, an Indian war having been carried oti
in that pan of the country at that time, a few instances,
way of illustrations of woodcraft, may prove not unin¬
teresting. And, when it is remembered that the famous
Lava-Beds” are almost as near to Humboldt Bay as New
York is to Philadelphia, that the Indians were of the same
se t of tribes as the comrades of Captain Jack, (though their
okief, Lassick, was not equal to Jack in ability,) and the
War car ried on was of the same general character, the in-
erest will in no wise be decreased.

One lively bright day we concluded that we would go
rout-fishing, although it was unsafe. We had become
le o of staying at home or going to the town, and we
Ranted some excitement; so at lunch, (1 P. M.,) we settled
! ‘ There-were half a dozen of us, and. all, except myself,
a been many years on the frontier and had much ex-
Perienee in Indian matters—were, in fact, “old Indian
% ters,” well skilled in the wiles and stratagems of our
Us Y foe, and adepts in woodcraft. I, too, was not alto-
^ ei , a n °vice in reading “Indian sign,” for a year’s resi-
nee in the country had taught me much, and my ears and
had always been open to this kind of lore. But wood-
cannot be acquired in a day, so, though not exactly
^gieen, 1 was y et a t y ro com p are( j 1 0 the rest. The
- Pwience of that day, however, is indelibly imprinted
P°n my memory, and I plume myself not a little on my
Ah Cata ° n °f the few lessons I had learned.

^ out 2 P. M. we mounted our mules and started.
u es are far preferable to horses for mountain or forest
jjj, ‘ They scramble over roots, stones and boulders;
1 6 hown, or clamber up steep declivities; and go through

briers or swamps in a manner perfectly unattainable by a
horse. Then, too, they will stand tied more quietly and
patiently, and are less troublesome to care for. But, best
of all, they are the most watchful sentinels for Indians that
exist. They will scent an Indian a mile, or more, if the
wind be blowing strongly from the direction of “Mr. Lo,”
and indicate his vicinity by a. restlessness and desire to es¬
cape, with ears pricked forward and glaring eyes, in a
manner that, to the initiated, is unmistakeable. So we
rode mules.

The day was lovely—the sun shone brightly—the air
was clear and bracing—the temperature perfection. It
was'like some of those lovely Indian summer days of our
autumn, without the lassitude which invariably accompan¬
ies them. We felt fresh, bright and equal to any emer¬
gency, and we left the Post, with our rods under arms, our
cigars well alight, in full rig, (only we used haversacks for
creels, which were unattainable there.) Our party were
well armed with revolvers and knives, and we considered
ourselves equal to any dozen Indians in the “District,” if
it came to the scratch. In those days these arms were a
part of our regular dress, put on when we arose in the
morning and not dispensed with until we retired for the
night. Our “fishing ground” was a small mountain stream
which lay about six miles to the south of the Post, in the
heart of the redwood forest and in the bosom of the hills.
The road to it was a bridle-path, which skirted thickets,
wound around the massive trunks of the gigantic redwoods,
traversed ravines, and finally debouched upon the bank of
the stream in a lovely little plateau covered with clumps of
varied undergrowth, shaded by tall trees, and carpeted
with a lovely green sod which was bespangled with a thou¬
sand varieties of charming flowers. The little stream mur¬
mured invitingly as it ran along its gravelly bed, and here
and there was dotted with dark pools which were the favor¬
ite homes of our speckled prey.

Quickly dismounting we unsaddled our mules, tied them
strongly to the saplings, and, getting our tackle in shape,
were soon in the bed of the stream. By this term I mean
the water,, not the bed proper of the stream, for that was,
perhaps, an average of forty yards in width; and the little
creek, during the rainy season, filled its high banks to the
brim and was a roaring torrent whose booming could be
heard a mile. But now the water was low and the stream
narrow, save where it opened into a quiet glassy pool. It
ran along close under the bank, now on one side, now on
the other. The rest of the bed was either a wide smooth
sand bar, or a precipitous mass of boulders, piled together
in every form and worn into varied shapes by the action of
the water. We fished up stream, partly because we knew
the trout lie head to the current and so could not see us as
we advanced, and partly because the return, when we were
tired and laden, would be easier. I may here remark that
although the trout were abundant and not very shy, yet the
large ones were always wary and required all the art of the
angler to effect their capture.

Being soonest ready, I led the van, the others following
at various intervals, from one to five hundred yards. Pas¬
sing from pool to pool in search of large fellows, and leav¬
ing the greater part of the stream unfished, I was soon half
a mile in advance of the party. I had just turned a sharp
angle of the creek and was stealing quietly toward a beauti¬
ful pool where I fancied might be “a rouser,” when, raising
my eyes to see that I had room to throw my fly neatly, I
spied on the surface of one of the stones lying at the head
of the pool, the outline of a moccasin—r>nly one edge, but
clearly defined against the surface of the glittering mica¬
ceous sandstone. I stepped aside—it disappeared. I step¬
ped back—there it was. There was no mistake.

To say I was startled would be faint language. My heart
was in my mouth. I dared hardly breathe. Danger lurked
on every side. Any moment a bullet or an arrow might be
seeking my body for a target. I already felt it—in my
chest—my back—my head—everywhere. Savage eyes
were upon me, and I was doubtless appropriated as a law¬
ful prize. I felt—I felt—I really cannot tell how I did feel.

The danger was imminent. A single wrong move on my
part and the whole party would be sacrificed. I held their
lives in my hand, and I was alone and inexperienced. At
such times it is wonderful how immense the amount of
ideas which pass through the brain. One lives a lifetime
in a moment. I never before could realize how the vizier,
in the eastern tale, when told by the astrologer to plunge
his head in a bowl of water and hold it there an instant,
and, ’vshen he took it out, relate to the bystanders what he
saw—did so—and lived years; each day and incident being
clearly marked and filled with the greatest variety of
thought and deed, success and good fortune—as he thought.
Yet, when he removed his head and returned, seemingly,to
his former state, found that the time had not been thirty
seconds.

What I thought then I could not tell you if I filled a hun¬
dred numbers of your valuable journal. But it was no time
to dally. I must act, and at once. I must betray no
knowledge of my discovery. 1 must seem to be intent on
the capture of my finny prey and to have never heard of an
Indian or of danger. How I managed it I cannot say; but
this, as nearly as I can recollect, is what I did. I threw my
fly and caught a good-sized trout, transferred him to my
haversack, and threw again, but this time missed—hand
trembled too much, I suppose. Turning, I fished slowly
down the stream. All this time, which to me seemed ages,
but was, probably, not ten minutes, my back was turned
towards the bushes where I supposed the savage foe lay
concealed. Why no attack was made, though I expected
every moment to hear the crack of a rifle or feel an arrow,
I could not conjecture, unless they had a trap to catch the
whole party, and my whole thought was to join that party
and give the alarm. I dared not turn round to look, but
not a sound escaped my ear. I believe I could have heard
a bird alight on a branch, no matter how small he might
have been, my nerves were so highly strung and sensitive.
Almost breathless I watched and waited, and all the time
was fishing slowly and steadily down the stream. I thought
I never would get there, but at last I turned the angle of
the stream, passed out of sight of the place where I had
discovered the “sign,” threw my rod into the bushes, and,
if ever “footsteps had wings,” mine had. At a pace which
would have shamed the “American deer,” I dashed over
sand-bar and boulder. I was somewhat lighter then than
now, and was in good training, so the speed was tremen¬
dous and sustained. My companions saw me coming and,
surmising the cause, at once disposed of their rods in a
manner similar to mine, and, as, I came up, joined me, as
the word “Indians” escaped my lips. In a few moments
we arrived at the place where our mules were fastened.
The animals were straining at their halters and unmistake-
ably showed that danger was near. We threw on the sad¬
dles, hardly taking time to buckle the girths, and, hastily
mounting, galloped off as hard as we could go, the mules,
in their terror, being no laggards and requiring little urging.
We arrived safely at the Post, gave the alarm, a party went
out, but the savages had decamped.

We heard a few days later, through some friendly
Indian^, that a band of sixteen Indians belonging to the
tribes dwelling about the head of Eel River, a war party,
had been in that neighborhood, and hearing us scamper off,
had tried to intercept us, but we had gotten by before they
could reach the trail. They were on their way to attack an
outlying settler, who, thanks to us, escaped attack, as the
Indians, fearing pursuit from the Fort, lost no time in de¬
camping when they found we had gone clear. They had
evidently passed over the spot where I saw the track not
twenty minutes before my arrival. Trout fishing is a quiet
pursuit; for this shyest of fish are as watchful and wary as
the savages, and, thanks to that, our advance had been as
quiet as that of the Indians themselves, and they had not
heard us. Not supposing a fishing party would be out at
such a time, or so far from the Post, they never dreamed
of looking for us. Had they seen us before I saw their
trail—an ambush—a few rifle shots—and our friends would
have found our remains peacefully lying by the shady

290

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brook, sleeping the sleep that knowns no waking. Owing
to some knowledge of woodcraft we escaped.

In narrating all this I have made no mention of any “sign,”
save “the outline of one edge of a moccasin,” and the un-
initated will say, “What a fool to care for that. It might
have been a week old for all he knows. Why did he not
go and examine it? Why did he turn away, and the mo¬
ment he got round,the angle of the stream, race off like a
madman?” “Softly, my friend, and I will translate that
‘single cutline of the side of a moccasin.’”

The spot where the occurrence took place lay nearly due
east and west, and the sun was about three hours high;
just the latter part of the afternoon, say foul' o’clock.
Consequently, its rays shone right down the creek, and
directly in my face as" I went up. Ergo, anything between
the sun and myself would give a shadow. When I stepped
aside, I threw the faint outline of the moccasin track out of
the line of the direct rays of the sun, and it disapeared. I
stepped back, and it reappeared. This is simple. The
creek was rather wider here than usual, and the pool, or
rather series of pools, some eighty or ninety yards long.
The stream on the south side ran close under the bank,
which was densely covered with the overhanging thicket of
alder, wild rose and briers of every kind. On tne north
side of the creek was a wide sand-bar, perfectly smooth,
the wind, as it blew down the creek, having swept it as
evenly as a floor, and on this sand there teas no footprint,
though the toe of the moccasin pointed to it, and it was so
soft and yielding that 1 sank in it half shoe deep. In the stream
itself were several clusters of rocks, dividing it into pools;
their tops being above water and not so far apart but that a
man could spring from the shore to a rock, and from rock
to rock, and so cross over dry shod. On one of the rocks
the wind had blown a little sand, in which the foot-print
was partly stamped. This was only visible when brought
directly between the sun and myself. No one could see it
in any other position, and it had thus escaped the keen eyes
of the savages. On the north side of the sand-bar the dense
undergrowth came down as thick and as close as on the
south side. An acute and practiced observer would also
have noticed that the sand of the bar, though perfectly
smooth, yet did not look precisely correct, You could not
exactly say parts looked fresher or were more uneven than
the rest; yet, a perfect woodsman would have noticed this
indescribable something, though the untaught would have
asseverated that there was nothing unusual there.

These were the circumstances, and here is the transla¬
tion :—

First, the outline of a moccasin showed that some human
being had passed over the spot, and that human being an
Indian. “It might have been a hunter,” I heap some one
say. “No,” for a hunter would have walked along the bar
and left a wide trail easily seen, for in that place he could
have had no cause for concealment. Next, the lines of the
heel and toe, projected, led from one dense thicket to the
other, in a short bend of the stream where any one crossing
would be visible but for a short distance and a few mo¬
ments. And there was no other sign visible —the trail had
been concealed. “How?” The Indians, .one after the other,
(“Indian file,”) separating the branches had sprung from
the high bank to tlie rocks and crossed the sand-bar, each
treading in the steps of the other so as to make as small a
trail as possible. The one had drawn the bushes together
so as to show no gap and look perfectly natural, and when
he crossed the sand-bar, with a branch, previously plucked
far off in the woods, as with a broom, had. carefully swept
away all traces of the trail, a few handsful of perfectly dry
sand obliterating all signs of freshness.

Well, we have now a concealed Indian trail. What does
that mean? A war party. I need not explain this term;
every one who '‘reads the papers” knows that it means
death, rapine, destruction, and all kinds of diabolical out¬
rage. So here was the trail of a band of Indians on the
war path. But my friend says “it might have been a week
old.” “Hold,” the same wind that blew the sand on the
rock would blow it off again. It was, even then, a little
puffy, and the outline of one edge of the track only re¬
mained, and that would not be for long. The day had not
been remarkably quiet. The morning breeze had commen¬
ced at the usual hour, and it had been blowing all day—
sometimes quietly and steadily, and sometimes fitfully and
in gusts. What then? Why, the trail could be but a few
minutes old or it icould hare been blown away. A war party
then must have passed less than twenty minutes before my
arrival.

Have I made out my case? Verily, woodcraft is a
science, and “a straw will show which way the wind
blows.” “There are sermons in stones, books in running
brooks, and God in everything,” and to Him be thanks For
giving us the intellect to read the lessons of the woods.

We recovered our rods and lines by sending one of the
friendly Indians for them. An Indian can find anything if
you can at all approximate its locality. The same Indian
also told us our foes numbered sixteen. Whether he
learned it from others, or followed up the trail and so dis¬
covered it, I never asked. An Indian thinks it silly to ask
questions, and the “Big Medicine” of the “Great White
Chief” could not condescend to expose his ignorance.

Monmouth.

For Forest and Stream.

THE NEVERSINK COUNTRY.

T HOSE who love fishing, not merely for its associa¬
tions, and love nature as well; who would be
content to wade the stream all day, perhaps without land¬
ing a half pounder, and who enjoy the hardships of a life
in the woods, and the spice of camping out; would do well
to make a short trip to the wild lands of Ulster . and Sulli¬
van counties. They are easy of access, and in point of
solitude. I have no doubt they are superior to the Adiron-
dacks, where, I believe a man can not bathe in a mountain
lake without cutting his feet on the remnants of some
broken whiskey bottle, or lie down at night without stain¬
ing his blanket on a cigar stump—eloquent traces of some
of our modern woodsmen.

The Beaverldll and Neversink rivers, the most import¬
ant streams in this region, have for many years been well
known to New York sportsmen, and are now almost
abandoned, and considered “fished out,” but there are still
many parts of this wilderness, especially at the. headwaters
of the Neversink and its tributaries, which have never yet
been visited by the white man, and numerous streams,
small but well stocked with gamey little trout, and un¬
fished, save by the wary mink.

During the summer of 1872-3, in company with a college
friend, I traversed these jjsolitudes in all directions, climb¬

ing mountains and exploring lonely valleys by day, and
camping at sunset by some cool mossy stream, where
twenty minutes fishing always provided aiYample supper.
Often after we had selected a spot for our camp, clearing
away the brush and starting the fire, just as the shadows
were gathering beneath the hemlocks, we would sally forth,
flyrod in hand, one up and the other down stream, steal¬
ing silently along the margin, treading deftly on mossy
stones, and casting over dark rifts, and returning through
the dark woods, one to dress the trout while the other
made ready the coffee and flapjacks.

And then after supper, piling one or two green beech
logs on the fire, and lighting cigar or pipe, w T e would lie
back on the damp, springy "balsam boughs, and pass the
hour before bed time in telling old stories and singing old
songs. It is very pleasant, this lying out in the woods and
talking oneself to sleep without even the responsibility
of going to bed. A great advantage over civilization,
where if one feels sleepy he has to undergo the torture of
undressing himself, after which he is thoroughly roused
up, and may lie awake all night.

There are several ways of reaching this region, but the
shortest and least expensive is to take the afternoon boat
from New York to Rondout, on the Hudson, and pass the
night at a hotel, taking the 7 A. M. train the next morning
on the Rondout & Oswego R. R. for Big Indinn Station.
Reaching here at 9 A. M. a tramp of five or six miles on a
road which follows the Big Indian River to near its head¬
waters, and then crosses the mountains, will take you to
the sources of the west branch of the. Neversink. There
are log houses here and there along the road at which you
can inquire the way and purchase such provisions as you
can carry. It will pay to camp the first night on the Big
Indian, and by striking down a bark peelers’ road about
half a mile above the last saw mill, you will reach a wild
little hollow through which the stream flows. A rod or
two above the old corduroy bridge, and close beside the
stream are the poles of a shanty, and in front of them the
remains of a fire, where I camped one night last summer,
and had fair luck with the trout before dark and after sun¬
rise the next morning. The east and west branches flow
about twelve miles separated by high and thickly wooded
mountain ranges, before uniting to form the main stream.
Each is full of trout, as are also the Biscuit and Fall
Brooks, tributaries of the west branch. The trout are
small, a half pounder being generally the maximum of a
day’s fishing, and the average much less. The most taking
flies I have found to be the whitewinged coachman and
the brown hen. But the trout rise so well to every thing,
there is no necessity of changing the cast very often.

The expenses of a two or three weeks trip, including, ex¬
tras, are $15. Items: Fare on boat from New York to
Rondout, including supper $2, hotel at Rondout, $1.50,
fare to Big Indian, about $2, making for trip and return
$11,00. As there are no expenses after leaving Big Indian
Station, except buying bread and butter &c., at an occa¬
sional log house, the $4 remaining will be amply suffi¬
cient.

For baggage I carry a fly rod, axe, rubber blanket, coffee
pot and creel. Although the nights are usually very cold,
I have dispensed with the blanket, and carry only a rubber
blanket to roof the shanty. Though wild pigeous are
sometimes numerous, it will be hardly necessary to carry
a gun, unless for the study of ornithology. Partridges,
though abundant, are out of season, and the latter is also
the case with deer, which may be sometimes seen. Many
of the rarer warblers will be found breeding here, as also
the hermit thrush, olive backed thrush, and olive sided
flycatcher. Bear tracks are frequently seen, and foxes
and porcupines though, very numerous, are not often met
with.

In closing I would remark that the Neversink country is
no place for those who cannot camp out without all the
luxuries of civilization and who require three or four
guides to do their work. Guides cannot be had, and a man
must be content with such luxuries as he can carry on his
back for ten miles over some of the-steepest mountains in
the State. P. C. B.

^ For Forest and Stream.

THE SALMON FISHERIES OF OREGON.

S O very few from New York visit this portion of the
Union it occurred to me that some practical remarks
on the great pleasure they lose might not prove unaccept¬
able, especially as the trip can be made so easily and with
comfort. Good steamers make the trip from San Francisco
to the bar of the Columbia River in from fifty to sixty
hours, and, if not delayed by a heavy sea or fog from cross¬
ing this dangerous bar” pass right into Astoria and up the
river a trifle over 100 miles to Portland, Oregon. They
stop on their way up at the different salmon canneries to
leave supplies of tin, solder, etc. The steamer J. D. Ste¬
phens, in which we came, had about $40,000 worth of tin
alone to be used in making cans.

There are nine important canneries, and the amount of
salmon packed up is immense. At the present time equal
to ten thousand fresh salmon, averaging twenty-two
pounds each, are daily cut up and packed in the cans of
one, two, and three pounds each, and shipped via Ban Fran¬
cisco to all parts of the world. These salmon are pur¬
chased by contract from the fishermen, the price this year
for each" salmon being twenty-five cents per fish, not
pounds, no matter if it weighs ten pounds or fifty. I saw
one of fifty-four pounds weight which cost but twenty-five
cents. The meshes of the nets are made so large that but
few fish under twenty pounds are taken, the general aver¬
age being placed at twenty-two pounds weight by the fish¬
ermen themselves.

The labor In the canneries is done almost entirely by
Chinamen, who become exceedingly expert at the busi¬
ness. One man, with a large sharp knife, severs the head
at one blow, then rapidly cuts off the tail'and fins, and
opens and cleans the fish in a few seconds, passing it into a
large tub of water to be washed. Another places it on a
table, turns a crank, and a number of circular knives cut
it into the proper sizes for packing into the cans, which the
others are constantly engaged at. The lid is soldered on,
leaving a pin hole in the centre; then the cans are lowered
into hot water for a short time to exclude all air, and the
pin hole immediately soldered up, which seals them her¬
metically. When cool the cans are packed into boxes of
four dozens of one pound each, and ready for market. The
steamer on which I write has on board 7,000 boxes, equal
to 175 tons of fresh salmon, and this business goes on for
about three and a half months every year.

The waters of. the Columbia are cold, and the flavor of

the fish excellent, much better than those taken in
California rivers, which are warmer, being ‘in some ten rl
grees lower latitude. I have inquired of everybody t
thought likely to know if they had ever known the salm
to rise to a fly in the Columbia River, and invariably
have answered no, except one person, who had heard off
fly fisherman having been successful in the Columbia abo &
the Snake River, one of its largest tributaries. To me tli
reason is very apparent. I have killed salmon in the river 6
emptying into the St. Lawrence, but the water was alwa?
clear, while here,' during the fishing season, the snows nr
melting in the Cascade and other mountain ranges contim' 6
ally, which make the waters of the Snake River ver
cloudy, affecting the whole of the Columbia below it
giving it a muddy appearance, which is very perceptibl
outside of its entrance into the Pacific Ocean. This T
think, is the only reason why salmon will not take the flv
for in Puget Sound, which I visited also, tliev do take the
fly readily, but the water is beautifully clear and cold
Some tolcPme that at the mouth of this river fresh run sal¬
mon are taken with roe bait and the murderous spoon w
of course no sportsman will kill a Salmon with such
weapons. The salmon fisheries of the Columbia last year
amounted to $4,000,000; one man alone cleared $70 000
profit. At the Cascades and Dalles the Indians take them
out with scoop nets. I saw two taken at once.

Portland is a thriving city, situated on the Williamette
River, a few miles above the Columbia. At Portland the
tourist takes a river steamer for the Cascades and Dalles
City, and a short railroad to Celilo, giving a fine view of
the whole of the Dalles. The -scenery on the Columbia is
magnificent, and well repays for the long journey made
from New York or elsewhere. ' jy

Steamer 11 Ajax,” Columbia River, Oregon, May, 1874.
--

For Forest and Stream.

JAUNTS ROUND ’FRISCO.

N OW that “Vasquez,” the bandit, has been captured
and California has been relieved of one of the greatest
drawbacks to the pleasure of the tourist, perhaps" a few
notes regarding the pleasantest excursion one can take from
San Francisco in a day will not prove uninteresting to your
numerous and pleasure-loving readers. My business for
some years was that of a commercial traveller in Califor¬
nia, and when I state of all the numerous rides and stage
coach journeys I ever took in that State none embrace so
great a variety of scenery, both landscape and marine, with
such great variations of temperature, as a trip across the
Santa Cruz mountains in the spring time, you will doubt¬
less believe me.

The stage leaves Santa Cruz at nine A. M., and I would
advise your readers to engage a seat on the outside, with
the driver. This can be done by telegram from your hotel
the day before. No fear of rains, as it rains only in the
winter months in California. The first of the journey,
after leaving Santa Cruz, is dull, dusty, and altogether un¬
interesting and hot, but as the stage commences "to ascend
the mountains the air becomes cool, the dust you have left
behind, and instead are to be seen on either hand flowers of
every hue and fragrance. Presently you come to a beau¬
tiful spring of mountain water, from which “Jehu” waters
his six horses, and as he mounts to his seat he will tell you
how many thousand trout can be caught. Remember, here
you have no mosquitoes. The air is loaded with the per¬
fume of flowers, and “camping out” is a luxury that the
most delicate invalids indulge in. If you should not fancy
camping out, or roughing it, the Fifth Avenue hotel is not
far distant from this and numerous other streams of equal
beauty, and possessing as many attractions for the “pisca-
tor” as the one just passed.

Perhaps a description of the Fifth Avenue hotel of the
Santa Cruz country would not prove uninteresting. About
midway to the summit the forest trees assume proportions
perfectly astonishing to a stranger in California. They
are not as large as the trees of “Calaveras Grove,” but you
can form some idea of their immenseness when I tell you
that several of the trunks of them have been dug out so as
to form sleeping apartments, in some of which are five or
six couches, and in one is a large. drinking establishment,
where champagne on draught can be had at two bits (twenty-
five cents) a glass. The proprietor of this rustic retreat is
a great “piscator,” and quite an artist in his way. The
stage is welcomed on its arrival by the proprietor, violin in
. hand, upon -which he plays a selection from some opera,
accompanying the instrument with a voice not altogether
bad. The fare here is good; the fishing in the locality bet¬
ter. This hotel possesses a great many advantages. It is
cool and airy, no bugs of i\ny kind, and although one has
to “sleep in a tree,” you need have no fear of lightning
striking it, for a thunder storm has not occurred in Cali¬
fornia but twice in fifteen years. The mountain scenery is
very grand. As the stage ascends the mountain tlie an
-commences to have a slight, aroma of the sea, and is con¬
stantly getting cooler till the summit is reached.

Mountain

Before reaching the summit the stage stops at “Mountain
George’s.” He is the chief guide and hunter of the.range,
and is the greatest enemy of bruin in California. His head
and face are most frightfully scarred. From the formei a
large piece of the skull was knocked out by a cinnamon
bear about six years since. Small game, such as quad,
mountain, or jackass rabbit, George can find, but “bar is
his specialty. He will warrant any of his friends a shot at
a bear if the friend goes according to his (George’s) direc¬
tions. He is a most amusing companion on a hunt, ana
rarely returns to his home without bridging in a fine speci¬
men "of the “monarch of the American forest.” Those o
your readers who are* fond of this sort of sport would a
well to give George a call when they go to California,

The stage reaches the summit shortly after this stop, an
such a sight! The grand old'ocean stretches out betoi
you, and you wonder why at this altitude China and JapA
cannot be seen. Truly they are just, before you, ami
object intervenes to obstruct the view T . The ascent i <
been slow and laborious—for the horses. So much
been passed of interest, so much that is new, so ma )
changes from the parched valley of Santa Clara to the su
mit of these beautiful mountains, whose tops and sides ‘ j
always green, always inviting, where game and fish about
that time has slipped by, as it were, unobserved, a dd
not fatigued; you look forward to your journey’s end \ ^
a feeling of regret, and say inwardly I would like I »
right back over the same road. .

The descent is rapid, and at times the curves in ^
are so abrupt that the leaders are lost to view in the to S
and flowers ahead. The horses go down the mountain

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rapid trot, at times galloping. One is startled at first, but
on contemplating tbe coolness of the driver, and the in¬
stinct of the horses, these fears vanish, and you settle your¬
self down calmly to enjoy the beautiful sunset in the grand
old Pacific just ahead. No one can describe a sunset with
any satisfaction to oneself or the party who is so unfortu¬
nate as to have to read it, then why should I endeavor to
do so? The sunset, as viewed from the Santa Cruz moun¬
tains, are gorgeously magnificent, as all will testify who
have been fortunate enough to witness one.

Santa Cruz is reached in time for a good dinner. You
will find theie good sea fishing, good bathing, good hotels,
good society, a prosperous little city, a lovely climate,
charming scenery, and a splendid steamer to take you back
to ’Frisco if you choose to go by sea. All who visit Cali¬
fornia I would advise to take this trip.

Buena Ventura,

For Forest and Stream.

THE BAIE DES CHALEURS.

\j( A CRUISE AFTER SALMON.

L ET me tell you about a summer trip to the Provinces
that a small party of us took last year.

First, you must know that we are old hands at trouting,
and that the secrets of the Adirondacks and of the Maine
woods, of the noisy mountain brooks of New Hampshire,
and the placid streams of Cape Cod, are known to us; that
in pursuit of our speckled game we have explored every
State in New England, as well as New York State, that we
had fished the streams on the northern side of the St. Law¬
rence to a distance of a hundred miles below the Saguenay,
and the rivers of Nova Scotia far to the eastward of Hali¬
fax; and one of our last year’s party is now trying to sus¬
tain his reputation as a fisherman in the far off State of
California. This time, however, we were in pursuit of
nobler game—nothing less than the lordly salmon.

Without an idea of where we should bring up, we took
one of the steamers of the International Line at 8 A. M. on
a broiling day in early July, for St. John; and all day long
we sailed, now past the rocky shores of Cape Ann, with its
wooded bays, now by the long low beaches of New Hamp¬
shire and Maine, till we reached Portland in the middle of
the afternoon. Here we landed for an hour or two and
walked along its shaded streets; then re embarking we sped
along, enjoying the moonlight till bed time and sleeping
quietly through the night; next morning we were at East-
port, the farthest point east over which float the Stars and
Stripes; thence on to St. John, where we arrived at about
5 P. M. We set. to work at once ouying our stores and
making inquiries regarding the fishing. There are some
very pleasant excursions to be made from St. John, but
during the whole of the two days passed in the city we
were shut up in a dense fog, and we could not wait for it
to lift. So, we took cars for Shediac, (110 miles distant,)
and there taking one of the “Gulf Port” steamers we sailed
along the coast of New Brunswick, touching at different
ports, until we came to Chatham, a small place on the river
Miramichi. Our point of destination was Bathurst, and
we might have reached it by steamer “Rothesay Castle”
had we been able to make connections, but an attempt to
do that would have involved a delay of a day or two, and
time was valuable to us; moreover, we proposed, when our
fishing was over, to go to Quebec, and for these two reasons
we bought tickets through from St. John to Quebec, a dis¬
tance, by cars and boat, of about a thousand miles. The
price of these was $16 each, (gold,) which paid for our pas¬
sage, meals and staterooms included.

Arrived at Chatham, after one night’s sail, we took
breakfast and started at once in the mail stage for a fifty
mile ride to Bathurst; the road was good and lined with
trees, and the ride was a very pleasant one. At noon we
reached the half-way house on the Tabusintac River. Here
is the place for anybody who is not too impatient to get to
his salmon river to stop and take a trip down river to try
the sea trout. The owner of the house has a large “dug-
out,” into which lie will put the party and their luggage;
he will then harness to it a pair of horses (!) and away he
will go down stream; where the river is shallow the horses
will trot and drag the canoe over the bottom of the river,
whether that be of sand or of rock; where it is deep they
will swim; and so, at one moment gliding smoothly, at
another thumping and bumping over the stones, the fisher¬
man at last will reach his camping ground. Two days time
is required for this trip, but let the fisherman make it three;
he will thus get the evening fishing of one day, the whole
of the next and the morning fishing of the third, returning
that afternoon to the half-way house m season to go to
Bathurst. If he shall do this, my word for it he shall get
such fishing as he never had before. Every cast will take,
a trout, and i flie uses three flies he may time and again
have a fish on ail at once, and every fish shall weigh at
least a pound, and may weigh four. This is no fiction; the
truth of it is attested by several who have been there and
that it can be so, I know from personal experience on the
St. Lawrence, where I have often had three large sea trout
to fight at once. Let not the angler forget, either here or
elsewhere in New Brunswick, his veil and his gloves with
gauntlet sleeves, or his bottle of tar and oil, (equal parts of
each,) which is ahead of any other preparation as a culexi-
fu'je. With these, he may enjoy the sport that I have des¬
cribed; without them, his life will be miserable, indeed, for
New Brunswick flies and mosquitoes have no superiors in
the art of torturing poor mortals.

Leaving the half-way house we reached Bathurst towards
evening and put up at the comfortable house of Mrs. Smith,
the favorite resort of all anglers. Bathurst is situated on
the Bay of Chaleurs, at the mouth of the River Nipisiguit,
and is the place at which guides are taken and the last pre¬
parations made before going into the woods. We brought
supplies sufficient to last our party of four the three weeks
that we proposed camping out, and at noon of the day after
<>ur arrival in Bathurst we started with a two-horse wagon
to drive fifteen miles through the woods to the pools at
“Middle Landing” which we had previously engaged, our
guides having gone before with their canoe. And now
how can I better describe to you our camp and our sport
than bv giving you an extract from a letter written by me
to a Boston paper, whilst the perfume uf the hemlock
houghs lingered around me and the hum of the reel, re-
spousive to the dash of the first salmon, still vibrated in my
car. So here it is:—

“A high bluff, covered with pines and firs, looking down
u pon a foam-flecked stream; on the edge of the bluff, two
tents with blazing fires before, and fragrant beds of hem¬
lock within. Behind the tents, the bark ‘shanty’ of our

guides; between them, a rustic table with benches; on one
side, a hammock swinging between two trees; on the other,
a long skeleton table, or-rack, on which lie salmon and
trout rods with the reels carefully protected from sun and
rain by birch-bark coverings; at the foot of the bluff a birch
canoe. Such is our camp on the banks of the beautiful
Nipisiguit, the ‘Foaming Waters*’

And from our slumbers in one of those tents the voice of
our ‘gaffer’ and guide arouses us at four o’clock in the
morning, and summons us from dreams of salmon to the
reality of taking one. ‘Now for that salmon !’ and we
stumble out of our tent, rather stiff from yesterday’s hard
work, rubbing our eyes, and a little inclined to grumble at
such early rising; but ‘it is the early bird that catches the
worm,’ and it is the early fisherman, usually, who catches
the fish; so we soon cheer up and follow John as he strides
along, with our rod in one hand and gaff in the other, to
the favorite pool. A few casts, not very confidently made
(for we are new at the work,) a swirl on the surface, made
by the tail of the fish, as he turns to go down with the fly,
a turn of the wrist to fix the hook, and a salmon is hooked !
Away he goes, with a rush, down stream, and the reel
hums as the line flies out. Then he turns, and comes
towards us, and quick work it is to take in the line faster
than he swims, so that he may get no ‘slack.’ Foiled at
that, up he goes into the air, once, twice, three times, in
quick succession, and each time the tip of the rod is low¬
ered as he comes out, and raised as he falls again into the
water. Then he goes to the bottom, and sulks under a
rock. Stones thrown in just above where his nose ought
to be fail to stir him, for he is under a ledge. Ten minutes
we hold a tight line, and he doesn’t move. Then says our
gaffer, ‘He has carried your line among the rocks, and has
got away. You are fast on bottom. 7 ‘Guess not,’ say we.
‘Wade in there as far as you can, and start him up.’ Then
John wades slowly and cautiously in. No move from the
fish. - On he goes, until the water reaches his armpits, and
he raises the gaff to at tempt to disengage the line. Whirr I
goes the reel, and away goes our salmon with a hundred
and fifty feet of line after him, and away we go on the run
down stream, over rocks and through water, up the bank
and down again, determined to give him no more line than
we can help. The perspiration pours from our face, and
we tremble with the excitement and the unwonted exertion;
we begin to doubt whether we can hold out much longer,
when our fish brings us to the top of a high cliff, beyond
which it is impossible to follow him. It is now ‘kill or
break;” the fish must come to the gaff or the line must part.
Bui by this time the salmon begins to tire and yields more
readily as the reel calls him in. Now is the time to have
spectators for the sport; our loud shout calls the sleepers
■ from their couches and they issue from their tents in every
state of undress and sit upon the bank to see the fish killed.
The tale is now soon told; a few more short runs, a last
leap in the air, and he is brought slowly towards us. Our
gaffer scrambles down to the foot of the cliff and holds his
gaff ready; as the fish comes near he makes a dart at him
and misses, and away goes the fish for another turn around
the pool; but again he is checked and brought steadily up;
John plunges his gaff and his arm as far as the shoulder
into the water and holds up our first salmon !

‘Here, John, take the rod. We’ll go to breakfast.’ And
we return to camp at the head of a procession made up of
admiring friends, the two gaffers and our cook. The fish
is weighed; he kicks the beam at eleven and a half pounds
—not a great weight, to be sure, but he was a very game
fish, and fought us for nearly an hour, and, moreover, he
was ‘our first.’ Having been told the day before that the
salmon were taking small flies, we had tried that morning
with a trout fly. ‘See, John, how small a hook I took him
with.’ ‘Yes,’ says John, ‘them small, little hooks is—is
great !’ We put that fly carefully away in our pocket-
book, and have no objection to showing it.”

After a three-weeks sojourn on the banks of this beauti¬
ful stream, during which we paid visits in our “birch” to
the camps of brother anglers, and made a delightful trip to
the Grand Falls of the Nipisiguit, where we saw the bottom
black with salmon , we sent our traps out by wagon, and
dropping down stream in the canoe, returned to Bathurst
and to civilization.

The next night we took the “Rothesay Castle,” and sail¬
ing further up the Bay of Chaleurs, into the Restigouche
River, (the “river that speads out like the hand,”) touched
at Dalhousie and stopped, a little higher up, at Campbellton.
Here we took a wagon and drove to* Metapedia, where we
put up at Frazar’s comfortable house and spent a few days
fishing for sea trout in the Metapedia and the rivers flow¬
ing into it. We met there a party of gentlemen wlio had
just finished their season’s salmon fishing in the Restigouche
and were returning to their homes. The novel manner in
which they had lived is worth mentioning. They had a
large barge, upon which had been built a comfortable
cabin, supplied with berths, tables, &c.; the windows and
doors were covered with mosquito nets, effectually exclud¬
ing the mosquitoes, which, in a calm day or evening, found
their way even out into the middle of the stream, where
the barge was moved. Abaft was the kitchen, so far re¬
moved from the cabin that the heat and smoke of the fires
could not annoy the gentlemen. The motive power for
this floating camp was the same as that used at the Tabus¬
intac—namely, a pair of horses. By these the barge was
dragged to that part of the stream where it was proposed
to fish, and there it was moored fast and the fishermen
threw their flies from its deck or each with his canoe and
men sought a separate pool.

An amusing story was told me regarding a member of
this party, which will bear repeating. This gentleman was
invited to a late dinner with friends inn neighboring camp.
The hour of dinner arrived, but not so our friend. A late
comer reported that the delinquent had been last seen on
the top of the barge cabin, playing a large salmon, and
that he would probably put in an appearance before long.
Everything has to give place to a salmon that shows fight.
You have all heard of the Scotchman whose servant came
running down to the stream where he was busy with a
large fish, with the news that “the mistress was a dee-in’ ”
and of liis reply, “Tell her to hold on ’till I have landed
this salmon !” So dinner was postponed and still our
angler came not. At last daylight gave out and so did the
patience of the dinner party. A messenger was sent after
the missing man. He found him. Where? Still on the
top of the barge caflio, surrounded by lighted candles, with
his wife standing bravely by his side and waving about her
husband’s head her flannel petticoat to keep off the mosqui¬
toes, whilst he continued to fight that same identical
salmon ! It is due to the perseverance of the gentleman
and the heroism of the lady to say that they landed him ! !

From Metapedia, we drove back to Campbellton, and no
wishing to wait for the steamer, took a sail boat back to
Dalhousie. This is a pleasant little village, surrounded by
beautiful scenery and having plenty of good trout fishing
within easy reach. That night we again' took passage on
one of the “GulfPort Steamers,” and sailing out of the
Restigouche and coasting along that part of Lower Canada
which lies between the Restigouche and the St. Lawrence,
stopping at New Carlisle, Perce, (where is the famous
Perce Rock,) and Gaspe, entered the River St. Lawrence;
and after a delightful sail of two days and two nights from
Dalhousie, during which we were content to lie about the
vessel and rest after our labors, we reached Q,uebec and our
fishing trip was over. W. E. F.

Boston, June 14, 1874.

JPff? Mforsi! mjd fin? $otn[8 f

Jerome Park Races.— On Saturday last the largest
number of people ever brought together at Jerome Park
were assembled. The grand event of the day was the race
for the Belmont stakes. Distance, a mile and a half.
Entries, nine.

First Race, Belmont stakes for tlwee year olds —Won by
Saxon, by a neck ; Grimstead second, Pennington third.
Time, 2.394.

Second Race, for two year olds, a dash of half a mile.
Won by Mecca, by a head, Lizzie R. second, Amelia
third. Time, 504 seconds.

Third Race. —Dash of mile and a half. WonbyBinga-
man, Merodac second, Red Duck third. Time, 2.404-

Fourth Race —Mile heats. Won by Katy, a good length
ahead, in 1.44; Jury second.

Fifth Race. —Steeplechase, an extra event, the winner to
receive a silver plate presented by Miss J. G. Bennett, G.
P. Wetmore, and Leonard Jerome. Distance 24 miles.
Won by George West, wonderfully well ridden by Gaffney,
in 5 86, distancing his competitors Bullet, Mary Clark, and
Henrietta.

On Tuesday the Park was again crowded with specta¬
tors, and there were four spirited contests, of which the
following is a summary:—

First Race —Ladies’ stake—One mile and a half. Five
entries; won by Cottrill’s Bonaventure in 2.42; Lava sec¬
ond.

Second Race —Dash of a mile and a quarter; nine entries;
won by Sanford’s Preakness in 2.12; Cordelia second; Res¬
olute third.

Third Race —Mile and three quarters; five entries; won
by McDaniel’s Springbox in 3.144; Mate second; Fellow-
craft third.

Fourth Race—Handicap Hurdle Race —Mile and three
quarters, over seven hurdles; three entries; won by Hitch¬
cock’s Livingstone in 3.26; Victor second.

—On Monday last the new half mile track of the “West
Side Park” was opened at the foot of Duncan Avenue, in
Jersey City. First race was for horses that had never
beaten 3.20. There were twelve entries, mile heats, best
three in five, under harness ; won by Mace’s Midget. A
second race for horses which had never made 2.38, was next
in order, which was won by P. Manees’ Phil O’Neil, in
2.424, 2.40f, and 2.434.

—At Philadelphia, on the 15th of June, at Suffolk Park,
a race came off between Goldsmith Maid and Nettie. Mile
heats, best three in five. Won by Goldsmith Maid. Best
time of the maid, 2.23.

—The black stallion Strideaway, the famous trotter 4
owned by Keeler, Wright, and Shumway, and valued at
$25,000, died of disease at a stable in Providence, on
Monday.

—Last week at the Richmond club grounds, New Dorp,
Staten*Island, an exciting race took place. Three horses
entered, best three in five to harness; £ mile heats. Uncle
Bill, 112 2 1; Lady Woods, 2 2 113; New Burling
Girl, 3 8 3 3 2. Time—2 min., 1.594, 1*50, 1 57, 1.59.

—At Boston, on June 13th, a race took place over the
Beacon Park, between American Girl and Copperbottom,
a pacer, both in harness, and Lucilla Golddust under
saddle, for $2,000. Mile heats, best three in five. Lucilla
won the first heat in 2.27, American Girl the second in
2.254, and she won the third and fourth heats in 2.274 and
2.26.

—In Paris, France, on the 14tli, the Grand Prix de Paris
was won by the English Colt, Trent, fourteen horses
running.

—We are indebted to Major George J. Allen, U. S.
Signal Officer a t New Smyrna, Florida, for meteorogieal
record for May—latitude 29 deg. 02 min., longitude 80 deg.
54 min—from which we learn that the lowest temperature
for the month was 62 deg., highest 94 deg., mean mid¬
day temperature 88 deg. Amount of rainfall about four
inches.

—A quaint old fisherman along toward dusk, was fishing
in a trout stream, and as he flung his fly over the water, it
was suddenly snapped b}^ a large bat. The strange-looking
thing dangled and flapped its wings at the end of the line.
The fisherman’s companion called out: Say, Sam, got any¬
thing?” “Ye as,” looking at the bat on his hook. “What
is it?” “I dunno, unless its a cherubim !”

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—We clip the following item from an exchange :—

A lot of rats were found the other day in a hogshead
that had been left open in a store in Exeter, N. FI. The
store cat, having been notified, climbed to the edge of the
hogshead, but, after surveying the situation, jumped down
and ran out at the door, shortly reappearing with, another
cat. The two looked at their foes and retired, soon com¬
ing back with a third cat. They now seemed satisfied
with their force and made an attack, jumping into the
hogshead. The cats miscalculated the force of their
enemy, two were killed, one being taken out in season to
save its life.

292

FOREST AND STREAM.

For Forest and Stream.

TH E FROG S.

BT MBS. EUNICE B. BAMBEBTON.

W ILL you listen to the peeping
of the frogs,

As they chant a loud hosannah
from the bogs?

Can you tell me what tbeir gurgling
throats would say,

To the plodder on his dusty,
weary way ?

Do they lessons with, their husky
psens give,

Of thanksgiving for the simple
right to live?

Arefthey croaking to each other
as they,moan,

With exultings.in a language
all their own?

Tell they, rasping, of the vani
lty of life,

With its flickerings, its buffet-
ings, its strife?

Sit they, puffing like"a mighty
mass of men,

That in halls of state assemble
now and then,

Spouting forth unique opinions,
wondrous wise;

Throwing dust ad infinitum
in the eyes

Of the biggest frog among them,
most erect,

Making riot in all frogdom
circumspect?

Does the spirit of rebellion
move in force,

Till they scream their little burstirfg
windpipes hoarse?

Do they wail a sad and mono¬
tone lament

For the hours in idle dissi¬
pation spent?

Are they laughing at the thought of
boozy frogs

Reeling homeward, all a straddle
o’er the logs?

Tell, O tell me, ye who hold the
magic key

To this weird and complicated
mystery,

Where, O where, is this profound and
wide domain ?

Will one solemn frog arise and
all explain?

Rochester, N. F,,1874.

Jfis/jT (ffjtttiw.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists* Association.

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Shad in Lake Ontario.— It was a novel and bold idea
of the Fish Commissioners to attempt to propagate shad in
our great fresh water lakes, but the success thus far at¬
tained leaves no doubt of the practicability of the experi¬
ment. The St. Catherines’. News, of Canada, says that
large quantities of these tish are now being caught at Port
Dalhousie on the north side of Lake Ontario, and quite a
number have been taken in nets at other points. Last Fri¬
day a shad nine inches long and weighing a quarter of a
pound was taken with a fly from the end qf the pier at
Oswego by Henry 0. Gardner, Esq., and on the Monday
following a full grown shad weighing 4£ pounds was
caught at Cape Vincent, and forwarded to Seth Green at
Rochester. Some time ago Mr. Green offered a prize of
$25 to the first person who should catch a shad in Lake
Ontario weighing over three pounds This is the first one
caught that comes up to that standard. It appears that
these fish not only grow nicely, but they scatter from their
native rivers to all parts of the lake. A correspondent of
ours who was with Mr. Gardner when he took his shad re¬
grets that he cannot give with certainty the fly taken by this
new denizen of Ontanio, as the fish dropped from a cast
of three flies before he could see which one had hooked
him. Doubtless fly fishing for shad will become at once a
popular pastime in the lake. Speaking of this shad, Mr.
Green says in a private note to us:—

He weighed 4f lbs. Four years ago I put 1,000 young
S had in the Genasee River, three years ago 15,000, two years
ago ago 100,000, and last year 300,000. The one and two
year old have been caught in great numbers. This is the
first full grown shad ever caught in Lake Ontario* I had
him for breakfast. He was a $25 shad, the premium I
offered for the first caught weighing over three pounds.

Seth Green.

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The Aquarium Car. —We are in receipt of a most in¬
teresting letter in regard to the Aquarium Car addressed to
us by Miss Francis W. Webber, Mr. Livingston Stone’s
most intelligent Superintendent, who has now under her
care Cold Spring Trout Ponds, at Charlestown, N. II. We
hope soon to receive intelligence from California of its ar¬
rival and the satisfactory disposition of its contents. As
Miss Webber has held for the last two years the important
position of Superintendent, there is no doubt but that Mr.
Livingston Stone’s interests will be properly attended to in
his absence at California. It is a distinction to find a lady
taking prominence in the catalogue of American fish-
culturists.

When the California Aquarium Car reached Niles,
Michigan, on 6th June, Mr. George H. Gerome, the inde¬
fatigable Fish Commissioner of the State, contributed to the
collection forty of the unrivalled St. Joseph’s black bass, the
same being, (to use Mr. G’s own language conveyed in a
private note to us,) “Michigan’s slight but cheerful testi¬
monial of gratitude and thanks for California’s last year's

most munificent gift of 80,000 salmon.”

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Maryland Fish Culture. —In the Baltimore American
of last week, we notice an excellent article on fish culture.
Starting back with the pagan histoiy of the art of fish rais¬
ing, telling of the famous Dom Pichon, the patron Saint
undoubtedly of the science, telling us about Jacobi, and
Remny and Coste, it takes us from the past to the present
condition of fish raising in different portions of the United
States, and more especially in the State of Maryland. It
was twenty years ago, we are told, that Alban G. Stabler
and J. P. Bukehart, together with Forsyth and Shriver
brought a small lot of black bass in the tender of a locomo¬
tive from Wheeling Creek, West Virginia, and put them in
the Potomac. From this small beginning, as has been be¬
fore noticed by us, sprang the noble race of fish which now
swarm in the river. The leading fishculturist at present in
the State of Maryland is Alexander Kent, Esq., whose fish
ponds at Green Spring Valley are admirable of their kind,
and whose success has been marvellous. Mr. Kent’s three
ponds are fed *by a spring having a discharge of 2,000 gab
Ions a minute. The hatching house is 40 bj 7 " 32 feet, in
which are 32 hatching boxes 12 feet long. The location of
Mr. Kent’s ponds, the Baltimore American says, is a beauti¬
ful one, surrounded on all sides by magnificent scenery.
All the fish in the ponds, some 6,500 trout, owe their ..origin
to fish caught by Mr. Kent himself in the Blackwater, the
head waters of the Cheat River, whose beautiful banks
Porte Crayon and the late John P. Kennedy have immor
talized.

—Four years ago Cayuga Lake was wholly depleted of
the fine trout with which it once abounded; but a jealous
protection of the half million fry and spawn planted there
in 1870 has wrought wondrous results, and now anglers
bring in daily fine strings of fish, and boast that their w T aters
surpass all other fishing grounds. This will be gratifying
intelligence not alone to anglers in the immediate vicinity
of Cayuga Lake, but throughout the State, and to all who
are interested in fish culture throughout the country.

—The new rooms of the Massachusetts Anglers’ Associa¬
tion in Baldwin Building, 368 Washington street, Boston,
were formally opened last week, its President, Dr. Ordway,
in the chair. The quarters are very nicely fitted up with
Brussels carpet, desks, settees, &c.; a beautiful clock adorns
the wall at the rear end of the room, and the charter of the
association, handsomely engrossed on parchment and
framed, hangs on one of the side walls. In one of the front
corners of the room is placed a fine bust of the late Prof.
Agassiz, resting upon an elegant pedestal, rich in finish and
tasteful in design. Twenty-two new members were admit¬
ted, and the number is increased at every meeting. We con¬
gratulate this efficient society upon its success thus far and
the enlargement of its sphere of usefulness. This journal is
pledged to its support.

—Week before last Mr. Andrew Pierce, of Claremont,
New Hampshire, caught a plump fat bass, which weighed
one pound and nine ounces. He caught it in Sugar River,
just below the dam at West Claremont, where, we are told
are “many more of the same sort.” They doubtless came
up, or down, the Connecticut, in the tributaries of which
our Fish Commissioners have been at work.

—The Calais (Maine) Times says that over twenty salmon
and trout weighing from one to six pounds were caught
by a gentleman, one day last week, at the mouth of the
brook in which the fish Commissioners put the young
salmon, in Vanceboro, last year.

—Seth Green, Esq., sends the following letter:—

Little Falls, June 8, 1874.

Seth Green, Esq:—

In January last you sent us 3,000 California salmon for
the Mohawk River at this place, and on Friday last, the
5th, Mr. Richard Casler caught one of them with a hook
and line measuring about five inches long. • We are now
satisfied that they will do well here. Knowing that you
would be pleased to hear from your little ones I take the
pleasure of informing you. James M. Smith.

The California salmon hatched in January are as large
now as the Maine salmon are at one year old last Marcn. I
never have taken care of any fish that gave me so little
trouble and grow so fast as the California salmon.

Yours, Seth Green.

_A car containing live oysters and lobsters arrived at

Ogden, Utah, last week, and an attempt will be made to
propagate them in ^Ireat Salt Lake.

— Mr. James W. Hayden, proprietor of the Squantum
Beach House, Squantum, Mass., a short time since cap¬
tured a baby seal on the marsh near his house, which he is
now raising by hand. The little fellow shows considerable
affection for its keepers, will follow them like a dog, and
in fact has become quite an attraction. Another seal was
caught at Spring Hill, Mass., by George Hoxie last week;
these instances indicating a possible return of the seals to
old haunts along shore, long since deserted.

_The Cape Ann Advertiser says that occasionally a hali¬
but or codfish is brought in which has a watery, sickly,
dropsical appearance. In nearly every instance where
they have been opened, the cause of theif sickness is found
to be the swallowing of fish-hooks which they have bitten
off of trawls.

<M£atuml history.

Quail Bred and Breeding in the city.—A few days
ago we had the pleasure of seeing the nests of two pairs
of quails in this city, one containing eight eggs the other
five. The birds are enclosed in a large galvanized iron
frame running all the length of the yard, wherein is planted
small pines, flowers, &c., so as to give the birds cover and
hiding places when they hatch. These quail are now
breeding in the yard of a gentleman field sportsman who
has been amusing himself for the last three years in trying
the experiment of breeding quail in the city. He has suc¬
ceeded in raising large broods for two seasons and bids fair
to add a third term to his success. The birds are all hearty
and doing well, and'we are authorized to say that any gen¬
tleman wishing to see them find their nests, either as a mat¬
ter of curiosity or for practical purposes in the way of breed¬
ing, in order to gain, such information as to be able
to stock a locality from a single pair, can call at 86 Clinton
Place, and the servants are directed to show them to any
person desiring to see them, also to give all the practical
information that has been acquired concerning the proper
treatment of the birds at and before breeding time.
Perhaps eight or ten pair might be turned loose in a season
and the original pair still kept breeding in confinement
until the requisite number for fairly stocking a neighbor¬
hood was produced.

A Floating Menagerie. —It is stated that a party of
army officers, who have been engaged in mounting guns
and otherwise putting the Gulf forts in serviceable condi¬
tion, while sailing through Mississippi Sound, since the re-
ceni flood, encountered a remarkable scene. For miles
were seen logs, driftwood and patches of turf and soil float¬
ing out into the gulf, filled with live animals, who clung to
their frail barques with the tenacity of shipwrecked
mariners. Among the animals were seen rats, raccoons,
’possums, rabbits, alligators and moccasin snakes in un¬
counted numbers, all brought down from the swamps and
marshes, perhaps from fifty to one hundred miles inland.
The novel exhibition had a scientific interest, as it suggested
the manner in which, during past geological periods,
animals were transported from regions far inland to the
mouths of estuaries, and their bones being entombed in the
silt and soft mud, furnished the organic remains which are
preserved for ages in the hardened strata.- It was, doubt¬
less, by similar means that the fossils now found in the
solid limestones were engulfed and preserved; and also that
animal life has been distributed over portions of the globe,,
—Boston Journal .

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TARPUM.

., University Museum, i

v( Middletown, Conn., June 11, 1874. f

Editob Fobest and Stream:—

I notice in your issue of the 28th ult. (page 252), a communication from
Mr. S. C. Clarke, of New Smyrna, Fla., concerning certain large fishes
of the eastern Florida coast. The Tarpnm is doubtless Megalops thrissoi-
des (Bloch-Schneider) Gunther, which occurs occasionally in the waters
of the West Indies and of the east coast ot the United States. Its affin¬
ities are with the shad and herring family {Ciupeidce) rather than with
the mackerel family, as Mr. Clarke supposed. It may at once be known
by its enormous silvery scales, often two inches in diameter, and by the
great prolongation of the last spine of the back fin. I have seen the fish
in the Beimudas, where specimens measuring five feet are sometimes
taken. It is known there by the name “Tarpum” and at Barbadoes by
the somewhat similar “Caffum.” These names have a singularly bar¬
baric sound, and as they are only in use in American waters they may
very possibly be the names by which they were known to the aborigines.
Mr. Clarke says that he finds these names in Captain Roman’s “Concise
Natural History of Florida.” I hope he will throw some additional light
on this interesting question of names, by informing us whether the name
“Tarpum” is at the present time used by the Florida fishermen. Megal¬
ops thrissoides is sometimes taken in the St. Johns River and brought to
the Jacksonville market. Its scales are kept for sale in all the curiosity
shops, and are much sought after by ladies who make from them and the
scales of smaller fishes very pretty sprays. of fancy flowers. The St.
Johns fishermen know the fish as the “Jew-fish.” The “Jew-fish”
mentioned by Mr. Clarke, I judge from his description to belong to the
old genus Serranus , and would probably not be classed under Professor
Gill’s Trisotropis or Epinephrtus. The name “Grouper” is variously ap¬
plied at different points in the West Indies, but usually is attached to
some member of the genus Epinephelus. The “Grouper” of the St.
Johns is quite different, being a much shorter, higher and heavfw|sh,
with large, smooth, pearly scales; it is known in the New York ma*jS§t
as the “Flasher” ( Lobotee surinamensis— Cuv.), and occurs as far north
as the Vineyard Sound, where it was taken by the United States Fish
Commission in 1874. Gr. Brown Goode.

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Honeoye Falls, N. Y., June 8,1874.

Editob Forest and Stbeam :—

The picture of the Grayling in your issue of the 4th is perfect. Mr.
Forbes has got his likeness “to a spot.” The first picture of a Grayling
thax I ever saw was in Webster’s Unabridged, where it has scales like an
armadillo and no second dorsal fin. Now a poor picture is worse than
none, and the illustrations of fish in this dictionary are from old cuts,
mostly of foreign fish. (See the mullet.) I don’t know where they got
that cut of a mullet with two dorsals . The only other cuts of a Grayling I
have ever seen are in Sir Humphery Davy’s “Salmonia,” and if they are
good representations of the English fish of that name they bear no re¬
semblance to ours, as the eye is small, and the outlines of the first dorsal
sharp and square. Your picture puts the fish squarely before the eyes
of the public, who have no opportunity to see the fish itself, and they
can judge for themselves if it be “a variety of scisco,” or “a cross be¬
tween a herring and a perch!” The last idea is brilliant; yet how many
there are, men who have been among fish all their lives, too, that do not
seem to know that animals, to cross, must have the same physical struc¬
ture, and even then the progeny are unfertile, and that to try to cross a
fish with soft fins like the herring, with one that has sharp rays like a
perch, would be as absurd as to try to cross a humming-bird with a snap
ping turtle. Fred. Mather.

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CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending

June 13,1874.

One Blotched Genet, Genetta tigrina.
by Mr. P. Mooney.

One grty Squirrel, Sciurus Carolinensis .

[saacs.

One Collard Peccary, Dicotyles tajacu.

Griffin, steamship Colon.

One Moose, Alces machlis\ female placed on exhibition.

One Spider Monkey, Ateles belzebuth.

One Ocelot, Felispardalis. ^

Three Black Wolves, Cams occidentalism ar. ater. Bred mttie w

W. A. Conklin.

Bab. South Africa. Presented
Presented by Mr. Isadore
Presented by Capt. S. P-

FOREST AND STREAM

293

foodland, Wawn mid (Barden.

ROSE CULTURE, ETC.

The angel whispered to the rose:

“0. fondest object of my care,

Still fairest found where all are fair;

For the sweet shade thou givest to me
Ask what thou wilt, ’tis granted thee.”
“Then” said the rose, with deepened glow,
“On me another-grace bestow.”

The spirit paused m deepened thought—
What grace was there the flower had not?
’Twas but a moment—o’er the rose
A veil of moss the angel throws,

And robed in Nature’s simplest weed
Could there a flower that rose exceed?

Kkummacher.

W ITH tliis paper we close for the present our remarks
upon roses, although much might be written and
spoken upon this interesting and voluminous subject, which
has been a favorite one with the florist and amateur
gardener for many years. The cultivation of the rose, as
time advances, becomes more and more an object of par¬
ticular attraction, for every year developes something new
in the realms of floriculture. Of such boundless extent
has the family of the rose plant become, that one could
not name the endless varieties offered for sale in any of our
large cities. It were a far more difficult task to particular¬
ize and classify all the hybrids, shoots, and even new spe¬
cies. Having before spoken of some of the best varieties
for cultivation, it were well to notice here some of the
natural laws which govern their life and culture. The time
was when many roses were very indifferent, and considered
as worthless, having, when in flower, a few meagre single
blossoms, and were pulled up and thrown aside as good for
nothing. Many of our best roses of to-day were produced
on these very roots, and from offshoots of the same con¬
demned varieties. I have had nineteen varieties of the
rose, and some of them very perfect and fine flowers, be¬
fore me at one time, many of which were the result of a
patient continuance of hybridizing and careful culture.
The most of these roses can be quite easily commanded by
any one who has patience, taste, and a passionate love for
flowers. Unless you have considerable of these ' qualities,
with much perseverance, you had better let rose culture
entirely alone, and for your bouquet cut off a handful of
apple tree blossoms.

In this list of roses I had colors of many kinds—the
pure white, the dark crimson, the purple, the striped, and
the yellow—and many of them were climbers. Some of
them would make good strong cones twenty to thirty feet
in height in one season. Never reject a rose as worthless
until you have cultivated it at least three seasons, for it is
not at all uncommon for a very unpromising rose of the
first season to develop in the third season to a perfect
flower. I received from a friend on the western prairies
some twenty years ago a box containing some sixteen good
strong plants of what he called the different kinds of prai¬
rie rose. I planted them all out with much care, and was
greatly troubled at the season of their blossoming to find I
had a poor, undeveloped, ill-shaped, pinkish blossom on
some stalks, and a whitish cluster of what I called very
poor flowers on others. I was almost determined to root
them up and throw them away, bfit upon a closer examina¬
tion I was led to the opinion that plants that bore such re¬
markably fine, glossy foliage, should bear a fine blossom,
and as my friend did not send me a word as to the qualities
of bis present, I came to the conclusion to give them an¬
other year of probation. I pruned them closely, and in
every way gave them the treatment I have heretofore rec¬
ommended. The second year they gave me a much better
show, and instead of a single row of small leaves I had a
large leaf of the flower a finer color, and in many of my
plants I had a double row of leaves. I continued the same
treatment the third year with increasing encouragement.
I found what I had very hastily condemned as good-for-
nothings were indeed first class" plants, and every way de¬
serving my attention. Among the best plants that grow in
my garden at this writing is one of these same roses, upon
whose prdlific coneg I have cut a single bouquet of roses
from one stem, which contains from ten to twenty buds,
and blossoms of a very fragrant, deep, pink, prairie rose.
In fact, this one plant lias been the parent of many roses

rowing in other gardens in my near vicinity. Therefore,
ever hastily discard a plant because it often takes several
ears to fully develop its true worth.

^lie best climbing roses are Madam D’Arbly, Baltimore
;elle, Phillipar, and Gillroy. This last is a beautiful rose,
mlet shaded, large size, with always a good growing habit.
11 bud it is magnificent, but when in full flower its color
mn pales. It is a running rose, and is well adapted for
iflar cultivation and cemeteries. For a selection for a
flail garden I have frequently recommended, and always
Afl satisfaction to the grower, for they are very fragrant,
m Prince Albert, crimson perpetual, common red, and
r fbte moss, always beautiful, and easily grafted on sweet
riar stocks; the “old cabbage” rose, known from the days
t our grandmothers; crested Province, and souvenir de
mlmaison. You can add to these acl libitum, but you can
fld none more reliable and worthy your care than the
bove named.-

1 could very easily give my readers selections from a list
jj 1 upwards of a thousand roses, and many of them very
fle indeed, and worthy of the study of the florist and ama-
®ur, but I do not deem it necessary in this place to grow-
g? °f small collections. A small selection to commence
vitk will be found the best, as rose cultivation w r ill grow

on your hands. If ymu cultivate in a private garden, none
but the best should be, cultivated. If you grow for bou¬
quets and sale,a larger collection will not come amiss.

A few general hints will close this papei%on roses. You
should aim always to obtain good strong plants. If your
plant is very full and bushy, cut away all the weaker
branches (if you do not own a pair of trimming scissors go
and buy a pair), leaving four or five, never more than six,
of the strongest shoots, and shorten these to three or four
buds. Do not be afraid to do it, as it is the only way to
obtain fine, strong plants, and fine, well developed flowers.
At this period, if you wish for a dwarf plant, you will cut
down to the last two eyes of the new wood, and leave no
half grown or weak shoots. If you still find that; you have
more branches or cones than you wish for, cut away one
half of them, always removing the weakest ones, and so
thin them out as to give them all the room you can. Re¬
member once and always that rose trees and bushes are
very easily spoiled, and become worthless by bearing too
much wood.

I received a letter from a rose culturist once with the re¬
quest that I would tell him what ailed his roses. I seri¬
ously believed I had a blight, or some such enemy to fight,
but on examination I found his plants suffering from this
very error—of letting his rose plants bear too much wood,
and thereby exhausting themselves. I recommended Dr.
Scissors—a remedy which, carefully applied, gave him an
illustration of my meaning on the spot, and the next sea¬
son, after the application of the necessary pruning, a splen¬
did blossom of strong plants rewarded the grower.

A word or two upon the cultivation of the standard rose—
now quite the fashion in good gardens—may not be out of
place here (a full account of the treatment of standards
will be found in a work upon rose culture, soon to be pub¬
lished by Ollipod Quill). -I give an extract:—“Standard
roses, to give a pleasing effect in the garden, should be as
near perfect as is possible to make them. To have a stand¬
ard rose truly handsome it should be as wide in what is
teemed the head, or bouquet, as its entire height. By a
correct and very careful system of rose standard pruning
it is very possible to produce fine plants, as they enlarge a
little every year, but do not always give the desired shape
and comeliness. Remember, that for all kinds of roses
spring is the best time in which to prune. Set out your
standards as early as you please in the place in which they
are to stand, and be very sure not to touch them until quite
late in April; then you should cut all the small shoots close
off, and shorten the strong ones to three or four eyes, and
always leave the eyes upon the top of the branch, the up¬
permost pointing upwards and outwards. Make a clean,
smooth cut. This kind of pruning is the only sure guide
to a beautiful rose tree. Now your work for the future is
comparatively easy; but remember, you must do it accord¬
ing to this rule, or you will fail entirely in producing a fine
rose tree. As the new shoots put forth you will carefully
select from among them the best and strongest, and which
grow in the right direction to widen the head, and let those
shoots make all the growth they will. Any shoot that is
growing from the centre upwards treat in the same manner;
rub off or cut off with a sharp knife all weak shoots, as
well as all that cross each other or grow inward, and be
sure always to remove the weakest. You will find by this
treatment that you will have all the wood you want, and
one or two seasons of practice and observation will give
you not only knowledge, but assurance in your own abili¬
ty. You will have found by this time that one season does
not give you material for a full and finished tree, or a “full
head.” The next season you will shorten these branches
half their length, being very careful to leave the end bud,
or under bud, as you well know that rose shoots always
grow upwards. In the second and after seasons look well
to your new wood, and cut out all those branches that
crowd or cross each other. These are found to be young
and tender branches, and easily removed. Rub off all the
buds you do not want, and proceed in this manner year by
year, and you will form a tree that will astonish jmurself
as much as gratify your friends. When this state is reached
you will only have to cut back to two eyes every season,
and remove the weak wood. Do not be afraid to use the
pruning knife and scissors.”

By following the above rules, you can own your rose
trees not only for one short season, but for ten years, as
you can lift them and secure them from cold, and always
rejoice in the work of your own hands.

Ollipod Quill.

Answers to Enquirers. — Burton, of Pennsylvania .—
The prominent or principal feature in garden scenery, par¬
ticularly landscape gardens, should never be allowed to in¬
troduce a monotonous style in the subordinate characteris¬
tics of the grounds. You will always observe some one
point from the windows looking from the principal rooms,
or from some prominent elevation near the house, from
which a pleasing view is always obtained of the garden as
a whole. Give this your especial attention. We sup¬
pose this site of which you speak to be elevated, as it should
be, above the surface of the garden, looking, we will sup¬
pose, from a terrace, over the various parts of which your
garden is composed—as lawns, thimbleberries, single speck
mens and groups of shrubs, or trees and flowers and gar¬
den ornaments, all should so combine as to blend in one
harmonious whole. Symmetry is not formality. O. Q.

Constant Readier —In answer to your enquiry, “What
soil is best adapted for the growth of the Japan and Span¬
ish lily?” I would say, these splendid new varieties can be
successfully cultivated either by potting or open ground

cultivation. The best way is always to start the bulbs by
a gentle heat, having placed them in pots filled with fine
soil. Two parts of earth from an old hotbed, composed
of leaves and horse manure, two years old if you can ob¬
tain it, one part rotten sods, or good yellow loam, and one
part sandy peat; if your peat does not contain sand add a
small quantity. You can get your bulbs potted as above
at any good florists by giving your order, and save time
and money. We always start in pots and transfer to open
ground. Q. Q.

Best Time to Paint Houses. —The Technologist, a good
authority, states that paint applied to the exterior of build¬
ings in autumn or winter will endure twice as long as when
applied in early summer or in hot weather. In the former
it dries slowly and becomes hard, like a glazed surface, not
easily affected afterward by the weather, or worn off by
the beating of storms. But in very hot weather the oil in
the paint soaks into the wood at once, as in a sponge, leav¬
ing the lead nearly dry and ready to crumble off. This
last difficulty, however, might in a measure be guarded
against, though at an increased expense, by first going over
the surface with raw oil. Furthermore, by painting in
cold weather you escape the annoyance of small flies, which
invariably collect during the warm season on fresh paint.

—The following from the Brisbane Courier (Australia),
if credited, shows that in Queensland our famous Yosemite
trees are eclipsed:—While cutting a given line on the banks
of the river Johnstone, for the purpose of examining the
land, an enormous fig tree stood in the way, far exceeding
in stoutness and grandeur the renowned forest giants of
California and Victoria. Three feet from the ground it
measured 150 feet in circumference; at fifty-five feet, where
it sent forth giant branches, the stem was nearly eighty
feet in circumference.

jfr# and J §?iver

FISH IN SEASON IN JUNE.

Salmon, Salmo Solar. Salmon trout, Salmo confinis.

Trout., Salmo fontinalis Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri Michigan Gray ling, Thymallus tricolor
Black Bass, microjrterm salmoides, micropterus nigricans.

Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus . Sea trout , Salmo immaculatus.

Bluefish, temnodon saltator. Weakfish.

The harvest of the sea is not to be supposed more plen¬
tiful this year than usual, but the methods of transporta¬
tion being increased, fish find their way in quantity to New
York, where there exists an active demand. Salmon are
more abundant, and sell % at thirty-five cents a pound. The
greater proportion comes from Canada; the Penobscot fish
are still rare. The Montreal fish weigh from twenty to
thirty-five pounds; the Maine fish hardly over half that.
The Penobscot fish are worth, however, fully ten cents a
pound more. The daily supply may be estimated at about
5,000 pounds; this will increase now every day until in
July, this quantity will double, and salmon will be worth
twenty-five cents a pound.

Looking over a New Orleans market report we find that
pompinos are about the same price there as in New York,
from seventv-five cents to $1 a pound. Mackerel fine, but
falling off in size—some coming from the coast of Long
Island. Bass not quite as plentiful—still, those that come
are giants. Blue fish not over abundant, but much larger,
turning the scales at fourteen pounds. Spanish mackerel
are arriving from Norfolk; some few stragglers, the ad¬
vance guard, have been caught north of the Chesapeake.
Real wild trout, the products of the inumereble streams of
Canada, are now being caught by Indians and sent into
market. Mr. Blackford makes a specialty of this business.
We noticed that most of the large trout had no eyes, the
Indians having used them for bait. These fish supply
Saratoga and Long Branch, and go off like hot cakes at fifty
cents a pound.

Civilization and frog-eating go undoubtedly hand in hand.
With frogs or diamonds, it is simply a question of supply
and demand. When public taste demands frogs in quantity
frogs are found, and to-day no little supper is absolutely
complete without its dish of frogs. Americans have for a
distinguishing trait their assimilating qualities, and we eat
frogs now with the avidity'of Frenchmen. The mastodon
breed—the giganticus —comes from Cape Vincent, in this
State. Hind quarters, with the ribs, are fully eight inches
long arid are worth fifty cents a “pound. Fully 500 pounds
come into the market every day. Shad are now scarce, and
on the 20th of June the law forbids their being caught in
Connecticut. Flounders, or flukes, in abundance, only six
cents a pound. This fish has an unfortunate name. If
only Philippe were here in New York ready to convert the
despised fluke into une sole a la Normande! Sheepsheads
in abundance.

Our attention was particularly called to an article publish¬
ed last Sunday, June 14t,h, in one of our leading papers,
headed “Decayed Fish.” We feel certain that the infor¬
mation upon which it was written was in error. It sug¬
gested the idea that large quantities of unwholesome fish
were sold in the city. Careful enquiry in regard to this
matter shows that the greatest care is taken not to put
spoiled fish on the market. The quantity of bad fish found
in the markets varies with the weather from 10,000 to 100,000
pounds a week. At no time since the opening of this fish
seaspn has it been 60,000 pounds. We are not exactly pre¬
pared to make the assertion, but it seems as if there is a
wrangle at present between the Corporation offal contractor,
who charges the fish dealers some price to remove the bad
fish, and a private party who is willing to pay for the fish
offal and who finds a profit in converting it into fertilizers.
Colonel Devoe, the Superintendent of the markets, is in-

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defatigable, and his vigilance in order to prevent the shov¬
ing of bad food on the public, is unceasing. In these times
of hydrophobia and dyptheria scares, to get up a fish panic
when there is no just cause for it, is as vexatious as it is
harmful.

Last week, at the request of Professor Baird, some half
dozen of the finest of our shad were carefully packed in ice
and sent to Professor Peters, of Berlin, for examination.

—Fishing at Mollychunkamunk and the Kangely Lakes,
in Maine, has begun in good earnest. A score of the mem¬
bers of the Oquossoc Club have gone there with their
friends, and already we begin to receive reports of five and
six pound, trout taken, specimens of which occasionally
reach this city’- packed in ice and grass. ■ The Oquossocs
own a camp and territorial rights and privileges at Kangely
Lakes.

—Splendid messes of trout are daily taken from the
mountain streams and brooks in the vicinity of Gorham,
New Hampshire.

—The first trout ever caught in Wenham Lake, in Massa¬
chusetts', was taxen from thence a few days since. It
weighed two pounds.

—Captain John M. Taylor, field editor of the Forest
and Stream, and A. C. Lawrence, Esq., of New York,
left on Monday last for Cape Breton. They will fish for
salmon on the Margaree Kiver.

—Messrs. T. R. Proctor, Thomas Van Embergh and C.
W. Hutchinson, of Utica, have gone to the Adirondacks.

—The Utica Herald notes the return last week fromKaquette
River of a party of Ilion gentlemen, with a butter-tub full
of fine trout, forty of which weighed fifty pounds, and
eight of the number from 1% to 3 pounds. This is certainly
good evidence that the pickerel have not driven the trout
entirely out of the Raquette.

—Here is a short message from Malone, New York:—
Malone, New York, June 13th, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

We are having lively times now. Sportsmen from every quarter are
flocking into town, partaking of “Sandy” Flannagan’s hospitality for a
breathing spell prior to their departure for the happy fishing grounds.
Our enterprising livery men, Tobey and Chisholm, are rnnning a line of
Concerd coaches to Duane, fifteen miles south of here, connecting at
that point with Pol Smith’s stages for all interior resorts of any note,
the increased patronage of this route within a year or so demanding
extra carrying accommodation. Fishing is particularly good at Lake
Meacham, twenty-live miles, on stage road. This is a beautiful resort,
and parties who delight to “cast their lines in pleasant, places” need go
no further. Of Paul Smith’s, Martin’s, Bartlett’s, and others, now fa¬
mous, I need not speak. All are easily accessible over an improved
highway at reasonable rates from this most desirable “jumping off”
place. At “Slate Dam,” fourteen miles, is another point not to be over¬
looked by the sportsman who wishes to absorb every locality where it
will pay to wet a hue, A few days with “Russ” Cunningham, on the
upper Salmon River and at Round Pond, not forgetting charming little
Charlie Pond, will prove highly satisfactory. Arrangements have re¬
cently been made with the railroad lines east of here to sell coupon
tickets from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and all the principal cities
directly through to the Adirondacks, via Malone, at reduced rates. This
will be interestiug to your readers who intend “doing” the North Woods
this summer. . H. E. Cantwell.

TROUT STREAMS OF VERMONT.

Weston, Vt., June 8, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Trouting is now good. Have been out several times with good suc¬
cess. This section is in the heart of the Green Mountains, and abound¬
ing in trout streams that are easily accessible from the village and visited
by but few besides the resident anglers. In the main streams the trout
are of fair size. Then there is the Cold Spring Reservoir, literally
swarming with fine, large trout, but except in the first of the open season
they will not answer a summons every day. I do not affect them much,
as they are not game like the trout. The- most of the anglers from abroad
visit the reservoir, for when they are iu the humor they afford a full
creel. Weston is 12 miles from Chester, a station on the Rutland and
Burlington Railroad, and connected by daily stage and can be reached
the same day from Boston or Troy, N. Y. The hotel was recently de¬
stroyed by fire, yet the people of the village kindly and very reasonably
care for small parties. There are also plenty of accomplished and gen¬
tlemanly anglers to act as guides, notably Messrs. Wm. Holden and H.
B. Rogers, who are aw fait in all that pertains to rod and gun, and own
craft upon the aforesaid reservoir.

While on the subject I will say that the Battenkill, on the west side of
the mountain and running through Manchester, Sunderland and Arling¬
ton, is a famous trout stream, coursing through the open meadows most
of the way, affording the finest sport for casting, as the deponent can tes¬
tify from personal knowledge. Then the fish are large and gamy. The
stream is greatly fished but still the supply is kept up. In the towns
mentioned are capital hostleries, notably the Elm House, at Manchester,
kept by my friend C. F. Orvis, the maker of the best cheap rods I know
of, and himself the most accomplished fly fisherman in the State, ever
courteous and ready to put his guests in the way of securing a full meas
are of sport with rod or gun. Yours very truly, C. L. Whitman.
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FLY PREVENTIVES.

Philadelphia, June 12, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In the last issue of the Forest and Stream, I noticed that one of your
readers inquires for a remedy for black flies, gnats, &c. In answer, I
would say that carbolic acid soap is one of the best articles that can be
had to keep off troublesome insects; and it is true that the odor of car¬
bolic acid is not the most delicate perfume for refined noses, but being a
disinfectant" also, will neutralize any noxious vapor that may arise in the
low, swampy grounds. A great deal]of carbolic acid is used for this pur¬
pose by the engineers in the Red River country, where the musquitoes
can be measured out by the cart load.

Another remedy is to make an ointment of mutton suet and oil of pen¬
nyroyal, or make a mixture of’tar and sweet oil. This can be washed off
with soap and water when the angler or hunter leaves the woods. Al¬
though I have not tried these last two receipts I understand that they are
both good. “Davy Crockett.”

[We have tried all these thoroughly. They are the best
known remedies, and are all efficacious to a degree, but we
prefer and have always unqualifiedly recommended the tar
and oil. It is not nasty or unpleasant to use, and acts as
an emolient as well as preventive.— Ed.]

—Char es Lanman, Esq., of Washington, D. 0., the vet
eran author and angler, can often be seen on the Potomac
River, exercising his bass rod.

—Black bass continue to abound in the Potomac, and
were never so plentiful. They run from from 1% to 21-
pounds.

Our readers are indebted to our well known correspond¬
ent, Thad Norris, Esq., for “what he knows about black
bass fishing in rivers of the Middle States. His letter ap¬
pended will he serviceable and appreciated, we hope:—

208 West Logan Square, I
Philadelphia, Penn., June 1, 1874. f
Editor Forest and Stream:—

In response to your inquiry as to the best place for black bass on the
Delaware and other Pennsylvania streams, I would state that these fish
have been so recently introduced that they.have not had time to multi¬
ply sufficiently for good fishing. The Delaware was stocked with 550
brood fish in the fall of 1870. These and their progeny to the third gen¬
eration are busily following out the law of their nature in replenishing
the water, and there is every evidence of rapid increase in number The
limit of time for prohibition to taking them expired July 1, 1873, and last
fall there were moderate strings caught m the neighborhood of Easton.
But they were mostly small fish of a year old,averaging, according to our
commissioner, Mr. Reeder’s, estimate, half a pound, and those of two
years old a pound. In some rare instances the old settlers weighing from
three to six pounds were taken. The Susquehanna, with half the num¬
ber of brood fish brought from the Potomac, afforded more sport. I
heard of frequent catches of from one to two dozen, averaging from one
to one and a half pounds, by Harrisburg anglers. We have them in the
Brandywine, where the term of prohibition has also expired. The game
laws of the State, which extend protection to fishes, make it illegal to
take them between January 1st and June 15th, thus ensuring them
against molestation during the spawning season, which extends from
about the middle of May to the first week in June.

If any one contemplates a seVious raid against the so-called black bass
he should by all means go to the Potomac or some of its tributaries.
There is good fishing at various points, from the Great Falls to Harper’s
Ferry and Williamsport. Sandy Hook, about four miles below Harper’s
Ferry, is said to be an excellent stopping place, with fair accommodation.
I am told by an old angler who has had great success there, that Dam No.
6, two miles above the station called Sir John’s Run, and about 120 miles
from Baltimore, is the best place for large bass on the river. The Capon
comes in here on the Virginia side, and is reported to he well stocked.
There is no public house at this place, and the angler would have to
seek entertainment of some private family on the river. On the Shenan¬
doah there is good fishing. One place of note is Riverton, where the an¬
gler will find good accommodations at extremely moderate charges with
Major J. R Richards, who for a long time refused to take pay at all, un¬
til his friends and visitors forced him to establish a moderate rate per
diem. His post-office is Riverton, Warren county, Va. I give this in¬
formation as coming from those who have visited the points named, and
am not able to post your readers further. Thaddeus Norris.

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BASS FISHING IN LAKE ERIE.

Midway, Woodford county, June 3, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send you a few lines in reference to our spring trip to Point au Pelee
Island on a fishing trip. A party of seven left here on 18th May, and
arrived at destination on the evening of 19th. We had some windy
weather, which necessitated our going to different parts of the island on
different days to fish. Remained eight days, having some fishing each
day (except Sunday), taking about 2,000 pounds of bass weighing from 2J-
to 4 pounds. The iish were heavy with roe, and in cleaning them we
found they were all females; don’t remember having a single male. Is
not this rather unusual ? Caught some pike of 12 pounds, cats of 15
pounds, and a few pickerel. We use in our fishing the Meeks reel made
at Frankfort, in this State, which we think the only good reel, and prefer
the Japanese cane to bamboo or other poles, thinking the bamboo too
elastic for these fish. I send you a piece of line I fish with, and with
which 1 landed a 12-pound muscalonge. [A very delicate and fine braided
linen line]. The fall fishing is best about the middle of September, and
fish are generally about one pound heavier 'than in spring. The South
Side Dock is, I think, the best place to go to; better accommodations,
but you have to fish in boats. The best point to obtain men is at Put-in-
Bav. I understand that the beet ducking is in October, as the wild rice
is then ripe. West Dock is the best part for clucking aud fishing com¬
bined, as you are near the marsh. For information address Robert Mc¬
Cormick, Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, the nearest post office for South
Side; Walter Grubb, or Dr. McCormick, Kelley’s Island, Ohio. The
fishing was better than usual at all the islands this spring. J. Sutton.

SHAD FISHING IN THE CONNECTICUT.

Sk Springfield, June 11,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I went up to Holyoke last evening to try my luck with the shad. It
was a favorable evening. There was a light breeze down the river, the
water was falling and running clearer. The gentle and courteous Thos.
Chalmers met me with the report that the fish had been biting all day.
It was between five and six o’clock when we got our boats into a good
position in the rapid .water below the bridge from which we could see a
good many lines trailing for shad. In a few minutes I took a handsome
fish weighing five pounds. Next I took a pair, one weighing about four
pounds, the other two aud a half, and in less than an hour I had hooked
seven fish, four of which I saved, two being hooked in a soft, mouth and
one was lost by fouling with a comrade’s line. This is the short and
simple account of one evening’s shad fishing. About sunset, which is
considered the most favorable hour for these fish to bite, they unaccount¬
ably stopped biting last evening and no one took a fish after.that time.
Now, I shall be sorry to disenchant anyone, or “bust” the day dream of
the pensive angler, but catching shad at Holyoke is not fly-fishing par
excellence. Guided by my previous experience last year and this, and
profiting by the better success of the angling genii of the place, I dis¬
carded all my light tackle, my beloved ten-ounce Norris, and ray es¬
teemed ten-dollar Orvis, and took an elastic but anonymous trolling rod,
to which I attached a salmon reel with 150 yards of line. The boat an¬
chored in a favorable spot, about 100 yards of line is let out down the
rapid water, and this is the way shad are taken with a fly at Holyoke.
But if this style of hooking the shad is a little rococo , I must say tha
when well hooked he gives good sport. He fights hard and dies, as it
were, under protest.

The Chalmers brothers, Thomas and John, keen anglers both, are
most kind and courteous to fellow anglers w r ho come from a distance to
try the sport they have discovered at their doors. Every day they are
ca ed upon to fit out some errant fisherman with tackle, boat and guide,
all of which they do without money and w ithout price. They ought to
receive an angler’s testimonial, a monument of moulten fish-hooks, with
an undying line upon it. But as Thomas has a rising young brood of
eight children, he would doubtless prefer bread in some form, to stone or
brass—or even fishing rods.

Perhaps I ought to tell for the benefit of my friend Norris, and those
other fish culture fellows, that I caught a shad about eight inches long
and two and one-half broad, which brother Chalmers said was a yearling,
and another fourteen inches long and four broad, said to be two years
old. And yet we were told that the infant shad was so precocious that
when he first left the Connecticut he staid away three years!

Yours, B. F. Bowles

—Tlie Montreal Gazette announces the annual visitation
of -immense swarms of the shad-flies (mentioned by us on
several occasions,) which are believed to prognosticate au
abundant supply of shad in the river.

Norwich, Conn., June 14, 1874 .
Editor Forest and Stream :—

Herewith I give you the result of my fishing with a flv
in the Slietucket river, at Greenville Dam, one mile from
this city. The first day, having about 100 feet line out' T
felt a strike quite heavy, and supposed that it was from a
shad ; (at the time I was using a very light “fly rod”) and
you can judge my surprise when, upon landing my fish I
found I had what we call here a “Bony fish.” At the next
cast I took two more ; at the next I struck a large shad
held him about fifteen minutes, and lost him; llie next,
was a large dace, 1| lbs., then a bony fish. The above was
the result of two hours fishing. These are the first bony
fish I have ever known being caught with a fly. Tjji
showed as much game and played as lively and fought as
hard as a trout of the same weight. I caught them upon
the white fly sent me by Mr. Chalmers, of Holyoke, Mass
and one on a brown and white fly that I procured at Brad¬
ford & Anthony’s, Boston. The next evening I went im
to the dam, hooked on to three shad, and saved but one
which weighed a little over 4 lbs. Last evening I was un
again and got but two strikes from shad • lost one by foul¬
ing with another line that was out, and one tore out and
got away. However, I am satisfied that the Slietucket
river at this point will afford as" much sport as one can ask
for wnen the water gets down to its ordinary stage at this
season of the year, as we have had more or less freshet ail
of the spring and summer. I was thirty-five minutes kill¬
ing the shad, he was out of the water frequently and
fought hard. __ E. P. Slocum.

CANADIAN TROUT STREAMS.

H Peaoedale, R. I., May 18,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The stranger in Montreal and even the denizen of that calcareous
city is frequently mildly surprised at having the name “Kilkenny” ut¬
tered with an accent of much familiarity, and with such accompaniment
as to lead him to wonder what interest that particular locality has for so
many persons. The name is probably associated in his mind with those
two cats of pugnacious memory; but to those “who have been there”
the term has quite a different significance. The tourist who climbs the
tower of the French Cathedral will see from its summit a long r ang e of
low mountains bounding the western horizon. Should he be fired with
a desire to make their closer acquaintance, he will find upon approach
that they ale merely hills, and that they consist of a series of parallel
ranges more or less broken m their character, doubtless, but still retain¬
ing sufficient distinctness as to be designated as the first range, second
range, &c. Between the ninth and, tenth range lies a body of water
named “Kilkenny Lake,” more familiarly known, as “Kilkenny.” It is
some two or three miles long and about a mile in breadth at the widest
part. The water is comparatively clear, hut the great depth, combined
with the dark bottom and the shadows of the surrounding hills, detracts
much from its apparent purity. In Red Trout Lake, two and a half
miles distant, the scene is different. The overhanging cliffs are absent,
the water is shallower, and so transparent that objects are visible at a
depth of over twenty feet. The scenery around these lakes is wild and
broken but hardly grand. The woods teem with raffed grouse and
neither bears nor deer are very scarce. The roads are extremely hilly
and rough in the vicinity of the lake, and vehicles are subject to much
violent bumping. The lake so walled in by hills, and consequently
not so breezy as might be, but the altitude has a perceptible effect on
the temperature. Now a word as to the fishing. The principal fish
found in Kilkenny Lake are tlie trout, lake trout, and bass. There are
also taken in small quantity in the winter, white herring. This latter fish
is said to be exceedingly delicate and fine in flavor, and from all I can
learn seems to be the whitefish of the great lakes. How it came into
Kilkenny is a mystery, as it is found in no other lake in the vicinity. It
is an unfortunate circumstance that the trout in this lake can only be
taken freely at two seasons of the year, viz: during the latter half of
May and first half of June, and the latter half of September and first half
of October; but from the first of October it is unlawful to fish. During
the summer an occasional “lunge” may be taken bottom fishing, hut the
angler had much better devote himself to the black bass, wfluch are very
numerous. There are two kinds of trout in this lake, the lake trout or
“black trout,” as it is called, growing sometimes to twenty pounds
weight and much more slender and graceful than its Lake Superior
brother, and the “red trout,” or brook trout (£alnio fontinalis ), which
seldom weighs over four pounds. In the seasons spoken of the latter
fish will take almost any bait, and I have even caught them with a spoon,
trolling. Among flies their favorite seems to be those with yellowish
bodies and mottled wings, and I have one before me now which proved,
in the latter part of the season particularly, killing. The size is that of
a small salmon fly; body yellow, wound with fiat tinsel; tail rather long
and of alight mottled black and white; wings mottled brown and black,
with iuner wings of pale red; hackle a yellowish gray. Round the head
are two or three turns of peacock herl, which give an appearance of a
head and eyes. I have seen again and again two fish rash for a similar fly
at once, leaving the other two flies untouched. The fishing is mostly
from boat or raft, the only place from whence a fly can be successfully
thrown, being at the inlet of the lake. When fishing with bait or min¬
now', however, many rocks near shore afford a good foothold. In Red
Trout Lake, two and a half miles from Kilkenny, there are no fish ex¬
cept the brook trout, and any one going there at the proper season—well,
I do’nt want to tell the story of a certain day’s fishing there, for fear of
its being accounted entirely too fishy. The trout in this lake are not al¬
ways to be depended on, as one day they will bite freely and the next,
though a precisely similar day in all respects, you will not get a rise;
but in flavor and gaminess they are superior to the trout of Kilkenny
Lake.

Of Lake Masson, several miles from Lake Kilkenny, almost fabulous
stories are told, bat I have, unfortunately, never been able to test the
truth of them; and there are several small laxes close by Kilkenny
which, though difficult of access, afford splendid sport.

The visitor to these lakes will require to camp out, or else run the
chances of accommodation at some log cabin; in either case'they will re¬
quire to bring all supplies from Montreal. Access is by stage once a day
from Montreal to New Glasgow; fare, $1. At New Glasgow a team must
he hired to the lake, about nine miles. At the lake, William Hamilton,
called “Rapidee Willie,” to distinguish him from a second William Ham¬
ilton, will find a boat, or render any other service that he possibly can.
The Ward brothers also live near the lake and are very obliging. Mr.
John Haile, who lives between New Glasgow and the lake, is a thorough
sportsman; his hand is always extended to any brother of the rod or
gun, and any information or assistance in his power he will cheerfully
give. There are many ever ready to extend an open and hearty welcome
to the true sportsman wherever he goes, and the neighborhood of Kil¬
kenny Lake will prove no exception. Mantlet.

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—Fishing in certain parts of New Brunswick is not with¬
out its perils, as the following letter will show:—

St. John, N. B., May 23 , 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream.— .

As some of the readers of your popular sporting journal may think of
cruising in this province during the summer, the following may prove
both interesting and cautionary: —

I recently made a fishing trip to Lake Utopia, and camped out hermit

fashion. During my cruising I saw bear tracks fresh and plenty, bid

considering myself lord over fish, fowl and brute, thought bruin would

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be satisfied to keep away from me. I, however, kept a good fire going at
night. On the third day I went to a little lake about two miles from
camp and did not return till the day following. On my return, to my
horror, I found my commissariat in a sad state of confusion, grub gone
dishes flung about, blankets torn, a fine lot of trout “I had buried in the
moss ” dug up and disposed of, and last, but not least, my only bottle I
found about twenty yards off, cork out and dry ! whether sucked or
spilled, I did not know or care. I soon saw convincing proofs that a
b’ar had been th’ar. I having nothing to eat, excepting the trout I had
that day caught, and not caring to Robinson Crusoe it any longer, took
a ne w departure forthwith, and determined to go it alone no more in that
quarter. * Yours, &c., R. Beauchamp.

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BLUEFISHING AT BARNEGAT.

jV Beverly, N. J., June 6, 1874.

Ed rr ok Forest and Stream:—

Having a chronic attack of blueftsh on the brain, and an acute one of
eacoethes scribendi, I have resolved upon clothing my ideas in the dra¬
pery of ink and discuss bluefishing.

The run of large fish failed to put in an appearance at the usual time,
and as I expected them to arrive during full moon tides, last Monday af¬
ternoon found me at Barnegat. A few small fish had entered the bay,
and we indulged in hauling them in. Tuesday, catch numbered 68;
Wednesday, 71; Thursday, 122; Friday. 75. Fish averaging about 2}
pounds. On Thursday the condition of the bar admitted of our crossing
it and we took a cruise outside but failed to find large fish. The impres¬
sion among the fishermen is that they have given the bay the cold shoul¬
der for the first time. The small (or summer fish) ranging from one to
four pounds will be plentiful in the hay until the first week in September.
The best time to capture the small run, according to my experience, is
from the middle of July until the middle of August. During my recent
visit I met several readers of the Forest and Stream, and Capt. Ridge¬
way informed me that he had received several letters from piscators who
have seen his name mentioned in F. and S.

It has been asserted that patience is a virtue, and on Thursday and Fri¬
day last I had a practical illustration of it. On Thursday I noticed an
old sheep header on the sheephead ground for eight hours, and on Friday
wc had a repetition of the dose. We approached and inquired “What
luck?” The reply was: “I had two bites yesterday, and expect to catch
a sheephead soon.” Referring to sheephead, I cannot refrain from
pointing out how jealously the Barnegat fishermen project those noble
fish from seine fishermen. Last summer some J ones River fishermen
made several hauls on the sheephead ground and captured quite a num¬
ber. They returned the next day and made another attempt. The net
fouled, and after a time they managed to secure their seine in a dilapi¬
dated condition, and landed three barrels of cement and two old stoves.
Sixteen barrels of cement and sundry old stoves remain to reward the
efforts of future adventurers.

Some of your readers will ridicule me for being so enthusiastic over
bluefishing; but, Mr. Editor, the many are fond of fishing, and it is but
the few who can handle the fly rod. The majority cannot afford to ex¬
pend $30 for a fly rod, or to incur the expenditure of the necessary funds
for a trip to Canada or the Adirondacks. The majority can devote two
or three days to visit a locality where excellent sport can be obtained on
reasonable terms, and it is for the novice and occasional fisherman that I
write. On Wednesday last I met an old acquaintance at Barnegat in
company with his cousin. The latter spent the three last summers in
Canada trout and salmon fishing. They informed me that they had pe¬
rused my article in your columns, and had arrived at the conclu sion that
it was not a fish story, and resolved upon trying their luck. They ex¬
pressed themselves as being more than pleased with their limited experi¬
ence at Barnegat. Al. Fresco.

Friday 13 th June—The inlet and lower bay is literally ali ve with a run of
large fish. Yesterday very large fish were running opposite Egg Harbor
inlet. Many were caught ranging from 15 to 22 lbs. The number of
squids and lines that went to “David Jones 1 Locker” cannot be estima¬
ted. To-day I personally landed two hundred and sixty-three; weight,
t welve hundred pounds. A. F.

CISCO FISHING IN WISCONSIN.

Elkhorn, Wis,, May 28, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Possibly some of your readers may be interested in a brief mention of
sport which, so far as the West is concerned, we claim is peculiar to this
vicinity, to-wit—Cisco fishing at Geneva Lake. I know it is claimed by
writers who evidently jump at their conclusions, that the cisco is found
in vast numbers in Lakes Erie and Michigan, and that it is taken, in fact,
from various western waters inland. I don’t know how it may be with
Lake Erie, but presume the fish taken there are identical ivith the her¬
ring taken from Lake Michigan, which do resemble the cisco in many
particulars, but are at once seen to be “a horse of another color,” when
compared closely. Cisco fishing at Geneva Lake has been an ‘ ‘institu¬
tion” for several years, and to the best of our knowledge the cisco has
never, until this spring, been,taken from any other water in the west. A
few years since, when this question was up, Mr. Roosevelt of New York
informed me that he thought the same fish was found in Lake Ontario,
but that he had not seen or heard of them elsewhere. From the fact that
what we call the cisco fly (probably the May fly) was found at Troy Lakes
(Walworth county, Wis.), it was believed that the cisco might be taken
there also; but all attempt to solve the question had failed until this
spring, when accident betrayed the presence of these fishes in those
waters. We now think that they may be found in other lakes and
streams whose waters run into Fox River, as do the outlets of both Ge¬
neva Lake and Troy Lake. But at this writing there is no well authen¬
ticated account of a cisco ever being taken with the fly in this country,
save at Geneva Lake; and hence all interest in this unique sport centers
t'Pbn that dear, delightful pond.

The cisco season is usually about the 10th of June, the run lasting
about a week. I remember two or three years when they came earlier—
once as early as the 1st of June, but persons coming from abroad to en¬
joy the sport would hit the mark nine times in ten by being on the
ground June 10th. Inveterate fishermen find fair sport now-a days in
trolling for pickerel and black bass. Indeed, I saw this forenoon a string
of fourteen pickerel, averaging 2i or 3 pounds weight, that were taken
rom Delaware Lake, four miles from this place, in three hours’ trolling
tom morning; but our black bass fishing does not coihmence in earnest
witil about the middle of June, and anglers of every degree are now
milking about and preparing for cisco time. The cisco has been so
0 ten described, that its appearance and peculiarities are doubtless famil-
m to your readers, and must not be dwelt upon here. It is a very sym-
O'etiical fish, and they are remarkably uniform in size, weighing from
’ to ten ounces, the majority of them perhaps seven and eight, ounces,
coy light tackle is required, and although it is said that they will bite
ravenously at anything, my experience has been that, as a rule, they can
! m | lx ‘‘ taken with the fly, myriads of which are found on the grass and
sues along the shore during the cisco run. There are differing opin-
.? ns iu re ?ard to the quality of ciscoes for the table, many holding that
^ e y are unsurpassed by any fish thqt swims, and others placing them
wv tlle ^ ro °k trout, black bass, and bullhead even. They are very
t jt 1 ' and delicate, and the fact is that when properly cooked, immedi-
f e o after being taken from the water ; they are very fine. The Green-
tad Club have for several years past spent a week in camp at Geneva
ake in cisco time, and we have had much rare sport in taking the little
eauties and many a square meal of ciscoes on the ground.

Genova village, a delightful and growing place of summer resort, is
d ^tcd at the foot of Geneva Lake, and is headquarters for the cisco
ninpaign. But during the “run”, thousands of 'people from the stir-
oiindiug country visit the shores, hundreds of people tent on the beach,
scores of camp fires are seen on all sides in the calm summer nights.
18 Wor th the while for any enthusiastic piscator to go a-ciscoeing once

in his life at least. He will very likely conclude that it is not equal to
salmon or trout fishing, but he will find his skill and patience sufficiently
taxed to make his first dozen ciscoes seem a genuine and thrilling
victory.

Geneva,is about sixty miles northwest from Chicago,and easily reached
by rail via C. and N. W. R. R. Good hotel accommodation and all sorts
of boating facilities may be had at reasonable rates.

At this writing it is not determined whether or not the Greenhead Club
will pitch their tent on Geneva Lake this season, but should any of the
Forest and Stream staff conclude to cast a fly for ciscoes thereaway
this season, let him or them fail not to find and enter the Greenhead
camp. Greenhead.

^pitiorml ffdgtiims.

—A match game of cricket was played on Saturday last
at Haverford College between the 2d Eleven of the Dorian
0. C. of the College, and the 2d Merion Eleven. Want of
time prevented the match being played out, the Merion
not finishing their second innings, and the Dorians getting
no second innings at all. The “Mary Anns” got the hall
on the score of the first innings. The game stood, when it
left off, for the Merions, 107, with nine wickets down ; for
the Dorians 33 in their first innings, their second innings
not played

—We note the following base ball games since our last
issue :

June 10—Athletic vs. Mutual at Philadelphia.13 to 3

June 11—Boston vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia. 9 to 5

June 11—Chicago vs. Baltimore, at Baltimore..—12 to 6

June 12—Baltimore vs. Boston, at Baltimore.17 to 12

June 12—Mutual vs. Athletic, at New York. 9 to 6

June 13—Chicago vs. Baltimore, at Baltimore.14 to 11

June 13—Mutual vs. Boston, at New York.19 to 11

June 13--Red Stockings vs. Atlantic, at Brooklyn.15 to 4

June 15—Philadelphia vs. Chicago, at Philadelphia. 8 to 6

June 15—Chelseas vs. Flyaway^, at Brooklyn.18 to 6

—In a game of base hall played at New Haven, on Satur¬
day, between the Nightingales of that city and a nine from
Gen. Kussell’s Institute, the ninth inning resulted in a tie.
The nines were compelled to play seventeen innings before
the game was decided, the score standing 10 to 8.

—A match game of cricket was played at St. Louis on
Saturday, June 6, between the second elevens of the St.
Louis and St. George clubs, which resulted in a victory for
the former club, by a score of 125 to 98, in two innings.

—A cricket match was played on the grounds of the
Boston Club at East Cambridge, on Saturday, between the
Albion Club of that city and the Harvards of Old Cam¬
bridge, in which the Harvards won in two innings by a
score of 80 to 79.

—James Gordon Bennett has contributed two thousand
dollars to he expended in prizes for walking and running
matches in Saratoga July 17.

---

Princeton, .N. J., June 13, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Since my last communication the Princeton College Nine
have played several games, the first of which was with the
Hartford Club on the 4th inst. The “boys” could not get
down to play until the 5th inning, when the Hartford’s had
already secured 9 runs to their 1. Still by plucky up hill
play and fine hatting the game closed with the score, Hart¬
ford, 14 ; Princeton, 6. On Saturday, June 6th, the
college boys took a little trip to Germantown, and there
engaged the celebrated Germantown Base Ball Club, on
whose nine we noticed the famous cricketers Bob and Dan
Newhall. The fielding of the college boys was sim-ply
superb, thby never being in better trim, but three errors
being accredited to them, while their opponents showed
lack of practice, although they hatted heavily. The score
was as follows :

Germantown,.1 | Princeton,.8

For the past week the Princeton nine have been very
busy with examinations, and base ball has been at a discount,
but'on Saturday, June 13tli, the Nameless Club of Brooklyn,
which has been playing many college nines this year, took
the opportunity of visiting Princeton. Though the wind
was blowing quite strongly in the morning it did not inter¬
fere much with the game, which came off at 12 M. The
fielding of the Nameless was loose, and not up to their
mark, the left fielder short stop doing good work for them,
and Grierson handling the ash in good style. The playing
of Princeton in the field was excellent with the exception
of Beach, who by errors gave them the 4 runs, Mann,
Woods and 'Van Deventer, hearing off the palm, while
their batting was very heavy. Williamson, 5 base hits,
leading, followed by Beach 4, and Jacobus 3.

The game resulted in an easy victory for the college
boys by the following score : Nameless, 4 ; Princeton, 21 ;
Umpire, Mr. A. C. Crawford, Princeton,’74 ; Base hits,
Princeton, 22 ; Nameless, 8.

On the 23d of the month some professional or college
club, if we can persuade the latter, will play here.

The Caledonian games have been set down for Saturday,
June 20tli, at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. The entries are
numerous, and owing to the active interest taken in these
games and the earnest .training, a fine contest may he anti¬
cipated.

Though this is but the second year of the establishment
of this organization, yet in our games last year many .of the
performances were highly commendable and flattering.
The order of their "performances will he: Throwing
Base Ball, Standing Long Jump, 100 Yard Race, Putting
Cannon Ball, Standing High Leap, Running Long Jump,
Hurdle Race, Throwing the Hammer, Run, Hop, Step and
Jump, Vaulting with Pole, J Mile Race, Running High
Leap, Hitch and Kick, 4 Mile Race, Three Legged Race,

For each of these ten (a first and second) gold medals
will be given. A valuable gold medal will also he pre¬
sented by a friend of the college to the best general athlete.

J. H. Van Deventer, President.

Tiieo. Sheldon, Secretary.

Champion.

New Haven, June 13, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:

On June 10 the Yale nine, for the second time this season,
met the famous “Atlantic” club, otf the grounds of the
former, and for a second time this year suffered defeat.
Atlantic, 15; Yale, 12. On Friday, June 12, the Yales
were beaten by the Hai'tfords by the following score—
Yale, 8; Hartford, 17. A game is announced to have been
arranged with the Philadelphia club for June 20 in this
city; also, it is contemplated with the Baltimore nine.

“Tyro.”

Jltmvep Jgi? (jfeomsyondenig.

J. W. S., Waterford, Conn.— Answer in ourlnext.

C. W. A., Newark.—Will print your letter, with reply, in oru* next.

R. W. A., New Haven.—Write to Doc Stuart, Bloomingbtirgh, Sulli¬
van county, N. Y.

D. H.. New York.— Are robins really an insectivorous and harmless
bird? Ans. Yes.

W.D. V., Jr., Brooklyn.—What is good for the face, when out fishing,
to prevent sun tan? Ans. Buttermilk.

Buena Yentura. Flint, Mich.—Yours received with thanks. Will
print, at earliest opportunity.

Odd Pigeon Shooter, New York.—You do not give your name.
Note italics at tne head of this column.

P., Boston.—Can you supply Nos. 1,11, 17, 19, vol. one, to a subscri¬
ber to complete his file for binding? Ans. Yes.

Camper —Most of the wilderness hardwood knobs of Pennsylvania
abound in squirrels, and are interspersed with trout streams.

H. R., Duluth.—We have sent a portion of your letter to the gentle¬
man mentioned. He is perfectly reliable and will answer you in a day.

Secretary.— The builders of bass wood (not cedar) canoes in Onta¬
rio, Canada, are, Wm. English of Peterboro, and -Gordan of North

Douro. Shoe packs are not made in Peterboro.

C. W. B., Newark—Having had a discussion when close season for
trout commences in the States of New York, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey.

H. E., Pittsburg.—If a fine black and tan bitch has her first litter to a
board yard, or common cur, does it follow that all her succeeding litters
will be impure, although she is bred only to pure dogs? Ans. They
will

Master Lewis, Alleghany City.—Original copy of Walton excessively
difficult to procure and worth its weight about thrice in gold. See ar¬
ticle in Forest and Stream of January 22,1874.

L. M. H., St. Paul.—Think the rifle you ask about is the very best for
the purposes you require. It is light, convenient, wonderfully accurate,
and we believe, as a magazine gun, superior to all others.

H. Carson, Akron, Ohio.—Do you know whether there are any deer
and bear in the mountains of southern Yirginia? Ans. There are deer
and bear all through the mountain ranges of southwestern Yirginia.

Quebec.— Will United States money pass current in Canada, vicinity
of Quebec, or will it be necessary to take English money? Ans. In
Quebec, yes; in the vicinity, no. You can exchange greenbacks for sil¬
ver in Quebec at any place.

B. B., Schenectady.—What is the best map of the Adirondacks? Ans.
Ely’s, published by Colton’s, New York, and for sale at Syracuse book¬
sellers. We know nothing of the contemplated new map by a Brooklyn
photographer. Who is it?

G. R. W interfield, New York.—Where can I find good snipe shoot
ing during the months of July and August, particularly the latter month,
and not have it attended with very much expense? Ans. Tom’s River,
Barnegat; Quogue, Long Island. Go to Captain Cooper’s.

W. W., New York.—Where can a party of boys camp out about fifty
miles from New York, and would July or August be a good month to go
there, and how much is the fare? Ans. On Lake Oscawanna, Putnam
county; about $3 each. The best months for general fishing,

Piscator.— Can you tell me where I can find good fishing in the
neighborhood of N. Y. City, salt water preferred? Ans. Hurl Gate, Jer¬
sey Flats, Kill von Kujl, the Narrows, Coney Island Creek, CanarsieBay,
Rockaway Beach, Barnegat, Shrewsbury River, Fishing Banks, &c., all
within an hoiir.or so of New York.

W. H., Ralston, Pa.—It is lawful to catch trout at any season of the
year in the public streams of Pennsylvania for the purpose of stocking
pond s; hut they should be caught in a way not to injure the fish not used.
The State Commissioners are H. J. Reeder, Easton; B. L. Hewitt,
Holidaysburg; James Duffy, Marietta.

Pistol, Philadelphia.—The best pistol for target practice is Stephen¬
son’s; one with a skeleton stock which can be put on or off at pleasure;
size of cartridge, 22; 10 to 12 inch barrel. The range should be at 12paces
—36 feet—to start with, to be increased up to 60 feet. Size of target with
an inch bullseye, about six inches in diameter. Send to Mr. Conlin, No.
930 Broadway, for targets.

E. B.J., Long Branch.—1. Would across between a setter dog and a
pointer have hair between his toes, and what do you think of the cross?
Ans. See Forest and Stream May 21. 2d. If a fine pointer bitch had
pups by a coach dog, would they be worth anything as sporting dogs;
would they not show their father plainly? Ans. They would be utterly
worthless. 3d. Are not pointers often spotted? Ans. Yes.

R. L. W., Alleghany co., Penn.—Think at all ranges there is no differ¬
ence between the arms. The question though is not, as yet, fully decid¬
ed. In England for long ranges muzzle loaders are preferred, but in
this country our breech-loaders, we think, are better than theirs. A true
Dandy Dinmont would be difficult to procure. Write us later—in about
six weeks—and we may perhaps find you one.

A. Bellaire, Ohio.— I notice that parties intending to fish the Neepi-
gon waters are instructed to take rod and tackle of greater strength than
that used in other quarters. Please give me your idea of the weight and
other requisites of a rod, &c., to be handled by one whose experience
with sin his rather limited? Ans. Take a light salmon rod. Our own is
a split bamboo, length, 16£ feet; weight, 2£ lbs. The rapids are strong,
the river wide and very deep, and the fish not to be trifled with; average
weight fully three pounds.

A. B. F., Greenville, Me,—Small trout fry—say yearlings—1,000 of
them, were carried by Mr. Stone in eighty gallons of water, kept very
cold and well aerated, a distance of 109 miles about this time of the year.
We should think that in 100 gallons of water sixty half-pound trGut
could be safely carried. Temperature of the water should be kept some-
where in the neighborhood of 65 degrees with ice. Aeration can he pro¬
duced by taking the water up with a dipper and letting it fall at a dis¬
tance of a couple of feet in a thin stream, or by using a colander for the
same purpose. Consult “Domesticated Trout,” by Livingston Stone.

Sufferer.-- A correspondent kindly sends the following remedy for ivy
poison: Tincture lobelia, (equal parts water) or sugar of lead, or Pond’s
extract (Hammali’s). I have tried- all of the above, and find them good
for ivy poison. Think the “Hammalis” the best; very cooling and allays
the itching, &c. Ivy poison has a “ran” of about one w r eek, no matter
what you apply. I was badly poisoned three times last season, and used
the lobelia,and Hammalis.

Another correspondent recommends carbolic acid and glycerine in the
proportion of about one part of the acid to three of glycerine, which is
also good for all kinds of insect bites, burns, cuts, bruises, &c.

And still another correspondent, who is an old woodsman and veteran
of the Mexican war, recommends a strong decoction of lobelia applied
outwardly.

W. M. O.—Wi yo.u inform me in your Answers to Correspondents
where I can buy a rawhide lasso, also about what it would cost? Ans.
Go to the “Sw T amp” and buy a green bull hide, lay it flat on a smooth
floor, cut off the legs and irregular pieces with a sharp knife until you
bring it to an oblong or oval shape, then commence at the outer edge and
cut a strip an inch wide or more, following the circular form until you
have secured the required length, which should be fifty feet; then wind
it oil two posts, trees, or stakes, drawing it as taut as possible so as to
stretch it. Then roll it foot by foot between two small boards to make
it pliable, and then boil it in oil to keep it so, otherwise it will become
very hard and dry when it gets wet. Then make a slip-noose at the end,
and your lariat is complete. To ensure a good, free running noose, bend
the end on over an eye or iron ring three fourths of an inch ill diameter.
A lariat made of strips of buckskin braided and oiled is very serviceable-

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All communications intended for publication must, be accompanied with
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Articles relating to any topic within the scope of this paper are solicited.

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Secretaries of Clubs and Associations are urged to favor us with brief
notes of their movements and tr. suctions, as it is the aim of this paper
to become a medium of useful aim i enable information between gentle¬
men sportsmen from one end of the country to the other ; and they will
find our columns a desirable medium for advertising announcements.

The Publishers of Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the
patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re¬
fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that
is beautiful in Nature. It will pander to no depraved tastes, nor pervert
the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always
tend to make them unpopular with the virtuous and good. No advertise¬
ment or business notice of an immoral character will be received on any
terms ; and nothing will be admitted to any department o the paper that
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money remitted to us is lost.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT wf.EK.

Friday, June 19th. -Mystic Park, Boston.—Warwick Driving Park.N.
Y.— Peru Trotting Park Association, Peru, N. Y.—Horse Breeder’s As¬
sociation, Jackson, Mich.

Saturday, June 20th.—Amateur rifle match at Creedmoor—American
Jockey Club, Jerome Park races, near Fordham, N. Y.

Monday, June 22d.—Harlem regatta Association, Harlem, N. Y.— New
York State Sportsmens’ Convention, and 5 following days.

Tuesday, June 23.—Medina Driving Park, Medina—New York Agri¬
cultural Society, Lapotte, Ind. -East Saginaw Driving Park, Mich.

We t nesday, June 24.—Beacon Park, Boston, Mass.—Medina Driving
Park, Medina, N. Y.—Laporte Agricultural Society, Laporte, Ind.—Wa-
verly’Park Association, Waverly, N. Y.— Jefferson County Association,
Steubenville, Ohio—Boat race, William Scbarff and Janies Ten Eyck, at
Peekskill, N. Y.

Thursday, June 25th.—Medina Driving Park, Medina, N. Y.—Agri¬
cultural Society, Laporte, Ind.—East Saginaw Association, Mich.—Wa¬
verly Park Association, N. Y.—Jefferson County Association, Steuben¬
ville, Ohio—Atalanta Boat Club vs. Yale at Lake Saltonstall—Patapsco
Navy regatta at Baltimore—Dorchester Yacht Club, Boston—Potomac
Boat Club regatta, Washington, D. C.

TO THE PUBLIC.

Edward Moore, who was formerly connected with the Forest and
Stream as canvassing agent, is no longer in the employ of this Company,
his connection having ceased on the first day of May last.

Art Notes. _One of our most attentive and earnest cor¬

respondents in Hartford is Mr. Tlios. S. Steele, who is fast
becoming noted as an artist, as well as an anglei. Some
time since we had occasion to speak in terms of high praise
of some trout pictures of his, which, considering the fact
that he is but an amateur, show a remarkable degree of
talent. Whe have now before us the photographs of two
other oil paintings of his, recently completed, which will
not only bear criticism as works of art., but possess a pecu¬
liar additional interest from the fact that, one at least
is a delineation of a monster trout from Rangeley
Lakes, Maine, weighing six pounds, and measuring
25-^ inches in length ! In one of the photographs, this
fish is hung up beside the artist who is standing, and thus
some idea of its immense proportions is conveyed. A six-
pound trout is not much of a minnow. This same fish has
already figured in the columns of this paper, with a record of
its dimensions and method of capture. The Hartford papers
make favorable mention of Mr. Steele’s paintings!

THE TRAC K OF TH E HORSE.

I N our last number we described the movements of the
horse, and supplied data in regard to the intervals of
time in raising his feet.

An acquaintance with the track made by a horse in order
to determine at what gait he is going, is not difficult.

The following diagram will show how horses’ feet come
down at the various gaits, and their position will pretty
well indicate the speed of the animal. Soldiers following
the trail of Indians by these tracks form an idea as to the
probability of overtaking them, and regulate their move¬
ments accordingly.

Running.

Trotting.

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O

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O

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W alking.

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[C is a single foot mark, q) the double foot.]

We are indebted for this simple delineation of a horse
track, somewhat modified by us, to an excellent work en¬
titled “The Prairie Traveller,” by Captain Marcy, pub¬
lished some years ago by Messrs. Harper & Bros., and the
utility of which we have often proved in years past to our
eminent satisfaction.

All the facts we have given are of exceeding interest and
may be of practical use not only to the artist but to the
explorer. The sequence is a strange one, which starting with
a critique and picture in a London gallery, ends by bringing
us on the western plains, where perhaps to-day General
Custer with his scouts are examining just such signs on
the yielding grass of the prairie, and tracking the savage
to his lair. There are perhaps certain peculiarities of gait
in animals, which require particular study. A diagram
explanatory of the side lope of the wolf, which while going
forward in a straight direction, holds his body aslant to the
line of progress would be a curious one. Some dogs, too,
have this strange movement, anu occasionally it is devel¬
oped in horses of peculiar breeds.

WHAT THE ARMY AND NAVY ARE DO¬
ING IN ARMS AND MATERIAL.

T HE publication of Sir Joseph Whitworth’s two books
on guns and steel are works which must have their
influence on the construction of all arms. The great theo¬
retical and practical knowledge of the author, and the long
and arduous labors he has undertaken, ndt only in regard
to the material to be used in arms, but as to their construc¬
tion, have made Sir Joseph Whitworth’s name to be con¬
sidered authority on these subjects.

In the United States we are too far removed from the
scene of English action to appreciate fully the character of
Sir Joseph’s grievances. Efforts on the part of this great
mechanician to induce, if not a change in the character of
the arms used in England, at least one as to the materials
to be employed, have apparently been rebuffed for the last
five years. Whitworth having conclusively shown the
enormous resisting power of steel, made by a process of
his own, over the best cast or wrought iron used by the
English ordnance, and having exemplified it by a series of
the most positive experiments, he naturally cannot take
pleasantly such an assertion as this, advanced by an Eng¬
lish General attached to the war dejiartment, that “he
thought it not improbable that good cast iron would stand
the test shown by the Whitworth steel.” Of course it
must be intensely discouraging to a man of Whitworth’s
known ability to have his great labors put aside by igno¬
rant officials, with the plea “that, they were of no official
importance.” Experiments of this character, where a cyl¬
inder of Whitworth’s compressed steel remained unin¬
jured after forty-eight explosions, each of one and a half
pounds (twenty-four ounces) of powder, and a cast iron
cylinder breaking into twenty pieces after a first discharge
of only three ounces, seem to be conclusive that the Whit¬
worth steel has immense advantages over all other known
materials. Questions of material, then, have much to do,
not only with the construction of the lieaviei arms used in
service, but also with our sportiug guns and rifles. The
London Times , writing of the excellence of the material
used by Whitworth, mentions “a pair of barrels for a
fowling piece, worked out of a solid mass of the Whit¬
worth metal, and polished without staining, of a strength
which no ordinary barrels can approach, these are at the
same time so light that they suggest the idea of aluminium

rather than of steel, the secret of their lightness bein
the density of the metal enables it to be reduced in^ ^
tity, and that the barrels are comparatively thin ”
Whether the arm called by the inventor the Whitw
rifle can be practically used as yet by the soldier we ° *
doubt about. In commenting on Sir Joseph’s labors^ 's
the very cold shoulder he has received from the En ?!
government, we have put these facts in evidence in ,
to contrast them with the action of our own ordnance d *
partment. *

Naturally, our bureau of ordnance has no light, task ’
j order to keep up with the rapid advance made by
| manufacturers of arms. We believe the time has m *1
| when it was said “that the war department only usecK
j arm when popular opinion forced it on them.” Twent^
j five years ago this point might have been taken. To-day w'
J feel convinced that any such an opinion would not be meT

I ited. The great strides made in arms by our Remingtons
Sharps, and Ward Burtons have their influences. Ques ¬
tions asked by United States officers are cheerfully and in
telligibly answered, and they seem to think that their duties
are but partly fulfilled when they attend to the matters
only required by the army regulations, because they appre¬
ciate more fully that in a country of citizen soldiers the
ordnance should spare no pains to disseminate the infor
mation which they acquire, so that, so to speak, their tech¬
nical leaven may affect the whole mass. If, then, our offi¬
cers, bred to the profession of arms, are influenced by the
progress made outside of their department, on their side
they aid us in every way by giving us proper notions of
the peculiarities of all the system of rifles and their work¬
ings, and the publication of such a thorough work as
“Ordnance Memoranda No. 15” adds immensely to our
stock of knowledge.

In our last review of Creedmoor we spoke of the new
Springfield arm, and of its excellence. We append two
targets made by this arm at the Springfield armory, which
are very remarkable, showing the least absolute deviation
we think, on record.

TARGET NO. 1.—TWO FEET SQUARE, ONE INCH DIVISIONS.
Range, 500 yards; elevation, 1 deg., 5 min., 2 sec.

Gun, Springfield breech loader rifle musket, model 1873.

Diameter of bore, .45.

Length of barrel, 32.6.

Weight, 3 lbs., 9£ oz.

Grooves, number of, 3.

Grooves, depth of, 0 sec., 0C5.

Grooves, twist of, uniform, 1 turn in 22 inches.

Ammunition, service.

Lubricant, sperm oil, beeswax, and graphite.

Ball, kind of, service
Ball, diameter of, 0, 458.

Ball, weight of, 405 grs.

Powder, weight of, 70 grs.

Powder, kind of, Hazard musket.

Wind, intensity, fresh; direction, from left.

Squares represent inches.

NO. 1.

One shot just out of the target, but on the edge; twenty
shots. Mean absolute deviation, 6.16.

TARGET NO. 2. —TWO FEET SQUARE, ONE INCH DIVISIONS.
Range, 500 yards.

Gnn, sample carbine, model 1873.

Diameter of bore, 0.45.

Length of barrel, 22.

Weight, 2.625 lbs.

Grooves, number of, 3.

Grooves, depth of, uniform, 0 min., 005.

Grooves, twist of, one turn in 22 inches.

Ammunition, service.

Ball, kind of, elongated service.

Ball, diameter of, 0.458.

Ball, weight of, 405 grs.

Powder, weight of, 70 grs.

Powder, kind of. Hazard, No. 4.

Wind, intensity, stiff breeze; direction, from right and rear.

NO. 3.

Mean absolute deviation, 6.08.

It will be noticed that target No. 2 was made with a rifle
barrel twenty-two inches long. It is believed that these

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are the two lowest mean deviations on record at a range of
500 yards. We publish these targets to let our people know
that the government of the United States is indefatigable
in perfecting its arms, and is arriving at wonderful
results. It is not alone in the war department that experi¬
ments as to the materials, such as iron or steel used in
arms are being made. In the navy, Commander Beardslee
is likely, by his discoveries, to revolutionize the old theo¬
ries in regard to the strength of iron, and, with Professor
Thurston, of the Stevens Institute, they have both, curiously
enough, arrived at this important fact—that iron, when
under tension or strain, and left to itself, absolutely in¬
creases its power of resistance. What improvements, then,
m arms, materials, and in the explosive compounds may
not be expected in the next ten years!

CREEDMOOR—SHOOTING FOR THE
REMINGTON DIAMOND BADGE.

O WIN’G to the rain during the opening match, as may
be found by referring to our issue of June 11th, the
match for the Remington Diamond Badge was forcedly
postponed. This important event took place on Saturday
last, June 13. Experts from home and abroad look with
no little interest for this match, as by the scores some kind
of prognostication can be made of our ability to hold out-
own with the Irish team. As the terms of a final posses¬
sion of the very handsome badge offered by the Messrs.
Remington require that it shall be won three times by the
same person, and the event of Saturday placing it in new
hands, we may expect that this reward for good marks¬
manship at long ranges will most thoroughly test the shoot¬
ing and staying powers of the Amateur Rifle Club.

The weather was fair, a little uncertain at times, clouds
occasionally producing varying effects of light, and the
wind blowing from time to time in puffs, from Y to IX,
that is, from the back to the left of the range.' There are
certain currents of wind on the range most peculiar in their
action, which are only observable by the careful marks¬
man, who watches Boreas, when at long range, as would a
China captain when on the quv Dive for a typhoon. On Sat¬
urday last, at the 1,000 yard range, at one and the same
time, the wind showed by the flag that it was blowing from
the,south and from the west in two distinct currents. We
would particularly suggest to General Shaler that more
flag staffs be planted—say one at the 500 yard range, and
another at the 1,000 yard range. They might facilitate the
shooters.

There was an excellent gathering of the elite to contest
for Match No. 5 of the spring meeting of the National
Rifle Association. The regulations under which the Rem¬
ington Diamond Badge were .to be shot for were as fol¬
lowsThe distances were 500, 800, and 1,000 yards, any
position; seven rounds to be fired at each range, with the
privilege of two sighting shots. The twenty best scores at
500 yards to compete at 80Q, and the ten best to compete at
1,000. There were thirty-two entries at the 500 yard range.

‘ The following are the scores:
Name.

Arm.

Score.

' Total.

. Sharp mil....

4 4 4 3 14 4

27

.Rem sport...

4 3 4 4 3 4 4

26

.Sharp sport..

3444431

26

.Rem sport...

3434443

25

.Rem sport.

4243444

25

.Rem sport...

3343434

24

.Rem sport...

4444224

24

. Sharp sport..

0444443

23

.Sharp sport..

2443333

22

Sharp, sport..

3244243

22

.Sharp sport..

3243343

22

.Rem sport...

3333333

21

.Rem sport...

2334324

21

.Rem sport . /

3304434

21

.Rem sport...

4330434

2J

. Rem sport...

3034443

21

. Sharp sport..

2243333

20

. Rem sport...

3334430

20

. Rem sport...

2332343

20

. Rem sport...

3432242

20

.Sharp mil...

2333332

19

.Sharp sport.

0243334

19

.Sharp sport..

3323220

15

;.Sharp mil....

3320034

15

. Sharp sport..

2423030

14

.Rem mil.

2243300

14

. Rem sport...

0002434

13

.Rem sport...

0304022

11

. WardBurton.

2220302

11.

.Sharp sport..

2203002

9

. Sharp mil_

0000233

8

. Rem mil_

0030000

3

.Rem mil_

0000000

0

In a possible score of 28, the scores making 21, or an
average of a centre for each, are excellent ones. The
shooting of Messrs. Fulton, 27; Conlin, 26; Backer, 26;
Bodine, 25; Dakin, 25; Roux, 24; Omand, 24; Crouch,
Yale, 22; and others, was exceptionally good. The
increased range of 300 yards was quickly reached, markers
sought the new targets, and the match at the longer dis¬
tance was soon commenced. The process of elimination
being now in order, twenty marksmen were in place, when
the following scores were made:—

Name. Arm. 800 yds.

Pr' t? 1 ?. .Rem sporting. 4442444

. Fulton..Sharp military. 3 3 4 3 4 4 4

tY ' ’j'Onnn.Sharp sporting. 3433434

ohn Bochne.Rem sporting_,. 4333443

It' .Rem sporting. 4324343

r A' .Sharp sporting. 4 0 4 3 4 2 4

J m I* ~, 111 • : .Rem sporting. 2404343

a Wflllua.Sharp sporting. 44023 4 3

OenrAn le -• \.Sharp sporting. 2 2 3 3 2 3 4

oeorge Croneh.Sharp sporting. 0 3 3 3 3 3 3

a v ° & ^°rd ..Rem military. 2432322

P ‘ u' W M H ield ' Jr .Rem military. 2 4 4 2 3 3 0

Lieut rftu - • . Reui porting. 33230 3 3

\\ « o° : tnldersleeve.Rem sporting. 0 3 3 3 0 3 4

W - w .Rem sporting. 0430333

W t.; Rpuionston.Sharp sporting. 00234 3 3

A ’ A 1 ; Lh Q ;rston.Rem sporting. 20233 3 0

neon Backer.Rem sporting. 0033024

Here the difference of the 300 yards commenced to tell.
®° I ai \ Mr. Omand’s 26, all bullseyes save the fourth shot,
which was an outer, was a famous one; so was Mr. Ful¬

Total
26
25
24
2 %
23
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
13
13
12

ton’s, with 25, Mr. Conlin’s, with 24, and in fact all down
the line, as far as those scoring 20. It looked as if it was
narrowing itself down to a contest between the three lead¬
ers of the string—Fulton, Omand, and Conlin—whose ag¬
gregate scores were, for Fulton, the handsome one of 53,
in a possible 56 (immensely tall shooting), and 50 for each
of the other two. Captain Bodine’s chances, though he
was known to be a steady, quiet shot, were thought to be
nowhere. The flags were pulled up, and the exciting-
match at 1,000 yards was next in order. There having
been some irregularity in the printing of the programme,
it was agreed, all contestants cheerfully assenting, that Mr.
Crouch should shoot with the ten best aggregate scores,
which made the number of marksmen at the last stage
eleven. Firing was quickly commenced, with the follow¬
ing result:—

Name.

General Dakin.
Colonel Bodine

A. J. Roux_

E. H. Sanford.

J. L. Price.

J. T. B. Collins

G. W. Yale.

George Crouch.
R. Omand.

H. Fulton.

J. S. Coni, n_

Arm.

1000 yds.

Total

.Rem sporting.

2432243

20

Rem sporting..

2430434

20

Rem sporting ..._

0443402

17

Sharp sporting.

4334200

16

Sharp sporting.

0330420

12

Sharp sporting.

0340020

9

Sharp sporting.

0303000

6

Sharp sporting..

2030000

5

Rem sporting.

0020000

2

Sharp military....

0000002

2

Sharp sporting.

0000000

0

Evidently there was a considerable slipping up some¬
where. Now Captain Bodine was handsomely ahead on
the aggregate, with his score of 25, 24, aqd 20, a total of
69. The wind blowing sharp at the close may have dis¬
concerted such crack shots as Omand, Conlin, and Fulton,
but as it was all three of them together scored but 4 in the
the twenty one shots. The following recapitulation is nec¬

essary' :—

Name.

Arm.

500

Yards

800

Yards.

1,000

Yards,

Grand

Total.

Colonel Bodine....

— Rem sporting..

... 25

24

20

69

General Dakin....

....Rem sporting..

.. . 25

20

20

65

A. J. Roux.

... 24

23

17

64

E. H. Sanford....

... 22

• 18

16

56

J. L. Price.

... .Sharp sporting.

... 22

i‘l

12

55

Ii. Fulton.

... 27

25

2

54

R. Omand.

... 24

26

2

52

J. S. Conlin.

... 26

24

0

50

J. T. B. Collins..

-Sharp sporting.

... 20

20

9

49

G. W. Yale.

-Sharp sporting.

... 22

19

6

47

George Crouch....

. .Sharp sporting.

... 23

18

5

46

Sixty-nine, In a possible 84, is very good shooting. On
the 15th of November, 1873, when the last shooting for
this match came off, the following- scores were made.—
J. Omand, 500y’ds. 23; 800 y’ds, 25; 1,000y’ds, 22—total, 70.
The total of the ten shooting then, was 503. Taking the ten
leading shots in the present match the total made on Sat¬
urday last was 607, showing a most decided improvement
of over ten points per man. We should suppose that this
evidence in figures should cheer the hearts of the Amateur
Rifle Club, and make them work all the harder in order to
tackle with the famous Irish team.

The prizes were awarded as follows:—To Captain Bo¬
dine, the Diamond Badge; to General Dakin, the handsome
Whitworth rifle, presented by T. C. Clark, Esq., of Phila¬
delphia, and with it a life membership in the National
Rifle Association; to Mr. Roux, $10 in cash; to Mr. E. H.
Sandford, $5; to Mr. J, L. Price, $5; and to Lieutenant
Fulton, $3.

Mr. Thurston is now on his way to shoot at Wimbledon,
and Mr. Omand leaves shortly to take his place with the
Canadians among the team going to England. Members
of the Seventh Regiment had their quiet match on the
same day, and the famous “shells” were won by Mr. E. IT.
Sandford. Tc-day (Thursday) the Twenty-second Regi¬
ment will have a day of it at Creedmoor. Next Saturday
the regular amateur badge will be shot for. Everything
seems to be in excellent working trim at Creedmoor, and
the enthusiasm for rifle shooting is increasing. We do
wish, though, that something serious would be done on tlie
part of the Amateur Rifle Club and the National Rifle As¬
sociation in regard to the reception of the Irishmen. It is
time to commence now.

On Thursday last the Twelfth Regiment met at Creedmoor
under the command of Colonel Ward. There were some
200 competitors. The shooting was at 200 and 500 yards.
To entitle shooting at the 500 y r ard range, a score of 8 had
to be made. The following are the forty-one best scores;—

ENCOURAGE THE INTERNATIONAL
RTFLE MATCH.

N OW that the International Rifle Match has become a
thing accomplished it is important that no exertion
should be spared by Americans, whether interested in rifle
practice or not, to see that our country is creditably repre¬
sented upon this occasion. The United States has always
been considered the home of the rifleman. At the distances
they have been accustomed to shoot, there can be no
question but what American riflemen need fear no compe¬
tition. Tn the extreme ranges contemplated in this match,
however, much more is required than a keen eye and steady
hand. The vary ing influences of the wind, the density of
the atmosphere and the optical effects of light and shade on
all matters, which, although comparatively unimportant a
“forty rods,” yet, at a thousand yards, constitute difficulties
which can only be overcome by a combination of sound
judgment and great experience.

The time during which this experience is to be acquired
is all too short, but no effort must be spared to take advan¬
tage of it. The gentlemen of the Amateur Rifle Club, who
have so pluckily taken up the challenge of our Irish friends,
are doing their level best, and their scores at the last long
range match, although fired during a particularly perplex¬
ing gusty wind, show not only a decided improvement over
last fall, but demonstrate also their growing ability 1o
struggle against such contingencies. Tt is a matter of
regret, however, that they do not receive the assistance
from the public or the press, wdiicli they are entitled to, or
which their antagonists are receiving in their own country.
In Ireland, and in the leading sporting papers of all Great
Britain, the International match is a subject of constant
discussion. How are the public behind the press in this
matter? Such leading men as Lord Cairns, the Lord Chan¬
cellor of England, the Earl of Dunraven, the Earl of King¬
ston, Viscount Massereene, and others have voluntarily con¬
tributed to the expenses of the Irish team, while a large
party, among whom are included Viscount and Lady
Massereene, have arranged to accompany them upon their
trip.

We would respectfully ask what the United States are
doing in this matter? What are our powerful dailies and
weeklies doing to bring out our skilled shots throughout the
land, and to excite public interest in tb§ contest? As far
as we know the only assistance that has been received by
the Amateur Rifle Club is the $500 presented by Messrs.
Sharp and Remington to make up the stake money required.
They have not asked for anything more, but. that is no
reason why they should not have it. The expenses con¬
nected with the match will be heavy. The mere practicing
requires no little expenditure of time and money, and the
Club will be in no condition without outside assistance to
properly represent America upon this occasion. When the
English lords and ladies are uniting to assist the representa¬
tives of Great Britain, have we not among us some plain
democrats who will do as much to sustain the reputation of
their country as any representative of the aristocracy?
Will not those of our countrymen who have in their differ¬
ent sections renowned riflemen make up a purse to pay their
expenses to Creedmoor to help sustain the credit of the
country. Think of it ! Here are the representatives of
Great Britain, the victors at Wimbledon, the winners of the
Elcho shield, coming 3,000 miles over here, under 'he very
shadow of the Stars and Stripes,and calmly challenging the
whole United States to a contest of skill with our national
weapon.

If there ever was an occasion when Americans were ex¬
pected to do something to maintain their reputation, now is
the time. The returns required to be made to the Amateur
Club by those intending to compete must be made by July
1st. The contests for positions upon the team will take
place during July and the match itself will occur about the
last week of September. It behooves us ail then to be stir¬
ring and that “right smart. ”

ffrom biroad.

Name.

200 yds.

500 yds.

Total.

Name.

4'

o

o

500 yds.

Total. 1

Sergt. A. Wood.

...15

16

31

Lieut. Heizman.

:... io

9

19

Lieut. H. Fulton.

... 15

15

30

Captain Herb.

.... 13

6

19

Capt. H. B. Smith-

.. . 16

13

29

Sergt. Wilson.

.... 10

8

18

W. S. Smith.

...14

15

29

Sergt. Williams_

.... 9

9

18

Lt-Col. Gildersleeve..

...14

13

27

Captain Burns.

.. .. 10

8

18

W. G. Carson.

... 15

11

27

J. T. Kelly.

.... 8

9

17

R. Capron.

.. 13

13

26

Private Archer.

.... 13

4

17

Capt. v. Rennselaer..

. . 16

10

26

Dr. Taylor.

.... 8

8

16

Sergt. Reddy.

...13

12

25

II. A. Hildebrand_

... 8

7

15

James Gault.

...16

9

25

Private DeBold ...

.... 8

7

15

Sergt. Bateman.

... 11

13

24

Private Steadman..

.... 11

4

15

Lieut, Rich.

... 15

9

24

J. P. Erbe.

.... 12

2

14

Private Dolan.

...13

10

23

Corp. Robinson.

.... 8

6

14

Private Moran.

...13

10

23

Sergt. Healy.

.... 14

0

14

Adjutant Murphy_

...11

12

26

Lieut. Walker .

... 9

4

13

Private Hope.

... 9

12

21

Private Zersch.

.. . 9

4

13

Sergt. Cudlipp_...

... 11

10

21

Sergt. llotfmeister.

.... 10

3

13

Private Doerle.

...13

7

20

Private Weston.

... . 11

2

13

Private Langely.

...15

5

20 j Sergt Harte.

.... 13

0

13

Private R'eigelman...

...10

9

191 Private Rover.

.... 10

2

12

Sergt. Banks.

...10

9

19

Already a most decide 1 improvement is seen when the
score is compared with that of last year. Taking the total
of the first twelve, made on Thursday last, "the score
amounts to 323, which is in the highest degree commend¬
able. We think it will be a shortly conceded fact that un¬
less the regulars brush up a little, the National Guards of
New York city will beat the line badly in shooting.

—Nets are being set every day by the dozen in the Hack¬
ensack River from its mouth to Upper Hackensack village.
There seenis to be no effort to prevent this.

SPORTING PROSPECTS AND RETRO¬
SPECTS.

[From our Special Correspondent.]

T is now the month of May, and the interests of the
sporting community who discard the colors of the
jockey, and take no pride in the pace of their thorough¬
breds, are literally at a discount. Few if any of the Eng¬
lish sportsmen have even taken out certificates, though I
am sorry to say some men w hose occupations keep them in
London all the season, except, for a few weeks in the au
tunm, do not take them out at all, and cheat the revenue
with the greatest nonchalance.

I remember when I was shooting with a' conservative M.
P., that a liberal excise officer had .the audacity to come
suddenly upon us, and demand a display of our certifi¬
cates. I had mine, fortunately, ready, and so had most of
us, or, at all events, we had them safe enough at home, but
there were, I was surprised to find, several exceptions to
the conscientious rule, and one fat old commodore had to
be secreted in the luncheon cart, under a pile of cartridge
bags and gun cases, whilst a certain noble lord (I was told,
for I did not actually see the transformation scene) got be¬
hind a bush and changed clothes with a beater.

There is now but little on in the shooting line, though
pigeon matches are at their zenith, and a good deal of
money changes hands on the death of the unfortunate
doves. Rook shooting, too, is everyvvliefe talked about;

298

FOREST AND STREAM

but it has little to commend itself for to my fancy. The
wretched, cawing youngsters sit unsuspectingly still on the
tops of the elms, and as soon as you can catch & sight of
their black plumage amongst the green leaves you blaze
away, and a soft and often shapeless heap of down and
quills falls tlmd at your feet, or the young rook struggles
into a neighboring nest and lingers out its unhappy exist¬
ence. The rooks must be killed annually in a certain pro¬
portion, or, curious enough, the rookery becomes deserted,
and the quaint music of their cry no longer “heralds the
approach of day;” but the sport is about fit for the far¬
mers, who generally come in for it, and so are the rook
pies. It is a close time for sea birds, and as I write the sea
gulls are screaming and chasing one another over Rams¬
gate Harbor among the very masts of the fishing smacks,
as if they knew that the flag of truce had been hauled up.
By one recent act of Parliament'nearly all birds are safe
during breeding time, with the exception of the mischiev¬
ous ones, such as the sparrow, and if a rare bird does build
a nest there is a little hope of its being able to rear its
progeny in safety.

Ascot week will be a gay one, as it always is, and the
toilets of the fashionable ladies who crowd the grand
stand are becoming every year more costly, §nd, to the men
who admire a woman's dress are no small feature in the
sights o f the cup day.

The Crystal Palace dog show looks well; as there is an
entry of over 1,200 dogs, it will be the largest show since
the glories of Islington, in 1863-65. Several members of
the royal family have entered dogs, and as His Royal High¬
ness the Prince of Wales has lately cut the canine world,
his return is greatly welcomed by the fanciers. The late
prince consort swas an excellent sportsman, and his sons
all ride well to hounds and shoot straight powder. The
foxhound classes are poorly supported. The reason given
being the prevalence of hydrophobia and dumb madness,
for I believe I am right in saying the two frightful mala¬
dies are somewhat dissimilar. The former has met with
much discussion lately, but without any practical results
being arrived at. There is the famous Berling cure, which
the government has been before now besought to purchase,
but the “powers that be” will not yet believe in it, though
there are, I hear, several instances on record of its efficacy.
It is very difficult to determine, in the event of a supposed
cure of hydrophobia, whether in the first place the dog
reallv was.mad; secondly, whether the patient would have
had the disease, and thirdly, if the cure might not be at¬
tributable to the use of some other remedy, or rather pre¬
ventative. Of course there is no lack of nostrums in¬
vented by knaves and fools, as for consumption, the bite
of the cobra, or any other ill that the flesh is heir to. We
are gravely advised to do a thousand extravagant things
which are chiefly the theoretical dreams of unprofessional
and hence unpracticed amateur doctors, or else merely the
dictation of ignorant and superstitious minds. Use the
powdered claw of a crab, says one m disant iEseulapius,
whilst another suggests heaping gunpower on the raw
wound and then lighting it. The fact is, that I don’t be¬
lieve there has ever vet been discovered anything that will
absolutely cure hydrophobia, and I believe the so-called
cures were not of real attacks of the disease. Patients of the
most skilled medical men have been carried off over and
over again, and no power on earth could save them. I be¬
lieve that the disease may be prevented, and I believe that
immediate excision, and the use of lunar caustic or nitrate
of silver are the best things that can be done. At all
events, if I am ever bitten, say, for instance, on the hand,
I shall at once fasten a ligature above the place, wash, ex¬
cise, burn, and trust to Providence. I have a piece of the
caustic in the form of a pencil case, and I invariably carry
it to a dog show with me. It is, however, a matter of note
that men conversant with dogs’ manners are very seldom
bitten, and I have frequently seen “Idstone,” of the Eng¬
lish Field , when judging at a show, unchain and lead out
the most fractious and bad tempered brutes with the ut¬
most indifference, whilst the servants and porters couldn’t
touch them. In the year 1796 Lord Fitzwilliam’s hounds
were attacked by madness to a Very alarming extent. The
disease was spontaneous in the first hound, who communi¬
cated it to the rest of the pack by biting many of them.
They were all placed in separate kennels, and exercised
singly in chains until the ensuing season. The record of
this occurrence states, however, distinctly that several of
the hounds that were bitten actually recovered, the chief
medicine used being mercury, which in some cases com¬
pletely salivated them.

There is every prospect of a good grouse season in the
north and the moors of Yorkshire and Ireland. Of it, it is
difficult now-to prophecy, and the owners of moors “to
let” are generally rather favorable in their accounts, but
still this is the accepted idea. Grouse shooting is becom¬
ing every year more and more expensive, and every brace
killed often costs about two or three sovereigns to the les¬
sees. The wages of the keepers, the importation of ice
and Chablis, Veuve Cliquot, Champagne, Pate de foi gras,
big Partagas and Regalias cigars, a Swiss valet, a French
chef, and other luxuries, is often insisted on before the shoot¬
ing box is fit for the sportsman and his setters, and the
moor and mountain is made a sort of Capua. Seven hun¬
dred pounds, or about $3,500, was paid for the moor a rel¬
ative of mine shot over last year, and it was only hired for
three months. Deer stalking, which is a royal sport, is
still more expensive, and the hirer of a deer forest, which,
by the by, is not necessarily covered with trees, and is
merely a large tract of heather country, is always limited
to a certain number of stags. The Scotch deerhound,

wdiose duty it is to “retrieve” the wounded stag, is one of
the most handsome and sensible of the canine races. He
is built for speed and power—fleet as a greyhound, coura¬
geous as most bulldogs, and strong as a mastiff. He is
trained to go at the ear, and there have been instances of
the deer dragging the dog through mountain streams,
amongst sharp crags and boulders, and down steep gulleys
without shaking off the dog, though the skin of his foe
was so torn by the sharp edges of the rocks that the blood
marked the trail. “Morni,” a dark, stately, guzzle colored
hound, the property of Mi. G. W. Hickman, was a mag¬
nificent specimen of the deerhound, standing some thirty-
one inches high or more. He was so beautifully propor¬
tioned that his grand height did not show, and you would
have thought him considerably under this measurement.
He looked as if he would grace some old hall of a baronial
castle, and show off to advantage lying at the feet of the
suits of armor beneath the antlers and relics of the chase.
The pedigrees of deerhounds do not trace far back, but
there is no dog which has been more carefully bred and
kept pure from taint. In England he is not of much use,
as the only deer besides those in the gentlemen’s parks are
roe deer, wdiicli are very small, in fact, scarcely bigger than
a sheep, but in the north he shares the sympathies of his
master with the collies and the skyes, and Sir Edwin Land¬
seer well knew and valued his rough symmetrical outline,
dignity of demeanor, and picturesque form, when he
painted with hi* own peculiar skill those marvellous
sketches of Highland life which have made his name im¬
mortal. Idstone, Jr.

The State Convention at Oswego.— The sixteenth
annual convention of the New York State Association for
the Protection of Fish and Game will be held, as an¬
nounced, at Oswego, New York, under the auspices of the
Leatherstocking Club, of Oswego, on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridajq June 22d, 23d, 24tli,
25tli and 26th, 1874. This association consists of members
of the sportsmen’s clubs of the State, and two delegates
from each ccmnty unrepresented by a club. At business
meetings, five delegates from each club, and the county
delegates only, are allowed to vote. Members of any or¬
ganized club in the State, and county delegates, are entitled
to contend for the prizes. No trial shots are allowed after
the judges have announced time for the contest to com¬
mence. Three contestants at least are necessary to perfect
any match or contest. The following are the officers of
the State Association:—

President, Hon. A. C. Mattoon, Oswego; 1st Vice Presi¬
dent, F. B. Klock, Syracuse; 2d Vice President, Henry A.
Richmond, Batavia; Recording Secretary, John B. Sage,
Buffalo; Corresponding Secretary, Silas M. Allen, Osw'ego;
Treasurer, S. M. Spencer, Rochester; Standing Committee,
F. Sid way, Buffalo; James Manning, Syracuse; II. Silsby,
Seneca Fails; W. H. Bowman, Rochester; S. Y. Lane,
Utica.

The officers of the Leatherstocking club for 1874 are—
President, Hudson C. Tanner; Vice President, Morgan L.
Marshall; Secretary, J. Forbie Miller; Treasurer, N. W.
Nutting.

The programme herewith published has been kindly sent
us by Hon. A. C. Mattoon, with the following note:—

Oswego, June 12th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream :—

Please find enclosed the first impression of the correct programme for
our shoot. Yours truly, A. C. Mattoon, President.

Programme— First Day.— The convention will meet at the Board of
Trade Rooms, in the Doolittle House, Oswego, N. Y., Monday evening,
June 22d, at eight o’clook, when the credentials of the delegates will be
received, and the convention organized. All members of clubs in at¬
tendance are requested to wear the distinctive badges of their clubs dur¬
ing the convention.

Second Day, Tuesday, June 23d— Pistol Shooting , 9 o'clock A. M.—
Ten shots, single barrel, off hand, distance 15 yards, lire at the word.
First prize, a Silver-mounted Smith & Wesson No. 3 Revolver, with
case; donated by Smith & Wesson, Springfield, Mass. Second prize,
two Schauber Hunting Shirts; donated by S. D. Schauber, Oswego.
Entrance fee, $3.

Rifle Shooting, short distance, 91 A. M— One hundred yards, ten shots,
off hand, open’and globe sights, string measure, rifie and ammunition
unrestricted; free to the United States and Canada. First prize, Rem¬
ington Sporting Breech-loading Rifle; donated by E. Remington & Sons,
Ilion, N. Y. Second prize, Hunter’s Pet Rifle; donated by J. Stevens &
Co., of Chicopee Falls, Mass. Entrance fee, $5.

Rifle Shooting, long distance. —Ten shots, rifles, rest, and ammunition
unrestricted; barring telescopes; distance 300 yards. First, prize, Sil¬
ver-plated Ice Pitcher; donated by Wilcox’s Sliver Plate Manufacturing
Co., West Meriden, Conn. Second prize, Opera glass.

State Trap Shoot, 10 o'clock A.M.— Sides to be chosen on the ground;
only members of organized clubs and county delegates from this State
will be allowed to shoot; ten single birds each, the losing side to pay for
the birds; to be governed by the rules of the New York State Associa¬
tion .

Third Day, Wednesday, June 24th— Fly casting , 81 o'clock A. M.—
First prize, an elegant Silver-mounted Split Bamboo Fly rod; donated
bvJ. B. McHarg & Co., Rome, N. Y. Second prize, a highly finished
Silver-mounted Fly rod; donated by the inventor, M. L. Marshall, Os¬
wego. Third prize, No. 1 Orvis Fly rod, silver-mounted, with case; do¬
nated by Charles F Orvis, Manchester, Vt. Fourth prize, one of Prof.
McCord’s Double Spool Rubber Reels, furnished with lines; donated by
Andrew Clerk & Co., 48 Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fifth prize, one of Fow¬
ler’s Rubber Reels; donated by A. H. Fowler, of Batavia. Entrance
fee, $5.

Single Trap Shoot for Amateurs, 9 o'clock A. M.— To be competed for
by those who have never won a prize at a State shoot; shot limited to II
ounces; ten single birds. First prize, a Gold Hunting-case Watch; do¬
nated by the Oswego Board of Trade. Second prize, one of Parker
Bros. Double-barrel Shot Guns. Third prize, Single-barrel Breech-load¬
ing Shot Gun; donated by J. Stevens & Co., Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Fourth prize, pair Sleeve Buttons, bird design, solid gold. Entrance
fee, $5.

Single Trap Shoot, 11 o'clock A. M.— Four prizes, for first, second, third,
and fourth classes of shots; open only to members of organized clubs
and county delegates from this State; ten single birds each; shot limited
to U ounces; otherwise, in accordance with the rules of the New York
State Association. First prize, a Gold Hunting case Watch; donated by
tiie Oswego Lumbermen. Second prize, Silver Pitcher and Cup, mount¬
ed; donated by Jules Wendell, Oswego, N. Y. Third prize, Oswego
Starch Factory prize, four boxes T. Kingsford & Son’s celebrated Starch,
160 pounds. Fourth Prize, the ‘‘Climax” Patent Paper Shell Greaser,
Loader, and Cap Expeller; donated by Wm. B. Hall, Lancaster, Penn.
Entrance fee, $5.

Fourth Day, Thursday, June 25th —Double Bird Shoot, 9 o'clock A.
M —Four prizes, for first, second, third, and fourth classes of shots, at
ten double rises each; shot limited to II ounces; open only to members
of organized clubs and county delegates from this State, to be governed
by-the rules of the New York State Association. First prize, one of
Remington’s Double barrel, Breech loading Shot Guns, with case; do¬
nated by E. Remington & Sons, Ilion, N. Y. Second prize, a case (24

pounds) of Oriental Falcon Ducking Powder; donated byA.B Ynrmo-
Agent Oriental Co., of Buffalo, N. Y. Third prize, Turf, ’Field and
Farm Cup. Fourth prize, Parker’s celebrated Cartridge Belt. Entrance
fee, $5.

Single Trap Shoot , 1 o'clock P. M. —Four prizes, for first, second third
and fourth classes of shots; open only to members of organized clubs
and county delegates from this State, at ten single birds each; shot lini
ited to II ounces; otherwise, in accordance with the rules of the New
York State Association. First prize, one of Parker Bros, best Breech¬
loading Shot Guns; donated by Parker Bros.,West Meriden, Conn Sec*
ond prize, Forest and Stream Vase, solid silver, with ca~ e Third
prize, a Pocket Rifle; dosated by Frank Wesson, Worcester Mass
Fourth prize, Silver-mounted Revolver; donated by the Whitney Arms
Co., of Whitneyville, near New Haven, Conn. Entrance fee, So.

Fifth Day, Friday, June gflth- -Tfess Shoot, 9 o'clock A. J/.—Open to
all members of the press; five single birds each; for best and poorest
classes of shots. Best shot, a Telescope, Compass Head Cane; donated
by Jules Wendell, jeweler, Oswego, N. Y. Poorest shot, five e-allnL
deep rock water. s ont>

Grand State Prize— The Dean Richmond Gup, 11 o'clock A. M.—
Open to all organized clubs of this State, members of the State Associa
tion. And to become the property of a club the enp must be won bv
that club three times, and is to be held by the winning club each year in
trust, to be accountdd for to the State association until it is finally won

To be shot for by three representatives from each club, of twenty sinl
gle birds each; shot limited to II ounces; otherwise, in accordance with
the rules of the New York State Association.

Entrance fee, $. r .O per club of three members, residing in the county
where such club is located,

Average Prizes.— A pup from Llewellen’s Kennels, of the Field
Trial Breed, donated by W. F. Parker, editor American Sportsman. West
Meriden, Conn., will be awarded to the person entering and making the
largest score in the three regular shoots, namely—Third day, 11 A. M
single trap shoot; fourth day, 9 A. M., double bird shoot; and 1 P. M ’
single trap shoot.

Also, a Buffalo’s Head, mounted; a fine ornament for a club room, do¬
nated by W. F. Parker, editor American Sportsman, West Meriden
Conn., will be awarded to the club making the best average pro rata
shooting in the above named regular shoots.

Bench Dog Show.—A new feature of the convention this year will be
a bench show of sporting dogs. Prizes to be confined to setters, point¬
ers, and Spaniels. Open to the United States and Canada, governed by
English rules. Entrance fee, $5. First uize, 50 per cent, of entrance
fee; second prize, 30 per cent.; third prize, 20 per cent. Entries close
Thursday, June 25th, at 12 M.

The club have an oil painting, valued at $1,000. donated by L. W.
Prentice, of Syracuse, N. Y., which will be offered as a prize at the State
Trap shoot, under the direction of the convention.

The Detroit Tribune informs us that some 11,000 live
pigeons arrived there lately, to he used at the Oswego Con¬
vention. The great roost of these birds is near Crystal
Lake. Before remaining in one fixed spot they had been
wandering around in Oceana county, where they had been
collected by the thousands. There are men who make
pigeon catching a business, being supplied with nets and
all paraphernalia necessary to entrap and catch the birds.
They get track of a flock of pigeons "early in the Spring in
the South, and being acquainted with their habits, are
able to follow them the whole year. Wild pigeons are
worth from $1 to $1 50 per dozen.

Uthe menmt.

—The Action of the City in regard to the Dogs.—
We would advise the careful reading of the following
memorandum furnished by the Sanitary Committee, in re¬
gard to the symptoms of Hydrophobia:—

Hydrophobia is a disease peculiar to animals of the
canine and feline races, the dog, wolf, fox, cat, &c. Its
origin, except by actual inoculation, is unknown. It may
be inoculated by licking a raw surface as well as by a
wound with the tooth. Its occurrence and prevalence are
not materially affected by the seasons of the year, nor by
climate. It is perhaps slightly more frequent in the spring
months, but it occurs alike in the coldest regions of Canada
and the hottest districts of the East and West Indies. Of
those bitten by animals known to be rabid but a small per¬
centage are affected, namely, five to twenty per cent. This
is largely due to the fact that the saliva of the rabid dog is
so far removed by the hair of the animal or clothes of the
person bitten that none of it enters in the wound. The
male dog is far more liable to be affected than the female.
Pet dogs confined to the house and family are as liable to
develop hydrophobia as dogs at large The muzzling of
healthy dogs and those allowed in the street, is at best a
most imperfect preventive measure. If the animal is rabid
he can readily inflict a wound with the metallic muzzle, and
thus inoculate the victim. If he is not rabid the muzzle
will prove a species of cruelty and annoyance far more
likely to produce canine madness than, to protect against it.
It would prove far more effective against the nuisance of
the roving herds of vagrant curs in our streets if the ordi¬
nance forbade any dog in the street which did not wear a*
collar having the owner’s name and residence engraved
upon it. It might also prove of much service if the public
were better informed as to the early symptoms of hydro¬
phobia in the dog. These symptoms are thus given by an
eminent veterinary surgeon :

“There are premonitory signs of an attack of the disease
in the dog. When the period of incubation (three to seven
weeks) is passed, the animal is restless, dull, watchful, and
snaps at dogs, other animals, or men, which come in its
way. It shnns the light, but with much slyness seeks an
opportunity of escape, and roves about town or country,
manifesting extraordinary powers of exertion and marked
insensibility to blows and ill-usage. The habits of an animal
may not change completely at first, and the recognition of
persons it has been daily in contact with is sometimes very
remarkable. The dilated pupils, the manner in which the
eyes follow any object moved before them, and the pecu¬
liar modification of the bark, which is more of the nature
of a howl, are among the characteristic symptoms. The
appetite is lost, thirst often considerable, and the animals
usually drink without difficulty. The coat is staring, skin¬
tight on the ribs, abdomen tucked up, head depressed, and
nose protruded, with a dirty mouth and tongue, and some¬
times a discharge of mucous and saliva from the sides of
the mouth. In a certain number of cases the nervous
symptoms are very prominent at this period, aud the lower
jaw drops from paralysis of the muscles connected with it.
The howl is then- lost, hence the name of dumb rabies.
Emaciation and craving after filth, which, is swallowed
with some difficulty, are among the noticeable symptoms.
There is a singular absence of any marked acceleration ot
the pulse a.nd breathing during the disease ; the animal
sinks, often paralyzed in the hind quarters, and dies some¬
what tranquilly from the fourth to the eighth day.”

With this excellent explanation of the character of the
disease, and the perfect worthlessness of muzzling the
dogs proven, the action of the present law, in the city, as

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proposed by Mr. Morris, and carried out by Mr. Have-
meyer, has met with a most decided disapproval.

The award offered of 50 cents for the capture of dogs,
has had the worst results. The Sun mentions a case, where
some ruffian boys absolutely stabbed a lad having a dog-
tied with a string to a collar, in order to steal a little
Scotch terrier. There is not the least doubt but that the
whole neighborhood of the city has been scoured by
rascals, who have taken and stolen dogs, bringing them
from the country to New York in hopes of acquiring the
offered reward. The disgusting scene of last week, where
a noisy, low and degraded crowd assembled around the
pound in West Thirty-seventh streeet, we trust will not be
repeated. It is questionable whether the voluntary help
given by the worst elements of a city does not do more
harm than even the spread of rabies in dogs. As for the
animals themselves, we congratulate the city that Mr.
Bergh’s most humane efforts spared the dogs a great deal
of cruelty. The arrangements to kill the dogs seem to
have been bunglingly carried out, entailing a great deal of
unnecessary suffering, which even a moderate degree of
common sense would have prevented. Last Saturday about
half the dogs to be killed were put into a tank, the lid was
shut, and carbonic acid gas was poured in. It was war¬
ranted to kill in twenty seconds, but it look twenty minutes
to silence the quadrupeds. Then they were loaded on a
cart, and after the driver had driven off several revived
and escaped. There have been many able articles written
in regard to this subject of late by the city press. We
would particularly call attention to an excellent article to
be found in the New York Times of Saturday last, which
contrasts with another production of a leading paper,
written in a coarse and vulgar style, and in the worst pos¬
sible taste. We are by no means squeamish over such sub¬
jects, and believe that there are innumerable curs in the
city, whose death would be an advantage, but to gloat over
the miserable scenes of their destruction, is not to our
taste, and is inclined to deaden the public feeling in regard
to cruelty towards animals.

For a most careful analysis of hydrophobia, the
character of the disease, the methods of cure, and the gen¬
eral history, we refer with pleasure to an exhaustive paper
which appeared last Saturday, from the able pen of
Mohawk, in our excellent contemporary, the Turf, Field
and Farm.

To conclude this subject of hydrophobia, we believe that
there is less danger to come from hydrophobia than in the
•past month, and that even then the cases recorded were
rare. At present there is a kind of mental epidemic in
peoples’ mind, who we think are much more mad than the

turned on his back, and then the object to be bitten actual¬
ly fell into his mouth.

I —We have answered repeated inquiries for prepared dog
food, referring our friends to Messrs. Spratt, of London,
England. They will now be glad ’o learn that the proprie¬
tors have opened an agency for the sale of their dog
biscuits at 39 Beaver street, this city, where samples may be
obtained. We also expect soon to receive a promised con¬
signment of two cwt. of these biscuits for trial. When
they arrive we will notify our friends, who we hope will
come and test them.

—The State Sportsmens’ Association of Tennessee, whose
organization we had occasion to mention and commend
some weeks since, will hold an exhibition and tournament
at the Agricultural Fair Ground, at Memphis, next 7tli
October, continuing four days. There will be a bench
show of setters and pointers, and a field trial, with hand¬
some prizes given for the best working pointer or setter, to
be followed by a pigeon tournament, and various other
matches, all under the supervision of the Association. We
printed a list of the officers of the Association in a previous
number.

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DOGS DROPPING TO SHOT.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

It was remarked to me a few days ago by a prominent sportsman of
Philadelphia, that since the invention of breech-loading shot guns we
have fewer steady dogs at the charge than heretofore, and the reason
given was that the reloading of the breech loader took such a short time
the dog naturally forgot the necessity of dropping to shot, more from
the fact that the sportsman himself, anxious to make a large bag, moved
forward at once as soon as he had recharged. In old times when we nsed
the ramrod it took some minutes before the sportsman was in readiness,
and during this time his dog remained charged and steady, until his mas¬
ter had reloaded; this practiced him in obedience and'staunchness. In
conclusion my friend said to me: “Mark what I say, and I wish you to
note it, the man that still uses a muzzle-loader has the best trained dog.”

I confess I see some reason in what my friend said, but do not know
why one can not be particular in this branch of the dog’s tuition, and be
more on his guard to have his setter obey him in this particular. It is a
common fault in the hurry of the moment and excitement of being
among a bevy of quail, to push forward too quickly after killing a bird
and paying little attention to the dog' Your four-footed companion will
soon take advantage of the liberty unintentionally given him and forget
entirely that part of his education which is so necessary to good sport
and success in the field.

I find a great many of my friends are training their dogs to come in be¬
fore charging, and they give me as a reason that in cripple shooting,
woodcock shooting and the like, it is far better to have your setters come
to you and charge, that you may know where they are before starting
them for fresh game. I do not see the utility of the method, especially
in the case of a retriever, for in the usual manner of breaking dogs your
setter charges at the report of the gun and remains so until he is ordered
to seek and bring the birds to yon. “Homo.”

poor dogs.

Alleged Cure for Hydrophobia.— In the British Medi¬
cal Journal Mr. Prince, of Tunbridge Wells, gives an ac¬
count of wlmt appears to be a cure for hydrophobia. Mr.
Prince reported twenty cases of persons bitten by mad dogs,
in the above journal of 19tli October, 1872. Of these
twenty cases, eighteen had this medicine administered to
them, and no ill effects resulted from the bite; hut the
other persons refused to take it, and both died of hydro¬
phobia, Some years since, a number of cows and twenty
pigs were bitten by a mad dog in the parishes of Uckfield
and Horsted. All these animals were successfully treated
by this medicine, with the exception of one of the pigs, to
which it was not given, because there was no evidence to
show that it had been bitten; but shortly afterwards this
animal died mad—the only one out of the twenty. The
ingredients of the formula, as given in Mr. Prince’s own
words, are as follows: “A small handful of tree-box, a
small handful of toad-flax, three hands of foetid hellebore
or setterwort, a small handful of primrose-roots. These
are .to be boiled in a quart of new milk down to a pint. The
decoction is then to he strained, and, when cool, any skim
is to be removed. The following are then to be added:
Gascoigne powder, three drachms; and two drachms each
of jalap and carbonate of iron. I have ascertained that the
handful each of box tree and toad-flax means that you are to
take about tliree or four inches of the terminal branches,
with the leaves on, of the box-tree, and as much of the stem
of the toad-flax as possesses leaves and flowers. This in
weight of the dried herbs is, of box one ounce, and of toad
flax six drachms. Three hands of the hellebore mean three
entire leaves with the axil, which, when dried, weigh about
two scruples. The primrose-roots, I was informed, were
n °t essential, and had been omitted for some years. I
would suggest, however, that in place thereof the ground
liver-wort should be substituted. In a more tangible form,
the formula should appear as follows: R. Buxi sempervi
rents, one ounce; antirrhini linarise, four drachms; hellebori
toetidi, two scruples; liclienis cinerei temstris, three
drachms. Powder the dry, or bruise the green herbs in
an iron mortar; put them into a quart of cold milk and
boil down to a pint; strain while liot, skim wliem nearly
9°ld, and then add pulv. gascoigni, four drachms; pulv.
jalapse, ferri carbon, sing., two drachms, M. One-third
part of this mixture is to be taken on three consecutive
joinings, fasting.” Land and Water states that the tree-
uur ^ ori3[ls one of the chief ingredients in what is known as
vvebb’s Remedy,” or the “Hertfordshire Drink,” a remedy
tavorably uoticed by Blaine. It is also one of the oldest
reputed preventives of hydrophobia made use of, and is
mentioned in the writings of Galen, Hippocrates, and

Hydrophobia is on the decrease in England, though
he necessary precautions are- being taken in regard to do
Among the numerous specifics mentioned is one taken fr<
ne Irish Times, where poultices of hot salt were employ*
As for ourselves, we are skeptical about all these cur
VVe only place confidence in the heroic treatment, whicl
Qee P incision, nitric acid, and the use of poultices, as
commended by Dr. Yar row in the Forest and Stream.

"Instead of muzzles for dogs, Prof. Gamgee proposes an
^Pparatus projecting beyond the upper, jaw, so as effectual-
y to prevent the dog from biting, unless, shark-like, he

jf hot <§un md

JUNE IS A CLOSE MONTH FOR GAME.

Details of pigeon, shooting and scores of rife matches, and other interest¬
ing mailer, should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week.

The Personnel of the Irish Team. —Having requested
Major A. B. Leech to give us some idea of the age and pro¬
fessions of the Irish team, in order to satisfy a great deal
of natural curiosity on this subject, lie has very kindly sent
us the following:—

1. Mr. Young is an Irishman who has spent many years
in India, and now resides near London, and is about thirty
years old, liis first appearance in the Eight.

2. Mr. Milner is twenty-six years old and is a wool
merchant, the son of our one of oldest and most respected
Dublin citizens.

3. Mr. Lloyd of Gloster House in the Kings county, is a
country gentleman of large fortune, a Deputy Lieutenant
and Magistrate for his county and about thirty-five years
old.

4. Mr. J. Rigby is the eminent gun maker who has shot
in the Irish Eight every year since we engaged in the match,
and is about forty years old.

5. Mr. W. Rigby is bis cousin and also engaged in tlie
business, is about tliirty-five years old.

6. Mr. Joyce is a merchant in Belfast and has shot in
our eight several times; lie and Mr. Wilson made in 1871
the highest individual scores (161 each) that were ever
made in the international match; he is about thirty years
old.

7. Mr. Wilson, who with Mr. Joyce made in 1871 the
highest individual scores, (161 each), ever made in the in¬
ternational match, is also a merchant in Belfast, and is
about thirty years old.

8. Mr. Johnson is the well known jeweller of Grafton
street in this city, and is also about thirty years old.

Of course they Are all Irishmen, otherwise they would be
ineligible to represent Ireland at Wimbledon in the great
international match. Mr. Young and Mr. Johnson shoot
for the first time this year. A. B. Leech.

Dublin, May 1874.

From the Irish Times of May 27th, we take the follow¬
ing notice of a late meeting of the Irish. Rifle Associa¬
tion:—

“The council of the Irish Rifle Association had nothing
blit successful efforts to record, and pleasant results to an¬
ticipate, at their meeting yesterday. Their American com¬
petitors agreed to all neeessary formalities in the kindest
and most friendly spirit. The great international match is
to be fought in the last week of" September, for our Ameri¬
can friends wish to give the Irish team the chance of a
double victory. As the annual prize meeting of the Na¬
tional Rifle Association will be held during the first week
in October, the Americans determined to afford the Irish .
team an opportunity of entering the lists at the contest
open to “All Comers” at Creedmoor. The Irish party en¬
gaged in the match will consist of fifteen persons: there is
the shooting team of eight, with two spare men; four
gentlemen to assist at the butts and to register the score,

and Major Leech, who ought to be proud of the success of
liis untiring exertions. Four volunteers were at once
found, as soon as it was intimated that their services would
be required. Lady Massereene has chivalrously decided
to accompany with Lord Massereene the Irish team, and in
the same vessel. If anything was required to inspirit the
Irish team it is found in the presence of Lady Massereene.
We are very happy to say that the subscription to defray
the travelling expenses of the champions who undertake
to maintain the honor of Irish Riflemen, is also a success.
Yesterday a cheque for £20 to defray incidental expenses
was handed in from Lord Massereene, another from Lord
Cairns, Lord Chancellor of England, for £10 to the funds
of the Association; a third from the Earl of Dunraven for
£10; a fourth from the Earl of Kingston for £10; besides
several contributions intended to aid the prize fund for the
Dollymount meeting next month. . Tlie Lord Mayor very
properly noticed the fact that “the Irish Rifle Association
is managed by gentlemen whose unostentatious labors have
produced wonderful results without any cost to the public,
all the money subscribed being given in prizes, save £20
yearly for the rent of an office.” Altogether we heartily
congratulate the association on all it has achieved, and con¬
fidently trust that the past is only the prelude to even more
brilliant success.”

—A Remarkable Occurence. —Five gentlemen in prac¬
tice at Creedmoor Friday afternoon, after shooting at 800
yards range, went back to the 1,000 range, and each one firing
his first shot at this range made a bullseye. Rifles used,
four Sharps and one Remington.

—“Texas Jack,” (Mr. J. B. Omoliundro,) the great rifle
shot, was recently in Montreal, in company with W. F.
Cody, or “Buffalo Bill,” filling a theatrical engagement at
Mechanic’s Hall, in which they performed the vole of
Indian fighters and scouts. If Mr. Omoliundro intends
competing with the Irish team, it is time he gave up his
dramatic engagement, and begun practicing at the 1,000
yards range at Creedmoor. We understood, some weeks
since, that lie had entered for the contest next September.

—We have had sent to us, a target made by the Rev. H.
W. F. Jones, of Bergen Point, with a Remington breech
loading shot gun, which is an excellent one. Size of
paper—18x24 inches. Number of pellets in the target 199,
fired at 35 yards. Charged with brass shell, 3 drams
powder and 1 oz. shot, sjze No. 8. Right hand barrel,
fired left hand barrel quite as good.

—The “Forest Lake and Villa Park Association,” is the
name of an organization recently incorporated in this State,
with the following strong board of officers :—

Hon. Horatio Seymour, of Oneida, was unanimously
elected to the office of President. The following additional
officers were chosen : Vice-Piesidents—Hon. Levi Parsons,
New York; Hon. J. Wesley Smith, Albany ; Hon. Daniel
Pratt , Syracuse ; Hon. Henry A. Richmond, Buffalo.

Treasurer—Arthur B. Jbhnson.

Attorney and Counselor—C. M. Denison.

Secretary—Charles W. Hutchinson.

Executive Committee—Charles W. Hutchinson, Utica ;
Robert B. Roosevelt, New York ; Thomas R. Proctor,
Utica; Arthur B. Johnson, Esq., Thomas R. Proctor,
Utica ; Hon. Clinton L. Merriam, Lewis county ; Hon.
Levi Parsons and Hon. Robert B.Roosevelt, New York ;
Hon. J. Wesley Smith, Albany ;William C. Barber, Esq.,
Auburn ; Hon. Daniel Pratt and Hon. George F. Corn-
stock, Syracuse ; Hon. William H. Bowman, Rochester ;
Hon. Henry A. Richmond, Batavia.

This enterprise is in some respects similar to the Bloom¬
ing Grove Park Association. Its capital stock is fixed at
$200,000, and it has a large tract of land in Central New
York, to be used for a natural preserve, with fish and game
breediug establishments. Its headquarters are at Utica.

—There has been junketing between the English volun¬
teer and the Frenchman. At the close of last month some
hundred English volunteers went over to France, to try a
bout of rifle shooting with the Societe Ilm raise de Tir. A
member of the 3d Gloucester won the prize. Frenchmen,
generally are becoming devoted to rifle shooting.

—We hear that our correspondent, “PisecV’ with a Govern¬
ment Navy Remington Carbine, at sixty yards, shot a loon,
the hall passing through the bird’s neck. What is quite as
remarkable as the shot is, that after the bird had his neck
broken, he dived several times before he was captured.
The shot was made from an open boat. “Piseco” does not,
however, brag about his shooting, for it is asserted on good
authority that some time ago, when in Casco Bay, ho fired
at a whale at seventy yards and missed it.

—To track the lion in his fastness is one thing, but to sit
on the deck of a fine steamer, under an awning with an
obsequious steward at hand, ready to pass you any num¬
ber of rifles, and to bag- any number of lions is a combina¬
tion of luxuries not often met with. The Pall Mall Gazette
tolls us that on the 19th of March the passengers and crew
of the City of London, of the Euphrates, and Tigris Navi¬
gation Company, had a successful lion hunt. The country
having been overflowed, three full grown lions were seen
walking along the shore, and in time all three were killed.
The dimensions of the largest lion was nine feet six inches
in length, from the head to the tail, height three feet ten
inches, and his weight was 430 pounds. A like incident,
it is declared, has never occurred before in this part of
Mesopotamia. This puts alligator killing in the St. Johns
by the passengers of steamers, considerably at a discount.

—The Sportsmen’s Club of Taunton, Mass., which or
ganized some time since, is in a very flourishing condition.
They have hacl several days of sport, the club using the
spiral iron pigeon.

Jas. N. Davis, Jr., of the General Post Office, Washing¬
ton, D, C., has been recently elected Secretary of the Na¬
tional Sportsmans’ Club, rice M. A. Tappan, resigned.

300

FOREST AND STREAM

—The Tremont Club of Boston, had their annual pigeon
shoot at Readville, Thursday, June 11th. About fifty were
present and sides were chosen to shoot for the payment for
the annual dinner. Messrs. Tonks and Simmons were the
leaders, and the latter side won, shooting 141 birds and the
other 125. Mr. Gates made a clean score, and Messrs.
Haskell, Hayden and Falls each shot nine of the ten birds.

—At Dexter Park, Chicago, on Monday last, a pigeon
shoot took place for the benefit of Miles Johnson, of New
Jersey, who was compelled by sickness to raise money for
the Diamond Medal, given to him for excellence in double
bird sho( ting. On this occasion Captain Bogardus very
kindly offered his services, and was to contribute any stakes
won by him for the benefit of Mr. Johnson. Captain Bo¬
gardus offered ,to shoot at twenty-five pair of pigeons, to kill
thirty-eight from two plunge or spring traps, forty yards
apart, the shooter to stand on a line between the two
traps, both traps to be sprung at the same time.

—It is on the tapis that this week the Kennicott and Prairie
Clubs are to shoot at a pigeon match, the challenge having
come from the Kennicott Club.

Portland, June 11, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The first match of the season for the Forest City Shooting Club was
held on their grounds in Deering, to-day, and as there were three medals
to be contested for,the members were handicapped at 25, 23 and 21 yards.
The day a\id the birds were good, with a stiff breeze blowing from the
stand towards the traps. I send you herewith the score at

Name

25 YARDS.

Hits Name Hits Name

Hits

W. Senter.

... 3 J. H. Fitzgerald.

6 M. Sullivan.

.. 1

C. Day, Jr.

... 4 L. Daniels.

1 H. C. Harmon.

.. 6

F. Merrill.

... 4 J. N. Martin.

, 5 M. A. Hastings_

.. 4

J. Hamilton.

... 4 F. W. Smith.

2 M. Smith .. .7.

.. 3

R. G. Hall.*.

... 5 J. Tyler.

. 4 S. Hanson.

.. 1

E. Merrill.

... 5 W Noves.

. 6 J. O. Pearson.

.. 4

H, C.Hodsdon.

... 5 G. Barbour.

. 5

-

Z. Thompson, Jr..

23 YARDS.

.. 2 B. T. Libby.

3 G. W. Waterhouse

.. 5

S. Saunders.

.. 4 G. H. Rounds.

3 G. W. Fields.

. 3

H. H. Wilder.

.. 6 J. M. Kimball.

0 C. M. Wormell.

.. 6

G. H. Cushman-

21 YARDS.

.. 4 W. F. Todd.

4 J. F. Sawyer.

.. 1

J. Stinchcomb.

.. 1 J. Masaure.

2 C. A.

J. E. Sargent.

. 2 Ezra Stephens.

3

The ties were shot off with the following result:

At 30 yards—C. M. Wormell, 111, taking first prize.

H. II. Wilder, 110 1, taking second prize.
H. C. Harmon, C 0 0 0 1, taking third prize.
J. H. Fitzgerald, no birds.

W. Noyes, no birds.

Scorer—Mr. W. N. Wood, of Maiue Shooting Club. Referee—Mr.
J. H. Murdock, of New Hampshire.

Yours, &c. F. W. S.

-f-

Woodside, June 11, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Since it has been decided by the courts that pigeon shooting is con¬
trary to law, the Woodside Shooting Club have reorganized under the
name of the Woodside Shooting Association of Woodside, Long Island.
The Association have purchased a large tract of land at East Moriches,
near the Great South Bay, L. I., and are now receiving estimates for the
new club house, which they purpose to erect immediately, so as to be
ready in seasou for the fall shooting. Yours respectfully,

W. T. Cameron, Sec. W. S. A.

Niagara Falls, June 15th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Enclosed please find a score made Saturday, by three members of the
Niagara Falls club; twenty wild birds each; State rules:—

S. T. Murray. 1111111011111111111 1—19

J. M. Whittier.1 111110111111111111 1—19

R. O. Fulton. 1111111110 111111111 1—19

[The above is a remarkable score, not only for the number of birds
killed, bm for the equality of the marksmen and the closeness of the
contest.— Ed.]

New York, June 13th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

\ A pigeon match took place at Dexter Park, Long Island club grounds,
on Friday, June 12th, between Messrs. Post and Livingston, at 50 birds
each, 33 yards rise, use of both barrels, $500 a side. Day fine, and the
meeting of gentlemen large. Mr. Post killed 42 out of 45. Mr. Living¬
ston killed 36 out of 44. The birds were of fair quality only

On same day match for championship at Dexter club around between
Mr. Charles Wingert and Captain Elraendorf, at 10 birds each, 21 yards
rise," Long Island rules. Birds good and strong flyers. Mr. Wingert
lulled five straight, missed one, and then lulled four. Mr. Elraendorf
missed the first, killed three straight, missed the fifth, killed the sixth
missed the seventh, and killed the next three straight. Ned.

THE DANGER OF CARRYING METAL
SHELLS.

Shrewsbury, June 13, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Who that has ever learned to shoot does not remember the many
charges of anxiou- friends to be careful in handling the gun, and
never allow the muzzle to point towards ourselves or our companions.
No one doubts the correctness of advice as to the careless handling of
guns, and yet how many persons unwittingly disregard it in car¬
rying loaded metal shells about their persons when shooting breech¬
loaders. The strength of metal shells is sufficient, were one accidental¬
ly discharged, to withstand the force of the charge of powder, rendering
the explosion of one about the person serious business, and endangering
ife. Does it pay to take the chances of carrying such dangerous arti¬
cles as loaded metal shells about the person, when by using paper shells
the explosion of the powder in one would destroy the shell itself and ex¬
pend its force with but little or no risk? Check Cord.

--

—Washington Herald says that Capt. M. A. Tappan,
President of the Sportsmen’s Club of Washington, will go
to Oswego to introduce to the notice of the State Conven¬
tion the “patent pigeon,” recently invented by himself.

—The Birmingham gun trade shows a decrease of barrels
manufactured in 1873. During the past year 756,056 bar¬
rels were proved, which was less almost by 60,000 than for
the previous year. The Birmingham gun trade have a
museum and a library of their own, and their collection con¬
tains specimens of arms dating from the beginning of the
17th century down to the present time.

hichting and ^oating.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should he mailed no
later than Monday in each week.

last. Passing through the Narrows the'Grade was leading
the sloops, followed by the Vindex, Vision, Qui Vive
Wayward, Dudley, while among the schooners the Idler
showed to the front, the balance of them being pretty well
bunched. J 1

HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK.

DATE.

BOSTON.

NEW YORK.

CHARL’ST’N

June 18 __

h. m.

h. m.

h. m.

2 28

11 58

11 13

June 19.

3 13

morn

11 56

June 20.

3 56

0 42

~urii

June 21.

4 41

1 28 I

! 0 4i

June 22.

5 27

2 12

1 27

June 23.

6 13

2 58

2 13

June 24.

7 2 •

3 47

| 3 2

—The Regetta of the Atlantic Yacht Club sailed on
Wednesday-, the 10th inst., was not the success which the
fine breeze of the early morning gave promise for. The
Magenta, with the invited guests of the club and the Wm.
Fletcher, with the judges and reporters, left Martin’s wharf
Brooklyn, at about ten o’clock in the morning, and steam¬
ing down the bay reached the starting point half an hour
after, where according to the programme the sloops were
found at an anchor and the schooners standing off and in
waiting for the signal to cross the line. At this time a
pleasant breeze was blowing and every one anticipated a
delightful day’s sport, but unfortunately the wind kept
pegging out and when the yachts were fairly started there
.was hardly sufficient to keep steerage way on, and the
vessels pointed for the first turning point, the stake boat
anchored of the southwest spit buoy. On the drift down
with the ebb tide the yachts kept well together, the little
Barbara Freitchie close up in the vicinity of the Orion,
Triton, Peerless and Agnes. The few cat’s paws which
came to the assistance of the yachts, being from the west¬
ward, the Recreation availing herself of them and showing
marked speed in so light an air, crawled out to windward of
the fleet and found herself left hopelessly astern When, ap
proacliing the stake boat, the wind such as it was, hauled, to
the eastward. The Anna passing the stake boat first, was
leading the Orion some little distance which in her turn
was ahead of the schooners and the balance of the yachts.
And at this point all semblance to a regatta ceases, the
only boat which completed the course in the required time
of eight hours being the open yacht Flyaway. She alone
will receive a prize, as will be seen by the decision of the
judges which we append.

To Mr. Davenport and others , Regatta Committee of the

Atlantic Yacht Club :

The undersigned, your judges, respectfully report that
they attended the regatta of this Club on Wednesday, June
10, 1874 ; that the signal for schooners to start was given
at ten minutes of eleven, and that the schooner Agnes
passed between stake-boats at 10b. 51m. 4s., followed by
the Triton at lOh. 52m. and by the Peerless at lOh. 52m.
35s.

That the first-class sloops got under way at fifty-four
minutes past ten, as tollows : Anna, Barbara Freitchie, Ida,
Jennie M., Kate, Orion, and Recreation ; that the Kaiser
W., having got foul of her yawl’s painter, did not start.

That of the second-class sloops the Flyaway was the only
one of the three entered that started : that the time of pass¬
ing the stake-boat off the southwest Spit was as follows :

Shortly after the start the Vindex parted some of the ‘
iron work aloft which was secured to the upper block of
her throat halliards. However, this mishap was soon re¬
paired without changing her relative position, but hardly
had the whole sail been gotten on her once more when the
mast-head went, virtually putting her out of the race. This
wffs a disappointment to many, as the entire interest in the
first-class sloop race was now gone, the Grade showing
from the start her superiority over the Vision, her only
other competitor, in such a breeze as was then blowing. J

Ahead of the racers at this time were the Tarolinta, Foam
Rambler and others, and as the fleet passed West Bank
they got a little puff of wind, accompanied by rain, which
occasioned some of the smaller vessels to reef. The Tidal
Wave had decreased the lost distance, occasioned by the
bad start, and as the yachts neared the Spit she was seen
coming down at a greet pace, with the Madeleine on her
weather quarter. The Tidal Wave since her alterations of
last winter seems to have the legs of the Madeleine how¬
ever.

The following is the time of turning the Spit buoy :—

Grade...
Vision ..

Idler.

Magic
Phantom
Clio.

II.

M.

S.

H.

M.

S.

.12

7

10

Eva.

16

U

.12

10

48

Tidal Wave.

.12

16

35

,12

11

4

Cornelia....

19

14

,12

13

46

Qui Vive.

21

43

12

13

55

Wav ward.

26

30

.12

15

37

Dudley.

27

11

From here to the Light Ship was a dead beat, but as the
Grade got outside tiie point of the Hook she met, the in¬
coming flood tide which smoothed the water considerable.
The Idler had mean time g;one through the lee of the Vision
and taken second place. The Idler all through the day
sailed remarkably well, and carried her canvas admirably.
The Tidal Wave, however, was too large for her, and was
perceptibly gaining, while the Gracie still held her lead
notwithstanding the power of her adversaries, and was
going to windward in a manner which was wonderful.
The Vision, from the moment she encountered the head
sea, had been doing badly, and had fallen far astern. The
following are the times of rounding:—

H. M. S. I H, M„ S.

Gracie.2 35 441 Phantom...2 4? 40

Tidal Wave. 2 41 52!Magic....2 58 00

Idler.2 44 42!

Starting back for the Southwest Spit, the Idler was
crowded with canvas in order to save her time on the
Tidal Wave, but all without avail. Only four yachts were
timed at the Southwest Spit, wlien returning, which were
as follows:—

H. M. S. \ ■ H.Jlfm

Tidal Wave.3 31 — Idler.3 35 50

Gracie...3 33 50|Phantom .3 39 —

Returning from this mark the Vindex, which had cleared
away her wreck and had been over as much of the course
as possible in the time, was seen reaching up under a
try-sail, four stay-sail and storm jib, and making only
creditable speed. The Idler shortly after hauling up for
the home stake-boat lost her jib-boom and her chance for
saving her time for the Challenge Cup, which goes to the
•Tidal Wave. The folio wing is the time of returning:—

Anna.

Barbara F. ...2

Jennie M.2

Orion.2

Triton.2

II M.
15

27

30

37

44

II M

Peerless.3 45

Ida. 2 45

Agnes. 2 47

S.

10

40

59

25

00

5olRecreation. 2 49

57! Kate.2 54

That the Anna passed the stake-boat off Gedney’s
Channel at 4b. 18m. 45s., and the Orion at 4b. 55m., but in
passing was drifted upon and against the stake-boat; that
the other boats of that class passed at long intervals but
that the time was not taken by your judges.

Tint the Flyaway sailed ‘the course within the time
limited by the Regatta Committee, and we are of opinion
that there is no race of that class.

That no schooner having made the race in eight hours
there is no race, of schooners. (Vide R. and S. Reg. Rule
VI.) p. 51.)

That your judges waited on the stake-boat till lialf-past
nine, when no yacht of the fleet was in sight and it was too
dark to distinguish one yacht from another passing between
the stake-boats.

All which is respectfully submitted.

William Peet,

William H. Thomas,

R. S. Church.

—The Regatta of the New York Yacht Club on the lltli
was mnch favored, a strong breeze blowing from the east¬
ward, and although there were occasional spurts of
rain, it is questionable whether even the ladies’ on the club
steamer would have bad it otherwise, as from tlie dirty
look to the south’arj and eastward there was every indica¬
tion of a race, not a drift. According to instructions of
the Regatta Committee, the start was to be from an anchor,
and as the time for the start approached the yachts took
their places in the lines assigned for the different classes.
It now became apparent to tlie Committee that with the
strong ebb tide running, and the southing in the wind it
was impossible for the schooners to await tlie starting,
signals with sails hoisted, so they were ordered down It
would have been well if the sloops bad been favored with
similar instructions, for eventually the Qui Vive fouled tlie
Vision from the utter impossibility of keeping in position
and the friends of many of the sloops became uneasy for
fear they would be ruled out, as they were going broadside
bodily to windward with tlie tide—the cable and spring
picking up the anchors and walking off with them with
considerable celerity. The sloops at this time had no head
sails on them, and in most cases had their peaks lowered.
The position of the schooners as aligned was as follows •—
From the upper stake-boat and in a line west of her lay
the Cornelia, Idler, Clio, Magic, Eva, Phantom and Tidal
Wave. Ihe sloops were anchored in another line, a little
distance to the southward of the schooners, and there were
found the Vision, Gracie, Vindex, Qui Vive, Wayward and
Dudley.

At 11 hours 20 minutes 30 seconds the second gun the
signal for starting, was fired, and before the smoke bad
fairly cleared away, many of the yachts were already under
way. Standing off on the starboard tack tlie sloops held
on only sufficiently long to clear the stake-boat, when they
went round and headed for the S. W. Spit. Of the
schooners the Cornelia was the first off, followed by the
Idler, Phantom and the rest, the Tidal Wave being the

Elapsed

Time.

II M. 6.
•1 49 10.

4 59 14

5 00 07

5 11 13
5 31 9

5 49 90

4 58 57

5 36 16

6 30 2

And the rest were not timed. Thus the Tidal Wave'wins
in her class, heating the Idler ten minutes and four seconds,.
the Magic in her class beating the. Clio in nineteen
minutes fifty-six seconds, the Gracie in her class beating
tlie Vision thirty-seven minutes nineteen seconds, and the
Wayward in her class being the only yacht timed

—Tlie Columbia Yacht Club sailed its annual regatta on
Monday, 15th, a good race, although the wind was light at
the start. On the home stretch tlie smaller craft bad all
the'wind they could stand up under. The course for cabin,
first, and second-class boats was from the stake-boat anchor¬
ed off the foot of Forty-seventh street. North River, to the
stake-boat off Mount St. Vincent and return; for tlie third
class boats from the same starting point to stake-boat off
Spuyten Duyvel and return. The start took place at 11.15,
yachts entering as follows:—

cabin sloops

Name.

Owner.

Feet.

John S. Gage.

.. .D. C. Beardsley...

.41. 7

W. H. HamJton_

...J. S. Ga£e..L.

_39. 7

Uudine.

.. .Brockway aud Man.

.37. 4

Elizabeth Rowe....

... W. H. Rowe .

.32.10

Commodore.

_George Roahr

. 33. 8

FIRST

CLASS OPEN SLOOPS.

Lillie.

. ..J. A. and R. H. Weaver —

.30. 2

Journeyman.

.. .R. McWhinuey..

.28. 8

SECOND

1 CLASS OPEN SLOOPS.*

Bonita.

...B. Tripler.

.24. 5

G. W. Dilks.

...J. Nobus..

.22.10

Annie L.

... Freeman and Gannon...

.22. 9

G. B. Deane.

.. .George Roahr.

.22. 4

THIRD

CLASS OPEN SLOOPS.

Annie.

.. J. A. Schultze.

.18. 6

Columbia.

.. .E. H. Osborne....

.17. 4

Bugaboo.

. ..W. Deans.

.16. 9

Tough.

.. .Benjamin Carr..

.15. 7

Tlie Journeyman came home the winner, tlie Commodore
arriving at 5.45 ; the Tougli at 5.47 ; the Hamilton at 5.55,
and the Deane at 6.04. Prizes were awarded to the Journey¬
man, Deane and Tough. Some objections were made
against the Commodore on tlie ground that she had raised
the portable sides of lier cabin, not making her a cabin
boat, and putting her out of her class. This objection is
not, we believe, likely to stand, and we await the decision
of the judge in regard to it.

The Long Island Yacht Club.— The second annual
and first union regatta of the Long Island Yacht Club will
take place from the foot s of Thirty-seventh street, South
Brooklyn, June 18. The regatta committee have adopted
the following programme:—

In addition to the club prizes for each class, there will

FIRST CLASS SCHOONERS.

Name. Start. Finish.

II. M. £. FI. M. S.

Tidal Wave.11 20 30 4 9 40

Idler.11 20 30 4 19 44

Phantom.11 20 30 4 20 37

SECOND CLASS SCHOONERS.

Magic.11 20 30 4 31 43

Clio.11 20 30 4 51 39

Cornelia.11 20 30 5 10 00

FIRST CLASS SLOOPS.

Gracie.11 20 30 4 19 27

Vision...11 20 3o 4 56 46

SECOND CLASS SLOOPS.

Wayward.11 20 30 5 50 32

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be a union prize given to the winning yacht in each class
on time allowance; the yachts of the club reserving the
right to compete for the union prize in addition to the club
prize.

The course for the first class (schooners) and second
class (cabin sloops) to be from a stake boat off the Club
House to and around the Southwest Spit buoy, rounding
the same from west to east; thence to and around the buoy
at Gedney’s Channel, rounding the some from south to
north; thence to the home stake boat, passing to the west
of Bonier Shoals Beacon and Fort Lafayette, and to the
east of the West Bank buoys, both going and returning.

The course for third class (open boats) to be from the
stake boat off the Club House to and around the South¬
west Spit buoy, on Robbins reef, rounding the same from
north to south; thence to and around a stake boat off Bay
Ridge dock, rounding the same from south to north; thence
to and around l lie home stake boat, rounding the same
from east to west; thence again over the same course in
like manner, finally passing to the east of the home stake
boat.

All yachts to pass to the starboard of the home stake
boats. |

All yachts to be in line by ten o’clock sharp on the morn¬
ing of the 18th, tlie first and scond class in line one hun¬
dred yards south of the third and fourth class, and fifty
yards apart. Position will be assigned each yacht in the
order of arrival by the regatta committee.

First gun to get ready, second gun for the first and sec¬
ond class to start, and “third gun for the third and fourth
class to start.

If any yacht in either class sails the course over within
eight hours it will be considered a race for each class. '
Regattas to be sailed under the regulations adopted by
the Long Island yacht club.

—The annual regatta of the Philadelphia Yacht Club
took place on Monday, June 15. The perfect calm that
prevailed marred the beauty and excitement of the con¬
test. The race was a drift one from the buoy at Delanco
and half way on the return, when a breeze sprung up
about 4 p. in., and the yachts came in as follows:—
Isf Glaus —Albert T. Eggleton, Albert Doger, Geo. Hoff,
Chas. S. Austin, Willie Kleintz. 2d Class— Ricbd. F.
Riddell, Jno. B. Brewer, Chas. Able, S. A. Mariner, Jos.
H. Leary. Owing to the violation of the rules of the race
by several of the yachts, the decision of the judges was
postponed.

—The city of Boston has appropriated $1,500 for a sail¬
ing regatta, and $1,500 for a rowing regatta, to take place
on the coming ninety-eighth anniversary of American in¬
dependence. These regattas, which are annually given
under the auspices of the city on each recurrence of the
“glorious Fourth,” are open to all, and have always been
successful, and attract crowds of spectators.

Tlie Committee on the Sailing Regatta have arranged
the following programme :—

First race, for sloops and schooners-measuring thirty-
eight feet and upwards on the water line; prizes—for
sloops, first prize,-$150; second prize, $75; for schooners,
first prize, $200; second prize, $100.

Second Race—For centre-board and keel sloops and for
schooners measuring 25 feet and less than 28 feet. Prizes—
For centre-board sloops, first prize; $90; second prize, $50.
For keel sloops, first prize, $90; second prize, $50. For
schooners, first prize, $90; second prize, $50.

Third Race—For centre-board and keel boats measuring
20fe.et_and less than 25 feet. Prizes—For centre-board,
first prize, $70; second prize, $70; third prize, $25. ■

For keel boats—First prize, $70; second prize, $35; third
prize, $25.

The sub-committee on the rowing regatta decided to have
five races, beginning at 3 o’clock P. M. The programme
will he as follows :

First Mace —For single-scull wherries; distance, two miles.
First prize, $150; second prize, $50.

Second Bace —For Whitehall boats; distance, two miles.
First prize, $50; second prize, $25.

Third Race —For double-scull boats; distance, two miles.
First prize, $75; second prize, $50.

Fourth Race —For four-oared working boats; rowed on
the gunwale; distance, three miles. First prize, $100;
second prize, $50.

Fifth Race —For four-oared boats (lapstreaks or shells)—
with outriggers; distance, six miles. First prize, $350;
second prize, $100.

The prizes amount in the aggregate to $1,000.

—We are indebted to ex-Commodore Alex W. Scott, of
the Royal Halifax Yacfft Club,for the following programme
of events for the current season;

June 13—Opening cruise from Club house, through Eastern Pass
age, round Me Nab’s Island and back.

2. June 22—Opening matches for Challenge Cups.

3. July I—Corinthian matches,

4. July 11—Harbor cruising under orders.

5. July 18—Cruise to outports.

3. August 1—Race for Prince of Wales’ Cup.

<• August 3—Annual dinner.

8. August 15—Harbor cruise.

9 ' August 22—Race for Governor General’s medals.

10- September 5—Harbor cruise,
fi- September 12—Harbor crui se.

12. September 26—Corinthian match, Flag Officer’s prize.

13. October 3—Harbor cruise.

14. October 10-Harb r cruise.

5- October 21—Closing matches for Challenge Cups.

. „ George M. Gr^er, Secretary.

Llub Bowse, 29th May, 1874.

vrT ac ht Marcia, Capt. VFarder, arrived at Halifax,
tA+i ’iT St Thursday, 28 days from Gibraltar. She belongs
the Roy a i Yacht squadron. The Earl of Charleville is a
Lawre^ 61 P rocee( i 011 a cruise to the Gulf of St.

r 77*4' special meeting of the Dorchester Club has been
‘ heel for Friday evening, June 19tli, at the request of the
a t own ers of the Volante, Gleaner and Bristol, to take
ball° n 0n a motion to abolish the rule forbidding shifting
duast. The motion was carried at the last regular meet-
the club, but must receive a two-thirds vote at the
shiff meetan S before going into effect. The question of
( fi r :in S ballast has long been a bone of .contention in the
nia t second of the championship regattas is to take
Face Jane 20th, at 2.30 P.M., at Commercial Point.

"•The Arlington is the name of a new club just organ-

ized near Boston. It sailed its first regatta on May 30th, six
yachts competing. The 'prize flag was won by the Clara,
Capt. Peabody, in 38 minutes 20 seconds. Distance, three
miles. The Arlington is a promising and energetic club.

_—The C. B. Sloop Yacht Era, which has been laid up in
Pierce Bros. Yard, at So. Boston, since last season, has
heei purchased by Commodore W. TI. Bangs, of the Dor¬
chester Yacht Club, of Jos. A. Jasagi, Esq., who is going
to Europe. She is to be ready for the Dorchester regatta
next Saturday.

—Gen. Butler’s yacht America got aground at low water
on Ram’s Horn Spit, Beverly harbor, last week, but was
got off on the following day by a steam tug without serious
injury.,

— The Atalanta rowing club have recently moved into
their new boat house on the Harlem River. It is built upon
a scow of 160 tons burthen, and is two stories high. The
upper one is handsomely furnished, and contains, among
other things, a piano for the use of the members of the
club. The lower floor is fitted up as a boat house, and is
perfectly arranged for the varied collection of boats of all
kinds and sizes. Having a floating foundation, it can, of
course, be towed to any water front should a change of lo¬
cality ever become desirable. The Atalanta club was or¬
ganized in 1848, and has at present eighty-four active and
forty honorary members. The following is a list of the
officers of the club: - President, Ransom Parker, Jr.; Vice
President, William TI. Webster; Recording Secretary, J.
W. Edwards; Financial Secretary, William H. Manirand;
Treasurer, W. H. Sproull; Captain, George Spingsteen;
Lieutenant, George Rohr.

—The following boating crews entered for the regatta of
the Schuylkill Navy, open to all amateurs, which began yes¬
terday and is continued to-day at Philadelphia:—

Four-oared Shells. —Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Atalanta,
New York; Quaker City, Philadelphia; Vesper, Philadel¬
phia; Friendship, New York; Crescent, Philadelphia; Ar-
gonauta, Bergen Point, New Jersey.

Pair-oared Shells. —Nassau, New York; Undine, Phila¬
delphia; Atalanta, New York; Philadelphia, Philadelphia;
Vesper, Philadelphia; Gramercy, New York; Friendship;
New York.

Double Scull Shells. —Crescent, Philadelphia; Nassau, New
York; Argonauta, Bergen Point, New Jersey.

Single Shells. —Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Nassau, New
York; Argonauta, Bergen Point, New Jersey; Harlem,
New York; Bachelor, Philadelphia; Quaker City, Phila¬
delphia .

—The Dartmouth college boat crew are at Enfield, New
Hampshire, for a ten days’ training on Mascoma Lake.
The have the same boat used in the race at Springfield last
year—a Spanish cedar shell, fifty feet long, twenty inches
wide, 150 pounds weight, built by Elliott, Brooklyn, New
York. He is budding a new one for them to use in the
race at Saratoga, which is to be similar to this in most re¬
spects. This year’s crew is as follows:—

Name.

State.

Pos'n.

Age.

H'qht.

Wgt.

Class.

Charles O. Gates..

stroke.

21

6 ft. 1

174

1874.

F. W. Mitchell...

.N. H.

No. 5.

22

6 ft.

174

1876.

Charles W r . Eager.

.... N. H.

No. 4.

19

6 ft. 1

165

1877.

B. F. Robinson...

.... N. H.

No. 3.

22

6 ft.

145

1877.

W. F. Westgate...

.... N. II.

No. 2.

22

5 ft. 11

166

1875.

W. G. Eaton..

_Mass.

bow.

20

5 ft. 1H

155

1875.

The captain

of tlie i

crew, Gates, is

the only one

that

rowed in the Dartmouth crew last year.— Boston Journal.

—The stakes have been deposited for the great boat race
between Scharff and Ten Eyck, which is to come off at
Peekskill, on the Hudson river, next Wednesday, the 24th
inst. The race is for the championship of the United
States and $1,000. Com. Benj. F. Brady is the referqe.
Scharff is matched to row George Brown, the champion of
the British Provinces, for $2,000 in gold a side and the
championship of Canada and the United States, at Spring-
field on July 8.

—In the rowing match on Monday on the Raritan river,
at New Brunswick, between the Raritan Boat Club and the
Rutgers College Rowing Association, Raritan won in 17.38;
Rutgers, 21.01-J. Course, two miles. Messrs. Neilson and
Griswold represented the former, and Messrs. Warren and
Jane way the latter.

—The Patapsco navy review on the waters of the Patapsco
last Friday, was a decided success.

—The annual opening regatta on the Potomac Boat Club
will take place on Thursday afternoon, the 25th inst., at
3.30 o’clock. There are six races down on the programme.

—The Brooklyn Yacht Club held its annual regatta on
Tuesday. The following were the courses and entries:—

SCHOONERS.

(Around the Lightship and return—forty miles).

Name. Owner. Club.

Tidal Wave.William Voorhis.Brooklyn.

Fleur de Lis.J. S. Dickerson.Brooklyn.

Meta.G. A. Beling.Brooklyn.

Comet.William Langley.Brooklyn.

Eva.E. Bnrd Grubb .New York Yacht Club.

Cornelia.Dr. J. H. Vondy.New York Yacht Club.

Gypsy.H. Livingston.>.. .Brooklyn.

FIRST-CLASS SLOOPS.

(Same course as schooners).

Undine.Fowler & Brasher.Brooklyn.

Kate.Robert Dillon.Brooklyn.

T. B. Asten.Platt & Allen ..Brooklyn.

SECOND CLASS SLOOPS.

(To Gedney’s Channel Buoy and return—Thirty-two miles).

Joe Jefferson.J. Varian.Manhattan.

Qui Vive..S. Clapham... .. Brooklyn.

Dudlfey.E. Williams..Brooklyn.

Schemer..C. H. Hall.Brooklyn.

Genio.G. Haight.Brooklyn.

Elizabeth.T. Turner.S. Y. C.

Flying Cloud.W. P. Smull.Brooklyn.

Kaiser Wilhelm.Norris & Greenleaf.Brooklyn.

Linda.John W. Stout.Brooklyn.

Seline.H. S. Wood.Brooklyn.

Nimble.John N. Dimon....Brooklyn.

Emelye.J. C. Crawford.New Jersey.

Mary.P. H Hill,.Jersey City.

Emma T.J. Treadwell.Brooklyn.

THIRD-CLASS SCHOONERS.

(To Southwest Spit and return—twenty-four miles).

William T. Lee.C, A. Cheever.Brooklyn.

Eclipse....Union.

Brooklyn.Ira Smlt i.Long Island.

Bismarck...Long Island.

The first class boats got away at 11:16:30, the second
class started at 11:21, and the third class at 11:23:45. There
was a stiff southeast wind. The following were the win¬
ning vessels:—

Schooners—Tidal Wave, winning the flag, officers, and
club prizes, beating the Comet 2 min. 50 sec. The Comet
won the Union prize.

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In the first class sloops the Undine won the first prize,
beating the J. B. Asten 22 min. 55 sec., the latter taking the
Union prize.

In the second class sloops the Schemer won the first
prize, beating the Kaiser 4 min. 56 sec., the latter taking
the Union prize.

In the third class sloops the Wm. T. Lee won, coming in
44 seconds ahead of the Brooklyn.

Yesterday, 17th, the fleet started on its annual cruise.

Cincinnati, June, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

On Saturday last (June 6) the long looked for boat race came off. The
day was excessively hot, the thermometer standing at 90 deg. in the
shade. The two contestants, Fred. Wolff and John Tucker, were ready
at the proper time. The course was from Schmidt’s Boat-house to a
point H miles up the river and return, making in all three miles. Wolff
came in about two lengths ahead of Tucker in 27 minutes. Wolff was
much elated at his own time, and immediately issued a challenge to any
one who would row him for a purse of from Sou to $5100, over the same
course. John Barbour has accepted :t, and the match is to come off
within four weeks after the signing of the articles. Tucker also issues a
challenge to Charles Weeks for a purse of $200. It has not, as yet, been
accepted

The Cincinnati Boating Club is getting along swimmingly. Their new’
four-oared paper shell has just arrived. W. L

JMcw $1ub lten turns.

The Maritime Monthly Review for June. Saint John, N. B.

We have been in receipt for some time of the numbers of this excellent
Review, and before this should have given it the notice it so fully de¬
serves. Conducted under the auspices of an association of gentlemen,
and edited by II. L. Spencer, Esq., the Maritime Monthly Review is not
only most intelligently written, but is especially interesting, as it con
tains a special literature both novel and fresh in character, descriptive of
the locality from whence the Magazine emanates. Tf the extreme limit of
Western America should find expression in the “Overland” from the
Pacific Ocean, we are only too glad to have a balance from the uttermost
Atlantie side in the Mantime Monthly. Among a variety of excellent
matter we note “The Chronicles of Punch Bowl,” in which the fortunes
of a hardy fisherman, Job Cobbiduclc, are told with a great deal of humor
and force, and how Mrs. Hurlbut, the parspn’s wife, tried to reform his
hard ways, but how a school of herrings tempted him, and finally how he
came to grace through the medium of a big cuttlefish, and was taught to
sin no more in breaking the Sabbath. Such descriptions, purely local,
are admirable in character and give a cachet of originality to the Mari¬
time Monthly which makes it most welcome. Already in its third vol¬
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is a most interesting feature of the good taste and literary, ability of our
friends in the good province of New Brunswick. We notice among its
corps of contributors Mr. J. N. Wilson, a frequent writer for Forest
and Stream.

The Frontier Series. ’ Illustrated. A Thousand Miles

Walk. Nathaniel H. Bishop. Third edition. Lee & Shepard: Bos¬
ton and New York. *1873.

This is a most pleasantly fresh and ingenuous description of a long
journey taken on foot some years ago by a brave American lad, who
tramped it away across the Pampas, from Buenos Ayres on the
Atlantic side, over the Andes to the coast of Chili. One great charm of
the book is its truthfulness. Descriptions of life as seen by the narrator
when in company with the guachos are novel, and we believe have been
rarely written up before, save by hearsay. The pluck of Mr. Bishop, his
endurance, must have been immense, as it is almost certain that his life
must lrave been endangered moi’e than once. In reading it one is struck
with the sad and worthless characters of the men who inhabit the central
plains of South America, and how their lives present pictures of greed,
superstition, cruelty and depravity. Mr. Bishop’s narrative, written
some seventeen years ago, is still as fresh as if produced only yesterday,
for manners and customs must never change in Central America, and
civilization makes no further progress there than in Central Asia. That
the book is appreciated is evident from its being now in its third edition.
“A Thousand Miles Walk” contains many interesting accounts of the
birds and animals of the Pampas, and we know that the early taste shown
by the author when yet but a lad for natural history, has been further
developed. Dr. Brewer, our well known naturalists speaks of Mr.
Bishop as “a young and enthusiastic naturalist, whose zeal in the study
of natural history prompted him alone,unaided,and at the risk of his life,
to explore the arid plains of South America while yet a mere stripling in
years and stature, though his observations there exhibit the close and
careful study of maturer years.” The Bostrom gringo and his book are
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Lord of Himself. A Novel. By Francis H. Under-

Wood. 515 pp., 12mo. cloth, $1.75. Boston: Lee & Shepard.

This is a novel possessing all the requisites to ensure it an enduring
popularity and extensive sale. It is truly an American story, and pre¬
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to every one. Mr. Underwood, in this sketch of the Kentucky “blue
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hospitable, large-hearted man, has only repeated an historical well known
fact. As in novels generally, our hero, Beauchamp Russell, after much
tribulation, becomes acquainted with Miss Adelaide Staelburne, an heir¬
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Good Luck. By Francis A. Shaw. From the German of

“Gluck Auf.” Boston: James R. Osgood & Co.

In this work are clearly brought out many of the strong points of Ger¬
man character; the life of the peasantry is well sketched, and though
the author developes much of the fierceness of conflicting ebullitions of
deep feeling, we find he has done only simple justice to the subject he
has chosen for illustration. A man of a ruthless, boorish, coarse nature,
although revelling in wealth, is quite willing to sacrifice to a chimera of
family pride a young and beautiful daughter to one, even in his circum¬
stances, unfitted for her. Every one will be in love with the heroine,
while they will derive some new idea of German customs and of the Ger¬
man character, as unfolded in the pages of this very readable romance.
Relation of Insects to Man. By A. S. Packard, Jr.,

Editor of the American Naturalist, & c., being No. 3 of the popular se¬
ries published by Estes & Lauriatt. Boston.

This work relates to the habits, &c., of many familiar and well known
insects, but is treated in such manner by the author that we often be¬
lieve we are reading about a new order of insects, and it is not until we
place this old fellow under a microscope that we see the same old face—
(see fig. 54.) This is one of the best numbers issued. Among the nu¬
merous insects named, the “Trap-door Spider” is finely illustrated, to¬
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tudes. While we believe with our author that “all the animal creation
is a part, piece and parcel of the Divine plan.” we do not agree with
other philosophers and some theologians, who even ascribe immortality
to the animals, and believe that in the hereafter we shall hear the song
of the mosquito and the hum of the bee and the shrill, rolling drum beat
of the cicada. In this latter assertion we believe there is more of the
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well worth thrice the price asked for them. All onr youth should sub¬
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tablish its superiority over all others lor catchin
Bass, Pike. Pickerel, Trout, Salmon I rout, Mu.-k.a-
longe. Three, sizes matle-No 20 ior hsh under

3 pounds weight; No. 21 for fish under 10pounds, No.
22 for very large fish. If not to be found at your fish¬
ing tackle stores, these Spoons will be forwarded dj
tlie manuf ictiirer by mail. Price $1.00 each.

JOHN H. MANN , Syracuse* N ow York

ESTABLISHED 1849.

J. B. McHARG & CO.:

ROME, N. Y.,

HI A NUF ACTU R.ERS OF

Split Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal¬
mon Bass, Trout, Trunk and Perch Rods, with
or without McUarg’s Patent Reel Plate. Sole
manufacturers of McIIarg's Gold, Silver,

Brass and Pearl Spinning Baits of every
description, arid manufacturers of

Fishing Tackle in all its Varieties,

including alt styles of Bass, Salmon and Trout Files*

GENUINE

Breech Loaders.

WINNERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873.
Scott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders. 25 cents
by mail. Report of Gun Trial sent on application.

AGENTS:

WM. READ & SONS,

1B Faneuil Hall Sq.,Boston.

Also all other makes. Greener, Westley Richards,
Weblev, Remington, Wesson, &c.

A genuine laminated Steel Breech-loader, with im¬
plements, at $60.

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds for
shooting practice.

Fine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriages
Complete, as furnished the New York and Bosion
Yacht Squadrons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

campingandmFning

WTO V

Weighing qnly 25 pounds, very durable, will cook
for 10 persons, and is. especially adapted for camping
purposes Tlie ware consists of 8 qt. Kettle, 6 qt.
Tea Kettle, 2 qt. Coffee Pot, Fry Pan, round Tin Pan,
9 square Pans, Dipper, Gridiron, Tent .Collar, 8 ft,
Funnel and an Oven that will roast If pounds beef.

Outside dimensions, packed, 12x13x20 inches.

)ohk.

IMPORTER, AND DEALER IN

Breech and Muzzle Loading

SHOT GUNS,

Fishing and Sporting Tackle of every description.
Also, the new improved Parlor or Gallery Rifles, Pis¬
tols and Targets. Apr. 16ly

FISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY AND BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Glued Bamboo. Rod mountings of the very finest
quality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele¬
brated JOHN JAMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.
A large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
lected Calcutta Bamboo Poles. *-6m

I’lie ware is so constructed that it, nests and packs
in the oven, and the oven and funnel pack inside the
stove as represented in cut 2. leaving room for pack¬
ing half doz. Plates, Knives, Forks and Spoons and
drinking Cups. Price complete, $13.50.

SEND P. O. ORDER, OR CASHIER'S CHECKr

POND & DUNCKLEE,

87 fJIaekstone street, Boston, Mass

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Gnus* Rifles* Pistols,and Fishing-Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,

lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan.

large
4-1 y

r X'liomas Sparks,

Shot and Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808 ]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

fsENE* And receive by return mail a copy of
iPlfry HINTS TO ANGLERS. A little book
■ 11 I I brimful of fun and useful points. 12

• * * spirited humorous illustrations, by

(f * Id T O Gruikshank. To which is added Hints
r" Sw I \ for Chesb Players, neatly bound in
WUl I SJ cloth. CLAXTON. REMSEN & HAF-
FLEFINGER, Publishers, Philadelphia.

fL A W. TAXIS, AQUARIUM MANUFACTURER
and dealer in GOLD FISH, AQUATIC PLANO’S
FISH GLOBES, &c 60 North Sixth street, Plnla-
delphia, Penn, Orders by mail attended to.

Orange Sporting Powder.

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
to 7, packed 'only in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser
sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
breech-loading guns, giving great penetration with
very slight recoil.

ORANGEADECK1NG POWDER*

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 6J- lbs. each, and in canis¬
ters of 1 and 5 lbs.

AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of I2£ lbs. and 6} lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER,

The best for rifles and for rail ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 12i lbs., and 61 lbs., and in cauisters of lib. and
1 pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
uum than any other brands made.

LAFLIN & RAND POWDER Co.,

21 Park Row, N. Y.

(Opposite Astoe House.)

H

m

455 SIXTH AVENUE,

Between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets.

Supplied with the Choicest English Delicacies.
JUGGED HARE. WELSH RAREBIT. TRIPE SUP¬
PERS.

Everything served in BEST LONDON STYLE. Un¬
rivalled accommodations for Supper Parties. Open
all night, GEORGE PARKINS, Proprietor.

TLNTOIV PLACE HOTeT
EUROPEAN PLAN.

TITOS. RYAN & SON

BROADWAY. COR, FOURTEEN TH STREET

Shorts for Ml'orWmnT

Hotels, boarcling-Jumes andprivateTamiiiesAnlEWi
ties which off er facilities for shooting, fishing andbnnY
, can have their cards inserted in this column ran
rate of $10 for four lines for six month/ nfJ
>’ lines, 25 cts. per line each inserti on. ’

Mansion House, BuffLT

E. L. HODGES, Proprietor. '

Rossm House, Toronto, Canada
SHEARS & SON, Proprietors
Tins house is a favorite resort for gentlemen snorts
men from all parts of the United States and Canada.

JU OREST HOUSE, AT STARK’S FALLS FOOT
of the Bog. a J. Pel sue. Proprietor. Boats and
experienced guides furnished to sporting parties
reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton St. law
rence Co., N. Y.

HP ROUT FISHING IN THE PENNSYLVANIA
1 Mountains good. Send for circular. A. MAGIN
NIS, Forks P. O., Monroe County, Pa. ^

ripHE ELM HOUSE. A PRIVATE SUMMERHO-
1 TEL. CHAS. F. ORVIS, Proprietor, Manches
ter, Vermont. Transient board, $2.50 per day.

B oard near twin lakes, four hours

from N. York, via. Harlem R. R., and convenient
to depot, stores, churches and post office. Address
FRED COOPER, “Locust Hill Farm,” Ashlev Falls
Berkshire county, Mass. ’

C J. RE AT FALLS OF POTOMAC, MONTGOMERY
* county, Maryland, 16 miles from Washington D
C., 7 miles from Rockville, Md. Best bass fishing on
upper Potomac. Hotel accommodations excellent —$2
per day; $9 per week. Address GARRETT & MAUS
(Cromelm Hotel) Offutt’s x Roads, Md. j e i!6 ’

Trout! Trout!! Trout!!!

I [EXCELLENT EAMILY BOARD at reasonable rates*
1 mountain scenery; healthiest part of New York’
at “Maple Grove;” hot and cold baths, milk &c •
large rooms, and plenty of trout in the famous’“Nev¬
er sink.” Fine drives. Only seven hours from the
city by Oswego Midland Railroad. Trout for sale at
$5 per 100. Addres., ALEX. HERRON,

Neversink Flats, Sullivan county, New York.
Or come to Fallsburgh and hire team out. juTl

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,

I NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.

J. I. FULTON, Jr., Proprietor.
Special rates to Boarders. jel!6m

T O LET, AT PAMRAPO, a Beautiful

Place on the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Monthly commutation makes fare but seven cents a
trip—part of a nice house facing the lovely bay of
New York, near depot, to rent for $10 per month. In¬
quire at oflice of Forest and Stream, 17 Chatham st.

liscelbneous

PECK & SNYDER’S

Sportsman’s Emporium.

PATENT “SPINNING SQUID.”

PECK 8c SNYD Fr

126 Nassau St.

No. 1,Single Hook,for Bass 1
or Weak Fish, 50c. No. 2, Triple |

Hook, for catching Pickerel or \

Black Bass, 75o. No. 3, Large
Single Troll, for Blue Fish, $1.00.

Samples Mailed on beceipt of Prick.

MANUF ACT u ^ A a if m OUTFITS

For Base Ball Players, Cricketers,

Yachting* Boating* Fishing*

QUOITS, INDIAN CLUBS, DUMB BELL, BOXING
GLOVES, GUNS, PISTOLS, Etc.

Send for Catalogue. Special prices to dealers. Ad
dress PECK' & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

E & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591

. Broadway, N. Y., op. Metropolitan Hotel.
Chroraos and Frames, Stereoscopes and Views, Graph-
oscopes, Megalethoscopes, Albums and Photographs
of celebrities. Photo-Lantern Slides a specialty. Man¬
ufacturers of Photographic Materials. Awarded First
Premium at Vienna Exposition. jellly

wTk babnuiS

Syracuse, N. Y.

Guns* Revolvers* Fishing Tackle* Base-
Ball Supplies* &c.* Ac.

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading gun
sent to any address for $40.

EVERY GUN WARRANTED.
Am munition of the very best quality a specialty.

Hall’s Patent Creasers

FOR PAPER SHELLS.

T HE “CLIMAX” GREASER, combining

Greaser, Loader and Cap-Expeller, forming the
most complete implement in the market. Is also an
excellent Loader and Cap-Expeller for Berdan and
other metallic shells. Price, $2 75. Sent by mail post¬
paid. Extra cylinders, 75 cts. Extra needles, 15 cts.
Plain Greaser and Loader—Improved Pattern.

Works rapidly and effectively. Price $2 25. Sent
by mail post-paid. Extra cylinders 40 cts. each, in
ordering either of the creasers give size of shell used,
jior sawdny Gun Dealers. Address HALL & CO.,

40 N orth Duke street, Lancaster, Fa ^

SPORTSMEN!

Your attention is called to the
OIL TANNED MOCCASIN, the
best thing ever worn by sports¬
men. Not injured by wetting and
drying—always soft and easy to
the feet, and'VERY DURABLE
—being made of the
very best of stock and
warranted the genvine
article , different from
1 anything before offer¬
ed. With long legs
and hard bottoms u
desired. Illustrated Circular and Price List free,

FOREST AND STREAM

303

M}isvvIhu(voiiB.

| pot(l8tnvns (§oods.

FIRE ARMS!

AND

ALBERT C. KULK.

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

Mo. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OP

And Dealer in all Kinds op

FISHIKG TACKLE, 01!NR,

SEWING MACHINES!

YSEVOEVERSL

Skates and Sptoring Goods.

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADLNG SHOT
GUNS. Snap and Positive Action, with patent Joint
Cheek, a marvel of beauty, finish, and cheapness;
celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES—adopted oy NINE
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
throughout the world for military, hunting, and tar¬
get purposes; PISTOLS, RfFLE CANES, METAL¬
LIC CARTRIDGES, &c.

Also Manufacturers of the new

REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE,

To which was awarded the!

“MEDAL. OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
mium over all othev machines at the great Central New
York Fair , at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprung
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualities, namely, light running. smooth , noise
less, rapid, durable, with perfect lock stitch.

$f“Send for Circulars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

KUUG <Sc OO.’S*

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY,

A, RQCHE&EAU CO.,

Sole Agents nor the United States and Canada

No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers. 10 26

JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Tront and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York aud Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention.

ESTABLISHED 1848.

JUDSON & CO,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Fly Rods.

Three piece Rods, weighing from 9 to 12 oz., I0£ to 12.
feet in length, a specialty! These rods are sold at a
low price, and are all warranted.

fiol Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Runs and dunning Material

Fishing* Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELSY BRO. Goou», &c.
constantly 011 hand.

A B-— Particular attention given to the repairing
ot hne guns, &c.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

BOSTON.

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

^i^lxixxg* Tackle,

I^islxinsr 3EfcocUs,

i si i 'SI o ole .

AND

ANGLING mpLEME^TB,

?• * A. have the BEST FACILITIES for the

Artificial Flies, Water-proofed Silk Line and
other Goods, and, with their connections
abroad, can supply to the best ad¬
vantage ali kinds of Foreign
as well as American

Gsh Hooks, Lines. Rods, English and American Reels,
'lies. Shells, Minnows, Spinning Baits, Casting Lines,

■ wivels, Floats, Sinkers, Nets, Baskets, Bait Boxes,
Jackie Books, Silkworm Gut, Silver Gimp, Bamboos,'

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

_IS 6 Washington Street, Boston.

F’ox* a first>cla8s Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufacturer,
ESPENSCHEID, 118 Nassan street.

THOS.0TIS LEROY & CO.,

Patent Shot& Lead Works,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted
EAGLE EEAJVX)

OF

DROP SHOT

ALSO

Compressed Shot

AND

15 A. It I ^ IV ,V 1> .

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Flies
a specialty*

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

SNEIDEK

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

Muzzle-Loading Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

Q14 YYest Pratt street,

a8 Baltimore, Aid.

Kstablished in X837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

FISHING TACKLE!

f>0 Fulton St., IV. Y.

Green Hart, Split Bamboo , Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Bods, a Specialty.

rsiBAt SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME VviiiCil
X created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will he brought out,
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $ 8 ; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

t7jTsellew,

D E SKS,

OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURNITURE,

103 Fulton Street, N. Y.

FINE CYLINDER DESKS.

FINE CUT CHEWINp,

UJ y- IJ ; T ■ - -- .

Ask-your Dealer, or Q our.

worksforasupplvof PURE Tobacco,.;

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30 , 1873 .
Messrs. Ww. S. Kimball Co.;

Sirs— A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, hut “Vanity Fair”
is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort of
Btrongness. My friend mNew York got an appointment in
California, by thatreason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send me iorthe enolosedten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

6 * Da. Jos. Hyrti..

y Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

REAL ENGLISH BOXING GLOVES,

Imported, and the best American Gloves manufac¬
tured by SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 46
Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of .two
pair; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.

P, S.—Goods sent C. O. D. everywhere.

ftdliscvlhtn vents.

ANDRE W CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane N„Y. ?

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

Jl

If! I

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Ul 1

LA

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LiC

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their „

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LIKEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

F18H HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Wanin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Rods, Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Fish Hooks., Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

IOI & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) New York.

CHAS. REICHE & BRO.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &c„

55 Chatham Street,

3d door from N. William. NEW A ORR.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,
AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANJ
MALS AND BIRDS.

CHAS. REICHE. 11-63 HENRY REICHE.

LI. W. COLLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

No. BROADWAY^,

Cures Sore Throat , Bronchitis , Neuralgia ,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough , BJieu-
matism, Chilblains , Strains, &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimnjates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! 4sk for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell & Co.,

_28 and 80 Fulton St., JNY Y

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commenting January 8 th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,i 1-5 $4,1-10 $2,1-20 $1

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest, price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

11 Wall street. New York

Mliscvlhmcoug,

F. GROTE. A. .JOS. KAPP, A. H. GROTE

F.GROTS & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory.

114 Fast 14th St,, N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pin Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and- all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

Established 1847.

LEA THER GOODS.

KID, BUCK AND DOGSKIN GAUNTLETS.
Buckskin Shooting: and Fishing* Breeches
and Leggings for Summer and Fall.

LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS,
BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired,

G Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Broadway, N. Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIBB SKINS AND ARTIFI-
CIAL EYES,

19 N. William Street, New York.

DR, FOWLER’S PATENT

Hard Rubber Reel-

imperishable, Light as a Feather,fand
not Liable to Bet Out of Order.

Numerons letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and Hon. Robt Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents y or the United States,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

(^lathing mid 4$.ht[tmhmsj (§ood§.

ITHAMAR DU BOIS,

[CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St-, Brooklyn.
Fine Shirtr, Collars and Cuffs to Order.
—A T POPULAR PRICES ,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in giea.t variety

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line-Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Archi
tectural Plans, &c.

OFFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

TURNBULL 7 ^

The Great Hatter,

S X ETTETOTNT STREET,

BROOKLYN. 18-26

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in season) can be supplied at reasonable prices
by addressing J. FEARON MANN, Lewis town, Penn

304

FOREST AND STREAM

|"paijismett b ($oods.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Br^eeTi-LiOading Sliot Guns,
Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W GR'BENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of tine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
m XO ,\S die H A W ASLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best In the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE, AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Test.

This Vest affords ydHfiL the best ar_
rangement yet in vented ?°F, car '

ryino- cartridges, ^K rhe weight is

so evenly distribu'. » / §| ted that it is

scarcely felt. Car Be f Ig tndges can be

carried with the if (MMjg f W heads down in

this vest, which is|, Uamf ilillPJ;{/ of great impor¬
tance when brass shells are used

as When carrying t.iem with the

head up the weight UMittdifl sbot oft ‘
en forces the wad forward, when

bad shooting is the -result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $i.50. AQENTS F0R THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.

SEND FOR CIRCULAR. _

Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

Ho, 94 Fulton St>j N« Y■

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

‘Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies.__4—

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

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“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE,” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FGinkegs of 25, 124, and 6 4 lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

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the various mining districts of the United States and
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For Rifles and Revolvers. All sizes for sale by
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356 Broadway, New York.

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REMINGTON’S CHALLENGE

Long Range, Breech Loading,

TARGET RIFLE.

Price as above,.$500 00

Price without pistol-grip, $90 00
With orthoptic and bead sights, $65
“ “ “ “ T $43 50

ordinary stock, y $4100
Extra discs, ea. .... ... $2 50

Spirit level,..$500

Open bead Bar and Slit. Bar & Open Bead,

At 1
rifles i
ority:

FRONT SIGHT.

the “ Long Range Match” of the “ Amateur Rifle Club’’on the 30th ult, 6 REMINGTON and 12 other
were entered. The score which we append below shows that the REMINGTON still maintains its superi-

800 yards,
900 'yards,
1,000 yards,

| Average for Remington,
do. do.

do. do.

1 15 1
11 2-3

9 5-16

' Total average,

12 1

A verage, for others , 18 2-3

do. ' do. 511-12

do. do. 81-2

Total average, 18

Net gain of REMINGTON over all others, 50 PERCENT. At the 1,000 yard range only the eight highest in
previous ranges were allowed to enter, which though admitting all the Remington's , admitted only two of the
others. This fact will account for the approximat e average at 1,000 yards. The two best marksmen on each
side scored 30 with Remington's to 17 with the others. “Bloocl will tell!" See this paper, of June 4th, for
official record of the above. For full particulars of these rifles address

STILL AHEAD ! IF YOU WOULD WIN, SHOOT THE REMINGTON.

At the long range match on the 13t.h instant for the Diamond Badge, Remington rifles won the first, sec¬
ond and third prizes.

The scores at which 14 Remington and 19 other rifles were entered, were as follows:—

Average at 500, 800, and 1,000 yards for Remington,..624

Average at 500, 800, and 1,000 yards for others.51

Twenty-two and a half per cent, gain for Remington. “A word to the wise,” &c.

E. REMINGTON & SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

This arm was submitted In competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean, to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“ Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
The military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised-wlncfl
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field. (See
Ordnance Report.) .

We are now receiving orders for theseguns, and hue
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery. _ .

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of pow der, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
Ibs.weiglit, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Greet.rnooi
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. a. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 54 Wall St., N, Y,
~MADE TO ORDER

for the trade. Every va¬
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FISHERIES.

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SHARPS’
Breech-Loading, Metallic Cartridge,

Military,

Hunting,

and Target

RIFLES.

EXCELS ALL OTHERS

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Accuracy, Strength & Safety

No Premature Discharges Ever Occur.

Special attention is called to their LONG RANGE
RIFLE, weighing 10 lbs., for target practice. This
rifle won the AMATEUR CLUB MEDAL, at Creed¬
moor Range, New York, three times, making eighty-
one points out of a possible eighty-four —best record
ever made on the Range. At same Range, Fall meet¬
ing, in “ All Comers Match” 500 and 600 yards, 75 en¬
tries and 10 prizes, the SHARPS’ RIFLES took five
prizes with seven guns. At the Opening Meeting,
Creedmoor, June 6 1874, Sharps’ took four out of six
prizes in the match for military rifles at 500 yards;
the first and second prizes being won with it by scores
of 27 out of a possible 28.

Every Rifle Warranted a good shooter ;

Calibres 40, 44 and 50-100 in., of anv length
desired ;

Charge of powder, 50 to 100 grains ;

Weight of balls, 220 to 540 grains;

fetoeks, plain, also pistol grip and checked ;

Sights, plain, globe and peep, Vernier with in¬
terchangeable front sight and wind guage.

Price, from $35 OO to $125 OO.

Every variety of ammunition for above gnus con¬
stantly on hand. Send for circulars.

Sharps’ Rifle Manufacturing Go.,

Hartford, Conn.

JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS, Agts.,

June 11 300 Broadway, New York.

J. C. CONROY & C07

65 Fulton Street, New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF

Fish Hooks and Fishing Tackle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
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Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
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on arrival of Steamboat Express Train, with Drawing
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Pleasure Travel.

This route embraces the most enjoyable and pic¬
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Superior with the sheltered and beautiful waters of
the inside channels of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay
and thence by three hours’ rail with magnificent par¬
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Daily Line of Steamers on Lake Ontario, and the
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Cheap Excursions

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months of June, July, August and September, afford¬
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Region of Lake Superior and the FISHING GROUNDS
of Lake Neepigon.

Connections throughout punctual and certain.

State Rooms can be secured at Central Passenger
Offices, Toronto, and all information given by

CHAS. PERBY, 62 King street East, Toronto.
D. MILLOY, 8 Front street East, Toronto.
COOK, SON & JENKINS, Ag’ts, 261 Broadway, N.Y.

ADAM ROLPH, General Ag’t,
Northern Railway, Brock street, Toronto.

The Stonington Line

between

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ISLAND, will on and after JUNE 22d, leave Pier 30
North River, foot Chambers street, at 12 o’clock,
noon, and Pier foot 23 street, East River, 1 P. M., ar¬
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connecting with the RHODE ISLAND at Stonington
at 10-45 P. M., and arriving in New York at 6 A. M
EXCURSION TICKETS to Stonington and back,
same trip, $3. L. W. FILKINS,

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Established 1843^

Breech and Muzzle Loading

Materials for Gun-Makers, &c.,

Wholesale and Retail. Guns made to order, or re¬
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H OME! HOME!! HOME!!!— ~ - 7 in »

At Flushing, six miles from New York,
trains daily from 6 A. M. to 12 at night; a yearly con -
mutation ticket free.

(Fare 8c. bv package tickets.) . .

For sale, a French slate roof House, filled in witn
brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good closets, sew
connections, with double plot of ground, guttered an
flagged.

Price $4,000. , . „

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1874.

( Volume 2, Number 20*

) 17 Chatham St. (Cityllall Sqr.)

For Forest and Stream.

YACHT SONG.

T HE wind is fair, and glittering stars
Are twinkling clear and bright,

The worlds above like coantless gems,

Adorn the glorious night.

Hurrah! hurrah! we know not care.

The ocean is our home;

Then merry, merry let us be,

While o’er its depths we roam.

Our little bark rides gallantly—

Ha! mark the swelling sail,

The billows roll and softly sigh,

While sweetly sings the gale.

Hurrah! hurrah! we know not care,

The ocean is our home:

Then merry, merry let us be,

While o’er its depths we roam.

How pleasantly we glide away,

The shores are lost from view;

We swiftly float o’er sparkling sea—

Adieu! kind friends, adieu!

Hurrah! hurrah! we know not care,

The ocean is our home;

Then merry, merry let us be,

While o’er its depths we’roam.

St. John, W. B. J. Newton Wilson.

fourteen in the

QUEBEC TO LAKE ST. JOHN AND THE
SAGUENAY.

C APTAIN DAVENPORT, late of her Majesty’s ser¬
vice, and wife, who settled in Quebec some years
past, performed the remarkable journey at the time from
Quebec to Lake St. Johns overland. Lake St. Johns is the
headwaters of the Saguenay River, so well known now
to all American tourists. The lake is distant one hundred
and twenty miles from Quebec, through a wild, untravelled,
wooded and mountainous country, and the hardships the
party endured can easily be credited by those who have
ever travelled the Canadian wilds, where one mile is more
than five under ordinary circumstances. Mrs. Daverport’s
is the history of the first woman who ever performed the
journey, and reflects much credit upon her courage and deter¬
mination. Mrs. D. is a lithe, active little lady, and pos¬
sessed of no ordinary love for adventure. The trip was
undertaken solely for pleasure and the novelty of rough¬
ing it in the bush. I am indebted to her for the particulars
of their journey.

On August 21st, 1871, they started from their residence
uear Spencer Wood, accompained by the men and horses
engaged for the journey. At Stoneham, eighteen miles
from Quebec, on the Jacque Cartier River, they met their
Indian guides, and early on the following morning com¬
menced their adventurous undertaking. During the after¬
noon the rain poured in torrents, thoroughly drenching
them before they reached a small shanty further up the
river, in which they took shelter. It was a serious ques¬
tion flow to dispose of so large a party in such limited
quarters, but w T as finally arranged by Mrs. D. and husband,
with her mare Katy, occupying one half, and the three
uien and the other three horses the remainder. It was
pretty close packing, and they were in much danger of
being tramped upon by the horses, and what with the wet
clothes and hard boards they obtained but very little
sleep.

The next day, the difficulties of the road becoming
greater, Honore, the Indian, was dispatched back to pro¬
cure two more Indians, while they slowly continued on.
^Irs. Davenport here says “my horse carried the two buf¬
falo robes, horse rugs, and blankets, and I perched on top,
sticking on as well as I could, though the overhanging
brush often threatened to sweep me off. The path in many
places was through deep and treacherous swamps, in which
tbe horses sank oft times to their bellies.”

That night they reached a camp where some men were
work, who seemed to be very much surprised to see

such a party as our travellers, and being French Canadians
they had some difficulty in understanding that they intend¬
ed remaining there for the night. About half past ten
Honore arrived with the two other Indians, whose services
he had procured. The boss of the shanty on the following
morning offered to take them up the river and across the
Jacque Cartier Lake. With some difficulty, they got all
the luggage into the boat. The river was very deep, and
many large fish and water fowl were seen. For some two
miles all went well, until a long reach of rapids compelled
them to disembark while the men hauled their boat
through—no easy matter. Mrs. D., unaccustomed to such
rough walking, was constantly falling into holes, or getting
fast in the swamp. The flies bit without mercy, and the
sun was broiling. In crossing the lake they encountered
a very severe hail and snow storm, and having no heavy
coats or covering available, suffered much from the cold,
while their frail craft was in momentary danger of capsizing.
About six P. M. they reached the end of the lake, and there
found the men who had arrived with the horses. They
described the journey with the animab as a fearful one.
They were obliged to make three bridges, and once to
swim the horses across the river. Mrs. D. and her hus¬
band fished the lake that night, and took some very large
trout.

They continued their journey next day, using the horses
as much as was possible where so many windfalls were oc¬
curring. Once in recrossing a river Mrs. D. fell in, but
the water not being very deep she w T as rescued with only a
ducking and a fright. While waiting here for the remain¬
der of the party to come up, some of them got out their
fishing tackle, and the number of trout taken was extraor¬
dinary. AYhere the water was shallow they could see the
fish in a dark mass on the bottom. They camped in a
dense wood near the water, and were almost devoured by
the flies. The roar of the falls two miles below was plainly
audible.

They continued down this river—the Chicoutami—in the
boat, though they were compelled to make many portages.
Once the Indians proved refractory, and refused to go fur¬
ther but Mrs. Davenport’s firmness, and the declaration
that she would continue on alone, reduced them to sub¬
mission. They were all very much disfigured from the fly
bites. Mrs. Davenport’s- head and neck were so swollen
that she was compelled at night to remain in a sitting posi¬
tion. Her clothes were in rags, and her shoes entirely
o-iven out. Honoie lent her a pair of moccasins, and her
husband wrapped her feet in handkerchiefs to prevent the
stones from hurting them.

The ninth day commenced with rain, and continued
throughout the day. Birch bark being plentiful, a cabin was
constructed for Mrs. Davenport, who had now quite lost
the use of her limbs, and could not stir. Provisions were
fast giving out, and though actual starvation did not stare
them in the face it behooved them to waste no time in
reaching their journey’s end.

All were up at daybreak, anxiously looking for the In¬
dians to come up with the scant remainder of the provi¬
sions. They waited until noon, and not hearing anything
of them, they continued on, and camped at night on the
bare ground, the rain pouring in torrents. Supperless, they
composed themselves to take what rest they could. Next day
(the eleventh) they reached a little lake, which Mrs. Daven¬
port describes as very lovely, covered with a profusion of
white and yellow water-lilies. There seemed to be plenty
of fish in it, but they were without the means of taking
ary. Captain Davenport shot three partridges, but being
the spruce partridge, were not very palatable.

The thirteenth day they reached Johnson, the other two
Indians and the horses. They were standing on the river
bank, and Mrs. Davenport says so wretched and emaciated
were’the appearance of the men and horses that she did
not at first recognize them. They had suffered most
severely in crossing the many swamps, and more than once
came near losing the horses. On reaching the river John¬
son had dispatched one of the Indians to procure assist¬

ance from the lake, and they were camped here awaiting
his return. The condition of our other party was not
much better than Johnson’s. Mrs. Davenport was so
prostrated that on the arrival of the expected help from
the lake they were compelled to construct an ambulance,
upon which she was carried bv two men. The journey
now was fast approaching its close, and late next evening
they had the happiness of reaching some civilization, and
in Mr. Tremblay’s house they found a cordial welcome
from his wife, and under her care in a few days they had
recovered sufficiently from the effects of their trip to
visit some of the points of interest around the lake. The
Indian encampments, the Hudson’s Bay Post each in turn
received a visit.

Mr. Tremblay, their host, informed them that they were
the third party he had rescued from starvation attempting
to reach the lake overland, and he himself the winter pre¬
viously had a narrow escape with a party of eight whom
he was conducting to the lake.

Mrs. Davenport describes the lake as more of a sea than
a lake in extent, and its shores on the opposite side appear¬
ing like a mere silver line.

A few days later and they were driven to Ha Ha Bay on
the Saguenay, from whence they took steamer fo Quebec,
and arrived without further event.

G, M. Fairchild, Jr.

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For Forest and Stream.

THE IRISH HUNTING SEASON.

Solvitur aerishiems, grata vice veris etfavoni,

DifCugere nives: redeunt jam gramina cam pis,

Arboribusque comae.

T HOUGH the above lines, if taken literalty, -would
hardly apply to the unusually mild season that has
just passed away, it is no less true that winter—such as it
has been—has come and gone, without our ever having
been well aware of its presence, and that we are now enjoy¬
ing the beauties of a spring, which thus far, promises to be
all that the vernal season should. The transition, however,
has been so imperceptible, so gradual, that I doubt whether
we appreciate the “grateful change” the poet speaks of as
fully as we should have done, had it followed on the heels
of a severe and boisterous winter. We are apt to asso¬
ciate the latter with snow and frost, with slush and mud,
and in this moist Irish climate of ours, with many a dreary
day of incessant steady rain, direful forebodings of frost¬
bitten noses, and chapped hands and feet, of coughs and
colds, and doctor’s bills, are connected with our thoughts
of it; gloomy visions of the thermometer at zero, and coals
at forty shillings a ton, present themselves before us, and
while there are many who actually dread the approach of
the short November days that usher in the close of the dy¬
ing year, there are few 7 persons disposed to look upon the
advent of one of our normal English winters altogether iij
the light of an unmixed blessing.

There is one class of men, however, ’who have every
reason to be pleased with their experiences of the past six
months. Never before perhaps has hunting had so few in¬
terruptions, or less difficulties to contend with. While
snow has been wholly unknown, frost has been so slight as
not once to interfere with the scent, and of rain there has
been barely enough to soften the ground sufficiently to ren¬
der riding both pleasant and safe. In this county, where
we can reckon on at least three “meets” a w 7 eek, there has
been but one day on which the hounds were not “thrown
off,” and from other parts of the country the reports have
been equally favorable. The season of 1873-4 will long be
remembered for its unprecedented brilliancy, and is worthy
of being chronicled in golden letters in the hunting annals
of the past. While we are on the subject, I might remark
on the singular fascination that hunting possesses^for its fol¬
lowers. The five or six months it calls its own they devote
themselves to it with an energy and persistency which the
majority of them would.be quite incapable of applying to
any other subject. From the opening to the wind up of
the season they live in a fever of excitement, their minds
alternately swayed by hope and fear, and their spirits
mounting and sinking with every corresponding rise and
fall of the weather-glass they so frequently study. Their
tlfoughts flow but in one channel, and the ultima thule of
their ambition consists in their not. missing a single “run,”
and in their being “in” at every “death.” From the first
to the final meet they grudge poor “puss” or “reynard” a
day’s respite, and deep are their imprecations should the
clerk of the weather in a capricious moment send a dash of
1 frost, or a few nights heavy rain, to mar their sport. The

306 FOREST AND STREAM.

first question with which they accost the servant who brings
up their shaving water in the morning, is touching.the
prospects of the day, and should there be nothing cheering
to communicate, the domestic had better answer warily^
for if his information be not in accordance with his master’s
wish, it is ten to one on the latter’s dismissing him with a
voluble malediction, and the discharge of a boot, or the
first object he can lay his hand On, after his retreating
figure. Nothing seems to damp the ardor of these Nim-
rods of the Chase. They will ride for hours with the rain
beating pitilessly upon them—their scarlet coats and glossy
hats soaked and dripping -with wet, imparting to the
wearers a woe-begone draggled appearance—content to fol¬
low so long as the hounds can find, and there is a chance
of its clearing up, and only reluctantly turning homewards
'when at last in despair the huntsman draws his pack off.
Should they come to grief, and get an ugly spill to-day, the
mishap, instead of slackening, adds fresh fuel to their zeal,
and provided no bones are broken, they are ready to risk
their own necks and those of their horses with the same
fearlessness as ever on the morrow.

Foreigners are often struck at the zest with which Eng¬
lishmen enter into all their out-door sports, but in none is
the enthusiasm so widespread, in none does it reach so high
a pitch as in hunting. The causes for this enthusiasm,
were it confined to the few that hunt, it would be easy to
assign, but when we find it shared by the far larger propor¬
tion who take no active part in the sport, it is, at first sight,
rather difficult to account for. In the case of the first-
mentioned class of persons, the reasons are obvious. The
ride to cover—the meet—the momentary delay while the
hounds are being thrown off—the chorus of short, quick
yelps, the sweetest music to a fox-hunter’s ear, that pro¬
claims Master Reynard is “at home”—the “break”—the
sharp “spin” that follows as an old dog-fox takes to the
open—and the “check,” when for a time both hounds and
men are at fault, and the chances of a “kill” grow smaller
and smaller—these are a few of the attractions that hunting
holds out to its votaries, and yet they are only the prelimi¬
naries, which dwindle into nothingness, when contrasted
with the closing and far more exciting scenes of a fox-hunt.
Presently some staunch old hound, keen of nose, and clever
in picking up the scent when lost, “gives tongue,” the
huntsman’s horn rings out, summoning the scattered pack,
who quickly confirm with loud and joyous voice the wel¬
come discovery. And now ensues I hat wild, mad burst
’cross the country, when the fox, baffled in all his attempts
to get to “ground,” and resolved to die game, leads the
way at a break-neck pace, that quickly thins the field.
Away they go, the hounds in “full cry,”' closely followed
by the huntsman and some half dozen fearless riders, who,
reckless with excitement, and confident alike of their
horses’ mettle and capabilities, dash heedlessly forward.
Fences are boldly taken, hedgebanks cleverly topped, and
stone-walls flanked by ugly ditches bravely cle ared, ai horse
and rider, impelled by a common sympathy, strain every
muscle to gain the foremost place. On, on, they hold,
sweeping with the rapidity of lightning across smooth
green meadows, and through .deep-ploughed fields, breast¬
ing steep inclines, covered with heath and rock, and dash¬
ing down sloping hill-sides, bright with the yellow gorse
just bursting into bloom. Little time is there, however, to
admire the natural beauties of the picture, as with hands
low, seats firm and close, the horsemen with difficulty re¬
strain their fiery hunters, and seldom have occasion to use
either whin or spur to press them forward, or to urge them
to further exertion. Such furious going neither man nor
beast can stand for any length of time; both begin to show
si^ns of failing, and could the fox hold out for a few brief
minutes he might yet escape. But while the pace has told
heavily on the pursuers, it has been fatal to the pursued.
Right gallantly he has fought for his life, but his cunning
and fleetness of foot no longer avail him, and in vain he
strives to shake off his cruel foes. Steadily and swiftly the
hounds gain on his flagging footsteps—but a ditch separates
them, and that is quickly passed—a few yards more and
they are close upon him. Their cries ring horribly in his
affrighted ears, and already he can feel their hot breath
streaming upon his flanks. Maddened at the awful sounds,
and fired with the energy of despair, he again storings for¬
ward with a portion of his old vigor—one last desperate
struggle—a few convulsive bounds—and all is over; as
gamely as he lived he dies, and not a cry escapes to tell his
ao-ony. What wonder then that men ride hard, regardless
of life or limb, to be up at such a death! What wonder
that fox-hunting numbers so many ardent champions, when
its lists engender such manly courage, awaken such blood-
quickening emotions, and offer such soul-stirring scenes to
all who enter!

Having thus briefly pointed out the pleasures that exist
for the followers of the hunt, the privileged few who lack
neither leisure or means—the two primary essentials let
us glance at those which belong to the many—equally to
the poor as to the rich—and which have served to render
the sport so popular with our lower orders. From the
earliest days of the Norman Conquest, the chase has been
preeminently a national pastime. Poets have sung its
praises in such thrilling language, and painters depicted its
o-lories in such glowing colors, as not only have brought the
subject vividly to every home, but have also sufficed to
keep alive, and when necessary to rekindle the popular feel-
inf in its favor. Moreover, while nearly all our other
fie!d sports have undergone changes so frequent and start-
li n o'_the dictates of modern ingenuity and invention—as
to retain little of their originality, hunting, from its very
nature incapable of any great alterations, has come down
to us with much of its ancient form and ceremony intact,
and scarcely modified by the lapse of time. Though the
pomp and splendor with which our Norman nobles con¬
ducted all the operations of the chase—from the long train
of richly-dressed squires, gaily-caparisoned horses, and at¬
tendant serfs, that issued from under the massive portcullis
of some feudal castle on a hunting morn in the olden time,
to the lavish hospitality that marked the evening feast
awaiting their return in the banquet-hall—have disap¬
peared, there is still more show and more display connected
with the hunt of the present day, than can be found in any
other of our pastimes. In this fact lies the main-spring for
that affection with which it is everywhere regarded by the
country people, and this it is that in their estimation entitles
it to take precedence of all others. The lot that debars the
laborer or the plougliboy from sharing the dangers and
fascinations of a “run,” does not deny them the pleasure of
witnessing the meet, or of being spectators of the opening
scenes of "the drama that so often ends fatally for the crafty
“varmint” that robs their hen-roosts, and plays such havoc
with their chickens. That the pleasure is not an imaginary

one the crowds that flock to some of our more noted meets
bear witness to. This is truer perhaps of Ireland than Eng¬
land. John Bull partakes too much of his neighbor the
canny Scotchman’s thrift and prudence to waste his time
in racing over the country to see a pack of fox-hounds;
whilst Pat, too fond of any excuse wherewuth he may salve
his conscience, willingly leaves his work and starts off “jist,
to have a sight of the quality.” Pat, too, being of a more
excitable temperament th'an" the phlegmatic Englishman,
enters largely into a sport where there is so much to attract
the eye and warm the blood. For him the meet, with its
well-groomed, neatly appointed horses—strong of limb and
stout of chest—its ladies in the trimmest of habits and dain¬
tiest of hats—looking as if they meant business, and seldom
belying their looks—its members, from the master down¬
wards, resplendent in “pink,” its carriages, with tlieir fair
occupants, (for Pat is a great admirer of female beauty,)
and its handsome well-bred pack of hounds, makes up a
picture which fascinates and absorbs his attention. Except
to climb a tree, or gain some new point of vantage, whence
he can command a wider and more extended view,, he will
not move till the hounds are out of sight and the last car¬
riage lias left the ground, and then he slowly, half-sorrow-
fully wends his way home to talk and dream over the bright
vision that lias passed before him. It is strange to observe
the excitement that prevails in an Irish cottage when it is
heard that the hunt is coming in their direction. From the
commotion that ensues one might, suppose the “Shall,” qr
“Emperor of all the Russias,” (a better “draw” just. now,)
was about to pass, instead of a score or so of ladies and
gentlemen out for a day’s amusement. The “boys” at work
in the field throw down their spades and hasten off to mount
the nearest ditch or stone-wall, over which the chase will
lead; running as fast as, her legs can carry her, and three or
four ragged, bare-footed “childer” hanging on to her skirts
will permit, the “ould woman” may be seen hurrying up,
determined if possible to get a look at the “fine ladies and
iligant gentlemen on horseback.” She has probably left
the potatoes for the dinner boiling on the turf fire, and by
the time she gets back the pot will most likely be upset,
and the pig hard at work on its contents, but such a con¬
tingency she neither dreams of, or if she does, it troubles
her bu’t little. No people are so fond of sport or so easily
pleased as the Irish. It is well that it is so. The bright
spots in their life arc few and far between; it is fortunate
if when a stray gleam of sunshine—though it be only in the
form of a passing fox-hunt—comes to lighten up their ex¬
istence, they lack neither the power nor the will to appre¬
ciate it accordingly.

Lieut. W. Hutchison Poe.

For Forest and Stream .

LANDING A NINE-POUNDER.

P ERMIT me, with a pardonable degree of vanity, to
give vou an account of an exploit of mine last July
in the Adirondacks. The Adirondacks! What a host of
delightful associations the words conjure up. Oh! how
fresh and pure the air! how charming the freedom enjoyed
in those beautiful woods!

My party consisted of our matron, a young friend of
hers, two guides and myself. How picturesque the ladies
looked in their mountain costumes, with their luxuriant
hair falling in rich profusion over their shoulders, and their
jaunty hats shading their sun-browned faces, made browner
still by the horrid tar they used to keep off the flies and
punki.es, until they fairly rivalled the dusky hue of the
Indian maidens who laughed and danced under these same
old trees in days of yore!

It was on the 3d of July, 1873, that I heard the call for
breakfast, and slowly conning over our previously planned
ex; edition.I dressed myself hastily; i. e. put on my hat,
and started for the stream near by to wash the cobwebs
from my eyes. A souse into the water over eyes, nose and
ears, a shake of the head like a spaniel, throwing the fresh
drops high in the air, completed my toilet. The sunlight
was breaking through the fog, and coloring it with rosy
light. A distant mountain peak with a listless fleecy cloud
half way up, looked majestically upon our camp. Birds
were striving for sovereignty in their songs in aright earnest
way; conspicuous among which were the beautiful jays,
that I recall with pleasure only as they serve to give life to
my thoughts of the woods. The smoke rose perpendicularly
like a tiny cloud from the camp fire, half hidden in the
trees. The tents and camp kit carelessly strewn about, the
bark table, with its picturesque covering to keep off the
sun and rain; the odor of broiling venison and steaming
coffee, added a charm and zest to the enjoyment, which,
go where you will, can never be found out of the woods.
Hastily devouring our breakfast, Marshall and George
made a hurried good bye to the ladies; instructing them
for the hundredth time at least, what to do when that
much feared and thus far mythical panther should appear,
a “wagging his tail behind him!” I picked up my rod
and gun, pocketed a couple of biscuits and about a half
pound of maple sugar, and joined the guides who were
awaiting me somewhat impatiently by the bank of the
stream. Our “carry” to the adjoining chain of ponds was
accomplished without event, save the starting of a few
grouse, and provoking the scrutiny of a few chipmuneks,
made tame by the very wildness of the place. We adjusted
our table, caught our minifies, and then began our morn-
in^ sport. The strictly orthodox sportsman must by no
means classify us with the much maligned bait fishermen;
lor, know ye, that he whose exploit is about to be chronicled
had only the day before, with the aid of his, split bamboo
and brown hackles, successfully landed two two-pound
trout, both hooked at a single cast, one in the usual man¬
ner, and the other just forward the caudal* fin, thereby
giving him full power to circulate to his heart’s content.
We must confess, however, upon this particular occasion
we were not so strictly orthodox as to forego our morning
troll. A few small trout, none weighing more than three
fourths of a pound, were our only trophies for the first
hour. While thinking seriously of changing our pond, I
felt a jerk on my line that sent the blood first to my heart
and tlien through my tingling veins at a furious rate. “I
guess you have got Hie father of all trout at last by the way
he pulls,” said George. “I feel him on the oars!” “Pull

slowly Mr. -, give him plenty of time.” A moment of

quiet was followed by a series of jerks that one would sup¬
pose came from the strong arm of a man. A jump from
the water next revealed the size of my game. Down again
he shot, lashing the water as he disappeared. “Pull slow
and steady,” said Marshall, “I’ve been a guiding for twenty
years and never saw the mate to that fish, though there are

.some in here as big as him; but I never seen one catched
I hooked one once and he bit my gang in two like so much
thread! If you land Mvi it will go from one end of these
woods to the other, yes! quicker than if you had shot a
moose, for that’s been done, but no such speckled trout has
ever been landed in my time!” After aboutfifleen minutes
fight with that fish, to fight which over again would I
walk fifty miles, I successfully landed him in the stern of
the boat amid the congratulations of my guides. “I would’nt
have had you lose that trout,” exclaimed George, “for fifty
dollars; nor missed seeing him for fifty more!” ’ I fear the
Divine command against pride and vain-glory was utterlv
ignored by me when I triumphantly marched into camn
and placed my beauty at the feet of my “fair Dulcipea!” ^
He weighed nine pounds and a quarter ; measured twentv-
seven inches in length and seventeen inches around the
waist if my unscientific reader will excuse the use of a tech¬
nical term, and was in every and all respects a perfect
specimen of the ‘ ‘Snhno fontinalis. ’’

Where did you say you caught him? Oh yes! I neglected
to mention that specifically. If my inquiring friend will
join me on a trip to the first of tnat chain of ponds flowing
towards the St. Lawrence, in the very heart of the forest
away from the beaten path of the summer tourists who
frighten the denizens of the forest with tlieir opera glasses
striped pants, hat box, sun umbrella, and brace of
breech-loading shot guns—Well! about two hundred yards
from the bank of the middle pond he will see the ruins of
our camp, yes, ruins! Time passes on, and on; the past is

left only as an association_, the camp ground, our sweet

“Dreamland” only in memory, those made dear by our
camp life scattered, and tender reminiscences all that clus¬
ter around the ruins of our forest home! The blue jay
fearlessly perches upon our broken table, and cocks his
head triumphantly; the little squirrel rustles among the
dried twigs that formed our bed, the owl sits above it and
winks and blinks and nightly hoots out his complaints to the
moon. Looking closely to the left of our camp our friend
will find a blazed tree upon which is somewhat elaborately
painted: “Camp Nymphse Odorata.” Then follow the
names of our party and guides, together with the casual an¬
nouncement that the above party were the killers and eaters
of no less than eleven deer, and approximately the sum of
two hundred pounds of trout, in the space of eight weeks;
much to the. edification of the flesh and of no possible
detriment to the spirit.” Come with me to that tree and I
will show you the w T ay accross the “Carry.” Smilek.

For Forest and Stream.

SOMETHING N EW (?) A BOUT SPIDERS.

L AST summer upon returning from a six weeks angling
tour in Canada, we found the ceiling and posts of a
portico opening upon the flower garden, filled with spider
webs. In nearly eveiy web the spider was to be seen
snugly ensconsed in the least conspicious place. Selecting
the most perfect web, and the one containing the largest
spider we spared it from the general destruction at once
commenced by the servant . We have read many curious
things about spiders, and hoped to be amused as well as in¬
structed by carefully watching the habits of this one,
which my little girl named Nero, from the rapacity and
cruelty he exercised towards the many flies captured each
day. One morning we noticed Nero running rapidly over
the continuous thread which formed the filling, so D speak,,
of the warp made up of the various radii extending from:
the centre of the web. As the web was in perfect condi¬
tion, needing no repairs, this unusual movement attracted!
our careful attention. After going several times aroundi
and gathering quite a little ball of the line he carefuly
crammed it down his throat; this action was repeated until
in a few moments all the filling and finally the radial lines
were swallowed, with the exception of a few with the long-
guys attached.

boon the sky darkened, and in a half hour the rain was
pouring down and sweeping away all the webs in the
vicinity of Nero’s corner. In another half hour the sun
was shining, and as soon as the water had dried up Nero
was rapidly renewing his web.

Lest there should be any optical illusion or spiderly
legerdemain, upon the following afternoon a newspaper
was carefully placed under the web to catch anything that
might fall. Nero was also carefully watched to see that lie
did not stow away his web upon tlie extension of his body.
Surely enough the coiled up web all ivent down his throat

at the approach of the next shower. Mrs. W-was

called and without any leading questions at once described
the spider as taking in and swallowing the web. The next
opportunity that occurred the same test was applied to my
little girl, who unhesitatingly cried out. “Why papa!
Nero is swallowing all his web.” Soon we discovered that
long before we saw tlie faintest signs of the coming storm,
the web had been carefully stowed away.

Making as accurate a description of the spider as possible
my friend Dr Schaeffer, the then librarian of tlie Patent
Office, who was a man of marked attainments in natural
history, at once determined the species, and turning to
some standard work upon the Arachnidae showed me
a very good likeness of my pet Nero. Dr. Schaeffer lias
since died leaving a place not easily filled among our
workers on science and natural history, and as the work
above cannot be found, the name of the species cannot be
given. As nearly as can be remembered it was what is
generally known as the common garden spider. After a care¬
ful search through whatever works and articles on the Arach¬
nids I have at my command, I fail to find any mention
of any such habit of the spider. Several naturalists of this
city have also declared their entire ignorance of any such
habits of any of the Arachnids. Inasmuch as three per¬
sons separately observed and reported the same in sub¬
stance, it must be accepted as trtie. Other spiders with
webs in less exposed places did not take them in, but there
was no necessity for it as they were never much damaged
by tlie rain, while those webs placed near Nero’s were
usually entirely ruined. NoW and then when Nero had
been overfed lie would omit his usual economical labors.

Is it not highly probable that this pet of mine was a
rigid economist—and was not the swallowed web quite
soon dissolved or assimilated and stored away for future
use, so as to avoid that much drain upon his nutriment?
Was this an Idiosyncric spider, or do all spiders of a cer¬
tain species do the same when tlieir webs are in exposed
situations? Have any others noticed the same thing? ft
is not really supposed that the stability of our government
or the best good of the race will be substantialy affected by
this trick of the spider, but it is certainly amusing and in¬
teresting . -

FOREST AND STREAM

307

I have a very dear old friend who does’nt live a thousand
miles from Philadelphia, and whose gentlemanly qualities
are only excelled by his skill in angling. This friend usually
remarks upon whatever I put pen to that “it is found in
Bethune’s edition of Walton,” or else that “it has no point,”
I think I see him now with his spectacles and briarwood,
as well as broad brimmed hat to shade his eyes, busily
overhauling Bethune to find this about spiders.

Apropos of spiders—in ransacking everything I could lay
hands on to learn all possible about spiders, I stumbled
upon these reported facts, which I greatly condense, hoping
to amuse and not weary the readers of Forest and Stream.

Quadremer Disjomval having taken part with the Dutch
Patriots when they revolted against the stadtliolder, was
taken by the Duke of Brunswick, tried and condemned to
(wenty-five years imprisonment in the dungeon at Utrecht,
served him right for having such a name). Having a great
liking for pets and fondness for natural history he "soon
began carefully watching the habits of the spiders which
were his only companions. He soon remarked that invari¬
ably upon the approach of a storm the spider withdrew
from his cell. A violent neuralgic pain upon one side of
liis head had called his attention to this action of the
spiders and the changes of the weather, and he soon found
that the pain in the head and the withdrawal of the spiders
was invariably followed by very severe weather. As the
spiders returned to their webs, so did pains leave him gradu¬
ally until fine weather returned. Farther and more care¬
ful observation convinced him that spiders were in the
highest degree sensitive to the approaching changes of the
atmosphere, and he concluded that their general habits
w T ere so intimately connected with these changes as to
make them, of all things, best fitted to announce the ap¬
proach of severe weather. So carefully and accurately did
Disjomval pursue his inquiries that by remarking the habits
of his spiders he could announce severe weather from ten
to fourteen days before its approach.

In December 1794, the troops of the French Republic
were invading Holland and pushing over the ice, when a
sudden thaw threatened the destruction of the army unless
instantly withdrawn. The French Generals were about to
accept a sum offered by the Dutch and withdraw then-
troops. Disjornyal thinking that their success would
result in his release, after desperate efforts finally got a
letter to the French General in command in January 1795,
in which he assured him that from the never falling signs
of spiders he could positively announce that within four¬
teen days the weather would be so cold as to make the
French masters of all the rivers and enable them to com¬
plete the conquest they had commenced. • The French
commander believed it and delayed*tlie withdrawal of his
troops, although apparent ruin was staring them in the
face. In twelve days the cold weather came in such in¬
tensity that the ice on the rivers and canals would bear
the heaviest artillery. January 28th, 1795, the French
entered Utrecht and rewarded Disjomval by a release from
his dungeon. The French army did delay its withdrawal
against all seeming reason. The weather did .become so
cold as to allow of moving the heaviest artillery upon the
ice, and Disjomval was immediately released. These are
historic facts; how much the spiders have to do with it,
the leader’s own credulity must determine. This is notin
Bethune. A. G. W.

For Forest and Stream.

TWENTY YEARS AGO.

1SJ EARLY a score of years ago, while the deer were yet
x ^ plenty in the southern part of Wisconsin, the adven¬
ture which I am about to relate, happened to one of my
friends. At that time quite a number of dwellings had
been erected on the north side of Buffalo Lake,in Marquette
County, and the place was known by the name of Roxo.
Deer were then so common that venison was considered no
rarity, as they ran through the woods in incredible num¬
bers. Late in the autumn, one afternoon, a number of
men were standing on the margin of this lake engaged in
conversation when a fine buck was seen leaping through
the underbrush close at hand, and in an instant he had
plunged into the lake with the evident intention of swim¬
ming across, as he headed directly for the opposite shore.
The lake at this point was about half a mile in width, and
before the deer had reached one-fourth that distance one
of the men sprang into a canoe, which lay upon the beach,
and was soon gaining rapidly on the noble creature. Be¬
fore the deer had swam to the centre of the lake the canoe
was before him and impeded his farther progress, so that by
suudry splashes of the paddle and waving of the hands, the
buck was induced to return toward the shore from which
he started. This was exactly what was wanted, and the
only man on the shore who possessed a weapon, (an Allen
six shooter, commonly known as 1 a “pepper box,”) made
ready to give a warm welcome to the deer. The first shot,
which was fired at a distance of ten rods, did not seem to
take any effect, but as he approached closer each -ball was
planted in his body, without, however, hitting him fatally,
ttthil he staggered upon the shore and was laid low by a
well directed shot between the eyes. One of the group im¬
mediately sprang forward, knife in hand, to cut his throat,
but no sooner had he stooped to despatch him, when the
buck, by a quick movement of his feet, sent the knife spin¬
ning into the water some distance away, and the man him¬
self dashed violently into the same element, which pro¬
ceeding quite cooled the ardor of our friend, who appeared
very willing that some other person should give the coup
w grace, as his experience in that line had proved so un¬
satisfactory. The buck was by this time placed hors de
i?!’ a ud when carried through the street the story of
tne ‘ducking” was related, much to the Amusement of the
nlagers aud the discomfiture of the victim.

, r . Fred. Pond.

Marquette County , Wisconsin.

Indian Self-Sacrifige. —Six weeks ago, says the San
ancisco Bulletin , seven male Indians and a young Indian
Oman started to cross Clear Lake, near the northern end,
a small boat, which was capsized three miles from land,
ney righted it, but as the lake was rough they could not
au it out, and while full of water it would not support
on°u tllari ° ne P ersoa - The men put the girl in and held
mi Ul ® e . d S es of the boat, supporting themselves by swim-
mg till exhausted and chilled through by the cold water,
sh a n ^ ro PPi n g off and sinking one by one. They
lowed no thought of disputing the young woman’s ex-
aa -I e right to the boat. She was saved by their self-

sacrifice.

Thig ig a kind of gallantry not usual with Indians.

JPd? ^jforsq m\d the (fomm.

Jerome Park Races. —On Thursday last there was
great disappointment, caused*by the announcement that of
five races on the programme but two would take place.
The reasons for the withdrawal of several horses, was
stated to be, dissatisfaction caused by some complication
of the rules, which overloaded certain horses. Three races,
however, took place.

The First Race —Was for a purse of $500 for maiden three-
year-olds. Only one horse entered, Kadi, who walked over
the course.

Second Race —Purse of $700 for three-year-old colts,
three quarters of a mile; another walk over, by Whisper.

Third Race —For a purse of $600 for three-year-old fillies.
Two horses, Vandalite and Christine contending. Vanda-
lite winning easy by a half dozen lengths. Distance one
and a quarter miles" Time 2:17.

The Fourth Race — A Handicap Steeple Chase —Two and
a half miles. Tammany, Bullet. Blind Tom, Electric and
Henrietta entering. Won cleverly by Bullet in the very
nick of time, through .Midgely’s clever horsemanship.
Time—4:26.

—On Saturday, the last day of the spring meeting at
Jerome Park, took place, and was the most successful of
the season.

The first race was a dash of a half mile, for two-year-olds,
with certain allowances. Willie Burke, Calvin Weasel,
Littel Victorious and Ino starting. Won by Willie Burke,
in a canter in 5R. The mile dash for three-year-olds fol¬
lowed. The following horses started:—Reform, Macca-
rooji, Sangamonia, Attela, Henry Felter, Scratch, Aus¬
tralian Filly and Erastus Corning. Won by Attela, which
was a surprise, in 1:44^-. Attela comes from Mr. P. Lord-
lard’s stables. The third race was a handicap of one and
an eighth miles Horses starting. Artist, Fadladeen, Min¬
nine Mac, Buckden and Minstrel. Won by Fadladeen by
a length, in 1:57L. The fourth race was a free handicap
sweepstakes one mile and five eights, with two entries;
Springbock and Lizzie Lucas; won by the former in a hand
gallop in 2:53. The two and a half mile race to conclude
the meeting, was the most exciting, and drew the greatest
attention. The following horses started: Katie Pease,
Shylock, Village Blacksmith, Merodac and Fellowcraft.
Won by Katie Pease in 4:35^. The straggle for the finish
was a magnificent one and only won by Kate in the last
few strides, all the other horses being in close attendance,
save Village Blacksmith.

The finish for the day was a neat brush for three quarters
of a mile, between James A. and Hyder Ali, both two-
year-olds. Won by James A. in 1:19. On the 18tli the
Ascot races were won by Sir R. Bulkeley’s Leonilus, and
the Biennial stakes by Mr. J. Johnstone’s Tipster, and the
gold cup by Mr. Delamere’s Boiard.

—On Monday last, the Purse Ho. 3 of $500 for horses
that, had not beaten 2:29, mile heats, best three in five.
Four horses started, won by Tanner Boy. Time—2:31,
2:32, 2:38L For the Fourth Purse, for horses that had not
beaten 2:34, four horses started, best three in five, won by
Carrie. Time—2:34, 2:33£, 2:334. Third race, mile heat,
best three in five. Brown George beat Jake. Time—2:40,
2:40, 2:42i.

—On Friday the trotting meeting ofi the Fleetwood Park
races drew a numerous attendance. The first race for
$1,000 was for 2:25 horses, best three in five, under har¬
ness. Bruno, Crown Prince, Joker, and Barney Kelly en¬
tering. Won by Bruno. Time—2:24£, 2:22J, 2:25,2:26,
2:25f. On the same day a three mile heat was won by
Tremble. Time—2:40, 2:37, 2:361-.

On Tuesday there were two trotting races at Fleetwood.
For the first, mile heats, there were two entries—Goldsmith
Maid and Judge Fullerton. Purse, $3,500, free for all.
Won by the Maid, in 2:26, 2:27-£, 2:23. For the second
race there were ten entries. Purse $500 for horses that had
never beaten 2:31. TannerBoy won. Time, 2:29L 2:27,2:31.

—At Prospect Park on Monday" for a sweepstakes, best
three in wagons. Three horses started, Eastern Boy win¬
ning in 2:45L 2:46, and 2:43f. On the same day mile heats
in wagons, Vulture beat Capt. George. Time—2.50, 2:51,
2:47f.

—At the Hudson County Fair Ground (N. J.) Associaiton
on Thursday, two good trotting races took place. The
first was for three minute horses, best three in five, in har¬
ness, mile heats, won by Adeline. R. Time—2:45, 2:45,
2:43i.

Second Race —For 2:45-^- horses, mile heats, best three in
five in harness, won by Phil. O’Neil. Time—2:44L2:42L
2:45£, 2:46£.

—The Monmouth Park A ssociation will begin their an¬
nual meeting on July 4th. There will be a grand steeple
chase and the Jersey Derby. On the 7th of July the Hope¬
ful stakes and the Monmouth cup will be run. for. On the
14th of July the second meeting begins, continuing on
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. "The Saratogo meet¬
ings commence on July 25th, and continue up to the 20th
of August.

—At Utica, at the Utica Park Association the second ,
annual running meeting take place on the 24th, 25th and v
26tli of this month. The following races were announed
for Wednesday 24th:—

No. 1. The Oneida Stakes , for three-year-olds, mile heats,
to carry one hundred pounds. Fillies and geldings allowed
three pounds. Closed January 31, with eleven nomina¬
tions.

No. 2. Citizens' Handicap Stakes) for all ages. Two
miles.- Closed June 4, with eight nominations.

No. 3. Hurdle Race , welter weights. Two miles, over
eight hurdles. Closed June 15, with thirteen nominations.

Thursday. — No. 4. The Ladies' Stakes, for two-year-olds.
One mile. Closed January 31, with thirteen nominations.

No. 5. Utica Club Purse. One and a half miles, for all
ages, closed June 15, with thirteen nominations.

No. 6. Hotel Purse. Mile heats, for all ages. Entries
closed June 18, with eleven nominations.

Friday. — No. 7. The President's Purse. Mile heats, for
all ages. Closed June 15, with thirteen nominations.

No. 8. Consolation Purse, $400. One mile and a quarter,
fur all horses which have run and not won first money
during the meeting.

Third Race. — No. 9. Grand International Steeple-Chase
Handicap , about three miles, over a fair hunting course,

weights, to appear at 12 o’clock noon the second day of
the meeting; entries to close June 15.

Stewards —E. Z. Wright, C. W. Hutchinson, A. M.
Osgood, T. R. Proctor, I. C. McIntosh. President, Erastus
Z. Wright, Treasurer, Alexander Buell; Secretary, E. B.
Graham.

New Dorp, June 20, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Enclosed find account of two very interesting trotting events, which
took place on the Richmond Club Grounds to-day. Purse, $125, best,
three in five to harness, f mile heats.

Uncle Bill.12 2 2

Pauline.2 1 1 1

New Dorp.3 3 3 8

Time—2:4}; 2:1; 2:41; 2:31-

match $3,000.

P. Duryea’s Red Hot.2 2 10 2

J. Goff, LaDy Woods.1 12 0 1

The fourth heat being declared dead’ Time, 1:55}; 1:57; 2:}; 1:57; 1:55.

W. A. G.

—General Custer in his last artiole in The Galaxy tells
of his experience in horse eating. He says:—

“We moved only a few miles, but even this short dis¬
tance was sufficient to demonstrate how weak and famished
our horses had become, one of them dying from starvation
before we reached camp, the first day of our return march.
This circumstance, however, was turned to our advantage.
Much has been said and written in praise of the savoriness
of horse flesh as a diet. Our necessities compelled us to
put this question to practical test, and the animal had
scarcely fallen, unable to rise again, when it was decided to
prepare his carcass for food. That evening the men treated
themselves to a bountiful rejpast made up of roasts, steaks,
and broils, all from the flesh of the poor animal, whose
death was attributable to starvation alone. Judging, how¬
ever, from the jolly laughter which rang through camp at
supper time, the introduction of this new article of diet
met with a cordial reception.

CORNS IN HORSES.

A MONG the many trials of the horse-keeper, there is no
more common and persistent annoyance, than the
disease called “Corns.”

The teim itself is an improper one, because the difficulty
which it is meant to describe, bears no possible analogy to
the callous growth in the human foot called by that name.

It may he truly said that in both man and brute, the
cause of the defect is in the shoeing; and there all compari¬
son ends.

Most all horses condemned to city life, and to the ignor¬
ant care of grooms, and their confederates, the equally un¬
reasoning shoers, are afflicted with corns.

It is a disease of which there is no outward visible sign,
except in the action of the horse.

It is concealed, by the shoe that causes it. Even when
the shoe is removed, the corn may not be noticed, because
the long, hard horn of the heels, which should always in a
well shod horse he carefully pared away so that it may
always be lower than the frog, covers the inflamed spot,
known as a corn.

The manifestation on the part of the horse, is, however,
constant. In had cases he is lame in action; but as lame¬
ness may be caused by other injuries, it is not a decisive
symptom. But when a horse occasionally shrinks as from
a sudden twinge of pain when moving, and when he stands
uneasily upon his fore feet, frequently shifting his bearing
and keeping one hoof well out before him, it is safe to ex¬
amine for corns. This uneasiness in standing may be
noticed in many of the finest private carriage horses seen on
the streets; it is less noticed in the better class of livery
horses because their owners are generally too shrewd to
allow ignorant smiths to ruin their property.

If a horse is supposed to have a corn let the shoe be re¬
moved; the inside quarter of one, or both fore feet, upon
being pared, will .show a streaked, inflamed appearance.
The horn will be softer, and more spongy than other por¬
tions of the hoof. In bad, or long neglected cases, if you
follow the corn with the knife you will come to suppura¬
tion. In all such cases one invariable condition is found,
the horse stands upon a thick, heeled shoe, and the frog of
the hoof cannot reach the ground.

The whole weight of the horse, rests, not upon its
natural, elastic support, but upon long horny heels, and
iron. This condition is a violation of natural laws, aud a
’ corn is lhe first, and most easily managed consequence.
The smith, whose ignorance of the anatomy of the organ he
has disabled, is the sole cause of the trouble, “cuts out the
corn,” and attributes the difficulty to “weak feet,” hard
pavements, or gives any excuse he thinks may answer for
the moment; and puts on perhaps, a “bar shoe.” He can¬
not tell why he puts on the bar-shoe, but he knows that it
will give a temporary reliet, and the relief is in this wise.
The bar must rest upon the frog, and the heels be cut away,
to allow it to do so. This by a clumsy contrivance of heavy
iron, is getting a part of the relief that nature demands.
The true relief is in such a system of shoeing as will pre¬
serve the natural action of the foot. The natural action is
with a low heel, to have the frog of the foot strike full upon
the ground and press upward against the downward action
*of the coffin bone; just as a spring acts when a weight is
^thrown upon it. The horse’s hoof is simply a boot; inside
of it is the true foot. The frog is the only part of the hoof
that has a nervous connection with the living tissue inside
the horn. Just above the frog is the sensible frog, and on
this rests the coffin hone. This vascular hone is connected
with the hoof, by elastic laminae and moves in the hoof, by
the action of the horse, having its natural rest upon the
frog. If the horse stands upon a rim of iron, the center of
the foot is unsupported; the points of pressure are under
each “wing” of the coffin bone. From lack of action the
frog dries up and loses its function; the sensible frog sym¬
pathizes in this condition. Circulation and secretion are
lessened. There is more or less fever, probably not per¬
ceived by the groom; or if perceived, he “stuffs the feet;"
inflammation begins at the points of pressure under the
wings of the coffi n bone, and the horse has a corn.

The cure of this defect is obvious when the cause is
stated; it is to shoe so that the horse will invariably stand
upon his frog; this must be secured by the use of a shoe
that will admit of no other bearing and the method known
among horse men as the Good-enough System ,—Animal
Kingdom.

—The Atlanta and Y r ale boat race has been postponed,
until after the Saratoga regatta.

308

FOREST AND STREAM.

For Forest and Stream.

HARK-AWAY.

H ARK away! speed the day,

For the wildwood is waiting,

Fresh leaves and sweet blossoms the sunlight doth gleam,
While the sentinel pines
Pass the word down the lines
To summon the veterans of Forest and Stream.

Hark away! crystal spray,

Trout are leaping and flashing; '

Whispering hemlocks breathe perfume at morning’s first beam,
Mark the smoke, curling blue,

At the old rendezvous,

Where the blazed path is leading to Forest and Stream.

Hark away! hounds at bay,

When the late leaves have ripened;

See, the trusty guide’s oar in the sunlight doth gleam,

And the rifle s sharp crack
At the wood’s bivouac,

Wakens answering echoes o’er Forest and Stream.

T. W. A.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish CJultur-
ists’ Association.

PRACTICAL FISH CULTERE.

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NTJMRER SIX.

THE HATCHING TROUGHS.

T HERE have been few or no experiments made to test
different kinds of wood in order to ascertain which,
if any, would keep the cleanest under water and give out
the least amount of deleterious sap, but all have used pine,
which will if new often exude a jelly-like substance whose
tenacity is such that a sheet several feet long and weighing
many pounds can often he lifted hy one end without break¬
ing. This is not slime, nor fungus but inspissated sap
which gives the water a flavor of turpentine that can be
tasted. Fish hatched in such a trough nearly all die before
the absorption of the sac, from the disease known as blue
swelling or “dropsy.” Cedar is said to he had, according
to Mr. Ainsworth’s observation of trout-fry in a cedar pail,
yet a cedar swamp is the place where a good trout stream
is often found, and many good spawning grounds have old
cedar logs around and above them in all stages of decay.
The first attempt to obviate this difficulty was the use of
panes of glass on the bottom, and strips of it on the sides
of the trough, but from the impossibility of making per¬
fectly tight joints it did not work well, the water was
flavored with pine, and there was dead matter under the
glass which perhaps bred disease, and last hut not least of
the objections, the fry would wedge their heads in the
cracks and die there hy the hundreds; so tight would they
he wedged between the strips hy the instinct to hide, and
the growth made afterwards, that it was practically impos¬
sible to either dislodge them while alive or remove them
after death.

Mr. Stone tried charring the wood, and thought highly
enough of it to patent it. I have one charred trough, but
have "others that I like better that are not patented. The
objections to the charcoal are these; the wood must be
charred deeply to be of any use, and this leaves it rough
and full of seams making it difficult to fit screens in or
level strips on the bottom, besides it continually dirties

your clothes.

Mr. Palmer has zinc troughs which I believe are not
patented and are probably good if not too expensive; or a
trough might be made of sheet iron covered with asphalt
varnish. The writer has always held a theory that hem¬
lock was the right wood, hut never tried to test it hut once,
and then it was not a fair trial, for the trough was charred
before it was used. Troughs have been coated with arti¬
ficial slate which seems also good if the swelling of the
wood does not crack it; in fact anything _ that, will keep
the water from contact with wood and will give off no
deleterious matter, will be found to work well. I have
used the distilled coal tar called pitch, such as is used for
roofing; it requires to he put on hot, and as it is thick it is
difficult to get it so even that a soreen frame will fit any¬
where. It will also sometimes flake off, as it was suggested
that the plastic slate might. Spawn were hatched on the
hare pitch, and reared on it to see if it was injurious m any
manner, which it was not.

The best thing I have used is tar from the gas works,
thinned with spirits of turpentine and applied with a paint
brush; this if thin is absorbed hy the wood, makes no coat¬
ing, and therefore does not interfere with the working of
dams or screens; it should he renewed every season. This
is not patented, and I do not know who first used it; I
learned it from Monroe Green who uses it on everything
that the water comes in contact with.

The troughs can he made of any length, but for con¬
venience in working should he not less than eighteen inches
wide by six or eight inches high. A fall of one inch in
five feet will give inclination enough to secure a flow.
Strips of three fourth inch stuff are placed across the trough
at intervals of about two feet to break the current, and the
trough must be accurately leveled crossways in order to
secure an even flow r in every part; therefore the stups
should be of uniform thickness throughout.

Instead of a dam to raise the water after the fish are
hatched, I put two end pieces in the trough and by means
of holes and plugs keep the water at any desired height.

If gravel is used to hatch on, get the dark colored, as the
eggs show so much better; sift it to get out all coarser than
an°eighth of au inch, and then sift again to take _ out the
fine gravel and sand; wash it well and distribute it evenly
in the trough by “striking” with the edge of a shingle as a
measure of grain is “struck.” Some are so careful as to
boil the gravel to kill any insect larva or eggs, and as it
do’nt hurt the gravel, boil it if you want to, hut I have
never thought it necessary. The only use of the gravel is
to hold the eggs in position after being evenly distributed

and so prevent the current from washing them in heaps,
thereby smothering the bottom ones, and perhaps allowing
a circulation under each egg as it is supported by points.
I prefer gravel smaller than the egg, as there is less danger
of an occasional egg getting down in a cavity and there
dying unobserved. White fish eggs are hatched on fine
sand. This method was very good in its day and will he
used yet hy some, hut this winter my troughs will be fixed
for Brackett’s trays and Holton’s box, and gravel banished
for ever. The objections to gravel are that it is dirty, as
mentioned above, the eggs get covered, die and generate
fungus unobserved, fry get under it and die, and sediment
rots beneath it; take a trough’which after standing a few
months looks comparatively clean on top and rake up the
gravel and it will he found all black below with a foul sul¬
phury smell.

The Coste hatching tray, made of galvanised iron with its
glass grille or gridiron made to hold a thousand eggs, is
neat but expensive, a nice toy to hatch a few in the house,
but for business it “do’nt pay,” and as the writer of this
series is not interested in any patent contrivance, and has not
even a hatchet to put an edge on, he will give his opinion
of things as they seem to he good or otherwise, no matter if
the best friend he has owns the patent.

The writer well remembers the remark of Mr. Ainsworth
when lie asked him if his screens were, or would he pat¬
ented. He turned sharply on his heel and said, “No sir, I
detest patent rights.” I saw that a sore spot was touched,
and dropped the subject, hut have thought much on it since,
and feel somewhat as he does, with this exception, if a
man has really expended any amount of brains , and pro¬
duced anything actually fi&Uo, and valuable, as Mr. Ainsworth
did, I see no objection"to his reaping a proper reward for
it, and the only way in which it can he done is through a
patent, yet look at the mousetraps.

I am often asked, “what does-’s patent amount to?”

and although all the fish culturists in the country who
hold patents or not, are personal friends, yet there are
considerations higher than friendship when recommending a
thing to the public who expect an opinion unbiassed by
the considerations of friendship, ask “wliat does it amount
to?” That my friend Slack advocates the trays and makes
them for sale will not prevent me from recording my opin¬
ion that they are expensive toys, only fit for an amateur,
and that the roller spawning box of my friend Collins
(which he does not use himself) does not work as smoothly
as the cuts would seem to indicate.

I used to suppose that to get a patent, some new principle
was required, but here we have a charcoal box patented;
fence posts ha,ve been charred from time immemorial to
keep them from the fungus and rot, and the rolling screen
has been used to carry straw on a threshing machine and
crackers in a bake shop before the inventor was horn.

We all use each others ideas more or less in this world,
and the ideas of men who have gone before us, and if each
little “idea” was hampered with a patent, how we would
have to devour the phosphorescent fish to make brains
enough to get around them all. There lias been so much
of this “mutual admiration” business in our new vocation
that the public seem to expect more or less of if when we
write, hut there is getting to be too many of us to keep it up
long; we will have to get down to the liard-pan of merit
before long.

I noticed this particularly at the meeting of our Fish
Culturists Association in New York last February. When¬
ever any prominent man made a statement it was received
almost without question publicly, but “buzzed” afterward.
I intend to give- my opinion of anything connected with
fish culture as far as 1 am able, eutirely unbiased by any
considerations of friendship, and as they are over my own
signature, they will only pass for the opinions of an indi¬
vidual interested in the advancement of fish culture, who has
neither friends to reward nor enemies to punish. But to the
subject;

The Brackett trays mentioned above are the invention of
Mr. E. A. Brackett, Commissioner of Fisheries of Mass.,
and are unpatented, I believe. I will use them anyhow and
if they are patented the patentee may send bill and it will
he paid, for it is “worth it.” The “trays” are used in an
ordinary hatching trough and are simply frames the width
of the trough and about two feet long, with a wire cloth
bottom of about eight wires to the inch for trout, or just fine
enough to hold any egg they may be required for; the wire
is painted with a gas tar and tightly stretched, the frame
is supported at the corners so that there is a flow of water
below the egg as well as on top. Other trays can be put
on top of this to the depth of six or eight, thus increasing
the capacitv of a trough almost indefinitely. The trays
can be lifted out, the eggs sprinkled with a watering pot,
the bad ones nicked out, and if another empty trough is
placed alongside the first one, they can be put in that, and
the other scrubbed out and perfect neatness thus secured.
There will lie sediment from the purest water, and slime
will form on wood, glass, or stone under it, and Brackett’s
trays are the best and cleanest thing yet invented to obvi¬
ate" it.

The other invention mentioned as “Holton’s box” was
originated by the late Marcellus Holton, and is an improve¬
ment on the “trays.” It consists of a box eighteen inches
square and as many deep, with a tin bottom sloping down¬
ward from eacli side; a tin supply pipe of three inches diame¬
ter runs down the outside and bending under the box enters
at the middle of the bottom, a cap an inch above sends the
water evenly on each side.. A frame with two upright
pieces to raise and lower it, holds the frames or trays
which are made 17-£ inches so as to work easily. The
frames are covered with tarred wire of nine wires to the
inch for whitefisli, or seven for salmon trout; brook trout
would want about eight. This box will take sixteen
frames, and as sixty-four whitefisli eggs cover about a
square inch, each frame will take eighteen thousand 6ggs;
the box 18x18 will hatch nearly three hundred thousand eggs.
As the water comes up from the bottom there should be
an empty frame put on top to keep the top layer down.
There is a rim around the top to keep the water from flow¬
ing all over, and an opening on one side allows it to pass
off where it can again be conducted in another pipe, and
so up through another box whose top must lie an inch
lower. The same water can be made to pass through a
dozen boxes, and a million eggs batched in the space occu¬
pied by an ordinary hatching trough whose capacity is
only twenty thousand! With one empty one the eggs can
be looked over , and cleaned every day, and the whole
thing washed out, thus securing not only cleanliness but
the greatest compactness possible.

This was invented for wliitefish, and the one I have seen

in our Stale Hatching House lias o ly been used for the™
but it can be used for trout by altering the inlet. Wi, 1
fish, when hatched, pass upward through the wires and s
over the edge of the. box and down stream, where tliev & °
caught in a screened box, but trout pass through down 0
wards and would enter the supply pipe or be killed by th"
continual boiling and throwing against the sides. 'fC!
would, therefore, require a fine bottom screen that the?
could not pass, or to have the bottom beveled the other
way, that is, deeper on the edges, or have the supply pi DP
come further up and make the bottom flat so that they
would not be killed by being piled on top of each other
They could then be taken out by a cock and pipe in q lp
bottom.

The liolfcon box is patented, the patent is owned by Mr
Holton’s mother, who has left it in the hands of Seth
Green. These two inventions are really all that amount to
anything in the way of improvement in hatching trout
and whitefisli eggs, since the commencement of the Gsh
restoration movement in America. They secure that, great
desideratum, neatness and compactness, which the use of
gravel can never do.

Nothing weakens an embryo trout more Ilian h e iun¬
covered with sediment until it is nearly killed. It often is
left with strength enough to burst its shell, but not enough
vitality to live a day after its exertion.

Fred Mather.

—--- -

NOVA SCOTIA INLAND FISHERIES
Df --♦--

W E have been requested by Secretary Fitz Cochran
of the Nova Scotia “Game and Inland Protection
Society,” to print the following letter, alluded to editorially
in our issue of June lltli:—

To the Editor of the Halifax Morning Chronicle :—

In your issue of the 22d instant, you rc-publish from the
New York Forestand Stream, a letter from W. P.
Whitcher, Esq., Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries
of the Dominion, reflecting upon certain action which the
“Game and Inland Fishery Protection Society of Nova
Scotia” have recently taken in regard to the River Fisheries
of the Province, which requires some answer at my hands;
and I therefore trust you will give me space for a few com¬
ments upon it.

But, before doing so, let me say that, a short time ago a
number of gentlemen interested in preserving the moose
and other game animals of the Province from total destruc¬
tion, formed themselves into a society, having that object
in view, and after many discouragements, and a good deal
of opposition, they have succeeded in passing through the
Legislature a law prohibiting the killing of moose for three
years, and also providing for the more efficient protection
of game birds. I say that we as a society had to encounter
many difficulties, and had to overcome not a few sectional
prejudices, hut it seems that the measure of our cup was
not yet full; and, just as we were congratulating our¬
selves upon our success, we are doomed to the still further
infliction of the semi-official “snub” contained in the letter
of the Deputy Minister. It is known to many of your
readers that, by tlie Confederation Act, the control of our
river fisheries, "(whether wisely or not, may be considered
an open question,) was transferred to the Dominion author¬
ities, and consequently, although the name of our society
implies supervision over them, we-can do no more than
simply advise. In this view, at one of our meetings, we
passed a resolution, (subsequently embodied in the form of
a petition to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries,) in
which after incidentally alluding to the well known ineffi¬
ciency of the present protective system as regards the river
fisheries—we strongly urged upon the Minister the neces¬
sity of appointing a Superintendent exclusively for this
Province, whose residence should he in Halifax. This was
the main (in fact only) object of our petition, which ap¬
pears to have been entirely overlooked by Mi*. Wliitcher,
who would make it appear that the society had brought
general charges of inefficiency against his department, with¬
out bringing any facts to substantiate them. .

This I suppose is the meaning of the following offensive
paragraph in his letter:—

“Unlike Dr. Richardson’s narrative respecting the’;Mar-
garee, which relates facts, the resolutions of the Halifax
Fishery Protection Society, printed m your (F. A b.) last
issue, ignore such vulgar materials. ,v *

Were I disposed to recriminate in the same style I might
do so with effect, as I have abundant material at hand, but
in the interests of the society I forbear.

In a letter which I addressed to Mr. Whitcher a few days
ago, I called his attention to the real object, of our petition,
and said that if the Department wished specific facts to
prove what was well known to almost everybody lieie,
viz., that illegal spearing and netting of salmon had been
going on for years in this Province, and was still being
largely practised, and that few, if any, of the ^ll-dams
were furnished with sufficient fish-ways, they could be fi ¬
nished in abundance, and I instanced a case which bad J ■
come under my notice, of an officer of the garrison f
had just returned from Gold River, and informed me <
he had found that river almost completely obstructed 0}
nets, set contrary to law. Upon representing the matte to
the overseer, that functionary replied that it was no m-
doing anything, as the magistrates would not “ ne “l t
fenders, and the Superintendent was too far away to back
him up. The gentleman in question is prepared to si in¬
stantiate the facts under affidavit, if the Department des
it. This is only one of many instances that could be given,
showing the necessity of the appointment of a ^
General Superintendent, whose duty it would betovisi
the various localities and give his support and countenance
to his subordinates, many of whom are disposed ito <iou
duty, but are deterred from doing so from want ol• px P
encouragement. And here let me remark, that ■ »

nor the society, desire to bring any charge of. metnc y

against the Deputy Minister or the principal offl_
of his department. Our complaint is against the y ' >
which, we contend, is entirely inadequate to a t
lisli the desired object. Mr. Yenning the General x
spector for the two Provinces—a worthy and e
officer—resides in New Brunswick, and only c rpi ie
for a flving visit occasionally to this Province. _
Local Inspector, Mr. Rogers, resides in Cumberland, < ^

seldom or ever seen in this locality, or anywhere
this. It stands to reason, then, that under these
stances, there can be no proper supervision ot _
fisheries, and it is small wonder that they are in

sent deplorable state.

FOREST AND STREAM

309

But as Mr Whitcher desires “specific statements” rather
than “vague stories” I will give him a few more, and I can
assure him that if he will hold a Court of Enquiry in Hali¬
fax we will furnish them to his heart’s content.

1 i (dve an extract from a letter from a reliable person in
Queen’s County:—

“On the Medway, by far the finest tisli river of this
county if not of the Province, the fish were last season so
nearly exterminated that years of fostering care will scarely
suffice to remedy the evil. The fish are practically excluded
from most of the streams of this province. Beginning at
Jordan River we find a high dam with an approval fish lad¬
der so prepared, with the further information that fish are
not caught at all above, and in yearly lessening numbers
below. On the Liverpool river the obstructions have been
such as to have brought about a virtual annihilation of the
fishery, and though I am not prepared to say that an occa¬
sional salmon, more active than the rest, ma^ not jump the
dam, I am quite certain none ever went up the ladder. On
the Petite Riviere, a beautiful stream once swarming with
salmon and alewives, hemlock has wrought the same des¬
truction at the hands of its stolid owners that pine has else¬
where. The La Have, one of the largest and most beautiful
streams in the province, may be said to be doubly dammed,
for just aboye the head of navigation are two dams, in the
upper and most impassable one of which the proprietors,
with a fine appreciation of the necessity of the case and the
sense of the community, have constructed a pretentious fisli
way—though it is notorious that fish cannot possibly get
above the first, or least obstructive one.” * * * *

Hear what an old sportsman, and one who knows from
actual observation whereof lie speaks, says on tlie subject:

“All the finest rivers in the Province, with a few excep¬
tions, are so closed by dams erected by mill owners, (mostly
foreign companies,) that the fish that formerly ascended
these rivers, (by thousands,) for the purpose of spawning,
are now and have been for several years entirely prevented
from doing so. Fisli ladders have in some instances been
adopted, but which have proved utterly useless, and indeed
some of them are mere traps, and are taken advantage of
as such by the people living in the neighborhood. Those
livers that are not obstructed by dams are netted in every
possibly way by day, and the pools illegally swept with
nets at niglit. The fish are also speared by torch light
when the water is low enough, and many not taken are so
cruelly wounded that they only escape to die. As a rule
the wardens appointed are non-effective, some living too
far distant from tlieir work, and so are unable to give tlie
time and proper attention required for tlieir duties.”

But I shall refrain from giving any further testimony in
this letter, lest I should exceed the space you may be in¬
clined to give me, although the subject is of such great im¬
portance as to well merit tlie attention of the press of the
Province.

The Deputy Minister in the concluding paragraph of liis
letter is pleased to be facetious, when lie compares the
“Society pen” to the “reckless fowler who fires wildly at
the flight and wounds several birds without touching the
one at which he should have aimed—feathers the net re¬
sult.”

I trust that the facts contained in this letter are better
aimed, and will reach tlie mark, and if the result shall lie
to stimulate enquiry and to obtain redress, I shall be more
than satisfied, even it it is obtained at tlie expense of ruf¬
fling the placidity of the official plumage.

I am, your obedient servant,

FlTZ COCHRAN,

Secretary Game and Inland

Fishery Protection Society, FT. S.

Halifax , JSf. &, May 23, 1874.

great sport and satisfaction, but no pickerel and perch were found m the
lake. This continued vp to the present season, and I am now informed
bj r good authorities that there are but few, if any, bass to be taken there.

Mr. P. Lorillard, the great tobacconist of your city, stocked his lake
called “Tncceeclo,” (better known as “ Duck Cedar”) also with bass; the
inhabitants of the water were the same, and the result proves that bass
are destructive to all kinds of fish, as found in these lakes. I believe bass
are taken there still, but they have not been there sufficiently long to
destroy themselves. The prevailing opinion of the anglers in this sec¬
tion is that bass, in a period of from ten to fifteen years, if not increased
by outside supplies of their kind, exterminate themselves. Is this so?

E. S. Wan MAKER.

[Fish culturists know very little of the natural history of
black bass.]

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—There seems little doubt in our mind that the ciscos of
Geneva Lake, in Wisconsin, are the grayling of Michi¬
gan. From personal observation we know nothing; we
judge from the description given us of the fish, and from
the testimony of an expert angler living near the lake, who
declares them to be grayling. He says that these fisli,
although abundant now, first made their appearance only a
few years ago; that they came in some mysterious manner
after the outlet had been dammed across,and that the people
there believe that they could only have been brought there by
waterspout. If our correspondent will take our very ac¬
curate engraving of the grayling, printed in Forest and
Stream of June 4, and compare it with the “cisco,” he
will be able to detect any family resemblance. Note the
second dorsal (adipose) fin, the number of fin-rays in great
first dorsal, the caudal fin rays, the (vomer) teetli on tongue
and jaws, if any,, and the spots on fins and sides of body.
If he will pack a male and female in ice and send by ex¬
press at our expense, lie will increase our obligation to him
and aid us to solve the question.

Tiie Habitat of the Grayling. —Our valued corres¬
pondent, Hon. H. O. Collins, of Ohio, thinks he found the
grayling, in 1862, in the head waters of the Wind River,
which interlocks with the sources of the Yellowstone, but
tlie Indiaus were too hostile at that time to permit a
thorough investigation. This statement verifies the im¬
pressions of another correspondent (an army officer,)
which we printed a few weeks since, that the grayling was
found in tlie streams of Montana, which include the head¬
waters of the Yellowstone. There seems little doubt that
the fact is as stated. We have been promised the result of
thorough investigations to be made in Montana next July,
when the streams have subsided after the June rise.

—The Hallowell, Maine, Observer says that 60,000 salmon
from the hatching house of Mr. Leonard will be turned
into Sebec Lake the present week. The gentleman has
sent several thousand to other places. He has at present
confined in three tanks about 200 salmon taken from the
lake, which will probably be kept there until tlie maturity
of their eggs, which is said to occur in November. This
number will probably furnish all the eggs which can he
conveniently handled.

CENTRAL. PARK MENAGERIE,

woods, beside a quiet, meandering brooklet, whose silver
waters danced and sparkled over the smooth pebbly bot¬
tom, or gathered in little pools ever and anon beneath the
cool, delightful shade? Perhaps all who love to ramble in
the woods do not go out in search of ferns. To such as
would make a delightful fernery in their own garden we
would say, they should first go out into the woods and study
the ferns there; it will amply repay them, and the informa¬
tion they receive will aid them much in the construction
of their own fernery.

The fern, although loving the water, loves not the stag¬
nant pool. Water is tlieir true element—cool, bright,
sparkling water, percolating among the mossy fronds and
rootlets amid the streamlet’s sides. Here amid the home
of the ferns you are to learn from observation that although
they will grow almost anywhere, there arc situations in
which they delight to live. Ferns love to live, and brighten
almost any place. You can have them anywhere I had almost
said, but the darkest and dampest corner of your garden
suits them best, and here they will grow and enliven places
that without them would be unsightly. Obtain from the
brooklet’s side one of these large fern fronds or roots, and
transplant it to your own half dozen boulder rocks, and
how gracefully they jut up between the interstices of the
rocks among the lycopadiums and moneywort.

The fern so rapidly adapts itself to all situations that we
are at a loss to comprehend the reason why as a pot plant,
and for numerous other ornamental uses, they have not
been universally admired. As ornamental plants, the ferns
are not surpassed by any others when particularly used.
What grand effects can be produced by tlie introduction of
the different species into large rooms with deep windows.
Bay windows or recesses may be made to rejoice even in
mid-winter in the presence of the ferns. It is not neces¬
sary for the euu to shine on these quiet, retiring beauties
of tlie shady woods; therefore the most secluded nook, the
shadiest corner of tlie room, is just the place for a shelf of
ferns, say six different, hardy kinds, which may be found
in an afternoon’s ramble by your favorite brooklet. Let
the carpenter put up a shelf in the window, and construct
you a box one foot wide and one foot deep. This is your
window garden for ferns. As the ferns have been taken
from the woods, give them some of their own soil to live,
grow and thrive in. To make your little fernery complete,
cover the box with growing moss from the woods, and you
can study them and love them as you will at your ease. I
have seen many rooms made beautiful by a very simple and
easy arrangement of ferns. Steps, rising one above the
other, as upon a simple flower stand, upon which ferns in
pots are placed in long, tight boxes that will hold water,
“Will give you one of the grandest effects imaginable.

The hardiest kinds, after having gladdened the summer
season in the garden, may be removed to the house in the
winter, and will live and thrive equally well with hut
little care. For winter use you will need to shade them
from the dire ct rays of the sun by means of a curtain, let
down between the plants and the glass.

In making your garden fernery you can choose any place
you desire, and the shadier the better. I have often cov¬
ered an old and otherwise unsightly wall with the fronds
of the largest “brake,” as they are called in the country,
with very pleasing effect. There are some ten different
kinds of ferns common to our woods, which only ask
water and earth, and in return for the same give you much
beauty. First, you can make an ornamental structure of
rock work, of an uneven surface or wall, into which you
will place your pots for your plants. Compose this entirely
of ferns, if you please, or mix them with that kind of
plant that lives amid the shady wild wood. You are now
supposed to be able to select your own stock, and to know
pretty well how to choose the different kinds of flowers,
and to understand the laws of assimilation. There are no
set rules to he given for the construction of these beautiful
little fern spots in the garden. Here we say to you again,
study Nature; go to the woods if you have forgotten my
instructions, and see that old rotting stump—that beautiful
deep green frond of the lycopadium, just beginning to un¬
roll its russet leaves. Look on this side and see the beau¬
tiful tracery of the Ganis minor, or little dog fern. Is it
not superior in its delicate net work to any of the most
costly imported lace work? Certainly, and you can have
them just as they are here, at your own garden home.
Place your garden trowel carefully under this little dog
fern, and lift it into the basket. There, you have it, and
you have not disturbed any of its rootlets or moved the
soli. Now take it home with you, and place it in that old
stump that lies by the corner wall, often filling up its inter¬
stices with soil, and here let it grow and thrive as it will if
you give it a little water each week. Now sow some nas-
tertiums and sweet mignonettes, and you will rejoice for
hours in the little your hands have done with the ferns.
Here your taste may lead you to add, with much effect,
one, or two roots, in large pots, of the canna, the caladium
esculentium, and two or three recinus, among which a few
of the nasturtiums give much beauty and cheerfulness to
this pretty little pastoral picture.

We could elaborate from the first simple lesson among
the ferns, and write not an article, but a book, upon the
different arrangements and beauties of the fern garden,
but as our object was merely to guide a thought, to answer
a question or two asked by our lady friends, we prefer to
leave with them the further study and practice of making
a fern garden, having the fullest belief in their ability to
carry out in full the scope of our initial suggestions.

Ollxpod Quill

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jjf PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE.

W E print the following characteristic letter of Seth
Green from the Germantown Telegraph as indicating
by what effort great results are accomplished:—

Mr. Editor;—I see in your last issue that I recommend
putting salmon trout in rivers.

When I have been asked by Commissioners if salmon
trout will do well in rivers, I say I do not know, but that I
think tlie experiment worth trying. We never will know
if we do not try. We all know they are a lake fish.

I have them three years old that I raised from the egg in
a small pond. They are fifteen inches long, and are doing
well. I have put this winter one hundred thousand salmon
trout or lake trout — they are the same fish—in rivers and
creeks in this State. We may never see any of them again,
ft we do not I should say it was a failure—that is all. But
u we do find they live and thrive, what then? If I had
made one success to ten failures since I began to experi
ment in fish culture the art would be many years in advance
of what it is now.

I made fifty experiments on a shad-fishing-box before I
achieved a success. That was in the year 1867, and I
snould have been experimenting until this time if I had not
made a success. That box will be tlie means of stocking
all our rivers with shad for all time to come.

- llochester , April 9, 1874. Seth Green.

Frogtown, June 17, 1874.

aditob Forest and Stream:—

I notice by list of contents of the aquarium ear, that Mr Stone omitted
le yellow perch from the collection this year, notwithstanding he de¬
luded them in Forest and Stream against the charge of your corres¬
pondent, Fred. Mather, that they were a nuisance in eastern waters. I
*an glad to see that, after mature deliberation, lie has discarded this fish,
those who have introduced pike, pickerel, or porch in waters that they
icL-not inhabit before, had given more thought to the matter, they would
Pro ably have thought better of it. It is an easy matter to introduce
® that are found worthy at any time, but a very different one to re-
ove them after they have become established; and the time may come
• V en culturists will regret the promiscuous introduction of predac¬
eous fish into all our waters. Just now, to please the sportsmen, it is
c. ashion to put bass and salmon, trout wherever they will live, while
J rtefish, that furnish as good food and do not destroy other fish, are
ejected, because they don’t take a hook. Is it true that fish culture
eans cheap food for the masses, or is its object only fun for the sports-

- Suteern, FT. Y., June 16,1874.
amTOR Forest and Stream

hi -1 i ^ tU '° years a o°i Hon. II. R. Pierson, o! Rainapo, FT. Y., stocked
^lake, called “Pahtak,” (be* ter known as Negro Pond) with black bass,
prohibited fishing for the term of three years. Prior to this pickerel
yellow bass, or perch, were caught in great numbers. Upon the es-

- hon of the prescribed period, black bass were numerous and gave

Department or Public Parks, \
New York, June 21, 1874. f

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
June 20,1874.

One purple Gallinule, Oaliinula martinica. Presented by Capt. Thos.
Eldridge, steamship City of Austin.

One Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus. Presented by Miss Mary
Valentine.

One Red-shouldered Hawk. Presented by Mr. R. K. Allerton.

One Agouti, Dasyprocia aguti. Hob. Guiana. Presented by Mr. Ar¬
nold Schramm.

Two Night Herons, Nyciiardea ga:deni. Presented by Mr. Julius
Kocn.

One Ostrich, Siurthio camelus.

One African Civet Cat, Viverra civetta.

One Elk, cervus canadensis. Bred in the Menagerie.

W. A, Conklin.

Woodland, J |awn and (Barden.

THE FERN GARDEN A SPECIALTY.

“Fair forms of flowers, and chiefly that tall fern.

So stately, of the Queen Osmeanda named;

Plant lovelier in its own retired abode
On Grasmere’s beach than Naiad by the side
Of Grecian brook, or lady of the Mere
Sole sitting by the shore of old romance.”

O speak of a fern garden as a specialty may seem to
many a talk upon an unknown subject. “Ferns,”
say some of my readers, ‘ ‘ wffiat are they ? To wliat de¬
partment of garden plants do they belong ? Can we culti¬
vate them easily, or are they troublesome, and will they
require labor, and do they cost much money ? Can I have
them in my garden, or where shall I place them ? Please
give a few hints for the use of such persons as may be
desirous of cultivating these curious plants, and you will
oblige many lady readers of Forest and Stream.” As
an answer to our lady friends, and L. S. L., of Pennsyl¬
vania, we would say that the fern garden can be quite
easily constructed, and will doubtless give you ample satis¬
faction. You will find care in the selection and chcflce
of plants more difficult than any other part of your garden.
Fine, thrifty, beautiful plants of the fern will grow as a
general thing where many other fine and delicate plants
would die outright. Not that our ferns are not delicate,
and possessed of exceeding beauty. The fern requires
much moisture and shade—this is their natural element.
t)id you never take an afternoon ramble out in the dense

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FOREST AND STREAM.

KANSAS WILD PLUMS.

We have received the following letter from Jackson Gill-
banks, Esq., a frequent contributor to London Field, and
recommend its contents to the consideration of our numer¬
ous friends in Kansas in hope that some of them will give
the subject attention. We should be obliged for a descrip¬
tion of the tree of bush and a handful of the seeds or
stones as soon as the fruit is ripe, some of which we will
take pleasure in forwarding to Mr. Gillbanks:—

Cumberland, Eng., May, 1874.

Editor Eorest and Stream:—

A writer signing himself E. A. C. in the Field newspaper, gives a se¬
ries of articles on the interior of America. Among other things worth
notice that he meets with are sandy, barren plains in Kansas, on parts
of which were immense quantities of plum trees “not larger than our
gooseberry bushes,” hearing fruit of enormous size and most luscious
flavor. It strikes me as being odd that when travelers a long way off
meet with a great curiosity like this, by some unaccountable oversight
they generally neglect to bring home a specimen or seed thereof. Now,
common experience shows that any one bringing to England a fruit tree
as described would realize a fortune at once; since if it would not
stand our winters, it would be admirably adapted for orchard house s
now quite common. I have written to our Field newspaper in vain for
more information about this tree or bush. I hope some of you across
the water will clear it upland help me and others interested. I saw it
alluded to m a northern expedition, where it was said to be so juicy-and
sweet as not to require sugar, either raw or cooked. At present I and
other lovers of nature’s good gifts are eating it in imagination, cum
qrano sails, Jackson Gillbanks.

Batumi history.

For Forest and Stream.

THE NEWFOUNDLAND DEVIL FISH.

M R. SAVILLE KENT, an eminent English naturalist,
has published an article on “Gigantic Cuttle Fisli”
in the “Popular Science Revew,” in which he announces it
as his opinion that the cuttle-fish discovered by the Rev.
M. Harvey in Newfoundland and described and photo¬
graphed by him, is a new species,, and different from that
described by Professor Heenstrup, under the name of
Archituthis monachus. Mr. Kent has proposed to the Zoo¬
logical Society that this new species be named Megalotenthis
Harreyn , “in recognition of the services rendered to
science by Mr. Harvey, in securing and describing” this
extraordinary- specimen.

Professor Owen has divided the cephalopoda into orders;
the one including the Pearly Nautilus, called TetrabrancMata
or four-gilled; the other including the rest of the existing
species, named DibrancMata, or two-gilled. To the latter
order belong the cuttle-fish, (tepiadae).

It is remarkable that of the great division of cuttle¬
fish called TectrabrancMata , there is but one living repre¬
sentative, namely, the pearly nautilus, with numer¬
ous arms unprovided with suckers, no ink-sac, and an
external many chambered shell. All other cuttle-fish
belong to the DibrancMata , or “two-gilled” order, and have
either eight arms, as the octopus, or ten arms as the cala-
mary or squid. The Newfoundland specimen is a cala-
mary, having ten arms, the two largest being twenty-four
feet in length. Professor Baird discovered a new species
of octopus in the Bay of Fundy which has been named in
honor of him Octopus Bairdii. It is of course very different
in appearance from the Newfoundland calamary, its eight
arms being connected together by a partial web and used
as an organ of locomotion as well the siphon, through
which wat er is ejected in swimming backwards. The octo¬
pus is small, all the specimens hitherto found being males.
It is well known that females of this genus are usually very
much larger than the males—in fact of utterly dispropor¬
tionate size; so that it is quite possible that the female
Bairdii may be of formidable diminsions. The same is pos¬
sibly true of the gigantic calamaries of Newfoundland;
which may account for the difference in size of the two
specimens lately seen, of which one was said to be sixty
feet, the other only seven or eight.

Professor Verriil, who has now in his possession various
portions of the MegalotentMs Harveyii, as Mr. Kent has
named it, will be able to determine whether it is really a
new species, or identical with that described by Heen¬
strup. The learned Professor has got the photographs en¬
graved for his new work on the fishes of the North Atlan¬
tic; and no doubt we shall speedily know his decision
through the medium of one of the scientific organs.

The geological' record makes a remarkable disclosure
regarding these great orders of cuttle fish. During the
Palaeozoic Ages, the oceans and seas swarmed with the
“four-gilled” cuttle-fish, their beautiful external shells
being now found as fossils in the older rocks; but as the
earth advanced towards its present condition, these curious
forms slowly died out, leaving the pearly nautilus their
only living representative. On the other hand, the “two-
gilled” cuttle-fish have no representatives m the earlier
periods of the earth’s history, and only now seem to have
reached their full development. The pearly nautilus oc¬
curs in almost the oldest rock formations in which traces
of living organisms are found, and still holds its ground
in the great battle of life.

Permant, one of our older naturalists, writes thus of the
octopus, or eight-armed cuttle-fish:—“In the Indian seas
this species has been found of such a size as to measure
twelve feet in breadth across the central part, while each
arm was fifty-four feet in length, thus making it extend,
from point to point, 120 feet.” He further states that “the
natives of the Indian seas, when sailing in their canoes,
always take care to be provided with hatchets, in order
immediately to cut off the arms of such of these animals
as happen to fling them over the sides of the canoe, lest
they should pull it under water and sink it.” This account,
which has hitherto been laughed at, receives a remarkable
confirmation from the incident which took place last Octo¬
ber, in Conception Bay, Newfoundland, when a gigantic
cuttle-fish flung its arms over a fishing boat and would have
sunk it but for the prompt action of a fisherman who cut
off the tentacles with a tomakawk.

St. Johns , Newfoundland, June 10tfA, 1874.

—What! the noble Dane without a rabbit ? But so it is,
for La Glume Illustree tells us that the Danish Government
have just bought 50,000 rabbits in France to repeople their
country. What a multitude of cotton tails to be sure.

GRAYLING OF MONTANA.

Helena, Montana Territory, June 8, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:

I notice in your issue of May 28th last a correction from
your correspondent “Monmouth,” referring to liis previous
interesting letter in regard to the Yellowstone Valley.
One very fine canon of the Yellowstone, sketched by
Mathews, and lithographed for publication, can be reached
from Fort Ellis in a very few hours, being about twenty
miles from that place and ten or eleven above the Crow
Indian Agency.

There are trout galore in the Yellowstone. I have
caught a thousand a week frequently during a twenty
months’ residence at.the Agency mentioned; and, further¬
more, there are grayling there, the veritable Salmo Thy-
mallus as depicted in Ronald’s Fly-Fisher’s Entomology,
which work I have by me as I write.

The employes, of the Agency were in the habit of throw¬
ing them away, calling them white suckers, and “no ac¬
count,” until the sergeant in charge of the few troops there
told me they were as good as trout, and after a terrible
fuss with our cook, who thought it beneath his high toned
art to “cook suckers” in a trout country, we had some for
supper, and pronounced them good as trout.

We could always tell a grayling’s bite from that of a
trout; the rush is harder, but they weaken quicker, have
not the ‘‘leather” in them that trout have.

During this season I may drop you a few remarks on our
fish and fishing. I am very fond of the sport. We have
several varieties of trout. Some men who fish for a living
declare that one variety is a hybrid between a trout and
the grayling I have mentioned; this matter I shall try to
investigate.

One thing you may assert, trout are caught in the Mis¬
souri river, in the main stream, I mean, below the three
forks, at what is called “the Gate of the Monntains.”
They are not plenty, however. More of this, too, anon.
In haste, yours. Stump.

[These statements are corroborative of others made by
our correspondents in previous letters.—E d.]

FAUNA OF NEWFOUNDLAD.

St. Johns, Newfoundland, June 7, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Your letter of the 6tli ulc. .1 only received two days ago, having been
absent on a visit to Canada for some Weeks. I shall be glad that the
misstatements regarding this country, which have appeared at different
times, may be rectified through the columns of your journal. I never
saw your issue of 21st of May, and never read the article on Newfound¬
land. I must take the liberty of correcting a misreading of my lecture
quoted in that article, which perhaps you will kindly show on a future
occasion. You say at one part “Wild swans and geese are absent.” Wild
swans are absent, or at all events I never heard of any having been seen;
but wild geese, anas canadensis, come in enormous numbers and breed
all over the island.

Again, as regards fishes. Although I can only identify two quite dis¬
tinct species of trout in these inland waters, I have no doubt that a pro¬
fessed naturalist would in all probability discover many more; and fur¬
ther, I would say, so far as sport goes, I imagine there are few parts of
the world where better could be found. The sport With, sea trout and
salmon is even now very good, and were it not for the barbarous practice
of baling the streams it would be equal to any in America.

Speaking of the caribou, I have not stated that they could not be
tamed. On the contrary, they can be very easily tamed; but they never
appear to live for any length of time under restraint. I have caught and
tamed two—a stag and a doe fawn—myself, which became as tame and as
friendly as a dog, but both died when a little over a year old; and I have
known of many similar instances, besides having the evidence of the
doorkeeper of the Zoological Gardens, Regent’s Park. London, to the
same effect.

As my name may be called in question regarding these matters, I will
be obliged by your noticing my present statements. I am sending you
a copy of my official report for 1873, which I hope you will glean some
little information from, and beg to subscribe myself yours, very faith¬
fully, - Alex. Murray.

Jackson, Miss., June 15, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have been somewhat astonished—not at the great interest taken in
“Do Quail Withold their Scent”—but that any one should doubt it. My
first lesson in partridge shooting (I mean “Bob White” when I say par¬
tridge), after the covey started and I was more than eager to go for the
single birds, was to wait and let the birds give out their scent, of which,
as Mr. Laverack says, Mr. E. S. Wanmaker has given the best and the
only rational explanation. As probably some of your readers would like
authority, I would give them Frank Forester’s “Field Sports,” vol. 1,
page269, edition of 1848, where he says:

“This cunning little bird, having either the power or the peculiarity of
retaining its scent for some time after alighting, when it is alarmed, so
that the best dogs in the world shall fail to find it. This may be an ac¬
cidental provision of nature, possibly owing to some contraction of the
pores and consequent check of the odoriferous effluvium, owing to
alarm, &c, &c.,” and goes on to say that he thinks “quail can . witli-
hold their scent voluntarily,” also citing instances when good dogs could
not find the birds of scattered coveys until after the lapse of some time.
In regard to the latter, Lewis’ “American Sportsman” says on page 98
that “this seeming deficiency, however, in the olfactory organs of our
canine favorite is now easily accounted for by the presumed existence of
a singular provision of nature, which endows the American partridge
with the extraordinary faculty of withholding, for a time, the emanation
from its body of that peculiar, strong odor that betrays its proximity to
the dog.” Lewis then gives a letter from a gentleman, who seems to
have made it a specialty, to fully determine the question of “withholding
scent,” and proves it by making various trials with. good dogs on scat¬
tered birds.

Will you please tell Fred Beverly that I throw up the sponge about
hammocks. Webster spells it with u, o and a, so I presume we “pays
our money and we takes our choice.” Yours truly, Geo. C. Eyrich.

Importation of Thorouoilbred Dogs. —By the Williams
& Guion steamer “Wyoming,” which arrived a week ago
last Monday, our correspondent, “Mohawk” received from
tl\ekennel of Mr. Macdona, a.very handsome liver, white
and tan setter dog, named “Milo,” a cousin to the great
Ranger. Also a handsome liver and white pointer bitch
called “Naylor.

—The Canadian government is.enforcing game laws in a
model manner. Steam tugs are employed on the St. Law¬
rence in searching for seines and nets, and on shore officers
keep a close watch.

FISH IN SEASON IN JULY.

Salmon, Salmo Solar.
Trout, Salmofontinalis

1

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri MichiganGrayling ThVmdTlv* t •
Black Bass, micropterus salmoides, micropterus nigricans w ln oolof

Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus.
Bluefish, temnodon saltator.

Sea trout, Salmo immaculatus

vv eaKtish.

flt^T We beg onr friends throughout the country to send
us frequent notes on angling, both sea ard river fishing
Let us know the size and quantity of fish taken, kind of
fly or bait used, the run of fish, stage of water, temperature
when practicable, number of rods on the stream or stand
improvements in fishways, lodging accommodations
general facilities, routes, means of transportation, celebri-
ties abroad, number of summer tourists and sportsmen
and any other information of interest or value to sportsmen'
Remember that each contribution to the general fund of
knowledge will prove of mutual and reciprocal service
—There is an abundance of salmon in market Of
course we do not mean to say that at thirty cents a pound
you could gorge ’pren'tices with salmon, but still it is i n
plenty. Yery possibly when our paper is read salmon will be
worth but twenty five cents. The noblest in size come from
the Quebec region, and we handled one of fully forty
pounds. Big fish are not liked; it is the smaller ones, run¬
ning from ten to fifteen pounds, which are most in de¬
mand. Native salmon still scarce. Trout from Canada
in ’elegant condition, at about the same figures as last,
quoted. Blue fish, are now caught all along the coast, as
far north as New Bedford. Sold at eight cents a pound.
Just as our last issue went to press a big school of striped
bass struck Squan Beach. A catch of eighty-six weighed
forty-four pounds-each. Monsters are seen everywhere in-
the market, and are worth from ten to twelve cents a
pound. Scattering lots now coming in from the north of
us. There never was a more plentiful season for sheeps-
heads. Usually they fetch twenty-five cents a pound; this
year they are bought for eighteen cents. Fishermen are
catching them all along New Jersey and Long Island.
Spanish mackerel still coming from Norfolk and the Ches¬
apeake in fair quantity. One we looked at weighed six
pounds. We have seen them when they have^been caught
further north to turn the scale at nine pounds; worth fifty
cents, a shade higher than they have been. Shad have de¬
parted, and the last run has gone. Kingfish scarce; worth
twenty cents, and coming from Long Island. An exceed¬
ing quantity of green trutle, which, the bigger they are,
the cheaper they are. You can take home on-a dray a five
hundred pounder for eight cents a pound; but a nice little
one, a wheelbarrow turtle, costs as much as eighteen cents.
Soft crabs rather diminishing in number, but in active de¬
ni and at $2 a dozen. It has rained a shower of frogs legs,
and yet there is no plague. Canada now sends her supply;
price down to thirty cents. Even Mark Twain’s jumping
frog would not briDg more, when properly dressed, than
the before-mentioned figures. Pretty blow fish, animated
sea-bubbles, are now seen in the market. You apply your
lips to their mouths, blow away, and they swell up like a
balloon. The tongue of the fish forms a tight-fitting valve,
you blow in, the fisli swells, but the air can’t get out. At
Mr. Blackford’s we saw 7- a fine specimen of the Hawkshill
turtle ( caretta imbricata), the real shell trutle, from whose
plates pur tortoise shell combs are made. There are thir¬
teen scales on his back, which overlap each other. This
nice creature will go to Central Park, Mr. Blackford hav¬
ing presented him to the collection.

—During the week ending June 19 ninety-nine arrivals
were reported at Gloucester. Forty-two of these were
from George’s Bank, with an aggregate catch of 852,000
pounds of codfish; eleven from Grand and Western Banks,
five bringing 505,000 pounds of salt fish, and six with
172,000 pounds of halibut; and forty-six from Southern
trips, forty-five of which brought in 8,841 barrels of mack-
eral, and with 200 barrels of porgie bait. The Southern
mackerel fleet met with good success during the past week.

—There are very few fish at present in Canarsie Bay,
though there is a fair run outside. Charley Fox took _ t ^ e
first Sheepshead of the season at Rockaway Beach on Wed¬
nesday last. . 1

—Slieepshead are bitting at Barnegat, and fishing wi e

good in a week or two.

" —Old fishermen, who know every nook and crook within
twentv miles of New Bedford, say that salt water fish are
move plenty this year than has been known for several

rEST Blue Fish Reported.—I. Hathaway Esq., a
fisherman, captured on the 16th inst., while fis img
le bridge at Coliasset Narrows, (Mass.) with io an
blu'e fish weighing twenty-five pounds, certain y ®
ever caught there, seventeen being the next aiges
d. Do our friends at Barnegat find larger ones.

> have received from the Secretary of the Blooming
^ark Association the following notice to mem 1
40 Fulton Street, June 18th,
shooting season will open July 4th. Trout an
hing now good. Please inform us wliat £ L n _
to be at the park, so that we can arrang ,

3, etc. John Avery,. Sect etarj.

e Muncy Trout Company, of Lycoming o-, **

ndly send us an invitation to - be present a
festival, which is to commence on June; •

ire beautiful grounds, and trout are to e
3 hing every day, and there is something ul ° s .

en guests are requested as per programme

TV .. 4 -i. „ o-h from one to three

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sight of Muncy and Hughesville, and fifteen miles from
the city of Williamsport, Pa. There are fifteen acres of
forest and a half mile of stream and ponds. As to lodg¬
ings, you can take it al fresco in a tent or at the hotel. We
like the association of trout and good company. It is as
peculiar as it is American. You can go from Philadel¬
phia, by the Reading railroad to the Muncy trout ponds.

—It is said that the fishing at Grand Lake Stream, Maine,
was never better than it has been thi^ month. Mr., Heill,
of Calais,killed fifty-eight land-locked salmon in one day and
others report success quite as worthy of record. The
Dobsis club during the visit to their camp had excellent

Toronto, June 12, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

When I wrote last I mentioned the fact that there was a
little lake (Geneva) in Wisconsin which is full of grayling.
To-day a gentleman from there states that a dam at the out¬
let of a little lake near Troy in that State had given way
and that the inhabitants had taken away the grayling in
cart loads.

Judge Potter, of Toledo, told me yesterday that he took
two grayling last July in the St. Mary’s River, near Point
Aux Pins, while fishing for trout.

Yours ever, James IT. RicharLson.

P. S.—I got one of Orvis’ rods, the light one, and find it
a beauty.

sport, the size of fish killed being very much above the
average, running, from two to three and three fourths
pounds in weight.

—A party of Boston gentlemen just arrived from Moose-
head Lake represent the fishing as unusually good. The
best localities they found were Moose River, North Bay
and Spencer Bay. At Moose River they took seventy-tAvo
trout, weighing from one to three pounds. Misery River
is also a good stream.

—Our attentive correspondent, Dr. Ken worthy, sent the
following fishing notes from Barnegat one day too late for
publication last week :—

tV Two weeks since I communicated with you from Barne¬
gat, and reported our catch of blue fish, and remarked that
”tlie fishing was poor. ” You published an extract, from
my note, and stated that you considered such fishing good.'
Now, -sir, although you may be an experienced fisherman,
t am prepared to prove that you are very “poor” authority
as far as “good” blue fishing is concerned.

Since my communication appeared I have met a number
of Tie readers of Forest and Stream at Barnegat, and
through the boatmen have heard from others who have
visited this locality. All seemed disposed to receive my
statement as a “fish story,” but upon inquiry, and testing
the matter for themselves, they found my statements true
to the letter.

I have just returned from another trip to Barnegat, and
have enjoyed what I call “good blue fishing.” Late last
Thursday night I received a telegram from Capt. Joel
Ridgway to this effect;—“Large bine fish plenty; come.”
I arrived at Barnegat on Friday evening, and commenced
•squiddihg on Saturday morning at eight A. M. Three P.
M. found me sore, crippled, and demoralized, and very
willing to cry quits. Upon our arrival at the landing we
'counted the catch, and found that we had captured 268
Mi. Capt. Ridgway landed five, and “Al Fresco” 268.
Weighing the fish: was too much of an undertaking, so I
obtained the opinion of several old fishermen and fish deal¬
ers, and the lowest estimate was 1,200 pounds.

Monday morning was calm, and I commenced squidding
'at half past nine, and abandoned the sport at half past
three P. M. Upon counting the day’s catch I found That
■Iliad personally landed 261 fish; estimated weight, 800
pounds.

Tuesday found me pulling and hauling blue fisli at half
past seven A. M., and at half past eleven it was blowing a
gale, with the dust flying half mast high. Deeming pru¬
dence the better part of valor, I beat a hasty retreat in
search of dry garments. Upon arriving at the landing we
counted results, and I found that I had captured 158 fish,
estimated at. 600 pounds.

Although tlie weight was estimated by old fishermen and
fish dealers, I am convinced that they weighed more than
the figures given. Fishing time, Seventeen hours; numoer
of fish landed by one pair of hands, 677; number of fish
landed per hour, 89; weight landed per minute, two
pounds. This, Mr. Editor, I call “good fishing.”

I must confess that I am an active man, and lost no time
in eating, drinking, or smoking. My success I attribute to
• good tackle, and the efficiency, knowledge, and seaman-
like qualities of that prince of boatmen, Capt. Joel Ridg¬
way.

I have tested the qualities of most of the hotels at Bar¬
negat Bay, and if you or any of your friends should feel
disposed to visit that locality I would advise them to try
the Mullen House, kept by King, at Pitman.

Ax. Fresco.

CANADIAN LEASED RIVERS.

New York, June 20, 1874.
Editor. Forest and Stream:—

To save trouble and disappointment to many who may
have determined, (after reading your correspondent, W. E.
F.’s glowing description of his salmon fishing at “Middle
Landing” last year,) to try the Nipessigiiys River this
season, I would like, to say that the place is leased and not
free, and that all the room there is already spoken for.

If you would kindly make it understood that every
salmon stream on the Bay of Clialeur worth going to, is
already leased, you would do a service to those who might
otherwise direct their steps thither only to he disappointed
to find the sport unattainable; and at the same time many
lessees the disagreeable necessity of refusing applications
from those who may have come all the long distance for
nothing. Neither experience is a pleasant one, I assure
you.

You understand the fact; hut Americans—accustomed to
free fishing in our woods—find it hard to believe that sport
is not open to all on the wild rivers of Canada.

Yours truly, Amsterdam.

—The Kentville, Nova Scotia, Chronicle mentions the
fact that four English sportsmen have taken thirty fine
salmon at Gold River this season, Avhich is significant, inas¬
much as some of our correspondents who fished that river
last season reported it barren of salmon, having either not
seen or heeded our directions to .go early.

--

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Muirkirk, Md.. June 17, 1874.

I saw a communication in the Forest and Stream that black bass
could not be caught with a fly at tittle Falls of thq Potomac. I have
bot fished there, but can say that on the 20th and 21st of May at the
weac Falls of the Potomac I caught eight black bass with flies, landing
Purs twice. The water being high the fish did not take the fly very
Wel1 ’ Yours truly, C, E. C.

Dixfield, Me., June 15, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I returned from the Rangely Lakes yesterday, having stopped there
three days.. Found the Ashing excellent and large. A few warm days
will bring them to the surface, and will also bring the black flies and
mnsquitoes. The fishing for the past week has been done entirely in
the lake. The most successful mode is by trolling with a minnow. We
found the fishing good in any place where we tried, whether near the
shore or in the - middle of the lake, not very difficult, the size of fish rang¬
ing from one to six pounds. The season is nearly two weeks later than
usual. We took 2,000 land-locked salmon from my hatchmg'-house at
Dixfield and turned them into the Rangely waters without the loss of a
single fish, and that over a road of sixty miles without a change of
water. I hope to see the day when the land-locked salmon will be abund¬
ant in those waters, and think they will grow as much larger accordingly
as the brook trout do compared with other sections on this continent.

' Truly yours, Henry O. Stanley.

( NORTH CAROLINA COAST FISHING.

*

Cape JIattkras Light Station, May 16, 1874.
We are permitted by courtesy of Prof. Baird to print
tlie following interesting letter:—

Professor Spencer F. Baird, Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries,

Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D. C.:

Sir —Your communication of 27t,h ultimo is now before me, in which
you express a desire to engage my services in obtaining information in
regard to the different kinds of food fish that frequent the waters of this
portion of the “Old North State.” I can only renew my offer to yon in
a letter of a previous date to “furnish you all the information within the
narrow limits of my experience.” In your letter- whose receipt is here"
by acknowledged—you. speak especially of the bluefish {Tailor), true
mackerel, Spanish mackerel, the sword-fish and sear-herring.

The Bluefish, or Jailor, is found in the waters of North Car¬
olina all the year round. It is seen and caught in great abundance from
first of March until last of December, and to some extent in the months
of January and February. Those taken in spring and summer are about
one-quarter to one-half grown, and are generally caught in the Sound—
never very near the Inlets. They are canght in small set nets or drag
nets of large dimensions as to length and depth. Seines are not used for
them until the full grown fish, commonly called hero “the Big Tailor,”
make their appearance, which is in November. The Big Tailor gener¬
ally come by sea from the north, and are seldom seen in the sounds.
Their approach is foretold by the Fatback, which make their appearance
about two days ahead of the Tailor, and when the body of the Tailors
arrive on our coast they have ahead of them schools of Fatback that
would measure acres in dimensions. The Fatback are driven in by the
Tailor next the surf or beach, and if the surf is rough they are washed
ashore in large quantities. The Tailor is taken in seines, put out to s.:a
from large flat-boats or skiffs made for the puipose, in smooth weather;
but in rough seas the fishermen have anchors planted at sea a sufficient
distance from shore to allow a seine to be handled at the full length of it
to sea. A hawser is attached to the anchor by means of a block through
which it passes. With both ends leading on shore, passing through a sec¬
ond block attached to a “Sampson post” on the beach. One end of the
warp is made fast to one end of the seine, and it is hauled off into the
sea and back to the shore immediately. I have known thousands to be
landed at a “set” in this way. I have seen them so numerous in the
surf that hundreds have been caught in a few hours by men with spoons
made of large wire,long spikes, old bayonets, and last.fall a little brother
of mine.canght five in ten minutes with a common yard rake, walking
along the surf; and they were so numerous that some of the ladies who
were at the seine for curiosity’s sake, caught several in their hands 1 .
They seemed to be so eager after the bait (fatback) that the sea would
wash them up oil the beach, and in many instances recede and leave
them on dry land. In such times they may be seen for miles at sea with
their tails and fins above water. It is strange some one here does not
prepare extensively for salting this fish for the market. There is not a
permanent fishery for them on this, coast. There are, however, large
quantities of them caught and sold from here. They generally sell for
from 2 to 4 cents per pound, and as high as 50 cents per fish. I’ney are
sold in this State to farmers principally.

The true Mackerel is seen and caught in our Sounds in August,
September and October, hut in small quantities.

The Spanish Mackerel is seldom seen in the Sounds. It is caught in
.small quantities near the shoals at the point of the cape.

The Sword-fish is also seen and sometimes caught in the Sounds, but
is never made use of hei’e. It is sometimes seen at sea in large quanti¬
ties in November and December.

The Scudder, or Sea-herring passes our coast, but is never seen in the
Sounds, and never canght. i am not prepared to give any information
in regard to the time, place, or any circumstance connected with the
spawning of any of the different species of fish named above. We have,
in addition to those referred to, several other species of food fish,
which are caught to a great extent and are excellent food, some of which
are the Spot-bream or Pinfisli, Hogfish, Yellovvfish, Trout, Speckled
Trout, Sea Mullet, Sheephead, Red-drum, Hake, &c., which I will treat
on at another time. Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. W. Simpson, Jr.

i

f^nnwerji J| a (£er mnhmfg.

B. Todd, Middletown, N. J.—Get “Fishing in American Waters,” by
Genio C. Scott. Think the price is $2.50.

E. D., Boston, Mass.-^Canfurnish back numbers from date of first is¬
sue of the paper.

W. H.,Brooklyn—Please tell me in your next issue when law for wood¬
cock is off in Massachusetts? Ans. duly 4th.

Keno, Rome.—Where can 1 go and have real sport blue-fishing? Ans.
At Barnegat. See columns of this paper this week aud a month past.

Smith.— How can a canoe be taken from New York by canal to the
nearest point on the Ohio River? Ans. Does any reader know?

L. S. G., Boston.—Is there good shooting at bay birds ou the New Jer¬
sey shore in September? What would be the expense of getting there
and shooting, for say a week? Ans. 1. Yes. 2d. About-$25.

J.D. and S. T. and Others.— Think we can procure you a copy of
“Superior Fishing.” Being out of print you may have to pay more than
the original price of publication.

J. W., Philadelphia. -Have your shells 2$ inches long so that they can
reach up-to the “taper” m the gun. Do not cht them off. Use Hall’s
patent creaser. Dupont’s No. 5 is pretty nearly like Curtis & Harvy’s
No. 6.

W. & Co.—While we should be much pleased to accept your advertise¬
ment in these hard times, we must decline it, as we cannot conscien¬
tiously advocate the use of reflectors or other devices for fire-hunting or
“jacking” deer.

Boston.—I s there good fishing at Moosehead Lake the last two weeks

in August, and what kind? Are there any black bass? Ans. August
and September are the best months. Trout in the streams and “lakers”
in the lake. There are whitefish, but no black bass, we believe.

A. J. K., New York.—Is Conshocken a nice place to go to this sum¬
mer? 2. How far is Germantown Junction from Philadelphia? 3. What
is the fare from New York City? Ans. 1. It has no prominence as a
summer resort. 2. About 6 miles. 3. $3.15.

F. N. S., Brooklyn.—What do they charge for board in the Adirondack
Mountains for a boy of 17? 2. What kind of game is there to be found
and is there good fishing? Ans. Board $2.50 p6r day for good-sized
boys of 17. Deer and bear, rabbits, squirrels, for game. Yes; good
fishing. Good place to go to.

A. F. & J. P., New York.—Is there any trout fishing in the Catskill
Mountains in the vicinity of Cairo? Ana. Not familiar with vicinity of
Cairo. Fair fishing, though not first-rate through the Catskills generally.

2. What would be the expense for ten ‘days from New York City? Ans.
Eight to twelve dollars a week for board. 3. Are the accommodations
(hotels, board, &c.) at Waretown, N. J., as good as at Barnegat? Yes.

P. W. T., Washington.—Do you know of any good fishing places
either in Baltimore or St. Mary’s county, Md.; il so, how can one get to
them? Ans. Good fishing in Britain’s and Choptico Bays and all along
shore of Potomac River. Take stage from Washington to Leonardstown,
St. Mary’s county. See Forest and Stream Sept. 25th and Oct. 2d.

J. B. R., Philadelphia.—Please inform me to which county or coun¬
ties, this State, there is the best deer hunting, and where in Pennsylva¬
nia would you advise me to go for the most sport? Are deer plenty in
McKean county? Ans. Best deer counties in Pennsylvania are Mc¬
Kean, Elk, Potter, Sullivan and Lycoming.

C. W. A., Newark.—Which is the best manner to keep shrimp alive
any length of time? Ans. Pack in damp seaweed and they will live 24
hours. 2d. Would you fish with this bait with sinker, or make casts,
as with a fly? Both modes are used. 3d. Will pickerel take a fly? Yes.
4th. Does the yellow bass take Re fly? Takes anything, we believe.

W. D. N., Philadelphia.—We do not think for comfort you ought to
shoot 5 drachms from the gun you mention, with H oz. shot. The cali¬
bre 10, weighing about 8£ pounds, is not adapted to the charge. The
limit would be 4 to 4f drachms of powder and l£ oz. shot. With this as
an outside charge good shooting can be made.

Reader, Brooklyn.- Do silver fish ever turn to goldfish, and do gold¬
fish live peacably with eels? Ans. Silver and goldfish are two vari¬
eties of carp and are often seen in aquaria with eels. Where can I get a
good ferret, and about how much I will have to pay for it? Ans. Fred.
Mather, Honeoye Falls, will send yon one, or inquire at Reiche’s, 55
Chatha-street, for informaiion. Price, possibly $1 50.

F. W. K., New York.—For striped oass in Hackensack, fish off the
bridges with bamboo trolling rod, 150 feet line at least, float, shrimp,
shedder, or minnow bait, small sinker to keep book under tbe tide; reel,
of course. The bridge at “English Neighborhood,” Northern Railroad

, of N. J., is a favorite stand. Just now the water is thick, and we cannot
learn that bass are being taken with hook in either rivers or bay, al¬
though this is the proper season. •

J. L., Galveston.—1st. Under the law as interpreted at present your
yacht should carry as many life preservers as passengers, and a licensed
engineer, pilot and captain, even if no passenger-! are carried for hire.
2d. Liability for injury depends upon many circumstances, and no gen¬
eral opinion will hold. Efforts a,re being made to procure amendments
to the inspection laws that will favor yachts. The present law is almost
prohibitory to small yachts and launches.

Idaho. —An Idaho correspondent speaks of a new and undescribed
species of fish Rat was last summer discovered to inhabit a small lake
in the mountains, on a tributary of Peyette River, weighing from five to
ten pounds, in shape much like a shad, and having a skin and scales of a
deep blood-red color. The meat is of a bright yellow color, and delicious
to taste. Can you give me any information concerning the fish? Ans.
Cannot be identified; description probably incorrect. May be a sucker.

G. N. B., Delphos, Kan.—Think the ICO grains of powder too heavy a
charge. To make anything like accurate shooting, the rifle you speak
about, like all others, must be carefully wiped out and cleaned after
every discharge. From the load yon put in you used very fine powder: then
total combustion would be possible, but with heavy recoil and stripping
of ball with coarser grained powder, it is likely that all of it would not
burn. Can recommend Hazard’s powder, or the Laflin & Rand. What
is the weight of your express ball?

Chlexifuge. —Canyon not give me a nicer preventive against black
flies than the “nasty tar and oil” which you recommend in your “Fishing
Tourist,” something that is nice forladies. I don’t mind the tar for my¬
self? Ans. Here is a remedy which we have received from North Car¬
olina; we have not tried it, but we doubt its efficacy: Essence oil ver¬
bena, one drachm; cologne snirits, not cologne water, ninety-five per
cent; one pint; mix and agitate for twenty-four hours, then add distilled
water four ounces, and filter. Bathe the face, neck aud hands well, and
mosquitoes will not trouble you.

D. McG., Harnsville, Mich.—Between the two American rifles we can
see no difference. See scores made by both rifles in Forest and Stream.
Know Pape’s rifle only from drawings, but believe it to be an excellent
arm. Double rifles very little in use in the United States, and would not
be likely to be as accurate as single guns. No advantage in them, when
for game yon could get a Ward Burton magazine arm, with any number
of charges in it. The last Creedmoor report can be sent you for 35 cents
—cost and postage.

D. AY. C.. Boston.—Can you give me the fare, or what it would cost
from Portland to Rangely, via Farmington and Phillipstown? Ans.
About $12. Can I hire a canoe on Rangely Lake? Ans. Boats on the
lake. What kind and size of flies shall I take for the first of August to
catch trout? Ans. August dun, blue professor, ibis, orange fly and
cinnamon fly, white miller and coachman. Do you think that the “mo¬
dern splice” on the tip joint of a trout fly rod better than the brass and
ferrule? Ans Many expert anglers prefer them.

Jerseyite. —Where can I get a guide book, description,'or something of
that sort of the different places along the shores of Connecticut, Rhode
Island and Massachusetts, with a large map attached, and what is the
title of it? Don’t know of any that meets your view, but would refer
you to Savage’s Dictionary of New England, Farmer’s New England,
Historical Sketches of Suffolk County, Guild’s Index, Apply
to Sabin, 84 Nassau street. 2d. Where are the best fishing
grounds? Ans. South Oyster Bay, the coast of Rhode Island and
Vineyard Sound. 3d What tackle do we want? Ans. That for striped
bass will do for general fishing; you want heavy sinkers, too.

Alex. C.—I? the name “Ephemera,” frequently referred to in Norris t
“American Angler’s Book,” the nom de plume of an author, or the title
of a publication? If the latter, is it in print? Where can it be obtained,
and what is the price? 2d. Will the grayling thrive in water of a tem¬
perature exceeding 45 to 50 deg. Fahrenheit? Ans. Ephemera is the
nom de plume of a writer who contributed largely to Bell's Life,m Lon¬
don, twenty-five years ago. His “Hand Book of Angling” and subse¬
quently his “Book of the Salmon,” published by Longman, Brown,
Green & Longman, Paternoster row, London, 1S50, if to be had in this
country, will most likely be of Scribner & Co. If not, they may procure
L Can’t tell the price. 2d. Grayling will thrive in any water suitable
for trout; perhaps in water of rather higher temperature. Young trout
require colder water than old and large trout. The latter will be in good
condition where it is as high as 70 degrees.

F. L. M., Philadelphia.—What would be the expense of a trip to Nee-
pigon Bay, and can board be had there for a couple of young men who
are accustomed to roughing it, but cannot take a camping outfit? Can I
find any shelter near the lake without going up the river? Ans. About
thirty dollars (ample) to Toronto and return, and thirty-five Rom Red
Rock and return to Toronto. A good boarding house kept in comfort¬
able style by Robert Crawford at foot of, the river. No houses qt shelter
u l> stream for forty-five miles. Board about a dollar a day. Incidentals
of trip ten dollars.

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We cannot promise to retnrn rejected manuscripts.

Secretaries of Clubs and Associations are urged to favor us with brief
notes of their movements and tr. tactions, as it is the aim of this paper
to become a medium of useful aim, iciiable information between gentle¬
men sportsmen from one end of the country to the other ; and they will
End our columns a desirable medium for advertising announcements.

The Publishers of Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the
patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re¬
fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that
is beautiful in Nature. It will pander to no depraved tastes, nor pervert
the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always
tend to make them unpopular with the virtuous and good. No advertise¬
ment or business notice of an immoral character will be received on any
terms ; and nothing will be admitted to any department o the paper that
may not be read with propriety in the home circle.

We cannot be responsible for the dereliction of the mail service, if
money remitted to us is lost.

Advertisements should be sent in by Saturday of each week, if possible.

CHARLES HALLOCK, Managing Editor.

WILLIAM C. HARRIS, Business Manager.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, June 26tli.—Agricultural Society, Laporte, Inch— East Sagin¬
aw Associatiou, Mich.— Utica Driving Park Association—Waverly Park
Association, N. Y.-Loekport Driving Park Association, N. Y.—Argo-
nautavs. Buffalo, four oars, on the Kill von Kali, Staten Island.

Saturday, June 27th.—Lockport Driving Park Association, N. Y.

Tuesday, June 30th. -Fearnauglit Driving Park, Romeo, Mich.—
Bloodstock Associatiou, Denver, Colorado.

Wednesday, July 1st — Fearnaught Driving Park, Romeo, Mich.—
Blood stock Association, Denver, Colorado—Driving Park, Huntingdon,

Xnd._Columbus Driving Park, Ohio—Riverside Park, Ottawa, Ill. •

Galesburg Park, Ill

Thursday, July 2d.— Blood stock Association, Denver, Col.—Driving
Park, Huntingdon, Ind. —Watkins Driving Park Association, N. Y.
Columbus Driving Park, Obio-Riversido Driving Parl^ Ottawa, Ill.—
Galesburg Driving Park, Ill.—Auburn Driving Park, N. \.

TO THE PUBLIC.

Edward Moore, who was formerly connected with the Forest and
Stream as canvassing agent, is no longer in the employ of this Company,
his connection having ceased on the first day of May last.

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ENDEAVORS TO PROPAGATE AMERI¬
CAN GAME BIRDS IN ENGLAND.

S OME six weeks ago we informed our readers that
Richard Valentine, Esq., of Janesville, Wisconsin,
had requested us to mentjon to him the names of certain
gentlemen in England to whom he should send the eggs of

the pinnated grouse. ,

Understanding that the Prince ot Wales had expressed
the very laudable desire of trying the experiment of pro-
parting American game birds, we advised Mr. Valentine
to send to the Prince a certain number of eggs, and to
make at least two other consignments. The two gentle¬
men named by us were Frank Buckland, Esq., of Land
and Water, and Lloyd Price, Esq., of Balia, Wales. We
preferred our services to Mr. Valentine to aid quick trans¬
portation of the eggs, and on the 18th of last month
some fifty were sent to the Prince of Wales, from Janes¬
ville. Arriving in New York on the 21st, they were for¬
warded on the 22d per Atlas to Liverpool, consigned to
Sandringham, the country residence of the Prince.

Undei°date of the 26th of May we received a letter from
Francis Knollys, Esq., the Private Secretary of the Prince,
which, in reply to a communication of ours addressed to

the Prince, informed us that “His Royal Highness thanked
Mr. Valentine for the kind offer of sending some American
grouse eggs, and would accept them, providing Mr. Valen
tine would be good enough to put a price on them.” From
a gentleman in charge of Sandringham Cottage, King’s
Lynn, we have had a letter informing us that the eggs were
safely delivered there on the 8th of this month. The
The writer says: “The eggs were immediately placed
under hens by the Head Game-Keeper, and the Prince was
informed of their arrival. His Royal Highness had re¬
ceived before this the intimation of the sending of the i
eggs, as Mr. Knollys wrote us to take great care of them. J
I hope the result may be successful. I retain 3 r our letter \
of advice, and will write you again.” I

We have every reason to believe that the. eggs arrived in t
good order, as Mr. Francklyn, of the Cunard Line, was j
good enough to have them placed in charge of the purser J
of the Atlas, and at Liverpool they were fowarded with j
the utmost dispatch. As to the condition of the eggs, Mr. j
Valentine used every precaution in the selection. The j
freshest eggs from new nests were taken, and when over
six eggs were found in a nest all of them were allowecHo
remain, the eggs from the nests containing not over six
alone having been taken. The box was : carefully made,
and padded outside, so as to prevent any. jar. We must
believe, then, that eggs never were sent on a long voyage
with greater precaution and celerity, and as the Prince of
Wales seems to have been interested in the matter, the re¬
sult of the experiment, we believe, will be successful as to
the hatching. Whether the birds will live and thrive,
time alone will determine. The eggs for Messrs. Buckland
and Price, Mr Valentine writes us, unfortunately will not
be coming this year. After having collected a certain
quantity of eggs an accident occurred, and though other
eggs might have been had, Mr. Valentine thought it better
to put off gathering them until next year, when he will
certainly forward the eggs to these gentlemen. We think
sportsmen on both sides of the wafer should be grateful io
Mr. Valentine for the trouble he has taken in their behalf,
and we have to thank Jackson Gillbanks, Esq., of Carlisle,
England, for a great deal of attention paid to the most in¬
teresting subject of introducing our American game birds
into England.

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AN OLLA OF SQUID.

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* * A/”OUR occupation is gone,” said to us, quite enig-
X matically, a leading fish dealer in Fulton Market.

“How gone?” we asked.

“Why, you see after Colonel DeVoe, our market super¬
intendent, who has made it an imperative dutyto cook and
eat every kind of fish that turns up in the market, you might
perhaps have come in as second taster, but now your occupa¬
tion is gone. Squids are off the market. There is, in fact,
a corner in squids. There came to market this morning a
Spanish restaurant keeper, Martinez by name, who made a
clean sweep of everything in the squid line.”

Now to have imposed on ourselves the role of Curtins,
to have plunged headlong into a gulf of squid, to have of¬
fered ourselves up as a gustatory sacrifice to science, and
to find out that there was nothing the least heroic about it,
was really too bad.

“What, bought them all?” we inquired.

“Every one of them, and has contracted for all I can get.
My buyer, it seems, had read Forest and Stream, and
became aware through its columns that squid were found
in our waters, but were looked upon with contempt by our
own people. Those squid will be served up to-day in
style.”

“His address; bis address?” we asked, and we added sol¬
emnly, “we will try squid once more, although our first
experience with the cephalapod was not satisfactory.”

Towards one o’clock we sought Martinez, of Pearl street,
and a Spanish waiter, with terrific whiskers and moustache,
in the purest Gothic asked us “what we would have?”
Now a notion came into our head to ask for an olla of poly¬
pus, but we only feebly muttered “Some stewed squid.”
We were not understood. Remembering how Hogarth
stood at Calais, ignorant of French, in search of the good
inn called the Silver Lion, and how he assumed the appear¬
ance of the noble animal, standing rampant, with a shilling
on his tongue, we flung our hands wreathingly around our
head, as if to imitate the squirming of the pretty decapod.
The waiter, who certainly had never read Victor Hugo,
had no power of interpreting pantomime, and stood aghast.
At last we seized a pencil, and on the back of a bill of fare
drew off a squid in all its flaring glory. The man could
read pictures (most primitive people can), and he forth¬
with smiled and clapped his hands, and rolled out grandilo¬
quently these impressive words :—“Calinares con m Unto.”
‘■‘Tinto!” we repeated to ourselves, that means ink. We
were polyglot enough for that. Was that waiter going to
serve us with a bottle of Thaddeus David’s best copying
ink, warranted as indestructible. Furbishing up our Span¬
ish—as rasty as Don Caesar de Bazan’s cloak—we said,
“ SI Unto many ana.” The latter word, we believe, is ad¬
missible at any time in Spanish conversation.

Just then the host came in person, and in English ar¬
ranged things comfortably for us. We had not long to
wait. In a trice the dish was brought, a collection of
squids all basking calmly on a rock of toast. Was it good?
It was admirable, delicious, superb! It was a dream of
the cafe de Paris of twenty years ago, when great Thacke¬
ray dined there at one table, and the curious Doctor Veron
at another. Imagine?. volts (no one can pretend to describe
a perfect dish in English without starting it off in French)

something that tasted as delicate as the combs and wattles
of cocks, or of sweet breads, with a reminiscence of the
flavor of soft crab. All notions of the ugliness of the
thing were set aside. It had changed its appearance, and
had put on the guise of an ichthyological carrot. There
was the round taper body like the root of the succulent
vegetable, and the tentacles formed the leafy portions
How-was it cooked? That is a mystery. There was a ricli
brown sepia looking sauce, and there was a soupcm of gar-
lick, as gentle in its ifbrfume as that shed by a violet. I n
fine, he ate up every atom of it, and washed it down with
a bumper of excellent Catalonian wine.

We retract, we wish to recall, unequivocally, every and
anything we may have said against squid. In our barbar¬
ism we were at fault. We did not know liow to cook it
All the authorities in the London Field were correct in re¬
gard to the edible excellence of the octopus. Mr. Marti¬
nez told us that iu Spain the squid was considered a luxury'
and that it was put up in oil like sardines. “In. cooking
it,” said the host, “you must preserve the ink sack. It is
the ink that imparts the beautiful color and the delicate
aroma to calinares con su Unto.”

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PROTECTION OF GAME.

W E call particular attention to the circular issued by
the President of the New York Association for the
Protection of Game, addressed to all leading sportsmen’s
clubs in the country. Associations throughout the Union,
thinking favorably of the plau suggested, are requested to
communicate with Royal Phelps, Esq., of New York, as
early as possible. We have before this given considerable
space to the measures embraced in the report of the Com¬
mittee, on the expediency of having co-operative game
laws, and we trust that this most important subject, to wit,
an uniform law governing the close seasons, within certain
geographical limits, will meet with the approval of all
sportsmen. The main object of the circular letter is to in¬
vite a thorough discussion of the question, and to have con¬
vened a National Convention composed of sportsmen, fisli
eulturists, naturalists and members of acclimating societies
who will urge legislation to adopt co-operative game laws:

[CIRCULAR ADDRESSED TO SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATIONS, &C.]

New York, June, 1874.

Sir.—A t a recent monthly meeting of the New York Association for
the Protection of Game, an unincorporated society in this city which has
for its objects the enforcement of the laws passed for the protection of
Fish and Game and the promotion of a healthy public opinion m relation
thereto, the enclosed Report and set of Resolutions were presented by a
Committee, to whom the matter had been referred at a previous meeting,
and were unanimously adopted by the Association and were referred to
the Executive Committee thereof with power.

Pursuant to these resolutions the undersigned Committee would re¬
spectfully submit the subject matter therein contained to you and to your
Association for consideration, and should you think favorably of the plan
therein suggested, we beg that you will forward at your convenience a
formal notification of the fact and also inform us at what time and place
you would prefer the Convention therein called for to be held.

If acceptable we would suggest the first of November, 1874, as the time
and the City of New York as the place, in our judgment the most con¬

venient.

Please address your answer to Royal Phelps, President, &c., 45 and 47

Exchange Place, New York.

Yours respectfully,

Royal Phelps, President; ]

Robert B. Roosevelt, Vice-Freeh.; | Executive Com-
W. J. Hayes, Secretary; I mittee of N. Y.

Chas. E. Whitehead, Counsel; [Associvtiou for

G. II. Gautier, 1 the Piotection

Clinton Gilbert, > I of Game.

CO-OPERATIVE GAME LAWS.

The New York Society for the Protection of Game held its last monthly
neeting of the season at the residence of Clinton Gilbert, Esq., on Mon-
lay evening, May 11th, Royal Phelps, Esq., in the chair. Among other
nisiness, the Committee to which had been referred the resolutions
jffered by Mr. Charles Ila’lock in reference to a uniformity of the game
avvs, submitted the following report:—

That on the examination of this subject they note the varying laws that
roveni the protection of game, and that the variations m the legal tnnes
killing game do not depend upon the periods when the animals nave
•eased breeding, or upon the different climates which advance or retard
ncubation, as much as they do upon the accidental selection by the iegis
at arcs of the law of some other State or Territory as a model. In some
instances the breeding season of some hsh lias been made the open
season. In other circumstances open seasons have been
firds, which should never be allowed to be killed, as for
H-own thrush, in section 10 of the law ol our own State. Fut pa iculai
v we note the objection that adjoining States m the same latitude, and
Effected bv the same climate, and stocked by the same kinds of game,
:iave different seasons in which they may be taken. 1 he t biiv doue by

•his is manifest. It not only imperils the existence of the pud in the
State where it is adequately protected, but it renders nugatory to a laige
logree, the proper law in the adjacent State, because most of these laws
are enforced by prosecuting the venders ol the game, and if game taBed
according to law in one State is sold in another State wheie it is illegal
the vender can plead that the game was killed m an adjoiningJjgg
where the killing was lawful, and thus not only escape h /^e f, but iei der
convictions under the law so uncertain that lew will
of prosecuting, it oftentimes occurs that the breeding place of some
game may belli one State, while the game in the autumn moves other
grounds, as in the case of woodcock, and a great temptation is thrown in
the way of those who live near the breeding place, and know that m a
few days the birds will move oft where they will be killed, ana taey nui

allowed to participate in the chase. . which

The reasons seem even stronger when applied to fish mmusjk
ran through several States, as, for instance, the Connecticut, which m
liable to be fished by the citizens ot iqnr different StateSv any one
which could prevent by their action the enjoyment of thefisheiies by any
of the others.

There are certain zones of climate where the birth md^atuny
game are so nearly simultaneous that the same law could govun i -

Take, for instance, the quail in Connecticut, IN ew Vork.Rew deGy,

Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, indiana Mm gan,
Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. These birds are a staple game baa o

great market value and field pleasure. w tw York and

' Their incubating season may vary between Central NewW
Maryland about two weens, and m either place will be advance .
tarded that much of time by the character ot the season. 1
these places, however, do any laws propose to °Pf‘\ i ^,f 1 f a 0 f is
precise day when the birds aie grown. A reasonable margin o:r
made, extending from October 1st to February 1st. Incur own State «ie
open season is from October 20th to January 1st, lhe.se netuallv

subject, had their laws been uniform as to times, wo ui( L^ Vnre P itainty.
aiding each other; now they are the cause ot stumbling uncc
Another matter which is essential to a complete system of ^ c i ose
to have as many kinds of game as possible conueused into tl - 100 ting
season. Each Stale has not only varying tunes to commence H oot^
the same game, but also varying tunes to commence shooting _ • for
ent varieties of game. Thus in our s . fcate . ^^her^for wartridga •
woodcock bogtqtf July 3d ^ for.^uail, tUc.SOtk ol Octobci ) A

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the 1st of September; for starlings, the 1st of August. Country people
do not carry these dates in their minds, and are lea into error; and those
seeking to enforce cannot tell whether a sportsman in the earlier months
is pursuing legal game, and there is a total absence of a fixed, definite
time in the public mitid when field sports begin.

The same irregularity in our laws exists in those of the other States,
oreater step in advance in these matters could be made than by hav-
iucr a fixed, permanent day when all shooting might begin.

We cannot pass in silence one general omission existing in the laws of
all the States. No provision exists protecting the migratory birds that
visit us in the spring of the year. English snipe, plover, dovvitches, and
the many varieties of birds that enliven our beaches, are wholly unpro¬
tected by law, and are killed and sold in the markets in April and May in
lar^e quantities. W r hen the spring is late, and the birds are delayed in
their passage, they are found full of eggs, and sometimes are forced to
nest within the State.

These birds should he protected in every State, no matter where they
are flying to, for they are the children of our common country, and are
gladdening every part of it in their migrations. No rule is so good as the
rule that no gun is to be fired at birds or animals in spring or summer.
Every reason of health to the eater, of abundance of supply of the article
eaten, of justice to the animal when breeding or preparing to breed, plead
for the fullest and most comprehensive and uniform laws in these
matters, and therefore we submit the following plan and resolution:—

Whereas, The general sentiment of the country is in favor of the crea¬
tion and immediate adoption of some system which will secure in the
different States and in Canada greater uniformity, and consequently
greater efficiency in the laws for the protection and preservation of game,
and inasmuch as a plan for securing these objects through co-operative
legislation of all the States was submitted to the American Fish Cultur¬
es’ Association, and unanimously endorsed by it last February, and
since then bv other similar bodies m various parts of the country;

Resolved , That it is expedient and necessary to call a National Con¬
vention at the earliest date consistent with a careful and general scrutiny
of the scheme; and inasmuch as this body, the New York: Society for the
Protection of Qa'tne, has already discussed it in session and submitted it
to legal gentlemen of experience for examination and secured its ap¬
proval, we do hereby recommend and advise that a circular letter be ad¬
dressed to each, and all sportsmen’s clubs, acclimating societies, natural
history societies, and fish culturists’ associations throughout the country,
wherever available, inviting an endorsement of the same, and requesting
that a written notification of such endorsement, signed by their respec¬
tive Presidents and Secretaries, be sent to the Secretary of this Society,
to be filed, and that the said letters shall express the choice of location
and date of year at which the National Convention shall be held, and if
it shall be found upon examination at the end of six months that the
favorable responses are sufficiently numerous and widespread to be re¬
garded as representing the wish of the country, then a call.shall emanate
from this New York Society for the Protection of Game, designating such
time and place for the meeting of the Convention as shall appear to be
the wish of the majority of the societies responding. All of which is re¬
spectfully submitted.

William C. Barrett, 1

Chas. E. Whitehead, Committee.

Chas. Hallock, |

May 11 tk, 1874.

The report was'adopted, and referred to the Executive Committee of
ike Association with power.

Oswego Convention. —The New York State Associa¬
tion for the Protection of Game met according to an¬
nouncement at the Trade Booms, Doolittle House, on Mon¬
day evening.

First Day's Proceedings .—The credentials of delegates, of
winch some one hundred and eighty were presented, were
received. Some delegates were not present, and some
clubs failed to use their privilege in sending delegates.
Several new clubs were added, and the President, Hon. A.
C. Mattoon, opened the meeting with a few appropriate
remarks. Considerable discussion ensued relative to alter¬
ing the by-laws, and the sense of the meeting was then
taken as to the choice of place for holding the next annual
meeting. Aqjnformal ballot showed the following result:
Syracuse, 26 ; Niaraga Falls, 17; Geneseo, 17; Buffalo, 12;
Watertown, 12; Loekport, 5. The meeting then adjourned
to meet on Tuesday evening, after which a collation was
extended to the entire delegation by the Leather Stocking
Club of Oswego, under whose auspices the convention is
being held.

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A Rifle Challenge from Canada. —We publish a
challenge emanating from Canadian riflemen. The well
known standing of the gentleman who sends the challenge
to us for publication is a guarantee that it means business.
We have requested E. to address Colonel Gildersleeve, the
Secretary of the N. R. A., and have sent copies of original
challenge to Colonels Gildersleeve and Wingate. By “A
Simultaneous Match” is meant that on a fixed day the
Canadians and Americans, at their respective ranges, near
Montreal or Quebec, or Creedmoor, shall fire a certain
number of shots at certain ranges, agreed on before hand,
each side having appointed umpires. During the match
scores are telegraphed, and at the conclusion the totals are
given. A match of this character, novel with us, would
be most exciting. We trust not only the simultaneous,
but the regular match will be accepted.

Montreal, June i6, 1864.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

A couple of old stagers who have not fired a rifle for
several years, proposed yesterday that I should endeavor
to get up a friendly match with some of the Creedmore
marksmen. I therefore propose for friend Wingate’s re¬
flection, a simultaneous match, to be something as follows :

1st. Military weapon, say six to ten men a side, Ameri¬
cans to use Springfield, Remingtop, or any rifle bona fide ,
in use by their regular troops or volunteers, with open
sight, and pull of trigger not less than six pounds ;
Montreal Rifle Club to use Snyder Enfield’s Government
issue. Ranges to be not shorter that 200 yards, nor over
600 yards. Say seven shots each at 200 from shoulder, and
seven shots at 500, in any position, or five shots each at
twenty-five and six hundred yards. Match to be shot some
Saturday afternoon, each party to appoint an umpire to
keep the score for the other parties, the aggregate score to
be telegraphed immediately on conclusion of firing. >

2d. If Colonel Wingate would prefer it I could bring out
a team of, say six small bore men, to shoot at 800, 900 and
1,000 yards, ten or fifteen shots each distance, any rifles
coming within N. R. A. rules. Montrealers use the _ Met*
lord. My only object m proposing a match of this kind is
to endeavor to get the shooting men of both countries to
know a little more of each other and to have an afternoon’s
amusement. If a match is made with the military weapons

will be a pretty fair test of their quality, as the men on
both sides will probably know how to shoot them. My
team would consist of some of the old hands who have long
ago deserted the rifle, but who have a hankering after their
old ally.

The annual matches of the Province of Quebec Rifle
Association will take place early in August, when sev¬
eral thousand dollars will be given in cash prizes. We
J v ill only be too delighted to welcome any of our American
triends who may care to shoot, and as almost all our
matches are open, they can rely on plenty of fun if they
come. If Colonel Wingate would like to get up a mated

with the Montreal Rifle Club the Secretary of the Club will
be delighted to bear from him, and will, I have no doubt,
be quite Avilling to accept any modification of the sugges¬
tions above Colonel W. may care to make. The Secretary’s
address is, J. E., care of “Royal,” box 342 Post Office,
Montreal.

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Obituary. —The very sad death of Mr. Francis Butler,
on Tuesday the 16tli of June, from hydrophobia, has
caused a most painful sensation. The detail of the case re¬
duced to its simplest form is about as follows:—About six
weeks ago a Spitz dog, a house pet, was brought by its
owner to Mr. Butler, at Peck Slip, to he professionally
treated. The owner of the Spitz said the dog was sick, and
moped, and refused food. Mr. Butler determined to give
the animal medicine, and in eudeavoring to force some
fluid down the creature’s throat, the dog bit him badly in
tlie thumb. In taking the dog home a day afterwards, to
Mr. Butler’s house in Brooklyn, the animal is said to have
bitten him again. On Monday, the 15th, while at break¬
fast, while taking a cup of tea, the unfortunate man found
he could not swallow it, and paroxysms coming ou, on
Tuesday Mr. Butler died. Mr. Butler was buried on Sun¬
day last. The unfortunate man was well known both in
this city and in the State for a great many excellent
qualities. Besides being a dog fancier and a florist, he had
a great deal of information in regard to natural history,
and was a linguist and author, and a*poet of some merit.
In his profession of selling dogs he was always esteemed as
especially trustworthy and honest. Mr. Butler, strange to
say, was skeptical as to hydrophobia, and did not believe
in it. In summing up this sad accident and stripping it of
a great deal of the verbiage which usually accompanies such
cases, we see undue prominence has been given to what we
think is a very absurd theory, that hydrophobia may re¬
main latent for years in the system and then develop itself.
Such theory rests on no single fact. The action of the
poison rarely remains in abeyance for more than three months
at the outside. We write this because we have received
several letters in regard to this subject, when, perhaps, un¬
told agony may have been endured by persons who have
been bitten by dogs. The chances are many millions to
one that the dog that may have bitten, any one is mad, and
it is to aggrevate one’s terrors to think that madness in the
individual thus bitten may be threatening at any time.
We again repeat what we have before advised. If bitten
by a dog, believed to be mad, use the heroic treatment.
Incise deeply, put on fumial nitric acid and poultice, in
order to keep the wound open and aid the discharge. We
have not seen ligatures used as in cases of snake poisoning.
We should advise sucli ligatures to he immediately em¬
ployed above the bite, even before the physician is sen tfor.

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Death of Mrs. Audubon. —There died at Kellyville,
Kentucky on Thursday last, at the advanced age of eighty-
eight, the wife of the American ornithologist, J. J. Audu¬
bon. Mrs. Audubon was a woman of wonderful attain¬
ments, and devoted to her husband’s noble calling, assisted
him in his labors, and helped him to gain his triumphs. In
his company she made frequent visits to the wildest regions
of the United States, and was an example of a woman’s
love and courage. For many years past, after Audubon’s
death, she has lived in peace and quiet with her relati ves
in Louisville.

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Military Reception. —The 1st Battalion of Massachu¬
setts Light Artillery, Maj. D. II. Follett commanding,
arrive here on the 25th, and will march np Broadway about
10 A. M. to the Grand Central Hotel, where they will be
quartered. They will give an exhibition drill at Tompkins
Square the next forenoon, for which invitations have been"
extended to Mayor Havemeyer, and Maj. Gen. Shaler.
On the evening of the 25th Maj. Follett will give a recep¬
tion to the officers of the 22d Regiment, all the prominent
officers of the 1st Division, and the Press, at the Grand
Central. The battalion, which is composed of two bat¬
teries of six guns eacli, is one of the most popular organiza¬
tions in Boston, where its commander is well known as one
of the leading citizens, formerly proprietor of the Globe
Theatre and an enthusiastic yachtsman. The battalion
returns home on the 27th.

Slaughtering Woodcock. —Pot hunters from Wash¬
ington infest all the marshes below this city, play sad
havoc among the young woodcock, and send their game in
large quantities, packed in ice, by sail-boats to that city.
The shooting of the woodcock now is contrary to law, the
penalty being a heavy fine, half of which goes to the in¬
former.— Alexandria Gazette , 13 th.

If the Sportsmen’s Club of Washington feel unable to
bear the expense of prosecuting these violators of law and
common sense, let them apply to outsiders, and we will
guarantee that from subscribers of the Forest and Stream
alone they will easily obtain what is needed. Courage and
energetic action, a few arrests witlrfull penalties, will dis¬
may the pot hunters.

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—At a meeting of the Great Falls Fishing Club, held last
Monday evening, the following officers were re-elected for
the ensuing term:—Charles Whelpley, President; Conrad
Ebcr, Vice-President; Theodore Freibus, Secretary, and

Samuel BfCretan, Treasurer.

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—Persons leaving the city for the summer can have the
Forest and Stream mailed to their address for two months
I for one dollar.

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— We shall print in our next, an extended notice of the
Morris County Sportsman’s Club of New Jersey, organized
on the 11th of June just passed, and already numbering
sixty members • ~

§yorthtg Jfeius from Abroad.

THE DERBY CARNIVAL.

[From our Special Correspondent.]

Y gun it is cleaned and beeswaxed down the seams,
and it will remain in statu quo until the glorious 12tli
of August. My old black-and-tan setter, who has led the
team of young ones in their breaking all the spring, is amus¬
ing himself by snapping at blue-bottles in the yard, and he
knows as well as I do what a long time he will have to wait
till the breechloaders crack and the feathers fly. It is very
hot,and my “Negretti and Zambia” tells me that iced moffi;
ought to be somewhere handy. The men sport puggarees
in Indian fashion and round straw hats, and the women are
festooned in the most graceful of gauze and muslin. Shoot¬
ing is at a discount, and it is impossible to get up more
energy than is required for uncorking the soda water
bottles.

But to-day is a season of great rejoicing to sporting men,
if not to sportsmen, for the spectators are countless on the
Epsorn downs and the bets are numberless, which one short
anxious moment has decided,

George Frederick, who, a week ago, was a rank outsider
and almost laughed at, lias just pulled off for his lucky
owner a prize, which is coveted by the noblest of our aris-*
tocracy, and which men of the highest social position have
risked life and fortune to gain. I have scarcely need to
tell you who has won, for, in all probability, almost before
the white cloud of carrier pigeons had left the horizon, the
electric current had flashed the news to the uttermost
corners of the world, and money was fast changing hands
in New York, and India, and Australia ; but such is the
ease, and the problem of a twelve month has been decided
in a few minutes. ’Tis a problem that many have at¬
tempted to solve and found a veritable “xlss’s Bridge.”
Of course there are every year^ hundreds of turf prophets
who will sell you “a good thing” for eighteen pence in
postage stamps, and a douceur from your winnings. It is
really marvellous how these “parasites on the hull of the
turf” thrive so amazingly, especially when we know that,
the well established racing papers, such as the Field and
Old Belf without pretending to Cassandra’s talents, give the
best advice on the subject which it is possible to obtain.
The sporting correspondents of these papers are in the best
position to get information, and they devote all their time
and ability to studying the chances, and I would infinitely
sooner risk my money according to their judgment than go
to a miserable impostor, who sends a different horse to each
of his victims and then calls on the fortunate one for a
bonus, and ends b^r selling him another “barmecide.” It
is the old story over again of the Quack who, when asked
by the Doctor how it was that he could keep a brougham
whilst the professional man had to walk, replied triumph¬
antly, that in every ten of the human race nine were fools,
and he secured the nine whilst the one wise man went to
the Doctor. “Prospero,” th q Land and Water correspond¬
ent, was very discriminate, as lie actually selected the two
first horses, but this feat was not equalled by any other
paper.

Amongst tlic multitudes that throng the Epsom downs
there are many thousands who care very little for racing or
betting. They go to the Derby as they go tq the University
boat race, solely for amusement and an enjoyable holiday.
To them the luncheon is the great feature of the day’s en¬
tertainment. What matters it to them whether the favor¬
ite or an outsider wins the day, if they can unpack a well
filled Fortnum & Mason basket, and let loose “the spark¬
ling” from silver tinselled and green labelled bottles. As
soon as the race is over these sybarites spread their table-
clotlies on the green sward, and fall too at pigeon pie and
chablis, whilst the heavy plungers are cursing their bad
luck and desperately laying out their last “fiver” on the
next event on the card. All the tag-rag and bob-tail of our
vast metropolis take their part in this wild carnival. There
are tumblers and acrobats, rope dancers and negro songsters
in scores. There are men that eat fire with extraordinary
gusto, “Professors” that show the highest excellence of
pugilistic art, athletes that have paving stones crushed on
their stomach by blows of sledge-hammers, Punch and Judy
shows, three thimble men, and beggars, mountebanks, and
scoundrels of every' degree. There are elegant landaus
whose fair occupants drink champagne, and rouge too
vividly and laugh too loudly. There is my lady’s carriage
where the aristocratic beauties lounge languidly and affect¬
edly in a circle of equally languid and affected swells of the
first water. Then our friend the costermonger’s donkey
cart painted a spruce red, and with a very sporting air all
round it. There are four-in-hand coaches, well horsed,
well handled, and well leathered with a team that can do
its fourteen miles an hour without turning a hair, stepping
well up to their chins and “flying” when the white thong
whistles down their flanks, and reminds them of their
duty.

It-is a vast fair. A festival in honor of the goddess
Yoluptas, or a modem celebration of the Isthmian games.
The first Derby is the thing which a man remembers to his
dying day. There is no race in the world like it. The
Oaks, the Two Thousand Guineas, and even the great St,
Leger sink into painful insignificance v/hen compared with
it. Perhaps the Ascot course is more remarkable for its
fashionable liabitues and elegance of its toilets, but If it be
desired to see the English people enjoying itself in every
variety of manner, by all means go to Epsom.

But the raco itself.. A race where no expense, no talent,

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no experience is spared to bring together the fastest
thoroughbreds of the year. At last the arduous duties of
the trainer are at an end, and the colt, whose pedigree dates
back to the Godolpliin Arabian, strips clean and muscular
with a coat like satin, and blood and breeding in every
limb. He has cost his noble owner thousands since he left
his high bred dam and was bought at Mr. Blenkiron’s sale,
and his pride and courage testify the “blue” nature of the
hot fluid which courses down his veins. Lightly and easily
leaps the jockey to the saddle, and with hands as delicate
as a lady’s he soothes the fiery spirit and excitement of his
charge, whilst the owner whispers to him the final orders.
“They are off,” shouts the crowd; but no, it was a false
alarm, and the starter’s flag is still waving. Now it is done.
With a rush and a leap the thoroughbreds to the fore, and
the mad, wild gallop for the g 1 has begun. Through my
binocular I see the jockey’s colors change like the painted
glass in kaleidoscope. Now in front flashes out the far
tamed yellow and black, and as the bright and ever varying
batch of jackets comes forth against the dark crowd, ever
and anon I mark the cerise and white which has won many
and many a hard fought fight. With startling speed Yol
turno makes the running, whilst behind him come Trent,
Whitehall, and Selsea Bill, whilst George Frederick and
Aquilo close up the rear. Half way up the hill Tipster
heads the first horse and Rostrevor is third, but as they
near the prize, Eccossais, the quondam favorite, the modern
“Sunshine” passes them. Tattenham corner is neared, and
as they turn into the straight, the wind is taken out of the
sails of Tipster; King of Tyne is pumped out and Yolturno,
though he struggles gamely, is wrecked in port. With a
rush comes George Frederick to the front, and Coronne de
Fer, Lecolinus and Atlantic do their best to follow him. The
crowd are shouting madly, the ladies wave handkerchiefs
and feel faint with excitement, the ring cheers, and one has
but to glance down the long line of white faces to see how
the “furor” of the moment has seized on every one irres¬
pective of rank or age. But the suspense enduretli not
long, for the bright chestnut responds gaily to the magic
touch of the spur, and as the far famed Blinkbonny left
her horses on that memorable day, which was a precursor
to her achievements in the Oaks, so in his slashing stride
comes on the son of Marsyas and the brilliant scarlet and
black of Mr. Cartwright passes tiie judge’s chair two lengths
before the rest, A neck alone divides Coronne and de Fer
and Atlantic. The Chester Cup hero Leolinus is fourth,
and the nearest to him are Rostrevor, Trent and Aquilo.

Run in two minutes and forty-six seconds—it was a good
race, though the horses were supposed to be moderate and
not up to the stamp of Blair Athol, Favonious and Lord
Lyon. Custance, his jockey, has won three Derby’s, and
the race was an excellent one for the bookmakers, who had
one and all “smiling volumes.” How strange it is that
poor George Fordham, who is the most successful jockey
of his time, in all other races, never by any chance has been
able to win a Derby, though every one says he has a good
mount. The betting was, I think, tolerably heavy, and
one noble plunger laid out £8,000 that very day on the
Oaks, but is worthy of note that when Mr. Henry Chaplin
entertained the Jockey Club at his residence a few months
ago, not one of them had any money above a.five pound
note on the Derby. I do not think betting is, however, on
the decrease, only men go about it now more systematically
than the amateur bookmakers in the guards did, who, when
he showed his book to a friend before the race, received it
back with this remark: “You must lose £500, but God
knows what you may loose.”

A curious scene is the return home from the field, very
often, tor every body is drunk that has to drive, and there
is many a bag of flour shot skilfully over many a new coat,
and many a fair occupant of a carriage is upset into the
mud. After all, perhaps the Frenchman’s description of
the English Derby beats mine:
they go. Pay me £50.”

“Here they come. There
Idstone, Jr.

JULY

FOR GAME.

it a draw? We are ashamed of our score made in match with Falls City,
but the wind was blowing nearly a gale from the traps to the scorer.

J. M. Mackoy, Sec. U. C. S. S.

[Deleware did not kill more pigeons than his opponent, but only an
equal number. Bet lost, of course.—E d.]

Plymouth, Mich., June 15, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream.—

The Audubon Club, of Plymouth, was organized on the 1st of April,
1874. The following is a list of its officers for the year ending April 1st,
1875: President, Martin Kenyon; O. A. Frazer, 1st vice-president; A.
Pelham, 2d vice-president; R. Haines, secretary; C. E. Baker, treasurer;
W. Wherry, C. M. Sly, F. A. Smith, J. P. Westfall, R. L. Root, execu¬
tive committee.

The first pigeon tournament conducted by the club came off on Satur¬
day. the 13th of June. All being amateurs, no prizes were contested for
—only a test of amateur skill. The contestants shot at 10 single birds
each at 21 yards rise, 80 yards fall. The following is the score:—

Martin Kenyon. 81W. Wherry. 8

R. Haines. 9 A.Durfee. 9

O. A. Frazer. 5 C. M. Sly...... »

A. Pelham. 9| William Rhead. 9

H. Whipple. 8jC. Baker . 8

W. Burrow. 3 J. Westfail. 7

C. Root. 9|F. Merrill... b

R. H.

New York, June 5,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Any hunting story in print ought to be true in every detail, and all un¬
necessary embellishments should be avoided. I therefore take the lib¬
erty to correct “Lehman” about the remarkable rifle shot, of which he
gave a description in voui* last issue. In my younger days I was an offi¬
cer in the Prussian Fourth Regiment of Cuirassiers, and for a long time
stationed in the town of Beulher, belonging to the estate of the princes
of Carolath. Being an intimate friend of the son-in-law of the late
prince, I visited frequently his castle, and was out hunting m the exten¬
sive forests as often as my military duties and an amiable captain would
permit. And though 1 was not present when the shot in question was
made, I was informed of all the particulars a few hours later. At that
time—about 1840—the finances of the prince had become awfully embar¬
rassed, and he had signed over the revenues of the lordly estate te the
“Seehandlung,” a financial institution of the Government. The See-
handlung had appointed as director and administrator a Mr. Block, who
died about 1845, and he was the gentleman—not the present prince two
years ago—who killed with one ball the three deei standing in a triangle
not very far apart. If I am not much mistaken, the ball, as stated by
“Lehman,* 1 glanced off from the shoulder bone of the buck, penetrated
the throat of the second deer, and settled finally in the head of the third.
The Prussian game laws forbade, and I think forbid still, the killing of
does throughout the year unless they are barren since sometime, or dis¬
abled by poachers, and the prince kept, therefore, a grudge about this
mishap for many years, though Mr. Block was, I may say, his benefactor,
for in an astonishing short time he had brought the estate again m a most
flourishing condition. That this is the true story I can easily prove now,
even in America. The German ambassador in Austria is at present visit¬
ing in Westchester county at the residence of his father-in law. He
could, if need be, corroborate my statement. Many years ago I spoke of
that strange shot to my American hunting friends, and as these will cer¬
tainly see my correction in your paper, I will adopt the name which they
familiarly gave me, and shall sign myself, Mr. Editor, yours truly.

Old Smedy.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rife matches , and other interest¬
ing matier , should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week.

Niagara Falls, June 18, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

A few days ago I sent you a score made by three members of our club.
To-day I send you another; 20 wild birds each and the wind was blow¬
ing a perfect gale; birds very lively.

L. T. Mooney—1 lllllllllll 1111111
J. M Whittier—1111111101111111111
R. O. Fulton-1 j 1 1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1

1 — 20 .

1—19.

- 20 .

R. O. F.

[This is the best score yet. Who can beat it?— Ed.]

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♦ White Cloud, Kansas, June 17,1874.

Editor/Forest and Stream:— /v .

Enclosed find score shot here on 11th June, Falls City Club (Nebraska)
against White Cloud, six men on a side, 10 birds each, Keokuk rules,
oz. shot, 80 yards boundary, 2 H and T plunge traps, 5 yards apart.

WHITE CLOUD. EALLS CITY.

Naina . Total.

D. C. Taylor.... 4

J. M. Mackoy.. 4

Name. Total.

C. R. Richards. 6

Bell

A. R. Spalding. .. 2

E. Deitz. 7

Sam Maquilken. 5

Total. 27

tf . 1».L. ITJLC^XWJ. . „

John H. Lyncts.5 G. R. Sommers. °

' G. Powell. f

D. P. Brannon. 5

Doc. J. Gibson. 3

Total.29

A match for pigeons took place between George Deleware and Sam
Maquilken on 17th June for $50, 10 birds, same rules.

Deleware—1 0 1 1 *0 1 1 0 1 0—6 Maquilken—1 *0 1111100 0—6
*Fell dead out bounds.

The bet was made that George Deleware could kill more pigeons out
of ten than Maquilken. We want your decision which side wins, or is

the eight best at the two first ranges to compete at the
1,000 yard. Prize, the handsome new badge ol the A. R.
C. There were nineteen entries, and at the 800 yard range
the following scores were made :

AT 800 YARDS.

Name. Arm. Score.

H. Fulton.Remington sporting.... 4 4 4 3 4

A. V. Canfield, Jr.Remington sporting 3 4 3 3 4

J. S. Conlin..Sharp sporting . 42334

L. S. Hepburn.Remington sporting.... 4 4 3 2 3

J. Trageser.Sharp sporting. 4 4 2 3 3

J. T. B. Collins.Sharp sporting. 3 2 3 3 4

J. E, McEwen.Remington sporting.... 3 3 3 3 3

L. M. Ballard.Sharp sporting. 2 3 2 3 3

General T. S. Dakin.. .Remington sporting.... 3 3 0 3 4

George Crouch...Sharp sporting. 3 4 3 0 3

P. C. Sanford.Remington sporting.... 3 4 0 2 4

A. Y. Davis.Sharp sporting. 3 3 3 2 1

L. Backer.Remington sporting ... 0 4 2 3 3

G. W. Yale.....Sharp sporting. 4 2 0 3 3

A. J. Hennion, Jr.Sharp sporting. 4 3 0 2 0

L. Geiger.Remington sporting— 2 3 3 2 0

Colonel G. W. Wingate.Remington sporting. . 0 3 2 2 0

J. L. Price.Sharp sporting. 03300

A. Alford..Remington sporting— 2 0 0 2 3

Nineteen, made by Mr. Fulton in a possible twenty, is a
very high score, especially as Mr. Fulton was shooting with
a gun he was not familiar with. Up to the score of those
counting fifteen the shooting was fairly good.

AT 900 YARDS.

Totals

19

17

16

16

16

15

16
13

13 :
13
13
13
12
12
9
9

d

Name.

J. Trageser.

J. T. B. Collins.

H. Fulton.

J. S. Conlin.

L. S. Hepburn.

G. W. Gale .

George S. Wingate..

J. E. McEwen.

L. M. Ballard.

General T. S. Dakin.

George Crouch.

A. V. Davis.

A. y. Canfield.

A. Alford.

L. Backer.

A. J. Hennion, Jr...

P. C. Sanfoi-d.

J.L. Price..

L. Geiger....

Scare
3 3 4 3 3

3 3 3 3 3

4 2 2 0 2
4 3 0 2 3

3 2 2 0 3

4 0 3 3 2
3 3 3 4 3
0 4 0 0 4
0 2 0 3' 4
0 0 3 3 3
0 2 2 3 0
0 2 2 3 0
,0 0 0 2 0
‘23402

0 2 0 0 4
2 0 4 0 0
0 0 ■> 0 0
0 0 3 0 0
0 0 0 0 0

Total

16

15
10
12
10
12

16
8
9
9

11

6

6

0

3

0

Grand

total

32

30

29

28

26

24

23

23

20

20

19

18

18

15

13

9

9

commenced to
16, now was in

The one hundred yards additional now
tell, and Mr. J. Trageser, with a score of
the lead, having made 82 at the two ranges. The contest
then became narrowed down to the eight following gentle¬
men :

AT 1,000 YARDS.

Creedmoor—Second Match of the Amateur Rifle
Club. — Ou Saturday last this event took place. The at¬
tendance w r as a fair one, but not as large as we had hoped
to see. Perhaps the undecided character of the weather
might have had its influence. If we want to hold our
own, even noc to be distanced by the Irish team, our rifle¬
men must be on the ground at every leading match, and
learn to shoot at the long ranges. The rifles, per se , are all
right, and the knowledge of how to hold them straight we
have already acquired; but. what the members of the N. R.
A. want to learn may be described as rather the book part
or scientific portion of marksmanship than anything else.
The difference of a fraction of a degree in elevation, the
variations up or down required in sighting, in sympathy
with the lights or shades of the day, which may vary
every quarter of an hour, the effects of the winds, whiph
are ever changing, must be noted. It may have been
bright and clear yesterday, and the marksman, in his prac¬
tice, may have made bullseyes at one thousand yards one
after another, and having recorded his exact elevations,
may be elated with the idea that he will carry all before
him. Match-day comes, and he is decidedly off through¬
out his whole scoring, nowhere in fact, and he recalls
with disgust his triumphs of the day before. A careful
man learns a lesson by this, and patiently determining to
find the reason of his failure, thinks over it, and just as
likely as not finds that the error lies in taking one day’s
shooting with the elevations used as the rule for all days,
when the truth is, that all things, within, of course, a cer¬
tain limited sphere, vary, and that a degree or so too much
or too little on the vernier makes a difference between
scoring an outer or a centre. Sometimes the simplest
mechanical preparations in loading cartridges are condu¬
cive of error. Theoretically, the rifleman ought to load
his own shells; practically, he rarely does so. A gentle¬
man, an expert, whose very thorough articles on rifle prac¬
tice have graced our columns, in shooting at an important
match two or three weeks ago, though having scored bulls¬
eyes innumerable at shorter ranges, at the longest ranges
could not even get on. The elevation was right, or if in
error, could have been but slight, and his balls ought to
have at least made outers; but not one was marked. He
neither abused his gun nor the makers, but thought it all
over to himself. On going home, for he loads his own
shells, he found that the beam of balance on which he
weighed his powder had rusted and caught, not giving the
full weight of the charge on the scale disc. He had, in
fact, at the longest ranges, been shooting with cartridges
loaded with from five to ten grains too little powder, and
of course every shot at one thousand yards had plumpped
into the sod before reaching the buts. We give this as an
example of what may happen even to the most careful
riflemen.

The conditions of the Amateur match were five shots
each, with two sighting shots at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards,

Grand

Name.

Score.

Total. 'Total

J. S. Conlin.

. 43343

17

45

H. Fulton.

. 34303

13

42

L. 8. Hepburn.

. 22434

15

41

J. Trageser.

. 32002

7

39

J. T. B. Collins.

. 0 u 3 0 0

3

33

George S. Wingate_

. 40302

9

32

G. W. Yale......

. 03300

6

30

J. E. McEwen.

. 00060

0

23

V

RECAPITULATION.

*

Grand

Name.

800 yds. 900 yds.

1,000 yds.

Total .

J. 8. Conlin.

. 16 12

17

45

H. Fulton.

. 19 10

13

42

L. H. Hepburn.

. 16 10

15

41

J. Tregasser.

. 16 16

7

89

J. T. B. Collins.

. 15 15

S

33

G. W. Wingate.

. 7 16

9

32

G. W. Yale.

. . 12 12

6

30

J. S. McEwen.

. 15 8

G

v3

Though the shooting was not brilliant, it, was still quite
satisfactory. Mr. Conlin’s score of 17 at 1,000 yards is a
very handsome one, and to him was awarded the prize.
No gentleman on the ground deserved it more fully. We
would most respectfully urge on the N. R. A. the necessity
of having good glasses on the range. The single one in
use, on a delapidated tripod, a ramshackle concern at best,
wants mending sadly. Some half dozen glasses, which
would cost at least $25 to $30 each, would not be a terrible
outlay, and would add much to the comfort of the marks¬
men. Glasses are necessary adjuncts to the system of
ranges, otherwise markers cannot he well controlled. It
was proved at this match that shots were made which
escaped the notice of the markers. Perhaps it would be
economical after all to hire for every match the regular
soldiers from Willett’s post, who could be depended upon.
Many very natural expressions of doubt as to the exact¬
ness of the scoring might be prevented by having a suf¬
ficiency of glasses and by employing competent markers.
Perhaps in time the men now serving the range will im¬
prove; hut in the mean time the present condition of want
of accuracy in marking must be singularly prone to shake
the confidence of the riflemen.

The members of the Seventh Regiment held on Saturday
their accustomed shell contest, five hundred yards. As
usual, it was an exciting match, with a dash of uncer¬
tainty about it. Mr. McWilliams stood fair to win with the
very good score of 16, when, in the coolest way, Mr. J. P-
M. Richards, who came down quietly by the last train foi
Creedmoor, neatly made 17 with his Sharp’s military, ana
secured the much coveted brass shells with the gold clasp.
The scores of the four best in the nine competing were as
follows :

Name.

Comp. G, Lieut. J.P. M. Richards..

Comp. A, Corpl McWilliams.

Comp. H, Corpl Price.

Comp. G, Corpl Gardner.

The Amateur Rifle Club will meet again on Saturday
next, at 11 A. M., at Creedmoor, to slioot for the badge.
In the afternoon the Turf , Field and Farm badge is also to
be shot for—the match to begin at 3 P. M.

—On Thursday last the 22d Regiment N. G., proceeded
to Creedmoor under the command of Colonel Porter. ' ir
ing commenced early, there being fully 300 competitors.
Five sighting shots at 200 yards were allowed, and the live
subsequent shots were scored. In the afternoon those w o
were qualified tried the 500 yards range. The wind a
been high all day, hut towards sunset subsided.

Score.

3 4 3
3 4 4

2 2 3

3 0 2

Total.

17

16

13

8

The fol*

4

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315

lowing are the twenty leading shots; a most commendable
score:

Name.

Pvt. Backer, Co. F. 3 3 2 3 3-

Pvt. Canfield, Co. B...

Br-Mal. Strube.

Capt. Horsfall,Co. I...

Sgt. Dymock, Co. E...

Lt. Carmichael, Co. H.

K. P. Mead* Co. K ...

Sgt. Jacob, Co. K.

Sgt. Magner, Co. F_

Pvt. Ferris, Co. A_

Sgt. Barry, Co. A.

Pvt. Roux, Co. B.

( apt. E. S.Briggs,Co.K
Lt.. W. M. Du nning, Co.E
Sgt. Freeman, Co. E..

Pvt. Manter, Co. H...

Lt. Waydell, Co. A...

Pvt. Lockwood, Co. D.

Pvt. Harding, Co. B..

On Monday, June 22d, the Sixty-ninth Regiment were at
Creedmoor, some 200 members of the National Guard
shooting. The following are among the best scores. We
have only room to give the leading twelve. The skill
evinced was in the highest degree creditable. We only
hope on match daj^s the same ability will be shown:—

200

Grand

Yds. Total

500 Yds.

Total.

Total

3 3 2 3 3-

-14

3

4

4

3

4

18

32

3 3 2 2 3-

-13

4

4

4

2

4

18

31

2 3 2 3 3-

-13

3

4

4

3

4

18

31

2 4 3 2 4-

-15

3

3

3

4

3

16

31

2 2 3 4 3-

-14

2

4

3

3

4

16

30

4 2 2 2 2-

-12

4

4

3

3

3

17

29

4 2 3 2 3—14

3

6

4

2

3

15

29

2 3 4 3 3-

-15

3

3

3

2

2

13

28

3 3 4 3 3-

-16

2

2

2

2

3

11

27

3 2 2 3 2-

-12

4

3

3

3

2

15

27

2 3 2 4 2-

-13

3

4

0

3

3

13

26

2 2 2 3 3-

-12

2

2

3

3

3

13

25

2 3 3 2 2-

-12

4

2

2

3

2

13

25

32 32 3-

-13

3

3

3

3

0

12

25

3 2 3 2 3-

-13

2

3

4

3

0

12

25

4 2 2 4 4-

-16

2

3

4

0

0

9

25

2 2 2 3 2-

-11

4

2

2

3

2

13

24

32 2 2 3-

-12

0

2

4

3

2

11

23

2 3 2 3 3-

-13

0

3

2

2

3

10

23

Name

200 yds. Total 1

500 yds .

Total.

Grand

Total.

Sgt. Harkins, Co. E..

3 3 4 2 4

15

2 4 3 3 3

16

31

Pvt.Meagher, Co.. K..

3 2 2 2 3

12

4 3 2 4 3

16

28

Pvt. Collins, Co. F..

0 2 4 2 4

12

3 3 4 3 2

15

27

Capt. Leddy, Co. D...

4 3 3 3 3

16

2 2 2 3 2

11

27

Sergt. Kept. Co. E,..

2 3 2 2 2

11

3 4 2 4 2

15

26

Capt. Flannery,Co. E.

3 2 3 2 4

14

2 0 2 4 3

11

25

Capt. Kerr, Co. K_

4 0 3 2 2

11

3 2 4 2 2

13

24

Corp. Burke, Co. B...

3 4 2 3 2

14

2 0 4 2 2

10

24

Corp. Mulhorn, Co. E 4 2 2 3 2

13

3 4 0 0 3

10

23

Corp. McGninness, K 3 2 2 3 4

14

0 2 2 2 3

9

23

Pvt. Mooro, Co. K...

0 3 2 2 2

9

4 3 2 3 2

14

23

Sergt. Gartlan, Co. F

. 0 4 2 3 0

9

3 2 4 3 2

14

23

Table of Elevations for the Remington Chal¬
lenge Long Range Breech Loading Rifles. '-Thirty-
four inch barrel, 44-100 calibre, weight ten pounds, 90
grains powder, 530 grains hardened swaged and patched
bullet. 100 yards, 10 min.; 200 yards, 20 min.; 300 yards,
32 min.; 400 yards, 45 min.; 500 yards, 58 min.; 600
yards, 1 deg. 13 min.; 700 yards, 1 deg. 28 min.; 800
yards, 1 deg. 45 min.; 900 yards, 2 deg.; 1,000 yards, 2
deg. 17 min. As these elevations were obtained from a
particular rifle, and as they vary somewhat in consequence
of the difference in crook of stock and taper of barrel, it
will be necessary to find out by actual shooting at one
range if your rifle agrees with above table; if not, sub¬
tract from or add to, as the ease may be, the actual varia¬
tion found. For example, if at 500 yards it is found that
55 is the correct elevation, subtract 3 from all the eleva¬
tions; if 1 deg. 5 min., add 7 min. to all elevations.

Elevation for Sharp’s Improved Long Range
Target Rifles. —The elevation of the rear aperture
sight for each distance is obtained by moving the screw
until the scale indicates the number of hundredths of an
inch, given in the annexed table.

The main scale is graduated in equal decimals of lOtlis
and 20ths of an inch. The slide has a short venier scale
which will enable any one to count hundredths of an inch.
The bottom line of this scale is that used in measuring the
elevations, the others serve to enable the shooter to move
the slide 1-100 of an inch at a time when necessary. The
front sight or wind gauge is graduated in 40ths of an inch,
equal to about two* inches to every 100 yards. The follow¬
ing is the scale of elevations : For 200 yards, .11; 300
yards, .25; 400 yards, .40; 5Q0 yards, .57; 600 yards, .74;
700 yards, .92; 800 yards, 1.10; 900 yards, 1.30; 1,000
yards, 1.51; 1,100 yards, 1.73.

The Amateur Rifle Club. —The third match for the
Long Range Badge of the Amateur Rifle Club will be held
at Credmoor, Saturday, June 27th, at 11 A. M. Open
only to members of the Amateur Rifle Club, with any rifle
not over ten pounds in weight, the trigger not less than
three pounds test pull; telescope sights excluded; distance
800, 900 and 1,000 yards; all the club to shoot at 800 and
900 yards, and the eight highest at 900 to shoot at 1,000
yards. Position, any (without artificial rest); rounds, five
at each distance, with privilege of two sighting shots;
entrance fee, fifty cents.

Practice for intending competitors after the hour named
for the match is forbidden upon penalty of disqualification
for that match. Entries to be made on the ground, or at
the secretary’s office.

—Company D of the Twelfth Regiment N. G. S. N. Y.
under date of June 14th, have sent out a challenge to the
members of any other company in the whole nationai
guard, excepting the companies of their own regiment, to
contest with them at Creedmoor for supremacy with the
rifle. Distance proposed, 200 yards; arms, Remington
military; rounds, seven, two sighting shots; time, between
22d of June and August 1; prize to be the right for the
winners to entitle themselves “The Champion Rifle Com¬
pany First Division N. G. S. N. Y.” Rules to be those
adopted by the N. R. A. We think this to be an admira¬
ble move, and hope to see the challenge accepted. Cap¬
tain H. B. Smith, 1,304 Broadway, will represent Com¬
pany D, and will receive written communications in re¬
gard to the acceptance of the challenge.

—In the Knapsack, a regimental paper published at
Hartford, Conn. , we understand that the question is being
agitated of having a rifle range. The American Union
Rifle Association of Connecticut, which takes prominence
in the State, is composed of the following rifle clubs: The
Franklin, of Hartford; Winchester, of New Haven;
Bridgeport, of Bridgeport; American, of Meriden, and
Independent, of New Britain. It is proposed to hold a
grand match somewhere in the State in August.

—The programme of the English N. R. A. is now. pub-
fished, and one is amazed at the quantity uf matches-oh the
tapis: Home days have, like the 15th of July, as many as

eighteen matches to be shot for. On the 16th of July
th'e Echo shield contest takes place. Some day, we trust,
perhaps it will be next year, to publish rifle “fixtures” for
the year.

—On Saturday the Canadian Wimbledon team sailed per
Circassia for England, Lieutenant Colonel Gilmour in
command. The composition of the team will be found in
a former issue.

—Here is a wonderful score, hard to beat. Think of it
gentlemen of the N. R. A., but do not despair. Lieuten¬
ant J. McIntyre, of Candross, won the Lanark Prize in
Scotland this month at the any rifle match, 900 yards,
fifteen rounds, with this neat score:

Lieut. J. McIntyre, Candross.444444444444433 58

—A Baltimore correspondent writes June 13th :

I called on the old-established and popular gun store of
Alexander McComus, in Calvert street, where I saw the
most elaborately-finished gun that I remember to have
met with. It was an Algerine make, ebony stock, pro¬
fusely inlaid with silver wire. It was a flint lock, the
barrel embossed with silver : bands of the same material,
carved and chased. But what gives it a greater interest
with the “quid nuncs” is the inscription inlaid with silver
on the stock in Arabic or Turkish, of which the transla¬
tion has been given me by a German: “ Swiftly they go
and disappear in the distance; the strong and valiant men,
the lords of the valleys in the land of Fez. In the year
1289.” ^

New Hayen, June 19tli, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

Enclosed please find a score of a shooting match between
some gentlemen of the New Haven Shooting Club, which
took place in this city to-day The match was for sweep-
stakes and three prizes. A dispute arose as to whether the
first two contestants, who killed all of their birds, were
entitled to the first two prizes, or not, and pending the
decision of the referee, which was not made when we left,
the tie for the third prize was shot off as follows:—

A Hall.0 1 1—2.

E. Booth.0 1 1—2.

J. Jorey.11 1—3.

R. Penn.0 1 0—1.

lu Mennel.

—Dog slaughter, as a profession in the city, has not im¬
proved. It still seems to be bungled. Though carbonic
acid will kill, it smothers too slowly. If a little carbonic
oxide were added, which is not hard to make, such a mix¬
ture of gasses would kill. The trouble in the pound slaughter
was that the dead-box was never made air tight. The
matter has ended by the arrest of Mariott, the pound-
master, by Mr. Bergh’s officers. We might write columns
on this subject, we suppose, but it would be useless. Pub
lie opinion has, however, worked a cure. The calling in
of outside help will certainly be done away with, and the
temptation to steal dogs will be withheld. Mr. Morris, the
originator of the scheme for dog catching, has come in for
a good share of obloquy. No doubt our worthy Aider-
man meant well, but, as experience has proved, suggested
one of the worst possible methods of getting rid of the
curs. ^ _

JUDGING ON THE SHOW BENCH. —No. 2

THE GREYHOUND

H EAD long and narrow; ears pendulous, or partly s‘o,
small, and fine in substance; eyes bright and full of
fire; jaw long and muscular, lean in appearance, with a set
of good teeth; neck long, muscular, with a slight inclina¬
tion to arch, just sufficient to be perceptible to an observer
of symmetry, which gives to the head and neck that, grace¬
ful appearance hardly to be described. No throatiness or
loose skin to appear;-shoulders should be oblique, slanting
back, with elbow straight from the shoulder; fore-arm
straight and full of muscle; lower leg round and strong,
with nice moderate^ round foot, slightly in-arched toes;
chest deep, with a proportionate width; back broad, deeply
ribbed; loin wide and full of muscle; hip full of muscle,
and wide where loin and hip are set together, with enor¬
mous well developed stifles; well-bent strong hock; good
round muscular lower leg, with good strong roundish feet;
stern nicely set on, long and tapering, free from feathering;
colors, many.

POINTS IN JUDGING.

Head.15

Neck. 10

Shoulders.15

Legs.10

Feet..... 10

Hind-quarters.15

Back.10

Loins.10

Tail. 5—100

THE DEERHOUND.

Head somewhat of the greyhound shape, only more mas¬
sive and muscular in all points, with a narrow, long, “tear¬
away” appearance; ears narrow, somewhat pendent—rather
rat-like—not too long, and just sufficient leather in them to
well cover the orifice; very prominent eye, looking sharp
and far-seeing; jaw long and powerful, with a set of good
teeth; no pendulous lip; neck long and muscular, free from
throatiness, but set deep into chest;. shoulders sloping, with
a racing appearance; chest deep, with a fair and symmetri¬
cal width; back flat and wide, with good deep ribs; loins
wide and muscular; hips powerful where set on to the loin,
with very muscular stifles, well-bent hocks, and with a
good substance from the hock to the foot; fore-legs must
be strong, straight, and full of muscle, with a nice in-arched
foot, slightly rounded; stern long, and tapered off to a
point, nicely set into back; coat harsh and wiry.

POINTS IN JUDGING.

Head.......15

Neck...10

Shoulders......15

Legs...—10

Feet...._.........,15

Loin.....,...10

'Coat.:..... — —.....10

Hind-quarters.15—100

THE NEWFOUNDLAND.

< Head wide and full across between the ears, the skull
rising towards the back; ears carried quite close to the
head, moderate size, and not feathered; eyes small foi such
a noble head, but very intelligent, deepish set in the head,
free from appearance of being bloodshot; nostiils open and
large with considerable contractile power; jaw long; lip
very little pendulous; neck rather short but full; deep
shoulders and chest; legs of great power; feet webbed.
The leg of a pure Newfoundland is short for the height of
the dog, his immense depth of body, rather than length of
leg, giving him height. Back long, loin loose, seldom well
ribbed up; hind-quarters inclined to be flat; tail bushy, not
carried over the back; coat free from curl.

POINTS IN JUDGING.

Head. 25

Neck. 10

Shoulders. 10

Legs. 10

-'eet. 5

Back. 10

Loin. 5

Coat. 15

Tail... 5

L’olor. 5—100

West Troy, June 17, 1874,

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Your correspondent “Homo” has been misinformed in relation to
Kirby’s narrative. It is still intact, ana I think as he does, it would be a
great disfigurement to dock it. Every hair in it shows the marks so fre¬
quently mentioned in the description of the field trial breed, viz: long,
slender, cimetar-shaped, &c. Banshee has had a little of her tail taken
off, which is entirely healed andshows no stump larger than a pipe-stem,
and she carries the prettiest flag you ever saw. For a young one she
beats out anything I ever handled. I think the Dr. has a prize in these
two bitches, and if he can find a dog of as good breeding to mate with
Kirby the progeny must rate as high as any in England or America. As
for Banshee, a prettier pair than she and the Doctor’s little Dan never
came together. By the way, I know little Dan, having handled him last
fall, and he is all the Dr. claims for him. It is my humble opinion,
truthfully expressed, that at some future day the stock from Kirby and
Banshee will make some of the owneis of our celebrated dogs sick. Be¬
ing well acquainted with the Iri.-h setters, having owned and broken
them, I must say I never saw the equal of Banshee for speed, nose,
staunchness and endurance, taking in consideration her age-less than
one year. I am like that thorough sportsman, Scott Rodman, Esq.; I go
my length on the breed. Much has been said in relation to dogs losing
their scenting powers by a sea voyage, and this probably deters manj
from importing. I would here state that if Kirby and Banshee have in
the least degree lost any of their nose by the voyage, they must have
been truly wonderful. I am expecting a pair of pointer puppies from
the kennels of Mr. Macdona, and you may hear from them in time.

Yours respectfully, j. h. F.

Mntiorml

—The Philadelphia cricketers have wisely arranged their
matches this season with a view of economizing time, as
have our local clubs. Instead of one day matches, osten¬
sibly beginning at ten A. M., but in reality at twoP. M.
they are arranged to be played out by beginning play
three o’clock of an afternoon and playing one innings each
side each afternoon. In Philadelphia this plan In is also
been found to work well. Besides this, in the latter city
they play a part of a full game on one Saturday and finish
it the Saturday following. A game of this kind was com¬
menced on the 20th of June, when the Philadelphia and
Germantown elevens began a game together, to be finished
next Saturday. The Philadelphians went in first, and
scored 84, of which Law was lun out for 20. L. Baird
carried his bat out for 24, and Newbauld was stumped for
19. The Germantowns then went in, and put on 87 Cald¬
well’s 16, Brewster’s 17, and Jas. Large’s 11, not out’ being
the double figures -obtained. In the second innings’of the
Philadelphians they scored 164, of which Hopkinson ran
up the fine total of 63, not out, C. Baird getting 16 and
Law and Loper Baird 15 each, Gaskell scoring 12. ’This
leaves the Germantowns 162 to get to win next Saturday a
rather up hill piece of work. R. Ashbridge took 6 wickets
for 30 runs, and Brewster 4 for 31.

—The St. George cricket club of New York city is ar¬
ranging for an excursion to Massachusetts about the 1st of
July. They will probably arrive in Boston on the 3d and
play a match with the Boston cricket club on that’day
On the 4th they intend to visit Salem, and play the Alpha
club of that city. *

—A grand cricket tournament will be held at Halifax
Nova Scotia, on August 18th and following days when rlU
following matches will be played:—

August 18th and 19th—England vs. America.

August 20th and 21st—Canada vs. America,

August 22d and 24th—England vs. Canada.’

August 25th and 26th—Halifax vs. all others.

The following prizes will be offered for competition-—
A silver challenge cup, value £20, presented by His Wor¬
ship, the mayor of Halifax, to the champion eleven in
three first matches, A silver subscription cup, value £10
presented for the highest individual average in battino- dur¬
ing the tournament. A silver cup, value £ 0 , presented for
the best average in bowling during the tournament. Prize
bats and balls will also be offered for every fifty runs ob¬
tained in a single innings, and for, superior bowling. Any
information relative to the tournament or the routes wifi
readily be given on application by Messrs. Almon & Mac¬
intosh, of Halifax, of by the committee of management
Capt. N. W. Waltace, Sixth Royal Rifles; Capt. J. Doug¬
las, R, A.; Lieut. F. Carpenter, Eighty-seventh R I Fn
silers, and M. Daly, Esq., LI. C. C. '

On June 20th the St. George club had a quiet practice
game on their ground at Hoboken between sides chosen by
Messrs. Souther and Bowman, the former winning the one
innings match by a score of 102 to 64, Moeran’s 26 Sleigh’s
19, Souther’s 16, and McKay’s 10 were the best scores on
the winning side; Bowman’s 21, and Carpenter’s 11 being
the leading figures on the other side. 6

—By the expiration of three weeks a decided lull in pro¬
fessional contests will have taken place in this vicinity as
011 the 16th of July the Athletic and Boston clubs will take
their departure for Europe,to be gone until the last of August
and during August our local professional nines will play
most of their games out of town, as that month is the dull¬
est of the season for professionals in New York. During
the last of July, and the principal part of August, the pro
fessionals find it profitable to play exhibition games in
.country towns and watering places, and also to take trios
out west and to Canada. To make amenda in the way 01
base ball excitement, there is more amateur playing during

316

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this interval than at any other period of the year, as the
schools and colleges have vacation, as also the clerks of
the commercial houses, and all these rush into base ball in
lively st 3 r le during* July and August.

—The full record of championship contests up to June
22d, inclusive, is as follows:—

Club.

Athletic.

Atlantic.

Baltimore

Boston.

j Chicago.

Mutual.

Hartford.

5

%

1 1? !

|

o' 3

3 a’

• «

Athletic.

3

I 2

0

1

| 3 1 2

1 4 1

35

Atlantic.

0

2

1

1 0 y 0 !

0 j

5

Baltimore.

2

1

1

0 j

1 4 ! 0 1

0 I

. 5

Boston.

3

3

8

2

1 3 j 4

4

22

Chicago.|

3 !

0 !

I o

1

|3I0

0 1

7

Hartford. 1

1 i

2 |

2

0 1

0

1 1

0 i

0

Mutual. j

2 |

1 !

4

o

3 !

1 1 i

0 j

13

Philadelphia. j

0 !

1 1

4

0 1

2 !

7 I 2 J

|:

10

Games lost. j

I

.9 .

1

11

19

6 1
|

9’ I
1
1

: 9 I
•

1 :

8 S3

The following are the championship-games played in the
professional arena since our last issue:—

Jane 16—Mataal vs. Boston at Brooklyn. 5 to P.

Julie lti—Athletic vs. Hartford at Hartford. 11 to 4

June 17—Boston vs. Athletic at Boston.12 to 8

June 17—Philadelphia vs. Chicago, at Philadelphia.15 to 6

June 18—Mutual vs. ‘Chicago at Brooklyn.38 to 1

June 19—Athletic vs. Hartford at Hartford.11 to 6

June 2 ^—Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Baltimore. 9 t.:, 5

June 20—Boston vs. Hartford at Boston .15 to 1

June 20—Atlantic vs. Chi page at Brooklyn.10 to 3

June 32—Athletic vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn. 5 to 4

June 22—Chicago vs. Hartford at Hartford.14 to II

June 22—Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Philadelphia.13 to 7

June 24—Athletic vs. Mutual, at Brooklyn.11 to 7

The averages is a poor one compared to that of the first
week in June, but two good fielding games being played,
as the scores show.

The local amateur contests since our last include the fol¬
lowing games:—

June 18—Alert vs. Arlington at Orange. S to 6

June 18—Jasper vs. Flyaway at Manhattauville.12 to 8

June 18—Princeton vp* Montague.24 to 3

Jnne 19—Chatham vs. Olympic at Melrose. 6 to 2

June 20—Nameless vs. Washington at Prospect Park.13 to 8

June 20—Oriental vs. Hudson at Central Park.14 to 6

June 20—Ocean vs. Eureka at Central Park.15 to 8

The best played amateur games thus far in June are the
following:—

Chatham vs. Olympic. 6 to 3

Baltic, of Harlem, vs. Athletic, of New York. 9 to 5

Yale vs. Knickerbocker. 9 to 5

Leaders vs. Nassau. 8 to 3

Princetown vs. Germantown. 8 to 1

Excelsior vs. White Stockings, of Philadelphia.8 to 2

Arlington vs. Montague. .. 8 to 4

Barnes & Co. vs. Raynor & Co. 8 to 5

Alert vs. Arlington. 8 to 0

—The Chicago nine—known as “the $15,000 team”—put
in an appearance in Brooklyn for the first time this season on
June 18th, and as it was the anniversary of the battle of
Waterloo they signalized the day by being the recipient of
a regular Waterloo defeat at the hands of the New York
MntJials, the score being the remarkable one of 88 to 1
only, and that one was the result of an erroneous decision
of the umpire. The Chicago nine was charged with thirty-
six fielding errors, and the Mutuals earned twelve runs off
Force’s pitching.

—The Atlantics beat the Chicago White Stockings on the
Union grounds on Saturday—10 to 8.

—Tiie use of a lively, elastic ball in base ball contests is
this season falling into bad odor among the best players of
the amateur fraternity, and very properly so, too, as these
elastic balls are death to good fielding, and fertile as sources
of severe injuries in the practice of the game. None but
the “muffer” brotherhood use them now in the eastern
States.

_The New York Aldingtons visited-South Orange on

June 18th, and at the Setou Hall ball grounds they played
a very pretty game with the Alert nine, and after a close
contest were defeated by the small score of 8 to 6 only. A
dead ball was used.

—The Yale college nine have this season played all their
games under the professional code of playing rales, simply
for the sensible reason that they have had none other to go
by there being none but the professional rules in print.
The Yale games have been quoted as samples of fine play
under the amateur code, and yet the author of the state¬
ment knew that Yale had refused to play the Prineetori
match simply because they desired to play under “regular”
rules, and there being no regular playing rules in existence
save those of the professional association, they properiy
declincd to play under an unwritten code.

_qq ie professional clubs are in search of a reliable, non-

elastic, or “dead” ball; one which is not lively, and yet
not too soft, Mahn “S” ball is found to be too elastic at
times as it was in the Mutual and Boston game of June
13tli when the score was marked by the heavy hitting fig-
uresof 19 to 11, and in favor of the Mutuals. The “Iioss”
dead ball, which was played with in the 2 to 0 game, was
a o-rand one, but a similar one used in the Boston and At¬
lantic ^ame of June 15tli was rather lively in the ninth
innings. The “Reach” ball, too, used in the Philadelphia
wames is too lively, as the scores' of the games recently
played there show. An elastic ball, wound tight with fine
yarn and made too hard, is not only death to good fielding,
but it leads to serious injuries, and it ought to be ruled out.
No clubs which justly pride themselves upon their fielding
skill now use lively balls. The elastic sphere, however, is
still popular with the muffin class of city players, and with
country nines, who erroneously imagine that heavy hitting
is skilful batting.

_The remarkable feat of Dan Carr, at Green Bay , Wis¬
consin is the talk of principal walkists in various parts of
the State. This was no less than the task of walking one
hundred consecutive hours. Towards the close he offered
to bet from $500 to $1,000 that he could continue six hours
longer, but no one accepted it.

_The Manhattan club opened play for the season at Ho¬
boken on June 10th, when a good practice game was had, in
which the members of thy metropolitan clubs participated.

_The Boston Globe says that “to the challenge that was

sent by the Princeton nine to play the Harvards a series of
matches in Boston, New York, or Saratoga, Captain Tyler
lias accepted it on condition of Princeton playing the games
according to professional rules, by which the games be¬
tween Yale and Harvard will be governed.” So that if the
Princetons desire to enter for the college championship
they must play under the regular printed code of rules.

—The Easton club nine—called amateurs, though they
pay some of their men—visited Philadelphia on the 18th
instant, and signalized the day’s play by defeating file
Philadelphia professional team by 11 to 2. This is tlie
second defeat sustained by a professional nine at the hands
of amateurs this season.

New Haven, June 20tli, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

For the first time in five years the Athletics, of Phila¬
delphia, and the Yales crossed bats in this city this after¬
noon.. The game was sharply played until Urn end of the
sixth inning, the score then standing 4 to 2 in favor of the
Athletics, after winch the visitors began to punish the
Yale’s pitching, and they added seven runs to their score,
the Yales drawing blanks in all but one inning. At the
end of the game score was Athletic 11, Yale 8. The Yale
nine visits Hartford on the 27th instant, to play four games
with the “Nutmeg” professionals, on June 27tli, 29th, and
30th, and July 1st. On July 3d and 4th games are to take
place at Baltimore between tlie “Canaries” and the “Blues.”
The Princeton and Yale nines being unable to agree upon
a code of rules to play under, the Princetons preferring
those made by the Amateur Base Ball Association, and the
Yales those made by the Professional Base Ball Associa¬
tion, the match was declared oiT. Since then, however,
negotiations have been resumed, and it is now announced
that a series of games will be played between the two
nines. The first game is at Hartford July 2d, the second
game to be played at Brooklyn July 7th. The Yales play
the Mutuals at Brooklyn, the day before. The Freshmen
nine left for Boston on Monday to engage in the tourna¬
ment between the different freshmen clubs, which com¬
mence on that day at the “Hub.”

Cornell University, Ithaca, June 18th, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Quite a time has elapsed since my last communication,
yet it must not be inferred because few things worthy of
being chronicled have occurred that we have been inactive
in regard to athletics. We have been at work during the
last two terms, and we trust to some purpose. The first
event was a game of football, May 23d, between the Class
forties of ’76 and’77; a ivell contested game throughout,
showing some very fine playing on both sides, but ’76 was
a little too skilled for ’77, and proved its right to the title
of “champion” by winning in three straight goals. Time:
854, 304, an d 64 minutes respectively. Friday, the 29th of
May, the base ball club played a game of base ball at Ge¬
neva with the Hobart college boys, and were beaten by a
score of 43 to 16. There was some fair playing, but the
great uneveness of the field was detrimental to good play¬
ing on either side. The last regatta of the Cornell navy,
Saturday, June 6th, was the best which has taken place
since the organization of the navy. In the morning there
were two six-oared races for the Cluck and Tom Hughes
cups; the former was won by the ’74 crew in 14 min., the
latter by ’76 in 13 min. The distance was a little under
two miles; ’74 was started about 100 yards nearer the two
mile point than in the other race, and the crew ceased row¬
ing before the signal, which accounts for the difference in
time of the two races in favor of the younger crew. In
the afternoon the principal event was the two mile running
race, for which there were three entries. The contestants
were Copeland, ’75; Earned, ’76; Simmonds, ’77, and they
came in in the order named, Copeland winning easily. The
time of Simmons was 11 min., 4 sec.

—Mr. Barnum proposes to add to his perform tines cer¬
tain athletic games, in which professionals and amateurs
will join. Some $2,000 worth of prizes are offered. The
sports are to take place at the hippodrome.

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All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK.

DATE.

BOSTON.

NEW YORK.

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June 26.

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June 28.

10 24

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June 29.

11 25

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eve 3

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July 1.

0 31

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—The annual regatta of the Alcyone Boat Club- of
Brooklyn, which took place on June 20th in Gowanus
Bay, was one of the most successful aquatic entertain¬
ments known in the club annuals. This organization con¬
fine their regattas to contests among their club members,
the object of the club being merely recreative exercise,
and their annual regattas have become the fashionable
aquatic events of tlie season in Brooklyn. The arrange¬
ment for Saturday’s regatta included two contests and an
excursion, the races being between two six-oared and two
four-oared gigs, the contesting crews being as follows :

Six-Oared Gig Race—The “Blonde,” Colors Blue : Harry
T. Frost, stroke; Wm. J. Oliver, Win. Tryon, Thomas
G. Wells, C. T. Ulrich, Wm. T. Lawrence, Wm. B. Crom¬
well, coxwain. The “Brunette,” Colors Red : Samuel P.
Pope, stroke; Frank IE. Howland, Abram Allen, Jr., F.
D. Green, Wm, Humphrey, E. C. Lockwood, Richard C.
Field, coxwain.

Four-Oared Gig Race—the “ Firt,” Colors Red and
White : Daniel Chauncey, Jr., stroke; Wm. W. Richards,
Alfred Stillman, F. P. Pike, L. G. Dalby, coxwain. The
“Coquette,” Colors Blue and White : Wm. C. Howard,
stroke; Wm. D. Steele, George Mackay, Wm. T. Sliarpe,
A. H. Tupper, coxwain.

Two steamers were engaged by the club, one for the use
of the judges and one for the guests of the club. The
course was from foot of Court street straight away two
miles to a stake boat at Bay Ridge. The Weather was cool
and windy, but both wind and tide were in lAvor of course.
Tlie races" began at 4-.20 P. M. , at which time the crews of
the “Blonde” and “Brunette” were started by Judge W.
Y. Tupper, and the six-oared gig race began. The “Bru¬
nette” secured a slight lead, starting off with a stroke of
nearly forty to the minute, but they soon fell down to
thirty-eight and less, and as the “Blondes” steadily ad¬
hered to a thirty-eight stroke, they gradually wenc to the
front, and, maintaining their lead, came in victors in 12
min. 21 sec., the “Brunette's” time being 12 min. 24 sec.
At five o’clock the four-oared gigs started, the “Flirt” tak¬
ing a leading position at the start with a thirty-eight stroke,

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keeping stroke very creditably. But the “Coquette” soon
began to close the,gap between them and to lap the stm.
of the “Flirt,” the race at this time being exciting When
about two-tliirds of the course had been rowed the stroke
of the “Flirt,” as plucky a rowist as ever handled an oar^
showed signs of distress, and the stroke fell off to an ex’
tent which gave the “Coquette” easy work to win and
the latter passed the line on 1.2 min. 51 sec., the “Flirt’’
following in 13 min. 2 sec. The moment the latter passed
the line, Young Chauncey lay down, suffering f rom
severe attack of vomiting. He recovered, however and
on the excursion afterwards participated in the dancincr
The committee of the da}* were as follows :

Floor Committee, Blue Badge—Geo. R. Read Chair-
man; Edward 8. Sanford, Ji' Wrn. T. Lawrence FPm-J
P. Bartow, E. C. Lockwood. ’ lly

Executive Committee, White Badge—Charles H. Hun¬
ter, Chairman; Geo. R. Read, Henry W. Maxwell Frank
EL Howland, Edward Arnold. ’ K

Judges—At Start, Wm. Y. Tupper; at Home Stake
Boat, Richard Oliver.

— On Monday the second annual regatta of the Rowing
Association was held. For the $300 diamond challenge
badge, the first heat was won by Frank Yates, the second
by W. B. Curtis. The pair-oars race lor the ladies
challenge cup, resulted in a dead heat between the New
York and Nassau Rowing Clubs. It was rowed over a^ain
Tuesday. The four-oar race between tlie Gramercy
New York Athletic and New York Rowing Club, was won
by the latter, distance two miles.

East Boston Yacht Club Regatta.— The new organ¬
ization had their first regatta off Long Island, Boston liar*
bor, on the afternoon of June 17th. Two prizes were offered
for competion in each class, for keel and centre-board
boats. There were nine entries in each class. The course
of the first-class was fourteen miles in length and the prize
for centre boards was taken by the Mabel.—Time 1 4h,
lm. 85s., and for keels by Gull, 4h. 15m. 52s. The course
for second-class was nine miles long. The Lidie was
awarded the prize for keel boats, and the Sunbeam took
the centreboard prize.—Time, 5h. 22m. 45s.

The officers of tlie club are:—Commodore, E. P. Cur¬
rant; Yiee. Commodore, Henry T. Wheeler; Fleet Captain
Ambrose Martin; Secretary, P. W. Golliff; Treasurer, Geo!
E\ Crane; Measurers, J. H. Caldwell and Geo. Morrison*
Trustees, M. Callahan, H. T. Wheeler, W. II. Litchfield,’

Championship Regatta op the South Boston Yacht
Club. —The first of the series of championship races given
by the South Boston yacht club came off Thursday P. M.
18th inst., off City Point. Tlie wind blew almost a gale,
and but few boats ventured out. The Mabel, Commodore
Roberts, fouled her peak halyard, and the Posey, Yice
Commodore McKee, carried away her mast. She was towed
in by the Mabel. The Naiad Queen, Ripple and Posey
entered in tlie first-class centre-boards. The course was
over nine miles, and was won by the Ripple, Captain Ma-
comber. The Maud, the Mabefand the Unique entered in
the second-class centre-hoards, Maud, owned by Capt. E.
C. Fuller, won. The Fearless and the Uncle Moses entered
in the second-class keels. The Fearless, owned by Capt.
J. A. Woodard, won. The course for the second classes
was over tix miles. The judges were:—Messrs. T. Chris¬
tian, J. G. Chambers, P. P. McDonald, E. W. Hawes and
A. K. Roberts, who were stationed on the Commodore’s
yacht “Mercury.”

Dorchester Yacht Club Regatta.— The second re¬
gatta of the Dorchester Yacht Club for the champion prize,
took place in Dorchester Bay on Saturday afternoon, 20tli
inst., and was one of the most successful of the season.
The new rule of the club, which allows yachts to shift
ballast while on a run, was in vogue for the first time, and
but little if any of it was indulged in. This being the
second regatta of the series, it was the final one as regards
the prizes, with the exception of one, that for the third
class. The rule was, the yacht winning two out of three
regattas should have the prize awarded for its class. There
were seven classes and a prize for each class, all being of
equal value, and all solid silver goblets. In the first regatta,
the winners were the Nimbus, Mabel, Maud, Tulip,
Phantom, Fearless and Sunbeam. All these were victori¬
ous again on Saturday, except the Maud. The courses
sailed were No. 2 of the regular courses for all hut the
fourth class centre-boards, that class sailing course No. 3.
The first is about, nine and a half miles, and the second
(No. 3) is about five and a half miles. The judges of the
regatta were ex-Commodore Coolidge Barnard, William A.
Gilbert and W. H. Say ward, and Fleet Captain Park-man
Dexter tendered for their use his new and beautiful sloop
the Mari quit a.

The following is the winners’ sailing time, as nrffie out
by the judges :

FIRST CLASS KEEL SCHOONERS.

Time.

Name.
Phantom.

Commander.

.T. V. Clark.

H. M. 8.
. 1 58

41

Sunbeam.

FIRST CLASS KEEL SLOOPS.

..... W. S. Nickerson.

. 1

32

12

Fearless..

SECOND CLASS KEEL SLOOPS.
. J. A. Woodward..

•J

. . X

30

01

Nimbus..,

FIRST CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS.

.. 1

27

21

Mabel....

SECOND CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS.

.. 1

17

43

Maud.

THIRD CLASS CENTRE -BOARDS .

....C. E. Fuller.

.. 1

23

27

Tulip.

FOURTH CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS.

.Walter Burgess.

.. 1

07

24

Le prize

for the third-class centre boards

now

between the Maud and the Water W itch, and will have to
be sailed for in the regatta on July 18.

The Lynn Yacht Club. —Their first regatta of this
season, took place June 17th, in Lynn Harbor, Mass. The
following are the names of the winning boats and tlieir
corrected time :

FIRST CLASS.

Corrected Time.

Name and Owner. H. it. 8.

Magic—E. C. Neal. 1 53 35

Lillie—G. L. Babb. 1 54 24

SECOND CLASS.

Expert—N. T. Davidson.. 1 42 52

Kate-W. E. Neal. 1 41 21

THIRD CLASS.

Mabel—J. N. Roberts... 1 33 'A

Lizzie Taylor. 1 40 10

The distance sailed by the first class was eleven miles,
and of the second and third classes, nine miles. The prizes

FOREST AND STREAM

in the first class—$15 and $10—were awarded to the Magic
and Lillie ; in the second class (same prizes), to the Expert
and Kate ; and in the third class—$10 and $5—to the
Mabel and Lizzie. A collation was provided on the judges’
boat.

—Richard J. Baker of Boston, owner of the schooner-
yacht Vesta of the Mew York yacht club, and which has
been at Newport all winter, has sold her to a New York
gentleman.

—The annual review of the Bunker Hill Yacht club, by
Commodore J. H. Pitman took place at Long Island, Boston
Harbor, June 17tli, twenty boats taking part in the pro¬
ceedings. The fleet sailed for the rendezvous at 11 o’clock
A. M., and were accompanied by a band of music. After
the review the members of the club sailed among the islands
in the harbor, and at a late hour returned to their homes
after an enjoyable day.

—The following is the programme of the Fourth of July
sailing regatta, to take place off City Point, in Boston
Harbor :

First Race.— For sloops and schooners measuring thirty-
eight feet and upwards on the water line. Prizes.—For
sloops:—First prize, $100 ; second prize, $50. For
schooners :—First prize, $200 ; second prize, $100.

Second Race.— For centre-board and keel sloops and for
schooners measuring twenty-five feet and less than thirty
eight feet. Prizes.—For centre-board sloops :—First prize,
$90 ; second prize, $50. For keel-sloops :—First prize,
$90 ; second prize, $50. For schooners :—FLst prize, $90 ;
second prize, $50.

Special race for fishing boats measuring twenty-five feet
and less than forty feet. The course to be sailed will be
the same as for second-class yachts. The boats will be
permitted to use their working sails only, and the prizes
will be awarded to the winning boats without allowance
for measurement. First prize, $50 ; second prize, $25.

Third Race. —For centre-board and keel boats measuring
twenty feet and less than twenty-five feet. Prizes.—
For centre-board boats First prize, $70 ; second prize,
$35 ; third prize, $25. For keel boats :—First prize, $70 ;
second prize, $35 ; third prize, $25.

All entries are free, and may be made at J. M. Bugbee’s
office, City Hall, untill 4- o’clock, Friday, July 8d.

Committee. —James Power, Chairman ; Wm. F. Brooks,
H. W. Harrington, Benj. Dean. Wm. H. Kent.

Judges .—A Claxton Cary, Chairman ; Samuel R. Spinney,
Charles A. Hayden, Thomas Manning, Benjamin Jame 3 .

By the rules of the races there are no restrictions in
regard to sails, except for fishing boats, which will be per¬
mitted to use their working sails only.

—A yacht has lately arrived in New Bedford from N ew
York, in charge of her owner, Capt. Young, of ship Screa¬
mer, of New York. She is thirty-three feet long, nine feet
beam, is slooped rigged, but is not yet named. Capt.
Young purchased her in Genoa, Italy, and brought her to
New York on the deck of liis ship, rebuilding her on the
passage, so that she is now an American vessel. She was
built for a regatta club of students, in the royal ship-yard
at Genoa, but the young men ran her ashore, when Capt.
Young bought her.

The Schuylkill Regatta.— In August of last year it
was suggested in the Schuylkill Naval Board, that they
hold, annually, a regatta, open to all amateurs, in view of "a
grand regatta, to be held at the time of the Centennial in
1876. This idea was kept persistently before them by their
' energetic Commodore, James M. Ferguson. Little more
was done, however, until in March, when a regatta com¬
mittee of one from each club in the navy was appointed as
follows:—

J. Gillingham, Undine; Cl. W. Parker, Quaker City; R.
H. B. Faii-man, Pennsylvania; W. A. Steel, Crescent; E.
S. Miles, University; C. B. Hart, Philadelphia; J. Bediclii-
mer, Malta; J. C. Pinkerton, West Philadelphia, with Mr.
John Hockley, Jr., the Vice Commodore,'as Chairman.

The Committee met and adopted the rules of the National
Amateur Regatta with such slight modifications as would
meet the altered circumstances. They accepted the Nat¬
ional Association’s definition of an amateur, and the rules
of boat racing as adopted by them. A Prize Committee
was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Steel, Pinkerton,
Parker, and Hockley. Messrs. Miles, Fairman and Bedi-
chimer were appointed a Committee on “Stake and Tug
Boats.” Invitations were issued to the amateur clubs of
the country and met with general attention, although re¬
gattas elsewhere combined with various circumstances to
lead the navy to think that the entries would be few.

The preparations were liberally made. The Prize Com¬
mittee made their selections -with great taste, and for the
winner of the four-oared shell race, offered a magnificent
Silver Punch Bowl, valued at $600, the gift of Commodore
Ferguson. For the pairs there was a handsome Silver
Pitcher. . For doubles the prize was a Silver Ice Bowl. For
the winning single sculler they offered a fine bronze statue
of the Gladiator. These are all challenge prizes, and will
be rowed for annually. Handsome presentation medals
were given to the members of each winning crew. The Re¬
ception Committee, consisting of one member from each
club, made ample provision.

James M. Ferguson was chosen umpire; Mr. N. Tliouron,
starter; and Mr. H. M. Guillon, judge.

vY ednesday, June 17tli, the first day of the regatta, dawned
clear, cool and bright, with a strong south-east wind. By
the time fixed for the start, 2:30 P. M., the water had flat¬
tened considerably, but was still lumpy, the wind blowing
«ght up the riverl

ti cours ®> one of the finest in the country, is from below
tile Falls Bridge to Rockland, a distance of one-and-a-half
^ules, the last mile a straight, wide stretch, in splendid view
hom the bluffs on the east. The Banks on both days were
crowded with vehicles and pedestrians.

Ihe first day was devoted to the trial heats for fours
ana singles _ and the deciding heat for pair-oared shells,
iHe following crews drawing the first heat:—Friendship
-fwat Club, New York—Mr. Robinson, stroke; James Mc-

artney, William Hurley, Thomas Allen, bow; station,
w ?st; colors, blue.

Pennsylvania Boat Club, Philadelphia—John Lavens, Jr.,
'troke; Frank Henderson, Max Schmitt, Oscar F. West,

W; station, centre; colors, white,
n n es 5 nt Boat Club, Philadelphia—A. Spering, stroke;
f! ' u latinan, E. A. Thompson, W. Barnkurst, bow: sta-

°&east; colors, red.

With unusual promptness the boats drew into line, and
v e Jv away at 2:45, well together, but in a few hundred
el mi. i e Friendship crew showed to tne front a couple of
lengths, gaining constantly, while the Crescents, al¬

though pulling in much better form than either of the
others, were gradually dropping behind. At the bend of
the river, however, the Friendships began to fail. The star¬
board side of the Pennsylvania boat evidently felt the
strong wind also, for their boat crossed over to the shelter
of the west bank, when their bow made a fine course to the
near head of the island. Here Allen going wild again,
headed his boat almost directly across the river, and the
wind being high, and the boats seeking the shelter of the
west bank, fouled with the Pennsylvanias, and received
their bow, amidships. Having got clear, with more than a
length ahead, they started again, and although they seemed
to get speed out of their boat, they had no time for zig-zag-
ing. Lavens, with more life in his stroke than we ever
saw before, carried his boat right past them, and won in 10
min’s, and 16-J-sec’s. The Friendship, less than a length
behind, made 10 min’s. 18 sec’s,, while the Crescent, winch
had been pegging away during the foul, gaining a few
lengths* crossed the line in 10 min’s. 46 sec’s.

The second heat was between but two boats, the others
having been withdrawn. The crew of the Vesper, Phila¬
delphia, with H. McMullan, stroke; J. B. Evans, J. B.
Mingus, and R. C. M. Mingus, bow, were placed on the
east, with white for their colors, and were pitted against the
famous crew of the ArgOnauta Rowing Association of
Bergen Point, N. J., Fred'. C. Eldred, stroke; W. Man, P».
Stephenson, Ed. Smith, bow.

At the word both crews made the water fly, but Evans,
of the Vesper, stepped off his seat, and before he could re¬
gain it the Argonautas, with their long, powerful swing,
had put some three lengths of clear water between the
boats, though pulling at not more than thirty-six strokes to
the minute. Evans’ mishap seemed to demoralize the
whole Vesper crew, as they first nearly ran into the tow-
path, and then made the mud and stones fly near the Wil¬
lows. McMillan got off his seat, but he exhibited pluck
worthy of praise, and at the head of the island made a
grand dash to catch the leading boat, and closed up the
gap wonderfully. The Argonautas won in 9 min’s. 474 sec’s.,
while the Vespers, time was 10 min’s. 00 sec’s.

After all their wild steering and mishaps, their time was
more than a quarter of a minute better than the winners of
the first heat. As the Pennsylvania lost a little more than
that much while fouled with the Friendship, it looks as if
—had they drawn together in a heat—there would have
been hot work between these home clubs.

The only pair-oared heat was between the Nassau, of New
York, John A. Walker, stroke; Frank G. Brown, bow; the
Undine, of Philadelphia, I. N. Dellaven, bow; A. B. Frost,
stroke, and the Gramercy, of New York, IT. M. Howell,
stroke; Wm. F. Gannon, bow. The latter crew rowing
under protest, it being claimed that Gannon is a profes¬
sional.

The Nassau came in winners in 10 min’s. 404 sec’s. the
Undine in 10 min’s. 514 sec’s.; the Gramercy badly dis¬
tanced.

The first trial heat for singles was between Messrs. F.
M. Hartley, John Lavens, Jr., and W. G. Thomas, all of
the Pennsylvania Club of Philadelphia. Thomas had the
west find Lavens the centre. The eastern boat seemed slow
in getting off. The western stake boat seems to have an
advantage both in position and current, which should be
corrected. They were well bunched for a hundred yards.
Thomas spurting hard for a commanding lead, and Hartley
dropping off, evidently being used up. Around the bend
Lavens and Thomas went right together, both pulling 33,
but Thomas’ spurting began to tell on him, and Lavens
passed him, easily winning in 11 min’s. 474 sec’s., Thomas
12 min’s. 24 sec’s., Hartley giving it up when almost past
the island.

The second heat, single sculls, was between T. R. Keator
of the Harlem Rowing Club, and F. C. Pleasonton of the
Bachelors of Philadelphia. In weight and appearance the
men were very equally matched. They both got away to¬
gether, pulling well within themselves. Mr.' Keator evi¬
dently taking his time to it, drew away easily, and when
the four-oared shell of the Quaker City tried a little spurt
with him they seemed surprised to see him slipping by
them without any interruption to liis amusement of seeing
the people. He came in in 12 min’s. 06 sec’s., to Pleason-
ton’s 12 min’s. 31 sec’s.

The last heat was a walk over for Mr. Ed. Smith, the bow
of the Argonauta; Mr. Leibert, who was to be in the same,
having withdrawn. He made liis mile-and-a-half in 14
min’s. 49f sec’s, against a stiff breeze.

The second day, Thursday, was devoted to final heats,
the interest in which seemed to centre in the single race be¬
tween Smith and Keator, it being generally understood that
Lavens would withdraw. Mr. Keator has pretty thoroughly
out-rowed all his competitors during this and last season, if
-we except W. B. Curtis. Mr. Smith is a good-natured little
giant, who generally seems to do just enough to win easily,
and to do that so coolly and gracefully that the effort is lost
sight of.

The first heat was the final for fours, the result of which
seemed a foregone conclusion. The Argonautas again had
the west station, while the Pennsylvanias went to the middle
stake boat. They got away well together, in less than one
hundred yards the Argonautas were a length ahead. The
Pennsylvanias followed, steering finely for the first mile,
when West became too ambitious, or No. 2 weakened, and
his side went away around, and it was sometime before the
boat was straightened out again, but when once fairly
pointed at the finish they picked up hand overhand, though
the starboard was certainly the weak side. At the middle
of’the island they had almost caught their leaders, but
Eldred “hit her up,” and they went in at their ease in 9
min’s. 014 sec’s., followed by the Pennsylvanias in 9 min’s.
03 sec’s.

Not until the Schuylkill clubs recognize the fact that
something more than strength is required will they be able
to successfully compete with crews which have really
learned to row, in spite of the frequent assertions of one of
the Pennsylvania crew, that form and style will not win
races. The heat for doubles was conclusive, there being
but two boats started.

The Nassaus crew was the same that pulled in pairs on
the first day, and against them the Crescents had entered;
C. E. Steel, stroke, and H. F. Witmer, bow. The Nassaus
seem to have it all their own way, pulling splendidly to¬
gether and driving their boat easily at a stroke not more
than 36 to the minute. At the head of the Island they'- led
by a half dozen lengths or more, but going too far to the
east, the Crescents tried by a spurt to cut them off.

Here the Crescents six-oared barge crossed the river
directly in front of the racing boats and rowed down along
side Steel and Wilmer,.coaching them in direct violation of

the rules of boat racing, an action which would probably
have disqualified their boat, even if it had come in first.
The Nassaus won in 9 min’s. 314 sec.; the Crescents’ time
being 9 min’s. 45 sec’s.

At ten minutes after six Mr. Keator and Mr. Smith got
off well together, Smith pulling 38 and Keator 36, both
working hard. Smith stuck to them manfully for the first
quarter, but his sliding seat had been warped by lying in
the sun, and stuck so that he slid off every few strokes.
Keator seeing this took it easy, and at Laurel Hill had a
half length clean, a lead which he greatly increased, finish¬
ing in 10 min’s. 334 sec’s, against Smith’s 10 min’s. 40 sec’s,
and so ended the first annual, and the most successful re¬
gatta of the Schuylkill Navy.

After the races the Regatta Committee and the competi¬
tors, besides a goodly representation of boating men, re¬
paired to Parlor C., Continental, where Commodore Fer¬
guson, with brief and neat speeches, presented the prizes
to the keeping of their respective winners, to be held by
them until next year, when we shall again see a “struggle
for the lead.” Sculls,

City op Boston Regatta. —The committee on the sail¬
ing regatta to take place July 4th, have made the following
changes:—The amount of the first prize for sloops has been
reduced from $150 to $100, and the second prize from $75
to $50.

The sum of $75 thus reduced will be used as prizes in a
special race for fishing boats, to take place immediately
after the second race, for yachts. The boats must measure
twenty-five and less than forty feet in length. The first
prize is fixed at $50 and the second prize $25. In this race
no allowance will be made for measurement

—A large party of gentlemen assembled on the deck of
the magnificent; steamer Rhode Island, aon Saturday, at
1 P. M., to enjoy a trip to Stonington by r daylight. Among
the number were prominent representatives of our great
railroad lines, and several members of the New York,
Boston, and Western press. These gentlemen were the
guests of the Stonington Steamboat Company, and were
invited to make the trial trip of the opening season. Upon
arriving at the boat each was received with seaman-like
cordiality by Capt. D. S. Babcock, President of the Com¬
pany, who" transferred them to the polite and courteous
attention of Mr. Ti. W. Filkins, the Generel Passenger
Agent of the line. At 4 P. M. the guests sat down to a
sumptuous dinner, served in the elegant dining room of the
steamer. After the cloth had been removed some very happy
speeches were made by Capt. Babcock, Messrs. JolinC.
Wyman, Rufus S. Andrews, Col. Home, and others too
numerous to mention. Stonington was reached in the
early evening, and after a walk under the elms of one of
New England’s prettiest coast towns, the guests returned to
the steamer and were soon on their way back to New York.
The city was reached at about six the next morning. No
trip is more enjoyable than this one, and to our readers
who are anxious to take a short rest from their daily labors,
we say try this excursion and it will repay you. The
elegant steamer Rhode Island leaves Pier 30, North River,
at noon, and Twenty-third Street Pier, East River, at 1
P. M. every day, arrives at Stonington by daylight, and
returning reaches New York by six the next morning.
The fare is $3, and for a short trip this one is unsurpassed
cheapness, comfort, and i.eauty of scenery.

—We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of compli¬
mentary tickets to the regatta of the Patapsco Navy, to be
held at Baltimore to-day. The Navy is composed of the
boats of the Ariel, Undine, and L’Hirondella Rowing Clubs.

S”v jffnblications.

Chapters on Animals. With illustrations. Philip Gil¬
bert Hamerton. Roberts Brothers, Boston: 1874.

Whether Philip Gilbert Ilainerton painted as well as he wrote, we
think has been decided Lon? ago in favor of the latter. Wonderful is it
how clever Englishmen are as art critics; but their power of portraiture
by words and letters stands generally higher than their work with oil and
brush on the canvas. “The Chapters on Animals” are written by one
Avho has the deepest and clearest insights into the life, nature and being
of animals. There is a fund of thought developed by the author which
prompts-one to see in liis descriptions of dogs, of horses, of goats, cats,
oxen and asses, more than the meagre outlines of soulless crea¬
tures. Pevphaps there never was written a more beautiful chapter than
the one where the author apostrophizes the ivory skull of a dog, the
companion of his younger days, and portrays the intense love that once
pervaded the animal. There are here and there interspersed anecdotes
of animals which are true poems. Listen to this: "A dog was bereaved
of taskmaster, and afterwards became old and blind, passing the dark eve¬
ning of his existence sadly in some corner which he hardly ever quitted.
One day came a step like that of his lost master, and he suddenly left his
place. The man who had just entered wore ribbed stockings; the old
dog had lost his scent and referred at once to the stockings, that he re¬
membered, rubbing his face against them. Believing his master had re¬
turned after those weary years of absence, he gave way to the most ex¬
travagant delight. The man spoke. The momentary illusion was dis¬
pelled, the dog went sadly back to his place, lay wearily down and died.”
Apart from the admirable descriptions of the brute creation, there may
be found in the book certain principles of art which must be invaluable
to animal painters. It has been a long timc|since we have read so admi¬
rable a book as the one under review, so sweetly, so tenderly written. If
the book is pervaded with a certain tinge of sadness, an approach to a
peculiar morbid sensitiveness, the love and respect it must engender in
the reader towards those companions, friends, or servants God has given
ns among the lower creation, makes the “Chapters on Afvimals” dear to
ns. It is a book to keep and read and to turn io over and over again, al¬
ways to find in it ample food for reflection. It is only an Englishman
with an intense love for animals and a familiar acquaintance with them,
who could have produced such a thoughtful series of essays as may be
found in the “Chapters on Animals.”

The Birds oe Florida. Original descriptions of 250

species of different kinds of birds. By C. J. Maynard. .With flne

plates drawn and colored from nature, rart 8.

This very valuable number of a work in course of publication by the
author now in Florida, contains a drawing of the Phonipara 7.ena. and a
history of this little finch, a full account of whose habits arc pleasing and
scientifically laid down. We do not hesitate to commend the works of
Mr. Maynard as deserving a^place in the library of every lover of birds in
the country, and we know every ornithologist will give it a place in his
portfolio of the rare and almost unknown birds of Florida.

Popular Science Monthly for July. N. Y.; D. Appleton
& Co.

In looking at the number before us we are compelled to confess that
among the so-called great lights upon scientific subjects that are placed
before.us every month, in huge tomes and long essays, no one stands be¬
fore the Science Monthly. Started for the purpose of the diffusion of
scientific knowledge of a high order, and always attractive in form,
though dry in detail, becomes rich, and even racy, compared with much
that we have to wade through in order to extract a few grains of wheat
from a peck of chaff. This num.ber has three papers;, any one alonfr
worth the yearly price of the book. We refer to “Telescopic Research¬
es,” “The.Genesis of Woman,” and.“Mental Evolution,”

318

FOREST AND STREAM

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Office: 30 COUIITLANJDTST.

BUILDERS OF

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Steam Launches & Yachts,

And their Machinery a Specialty, also Machinery for

TUGS, LIGHTERS AND STEAMERS)

Propeller Wheels of Superior Efficiency.
SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.

Fishing and Hunting

Readthe Following*,for the

Best Fishing and Hunting

RESORTS.

On Conway Division, Eastern R. R., Brook Trout.
Trains leave Boston 8:i5 A. M. and 3:15 P. M.

MooseheadLake, via. Dexter, Me., Lake and Brook
Trout.

Rangely lakes, via. Farmington, Me. 1 Largest
Umbagog lakes, via. Gr Tr’k to Bethel,Me. V Brook
Upper waters of Penobscot. ) Trout.

Grand Lake'Stream. } Lmd locked Salmon.

New Brunswick, Prince Edward’s Island and Nova
Scotia, Salmon, Sea Trout and Brook Trout.

Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 6:20 P. M.
Pullman cars on night trains.

Good hunting, large and small game in all the above
localities in their season.

For maps, faro;, tables, &c., address or call at 134
Washington, street, Boston, Mass.

Eastern and Maine Central R. R. line.

Geo. F. Field, Chas. F. Hatch,

Gen’l Pass. Agent. _ Gen’l Manager.

GUIDE

Moosehead Lake,

AND

Northern Maine, with Map.Ji

Price $1 00. For sale as follows:
YORK—Andre w Clerk & Co. 48 Maiden Lane.
iADELPHI A—John Krider, cor 2d and Walnut.
’ON—Bradford & Anthony, 186 Washington.

TTTANTED.—By a gentleman who lias
V V long experience in business matters, a position
in theClothing, FunushingGoods. Tailor’s Trimmings,
Grocery, Liquor, Cigar and Tobacco, Hat, Boot and
Shoe, or any kind of business. Is well acquainted in
the Southern States. References as to ability and
ho.iiesty . Address “ Capability.” P. O. hr.;r •!S3>.

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in season) can be supplied at reasonable prices
bv addressing J. FEARON MANN, Lewisfown, Penn
*-3m

HAZARD POWDEB CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in lib. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6J lb.

k6 “ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
and 5 lb. cans and 61 lb. kegs,

“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25,’ 121, and 6 f lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining- and masting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale afi»the office of the Company,

&& Wall Street, New York.

A. G. HAZARD, President,
Twos S Pope. Secretary.

'MmTBTKEHOE,

THE “INDIAN CLUB MAN,"

WITH

F. WROTE & CO., 114 East 14th St., N. Y.

KEHOE’S INDIAN CLUBS,

KEHOE’S PATENT STRIKING BAG,

KEHOE'S HEEL PADDED BOXING GLOVE,
(sent C. O. I), for seven dollars.)

TEN PINS AND BALLS.

Send for KEHOE’S Illustrated Catalogue. 114 East
1 4th street. New York. _ jnn253m

A BUCK FAWN, SIX
weeks old. Enquire at the
Stream.

MISFIT CARPETS.

fA 00D SECOND HAND AND MISFIT CARPETS, RICH Patterns, Very Cheap, at the

YJT OLD PLACE. 112 FULTON STREET, between William and Nassau. Sent home and laid free of charge.

J. & W. TOLLEY,

MAKERS OP

Fine only English

BREECH LOADING GUNS,

Offer advantages in the purcnase
of FINE GUNS, possible only to
the manufacturer, who trades di
rect with the sportsmen.

They therefore confidently in¬
vite comparison of their weapons
witn those of other makers, as re¬
gards Fine Quality of Material
and workmanship,'and more es¬
pecially shooting powers, wffiich
is our great specialty, and for
which we are celebrated the world
over, vide testimonials,which will
be forwarded with price and de-
scriptiive sheets on application to

BRANCH HOUSE, 29 Maiden Lane,

. Corner Nassau street, New York.
Manufactory, Pioneer Works, Birmingham, England-

Deer (or Sale.---

of Forest and Ste

Miscellaneous

PECK & SNYDER’S

Sportsman’s Emporium.

PATENT "SPINNING SQUID.”

PECK & SN YD ER

, 126 Nassau St.

No. l,SingIe Hook, for Basi l
for Weak Fi*h, 50c. No. 2, Triple I
"'Hook, for catching Pickerel or \
Black Bass, 75c. No. 3, Large
Single Troll, for Blue Fish, $1.00.
Samples Mailed on bbckipt or Prick,

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN OUTFITS

For Base Bali Payers, Cricketers,

Yachting, Boating*, Fishing*,

QUOITS, INDIAN CLUBS, DUMB BELL, BOXING
GLOVES, GUNS, PISTOLS, Etc.

Send for Catalogue. Special prices to dealers. Ad
dress . PECK’& SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

E l II. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591

. Broadway, N. Y., op. Metropolitan Hotel.
Chromos and Frames,-Stereoscopes and Views, Graph-
oscopes, Megalethoscopes, Albums and Photographs
of celebrities. Photo-Lantern Slides a specialty. Man¬
ufacturers of Photographic Materials. Awarded Firsts
Premium at Vienna Exoositioh. ieltlv

W. ». BARNUM,

Syracuse, H. Y.

Guns, Revolvers, Fishing* Tackle, Base-
Ball Supplies, Ac., &c.

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading gun
sent to any address for $40.

EVERY GUN WARRANTED.
Ammunition of the very best quality a specialty.

Hall’s Patent Greasers

FOR PAPER SHELLS.

T HE “CLIMAX” CREASER, combining*

Creaser, Loader and Cap-Expeller, forming the
most complete implement in the market. Is also an
excellent Loader and Cap-Expeller for Berdan and
other metallic shells. Price, $2 75. Sent by mail post¬
paid. Extra cylinders, 75 cts. Extra needles, 15 cts.
Plain Creaser and Loader—Improved Pattern.

Works rapidly and effectively. Price $2 25. Sent
by mail post-paid. Extra cylinders 40 cts. each. In
ordering,either of the creasers give size of shelf used,
nor sale by Gun Dealers. Address HALL & CO.,

40 North Duke street, Lancaster, Pa.

SPORTSMEN I

Your attention is called to the
OIL TANNED MOCCASIN, the
best thing ever worn by sports¬
men. Notinjured by wettingand
drying—always soft, and easy to
the feet, and VERY DURABLE
—being made of the
very best of stock and
warranted the genuine
. article, different from
f anything before offer¬
ed. With long legs

- and hard bottoms if

Illustrated Circular and Price List free.

FRANK GOOD,

1209 Elm st., Manchester. N. H.

For a first-class Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufacturer,
ESPENSCHEID, 118 Nassau street.

desired.

IMPORTER, AND DEALER IN

Breech and Muzzle Loading

SHOT GUNS,

Fishing and Sporting Tackle of every description.
Also, the new improved Parlor or Gallery Rifles, Pis¬
tols and Targetf Apr. 161y

FISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY AND BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Glued Bamboo. Ro'd mountings of the very finest
quality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele¬
brated JOHN JAMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.
A larpe lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
lected Calcutta Bamboo Poles. *~6m

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns, Bifles, Pistols, and Fishing* Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-ly

Thomas Sparks,

Shot and Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808.]

Office, JVo. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

SEND

And receive by return mail a cony of
HINTS TO ANGLERS. A little book
brimful of fun and useful points. 12
spirited humorous illustrations, by
Cruikshank. To which is added Hints
for Chess Players, neatly bound in
cloth. CLAXTON. REMSEN & HAF-
FLEFINGER, Publishers, Philadelphia.

i s W. TAXIS, AQUARIUM MANUFACTURER

and dealer in GOLD FISH, AQUATIC PLANTS
FISH GLOBES, &c 60 North Sixth street, Phila-
delphia, Penn. Orders by mail attended to.

FIFTY

CENTS

Ihcolhmcous,

Orange Sporting Powder.

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
to 7, packed only m sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser
sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
breech-loading guns, giving great penetration with
very slight recoil.

OKANGffiJDUCKlNtJ POWDER,

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 6J lbs. each, and in canis¬
ters of 1 and 5 lbs.

AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 12£ lbs. and 61 lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER,

The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 12£ lbs., and 61 lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and
i pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
uum than any other brands made.

LAFLIN & RAND POWDER Co.,

21 Park Row, N. Y.

(Opposite Astor House.)

455 SIXTH AVENUE,

Between Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth streets.

Supplied with the Choicest English Delicacies.
JUGGED HARE. WELSH RAREBIT. TRIPE SUP¬
PERS.

Everything served in BEST LONDON STYLE. Un¬
rivalled accommodations for Supper Parties Ooen
ftU night, GEORGE PARKINS, Proprietor.

lot oh.

TTINTOIV PLACE HOTEL
EUROPEAN PLAN.

THOS. RYAN & SON,

BROADWAY. COR. FOURTEENTH STR EET

East End HoteL

LONG BRANCH, N. J

JLi. B. SMITH & Co., Lesses.

Rates, $2 50 to $3 00 per day, including Board and
Room Special attention paid to Excursionist a
REGULAR DINNER, $1. THERE IS ALSO A

Nice Luuch Room,

jnne 258m

attached to the establishment.

Congress Hall,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

One Minute’s Walk from the Beach.
Hoard, ^3 OO per Hay.

N. T« JUDD, Manager.

Laird’s Mansion House7

LONG BRANCH.

WM. L. MclNTIRE, Proprietor

Iff ANY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED-
4A New Parlors, New Piazzas, Reading Rooms, etc
Terms reasonable. je253m

Central Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

O PEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAB.-
Liberal arrangements will be made with o-nests
for the FALL AND SPRING. Rooms thorouahlu
heated. Address H. C. SHOEMAKER, Prop'r., J
jun253m East Long Branch P. 0., N. J .

poparts for ^porhmen.

Hotels, boarding-houses and private families,in locali¬
ties which offer facilities for shooting, fishing and boat¬
ing, can have their cards inserted in this column at the
low rate of $10 for four lines for six months. Over
four lines, 25 cts. per line each insertion.

Rossin House, Toronto, Canada

SHEARS & SON, Proprietors.

This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports-
men from all parts of the United States and Ca nada.

F orest house, at stark’s falls, foot

of the Bog. O. J. Pel sue, Proprietor. Boats and
experienced guides furnished to sporting parties at
reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton, St. Law¬
rence Co., N. Y.

mROUT FISHING IN THE PENNSYLVANIA
-*- Mountains good. Send for circular. A. MAGIN-
NIS, Forks P. O., Monroe County, Pa. It

HE ELM HOUSE. A PRIVATE SUMMER H0-
TEL. CHAS. F. ORVIS, Proprietor, Manches¬
ter, Vermont. Transient board. $2.50 per day.

OARD* NEAR TWIN LAKES, FOUR HOURS

from N. York, via. Harlem R. R., and convenient
to depot, stores, churches and post office. Address
FRED COOPER, “Locust Hill Farm,” Ashley Falls,
Berkshire county, M ass.

ft RE AT FALLS OF POTOMAC, MONTGOMERY
ffT county, Maryland, 16 miles from Washington. D.
C., 7 miles from Rockville, Md. Best bass fishing on
upper Potomac. Hotel accommodations excellent—$2
per day; $9 per week. Address GARRETT & MAUS,
(Cromehn Hotel) Offutt’s x Roads, Md._je!16

I NTERNATIONAL HOTEL,

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.
J. I. FULTON, Jr., Proprietor.
Special rates to Boarders. jell6m

T O LET, AT PAMRAPO, a HeautifM

Place on the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Monthly commutation makes fare but seven cents a
trip—part of a nice house facing the lovely bay of
New York, near depot, to rent for $10 per month. In-
qnire at office of Forest and Stream, 17 Chatham st.

P AMRAPO—with its beautiful sheet of water
spreading before it, lovelier than the bay of
Naples ; its situation commanding a view of the Nar¬
rows—the gatew r ay of the ocean—forming an ever-
changing kaleidoscope of vessels homew r ard and out¬
ward bound. Its banks are dotted with the finest res¬
idences, and nestling also under its green foliage the
bright painted houses of the several boat clubs, the
Triton’s and the Bayonne’s, enliven the picture. This
locality offers inducements for health to the resident
and wealth to the investor, such as no suburb near
New York can do. Only 23 minutes from New- York
by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, from the foot
of Liberty street. Commutation only seven cents per
trip, monthly ticket. Lots and houses for sale. In
quire at Forest and Staeam Office, for Mr. Joseph
Haluock, for full particulars. _ je25tf

Established 1843.

Breech and Muzzle Loading

Sportsmen’s Apparatus,

• AMMUNITION,
Materials for Gun-Makers, &c v

Wholesale and Retail. Guns made to order, or r«-
Ipaired in the best manner.

ALEXANDER McCOMAS,

je 18 _ No. 51 South Calvert st., Baltimore.

H ome: home:: home:!!— ,

At Flushing, six miles from New York; 108
trains daily from 6 A. M. to 12 at night; a yearly com¬
mutation ticket free.

(Fare 8c. by package tickets.)

For sale, a French slate roof House, filled in witn
brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good closets; sewei
connections, with double plot of ground, guttered ana
flagged.

Price $4,000. . nmT>

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
invest in a home, from $500 to $2,500,will address Box
No. 142 Post Gffic*. obtain a free pass to Flushing »nu
fall particulars.

FOREST AND STREAM.

319

Boston.

fgortstnen s %aods.

J§£iscettmteous.

iscelkmcous,

VI. & C. SCOTT & SONS

Breech Loaders.

WINNERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873.
Scott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders. 25 cents
by mail Report of Gun Trial sent on application.

AGENTS:

WM. READ & SONS,

13 Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston.

Also all other makes. Greener, Westley Richards,
Webley, Remington. Wesson, &c.

A genuine laminated Steel Breech-loader, with im¬
plements, at $60,

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds for
shooting practice.

Fine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriages
Complete, as furnished the New York and Boston
Yacht Squadrons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

JQisi'dktifeoiis.

AND

SEWING MACHINES!

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
GUNS. Snap and Positive Action, with patent Joint
Check, a marvel of beauty, finish, and cheapness;
celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES—adopted oy NINE
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
throughout the world for military, hunting, and tar¬
get purposes; PISTOLS, RIFLE CANES, METAL¬
LIC CARTRIDGES, &c.

Also Manufacturers of the new

REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE,

To which was awarded the'

“MEDAL. OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
mium over all other machines at the great Central New
York Fair , at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprung
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualities, namely, light running, smooth , noise¬
less. r igid, durable , with perfect lock stitch.

U3§?“Send for Circulars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

KRUG -Sc OOPS

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY,

A. ROCHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada
No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers. 10 26

JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention.

E. II. MADISON,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fishing; Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Goou», &c.
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
or fine guns, &c.

ESTABLISHED 1849.

J. B. MeHARG & CO.,

ROME, N. Y.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Split Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal¬
mon, Bass, Trout, Trunk and Perch Rods, with
or without McHarg’s Patent Reel Plate. Sole
manufacturers of McHarg’s Gold, Silver,

Brass and Pearl Spinning Baits of every
description, and manufacturers of

Fishing Taokle in all its Varieties,

deluding all styles of Bass, Salmon and Trout Flies*

ALBERT C. KUCK,

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

importer of

And Dealer in all Kinds of

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,

REVOLYERS.

Skates and Sptoring Goods.

THOS.OTIS LEROY & CO.,

Patent Shot& LeadWorks,

NEW YORK CITY.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE CELEBRATED

American Standard, Patent Sifted
EAGLE BRAND

OF

DROP SHOT

ALSO

Compressed Shot

AND

BAR BEAD.

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Flies
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

SNEIDER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN

ALTERING

Muzzle-Loading' Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

S14 West Pratt street,

2g Baltimore, Md.

listablishe cl in 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

FISHING TACKLE!

50 Fulton St., TV. Y.

Green Hart , Split Bamboo , Log Wood , Fly
and Salmon Rods , a Specialty.

rnHAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
A created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last, season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $8; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST &LEE GAME CO., W orcester, Mass.

T. J. SELLEW,

DESKS,

OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURNITURE,

103 Fulton Street, N. Y.

FINE CYLINDER DESKS.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30, 1873.

Messrs. JVm. S. Kttnball dr Co.:

Sirs— A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declar*
to be the bast Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienmv-Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair
is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort ot
strongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send me forthe enslosed ten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Gennany. If there
is a German firm that sells your excellent “Vanity Fair, I
beg you to enclose me the address. ^ ^ Hmn.

Prnfeeeor of Anatomy in the Univenlty of Vienna

EAL ENGLISH BOXING GLOVES,

aported, and the best American Gloves manufac-
red by SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 46
aiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of two
fir; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.

P. S.—Good*

sent C. O. D. everywhere.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

FISHING TICK

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks. &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Bods, Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Fish Hooks., Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER,
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

IOI & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) New York.

CHAS. RELCHE & BRO.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &c„

55 Chatham Street,

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,
AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

CHAS. REICHE. 11-63 HENRY REICHE.

H. W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES

OFFICE AND WAREROOMB

Cures Sore Throat , Bronchitis , Neuralgia ,
Pneumonia , Whooping Gough , Rheu¬
matism , Chilblains , Strains , <$cc.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Ask for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell & Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St. , N. Y

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

Forthe coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20, £ $10,i$5, 1-5 $4,1-10 $2,1-20 $1

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR tb CO., Bankers,

11 Wall street. New York

F. GROTE. A. JOS. KAPP, A. H. GROTE

F.GROTE&CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK AND DOGSKIN GAUNTLETS.

Buckskin Shooting- and Fishing Breeches
and Legging-s for Summer and Fall.

LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS,
BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., Ac., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Broadway, IS. Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

19 N. William Street, New-York.

DR. FOWLER’S PATENT
Hard Rubber Reel-
“The Grem.”

Imperishable, Lig-ht as a Featheryfand
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and Hon. Robt Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents *'or the United States ,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

(fflo thing mid furnishing (§ood$.

ITHAMAE DU BOIS,

(CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St., Brooklyn.

Fine Shirtr, Collars and Cuffs to Order.

—AT POPULAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, .Maps, Music, Mechanical and Archi
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

No. 94 Fulton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

‘Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and Americau
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies, 4 —

320

FOREST AND STREAM

'iport until H (Bo a it a.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 30 «fc 33 John street, X. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEt & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON IIAND.
DIXONS & HAYVK&LEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.

To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces-
_ sarv in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Test.

This Vest affords
rangement yet in
rying cartridges,
so evenly distribe.',
scarcely felt. Car
carried with, the
this vest, which is-
tance when brass
as when carrying
head up the weight
en forces the wad

bad shooting is the ——— .v , .

In ordering send measurement around the chest.

Price $7.50. AGENTg F0R THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN TIIE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

the best ar-
vented for car-
The weight is
! ced that it is
tridges can be
heads down in
of great impor-
shells are used
them with the
of the shot oft-
forward, when
result.

NEW TROLLING SPOON.

In offering this Trailing Bait to the public the manu
factnrer feels confident he has brought this artificial
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial to es¬
tablish its superiority over all others for catching
Bass. Pike, Pickerel, Trout, Salmon Trout, Muska-
lon^e, &c. Three sizes made—No. 20 for fish under
3 pounds weight; No. 21 for fish under 10 pounds, No.
22 for very lai’ge fish. If not to be found at your fish-
in<r tackle stores, these Spoons will be forwarded by
the manufacturer by mail. Price $1.00 each.

JOHN H. MANN, Syracuse, New York

~ D. HODGMAN & CO.,

27 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT

India Rubber Goods

COMPRISING

Rubber Trouting' Pants,

Fishing Stockings,

Camp Blankets, etc.

Complete Sporting& GampingOutf it.

PHOTOGRAPHY!,

Out-Door Groups, Views,

YACHTS,

Horses, Dogs,&e.

PHOTOGRAPHRD AT ANY DESIRED PLACE, BY

G. W. PACH, 858 Broadway, N. Y.

Samples sent and estimates given on application.

TimdnslEitoYm).

251 AND 263 WATER ST., NEW YORK?

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

CelebratedAmerican Standard

Patent Sifted Eagle Brand

libJJH

-amo-

COMPRESSED

Buck Shot and Bullets.

MEAD’S PATENT SAFETY

EXPLOSIVE BULLET,

METALLIC CARTRIDGES.

Calibre—22, 32. 38. 44, 46, 50, &c.
r Also, BOMB-SHELLS for 12 and 16 gauge Shot Guns.
JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS, GUN D ALERS,
300 Broadway, New York.

[ Bmd for Chrmlar, describing effect on. Grizzly Bears.

[REMINGTON’S CHALLENGE

Lo'ng Range, Breech Loading.

TARGET RIFLE.

Price as above,.$300 00

Price without pistol-grip, $90 00
With orthoptic and bead sights, $65
“ “ “ “ 1 $4350

ordinary stock, ($4100

Extra discs, ea,. $2 50

Spirit level,.$500

Open bead Bar and Slit. Bar & Open Bead

FKONT SIGH'l.

At the “Long Range Match” of the “ Amateur Rifle Club” on the 30t.h nit, 6 REMINGTON and 12 other
rifles were entered. The score which we append below shows that the REMINGTON still maintains its superi¬
ority:

800 yards,

900 yards,
1,000 yards,

Average for Remington,

do. do.

do. do.

! 15
! 11 2-3

j 9 5-16

Average for * others, 18 2-3 i

do. do. 511-12

do. do. 81-2

Total average, 1

12

Total average, 18 1

Net gain of REMINGTON over all others, 50 PERCENT. At the 1,000 yard range only the eight highest in

-- „_ Remington '-, .. ,,

official record of the above. For full particulars of these rifles address

STILL AHEAD ! IF YOU WOULD WIN, SHOOT THE REMINGTON.

At the long range match on the 13 th instant for the Diamond Badge, Remington rifles Win the first, sec*
ond and third prizes. . , „ ,, .

The scores at which 14 Remington and 19 other rifles were entered, were as follows:—

Average at 500, 800, and 1,000 yards for Remington,.62^

Average at 500, 800, and 1,000 yards for others. .•-•*•*• .

Twenty-two and a half per cent, gain for Remington. “A word to the wise,” Ac.

E. REMINGTON & SONS, 281 and 283 Broadway, N. Y.,

OR ARMORY", ILION, N. Y.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean, to the-Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6tli June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“Resolved, That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an annshallbedevisedwlnc.il
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same tune possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every co?i$idsTcUiou, of public policy will rc*
quire its adoption.

Besotted , further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine. System have
so impressed the Board with the men’s of this gun.
that they consider it as more nearly fulfill.ag :fic con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now receiving orders for these guns,.and due
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery. . _ . , -,

The following is our scale ot prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmooi
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
o-eneral use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all pur rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. (t. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 84 Wall St„ N. Y.

SHARPS’
Breech-Loading, Metallic Cartridge,

Militaiy,

Hunting,

and Target

RIFLES.

EXCELS ALL OTHERS

-IN-

FISHERIES.--

rietv of Net Seine, Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake 1
Pond or River. AMERICAN NET AND TWINE CO.,

.MADE TO ORDER

for the trade. Every va-

Boston.

*5-6m

A ecuraey, Strength & Safety

No Premature Discharges Ever Occur.

Special attention is called to their LONG RANGE
RIFLE, weighing 10 lbs., for target practice. This
rifle won the AMATEUR CLUB MEDAL, at Creed¬
moor Range, New York, three times, making eighty-
one points out. of a possible eighty-four— best record
ever made on the Range. At same Range, Fall meet¬
ing, in “ All Comers Match” 500 and 600 yards, 75 en¬
tries and 10 prikes, the SHARPS’ RIFLES took five
prizes with seven guns. At the Opening Meeting,
Creedmoor, June 6 1874, Sharps’ took four out of six
prizes in the match for military rifles at 500 yards;
the first and second prizes being won with it by scores
of 27 out of a possible 28.

Every Rifle Warranted a good shooter;

Calibres40, 44 and 50-iOO in., of anv length
desired;

Charge of powder, 50 to lOO grains ;

Weight of balls, 230 to 540 grains:

Stocks, plain, also pistol grip and checked ;

Sights, plain, globe and peep, Vernier with in¬
terchangeable front sight and wind guage.

Price, from $35 OO to $125 OO.

Every variety of ammunition for above guns con¬
stantly on hand. Send for circulars.

Sharps’ Rifle Manufacturing Co.,

Hartford, Conn.

JOHN!'. MOORE’S SONS, Agts.,

June 11 300 Broadway, New York.

J. C. CONROY & CO..

65 Fulton Street? New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF

Fish Hooks and Fishing Tackle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
their goods.

clfliscelkincous.

-AND-

COLLIN GWOOD

ale

E

u

Toronto? Collingwood, Fort William
Duluth, Eort Garry.

Comprising the four First Class Upper-Cabin nowprfn
Side-Wheel Steamers 1 er ™

Chieora,

Frances Smith,

Cumberland,

and Algoma,

Having Splendid Drawing Room Cabins, in connection
with the

NORTHERN RAILWAY OF CANADA,

Leaving Collingwood every Tuesday and Friday

on arrival of Steamboat Express Train, with Drawing
Room Cars attached, • calling at

Owen Sound , Bruce Mines , Sault Ste „ Marie
Michipicoton , Neepigon , Silver Islet, Prince
Arthur's Landing , and Duluth .

Fort Garry and the North-West!

With direct connections at Thunder Bay with DAW
SON’S ROAD TRANSPORTATION COMPANY for
Fort Garry, and at Duluth with Northern Pacific Rail¬
way for Moorhead, and KITTSON’S RED ELVER
LINE for Fort Garry and

The lied River Country.

-o-

Pleasure Travel.

This route embraces the most enjoyable and pic¬
turesque Summer Tour, by making ilie circuit of Lake
Superior with the sheltered and beautiful waters of
the inside channels of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
and thenee by three hours’ rail with magnificent par¬
lor cars to Toronto, connecting with the Royal Mail
Daily Line of Steamers on Lake Ontario, and the
Grand Trunk Railway, for the THOUSAND ISLANDS
and the Rapids of the River St. Lawrence, for Mont¬
real, Quebec, White Mountains, Portland, Boston, and
all points East and South; and with the Great West¬
ern Railway and Lake Ontario Steamers, daily for
Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Suspension Bridge, Buffalo,
Detroit, and all points West and South-West.

Cheap Excursions

Will he made during the Summer Season, m the
months of June, July, August and September, afford-
mg ample opportunity for visiting the Great Mineral
Region of Lake Superior and the FISHING GROUNDS
of Lake Neepigon.

Connections throughout punctual and certain.

State Rooms can be secured at Central Passenger
Offices, Toronto, and all information given by

CIIAS. PERBY, 62 King street East, Toronto.

D. MILLOY, 8 Front street East, Toronto.
COOK, SON & JENKINS, Ag’ts, 261 Broadway, N.Y.

ADAM ROLPH, General Ag’t,
Northern Railway, Brock street, Toronto.

TheStonington Line

BETWEEN

NEWY0RK&B0ST0N.

Tlie Only Inside Route? via Providence.

THE NEWANDELEGANT STEAMERS

Rhode Island, Capt. Wm. M. Jones,
Narragansett, Capt. Ray Allen,
Stonington, Capt. Jesse Mott,
FORM THE FINEST FLEET OF SO UND
STEAMERS LEA VINO NEW YORE.

Not a Trip Missedjn Six Years!

Daily from Pier 38 N.R.,foot Jay st.

.A.T £> IV M.

SPECIAL NOTICE.— “A

ISLAND, will on and af’er JUNE 22d, leave Pier 30
North River, foot Chambers street, at 12 o’clock,
noon, and Pier foot 23 street, East River. 1 P. M.. ar¬
riving in Boston the same evening, affording passen¬
gers a sail through

Long Island Sound by Daylight.

RETURNING—Train leaves Boston at 8 P. M ,
connecting with the RHODE ISLAND at Stonington
at 10-45 P. M., and arriving in New York at 6 A. M
EXCURSION' TICKETS to Stonington and back,
same trip, $3. L. W. FJLKINS,

Gen eral Passenger Agent. Pier 33 North River.

Long Branch and Philadelphia,

Via New Jersey So. Railroad,
COMMENCING MONDAY, JUNE 15,1874.
Leave New l T ork from Pier 8, N. R., foot of Rector st.

7:00 a. m.—For Long Branch, Sea bright, and High¬
lands.

9:40 a.m.—For Philadelphia. Long Branch, Waie-
town, Tuckerton and Bridgeton.

^ [F° r LongBarncli&c

4:30 p. m.—For Long Branch, Waretown, Ac.

5:30 p. m.—For Long Branch and intermediate sta¬
tions.

On SUNDAYS, leave 24th st. Pier at 9 a. m., and
Pier 8 at 9:40 a. m. for Long Branch. Returning, ar*
rue Pier 8 at 6-50 p m., 24th street Pier at 7:10 p. m.
E’are from New York to Philadelphia, only $-2 25.

Sandy Hook Excursions.

The steamers RIVER BELLE and JANEMOSELY,
leaving New Y T orkat7, 9:40a. m., 2:45 and 3:30 p. m.,
afford delightful excursions through the Narrows and
down the Bay to Sandy Hook, returning to New York
at 10:00 a. m., 12:50 and 6:40 p. m. Fare from New
York to Sandy Hook and return, onlv $1.00. jun25
C. P. McFADDEN, W. S. SNEDEN,

Gen. Passenger Agent. General Manager

NOFROGKo XRNO HORSE.

How to shoe Horses*

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar
Gqodenouqh Horse Shoe, 41 Dey Street, New York,

Terms, Five Dollars a Year.
Ten Cents a Copy.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1874

Volume 2, Number 21.

17 Chatham St. (CityHall Sqr.)

For Forest and Stream.

THE OLD FARM-HOUSE DOOR.

BY WAYNE HOVEY.

-TTTHENmemory turns to the days of our childhood,
VV gAnd fond,recollections encompass the view;
When sunshine and shadow each carpet the wildwood,
And fields are all covered with diamonds of dew,

’Tis easy for ns in such hours of reflection
To think of the country and home’s ample store;

To wander far back, and in sweet retrospection,

Again stand in front of the old farm house door.

c’Twas there that the violets in sweetest confusion,

Nestled close to the path leading up from the spring,

And roses and lilacs in loving profusion,

Bowed ’neath the dip of the swallow’s steel wing.

’Twas there that the sunshine seemed brightest and dearest,
And life was a bliss that should never end more;

While the friends that we loved were all dear, yet the dearest
Were those that we met round the old farm house door.

In the twilight of evening, in the first blush of morning,

When the lowing herd wandered far down in the vale.

And the shrill cock proclaimed his matmal warning,
Awakening from slumber the echoing quail;

No greater delight could be found than in viewing
The teeming expanse of nature’s great store,

And breathing the fresh air, so sweet and renewing,

As we stood looking out at the old°farm-house door.

In the evening of life, when our days shall be closing,

And the still, solemn night shall be fast drawing on,

When our eyes growing dim—and from labor reposing,

Onr arm shall be nerveless, our cheeks pale aud wan—

Our prayer is that then, when our Heavenly Father,

Shall make known His will from the bright shining shore,
It may be that us with the good He will gather,

And call us to rest from the old farm-house door.

For Forest and stream .

ffitom the H otottmc to the ilia

Life on the New Mexico Frontier—Snow-
Capped Mountains—Burning Deserts—Dried
up Rivers —- Rushing Torrents — Mexican
Greasers and Apaches.

A S a new sensation to tourists and travelers, we sug¬
gest that they put down for their “next” Colorado or
New Mexico, and if the trip fails to be remunerative,
either in novelty of scenery or incident, it will, in our opin¬
ion, be their fault.

Owing to circumstances over which we had no control,
we recently very reluctantly took our departure from the
National Capital, and turning thence for the far south-west,
stopping at Newport barracks to take charge of a detach¬
ment of recruits, we resumed our journey, and were soon
out of sight of the Queen City and on our way to the
“Future^reat City of the West,” which point we reached
that night and left in a little while after by special train.
The third day found us far beyond Kansas City, out upon
the wild prairie; every evidence of civilization, excepting
the railroad and telegraph, had disappeared, and instead
an tinbroken stretch of barren plain met the eye, an occa¬
sional band of antelope or herd of buffalo the only animal
life seen.

A-t night our progress was more cautious, necessitated by
the fires having in many places destroyed the ties. These
hres, caused most generally by cinders from the engines,
tguiting the sun and wind-dried grass, driven by the un¬
ceasing winds, are fanned into a roaring flame, and spread
w ith fearful speed. When seen at night, extending as far
as the eye can reach to the right and left one unbroken line
°f rushing devastation, it is calculated I o make an impression
oot to be forgotten. The fifth day, at dawn, brought us to
Reaver, surrounded by snow-capped mountains,with an at¬
mosphere of a temperature between summer and winter,
clear, cool, exhilarating. We were transferred to the Nar-
row Gauge Railroad, and proceeded down grade, winding
through mountain passes and narrow defiles en route to
Fueblo. We had an excellent dinner at Colorado Springs,

which is at the base of the eastern slope of Pike’s Peak.
At 6 P. M. we were in Pueblo, present terminus of the rail¬
road, 1,950 miles from Washington.

Of the journey so far we can only say that it was smooth
and pleasant, a mere excursion, with the addition of a finer
climate and a greater extent of scenery than can be enjoyed
in any other direction during the winter, Florida not ex¬
cepted. The change from the chilling fogs and wintry
winds of the north west to the balmy atmosphere of the
south west, is one of the luxuries of a winter’s trip. Few
of those who dwell near the shore of the Atlantic have any
conception of the delightful climate enjoyed here. Bright
sunshine sparkles over the prairie sea and nestles among
the declivities of the mountains; the earth rejoices in the
generous flood of light poured down upon it from morning
till night; the birds of the air and the beasts of the field
revel in the groves and pastures that stretch back from the
rock-ribbed and snow-capped peaks that pierce the ether
blue. Nothing in life or nature seems wanting; all is rich
and glowing and full of beauty and promise. The moun¬
tains, barren as they appear, are strangely fantastic in form
and wonderfully rich in coloring. The full swell of the
wind, unobstructed for hundreds of miles, falls like the
majestic peal of old ocean upon embattlements of solid
rock.

Beyond, beautiful islands of trees loom up over the bright
sparkling prairie, barren of foliage, yet picturesque in the
tints of the southern horizon, a luxury of lights and shad¬
ows, a balmy atmosphere, broad, infinite distances of land¬
scape. One day was required to complete our outfit at
Pueblo. At starting the command stood as follows:—
Twenty-one mules, three wagons, three dogs, one hundred
and thirteen rank and file, one officer. To all contemplat¬
ing a visit to New Mexico, our advice is to bring with them
every thing usually required on a trip through a country
far removed from civilization. They will learn after a
short expedition that this is an extensive country, prolific
in reptiles and the precious metals, exhilarating atmosphere
and magnificent scenery, but either or all of which will be
found indifferent as means of subsistence. After, our de¬
parture from Pueblo we traveled slowly for the first few
days, that things might get settled into shape. Along the
road we saw quantities of geese and quail, and generally
succeeded, with our Remington breechloader, in getting a
good supply during the day, and at night spread our
blankets around the camp fire and lay down to pleasant
slumber.

At Chucharas Creek, about one hundred miles south of
Pueblo, we very unexpectedly came across the Chief of the
Utes, who had returned from Washington, where we had
last seen him. He had returned to his people with a fund
of wonderful adventures. His account of the antelope,
{Giraffe,) he had seen in the east, that could stand on one
side of a fence and eat grass from the other side, was rich;
the wonderful feats he had seen performed at the circus
astonished his listeners beyond measure. The fifth day ©ut
from Pueblo, we passed Trinnadad and camped on Rattom
Pass, the dividing line between Colorado and New Mexico.
On the tenth day we came in sight of Fort Union, and it
was with emotions of national pride that we gazed upon
the glorious flag of our Union as it swelled out to the even¬
ing breeze from the flag-staff that rose above the plain. In
half an hour we reached the fort, where we were received
with great kindness and hospitality. We had marched two
hundred and twelve miles in ten days, and we were not
slow to enjoy the luxury of a bath, a change of raiment,
and a Thanksgiving dinner. We remained ten days at
Fort Union, at the expiration of which time, all being-
ready, damages to our transportation repaired, stores laid
in. arms and ammunition obtained for the entire command,
letters written home, we bade good-by to our hospitable
comrades at the fort and resumed our journey.

The second day out we reached Las Vegas, the last vil¬
lage on our road. Here was the jumping off place. Be¬
yond this, for two hundred miles, we were at the mercy of
the sands and storms and burning suns of New Mexico.
Before us. as far as the eye could reach, stretched vast

deserts dotted with mesquit, sage, grease-wood and cactus,
and distant ranges of mountains ragged and barren, the
head waters of the Rio Peacos. This wild stream of the
desert, along the banks of which we traveled, flows in a
south easterly direction for over seven hundred miles,
through south-western Texas, across the Llano Estacado
and empties into the Rio Grande. A glaring sand bottom,
through which, in shallow veins, the bitter alkaline water
coursed, leaving here and there patches of quicksand; rest¬
ing places for water fowl. The smallest of the species of
sandpiper were here in numbers. Desert mesas, sand bot¬
toms, and arroyas formed the characteristic features of our
journey down the Rio Peacos for two hundred miles. The
redeeming feature of this lonely and seemingly barren
country was the abundance of wild game peculiar to the
southwest. Bands of antelope were in sight daily; an oc¬
casional deer was seen. We started up coyotes from every
arroya and canon. If we did not feast upon milk and
honey we certainly lived on very good substitutes, which
were seasoned with that camp luxury—good fat pork,
spiced with excitement, and relished by daily exercise.
One hundred and seventy miles from Fort Union, and
thirty miles south from old Fort Sumner (abandoned), we
enjoyed the excitement of a buffalo chase, and succeeded
in killing two bulls after a long run over arroyas, sand hills
and canons; it was a mad, wild race for miles, but fortu¬
nately they took our direction, and as we had partially
committed ourselves to a. hunt, should any buffalo appear,
no restraint was placed upon the command when a small
herd of seven crossed our road. Judging from the observa¬
tions overheard in camp that night, “the recruits didn’t
want any more .buffalo hunting !”

It was with a sense of relief that we approached the Rio
Hondo and left behind us the turbid, sickening, milky
alkaline waters of the Rio Peacos; nor will we soon forget
our experience of its quicksands and current, its barren
mountains and stretches of sand deserts, where the blaze
of the sun, the unobstructed sweeps of the winds across
the distances immense, and all the associations of this wil¬
derness impressed us most painfully. It was with more than
pleasure that we departed from a region of robbery and
assassination. The land of the Apache and Coyote, where
the bones of the dead are seldom left to tell the tale; where
every canon is a natural fortification, and every chapperal
and clump of thorny cactus a hiding place for an enemy.
Farewell, and may it be forever,to your burning sands and
savage race, where the silence of utter desolation reigns
supreme! Upon reaching the Rio Hondo, a beautiful
mountain stream full of trout, and the winter home of
great numbers of aquatic fowl,our course was changed from
southeast to due west, and for one hundred miles we fol¬
lowed up this peculiar brook. Owing to the great fall from
its source in the Sierra Blanca to where it mingles its trans¬
lucent waters with those of the muddy Peacos, it has cut
its channel far down below the surface of the narrow
valley of the same name, which it follows. Seen at a short
distance it would not be supposed that the ragged line of
small brush visible marked the course of a rushing mountain
stream ,but upon inspection you find this brush to be tops
of trees, and below, forty feet in some places, between nar¬
row and abrupt banks flows the limped waters flecked with
sunshine and deep shadows; a delightful change from the
inhospitable desert left behind. The Sierra Blanca and
El. Capitan, seen from the point of junction of the Rio
Hondo with the Rio Peacos, appear isolated peaks rising
from the plain, and present prominent and picturesque
black landmarks for one hundred miles; the Capitan,
as midnight; the Sierra Blanca white with snow.

Our journey up the Rio Hondo was as pleasant as could
have been desired. The weather was, as usual, quite de-
liglitful—soft, balmy sunshine during the day; clear and
frosty at night. It was a perfect luxury to breathe such
pure soft air as we enjoyed in the middle of December,
when our friends in the northeast were freezing amid the
ice and 6now of a northern winter.

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shifting scene developed its peculiar beauties. Mountains
arose abruptly on either side, hedging in the narrow way,
in some places there being barely space for the wagons be¬
tween the bank of the Rio Hondo upon one side and the
rocky wall upon the other, the one murmuring a song on
its way to the sea—the other towering majestically in
silence above. The glorious sun-rises were only equalled
by the lovely sun-sets. A land to delight the painter and
drive mad the poet. Ye who love the haunts of nature,
come to the valley of the Rio Hondo and be happy. We
arrived at Fort Stanton on Christmas Eve and were well
prepared by our long march to enjoy the hospitality of our
army friends, and right royally did we feast; forestand
stream had contributed to the occasion twenty black-tailed
deer, over one hundred wild turkeys, geese, duck, curlew,
and trout in great abundance.

We had hoped that this would be the end of our march,
and had planned several hunting and fishing excursions,
when we received orders to proceed on to the Rio Grande,
one hundred and sixty miles south-west, via the Mai Pais
Desert, known by some as the “White Sands.” These
sands are white as drifted snow; they extend for forty
miles from north to south by ten to twenty east and west;
they are a series of mounds or low hills ranging from
twenty to one hundred feet in height. They are disinte¬
grated gypsum, as you will see by the sample I send you by
mail. The Sierra Blanca and Sacramento Mountains ex¬
tend north and south, on the eastern side of these sands,
the San Andres and Organ Mountains on the west.

The second day from the Mai Pais Desert we passed be¬
tween the San Andres and Organ Mountains by San Andres
pass, and the evening of the same day arrived at the Rio
Grande, two thousand seven hundred miles from Washing¬
ton, seven hundred and thirty-five miles marched from the
terminus of the railroad in thirty days. Orville.

[The sample of gypsum is before us, and as we contem¬
plate its yielding gritty nature, affording no foothold on the
weary march we can appreciate the toil of that forty-mile
journey, and also the painfulness to the eyes, of the glare
that must render frequent applications of damp powder to
the nose necessary to prevent blindness.— Ed. J

For Foresi and Stream.

LAND LOCKED SALMON.

THE GRAND LAKE STREAM.

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B Y your request I will give you the result of our trip to
Grand Lake Stream. My intention was to extend the
trip to the Provinces, but finding fishing so entirely satis¬
factory at Grand Lake Stream^ I did not hanker for any
better sport. We left Boston May 25th, going by rail to
Calais, Maine. There learning that Mr. W. W. Sawyer,
Superintendent of the St. Croix Railroad from Calais to
Princeton, had this season placed a small steamer on Big
and Long Lakes, to run in connection with the P. M. train
to Gould’s Landing, where Grand Lake Stream empties into
Big Lake, I called on him and he at once made arrange¬
ments to make a special trip the next morning. We took
an early start by the first train to Princeton, reaching there
a little past eight o’clock, and the landing about half-past
one, P. M., having had a splendid run up the lakes,
favored not only with beautiful weather, but by the
company of Mr. Sawyer himself, together with two
ladies of his family. We found Mr. S. obliging and
courteous, and to say that the ladies were not agreeable
and entertaining, would be both ungallant and untrue, and
we acknowledge our obligations.

The usual preparation and delay m pitching tent left only
a short time for fishing that afternoon, May 27th, but
enough, however, to kill a dozen or more salmon before
sundown. Our partjq by the way, was made up of Mr.
Alfred Rowe, of Springfield, Massachusetts; Mr. Walter S.
Earnes, Somerville, Massachusetts, and myself. The first
two named never before trailed a fly over the Schoodic
waters, and were highly delighted at the good opening of
their first campaign at Grand Lake. I have little doubt
that they were playing salmon (in dreams) all night, judg¬
ing by the broad grin on the countenance of one of them,
and the almost boisterous laughter with which he was con¬
vulsed while handling and witnessing the “leaps” of his
first salmon. Fishing improved and our scores increased
every day.

One morning, on learning that the gates were not to be
hoisted that day, I said to Joe, my guide:—

“Joe, do you think there will be any one fishing down to
the little falls to-day?”

“No,” said Joe; “don’t think anybody will be there to¬
day.”

“Why, said I; can it be possible that among so many
anglers as there are here, there will not be some one or
more who knows there will be good sport at the little falls
to-day. with the gates closed and no logs running?”

“Well I guess nobody down there,” said Joe.

“Why not? said I,”

“Nobody here, (meaning among the Indian guides,) like
lug canoe,” replied Joe.

“Oh, I see,” said I; “you mean all the other guides here
are too lazy to carry their canoe down there.”

“Yeas,” replied Joe, laughingly.

“I think I can do some execution there without a canoe,
I said.”

“Can’t do much without a canoe,” said Joe.

“Well said; and do you want to carry yours down?”
“Yeas,” says Joe, pleasantly.

“We can have good sport there you think, Joe?”

“Oh yeas, good sport there w r itli canoe.”

I felt as confident of that as he did, but wanted not only
to have him confirm my belief but to see how he felt about
carrying down his canoe, a distance'to carry of over a mile.
I knew from the way he spoke he was glad to take his
canoe down if he could by so doing, give me a good day’s
sport. Now I did not think it worth while to lug a canoe
so far if the chances were more than even that there would
be others there, but I knew I could place great reliance on
what Joe said. Joe can speak volumes in one word. If
he mars the English language he never wastes it. I think
I have seen a more demonstrative display of affection be¬
tween Romeo and Juliet than l should imagine could pos¬
sibly take place between Joe and his. “or any other fellah’s”
squaw. He will never be brought into tribulation by his
gossiping. He goes straight at the point in speaking. I
shall never forget when once we were together I asked him
to paddle me into a little deeper and more rapid water, and
when there I insisted on sitting up on the cross bar of the

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canoe. Joe looked me calmly in the face; and with a
gravity and waggislmcss, for which he is noted, asked:
“Can you swim?” I never comprehended three words
quicker and better than I did those three. Accordingly, I
lost no time in replying that swimming was a part of my
early education, and immediately dropped into the bottom
of the canoe. I had learned that ’twas useless to argue with
him.

As I was saying, I can rely on him. I have tried him
well. We have tented together five seasons. We have
been in the middle of Grand Lake in a heavy north-easter,
with a full sail up in the canoe, when it looked scarey, and
when one of the guides himself looked ominous, and when
our canoes shipped many a heavy roller, drenching some of
the party, (ask Prouty.) We have camped on an island for
the night, to find, on awaking, our only paddle gone, and
“nary” a board with which to make another, anywhere to
be found. Another guide, by mistake, had taken it with
him on his departure the evening before. This was no
joke, judging by the strange mixture of languages and
worse grammar Joe used on that solemn occasion, in which
it is more than probable I joined. We were in a hurry to
proceed on our journey. We were entirely surrounded,
not so much by pleasing incidents and circumstances of
travel, as by water. We could both swim some, but that
wouldn’t do.

One may be mad clear through, and get resigned in a
measure, because he can’t help it. Such, I think, was Joe’s
condition, and I felt like a politician when he says “he is
in the hands of his constituents;” I was entirely at Joe’s
service. But he proved equal to the emergency again,
hewed out a cedar paddle and we were soon on our journey
again. But I see I am drifting away from Little Falls.
After breakfast i said to Joseph, and if we have good sport,
“you shall be a Bishop Joseph.” Our canoe was lightly
set upon the pool just above the falls at §£ o’clock. Sure
enough, as Joe predicted, no one was there. What a priv¬
ilege ! To be alone on such a splendid pool, with none to
foul you in casting, and no pork-slingers slashing round—
enough to frighten the spots out of the fish. We had
scarcely got pushed out into the current, my leader had not
measured its length on the water, before a salmon took my
leading fly. He'fought well and was landed, -when a third
or fourth cast took another,and he made my reel sing lively,
doing some smart jumping before surrendering, when he
proved to be like the other, a male fish. I saw at once there
was game as well as music in that pool. We would
scarcely get out into the current before Joe had to paddle
slowly ashore out of the current to land my fish, and in
this way I took nine males in succession, all about the*same
weight and of a dark, greenish color, all of which were the
gamiest fish I ever handled on the Schoodic waters, Then
came along, now and then, a female fish much fatter and
brighter color than the others. I ani certain that the fish
in that pool were the smartest I had ever seen. Why, I
cannot say. They seemed to vie with each other in seeing
which could leap the highest. One among them deserves
not only freedom, which he got, but speciaf mention here.
After hooking him he made two such brilliant dashes and
leaps, running full sixty feet, that he thrilled my very
nerves, and convinced me that he “meant business,” and to
become master of the situation if possible. He made one
more run, ending in a leap, which almost startled me and
brought forth from the stoic Joe an expression of wonder
and satisfaction. It was a different leap from any I had
ever seen before. Now, in telling this, I don’t forget that
more than half of the fish stories are not credited, except
with being inflated. I don’t forget that I once attended a
Sabbath school. I don’t forget that that “noble chocolate
colored man,” Joe, was witness to the contest and can be
interviewed relating thereto any time; neither was I ex¬
cited. He came out of the ivater much as a frightened
duck does when rising to fly, making very much the same
splash or sound, only instead of being head first he ap¬
peared to me to go sidelong and at an angle, which left him
at the terminus of his leap at least five feet high in mid air,
making a jump after coming to the surface of fifteen feet
sure, nearly going over the falls, and freeing himself.
That fish was a success, either as a jumpist or as a lively
and accomplished performer on “leaders” and fly tackle. I
should say that an honest pair of scales would accord him
three and a half pounds. I played and landed several more,
all of wdiich gave lively satisfaction; and when a quarter
to one o’clock we heard the whistle, (desiring to ride home
on the express,) I ceased fishing and counted up and found
the score to be thirty-nine, and no small ones among them.
That part of the day not employed here I fished around the
dam and took sixteen, making my whole catch for the day
fifty-five salmon. From that day I lost interest, not fishing
with that zest and keen relish I had done before, it being
almost a matter of indifference to me sometimes whether I
landed the fish I hooked or lost him off in playing, believ¬
ing half the sport to be in the rise.

The day before leaving I fished below the tannery, telling
Joe I should not keep over one dozen or one and a half
dozen, and when I had reached that number and began to
put back all I got after, Joe scowled (I had returned many
before) and twisted uneasily, but being “boss of that job”
I continued until I had taken in all twenty-three, returning
seven to the water to live and be happy, or make some
other sportsman happy.

“It was here,” says Joe, “where you took eight pair one
day two years ago;” and Joe knows.

The following day, June 5th, I broke camp and started
homeward, my companions having preceeded me a few
days; therefore, I cannot give their full numbers, both hav¬
ing had, like myself, excellent sport and good success, Mr,
Barnes having killed, the day before he left us, sixty
salmon, the largest number taken by any one in our party.
My record was for the eight days, two hundred and three,
not counting the little yearlings of course. Of my two
hundred and three fifty were returned to their native ele¬
ment. I will say here that I took all but one of my fish
with a fly, nearly or quite all around me using bait for the
first two or three days. Of the one hundred and fifty-three
I killed, and many more Mr. B. and Mr. R. took, we did
not consume at our camp more than two dozen, the rest,
after Mr. B. taking home with him to our Boston friends
about seventy five, we gave to neighbors, from whom we
had received favors, and to our guides, not permitting a
single fish to be wasted. I mention this because I am often
asked what I do with so many fish, besides, many hearing
of so large a number being- taken, might suppose our prin¬
cipal object was slaughter. Such is not the fact, our
whole party being unanimous against such wickedness. I
left Grand Lake two days earlier than I should have done,

more by reason of entertaining some compunction of cn
science against what seemed to me almost slaughter th»
because of becoming satiated with that kind of snov?
although I must say that since the day I bent my first, n
hook into shape, attached io a piece of twine, hare-foot ^
and bare-headed, I crept cautiously on to the old rickot
decayed log-bridge, spanning the little brook near the r, h
homestead, and fiddled my line down between the stir-l¬
and experienced my first “tug” at the line, landing mvfiAt
trout, (I didn’t use a pin hook after that,) and proudiv
marching home with my trophy in hand, down to this IGI
trip, I have never approached so near being satiated will
fishing as now. ° ” 111

I never expect to enjoy such fishing again at Grand Lak
It seems to me only a question of time when these beautifni
fish will become scarce, unless some further protection
given them. Would it not be a good way to have enacted
a law limiting the catch per day by any one person sav not
exceeding two dozen, and to fly and bait fishing?’ Indeed
it would not larcerate my feelings to see such measures
taken as to insure good fishing there for all time It can
easily be done. It is my honest conviction that ali persons
who are actively engaged in the propagation of food and
game fish, and the procuring of enactments for their nro
tection, are public benefactors.

In closing I may say that on my way home by the short
route up Grand Lake, Junior Lake and Stream, Duck Lake
and Stream to Carroll, thence by stage to Lincoln Station
on E. &N. A. Railroad, I stopped over one day at Sprino-.
field, and by driving ten miles to where I struck the Bas-
kahegan Stream near the dam, I took over twenty pouuds
of spotted trout, averaging over a half pound each. Tims
ends a most enjoyable trip. r t>

Boston , June 22, 1874.

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For Forest and Stream.

WOODLAND CARIBOO, OR AMERICAN
REINDEER OF NEWFOUNDLAND.

T HE interior of Newfoundland is an elevated tableland
not less than 2,000 feet above the sea level in some
parts of the northwest, but lower in the southern portion
of the island. This savanna country lias a surface soil of
fine black compact peat mould, formed by the growth and
decay of mosses, and covered uniformly with their wiry
grass. The plains are in the form of extensive gently un¬
dulating beds, stretching northward and southward, with
running waters and lakes, skirted with woods lying be¬
tween them. “Their yellow green surfaces,” says Cornfack
the only traveller who has crossed the island, “are some¬
times uninterrupted by either tree, shrub, rocks or any
inequality, for more than ten miles. They are chequered
every where upon the surface by deep beaten deer paths,
and are, in reality, magnificent natural deer parks, adorned
by woods and water. The trees here sometimes grow
to a considerable size, particularly the larch; birch is also
common. The deer herd upon them to graze.”

It is remarkable that neither reptile, serpent nor any
noxious creature is known to exist in Newfoundland,
although these are common in the neighboring continent
and islands. But bountiful nature has been liberal in
stocking the island with noble herds of reindeer, finer than
those of which Norway and Lapland can boast, specimens
of which are found at times to weigh six or seven hun¬
dred pounds. The vast number of deer paths which, like
a net work, seam the surface of the interior in all direc¬
tions, show that the number, of deer must be enormous.
Their great enemies are the wolves, which are continually
chasing them from place to place, especially during the
winter months, when the deer leave the mountains and
come to the plains beloiv to feed on the “browse” of the
birch. A few settlers who are in the habit of deer stalk¬
ing, go into the hills in pursuit of deer about the middle
of September, which is just prior to the rutting season, and
consequently at a time when the stags are in their best con¬
dition.

The migrations Of the Newfoundland reindeer are as
regular as the seasons, between the southeastern and north¬
western portions of the island. The winter months are
passed in the south, where “browse” is plentiful, and the
snow is not so deep as to prevent them from reaching the
lichens, amid the lower grounds. In March, when the
sun becomes more powerful, so that the snow is softened
by its rays, permitting them to scrape it off and reach the
herbage beneath, the reindeer turn their faces towards the
northwest, and begin their spring migration. They do
not move in large bodies, for in that case they could not
graze freely, but in herds of from twenty to two hundred
each, which are connected together by stragglers or piquets,
the animals following one another in single files, a few
yards or feet apart. The wdiole surface of the country is
now alive with the deer, as herd follows herd in rapid suc¬
cession, each led by a noble stag as tall as a horse, and all
bending their course, in parallel lines, towards the hills of
the west and northwest. Here they arrive from the middle
to the end of April, and amid the rocky barrens and moun¬
tains, where their favorite mossy food most abounds, they
browse till October. In June they bring forth their young;
in these solitudes, where they meet with a profusion of
mountain herbage, and where, as compared with tl*e low¬
lands, they are free from the persecution of flies. So soon,
however, as the frosts of October begin to nip the vegeta¬
tion, they turn towards the south and east, and repeat their
long march in the same manner, and pursuing the same
paths as when on their northern migration. Thus for
countless centuries, it may be, have these innumerable -
herds been moving along the same route, unless when in¬
terrupted by the Indians or the irregularities of the seasons.
Their movements are generally in paralled lines, unless
where the narrow necks of land, separating lakes, or the
running waters or straits uniting them, or intervening
chains of hills cause them to concentrate on one point. It-
was at such points that the Boeothics, or indigenous Red
Indians, were accustomed to wait for the deer, and slaugh-
ter them in great numbers. Not content with this, how¬
ever, they erected deer fences, the remains of which can
still be traced for many miles. Inland from Notre Dame
Bay and far to the northwest of Red Indian Lake, a double
line of strong fence was put up by the Red Indians, which
at its commencement diverged many miles. The southern
fence ran down to the lake, so that deer should thus come
near their own encampment; and the northern line of fence
was to prevent their escape near the shore. *Tlie northern
fence ran down to the River Exploits, along the bank of
which another fence was raised, with openings at particular

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places for tlie deer to 2:0 to the river andswin across. These
openings were called “passes. ” A number of men now go
within the fence, and from the wider enclosure they drove
them to the narrow part, or to passes of the river where
others were stationed, and thus killed the deer at their
leisure. These deer fences are actually seen to extend
thirty miles on the River Exploits, and how far into the
interior no white man can tell. They are formed hy felling
trees, and must have cost immense labor. The babe which
constructed them originally must have been numerous and
powerful, though now without a single living representa¬
tive.

The Indians, especially the Mic-Macs, have another
method of capturing the deer, which if it were not well
attested, would seem almost incredible. Some of these
Indian hunters will actually run down a stag. Only when
fat is the stag worth such an arduous pursuit, and then
only is he liable to such fatigued exhaustion. The hunter
will commence the chase early in the day, and follow it up
without intermission, and before night will make the stag
his prey without firing a shot. The stag at first easily out¬
strips his pursuer, but after a run of four or five miles he
stops, and is by and by overtaken. He lies down fatigued
hut is again surprised; and thus the chase is kept up until
the poor stag in despair of eluding his pursuer, plunges
into a pool or morass to escape, where lie soon meets his
.doom, man at length winning the day.

^ It is remarkable that the horns of the cariboo vary more
than those of any other species of deer, in fact no two
adult stags have horns precisely alike. Some very remark¬
able horns are to be seen in St. Johns, 1ST. F. One pair is
so lofty that when reversed on the shoulders of a man five
feet ten inches in height, the horns touch the ground.
Another pair has thirty-two points, including those on one
brow, another which is palmated, while the other is a mere
snag. These horns with just sufficient skull left to hold
them together, weigh thirty-two pounds. Others are per¬
fectly straight and have the brow-antlers of similar form.
The cariboo is noted for its tenacity of life.

Some years ago, a barbarous practice was in vogue
among the half-Frencli settlers who then occupied the Bay
of Islands on the western coast. The cariboo in their
southern migration, were in the habit of swimming across
a narrow part of a large lake called Deer Pond, on the
banks of which, at that season, were hidden both men and
canoes. When a herd had entered the water and swam
sufficiently far to admit a pursuit, the canoes were hastily
launched and the chase began. On coming up with the
deer, knives were drawn and deep gashes made on the
rump of each deer to ascertain which was fatest, and these
were instantly killed with the tomahawks, while scores of
wounded and bleeding animals were allowed to escape.
The slain, perhaps sixty or seventy in number, were then
collected and towed to the River Humber which flows from
Deer Lake to the setlement, some fifteen miles, and then
into the sea. As the Humber on this part has some rapids
and cascades, it does not admit of canoe navigation, and
the deer were consequently allowed to float to the settle¬
ments, where half never arrived; and many of these that
did were carried by the current out to sea. The savage
cruelty of these hunters met with a just retribution. The
deer forsook the route entirely, and now migrate by a path
far in the interior, where the cruel hand of man cannot
reach them.

On the western coast a smaller species of deer is said to
be occasionally seen by the settlers and is distinguished by
the name of “little black-legged deer.” They are supposed
to be the “Barren Ground Cariboo, ” or It. Qreenlandicus of
the naturalist. A fat stag of this species does not exceed
in weight an ordinary doe of the woodland cariboo.

The intelligent traveller, Cormack, who crossed the island
in 1822, remarks in his “narrative” that these natural
herds are the best adapted for this climate and pasture;
and he was of opinion, on witnessing their immense num¬
bers, that all that is required to render the interior, now a
waste, at once a well stocked grazing country, could be
done through the means of employing qualified herdsmen,
who would make themselves familiar with, and accom¬
pany these herds from pasture to pasture, as is done in
Norway and Lapland with the reindeer there, and in Spain
with sheep. When taken young these deer become very
domestic and tractable. Were the intelligent resident in¬
habitants of the coast, who have an interest in advancing
the country internally,, to adopt a plan for effecting this
object, under their own vigilance, benefits and comforts,
now unthouglit of, could be realised. How useful the
tamed reindeer might become to the Newfoundlander may
he imagined from what we read of the Lapland reindeer.
It can draw a sledge over the frozen snow at the rate of
twenty miles an hour. To the Laplander the reindeer is
everything; and in his cold and barren country, covered
with snow and ice nine months of the year, and producing
few vegetables, he would perish were it not for the milk
and flesh of the reindeer. These useful creatures are
mostly in a domesticated condition, about four feet high
and the same in length. A pair of them will travel in a
sledge one hundred miles in twenty-four hours. To their
acuteness of sight and smell their master trusts his life in
the most dangerous paths during the darkest, nights of his
stormy winter, and it is seldom that he has to regret his
confidence. Their flesh is eaten either fresh or salted,
their skins form tents, clothing and bed covering, their
sinews thread for sewing, and their tongues are a well-
known article of commerce. What has been done in Lap-
land in taming these creatures could be done equally well
in Newfoundland and on a far more extensive scale.

M. Harvey.

For Forest and Stream.

-BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, ADIRONDACKS

^ Cafe Hathorne, June 15, 1874.

A LREADY has the winter of our discontent yielded* to
-yV glorious summer in these parts, and the faithful tide
ot tourists and sportsmen is setting in toward the woods,
youbtless from now till November snows will your desk,
drawers and basket be filled with letters concerning the
delights and joys here experienced. We do not know of
any easier or more accessible entrance to the North Woods,
especially to the New Yorker, than the route we have
taken and always take, no matter at which point we may
eventually aim. Leaving Albany at seven o’clock in the
morning on the Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad we con¬
nect at Saratoga with the Adirondack Railroad, reaching
^orth Creek, its northern terminus, at about noon. Thence
stage to Dick Jackson’s, a distance of nineteen miles,
where we spend the night. This is the last place on the

route where one can experience the comforts of a good
hotel, although there is soon to be one opened at Wakely’s
on the Cedar River. Bright and early the next morning a
buck-board wagon will take us to Blue Mountain Lake, a
distance of twelve miles, over a road which has never been
submitted to the process of Macadamization. You remem¬
ber it was one of Macadam’s theories that a bog was pre¬
ferable to a hard bottom in constructing his roads. There
is plenty of substratum of that nature here.

At Chauncey Hathorne’s shanty will w r e find a smoking
hot fish-chowder in thirty minutes after we tear ourselves
off the buck-board, and, in fact, it were no bad idea to con¬
sume a goodly portion of this time in gradually performing
this operation. About twenty minntes is the average time
allotted for accomplishing this in safety. A couple of rods
from Chaunccy’s own camp, lies the one reserved for guests.
It is dry and comfortable, with the beds aired plentifully
during the day and nicely made with fresh hemlock boughs
at night. He expects to have quite a log house built by the
first of July, in which ladies can be accommodated, and to
this end has engaged the services of one of the first arch¬
itects of this township with a competent corps of assistants.
He says it will cost from sixty to seventy dollars and may
hug one hundred before it be finished. Now that we are
speaking of Cliauncey, we might as well say something
more of him as landlord, guide and good fellow. He has
been located here for the last thirteen years, and of late has
wintered as well as summered here. In that time he has
caught several trout, and tradition says, seen a fawn or two.
llis greatness as a landlord has been thrust upon him. Liv¬
ing in the woods first for his health, he grew fond of it and
remained for fun. Now his fame as an entertainer^of the
sportsman has become so widespread that he continues his
wood-life for business. He is still young, strong and gentle¬
manly in language and decorum.

His shanty is situated on the eastern shore of tlie lake,
with a most beautiful sand beach before his mansion. Back
in the woods a piece is his ice house, in which is always to
be fovnd a supply of fish and game—in season, of course,
for Chauncey, although neither a fish commissioner nor
game constable, is still very hostile to any interference with
fish or deer out of season. He may be a little cloudied in
his “resuscitative faculty” as regards the exact limits of
the seasons, but that’s all, and the poor fellow keeps no
almanac. He has been so long in the habit of doing his
own cooking that he excels in the art. His knowledge of
this region is complete. He knows just where every trout
has his abiding place in all times, and more than one tree
in the neighboring forests has an auger hole in it bored by
him. He is likewise considerable of a “schollard.” When
one finds in a hunter’s cabin such books as “Pascal’s
Thoughts” next to “The last of the Mohicans,” “Junius’
Letters” sandwiched between “Young’s Night Thoughts”
and the Forest and Stream, one regards the possessor as
a man of profound and varied reading, and such certainly
would we have regarded Chauncey, but for a copy of
“Paradise Regained” which lay in one cornor of his cup¬
board. That w r as too much ! “Pascal?” Yes. “Young?”
Yes. But “Paradise Regained”—never. The dying man,
who asked his chief legatee if he had ever read “Paradise
Regained,” and, receiving an affirmative reply, immediately
disinherited him, understood human nature. He knew no
man had ever read it. However, Chauncey does read, and
occasionally also bestows upon the public some wood-
knowledge in the shape of letters.

We perceive we have rather shuffled together our remarks
on the landlord and the man, but, after all, we have known
several landlords that were men. Nor do we regret speak¬
ing so fully of Chauncey and his beautiful home, for we
believe that in all these woods there is no better guide than
the one, nor more satisfactory camping ground than the
other.

This lake, we think, is destined to be the great point of
interest in the Adirondacks. From it one can go by water
to almost any desirable point. It opens into Eagle Lake,
where Austin, another entertainer of sportsmen, lives in
the house built by Ned Buntline. Here is buried the lat¬
ter’s wife, although one looks in vain for marble slat or
wooden stick. A tiny island in the western corner of Blue
Mountain Lake is pointed out as the spot where Ned was
wont to hatch his blood and thunder stories.

Eagle Lake, which is a mile long, opens into Ulawana
Lake, a very pretty sheet of water some three miles long,
and a favorite haunt of the deer. Within a week we have
seen a number on its southern shore. Below this lake we
have Marian River and then Racquette Lake. From Blue
Mountain Lake to Long Lake there is a more direct route
with four miles of “carry,” but even the guides when
traveling light, will take the longer and all-water route.
The trout in these lakes are very abundant and large. We
caught one on the 6th of this month that weighed 11-J- lbs.,
and a day or two before a gentleman secured one which
only fell half a pound short of our weight. The flavor of
the trout in this lake is superior. A little north of Blue
Mountain Lake is a little pond literally filled with brook
trout, and they respond most quickly to the fly. We took
one that weighed three and a half pounds. A plain, brown
hackle was the executioner. In the lakes trolling alone is
in order. The season here has been very backward. The
ice only went out of the lake on the 15th of May, and a
considerable pile of snow remained to see the month out.
For the next two months the fishing hereabouts will be very
fine. In the fall there is no spot in the Adirondacks where
deer and partridges are more plenty. Chauncey can point
out to you the place over yonder, on Panther Mountain,
where the deer “yarded” last winter.

If we have been too early for good brook fishing, we are
just in time for black flies. They are as busy as the little
bee, but tar and glycerine make their trade somewhat dull.
Their day will now be soon over and their close season will
be devoutly wished for by all handlers of the rod. The
interchange of ideas on different fishing and hunting
grounds is a worthy one. We all hold some one spot as
superior. Yours may be on the Nepigcn; mine here. If
you persuade us to test your ground, and we induce you
to try our favorite place, we shall both be wiser, if not
better. Of course you yourself know this Blue Mountain
region as well as we, but some of yOur readers do not, and
to them we confidently recommend it. Boyd.

—George Dimock of Barnegatt, Yt., has a biddy which
is somewhat inclined to be aquatic. She has chosen ducks
and geese for her associates, and has been seen to plunge
them into water, swim across the pond, come our and shake
herself like any old water fowl. In swimming she natur*
ally falls behind in consequence of her feet not being
well adapted for paddling purposes.

JP? W or H % Ip/irsf

—On Thursday, June 26th, the racing season at Fleet-
wood Park Course opened, with a fair attendance. The
first race was a dash of three-quarters of a mile for horses
of all ages, Minnie Mac, Erastus Corning, Scratch, Frank
and Nellie Devoe starting; won bv Minnie Mac by half a
length. Time—1:17, which was very remarkable time.
The second race was a failure. The stipulation being that
three horses should run, and only two horses offering, the
race was off. The third was a hurdle race, eight jumps in
two miles, welter weights. There were six entries, but
only two horses, Victor and Cordelia, starting. A beauti¬
ful race, both horses coming in together, and making a
dead heat. Time—4:03f. In accordance with the very
just rule of the American Jockey Club, it being a dead
heat, the purse was divided.

—On Friday took place the second race meeting at Fleet-
wood Park. Weather was unpropitious, though the at¬
tendance was fair. The first race was for the Stuyvesant,
House Sweepstakes. Two mile dash. Four entries, three
horses starting, Ransom, Lizzie Lucas and Utica; won by
Ransom, beating Lizzie Lucas after a gallant struggle.
Time—3:40. The second race was one mile and a quarter
for three year olds; four entries, three horses starting, Mol-
lie Darling, Scratch, and Erastus Corning. Mollie ran a
waiting race and won. Time —2:14. The third race was a
mile dash, four entries, and all the horses starting, Scratch,
Mollie Dailing, Aerolite and Victor. Scratch came in
ahead, winning in 1:45^.

At the Beacon Park Races for horses that had never beaten
2:26; on Wednesday 24th, a spirited race took place. There
were four entries; won by Barney Kelly. Time—2:3<H,
2:29, 2:28-1, 2:27f. On the same occasion, a race for
horses that had never beaten 2:39. Best three in five, in
harness. The purse was won by Dolly Varden. Time—
2:36L 2:38, 2:33*, 2:35.

—At the Beacon Park Races, Boston, on Thursday last,
for horses that had never beaten 2:34, mile heats, best
three in five, in harness, there were seven horses starting;
won by Lady Mac. Time—2:36, 2:35, 2:37, 2:35*, 2:35,
2:39,2:41. Same day for horses who had never beaten
2:29, five horses started; won by Annie Collins. Time—
2:33, 2:33, 2:35, 2:344.

—At Beacon Park, on Friday last, there was a large
assemblage. First race* was for horses that had never
beaten 2:40, best three in five; won by American Girl.
Time— 2:25, 2 ;22, 2:25, 2:26, 2:25.

—On Wednesday last the opening meet of the Waverly
Trotting Park took place, with two good races. The first
was for three minute horses, mile heats, best three in five,
in harness. Seven horses started; won by Adelina R.
Time—2:45, 2:45, 2:42, 2:43*. The second race was for
2:38 horses. Mile heat, best three in five, with six horses
starting; won by Eddie. Time—2:394, 2.41-1, 2:40.

—On Friday, at Waverly Park, for horses that had not
beaten 2:45, mile heat, best three in five. The race was won
by W. H. Farce. Time—2:404, 2 ;424, 2:424, 2:434. The
second race was two mile hurdles, eight jumps, won by
Idaho, eight horses contesting. Time—4:18*. The Con¬
solation Race ended the day; mile heats, best three in five;
won by Lady Penny.

—At Utica, on Thursday, the Ladies’ Stakes for two
year olds was run, Ino, Mattie A, and Nannie McDowell
starting; won by Ino in 1;484. In the one and a half mile
race, five horses starting, Katie Pease won in 2:43. For
the Hotel Purse, mile heats; won by Springbock. Time—
1:45 and 1:42*. On the same day the second trotting
matches of the Waverly Park Course took place. The
first race of the day was for horses that had never beaten
2:30. Six horses started; won by F. C. O’Reilly. Time: 2.43f,
2:36, 2:40. Second race, for horses that had never beaten
2:50; there were seven entries; won by Adelina R. Time—
2:40, 2:42£, 2:42*, 2:42*. The finishing race was for run¬
ning horses, mile and repeat; won by Gculd. Time—
1:52, 1:51.

—At Utica, Saturday, the second annual running meet¬
ing took place. From a personal visit we can speak in the
highest praise of the excellent character of the grounds
and the many notable improvements made there. All the
approaches to the course have been put in capital order.

Apropos op Cremation. —An old writer, Bertram, men¬
tioning the customs of the Florida Indians at that time,
says : “ The dead are placed on an elevated stage till dried
up, when a set of elderly gentlemen, with very long nails
on the thumb, fore and middle fingers, who travel through
the nation, take the skeleton down, scrape the bones, burn
the scrapings, and, after painting the head Vermillion, de¬
posit the bones in a chest, weep over the remains and then
lay them on the shelf for a year. At the end of that
period the friends and relatives gather around, take the
chest down, weep over it, refresh the color of the head,
paint the box red, and then deposit him to lasting oblivion.
An enemy and a suicide are considered unworthy such
ceremonies.”

Now, here is something sensible. Must we look to the
despised aborigine for an improvement upon our method?
Why cannot we compromise the matter with these crema¬
tors, and instead of reducing the whole body to ashes,
merely scrape the dry bones and “burn the scrapings”?
And only think how much more respectable to be scraped
by a decent old gentleman who lets his nails grow long for
the special purpose. And how cheering to a dying author
to know that his frontal will be red . That, one might call
dying for effect. What a consolation to know that your
bones, after being wet with the tears of these elderly gentle¬
men, will be nicely packed in a little red box, and laid on
the shelf, neatly labelled, “Bones of Tom Collins—or who¬
ever it may be—departed January 4th; dried and scraped
February 6th, painted 7tli; to be kept over A. D. January
4th, 1875. Peace to his ashes.”

—In our last, when giving the points of certain dogs, Ihe
omission was made of crediting the article to the Fancier
Gazette from which it was taken.

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FOREST AND STREAM.

For Forest and Stream.

A WORDJROM THE SHAD.

ELL, in spite of all your writing
Tales of how the shad are biting.

Spite of all your angler’s lies,

Of Norris rods and yellow flies,

Spite of Chalmers, spite of Prime,

Spite of prose and spite of rhyme,

Still we shad, no new way taking,

Nor our fathers’ ways forsaking,

With the hard-worked fishers siding,

Still into their nets are gliding.

At your graceful casts still smiling.

Scorning all your arts beguiling,

Spurning with a curling lip
Each light rod and slender tip;

Be your flies what e’er they may,

Blue or lemon, white or-gray,

Still we cry with fishy glee,

Still, “shoo fly, don’t bodder me!”

Think! your time for work is short,

Where is all your promised sport?

Where your baskets running o’er
With your captured silver store?

Ah! we hear your baffled cry,

That the rivers are too high;

That too backward is the season;

That, in short, with many a reason
Now you strive to hide defeat,

Not too frankly own you’re beat.

Poor humanity! From you
We have learned a lesson true,

And to all the finny race—

As we speak of your disgrace—

We add for all who understand it,

“ Don't count your fish befow you land it . ” At.oba.

S ^tiUut[e.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

THE ARRIVAL OF THE AQUARIUM CAR
IN CALIFORNIA.

W E are indebted to B. B. Redding, Esq , State Fish
Commissioner of California, for interesting facts
in regard to the arrival of Mr. Stone and his car, contain¬
ing the fish, at the Pacific State. Very unfortunately, all
the young shad were lost at Laramie. There had been
heavy rains on the plains, and the surface water was im¬
pregnated with the alkali which had run into the rivers,
and so changed their charactqr that the shad were killed.
However, as 5,000 shad had previously been turned into
the Sacramento River, and as the fish have been known to
have returned and spawned, the loss is not a serious one.
Out of three lots of shad two have been recovered, and
the fact that both Messrs. Green and Stone have each suc-
ceede i in getting through a large quantity of this excellent
fish, shows how careful must have been the precautions
taken by these gentlemen to insure success. All the other
fish—salmon, perch, black bass, eels, etc.—came through
safely. The lobsters, however, suffered. Of eighty shipped,
all died save a dozen, and these were not very lively when
consigned to the Pacific. At Ogden, Mr. Stone having
telegraphed for salt water, some 550 gallons were quickly
sent him by Mr. Redding, who joined Mr. Stone at Winne-
mucca, just in time to save the salt water fish. At Sacra¬
mento, a point having been selected in the river, the horn
pouts and eels were introduced into the stream. On the
13th of June the surviving lobsters were launched into the
ocean. The Penobscot salmon went to the head waters of
the Sacramento River, both Messrs. Redding and Thock-
morton acting as convoys. Let us not forget some catfish—
humble companions of this long overland trip—which were
introduced into the San Joaquin. Mr. Stone’s contrivance
for aerating the water was a complete success, and by it
the transportation of live fish in cans is greatly facilitated.
The axle of the cars has a band running over it which
works air pumps by means of a simple mechanism. Mr.
Stone was accompanied by Mr. W. Green, M. A. Perrin,
W. and R. D. Hubbard, young gentlemen from Cambridge,
who offered their aid to him. It is not to be sup¬
posed that the task Mr. Stone imposed on himself, of trans¬
porting fish such a long distance, is an easy one. To be
successful the utmost vigilance and no end of hard labor
is necessary. We congratulate Mr. Stone, then, and the
California commissioners on the fortunate termination of
their enterprise. _^ ^_

The Government Appropriation. —The United States
Fish Commission have got to work in earnest, now that the
appropriation has passed. The news of its passage was
promptly conveyed to the Commissioner, Prof. Baird, who
soon had the wires summoning a corps of experts to carry
on the good work. The season for shad having closed on
the Potomac, the Commissioner made arrangements to ob¬
tain fish from the New York shad grounds, near Castleton.
Several lots have been transported to other States already,
and we hope to give a detailed account of the work when
completed.

As soon as the season closes the United States Commis¬
sion will go to Holyoke for stock.

—It was not quite practicable at first, one day last week,
to get near our favorite fish stand, where we pick up many
a bit of practical fish lore. First, the rather narrow walk
before the stall was crowded by the curious; and secondly,
the passage itself was pretty well blocked up by a huge
fish fully fourteen feet long from the tip of his nose to the
end of his tail. We expatiate on the nose and the tail be¬

cause the elongation of the snout was over three feet long*
and the tail had a flare of about the same. The fi-h in
question was a fine specimen of the sword fish {Xiphias
gladius ), whoih, having been harpooned off the coast, was
drawing a distinguished audience in Fulton Market. We
say an audience of elite , for Professor Baird, happening to
be in Fulton Market, was attracted by the fish, and we
were fortunate enough to receive from him an excellent
idea of the sword fish. Professor Baird showed us how
the fish was closely allied to the mackerel, having many of
the same characteristics. “Cut off the sword,” said Pro¬
fessor Baird, “and you will immediately see the likeness.”
Having then, in an imaginative way, disarmed the fish of
his weapon, the resemblance to a mackerel was indeed
quite striking. The dorsal fin, Mr. Baird explained to us,
or the continuation of it, when the fish is young, extends
down to the tail, but in time this is worn off, leaving only
a huge fin in prominence. To capture this fish is a favorite
amusement down East, where the sport is appreciated and
where the fish for food is highly prized. The fish is fol¬
lowed in a boat, harpooned, and the iron of the weapon
being attached by a rope to a barrel, renders the capture of
the fish possible. Sometimes the fish charges with great
violence, and as his weapon is sharp and the fish strong, he
can run it through the sides of a boat. In the Mediterra¬
nean this fish is much sought after, and Sicilian sailors be¬
lieve him to be fascinated by a peculiar song, which they
chant when approaching him. In Boston and to the east¬
ward the sword fish is very much thought of as an article
of food, which shows that Bostonians are much moie ap¬
preciative of what is good to eat than New Yorkers. We
must assert that, having .by the advice of Professor Baird
secured some slices of the sword fish, we declare it to be
most excellent, far better than halibut or any large fish we
ever ate. The meat was light in color, delicate in flavor,
short in gram, tender and juicy, and better than cod or
ba s. It is wonderful how T much good food we turnup
our noses at.

The United States Chief Commissioner of Fisheries, in
addressing the Fish Mongers’ Association last week, men¬
tioned the fact of our fastidiousness, or how we very
stupidly followed gustatory fashions, asking “why we de¬
spised sturgeon ?” (New Yorkers, with cruel irony, call it
Albany beef) the Professor informing the astonished fish
dealers “that about the .best fish he knew of as an eating
fish (we suppose we express ourselves unintelligibly here,
and mean to say, a fish for us to eat, and not a fish to eat
us) was a nice blue shark, about eight feet long.” All we
can say is, that we would advise our fish-eating commu¬
nity next time a sword fish comes to market to try' some of
it, and they will find it admirable eating. The sword fish
feeds on fish, and his long sword is used by him to dash
into a shoal of fish and to cut up and sabre his food before
swallowing it. Mr. Baird explained to us the many wea¬
pons fish possessed which are often overlooked, especially
two sharp razor-like fins, setting at right angles with the
body of the fish, just before the tail, by means of which
some fish can slash and rip open other fishes. The rapier
of the sword fish, severed from the head, w T e have now be¬
fore us; unfortunately about afoot of it he lost in some
•lunge of his, but it measures now thirty-six inches, and
was certainly, when perfect, over four feet in length. His
gills were beautiful to a degree, looking when fresh like
the most delicate slices of watermelon, only closer grained
and more beautiful in their structure. A great error is
made in coupling together the sword fish and the saw fish.
The latter is a shark.

Jf istorg.

PINNATED GROUS E {Prairie Hens).

Peterboro, N. Y., June 22d, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

As the question of stocking some localities of our Eastern
States with pinnated grouse is being agitated, the following
may be of service to your readers:—

In February, 1845, I purchased three dozen of prairie
hens, which had been caught in Missouri, and brought on
in coops. Two pairs, an old and young I kept, the ethers
were given to persons in the neighborhood, and all, by the
way, died. Mine soon became quite tame, as they'were
suffered to run at large in a grass yard where persons were
constantly passing. About the last of March the males
commenced tooting. The old hen dropped her first egg on
the 8th of May, on the open ground, which I removed.
The next two days she spent in the greatest agitation, rest¬
less, cackling, and examining every part of the enclosure to
select a place for her nest. At last she fixed on a spot at
the root of a bush, on the very margin of some high grass,
where she scooped out a hollow, and deposited an egg every
other day till she laid eight. From the first she was care¬
ful to bend the grass over the nest on leaving, and after
two or three - days she plucked some long blades of grass
which she placed on the margin of the nest most exposed.
The eggs were of a dirty yellow brown, like a guinea
fowl’s, thickly splashed with purple spots, and about the
size of a pullet’s egg. She began to sit on the 25tli of May,
and six^oung were hatched on the 20th of June, making
twenty-six days.

The male tooted at all hours of the day, from early dawn
till latefin the evening. While tooting they were the most
ridiculous figures possible, less like birds than beasts.
They stamped on the ground like men endeavoring to keep
themselves warm; rustled with their wings like a turkey
cock; raised their tail, expanding it like a fan; lowered
their head with the long feathers on the neck standing out
from right angles with the neck to perpendicular; and infla¬
ted the bare skin of the neck till it was the size of a hulled
walnut. Wilson’s figure of them in the act of tooting is totally
unlike. The head is lowered and pushed forward, as I

have stated, and the inflated membrane is of a flesh color
not orange as he has figured it. He also states that one
kept in confinement did not drink, though a cup of water
was kept in the cage, but one day water being accidently
spilled on the bars of the cage, it eagerly picked off the drops
as they trickled down the bars. Hence he infers that in
their natural state this is the only manner they obtain
water. Now the fact is they drink frequently, and precisely
like the common hen, as I have seen hundreds of times.
Indeed, in all their habits they very closely lesemble the
common fowl.

They feed on all kinds of grain, but I observed when
oats, wheat and corn were thrown down together, they first
selected the corn. They ate the green blades of grass the
grass seed before fully ripe, and they totally devoured the
whole of a small patch of parsley, to the cook’s great indig¬
nation.

They eagerly picked the buds off all the shrubs in the
yard. It was very amusing to witness their attempts to
reach the buds on the tall shoots of the rose bushes, which
as they were pinioned they could not readily spring up to!
They threw their whole weight on the shoot near the
ground, bending it down, when they carefully, foot after
foot, walked along it till they reached the extremity.

Wilson describes the tooting pretty accurately. It seems
performed by one.inspiration, and two expirations ou-trov-
trou , the two last sylables long drawn out, and the head
pushed forward.

Audubon professed to have raised them, and from him
of course, we would expect much more accuracy. He
describes them as not only excessively pugnacious with
each other, but even as standing several passes with a turkey
cock. This may be true, but I never witnessed any thing
like this amongst mine. One pair of mine were old birds
while the other were birds of the previous summer.
Whether it was owing to this fact or not I do not know,
but certainly the older bird chased the younger one, who
never offered any resistance. The tame pigeons that came
to eat their food were never directly attacked by them, but
tuey threw themselves into the most ridiculous attitudes,,
which had the effect, whether intended or not, to frighten
off the pigeons for awhile. I gave a gentleman a pair,.and;
the female died. He then placed a bantam hen with the
male, but she beat him till he was compelled to separate'
them. He states the period of incubation at eighteen or
nineteen days, and mine, as I have stated, sat twenty-six.

The young would readily be taken at first sight for young-
chickens. They were much more active, however, and!
seemed quite independent of the parent, seeking their own
food very industriously. I never observed the female cal!
them together when she had found food, as the domestic
hen does. They seem to seek for insects amongst the grass,,
and I have often observed them, when but two or three
days old springing up to pick off something from the tall
blades of grass.

THE SPECIES Megalops thrissoides.,

■ Springfield, Mass., May 29, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I notice an interesting letter in No. 16 from S. C. Clarke, of New Smyr¬
na, Fla., in which he speaks of tarpuni, jewfish, &c, Last winter I made
a cruise down Indian River, out Jupiter Inlet, and outside to Biscayne
Bay, spending about a week there and going up into the Everglades with
young Tiger Tail, (son of old Tiger Tail,whom I also saw) then on in the
same boat, among the Florida Keys and to Key West. The boat was
the “Wig Way,” Captain Saunders, of Miami, 18 feet long, 9 feet beam,
schooner rigged, all decked over, and a most excellent sea boat she was,
as we proved in running out of Jupiter, through three lines of breakers
some ten or twelve feet high. One morning while at Sand Key, Saund¬
ers and I took the dinky, a little keel boat, very light, and he taking his
grainse and pole, we started for tarpon as I alwaj s heard them called
there. He poled along in about six or eight feet water, and we saw sev¬
eral but did not get near enough to Strike. At length throwing his pole
at least thirty feet he fastened to one. The pole, of course, came loose;,
he handed the line to me, and I had about ten minutes of very exciting
sport. The fish towed us in all directions, but at last became exhausted
and we lifted him in. He was 5 feet 6 inches long, 13 inches deep, back
dark green and blue, sides and belly perfect silvery white. I send you a
tracing of a rough pencil sketch I made on the spot, and one of his scales.
Not being a scientific ichthyologist I did not make a detailed descrip¬
tion, and have tried in vain to find the true name. Can you give it? The
last ray of the back fin is very much prolonged, as you see by the sketch,
I have it in my possession. The flesh was dark, raw, but white when
boiled and most excellent eating. Two years ago I spent some time at
Jupiter Inlet and caught a great many bluefish and cavalli. Is the ques
tion definitely settled whether the cavalli and the pompano are the same
or not? In trolling outside the Florida Reef we caught what are called
kingfish; these are very game fish, shaped like a Spanish mackerel, blue
and silver colored, weight about 10 to 15 pounds; but I was told often
caught weighing 50 pounds or more. Is this the kingfish of New York
Harbor? Several of the Indians at Miami had bones and flesh of the
manatee, And I saw one alive in the water at Jupiter, but only for an in¬
stant. Among the Keys we caught a good many crawfish, almost exact¬
ly similar to a lobster, but without claws and with very long antennae as
large as medium sized lobsters and very fine eating. Truly yours,

W. H. Burrall.

TRAITS OF SOUTHERN FISH.

Jamaica Plains, June 10,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send you a table of the time and place of spawning of some fishes of
the southern coast, procured from an intelligent observer at New Smyr¬
na, E. Florida. S. C. Clarke.

NAME OF SPECIES.

TIME OF SPAWNING.

LOCALITY.

Redfish, or channel bass!
Uorvina ocellala, Cuv¬
ier.

Sheepshfcad.&cm/w*- ovis.

Cuvier.

Mullet, Mugil lineatus.

DeKay.

Salt water trout, Otoli-
tus Carolinensis. Cuv.
Drum, Pogonius cromis ,
Cuv. “ fasciatus.

Holbrook.

Whiting, or kingfish,
TJmbnna Nebulosa.
Storer. Umbnna al¬
ba .

Brown snapper, Serran-
its erythogaster. Cuv.
Grouper, Serranus nig-

ritus. Holbrook.

Sailor’s choice, scup,
Hemulon julvomacula

tits. DeKay.

Pigfish, or grunt, Mici'O-
pogonundalatus. Cuv.
Pampano, Botkrolaimvs
pampanus. Holbrook.
Cavalli, or crevalle, Ca-
raux ds/eneor. DeKay.
Bezuga, or spot........

August and September.

March and April.

January and February.
July and August.

March.

May.

May and June.

May and Juno ..

May. .

November and Dec....

Shallow bays & inlets.

Mouths rivers & inlets

jin strong currents, on
the surfaces.

In rivers, in salt water.

In the bays and inlets.

In the ocean.

In bays and inlets.

In bays and inlets.

In deep water salt nv T s

In bays and inlets.

In the ocean.

In the ocean.

In bays and inlet#.

Omitted
April ..
March..

FOREST AND STREAM. 325

Aldermaston, Reading, Eng.

Beitor Forest and Stream:—

I observe in your journal of May 14th, that at page 216, under the head-
iing of “Aqua,” your correspondent remarks that the sex of goldfish can
fbe ascertained by the length of the dorsal fin. I was not before aware
of this, and must pay attention to it the first time an opportunity pre¬
sents itself. Your correspondent may probably like to know that the
. 3 ex cf carp, tench and pike can be ascertained by the larger size of the
ventral fins in the male. I should imagine the male goldfish, as they are
- classed with carp, would also have the ventral fins large.

Can any of your correspondents inform me how to distinguish the sex
m common perch? I only know of one way of doing this, which is at
the time of year they breed, to see which are milters, but at other peri¬
ods of the year* I believe there is no difference between the males and
females. In some ponds perch multiply so fast that they starve one an¬
other and none can attain any size. Where this is the case the best plan
is at the proper time of year to select one of the sexes and stock your
pond with them. I believe it is better to use the males for this purpose,
and they then attain a good size. But this can only be done at a certain
season, when the breeding time is coming on. It would facilitate matters
}f there was some other distinguishing mark. Your obedient servant,

Higford Burr.

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department of Public Parks, (
New York, June 28, 1874. j

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
June 27,1874.

One small Alligator. Presented by Bobert R. Gibbes, M. D.

One Jaguar, PeHs onca.

One white-throated Sapajou, debus hypoleucus.

One Hawksbill Turtle, Chelone imbrtcata Hab. East Indies. Present¬
ed by Mr. Eugene <4. Blackford.

Three Mili tary Macaws, Ara militaris. Hab. Brazil. Purchased.

©ne Fawn. !&red in the Menagerie.

There are a5 present to be seen in the Menagerie a herd of 12 giraffes,
ttiieJargestaamber of these animals ever seen together in this country.

_ W. A. Conklin.

Woodland, Wtturn and garden.

THE WISTARIA SINENSIS.

“Fast he stealeth on, though he wears no wings,

And a staunch, old heart has he!

How closely he twineth, how tightly he clings
To his friend the huge oak tree!

And slyly he traileth along the ground,

And his leaves he gently waves;

And he joyously twines and hugs around
The rich mould of dead men’s graves.”

O UR attention was first called to the many meritorious
qualities of the Wistaria sinensis in the year 1846,
since which time we have given our especial observation
and study to this always beautiful climber.* Since the
time our attention was first called to the cultivation of this
hardy climber we have seen many fine plants of the same*
growing well and luxuriantly in many of our large cities. .
One of the finest specimens I ever saw was growing at
Tliorburn’s Astoria Gardens—a remarkably fine flower of
the first magnitude.

Taking into consideration the ease with which this fine
floral ornament may be grown, we arc astonished that
more of them are not cultivated. We are glad to know
that frym the year 1849 to the present time there has been
;stn increasing interest felt in this plant. We have often
been told by those enquiring for this plant, and by others
‘to whom we have recommended it, that they could rot
make it grow; it was a sure failure on their hands.

It is ^ plant well adapted to use for porticos—to cover
summer houses and arbors, and may be seen creeping high
up on the front of many of the palatial dwellings of New
York and Brooklyn. It is a glorious sight to behold in the
early spring mornings in May, when its pendant flowers
hang like so many gems, and sparkle in the morning sun¬
light. It is not only a morning beauty, but an evening
delight, when it throws forth its odorous perfume without
stint.

Avery remarkable property of the Wistaria sinensis is that
it blossoms before it sends out its green leaves; first the
buds, then the blossoms, burst at once upon your sight.
Afterwards the glossy, green shining leaves come out,
seeming to take the fullest'time to develop the whole beauty
and perfection of the plant. Being a perfectly hardy plant
it may be placed in what are termed the most common situ¬
ations, and will live and grow well in soils that other plants
would shrivel and die in. It may be cultivated in very
many ways, and some of them picturesque and very
unique. For the information of our readers we shall no¬
tice some of the forms and aspects under which this rare
*climber may give both grandeur and beauty to the palace
and the cottage, the garden and the lawn; for under all
these different forms of culture have we used and recom¬
mended for ornament the Wistaria sinensis.

For a large sized greenhouse or conservatory I know of
fio prettier plant than this, but being a vigorous grower and
a great traveller, it always after a good start inclines to
progress' rapidly on its journey. It would seem to one
looking at this plant in situations particularly adapted to
its grand development, that like the humble grasses at our
feet, whose mission we recognize to be to cover the earth
with a carpet of green, so the Wistaria sinensis throws its
great rambling arms and feelers, like some huge vegetable
cuttle, to entwine within its grasp every stray twig it may
rest upon. Then, having covered the summer frame of
largest dimensions, how it lovingly clings to its mystic sup¬
port, and fairly laughs in myriads of blue and purple blos¬
soms.

As we have before stated, this plant is not at all particu¬
lar as to where it is planted. It is one of the few much
aeglected plants that have learned to take care of them¬
selves, and it has a wonderful adaptation to almost any

Strp' V ° ladie , 9 ’ who style themselves “constant readers of Forest and
' vi y Had to-day a full answer to their enquiries sis to the merits
raocie of cultivation of this magnificent plant.

location. I have cultivated this plant as a large shrub and
as a pole plant with good success. All that is requisite and
particularly needed to have a good plant is to know how to
prune it properly. This is done by first choosing a strong
cane and tying it up closely and straight to a pole of the
height you desire your tree to be. If for a dwarfish tree,
your height will be say five feet from the ground; here you
will form your head, and you will be careful to remember
that in order to have a good tree it is absolutely necessary
that this pruning be rigidly followed, and your plant care¬
fully watched. If not, then the experience of all our years
of study will prove of not the least benefit to our readers. J
In this connection I would state if any are too timid to 5
produce a fine Wistaria tree upon the lawn (a finer object \
is rarely seen), they may take a goodly sized crock or pail j
and commence their work out of sight of the travelling J
world. Having grown a fine pot dwarf Wistaria —which J
you can do as well as ourself by following the above ]
method—you can sink your pot out upon the lawn in a po- j
sition where a good background of green hemlock or arbor /
vitae will add a new lustre to the pendant flowers of purple
and white. The pot culture is very nearly the same as that
pursued with them on the lawn.

Why I am particular as to pruning is, that this plant has
a habit of its own—a very wilful way of flinging out long
arms of quite weak shoots, and these form at a very early
period of the growth of the plant. This habit has been
the means of the plants being thrown away in many in¬
stances as good for nothing. As soon as a layered branch
of this plant has become a plant of itself by rooting, as it
readily does, from the point of connection with the ground
(always make a cut at this point in the layered branch say
half way through) it will begin to send out these feelers or
tenuous branches which are natural to the plant. Now is
your time to determine the future of your tree, shrub, or
running vine. If you wish a tree form, prune all those
ramblers off, until you form a stalk for your tree. Now
for the head. Cut off square just above three or four good
strong shoots; never leave more than five, and shorten
these in to say one foot. Now you will he sure to keep
shoots, and all others that spring from them, cut back very
cldsely at least every year, and the first year I have found
it well to cut back two or three times in the season. By a
similar course of treatment, varying a little only with the
desired form, you can have very fine plants for the con¬
servatory, the piazza, and ornaments for the greenhouse
and out of doors. It were quite impossible to give you all
the descriptions in one or two papers upon this plant, or
the fine capabilities it affords the amateur and educated
cultivator to produce elegant and valuable specimens of
landscape adornments.

As an ornamental plant of the decorative order, I have
used the Wistaria often and successfully as to capability
for suitably accommodating itself to pillars of wood or
iron. In fact, anything makes it of great value to every
one who loves flowers. In garden use, Avhere an arch can
be thrown across a path leading into a grove, or near to a
covered seat, I have found that a Wistaria on one side, and
a fine exotic climbing rose, or even our home prairie'rose,
made a very beautiful combination and a delight to every
beholder. So with a pillar, upon which a bird house for
the martens could be placed, at the base of which a rose
and a Wistaria grow lovingly together, is worth all your
time, care, and cash expended. Try it, and you will be¬
lieve it and rejoice in it.

In treating the Wistaria, when it has been brought to the
desired form by pruning, develope the bearing shoots or
spurs at the height of twelve feet, then such numbers of
lateral branches about one foot in length, that when it lias
reached this state it will bear only blooming spurs; and if
by force of growth it should send out a few long branches
it will not harm the plant, and they can be romoved en¬
tirely, or cut back in the spring.

Our friends cannot fail to be pleased with this plant and
its cultivation. Why, it is so easy we are truly sorry to
hear that so little has* been thought of this prince of the
boulevards—this pride of the garden. In our next paper
we shall finish with the Wistaria , and give you some inter¬
esting notes, facts, anecdotes, and peculiar modes of pot
ting, dwarfing, treeing, and miscellaneous culturing perti¬
nent to this peculiar and rare plant.

Ollipod Quill.

Answer to Enquiries. —“How shall I protect my rose
bed in winter?” To this enquiry of an amateur rose grower,
though a little out of season, we answer:—As cold weather
draws near, and thp leaves of your plants begin to fall,
you will carefully cut back all your rose plants (your judg¬
ment must now govern your knife), and tie back to a stake
all the struggling shoots. Now give the bed a dressing of
from three to five inches all over the top, and around the
plants, with a compost made from the following articles:—
Coarse manure, two parts; forest leaves, two parts; old sod
soil, one part; and road sand, one part. Mix these well
together, and you will find you not only have a sure pro¬
tection for the winter, but a fine manure for the spring.
When you remove from the bed one half of the above
compost you are all right for the next season.

Ollipod Quill.

—The bamboo, generally supposed to be one of the most
inoffensive of vegetables, is said to contain a poison which
the “natives of Java use against their enemies. It is ob¬
tained by cutting the bamboo at a joint, and detaching
from the saucer-shaped cavity some small black filaments,
covered with almost imperceptible needles. The filaments
constitute the venom, against which no remedy has been
found to act.

J %ht H enml.

For Forest and Stream.

DOGS FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF GAME

I N the discussion of the relative merits of field sports¬
men’s dogs, which I am much pleased to see has re¬
cently received considerable impetus from the very able
manner in which the general subject has been treated in your
valuable paper, I am disposed to think that it is the duty
of every sportsman -who wishes the sport well to do what
he can to contribute to the general information upon the
subject. With this view I will venture some conclusions
arrived at, and gathered from the recollections of a con¬
stant practice and experience extending over many years,
which may possibly be considered of some little value at
least to the young sportsman or the new-beginner, or even
to those who have not been in a position in their section of
country to have seen and compared the different styles of
dogs. In my opinion they are really necessary for the dif¬
ferent kinds of game which this great country affords in
different localities, and even within easy distance of this
great city. Woodcock, snipe, quail and partridges, (ruffed
grouse,) I am pleased to say are still within easy distance
of a day’s range, although not quite so plenty as they were
thirty years ago, when I used to find English snipe enough
for good shooting on this Manhattan Island, aiid when back
of old Rafe Burrow’s English Ale House, then on the
Bloomingdale Road, now the corner of Thirty-fourth street
and Broadway, was a very favorite spot for them. For
every sportsman then in this city thoroughly up to the
mark in all that pertains to the proper use and manage¬
ment of the dog and gun, there are now', doubtless,
twenty. Still, it is with this as with all things else, ex
perience is the great practical educator, and its reminis¬
cences may possibly be of some service to the younger
branches of the family. In the general discussion of the
different breeds of dogs, and the tenacity with which
almost every owner and breeder claims his strain of
blood to be the best, I have no desire to enter, nor do I
wish to interfere in any way with their different theories
and modes of training and breaking. Almost every field
sportsman has a way of his own, and so long as it accom¬
plishes the end desired without injuring the natural good
qualities of the animal, all is well. I am, however, very
much in favor of one dog being kept exclusively for any
one designated kind of game, and never allowed to see any
other, at least until he is thoroughly broken, if the owner
of the animal desires a first-class performer for that especial
purpose. In my opinion, therefore, the young sportsman,
before taking his dog into the field, should first well con¬
sider what kind of game is most likely to afford him the
best sport in his particular locality, and if he intends to
hunt principally there, and would prefer his dog to act best
on that kind of game, then, I say, determine at once that
the kind you have selected shall be the first bird shot over
him, and that on this particular bird his education shall be
finished. Nine times out of ten the bird which a dog has
first hunted and had killed over him will ever be liis favorite
game for the balance of liis life.

If for woodcock, brake him on woodcock; if for quail, be
careful that the first birds killed over him are quail; and if
for ruffed or pinnated grouse, the same; and above and be¬
yond all, if for snipe, the dog should not see any other bird
for at least two seasons. There is but one style of dog
which can ever attain to any great perfection in a snipe
field, and the qualities necessary for that purpose he must
inherit naturally, as they can never he acquired by any
course of training. They are qualities rarely possessed in
any great degree, but to the experienced eye are easily re¬
cognized even in a pup He must be naturally high-headed
and have a fast and easy style of going, and disposed to
catch the scent upon the wind, taking it at all times breast
high, and should never be disposed or allowed to puzzle
upon a scent upon the ground; and he should, in my
opinion, be kept exclusively for snipe, as the habits of the
bird and the style of hunting necessary for a first-class snipe
dog is essentially different to that of all other kinds of
game. There are but few places, however, where such a
dog can show to proper advantage, as it requires just a cer¬
tain number of birds scattered over a certain quantity of
ground to display the dog and bring out the beauty of bis
performances. There are, however, I should say, two sides
to this question, and in very many of the very best snipe
grounds Avhere the birds are very plentiful, such a dog
would be of no more use than he would be in a woodcock
covert in July, and would, unless under admirable control,
be a positive injury rather than a service. On such ground
an old and steady fellow is the most desirable, simply to
mark and retrieve your dead birds.

The ground at Pine Brook, however, and especially the
“Big Piece” is admirably adapted for the most-favorable
display of the great snipe dog, and in fact all-of them that
I have ever seen, have been,- (I think I may say with pro¬
priety,) essentially Pine Brook, dogs, broken at Pine Brook,
kept at Pine Brook, and hunted almost exclusively at Pine
Brook. I shot over two of the best of that description for
a good many years, and. both became to know the ground
every inch of it as well, if not better, than I did myself.
Whether on Columbia or Black Brook Meadows, or on the
Troy or Leonard’s Meadows, or on the “Whippany” or Big
Meadows, or on- “Pine Brook flats,” either side of the river,
or in the “Horse shoe bend,” or the “Big” or “Little”
Piece, clean to the low T er “swing gate.” They were every¬
where at home, and knew every favorite spot upon the
ground, and would go for it with the most unerring cer-

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326

tainty, showing caution as they approached it, and sure to
get on a point if a bird was there. Such a dog, I fancy,
would have made short work in a field trial against any un¬
fortunate outsider brought to that ground to contend against
him.

If agreeable, some time in the future I may give you my
notions of the most desirable qualities of the quail and
woodcock dog, of all dogs now in my opinion by far the
most useful for first-class sport in this our eastern section
of the country. Yours truly, Veritas.

THE POT HUNTER.

Shrewsbury, June 8,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Have not most of us sportsmi n some knowledge of him? Many know
him to their cost. If not engaged with the dogs entrusted to his care he
generally may he seen in the bar-room or billiard saloon. His dress pro¬
claims his business—coat, cap and pants made of stout cordnroy, his
pants inside of a heavy pair of high boots, and to the buttonhole of his
many-pocketed coat hangs a dog whistle. Keen, cool and collected, with
all to gain and nothing to lose, he is one who acts on. the principle that
the world owes him a living. One whom it is hard to detect in law break¬
ing, and if detected and prosecuted, the party prosecuting generally has
the privilege of paying the costs. One whose ill will is not to be de¬
sired. One who knows the country for miles around: knows exactly
where to look for every bevy of birds; Knows on whose farms game may
be killed with impunity, and where it is necessary for his companion to
keep watch while he takes the deadly shot on the ground, and is cool
enough to kill several of the survivors with the second barrel. Constant¬
ly in practi ce, he is a first-class shot, but will not take any doubtful
chances at a single bird flying, if he can see it on the*ground.

This is the man to be seen at pigeon matches, deep in the mysteries of
trapping pigeons, ready to rick up a flat, or sell out a match. He will
not wo” but gains a precarious living through the means of the encour¬
agement he receives in the different professions he follows. The mar¬
ket men encourage him to kill game in season and out of season. Next
to the market men he is encouraged by the well meaning sportsmen , who
purchase dogs from him, hire him to break their dogs, and in so doing
are in great measure responsible for the acts of this class. Where are
they not to be found? Is not every section cursed by them? Were it
not for this class game laws would hardly be needed, and can it be won¬
dered at if land owners are looking to the passage of laws that will m ke
shooting not a desirable business?

We all have our share of duty to perforin in the preservation of game,
and in this may we all work together; and to do this it is necessary to
form sportsman’s clubs, and in the by-laws would it not be desirabl to
insert a rule requiring members in no way to aid in the support and en¬
couragement of market shooters by purchasing dogs from them or hiring
them to train dogs?

The example of all true sportsmen is what is needed. He who is able
to handle trained dogs should be able to train them. An ordinary-sized
room is large enough to train a dog in. Do not confound training with
hunting the dogs.

Brother sportsmen, train your dogs yourselves, and hunt them your¬
selves, and by so doing you will stop one of the main inducements to
shoot game for market. Check Cord.

[We think “Check Cord” has made a very good point in the foregoing
strictures.— Ed.]

NOTES ON DOGS AMD GAME IN MISSIS¬
SIPPI.

A valued correspondent at Corinth, Miss., sendis us an in¬
teresting letter,from which we take the following:—

Editor Forest and Streami-

Fox and deer hounds here are owned by different parties, tmt are all
from the same stock. They are black and tans, and are good dogs for
“hoof” or “claw.” The original pair were brought from Selma, Ala.,
by Major W. H. Scruggs, in 1866, and have been crossed with some
other hounds of known good blood. We have nothing here but the gray
fox, and we use the same pack to “drive” for deer. A bitch belonging to
Mr. W. It. Borroum, of this place, pulled down the deer at the deer
chase at Memphis the past spring. I am quite certain that there is not
a Laverack in Mississippi. We had here a few years since magnificent
shooting. Bob White bad multiplied and replenished the earth during
the war, and the antlered monarch of the waste sprung from his heath¬
ery couch in haste, or got up leisurelv, as the exigencies of the case de¬
manded. Mr. Ggllopavo fera gobbled amatory or grasshoppers, as it
suited his fancy.

But the man and brother, liberated from his shackles, soon scraped up
$3 and invested in a pot metal blunderbuss, or an old “war gun.” They
betook themselves to the woods, they chased the antlered monarch with
vile curs, they shot the does at breeding time.they gobbled up the gobbler,
the setting hen on her eggs, or killed her and left her unprotected brood.
They killed poor little Bob as he sat on the fence in the “gushing sum
light of a sabbath morn,” or any other morn. They “broke up” Mrs.
Robert’s nest and ate the eggs, and when stormy winter came they
trapped Robert, his wife and family, and all his relatives, wherever dis¬
persed. And the white men helped them. And now game is scarce and
■we have no game law. _____________ R. Y.

ifle.

GAME IN SEASON FOR JULY.

Woodcock, philohela minor. Squirrels.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches, and other interest¬
ing matter , should he mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week.

—Saturday, the 4th, is the first day of the woodcock
shooting. Better were it the 15th.

. —Woodcock make a fine showing this season in Sullivan
and Ulster Counties, and sportsmen are rubbing up their
guns.

—Recent reports from the Adirondacks are to the effect
that hears and deer are unusually abundant, and fine sport
is promised as soon as the season opens. On Moose River
an old hunter reports the tracks make the shores of the
lakes and rivers look like cow-yards. Last month he
counted fifteen deer in sight one day.

—We have been honored for the fourth time by the for¬
mation of a new shooting club bearing the name of “Forest
and Stream Shooting Club,” a new club having just been
organized in Philadelphia for the joint object of sport and
the protection of game. We accept the compliment with
thanks, and wish the club every success.

—We are pleased to notice an organization of riflemen,
formed at Plattsburgh, called the Plattsburg Rifle Associa¬
tion. The following are the officers: B. M. Beckwith,
President; J. D. Wilkinson, Vice President; Dr. S.*V.
Howard, Secretary and Treasury.

—An association of gentlemen has recently been organ,
ized in Morris county, N. J. under the name of “The Mor¬
ris County Sportsman’s Club,” having for its object the
preservation of game in that county, and the strict and im¬
partial enforcement of the game law enacted at the last ses¬
sion of the New Jersey Legislature.

The President of the club is Hon. Augustus W. Cutler,
of Morristown, State Senator, to whose care and exertions
the community are mainly indebted for the passage of that
law. The other officers of the club are James Bryce Jr.,
of Madison, Vice President; Charles H. Raymond, of Mor¬
ris Plains, Secretary; Daniel D. Craig, of Basking Ridge,
Treasurer; Francis Childs, of Morristown, Council; Stephen
S. Whitney, of Morris Plains, and E. M. Quimby and
Jerome L. Stout, of Morristown, members of the Execu¬
tive Committee.

The club already numbers over sixty members, and they
are determined to spare no proper effort to secure the con¬
viction and punishment of all violators within Morris
county, of the State Game Law. Efficient and vigorous
measures are already instituted under the personal direc¬
tion of the Executive Committee to discover and arrest
and fine all persons killing or having in possession wood¬
cock before July 4th, and similar means will he adopted for
the protection of quail, ruffed grouse and other game
during the close season.

The club will also give its attention to the important sub¬
ject of stocking with quail certain parts of the county
where these birds are scarce; and also to introducing the
pinnated grouse to the wide heaths and meadows within
tlie limits of tlieir supervision. An effort will also be made
to restock with trout some of the beautiful streams near
Morristown, and the project of putting the game grayling
into some of them is seriously entertained.

The headquarters of the Morris County Sportsman’s

Club are at Morristown, Morris county, N. J.

• - ■ ■ ■ —

—A letter from A. B. H., Peacedale, Rhode Island,
says:—

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I am happy to be able to say that for years past there has been no such
promise of quail (can’t we have a national name for it?) as there is this
season. The birds have not packed, in a single instance to my knowl¬
edge, and the call of the male is to be heard in almost every field. They
are unusually tame, too, and I could sit and shoot them from, my parlor
windows, as for some days past they have been strutting over the sward
in front of the house as if they were so many peacocks.

Washington, June 26th, 1874.*

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In your issue of June 25th yon quote a paragraph from the Alexandria
(Ya.) Guzeite relative to slaughtering woodcock, and comment on it by
saying “if the Sportsmen’s Club of Washington feel unable to bear the
expense of .prosecuting these violators of the law let them apply to out"
siders,” etc. It, is not for the lack of funds that these pot hunters are
not prosecuted, but a want of interest by the members in the welfare of
tht* club. We have a few real earnest and energetic men, who are anxious
that the object for which the club was organized should he carried out.
By our constitution, nine members are a quorum, and we have endeav¬
ored since the middle of May to hold a meeting, and cannot secure the
attendance of that many members. Our annual shoot takes place in Sep¬
tember, and it is now time to commence to prepare for it, in order that
it may be a success. It is to, he regretted that this organization seems
likely to meet the fate of others attempted here, and that after a short
spurt it givt s up. Our next monthly meeting is on the 13th of July, and
we hope then to do something. We do not know of any organization
that has a nicer club room.. Jas. N. Davis, Jr., Secretary.

SPORT IN TEXAS.

Galveston, Texas, June 10,1874

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Near Goliad, in Western Texas, last fall a party went out from that
town and returned in three days with the feathers of 1,500 geese. The
modus operandi of catching them was as follows: Com was soaked in a
preparation of alcohol and opium, and then scattered around the shores
of the lake, where the geese congregate. After devouring the corn, the
geese tumble over and wallow in the mud like any other drunken goose.
Well, now, do you think you could eat that goose? Would they live and
thrive after their drunk, or would a real experiment have to be made
and his gooseship cooked and served to be really known if healthy?
Give us your opinion. The past winter game of all descriptions have
been a source of plenty in our bay and adjacent islands and lakes. At
what'is called the lakes, some twenty miles distant from the city, are to
be seen some dozen professional hunters, who shoot away some hundred
kegs of powder in a season, have a line of sail skiff boats, flat bottom, 2C
to 25 feet long, cat-rigged, to the city. Some are very pretty models and
fast sailers. It is an exceedingly hard and arduous task to navigate the
intricate channel and find the city, especially in the night during fog and
rainy and squally weather: they however make the trip and market their
previous day’s hunt, which has been as many as 250 mallard ducks.
They command about $1.50 pair; other ducks, when market is glutted,
bring from 17 cents a pair to 75 cents. Snipe, curlew, plover are not much
sold in our market, and the expense and trouble in killing them is too
great for profit. At one small place in the lakes the mallard in the fall
congregate by thousands, and are slain by hundreds with old time
muzzle-loaders 10x42. Our professionals look upon breech-loaders as a
Yankee invention of no earthly consideration. Every part would soon
wear out in their hands, and the gun in a short time be utterly unfit for
service; as regards the shooting qualities it is intensely inferior. The
writer has recently heard more enlightened remarks, and he ventures to
say ere another season rolls around a few will venture to lay down their
hard-earned dollars for them. Ignorance is certainly a bliss where a
professional goes against hi« own bread and butter in discarding breech¬
loaders. The professionals are probably the most obstinate set of men to
deal with in existence. When once they take a notion that a certain
brand of powder is bad, nothing can change them; remove the supposed
bad powder into their favorite brand, and It is the best in the world,
merely showing their intense ignorance upon the article and substance
they every day use; and their opinion is utterly worthless the same
way upon shot, being very vehement in their denunciations of certain
brands. The lake is easy of access to the city in good weather, and is vis¬
ited by a great many amateurs, who go there with, full breech-loading
apparatus, rigged in style, much to the urofessional disgust, to make
game wild. They are usually rewarded by sundry messes of different
kinds of fowl. On Bolivar is also a good ground for geese, teal and black
duck, distant about seven miles, with innumerable ponds and sufficient
protection to hide and creep on your game unawares. Many amateurs
always shoot flying, take a stand and wait for the game to come along.
The crack of the breech-loader is constantly heard, and those parties
generally kill as much, and more, sometimes, than they conveniently can
carry; and are regarded by the professionals with different respect from
the others. Onr friend, the light-house keeper, can, in a very short time,
but a little way from his house, kill his 20 or 25 ducks: is heavy with an

\hot (Bun and

Allen, and his distance-well, I hardly will say, but it beat any North
sportsman’s yards all hollow. In the Western Bay is the sporUrn *
paradise, a bay not much frequented; feather above and fin beneath 8
sport their idle and dreamy hours away in perfect security, a plea« t
place for the sportsman in the dead of winter. Always warm, free fr
storms, yacht protected from the most violent gales, and came™™
plenty, no effort to kill. As the place is not known to any extent and
rather hard for sail boats to visit on account of intricate and shall
channels, and an out-of-the-way place generally, game of all description'!
seek it as their refuge in safety. The writer remembers one time while
on a hunt after duck that he came near losing his life. There bein<r tv
of us together, and walking through the grass a little way from * 3 onr
boat, we suddenly came upon a fine buck. There he stood, a noble ani¬
mal. Both looking at each other, we fired, and having nothing in our
barrels but small shot, as a matter of course, our noble buck hoisted tli
white flag and away he went. We had no more than brought our pieces
to a position to reload, when we heard another cracking, and up came
charging a bull—a wild one—perhaps never saw a mortal man before
Being in the old time of muzzle-loaders, we took to our heels and ran for
dear life towards the boat. The old fellow took after the writer, and in
the chase came near upsetting him; by giving some sudden wheels to the
right and left, we were enabled to baffle our pursuer and reached the boat
in safety. His lordship, baffled, walked quietly away. My companion
in the meantime, having picked up gun, powder-flask, and pouch, was
quietly coming up in another direction. We held a consultation’ and
concluded that discretion was the better part of valor, and hoisting sail
proceeded higher up the peninsula, where we found quite an abundance
of game. This happened a good many years ago, when we were boys
More anon. T T

PROTECTION OF GAME.

Baltimore, June 13, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The deep interest you have taken, through the columns of your valu¬
able paper, for the preservation of game, has awakened throughout the
country a corresponding sentiment, which will bring forth great results
The key-note had to be sounded to bring the whole fraternity into accord'
and loud and deep has been the response. The music sounds harmon¬
ious to the lover of rural sports, and its refrain will echo from every val¬
ley to mountain top throughout the land.

A society was organized in this city on the 8 th of May last, called the
“Maryland Association for the Protection of Game and Fish,” consisting
of the best men in Baltimore. The following are the officers: George
S. Brown, president; Thomas Poultney, 1st vice president; Henry T.
Weld, 2d vice-president; B. W. Jenkins, secretary; Robert Hodges'
treasurer; John Stewart, counsellor; Committee at Large, P. P. Pendle¬
ton, R. C. Thomas, R. B. Bayard, T. C. Clark, C. D. Fisher, T. W, Lev¬
ering, and an auxilliary committee named from each county in the State
all of which have pledged their “most sacred honor.” This means busi¬
ness. They have met with much opposition, as was expected; for every
encroachment on “vested rights,” long indulged, is an innovation the
thoughtless and unscrupulous angler will not submit to, at least without
a growl. A few vigorous examples, and eternal vigilance will do the

rest. b.

•--

Lawrence, Kansas, June 20, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream;—

Enclosed please find score of the “Winkles,” of Lawrence, in two
pigeon matches recently shot here.

June 16^.—Match at 21 birds each, 15 at 25 and 6 at 30 yards; 80 yards
boundary; ljoz. shot.

25 30

Name Gun yds yds

Harris.Powell, c. f. 8 2—j

Carpenter .F. J. Abbey, c f. 8 2—10

F.S.Earle.Powell, cf. 6 5—11

Boswell.. .Powell, c f. 7 3—10

J.D.Earle.Scott, cf.10 3—13

1

25

30

j Name Gun

yds

vds

Stuart.Gibbs, c f..

.. 10

1

11

L.E.Earle...Daly, cf..

.. 12

2

14

Dr.Wheeler.Powell, cf.

.. 11

0

11

Thompson. .Davis, cf..

.. 12

1

13

Dr. Patter son-m..

.. 11

5

16

Total..'.

65

Stuart’s side won by 11 birds.

June 20th.— Sweepstakes, 25 yards rise, 80 yards boundary, first miss
out, li oz. shot.

Name ist Sweep 2d Sweep 3d Sweep

Stuart—W. C. Scott & Son, c f. 4 l 3

Thompson—Davis, cf. 3 5 3

Harris—Powell, cf. 2 3 2

Carpenter—F. J. Abbey, cf. 1 3 2

F. S. Earle—Powell, c f. 15 1

Dr. Wheeler—Powell, c f. 1 0 4

Ben Akers—W. C. Scott & Son, c f. 0 2 2

Boswell—Powell, cf. 0 0 1

L. C. Earle—Daly, c f. 0 0 1

Stuart won first sweep, shooting Thompson out on fourth bird.

The second sweep was won by Thompson, who, after tieing with F.
S. Earle, shot off the ties in connection with the third event, and won on
the seventh bird.

Owing to a lack of birds, the third sweep was not completed.

A. H. S.

PISTOL PRACTICE.

Peoria, Ill., June 15, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Having been a careful reader of your paper for some time, I have read
with more than usual interest that portion which relates to the use of
the rifle. Having had some experience with that arm I would like to ask
why it is that the “six-shooter” is neglected in the columns of your
journal? Twenty men in every one hundred are supposed to be the
possessors of a “shooter” of some sort, and nineteen out of that twenty
could not, were they required to do so, hit the size of an ordinary man at
a distance—say forty yards-with a six-shooter nine times in ten. Yet
there are those who carry and shoot revolvers that would put to shame
some of the crack rifle shots at short range, say 20 to 50 yards. The re¬
volver, although worn in this country, is a neglected arm both in the
army and out of it. Were more attention paid, to this arm by our Gov¬
ernment and less to cumbersome sabres, more execution could be done
by our cavalry in the Indian country. There are in this country some of
the best fire-arms of this character in the world, and at the same time
some of the most worthless. It is no hard matter for an expert to take
any of the three standard make of revolvers, i. e., Remington, Colt and
Smith & Wesson, and fire at a target say ten inches in diameter all day
long at a distance of thirty paces and never miss it once. Of course this
could not be done with the smaller sizes, nor could all who possess or
carry revolvers do this. But the art could be easily acquired by almost
any one. Since the introduction of cartridge revolvers the market has
been flooded with all manner of worthless shooters, which would, nine
cases in ten, disgrace the scrap iron pile of either Colt, Remington, or
Smith & Wesson; and we think that even sometimes our best makers do
not put all the care on these weapons that they require.

Would it not be a good idea for some one to offer a premium (say a pair
of first-class revolvers) for the best shooting—amateur, of course— with
the six-shooter, at distances ranging from 10 yards up to 50? Which fac¬
tory will set the ball rolling? They all claim to make No. 1 shooters.
The revolver is being sadly neglected. We are not losing our reputation
as a nation of marksman with the rifle, I trust, yet, though we never did
make much pretentions with the revolver, I arti afraid how to use it skill¬
fully is becoming a matter of the past. Let us try and see what the re¬
volvers of this country amount to. If they are worthless we want to
know it. Amateur Six-Shooter.

Montreal, June, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Province of Quebec Rifle
Association : 00 k place on the 18th of June, for the purpose of drawing
up a prize li, >t for the annual meeting and fixing the time of the same-

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It was decided that the prize meeting should be held at Point St. Charles,
Montreal, on the 11th of August and following days; that the sum of
S>2,500 should be given in cash prizes, and that with a view of making our
matches more attractive to strangers, the only matches confined to Que¬
becers should be the Sneider championship match and battalion match,
leaving some ten or eleven others open. We also decided that we would
make nearly all the matches open to any military rifle, open sights, and
6 pounds pull of trigger, so as to admit the Remingtons, Sprlngfields and
other American arms. Our object is to further the cause of rifle shoot-
in* in general, and to give shooting men a chance of becoming acquaint¬
ed with the different varieties of rifles in use. We hope that you will
help us by using your influence with your Creedmoor men to induce
them to pay us a visit. We will guarantee them the fairest possible
play, and will treat them well. I send you some copies of our report
for last year for distribution. The matches of this season will be almost
the same as last, with exception of increasing the prizes 25 per cent, all
round, and allowing any military rifles in place of Sneider’s alone. The
idea of allowing the Springfields and Remingtons, to compete was sug¬
gested by a conversation relative to making a match with an American
team, and the proposal was carried unanimously. As soon as our pro-
yrammes are issued, I, shall send you a lot for distribution.. Roping to
have the pleasure of seeing a good number of your riflemen here in Au¬
gust,! am, yours truly, Royal.

The two Matches at Creedmoor on Saturday
Last.-— On Saturday, June 27th, the assemblage was a good
one to witness the competition for the two prizes, offered
by the Amateur Rifle Club and the Turf ; Field and Farm.
For the badge of the Amateur Rifle Club there were eight¬
een entries, with the following results

Third competition for the Amateur Long Range Badge, open to mem¬
bers of the Amateur Rifle,Club. Distances, 809, 900 and 1,000 yards; po-
sition, any; weapon, any rifle not exceeding ten pounds in weight, with
atri^'er pull of at least three pounds: number of sighting shots, two;
cumber of scoring shots, five. Day clear and bright, a little too much

glare at times.

Distance ,

Grand

Name.

Bifie.

Yards.

Scon

9 '

Total

1

\ 800

4

4

3

4

3-

-18)

John Bodine.

.... R.

s^

900

0

2

3

4

3-

-12 l

' 45

1

! iooo

3

3

4

2

3-

-15 )

1

800

4

0

4

4

4-

-16 )

j. P. M. Richards.

s<

900

2

2

3

3

4-

-14 V

44

1

! iooo

- 4

2

2

3

3-

-14 >

1

800

4

4

4

3

4-

-19

A. J. Roux.

. ...Met.•<

900

3

2

3

2

3-

-13 -

■ 44

1

[ 1000

2

o

3

3

o_

-12 i

1

l 800

3

2

2

3

3-

-13)

Henry Fulton.

.... R.

S"

900

3

3

3

2

3-

-14 r

42

1

! 1000

4

3

3

3

2_

-15 1

1

f 800

3

4

3

4

3-

-17)

John Trageser.

.S.

S"

900

4

2

2

4

4-

-16 V

42

1

1000

3

3

0

0

3-

- 9 {

800

0

4

4

4

2-

-14

George Crouch.

.s.

S”

900

3

4

2

0

2 -

34

1000

4

3

2

0

0-

- 9 \

800

3

2

0

3

4-

-12

L. M. Ballard..

.s.

s<

) 900

3

3

4

0

4-

-14 r

32

1 1000

2

0

0

2

2

- 6 )

1

l 800

0

0

4

3

3-

-10)

A. Alford....’.

.R.

S"

900

2

4

3

2

3-

-14 V

26

1000

0

0

2

0

0-

-21

A. Y. Davis..

.s.

s-

800

900

4

0

4

g

3

0.

3

.3

3-

2-

-17 i
- 7!

24

G. W. Yale....

.s.

s-

J 800

( 900

2

2

0

0

3

4

3

2

3-

0-

-11 1
-12 f

23

J. S. Conlin..

.s.

S“

800

900

0

3

0

2

3

2

0

4

4-

4-

- 7 /
-15 j

22

G. W. Wingate.

.R.

s-

800

900

0

3

3

3

3

0

4

2

0-

3-

-10 I
-ii r

21

A. Y. Canfield, Jr.-..

.. ..R.

S-

f 800

( 900

3

0

4

3

3

0

4

0

3-

0-

-17 )

- 3 j

20

Colonel Glldersleeve....

.S.

S1

i 800

1 900

0

2

4

0

0

4

3

0

3-

3-

-10 i.
- 9 i

19

Leon Backer.

S'

800

900

3

0

3

0

3

0

3

0

4-

2-

-10 )

- 2f

18

P. G, Sanford.

.R.

S'

800

900

2

0

4

2

2

0

0

2

4-

0-

-12 }

- 4f

IS

C. W.Baug.

.R.

S'

f 8 0

I 900

0

2

3

0

0

0

3

0

2 -

0-

- 5 }

- 2 i

7

A. J. Hennion, Jr.

.S.

si

800

900

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0-

- 6 )
-of

6

Captain Bodine won and. received the badge with a score
o£ 45, in a possible 60. His score of 18 at 800 yards was
an excellent one, and he made more, as may be seen, on
the 1,000 yard range than at 900. Mr. Roux’s score of 19,
in a possible 20, at 800 yards, is a very fine record, though
he seems to have slipped up at the longer ranges. At half
past three the Turf Field and Farm Badge was shot for:—

SUMMARY.

bixta competition for the Turf, Field and Farm Badge, open to mem¬
bers of the National Rifle Association; distance, 200 yards; position,
standing; weapon, any rifle not over ten pounds in weight, with a trigger
pull not exceeding three pounds; number of shots, five; about the same
liglit as at the first match; Wind toward the conclusion of the match
about III, and slightly puffy.

Name.

Bifle.

E. H. Mndison.

It. B. Lockwood.

A, Wood.

G, W. Wingate.

A. G-. McCook.

T. M. McMillan..

General T. S. Dakin....

A. V. Davis.

H- A. Gildersleeve.

A. J, Hennion, dr.

G. F. DeBoist.

S. Oonlin.

H. B Dominick..

A. J. Roux.

W. P. Edmonston.

J. L. Price.

J- McEwen..

Philip Klein_........

P' P. Fairbanks.

George Crouch. .

P- P. Millen.

H- B. Smith.

F M. Ballard.

L-C. Bruce.

G.F. Man.

“• S. Conlin.

8- H. Mead, Jr....

A Bodine.

G. F. Robbins!!!!!

E- W. Price. ....

Y‘ h. P. Gibson...

Andrew Anderson.

H- Pulton.

A Cameron_

j .I Remington. ...

j k oai !.I Remington. ...

W a Gardner.Remington....

A hr .I Remington ...

p Jr Canfield, Jr.! Ballard.

:::: gS8£".y

W w .!Remington....

I p • R°ssit6r. i Ballard.

' *C e Ny.j Remington. ..

Ballard.

Remington.

Remington.

Springfield.

Sharp military.

Remington.

Sharp military.

Sharp.

Sharp military.
Sharp sporting..

Remington.

Remington.

Remington.

Remington.

Ballard.

Sharp.

Ballard.

Remington.

Sharp.

Ballard.

Winchester....
Remington : . .

Sharp.

Remington.

Sharp..

Sharp.

Remington.

Remington.

Ballard.

Remington.

Maynard.

Winchester.

Maynard.

Remington.

Score.

Total

4

3

3

3

4

18

4

4

3

3

3

17

3

3

Q

3

3

15

3

3

3

3

3

15

3

2

4

3

3

15

3

3

3

2

3

14

3

3

3

3

2

14

3

4

2

3

2

14

4

4

2

2

2

14

3

3

2

2

4

14

2

3

4

2

3

14

3

2

3

3

3

14

3

2

2

3

4

14

3

3

4

2

2

14

2

2

3

4

3

14

2

2

3

3

.3

14

2

3

4

3

2

J4

3

2

3

3

3

14

4

4

2

2

2

14

2

2

3

3

4

14

3

3

3

3

2

14

3

3

3

3

2

14

3

3

3

3

2

13

3

3

3

2

2

13

2

3

3

2

3

13

2

3

3

2

3

13

3

2

3

3

3

13

2

2

3

3

3

13

3

2

3

3

2

13

2

4

0

3

3

12

2

0

3

3

4

12

4

J

3

0

2

12

3

2

2

2

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In marking there was some slight delay in the first match,
but not of sufficient consequence to be more than com¬
mented upon. Errors of judgment will sometimes occur
on the range from persons thinking that when they hear
the thud of the ball it is on the target. The sleepers on
which the targets stand are plated with iron, and it follows
that a shot striking the plating is frequently thought to be
on the targets. Of course, perfection in marking is very
desirable, and, we think, ma} r be attained in time. What
is wanted are two more glasses and a telegraph. Both of
these auxiliaries will be forthcoming in time. In summing
up these two matches we think* the efforts of the marks¬
men became somewhat exhausted in the long range match,
as the off hand match, suffers somewhat by comparison.

In future matches for the badge the Amateur Rifle Club
have decided that hereafter the twelve highest shall fire at
1,000 yards, instead of only at 800.

On July 4tli, at three P. M,, there will be a match at
1,000 yards, any rifle, twenty shots, and two sighting shots;
entrance fee, $1; the best score to take what amount of
money may remain after the markers have been paid for.

We are pleased to announce that the challenge thrown
out by the Canadians for a simultaneous match, which ap¬
peared in our last issue, is in a fair way of being taken up
by our marksmen. The arrangements are being made for
a match say of seven rounds at 200, 500, and 600 yards.
Time, probably about August 1st. We shall be very glad
^facilitate this pleasant match in any way.

Quite a gallant match—to be called the Ladies’ Day—is
on the tapis, to he shot for at Creedmoor. One rule gov¬
erning the match is that every gentleman is to bring one
lady or more on the range. The prizes, in accordance with
the presence and the circumstances, are to be ivory fans,
parasols, gloves, etc., etc.

—On Monday the Peventy-ninth Regiment, about 200
strong, went to Creedmoor, under command of Colonel
Shaw. Ranges were 200 and 500 yards. Ninety-three
competitors failed to make the average eight points at 200.
The best 12 shots made 351—by far thejbest shooting made
by any team as yet. Mr. Edmundstone’s practice at 500
yards, nineteen in a possible twenty, is very tall shooting.
We give the shooting of those scoring up to twenty.'

Name.

200 500
yds yds

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Name.

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yds yds

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Private Edmundstone.

...14

19

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Captain M*unro.

...12

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Captain Lindsay.

.. .15

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Q.uarterm’str S. McKwan.14

10

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Captain Clarke.

...15

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Private Birnie.

...10

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Private D like.

17

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Private Wilson.

...10

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Captain Ross.

15

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D. M. Samo.

10

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Private Stevenson.

...15

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Alexander Gray.

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Lieutenant Baird.

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Lieutenant Addison...

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Sergeant May lor.

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Sergeant Cameron.

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Private Embree.

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Alex. Pyle.

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Sergeant Bell.

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Piivate Melville.

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Lieutenant Quinn.

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Sergeant Molloy.

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Corporal Conqiiolioun.

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Sergeant Irwin.

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Private Napier.

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Private Moore.

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J. Strawn

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THE FOREST AND STREAM VASE.

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T HIS silver vase, deigned and manufactured by the
Gorham Manufacturing Company, was presented by
us to the New York Association for the Preservation of
Game and Pish. It was won by B. B. Harmon, Esq., of
the Central City club of Syracuse. We congratulate this
gentleman on his skill, and believe the Forest and Stream
vase could net have fallen into better hands.

—Ward of Toronto, Can., won the pigeon match at
Ottawa, on Monday, against Paine of New York, by four
birds on the single rise and two on the double rise.

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—Persons leaving the city for the summer can have.the
Forest and Stream mailed to their address for two months
for one dollar.

Mink Breeding. —Messrs Phillips & Woodcock, of Can-
cadea, New York, commenced two years ago the business
of breeding mink for their fur. A correspondent of the
Buffalo Express describes the “Minlcery” in the following-
terms :—

“The ‘Minkery,’designed to accommodate one hundred
minks for breeding, consists first of an enclosure about
forty feet square, made by digging a trench one foot deep,
laying a plank-at the bottom, and from tbe outer edge
starting the wall, which consists of boards four feet high,
with a board to cap the top, projecting upward eight or ten
inches to prevent their climbing over. Within tins enclo¬
sure is a building 14 by 24, supplied by running water,
from which the mink catch living fish, that are often fur¬
nished, with the greatest delight.

“The building is constructed by an alley three feet wide
around its circumference. Within are two rows of cells
four feet deep and two and a half wide, each having a
door ventilated at the top and bottom with wire screens, as
is also the front entrance, what the proprietors call the ante¬
room, four by four feet, which must be fastened within
every time the building is entered, to prevent the escape of
the imprisoned animals. On entering the main hall, which
the minks have access to (when notT rearing tlieir young),
they present a very playful group.

“The person feeding- them is often mounted, for their
foqd and their tenacity of hold is so strong that they may
be drawn about or lifted without releasing their hold upon
the food. The nest of the female is very peculiarly con¬
structed with grass, leaves, or straw, with a lining of her
own fur so firmly compacted together as to be with diffi¬
culty torn in pieces. The aperture leading to the nest is a
round opening, just sufficient to admit the dam, and is pro¬
vided with a deflected curtain, which covers the entrance
and effectually secures her against all invasion when she is
within. About the middle of March the females are sepa¬
rated from the males until the young are reared. The ne¬
cessity for this arises from the fact that the males seem
Inclined to brood the young almost as much as the dam,
when both are permitted to remain together.

“The expense of feeding these animals is almost nomi¬
nal, being supplied pretty much entirely from the usual
offal of a farm yard, with occasional woodchucks and game
in general. They eat this food with equal avidity after de¬
composition has taken place, devouring every particle of
flesh,, cartilage, and the bones. The flesh and bones entire
of the woodchuck are consumed often at a single meal.
While the expense of keeping is thus trivial, the profitable
-yield of the animal is comparatively immense, it being
considered a moderate estimate or claim that the mink with
her increase will equal the avails of a cow.”

—At Pontiac, R. I., recently a pair of American river
tortoises {gymnopus spinoferns ) of great size, were observed
coming down the Pawtucket River, with the current.
When first seen they were engaged in fierce combat, which
they kept up till the current carried them over the® dam.
The shock occasioned by the fall of their heavy, unyield¬
ing weight on the rocks below, appeared to put an end to
the fight, and. they were seen just under the dam, many
times during the da}' - . They’ were afterwards shot, and
were found to weigh respectively forty-one and thirty-eigh
pounds, and measure nearly four feet in length.

hiHtvers dmt§.

We shall endeavor m this department to impart and hope to receive
such information as may be of service to amateur and professional sports¬
men. ‘We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall within
the scope of this paper , designating localities for good hunting , fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im -
elements, routes, distances , seasons, expenses , remedies, traits , specifs,
governing rules, etc. All branches of the sportsman's craft will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

R. & C.—1st. Consult Appleton’s Railroad Guide for 1874. 2d. We
cannot say. 3d. Ask for July flies at your fishing store. In June.

J. D. C.—Information such, as you require would take up too much
space to describe. You can find all about rifle shooting in Wingate’s
Manual, targets, method, &c., &c.

Culexifuge.— A Potsdam angler says that camphor dissolved in sweet
oil, adding £ part of glycerine oil to the mixture, is as good a protection
against flies as the tar and oil and much more cleanly.

Frank, N. Y.—There is no fishing nor any hotel at Sloatsburg. There
is good fishing at Greenwood Lake, about eleven miles off, where excel¬
lent board can be had.

F. D. H., Cambridgeport.—I have been told that the Legislature of
Nova Scotia has passed a law prohibiting the killing of moose for three
years; is this so? Ans. Correct. . .

Alosa.— I see you continue the shad in your list of fish in season for
July. Did not the close season begin June 20? Ans. The Fish Com¬
missioners have removed all restrictions against catching shad with fly
at any season.

F. P., Montello, Wis.—Can you give me the address, No, and street of
the Field and Bell's Life, published in England? Ans.' The Field is
printed by H. Cox, 316 Strand, London; Bell's Life William Clement,
East Strand, London.

Sufferer.— 1 The following recipe is simply dead shot against either
poison ivy or poison oak: Saturated solution of nitrate of potash, ap¬
plied frequently to parts affected. Have a bottle prepared by any drug¬
gist to carry in your satchel.

J. H. W., Fort Wayne.—About mixing sweet oil and tar for fly and in¬
sect preventive, what proportions of each? Please give me name of
some of your correspondents who propose a trip to Neepigon this sum¬
mer? Ans. Three parts oil, one of tar. No memorandum of persons
going to Neepigon, though several are booked.

F. M. Stone, Brooklyn.—The cheapest place for good fishing, boating,
&c., at this season is Sag Harbor, Long Island. Take steamer W. W.
Colt from foot of Wall street, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 5
P. M.; fare $1.50: board $7 a week at several places. Enquire at Tuck¬
er’s fancy goods store, Sag Harbor.

W. E. T., Brooklyn.—I am about to -start for the west central part of
Minnesota, but while talking with a doctor about that section, he said
in the months of July and August there was a fever, caused by the
streams drying up. Will you ascertain if it is correct or not? Ans.
Have passed several summers in Minnesota, but never heard of such a
fever.

P. W. T.-Cost of the leading sporting papers in the States and Europe
is as follows: New York— Forest and Stream, $5 a year; Turf, Field
and Farm, $5 a year; Spirit of the Times, $5 a year-London, Field, 28s.;
Land and Water, 28s.; Bell's Life, 28s.; Sporting Gazette, 15s.; Paris—
Chasse Ilimtree, 20f.

Subscriber, Brooklyn.—What is the best bait for catching fresh water
eels with a hook, and what time of day will they bite most? Are we al¬
lowed to catch trout in August from the mill-ponds in. Smitbtown, L. I. ?
What is the best bait for perch? Ans. Eels bite best at sunrise and an
hour after sunset. Fresh worms are the most killing bait. Yon can' fish
for trout in the preserves as late as September. Minnows.

328

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notes of their movements and tr. csactions, as it is the aim of this paper
to become a medium of useful aim tenable information between gentle¬
men sportsmen from one end of the country to the other ; and they will
find our columns a desirable medium for advertising announcements.

The publishers of- Forest and Stream aim to merit and secure the
patronage and countenance of that portion of the community whose re¬
fined intelligence enables them to properly appreciate and enjoy all that
is beautiful in Nature. It will pander to no depraved tastes, nor pervert
the legitimate sports of land and water to those base uses which always
tend to make them unpopular with the virtuous and good. No advertise¬
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terms ; and nothing will be admitted to any department o the paper that
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money remitted to us is lost.

Advertisements should be sent in by Saturday of each week, if possible.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, July 3d.— Huntingdon Driving Park, Huntingdon, lnd.—Uti¬
ca Driving Park Association—Corinthian race for sloops—Columbus
Driving Park Association, Ohio—Riverside Driving Park, Ottawa, Ill.—
Galesburg Driving Park, Ill.—Blood Stock Association, Denver, Col.

Saturday, July 4th.—Utica Driving Park Association—Annual regat¬
ta Seawanhaka Yacht Club—Maine Boating Association, Portland, Me.
Monmonth Park races—Regattas at Buffalo, Boston, Newburg, Salem,
Lowell, and all over the United States—Driving Park Association, Hunt¬
ingdon, N. Y.—St. George Cricket Club vs. Alpha at Salem—Columbus
Driving Park, Ohio- -Galesburg Driving Park, Ill.—Auburn Driving
Park, N. Y.—Watkins Driving Park, N. Y.—Yale vs. Mutual at Brooklyn.

Tuesday, July 7th,—Shooting Tournament at Detroit—Yale vs.
Princeton at Brooklyn— Monmonth Park races.

Wednesday, July 8th.—Tournament at Detroit—Dixon Park Associa¬
tion, III.—Boat race, George Brown vs. William Scharff, Springfield.
Mass.

Thursday, July 9th.—Atlantic vs. Boston at Boston- Dixon Park As¬
sociation, Ill.—Tournament at Detroit—Monmouth Park races.

TO THE PUBLIC.

Edward Moore, who was formerly connected with the Forest and
Stream as canvassing agent, is no longer in the employ of this Company,
his connection having ceased on the fii*st day of May last.

PROTECTION OF GAME.

T HE New York State Association for the Protection of
Game took a long stride in advance at its late Con¬
vention, when it issued a call for a National Convention to
be held next September, that is, if we assume that the
object of the Call is to secure better legislation and better
protection for game, and a more rigid enforcement of the
laws and vigorous prosecution of the offenders. No doubt
this was the intent of those who moved and voted for a
convention, though there is nothing in the resolutions to
indicate it. As the resolutions stand the call has no signifi¬
cance or weight except as predicated upon the predilections
of the delegates assembled, and the proceedings of the
week. What these were may be inferred from the fact
that some 9,000 wild pigeons were slaughtered on the
grounds after the approved fashion of trap shooting. Pig¬
eon shooting engrossed almost the entire attention of a
large majority of the delegates. Only a few were interested
in fly casting, or in rifle and pistol practice, while the bench
show of dogs was nil. Upon these plain facts, we have a

right to assume that the call for the National Convention
is to rectify the abuses of trap shooting, alleviate the suffer¬
ings of pigeons caged in transitu, and to diminish the slaugh¬
ter which at a single week’s sport requires a holocaust of
9,000 birds.

Now, it is most obvious to all persons interested in the
preservation of game,—whatever the purport of this Oswego
call may be,—that some immediate revision of the game
laws is necessarjr, and that any new system must be based
upon the intelligence which grows from a thorough study
of the subject. Hence it has been deemed important that
any convention called for such purpose should combine the
wisdom of the naturalist, the breeder and the sportsman
alike, the wisdom of men who have studied the character¬
istics of game in its haunts and in the field, of men who
have bred and propagated the creatures, and of those who
are enabled by scientific comprehension to determine
varieties and species.

Thinking men have had this matter in mind and hand
for many years, but it was not until last spring that thought
and study took definite shape and were embodied in the
scheme presented to the American Fish Culturists’ Asso¬
ciation and adopted by it at its convention on the 10th of
February last. Pre-eminent among its endorsers stood
Baird, the Chief of the United States Fishery Commission,
who was warmly supported by naturalists from various
sections of the United States and Canada. And so the
scheme went out from that body for the world’s approval.
We have printed it several times in Forest and Stream—
first on February 19th, 1873, last in our issue of 25th of
June just past. The Oswego Convention, when it issued
its call for a National Convention, would have done wisely,
and secured the confidence of all persons interested in the
preservation of game and fish, had it received this scheme
just as it came from the convention of February, and on
the strength of its integrity issued its call. Then the public
would have had some solid ground plan for work, some¬
thing tangible out of which to form new and better crea¬
tions, if such were desirable or practicable.

It was our intention to submit it to the Oswego Conven
tion—indeed, we handed it to its officers for examination,
and were assured that we should receive a hearing upon
the floor of ihe convention; but when we presented our
credentials as delegate from the “New York (city) Society
for the Protection of Game,” of which Royal Phelps, Esq.,
is President, and Hon. Robt. B. Roosevelt Vice President,
we were excluded on technical grounds; and so the matter
lapsed. As long ago as May lltli the society just named
had endorsed the scheme and prepared a call for a National
Convention through a circular letter, (for copy see Forest
and Stream June 25th) but deferring to the precedence
due the State Association, held the call in abeyance until
the Convention should meet in Oswego, that it might em¬
anate from that body. The exclusion of its delegate pre¬
vented both the tender of the intended courtesy and the
reception of the scheme.

Under these circumstances the (city ) Society for the Pro¬
tection of Game had no alternative than to send out its
circular on its own responsibility to the various natural
history societies, fish culturists’ associations, and sports¬
men’s clubs, as provided in the resolutions adopted by its
committee; audit has so done. The circular is merely a
call for a National Convention upon the basis of the reso¬
lutions adopted at the meeting of Fish Culturists. Those
interested in the matter will doubtless give it thoughtful
attention, and determine for themselves in whose hands the
matter can he left w r ith the greater confidence and safety.

STEAM LAUNCHES AND THE STEAM¬
BOAT LAW.

E VERYONE conversant with boating must have ob¬
served the rapid increase of small pleasure boats
driven by steam within the past two years. This is even
more noticeable in England than in the States; but since
their construction here has been so simplified and cheap¬
ened, and one company at least, as will be seen by our ad¬
vertising columns, has made a specialty of building such
boats, their evident adaptation to the purposes of the
sportsman and pleasure seeker mus't speedily bring them
into extensive use among us, unless in the zeal of our ama¬
teur law makers they shall be legislated out of existence.

When our very proper and wholesome “steamboat laws,”
designed to provide against the dangers of travel on the
waters of the United States, were framed, such small boats
were practically unknown, except as tenders to naval ves¬
sels, and therefore it is not surprising that provision was
not made for them in that act. As it stands, therefore, if
rigidly enforced, all such boats would he compelled to con¬
form to all the rules and regulations laid down for the gov¬
ernment of larger craft, or those under fifty tons. These
rules require:—Regular inspection of hulls and machinery,
regulation.safety valves, pumps, feed water heaters, etc,
with the possession, in a conspicuous position, of an official
certificate of such inspection, an independent or “donkey”
pump, fitted for fire hose, with five fire buckets and an
axe, and the employment of a licensed pilot and engineer.
We say “if rigidly enforced,” because the requirements of
the act being so obviously unadapted to small open boats
or launches, and its enforcement, in most cases, an evident
hardship, uncalled for by the circumstances of the case,
most inspectors have conveniently refrained from taking
official notice of such boats when used for purposes of
pleasure. But though this method of meeting the neces¬
sities of the case would do sufficiently well when such boats
were rare, for obvious reasons it is not the proper way to

overcome the difficulty. No law should be permitted
stand on the statute books which is not, for any reason°
enforced; and when circumstances arise which require a
modification of an otherwise good law, the sooner such
changes are made the better. If the steamboat law be an
unnecessary hardship in any case, or if its enforcement
under any particular condition is not called for in the inter¬
ests of the public welfare, then it should be amended at
once, so as to except all such cases.

Now, wherein is its enforcement uncalled for in the case
of steam pleasure boats? The government has an un¬
doubted right to protect the lives of its people, and that
the restrictions of the steamboat law were called for was
only too painfully evident from the fearful “accidents”
happening from the cupidity or criminal carelessness of the
owners and managers of passenger steamers. But there is
no more reason why the government should “inspect ”
“license,” or otherwise control the private steam yacht
than that it should inspect, license, or otherwise control the
construction and management of a sailing yacht or a pri¬
vate carriage, or compel the employment of licensed cooks
and coachmen. The inspection of hulls and machinery
however, cannot be called a hardship, unless it be in the
fact that it is compulsory, for it is really in the interest of
all parties—that of the public, who may he injured by the
explosion of unsafe boilers, though they run that risk con¬
tinually on land; that of the owner or purchaser, that he
may not be cheated by unscrupulous builders, even though
he be not thus protected in other matters; and that of the
honest and respectable builder, to protect him against the
competition of dishonest and reckless persons, who would
risk the lives of their fellows to secure a temporary advan¬
tage. But the provisions for fire extinguishing apparatus
and for the employment of licensed engineers and pilots,
is certainly uncalled for, unnecessary as pertaining to pri¬
vate boats, and not in accordance with the practice of gov¬
ernment in other matters. Let so much of the law, there¬
fore, as makes these provisions applicable to private boats
be repealed, and they be placed on a par with all other es¬
tablishments for private pleasure and individual enjoyment.

Betting at Conventions. —Some nine thousand birds
having been killed at Oswego, we hope to see 20,000 shot
at Niagara Falls next September, and that next year
50,000 more will be slaughtered somewhere else. With
these special advantages, sure to draw the throng and be
appreciated by the gun-maker and cartridge manufacturer,
there is another element which such tournaments (not con¬
ventions) draw forth, and that is, that people are inclined
to hazard a littte money on the events. Mr. A, of such a
club, is backed for a cool thousand in a quiet way, to kill
more birds than Mr. C, of a rival association. We are
pleased to see that Mr. Lamberton’s movement to do away
with all betting at meetings of sportsmen met with many
supporters at Oswego. Would it not be well to remove the
cause entirely at future conventions, and have neither fly
casting nor pigeon or rifle shooting? A convention is one
thing, a tournament is another. Half the mistakes in this
world come from people not calling things by their right
names. Some two weeks ago we received the following
card from the Monroe Sporting Club, which we much re¬
gret want of space prevented our publishing at the time:—

Rochester, June 5,1874.

Dear Sir;

At a regular meeting of tlie Monroe County Sportsmens’ Club, held at
their room last evening, the following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:

Resolved , That any member of this club who shall hereafter be guilty
of betting in any manner or way (on the ground where the shooting is
taking place) at any of our club shoots, either on individual skill, or the
result of matches, shall be summarily expelled from this club bv the sec¬
retary erasing his name from the roll. A certificate properly signed with
the names of two competent witnessess, who are members of this club,
shall be the secretary’s warrant for erasing the name of 1 he offending
member.

Resolved , That no betting on the result of shooting be allowed to any
person on the grounds wffiere the shooting is taking place, and that the
officers of this club are directed to use the necessary means to prevent or
suppress the same.

Resolved, That no ale, beer, or any intoxicating liquors shall be sold or
dispensed on the grounds during any of our club shoots.

L. A. Pratt, Secretary.

What better comment can we pass on these measures,
which we fully endorse, than by copying in full the excel¬
lent letter of our well known correspondent, which accom¬
panied the resolutions passed by the Monroe County
Sportsmens’ Club?

Rochester, N. Y., June 12,1874.

Editor Purest and Stream:—

On the enclosed card are series of resolutions of which the Monroe
County Club have a right to be proud. This is a step in the right di¬
rection. It is to be hoped that other clubs throughout the State and
county will follow this example. Our angling and shooting clubs should
be noted as composed of sportsmen and not of sporting men. The mem¬
bers of our clubs who imagine that these exist as a means for profes¬
sionals to make money, are laboring under a delusion; these were not
originated for trap shooting solely, and much less for any species of
gambling. A careful review of the history of these clubs, and of our
State Conventions, will show that trap shooting grew up as an incidental
affair. There were no trap shoots at the early conventions. A few gen¬
tlemen, lovers of out-door sports, met together to discuss the best
means to protect game and song birds and fishes. Now r , these
objects are almost lost sight of in the yearly meetings of our
State Association, while trap shooting and betting are the main attrac¬
tions for many of the mem bers of the various clubs throughout the
State. Last year gamblers flocked from the cities to Batavia, where
they assembled from day.to day on the grounds of the association where
the shoot took place, ~aking and taking betjs as though they had been
in a faro bank. Yours, very truly, A. B. Lamberton.

—We fairly stagger under a load of honors. Down to
posterity will go a collar called the Forest and Stream
collar, manufactured by the Metropolitan Collar Company.
May we trust that in warm weather this collar may never
grow limp.

FOREST AND STREAM

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Professor Baird’s visit to the Fish Monger’s Asso¬
ciation. —Among the many tasksj Professor 'Baird, chief
Fish Commissioner of the United States, has imposed upon
himself, is to determine the exact quantity of salt water
fish received into the principal markets of the United States.
Without positive data of this character, it would be impos¬
sible to determine whether certain kinds of fish were dimin¬
ishing in certain localities on our coasts, or whether pecu¬
liar kinds of fish were replacing others. To get at the
bottom of this and many other fish problems, the worthy
chief commissioner, at a meeting of the Fish Monger’s As¬
sociation of New York, held on Thursday last, addressed
the members begging that they would assist him in his
labors, by giving him quarterly accounts of the fish which
pass through their hands. Professor Baird, certainly the
leading itchyologist in the country, combines with his
thorough knowledge the most practical ideas. Perhaps our
fishermen may or may not be indifferent to the classification
of fishes, but certainly Mr. Baird’s straight forward talk must
have interested them, for he told them, as they have been al¬
ready informed by Mr. Brevoort in the columns of the Forest
and Stream, that anchovies could be found in abundance on
our coast. He assured them that in season he would
guarantee to deliver in New York, any day, one hundred
barrels of anchovies, quite as good as the foreign fish; also
that pompinoes existed on our coast, but that the fishermen
did not know how to catch them. Professor Baird ex¬
plained to the meeting in his practical, straightforward
manner the advantage of fish culture, and how in time, it
was hoped, that shad and salmon would be found in our
rivers in abundance. Many of the gentlemen present gave
interesting data of the catch of fishes, and how they might
be in quantity at one season, and not found at all the next.
It was exactly in regard to these points, and the determin¬
ation of the reasons of the scarcity or abundance of certain
kinds of|fish, that Professor Baird begged their coopera¬
tion in collecting for him the statistics of the fish trade.
The President of the association promised to give his per¬
sonal attention to the matter, and all the members agreed to
render an account of the fish they disposed of. Professor
Baird’s plan is to have blanks printed, which will be dis¬
tributed among the various large dealers in the city,
which blanks they will fill up and forward to him from
time to time. We feel certain that the gentlemen of the
association will give Mr. Baird their aid. Our own ex¬
perience in Fulton Market is, that no class of men can be
found who, in conjunction with their business, take greater
interest in the work of the Fish Commissioner, and we
believe the assistance they will give will prove to be of
the most valuable character.

. NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION.

Sixteenth Annual Convention of the New York
State Association for the Preservation of Fish
and Game at Oswego —A Large Attendance and
an Excited Meeting.

We are indebted to our correspondent, “Mohawk,” for a
full report of the proceedings of the New York State As¬
sociation’s Convention, held at Oswego last week, the same
having been furnished conjointly to our valued contempo¬
rary, the Turf , Field and Farm, and ourselves. We con¬
dense largely the report of the first and second day„’& pro¬
ceedings, already published in the Turf :—

June 22.—The delegates assembled in the Oswego Board
of Trade Rooms, in the Doolittle House, at eight o’clock,
and were called to order by the President of the Conven¬
tion, Hon. A. C. Mattoon,_ who, in a few appropriate
remarks, welcomed them on behalf of the citizens of
Oswego.

The Recording Secretary, John B. Sage, of Buffalo,
being unavoidably absent, on motion, Mr. H. L. Davis, of
the Leatherstocking Club, was chosen Secretary.

The delegates from the following clubs then presented
their credentials:

Andubon Club, Rochester.

Audubon Club, Buffalo.

Albion Rifle Sportsmen’s Club, Albion.

Central City Club, Syracuse. _

Dean Richmond Club, Batavia.

Forrester Club, Buffalo.

Genesee Sportmen’s Club, Irondequoit.

Jefferson Sportsmen’s Club, Watertown.

Livingstone Sportsmen’s Club, Geneseo.

Leroy Sportsmen’s Club, Leroy.

Leatherstocking Club, Oswego.

Lockport Shooting Club, Lockport.

Monroe County Sportsmen’s Club, Rochester.

Madison County Sportsmen’s Club, Morrisville.

Mohawk Game Club, West Troy.

Niagara Falls Shooting Club, Niagara.

Onondaga Sportsmen’s Club, Syracuse.

Phoenix Club, Seneca Falls.

Queen City Shooting Club, Buffalo.

W ayne County Sportsmen’s Club, Ciyde.

The four following new clubs applied for admission and
were admitted: Skaneateles Sportsmen’s Club, Jordan’s
Sportsmen’s Club, Mad River Sportsmen’s Club, and llion
Sportsmen’s Club.

Besides these there were several county delegates whose
clubs were not represented in the Convention.

Mr. Babcock, of the Monroe County Club, Rochester,
called up his resolution, which, in conformity with the
by-laws, he had sent to the Committee on Rules and Regu¬
lations three months previous to the meeting of the Con¬
vention, amending the by-laws to the effect “that no one
shall contest for prizes offered by this association unless he
be a member in good standing of some regularly organized
club of this State or a county delegate, and he must have
been a resident of the State of New York for six months
previous to the last annual meeting of the association.”

Mr. Poucher moved that the by-laws take effect next
year.

Mr. Manning, of Syracuse, chairman of the Committee

on Rules and Regulations, stated that the committee had
that matter in charge.

After much discussion, Mr. Flower, of Watertown,
moved that the report of the committee, which was in
favor of the resolution, be substituted for the resolution.
Agreed to.

The Treasurer’s report was read, which showed as fol¬
lows: Receipts during last year, $814.82; disbursements,
$291.46; balance on hand, $522.86.

Mr. Murray, of Niagara Falls, invited the Association to
hold their next meeting there.

Mr. Peck, of Lockport, offered a resolution that justice
dictated giving it to any place competent to entertain the
members who had never had it in preference to one that
had had it. Considerable discussion followed.

Mr. Corbett, of Syracuse, moved as a substitute to Mr.
Peck’s resolution, that Syracuse be designated as the next
place for holding the Annual Convention.

On motion of Mr. G. W. Flower, an informal ballot was
taken, with the following result: Niagara Falls, 17; Water-
town, 12; Syracuse, 26; Geneseo, 17; Buffalo, 12; Lock-
port, 5; Oswego, 1.

F. B. Kloc-k, of Syracuse, and C. L. Burgess, of Lock-
port, were appointed Captains of the State shoot on the
Mlowing day, and the Convention adjourned to Tuesday
evening at eight o’clock.

Second Day , June 23.—Tuesday was occupied with the
State shoot, open to all members of clubs in the State be¬
longing to the Association, and county delegates—10 birds
each—the losing side to pay for the birds; and pistol and
rifle shooting both at short and long range.

Sides having been chosen, the State shoot, or, as it really
is, the practice shoot, the value of the birds being all that
is shot for, the losing side paying for them, commenced.
As will be seen from the figures I append, it was very
close, Captain Burgess winning by only four birds.

Name.

Killed.

Name.

JCUled.

Klock.

Burgess.

.10

Burroughs.

.5

Hudson..

. 8

Peck .

.‘.10

Watkevs.

. 3

Rumsey.

Tannei.

. 3

Flower.

. 8

Strong.

P. Tompkins.

. 9

Hinsdale.

.8

Ridley.

.. 6

Johnson.:.

.10

Church.

. 3

Wilrner.

7

Mo wry.

. 6

Lockwood.

. 9

Long...

. 6

Lobb.

. 3

Mayhew.

Gerber.

Murray .

.. 8

Barnum.

. 8

Fulton.

. 9

Turrill.

. 9

Nichols.

W. Tompkins.

. 8

Warner.

. 5

Sargent.

. 5

Hutchinson..

Cledennin.

. 2

Truman.

. 8

Cook.

e

Nutting.

Stevenson.

. 7

Griffith.

. 5

Crane.

Patrick.

. 7

R. P. Flower.

. 3

Weidner.

. 5

Rhodes..

. 8

Trowbridge.

. 6

Taylor.

. 4

Higham..

. 7

Seymour.

Richmond.

Kimber, Jr.

. 4

Franklin.

. 9

. 5

Catchpole.

Laverick.

.. 6

Cameron

7

Roliins.

Crozier.

. 4

Newell.

. 9

Hintz.

. 8

Dorr.

7

G. Smith.

.10

Luck..

5

Marsh.

. 9

Poucher.

7

Allen.

. 4

Griffiths.

.i

Bowen.

. 3

Peer.

. 9

Lyman....

. 6

Hooker.

.8

Rafferty

8

Winslow.

. 3

Streator.

. 8

Downs.

.10

Brown.

.10

Soule..-.

. 9

Babcock.

. 6

Pope...

. 5

Porter - .

6

Page.

. 5

Bishop * ■ ■ ..

2

Garrison.

. 9

Dingen.

. 4

Barber

E. Loder.

.10

Carter...

. 6

Gale_..

. 9

Jones.

. 8

fc:::;::::.::

. 1

Bedford.

. 5

. 8

General Smith....

. 7

Lucas.

. 9

McManus.

. 2

Abbey.

Wright.

. 8

Hoag.

. 6

Barnes.

. 81

Miller..

. 7

Shreves.

. 9|

Curry.

. 3

Wilson.

7

■Sherwood..

6

Remsdell.

. 4

Bailey.

. 7

Paine.

. 3

Marshall..

4

Hoyt...

. 9

1 Harman.

* ’ *

.6

Total.

.352

| Total.

.356

THE LONG RANGE RIFLE SHOT.

The distance was 300 yards, and the first prize, which
was won by Mr. Rogers, was a silver-plated ice pitcher.
Mr. Nichols won the second prize, an opera glass. The
following is the score: Wm. Ramsdell, Albion, 60 9-16 in.;
E. B. Rogers, Albion, 32 in.; J. Binley, Albion, 57 in.;
R. J. Rathbun, Auburn, 39 9-16 in.; C. Farer, Syracuse,
42 7-16 in.; John Nichols, Syracuse, 37£ in.; W. S. Bar-
num, Syracuse, 44 3-16 in.; L. Eggleston, Baldwinsville,
52f in.; E. G. Chase, Geneseo, 47 5-8 in.

THE SHORT RANGE RIFLE SHOT.

The distance was 100 yards, off-hand, open globe sights,
and the first prize, which was a Remington breech-loading
rifle, was won by O. G. Jones, Central City Club, Syracuse ;
the second prize, a Hunter’s Pet Rifle, E. G. Chase, of
Livingstone County Club, Genesseo, won. The following
is the score: J. Rafferty, 61^ in.; J. Carter, 48 in.; E. G.
Chase, 44£ in.; S. Y. Rhodes, 46^ in.; L. Barber, 49 in.;
O. G. Jones, 40f in.

PISTOL SHOOTING.

The distance was 15 yards, single barrel, off-hand, fired
at word. Mr. John B. Higham, Buffalo, won first prize, a
silver-mounted Smith & Wesson No. 3 revolver, with case.
J. M. Witrner, Niagara Falls Club, won the second prize,
two hunting shirts.

In the evening, at eight o’clock, the Convention assem¬
bled again, and after a lengthy and warm discussion finally
came to a vote, and Watertown was elected by one major¬
ity over Niagara Falls.

and on the 9th of September next as the time; that wc .
elect five delegates, and that other States be invited to do
the same.

Mr. G. W. Flower, of Watertown, and Dr. Rowe, of the
Mohawk Game Club, warmly advocated the measure.

The resolutions were adopted.

Mr. Murray moved that Hon. A. C. Mattoon be the
chairman of the delegation, and that he appoint the other
four delegates. Carried.

The President named Mr. Murray, of Niagara Ealls; Dr.
Rowe, of Mohawk Game Club, West Troy; George W.
Flower, of Watertown; Mr. W. J. Babcock, of Monroe
County.

Mr. "Flower moved that each delegate to the National
Association have power to appoint five delegates to ac¬
company him. Carried.

Adjourned to Wednesday evening at eight o’clock.

Third Day, June 24,.—Fly-casting at half-past eight
o’clock this morning commenced the sports of the day.

First prize, an elegant silver-mounted split bamboo fly
rod.

Second prize, a silver-mounted fly rod.

Third prize, No. 1 Orvis fly rod, silver-mounted.

Fourth prize, Prof. McCord’s double spool and reel line.

Fifth prize, Fowler’s rubber reel.

The following is the cast:

Name.

R. Wood, Syracuse.

S. M. Allen, Oswego
O. Norihrnp, Rqme.
J. F. Miller, Oswego
N. W. Wright. ....

Feet. Inches.
. 68 6
. 65 6
. 63 6
02 6
. 56 8

Fourth Day— Single trap-shooting. Judges, Capt. Bo-
gardus and C. D. Page, of Rochester; Referee, j. L.
Paris. The first prize, a gold hunting case watch, pre¬
sented by the Oswego lumbermen, was won by E. Hud¬
son, of the Central Club of Syracuse. The second prize, a
silver pitcher, presented by Jules WendeL of Oswego, was
won by E. B. Hambleton, of the Forrester Club. ’ The
third prize was won by W. S. Murray of the Phoenix
Club.

In the evening the fourth session of the convention was

called to order, and the following committee was appoint¬
ed on the revision of the Constitution and By-Laws:

W. H. Bowman, Rochester; C. W. Hutchinson, Utica ;
J. B. Sage, Buffalo ; L. J. Peck, Lockport; S. Green,
Rochester; S. M. Allen, A. F. Smith, Oswego; J. M. Wh¬
in er, Niagara Falls.

Also the Sub-Committee to attend the National Conven¬
tion at Niagara Falls, September 9, 1874, as follows, each
member of the general delegation having the right to name
five delegates to accompany him:

By Dr. Rowe.—F. A. Carroll,F. B. Klock, Syracuse; Col.
F. G. Skinner, Utica. (The other three to be named here¬
after.)

By Mr. Murray.—Hon. William Pool, Cyrus E. Davis,
William Samways, Niagara Falls; J. B. Sage, Buffalo; j!
T. Fullerton, jr., Niagara Falls.

By Mr. Mattoon.—Delos Dewolf, F. T. Carrington, A. S.
Page, C. T. Richardson, John G. Kellogg, Oswego.

By Mr. Babcock.—C. C. Morse, Seth Green, A. B.
Laniberton, Rochester; Milton Hoag, Seneca Falls; Hora¬
tio Seymour, Utica. (Applause.)

Mr Lamberton of Rochester offered a resolution that no
betting of money be allowed on the grounds when
the shooting by members of the association is taking place.
After an interesting discussion, in which Messrs. Nutting-
Poucher, Babcock and. Murray took parts, advocating the
measure, the resolution was passed, and the committee on
the by-laws directed to report on the same. A compli¬
mentary resolution was then offered by Mr. Murray of
Niagara Falls, as follows:

Resolved , That the thanks of the Association be returned
to Hon. A. C. Mattoon for the very courteous, patient and
efficient manner in which he has conducted its affairs as its
presiding officer; and also to the Leatherstocking Club of
Oswego for their hospitable reception, kindly care, the
fine field and efficient police regulations provided by them
for the association.

After a pleasant response on the part of Mr. Mattoon, the
Convention adjourned sine die.

Want of space in this issue will prevent our giving in de¬
tail the various scores made in the single and double shoot¬
ing on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last. In our next
number we shall publish such scores in full for the sake of
reference. For double birds: E. B. Hambleton and George
Smith of the Forrester Club of Buffalo, each with nineteen
birds, divided the first prize, a very fine Remington Breech
loader. Of the eighteen ties, R. Newell took the second
prize, the Turf, Field, and Farm Cup. Of the ties of seven¬
teen, F. Truman of the llion sportsman’s club won the
third prize. The ties of sixteen was won by W. S.
Lansing, who took a Parker belt.

For single trap-shooting, E. Hudson of the Central City
Club took the first prize, a Parker gun. In the ties of nine
the second prize was awarded to R. B. Harmon, of the
Central City Club, of Syracuse, who carried off the Forest
and Stream Yase. For the ties of eight, P. Tompkins, of
the Dean Richmond Club, of Batavia, won the third prize,
a pocket rifle. The fourth prize was given to W S. Lans¬
ing of the Forrester Club of Buffalo. The Dean Richmond
Cup was won by the Forrester Club of Buffalo with a score
of 50.

—The following from the Field, shows that eggs of birds
will stand long transit from India to England. It is proba¬
bly not as much the length of the voyage as the extreme
heat which may spoil the eggs. A correspondent of the
Field, W. J. S., writes as follows:— ■

OFFICERS ELECTED.

The Convention proceeded to ballot for officers as fol¬
lows, and they were elected :

President, George W. Flower, Watertown; First Yice-
President, L. J. Peck, Lockport; Second Yice President,
N. W. Nutting, Oswego; Recording Secretary, J. B. Sage,
Buffalo; Corresponding Secretary, Charles R. Skinner,
Watertown; Treasurer, S. M. Spencer, Rochester. Stand¬
ing Committee—Charles Burgess, Lockport; H. C. Tanner,
Oswego; James Maiming, Syracuse; W. H. Bowman,
Rochester; W. J. Babcock, Rochester.

A NATIONAL CONVENTION.

Mr. Mattoon called Vice President Klock to the chair
and advocated taking steps for a National Convention.
He offered resolutions that this Convention indorse the
call for a National Convention, issued in the American
Sportsman , and that we name Niagara Falls as the place,

Two or three years after my return from India in 1861, a
friend .sent me a sitting of thirteen partridge Cochin lffin
eggs from Bombay, which were packed very tightly in a
box in bran, with thick folds of paper inside the box at
top and' bottom. These eggs I was informed were quite
fresh, being laid the day previous and the one on which
the steamer was despatched from Bombay. Three chickens
only out of the thirteen eggs, were hatched (one cock and
two hens, if I recollect right), all the other eggs being rot¬
ten; and these three grew remarkably large and fine fowls.

The loss ©f seventy-five per cent, of the eggs is not of
course a good result. The result of this experiment is,
however, useful to us, as it seems to show that the eggs of
our own game birds might be sent to England without
much risk. It is, however, one question to hatch out the
birds in England, and another one to raise the progeny.

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FOREST AND STREAM

We await with some interest reports from the other side
in regard to quite a number of the eggs of our pinnated
grouse sent by Mr. Richard Valentine, of Janesville, Iowa,
to England, and in due time will inform our readers of the
results.

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Children’s Excursions.— George F. Williams, Esq.,
to whose excellent administrative powers, much of the suc¬
cess attending the Times children’s excursions were due,
will resume this year the management of the Poor Child¬
ren’s Excursion Fund. Some $550 are already in hand.
Further subscriptions will be received by Wm. Butler
Duncan, 11 Nassau street, Edward King, Union Trust
Company, Charles H. Marshall, 38 Burling slip, Theodore
Roosevelt, 94 Maiden lane, George H. Brodhead, 12 Wall
street, Trustees, <fec. While many of our readers are en¬
joying the sports of the forest and stream, drinking in pure
mouthfuls of air, and acquiring renewed health, let them

not forget the poor inmates of the slums.

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Yesterday the Philadelphia Zoological Society
opened their garden at Fairmount Park. We have before
this noticed the progress made by this society. It is highly
creditable that the work they have inaugurated is entirely
due to private exertions. We believe with the nucleus
they now have that ip time they will have the most exten¬
sive collection in the United States.

FISH IN SEASON IN JULY.

♦

Salmon, Salmo S'alar. Salmon trout, Salmo cm finis.

Trout, Salmo fontinalis Shad, Alosa.

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri MichiganGrayling, Thymallus tricole?
Black Bass, micropterus salmoides, micropterus nigricans.

Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus . Sea trout, Salrno mirnaculatus.

Bluelish, temnodon saltator. Weakftsh.

—Salmon plenty in market at twenty-five cents. Bulk
of salmon coming from the Provinces. We saw one at
Middleton & Carman’s weighing over forty pounds. Moon
fish mentioned by us some time ago, as a fish almost un¬
known, is now becoming appreciated, our principle hotels
buying them. Before long when their excellence is known,
they will be among the most highly prized fish in market.
Spanish mackerel plenty at twenty five cents. The first
caught in our neighborhood was off Monmouth, N. J., and
brought $1 a pound. Bass still plenty, and very cheap,
fifteen cents for big ones, three cents advance for smaller
ones. The catch off Cape Cod is said to be very large.
Blue fish abundant at six cents. Soft crabs scarce, and
diminishing in quantity. King fish rather scarce at twenty
cents. A big catch of pompinos, fully 350 pounds, came
into market last week, sold at fifty cents.

—Bass-fishing is in order now at Squidnocket, West
Island, Cuttyliunk, Pasque Island, Gay Head and all along
the shores of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. When
the bass begin to take bait there is some inducement to try
them. In the early part of the season nothing will kill but
the old bass bob, and the sport connected with fishing with

it may be easily expressed by a-. The fish thus far

taken have been unusually clean and handsome. The
heaviest weight we have yet heard of is forty-seven pounds.

—Tautog are plentiful and run in fair weight.

—Cod-fishing on the eastern shores of Prince Edward
Island has been more than usually successful this season.

—The oysters at Fair Haven, Conn., both those that
were planted in the early spring—about 150,000 bushels
from Virginia—and the native ones, are dying off very
rapidly from some unknown cause, and there is a prospect
of high prices next fall.

—Shad continue to be taken with fly at Holyoke Dam,
in the Connecticut River, Mr. Chalmers having taken several
there last week. White miller and brown fly the most
attractive.

—A New Haven correspondent mentions having taken a
shad with a hook baited with angle worm in the Housa-
tonic River.

—Fishing on the Racquette River, Adirondacks, has not
been as good as usual so far, on account of cold weather
and high water.

—The very best trout pond in the Adirondacks is one in
which the boundary lines of three counties intersect. If any
one can find it, he is welcome to the secret, for the first
time divulged.

—Trout fishing in the tributaries of the Housatonic has
been very good this season, large quantities having been
taken from the brooks in Stockbridge and Sheffield, Mass.,
and in the vicinity of Canaan and Salisbury, Ct. A
week ago Mr. Pease, of Twin Lakes, took a large number of
ten-inch trout from a branch of the Blackberry River to
stock his pond with. Bass and pickerel fishing is now in
its prirfie at Twin Lakes. This locality can be reached by
New Haven and Housatonic Railroads, or by I^arlem and
Connecticut Western Railroad.

—Joe Jefferson (Rip) and son, and Mr. Pope of the St.
Louis Theatre, were on the Beaverkill last week, and
exulted in the capture of several fine trout. There is the
very best rabbit shooting in the mountains in this vicinity,
and when the shooting season comes next fall, Joe is going
to take “Schneider.”

—F. Hosley, F. G. Kelsey, C. Nellis and Seymour
Harvey, of Durhamville, spent one day at the Williams
Hotel, Osceola, Lewis county, and before night caught one
hundred pounds of trout.

—A party of gentlemen from Lyndon Center, Me., visited
Portage Lake, Me., recently and brought home one hundred
pounds of nice trout as the results of two day’s fishing.

—For a useful handy little guide to the magnificent
region of country which surrounds Mooseliead, w T e would
call the attention of tourists and sportsmen to the “Guide to
Mooseliead Lake,” just published. The map will be found
very accurate, giving a thorough picture of the innumera¬
ble lesser lakes which fill up the county. The book can
be had for a dollar, either of Messrs. A. Clerk & Co.,
Maiden Lane, New York, or of John Krider in Philadel¬
phia. We would advise any one going to that section of
country, to take the Guide with them.

—Mr. W. W. Hill, of Albany, captured in the Adiron¬
dacks, last week, a trout that weighed four and a quarter
pounds, and measured twenty-one inches in length. It was
taken with red fly and six ounce cedar rod.

—Our Minnesota correspondent, “Haviland,” writes
from Brainerd, June 20th, thus:—

“I have had rare fishing this season in Gull Lake; this
week four of us caught forty-two black bass in part of an
afternoon, some of them weighing six pounds, with live
bait, next day 130 pike perch (wall-eyed pike). Later. at
Withington (Serpent Lake) 300 pounds in one day, (same
party), black-bass, rock-bass, pickerel, “croppy’s” and
perch. If any good fellows want some star fishing, have
them write to me; I will be pleased to do anything for
your friends or readers ”

—At Janesville, Wisconsin, on Saturday, June 20tli,
Richard Valentine and brother took fifty-four black-bass,
average weight two pounds, in little over three hours,
using minnows for bait.

—Messrs. J. H. Wilder and II. G. Olds, of Fort Wayne,
Indiana, start for the Nepigon River on 16th July. Quite
a nurnbey of anglers are booked this jnonth for the same
locality.

—Salmon fishing is now excellent on the Lower St.
Lawrence, although it was much retarded by the lateness
of the season and high water in the rivers.

—The Massachusetts Anglers’ Association of Boston is
rapidly increasing its strength and its usefulness. Its
efforts have already greatly curtailed illegal fishing in the
Bay State.

—We are indebted to W. F. Whitcher, Esq., Canadian
Fish Commissioner, for valuable printed documents relat¬
ing to the Dominion fisheries.

—A very good pack basket for camping purposes can be
seen at Pritchard Bros., 94 Fulton street, New York.

It is the regular Indian wicker basket covered with can¬
vas and arranged with hasp and lock. The canvas cover
of course adds to its strength, and renders it water-proof.
The lock is adjusted in such a manner as to make it quite
secure and perfectly safe to send by freight or express.
The basket is intended to be packed at home and to go to
the camp, as it is arranged with straps for a man’s back, or
so it can be carried as a pannier upon a horse. The great
trouble of repacking at the end of the railroad and at the
beginning of the tramp is thus dispensed with. It is very
easy to get at along the route, and makes a capital and
durable camp stool. As it is secured with a lock, the rail¬
road companies do not object to checking it, as they fre¬
quently do camp equipage without a lock. Messrs. Pritch¬
ard Bros, will have these baskets for sale.

—A letter from Manitou, Colorado, dated June 20th,
says that certain parties had just returned from the South
Park with five hundred pounds of speckled trout.

Rangely Lakes.— Our first letter from Camp Kinnebago,
which appears herewith appended, was inadvertently left
.over from the week previous, much to our regret.— Ed.

Q a-m-p Kennebago, Me., June 13,1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Our party arrived in good condition this evening, although the roads
were pretty rough from Phillips to camp, and the “carry” in a very
moist state, on account of the rain of the past few days. We find the
Rangely and Kennebago Rivers very much swollen, the logs not having
all departed, a boom of some two and one-half million feet being still
retained above the dam @n the Rangely stream. The weather has been
quite cold and disagreeable, but to-day is very delightful and the ther¬
mometer indicates 69 in the shade. The Kennebago stream has furn¬
ished the best fishing so far, although “Indian Eddy,” on the Rangely,
holds its own as usual. The only large trout so far were taken by Mr.
T. L. Page’s party, ten days since, two weighing each 5 and 6 pounds.
We encountered snow banks on the road from Phillips to Rangely Lake.
The following gentlemen are at camp this week: Mr. R. G. Allerton,
Secretary of the Goodyear Rubber Co.; C. L. DuBois, Washington, D.
C.; Albon Man and E. D. Griswold, Brooklyn, N. Y.; S. V. C. Van Ren¬
sselaer and N. Perry, Jr., Newark, N. J.; E. M. Stillwell and Henry O.
Stanley, Fish Commissioners of Maine; J. H. Kimball and Clarence
Warden, Bath, Me.: Adon Smith, Jr. New York; R. C. Taft, Providence,
R. I.; G. A. Robbins and Wm. Adams, Jr., New York; Lewis B. Reed,
New Jersey; Thomas Sedgwick Steele, Hartford, Conn.; C. D. Wood,
New York; George Dawson, editor Albany Evening Journal; Dudley 01-
cott, Albany, N. Y.; Abraham Lansing, State Treasurer of New York;
Arthur Brown, Bath, Me., of the Androscoggin Railroad.

Messrs. Stanley and Stillwell placed in the Rangely stream this week
some 20,000 young land-locked salmon, and it is ^hought they will add
greatly to the sport in this vicinity. The black flies have just put in an
appearance, but as they are an indicator of fine sport among the fish at
this season, we rub in the tar oil and laugh at them. Joe

June 20tb.—The following bits of news are all I am able
to communicate since my last favor from this region.
With the exception of Monday, June 15th, it has rained all
the week, thermometer ranging from 48 degrees to 58
degrees; quite cold, you see. Nevertheless, we have had
very fair fishing. For the information of those members
of the O. A. A. desiring to come here, I would say that the
last of the logs were boomed out of Rangely River yester¬
day, June I9th, and the water is rapidly falling. A large
number have been taken on a fly already, the following
being the “cast” used: Silver doctor for stretcher, brown
hackle for 1st, and red hackle for 2d, dropper flies.

Mr. R. G. Allerton, who has been here for two weeks
past, has taken the following score over two pounds.
Four trout which weighed each 24 pounds; nine, 24; two,
2f; three, 3. . One each of 34, 4, 5, 54, 6, 64 pounds.
Mr. Geo. Dawson (Editor of the Albany Evening Journal )
caught on a fly last night one which weighed 6 pounds,
and an outsider landed one of 7 pounds this morning.

There has been very fine fishing at the “upper dam,” and
now that the logs are out it will greatly increase at this
camp.

Some of the most elegant trout as regards color and
marking have been landed this week, one of them, a three-
pounder, having no less than eighty-six distinct Vermillion
spots on one side of it, to say nothing of a large number of
orange spots, which increased its beauty. Some trout
have also been caught with red spots on the dorsal fin , and
also on the sides of the 7iead, but these freaks of nature are
very rare. Joe.

Of Muirkirk, June 29, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Last Thursday,- the 25th inst., a party of three went up
to the Great Falls to try our luck at black bass fishing.
We found' the water alive with gar fish, about two feet
long; they would steal the minnows about as fast as put
on. The bass were very scarce, although a few striped and
black bass were caught. Parties at the Falls say that the
gar fish have driven the bass away. Either this, or else
they have come in such numbers as to destroy the food of
the bass and compel them to leave for other parts. I
fished with a fly the first day, but could not get a rise.
The gar fish would come up to the fly, but would not take
it. While fishing I saw some gars attack a striped bass
that was being played by another party; the gars followed
the fish up and struck at it until it was captured. Are
these gars considered good to eat? We had some cooked
and found them very good eating, but were not satisfied
with the color of the back bone. It had a greenish tinge,
so that we hesitated about eating them. We were well
taken care of • by Messrs. Garrett and Maus, who keep a
very good hotel.

Yours, &c., C. E. C.

We are indebted to an ardent friend of our journal for
the following letter, dated at Utica, June 24th:

Sir:—In your answer to a correspondent a week ago, as
to the best manner of reaching the Thousand Islands of
the St. Lawrence, you mentioned the old route via Rome,
Cape Yincent. Last fall the Utica, Black River and
Odgensburg Railroad, completed its track directly to
Clayton, and I enclose you time table, Their trains connect
directly with Hudson 'River and New York Central Rail¬
road here, passing through Trenton Falls, Boonville, Port
Leydon, Lowville and Carthage, Boonville and Port Ley-
don being the better points for reaching the chain of lakes
of Brown’s tract, the last named point affording the better
roads, while Louisville is but eighteen miles from Fenton’s
on Beaver River, which affords the sportsman a route
through Smith and Albany Lake, either through Tupper’s
to Long Lake, or an eight mile portage to the Big Moose,
to the fourth lake of the chain, or down the Moose River
to Arnold’s and the old Forge.

Yours truly. C. W. H.

* ' ----

—Captain Taylor, of this journal, sends the following

salmon fishing notes from Cape Breton, dated in camp, on
the Northeast Fork of the Margaree River, Inverness
county, June 22d:—

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I arrived here safely, accompanied by my friend Mr. A. C. Lawrence,
and attended by two servants (Gaffer and Cook), on June 20th. Started
from New York June 14th, arrived in Boston at four P. M., thence on
to St. John, N. B., which train now stops at Bangor, Maine, over night,
(sad inconvenience). Arrived at St. John Tuesday, June 16th; bought
supplies, and again took cars for Point du Chene. Wednesday, June
17th, raining, and blowing a gale; took steamer for Charlottetown, P. E.
I. Good sea trout fishing on the river Dunk, twenty-five miles from
Charlottetown. Gale blowing on the Northumberland Straits. Started
for Pictou, N. S.; weather rainy; blowing like a Scotch mist, with a
touch of hurricane behind it. June 18th, started for Hawkesbury, Cape
Breton; thence drove eleven miles to West Bay; took steamer across the
treacherous Bras D’Or; still blowing a gale, and arrived at Bedeque on
Friday night, June 19th. On the morning of the 20th we again started
to drive the thirty-five miles, and so arrived safely at the forks of the
magnificently lovely valley and river of the Margaree; the water roily
and high; very few salmon caught as yet this season. The nets at the
mouth of the river are all blown away, and so the water is free for the
fish to come up. The fly casting is easy. There are several English offi¬
cers here at the different pools. We have half a mile of the river on
both sides. P. S.—June 22d, six A. M.—Mr. Lawrence has just landed
a rattling fine salmon of fifteen pounds, and hooked a larger fish on
single gut. _ _ J.N.T.

FISHING ON THE JERSEY COAST.

U Philadelphia, June 26, 1874.

Our mutual friend, Dr, Kenworthy, can supply reliable
reports of such tremendous catches of Blue Fish at
Barnegat, that I feel no disposition to attempt competition
with him, although I have been led to flatter myself that I
could hook and handle a blue fish as expertly as the gener¬
ality of men. To be frank with you, I have in a great
measure lost my desire to become the capturer of more fish
than I can find mouths to consume, and hence am content
to leave to the agile doctor the well-merited glory of being
the most successful blue-fisherman on record, and what is
more, a man who always manages to make a judicious and
wise disposition of his big takes.

So far as the Jersey Coast is concerned, Barnegat is un¬
doubtedly the most desirable point for blue-fishing, or for
weakfish, king fisli and bass. This fact is only beginning
to be fully understood, thanks to Forest and Stream and
a few other papers. I have had fine sport there, and hope
to have again before this season is over, but just for variety
sake I visited Atlantic City this week, arriving there just in
time to find that the big bluefish, which were very plentiful
there, for ten days previous had taken their departure
northward. As I learn by a note from Dr. Kenworthy, he
intercepted them on Monday at Barnegat, capturing 154,
weighing 900 lbs. A trial at Atlantic City resulted in a
beggarly account of seven fair sized fish.

On Wednesday and Thursday we tried the black fish,
bass, and weak fish, at the wreck of the Flying Dutchman,
on Brigantine shoals. The first day the water was exceed¬
ingly rough, so that while we caught a great many fish,
there was not the comfort that we desired. On Thursday,
the ocean being nearly calm, we tried it again, having to
use the oars to reach the wreck, our success was good.
Abandoning the hand line entirely, we, to the amazement
of our boatman used only the rod and reel. Many wefe
the predictions in regard to the fate of our tackle, all ot
which were happily unverified. Our first catch was a
porgy, of - all things* the most desirable, as it furnished us

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331

■with capital weak-fish bait. The water was perfectly clear,
and for full ten feet down, we liad a view of all that was
transpiring. The first cast was followed by a strike, away
went the fish for full thirty yards, followed by at least
twenty others of equal size. It was a most exciting scene.
Bringing the hooked fish up on a round turn, we brought
him towards the boat, his mad companions dashing wildly
around him, either eager to rescue him from his toils, or
desirous of taking the remaining bait. Suspecting the lat¬
ter, I played him awhile, when one of the followers seized
the bait, and then I had two three pound fish to manage,
with only a small rod and a light line. The boatman was
wild with excitement; he had seen thousands of these fish
captured with hand lines, but never with a rod and reel.
Frantically appealing to me to land them, I at length com¬
plied, and much to his surprise and relief, they were soon
floundering in the barrel.

The sport continued for some time, when a change of the
tide stopped the biting and we returned to Atlantic City
with the first catch of weakfish seen there for many a day.
feome seven or eight other boats came on the ground after
our arrival, but as they all fished with hand lines, they were
rewarded with sea bass, porgies and black fish, but no
squeteague.

Just here let me mention an interesting fact. Brigantine
Shoals, as you are aware, are covered with the remains of
vessels wrecked there in years gone by. Sailing over these
wrecks, or drifting over them rather, we saw hundreds,
yes thousands, of magnificent sheepshead, black fish, sea
bass and weakfish playing over and around them, as in¬
different to the presence of the boat suspended over them,
as though it were a passing cloud. We tried them with
tempting bait, but in vain. They gracefully resisted all
our allurements, rubbing their noses and tails against our
lines and baits, but refusing to bite. It w r as tantalizing to
be sure, but as there was no remedy for it, we had to con¬
tent ourselves with feasting our eyes upon the splendid
fellows swimming around so independentlyjamong the debris
of the wrecked vessels-.

A. M. S.

oating.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK.

Date.

Boston.

New York.

Charleston.

H. M.

H. M.

H. M.

July 2....

1 41

10 26

9 41

.July 3.

2 28

11 11

10 28

July 4.

3 14

11 59

11 14

July 5...

4 2

eve 49

eve 2

July 6.

4 55

1 42

0 55

July 7.

5 51

2 37

1 51

July 8.

6 51

3 38

2 51

Tns Ladies’ Regatta op the New Yacht Club. —We
were sorry to see so little enthusiasm manifested by the
members of the New York Yacht Club, in regard to this
new event, which we hope will become an institution in
the Club. To us it seems to possess many advantages, in
addition to giving the ladies a most enjoyable sail. Many
yacht owneis contend that they do not enter their vessels
in races, from the fact of the trouble and expense entailed
—hauling out, balloon sails, additional hands, and the
damage to the internal fittings from the stowing anchors
and all weighty articles below. That these are very valid
reasons there can be no doubt, but why is it, when a race
is offered them without any one of these objections, and a
race which it seems to us is fully as great an honor to win
as one of the other species, that so few boats are entered ?
Last Thursday’s entries comprised only ten yachts of all
classes, out of which nine started, viz:

Inditing and

FIRST CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SCHOONERS.

Name. Owner. Area, Cubic feet.

Tidal Wave.Mr. W. Yoorhis . 9 152 16

Idler..Mr. S. J. Colgate. 7 944 84

Magic...
Cornelia
Comet..
Clio_

SECOND CLASS CENTRE-BOARD SCHOONERS.

Mr. W. T. Garner. 5 077 59

Dr. Vondy. 2 659 94

Mr. W. T. Langley_ Not measured.

Bradhurst& Asten.... 3 728 52

SLOOPS.

Vision.Mr. J. J. Alexandre_ 2 544 75

Vmdex.Mr. D, Center. 3 258 91

Egeria.Mr. Stnrges. 1 42J 32

The day was fine, and at the opening of the race a nice
breeze was blowing from the soutli’ard and west’ard. The
Committee and representatives of the press were on board of
the Madeline, from which the starting signals were given.
The course was the usual one, and the prizes the amount
of the entrance fees in each class. At ten minutes past
eleven the second gun from the Madeline announced the
time to cross the line, and the yachts having a margin of
ten minutes to get over, passed in the following order:

Name. jj. M. S.

Cornelia. 11 12 49

Egeria. 11 14 54

Tidal Wave. 11 14 54

Clio. 11 15 so

Comet. 11 16 31

Name. H. M. S.

Idler. 11 16 38

Magic.11 17 58

Vision. 11 18 50

Vindex. 11 22 14

The Tidal Wave soon took the iead, and began opening
the gap between herself and the Idler, which in her turn
had taken second place. There were few other changes in
position until after the Southwest Spit had been rounded
and the yachts headed for the Light Ship. Here the wind
pegged out slightly, and the Comet going wonderfully
well in the light wind passed the Idler and became second
boat; she perceptibly hauled on the 1 Madeleine too, who,
in the mean time, had come down through the Sound
channel to take the time of the yachts at the different
turning points. As the Tidal Wave approached the Light
Skip, the wind died out completely for a short time, when
she got a puff from the eastward, which compelled her to
flatten aft her sheets; however, after one stretch, she
rounded the Light Ship and started for home, the other
yachts meanwhile having lost their wind, waited for it,
and naturally got it again from the old quarter. The Idler
had meanwhile crawled to windward of the Comet; the
Magic led the second squad, composed of the Vision, Clio,
Cornelia and Egeria, the Vindex to the soutli’ard of them,
and coming down fast. The time of rounding was as
follows:

Name.
Tidal Wave.

Idler.

Comet.

Magic.

Vision.

H. M. S
1 22 18
1 47 13
1 47 36
1 50 04
1 50 59

Name.

Clio.

Vindex.
Cornelia
Egeria..

If. M. S
1 51 12
1 53 05
, 1 53 53

. 1 54 54

From here on to the home stake boat the wind was
light and there was little variety. The Tidal Wave sailed
as she has done in every race this season, in the most
splendid manner. The Comet also sailed marvelously
well, and the Vision had her own day. There was too
little wind for the Idler and Vindex to show any sailing.
The race was finished as follows :

Arrival. Actual time.

• Yacht. If. M. S. II. M. S.

Tidal Wave. 4 33 16 5 18 22

Comet. 4 46 29 5 29 58

Vision... . 4 54 32 5 36 17

Magic. 4 58 14 5 40 16

Idler. 4 59 38 5 43 00

Clio. 5 16 28 6 00 38

Vindex. 5 24 06 6 01 53

Cornelia... 5 45 00 6 32 12

Egeria. Not timed.

The Tidal Wave therefore wins in the first class schoon¬
ers, the Comet in the second class schooners, and the Vision
in the sloops.

A Rapid Run. —The schooner yacht Idler, Rear Com¬
modore S. J. Colgate, of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club, on
her trip to Newport, last week, sailing outside Long
Island has, we believe, accomplished the quickest time
between Sandy Hook, and Fort Adams, Newport, on
record. Leaving the Battery at midnight, she worked
down the Bay and through tiie Narrows against a strong
flood tide, hauling up on her course to the eastward at 111 .
41m. A. M. There was a strong breeze from the north¬
west, veering more to the north on the following morning,
giving her the wind just abaft the beam until she
rounded Montauk Point, where of course it was necessary
to trim.aft. She carried during the greater part of the run
double reefed mainsail, whole foresail, fore stay sail and
jib.

Fort Adams was passed at 3h. 12m. P. M., making the
time elapsed just thirteen hours and thirty-one minutes,
and an average speed for the whole distance of ten and a
half knots.

—The Corinthian Race for sloops, full particulars of
which has already appeared in the columns of the Forest
and Stream, bids fair to he a most interesting event.
Although the practice of Corinthian sailing was first intro¬
duced in this country by the Seawanhaka Yacht Club last
summer, this race of to-morrow will be the first in which
our large sloops have ever contended. We trust it wont be
the last, and that Corinthian sailing may become as popular
here as it now is in England. Nor is there any reason why
it should not, unless we confess that as sailors we are
infeiior in pluck, skill and endurance, to our cousins
across the water. The lists for entries will continue open
until 2 o’clock this afternoon, (July 2d,) and the race will
take place to-morrow over the course of the Seawanhaka
Yacht Club, from Oyster Bay. The entries up to the pres¬
ent time are as follows: Addie,,Mr. II. L. Roosevelt; Alert,
H. Vail; Anna, Mr. Cummings; Vindex, Mr. R. Center;
Vision, Messrs. Alexandre; Ida, Mr. Crocker; Kate, Mr.
Lawrence; Qui Vive, Mr. Clapham; Helena, Mr. Flint;
Kaiser Wilhelm, Mr. Greenleaf.

—The Oceanic Yacht Club of New Jursey, held its
annual regatta on Monday, the several contests being open
to the yachts of other clubs. -There were nine yachts
entered, and these were divided into three classes. The
distances to be sailed were about twenty-five, twenty and
fifteen miles, respectively. The first and second class
yachts carried jib and mainsails, and the smaller yachts
were all cat-rigged. The Brooklyn was awarded the Union
prize in the first class. There was no club prize, as there
were no club boats entered. The Emily P. won the Union
prize in the second class, and the Tough won the Union
prize in the third class, and the King the Club prize.

—A Union Regatta, under the auspices of the Perth
Amboy (New Jersey) Yacht Club, will take place on the
Fourth of July, open to all jib and mainsail boats not ex¬
ceeding thirty feet at the .water-line. There will be two
classes. First class, 25 to 30 foot boats; prizes, $100 and
$50. Second class, boats under 25 ft., prizes $75 to $30.
Course twenty-one miles, around great Kills buoy and re¬
turn. Time allowance, two minutes to the foot. Entrance
money payable to Mr. Evan Thomas, Treasurer, 24 Broad¬
way, N. Y., before noon, July 3d, or at the Raritan Bay
Club House, Perth Amboy, N. J., before 9 P'M. same
day. Entries must be made in writing, stating name and
length of boat. Copies of the sailing regulations will be
furnished boat captains on application, and a diagram of
the course will be posted at the Raritan Bay Club House.
By order of the Committee.

—Mr. Geo. Barclay Ward’s yacht Aida, of which we
gave a detailed description recently, has been shipped on
the steamer Erin for London. Our readers will vy r atch with
considerable curiosity the result of her encounters with the
English twenty tonners.

—The steam yacht Mermaid, Mr. J. Buchanan Henry, is
now lying off Stapleton, Staten Island, having accom¬
plished her first voyage, viz, from Philadelphia to New
York, outside, in twenty-two hours.

—The schooner yacht Eva, Mr. E. Burd Grubb, has been
on the ways at Red Hook for repairs to her centre board.

—The Wanderer, since her sale, has rapidly been fitting
out at City Island, and we will soon have the pleasure of
seeing that beautiful boat once more in commission.

Shifting Ballast. —At a special meeting of the Dor¬
chester Yacht Club., held June 19th, at the Club House,
Commercial Point, the rule prohibiting shifting ballast was
stricken out of the sailing regulations by a very close
vote. This action is much regretted by many of the most
influential and most thorough yachtmen in the club, and it
is feared that some of the best yachts will be withdrawn
on this account. Already four yacht owners have inti¬
mated that their resignations would be sent in at an early
date. Hitherto the Dorchester Yacht Club has enjoyed an
uninterrupted flood of prosperity; its regattas and cruises
have always had large numbers of yachts in attendance,
but for the iuture the prospect is not so encouraging.
Howe.ver, it is to he hoped that seeing the error of their
way, recreant ballast heavers will reconsider their rash
movement, and that the Club will once again take its place
in the foremost ranks of those that encourage the best
interests of yachting.

It is Avorlliy of note, that in the regatta of the 20th inst.,
the yacht owned by one of the most prominent advocates
of sand bags, was beaten badly by a smaller boat that
under the old regime was scarcely ever able to come to the
front, and many of the yachtmen are curious to know how
such a result comes about,, for of course if under the old

rule neither of the boats shifted ballasff. they now sail on
the same equality as before.

It would seem that in respect to the ballast question, we
should be safe iu following the example of the English
Clubs; they have tried shifting ballast much longer than
we, and finally given it up. When the English yachts,
with their extreme narrowness and consequent want of
initial stability, decide to abolish shifting ballast, it is
obvious that we with our yachts of extreme beam and
enormous natural stability, can not want shifting ballast
on the score of safety. It is only the “jockey interest” in
the Clubs, that desires to reduce the sport to the level of
professional horse racing, boating or base ball, that
advocates this pernicious method of sailing. This
“jockey interest” is also opposed to owners sailing their
own boats, and insists upon the privilege of hiring pro¬
fessional skippers, being determined to win the prize at
any cost, (of money and hired brains,) caring nothing for
the advancement of the true interests of yachting, or the
encouragement of skill on the part of yacht owners.

City of Boston Sailing Regatta. —The following is
a list of entries made up to Monday noon for the sailing
regatta to take place July 4t.h in Boston harbor, off City
Point, under the auspices of the city, the prizes for which
were published in our last issue:—

FIRST RACE.

Boat.

Length on
Water
line.

1

Owner.

Rig.

Keel or

Centre ooatd.

Where

from.

Fearless.

54 ft. 3 in.

E. P. Phillips.

schr.

|C. B. 1

Swampscott

Boston.

Phantom.

71 ft.

W. W. McField....

schr.

keel.

Edwin Booth...

Thomas Cooper.

schr.

'keel.

Boston.

Florence.

....

William C. Fowler..

schr.

keel.

Boston.

Et.tie.

Tartar.

38 ft." ‘ ‘

E. G. Martin.

W. B. Hastings.

schr.

sl’p.

keel.
C. B.

Boston.

Boston.

SECOND RACE.

Clytie
Sea View .
Elsie.

John Bunyan..

Lillie.

Gypsey.

White Cap.

Albina.

Naiad Queen...

Osceola.

Geal.

Eva.

Starlight.

Spitfire.

Mary Ellen....

Van'itas.

Sparkle.

Patience.

ft. 6 in.

ft.

ft.

ft.

ft.

ft.

ft. 16^ in.
ft.

ft. 1 in.
ft.

ft. 6 in.
ft. 4 in.
ft. 6 in.
ft. 6 in.
ft. 6 in.
ft. 9 in.
ft. 6 in.
ft.

A. H. Meredith.

Charles Shepard....
H. M. Martin.

B. McLaughlin.

J. R. White.

W. II Howe.

J. Malcolm Forbes..

W. A. Devine.

E. Kilner.

H. Schellenger.

W. McCormick.

A. W. Bangs.

Fred Wright.

J. Winnett.

W . S. Lord.

Francis Clarke.

A. A. Lawrence.

Geo. W. Lawlor_

TR1RD RACE.

sl’p.

schr.

schr.

sl’p.

jsPp.

sip.

sl’p.

sl’p.

sl’p.

schr.

sl’p.

sl’p.

sl’p.

,81’p.*

isi’p.

schr.

cat.

schr.

C. B.
keel,
keel.
C.B.
C.B.
C.B.
C.B.
keel.
C.B.
keel,
keel.
C.B.
keel,
keel,
keel.
keel.
C.B.
| keel.

Boston.

So. Boston.
Boston.

So. Boston.
So. Boston.
So. Boston.
Quincy P‘t.
Boston.

So. Boston.
So. Boston.
E. Boston.
Boston.

So. Boston.
So. Boston.
Salem.
Boston.

Cha ’stown
Boston.

Uncle Moses...

21 ft.

Agnes.

22 ft. 3 in.

Gertrude.

21 ft.

P nffir

May.

18 ft. 6m.

Niagara.

22 ft. 6 in.

Fannie.

21 ft. 3 in.

Clyde.

23 ft.

Cycla.

23 ft 6 in.

Ruby.

19 ft.

Mabel.

13 ft. 2 in.

Fearless.

20 ft.

Ripple.

22 ft. 2 in.

Gamecock.

25 ft.

Olive.

24 ft. 6 in.

Stella.

20 ft.

Queen Mab....

21 ft.

Louise.

22 ft. 4 in.

Bull Bow.

19ft. 4in.

Sunbeam.

24 ft. 1 in.

Unique.

19 ft. 10 in.

Kate.

20 ft.

White Wing...

21 ft. 6 in.

Bessie.

18 ft.

Unknown.

22 ft.

Truant.

17 ft. 6 in.

C.II. & T.E.Dolbear

E. P. Adams.

Joel Tuttle.

J. G. Lanning.

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Arthur L. Dean_

Walter L. Dean_

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M. J. Kiley.

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Very few entries have yet been made for the rowing re¬
gatta. It is not usual for them to enter until within a day
or two of the race.

—A spirited four oared race, between the Argonaut.as and
Buffalos was rowed on the Kill von Kull, on Friday after¬
noon, resulting in a victory for the Argonautas by about
two lengths. The race was for three miles, from off the
wharf at New Brighton to a stake-boat off the light-house
on Shooter’s Island. The crew of the Argonautas con¬
sisted of Edward Smith, bow; Walter Man, 2d; Benj.
Stephenson, 3d; Fred C. Eldren, stroke. The crew of the
Buffaloes consisted of Charles W. Baldy, bow; John N.
Dorr, 2d; John B. Green, 3d; Charles E. Dunbar, stroke.
A severe rain squall prevailed during the race, which
somewhat interfered with the time made, which was
16 minutes 46 seconds, the Buffaloes being 8 seconds
behind.

—We were pleased to receive a visit at our office, from
Charles F. Yose, Esq., President of the Halifax Rowing
Club. Mr. Yose came to New York for the purpose of
selecting a referee for the approaching race between Brown
and Scharff. This race, an International one, will take
place on the Connecticut River, at Springfield, Mass., on
July 8 Brown is already in training in the vicinity.
Since the contest between Hamill and Brown, it will be
the most important race of the last few years.

—On June the 27th, a single scull race, which turned out
to be one of the closest and most interesting of the season,
took place, on the Charles River, between Plaisted and
Ahern. Distance two miles. Won by Plaisted, who was
two seconds ahead of Ahern. Time of the two miles, 15:36.

—The great three mile race for single sculls, $500 a side,
between William Scharff, of Pittsburgh, and James Ten
Eyck, of Peekskill, rowed last Thursday, resulted in a
victory for Ten Eyck. The betting on the previous day
had been two to one on Scharff, and the result must have
astonished many people. There was quite a breeze blow¬
ing and the water was rather rough, or the race might have
terminated differently. Ten Eyck took the lead at the
start and kept it for about a quarter of a mile, both men
pulling about thirty-four strokes a minute. Scharff now
spurted, and the Pittsburgh boat shot ahead and kept the
lead all the way to the stake boat, which she turned ten
seconds before her opponent. On the return, it became
evident that Scharff’s boat had shipped considerable water,
and although he pulled pluckily on the last quarter of a
mile, Ten Eyck, in a magnificent spurt passed him, and at
the finish was in advance about four lengths. The follow¬
ing is the summary:

Peekskill, June 25, 1874.—Single scull race, one and a
half miles and return, for $500 a side. Judges, James
O’Neil and William Coates. Referee, Benjamin F. Brady

332

FOREST AND STREAM

.Tames Ten Eyck, of Peekskill, one; William Scharff, of
Pittsburg, two. Time—24m. 30s.

Philadelphia, June 29, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

After the excitement of the regatta of the 17th and 18th,
things along our river front seem very dull. However,
last week, found the river well dotted with single scullers,
getting ready for the local regatta, which was set down for
next Saturday, July 4th.

Three or four four-oared shells make their regular trips,
and one of them, the Quaker City, was doing some right
pretty work.

On Saturday however, the Naval Board held a. special
meeting, and at that late date saw the error of their ways,
and altered the date at which we may contend for the Navy
flags to September 26tli.

Now the boys can row to the Falls for their customary
Fourth of July breakfasts, and have their races at a time
when the thermometer is not so likely to be in the 90’s.

Truly yours, Sculls.

Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., June 2.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

Our Saratoga crew have been hard at work at their
quarters for about four weeks now, and to all appearances
they will be ready to put in a strong—at least a heavy —
claim for recognition on the 16th of July next. The crew
is formed of the following men : Ring, Corwin, Garvin,
Clark, Southard and Ostrom, with Henderson and Myres
for subs. They are all, with one exception, large, strong,
and hardy men, and will undoubtedly do enough extra
work to more than offset their extra weight. Y"our infor¬
mation in regard to our stroke being changed was not
correct. Mr. King acts in that capacity at present, as he
did last year, and as he undoubtedly will in the race._ The
crew will leave for Saratoga next week, if possible ; if not,
then immediately after commencement, which tades place
July 2d. J*

Secretaries and jnends of Athletic, Base-Ball, Cncket and other out¬
door Clubs 'will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in
each week.

—The match between the Germantown and Philadelphia
clubs which was commenced June 20th, ended on June
27th in the following result:

Philadelphia, 1st.83

Philadelphia, 2d.164

—247

Germantown, 1st. 87

Germantown, 2d.... 81

—168

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Philadelphia’s plurality. 79

—The second innings of the Germantown eleven, played
on the 27th, yielded 81 runs, of which James Hargreave’s
contributed 22, James Large 14, and John Hargreave’s 12.

—Cricketers desirous of joining the tourists from Phila¬
delphia, who are to go to Halifax to take part in the
August tourney there, should send word to A. A. Outer-
bridge, 707 Walnut street, Philadelphia.

The professional games played since our last issue were
as follows:—

June 22—Chicago vs. Hartford at Hartford.14 to 10

June 22—Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Baltimore.13 to 7

June 22—Athletic vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn. 5 to 4

June 23—Atlantic vs. Mutual at Brooklyn.14 to 7

June 24—Athletic vs. Mutual at Philadelphia.15 to 6

June 24—B®ston vs. Chicago at Boston.10 to 2

June 25—Boston vs. Hartford at Hartford.14 to 13

June 25—Philadelphia vs. Mutual at Philadelphia.13 to 12

June 26—Boston vs. Chicago at Boston. 8 to 7

June 27—Boston vs. Chicago at Boston.29 to 6

June 27—Mutual vs. Hartford at Brooklyn. 7 to 3

June 27—Athletic vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia.16 to 15

June 29—Chicago vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn. 5 to 3

The record of championship contests to June 30, is as

follows:—

Name .

Games won.

Lost.

Played.

Boston.

. 26

6

32

Athletic.

. 18

9

27

Mutual.

. 14

12

26

Philadelphia.

. 11

9

20

Chicago.

. 8

12

20

Hartford.

. 6

14

20

Atlantic.

12

17

Baltimore.

....... 5

19

24

Total.

. 93

93

186 •

Thus far 93 games out of the 280 to be played before
October 31 have taken place, and the first third of the sea¬
son is over.

—The three Clubs which take the lead in games won by
scores of nine runs and less, are the following:

—The St. George’s Club, of St. Louis, and the St. Louis
Club, played their second elevens on June 20tli, on which
occasion the St. Louis party won by 138 to 100. St. Louis
went in first and scored 75, of which T. Hopwood contri¬
buted 22—not out—and T. Warren 11, Lindley taking the
majority of wickets. St. Geojge then went in and ran up
60, of which Houston’s 11 was the only double figure
score contributed, Caddick the most wickets. In the
second innings of the St. Louis eleven, Grayson made 21,
and Whittaker and Warren a dozen each, the total being
63, Lindley again leading in bowling. The St. George
then went in to get 79 to win, but they were disposed of
for 40 only, Houston leading with 12, and Simpson making
11, Grayson bowling the most wickets. This is the second
defeat for the St. George team.

—The St. George and Manhattan Clubs played their first
match together on June 27tli, at Hoboken, the result being
the equal success of the St. George ten over the Manhattan
eleven, by the appended score:

ST. GEORGE.

Banco,, c and b, Errington. 29

Cashman, c Ronaldson, b Errington. 5

Cookson, b Errington. 3

Palmer, b Ronaldson.. 5

Moeran, c Gilbert, b Ronaldson . 5

Soutter. ran out. 31

Bowman, b Hayward. 0

Jones, run out. 31

Lemmon, b Errington. f

JSleiglx, runout. . ... *.

Percy, c Cain well, b Errington. f

Byes, 4; leg bves, 2: wides, 1. 7

St. George.

Total.

Bilks SCORED AT THE EARL OF EACH WICKET.

* 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6tli. 7th. 8th. 9tli. 10tli.

12 17 23 65 71 76 78 109 110—110

MANHATTAN.*

FIRST INNING.

Hosford, b Jones. 5

Cammell, run oat . 7

Ronaldson, b Soutter. 0

Greig, b Soutter. 2

Gilbert, b Jones. o

Errington. b Jones........ 0

McDouual, st Bowman,b Soutter. . 4

Heyward, b Jones. 0

Haward, b Jones. 0

H. Tucker, not out. 2

Oakley, c Sleigh, b Jones. 0

Byes... 1

SECOND INNING.

b Palmer. 6

1 b w b Moeran—•.14

b Cashman. 4

1 b w b Jones. 7

b Moeran..:. 2

b Moeran. 4

b Bance. 7

b Bance. 0

b Moeran.. 1

bJones. 2

not out. ** . 1

Byes, 4; leg'byes, 2; wides, 1— 7

Total.

21

Total.54

RUNS. SCORED AT FALL OF EACH WICKET.

1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. 9th. 10th.

WiraMnnine . 11 11 15 15 15 19 19 19 21 21-21

lecoui tamnK. U » 21 35 39 41 4<i 53 54 54-54

Umpires— Messrs. Smith and Tilley.

The St. George were to leave town on Thursday for
Boston, to play in Boston and Salem on Friday and Satur¬
day

—The Baltimore Club has been busy lately getting their
wprs into training in readiness to meet any Club which
might feel like giving them a call. On the 22d of June
tlnw had a grand game on their grounds on the western
suburbs, the full score.of which is appended:

Tiffany, b Winslow . 7] Winslow, b Kneller... 0

S’h Winslow. P Johns, not out. ..35

Ewens, b Winslow.

Schofield, b Winslow. J

Kneller, b Johns. 2

Murray, b Johns.«

J. Thomas, b Johns.• 0

Schwartz:, run out . 4

Jas. Carey; run out...— 0

Brent, c Tiffany, b Ewens. 1

Lee b Ewens.

r' Gaither’ b Winslow. 2 Moriison, c J. Thomas,b Kneller. 0

Defend,bJon"s-:.: . 11 Du Yal, st Tiffany, b Ewens. 0

Yeaton, run out. 0|Martin, not out. 2

xeition, run-uuL. r 7 — , o

Bowdoin, b Johns. 0 Taylor, 1 un out . %

? Gaither not out. 2 G.L.Thomas,c J. Thomas,b Tiff y 3

G Gaitner, not . Cazenoor, h w b Tiffany. 0

Byes

Total

.30

Gill, not out.

Wides, 2; byes, 14.16

Total.

.65

—In the second game between the Garden Citys* of
Tallahasse and the Jeffersons, of Monticello, for the cham¬
pionship of the State, the Garden Cit.ys were victorious,
healing the Jeffersons by a score of 19 to 17.

—The College Club tourney at Saratoga, will commence
July 13th.

Played. Won.

Mutual. 12 10

Boston. 13 9

Philadelphia. 8 5

These lead in the best fielding games, the Hartford being
last.

—The model games of the season in the professional
arena thus far, are as follows: We limit the score of a
model game to six runs for the winning nine.

Philadelphia vs. Mutual at Philadelphia..,..* 2 to 0

Mutual vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn. 2 to 0

Boston vs. Baltimore at Baltimore. 3 to 2

Chicago vs. Athletic at Chicago.4 to 0

Boston vs. Philadelphia at Boston .— 4 to 3

Athletic vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn.— 5 to 2

Mutual vs. Boston at Brooklyn. 5 to 2

Mutual vs. Hartford at Brooklyn. 5 to 2

Athletic vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn. 5 to 4

Boston vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn... 6 to 2

Atlantic vs Boston at Boston. 6 to 2

Philadelphia vs. Hartford at Philadelphia.6 to 4

—On the occasion of the Second Annual dinner of the
employ&s of Messrs. Wynkoop & Hallenbeck’s establish¬
ment, two nines were formed, respectively, “Monitor” and
“Wild Oats.” The “Wild Oats” were sent to the bat,
followed by the “Monitors.” After playing five innings,
the score stood 22 for “Wild Oats ” to 16 for the “Moni¬
tors.”

The Live Oaks at Lynn. —The strongest amateur men
in New England, played a match with the Chicago pro¬
fessionals last Monday, the latter winning by 12 to 4 only.

—The Maple Leaf Club, at Guelph, Canada, and the
Easton nine, are to be among the contestants for the $500
prize at the Watertown, N. Y., amateur tourney next
month.

—In the grand match, North vs. South, on June 4th, in
England, the North won by three runs only; G. F. Grace’s
57 and Lockwood’s 58, were the best scores on the North
side, and Tupp’s 52 on the part of the South, W. G. Grace
scoring 29 and 37 for the South. The score was North,
251; South, 248.

—On Saturday last, Hugh Donahue completed at Spring-
field, Mass, the astounding task of walking 1,000 miles in
1,000 hours, a feat only accomplished once before, and
that was by Captain Barclay. The time seems to have
been accurately kept, commencing May 16th at 3.40, and*
ending on June 27th, at ten o’clock A. M. A medical man
in attendance vouches for the facts and assures us that
during the time of the walk Donahue never used alcholic
stimulants, nor had any medicine administered to him.
Seven persons, swear that at least two of them were always
present during the arduous walk. Donahue is a mill spin¬
ner, and in this business thirty miles walking to and fro
with the machines is an every day task. We have so far
every reason to believe that the performance was a bona
fide one.

—The Yale College nine defeated the Princetons by 16
to 1 on June 29th, at Hartford. The latter were short their
pitcher and second baseman.

—Beach of the Princetons and Sanford of the Yales are
to play in the Staten Island nine against the Concords on
July 4tli.

—The amateur rules will he published next Spring.

—Over a hundred base hall matches are arranged for the
4th of July by Our metropolitan'clubs. The grand game of
the day will he Atlantics m vs. Mutuals on the Union
grounds.

New Haven, June 27, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

The Base Ball tournament between the Freshmen nines
of Harvard and Yale, June 22d, Harvard, 10; Yale, 4.
June 28tli, Yale., 28; Harvard, 14. June 29th, Harvard 16;
Yale, 7. Although the series was won by Harvard, the re¬
sult cannot he otherwise than encouraging to the Irale
University nines, when it is taken into consideration that
three of Harvard freshmen nine also belong to the Uni¬
versity nine of that college, while Yale has none thus

situated. If under these circumstances the Harvard Fresh¬
men nine can only with difficulty defeat the Yale Freshmen
nine, Yale must appear to stand the best chance in the
coming contests in Saratoga. It will be seen that Harvard
made 40 runs in all, while Yale made 89. This afternoon,
(Saturday,) the Club plays a match with an amateur Club
in Hartford, instead of with the professionals of that city,
as announced last week, and on Monday, instead of Thurs¬
day they play the Princeton nine in that city.

Tyro.

—Among the novelties to be indulged in by our friends
at the “Hub” on Independence Day is a timber race at
South Boston. The contestants are to use forty-five feet
pine logs, planks and squared logs; distance for men a
mile and a half; for boys, half a mile.

ew fflubHcxtiatiB.

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1840 to 1870. Agricultural Products of the United States
and Territories. By Samuel B. Ruggles, of the New York Chamber of
Commerce. New York: D. Appleton &Co.

This work at the present time affords much valuable informaton upon
many subjects known but little, if, indeed, many of the facts here stated
were known at all. Mr. Ruggles’ book comes to us as a reminder that
this continent, by the force of its great agricultural expansive power and
the native energy of its productive element,is destined to feed and clothe
not only its own rapidly increasing millions of human beings, but mil¬
lions of people who now dwell m the old world, or upon the islands of
the se^. We would gladly quote from this epitome of the agricultural
population of America, and notice many very grave as well as interesting
facts in relation to the productiveness of this country; such facts as
this: “That ten States, in 1870, produced more than 21,000,000 tons
avoirdupois of cereals alone, and at .the end of the century these products
are estimated at 40,000,000 tons annually.” This is by no means a dry
book, but one rich in the kind of knowledge that coins gold. The price
of ttiis little work is only 50 cents.

Field Ornithology. Comprising a Manual of Instruc¬
tion for Procuring, Preparing and Preserving Birds, and a Check List
of North American Birds. By Dr. Elliott Coues. Salem Naturalist’s
Agency, 1874. $2.50.

We have in this book a companion indispensable to every one who has
read carefully Dr. Cones upon North American Birds, and who has seen
and examined his “Key” to the same. Every reader will be impressed
with the great value of this wo k to every student of ornithology. Want
of space in Dr. Coues’ other works induced him to devote a special vol¬
ume to the topics embraced in “Field Ornithology.” Young ornitholo¬
gists will be specially repaid in the careful perusal of the first portion of
the book, which treats upon the collection, preservation and prepara¬
tion of birds. Chapter 3 is of great value to those who use the dog as
an aid to their success in the collection of .many kinds of birds, whose
habits render them difficult to take. The “Hygiene of Collectorship” is
very valuable, as the writer can personally testify, for we have often lost
fine specimens of birds from a lack of the very knowledge so pleasantly
and plainly imparted by Dr. Cones. We have lost buds, both live and
dead, for the simple reason we did not know how to manage them. We
have learned much from the careful study of Dr. Coues’ books, and de¬
sire to impress their great value on all who love the sports of the chase,
or the study of ornithology.

The Three Judges of Charles I. By Israel P. Warren,
New York: Wyman & Warren.

This is a very well written work upon the existence of the regicides
for some considerable time in tUe State of Massachusetts. There are
persons even at the present day that would, if they could, deny the very
existence of Washington; who see nothing venerable and truthful in
many old historicalfacts that are as true as the existence of the world.
Such men are of no benefit to society, do but little good, and believe but
little of anything. We like men who candidly and for truth’s sake ex¬
amine all the old traditions and without captiousness seek after and give
utterance to great truths, especially the facts of history and biography.
The work before us is a biography that belongs to the times of the early
Puritans, and the existence and residence of these men have always been
received as one of the great facts that make the names of the famous re¬
gicides, Whalley, Goffe and Dixwell, like our most cherished household
memories.

Lake Superior Guide. With Township Map, including
Lake Superior Region and Northern Minnesota. Philadelphia: J.
Distnrnell, 1874.

In a convenient form this Guide book embodies the geography and to¬
pography of the Lake Superior Region. Routes and distances are given,
and all objects of Interest indicated to the traveler. The Neepigon
River and the explorations in that region are embodied within the “Lake
Superior Guide,” and the book will be found useful to travelers who
may take a trip to our great inland seas.

Guide to Moosehead Lake and Northern Maine.

With Map. T, W. Ripley. Boston: 1874.

This is an exceedingly compact little book, having no end of useful iu-
formation in it, not only as to the lay of the land, the routes, the rail¬
roads. steamboats and stopping-places down East, but contains a great
deal that is instructive about the animals, the canoes, guides, outfits, and
the general expenses of the tourist in Maine. The map of Moosehead
Lake, with the countless other lakes that cluster round it is quite a good
one, and will be found immensely serviceable to those who fish or hunt
in this most magnificent region.

Geological Survey of Newfoundland. Alexander Mur¬
ray F. G. S. Director. Report of Progress for the year 1873.

—In compliance witli repeated demands that we shall
“exalt our horn,” we print this exceptional “hoister:”

Knobnoster, Mo., June 12, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Although a stranger to you, I must take the liberty of writing to tell
you how thoroughly we in the western country appreciate your eminent¬
ly successful efforts in starting a paper which is just what We have
worked for for years. But few could perform the difficult task of pleas¬
ing sportsmen, rough trappers and hunters upon the frontier, and yet
never introduce a single word or allusion -that would be found objection¬
able for family reading for our wives and daughters. Indeed, I think
the ladies of my family would sooner give up their fashion magazines
than the Forest and Stream. If you can but arouse in them sufficient
enthusiasm for out of door summer life to induce them to give our fash¬
ionable resorts the “go by” and confine their dissipations to the win¬
ter alone; then will yon have deserved the blessing of scores of papas.
We wish, too, that you would urge our anglers to be less selfish and
choose for the summer sports localities accessible to ladies. It is a
mighty selfish thing lor us lords of creation to go where we can’t take
our wives and daughters. Again, you don’t blow your own trumpet half
enough for the present times. Remember, my dear sir, stranger to you
as I am, that “whosoever oloweth not his own trumpet, the same shall
not be blown.” James Alexander, Jb-

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Fare only $6—Tickets Good to Return in a Month.

Tickets and full information to he had at the North-
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THE

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Portland at 6 p. m. every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for Eastport, Maine, and St. John, N. B., for
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presenting a convenient ana pleasant mode of access
to the famous hunting and fishing grounds of the
Eastern regions, at very moderate rates of fare. For
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On Conway Division, Eastern R. R., Brook Trout.
Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 3:15 P. M.

Rangely lakes, via. Farmington, Me. ) Largest
Umbagog lakes, via. GrTr’k to Bethel,Me. s Brook
Upper waters of Penobscot. ) Trout.

MooseheadLake, via.Dexter, Me.. Lake and Brook
Trout.

Grand Ukt Stream. \ Land-lacked Salmon.

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova
Scotia, Salmon, Sea Trout and Brook Trout.

Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 6:20 P. M.
Pullman cars on night trains.

Good hunting, large and small game in all the above
localities in their season.

For maps, fare, tables, &c., address or call at 134
Washington, street, Boston, Mass.

Eastern and Maine Central R.R. Line.

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GUIDE

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reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton, St. Law¬
rence Co., N. Y.

JI04RD NEAR TWIN LAKES, FOUR HOURS
" from N. York, via. Harlem R. R., and convenient
to depot, stores, churches and post office. Address
FRED COOPER, “Locust Hill Farm,” Ashley Falls,
Berkshire connty. Mass,

EJ.REAT FALLS OF POTOMAC, MONTGOMERY
county, Maryland, 16 miles from Washington. D.

• rniles from Rockville, Md. Best bass fishing on
upper Potomac. Hotel accommodations excellent—$2
Per day; $9 per week. Address GARRETT & MAUS,
(Cromehn Hotel) Offutt’s x Roads. Md. _ je!16

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.
J. I. FULTON, Jr., Proprietor.
Special rates to Boarders. 'ell6m

Foxcroft Exchange,

Roxeroft and Dover Village, Me.

T8 NOW OPEN for permanent and transient board -
A ers. The house is new, and is in one of the most
uttractive villages in New England, near Sebec Lake,
with its steam and sailboats, and extensive land-locked
salmon fish-works, and on the immediate border of
extensive forests. It is also surrounded by splendid
Mountain sceuery, broad lakes and noble tront streams,
lhe stable is stocked with good teams. A large farm
is connected with the house, which fully supplies the
table. Daily communication with Moosehead Lake,
telegraph near house, and two daily mails. Prices
moderate. Refers to J. F. Jeffevds, R. R, Mail ser¬
vice, Boston, P. O. P. M. JEFFERDS, Prop’r.

COLLIN GTWOOD

AND-

Toronto, Collingwood, Fort William,
Duluth, Eort Garry.

Comprising the four First Class Upper-Cabin powerfu
Side-Wheel Steamers

Chieora,

Frances Smith,

Cumberland,

and Algoma,

Having Splendid Drawing Room Cabins, in connection
with the

NORTHERN RAILWAY OF CANADA,

Leaving Collingwood every Tuesday and Friday
on arrival of Steamboat Express Train, with Drawing
Room Cars attached, • calling at
Owen Sound, Bruce Mines , Sault Ste. Marie,
Michipicoton, JSeepigon , Silver Islet , Prince
Arthur's Landing , and Duluth.

Fort Garry and the North-West!

With direct connections at Thunder Bay with DAW¬
SON’S ROAD TRANSPORTATION COMPANY for
Fort Garry, and at Duluth with Northern Pacific Rail¬
way for Moorhead, and KITTSON’S RED RIVER
LINE for Fort Garry and

The Red River Country.

-o-

Pleasure Travel.

This route embraces the most .enjoyable and pic¬
turesque Summer Tonr, by making ilie circuit of Lake
Superior with the sheltered and beautiful waters of
the inside channels of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
and thence by three hours’ rail with magnificent^par-
1 or cars to Toronto, connecting with the Royal Mail
Daily Line of Steamers on Lake Ontario, and the
Grand Trunk Railway, for the THOUSAND ISLANDS
and the Rapids of the River St. Lawrence, for Mont¬
real, Quebec, White Mountains, Portland, Boston, and
all points East and South; and with the Great West¬
ern Railway and Lake Ontario Steamers, daily for
Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Suspension Bridge, Buffalo,
Detroit, and all points West and South-West.

Cheap Excursions

Will be made during the Summer Season, m the
months of June, July, August and September, afford
ing ample opportunity for visiting the Great Mineral
Region of Lake Superior and the FISHING GROUNDS
of Lake Neepigon.

Connections throughout punctual and certain.

State Rooms can be secured at Central Passenger
Offices, Toronto, and all information given by

CHAS. PERBY, 62 King street East, Toronto.

D. MILLOY, 8 Front street East, Toronto.
COOK, SON & JENKINS, Ag’fs,261 Broadway, N.Y.

ADAM ROLPH, General Ag’t,
Northern Railway, Brock street, Toronto.

The Stonington Line

BETWEEN

NEWY0RK& BOSTON.

The Only Inside Route, via Providence.

TEE NEW AND ELEGANT STEAMERS

Rhode Island, Capt. Wm. M. Jones,
Narragansett, Capt. Ray Allen,
Stonington, Capt. Jesse Mott,

EOBM TEE FINEST FLEET OF SO END
STEAMEBSLEA VING NEW'YOBK.

Not a Trip Missed in Six Years!

Dailyfrom Pier33 N.R.,foot Jay st.

AT 5 P. M.

001-PIA! U HITI f 4Theuew and ma ? nifi -

5f lUAL nil I I be. -"“cent steamer RHODE
ISLAND, will on and af f er JUNE 22d, leave Pier 30
North River, foot Chambers street, at 12 o’clock,
noon, and Pier foot 23 street, East River. 1 P. M., ar¬
riving in Boston the same evening, affording passen
gers a sail through

Long Island Sound by Daylight.

RETURNING—Train leaves Boston at 8 P. M.,
connecting with the RHODE ISLAND at Stonington
at 10-45 P. M., and arriving in New York at 6 A. M
EXCURSION TICKETS to Stonington and back,
same trip, $3. L. W. FILKINS,

General Passenger Agent, Pier 38 North River.

Long Branch and Philadelphia,

Via New Jersey So. Railroad,

COMMENCING MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1874.

Leave New York from Pier 8, N. R., foot of Rector st,

7:00 a. m.— For Long Branch, Seabright, and High¬
lands.

9:40 a. m.— For Philadelphia, Long Branch, Waie-
town, Tuckerton and Bridgeton.

2:45 p. m.—Foot 24th st., N. R. I For LongBarnch&c

3;30 p. m.—Pier 8, N. R. f 6

4:30 p. m.—For Long Branch, Waretown, &c.

5:30 p. m.—For Long Branch and intermediate sta¬
tions.

On SUNDAYS, leave 24th st. Pier at 9 a. m., and
Pier 8 at 9:40 a, m. for Long Branch. Returning, ar-
riAe Pier 8 at 6-50 p m., 24th street Pier at 7:10 p. m.

Fare from New York to Philadelphia, only $2 25.

Sandy Hook Excursions.

The steamers RIVER BELLE and JANE MOSELY,
leaving New York at 7, 9:40a. m., 2:45 and 3:30 p. m.,
afford delightful excursions through the Narrows and
down the Bay to Sandy Hook; returning to New York
at 10:00 a. m., 12:50 and 6:40 p. m. Fare from New
York to Sandv Hook and return, only $1.00. jun25
\ C. P. McFADDEN, W. S. SNEDEN,

Gen. Passenger Agent. General Manager.

TJJVIOISr PLACE HOTEL,
EUROPEAN PLAN.

THOS. RYAN & SON,

BROADWAY. COR. FOURTEENTH STREET.

East End Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

L. B. SMITH & Co., Lesses.

Rates, $2 50 to $3 00 per day, including Board and
Room Special attention paid to Excursionists.
REGULAR DINNER, $1. THERE IS ALSO A

Mice Limch Room,

attached to the establishment. june 253m

Congress Hall,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

One Minute’s Walk from the Beach.
Board, $3 OO per Day.

N. T. JUDD, Manager.

Laird’s Mansion House,

LONG BRANCH.

WM. L. MclNTIRE, Proprietor

MANY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED:

New Parlors, New Piazzas, Reading Rooms, etc.
Terms reasonable. je253m

Central Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

4APEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.—
" Liberal arrangements will be made with guests
for the FALL AND SPRING. Rooms thoroughly
heated. Address H. C. SHOEMAKER, Prop’r., '
jun253m East Long Branch P. O., N. J.

Trout! Trout!! Trout!!!

pXCELLENT EAMIL Y BOARD at reasonable rates;

mountain scenery; healthiest part of New York,
at “ Maple Grove;” hot and cold baths, milk, &c.;
large rooms, and plenty of trout in the famous “Nev
ersmk.” Fine drives. Only seven hours from the
city by Oswego Midland Railroad. Tront for sale at
$5 per 100. Addres., ALEX. HERRON,

Neversink Flats, Sullivan county, New York.
Or come to Fallsburgh and hire team out. jull

WORKS

ON THE

Horse, Dog, Natural History
Taxidermy, &c.

FOR SALE BY THE

Forestand Stream Publishing Co.,

The Horse. Youatt. $125

Gymnasts and Gymnastics. Howard. 5 25

Wright’s Illustrated Poultry Book. 15 00

Weidenmann’s Beautifying Country Homes_ 15 00

Wallace’s American Trotting Register. 10 00

Wallace’s American Stud Book. Vol. 1. 10 00

Forester’s American Game in its season. 3 00

F. Forester’s Horse and Horsemanship. 8vo.

2 Vols. 10 00

Frank f orester’s Field Sports. 8vo. 2 Vols_ 6 00

Frank Forester’s Fish and Fishing. (100 ills) .. 3 50
Frank Forester’s Manual Young Sportsmen.... 3 00

The Dog. Dinks, Mayhew and Hutchinson. 3 00

Gun, Rod and Saddle. 1 00

Crack Shot. 1 75

Dead Shot; or, Sportsman’s Complete Guide... 1 75

Copeland’s Country Life. 8vo, 926 pages. 5 00

Darwin’s Variations of Animals and Plants. 2

Vols.... 6 00

Stewart’s (John) Stable Book. 150

The Percheron Horse. 1 00

Youatt and Martin on Cattle. 1 50

Cooper’s Game Fowl. ..". 5 00

Fuller’s Forest Tree Culturist. 1 50

Homoeopathic Veterinary Practice. 5 00

The Horse. Stonehenge... 2 50

The Horse Doctor. Mahew. 3 00

Horse Management. Mahew._. 3 00

Dogs, Their Management. Mayhew. 75

History of the British Dog. Jesse. 16 00

The Dog. Youatt. 4 00

The Dog. Idstone. 2 50

The Dog. Stonehenge. 3 75

Rod and Gun. Wilson. 5 00

Shooting, Boating and Fishing. Warren. 100

Gun, Rod and Saddle. 100

Arms and Ammunition. 1 25

The Fishing Tourist. Charles Hallock. 2 00

Fishing in American Waters. Genio C. Scott.. 3 50

Modern Breech Loaders. Greener.. . 3 57

Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate. . 150

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine. 10 5

Lew'is’ American Sportsman. 3 00

The Trapper’s Guide. Newhouse. 1 50

Domesticated Trout. Livingston Stone. Illus.. 2 50

Trout Culture. Seth Green. l 00

Handbook of Shooting. (Routledge’s). 50

“ “ Angling. “ . 50

Animal Life in Europe. Specht. 115

Forty-four Years of a Hunter’s Life. 1 50

Key to the Birds of North America. By Elliott

Coues. 7 00

The Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and

Nebraska. 30 plates. Leidy. 20 00

Trees, Plants and Flowers. Where and How

They Grow.!. 1 00

Butterflies, Described and Illustrated. 1 75

Tne American Beaver and His Works. Morgan.. 5 00

Taxidermist’s Manual. Brown. 7 .... 125

Taxidermy Made Easy. 75

JUST PUBLISHED.

History of North American Birds. By Prof.

Baird, Dr. Brewer and Mr. Ridgway. Tnree

volumes. 30 00

Field Ornithology. A Standard Treatise on

Taxidermy, with Check List of North Amer-) 2 75
ican Birds. Check List alone E Coues...) 75
By remitting the exact amount any of the above
works will be forwarded by mail.

Forestand Stream Publishing Co.,

NO. 17 CHATHAM S T., NEW YORK,

Prize List!

FOREST AND STREAM

A Weekly Journal,

DEVOTED TO

Out-Door Sports

Hunting, Fishing, Yachting, Boating, Practical Nat¬
ural History, Fish Culture, &c. &c.

It is the OFFICIAL ORGAN of the

The Fish Cnlturists’ Association
of America.

The Publishers of FOREST AND STREAM

In order to stimulate the development ot

MANLY and ATHLETIC EXERCISES,

AS OF

FISHING, SHOOTING, ARCHERY^ CRICKET,
FOOTBALL, and CROQUET,

Offer the following prizesfor clubs of three or more

Single Subscription per Annum $5

Starting Club9. —Agents, and others interested, are
advised that we do not insist upon their starting with
full clubs to secure our rates. They can send three
or more at a time, and on forwarding the requisite
number within 60 days will be entitled to same premi¬
ums as if all were sent together.

CRICKET.

For $20 00 four copies, one year, with one best
spring bat, one’ College bat, one Dark cricket ball;
price $7 50.

For $25 00, five copies, one year, with a complete
cricket set; one College bat, one polished bat, Clap-
shaw; one Dark cricket hall; one set of stumps; price
$12 00 .

FOOTBALL.

Fot $P 00, tlyee copies, one year, with one Rugby
footba.. pr ce $6 00.

FISHING RODS.

For $15 00,t nree copies, one year, with one superior
four joint light rod, suitable for all kinds of fishing;
price $7 00.

For $60 00, twelve copies, one elegant rod; suita¬
ble for trout, black bass with fly, or for trolling bass
or pickerel; as fine a rod as can be made; German
silver tipped, with three tips; price $25 00.

CROQUET.

For $20 00, four copies, one year, with very hand¬
some set of croquet; price $7 00.

For $25 00, five copies, one year, with superb set of
croquet; price $10 00.

For $30 00, six copies, one year, with the finest set
of croquet made; price $14 00.

REMINGTON RIFLE AND SHOT GUN.

For $75 00, fifteen copies, one year, with one Rem-
.ngton Deer rifle; price $28 00.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Target
rifle, 30-mch octagonal barrel, to be used for sporting,
hunting, or target shooting; price $36 00.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Rem¬
ington double barreled, breech-loading shot-gun,
one of the best guns ever offered to American
sportsmen; price $45 00.

SHARPE RIFLE.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Sharpe
porting or target rifle, best quality; price $40 00.

WARD-BURTON RIFLE.

For $200, forty copies, one year, with one Ward-
Burton rifle magazine gun for large game, price 80 00.

SINGLE AND DOUBLE BARREL MUZZLE
LOADING SHOT GUNS.

For $20 00, four copies,one year,with one American
single barrel gun, perfectly safe, blue barrels, walnut;
price $10 00.

For $35 00, seven copies, one year, with one Ameri¬
can double gun, handy and reliable gun every way;
price $18 00.

For $50 00, ten copies, one year, with one double
boys’ fine twist barrel gun, a safe gun every way for
boys; price $26 00.

For $75 00, fifteen copies, one year, with double
gun, English laminated steel barrels, handsome fin-
sli; price $45 00.

CASH PREMIUMS.

To those who prefer cash premiums a discount of
.25 per cent, will be made on all clubs of three and up¬
wards.

5£l?“Every article is of the finest quality and will be
sent free of expense.

Remitting Money.—Checks on New York City
banks and bankers are best for large sums; make pay¬
able to the order of Forest and Stream Publishing
Company, 103 Fulton Street, New York. Post
Office Money Orders for $50 or less are cheap and safe
also. When these are not obtainable, register letters,
affixing stamps for postage and registry; put in the
money and seal the letter in the presence of the post¬
master, and take his receipt for it.

Send the names with the money as fast as obtained,
that subscribers may get the paper at once.

Forest and Stream Publishing- Company,,

17 CHATHAM STREET. N. Y.

Post Office Box 2832,

126 S. THIRD STREET PHILA.

FOREST AND STREAM

£tJiiht(!ch>bi;s.

CHICAGO

SHOT TOWER GO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

STANDARD

DROP AND BUCK SHOT

BALLS AND BAR LEAD.

Our aim is to manufacture an article of SHOT that
is unsurpassed in ROUNDNESS, SOLIDITY, Pea-
fection of POLISH, Uniformity of SIZE, and Accu¬
racy of WEIGHT, in each bag. Orders from the
Trade solicited, and will be filled at

The Lowest Market Prices.

E. W. BLATCHFORD, President.

C. F. GATES, Treasurer. jun 25 ly

IT. Y. Safety Steam Power Co.

Office: 30 COURTLANDTST.

BUILDERS OF

STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS

Steam Launches & Yachts,

And their Machinery a Specialty, also Machinery for

TUGS, LIGHTERS AMD STEAMERS,

Propeller Wheels of Superior Efficiency.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.

|3§^ Al! m.r boats ore guaranteed to yrss infec¬
tion under tire Si earn boat law wm u r< qaired.

MISFIT CARPETS.

fA OOD SECOND HAND AND MISFIT CARPETS* RICH Patterns, Yery Cheap, at the

\ T OLD PLACE. 112 FULTON STREET, between William and Nassau. Sent home andlaid free of charge.

J. & W. TOLLEY

MAKERS OP

Fine

only Fnglish

BREECH LOADING GUNS,

Offer advantages in the purenase
of FINE GUNS, possible only to
the manufacturer, who trades di
rect with the sportsmen.

They therefore confidently in¬
vite comparison of their weapons
witn those of other makers, as re¬
gards Fine Quality of Material
and workmanship, and more es¬
pecially shooting powers, which
is our great specialty, and for
which we are celebrated the world
over, vide testimonials,which will
be forwarded with price and de¬
scriptive sheets on application to

oar BRANCH HOUSE, 20 Maiden Lane,

Corner Nassau street, New York.
Manufactory, Pioneer Works, Birmingham, England.

Locjcm Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in season) can lie supplied at reasonable prices
by addressing J. FEARON MANN, Lewistown, Penn.
‘Mm

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF*

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6} lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
and 5 lb. cans and 6£ lb. kegs,

“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25,12*, and 6 * lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

8S Wall Street, New York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.
Titos S. Pope. Secretary._

REAL ENGLISH BOXING GLOVES,

Imported, and the best American Gloves manufac¬
tured by SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 46
Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of two
pair; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.

P. S.—Goods sent G. O. D. everywhere.

P AMRAPO — with its beautiful sheet of water
spreading before it, lovelier than the bay of
Naples : its situation commanding a view of the Nar¬
rows—the gateway of the ocean—forming an ever-
changing kaleidoscope of vessels homeward and out¬
ward bound. Its banks arc dotted with the linest res¬
idences, and nestling also under its green foliage the
bright painted houses of the several boat clubs, the
Triton’s and the Bayonne's* enliven the picture. This
locality offers inducements for health to the resident
and wealth to the investor, such as no suburb near
New York can do. Only 23 minutes from New York
by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, from the foot
of Liberty street. Commutation only seven cents per
trip, monthly ticket. Lots and bouses for sale. In
quire at Forest and Staeam Office, for Mr, Joseph
Hallock. for full particulars. _ je25tf

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Comer of Pearl Street. NEY YORK.

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL REOEIYE PROMPT
ATTENTION.

TURNBULL’S

The Great Hatter,

SI FULTON STREET,

BROOKLY. 13-20

T O LET, AT PAMRAPO, a Beautiful
Place on the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
Monthly commutation makes fare but seven cents a
trip—-part of a nice house facing the lovely bay of
New York, near depot, to rent for $10 per month. In¬
quire at office of Forest and Stream, 17 Chatham st.

Mliscclkneons

desired.

PECK & SNYDER’S

Sportsman’s Emporium.

PATENT “SPINNING SQUID."

>ECK & SNYDER

TTy.

, 126 Nassau St. ,

No. 1 .Single Hook, for Bass t
f or Weak Fish, 50c. No. 2, Triple I
^ Book, for catching Pickerel or V
Black Bass, 75c. No. 3, Large
Single Troll, for Blue Fish, $1.00.

Samples Mailed on bkceipt op Pkick.

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS-IN OUTFITS

For Base Ball Players, Cricketers,

Yachting* Boating* Fishing*

QUOITS. INDIAN CLUBS, DUMB BELL, BOXING
GLOVES, GUNS, PISTOLS, Etc.

Send for Catalogue. Special prices to dealers. Ad¬
dress PECK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

E & II. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591

. Broadway, N. Y., op. Metropolitan Hotel.
Chromos and Frames, Stereoscopes and Views, Graph-
oscopes, Megalethoscopes, Albums and Photographs
of celebrities. Photo-Lantern Slides a specialty. Man¬
ufacturers jpf Photographic Materials. Awarded First
Premium at Vienna Exposition. jellly

W. BAKNUM,

Syracuse, N. Y.

Huns* Revolvers, Fishing Tackle* Base-
Bail Supplies* Ac.* &e.

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading gun
sent to any address for $40.

EVERY GUN WARRANTED.
Ammunition of the very best quality a specialty.

SPORTSMEN !

Your attention is called to the
OIL TANNED MOCCASIN, the
best thing ever worn by sports¬
men. Not injured by wetting and
drying—always soft and easy to
the feet, and VERY DURABLE
—being made of the
very best of stock and
warranted the genuine
v article, different from
7 anything before offer¬
ed. With long legs
and hard bottoms if
Illustrated Circular and Price List free.

FRANK GOOD.

1209 Elm st., Manchester. N. H.

For a first-class Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufacturer,
ESPENSCHEID. 118 Nassan street. _

JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester* New York*

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention.

IMPORTER, AND DEALER IN

Breech and Muzzle Loading

SHOT GUNS,

Fishing and Sporting Tackle of every description.
Also, the new improved Parlor or Gallery Rifies, Pis¬
tols and Targets* Apr. 161y

JP ISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment; comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY AND BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Glued Bamboo. Rod mountings of the very finest
quality on band, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele¬
brated JOHN J AMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.
A large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
lected Calcutta Bamboo Poles. *-6m

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Huns* Rifles* Pistols, and Fishing Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-ly

TIiodtlo,^ Sparks,

Shot and Bar Lead

Ylanufactu rer,

[Established 1808 ]

Office , No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

SEND And receive by return mail a copy of
HINTS TO ANGLERS. A little book
brimful of fun and useful points. 12
spirited humorous illustrations, by
Cruikshank. To which is added Hints
for Chess Players, neatly bound in
cloth. CLAXTON. REMSEN & HAF-
FL EFINGER, Publishers, Philadelphia.

CENTS

W. TAXIS, AQUARIUM MANUFACTURER
and dealer in GOLD FISH, AQUATIC PLANTS
FISH GLOBES, &c 60 North Sixth street, Phila¬
delphia, Penn. Orders by mail attended to.

^ifeqlhmom

FIRE ARMS!

AND

SEWING MACHINES!

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
GUNS. Snap and Positive Action, with patent Joint
Check, a marvel of beauty, finish, and eheamirE-
celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES-adopted dv N7 NT?
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
throughout the world for military, hunting and tnr
get purposes; PISTOLS, RIFLE CANES,”METAT "
llC CARTRIDGES, &c. ’

Also Manufacturers of the new

REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE,

To which was awarded the'

“MEDAL OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
mium over all other machines at the great Central New
York Fair, at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprung
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualities, namely, light running, smooth, noise
less, rapid, durable, with perfect lock stitch.
jj£iF“Send for Circulars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y.

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

Orange Sporting Powder.

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
to 7, packed only in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser
sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
breech-loading guns, giving great penetration with
very slight recoil.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER,

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 6* lbs. each, and m canis
ters of 1 and 5 lbs.

AUDUBON POWDER*

Very quick. For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 12* lbs. and 6* lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER,

The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 12* lbs., and 6* lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and
* pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
uum than any other brands made.

LAFLIN & RAND POWDER Go.,

21 Park Row, N. Y.

(OrposiTE Astor House.)

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Lino Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Archi
tectural Plans, &c.

OFFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

No. 94 FuSton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
I nstitute for our superior Artificial Fli es. 4—

N. Y. Newspaper Mailing- Agencies,

With the latest improved Newspaper folding and
M8iiing Macoinep, No. 29 Rose Street, Near Frank¬
fort, James BRAD I Manager and Proprietor.

u

Journal des Chasseurs. Yie a la Camp ague

PUBLISHED IN PARIS,

BY Messrs. FIRMAN DIDOT,

Rue Jacob, No. 56.

Editeur en Chef, M. H. E. CHEVALIER, (formerly
Editor of the “Courier des Etats Unis) Consider
General de la Seine.

Subscription $5 a Year; $2.50/or Six Months.

SPECIMEN COPY SENT FREE ON APPLICATION BY LETTER

LA CHASSE ILLUSTREE, a Weekly Journal, is
about the. same size as the Forest and' Stream, and
contains information regarding European hunting,
fishing, and accounts of travel from all parts of the
world. It is the highest authority in regard to pisci¬
culture. It is profusely illustrated by the first artists,
and is the only Journal published in France devoted
to the interests of the SDortsman. The yearly vol¬
umes make a magnificent work of 600 pages, adorned
with 200 original designs. Address

La Chasse Illustree.

Messrs. Didot, No. 56 Rue Jacob, Paris, France.

Hall’s Patent Greasers

FOR PAPER SHELLS.

r I TIE “CLIMAX” CREASER, combining
-L Creaser, Loader and Cap-Expeller, forming the
most complete implement in the market. Is also an
excellent Loader and Cap-Expeller for Berdan and
other metallic shells. Price, $2 75. Sent by mail post¬
paid. Extra cylinders, 75 cts. Extra needles. 15 cts.
Plain Creaser and Loader—Improved Pattern.

Works rapidly and effectively. Price $2 25. Sent
by mail post-paid. Extra cylinders 40 cts. each. In
ordering either of the creasers give size of shell used,
por sale by Cun Dealers. Address HALL & CO.,

40 North Duke street, Lancaster, Pa.

Hf Pamrssnn beautiful sea views,

Hi T ulIs|jO[JU""" splendid Fishing, Battling.
Boating, 22 minutes from New York. Opposite the
station—shade and lawn. Board only $6 00 to $8 00.
Inquire of station master for HENRY HOE. _

M Psttoronn NEW JERSEY REAL ES-
rdUGlbUH— TATE TO RENT. -A large
house, 11 rooms, large cellar and attic, front hall 10
feet wide; floor trimmings, stairs and doors all black
walnut and ash. Splendid garden in front, shrubbery,
flowers and shade. Rent very low; two nice families
no objection. Apply to C. E. HOE, 65 Wall st.

GET THE BEST.

Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.

10,000 Words and Meanings not in other Dictionaries
3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarto. Price $12
Webster now is glorious. [Pres. Raymond, Yassar Col.
Every scholar knows its value. [ H _ H. Prescott.

Best defining Dictionary. [ 'Torace Mann.

Standard in this office. [A. II. Clapp, 7av't Printer.
The etymology without a rival. [ 9hn G oaxe.

Excels in defining scientific terms. [.F es .IlitchcocK.
Remarkable compendium of knowledge [Pres. Claw.
Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Sp ’ ngfield, Mass
Sold by all Booksellers._

TXT ANTED.—By a gentleman who lias

V V long experience in business matters, a position
in theClothing, FurnishingGoods, Tailor’s Trimmings.
Grocery, Liquor, Cigar and Tobacco, Hat, Boot ana
Shoe, or any kind of business. Is well acquainted in
the Southern States. References as to ability ana
honesty. Address “ Capability,” P. O. box 2832. _

T. J. HELIYEW,

DESKS,

OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURNITURE?

103 Fulton Street, N. Y.

FINE CYLINDER DESKS.

FOREST AND STREAM

335

Iordan,

W. & C. SCOTT & SONS

GENUINE

Breech Loaders.

WINDERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873.
Soott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders. 25 cents
by mail. Report of Gan Trial sent on application.

AGENTS:

WM. READ & SONS,

13 Faneuil Hall Sq., Boston.

Also all other makes. Greener,-Westley Richards,
Webley, Remington, Wesson, &c.

A genuine laminated Steel Breech-loader, with im¬
plements, at $60,

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds for
shooting practice.

Fine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriages
Complete, as furnished the New York and Boston
Yacht Squadrons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

CAMPING A NDMINING

S r 3d O V X±J.

Weighing only 25 pounds, very durable, will cook
for 10 persons, and is especially adapted for camping
purposes The ware consists of 8 qt. Kettle, 6 qt.
Tea Kettle, 2 qt. Coffee Pot, Fry Pan, round Tin Pan,
2 square Pans, Dipper, Gridiron, Tent Collar, 8 ft,
Funnel and an Oven that will roast 15 pounds beef.

Outside dimensions, packed, 12x12x20 inches.

The ware is sja constructed taut it nests and packs
in the oven, and the oven and funnel pack inside the
stove as represented' in cut 2, leaving room for pack¬
ing half doz. Plates, Knives, Forks and Spoons and
drinking Cups. Price complete, $13.50.

SEND P. 0 . ORDER , OR CASHIER'S CHECK.

PQMB & DUNCICLEE,

87 BInckstone street, Boston, Mass

JS^iacelkuicous.

E. H. MADISON,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fishing Tackle and Sporting* Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Goou a , &c.
constantly on hand,

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
of line guns, &c.

ESTABLISHED 1849.

J. B. MgHARG & CO.,

ROME, N. Y.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Split Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal.
mon, Bass, Trout, Trunk and Perch Rods, with
or without McHarg’s Patent Reel Plate. Sole
manufacturers of McHarg’s Gold, Silver,

Brass and Pearl Spinning Baits of every
description, and manufacturers of

Fishing Tackle in ail its Varieties,

ncluding all styles of Bass, Salmon and Trout Flies

flpor fsiF Cola A buck fawn, six

PJLi I yf odlG.-"" weeks old. Enquire at the
office of Forest and Stream. _

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,i $ 10,I$5, C5 g4, M0 $2,1-20 $ 1

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
apon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

11 Wall street, New York

oilmen x floods.

ALBERT C. KUCK,

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OF

m

0

)

And Dealer in all Kinds of

FISHING- TACKLE, GUKS,

REYOLYERS.

Skates and Sptoring Coeds.

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Elies
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark &o Snei der,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

HNEIBER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

Muzzle Loading Guns to Breecli-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

S14 \Yest Pratt street,

28 Baltimore, Md.

iistahlished in X837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

FISHING TACKLE!

SO Fulton St., IV. Y.

Green Hart , Split Bamboo, Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Rods , a Specialty.

li

*

iiiiia

n

11

rnilAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
X created such an • excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $8; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST &LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

Medakot'MeHt, Vienria,:1873;

.. ■ , (ROCHESTER, N.YU. L : ‘ v

PE Eft L ESS & PLAI N

FINE CUT CHEWING,

Yanity Fair

. / Cut Cavendish Smoking.

Ask your Dealer, or send direct to.our

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. Win. S. Kimball Co. :

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, •wilt a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to he the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Yienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
lathe King of all, by its aromatic flavor andthe right sortof
Etrongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by tliat reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send me for the enclosed ten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. ITyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

V

E ^5,

Established X 843.

Breech and Muzzle Loading

- — — — — ' 7

Materials for Gun-Makers* Ac.,

Wholesale and Retail. Guns made to order, or re¬
paired in the best manner.

ALEXANDER McCOMAS,

je 18 No. 51 South Calvert st.. Baltimore.

IteceUmeous.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 BVIaiden Lane N. Y-,

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

FISHING TACK

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FI 8 11 HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Bods* Heels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Fish Hooks., Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF -THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported bv

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

IOI & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) New York.

CHAS. RELCHE & BRO.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &c.,

55 Chatham Street,

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,

AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI

MALS AND BIRDS.

CHAS. REICHE. 11-63 HENRY REICHE.

H. W.-C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

ISTANBARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES.

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

No. 738 BROADWAY,

Cures Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Rheu¬
matism, Chilblains, Strains, &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstrnent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Ask for it! Test it! “

Ward, Russell & Co.,

28 and 80 Fulton St., N. Y

iscclhinccnvJ,

810 . KEHOE

THE

11 INDIAN CLUB MAN/’

WITH

F. GROTE & 00., 114 East 14th St., N. Y.

KEHOE’S INDIAN CLUBS,

KEHOE’S PATENT STRIKING BAG.

KEHOE’S HEEL PADDED BOXING GLOVE.
TEN PINS AND BALLS.

Send for KEHOE’S Illustrated Catalogue, 114 East
14th street. New York. jun253m

F. GROTE. A. JOS. KAPP, A. H. GROTE

F.GROTE & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

H^fes-114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Boifc Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK AND DOGSKIN GAUNTLETS.

Buckskin Shooting and Fishing Breeches
and Leggings for Summer and Fall.

LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS
BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Meld & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Broadway, IV. Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

1 9 N. William Street, New York.

DR. FOWLER’S PATENT
Hard Rubber Reef.
66 Tlie Grein.”

Imperishable, Light as a Feather, 6 ; and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and Hon. Robt Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents cor the United States,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE. NEW YORK.

if lathing md ^gtmixhmq §oad,

ITHAMAR DU BOIS,

CELEBRATED

shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St., Brooklyn.

Fine Shirtr, Collars and Cuffs to Order.

-AT POPULAR PRICES,-

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat variety.

XXT4XJO- Ac CO.’S

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY,

A. ROCHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada
No, 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be had of all family grocers, jo gg

336

FOREST AND STREAM

lyoytsmen % (§oods.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

a SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,
Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W W GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
91XONS & HAWRSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.

To insure good shooting from Breech-loadmg Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
b jst in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Vest.

This Vest affords yjfilllk t ^ le best' ar ‘
rangement yet in vented for car¬
rying cartridges. ^k Th . e weight is

rymg

so evenly distribu'.
scarcely felt. Car
carried with the
this vest, which L
tance when brass
as when carrying
head up the weight
en forces the wad
bad shooting is the

ed that it is
,ridges can be
.'leads down in
of great impor-
shells are used
them with the
of the shot oft-
forward, when
result.

In ordering send measuicnient around tne cnest.
Price $7.. VO. A6ENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

__ . 1N^ 2, U _ _

prRf&I

NEW'TROLLING SPOON.

In offering this Trolling Bait to the public the manu
factnrer feels confident he has brought this artificial
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial to es¬
tablish its superiority over all others for catching
Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Trout, Salmon Trout, Muska-
longe, &c. Three sizes made—No. 20 for fish under
3 pounds weight; No. 21 for fish under 10 pounds, No,
22 for very large fish. If not to be found at your fish¬
ing tackle stores, these Spoons will be forwarded by
the manufacturer by mail. Price $1.00 each.

JOHN H. MANN, Syr acuse, New York

D. HODGMAN l DOT

27 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT

India Rubber Goods

COMPRISING

Rubber Trouting Pants,

Pishing Stockings,

Camp Blankets, etc.

Complete Sporting & CampingOu tfit.

PHOTOGRAPHY!

Oat-Door Groups, Views,

YACHTS,

Horses, Dog s,&e.

PHOTOGRAPHRD AT ANY DESIRED PLACE, BY

G. W. PAGH, 858 Broadway, ft Y.

Samples sent and estimates given on application.

TH0S. 0TISLER0 Y&C0.

251 AND 268 WATER ST., NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Calebrated American Standard

Patent Sifted Eagle Brand

CHILLED

iROP SHOT

Buck

-ALSO-

COMPRESSED

Shot and Bullets.

BEAD’S PATENT SAFETY

EXPLOSIVE BULLET,

METALLIC CARTRIDGES.

Calibre—22, 32, 38. 44, 46, 50, &c.

Aigo BOMB SHELLS for 12 and 16 gauge Shot Guns.
JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS, GUN D ALERS,
300 Broadway, New York.

Send for Ototular, describing effect on Grizzly Bears.

E. REMINGTON & SONS.

Manufacturers of'

REMINGTON’S

281 and 283 Broadway, New York,

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

Weight, 28 inch, 8i lbs. 30 inch, 8f lbs. 2f inch Drop. 14 inch Stock.

DECARBONIZED STEEL BARREL.

We are now prepared to furnish these Guns, 28 and 80 inches, No. 12 guage, at $45.
Discounts to the trade only. Will have Twist and Laminated Barrels at $60 and $75 about
July 1st, 1874.

HEGEMA TV’S

PORTABLE FOLDING BOAT,

For use as Life Boats, Lighters, Dingies, Dorys, on board of Steamers,
Yachts, and other Vessels, also for Sportsmen, Tourists, Trappers,
Exploring Expeditions, Parties Camping Out, &e.

A

These safe and perfectly portable boats will admit of the roughest usage. A very light,
strong and durable frame of ash or other tough wood, with canvass cover, and can be
folded in one-eighth space, for transportation , and carried in a light buggy wagon, on horse¬
back, or by a single person, and can be unfolded ready for use, in thr^e minutes time.
Boats neatly folded, packed and shipped by express to any address, however distant, at
the same rates of freight as ordinary goods. Address JOHN HEGEMAN,

Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., N..Y.

This arm was submitted, in competition with over
.me h . dred dffle enl. systems, American and Enro-
peL to tAe Board or United States O Jeers appomt-
ed bv Act of Congress, 6th June, 18*2, for the pur
pose of Selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board .

“Resolved That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military’service by all nations f J?which

of time; that whenever an arm devised which

shall be as effective as a single breech-loader as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the name time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the f on’

that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling th<i con¬
ditions i,bove specified than any other tned hytjem
or of which they have any knowledge, and /t does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field. (See

°WeTe e n?rreeeiving orders for these and due
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery. „ . .

The following is our scale of prices: SpecialMaga-
zifie for large game, carrying from 3 to A fn

70 to 85 grs of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards* according to finish.
Snecial Long-range Magazine Rifle for Cieedmooi
shooting 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of toad, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs.. fr °“
ward. Magazine guns for general u8e ’ jJL

9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 3o0

«nrl unward. Single Breech-Loader, Cieecimoor
shooting, for long range, 90g r sp o wdeT;480grs.leaT
from ft (if) and upward. Single Breech-Loader tor
Sriuse,6toflb».,60grs.powdef, 850gre. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rliles,

"tPcoSS^

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., B4 Wall St., N. Y.

SHARPS’
Breech-Loading, Metallic Cartridge

Military,

Hunting*,

and Targ et

RIFLES.

EXCELS ALL OTHERS

-IN-

Accuracy, Strength & Safety

No Premature Discharges Ever Occur.

FISHERIES.--

.MADE TO ORDER

_ _ " for the trade. Every va¬

riety of Net, Seine, Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake,
Pond nr River. AMERICAN NET AND TWTTS E CO.,
Boston. * 5 ~ bm

Special attention is called to their LONG RANGE
RIFLE, weighing 10 lbs., for target practice. This
rifle won the AMATEUR CLUB MEDAL, at Creed-
moor Range, New York, three times, making eighty-
one points out of a possible eighty-four —best record
ever made on the Range. At same Range, Fall meet¬
ing, in “ All Comers Match” 500 and 600 yards, 75 en¬
tries and 10 prizes, the SHARPS’ RIFLES took five
prizes with seven guns. At the Opening Meeting,
Creedmoor, June 6 1874, Sharps’ took four out of six
prizes in the match for military rifles at 500 yards;
the first and second prizes being won with it by scores
of 27 out of a possible 28.

Every Rifle Warranted a good shooter :

Calibres 40, 44 and 50-100 in., of any length
desired;

Charge of powder, 50 to 100 grains ;

Weight of halls, 220 to 540 grains ;

fetoeks, plain, also pistol grip and checked ;

Sights, plain, globe and peep, Vernier with in¬
terchangeable front sight and wind guage.

Price, from $3S OO to $126 OO.

Every variety of ammunition for above guns con¬
stantly on hand. Send for circulars

Sharps’ Rifle Manufaeturing Co.,

Hartford, Conn.

JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS, Agts.,

June 11 300 Broadway, New York.

J. C. CONROY & CO..

65 Fulton Street, New York.

IMPOBTBE8 AND MANUFACTUBEES OF

Fish Hooks and Fishing Tackle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
their goods.

PATENT TREBLE WEDGE

Fast Breech Loader

Indestructible by Gunpowder.

This gun is specially designed to meet the require¬
ments of American sportsmen. It will stand a larger
charge of powder, and Bhoot stronger than any other
system. For duck and pigeon shooting these guns
stand unrivalled. The action is simple in construc¬
tion, quick and easy to load. The* may he inspected
this season at all the principle gun stores in the Uni¬
ted States. Prices moderate.

The second edition of “Modern Breech Loaders,
Sporting and Military,” will be shortly published bv
W. W. GREENER,

july2 St. Mary’s Works, Birmingham, England.

THE COMMODORE’S

SIGNAL BOOK

AND

YADE MECUM,

CONTAINING

Cliromo Chart

OF ATLANTIC, PACIFIC AND COAST STEAM¬
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THE COMING MAN.

F OOTFALLS sound on the pavement,

Footfalls ring on the floor,

A summons is struck at my portal,

A summons is rung at my door;

And my heart re-echoes the throfcbings
It oft has echoed before.

He comes with the early songsters
That herald the morning light,

# With the glare of the noon and the sunshine,

That for me is no longer bright,

And at eve when the tardy shadows
Are lengthening into night.

From the storm-cloud breaketh the thunder
And falleth the dismal rain,

And the north wind, blown from the ice land,

Howls like a wolf in pain;

But in storm and sunshine and shadow,

He cometh, and cometh again.

Well I know why he ceaseth never
To harrow my tortured soul;

Well I knqw why my life is haunted,

When the angry thunders roll,

And the forked lightning flashes
Like the light of the Boreal pole.

Well I know why his presence haunts me
Like the wrath of an injured God;

Well I know why my fated portals
By his feet are ever trod;

’Tis the Nemesis of tenants,

’Tis the man with the lightning rod! J. J. Roche.

For Forest and Stream.

LA ISLA DE LA PIEL DE ORO, SIN DUDA
ALGUNA.

A WAY midst the snows of the Sierras, in midwinter of
1868, was conceived by a few adventurous Nevadans
the project of hunting, for their hides, tallow, and flesh,
the wild goats then flocking Guadalupe Island, in the Pa¬
cific Ocean, and of supplying their places with a nobler
race—the magnificent fleece-bearing Angora goat from
Asia Minor. A Mexican citizen was forthwith enlisted in
the enterprise, and through him the governor of lower
Calfornia, Senor Don Carlos F. Galan, was petitioned for
the right of entry into possession. The paper presented
recited that the petitioner, “a Mexican eitizen of the Na¬
tional Guard, desiring to promote the prosperity of his na¬
tive land, has organized a company with the view of rais¬
ing Cashmere goats on said island;” that “it has never been
inhabited; that it possesses all the qualities for such an
object,” etc.; and the petitioner “solicits possession in
order to bore artesian wells while the case is under consid¬
eration by the supreme government.” [The designation
“Cashmere” is a misnomer as above used. The fleece¬
hearing goats of California are all of the Angara race,
which is distinct from the true Cashmere species].

Within twenty days Governor Galan had granted his pe-
Uoner’s prayer, and in the August following (rapid trans¬
fers of interest having in the meantime been made) an
a gent of the claimants took possession for them. He re¬
mained upon the island twenty-two months—alone during
most of the time—until relieved early in June, 1870, by a
member of the compan}' - sent out for tliSl purpose,
Guadalupe Island lies in twenty-nine degrees north lati¬
tude, about 190 miles in a southwesterly direction from
San Diego, the run to that port being made by schooner in
fi'om fifty to seventy-five hours, according to wind and
weather. A nearer port is that of San Quentin, ninety
miles distant on the peninsular coast. The island is twenty-
six miles long, averages ten miles in width, and embraces
mi area of 166,000 acres. Its general trend is north and
south. The northern end is mountainous, the highest
peak—Mount Augusta—rising 3,900 feet above the sea
level. On this end there is considerable sugar and pine

timber, with palm and some sycamore trees, and an abund¬
ance of copious springs, good grasses, and other vegeta¬
tion. Forests cover some 4,500 acres of the island; the
timber is mostly white cedar and pine, and is valuable at
San Diego for building, fencing, railroad ties, telegraph
poles, wharf and bridge material, and for fuel. The west
side of the island is broken into numerous deep canons,
filled with growing palms. On the east side there is a two
story frame house (sure sign of ios Americanos), built by
one of the former claimants some years ago, and at other
points there are old stone houses of the low-roofed Spanish
model. The south end is flatter, but still hilly, and is
without running water, though water is found in the rocky
fissures after rains. In' other parts of the island, besides
the numerous living springs, water may be had by exca¬
vating from three to ten feet. The beach at various points
is frequently alive with the fur-seal and sea elephant, while
all the bays abound with barracuda ( Sphyrcena bafrocuda ),
a fish of the pike species, the same as found in the seas
about the Bahamas and West Indies, from six to ten feet
in length, and with other choice fish, which can be taken
in great quantities. The southern extremity terminates in
Whaler’s Bay, formed by a deep indentation of the island
shore, protected in front by a long rocky ledge, with two
buttes at either end—a capital breakwater. The entrance is
from the east, and within may safely anchor the largest
ship that floats, sheltered from all winds. Jack’s Bay, on
the west side, has at the distance of 600 yards from the
shore twenty-five fathoms of water. These bays are the
frequent resort of whaling and other vessels. About eight
miles from the northern extremity of the island on the
eastern side, is Espaza Bay, another fine inlet, formerly the
customary landing place of the goat hunters. Its anchor¬
age, forty yards from The shore, is fifteen fathoms, and it
is admirably sheltered on three sides. During the late ter¬
rific gale on the coast in March the schooner Louisa Harker
lay to in this safe harbor for several days. In the central
portion of the island is the principal range of the goats,
though Spring Valley, further north, has a grazing area of
five square miles. A deep valley, covered luxuriantly with
a carpet of living green, extends from Jack’s Bay across
the centre. This principal range begins at the corrals and
houses used by the goat killers, at a height of 2,900 feet
above the sea, and stretches southward on the west side
over a mesa (table land) covered with spruce timber, and
eastward down a long valley; both mesa and valley having
plenty of clover and alfillerillo. The central section has
no running stream, brrt like the northern part of the island
is full of fresh water springs.

How the progenitors of these goats came upon Guada¬
lupe Island is not fully settled. One account says the im¬
mense flocks of recent years are descended from a few
pairs left on the island in the last century by the famous
navigator, Captain Cook. Other writers say the missionary
padres first placed goats there sixty or seventy years ago.
However that may be, certain it is that they are there now,
and in vast numbers—so vast that in 1870 they were esti¬
mated to number 100,000 head or more. There being no
beasts of prey upon the island, and the ewes being ex¬
tremely prolific, the flocks increase with wonderful rapid¬
ity. ' Thousands have been slaughtered within a few years.
In the fall of 1870 alone 7,000 hides were taken, and report
says that once 30,000 goats were killed by men from Santa
Barbara. Here must have been hunting more abundant
than that described by Mortimer Kerry in a late number
of Forest and Stream, who tells about hunting the
Rocky Mountain sheep near the cascades of the California
mountains. The practice has been to ship the skins, tal¬
low, and meat to San Diego, thence to San Francisco, and
there sell them. Mazatlan and Guayma, in Mexico, are
also excellent soap markets. By 1873, when the island
passed into the hands of the present owners, the work of
slaughter had only reduced the number of goats there to
about 20,000.

During 1869 and 1870—exceptionally dry years—only a
few light showers fell. For this, however, the heavy fogs

which almost constantly envelope the higher regions some¬
what compensated. Generally the rainfall at the island is
more abundant than in either lower California or the south¬
ern portion of upper California. In dry seasons the goats
subsist mainly upon a species of cliemisal that is found
green all over the island, and thus the damaging effects, of
extreme drouth are obviated. Indeed, the goat is essen¬
tially a browsing animal, the Angora race consuming some
forty-five more varieties of aromatic shrubs and plants
than any other herbivorous animal. They eat not only
with impunity, but with beneficial results, many vegetable
growths that are rank poison to sheep and cattle.

In good rainy seasons beautiful growths of nutritious
grasses spring up spontaneously late in the fall and grow
luxuriantly duryng the winter, spring, and early summer,
affording the finest cropping for the flocks, which require
no prepared food. So rich is the soil that nearly all the
vegetables and fruits common to this latitude might be pro¬
duced in great abundance by cultivation. English walnuts,
almonds, orange, lemons, limes, citrons, pine apples,
prunes, dates, plantains, and all the semi-tropical fruits, in
short, besides the grape, flourish on the peninsula as well
as on the main land of southern California, and it is be¬
lieved would grdw to perfection on Guadalupe Island.
This, however, is a resource yet to be developed.

The climate is not hot, as might be inferred from the
degree of latitude. There is frost occasionally, and ice
has been seen on standing water there. The sea breezes
make the summers delightful, and the salubrity and health¬
fulness of the atmosphere rival the famed buenos aires of
San Diego and Santa Barbara. A clergyman from San
Francisco spent a portion of the sumtner of 1870 there for
his health, and it is not impossible that the island may yet
take rank as a sanitarium with the favorite health resorts
of the Pacific coast, now admitted to excel those of Nice,
Mentone, and the Rivera, in southern Europe.

But there are objects for future consideration. The im¬
mediate and practical value of Guadalupe Island lies in its
adaptability for the production of Mohaii, or the fine fleece
of the beautiful Angora goat, to the growing of which ani¬
mal it is now devoted. The territoiy and flocks passed
into the hands of the Guadalupe Island Company, an in¬
corporated association of California capitalists and practi¬
cal wool growers, in January, 1873, and its new owners
commenced at once the work of carrying out the original
project, viz., the gradual supplanting of the native flocks
by the more valuable fleece-bearing race. With this view
they sent to the island early in the spring of 1873 their first
shipment of Angora goats, embracing fifty of the finest
bucks procurable in California (which were promptly “put
where they would do the most good”), and sixty ewes for
breeding pure bucks to supply future demands. The com¬
pany’s flocks were increased during the ensuing summer by
the purchase of fifty more fine bucks and some 1,300 high
grade ewes, which latter band was allowed to remain on
the main land until the workmen on the island could com¬
plete the necessary inclosures for separating the fine from
the common stock. The next step in the work of extir¬
pating the plebeian race was to commence the.slaughter of
all the native bucks, numbering 10,000 or 12,000 head.
This was continued throughout last winter. The small
force of men on the island have been able to “get away
with” only 1,200 head thus far, besides curing their pelts
ready for sale to the morocco men, castrating 800 head
of young bucks, and completing a large inclosure; but the
company will next month put on an extra force to clear the
island of the remaining bucks of the common stock, so as
to leave nothing but wethers and ewes of this breed to run
with the fine Angoras. The carcasses of the goats here¬
after to be slaughtered will be utilized to the best advant¬
age—the hams dried, the meats canned, the pelts and tal¬
low properly handled—so as to produce the largest possi¬
ble results from this source.

The natural increase of these flocks is something won¬
derful and the results of the recent kidding season, when,

338

FOREST AND STREAM

they come to be known, will astonish you. I will send the
figures as soon as the “returns” come in.

Results Achieved.— May 12th.—To the description of
Guadalupe Island heretofore given (the outlines for which
were supplied by goat men who arrived at San Diego from
the island) I will now add the results of the kidding sea¬
son of 1874, recently closed. The facts have been ob¬
tained from gentlemen at the head of the project, who re¬
port the following substantial results as achieved thus far.
The company’s first kidding season on Guadalupe Island
shows an increase of 100 per cent, from the ewes in their
flocks; and the aggregate number of goats, great and
small, pure grade and common on the island has been
swelled to about 85,000 head. A large number of these
have more or less Angora blood in their veins. The pre¬
vious estimates of the managers, which were based upon
an anticipated natural increase sufficient to double the
number of bearing ewes every year, have thus been made
good so far, and the managers think they have sound rea¬
sons for expecting far better results in future years, be¬
cause the rates at which the superior animals increase be¬
come proportionately higher every year as the males of
this race supplant those of the common stock.

The condition of the flocks is reported as excellent, and
the feed on the range as never better or more abundant.
It would support 100,000 goats, say they. The company’s
men report the grade kids shining white all over the isl¬
and—the practical result of work done by the Angora
bucks since May, 1873. These have taken and held the
field against the native bucks wherever the two have come
in contact.

This fact would seem to confirm the statement of the
well-known traveller, Rev. Henry J. Yan Lennep, D.D.,
for thirty years a missionary in Turkey, and author of
“Travels in Little Known Parts of Asia Minor.” This au¬
thor, writing from Angora in 1864, says:—“It is worthy of
notice that in particular districts the Angora breed excludes
all others.” As to the origin of this goat there is much
diversity of opinion among naturalists. Cuvier believes
the Angora to be descended from Capra cegagrus , the paseng
of Persia. M. Saac traces it back to Falconer’s goat (Capra
Falconeri), which inhabits the mountains of Thibet. M.
Brandt intimates that the race was produced by the domes¬
tication of other wild species than C ’. ocgagrus or C. Falcon-
eri. Dr. John Bachman, the eminent American naturalist
of South Carolina, in a paper written many years ago and
published in a government report, says:—“The varieties of
goats are equally numerous and equally varied in different
countries. They are all of one species, the varieties mix¬
ing and multiplying into each other ad infinitum. They
all claim as their origin the common goat {Capra hircus ),
which, it.is admitted by most reliable naturalists, derives its
parentage from the wild goat {Capra (Bgagrus ) that still ex-
• ists in the European Alps.” Which of these theories may
be the true one is not important. The practical fact of
consequence to this country is the steady improvement
realized in the cross of the pure Angora buck upon females
of the common species. When this practice is skilfully
and systematically persisted in the progeny improve with
each succeeding generation, and all traces of the plebeian
blood seemingly disappear after a few years. But care
must be exercised by the breeder lest his stock “breed
back.” The amelioration of the plebeian race is a work of
time, requiring the exercise of skill and patience.

How the Angora thrives on this coast may be judged
from these facts:—In one flock on the main land, near the
Pajaro Valley, not over forty kids of this year’s dropping-
have been lost out of 1,400. I have been shown a letter
from a breeder in Oregon at The Dallas, who purchased a
small band three years ago. He writes:—“I have been
running my goats m a band of 1,500 sheep; all fared alike
and corralled together. I lost in the storms 540 head of
sheep and not a goat. All the goats came out in fine con¬
dition. The snow on my place was fourteen inches deep.”
The acknowledged success attending the culture of this
valuable animal on the Pacific coast has greatly stimulated
the production. Many stock growers are going into the
business for the first time. One old breeder informs me
that he has sold fine and grade breeding goats to the value
of over $7,000 within the past four months.

The rate of increase realized in the Guadalupe flocks
thus far will, if kept up, produce in ten years nearly four
hundred thousand goats—a result so astonishingly large
that I am almost afraid to tell it, lest I be charged with
Munchausenism. It should be stated, however, that the
flocks will be reduced from yt ar to year by slaughter and
sale, so that the island will at no time be overstocked.

Seguramente esta es la isla de la piel d,e oro! Surely this is
the isle of the golden fleece; and these Pacific wool grow¬
ers be veritable, not mythical. Argonauts, for they are not
only seeking but finding, or, what is better, producing

•‘A fleece more golden than that famed in Greece,

Which venturous Jason on his Argo bore
From the lulled dragon and the Colchian shore.”

They have planted themselves on the solid bed rock of a
visible, tangible reality. Yours,

Buena Espekanza.

For Forest and Stream.

FORT CAPRON, FLORIDA.

I N a late number of your paper I noticed an inquiry
made by a correspondent—from St. Louis, as well as I
recollect—asking information with regard to a locality in
Florida suitable for the establishment of a hotel. Having
served about two years in South Florida during the last
Seminole or “Billy Bowlegs” war, I think it probable that
I may have it in my power to furnish your correspondent
with the information he seeks. I believe Fort Capron, op¬
posite Indian River Inlet, to be the very place for his pur¬
pose. Its mild and salubrious climate, together with the
abundance of fruit, game and fish to be found in its im¬
mediate vicinity, render it a place of unsurpassed attrac¬
tions for both sportsman and invalid. There is absolutely no
endemic disease at this place. Its mild, genial climate
banishes all coughs, colds and rheumatisms, while a line of
hills in its rear effectually intercept the malarial exhala¬
tions of the fresh-water swamps of the interior. The
chlorinated vapors brought by the trade-winds, which are
constantly blowing from the sea, also exercise their power¬
ful sanitary influence. The abundance of game and fish
in the vicinity of Fort Capron is truly astonishing. Dur¬
ing the prolonged period that I was stationed at that fort
we were never, in the proper season, without game, fish,
oysters or green turtle. The fish found in the vicinity are
red fisli (a species of drum, commonly called “red bass,”

the “rouge” of the Creole French about New Orleans) red-
snapper, sheeps-head, cavalls, sea trout, sea mullet, and
the far-famed pompano. These two last-mentioned fish
do not take a bait. There are also two other remarkable
fish inhabiting Indian River and the adjacent coast whose
scientific names. I am unaware of. These are called by the
natives the “Jew fish” and the “Tarpon.” The former
sometimes attains a weight of two or three hundred
pounds, and resembles a bass in its general contour, while
the latter presents more the appearance of a doce. The
“Tarpon,” owing to its gracefhl outlines and lustrous col¬
oring, is a fish of most surpassing beauty. The scales on
its sides are about the size and of the briiliancy of a silver
dollar, out of which the native females fabricate beautiful
baskets. When a school of these fish are disporting them¬
selves upon the surface of the waves, as is their frequent
habit, the bright reflections from their sides produce an
effect not unlike that presented by the burnished arms of a
squad of soldiers at drill. This fish attains a length of
about five.or six feet, but is not so heavy as the Jew fish.
The bar at Indian River Inlet is an unrivalled locality for
short spearing for those who are fond of that thrilling
amusement. I have myself, in a common “Whitehall”
boat, aided in harpooning fifteen or twenty in.a morning.
The rivers and creeks emptying into Indian River are
filled with black bass (miscalled “black trout” by the
natives). This species of black bass reach a much greater
size than any other species of this fish I have ever met
with. I have taken them weighing in the neighborhood
of ten pounds, and I have seen others swimming in the
water that seemed to be almost as large again. Like the
bass of the Upper Mississippi and lakes of Minnesota, and
unlike the bass at present inhabiting the Potomac and its
tributaries, it will' readily rise to spoon or fly. They are
apt to have a grassy taste during the summer, but as win¬
ter approaches they have as fine a flavor as any other fish
of the genus. The streams which they inhabit, flowing as
they do through the sandy soil of the “pine barrens,”
which contains but little sediment, are almost as transpa¬
rent as the celebrated trout brooks of New England. In¬
dian River, so called, is not properly a river; but rather a
sound or salt water lagoon, being separated from the ocean
by a narrow strip of sandy land overgrown with palmet-
toes and mangroves. It is about one hundred and fifty
miles long, and ranges from several miles to forty yards in
width. On the east it is fed by several inlets from the sea,
through which the tide ebbs and flows freely. Several
large rivers enter it from the West, the principal of which
are^the San Sebastian, Santa Lucia, and Locha Hatcheer
No country that I have ever visited affords as great a
variety of game and fish as South Florida. Besides large
game, such as bear, deer, turkeys, etc., this region literally
swarms with snipe and ducks, at least during' the winter
months. Patridges (bob whites) are also sufficiently nume¬
rous to afford sport; but I have never seen a woodcock in
that section. The snipe shooting on the savannahs is
simply superb. These savannahs (or natural meadows)
.afford suffiqiont moisture to attract the birds, without
being so miry as to render the walking difficult or fatigue-
ing, as is so often the case at points further north. On
one of these snipe grounds of many hundred acres in ex¬
tent, several miles in rear of Fort Capron, I used to enjoy
most delightful sport, seldom returning without a full
bag.

I would advise sportsmen desirous Of snipe shooting in
that section to take pointers instead of setters, for the
long hair of these latter are likely to harbor the numerous
sanquinivorus insects which there abound; its mild climate
is also more suitable to the nature of the pointer.

I have been highly delighted by the eloquent and
graphic descriptions of .South Florida by your accom¬
plished correspondent “Fred Beverley.” “Fred” was mis¬
taken, however, in supposing the Okee Chobee (big water)
region to be a terra incognito previous to his visit, as the
lake has often been explored by officers of the regular
army engaged in the several campaigns against the Semi-
noles in that section. The gallant Captain Greland, of the
Fourth Artillery, once a professor at the United States Mil¬
itary Academy at West Point, now lies buried upon its
banks. But your correspondent certainly deserves great
credit for the admirable manner in which he has unfolded
its mysteries to the general public. Your correspondent
makes honorable mention of a gallant exploit of one of his
followers whom he calls “Jim.” Now, if he alludes to
“Jim” Russell, of Fort Capron, (and I am pretty sure he
does), I am happy to state that I am well acquainted with
“Jim,” and have had many a jolly day’s sport in his com¬
pany. After relating another gallant exploit of “Jim’s,”
of which I was an eye witness, I will bring this rather un¬
reasonably prolonged effusion to a close. During a sail¬
boat trip to Morrit’s Island in company with Lietuenant,
now General, Jeff. C. Davis, of Captain Jack notoriety, and
several others, among whom was our hero, we had occa¬
sion to take along a famous pointer of mine, “Old Nat” by
name, for the purpose of varying our amusement by a lit¬
tle snipe shooting. Now, although “Old Nat’s” moral
status was none of the best, for lie would “steal like a
quartermaster,” yet his admirable hunting qualities made
him a great favorite with all. Like most of his species, he
was very fond of consulting his own comfort and conve¬
nience. At the fort he was accustomed to sleep in a nice
shady spot on my porch, and seeing a similar locality on
the boat, produced by the shadow of the main sail, he soon
ensconed himself therein. After getting through with his
snooze, and thinking himself, no doubt, still in his accus¬
tomed spot at home, he suddenly got up, and, much to our
surprise and dismay, leaped overboard. As there was a
violent gale blowing at the time, the “white caps” running
angrily, and, furthermore, as the dog’s chain soon be'came
entangled with his legs, his peril became extreme. We
luffed up promptly; but in spite of all our efforts the fate
of the dog seemed sealed, when “Jim,” throwing off his
coat, boldly plunged into the seething, surging waves. A
few strokes brought him near enough to lay hold of the
collar of the drowning dog, but owing to the helpless con¬
dition of the latter he could not make much progress on
his return to the boat. Owing to the increased violence of
the storm we now became aware of the alarming fact that we
were slowly but surely falling to leeward, and our fears
now became excited for “Jim’s” safety also. We shouted
to him to abandon the dog and save himself; but the gal¬
lant fellow would not do it. By letting the sail fall and
using the oars with desperate energy, we were enabled to
hold the boat in a stationary position, so that “Jim,” swim¬
ming with one arm and aided by the waves, succeeded,
after a desperate struggle, in coming alongside with the

dog. I soon pulled them both in and we all applauded
“Jim” for his manly daring; but to this day “Jeff” sw< nr«
that I pulled the dog in first; but this, however I can
never bring myself to agree to. a ’ tit 11

■ Winchester, Fa., June, 1874.

ALL SUMMER IN THE SIERRAS.

BY J. H. BATTY, UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

T HE entire countiy knows of the wonders of the Yel¬
lowstone, its dizzy heights, its yawning chasms its
boiling springs and spouting geysers. It "was through
geological expeditions that this valuable accession to our
knowledge of the geography of our land was obtained
These explorations were commenced from a small be<un'
ning by Dr. F. Hayden, and their past achievements and
future aims may be best told in a recapitulation of 'the
Doctor’s experience.

Dr. Hayden was born in Massachusetts, graduated at
Oberlin, Ohio, in 1850, studied medicine with Prof. j $
Newberry, the present eminent geologist of Ohio, and
graduated at the Albany, New York, Medical College in
1853. In the spring of the same year the Doctor began his-
explorations by a visit to the. Mauvaises Terres, or Bad
Lands of Dakota, for Prof. James Hall, of Albany, New
York, for the purpose of procuring a collection of the re¬
markable fossil animals in that ancient cemetery, or o-reat
lake basin. He returned late in the autumn with a to very
large collection, and much important geological informa¬
tion. In the spring of 1854 he started again, and ascended
the Missouri alone, and on his own account, on the fur
company’s steamer from St. Louis, which at that time made
a trip but once a year. He was absent two years, without
a cent of money from any quarter, having earned his lh-
ing by putting his hand to any labor that presented itself
and gained the good will of the fur company. He accom¬
panied the leading expeditions among the Indians, and
thus secured a great amount of valuable information and a
large collection of fossils. The attention of Profs. Henry
and Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution, was called to his
labors, and they secured a position for him as geologist to
the expedition of Lieut. G. K, Warren, United" States To¬
pographical Engineers, which explored the Missouri and
lower Yellowstone river under the auspices of Gen. Har¬
ney in 1856, then in command of the troops in the Sioux
war. He remained with Lieut. Warren unt il the spring of
1859, when he accompanied Capt. W. F. Reynolds in an
expedition to the head waters of the Yellowstone and Mis¬
souri rivers as geologist. In the meantime he prepared a
number of official reports, and published many articles in
the various scientific journals of the day. He also col¬
lected material for a volume on the languages of the In¬
dians of the upper Missouri, embracing seventeen different
dialects, forming a quarto volume of 230 pages, with a
map' and two plates. This was reported as the longest con¬
tribution of entirely new matter to our aboriginal literature
that had been made by any one up to that time.

Up to the .autumn of 1860 he had explored the country
bordering on the Missouri River from Omaha to its source
in the Rocky Mountains. In 1861 he joined the army as a
surgeon of volunteers, served four years in various capaci¬
ties, and was breveted Lieutenant Colonel at the close of
the war for meritorious services. In 1865 he made another
expedition to the great bone deposits of the Bad Lands of
Dakota fo^the Academy of Sciences of Philadelphia, with
an order from Gen. Grant on the military posts for such
facilities as could be gi anted without detriment to the ser¬
vice. He obtained at Fort Randall, Dakota, a six mule
team, with five soldiers, was absent sixteen days in a hos¬
tile Indian country, and returned safely with about a ton
of the valuable vertebrate fossils, a portion of which was
deposited in the museums of Philadelphia, Boston, and
New Haven. About the closing of the session of Con¬
gress in the spring of 1867 an appropriation of $5,000 was
made for a geological survey of Nebraska. This was the
commencement of that which is now denominated the
United States Geological Survey of the Territories. A pre¬
liminary report and a finale were published of the survey.
The survey was continued from year to year since 1867,
the appropriation annually increasing in amount, and the
results have been proportionately valuable. Six annual re¬
ports, containing entirely new matter, have been published.
The publications of the survey, as now organized, will
consist of three kinds —the annual reports, which are pub¬
lished in large editions, and distributed to the people; mis¬
cellaneous publications, embracing mostly special reports,
not suitable for the other two series, and a series of quarto
volumes, containing the more original and technical results
of the survey. The success that has attended this survey
would appear to have entitled it to the confidence of the
people, and it is believed that Congress will continue it as a
legitimate government enterprise. It is inferred from its
great popularity throughout the country that it supplies mi
existing want, and that its power should be gradually in¬
creased from year to year to meet the needs of the govern¬
ment so far as its needs are concerned. The managenient
of the Territories, as well as that of the public domain, is
under the Department of the Interior, and it is believed
that this great interior survey should remain in that de¬
partment as an integral portion of the government, and be
so regarded and provided for by annual appropriations by
Congress. If the survey is so regarded it will continue to
be successful, and will send out reports and maps to the
people from year to year, increasing our knowledge of the
great and wonderful west, and adding to the honor of . our
country at home and abroad.

After leaving our camp on the Tarry all Creek, we made
another camp further up the creek, and then “struck out
across the hills for Crater Mountain, distant two days jour¬
ney. Our second camp was made three miles from tbe
base of the mountain, and although at so great a distance
from camp it appeared to be very near. So clear is the
atmosphere in Cofbrado that the distance of any large ob¬
ject is very deceiving. At that camp game w r as very abund¬
ant. All the streams in the vicinity were obstructed by
large embankments made by the beavers, and deer trails
were seen all over the woods. Antelope were also seen in
bands near the edge of the timber. I succeeded in shoot¬
ing two black tail does one evening, and as it was late m
the day when they were killed, and my horse was two
miles away at camp, I concluded to leave them until the
next morning. Having dressed one and lifted it into a
fallen tree six feet from the ground, I started for camp by
a short cut, and, as is often the case, my short cut P r ° ve r
to be a long one. After having floundered in the dat

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through mud, willow thickets, and a series of “beaver
dams” for two hours, I finally readied camp. The “boys”
had a tremendous large fire of cottonw r ood logs for a bea¬
con, and rolling a log up to the fire for a seat I took off my
wet clothes and put on dry ones. When dressed, “the
.Judge” (our cook) called my attention to a fawn which had
been killed by one of our party (known as “Taggart, the
unconquerable geologist,”) and baked whole for supper in
the ever useful dutch oven. When supper was over we
turned in, and the next morning I set out with two com¬
panions for my deer. We took our little pet pack mule
“Mexico” to carry the spoils, and we found it quite a task
to persuade her to cross the beaver dams in our course.
Having reached the place where the deer had been left, I
dismounted, and having walked into the timber a few rods
I found the fallen tree covered in places with the coat of
the deer, but the deer was gone. Returning to my com¬
panions, I told them my deer had vanished, and that there
was a prospect for a bear fight. One of our party re¬
mained to watch our horses, and the other member of our
party and I went in search of the thief, determined to take
his skin, whether it was a bear or panther. There were
two trails leading from the tree where the deer had been
left. Each of us took a trail, and after I had followed
mine for about five minutes my companion called out,
“Come here.” As I approached the place where he stood
he pointed to the remains of the deer and said “panther.”
About one half the deer had been devoured, and the ground
was torn up for twenty feet around. There in the loose
earth were the large round tracks of the panther, wiiich a
hunter is not likely to mistake. The panther must have
been a large and powerful animal, as it had carried a full
grown doe seventy-five yards over fallen timber. The deer
had not been dragged but carried the whole distance, as the
teeth marks in the back were plainly seen where the pan¬
ther had carried it in his mouth, and there was no trail visi¬
ble where the deer could have been hauled along the
ground. There was a large pile of loose earth and leaves
scraped together near the body of the deer, and it was evi¬
dent that the panther had finished his feast, and was about
to cover what remained for future use. But hearing us as
we approached it had sneaked away before we had an op¬
portunity of trying our rifles on it. We followed the trails
of the panther for several hours, but could not overtake it.
On our return to our horses we shot another deer; so our
journey was not altogether useless.

Nearly all the streams in the mountains run over the
rough rocks, making a succession of waterfalls. They are
not often seen by the whites, except by miners and hunt¬
ers, who cannot appreciate their natural beauties. These
streams on which we camped are formed by the melting
snow banks on the mountain peaks.

Trout are caught in some of the larger streams below the
falls, and in some waters they are very abundant. They
are, no doubt, a distinct species from the common brook
trout of the east.

Intionul §jtn$Umes.

Secretaries and jnehds of Athletic , Base-Ball, Cricket and other out¬
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in
each week.

—The St. George club were not as fortunate on their
eastern trip this season as they were last year, the fact
being that the New Englanders have improved in their
play since then. On July 8d, in the game between the
Boston and St. George clubs, played at East Cambridge,
the New A ork eleven were defeated by the appended score,
only one innings being played on each side.

ST. GEOBGE.

Bance b Roddick. 3

Sleigh 1 b w b Shaw. 3

Cashman c Curtis, b Rocldick... 1

Charles b Shaw. 0

Souther, not out. 31

Harcom.be c Curtis, b Roddick.. 2

Bowman b Barron. 11

Palmer c Dwight b Shaw. 0

Lemmon c Curtis, b Farley. 15

Talbot c Farley b Hussey. 1

Green b Shaw"... 3

Byes, 3; leg byes, 1. 4

BOSTON.

Draper b Souther. 11

Howarth b Palmer. 7

Hussey c Banco, b Souther. 14

Shaw b Souther. 0

Farley c Charles, b Palmer. 78

Barron c Bance, b Palmer. 10

Heigh c Cashman. <5

Roddick c Sleigh, b Lemmon.... 11

Curtis b Cashman. 8

Mason b Cashman. 2

Dwight, not out. 2

Byes, 12; leg byes, 4; wide balls,3 19

Total. 74 Total.168

—At Salem, on July 4tli, the St. George eleven played
the Alphas, and 'the New Yorkers were easily defeated,
with nine wickets to fall.

—The Manhattan Cricket Club of New York visited the
Prospect Park Club of Brooklyn on July 4tli to play their
annual holiday match together, and taking over a good
team, they poiished off the unpracticed Brooklyn eleven in
handsome style, to the tune of 153 to 65. The Manbattans
were hospitably entertained and they fully enjoyed the
same. This is the only match outside their own club that
the Prospect Park players take part in, as they play the
game for recreative exercise only, and not to win matches.
The score shows what was done:

MANHATTAN.

Hosford ct Dexter, b Stewart . 16

Greig ct Shaw, b Dexter. 22

Cammell ct Dodge, b Dexter. 41

Oakley b Stewart. 9

Ronaldson b Dexter.. 7

Tilly b Woodhouse. 7

Gilbert ct and b McLean. 15

Heywood ct Stewart, b Dexter. 19

H. Tucker, not out. 8

Lonergan b Dexter. 0

Beattie bowled McLean. 0

Byes, 4; wides, 3; no balls, 2.... . 9

. Total. '...153

RUNS SCORED AT THE PALL OP EAQH WICKET.

1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. 9th. 10th.
Manhattan.... 34 58 72 81 100 126 131 149 152 153—153
« PROSPECT PARK.

PIRST INNING.

Dodge, runout. 3

Stewart b Ronaldson. 4

Peters ct Gilbert, Ronaldson.... 21

Thompson b Tilley. 9

North ct Oakley b Ronaldsou... 0
Dexter ct Lonergan, b Gilbert... 0
Woodhouse ct Tilley, b Gilbert.. 7

, Shaw, run out. 8

McLean, run out. 5

Jarvis b Hosford. 1

McCauley, run out.... 1

Byes, 4; leg byes, 1; wides, 1... 6

Total. 65 Total. 80

RUNS SCORED AT PALL OP EACH WICKET.

1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. 9th. 10th.

First inning. 6 7 35 35 35 48 50 63 65 65—65

Second inning.

SECOND INNING.

ct and b Ronaldson. 1

ct Oakley, b Ronaldson. 5

b Tilley . 5

not out. 8

not out. 34

b Tilley. 0

b Gilbert. 15

runout.. 1

ct Tucker, b Tilley. 1

Byes, 7; leg byes, 1; wides. 2.... 10

Umpires—Messrs. Heyward and Hallowan. Time of game, 4 hours,
45 minutes.

The Prospect Park eleven had to follow their innings, and they had
scored 80 when rain stopped the game.

—The grand match in England between the Gentleman’s
eleven and the Universities, played at the Oval, June 15th,
resulted as rollows:

UNIVERSITIES.

FIRST INNING.

W. S. Patterson b W. G. Grace..

W Blacker b Appleby.

F. E. R. Fryer b W. G. Grace...

C. Booth b Applebv.

T. B. Jones 1 b w b W. G. Grace.

W. H. Game b Appleby.

H. G. Tylecote b W. G. Grace..
C.J.Brnne cA.N.Hornby b Grace
C. Tillard b Appleby.

C. A.Absolomc G. F.,b W. Grace

D. Buchanan, not out.

Byes, 1; leg byes, 1.

SECOND INNING.

1 run out.

3 b Appleby.

9 c A. Hornby b Appleby_

15 c V. Walker b G. Grace_

1b Shand.

18 c V. Walker b Shand.

1 run out.

5 c Hadow b Shand.

3 b G. F. Grace.

G not out.

0 b Shand.

2 Byes, 14; leg byes, 5.

31

6

17

31

15

0

3

1

5

3

0

19

—One of the most exciting professional contests of the
season was that played on the fourth of July on the IJnion
Grounds, Brooklyn, the occasion being the return match
between the Mutual and Atlantic Clubs. An old time
gathering of spectators crowded the grounds, over 8,000
people witnessing the contest, the final result being the
success of the Atlantics by the small score of 3 to 2 only.
The runs each innings were obtained as follows:

Mutual. ....0 0001010 0—2

Atlantic.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—3

Total wides pitched by Matthews, 23; by Bond, 13. Time
of game, 2 hours and 15 minutes.

—One hundred games of the series of 280 to be played in
the professional arena this season have been played up to
July 6th, inclusive, and the Bostons still have the lead,
with the Athletics a good second, the Mutuals third, and
the Philadelphia a grand fourth. The record to date,
July 7th, is as follows :

Total... 58 Total.131

GENTLEMEN.

W. G. Grace b Tillard. 1210. L. Hornby b Buchanan. 23

A. N. Hornby c Fryer b Tillard. 16 A. Appleby c Jones b Buchanan. 6

I. D. Walker b-Absolom. 23|F. L. Shand b Buchanan. 15

G. F. Grace b Absolom. 15 V. E. Walker c Jones b Brune.. 21

P. F. Hadow b Absolom. 20

F. J. Cooke c Jones b Absolom.. 26

G. Bird, not out. 71

Byes, 11; leg byes, 6_

Total.265

Absolom led the bowlers on the Gentlemen’s side, with a
score of 168 balls, 78 runs, 8 maidens, 5 wickets, and no
wides, W. G. Grace leading on the other side with 6 wickets.
for 24 runs, and Shand with 4 for 10.

Club. Games Played. Won. Lost.

Boston..*. 32 26 6

Athletic. 29 20 9

Mutual. 29 12 13

Philadelphia. 23 11 12

Chicago. 22 8 14

Atlantic. 19 7 12

Hartford. 20 6 *14

Baltimore. 24 5 19

—The Yales came within an ace of defeating two crack
professional nines last week, inasmuch as on July 1st they
played a 9 to 8 game with the Hartfords at Hartford,
and on July 4th a 7 to 6 game with the Baltimore nines at
Baltimore.

—Yorkshire beat Surrey the same week by 467 to 259.
Humphrey’s 74 was the best single score for Surry -and
Greenwood’s 77 for Yorkshire.

—Upperham School scored 443 runs in one innings, June
11, D. Q. Steel getting 166.

—The money taken in at the match for the benefit of the
cricketer’s fund, played June 4th, was £382, or nearly
$2,000 at a shilling admission.

—In a match last June, S. D. Maul, one of the Upping¬
ham school players, took six wickets for no runs with
seven balls.

—The highest score for June was W. W. Pulman’s 269
not out, in a Cambridge match.

—Amongst the cricket items of news, it will be seen that
the Marylebone Club have decided to charge 2s 6d instead
of Is admission on the Eton and Harrow days, with the
view of diminishing the attendance, and increasing the
comforts of the members and friends who visit Lord’s in
such numbers on that occasion.

—The committee appointed by the Philadelphia Cricket
Clubs to select a representative American eleven to take
part in the grand fete at Halifax in August, have chosen
the following first class team:

C. A. Newhall, S. Meade, R. S. Newhall, E. Hopkinson,
R. L. Baird, J. M. Fox, R. Ashbridge, D. S. Newhall, F.
E. Brewster, G. Ashbridge, and R. N. Caldwell, of the
Young America, Philadelphia, Germantown, and Marion
Clubs of Philadelphia. The substitutes include H. Magee,
R. W. Clay, J. P. Newbold, and W. Welsh, Jr. Practice
games are to be played in which a strong team will play
against the above eleven.

—The Yale and Harvard Clubs play at Glen Mitchell,
Saratoga, on July 13th and 14th.

—At New Orleans, on June 26, a very fine, game was
played between the new Amateur nine and the Lone Stars,
resulting in the defeat of the State champion Stars by 8 to
1. The Amateurs only earned one run of the eight they
scored.

—The Fleet club of Easton defeated the Actives June 23
by 6 to 0, the best game of the season in Easton.

—The record of the leading championship clubs up to
July 7th, is as follows:

Clubs.

Games Won.

Lost.

Boston.

27

7

Athletic.

21

9

Mutual.

.17

13

Philadelphia...

12

11

The Boston and Athletic clubs play farewell games prior
to their departure for Europe, July 16, as follows:

July 11—Athletics vs. Philadelphia, at Philadelphia.

July 11—Bostons vs. Mutuals, at Boston.

July 13—Bostons vs. Athletics, at Boston.

July 14—Bostons vs. Mutuals, at Brooklyn.

July 15—Boston vs. Athletics, at Philadelphia.

—The Yales were badly whipped by the Mutuals, July 6,
at Brooklyn, by a score of 21 to 1. The fact that the
Mutuals changed Matthews for Hatfield in the last two
innings alone saved the Yales from a trip by Express to
Chicago.

—The professional contests since our last issue:

June 30—Mutual vs. Chicago at Brooklyn.. 8 to 2

• July 1—Athletic vs. Chicago at Philadelphia. 13 to 7

July 1—Atlantic vs. Philadephia at Brooklyn. 5 to 3

July 2—Mutual vs. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, ten

innings . . 12 to 9

July 4—Athletic vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia 7

innings.—. 12 to 6

July 4—Chicago vs. Boston at Chicago, 10 innings. 1? to 16

July 6—Philadelphia at Philadelphia. 14 to 2

July 6—Boston vs. Chicago at Chicago. 12 to 6

—In the amateur championship tourney m New England
the Live Oaks of Lynn stood first, the Grafton Club second,
and the Clippers, of Webster, third. The first two have
not yet sustained a defeat.

—The Bostons defeated the Blue Stockings at Grand
Rapids, Canada, on July 3d, by 36 to 5. Over 1200 people
witnessed the match.

—The Roane and Chicago Cricket Clubs were to play a
match July 7th.

—On July 3d the Canada champions, the Maple Leaf, of
Guelph, defeated the Oneida Club at the Watertown tour¬
ney by 13 to 4, and the same day the Eastons beat the New
York Fly-Aways by 13 to 7. On the 4th the Maple Leafs
defeated the Nassaus of Brooklyn,, and the Eastons the
Chelseas. On the 6th the Maple Leafs and Eastons were to
play for the $500 prize.

—The opening game of the Maine Junior Base Ball tour¬
nament came off at Deering on the forenoon of June 29th,
between the Dirigos, of Portland, and White Stockings, of
Deering, resulting in favor of the latter club by a score of
30 to 7.

The second game was played in the afternoon by the
Mountaineers and Arids, both of Portland—the Moun¬
taineers scoring 38 runs to their opponents 30.

—On July 2d the Harvards defeated the Princeton nine at
Boston by 19 to 4.

—The Boston club defeated the Maple Leaf nine at
Brantford, on June 30, by 26 to 6, and at Guelph, on July
1, by 20 to 6.

—The Brooklyn Chelseas defeated the Rochesters at
Watertown, July 26th, 18 to 2.

—The Bridgeport nine defeated the Montagues of Brook¬
lyn, July 4, by 16 to 0.

—The New York Silver Stars played the Newark Stars,
on July 1 by 14 to 11.

—The Hartford Amateurs Mine defeated the Middletown
Amateurs July 2 by 9 to 2 in a prettily played game.

—The Maine Junior Base Ball Tournament was held at
Deering, Maine, last week. Five clubs were entered, but
owing to bad weather, only eight games were played,- with
the following result:

Club. Played. Won.

White Stockings, of Deering. 3 3

Haymakers, of Portland. 3 2

Mountaineers, of Portland... 4 2

D:rigos, of Portland. 3 1

Ariels, of Portland. 3 0

Lost.

0

1

2

2

3

—On the forenoon of the 4th, the Androscoggins, of
Lewiston (Seniors), beat the White-Stockings of Deering 29
to 9. In the afternoon, the Resolutes (Seniors) and Hay¬
makers, of Portland, played the former, winning by a score
of 29 to 7.

—A closely contested game marked the seventh match
between the Boston and Chicago nines in Chicago, on July
4th, the latter winning by 17 to 16 in a ten innings game.

—At the Watertown tourney, which ended July 7th, the
Maple Leaf regular amateur nine of Guelph, Canada, the
Champions of the Dominion, and the Easton Club, of
Easton, Pa., some professionals, defeated all other oppo¬
nents, and played together for the first prize on July 7th.
The Maple Leafs defeated the Nassaus, of Brooklyn by 13
to 8, and the Eastons whipped the Fly Aways, of Sew
York by 13 to 7, and the Chelseas, of Brooklyn, by 18 to 3.

New Haven, June 27, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

The past week has been very prolific of games in which
College clubs were interested, as the following record will
show : Monday, June 29, Yale 16, Princeton 1. Tuesday,
June 31, Princeton 13, Harvard 11, Hartford 7, Yale'0.
Wednesday, Julyl, Hartford 9, Yale 8. Thursday, July 2,
Harvard 19, Princeton, 4. Friday, July 3, Princeton 14,
Hartford 8, Baltimore 15, Yale 4. Saturday, July 4,
Hartford 18, Harvard 1, Baltimore 7, Yale 6. These last
two games were only six innings. From the above it will
be seen that Princeton and Yale have each prnyed five
games, and Harvard 4 games, this week. Truly, before
Harvard and Yale play in Saratoga they ought to be in ex¬
cellent practice, and a close game is looked forward to.
The betting is now said to be 100 to 75 in favor of Harvard
against Yale. It is reported that the first base of the
Harvards is to accompany and play with the “Bostons”
during their European tour. “Tyro.”

—The Athletic Games at Barnum’s Hippodrome, inaugu¬
rated on Friday, June 26, and terminating Thursday, July
2, proved a decided success, the several prominent athletic
societies being well represented by their best athletes. Our
friend, Mr. F. J. Engelhardt was, we understand, entrusted
with the management of this noteworthy event.

\eiv jSitbliatfions.

Fur, Fin and Feather. A Compilation of the Game Laws
of the different States of the Union and Canadian Provinces. With
notes on Field Sports and Angling. Latest revised edition for 1874.
Charles Snydam, Publisher, 158 Chambers street, New York.

The compilation of the many and various laws in the States of the
Union in regard to the periods when it may be legal or illegal to kill
game or catch fish, must render “Fur, Fin and Feather” an absolute ne¬
cessity to every sportsman throughout the country. In a comprehensive
and convenient form can be found the numerous provisions adopted by
the various Legislatures, with all the recent changes. It requires no
little attention on the part of the most conscientious of hunting or fish¬
ing men to keep always within the law, hut with this vade mecum in their
hands the possessors of the book can always find out whether they trans¬
gress or not. To “Fur, Fin and Feather” has been added a useful ap¬
pendix describing the resorts of game, and when and where it can be
found in season, and quite an extended list of hunting and fishing locali¬
ties is given and how to reach them, all of which must render the last
edition of “Fur, Fin and Feather” invaluable to those who use gun or rod.
Holden’s Birds. By Charles F. Holden. Boston :

From the Boston branch house of the New York and Boston publish¬
ers we have received this little bijou upon singing birds and the manner
of taking proper care of them. Said a lady to us a week since: “Hove
canaries, and would keep them, but I do not know how to take care of
them. One tells me this, and another that method, as the right way to
use these little pets, and I am confused, rather than instructed. What
shall I do?” Go to No. 9 Bowdoin square, Boston, and ask Mr. Holden
to give you that little elegant gold-edged work of his on birds, and you
will find within its ample pages information upon every subject relating
to the purchase, rearing, feeding, and in fact the entire treatment of the
carnaries and other singing birds, not to be found in any other work of
the times.

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For Forest and Stream.

TO A CANARY.

H AIL, tiny songster, in thy golden cage,

Flooding the air with melody divine,

What happiness, what rare content is thine?

E’en in captivity thou dost not rage,

As would thy mistress, did a hand restrain
Her liberty, and shut her up like thee!

Thy little breast holds naught ‘of jealousy;

But all the day thou sing’st with might and main
Of the sweet joy that thrills thee; and though none
Shall lend a list’ning ear, thou carest not,

Thou art not discontented with thy lot,

Bat, swinging in the window where the sun
Sheds warmth and gladness, uttering no cry,

Thou still wilt sing and let the world go by.

R. A. Wilson.

T isff

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
,, ists 5 Association.

K . —*—

Trout Grove Fisheries. —This quite well-known estab¬
lishment is situated some two miles from Randolph depot
and about a mile south of East Randolph, in Cattaraugus
County. The main pond covers an extent of about five
acres of ground; over one hundred springs have been
counted. Scarcely any of the springs diminish their flow
in the height of the summer, and the temperature of the
water is unusually cold. A commodious hatching house,
some 24 by 64 feet, is used, with properly arranged troughs
and screens, and by means of syphons a constant and plenti¬
ful supply of water is had. The rearing ponds are numerous,
and adapted to the ages of the .fish. The stock on hand at
the Trout Grove Fishery at last accounts was as follows:
Young fry, 200,000; yearlings, 20,000; two year olds, 2,000;
three year olds, 400. In the larger pond are many very fine
fish. Mr. Thomas, the Superintendent, has devoted a
great deal of time and skill to his fish ponds, and has met
with merited success. All the fish Mr. Thomas could
raise were sold this spring at remunerative prices. The
Trout Grove establishment is quite a recent undertaking,
and when all the improvements are completed a large
number of trout will be raised there, as the water is in the
greatest abundance. We are indebted for many interesting
facts in regard to Trout Grove to the Jamestown Daily
Journal.

The Benue Maritime et Colonial furnishes us with a sum¬
mary of the sea fisheries of France for 1872. The total
product for the year amounts to 74,000,000 francs,
showing an increase of 4,000,000. French fisheries are di¬
vided into two classes, those conducted on the banks of
New Foundland and in Iceland, and those carried out on
the coast of France. The products from the foreign sources
of fishery are taken by 187 vessels, an increase of some 24
vessels over 1871. The Iceland fishery employs 252 vessels.
The shore fisheries of France yielded, in 1872, some 24,-
204,000 francs. In a prior number we stated the care
with which France prepared the statistics of her fisheries,
and how Professor Baird was desirous that we should, in
the United States, arrive at some determination of the
kind and quantity of the fish caught on our shores.

—The aquarium car arrived at San Francisco, June 12tli
with eleven varieties of the fish on board in splendid order,

and the expedition there is considered a great success.

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HATCHING WHITE FISH.

I Clarkston, Mich., June 29, 1874.

Editor Forest and.Stream:—

Allow me to state through your columns as briefly as
possible something of my discoveries in the modus ope-
randi of hatching white fish, a native of this State; and as
this species of fish has been found to be the most difficult
of all the salmonoid family to successfully carry through
the process of incubation, I deem it of sufficient import¬
ance to lay before your readers.

About November 15th, 1869, through the kind assist¬
ance of Mr. Seth Green, I placed 50,000 white fish ova in
my hatching troughs in spring water at a temperature of
47 degrees Fahrenheit, at this place, where I was then
hatching brook trout successfully. I soon discovered that
these eggs were entirely different in their nature from those
of the brook trout, for within two weeks’ time nine tenths
of them had turned white and were worthless, and I was
about to abandon them in despair. At this critical time
Mr. Green came to my relief, and after a careful investiga¬
tion we found a small portion had indications of vitality in
them, and he advised me to carefully remove all the good
eggs’and by this means I succeeded in hatching about
two thousand in good condition January 15.

These fish were entirely different from the young trout
when first hatched out, as the moment they emerged from
their shell they darted off and exhibited a rapid motion in
vfle water, while the latter were quite inactive owing to the
fhDh that young trout retain a large umbilical sack which
sustains them some sixty days without food, while the
white fish have a very small appendage which is absorbed
in about twenty days. These escaped from my charge
through the meshes of No. 12 wire cloth down the stream,
and I had no opportunity to experiment further with them
that year. On the following November, 1870, Mr. George
Clark, who is an intelligent and experienced fisherman,
kindly aided me in securing the same number of the ova
from the Detroit river that I took the previous year. I
placed these in the same water as before and succeeded in
hatching a much larger proportion; and from my previous
experience I selected No. 40 copper wire cloth, which proved
effective in retaining them in their troughs. This gave me
an opportunity to use all the skill possible to keep them till
spring. Soon after these were hatched James W. Milner,
U. S. Deputy Fish Commissioner, visited my hatchery, and
we decided that he should take home with him one hundred
of these swift-motioned fellows,and the balance,being then

some three thousand, were to remain in their hatching
boxes. Our plan was to learn what artificial food would
best sustain them till spring, as Mr. Green had not yet
learned what_they required at this infantile period. All
our efforts failed, as all died Within tour weeks, notwith¬
standing our constant watchfulness over them.

This result quite puzzled me, and I began to study the
causes that produced this failure, and as I knew that
the water in which the parent fish naturally deposit their
ova about the shoals of our great lakes becomes frozen over
about the middle of November and remains so until about
April first; it occurred to me that the low temperature of
the water in which these eggs lay from the middle of No¬
vember till April first (being at a uniform temperature of
from 82^ degrees to 38 degrees)retarded the process of their
incubation to the season of the year when the ice leaves
the shoals and the animalculse develops sufficiently to sus¬
tain them, which is about the time their umbilical sac,
which is absorbed, naturally disappears.

These ideas, which suggested themselves to my mind, led
me to try practically and prove the truth of my theory.
Consequently I caused to be erected a large hatching house
in the fall of 1871, and took water from a pond raised on a
small stream which became frozen over early in November
and remained so until April, at which time they hatched
out. The water that flowed over these eggs during this
time stood at a’ uniform temperature of about 33 degrees.
A much larger proportion of these ova hatched out than
previously, and remained vigorous and healthy till the
time they were planted in some of the desirable lakes of
this county. A good number were also placed in the De¬
troit river. This natural and scientific method settled the
question in my mind that I had discovered the only true
mode that would result in perfect success.

About the last days of February, 1873, I sent to the Dep¬
uty U. S. Commissioner at California over 300,000 well
matured white fish ova under the auspices of Prof. Spencer
F. Baird, U. S. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, and
James W. Milner, Deputy U. S. Commissioner,was present
and assisted me in packing and shipping them in good con-'
dition. The first lot of these ova, being 216,000, I regret
to state were frozen in passing over the Rocky Mountains.
The last lot, being 116,000, arrived at 4he place of their
destination in good order.

The next fall this State provided by law for the appoint¬
ment of a Board of Fish Commissioners, who made ar¬
rangements with me for the use of my hatching establish¬
ment, and employed me to take charge of it, and we suc¬
ceeded in placing some 1,700,000 white fish ova in my
patent hatching boxes. With the aid of this improved
hatching arrangement Ijwas enabled to hatch over 1,500,000,
all in the best condition. These were distributed among
194 lakes in different parts of the State during the month
of April last.

The above result shows a loss of less than 15 per cent, of
all the ova placed in the hatchery, which, considering the
uncertainties heretofore attending the incubation of this
species of fish ova, it is believed is without a parallel in the
world. I have retained one or two hundred of these fish
in a small tank, and it has given me an opportunity from
practical and scientific observation, of learning the nature
of the food which sustains them during this infantile period
of their existence, and in due time I hope to be able to re¬
port upon the discoveries I have noticed in my diary from
time to time. At this date, June 28, these fish, now 79 days
old, have obtained a length of one and one-lialf inches ;
are active and remarkably rapid in their motion, and will
weigh thirty times more than when first hatched out, and
we hope further to be able to mark their various changes in
growth from time to time. N. W. Clark.

Charlestown, N. H., June 25th, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

May I take the liberty of calling your attention to a slight error (prob¬
ably a misprint) in your issue of June 18th? In answering the queries
of a correspondent on the subject of traveling with live trout you an¬
swer “that the temperature of the water in which they are kept should
he in the neighborhood of 65 decrees.” We never allow the tempera¬
ture to rise to 50 deg., and if possible keep it below 50 deg. I sent from
the Cold Spring Trout Ponds to New York City, and from there to Oak¬
land, in New Jersey, a distance of over 350 miles, about two weeks since,
1,666 yearling trout in five of our conical tanks, capable of holding 130
gallons of water, and only two trout were lost in trausit.

A few days since, in reading the French pamphlet published by the
Societe d' Acclimatation of Paris, on wliat the fish culturists in America
have done, I noticed that the Maine salmon, from whicli Prof. Atkins
took spawn, are said to have been kept in pound for some months pre¬
vious to the spawning season. I have also noticed that every one who
has spoken through the newspapers of the California salmon has men¬
tioned particularly the great size they had attained for fish of their age,
their liveliness and fat growth, and that in these points they went far
ahead of the Maine salmon.

Now I know that the spawn of the California salmon was taken from
fish that were seined while on their spawning beds,and the ova taken im¬
mediately from them, and would be glad to know if the different circum¬
stances under which the spawn from the two different kinds of fish was
taken may not have had a good deal to do with the vitality of the young
fish, oris the difference only owing to the fish being of two different
species? I should be very glad to have the opinion of some intelligent
fish cultunst on the subject.

May not the fact of the Maine salmon having been kept (so to speak)
in a semi-stagnant condition of life for these months before the spawn¬
ing season, have prevented the progeny from becoming: as full of vitality
as they should be? Large numbers of both kinds were hatched in our
hatching-house this last winter, and I observed a vast difference in them.
Many of the Maine alevins clustered down against the screens, and. their
yolk sac was continually being drawn through the wires and burst, in
this way killing them, and leaving only the head and vertebrae on the
inside of the screens. The California alevins were constantly strug¬
gling up stream and trying to jump very high cleats, and reach the fall of
water at the head of the troughs, making so much noise about it as to
tempt me to go and watch them to see what they were about.

The French writer also spoke of the shad spawning, saying that the
ova of shad had been found to be worthless, unless the parent fish were
captured while actually upon their spawning beds.

All these facts have made me think that keeping the breeding fish in
confinement any length of time before the ova is taken, prevents the
young fry from being as healthy as they should be.

I have noticed a vast difference in the young of the trout. Those com¬
ing from parents fed entirely on curd being weak and puny, and having
among them a large proportion of deformed ones, while those coming
from parents fed mostly on meal were vigorous and well formed, with
hardly a curved spine or double-headed one among them.

F. M. Webber.

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\ Boston, June 26th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Captain Charles A. Ranlett and others,of Bellerica and Bedford, Mass.,
having petitioned the Massachusetts Commissioners of Inland Fisheries,
praying that young salmon might be placed in the Shaushine River, and

fishways be constructed for the passage of migratory fish, in answer to
the first clause of the petition, Commissioner E. A. Bracket, Captain
Ranlett and your humble servant left the State fishing hatching house at
Winchester on Tuesday last, having two large cans of water containing
12,000 young salmon. We rode to the John Cummings’brook, a lively
tributary of the Shaushine, and placed there 6,000 young salmon, 600 of
which were land-locked salmon. Going thence some three miles we de¬
posited the remaining 6,000 in what is called the Governor’s brook, also
a clear, cold, brawling tributary of the Shaushine. The little fish soon
hid themselves under stones and projections of sod, and will each have
its little ieeding ground near by. The salmon were placed in the small
brooks, that they might be protected from the larger fish. When about
six inches long they'will drop down to the river. On the second year
the migratory salmon will go over the dams to the sea, returning on the
third year large fish. They will pass once up the fishways and seek
their old home, where they were first deposited; finding the brooks too
small they will push on up stream until suitable spawning grounds are
reached, then returning to the sea again, completing the round of the
law which the Lord has established in the existence of our dumb favor¬
ites, and furnishing food for all who seek them. J. a. O.

FISHWAYS.

Washington, June 22,1874.

Editor-Forest and Stream:—

Much disappointment has been expressed by piscicultural friends at
the alleged or supposed failure of the fishways in the Connecticut at
Holyoke, and in the Susquehanna at Columbia, Penn., the apparent apa¬
thy of the shad in regard to the ascent being considered indicative of a
want of proper construction in the apparatus.

There is another view to be taken in this matter. It is one of the ax¬
ioms of fish culturists, and that upon which the efforts at stocking riv¬
ers are essentially based, namely, that the fish return to spawn to the
place where they were born, or where they were first introduced into the
water. As far as my information extends, no young shad have ever been
placed above the Holyoke dam in the Connecticut, and those hatched out
at Newport, in Pennsylvania, (above the Columbia dam) have not had
time to return from the sea.

The efficiency of the experiment at Holyoke can only be determined by
a trial, which were best made during the present season, namely, by
planting a large number of young fish, say at Bellows Falls in the Con¬
necticut, and waiting the period of three or four years for the result.

The shad hatched at Newport in 1873 will probably decide this question
in two or three years’ time. I think it extremely probable that there is
something in these considerations, and it will be well not to condemn
fishways in general too hastily, as far as shad is concerned, but wait for
the result of the experiment. Yours truly, Spencer F. Baird.

hitmal ^mtory.

THE GRAYLING IDENTIFIED.

E have followed up the matter of the Michigan
grayling from the date of its earliest introduction
to the notice of naturalists, and have, we think, succeeded
in establishing its identity as the true grayling, though
some of our correspondents seem still inclined to reject the
evidence. We have also discovered that the grayling is
found in Montana, as well as in Michigan, and that it pro¬
bably exists in Wisconsin. We know that it exists in sub-
Arctic circles. More recently, we have endeavored to com¬
pare it with the English grayling, in order to ascertain if
it were indentical, or an entirely new species, and with a
a view to consulting the best authority, sent what data and
material we had to Jackson Gillbanks, Esq., for many
years attached to the staff of Frank Buckland’s paper,
Land and Water . As respects the relative proportions of
the English and American grayling, referred to in the sub¬
joined letter, we will say that the fish in the engraving is
much more slender than in life, and it was so remarked
the instant it was received from the artist. We take much
satisfaction in presenting Mr. Gillbanks’ letter to the notice
of our readers:—

Cumberland, England, June 16tli.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

Your number of Forest and Stream and letter of June
4th just arived. If I had no hint whatever on the subject
I should have pronounced the fish, so admirably depicted
in your paper, to be the grayling, Salmo Thymallus , at once.
Yarrel’s illustration is taken from a fish also ten inches
long, which appears to be the average size of a well grown
fish. It is some years since I had hold of a grayling, as
there are none in the extreme north of England, but I am
perfectly acquainted with them and their habits. They
are numerous about Buxton in Derbyshire, and although
very numerous when met with, they are very local. As
far as I know all attempts to hatch them have as yet failed
though tried with great perseverence. Their ova will not
bear the slightest carriage. Some years ago some gentle¬
men took some fish from Derbyshire to Scotland and turned
them into the Clyde. A year or two after, on enquiry, I
was told they had multiplied amazingly, so as to supersede
the trout. In other parts of England where they have
been introduced into fresh streams, no matter how appar¬
ently suitable, contrary to the habit of trout, they keep
moving down stream season by season, till at last they liave
vanished. This fish has the peculiar advantage of being
nearly always in season. The best months are October
and Christmas. In England they require very fine tackle,
a small fly made of a bluish feather from the inside of a
sterling’s wing, is the favorite one in Derbyshire. But the
most killing bait is the grasshopper on a small leaded i. e.,
weighted hook, “sink and draw.” I have compared your
wo<7d cut with Yarrell, and other standard works, and find
that your fish is somewhat slenderer than his, and has a
larger back and tail fine in proportion, but not at all so
different as to justify mein pronouncing them to be distinct
varities. There is a much more marked difference in the
common trout in different streams on my own estate with¬
in a circle of two or three miles. Anatomists insist that
counting the fin-rays is the only true test of a distinct
variety. Yarrell gives us these for our English fish:-—Dor¬
sal, twenty; Pectoral, fifteen; Ventral, ten; Anal, thirteen;
Caudal, twenty; Vertebrae fifty-eight. I have been told
there is a considerable difference in the appearance of the
grayling of different rivers in the west of England,. where
they are only to be found in any abundance, both in form
and coloring, in my opinion an account of different
geological conditions. I had a long article on the subject in
Land and Water about a year ago, headed “Variation of
Coloring in Trout.” Jackson Gillbanks.

FOREST AND STREAM.

341

WHAT SOME BIRDS EAT.

Russell County, Kan., June, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I have noted the contents of crop and gizzard of such birds as I have
collected this spring. Thinking it might interest some of your readers,
lhave made out a list which you can publish if you choose. The birds
were collected during the months of March, April and May, namely,
several of each species; locality, prairie and narrow strips of timber
along the Smoky Hill River, Kansas. Few cultivated farms near. Per¬
haps in a different locality and in other seasons the same birds might eat
different food.

Insects only .—Western lark, mountain plover, burrowing owl, chest¬
nut collared bunting,Western ground robin, field plover, bluebird, yellow
billed cuckoo, red-eyed vireo, scarlet tanager, Baltimore oriole, orchard
oriole, night hawk, eared grebe, Hudsonian godwit, rail, Wilson’s tern-
Esquimanx curlew.

Insects and Seeds— Yellow-headed blackbird, cow blackbird, white
crowned sparrows, cardinal, Wilson’s phalarop.

Insects , Feathers and Bones of Small Birds. —sparrow hawk.

Insects , Green Plants— Pinnated grouse.

Insects , Ant's Fggs.— Yellow-shafted flicker.

Sumac Berries,— Red-shafted flicker.

- Seeds .—Indigo birds.

Leaf Buds .—Louisiana tanager.

Plants , Water Snails.— Blue-wing teal.

Fish— Sheldrake, green heron.

Seeds and Insects — Lark bunting.

I have an eared gt&he (Pordiceps Auritus) that was killed here this
soring. They are very rare, the only ones I have ever seen being this
and one other, killed in Northern Illinois last summer. “Jacobstaff”
inquires about rail in May. In Davis county, Kansas, May 16th, 1874, I
killed a rail {Porzana Carolina ); male, average size, in good condition.
Saw several others the same day.

May 14th I killed a Louisiana tanager (Pyranga LiMoviciana) at the
mouth of the Saline River. This is the farthest east that I ever knew of
their being obtained. Their range is from the Black Hills westward.

Red-shafted flickers were quite abundant during their migratory sea¬
son. This is about their eastern limit. Saw some hybrids. At present
none but golden shafts are to be found.

Perhaps it would interest some of your New Jersey readers to know
that, under certain conditions, pinnated grouse are migratory. They
were tolerably plenty liere last fall, but during t he winter not one could
be seen. This spring they made their appearance about the middle of
April. They were quite abundant for a couple of weeks, then grew less
so. I think they went east last fall into the colder settlements, probably
driven away by the scarcity of food, as the frost killed insects. As no
crops were raised here last year, they had to go where they could find
corn and grain fields. F. S. B.

Wisconsin State Poultry Association, I
Janesville, Wis., June27th, 1874. f
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Mr, Wanmaker’s supposition that black bass exterminate themselves
in a period of ten or fifteen years, if not increased by outside supplies,
is not borne out by my experience. We have near this place a small
lake which was Stocked with bass 27 years ago. No fish have been put
in it since, and yet the bass fishing is good every year, my. brother and I
having taken out this month in three hours’ fishing, fifty-two fine bass.
In regard to the Geneva Lake ciscoes being identical with the niuch-
talked-of grayling, I would say that I have, in common with most anglers
of this section, caught many a cisco, and there are peculiarities about
them, a knowledge of which may aid you in determining whether or no
the cisco and grayling are the same. The ciscoes begin to “run” as we
call it, between the 5th and 10th of June, at which time the “eiscoe fly”
makes its appearance in great numbers. For a few days after the run
begins the-fish can be taken in great numbers and the fly is used for bait.
Then fish and fly both disappear and are seen no more until another
year. They are by no means a game fish in the sense that trout or bass
are game, and I never could find much sport in catching them, though
they certainly are fine eating. Yours, A. M. Valentine.

—In the last report of the Societe cVAcdimatation of Paris,
we find that for 1878, sales of animals were made to the
amount of 295,472 francs, on which the profits were 41,204
francs, and that 452,697 people visited the establishment.
In 1870, 302,805 francs worth of animals were sold. This
was owing to the Prussian war. In fact the collection of
animals had to be entirely made up after the war. The
society offers prizes to those who propagate new animals or
birds into France. W e notice that for our prairie chickens,
who ever can show twelve birds of this species any time
before the close of 1875 in France, bred and born there,
will receive the prize of 250 francs. We also see that a
prize of 350 francs will be given to any one introducing our
hickory (carya alba) into the country.

Cavalry Barracks, |

St. Louis, Mo., June 29tb, 1874. j

Editor Forest and Streami-

Id your paper of June 25th, 1874, amongst the answers to correspond¬
ents, is one to “Idaho.” relating to a species of fish found in a small
lake, a 'tributary of the Peyette River. Idaho’s description of the fish is
correct, excepting possibly to size. I don’t believe that he will find
many ten pounders among them; but he is evidently mistaken about
this fish having only been discovered last summer, for I heard of them
repeatedly during 1869, ’70, and ’71, while in camp at our fort. In
1869 a party of miners prospected the headwaters of the Peyette and
Wieser Rivers for gold, and while there caught great numbers of these
fish. On returning to Lewistown they brought a small keg-full back
with them pickled. The heads and tails were cut off and consequently
worthless as specimens. I did not get any on that account.. I write this
simply to corroborate Idaho’s statement that such a fish actually exists
there, and that it is of a deep red color; it is not bony and is of excellent
flavor. Fish of the best kind are so plentiful in that country that unless
it is of the very best quality nobody would eat them. The lakes—I be¬
lieve there are three of them—are perfectly alive with these fish, and
game of all kinds is exceedingly plentiful. The lakes can be reached in
about four days travel from Boise City, and should any one of your
readers wish to go there to get this flsli and all the bear he wants, I can
give him the directions. Yours respectfully, Chas. Bender,

Capt. First Cavalry,

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CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department op Public Parks, I
New York, July 5, 1874. \

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
July 4,1874.

One great Horned Owl, Bubo Yirginianus. Presented by Mr. James
Purnell Toadvin.

OnePetz’s Conure, Cmuruspetzii. Hob. Mexico.

Four Ground Parakeets, Calopsita novae-hollandiae. Bab. Australia.
Two Laughing Kingfishers, Dacelo gigantea. Bab. Australia. Placed
on exhibition by Mr. L. H. Caldwell. W. A. Conklin,

T oodhnd, Wmvtt md (Maiden.

THE WISTARIA SINENSIS.

“Day stars! that ope your frownless eyes to twinkle
From rainbow galaxies of earth’s creation,

And dew drops on her lonely altars sprinkle

As a libation.” Horace Smith.

I N continuation of the subject of the Wistaria as a flow¬
ering shrub—too much overlooked in our home gar¬
dens, arbor and pot plants—we shall in this concluding
paper offer some suggestions for the aid of such of our I
florists as really and truly love a most beautiful, easily cul- \
tivated, and long-lived shrub.

Treated only as a shrub, this plant will fully repay any \
one in any locality for all the pains he or she shall take in \
giving it the very best of culture. We are rejoiced to 1
know that within twelve yeais’ time there lias been a \
greater love manifested for this flower, and more thought j
and care given to its cultivation, than had been given to it I
during the entire period of fifieen years previous to these l
last twelve years. For a dwarf tree, grown on the lawn or j
in pots, it is very easily cultivated. 1 once had a very.fine
plant that occupied a prominent place in the centre of a
lawn of one acre in extent, and which had been planted in
this situation by an oversight of the “man of all work”
about the grounds. As a matter of course it wa« not pos¬
sible that so fine a plant should stand alone in the middle
of the lawn when there was a very fine elevated plateau at
the upper part of the lawn, upon the left of a fine drive
way, and a little in the rear of the fine dwelling house,
which elevation was of some thirty feet, and overlooked
one of the finest ocean views in old Massachusetts. This
place being just the location for a rustic summer house the
plan was suggested, and the work commenced at once, the
design being of so simple a plan—the rural Gothic—that
soon, under the manipulating saw and hammer of the vil¬
lage carpenter, a pleasant Gothic structure 30x40 feet, with
a projecting roof, rose in clear and well defined outlines
against the blue horizon. This structure was made of red
cedar, at an entire cost of some fifty dollars only, includ¬
ing the Wistaria and Laburnum planted at the front and at
each end of the same. It was recommended to remove the
Wistaria —a j^ant of some ten feet stem or trunk—from
the lawn and plant it at one end of the structure. Having
carefully removed the same with unbroken roots, and care¬
fully planted it in its new home, we trimmed off all the
superfluous wood, leaving only six lung arms or shoots,
which we trained over the roof of the arbor. These shoots,
as well as the others from younger plants, made a very vig¬
orous growth the first season planted, and for a compensa¬
tion for labor expended gave us some fifty or sixty fine
blossoms and a luxuriant growth of new wood and brilliant
green leaves. It was deemed advisable to plant some two
plants of the great Bigonia radicans at each end, and two
golden Laburnums to give additional beauty to our rustic
arbor. The plants therefore chosen (as they always should
be from the best plants obtainable) at the next season gave
out their huge scarlet and trumpet shaped flowers, inter¬
mingled with the royal purple of the princely Wistaria in
great abundance, almost covering the entire arbor.

Now our readers, particularly our lady readers, can have
all this, or something very like it, at a very moderate ex¬
pense, and at a less cost than the one we have sketched if
they so ordain. No plant that we know of nas so many
good qualities to recommend it as a combination plant, to
be used with other running vine plants, as ivys, honey¬
suckles, etc., as the Wistaria , of which we have two
colors, the purple and the pure white. In this application
I took wdiat would have made a very fine dwarf tree, and
changed all its future by the use of the shears and the
pruning knife. It soon forgot its old home, and as a deni¬
zen of the lawn, and obedient to the master’s will, it easily
assumed its rambles over the rustic palings of the new
summer house. Suppose we had so willed it that the fu¬
ture life of our shrub should have been that of a tree form,
what then? As before advised, prune well, cut back, and
make a more compact form of plant, having in your eve
the identical form of the tree you would produce. Follow
this close pruning system, and you will readily find your
dwgrf moulded imperceptibly to your hand.

Here at this stage we take the Wistaria plant and make
it a “pot grower,” and to do so successfully requires but
the simplest of treatment and the most common of our
good soils. Ho not commit the error with this plant, often
fallen into by many, of giving it too good soil. An ordi¬
nary sized pot and common garden soil are all the requi¬
sites you need. Again, do you wish to force your pot Wis¬
taria, now is the time to do it. This plant only requires a
moderate heat to send forth finely developed blossoms in
profusion and great elegance, and can be started in the
greenhouse, before being * placed out, with good results.
We think werejthis mode resorted to by our skilful florists,
in a systematic and thorough manner, it would prove a very
valuable acquisition to the most attractive plants of the
greenhouse. We know of no flower that is a finer bloomer,
or of more fragrance or beauty than this.

This plant, when used as a screen, or as a decorative pil¬
lar plant, has no equal. It will soon cover an old tree in
the garden with a verdure entirely its own. I have often
used it to cover a tall pole, upon the top of which was
placed a picturesque bird house. Planted at the foot of
this support, side by side, was a Begonia radicans and a
prairie rose, or honeysuckle. It is one of the most attrac¬
tive ornaments of the garden, and, as a lady friend re¬
marked to me, “so simple; liowbeautiful; I’ll go home and
have one made just like it.” And she was true to her
word, and has had one of these beautiful pillars of life with¬
in her garden for the last eight years.

From what I have already written of this plant, and the
many different ways the same may be used as a decorative
plant, it will readily be seen that you have a very valuable
accession to real ornamental decoration in the garden as
an out door plant, or side or screen plant—a climber which
will beautify the tallest mansion, or nestle over the lowest
of rustic retreats. In all my practice with covering plants
for rustic work of any kind I have found none equal to
this. When you use it as an accessory to the more costly
adornment of the water landscape, what is so appropriate
to throw across the ruins of the old stone bridge, or to fes¬
toon the rustic gateway to our porter’s humble lodge?

But as we have already made our paper long, we close it
with the suggestion that all our friends, if they will only
take to their arms the Wistaria and study the wants and

capabilities of its truly homelike, simple nature, they will
find in our paper a moral as well as a tale in the habits of
this “always at home” beautiful plant.

Ollipod Quill.

Answer to Everett, of Salem, Wisconsin.— “Are sun
flowers of any value?” Not the sun flower particularly,
but the seeds have always had a high value placed upon
them by many farmers of Ohio, where considerable space
is allotted to them. The flowers of the sun flowers al¬
ways abound in honey, yielding as much or more sweet
saccharine matter for the bee than even flax. As an article
for bee food you cannot plant anything they like better
than buckwheat, flax, and sun flower seed. The seeds of
the sunflower contain a very large quantity of an oleaginous
matter, at the rate of one gallon to the barrel, and which
oil, in its pure state, is quite as good as olive oil. Some
farmers have raised fifty bushels to an acre. Horses eat of
the seeds'of the sun flower quite readily, and for poultry it
is thought to be a good stimulant. The American Indians
had the seeds in their possession at the same time they had
Indian corn, and used them, macerated, for bread, mixed
with Indian corn meal, The stalks contain a considerable
amount of potash, and should always be burned upon the
ground where they grow if possible. Ollipod Quill.

fennel.

THE DOG SHOW AT THE CRYSTAL
PALACE, &C.

[From our Special Correspondent.]

T HE dog fanciers had expected something worth seeing
at the Crystal Palace this week, but I think few of
them were jirepared for the brilliant success which attended
the reunion in the shape of a grand entry of 1,187 nomina¬
tions. This formidable array of names makes the show
the largest which the last ten years has produced, and no
little of the eclat attaching to it is due to the fact that the
judges names were previously advertised so that subscribers
knew to whom they intrusted their dogs.

From the large size of the edifice and multitude of trains
constantly running to both stations, bringing every few
minutes some hundreds of visitors, the Crystal Palace is
admirably adapted for the purposes of the show which was
held under canvas at the southern end; the dogs being
judged on the terrace outside, on which were constructed
rings of movable fencing. The weather was perliaps rather
too warm for the dogs and even for the judges, but the
supply of water for the one and champagne for the other
being unlimited, it was after all more agreeable than a cold
and rainy season. The Prince of Wales was not behind
hand in his entries, and amongst his favorites were some
dachshunds, or German badger hounds, of very beautiful
proportions. When I say beautiful, however, I rather
over-shoot my mark, as the little hounds are extremely
ugly to the taste of every one but connoisseurs. They are
becoming very fashionable, and almost interfere with the
rage for fox terriers and Highland colleys which set in a
few years ago. The dachshund proper is black and tan,
with a fox hound’s head and ears in miniature, though his
auricular appendages are never cut short or rounded. His
forelegs are as crooked as a ram’s horn, and bend in and
out in all directions. In liis native country he goes to
ground to a badgerlike a ferret after a rabbit, and his pluck
and determination is very great.

Amongst the other proteges of the royal exhibitors were
the Princess of Wales’ magnificent St. Bernard “Hope,”
given her by the Rev. J. C. Macdona, and a deer hound and
Roman boar hound sent by the Prince received special
praise. The boar hound was very remarkable, being like
the gigantic hounds in old German pictures.

Prince Albert Victor sent a very handsome Dalmatian, or
Danish carriage dog, of the sort one sees so many of now
in the Park behind the heavy old fashioned Britchka, with
coronets on their panels and powdered coachmen on the
boxes, lire beauty of these dogs is the distinctness and *
number of their spots, which should be clearly defined
even to the end of their sterns; but a few years ago this
last peculiarity was rare, and every spot on the tail was
worth a sovereign. They are often very sensible, and will
occasionally point partridges like the pointer, to whom they
are no doubt related, but in my opinion the best dog behind
a dog cart is a deer hound or greyhound. Captain Patton
Sanders, however, informed me that he has bred a lighter
kind of bull dog which is admirably adapted for the pur¬
pose.

When I first went on the Terrace the judging of the
mastiffs had commenced, and it was “worth while looking
at them, as the champion class included eight of the best
dogs which the world can produce, and I don’t suppose
that £150 in hard cash would have purchased either one of
tliem, except Miss Hale’s Tabias, who was not so good as
the rest. The judge was the Rev. Thomas Pearce, author
of “The Dog,” who was not present at the last year’s show;
nor did he, I can personally vouch, know either of the do^s
he selected, even by name; Nevertheless he placed
“Monarch” first, and gave him the prize for the best
mastiff of the show, thus putting him in front of
“Gramby” and “Breton,” two celebrated dogs. This
judgment was fully borne out by previovs decisions, and
it shows how accurate his judgment was, and how settled
a thing has become this scale of a mastifiPs points and s quali-
ties, which he has himself more or less determined in con¬
nection with the Field.

This breed of dogs has only lately become so numerous.
About fifty years ago there were but few specimens extant
of the strain that accompanied the British warrior queen
Boadicea and her scythe-wheeled chariots. At Lyme Hall,
in Cheshire, the seat of Captain Legh, they are said to have

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presided since the battle of Agincourt, where a favorite
bitch saved the life of her master, but in later times the
breed has been crossed. Possibly, as “Idstone” suggested,
the mastiff has resuscitated by crossing the gigantic boar-
hound with the bull dog, the latter of which is very much
of the same nature as the mastiff, though the brindle color,
which has always been a bull dog color, has now given
way to the fawn and black points. The St. Bernard class
was a very good one, and nearly all of them more or less
traced back to the Macdona importations. They are
divided into two classes, the smooth and the rough; perhaps
there is no dog about which there are more opinions, and
the question whether they should have close claws or not
has excited many a fierce controversy in the columns of
the Field. They are very powerful animals, but utterly
incapable of carrying home rescued travellers on their
backs, which we see them represented as doing in pictures.
Their chief use I take it, is to track them in the snow and
find them by their wonderful power of scent, which is
equal to the bloodhounds, or should be. The prize for
champion pointers went to Mr. L. Price’s “Bang,” a dog
who has proved his excellence in the fiefd as well as on the
bench. This shows that good looks do sometimes go with
good work. Mr. Whitehouse, of Ipsley Court, Warwick,
has the most celebrated strain of pointers in the world, but
he was nftt so successful this time as of yore, though he
took several prizes. Mr. Laverack took the champion
prize for setters with his old “ Blue Dash,” who is now
thirteen years old, and his “Blue Prince” was second in
the open class. In fact, little as I like them, I must own the
Laveracks were everywhere victorious, as Mr. Llewellin’s
took several prizes with them, and so did Mr. F. R.
Hemming, the owner of “Peasant Boy,” who ran for the
Waterloo Cup this year. In retrievers the curly coated
class prizes fell to Mr. J. W. Morris, and for wavy coated
dogs the second prize fell to “ Mentor,” an Idstone retriever
bred by the Rev. Thomas Pearce. The Harrier class was
well filled, but the Fox hounds were absent, as the pres¬
ence of hydrophobia and dumb madness prevented the
owners from sending them. A telegraph board being on
the Terrace, the awards were soon made known to the
public. The pleasant part of a dog show is that it serves as
a meeting place for men of sporting taste. There is a sort
of freemasonry amongst fanciers, and they are all * ‘ hail
fellows, well met.” You don’t need much formal intro¬
duction if you are at all known for any particular specialty.
A gentleman comes up to you and says, “I beg your
pardon, but are you Mr. so and so, the owner of ‘Bang’ ”?
You modestly answer, “Yes,” and he asks your opinion
about his kennel, listens to you like a junior barrister to a
Queen’s Counsel, and very likely ends by introducing you
to his wife, and offering you a week’s shooting on his moor.

The horse show at the Agricultural Hall was a novel at¬
traction all last week; but as most doggy men are not par¬
ticularly horsey, it did not interfere much with the Crystal
Palace. Among the judges of horse flesh were the Marquis
of Waterford, Sir George Wombwell, Bart., Lord Shan¬
non, Colonel Luttrell and Colonel Ashley Maud, C. B. On
Wednesday the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Duke
of Edinburgh and other persons of distinction occupied
tho Royal Box, and they were both competitors and prize
winners. The day for thoroughbred stallions was with¬
drawn, as the risk incurred by owners is too great to allow
the presence of valuable sons of Stockwell, Blair Athol or
Marsyas. About four hundred animals were judged, but
Mr. J. Chaworth Musters, a popular master of hounds,
was absent, as he had met with an accident a few days
previously.

The prize of £60 for weight carrying hunters was taken
by Palmerston by “Ali Pasha,” “Iron King” being second.
I liked the look of the winner immensely, as, though he
has plenty of size, you don’t see it till you are close up to
him, from the excellent proportion of his limbs. He is
very good tempered, too, and as good a horse to ride to
hounds as a man of large proportions could wish to
find. The class of hunters, without restriction to weight¬
carrying powers, was a good one, and there were plenty of
covert-hack and roadsters, but most of them priced tre¬
mendously high. The park hacks excited much admira¬
tion by their beautiful condition and high action. I noticed
a splendid stepper, bred in Egypt, and ridden by a lady.
He was named the “Beau,” and was quite my “beau
ideal” of a lady’s park hack. His mane and tail were of
course luxuriant, and his rich bay color, with black points,
neat Arabian blood-like head, and general stamp of qual¬
ity, made" him well, worthJthe £350 asked |for him by his
owner. Mr. H. Frisby won the prize for the best tandem
with his matchless “Empress” and “Eclipse.” They were
well handled, too, stepping up to their chins and doing, I
should say, some fourteen miles an hour. Sir D. Salo¬
mons exhibited three horses driven together, tandem fash¬
ion, and they were quite a feature in the show, as the man
on the box turned them round a post as easily as if he had
but one horse, and cut figures of eight in the most inno¬
cent manner; but of course much depended on having a
well-broken leader. There was but one four-in-hand, and
that belonged to Sir Talbot Constable. He also won the
prize for phaeton horses under 15.2 with park action. The
Duke of Edinburgh won the £10 prize for foreign horses for
his iron grey Arab stallion “Livadia.” A horse called “Sul¬
tan” was also exhibited in this class, who was fourteen
years old, and had carried his master, Colonel Bray, eight
hundred miles in the Abyssinian campaign. Yiscount
Valentia, the Vice-President of the Polo Club, and Yiscount
Cole judged the polo ponies, and gave first prize to “Cock-
ern,” belonging to the Hon. T. 3 W. Fitzwilliam, who is so

well known as a breeder of fox terriers, and awarded
prizes to that class of dogs at the Crystal Palace.

The leaping I did not see, but the Field said it would be
a burlesque. At any rate it is generally instituted more to
give amusement to the spectators than to really test the
capabilities of the hunters. Next week the Eton and Win¬
chester cricket match comes off, shortly to be followed, by
the Eton and Harrow match at “Lord’s.” There is also
the Oxford and Cambridge .match, which is almost equal to.
it for the 29th. Mr. W. G. Grace playing in the Gloucester
eleven did not make one of his usual big scores, as he was
first caught out for six and then next innings, stumped for
thirty-five. He is generally supposed to be as good as an
ordinary eleven, and is seldom got out for anything under
three figures.

Underhand slows are getting quite fashionable, and there
is nearly always a bowler of this description attached to an
eleven. This year is the centenary of cricket, and it is pro¬
posed to hold a dinner of some sort to celebrate the anni
versary of the day when Sir Horace Mann first framed the
laws and rules of cricket at the Star and Garter in Pall
Mall.

Treat, who ran very decently in the Derby, is first favor¬
ite in the grand prize of Paris, and Saltarelle, the winner of
the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantelly, will do her best to
beat him. Apropos of this horse, it is the rule that when
the Prix du Jockey Club is won by a mare, that the young
lady who vends bouquets shall bear the riders’ colors for a
twelve month after the race, and then the fair “Isabella,”
whose fair figure is so familiar to the eyes of French race¬
course habitues, saw the yellow and black barred jacket
pass the post first, her exclamation was, “ Oh, mon Dieu!
must I look like a wasp for the whole year? ”

Idstone, Junior.

Faversham , England , June 19 th, 1874.

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Portland, Me., June 29, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Some time since you published the particulars of a brutal
outrage in Connecticut, where two valuable and highly
bred setter dogs were wantonly shot by a person calling
himself a man. You gave at the time your personal con¬
demnation of the act in strong terms that I believe met the
approval of every reader of your paper as fully as they did
mine.

I wish to relate to you a similar outrage here, in the hope
that you will publish it, and think that by placing the often
recurring brutalities of this nature before the public you
will in time bring about some remedy. A gentleman of
this city owned two excellent dogs, each of a pure and val¬
uable breed, and to each of which himself and family were
strongly attached. One was a Newfoundland, the other a
Gordon setter, (whose father was a prize dog at the Crystal
Palace Exhibition in London some two years ago, and was
poisoned by some unknown scamp last spring); last week
the setter came home badly wounded, a rifle ball had cut
off the tip of his ear and passed through his right shoulder,
probably crippling him for life, even if he lives, which is
still uncertain.

It seems that the two dogs had strayed away from home
—a thing unusual with them—and were seen in a pasture
in the neighboring town, some two or three miles away;
afterwards two dead goslings were discovered in the same
pasture. The owner of the goslings upon hearing of it
loaded his rifle and “went gunning” for the dogs; he finally
found them over a mile away, on another man’s property,
and deliberately slaughtered the Newfoundland dog, then
loaded up again and shot the setter, as he came back to
look for his play mate, wounding him as described. The
owner of the dogs offered a reward “for the detection of
the scoundrel” who shot them, and soon got information
that led to detection; he obtained a warrant for his arrest
for “malicious mischief,” placed it in the hands of an
officer and went out himself to find the right man—he
found him—the man confessed and was apparently proud
of his butchery; the owner’s patience gave way and he
thrashed the fellow souudly. The shooter was soon after
arrested and was brought before our Municipal Court, put,
mark the result, he was discharged , the court saying there
was not “probable cause” to hold him for trial because there
was no proof he killed the dog willfully and maliciously , and
that he was justified under our statute which says that a
man “may lawfully kill a dog” * * “found worrying,
wounding or killing any domestic animals,” etc.; in other
words, that if a dog is suspected of “killing a domestic
animal,” he may be shot at any time, or any where there¬
after.

The verdict of the community is, that if owners of valu¬
able dogs have no other protection for their rights, they
are justified in taking the law into their own hands also,
and punishing those who destroy their property.

Have owners of valuable dogs no rights that cowardly scoun¬
drels are bound to respectt

Yours, Portland.

P. S.—I understand that the recipient of the thrashing
has brought suit for heavy damages against the giver. If
there is law for such brutes as this dog-shooter, shall there,
be none for the dogs?

—The absence of our Kennel Editor for a month past
will account for our apparent neglect in answering the
queries of correspondents interested in the Dog. Next
week we shall be able to attend to their favors, we trust.

A Simple Disinfectant. —Roasted coffee, says the Ho¬
moeopathic World, is one of the most powerful means not
only of rendering animal and vegetable effluvia innocuous,
but of actually destroying them. In proof of this, the
statement is made that a room in which meat, in an ad¬
vanced degree of decomposition, had been kept for some
time, was instantly deprived of all smell on an open coffee
roaster being earned*,through, it containing one pound of
newly roasted coffee; and in another room the effluvium
occasioned by the clearing out of a cesspool, so that sul¬
phurated hydrogen and ammonia could be clearly detected,
was entirely removed within half a minute by the employ¬
ment of three ounces of fresh coffee. The best mode'is to
dry the raw bean, pound it in a mortar, and then roast the
powder on a moderately heated iron plate until it assumes
a dark brown hue; it is in this state ready for use.

GAME IN SEASON FOR JULY.

Woodcock, philohela minor. Squirrels..

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rife matches , and other interest
ing matter , should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday numiinn
in each week. J

—Woodcocks are just making their appearance in the
markets. Pretty fellows with their delicate rosy brown
plumage and long bills, and tucked up legs, suggestive of the
first cock shooting, and of $1.25 a pair. The woodcocks
are coming in from Norwich, Connecticut, and from Fulton
County in this State, and the first batch from Illinois
arrived on Tuesday. Seventy-five cents for a pair
of woodcocks Is to give them away; (one dollar is
about a normal figure.) It is a mighty skeerce bird anyhow.
A great many people pretend to know where they are, but
the experts won’t tell. Some few woodcocks you may find
on Ihe line of the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad
and they are scattering on Long Island. Alas! for the days
of our boyhood, when we shot off the porch of our father’s
house at Lemon Hill (the park was Pratt’s garden then) the
last of the Philadelphia woodcock. Those were times
when the hand was steady, and the eye was clear, and our
best gun was a plain single barrel, but a good one. How
many years ago it was we do not like to tell; but once
taking a boat from Newcastle, Delaware, and crossing over
to the Jersey shore, with our own hand , and the single
barrel, and without a dog, in an hour we flushed sixteen
woodcocks, and shot twelve of them. We have never done
that since and never expect to do so any more. Every¬
body tells us woodcocks are scarce so far, though those
that are taken are sound, plump, and fully matured.

—Woodcocks are in fair abundance in Passaic County,
near the line of Bergen, but the cover is so thick as to
amount almost to a prohibition. Mr. Shepard, a friend re¬
siding in the neighborhood, baggecL five on Monday, and
missed ever so many.

—Frank Good’s fishing and hunting inoccasius, adver¬
tised in our paper, are rapidly finding their way to the
notice and use of sportsmen who read our columns, and
receive after every trial unqualified approval.

—The Gun Club, of Chicago, had a day’s shooting at
Tom Stagg’s grounds at Lake Yiew, near Chicago, on July
2d. which proved to be quite an enjoyable affair. The
arrangements included a trial of skill in shooting at ten
single birds and five pairs, under the regular rules of the
club. The principal prize being an elegant gold medal and
purses of $25, $15 and $10. The medal is to be held for a
year against all club competitors, subject to a challenge
with thirty days’ notice. Mr. J. H. Turrell was appointed
referee, and R. Clark as scorer. The first match was be¬
tween Messrs. Brice and Edwards at five single birds. In
the trial Edwards won by 9 to 8. The Messrs. Hamilton
and Wilcox had a similar contest, the former winning by 8
to 7, after which Messrs. French, Ballou and Phillips tried
their hands, the result being the success of the former, the
score being 6, 5 and 3 respectively.

In the shooting at ten single birds in H. and T. traps, 21
yards rise and 80 yards boundary, the score stood as fol¬
lows:

H and T traps, 21 yards rise, 80118 yards rise, 100 yards boundary,
boundary, 10 single birds. | 5 pair.

Name.

Kit'd.

Str'ght.

Name.

Total.

U7 1

Str.

junur

T'l

Turrell.

. 10

10

Turrill.

. 7

4

17

Brice.

. 9

8

Brice.

9

18

Stagg.

. 10

10

Stagg.

9

4

17

13

Abbey.

. ’9

5

Abbey.

. 4

1

Hamilton.

. 7

3

Hamilton......

. 9

8

16

Wilcox.

. 8

7

Wilcox.

. 8

8

16

Gillespie.

. 8

5

Gillespie.

. 5

1

13

Taplin.

. 6

3

Taplin.

. 3

1

9

Martin.

. 5

3

Martin..

. 6

3

11

Hiland.

. 8

2

Heiland.

. 1

1

4

Kenney..

. 8

4

Kenney..

. 7

5

15

Ballou .

. 9

9

Ballou .

. 5

2

14

Ennis .

. 4

1

Ennis .

. 3

1

7

French .

4

French.

4

14

Sallitt .

. 5

3

Sollitt .

. 5

4

10

Sfc.v.y;..

. 7

. 7

3

3

jQuigg .:

'Phillips .

. 5

3

4

12

14

Edwards .

. 9

7

1 Edwards .

. 9

5

18

Hawkins .

1

| Hawkins ____

. 8

5

13

Waller.

. 4

3

1 Waller .

. 4

2

8

The final result was the success of H. Z. Edwards in win¬
ning the gold medal. Messrs. Turrill and Stagg dividing
second money, and Hamilton third, and French the fourth
purse.

—The great pigeon shooting tournament at Detroit,
Michigan, commenced on Tuesday, and will continue
through this week until Friday evening. Cash prizes to
the value of $1,000 are being shot for. We shall print a
full report in our next.

—At Dexter Park, Chicago, on the 26th of June the Ken-
nicott Club shot a handicap pigeon match for two club
prizes—a gold medal valued at $150, and a buck’s head of
gold, fashioned as a watch charm, costing about $50. The
former is an emblem of superiority in the clhb, and can be
challenged for every three months; the latter becomes the
property of the person making the second best score in the
match at which it was won. Conditions, ten single rises
per man from iffunge traps. The champion one-armed
shot ot the world, Hon. Solomon P. Hopkins, of the Gen¬
eral Assembly, killed nine straight birds in fine style. Abe
Kleinman, shooting from thirty-one yards, and Tom Wil-
martli, shooting from twenty-six yards, tied for the medal
on ten birds each, and there were seven nines for the
watch-charm. The tie between Kleinman and Wilmarth
was shot off immediately at five single rises, and from 36
and 31 yards respectively. Wilmarth won, killing five to
Kleinman’s three.

The successful competitor in ties for the second prize
was J. J. Kleinman, whose record is not marred by a single
cipher, and who gave as fine an exhibition of single and
double bird shooting as was ever witnessed in this city.—
Chicago Post.

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_There is a family of four brothers, all famed shots,

•who throw out a challenge to the world to shoot with any
similar band of brothers; rules to be those of the Illinois
Sportsmans Association, of Chicago, Illinois. The prize
to be a family medal worth $100. An Ohio family wants
to take it up, there being five brothers* It looks as if there
would be a brotherly match out West beween the Price and
the Klinnan brothers, they numbering four each.

FINE PIGEON SHOOTING.

Lawrence, Kan., June 20th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Having noticed in your issue of the 11th inst., an account of a pigeon
match which took place lately at or near Detroit, and your query as to
whether the winner’s score of 16 out of 20 at 30 yards rise, ground traps,
had ever been excelled by any member of any recognized club at home
or abroad, I beg to call your attention to Nos. 1,068 and 1,069 of Yol.
XLI of the Field, where you will find reports of two matches shot under
the auspices respectively of the Gun and Hurlingham Clubs of London,
Bn"., in which the winner’s scores certainly equal, if they do not excel,
that of Mr. Long. At page 572, No. 1,068, you will find the report of the
30 yards champion sweepstakes (25 sovereigns each) shot at the grounds
of the Gun Club, Nottinghill, wherein the winner, Captain Shelley,
killed 25 out 30 pigeons; and at page 617, No. 1,069, is reported
the International sweepstakes of £10 each at the same distance,
shot at the Hurlingham park grounds. The latter event was won by
Count E. d.e Lambertye, who killed 17 out of 20.

True, in these matches the competitors were allowed the use of both
barrels, yet in neither case do I find any mention of their use, and these
matches were shot at blue rocks, from five traps, five yards apart, which
would, m my opinion, more than counterbalance any advantage to be
gained from the use of the second barrel.

In order that your readers may be able to judge somewhat of the rela¬
tive difficulty of killing the different kinds of birds, I would call their
attention to a match shot by the well known Captain Bogardus about the
gOth of February, 1871 or ’72, in which Mr. N. Doxey backed him to kill
45 out of 50 single pigeons, at 21 yards rise, 1J oz. shot, and being fur¬
nished blue rocks, he killed but 4 out of the first 10, thereby losing out
of hand. The record of this match, from which I quote, was cut from
the Clipper , and unfortunately has not the year appended. I have not
the slightest wish to undervalue Mr. Long’s performance, which un¬
doubtedly was an excellent one, and would like to know your opinion,
after giving the facts above alluded to due consideration.

Here in the West much interest is felt in all sporting matters, and
though exiled from the trout region, the sprightly articles of the Forest
and Stream recall many a reminiscence of the days when we were
bthar” ourselves.

Our shooting here is good, ducks, geese, grouse, quail and snipe
abounding in their respective seasons. I will mention en passant, that a
gentleman of this place bagged 28 couple of snipe, and nine or ten ducks
before twelve o’clock one morning this spring, and it wasn’t much of a
day for snipe either.

If any of the friends of the Forest and Stream chose to make us a
visit this fall we will try and give them an opportunity to “colli eate.”

A. H. S.

Paris, Ky., June 26th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The following score was made here to-day by the Nimrod Club at wild
pigeons, double birds, 18 yards rise, 100 boundary, &c.,.7|- pairs birds
each:—

Name,

C. F. Clay .

C. WoodfOrd....
W. C. Goodman.
C. A. Kenney...

J. H. Kerr.

6. R. Bell.

C. M. Clay, Jr..
Thomas E. Clay

Killed.

Name.

11

J. W. Kidd_

... 14

J. M. Russell...

8

W. F. Champ..

9

M. A. Kinney..

... 12

J. W. Ferguson

5

C. F. Clay_

13

M. M. Clay.

.... 11

I send a copy of our by-laws. Yours,

Killed.

... 9

... 10
.. 12
. . 10
... 12
... 11
... 9

A. K.

Philadelphia, June 29th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I regret that I should have caused “Old Smedy” the trouble of correct¬
ing me. The facts respecting that remarkable shot, as I have' stated
them, not from my own knowledge, but as they were communicated to
me two years ago by a correspondent at Berlin are, happily, not disputed
by “Old Smedy,’’ but rather admitted as true, if that gentleman is not
much mistaken. The evident object of my statement, was to show by a
minute description of the position of the three deer, how strange a course
a bullet may take. This being the main point and the only matter of in¬
terest in the case to sportsmen, it is quite irrelevant by whom and when
that shot was made. By way of embellishment, I recollect that a Herr
von Schneider was, some thirty years ago, an officer in the Prussian 4th
Regiment of Cuirassiers. In my opinion it would be of no consequence
whether a shot like that in question was made by old Emperor William
himself, or by the last of his hunts xen. Yours truly, Lehman.

Meeting of the Amateur Rifle Club. —The Execu
five Committee of the Amateur Rifle Club of Mew Yorl
met at Mo. 194 Broadway, on Thursday last, Col. Geo. W
Wingate in the chair. The Building Committee reporte*
that the club-room and lockers on the ground at Creed
moor were ready for ocupaucy. It was resolved to have ;
series of six competitions on the 15th, 18th, 22 d, and 29tl
July, and 1st and 5th of August, open to all native-bor]
Americans. In each competition fifteen shots are to b
fired at a distance of 800 yards, fifteen at 900, and twent;
fit 1,000 yards, the twelve competitors making the highes
a ggregate score in any four of the competition to practic
for the coming match with the Irish eight who won th
Elelio Shield' at Wimbledon. It was resolved that thre
markers be furnished each week to mark for those wfi
had been chosen to practice for,the team, and that a* bun
fired rounds of ammunition be given to each man. It wa
also re solved that the President of the club be authorize*
fo supervise and exercise control in all matches, and in hi
absence, the Vice President, subject to appeal to the Exec
fitive Committee. It was further resolved that in the term
or the contest for the long range badge, the number t
shoot at 1,000 yards be twelve instead of eight. The com
Rfittee then decided that the day for the Internationa
match shall be Saturday, September 26, After the elec
fion of Messrs. Perry, Yale and Edmonston the club ad

journed.

—At the meeting of the Liverpool Rifle Association at the
Altcar Rifle Range, the shooting was' very good. Color
Sergeant Ruxton at 200 yards, seven shots, made 28. Cor¬
poral Pullman, at 500 yards, seven shots, scored 27. At
500, and 600 yards, seven shots at each range, Private
«hide made 74 .

Creedmoor. —The anniversary of our independence was
celebrated at the range by a sweepstake shooting match.
There were seventeen entries. Conditions of the match
were 20 shots at the 1,000 yard range. The following were
the best scores made:

Name.

Arm.

Scar

e.

Total.

General T. S. Dakin.

...R

S

34

34

44

3

033

4

04

3 4

0

3

20

3-

-54

J. P. M. Richards.

s

04

30

3 3

4

44 4

2

40

4 0

3

0

2 3

4-

-51

Thomas Lloyd.

...S

M

22

34

3 3

0

33 0

2

32

3 2

0

4

3 2

4-

-48

Henry Fulton.

...R

S

3 4

44

34

0

0 3 2

2

3 4

22

0

4

02

2-

-47

Leon Backer.

...R

s

32

23

3 0

4

424

0

32

23

2

0

44

0-

-47

A. V. Canfield, Jr...

...R

s

33

3 3

4 0

0

34 3

2

4 3

3 3

2

0

02

0-

-45

John Trageser.

_S

s

3 3

3 0

3 0

4

22 4

4

03

30

3

0

44

0-

-45

L. M. Ballard.

...s

s

03

30

33

2

332

3

23

22

3

2

3 0

2-

-44

H. Tolley.

.. R

s

3 3

3 3

00

2

324

4

3 4

30

0

2

2 30-

44

George Crouch.

,,..S

s

33

do

30

3

334

3

30

43

3

3

30

0-

-44

Col. H. A. Gildersleeve...

...R

s

00

4 3

43

0

442

0

33

3 2

4

0

0 3

0-

-42

George Wood.

...R

s

02

34

44

0

000

3

0 2

2 0

0

2

2 2

4-

-34

P. G. Sanford.

...R

s

2 3

32

03

4

023

0

00

00

3

0

23

0-

-30

James L. Price.

....S

s

0 0

00

0 3

3

200

0

03

43

2

0

2 3

0-

-25

General Dakin’s score is a fair one. The weather was
objectionable in every way, now clear,[now liazy, with a
reefing breeze blowing all the time, rendering everything
like exact computation for effects of wind impossible.

—On Friday last the Seventy-ninth Regiment met at
at Creedmoor. The following five scores led the shooting:

Nam y

At

200

Yds.

At

500

Yds.

dotal.

Captain Ross.

2

3

3

2

4-

-14

4

3

3

2

3-

■15

29

Sergeant Irwin.

2

3

2

3

2—

-12

3

2

3

2

2-

-12

24

Private Melville.

4

0

3

3

2 —

-12

3

2

2

2

2-

-11

23

W.H. Jones..

2

3

3

4

0—

-12

0

4

0

3

3-

-10

22

II. Johnson.

4

0

2

2

3-

-11

2

2

4

0

2—

-10

21

John Cooper.

2

2

3

2

0-

9

2

2

4

0

0-

- 8

17

. San Francisco, June 30, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

We members of Co. E, 1st Regiment, keep up our prac¬
tice with our military rifles (Sharp’s) but have been limited
to short ranges lately for two reasons: 1 st, practicing for
the annual regimental target practice, which is the old-
fashioned three shots at a 6 by 2 feet target at 150 yards.
The second reason is that our Colonel has challenged the
Colonel of the 3d Regiment to shoot 50 men from each
regiment for $500 or $1,000, and the match will probably
he shot in the same manner, so the boys keep up their
practice. Previous to this we have practiced at 200 and
•500 yards, Hythe or Wingate system, and much of our
practice is even now at 200 yards. The last time out one
man made 19 points in 5 shots off hand, two 18, three or
four 17, and many 15 or 16. A little long range practice
has been had by different parties, but it will not do for
recQrd, because it has been made with heavy rifles, and is
not within the rules. Unfortunately all our long range
rifles are heavy, 17 to 25 pounds, and we have not yet got
light ones. One gentleman went out last month and fired
20 shots at a target with an 18-inch bullseye, distance 700
yards; sight, globe and peep; position, lying. 15 of the
shots were in the bullseye, and all would have been inside
a 3 feet bullseye. We have very strong winds .here, and a
good deal of calculation is necessary in shooting above 500
yards.

We watch the columns of the Forest and Stream
closely for news, and I am afraid from the signs that the
Irish team will get the credit of beating all America, and
having to shoot against only one club. Also that our shoot¬
ing will he confined to the rifles made by Remington and
Sharp, without much chance for a test of the relative
merits of different classes of guns. I am sorry for this, as
many of us are firm believers in muzzle loaders for target
rifles. Mor such guns as are made by many first-class
makers, which having a slow twist may do good work up
to 500 yards, hut a rapid gaining twist, such as a few rifle
makers have the guides for cutting. When such guns shall
come into competition, using the proper ammunition, you
will see a fair test between the breech and muzzle loaders,
but at present, with a few exceptions, I believe the rifles
of Remington’s and Sharp’s are almost our only long
range guns. We received a letter from Rigby the other
day, in which he states that his rifles are a rapid gaining
twist, false muzzle, and in fact the regular American target
rifle in almost every particular. Referring to breech load¬
ers, he says that although they have‘some which shoot
very well In calm weather, yet no one would use them in a
match if they could use a muzzle loader. How is that as
the result of fifteen years’ experience at long range?

G. H. S.

[We beg to state that we have always urged the necessity
of bringing into the competition with the Irish team both
muzzle and breech loaders of American make. Manu¬
facturers of muzzle loaders have had this match with the
Irish team before them for the last four months.. If such
good guns exist, and we see no reason to doubt it, why are
they not tried at Creedmoor? The challenge ispne directed
not only towards English rifle makers, but looks to finding
out the best rifles, muzzle loaders or breech loaders, manu¬
factured in the United States.]

Savannah, Ga., June 22, 1874,
Editor Forest and Stream.

The third annual shooting of the Savannah Schutzenfest
Gesellschaft took place on the 22d of June at their park at
Greenwich. The first prize was a punch bowl, valued at
$150. Distance, 100 yards; to be shot for by members of
the various military companies, five members from each
regiment to make three shots. The following were the
scores—15 shots each: Georgia Hussars, 110 3-16 inches;
Company A, Savannah Volunteer Guards, 140 1-16; Com¬
pany B, Savannah Volunteer Guards, 156 10-16; Company
C, Savannah Volunteer Guards, 140 3-16; 1st Volunteer
Regiment, Blues, 171 14-16; Oglethorpe Light Infantry,
184 8-16; Irish Jasper Greens; 186 11-16; Johnstown Light
Infantry, 189 14-16; Johnstown Cadets, 189 14-16; Phoenix
Rifles, 191 15-16; German Volunteers, 191 15-16; Chatham
Artillery, 204 7-16. The cup was awarded to the gallant
Hussars.

The Schutzenfest Gesellschaft now commenced their
practice at 200 yards. Targets 3 feet square, 12-inch black
bullseys, with a 6 -inch wdiite centre. The greatest number
of centres to win. The first prize was won by J. Scholl.
The winner on the target of honor was C. Sleetzler. The
victor of the eagle target was I. Paulsen. The shooting
on the whole of our German friends in the South was not
equal to their performances last yeai- when Charleston,
Mew Orleans, and Savannah competed. On that occasion J.
P. White, of the Savannah club, scored 316 six-inch cen¬

tres in four days, and Major Shipley, of Mew Orleans, 216.

I have seen some articles on rifle sights in the Forest
and Stream, hut I think the sight on White’s rifle which
he shot at our Fest in 1873 far superior to any you have
described, either English or American. He can readily
register the 1-1000 part of an inch with his sight, which
may, in a measure, account for his shooting. On the
second day of the Fest, between ten o’clock and half-past
three, Mr. White made 160 shots, 100 of which were cen¬
tres. That day he made 20 centres in succession, and the
next day 21 , which we consider pretty good shooting at
200 yards.

btmvers Jf a (^oniespcntdcitfg.

C. S. R., Fulton.—Is there any clause in the present game law as
amended by the last Legislature prohibiting fishing on Sunday? Ans.
Yes; $25 penalty for fishing on Sunday.

Western Rural, Chicago.—See correspondent’s column in several
previous numbers of Foredt and Stream for various preventives
against tne bites of insects.

Dr. Stiles, Poughkeepsie.—Consult Railway Guide for fares to Ad
rondacks and Port Kent, Maine. Take trouting tackle with flies of
July varieties, such as the July dun, wren-tail, red ant, ibis, &c., and
trolling rod with McHarg or Buel spoons.

P. P., Versoul, France.—The Only revolving arm in use in the United
States is Colt’s. We have not any adapted to firing shot.

L. H. S., Saratoga.—1 am very anxious to get a good hunting dog, but
I do not know which is the best, a pointer or a setter, and where I can
get one. I will be very much obliged for the information? Ans. A
setter is the best dog for all work. We know of two Gordons nine
months old, bred in. Delaware, that can be bought “dog cheap.”

H. S., East Saginaw.—Can you give me.any information about the
trout fishing around Bedford, Pa., and how best to get there? Not ac¬
quainted with Bedford county. It is in the region ot mountains and
streams, and presumably a good locality for trout. Take Cleveland and
Pittsburg Railroad.

C. E., Springfield.—Use Belmontyle oil for preventing rusting in bar¬
rels, but not for a lubricant. For oiling mechanism take the best sew¬
ing machine oil.

Quaker City.— Period of military matches not yet decided. For the
international see to-day’s issue. Every Saturday some match takes
place at Creedmoor. Should think a 10-pound Sharp’s would answer
every purpose, and would advise a change. Can see no danger in the
use of the patent wooden-loaders. Powder may be made to explode by
very violent compression of air, but not in such a simple machine as you
propose using.

W. S. S., West Bedford, Mass.—Please inform me whether or not
there is a firm in this State (Mass.) who manufacture split bamboo fish¬
ing rods, and precise locality, if such there is? Ans. Don’t know of
any. Write to H. L.. Leonard, Bangor, Me., or to J. B. McHarg, Rome,
New York.

H. H. T., Randolph, N. Y.—With regard to the fry of young trout,
not knowing how to treat and having to learn it all, would they go in
search of food, or will they starve unless food accidentally reaches
them? Ans. Take a handful of weeds from the bottom of your pond,
and examine it carefully for a moment and you will see how wonderfully
nature provides for the young trout with a variety of creeping, wriggling,
succulent food that ought to satisfy the veriest gourmand among
them all.

P. N. T., Washington.—Is there any good fishing or hunting in Lou¬
doun county, Va., during the months of July, August and September:
if so, how can they he reached ? What tackle is required for fishing in
the Potomac? What would be the* probable cost of such tackle? Ans.
Loudoun is so near Washington city that it is pretty well hunted and
fished. It has been a very good woodcock ground, and would be now,
were it not for the pot hunters. For Potomac fishing see Forest and
Stream June 11th, page 285.

Three Boys, Washington, D. C.—1. What will it cost and which is
the best route to take to reach the Adirondack Mountains from Washing¬
ton, D. C., also what is the probable cost per day (including everything)
when there? Ans. Via New York, Saratoga, Whitehall and Plattsburg
for North Woods, Utica and Black River Railroad for John Brown’s
Tract. Cost about $3.50 per day. 2. What outfit is needed as to fish¬
ing tackle, clothes, &c.? Thick woolen clothes, stout boots, fly and
trolling rods, felt hat, tar and oil; see Forest and Stream October 16,
page 153. 3. Is there good fishing and hunting, and are there any black
flies? Ans. Lots of each. 4. Which are the best months to go; are
the guides perfectly reliable, and who would you recommend? Ans.
For both fishing and hunting take August and September. Guides gen¬
erally reliable. Let your landlord select for you. 5. How long will it
take to get there? Ans. Three days, via Plattsburg. Take morning
train from Washington. 6. Do you think the trip advisable for three
boys of 17 years? Ans. Go it, but better take some one who knows
the way.

SHRIMP.

Boston, June 27th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

In your issue of June 25th I notice under head of “Answers to Corres¬
pondents,” in reply to the query of C. W. A., Newark, as to the best
method of keeping shrimp,you say “pack in damp seaweed and they will
keep 24 hours.” The smelt anglers in this vicinity would give up in dis¬
gust I am afraid, if they could not easily keep shrimp alive longer than
24 horns. The method usually adopted is to put them, clean and solid,
into a box or basket, the latter preferred, and place it on the ice in a re¬
frigerator. I have tried covering with seaweed, mixing with sawdust,
meal, &c., but for a bandy home method nothing works better, in my
experience, for keeping shrimp alive 24 hours—a week in fact—than the
ice chest. If you are going to carry them some distance before using, it
is well to pack the box or basket in ice. If you are located near the
water the best way of afl is to have a tight covered basket or a box, full
of small holes, so as t® allow a free circulation of water, and with the
live shrimp therein, anchor it off shore. The Guilford Club, during the
smelting season, have always adopted the latter method at Black Rock
with perfect success, with the simple difference that the shrimp basket
was secured inside a large floating lobster car, and they never were
troubled with dead bait, but always found them alive and kicking when
wanted, if there was any life in them when put in. The basket or box
answers the purpose of a “car,” and by its use it was found that shrimp
could be kept alive for an indefinite time.

If any of your readers know of any better methods we should be
pleased to have them ventilated for the benefit of smelters. Eben.

---

—Now is the glorious summer hour when our exchanges
come to us smeared and disfigured with the smashed car¬
casses of June bugs, daddy-long-legs, and beetles, that have
been unsuspectingly and remorselessly run through the
press and not caught out on the fly.

— -- - ■

—Atmospheric perturbations are widespread and fre¬
quent. Wiseacres say the comet causes it.

—The St. Louis bridge is finished. It cost $11,000,000.

- « ♦>». -

A few' copies of Roosevelt’s “Superior Fishing”—now out of print—
may be had at Forest and Stream office.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, July 10th.—Hartford vs. Mutual B. B. C. at Hartford—Indian¬
apolis Trotting Association—State Agricultural Society, St. Paul, Minn.
—Pigeon Shooting Tournament at Detroit.

Saturday, July 11th.—Triton Rowing Association, Pamrapo, N. J.—
Boston vs. Mutual B. B. C. at Boston—Atlantic vs. HartfordB. B. C. at
Hartford—Beacon Park, Boston, Mass., races—Mystic Park, Boston—
Utica Park Association—Scott County Association, Davenport, Iowa—
Argonaufcas and Atalantas, Harlem River, 11 A. M.

Monday, June 13th.—Boston vs. Athletic B. B. C. at Boston—Mystic
Park, Boston— Utica Park Association—Rochester Driving Park Associ¬
ation—Yale vs. Harvard B. B. O', at Glen Mitchel.

Tuesday, June 14th;—Boston vs. Mutual B. B. C. at Brooklyn—Mys¬
tic Park, Boston—Catskill Driving Park—Utica Park Association—Yale
vs. Harvard B. B. C. at Glen Mitchel.

Wednesday, July loih.—Boston vs. Athletic B. B. C. at Boston
Beacon Park, Boston—Mystic Park Boston—Catskill Driving Park—G o-
shen Driving Park Association, N. Y.—Society of Agriculture, White
Plains, N. Y.—Fairfield County Society, Norwalk, Conn.—College re¬
gatta, Saratoga, single sculls.

Thursday, July 16th.—Boston and Athletic B. B. C. sail for England
—Mystic Park-Catskill Driving Park—College regatta, Saratoga, Fresh¬
men and Universities, races, 6-oared.

FIGHTING CONVENTIONALISMS.

T HERE is a vast amount of very absurd conventional¬
ism which wants combating. We impose upon our¬
selves in the United States certain restrictions, which, if
they were not alone stupid in their character, are absolutely
injurious in their tendency. This subject we have fre¬
quently written about, and it seems to us to be one which,
if we would redress, requires constant repetition. Ex¬
pressed in its simplest form, it is “that we work too much
and play too little.” All natural impulses within certain
limits ought to be followed, and from it we may make this
deduction, that although most of us do work hard, and
have an inclination to play at times, we are afraid that the
play will be hurtful to our business, because our clients, if
we are lawyers, or our patients* if we are doctors, or oui
congregations, if we are ministers, might not like to know
that on a certain afternoon in the week we had been sailing
in a boat, or taking our stand at the rifle range, or had
played a game of cricket.

This absolute narrow mindedness, which imposes chains
and shackles on the brain worker, is most hurtful in its
effects and exerts a kind of terrorism on those who are
afraid of emancipating themselves. That certain inherent
yearning that man has to find relief from pressure exists in
every one of us. If not found in physical recreation it
too often seeks to allay its cravings in dissipation.

Brave, even heroic, are those who, arriving at the middle
age of life, having devoted their best days to commerce,
the law, medicine or divinity, do throw aside all recrea¬
tion, crush even the inclination towards it, and become
martyrs to those false tenets which declare that a man shall
toil all his life and take no breathing spell.

We know that in England statesmen, lawyers, divines,
far past the last period of human existence, to-day still un¬
dergo a life of work and toil which an American many
years younger, in the same position of life, would break
down under. Abroad men seem to mature later, and keep
on ripening with advancing years, while with us mental
and physical ills seem to carry away our brightest work¬
ers just when experience would have certainly given them
that higher destiny which their early genius had almost
attained. The secret of the premature waste of life in our
own men is that they are afraid to seek opportunities for
rest.

Take particularly the case of the English clergymen.
Do we superarrogate to ourselves that our ministers are
nearer to the eternal grace, are more solicitous for the wel¬
fare of their flocks, than our spiritual brethren on the other
side of the water? But would an American clergyman dare
to go on the ball field, or play cricket, or sail a boat, as
does our Englishman? And pray why should he not? Is
he not made of the same flesh and blood as all of us? The
reason in nine cases out of ten why he does not is because
a very blind and narrow community would first open their
eyes, then chatter, next clamor, and he knows how terrible
a thing it is to fight with his bread and butter. If he is a
lawyer, who, by his unceasing toil, cares for the life, the
honor, or the money of his client, does he seek a day’s re¬
laxation, and should his name be announced in a public
paper as having been the leader of certain rational sports,
the chances are, we regret to say, in the present most ab¬
surd state of public opinion, that neglect of duty, incom¬
petency even, would be laid at his door. Of course you
cannot carry men out and force them to take rational and-
reasonable recreation, but the slur and odium cast upon
those who do now and then play, by the tyrannical force
of public opinion, crushes out in them the very faintest
desires they may have to amuse themselves.

It is true we are getting somewhat over this condition of
taboo so long imposed upon our professional men. It was
a struggle first before those who were engaged in commer¬
cial pursuits could shake it off. It has been found that a
banker can sail a yacht, or a leading merchant take his
week’s shooting, and still manage his own business and the
interests of others in a perfectly satisfactory way. A little
bit of recklessness on the part of our professional men
would be of service. Let the community gape and stand
aghast for awhile, and it may do them good, for perhaps in
the moment of astonishment they may compare their own
general humdrum, plodding existence with the lives of
those who do the thinking, writing, counseling, tending,
and eten praying for them. No matter how obtuse this
general public may be, it will find that in time it can be
just as well served in the long run, perhaps better, by those
who can both work and play. It is time that this Philis¬
tinism of public opinion, which prevents professional men
from taking any amusement, in its narrow mindedness
should be held in derision.

A CALL FOR MUZZLE LOADERS.

W E are in receipt of numerous letters from friends
and correspondents in regard to the kind of rifle to
be used at the coming International Match. Not only
California, but all sections of the Union,show their interest
in the match. Most of these letters urge that some of the
riflemen at Creedmoor should use muzzle loading rifles,
and that it is only by means of such arms that we can hold
our own with the Irish team.

A partizan of neither muzzle or breech loading rifles, all
we have to say is, that those making American muzzle
loading rifles seem to us to have been singularly indifferent
to having their arms tested at Creedmoor. If muzzle loaders
will shoot at long or short distances better than breech
loaders, why are they not brought forward? We do not
pretend to say that the winning rifle at Creedmoor, whether
it be a muzzle or a breech loader, must definitely settle the
claims of the particular system of arms, but we venture to
affirm that American riflemen will hold in such high esteem
the rifle making the highest score at the International
Match that a rich harvest awaits the manufacturer of the
successful rifle. With inducements of this character, one
would suppose that innumerable rifle makers at home
would have at least tried their arms at Creedmoor. The
most perfect apathy has existed on the part of the muzzle
rifle makers. From personal experience we can cite but a
single exception. We know of a case where a most intel¬
ligent ccuntry gunsmith, famed for making a very excel¬
lent rifle in the western portion of the State, came to New
York some three weeks ago, and tried his rifle at Creed¬
moor, and made a most creditable performance with his
arm.

As for ourselves, we must declare that we have taken no
small amount of personal pains to encourage any attempts
that have been made by makers of muzzle loaders to intro¬
duce tlieir special arms at Creedmoor: It is true we have
received numberless letters from rifle makers and their
friends, and we have forwarded innumerable copies of the
regulations of the National Rifle Association, but somehow
or other—certainly not from our fault—no results have
been attained. Our experience so far has been, that
though our country makers produce rifles which are

miracles of skilful handy work,they are either ignorant or
indifferent as to the other requisites necessary to bring out'
all the best shooting qualities in their arms. Accurate
measurements of distance they do not seem to care for,

A few rods more or less they think will make no matter of
difference. They are even inclined to smile in an incredu¬
lous fashion at the extreme care with which our most skil¬
ful marksmen load their arms. A few grains of powder
more or less is of no moment to them, and as to the bullet,
whether it be perfect in form or sweagcd, country rifle
makers think has little to do with the accuracy of the flight
of the projectile.

We beg to state then to our numerous friends, those de-
sirious of having muzzle loaders fully tested,to direct their
efforts towards inducing the manufacturers of such arms
to place themselves in prominence, and we promise to give
them every assistance in our power. As we have written
before, if any one. can convince a member of the American
Rifle Association, that in absolute shooting, any particular
muzzle loader,coming within the regulations at Creedmoor,
will make a single point on a score better than a breech
loader, such simple proof will make him discard his Rem¬
ington or Sharp, or Ward-Burton or Ballard.

It is puerile to attach any blame to our leading breech
loading rifle makers for putting their arms in prominence.
They would be worse than stupid did they hide their light,
under a bushel. The mistake most of our correspondents,
make is, to think that certain guns or any guns run Creed¬
moor. There are no restrictions; the range is open to all
and every kind of arm. Only show, as we said before, the
members of the National Rifle Association that any special
rifle, whether muzzle or breech loader, can perform better
than another arm, and such a weapon will be in instant
demand. We would guarantee that if on any two matches
at ranges over 500 yards, a rifle was used, manufactured by
a maker whose name during the match could be concealed,
which would beat all c thers in the match, it would find
purchasers in sufficient quantity to keep the maker busy
for the next year.

We say then, bring on your muzzle loaders, urge on the
makers to come and try them, or put them in the hands of
experts,, so that we may see the practical results. The
proof lies in the test.

So that we beat the Irish team, we are indifferent as to
whether the gun be a muzzle or breech loader. We would
advise all our rifle friends to read the report of the last
meeting of the Amateur Rifle Club.

The Oswego Convention. —The Syracuse Journal of
last week says of the Convention recently held at Oswego:

Now that the Convention has passed, a proper inquiry is,,
what was done for the protection of fish and game? The
question is easily answered—Nothing. As a pastime for
trap shooters, it was moderately enjoyable; but we venture
to say that not one seine less will be drawn during the
season because of any action taken by the convention. All
through Central New York there have been most flagrant
violations of laws protecting fish, but we do not know of a
single instance, except one, where any attempt to bring the
offenders to justice was made, and in the exception referred
to the attorney of the sportsmen who brought the suit,
failed to put in an appearance at the trial, and judgment,
was therefore given to the defendant.-- Both fish and game
are more indebted for protection to the Legislature, game
constables and to informers, than to many of the clubs pur¬
porting to be organized for such a purpose, and until trap
shooting ceases to occupy nine-tenths of the attention of
such clubs, game and fish will continue to receive very little
attention from them.

The foregoing strictures accord exactly with the views
we have repeatedly advanced in the same connection
There is certainly an incongruity in an organization which
calls itself an “Association for the Protection of G-ame” re¬
solving itself once a year into a convention of trap-shooters.
The Association is in duty bound to abandon either its
name or its practices. Individual clubs have the right and
prerogative to select tlieir owm pastimes, but an aggregation
of these clubs—effected for the express purpose of secur¬
ing, through the wisdom of combined deliberations; the
best legislation for the protection of game and fish, should
live up to its profession of faith and ostensible calling. By
a neglect of these duties, and perversion of its avowed ob¬
jects, it cannot but lose its influence with those who have
given it their confidence. An organization dignified by ihe
title of “State Association for the Protection of Game,” is
naturally regarded by people abroad as a purely delibera¬
tive body, similar in its composition and aims to the “Ame¬
rican Fish Culturists Association;” and from whose annual
proceedings it would do well to take pattern. To compel
the respect of law-breakers, our officials must at least wear
the wig and gown, and not deliberately assume the motley
and fanfaron of the ring.

Changes of Troops in the Department of the Mis¬
souri. —To our numerous friends in the service on both
sides of the Mississippi the following changes in the com¬
mands as to localities may be of interest:

The 3d Regiment of Infantry, now serving in the De¬
partment of the Missouri, have recently received orders to
move to the Department of the South. They will proceed
by rail to St. Louis and from there to Holly Springs, Miss.,
where they will encamp till the fall. The 19tli Regiment,
now in the South, have been relieved, and are now on their
way to relieve the 3d. On their arrival in the Department
of the Missouri, the companies of the regiment will be
stationed at Forts Larned, Dodge, and Wallace, in Kansas,
at Camp Supply, Indian Territory, and Fort Lyon, Colora¬
do. The 6th Regiment of Cavalry, now in Kansas, has
orders to relieve the 5th in Ori?;ona, but the movement has

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been postponed till fall. In the Department of the Platte the
8 th Infantry will change with the 23d in Arizona, and the
1st Infantry on the lakes will change with Stanley’s 22d in
the Department of Dakota.

The Muskoka Distbict. —In our advertised list of
summer resorts, mention will be found of one whose name
is euphonious but altogether unfamiliar; and yet it is the
most accessible, the cheapest, and most prolific in genuine
sport, of any we have yet had occasion to visit or refer to.
This is the Muskoka Lake region, which comprises a chain
of lakes and net-work of rivers that abound in three pound
brook trout, salmon trout, black bass, and pickerel, some
of tliese localities almost virgin in their primitive wildness,
and yet nearly all accessible by railroad and steamboat, in
forty-eight hours from New York, via Toronto and -the
Northern railroad of Canada. The chief among them are
lakes Simcoe, Couchiching, Muskoka, Rosseau, Joseph,
Nipissing, (the first four navigated by the very excellent
steamers advertised in our paper,) and the Muskoka and
Magnetewan rivers. By this route the tourist can go to
Georgian Bay. These lakes are no fish-ponds. Simcoe is
thirty miles long, and the rest are of pretentious size. And
while the most remote are inhabited only by the Ojibewa
Indians, there are handsome towns of several thousand
population on the others, that furnish every comfort to in¬
valids or parties not desiring to camp out. One can take
the round trip in the steamer, or he can leave the city of
Orillia on one morning, steam away off into the wilderness,
camp one night, and return the next evening. The round
fare is only $6, ticket good for n month. This district,
although familiar to residents of Toronto and the imme¬
diate neighborhood, seems to have been a sealed book
hitherto to citizens of the United States, and is not even
mentioned in any tourist’s guide. It was not until this
year that any special effort was made to bring it to the
notice of sportsmen. We are proud to be able to print in
our columns its first published announcement. Those of
our readers who follow our advice in this matter, will have
occasion hereafter to thank the Hon. A. P. Cockburn, M.
P., for the very servicable and comfortable means he has
placed at the disposal of the’ public for reaching this
freshest and most attractive region. Intending visitors
should take night train to Niagara Falls and Toronto. We
will furnish descriptive pamphlets to those who wish them.

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A Pipe. —Sometime ago we published for the benefit of
smokers and the world in general an invention of our friend
“Piseco” for coloring pipes in the most elegant way. The
process was to fill the pipe with tobacco, light it, of course,
and then make water power do the smoking and artistic
tinting. Yery few inventions spring from a man’s head-
perfect, as the patent Minerva did from great Jove’s brain;
hence, we have more than once been fearful that some of
our friends might burn tobacco in vain by the hogshead -
full and get no results. The other day the inventor of this
process showed us his pipe—a great, big, capacious, wonder¬
ful one, carved into almost animate life, representing a fox
making his way through a thicket, and ogling two birds
cooing, all unsuspicious of danger. The skill of the artist
was marvellous—but the coloring was surpassing ! It was
of the softest, most beautiful shades of purple, umber and
chocolate. In fact it was a pipe so perfect that to carry it
in one’s mouth would cause the smoker to be stopped every
five minutes like a handsome nurse-maid carrying a pretty
baby. That pipe was the achievement of the patent pro¬
cess, the automatic water-smoking arrangement described
by us some time ago. In Thibet they pray to the grand
Lama by means of water power; the smoking American
can color pipes in the same way.

The Chicago G-un Tbial. —We beg to acknow ledge the
receipt of the tables of the shot gun trial at Chicago, as
published by the Field and Stream. We are prevented by
the pressure on our columns from publishing them
in detail. We beg to state that we by no means con¬
sider such statements of performances of guns as con¬
clusive. or tending to decide the comparative excel-
ence of any gun. In the Chicago trial, undoubtedly,
charges and shot, and thickness of paper were the same for
all, but what we require, in order that a comparison may be
made between the guns in New York and Chicago is, that
the same kind of paper shall be used at all gun trials.
Pattern may be had most any way, but penetration is a
more difficult question. We consider ourselves, then, at
sea on this subject without any fixed standard of rules.

W e beg to state that the Chicago trial, as reported in the
Meld and Stream , appears to us to have been well managed,
and the tables are carefully and systematically given We
add to this brief summary of the gun trial a letter from one
of our correspondents on this subject:—

Jackson, Miss., July 2,, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Field and Stream of June 27, is before me with the Gun Trial of June
4th, 5th and 6th, at Chicago. There is some excellent shooting recorded,
especially when taking the explanation of the Field and Stream editor
into consideration; the pads used being 240 lbs. to the ream heavier
than those used at English trials.

I do not intend to say anything about the superiority of one gun over
the other, but must mention the only muzzle loader shot at the trial
which was simply nowhere; the gun is a Jos. Man ton, and, while its
penetration is as good as the most of the breech loaders, its pattern (dis¬
tribution of shot) is so miserable that the poorest breech loader beats it
19 pellets and the best beats tbe Manton 103 pellets, its average being 88;
what a comment on the gentlemen who stick to what they are pleased to
term their “old potmetal, 1 ’ meaning muzzle loaders, as superior to breech
loaders in shooting.

One lesson I learn from this trial is, that it is folly to handicap a gun
iu regard to amount of powder, or to prescribe the weight and number of
shot for the different size guns. Here is where I think they make the

mistake at the Chicago trial. One ounce of shot is not enough for a ten
bore but just the thing for a twelve bore; in regard to powder, let them
use the same make and-grain, but allow them to shoot any quantity they
see fit, from one drachm to a pound, provided the gentlemen using the
latter quantity give timely notice to those standing around.

Glance at the record and you will see that the difference of one-fourth
of a drachm of powder makes quite a difference in favor of some and
damages the shooting of others. A gentleman and sportsman of high
standing wrote to a friend some time since that he found, when testing
an English gun just received^ that the charge of powder and shot as
marked on the case, was the very worst for the gun that could have been
suggested.

The only thing the trial has shown is, what the different guns can do
with four to four and a quarter drachms of powder and one ounce of shot,
and I dare say not a single gun there showed what it is capable of doing,
when loaded to its tried capacity, and not, as I said before, handicapped.

Yours truly, G. C. E.

[fbom oub special cobbespondent.]

June 26.— Tbe iron net which the last fifty years have
woven so tightly arid flung so skilfully over hill and dale,
imprisoning our rural villages, corn fields, and orchards, our
crowded cities and scattered hamlets, has gone far to
demolish those brilliant coaches and teams which were the
pride and admiration of our ancestors. Where are now
the horsey looking, close shaven old knights of the whip,
in the smallest of trousers and largest of coats, who pulled
up their four bays' so jauntily at t.ie bow windows of the
roadside taverns, and quaffed huge bumpers of foaming ale
from white hands of rosy blackeyed barmaids? Where is
now the “high-flyer,” that famous coach of yore which
started from Salisbury twice in every week, with old Joe
Evans on the box, with a conductor on the knife board who
blew his yard of tin like any trumpeter? The roaring
smoking engines burst forth in their tunnels from the very
bosom of the earth, and in vain poor old Joe double-thonged
his wheelers, and let his lash fall down his leaders’ flanks,
he couldn’t do more than fourteen miles an hour, and his
steaming rival did fifty, so he gave it up, and his old
wagon is now tinderwood, whilst the daisies are growing-
over its potent driver’s grave. Ah me, the coach in those
days was a sight to see, as it left the old house’s gate-way,
as spick and span as red paint and varnish could make it.
There were mail bags and blunderbusses to guard them,
and a luncheon box and fish hung on the lamp irons, and
the tits which gladdened the coachman’s heart were
pawing the ground, as blood one’s do, and plunging at the
bits, till Dick or Joe or one eyed Bill Cliifney gathered up
his ribbons, and sprang ligthly to his seat. “Let’m go,”
said he, like Napoleon giving orders to his guards, and in a
twinkling the ostlers stripped off the yellow half clothes
and away they rattled at a slapping pace.

For years, however, coaching has languished, and it has
only shortly met with a real revival. During the past few
days we have had four of those grand sights in the park,
which’ are so characteristic of our Anglo Saxon blood.
The Four-in-hand and The Coaching Club, have each held
the opening meets with marked success in point of atten¬
dance of members. The senior club was started some
twenty years ago, though it has only lately been in a flour¬
ishing position. From the nucleus of a few energetic
sporting spirits, the Duke of Beaufort, a well known
master of foxhounds, the best whip and perhaps the best
man in the saddle of his day, has invested the club with an
importance wliich makes its meets one of the greatest at¬
tractions to beauty and fashion of our London season. We
have lost Mr. Morritt, whose yellow coach and roans were
a distinguishing feature, but we have a worthy successor
to him in Lord Aveland and Colonel Annytage. The
Coaching Club is in its third year, and has over seventy
members and can turn out fifty coaches at a meet. On its
opening day they numbered thirty-three, and showed con¬
siderable improvement over former years, though some of
the old school said they saw too much of the harness and
too little of the horses. I disliked, too, the bearing reins,
which ’are a thoroughly cockneyfied institution, and I pre¬
fer to see a horse driven on the check to seeing his mouth
pulled to pieces with the rein on the bar. If you see a bar¬
barous bit, a nose strap, and heavy curb-chain, look at the
man’s hands, that’s where the fault generally lies. Ten
years ago such meets as these were scarcely recognized.
Now it requires policemen to keep the ranks, over two
miles of park and streets, and but for their energy the
coaches could make no parade at all. Formerly the rally¬
ing point was the Apsley house, then the Marble arch, and
now it is the Magazine, and the dinner takes place
at Greenwich. Ascot this week will probably be pat¬
ronised by a good number of drags and the “turn
outs.” These are always noted for their style and splendid
appearance. Coaches now run from Rochester to London,
under Colonel Haworth’s care. Tunbridge Wells (forty
miles) is kept open by Lord Bective and Colonel Haw¬
thorne, and Mayor Withington runs a coach to Dorking.
But it must not be supposed that a long purse, a good
family, and a name with a hand to it, are certain proofs of
good driving. Indeed they are often far from it. Of
course Lord Poulett was all these with his well matched
team of blacks, Lord Carrington had command over his
rather leggy “flyers,” and the Duke of Beaufort, who cares
more about work than show, handled right* well his strips
of leather. But more than one noble coachman is not only
nervous but unpractised. It is the whip that bothers them.
“Look at that swell, master,” whispered a critical bus’ driver
mine ear.” “ Wh y,the whip is in his way.” And sure
enough his hands seemed too full; some'of them actually

tied the thong to the handle before starting, others made
casts as if they had got a salmon rod, and in one case the
boxwood might have been a mop or a billiard cue. No
man should ever try to drive till he can use a whip, and
not one man in twenty can. “Don’t keep flicking the
horse with the whip, my boy,” said an old stager to me
when I first learnt driving; “hit him like this from the
wrist and you won’t break the quill at the top.” There¬
upon he let the white leather fall, and though it was only
a gig whip, he drew blood on the old slug I was learning
with, who then and there burst into a smart trot and never
wanted another touch for an hour.

What strikes the spectator’s eye as well as the grand dis-
X>lay of horse flesh, harness and carriage work at one of
these gatherings, is the elegance and taste of the women on
the drags in that expensive but necessary article, dress.
These aristocratic beauties certainly hit off the right shades
in a most charming manner, and it matters little whether
the body of the vehicle is cobalt, orange, or vermillion, their
costumes and dainty Parisian bonnets look equally “ re¬
cherche.

The Prix du Paris, worth about £5,500, fell to an English
horse in the shape of Trent, who ran in passable form, in
the English Derby. The French were very confident of
success of their crack mare Saltarelle, but Cannon held
her tolerably safe throughout and landed an easy victory.
There was a bad accident during the race, occasioned by
some man, as often is the case, foolishly trying to cross the
course, the Lord knows why, before the two last horses
came in. They bowled him over and carried him some
yards between them, and he was picked up and carried
away insensible, frightfully bruised and knocked about.
There are always some of these unfortunate imbecjles,
who risk life and limb for no possible motive, just as you
see men, who jump out of a train before it stops, or blow
down one gun barrel whilst the other is on full cock. The
French “upper ten thousand” are beginning to think horse
racing on Sunday rather a mistake, and the correct thing
for them to do is to draw up in a splendidly appointed
barouche, about three hundred yards from the judges’ box
and merely talk to their acquaintances, without seeing any¬
thing of the race.

Those sportsmen who have large kennels of dogs will be
glad to hear the Spratt’s Biscuit Company have determined
on opening an agency in New York for the sale of their
dog biscuits, if they can get them to America on payment
of a moderate duty. These biscuits have received most
flattering testimonials from owners aud breeders of English
dogs, and one gentleman even recommends them for feed¬
ing horses on a journey. It is a well known fact that
coarse and unsavory food, such as sheep paunches, greaves
and horseflesh more or less tainted, as they generally are,
very frequently destroys for the time the powers of scent
in the setter, retriever, pointer, or foxhound, and this
serious defect in feeding dogs on artificial food is got over
by the use of these biscuits. To test the proof of the asser¬
tion that strong smelling viands impair the nose, eat your¬
self some garlic and onions, then ask your chemist for a
bottle of eau de cologne, and another like it full of
patchoule, or rondeletia, and see if you can tell which is the
latter. It will puzzle you amazingly. How then can you
expect your black and tan setter, who has stuffed himself
with strong smelling carrion, to discern between the deli¬
cate scents of larks and snipes, and eschew the one and
stand to the other? On the highland moors where the ken¬
nels are perhaps twenty miles from a railway station,
these biscuits have been found invaluable, as they occupy
a small space in luggage and keep forever, besides not
requiring any boiling or other preparation like barley meal
and greaves. I have no doubt but that they be found
equally serviceable on the prairies. As to dogs doing well
when fed on them, I may mention that they are in use at
the dogshows throughout England, and I personally tried
them, and though I am fond of changing a dog’s diet, and
giving him boiled green food, skim milk, and potatoes
in addition to biscuits, yet I think for “the staff of life” in
a do >• nothing beats them.

During these hot months croquet is almost an indispenJ
sable accomplishment. The popularity this game has ob -
tained is unprecedented, and it is now quite as much an
institution as cricket, football or polo. Last year there
was an attempt made to supplant it by the introduction of
badminton, or lawn tennis, another form of battledore and
shuttlecock, played over a piece of netting, but the attempt
ignominiously failed, and the hoops and mallets are once
more familiar adjuncts of every county/and town house. I
myself am not at all an ardent admirer of the game. As
an excuse for flirtation it answers but indifferently well, as,
though it may show off a neat foot and ancle to advantage*
Adonis and Yenus are in the centre of 4 ring of chaperons
and spectators, and during the present prevalence of actions
for breach of promise, it is very injudicious to show a
young lady how to go through a hoop in the presence of
witnesses. It is rather an excuse for cheap entertainment.
You can ask forty people to come and play croquet and all
you require is a large lawn, some strongish coffee, and a
few pounds of strawberry ice. At three o’clock the com¬
pany assemble, and at five o’clock they go or think about
going, and they will all swear they have enjoyed their
afternoon as much as if you had given them turtle soup, a
haunch of venison and 1820 port. The most proficient
country players are the high church parsons who come out
in long black coats and white ties, constituting what I
believe the French call the third sex. But very different

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irom rural kettledrums and teafights are the croquet tour¬
naments at Wimbledon. Here the ground is smoothed and
bevelled till the turf is like a billiard cloth, and the hoops
are almost as small as the balls. The players have their
own terms, and talk about giving “bisques,” and other tech¬
nicalities unintelligible to the ear of the uninitiated. They
have made their play quite a science, and it is as difficult
every bit to make certain strokes as to be certain of a kiss
cannon or to take W. G. Grace’s bails off. The champion
player of England is Mr. Walsh, the editor of the best
sporting paper, “The Field,” and I have heard that one of
his greatest opponents is no one else but that radical Bar¬
onet, who is trying to upset “our Vendome Column,”
namely Sir. Charles Dilke, M. P. Idstone, Junior.

THE OSWEGO PIGEON SHOOT.

We append herewith the scores of the pigeon shooting
matches that took place at the late State Convention,which
may prove serviceable to many of our readers for reference.
Fifth day—shooting at double birds :

SCORE.

Eighteen yards—10 double rises each.

Name. Killed.\ Name.

Barnum.'-18 Roberts.

Witmer. 15 Shimer.

Nichols.14'Pitz.

Jones.13

Babcock.13

Hinsdale.16

Morse.14

Hoag.12

Hooker. 18

Peer.15

Abbey. ..11

Burroughs.16

Fisher T.14

Brown. 15

Lamberton.18

Seymour.10

Murray .14

Stevenson..17

Ely.16

Nnttiflg
Higham

Killed.

.15

.14

.12

Stein.14

Garrison. 3

Lobb.19

Sargent.12

Dr/Kennedy.17

Heintz. 14

Kimber. 17

Couch.18

Dorr.13

Hambleton..19

G. 'Smith_•..19

Weiss.14

Newell.18

Truman.17

Babcock.16

Lansing.16

16|Gale....13

12iGreen Smith.13

Walzer.14 Gerber.]6

P. Tompkins.18 H. Smith.14

Hudson.Ill

E. B. Hambleton and Geo. Smith, both of the Forester

Club, of Buffalo, had killed nineteen birds each and as
they concluded not to shoot off the tie, the first prize, one
of Remington’s best breech-loaders, was awarded to them
jointly to dispose of as they might think proper.

Ties of 18—21 yards, 5 double rises.

Brown. 51 Couch. 5

Walzer. llNewell. S

The second prize, the Turf, Field and Farm cup, was
awarded to R. He well, of the Forester Club, of Buffalo.
Ties of 17—21 yards, 5 double birds.

Barnum. 4 Kimber. 4

Murray. 2jTruman. 9

Kennedy ruled out. !

Tli; third prize, a case (24 pounds) of Oriental Falcon
ducking powder, was awarded to F. Truman of the Ilion
Sportsmen’s Club.

Ties of 16—21 yards, 5 double birds.

Himsdale. . 1; Babcock.5

Abbey, ruled out. lLansing. .8

Stevenson. 0|Gerber, Jr. 0

The fourth prize, Parker’s belt, was awarded to W. S.
Lansing, of the Forester Club, of Buffalo.

Immediately after the conlusion of the double bird
shoot, the single trap shoot was commenced ; 59 entries ;
E. Garrison and S. T. Johnson, judges, S. H. Turrill,
referee.

SCORE.

Long . 8 Lusk.

Hoag.10

Barnum. 8

Waterman. 8

Estes. 7

Porter__-. 51Hudson.10

Hambleton. t .lOjHooker. . 7

Burroughs. 8

Lawrence. 9

Lucas. 9

Stevenson.10

Trowbridge. 8

G. Loder_

Bex.

R. Tompkins

Page.

Couch.

Witmer.

Higham. 10

Geo. Smith. 9

Laverack. 6

Walzer. 7

Hinsdale.

Babcock. 6

Lamberton. 7

McManus. 1

Lyman. 6

Cozer. 6

9 i Carter. 6

9 i Truman. 8

Burroughs . 7

Sargent.7

Fulton. 7

Morse . 7

McKinley. 9

Nichols. 7

Allen. 8

Poucher. 7

Harman.. . 9

Wright.10 Lansing. 7

FI ewer

Murray. 9

Stalbaum.. 4

Lobb. 4

Morse. 9

Gale. 6

Lockwood.

Hoyt. 9

Nutting. 7

Newell”.10

Brown. 6

Smith . 7

Green Smith. 9 Stroup. 5

Dorr. .8|

SIXTH AND LAST DAY—SATURDAY.

Shooting of ties on the match of the previous day.

Ties of 10—26 yards.

Hoag.. 2 Wright. 0

Lusk. 1

i Hudson. 5

ag...

Hambleton. 1

Stevenson.3

Higham. 1

Newell. 4

Ed. Hudson, of the Central City Club, of Syracuse, first
prize, Parker Bro.’s breech loader.

Ties of 9—26 yards.

Lawrence.. 2 Morse..0

Green Smith. 1

McKinley. 1

Harmon. 5

Hoyt. 0

Lucas. 5

Loder. 3

Bex. 0

George Smith. 2

Murray. 2

The second prize, the Forest and Stream vase, was
awarded to R, B. Harmon, of Central City Club, of Syra¬
cuse.

' Ties of 8—26 yards.

Long.Withdrew Witmer. 0

Burroughs. ... 0 Hinsdale.. . 0

Trowbridge. 2 Dorr.*

Tompkins.. 5 Waterman. 0

Page. 11 Truman. 0

Barnum. OiAllen....■ 3

Crouch. li

The third prize, a pocket rifle, was awarded to P.

Tompkins, of the Dean Richmond Club, of Batavia.

Ties of 7—26 yards.

Laverack. 0

Walzer. 1

Flower. 3

Estes. ‘t

Hooker. 0

Lamberton. 4

Burroughs.2

Sargent. 1

Fulton. 1

Morse. 0

Nichols.

Poucher.1

Lansing. 5

Lockwood... 0

Nutting..... 0

Hiram Smith. 00

The fourth prize, a silver mounted revolver, was award¬
ed to W. S. Lansing of the Forester Club, of Buffalo.

THE DEAN RICHMOND CUP.

The single trap shoot was concluded at 11 o’clock, and
the contest for the grand State prize, the Dean Richmond
Cup, open to all organized clubs of this State, members of
the State Association, was in order. The cup to be the
property of the club winning it three times.

We give below the names of clubs and the representa¬
tives from them, with the official score.

OFFICIAL SCORE.

Forester Club, Buffalo.

R. Newell _

16

George Smith .

18

F. B. Hambleton.

. 16

50

Central City Club, Syracuse.

E. Hudson .

.... 14

R. B. Harmon _

1

Dean Richmond Club, Batavia.

47

P. Tompkins .

. 11

O. J. Waterman. .

. 16

1

46

Niagara Falls Shooting Club.

S. T. Murray .

. 14

J. M. Whitmer. ..

. 17

.

i

43

Monroe County Club, Rochester.

H. G. Lucas .

. 14

Hiram Smith .

. 11

J. H. Brown .

. 16

41

Audubon Club, Rochester.

A. B. Lamberton. .

. 141

C. C. Morse .

. 13

W. J. Babcock _

. 11

—

!

i

38

The Foresters won the cup. This being the

second

time, they have only to win it next year to retain it.

jfua and Oliver ffisltiiig.

FISH IN SEASON IN JULY.

Salmon, Salmo Solar. Salmon trout. Salmo conjinis.

Tru , S n> ‘Vrii it'G MichiganGrayling. Thymallus tricolor

Land-locked Salmon, Salmo gloveri micropterus nigricans.

Black Bass, micropterus salmoides. Sea trout, Salmo immaculatus.
Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus. Weakflsh.

Bluefish, temnodon saltator.

—It rarely happens that salmon retail in the market at
twenty cents, but this is about the price to-day of the bulk
of the fish coming from the Miramichi River. Maine
salmon are scarce in Hew York. It is not to be supposed
from the fact that we do not see them on the slabs in
Fulton Market that they are not caught. Boston takes all
that is offered, and pays from thirty to thirty-five cents for
them. Just*now the heavy demand for the Saratoga hotels
commences. The Grand Union’s fish consumption is about
200 pounds ox salmon per diem; multiply this by six or
seven and you get some 1,400 pounds of salmon to be eaten
up per diem at Saratoga alone, not counting the trout, bass
and fresh mackerel. Spanish mackerel coming in nearer
home. Some fine fellows were caught early this week off
Long Island and Hew Jersey and brought seventy-five cents
a pound. The bulk still coming from the south and selling
at thirty-five cents. Pompanoes in good supply from Hortli
Carolina and down to forty cents. The epicures now are
not alone in the market for this delicate fish; the first class
restaurant keepers now add them to their bills of fare.
Bass coming in plenty from Rhode Island. On Monday
last some 3,000 pounds arrived in one fishing smack,
averaging thirty pounds, worth fifteen cents for big ones
and eighteen cents for the smaller ones. Sheep’s heads
rather scarce, the rush being over; worth twenty cents.
Blue fish in quantity, coming from everywhere from the
Delaware coasts, away up to Cape Cod; worth eight cents.
Halibut from the Georges plentiful, and selling at fifteen
cents. There never was such a mass of turtle on the
market. The big city is not alone the exclusive green
turtle soup maker and consumer. Country towu restau¬
rateurs purchase turtle, and rural populations glory in
him. Absent or scarce are the soft crabs just now, but
they are off and on, (we mean the crabs and their shells,)
and we may have them again in plenty, as the soft crab
harvest lasts until October. Good handsome lobsters are
arriving from the Jersey coast. Fishermen are now mak
ing a business of catching them, and perhaps 800 pounds a
day are coming in. How if Jerseymen will only be careful
to let the little ones alone, it may become a good business.
Fish dealers, restaurant keepers and canners ought to re¬
fuse all small lobsters, so as to preserve the species.

—A good fishing ground for black fish at Barnegat is
near the boiler of the wreck Idaho.

—A Rhode Island correspondent speaks of having taken
a fifty-eight pound bass last week, but does not tell where.

—The Fall River JSews is responsible for whatever there
is fishy about the following story:—One day last week the
fishing tug A. W. Hathaway, Captain Hickerson, belong¬
ing to Joseph Curch & Co., of Little Compton, pursed up
about 3,000 barrels of menhaden, and when they supposed
they had them secure, the fish in a mass started off shore,
towing the steamer after them some ten miles, when the
fishermen cut the seine clear and let them go. It is a good
story for warm weather.

—By buying a ticket to Tuckerton Southern Railroad of
Jersey, and going to Capt. Bond’s Long Beach House, the
best sheepshead fishing can be enjoyed. They have been
averaging twelve pounds apiece.

Canarsie Bay at present is bare of fish, and an attempt
off Sandy Hook last Monday to take blue fish resulted in
total failure.

—Our Shrewsbury correspondent, “Check Cord,” writes

us a doleful letter deploring the great waste of weak fish,
bass and other valuable food fish on Raritan Bay and river,
where they are caught by cart loads and used by the
farmers for manure. If there is no other law to prevent or
punish this prodigality, we surmise that those who spread
these fish upon their land might be indicted for an intoler¬
able nuisance. Surely, fish ought to be cheap in the
markets of Hew York City, with such abundance at its
doors, and prices could be kept at such a figure as to make
it more remunerative to fishermen to bring them to market
than to sell them for manure, and still not be burdensome
to the poor.

—Our correspondent M. M. B., who has recently visited
Cape May and Atlantic City, reports the season late, with
but few visitors at the hotels. Blue fish were abundant.

—Ashland House, Atlantic City, H. J., by Rodgers &
Wilkins, is open for the season.

—Last week Mr. B. F. Howard, of Wareham, Mass.,
caught seventjr-six striped bass with hook and line, above
the bridge and within five hundred yards of the railroad
depot at Wareham, in about two hours. Other parties
were equally successful.

—Buzzard’s Bay and its estuaries continue to furnish an
abundance of sport to its visitors. We are continually in
receipt of good reports from that vicinity. Blue fish,
striped and rock bass, tortog, scup and squeteague are its
inhabitants.

—D. L. D., of St. Louis, who is a member of the Mur¬
dock Lake Fishing Club, informs us that club is still in a
flourishing condition, though its membership is limited to
a small number. Another club recently formed has a club
house and resident superintendent at King’s Lake. D. L.
D. has just returned from a short excursion to tlie lakes
around Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, where he captured some
splendid bass and pickerel. He says:—“I know of no point
so convenient in this section of country where one can go
and enjoy a few days’fishing with such prospects of suc¬
cess as Oconomowoc, about thirty miles north-west of Mil¬
waukee.”

—Trout fishing exceptionally good in Hortliern Hew
Hampshire at present.

—There is a law now on its passage through the Hew
Hampshire Legislature which protects black bass during
the months of May and June. This restriction ought to
pass, and apply to other States as well.

—Corbin’s Union Hotel at Canaan, Connecticut, affords
first rate accommodations at very reasonable rates; is the
centre of a large sporting region, and can be reached by
the Hew Haven & ILousatonic roads at 8 A. M. and 3 P.
M. from Grand Central, (for $3.00) or by Harlem & Conn.
Western railroad, at 9.30 A. M. or 3 (?) P. M., fare the
sarnie. Boats, baits and tackle to be had at Twin Lakes.

—Our correspondent S. C. Clarke, whose winter sketches
of Florida so frequently entertained our readers, is booked
for the Hepigon. Ho less than twenty subscribers of
Forest and Stream will visit that grand fishing ground
this season, and we have respectfully solicited for them
every attention from the Hudson Bay Company’s agent at
Red Rock, Robert Crawford, Esq.

—A friend who visited the fish stall of F. H. Johnson,
Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, last Friday, found a 331b.
salmon from the St. Lawrence River, near Quebec. Can¬
adian salmon are running unusually large this year.

—John Wilkinson, of Chicago, with a party of three,
started for the Hepigon River, July 8 tli.

—We tender our thanks to Messrs. Thomas & Co., pro¬
prietors of the Manitou House, at Manitou, Colorado, for
courtesies and invitation extended. Manitou is in one of
the best trout fishing centres of the Rocky Mountain
region, and the season extends through July and August.

—One of the best trout regions within . striking distance
of Hew York lies on the borders of Sullivan and Ulster
counties, and includes "the famous Beaverkill and the Wil-
lewemoc rivers. Frank Forester years ago sang the praises
of the Willewemoc, and although its trout are not so abun¬
dant now as then, they are nevertheless numerous and
often large, thanks to the efforts of a number of Pough¬
keepsie gentlemen to protect the river. At the head of the
Willewemoc is the beautiful lake of that name, set in a
basin formed by hills, on the borders of which stand the
snug quarters of the Willewemoc Club, composed of the
gentlemen named. From this lake to where the river
flows into the Deleware the distance is about fourteen miles,
and the lower six miles of stream is free to all, and affords
really excellent fishing. The bed of the river is broken into
rapids and pools, the water is clear as crystal, and the
width of stream ample for comfortable fiy-casting. By
taking the 6 o’clock morning train of the Oswego Midland
Railroad the angler can reach Morrstown at noon, distance
one hundred and seventeen miles, enjoy the afternoon fish¬
ing, and fish all the next day until 3-£- o’clock, when the train
will bear him back to this city and land him at Courtland
or Desbrosses street at 10i o’clock with his fish fresh and
ready for the morning breakfast. We give this informa¬
tion for the especial benefit of gentlemen who have no op¬
portunity for long vacations. Mr. Davis keeps a snug
hostelry at Morrston, and will show the readers of Forest
and Stream every attention, at most moderate charges—
$1.50 per day we believe. Railroad fares say $3.50 each
way.

Eight miles from Morrston by wagon road is Murdock s
celebrated summer boarding house on the Beaverkill. His
guests are afforded every facility for trout fishing.

FOREST AND STREAM

347

Camp Kennebago, June 29th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Nothing of great interest has happened the past week at the “head¬
quarters of the Oquossoc Angling Association,” and only four arrivals—
Mr. W- D- Lockwood, Providence, R. I.; Dr. C. R. Agnew and Dr. F.
N. Otis and son, New York City. The fishing is growing better every
day, but aoout two weeks behind that of last June; but the trout in the
streams about camp run smaller than ever before. A member of the
club who has been here three weeks has just departed, taking home
with him, packed in ice, over a hundred pounds of trout, and has caught
while here 175 trout, which weighed 231 pounds, and among
the lot one eight pounder*. Mr. George P. Rowell and Mr. John A.
Moore of New York, passed through here on Thursday, having entered
this region at Dixfield Notch and passed up through the entire chain of
lakes. They speak of the trip as delightful, and no difficulty in making
the carries from Lake Umbagog to Rangeiy Lake, provided you go light.
The “log drivers” are willing to assist at every dam, and the journey is
one of variety and novel experiences. This camp is 1,511 feet above the
level of the sea and the air is consequently pure*and delightful. Most
of the flies used here are of gay colors, but the “cast” mentioned in my
last letter has been the most successful. The great preventative t^p the
usual good fishing in this locality has been the high state of the water,
which could not be remedied until the logs had passed the upper dam.
The logs are now through, and the water is going down very fast It
has also been very cold. One morning iast week, at 5 A. M., the ther¬
mometer indicated 33 deg. The Rangeiy stream has been fished very
close this past week, eighteen rods being on the stream at one time, and
the stream is only two miles long! But it is now experiencing a little
rest and will be better before long. Joe.

*Our attention was called to this noble specimen of trout
after its arrival at New York. It was caught by R. G. Al-
lerton, Esq. in Mooseluckmaguntic Lake, June 25th, and
exhibited at the restaurant of Mr. George Marthaler, 16
Dey street.

Camp Kennebago, Rangeley, /

V Maine, June 30, 1874. f

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The high state of the water, which has delayed our sport
for the past two weeks, is still on the decrease, and the
best fishing to be had this season # at the camp is now at
hand. A few fine trout have been taken on the Kenne¬
bago Rapids, and one o-f the guides took off our dock in
sight of the camp, two trout weighing each 1$ and 2£
pounds, and in view of that fact, it was a standing joke
that there was no necessity of leaving camp when fish of
that size were just at hand.

A party also’visited the Capsuptuc Falls on Friday last
and caught about three dozen trout averaging three-
quarters of a pound each. The only place on the Falls
where the fish were taken was just above the “Jam” and
at. the landing two hundred feet below. Here the sport
was quite lively, and three times a “tandem team” was
driven, and six times a span.

Tlie large trout*, over three pounds, have all been taken
while trolling with minnows, but under that weight many
have been landed with flies, mostly with bright colored
flies, with plenty of reds and yellow in their composition.
The last fishing on the Mooselucmaguntic Lake has been
off Sandy Point and Bugle Cove. Mr. George Dawson’s
six-pounder was caught off the former and R. G. Allerton’s
eight-pounder off the latter place. One of the club, while
at the “Upper Dam” the past week, left his tooth brush.
Some days afterwards he recovered it, and the question
arising as to its having been used in the mean time, he set¬
tled all differences of opinion by immediately marking it
“Oquossoc Angling Association, Pro Bono Publico ,” attach¬
ing a string to it and suspending it in our wash room,
where it now remains.

Casual visitors to the “Rangeley Region” cannot of
course enjoy the accommodations of the “Oquossoc Ang¬
ling Association” without the company or permit from one
of the stockholders, but there is plenty of good fishing in
that vicinity.

The following are the rates, distances, hotels, &c., from
New York to “Kimball’s,” which is at the head of Rangeley
Lake. Leaving New York Monday morning on the first
train you reach Boston at 5:40 P. M., fare $6. Tuesday
morning take the 8:15 train from the eastern depot and
you can check all baggage to Farmington, Maine,
as well as purchase tickets, < fare $5.50; cars change
at Portland, with thirty minutes for dinner. You
reach Farmington at six P. M., and after supper at
the Forest Hotel, which is the best house, you take the
stage, which is driven by the agreeable story-telling “John”
to Phillips, a distance of eighteen miles, fare $1.50, which
place you reach at 11 P. M. Stop at the “Earden House,”
and Wednesday morning take the stage to “Kimball’s,”
head of Rangeley Lake, distance eighteen miles and fare
$1.50, This ride alone is worth going to Maine to enjoy,
and passes through a lovely section of country, one hill of
which, (Beach Hill,) is 3,000 feet above the level of the
sea, from which fine views of Saddleback, Abraham and
other mountains can be obtained.

You reach “Kimball’s” at 1P.M., where you can find
good accommodation, or you can go on to the “city,” (as
they call the village of Rangeley,) from either of which
points excursions can be made to the lake and brooks in
the vicinity. I also omitted to say good fishing could be
had at Phillips, but as larger trout can be had at Rangeley
Lake and vicinity, people generally push on. Board can
he had for about $10 a week almost anywhere. A
pleasant, trip home is made by passing down Rangeley
Lake and through Rangeley Stream, on the latter of which
is “Camp Kennebago,” headquarters of the “Oquossoc
Angling Association,” thence across the Mooselucmaguntic
Lake, twelve miles to the “Upper Dam,” and then through
the other three lakes, ending with Lake Umbagog and
entering New Hampshire at Dixfield Notch.

Before I dose allow me to pay a compliment to the shoe
packs and moccasin boojts manufactured by Frank Good, of
Manchester, N. H., whose advertisement X notice in your
valuable paper. No such ease and comfort can be given
to a sportsman’s feet as that obtained by their wear; a
number are in use at camp. J 0E -

ANGLING IN NOVA SCOTA.

New York, June 30th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

1 have been very much interested reading “D.’s” account of “Trout-
ingin Nova Scotia,” published in Forest and Stream of June 11th, as
it was my good fortune to pass my happy days of childhood in Yarmouth
and Chebogue, a smalltown three miles from Yarmouth on the road to
Tusket. I can assure your readers that the account was not in the least
exaggerated; it has often been a wonder to me how such a paradise for
sportsmen coaid remain so long unknown. The great trouble seems to
he that parties have an idea that a trip to Nova Scotia is about the same

as a trip to England, whereas it occupies no more time and costs no
more—if as much—than atrip to the Adirondacks. You can leave New
York at 8 o’clock Monday night, leave Boston on Tuesday at 12 o’clock
per steamer Linda, and reach Yarmouth at about 6 o’clock on Wednes¬
day afternoon, the whole trip costing about thirteen dollars. Can you
not induce some energetic, go-ahead man to go on there and start a
sportsmens’ hotel, similar to those they have in the Adirondacks? I be¬
lieve there is a fortune in it if conducted right. Let the place once be¬
come known, and my word for it it would be crowded. I should go into
it myself but unfortunately have’nt the necessary capital; however, I
don’t wish to be “a dog in the manger,” and if any of your readers have
an idea of trying it you are at perect liberty to give them my name and
address, and I will cheerfully give them all the information in my pos¬
session.

For fresh or salt water fishing, or game of .any kind there is no place
on this hemisphere superior to Nova Scotia.

I hear from my friends there that for the last two years, they have been
catching pollock in the harbor of Yarmouth with a fly. I don’t know
what the American name for pollock is; as near as I can remember it is
a very similar fish to our bluefish. Luke Tripp.

nchtinq md Routing.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK.

Late.

Boston.

New York.

Charleston.

H. M.

H, M.

H, M.

July 9....

7 55

4 40

3 55

July 10.

9 0

5 45

5 0

July 11.

10 0

6 46

6 0

July 12.

10 57

7 40

6 57

July 13..

11 46

8 30

7 46

July 14.

morn.

9 20

8 33

July 15.

0 33

10 3

9 17

—In the Jersey City Yacht Club sixteenth annual regatta
sailed on Tuesday, June 30th, twenty-five miles course
for 2d class; (no 1st class vessels competing), Incognita, of
Keyport, Capt. Ricker, took first prize; 3d class boats,
eighten miles, Irene; and 4th class boats, same course,
Jennie winner.

—The Third Annual Regatta of the Beawanhaka Yacht
Club sailed July 4th at Oyster Bay may fairly be
called one of the finest ever witnessed in American waters.
There was a magnificent southeasterly wind, and some of
the fastest yachts were among the entries. The steamboat
D. R. Martin arrived with her quota of spectators from
Laurelton and other places along the shore, at 9 o’clock.
The judges, Messrs. F. G. Foster, W. Krebs, J. H. Elliott,
M. R. Schuvler, and E. M. Townsend boarded and began
to arrange for the race. It was found that there were
present (he Avinel, Feiseen, Mirth, Undine, and Uncle
John, of the second class, and the Alcyone, Cettie, Jeta,
May, and Mary Emma, of the third class. At 10:42 A. M.
the first signal was made to get ready, and at 10:45 another
“to go” was given, and up went the boats’ jibs, and away
they sped with a free wind to the Middle Ground Buoy and
stake-boat, which they passed in the following order:
Mirth, Mary Emma, Undine, Uncle John, Feiseen, Alcyone,
Avinal, Jeta, Ettie, May. Having turned this, they hauled
their wind and stood for the stake boat off Hog Island
Buoy, keeping it on the starboard hand, thence to and
around a stake-boat off Lloyd’s Neck Buoy, thence to and
around a stake-boat off Red Buoy No. 2 on the Middle
Ground, and'hack again over the same course to the stake-
boats on the Middle Ground, finishing at stake-boat off
Steamboat Creek. Cruising about in Cold Spring Harbor, to
keep out of the way, were found the hoat« of the first-class,
eight in all, four schooners and four sloops—Idler, Ariel,
Triton, Peerless, Vindex, Addie, Alert, and Glance. The
course for the first-class yachts in this race differed from
that of the previous day. Starting from the Middle Ground
Buoy, thence to Centre Island buoy, then the Corinthian
course, omitting Matinicock, and finishing at the Middle
Ground buoy.

The judges only waited sufficiently long to see the little
ones clear, then blew the preparatory signal, followed ten
minutes later by a whistle to go. The breeze had been
steadily increasing, and at the time of the start was stiff
from the southward, and the yachts crossed under a eloud
of sail, and going very fast through the water, headed for
Centre Island buoy. The start was a flying one and timed
as follows:

II.

M.

S.

II.

M.

S.

Idler.

. 11

58

50

Vindex.

. 12

5

5

Addie....

. 12

1

44

Beerless.

. 12

6

8

Ariel .

. 12

4

5

Glance..

. 12

7

9

Triton.

. 12

4

0

Alert.

. 12

7

9

To the first stake-boat the run was short, but soon in that
distance the Triton passed the Addie and Ariel, and round¬
ed next after the Idler. The times of rounding this buoy
were as under:

H.

M.

S.\

H.

M.

8.

Idler .

.12

15

5 Peerles .

. 12

21

18

Triton.

. 12

19

20 1 Ariel.

. 12

21

30

Addie.

. 12

19

50 1 Alert — .

. 12

24

8

Vindex.

. 12

21

5lGlance.

. 12

24

58

As they all hauled up for Eaton’s Neck, the full force of
the wind became perceptible, and as the yachts heeled until
their rails were under, and threw the white foam from their
bows, it was a most magnificent sight. The Idler still held
her lead, and was apparently increasing it. She carried her
sail, too, wonderfully well, and stuck to the large club
maintopsail with which she had started. The Triton,
although compelled to take in her jib topsail, and fore gaff
topsail^ seemed to go none the slower for it, and rushed
through the water with enormous speed. Following her
came the Peerless, and in the wake of that schooner was
the Yindex, who had already passed the Addie, and was
carrying her sail and going through the water in the most
magnificent manner. The time of rounding the stake boat
at Eaton’s Neck was as follows :

Idler.

H.

.12

M.

57

8.

a

Vindex.

H.

. 1

M.

8

S.

39

Triton.

. 1

4

56

Addie.

. 1

9.

20

Peerless.

. 1

6

26

Ariel.

. 1

14

4

The rest were not timed, as the steamer had to hurry to
Shippan Point to time the leaders. The run across was not
interesting, nor wss the starting position of the yachts

much changed :

Idler

H.

.. 1

M.

31

S.

10

Addie .

H.

. 1

M.

50

S.

IS

Triton.

.. 1

39

55

Ariel..

. 1

57'

41

Peerless...

.. 1

44

28

Alert.

. 2

05

42

Vindex.

.. 1

47

13

Glance.

. 1

10

53

From here to home stake-boat was a dead beat, and all
the yachts wore around the buoy, and went off on the star-
boat tack hut the Commodore, who stood by with his port

tacks on hoard to break tacks with the fleet, and have a try
at luck. Beating across, the superiority of the Yindex was
again shown, and she continued to increase her lead on the
Addie:

Start. Finish. Time.

Yacht. H. M. S. H. M S. IT. M. 8.

Idler. 11 58 50 2 44 32 2 45 42

Triton . 12 04 10 2 54 47 2 ll 57

Peerless. 12 06 08 3 05 40 2 59 41

Ariel. 12 04 05 3 30 06 3 29 00

„ FIRST CLASS SLOOPS.

Yindex. 12 05 05 3 01 44 2 56 29

Addie. 12 01 44 3 09 41 3 07 57

Alert. 12 07 09 3 27 47 3 20 36

Glance. 12 07 09 Not timed.

The Triton wins the first prize by about two minutes.
The Yindex is the winner of the first-class sloops, without
doubt, and her speed in the smooth water was wonderful.
The race of the smaller boats was well contested to the end.
The Feiseen is the winner of the second-class sloops, her
time of the race being 4h. 22m. 55s., and the Mary Emma
of the third-class sloops, she making the race in 4h. 31m.
42s.

The sailing regulations of this club compel the owners of
all yachts, large or small, to steer their vessels in a
race, so that all their regattas are Corinthian to a certain
extent.

The winner in the second-class, the Feiseen, sailed upon
this occasion with an entirely Corinthian crew, as did
several other yachts.

—The Corinthian Race for sloops, at Oyster Bay, sailed
July 3d, was a great success in every way, and we "may say
that Corinthian yachting has been fairly introduced in this
country, for we do not anticipate any more trouble in the
handling of the large schooners at Newport than is required
in the management of such sloops as were entered for the
race of the 3d.

Early in the forenoon of Friday, the seven contestants
for Corinthian honors, together with the schooners “Idler”
and “Ariel,” got under way and proceeded to work down
from Oyster Bay Harbor to Centre Island buoy, the place
for the start. The wind was light, and from every possible
direction, and a long time was occupied by the fleet in get¬
ting to the more open water selected for the course, which
was starting from Centre Island buoy to and around stake-
boat at Eaton’s Neck, thence to and around stake-boat off
Shippan Point; frmn there to stake boat anchored off Mati¬
nicock Point, and from there to place of starting, crossing
an imaginary line drawn between Centre Island stake boat
and the Commodore’s yacht “Ariel.”

The starting yachts and crews were as follows:

Vision —J. J. Alexandre, owner and captain. Henry
Alexandre, Frederick Tarns, L. Iloppock, Charles G’imber-
nat, P. Gimbernat, C. W. Betts, John Duer, Henry Rem-
sen, and J . Foster.

Yindex —Robert Centre, owner and captain; H. Carry
Smith, Henry Steers, William Krebs, W. S. Wood, D. B.
Kendall, Mr. Blanchard, Gouveneur Morris, Jr., M. Roose¬
velt Schuyler, Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Jackson and Mr. Trotter.

Qui.Vive —Thomas Chapman, owner and captain; W.
Bryant Godwin, Edward B. Mott, Wallace Mott, A. W.
Wardell, J. D. Acker, H. W. Eastmond, W. I. Taber,
William Abbiecrombie, and Peter Bogart.

Helena —F. W. Flint, owner and captain; E. E. Towle,
J. E. Walch, H. L. Plialon, Thomas Donaldson, Charles
Prior, and James Brown.

Ida —David Crocker, owner and captain; B. W. Vail,
Stanley Creacen, M. Goldsmith, Arthur Weeks and Fred.
Weeks.

Kaiser Wilhelm— W. E. Greenleaf, owner and captain;
J. V. S. Oddie, J. W. Thorn, Jr.; N. C. Thorn; T. Bartow,
N. Edgar, and O. B. Smith.

Addie —H. L. Roosevelt, owner and captain; Cornelius
Roosevelt, Bayard Foulke, William Foulke, J. W. Beek-
man, Jr., Fred De P. Foster, and John Roosevelt.

When the Ariel reached the starting point it was two
o’clock in the afternoon, so much time had been lost beat¬
ing down the harbor in the light wind, that it was deter¬
mined to make a start, and at sixteen minutes past three
the preparatory gun from the Ariel was fired, and ten min¬
utes later the gun to start. The yachts meantime had
been dodging about or lying hove to, keeping in the best
position for crossing at the signal. And as the report of
the gun was heard, up went jib topsails and helms, and the
yachts bore down for the line which they crossed at the
following times :

H.

M..

8

II.

M.

S.

... 3

27

13

Ida.

32

42

... 3

27

19

Addie.

. 3

32

50

... 3

27

32

Vision.

.3

33

01

... 3

29

40

Vindex. .

.* 3

33

17

Helena.

It was a most beautiful start, and as the wind had in¬
creased to a light, though steady breeze from the west
northwest, the yachts went flying off with their sheets
well started and all their light sails. The Yindex displayed
marvelous speed for such a light wind, and on the way to
Eaton’s Neck the first turning point picked up and passed
the entire fleet, winding ahead. The Ida on the same run
found her topsail was too much for her topmast which un¬
fortunately went over to leeward. The Kaiser was handled
beautifully, as indeed they all were, and after passing stake
boat at Eaton’s Neck, flattened aft her sheets and stood on
across the Sound on the part tack. The Yindex wore
around the stake boat and trimmed aft on the starboard
tack under the impresion that she could lee bow the tide.
The Vision followed the Yindex at first but afterward con¬
cluded she would see what she could do on the other tack.
And the Addie by this time was well across, looking for a
breeze from the Connecticut shore.

The Idler, after taking the time at Eaton’s Neck, laid her
course for Matinicock, and the Ariel, which after the start
had crossed to Shippan Point was now found ready to time
the racers as they rounded. Soon the wisdom of short
tacks along the Connecticut shore became apparent, for the
little Kaiser was able to round ahead of the fleet. It was
a beautiful sight to see each yacht as she rounded and bore
away for Matinicock, loose and set her balloon sails, and
although the day was unfortunately a light one, the ama¬
teur sailors must have had a little “sailorizing,” setting,
shifting, and taking in their large balloon jib topsails.
The run across to Matinicock, with everything set, did not
take long, and that stake-boat was rounded as follows :

H.

M.

8 .1

H.

M.

S.

Vision.

. 7 01

30 Kaiser Wilhelm...

....7 09

20

Addie.

. 7

07

301 Vindex.

.... 7

11

35

From here to the home stake-boat the wind was free
again, the Vision still far ahead; the Yindex overhauled
and passed the Kaiser, and rapidly gained on the Addie.
The line was crossed as follows:

348

FOREST AND STREAM

Elapsed

Start. Finish. Time.

Yacht. H. M. S. II, M. S. H. M. ft.

Vision. 3 33 07 7 35 10 4 02 03

Addie. 3 32 50 7 45 22 4 12 30

Vindex. 3 33 19 7 46 28 4 13 09

Kaiser Wilhelm. 3 27 13 7 49 44 4 22 31

Alert. 3 27 19 Not timed.

Qni Vive. 3 27 32 Not timed.

Helena..3 29 40 Not timed.

Ida. 3 32 40 Not timed.

Thus the Vision wins the race, with the Vindex a good
second on the allowance of time.

City of Boston Sailing Regatta. —The sailing regatta
in Boston Harbor, under the auspices of the city, July 4th,
was a perfect success, being the largest ever there held,
there being entered twelve first class, thirty-four second
class, and sixty-four third class, making in all one hundred
and ten yachts, besides sixteen fishing boats in the special
race. A fresh southeast wind gave the contestants plenty
of motive power. We ate obliged to omit the details of
the race, and give the return time of those yachts only
whose time was taken: —

FIRST RACE.

Distance, 23 miles. Start made at 2j'P. M.

FIRST CLASS SLOOPS.

Time of

Fame. ft, in. Owner. Port. Return.

Coming..

.57 3

R. D. Tucker.

. Beverly_

4

57

14

Tarter...,

W. B. Hastings.

.Boston_

5

54

21

Niba.

.. 36 8

R. 8. Whitney. .

Boston ...

5

43

30

FIRST CLASS SCHOONERS.

A y.nli.n.

60 6

J M Forbes

Boston

5

4

20

Fearless..

.. 54 3

E. P. Phillips.

.Swp’scott..

5

5

14

Tempest.

. 53 8

James L.ae, Jr.

.Boston_

5

24

27

SECOND RACE.’

Distance, 13 miles. Start made at

2:15 P. M.

SECOND CLASS CENTRE-BOARD

SLOOPS.

Clytie. ..

.. 33 7

A. H. Meredith.

.Boston ....

4

13

35

Coquette.

. 32 6

F. W. Lawrence..

. Bdstqn.. ..

4

37

1

Kelpie ...

. 2910

S. J. Capen.

Boston ....

4

-3

5

Mary Ellen 26

Andrew Lane.

Weymouth

4

31

46

Nimbus..

. 33 7

Ed ward Bar ge s s.

.Boston_

4

15

45

Sparkle..

. 26 6

A. A. Lawrence.

Charlest’n.

4

36

33

White Cap 3410

J. Mai Forbes.

.Quincy —

4

7

44

Mabel....

,. 3211

A. N. Higgins.

B. Boston.

4

19

29

SECOND CLASS KEEL SLOOPS.

Albina...

. 33

W. A. Devine...

.Boston.. ..

4

37

10

Geal.

. 27

W. McCormick.

.E. Boston.

4

34

25

Mist.

. 29 8

J. H. Pitman .

.Boston_

4

26

38

Ma’v Ellen 36 6

W. S. Lord.

Salem.

4

31

46

Starlight.

. 35 6

Fred. Wright’..

.S. Boston..

4

25

1

SECOND CLASS SCHOONERS.

Elsie.

25

H. M. Martin.

Boston.. ..

4

56

4

Eunie....

31 3

C. E. Folsom.

S. Boston.

4

45

49

Vanitas. ■

27 6

Francis Clark.

S. Boston.

4

31

40

THIRD RACE.

Distance, 9 miles. Start made at 3:15 P. M.

CENTRE-BOARD BOATS.

Cycia.. ..

23 6

H. R. Smith.

.S. Boston..

4

45

12

Emily....

23

J. A. Douglas .

.S quantum.

4

50

44

Eureka...

. 23

J. N. Fuller.

.S. Boston.

4

39

19

Eugenia..

22 7

Frank Bird.

Boston....

4

46

5

Fannie...

21 3

Walter L. Drew.

.8. Boston.

4

39

52

May.

20

C. F. Gorman.

.S. Boston.

4

48

45

Mabel....

20

J. N. Roberts...

,S. Boston .

4

42

32

Maud.. ..

18 6

C. E. Fnller.

Boston. ..

4

48

46

Maisie...

. 21

James H. Shade.

.Quincy-

4

54

54

Niagara..

22 6

Arthur L. Dean.

S. Boston.

4

41

11

Posey....

21

McKee & M'rphy.

.S. Boston.

4

41

43

Ripple...

22 2

C.D . Macomber.

.S. Boston.

4

42

54

On’n Mab 21 9

M. J. Kelly.

S. Boston.

4

38

47

Uniaue...

20

J. M. Stuart.

.Weymouth

4

48

36

Wanderer 21 8

Charles E. Russ,.

. Boston....

4

40

25

Special Race—Distance, 13 miles; start made at 2:45 P.M.

In this class for fishing boats there were sixteen entries,
all of which went by numbers and not by names. The
judges have awarded the first prize, $ 100 , in the first race
for sloops to the Coming, and the second prize, $50, to the
Nina. For schooners, first prize, $200, to the Fearless,
second prize, $100, to the Azalia. In the second race for
centre-board sloops the first prize, $90, was. awarded to
White Cap, and the second prize, $50, to Clytic. For keel
sloops, in the second race, the first prize, $90, to sloop
Mist and the second, $50, to sloop Starlight. In the same
race for schooners, first prize, $90, to Vanitas, second
prize $50, to Eunie. In the third race for centre-board
boats’the first prize, $70, to Fannie; second prize, $85, to
Ripple; third prize, $25, to Mabel. For keel boats in the
third race the decision is reserved. In the special race for
fishermen’s boats the Saint John took the first prize, $50;
second prize, $25, to Primrose.

Boston, July 2,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The annual regatta of the Eastern Yacht Club took place yesterday at
Swampscott. The entries were as follows:—

FIRST CLASS SCHOONERS t

Name.

Commander.

Length on
Water Line.

Azalia.

.. .Commodore Forbes.

60

50

Brenda.

...J, G. Little.

61

02

Foam.

.. .T. D. Boardman.

76

50

Halcyon.

Vice-Com. Jeffries.

79

35

Rebecca.

... J. H. Reed .

66

75

Edith.

SECOND CLASS SCHOONERS

.. ,G. O.Hovey.

56

75 ;

Fearless.

...E. B. Phillips.

5t

15

T.nfrm n

55

05'

Romance....

...C. W. Armory.

55

06

Coming.

FIRST CLASS SLOOPS.

... Rear-Corn. Tucker.

57

—

Clytie.

Imogen.

SECOND CLASS SLOOPS.

..A. A.H. Meredith.

33

56

.A. C. Wheelright.

34

01

Nimbus.

.. .Edward Burgess.

33

55

White Cap..

_J. M. Forbes.

35

00

General Bo tier’s yacht America, with the General aboard, sailed over
the course with the competing yachts. _

The weather was anything but favorable at the start, as it was almost
a dead calm with here and there little southerly puffs, the first boats
having a little breeze, which took them well out to the eastward, while
the last had barely steerage way. The fleet soon separated, the Imogen
going down east in search of flukes, the leading boats going well to the
eastward and then taking a short tack to the southward.

About 2:55, two hours after the start, a brisk south-east breeze set m,
carrying the eastward division down to the buoy, the Imogen canying a
balloon jib and the Foam a jib topsail. At 3:10 the breeze reached the
Halcyon and she started, close hauled for the buoy, which was rounded
as follows, the White Cap having given up:—

H.

M.

S.

Imogen.

. 3

27

00

Azalea.

. 3

29

20

Brenda.

...... 3

29

20

Coming.

. 3

29

50

Fearless.

. 3

32

25

Latona.

. 3

35

05

H ; M. S.

Rebecca. 3 35 40

Nimbus.. 3 36 40

Clytie. 3 38 10

Halcyon. 3 38 35

Romance. Not timed.

Edith... Not timed.

Just after the Coming had rounded, a puff carried away her topmast,
and then striking the America, took off the tip of her jibboom, though it
did not prevent her from carrying her jib topsail.

The America at this point, instead of keeping out of the way, cut the
corner and bothered the Nimbus badly, making her luff three times.

The run down to half-way rock and thence home, was made in quick
time, the boats crossing the line as follows:—

Foam, Brenda, Halcyon, Azelia, Fearless,- Latona, Rebecca, Romance,
Nimbus, Clytie, Edith, Imogen.

The following are the actual and corrected times:—

Y vcht.

Actual time.

Correct time.

Halcyon.

45

14

5

45

14

Brenda.

45

39

5

34

51

Foam.

.. 5

46

17

5

.44

29

Fearless...

58

34

5

56

34

Azalia..

59

11

5

48

05

Latona...

. 6

01

37

6

00

25

09

22

6

01

52

Romance..

. 6

17

02

8

16'

14

Nimbus...

.. 6

18

07

6

17

19

Civtie..

. 6

22

29

6

21

41

Edith.

32

27

6

32

27

Imogen.

. Not timed.

The America reached half-way rock after the Halcyon, but cut the
corner, blanketed the Halcyon and came in second boat. It would be
more gentlemanly for outsiders to keep out of the way of the racing
boats.

The Azalia showed the most remarkable sailing of the fleet on the
home ran, as she is rigged without a jibboom or fore topmast and could
only seta staysail and gaff topsail, while the other boats tarried balloon
jibs and other light kites.

At present the prize list stands as follows:—Brenda, $125, first prize,
with allowance; Foam. $75, second prize, with allowance: Nimbus, $75,
first prize, with allowance; Fearless, $125, first prize, with allowance;
Halcyon, $75, quickest time over the course, but the Halcyon protested
against the Brenda for carrying-more men than the rules allow, and for
compelling her to keep off when she had the right of way. W. L. J.

—Tlie National Association have settled upon Thursday
and Friday, September 3d and 4th, as the days for the
Troy Regatta. The races are to be four-oared shells, pair
oared, double sculls and single scull.

—The yacht Silver, of the Eastern Yacht Squadron, was
recently pirchased at Boston by Thomas Nve, Jr., Esq.,
New Bedford, and has arrived at that port and been deliv¬
ered to Capt. Nye. She is one of the finest yachts afloat, is
schooner rigged, and registers 106.2 tons, old measurement,
and 52.19 tons, new measurement. Her length is 82 feet,
breadth of beam 24.3 feet, and depth 6 . 6 , and she draws
6 feet of water with centreboard up. She will make 13
knots an hour, and last year sailed from Newport to Mar¬
blehead, a distance of 160 miles, in 13 hours. Mr. Charles
V. Whitton, her former owner, and four other gentlemen,
went round in the yacht from Boston. She was originally
built by the famous yacht builder George Steers, but lias
since been rebuilt at a cost of many thousand dollars. The
vessel is a great acquisition to the yacht fleet of New Bed¬
ford.

—The Schooner Yacht Lizzie Wellington, nine tons,
has been purcliused by Dr. S. Palmer of Fail-haven, from
Capt. Samuel Curtis of Lynn.

—The Sloop Yacht Narragansett, Capt. Frank Tufts of
Boston, left that port July 4th, having on board Noah
Curtis, Samuel S. Sias, and John Sylvester, Esq., fora
“down east” cruise. They were to meet tlie Portland
Yacht Club at Boothbay, Me., and accompany them on
their cruise, thence proceed to Mt. Desert, Penobscot Bay,
&c., with the intention of being absent six or eight weeks.

—Steam yacht “Havemeyer,” of New York, was at
Cuttyhjank last week.

—A rowing race for four-oared shells took place at
Savannah on June 22d, between the following boats:—
Sappho, by the Vernon Boat Club; Lina, by Forest City
Club; Lula, by Couper Boat Club; Lucille, by Forest City
Club. Distance, one mile. The boats came in as follows:
—Sapplio, 1; Lina, 2; Lula, 3; Lucille, 4.

Galveston, June 27, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

I enclose you an account of our first race. The white
flag had the advantage of comparatively less current
than the Jennie; blue flag; had a length start, pulled
against six mile current.

Yours truly, Joseph Labadie.

Race boats having only speed in view, are built as light,
narrow and sharp as possible. They are rowed by from
two to twelve oars, and are from fifteen to seventy feet in
length, and generally not more than eight inches above
water. The two-oared boats are called shell boats, scull
boats or wherries; the larger ones sometimes barges.

On the 25th of September, 1873, some of the young men
of Galveston, fond of aquatic amusements, met and organ¬
ized what is now known as the Galveston Rowing Club.

The result is exhibited by the meeting yesterday. For
the first race four-oared boats, two miles, there were
three nominations, as follows:—William Boyd, Qipsey and
Jennie.

The men entered for the race were, by preference or se¬
lection, assigned as follows:—

Wm. Boyd— Crew: John Boyd, stroke; M. Grigg, p. s,;
Ben Otway, No. 2; Wm. Bondles, bow; Frank Hitchcock,
coxswain.

The Qipsey —Crew: Wm. Boyd, stroke; John Crotty, p.
s.; Harry Lidstone, No. 2 ; John Hitchcock, bow; N. D.
Lidstone, coxswain.

The Jennie —Crew: E. T. Mathews, stroke; Joseph Lab¬
adie, p. s.; J. S. Smith, No. 2; Leo Nichols, bow; R. W.
Shaw, coxswain.

At Kuhn’s Wharf the boats were alligned for the start as
follows:—Gipsey on the right; Jennie next, and the Win.
Bo/d on the left.

Tlie start was made at 6 :4, the Gipsey leading, followed
by the Jennie—the Boyd bringing up the rear. Boyd had
been the favorite before the start. The following is the re¬
sult:—Gipsey, 24; Jennie, 25; Wm,. Boyd, 25,

The second race was for single scull skiffs, the contest¬
ants being Frank Hitchcock and Alex. Nichols. At the
start Nichols took the lead and made quite a favorable im-
piession by the skilful handling of his oars; but after the
first mile liad been rowed, Hitchcock came in with his
steady strokes, took the lead and won handsomely by two
minutes, the time being—Duke, 21 minutes; Collins, 23
minutes.

The Galveston Rowing Club have recently constructed a
handsome boat house off Kuhn’s Wharf, which was for¬
mally baptised yesterday.

♦-

Portland, Me., July 7th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The Fourth of July Regatta of the Maine State Boating Association, at
Portland, was not sailed, and as the city makes no appropriation for a
celebration, the day was allowed to pass jjwithout the usual boat and

yacht races. The Longshore four rowed at Boston, and most of the
rowing fraternity went to the Hub to see the regatta there. The yacht
club started on their annual cruise to the eastward on Monday, July 6 th

Verdi.

Portland, Me., July 6,1874

Editor Forest and Stream.—

Our “cracK four,” (the Longshore crew,) have again carried off the
honors in the “4th of July Regatta,” at the Hub, coming in easy win¬
ners in the six-mile race in forty minutes and two seconds, taking the
first prize of $350. They are “good enough to row anybody.”

At the last moment a few interested parties raised a sufficient sum, by
subscription, to purchase prizes for a yacht race, which came off in the
afternoon of the Fourth. But little interest was manifested, only live
entries being made. The corrected time is given below:—

1st class. j 2 d class.

H. M. S. | II M. S

Ray, (sloop). 1 24 35|Gracie, (sloop). l 30 33

Sparkle, (schooner). 1 35 12 3d class.

Alarm, (sloop).. 1 39 18'Frolic, (sloop). 1 32 15

The distance for first and second class was twelve miles, and for third
class, ten miles. _____________ Vidi.

|pi# Uforsq m\d thq (j£ont[gq.

Monmouth Park — The Jersey Derby.— On July 4th
the handsome track and grounds of the Monmouth Park
Association were inaugurated for the season of 1874, with
some very brilliant racing. Praise is due the excellent
methods adopted for the transportation of the immense
crowd of people who left New York to witness the contests.
To carry some 4,000 people is no easy task. The following
were‘the results of the day’s sport: One mile dash—Binga*.
man first, Galway second, Jean Valjean third; time, 1:47|.
Mile heats—Survivor won the first, and Artist the second
and third; time 1:46V 1:47,1:47V Jersey Derby, a dash of
a mile and a half—Brigand first, Saxon second, Aaron Pen¬
nington third; time2:44£. Steeple chase of about three
miles—Bullet first, Victor second, Henrietta third; time
7:00f.

For the Jersey Deyby there were no less than fifty nomi¬
nations, and nine horses started. The Jersey Derby is for
colts and fillies of 1871. The following horses started:
Saxon, Brigand, Aaron Pennington, Rutherford, Tlie
Hoaxer, Macaroon, Count Hampton, Reform, and King
Amadeus, the last six horses making up the field. Coming
round the last turn, the excitement was intense, Saxon
ahead, leading Pennington by a neck, while Brigand was
apparently doing his best, two lengths behind. It was a
clever piece of horsemanship on the part of Heyward, who
as they turned in the home stretch, gave Brigand his head,
who now launched at the top of his speed, was a winner by
fully two lengths.

The steeple chase terminated the day’s sport. Five
horses started—Bullet, Tammany, George West, Henrietta,
and Victor. At the start Victor led, Bullet and Tammany
second, West fourth, and Henrietta last; they ran in
this order, taking the first jump, wdien Henrietta fell, threw
her rider, who remounted, but was a long way in the rear.
At the water jump, Victor passed Tammany, and took the
lead. Going over the stone wall, George West fell, and
sprawling on the field, brought Tammany to grief. Three
horses being now out of the race, Victor and Bullet then
went for it. Very unfortunately, Victor got hurt badly,
dislocating his fetlock, so that Bullet came in a hundred
yards ahead. We are glad to state that neither Gaffney nor
Tuliy, the plucky riders of West or Tammany, were hurt,
though the very fine horse Victor, we are afraid, is ruined
forever. Since this was written, Tammany is dead, and
Victor was so helplessly hurt that he was shot.

—Columbus, Ohio, July 1—the Summer meeting of the
Columbus Driving Park Association—first race, running
race, mile heats, five horses started; won by Nellie Bush;
time 1:45, l:47f, 1:48. A trotting race followed; won by
Granville; time, 2:35, 2:33, 2:33V A pacing race concluded
the meeting—won by sleepy George; time, 2:194, 2:24,
2:34f.

—Columbus, Ohio, July 3—second day’s meeting—trot¬
ting race, best three in five, won by Ohio Boy; time,
2:31, 2:27f, 2:30V The second race was a running one;
won by War Jig; time, 1:474, 1:49, 1:48V

—At Evansville, Indiana, on July 2d, the July meeting
attracted an immense audience. The race was between
Goldsmith Maid and Judge Fullerton. Won by the Maid
in three straight heats. Time,’2:254, 2:20V 2.21V

—At Evansville, Ind., second days’ racing. First race, a
trotting match, won by Jim Fisk; time, 2:42, 2:47, 2:46.
Second race, won by Ella Wriglit; time, 2:424, 2:42, 2:374.
On July 4th, the third day, four races were contested for.
The first race was won by Sam Houston; time, 2:36f, 2:40,
2:41, 2:40. The second, for pacing horses, won by Sucker
State; time, 2:28, 2:334, 2:34. The third, won by Ella
Wright, time, 2:45; 2:41, 2:37; and the last, a running race,
won by Harry Todd, time 1:48f.

— July 2d, at the Barrie Riding and Driving Park Associa¬
tion Grounds. First race, for running horses, mile heats,
best two in three, won by Goldfinch; time, 1:47V 1:50.
Second race, for trotting horses, five starting, won by
Forest Maid; time, 2:404, 2:43, 2:42, 2:42, 2:41f. Third
race, a trotting one, won by Lady Star; time, 2:30f, 2:334,
2:32.

—July 3d, at Barrie, Ontario, the first race was a handi¬
cap, with hurdles, 24 miles. Three horses started; won by
Mitchel in 4.554. Second running race, two mile dasli,
won by Moor; time, 3:494; third trotting race, best three in
five, won by St. John; time, 2.37, 2:35 and 2:38. The final
race of the day was a trotting race for untried horses, nine
starting, Emily winning; time, 2:48f.

—At Barrie, July 4th, in the trot for horses which had
not beaten 2:45, there were four starters; won by Bailiff ;
time, 2:42f, 2:44, 2:43V

—On the 6tli, at the Fleetwood Course, a trot between
Sorrel Jake and Brown George. Won by Jake. Time,
2:474, 2:47, 2:45, 2:52.

—At Monmouth Park, on Tuesday, there were three
lively races. The first was for T the Hopeful Stakes, two
year-olds, half mile; seven entries, and won by Babylon.
Time 51 sec. For the two mile race there were five entries.
Won by Donnybrook in 4:01. The eventof Tie day was
the race for the Monmouth Cup, two and a naif miles.
There were four entries. Won by Tom Bowling in 4:324-
Village Blacksmith fell on the home stretch, and was hope¬
lessly disabled. *

—At Chicago, July 2, the Dexter Park Races took place
—mile heats for running horses, all ages. Gleaner won the
first race; time, 1:484, 1:51V Second race, mile dash,
won by Nelly Grenim; time, 1:48V

FOREST AND STREAM

349

piiih for the jf mtjtner Sfonrist.

NEW SOMMER RESORT.

Cheap Excursions.

Toronto to the Lakes of Muskoka.

Daily Line.

Tlie Steamers Nipissing* and Wenonah,

IN CONNECTION WITH

The Northern Railway of Canada.

Fare only $6—Tickets Good to Return In a Month.

Tickets and full information to he had at the North¬
ern Railway offices and Agencies.

A. P. COCKBURN,

jly23m P. O. Toronto and Gravenhurst.

STEAMERS TO

Eastern Maine, New Brunswick,

Nora Scotia* Prince Edward Island* &c.
THE

ini

ii

Company’s Steamers

New York and City of Portland,

will until October 1st leave Boston at 3 a. m., and
Portland at 6 p. m. every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for Eastport, Maine, and St. John, N. B~., for
warding passengers by connecting lines to Calais,
Maine, St. Andrews, Frederickton and Shediac, N.B.,
Amherst, Truro. Picton, Digby, Annapolis, Kentvillc,
Windsor and Plalifax N. S., Summerside and Char¬
lottetown, P. E. I., and Hawkesburg, C B. This is

A most Desirable Route for Sportsmen*

presenting a convenient ana pleasant mode of access
to the famous hunting and fishing grounds of the
Eastern regions, at very moderate rates of fare. For
circular, with map and description of the route apply
to W. W. KILBY, Agent,

july23m Commercial Wharf, Boston.

Fishing and Hunting

Readthe Following 1 , for tlie

Best Fishing and Hunting

RESORTS.

On Conway Division, Eastern R. R., Brook Trout.
Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 3:15 P. M.

Rangely lakes, via. Farmington, Me. ) Largest
Umbagog lakes, via. Gr Tr’kto Bethel,Me. V Brook
Upper waters of Penobscot. ) Trout.

MooseheadLake, via.Dexter, Me.. Lake and Brook
Trout.

Grand Lake Stream, ^nd-locked Salmon.

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova
Scotia, Salmon, Sea Trout and Brook Trout.

Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 6:20 P. M.
Pullman cars on night trains.

Good hunting, large and small game in all the above
localities in their season.

For maps, fare, tables, &c., address or call at 134
Washington, street, Boston, Mass.

Eastern and Mains Central R.H. Line.

Geo. F. Field,
GenT Pass. Agent.

Chas. F. Hatch,
Gen’l Manager.

GUIDE

Moosehead Lake,

AND

Northern Maine* with Map.

Price $1 00. For sale as follows:

NEW YORK—Andrew Clerk & Co. 48 Maiden Lane.
PHILADELPHIA—J ohn Krider, cor 2d and W alnnt.
BOSTON—Bradford & Anthony, 186 Washington.

^e^artB for Workmen.

Hotels, hoarding-houses and private families,in locali
ties which offerfacilities for shooting, fishing and boat-
fH/) can have their cards inserted in this column at the
low rate of $10 for four lines for six months. Over
Kw lines, 25 cts. per line each insertion. _ -

Rossin House, Toronto, Canada.
SHEARS & SON, Proprietors.

This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports-
ttieu fromajl parts of the United States and Canada.

UOREST HOUSE, AT STARK’S FALLS, FOOT
of the Bog. O. J. Pelsue, Proprietor. Boats and
experienced guides furnished to sporting parties at
reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton, St. Law¬
rence Co., N. Y.

!>0ARD near twin lakes, FOUR HOURS
from N. York, via. Harlem- R. R., and convenient
Sd™? 01, stores, churches and post office. Address
^KED COOPER, “Locust Hill Farm,” Ashley Falls,
Be rkshire county, Mass. _

DREAT FALLS OF POTOMAC, MONTGOMERY
A £ ou uty, Maryland, 16 miles from Washington. D.
mV 7 ^ es from Rockville, Md. Best bass fishing on
pper Potomac. Hotel accommodations excellent—$2
Per clay; $9 per week. Address GARRETT & MAUS,
W romehn Hotel) Offntt’s x Roads, Aid. jell 6

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK,
c, J. I. FULTON, Jr., Proprietor.

Special rates to Boarders. 'ell6m

Foxcroft Exchange,

Foxeroft and Dover Village, Me.

X s NOW OPEN for permanent and transient board-
ers, The honse is new, and is in one of the most
wiaf^ lve y r lla S es hr New England, near Sebec Lake,
2,1 lts steam and sailboats, and extensive land-locked
salmon fish-works, and on the immediate border of
xtensive forests. It is also surrounded by splendid
aountain scenery, broad lakes and noble trout streams,
-rue stable is stocked with good teams. A large farm
fT.° nilec ted with the house, which fully supplies the
apie. Daily communication with Moosehead Lake.
irSpapb near house, and two daily mails. Prices
"roaerate. Refers to J. F. Jefferds, R. R, Mail ser-
ViCe > Boston, P. O. P. M. JEFFERDS, Prop’r.

fntde for the Rummer Wonmt

Escape the Summer Heat—(Roto Colorado.

Splendid Hunting and Fishing!

Good hotels and charming Summer Resorts. Health¬
restoring mineral waters, and a salubrious, invigor¬
ating climate. Thousands are going to Colorado this
season, to enjoy the luxuries of Nature amid the

Beautiful Parks of the Rocky Mountains.

For cheap rates and particular information address
E. A. FORD,

General Passenger Agent, 25 South Fourth Street, St.
Louis, Mo., and.he will cheerfully and promptly tell
you all about it. july9

SANFORD’S INDEPENDENT LINE.

T he steamers Cambridge—

J. P. JOHNSON, master, and KATAHDIN, W.
R. Roix, master, leave Foster’s wharf, Boston, for Ban¬
gor and the intermediate landings on the Penobscot
river, alternately, every MONDAY, TUESDAY,
THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, at 5} o’clock P, M., con¬
necting at Rockland, on Wednesdays and Saturdays,
with boat for Mt. Desert, Machias and intermediate
ports ; and at Bucksport on each arrival from Boston,
with stages for Sedgwick, Bine Hill, Ellsworth, Cher-
ryfield, Harrington and Calais. At Bangor coaches
will be in readiness to take passengers to Dover, Fox¬
croft, Moosehead Lake, and intermediate points.
Stages leave Bangor every morning for surrounding
towns. A first-class sailing packet leaves Belfast for
Cstine on the arrival of each boat. Staterooms can be
engaged prior to days of sailing.

WM. B. HASELTINE, Agent,

July 93m No. 13 Foster’s Wharf.

The Stonington Line

BETWEEN

NEW YORK & BOSTON.

The Only Inside Route* yia Providence.

TEE NEW AND ELEGANT STEAMERS

Rhode Island, Capt. Wm. M. Jones,
Narragansett, Capt. Ray Allen,
Stonington, Capt. Jesse Mott,

FORM THE FINEST FLEET 0 F SO UND
STEAMERS LEA VING NEW YORK.

Not a Trip MisseiMn Six Years!

Daily from Pier S3 N.R.,foot Jay st.

jSJJO 5 P. M.

ODCPIAi UflTinST The new and magnifi-
OrTutHL HU 8 lbL,""cent steamer RHODE
ISLAND, will on and after JUNE 22d, leave Pier 30
North River, foot Chambers street, at 12 o’clock,
noon, and Pier foot 23 street, East River, 1 P. M., ar¬
riving in Boston the same evening, affording passen
gers a sail through

Long&sland Sound by Daylight.

RETURNING—Train leaves Boston at 8 P. M.,
connecting with the RHODE ISLAND at Stonington
at 10-45 P. M., and arriving in New York at 6 A. M

EXCURSION TICKETS to Stonington and back,
same trip, $3. L. W. FILKINS,

General Passenger Agent, Pier 33 North River.

Long Branch and Philadelphia,

Via New Jersey So. Railroad,

COMMENCING MONDAY, JUNE 15,1874.

Leave New York from Pier 8, N. R., foot of Rector st.

7:00 a. m.—For Long Branch, Seabright, and High¬
lands.

9:40 a.m.—For Philadelphia, Long Branch, Waie-
town, Tuckerton and Bridgeton.

2:45p. m.—Foot 24th st., N. R. I -c. T ™„r> n P „

3;30 p. m.—Pier 8, N. R. f For LongBarnch&c

4:30 p. m.—For Long Branch, Waretown, &c.

5:30 p. m.—For Long Branch and intermediate sta¬
tions.

On SUNDAYS, leave 24th st. Pier at 9 a. m., and
Pier 8 at 9:40 a. m. for Long Branch. Returning, ar-
riAe Pier 8 at 6-50 p. m. , 24th street Pier at 7:10 p. m.

Fare from New York to Philadelphia, only $2 25.

Sandy Hook Excursions.

The steamers RIVER BELLE and JANE MOSELY,
leaving New York at 7, 9:40 a. m., 2:45 and 3:30 p. m.,
afford delightful excursions through the Narrows and
down the Bay to Sandy Hook, returning to New York
at 10:G0 a. m., 12:50 and 6:40 p. m. Fare from New
York to Sandy Hook and return, onlv $1.00. jun25

C. P. McFADDEN, W. S. SNEDEN,

Gen. Passenger Agent. General Manager.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

186 Washington St., Boston.

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS IN

FisMng Tackle,
Tisiiiiig' Mods*
Fish Hooks,

AND

AR9GLBNC lf¥iPLEf¥!EfiT8.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

186 Washington Street* Boston.

W ANTED—By a gentleman of pro¬
fessional nautical education—position as Ed¬
itor, Assistant or Special on a sporting paper. Naval
architecture, yachting and boating specialties. Could
in a couple of months put in some capital. Best ref¬
erences. Good hand at sketching regattas, etc. Sal¬
ary moderate. Address C. P. K., 919, Chestnut st.,
Phila., Pa. july 9

jotek.

UNION PLACE HOTEL,
EUROPEAN PLAN.

THOS. RYAN & SON,

BROADWAY. COR. FOURTEENTH STREET.

East End Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

L. B. SMITH «5& Co., Besses.

Rates, $2 50 to $3 00 per day, including Board and
Room. Special attention paid to Excursionists.
REGULAR DINNER, $1. THERE IS ALSO A

TViee, Lunch Room,

attached to the establishment. june 253m

Congress Hall,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

One Minute’s Walk from the Beach.
Board, ^3 OO per Day.

M. T. JUDD* Manager.

Laird’s Mansion House,

LONG BRANCH.

WM. L. MclRITiRE, Proprietor

MANY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED:
DJl New Parlors, New Piazzas, Reading Rooms, etc.
Terms reasonable. _ je253m

Central Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

O PEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.—
Liberal arrangements will be made with guests
for the FALL AND SPRING. Rooms thoroughly
heated. Address H. C. SHOEMAKER, Prop’r.,
jun253m East Long Branch P. O., N. J.

Ashland House,

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., RODGERS & WILKINS,
Proprietols. jly94t

Trout! Trout !! Trout!!!

] EXCELLENT EAMILYBOARD at reasonable rates;

J mountain scenery; healthiest part of New York,
at “ Maple Grove;” hot and cold baths, milk, &c..;
large rooms, and plenty of trout in the famous “Nev
ersink.” Fine drives. Only seven hours from the
city by Oswego Midland Railroad. Trout for sale at
$5 per 100. Addres., ALEX. HERRON,

Neversink Flats, Sullivan county, New York.
Or come to Fallsburgh and hire team out. jull

TV ANTED—IN A PLEASANT LOCALITY, ONE
mile from Greenwood Lake and three hours
from N. Y., a few families to board: panic prices. J.
B. WILSON, West Milford, Passaic county, N. J.

WORKS

ON THE

Horse, Dog, X atural History
Taxidermy, &c.

FOR SALE BY THE

Forest and Stream Publishing Co.,

The Horse. Yonatt. $1 25

Gymnasts and Gymnastics. Howard. 5 25

Wright’s Illustrated Poultry Book. 15 00

Weidenmann’s Beautifying Country Homes.... 15 00

Wallace’s American Trotting Register. 10 00

Wallace’s American Stud Book. Vol. 1. 10 00

Forester’s American Game ?n its season. 3 00

F. Forester’s Horse and Horsemanship, 8 vo.

2 Vols. 10 00

Frank Forester’s Field Sports. 8 vo. 2 Vols_ 6 00

Frank Forester’s Fish and Fishing. (100 ills) .. 3 50

•Frank Forester’s Manual Young Sportsmen_ 3 00

The Dog. Dinks, Mayhew and Hutchinson. 3 00

•-Gun, Rod and Saddle... . 1 00

Cijack Shot. 1 75

Dead Shot; or, Sportsman’s Complete Guide... 1 75

Copeland’s Country Life. 8 vo.. 926 pages. 5 00

Darwin’s Variations of Animals and Plants. 2

Vols. 6 00

Stewart’s (J ohn) Stable Book. 1 50

The Percheron Horse. 100

Yonatt and Martin on Cattle. 1 50

Cooper’s Game Fowl.. 5 00

Fuller’s Forest Tree Culturist. 1 50

Homoeopathic Veterinary Practice. 5 00

The Horse. Stonehenge. 2 50

The Horse Doctor. Mahew.. 3 00

Horse Management. Mahew. 3 00

Dogs, Their Management. Mayhew. 75

History of the British Dog. Jesse. 16 00

The Dog. Youatt.:. 4 00

The Dog. Idstone. 2 50

The Dog. Stonehenge. 3 75

Rod ana Gun. Wilson. 5 00

Shooting, Boating and Fishing. Warren. 100

Gun, Rod and Saddle. 1 00

Arms and Ammunition. 1 25

The Fishing Tourist. Charles Hallock.;. 2 00

Fishing in American Waters. Genio C. Scott.. 3 50

Modern Breech Loaders. Greener. 3 5(?

Manual for Rifle Practice. Wingate. 1 50

Encyclopedia of Rural Sports. Blaine. 10 5

Lewis’ American Sportsman. 3 00

1 50

2 50
00
50
50
?5
50

The Trapper’s Guide. Newhouse
Domesticated Trout. Livingston Stone. Illus.'.

Trout Culture. Seth Green.

Handbook of Shooting. (Routledge’s). .

“ “ Angling. -*■' .

Animal Life in Europe. Specht. .

Forty-four Years of a Hunter’s Life.

Key to the Birds of North America. By Elliott

Cones. 7 00

The Extinct Mammalian Fauna of Dakota and

' Nebraska. 30 plates. Leidy. 20 00

Trees, Plants and Flowers. Where and How

They Grow.!. l 00

Butterflies, Described and Illustrated. l 75

Tne American Beaver and His Works. Morgan.. 5 00

Taxidermist’s Manual. Brown. 125'

Taxidermy Made Easy. 75

JUST PUBLISHED.

History of North American Birds. By Prof.

Baird, Dr. Brewer and Mr. Ridgway. Tnree

volumes. 30 00

Field Ornithology. A Standard Treatise on

Taxidermy, with Check List of North Amer-1 2 75
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It is the OFFICIAL ORGAN of the

The Fish Cnlturists’ Association
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The Publishers of FOREST AND STREAM

In order to stimulate the development of

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Starting Clubs.—Agents, and others interested, are
advised that we do not insist upon their starting with
full clubs to secure our rates. They can send three
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number within 60 days will be entitled to same premi¬
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CRICKET.

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For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Sharpe
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WARD-BURTON RIFLE.

For $200, forty copies, one year, with one Ward-
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SINGLE AND DOUBLE BARREL MUZZLE
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For $20 00, four copies, one year,with one American
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To those who prefer cash premiums a discount of
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C. F. GATES, Treasurer. jun25 1y

N. Y. Safety Steam Power Co.

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Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. New
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HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6± lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 gram, in
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“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
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The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
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the various mining districts of the United States and
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Thos. S. Pope, Secretary.

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Imported, and the best American Gloves manufac¬
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p, s.—Goods sent C. O. D. everywhere.

P AMRAPO—with its beautiful sheet of water
spreading before it, lovelier than the bay of
Naples : its situation commanding a view of the Nar¬
rows—the gateway of the ocean—forming an ever-
changing kaleidoscope of vessels homeward and out¬
ward bound. Its banks arc dotted with the finest res¬
idences, and nestling also under its green foliage the
bright painted houses of the several boat clubs, the
Triton’s and the Bayonne’s, enliven the picture. This
locality offers inducements for health to the resident
and wealth to the investor, such as no suburb near
New York can do. Only 23 minutes from New York
by the Central Railroad of New Jersey, from the foot
of Liberty street. Commutation only seven cents per
trip, monthly ticket. Lots and houses for sale. In
quire at Forest and Staeam Office, for Mr. Joseph
Hallook. for full particulars. je25tf

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Comer of Pearl Street.

NEW YORK.

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
ATTENTION.

T O LET, AT PAMRAPO, a Beautiful

Place on the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
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trip—part of a nice house facing the lovely bay of
New York, near depot, to rent for $10 per month. In¬
quire at office of Forest and Stream. 17 Chatham st.

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CONTAINS THE

AME LAWS FOR 1874

Of all the States and Canada, besides a vast fund of
useful information on Hunting and Fishing. Price
50 cents. For sale by Gunsmiths, Fishing Tackle
dealers, and News Agents everywhere. Mailed on re¬
ceipt of price Jby CHARLES SUYDAM, Publisher,
61 Warren street, N. Y. flUsual discount to the trade.

MISFIT CARPETS.

(~A OOD SECOND HAND AND MISFIT CARPETS, RICH Patterns, Very Cheap,

VIT OLD PLACE, 112 FULTON STREET, between William and Nassau. Sent home and laid free of

at the

charge.

mcellmteauB

J. & W. TOLLEY

MAKERS OP

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Fine only Eng-lisk

BREECH LOADING GUNS,

Offer advantages in the purenase
of FINE GUNS, possible only to
the manufacturer, who trades di¬
rect with the sportsmen.

They therefore confidently in¬
vite comparison of their weapons
with, those of other makers, as re¬
gards Fine Quality of Material
and workmanship,-and more es¬
pecially shooting powers, which
is our great specialty, and for
which we are celebrated the world
over, vide testimonials,which yvill
be forwarded with price and de-
scriptiive sheets on application to

our BRANCH HOUSE, 29 Maiden Lane,

Corner Nassau street, New .York.
Manufactory, Pioneer Works. Birmingham, England

PECK & SNYDER’S

Sportsman’s Emporium.

PATENT “ SPINNING SQUID.”

PECK & SNYDER

A 126 Nassau St.

No. 1,Single Hook, for Bass \

( or Weak Fish, 50c. No. 2, Triple I
■^Hook, for catching Pickerel or \
Black Bass, 75c. No. 3, Large
Single Troll, for Blue Fish, $1.00.
Samples Mailed on receipt op Price.

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN OUTFITS

For Base Bail Players, Cricketers,

Yachting, Boating*, Fishing,

QUOITS, INDIAN CLUBS, DUMB BELL, BOXING
GLOVES, GUNS, PISTOLS, Etc.

Send for Catalogue. Special prices to dealers. Ad¬
dress PECK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y r .

E & IT. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591
. Broadway, N. Y., op. Metropolitan Hotel.
'Chromos and Frames, Stereoscopes and Views, Graph-
oscones, Megalethoscopes, Albums and Photographs
of celebrities; Photo-Lantern Slides a specialty. Man¬
ufacturers of Photographic Materials. Awarded First
Premium at Vienna Exposition. jellly

SPORTSS^E^ !

desired.

JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

j§hihdeJ$bm.

IMPORTER, AND DEALER IN

Breech and Muzzle Loading

SHOT GUNS.

Fishing and Sporting Tackle of every description.
Also, the new improved Parlor or Gallery Rifles, Pis¬
tols and Targets Apr. 161y

FISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY A AD BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Glued Bamboo. Rod mountings of the very finest
quality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele¬
brated JOHN JAMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.
A large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
lected Calcutta Bamboo Poles. *-6m

w. S. BAMNUM,

Syracuse, N. Y>

Guns, Revolvers, Fishing Tackle, Base-
Ball Supplies, &c., &c.

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading gun
sent to any address for $40.

every cua WARRANTED.
Ammunition of the very best quality a specialty.

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Comer Second and 'Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns, Rifles, Pistols, and Fishing Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-ly

Thomas Sparks,

Shot and Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808 ]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

8ENB

And receive by return mail a copy of
HINTS TO ANGLERS. A little book
brimful of fun and useful points. 12
spirited humorous illustrations, by
Cruikshank. To which is added Hints
for Chess Players, neatly bound in
cloth. CLAXTON. REMSEN & HAF-
FLEFINGER, Publishers, Philadelphia.

FIFTY

cents

W. TAXIS, AQUARIUM MANUFACTURER
Li* and dealer in GOLD FISH, AQUATIC PLANTS
FISH GLOBES, &c 60 North Sixth street, Phila¬
delphia, Penn. Orders by mail attended to.

Orange Sporting Powder.

Your attention is called to the
OIL TANNED MOCCASIN, the
best thing ever worn by sports¬
men. Not injured by wetting and
drying— always soft and easy to
the feet, and VERY DURABLE
—being made of the
very best of stock and
warranted the genuine
.article, different from
P anything before offer¬
ed. With long legs
and hard bottoms if
Illustrated Circular and Price List free.

FRANK GOOD.

1209 Elm st., Manchester, N. H.

For a first-class Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufacturer
ESPENSCHEID, 118 Nassau street.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive

prompt attention.

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
to 7, packed only in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser
sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
breech-loading guns, giving great penetration with
very slight recoil.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER,

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 6£ lbs. each, and in canis
lers of 1 and 5 lbs.

AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick. For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 12£ lbs. and 6} lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER,

The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 12^ lbs., and 6£ lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and
£ pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
uum than any other brands made.

LAFLIN & RAND POWDER Co.,

21 Park Row, N. Y.

(Opposite Astor House .)

AMERICAN

PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
COMPANY.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Archi
tectural Plans, &c.

OEFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

No- 94 Fulton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.
also, constantly on hand

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies.

K for sale.-

t of stock. RICHi

july 9 4

EIGHT HOUND PUPS

_ and a Setter one year

RICHARD VALENTINE,
Janesville, Wis.

^jffitlcqlhmeous.

FIRE ARMS!

AND

SEWING MACHINES

New Double Barrelled BREECH-LOADING SHOT
GUNS. Snap and Positive Action, with patent Joint
Check, a marvel of beauty, finish, and cheanuPB.*
celebrated REMINGTON RIFLES-adopted ovNTNE
DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTS, and renowned
throughout the world for military, hunting and tar
-;et purposes; PISTOLS, RIFLE CANES, MET\L-
T C CARTRIDGES, &c.

Also Manufacturers of the new

1

REMINGTON SEWING MACHINE,

To which was awarded the

‘‘MEDAL OF PROGRESS”

the highest order of medal awarded at the late Vienna
Exposition; also received the FIRST and only pre¬
mium over all other machines at the great Central New
York Fair , at Utica, 1873. This machine has sprung
rapidly into favor, as the BEST MADE MACHINE in
the world, and possessing the best COMBINATION of
good qualifies, namely, light running, smooth, noise¬
less. rapid , durable , ivith perfect lock siitcli.

PW* Send for Circulars.

E. REMINGTON & SONS,
Ilion, N. Y,

New York Offices 281 Broadway and 294 Bowery.

Journal des Chasseurs. Yie a la Campague

PUBLISHED IN PARIS,

BY Messrs. FIRMAftl DIDOT,

Rue Jacob, No. 56.

Editeur en Chef, M. H. E. CHEVALIER, (formerly
Editor of the “Courier des Etats Unis) Consieller
General de la Seine.

Subscription $5 a Tear; $2.50 for Six Months.

SPECIMEN COPY SENT FREE ON APPLICATION BY LETTER

LA CHASSE ILLUSTREE, a Weekly Journal, is
about the same size as the Forest and Stream, and
contains information regarding European hunting,
fishing, and accounts of travel from all parts of the
world. It is the highest authority in regard to pisci¬
culture. It is profusely illustrated by the first artists,
and is the only Journal published in France devoted
to the interests of the SDortsman. The yearly vol¬
umes make a magnificent work of 600 pages, adorned
with 200 original designs. Address

La Chasse Illustree.

Messrs. Didot, No. 56 Rue Jacob, Paris, France.

Hall’s Patent Creasers

FOR PAPER SHELLS.

FPHE “CLIMAX” CREASER, combining

-L Creaser, Loader and Cap-Expeller, forming the
most complete implement in the market. Is also an
excellent Loader and Cap-Expeller for Berdan and
other metallic shells. Price, $2 75. Sent by mail post¬
paid. Extra cylinders, 75 cts. Extra needles, 15 cts.
Plain Creaser and Loader—Improved Pattern.

Works rapidly and effectively. Price $2 25. Sent
by mail post-paid. Extra cylinders 40 cts. each. In
ordering either of the creasers give size of shell used.
For sale by Gun Dealers. Address HALL & CO.,

40 North Duke street, Lancaster, Pa.

At Dgmnnn beautiful sea views

HL r Cl 1181 ClJJU""" splendid Fishing, Bathing
Boating, 22 minutes from New York. Opposite th<
station—shade and lawn. Board only $6 00 to $8 00
Inquire of station master for HENRY HOE.

At Patterson— NEW JEKSEY EEAL - ES ’

.. TATE TO RENT.—A large

house, 11 rooms, large cellar and attic, front hall 101
feet wide; floor trimmings, stairs and doors all black 1
walnut and ash. Splendid garden in front, shrubbery,
flowers and shade. Rent very low; two nice families
no obipcHnn. App’v to C. K, HOE, 65 Wall st.

GkEiT

Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary.

10,000 Words and Meanings not in other Dictionanet

3000 Engravings; 1840 Pages Quarto. Price $12

Webster now is glorious. [Pres. Raynwn ?N^sar Cob
Every scholar knows its value. [ TT S. Prmott*

Best defining Dictionary. [ f or ^ J ce T S a fl''

Standard in this office. [A. 71. Clapp, ?ov
The etymology without a rival. [

Excels in defining scientific terms. [P
Remarkable compendium of knowledge [Pres.
Published by G. & C. MERRIAM, Sp ‘Bgfield, Mass
Sold by all Booksellers.

TTTANTED.— By a gentleman who )}*$
V V long experience in business matters, a position
in theClothing, FtwnishingGoods, Tailor’s Trimming l
Grocery, Liquor, Cigar and Tobacco, Hat, Boot ana j]
Shoe, or any kind of business. Is well acquainted in .
the Southern States. References as to ability an
honesty. Address “ Capability,” P. O. box

T. J. SELLEW,

DESKS, j

OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURNITURE

103 Fulton Street, N. Y.

mrT T-vT-m*-r> T\Tncnr«

FOREST AND STREAM.

351

W. & C. SCOTT & SQMS

Breech Loaders.

WINNERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873.
Scott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders, 25 cents
by mail. Report of Gun Trial sent on application.

AGENTS:

WM. READ & SONS,

13 Faneail Hall Sq., Boston.

Also all other makes. Greener, Westley Richards,
Webley, Remington. Wesson, &c.

A genuine laminated Steel Breech-loader, with im¬
plements, at $60.

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds for
shooting practice.

Fine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriages
Complete, as furnished the New York and Boston
Yacht Squadrons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

CAMPING AND MINING

STOVE.

Weighing only 25 pounds, very durable, will cook
for 10 persons, and is especially adapted for camping
purposes The ware consists of S qt. Kettle, 6 qt.
Tea Kettle, 2 qt. Coffee Pot, Fry Pan, round Tin Pan,
2 square Pans, Dipper, Gridiron, Tent Collar, 8 ft,
Funnel and an*Oven that will roast 15 pounds beef.

Out side, dimensions, packed, 12 x 12 x 20 inches.

The ware is so constructed that it nests and packs
in the oven, and the oven and funnel pack in side the
stove as represented in cut 2 . leaving room for pack¬
ing half doz. Plates, Knives, Forks and Spoons and
drinking Cups. Price complete, $13.50.

SEND P, O. ORDER, OR CASHIER'S CHECK.

POUD & DUNCKLEE,

87 Blackstone street, Boston, Mass

^iscellmfcaus.

E. SI. MADISON,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fishing: Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Goou*, &c.
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
of line guns, &c.

ESTABLISHED 1849.

J. B. McHARG & CO.,

ROME, N. Y.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Split Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal
mon, Bass, Trout, Trunk and Perch Rods, with
or without McHarg’s Patent Reel Plate. Sole
manufacturers of McHarg’s Gold, Silver,

Brass and Pearl Spinning Baits of every
description, and manufacturers of

Fishing Tackle in ail its Varieties,

neluding all styles of Bass. Salmon and Trout Flies

W Colo A BU0K fawn, SIX
IUI 0 Cl IC. “ ” “ weeks old. Enquire at the
Forest and Stream.

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8 th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,| 1-5 $4,1-10 $2,1-20 $1

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared to till all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

11 Wall street. New York

Deer

office of

^orhtnens (§oodz.

JjjjHiscdhmoug,

ALBERT C. KUCK.

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

No. 32 PARK ROW,

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER of

And Dealer in all Kinds of

FISHING TACKLE, GUKS,

REYOLYERS.

Skates and Sptoring Goods.

REUBEN WOOD, ”

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing’ Tackle of Every Description.

I’he finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Elies
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark &: Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

SNEIDER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

Muzzle'Loading Guns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

S14 West Pratt street,

28 Baltimore, Md.

Rstablished in 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Rods, Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Fish Hooks* Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.

BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of ah kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

SIM D. KEHOE

THE

1

“INDIAN CLUB MAN,’

WITH

F. GROTE & CO.* 114 East 14th St.* N. Y.

KEHOE’S INDIAN CLUBS.

KEHOE’S PATENT STRIKING BAG,

KEHOE’S HEEL PADDED BOXING GLOVE,
GOODS SENTC. O. D.

Send for KEHOE’S Illustrated Catalogue, 114 East
14th street. New York. ;jun253m

A. JOS. KAPP,

A. H. GROTE

F.GROTE & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

=114 East 14th St.* N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pin Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other lands
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK AND DOGSKIN GAUNTLETS.

Buckskin Shooting and Fishing Breeches
and Leggings for Summer and Fall.

LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS
BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LTV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Broadway, IV. Y.

FISHING TACKLE!

lOl

& 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) New York.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

.-50 Fulton St., IV. Y.

Green Hart, Split Bamboo , Log Wood , Ely
and Salmon Bods, a Specialty.

rnilAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
A created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $ 8 ; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated' catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST &LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30 , 1873 .
Messrs. Win. S. Kimball SsP Co.:

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to he the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
Isthe King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort of
strongness. My friend in New York got an appointment ia
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send melortheen«l 06 edten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hyrtl.

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

Established 1843.

Breech and Muzzle Loading

fW

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Din 1

Ills, III

(IKjS, J

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toi

Sportsmens Apparatus,

AMMUNITION,
Materials for Gun-Makers* &e.*

Wholesale and Retail. Guns made to order, or re¬
paired in the best manner.

ALEXANDER McCOMAS,

j* 18 No. 51 South Galvert st., Baltimore.

CHAS. RELCHE & BRO.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &e„

55 Chatham Street;,

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,

AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI

MALS AND BIRDS.

CHAS. REICHE. 11-63 HENRY REICHE.

H. W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

{STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TADLES

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

IVo. 738 BROADWAY,

Cures Sore Throat , Bronchitis , Neuralgia ,
Pneumonia , Whooping Cough , Rheu¬
matism, Chilblains , Strains , &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druedsts
Samples Free ! Ask for it! Test it!

"Ward, Russell <&> Co„

38 and 80 Fulton St., N. Y

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES*

19 N. Will iam Street, New York,

DR. FOWLER’S PATENT

Hard Rubber Reel-

Imperishable, Light as a *Peather*fancl
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and Hon. Robt Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit, has now been before the public for one year
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents r or the United States,

25-61_48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

(jplothing and §ootU.

ITHAMAR DU BOIS,

CELEBRATED

Shirt Maker,

328 Fulton St., Brooklyn.

Fine Shirt,r, Collars and Cuffs to Order.

—A T P O P U LAR PRICES,—

Fashionable Furnishing Goods in gi eat r curie ty.

KRUG

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY,

A. ROCHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada

No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

T* 1m had of ail family grocers. jq 26

352

FOREST AND STREAM

| 'ff0i[tsmens (§ood<>.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

s : 19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to orn¬
ate assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS <fc HAWRSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.

To insure good shooting'from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily: re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE, AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Vest.

This Vest affords ^11% the best ar¬
rangement yet in vented for car¬
rying cartridges. P 1 »2^ The weight is

so evenly distribu! » / If ted that it is

scarcely felt.. Car illf f II tridges can be
carried with the lug L aafigl W lie f ds down in
this vest, which isKfmmf of great impor¬
tance when brass W(i#i«hMnyiW shells are used

as when carrying them with the

head up the weight of the * llot , oft "

en forces the wad jplIiVpilllW forward, when

bad shooting is the -result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,

WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

Paig& «

NEW TROLLING SPOON.

In offering this Trolling Bait to the public the manu
factnrer feels confident he has brought this artificial
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial to es¬
tablish its superiority over all others for catching
Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Trout, Salmon Trout, Muska-
longe, &c. Three sizes made—No. 20 for fish under
3 pounds weight; No. 21 for fish under 10 pounds, No.
22 for very large fish. If not to be found at your fish¬
ing tackle stores, these Spoons will be forwarded by
the manufacturer by mail. Price $1.00 each.

JOHN H. MANN, Sy racuse, New York

D. HODGM&N l CO.,

27 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT

India Rubber Goods

COMPRISING

Rubber Trouting* Pants,

Fishing- Stockings,

Camp Blankets, etc.

Complete Sporting! CampingOutfit.

PHOTOGRAPHY!

Out-Boor Groups, Views,

YACHTS,

Horses, Dog s,&e.

PHOTOGRAPHRD AT ANY DESIRED PLACE, BY

G. W. PACH, 858 Broadway, N. Y.

Samples sent and estimates given on application.

TH0S. OTIS LEROY&C0.

251 AND 263 WATER ST., NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Celebrated American Standard

Patent Sifted Eagle Brand

CHILLED

DROP SHOT

-ALSO-

COMPRESSED

Buck Shot and Bullets.

HviEAD^ATENT SAFETY

EXPLOSIVE BULLET,

METALLIC CARTRIDGES.

Calibre_22, 32, 38. 44, 46, 50, &c.

Also BOMB-SHELLS for 12 and 16 gauge Shot Guns.
JOHN P MOORE’S SONS, GUN D ALERS,
300 Broadway, New York.

Send for Circular, describing effect on Grizzly Bears.

E. REMINGTON & SONS-

Maimfacturers of

REMINGTON’S

281 and 283 Broadway, New York,

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

Weight, 28 inch, 8i lbs. SO inch, 8f lbs. 2f inch Drop. 14 inch Stock.

DECARBONIZED STEEL BARREL.

We are now prepared to furnish these Guns, 28 and 30 inches, No. 12 guage, at $45.
Discounts to the trade only. Will have Twist and Laminated Barrels at $60 and $75 about
July 1st, 1874.

HE6-EMAPPS

PORTABLE FOLDING BOAT,

For use as Life Boats, Lighters, Dingies, Dorys, on board of Steamers,
Yachts, and other Vessels, also for Sportsmen, Tourists, Trappers,
Exploring Expeditions, Parties Camping Out, &e.

These safe and perfectly portable boats will admit of the roughest usage. > A very light,
strong and durable frame of ash or other tough wood, with canvass cover, and can he
folded in one-eighth space , for transportation , and carried in a light buggy wagon, on horse¬
back, or by a single person*and can he unfolded ready for use, in three minutes time.
Boats neatly folded, packed and shipped by express to any address, however distant, at
the same rates of freight as ordinary goods. Address JOHN HEGEMAN*

Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., N. Y.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro-
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6tb June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board :

“ Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved, further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial m the field.’ (See.

Ordnance Report.) , . .. , ,

We are now receiving orders for these guns, and due
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifie for Creedmooi
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs of lead carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creeamoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our nfles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 54 Wall St., N. Y.

r|cyrojCC ...made to order

riOnliniLO. for the trade. Every va¬
riety of Net, Seine, Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake,
Pond or River. AMERICAN NET AND TWINE CO.,
Bettes. 5 - gm

SHARPS’
Breech-Loading, Metallic Cartridge

1:10.01 till o;*,

ond Target

rifles.

EXCELS ALL OTHERS

-IN-

Accuracy, Strength & Safety

No Premature Discharges Ever Occur.

Special attention is called to their LONG RANGE
RIFLE, weighing 10 lbs., for target practice. This
rifle won the AMATEUR CLUB MEDAL, at Creed-
moor Range, New York, three times, making eighty-
one points out of a possible eighty-four— best* record
ever made on the Range. At same Range, Fall meet¬
ing, in “ All Comers Match” 500 and 600 yards, 75 en¬
tries and 10 prizes, the SHARPS’ RIFLES took five
prices with seven guns. At the Opening Meeting,
Creedmoor, J one 6 1874, Sharps’ took four out of six
prizes in the match for military rifles at 500 yards;
the first and second prizes being won with it by scores
of 27 out of a possible 28.

Every Rifle Warranted a good shooter ;

Calibres 40, 44 and 50-190 in., of any length
desired;

Charge of powder, 50 to 100 grains ;

Weight of balls, 220 to 540 grains;

Stocks, plain, also pistol grip and checked ;

Sights, plain, globe and peep, Vernier with in¬
terchangeable front sight and wind guage.

Price, from $35 OO to $125 OO.

Every variety of ammunition for above guns con¬
stantly on hand. Send for circulars

Sharps’ Rifle Manufacturing Go.,

Hartford, Conn.

JOHN P. MOOKE’S SONS, Agts.,

June 11 300 Broadway, New York.

J. C. CONROY & CO..

65 Fulton Street* New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF

Fish Hooks and Fishing Tackle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
tfcMX food*.

THE GREAT PRIZES,

OF THE

Fourth Gift Concert

OF THE

Kentucky Public Library

WERE DRAWN AS FOLLOWS
The first prize of $187,500, the capital pn ze bv
clubs in Memphis, Tenn. ’ Y

The second gift, $75,000, was paid to State Bank
Madison, Mo., J. H. Wakefield and A. L Sims nf
Trenton, Ky., H. H. Bollinger, Pembroke. Ky P W
Dooner, Los Angelos, Cal., W, G. Byerly, Portsmouth'
O., Flint & Chamberlain, Waco, Texas, and others’
the tickets having been sold in coupons.

The Farmers’ National Bank, of Richmond Kv
drew the half of the third prize, $37,500. Wm E
Oates, Vicksburg, Miss., J. M. Copeland, Franklin
Ky.. Armstrong & Sawyer, Gransbure, Ind., each one’
tenth. The remainder was held m clubs.

The first prize in the third drawing was all in one
ticket, and owned by L. H. Keith, Esq.. Kingston
Mass., to whom was paid $100,000 in cash.

The Fifth Gift Concert,

which is positively the LAST THAT WILL EVER
BE GIVEN UNDER THIS CHARTER, will come off
in Public Library Hall, at Louis Mile, Ky.

FRIDAY, JULY31,1874.

$ 2 , 500 , 000 .

divided into twenty thousand gifts, will be distributed
among the ticket-holders.

LIST OF GIFTS.

One Grand Cash Gift.$250,000

One Grand Cash Gift. 100^000

One Grand Cash Gift. 75,000

One Grand Cash Gift. 50,000

One Grand Cash Gift. 25.000

And 19,995 gifts, ranging in value from $20,000 to$50.
Grand Total, 20.000 Gifts, all cash.$2,500,000

PRICE OF TICKETS.

Whole Tickets,. $60 OO

Halves. 2§ OO

Tenths, or each Coupon, B OO

11 Whole Tickets,. 500 00

For tickets and information apply to
THOS. E. BBAMLETTE, Agent Public Libravv
Ky., Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky.

or THOS. H. HAYS, «fc CO.,

609 Broadway, A. Y.

pilfer

PATENT TREBLE WEDGE

Fast Breech Loader

Indestructible by Gunpowder.

This gun is specially designed to meet the require¬
ments of American sportsmen. It will stand a larger
charge of powder, and shoot stronger than any other
system. For duck and pigeon shooting these guns
stand unrivalled. The action is simple in construc¬
tion, quick ancl easy to load. They may be inspected
this season at all the principle gun stores in the Uni¬
ted States. Prices moderate.

The second edition of “Modern Breech Loaders,
Sporting and Military,” will be shortly published by
W. W. GREENER,

july2 St. Mary’s Works, Birmingham, England.

THE COMMODORE’S

SIGNAL BOOK

AND

VADE MECUM,

CONTAINING

Chromo Cliart

OF ATLANTIC, PACIFIC AND COAST STEAM¬
SHIP FLAGS, FUNNELS AND NIGHT SIG¬
NALS ; CHARTS OF ALL THF UNITED
STATES YACHT CLUB FLAGS ; PRI¬
VATE SIGNALS OF YACHTS;

LISTS OF OFFICERS OE YACHT
CLUBS FOR 1874 ; NAMES
OF YACHTS; OWNERS;

RIG; DIMENSIONS;

PILOT BOATS;

REGATTA DAYS; LIFE SAVING STATIONS;
TIDE TABLES, &c., &c.

Compiled from official sources, by

THOMAS MANNING*

138 Fulton Street, N. Y.

And published under the auspices of the Cunard
Steam Ship Co. and Brooklyn Yacht Club.

The Compiler has the honor to announce to profes¬
sional Mariners and Yachtsmen that the above is now
in piess, and will shortly be published. Price $2 50.

The Life Saving Stations include the new districts.
The Tide Tables will be very extensive.

The Compilation has been carefully made,‘and is
complete and accurate.

The artistic and typographical work will be in the
best style.

Subscribers remitting the price of the work, with
name and address, either to the Compiler, to John
Filrner, 292 Broadway, or to Forest and Stream
Publishing Co,, New York, will have a copy forward¬
ed as soon as published, mailed free. jly2

NO FROGSSroSNO HORSE.

How to shoe Horses

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar
Goqden ough Horse Shoe, 41 Dev Street, New York .

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in season) can be supplied at reasonable prices
by addressing J. FEARON MANN, Lewistown, Penn

♦-8m

Ter.ns, Five Dollars a Year.
Tea Cents a Copy.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JULY 16 , 1874 .

Volume 2, Number 23.

17 Chatham St. (Cityllall S(jr.)

(SelecUd.)

THE SALMON RUN.

O il! away to the Tweed,

To the beautiful Tweed,

My much loved native stream,

Where the ilsh from his hold,

’Neath some cataract bold,

Starts up like a quivering gleam.

To the Tweed, then, so pure.

Where the wavelets can'll!re
The king of the waters to roam,

As he shoots far and free,

Thro’the boundless sea,

To the halls of his silvery home.

From his iron-bound keep,

Far down in the deep.

He holds on his sovereign sway.

Or darts like a lance,

Or the meteor’s glance,

A far on his bright-winged prey.

As he roves thro’ the tide.

Then his clear, glittering side f

Is burnished with silver and gold,

And the sweep of his flight
Seems a rainbow of light,

As again he sinks down in his hold.

Oh! then hasten with speed
To the clear running Tweed,

Tile river of beauty and song,

Where the rod swinging high,

Throws a Coldstream dress’d fly
O’er the hold of the salmon so strong.

With a soft western breeze
That just thrills thro’ the trees,

And ripples the beautiful bay,

Throw the fly for a lure—

That’s a rise! strike him sure—

A clean fish, with a*burst he’s away.

Hark! the ravel line sweel,

From the fast whirling reel,

With a musie that gladdens the ear;

And the thrill of delight.

In that glorious fight.

To the heart of the angler is dear.

Hold him tight! for the leap;

Where the waters are deep,

Give out line in the far, steady run;

Reel up quick, if he tire,

Tho’ the wheel be on fire,

For in earnest to work he’s begun.

Aroused up at length,

How he rolls in his strength,

And springs with a quivering bound;

Then away with a dash,

Like the lightning’s flash,

Far o’er the smooth pebbly ground.

Tho’ he strain on the thread,

Down the stream with his head,

That burst from the run makes him cool;

Then spring out for the land,

On the road change the hand,

And draw down for the deepening pool.

Mark the gleam of his side
As he shoots thro’ the tide—

Are the dyes of the dolphin more fair?

Fatigue now begins.

For h:s quivering fins
On the shallows are spread in despair.

His length now we’ll stretch
On the smooth, sandy beach,

With the flap from his gills waxing slow;

Tne sport of an hour

Spent the strength of his power,

And the fresh-water monarch lies low.

M. A. Foster.

*y~The forests of Russia cover 470,000,000 of acres, being
H per cent, of the whole forests of Europe! The wood of
-Russia is getting to be rapidly used up. In 1871 tlie price
°t wood in St. Petersburg rose 70 per cent. The estimated
^lue of the timber cut in Russia every year is about 40,-
JO0,000 of dollars. In 1872 about 10,000,000 dollars, worth
01 hfhber was sold in England.

For Forest and Stream ,.

S §riy M ter §rcmse.

BY HERBERT.

T HE 31st day of July, 1873, a buggy stopped at my
door, and as I stepped out to see what was wanted
I was saluted with “The judge and myself leave on the
ten P. M. tram for Kansas; can you accompany us?” The
gentleman who extended the invitation was that veteran
and genial sportsman, Col. L., the popular and efficient
president of the Hannibal and St. Joe Railway, which
is with the travelling public one of the most popular roads
west of the “father of waters.” I gladly accepted the in¬
vitation, and ten P. M. found three sportsmen,, with their
guns and dogs, on board the western bound express. Dur¬
ing the night our number was augmented to six, and in
the morning we were called to the surface by tlie porter of
the sleeping car, and by tlie time we had made our toilet
our train had arrived at St. Joseph.

At the station we were met by a gentleman of the city,
who was to go and locate us in a favorable place for game.
We were also met by the superintendent of the St. Joe and
Denver road, who generously placed a passenger coach at
our disposal, with the remark that we were to have the
liberty of the road, that any of the trains would haul us
where we wished to go, and that the car was entirely at
our service until we chose to return—an offer which we
were not slow to accept. Changing cars, and taking our
dogs, guns, and baggage into our special car, we moved
out over the magnificent new bridge which spans the “big
muddy,” and joins Missouri to, Kansas by an iron band.
St. Joseph can well feel proud of the structure, as it was
by her energy and enterprise that it was built.

'We soon left the river bottoms and wound our way over
the rolling prairies of northern Kansas, until a little past
twelve M., when we arrived at the town of Beattie, in
Marshall county. Here our car was side-tracked, and our
dinner obtained at the little hotel. In the meantime Mr.
H., who was our director in chief, had secured the services
of teams. Dinner dispatched, guns uniimbered, the dogs
given an opportunity to stretch their cramped limbs, and
we were ready for business. In dividing our party refer
ence was had to some bantering that had been carried on
between different members of the party on the journey
out, Col. L. and S. being pitted against Judge H. andE.,
tlie two former and E. having breech loaders, while Judge
LI. was still using an old favorite muzzle loader, conse¬
quently, where birds were plenty, the Colonel and S. had
somewhat the advantage.

During the arrangement about starting, by some means
Judge H. and E. imagined tliat they were not going to be
placed to suit them, so they very quietly shouldered their
guns and hurried away to some shooting ground which had
been recommended by some of the village sports. Col. L.,
S., and his brother Judge S., who by the way used a muz¬
zle loader, went in a party together, while H. and the
writer, putting ourselves under the charge of Farmer
Sweet, who claimed to be an old sport, and fully convers¬
ant with the abiding place of the “chicken,” hurried off
about, three miles, where Farmer S. assured us we would
find birds, and so we did, a short time before sundown.
The ground was very hot and dry, and the scent did not lay
well, but we succeeded in bagging over twenty fine birds,
when dusk coming on we turned our faces towards town,
stopping on our way at the house of Farmer S. to partake
ot a supper prepared by his excellent housewife. It was
about nine P. M. wlien we liad all assembled at our head¬
quarters and counted up the results of the evening’s shoot.
The Judge and' E. had seventeen, Col. L., S., and his
brother had twenty-six, and H. and the writer twenty-four,
cohsequently my partner and myself led the crowd. After
consultation in regard to the programme for the next day,
it was decided that H. and myself should return with our
farmer to his house for the night, leaving the rest of the
party in town to make their arrangements in the morning.
About three A. M. the next morning we were routed out
to an early breakfast, which was soon dispatched, and the
team at the door. This time S. concluded to take his little
boy along to drive and draw the birds as soon as they were
killed, while he took along “Old Betsey,” just to show tlie
city chaps that when Betsey spoke a bird was doomed.
We drove out over the wild rolling prairie as the sun was
mounting the eastern horizon and commencing to drink up
the dew which had collected during the shades of night.
The weather was excessively liot, and great cracks in the
earth attested to the extreme" dryness which was then pre¬
vailing. We were obliged to carry water to quench the
thirst of otir heated dogs. For about three hours we liad
good sport, and then we were obliged to leave the field, not
only on account of the heat, but because Mr. H. must

reach town in time to take the train for St. Joseph, as he
had only gone out, as I said before, to get us located.
When we arrived we found the rest had been driven to
cover by the intense heat, and learned that in the morning-
judge IL. and E. had interviewed the section men, ancl
agreed with them to take them out early on the line of the
road to a point where they would find plenty of birds. As
they were behind Col. L. and S. the evening before, they
had high hopes of getting even, but they were again
doomed to disappointment, for when they reached a part
of the'ground they intended to shoot over, having marked
some birds down there, they were chagrined to find that
their opponents, who had gone by team, were already on
the ground and going through the birds at a slashing pace,
loading tlieir guns, the Judge said, on the run, and scarcely
stopping to retrive the birds as they fell.

Mr. IT. taking the train for St. Joseph, we sent by him
about 150 birds to be put on ice at St. Joseph and forwarded
to our friends, as II. and myself liad again brought in a
heavy bag, which was somewhat assisted by “Old Betsey.”
Although we did not think to mention it, the Judge and
E. concluded that as my partner was gone, and we had
been particularly successful, they would go with me,
so we returned with Farmer S., got our dinner, and about
four o’clock drove out for tlie evening shoot. We crossed
and recrossed the old California trail, which, starting from
St. Joseph, winds its serpentine course away over the roll¬
ing plains of Kansas towards the setting sun and the Eldo¬
rado of the gold seeker. How, however, the whole thing
is changed, and the fiery iron horse, with its swiftly mov¬
ing train, has taken the place of the long lines of white
tented wagons which used to drag their weary way along
this trail towards the Rocky Mountains, many of them
bearing all the earthly effects of those pioneers who were
seeking to find in a far distant land the golden grains that
would make the possessor one of the wealthy men of the
land, and enable him to enjoy the comforts that such wealth
brings. In imagination I could see the long line as it. pur¬
sued its winding course, leaving a trailing cloud of dust to
mark its passage—could see the many different faces of the
pilgrims to the land of promise, some of them showing
high hopes in the future to come, some turned half wearily
back towards civilization and home and friends they had
left, for whose sake they were risking their lives and all.
Again I could see some vehicle draw aside from the mov¬
ing line to deposit by the wayside all that was left of the man¬
ly form and aspiring hopes that had left the far off eastern
home, alas! never to return. All that waiting friends
would ever hear would be, “died and buried on the road;”
the last words that trembled from the.whitening lips being
tlie names of the loved ones at home, no mark being left
to show the resting place of the • form that was once tlie
pride and dependence of a happy home. Again could be
imagined the lone wagon as it moved slowly forward sud¬
denly surrounded by the knights of the road—a few pistol
shots, the shriek of despair, a few dying groans, a hurried
secretion of the murdered ones, and the team quickly
driven from the trail and hurried to the retreat of the ban¬
ditti.

The house at which we staid had for a long time been
tlie headquarters of a daring band that liad been the terror
of the road, and many a dark deed and wild wassail had
no doubt been enacted under the very roof where we were
entertained. The band had flourished for a long time, but
at last swift vengeance eame, and all but one were found
either gracing a limb or with a bullet through the head. A
swift horse saved tlie one, and report says lie still frequents
his old haunts, but under a strange garb and a different
name. Although the trail has long been abandoned, its
course can be marked for miles by the dark, rank vegeta¬
tion along its borders, that have been enriched by the bones
of many a traveller and tlie bodies of many a worn out.
beast of burthen, and watered by the tears of many a home¬
sick one on his onward way, as well as the poor and disap¬
pointed ones who were dragging their weary bodies back
again from whence they started. Alas! how few that trav¬
elled that westward road ever obtained the coveted prizes
and returned to their homes and friends. And how many
laid themselves down to rest under the golden skies of Cali¬
fornia, tlieir ear till yip i 1 gram age o’er, and tlieir weary bodies
at rest.

But stop! there are a whole covey of birds dusting- them¬
selves in the road, and out we tumble and at them, one or
two of the party getting a shot before leaving the wagon.
The days of ’49 and the gold fever are out of our minds
in a moment. During the evening we had but fair shoot-
ing, and shortly after dusk we returned to the farm house
thoroughly tired, and ready to pay our respects to a sub¬
stantial supper that was awaiting us.

The dogs fed and taken care of, the guns 'put away, the
next day’s work laid out, and three tired fellows' werq

354 FOREST AND STREAM.

tucked away in their little beds, to be awakened now and
then by some enterprising dog bolting in or out through
the open window. Morning came full soon, for our ach¬
ing limbs had scarcely recovered from the previous day’s
fatigue. Our fervent hope had been that there would be
rain during the night to cool the atmosphere; but only a
few drops was all that came. The morning, however, was
somewhat cloudy, and the dew hung thick and heavy on
the prairie grass. To-day we were to take a new route,
and it was hoped that plenty of birds would reward our
exertions. We were soon in the field, each one taking a
course of his own. E. soon found birds, and the Judge,
who was as anxious to keep even with him as he was to
beat their opponents, soon went to help him out. They
were shooting right and left, while I had not yet found
birds. At last, one that they let slip came over to me, and
I killed it. A short distance farther, on the crest of a hill
in some very short cover, Dash began to draw; presently
he sank quietly down with his.muzzle high in the air. [I
am not writing about dog breaking, so I trust I may not be
lectured by some professional because he did not come to
a stand; but he knew what he was about as well as thouo-h
he had been the image of a marble statue]. I walked up
to him, when up got an old cock grouse, i pulled'trigger
and down he came. I knew by DadTs actions that the old
fellow was not entirely alone in that locality, and soon the
covey was found, and none of them were left to swell the
census of the next year’s shooting except one young bird,
that got up with two others, and the old hen, and she went
away minus numerous feathers. By this time I was well
loaded down, and I made my way back to the team, where
I found the others. I had not more than unloaded before
the dogs had again found birds, and we all then advanced
to take a shot. The birds got up, and three were knocked
down, while two more went away badly wounded, and
one of them was afterwards gathered as we advanced. After
the discharge, E. and myself having loaded, the Judge was
busy making some very lively motions about one end of
the muzzle loader. “Hold on,” shouts the anxious Judge,
“you fellows with your infernal breech loaders are not
going to run over me in that way. You can’t play any of
the swine on me, and if you don’t wait until I get loaded
there’ll be a funeral not far from here; this thing is played
out.” “Well, Judge, seeing it is you, 1 suppose we must
wait; but we are pleased to inform you that a man of your
standing going out amongst a covey of grouse alongside of
a breech loader is not entitled to any rights that a white
man is bound to respect.” The Judge is constitutionally a
little nervous, and we seldom let a chance go by that will
put the old muzzle loader in an unfavorable position.

The few clouds that had obscured the sun and saved us
from its rays were now dispelled, and things began to get
burning hot—too hot, in fact, for men or dogs, and we
drove to a little farm house and besought the piivilege of
putting our team in the stable, and an opportunity to shield
ourselves from the noon day sun. Only the lady of the
house was there, and she, in broken English, directed us to
an adjacent corn field, where her husband was at work.
He came out barefoot and bareheaded to learn our wishes,
which we made known. He replied that he would go to
the house with us, and returned and got an old Springfield
musket, which he kept in the field to shoot at any stray
“sliicken” that might come along. We returned to the
house, put out our team, laid our blankets in the shade of
the house, and prepared our lunch. Our Teutonic friend
brought forth a water melon, a dish of clabber, and an urn
of cotfee, and we made an excellent dinner, the Judge and
E. vieing with each other to see which one could get out¬
side of the most clabber, but the bottom of the dish being-
reached before that matter was decided, the match had to
be considered drawn. Hans was quite loquacious, aud
asked, with a kno wing wink, “Do you fellers belong to
that barty that got fined the other day,” referring to Gov.
Woodson and party.

The statement went the rounds of the papers that the
Governor and paity accidentally followed a covey of grouse
across the line. Had the originator of that statement stud¬
ied his map and the facts of the case a little closer he
would have discovered that between Missouri and Kansas,
in the vicinity of St. Joe, flows the rapid Missouri river;
consequently, the story that they were accidentally across
the line won’t hold water. The gallant Governor, General
Craig, Frank Hopkins, and the rest of the party, may be
ardent sportsmen, but it is a little too much to accuse them
of wading in the “big muady” and trumping eighty-five
miles into Kansas after a covey of birds, no matter how
large.

The plain, unvarnished tale can be told in a few words.
The Governor and party had gone out on the St. Joe and
D. C. road on the afternoon of the 14th in order to be ready
for the next day. aud having part of a day on their hands,
and nothing to do, they concluded to drive out with their
dogs and see what the prospect was. Some discussion had
arisen before starting about taking guns along, when a gen¬
tleman of the place remarked, “ f ake them, and if you get
complained of i’ll pay your fiue.” Some little pitcher with
iaige ears, immediately conveyed the remark to a party
who, in business or otherwise, was a rival of the gentle¬
man who made the statement. The dogs were taken out,
and accidentally, of course, some guns. The dogs found
birds, and acciUental.y somebody’s gnn went off. Spies
had been sent out to watch, the act was at once reported,
aud when they returned to town they found that the Jaws
of Kansas would apply to the Governor of Missouri just
the same us to any other individual.

1 trust that whoever may read this will please note that
the Governor of Missouri did not accidentally violate the
laws of Kansas. But i have again forgotten my mutton,
and unless I adhere closer to it, for want of space the edi¬
tor, and for lack of patience tne reader, will never find the
end of this hunt. At four P. M., the mercury still indicat¬
ing 100 degrees, we took the field and had quite good suc¬
cess. Not one half of what we might have had, however,
had the ground been damp and the weather less hot. As
it was, however, we bagged sixty-eight birds. That night
we again staid at the farm house, and in the morning went
into town to prepare for the noon train, shortening our in¬
tended stay a day on account of the intense heat; besides,
we had enough, and more than enough, birds for our
friends and ourselves. We found that IS. and Lie Colonel
had taken the field, leaving instructions for the train to
lake tfiem up when it came along, as tliey would be on the
line <of the road, which was none.

After we had all got together, and the contending parties
began to count up, a stumbling block came in the way in
the shape of Judge S., who had' hunted along with the

Colonel and his brother. When he was called upon to tell
how many birds he had killed he didn’t know. He said
whenever birds got up, and thev all fired, his brother and
the Colonel claimed all the birds killed, and the only way
that be could get a bird at all was to shoot one when they
did not see him, for if they did they were sure to shoot and
then claim the bird, and he could not tell how many birds
he ought to claim. So the matter was not finally settled,
but was disputed ad libitum on the way home. The last
thing I heard that night as I went to sleep was Judge H.
saying, “Now, Eli, that’s too thin; you know that Charlie
and the old muzzle loader beat you, and you have tried to
count in your brother’s birds to save yourselves.” A hearty
laugh was the reply, and I heard no more.

For Forest and Stream.

ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI.

BY nAVTLAUD.

O NE of the most thoroughly enjoyable excursions in
the whole extent of this new country of ours is tlie
trip from Aitken to Brainerd, nearly one hundred miles
down stream via the Mississippi River. Two years ago a
party of us, now scattered far and wide, made tliis trip the
first time it was ever done or even attempted by sportsmen;
not that it was a hard or dangerous route, but from the
supposition that it would be monotonous and game scarce
it was given the go by.

We shipped our two boats and supplies to Aitken one
afternoon, landed them carefully, poled our way down
Mud River, killing half a dozen ducks in the rice fields as
we passed along, and an hour or so before sun down our
joyous party of six were floating down the Mississippi. As
we floated along we noticed on the oozy banks frequent
signs of deer, and though a little early in the season, it was
unanimously agreed that for “just this once” we should, if
we could, have some venison, and so shipping the oars we si¬
lently sent the boats around the curves with the paddle,
hugging the brushy banks closely, but it was useless; the
wary deer would smell or see us, and get out of our way
quietly.

“Do you know anything about‘shining’ deer, Junior,”
asked Senior, of the sieersman in the forward boat, as they
came together at the mouth of a small lake.

“I reckon,” was the response, “and here is good ground
for that business.” r

The boats were drawn on shore and unloaded, the can¬
vas fly spread, fire lit, and our camp all in good shape at
short notice while Junior busied himself in improvising a
“jack.” Selecting a white birch about a foot in diameter
he carefully removed the bark a foot in length and pared
oft the edges till the roll assumed a half circle in shape,
then fitting a crescent shaped piece of wood in each end,
secured in place by small wooden pins, be fastened a short
stout pole to one end securely, fitted two small rolls of birch
bark inside, in which he placed two candles, and then se¬
cured the whole thing firmly in the bow of the boat, and a
“jack” was completed; one that, if thepaduler and shooter
knew their business, is equal to Murray’s far famed, intri¬
cate contrivance, made with a fireman’s hat, plate glass
front, etc.

While we do not defend or believe in the practice of jack
shooting generally, we claim that when a party of sports¬
men want venison, have no dogs, or do not know the coun¬
try, and are particular not to shoot at anything but a buck,
and only then when needed for camp u e, that it is as le¬
gitimate a sport as driving deer on a runway, and it takes a
cool hand both in the bow and stern of a boat to get a deer.
Try it, some reader who has never had any of this experi¬
ence, and though he may be a crack shot in the field or the
forest, though his nerves may be as steel under ordinary
circumstances, he will find that when his paddler, with
noiseless stroke, drives the light boat within shooting dis¬
tance of a big buck some dark night that liis trusty rifle
will shoot wild, or his favorite double barrel throw the
buckshot over or under the game instead of into it.

All ready now, supper was eaten, and as soon as it grew
dark Junior pared down the edges of his paddle to a thin,
sharp edge, wrapped a handkerchief around the staff, so
as to avoid any thumping in the boat, and placing Senior
in the bow with a heavy double gun, took his place in the
stern with a “navy six” on the seat beside him, and pushed
out into and up the winding outlet.

A few moment’s work and the lake was reached, and as
the boat was turned towards the west side, keeping just
outside of the rushes and lily pads, Senior lit the candles;
the broad stream of light lit up the foliage and shore so
that every object was distinctly visible. As the boat moved
along without a ripple, JunioY thought of his sport in the
Adirondacks with cherished friends of years ago, of just
such nights and just such sport in prospect on Meachem
River with Criss Crandall, with his noiseless paddle behind
him, or on Marion River, or lovely Blue Mountain Lake
with Jim Cross or jolly Frank Hobart in the stern; but his
reverie was suddenly broken as his practiced ear caught
the familiar “plop, plop, plop” sound made by a deer feed¬
ing, and in a whisper Senior was warned to be cautious,
and the boat’s head turned towards the sound. Out of the
fog and darkness rose the form of a deer, half immersed
in water, looking white aud spectral-like. Senior’s gun
was at his shoulder, he shaking from head to foot, and the
muzzle of his gun describing circles in the air.

“Pass, Senior,” said the paddler, “it’s a doe, and her
fawns can’t spare her just yet,” aud slapping his paddle on
the water away with a snort and a whistle went the fright¬
ened animal.

“Senior, keep cool, and come down to business; no buck
fever allowed in this boat,” was Junior’s whispered cau¬
tion.

“Confound it,” was the muttered response, “what ails
me; I was cooler and steadier up the Red River when we
cleaned out Banks.”

On went the boat, ripping the glassy surface of the still
lake as noiseless as a knife blade, and disturbing the frogs
and night birds that with many a splash and flutter got out
of the way of our boat. Suddenly, to the left of us two
glaring, fiery balls appeared through the darkness, and as
the boat stole nearer a lordly buck stood gazing at us, head
and tail up.

“Steady, Senior, and let him have it,” and bang, bang
spoke the heavy gun—one cartridge ploughing up the water
just ahead of the boat, the other going far above and be¬
yond the deer, who gave one or two frantic jumps and
stood staring at the light, whistling and snorting like a
small engine. Junior whirled the boat half round, and

c ocking his revolver blazed away—one, two, three shots—
the first taking effect in the fore leg, the second a miss, the
third through the neck, bringing the animal down, and an¬
other shorter range shot through the head as the boat came
nearer effectually laying him out. To say that Senior was
wild—as he raved about his luck, his gun, his nerves, and
filled the calm night full of “chin music” and double head¬
ed adjectives—is drawing it mild indeed. He pleaded
earnestly for one more chance, but Junior shook his head,
and loading the deer into the boat they started for camp.

“Here they come,” said M., as he kicked tlie smouldering
embers of the camp fire together, and set the tea kettle on
the blaze, “and you bet they have got a deer, or Junior
would not be rowing as lie is; wake up, boys, and give
them a hand.”

As he spoke the prow of the boat touched the beach,
and all hands helped carry the game to camp, where, be¬
side the bright fire, the story as to how it was done, who
did it, etc., was told. Senior had to come in for his full
share of chaffing, which he bore with his usual good na¬
ture, promising'the party that he would keep trying till he
could “shoot a deer at night on the jump with a revolver.”

Rolled in our blankets we slept the sleep such as comes
only to those who enjoy life in the woods, and awoke as
the sun began to show himself over the tree tops. We sat
down to a breakfast (fairly earned) of venison steak, wood
duck, and fish—fresh fish with the usual appropriate fixings.

En route again—down the rapid river for an hour or so
without incident of note, save that Senior got a long range
shot at a bear, and peppered his shaggy hide with a'charge
of No. 5 We ran our boats ashore at an inviting spot,
filled a pail full of ripe, luscious whortleberries, and shot a
few pigeons. A mile farther down we saw a camp of Chip¬
pewa Indians, and as some of our party were from the
east, to whom the greasy loafers were a curiosity, it was
decided to mahe them a call. Four lazy Indians, as many
frowzy squaws, a horde of beady-eyed pappooses, and a
lot of mangy dogs composed tlie outfit. Dirty, lazy, poor,
and proud of it, they lay in sullen silence and would not
speak a word; even tlie dogs did not bark, but grumbled
suspiciously at our heels. We tried to engage some of the
“noble reds” in conversation, and essayed the same thing
with a squaw, to whom was offered a cigar. The cigar
was taken as quickly as a trout takes a fly, but no further
would she trust herself. Borne of the party wanted some
beadwork, pipes, or something of tlie kind, but their mul¬
ish silence tired us all out, till a bright thought struck S.,
who, turning to the filthy crowd, got off the old, old story,
“Have a drink, Nitchee?” Quick as a flash their expres¬
sions changed from wolfy selfishness to a hound-like beg¬
ging. They sprang to tlieir feet like acrobats, and crowded
around our "boats. The genial Senior seated liimself in the
stern of our supply boat, and drew cupful after cupful of
the foaming lager (the strongest fire water we had), till
each Nitchee had had a beaker. Then they were willing
to talk and to trade. Bead work was found, stone pipes
were produced, and one big Indian wanted to give S. his
dog. Finally, tlie fun was brought to a sudden close by a
■ squaw trying to kiss Senior, who. in his most pleasant
tones, “begged to be excused, madam; but if another
drink of beer,” etc., all tlie time making for the boat,
where he seized a paddle and kept her at bay with one
hand while he proffered a cup of lager with the other. It
was a picture we would have given something to have had'
photographed. The wild scene, the bluff in tlie background,
the rushing river in front, and the fiat boats in the fore¬
ground, side by side with the Indians’ bark canoes, the
grinning Indians, the perplexed Senior, tlie wizened old
Hecate of a squaw, and the noisy sportsmen, who enjoyed
it all. It was rich in the extreme, and has brought up
many a laugh since then.

Onward again, with many a laugh and joke, the Indians
watching us till we had rounded the point, we stopped
where tlie trail leads from the Big Bend to Rabbit Lake.
We had been told that this carry was about a mile long.
We found that a woodman’s mile is as long in this country
as anywhere else, viz., two miles and a half. It was a
warm day, our supplies were numerous, our boats heavy
enough to carry, and it was evening before we got our out¬
fit over and our tent pitched on tlie shore of Rabbit Lake,
famed for bass fishing and duck shooting in its eight miles
of outlet.

We were tired enough to go to sleep early, and as soon
as supper was over all turned in. Early in the morning
one party with a minnow net, made from a remnant of our
mosquito bar, captured a lot of minnows, joined the others,
and then, with rod and line, began to haul in the black
bass, pike perch, etc., till taking them ceased to be a plea¬
sure. On shore for dinner; then, with fish and game care¬
fully packed amidships in dry grass, guns loaded, we were
off for the outlet, which is one vast field of wild rice, with
a stream of clear, bright water, wide and deep enough to
float a boat, curling through it. The young ducks, able to
fly fairly, were in swarms, and we had rare sport for a
couple of hours. The water was low enough, and the
rushes and grass held up on shore, so that we did not lose
many. Two or three hours of this sport, and we had
worked our way down to the mouth of the outlet, and were
ouce more on the Mississippi, fifteen miles from Brainerd.
Now, with the long oars out, one man at each, and a pad¬
dle going at the stern, we went at a rapid pace, taking all
the short cuts, and availing ourselves of the currents all we
could, going through French Rapids, a mile of water that
runs like a mill race with all steam on, till near Brainerd
the bluffs began to show themselves, and in the gathering
gloom we could discern the mouth of Rice Lake outlet, and
knew that our joyous trip was nearly at an end. We
slacked up somewhat, letting the current bear us along,
waiting for the other boat, which, being heavier, had
dropped astern, and just ahead an Indian in his bark ca¬
noe, singing his monotonous chant, stole out of the sedge
aud started down river. He had about two boat lengths
the start, but with a whoop and a yell we were after him,
and our skiff fairly jumped as we three did our level best.
The Indian, who did not know what the matter was,
thought his time had come. Choking off his song, he
threw his might into the paddle, and the bubbles began to
break and foam in front of his canoe as he surged it for¬
ward. A “stern chase is a long one,” always, and for all
our efforts the Nitchee gained on us, and as he leached his
landing he jumped from his canoe and scrambled up the
bank like a big lizard, and began to cast reflections on us
in the Chippewa tongue, to which we replied with the
phrase used with so much effect earlier in the day, and
when he came down- the bank we were forty rods away.
Then Mr. Chippewa did bless us, and his sarcastic re¬
marks followed us down stream a mile. We waited for

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the other boat, which soon came along, the oarsmen telling
of an Indian who said “skittawaboo” to them, and acted
as if he wanted to take their hair.

A few more strokes of the oars and we landed at the
fern''. Our long trip was over—a trip that was enjoyed to
the "fullest extent oy every member of the party, and one
which we all agreed should be taken again some day in
company.

Brainerd, Minnesota, June , 1874.

For Forest and Stream.

A WEEK’S FISHING AT WYANDOTTE.

T HERE were two of us—the philosopher Diogenes and
myself. Botli disciples of Izaak Walton, we had
provided ourselves with a complete outfit in the way of
rods, reels, and all the et ceteras appertaining to the true
fisherman. Wyandotte Cave, with its surroundings of
hills, valleys, and rivers, seemed to furnish the requisite
attractions, and it became accordingly the objective point
of our expedition. Wyandotte is in Crawford county, In¬
diana, about sixty-five miles below Louisville. The daily
packets of the Louisville and Evansville Mail Line, which
are,by the way,floating palaces, and the tri-weekly Louisville
and Leavenworth packet—Sandy No. 2—stop at Leaven¬
worth, the nearest point by water to the Cave. The fare
is $1 50. Probably the most convenient of these packets
is the Sandy No. 2, a very elegant little boat, with gentle¬
manly and accommodating officers, which ends its voyage
at Leavenworth, thus enabling passengers to remain on
board all night. Leaving Louisville at live o’clock, all the
boats reach their destination before midnight. Diogenes
and myself embarked on the Sandy, and in the morning
found ourselves at the little rambling town, with its scat¬
tered rows of houses, nestling between the hills and the
river. The scenery at this point is exceedingly picturesque.
On every side are to be seen blue hills, broken into gigan¬
tic undulations, with smiling valleys between, and a fairy¬
looking island, set like a jewel in the bosom of the Ohio,
just wheie Blue River cmbouches into the main stream.
The hill which overlooks the town is at least four hundred
feet in height, and commands a magnificent prospect.

There are two rival hostelries, each eager to furnish con¬
veyances to the Cave, five miles in the interior. The fare
to the Cave varies from twenty-five cents to $1 for each
passenger, according to the number of persons to be con¬
veyed. The competition is quite spirited, and with a little
adroitness an excursionist can make his own terms.

Although in many respects rough and forbidding, the
road from the Ohio to Wyandotte is not devoid of interest.
Diogenes saw in the overhanging ledges of rocks rare vis¬
ions of subcarboniferous fossils, while every now and then
we had glimpses of dense copse-wood, with tangled vines,
redolent with the odor of blossoms, and wild flowers in
great profusion, while Diogenes talked learnedly about
families and genera and species. When Lee appeared with
his “spring wagon,” uncovered—a two seater, and a veri¬
table representative of the country’s means of transporta¬
tion—we found that the daughter of “mine host” of the
Wyandotte Hotel was to be our compagnor du voyage. With
true country artlessness she prattled away with perfect
freedom about fishing, hunting, household economy, the
underground wonders of the cave, and all the innocent
gossip of the neighborhood.

The approach to Wyandotte Valley is flanked by a mag¬
nificent range of hills, the highest of which is called
Greenbriar Ridge. It looms up grandly to the light, stretch¬
ing out with its lordly arch almost as royally as Old Crow
Nest or the Storm King on the Hudson. Vending along
at its base were the clear waters of Blue River, glancing
through the dense foliage of the trees, making altogether
an exceedingly interesting picture. We were told that
wolves had recently bivouacked in its recesses, and that it
was not uncommon still to find the catamount and the wild
cat, of which several had been killed the previous winter.
The former of these, Diogenes informed us, was one of the
Fdidm, with short ears and tail, and not the notorious pan¬
ther of the wilderness. However, we were reminded that
a genuine panther had been seen in the neighborhood, and
that dogs whose prowess had never been at a discount had
come back from a contest in the dense thicket torn and
' bleeding, and completely whipped. Sheep and hogs had
mysteriously disappeared, and a pet deer had been spirited
away to a cave, at the mouth of which a wolf trap had
been set and a large catamount captured. It was a wild
region, indeed, and Diogones grew enthusiastic at the pros¬
pect of adding something more recherche to his list of tro-
pliis than an innocent black bass or an ungainly catfish.

Wyandotte Hotel is near the mouth of the cave, built
on the side of the hill, overlooking the long reaches of the
river and the beautiful little valley which bears its name.
It is kept by Mr. W. H. Conrad, a genial host, with an in¬
teresting family of girls and hoys, all of whom seem to vie
in paying attention to their guests, and who contribute in
many ways to make a week’s stay at the hotel exceedingly
delightful.

The northernmost flank of the Greenbriar juts out to a
fine sheet of water, formed by an extensive mill dam, near
which is an old mill owned by the Messrs. Rotlirocks,
whose family own the cave and the land for many miles
around. The mill is a primitive affair for grinding wheat
and corn and for sawing lumber.

Some gigantic elms threw a cooling shade over the river,
and here we found a convenient fishing ground. Blue
River is a beautiful stream, and at the time of our visit
was quite clear, with occasional rapids, down which the
waters danced and sparkled, reminding us of some of the
mountain streams of the Alleghanies. It is rarely more
than ten or fifteen yards in width, shut in on both sides by
giant elms and sycamores. It would seem to be quite pos¬
sible to stock it with game fish, of which there are many
representatives already in its waters. The warmth of the
water, unfortunately, precludes the possibility of its ever
having any trout, although in other respects it is well
adapted for this admirable fish.

We had provided ourselves with a supply of flies, hop¬
ing that the black bass might be tempted with the alluring-
appearance of the brown hackle, but we soon found that it
required all the delicate manipulation we were master of,
with the liveliest of minnows, to induce them to leave
their hiding places. The black bass ( Micropterus nigricans )
is a very capricious fish, and when he is not in the proper
mood no amount of coaxing will tempt him to bite. Dur¬
ing the month of March the weather had been exceedingly
warm, and a g-eat many bass had been taken; but now,
even in the latter part of May, after several days of indus¬
trious fishing, we only succeeded in catching a very few.

With a few feet of a rise in the Ohio the fishing would be¬
come excellent, and at this point hundreds couid doubtless
be taken in a few hours. We caffght, also, a number of
the rock bass ( Ambbplites aeneus —Agassiz), which is nearly
as abundant as the black bass, and equally as game. The
sunfish (Porno tu vulgaris) was quite numerous, and larger
than we have usually found. Barring the multitude of
bones it is not to be decried. To the infinite disgust of
Diogones, we were exceedingly lucky in catching catfish
(Pimelodus ), of which we found two species. As most of
the species of this fish are exceedingly active, taking the
line with a vigor worthy of a better ’fish, it would hardly
seem to deserve the anathemas of Frank Forester and his
followers. In some of the long, deep reaches of the river
the pike was said to abound, which doubtless makes sad
havoc among the lesser fry. While we were fishing a pike
nearly four feet in length was caught, and several others
still larger had been taken a day or two before. A few
miles above one over seven feet in length had become en¬
tangled in a mill wheel, and was taken by hand in a dis¬
abled condition. It is a pity that these voracious monsters
cannot be exterminated. Another destructive fish was
found in large numbers—the bony pike ( Lepidosteus ), with
its long, hard snout studded with -rows of sharp teeth.
Diogenes has perfected a plan for their extermination, and
it is therefore hoped that future piscators may escape the
annoyance to which we were subjected. A water dog,
with very little of the canine in his appearance, was also
added to our list of nondescripts. It was quite distinct
from the animal caught in the western waters, and called
mud devil by the fishermen. Diogenes considered it a
lucky “catch,” and made a careful drawing of it on the
spot. He declared it to be a rare specimen of the family
Amphiumidce.

A visit was made during our stay to the famous Wyan¬
dotte Cave, which in many respects is a rival to the Mam¬
moth Cave of this State. Monument Mountain, 175 feet
in height, with Wallace’s Grand Dome oveveacliing it
fi&y or sixty feet above, has nothing to approach it in the
far-famed Mammoth. It is about thirty miles in extent,
and it would require more than the space of this article to
give merely the names of the places of interest. No one
visiting this part of the country should fail to see it.

The utterly secluded life, and the pastoral habits of the
people who dwell in the neighborhood, may be imagined
when we were told that three exceedingly handsome young
ladies, whom we met, belonging to a family of consider¬
able wealth and influence, had never been but a few miles
from their native Wyandotte Valley. They are sweet,
guileless children of Nature, whose dream of innocence
and peace it were a pity to break with the realities of our
false outer world. Like Wordsworth’s Lucy we thought
of each—

“A violet by a mossy Stone
Half hidden from the eye!

Fair as a star, when only "one
Is shining in the sky.”

Board at the Wyandotte Hotel is but $7 per week, and
every attention is paid to guests with a genuine good will,
which makes up for the lack of many of the conveniences
and comforts found at more fashionable places of summer
resort. It is the quietest, pleasantest place we know of for
a fishing or hunting excursion in this region, and it will be
a matter of regret with the genuine lover of such sport
when Wyandotte should become more staid and fashion¬
able, and less fitted for a week’s recreation in the woods.

Louisville , Ey., Jane 5, 1874.

htioiml fflariimes.

Secretaries and fmends*of Athletic, Base-Ball, Cricket and other out¬
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in
each iceek. ^

—The Boston cricket club, which recently defeated the
St. George cluo of this city on July 10th, played against
the base ball eleven of the Boston Red Stockings, and the
ball tossers beat the cricketers in handsome style. This
speaks well for their games in England next month. The
Boltons were disposed of for 28 in their first innings, the
“Reds” scoring 50. In the second innings the cricketers
scored 54, which the base ball players offset with 93, there¬
by winning by a score of 143 to 82. The cricketers found
Marry Wright’s medium paced twisters as bothering as
they did George’s “pacers.”

—The second eleven of the Manhattan Cricket Club and
the Staten Island second eleven played at Staten Island,
July eleven. The latter won by a score of 76 to 67.

—On July 9th the newly organized Mechanics Club of
Orange, defeated an eleven from Newark, in a one inning
game by 70 to 40, on Orange street, Roseville.

—The Atlantics played the Live Oaks, of Lynn, on Fri¬
day, and though the Chicago nine only defeated the Lynn
amatuers by 12 to 4, the Atlantics beat them 20 to 6.

—The Chelseas defeated the Nassaus in an exhibition
game played at Oneida, N. Y., last week by a score of 19
to 17. The Nassaus afterwards defeated the local Oneida
club (the Ku Klux) by 19 to 10.

—Up to Saturday, 111 of the 280 games to be played in
the professional arena up to October 31 had been finished,
leaving 169 to be played within the next three and a half
months, or about fifty games a month. This number the
clubs cannot play within the specified time.

—The Atlantic professional nine visited Lynn, Massa¬
chusetts, on July 10th, and there played with the State
amateur champions—the Live Oaks—and won by a score of
20 to 6. The Live Oaks played the Cliicagos a game
marked by 12 to 4 only.

—The value of having a change of pitchers in a nine, of
opposite styles of delivery, was strikingly illustrated in the
match played in Philadelphia last week between the Girard
College nine and the Americus nine. The College team
closed the third innings with a score of 12 to 5 in tlieir
favor, and the game became too one sided to be interest¬
ing. In the fifth inning3 Toner was substituted for Ful¬
mer as pitcher on the Americus nine, and the result was
that in the seven innings which followed the College boys
only added three runs to their score, while the Americus
gradually pulled up their score to even figures, and then
won by one run. The score was as follows, eleven innings

Americus.0 1 4 1 5 0 0 3 1 0 1—16

Girard College...8 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0—15

Time, 2:15; Umpire, Mr. Nolen.

—On June 20th a remarkably fine game was played at
Oberlin College grounds, Ohio, in which the Freshmen of
the college beat the Seniors by 7 to 4 only.

—The record of the Yale club up to July 14th is as fol¬
lows:—

PROFESSIONAL, GAMES.

April 18, Hartford.12; Yale.

May 6, Hartford . 6; Yale.

May 27, Atlantic. 8: Yale.

.June JO, Atlantic.15; Yale.

June 12, Hartford.17: Yale.

June 21, Athletic.. II; Yale.

June 30, Hartford. 7; Yale.

July 1, Hartford.. 9; Yale.

July 3. Baltimore..15; Yale.

July 4, Baltimore. 7; Yale.

July 6, Mutual..21; Yale.

AMATEUR GAMER.

May 9, Flyaway. 5; Yale.

May 30, Nameless. 9; Yale.

June 6, Knickerbocker. 5; Yale.

June 29, Princeton. 1; Yale.

July 1. Princeton. 3; Yale.

.July 13, Harvard.—; Yale.

2

4

3

12

8

8

0

8

4
6
1

15

16
9

16

11

—The record of the professional championship contests
up to July 14th is as follows: —

Club.

Games Won.

Lost.

Total.

Boston.

. 28

7

36

Athletic.

. 22

10

32

Mutual.

. 16

15

31

Philadelphia.

. 13

15

28

Chicago.

. 11

15

28

Atlantic.

. 9

15

24

Hartford.

. 8

15

24

Baltimore....

. 5

21

28

Total.

. 113

113

231

—The record of games played to July 14th by the cham¬
pionship nines is as follows:—

July 7—Athletic vs. Atlantic at Philadelphia. 5 to 2

July 7—Haitford vs. Philadelphia at Hartford.15 to 2

July 8—Chicago vs. Baltimore at Chicago. 9 to 1

July 8—Atlantic vs. Philadelphia at Brooklyn..11 to 5

July 9—Philadelphia vs. Mutual at Brooklyn. ... 6 to 5

July 10—Hartford vs. Mutual at Hartford.13 io 4

July 11—Chicago vs. Baltimore at Chicago.i7 to 12

July 11—Athletic vs. Philadelphia at Philadelphia. 8 to 7

July 13—Atlantic vs. Hartford at Hartford. .6 to 2

July 13—Chirago vs. Baltimore at Chicago.13 to 6

July 13—Boston vs. Athletic at Boston. 7 to 6

—The base ball tourists are to leave Philadelphia to-day
—July 16th—in the American Line steamer Ohio. The
pluyers of the party are as follows:—

Boston. Athletic. Position. B

J. White .T. E. Clapp Catcher

A. G. Spalding J. D. McBride Pitcher

J. O. Iiourke W. D. Fisler First base

R. C. Barnes J. Battin Second base

H. C. Shafer E. B. Sutton Thiid base

George Wright W. H. McGeary Short stop

A. J. Leonard A. W. Gedney Left field

Harry Wright J. F. McMullen Centre field

C. L. McVey A. C. Anson Right field

G. W. Hall T. Murnan Substitute

T. L. Beal A. J. Reach Substitute

S. Wright. Jr J. P. Sensenderfer Substitute

J. F. Kent H. Gurmene Substitute

Mr. Alfred H. Wright goes out as scorer and correspond¬
ent. The programme of the tour is as follows:

July 30. Athletic Vs. Boston, at Liverpool.

July 31. Boston vs. Athletic, at Manchester.

Aug. 1. Athletic vs. Boston, at Sheffield.

Aug. 3, 4, 5. The English Twelve of 1872 vs. Eighteen
of America, at Prince’s grounds, London.

Aug. 8. Athlhtic vs. Boston, at Richmond cricket
grounds.

Aug. 6, 7. Prince’s Club Eleven with professionals vs.
Eighteen of America, at Prince’s grounds, London.

Aug. 10, 11, 12. Athletic vs. Boston and professional
nine vs. Paris players, at Paris, France.

Aug. 13,14. English Eleven vs. Eighteen at cricket, at
the Oval, London.

Aug. 15, 17. American vs. English, at cricket, at Shef¬
field.

Aug. 18, 19. American vs. English cricket, at Notting¬
ham.

Aug. 21, 22. American vs. Irish, at Dublin, cricket and
base ball.

Aug. 24, 25. American vs. Scotch, at Glasgow, cricket
and base ball.

Aug. 26. American vs. English, at Huddersfield (Las*
elle Hall).

Aug. 27. Sail for home.

The Paris trip may not take place, in which case they
will play a match at the Surrey Club grounds.

—On July 10th Captain James Ward of the Chicago Base
Ball Club, had his right leg amputated above the knee in
order to save his life from the poison of a malignant abscess,
occasioned by the decaying of the bones of the leg.

lew $3itbUcations.

Publications sent to this office, treating upon subjects that come within
the scope of the paper , will receive special attention. The receipt of all
books delivered at our Editorial' Rooms will be promptly acknowledged
in the next issue. Publishers will confer a favor by promptly advising
us of any omission in this respect Prices of books inserted when
desired. 1

The Rhine. A tour from Paris to Mayence hy the way
of Aix la Chapelle. By Victor Hugo. Boston : Estes & Lauriatt.

In this translation of Victor Hugo we have one of the most charming,
interesting, and spirited books of the day. This translation does full
justice to the author, and in its ample pages he is as ever true to him¬
self. In his tour of observation along the picturesque meanderings of
the Rhine the same versatile genius, the same vivid, poetic and express¬
ive narration gilds this delightful pleasure trip with a beauty rarely
known. This story is told in all its minor, as well as grander parts,
with a finish and an artistic power possessed by few translators of the
present time. No wonder he enjoyed a trip up the Rhine, or that his de¬
scriptions sometime glow as with rays of goldan light.

“Born where blooms the Alpine rose,

Cradled in the Boden see,

Forth the infant river flows,
leaping on in childish glee;

Coming to a riper age
He crowns his rocky cups with wine,

And makes a gallant pilgrimage
To many a ruined tower and shrine.”

Full to the overflowing with beautiful, forcible and really poetic de¬
scriptions, noble thoughts and aspirations, is this last book upon the
Rhine, we reluctantly lay it aside, heartily commending it to each and all
of our readers.

—The Military Committee of the Connecticut Legislature
visiteu Meriden cn Thursday last for the purpose of locat¬
ing a rifle range. Exact position of range as yet undecided.

states*,

THE STORM.

T HE rain fell thick and fast,

The stbrffi-clond brooded low;

The night wind rang with a sadden blast.

Like the sound of a coming foe.

The billows scattered foam.

The mountain waves were v,lute;

Ah! for the ships that came sailing home
From distant seas that night!

God! didst Thou hear the prayer
That rose from pallid lips?

Christ! as'of-old, didsflThou meet them there—
The wildly tossing ships?

Thro’ all that'wearyhiight,

Her white and trembling hand
Held in the casement a flickering light
To guide her love to land.

The sun rose o’er the town,

And sparkled on the sea—

The Storm King flung his sceptre down.

And peace reigned royally:

The song bird trilled a note,

And warbled wild and free;

Two idle oars and an empty boat
Were drifting out to sea!

St. John - , N. B. — Maritime Monthly.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cnltur-
. / ists 5 Association.

WHY SHAD HAVE NOT BEEN FOUND
ABOVE THE HOLYOKE DAM.

P UBLIC expectation, not only in regard to fish culture,
but as to many other mundane matters, is terribly im¬
patient. Exactly as a child plants a seed in the earth and
digs it up again within the hour, to see if it has sprouted,
so do we children of larger growth express our dissatisfac¬
tion at what we deem to be the slow progress Nature makes.
But this is not the worst of it. We even require, at times,
that certain phenomena should occur for our special bene¬
fit, which are diametrically opposed to natural laws. We
instance particularly the very premature dissatisfaction
expressed in regard to the absence of shad above the new
fishways at Holyoke, in the Connecticut river and the
Susquehanna above the Columbia dam. Last week we
published a letter from Professor Baird dated the 22d of
June, which letter unfortunately had been delayed by us,
from want of room two weeks. In his correspondence,
the chief commissioner explains fully why it is impossi¬
ble that shad could be found above the fishways, for the
simple reason that we ought not to expect shad to ascend
above the point where they had been introduced as young
fish, and that no shad had ever been placed above these
dams; or at any rate not long enough before this summer
to have attained maturity. Marvellous though it may be,
once the action of anadromous fish is fully understood, the
matter becomes wonderfully simple. Professor Baird
states as follows:—“ It is one of the axioms ot fish cul-
turists, and that upon which the efforts at stocking rivers
are essentially based, namely, that the fish return to spawn
to the place where they were born, or where they were
first introduced into the rivers.” Now, it seems certain,
that no young shad ever were put above Holyoke dam, and
that though fish were hatched out at Newport, Penn.,
above the Columbia dam, it is too early to expect them to
return. If young fish were put this season in the Con¬
necticut river, above the dam, it might be fully three years
before we could find out whether they would return. Not
until 1876-7, can we be able to decide whether the young
shad, first quickened into life in 1873, will start up stream,
pass the fishway, and be found above it, searching by
some mysterious instinct for the exact place of their birth,
in order that there and there only they may reproduce
their kind.

The chief commissioner of fisheries therefore begs a
suspension of public opinion until the proper time shall
arrive. If life is short and art is long, the same remark
holds good as to fish culture. It is asking too much of
nature to bid her hurry up, regardless of her laws, in
order to please our childish impatience. It is well for her
and for us that she bides her time.

For Forest and Stream.

THE HABITAT OF THE BROOK TROUT.

T HE possibility of enlaiging the extent of the habitat
of the brook‘trout is worthy of consideration. Much
ignorance exists, even at this day, as to the conditions nec¬
essary to the life and sustenance of the speckled beauty.
The brook trout has a much wider range on this continent
than the salmon; he does not depend upon access to Arctic
seas, because although kin to the solar, lie is not anadro¬
mous, and is found in beadwarters of streams flowing into
the Gulf of Mexico as well as those debouching into the
cold waters near Labrador. Most men living in the north
think that there arc no trout south of Virginia. This error
is on the increase, because in the south they call the black
bass trout, and except where the brook trout is abundant,
do not understand the distinction between the two fish.
Now it seems to me that the brodk trout may be introduced
in any stream of pure clear water, which does not rise in
temperature above 60 deg., if it be sluggish, or above 65
deg., in lively rapid water, in the hottest day in the year.
No matter where this stream be, even if it should be in the
Torrid zone. To be clear, the headwaters of the Amazon
in South America may have trout introduced into them if
you only go high enough up to reach the right temperature.
Trout cannot be injured by the unsuitableness of the lower

part of the stream as salmon may. Trout are found in
America on the Atlantic side from Maine to the extremity
of the Appalachians in Alabama. If this theory be true
there are many streams now barren of trout t.lia.t might be
made to teem with this valuable fisli. Near Sewanee, in
Tennessee, there are many streams, like Elk River, clear,
with sandy, gravelly bottom and fed by springs at short
intervals all along their course, and.so cold in some places
that swimmers dislike to swim them near the large springs
springing up close to the banks or in the very beds them-

■ selves. This stream has a good many black bass in it, and
used to be full of that fisli. The natives here seine the

j streams without mercy, and now many'are barren which
I used to abound in fine fish. Some of the lovers of the
! rod mean to try this stream with the fly to test whether
| black bass here take the artificial morsel. They have
- been caught here by casting alive minnow near them in
\ a clear stream and might be induced to take lire fly, we
j think, especially as they take greedily the “red bob,” as

■ the fishermen here call it, trolled from a dug-out. If there
i be any hidden reason why trout streams may not liere-
J'after exist in high elevations in low latitudes, we would like
• to know through your columns from some of your able
\ correspondents. Limestone water does not kill them, for

I have caught them near Leesburg, in Virginia, in a spring
branch flowing from a limestone spring. If the watery
citizens here take the fly you will be notified. T. W.

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United States Fisii Commission. —Here is a brief
letter relative to the efforts now being made under the
present Congressional appropriation, to introduce shad to
the western waters. One batch, taken from the Connecti¬
cut has been delivered, and a second (herein referred to) is
by this time probably at its destination:

Holyoke, Mass., July 12th, 1874.
Ed. Forest and Stream:—

Just arrived from Bellfoutaine, O., last night and leave
for Elkhart, Ind., to-morrow. We (United States Fisfl
Commissioner are whacking the shad through lively. Had
no chance to fish with fly here, too much rain and muddy
no water; i aw a boy take one last Wednesday. Many fishing
from the bridge then; but water too cloudy. They haul a
shad up from the water in the bridge, I should think 35 or
40 feet. From the bridge they fisli with long hand lines,
but use rods from boats.

Fred. Mather.

AUTOPSY OF A SALMON.

IiY THADDEUS NORRJS.

I F an inquest is held before applying the knife, and the
coroner asks “from what cause does this form of sym¬
metrical proportions and glistening exterior lie before us?
from a natural death or one of violence?” the angler re¬
plies “from a natural death.” “What” says the coroner,
“is there not a deep wound made by the gaff you hold in
your hand, and is not the blood still oozing from its side?”
“True sir,” rejoins the angler, “and yet it was a natural
death, though initiated in artifice and consummated in vio¬
lence. You see, sir, this despot in his ocean home, this
aristocrat, this bright mailed, roving cavalier, is native to,
and spends his summers in, this river. After surmount¬
ing that pitch of three feet, he stopped just on the
brink, as is the custom, and I essayed to break a lance with
him, or rather gave him opportunity to break this seven¬
teen foot ashen withe. So I deftly cast my gauntlet
of fur, feather and hook on the brim of the pool just above,
and as it swung with the current over his lair, his predatory
nature prompted him to seize it. Td recover my own there
ensued a long contest in Avhicli I vanquished him. And
how could he die a more natural death than by an angler’s
hand?”

Let us pause a few moments in admiration over the body
of this fresh run salmon. The substance which imparts so
brilliant a lustre is secreted in the skin just beneath the scales,
which are entirely transparent, and corneous. The dis¬
tinct line extending from the upper portion of the gill cover*
to the root of the caudal fin is formed by perforations in
the centre of those scales. Why these perforations? Take
off one of the scales and you will find upon the inner sur¬
face, almost invisible with a microscope, a minute tube-
which penetrates the skin. It is a branch of a longer duct
originating in the glands of the head, where a mucous sub-
stance—sucli is the accepted theory—is secreted, and trans¬
mitted along the body through the apertures, in the scales
of the medial or lateral line, thus forming a lubricating
coat of slime which defends the skin from the action of the
water. The main tube is plainly to be seen on cutting a
salmon transversely.

Beginning at the head is also a thick, tough cord, some¬
what flattened, buried in the muscles, and running down
to the anterior portion of the first dorsal fin; then commenc¬
ing posteriorly, it continues and crops out in the cartilaginous
projection called the adipose fin, thus forming a somewhat
ornamental terminus.

Between the skin and the muscles—or pink tinted flesh,
as most persons see it—from head to tail, encircling the
body, there is an elastic tissue filled with gelatinous fat,
somewhat like the blubber of a whale, although in smaller
proportion. This tissue becomes thinner as summer and
autumn pass, and the days and nights of procreation come
on. In it is stored the aliment which it acquired on its
marine feeding grounds and which sustains its gradually
wasting body for long months; for it does not feed in the
river, no food ever having been found in its stomach there.

We will boil the half of this salmon presently.in our
camp kettle, and between the flakes of flesh find a thick
curd; an evidence of high condition. This is the connect¬
ing tissue, dissolved at first by moderate heat, then, like
other albuminous liquids, coagulated in further boiling.
This also wastes away as the season advances and the roe
and melt are proportionately developed.

Let us consider of this rapid swimmer and wonderful
vaulter. First of all comes the pectoral fins, projecting
from the humeral bones, and if allowed the comparison,
analogous to the arms in man. These with the ventrals,
half way down, and the caudal or tail fin, are its propellers.
The caudal, which in a salmon of sixteen pounds, and
thirty-three inches long, has a spread of nine inches, is many

times more powerful than all the other fins combined. It is 1
sometimes moved as a sculling oar, acts as a rudder, and is
the chief power in leaping a cataract; a depth of water be¬
low, however, being necessary that, the fish may acquire
impetus; just as a boy takes a good run to make his best
jump. The caudal is also sometimes mischievously used—
though rarely—in slapping at a fly on the surface, and
thus is hooked as the trout is, in or near the tail, by the
angler’s counterfeit. If we observe the mot ions of fish in an
aquarium with glass sides we will find that the pectoral
fins are used alternately, and sometimes with a backward
motion with the evident object of keeping the body, for s
the time, in a fixed position.

The anal and large dorsal serve to keep the fish “on an
even keel.” The second dorsal, which, as before stated, is
a mere adipose cartilage, is a distinguishing characteristic
of the 8almonidm\ and although apparently entirely useless
to its possessor, is sometimes turned to account, b}^ punch-
a hole in it, or clipping, or slitting, or attaching a thin
piece of metal, to note the growth of the fish on its return
from sea.

Let us take off the head. Opening it beneath we find a
series of leaflets, called gills, suspended on arches termed
“os hy odes .” Each leaflet is covered with a tissue of innu¬
merable blood vessels. The water drawn into the mouth
in breathino- passes out through the gill covers, while the
air,in the water is retained and acts, on the blood, which is
constantly impelled from the heart through the gills. The
venous blood, after being changed into arterial by its con¬
tact with the air, passes into the arterial trunk, under the
spine, and is dispersed through the body by diminishing,
blood vessels, again to return to the heart through the veins.
For this reason the blood of a fish is always cold; some¬
times beneath the temperature of the water it inhabits.

Immediately beneath the back bone is the air bladder,
divided into two lobes, which, by contraction or expansion
assists the fish in rising or sinking, or maintaining any
desired elevation in the water. Thus in still water, as a
net is drawn in, the bubbles on the surface are an indication
of the catch, as fish instinctively discharge air that they
may sink to the bottom. In connection with the gills, the
air bladder is analogous to the lungs in land vertebrates.
The gills are exceedingly tender. If the anglers’ hook
pierces them ever so slightly, a bleeding at the lungs, it
may be termed, is a sure precursor of death.

The stomach and viscera, as will appear to the most care¬
less observer, are si*nple. The former is crooked abruptly,
and the food, after passing the turn, is always decomposed.
In predatory species the tail of the victim may be in the
throat while the head is being gradually dissolved in the
posterior portion of the stomach of the captor.

No one ever sees a salmon with a protuberant belly—as
we frequently see a pike, a perch or a trout—unless it be in
autumn in a gravid fish. The cavity in a salmon is exceed¬
ingly small, and the flesh on the belly of one of twelve
pounds, when in condition, is at least an inch thick. And
thus, with its small head, it probably gives more edible
food for its weight than any other animal. There is hardly
a pound of offal in a fish of the weight just named. Un¬
like other fish, which are considered light food, a pound
oi its flesh is estimated to contain as much nutriment as a
pound of beef. On the river the angler soon becomes
cloyed and tired of fresh salmon.

The timbers Composing the frame work of this fast craft
are well worthy of study. The backbone is composed
of a series of round bones so joined as to give easy lateral
motion, and one who lias hooked and played a salmon
is well aware of the supple and powerful play of that
backbone. There are fifty-seven of these vertebrae, from
the upper surface of which arises a series of bones con¬
nected by a membrane which gives attachment to a thick
layer of muscles. To the latter the dorsal fin is attached.
There are thirty-one neatly curved ribs on a side, form¬
ing a graceful arch. These are strong and elastic, each
fixed on its own vertebra by a movable joint, to accomo¬
date the increasing mass of eggs as the time of spawn¬
ing draws on, when, as in the shad, the ova equal about
one fifth of the fish’s weight.

As is the case with the shad, they frequently die from the
exhausting effect of spawning. An abrasion of the skin is
very apt to prove fatal, while a severe gash generally heals,
although it may leave an ugly mark or even deformity. I
have seen a trout recover and thrive with half of its under¬
jaw torn off by a hook. I have also killed a salmon late
in the fly-fishing season with a healed wound almost as
deep as the backbone, made a few months before by an
Indian’s spear.

There is a way of setting up the skeleton of a fish, which,
has been adopted of late years by expert taxidermists,
showing the minutest bone in its structure. Thus, when
an interesting specimen has even become putrid, the angler
or naturalist may at least preserve the frame work.

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ICTHYC FAUNA OF NORTHWESTERN
AMERICA.

^ - ♦ -

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The ictliyc fauna of Northwestern America are probably less known
than those of any other portion of the civilized world, and this fact may
be attributed to the want of interest manifested by our Government in
such matters, and also the scarcity of scientific men who are interested
in icthyology, or else their lack of time to prosecute'the study irwthis
distant quarter. The amateur in this science has many difficulties to
encounter in classifying the various species, as he must be far distant
from authorities on the subject out here, and even were books of refer¬
ence convenient, he would find it a difficult matter to know which no¬
menclature to adopt, and still more difficult to reconcile the discrepan¬
cies between the various authors, for the greater number differ in many
important points necessary to the proper identification of a variety or
species but comparatively little known. Our remarks, therefore, must
be limited to general outlines, rather than to the technical detail which
men of science require.; but we have had one advantage—the study of
the varieties in their native element—which the scientists do not always
possess, and this may atone in some degree for the absence of a thor-.
ough technical description.

It may be asserted as a general remark, that though the rivers in the
greater portion of the northwest lying between the 35th and 50th paral¬
lels never freeze over, yet, only the few species of fish of the many fre -
quenting them, are constant residents. The principal of these are the
salmonidse family, excluding, of course, those that enter them to spawn.
The most prominent features of the icthyc fauna of the Pacific region are
' the cathaphracti, or mailed cheeks, the embiotocoids, or viviparous fam¬
ily, the heterolepids, and the trachinids.

The gadoids are represented by a cod and a whiting; the pleuronec-
tids or flatfish are very abundant, though we have no rhombus or turbot.
The scamberoids are very scarce, as comber or mackerel, a pelamys and

FOREST AND STREAM.

357

two caranx being- all that is known; and evert tbe latter are confined to
the California coast. ~We have no sparvids; the sphyraenids are repre¬
sented by one species, and the sciaemds are similar to their Atlantic con¬
veners. The halibut (hippoglossus) is very abundant, in the ocean and
off the mouth of the Straits of Fuca, but is not caught. The ophidoids,
so far as known, are confined to two species, an ophidion and an ammo-
dytes: the scopelids to one, a saurus; the lophobranchs to one, a sea¬
horse- the percidae to a sebastes, or rock fish; the gasteroids to two
species of stickle-back; the cottoid family is quite numerous, for those
miserable scuipins are found almost everywhere; the pimolodus, or cat¬
fish, grins in many localities; the ganoids are represented by a monster
sturgeon; the cartilaginous fishes are displayed by skates and a few
sharks; the herrings by two species, the clupea and meletta; ylie ancho¬
vy by one, an engraulis; we have no shad (alosa), and our fresh waters
boast of no siluroids. To atone for this omission we have, however, the
finest salmonidse in the world, both in our salt and fresh waters; splen¬
did trout in ad our brooks and lakes, and their prototypes in the sea
smelt, of which there are two varieties, the osmerus and tlialeictliys.
The salmoniclte are not only the most important in edible quality and
commercial importance, but also the most interesting to anglers.

Mortimer Kerry.

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Editor Forest and Stream:—

Jamaica Plains, Mass., July 4th, 1874.

In a late number of Forest and Stream you express the opinion
that the cisco of Geneva Lake, Wis., maybe a grayling. I have seen
that fish and believe it to be a corregonus, allied, if not identical with the
cisco or lake herring of the great lakes. Geneva Lake is extensive and
deep, and this fish only appears about June 15th for two or three days,
when the shad fly (ephemera) is on the water. Then it is taken in great
numbers with the natural fly, and also with imitations. When the fly
disappears the fish seeks the depths of the lake again and is not seen till
the next June, Many of the Wisconsin lakes contain various species of
corregonus , but I am not aware that any of them have this habit of the
species found in Geneva Lake. The cisco I have taken in quantities
with the artificial fly at the foot of the Sault St. Marie Rapids, and at
other places with bait. S. 0. Clarke.

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CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

:-*—-r^- __

Department op Public Parks, i
r ° New York, July 12, 1874. j

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
July 11,1874.

Three white Guinea fowls, Numida meleagris. Presented by Mr. J.
Van Schaick.

Two white-backed, piping Crows, Gymnorhina leuconota Hah. South
Australia.

Cne Zebu, Bos indicus.

One red Fox, mlpesfulvus. Presented by R. Protheroe, Esq.

- One Raccoon, Procyon lotor. Presented by Master Newton Quick.

One grey Squirrel, Sciiirus carolinensis. Presented by Master Howard
C. Stone. ML A. Conklin.

CULTIVATION OF THE STRAWBERRY

I N order to have fine, large, melting fruit yon should bear
in mind this one fact: Effectually remove all the
runners. You will be quite astonished at the results pro¬
duced by tiiits mode of cultivation. Whenever I wish to
grow a very large fine berry I always carefully remove the
runners; by this mode of cultivation I concentrate the full
force or growth of the plant in the original stock, and by
this means I produce a much enlarged, stronger and very
compact plant, I have taken a Wilson plant, (cyery culti¬
vator knows of this variety,) and enlarged it until I have
gathered from a pint to a quart from one plant. I set
my strawberry plants thus to be cultivated on slightly
elevated ridges, and I always manure these ridges well with
a well-rotted old manure. After my bed of strawberry
plants are thus prepared to grow large quantities of berries,
of course I give them the very best of treatment, know¬
ing that thev will repay my culture. Before budding I
usually apply to the plants thus treated a generous supply
of liquid manure twice each week, at night, for six or
eight weeks, until I notice the white of the buds begirt to
show, then I discontinue this application, as it would be of
no benefit, but rather an injury. The usual rains now
falling will be all that the plants require, unless a very
dry time should make an occasional 'watering necessary.

The liquid manure used is made from one pound ot Per¬
uvian guano to half barrel of water, or cow manure—half
bushel free from straw to two-tliirds of a barrel of water—
and delivered upon the plants from a watering-pot; the
plants for this mode of cultivation should he set tw r o t»ef
apart, which gives ample room to place clean mulch or
straw around them, which keeps the berries from the
earth, which after heavy rains will incorporate with .the
soil and rot and injure the berries. Berries grown by this
manner of cultivation will be much larger than when the
runners are left. If you wish to cultivate plants for sale
the runners must be left to grow, as from these you obtain
your propagating plants.

You will always find it of advantage to notice this tact,
which may truly be said to apply to every cultivated plant,
every green thing—that very much, after all, depends upon
the nature of your soil, as well as your mode of cultivation.
There are many persons who call themselves good culti¬
vators who say that to “remove the runners from their
plants takes too much time.” I am convinced it is the only
way to get the best and the largest quantity, and the best
quality of this rich fruit. Ollipod Quill.

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Saving Seed of Fuschia.— Mr. Cannell, well-known as
an English grower of fine fuschias, in relation to saving,
advises that, when the seed pods are thoroughly ripened,
they he partly dried in the sun, after which they should be
cut in halves and quarters with a moderately sharp knife,
and each part minutely examined. The old self-colored
varieties produce seed very freely, hut- the choice kinds
very sparingly, particularly the light varieties. An abun¬
dance of hollow seed will be found, but good plump seed
is about half the size of that of the pansy, and is easily dis¬
tinguished and picked out.

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The Forests of America and Europe. —The follow¬
ing estimate of the extent of the woodlands existing in dif¬
ferent countries lias just been prepared by the Committee
on Public Lands and embodied by them in a report to the
House:—

Per cent of Woodland. j Per cent of Woodland.

Norway...05|United States. .25

Sweden.60| Belgium...18

Russia, in Europe. .. 40 France.—.17

Germany.. .26 Switzerland . .15

Sardinia.. .. 12 Denmark. 5

Holland... . 7 Great Britain. .. 5

•Spain,......... SPorwgal.. • • 4

In the United States, the Southern States come first, with
amounts of from forty to sixty per cent. The Eastern,
Middle and Northwestern States from twenty to forty per
cent., and the Western and Prairie States from five to
twenty per cent. Illinois is placed at nineteen, Wisconsin
twenty-nine, and Iowa sixteen per cent. Nevada, Arizona,
Dakota, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming are
comparatively treeless. Of pine, the estimate is in feet:—

Maine . 1,500,000,000

New York. 900,000,000

Pennsylvania. 7,000,000,000

Michigan. 50,000,000,000

Minnesota. 18,000,000,600

Wisconsin . 16,000,000,000

West Virginia. 7,000,000,000

Virginia (yellow pine). 150,000,000

South Carolina. 90,000,000

North Carolina. 1,600,000,000

Florida. 1,700,000,000

Georgia. 1,500,000,000

Total east of Rocky Mountains. 105,440,000,000

Dominion forests ... 73,000,000,000

Total east of Rocky Mountains.. 178,440,000,000

West of Rocky Mountains. 70,000,000,000

Total United States and Canada. 218,440,000,000

POISON IVY.

Fond du Lac, Wis., June 27th, 1874.

Editor Foxiest and Stream:—

In your issue of June 4th you ask for information in regard to reme¬
dies for the poison of the ivy plant, and as I have suffered and retain
some sympathy for fellow sportsmen, I write what I know of the pest
and the remedies for it.

The poison is communicated to those susceptible of its action by con¬
tact, either with the juices of the plant or a fine powder that is upon
the outside of the leaves. The first acts very violently, and much
quicker than the latter, and really has no cure at times. In May and
June the plant is most to be dreaded, as it seems to lose its poisonous
qualities somewhat as the plant ripens and the leaves brown. As a pre¬
ventive I have often heard of persons eating the leaves of the plant
eai-ly in the spring, an experiment that T once knew to prove fatal and
is not to be relied upon. 3 ust as the poison will affect some and not oth¬
ers, so will different remedies act upon persons who are poisoned. Some¬
times wet salt bound on the poison-spots and kept wet, will soon dry
them up. Very strong ammonia applied frequently as soon as the poi¬
son rppears is an excellent remedy. This remedy is sometimes severe,
in its effects, acting as a caustic on the poison spots after the poison is
killed. When ammonia fails, powdered gum myrrh, shaken up in sweet
oil and used three times a day as a wash, will be found an almost un¬
failing remedy. When obtainable, it is the best to apply at first.

Preventing tbe poison is a difficult matter, as the powder will remain
upon the clothing for days, and then, when damp, will poison the skin
afresh The last remedy named above has been used successfully as a
preventive, by liberally annointing the skin before going into the woods,
always allowing the remedy to dry on the skin. The only sure prevent¬
ive is to stay at home, which, in some cases, is worse than the disease.

B.

[It may be regarded as a most singular anomaly, that “we,” the wri¬
ter, have been able to rub the juice of the poison upon our skin with im¬
punity, having done it repeate dly when a half-grown youngster, from
mere bravado,—E d.]

Muzzling Dogs.— The following we translate from a
very thorough article by M. E. Capron, published in La
Chasse IIhistree. We beg to remark that there is a great
deal of false prejudice in regard to French authority on
matters appertaing to sporting subjects. It should be re¬
membered that there are no better veterinary surgeons in
the world than the French, and that their horses and dogs
have wonderfully improved within the last fifty years. M.
Capron.writes as follows:—

• “It has never been proved that muzzles were of the least
possible use, for they are rarely if ever made so as to pre¬
vent a dog from biting, providing he is mad, while on the
other hand the use of the muzzle can so worry and excite
the animal in preventing his drinking, or from letting liis
tongue hang oat when he is running, that I am rather in-
* clined to think muzzles predispose a dog to get mad. My
advice is, without making it obligatory on the part of the
owners of dogs to muzzle their dogs in order to protect the
public from danger, that no class at all should be allowed to
stray away. It seems to me that those who 'own dogs,
whether for amusement or use, ought to he the most inter¬
ested in watching them. As it may happen that a dog the
best cared for may break loose, a collar should be invaria¬
bly worn by the dog, having the name of the owner of the
dog on it. "Any dog without a collar should be taken to
the pound, and if not claimed within forty-eight hours
should he killed. If the dog should have a collar on the
owner should be informed of his capture. If the owner
did not call for him I should be in favor of making such
owner pay a fine for want of proper care. A measure of
this character I am certain would rid the community of a
lot of snarling curs which, are good for nothing. Every¬
body has the riglit to keep a dog, providmg the dog does
imperil other people’s lives.”

M. Chevalier, the editor of La Chasse Illiustree , adds that
the prefect of police in Paris no longer insists on dogs
wearing muzzles.

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HONORABLE DEALING OF MR. MAC-
DONA.

New York, JuJyJith, 1874.
Ed. Forest - and Stream:,—

Will you permit me through your valuable journal to
inform my brother sportsmen of the handsome manner in
which Mr. Maedona treated me in regard to the loss of
Kirby’s whelps. In doing so I am hut doing my duty to
both the gentlemen himself and the readers of your jour¬
nal, as it shows them what entire confidence they may place
in him.

The circumstances connected with Kirby’s whelping
when three days at sea, and losing her seven whelps, from
the fact that she was too near whelping when shipped, are
yet fresh in the minds of your readers and therefore need
no recapitulation. It is only necessary to say I wrote to
Mr. Maedona expressing my great disappointment at the
loss, olaming him for shipping her when so near whelp¬
ing,’ and saying that I thought all things considered he
should reduce the pric£ to £25, the original price asked
for her before in whelp to Ranger.

After accepting my proposition of reducing the charge

•from £50 to £25, he says: “ Her loss of whelps is a great
loss to you and to the American sportsmen at iarge; but
in a pecuniary sense, it is a greater loss to me, for had I
kept her here I could easily have sola all her seven whelps
at £25 each, for since Isold her to you she and her pro-
gency’s value have been considerably increased by Ranger’s
evtraordinary success at the Shrewsbury field trials last
month. She is very valuable on account of her being so
nearly related to Ranger, being out of Venus, own sister
to Judy, Ranger’s dam. I fully sympathise with you in
your loss of so large a number of important whelps, and
although I am still of the opinion that Kirby, on account
of her blood is worth double £50, yet I fully appreciate
the fairness of your proposal, that I should accept
£25, the original sum named for her before in whelp to
Ranger. The only reason I had in sending her as I did,
was with the earnest desire that you might have a litter of
the best bread setters I could possibly send yon, so that
you might breed and rear a stock of setters that would
reflect credit upon my kennel.

“I am sending out to you by the next Guion steamer
my pointer bitch Naylor, liver and white, very valuable as
a brood bitch. She is three years old, not perfectly
broken, but of great value as a brood bitcli. I send also
Milo, own brother to Kirby; same litter. He is a grand-
looking dog, and will prove a very valuable stud dog. He
was the fastest of all my young team of dogs, and showed
great nose; but a few days before the trial (Shrewsbury
field trial) he was galloping at a great rate and was cram¬
med against by another dog and hurt his foot, which pre¬
vented him from being run at the Shrewsbury trial. By
the time you receive him lie will be all over it. In
consideration of the disappointment you have experienced
in losing the whelps, I make you a present of Milo and
Naylor.

“As soon as I have a good bitcli in whelp to Rauger I
will forward her to you, as you request.”

As your readers are aware, Milo and Naylor have arived.
Milo’s foot is well. Your Field Editor who is as good a
judge of a dog as any man I ever met, has already stated
what a fine dog he considers him. Will you permit me
space enough to give Milo’s correct pedigree, which is as
follows:—

Milo, by Don, out of Venus; Venus, own sister to Judy, dam of the
great Ranger.

(Lavcrack’s Dash.

1 Pilkington’s Dash. -t

Don. - (Laverack’s Moll.

I Lord Downe’s Duchess.

[Burdett’s Brougham.

'[Bess.

j Rake, brother to Hackett’s Ned.

| Hackett’s Nell.

Rake, father of Venus, won first prize at the great Birmingham Dog
Show, in 1861.

Comment is unnecessary from me, as every reader must
see that Mr. Maedona has done more than could possibly
have been expected of him.

In conclusion, I will take this opportunity of requesting
those gentleman who were so ready to bet cigars that
“you’ll see now he will do nothing about it. I told you to
let those English dogs alone,” to walk up and pay their
bets. They can leave them with the editor-in-chief.

Mohawk.

§hot 0w* and Jf ifle.

GAME IN SEASON FOR JULY.

Woodcock, philohela minor . Squirrels.

Details of pigeon shooting and scoi'es of rifle matches, and other interest¬
ing matter, should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week.

—Woodcock still scarce in the market, and would readily
fetch wholesale one dollar a pair. Some few coming in
from Mystic, Conn., and from Henry County, iu Illinois.
Perhaps they are a trifle scarcer than usual, because country
gunners are busy now cutting grass and grain. In about
ten days they may be more plenty. Some few dowiches in
market, a few curlews, willets. and small snipe. Around
and about Point Pleasant, Ocean county, N. J., there may
he had a few cuTlews.

—The advance guard of bay birds, (snipe,) some hun¬
dreds in number, were seen last Thursday to cross the
Narrows from the New Jersey side to Long Island in two
flocks.

—G. H. M. writes from Baltimore, July lltli, “Wood¬
cock are shot here after the lOtli of June. I have heard of
a few good bags being made; have shot none myself, being
entirely opposed to Summer shooting, and hope to see the.
Spring shooting of all migratory birds prohibited very
soon. The prospect for quail in this vicinity was never
finer, in my recollection. I never knew of as many pairs
of old birds, and the season has been fine.”

—A single woodcock is the sum total of this variety of
birds yet seen in Pike County, Pa., this season. The late
snows of May undoubtedly destroyed the young birds, and
probably tbe old ones. There are certain localities in Pike
County which have furnished very good sport in previous
years.

—Woodcock shooting was opened in Wisconsin on the
4 tli, with better success than last year, many good bags
being made. The season will be short on account of the
drouth.

—A man in Pike County went for woodcock the other
day, buckled on his cartridge belt and game bag, tucked
his trowsers into his boots, took old dog “Sport” along,
travelled three miles or more, flushed a fine bird, and when
he went to draw a bead on it discovered to his dismay that
he had forgotten to bring his gun along ! Strange case of
absont-mindeciness ? 4 T-a-a-s. ”

( Rake.
Veu us. -

(Countess.

358

FOREST AND STREAM

WOODCOCK

For Forest and Stream.

IN NEW JERSEY.

Newton, Sussex County, July lltli.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

I hove spent about two weeks whipping the trout streams
among the mountains in Wayne and Pike counties, Penn¬
sylvania, where I found an abundance of the “speckled
beauties,” but generally of a small size. In former years
I have fished the Lackawac and Dyberry streams and their
tributaries with good success, taking an abundance of trout
of fine size and delicious flavor. The streams, however,
are preserved by the proprietors, and only a favored few
have access to them.

I have travelled, shot and fished in many of the States of
the Union, but of all the places I have ever been, this is
the most inviting. While driving along these smooth, un¬
dulating slate roads, at almost every turn splendid trout
streams can be seen winding tlieir serpentine course through
the valleys, and then the woodcock swales and the par¬
tridge brakes on the hill-sides, from out of which, now and
then, at this seasan of the year, may be seen an old cock-
ruffed grouse, majestically crossing the road, with tail
spread and crest erect, and from the several flocks of young
birds I have met with while woodcock shooting, those old
fellows have reason for pride. All these things, with the
picturesque beauty of everything surrounding, warms up
the blood, and makes me wish that this could be my home
for a thousand years. For here, too, besides all the loveli¬
ness I have mentioned, mav be found good, whole-souled,
intelligent, hospitable gentlemen, and skillful field sports¬
men at that, and such fine, thorough-bred dogs; but you
have been here, and know how it is yourself. I forgot to
say that here, too, almost every person is the owner of a
Hambletonian, a Bashaw, a Star, an Abdallah, or some
other strain of trotters, and besides these, are a few spans
of magnificent carriage horses, behind a pair of which,
belonging to W. D. Dickson, I have just taken a spin over
the Springdale road, and a more lovely drive it would be
hard to find. One of them is half brother to Mystic, an
extra fine horse owned by Mr. James Northrop, of this
place, which horse recently made a second heat in 2:27L
The carriage horses above alluded to, are for sale—I think
at a very reasonable price for such a splendid pair. With
my friend, Theo. Morford, with whom I am at present so¬
journing, and with our mutual friend “Homo,” who, with
his family, are spending the Summer here, we are doing
our level best in the way of woodcock-shooting; but last
Spring, just about the hatching time of this delicious
game, an almost unprecedented fall of snow, and several
days of extreme cold weather, overwhelmed all this section
of the country, and I am astonished to find that even the
old birds should have weathered such a storm, for just after
the storm, the grounds hereaway were strewed with dead
robins, blue-birds, tanagers, warblers, sparrows, &e.; but
many an old woodcock, after the loss of their first broods,
have, in a commendable and praiseworthy way, brought
forth a second brood; yet at least one-half of the woodcock
crop was cut off by that snow-storm. Now, more than
half the birds we are shooting are old ones, and the young
birds we get are generally under size.

“ Homo,” you know had been extremely ill a short time
before tlu 4tli inst. (the opening day of the Summer shoot¬
ing), but he was convalescent on that day, and determined
toVave a shoot, if it killed him, and taking into considera¬
tion the fact that he had recently been prostrated upon a
bed of severe illness, and that woodcock are very scarce,
and he shooting with a Parker gun which he had never
shot before, he did right well, as he bagged, to his own
guu, six pair of very fair woodcock, in part of a morning’s

sh noting. , .

This reminds me of the woodcock shoot participated in, in
the vicinity of Blooming: Grove Park, a* few seasons ago,
when Mr. John C. Westbrook, Mr. John Courson, and Col.
Griggs were the shooters. The covert there was so dense,
where they were shooting, neither could tell what his com¬
panion was shooting at when a report was heard; yet during
that day they positively killed about 40 woodcock.

Horace' Smith.

New York, July 10th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I was sorry to read the rather melancholy account of the woodcock
this season in Forest and Stream. I am forced to admit the truth
that these fine birds are becoming scarce. However, I had a pretty good
morning's sport while home for the Fourth among the low lands and
side hilts of New London county, just north of the old town of Stoning-
tou. The day was very warm, and my dog, although a good one, was
nearly used up by noon, and needed all my care to make him attend to
business. I hunted pretty hard until 12 o’clock, and succeeded in bag¬
ging 11 birds, and taking all things into consideration congratulated my¬
self*I did pretty well. I have shot a number of woodcock in that part
of the country, and never before have I seen the birds “start” so hard or
act so mean. Yours respectfully, A. Reader.

Some of our friends in the vicinity of Cape May, N. J., have made
very fine bunches of woodcock within the past week.—E d:

Portland, Me., July 9th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

A few words with regard to the opening of the woodcock season in this
vicinity may not come amiss to some of your readers, aud it is only to
be wished that the report could be more favorable. July 4th, on which
day the season began, was a foggy day, followed by 24 hours’ hard ram,
which, in connection with previous wet weather, has filled the lower
covers and scattered the birds along the uplands, as a natural conse¬
quence of which no large bugs have been reported, with perhaps one ex¬
ception. The promise of ruffed grouse (local partridge) for September
1 st is, however, very good, as the “woods are full of them. ’ 1 have re¬
ceived information from many portions of Maine and New Hampshire,
all of which mention large broods. F< w -

— ...- ^ i — —

—The Grand Rigeon Shooting Tournament came off at
Detroit, Michigan, on July 7, 8, 9, and 10. The shooting
was open to all amateurs, and to be governed by the
Michigan State medal rules. Plunge traps, 1J oz. shot.
The amount of money prizes was $1,000, and the entrance
fee, $10. The committee of management comprised the
following gentlemen: W. C. Colburn, John E. Long, the
celebrated gun-maker of Detroit, Elam Fisher, J. Y. D.
Eldridge, and E. H. Gillman. The tournament was one of
the most successfully conducted affairs that ever came off
in the State of Michigan. The weather was delightful, the
birds were wild pigeons, fat and fast flyers. The following
gentlemen were the winners:

First day, Tuesday, July 7th, 1874, ten single birds—1st

Killed t
6
5
5
2
4

Killed.

6

7
6
5

8
9

.10

10

8

9

7

8
7

5

6
4
9

prize, $125, Long; 2d prize, $75, Sherman; 3d prize, $5C,
Hascall; 4tli prize, $30, Hawkins; 5 th prize, $25, Lee; 6 th
prize, $20, Hall; 7tli prize, $15, Hamilton.

Second day, Wednesday, July 8 th, 1874, ten single birds—
1st prize, $100, Hall and Cristy, divided; 2 d prize, $75,
Smith; 3d prize, $50, Caldwell; 4th prize, $30, Colburn;
5tli prize, $25, McJanes; 6 th prize, $20, Luckett; 7tli
prize, $15, Hawley.

Third day, Thursday, July 9 th, 1874, ten single birds—
1 st prize, $125, Dubois; 2 d prize, $75, J. J. Hall; 3d prize,
$50, W. Hall; 4th prize $40, L. Moran; 5th prize, $30,
L. Horne; 6 th prize, $20, Pinckney; 7th prize, $10, Cad-
man.

We shall endeavor to publish next week, if possible, the
details of birds killed, &c.; of the above tournament.

Lexington, Ky., July 10, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The shooting toiirnament gotten up under the auspices of the Hunter’s
Club of Lexington, Kentucky, took place near the city July 7th. 8 th,
and 9th, of which I send you the following report. The first day the
judges were Dr. William Pryor, of Franklin county, Ky.; Hon. George
Fleming, of Fleming; and George Bowen, of Bourbon. The first match
was a side shoot at four pair*, of birds, 18 yards rise, 100 yards boundary,
1 J oz. shot, five entries:—

• Straight.

M. A. Kenney, Bourbon county, Ky...2 pairs.

S. W. Bagg, Bourbon county, Ky...1

R. H. Hicks, Woodford county, Ky. .1

R. F. Sandusky, Lexington, Ky.0

Rodenburg, Lexington, Ky.1

The second and grand match of the occasion was at five pairs of birds,
18 yards rise, 100 yards boundary, ip oz. shot; seventeen entries; free
for all:—

Straight .

T. N. Martin, Lexington, Ky.1

J. W. Kidd, Lexington, Ky.1

H. G. Craig, Lexington, Ky.1

A. Jeffrey. Lexington, Ky.1

T. J. South, Franklin county, Ky.3 pairs.

R. Church, Franklin county, Ky.4 pairs.

L. C. South, Franklin county, Ky.5 pairs.

C. A. Kenney, Bourbon county, Ky.5 pairs.

W. F. Champ, Bourbon county, Ky.3 pairs.

L. Trotter, Bourbon county, Ky.4 pairs.

J. H. Kerr, Bourbon county, Ky.2 pairs.

J. Cunningham, Bourbon county, Ky .2 pairs.

J. W. Ferguson, Bourbon county, Ky.1

J. Anderson, Jessamine county, Ky.2 pairs.

R. Smith, Scott county, Ky.1

T. H. Arnold, Woodford county, |Ky. 1

Tom Mannen, Mason county, Ky.4 pairs.

C. A. Kenney andL. C. South divided first money. Ties for second
money shot off by Mannen, 00—0; Trotter, 10 10 10-3; Church, 10 10
11 — 4 ; who received second money.

Ties for entrance—Champ, 11 11 11—6; Cunningham, 10—1; South,
11 11 10—5.

Second day—First match —Nursery stakes, at three pairs of birds, 18
yards rise, 100 yards boundary; ten entries: —

Straight.

Colonel Frank Waters.2 pairs.

Colonel W. R. Fleming.3 pairs.

Win. Dudley.,....2 pairs.

Captain Phil Kidd.0

Captain Joe Wolhrer.2 pairs.

S. Sharp.. pairs.

Wm. McCaw.3 pairs.

L. E. Tarlton.0

H. G. Craig . ••••1

T. L. Bryan. 1

Ties shot off—Colonel Fleming. 11—2; Wm. McCaw, 10- 1.

Second match was six pairs of birds, 18 yards rise, 100 boundary, li oz.
shot; $5 entrance; two thirds to first man, one third to second man, and
third to save entrance:—

Straight.

T. J. South.5 pairs.

L. C. South.4 pairs.

R. Church. 2 pairs.

L. Trotter.5 pairs.

J. 11. Kerr.3 pairs.

T. H. Mannen.-.2 pairs.

June Smith. 6 pairs.

Colonel F. Waters.:..3 pairs.

Dr. Dudlev.3 pairs.

C. A Kenny.2 pairs.

R. T. Holloway.3 pairs.

J. T. Kidd.3 pairs.

H. G. Craig.1

First money went to Smith, he killing six pairs in succession.

Ties for second money shot off by T. J. South, 11 00—2; J. II. Kerr,
tl 10—3; L. Trotter, 11 11—4; won.

Ties for third money, or entrance fee—Dr. Dudley, 11 10—3; L. C.
South, 11 10—4; won; T. II. Mannen, 11 00—2.

Third day —First match was at three pairs of birds, eleven entries, $5
each, $20 added by the club; $50 to first, $20 to second, and third to save
entrance:—

Straight.

William* McCaw.3 pairs.

William Kemp.2 pairs.

June Smith.. 3 pairs.

L. E. Tarlion.

R. Church.

F. Waters._

William Ferguson.2 pairs.

J. W. K : dd. 3 pairs.

T. C. Woodford...3 pairs.

- T. J. South.2 P* 11 ' 8 -

L. Trotter.....3 pairs.

L. C. South..

Ties for first money—Woodford, 1*1 11—4; Kind, 00 10—1; McCaw, 11
10—3. South won second money, 4 to 2.

Second match between Trotter and South; $50 a side:—

Trotter ... ....J1 11 10 01 If 11 li 11—14

south .n 11 01 n 11 11 11 n—is

Third match was a challenge from Hunter’s Club to Nimrod Club of
Bourbon; four pairs b^rds; four men eaeh; loser to pay for birds:—

Killed.

5

6
5
3

witbd’w.

5

6
2
3
3

Killed.

H

10

withd’w.

11

11

12

12

9

10

withd’w.

8

9 •

6

Killed.

6

4

. 4

1

5
2

5

6
6

5

6
4

hunter’s club.

Straight. Killed.

Craig.2 pairs 5

Viley. 5

Woolf oik.4 pairs 8

Waters. 4

Total.22

NIMROD CLUB.

straight. . Killed.

Kerr.3 pairs 7

Woodford.3 pairs 7

Kidd.3 pairs 8

Ferguson. 6

Total.

Yours,

.28

C. A. Kenny.

barred. The prizes will amount to $1,000. All shooting to
be governed by the club’s rules.

—The pigeon match between Messrs. James Gordon
Bennett and George Lorillard, took place on the 9th, at
Islip. Both the gentlemen used Wesley Richard’s breech
loaders. English rules, thirty yards, 100 birds. Mr.
Lorillard killed 52 birds, Mr. Bennett 49. Which was the
better shot was bard to decide. Mr. Bennett seemed to be
the more unlucky, many of his dead birds falling out of
bounds.

Tiffin, Ohio, July 8 th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

An association, called “The Ohio Association for the Protection of
Game,” was organized here last winter, having for an object the protec¬
tion of game and proper enforcement of the game laws of the State.

The Association also offers protection to the rights of the farmer, by
offering rewards for proof which may lead to the conviction of anybody
who has been guilty of doing damage to farm property or having in any
way trespassed on farmer’s right'contrary to law.

This society celebrated the Fourth by holding their First Annual Pic
Nic and Pigeon Shoot. The pic nic was a most enjoyable affair, and the
pigeon shoot showed considerable skill on the part of the older and more
practiced shooters, and must have been quite satisfactory to those ama¬
teurs who never “shot on the wing” before this day. Below you will find

Chicago, July 4th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The following is the result of a pop at tame birds at Charles Reese’s
Hyde Park, July 4th:—

SINGLE.

Underwood (10 straight).I3i William Chittenden (13 straight).. 15

Chas. Creighton (3 straight) withd’w j

DOUBLE.

Wm. Chittenden (4 straight p’rs)..15. Underwood—..withdrawn.

Chas Creighton (4 straight p’rs)... 14i

singles.

Carson...111-8; Underwood..11 1—3

Wright....0 0 1—1|

three pairs .

William Chittenden...•*.11 11 40—5

Chit.

■—The first pigeon tournament of the Cincinnati Shooting
and Fishing Club will be held at Cincinnati, Ohio, on July
21, 22, 23, and 24, open to all amateurs; professionals

the score. Fourteen single birds
boundary, 60 yards, 1 £ oz. shot: —
Name. Killed.

Loomis .. 11

each, plunge traps, 21 yards rise,

Name. Killed.

Buskirk.

Rncrhv . 7

Amende. ii

^ a b u J . .. 0

SmcRth ,. o

Harman. 7

J ones . 13

Snyder.. .. . u

Tunison .. 7

Bloom . 9

Baldwin . 9

Gibson . in

Sftvrnri . 9

Kaull ..

Yedder . 11

Frost . 7

Total . 75

Tota! . 78

Yours truly,

Derby.

—Among the first sixty qualified at Wimbledon to shoot
for the Queen’s prize, are the following Canadians"': Lieut.
Whitman, of Quebec; Private T. Mitchell, of Ontario;
Capt. J. P. McPherson, of the Governor-General’s Foot
Guard ; Color Sergt. Baillie, of Ontario; Major Gibson, of
Ontario, and Hancock. All of these riflemen are entitled
to a prize of £12, and to wear the National Rifle Association
badge. Sergt. Vail was the only Canadian who got into
the second stage last year.

In the contest for the Alexandra prize, the following* have
been returned winners : Capt. Layton, Nova Scotia; Capt;
McPherson; Lieut. MacNaughton, Cobourg Artillery, On¬
tario; Private Dislier, Ontario, and Capt. Morgan, Quebec,
Creedmoor. —The Amateur Club Badge and the
Remington Diamond Badge. —Both these events came off
punctually as to time, on Saturday last, it being the fourth
competition for the Amateur badge and the third for the
Remington. The weather, though hot and close, without
being exactly unfavorable, the sun being at times partially
obscured, allowed good shooting. The wind was rather
puffy. The Amateur badge, distances 800, 900, and 1,000
yards, five scoring shots, two sighting shots, came off at 11
o’clock.

SCORE AT 800 YARDS.

Arm. Scoi'e.

Sharp sporting.14 4 3 4 4

Remington sporting.. 4 3 4 ^4

Sharp sporting. J 4 4 3 4 4

Remington sporting..'

Remington military..

Sharp sporting.

Remington sporting...

Sharp sporting...

Name.

G. W. Yale.

Jobn Bodine.

L. M. Ballard.

A. V. Canfield.

General T. S. Dakin.

J. S. Coniin.

Leon Backer.

General J. H. Hawley.

E. A. Sanford— ..

George Crouch.

L. Deiger

4 4 3 3 4

3 4 4 3 2
2 4 3 3 4

i 4 3 3 3 3

4 3 3 3 3

Remington sporting.. 0 3 4 s 4

Sharp sport mr.| 2 3 4 3 2

.. , “ 12 3 4 4 2

A. V. Davies.| Sharp sporting.| 4 0 4 3 3

H. E. Fulton.I Sharp sporting.| 30333

J. Tragesser.j Stiarpsporting.13 3 3 0 2

J. P. M. Richards.| Sharpsporting.| 0 3 3 3 2

SCORE AT 900 YARDS.

Total

19

19

19

1»

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

12

11

11

Name. Score.

General T. S. Dakin. 33344

L. Deiger. 3 3 4 3 J

General Hawley... 34 4 22

E. H. Sanford. 2 2 4 3 4

G. W. Yale. 0 4 4 3 3

A. V. Canfield. 33233

L. M. Ballara. 2 3 2 4 3

J. S. Coniin. 4 3 3 4 0

H. E. Iulton.... 2 3 4 2 3

.John Bodine. 3033 4

J. P. M. Richards. 3 0 3 8 3

George Crouch. 2023 3

L. Tragesser. 03340

Leon Backer....I 3 0 0 2 3

A. Y. Travis. .| 0 0 0 3 3

SCORE AT 1,000 YARDS.

Name. Score.

General Dakin. | 3 3 4 2 3

G. W. Yale. 3 3 3 3 3

John Bodine.| 3 3 2 4 2

E. H. Sauford.! 0 3 4 3 3

H. E. Fulton....! 434 20

A. Y. Canfield.j 43230

J. S. Conlm. 2 2 4 2 2

L. M. Ballard .| 3 3 3 2 0

L. Deiger. .1 44300

George Croucli.I 0040 4

Leon Backer. j 31002

General Hawley... | 0 G 3 0 0

Total.

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14
13
13
10
10

i 8
! 6

Total.

15
15
H
13
13
12
12
11
11

8

5

3

In analyzing the scores made, we note the very excellent
shooting of Messrs. Yale, Bodine, Ballard, aud Canfield, at
800 yards—all these having made 19 in a possible 20. At
900, General Dakin came to the front with 17 in a possible
20, making up for a somewhat lower score at 800 yards.
At 1,000 yards, the 15 secured by General Dakin aud Mr.
Yale is excellent shooting, an average of 8, being so far
considered fine shooting at this long range. In awarding
General Dakin the badge, Mr. Yale having made the same
total, 48, the prize was given under the rule of ties, to the
highest score at the second range. The following is a re¬
sume of the two scores;

Name. myds 900 yds 1000 yds Tota

General Dakin—. 16 1? 15 48

G. W. Yale;. 19 14 15 48

The average of the shooting of the two best shots was
three-fifteenths better than a centre for every shot. By the
new rule, allowing the best twelve to compute, Messrs.
Richards, Tregessin and Davison were excluded, but as may

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359

be seen, there was a power of reserve in one of the excluded
ones which rallied with the urgency of the occasion.

At 3:30 the Remington diamond badge was shot for,
there being numerous entries. Distances, 500, 800, and

1,000 yards, seven shots, two scoring shots.

Name.

Score.

Total.

i

; 500 ...

. 4

4

4

4

4

4

4

28 )

J. P. M. Richards.

....a s.A

800....

. 2

3

3

3

4

3

3

21

- 71

]

1 1000....

. 2

4

4

4

0

4

4

22 )

i

i 500...

. 3

3

3

2

2

4

3

20 )

W. F. Edmundstone_

.R S.-

8 r 4)...

. 3

3

3

3

4

3

4

23

I 67

i

[ 1000...

. 3

4

4

3

3

4

3

24

i te

1

; 500...

. 3

3

4

2

4

3

2

23 )

K H. Sandford.

....S 8.. <

800...

. 4

2

3

3

4

4

3

23

- 67

1

1 1000...

. 3

3

4

4

3

4

2

23

; 500...

. 4

3

4

3

4

3

3

24 1

A. Anderson.

....8 S.J

800...

. 2

3

4

3

4

4

3

21

- 66

1

1 1000...

. 0

2

4

3

4

3

3

19 |

1

; 5oo...

. 3

3

3

3

4

4

4

24 1

i

J. Bodine.

....R S..-<

800...

. 2

2

4

3

3

3

3

20

- 65

1

1 1000...

. 3

2

4

2

3

3

4

21

1

1

; 500...

. 3

4

2

4

4

3

3

23 j

1

L. M. Ballard...

. ..8 S. J

800...

. 2

4

4

3

3

2

4

22

>- 64

]

1 1000...

. 4

0

2

4

3

3

3

19

h

1

; 500...

. 3

3

4

4

4

3

4

25 j

i

H. E. Fulton.

....8 S..-I

800...

. 2

2

3

3

4

3

4

21

► 64

1

[ 1000...

. 2

2

3

0

3

4

4

18 i

1

l 500...

. 4

4

4

3

4

4

4

27 j

1

Leon Backer.

....R 8..-

800...

3

2

2

0

4

3

3

17

V 62

/ 1000...

. 2

3

3

0

3

3

4

18 1

!

I 500...

3

3

3

4

4

4

3

24 :

i

„T. 8. Conlin .

....S' 8.. h

800...

’. 4

2

3

3

4

3

2

21

r 57

( 1000...

. 0

0

4

4

4

0

0

12 1

f

500...

. 3

4

4

3

3

3

3

23 ;

A. V. Canfield, Jr.

....R S..-

800...

u

2

3

4

4

3

3

19

l 56

( 1000...

. 4

0

0

4

0

2

4

14 1

[

4

i

500...

. 4

2

4

3

4

4

4

25

A.. J. Uoux.

....R 8..-v

800...

. 3

2

4

4

4

4

3

24

[ 51

• (

1000...

. 0

0

0

0

0

C

2

2

V

Mr. Richards, an admirable shot, both scientific and
practical, made the handsome score of 71, and took the
coveted Remington diamond badge. Mr. Edmond Stone
the Whitworth rifle. His first score of 28, every
shot a bull’s eye, making all he could, cannot be sur¬
passed. At 1,000 yards an unfortunate duck egg appears,
but it is redeemed by the general excellence of the entire
score, 71 in a possible 84, or an average of almost a 3£ at
every shot, which is almost, if not quite, np to the Irish
shooting : The following recapitulation of the shooting for
the Amateur long range badge, and the Reminfiton diamond

bafijC!, may be of interest,.

AMATEUR BADGE.

Name. 500 yds

800 yds

1000 yds

' Total

1st match L. J. Hepburn.

. It

17

15

46

2d match—J. S. Conlin.

. 16

12

17

45

3d match—John Bodine.

. 18

12

15

45

4th match—General Dakin*.

. 19

14

15

48

Sly 11th, 1874.

REMINGTON

Name .

DIAMOND badge.

500 yds 800 yds

1000 yds

Total

1st match—J. Omand..

. 23

25

22

70

2d match—J. Bodine.

. 25

24

20

69

3d match—J. P. JL Richards*..

. 28

21

22

71

*July 11th, 1874.

It will be observed, then, we trust, with great satisfac¬
tion, that the scores made at the last two matches, were the
highest. A little more work, then, gentlemen of the N. R.
A, and we shall hold our own with the Irish team.

We notice with pleasure the presence of General Hawley
at, the Range, shooting in the pluckiest way through the
Amateur match. The General handles both politics and
the rifle with a great deal of skill. If there is a Press match
this Fall, as we hope there will be, we think the General is
bound to win it.

—The Twenty-Eighth battalion, fifth brigade, second
division (we are thus careful to particularize this organiza¬
tion), met at Creedmoor on Monday last, the 13th, and we
regret to state they behaved in a most discreditable way.
The first accident at the range occurred on this occasion,
Barton, a marker, having been dangerously wounded;
whose fault it is we are not yet prepared to state. The
conduct of the majority of the men was disgraceful to a
degree. We regret to state that this is the second or third
time the Brooklyn regiments have misbehaved. Both on
the range, and on coming home, their conduct was such as
to throw no credit on either the regiment or the officers in
command. If possible, we trust the range will not be given
over to this regiment again until they know better how to
behave themselves. Their nationality has nothing to do
with it. Our remarks would be equally scathing were
they English, Scotch, Irish, or Germans. The following
are the ten best scores:

Name.

200

Yards.

Total.

|500

Yards.

Total.

Gr'nd

Total,

Lieutenant Treyz, Co. A.j

4

4

0

2

4 1

14

4

3

2

2

4 1

15 1

29

Captain Heinrichs, Co. C. |

3

3

0

3

4 j

13

4

3

3

4

2 !

16 1

28

Captain Schweitzer, Co. G.

3

3

3

3

2 j

1 14

0

3

0

3

2

1 8

1 22

Lieutenant Miller, Co. C.

3

2

3

2

o

10

4

0

2

2

4

12

22

Private Hamm, Co. I .

3

2

2

3

3

\2

2

3

•±

0

0

9

1 21

Captain Wandt. Co. H.

2

3

2

2

2 !

11

3

2

o

3

0

10

21

Private Hummel, Co. G.

3

3

2

2

3

1 13

3

2

0

0

3

8

21

Sergeant Hutscheck, Co. G.

3

2

0

3

2

10

2

0

2

4

3

It

21

Private Schenctc, Co. G.

2

3

3

2

9

! 12-

0

0

o

3

3

8

20

Private Erdman, Co. A.

3

2

2

2

2 I

1 11

0

3

2

4

0

9

20

—On Thursday last the Fifth Regiment, under command
of Colonel Spencer, were at Creedmoor. The following
are the leading ten scores:

§

1

03-4
K 5S

Names.

1

200 :

yds.

£

j 500 j

yds.

£

He?

Sergeant Miller, Co. C.

3

4

2

2

2

13

4

4

0

4

4

16

29

Sea-eant Mever, Co. D.

3

4

4

3

4

18

0

3

3

2

0

8

28

Lieutenant Frame, Co. F.

2

2

3

2

3

12

2

3

2

2

3

12

24

Private Antes, Co. F.

2

3

4

3

2

14

2

3

2

0

2

9

23

Colonel Spencer.

2

3

3

0

3

11

2

O

3

3

3

11

22

Lieutenaut Fritz, Oo. B .. ..

2

3

3

3

2

13

2

4

0

0

2

8

21

Major Hallen....

2

2

0

3

2

9

3

2

0

3

3 j

11

20

Private Schenck, Co. F.

2

2

0

2

2

8

2

2

4

2

2

12

20

Sergeant Rnnde.

0

0

3

3

2

8

2

2

2

4

2

12

20

Captaiu Broer, Co. F.

3

3

2

3

3

14 I

0

0

2

2

2 1

6

20

—The Ninth Regiment held a preliminary meeting last
week for the purpose of organizing an association for rifle
practice. Quite a number of the members signified their
intention of founding an organization for the purpose-of
proper practice in rifle shooting. Lieut. Col. Hitchcock is
in earnest in his endeavors, of making the regiment, by
means of systematic training, tp bp among the leading rifle
regiments in the State,

—We call particular attention to the following notice
issued by the Amateur Rifle Club, which explains the
methods to be employed for the selection of representative
American riflemen, who are to shoot with the Irish team :

Irish-American Contest. —Notice is hereby given that
six competitions will be held at Creedmoor, on the follow¬
ing days, viz : July 15, 18, 22, 29, and Amrust 1 and 5, at
eleven'o’clock. A., for the purpose of selecting a team to
practice for the Irish-American contest, which competition
will be held under the following conditions:

Open to all natives of the United States; rifle, anv of
American manufacture, and within the rules of the club;
position, any, without artificial rest; distances 800,900 and
1000 yards; rounds, fifteen at 800 and 900, twenty at 1.000
yards. No sighting shots. The twelve making the highest
aggregate scores in any four of the six competitions to be
selected to form the team and reserve. Three markers will
be provided two days in each week for the exclusive use of
those selected as above, and each man will also be furnished
with 100 rounds of ammunition per week. Further ar¬
rangements are also being made to facilitate their practice,
and render it as little expensi ve as possible. For this reason
all persons entering these competitions will be required to
pledge themselves that should they be successful competi¬
tors, they will practice as far as possible in such places
and at such times as may be directed by the Executive
Committee, and do all in their power to qualify for the
mutch. The members of the club will also take notice
that in future competitions for the Long Range Badge, the
number of competitors authorized to shoot at 1,000 yards,
bv virtue of making the highest aggregate scores at 800 and
900 yards, will be twelve , instead of eight, as heretofore.
Also, that the fifth competition for the Long Range Badge,
will be held Saturday, July 25th, at 11 A.. M.

The members uf the Club are earnestly requested to co¬
operate with the Committee in their endeavors to produce
a team worthy of representing America in September next.
Our opponenis, already tried and experienced marksmen,
are receiving in numerous ways the support and encour¬
agement of their countrymen, and it will be absolutely
necessary for the A. R. C. to make a vigorous effort to
create a similar interest in the forthcoming contest among
our own countrymen, if we would meet them on anything
like even terms

It will devolve upon the club to provide means for the
training of the team, the carrying on of the match, and Hie
proper reception of our guests, and to this end it is desira¬
ble that each individual member should exert himself in any
way in which he can make his influence available, and
particularly in the matter of raising funds. The day
named for the contest is Saturday, September 26, 1874.
Entries for the above matches may be made on the ground,
or at the Secretary’s office. Bv order of the Executive
Committee. Fred. P. Fairbanks, Secretary, 194 Broauway.

—The following rules in regard to “coaching” in rifle
shooting have just been adopted at Creedmoor :

No person except the register keeper shall be permitted
to speak to a competitor after he has taken his place at the
firing-point, or to afford him any information which may
be calculated to assist or confirm his judgment as to filing.

Any violation of this rule shall be at once reported by
the register-keeper to the officer in charge, who shall
caution the offender, and on any repetition of the offence,
shall report the same to the Executive Committee, who will
cancel the score of the competitor, and will remove the
person advising him from the ground.

—We regret to state, that in consequence of the necessary
practice for the Irish match, and other regular days on the
cards at Creedmoor, it looks as if the “simultaneous match”
with our Canadian friends would be adjourned sine die.

—In France, for the year 1873, La Chasse Illustrie informs
us, that 375,743 licenses to shoot were taken out, producing
the large sum of 5,636*145 francs.

—G. E. C. ’s letter on pistol practice, with target, will
appear in our next. Crowded over.

—The opening festival of the Newark Schutzen corps
took place last week.

—To-day, July 16th, the Comet is at its brightest.

JjlnrswMS Jp (^omayondentg.

C. & S., Baltimore.—Pr : ce of Roosevelt’s “Superior Fishing” is $2.50.

J. H. W., Fort Wayne, Ind.—How late can I take trout in the Neepi-
gon? Ans. Until frost comes. Take the last steamboat back in Oct.

Illinoisan.— What is the name of the common sucker? Ans.
Catostomus ccy/nmunis—De Kay.

Reader. —Will you please name some preparation and where to pur¬
chase the same, that will keep mosquitoes and black flies from annoy¬
ing a person while Ashing? Ans. Tar and sweet oil; at druggists.

G. S. H., Boston —The fish you refer to are the sea bass, or rock bass
very black, large scales, large fins and great mouth. Fish with hand,
line on reefs, wrecks, or ledges, and use clams for bait,

E. C. S., Schoharie.—Please mention the best color for trout leaders,
and give receipt for dyeing the same? Ans. Soak in decoction of tea,
coffee, or indigo for several hours. We prefer the tea.

S. T. O., Akron, Ohio.—Creedmoor is on Long Island, some 13 miles
from New York. We send you paper with full particulars. The team
for the Irish match is not yet made up. See issue of to-day.

Buffalo Bill, Newark, N. J.—Please let me know through your pa¬
per the best work on hunting and trapping and tanning furs? Ans.
Newhouse’s “Trapper’s Guide,” 142 Grand street, Mason, Baker & Pratt.

H. L., New York. -Can you inform me of the best place to get small
trout to stock a pond, and also what they are worth to buy; the pond be¬
ing on Long Island? Ans. W. H. Furman, Maspeth, or Mr. Hines.
Patchogue, Long Island. Usual price about $40 per thousand.

L. G. B., New York.—What were the objections for not publishing
the score of the Deerfoot Shooting Club of South Brooklyn, shot on the
1st of June last? Ans. No objections whatever. Crowded out, per¬
haps overlooked, mislaid, or overtaken by some one of the occasional
mishaps that inevitably occur in a newspaper office.

Angler, Westchester, Pa.—Is there such an article for fishermen as
water-proof stockings, or overalls, which could be worn over other cloth¬
ing and keep it dry; if so, state where they can be purchased and the
price? Ans. D. Hodgman & Co., corner Maiden lane and Nassau street,
can supply yon; price $6 50. Send size of foot.

H. S Sinclair, Chelsea, Mass.—Would not advise you to venture
into the Adirondack wilds withont a guide, although you can go to any
of the sporting houses and hotels, and making these your headquarters,
get good hunting and fishing within hailing distance. The best map is
Ely’s, at Colton & Co.’s, 172 William street, N. Y.

H. R. M,, Marquette, Mich.—Can you inform me if gauntlet gloves,

leatherbacks, with cloth fronts, are made and for sale anywhere; if so.
please inform me where. I want them as a protection against flies and
mosquitoes. The gauntlet, or wrist, must also be of leather and come
well up under the sleeve? Ans. Have sent your order to C. Field, 735
Broadway.

A. F., Brooklyn,—To what part of the Adirondacks would you advise
me to go for good fishing, where the trout average a fair size: a spot that
can be re°ched in not over two days’ journey from N. Y.? What of the
Mountain Lake? How do you get there? Ans. Take Adirondack Rail -
road from Saratoga to North Creek Station, and thence stage to Blue
Mountain Lake. No better place in Adirondacks accessible in two days.

H. E. C-, Malone, N. Y.—What is the best method of breaking a set¬
ter pup. and what work on dog culture should I get? Ans. Stonehenge’s
“shot Gun and Rifle” will give you the desired information. Cannot, a
setter become a good retriever by proper handling? Ans. Yes; being
an educated spaniel, it is one of the first distinctive features in the an¬
imal.

C., Oswego, N. Y.—I have a setter pup eight months old. He has had
the distemper for nearly three months, though latterly it is only noticed
by a slight discharge at the left nostril; he Is in good health. Can von in¬
form me what wonld be advisable to give him. or will ir. gradually wear
out? Ans. Yon have been very fortunate so far, and therefore let nature
have her own way.

G. E. R., Maplewood, Mass.—Can yon tell me whether or not It Is
necessary in putting goldfish into a pond to breed to have dark colored
ones with the red ones? Ans. The red. black and mottled goldfish are
all of the same variety,-differing only in their markings. Cannot under¬
stand why your fish don’t breed. For goldfish culture see Forestand
Stream, vol. II, pages 39, 215, 246.

C. F. S.. Rochester, N. Y. —Will U. S. “shinplasters” pass among the
natives of the Mu®koka region? 2i. If a parf.v were to go there in July
or August, wonld it be advisable to carry a gun? Ans. Better exchange
your U. S. currency for Canadian at Toronto. Take a good supply of
silver change. Take a gun for protection against bears and other var¬
mints. There is no game in season in Ontario until the 1st of Sept.

J. E. S., Sussex Corner, Canada.—Wonld try first, lo wrap my
conical ball with a fold or more of bank note tissue paper, so as to
force it a little. Tt is not urohable. unless arier immense usage, that the
grooves are entirely obliterated. If new grooves had fo he cut it wonld
cost in the States some $8. If we knew the exact calibre, could give
you fuller information. Write again.

J. W., Philadelphia.—I have a, 10-bore, Scott gun. chamber. 24 inches
long. Ought, the shell used be 24 inch regardless of load? For instance:
if I use 4 drachms of powder and 1} oz. of shot, should the shell be the
same size as if 1 used 3 drachms and H oz. fil’d po on. Of course T mean
in length ov.lv. What grain of Dupont’s powder is No. 6 Curtis & Har¬
vey eonal to? Ans. 1st. To accomplish the best shooting vonr shells
should be 24 inches long, so that they reach np to the beginning of the
taper in the gun. Do not cut them off at the top. Use Hall’s patent
creaser. 2d. About 5 of Dupont’s.

Central Ctty.—I t, appear® to ns that our system of printing scores
of pigeon matches is very simnle to understand. Take as an illustration
Mr. Dexter’s shooting—in the 2d squad—at the TUirois Tournament,, to
which yon refer. Dexter positively killed 9 bird® out. of the five double

rises, yet. only killed two pairs in succession “straight” thus. (1 11 01 11

11. In Ahbev’s score was a typographical error. It should have hepr\ 5.
Onr reasons for not giving all the figures of pigeon shooting in full is
simply because we must save as much space as possible, and in n®ing
the words “straight” and “killed” It gives sportsmen all the desired in¬
formation .

H. P. M.. Nassau. N. TL—I have a pointer pup. one year old. ont of
an imp. hitch hv a full-blooded setter, has an excellent nose, under good
command, and stand® well; received him late last winter, and have not
been able to test, his field qualities. He shows no evidence of his setter
blood. Is it. worth my while to train and keen him? Ans. As von seem
to speak so highlv of his qualities. tram him carefully. “Droppers,”
when they are good, show fine, staunch qualities, bnt do not breed from
them. 2d. Wonld it, impair the shooting qualities of a 10-bore, 30-inch,
breech loader to reduce it to 28 inch? Ans. Certainly not.

D. , Boston.—A starts game; 13 pursuing with a reasonable chance of
bagging. B intercepts and captures, not knowing that A is in chase. In
honor who should have the prize? Ans. We have seen many instances
of this kind in the field. Tn sportsman’s etiquette, if the game be a bird
in honor it, belongs to B, because B ha® not. only pursued it. hut phot it.
Tf an animal, in honor it should be divided, because the start ng of any
game animal is half the battle. 2d. B bas knowledge of A being in
pursuit and captures. Who in honor should have the prize? Ans. This
is an unsportsmanlike action; as far as honoris concerned there is no
fair play in it, but we should give the prize to B. These questions are
answered upon points of field etiquette, and not from points of law. We
should like to receive some other practical opinion on this matter.

C. P. W.. Albany.—Tn fronting on wildernes® lakes we often want, a
light, portable and foldable boat, or raft, capable of holding three per¬
sons. and if possible of not exceeding 30 to 40 pounds weight, as it must
he carried in. Can yon inform me. what, I can get that will answer this
purpose? Mr. Prime, in his “I Go a Fishing,” speaks of an India-rub¬
ber raft. Do von know what it is. and where procurable? Ans. See
this dav’s'paner for onr'opinion of Hegeman’s canvas boat. We know of
none that, will answer the purpose better. The raft tha t. Prime speaks
of was first exhibited some ten years ago. We examined it. It is com¬
posed of parallel rubber tubes t.o he inflated when required, wirh a skel¬
eton platform, or seat, on which the- angler sits, It is an admirable fish¬
ing raft. hnt scarcely a boat; still it wonld carry a heavy load. Does any
one know where this raft can be seen ?

R. S. Newcomb. Salem. Mass.—Please, inform me what a “Whitehall
boa,t”-i®. their origin and use. and also if von think a yawl boat, 17 feet
in length, cat-rigged, and mast set np with stavs. used exclusively for
sailing, has a right to the title? Ans. A Whitehall boat does not, an¬
swer in anv respect the description given above. It 1® a carvel-built
boat, (smooth, not. lapstreakl, generallv17 feet in length, though some¬
times 19 and 21 feet, and has a moveable mast with spreet sail. It, can be
sailed or rowed eqnallv well, and with a breeze can he managed withont
oars or rudder, the boatman steering her by simply shifting his position,
fore, aft, or amidships, according a® he w?®hes to luff, keep her off, or
hold heron her course. This kind of boat originated with the fishermen
of Fulton Market, New York, about forty years ago.

Jooeltne.— Tn what locality within 109 miles of Boston can the best
woodcock shooting he had? Ans. There i® some obscurity in the ques¬
tion; if limited to this season we should say enough has not, transpired
to warrant, a decent day’s sport within the specified hound. In some lo¬
calities small bagshave been made thus far. in others none at all. When
the biggest bags were made on the 4th. by the 29th the smallest will fol¬
low. The birds so change their haWtat on account of food or fancy,
that no general deci«ion can be given to a novice, and unless one is fa-
mil’ar with the country and cover.it is idle for him to expect a good day’s
sport. In order to get a decent, day’s shooting, at anv season, one mn®t
fraternize with some one familiar with the haunts of the birds in each
lrcallty. On the 4th, in Worces er county, a friend bagged 13 wood¬
cock; on the 9th, beating all day over some of the best cover In Essex
county, with the mercury at 99 degrees, he did not raise a bird! Ten
days hence birds may be plenty in Essex county and scarce in Worces¬
ter. Next year everything may be reversed. Birds mav be plenty along
the sea coast and but few inland. They may be abundant in either or
neither. In some seasons the fall flight is along the sea board, while in
others it almost entirely inland. Sorry to disappoint “Jocellne,” but
the love of truth, inherent in every gunner’s breast, compels the above
statement.

360

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Thursday, July 16th.—Monmouth Park, Long Branch, N. J.— Mystic
Park trotting, Boston—Catskill Driving Park—College regatta at Sara-
togo—New Dominion R. C. regatta, Toronto.

Friday, July 17th.—Trotting, Mystic Park, Boston.

Saturday, July 18th.—Racing at Monmouth Park, Long Branch, N.
j —Dorchester Yacht review at Boston, and annual cruise, to continue
several days..

Tuesday, July 21st.—Beacon Park trotting, Boston, Mass.—Dexter
Park Association, Chicago.

Wednesday, July 22d.—Annual regatta, Northwest Boating Associa¬
tion, Toledo, July 22d, 23d—Brooklyn Yacht Club cruise begins, to con¬
tinue eight days—Trotting at Beacon Park—Dexter Park Association,
Chicago--Erie Driving Park Association, July 22d, 23d, 24th—Harrods-
burg, Ky., Trotting Association, lasting three days.

WHO INVENTED CROQUET?

T HIS question lias been repeatedly asked and never
answered authoritatively, and the probability is that it
has been gradually developed from some rude and simple
beginning. It was brought to this country from England,
where it, without doubt, originated, although many have
tried to prove a French origin from the name. It has been
asserted that the game has grown from the old game of
Pall Mall, in which a ball was driven through an arch or
wicket, the strength of the stroke being the chief point of
excellence, and that same idea seems to have been retained
by many players of croquet who have only the one object
of knocking every ball as far as possible. When croquet
was first introduced into this country, the nature of the
implements and the rules of the game rendered it a crude
affair, compared to the game as at present enjoyed in our
beautiful lawns by expert players.

Since its first appearance croquet has achieved an aston¬
ishing degree of popularity, and while even many ad¬
mirers of the game have predicted its eaily decline, be¬
cause of its immense popularity, it has gone on increasing
from year to year, and the Inanufactures state that a larger
number of sets have been sold this season thus far than
ever before.

The love of gain and the idea that croquet would soon
play itself out, has induced many to exercise tlieir ingenuity
in the invention of something new to take its place, and of
which they could control the manufacture, but thus far
all such (efforts have seemed futile, for while year after
year these novelties have been announced, they have one
after another been forgotten, and still the old game has not
only increased in the large cities and villages, but the white
wickets and gaily painted balls and stakes dot the

lawns throughout the rural districts. Each succeeding
year tends to popularize this truly social game, because any
novelty, in order to superceed this falvorite, must be very
much superior to it. All croquet players will well remem¬
ber how difficult it was in the early d‘ays of the game to
get a company of players without taking some beginners,
who, of necessity were a hindrance to the sport, and will see
how different it is now, when a company of comparatively
good players can almost always he made up from any
social gathering. Necessarily any new game is subject to
the same difficulties experienced with croquet in its early
years, and the added disadvantage of a well-known and
popular game to compete with which croquet did not have.
Hence while those who are blessed with ample room and
funds for both, may enjoy the novelties for variety, the old
game will remain the standard.

The great number of miserable apologies for croquet im,-
plernents that are offered in the trade this season has im¬
pressed many casual observers with the idea that this class
of work is superceeding the better sets, but we believe that
this is not the case, and. that while the sale of such imple¬
ments would seem to be detrimental to the interests of the
game, yet, (no thanks to the manufacturers of such stuff,)
it will work to its advantage and more universal introduc¬
tion. The sale of this trash is mostly to those who have
never enjoyed the game, and it will serve to give them so
much knowledge of it that another season, or perhaps be¬
fore the end of the first, they will he ready to invest a
reasonable amount in a good serviceable set of implements
that will afford them some pleasure.

THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMIS¬
SION.

FLASHES FROM THE “BLTJELIGHT.”

T HE United States Fish Commission, which last season
devoted itself to the hidden mysteries of Casco Bay,
in Maine, this year has dropped farther south, and with
headquarters at Noank, Connecticut, will investigate the
habits and customs of the odd fish and curious creatures
which find their hemes in the waters of Long Island,
Fisher’s Island and Block Island Sound, with an occasional
foray perhaps, when clear weather permits, on to some of
the banks, an hundred fathoms deep, to the southward.

Several of the party, including Professors Baird and
Terrill, have been on the ground for a week, and have im¬
proved the time by investigating between tides, the nu¬
merous animals living on the shores, on the piles of the
wharves, and among the eel-grass in the harbor. They have
already secured about 200 different species. Among these
there arc fifteen or twenty not before found on the southern
coast of New England, and several that are quite new and
undescribed. Among the more interesting kinds are
Bctlanoglossus aurantiacus, a rare and curious worm, with a
remarkably large proboscis; and Arenicola marina, a large
annelid not before found south of Cape Cod.

The favorite little Government steamer “Bluelight,” in
charge of our long-time correspondent “ Piseco ,” has again
been placed at the disposal of the Fish Commission, so that
we are enabled to promise our readers a weekly record of
its scientific investigations and discoveries, to be printed in
this paper as the official organ of the American Fish Cul-
turists’ Association. The first instalment is now on band,
but musi be deferred until next issue, when it will he
printed consecutively with the second. All the professors
comprising the corps of observation will furnish notes for
these weekly papers, and consequently the Forest and
Stream will be looked for with increased interest. We
shall print engravings of the most noteworthy “finds,” as
thev are termed.

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For Forest and Stream.

THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

Hannibal, Mo., July 10, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

T HE call for a National Convention made at Oswego by
the New York State Association for the Protection of
Game, is a step in the right direction. At the same time it
is to he feared that it may defeat the very object for which
it was probably intended, as all are left to arrive at their
own conclusions as to the purpose for which it was called.
It is very much to be regretted that the meeting did riot
adopt the circular letter issued by the New York City As¬
sociation, recently published in the Forest and Stream,
for that distinctly states the purpose for which the call is
made, and lays it before the sportsmen of the country for
their consideration and discus~sion, both as to the feasibility
of plan and to decide when and where the meeting should
be held. The subject is one of national importance, and
requires to be carefully considered, and when action is
taken, it should he a concerted one. While no one would
be likely to question the good intention of the gentlemen
who issued the call and named time and place, it would
seem to some that they had volunteered to undertake the
carrying out of a great work without sufficiently consult¬
ing the sportsmen outside of the State of Hew York, for it
is an undertaking which, to succeed, must have the united
support of the sportsmen throughout the country.

It would be in about as good taste for one of the New
York clubs to hold a meeting, and decide to hold a State
meeting, name time and place, and then invite the rest of
the clubs in the State to attend, as for the sportsmen of
any one State to issue such a call without conference with
the sportsmen outside of the State. Supposing the Illinois
Stale Association had issued such a call, the meeting to be
held in Chicago ninety days after the call was made, how
much attention would the sportsmen of New York have
paid to it, even though they were interested in the results.
The State of New York is large, and contains many wealthy
and influential sportsmen, but it doesn’t contain a majority
of tho sportsmen of this Union, and when they assume to
dictate a national matter, it is very reasonable to suppose

that there will not he the harmony and unity of purpose
that is so much to be desired in an undertaking of this
kind. It must take time to work up a matter of. such
magnitude. Had the New York circular been adopted, it
would have put the matter in good shape before the country
The time and place would have been discussed in a friendly
manner, time would have been given the different States to
have prepared for the meeting, the time would very likely
have been put off until shortly before the assembling 0 f
Congress and the different Legislatures, and very likely
Cincinnati or Louisville, or some more central location,
would have been chosen, and the delegates would have
gone fully prepared for the duties required of them; they
would have known whether they were going to witness the
butchery of a hundred thousand pigeons, and to discuss
the merits of some new trap, or were going for the
purpose of assisting to frame laws for the protection of
game and fish, which would afford the best protection and
obtain the greatest conformity as to open and close seasons
in the various States of the country; for, as the State laws
now are in various instances, an imaginary line makes a
difference of fifteen days in the open and close seasons.

Hoping that the matter may be fully discussed through
the medium of the press, and in the event that the present
call does not meet the wishes of the majority, that the call
be withdrawn, and let the sportsmen at large decide on
time and place. If the call was only intended to obtain an
expression of the feelings of the sportsmen of the country,
it will serve a very good purpose. G. W. D.

Has our Missouri correspondent overlooked the fact that
there are now two calls before the country for a National
Convention to revise the game laws—one emanating from
the New York State Association, and the other from the
New York City Society for the Protection of Game, signed
by Royal Phelps, Esq., President, and Hon. Robert B.
Roosevelt, Vice President, and printed in this paper on the
24th of June just past ?—Ed.

A Ghastly Gift. —We of the Forest and Stream have
gotten on prosperously and contentedly so far, hut now we
are likely to have “ a skeleton ” in our house, as every other
house is said to have. “ Coming events,” they say, “ cast
their shadows before,” and unless the skeleton referred
to in the subjoined letter is too thin to cast very much
of a shadow, we shall soon expect the Major’s ghost of a
promise to become a realized fact. Send it on, Major.
We want the whole skeleton or nothing; no fractions.
We will place it in position and adorn its bare occiput with
the Comanche scalp that hangs in our curiosity shop. We
quote:—

New Smyrna, Florida, July 3d, 1874.
Ed. Forest and Stream:—

I have lately been excavating some Indian mounds and
in one at my place there are several hundred skeletons,
which with their skulls are in perfect presevation. I mil
send you one when opportunity offers. This mound is of
great age. No implements have been found in it thus far,
save one of stone, and one flint arrow head.

Truly yours, Geo. J. Alden.

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New Portable Boats. —Extreme lightness, compact¬
ness and indestructibility are all requisites looked for by
the general tourist, sportsman and trapper, in the selec¬
tion of a boat. The boat invented and manufactured .by
Mr. John Hegeman of Ballston Spa, N. Y., seems to us
to fulfil all these most desirable points. Constructed of a
strong folding frame of hickory or ash, secured by gun
metal fastenings, it can be quickly covered with a strong
cotton duck canvas, which has been proved by thorough
tests to have great strength, durability, and to be perfectly
water proof. When not in use, the cover may he taken off,
the frame folded up and put anywhere, as the boat takes
up hardly any bulk. Mr. liegeman makes five different
sizes, from 9 feet long to 13 feet, the first carrying conveni¬
ently one person, the latter from five to seven. The fold¬
ing boat being a flat bottomed one, allows it from its slight
draught of water, to carry three people, and it will not
draw more than an inch. Its buoyancy is further increased
by cork fenders placed under the gunwale. Prices range
from $75 to $117. A great many of these boats are now
in use, and seem to have given perfect satisfaction.

Bonds’ improved section boat, made at Cleveland, Ohio,
one of which we. have in our office, has attracted a great
deal of attention, and we understand that this season the
maker has had quite large orders.

We hear of a new boat, to be built on a kind of lattice
steel frame, which may offer some advantages. It is repre¬
sented to he exceedingly light.

The meterological record kept by Maj. Geo. J. Alden at
New Smyrna, Yolusia county, Florida, latitude 29 deg. 2
min., Ion. 80 deg. 4 min., shows the mean temperature for
the month of June to be—7 A. M., 81 deg.; 2 P. M., 89.; 9
P. M., 78 deg. Highest 94 deg.; lowest 75 deg. Amount

of rain-fall 10f inches.

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—The following letter from our correspondent J. H.
Batty, now on the Boundary Survey Expedition, will be
read with more than ordinary interest, in view of the an¬
ticipated hostility of the Indians on the line of march.
Gen. Custer’s headquarters are opposite the town of Bis¬
marck, now the terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Bismarck, D. T., June 3d, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream :—

I am now a little nearer my journey’s end than when I wrote you last.
We will take a boat up the Missouri River in about two days. General
Custer left Fort Lincoln on the morning of July 3d (to-day). There is a
party of miners fitting out in Montana to visit the Black Hills. There
are thousands of ducks, wiilets, god wits, avocets, Ac., breeding on the
prairie between Brainerd and Bismarck. Our party (the Boundary Sur¬
vey) left Fort Buford several clays ago. Our commission, Mr. Archi¬
bald Campbell ancl myself, are the last to join the party. There is an
escort awaiting our arrival at Fort Buford. Will write when I can.

Very truly yours, Jos. II. Batty.

P. S.—The thermometer stood at 10$ degrees to-day, It is yery feQt

hem and has been for several days,

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W E present to our readers a carefully prepared map of
Lake Saratoga. An examination will show the
various headquarters of the crews, the position of the
starting point, where the finish takes place, and the dis¬
tances from the start. A map of this character, both for
present use and future reference, is worth more than indefi¬
nite pages of description.

The crews which take part in the races include Yale, Har¬
vard, Williams, Trinity, Wesleyan, Dartmouth, Cornell,
Columbia, and Princeton. Amherst, Bowdoin and the
Massachusetts Agricultural do not enter the lists this year.
Princeton make her maiden entry. The colors of the
crews are as follows:—Brown, brown; Columbia, blue and
white; Cornell, carnation; Dartmouth, green; Harvard,
magenta; Princeton, orange; Trinity, green and white;
Wesleyans, lavender; Williams, purple; Yale, dark blue.
The following is the composition of the

HARVARD CREW:

Bow—Walter J. Otis, Law S. S., of Chicago; age, 21;
Right, 5 feet 9 inches; weight, 158 lbs.

Port Bow—William R. Taylor, 77, of Jefferson, N. Y.;
age, 22; hight, 5 feet 11 inches; weight, 169 lbs.

Starboard Waist—Henry L. Morse, ’74, of Boston; age,
21, hight, 6 feet; weight, 170 lbs.

Port Waist—Wendell Goodwin, ’74, of Jamaica Plain,
Mass.; age, 21; hight, G feet 2 inches; weight, 179 lbs.

Starboard Stroke—Daniel C. Bacon, ’74, of Jamaica
Plain, Mass.; age, 19; hight, 5 feet Hi inches; weight,
177 lbs.

Stroke—Richard H. Dana, Jr., of Boston; age, 28; : higlit,
5 feet 10^- inches, weight, 161 lbs.

WILLIAMS COLLEGE.

H. A. Barker, Burlington, Vt., ’76, age 20, hight 5 ft. 74-
in., weight 141 lbs. (bow;) J. H. Haynes, Rowe, Mass., ’76,
age 25, hight, 5 ft. 10 in., weight, 146 lbs.; A. S. Keyes,
Bennington, Vt., ’77, age, 19, hight, 5 ft. 84 in., weight,
154 lbs.“; M. P. Washburn, East Boston, Mass., ’77, age 19,
hight 5 ft. 84 in., weight 144 lbs.; Charles Gilbert, Wilton,
Ct., ’76, age 19, hight 5 ft. 104 in., weight 155 lbs.; John
Gunster, Scranton, Pa., ’74, age 28, hight 5 ft. 11 in.,
weight 150 lbs., (stroke and captain.)

YALE.

G. L. Brownell of East Haddam, Ct., class of ’75, Shef¬
field Scientific School, age 20, hight 5 feet 8 inches, weight
155 pounds (bow); P. Wood, Jr., of Norwich, Ct., 75,
Scientific School, age 20, hight 5 feet 104 inches, weight
168; D. H. Kellogg of Spuyten Duyvel, N. Y., ’76, age 20,
hight 6 feet 4 inch, weight 165; C. N. Fowler of Lena, Ill.,
’76, age 21, hight 5 feet 10f inches, weight 170; R. J. Cook
of Fayette City, Pa., ’76, age 25, hight 5 feet 84 inches,
weight 168 (captain); J. Kennedy of Struthers^ O., ’75
Scientific School, age 22, hight 5 feet 114 inches,weight 178
(stroke).

The Freshmen crew is as follows :—

C. B. Rockwood of Indianapolis, Ind., Scientific School,^
age 21, hight 5 ft. 10 in., weight 158 (bow); M. G. Nixon of
Chicago, Ill., Scientific School, age 19, liiglit 5 ft. 11 in.,
weight 170; C. A. Claflin of Hopkmton, Mass., Scientific
School, age 21, liight 5 ft. 84 in., weight 170; C. S. Mer-
vine of Milton, Pa., age 23, hight 5 ft. 9 in., weight 158;
W. W. Collin of Penn Yan, N. Y., age 18, hight 5 ft, 10
in., weight 181; E. C. Cooke of Worcester, Mass., age 22,
hight 5 ft. 10 in., weight 175 (stroke).

TRINITY,

George M. Dubois of Fairbault, Minn., ’74, age 23, hight
6 ft., weight 185 (bow); S. D, Hooker of Watertown, N.Y,,

’76, age 20, liight 6 ft., weight 158; John D. McKennan of
Washington, Pa., ’76, age 21, hight 6 ft. 2 in., weight 178
(captain); W. J. Roberts of Detroit, Midi.,’75, age 25,
hight 6 ft. 2 in., weight 180; H. M. Hooper of Griggstown,
N. J., ’75, age 24, hight 6 ft., weight 167; IL O. Dubois of
Faribault, Minn., ’76, age 20, hight 6 ft., weight 160
(stroke).

WESLEYAN.

Stroke—John S. Enstis, ’74, Hammond, N. Y.; age 27;
hight, 5 ft. 11 in.; weight, 168 lbs.

Starboard Stroke—Cyrus P. Marsh, ’77, West Newton,
Pa.* age, 22; hight, 5 ft. 84 in.; weight, 158 lbs.

Port Waist—Clarence A. Waldo, ’75, Gouveneur, N. Y.,
age, 22; liiglit, 5 ft. 74 in.; weight, 175 lbs.

Starboard Waist—George M. Warren, ’75, Deer Isle, Me.;
age, 24; hight, 5 ft. 7 in.; weight, 155 lbs.

“Port Bow—John W. Whitney, ’76, Sprague’s Corner, N.
Y.; a ere, 24; hight, 5 ft. 10 in.; weight, 146 lbs.

Bow—Waiter H. Downs, ’75, South Berwick, Me.; age,
21; hight, 5 ft. 9 in.; weight, 148 lbs.

A seventh man for any exigency is Harry C. Hermans,
’75, Corning, N. Y.; age, 22; hight, 6 feet; weight, 166
lbs.

DARTMOUTH.

Bow—W. G. Eaton, Lowell, Mass., ’75, age 20, hight
5ft. 114in.; weight 164.

No. 2—W. F. Westgate, Haverhill, N. H., ’75, age 22,
hight 5ft. llin.; weight 175.

No. 3—B. F. Robinson, Manchester, N. H., ’77, age 21,
hight 6ft.; weight 155.

No. 4—C. W. Eager, Manchester, N. IL, ’77, age 19,
hight 6ft. lin.; weight 170.

]S[ 0> 5 —F. W. Mitchell, Manchester, N. H., ’76, age 21,
hight 6ft.; weight 180.

Stroke and captain—C. O. Gates, Summersville, Ct., ’74,
age 21, hight 6ft. 2in. weight 180.

c Substitute—A. Eaton, ’74, age24, hight 5ft. lOin. ;weight
160.

DARTMOUTH.

Bow—S. J. Bradbury, Providence, R. I.; age, 20; hight,
f t. 104 in.; weight, 146.

Port Bow—Arthur G. Griffin, Litchfield, N. H.; age, 20;
hight, 5 ft. 8 in.; weight, 148.

Starboard Waist—G. W. Dow, Lawrence, Mass.; age,
22; hight, 6 ft.; weight, 171.

Port Waist— W. R. Stiness, Providence, R. I.; age, 20;
hight, 6 ft.; weight, 168.

Starboard Stroke—C. M. Lee, Newport, R I.; age, 20;
hight, 5 ft. lOi in.; weight, 149.

Stroke—W. A. Peck, Barrington, R. I.; age, 19; hight,
6 ft.; weight, 161.

Totals—age, 121; hight, 85 ft. 5f in.; weight, 938.

COLUMBIA.

Bow—Philip Timpson, S. of M., age 22, weight 161 lbs.,
liight 6.

No. 2—Gaspar Griswold, academic ’77, age 18, weight
167 lbs., hight 6ft.

No. 8—James Wells, S. 01 M., age 21, weight 160 lbs.,
liight 5ft. llin.

No. 4—Edward S. Rapallo, academic ’74, age 21, weight
165 lbs., liight 5ft. 094in.

No. 5—Robert C. Cornell, academic ’74, age 21, weight
189 lbs., hight 6ft.

* Stroke—B. F. Rees, S. of M., age 20, weight 160 lbs.,
hight 5.9.

1st Sub—I. N. Seligman, academic ’76, age 19, weight
158 lbs., hight 5ft, 84in,

2d Sub - J, Goodwin, academic 76, age 24, weight 164
lbs,, hight 5ft, Him

PRINCETON.

W. M. Smith of Paterson. N. J., 74, age 20, liight 5 ft.
84 in., weight 147, (bow and captain); C. B, Cross of Balti¬
more, Md., ’75, age 20, liiglit 5 ft. 94 in., weight 154; R.
J. Hall of New York city, 75, age 18, liiglit 5 ft. 114 in.,
weight 160; J. M. Taylor of Philadelphia, 76, age 19, liiglit

5 ft. 104in., weight 160; W. A. Addicks of Philadelphia,
74, age 20, hight 5 ft. 9 in., weight 153; F. A. Marqutmd
of New York city, 76, age 18, hight 5 ft. 114 in., weight
150 (stroke).

The Freshmen crew is as follows:

C. G. Greene of Cedar Rapids, la., age 19, hight ! 5 ft.
7 in., weight 142 (bow); J. A. Campbell of Washington,
D. C., age 19, hight 5 ft. 8f in., weight 144; C. Halsted of
Newark, N. J., age 19, hight 5 ft. 9 in., weight 147; J. F.
Williamson of Osborn, O., age 20, hight 5 ft. 94in., weight
152; J. S. Ely of Cedar Rapids, la., age 21, hight 5 ft. 104
in., weight 139; B. S. T. Nicoll of New York cit}q age 18,
hight 4 ft. 104 in., weight 152 (stroke).

CORNELL.

From the following eight men of Cornell six will bo
picked on t:

John N. Ostom of East Randolph, N. Y., 76, age 28,
higlit 5 ft. 10 in., weight 160 (bow and captain); Richard
W. Corwin of Narrowsburg, N. Y., 75, age 22, liight 5 ft.
11 in., weight 168; James H. Southard of Toledo, Q., 74,
age 23, hight 5 ft. 9 in., weight 148; Madison M. Graver of
of Pecatonica, Ill., 76, age 25, hight 6 ft. 1 in., weight
198; Perry Clark of Bemus Point, N. Y., 77, age 21, hight

6 ft. 1 in., weight 179; Louis F. Henderson of Ithaca, N.
Y., 74, age 21, hight 5 ft. 11 in., weight 156; Ira LI. Myers
of Nunda Station, N. Y., 77, age 21, hight 5 ft. 11 in.,
weight 175; Charles C. King of Belmont, N.- Y., 75, age
25, higlit 5 ft. 10 in., weight 165.

The weather during the first two days of the week was
not propitious, the rain storms on Monday preventing the
base ball game between Yale and Harvard, though an im¬
promptu single scull race was rowed between Mr. C. LI.
Ferry, of Yale, and Mr. Wm. Appleton, Jr,, of Llarvard.
The water being too rough for shells, Whitehall boats were
used. Distance, three miles straight, won in a fraction
over a half hour by Mr. Appleton.

Unfortunately for the completeness of our report in this
week’s issue, we go to press on Wednesday of each week,
which happens to be the first day of the regatta. However,
we have three representatives on the ground, so that, if our
summary next week does not prove full and accurate, it
will not be for lack of reporters.

—---

—The second -season of the Saratoga Rowing Association
will take place on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, August
28th, 29tli and 31st. First day, August 28tli, single scull
shells. New York State championship, and double scull
shells. Second day, August 29th, pair oared shells and
single scull shells (senior). Third day, August 31st, single,
scull shells (junior), and four oared shells. There will be
an extra single scull race of one and a half miles and re¬
turn, open to any one who is a member of an amateur
rowing club; recognized professional rowers excepted.
Entries must be made positively on or before the 15tli day
of August. Address the Saratoga .Rowing Association,
Saratoga, Hew York,

362

FOREST AND STREAM

porting wb ffront ^tbroml.

[from our special correspondent.]

T HE irrepressible rabbit has just had another narrow
escape; Mr. Pell nearly spotted him this time with a
formidable bill, but so badly drawn ^nd in many points so
contrary to common sense that it prematurely expired.
Ever since the invention of landlords and tenants this
wretched little animal has been a source of continual strife
and litigation, arid a question which no one can solve is,
whether the tenant or the landlord ought to kill rabbits,
or whether they ought to be classed with stoats, weasels
and other vermin, or take the more exalted rank of hares
and pheasants. The rabbit is no doubt of considerable im¬
portance to tlie shooting landlord, and he is of great service
even at the battues. Boiled rabbits cut up small and mixed
with rice and eggs, form the very best food for young
pheasants; and if you have a large stock of them, they
make the bag at the end of the day look more respectable,
if the foxes and “gapes” have thinned the number of your
birds. It is wonderful how the poor appreciate them. The
country policemen, the waggoners off duty, and even the
numerous clod-hoppers who hang about public houses and
live by doing nothing, all scent out the days when the
covers are shot w T ith the keen instinct of vultures. They
are content to scramble through briars and brambles on the
roughest country, very often when the snow is on the
ground, if they can only get a rabbit and some bread and
cheese and beer for their hard day’s work. The least sign
of a rabbit in their garden is sufficient stimulus for them to
walk ten miles to borrow a steel trap.

I do not myself think that the coney does half as much
harm as grumbling agriculturists would have you believe.
Badly drained, ill-farmed lauds, where the manure is put
on by the ounce, are always sure to be “eaten up by them
rabbuts.” If it be carefully attended to, a Wire netting
fence will always keep them out of young wheat; and
when it is in the ear they won’t hurt it. Turnips they
certainly damage unless they are kept back by netting, but
swedes and mangolds are but little injured. There is no
wild animal amongst all the fem nature , as the lawyers
call them, which affords such a large amount of sport and
benefit to the table. Not one man in a hundred can afford
to kill pheasants or grouse, but every country bumpkin
boasts about his old single barrel and the number of rabbits
he kills. On large tracks of our waste land, on barren
moors and desolate commons where the delicate southdown
sheep and comparatively dainty cattle would starve, there
are rabbit warrens and earths in abundance, and many
hundreds of pounds are made out of their flesh, whilst their
skins form a species of commerce for many of the Gipsy
tribe.

Leaving rabbits to their uncertain fate, I find our legisla¬
ture has invented a far surer doom for the unhappy betting
man. The new act extends to Scotland, and advertising
being placed under a ban, the Glasgow and Edinburg Com¬
mission Offices will be closed, and no longer will the
plungers be able to invest with as much impunity as if they
were buying three per cent stock. I do not, however,
think that our moral reformers will ever put down betting
altogether, or that fools can be made wiser by parliament¬
ary measures or legal commandments In the days of Lord
Palmerston the “powers that be were too much tarred with
the same brush”' as the turfites, to interfere with the
sporting fraternity.

Cold and windy weather, had the visitors to the Ascot
course, though this re-union is certainly the most brilliant
one of the racing season, so gay is the ground with fashion
and beauty, whilst the horses engaged are the best that
England can produce. The added money amounted to
close upon £7,000, which showed a considerable increase
on former years, and this was excepting the gold vase, a
race of no little importance. On Tuesday the royal pro¬
cession was headed by the Master of the Buckhounds, Lord
Hardwicke, and in the first carriage were the Prince and
Princess of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of Edin¬
burgh The chief features of this day were the winning of
the gold vase by Organist, a bay three year old of Mr.
Vyner’s, who has run so well this spring, and upon which
a large amount of money was laid at 11 to 8, and the defeat
of Prince Charlie by Mr. Lefevre’s Blenheim. Prince
Charlie, or as he is usually called, the Prince of the T. T.
C ” is one of the best, if not the very best of the horses of
his day He is intensely popular with the public, and has
won fourteen races without being once defeated. Over and
over again Mr. Lefevre has had a cut at him with Blen¬
heim but it was no use before this, and he is to be con¬
gratulated on his plucky perseverance. It has been said
that the gallant Prince is a roarer, but be that as it may, at
a certain distance he has beaten many a good horse. The
Royal Hunt Cup was won by Mr. Bird’s chestnut Low-

lander who started first favorite at 4 tot, and the second

favorite Mr. Sturt’s Mr. Fox, was beaten off a long way.
Blenheim also ran in this race, but was nowhere There
was a large field of twenty-six competitors, the stakes net
value being £1,050.

The “Cup day” on Thursday was very cold and wretched,
which was a very lamentable circumstance, for the fair sex
especially, as they always appear in the most recherche
toilettes , and indeed most of even our sporting papers de¬
vote half a column to a description of the dresses in the
enclosure. The display of silks and satins was never more
magnificent, and it seemed as if the whole science of mil¬
linery and the costumer's art, had been taxed to the ut
most. The taste of last year had been changed. Then it

was strange combinations of opposite tints that captivated
the beholders; but now everything the least outre had dis¬
appeared and given place to delicate shades of French grey,
blue, lemon, and canary colors. Mrs. Murrieta, untitled
but distingue, was generally admitted to bear away the-
palm in her picturesque Spanish hat and feathers, which
caught the eye at once amongst a sea of bonnets; but there
were many costumes too elegant for any one but a Parisienne
to describe faithfully. The Royal party was received with
the usual loyal shouts, and after two comparatively minor
events on the card rendered devoid of much excitement by
the absence of George Frederick, the Derby winner, came
the 'piece de resistance of the meeting, in the shape of “The
Cup.” Never perhaps before was there a more splendid
array of talent. The six starting entries comprised Don¬
caster, a quondam Derby winner, Marie Stuart, winner of
the Oaks and Leger, Flageolet of the Goodwood Cup,
Gangforward, named after the motto of the Crawford
family, who won the two thousand guineas last year, and
started first favorite for the Derby, Kaiser of the Prince of
Wales’s stakes, and Boiard, whose prowess on the French
Derby and grand prize of Paris had made his name a house¬
hold word over the water. Marie, the queen of last season,
was not much fancied, a« his off-hock was disfigured with
a thorough-pin, but the backers of Flageolet were very
confident, and friends in Gangforward’s cause were not
found wanting. Boiard, however, started first favorite,
and it was soon found that the bookmakers were not far
out in their judgment. Fordham, who rode Flageolet, was
at one time at least twelve lengths to the good at Swinley
bottoms, but though he eased his horse ^wonderfully, and
did all he could to win, he could never get up to the
Frenchman at the finish, who won l\y three parts of a
length, without much to spare, as the spur marks on his
side, where Carver punished him, bore witness. We are
thus retaliated upon by the racing part of the French com¬
munity, but it is worthy of note that whilst our horse Trent
was received with cold silence, the victorious Boiard had a
warm and enthusiastic reception. M. Delamarre is one of
the oldest and most popular members of the French Jockey
Club, and no one deserved success more, if a straightfor¬
ward love of sport and fairness merit it.

Prince Battvany’s Galopin w r on the “New Stakes,” leav¬
ing a lot of good horses behind him, and Friday the only
race of much popular importance, (if I except the Woking¬
ham Stakes,) was the Alexandra Plate, where Lord Lons¬
dale upset Boiard coup by winning with King Lud, so that
the unfortunate plungers who backed the favorite, by way
of getting home comfortably, were rather out of it. Pos¬
sibly the Frenchman was somewhat the worse for his severe
gruelling in the Cup race.

The sale of the Royal yearlings at Hampton Court was
not so successful as had been expected. The best lot was
a bay colt by St, Albans out of Julie, brother to Julius,
and most of the horsey men at the sale came solely to see
him. After some severe .competition, he was knocked
down to Captain Macliell at £1,600,and aptly enough named
Julius Csesar. Captain Macliell, it may be remembered, is
one of the finest judges of horseflesh at present on the turf-
next to Sir Joseph Hawley and Admiral Rous, and a few
years ago he justly distinguished himself by winning the
Derby with a horse called Hermit, who started at 80 to 1,
and no one would have him at any price, though the Cap¬
tain backed him largely in conjunction with his confrere ,
Mr. Chaplin. That year the Derby was run in a snow¬
storm, though it was May, and a gentleman in one of the
clubs, a few weeks before, having made the assertion that
he expected it would snow when the Blue Ribbon was de¬
cided, he was at once offered 1,000 to 1 that it didn’t, and
curiously enough he won these astounding odds. There
seems to be a lack of new blood at Hampton Court; St.
Albans, Young Melbourne, who is very old, by the way,
and Trumpeter being the only stallions at the breeder’s
disposal, and many colts and fillies fetched under £50.

The inter-university bicycle match was ridden from Ox¬
ford to Cambridge, a distance of 85 miles, though the com¬
petitors were not obliged to adhere to the same route.
Three men started on each side, but the race was rendered
somewhat devoid of interest by the early retirement of the
Oxford dark blue, only one out of the three going the
entire course. At 9:30 the half dozen started on the Head-
ington turn-pike road. The first to arrive at Cambridge
was Mr. St. John Mildmay, who completed his journey at
5:54, having stopped a short time for lunch at Dunstable.
At 6:34 the Honorable J. Plunkett arrived, and at 7 o’clock
Mr. Penrose, the surviving Oxonian, toddled in. Mr.
Plunkett and Mr. Penrose rode on machines made by the
Coventry Machinist Company, measuring respectively 53
and 50 inches. Mr. Mildmay’s bicycle was a Timber
Lake of Maidenhead and measured 47 inches. The victor
was heartily cheered and ‘ ‘chaired. ” Bicycling has become
quite an established fact, and there are numerous clubs
whose meets are well attended.

The longest score in an innings possibly ever made at
cricket was run up the other day in the match between St.
John’s College and that of Corpus Christ!, no less than 681
runs being the total.

I have to report a sad accident at Polo. During the
game at Windsor Park, between the First Life Guards and
the Foot Guards, Captain Dansey’s pony on charging can¬
noned against the grey which Captain Reynardson rode.
Both horse and rider fell, the pony rolling heavily on to
Captain Reynardson, who was prostrate on his back. He
was carried off the ground insensible, and sustained serious
if not fatal injury. Idstone, Jr.

\en mid Jf iver ishigg .

FISH IN SEASON IN JULY.

Salmon, Salmo Solar. Salmon trout. Salma con finis.

Tr 11 >' /, a * ' >' * ; 11 "' Michigan Grayling. Thymalius tricolor

Land-locked Salmon , Salmo gloveri micropttrus nigricans.

Black Bass, micropterns salmoides, Sea trout, Salmo immaculat'm.
Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus . Weakfish.

Bluefish, temnodon saltator.

—Very little change in the fish market. Salmon abund¬
ant, retailing at twenty-five cents. Blue fish en masse , and
worth six cents, and take ’em for five. Spanish mackerel,
almost six pound fish coming from Long Island, Babylon,
worth sixty cents. In three or four weeks from now thev
will be down to twenty-five cents. Striped bass, small
sized ones, being the most choice, scarce, and gone up to
twenty-five cents, while the big ones are more plenty, and
selling at fifteen to eighteen cents. The little fish are
coming from Baltimore, the big ones from around Newport.
Very handsome game looking Canadian trout in fair
quantity, selling for a half dollar a pound. Seabright, K
J., is making itself a reputation for fine lobsters. On Tues¬
day quite a handsome lot came in, the highest turning the
scale at eighteen pounds. Sea bass, small yet, three
pounders coming from Jersey coasts. In three weeks they
will weigh up to seven pounds, and will then be worth
talking about.

—Dr. Ken worthy writes under date of July 11th, as fol¬
lows : “Through the influence of the Forest and Stream,
visitors to Barnegat have wonderfully increased. Ho,el
accommodations are insufficient, and more boats are re¬
quired than can be supplied.” He adds: “Last Tuesday
evening an immense school of very large fish entered the
bay, and the slaughter commenced. At the Light House,
all who could not obtain squids, used rakes and hoes to haul
them in This is no fish story. About three weeks ago.
Kinsey, of Kinsey’s Hotel, landed eleven in a few minutes
with a garden rake, fish weighing 60 lbs. We have on
hand some very valuable papers on the habits of blue fish
and their resorts, prepared by the Doctor, but these, like a
mass of other material, equally valuable, we are obliged to
defer.

—To those wishing to know the route to the Blue
Fishing at Barnegat and the Sheepshead, and Weak fishing
at Tuckerton and Beach Haven, we say : “You can take
the boat at pier 8, at 9:40 A. M. r and go via Sandy Hook
and Whitings to Barnegat, reaching there at -1.56 P. M., in
time for a sail and fish in the P. M.; or, take the same
train and same route, reaching Tuckerton at 2:42 P. M.;
or you can leave New York, foot of Courtlandt street,
Pennsylvania railroad, at 12:25; Newark, 12:55 P. M., via
Trenton, New Lisbon and Whitings, reaching Barnegat at
6:25 P. M., Tuckerton, 6:55, and Beach Haven, 7:25 P. M ,
in time for a good supper, engage boats, and a good night’s
rest, and ready for sport early next morning. Trains leave
for Philadelphia and New York in the morning; also leave
Beach Haven 3:30, Tuckerton 4:06, Barnegat 4:35 P. M.,
reaching Philadelphia at 7:05, Newton 7:52, Newark 9:51,
and New York at 10:22 P. M.

The best blue fishing is often found at Barnegat, but for
the last three weeks, it has been just as good in Little Egg
Harbor or Tuckerton Bays. Outside one is as good as the
other. The same is true of black fish and sea bass, but for
weak fish and sheepheads, Little Egg Harbor and Tucker¬
ton Bays lay over them all.

Passengers can leave Philadelphia at 7:45 A. M., and 3:45
P. M., foot of Market street, no change of cars, though.
As to hotels, the Clarence and Mullen Houses at Barnegat,
the Everett and Carlton Houses at Tuckerton, are good
country houses. Terms, $2 per day or $10 per week.
Parry House, at Beach Haven, and Bonds at Long Beach,
are A No. 1—terms $2.50 per day or $14 per week. Both
of these are on the beach, near the Inlet, and convenient to
the fishing grounds. Good boatmen, fine yachts, and good
fishermen to be had at either and all of these places. Terms
from $3 to $5 per day, according to size of boat and length
of time engaged.

—An enthusiastic dealer in puts and calls, longs and
shorts, general averages, and all that sort of thing, cur¬
rent in Wall street, tells us in the following note what he
and his two friends did at Barnegat on the “Glorious.
Fourth.” He says:—

“We left New York at 4.80 P. M. on the magnificent
steamer of the New Jersey Southern Railroad Co., bound
for Waretown, N. J., where we embarked for Captain
Charlie Cox’s Club House on Long Beach. Mr. E. P. M >
a wealthy gold broker, Mr. H. A. H., a famous banker, Mr.
F. W. V., a retired cotton planter, composed the select but
enthusastic company. After a delightful repast at the
Club House, (appetites freshened by the salubrious breezes)
consisting of raw clams, fried clams, stewed clams, and by
way of change, clam chowder. We started for the hunting
ground under guidance of that noble and accomplished
searcher of the “briny deep,” Jesse Birdsall of Barnegat,
N. J., who as the sequel proves well merits this reputation.
Invitations having been forwarded in advance to all the
schools in the vicinity, a fair percentage put in appearance,
primaries , excepted. The first day’s log showed the great
haul (not Oakeq) of sheepshead; second day, twelve; third
day, fifteen, together with any number of small fry, which
we* consider good sport for novices. We think 262 pounds
of sheepshead a consummation suficient for our expecta¬
tions. One of the Party.

-—Dr. D. C. Estes writes from Lake City, Minnesota,
uly 10th:—“Have had one week of glorious camp life on
tush River, largest trout two pounds and ten ounces. All
he streams have yielded finely. Lake fishing rather poor,
’he Mississippi has been on a regular tear, is awful high-,
nd has been all the season.”

FOREST AND STREAM

S6S

—The Great South Bay of Long Island is full of big blue
fish, the catches rivaling those of Barnegat. Tliumbstalls
and sticking plaster are in demand. Go to Babylon, Islip,
or Fire Island.

—Sqneteague have struck into the waters of Buzzard’s
Bay.

—June 26th a school of young whales known as black-
fish floundered into Maddequet harbor, Nantucket, and
were driven ashore by parties in boats. Only two or three
escaped, the number captured being ninety-one. They
vary in size from six to twenty feet. The captors expect
to realize about $2,000 from the oil.

-,-Col. H. D. Jarvis, of Boston, caught at Noman’s Land,
July 7th, eight striped bass, with rod and reel, the largest
weighing 60 pounds and the smallest 37 pounds. The total
weight of the lot was 328 pounds. Large bass wer # e very
plenty at the island, and if the Colonel had not been short
for bait a tremendous catch would have been made. Two
lobsters were all he had.

—Our attentive correspondent, F. W. S., writes that
trout-fishing in the region around Portland was never better
than now.

—Friends recently returned from Moosehead Lake, in
Maine, report tlie fishing of all kinds to be much better
than for many years previous. Lake trout, bass, speckled
trout, etc., are now to be had in remarkable abundance,
while those who defer »tlieir trip until September will
enjoy the shooting and the gorgeous tints of the autumn
foliage.

—The editor of the Calais (Me.) Times while casting his
flies on a meadow near that city Saturday, June 30th, was
attacked by six mink, four of which he dispatched. This
sounds like a fish story, but it is vouched for.

Editor Forest and Stream ;—

We are informed that among those who annually visit
Grand Lake Stream, in Maine, there is one over whose
official head the frosts of many winters have gathered, and
whose ) 7 'ears of experience as a fly fisherman ought certainly
to entitle him to the appellation of a true* sportsman, but
when he seeks out the best position for fishing, holding it
at all hazards, through cloud and sunshine, through storm
aad wind, through good report and evil report, sometimes
ordering his meals brought to him, or if going h imself,
leaving^his rod and guide to hold the spot ’till his return,
and fishes from twelve to fifteen hours a dayand who re¬
mains from two to three weeks on the ground, making
some days very large catches, and then sends them to the
market, when he does all this, all true sportsmen must
regret it, and he must not be surprised to hear that lie is
called the u fish hawk.”

It is an open question whether such a man is a sportsman,
angler or day laborer; whether or not it would be advisable
for the “fraternity” to fit up a raft with a good supply of
fishing tackle, gaffs, nets, etc., etc., and prevail on him to
drift out over the dark blue ocean, whose depths and re¬
sources are inexhaustible and in which he could indulge
not only in deep sea fishing but deep sea bathing.

Salmo.

The foregoing complaint comes from a most trustworthy
and honorable witness. We regret to say that it lias been
attested to by three or four of our personal friends who
have recently returned from tlie Grand Lake Stream. It is
certainly a most extraordinary case of untiring selfishness,
and challenges duplication.

—“Trout fishing was never better, not a day passes but
I see large strings, many of them havin'- trout weighing
from three to five pouuds. Tlie woods, also are alive - with
deer.”— Letter from II. R. M., Marquette, Michigan .

—Parties thinking of visiting Yarmouth, Nova Scotia,
can secure passage and staterooms on S. S. “Linda,” or
procure any information in regard to fare &c., by writting
to Messrs. J. G. Hall & Co., 64 Chatham street, Boston,
Mass.

—Rev. J. Clement French and Rev. C. Hall Everist, both
ot‘ Brooklyn, we understand are booked for tlie Nepigon
River this month. From this time on until October is tlie
best time to visit this magnificent region. Take a heavy
rod. A light salmon rod is the best. One of the best spots
for fishing is in the eddy of the island that divides the
rapids at Pine Portage or Camp Campbell, the fourth of
the series of rapids. It can be reached by canoe. Anchor
in the eddy. This is one of our secrets that we sometimes
let slip in a spasm of generosity.

—Last week we tested for the first time the qualities of
Fowler’s rubber reel, and found it worked to our complete
satisfaction. Its lightness is charming. We noticed two
of these reels in use by experts at the Fly casting Trial at
Oswego.

—Those in quest of superior angling resorts this summer,
will do well to examine our advertising columns. The
routes of travel which we designate, lead up to the very
best fishing grounds in Canada and America—to Umbagog,
Androscoggin, Moosehead, Sclioodics, Sebec, all the famed
resorts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and the less
known but superb regions of Cape Breton and Prince Ed¬
wards Island; to all the great Lake Superior region and tlie
North-west, the Thousand Islands and the St. Lawrence;
and to the altogether new and attractive summer resort of
Muskoka Lakes and the Magnetewan River in Canada.
A few select sportsmen’s houses are mentioned—Pelsue’s,
in the Adirondacks, tlie Twin Lakes, in tlie Housatonic
Valley, and Garrett and Maus’ at the Great Falls of the
Potomac. The Rossin House, Toronto, and the Inter¬
national, at Niagara Falls, are always popular places of re¬
sort with sportsmen, because their proprietors are first-class
sportsmen themselves, and a “fellow feeling makes them
wondrous kind.”

Persons seeking refreshing breezes and change of scene
nearer home, will find that Long Branch possesses all that
is needed to complete enjoyment.Six trains run daily

from New York. See advertisement in this paper of rail¬
road time table and desirable hotels.

—The International Steamship Line between Boston and
St. John, N. B., touching at Portland and Eastport, is the
most desirable thorougfare to some of the finest sporting
regions in the States and Provinces. Moosehead Lake, the
Grand Lakes of the St. Croix, the St. John River, the great
game and fish districts of Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, as well as tlie more remote regions of Prince
Edwards Island, Cape Breton, and Newfoundland are
reached by this and connect ng routes. The time between
Boston and St. John is about thirty-two hours, but can be
shortened by taking the railroad to Portland and the steamer
at that place. At Eastport, take steamer for Grand Lakes
or Schoodics. The steamers accommodate several hun¬
dred guests, and fifteen years experience of our own will
attest to the excellence of the table and tlie civility and
kindness of the officers. Staterooms should be engaged in
advance at Boston or Portland, Three months remain to
tlie tourist and sportsman of the most desirable part of the
year.

—The Williamson House at Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania,
which was destroyed by fire a year or two ago, lias just
been rebuilt and reopened, with increased accommodations
and improvements. It is located in a beautiful valley on
the Delaware River, and is in the centre of a game and fish¬
ing region for whose excellence Pike county has long been
noted. It is accessible by railroad from all paHs of the
country, and is the point from which carriages start for
Blooming Grove Park, from which it is fourteen miles
distant. Sportsmen and families can find good board here
at old time country rates, either by day or week.

THE OLD QUESTION—DO BLACK BASS
TAKE A FLY?

Providence, R. I., June 39th, 1874.

EDITOR FOREST AND STREAM 1 .—

I have read the pros and cons on the subject of fly-fishing for black
bass in your valuable paper, and have about come to the conclusion that
they will, and that they won’c take a fly. But who Knows whether tin y
will or not in certain locations until somebody tries a fly or flies for said
flsh?

Acting on the supposition that black bass might be induced to chew
feathers, or something more substantial. I started with Dr. C. for a pond
ten miles distant, which had been stocked with black bass some three
years ago, through the indefatigable efforts of our most worthy but un¬
appreciated Fish Commissioners.

But said Commissioners are appreciated by some, and all will sound
their praises by-and-bye.

Arriving at the pond—Swampscott North Scituate, li. 1.,—we procured
.a boat of a Mr. King—stranger to us, but a gentleman and an angler—
who would not let, but would lend us a boat; a spirit to be appreciated
in these days of the “last dollar.”

So far, we prospered; time now 5 P. M,, sun shining bright and hot,
wind blowing strong from northwest—not much of a fishing day.
Friend C. made first cast with a “minnie,” but could not get arise,
which was not very encouraging, but like’a true angler, persevered.
Thinking the bass were not quite ready for substantial, perhaps might
be tempted by shams, I tied on a nondescript fly made of peacock herl
with prairie chicken wings on No. 3 Sproat bend; for drop fly, a red ibis,
same size hook, both of which were of my first attempt at fly tieing,
from directions given by Norris in his “American Angler,” and Forest
and Stream.

Honoi to whom honor is due.

After making a few bungling casts with a heavy rod made for trolling
only, 1 got a strike aud soon landed my first black bass.

Worth a dollar! though it would hardly weigh half a pound.

But I had demonstrated the fact that the unappreciated efforts of our
Fish Commissioners were a success, and that black bass in this pond,
, will take a fly, even under the most unpropitious circumstances—such as
a novice throwing a crude fly in a gale of wind with a hot sun and roiley
water. Suffice it to say, our bag was small, but nevertheless highly sat¬
isfactory, consisting of only a few bass, but one was estimated to weigh
two and a half pounds. One good flsh and two flies were lost by the
parting of a leader which was defectively tied—my fault.

Should say from this one trial that bass are quite plenty in this pond.
As regards flies the red ibis seemed decidedly the best, as it was the fly
struck at every time. I understand that the local fishermen use worms
for bait with some success; but their spoken opinion is that flsh are
scarce, but I differ with them.

When we learn more about the manner of catching black bass, I pre¬
sume we shall find plenty of them. Yours respectfully,

Esprit Fort.

* * Newark, N.«J., July 8th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

On the afternoon of July 1st a party of live Newarlcers might have
been seen wending their way to the depot, arriving in time for the 2:30
P. M. train for Barnegat, N. J., in anticipation of enjoying tlie delight¬
ful sport of catching the bluefish. We arrived at Barnegat at 10:30 P.
M. Next morning we were up bright and early, and meeting with Capt.
Joel Ridgway and Capt. Jesse Burdsell, we were soon under sail with
our two boats; with squids out, we were soon busily engaged in catching
the fish. At one time each of us had a flsh on his line. We were fishing
61 hours and caught 300, weighing about 700 pounds. Weakfish and
sheepheads are beginning to bite, but they will bite better in a few days.
Both of our Captains are men who thoroughly understand their business,
and are polite and gentlemanly, and I would advise all those who are
going down to Barnegat this summer for the bluefish to secure the ser¬
vices of Capt. Joel Ridgway or Capt. Jesse Burdsell, and they will have
a good time and plenty of flsh. F. H. A.

--

—A resort that ought to be brought more .generally to
the notice of the people outside of Connecticut, is the
“Thimble Islands,” lying between New Haven and New
London, and reached by the Shore Line Railroad from
Stoney Creek, Branford or Guilford stations. There are
several hundred of these islands, with bold shores, and
splendid sea fishing of all kinds convenient, offering greater
variety and change of scenery than is usually afforded by
any single pleasure resort. A cruise among these islands
in a yacht gives perfect dolce far niente. The old Double
Beach House, a famous resort for fifty years, the Branford
Point House, and a dozen new ones, offer abundant hotel
accomodation. Many of the islands are occupied by private
cottages. The pleasantest way to reach the islands from
points south of New York, is to take the New Haven
steamboat line at Peck Slip, New York, at 11 P. M., sleep
all night comfortably, and reach Stoney Creek in time for
breakfast.

Quitting mul Routing.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER,

FOR THE "WEEK.

Date.

Boston.

New York.

Charleston ..

H. M.

H. M.

H. M.

July 16.

1 17

10 40

9 58

July 17.....

1 58

11 18

10 3o

July 18...

2 36

11 59

11 14

July 19.

3 14

mprn

11 52

July 20.

3 52

0 38

morn

July 21.

4 35

1 22

0 35

July 22.

5 20

2 6

1 30

Brooklyn Yacht Club. —The annual cruise of the
Brooklyn Yacht Club begins on Wednesday, July 22d.
The following is the programme:—

1. Wednesday afternoon, July 22, (high water at 4 P.M.)
—rendezvous at Glen Cove.

2. Thursday, July 23.—Get under way for Morris Cove,
New Haven.

3. Friday, July 24.—Get under way for Greenport.

4. Saturday, July 25.—Excursion and clam-bake at
Shelter Island.

5. Sunday, July 26.—Divine service on board the flag¬
ship.

6. Monday, July 27.—Under way for New London.

7. Tuesday, July 28, (full moon.)—For Newport.

8. Wednesday, July 29.—Regatta at Newport.

9. Thursday, July 30.—The fleet will visit Rocky Point.

10. Friday, July 31.—The fleet wid get under way for
Martha’s Vineyard and await the further orders of the Com¬
modore

Yacht-owners intending to join the squadron on the an¬
nual cruise will report to'William T. Lee, Secretary, at the
club rooms, corner of Court and Montague streets, Brooklyn,
or at No. 114 Wall street, New York.

—The 4th of July regatta of the Perth Amboy y r acht
club, which was noticed in Forest and Stream of the
2d inst., came off as advertised, and was quite successful.
The following is a list of the yachts which started:—

FIRST class.

Name.

By Whom Entered.

Lenath.

♦Lizzie.

.A. B. Smith.

29

7*

Brooklyn...

.Ira Smith’.

27

5

*J. M. Chapmau.

. J. M. Chapman.

25

8*

SECOND CLASS.

Emily P.

.James Sweeny.

21

8

♦Chi' Psi .

. Messrs. Scott & Boggs..

20

7*

Hyac.

.Charles Sofleld..

22

2

♦Hitty McGinn..

.J. L. Kearney.

21

8£

Jno. M. Lanthier.A. S. Brush.

21

41

♦Perth Amboy Club boats.

The first prizes ($100 and $75) were taken by the Brook¬
lyn and Emma, P. The second prizes ($50 and $30) were
won by the Chapman and Chi Psi, as were also the club
pennants. During most of the time the wind was light
and baffling, but increased on the home stretch to a light
breeze. The whole affair gave general satisfaction to a
large number of spectators

Brooklyn, July 12, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send you herewith a report of the regatta, sailed at
Greenport, L. I., on the 4tlx instant. It is cut from the
local paper.

When the number and size of the boats, length of course,
time, etc. is taken into consideration, I believe it wil be
found to be one of the closest races on record, and as such
worthy of note.

It is seldom necessary to reckon time in yacht sailing by
seconds and fractional parts of seconds as in horse racing.

Yours truly,

Melville Bryant, M. D.

We thank our correspondent for his courtesy and atten¬
tion. The record will be useful for reference, but want of
space will prevent our giving more than a brief summary
of the events. In the scull-race over a distance of 1| miles,
f of a mile out and return, the Annie won. The Annie
w ms rowed by Frank Homan and Gilbert Raynor. Time-
18 min. 34 sec.; Fannie, 19 min. 16 sec.; Belle, 19 min. 31
sec. In the sailing race, a distance of fifteen miles for the
1st class, the Fannie won by 1 min. 42 sec., the whole cor¬
rected time being 2-11-7. The Irving O. Wells won the
second prize by 1 min. 40£ sec. A lady’s prize for a single
scull rowing match was won by Miss Richards. The pro¬
gramme was further varied by tub races, scrub races, etc.

Boston Yacht Club. —Commodore Dean has designated
Saturday, July 18tli, at Meridian, as the time, and off the
Club House ac City Point, South Boston, as the place for
the animal review of the yachts of this club. Immediately
after the review the fleet will start on their annual cruise,
sailing for Hull Harbor, where they will anchor for the
night, and thence to Gloucester, where the peremptory
cruise will terminate. The cruise is made short, so that
the smaller yachts may participate. If, after arriving at
Gloucester the yacht-owners so desire, the cruise will be
lengthened. It is now some years since the squadron has
been formally reviewed.

Swampscott, Mass., July 6, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The first regatta of the Beverly yacht club took place this morning in
Swampscott harbor. Distance, five miles; the first class sailing twice
over the course. The preparatory gun was fired at seven minutes past
twelve, and the gun for the first class five minutes later, when the follow¬
ing sloop yachts started, with a good, free southeast breeze, namely;—
Ariel, W. D. Sohier: Eva, W. H. Bangs; Sunbeam, W. S. Nickerson;
Surf, W. C. Loring; Fanchon, A. Burgess; Leslie, F. H. Peabody; and
the cat boat Ruby, G. W. Preston.

The second and third classes started at intervals of five minutes, all
the boats being cat rigged, namely:—Peri. S. W. Burgess; Ibis, H. C.
Leech; Thetis, A. B. Denny; Curlew, W. Tappan; Lady Clara, C. W.
Reed; Rebe. G. A. Goddard; Mona, H. B. Richardson; Water Lily, P.
Grant, Jr. Third class—Bluebell, W. A. and W. H. Jeffries; Tulip,
W. Burgess; Virginia, A. C. Plimpton; Pink, I. B. Mills, Jr.

The largest of the sloops was Mr. Bangs’ Eva, 25 feet, 9 inches in
length; the cat boats of the second class averaged about 19 feet, and the
third class 16 feet.

The Surf took a reef in her mainsail before starting, but afterwards
shook it out. After rounding the stakeboat off Little Nahant the yachts
encountered a strong head wind, with a heavy chop sea, which told
greatly on all the small hoats except the Tulip, The whole fleet beat up
the Nahant shore to the Egg Rock stake boat, except the Ariel, which
had, parted her peak halyards and hauled out of the race. From the

364

slake boat quick time was made to the judges’ yacht Halcyon, which was
rounded in the following order:—Eva, Eanchon, Sunbeam, Peri, Surf,
Ibis, Lady Clara, Curlew, Leslie, Ruby, Water Lily, Hebe, Thetis, Tulip,
Mom>, Bluebell, Virginia, and Pink.

The first class boats, in making cheir second round, found even more
sea than in the firsthand the crews'got pretty well soaked before cross¬
ing the home line, which they did as follows:—

Actual time . Corrected time.

Yacht. H. M. S. ti M. 8.

Eva.1 39 20 1 55 02

Eanchon.1 42 06 1 58 09

Surf.1 58 00 2 06 17

Leslie.. .2 05 48 2 14 40

Sunbeam. Not timed.

Ariel...Disabled.

Ruby.*.Not timed.

SECOND CL AS

Peri.

Ibis.

Yacht.

Actual

time.

Corrected

■ time.

II. ti

8.

ti

M.

8.

56

25

56

25

08

58

33

.. 58

13

59

58

.. 59

59

59

59

51

1

02

10

.1 03

01

1

03

22

.1 06

53

1

07

33

Not timed.

Lady Clara . 58

Curlew. 59

Water Lily.1 01

Hebe. 1 03

Thetis.1 06

Mona . Not timed.

THIRD CLASS.

A dual ti me. ■ Co? reded time.

Yacht. H. ti. S-. ti, M. 8.

. Tulip........1 .01 01 57 53

Bluebell.I 05 59 1 02 41

Virginia.'.1 10 16 59 32

Pink.1 13 06 1 07 35

The prizes were a piece of silver plate as first prize, and cup as second
prize in bach class. A champion pennant was also given in each class
for the host time over the course, to beheld till the next regular race, and
at the end of the season to become tbe property of the boat winning it
the majority of times.

The winning yachts are the Eva, first prize and pennant: Eanchon,
second prize. Peri, first prize and pennant; Ibis, second prize. Tulip,
first prize and pennant: Pink, second prize.

The noticeable feature of tbe club is that it is a Corinthian club, each
member sailing his own boat, thirteen successful, regattas having been
sailed under these rales. Yours truly,

Blue with a Gold Castle.

—Arrangements are being ‘made to have a grand regatta
at Provincetown, Mass., on or about tbe 27tbinst., in which
all boat owners on the Cape are expected to participate.

—The yachts of the Dorchester yaclit club will sail on
their annual cruise under command of Commodore Bangs
August 22d. It is the intention to be gone a week, and to
visit Portland during the cruise.

_The sloop yaclit Startle, Capt. Plummer, of South Bos¬
ton, participated in the sailing regatta July 4th at Gardner,
Maine, carrying off the honors.

_Tlie judges in the city of Boston sailing regatta, July

1th last week made the following awards to the third class
keel yachts:—First, to the Ruby, $70; second, to the Fear¬
less, $05; third, to the Gleaner" $25.

_Five persons were drowned at Atlantic City on the 10th

instant by the capsizing of the yaclit A. B. Thompson.

_The cruise of the yacht Startle is unavoidably deferred

until our next issue.

_The fourth regatta of the Dorchester yacht club will

take place next Saturday, at 2:30 P. M., from Commercial
Point Boston. It will he for third class centre-hoard
yachts over course No. 2, and the prize will be a solid silver
cup.

_Tlie judges of the regatta of July 1, of the Eastern .

vac ht club, have notilied Captain Boardman thatliis yaclit,
the Foam, was entitled to the first prize, the owners of the
Brenda having forfeited it by disregarding the rules Of the
race. Captain Boardman has tendered the prize to the
club, to he again sailed for.

_The America, General Butler’s yaclit, was on a cruise

to Vineyard Haven last \yeek, having the General and a
party of his friends aboard, among whom were his son-in-
law, Governor Ames; Mr. Ames, Sr., Commodore Benjamin
Dean and Colonel K. G. Usher,

Rotal Halifax Yacht Club.—O n Wednesday even¬
ing July 1st, the Commodore and a number of the mem¬
bers assembled at the club house for the purpose of pre¬
senting to Alexander W. Scott, Escp, Rear Commodore of
the club, a testimonial of their appreciation of his valu¬
able services while filling tlie office of Secretary for many
years. Commodore Wood presided and ex-Commodore
Wylde read an address, which was gracefully responded to
by Mr. Scott. The testimonial is in the form of a nauti¬
cal cup, beautifully wrought in gold and silver. It is sur¬
mounted by two dolphins intertwined round a trident. The
chasings, which are elaborate, arc in gold, and in addition
the cup is ornamented with drawings of yachts and other
appropriate designs, including the arms of the club and
tlie city of Halifax. It was manufactured by Messrs. Ed¬
ward Barnard & Sons, Angel street, London, and reflects
great credit on tlie donors, the manufacturers, and on the
taste displayed by Charles Cogswell, Esq., M. D., London,
by whom it was selected. The cup bears tlie following
inscription:—

Presented to

Alexander W. Scott, Esq.,
by the members of the
Royal Halifax Yacht Club,

Dominion of Canada,

In appreciation of the valuable services, rendered by him
to tlie club while holding the office of secre¬
tary for many years.

1874.

__ - “

Portland, July 13, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:

A match lias been arranged between two amateur scullers
of this city for a three-mile turning race for $200, to be
rowed at 8 P M. on the 27th instant. The contestants are
Allck Stewart of the Emerald Club, and John O’Donnell,

. who hails from the Orients House, although not a member

of that organization. . „ .

The yacht club had a pleasant and satisfactory ciuise
last week. The schooner Sparkle did not return with the
fleet hut kept on to Mount Desert, and Mr. Knowlton s new
steam yacht starts for the same locality to-day with a small
party of pleasure-seekers. The sloop Lurlme, Captain
Fuller, is being altered and i mproved. v rm.

The Argonautas and Atalantas.—O n Saturday, by
half past eight o’clock in the morning, the river above the
Fourth avenue bridge was crowded to witness the.race he-

tween the tuitl the Ataiffiitas. Com &e * cal

miles straight away, from some four hundred feet above
the bridge to Morris’ Dock, above High Bridge. The start
took place at half past nine, Mr. Frank Bacon, tlie referee,
giving the send away. Without very fine style, but amaz¬
ing propelling powers, the Argonautas got away, while
their adversaries were models as to precision and neatness
of stroke.. With a stroke of about forty-one to forty-two
to tlie minute, the Argonautas took the Westchester side,
both crews being rather close in shore. At about McComb’s
dam the Atalantas were fully three quarters of a. length
astern. Here there was apparently some indecision about
the course of the Atalantas, as they headed for the middle
of the channel and quickened their stroke; hut the Argo¬
nautas still kept forging ahead. Near High Bridge, de¬
spite a pluck}' - effort on the part of the Atalantas, yvldch
closed up some of the gap, the Argonautas, still a trifle in¬
elegant, seemed not to have lost an ounce of pull in them,
and without any amazing effort came in as winners—time,
17 min., 57f see,; not quite up to some other performances
by the winning boat,, but was accounted for by the tide
just setting against them at the conclusion of the race, and
somewhat of a breeze.

Summary .—Argonaut a Rowing Association, Bergen
Point, N. j., vs. Atalantaboat club, New York; four oared
race; three miles straight; Argonautas challengers:—

■ argonatjta crew.

Edward Smith-, bow.

Walter Man, 2.

Benjamin Stephenson, 3....
Fred. C. Eldred, stroke.

atalanta crew.

Pounds .;

.140

.150

.154

.160

Edward Blake, bow.

William H. Spear, 2.

Theo. Van Eaden, 3.

Dr. R. Withers, stroke....

Pounds.

.140

.149

.155

.158

Total mounds.

* Time, 17:57-3-.

6M

Total pounds.602

Time, 18:033-

—The Triton Rowing Association of Pamrapo, New
Jersey, enjoyed a very delightful festival and reunion at
their club house on Saturday evening, July 11th, at which
tlie ladies participated. We tender our thanks for courte¬
sies.

International Boat Race. —On the 8th of July, at
Springfield, Massachusetts, was decided the much talked-
about contest between George Brown, of Halifax, and Wm.
Scliarff:* of Pittsburg, Penn. Brown, the Halifax cham¬
pion, stands 5 feet 9f inches, and when in good training
will weigh from 158 to 160 pounds. SchariC is Brown’s
junior by fully ten years, is an inch or so less in size, and
weighs 145 pounds. Both men are exceedingly quiet and
gentlemanly, and have shown their skill and pluck on many
former occasions. At half past five o’clock both men were
ready, Scliarff using a cedar shell made by Epsy, of Pitts¬
burg, and Brown an English boat, made by Jewett. The
course was from the bridge, two and a half miles, to the
stake boat and return. At a very few minutes after half
past three Commodore Brady gave the word “Go.” Both
men struck the water almost simultaneously, Scharfi lead¬
ing. After about one hundred and fifty yards Scharfi:
buckled to liis work, and challenged Brown, .thelatter mak¬
ing forty-one strokes, the former fully one stroke more a
minute. It looked for the first mile and a half an even
thing, hut after that either the strength, stamina, or skill
of Brown put in for the lead. Now Scliarff put on spurt
after spurt, but with put effect, as Brown seemed able to
shake off his opponent when he felt like it. After tlie two
miles were passed Brown led fully two boat lengths, and
turned the stake boat two and a half lengths ahead of
Scliarff. Coming home the quick work causedbotli men to
lower tlie rapidity of strokes; Brown’s w r as now below the
forties; Scliarff’s certainly very little over the thirties,
with Brown still increasing his lead. Now the power or
the reserve strength of Brown was manifest, for though
Scliarff had pleuty of pull left in him he never let things
loose to get ahead again but that Brown was better. Brown
finally came in ahead just one and a half boats length, and
won the race—time, 36:25, though the Canadians claim a
few second less. The race was a splendid one, and highly
creditable to both oarsmen. All hands ivere fortunate in
having Commodore Brady as referee. It is now possible
to coffiemplate the chances of a race between Sadler and
Brown. It is Brown’s ambition, so it was stated to us by
Mr. Vose, of Halifax, wlio arranged the preliminaries of
this race, to have a tussle at the oar with the redoubtable
Sadler. Scliarff may find this consolation, that lie is at the
age when lie may do even better. He certainly in this race
worked nobly to win.

—The Northwestern Amateur Boating Asssociation will
hold its sixth annual regatta at Toledo on Wednesday and
Thursday, July 22d and 23d. The programme will include
races of "six and four oared shells, clouble.apd single sculls,
barges, etc. Address E. T. Waite, Secretary, at Toledo.

CANOE CRUISING.

NUMBER THREE.

TN my last paper I described the canoe which 1 believe
i will be found best adapted for cruising in. To show
that 1 am not singular in my opinion of the Nautilus type
of canoe as a cruiser, I give an extract from the English
Field of May 16th;—

“Northern Branch Royal Canoe Club.— The ‘Nau¬
tilus’ has been tried as a cruiser and unanimously con¬
demned, and double canoes are very unfavorably regarded
by the canoeists of the Mersey. The only Ringleader in
the branch is about to be discarded for a Rob Roy. As
the members of the Northern Branch have had consider¬
able experience of both river and sea work, their opinion
is fairly entitled to some weight, although it militates
against tlie views held by such renowned cruisers as Ring¬
leader and Banshee.”

That is, as regards the Riugleader canoe, this is the opin¬
ion of tlie members of the Northern Branch of tlie Royal
canoe club. As they appear to have only one Ringleader
in the. club, however, their experience of them cannot be
said to be very extensive. They recommend “an improved
Rob Roy canoe, with about six inches sheer! ! and plenty
of comber.” 1 believe, however, that a canoe such as I
described, which closely approximates the Ringleader type,
will be found a better canoe all round—faster under paddle
and sail, with tlie wind free, a better sea boat, and of
greater carrying capacity.

I may here observe that I had a hatch, such as 1 de¬
scribed" in my last paper (Forest and Stream May 7th),
fitted to my boat this season, and find it to answer admir¬
ably. It is"quite water tight, easily shipped and unshipped,
and cannot incommode the canoeist in the event of an up¬
set, as it is not made fait to the canoe In any way. The

size of the sail will vary with tbe taste of the canoeist and
his skill in managing his sail under it. Too much sail
should be avoided, especially by a beginner. To “o*et on
swimmingly” is not a desirable tiling on a canoe cruise. I
give the dimensions of my lateen sail as a guide. Head

6 feet 9inches; foot, hfeet 4; after leach, 6 feet; fore leach’

9 inches. The yard is slung exactly in the middle, and the
foot is hooked to an eye screwed into tlie side of the mast
18 inches from the fore leach. This sail is too small for
my canoe, and might with advantage be a foot higher
The gear should be as simple as possible. For tlie lateen
sail two strings only are required, halliard and sheet; the
halliard passes through a slireave hole at the top of the mast
and is led aft through a small brass pulley at the side near
the deck; the sheet is made fast to tlie boom at tlie foot of
the sail, where it will least interfere with the paddlcr, and
hitched to a cleat on the deck close to the paddler’s seat.
No rudder is required; the paddle is the best and safest
steering apparatus, it is advisable to have a small q shaped
rowlock fitted to the gunwale abaft the paddler’s seat, in
which to rest the paddle when steering.

The “sliding spreet” rig has been recently described in
Forest and Stream. I believe it has been quite discarded
in England, and it is far too complicated for a small craft
like a'canoe. A Ringleader rigged witli a long lateen sail,
such as I mentioned, would leave a Nautilus out of sight
with her three sails, going with the wind abaft the beam.

Tlie outfit I generally carry with me when going on a
cruise of any length, is the following:—1st. An oblong water¬
proof bag, about 3-J feet long and 14 inches wide; into this
I put a change of clothes, blanket, etc., and it serves as a
cu liion to sit upon. 2d. A Copper locker, about nine
inches square, which holds a supply of tea, cocoa, sugar,
biscuits, and similar things that would be spoilt by wet;
this fits into an opening in the deck behind the cockpit, so
as to be capable of being removed and carried separately
when a portage is necessary. 3d. A small tent, like a tent
d’abris, which weighs only 31- pounds, waterproof sheet,
also very light, a fisherman" waterproof coat and trowsers,
small hatcliet and fishing basket; these can be packed into
and strapped on to tlie fishing basket, and stowed under¬
neath the deck in front of tlie stretcher. A fishing rod
and landing net stick are made fast to tlie bottom of the
canoe, close to the flooring boards, and a small kettle, tin
plate, and frying pan are" stowed in behind the locker and
made fast to the kelson by'a strap. When a portage is
necessary, the heavy gear, a"s waterproof hag, locker, etQ.,
is taken out of the canoe, strapped together, and carried
across at one trip, then the canoe is taken on my back and
carried over.

Sleeping in tlie canoe is to be avoided, if possible; it is
very uncomfortable for one thing, and strains the craft and
causes her to leak for another. A much better plan is to
carry a small cotton tent, and make a camp in tbe regular
way, cutting spruce boughs to sleep on. la this country
there is no difficulty in getting fire wood, so the necessity
of carrying an elaborate “cuddy,” with spirit lamp, etc.,
is done away with. I subjoin a description of a cape tent
invented by"Professor Parkes, of the Army Medical School,
Netley, England, which, I believe, will be found very use¬
ful for canoeists and travellers. This consists of a quad¬
rangular piece of clotli or canvas, waterproofed, which is

7 feet 4 inches long, and 2 feet 2 inches broad; on one of
tlie long sides is a row of tapes or buttons, and on the
other side are two triangular pieces - slightly rounded, and
each measuring 3 feet 8 inches at tlie base, and having a
height of 3 feet; along the inner edge of each is a row of
buttons. When used as a cape the triangles fall in front, and
are buttoned; tlie quadrangular piece covers the shoulders,
and the two ends being brought together behind and but¬
toned a cape is formed which completely shelters a man of
usual height from the neck to the middle of the leg. To
make a tent, two of these capes are joined together and
stretched over two stakes, connected by a ridge pole, or
cord; tlie mast, paddle and yards of tlie canoe might be
made to serve for these. The tent is thus composed of a
quadrangle, 4 feet to a side, and of two triangles, each 4
feet across, and 2 feet from base to apex. The total length
is therefore 8 feet, but only 7 feet are available. The
weight of each cape would be about 2 % pounds.

Note. —Since witing the foregoing 1 have seen in Forest
and Stream of May 7th a letter signed “K. Newman,”
questioning my criticisms of the Nautilus type of canoe.
The craft of this type that I am acquainted with are built
of English oak, and I estimated their weight, by handling,
etc., at 100 pounds at least. Those that he refers to are
probably built of pine or cedar, and so weigh much less.
The oak canoes also draw more water; but even 6 inches is
too much for a canoe to draw. Tlie “Passenger Bird,”
with a full cargo, does not draw more Ilian 4. As for the
rig, unless I am greatly mistaken, Mr. Newman would find
his’ canoe sail better with a fair or leading wind if lie had
all liis canvas combined in one piece, as in a lateen or lug
sail, than divided into three sails, and it would certainly
be much more liandy to set, shorten, or take in. As to the
sailing powers of tlie Nautilus, would Mr. Newman sail a
match with his canoe against a 12 foot, centre board boat,
cat rigged, round a course, with a fair amount of beating
to windward? I should like to see a match of this kind
tried, and the respective positions of the canoe and boat at
the finish. C. M. D.

Halifax .’, Jsota Scotia , June 6, 1874.

Philadelphia, July 6th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The F jiirth has come and gone, and instead of the record of races that
will come from so many localities we have only to regret that you could
not have been numbered among the many crews who breakfasted at
“Strawberry Mansion.” “The Falls,” or “Wissahickon.”

Eights, sixes, fours and singles carried up goodly parties, and the coa-
sumptioiTof waffles, catfish and coffee was immense. As an appetizer,
rowing has no equal. By-the-bye, September will be an eventful month
here, for. in addition to the Navy Regatta of the 26th, several single
scull races are on. It is rumored that the redoubtable man Schmidt wi
puli against Little Joseph, of the Quaker City (though in justice to
Mars the challenge comes, or will come, from Leibert), and it is more
than rumored that Schmidt and Lareris will try it about the same time.
It is to be hopr-M the parties will get together and put an end to the an
cussion as to who can make a boat travel best.

The Undine’s Club Regatta seems to hang fire, ancl will not come off
before September, perhaps not then. This is to be regretted, as they
have no lack either of boats or men. It is to be hoped that some one
wil represent us at Troy in the National, for there is no reason why t ■
Quakers, Pennsylvauias and Vespers sliould’nt send their fours.

Commodore Ferguson goes to Europe on the 16th, and will bring hack
gome boating ideas for us from beyond ffie seas. s ‘Sops**’

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Third day at, Monmouth Park. July 9.
First race, the Selling Race, all ages; dis-.
I, a nce one and a quarter miles, eight horses
starting, B. F, Carver, Quits, Kadi, Theo¬
dora, Wizard, Conductor, Utica and Visi¬
goth. Won by J. Coffee’s Carver in 2:134.
The Monmouth Oaks then followed, for
three-year-old fillies, one and a half miles,
six horses, Bonaventure, Bannerette, Coun¬
tess, Ida Wells, Regardless and Christine
starting, won by F. Morris’ Regardless.
Time—2:40. The Mansian House Stakes
were then in order. The interest in this race
was not very great, because it was evident
that it was an^easy thing for Tom Bowling,
only two other horses running against him,
W hisper and Ransom. The Mansion House
Stakes is for four-year-olds, two and a half
miles. Tom Bowling was good enough to
take the lead whenever Swain, his jocky,
wanted to let him have his head, but was
harder to check. Just at the finish, when
Whisper, by no means an ordinary, horse
was given a full burst of speed. Tom Bow¬
ling going easy, was suddenly forced into a
a rapid gait, and won in 4:53. A hurdle
race, two miles with eight hurdles con¬
cluded the racing, six horses entered. Won
by L. A. Hitchcock’s Limestone, in the
very good time of 3:53f, by two lengths.
Limestone is a four-year-old.

Fourth day, July 11th, at Monmouth
Park, the July stakes for two-year-olds,
three quarters of a mile, nine horses enter¬
ing. Won by McGrath’s Calvin. Time —

1:18p. The Four Mile Race then followed,
for all ages, five horses, Arizona, Whisper,
Fellowcraft, Jury, Sliylock starting. M. A.
Littells’ Fellowcraft won by ever so many
lengths, in 7:43, with Whisper a bad second.
The mile and an eight dash tor all ages,
Atilla, Survivor, Vandalite, Carver, Artist,
Woodbine and First Chance starting. Won
by P. Lorillards’ Atilla, in the very good
time of 1:58, beating Survivor by a length
and half. The mile and a half race then
was run for. Won by Sandford’s Radi, in
the nick of time only, in 2 ;434

—On Wednesday last, at the Deerfoot
Driving Park, Ladie Annie won an undecid¬
ed heat and the race in 2:38L The fact is
remarkable inasmuch as she ran eleven
heats in two days, winning two races. On
the same day for trotting horses, Phil O’Neil
won in 2:4ip, 2:45f, 2:46 and 2:45. For
2:30 horses Moisey, won in 2:30,2:374, 2:392$*
2-341, and 2 :35-J.

—At Indianapolis on July 8th, second
day of races for 2.28 horses, mile heats, the
first race was won by Kansas Chief—Time,
2:31, 2:324, 2:35, 2:33J 2:33p The second
a pacing race, best three in five, was won by
Sealskin. Time—2:22, 2:291, 2:26f, 2:30,
2:32. Over the same course on the 9th, a
fine race was won bv Robert Hunter, best
time, 2:361.

—Indianapolis July 11th, trot for five-
year-olds. Won by General Grant The
“Free for all” trot, Goldsmith Maid, Red
Cloud and Fullerton starting. Won by
■ Goldsmith Maid. Time—2:23.

Indianapolis races of July 13. The race
for 2:45 horses, was won by Ned Allen.
Time-2:36f, 2:40, 2:391, Ml. The next
race for.2:22 horses, was won by Red Cloud.
Time—2:30, 2:26, 2:23.

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-Walking Horses.—A writer in the Na¬
tional Live Stock.Journal thus dwells upon
the importance of training horses to walk
fa,st:—

“One of the most desirable and valuable
gaits for a horse is a walk, and it should be
the aim to first develop this gait in the
handling of the colt. The good walker
will always make good time on the road
when a day’s journey is to be made, without
wearying himself ,* while the slow mope
must be constantly kept on the trot if the
, time is to be made." A horse that will walk
five miles per hour will go as far in a day,
confined to this gait, as an ordinary horse
can be driven when kept half of the time to
the trot, and with much greater ease to liim-
sp lf. If one half the pains were taken by
the farmers’ boys to make fast walkers of
the youngsters on the farm that is usually
taken to make them trot, tlie result would
be much more beneficial, and we would find
plenty of teams that could do their five
an hour with ease. But instead of
H U3 > as soon as the colt is bridled, tlie sole
ann of ‘the boys’ is to make a trotter of him,
and both gaits are spoiled. Make the colts
palk, boys; make them extend themselves
1 | n a long, sweeping, square walk, and don’t
fie satisfied with anything less than, five
fiailes an hour. When he gets to trotting
he will g 0 all tlie faster for this prelimi¬
nary training to the walking gait; and if
cannot, trot fast enough to beat Dexter
°i‘ Goldsmith Maid, or Occident, he will
have a gait that is invaluable for business
Purposes. We hope to see more attention
Paid to fast walking than heretofore, and
Wc \ respectfully urge upon agricultural
societies the importance of offering liberal
Prizes for walking horses at the fairs for
j me coming year.”

NEW SUMMER RESORT.

Cheap Excursions.

Toronto to the Lakes of Huskoka.

v Daily Line.

The Steamers Nipissing and Wenonah,

IN CONNECTION WITH

The Northern Railway of Canada.

Fare only Tickets Good to Return in a Month.

Tickets and full information to he had at the North¬
ern Railway offices and Agencies.

A. P. COCKBURN,

jly23m P. O. Toronto and GravenhursL

STEAMERS TO

Eastern Maine, Hew Brunswick,

Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ac.
THE

New York and City of Portland.

will until October 1st leave Boston at 3 a. m., and
Portland at 0 p. m. every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for Eastport, Maine-, and St. John, 1ST. B., for
warding passengers by connecting lines to Calais,
Maine, St. Andrews, Frederickton and Shediac, N.B.,
Amherst, Truro. Picton, Digby, Annapolis, Kentvillc,
Windsor and Halifax N. S., Summersidc and Char¬
lottetown, P. E. I., and Hawkesbnrg, C B. This is

A most Desirable Route for Sportsmen,

presenting a convenient ana pleasant mode of access
to the famous hunting and fishing grounds of the
Eastern regions, at very moderate rates of fare. For
circular, with map and description of the route apply
to W. W. KILBY, Agent,

july23m Commercial Wharf, Boston.

Fishing and Hunting

Readthe Following, for the

Best Fishing and Hunting

RESORTS.

On Conway Division, Eastern R. R., Brook Trout.
Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 3:15 P. M.
Rangely lakes, via. Farmington, Me. ) Largest
Umbagog lakes, via. GrTr’k to Bethel,Me, >- Brook
Upper waters of Penobscot. j Trout.

MooseheadLake, via.Dexter, Me., Lake and Brook
Trout.

Grand Lake Stream, j- Land-looked Salmon.

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova
Scotia, Salmon, Sea Trout and Brook Trout.

Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 6:20 P. M.
Pullman cars on night trains.

Good hunting, large and small game in all the above
localities in their season.

For maps, fare, tables, &c., address or call at 134
Washington, street, Boston, Mass.

Eastern and Maine Centra! R.R. Line.

Geo. F. Field, Chas. F. Hatch,

GenT Pass. Agent. Gen’l Manager.

SANFORD’S INDEPENDENT LINE.

HE STEAMERS CAMBRIDGE—
J. P. JOHNSON, master, and KATAIIDIN, W.
R. Roix, master, leave Foster’s wharf, Boston, for Ban¬
gor and the intermediate landings on the Penobscot
river, alternately, every MONDAY, TUESDAY,
THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, at o-} o’clock P, M., con¬
necting at. Rockland, on Wednesdays and Saturdays,
with boat for Mt. Desert, Machias and intermediate
ports ; and at Bucksport on each arrival from Boston,
with stages for Sedgwick, Blue Hill, Ellsworth, Cher-
ryfield, Harrington arid Calais. At Bangor coaches
will be in readiness to take passengers to Dover. Fox-
croft, Moosehead Lake, and intermediate points.
Stages leave Bangor every morning for surrounding
towns. A first-class sailing packet leaves Belfast for
Cstine on the arrival of each boat. Staterooms .can he
engaged prior to days of sailing.

WM. B. HASELTINE, Agent,

July 93m No. 18 Foster’s Wharf.

Escape tlie Summer Heat—Go to Colorado.

Splendid Hunting and Fishing!

Good hotels and charming Summer Resorts. Health¬
restoring mineral waters, and a salubrious, invigor¬
ating climate. Thousands arc going to Colorado this
season, to enjoy the luxuries of "Nature amid the

Beautiful Parks of the Rocky Mountains.

For cheap rates and particular information address
E. A. FORD,

General Passenger Agent, 25 South Fourth Street, St,
Louis, Mo., and he will cheerfully and promptly tell
you all about it. july9

0-TJI33E

TO Moosehead Lake,

AND

Northern Maine, with Map.

Price $1 00. For sale as follows:
NEWl'ORK—Andrew Clerk & Co. 48 Maiden Lane.
PHILADELPHIA—John Krider, cor 2d and Walnut.
BOSTON—Bradford & Anthony, 186 Washington.

ANTED—Good copies oi; ‘-Roose¬
velt’s “ Game Fish of the North,” and “ The
Game Birds of the North.” Address Forest and
Stream Office,

The Stonington Line

BETWEEN

NEW YORK & BOSTON.

The Only Inside Route, via Providence.

the new and elegant steamers

RItlocIx; Island, Capt. Wit. M. Jones,
IVairra g-anselt, Capt. Ray Allen,
Stoiiiiig-ifcoii, Capt. Jesse Mott,

FORM THE FINEST FLEET 0F SO UND
STEA MERS LEA VING NE IF YORK.

Not a Trip Mjssedjn Six Years!

Daily from Pier 33 N. R.,foot Jay st.

ALV S r\ M.

SPECIAL fsOTICE.-Sn. ~ «

ISLAND, will on and a Per JUNE 22d, leave Pier 30
North River, foot Chambers street, at 13 o’clock,
noon, and Pier foot 33 street, East River. 1 P. M,, ar¬
riving in Boston the same evening, affording passen
gers a sail through

LongisSand Sound by Daylight.

RETURNING—Train leaves Boston at 8 P. M.,
connecting with the RHODE ISLAND at Stonington
at 10-45 P. M., and arriving in New York at 6 A. M
EXCURSION TICKETS to Stonington and back,
same trip, $3. L. W. FILKINS,

General Passenger Agent, Pier 33 North River.

Long Branch and Philadelphia,

Via New Jersey So. Railroad,

COMMENCING MONDAY - , JUNE 15, 1874.

Leave

7:00

lands.

9:40

town,

2:45

8;30

4:30

5:30

New York from Pier 8, N. R., foot of Rector st.
a. m.—For Long Branch, Seabright, and High-

a. in.—For Philadelphia, Long Branch, Waie-
Tuckerton and Bridgeton.

5'. mAtol! N S k N '. R '[ I ' orLoll S BaraohSc

p. m.—For Long Branch, Waretown, &c.

n T /-vn n- a n d i n f n/B U f D crO.

tions.

On SUNDAYS, leave 24th st. Pier at 9 a. m., and
Pier 8 at 9:40 a. ni. for Long Branch. Returning, ar-
rue Pier 8 at 6-50 p m., 24th street Pier at 7:10 p. m.
Fare from New York to Philadelphia, only $2 25.

Sandy Hook Excursions.

The steamers RIYER BELLE and JANE MOS ELY,
leaving New York at 7, 9:40a. in., 2:45 and 3:30 p. m.,
afford delightful excursions through the Narrows and
down the Bay to Sandy Hook, returning to New York
at 10:00 a. m., 12:50 and 6:40 p. m. Fare from New
York to Sandy Hook and return, onlv $1.00. jun25
C. P. McFADDEN, W. S. SNEDEN,

Gen. Passenger Agent. General Manager.

e$ort8 far ggartgmm.

Hotels , boarding-houses and prvvaiefamities,inlocati
tie s which offer facilities for shooting, fishing and boat¬
ing,, can have their cards inserted in this column at the
low rate of $10 for four lines for six months. Over
four lines , 25 dm. per line each insertion. _

Trout! TroutT! Trail t!!!

E XCELLENT EAMILY BOARD at reasonable rates;

mountain scenery; healthiest part of New York,
at “ Maple Grove;” hot and cold baths, milk, &c.;
large rooms, and plenty of trout in the famous “Nev
ersink.” Fine drives. Only seven hours from the
city by Oswego Midland Railroad. Trout for sale at
$5 per 100. Addres., ALEX. HERRON,

Neversink Flats, Sullivan county, New York.
Or come to Fallsburgh and hire team out. jull

Rossin House, Toronto, Canada.

SHEARS & SON, Proprietors.

This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports¬
men from all parts of the United States and Canada.

F orest house, at stark’s ealls, eoot

of the Bog. O. J. Pelsue, Proprietor. Boats and
experienced guides furnished to sporting parties at
reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton, St. Law¬
rence Co., N. Y.

B oard near twin lakes, four hours

from N. York, via. Harlem R. R., and convenient
to depot, stores, churches and post office. Address
FRED COOPER, “Locust Hill Farm,” Ashley Falls,
Berkshire county, Mass.

REAT FALLS OF POTOMAC, MONTGOMERY
DT county, Maryland, 16 miles from Washington. D.
C., 7 miles from Rockville, Md. Best bass fishing on
upper Potomac. Hotel accommodations excellent—$2
per day; $9 per week. Address GARRETT & MAUS,
(Cromehn Hotel) Offntt’s x Roads, Md. jell6

I NTERNATIONAL HOTEL,

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.
J. I. FULTON, Jr., Proprietor.
Special rates to Boarders. 'el 16m

Foxcroft Exchange,

oxeroft and Dover Village, Me.

I S NOW OPEN for permanent and transient board¬
ers, The house is new, and is in one of the most
attractive villages in New England, near Sebec Lake,
with its steam and sailboats; and extensive land-locked
salmon fish-works, and on the immediate border of
extensive-forests. It is also surrounded by splendid
mountain scenery, broad lakes and noble trout streams.
The stable is stocked with good teams. A large farm
is connected with the house, which fully supplies the
table. Daily communication with Moosehead Lake.
Telegraph near house, and two daily mails. Prices
moderate. Refers to J. F. Jefferds, R. R, Mail ser-
vice, Boston, P. Q. _ P. M. JEFFER DS, Prop’r.

The CrossmoiTMbuse,

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. ' Y.

C. CROSSMON& SON, PROPRIETORS.
millS HOUSE, RECENTLY REBUILT AND ELE-
“ gantly furnished, is now open for visitors. It is
located in one of the most delightful places in the
Thousand Islands region, commanding an extensive
view of the St. Lawrence river and the islands,
and offers every facility for the comfort and enjoy¬
ment of guests. Outfits for boating, hunting and fish¬
ing parties. Music by a fine band. Steamers for the
Bay connect at Rome and St. Vincent wilhtheRome,
Watertown and Ogdensbnrg Railroad. ” jnylfi

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Congress Rail,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

One Minute’s Walk from the Reach.
Board, ^3 OO per* Day.

N. T. JUDD, Manager.

Laird’s Mansion House, ‘

LONG BRANCH.

WM. L. RficlNTERE, Proprietor-

M any improvements have been added.-

New Parlors, New Piazzas, Reading Rooms, etc.
Terms reasonable. je253m

Central Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

O PEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.—
Liberal arrangements will be made with guests
for the FALL AND SPRING. Rooms thoroughly
heated. Address H. C. SHOEMAKER, Prop’rJ
jun253m East Long Branch P. 0., N. J.

Ashland House,

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., RODGERS & WILKINS,
Proprietors. jly94t

WILLIAMSON HOUSE, LACKAWAXEN, PIKE
CO., Pa.—rebuilt and just opened for the sum¬
mer. Located on the Delaware river, in the midst of
charming scenery, deer hnntigg, trout, bass, lake
trout and pickerel, The house is new, clean and com -
modious. Board $8 per week. Wagons and Carriages
to hire'.

jnly 16 JOHN S. WILLIAMSON, Prop.

366

FOREST AND STREAM

'ff.igcelhtwons.

CHICAGO

MISFIT CARPETS.

d .OOD SECOND HAND AND MISFIT CARPETS, RICH Patterns, Yery Cheap, at the

vA OLD PLACE, 112 FULTON STREET, between William and Nassau. Sent home and laid free of charge.

SHOT TOWER GO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

STANDARD

DROP AND BUCK SHOT

BALLS AND BAR LEAD.

Our aim is to manufacture an article of SHOT that
Is unsurpassed in ROUNDNESS, SOLIDITY, Pea-
feetionof POLISH, Uniformity of SIZE, and Accu¬
racy of WEIGHT, in each bag. Orders from the
Trade solicited, and will be filled at

The Lowest Market Prices.

E. W. BLATCHFORD, President.

C. F. GATES, Treasurer. jun 25 ly

U. Y. Safety Steam Power Co.

Office: 30 CO UllTLANJDT ST.

BUILDERS OF

STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS

Steam Launches & Yachts,

And their Machinery a Specialty, also Machinery for

TUCS, LIGHTERS AND STEAMERS,

Propeller Wheels of Superior Efficiency.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.

All our boats ore guarantee* to pass inspec¬
tion under the Steamboat law when required.

F or bottoms of yachts, boats,

&c-CEYLON PLUMBAGO, OR BLACK LEAD
—perfectly pure, prepared expressley for above use.
Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. New
York Black Lead Works, No. 172 Forsyth st. jly93m

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6* lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
and 5 lb. cans and 6* lb. kegs,

“KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25,12*, and 6 * lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining’ and Blasting* Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

8S Wall Street, New York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.
Thos S. Pope, Secretary.

REAL ENGLISH BOXING GLOVES,

Imported, and the best American Gloves manufac¬
tured by SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 46
Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of two
pair; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.

P. S.—Goods sent C. O. D. everywhere.

“ DESIDERAT UM.”

DR. VEGA ARANGO’S

South American Antidote.

INSTANTLY CURES MOSQUITO BITES.

For sale by all Druggists at 25 cents per vial.

CARLE & STRONG, 152 Water st.. N. Y.
General Agents for United Stales and Canadas.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Corner of Pearl Street. NEW YORK.

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
ATTENTION.

THE LAST REVISED EDITION OF

G Fur, Fin, and Feather,

CONTAINS THE

AME LAWS FOR 1874

Of all the States and Canada, besides a vast fund of
useful information on Hunting and Fishing. Price
50 cents. For sale by Gunsmiths, Fishing Tackle
dealers, and News Agents everywhere. Mailed on re¬
ceipt of price by CHARLES SUYDAM, Publisher,
81 Warren street, N. Y. fUsual discount to the trade.

iscellmteaws

J. & W. TOLLEY,

MAKERS OF '

Fine only English

BREECH LOADING GUNS,

Oiler advantages in the purenase
KrTSSP. of FINE GUNS, possible only to
the manufacturer, who trades di¬
rect with the sportsmen.

They therefore confidently in-
, vite comparison of their weapons
\ witn those of other makers, as ve¬
il gards Fine Quality of Material
land workmanship, and more es-
I pecially shooting powers, which
' is onr great specialty, and for
which we are celebrated the world
Over, vide testimonials,which will
be forwarded with price and de¬
scriptive sheets on application to

oar BRANCH HOUSE, 29 Maiden Lane,

Corner Nassau street, New York.
Manufactory, Pioneer Works, Birmingham, England

PECK & SNYDER’S

Sportsman’s Emporium.

PATENT " SPINNING SQUID.”

PECK & snyd er

, 126 Nassau st. .

No. 1,Single Hook, for Ba^* l

for Weak Fish, 50c. No. 2, Triple I
■'Hook, for catching Pickerel orV
Black Bass, 75c. No. 3, Large
Single Troll, for Blue Fish, $100.

Samples Mailed on receipt op Price.

MANUFACTURERS AN D DEALERS IN OUTFITS

For Bass Ball Players, Cricketers,

Yachting, Boating, Fishing,

QUOITS, INDIAN CLUBS, DUMB BELL, BOXING
GLOVES, GUNS, PISTOLS, Etc.

Send for Catalogue. Special prices to dealers. Ad¬
dress PECK & SNYDER, 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

E & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591

. Broadway, N. Y., op. Metropolitan Hotel.
Chroinoa and Frames, Stereoscopes and Views, Graph-
oscopes, Megalethoscopes, Albums and Photographs
of celebrities. Photo-Lantern Slides a specialty. Man¬
ufacturers of Photographic Materials. Awarded First
Premium at Vienna Exposition. jellly

W.S. BABNUM,

Syracuse, RI« Y.

Oil ns, Revolvers, Fishing Tackle, Base-
Ball Supplies, Ac.* Ac.

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading gun
sent to anv address for $40.

EVERY GUN WARRANTED.
Ammunition of the very best quality a specialty.

SPORTSMEN l

Your attention is called to the
OIL TANNED MOCCASIN, the
best thing ever worn by sports¬
men. Not injured by wetting and
dryino-—always soft and easy to
the feet, and VERY DURABLE
—being made of the
very best of stock and
warranted the genuine
article , different, from
anyl hina before offer¬
ed. With long legs
and hard bottoms if
desired Illustrated Circular and Price List free.

FRANK GOOD.

1200 Elm st., Manchester, N. n.

For a first-class Dress or

Business HAT, .go direct to the manufacturer
BSPENSCHEID, 118 Nassau street.

JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention.

ghihdelybm.

IMPORTER, AND DEALER IN

Breech and Muzzle Loading

SHOT GUNS,

Fishing and Sporting Tackle of every description.
Also, the new improved Parlor or Gallery Rides, Pis¬
tols an d Targetr _ Apr . 161y

FISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY AM) BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Glued Bamboo. Rod mountings of the very finest
quality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also,'sole agents for the cele¬
brated JOHN JAMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.
A large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
lected Calcutta Bamboo Poles. *-6m

SPORTS WIENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns, Rifles, Pistols, and Fishing Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers In his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which ardthe best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

H in coi s+antly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lilies, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lor of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-ly

Sparks,

Shot and Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808 ]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

HEAD And receive by return mail a cony of
HINTS TO ANGLERS. A little book
brimful of fun and useful points. 12
spirited humorous illustrations, by
Cruikshank. To which is added Hint's
for Chess Players, neatly bound in
doth. CLAXTON. REMSEN & HAF-
FLEFINGER, Publishers, Philadelphia.

CENTS

fj W. TAXIS, AQUARIUM MANUFACTURER
and dealer in GOLD FISH, AQUATIC PLANTS
FISH GLOBES, &c 60 North Sixth street, Phila¬
delphia, Penn. Orders by mail attended to.

Orange Sporting Powder.

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
to 7, packed only in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser
sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
breech loading guns, giving great penetration with
very slight recoil.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER,

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 6* lbs. each, and in canis
, rers of 1 and 5 lbs.

AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 12* lbs. and 6* lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER,

The best for rifies and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 12* lbs., and 6* lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and
*pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
uum than any other brands made.

LAFLIfll & RAND POWDER Co.,

21 Park Row, N. Y.

(Opposite Astor House.)

AMERICAN PHOTO LITHOGRAPHIC
* COMPANV.

Reproduces Line Engravings, Wood Cuts, Pen and
Ink Drawings, Maps, Music, Mechanical and Atchi
tectural Plans, &c.

OFFICE 103 FULTON STREET, N. Y.

Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

No. 94 Fulton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL-
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

rmPC* COD CAIE EIGHT HOUND PUPS
UU13 5 rUil O ALL.“ and a Setter one year
old ; best of stock. RICHARD VALENTINE,
jaly 9 4 Janesville, Wis.

Prize List!

FOREST AND STREAM

A Weekly Journal,

DEVOTED TO

Out-Door Sports

Hunting, Fishing, Yachting, Boating, Practical Nat¬
ural History, Fish Culture, &c. &c
It is the OFFICIAL ORGAN of the

The Fish Cultupists’ Association
of America,

The Publishers of FOREST AND STREAM

In order to stimulate the development ot

MANLY autt ATHLETIC EXERCISES*

i AS OF

FISHING, SHOOTING, ARCHERY, CRICKET.
FOOTBALL, and CROQUET,

Offer the followi esfor clubs of three or more

Single Subscription per Annum $S

Starting Clubs.—Agents, and others interested, are
advised that we do not insist upon their starting with
full clubs to secure our rates. They can send three
or more at a time, and on forwarding the requisite
number within 60 days will be entitled to same premi¬
ums as if all were seat together

CRICKET.

For $20 00 four copies, one year, with one best
spring bat, one College bat, one Dark ciicket ball;
price $7 50.

Eor $25 00, five copies, one year, with a complete
cricket set; one College bat, one polished bat. Clap-
shaw; one Dark cricket ball; one set of stumps; price
$12 00 .

FOOTBALL.

Fot $1! 00, three copies, one year, with one Rugby
footba. pr c.e $6 00.

FISHING RODS.

For $15 00,u nree copies, one year, with one superior
four joint light rod, suitable for all kinds of fishing;
price $7 00.

For $60 00, twelve copies, one elegant rod; suita¬
ble for trout, black bass with fly, or for trolling bass
or pickerel; as fine a rod as can be made; German
silver tipped, with three tips; price $25 00.

CROQUET.

For $20 00, fonr copies, one year, with very hand¬
some set of croquet; price $7 00.

For $25 00, five copies, one year, with superb set of
croquet; price $10 00.

For $30 00, six copies, one year, with the finest set
of croquet made; price $14 00.

REMINGTON RIFLE AND SHOT GUN.

For $75 00, fifteen copies, one year, with one Rem-
Jigton Deer rifle; price $28 00.

For $100, twenty conies, one year, with one Target
rifle, 35-inch octagonal barrel, to be used for sporting,
hunting, or target shooting; price $36 00.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Rem¬
ington double barreled, breech-loading shot-gun,
one of the best guns ever offered to American
sportsmen; price $45 00.

SHARPE RIFLE.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Sharpe
porting or target rifle, best quality; price $40 00.

WARD-BURTON RIFLE.

For $200, forty copies, one year, with one Ward-
Burton rifle magazine gun lor large game, price 80 Od.

SINGLE AND DOUBLE BARREL MUZZLE
LOADING SHOT GUNS.

For $20 00, four copies,one year,with one American
single barrel gun, perfectly safe, blue barrels, walnut;
price $10 00. .

For $35 00, seven copies, one year, with one Ameri¬
can doable gun, handy and reliable gun every way;
price $18 00. ,

For $50 00, ten copies, one year, with one double
boys’ fine twist barrel gun, a safe gun every way for
boys; price $26 00. .

For $75 IX), fifteen copies, one year, with double
gun, English laminated steel barrels, handsome nn-
sh; price $45 00.

CASE PREMIUMS.

To those who prefer cash premiums a discount of
25 per cent, will be made on all clubs of three and up¬
wards.

IST'Every article is of the finest quality and will be
sent free of expense.

Remitting Money.— Checks on New York City
anks and bankers are best for large sums: make pay-
ble to the order of Forest and Stream Publishing
Company, 103 Fulton Street, New York. Lost
iflice Money Orders for $50 or less are cheap and saw
Iso. When these are not obtainable, register iettei»>
flixing stamps for postage and registry; put m urn
ionev and seal the letter m the presence of the po

iaste., and take his receipt for it.

Send the names with the money as tastas obtainea,
bat subscribers may get the paper at once.

i'orest and Stream Publishing Company*

17 CHATHAM STREET. N. Y,
Post Office Box 2882,

126 S. THIRD STREET PHILA.

FOREST AND STREAM.

367

lost ait.

Sportsmen s §oods .

<Mliscctlmeons.

JflisccJliineoii't,

W. & C. SCOTT & SONS

GENUINE

Breech Loaders.

WINNERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873.
Scott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders. 25 cents
by mail. Report of Gan Trial sent o» application.

AGENTS:

WM. READ & SONS,

13 Faneuil Hall Sq , Boston.

Also all other makes. Greener, Westley Richards,
Webley, Remington. Wesson, &c.

A genuine laminated. Steel Breech-loader, with im¬
plements, at $53.

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 103 birds for
shooting practice.

Fine Bronze Yacht Cans on mahogany carriages
Comolete. as furnished the New York and Bosion
Yacht Squadron's. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

186 Washington St., Boston.

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS IN

Fislxinar Taelkle,
Pishing Jt&ocls-*,
Fish Hooks,

AND

AUCUUQ IMPLEMENTS.

iscellmieons.

5I>4 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Usms and Gunning Material

Fishing’ Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELE Y BRO. Goous, &c.
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
of fine guns, &c.

ESTABLISHED 1849.

J. B. MgHARG & CO.,

ROME, N. Y.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Split Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal
■non, Bass, Trout, Trank and Perch Rods, with
or without McHarg’s Patent Reel Piate. Sole
manufacturers of McHarg’s Gold, Silver,

Brass and Pearl Spinning Baits of every
description, and manufacturers of

Fishing Talkie in all its Varieties,

ncluding all styles of Bass. Salmon and Trout Flies

Hoor I nr Coin A BLf,jK fawn, six

U ij CI luf 0die."" weeks old. Enquire at the

office of Forest and Stream.

HAVANA LOTTERY.

important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,4 $10,i$5,1-5 $4,1 10 $2,1-20 $1

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared to till all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid fc v Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,
______ 1 I Wall street. New York

M Pnmtqnn BEAUTIFUL SEA VIEWS,

I allil Cl|JU splendid Fishing, Bathing,

Boating, 22 mi*.ntes from New York, opposite the
station—shade and lawn. Board only $6 00 to $3 00.
Inquire of station master for HEN RY HOE. _

IWDottm'nnn NEW JERSEY REAL ES-

M rdllci Sull-TATE TO RENT.-A large

house, 11 rooms, large cellar and attic, front hall 10
feet wide; floor trimmings, stairs and doors all black
walnut and ash. Splendid garden in front, shrubbery,
flowers and shade. Rent very low; two nire families
no objection. Apply to C. E. HOE, 65 Wall st.

T\ .1. SELLEW,

DESKS,

OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURNITURE,

103 Fulton Street, N. Y.

FINE CYLINDER DESKS.

Air. Macdona’s Setters.

a RAND YOUNG WHELPS, OF THE

above grand strain, by Macdona’s champion
Field winner, ‘-Ranger.” ont of “ Vaynool,” own sis¬
ter to Ringer. • AUo, whelps by Lort’s Laverack
An? “ Jack,” out of Macdona’s ‘ ‘Judy,” dam of Rau-
Rer. out of Macd ma’s ” Thursk.” Also, whelps by
’Ringer.” out of Mr. Cuuliffe Brooks’champiou setter
“ Jewell” and Mr. Garth’s Field winner, “Bess.” —
Address G. de Landre Macdona Esq., Hilbre House,
West Kirby, Cheshire, England. jly 16

ALBERT C. KUCK.

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

32 Park Row, Mow York.

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OF

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,

REVOLVERS.

Skates and Sporting Goods.

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, Ne.w York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Elies
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark Sc Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

SNEIDER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

MuzzledLoading Guns to Breech-Loading’

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

£214 West Pratt street,

28 Baltimore, Md.

listablished in X 837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

FISHING TACKLE!

£50 Fulton St., IV. Y.

Green Hart, Split Bamboo , Log Wood , Ely
and Salmon Rods, a Specialty.

u

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Fku-IAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
1 created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere Iasi; season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $8; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball Sf Co. :

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
ia the King ofall ? by its aromatic flavor and the right Eort of
strongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by tnat reason I apply immediately to yon, begging
you to send me lortheenoloeeclten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair.” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
isaGerman Arm that sells your excellent" “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Htrtl,

Professor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

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On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Rods, Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Fish Hooks, Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of ah kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANBER & WALLER,

IOI & 103 DUANE ST.; (near

Broadway) New York.

CHAS. REICHE & BRO.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN AT.T, KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &c.,

55 Chatham Street,

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,

AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI

MALS AND BIRDS.

CHAS. RETCHE. 11-63 TTENRY REICHE.

H. W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

(STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES

OFFICE AND WAFER 0OMS

No. -73*8 BROADWAY^

Established 1843.

Breech and Muzzle Loading

D isi,

a ■

Sportsmens Apparatus,

AMMUNITION,
Materials for Gun-Makers, &c.,

Wholesale and Retail. Guns made to order, or n
•paired in the best manner.

ALEXANDER McCOMAS,

i« 18 No. 51 South Calvert at., Baltimore.

Cures Sore Throat , Bronchitis , Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Gough , Rheu¬
matism, Chilblains, Sti'ains, &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

me ueoDstruent allays Inflammation, removes l
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulatic
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than -

other known preparation. For sale by all Druggis
Samples Free 1 Ask for it I Test it!

Ward, Bussell & Co.,

28 and 80 Fulton St., N,

SIM D. KEHOE,

THE “INDIAN CLUB MAN,”

WITH

F. GROTE & CO., 114 East 14th St., N. V.

KEHOE’S INDIAN CLUBS,

KEHOE’S PATENT STRIKING BAG,

KEHOE’S HEEL PADDED BOXING GLOVE,
GOODS SENTC. O. D.

Send for KEHOE’S Illustrated Catalogue, 114 East
14th street. New York. jnn253m

F. GROTE. A. JOS. KAPP, a. H GROTE

F.GROTE & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in ivory,

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pin Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK AND DOGSKIN GAUNTLETS

Buckskin Shooting’and Fishing: Breeches
and Leggings for Summer and Fall.

LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS
BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LTV
ERY BREECHES, &c., .&c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

0. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

730 Broadway, IN. Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS ANI) ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

19 N. William Street, New York

(plothinrf and ^vijtiishinq §ootl$.

DR. FOWLER’S PATEN T

Hard Rubber Reel-

Imperisnable, Light as a Feather/and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and Hon. Robt Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit has now been before the public for one year
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents ->'or the United States,

25-61_48 MAIDEN LANE. NEW YORK.

EO=SXJC4r Ac CO.’S

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED^ EXCELLED

A. ROCHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Can
No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET
To he had of ail family growers. * i

TXTANTED—By a gentleman of
ikrA J e fT a 2 auti . c ^ education-position a
!.m\‘^ S8 f ihtant or , ?P ecial on a sporting paper. ]
architecture, yachting and boating specialties. (
in a couple of months put m some capital. Besi
erences. Good hand at sketching regattas, etc

sr d P e . rate - AMre8s c - p - k..9i9,chWt„„

- a " ___ .Inly

TXT ANTED—IN A PLEASANT LOCALITY
f * ,ro “ Greenwood Lake and three’ 1

D 01 tTTTr'cX.\> T a I~ w iamMes to board: panic pricei
B. WILSON, WMt Milford, Passaic Wtmty, N !

368

FOREST AND STREAM.?

&

’s dSoods.

1

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

11 19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational G-un-Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
w. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICH ARDS, J. IIOL-
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

» A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS <fc H AWSiSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To Insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co..
Bridgeport, Cohn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Blacks Patent Cartridge Test.

This Vest affords JUt the: best ar¬
rangement yet in ™ uted t°L car '

r yin^ cartridges, vWlhe weight is

so evenly distribu! » / Kted that it is

scarcely felt. Car Ifr f H tridges can be

carried with tli e S'BTjMMiMl W m

this vast, which is § ;Sf ot great impor¬
tance when brass •# shells are used

as when carrying them with the

head up the weight of the shot oft¬
en forces the wad forward, when

bad shooting is the result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

NEW TROLLING SPOON.

In offering this Trolling Bait to the public the mann
faetnrer feels confident he has brought this artificial
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial to es¬
tablish its superiority over all others for catching
Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Trout, Salmon Trout, Muska-
loime, &c. Three sizes made—No. 20 for fish under
3 pounds weight; No. 21 for fish under 10 pounds, No.
22 for very large fish. If not to be found at your fish-
iim tackle stores, these Spoons will be forwarded by
r, he manufacturer by mail. Price $1.00 each.

JOHN H. MANN, Syracuse , New York

E HODGMAN & CO.,

27 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT

India Rubber Goods

COMPRISING

Rubber Trouting* Pants,

Pishing: Stockings,

Camp Blankets, etc.

Complete Sporting^ C ampingOutfit.

' PHOTOGRAPHY!

Out-Door Groups, Views,

YACHTS,

Horses, Dog s,&e.

PIIOTOGRAPHRD AT ANY DESIRED PLACE, BY

G. W. PACH, 858 Broadway, N.Y.

Samples sent and estimates given on application.

THOS. 0TISLER0 Y&CQ.

^51ANI) 203 WATER ST., NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Celebrated American Standard

Patent Sifted Eagle Brand

CHILLED

DROP SHOT

-ALSO-

GORA PRESSED

Buck Shot and Bullets.

MEAD’S PATENT SAFETY

XPLOSIVE BULLET,

METALLIC CARTRIDGES.

■’n.libre—22, 32, 38, 44, 46, 50, &c.

Uso BOMB-SHELLS for 12 and 16 gauge Shot Guns.
I JOHN P MOORE’S SONS, GUN D ALERS,
300 Broadway, New York.

Zend fot Circular, describing effect, on (frizzly Bears*

E. REMINGTON & SONS’

Manufacturers of

REMINGTON’S

o

281 and 283 Broadway, New York,

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

Weight, 28 inch, 81 lbs. 30 inch, 8f lbs. 2£ inch Drop. 14 inch Stock.

DECARBONIZED STEEL BARREL.

We are now prepared to furnish these Guns, 28 and 30 inches, No. 12 gua-ge, at
Discounts to the trade only. Will have Twist and Laminated Barrels at $60 and $75 about
July 1st, 1874.

Hegemans Patent Portable Folding Boat.

For use as LIFE-BOATS,
LIGHTERS, Dingies, Do-
rys, on board Steamers,
Yachts and other Vessels.

These safe and perfectly por}-
able boats will admit of the
roughest usage. A very light,
strong and durable frame of
ash or other tough wood, with
canvas cover, ana can be folded
in one-eighth space, for trans¬
portation ., and carried in a

Also for Sportsmen, Tour¬
ists, Trappers, Exploring
Expeditions, Parties Camp-
Out, &e. &e.

light buggy wagon, on horse¬
back, or by single person,
and can be unfolded ready
/or use, in three minute’s
time. Boats neatly foded,
packed and shipped by ex-

Above C..U show Hie Boot folded and unfolded.

JOHN HEGEMAN, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., N. Y.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different SY.femB, American_andL Euro-
Demi ro tho Board of United States Officers, appoint
Sd by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
Sb bS Gen A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Boaid.

«Resolved That the adoption of magazine guns for
the militarv service by all nations is only a question
of time- that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loadihg arms, and shall at
the same timepossess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine! every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption. ... ,,

Resolved further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
?o°?mpSed the B^ard with the merRe, erf: this gun,
that thev consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con-
dlKs JboTe specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number ot magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field. (fete

°We a m C e e i!?wdeceiving orders for these mins, and due
notice will be given in this paper when tTiey are ready
for delivery. „ • , -, r

The following Is our scale of S s pec “I[lS'

#£££&» Xi. ot iSSfga

shoSing 90 grs of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from g U JJ

ward. Magazine guns for ’ o

9 cartridges 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead, irom &4U
and upwlrd Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooing, for long rinse, 90^powder;g«. lead,
from and UDward. Single Breech Loader tor

general usef 6 to ., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,

from $30 and upward. The c&bre of all oiy ulles,

U tl belSsed to

W. 0. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 54 Wall St., N. Y.

SHARPS’
Breech-Loading, Metallic Cartridge

Military,

Hiintiiio|

so til Target

RIFLES.

EXCELS ALL OTHERS

-IN-

Accuracy, Strength & Safety

No Premature Discharges Ever Occur.

FISHERIES.-!

.MADE TO ORDER

. __ for the trade. Every va-

-riotir nf Xfit Seine Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake,
PoSdor & AMERI® NET AND TWINE CO.,
Boston.

Special attention is called to their LONG RANGE
RIFLE, weighing 10 lbs., for target practice. This
rifle won the AMATEUR CLUB MEDAL, at Creed¬
moor Range, New Y T ork, three times, making eighty-
one points' out of a possible eighty-four —best record
ever made on the Range. At same Range, Fall meet¬
ing, in “ All Comers Match” 500 and 600 yards, 75 en¬
tries and 10 prizes, the SHARPS’ RIFLES took five

g rizes with seven guns. At the Opening Meeting,
reedmoor, June 6 1874, Sharps’ took four out of six
prizes in the match for military rifles at 500 yards;
the first and second prizes being won with it by scores
of 27 out of a possible 28.

Every Rille Warranted a good shooter ;

Calibres 40, 44 and 50-100 in., of any length
desired ;

Charge of powder, 50 to 100 grains ;

Weight of balls, 220 to 540 grains;

Stocks, plain, also pistol grip and checked ;
Sights, plain, globe and peep, Vernier with in¬
terchangeable front sight and wind guage.

Price, from $35 OO to $125 OO.

Every variety of ammunition for above guns con¬
stantly on hand. Send for circulars

Sharps’ Rifle Manufacturing Co.,

Hartford, Conn.

JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS, Agts.,

June 11 300 Broadway, New York.

J. C. CONROY & CO.,

65 Fulton Street, New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF

Fish Hooks and Fishing Tackle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
their goods.

THE GREAT PRIZES.

OF THE

Fourth Gift Concert

OF THE

Kentucky Public Library

WERE DRAWN AS FOLLOWS:

The first prize of $187,500, the capital prize by
clubs in Memphis, Tenn.

The second gift, $75,000, was paid to State Bank
Madison, Mo., J. H. Wakefield and A. L. Sims, of
Trenton, Ivy., H. H. Bollinger, Pembroke, Ky., P.’ \y
Dooner, Los Angelos, Cal., W. G. Byerly, Portsmouth
O., Flint & Chamberlain, Waco, Texas, and others’
the tickets having been sold in coupons.

The Farmers’ National Bank, of Richmond, Ky
drew the half of the third prize, $37,500. Wm.'E
Oates, Vicksburg, Miss., J. M. Copeland, Franklin’
Ky.. Armstrong & Sawyer, Gransburg, Ind.,each one-
tenth. The remainder was held in clubs.

The first prize in the third drawing was all in one
ticket, and owned by L. H. Keith, Esq.. Kingston
Mass., to whom was paid $100,000 m cash.

The Fifth Gift Concert,

which is positively the LAST THAT WILL EVER
BE GIVEN UNDER THIS CHARTER, will come off
in Public Library Hall, atLouisrille, Ky.

FRIDAY, JULY31,1874,

$2,500,000

divided into twenty thousand gifts, will he distributed
among the ticket-holders.

LIST OF GIFTS.

One Grand Cash Gift.$250,000

One Grand Cash Gift. 100,000

One Grand Cash Gift. 75,000

One Grand Cash Gift. 50,000

One Grand Cash Gift. 25,000

And 19,995 gifts, ranging in value from $20,000 to$50.

Grand Total, 20.000 Gifts, all cash.....$1,500,000

PRICE OF TICKETS.

Whole Tickets,.. $50 OO

Halves. 25 OO

Tenths, or each Coupon, 5 OO

1 1 Whole Tickets,. 500 OO

For tickets and information apply to
THOS. E. BRAMLETTE, Agent Public Library
Kv., Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky.

‘ or THOS. H.’ HAYS, & CO.,

609 Broadway, N. Y,

PATENT TREBLE WEDGE

Fast Breech Loader

Indestructible ky Gunpowder.

This gun is specially designed to meet the require¬
ments of American sportsmen. It will stand a larger
charge of powder, and shoot stronger than any other
system. For duck and pigeon shooting these guns
stand unrivalled. The action is simple in construc¬
tion, quick and easy to load. They may be inspected
this season at all the principle gun stores in the Uni¬
ted States. Prices moderate.

The second edition of “Modern Breech Loaders,
Sporting and Military,” will be shortly published by
W. W. GREENER,

july 2 St. Alary’s Works, Birmingham, England.

THE COMMODORE’S

SIGNAL BOOK

AND

TSAIXE MECTJM,

CONTAINING

Oonio Chart

OF ATLANTIC, PACIFIC AND COAST STEAM¬
SHIP FLAGS, FUNNELS AND NIGHT SIG¬
NALS ; CHARTS OF ALL THF UNITED
STATES YACHT CLUB FLAGS ; PRI¬
VATE SIGNALS OF YACHTS ;

LISTS OF OFFICERS OF YACHT
CLUBS FOR 1874 ; NAMES
OF YACHTS; OWNERS;

RIG; DIMENSIONS;

PILOT BOATS;

REGATTA DAYS; LIFE SAVING STATIONS;
TIDE TABLES, &c, f &c.

Compiled from official sources, by

THOMAS MANNING,

138 Fulton Street, N. Y.

And published under the auspices of the Cguard
Steam Ship Co. and Brooklyn Yacht Club.

The Compiler has the honor to announce to profes¬
sional Mariners and Yachtsmen that the above is now
in pi ess, and will shortly be published. Price $2 50.

The Life Saving Stations include the new districts.
The Tide Tables will be very extensive.

The Compilation has been carefully made, and is
complete and accurate. .

The artistic and typographical work will be m the
best style. .

Subscribers remitting the price of the work, with'
name and address, either to the Compiler, to John
Filmer, 292 Broadway, or to Forest and Stream
Publishing Co., New York, will have a copy forward¬
ed as soon as published, mailed free. fiy*

Mfrogksno horse.

How to Shoe Horses.

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar
Goodenough Horse Shoe. 41 Dev Street, New xorx.

THOR SALE—A fine 10-boreM. L. Greener
Jj DOUBLE GUN, cheap. Enquire at MADI¬
SON’S, 564 Fulton street, Br ooklyn. _ ,

OR SALE—A tame, fulll grown BEAR

and a SPIKE HORN DEER. Address GEO,

F

Terms, Five Dollars a Year.
Ten Cents a Copy.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1874.

( Volume 2, Number 24,

1 17 Chatham 8t. (CityHall Sqr.)

For Forest and Stream.

OH! WHERE SHALL WE GO?

O H! where shall we go on the bright days of summer,

To search for new pleasures that out of reach seem,

And bring back before us the scenes of our childhood,

That long since have vanished and gone like a dream?

The sun of sweet summer, the stars of sweet summer,

Glad hours when we roamed by the Forest and Stream.

Oh! where shall we go on the bright days of summer,

And search by the banks of some river or stream,

To find the lost loved ones that long have departed,

Away,far away, where the little stars gleam?

The sun of sweet summer, the stars of sweet summer,

Gaze down o’er their graves by the Forest and Stream.

St. John, N. B . J. Newton Wilson.

For Forest and Stream .

jp/i* jf nlmonidne off the ^dcific.

T HIS family is more extensive in north-western Ame¬
rica than in any other portion of the world, and many
of the species are so much alike that it requires much more
than a superficial scanning to distinguish them, and give
each its proper cognomen, for when doctors disagree, as
many of the fish doctors do in their technical diagnosis, it
must be hard for an apprentice to give a perfect one, or to
agree with all the icthyc iEsculapians.

The salmon run in the rivers of Oregon and Washington
Territory at all seasons of the year, each species having its
own time for entering the fresh waters. Those that enter
in spring and early summer are, however, the best, and
few of the later arrivals are deemed fit for the table by the
whites, though the siwashes , as our noble red men are
called., eat all varieties, being, apparently, indifferent to
epicurean qualities. All they care for is that the
fish is capable of furnishing pabulum to the gastric
regions, for they will never sacrifice the ventral orifice for
the sake of the palate. The first of the family to visit the
Columbia River is what is known in our vernacular as the
spring silver salmon, and called by the Indians the tyee , or
chief salmon. This is the salmo quinnat of Richards, and
is the best species of the entire family in every essential
quality necessary for the table or commerce. It is the only
variety exported from Oregon, except in a few isolated in¬
stances when an autumnal variety, rather large and some¬
what lean, is prepared for the markets of the Sandwich
Islands. The S. quinnat begin to arrive about the middle of
April and last through May and often up to the middle of
August, They enter in myriads, and very often are so
dense as to crowd each other ashore. The waters seem to
fie fairly alive with them from near the surface to the
muddy bottom, and they appear to be as numerous in one
part, as another. The larger and older fish are at the head
of each school, and they lead their hosts over many a weary
mile, jumping cascades, hurling themselves down steep
declivities, wriggling and twisting themselves over shoals,
; md finally selecting the grounds where their numerous fol¬
lowers are to indulge in their watery hymen. These
leaders bear the marks of many dangers passed, when they
\ eac fi Ike spawning grounds, the snout of the greater por-
Jon being worn away, while they are often minus an eye,
a ml in most instances deprived of all their adipose tissue.
For this reason all the fisheries are situated near the mouth
°f the Columbia, or at least only a few miles"from it, as the
fish are in the best condition when fresh from salt water.
The tribes along the Fraser River think that the salmon
delect the old and experienced ones as leaders when about
to make their hegira for the spawning grounds, hence they
term the decrepid, maimed, and attenuated, but brave and
Persevering pilots, the mee-oo-tees , or chiefs.

When these have found a locality suitable for the depo¬
sition of their ova, they close toward the shore; the female
then inclines her head against the current and by using the
oaudal retains her position long enough to deposit the eggs
j n the nest selected. This done she darts off suddenly and
or place is assumed by the male, and when he has dropped

the impregnating milt he also shoots off to join his com¬
panion. In this way each couple succeed each other with
the greatest regularity until they have accomplished that
mission which a blind instinct has made them dare all
dangers to perform. What becomes of them after, may be
conjectured from the fact that millions of them die from
exhaustion at the heads of streams, and that they furnish a
feast that lasts for several months to the vultures, eagles,
fish-hawks, fish-crows, gulls, and several species of carniv¬
orous quadrupeds. It is supposed that the salmon do not
eat any food after entering fresh water, and this fact
coupled with their severe toil, readily accounts for their
emaciated condition and the death of so many of them
after having fulfilled their mission. This species when it
first enters fresh water is about as handsome a type of the
icthyc order as one could desire to see. The head of the
adult is large and pointed, and about one-fourth the length
of the body; the snout is cartilaginous; the caudal deeply
cleft, and the dorsal outline arched. The general tint of
the back is a bluish-gray; sides ashy-gray with a silvery
lustre; the back above the lateral line is studded with ir¬
regular rhomboidal spots, some of them ocellated; the
scales are large, and the branchial rays vary from fourteen
to twenty. This brave and handsome fish is the best
known of the entire family, as its size, gastronomic quality
and high commercial value have made it known in the
four quarters of the globe. The usual mode of catching it
is with traps or weirs, and seines, or nets; it is never to my
knowledge taken with a hook.

The fishing season usually commences in April, and from
that time until August the Columbia is a scene of activity
where the fisheries are situated. These establishments,
which are built in a shady nook, are composed of a long
two-story building, and are divided into several compart¬
ments. One is devoted to the manufacture of barrels,
another to the making of small round cans; still another is
reserved as a cook-house, and here are situated the immense
boilers in which the fish, when packed in cans, are cooked.
In front of the house, and tied to the wharves, is a large
number of Whitehall boats, in which are placed the nets,
seines and other paraphernalia necessary for the capture of
*tlie fish. Out in the greenish waters may be seen several
more boats, their brawny, picturesque looking crews en¬
gaged in hauling the net or depleting it of its contents.
Farther in, toward the shore, another party may be ob
served clearing out a weir and pitching the fish into a boat
where they are summarily killed by striking them on the
head with a club-shaped bough selected especially for that
purpose. These weirs are generally the property of a party
of men who sell their catch to the canning and barreling
establishments at so much per fish. The usual price is
from twenty to thirty cents; and as the catch varies from
50 to 2,000 per night it will be seen that the business must
be profitable. The latter number is not, however, of very
frequent occurrence, yet a catch will sometimes exceed
even this.

In seine fishing the larger portion of the work is done by
day. The net being placed in the stern of the boat, one
man on shore holds on to a rope attached to it; the boat is
then pulled a certain distance out on the river, paying out
the net as it progresses until it meets the current, when it
swings around in a semi circular manner and then moves to
the shore with the other end. The seine is then pulled
ashore gradually, and despoiled of its contents.

The third mode of fishing is confined entirely to the
night, and the darker it is the better. The nets used are
generally from 120 to 175 fathoms in length, two and a half
fathoms in width, and have meshes which measure from
six to eight inches diagonally. The net is thrown in he
channel which the fish usually take, and is carried down
the river by the current from three to five miles. It is then
hauled in on the boats which accompany it, and to Avhich
it is attached by ropes, and after being cleared of the spoils
is agaii^thrown into the water. The fish caught in these
nets are very large, as the small varieties can pass through
the meshes. To eastern eyes, the pile of magnificent

salmon which lie in front of a fishing establishment in the
morning, seems wonderful, for few of the number weigh
less than twelve pounds, and some will exceed forty. The
catch of a net varies from fifty to three hundred of a night,
and often it will exceed (he latter figure. During the
month of June, when the annual freshet brings to the
Columbia a large amount of sediment to darken its waters,
the gill nets are worked both day and night,as the fish can¬
not then see them. On such occasions two gangs of men
are employed, one for the day and the other for night work,
for as the season is short no time is to be lost; hence,
spirited activity is manifested at every establishment.
When the fish are*counted on the wharf they are handed
over to Chinamen. One of these gangs, with a dexterity
acquired by long practice, strikes off the heads with large
knives placed on pedestals, cuts open the ventral region
and clips off the cauda; another attends to washing and
cutting the fish into pieces of a pound each, while a third
is packing these into cans, boiling them, or soldering and
preparing the cans. Some salmon are smoked, and some
are salted and barreled, and when these are selected other
parties of Celestials attend to their preparation.

The mode of canning the fish was formerly considered a
great secret, and no one around the fishery who knew it
was allowed to divulge it, but now that fisheries are quite
numerous the ban has been removed to a certain extent;
yet, the greater number do not care, even now, to tell all
they know about the matter. The system, as far as we
could learn, is to put a piece of salmon weighing a pound
into a can, to add to it some spices, then close up the can'
except a small hole on top, put it into a boiler filled with
boiling salt water and keep it there half an hour; it is sub¬
sequently boiled in fresh water a certain time, then again
in salt water for half an hour; the can is then taken out,
soldered air tight, piled up with others, and after a few
days is ready for shipment. This mode of treating the fish
makes it very palatable, so it is purchased largely in Eng¬
land and the Continent of Europe. China and the Sand¬
wich Islands are also becoming purchasers, and, ere long,
promise to be excellent customers. The salmon captured
in 1873 probably reached 12,000,000 pounds, of which about
one-fourth was barreled or sent to market fresh, the re¬
mainder being canned. The total value of all caught was
about $1,000,000, but from this we may deduct the fish sold
fresh in the markets of the State. This industry is capable
of unlimited extension; in fact its only limit can be the
capital invested, for the fish are numerous enough to
employ thousands of large establishments. The number
that die annually is sufficiently great to feed the population
of the United States; and were this food now wasted pre¬
pared for consumption by capital, salmon would be abund¬
ant in the homes of the poor throughout the country, in¬
stead of being, as now, a rare luxury.

The species that earliest visits Puget Sound is called
satsup by the Indians of Nisqually, and semeetleek by those
tribes on the headwaters of the Columbia. We are inclined
to think that the latter is the species described, and also the
satsup of the Sound Indians, though of this I am not
positive, as I have not examined it. The fisheries on
Puget Sound are few in number, and do not commence
work before June, so at the time I last visited them I could
not find any salmon.

The tribes along the Columbia and its tributaries catch
the salmon by spearing them, or else they use a scoop-net
at each little cascade, and these are numerous enough in
the rivers of Oregon and adjoining Territories. To see a
number of Indians, dressed in the garments of nature,
perched on a cliff or rock in the seething river, and hurling
with almost unerring .accuracy the glittering spear into the
mass of salmon that toss and leap or play beneath them,
and bring it back laden with the rich spoils of the water,
forms a scene picturesque in the highest degree. Their
villages are always close at hand during the fishing season,
and are the abodes of feasting and merry-making, for this
is the great harvest of the lords of the sage plains. The
fish when caught are cut into slices by the squaws and

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dried in the sun, then packed away for winter use. _ Were
the Indians deprived of this means of livelihood I think all
would die of a broken spirit, if not of starvation, for dried
fish has so long been an aliment with them that they are
impregnated with its odor from hair to moccasins. It is to
them what the buffalo is to the Sioux and Pawnees, or
crickets and grasshoppers to the Diggers of California.
The tribes of the Sound capture large quantities of salmon
by trolling, a style of fishing quite interesting to those fond
of their ease. They first fasten a bait, usually a small her¬
ring, to the hook; six or seven feet from the latter is tied
a stone which is used as a sinker, and this keeps the
line from six to fourteen feet’ beneath the surface. The
fisher then paddles his canoe quite slowly and noiselessly,
trolling with a jerking motion at the same time with his
left hand. In this way he manages to catch a boat load in
a short time, for each salmon weighs from five to thirty
pounds. If one would thoroughly enjoy this sport he should
be out a couple of hours before day-break and have a
siwasJi to do the paddling while lie haulsd in the fish.

The next visitor of this family calls in May and June.

It is known as the “blue-back” along the Columbia, and
the “weak-toothed” salmon on the Sound; but to science it
is familiar as the salmo paucidens. The Indians along the
coast denominate it the quanich , or second funning salmon;
and use it extensively as an article of food. It, bears no
comparison with the 8. quinnat , so the fisheries devote but
little attention to its capture. Its general characteristics
are a straight dorsal profile, a forked caudal, teeth scattered
and feeble—hence name—fins and tail unspotted. The
back of the head and body is a bluisli-gray, and the belly
is white. Its average weight is between three and five
pounds. It is closely allied to another species, the 8. argy-
reus , yetis readily distinguished from it, even in the water,
by its reddish spots or marks. Though frequenting all the
tributaries of the Columbia, we have not heard that it ever
took a lly, hence, conclude that it offers but little sport to
the angler.

The preceding is followed by a very handsome and highly
edible species, the salmo tsuppitch, or white salmon, which
arrives in September. Its specific name is of Indian origin,
it being known to the Chinooks as tsuppitch. Lewis and
Clarke in their travels called it the silvery-white salmon, a
name not inappropriate. Its distinguishing characteristics
are a small conical head terminating in a pointed snout.
The commissure of the mouth is slightly opaque; the dorsal
profile rises gradually to the origin of the first dorsal fin,
declining thence to tail, and the caudal is forked. The
back of the head and body is studded with oval and circular
spots, but the sides and fins, including caudal, are free of
them. The teeth are small and sharp; few on the anterior
end of the vomer, but the tongue has a double row. It is
deemed an excellent fish for the table, so large quantities
are sold fresh by the Columbia River Indians.

Another species highly prized is the salmo truncatus , or
square-tailed salmon, so called from its truncated caudal.
The Indians capture it extensively in the salt water with a
baited hook, sxnd spear it in the rivers. It bites quite freely
along Puget Sound, so makes capital sport, as it weighs
from ten to twelve pounds, though the average is less.
This variety approaches closely the 8. trutta of Agassiz,
mentioned in liis “ Histoire Naturede cles Poissons d'eau
douce.” It has quite a small, square tail; a small head and
small teeth, and the dorsal profile is arched. The color of
the back and dorsal fins is a bright blue, spotted with black
on the head and fins; the lower region is a silvery-white,
but below the lateral line it becomes dusky, and the lower
fins are pale and unspotted. To show its fine form I give
a measurement made of one captured at Muckilteo, a fishing
hamlet on Puget Sound:—

Upper measurement. —Length, 31 inches; head from tip
of snout, 4 inches; nose to first dorsal fin, 13£ inches; nose
to adipose dorsal fin, 23 inches; length, along lateral line
frbm nose to base of tail, 30 inclies.

Lower measurement.— Nose to tip of tail, 32£ inches; nose
to pectoral fin, 4 inches; nose to abdominal fin, 15 inches;
nose to ventral, 2li inches; nose to lower caudal rays, 28
inches; girth anterior to abdominals, 16f inches.

It will be seen that very few excel this in outline and
girth. It reaches the Columbia by August and the Sound
a little later, and runs up the tributaries of both from that
time to the middle of December. The Indians troll for it
with a clam, or herring bait, and capture large numbers.
It ought to make excellent angling, but then one must be
in a boat or near the mouth of a river, and then 1 doubt its
taste for flies, though its palate might be tickled enough to
induce it to try them. It would certainly be capital sport
if it could be done.

Another species, called queachts by the Indians, enters
the Columbia in June in small schools. It is doubtless the
8. gairdneri, though also called a spring salmon. It differs
from its namesake, the 8. quinnat , in its rounded instead of
pointed muzzle, in its want of a toothless extension of the
lower jaw anterior to the teeth, in its shorter and thicker
head, and having a straighter dorsal outline. The back of
the head and body is a bluish-gray, the sides ashy-gray, th£
belly is white and the tail spotted dark. Its weight ranges
from five to twelve pounds; and the flesh, which is whitish,
is quite good. It ought to be an excellent variety for com¬
merce.

'The salmo gibbsii, of Suckley, visits us in early spring
and late in December. It is plentiful iu all the streams,
and is known to the inhabitants as salmon and mountain
trout. It ranges from sixteen to twenty-two inches in
length and weighs from three to seven pounds. It is closely
allied to the white salmon, notwithstanding that it is known
as trout. It bites readily at a hook, and makes capital
sport, for it will take anything from a gaudy clad grass¬
hopper to the sombre coat of a brown daddy-long-legs.
The small rivers are the best localities to angle for this
species, as it seems to nave a preference for the cool, clear
streams east of the Cascaue Range. It is a very game
fish. The profile of the body is subfusiform, the head is
small, snout rounded, and the teeth are few, especially on
the labials. The color of the back and head is an olive
green dotted with black spots.

The salmo confiuentus , which arrives in Puget Sound
about the first of June, is the largest of the species
frequenting the locality, as it weighs from eight to thirty
pounds, though the average may be placed at from fourteen
to seventeen pounds. It is speckled, with small black spots,
and the scales are rather dark.

The hook-nosed salmon, ( 8. scouleri ,) frequents the fresh
waters emptying into the ocean from September to Jan¬
uary, but it is not caught except by the Coast Indians.
After tarrying some time in rivers it becomes emaciated

and myriads die from exhaustion or some other cause. It
derives its name from the outlines of the snout. It has an
arched profile, and the teeth are strong, though irregular.
The back, which has a leaden hue, is unspotted, and the
belly is white, the branchial rays vary from 10 to 14.

The most peculiar looking of the salmonidas is the hump¬
backed species, ( 8 . proteus ,) and it is no less singular in
looks than in habits. It arrives in the fresh waters of this
region every alternate year, and runs in such vast schools
as to compare with the quinnad. It arrives, as a general
rule, about the first of September, and for a couple of
months rushes into every little stream it can find. As it is
poor eating, however, it is unmolested by fishermen, so the
few that survive the anger and labor of spawning return
safe to the sea. The hump, which is the sole property of
the male, rises from his spinal column into a small tower of
seven inches or more in height. He has other character¬
istic outlines also which render him a kin in beauty to the
low life which we see in cheap prints. These are an upper
jaw which closes over the under, large hooked teeth, ciose
and sharp, and the lower jaw ending in a dilated knob. To
carry the similitude further it is also useless except for
Indian pabulum, and always wears a dirty look. It weighs
on an average about ten pounds.

The spotted dog, or fall salmon, {8. cams ,) arrives on the
coast in immense shoals about the first of September; but
after remaining any length of time in fresh water it be¬
comes covered with red blotches, unsavory and unpalatable.
Immense numbers die annually; in fact it is supposed that
few return to the sea. This is a question that should at¬
tract the attention of observers, for it would be interesting
to learn the cause of the destruction of so many salmon
when they only perform an act which all other living crea¬
tures above a few of the lower insects accomplish without
injury to themselves. The motive for naming this species
is evident when one beholds the large strong teeth imbed¬
ded in the strong jaws. Its colors are a dingy olive on the
back, merging into a brassy hue on the sides; belly a dirty
whitish. The average weight is about ten pounds'; its flesh
is white and insipid.

The red spotted salmon trout, {salmo spectabilis ,) is the hand¬
somest species of its genus, and a’so excels all competitors
in gastronomic qualities. It is splendid material for the
angler as it is as quick, strong and plucky as flsli can be.

It goes for a fly with a vigor most pleasing to the angler,
andf then dashes madly about when it has found that it was
deceived by the looks of the innocent orthoptera, and swal¬
lowed more than it intended. The reel has to be used
carefully yet freely in such cases. It is no unusual occur¬
rence for a couple of anglers to capture from twenty to
twenty dozen in an afternoon with a line in almost any
stream where they can enter. We have seen Indians cap¬
ture it in creeks as far up as the Great Falls of the Snake
River and the headquarters of the Clearwater and Salmon
Rivers in Northern Idaho, both with hook, line and traps
made of willow wands. It seems to be partial to certain
streams, though vye have seen it in cool, shady, quiet lag¬
oons, and in muddy and clear, tranquil and turbulent
waters. It was supposed that this species was not a adrom-
ous, but this has been proved an error, for it enters the
Columbia and Puget Sound about the middle of May. Im¬
mense quantities are caught in the latter place by both
whites and Indians with hook and line, nets and traps.
The tenasmen , as the Indian boys are called, do the prin¬
cipal fishing with the hook, using salmon-roe for bait, for
t he simple reason that they do not understand fly fishing.
In the streams the trout will jump readily for angleworms,
so that they offer good sport in almost every style of fishing
from May to December. The body of this species has a
subfusiform profile, but it is rather compressed, and the
head is one-fourth the length of the body. The maxillary
bone is curved and extends to the vertical line. The dor¬
sal region, upper portion of flanks and tail are spread over
with darkish gray spots; sides spotted with a light red, but
silvery beneath; teeth sharp and more numerous on lower
than upper maxilla; weight ranges from live to ten pounds;
length twelve to fifteen inches. Several species of trout
allied to this in looks and anatomical structure are found
in numerous rivers and lakes of the north-west; yet they
are specifically distinct though known as salmon trout.

With the preceding, in excellence for angling, may be
classed the salmo aurora , placed by Girard in the genus
fario, as he says that it possesses all the characteristics of
salmon, differing from them only by having one row of
teeth upon the shaft of the vomer, the remainder of the
bones forming the upper roof of the mouth being toothless.
We have seen this species caught near Clatsop Reach, late
in June, having apparently just come in from the sea, as
they were in excellent condition, though biting at a hook
readily. It is caught in the streams and rivers from June
to January.

The salmo masoni, of Suckley, which has a brownish-gray
back, sides silvery-gray, fins ash-gray, the dorsal and caudal
spotted, and the upper regions of the head and body
sprinkled with irregular blackish spots, is quite common iu
the principal streams of Washington Territory and Oregon
during the months intervening between June and Novem¬
ber. "it furnishes excellent fly fishing; hut anglers at Van¬
couver and the Daileo seem to prefer the half-dried, gelat¬
inous roe of the salmon, as it adheres readily to the hook.
This fish seeks the quiet, cool and deep holes‘during the
heat of the day to rest itself; yet, it seems ready to bite at
almost any time.

The Oregon brook trout, (fario stellatus ,) furnishes good
angling at all seasons, as it bites readily at fly, salmon-roe,
clam, angle worm or even a piece of meat. It frequents
nearly all the streams, and not being anadromous, is con¬
venient at all times. Its habitat is the reverse of that of
its New York congener, the 8. fontinalis , for this loves the
shady, clear unrippled pools, and not the seething cascades.
Its spawning season seems to be about the middle of De¬
cember. It is on its best condition in summer, when it
weighs from one-fourth of a pound to two pounds. In
January it has the anaemic look consequent upon spawn¬
ing, but a few weeks later some may be found filled with
ovi, which they discharge freely as soon as touched. They
are the companions of a black speckled trout east of the
Cascade Range, where they are numerous. Asa table fish,
this trout ranks high. At the invitation of a friend I par¬
took of a dinner last summer, in which the stellatus w-as the
principal dish, as he had it prepared in a style to suit his
own palate, and to preserve its flavor he ordered a certain
class of wine. After the small, but exceedingly energetic
party had devoured the trout and their accompaniments,
washing them down with the best of Johannesberg, brought
out specially to honor that mess of fish, we concluded,
while enjoying the post-prandial Havana—also out for the

occasion—that Oregon trout could not he excelled in edible
qualities, especially, if accompanied by Johannesberg-
worth $10 per bottle, and given out ad libitum.

That your readers may know what this very pretty fish
resembles, let me say that the body is suhfusifnrm and
elongated; head full and one fifth length of body; jaws
equal; anterior margin of dorsal fin a little nearer mouth
than insertion of caudal fin. The colors are a bright olive
on the back; belly a light silvery white; head, body and
fins profusely spotted with black; spots on body black,
paler in centre and numerous; pectoral, anal and ventral
fins a reddish orange. These enumerated are the principal
variety of the salinondise in the north-west; and they are
abundant enough to furnish icthyc pabulum to the inhabi¬
tants of the United States. A species allied to them, and
of the same family, is the eulachon, (fhaleicthys pacificus,)
which is very abundant and so fat that when dried it burns
like a candle. There may be another variety or two of
these salmon around Alaska where the waters are thronged
with them; but tlio^se mentioned, except one or two minor
species, are all known in north-western America.

Mortimer Kerry.

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^ THE BEAVER RIVER COUNTRY. .

I N the latter part of May and early in June of the pres¬
ent year a party of four of us look a brief trip to the
Beaver River waters of the “North Woods,” in Lewis,
Herkimer, and Hamilton counties. We went by way of
Utica, New York, and upon arriving at the Martinsburg
station on the Utica and Black River Railroad were
transported by Mr. Lewis to his hotel at Beach’s
Ridge, two miles distant, the same evening. There we
were comfortably quartered for the night, and the next
morning Lewis drove in with us, sixteen miles nearly east
by a fair road, excepting the last five miles, to “Fenton’s,”
or “No. 4.” Our original plan was to remain here, but
upon our arrival the “wildness” which we had come to see
and enjoy was not equal to our anticipations, and we re¬
solved to reorganize and push on to Smith’s Lake, nearly
fifty miles distant by the route to be traveled up the river.

We spent the afternoon and evening at Fenton’s in secur¬
ing four guides and supplies, and in making explorations
of the surroundings. Fenton’s has recently been amply
described in your columns by the genial ex-editor and ex¬
perienced woodsman “P.H.A.,” and I will not repeat what
he has already told so well.

The next morning we walked eleven miles to Stillwater,
followed over the wretched road by our guides and a
‘ strong wagon bearing our scanty luggage, and stopped for
breakfast at the end of our walk at Wardwell’s solitary
sportsman’s hotel. There we took boats and began our as¬
cent of the Beaver River, which for making the most turns
in the shortest direct advance surpasses everything I ever
saw. The water was high and the current strong, and our
progress laborious. When evening came we extemporized
a camp at South Branch, where small trout took the fly
with great alacrity. As the darkness came on, and we
gathered from our fishing before the high blazing fire, and
threw our weary limbs on our couch of fresh boughs, we
discovered to our consternation that one of our party and
liis guide were missing. What added to the unplesantness
was that nearly all the supplies were in the missing boat.
However, we had fortunately dined and supped together at
Black Fly Point (named for the occasion with painful ap¬
propriateness), and, as to eating, only wondered where our
breakfast would come from. At length, more calmly con¬
sidering the situation, we smoked, and then six of us slept
on a bed of boughs and under a fragrant roof of the same
material.

Morning brought a solution of the mystery and the
doubt upon which we had in a primitive way gone to bed,
in the person of the lost guide himself. Missing the Branch
he had rowed five miles further up the river to Little Rap¬
ids (where wrn alt ought to have gone), and then first dis¬
covered his error. Without axe, blanket, or camp kit,
there was the promise of a sony night to both man and
guide. Quickly crossing the short carry up the rapids,
they were so fortunate as to find two gentlemen from Cats-
kill encamped for the night, and to their bed and board the
wanderers were invited. All this the guide related to us as
we rubbed our eyes after our first sleep in camp for the
trip, and then, since breakfast was only possible to us at
Little Rapids, we broke camp and proceeded thither as rap¬
idly as possible and breakfasted. The eating—enormous
tts it was on our part—w T as moderate and temperate com¬
pared with the devouring which we suffered in the hot sun
from myriads of black lies. When we left home we sup¬
posed we were nicely and in a soldierly manner stealing a
march on this enemy; but if the season was late he was
not, and our first day on the river had revealed to us our
deplorable error. Here, however, we nearly perished, and
were only too glad to push on up the river out of the reach
of the swarms of flies that seemed to stand guard on this
vantage ground against all invaders of the sacred solitude
beyond.

Passing up the river to the foot of Albany Rapids, we
came to our first serious work, a carry of three quarters of
a mile. Every man carried his load, but the guides were
compelled to make two or three trips before we were ready
to launch again. A row of two or three miles up the river
over what must be excellent fishing ground brought us to
Albany Lake, a favorite resort for deer, with low, marshy
Shores in the main, but with some good camping ground
on the east and southeast. Out of the lake and into the
river again we finally reached another, and our last, three
quarters of a mile carry, before undertaking which we
dined. Crossing the carry we took the river again at Deni¬
son’s Dam, below which, in the rapids, small trout eagerly
took the fly. Two miles more of rowing brought us to
Smith’s Lake, and we soon landed and took possession of
Syracuse Camp, picturesquely situated on the west shore,
commanding a tine view of the lake, with its seven islands,
its bluff anfi winding shores, and all its manifold beauties.
Tired out, we ^oon went to bed, making shift as well as
we could on some old marsh hay in camp, the rain having
put dry boughs out of the question. An all night’s drizzle
penetrated our old bark roof, and we arose in the morning
generally demoralized.

The day proved delightful. New bark and boughs were
obtained, and repairs made. The camp is one well known
amoi% sportsmen on “this side” (a phrase the guides con¬
stantly use as opposed to the eastern and northern woods).
It had been occupied during a portion of the winter by my
guide’s “pardner,” of whom we heard enough. How a

FOREST AND STREAM.

man could live there in such a season was a question we
were unable to answer.

Here we spent several days, fishing in the lake chiefly,
sometimes down the river, and at the dam and the rapids
below. Unfortunately, we were early, or the season was
late, and the water high. Consequently, the trout were all
over the lake, and our success was only moderate. But we
caught some very fine trout, and all that eight men, with
voracious appetites, could eat, fishing as leisurely as we
chose. We fished by trolling, baiting with the red worm
(carried in from Fenton’s); also, by still fishing with the
same bait, off from rocky points" and at the mouths of in¬
lets, and caught with the fly occasionally in the lake and
on the rapids. Fly fishing in the lake, however, was a fail¬
ure, both with us and the Catskill party encamped near us.
Half pounders and upwards, and occasionally a salmon
trout, were taken by trolling, but the largest speckled
trout—fourteen and a half inches, and weighing a pound
and a quarter, with many others a trifle smaller—were
taken still fishing off the rocks and on the reefs. The
speckled trout were in good condition, of a beautiful, rather
dark color, and of as fine flavor as any I have eaten any¬
where. Unfortunately, we were too early for that locality
(last year I was too late at Meacham Lake and the St. Regis
waters), and we did not have the glorious sport for which
Smith’s Lake has in times past been famous. I confess to
as serious disgust with trolling for speckled trout as for
pickerel, and nothing but necessity will drive me to such
base fishing again.

Finally, early one beautiful June morning we started
homeward, reaching Lowville, on the Black River Rail¬
road, in the early evening of the second day in time for a
train for home. Some of us walked sixteen miles that day—
from Ward well’s to Fenton’s, eleven miles, and thence,
after dinner, five miles out of the woods.

The trip was quite laborious, but in the main very plea¬
sant and satisfactory. Those who contemplate the like
will be interested in knowing that parties of four are car¬
ried from Martinsburg or Lowville to Fenton’s for $G, and
thence to Wardwell’s for $6. Riding is out of the ques¬
tion over the latter road (eleven miles) except as a last re¬
sort. Guides, with boats, charge $3 per day and board.
It is well enough to know beforehand what is a fair day’s
journey for a guide to make, and then to require its ac¬
complishment. Supplies of all sorts may be purchased at
fair prices, and camp utensils hired at large prices at Fen¬
ton’s, but not blankets. Parties should write to Lewis,
Fenton, or Wardwell, via Lowville, Lewis county, New
York, for transportation, but probably can procure it at
Lowville without difficulty, but at somewhat increased
rates. N.

Syracuse , New York , June 18, 1874.

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BLACK. BASS TN FLORIDA.

H EARING great stories of the size of the black-bass,
or trout, as they are called by the Floridians, in
Spruce Creek, a tributary of the Halifax River, I left
New Smyrna with a boat and guide ‘on the 23d of April at
9 A. M. to test the truth of these fish stories. We sailed
down the Hillsboro with a westerly breeze to the Inlet,
called Musquito from the abundance of that familiar insect,
and passing through a narrow gut between two sand-bars,
we saw a large turtle of the logger-head kind, which having
been crippled by the attack of a shark, which had bitten
off half of one hind flipper, had crawled upon the sand.
It weighed probably one hundred pounds, and could have
easily been captured, but we had no use for it at the time.
Crossing the Inlet, we laid our course up the Halifax, into
which near its mouth, Spruce Creek flows. At this place
it is wide and shallow, winding through extensive marshes
and mangrove islands, and much encumbered by oyster
banks, many of which stretch across the stream. These
oysters are large and well flavored, and so abundant, that
hundreds of vessels could be loaded with them. Sailed up
the creek for two miles, meeting only one boat, which was
shark fishing. Then we stopped to get bait, and Lewis, my
guide, with a few casts of his net procured for me a dozen
mullet, the usual bait for all fishes in this region. Sailed
on four miles further, when the banks began to be higher
and wooded, and the water grew fresh, when I put out a
trolling line with mullet bait, and caught a red fish or chan¬
nel bass of five pounds and two salt water trout of two
pounds each, Gorvina ocellata and Otolitus Garolineasis.
Here on the east side of the creek we found a bluff of
coquina rock, some fifty feet high, covered with forest
trees, and with its sides washed by water into curious
forms. The river at its base is very deep, and is sv id to
contain large fish, especially snappers and groupers. About
a mile above this bluff, having put out a second line with
a spoon, I took with it my first black bass, it was of about
two pounds weight, and made the leaps characteristic of
the species. Next I got a red fish of about the same size.
I observe these fish caught in fresh water are higher colored
than those of salt water, the back being of a rich dark
brown, and the sides of bright copper color. The salt
water trout taken here, are also of deeper colors, with
larger spots than those taken in the salt water. Three
miles further, rain coming on, we stopped and camped
about 4 P. M. at a bluff on the west side, where the King’s
road, one hundred years ago, ran from St. Augustine down
the coast. After the shower we rowed up the river a mile,
and got half a dozen more black bass and lost several by
their habit of shaking out the hook as they leap. I got
two dogfish, Amia calvn, a western acquaintance, and not a
valued one, as this fish, though interesting to naturalists
from being the only representative of an old world family,
is worthless as food, and makes himself so odious by cut¬
ting lines and bfeaking hooks, that the angler regrets that
it should have survived its kindred.

We swung our hammocks between tw r o trees by the fire,
and after a supper of bass, with bread and coffee, should
have slept sweetly but for a band of hungry musquitoes
which lighted by the moonbeams, found us out, and sung
in our ears their detestable song. Next morning we started
at sunrise, and trolled up the creek with hand line and rod
and reel, both having spoons attached. On the hand line
Buel’s propellor, in white metal; and on the reel line two
brass flyers revolving round a brass wire—the latter seemed
to be the favorite, and took more and larger fish. Got back
to camp at, 8 A. M. with twenty-five black-bass and four
redfish. The former were from one to three pounds weight
find the latter of about the same size; we lost three bass by
shaking loose the hook. As the weather looked threaten¬

ing we broke camp and returned down the river, taking
four more bass by the way. We got entangled among the
03 r ster banks at low tide, and lost an hour, the rain falling
heavily. When we got out of these shallows, we set our
sail to the breeze, and went down the river flying, almost
running over a large aligator which lay on the mud, as we
rounded a point. As we emerged into the broad Halifax,
we saw two objects on the further bank which looked at
the distance of half a mile like bears, but being quite near
a house, Lewis thought they must be black hogs feeding
along the beach, though they looked too large for hogs of
this region.

We learned afterwards that bears had repeatedly been seen
on this very spot, and had carried off hogs from the man
who lived there. So that if we had sailed down upon
them, my guide had his rifle and hound in the boat, might
probably have killed one or both.

Having caught these black-bass, Grystes salmoides } in
three rivers in Florida, the St. John, the Tomoka, and
Spruce Creek, I find them to be of about the average size
of the same species in the western waters, viz. from two to
three pounds; and although they may grow larger here
than in the western lakes and rivers, yet I am inclined to
think that those weighing from fifteen to twenty pounds
said to have been taken here, were estimated rather than
weighed. S. C. Clarke.

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For Fo'i'est and Stream,

GAME AND SPORTING IN TEXAS.

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TATIONED at Fort Mason, Texas, Mason county, I
went one August afternoon with my Lieutenant,
three men, and Indian guide, or scout, south about six
miles to the Llano River, to stop over night and have a
little sport by way of an evening and morning hunt for
turkeys. We soon arrived on the green banks of this
small, clear, rapid, and beautiful stream—here not more
than forty feet wide—when the tent was pitched, the horses
lariated out to graze, and our “man Friday” (the cook) di¬
rected to cast his line into the sparkling waters and bring
out some fish for our supper. The rest of us remained
loitering in camp, but getting our guns ready for the little
sport we anticipated just alter sundown, when the turkeys
would come in from their rambles upon the prairies to
water and roost upon the tall trees which lined the stream.
As directed, our man Friday went down to the stream with
his coarse and uncouth line, with a little raw fresh meat on
the hook, and cast it in. Soon he had caught enough fish
for our supper; that is, he had a nice string of about a
dozen good sized pan-fish. Not wishing to cook them im¬
mediately he threw his string in the water to remain a short
time, taking care to fasten the other end of the line to a
stake stuck in the bank of the stream, whilst he went to
camp, a few yards distant. Returning soon after for his
fish, he was astonished to see his line jumping and bobbing
about most frightfully. Hfe did not know what to make of
it, but thought the turtles were eating up all his fish, where¬
upon he seized hold of his line and commenced hauling it
in, but in the meantime felt something pulling back and
jerking most desperately. He renewed nis efforts, and
after a short but decisive struggle succeeded in bringing
his antagonist to view, when lo and behold! he discovered
that a tremendous yellow catfish was fastened to his line,
whilst his cherished string of fish were nowhere to be seen,
the big catfish having swallowed them all, “hook and line.”
He halloed for help—called for the Lieutenant to come
down quick with his pistol and shoot the big catfish which
had swallowed all his fish. The Lieutenant, with pistol in
hand, ran down and engaged in the fight. They soon got
their antagonist partly above water, when Lieutenant H.
gave him a shot through the head with his revolver, but
too far in front to kill him. Most unfortunately, the ball
cut off the line in his mouth, and the combatants parted,
never to meet again—the fish back into the deep water, siill
retaining his supper, and the other party to camp with an
empty string as their show. Comment:—I have rarely
seen two heroes more dejected and crestfallen than were
the Lieutenant and Friday as they came into camp with
the bare string only and related their singular and sad ad¬
venture. At supper, on salt pork, I tried to console them,
but in vain, by repeating that trite but true old saying,
“There’s many a slip between the cup and lip.’’’ “So may
the cat well think,” dryly replied the Lieutenant.

On another occasion my guide caught in this same
stream, with hook and line, a yellow catfish weighing sixty-
two pounds. It was so large that he hauled it into camp
by a rope. These yellow cat are found in almost every
fresh water stream in Texas, and of all sizes. They arc;
very fat, hard meated, almost equal to the trout in flavor,
and splendid for chowder. But to have spoken of fish at
all in this article was not nW purpose. I have only thrown
in an incident to my hunt. Now what about turkeys? In
a few words I will tell you.

A little after sundown they were heard coming by gangs
into the bottom for water and to roost. What a chirping and
rumpus they raised by their calls and cross calls, here, there
and everywhere. It was Babel worse confounded. Now
was our exact time for sport, as they took to roost. The
scout and myselt seized our guns, sallied forth, and com¬
menced the fray. I used the single rifle, and got ten shots
before dark, bringing down my ten birds. The guide got
about as many more. Neither moved 100 yards after we
got among them, but loaded and fired as fast as we could.
As there was no moonlight by which to shoot more, we
gathered our game and went to camp.

The next morning before daylight we were under their
roost, ard at the first “peep o’ day” we opened^ upon them
again. What a confusion of notes and flapping of wings
among the tree tops! What a fluttering and dangling in
mid air, and what a walloping of the ground and beating
of the earth as they fall one after another at our feet. The
very ground trembles at their fall, and the noise thereof is
heard afar off. Rest assured there was excitement and
sport there tor awhile; but by sunrise the living had flown
off to the prairies, and having killed enough w r e did not
care to follow them up. A truce. We now collected our
game, brought it to camp, took our breakfast from a roast
turkey hot from the spit, packed the extra horse with our
spoils, mounted our horses and rode into the Post by ten
A. M., having turkeys enough to supply the whole com¬
mand, say two or three hundred pounds of meat. This
was the result of less than two hours’ shooting by two per¬
sons, and was about an average hunt, in point of game, to
others habitually made from this Post. A perfect stranger,
recently writing from this place, informs me that the game
is yet plenty there, and invites me to come down and have

a hunt-with him. This is Texas hospitality—no more, no
less. The people there are frank, generous, and kind to all
who deserve their friendship, and strangers are always wel¬
come among them. This I add for thelnformation of your
many readers, who may desire to go there to draw the trig¬
ger, cast the line, or recruit their health. In a few words,
Texas is the only place I know of in the Slates where game
may be literallg'piled up at leisure and pleasure by the real
sportsman. The game is there, the open hunting grounds
are there, and the climate is there. These all combine to
perfection, especially during the months of October, No¬
vember, and December, when camping out is perfection
itself, and everything just right. During the months of
January and February, and sometimes March, a few days
may be found when it is rather too cold in camp for com¬
fort, but this does not apply to the southern part of the
State, and Gulf coast, where frosts seldom reach. Here
one may bask in the almost continuous sunshine the whole
year round and find good sport, either by land or water, in
hunting or fishing. Yours truly, Old Scout.

NEW MATERIAL FOR FLY RODS.

Editor Forest and Stream:

Being.a fly fisherman of thirty years experience, and an
amateur rod maker for ten or twelve years—that is, I have
made those used by myself, and a half dozen given to
friends—I think the following may be of interest and ad¬
vantage to anglers and rod-makers: Some five or six years
ago while walking in the vicinity of Catskill I cut a bar¬
berry staff, or alpine stock, as it is called in the polite age
in which we live. It was left in my office or house for a
year or so, when I chanced to take it in my hands. Being
surprised at its lightness and stiffness, I planed off the
bark, examined the fibre of the wood, which was close
grained, springy, and of a beautiful straw color, and at
once made a duplicate second joint for one of my fishing-
rods. On trial it worked well and stood the test of several
day’s fishing. The following winter I cut, a few more bar¬
berry sticks, from which, during the past winter, I made a
butt and duplicate tips. The rod is three jointed—handle
of rod of sumac, one inch in diameter for four inches, at
lower end, for reel, one and Onc-fourth inches lor the next
six inches; then tapering suddenly in the next two inches
to the diameter of half an inch Into this handle, before
shaving down, had been bored a half-inch hole to the
depth of six inches, in this was inserted and glued the first
joint of barberry three feet and a-half long; this tapers
gradually to the first ferule, which is of the standard size,
the taper of the second joint and tip is in the same propor¬
tion to the end of the tip. The rod is twelve feet long,
pretty heavily mounted with German silver, and weighs
just nine ounces. I have a rod of the same size of iron-wood,
or horn beam, as it is sometimes called, with black walnut
handle, that weighs eleven ounces. I have just returned
from Sullivan County, where I used the rod for eight days,
taking with it some hundreds of trout of small size, three
to eight ounces. On one occasion while out, I hooked
at one cast, two trout, weighing respectively thirteen and
a-half and six and a-half ounces. Twenty ounce of very
lively trout; in very swift water, I towed, or rather followed
them about fifteen rods down the stream, when I drew
them out upon the thickly wooded shore of the stream, by
thrusting the tip end of the rod into a small opening in the
woods, and trusting to the strength of the rod thus held to
draw out the fish. It bent uniil it was not unlike a horse¬
shoe in shape; when the trout were safely landed, and tha
rod relieved of the strain which had been upon it for ten or
fifteen minutes, it was as straight as when it made the first
cast. With the foregoing experience and tests, I am satis¬
fied that barberry is one of the best, if not the best wood
used for rods, it is nearly as light as cedar, quite as stiff
and quick in its action, not as liable to take a set as hickory
or iron-wood, and is I think as strong as lance-wood. The
butt and second joints should be, as in the case with my
rod, made from sticks front half to three-fourths of an inch
in diameter after the bark is removed. The sticks soon
after been cut, should be secured by clamps to a joist or
plank in such a manner as to straighten them, if crooked,
as they usually are to some extent,and to keep them straight
until they are thoroughly seasoned. In planing or turn¬
ing, care should be taken that the pith be as near as possible
in the centre of the joint—the grain of the wood is thus
concentric, and greater strength ami evenness of spring is ac¬
quired than if this caution is disregarded, or the joint
made from a side or section of the wood. The tips must
necessarily be made from a section of the stick— i. e. a
quarter or half of it when split, or sawed. 1 used but one
of the two tips thus made for my rod on my late bout, and
have thus far found it equal to spit bamboo or lance-wood
as regards strength and liability to set, and equal to the
former as regards lightness. The small pin knots which
are numerous in the barberry, are quite ornamental if the
rod is unstained, while they seem not to impair the
strength of the rod.

A word in regard to the handle of the fishing-rod above
described. 1 adopted it, or, I may say invented, for I never
saw or heard of such a one uniil 1 made my first rod, for
the reasons that I prefer the rod, when grasped, at least
IF inches through—most of my rods are If. It is much
less likely to cramp or stiffen the hand than if smaller,
and by this plan could use light w'ood—butternut or cedar
—for the handle, while hickory or iron-wood could be used
for the first joint; thus securing a joint large in the hand,
of great strength, and yet quite as light as those made of
ash in the usual shape. I intend to test my rod with a five
or six pounder in Canadian waters before the season clones.
Possibly you and your readers may hear of it again if you
wish to. _ v Fitz.

New York , June 1 5th, 1874.

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—We are indebted to W. L. Puffer, Esq., of Brooklyn
for a fine photograph of Santanta, obtained by him at
Fort Sill, Indian Territory last summer.

Forest and Stream. —We can commend to our readers
who take an interest in out-door sports, this weekly paper,
published in New York, as a journal which is excellent in
tone, well posted upon the topics which it treats, and full
of information upon subjects which pertain to the field and
out-door recreation. It is not a sporting paper in the
general acceptance of that term, but it is a vigorous advo¬
cate of those recreations which carry men to the forest and
the stream, and which make men happier and stronger
when enjoyed with the instinct of a true sportsman.— Boston,
Journal,

FOREST AND STREAM

For Forest and Stream.

NYMPHO ODORATA.

T REMBLING slow with the water’s heat,

Heart all gold and robes all snow,

Floats the flower, the lily sweet,

Safely moored to her home below.

Dreaming thou? of thy cousin fair—

Lotas—on breast of Nubian wave?

Blue as the heavens’ deepest air,

Idle as Pharaoh’s favored slave.

Dreaming thou? of thy tribe’s great queen
Throned in southern lakes afar?

Holding her court in wondrous scene
Under fierce sun and tropic star.

Sigh not thou for the Nile’s deep flow.

Mystic, wondrous, of bounty free;

Sigh not thou for the Amazon’s glow
And the air like perfumes of Araby.

Rest content by thy northern shore,

Canopied dark by fir and pine,

Anchored safe to the weed-grown floor,

Sought with an homage pure as mine. ***

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Ciiltur-
ists’ Association.

FLASHES FROM THE “BLUE LIGHT.”

The U. S. Fishery Commission—Its Opera¬
tions on Long Island Sound.

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FIRST WEEK.

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OANK is a pretty, busy little New England village
situated on rising ground, about midway between
New London and Stonington, Connecticut, and about seven
miles to the westward of that very fashionable, but exces¬
sively sandy summer resort, Watch Hill. Noank is not so
fashionable, but if first impressions are to be relied upon, a
much pleasanter locality. Its pretty white cottages—many
surrounded by fruit and horse-chestnut trees—rising one
above another from the irregular nature of the ground,
make a charming rural picture from the seaward, which is
not found exaggerated upon landing, and from the windows
we catch beautiful views ©f the sound, and of the various
islands which dot this portion of its surface; and the de¬
lightful cooling breeze from the sea, which at nearly every
point of the compass is visible, ensures refreshing nights
and no mosquitoes.

Ship building and fishing are the important interests of
the town. Messrs. Robert Palmer & Co., add yearly a fair
percentage to the tonnage of our fishing fleet. Vessels of
from four to six hundred tons have been built by them for
the fruit trade to Para and the West Indies. The smaller
vessels are employed in fishing the adjacent waters of Block
Island Sound and the southward, from whence they bring
in full fares of mackerel, bluefish, tautogs, flounders,
porgies and squeteague or weak fish—called locally “che-
quit” and “yellow fins,” and in the spring time cod and
haddock; these latter work to the northward and eastward
as the season advances, and the schooners follow them over
to the Georges Banks. * The fish are packed here and sent
over to Stonington, whence by each evening’s boat they are
carried to New York and you get-them fresh and sound in
your market.

Captain Chester, the first officer of the Pblaris, is a native
of this village, and has one of the pleasantest homes within
its limits. A wonderful contrast it makes, with its pleasant
grass plots and orchard, its shaded croquet ground and
honeysuckle covered porch, to the pack ice and bergs and
fierce wintry blasts of those far off regions where he has
earned a reputation that has made him a part of history.

The little “Bluelight,” filled with every necessary ap¬
pliance for her summer’s work, dredges, trawls, sounding
gear, apparatus for taking temperatures and specimens at
depths, &c., has found her way down from Portsmouth,
and to-morrow we start on our first dredging trip.

The Commission is under the charge of Professor Baird,
the United States Fish Commissioner, who is General
Manager, and following in whose track^-the twin harbingers
of civilization—the telegraph and express train with New
York mails, have been led to make Noank a stopping place.
The former result is of much value to the people here, and
they appreciate it, and already enough business is trans¬
acted over the wires by the residents to pay the expenses.
To Professor A. E. Verrill, the distinguished Head of the
Department of Natural History at Yale College, is assigned
the task of superintending the details of study and research;
to him are submitted all unknown specimens, and all
knotty questions, and from him flows a never-failing stream
of knowledge and instruction. No questioning wearies
him, and if it does, he does not show it, and it is very hard
to find the problem that he cannot solve.

The following named gentlemen have reported for the
work:—

Professor S. F. Baird, United States Fish Commissioner.

Mr. Rockwell, Private Secretary.

Professor A. E. Verrill, Yale College.

Professor A. Hyatt, Boston Society Natural History.

Mr. S. F. Clark, Mr. F. M. Turnbull, Yale College.

Mr. Robert F. Brown, University of Wisconsin.

Mr. G. Brown Goode, Wesleyan University*

Mr. G. Saltonstall, Mr. Richard Rathbun, Boston Society
Natural History.

Mr. J. H. Blake, Artist, Museum of Comp. Zoology.

Mr. C. W. Sherman, Smithsonian Institute.

Captain Hubbard Chester, Captain Wm. Ashby and Cap¬
tain Spicer, of this place, have also become members of our
party as pilots and for special service in procuring fish, at¬
tending nets, &c., &c.

The following are expected and will soon arrive, viz:—

Dr. H. C. Chapman, Dr. Joseph Serdy, of Philadelphia,

Mr. T. H. Bean, Smithsonian Institute.

Mr. F. W. Putnam, Peabody Academy of Science,
Salem.

Mr. Sidney J. Smith, G. R. Kleeberger, C. Harger, J. C.
Olmstead, Yale College, and probably several others.

\ Several of these gentlemen bring first-class microscopes
j of their own, so that, altogether, we shall, probably, have
jj at least twelve engaged in microscopic examinations, and
i rich results may fairly be expected.

I We were fortunate in securing at this place very suitable
jj buildings for our work. A large sail loft adjacent to the
I water gives us a room sixty feet by thirty, well lighted with
{ windows on every side. We have an ice-house for our fish
and a wharf for our own use. At each window in the lab¬
oratory, as we have christened the sail loft, the Professors
have their tables, and there night and day they can be
found looking into things. One with apparently one eye
glued to a microscope, through which he is looking at a
seemingly empty, (but for salt water,) dish; the other guid¬
ing his skillful fingers, as with his pencil he rapidly sketches
in enlarged size the speck which close scanning discovers
in the dish. It is but a tiny reddish speck, surrounded with
a film of white, A peep through the glass confirms the
accuracy of the sketch and shows a little object like a tiny

Figure J.*

branch of coral, with red predominating, but mingled
with yellow and other shades, but it is not now living
matter. It is a little creature struggling into life from the
egg. Each little branchlet has sprung from the original
hvdroid, and from each, in various stages of development,
appear little buds. These buds will grow and expand, and
assume a saucer-like form, like the cup of an acorn, and
another will grow beneath it, and many others, and as each

Figure 2.1' Figure 3.$

little saucer attains maturity, the ligature between it, and
the next one in the nest will tighten, and soon it will
become detached and float away, an independent liv¬
ing jelly-fish of the species Gyanea Arctica , and from
that egg countless more will spring into life, and the
waters will teem with them; and from microscopic
creatures they will become monsters, from three to
five feet in diameter, with tentacles thirty or forty feet in
ength, and one encountered by Mr. Alexander Agassiz lay
quiet and permitted him to measure its huge proportions of
seven feet diameter, with tentacles one hundred feet in
length. It was but last week that the fishermen of Noank
came grumbling home from their pounds and nets ofif Block
Island, for the jelly fish left clinging to them by the falling
tide had broken them down with their weight.

The Gyanea is not, however, common of this great size.
Thousands of from six to twelve inches across are quite
plentiful, and, floating in the noonday sun, on calm days,
furnish shelter to little fish, which are often found among
their tentacles, and shaded by the disk—“ butter-fish” they
are called, from their being very slimy and greasy to the
touch. It is presumed that this slime protects them from
the injurious stinging, nettle-like effect of the jelly fishes’
rays, which is sufficient to protect them from the attack of
larger fish. We find little fish of other species dead under

*Fig. 1- Hydroid. or young state of tlie red jelly-fish. (Gyanea Arctica) •
a, one of the hydroids partly developed; b b, two runners from which
bnds will develop; c , a bud of small size.

Fig. 2.--The full grown hydroid, or “ strobila,” beginning to divide.

Fig. 3—One of the young jelly-fish just separated from the “ strobila.”

this disk, and smaller jelly fish, which have either taken
refuge or been drawn in to be devoured. But, lazy and well
fed as the Gyanea is, “ still he is not happy;” a parasite on
him, which somewhat resembles a lively shrimp, of an inch
in length, burrows at will through his soft and yielding
body, and if he has sensations must give him no end of
trouble ; but it don’t last long. He is born and dies within
the year, and his bloated body, 99 per cent, of which has
been found to be water, resolves itself into its original
elements.

I hope in another letter to give you the result of a good
week’s work, but the wind is to the south-east to-night, and
I hear the fog-horns on the light-houses as I write, and I
have my doubts for to-morrow. Piseco.

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Report of Commissioners cf Fisheries of the State
of New Hampshire—June Session, 1874.—As a river run¬
ning through various States is subservient to the greater or
less care taken of it, as far as fishculture goes, at its mouth,
the commissioners of New Hampshire, Messrs. Hatch,
Fletcher and Sanborn, congratulate themselves on the
erection of the dam at Holyoke, as its presence must mate¬
rially affect the fish interest of their state. The commis¬
sioners suggest that the law requiring fish ways to be built
on the Merrimack and Connecticut rivers and their tribg-
taries, be deprived somewhat of its sweeping character, as
there are a great many tributaries on which fishways will
never be needed within the meaning of the statute. Of the
salmon, last year 165,000 young fish were carried to the
head waters of the Merrimack, coming from Bucksport,
and 20,000 other fish, matured from eggs received from
Prof. Baird, were also placed in the stream. In about 1875
it is hoped that the salmon will make their grand voyage
to the sea, and that after that a sufficient number will re¬
turn, though some difficulty it seems exists about Lawrence.
The commissioners state that at Meredith they have over
250,000 young salmon intended for the head waters of the
Connecticut. Of land-locked salmon, the commissioners
were unable to procure the quantity they desired. A cer¬
tain number placed some time ago in Newfound Lake, will
be searched for this year. Of white fish, the attempt to
secure eggs having failed, an effort will be made to procure
them this fall. Of shad, a large number of eggs will be
carried to Lake Winnipissiogee this season. Black bass
(Gristes nigricans) have done remarkable well in the State,
showing a wonderful capacity for propagating their
species. The commissioners stocked quite a large number
of ponds last fall, and propose placing this useful fish in
various small lakes this fall. Salmon trout were hatched
out at Meredith last fall, and were placed this spring in
Ossipee Lake.

—The Boston Traveller has an interesting account of lob¬
ster canning at Mount Desert. Twenty-five thousand cans
are put up weekly, employing fifty people. Cans contain
one pound. Only the claws and tails are used. The con¬
cluding paragraph contains what is most interesting to us.
“The parties who set the nets cull out the large lobsters
for Boston and other markets.” Now of course all the
small ones go into the cans. The consequence of this is
told in another sentence. “Lobsters are not now very
plenty, and are rather small.” Now it is fair to suppose
from the small size of the catch, three lobsters, as the claws
and tails are only used, must go to fill up a pound can.
That means 75,000 or 100,000 pounds of small lobsters used
up every week. This is simply another phase of killing
the “goose which lays the golden egg.” Though the
coast of Maine is long, its bays and estuaries numberless,
the time will come when there will be no lobsters, big or
little to can. It is unfortunate that the law of the State of
Maine in regard to the catch of lobsters, limiting them as
to size, was not made uniform with that of Massachusetts.
France and England take all our canned lobsters, and the
former country contracts for supplies years ahead.

—A. large aquarium is in process of construction at Man¬
chester, England. The tank will have a frontage of 750
feet.

—We have a deferred article on the Protection of Trout
in Maryland, with a few notes from the Blackwater, Vir¬
ginia.

—We have in type a deferred article from C. G. Atkins,
Esq., State Fish Commissioner of Maine.

Batumi history.

—In La JSature , M. Gaston Tissandier gives an interest¬
ing account of two orang-outangs now in Paris at the Jar-
din Wacdimatation. M. Tissandier says‘ ‘they are quite young,
have a slow and indolent movement, but are most good
natured. My brother the other day placed the male
monkey on his knee, to draw him, and it was curious to
see liis sister scrutinize the paper and pencil. The two
are very familiar, and offer their hands to any one who
looks at them. Their keeper told us that though very
young, they ate their soup with a spoon, and drank in a
glass, much more nicely than would well grown children.
The keeper who is a sailor never 'leaves them.” A natural¬
ist, M. Vayssiere, of Marseilles, who took careful measure¬
ments of these youn|^prang-outangs says “these young crea¬
tures, never would amuse themselves with other monkeys
animals on board ship. It was curious to see how these
orang-outangs would play all day with the men and child¬
ren, and were indifferent to all other creatures endowed
with less intelligence than human beigns. M. Tissandier
adds that at present the orang-outangs are in excellent
health, and delight in the trapeze and all kinds of amuse-

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ments. He doubts, however, whether they can be brought
to maturity, and is afraid that the winter will kill them.
M. Tissandier in speaking of their many wonderful traits,
which resemble the chimpanzee, cites Buff on’s chimpanzee,
which always offered his arm to visitors, and Jeffries’orang¬
outang which always washed out his own cage with a
towel; and Brehm tells of another orang-outang on
board ship which lit the fire, and watched the bread when
baking.” What a funny theory that was, we noticed
sometime ago, which emanated in France, to wit: That it
was the enlarged or amplified effects of speech, and its
development into a language, which alone divided a man
from a monkey, and that at one time the best speaking
monkeys by the theory of selection, left out in the cold
less talkative portions of their race, and so after a while
man was brought from out of the animal neck. So much
for gab!

—Mr. W. B. Tegetmeir of the Field, states that young
pheasants are dying in England. He accounts for it from
the fact of improper feeding, as it has been the fashion
lately to give the young birds food highly spiced. This
excellent authority says: “the employment of these condi¬
ments for young pheasants or fowls I cannot but regard as
about as sensible as feeding an infant upon highly-spiced
curries. ”

doubt as to the real scale, you can at onoe solve it by
placing a small portion of the leaf under a microscope.
You will find him a little round fellow, totally unlike all
others, and always on the under side of the leaf. As a
remedy, have used a decoction of quinine chips—also, a
brush dipped in whale oil soap. In plant houses, thor¬
oughly ventilated, they seldom appear. I have used a
wash made from half pound of pulverized hen manure,
quarter pound of flour of sulphur, mixed in warm water—
the above to two pails of water, carefully applied with a
rose jet syringe at night. This with me has proved a
quietus, only two applications being necessary. O. Q.
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Marshes Made Productive. —The experiment made
at Marshfield and Scituate by which a large amount of
marsh land has been brought under cultivation by the erec¬
tion of dykes promises to realize the brightest anticipations
of those who were active in reclaiming the salt marsh and
transforming it into soil adapted to the cultivation of veget¬
ables, etc., etc. A crop of herdsgrass is now growing,
samples of which were exhibited to several prominent
agriculturists, which will yield three and a half to four tons
per acre. In a few years it is anticipated that a large quan¬
tity of vegetables will be raised for the use of the Boston
market .—Boston Journal.

—It is an admitted fact in Japan and China that the
older the tree the better the tea. The shrubs which supply
the nobles of Japan with their favorite beverage are said to
be in many instances 500 y ears old.— Land, and Water.

—One of our friends has just shown us a pretty white
bird, caught last week at Setauket, Long Island. It was of
a whitish plumage, with a tinge of lemon on the primaries.
We pronounce it to be a gray kingbird, Tyrannus JDomi-
eenus, common in the West Indies and Florida, sometimes
seen in the Carolinas, and exceedingly rare to find in this
section of country, though noticed sometimes as far north
as Massachusetts. (See Coues’ North American Birds.)

THE RARA AVIS.

Editor Forest and Stream
Will you, or some of the readers of Forest and Stream,
inform me what bird makes its nest and lays its eggs under
water. In hunting for the eggs of the water hen or coot, I
have often found a bunch of lake moss about an inch out of
water. On opening this would be found from five to seven
eggs of a dirty white color, about the size of a quail’s.

Yours, truly, Pioneer.

Nicasio , Gal ., July 6 th, 1874.

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department op Public Parks, /
New York, July 19, 1874. j

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
July 18,1874.

Seven Porto Rico Pigeons, Columba corensis. Hah. West Indies. Pre¬
sented by Mr. Henry Beste.

One Woodchuck, Arctomys monax. Presented by Mr. W. W. Arnold.
One Peacock, Pavo Gnstata. Presented by Mr. D. Messmore.

One Raven, Corvus carnivorus.

One Yak, Bos gnmnims. Hab. Tibet. Bred in the Menagerie.

—In some countries frogs are used as barometers—the
species employed for this purpose is the green tree frog.
They are placed in tall glass bottles with little wooden lad¬
ders, to the top of which they always climb in fine weather,
and descend at the approach of bad weather. This is a
cheap and highly interesting weather glass where the green
tree frog is to be procured in its natural state .—Science
Gossip.

hodland, Wawn and (Barden.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

F. Willis, Bergen, N. J.—“What will kill the cabbage
worm V” This pest of our gardens, a species of Pieris rapce,
has long been well known, and very troublesome to our
gardeners in many portions of different States. This
season it has been quite abundant. The butterfly lays its
eggs about June, and sometimes earlier. We have used
successfully damaged salt, dirty, and which was obtained
for a few cents per bushel from storehouses destroyed by
fire. Applied in small quantities around the plant, upon
the top of the ground and hoed in, it acts as a dead shot to
the cabbage worm, and is a good fertilizer also. I have
used with unfailing success, without a single failure,
“Gould’s Fertilizer,’’ applied as above. The fertilizer is-
sure, safe, and never fails. O. Q.

Emma G. Rowe, New York.—“I grow good plants, but I
find frequently my pots filled with large worms which clog
my plants and almost kill them. Please tell me how I can
rid myself of them ?” By boiling the earth before potting
your plants, will be found a certain remedy for earth worms
and insect life contained in ova. Watering with a decoc-
■fion, one gill to three pints of water, of “Gould’s Fertili
zer,” will surely kill and expel all worms, and carbolic
water will also prove the bane to hundreds of insects
beside worms, if carefully applied. Use fifteen to twenty
drops of carbolic to one quart of water, and pour over your
earth in the pots. Where worms are known to be present
we always take our plants out, especially the rose plants,
and wash the roots in a weak solution of one pint of good
soap 3uds water, and replace again. O. Q.

Mary May, North Andover, Mass.—The plant, of which
you send a “leaf and flower,” is the Lapsana Communis,
or “nipplewort,” quite common in some parts of this State,
it is sometimes called “Swine’s Cress”—is a branched plant
of some two to three feet high, with regular rays of yellow
leaves. It may be transplanted. We have a fine cluster of
it now growing in our garden filled with its golden blos¬
soms. Blooms from July to October. You can transplant
A safely at almost any time. O. Q.

Charles Clinton, Buffalo, N. Y.—On old and neglected
plants you most commonly find the scale insect. Some
Plants, as the oleander, the caper tree, and sometimes cur¬
rants are troubled with them. There are several insects
that prey upon flowers and plants, as well as small fruits,
that closely resemble the scale insect ; but if you have any

he Mennel.

THE RAYMOND-LAVERACKS.

F AIRY and Pride of the Border, two magnificent speci¬
mens of the setter, imported by us from Mr. Laver-
ack for C. H. Raymond, Esq., of Morristown, N. J., arrived*
on Tuesday, the 14th, in the Inman steamer City of
Brooklyn, in as fine condition as could possibly be desired.
As before mentioned, Fairy is a lemon and white Belton,
two years old, own sister to Fred. IV. A lithograph of this
dog appears in Mr. Laverack’s book on “ The Setter.”

Mr. Laverack, in a recent letter to us, says, ‘ ‘ I shot over
her all last season in Scotland, and consider her as good as
any I ever had at all species of game, as purely bred and
remarkably handsome. I sold her sister, Nellie, to Llewellen
for 100 guineas. Pride of the Border is liver and white. I.
have shot over him four seasons; he is now five years old,
very good on all kinds of game found here, steady as can
be, either single or double. He is very well bred, being
out of my favorite blue bitch, old Belle, by Fred. II; he
strains back thirty years to the old Edmond Castle breed, as
good as mine. I kept him in order to breed back with my
own, and now am using a blue dog, a son of his, out of
blue Nellie. He will get blues, lemon whites and some
liver and whites.

The price paid for Fairy Was over $600, and landed here
she has cost $650. The two of them stand Mr. Raymond
in not far short of $1,000. Large as the sum may seem to
some of our readers, we still consider them well worth the
amount. And to show how highly Fairy is appreciated in
England, Mr. Laverack refused, just previous to her being
shipped, £200 for her, also several offers from other parties
in this country. She is in whelp to Blue Prince, a son of
Pride of the Border. Blue Prince took the second prize at
the recent Crystal Palace Show in the English open class.
They are the only pure Laverack’s, with the exception of
Dr. Gautier’s Ruby, in this country.

BelVs Life, in speaking of these dogs, says :

“ The setters formed one of the grand features of the
show, a collection of 119, comprising nearly all the crack
dogs in the country, never being exhibited before at one
time. In the English class there were five champions, and
notwithstanding that Mr. Laverack’s old Dash is 13i years
old, there could be no question about the judging being
right, for if the old dog has gone a bit in his quarters, this
is just the weak place amongst his younger competitors.
Mr. Jones’ Rap, the last year’s winner at the Crystal Palace
and Birmingham, being a beautiful and forehanded dog,
but he is not so good behind, and he wants the curve of
the thigh so remarkable in Dash. It is a fine finish up for
Mr. Laverack’s grand old dog, who was looking as fresh as
paint, for undoubtedly Dash has done more for the “ setter
stud” than any dog that has ever breathed. As the sire of
Bruce, Countess, Nellie, Sam, Garth’s Daisy, Victor Pilk-
ington’s Dash and a lot of others, counted to be the Jbest
dogs of their day. Further honors awaited the old veteran,
as a son of his, Mr. Hemming’s Rock, a sweet dog to look
over landed the English open class, with Blue Prince from
Mr. Laverack’s kennel, a very clever shaped one, second
grandson of old Dash, being by Pride of the Border out of
Nellie.”

JYe have urged upon Raymond how absolutely necessary
it is by no means to allow either the dog or bitch to be
mated with anything except of the purest lineage and breed,
and would advise him not to cross either of his animals
with any other, unless they can show positively some
Laverack blood, and so carry out the additional name of
the breed, the Raymond-Laveracks.

These splendid specimens of the highly bred, inter-bred,
inter-crossed, bred back, educated setters will be on exhibi¬
tion at the office of this journal, as soon as they have re¬
covered from their long sea voyage, due notice of which
will be given in these columns.

The following letter is the only commission we have
received, or require from any of our friends, for placing
them in communication with breeders of dogs, or manufac¬
turers of guns.

Fox Farm, Morris Plains, N. J., }

July 18, 1874. \

Editor Forest and Stream
It gives me much pleasure to inform you that Fairy and

i

Pride of the Border reached New York last evening on the
City of Brooklyn.

Mr. Laverack himself very kindly brought them to
Liverpool, packed in fine roomy hampers. They received
the best of care during the voyage, and arrived in splendid
condition.

Permit me now to assure you of my sincere thanks for
your kindness and courtesy in arranging the correspondence
with Mr. Laverack, which has obtained for me these valu¬
able setters. But for your promptness and attention I
should have failed to secure them.

It will not be prudent for several weeks to bring Fairy to
your office as we have arranged ; but I shall be gratified to
have you run over here the latter part of next week, by
which time, in addition to Fairy and Pride, I hope to sub¬
mit to your critical inspeetion the first litter of pure Laver¬
ack setter puppies born in America.

With renewed assurances of my appreciation of your
friendly services, I am very truly yours,

Charles H. Raymond.

A Field Trial Match. —Public performance in the
forests and on the streams is the only true criterion of the
sportsman and angler. Our correspondent, “Mohawk,”
has matched his red Irish setter, Dan, against “ Gopher’s”
orange and white bitch Belle. The match is for $100 a
side on snipe, to take place at Pine Brook, N. J., and to
be run under the Forest and Stream’s field trial rules, as
published by us on April 9th, 1874. Both parties has
naturally great confidence in their animals, but as Dan has
a very high reputation, being considered by many field
sportsmen second to no dog on snipe, with the exception of
his sire, old Dash, the odds are slightly in his favor.
Gopher’s Belle is well bred on both sides, and we ' under¬
stand is working well on woodcock. The match will create
much interest among field sportsmen, as both gentlemen
are known as graphic delineators of the dog, gun and
poultry, in several of our prominent journals. We trust that
the day is not far distant when that wliicli we have so
urgently advocated, field trials, will be as thoroughly es¬
tablished here as in England. Then gentlemen will have
an opportunity of testing the superiority of their dogs for a
small entrance fee, without the necessity of resorting to
private trials in order to determine the always much vexed
question—whose is the best ? The amount of benefit to
field sportsmeh and their breed of dogs is beyond estimate.
To insure success some other place than Pine Brook will
have to be selected, as it may do well for a private match
like the above, but not for a large entry field trial. We
are glad that this match has been made, and hope it will
lead to the establishment of other field trials, so that there
will not be so many magnificent animals who have per¬
formed such extraordinary wonders in private. In our
' next issue we shall treat the subject more fully, and pub¬
lish for the first time in America, the Quail field tria.
stakes for setters and pointers, the Puppy stakes on Snipe,
and the All-aged stakes for Setters, also submit a proposition
for the immediate consummation of this much to be desired
object.

Personal. —We have lately received letters from “Old
Calabar,” and Mr. Teasdale-Buckeil, of England, containing
personal criticisms of members of the Kennel Club of
England and other gentlemen dog breeders. We have re¬
peatedly stated in these columns that we cannot afford
space, nor do we wish our journal to become a paper to
discuss personal grievances. At the same time we shall be
glad to afford space to any gentleman in England or at
home willing to favor us with practical information about
the breeding of field dogs, whether they are “Idslone’s,”
Laverack’s, Macdona’s, “ Old Calabar’s,” Price’s, Llewel-
len’s, or any other breed.

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Dod Muzzle. —We are pleased to recommend to our
numerous friends, owners of dogs, the new patent automatic
dog muzzle, invented by W. T. & J. Mersereau, of 62 Duane
street. The muzzle is made of galvanised wire, light and
easy of removal. By an ingenious spring attachment the
animal can open his mouth, drink, pant, &c., without caus
ing him the slightest worry or inconvenience. We agree
with Mr. Berg when he says “ it is the most humane inven¬
tion of the age.”

—The appointment of regular officials to catch the
vagrant dogs in New York,.is a step in the proper direction.
The fifty cents heretofore paid to vagabonds for stealing
dogs, will be the emolument of the duly authorized dog-
catchers. Two hundred dogs were killed last week. In
Brooklyn dogs are shot on sight by policemen, if they are
found straying. This is a dangerous practice, and it is a
wonder some human being has not been killed yet. The
mad-dog scare, like other mental epidemics, is gradually
passing away.

—Believing that, no matter how calmly we might dis¬
cuss the question of Rabies and Hydrophobia, it would
only add oil to the flames, we have for some time abstained
from discussing these subjects. We still repeat, incise
deeply, when bitten use fuming nitric acid, or if not ob¬
tainable, lunar caustic, and favor the discharge by poul
ticing. We notice the use of ligatures, as proposed by us,
as coming into vogue.

—Philadelphia kills her useless dogs by the use of car¬
bonic acid and carbonic oxide. The former smothers, but
the latter gas kills outright. The gasses are simply made
by burning charcoal and turning • the fumes into a close*
chamber. In less than ten minutes all the dogs are dead.

FOREST AND STREAM

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GORDON SETTERS AND RETRIEVERS.

Faversham, June 23d, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I can get broken Gordons at £35 to £40 the brace, and ordinary setters,
well broken, at about £30 the brace; spaniels at about £15 the brace;
beagles at £ 12 ; retrievers would be about £20 apiece wavy or curly.

I have now two retrievers—bitches—one wavy and one curly, tolerably
broken, at £20 apiece. I will start any dogs you want by the steamer,
but of course the buyers must stand carriage and all risks after the dogs
* leave my hands.

I am, however, not much “taken up” with dog dealing, as the men
who buy dogs are always disappointed, and always abuse the vendor
frightfully.

I cannot send dogs without first receiving the money, nor can I return
the money and take back the dogs What I will do is this: If a friend
of yours wants a £20 setter, for instance, let him send me £20 through
you and I will use my best discretion in procuring a setter worth £20 by
trying him beforehand, &c. I shall not require any commission.

I merely throw out these suggestions in case you may require any
dogs. I really don’t care about the business; yon get so much abuse and
annoyance. My father is sick of it and talks about selling out, though he
has been very successful. Idstone, Jr.

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Newton, Sussex Co., N. J., July 9th, 1874.

On the day of the unveiling of the Waddell and An¬
derson kennel at this place, I had the pleasure of
meeting and dining with not only yourself', but with Col.
Skinner and Mr. Busby, field and agricultural editor of the
Turf, Field and Farm , Mohawk, Gopher, Shipman, Nor¬
throp,_ Morgord, and others, all gentlemen after my own
heart in the way of sportsmanship and fellowship. Since
you were here Mr. Morgord sold his famous setter Joe at a
high figure— $500. This would appear to many persons a
very high price to pay for any dog, and it is certainly a
very liberal one, but I have done considerable shooting
over this dog, both in Iowa, Wisconsin, and in this State,
and can aver that he is not only a splendid specimen of a
high bred setter, but is superbly broken, has a stylish way
of going, has an excellent nose", very staunch on game, and
is perfectly broken to retrieve on land or water. ^Although
I have never had the pleasure of shooting with Mr. S.,

• the purchaser, yet from conversation with him I am con¬
vinced that he is a skilful shootist, and will appreciate
such a dog. I would say, however, that Joe is a slashing
high strung dug, and it requires a prompt, energetic master
to control him.

Since Mr. M. parted with Joe he-has taken in hand and
is now shooting over Frank, a full brother to Joe, also a
splendid looking and very superior setter, which will, I
think, in such skilful hands, soon be as valuable a dog as
Joe. When you gentlemen were -at this place you saw a
very stylish, white young setter named Bob, owned by Mr.
James JNortliup; this dog was got by Joe, and is out of
Fiy, Jr., bred from my old imported white setter bitch Fly.
Since the woodcock season opened Harris and I have had
some shooting over this dog, and now, although I have
been shooting full forty-five years over the very best dogs
I could procure in this country or in Europe, I can truth¬
fully say I never saw a better, if as good, a dog of his age.
He is only sixteen months old. I am now shooting over
my setter Czar—the Blue Belton described in Forest and
Stream some weeks ago—and a better broken, more
staunch, better retriever, or more pleasant dog to shoot
over lias rarely ever fallen to the lot of

Yours truly, Horace Smith.

GAME IN SEASON FOR JULY.

Woodcock, philohela minor. . Squirrels,

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches , and other interest¬
ing matter , should be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week.

—Woodcock in the market, fairly plenty. Of course
New York draws all the birds of the United States into the
market. From a pretty close calculation, we suppose
about 1,800 single birds come into New York weekly.
Long Island birds scarce. Bulk of cocks coming from
Kewana, Illinois. Some few from Michigan. Price $1.50
a pair. Birds generally small, though in good condition.

—The bay snipe are beginning to arrive off Cape May,
but not in quantities.

—A letter from St. Paul, Minnesota, speaks of excellent
woodcock shooting on the Minnesota River bottom about
twelve miles from that city, and bags of thirty to sixty per
gun each da}' are mentioned casually as if nothing remark¬
able. The birds are still small, yet have been shot at for

three weeks past. Pity ’tis, ’tis true.

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PINNATED GROUSE IN IOWA.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June l5tli, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

In answer to a correspondent as to where he could find
chicken shooting, with elk or deer, you directed him to Nor¬
way, 18 miles from this city. Let me say that you are
partly in error. Chicks are scarce in that vicinity. A per¬
son might go out after the I4tii of August, and find once in
a while a covey of chicks; he might, with a good dog, bag
from seven to twelve chickens, and have to work mighty
hard. Now, if one wants a good chicken country West,
let him either take the Illinois Central from Chicago to
Cedar Falls, then the Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Min¬
nesota Railroad to Greene, or the Milwaukee and St. Paul
to Plymouth (both roads run into each other), and from
Greene (look at the map), above Austin, Minnesota—don’t
talk of shooting, but slaying—a couple of good shots with
dogs can bring in from 50 to 150 brace of chickens.
1 will guarantee any sportsman, or party, good sport, quail
and pheasants all lie wants, and up to the 15tli of Decem¬
ber the Canada geese, brandt, sand hill cranes, ducks, ex¬
cept canvas backs, and a few wild turkeys. You can refer
them to me any time. For elk and deer you have to go
farther North into Minnesota. Yours, &c.,

Fred. Day..

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—The tournament of the Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing
Chib commenced at the Carthage Fair Grounds on Tuesday,

21st instant, to continue four days. Prizes to the amount
of $1,000 offered. On the fourth day are single and double
bird sweepstakes.

—The pigeon shoot of the Skaneateles Sportsmen’s Club'
on the 11th instant was very interesting, although wind and
rain operated unfavorably. First match, 10 birds, for the
champion pitcher: J. H. Earl), 7; G. Rawlins, 8. Second
match, sweepstakes at 10 birds, 21 yards, three prizes, with
the following score: E. D. Wheadon, 9; II. Tliurlow, 6;
George Rawlins, 2; R. B. Harmon, 8; J. P. Wheadon, 10;
J. Horatio Earll, 8; W. II. Crosier, 7. J. P. Wheadon
won. The tie of 9 was shot off at 26 yards, 5 birds each:
E. D. Wheadon, 5; George Rawlins, 2„ The tie of 8,

5 birds each, 26 yards rise; R. B. Harmon, 5; J. Horatio
Earll, 2. Third match, at 5 birds, 21 yards, 80 yards
boundary, nine contestants; won by Mr. Shepard with 5
birds; five ties of 4 birds each. Fourth match at 5 double
rises, 18 yards rise, 100 yards boundary. The sun at this
time was shining directly in the contestant’s faces, making
it almost impossible for them to see their birds as they
rose from the trap: E. D. Wheadon, 5; George Rawlins, 9;
W. H Crosier, 5. There being but 10 birds left, Messrs.
Guppy and Shepard bought them and shot them off on
double rises with the following result : W. H. Guppy, 5;
M. Shepard; 2.

—Capt. Bogardus and Mr. Joll shota match at pigeons
for $250 a side at Beacon Park, Boston, Mass., which re¬
sulted in a victory for the former, Joll giving up at the
seventy-fifth bird. Joll had ten dead birds to start. Score:
Joll 56, and Bogardus 69 out of 100.

—A match for the Champion Pitcher of the Skaneateles
Sporting Club took place on Wednesday July 8th, between
JVm. H. Crosier, challenger, aud G. Rawlins, holder, with
the following result:—

Ten birds each, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary. New
York State rules.

W. Crosier.—7 | Rawlins..—7.

One shot off the tie at 26 yards, Rawlins retained the
pitcher with the following score:—

Crosier....1 10 0 1—8 | Rawlins.1 1 1 1 1—5

Toronto, July 13thl8’74,

Editor Forest and Stream:—

It is quite a long time since we have had a shoot for our monthly prize
of a case of staffed birds. The delay was owing to the scarcity of birds
suitable to shoot. We succeeded in getting enough good pigeons to¬
gether for a shoot last week, so it came off on Thursday, the 9th instant,
on the Garrison Commons in the west end of the city. The following
were the scores made':—

No,me.

Yards.

Straight.

Total.

Dr. J. Ross..

. 21

7

9

J. Taylor..

6

9

C. C. Small.

.. 23

7

8

W. Bugg.

*9

9

D. Ward..

. 22

5

9

W. Smith.

.. 22

3

5

R. Ardagh.

. 21

3

6

C. Pickering.

.. 21

4

7

J. Chapman.

3

8

J. Morrison.

8

8

W. Loudon.

. 21

3

6

S. Herring.

. 21

2

6

^Killed, but fell dead out of bounds; scored against him.

The ties to be shot off at the next meeting, the contestants to fall back
3 yards on tbe respective distances. When it comes off I will send you
the report. Yours very truly, Toronto Gun Club.

Lawrence, Kan., July 15th. 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send you herewith report of match shot here on the 4th of July, un¬
der the auspices of the Winkle Club of this place. The prize was an oil
painting, painted for the occasion by Mr. L. C. Earle, an artist well
known in the West, and who has jnst returned from a two years’ coarse
of study in Munich. He had the reputation, some three years ago, of
being about the best artist in the'; West in his particular line (game sub¬
jects), and has lost nothing by his European trip. The match w r as par-.
ticipated in by a number of crack shots from different parts of the State,
and was eventually won by Mr. Stuart, a member of the Winkle Club.
In several cases the same party shot one string for himself and another
for some one else; but in none of such cases was the shooter made
aware of which string he was shooting on his own account until after the
termination of the match. To save birds and expedite matters generally,
several parties dropped out after missing tw r o or three birds, consider¬
ing their chances of wanning virtually extinguished. The birds were
tame pigeons, for the most part strong, old birds, and helped as they were
by a prairie zephyr (another name for half a gale of wind) required no
end of killing. The following is the score:—

Match for an oil painting, valued at $5100, 12 single birds, 21 yards rise,
80 yards boundary, 14 oz. shot. Ties to be shot off at 3 birds at 26
yards rise. H and T spring traps. Winkle Club rules. 20 subscribers
at $5 each. Referee, Charles Chadwick, c. f. after gunmaker’s
name denotes the central fire breech loader, and m muzzle loader.

Mime.

Gun.

Straight.

Killed.

A. H Stuart.

.Gibbs, c. f.

. 8

11

A. H. Stuart- —

.ForV. B. Bell.

. 11

11

E. D. Thompson.

.Davis, c. f.

. 0

10

F. S. Earle.

.Powell, c. f... ...

. <5

10

W. A. Harris.

10 .

W.L. Bullene..

.For Binckley.

. 8

10

L. C. Earle.

.For Davis, Tonies,

m. 8

9

•Tonies Yminp-.

.Moore, m. .

. 8

9 >

Ben Allen..

. 6

9

Ben Allen ..

.Moore, in.

g

6

L. C. Earle.

6

W. A. Harris.

.For Rust.

. 4

6

W. L. Bullene.

_ Lang, c. f.

. 6

6

TV f Patterson .

. ,. .Moore, m .

g

5

Bryant .

3

5

X)r A bflplill

.... - , m .

3

3

3

11. II. Carpenter —

. Foster & Co., c. f ..

-•>

J. 0. Earle .

_ Scott, c. f.

2

F. E. Boswell .

_ Powell, c. f .

2

• 2

Dr. Wheeler .

_ Powell, c. f.

1

Ortyx.

PATTERN AND PENETRATION.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

For the information of those sportsmen who may be interested in the
results of the Chicago Gun Trial, allow me to state that the penetration
pads were almost exactly the same weight as the English pads of the
same size, there being only about 4 of an ounce difference. The inferior
penetration was probably caused by the yielding support behind the pen¬
etration pad, and it is to be regretted that the pad was not placed against
a solid wall, or iron plate, that the penetration might have been correct¬
ly determined, for while pattern can be had w ithout much trouble by the
present system of boring, penetration is difficult to obtain, and taxes
the ability of the gunmaker to the, utmost.

Mr. Greener very truly says in his “Modern Breech Loaders:” “Wq
can get better pattern, but we consider this of less consequence than the
penetration. A gun that will put 120 pellets in a 30-inch target at 40
yards, and penetrate35 sheets, is to be preferred to one that will put 170
and only penetrate 25 sheets.”

Your Jackson, Miss., correspondent is in’ error about there being but
one muzzle loader tested, as he will discover by referring to entry No 5
which was a Geo. T. Abbey muzzle loader, 10 gauge. Pioneer!

Hannibal, Mo.. July, I874,

Editor Forest and Stream.—

An article recently published from a correspondent, and afterwards
substantially endorsed by an editorial in regard to metal shells, is so
much at variance with the experience of the writer in regard to them
that, conceiving the matter to be of much interest to those sportsmen
who may be shooting far away from their base of supplies, where paper
shells are difficult to obtain, and to those who, in shooting in ivet
weather, find it troublesome to keep paper shells dry, but more particu¬
larly to those sportsmen—and they are many—who desire to study econ¬
omy in the use of ammunition, I crave the privilege of stating for the
benefit of tbe above mentioned, some few r facts m regard to metal shells
that may possibly be of benefit.

Your correspondent states that there are about two sizes difference
between the metal and paper shell of the same number, and the state¬
ment is endorsed by you. I wall preface my statement by saying that
tbe shells I refer to are those made by tbe U. M. C. Co., of Bridgeport
Conn. As they are more largely used than those of any other makers'
the size to w'hich I shall refer is the No. 12; but the others bear about
the same relation to each other. The calibre of Ely’s 12 shell, as well as
the paper shell made by the U. M. C. Co., one 11 gauge, the 12 a metal
shell, are less than 4 size larger by standard gauge, all the difference be¬
ing in the thickness of the walls or sides of the shell. The question is
asked, Why are they not made of the same calibre of the paper? The
reply is, it is simply a matter of weight. Mr. Fowle, of Newark, N. j,,
and some other parties bore them out of a blank piece of metal, making
them the same gauge of the paper shell, but it increases the weight so
much that they are not suitable to be carried in the field; besides it adds
more than three times to the cost. When the U. M. C. Co. commenced
to manufacture the metal shell they found that the chambers of different
guns varied very much in size, and there were continued complaints
from one that the shells could not be inserted; from another that they
burst in the chamber, &c., &c. An investigation showed, as before sta¬
ted, that there was no regularity in chambering guns; in fact in the same
gun there would be so much difference that while the shell would work
all right in one barrel they would burst in tbe other. The reason wiiy
so little attention was shown in the matter,especially in low-priced guns,
was because the paper shell would bear some compression, if the cham¬
ber was small, and it made no difference if the shell burst in the larger
one. In order to overcome this irregularity, the U. M. C. Co. built a
quantity of gauges of the correct size, and forwarded them to the prom¬
inent English manufacturers who work for the American market, and
urged on them the importance of adopting a uniform size. Among
those receiving the gauges were Messrs. Scott, Tolley, Green and others,
and their guns are now built with reference to the use of either paper or
metal shells.

It is stated by your correspondent that a gun built to use paper shells
is not suitable for metal. The causes may be as above stated in refer¬
ence to liis gun, of the fault may be in tapering the chamber, which can
be corrected by any good gunmaker who has the proper tools.

That guns are, can be, and have been built for a long time, to use
either the metal or paper sheH with good results, is an established fact
which cannot be controverted. Also, that a gun built without any ref¬
erence to the use of metal can be regulated to use them, providing the
chamber is the proper size for the paper shell. Scott, Green and Tolley,
and many others, have fully established this fact. For proof, see the
tables of the recent published Chicago Gun Trial. There were eight
guns tested with both paper and metal shells, and the result proves be¬
yond a doubt that it is and can be done. The metal shells made by the
U. M. C. Co. are made to exact sizes, with more care than are paper
shells; in fact before they are turned out they are gauged to the one-
thousandth of an inch. When first made they were made straight on
the outside; now they are tapered, the 12 gauge fourteen-thousandths of
an inch, and the 10’s fifteen one-thousandths. The reason for so doing
was because the barrel contracted and expanded more than the shell,
causing them to stick, besides it allows more latitude in the size of the
chamber.

The fact has been fully established that it is the gunmaker, and not the
shell manufacturer who should be looked to. If auy person who is in¬
terested in the matter will do as the writer has done—make a tour of in -
spection through the works of the Union Metallic Cartridge Company—
they will find the gentlemanly Superintendent, Col. A. C. Hobbs, of
lock-picking fame, ever ready and willing to exhibit and explain every
detaii, and show the visitor every courtesy. He will find that every care
is used in the manufacture of the metal shells to make them supply all
the wants of the sportsman. m

The principal reason why metal shells do not work satisfactorily is on
account of the too abrupt shoulder from the chamber to the gauge of
the barrel, many foreign guns having a taper of little more than f of an
inch; if they are increased to from | to of an inch it will almost surely
improve the shooting with the paper shell, besides producing satisfac¬
tory results - with the metal shell. Statements are made that there is
danger in carrying metal shells about the person. I have yet to hear of
an accident by so doing. Some few weeks since the editor of a promi¬
nent sporting paper mentioned an accident that recently occurred with a
metal shell, and made some statements in regard to the danger of using
them. The article came under the notice of the U. M. C. Co., who ad¬
dressed a note to the editor and sent him a Sturtevant shell for exami¬
nation, and giving their reasons why they thought them safe. After
careful examination the editor frankly stated that the objection which
he had previously entertained was wrong, and that be considered the
shell safe to carry about the person, stating that it required a hard
punching blow to explode the primer. Of the various kinds used by the
writer, comprising those using the Orcutt, Berdan and Sturtevant prim¬
ers, I consider the Sturtevant particularly safe: as the cap is small in
size it is not home on the anvil until the bottom of the cap is belotf the
face of the shell, and cannot be exploded without being struck a hard
blow by some small, sharp instrument. In fact in re-cupping the Stur¬
tevant shell, if from any cause the cap sticks, it can be struck a smart
blow with a hammer with no danger of exploding. The writer has
often used a hammer to re-cap shell, using the No. 1 Berdan primer, the
re-capper not being to hand, and never yet had an explosion, as they will
not explode until the primer ha* reached the point of the anvil, and that
is not done until the bottom of the Cap is below the face of the shell. It
is, however, a good rule, and one that always ought to be observed, viz:
to always re-cap the shell while unloaded. Complaint has sometimes
been made that the primers are not easily ejected when allowed to re¬
main on the shell for some time after firing. They ought to be removed
when the sportsman comes in from the field, it is irue, but the necessity
for so doing can be obviated by putting an oiled rag in the box with the
primers

The writer has 110 interest in the manufacture or sale of metal shells,
but gives the above as his conclusions, arrived at after a careful exami¬
nation and long use of metallic shells, and he also believes they coincide
with the experiences of many others who have for years used metal
shells.

Believing that the matter is of considerable importance to the sports¬
man, I would be pleased to see it discussed by those who may have had
experience in the use of metallic shells. As before stated it is the mat¬
ter of weight which causes the manufacturers to make a slight difference
in the calibre, knowing as they do full \yell that the gunmakers can adapt
their guns to the use of both the paper and metal; besides, in the case
of the U. M.-C. Co., they manufacture both paper and metal, the paper,

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|,j the opinion of the writer, being better than Eley’s of the same grade,
besides being cheaper and more uniform in size. My experience, tests
and measurements are the result of patient investigation, and if they
may call out the views of others and result in a better understanding of
the question by the shooting fraternity, I shall be content. And my ad¬
vice to the sportsman who desires to use metal shells is, where you buy
your gun try and ascertain if it has been built for the use of either kind
of shell. If you have your gun already and it does not shoot to your
satisfaction, get it regulated by some competent person, procure either
the Sturtevant or Berdan shell, put them either in a Hayden belt or a
vest built for the purpose, and do not fear that you have a cordon of fire
around you, liable to explode at any moment.

To those who do not care for the extra cost of using paper shells, and
do not desire the trouble of carrying home the empty shells, these, ques¬
tions have little interest. But there are many sportsmen scattered over
this broad land to whom the subject is of much importance.

“Mr. MacDonald, the Winner op theConlin Badge
for Rifle Shooting.” — The subjoined letter explains
itself. The badge referred to was shot for some eight
weeks ago.-— [Ed. Forest and Stream.

In view of the interest taken in the rifle, and in order to
to create certain distinctions of merit for skill in shooting,
it is my intention to distribute badges, as awards for the
different modes of shooting. I therefore transmit to you a
badge for “word shooting,” to be given to Wilson Mac¬
Donald, Esq., he having made the best ,booting at # all dis¬
tances, and under the rules of my gallery. The conditions
under which this badge of the championship of America is
given, and by which it is to be held by the^oreseni recipient,
and all others who may come in possession of it, are as fol¬
lows: The holder is subject to challenge for two years from
the date of possession of the badge. The match for the
championship to be thirty shots at suspended bullets, three-
fourths of an inch in diameter; thirty shots at a bullseye
an inch and a half in diameter; and thirty shots at paper
targets, string measure—all at twenty-five yards, and at the
word one —the winner of two of the three modes of shooting
to be the champion; the match to he governed by rules to
be entered into-at the first contest for the championship.

You will please present the badge to Mr. MacDonald, and
notify me of the same. Yours, respectfully,

J. S. CONLIN.

[The very handsome badge is now in our keeping, and

will be transmitted by us to Mr. MacDonald.—E d.]

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Maplewood, Mass.., July 6ih, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:

I have often wondered why so little has been said in the
papers about pistol practice. Would it not be well for you,
through the columns of your well-known paper, to give us
some idea about the size’and kind of target best adapted to
that class of practice, also the distance for army-size re¬
volver, either Remington, Colt, or Smith & Wesson ?

A party of four of us have been practicing of late with a
Frank Wesson rifle-pistol, eighteen inch barrel, twenty-lwo
calibre, with the shoulder attachment. We shoot off-hand,
tifty-one yarfis, and use a common air-gun target, twelve
inches in diameter, with half inch spaces between the
circles and an inch and three-eighths bull’s eye. Enclosed
please find the last target used. It would please us very
much if you would tell us whether you consider it passable
shooting or not. Target.

This target contains thirty-nine punctures, of which three
have cut out the centre of the bullseye, and twenty-one
others are within the six-inch diameter. There is nothing
remarkable in the shooting, and. a shoulder attachment to a
pistol is not pistol shooting at all; it is simply rifle shooting,
The size of a target for navy size revolver at twenty yards,
would be a black bullseye, one inch in diameter, whole
target eighteen inches across. If shooting is made at short
distances with a navy revolver against an iron target, a re¬
bound of the ball may t ike place. An expert in Mew York
at the above distance, with a ten-inch revolver, Colt’s pat¬
tern, at 125 feet, made si t shots, measuring 10 inches. At
30 yards, 10 shots to measure 15 inches, is very superior
shooting.

The best revolver shooting ever made at Mr. J. S. Conlin’s
gallery, was six shots, 15 inches, at 125 feet; six shots, 50
feet, every bullet touching the other in a straight line, 7
inches ; at 36 feet, 17 consecutive bells rung, bullseye 2i
inches. All this shooting done off-hand, .with various
makes of repeating .pistol.— Ed.

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—On Wednesday, July 15th, took place at Creedmoor
the first series of competition matches for the purpose of
selecting the best men for the team who are to measure
weapons with the Irish. Capt. L. 0. Bruce superintended
the scoring. Fifteen shots were fired at each of the two
ranges, 800 and 900 yards, and twenty shots at 1,000 yards.
The following is the summary of the shooting:

Name.

General Dakin.

G. W. Yale..

J. Trageser.

II. E. Pulton.

L. E. Hepburn.

A. Anderson.

E. II. Sanford.

A. Y. Canfield, Jr.

Leon Backer.

L. M. Ballard ..

General J R. Hawley.

B, E. Valentine.

15 Shots.- 15 Shots. 20 Shots. Grand
800 Yards . 900 Yards. 1000 Yards. Total.

49

50

60

159

54

46

56

156

48

41

58

147

39

44

63

146

39

47

58

144

51

33

57

144

53

43

44

140

48

50

37

135

52

36

44

132

39

40

50*

129

41

42

38

121

35

33

35

103

The analysis of the shooting of Messrs. Dakin, l r alc,
Trageser and Fulton is quite good. General Dakin’s score
shows an average of something better than centres at every
shot, being 3.18. When compared with that of Hr. S. S.
Young, the gentleman of the Irish team who made 156
points in 45 shots, we find his average was 3.466. The
whole score of the Irish team, when winning the Elcho

shield, was as follows:

Name,

Score.

Name

Scor'd.

s.

j

S. Young..

xr tvt ?n,-, „

. 156

J. Wilson.

. 152

J,

lY. Mi liner.

Ihgby.

. . . • . . t * . 10Q|

. 154

John Lloyd.

. 143

W

E. Johnson.

. 138

We find the average of the Irish team to have been 3.319.
We have, therefore, some work to do. However, the start
is quite a promising one.

—On Thursday last, July 19th, the Sixth regiment, under
command of Colonel Van Wyck, met at Creedmoor for
rifle practice. We regret to notice that the regiment, at
least the major part of it, seemed perfectly indifferent as to
acquiring proficiency with the rifle. Regardless of the
military instructor, the rank and file would not obey orders.
At the close o f the shooting, the regiment behaved in a most
disorderly way. Every well-behaved military organization in
the city should discredit all such rowdyism, and delinquent
regiments should be ostracised. A continuation of such
want of discipline must in time bring the range into dis¬
credit, and from no fault of the officers of the NT. R.
A. The following are the best scores:

Name.

200 Yards.

Grand

500 Yards.. Total.

Private Yager, Co. C.

2 0 2 3 3

10

0 3 2 4 2

11

21

Sergeant Roch, Co. D.

2 3 3 3 3

14

0 3 0 2 0

5

19

Corporal Earnest,Co. C.

2 0 2 4 3

11

0 0 0 0 4

4

15

Lieutenant Lefiler, Co. F.

2 2 2 0 3

9

3 0 3 0 0

0

15

—We are pleased to state that the marker who was hurt
is in a fair way of recovery. Superintendent Bostwick lias
recently attached discs to each of the traps covering the
marker, thus indicating to the person firing when the trap
is open, and thus preventing accidents.

—The second meeting for the selection of our riflemen to
shoot with the Irish team, took place on Saturday, July
18. Wind variable, blowing strongly at times. The shoot¬
ing was as follows, 15 shots at 800 yards, 15 at 900, 20 at
1,000 yards. The following are the best twelve:

S. M. Ballard, S. S., 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, total 155;
G. W. Yale, S. S., 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, total 149;
B, Fulton, R. S., 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, total 147* J. S.
Oonlin, S. S., 800, 900 and 1,0000 yards, total 146; A. An¬
derson, S. S., 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, total 144; General
Dakin, R. S., 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, total 144; J. Bodin,

R. S., 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, total 143; J. T. B. Collins,

S. S., 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, total 137; F. S. Gardner, S.
S., 800, 000 and 1,000 yards, total 134; Col. Gildersleeve,
S. M., 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, total 120; A. Y. Canfield,
Jr., R.S., 800, 900 and 1,000yards, total 127; L.L Hepburn,
R. S., 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, total 127. Some nine other
members of the H. R. A. competed in the match, M. J.
Crouch making 129, but unfortunately Mr. Crouch not
being to the manor born, precludes liis being enrolled in
the American team.

The analysis of Mr. Ballard’s score, 155, gives 3.10 for
every sliot, being 10 better than centres. Taking the first
fifteen shots of Mr. Ballard at 1,000 yards, we find it
amounts to 47.133, or .133 better than centres.

—On the same day the 79th Regiment shot for the Bruce
medal, range 200 and 500 yards, 7 shots at each range; won
by Mr. Edmonstone with a score of 46. In looking over the
score, which we append, it will be noticed that the averages
are higher generally at 500 than at 200 yards:

Name.

200 Yards.

Total.

500 Yards.

s*

Private Edmonstone..

3244333

1 22

4433433

•24

46

Captain Lindsay..

3432223

1 19

4444334

26

45

Private Stephenson.

3434332

j 22

2334334

22

44

Private Pyle.j

3 3 2 2 3 3 0]

16

4334434

25

41

Private Irwin.

2334202;

! 16

3434483

21

40

Private Keeler..1

2 2 2 2 2 8 0]

l 13

4333333

22

35

Sergeant Cameron.j

3343222

19 ]

4432200

1 15

34

Private More.

3322224

18

03 2 343 0]

j 15

33

Private Duke.

3334333

22 |

,4020200)

1 8

10

S. Davis, N. Y.—Please state the reason why a 10-bore, muzzle-loading
shot gun, 28-inch barrels, maker, Wm. Moore, kicks when I charge it
with from 21 to 3£ drachms of Hazard or Dupont powder? I have given
it a trial three times and had it at a gunsmith’s once, with no improve¬
ment. It shoots well, but I cannot stand the recoil? Ans. We cannot
say, unless the nipple is ahead of the breech.

Tono, Albany. — will you be kind enough to give me a recipt for kill¬
ing fleas on a dog? Ans. Mix soft soap with as much carbonate of soda
as will make it into a thick paste, then rub this well into the roots of the
hair all over the dog’s body; let it remain half an hour; give a warm bath
and dry by exercise.

J. T. V. K. Agar.— Where can I get a greyhound; one that would be
sure of a fox after once getting in gopd sight of him; also the price of
such a dog? Ans. We never heard of a greyhound running down a fox,
and unless trained especially for that purpose we do not believe he would
rpn a fox on sight; even if he w r ere trained, we fancy the fox would have
the best of it, not in a race, but in a fight. The price of greyhounds
vary from $25 to $100.

W. J. G. D., Hanover, Mich.—What are Mr. Macdona’s piices for his
setter pups, and what does it cost to import them? Do you know of anj-
genuine Gordon setter pups in this country that can be bought, and what
are the prices asked for .them? Ans. From £10 to £25; the cost of im¬
portation would be about £8. Read Idstone’s letter on Gordons. We
can procure two Gordon setter pups, never handled, nine months old,
for $50 the pair. What do you think of the Bussey gyro pigeon trap?
Ans. Have tried it frequently and it affords excellent amusement and
good practice. .

F. W. B , New York.—Please advise me through your Correspondent’s
colur-n, the best point for fishing in the Adirondacks, where there are ac¬
commodations for ladies, also the way to get there? Ans. Paul Smith’s,
St. Regis Lake, via Whitehall and Plattsburg, has the best accommoda¬
tion for ladies, but the conveniences at Bartlett’s, via Port Kent or
Plattshnrg, are all that can be desired, and the hotel is more central to
good fishing localities.

E. S., Athens, Ga.—I have on my fish pond a number of ducks, a large
puddle duck, scientific name not known. Do they destroy fish and fish
spawn? Ans. All ducks will eat fish and frog spawn. We have found
both in their stomachs, and in the stomachs of wood ducks. Some va¬
rieties eat more fioh than others. Should say that your puddle duck
would make havoc with your fisli spawn, but would destroy none of the
fish.

Hue, Pittsburg, Pa.—Where canl get the best trout flies and the size
of hooks needed for Pennsylvania mountain streams? What flies for
August 1 st to 15th? Ans. Send your order to John Krider, Second and
Walnut streets, Philadelphia. Always use small flies for trout and sal¬
mon, no matter how large the fish run. There are exceptional cases in
which large flies are the most effective, but experience recommends
small flies, and experts who formerly used large ones are now discarding
them. August flies—August dun, orange fly, cinnamon fly, ibis, and
coachman or stone fly for dark days and rainy weather,

H. B., New York.—1. What place at Lake Umbagog, Me., should one
stop at to find good trout fishing? Ans. Goto Bethel, on Grand Trunk
Railroad and take stage to Upton. &. Can you give the name of some
reliable guide there, also total expense per day for one? Ans. Charley
Soule is a favorite guide. Pay for guides about $1 per day and found.
3. Is there any other place in the above neighborhood you would rec¬
ommend in preference to said lake, and if so, how do you reach it from
here? Ans. Yes; at Kimball’s, on Rangely. From New York to Bos¬
ton, Portland, Farmington, by rail, $11.50, thence stage to Phillips and
Kimball’s; total, 36 miles; fare, $3.

J. A. B., Birmingham, Mich.—What will a sail boat cost, such as yon
have described in your paper, with an air tight bow and stern, full-rigged
with sail, &c., to carry four or five persons? Are they durable? Ans.
Do not know which style of boat you refer to. An open boat can be
built for about $5 a foot in length, sail and spars say $15 additional. A
regular centre-board, cat boat of the size you want would cost new about
$250, complete. Any well built boat is durable, if properly cared for.

Dr. G., Baltimore.—Where on the Bay of Fundy is a good place to ob¬
serve the highest tide, and at the same time to be well lodged and fed?
Ans. At. Petitcodiac, on the European and N. A. Railroad. Fair coun¬
try inns. Good trout fishing in Pollet River and Anagance streams
near by. Another better place, tide not quite so high, is at Windsor,
Nova Scotia, on Avon River; pretty village, good hotel, no trout.

The Fall meeting at Creedmoor will commence September
22d, and continue several days. The Irish team will shoot
on the 26th of September.

—On Monday, the 20th of July, the Eleventh regiment,
under command of Colonel Yilmar, were at Creedmoor.
Order w T as rigidly observed, and the regiment behaved in a
most creditable manner. The following are the best eight

scores:

Names.

200 yds.

Total.

500 yds .

Total.

Grand
Total .

Sergeant Klump, Co. C..

2 3 2 2 3

12

3 3 4 2 0

12

24

Private Gunther, Co. C .

0 2 4 2 2

10

4 0 2 3 3

12

22

Captain Polder, Co. F....

3 2 2 3 4

14

4 0 2 2 0

8

22

Sergeant Lingler, Co. I.. .

4 2 2 0 3

11

3 3 2 3 0

11

22

Private Rulahd, Co. B.

2 3 2 3 2

12

0 2 3 4 0

9

21

Lieutenant Adler, Co. A.

2 0 2 3 2

• 9

2 3 4 3 1

12

21

Lieutenant Colonel Hubekant.

2 3 2 2 3

9

3 2 2 3 2

12

21

Sergeant Haaslacher, Co. F...

3 0 4 0 2

9

4 2 3 0 2

11

20

The total scores made by the first twelve constituting the
regimental team, was 246, which is a very fair average.

Subscriber, Boston.—Will you tell me what kind of a knapsack to
take into the woods, and where can I procure one? Ans. Rubber one,
with breast and shoulder straps. Go to R. G. Allerton’s, Broadway and*
Fulton street. What clothes should I take with me? Ans. Plenty of
warm woolen clothing, with an extra pair of boots. If you are not do¬
ing much tramping, a rubber bag, lacing at the end is preferable i o a
knapsack. See vol. 1, No. 10, page 153.

T. M. C., Lockhaven,. Pa.—Can you furnish me the addresses of some
responsible dealers in venison in New York and Philadelphia whom you
could recommerd? Ans. Robbins, Fulton Market, and Karr, Washing¬
ton Market. The rifle you ask about is admirable in every way. Th?s
we know from our experience with the arm in the woods of Nova Scotia
a fortnight ago.

T. J. F., Montreal, Canada.-Can you inform me of the proper charge
of powder (Curtis & Harvey) and shot to employ for killing with a 14-
bore, double-barrel muzzle loader, 30-mch barrels, at a distance of 30
paces, the following game:

Answer. Answer.

Duck (black.... ... 4* drachms powder.oz. shot.

Wild pigeons. 3£ “ “ .1£ “

Hare (larger kind). 4 “ “ .i*

Grey squirrels. . “ “ .l

Pinnated grouse (partridge): 8* “ “ .Ij.

Goose.. .. 5 “ .H

Plover and sandpipers .2$ “ “ . j|.

Snipe and woodcock.2* “ “ .i*

J$it8WtfS §a j^oriiexyoiidcntS.

B. L., and Others, Boston.—See answer in Editorial columns.

T. P. C.—We have not been successful in finding yon a thoroughbred
Cocker pup.

j x,. Galveston, Texas.—Where can I procure spoon oars and stock¬
inette shirts? Ans. Kyle, boat builder, Harlem, N. Y7 Lord & Taylor
will supply the shirts.

F. G., 88 Wall st,, N. Y.—Will you inform me what advantages a moc¬
casin has over a boot or shoe? Ans. They are, or ought to be, imper¬
vious to water, comfortable to wade or walk in, easily slipped on and
■off, and will last a long time.

Q. H. Hoff, N. Y— Please inform me how to load a 10-bore, breech
loading shot gun, 34-inch barrels, and how Wellington stands as a mar¬
ker? Ans. 4 drachms of powder and II oz. shot. The maker you men¬
tion is good.

A. W. T., N. W.—How is the gunning and fishing in Cumberland
township. Sullivan county, and are the streams which flow into the Del¬
aware at Pond Eddy navigable to the lakes for a small skiff? Ans. Small
brook trout fishing in abundance. The only game bird in any number is
the ruffed grouse. If the water is high in the streams you might get
through, with a great deal of labor.

(’rusty, Philadelphia.—Is the “Schnltze” gunpowder for sale in this
country, has it been carefully tested, and if so what is the decision? Ans.
We do not think “Schultze” pawder is for sale here. It has been suc¬
cessfully experimented upon in England,'and is used by many field
sports in preference to ordinary powder on account of its being smoke¬
less.

Clark, Grand Central Depot, N. Y.—I am going to Canada in August
and have got a Colt’s revolving rifle. Would it be better to take a shot
gun? Ans. We cannot say before we know what kind of game you pro¬
pose to hunt. The rifle could not be altered. 2. Is Orange Lightning
powder better than Hazard’s for rifles? Ans. We do not know which
is the best; it would cost you but a few cents to try them. 3. What
would be the cost of an Indian bark canoe that would hold two, and
which is the best fly for rivers in Canada? Ans. The canoe would cost
about $15, gold. We cannot say, unless we know the river you propose
to whip. Try clarets and yellows.

J. F. C., Ottawa, Ill.—1. Which is the best powder for breech load¬
ers, Hazard or Orange? Ans. The best is a gopd, clear powder, rather
coarse grain. 2. What Nos. and of which brand for duck, pinnated
grouse, quail and snipe, with price; I desire best quality? Ans. We
do not know which is the best brand. We use the same powder for all
game birds; for duck shooting a little coarser; size 6 or 7. 3. What
book would best instruct me in care and use of breech loading shot guns?
Ans. W. Greener’s ‘‘Breech Loader,” $3.50; and“Gloan,” $1.50.

Index, Battle Creek.—Wind galls, if not prominent, amount to very
little. They may be dispersed by friction and bandaging, but generally
return. They rarely affect the soundness of a horse. Don’t know of any
cure. Founder may arise from over feeding or giving food or water
after excessive work. When a horse has most anything the wise and
unwise call it founder. It may be alleviated in mild cases, but for regu¬
lar founder it cannot be cured any more than can a galloping consump¬
tion be stopped in the man. No receipt for its cure;. Give rest, bathe
the feet, legs and thighs with arnica or Pond’s extract. Give cooked
food, remove shoes, and put the horse on a soft floor. Patience cures a
foundered horse sometimes better than anything else; but then a found¬
ered horse is never worth anything after you have cured him.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, July 24th.—Beacon Park, Boston, Mass.—Dexter Park, Chi¬
cago, Ill.—Harrodsburg Trotting Association, Ky.—Annual cruise of the
Brooklyn Yacht Club—Whitby running meeting, D. of Canada—Driving
Park Association, Erie, Pa.—Mullen’s walk at the Hippodrome.

Saturday, July 25th.—Practice day for cricket clubs—Trotting meet¬
ing, Manchester, N. H.— Practice day Harlem River boating clubs-Mu-
tual vs. Hartford B. B. C. Uunion Grounds—Atlantic vs. Chicago B. B.
C. at Chicago—Waverly vs. W. Kinsely & Co. B. B. C. at Elysian fields
—First meeting Saratoga Association at Saratoga—Mullen’s walk at the
Hippodrome.

Monday, July 27th.—Atlantic vs. Chicago B. B. C. at Chicago—Brook¬
lyn Yacht Club in New London, Conn.—Gig race—Trotting meeting,
Manchester, N. H.

Tuesday, July 28th.—Northern Ohio Fair Association, Cleveland. O.
—Saratoga running meeting at Saratoga—Trotting meeting, Manchester.

Wednesday, July 29th.—Practice day St. George’s Cricket Club, Ho¬
boken-Northern Ohio Fair Association, Cleveland, Ohio—Regatta of
Brooklyn Yacht Club at Newport, R. I.

Thursday, July 30th.—Annual regatta, Stapleton Yacht Club—North¬
ern Ohio Fair Association, Cleveland, O.—Saratoga running meeting at
Saratoga. _

THE UNIVERSITY RACES.

T RULY, if the scriitinizers of chances—the knowing
ones _those founding their opinions on antecedents
and .backing them, those weighing deltoids and biceps, had
made a selection at Saratoga, Princeton and Columbia
would have entirely escaped their notice.

There is a sporting term unknown, perhaps, to most of
our readers, expressed in the single word fluke, which con¬
veys the idea of success gained by sheer accident. If not
stated in the exact words, we have at least heard it inti¬
mated that both the winning crews owed their supremacy
to chance. Nothing could be more unjust. We believe
that success was due in each contest to pluck, courage,
muscle, and skill. The Princeton crew in the Freshman
race had not the lead at the start, but her men worked
steadily for victory, and won it by a few inches and as
many seconds. In the second race Columbia leads but a
trifle at the start, holds her own, rows on unflurried, never
loses a stride or stroke, shakes off her opponents, and
claims the prize by a boat’s length. Such a race is the
hardest to win. She early asserted her position, and kept
it.

As might have been expected, the favorite theory of
town versus country is again ventilated, but we dismiss it
as absurd. The argument that despises or questions metro¬
politan endurance does not cover the actual conditions.
None of the crews, with the exception of Cornell, perhaps,

are made of agricultural components. Marked distinctions
of classes, as designated by town and country, do not ex¬
ist, either physically or mentally, in the United States.
Our military experience has wholly disproved and refuted
the assumption that city regiments could not march or
fight with ^country boys. Such discriminations are as in¬
vidious as they are foolish.

That feature of the regatta which is to be most regretted
is the foul between Yale and Harvard, emphasizing the
certainty that a bitter feeling exists between the two crews.

It may add something to the fostering of a better senti¬
ment, that both Yale and Harvard give full credit to Co¬
lumbia, and in no way, byword or expression, wish to mar
or disparage the splendor of the New York victory.

It is hard even to-day to decide which of the two crews—
Yale or Harvard—was at fault; perhaps the exact amount
of blame to be meted out to each of them may never be
exactly determined. But certainly we have to rebuke what
seem at present, as carefully reported to us, the words,
expressions, and actions of the captain of the Yale crew.

Taken all in all, the week was one of continued unre¬
strained enjoyment. Students, professors, parents, ladies,
strangers, the promiscuous lookers-on—all vied in being
courteous, honorable, forbearing, patient, and happy.
Fullest indulgence was tolerated within the limits of good
sense and propriety, and all the quaint, boyish antics of
the collegians became interesting by their novelty, and
were dignified by the toleration of the elderly and prudish,
and the participation of the more sedate. Not even the
heat and dust and postponement from day to day served to
abate enthusiasm or provoke impatience or malevolent
criticism. There was evidently no disturbance of eclat or
good morals. Doubtless Saratoga will be voted a desirable
locality for future regattas, and few will be foolish enough
to attribute the fouls and the foibles of Harvard and Yale
to disadvantages of place or condition. It may be a ques¬
tion whether Saratoga Lake is not more subject to sudden
flaws and flurries of wind than other stretches of water,
and also whether the morning hour is not altogether pre¬
ferable to the afternoon for satisfactory competition; but
this may be partially decided next month, at which time
we hope all college dissensions may be settled and sink to
the bottom. Of one thing we feel certain, which is, that
the College Rowing Association is becoming too unwieldy
to move with mechanical precision and continuity, or with
integral harmony, and that both Saratoga and Springfield
will have to greatly enlarge their lodging capacities in
order to accommodate the annually increasing throngs that
gather to witness the inter-collegiate regattas.

MR. SHIPMAN’S CHALLENGE TO ENG¬
LAND.

W E publish the following challenge to English
owners of pointers and setters, from Mr. Shipman
of Iowa. We should wish to know, however, under what
laws, rules and regulations, Mr. Shipman proposes to run
this match. Whether by the English rules, which allow
no points for retrieving, or by the rules suggested by us,
which are now being adopted throughout the Union, which
concede fifteen points for that useful characteristic in the
setter.

Nothing would give us greater pleasure than to see this
match taken up in a friendly spirit on the other side of the
Atlantic, especially as we understood Mr. Geo. Macdona in
a letter to us to state that he would probably be over here
some time in August. An International Field Trial on the
prairies of northwestern Iowa, over pinnated grouse,
(prairie chickens) would indeed be a magnificent sight. If
the match ever comes off, we will personally guarantee to
find ten gentlemen who will enter their pointers and setters
in an All Aged Sweepstakes open to the world, entrance
fee $100. This sweepstake with the match, would make
three days of glorious sport, and would tend to improve
the breed of our dogs more than all the talk in all the dog
books that were ever published.

State Centre, Marshall Co., Iowa, )
July 18th, 1874. (

Editor Forest and Stream :—

What has become of the International Field Trial of set¬
ters and pointers? Is it to end in smoke? Northwestern
Iowa is the place of all others for such trial, and we claim
Iowa has produced some of the best dogs in the United

States or world. .

Can not you get up such a trial, to take place in north¬
western Iowa between the 5th and 15tli of September next?
The setter “Bismarck,” frequently referred to in your jour¬
nal, was raised and trained by the undersigned in this
country. We will make a wager (provided his present
owner consents) of twenty-five hundred dollars that he can
beat any setter of pointer that can be produced to hunt pin¬
nated grouse (prairie chickens), the match to take place
during the time (5tli to 15th of September) in Marshall,
Story, or any of the adjoining counties of Iowa. If Mr.
Price or Mr. Macdona will enter his favorite bitch Belle
against.Bismarck in this trial we will allow him five hun¬
dred dollars towards expenses of a trip from England here
and return, and promise him an opportunity for as fine
sport of the kind as the world can produce.

Yours Respectfully, Y. J. Shipman.

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Here and elsewhere the usefulness of the English spar¬
rows is destroyed by feeding them. There are localities
where the trees are nearly stripped of their leaves, despite
the presence of hundreds of twittering, chirping, droning,
useless sparrows which roost every night on the branches
which the worms have laid bare. There should be a law
preventing the feeding of sparrows from the first of May to
first of September.

The New Springfield.— Questions have been frequently
asked us by correspondents, in what way the new Spring-
field rifle differs from the model of 1870, and whether the
cutting off of the barrel would impair its accuracy and
general usefulness. The ordnance officer in charge at
Springfield, has kindly sent us the following replies to the
questions. *

The model of 1878 differs from that of 1870 as follows:
The barrel is of low steel instead of iron. The calibre is
reduced from 50-100 inch to 45-100. The rifling consists of
three plain concentric grooves equal in width to the bands
.005' 1 deep. The rapidity of the twist is increased from
one turn in 42 inches, to one turn in 22 inches. There are
some other changes as to shape of hammer, screws, band,
stock, ramrod, &c. The rear sight has been changed. In¬
stead of the old leaf sight, the Enfield sight with the in¬
clined base is used, which is placed further forward on the
barrel.

The cutting off of the barrel about three inches would
not affect its accuracy materially at established ranges.
The only trouble would be that its trajectory would be
curved, and consequently the “dangerous spaces,” or mar¬
gins of error in estimating distances at different ranges
would be diminished. The explanation of this is as fol¬
lows: If, the trajectory was a perfectly straight line, it
would not matter how closely we estimated the distances;
as long as we aimed straight, the object would be hit. But
the more curved oiir trajectory is the more close.y we have
to estimate the object’s distance to avoid passing over or
under it, and the more curved the trajectory is the more
he will pass over it, or under it, for the same error in esti¬
mating its distance. The trajectory of the carbine is more
curred than that of the musket. Suppose we estimate our
object to be 500 yards off when it is really 400, and we
shoot at it consecutively with each of these arms with the
sights set for 500 yards. We will pass over it in each case,
but the deviation will be less in the case of the musket than
in that of the carbine. We would shoot six feet above it
in one case, and seven feet in the other.

For sporting purposes we should prefer the shorter arm.

National Sportsmens’ Convention.— We have several
important letters relative to the called National Sportsmens’
Convention, which are deferred. It will be the purpose of
this journal to further any earnest and honest effort to
secure better laws for the protection of game throughout
the country, and their better observance. We fear that
very little can be accomplished in this direction before the
9th of September, as the time fixed is not only unseason¬
able, but so near as to give our sportsmen no time to dis¬
cuss it.

A Present from the Irish Team.— Col. George W.
Wingate, President of the Amateur Rifle Club, was the
recipient of a new breech-loading rifle, of the Swinburne
model, a present from Mr. Arthur B. Leach, one of the
Irish team. The weapon is a very elegant one. On the
gun is a silver plate, bearing the following simple in¬
scription : “Col. Wipgate, from Arthur B. Leech, 1874.”
The gift is received by Col. Wingate as a token of the
friendly feeling with which the Irish team regard their
future opponents. We are more than pleased that the late
efficient Secretary of the N. R. A., and the acting Presi¬
dent of the A. R. C. should have been the recipient
of this handsome testimonial. All we have to say is
that if there is any shoot in the rifle, Colonel Wingate will
get it out of the Swinburne^ ^ ^_

Action of the N. R. A. in Regard to the Lawlessness
at Creedmoor.— At the meeting of the Executive Com¬
mittee of the National Rifle Association, on Monday last, it
was determined that every possible precaution in the way
of regulations should be taken to prevent drunkenness at
Creedmoor. In furtherance of this end, it was resolved
that after Angust 1st no lager beer should be allowed on
the grounds. Col. Church, President of the Association,
has addressed the commander of the Second Division N. G.
in relation to the Twenty-eighth regiment’s recent perform¬
ance at Creedmoor. Gen. Shaler has also sent a circulai to
regimental commanders of the First Division N. G., calling
attention to the necessity of preventing such disgraceful
conduct. Official inquiry from headquarters at Albany has
been made into the conduct of the regiment referred to.

Province of Quebec Rifle Association.— The sixth
annual meeting of the Point St. Charles Rangers at Monti eal
commences on the Uth of August and will be continued on
the following days. There are no less than eleven first-class
prizes to be won, with over 200 prizes in all. The. Stran¬
gers’ Stakes, Ladies’ Cup, and Small Bore Championship
are open to all comers. Any information will be given
by addressing the Secretary, Lieut. Col. Fletcher. We
sincerely trust that some of the members of our Associa¬
tions will enter into the list. The programme of the match
may be had at the office of Forest and Stream. . We re¬
gret to notice the restriction made by this Association as to
limiting military rifles to 50 calibre. This measurement
will exclude almost all our American rifles save the Rem¬
ington. The Sharp being 44, the Springfield 44, and the
Ward Burton 45. Weave led to suppose that if this dis¬
qualification was removed, as to American rifles, quite a
number of our leading shots would be glad to participate
in the match.

—We wish particularly to enjoin upon many of our cor
respondents the necessity of reducing the length of their
contributions.

FOREST AND STREAM

377

Fish Stories. —Inclined as we niay be to give credence
to all kinds of stories about the devil flsli, we can hardly
stomach the yarn ' produced in the India Homeward Mail.
The narrative tells of the Schooner Pearl off Cape Gfalle,
pulled over by a devil fish, and all hands drowned, and the
vessel sunk. The Japanese made pictures of junks over¬
whelmed in the same way. That the octopus, or squid, or
cephalapod is much larger than was estimated, the facts
told in our columns by the Rev. Mr. Harvey amply prove,
but we can’t accept the sad fate of the schooner Pearl. By
the way, it is quite curious to see what strong stories emanate
from the antipodes. The India Homeward Mail has inven¬
tive powers hardly surpassed by the Virginia City Enter¬
prise, who told us the other day about a man who was
frozen to death in the midst of the burning sands because
he could not unbuckle in time a patent refrigerating appar-
tus he had on— Credat Judaeus.

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—It seems to be well authenticated that Mr. Keatly of
Brooklyn, when bathing a week ago off Coney Island was
bitten by a shark and had his thigh badly lacerated. Col.
de Yoe tells us that in 1865 a man swimming in the Sound,
from off the schooner Catherine Wilcox, was attacked and
fearfully mangled by a shark. The G-reenport Watchman
who reported*the accident, said: “The case attracts atten¬
tion because of the fact that the shark must have been of
the species known as the “man eater,” which are common
in low latitudes, but are rarely seen in shoal water. The
common sliovel-nose shark of our waters seldom, if ever,
attack mankind.” We believe such occurences are of rare
character. The more we study the range of all kinds of
fish, the wider we tliiuk it will be found to be.

^porting ffrom Jf bt[ond ..

[from our special correspondent.]

The Oxford and Cambridge Match at “ Lords.”
The Sales of Thoroughbred Stock. Polo
Between the Lords and Commons, Etc.

T HE polo match between the House of Lords and the
•Commons created some excitement amongst lovers of
the game, and I am no advocate of “accidental birth”
and Norman descent, yet I will willingly admit that blood
and breeding in man and beast generally mean pluck and
perseverance, though put good education and good feeding
in their place, and you will attain somewhat similar results,
albeit & cart colt won’t train into a Derby favorite. The
Lower House played one man short, and their six opponents
included the Marquis of Worcester, the Marquis of Queens-
berry, Yiscount Cole, Yiscount Downe, Lord Kilmarnock,
and Lord H. Yane Tempest. The five M. P.’s were Sir
Baclie Cunard, Hon. T. W. Fitzwilliam, Hon. C. W
Fitzwilliam, Mr. A. D. de Murrieta, and Mr. C. de
Murrieta. The latter had at first much the best of it, play¬
ing with great combination, and gradually forcing the ball
away. After some desultory play, Sir B. Cunard obtained
the first goal by a brilliant stroke* In the second game
the Lords played determined to retrieve their losses, and
after a very spirited struggle, Lord Tempest made one of
the best hits of the day, and scored a goal after it had been
unsuccessfully attempted by the Marquis of Worcester.
After a rest, and change of points, the ball was set rolling
again, and a race for the first hit resulted in the ball being
jammed, honors being divided between Lord Kilmarnock
and Mr. Fitzwilliam. A well-played run by Mr. C. de
Murrieta followed, the goal being saved by the Marquis of
Queensberry. Two goals were made on each side, the play
being tolerably level throughout. Lillie Bridge is now
getting to be quite a fashionable “rendezvous,” and great
pains are being taken to breed ponies small and active
enough for this Anglo-Indian pastime, though the Dartmoor
and New Forest breeds seem tolerably cut out for the pur¬
pose. The unfortunate part of it seems to be that, in the
charges and scrimmages these plucky little animals are
often very much cut and knocked about. The Marquis of
Queensberry, whom I have mentioned, is the well known
supporter of the almost defunct prize ring. He gives every
year a number of silver cups, to be sparred for with the
gloves by the heavy, middle and light weight champions.
The cause he advocates is, I am afraid, almost hopeless.
“Bell’s Life” is nearly sick of it after fifty years of friend¬
ship, and though I believe the champion belt won by Tom
Sayers is still at “the office,” yet “The Ring” occupies a
very unimportant place in the weekly sheet. The prize
fighter of the present day is not a scientific gladiator, with
self-control, honor and courage, but a low-lived ruffian,
half bully and half coward, and very different from Men¬
doza and Ten Caunt, or even Mace, Heenan and Coburn.
The Marquis has, I think, done well in his endeavor to
prevent the science of boxing from expiring, and if any¬
thing will revive and re-ennoble the “ P. R.” it is the
patronage of a man who won a severe steeple chase with a
broken leg, and when but a boy, thrashed a gigantic and
insolent “rough” into a cocked hat, at the expense of more
punishment than that which “shut up” the celebrated Goss.

The May fly season is just over or drawing to a close, and
the creels seem to have been pretty well filled this season.
In many trout streams,-especially those round Winchester
and Southampton, the very best time of the year, th o creme
de la creme of sport is during the ten days on which the
May fly makes its appearance. It goes as suddenly as. it
appears, and whilst it is on the water nothing else will
tempt the trout. As soon as it arrives anglers have a fine
time of it, and are sure to land some heavy fish and many

of them. The green drake, which is the favorite species of
May fly amongst the speckled natives of the streams, is
very difficult to imitate successfully, and although a hungry
trout does not exercise much discernment in the choice of
viands, yet when he has taken his fill of green drakes he
looks suspiciously at their barmecidal imitations, unless a
cunning hand has tied the feathers from the mallard’s
wing, and died the hackles to the exact olive tint. This
difficulty in giving the blue steel Kirby hooks a delectable
and inviting appearance has been got over by the sugges¬
tion of a practical entomologist. The natural transparent
wings of the fly are coated with a peculiar varnish, which
preserves their genuine appearance, and at the same time
makes them tough and indestructible, and in this condition
they are mounted on the hooks, and floating lightly down
the stream, deceive the most wary. The fish that age and
experience have rendered insensible of the charms of
coachmen, black gnats, palmers and spinning minnows,
rush eagerly at this gay deceiver, like town demoiselles to
hear a new curate. I suppose you have in America your
own peculiar fancies in artificial bait; but I tried last season
a plano-convex minnow, made by Mr.'Hearder of Plymouth,
and the way it killed trout in the streams was a continual
source of agreeable surprise to me, as also was its cost,
some eight and twenty cents.

The sales of thoroughbred stock have been well attended,
and Messrs. Tattersail have not had to send back many lots
without purchasers. The Stud Company’s sale realized no
less a sum total than £9,570, giving an average of two
hundred and ninety guineas for each lot sold, amounting
to thirty-three in number. As I have it on the authority
of “Bell’s Life,” that it pays wonderfully well to sell
thoroughbreds as yearlings at £150 each, the profit could
not have been much under £5,000, and as the company is
only just out of debt, and was started, more with a view to
improve the race horse than to make much profit, the result
is very satisfactory. As I glance down the catalogue I see
the favorite stallions are Blair Athol, General Peel, Mar-
syas, and Beadsman. The success of Blair Athol at the
stud has been almost equal to that of the famous Stockwell.
I mean comparatively, for he has not of course had time
enough. Marsyas got George Frederick the winner of this
year’s Derby, but for all that his stock did not fetch the
high prices I had expected. Captain Machell was a very
prominent buyer, and he commenced by bidding 1,000
guineas for a bay filly by Beadsman out of Eglantine, foaled
May 11th. A Blair Athol chestnut colt, with three white
legs and a blaze, fetched 1,050 guineas,, to Mr. Peck, the
trainer; and the observed of the sale was the brother to
the yearling which last year sold for 2,000 guineas. There
was, however, a lack of quality about him which prevented
his filling the eye like his brother, and 600 was all he went
for. Mr. Chaplin bought another son of Blair Athol out of
Circe, at 1.200 guineas, and one of Gladiateur’s offspring
fell to Captain Machell at 620 guineas. The sale of the
Middle Park yearlings on Saturday at Eltham produced the
somewhat larger sale of 10,120 guineas, the average being
246 guineas. The death of the late Mr. William Blenkiron
had rendered the fate of the annual gathering at Eltham
rather problematical. It was found this year that be had
a worthy successor in the person of his son, and that there
was no fear of the ploughshare turning up the splendid
paddocks that have been the birth place of so many steeds
of fame. The loss of the original founder of the stud
made necessary, however, the scattering broadcast of many
gems of price, which had been collected at a vast amount
of trouble and expense, but the present Mr. Blenkiron being
a generous bidder for anything of real value in the equine
world, he has got together a stud almost as large and well
selected as the former one. The best of various lots offered
was a daughter of Rosicrucian out of the dam of Blue
Gown, a Derby winner who won, it may be remembered,
when his owner, Sir Joseph Hawley, declared to win with
another horse, and fancied him least of all his three entries.
This bay filly fell to Mr. J. Porter, the trainer, at 1,500
guineas, which, being Americanized, means not less than
7,500 dollars. Mr. Chaplin went as far as 1,350 guineas,
and Mr. Tattersail intimated that he had himself a telegram
to give a cool thousand. A son of Lord Lyon sold at 620
guineas to Mr. J. Moon, and a similar sum was paid by
Mr. Porter for a Breadalbane colt. Blair Athol, Macaroni,
Beadsman, Gladiateur, Parmesan, and other famons stallions
and performers on the flat, were well represented, and in
the 44 lots brought to the hammer, there seemed no lack of
variety in blood and breeding.

The Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club held their channel
match from Dover to Boulogne and back, under rather
unfavorable circumstances as far as wind was concerned.
There were fourteen yachts entered, and all but three
started—comprising five cutters, seven schooners, and two
yawls. The £100 town cup was won by the schooner rig¬
ged Gwendolin of 197 tons, belonging to Major Ewing.

On Saturday the Highland Brigade sports came off at
-Aldershot, between the Seventy-eighth, the Seventy-ninth
and the Ninety-third regiments. The sports consisted of
flat, hurdle, and heavy marching order races, quoit
throwing, and the usual games peculiar to the high¬
land clans, and ancient as their old granite boulders
and heirloom claymores—amongst these Scotch pastimes
are tossing the caber, throwing the hammer, putting
the stone, reel dancing, bagpipe playing, and the tug
of war. The caber we know about, but the tug of
war may be novel to you. The tug of war is generally
more for the amusement of the spectators than anything
else. It takes place over an artificial ditch full of muddy

water. Ten men are placed at each end of a rope which
crosses this ditch, and they endeavor to pull the opposing
party into it. The teams are taken from the strongest men
of each regiment, and on this occasion the Ninety-third-
were victorious, having beaten all the rest. There were
also prizes awarded for the best dressed Scotch soldiers,
and the competitors were all such models of smartness and
neatness that poor Sir Duncan Cameron, once a colonel in
the Black Watch, of Ashantee prestige, was quite unable to
decide which of the skilled warriors deserved the silver
tankard. I believe it was eventually determined to call in
the best looking woman that could be found as a referee.
What with other headed sporrans, silver brooches set with
yellow crystals, thistle pins, bog wood handled dirks and
daggers, plaids and basket liilted swords, the Scotch sol¬
diers in full costume, boast a “get up” which must have
rather surprised the benighted Africans on the Gold Coast,
where the men wear only a little paint and the women a
broadish smile.

The cricket match between the rival universities of
Oxford and Cambridge came off on Monday and Tuesday,
and proved a very one-sided event. It could scarcely be
called a two days’ match, and the whole thing was over
so soon that the spectators had to take the luncheons back,
with champagne corked and the pigeon pies’ crust unbroken.
The first to go in were the Light Blue repre entatives, and
they stripped (to use a turf word) in such good condition
and had such fine previous form to recommend them, that
it was popularly supposed to be a very close thing indeed.
I may state that this was the fortieth anniversary of the
match, and that Cambridge had won nineteen to Oxford’s
eighteen, the remainder being drawn or not played out.
The only man who has made three figures in one innings is
Mr. Yardley, who scored 100 in 1870, and 130 in 1872. As
this match is only excelled by the boat race and Eton and
Harrow contest in the public interest which it excites, the
ground at “Lords ” was densely packed. The result was
startling. Oxford beat Cambridge in a single innings. The
way the Oxford bats, especially Lord Harris and Mr.
Wallroth slashed into their slows, was indeed a caution to
snakes. Result—Oxford, single innings, 265; Cambridge
two innings, 109 and 64. Total, 173.

—Some of the matches of the Irish Rifle Association which
took place on the 26th of last month, may be of interest.
J. K. Millner won the cup, scoring 425; William Rigby
took the second prize with 414; John Rigby the third with
414. Weather very bad—rain and heavy wind. At the
conclusion of the match, Major Leech, chairman of the
Association, made an appropriate speech. In speaking of
the intended visit of the team to the United States, he said:
“In reference to our match witli America, I have only to
express my confidence in the Rigby rifle and the Irish eye
and nerve, for the greatest number of bullseyes at the
longest ranges (hear, hear). We will not boast before the
battle, but wish cordially that the best men may win (hear
hear).”

— 1 he following are the best scores made at the annual
prize meeting of the City of Edinburgh, and Mid Lothian
Rifle Association, at the Braid Hills on the 15th of Lst
month : Sergeant Lamont, 7 shots, 200, 500, 600 27 22
22, total 71; private B. Luke, 200 yards, 25, seven shots -
Captain Hawley, 500 yards, 27, seven shots; sergeant
Mclsaac, 600 yards, 27, seven shots; Capt. Moliineaux 500
yards, 26, seven shots; Private Anderson, 500 yards 26
seven shots; J. Todd, 200, 500, 600 yards, seven shots at
each distance, 67. ’

The selection for the English eight at last accounts was
going on. The method is, fifteen shots at 900, 1 000’ and
1100 yards. It is difficult, with the new system of marking
to form an accurate idea of the shooting. According to
the old method, 400 was the highest possible score on the
new system, 500. The following are some of the best
scores made; Captain Screven, 438; Captain Heaten 432 •
Captain Poxley, 430. Idstone, Jr. ’

Forton Barracks, Gosport, July 17 , 1874 .
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Like the Wandering Jew, unable for any length of time
to remain in one spot, you will see by the above that I have
once more shifted my quarters from the Emerald Isle to
the southern coast of England. I have been here about
ten days, and am likely to be a fixture till Christmas, when
I shall get leave for the shooting. These barracks are one
of our three headquarters in England, and are very large
and comfortable. While on shore we are to ail intents and
purposes “soldiers,” taking our share with the regular line
regiments of all the garrison duties in the shape of guards,
courts martial, etc., as I suppose your marines do also when
disembarked. We have plenty of drill. I am on the parade
at 6:30 A. M., drill till 7:45, then parade at 10 o’clock;
drill from 11 to 12:30, and again from 2 to 3 o’clock. If
the weather was warm it would be as much as one would
care about; but so far there has been no summer for
though here, as elsewhere, there has been little or no rain
the winds have been strong and cool. We play cricket a
good deal, and have been successful in most of the matches.
Talking of that, the University match is, I see, just con¬
cluded, and though Cambridge began well, scoring seventy-
four for the loss of one wicket, she has been defeated in
one innings, and ninety runs to spare. Such is the glorious
uncertainty of the game. The fielding of Oxford was
they say, something wonderful, and no doubt to that may
be attributed, in great measure her success. We are close
to the Isle of Wight, and can run over to Ryde or Cowes
by steamer in half an hour. The latter place is, as I dare
say you are aware, the headquarters of the Royal Yacht
Squadron, and a great many of our best yachts fit out
there. Mr. Thellason, the commodore, has just had a new
yacht built for him by Camper & Nicholson, of this place.

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Gosport). Mr. T. owned the Guinevere for a number of
years, and with her won a good many channel races; but
lie does not, I believe, intend to race his new vessel, the
Boadicea by name. She is 395 tons, the largest schooner
yacht, if I mistake not, on this side of the water. Her
launch took place about ten days ago, and she is now pre¬
paring for Sea with all dispatch. Her hull alone cost
$20,000, and by the time she has her spars, sails, and at-
tings she will stand the owner a good round sum. As his
income is something like say £40,000 a year, or perhaps
£200,000,1 suppose he can afford it. Camper & Nicholson
are fast becoming, if they are not already, the most popu¬
lar yacht builders in this country. The Cambria and Li¬
vonia, both of which took part in the ocean race some
years back, were launched by them, and one of the firm
told me last week that they have as many orders as they
can fulfill for the next two years., One gentleman has
commissioned them to build a 500 ton schooner regardless
of expense. Very truly yours, Lieut. W. H. Foe.

—We have by telegraph received the announcement that
Scotland won the Elcho shield at Wimbledon on the 17tli
of July. England was second; Ireland was third. The
latter fact may, to use a popular expression, put a little
more starch into our own men.

FISH IN SEASON IN JULY.

Salmon, Salmo Salar. Salmon trout. Salmo eon finis,

T't*, i ij» ■> i t’U MichiganGrayling, Tkymallus tricolor

Land-locked Salmon. Salmo gloveri micro/) ter us nigricans.

Blade Bass, micropterus salmoides, Sea trout, Salmo immaculatus .

Striped Bass, Roccus linea.tus. Weakfish.

Bluefish, temnodon saltator.

■—Weekly arrivals of fully 200 boxes of salmon averag¬
ing 150 pounds each, making a handsome total of some
30,000 pounds, keep up the supply of the big city.
Whether the physical conditions of the crews at Saratoga,
or the mental capacities of the visitors at the springs re¬
quire this peculiar salmon diet, we are unable to determine.
The only fact we record, is that the demand for salmon and
fish in general, is enormous at Saratoga just now. Salmon
worth only twenty cents a pound. Bass in profusion, com¬
ing from Cuttyhunk, a shade cheaper than last week.
Spanish mackerel arriving more freely from Long Island,
sixty cents a pound. Now the true mackerel is approach¬
ing his prime, coming from Boston to this market, and
selling at from fifteen to eighteen cents each. Sheepshead
scarcer than when last noted, worth twenty-five cents.
Blue fish are coming from everywhere and worth six cents.
Black fish increasing in size and quantity on the slabs, and
sold at ten to twelve cents. Halibut not plenty, a tempor¬
ary scarcity not exactly accounted f.or. Worth twenty
cents. Prime Jersey lobsters, some 2,000 pounds a day
coming in. They will average eight pounds and are selling
for ten cents. Soft crabs scarce. Worth $2.50 a dozen.

_Long Island waters both outside and in the Sound

seem bare of blue fish. A boat from the “Blueliglit” (U.
S. Fish Commission) went last week outside of Montauk
Point, nearly to Block Island, starting from New Lon-
don—day fine, breeze good, but no blue fish.

A dozen mackerel and a few flounders caught on Sliag-
wana Beefs while anchored on bar in a calm, was one day’s
work. The report from Fisher’s Island Pound—drawn next
afternoon was, ‘‘not. a blue fish.” Bass, “cliequit” (weak
fish) and flounders were about the stock.

—A good/haul of mackerel—7,000—was made at Smutty
Nose island, Isle of Shoals, N. H., on Tuesday of last
week.

—Smelts are now beiug caught inside of Black Rock,
North Cohasset, Mass., with hook, line and pole. The
bait, shrimp, is at present quite scarce. The catching of
these fish, which are excellent eating,furnishes hours of sport
to many an Eastern angler from now through the fail and
winter months.

_Blue fish are reported to be never so plenty as now, at

Nantucket and in Buzzard Bay. The fine sport of hauling
them in is being enjoyed by numerous parties. Many large
catches are recorded.

—The membership of the Squidnoket Club is comprised
in Messrs. J. Baush, W. L. Barker, Ed. Plialon, and James
L. Flint, all of New York. They own a fine club house
and fishing stands at Marthas Vineyard. During this
month they have taken over 600 pounds of striped bass
with rod and reel. The largest one caught by Mr. Flint,
weighed thirty-four pounds. The total catch of the club
last year was about 6,000.

—A letter from Mr. Fred Mather, who is now attached to
the United States Fish Commission, dated at Holyoke,Mass.,
9th instant, says:— “Seventy-three shad caught yesterday
with fly from bridge and many from boats; water down
now and shad plenty. Now is the time for parties to be
here. Best fishing from four to seven P. M-”

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—Here is the latest news from Jersey:—

Atlantic City, N. J., July 18, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Whether the absence of fish here is due to the constant
hauling of seines, or to some other cause, one thing is cer¬
tain, that, save an occasional flounder, a half dozen sheeps¬
head, or a very few very small weak fish, nothing worth
catching is to be found. On Thursday last several fine
drum fish were taken, but none since then. “Outside” the
chances are better. I tried it on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday last, each time succeeding in bringing in a fine

lot of splendid black fish, ranging from three to six pounds,
a and single sheepshead, all taken with a light line, and a
light rod. But it is as much as any other than an old salt
can do to retain liis “vittals” at the wreck where we fish.

Atlantic City is a nice place for those who like comforta¬
ble hotels and first class bathing, but until matters improve,
to be regarded as an indifferent place for fishing.

A. M. S.

\ Waretown, Barnegat Inlet, July 16,1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Blue lishing has been unusually fine here this season; for
quality and size of the fish beyond anything known for
years. The season generally begins about the 15th of May,
but this year the first fish were not caught until the 23d, and
since then thousands have been thrown a*vay, and still the
number seems not to diminish. Mr. Kinzey, proprietor of
the Ashley House, makes this standing offer to his guests,
that whoever comes to his house for the purpose of fishing
and does not take a hundred pounds per diem, shall enjojr
all the hospitalities of the house free gratis, but no one has
had his board for nothing yet. Wednesday July 8th went
ahead of any fishing known for years. Old Mermen tell
me that they never remember any such a time. The chan¬
nel runs close to the. shore, about 150 yards from the
house. This was lined with men, women and boys, all
throwing the squid from the shore and hauling in fish.
Over two thousand were taken, averaging seven pounds in
weight.

Sheepshead fishing has been fair thus far, but no large
catch has been reported. Weak fish have commenced
biting, but this fishing is never good while the blue fish con¬
tinue in the bay. One party caught seventy-five yesterday,
and I hear of their being caught in considerable numbers.
Black fishing from on old wreck lying in the inlet has
made considerable sport; this is anew ground, Mr. Gask-
all, keeper of the light being the discoverer. He caught
fifty-six one day not long since, one that I saw weighed
eight pounds. A. Brick.

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New Smyrna, Fla., July 8d, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Our winter visitors think they have fine sport fishing,
and I presume they do, but in the summer and early fall
we have the best sport. Bass are now caught in abundance,

I was crossing the inlet a few days since and a very large
pompano jumped into the boat, striking me on the left
shoulder with such force as to render my arm helpless for
several days, and it was with the greatest difficulty I sailed
my boat home. I see you quote pompano for one dollar
per pound. I doubt not our fishermen would be glad of a
market at twenty cents per fish.

Why do not some of the clubs in New York buy a tract
of land here, erect a club house, plant an orange grove, and
have whiter quarters, plenty of game and fish, &c?

Truly yours, Geo. J. Alden.

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The Raequette and all the rivers of the northwestern
part of the State, are bank full, interfering materially with
the trout fishing this season, but laying up a splendid
store of fine fish for the next. There will be no first rate
river fishing until the trout gather around the mouths of
the cold brooks next month.

—Mr. W. M. Cole, of the Brooklyn Board of Education,
one of a party of three gentlemen who took their families
to Twin Lakes, Ct., last week, upon our recommendation,
reports having made a basket of 145 good trout in one day’s
fishihg in the neighboring streams.

—We are permitted to print the following letter from
Dr. Frank Clerk, the lessee of the Grand River in Gaspe,
Canada. Gaspe is the peninsula forme d by the river St.
Lawrence and the Bay Chaleur.

Camp ox Grand River, June29th, 1874.

I feel very glacl that Sunday has arrived. I never felt the wise provis¬
ion for man more sensibly before. I was completely tired out; ail my
body, asms and legs ached from the constant run of salmon.

To-day I commenced with one opposite the camp before breakfast. I
found fish in every pool as far as Pool Prince; I caught to-day in all
about 13 salmon, the largest 21| pounds; in five days 1 fishing L have land¬
ed 52 salmon.

I find the double hooks of great advantage; I certainly save more fish
after they are hooked than with the single hook. I take fish with ail
kinds of flies, but the most successful, 1 think, are wild turkey wings,
with jungle fowl body, black silver tinsel hackle, black, with grey tips
and golden pheasant top-knot at the tail of the fly.

Tuesday, 30th, an eagerly storm with rain; fished a short time; caught,
6 salmon, 3 in the pool at the rock below the camp, and 3 in the pool be¬
low the branch stream on 20th.

Wednesday, 1st July, went up, caught one of 25 pounds in the camp
pool, one in the branch pool, 4 m the fine pool above the chain of rocks,
one in the blue ledge pool, three in the ledge opposite the upper camp,
one in poc l Bruce, none in the Grand Pool, although it was full of sal¬
mon. I lost my flics twice with salmon running foul of rocks; eleven in
all. Up to date, including 1st July, 70 salmon.

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—At Port Rowan, Canada, July 21st, sixteen persons
were arraigned before a Bench of Magistrates, and fined for
violating the Fishery Act during the close season.

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FLY-FISHING FOR BASS.

Boston, Mass., Jane 28th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Spending last summer near that beautiful lake—Champlain—and often
catching bass when trolling, the thought occurred to me to try for them
with a cast of flies. I had some made and sent to me by Mr. Prouty, of
the celebrated house of Bradford & Anthony of this city. The good peo¬
ple with whom I was stopping rather laughed at the idea of catching
bass with the “rigging” I proposed fishing with (12 oz. rod, and reel
holding about 300 feet of line). Nevertheless, 1 started early next morn¬
ing, before the sun was up, and repairing to the lake launched my light
Adirondack boat and pushed off. It was a beautiful morning. A light
haze, with a gentle breath of air from the north—just enough to make a
little ripple on the water; in fact just such a morning as could be de¬
sired for the trial I was about to make. After a short row of perhaps
twenty minutes I reached a point putting out into the main lake, com¬
posed. of slate, which rose abruptly from the water some fifty feet. This
point, around which I had many times trolled, and always with success,
had many advantages. The water was deep and the base was composed
of layers of slate, in whose niches the black bass love' to lurk; the high
bluff kept off the wind, and the water at the side for some distance was
as quiet as a mill-pond. I gently pulled out a little distance from the
recks and up pretty well toward the head of the'point,where I could reach
the eddy made by the weaves washing by the point, and casting my flies

brushed the still water close as possible to the wake. I had hardly
steadied myself to my work when the water broke, and on straightening
my line I felt that a fish was hooked. No sooner had he felt the hook
than away he went almost to the end of the line. Fearing for the rod
yet not willing to lose my fish, I snubbed him gently. He resisted and
I gave him the but hard, when with a spring he cleared the water a good
two feet in the air, showing to me the dark back and polished sides of a
good three pound bass. I was elated and highly pleased with this mode
of fishing. No sooner had he struck the water again than with a sudden
turn (peculiar to this fish) he came directly toward the boat. Then came
work. How I did labor to reel in! My hand seemed as though it was
incapable of action, so slowly did the slack ot the line seem to take up!
At last, just when it seemed that I must succumb, he suddenly turned
and dashed away from me and then I breathed easy. In a moment more
I had him well in hand, and once more began to enjoy the play of this
splendid fish. What breaks he would make! Several times he was out
of the water trying to shake loose the hook, but it was of no use. As last
he began to show signs of exhaustion, and finally rolling over and over,
he lay comparatively quiet on the water. Gently reeling him in toward
the boat, I at length got him within easy reach of my gaif, when in stoop¬
ing to reach the handle he seemed to realize what was in store for him,
and the knowledge seemed to awaken him to one more effort for free¬
dom. With the quickness of a flash he was away again, with as much
freshness apparently as ever. Going to the end of the line he cleared
the water, but with great effort, for as he fell again he gently rolled up
on his side, and with a motion or two permitted me to reel him toward
the boat, into which I took him with no effort on his part to escape.
In lifting him into the boat he never moved, and upon examination I
found he was dead. He had fought to the death, which I afterward
found was so in almost every case. For two hours I ca^t with results
far beyond my expectations. My catch amounted to 12 bass and 3 large
perch. The bass averaged over 2£ pounds each.

Many mornings after was I on that ground, and never without success.
That summer has made me a firm advocate of fly-fishing for black bass,
and the good people with whom I was stopping no doubt will this sum¬
mer use the same tackle in fishing for bass that I did, for at their request
I left them mine.

I have a few of the flies left which X used, and would only be too hap-
oy to send yon a sample from which to desciibe to your numerous pat¬
rons the fly which I know to be successful in fishing for bass in our
northern waters, as several others have used them with success else¬
where, I having put myself out to test the reliability of the fly in other
waters. Should any of your readers desire fur Liter information on this

- subject I should be pleased to correspond with them, and Mr. Prouty
will also give his personal attention to the making of these flies for any

desiring them. “Brack Bass . 11

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BLACK BASS FISHING AT WEST PORT.

VEditor Forest and Stream:—

^ About sixty miles front Whitehall, on Lake Champlain, upon a bluff
shore, stands the village of WestPort. Nestled in the palms of sur¬
rounding mountains with the lake outspreading at its feet, the quiet
loveliness of its situation has a fertile charm for us “poor fellows,” who
are ahunt after “broad fields and babbling brooks.” Such, at least, was
its effect upon the writer, as our party sat upon the hotel porch awaiting
a private conveyance to take us 20 miles due west into the Adirondacks
pure. Accident, had delayed the team, and the wait became tedious,
when we heard, incidentally, that a trout stream was dashing down the
rocks within a hundred yards of the hotel. In fifteen minutesj had
jointed rod, adjusted reel, pocketed tty-book, postponed visit west for 24
hours, and was making lively casts right and left over the wafers of the
brook’ For an hour, without reward, I patiently whipped the stream,
until a spot was reached where it poured over its rocky bed into the
lake. The brook at this point was omy two to three feet deep and about
seventeen feet wide, with abroad meadow on either side. Standing back
u D on the right bank I made a cast into the centre of the stream, allow¬
ing, fromnegliger.ee due to a loug want of success, my flies to sink be¬
low the surface. In an instant a heavy bite was felt, and upon quickly
withdrawing the line from the water, I fomid that the' leader just below
the second dropper was carried away. Big trout, these, thought I! The
two flies lost were a white miller and red hackle. Hastily adjusting a
new leader (double gut) with sfugle fly (white miller), it being nearly
dusk, a cast was made and the response was immediate—a heavy thug,
a surging dash, then three feet into the air, and to my astonishment I
found in lieu of a trout, a three-pound black bass bad been hooked. An
active play of ten minutes landed him upon the meadow. In about 30
mimqes eight black bass were basketed, running from £ to 3£ pounds
each, with a single fly on a light trout rod. It was glorious sport. Tlius
did I go a-fishing for trout'and brought home black bass.

I have been minute and doubtless tedious in description, yet the ex¬
cuse lies in the fact that my short half-hour’s bass experience on that
summer evening has opened for this section a new delight—to wit:
black bass fly-fishing. The minnow has been used here exclusively,' and
deep water fishing only followed, and the lively interest and thorough
astonishment of the resident fishermen at the sight of my fine string of
fish was only equalled by their looks of incredulity when informed that
they were caught with said white miller and the rod before them. Of
course these remarks apply exclusively to the waters adjacent to West
Port, where a fly has never been used, and a .brace of bass was consid¬
ered good luck m a morning’s fishing.

The waters abound in pickerel and perch, as well as black bass, and
afford most excellent sport for tbe general fishermen, but it is especially
virgin ground to the fly caster for black bass, and as sneli he may expect
noble sport, not forgetting bodily comforts at a good'hotel, the landlord
of which, Mr. Nichols,, will extend a cordial greeting and every facility
to the sportsmen who visit this section.

The route to West Port from New York is via Albany and Saratoga to
Whitehall, thence by steamer to West Port. Time, 14 hours; fare,

W. C Harris.

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—W. Holberton, tlie trout painter, sends the following
notes of a summer jaunt in Pennsylvania;—

“One day last June 1 happened to take up a book on a table in tite
parlor of the Ralston House, which turned out to be the map of Lycom¬
ing county. In looking over it I saw that a stream, the lower part of
which I had often fished, headed a few miles back among the mountains
and could be reached by a tramp up the hills quicker than by going down
tbe valley eight miles to the mouth, then five or six more to the fork's
near the head. I soon found a companion to join me and a u - at, t

we started on our trip. .

We left the house before sunrise, and while tbe inmates of the house
were yet asleep. We were prepared for a two day’s trip if it were neces¬
sary to stay that long, for there was no path, and none had ever gone
that way before ns. An hour’s sharp climb brought us to the top of the
mountain, where we met the first rays of the sun. The view was charm-
ino", the valley lay in shadow, with here and there the blue mist floating
about. A thin column of smoke rising from the houses was the only
siom of life. We rested under the‘tall hemlocks for a few moments ad¬
ding the scene. We started again on our route, which lay through an
old, deserted clearing, with here and there a tumbled down log cabin.
Once it was a busy place, when in old times tbe mines were working,
but now it is a famous runway for deer, rarely visited, excepting by
hunters.

We kept on across the mountain down to a little valley, over a tum¬
bling stream, tip again tbe other side, and after three hours of hard work
we overlooked the valley of Gray’s Run. We came entirely by the com¬
pass, and proved the map to be correct, excepting, as my companion re¬
marked, “the scale ought to read five miles to the inch instead of one.”
We started several families of ruffed grouse, saw several signs of deer
and a couple of porcupines, and going down the last mountain followed
a rather too fresh bear track for several hundred yards. W e were right
glad to reach the stream, and were soon at work. The trout were plenty

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bat small, owing to the low water, for we afterwards discovered a great
many large ones hidden away under the saw-logs. At noon we stopped
and built a fire and I cooked some trout in the ashes wrapped in but¬
tered paper (the only way to eat them), with which, aided by a bottle of
claret, we made a right good meal. The stream was bordered with lau¬
rel and rhododendron in full blossom, and anglers know how charming
they look. I think there is nothing so pleasant or beautiful as a good
trout stream away in the woods, particularly after a good roast and a
bottle of claret. With our pipes a-going we slowly fished down stream,
stopping occasionally to have a tussel with an unusually big trout or to
admire a beautiful view, until we found ourselves down to familiar
ground. It being yet time to catch the evening train by a short walk of
a couple of miles, we unjointed our rods, wound our leaders around our
hats ana started. We were a tired pair of mortals that evening, bat
proud of our exploits, and held forth sagely to our friends around the
supper table of the Ralston House on the dangers and success of our
trip. W. H.

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BOTTLE vs. jug fishing.

A --4-

Editor Forest and Stream:—

An article entitled “Jug Fishing” in a late number of your paper re¬
minds me of something in the same line, which is, perhaps, a more sci¬
entific, though equally unsportsmanlike mode of fishing. I use bottles
instead of jugs to decoy the finny families. The “science consists in
winding a sufficiency of spare line around the neck of the bottle and
then inserting it in a notch made in the cork sufficiently firm to hold it
against the struggles ©f the small fish used for bait, but easily drawn
free when the large fish takes hold. This is the modus operandi: Beiug
provided with a dozen or so of empty bottles—champagne or claret the
lj es t_ C ork them tightly and fasten a line of suitable strength to the neck
of each, wind ng the spate line upon it, leaving enough free that the
hook may clear the weeds and bottom of the lake or pond where used;
bait the hook with a live minnow, insert the line in the notch in the
cork and throw bottles and bait overboard on the windward side of the
proposed fishing ground. Off go the bottles “bobbin’ round’ 1 every rip¬
ple, keeping things lively. Presently a big pike or bass take a pull at
the bottle, frees the line from the cork and sets things spinning. Round
and round whirls the bottle till the spare line is paid out; then dips,
bobs, plunges, now under, now out, and always keeping a taut line on
the “bottle-holder” below. Of course you go for it, and generally the
fish comes up well “tucker’d out,” as the saying is. With a dozen or so
of these new fangled trimmers afloat, and plenty of game fish about, this
is a lively style of fishing; and though it lacks the nice dexterity of the
light; rod and fine tackle that makes bass fishing so enticing, it has the
merit of spreading over a good deal of ground and putting the bait a
great distance from the boat. At any rate on our beautiful twin lakes
it is found so killing a method of angling that one cold-water man con¬
templates putting up a notice to the small fry not to take too long or
strong a pull at the bottle. E. S. P.

delphia Club was read, containing an invitation to visit
Cape May at any time previous to Aug. 1st, and offering
for competition two cups—one for schooners and the other
for sloops—valued at $1,000 and $500, respectively. After
.some discussion, the invitation was declined, with thanks,
as the time previous to annual cruise is so limited. The
cruise was then fixed for Aug. 4th, on which day the
yachts of the club are expected Jo rendezvous at Glen Cove,
when further orders will be issued by the Commodore.
The following resolution was then unanimously adopted:

Resolved , That the sum of $250 he appropriated for a
prize for steam yachts to be competed for at Newport dur¬
ing the annual cruise, if there are three or more yachts to
compete, under such regulations and with such allowances
of time as the committee may decide upon.

After some further routine business the meeting was
adjourned.

—Yacht Nettie, Capt. Comstock, of the New York Yacht
club, was at Halifax, N. S., July 16th, hound for New¬
foundland on a hunting and fishing excursion, with canoes,
Indian guides, and complete outfit. Passengers were Rev.
George H. Hepworth, George E. W. Stevens, E. S. Butler,
A. C. Arnold, all of New York, and A. A Ranncy & Son,
of Boston. The run from Portland to Sambro Light was
made in forty hours, >V. Roche, Jr., of Halifax, placed
his dock at her disposal.

—The StapLton Yacht Club have for the second time
been compelled to postpone the date of their annual
regatta Commodore Tynan has now returned from the
West, and Thursday, the 30tli iust., has been definitely
fixed for the race.

—Mr. Langle3 r , of the schooner yacht “ Comet,” has
challenged Mr. Yoorliis, of the “Tidal Wave,” for the
Benuett challenge cup, held by that yacht, and it is proba¬
ble the race will come off during the annual cruise.

—The annual review of the Boston Yacht Club took
place on Saturday, July 18tli, off City Point, South Boston.
Of yachts in line over and including forty feet in length,
were the Curlew, America, Wlveru, Lydia and Tempest;
the Curlew flying Commodore Dean’s pennant. These
drew into line 100 feet apart; with the second class yachts
to windward, which included the Nina, Lillie, Kelpie,
Rehie, Mary Ellen, Wanderer, Alice, Agnes, Enigma,
Fannie and Pearl. At a given signal the Commodore
boarded Captain Arthur Clienev’s steam launch Anemore,
and made the rounds of the fleet, each yacht dipping the
club signal as he passed. At the conclusion the yachts got
under weigh, and dropped down to the rendezvous at Hull
harbor. On Sunday morning tliej r started on their cruise
for Gloucester.

Hi communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no
'later than Monday in each week .

HIGH WATER, FOR THE WEEK.

Mate.

Jul/S3.
July 24.
July 25.
July 2G.
July 27.
July 28.
July 29.

Boston.

New York.

Charleston.

H. M.

K. M.

II. M.

G li

2 57

2 11

7 7

3 53

3 7

8 7

4 52

4 ,7

9 7

5 52

5 7

10 4

6 50

b 4

11 00

7 43

7 0

11 9

8 32

7 49

_Annual Regatta of the Manhattan Yacht Club was

sailed last Thursday from the club house foot of Eighty-
fourlh street, East river. The course was from the start¬
ing point off the club house to and around the buoy off
Throgg’s Point and return, making in all a race of about
sixteen miles. The competing yachts having been an¬
chored in two lines, at 10 m., 56 s., the preparatory gun was
fired, and at 11 h., 1 m., 45 s., the second gun started the
smaller boats. Jibs were at once mast-headed and chains
slipped, and in doing this the crew of the Skip Jack worked
the smartest. However, it availed them not, for the
Zephyr, wearing around, ran inside her opponent and took
the wind. Five minutes after the small yachts were off
die third gun started the first class yachts, and with the
wind from the westward and tide on the last of the flood,
away went the fleet, booms to starboard and jibs boomed
out to port. As the yachts came between . the Brothers
Islands, it became apparent that the Skip Jack had
regained lost advantage, and was now leaving her
competitor. While off the larger boats the “Mary Gibson”
appeared to be having the best, it leading the Crombie,
which, in her turn, was alieau of the Emma Sophia and
Lanthier. From here to Throgg’s Point there was no

change in relative positions, rounding the buoys as fol¬
lows :

H. M. S.\ H. M. S.

Mary Gibson .12 14 00 Skip Jack. 12 13 48

T. j y Crombie'.. 12 14 17 J. N. Lanthier. 12 14 50

Emma Sophia. 12 14 45|Zephyr. . 12 15 00

In turning the buoy the yachts went around so close that
the Lanthier and Gibson fouled. The latter keeping off at
once, rounded the second time, but, of course, lost her
position by so doing. All the yachts turned towards Fort
Schuyler, and going off on the starboard tack, began their
beat for home. . .

The Emma Sophia had had a reef down in her mainsail
all alono', and it now was of great service to her, for as the
yachts hauled on the wind the breeze was found much too
fresh for whole sails. In a couple of tacks the Emma
Sophia had taken the lead, followed by the Skip Jack,
Mary Gibson, Lanthier, Crombie and Zephyr in the order
named; and so they continued, the wind being dead ahead
and the tide just beginning to make in their favor, until,
tacking off Westchester creek, a squall struck the Emma
Sophia, and her weather jib sheet having gotten jammed
under some sand bags, she was very shortly on her side and
out of the race. From here to the finish all the helmsmen
had their work cut out for them to keep their vessels on
their legs. The following is the result of the race :

FIRST CRASS.

.CRUISE OF THE YACHT STARTLE.

Yacht.

Start.

Finish.

Elapsed

Time.

Corrected

Time.

11. M. S.

11. M. S.

11. M. S.

11. M. S.

Mary G:bson .

.. n 05 07

2 07 36

3 02 29

2 36 .48*

Juo. N. Lanthier..

..11 05 07

2 10 47

3 05 4 >

3 04 06*

T. J. Crombie .

.. 11 05 07

2 19 50

3 14 43

3 14 43

Emma Sophia.

..11 05 07

Capsized.

,

Yacht.

SECOND class.

Start . Finish.

Elapsed
Time.

- Corrected
Time.

H. M. S.

H. M. S.

U. M. S.

II. M. S.

Skip Jack.

.. ll 01 45

2 18 12

3 16 27

3 16 27

Zephyr .

.. 11 01 45

2 3G 30

3 28 .45

3 28 16*

—xTt the regular meeting of the New York Yacht Club,
held at their rooms last Thursday, a letter from the Phila-

Gardiner, Me., July 8tb, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Having promised to write ail account of our cruise for your paper, we
send you this letter. We left Boston (City Point) Tuesday morning,
June 22d, about eleven o’clock, intending to make Gloucester our first
stopping-place. It having flowed a gale the night previous we encoun¬
tered considerable swell on getting outside. Our sail to Gloucester,
however, was a very pleasant one, and made under an all sail breeze and
a fair wind. About four P. M. we arrived at Gloucester. There we
found the yacht Banshee, Captain Orcutt, awaiting our arrival. It had
been arranged previously that the two yachts should sail in company to
Portland. At ten o’clock next morning we set sail for Portsmouth, tak¬
ing a straight course from Thatcher’s Island to the Isle of Shoals. The
wind freshening all the time soon compelled ns to run under double
reefs. Being favored with a fair wind, we reached Portsmouth at five
in the afternoon. Soon after getting in, the yacht Caloric, of Boston,
came in. This yacht is one which went to Florida last fall and was
brought back to Portland on a schooner’s deck this spring. She at
tempted to boat up to Gloucester the same aaj we ran down, but en¬
countering a head wind and heavy sea had carried away both main stays,
filling her half full of water and compelling her to run back.

Rain and fog delayed us at Portsmouth till Friday morning. The
morning opened foggy. About half-past nine the wind had shifted. It
had been agreed that York should be our next harbor, and for that place
we headed. We started with the sun out and our topsail set. Just be¬
fore we reached York a thick fog set in. We never lost sight of the
land, and not daring to run so near the shore, headed directly out to sea;
tojk our topsail in and kept on. In a short time the fog lif Led enough
to enable us to distinguish a large hotel at what we thought must be the
entrance to York harbor;.put about and run in. Boon saw a man fish¬
ing in a small boat oil shore. From him we learned that it was York
harbor. It looked a risky place to get in, I can assure you, nothing but
a line of breakers. We could do nothing but attempt, it, however, as
the fog was again settling and night was approaching. When about a
mile from the entrance the wind left us, the heavy swell knocking what
little there was completely out of our sails. As the flood tide was set¬
tling us rapidly ou tne rocks, we got out an anchor at once. At this
time we started the traveler from our boat, as we were pitching about at
a fearful rate.

Captain Orcutt having reached the harbor safely before the fog set_in
had discovered our situation from the shore, and put off in his small
boat to help us. A slight breeze springing up we decided to attempt
getting in; we'up anchor and headed in. Did very well in one tack, but
being obliged to stana ofi! shore, found we could do nothing against the
heavy swell. We dropped anchor again, and then got out another an-
clior to warp us off shore .* After pulling out to this anchor we tried it
again, but with no better success. The next attempt, however, was
more successful. After getting in stays once and having to throw the
anchor to bring us round, we got in.

The tide sets so strongly at this entrance that it is only on the ebb and
flow that a vessel can get in and out. We lay in York harbor from Fri
day nigbt till Monday morning, when we set sail for Portland. Owing
to the delays we had Captain Orcutt concluded to go no further. The
run to Portland was made under double reefs, and was made in seven
hours.

We met there several members of the Portland Yacht Club, who very
kindly offered us their attentions. While there we had the pleasure of
seeing a young lady yachtsman. This young lady owns and sails the
yacut Spy, a sloop yacht of ten tons. She employs a skipper on her,
yacht, but herself handles the tiller at all times.

We were joined at Portland by one of our friends, who is a fellow
yachtsman, and who was to skip us up the Kennebec. Tuesday morn¬
ing we left Portland for the Kennebec, a run of only 25 miles. Here we
had our first experience of rough weather. Had a good stiff breeze on
starting, but soon were compelled to put in-the double reefs. We were
beating dead against wind and tide, and at five in the afternoon were
five miles from Bold Head. The sea growing rougher and rougher we
found we could make no headway again,-t it. In reefing jib we were
doused clear to our shoulders every time we pitched. It was accom¬
plished, afier a hard struggle, however. It getting late we decided to
make a harbor as soon as possible. Seeing some vessels running in on
our port band we headed after them, and soon found ourselves in Small
Point harbor. We got in none too soon, for it began to blow a gale and
the rain came down in torrents. The next morning being pleasant we
again set sail for the Kennebec. After experiencing a dead calm and
another blow—even worse than the one of the previous day—we reached

the Kennebec as wet as drowned rats. With the exception of a race up
the river with a Bath yacht, and being well stared at, our sail was without
interest.

At two o’clock Tuesday afternoon we arrived at Gardiner, where wo
have been ever since. We were at once surrounded by a crowd of anx¬
ious friends, and for the next two days did nothing but shake hands and
answer questions. Yours, C. S. P.

—At the Quincy championshi-p regatta, which took place
at Quincy Point, Mass., on Saturday, 18th inst., thirty-two
boats started. Of the first class boats the India and Lena
took the two prizes; of the second class, the Marie, Wild
Fire and Aurora took the three prizes; of the third, the
Frank, Dolly Varden and Fanny, the three prizes; of the
fourth, the Romp and Lottie two prizes.

—The Eastern Yacht Club, of Boston, will rendezvous at
Holmes Hole, Vineyard Sound, on Tuesday, August 4th,
and start on its annual cruise. Yacht owners intending to
participate should give notice to the secretary at once.

—The British yacht Marcia, hailing from Cowes, owned
by the Earl of Clairville, and in command of Captain
Warder, arrived at Boston on Monday week from La Have,
N. S., with a pleasure party on board.

—It is reported that the schooner yacht “ Wanderer” is
to have her centre board trunk removed, and to have addi¬
tional keel given her.

—The schooner yacht “Magic ” is to have an overhang¬
ing stern, which will lengthen her on deck about ten feet.

—The committee having charge of the arrangements for
the senooner Corinthian race at Newport have decided upon
the 8th of August for the regatta, as being the most con¬
venient day. It is expected that the Eastern and Boston
yacht clubs will muster at Newport in force. The New
York Club, bv the programme for their cruise, will all be
there, and as the annual cruise of the Brooklyn Yacht
Club has just commenced, it is probable that their yachts
also may be well represented.

—The second regatta of the championship series of 1874
of the South Boston Yacht Club took place July 17, and
was participated in by four keel and nine centreboard
yachts. Maud won the race, and, having won the first race
of the series, is entitled to the championship medal—a gold
anchor. Fearless was the winner of the first prize—a ba¬
rometer—in the second class keels, Actual time’of sailing
—Maud, lh., 7 m.., 30 s.; Fearless, 1 h., 12 m., 21s.

—The International Regatta, under the auspices of the
Dominion Rowing Club of Toronto, took place July 16th.
The single scull race of two miles was won by R. Tinning;
C. Nurse second. The second race was for four-oared boats,
distance four miles; first prize, $300; second, $150. En¬
tries—Clipper, Df Pittsburg; W. Weston, of Buffalo, and
New Dominion, of Toronto. The first named was the
winner, the Buffalo boat being second. The Nev Dominion
led until within a quarter of a mile of the winning buoy,
when she broke her rudder. The double scull two mile
race was won by Atlantic, S. Williams stroke; Water
Lilly, C. Nurse, stroke, second. The single scull race of
two miles was won by Edward Hanlon, Sam Williams
being second. The l‘our-oared race of four miles was won
by the John Strachan, of Toronto; William Dillon, stroke.
The double scull race of two miles was won by Atlantic,
W. Cann, stroke; Eureka, T. Loudon, stroke, second. In
the skiff race, three-quarters of a mile and return, C. Pear¬
sall was first, W. Barchard second. In the single scull
race of two miles, P. Luther was the 'winner, Thomas
Loudon second.

—The yacht Narragansett, of Boston, Capt. Tufts, ar¬
rived at Bucksport, Me., on Thursday 16th, all well, and
on Friday for Vinalliaven.

The Freshman Race at Saratoga. —This opening
event t,ook place on the 15tli. The following boats entered:
Brown, Princeton and Yale. Brown holding the central
position. The start took place at 5:28. Yale seemed to.get
first under way, pulling some 32 to the minute, and before
150 yards were gone over, was a trifle in the lead. Brown
and Princeton Were making at about 36 strokes to the
minute. At the mile boat Yale still was ahead, Brown at
her heels, and Princeton a boat’s length astern. A quarter
of a mile further on Brown was lagging, but still it was so
far anybody’s race. Presently Princeton and Brown and
Yale quickened their efforts, and at the two mile stake
boat the Princeton crew commenced to show their powers.
Spurting brilliantly she was now stern and stern with Yale,
and struggled not only to keep the space with her but to
lead her. Brown seemed now to lose heart lost precision
and lost ground. Just off Harvard’s head-quarters the last
struggle took place between Princeton and Yale, and now
they were coming in to the close, going faster and faster.
Within-hardly three hundred'yards of the finish the Prince¬
ton crew were called on, and nobly did they respond. The
blues did their best, but the yellow turbans were doing
better. Princeton’s bow was slid in ahead, and New
Jersey won by but a few inches.

Time of the winning boat, 18:12j. Last year l r ale won
the race in 17:59.

Single Scull Race .—Two mile race. Entries E. L. Phillips,
of Cornell, A. Wilcox, of Yale, A. L. Devens, of Harvard.
Start took place at 6:40. Devens drew out first but Wilcox
held on steadily, and so did Phillips, the latter getting
ahead, but going out of his course. Homeward Harvard
also made an error ; Wilcox coming steady with even stroke
kept on his way, lengthening the gap, and finally landed
his boat, a clever winner in 14:12L two boat’s length ahead.
Devens second and Phillips last.

Saratoga, June 18.—After two days’ delay, caused by
bad weather, the great inter-collegiate race took place on
Saturday last. The following boats started : Columbia,
Wesleyan, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Cornell, Trinity’
Williams and Princeton. At 9:45 the first gun was fired,
at 10:20 the second, and the starting gun at 10:47; all the
boats getting well off together. The position at the start
being on the east side of Lake Saratoga. Nearest in shore
was Trinity, then Princeton, Cornell, Y r ale, Harvard,
AYesleyan, Columbia, Dartmouth, and Williams in the ex¬
treme west. All the boats took the water handsomely,
Columbia at the half mile taking the lead; then Trinity
made a spurt, challenged Columbia, and at the end of the
mile took the lead from Yale, who was ahead; then a foul
took place, which cut Yale out, and brought Princeton
close behind Trinity; about a mile and three-eightlis from
the start Columbia still kept the front, Harvard spurting
manfully, Columbia still holding the lead; Cornell working

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FOREST AND STREAM

steadily to overtake her, and trying to pass Harvard. Still
Columbia stuck fast to the front. Now the Wesleyans
showed their stamina and challenged the Columbia. The
last three-quarters of a mile exhibited a noble struggle be¬
tween the Columbia, Wesleyan, Harvard and Dartmouth.
Within a half mile of the finish, Columbia was going as
steadily as ever, leading by a length and a half, Harvard
nearer home than the Wesleyan by two lengths, Williams
fourth, Dartmouth next, the remainder behind and Yale
disabled, working slowly. Then something seemed wrong
with the Wesley ans, for they slackened imperceptibly, but
for an instant; then they made a grand rally, spurting
famously, and now their boat drew on a level with Harvard,
fighting lustily for second place, which she kept and won.
Dartmouth then tried to pass Williams; but it was a close
thing, both boats coming in so evenly that only to-day has
it been decided that to Williams is awarded the fourth
place.

The order of the finish was as follows:

Columbia. lj Cornell. 6

Wesleyan. 2'Trinity. 7

Harvard.. 3,Princeton.- .- v . §

Williams..

Dartmouth

The time, according to Commodore Brady, was:

41 Yale.withdrawn, disabled

Columbia..
Wesleyan..
Harvard...
Dartmouth
Williams..

M.

16

16

16

17

17

8 . !

42*

50

54

08*

31

Cornell...
Trinity...
Princeton
Yale.

M. 8.
... 18 00
... 18 23
... 18 38
withdrawn

\iitiaml Ragtimes.

Secretaries and fnends'of Athletic , Base-Ball, Cricket and other out¬
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in
each week.

— The Philadelphians have selected the following eleven
to take part in the cricket tourney in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
on August 18th:—C. A. New hall, E. Hopkinson, B. L.
Baird, J. M. Fox, R. Ashbridge, D. S. New hall, F. E.
Brewster, G. Ashbridge, and R. N. Caldwell, of the Young
America, Philadelphia, Germantown, and Marion clubs of
PhiladelDhia. The substitutes include H. Magee, R. W.
Clay, J. P. Newbold, and W. Welsh, Jr. The Halifax
and Garrison clubs, of Halifax, the Toronto club, and other
Canadian clubs will take part in the matches.

—The Bostons and Fall Rivers played cricket at East
Cambridge last Saturday—Fall River, i56; Boston, 96.

—The first elevens of the Manhattan and Staten Island
clubs will play a match on Thursday, 23d instant, at Staten
Island. The return game with the Prospect-Park club will
take place in August, as the Manhattans close up Septem¬
ber 15th. This is the only game the Prospect Park club
v 7 ill play this season.

—A remarkably close game was played in Chicago July
18th, as the appended score shows:—

Chicago.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1—3

Philadelphia ....0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0—1

It was just beyond the two mile stake that the trouble
arose between Yale and Harvard. The gallant crew of the
Columbia were clear of the flurry—pulling superbly. Yale
was creeping on Harvard, when the oars clashed, and Yale,
with broken oar and dismantled rudder, was hurt beyond
recovery. Claims of a foul made at the close of the race
by Yale were not allowed.

—The victorious Columbia arrived safely in this city on
the afternoon of July 21st. The scene around the Grand
Central Depot was beyond description. President Barnard,
of Columbia College, received his boys in a most happy
speech, and warmly congratulated the victors.

Christiana Regatta at Wilmington, Del.— From our
own correspondent “ Sculls,” we have a full report of the
Christiana Navy Regatta, at Wilmington, Delaware, on the
18th July. The attendance 6,000 people, and the conditions
of wind and weather favorable. We have space only for

a summary.

SINGLE SCULL RACE —tWO miles , 0716 tUTU.

F. S. Pleasanton, Quaker City Club, Philadelphia.1

C. E. Steel, Crescent Club, of Philadelphia. 2

Time—17:19£.

This was Mr. Pleasanton’s first successful race.

If he improves as much during the next as in the past
year, he will make “ work” for the best scullers of Phila¬
delphia.

six-oared barge raoe—3 miles , one turn.

M. S.

Undine.Falcon. 20

Pioneer.Thistle. 20 13*

Crew of Falcon.

E. H. Heald.

F. L. Holmes.

H. Lewis.

Paul Brown.

Joseph McMackin.

Joseph L. Jackson.

H. T. Gause.

stroke

2

3

4

5

6

Cox’n

Crew of Thistle.

Alex. Smith.

James H. Cameron.

George W. Turner.

Joseph S. Richardson —

E. Hagany.

I William Bush.

|W. W. Smith.

four-oared gig race — 3* miles. one turn.

stroke

o

3

4

5

6

Cox n

Bachelor.Idalia.

Pioneer.Hornet—

Undine.White Cap

Crew of White Cap.

H. T. Gause_stroke

H.W. Gause.... 2

G. N. Caleb. 3

W. W. Lobdell.. 4

Crew of Hornet,

W. H. Smith— stroke

J. M. Poole. 2

G. L. Garsed_ 3

A. H. Smith_ 4

F.’l. Holmes..! Cox’nlJ.E. Smith. cox’n

23 10*

23 36*

24 52

Crew of Bachelor.

L. Morris. cox’n

L. Lewis. stroke

W. H. Bowers. 2

Joseph Seabrok 3

George McCall. 4

—Last week, at Philadelphia, the friends of Commodore
Ferguson of the Schuylkill Navy, presented him with a
gold badge valued at $200, of elaborate and appropriate
design. The ceremony took place at the Commodore’s
residence. Among those who participated were Messrs. J.

C. Culin, John Hackley, Jr., Vice Commodore W. R.
Tucker, W. A. Steel, C. E. Steel, J. C. Pinkerton, Joseph
Muhr, J. Bedichmier, Frank Murphy, J. Gillingham,
Samuel Goomley, S. C. Collins, James J. Chamber of the
Press. •

—The Grand Haven and Spring Lake Rowing Associa¬
tion of Michigan will hold theii regatta on Grand River
and Spring Lake on Wednesday and Thursday, the 12th
and 13th of August. There will be double and single
scull races, etc., and a grand review. Grand River is a
straight away mile course, and Spring Lake is a deep, still
lake offering a straight away two mile course. Address

D. G. Cutler, Esq., Secretary, at Spring Lake, Michigan.

—The Washington Sunday Herald says that the Analostan
and Potomac Clubs are to have a series of races, four-oared
shell and six-oared gig, to take place before the clubs leave
for Saratoga to participate in the regatta to be held there
the latter part of August.

—George Brown’s new boat, the James Pryor, has been
sold to a party in Boston. He keeps the “ John Cooney,”
which he used in his last race with Scharff.

The College Foot Races.— The College foot races
came off July 20th at Glen Mitchell. A large concourse of
people was present. The one mile running race was won
by E. Copeland of Cornell, in 4m. 58Js. The second prize
was won by J. H. Van Duventer of Princeton, in 5m, 12s.;
the third by S. A. Reed of Columbia, in 5m. 14fs. The
100 yards running race was won by A. B. Neven of Yale,
in 10^s; second, J. B. Potter of Cornell, in lOfs. The three
mile running race was won by W. H. Downs of Wesleyan,
in 18m. 17fs.; second, J. T. Goodwin of Columbia, in
18m. 44fs. The hurdle running race of 120 yards, hurdles
12 yards apart, 42 inches high, was won by C. Maxwell of
Yale, in 20^s., beating A. Marquand of Princeton, by 3
feet; third man, A. L. Rives of Harvard, who finished
about two feet in the rear of Marquand. The seven mile
walking match was won by J. E. Eustis of Wesleyan, in
71 minutes; C. H. Hubbell of Williams, second, in 72m.
27is.; E. Price of Columbia, third. The prizes were offered
by Mr. James Gordon Bennett.

HAIL COLUMBIA— 10:4,0: 1-4.

—The College championship question has been settled by
the signal success of Yale over the champion Princetons of
1873, and, what is more in the eyes of Yale, over their rivals
of Harvard. This is the only consolation Yale has for her
defeat on the lake at Saratoga. The base ball matches at
Glen Mitchell were settled on July 14th and 15th, the Yales
winning the first game by 4 to 0, and the second by 7 to 4.
Bentley came out of the fight with a broken nose, which
was healed with the balm of victory.

—A remarkably fine game was played on the Staten Isl¬
and club grounds July 16tli between the Island nine and
the Confidence club team of New Rochelle, a nine in which
Kessler of the Atlantics played, Swandell of the Mutuals,
and Shevlen of the Flyaways. The question is, What con¬
stitutes an amateur nine in Mr. Dillon’s opinion? The
score was 8 to 4 in favor of the New Rochelle nine.

—The old Atlantic base ball club of Jamaica played a
game on Saturday afternoon with the Allejar club of New
York. Eleven innings were played, the score being 30 to
28 in favor of the AtTantics. Time of game, three hours
and a half. The game was very closely contested through¬
out.

—The Nameless club were badly defeated by the Staten
Island nine on July 18tli by 24 to 9.

—The Chelsea and Montague clubs have both forfeited
games recently by declining to finish games where they
saw nothing but defeat in store for them.

—The New York Flyaways defeated the Atlantics of
Hoboken and the Stars of New York last week by scores
of 18 to 12 and 34 to 4..

—The Montagues were badly whipped at Prospect Park
on Friday by the Amity nine, 18 to 6.

—The Athletics forfeited a game to the Hartfords July
14th by failing to meet their engagement. The rules say:—
“Should one of two clubs fail to meet a regular engage¬
ment to play, mutually agreed upon, except on account of
the death or severe illness of one or more of its regular
players, or on account of- stormy weather, the club failing
to play shall forfeit the game.” This is what the Athletic
did with the Hartfords.

—The amateur Franklins of Chicago defeated the Blue
Stockings at that city July 16th by 15 to 7.

—There was a base ball game July 17th at Saratoga in
which the Harvard nine—one man a substitute—was beaten
by a picked nine from other college clubs by a score of 19
to 14.

—The Quicksteps, the champions of Central Park, de¬
feated the Eckfords at the Park on Saturday by a score of
21 to 8.

—The record of the professional championship contests
since our last issue is as follows: —

July 13—Boston vs. Athletic at Boston. 7 to 6

July 13—Atlantic vs. Hartford at Hartford. 6 to 2

July 13—Chicago vs. Baltimore at Chicago.13 to 6

July 14—Boston vs. Mutual at Brooklyn. . 9 to 8

Jnly 15—Athletic vs. Boston at Philadelphia. 6 to 4

July 15—Chicago vs. Philadelphia at Chicago.10 to 3

July 15—Mutual vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn. 5 to 2

July 18—Chicago vs. Philadelphia at Chicago. 3 to 1

July 18—Mutual vs. Atlantic at Brooklyn...10 to 1

—The following is the full score of the first Harvard and
Yale match at Saratoga, played July 14th, it being the
model amateur game of the season, thus far, in which col¬
lege nines have taken part:—

In

R

PO

A

. E

Ib

R

PO

A

E

Leeds, s. s.

... 1

0

2

7

0

Hotchkiss, r. f....

... 2

1

2

0

0

Hodges, 2d b....

... 0

0

2

1

0

Nevins, 3d b.

... 1

1

o

1

1

Tyler, c, f.

.... 1

0

3

0

0

Bentley, c.

... 2

0

2

5

1

Thatcher, c.

... 0

0

2

0

1

Avery, p.

... 1

1

2

4

0

Kent, 1st b.

... 0

0

9

0

0

Bigelow, 1st b....

... 1

0 13

0

1

Tyng, 3d b.

... 0

0

3

2

3

Osborn, s. s..

... 2

0

1

1

1

Tower, 1. f.

. . 0

0

2

0

0

Maxwell, 2d b....

0

4

3

1

Hooper, p.

... 1

0

2

0

1

Smith, c. f__

... 1

0

0

0

0

Bettens, r.f—

.... 1

0

2

1

0

Foster, 1. f.

... 1

1

1

0

0

Total.*.

... 4

0 27

11

15

Total.

...12

4 27 14

5

SCORE

BY

INNINGS.

1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. 9th. Total

Harvard. 0000000 0 0—0

Yale.. 20010 100 0— 4

Umpire—Mr. Williamson, of Princeton College Club. Runs earned—
Yale, 1. Passed balls—Thatcher, 1; Bentley, 0. Time of game, 1:50.

—The record of games played to July 20th by the cham¬
pionship nines is as follows:—

Club. Games Won. Lost. Total.

Boston. 30 8 38

Athletic. 23 11 34

Mutual. 18 16 34

Philadelphia. 13 17 30

Chicago. 14 16 30

Hartford. 9 14 23

Atlantic. 9 17 26

Baltimore. 5 22 27

Total... 121 121 242

Chicago has now won fourth position, Philadelphia being
fifth.

—Large numbers of people gathered at the steamer’s
wharf in Philadelphia last week to witness the departure

of the base ball players for Europe—those gentlemen who
go out as exponents and teachers of the American national
game. Every available spot was occupied, and the good
steamer Ohio departed amid tumultuous cheers and resound¬
ing good wishes. The departure of these clubs—the Bos¬
ton and Athletic—has created a void in the championship
arena, there being only six clubs now left to carry on the
war. Of these, the Hartford, Atlantic and Baltimore clubs
are considerably in arrears in regard to playing their quotas
of five games with every other club, something all have to
do in order to save their games from being forfeited;
whereas the Bostons and Athletics have but a few games to
play to make up their quotas of five games with each club,
though the former will have thirty-two games to play, and
the Athletics thirty-six, to complete their ten games each
which they are required to play to close their series. Lately
Chicago has pulled up to fourth position, and if the Mu¬
tuals do not look out sharp the Whites will replace them
in third position.

—The printers connected with the establishment of Wyn-
koop & Hallenbeck, representing the Monitor and Wild
Oats base ball clubs, met at Prospect Park on Saturday last.
The Wild Oats won by a score of 40 to 7.

—The Third National Chess Congress ended July 16th
in Chicago. A constitution, by-laws, and rules of play
were adopted, and the following officers elected:—Presi¬
dent, J. Congden, of Pennsylvania; Vice Presidents, W.
W. Curran, of Illinois, and D. M. Martin, of Texas; Sec¬
retary, J. Roberts, of Pennsylvania; Treasurer, J. G.
Whiteman, of Pennsylvania. The prizes of the* tourna¬
ment were awarded to the following gentlemen:—First
prize of $225 to Captain G. H. Mackenzie, of New York.
Second prize of $150 to Mr. H. Hosmer, of the Chicago
chess club. Third prize of $75 to Mr. Max Judd, of St.
Louis. The score of the tournament was as follows:—Cap¬
tain Mackenzie won eight and a half games, H. Hosmer
won eight games, Max Judd won seven, F. Bock won four,
J. A. Congden won one and a half games, and E. Perrin
won one game. The association will hold its next national
congress in Philadelphia during the centennial, in July,
1876.

—A female pedestrian in England, it is said, has chal¬
lenged the wonderful performances of a Barclay or a Dona¬
hue by having accomplished her 1,000 mile walk in 1,000
hours. The woman, it is said, did it for glory and £50.

—Mullen will, in all probability, fail to accomplish the
pedestrian feat of walking 500 miles in 144 hours.

civ §$tihHC(ifions.

da Vie Sportive en 1874. Le tir au Pistolet. Henri

Yallee. Gastinne Renette, 39 Avenue D’Anton. Paris.

Adaptiveness as to names and words rather than as to manners and
customs, is a characteristic of our gallant French friends, hence the title
of the book “La Vie Sportive,” in which Mr. Henri Vallee tells us with
peculiar grace what he knows about pistol shooting in France. Com¬
mencing with the history of the arm, the author derives its name from
Pistoja, in Italy, where a pretty little poniard was made—a diminutive
misericords, perhaps—hence small daggers were called pistoyers and
pistolse. When, in the middle of the fifteenth century, smaller fire-arms
came into use, such arms were dubbed pistolettas. Early in the eight¬
eenth century Lazarino Camminazzo and Kuchonreuter were the great
makers of pistols. A curious expression of Montaigne’s is found in re¬
gard to fire-arms when he says: “Fire-arms are so little effective, that
if it was not for the noise they made they would soon get out of use.”
In speaking of the various nationalities distinguished for their address
with the pistol, Mr Vallee gives to Americans the palm for shooting
with the pistol at the word, though Frenchmen are the best at an aiming
shot. Perhaps the cleverest of all aimed pistol shots at present in France
is the Prince Paul de Georgie, or two Russians, one having the curious
name of Philosophow, following close to the Prince. Pistol galleries
abound in France, and there is one in Paris called Le Tir Gastinne Re¬
nette, much frequented by Americans.

Some of the freaks of great pistol shots are told. It is said that Gen¬
eral J un ot, at the time of the Empire, amused himself with trying to
flick off the top-knot in his cook’s bonnet, but unfortunately the cook
changed his position and poor cookey was killed. In speaking of the
pistol as an arm for cavalry, Mr. Vallee says: “Why are not our cavalry
and artillery regiments drilled to the pistol? Why should not cavalry
officers make a special business of it? There is something disgusting in
the idea of your being poked at ten feet off by the spear of an Uhlan,
and not to know how you can put a ball through his brain.” A curious
portion of the book is devoted to the toilette necessary for those idiots
who go in the field of honor. Costumes are of two characters. When a
duel is to be fought with the sword a stifly starched shirt is in order, and
a fancy dress is preferable; but when pistols are used, the habilments
must be clerical; black from head to foot. There is a funny story m the
book about two gentlemen who went out into the field determined to
take one another’s lives. Sainte Beuve was one of the bloodthirsty ones.
It was raining, and do what the seconds would Sainte Beuve insisted on
raising his trusty umbrella. “I should not mind at all being killed,” he
said; “that is what I came here for; .but I am determined not to catch a
cold in my head.”

“Le Tir au Pistolet” is an amusing book, gracefully written, and since
there is a revival in pistol shooting in the United States, Mr. Vallee’s
book will doubtlessly be appreciated by many of our readers.

Botany Condensed. By Joseph A. Sewall, M. D., Prof.

of Natural Sciences in Illinois State Normal University. Chicago:

George Sherwood & Co. *

This is a work designed for a text book for common schools, high
schools and academies. While we have examined and used many much
higher priced works on this subject than the one before us, we feel this
to be the best adapted to fill that want. Although it is an elementary
work, it is not designed for the primary schools, but to meet the wants
of our boys and girls in the higher classes as well. The illustrations are
all from the plants of the field, and as a work for the young or old stu¬
dent of this interesting and necessary study, will be found a great aid in
its pursuit. The glossary will be found of much value to the older, and
more progressive classes. The fine, even elegant, series of correct bo¬
tanical drawings in Prof. Sewall’s work are of themselves alone the
most valuable of the kind we have ^recently had the pleasure to ex¬
amine.

Under the Trees. By Rev. Samuel Prime. New York:

Harper & Bros.

This is not only a very readable book, but one that brings the freshness
of the out-door world to our immediate senses. The author has been
there, and we have only to read his works to know that he is one of the
devout worshippers within God’s great cathedral temples of the shady
wildwood. He sermonizes like an educated, practical naturalist; he
makes a direct heart-appeal to the sympathies of every lover of nature.
The whole out-door world is before him, and as we listen to his talk
about birds, dogs, fishing, science, agriculture and other interesting mat¬
ters, we follow him as our mentor willingly, and never weary of his
pleasant conversations. We have only to recommend this last work to
the candid perusal of all who have been so fortunate as to have read that
capital book of a few months since—“I Go a Fishing. ” This work re¬
ceives the cordial endorsement of the Forest and Stream as deserving
a prominent place in every sportsman’s library.

FOREST AND STREAM

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—The third day (July 16th) of the Mon-
mouth Park races was a great success, at¬
tendance large and fashionable, and track
in fine condition, improved greatly by a
refreshing shower, which fell previous to
the first race. The Thespian Stakes—a dash
of three quarters of a mile by two year
Ql^g—vvas the first race. Eight horses came
to the post, and seven ran. Sweet Lips won
an interesting race, beating Aristides, who
was second, and Aniella third. The West
End stakes had but three starters out of
twenty-aix nominations. The distance was
one mile and three quarters. Bonaventure
won the race, and Bannerette made a dead
heat with Regardless for second place. The
two mile heat race had four starters. These
were Yandalite, Feliowcraft, Stockwood,
and Donnybrook. Yandalite was the favor¬
ite, Feliowcraft the second choice, and Don-
nybrook the third. Yandalite won a capital
race in two straight heats, the second being
very fast, the last mile being run in 1:46i.
Feliowcraft ran second, Stockwood third.
The fourth race was a dash of a mile and
three quarters, for the Long Branch Stakes.
The conditions were for all ages, to carry
100 pounds. There were twenty-one nomi¬
nations, but only four starters. These were
Woodbine, Survivor, Resolute, and Cariboo.
Woodbine won the race, Survivor second.
The contest between these two was very fine
up the homestretch; but the mare outlived
the colt, and beat him cleverly.

The second meeting of the Monmouth
Park Association closed at Long Branch on
July 18th. Five thousand persons witnessed
the sport. The first contest was for the
August stakes, for which were entered
Chesapeake, Sweet Lips, Vernango, Lizzie
R., Aniella, Silvius, and Victorious. Chesa¬
peake won the race, Lizzie R. second, Sweet
Lips third. Time—1:474.

In the Robbins Stakes, Acrobat was first,
Aaron Pennington second, Macroon third,
Bannerette fourth. Time—t wo miles—3:42.

The Consolation Handicap, for beaten
horses, mile and a half, was won by Stock-
wood, 3. L. Carver second, Cariboo third.
Time—2:424.

The match race between Yaultress and
Shylock, two miles, was won by the latter.
Time—3:46U

In the steeplechase handicap for all ages,
three miles, over a fair hunting course,
George West was first, Henrietta second,
Wizard third, Vesuvius and Impecunious
out. Time—8:05i.

—The East Saginaw (Michigan) Driving
Park Association held a race on their
grounds on July 16th for a special purse of
$5,000, divided as follows—$2,500 to the
first, $1,500 to the second, and $1,000 to the
horse which beat the fastest time on record.
Goldsmith Maid won three straight heats in
2:19|, 2:164, and 2:16, the only contestant
being Judge Fullerton. Judge Fullerton
was beaten one length in the first beat, two
lengths in the second heat, and four lengths
in the third. Fullerton was driven by Dan
Mace, and the Maid by Budd Doble.

Fullerton’s time at Saratoga, July 18th,
was 2:204, 2:18, and 2:18f. The track was
in splendid condition; it is one mile and
three feet in length. Eight thousand people
were present, "judge Fullerton was raised
in Orange county, New York, and was
known as the Bull colt sired by Mr. Robert
Bonner’s famous stallion Edward Everett.
Fullerton was unknown until he reached
his fifth year.

—The Carleton Park races came off at
Toronto, Ontario, Dominion of Canada, on
July 17th. On the second day the first
event was a steeple chase, $275 handicap;
two and three quarter miles, and was won
by Jack the Barber. Race for $200, mile
dash, open to all; won by Trouble in 1:54.
Dominion race, $250 handicap, mile heats;
won by Swallow; best time, 1:564. Hotel
Keepers’ Purse of $300, open to all, mile
and a half dash; won by War cry.

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T he steamers Cambridge—

J. P. JOHNSON, master, and KATAHDIN, W.
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Stages leave Bangor every morning for surrounding
towns. A first-class sailing packet leaves Belfast for
Cstine on the arrival of each boat. Staterooms can be
engaged prior to days of sailing.

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Long Branch and Philadelphia,

Via New Jersey So. Railroad,
COMMENCING MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1874.
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7:00 a. m.—For Long Branch, Seabright, and High¬
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a dog for woodcock or grouse, and at the same time
a splendid retriever for dock, can now secure one that
it will be a pleasure to own. Price $20.
j uly 23 _ E. E. PHELPS, Auburn, N. Y.

“ The Culexifuge is indeed an Insect-Driver,
for amid clouds of Mosquitoes I fished unharmed.”

[trade mark.]

CULEXIFUGE,

Sportsman’s Friend;

A SURE PROTECTION

Against the attacks of Mosquitoes, Black Flies, Fleas

and Ants. In pocket bottles. For sale bv

235 C. N. CRITTENTON & CO., 7 Sixth Av„ N.Y.

Lots at a Bargain.

QD LOTS IN BROOKLYN, 21x100

Zj U each, on Macon and M’ Donough streets, be¬
tween Reid and Patchen avenues. Horse cars on Reid
avenue. Six railroad lines and two churches within
six blocks. Best property in Brooklyn to buy for in¬
vestment. Will sell for little over half their value.
Inquire of C. HaLLOCK, Editor of Forest and
Stream. _

IMPORTED SHORT HORN
'BULL, three years old, with ped¬
igree. Can be seen on Indian Head Farm, Riverside
Station, New Haven R. R. Address
It W. R. GRACE, 66 Pine st., N. Q

For Sale.—i

Jjjotqh.

XJTSTIOTV PLACE HOTEL,
EUROPEAN PLAN.

THOS. RYAN & SON,

BROADWAY, COR. FOURTEENTH STREET.

East End Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J„

L. B. SMITH & Co., Lesses.

Rates, $2 50 to $3 00 per day, including Board and
Room. Special attention paid to. Excursionists.
REGULAR DINNER, $1. THERE IS ALSO A

IVice Lunch Room,

attached to the establishment. _ june 253m

Congress Hall'

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

One Minute’s Walk from the Beach.
Board, ^3 OO per T>ay.

N. T. JUDD, Manager.

Laird’s Mansion House,

LONG BRANCH.

WM. L. MclNTIRE, Proprietor

M any improvements have been added.-

New Parlors, New Piazzas, Reading Rooms, etc.
Terms reasonable. , je253m

Central Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

LtPEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.—
At Liberal arrangements will be made with guests
for the FALL AND SPRING. Rooms thoroughly
heated. Address II. C. SHOEMAKER, Prop’r.,
jnn253m East Long Branch P. O., N. J.

Ashland House,

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., RODGERS & WILKINS,
Proprietoas. _ jly94t

WILLIAMSON HOUSE, LACKAWAXEN, PIKE
»» CO., Pa.—rebuilt and just opened for the sum¬
mer. Located on the Delaware river, in the midst of
charming scenery, deer huntigg, trout, bass, lake
trout and pickerel, The house is new, clean and com¬
modious. Board $8 per week. Wagons and Carnages
to hire.

july 16 JOHN S. WILLIAMSON, Prop.

charts far §j>yart£men.

Rossin House, Toronto, Canada.

SHEARS & SON, Proprietors.

This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports¬
men from all parts of the United States and Canada.

OREST HOUSE, AT STARK’S FALLS, FOOT
- of the Bog. O. J. Pelsue, Proprietor. Boats and
experienced guides furnished to sporting parties at
reasonable rates, P. O. address, Colton, St. Law¬
rence Co., N. Y.

B oard near twin lakes, four hours

from N. York, via. Harlem R. R., and convenient
to depot, stores, churches and post office. Address
FRED COOPER, “Locust Hill Farm,” Ashley Falls,
Berkshire county, Mass.

G reat falls of potomac, Montgomery

county, Maryland, 16 miles from Washington. D.
C., 7 miles from Rockville, Md. Best bass fishing on
upper Potomac. Hotel accommodations excellent—$2
per day; $9 per week. Address GARRETT & MAUS,
(Cromelm Hotel) Offutt’sx Roads, Md. jell6

I NTERNATIONAL HOTEL,

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.
J. I. FULTON, Jr., Proprietor.
Special rates to Boarders. ‘el 16m

a* DQimrorm beautiful sea views,

111 idl ill dUU""" splendid Fishing, Bathing,
Boating, 22 minutes from New York. Opposite the
station—shade and lawn. Board only $6 00 to $8 00.
Inquire of station master for HENRY HOE.

ANTED—IN A PLEASANT LOCALITY, ONE.
** mile from Greenwood Lake and three hours
from N. Y., a few families to board: panic prices. J .
B. WILSON, West Milford, Passaic county, N. J. f|

Foxcroft Exchange,

oxeroft and Dover Village, Me.

I S NOW OPEN for permanent and transient board¬
ers. The house is new, and is in one of the most
attractive villages in New England, near Sebec Lake,
with its steam and sailboats, and extensive land-locked
salmon fish-works, and on the immediate border of
extensive forests. It is also surrounded by splendid
mountain scenery, broad lakes and noble trout streams.
The stable is stocked with good teams. A large farm
is connected with the house, which fully supplies the
table. Daily communication with Moosehead Lake.
Telegraph near house, and two daily mails. Prices
moderate. Refers to J. F. Jefferds, R. R, Mail ser-
vice, Boston, P. O. _ P. M, JEFFERDS, Prop’r.

The Crossmon House,

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y.

C. CROSSMON & SON, PROPRIETORS.

mms house, recently rebuilt and ele-

gantly furnished, is now open for visitors. It is
located in one of the most delightful places in the
Thousand Islands region, commanding an extensive
view of the St. Lawrence river and the islands,
and offers every facility for the comfort and enjoy¬
ment of guests. Outfits for boating, hunting and fish¬
ing parties. Music-by a fine band. Steamers for the
Bay connect at Cape Vincent with the Rome, Water-
town and Ogdensburg Raliroad. juy!6

In offering this Trolling Bait to the public the manu
factnrer feels confident he has brought this artificial
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial to es¬
tablish its superiority over all others for catching
Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Trout, Salmon Trout, Muska-
longe, &c. Three sizes made—No. 20 for fish under
3 pounds weight; No. 21 for fish under 10 pounds. No.
22 for very large fish. If not to be found at your fish¬
ing tackle stores, these Spoons will be forwarded by
the manufacturer by mail. Price,$1-00 each.

JOHN H. MANN, Syracuse, New York

FOREST AND STREAM

MliSccUiitttous.

CHICAGO

SHOT TOWER GO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

STANDARD

DROP AND BUCK SHOT

BALLS AND BAR LEAD.

Our aim is to manufacture an article of SHOT that
is unsurpassed in ROUNDNESS, SOLIDITY, Pea-
fection of POLISH, Uniformity of SIZE, and Accu¬
racy of WEIGHT, in each bag. Orders from the
Trade solicited, and will be filled at

The Lowest Market Prices.

E. W. BLATCHFORD, President.

C. F. GATES, Treasurer. jun 25 ly

IT. 7. Safety Steam Power Co.

Office: SO COUHTLANJDT ST.

BUILDERS OF

STEAM ENGINES AND BILBS'

Steam Launches & Yachts ;

And their Machinery a Specialty, also Machinery for

TUGS, LIGHTERS AMD STEAMERS,

Propeller Wheels of Superior Efficiency.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.

ppr All our boats ore guarantee* to pass inspec¬
tion under the Steamboat law when required.

THOR BOTTOMS OF YACHTS, BOATS,
JD &c —CEYLONPLUMBAGO, ORBLACKLEAD
—perfectly pure, prepared expressley for above use.
Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. New
York Black Lead Works, No. 172 Forsyth st. jly93m

HAZARD POWDER CO-

MANUFACTURERS OP

Sporting, Rifloand Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6} lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,” No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, m
and 5 lb. cans and 6* lb. kegs,

“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25, 12*, and6 * lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining' and Blasting’ Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
he company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
he various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

©SB WSall Street, New York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.
Thos S. Pope. Secretary.

REAL ENGLISH BOXING GLOVES,

imported, and the best American Gloves manufac¬
tured by SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 46
Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of two
pair; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.
p. $.—Goods sent C. O. D. evorvwhere.

64 DESIDERAT UM.”

DR. VEGA ARANGO’S

South American Antidote.

^—--- w

For sale by all Druggists at Zb cents per vial.

CARLE & STRONG, 152 Water st.. N. Y.
General Agents for United States and Canadas.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Comer of Pearl Street. NEW YORE.

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
ATTENTION.

h

MISFIT CARPETS.

0.001) SECOND HAND AND MISFIT CARPETS, RICH Patterns, Yery Cheap

vJT OLD PLACE. 112 FULTON STREET, between William and Nassau. Sent home and laid free ol

, at the

of charge.

JjliKcclkincoii';

TOLLEY

5

MAKERS OF

Fine only E%lish

BREECH LOADING GUNS.

Offer advantages in the purcnase
> '-vteiehr! of FINE GUNS, possible only to
the manufacturer, who trades di¬
rect with the sportsmen.

They therefore confidently in¬
vite comparison of their weapons
with those of other makers, as re¬
gards Fine Quality of Material
and workmanship, and more es¬
pecially shooting powers, which
is our great specialty, and for
which we are celebrated the world
over, vide testimonials,which will
be forwarded with price and de¬
scriptive sheets on application to

oar BRANCH HOUSE, 29 Maiden Lane,

Corner Nassau street, JSIew York.
Manufactory, Pioneer Works. Birmingham, England.

“peckT sntdeM”

Sportsman’s Emporium.

PATENT " SPINNING SQUID.”

PfiS* a sny^eT

$fhifadelgbM.

M.Y. ,

. 126 Nassau St...

No. I .Single Hook, for Bass l
^ or Weak Fish, 50c. No. 2, Triple!

J Hook, for catching Pickerel or V
Black Bass, 75c. No. 3, Large
Single Troll, for Blue Fish, $1.00.

Samples Mailed on beceiPt of Pkice.

MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN OUTFITS

For Bass Ball Players, Cricketers,

Yachting, Boatyig, Fishing,

QUOITS, INDIAN CLUBS, DUMB BELL, BOXING
GLOVES, GUNS, PISTOLS, Etc.

Send for Catalogue. Special prices to dealers. Ad¬
dress PECK & SNYDER. 126 Nassau St, N. Y.

E & H. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591

. Broadway, N. Y., op. Metropolitan Hotel.
Chromos and Frames, Stereoscopes and Views, Graph-
oscopes, Megalethoecopes, Albums and Photographs
of celebrities. Photo-Lantern Slides a specialty. Man¬
ufacturers of Photographic Materials. Awarded First
Premium at Vienna Exposition, jeltly

nnPC COD CRS t EIGHT HOUND PUPS
UUo5 rUil 0ALt."“" and a Setter one year
old;; best of stock. RICHARD VALENTINE,

july 9 4 Janesville, Wis.

(^lathing mid ^'wftmhinq (§ood§.

THE LAST REVISED EDITION OF

f! Fur, Fin, and Feather,

' CONTAINS THE

AME LAWS FOR 1874

Of all the States and Canada, besides a vast fund of
useful information on Hunting and Fishing. Price
50 cents. For sale by Gunsmiths, Fishing Tackle
dealers, and News Agents everywhere. Mailed on re¬
ceipt of price by CHARLES SUYDAM, Publisher,
61 Warren street, N. Y. |UsuaI discount to the trade.

For a, first-class Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufacturer
ESPENSCHEID, 118 Nassau street.

"kKXTO- Ac CO.’S

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY ,

A. ROCHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada

No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be bad of all family grocers. 10 26

Prize List!

FOREST AND STREAM
ft Weekly Journal,

DEVOTED TO

IMPORTER, AND DEALER IN

Breech and Muzzle Loading

SHOT GUNS.

Fishing and Sporting Tackle of every description.
Also, the new improved Parlor or Gallery Rifles, Pis¬
tols and Target? _ Apr. 161y

FISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY AND BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Glued Bamboo. Rod mountings of the very finest
quality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele¬
brated JOHN JAMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.

A large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
lected Calcutta Bamboo Poles. *-6m

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.
IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns? Bifles? Pistols, and Fishing Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-ly

Tiiomas Sparks,

Shot and Bar Lead

Manufa cturer,

[Established 1808 ]

Office, JNo. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

1 ? W. TAXIS, AQUARIUM MANUFACTURER
and dealer in GOLD FISH, AQUATIC PLANTS
FISH GLOBES, &c 60 North Sixth street, Phila¬
delphia, Penn. Orders by mail attended to.

Orange Sporting Powder.

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
to 7, packed only in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser
sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
breech loading guns, giving great penetration with
very slight recoil.

ORANGK DUCKING POWDER,

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 6* lbs. each, and in canis
ters of 1 and 5 lbs.

AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 12* lbs. and 6* lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER,

The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 12* lbs., and 6* lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and
* pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
uum than any other brands made.

LAFLIN & RAND POWDER Co.,

21 Park Row, N. Y.

(Opposite AstorHouse.)

Established in 1835.

PRITCHARD BROTHERS,

No. 94 Fulton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.
also, constantly on hand
THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL-
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.
Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

~ JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention. ___

W. S. BARNUM,
Syracuse, N, Y.

Guns? Revolvers, Fishing Tackle, Base-
Ball Supplies, Ac., Ac.

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading gun
sent to anv address for $40.

EVERY GUN WARRANTED.
Ammunition of the very best quality a specialty.

Out-Door Sports

Hunting, Fishing, Yachting, Boating, Practical Nat¬
ural History, Fish Culture, &c. &c.

It is the OFFICIAL ORGAN of the

The Fish Cnlturists’ Association
of America.

The Publishers of FOREST AND STREAM

In order to stimulate the development ot

MANLY and ATHLETIC EXERCISES,

AS OF

FISHING, SHOOTING, ARCHERY, CRICKET,
FOOTBALL, and CROQUET,

Offer the followi esfor clubs of three or more

Single Subscription per Annum $5

Starting Clubs.—Agents, and others interested, are
advised tha,t we do not insist upon their starting with
full clubs to secure our rates. They can send three
or more at a time, and on forwarding the requisite
number within 60 days will be entitled to same premi¬
ums as if all were sent together,.

. CRICKET.

For $20 00 four copies, one year, with one best
spring bat, one College bat, one Dark cricket ball;
price $7 50.

For $25 00, five copies, one year, with a complete
cricket set; one College bat, one polished bat, Clap-
shaw; one Dark cricket ball; one set of stumps; price
$12 00 .

FOOTBALL.

For $1! 00, three copies, one year, with one Rugby
footba., pr ce $6 00.

FISHING RODS.

For $15 00,!, nreo copies, one year, with one superior
four joint light rod, suitable for all kinds of fishing;
price $7 00.

For $60 00, twelve copies, one elegant rod; suita¬
ble for trout, black bass with fly, or for trolling bass
or pickerel; as fine a rod as can be made; German
silver tipped, with three tips; price $25 00.

CROQUET.

For $20 00, four copies, one year, with very hand¬
some set of croauet; price $7 00.

For $25 00, five copies, one year, with superb set of
croquet; price $10 00.

For $30 00, six copies, one year, with the finest set
of croquet made; price $14 00.

REMINGTON RIFLE AND SHOT GUN.

For $75 00, fifteen copies, one year, with one Rem-
_ngton Deer rifle; price $28 00.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Target
rifle, 30-inch octagonal barrel, to be used for sporting,
hunting, or target shooting; price $36 00.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Rem¬
ington double barreled,’ breech-loading shot-gun.
one of the best guns ever offered to American
sportsmen; price $45 00.

SHARPE RIFLE.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Sharpe
porting or target, rifle, best quality; price $40 00.

WARD-BURTON RIFLE.

For $200, forty copies, one year, with one Ward-
Burton rifle magazine gun for large game, price 80 00.

SINGLE AND DOUBLE BARREL MUZZLE
LOADING SHOT GUNS.

For $20 00, four copies,one year,with one American
single barrel gun, perfectly safe, blue barrels, walnut;
price $10 00.

For $35 00, seven copies, one year, with one Ameri¬
can double gun, handy and reliable gnu every way;
price $18 00.

For $50 00, ten copies, cne year, with one double
boys’ fine twist barrel gun, a safe gun every way for
boys; price $26 00.

For $75 00, fifteen copies, one year, with double
gun, English laminated steel barrels, handsome flu¬
sh; price $45 00.

CASE PREMIUMS.

To those who prefer cash premiums a discount of
25 per cent, will be made on all clnbs of three and up¬
wards.

HjlPcEvery article is of the finest quality and will be
sent free of expense.

Remitting Money.—Checks on New York City
banks and bankers are best for large sums: make pay¬
able to the order of Forest and Stream Publishing
Company, 103 Fulton Street, New York. Post
Office Money Orders for $50 or less are cheap and safe
also. When these are not obtainable, register letters,
affixing stamps for postage and registry; put in the
monev and seal the letter in the presence of the post-
maste., and take his receipt for it. * , ,

Send the names with the money as fast as obtained,
that subscribers may get the paper at once.

Forest and Stream PnMisMng Company?

17 CHATHAM STREET. N. Y.

Post Office Box 2832,

125 S. THIRD STREET PHILA,

FOREST AND STREAM

383

lostoiL

W. J C. SCOTT & SONS

G-ENUINE

Breech Loaders.

WINNERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873.
Scott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders. 25 cents
by mail. Report of Gun Trial sent on application.

AGENTS:

REID & S

13 Faneiul IT all Sq., Boston.

Also all other makes. Greener, Westley Richards,
Webley, Remington. Wesson, &c.

A genuine laminated Steel Breech-loader, with im¬
plements, at $60..

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds for
shooting practice.

Fine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriages
Complete, as furnished the New York and Boston
Yacht Squadrons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

BlDFORDTlilHOil

186 Washington St., Boston.

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS IN

FVLsbL ^ 2 T Tac

Bod$ 9

Hooks,

AND

ANGLING IMPLEMENTS.

CAMPING AND MINING

‘JL’O’V JH.

Weighing only 25 pounds, very durable, will cook
for 10 persons, and is especially adapted for camping
purposes The ware consists of 8 qt. Kettle, 6 qt.
Tea Kettle, 2 qt. Coffee Pot, Fry Pan, round Tin Pan,
2 square Pans, Dipper, Gridiron, Tent Collar, 8 ft,
Funnel and an Oven that will roast 15 pounds beef. _
Outside dimensions, ringed, 12x12x30 inches.

The ware is so coustruouuu. uua it nests and packs
iu the oven, and the oven and funnel pack inside the
stove as represented in cut 2 , leaving room for pack¬
ing half doz. Plates, Knives, Forks and Spoons and
drinking Cups. Price complete, $13.50.

SEED P. O. ORDER, OR CASHIER'S CHECK.

POND & DUNC5CL.EE,

87 Blackstone street, Boston, Mass

JQlhcelhiqcouz.

1 |latitetnenz (§ood$.

ALBERT C. KUCK.

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

82 Park Row, New York.

Opposite New P. O.

IMPORTER or

NEW YORK.

B 1 ! IT |

is,

And Dealer in all Kinds or

FISHING- TACKLE, GUNS,

BEVOLYERS.

Skates and Sporting Goods.

REUBEN WOOD, ~

Syracuse, Kew York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout Flies
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Ole^xTt Sc HxxeicIox%

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

8NEIDEB

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT HUN
ALTERING

Muzzle Loading’ Huns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

*^14 West Pratt street,

28 Baltimore, Md.

Hstablislied in X @3 73

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers or

6 TICKLE!

~50 Fulton @t. 9 IV- Y.

Oreen Hart, Split Bamboo, Log Wood, Fly
and Sqlmon Bods, a Specialty .

flUIAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
X created such an ‘excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere las); season, will be brought out.
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $ 8 ; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. IVm, S. Kimball cP Co.:

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, with a transport
of Indian Slculls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco 1 ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort«.
strongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, bv that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
yon to send me ior the enclosed ten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If thero
is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos, Hykto.

Prnfsssor of Anatomy in the University of Vienna

ESTABLISHED 1849.

J. B. Me HARC & CO.,

Roms, N. Y.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Split Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal
inon, Bass, Trout, Trunk and Perch Rods, with
or without Mcflarg’s Patent Reel Piate. Sole
manufacturers of McHarg’s Gold, Silver,

Brass and Pearl Spinning Baits of every
description, and manufacturers of

Fishing Talkie in all its Varisliss,

Deluding all styles of Bass, Salmon and Trout Flies

HAVANA LOTTERY,

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8 th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,4 $10,4$5,1-5 $4,110 $2,1-20$!

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared to till all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

11 Wall street. New York

imp Y, . _ . .

«UNTING,’ Fiiyi^FjAPP! mGJ
XSsteMisIueil X S-X-3.

Breech and Muzzle Loading

FI

11

)

Sportsmen’s Apparatus,

AMMUNITION,
Materials for Gun-Makers, &c.,

Wholesale and Retail. Guns made to order, or re¬
paired in the best manner. m

ALEXANDER McCOMAS,

je IS No. 51 South Calvert st., Baltimore.

j§Hi&tdhmeon&.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 I¥Iasd@n Lane N.Y.,

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

If

TACK

1 1

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon ana Trout Flics, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH H O O K S .

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Rods, Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies, Nets,
Baits, Fish Hooks, Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

101 & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) New York.

CHAS. RE I CHE & BR0.,

IMPORTERS AXD DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &c.,

£543 Chatham Street,

3d door from N.WUlliam. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FQR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,
\ND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI
MALS AND BIRDS.

RKICHE. 11-63 HENRY REICHE.

T

it.

W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDEE,

MANUFACTURERS of the

ISTAMBARD Af¥fERICAH

MD TABLES.

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

INo. 738 BROADWAY,

Cures Sore Throat , Bronchitis, Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Bheu-
matism, Chilblains, Strains, &c.

A SPECIFIC FOB, BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! Ask for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell <&> Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St., XT. Y

J§lhucIhncoiiC t

SIM D. KEHOE

5

THE “ INDIAN CLUB MAN,”

WITH

F. GROTE & CO., 114 East 14th St., N. Y.

KEHOE’S INDIAN CLUBS,

KEHOE’S PATENT STRIKING BAG,

KEHOE’S HEEL PADDED BOXING GLOVE.
GOODS SENTC. O. D.

Send for KEHOE’S Illustrated Catalogue, 114 East
14th street. New York. jun253m

A- JOS. KAPP,

A. II. GROTE

F.CROTE & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14tli St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK AND DOGSKIN GAUNTLETS.

Buckskin Shooting- and Fishing Breeches
and Leggings for Summer and Fall.

LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS,
BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Broadway, IV. Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OF

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

19 N. William Street, New York.

DR. FOWLER’S PATENT
Hard Rubber Reel-
“The €rem.”

Imperishable, Light as a Feather,"and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
eeived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and Hon. Robt Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to bear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agen ts for the United States,

25-61_48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW T YORK.

E. H. MADISON,

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning-Material

Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEYBRO. Goou & , &c
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairing
of fine trims, &c.

Sportsmen!

Your attention is called to
GOOD’S OIL TANNED MOC¬
CASINS, the best thing ever
worn by sportsmen. Not
injured by wetting and
drying—always soft and
easy to the feet, and
VERY DURABLE—being made of the very best of
stock in three different styles, and warranted the gen¬
uine article, different from anything before offered.
Illustrated Circular and Price List free.

FRANK GOOD.

______ 1209 Elm st.. Mancheste r. N. H.

~PATENT AUTOMATIC MUZZLeT~

[From N. Y. Times , June 22 .
“ Mr. Bergk has a
muzzle that he recom¬
mends, as it does not
FRET or worry the
dog when on his head.
By a spring the dog
can open his mouth to
the fullest extent, and
running out his tongue
pant with us much ease
-. r —7 pmmow." as 1 bough he was not

„,A / fflm#*' muzzled, and drink

IrJXy' without any difficulty,

, . . ... „ A , but it is impossible for

h m to bite.” The most humane invention of the age
Manufactured by W. T. & J. MERSEREAU 8
Liberal discount to the trade 62 Duane st N Y

384

FOREST AND STREAM.?

ffit>t[tsmens <§ootl8.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

1 1 49 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, IV. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers:
Messrs. W. & C.‘ SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers,

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS & H AWKJSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTBVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best m the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other, styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Vest.

This Vest affords tbe besfc ar *

ran cement yet in vented for car¬
rying cartridges. ^ f M The weight is

so evenly distribui gjf / (HI ted that it is

scarcely felt. Car Hi: f If tridges can be

carried with the W d°. wn i R

this vest, which isf UliHf lillP J of great impor¬
tance when brass # shells are used

as when carrying them with the

head up the weight Vitfua°^"
en forces the wad forward, when

bad shooting is the result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.

SEND FOR CIRCUL AR. _

“D. HODGMAN & C0.,

27 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT

India Rubber Goods

COMPRISING

Rubber Trouting Pants,

Fishing Stockings,

Camp Blankets, etc.

Complete Sporting! CampingOutfit.
THOSjmS LEROY&C0.

251 AND 263 WATER ST., NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Celebrated American Standard

Patent Sifted Eagle Brand

CHILLED

DROP SHOT

-ALSO-■

COMPRESSED

Buck Shot and Bullets.

THE BEST GUIDE BOOKS.

OSGOOD’S MIDDLE STATES-

A Guide to the Chief Cities and Popular Resorts of
the Middle States, their Scenery and historic at¬
tractions, with the Northern Border, from Niagara
to Montreal. Seven mans and fifteen plans. Flex¬
ible covers, $2.

“No previous manual is so copious or so exact in
its treatment, or can be consulted to so great ad¬
vantage by the tourist in the Middle States as a trust¬
worthy guide.”— New York Tribune.

“ For portability and compactness it is cpiite ahead
of anything yet. The work on it, so far as we have
been abb to verify it, is exceedingly well done.—V.
Y. Evening Mail.

OSGOOD’S NEW ENGLAND.

A Guide to the Chief Cities and Popular Resorts of
New England, its Scenery and Historic Attrac¬
tions; with the Western and Northern Borders,
from New York to Quebec. Six maps and eleven
plans. Second edition. Enlarged. $2.

“ About as nearly faultless as such a book can be ”

—New York Tribune.

*** For sale by Booksellers and Newsdealers.—
Sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, by the Publishers.

JAMES B. 0S(i(H>]> &€<)., Boston.

A MEMBERSHIP IN BLOOMING

GROVE PARK ASSOCIATION for sale to an
acceptable party, at less than regular price. Cause-
present owner not being able to enjoy its privileges.
Address “ Rambler,” P. O. box 2832, N. Y. city.

MEAD’S PATENT SAFETY

EXPLOSIVE BULLET,

METALLIC CARTRIDGES.

Calibre—22, 32, 38. 44, 46, 50, &c.

Also, BOMB-SHELLS for 12 and 16 gauge Shot Guns.
Sj JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS, GUN DEALERS,
300 Broadway, New York.

Send far Chrmlar, describing effect on Grizzly Bears.

E. REMINGTON & SONS-

Manufacturers of

REMINGTON’S

281 and 288 Broadway, New York,

OR ARMORY, ILION, N. Y.

Weight, 28 inch, 84- lbs. 30 inch, 8f lbs. 2f inch Drop. 1 4 inch Stock.

DECARBONIZED STEEL BARREL.

We are now prepared to furnish these Guns, 28 and 80 inches, No. 12 guage, at $45.
Discounts to the trade only. Will have Twist and Laminated Barrels at $60 and $75 about
July 1st, 1874.

Hegemaris Patent Portable Folding Boat.

For use as LIFE-BOATS,
LIGHTERS, Dingies, Do-
rys, on board Steamers,
Yachts and other Vessels.

Also for Sportsmen, Tour¬
ists, Trappers, Exploring
Expeditions, Parties Camp-
Out, &e. &e.

These safe and perfectly port¬
able boats will admit of the
roughest usage. A very light,
strong aud durable frame of
ash or other tough wood, with
canvas cover, andean be folded
in one-eighth space , /or trans¬
portation , and carried in a

light buggy w*igon, on horse
back, or by single person,
and can be unfolded ready
for use, in three minute’s
time. Boats neatly foded,
packed and shipped by ex-

Above cuts show the Boat folded and unfolded, press any where at same rate

of freight as ordinary goods.
JOHN HEGEMAJV, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., N. Y.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean, to the Board of United States Ofhcers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur-
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“Resolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that, whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further , That, the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have

so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial m the field.” (See

Ordnance Report.) „ , ,, __

We are now receiving orders for .these guns, and due
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 tb 85 grs of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish
Special Long-ranee Magazine Rifle for Creedmooi
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrving
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder 350 grs. ead,
from $30 and upward. 1 he calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will be 45-100. in

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 54 Wall St., N. Y.

FISHERIES.-

riety of Net, Seine, Dredge,
Pond or River. AMERICAN
Boston,

.MADE TO ORDER

for the trade. Every va-
&c. suited to Sea, Lake,
NET AND TWINE CO.,
*5-6ra

SHARPS’
Breech-Loading, Metallic Cartridge,

Military,

Hunting,

and Target

RIFLES.

EXCELS ALL OTHERS

-IN-

Accuracy, Strength & Safety

No Premature Discharges Ever Occur.

Special attention is called to their LONG RANGE
RIFLE, weighing 10 lbs., for target practice. This
rifle won the AMATEUR CLUB MEDAL, at Creed¬
moor Range, New York, three times, making eighty-
one points out of a possible eighty-four— best record
ever made on the Range. At same Range, Fall meet¬
ing, in “ All Comers Match” 500 and 600 yards, 75 en¬
tries and 10 prizes, the SHARPS’ RIFLES took five
prizes with seven guns. At the Opening Meeting,
Creedmoor, June 6 1874, Sharps’ took four out of six
prizes in the match for military rifles at 500 yards;
the first and second prizes being won with it by scores
of 27 out of a possible 28.

Every Rifle Warranted a good shooter ;

Calibres 40, 44 and 50-tOO in., of any length
desired ;

Charge of powder, 50 to 400 grains ;

Weight of balls, 220 to 540 grains ;

Stocks, plain, also pistol grip and checked ;

Sights, plain, globe and peep, Vernier with in¬
terchangeable front sight and wind guage.

Price, from $35 OO to $125 OO.

Every variety of ammunition for above guns con¬
stantly on hand. Send for circulars

Sharps’ Rifle Manufacturing Co.,

Hartford, Conn.

JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS, Agts.,

June 11 300 Broadway, New York.

J. C. CONROY & CO.,

65 Full on Street, New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OE

Fish Hooks and Fishing Tackle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
their goods,

THE GREAT PRIZES.

OF THE

Fourth Gift Concert

OE THE

Kentucky Public Library

WERE DRAWN AS FOLLOWS:

The first prize of $187,500, the capital prize, by
clubs in Memphis, Tenn.

The second gift, $75,000, was paid to State Bank,
Madison, Mo., J. H. Wakefield and A. L. Sims, of
Trenton, Ky., H. H. Bollinger, Pembroke, Ky., P. W.
Dooner, Los Angelos, Cal., W. G. Byerly, Portsmouth,
O., Flint & Chamberlain, Waco, Texas, and others’
the tickets having been sold in coupons.

The Farmers’National Bank, of Richmond, Ky.,
drew the half of the third prize, $37,500. Wm. E
Oates, Vicksburg, Miss,, J. M. Copeland, Franklin,
Ky.. Armstrong & Sawyer, Gransburg, Ind., each one-
tenth. The remainder was held in dubs.

The first prize in the third drawing was all in one
ticket, and owned by L. H. Keith, Esq.. Kingston
Mass., to whom was paid $100,000 in cash. ’

The Fifth Gift Concert,

which is positively the LAST THAT WILL EVER
BE GIVEN UNDER THIS CHARTER, will come off
in Public Library Hall, at Louisville, Ky.

FRIDAY, JULY31,1874.

$ 2 , 500,000

divided into twenty thousand gifts, will be distributed
among the ticket-holders.

LIST OF GIFTS.

One Grand Cash Gift.$250,000

One Grand Cash Gift. 100,000

One Grand Cash Gift .....*. 75.000

One Grand Cash Gift. 50,000

One Grand Cash Gift. 25,000

And 19,995 gifts, ranging in value from $20,000 to$50.
Grand Total, 20.000 Gifts, all cash.$3,500,000

PRICE OF TICKETS.

Whole Tickets,. $50 OO

Halves. 25 OO

Tenths, or each Coupon, 6 OO

11 Whole Tickets,.. 500 00

For tickets and information apply to
THOS. E. BRAMLETTE, Agent Public Library
Kv., Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky.

‘ or THOS. H. HAYS, & CO.,

609 Broadway, A. Y.

PATENT TREBLE WEDGE

Fast Breech Loader

Indestructible by Gunpowder.

This gun is specially designed to meet the require¬
ments of American sportsmen. It will stand a larger
charge of powder, and shoot stronger than any other
system. For duck and pigeon shooting these guns
stand unrivalled. The action is simple in construc¬
tion, quick and easy to load. They may be inspected
this s«ason at all the principle gun stores in the Uni¬
ted States. Prices moderate.

The second edition of “Modern Breech Loaders,
Sporting and Military,” wall be shortly published by
W. W. GREENER,

jnly2 St. Mary’s Works, Birmingham, England.

THE COMMODORE’S

SIGNAL BOOK

AND

YADE MECUM,

CONTAINING

Cliromo Cliart

OF ATLANTIC, PACIFIC AND COAST STEAM¬
SHIP FLAGS, FUNNELS AND NIGHT SIG¬
NALS ; CHARTS OF ALL THF UNITED
STATES YACHT CLUB FLAGS ; PRI¬
VATE SIGNALS OF YACHTS ;

LISTS OF OFFICERS OF YACHT
CLUBS FOR 1874 ; NAMES
OF YACHTS; OWNERS;

RIG; DIMENSIONS;

PILOT BOATS;

REGATTA DAYS; LIFE SAVING STATIONS;
TIDE TABLES, &c., &c.

Compiled from official sources, by

THOMAS MANNING,

138 Fulton Street. N. Y.

And published under the auspices of the Cnnard
Steam Ship Co. and Brooklyn Yacht Club.

The Compiler has the honor to announce to profes¬
sional Mariners and Yachtsmen that the above is now
in piess, and will shortly be published. Price $2 50.

The Life Saving Stations include the new districts.
The Tide Tables will be very extensive.

The Compilation has been carefully made, and i s
complete and accurate.

The artistic and typographical work will be in the
best style.

Subscribers remitting the price of the work, with
name and address, either to the Compiler, to John
Filmer, 292 Broadway, or to Forest and Stream
Publishing Co., New York, will have a copy forward¬
ed as soon as published, mailed free. jly2

NO FROGSSNO HORSE.
How to Shoe Horses.

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Eoot Ailuients.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar
Goodenqugh HqrseShqe. 4l Dev Street, New York .

Springers, or Field Spaniels.

T HAVE PUPS OF THIS BREED FOR

I sale. Are the best Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse
dogs in the world. Color liver and white—perfect
beauties, Age two months. Price, $25. Address
M. P. M’KOON, Franklin, Del Co., N. 1,

Terms, Five Dollars a Year.
Ten Cents a Copy.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1874.

Volume 2, Number 25.

17 Chatham St. (CityHall Sqr.)

THE EDITORIAL ALEMBIC.

BY CIIAS. HALBOCK.

I N thermal climes, where man has nought to do
But fan himself and mope the long day through,
Where slaves assiduous mix the cooling ice,

And minister with zeal to each caprice;

Where houris, languid, woo with lustrous eyes,

And valets brush away persistent flies;

Where weekly papers vex not nor harass
The ransacked brains of editor or as¬
sistant editor—

’Tis sweet to think on sublunary things,

And bless the gifts that such good fortune brings.
With all the chords of earth in sweet attune,

E’en life itself would seem almost a boon.

But to the man whom arduous cares oppress,
Preparing copy for exacting press,

Who day by day with perspiration reeks,

Through weary round of burning summer weeks—
Like alchemist, who from his realm of heat,

With fiery test and subtle art replete,

Forth from the deep’alembic of the mind
Distills his wits to edify mankind—

To him, with feverish brain and debts unpaid,
(Thermometer full ninety in the shade,)

Existence seems almost a torrid zone,

And Tophet well may claim him as his own.

For Forest and Stream .

'parts in (^aliffornia.

No. IV.—WOODCRAFT CONTINUED.

I N my last I gave you a sketch of an Indian “scare” we
had while fishing, together with an interpretation, at
length, of the Indian “sign.” Not wishing to be tedious,
I will give but another example where the knowledge of
“sign” enabled us to escape scot free, and then close up the
personal repertoire. *

On this occasion we were fishing a little stream running
through a deep ravine, some six or eight miles to the north¬
ward of our Post. The afternoon was lovely, and our suc¬
cess had been excellent. Captain-and myself had

gone up the stream a considerable distance beyond the re¬
mainder of the party, and had been diligently engaged in
relieving a number of choice pools of their “oldest inhabi¬
tants.” We were in a deeply shaded part of the ravine,
and had been so busily employed that we had not spoken
for half an hour, though not twenty yards apart the greater
portion of the time.

Suddenly Captain-, who w r as an old Indian cam¬

paigner, came quietly to my side and said in a low voice,
“Do you see that? It is time for us to leave. There are
Indians about, and if we are not quick we will be cut off
before we can reach the Post.” While uttering these words
be pointed up the glen. Looking in the direction indi¬
cated, I saw, about a hundred yards before us, one of those
half-starved, yellow and white mongrel curs, half dog,
half coyote, known as “Indian dogs,” come stealing out of
the bushes, with drooping ears and tail, and, perceiving we
noticed him, as quietly slinking back again.

Perfectly comprehending the “sign,” and knowing that
no time was to be lost, I joined the gallant captain in a
guarded though swift retreat. On our way down we met
the party, and communicating the information all hurried
to where we had secured our animals. Quite a brisk breeze
was blowing down the ravine, and if we had needed any
other assurance of the correctness of our conclusions the
startled look and straining efforts of our mules to escape
from their fastenings left no room for doubt. Quickly sad-
'fffug and mounting, we galloped off. Giving little heed to
the roughness of the trail, or paying much attention to
briars and thickets, we pushed on as rapidly as our willing
a uimals could carry us, and in a very short time had put
several miles between us and our late fishing ground.

-A-t the mouth of the ravine, where the hills subsided into
the level, and about a mile from the bay, was a thriving
ranche. The well-tilled fields, abundant and sleek-looking
stock, and neat buildings, told as well of the thrift of the
settler as of the richness of the soil. As we turned into

this clearing the trail led into a cart track, which took us
close to the settler’s house. When we rode by he, with his
wife and children, was sitting at the supper table. The
noise of the clattering hoofs caused him to look up, nod a
friendly good evening, and halloo a pleasant invitation to
stop and sup. Riding to the window, I told him what was
hurrying us off so much earlier than we had anticipated,
and advised him to leave with his family and come with
us. He, however, declined, saying that the Indians had
never troubled him nor stolen his stock; that both he and
his wife had always treated them kindly, and he guessed
they would not molest him; that we must be wrong. At
any rate he would risk it even if we were right. It is per¬
fectly astonishing how reckless these settlers become. Long
and continued fellowship with danger makes them uttterly
incredulous and careless until they will give no heed to
anything save the actual presence of the enemy. This is
one great cause of the facility and impunity with which
the Indians commit so many ravages on our frontiers. Not
an hour after we left the Indians came to this ranche and
shot from a thicket, some fifty yards from the house, this
very man as he sat on the porch smoking his pipe. The
first notice he had of their presence was the flash and re¬
port of their rifles. We got to our Post without any
trouble. As a matter of course, the Indians had left be¬
fore any assistance reached the ranche.

And all this indicated by a mongrel cur seen in the
woods. How was this “Indian sign?” Very simply thus:
When the Indians go on the war path in small parties they
never take dogs with them, but always drive them back.
Yet the dogs will follow their masters, and may occasion¬
ally be seen fighting over the bones of their abandoned
camps. They always keep out of sight of their masters,
however, knowing that if seen they will be driven back;
and the dogs well know that Indians are not famed for
gentleness in their treatment of brutes. So they usually
keep in the rear, or on the flanks of the party. In the
above case the dog had evidently gotten ahead, owing to
the nature of the country and lay of the land, and, being
spied by the captain and myself, enabled us to get away
in good time. As they generally follow their masters, when
we saw the animal we much feared lest the Indians had
already gotten between us and the Post, and cut us off.

These instances are very simple examples of the science
of woodcraft—for a science, and a very perfect one, too,
it undoubtedly is. Not written in ordinary books—for this
is an art in which experientia docet is the motto—the pages
of the great book of Nature alone contain the only infor¬
mation that can be acquired. And to interpret correctly
these lessons requires the experience of many long years
of trial and vicissitude. It is wonderful how acute the
senses become when thus educated. The relations of
cause and effect become almost intuitive. The faintest de¬
parture from Nature’s laws attracts the attention. Not a
leaf falls, or is turned the wrong way, or presents any un¬
usual aspect; not a twig is broken or bent; not a blade of
grass is crushed, but the attention is riveted and the cause
understood and ascertained. And all this without effort—
as I said, intuitively. One would think, to hear of all that
is done, that the mind was on a continuous stretch. But
this is not the case, unless in the neighborhood of the game
or enemy. Without being especially attentive, the senses
are—if I may be allowed the expression—ever on the alert,
but, apparently, notice nothing unless it is unusual. Then
they spring into action instantly. The acuteness of “moun¬
tain men,” as they are styled, or hunters, and especially of
Indians, in the interpretation of “sign” is absolutely aston¬
ishing and incredible. Looking at a trail they will tell you
how many persons have passed along, whether whites, In¬
dians, or negroes, male or female, fresh or tired, how long
since they have passed, and, probably, their destination
and intention. If the trail be that of animals, they will
tell you whether these were ridden, loose orloaded, whether
horses, mules, or horned cattle, whether tired or fresh, the
gait at which they travelled, the tribe or country of the
riders, etc., ad infinitum. Often an Indian will point out

the entire impression of a foot, calling it a broad trail when
the uneducated eye will perceive nothing save, perhaps, a
formless inequality of the ground. In fact, there seems
almost to be no limit to the accuracy which they attain.

Those interested in the subject will find some very in¬
structive accounts and descriptions of these matters in
Marcy’s “Prairie Traveller,” and “Army Life on the Bor¬
der,” in Galton’s “Art of Travel,” and in Lord and Baines’
“Shifts and Expedients.” [And, even more particularly,
in “Ruxton’s Life in the Far West.— Ed.]

Some time ago I saw a little book on South America, in
which were mentioned some most astonishing instances of
perfection in this art. It appears that among the Gauchos
of the South American pampas, and the Llaneros of Vene¬
zuela, there is a class of men known as “rastraedores,” or
trailers, who are so skilled in this science that they are fre¬
quently employed by the authorities for the discovery of es¬
caped convicts or prisoners.

On one occasion the narrator saw an old man walking
slowly along the road and peering intently on the ground.
Supposing he had lost something for which he was search¬
ing, and desiring to render assistance, if possible, for the
man seemed very old, he accosted him. The man replied
that there were some thieves about, “for,” said he, “there
was a man who was dressed in women’s clothes, and wore
women's shoes which did not fit him, who passed here, and
as he was disguised, he must be intent on some evil pur¬
pose.” He added, “I think he has gone to the next town.”
And sure enough, a few days afterwards came the news
that some thieves had been discovered in that town who
were dressed in female apparel.

In another case, one of these men, while absent from
home on business, had his house robbed, and, among other
things, a saddle stolen. His wife, coming into the house
shortly after, noticed the track of the thief in the sand, and
placed a bowl over it. Some months later, when her hus-
baud returned, she showed him the footprint. Time passed
,n, and two years afterward , in passing along a street in the
suburbs of the town, the rastreador noticed a footprint, and
following it up, entered a house and there found his sad
die. He had recognized the trail of the robber.

The same man, who was the most celebrated rastreador in
the province, was once employed by the government to
ascertain the whereabouts of a prisoner under sentence of
death, who had eluded the vigilance of the officers and es
caped from gaol. The fugitive had resorted to every de¬
vice and artifice to destroy his trail that fear of death could
inspire, for he knew he would be followed, and, if cap
tured, executed. He even took to the river and swam down
the stream for a long distance. Patiently the rastreador fol¬
lowed every winding and doubling of the trail. When he
came to xhe river he knew that as the man went in he must
come out again. So he carefully went along the banks,
and after a time said, “He came out here.” Following the
trail, he came to a vineyard, surrounded by a stone wall,
and carefully walked around it. “He is in there,” said he
to the officer in charge of the party which accompanied
him. A thorough search ensued. At length, tired of hunt
ing, they returned, and the officer said, “He has escaped.”
“He is still there,” replied the rastreador. Another and
more thorough search was made, and the prisoner was dis¬
covered concealed among a mass of vines and rubbish. He
was executed the next morning.

All of these cases are said to be well authenticated, and
not mere “travellers’ tales.” Many others might be cited,
but this article is already too long, and I fear lest I weary
the reader. Enough has, however, been said to show that,
whether in the forest or on the plain, the art is the same
and that, as Frank Forester said, “some pleasure and much
profit may be gained from the cultivation of the gentle
science of woodcraft.” Monmouth.

—Hogarth’s picture of Calais gate is for sale in England.
It is remarkable in an icthyological way, because an old
woman is handling a hake, and the satirist of the age has
repeated the face of the woman in that of the fish so that
the old woman and the hake look like sisters.

For Forest and Stream,

FLORIDA AS A SPORTSMAN’S RESORT.

IT gave me much satisfaction and entertainment to read
1 the letter upon Fort Capron in a recent issue of your
paper. I agree with the writer in every particular as to the
fitness of the place for a hotel, as to the abundance of game
and fish, and I mentioned in one of my letters to your
journal that a gentleman contemplated erecting just such a
house as the hunter upon Indian River needed and found
not. The crying want of that lagoon is a good hotel. In
its whole one hundred and forty miles length, there is not
an establishment, (if we except Titus’ at Sand Point,)
worthy the name of hotel. The site of the hotel referred
to was at Taylor’s Creek, about two miles below the site of
old Fort Capron. In many respects this is a better place
than at Capron, as the land is higher, the creek banks
being nearly fifty feet high, and the waters of the creek
give a never-ending supply of fish. Whether the purpose
of the projector of the enterprise is likely to be carried out,
I cannot tell, as no information has reached me since my de¬
parture.

Regarding the abundance of deer and turkeys, no doubt
things have changed since the troops were there. The
Indians have hunted the pine barrens back of the river for
several years past and have pretty effectually exterminated
them. However, if one will hunt warily and keep both
eyes open, he may discover a few between the Fort and
Seven-Mile-Hole. The old Russel plantation, the site of
the Fort, is now gone to decay. The beautiful oleander
hedge is broken down, clumps of Cherokee rose straggle
over the ground in wild luxuriance; guavas and limes,
lemons and oranges are rapidly being choked out with the
wild growth, and nature is rapidly assuming sway over the
old parade ground and gardens.

The only indication of the occupation by troops is a heap
of bricks, said to have been the bake oven. One of the
best results of my letters is the occasional waking up of
some one of the many veterans of the Indian war. It re¬
joices me to see that they are coming forth and telling us
what we long have wished to know about Florida as it was
during the war and prior to the late difficulty. It is amus¬
ing, the manner in which these old soldiers, who have been
through such difficult undertakings, treat our comparatively
tame exploits of the present day.

Referring to the exploration of Lake Okeechobee, they
say, “Oh, yes ! that was very good; extremely well done
—for a boy; but then, we were there years ago.” They
will persist in affirming that I stated that the lake was un¬
explored. How, if they will refer to the number of Forest
and Stream containing my report, they will see that I said
the lake had been visited at least twice during the first war,
and a post established near the northern shore during the
second; and I presumed the northern shore had been pretty
thoroughly explored. I cannot recall my exact words, but
that was their meaning. I think I spoke of this in my
article, in a November number, upon my attempt of a pre¬
vious year to reach the lake.

Since my return I have received a communication from
an old army officer who was stationed at Fort Centre, on
Fish-eating Creek, describing the route via the Carlosahat-
chce. He says: “The difficulties in reaching the lake by
this route would be very great to private parties, but it may
be doubted if they would exceed those so gallantly over¬
come by Fred Beverly on the Kissimmee route.”

That is all very well. I like those honeyed words, and
they “makes me feel goot,” but I fancy I can detect a sly
twinkle in the eye as they administer such a bolus, and a
half-smothered chuckle, as they reflect upon what they
have endured while hunting Indians, in swamps I would
not dare to penetrate. Nothing would be more to m}'- lik¬
ing than to take these old veterans by the hand and hear
the story of their adventures from their own lips. They
have given us a shot now and then and the occasional
glimpses have been attractive. Let them come out from
behind their intrenchments and deliver a whole broadside.

Feed. Beverly.

NOTES ON TEXAS.

Galveston, July 10, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Within the last few weeks trout and red fish have been
extremely scarce in and around our city point, and only
within a short time since, while on an excursion up the
bay, was the writer enabled to account for it. On the
western shore the grass grows in the water some three feet
in height inside a long reef; the water there maintains a
depth of two feet always, and it is now the breeding
grounds for the entire finny tribe. While shoving a skiff
gently through this immense forest of grass one could see
stingarees from the size of a silver dime up to five feet in
diameter; likewise red fish from the tiniest, an inch long,
up to four feet in length. Trout in vast quantities—all
sizes; saw some that would measure twenty-six inches in
length. The favorite mode of getting them is by using-
grains; an expert hand can grain twenty to thirty per day.
I saw there in this bed of grass, which is perhaps 100 yards
wide and twenty-five miles long, some very curious fish;
among the curious were a toad fish with a horn on top of
his head similar to a land horned frog. Another kind was
a fish about four inches in length and two in width and an
inch thick, no scales. The boys blow wind into its flat
mouth, inflating it as large as the double fist, then throw
it down into the bottom of the boat, making a loud report.
We saw alligator gars, sword fish, sharks, young jew fish,
croakers, innumerable young slieepsliead, whiting, and
trout, and last but not least, young alligators; caught some
no longer than six inches in length. They probably floated
down into this brackish water from some fresh water hole
or inlet near by, as alligators generally select a fresh water
pond, marsh, or creek to lay their eggs in, a large nest,
among bullrushes ten or twelve feet high. 1 recoTect a
good many years ago when a boy, I was coming from a visit
to a relative’s farm on the bay; among my boy’s traps were
a couple of specimens of the above described young
alligators in a not very secure box, and while on the steamer
during the night the young brutes got out of the box, and
one finding its way into the ladies’ cabin crawled into tne
berth of a sleeping beauty; about twelve o’clock the pas¬
sengers w T ere startled by some first-class screaming, every
one imagined the boat was on fire; men, women and chil¬
dren ruslied about in all directions, all curiously adorned,
among whom was the captain. Straightway proceeding to
where those vehement sounds of “take it away” were

FOREST AND STREAM.

Issued, there sat the beauty and my little brute fighting
for the supremacy of the berth. The wind up of the affair
was quickly terminated by the Captain throwing the cause
of the alarm overboard, arid all the passengers, and
especially the ladies, quickly vanished into their staterooms,
thinking how foolish they were to get so frightened,
all on account of a young alligator. The cabin boys turned
out next morning and found my other pet; ruminating in
the pantry; he also shared the same fate of liis companion,
much to my sorrow and regret, as my mind was fully bent
on raisng them in the garden in a quiet nook, all by them¬
selves.

The Captain says to me, “Joe, don’t bring any more
such pets here,” and after that always cast sly glances at
my boyish luggage. Our fishermen arc hauling their seines
near the breeding grounds as near as can be got to the grass
without going into it, and catch all the wayfarers to and
from the breeding grounds. I see bunches of young red
fish, some six inches in length, offered for sale, costing a
quarter and as much as a small family wants for a meal.
These fish in three or four months time, in our water,
develop amazingty, and what breakers of lines they get to
be by next spring ! Hr is here where protective laws come
in.force. Much to many sportsmen’s regret we have
neither laws for fin nor feather in our State, except the
laws of nature, and more, the laws of trade, but a de¬
mand is certainly forthcoming. Some feeble demonstra¬
tions have been made by parties trying to have them
passed before our Texas' Legislature, but I suppose their
time has been too much engrossed by larger and more im¬
portant (as they think,) considerations than to pay any at¬
tention to petitions. It is hoped that ere long those im¬
portant points will he engrossed and that they will not
overlook the sportsmen’s document. Towards a little later
our slieepsliead return and thousands are caught about our
wharves, nearly every party returning home after a fish
in the evening of an hour with a hundred or so from six to
nine inches in length. Since the departure of the fish the
writer has been consoling himself with a catch of two or
three times per week of Texas lobsters. Scientists say fish
make brain. I think so myself; at any rate, after a good meal
on the above-described fish, I am a first rate talker, and the
business of the day is gone through with much easier and
sooner and pleasanter than when beef is eaten. Latter is an
article that we have abundantly cheap, and much more is
eaten than I think good for the people ; they eschew fish
too much. We certainly want more brain, therefore more
and cheaper fish. A very short time since a party of gen¬
tlemen took what might be called a little recreation from
the cares of business ; leaving our wharf just as one of the
faintest streaks of daylight was coming—one bright and
early morn—in a fast sailing yacht, a good breeze
slightly leading, found us in seventy minutes just thirteen
miles away from friends, care and home. Sailing into a little
bayou, we securely fastened our little traveler, and out with
our hand lines, with the nicest shrimp on some first class
hooks. Not long ere the party caught sufficient for a
breakfast, and by a quarter of seven we sat down to fried
red fish, boiled Texas lobster, sliced ham, old Java, ice and
milk, musk melon, Hamburg grapes, figs, bananas, seated
beneath the wild inustang grapes hanging overhead
within a few feet, a clean spread on a grassy carpet, inhal¬
ing some pure air and feeling like other men, each of the
party exhilarated, and all said : “Texas fine.” 1 noticed it
was in the neighborhood of ten o’clock before we took our
tackle and fished with indifferent success. The sun became
scorching, and a very thin shirt and pair of drawers were
comfortable, to retire under the tent and pass away the
hours until dinner time. About four o’clock was cool
enough to try again our luck with the fin, and with much
success. Bleeding the trout and red fish alive, and packing
down in ice, had a most delicious repast next morning.
Coming back we hardly fared so well as going, having a
dead beat, and the little waters rose in angry swells. To
say we were wet is using it mildly—a little deluge ; using
a pump and bucket to keep her free. With a double reef
we made five miles an hour to windward, and arrived safe.

More anon. Yours, truly, J. L.

For Forest and Stream.

^ NOTES ON BLUE FISHING.

I T has been intimated that “A1 Fresco” is in some way in¬
terested “in writing up Barnegat,” but I can assure
your readers that such is not the case. I own no land
there, have no stock or interest in the railroads leading to
that point, and have no friends there, except those whose
acquaintance I have made on my fishing excursions. It
was by a mere accident that I discovered this piscatorial
resort, and I have enjoyed so much sport during my
visits to B. that I deem it but just that the disciples of Old
Isaac should be posted.

Fishing for blue fish entails the necessity of the fisher¬
man unhooking his captures; for if the boat is of sufficient
size to render the sport enjoyable, the boatman will have
ample employment in managing the craft without usurping
the duties and privileges of the piscator. The “animated
chopping machines,” (as they are appropriately termed
by the authorities of the Smithsonian Institution,; are sup¬
plied with a dental outfit of utilitarian character, and due
and proper care must be observed to keep fingers at a re¬
spectable distance from their dental developments, for they
will lacerate a finger with greater celerity than the most
accomplished surgeon.

Blue fishing is exciting sport, and when lliey are in a
biting mood, the fisherman becomes careless of his unmen¬
tionables, If the novice intends engaging in it, w r e would
recommend him to provide a worn-out suit of clothing to
be abandoned at the end of the sport. I keep at Barnegat
an outfit for fishing purposes, consisting of an old felt liat,
brown flannel shirt, old vest, thick cassimere pants, and a
pair of stout soldier’s brogans. This utilitarian and at¬
tractive outfit is put on in the boat and changed before the
landing is reached in the evening. Captain Joel Ridgway
gave me an amusing description of the condition of . the
unmentionables of one of your celebrated Brooklyn pastors
who visited Barnegat to prove or disprove the “fish
stories” of “A1 Fresco.” He thought the picture was too
highly colored, and that my statements should be received
cum gramo salts. Soon after leaving Barnegat Creek he be¬
came busily engaged landing large fish, and through excite¬
ment forgot that lie wore a pair of black cloth pants, “for
which he had paid $80 but a few weeks before. ” After
the expiration of an hour or two he found his fingers sore
and bleeding, and stopped to survey damages; he took a
look at his clerical unmentionables, and his surprise can

be imagined wheu lie realized the fact that they were wet
and covered with blood, slime and fish scales. A word of
advice from the initiated would have enabled him to re
turn home in a presentable condition.

When catching large fish, or when small fish bite rapidly
the thumb and first and second fingers of each hand are
liable to suffer from the friction of the line; and we would
advise the intending blue-fisher to provide himself with
“India Rubber Finger Stalls.” These can be purchased at
any of the stores dealing in rubber goods, and at many
drug stores. Price per dozen from $1 to $1.25 cents. The
purchaser should select them of proper sizes to fit thumbs
and fingers snugly; for if too tight they constrict and be¬
numb the fingers, and if too loose they cannot he kept in
position.. One of my piscatorial friends ridiculed the idea
of wearing such “nonsensical things,” hut he became a
convert to India rubber. Last Septemberlintroduced him
to the attention of a school of large aud hungry fish
averaging twelve pounds. At the end of one hour and a
quarter we had landed sixty-eight, and he found himself
hors cle combat. On his return home he ornamented his
thumbs and fingers with rags and healing ointment, and
tlie ornamentation occupied a period of two weeks. Dur¬
ing one of my recent fishing trips I landed 677 large fish in
17 hours, and abandoned the sport with my fingers in tact,
not an abrasion of skin visible, thanks to a full supply of
finger stalls.

With regard to lines, all that is required is" a well laid
cotton line, which can he purchased at any twine store for
fifty cents per pound. This description of line is stron
soft to the fingers and not liable to kink. Sometimes blue
fish snap at the line between where it comes in contact
with the water and the squid, and occasionally through the
struggles of a fish to escape the lines are fouled, and one of
the number is apt to pass into the mouth of the hooked fish.
In either case the line is liable to be stranded, and unless
knotted, may be parted by the next fish. If an expensive
line is used, the fisherman will request the boatman to knot
it. If knotted, the ends unravel and an attractive bait is
presented, which hungry fish are apt to seize. If a cheap
line sustains an injury, it can be cheaply replaced by a new
one. With reference to the length of line to be used, I can
but state that it must vary to suit tlie mood of the fish. If
the fish are plenty, and in a biting humor, from forty to
sixty feet will he ample; but if fish are scarce and dainty,
from eighty to one hundred and thirty feet will he re¬
quired.

For large fish—in spring and fall—I would recommend a
well-laid cotton line seven-sixteenths of an inch in circum¬
ference. For summer fish from one to three pounds. I
use a line five-sixteenths of an inch in circumference. FoV
small lines, I prefer cotton-braided ones, which I purchase
* at Traver’s twine store in Beekman, below Nassau street,
New York. I find 1 that the braidedTines are less apt to
tangle than small laid ones, and are more pleasant to the
fingers of the fisherman.

It is amusing to inspect the various squids purchased by
the uninitiated—spobns and spinners of all kinds, sizes and
shapes, many of them ornamented with paint or feathers,
metalic fishes of various forms and sizes, some with wide
spreading tails to prevent the fish from being hooked, and
a large proportion cast so as to represent scales. Blue fish
will bite at a spoon or spinner, but to unhook the snappish
customers is the rub; for if fingers come near their mouths,
one or more are apt to suffer. When landed in the boat,
they display gymnastic feats, and a spoon or spinner may
undergo a change of form—presenting at the end anything
but the lines of beauty. , At various times I have tried
spoons, spinners, artificial fish and squids of all kinds, sizes
and shapes, and have arrived at the conclusion that noth¬
ing can equal a plain, round, white, bone squid for
large fish, aud for the first run, when even small
fish are ravenous, I use a round hone squid five and a
half inches long and two and a half inches in circumfer¬
ence at the thickest portion. For small or summer fish,
my favorite squids are four and a half inches long and one
and a half in circumference at the thickest point.

Hooks should he strong and reliable. For large fish, I
use first quality Virginia hooks, (made by Job Johnson, of
Brooklyn,) measuring in width one and three-eighths inches
at point; and for small or summer fish, a Cliestertownhook
seven-eighths wide at point. I may remark that the good
qualities of the Cliestertown hook are not generally known
or appreciated. I consider it one of the best and strongest
hooks made. Last summer I presented Captain Joel Ridg-
way with a number of these hooks of the size referred to,
and this spring questioned him .regarding their quality.
He assured me that they were unequalled for sheep head
and striped bass, and that in February last lie used them
for cod fishing outside, and experienced no difficulty in
landing fish weighing from eighteen to twenty-three
pounds with these apparently slender and small hooks.
With the exception of Virginia hooks for large blue fish, I
use the Cliestertown for all kinds of fishing, considering
them the strongest and best hook made.

A difficulty to he encountered in using a bone squid is
the tendency of the hook to slip—at one time leaving tlie
bone in contact with the bend of the hook, and at another
the shaft of the hook slipping entirely out of the squid.
To render the hook immoveable, 1 attach a shoulder of
solder to the shaft of the hook at point where it comes in
contact with end of squid. To prevent the hook from be¬
ing moved out of the squid, I use several tight-fitting white
pine wedges at side of shaft of hook as well as a Iqng and
tightly-fitting plug where the line passes out of the base of
squid. When wet the pine swells, and generally renders
the hook immovable.

I sometimes adopt another and more perfect method.
I take a piece of No. 12 iron wire, and bend
it so as to form a loop to receive the line. The wire
is passed through the squid and cut off three-quarters of
an inch beyond the end of same. 1 tin the shaft of the
hook as well as the wire, after which I place them in posi¬
tion, and to prevent movement, bind the end of wire and
shaft of hook together with fine copper or brass wire.
Having some melted solder in a ladle, I pour it into the
end of the squid so as to fill the entire cavity. I then apply
solder to end of wire and shaft of hook, at end of bone, so
as to make an angular shoulder about three-quarters ot an
inch in length—base of aiigle in contact with bone. The
solder is dressed down by a file, and a useful and reliable
squid is the result. Some of the readers of the Forest
and Stream will exciaim, cut bonof — why all this care and
measured arrangement to catch blue fish? These fish can
be caught with a piece of rag or wood, or a squid of any
kind; but for successful fishing, proper appliances are all
important. When fish are biting and the hook escapes

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from tlie squid, the fisherman. is compelled to stop and
wedge his hook, and it tries his patience. For a trifling
charge any tin smith will tinker the squids as described,
and the blue-fisher will find them more satisfactory than
the squids as usually sold.

As a general rule, blue fish merely nip at the end of the
squid, and as hooks are usually placed in relation to the
end of the squid, the fish are” hooked in the edge of the
mouth and tear out. To obviate the superficial hooking
and tearing out process, I so arrange my hooks that the
points clear the end of the squid from one and a quarter to
one and a half inches. By this arrangement I generally
hook my fish deep, and loose fewer than though I used
squids as sold at tackle stores. .

Hooking blue fish requires no tact or piscatorial ex¬
perience; all that is required is to allow the squid to trail
behind the boat. When landed the difficulty of parting
company is the rub. The best mode is to throw the fish
into the boat. Through their flouncing and head-shaking the
squid is generally released. This failing the fisherman
seizes the squid and elevates the book and fish, and a few
expert twists of the hand with the struggles of the fish
sometimes suffice. This procedure failing, I seize the fish
by the back of the neck with my left hand, and if a large
fish, hold his body between my knees, and with the right
hand tightly grasping the squid, wrench the hook from the
mouth. In a recent number of the Forest and Stream
“B. Hackle” advised “A1 Fresco” to experiment with a
salmon fly in blue fishing, but he neglected to state how
gut snoods would resist the dental, efforts of the snappish
customers, and moreover, as I have been injured by those
fellows with all my care, I shall be very careful about
using my fingers to unhook a salmon fty from the mouth of
a blue fish.

The expert angler who can cast a fly or artificial min¬
now, and handle a nine ounce rod, may enjoy excellent
sport among the blue fish, provided he uses a long shanked
hook and gimp snoods. Numbers of these fish may be
seen “breaking water” at any time on the banks and shoals
of Barnegat Bay; and by using a small boat, the rod-fisher
may enjoy his sport ad infinitum.

For successful blue fishing, the speed of the boat should
be about six miles per hour. If motion is more rapid,
fewer fish will be hooked, and a great number will tear
out. If the boat moves slowly, the fish will discover that
the bait is a deception and will refuse it.

One mistake made by novices is, in having too many
fishing in the same boat. Three lines, one midship and one
on each quarter can be successfully used, but two are pre¬
ferable. Sometimes five and six fish from one boat, and
the result is, that a fighting fish will entangle a portion or
all the lines.

For successful blue fishing an experienced and industrious
boatman is a sine qua non. Many of them take parties out
and appear to study self alone—to obtain their fee with the
least amount of labor. On one occasion, this season, I met
two young gentlemen who had spent the day in blue fish¬
ing without obtaining a bite; yet, at the same time and in
the same bay, I had averaged forty large fish per hour.
But a few days since I was fishing in company with two
friends, and in a short time we captured 154 fish estimated*
at 900 lbs—a greater weight than was captured by any six
boats engaged in the sport at the time, and in the neighbor¬
hood. Our success was alone attributable to the tact,
knowledge,industry and go-aliea‘dativeness of our boatman,
Captain Joel Ridgway, of Barnegat. I have already ex
pressed a favorable opinion regarding this gentleman, and
must again assure your readers that if a fish is to be caught
or <T bird to be shot, he will find it. Captain Ridgway
studies his employer’s interest, and is ever ready to sacrifice
himself for their benefit. His boat is one of the largest,
the fastest and most sea worthy on the bay. There are
quantum suff. of good boats and experienced captains at
Barnegat; but Captain Joel Ridgway is my favorite when
I can secure his services. I refer thus pointedly to this
gentleman because I frequently receive letters of enquiry
as to whom I would recommend.

Blue fish may be captured along our coast from Florida
to Maine. It is a pelagic or wandering fish; and in March
and April they are found off the Carolina coast; and from
the middle of May until the middle of June large fish may
be captured off the coast of New Jersey; and later in the
season off the eastern States. About the first week in Sep¬
tember, on their way south, they are found off the coast of
New Jersey; and may be taken to the north of Hatteras
until the latter part of December. Barnegat appears to be
a favorite haunt for these fish; and on their travels north
in May and June, they enter the bay, and may be caught
in large quantities ranging from two to twelve pounds. On
tlieir return in the fall, they may be found inside the
shoals and outside the bar ranging from eight to fifteen
pounds. The small or summer fish, known as “snap
mackerel,” spend the summer in the bay and around the
shoals, and almost any day from June 1st until September
10th excellent fishing can be obtained. The summer fish
range from one to three pounds, although schools of larger
ones occasionally enter the bay. Frequently, during the
summer months, small schools of large fish can be found
from two to five miles from shore.

In closing, I cannot resist the temptation of quoting the
language of that genial fisherman, A. M. S., of the Phila¬
delphia Evening Star , whom I have had the pleasure of
meeting at Barnegat on several ocasions :—

“I am aware that trout and salmon fishers will turn up
tlieir noses at blue fishing; but I attribute such feelings to
ignorance of the sport. Having tried both, my pre¬
ferences are decidedly in favor of the salt water blues,
leaving our trouting friends to the full enjoyment of such
sport as they can find in tumbling over rocks, wading
waist-deep in ice cold water, untangling lines, refitting
snoods,” (not forgetting mosquitoes, back flies, the expense
of outfit and cost of reaching distant points where good
sport is obtainable.) “In fact it is impossible to conceive
of anything more exhilarating than trolling for blue fish.
It is exercise for mind and body, and unless a man is made
of wood, he cannot, if the fish bite, fail to grow excited or
even enthusiastic over it.”

Amen ! “so mote it be,” is the only addition that can be
added to the preceeding remarks by Al Fresco.

Beverly , N. J., July, 1874.

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—Gilbreth Knox, the celebrated stallion, died at Beacon
Park on July 36th. He was owned by Mr. Wentworth,
who paid $17,000 for him. The horse was entered for the
great stallion race at Beacon Park in September next.

Jjf ntmrnl

Secretaries atul friends of Athletic , Base-Ball, Cricket, and other out¬
door Clubs will kindly mail their contributions not later than Monday in
each week.

—On July 33d the Manhattan Club visited Staten Island
to play a first eleven match with the Island eleven, and
going there in full strength they came off victors by a score
of 103 to 73. The weather was fine and the match was en¬
joyed by a large crowd of spectators. The Manliattans
went to the bat first and scored 60 runs, after which Gil¬
bert made the highest score, 36. The Staten Islanders
could only offset this with 30, of which M. Eyre, of the
St. George Club, made 11. In the second inning the Man-
liattans scored 43 to the Islanders’ 43, the latter, therefore,
being defeated by the total score of 103 to 73. In this last
inning Cammell’s 13 was the best score on the Manliattans’
side, and Benson’s 7 not out on the other. The latter car¬
ried off the palm in bowling, Erring ton leading on the
other side.

—On July 10th and 11th the grand match at cricket be¬
tween Eton and Harrow Schools took place at Lord’s
Grounds, London, and Harrow came off the victors by the
appended score:

HARROW.

A. J. Webbe c E. Lyttleton b

Wakefield. 77 b Forbes.. 80

G. B. Walker c Whitmore b

Dennison. 14 c Whitmore b Bayly. 0

Lord Anson b Whitmore. 7 b Bayly../.. 18

E. Hills b Bayly. 20 b Forbes. 2

P. C. Crutchley c smith b Den¬
nison. 4 cJuddb Whitmore. 7

F. L. II. Morn'ce b Bayly. 0 1b wb. Forbes. 0

II. E. Meek 1 b w b Bayly. 0 e Ralli b Whitmore. 17

C. W. M. Kemp 1 b w b Whit¬
more. 0 b Whitmore. 1

A. Banbury b Whitmore. 0 b Forbes. 1

J. P. Mclnroy b Dennison. 11 b Forbes. 7

W. Grenfell not out. 0 not out. 2

Byes, 2; leg byes, 8; wides, 6.. 10 Byes, 4; leg byes, 3; wides, 3.. 10

Total

Hon. A. Lyttleton run out.

A. C. Miles run out.

H. E. Whitmore c Banbury b

Crutchley.

Hon. E. Lyttleton 1 b w b Meek

W. F. Forbes b Meek.

F. Judd b Meek.

A. Haskett Smith o Mortice b

Meek.

E. Rallic Webbe b Meek.....

T. Wakefield b Meek.

E. Beckett Dennison b Meek..

J. Bayly not out.

Leg byes, 5; wides,2; no ball 1..

Total..

Umpires— Farrands and Price.

155 Total.

ETON.

7 b Banbury.

0 c and b Crutchley.

34 not out.. ...

58 c Webbe b Crutchley.

9 b Crutchley.

2 1 b w 6 Crutchley.

4 not out. ..

1

0

17

3

8 Byes, 2; leg byes, 2; wides, 2..

143 Total.

145

29

14

61

0

32

0

17

6

159

—In the match, Gentleman vs. Players, which took
place on Lord’s grounds July 6tli and 7th, the Players won
by scores of 185 and 161 against 331 and 114; totals'346 to
345, with two wickets -to fall. Hornby led the Gentle¬
men’s score % in the first innings with 63, and Yardley the
second with*47; Lockwood leading the - Players’ score with
70, and Poaley with 39 not out. Hill and Shaw led the
howling for the professionals and Buchanan and Grace for
the amateurs.

—The New York Fly Aways were defeated by the strong
nine of the Staten Island Base Ball Association on July
35tli, at Staten Island, by a score of 17 to 15. The Island
nine included Beavens, Worth, Dollard Jackson and Mort.
Rogers of the old Brooklyn Stars; Beach of the Princeton
College nine, and F. Rogers of the Red Stockings, proles-,
sionals, of 1873. Fred. Crane of the old Atlantic nine has
also joined them. They are the strongest amateur team
now in the field outside of the leading college nines.

—The Fly Aways play the Chelseas to-day, July 30th,
on the Union Grounds, Brooklyn—their future field for
matches this season—and the Aldingtons on August 1st at
the same place. The. Chelseas play the Staten Island nine
at the Island on August 1st.

—The Nameless Club again sustained defeat on July
35th at Prospect Park, this time by a score of 37 to 16, the
Nassaus being the victors. Their experiment of playing a
professional pitcher has not paid apparently.

—The Fly Aways had a game with the Mutuals July
31st, but they were easily defeated by a score of 16 to 4.

—The Mutuals left town July 36th for the West for a
three weeks tour. They are to play in Louisville, St.
Louis, &c., as. well as Chicago.

—The professional contests since our last issue have
been as follows:

July 20—Philadelphia vs. Chicago at Chicago. 6 to 2

July 22—Chicago vs. Atlantic at Chicago.10 to 8

July 23—Mutual vs. Hartford at Brooklyn.13 to 5

July 24—Hartford vs. Philadelphia at Phila.. .8 to 4

July 25—Mutual vs. Hartford at Brooklyn. 7 to 3

July 25—Chicago vs. Atlantic at Chicago,. I? to 4

—The position of the championship contestants now
playing in the professional arena—the Bostons and Athlet¬
ics being temporarily out of the fight— is as follows, ud to
July 37th:

Club. Games Won. Lost. Total.

Mutual. 20 16 36

Chicago. 16 16 32

Philadelphia. 14 18 ' 33

Hartford. 10 17 27

Atlantic. 9 20 29

Baltimore. 5 23 28

Total. 74 110 185

—The Hartfords came to town ^uly 33d and sustained
defeat at the hands of the Mutuals by 13 to 5 in a poorly
played game. They then went to Philadelphia and offset
tlieir loss with a victory over the Pearls by a score of 8 to
4. On Saturday they again played the Mutuals, but again
lost, this time by 7 to 3 only.

—The Philadelphia nine visited Baltimore and Washing¬
ton July 37th and 38th, and the Mutuals play the Chicago
nine in Chicago August 1st.

—The Atlantics, on July 30th, defeated the Maple Leafs
cf Guelph at Guelph by a score of 15 to 1.

—The New York Aldingtons visited Scranton, Pa., last
week, and they had a pleasant series of games with the
Modocs of Scranton, the Shumakers of Wilkesbarre, the
Jeff Davis nine and the Providence Club. They also
played the Binghampton Cricket Club a game. Their
best match was with the Modocs, which they won by
10 to 3.

—The Confidence nine of New Rochelle had a visit firm
the Americus of Greenwich on July 31st, and they def< at-
ed the latter by 11 to 5.

—The Hoboken Waverlys defeated the Commercial
nine of Wm. Kinsley & Co , at Hoboken July 35th, by 7 to
5, the game being a remarkable one in many respects, not
a run being earned and scarcely a base but made.

§iu W or H § ani m-

—On Wednesday, July 32d, at Fleetwood Park there was
a trot for hors who had not beaten 2:50. There were
eleven entries. we won by Minnie M in four heats.

Time—2:45; 3:45; 2:47; 2:454.

—On the 24th a race took place at Fleetwood. Gussie
and Jake. Won by Gussie.

—On Monday, July 27tli, two trots took place at Fleet-
wood. First race won by George; time—2:43^; 2:43|;
2:43; 2:45. Second race won by George; time—2:47f.

—On the same day, at Waverty, N. J., a race took place
between Lottery and Princess. Won by Lottery. Time—
2:39; 2:41; 2:38.

—Deerfoot Park, July 23d, a trotting race for 2:40
horses. Won by Jefferson. Time, 2:424; 2:41; 2:40; 2:40.

—At Beacon Park on the same day, best 3 in 5, mile
heats, for 2:50 horses. Won by Bessie Hunt. Time, 2:45;
3:45; 2:49; 2:44. Also, a race for running horses, mile
and repeat. Won by Eclair.

—At the Ilarrodsburg races, July 23d, the first race, for
three year olds, was won bv Kentucky Central. Time¬
s'.

—First day of the Saratoga meeting, July 25th. The
Travers Stakes, for three year olds, one and three quarter
miles, had eleven entries—At ilia, Acrobat, Steel Eyes,
Brigand, Rutherford, Grinstead, War Dance, Aaron Pen¬
nington, Reform, Julius and Asteroid. Won by Lorillard’s
Atilla. Time—3:08f, which is within half a second of Joe
Daniel’s famous time. The second event was for a Sweep-
stakes for All Ages, one mile and a quarter, with four
entries—Springbok, Mate, Survivor and Dublin. Won by
McDaniels’ Springbok in 2:09f, which is very fast time.
Following this event came the Flash Stakes for two year
olds, half a mile. Olitipa, Willie Burke, Australind, Cal¬
vin, Bayminster, Ravenna, Victorious and Caroline entered.
Won in the finest style by Olitipa in 47£, which is at the
rate of 1:35£ to the mile.

—The Dexter Park races were concluded at Chicago,
Ills., on July'- 24th, with the following events:—The first
race was for a purse of $1,000 for three minute horses.
James Howell, Jr., won the three last heats. Time—2.27R
2.31, 2.82T The second race was for a premium of $2,500
for horses that had never beaten 2.20, mile fieats, best
three in five in harness. J. S. Wade’s Red Cloud won in
three straight heats. Time—2.20, 2.24, 2.2LJ-. The third
event was a running race for a purse of $1J)00, all ages,
two mile heats. Ed. Harrison’s Falmouth, five-year-old
won. The fourth race was the Consolation purse, a single
dash of a little less than a mile and three quarters, which
was won by Gleaner.

—On the 25th, at the Dexter Park, Chicago, a race took
place between Goldsmith Maid and Fullerton against time,
but the results were not satisfactory. 1st heat, Goldsmith
Maid, time—2:291; second heat, the Maid, 2:19f; third
heat, the Maid, 2:25£. A heavy track and high wind all
adduced as apologies for the slow time.

S cw §ubUcnticm8.

An Annotated Ltst of the Birds of Utah. II. W.
lleushaw. Salem: 1874.

This list of birds, a most valuable contribution to our ornithology, is
based largely upon the material collected during the field season of°l'872,
while the author was with the exploring expedition under command of
Lieut. Wheeler. Of the 214 species enumerated 160 were actually taken
or noted by Dr. Yarrow and Mr. Henderson, and Mr. Ridgway has ad¬
ded valuable material to the list.

Eleventh Annual Report of the New York Society
nor the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled. May, 1874.
Treating, as does the Forest and Stream, of athletic exercises, her¬
alding the triumphs of the hardy oarsmen, pedestrians, or gymnasts, we
do not forget that over training or taxing the constitution too much some -
times brings trouble with it. The Hospital for the Ruptured and Crip¬
pled, founded some ten years ago, pays especial attention to the diseases
of the body which may either arise from accident or from inherent
causes, and the report now before us shows, in a most comprehensive
way, the vast amount of good done by the institution. Especially di
recting our inquiry to the cases of rupture, we find that 1,787 cases of
rupture were treated up to the 30th April of this year, and of this large
number the major proportion were either cured or materially relieved.
The number of patients received increases notably every year, showing
how great was the necessity for such an institution. Admirably con¬
ducted, governed by a board of officers and physicians composed of our
first citizens, and most skillful surgeons, the report of the Board of
Managers is of the most encouraging character. We note that Dr. Jas.
Knight, the Resident Physician, pays a merited compliment to Mr. Her¬
man Fluegel, the well known gymnast, who has, in former years, ren¬
dered very efficient service to the convalescent and paralyzed patients,
many being greatly benefited by his skillful services.

Do Snakes Swallow theIr Young? G. Brown Goode.

You may find many a scholar ready to affirm that every word old He-
roditus uttered in regard to the geography of the ancient world was true,
and you may find ornithologists and itchyologists of to-day w T ho are
ready to back up antique lore, and who will declare, no matter how fab¬
ulous the accounts were a thousand years ago, that in each and every
one there was some grain of truth. In Spencer’s “Faerie Queene” the
poet describes Error as a snake, and says:

“Soone as that uncouth light upon them shone,'

Into her mouth they crept, and suddain all were gone.”

Brown, in his “Vulgar Errors,” tells of the viper, “and how the young
ones upon any fright for protection ran into the belly of the dam ” As
early as 1789 the subject was discussed, “Do Snakes Swallow their
Young?” The pamphlet written by Prof. G. Brown Goode absolutely
settles this curious subject. Placing the questions in the hands of the
American Agriculturist , and asking for replies, no less than eighty let¬
ters were received by Prof. Goode, and in the Eorest and Stream quite
a number of cases were cited, where it was absolutely proved from the
testimony of the most trustworthy individuals, that snakes of certain
species do swallow their young. Not only have the small snakes been
seen entering, but issuing from their mother’s mouths. It is curious, ac¬
cording to Prof. Goode’s thorough researches into this subject, to notice
that the American Indians founded some of their legends on the fact that
the mother rattlesnake allowed her little ones to enter her mouth. Prof.
Goode’s pamphlet is thoroughly convincing, and the question “Do snakes
I swallow their young?” is positively settled in the affirmative.

388

FOREST AND STREAM.

For Forest and Stream.

NORTHWOOD CAMP.

W HERE sweet scented breezes blow,

Where moss-bordered springs o’erflow,

Where the bluest skies are seen
Through the arching evergreen.

Where the mist of morning weaves
Bridal robes o’er quivering leaves.

Dimpled ripples, laughing break
On the marge of crystal lake.

Mirror’d cloudlets kiss and play,

Languid lilies float all day,

Till the evening’s blushing rays
Bathe the hills in purple haze.

Softly o’er each shaggy height,

Droops the cool and starlit night,

Hunter’s song, and flash of oar,

Wake the echoes on the shore.

Cheerily toward the forest home,

Trophy-bearing athletes come;

Now the genial blaze leaps higher
From the log-heaped, crackling lire.

Sun browned men, with eager zest,

Seek the woodland feast and rest,

Lull’d by music of the glades

Dream of bright-eyed wives and maids. T. W. A.

This Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Cultur-
ists’ Association.

FLASHES FROM THE “BLUELIGHT.”

SECOND WEEK.

A LTHOUGH some foggy weather early in the week has
somewhat restricted the number of the “Blueligfit’s”
trips, yet the successful results of nearly every haul of the
dredge when out, has furnished material enough to fully
occupy all hands in the laboratory in preserving and classi¬
fying. No time has been lost since. Beginning near
home, that we might familiarize ourselves with our imme¬
diate surroundings, we explored the eel grass shoals and
others in the vicinity within the limits of Fisher’s Island
Sound. Then we went outside into rougher water, and to
the eastward of Watch Hill. We lay for hours hauling
the trawl and dredge on the sandy bottom, and rolling
in the southeast swell in a lively fashion anything but
agreeable. I fear that the occupants of the handsome
hotels of that much lioteled sand hill, who gathered in
crowds under the delightful shade of their umbrellas, and
watched our proceedings with evident interest, formed an
erroneous idea if they thought that happiness unalloyed
existed in that trim little steamer, with her awnings and
flags, gently rocking in the refreshing breeze. It looked
fine, no doubt, but we on the spot knew how it was our¬
selves. Sounds of inward woe and tribulation could be
heard faintly through the green baize screen which gives
to one end of the “Bluelight’s” saloon the dignified title of
“after cabin,” and a lack of interest was observable among
a number of the party as the slimy contents of the dredges
were dumped upon the examining table. There was no
rivalry then. Harvard and Yale were each equally will¬
ing to relinquish to the other the precious plums in our
mud pie, and the little “donkey,” as it buzzed and splut¬
tered and rapidly wound up and reeled in our lines, with its
“dizziness-producing motion,” wound up the enthusiasm
of our collectors and sent them reeling away. Not all,
though. Some had hauled dredges from a hundred fath¬
oms deep in open sailboats in the Bay of Fundy, hauling
in the slippery line from the icy waters by hand over hand,
and of course our position was to them comfortable enough;
others had in last summer’s work in Casco Bay learned the
tricks of the “Bluelight,” and how to accommodate them¬
selves to them, and were serene. Even at dinnertime
chowder bad lost its charms to some, and frugal meals
were made on pickles and hard tack.

Our party is now increased to eighteen naturalists, and
is made pleasant by the presence of several ladies, who,
interesting themselves principally in the seaweeds and
mosses, have beautiful and valuable collections, and do not
hesitate at wet feet or the prospect of a ducking to secure
their coveted treasures. Students themselves in natural
history, and members of families of gentlemen devoted to
science, their labor this season will undoubtedly add much
to the value of our work. And when we go out on calm,
still evenings with small boats to capture with our towing
nets the luminous crustacse and jelly fish, their presence
and evident appreciation and enjoyment of the occasion
turns the task into a pleasure. When fishing for these
creatures silence is not necessary, and a little music does
no harm Collections of sea weeds and mosses make most
beautiful albums, and I wonder are not more generally
seen. Our collections, though, embrace not only the little
silky filaments of purple, green and crimson floss, and deli¬
cate, translucent leaves, but have among them gigantic rib-
4 bons of dark green, scolloped and grooved, some thirty to
forty feet in length—the Laminarias longoevura and digitata ,

for instance. ,

Our party has been subdivided, and, according to their sev¬
eral tastes, each branch of study has its devotees. Some make
the “invertebrates” their specialty, and it is to these that
the microscopes reveal the wonders of almost another
world. Little eggs, no bigger than a grain of mustard
seed are placed in the focus, and there stand revealed
within their transparent films little wriggling, twisting
monsters, that one needs faith to believe will (or would
iiave but for their untimely demolition on the altar of sci¬
ence) eventually become fish, crabs, lobsters, jelly fish, or
, other creatures, to whom no resemblance is as yet to be
seen by the non-expert. ... ,,

A little scrap, like a tiny black stick, or more like the
tenth of a black pin, lying inert on the table, is placed in a
saucer of water; from one end there protrudes at once a
little antenae—crowned head—and it begins to swim rapidly
about in its prison, the weight of its tube (for it is a tube-
worm, the S&rapus) keeping it in an inclined position, like
a man treading water. This creature is a rarity; one was

found fifty years ago in American waters, and described.
European naturalists doubted; no worm of the tube maker
carried his tube with him, but crawled from it when dis¬
posed for a journey. None had been found since, and the
Serapus was set down as existing only in the imagination
of the assumed discoverer. We found dozens of them in
one haul of the dredge, and now its existence is beyond
doubt. The crab and lobster receive great attention, and
are made the subject of close investigation by some; and it
is to be hoped that the knowledge gained in regard to them
may prove beneficial, by enabling methods to be devised by
which the rapidly exhaustive processes to which the latter is
subjected may be checked, to the gain of the general com-
J munity.

I ' Our leading crab man is not here yet. A letter was sent
| him announcing the discovery of the eggs of the “fiddler
j crab,” and that they were hatching. It is presumed that
j this will bring him, if alive.

| Others more directly connected with the workings of the
j Fish Commission, turn their attention to fishes, and through
t their own exertions and the accommodating spirit that we
find in most of the fishermen, and in the men managing
j and owning pounds and seines, procure many fare and val-
; uable specimens. Two fine drum fish have been received—
one skinned and dissected here, the other forwarded in ice
to the Smithsonian Institution, where a plaster cast, colored
from the original, will be taken of it, and his skeleton,
nicely prepared, be kept for study. An occasional fine
Spanish mackerel, or a bucket of soft shelled crabs, have
their value, although not exactly in a scientific point of
view. The people lend us a willing hand, and come daily
with something new for the “professors.” One “jolly
young fisherman” came in with a hermit crab, divested of
his borrowed shell. “I guess this chap is new to yer, ain’t
it?” he said, exhibiting his prize; “it’s what we call a bait
eater.” “No,” I said, “you are mistaken, it is a Eupagurus
bernhardus , and generally inhabits the shell of the Lunatia
heros .” He gazed at me a moment, remarked “Gerry!”
and turned away.

In endeavoring to further the interests of this portion of
the work, I started out last week with Captain Chester on
a cruise after bluefish and mackerel. The day was lovely,
breeze fine, and everything just right; but although we
worked hard, and tried all the waters from Fisher’s Island
to Montauk Point, running across Phelp’s Ledge, and
through the tide rips off the Point away out into the At¬
lantic, we did not get a strike. And the fishermen have
since caught but very few in their pounds. The fish have
evidently passed this point in their migration eastward, and

Fig. 2.—Egg of skate, half natural size.

if this week we do any better it will be because the schools
off' Barfiegat—spoken of in last week’s Forest and
Stream —pay us a visit before leaving for parts unknown.
A few mackerel were all our count for a long day’s fishing.

In spite of our bad luck, though, Noank promises well
for the especial fish investigations. Situated at the mouth
of Mystic River, the waters of the harbor, and to a certain
extent those of Fisher’s Island Sound, in the vicinity, are
quite brackish, and it is probable that the young of many
marine fishes will be found. It is one of the principal
ts from which New York is supplied with fish, and
some forty smacks of good capacity and fair proportions
are owned here and employed in the fisheries, thus afford¬
ing us good opportunity for collecting facts and specimens.
More than forty species of fish have been already col-

jrjcr 3 .—Figure of clear-nosed skate (Raia eglanteria), showing eggs an
position in the oviducts, a. a., Eggs. b. b., Ovaries, with immature
egg. c., Junction of oviducts. #

lected; nothing, however, of importance except the large
“drums” (Pogonias chronis ) before mentioned. This species
seems to find here its northern and eastern limit, none hav¬
ing been taken at Wood’s Hole on previous expeditions, al¬
though one, probably a straggler, was seen by Mr. J. H.
Blake at Provincetown. Our own trawl has as yet brought
up mostly flounders of several varieties, and skates, of
which latter fish one haul covered our deck.

Most every one has seen the skate, and knows it by sight,
but few would recognize in the young skate the character¬
istics of the matured one; and not one in a thousand but

would be puzzled to decide in what kingdom, animal or
vegetable, he would locate the egg, although it is found fre¬
quently on our sandy beaches, thrown up by the waves
with masses of sea weed, and resembling the empty husk
of some curious nut. The egg of the skate is about two
inches in length by one and a quarter inches broad, shaped
like a sack, with four horns at the corners, each about two
and a half inches long. This egg is composed of a parch¬
ment-like cover, and is of a dark green hue. Carefully
cutting one open, the little skate is found within, lying
quiet, as though lifeless, with its long tail coiled closely
around its body and head; if very young, the fish is hardly
discernible at first, for he is but little more than a little
transparent line, resting on an oval mass resembling the
yolk of an egg (which, for that matter, it is) nearly an inch
in diameter; but carefully removed to a dish of water, he
soon gains vitality, and with corkscrew movements of his
tail endeavors to swim away, but is too securely anchored
by the ovarian sac, and can only wriggle. In this state,
to the naked eye, no fins are visible—simply a little line,
enlarged at one end a trifle, where two specks denote the
eye. A little later in life, had we left him alone, he would
have presented an appearance more akin to that of the full
grown skate. But between these extreme stages of his ex¬
istence he has passed through many changes. At first a
mere transparent line, with no fins nor gills, gradually lit¬
tle threads or branchia have formed from near to his head;
he grows broader by degrees, and the tail, which at first
represents nearly the whole of him, grows shorter in pro¬
portion; the branchia become transformed into gills, and a
portion of the tail is either absorbed or dropped off, for at
first there is a fair proportion of it, reaching beyond the
caudal fin, and in the older fish the fin completes the crea¬
ture as in other fish. These changes occur while it is still
too young to cut clear of its locker of fresh provisions,
which its ovarian sac supplies. But now, grown stronger,
it can carry this with it as it swims. The beautiful pink
and transparent straw color which marked the earlier stages
of its existence have deepened into brown and yellow, and
the spots and markings of the mature fish begin to appear,
and finally it emerges from its egg, left thinner at one end,
ready to go on its own way and seek its own living. The
skate has one peculiar feature: the teeth of the female are
very different from those of the male. In the former they
are sharp and shafied like the teeth of a saw. In the lat¬
ter, flat grinders, like those of the sheepshead. As they
probably feed on the same food, the “reason why” I can’t
find out.

During the week we have made nineteen successful hauls
of dredge and trawl. One of the most important and in¬
teresting results of our explorations in Fisher’s Island
Sound is the discovery that in this immediate region there
is a complete'mixture of the northern and southern species
of marine animals. Here we have captured in the same
haul, animals which range northward from Greenland, Ice¬
land, and Spitsbergen, together with southern species
which extend southward to Florida, the West Indies, and
Brazil. The delicate southern coral Astrangia dance is as¬
sociated with the northern red anemone (JJrticma crascicor-
nis ), and the elegant Alcyoniuni carneum. Most of the new
additions to the fauna of southern New England are Arctic
species, which had never been found previously south of
Cape Cod.

Next week we are going to see what we can find in the
deep waters of the “Race,” and with seventy fathoms
depth, while nowhere near is there more than thirty, we
will beyond doubt get valuable results, for depth gives low
temperature, and low temperature new forms of life.

Piseco.

SALMO QUINNAT AND SALMO SALAR.

^ Bucksport, Me., July 14th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Iu your issue of July 9th, F. M. Webber, of Charlestown, N. H., makes
some remarks about the relative health and vitality of the young salmon
of Maine and California, hatched from eggs distributed last season,
which I think may lead to erroneous conclusions unless explained. Af¬
ter reciting the facts that the eggs of California salmon were taken from
flsh that were seined on their spawning beds, and those of Maine salmon
from fish that had been impounded several months next preceding the
spawning season, and that the young of the former enjoy the reputation
of superiority in liveliness and fat growth, your correspondent remarks:

“Large numbers of both kinds were hatched in one hatching house this
last winter, and I observed a vast difference in them. Many of the
Maine alevins clustered down against the screens, and their yolk sac was
continually being drawn through the wires and burst, in this way killing
them, andleaving only the head and vertebrae on the inside of the
screens. The California alevins were constantly struggling up stream
and trying to jump very high cleats and reach the fall of water at the
head of the troughs, making so much noise about it as to tempt me to go
and watch them to see what they were about.”

An explanation of these phenomena is offered in the following queries:

“I would be glad to know if the different circumstances under which
the spawn of the two different kinds of fish were taken may not have
had a good deal to do with the vitality of the young flsh, or is the differ¬
ence only owing to the fish being of two different species?”

“May not the fact of the Maine salmon having been kept (so to speak)
in a semi-stagnant condition of life for three months before the spawning
season, have prevented the progeny from becoming as full of vitality as
they should be?”

A careless reader of the above paragraphs might infer that weak¬
ness was the rule among the Maine salmon and the exception among the
California salmon. Such, however, could hardly have been the inten¬
tion of your correspondent, who would, no doubt, in making a full state¬
ment of the case, admit the existence of both healthy and unhealthy flsh
in each brood. I cannot doubt that the majority of the Maine salmon
exhibited all the natural activity and vigor of the species, or that they
crowded toward the upper end of the hatching trough or other place of
confinement. Such certainly was the behavior of the Maine salmon
hatched at Bucksport, where they crowded the upper ends of the troughs
in dense bodies, and showed every sign of perfect health and vigor. If
those hatched at Charlestown were generally deficient in these qualities
it must be owing to some extraordinary circumstance not yet explained.

The whole number lost, both in the alevin and egg stage, out of the
160 000 eggs of Maine salmon sent to Charlestown was 19 , 003 . This is
not a large percentage, but is larger than occurred to the eggs I sent to
most other parties: but by no means so large as the loss on most of the
shipments of California eggs last season. I do not attribute these losses
to original deficiency of vitality, but to certain unfavorable circumstan¬
ces attending their manipulation at some stage or other. In the case ot
the California eggs a sufficient explanation is found in the fact that they
were a long time on the way east, at a season of the year when the
weather was warm and decay proceeded very rapidly. In the case of..he
Maine eggs in question I think I can offer a satisfactory explanation.
Part of those sent to Charlestown were taken in extremely cold weather,
ice forming readily in our pans, and constant care being necessary to
prevent freezing of the eggs themselves, which was sure to occur when
ice formed on the sides and bottoms of the pans. In spite of precautions

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■some of them were partially frozen. Most of these lots were afterwards
examined, but it was not possible to pick out all of the defective eggs,
since they varied little to the eye from the good ones. I intended to
make a fair distribution, but as the loss at Charlestown was greater than
the average, I suppose that in packing up the eggs an undue proportion
of the frost-bitten lots was placed in the boxes sent thither.

My own experience, as well as that of other parties who have hatched
Penobscot salmon (which has always been done with eggs taken from
impounded fish) leads me to the firm conviction that the young hatched
from spawn that has not been affected by any extraneous circumstances,
such as I have alluded to above, are in health, vigor and hardiness fully
up to the standard of the species. In the first experiment that I tried
the parent fish were confined from early July till November, in a pound
which, in midsummer, was only fifty feet square. Yet the parties who
received the eggs pronounced them and the young fish hatched from
them the most healthy they had ever known, comparing them with eggs
that had been received from the Mirimichi River and other points in
Canada.

Your correspondent assumes that in our method of impounding sal
mon they are kept in a “semi-stagnant” condition. This is very far
from the truth. The pound in use at Bucksport contains ten acres, con¬
tracted to not less than eight acres in a drouth, and is formed oy stretch-
ling a stout net across the mouth of a cave in a natural pond. If 600 sal¬
mon are placed in it there is for each of them a space of two square rods
of water, having an average depth of six feet or more—certainly room
enough. During the most of the summer the salmon are quite active,
leaping often with the greatest agility into the air. For experiment’s
sake the game qualities of the impounded salmon were tried last Sept, at
my request by Mr. Stillwell, Chairman of the State Board of Commis¬
sioners of Fisheries, and other experienced sportsmen. Seven of them
were taken out, marked, and returned to the water, and the universal
testimony was that, in fighting qualities, they were not surpassed by the
most vigorous wild salmon of the Mirimichi. When taken out at the
spawning season they are, without exception, in fine condition, healthy
and active, and there is nothing in their behavior or appearance to indi¬
cate that there has been any interference with the normal development
of their re-productive functions.

When the two species, salmo salar and salmo quinnat are in perfect
health, there may still be a difference between them as to “vitality, ” if
by this term we are to understand strength, activity, size, rapidity of
growth, hardiness, fecundity, &c., just as there is a difference in these
several respects between a shad or whitefish and salmon. In strength,
size, rapidity of growth, and perhans in hardiness also, the palm must
be given to the salmo quinnat of California. In fecundity, on the other
hand, the salmo salar of Maine is far ahead, and this characteristic,
combined with its generally admitted superiority as a game and table
fish may, to say the least, be fairly taken to offset its inferiority in size
and. other respects. Charges G. Atkins.

Arrival of the Connecticut Shad in Berlin. —Some
weeks ago we announced the transmission by the United
States Fish Commissioner, to the Deutsche Fisherei-Verein
at Beilin, of a number of specimens of the best quality of
Connecticut River shad. These were packed in ice with
the greatest care by Mr. E. G. Blackford, of the Fulton
Fish Market, and sent through the North German Lloyds.
This was done in connection with a correspondence be¬
tween the United States Commission and the Fisherei-
Verein as to the feasibility of introducing the American
shad into German waters.

We are now happy to announce, thanks to the admirable
packing of Mr. Blackford, and the care of the steamship
company, that these shad arrived in good condition, afford¬
ing an opportunity to Professor Peters, the distinguished
head of the Berlin Museum, not only to prepare some of
them as specimens in alcohol, but also to invite his col¬
leagues to taste the flavor of the American fish. Professor
Peters reports them as being most excellent, and he is much
in hopes that the measures contemplated for sending a
stock of young shad to Germany may be carried out suc¬
cessfully.

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Eastern Fish in California— A private letter from
the McCloud River, California, dated at campt, July 11th,
whei;e Mr. Livingston Stone is superintending the planting
and hatching of the fish transported from the east in an
equarium car last month, says:—

“There are ten of us white men in all, besides the China¬
man cook, whose name, curiously enough, is actually Ah
Sin. To-day we are putting up our large tents for hatch¬
ing, a hundred feet long by thirty wide. Monday morning
we begin to construct our fence across the river for trap¬
ping the salmon, which is no trifling undertaking, the
river being eighty yards wide with a deep and very power¬
ful current. We are all in first rate health and “spirits in
spite of the excessive heat. Thursday the thurmometer at
the end of our piazza (in the sun) stood at 139° and further
along on the sand where our tents will be erected, it stood
at 157°, the highest point which I ever saw the mercury
rise, from the natural heat of the sun. The river two rods
to the left is snow water, wtih a temperature of 57°: so
you can make a change in temperatures of a hundred degrees
in a single instant by jumping from the sand into the
river.” S.

* Marine Animals inTresh Water.— Prof. Ramsey, in
Popular Science Monthly , states some facts which certainly
have a most important bearing upon the attempts of our
Fish Culturists to habilitate shad, salmon, and other ana-
dromous fish in salt water, and ought to encourage them
to hope for complete success. He says:—

At the present day, animals commonly supposed to be
essentially marine are found inhabiting fresh water. In
the inland fresh lakes of Newfoundland, seals, which never
visit the sea, are common and breed freely. The same is
the case in Lake Baikal, 1,280 feet above the sea level, in
Central Asia; and, though these facts bear but slightly on
my present subject, seals being air-breathing Mammalia,
yet in the broad mouth of the Amazon, far above the tidal
influx of sea water, marine mollusca, and other kinds of
life are found, and in soiye of the lakes in Sweden there
are marine Crustacea.

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Interesting Bivalve Discoveries. —The channel in
Fore River,^Portland, Me., is being widened, and in dredg¬
ing it a large bed of oyster shells was found there some
three or four feet under the bed of the river. The shells
are of a very large size, some of them being eight inches
long and four or five wide. The marks on the shells show
the oysters to have been about eighty years old when they

died. The layers of earth upon the bed show it must have
been in its glory some five hundred years ago, and the
bed must have been as large as the large ones at the South
to-day.

A RARE FISH—THE TARPUM.

A FISH stall has always had its charms for us, and Mr.

Blackford’s slab on Saturday last in Fulton Market
was particularly attractive. Now you may wander through
a fish market, either like one of Mrs. Barbauld’s two little
boys in the story book who never saw any thing at all, or
like the other good little boy (of course he was good) who
saw everything. A mass of fish are dumped down on the
stand, and if you have a quick eye, if you are the most
casual of observers, and even not up itchyologically, you
may often discover quite a mine of nondescript wealth.
What was in view, however, at Mr. Blackford’s did not
require peculiar scrutinizing. There extended at full
length, full five feet six inches long, was one of the hand¬
somest of fishes we ever saw. He looked as if Tiffany had
wanted to make some huge-fish out of solid silver, and had
burnished a scale here, and there frosted another scale,
so that the work perfectly flashed and sparkled in the
sun. “Name it,” said Mr. Blackford. “Came from
Florida?” We said dogmatically. “No, caught off Port
Monmouth yesterdav.” “Sure of that?” we inquired
doubtfully. “Certain.” “Then we replied oracularly,
pray hand us Forest and Stream of June 18tli, and you
will see that Professor G. Brown Goode, of Middletown
University, has precisely descibed that fish, and get a bit
of card and write on it tarpum, or Jew fish, and stick it
on the fish and it will save you no end of questions. Now
will you be good enough to get us a herring? Not a
smoked one.” A boy was dispatched to the lower whole¬
sale market and a small sea herring some eight inches long,
was soon procured and laid on the big fish. “Now,” we
commenced, much to the edification of a distinguished audi¬
ence, a negro boy, a lady boarding house keeper bent on
cheap fish, and a market porter, “you will be pleased to
observe that your big fish is but an enlarged, a copious edi¬
tion of this insignificant herring. Just look at those two
heads, one scarce an inch and a half in length, the other
most a foot and a half long. They bear the most striking
family resemblance. Note that protruding under jaw, how
it comes up in a lump before, on both the fishes. Fins the
same on both, save that just as Professor Goode says,
there is a great prolongation of the last spine of the back
fin. Little herring has not got it, but the great grand¬
father of all the Clupeidm has. (Just here looks of astonish¬
ment were visible in the audience, and the fairer
portion of it retired apparently overcome). This big
spine,” we continued, “is fourteen inches long. Here
you will see that nature too, yearns after uniformity, for we
notice, what we have never seen stated before, that the
pectorals too have this same spine, though not so large in
proportion, as the dorsal one.”

Just here the audience all went about their business, and
we were enabled to get a closer examination of the fish.
Such scales! We took two or three of the largest, which
measured two and a quarter by two inches each, each one
as beautiful as a shell, and tipped at one side with pure
silver. We took his extreme breadth, which was one foot
three inches. Down his throat we could have passed our
double fist. Asking a fisherman if they were caught fre¬
quently, he informed us that he had seen two or three of
these fish during his life.

Consulting later Col. De Voe’s most excellent book, “The
Market Assistant,” we saw that the author states “that to
his knowledge this very large and scarce fish has been seen
but four times before in New York.” The measurement
coincided to an inch with the fine specimen we saw. Two
tarpons Col. De Yoe says he saw in 1865, and another in
1857. Referring to Professor Goode’s article we notice
that he states that “this fish is found occasionally in the
waters of the West Indies, and on the east coast of the
United States.” The tarpum he declares to be Megalops
thi issoides , and he tells us, as does our other correspondent,
S. C. Clarke, Esq., from Smyrna, Fla., (see page 252,
May 28) that it is taken in the St. Johns River and brought
to Jacksonville. Of course we ate some of him boiled.
Now we are constrained to state that generally the hand¬
somer a fish is the better he tastes, and that sometimes the
uglier he is (vide squid) the nicer he is. But Megalops thris-
soides , tarpum, tarpon, or Jew fish, is dry fish, with an ex¬
aggerated tastelessness common to the herring. Sweet was
it, but flavorless. Optimists as to fish, as far as their edible
qualities go, we have no doubt, that converted into a mas-
todonic Yarmouth bloater, Megalops would in small
quantity, make a delightful relish for breakfast.

The Tarpum. —Having written to Professor Baird in
regard to the megalops described in another portion of this
paper, the Commissioner of Fisheries has kindly sent us
the following communication:

U. S. Commission, Fish and Fisheries, |
.July 21st', 1874. J

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The Megalops thrissoides, or Tarpum, is a straggler along our coast, and
has, I think, been taken as far east as Newport. A skm of this fish in
the Smithsonian Museum came, I am confident, from that locality. It
has also been noted as occurring more or less frequently along the coast
of New Jersey. As this is one of the species not yet photographed or
cast by the TP S, Fish Commission, I shall be very glad indeed if you

will see that the next specimen taken in good condition is forwarded in
ice to the Smithsonian. Very truly yours, Spencer F. Baird,

Commissioner.

Voracity of Fish. —An Iowa correspondent calls our
attention to the voracity of the fish that sometimes get into
his basket. In two large bass that weighed three pounds
or so, he found pickerel that measured five and eight inches
respectively, and in a four pound pickerel he found a six
ounce rock bass. So, we see that all fish prey upon each
other, and in this respect are like Dow Jr’s, fleas, which
“—have other fleas to bite ’em,

And so go on ad infinitum .”

The facts are interesting, as showing that bass are not ex¬
empt from the attacks of pickerel, though it would seem
that the chances are two to one on the bass.

THE GRAYLING AGAIN.

^ Saint Louis, July, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream :—

I am reminded in chancing .to pick up your Vol. II., No.
17, to say that about the year 1845 I first made acquaint¬
ance with Thymallus tricolor , about which many articles
have appeared in your paper. We caught that fish in Hol¬
land, County of Orleans, State of Vermont, within two
miles of the boundary of Canada, near latitude 45°. The
next year we caught others in Newton Pond, now near line
of Grand Trunk Railroad and not far from Island Pond.
My fishing companions were, then, Daniel B. Cobb and
John G. Gilman. We all lived at Derby Line, Vermont;
they are both dead. When I hooked that curious fish and
landed him, his appearance recalled to my mind a descrip¬
tion I had read in an English work of the grayling, and I
so named the specimen then before my two companions.
While they conceded the beauty of the fish and accuracy
of the description, as I repeated it from, my recollection,
they utterly refused to assent to my assertion that our speci¬
men was grayling. Poor fellows, they are gone now, or I
might convince them of the correctness of my assertion.
We cooked that fish and found his flesh delicious—whiter
than trout, very firm and sweet. The illustration in your
number of June 4th is a perfect representation of the gen¬
eral appearance of our fish, and fully confirms my belief
that our specimen was a grayling.

Provided I am correct concerning the fish referred to, it
only proves the grayling to be common to different degrees
of longitude, and so far as known, found in the United
States and Territories in about the same degree of latitude.
They may be rare at the eastward, or for aught I know,
abundant, and like woodcock, seldom seen, unless sought
for. Respectfully, Joseph Joneb.

CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department op Public Parks, /
New York, July 26, 1874. j

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week endiug
July 25,1874.

One purple Gailinule, Gallinula martinica. Presented by Mrs. Pinck¬
ney Walker.

Five Horned Toads. Presented by Mr. Wm. Hutchinson, mate of
steamship Waco.

One golden crowned Conure, Conurus pertinax. Hab. Cen. America.
One Agouti, Dasyprocta aguti.

One Currason, Crax alector.

Two Guinea Pigs, Cavia cobaya.

Three Monkeys. W. A. Conklin.

—F. C. de Nehsosnova’s little incident in bird life will
appear next week.

bodhnd, Wmvn and (Barden.

THE CURCULIO ON THE PLUM.

“How shall I kill the rascal ?” This inquiry was made
to the Woodland, Lawn and Garden department of Forest
and Stream, and although somewhat late in the season to
use effectually all the known remedies for the preservation
of fruit, I give for the benefit of all, my own experime ital
Knowledge , and its general safety and good results.

In speaking upon this highly interesting subject, I notice,
first, that “Nature has an antidote for most of the ills of
Nature;” and if the Agriculturist has, as the world grows
older, new as well as old enemies to contend with, he also
finds 'an increasing amount of knowledge beneath his hand,
the accumulated weapons of years of experience and obser¬
vation. If he must fight, he fights intelligently, and not in
the dark.

I have given considerable attentive observation to the
culture of the plum, and as a matter of course, in common
with others, I have met the insect enemy, the formidable
curculio —the “plum cuss” were a better name for this
destroying bug or worm. I have had some forty years’ ex¬
perience as an agricultural student, under the best teachers,
and, for a considerable length of time, had the benefit and
teachings of that best of masters, A. J. Downing, Esq. I
have learned among other things that, although I have
learned many things of value in agricultural science, I am
still only a learner like many others in the great studio of
the world.

My earliest attention (1835) was called to the ravages of
this formidable insect by a gentleman who, in a communi¬
cation from Ohio, stated his grievances and his observa¬
tion of the habits of this insect, and his own application of
natural remedies. After experiments of my own, I found
his theory to be fully confirmed and well sustained by
carefully made tests for three years, always with success.
Whenever you can, therefore, use the means provided by
nature, always at hand, be sure to do so. The means used
under the head of natural remedial agents , are, first, the
crude and pungent ammoniacal manures. The curculio, or
plum weevil, has a very nice sense of smell, and therefore
when a very pungent odor is given to it as a breathing
atmosphere, it dies, or leaves the place. From my own
observation, I am quite sure that the manure of swine and
hens will effectually protect, if not entirely prevent, the
attack of curculio. To this you may add strong wet horse
manure, laid around the trunk of the plum tree. Knowing
the habits of your enemy, you may attack him in his
stronghold, and you are also well aware that he always fol-

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lows an insect instinct that leads to the selection of the
very tenderest and best varieties of plums. They are not
so foolish as to select trees on which to deposit their larvae
or chrysalis, which, in the course of events, must"lead to
its destruction. .The .exeat law' of instinct here seen gives
direction to their habits. Hence our knowled.ee of the
kind of v r aifare we are to adopt. In Trumbull county,
Ohio, in 1835, this pest was found in mjxiads, and it came
literally “out of the woods.” It breeds in our forests and
woody places, and an hour with my microscope has shown
me hundreds of these insects, not only upon twigs and trees
in the woods, but also upon some of our succulent plants.
I have quite a number of well attested facts, derived from
unquestioned sources, showing that the remedies to be
relied upon are what I place among the natural remedies.
A gentleman from Pennsylvania says, some years later: “I
believe in your natural remedies for the extermination of
curculio. Of all my trees, none have given me any fruit
except one growing beside the fence of my pig yard, which
has the benefit of its pungent manure. It ripened two
bushels of fine fruit. I have one hundred trees of apricots
and plums, and all told from them I have not obtained two
bushels of fruit.” I received some three years after this a
letter from the above writer, in which he says : “Thinking
the swine manure drove away the curculio, I removed ail
my small trees, and made an enclosure for them near to my
hog pen, and gave the hogs access to them at certain sea¬
sons, with the grandest results. Full crops of fine fruit,
and the pigs are my best protectors.”

Once the curculio was considered an enemy of such
power that many skilled agriculturists gave over the
thought of ever subjugating him. One intelligent gentle¬
man from Ohio writes me : “I have about given up my
plum trees to the devourer, the curculio.” Others had not
force or energy sufficient to look the enemy in the face.
In 1848 a gentleman in Pennsylvania wrote as follows: “ I
have tried your remedy, and a good one, by the way; I tied
large open-mouthed bottles, partly filled with molasses and
water, to my plum trees, also bags containing a half pint
of salt to the limbs, and applied one peck of manure from
the hog yard, mixed with one pint of salt, to the roots of
the trees. I had a good crop of plums this year under this
treatment. Last year I had not one peck of fruit. On
examining the bottle every day, I had from one pint to two
quarts of all kinds of bugs and insects, wasps, &c., safely
bottled up.” I use upon my own trees, and have for years,
as a manure for small-sized trees, say one peck of manure
from the hog pen to one pint of salt and one pint of
sulphur, mixed together, with occasional applications of
powdered gypsum and sulphur direct to the trees when in
blossom, after a rain. I have always had good crops.

The curculio generally commences its operations directly
after the falling of the blossom, and until the fruit is as
large as a hazel-nut it is not safe, but must be carefully
examined. During the many years of my investigation
of the habits of this insect, I am quite sure that of the
many remedies that have been applied for the preservation
of the fruit against its depredations, of the natural remedies
the farmer will find the hog manure and salt, the coarse
wet horse manure, and in this connection the use of open-
mouthed bottles, filled with either honey-water or molasses
and water, the best applications. I have used them suc¬
cessfully, and I have full faith in their efficacy if rightly
applied. The ground should be often stirred around the
roots of the trees, and all droppings of fruit removed at
once.

Much reliance was placed in the use of gypsum and
sulphur as protection to plums from the curculio. In 1851
I made use of this remedy: gypsum four parts to one of
Hour sulphur, and after a rain applied in dry powdered
form to my trees. The result was a good crop of plums.
I repeated this for four years with the same good effects.
Other persons in my own vicinity had the like good suc¬
cess attending careful applications of the same, with careful
attention to their trees. This is. to be applied when the
trees are in blossom only.

The worst time for the plum tree, or its time of peril, is
when the curculio insect begins its deposit of ova, generally
at the time when the fruit is about, the size of a pea. This
insect both ascends the tree and flies from tree to tree, over
high fences, and seemingly under the most adverse circum¬
stances. I have seen them many times at work, making
their punctures or incisions in the plum, and depositing
generally only a single egg. Here the work has com¬
menced. In time these eggs become larvae, or grubs, that
feed upon the pulp of the plum, and the result is, the fruit
soon falls to the ground before it is ripe. After this larvae
or grub has attained full size, it leaves the plum and bur¬
rows into the earth beneath the tree, and here it tarries
about twenty to twenty-two days, and when next he intro¬
duces himself to you he is a full fledged, perfect insect,
ready to go on with the war, and lively as a cricket. These
new rascals ascend or fly into the tree, and go through with
precisely the same routine of operations that I have just
described.

Such is the curculio, and such are some of the numerous
and interesting facts connected with its existence. t I
am in possession of many other facts and microscopic dis¬
coveries relating to this insect, and the modes of protecting
our trees from its ravages. I have given one sure natural
remedy, a clieck-rein upon its devastations. I will give one
other of an entirely different character, easily tried by any
one and by myself also attended with good results. It is
simplv to soak corn-cobs in warm molasses and water until
thev become quite soft, or thoroughly saturated; then,
with apiece of twine, suspend them upon the branches of
the trees, twenty or thirty to a moderate-sized tree, shortly
after the blossom appears; change the cobs every two
weeks. The insect will deposit its eggs m the cobs in
preference to the tree or fruit. I tried this veiy simple
remedy, with variations and improvements of my own, and
have much faith in its efficacy to preserve our plums. Be
careful to burn your cobs on removing from your trees.
They will be found filled with eggs and insects.

Ollipod Quill.

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Lawrence, Kan., July 20th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I frequently get poisoned with ivy, though I always avoid contact with
the stulf. A few days since, being in the woods, a party brought me a
handful of the leaves to know what they were, and of coarse I was poi¬
soned at once, while the person having them in hand suffered no incon¬
venience. Being advised to try a bath of buttermilk, I did so, and was
relieved in a day or two. On going to bed I dipped a towel into fresh
buttermilk, bound it about my face, which was quite well in four days,
while spots of poison on my arm winch were not treated in the same
way were a week healing. I notice that only light-complcxiorXtl persons
seem to he susceptible to the poison. b.

FORESIVANl) STREAM.

—Last week the steamer City of Richmond brought two
black and white setters from England for a gentleman in
Pittsburgh, Penn. His name we could not ascertain, nor
the party from whence they came, as the tag with the
name appended had got detached, and no one on the vessel
seemed to know anything about them further than that
they were for a gentleman in Pittsburgh.

—We may look forward to some very fine progeny by
“Mohawk’s” Macdona’s “Milo” out of Dr. Gautier’s Lav-
erack “Ruby.”

— A correspondent, W. II. W., of Philadelphia, writes
to us as follows:—

“I have seen once or twice in your paper an article re-
fering to biscuit for feeding dogs on bunting trips. The
idea strikes me that it would meet a difficulty often experi¬
enced by sportsmen, at least one that I have often felt in
finding proper and nourishing food for my dogs while in
the woods. Please inform me whether the article is manu¬
factured in this country? If not I believe it could be made
profitable, and may possibly start a person at it. Will you
be kind enough to furnish me a receipe for making the
article.”

We answer that a gentleman of this city lias the matter
in hand, and has procured the bona-fide receipt from Eng¬
land. The duties, charges, &c. on the importation of the
biscuit you speak of would add so materially to the price as
to render the article almost unsaleable.

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NOT HYDROPHOBIA.

Shelbyville, Tenn., July 21, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:

A little incident occurred this morning at my bouse, that
caused me to bless the day I first began taking Forest and
Stream. The hydrophobia that has been raging in New
York, of course has excited a great deal of interest in the
minds of the lovers of the dog. I have two very fine dogs,
a setter and a pointer, so to save myself (and them if possi¬
ble) in case the hydrophobia got clown this far, I have been
carefully reading all articles that you have published con-
cerning the disease. But now to the “shear.” When I
came up to breakfast this morning I was very much sur¬
prised to see all the doors and windows down stairs closed.
I entered the dining room, and the first words I heard were
these from the ladies: “Oh! we are so glad you’ve come.
We are frightened nearly to death. “Czar” has gone mad,
and we don’t know what to do.” “Where is he?” I asked.
They told me that he was lying down by the north side of
the house, foaming and whining, and that he would pay
no attention when lie was called. Of course I went imme¬
diately to the place, for I was certain it could not be hydro¬
phobia. I had been carefully watching my dogs for some
weeks past, and they had shown none of the symptoms so
plainly described in Forest and Stream. I found my
pointer lying by the wall foaming at the mouth, as they
had said, and seeming in great agony. “Czar,” old fellow,”
I said, and he wagged his tail feebly. This was a good
sign, and I went up to him to make a closer examination.
For all the world he looked like a dog that was either mad
or had been poisoned. I stooped down, and making him
open his mouth by pressing his cheeks against his molars,
I looked down his throat. The cause of his strange be¬
havior was in full sight, for the poor fellow had gotten a
stick crossways in the roof of his mouth, too far down for
him to get at it with liis paws, and so firmly fixed that lie
could not eject it with his tongue. I inserted my hand
and had it out in a moment, to the great delight of “Czar,”
who danced around me for some minutes in the exuberance
of his joy. I do not wonder that he suffered, for the stick
was a piece of rose bush, with a large thorn sticking down,
so that every time he moved in the act of breathing, the
flesh came in contact with the thorn, and of course caused
great pain. As it is, his tongue is pretty badly scratched
up.

I write this to show you that your paper lias done some
good, for if I had not read your articles, I would have
thought sure that my pointer was mad, and—my Webley
Central Fire would have done the rest. And now, Mr.
Editor permit me to thank you in the name of him whose
life was saved through your instrumentality, for the infor¬
mation that enabled me to defeat the intentions of “pallida
mors.” By the bye, yourlast number enabled me to find
out something that I have been trying to do ever since I
began taking the paper, viz., who “Piseco” is. In an edi¬
torial you mentioned that the Captain of the “Blue light,”
and “Piseco” were one and the same person. When 1 saw
this I seized my “Harper” for July, and in the article en¬
titled “The Net Result,” I found the real name of the gal¬
lant officer, “who,” as Mr. Wyckoff says, “is the right man
in the right place. ” Bedford.

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—One entire family of seven persons were bitten by a
mad dog at Newburgh last week;

TOBY AND CARLO.

Editor Forest and Stream: —

Almost every field sportsman has a way of Ins own in training his dog,
and so long as it accomplishes the end desired without injuring the nat¬
ural good qualities of the animal, all is well.

“Veritas,” in Forest and Stream, gave us a practical paper upon
training the dog over different kinds of field game. In the main I agree
with him, and endorse his method as one deserving the consideration of
every sportsman. I have, in days long ago, been deemed a tolerable
good shot, and could generally fill my bag at Scituate, Falmouth, or in
the Valley of the Merrimack, with either woodcock or quail. I gener¬
ally have found that a dog educated to point well on woodcock would
prove, if carefully trained, a reliable animal on quail and most other
game.

One fact noticed by “Veritas' 1 has been confirmed by my own experience
with fovr different dogs, viz: that the dog, particularly if quite a young
one, will always go for that kind of game which he had first killed over
him'. It is an established rule to train a dog in field shooting after his
apparent instincts, i. e ., if he manifestly takes to the woodcock, you will
do well to thoroughly train him in grounds where only woodcociv arc to
be found. He is always sure to point the woodcock in preference to the
quail, providing there are two of these birds in the field not far from
each other.

One fine afternoon I was having good shooting in the Merrimack val¬

ley. I had bagged eleven fine woodcock, when my dog, after bringing in
the last bird, made a point in the same direction as the one over which
I shot the last bird, yet about rods from the place where I killed the
woodcock two rods nearer to the dog. I advanced, and three fine quail
rose at once from the hummock, two of which I brought ciown with one
barrel, and at a long range the third. After bagging my birds I meas¬
ured the distance from the place where the fii^t bird was pointed, anti it
was magnificently done; and the distance at which the other birds lay
from the dog was 2i rods less than the woodcock was pointed. Now.
do not dogs have a choice of game as well as men?

Now Toby, my quail dog, was an aggravating fellow. Out in the
woodcock shelter he went on,head up and tail “a wagging,"right into the
bushes, and whew! up went several woodcock, arid if I got a shot and
bagged a single bird it was a “snap shot,” and to the action of Toby I
owed no thanks. But let there be one, or a covey of a dozen quail in
this place, and you saw the good points of Toby at once. He was sure
of quail, and if he pointed straight yon were never disappointed, and
had only to walk directly up to him and sight over his nose and you saw
your game right before you.

I am very well convinced that the best way to secure good, easy shoot¬
ing, is to keep two well trained animals of your own; one for the noble
sport of woodcock, and the other for quail shooting, and never let them
go oat with you into the same cover together. I have found them then
to spoil sport most emphatically. Use your own dogs, and if you shoot
with a friend never yield up your dog to the control for a single day of
the “crack shot” of the neighborhood.

Carlo was a splendid spaniel owned by myself, and I have bagged
many woodcock with him; but I found by repeated experience that if
Carlo went out for a day’s shooting with my best friend it took me gen¬
erally a week to recover him to bis former good behavior.

_ L. Wyman,

AMENDED GAME LAWS.

INCE publishing out Table of Close Seasons for Game,
amendments liave been made in the laws of several
States, which we deem it important to publish, so that our
readers may make the necessary corrections in the Tables
received from us.

NEW YORK.

The New York Legislature* in its last session, did a good
deal of tinkering with the game laws of the State. April
21 an act was passed for the protection and preservation of
fish in that portion of the Wallkill River in the counties of
Ulster and Orange. All fish taken from the stream must
he caugfit with hook and line. March 11 an act was passed
making it unlawful to take any fish out of the waters of
Queechy Lake, Columbia county, for a period of three
years. February 27 an act was passed forbidding persons
to take fish in Honeyo, Seneca, Cayuga and Canandaigua
Lakes in any other way than with hook and line. Eels may
be speared. An act of May 11 declares that quail shall not
beVaptured or killed in the counties of Genesee, Cayuga,
Wayne and Orleans for the. space of three years. An act
of May 12 protects the fisheries of Cross Lake, Onondaga
county, also of Clyde and Seneca rivers, in the counties of
Wayne and Cayuga.

An act of Mav 6 is for the preservation of fish within
the county of Cortland. An act of May 9 makes it unlaw¬
ful to kill or chase any moose or wild deer in any part of
the State save only during the months of September, Octo¬
ber and November, and no person shall expose foi sale oi sell
or transport the flesh of these animals during any other
months than September, October, November, December
and January. It is further declared that no fawn shall
be killed in its’spotted coat. May 20 the following was
passed:—

§ 10. No person shall kill or expose for sale, or have in
his possession after the same has been killed, any robin,
brown thrasher, meadow lark or starling, save only during
the months of August, September, October, November and
December, under a penalty of five dollars for each bird ;
and in the counties of Kings, Queens, Putnam and Suffolk,
no person shall kill or expose for sale, or have in his pos¬
session after the same has been killed, of said birds,_ except
meadow larks, in this section named, except during the
months of October, November and December, under a
penalty of five dollars for each bird.

g 2. The nineteenth section of said act is hereby amended
to read as follows:—

8 19. No person shall at any time catch any speckled
trout with any device save with a hooked line, except ioi
the purpose of propagation. as hereinafter provided, or
pla.ee any set line in waters inhabited by them, undei a
penalty of fifty dollars for each offense; and no person shall
at any time, except for the puruoseof propagation as afore-
s lid catch any kind of fish in Lake Saratoga, in the county
of Saratoga, or in Onondaga or Oneida lakes, tributaries or
outlets, except minnows, with any device save with hook
and line. And no person shall at any time use more than
three lines with hooks attached; and any hook and line un¬
attended by the fisherman in person, and all set lines, nets,
traps and devices other than fair angling as aforesaid, are
hereby prohibited on said lakes and their tributaries and
outlets, or within one mile ol the lakes, and when found m
use or operation are hereby declared forfeit and contia-
band, and any person finding such set lines, nets or traps
in said waters is hereby authorised to destroy the same, and
any person fishing with such prohibited means or devices
shall be liable to a penalty of not less than ten nor exceed¬
ing one hundred dollars. And no person shall take or
catch any black or Oswego bass in the waters of Lake
George, except from the twentieth day of July to the first
day of January, under a penalty bf ten dollars for eacn fisfi
so taken.

§ 3. Section twenty-five of said act is hereby amended so
as to read as follows:—

§ 25. No person shall kill or catch any fish in the Mo¬
hawk or Clyde rivers,|Irondequoit Bay, Braddock’s Bay,
Little Pond, Round Pond, Cranberry Pond, Buck
Pond and Long Pond in the county of Monroe, or in tne
inlets thereof, or the lakes in the counties of Westchester,
Rockland, Wyoming, Columbia, Ulster, Genesee, Grange,
Putnam, Herkimer, Rensselaer, Sullivan, Tioga, Cortland,
Broome' and Livingston, by any trap, dam, weir, net, seine,
or by any device whatever, other than that of angling wnii
hook and line or with a spear, under a penalty of twenty-
five igjfollqgf. for each offence. All fishing in the aloresau
Braddock’s Bay, Little Pond, Round Pond, Cranberry
Pond, Buck Pond and'Long Pond in the county ot Monroe,
in the months of January, February and March, or eitfiei,
is hereby forbidden and prohibited.

§ 4. It shall not be lawful between the first day of Dc*
cember and the fifteenth day of April in any year, to take

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-vvitli hook and. line, trap, net or any device whatever, any
tisli from Rockland Lake, in the county or Rockland. Any
person violating any of the provisions of this section shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic¬
tion thereof shall pay a penalty of not less than five dollars,
nor more than fifteen dollars, or be confined in the county
jail not less than five days nor more than fifteen days, in
the discretion of the court.

NEW JERSEY.

For deer, December 1st to October loth following; pen¬
alty for violation, $50. For gray snipes, April 25tli to
September 1st; for woodcocks, July 5th to January 1st;
lor quails and pheasants, November 1st to December 31st;
for rail and reed-birds, September 1st to November 31st.
The penalties for the killing of birds out of season range
from $5 to $15.

With respect to game fish the law provides that no person
shall at any time catch any speckled trout, bass or salmon
•with any device save only kook-and-line, and only from
April 1st to August 15th. The same provision applies to
black bass, pike or pickerel, between March 1st and June
1st under a penalty of $25 for each offence.

No set net or nets can be placed across any of the canals,
rivulets, thoroughfares or creeks of the State. Penalty for
violation, $25.

MARYLAND.

The Maryland Legislature at its last session passed
an act for the protection of speckled trout in the waters
of that State. The first section provides that it shall
not be lawful for any person to take any speckled trout
in any of the waters of this State after the passage of
the act, save with a hook and line, or to have any such
trout in possession except during the months of April, May,
June and July, and the-first fifteen days of August, under
a penalty of five dollars for each fish so taken or found in
possession.

The second section prohibits the taking of any such trout
in any of the waters of the State by means of fish baskets,
nets, seines or traps, under a penalty of five dollars for each
fish so taken.

The third section prohibits the placing of lime or other
deleterious substance in any of the fresh waters of the
State, without the consent of the owner, with the intent to
poison or catch fish, under a penalty of one hundred
dollars.

The fourth section provides that where any one erects an
artificial pond upon his own land, or land of which he is in
legal possession, for the purpose of propagating fish, and
shall give notice thereof by publication in a newspaper of
the county, or by printed or written bills put up in public
places near said pond, any person thereafter catching fish
therefrom shall be guilty of a trespass, and in addition
thereto shall be liable to a fine of five dollars for the first
fish, ten dollars for the second, and twenty dollars for the
third and for each subsequent offense.

The fifth section provides that persons engaged in the
artificial culture of brook trout may take from their own
ponds in any manner and at any time such front, and may
sell or transport them, and dealers may sell them, provided
that the packages containing them are accompanied with a
certificate of a justice of the peace that such trout are sent
by the owner or by agents of persons so engaged in their
culture.

None of the provisions of the law prohibit the taking of
fish at any time and in any manner from artificial ponds by
the owners thereof, or by the authority of the owner. We
give the substance of this act fully, because some of its
provisions may inimediately affect our readers.

OHIO.

It shall he unlawful to catch, kill, or injure any spar¬
row, robin, blue bird, marten, thrush, mocking bird, swal¬
low, oriole, red bird, gross beak, catbird, cliewit or ground
robin, pewee or phoebe bird, wren, cuckoo, indigo bird,
nut hatch, creeper, yellow bird, fringilla, yellow hammer
or flicker, warbler or fincli, mavis, red stark, dummock,
nightingale, cross bill, European quail or com crake, Hun¬
garian robin, European black bird, great tit or blue. Quail
and Virginia partridge are not to be killed between the
first day of January and tlie fifteenth day of October. Ruf¬
fed grouse, prairie chickens and blue winged teal, mallard,
wood duck or any wild duck, wild geese or brant, between
tlie first day of January and first day of September, and
woodcock between tlie first day of January and the fourth
of July. Rabbits and bare are not to be killed between
the 1st day of January and tlie first of October. It is un¬
lawful to snare or trap quail at any time, or to use swivel
or punt guns for, or to use push boats or sneak boats, with¬
in the State of Ohio, in pursuit of wild fowl. For disturb¬
ing eggs of birds protected by this act, a fine not less than
two dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars is imposed.
If notice is placed on a man’s land, or a verbal order is
given by the owner of the land, it is considered as protect¬
ing the property. A fine is imposed of not less than five
dollars or more than twenty-five dollars, or imprisonment
of not less than five days or more than thirty days, to those
trespassing, or offending by shooting on such premises.

It is unlawful to shoot or kill deer in any way, between
December first and October first. It is unlawful for any
person to purchase or offier for sale game or birds during
the close season, no matter where they came from, and
persons having such game on ha ml for sale are liable to the
same penalty as if they bad killed it.

Our correspondent, Hon. H. O. Collins, of Hillsboro,
Ohio, has sent us the following letter and criticism of this
law, which we think worthy of consideration:—

Hillboro, Ohio, July 8tli, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Though in some respects objectionable, it is perhaps as good, as could
be expected, considering the conflict of opinions upon the subject. Clos¬
ing the quail season on the 1st of January is an improvement, for be¬
tween deep snows and lack of cover and food, they have a hard time in
winter; but with this early closing of the season it should commence the
1st of October, when most coveys are fully grown. The late broods are
owing to the failure’of the first, for after long and careful observation
I have not been able to satisfy myself Aat a second brood was ever at¬
tempted if the first succeeded. Great numbers of nests are dis¬
turbed by the cutting of meadows and grain fields in June and July, and
the birds will rarely return to them, but begin anew. No matter liow
well grown the coveys, the old cock and hen will be found with them,
* ‘barring accident. ”

The close season for pinnated grouse ends-September 1st, as is proper.
There are but. few of these birds in Ohio.

The spring killing of water fowl, though objectionable on t he waters
of Lake Erie, is less so on the Ohio and its tributaries, and it will be diffi¬
cult to enforce it. The farmers have at length got a strict protection
against shooting on their enclosed lands, for which they have long con

tended. They have been subjected to so much annoyance from pot hunt¬
ers and reckless persons, that it is no wonder they feel sore upon the
subject; but most of them will freely give the privilege of shooting on
their land to those who will not abuse it.

The principle embodied in the report I made to the Senate of Ohio in
1861, a copy of which I sent you, a*-e in the main carried out, ana it is
gratifying to see the increased attention which is paid to the subject, as
it will tend to more thorough and accurate information, and of course
more perfect legislation. II. O. Collins.

MICHIGAN.

Section 1. The People of the State of Michigan enact, That
it shall not be lawful hereafter at any time to fish with
seines, trap nets, pound-nets, or any species of continuous
nets, during the months of March, April, May and June,
or by spearing or shooting in any of the waters of tlie State
of Michigan except Lakes Michigan, Superior, Huron, St.
Clair, and St. Clair and Detroit Rivers and Lake Erie:
j Provided, Nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibit¬
ing sole owners of fisli ponds from fishing therein, as they
may think proper.

Section 2. Any person offending against the provisions
of this act shall, on conviction thereof, be liable to a fine
of not over one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the
county jail not over sixty days, to he determined by a court
of competeut jurisdiction.

GEORGIA.

—The following law is in force in Georgia:

Whereas, a continual wholesale and ill-seasoned de¬
struction of deer, partridges and wild turkeys by shooting,
hunting, trapping, and other means, has threatened to ex¬
terminate and utterly destroy the breed and growth of deer,
partridges, wild turkeys, and other birds hereinafter des¬
cribed, in the counties of Chatham, Bryan, Clark, Fulton,
and DeKalb; and, whereas, the breeding season of deer,
partridges, wild turkeys, etc., is between tlie months of
April and October of each year, during which season the
killing or trapping thereof is excessively cruel and not pro¬
ductive of good to the people of said counties, or of the
State of Georgia, it being conceded by eminent medical ex¬
perts that the flesh of deer, partridges, wild turkeys, etc.,
when obtained by trapping, or when killed during the
treading season is, for sanitary reasons, improper as an
article of food. Therefore,

Section 1st, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the
State of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same, That the shooting, killing, trapping, or des¬
truction of any deer, partridge, wild turkey, wild duck,
mocking bird, dove, red bird, nonpareil, or any insectiver-
ous bird between the first day of the month of April and
the first da} r of the month of October of any year, shall be
held and determined a misdemeanor, and shall be punish¬
able by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or impris-
ment in the county jail not exceeding six months at the
discretion of the court." .

Section 4th, Be it f urther, enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the trapping or shooting, killing or destruction of any
mocking bird, red bird, nonpareil, or any insectivorous
bird or birds of any kind, at any season of the year, shall
he punished as provided in section first of this act.

Canada. —We reprint from our issue of March 5th a
table of close seasons for game and fish in the Provinces of
Quebec and Ontario. Canada.

FIS II.

Whitefisli.

Whitefisli seining.

Salmon, net fishing ...

Salmon, fly surface.

fishiug.

Speckled trout.

Bass. I

Pickerel (doree).>■

Maskinonge.)

GAME.

Deer, elk, reindeer, or

caribou.

Moose.

Hares and rabbits.

Turkeys, grouse, pheas¬
ants or partridges.

Quail.•

Woodcock.

Snipe.

Mallard, grey duck, bl’k
duck, wood or summer

cluck and teal.

Wild swan, wild goose.

ONTARIO.

19tli Nov. to 1st Dec.,
80th May to 1st Aug...
1st Aug. to 1st May...

1st Sept, to 1st May...
1st Oct. to 1st May_

15th April to 1st May.

ONTARIO.

1st Dec. to 1st Sept...
1st March, to 1st Sept..

QUEBEC

.. 119th. Nov. to 1st Dec.

.. 1 31st July to 1st Dee.

.. 1st Aug. to 1st May.

.. 1st Sept, to 1st May.

.. 1st Oct. to 1st May.

.. 30tli April to 24th May.

QUEBEC.

.. 1st Feb. to 1st Sept.

1st Jan. to 1st Sept...

1st Jan. to 1st Oct_

1st Jan. to 1st July ..
1st May to 15th Aug..

1st Jan. to 15th Aug .

1st March to 1st Sept.
1st March to 1st Sept.

list May to 1st Sept.

In New Brunswick and Nova Scotia rod-fisliing for
salmon is permitted until September 15tli. Fishing for

black bass is forbidden between the first day of August
and the. first day of April.

Ontario Game Laws. —The following is the new game
Act in the Province of Ontario:—

Deer, moose, elk, reindeer, or cariboo, between the first
day of September and the first day of December.

Wild turkey, grouse, pheasants or partridges, between
the first day of September and the first of January. Snipe
between the 15th day of August and the 1st day of May.
Mallard, grey duck, black duck, wood or summer duck,
and all kinds of teal, between the 15tli day of August and
the 1st of January,

Hares and rabbits, between the 1st day of September and
the first of March. Except in the counties of Essex, Lamb-
ton and Middlesex, no quail shall be taken or killed from
tlie passing of this Act.

No person shall have in'his possession any of tlie above
animals or birds, or any portion of them during the close
seasons. They may be exposed for sale, nevertheless, for
one month and no longer after such periods, or had in pos¬
session at any time for family use; but in all cases the
proof of the time of killing shall be upon the party so in
possession.

None of the animals or birds above mentioned shall at
any time be taken by means of traps, snares, gins, baited
lines, or other similar contrivances. Any person* may de¬
stroy such traps, snares, etc., which lie may discover with¬
out incurring any liability for so doing.

No person shall have in possession the eggs of any of tlie
birds mentioned at any time. No batteries, sunken punts t
or night lines allowed in the killing of swan,geese or ducks.

Beaver, muskrat, mink, martin, racoon, otter and fisher
may be hunted and killed only between the 1st day of
November and tlie 1st day of May.

r i he fine for killing deer, etc., out of season, shall not be
less than, ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each
animal. For having in possession the birds or eggs of any
of tlie birds protected, at any time, not less than five dol¬
lars for each egg. For killing any of the fur bearing ani¬
mals out of the season not less than five dollars for any
other breach of the Act. In all cases the whole of Hie fine
to be paid to the prosecutor.

S'tiswet[8 Ufa (jj£ort[ett}iondcnt$.

C. E. L., Lockport, N. Y.—Duck in season in Ontario, Canada, Aug.
15th. See this week’s issue Forest and Stream.

L. A. K., Boston.—Texas Jack has not- yet been seen at Crecdmoor.
. Do not know wliat rifle he uses.

S. S. R., New York. —Can yon tell me where in New York to buy wall
tents? Ans. Wellington A. Carter, 51 and 52 Courtlandt street.

H. D., Philadelphia.—We would advise you not to give your dog any
medicine or interfere with him in any way, unless he gets much, worse.

W. II., Ralston, Pa.—Do you know anything about the Cocker pups, ad¬
vertised in your last? Ans. We believe they are genuine, but do not
know the gentleman personally.

Relyuc, Albany.—What is the cost of board at Blue Mountain Lake
Adirondacks, and during what months is there good fishing there? Ans.
No hotel on Blue Mountain Lake. Fishing till September.

A. W., Philadelphia.—1. Land cmd Water, 169 Fleet street, London.
2. They did some years ago, but to-day English cartridges for breech¬
loaders are charged with about the same sized powder as ours. „

C. S. R., Boston.—Who are the best guides for the Rangely region;
also, am I in error in thinking that the time for trout fishing in Maine
lias been extended to October 15th? Ans. Guides all good. Get Char¬
ley Soule, if you can. Season ends September 15tb,

J. S., Philadelphia.—What is the proper load of powder for li shot in
a lOrbore breech-loader what size and what brand? Ans. See answers
in Forest and Stream July 23d. You do not state wliat game you pro¬
pose to shoot.

C. P. W., Albany.—We have learned that the Monitor Raft for sports¬
men is made by the Combination Rubber Company, 62 Church street, for
the patentee’s price, $75. The bamboo rods are made by Thomas Tout,
Kingston, Mass.

Columbia. —Would you please give me the course of training pursued
by the Columbia boat’s crew, also tlie diet used by them for the m'ontli
previous to the race? Ans. If you will write a letter to Captain Reese,
Columbia College, N. Y., we think he would give you the desired infor¬
mation.

Trout on the Brain. —I have about fifty dollars to spend on my vaca
tion, which begins the 20th of August, lasting ten days. I would like to
ask yonr advice as to where 1 should go to have first-rate sport in trout
and lake fishing? Ans. Go to Twin Lakes, Canaan, Connecticut. Take
Harlem and Conn, Western Railroad.

Friday.— Is the fishing at White Lake, N. Y., good, and wliat kind?
What are the hotels and board per week? How shall I get there, and
what is the fare? Ans. Would not advise you to go to Wbite.Lake for
fishing. Used to be good bass fishing, but very poor now. Get off at
Coshecton, Erie Railroad, or at Monticello; White Lake House and Wool-
ridge House. Fare, $6 or so.

L. G. B., New Jersey.—Will you oblige me with the addresses of the
most reliable parties in England from whom to obtain a Gordon or Rus¬
sian setter bitch, or the name and address of sporting papers in England
of whom I can obtain reliable information? Ans. Frank 0. Pearce,
Preston street, Favershara, Kent, England, will give you every informa¬
tion.

Circle.— When does the open season for trout end in Maine? Ans.
Season ends Sept. loth. Where do you think would be the best place
to so for two weeks’ fishing the last of August; if in Maine, at what
place nearest Portland? Ans. Sebeclakes. Is there any shooting there
ill August; if so, what kind? Aus. Snipe and the like.

M. B. & Co,, Springfield, Mass.—Would it be oC any use to take flics
into the Thousand Islands district; if so, what kind would be best? Ans.
Take lUes, by all means; the Page fly, scarlet wings ivith guinea fowl
shoulders or primaries, is a most killing fly. Oswego river bass take
browns of turkey wing. Any gaudy combination—scarlet and white,
yellows, nondescripts of all sorts, regular calico patterns, arc the best
for bass. Red flannel is often a killing lure.

F. S. D., Boston.—Would you tell me of some preparation that would
make sheeting waterproof, so that it could be used for a tent? Canvas
makes too heavy a load to carry through the woods? Ans. Take half a
pound of sugar of lead and half a pound of powdered alum, dissolve
them m a bucket of rain water, then pour off tlie fluid with the dissolved
-ingredients into another vessel. Steep the canvas thoroughly in the so¬
lution, letting it stay for a considerable time. Hang it up to dry, but do
not wring it. The water of a rain storm seems to hang to it m globules
and does not go through it.

Inquirer.— The whole number of improved trout ponds on Long
Island is 82. They occur on both sides of the Island, from Brooklyn to
Riverhead. Most of these are private, but there are several in which
fishing privileges are sold to transient anglers at so much per day, or
$1.50 per pound caught. The principal ponds are at Maspeth, Little
Neck, Smithtown, Northport, Huntington, Centreport, Cold Spring, Wa¬
ding River, Smithtown River, and Roslyn, on the North side, and at Riv-
erbead, Seatuck, Belleport, Fireplace, Islip, Patckogue, Canarsie, Sea-
ford, Amityville, Babylon, South Oyster Bay, Freeport and Hempstead,
on the South side.

J. A. P., Philadelphia.—Are black flies very bad in the Umbagog and
Rangely region, say from August 12th to September 1st? Ans. No flies.
Is fishing good at above time on the Megalloway river, can a guide and
boat be obtained, and at what point? Ans. Good fishing. Take stage
from Bethel Hill, on Grand Trunk Railroad, to Upton, cross Umbagog to
month of Megalloway, then go up stream fifteen miles to upper settle¬
ment, where you can get guide and boat. Thence there is a two mile
carry, then twenty-seven miles up stream to mouth of Little Megalloway,
then a carry of three miles into Parmachene Lake. You can cover as
much of this ground as yon please, and enjoy best of sport. Could you
recommend a better place in same neighborhood fur good-sized brook
trout? Ans. No.

R. Roff, Washington.—Please inform me of the difference between
the horse mackerel, bluefish, salt water taylor and the snapping mack¬
erel, also what connection the white perch has to the bass, and oblige?
Ans. Well, a horse mackerel is a thynnus which will sometimes weigh
2,000 pounds, while of the mackerel of commerce, No. 3, it takes a good
many to fill a barrel. It would require pretty strong tackle to play a
horse mackerel. They are captured with harpoons. All the fish you
mention are nearly allied; the bluefish and taylor are the same, and the
snapping mackerel are merely young bluefish. The horse mackerel are
numerous around Nantucket. The bluefish are known south of New
Jersey as the taylor fish, and the snapping mackerel fill the harbors and
entrances of Long Island Sound in July m countless numbers. The
black bass belong to the Perehlee or spine-rayed bony family, which em¬
braces three-fourths of the kinds that are known.

Wellsville. N. Y—In your issue of July 9th, in answer to C. S. R.,
Fulton, you say there is a fine of $25 for fishing on Sunday. The law
reads thus: “There shall be no hunting or shooting upon the first day of
the week, called Sunday,” and says nothing about fishing. The game
laws in 1869 read: “There shall be no hunting, shooting, fishing, or trap¬
ping on the first day of the week, called Sunday,” since which time I
have never seen anything in regard to fishing on Sunday. Please tell me
where I can find the Sunday law? Ans. See Laws of New York, Chap.
721, sec. 15. “There shall be no shooting, or hunting, or having in pos¬
session in the open air, the implements for shooting, on the first day of
the week, called Sunday * . under a penalty of not more than $25
nor less than $10, for each offence.” If you wish to go fishing on Sun¬
day there is nothing in the above text to prevent; but should you be
brought before a justice be would probably, if a conscientious man, rule
according to the spirit rtf' the law, for our careless legislators never
meant to imply by their omission that hunting was improper and that
fishing was not.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, July 31st.—Northern Ohio Fair Association, Cleveland, Ohio
—Westchester county fair grounds, near White Plains, N. Y.—Boston
vs. Athletic B. B. C. at Manchester, Eng.

Saturday, August 1st.—Saratoga running meeting, Saratoga, N. Y.—
Westchester county fair grounas, near White Plains, N. Y.—Practice
day Harlem boat clubs, Harlem, N. Y.—Athletic vs. Boston B. B. C. at
Sheflield, Eng.

Monday, August 3d.—The English twelve of 1872 vs. Eighteen of
America, at Prince’s Grounds, London, Eng.

Tuesday, August 4th.—Saratoga running meeting, Saratoga, N. Y.—
Buffalo Park, Buffalo, N. Y.—Buckeye Shooting Club, Cleveland, Ohio
Trotting at Lawrence, Mass.

Wednesday, August 5th.—Buffalo Park, Buffalo, N. Y.—Match day
Hoboken cricket grounds, foot of Ninth street—Buckeye Shooting Club,
Cleveland, Ohio—Trotting at Lawrence, Mass.

Thursday, August 6th.—Buffalo Park, Buffalo, N. Y.—Open regatta
at Oakland beach, near Providence, R. I.—Buckeye Shooting Club,

if any point of difleience arises that cannot be decided by
the rules as adopted, let the majority of the regular fre¬
quenters of the ground decide it once for all time, and
have it entered in the rules. But we hear some one say,
“this is making a very serious matter out of a subject only
intended for a little recreation.” Others say, “we do not
believe in surrounding this simple game with such strict
rules, and so many of them that no person of ordinary
ability can learn them.”

But to any one accustomed to such exhibitions of tem¬
per and ill feeling as are constantly occurring on croquet
grounds in consequence of the want of some definite au¬
thority to settle disputed points at once when a question
arises, the matter assumes a serious aspect. Further, it
does not in the least simplify a game to attempt to play it
by a few simple and general rules, because in a game as
susceptible of scientific playing, as is croquet, many fine
points must arise demanding settlement by some definite
authority. Therefore, we repeat the advice, to be sure and
have it understood by all the players what rules shall gov¬
ern their playing. When it comes to the selection of the au¬
thority, of course great difference of opinion will be devel¬
oped, and we wish here to advocate a few points which we
believe tend to add largely to the interest of the game.

In nearly all of the manuals the booby is a recognized
feature. A ball missing the first bridge is declared a booby,
and some special rules are given regulating the disposition
of such a ball and the playing of other balls in connection
with it. In some authorities the booby is not recognized;
and why should it be? Why should the failure to make
the first bridge confer a favor or inflict a penalty on a
player anymore than missing any other bridge in the grand
round? There seems to be no good reason for this formerly
almost universal complication of the game. Hence we
suggest the immediate abandonment of all recognition of
a booby, thus treating a ball as fully in the play after the
first stroke.

The question of restricting the use of the roquet cro¬
quet, or loose croquet to the rover, was a much discussed
one a few years ago, but the Americans were not willing
to yield to English authority in such a restriction of this,
the most scientific stroke of the whole game, and at the
present time the roquet croquet is allowed to all players
on nearly every ground in this country. But still many of
the published rules either restrict its use (being originally
copied from the English), or else, in answer to the popular
demand, they have changed this rule, but have left others
that were originally based on the former custom.

One of these cases is in the treatment of a flinch. Form¬
erly, when the tight croquet only was allowable, of course
some penalty was necessary for a flinch, which was nothing
more nor less than an accidental loose croquet. But now,
where the loose croquet is allowed, why put a penalty on
a stroke combining the two allowed strokes? i. <?., the com¬
bination of the tight croquet with the roquet croquet.

To ignore the flinch and all of its penalties again sim¬
plifies the game as much, perhaps, as the abolishment of
the booby, and both seem to be superfluous complicities.
In these suggestions we have not exhausted the questions
liable to great difference of opinion, but simply mentioned
a few of the most important. But we again say that the
most impartant matter is, to adopt*fully some consistent set
of rules, and stick to them in the smallest particulars.
Above all things, play honestly, and keep your temper.
We believe no one is justified in losing his temper except
upon the discovery of an attempt to cheat on the part of
another player. In such case any one is fully justified in
refusing to play another game with that person. It may
by some be considered shrewd to cheat in business, but we
believe all will allow it to be the height of meanness to cheat
in a friendly game.

TOUCHING SOFT CRABS.

Cleveland, Ohio—Trotting at Lawrence, Mass.—Prince’s club eleven
with professionals vs. Eighteen of America, at Prince’s grounds, Lon¬
don, Eng.

HOWTO PLAY CROQUET.

A LMOST every reader thinks that it is simple enough,
and that one who does not know how to play cro¬
quet must be an old fogy, or the inhabitant of some foreign
isle; and yet we venture to assert that this same game is
not played correctly—according to any one published and
consistent code of rules—on one ground in a dozen through¬
out the country. This is all wrong, and is enough to have
killed any game less meritorious than croquet. For the
best interests of the game there should be one uniform set
of rules adopted by some recognized authority for the
whole country, and this has been the aim of many lovers
of the game for years; but thus far they have failed to
realize their hopes.

It at first seemed a simple matter to call a Croquet Con¬
gress, who should adopt national laws for the game, but
the details of such a convention were not so easily ar¬
ranged, because from the social nature of the game the
regularly organized clubs were very limited in number,
and hence there was no basis for authorized representation.
In the absence of any established authority it becomes the
duty of the owners of every ground, or of the company
usually playing on it, to adopt some published laws of the
game, which shall be strictly observed by every player on
the ground. If any amendment or change is desired in
any code of laws which for the most part are acceptable,
let such change be written out fully and inserted in its
proper place, and all conflicting rules stricken out, and

H E was the king of the Soft Crabbers, and we caught
him just between two tides at Fulton Market, and
he told us all about it. “You see,” said Mr. Herbert, a
fine looking Jerseyman, with the hale of the sea on his face,
“soft crabs put in with a good deal of regularity from
about the 24th of May to say the 5th or 6th of June, and
keep on up to the 1st of October, sometimes as late as the
10th. We catch them principally on Squan River, from the
mouth five miles up as far as Wide River. There must be
fully 100 men engaged in the business. We use a band
bow net, about twelve inches across and some eight inches
deep. The crabber sees the crab and just scoops him in.
In order to get him you wade in half knee deep. Crabs
mostly swim on the bottom in the shallows in clear water,
though they like to congregate and hold caucuses-like,
round bunches of grass, an old bush, or a piece of sodden
wood. It requires a good deal of skill to fetch them up,
and it’s an extra lucky day on which a party gets as many
as 200 crabs. A full moon in the months of June, July,
and August is about the best time for crabbing. It isn’t
true that thunder storms kill them; that’s a yarn; but after
you have caught them, thunder will just destroy them. It
is generally single fishing, though two men go partners
sometimes. A good hand can make $1 50 a day at it. I
don’t think they have diminished at all in quantity; I even
think there are more soft crabs now, at least in Squan
River, than there used to be. A mighty big soft crab will
measure eight inches across the tips of the shell. There is
a bit of science in catching soft crabs. Now you might go
along shore, sir, and scoop up a crab, and, going only for
soft crabs, drop him because you thought he was hard.
That’s just where the skill comes in, you see, and the

knowledge of the business. A man as is a soft crabber
can tell a shedder just as soon as he claps eyes on him un¬
der water, and goes for him. When a crab commences to
shell, we call him a “burster;” just at that time he seems
fat, and then lie backs out of his shell. Twenty-four hours
after changing himself we call him a “buckler.” In this
condition he is too soft for transportation, and is kind of
watery, and wouldn’t make good eating. In about eio-lit
to ten hours his shell hardens a little and ripens. We say
the crabs temper. Then we pack 150 or so in a box and
ship them to market. Now, taking advantage of this a
crabber as is a crabber, when he can, catches his crabs be¬
fore they have cast their shells, puts them in his pound or
car, and just waits for them to get ready for business.
They will keep soft when out of water for quite a long
time, for they can’t make any shell. Some people are so
funny and ignorant-like; for how could a crab make extra
shell by just living in the air? If you put him back in the
water, in six hours he gets his back up, and isn’t good any
longer for a soft crab. About the last run of crabs are
always females. You can tell the difference plain enough.
On the belly there is a kind of strap, that goes up there
like an old fashioned pocket book strap. We call it the
apron. When it is broad at the bottom, and tapers up, that
shows it to be a she crab, and when it is narrow, and all
about the same width, it belongs to a he crab. When you
pick up a soft crab to look at him and see if he is good,
you are apt to take him by his biters or claws. If you do
that you are likely to lose him, for he is smart enough to
just drop both claws at once—just fling them off; not only
the one you have hold of, but the other that you ain’t
touching. We don’t catch hard crabs at all, for the reason
that fishermen kind of know that crabs breed when they
are hard, and that would be killing the chances of a good,
soft crab crop in the season. The demand is always large,
and New York takes all we can find. The places in New
Jersey that run most on crabbing are Squan village, Point
Pleasant, and Herbert’s mill.”

THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

T HE project and call for a National Convention to re¬
vise the game laws is receiving increased attention,
and we trust that any movement to accomplish the ends
desired will receive attention. We copy a few extracts
from letters.

Central New Y t ork, July 18th, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Permit one of your readers to express most fully his
warm endorsement of the plan advanced by your paper for
the formation of a Protective Association for guarding
game birds, fish and animals, and the “forests and
streams ” that give them birth and shelter. I remember
with pleasure the reception the idea of a National Conven¬
tion (one more than National, indeed, as it seeks the co¬
operation of the excellent Canadian sportsmen), met with
at the February meeting of the American Fish Culturists’
Association, and I feel full confidence that the importance
of the work to be done will be seen as it is now carefully
contemplated.

I can also see good in forming an association in addition
to the present State Sportsmen’s Association, one in no
way a rival, or in any degree antagonistic, but one that
will bring new forces into the field in reinforcement to the
present array.

It has been truly said that the various religious sects are
of great value, a~s their varied forms meet and satisfy the
various tastes and ideas of minds that are seeking the same
elevating end, and it is beyond doubt that the general
united power of all for good far exceeds that which could
have been encompassed by the creeds and tenets of any
one denomination.

And without in any way claiming to class the movements
we now favor with the aims of the churches, we may
borrow, from the harmonious example of their successful
working, hints of infinite value; none of more importance
than the one that shows how kindly and generous people
can, with due deference to views conflicting in minor
points, carry on movements which all unite to forward
and support.

I am* not excited nor amused by hours of trap-shooting.
I would fain get the sportsmen assembled for earnest and
patient consultation, aided by men of experience and of
scientific attainment, to study the mysteries of nature where
her works are carried on as they were thousands of years
ago when no hand had intruded rudely in her workshops,
and to learn how best the wildwood may be kept a wild-
wood, and how its generous offerings of bright-hued fish
and agile game may be kept to reward in due season the
adventurous and brave that fortune ever favors.

Many keen sportsmen feel w T ith me. The love they have
for the chase is born from the difficulties that render it so
constantly a demand upon our utmost skill, boldness and
patience. They will not take any unfair advantage. Be¬
fore their rifles~the tame deer of midsummer are safe, and
the most tempting fish will not find danger from their cast.
So far does this impulse of fair,play go that they are un¬
willing to shoot at a bird that has the small chance of a
long-confined pigeon cast from a trap, and yet they are not
in any way disposed to be critical with regard to those
who increase their skill and find amusement in such
shooting. Many who are faithful in daily attendance at
pigeon-shooting trials have the most honorable sporting
ideas, and can bring to the counsel the experience gained
from many camps, and they will meet most warmly the
sportsmen who will respond to your call, and most fully
respect and appreciate the feelings that influence in meet¬
ing for purposes other than trials of skill and competition
for prizes. Feeling thus, I am confident that there is full
field for two organizations in this State; and they need not
be antagonistic, but, on the contrary, should each forward
the great purpose of protecting game.

There is great need of more force in this matter. v> hue
the guns were fifing in Oswego, deer were being shot tor
their skins in the woods about Bog River and Cranberry
Lake. One party is said to have killed thirty last season,
and I hear of another party that found the bodies of deer
piled up to decay, and understood that fourteen were

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slaughtered by one gang. The hides of deer killed in the
spring bring a few cents more per pound, and men there
are who would kill a doe and suckling fawn for the
smallest price.

These facts are well known among the manly guides of
St. Lawrence County, but they, in their lonely lives, do
not wish to incur personal enmity of a savage character by
informing or prosecuting, deeply as their hunting is thus
injured. A strong, organized power is needed, backed by
honest men, furnished with means, and aided by fair and
fearless legislation. They must not threaten, but punish;
not compromise but enforce full penalties, and not only do
defense of game in the woodland, but ou the tables of
epicures, permitting no law of hospitality to excuse defiance
to the laws of nature.

The movement needs the aid of all, and if a new organi¬
zation will rally a class of influential men who arc not
tempted out by the attractions held out by associations now
existing, no one should object to an additional one, that
men of different tastes may reach one end and work out
one common cause for mutual benefit.

Your correspondent is confident that a new organization
will be useful, and not diminish the value of any. One
that will bring from retirement men of great scientific
skill, naturalists and close observers; men who have ad¬
vanced the knowledge of the times and seasons of game,
and those who have done such infinite service in multiply¬
ing our fish so wonderfully. Those, too, will respond,
who, in the interests of manufactures and navigation, feel
the importance of forest fed streams and renewed supplies
of timber, and the intelligent farmers, who are more than
ever ready to influence legislation favoring forest culture.

Let various forms of appeal get to all classes, and there
will be but litttle time before new interests are awakened
and new influences gained.

The movement deserves success, and will win it, and few
questions will claim more general interest than those that
will develop in Field and Forest law.

Yours truly, Woods.

“L. W. L.” writes from Cazenovia to the Syracuse
Courier warmly advocating the promotion of a new Game
Protective Society in this State, “not rival nor in any way
antagonistic to any other society, but one that will hold
meetings for the one single purpose of learning how best to
promote nature’s free gift of fish and game.” He says:—

“Such an association is the American Fish Culturists’
Association. Their meetings are made of infinite interest
by the presence of men from all parts of the Union, and
from the Canadas, and no lack of enjoyment is felt that
trout or grayling are not brought in tanks from Michigan,
and fastened on to hooks, leaving the fisherman to show
his skill or lack of it- by landing or losing the fish thus
placed at his command without any exercise on his part of
woodcraft, or courage or endurance.”

In reply to this letter another correspondent in same
paper endoises the views expressed in the following
words:— *

“It embodies sentiments that every true sportsman will
appreciate, and I trust an army of men whose ideas are
fully up to his, will assemble in Hew York upon the call
of the ‘Fish Culturists’ Association,’ and form an organ¬
ization.”

Our Missouri correspondent supplements his letter of
last week with the following note:—

Hannibal, Mo., July 18th.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

In my letter of last week respecting National Convention,
I wished to be understood to say that I believe it would
have been more satisfactory to the sportsmen of the
country had the New York State Association indorsed or
adoptecl the call issued by the New York City Association,
as that call leaves the date and place of meeting to be dis¬
cussed and decided upon by the sportsmen at large, and
expresses a willingness to be governed by the will of the
majority, and does not , as is the case with the State Asso¬
ciation, assume to name the time and place. I would be
much pleased to see success attend the effort, but must
confess that I see little hope that the State call will meet
with success, especially as there seems to be a want of
harmony existing in regard to it between the sportsmen of
the State in which the call was made.

The sportsmen of the west are not so well organized as
those of New York, and require more time to prepare for a
meeting, on the action of which so much may depend, and
it would be folly for a few sportsmen from various parts of
a State to attend such a convention without instructions
and without conference together, so as to insure concert of
action. G. W. D.

Professor Huxley—Will He Come? —The death of
Agassiz left avoid which is certainly hard to fill. The trite
expression used in regard to monarchies or their represen¬
tatives (more true theoretically than practically), that “the
king is dead—long live the king,” hardly applies to those
who govern the realms of science. Few men in this world
could assume the position which Agassiz so well occupied.
We see it noised about in this country (we are inclined to
think without much authority) that Professor Huxley is
likely to be the successor of Agassiz at Harvard. A reflec¬
tion of this news comes from the other side. Nature asks,
“Are the English universities so poor in money that they
can or must allow Professor Huxley to go to America in
order to find leisure for work? It would require nothing
but the will for either Oxford or Cambridge to offer Hux¬
ley two or three thousand a year without any way suffer¬
ing from it.”

Without being in the least desirous of beggaring Eng¬
land of one of its richest prizes, we must say that we would
only be too glad if we could have the borrowing of Pro¬
fessor Huxley for a limited period. Professor Tyndall’s
visit to this country did something more than simply give
our people an idea of what careful study meant—it im¬
pressed on them the necessity of securing among us some
of the leading minds of the world and freeing them from
the pedagogic trammels of teaching, to allow them, with
ample means at their disposal, to work at their leisure in
the more hidden mines of scientific wealth.

Flattering, then, as maybe even the rumor that Mr. Hux¬
ley is to come to us, we are inclined to think that our hope is
simply the father of the thought; but what we have to
•add is that no man in this world is fitter to follow in the
footsteps of Agassiz than is Huxley.

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The Noank Naiad. —At last the crowning glory of our
collection has come to hand. The Comanche scalp may
shake his gory locks in vain, the aboriginal skeleton may
rattle his bones unheeded, the fin of the Megalops, the
sword of the sword fish, the curious antlers, the hyperbo¬
rean snow shoes, the pelts and skins of strange animals,
which decorate our halls, have now, figuratively, had their
day, for the Noank mermaid (vulgaris); or Gullops Pisecoen-
sis (scientific), has eclipsed and thrown them in the shade.
This wonderful ichtliyoglical specimen, which it took the
entire corps of the United States Fish Commissioners at
Noank to obtain, and which was not finally captured until
the steamer “Bluelight,” with all steam up, was hitched to
the line, has arrived in New York. As it is against scien¬
tific ethics for the finder to name any newly discovered fish
or comet after himself, we fully appreciate the courtesy
which delegates to us giving a title to this marvellous
Noank fish. After mature deliberation we have christened
it the “Noank Naiad.” Should we ever drop the pen, and
take to other realms of usefulness, as, for instance, that of
impresario of a travelling show, the Noank Naiad will
be our great card. Great minds must have their relaxations
at times, and a little bit of a lark, or a funny fish, when
prepared by the Noank party, is fully appreciated by the
Forest and Stream. The specimen sent is wonderfully
attractive, and no less than fifty people have already in¬
quired about its name, some of them leading fish cultur¬
ists, and we have been asked whether we thought “eggs
could be procured for propagation in fish ponds, as the fish

would be so pretty.”

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Interesting to Aldermen.—A very reliable corres¬
pondent at Warrington, Escambia County, Florida, (an
officer at the Pensacola Navy Yard,) sends us clippings
from the local papers relating to the capture of a monster
sea-turtle outside the bar. We quote from the Pensacola
j Republican of 27th June:—

“Ou Thursday, as the steam tug C. C. Keyser was com¬
ing up, Captain Fauria discovered a battle progressing be¬
tween an immense turtle and three or four sharks. Capt.
F., with his crew, took a hand in, and effected the capture
of the turtle and brought it to this city. His turtleship
measured 6 feet 6 inches in length; 6 feet 7 inches from tip
to tip of flippers, and 8 feet 4 inches across the breast. Its
weight was twelve hundred pounds.'”

Our correspondent remarks:—“I had not the,opportunity
of seeing him, but a boatman friend of mine assured me
that he would weigh as much as represented, and an ex¬
perienced fisherman, captain and owner of a fishing smack,
told me that he has seen them lying asleep upon the water
of size sufficient to weigh a ton. It was what the fisher¬
men call a “ridge back,” from rows of spiky protuberances
fore and aft its back. The boatman, who saw him carried
to Pensacola, homorously informed me that a prominent
mill-owner in the city had bought the back shell to lighter
off lumber from his mill to the shipping in the bay.”

The Indian War. —We are indebted to Captain Sander¬
son, Fort Sill, Indian Territory, for large photographs of
Kiowa, Comanche and Witcliita Indian girls, in full pan¬
oply of paint, blankets and natural adornment. Our at¬
tention is called to the marked difference between the
abashed, half-friglitened look and simple dress of the wild
Comanches, and the more than gross belongings of the
Witchitas, who have become depraved by contact with
civilized white men.

The Captain also sends us a series of articles upon the
domestic and roving life of the Comanches, the first of
which we shall publish at earliest convenience.

Through the same correspondent, whose letter is dated
July 11th, we gather the following items of interest con¬
cerning the Indian war now rapidly developing, it is feared,
to formidable proportions:—

“These Comanche letters referred to above, may have more
interest now than at any other time, for my friends are
off on the war path in earnest. A regular confederation
has been entered into between Comanches, Kiowas and
Cheyennes, and probably some Osages. Already they have
killed some twelve or fifteen people near the Reservation
and a painful rumor now comes of a wdiole settlement on
Medicine Lodge Creek, of thirty-one men, women and
children being massacred, it needs confirmation, and we
all hope may prove untrue; still there is no doubt of a gen¬
eral Indian war on the part of these Indians, the Arra-
pahoes being the only large tribe not disaffected as yet,
though an unwise course might send them also.

Of the Chiefs mentioned in my letter, Tosa-weeth, Essa-
habet, Assa-to-yet, Horse Back, and Quirty Quip are the
only ones here and friendly, and the most of Horse Back’s
and Quip’s followers have joined in the war. It is a sad state
of affairs, without the shadow of an excuse, and is the
natural result of a totally inefficient and ignorant treatment
of a subject that is a shame and disgrace to our people,”

Shoe Packs and Moccasins. —One of our advertisers
sends us the following appreciative testimony of the value
of our journal as an advertising medium. We acknowl¬
edge the courtesy conveyed in his note, and also the receipt
of the shoe packs, both of which, we are pleased to say, fit
us exactly. The shoe pack No. 2, is not to our liking,
however. It is merely a waterproof brogan or laced boot,
whose utility would be confined to slushy or muddy roads,
or marsh, where the foot did not sink deeper than the in¬
step. For ordinary use we prefer an ordinary laced boot.
Mr. Good has two other varieties, however, either of which

are vastly preferable and are modeled from the Canadian
shoe pack; they are made with either full tops or half tops,
and have a pliable waterproof foot, without laces, easy to
wear and much like a leather stocking. With a broad sole
of one thickness of sole leather, to protect the bottom of
the feet on stony or stubby ground, and to ensure dura¬
bility, we should prefer them to the genuine beef skin of
of the Kanucks:—

Editor Forest and Stream:—

After a much longer delay than I anticipated I send you to-day by ex¬
press a pair of the No. 2 Sportsmen’s shoes, of which I beg your accept¬
ance, and hope they will prove satisfactory. The delay has been caused
partly by the excellence of your paper as an advertising medium, having
received orders from nearly every State of the Union faster than I antic
pated or was prepared for.

Allow me to say I am very much pleased with the Forest and Stream
and consider it indispensable to every sportsman. Frank Good.
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The Travelers,, —Gentlemen are referred to the adver¬
tisement of the old and reliable Travelers’ Insurance Com¬
pany, of Hartford, the pioneer in the system of insuring
against accidents, and one of the most stable and success¬
ful of the younger life companies. In the course of ten
years’ business, insuring men of various occupations
against the general accidents of daily life, it has paid over
twenty thousand claims, disbursing two million dollars in
direct benefits to policy holders. The company has assets

of nearly $3,000,000, and is sound and well managed.

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[from our special correspondent.]

T HE latest excitement has been contributed to the sen.

sation-loving public by the fertile pen of Mr. G. A.
Sala, who, as special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
is ever on the watch for the opportunity of making a suc¬
cessful hit, which may afterwards prove the basis of two
or three lucid leaders. Wandering about the “black
country” in the Staffordshire districts, he got into the
company of some of the miners and pitmen, who turn
their high wages, obtained by periodical strikes, into those
channels of pleasure which end in coarse brutality. The
scene of action was a coal cellar far from the cognisance
of the lads in blue, who might have put in a disagreeable
appearance, and on this occasion the piece de resistance of
the evening was a fight between a man and a bull dog.
There is, however, nothing new under the sun, and al¬
though the spectators probably thought they were wit¬
nessing something entirely fresh, yet the same thing was
done by the notorious Jack Myton, who used to drive his
tandems, cart and all, over turnpike gates at least fifty
years ago. There was also the negro, who used to wrap a
coat round his arm and present it to the most ferocious
dogs, and when they had seized it was accustomed to grip
their noses so savagely between his teeth, that they were
often ready to beat a retreat when he released them.
Taking up the thread of the discourse, we have also a
monkey, who, when matched against the fiercest of the
canine species, armed only with a ruler, used to vault
lightly on to their backs, and methodically proceed to
whack them heavily over the head till life was extinct
Of course, the “D. T .,” as the paper is called, enlarges on
the inhumanity of the proceedings, for the man and dog
were both chained to the ring, and the battle was not of
the milk-and-water order. But, joking apart, though the
man did beat the dog off with his fists, it might have been
a serious matter. Perhaps there is some truth in the story
of the dutiful son, who, when the bulldog pug seized his
ancient parent by the nose, cried out excitedly : “You
maun’a pull the poop off, father; let ’un taste bluid, ’t will
be the makin’ on hm.”

The Manchester dog show, though not of the grand
dimensions which the Crystal Palace boasted, was a very
good one as far as quality went, and the north country
men excel in terriers, the black and tans with cut ears and
whip tails being about the best which England could pro¬
duce. Unfortunately the Lancashire people do not think
anything of tampering with, or as a more slangy parlance
elegantly phrases it, “ faking” their dogs, but in order to
make tan markings appear more bright, or (in the fox-
terrier class) the ears to drop more neatly, without the
least compunction, though it amounts to a direct fraud,
they convert with caustic a pink nose into a black one, or
file down teeth, and rosin dog’s sterns. Mr. Price, who
judged the toys, was of course scarcely on the look out for
these malpractices, but immediately after the judging no less
than three of the prize winners were disqualified, for being
painted, the proper test having been applied by a veterina¬
ry surgeon. A new feature in the day’s entertainment was
the lecture given by Mr. Fleming on Hydrophobia, many
owners and breeders of celebrated prize dogs occupying
the platform. Mr. Fleming has written a book on the
disease, pronounced by the Field to be the best published,
but on this occasion I failed to detect any large amount of
originality in his discourse, and indeed he seemed to me to
advocate precisely the same precautions when bitten as I
myself advised in a late article in this paper. A reward of
£500 has been offered for the best essay on the subject, but
the conditions of the competition are not yet forthcoming.

The Wimbledon meeting has had some hot weather to
contend against, but that is better- than rain. The Lords
and Commons match was won by the hitter, the condi¬
tions being 15 shots at 500 yards. Five men on each side.
The Lords were: Marquis of Lome, 65; Earl Walde-
grave, 63; Earl Ducie, 57; Earl Grey, 36; Lord Gifford, V*
C., 40; the total score being 261. The Commons included
Hon. R. Plunkett, 69; Mr. D. Fordyce, 69; Mr. Malcolm, 65 ;

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FOREST AND STREAM

Mr. A. P. Vivian, 65; Mr. A. Bass, 69; total, 837. Next
week there comes off the Elcho Challenge Shield and the
Public School matches, which I will refer to. Curiously
enough, a sheep was found dead, which everybody denied
having killed, but a Rigby bullet found in it was identified
as that of one of the best shots on the ground.

_Idstone, Jr.

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GAME IN SEASON FOR AUGUST.

Woodcock. philohela minor. Squirrel?.

Pinnated grouse, cupidoria cupido , Snipe and Bay Birds.

Pinnated grouse, or “prairie chickens,” are in season in Kansas, Ne¬
braska, and Minnesota, August 1st; in Michigan, August 5th; in Missou¬
ri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, August 15th; Wisconsin, August 20th;
Iowa, August.22d; in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, September 1st, and in Connecticut and
Kentucky, October 1st.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches , and other interest¬
ing matter, should, be mailed so as to reach this office on Tuesday morning
in each week.

—The Bay snipe are up. A letter from Cape May, dated
the 26th, says: “ The Bay snipe arc coming slowly. Last
Monday, the 20th, Mr. Gambrill of Baltimore and his
guide, Aaron Scliellinger, killed 100 birds on one tide,
mostly yellow legs and red-breasted snipe. I tried them
the next t]ay, but as it rained all day, and very little wind,
we did not get many birds, although I had the best guide
and shot on the Island, Caleb Warner. He killed a curlew
at sixty-five paces with my twelve bore Toule’s breech¬
loader, with tliree-drachms powder and one ounce No. 10
shot. My Clark-Sneider altered gun shoots remarkably
well; and I think it as good as a new one.”

—A correspondent writes from Barnegat, July 27th:—

“Birds in quite good flocks are making their appearance.
I saw forty curlew on Monday, and 200 "or more snipe on
Wednesday near Beach Haven. One gunner had some
twenty snipe, and another forty on Saturday. Gunning will
be better after the 10th or 15th of August, Birds have
made their appearance very early this season, but as yet
seem mostly on the move, flying about from place to place
in search of good quarters.”

—In the markets woodcock are found in about the same
quantity and at the same prices as last quoted: say, $1 to
$1 50 a pair. The bulk of the birds come from the west.
Last week some 670 cocks came from Henry County, Ill.
Very few birds are arriving from Long Island and New
Jersey. We should say arrivals do not exceed 1,500 birds
a week. Philadelphia and Boston are getting their birds
from New York. A good many willets, yellow legs,
do wit dies and curlews in market from the Jersey shore,
and there has been good bay shooting around Sandy Hook.

_Below we give a summary of tlie reports we have re¬
ceived from various sections since the opening of the wood¬
cock season. The number of woodcock killed indicates that
the birds have not been as numerous as in previous years.
In fact from every quarter the. invariable testimony, “birds
very scarce,” accompanies each report. In some places
which were noted in former years for their abundance,
very few have been found, and in others nonq at all. In
the Patterson swamp, near Carmel, Putnam county, this
State, always famous shooting ground at this season, the
birds were by no means as numerous as during last season
or previous ones, though in greater quantity than in any
other place we have yet heard of. With four guns and
three dogs sixty-four were killed. With one gun and a
brace of setters and a brace of pointers, worked alternately
for six days, the average was eighteen birds a day. On
the drowned lands of the Wallkill, near Warwick, Orange
Co. N. J., covering a vast extent of territory, the most
noted resort for woodcock in this section of the countiy,
they are generally found in large numbers and the bags
correspondingly large. There being an excellent tavern at
Pine Island, kept by the Carling Bros., who are first class
shots, (as was their father before them) and owners, it is
supposed, of dogs direct descendents of the celebrated Web¬
ster setters, many sportsmen resort there. But this year,
like every other place, those that went there with large ex¬
pectations were doomed to disappointment. On the 3d,
4tli, 6th and 7tli there were forty guns and from fifteen to
twenty brace of dogs. The largest bag was fifteen.

In some places many of the clubs after the first day aban¬
doned their hunt. The Mohawk Game Club of West Troy,
who have an annual camp and hunt near Westerboro,
back of the Hilderburgh Mountains, gave it up after two
days’ trial, having found only ten birds, bagging nine of
t hem. As a usual thing woodcock are found in large num¬
bers in this section, it being quite a favorite breeding place
for them and the hunt there invariably results in large bags.
But this year the reports were so discouraging that only
five of the club participated, and the result showed the
truthfulness of the report. On the Westbrook Meadows,
in Pike county, Pa., which are just on the confines of
Blooming Grove Park, and long known as a capital ground
for July woodcock, both grass and side-hill were woiked
over thoroughly without raising a feather.

There can be no other reason assigned for the universal
scarcity than the occurrence of the killing snow storm in
May last, which must have prevented the hatching of eggs
on which the birds were then sitting, and destroyed such
fledglings as were already out of the shell, for previous to
this, the old ones were seen in larger numbers, and much
earlier than usual. This theory is borne out by the fact
that the majority of those killed are old ones. And so, those
sportsmen who have indulged in July woodcock-shooting
have been unwittingly destroying the source of supply. There

being no production, we who have banqueted, have been
consuming the seed corn. Next year promises a dearth,
with a long continued period of restriction and close season
to follow. It is upon such events and contingencies, tli-ai
we deprecate July woodcock shooting. By deferring the
sport till September we give the birds a chance to hatch out a
second brood, which they almost invariably do when the
first have been destroyed; and by that time the old ones
have moulted and fattened, and the young ones have be¬
come strong of wing, and the sportsman who counts his
coops will find a legitimate and natural proportion ol young
birds to old ones, and may shoot right and left with a clear
conscience and a consciousness of honorable dealing.

So far as we have been able to investigate, the total num¬
ber of birds killed this season thus far is 1,348. Here is a
partial record

Piermont, N. Y,-Wm F. Steel, on the 4th, 5.

Suffer ns. N. Y. —David Decker, on the 4th, 6.

Watertown , N. Y. —Three members of the Jefferson Sportsmens' Gab,
on the 4 th. 8.

Pittsfield , Mass.- -T. Eddy and friend, on the 4th. 9.

Albany and Troy. N. Y.— Messrs. Truax and Knickerbocker, Alban) ;

and Smith and Fursman, Troy, on the 4th, 10.

West Troy, N. Y.— Five members Mohawk Game Club, on the 4th, 9;

Messrs J. Scholan and Wood, on the 4th, 3—12.

Mount Morris, A'. Y.— Three gentlemen on the 3d, 12; 2 gentlemen on
the 4tl\, 5—17'

Perry , N. Y.— A party of 4 on the 4th, 14; a party of three on the 7th,
5—19.

Danville, A. I 7 .—A party of 4 on the 4th, 15; 2 on the 9th, 4—19.

China, 2V. Y.—A party of 3 on the 4th, 12; same party on 8th, 8—20.
Ravenna. Ohio—A party of 3 on the 4th, 11; another party of 2 on the
4th, 9-20.

Dayton, Ohio. —Air Simms and two friends on the 4th. 9; Mr. Wilson
and Williams on the 4th, 12—21.

Ilariem. N. I 7 .—Messrs. Asten and Bassford, on the 4th, in We sell ester
county. 23.

Cincinnati, Ohio.— Our correspondent “Snap Shot” mentions as killed
by a party of 5 on the 4t,h, 25.

Columbus. Ohio —“Breech Loader” informs us of a bag by a party of 4
on the 4th of 25.

Coldenhatn, N. Y.— Dr. Howard and Mr. Brewster, on the 3d and 4th,
21; Messrs. Sears and Wiltsie, 11th, 4—25.

Sp/ingfidd. Mass.— A correspondent signing himself “A” tells of having
killed near Springfield by a party of 6, on the 4tli, 31.

Wooster. Ohio. —Correspondent mentions as killed by a party of 8 on the
13th, 35._

Niagara mills , A r . I 7 .—Four members of the Niagara Falls Shooting
Club shot, on the4th, 39.

Seneca Falls, N. Y.— Four members of the Phoenix Club shot, outlie
4th, 46.

Bath, N. Y.—A party of 12 was formed and divided up into squads
of four and bunted on the 4th. 1st killed 21; 2d, 14; 3d, 10; 4th, 5 —
total. 50.

Penn Yan, N. Y. —From here we have a report of a party of 15 who
had, at the end of the day of the 4rh, killed 52.

Gioversville, N. Y.—' There were on the 4th, to nine guns, bagged 52.
Morristown, N. J —Messrs Quimby, Whiting and ^Brooks shot on the
4th. 12; Bryce, same day, 10; Mr. Quimby, on the 5th, 17; Mr. Bryce
and friend, same day. 11; Master R. H. McCurdy, 2; total, 52.
Rochester, N. Y. —Twelve members of the Audubon Club shot, on the
3d and 4th, 60.

Newton, N. J.—A party of eleven, including the veteran, Horace Smith.

and our correspondent “Homo” shot, on the 4th, 53.

Syracuse, N. Y— Some ten to twelve members of the Onondaga Club
shot, on the 4th, 75.

Lockport, N. Y. —Eight members of the Lockport Shooting Club shot,
on the 4th. 102.

Patterson Swamp, N. Y.—A party of four in three days, 64; a gentleman
working alternately a brace of setters with a brace of pointers, in six
days, 108; total, 172.

Warwick, N. J. —On the drowned lands of the Wallkill, near Warwick,
Orange county, N. J., 40 guns, on the 3d, 4th, 6th. 7th, with from 15 to
20 brace of dogs, bagged about 210.

—We print the following letter from a well known
sportsman t

Great Barrington, Mass., July 20th, 1S74.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

1 have been out shooting hut once. Two friends and myself made a
bag of 16 cock, which hardly affords sport sufficient to pay for tramping
over as much ground as we did, as we traveled over enough to have
killed three times the number. With the exception of four they were all
old birds. We found them on the hillsides. Almost every day lately
we have had heavy showers, which have tended to scatter what few there
are. In our tramp we found numerous covies of young ruffed grouse.

Yours truly, C. H. Sage,

—We wish to acknowledge on behalf of our readers an in¬
stance of most generous courtesy extended to them through
our correspondent “Herbert,” of Hannibal, Missouri, who
has offered to pay the expenses of three gentlemen from
St. Louis to Kansas and return on a trip after pinnated
grouse. The invitation was extended to us personally,
and to friends whom we could recommend, the start to
take place from St. Louis on the 30th instant—dogs,
wagons, drivers, tents, and provisions to be provided on
the ground. Unfortunately the invitation came too late
for public notice in our last issue, or we feel certain that
some of our Eastern readers would have been glad to ac¬
cept it. This is but a repetition of frequeut similar courte¬
sies extended to us by our Western friends, offering the
most generous hospitality, some of which our readers are
cognizant of. We wish our “down casters” to make a note
of this. There ought to be a cordial reciprocity of good-
fellowship between these two great sections, and a freer
personal intercourse. We look upon these overtures from
the West as pleasantly significant of good intent, and a
desire for better acquaintance. The Western man does
nothing by halves. His hospitality is as broad as his own
broad prairies. Ilis invitation includes everybody who
can command or deserve lits confidence, and when he
makes up his mind that he can* safely and properly offer
his hand, he expects a good warm grip in return. We of
the East are generous enough to our own limited circle of
intimates, but beyond its periphery suspicion extends, and
we warily scrutinize all who approach. Our dense popu¬
lation and experience have taught us caution in these mat¬
ters, which we may be excused for. But as between our¬
selves and the sportsmen of the West—we to whom out¬
door life and study of natural objects have given enlarged
views and a just appreciation of the really good qualities
that are innate in men—there ought to be a fraternity of
spirit and community of interests that will not only ensure
reciprocity in social amenities, but co-operation in all meas¬
ures that shall promote the important interests which we as
sportsmen and conservators of game should have always at
heart.

—The Winkle Club of Lawrence, Kansas, has just been
organized, and the following note has been sent us by its
Secretary. From what we personally know of the compo-
siton of its members, it must prove a most efficient organ¬
ization and extremely useful, in view of the fact that
Kansas is the nearest accessible first class shooting ground
we have. Now, gentlemen, please change your close sea¬
son for pinnated grouse (chickens,) from 1st August to 15th
August, as soon as possible. The birds ought to he pro¬
tected until the 15th, at which date the shooting season
begins in the adjoining State of Missouri. Nevertheless,
indulgent as the law is as to the close season, we learn
with disgust that young birds have been shot for three
weeks past. How it did delight us when we heard that
four persons in St. Joseph, just across the river, had been
fined $20 each for having these birds in their possession,
and that others in St. Louis had been fined $60 each! And
to think of it, one of these unconscionable sinners has had
the effrontery to appeal and carry the case up!

Our Missouri friends are certainly doing a noble work,
well worthy of emulation by sportsmen of other States,
and we pray that they may continue earnest unto the end.
Never before has there been manifest such an earnest and
wide spread interest in the protection of game as now, and
such determination to see the laws enforced. All this
augurs well for the future.

This is what our new coadjutors of the Winkle have to
remark—and “their language is plain;”

Lawrence, Kan., July 20th, 1847.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I take pleasure in informing you that at a meeting held in this place
July 7th, it was resolved to organize a club under the name and title of
“The Winkle Cmb of Lawrence, ” having for its object the following
purposes, as taken from the articles of the association:

The purposes for which this club is organized are the passage of such
laws as are necessary to the preservation of same throughout the State,
the enforcement of all laws and ordinances against the illegal killing,
taking, or sellins thereof, and for general co-operation with other clubs
throughout the United States in all matters tending to the better pro¬
tection of game and the advancement of the interests of sportsmen gen¬
erally.

The following named gen feme n were elected officers for the ensuing
year:

E. D. Thompson, president; W, A. Harris, vice-president; F. S.
Earle, secretary-and treasurer: Board of Managers, A. II. Stuart, F. E.
Boswell, O. Chadwick.

We hope soon to fill our roll oi members to the full complement al¬
lowed by our constitution, aud as a “live” club trust to make our influ
ence felt in all the matters mentioned above, satisfied, as we fully are,
that it is only by such organizations throughout the country, acting in
concert, that we can accomplish the results so earnestly wished for, and
for which your valuable paper, the Forest and Stream, is so strong
and able an advocate.

Please enter our name upon your list of clubs, and in all matters re¬
quiring our co-operation count us in, every time. Very truly yours,

F. S. Earle, Secretary.

—We have also received the constitution and by-law's of
the Tecum sell Club, of Nebraska, an organization to se¬
cure the enforcement of the game laws, and to promote
social enjoyment and improvement in shooting. Its officers
are E. R. Wright, President; G. G. Gere, Vice President;
E. R. Barnes, Secretary, and J. R. Coy Kendall, Referee.

We acknowledge a very courteous note from the Secre¬
tary. These sportsmen of Kansas and Nebraska deserve
credit for their energetic action in so promptly organizing
to meet the exigencies of the situation, but we can assure
them that their task is not easy nor their burden light.

—A Boston correspondent does not agree with us in ad¬
vising a person unacquainted with the woods to attempt a
journey through the Adirondacks without a guide, and in a
courteous four-page letter tells us, (rather overweeningly,
we think,) how he and a friend passed three months there
last year without any other guide than Ely’s map and
Wallace’s hook. They caught trout, killed deer, visited
fifty-four lakes, &c., etcetera . The same correspondent
desires us to give his address to that other correspondent
who wishes to attempt the woods without a guide, and
promises to tell him how to do it. Now, we hardly wish
to shift the responsibility of that young man’s life from
ourselves to our Boston correspondent, though we must
confess that, if the tourist will stick to the water courses
and “carries,” which are as much travelled as a turn-pike
road, he will be likely to come out all right at the end of
his vacation, and have an enjoyable adventure. Still,
there are temptations to venture from the beaten track,
and once off from it, the risk becomes very great. W T e
will mention a few instances: A schoolmaster who had
lived six months in Pike County, Pa., went out fora
morning walk through the October woods, and his bones
were found three miles from home in February. In the
same county, a man was lost for several hours in a laurel
swamp only a half mile wide with a road on each side, and
he was not wholly a stranger in the local! iy. • 1. - - <•• •
black and blue mementoes of his adventure for a fortnight
afterwards. Two experienced woodsmen hunting grouse
among parallel ridges, took the wrong valley and had to
travel four miles over a mountain to the right one, involv¬
ing a bivouac in an all-night rain-storm. The writer and
an experienced guide spent several hours in a dense fog on
Racket Pond, Adirondacks, looking for the outlet. The
writer with two Indians, hunting over a moose range in
New Brunswick, travelled twelve miles more than neces¬
sary, because they lost their way. A Canadian friend
ventured two miles from the camp one frosty night, lost
his way, got treed by wolves, and nearly perished before
he was found. We mention these instances not to create
bugbears, but merely to show how liable the most expe¬
rienced are to get into trouble. For our own part, we pre¬
fer to take a guide at all times, unless we are most
thoroughly acquainted. We were not educated at the
Boston Latin school, but somewhere we learned the pro¬
verb r 1 ''In medio tuUssimus ibis

FOREST AND STREAM

395

—Tlie Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing Club held the
third day of the tournament on July 23d. There was a
large number of sportsmen present. The first match was
for seven prizes, forty-three entries, ten birds each, twenty-
one yards rise. The first prize, a sterling silver cup, valued
at $1.25, was won by J. Jones of Cincinnati, and the
second prize by William Caudwell of Cincinnati. The
third and fourth prizes were divided by Horn and Gilman
of Detroit. In the double-bird sweepstakes, eighteen yards
rise, twenty-four entries, the five prizes of $16 each and a
consolation prize of $4 were taken by Long and Horn of
Detroit, Sherman of Beloit, Hall of Toledo, and Haskell of
Grand Rapids, Mich. In the sweepstakes, twenty-six
yards rise, twenty entries, the six prizes were taken by
Sherman, Gilman, Proctor, Horn, Bagge and Terrell.
Details of the last day’s shoot have not arrived.

Portland, July 25, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

The Androscoggin Sporting Club of Lewiston, by their
Secretary, Geo. Andrews, Esq., have sent to the various
clubs in the State a circular proposing a State tournament,
of which the following are the chief items: State Pigeon
Shoot, by and under the direction of the Androscoggin
Sporting Club; open to members of organized clubs in the
State only. First xn’ize—a diamond badge, valued as $100,
and the championship of the State. Second prize—an ele¬
gant fly-rod, presented by members of the Androscoggin
Sporting Club. Third prize— a Smith & Wesson revolver,
presented by C. F. Nason, Esq. The diamond badge to be
accounted for to the A. S. Club, and held in trust by the
winning club and a similar shoot provided by them an¬
nually till the badge be final!v disposed of. The badge to
become the property of a club must be won three times by
that club. The other prizes to become the property of the
winner. Five or more members to enter from each club.
Entrance fee,, five dollars per member. To shoot at fifteen
single birds each. Androscoggin Sporting Club rules, as
amended, to govern. In case of ties, the highest prize tied
on to be shot off by those tied; then the next highest tied
for, by the next highest set of ties, and so on. The charge
of shot to be measured on the ground for muzzle-loaders,
and shells to be sampled and examined.

If the proposition of the Lewiston sportsmen is as well
responded to from other parts of the State as it will be
from this chy, there can be no doubt of its most dis¬
tinguished success. Some of our sportsmen have been
having fair luck with the woodcock, but the general result
of our first year’s “ legal shooting in July” seems to be a
decided opinion that, taking all together, it is far below
September and October. A rather unusual circumstance
came to my knowledge lately. A gentleman belonging to
the Forest City Club, returning from a rather unsuccessful
day’s tramp through the “ Covers,” while passing near a
cow yard attached to a barn, put up a pair of fine wood¬
cock "and secured them both with a single barrel. Bay
snipe have put in an appearance, and trout are “ too nu¬
merous to mention.” In fact, as an enthusiastic angler
exclaimed the other day, “fish are biting this year that
never bit before in their lives.”

Yours, v F. W. S.

Kennicott Club, I
Chicago, Ill., July 25th, 1874. f

Editor Fouest and Stream.—

At a meeting of the Kennicott Club, held on the 21st instant, the fol¬
lowing resolution was adopted:

liesolveci. That our challenge issued in May last to any and all clubs
in this State to shoot a match of ten men a side, at 10 single birds and 5
dodble rises each for the birds, be re-published, and the fact stated that
the challenge had expired by limitation without an acceptance; therefore
we extend the time thirty days from date, and the said match to be shot
within thirty days after acceptance.

Joed A. Kinney, Secretary.

Creedmoor. —The range has been fully occupied from
the date of our last issue by various regiments. On Tuesday
21st July, the Fourteenth Regiment, Fifth Brigade, Second
Division (Brooklyn) Col. McLeer commanding, were at
Creedmoor. Very good order was kept, and an offending
'member was put under military arrest. The following
were the seven best scores:—

Names.

200 yds.

Total.

500 yds.

Total.

ss .

Corporal Corey, Cj. A.

3 0 3 3 4

13

4 2 2 2 3

13

26

Private Ryan, Co. E.

4 2 2 4 3

15

2 2 4 3 0

11

26

Captain Mitchell, Co. E.

4 3 2 4 2

15

0 3 2 0 3

8

23

Private Nipple, Co. E.

2 2 2 2 3

40

2 3 2 3 3

13

23

Quartermaster Booth.

2 3 2 3 2

12

2 2 3 2 0

9

21

Brevet Captain Fisher.

2 2 3 2 2

11

2 2 3 0 2

9

20

Private Martin, Co. A.

3 2 2 0 3

10

3 2 0 2 3

10

20

It was noticeable that Col. McLeer who had lost his
left arm in action, made a score of fifteen at both ranges,
and that Major Schwrig, who had lost his right arm at the
battle of the Wilderness, made nine at 200 yards, both of¬
ficers shooting wdthout artificial rest.

The third competition for the selection of the team to
shoot with the Irishmen, took place at Creedmoor on Wed¬
nesday the 22d.

The following are the scores made at 800, 900 and a 1,000
yards, fifteen shots at the first two ranges.; twenty shots at
1,000 yards:—

Name. 800 Yds. 900 Yds. 1,000 Yds. Total.

J. Bochne. 48 52 43 143

General T. S. Dakin. 48 44 41 133

General Hawley.... 31 49 52 132

A. Anderson. 44 36 52 132

L. M. Ballard. 49 30 51 130

G. W. Yale. 43 42 44 129.

J. S. Conlin. 48 36 39 123

H. E. Fulton. 40 39 43 122

E. H. Saudford. 46 27 ;6 119

J. T. B. Collins. 42 27 46 115

J. P. M. Richards. 45 26 42 113

J. E. Whitley. 39 - 31 42 112

On the same day a squad'of the Washington Gray troop,
in conjunction with some members of the Eighth Regiment
had some very good practice at 200 and 500 3 r ards, the
Remington earbines being used quite efficiently.

The Eighty-Fourth Regiment, Lieut. Col. Beattie com¬
manding, tried their skill at Creedmoor on the 23d. The
shooting was fully up to the average. We append some
of the best scores made:—

■ Name.

200 :

1

Yards.

Total.

500 Yards.

Toted..

£ -a

Captain Fullerton, Co.

B.

9

3

3

2

0

13

2

3

3

2

2

12

25

Sergeant Booth, Co. A

2

2

2

3

3

12

2

0

3

2

4

11

23

Private Levy, Co. E...

2

3

0

3

2

10

3

2

4

3

0

12

22

Sergeant Osborne, Co.

C.

2

3

3

2

3

13

3

4

0

0

2

9

22

Private McAdams, Co.

A.

2

3

2

2

2

11

3

3

2

0

2

10

21

Quartermaster Birch...

2

4

2

2

3

13

0

4

0

3

0

7

20

Sergeant McNeilly, Co.

C.

2

3

0

2

2

9

3

0

n

2

3

10

19

Corporal Davis, Co. H.

3

2

2

3

3

13

0

2

0

0

4

6

19

Captain McCready, Co.

A.!.'.’'.'..

3

2

0

3

2

10

0

3

2

2

3

9

19

On Friday the range had an unusual number of rifle
matches. The Rifle Club of the 12th held their contest for
the Boylan medal and the 79tli for the Vannett medal,
while the 22d Regiment Rifle Association had their match.

For the Boylan medal, ranges 200 and 500 yards, seven
shots at each distance:—

Name.

200 Yards.

500 Yards.

Total.

Lieut. Col. Gildersleeve.

. 22

22

44

Captain Smith.

. 19

22

41

Captain Banta.

. 19

20

39

Lieutenant Heizman.

...-.. lb

22

38'

Lieutenant Rich.

. 17

20

37

Adjutant Murphy.

. 18

18

36

Captain Burns.

. 16

19

35

Captain Facltner.

. 13

10

23

This medal must be won three times before becoming the property of

the winner. It has been won once each by Captain Smith, Captain
Burns, and now Lieut. Col. Gildersleeve.

For the Vannett medal, ranges and shots same as
The following are the scores:—

before.

Name.

200 Yards. !

300 Yards.

Total.

Private Pyle.

... 21

20

41

Captain Bruce.

.. 16

22

38

Private Stephenson.

... 17

18

35

Private Keeler.

... 18

37

35

Private Duke.

... 19

33

32

Private Edmonstone.

... 22

9

31

Captain Ross.

... 17

31

23

Captain Lindsey.

... 13

13-

26

Captain Clark.

... is

it

26

Sergeant Melville.

... 37

8

25

Sergeant Cameron.

23

2

25

Sergeant Vannett.

.. . 16

8

24

Private More.

... 16

4

20

Sergeant Gouriay.

... 16

2

is

Lieutenant Addison.

... 12

4

36

In the competition of the 22d Regiment Rifle Association, Private
Freeman won the Challenge Badge by a .score of 55.

On Saturday July 25tli, two important matches took
place, the competition for the Amateur Rifle Club, Long
Range badge and the Turf Field and Farm badge, eighth
competiton.

SUMMARY—BONG RANGE BADGE.

Creedmoor, L. I , July 25, 1874.—Fifth competition for the Amateur

Club Long-range Badge, open to members of the Amateur Rifle Club;

distance, 800, 900 and

1,000 yards

; position,

any; weapon

, any

rifle of

American manufacture within the rules.

Atmosphere,

clear;

; wind,

puffy and variable.

Name.

Score.

Total.

1

l 800....

3 2 2 4 3

14

)

A. V. Canfield, Jr_

. R S..<

; 9oi)....

2 u 3 3 4

12

y 45

i

1000....

4 4 3 4 4

19

f

t

1 800....

4 4,4 3 3

18

L. L. Hepburn.

. R S..h

900....

3 2 2 2 8

12

t 44

i

j 1000....

4 2 2 2 4

14

f

i

[ 800....

3 3 3 2 4

15

)

G. W. Wingate.

.R S..-

900...

4 0 4 2 3

13

y 42

( 1000....

3 2 3 2 4

14

1 800....

3 3 0 3 4

13

J. Bodine....

.R S..h

900....

3 3 4 3 2

15

- 39

{ 1000....

3 3 2 3 0

11

f

i

[ 800....

3 R 4 3 3

13

G. W. Tale.

900....

3 4 3 3 4

17

y 37

i

(1000....

2 3 0 2 0

7 1

j

l

[ 800....

3 4 3 2 0

12 i

I

H. E. Fulton.

.S S..,s

900....

3 4 2 3 0

12 '

y 35

1

! 1000....

3 0 0 4 4

11 1

f

1

j 800....

3 3 4 4 4

18

J

L. M. Ballard.

.s s.. s

900....

3 4 2 3 3

14

[ 34

1

1 1000....

0 0 0 0 2

2

j

1

1 800....

3 0 3 4 4

14

1

T. S. Dakin..

.R S.. •<

900....

0 0 3 0 3

6

- 33

1

< 1000....

0 4 3 3 3

13

1

j 800....

R 0 3 3 4

10

J. L. Price.

.S S.. 3

900....

4 4 0 0 4

12

y si

1

1 1000....

2 4 0 3 0

9 1

f

1

i 800....

3 0 4 4 0

11

)

A. Alford.... .

. .. R S..

900....

4 0 0 3 0

7

- 29

i

( 1000....

3 3 3 0 2

11

f

i

[ 800....

0 3 0 2 0

5

H. A. Gildersleeve —

.&!..-<

900....

3 4 3 0 0

10

[ 25

1

1 1000....

3 0 0 3 4

10 1

f

I

i 800....

2 4 3 0 0

9

f

A. J. Roux.

...... Met. A

900....

0 4 0 0 0

4

[ 23

■1

1 1000....

0 2 2 4 2

10

) '

I

; 800....

2 3 4 3 0

12

A. J. Hennion, Jr-

.S S..3

900....

0 0 3 3 0

6

[■ 23

1

1 1000....

3 0 0 0 2

5

s

1

I 800....

3 0 0 0 0

3

F. S. Gardner.

.S S..3

900....

3 2 3 0 2

10

y 22

1

1 1000....

2 0 4 3 0

9

f

. 800....

3 3 4 4 3

17

j

A. Anderson..

.s s.V

900....

0 3 0 0 0

3

[ r 22

!

1 1000....

0 0 2 0 0

2

f

SUMMARY.

Creedmoor, L. July 27, 1874.—Eighth competition for the Turf,
F'eld and Farm Badge, open to all members of the Natioual Rifle Asso¬
ciation; distance, 200 yards: position, standing: entrance fee, 50c,;
weapon, any rifle within the rules; atmosphere, clear; wind, variable,
puffy and strong at times.

Name.

Ride.

Score. .

Total.

J. T. B. Collins .

Remington sport.

2 4 3 3 4

16

T. S. Dakin .

Remington sport .. .

4 3 3 2 4

16

Captain Bodine.

Remington sport .

2 4 4 3 2

16

H. A. Gildersleeve -

Sharp military ..., _

3 3 3 4 2

15

W. F. Edmondstone...

Ward Burton.

3 3 2 4 3

15

,t t. Price

Sharp sport.

3 3 3 3 2

14

B Burton » .

Ward Burton.

3 2 3 3 3

14

Opnrcrp Crouch

Ballard. ...

4 3 2 2 3

14

J. H. Wood .

Remington military. ..

3 3 2 4 2

14

J. E. w'hitley .

Sharp sport .

3 2 4 3 2

14

G. W. Wingate .

New Springfield .

3 2 2 3 3

13

A. J. Roux .

Remington military...

3 2 2 3 3

13

Henry Fulton .

Remington military ...

2 3 2 3 3

13

John Avery .

Remington military ..

3 2 2 4 2

13

E H Madison .

Ballard .

3 2 3 3 2

13

A. J. Hennion, Jr - \

Sharp srort .

3 3 2 3 2

13

J. E. McEwen.

Ballard .

3 3 2 3 2

13

G. W. Tale .

Sharp sport .

2 2 2 4 3

13

L C Bruce .. .

Ballard.

2 2 2 4 3

13

A.' Wood.

Remington military ...

2 3 2 4 2

13

L L Hepburn .

Remington sport .

2 3 2 4 2

13

171 F Milieu

Winchester .

2 2 4 3 2

13

B. H. Bauctile .

Remington military...

4 3 2 2 2

13

D Walsh .

Sharp sport .

2 2 3 2 3

12

A Alford

Remington sport .

2 4 3 0 3

12

A Anderson

Sharp sport .

3 3 3 3 0

12

N. Engel .

1 Remington military. ..

2 2 2 2 4

12

W. S. Smith .

|Remington military..

3 2 3 2 2

12

D. Cameron .

Remington military. . .

2 3 2 2 3

12

Sergeant Collins .

|New Springfield .

3 2 3 2 2

12

F. S. Gardner.|

Remington military...

i 23222

11

E. Brown..:.

Remington military...

0 2 3 3 3

11

J. W. Gardner.

Remington military...

2 2 3 0 4

11

F. Carpenter.

l Sharp military.

3 4 2 2 0

11

J. N. Partridge.

Remington military...

2 2 2 2 2

10 .

C F. Robbins...

i Ballard.

0 2 3 2 2

10

T Lloyd

Maynard.

2 2 2 3 0

9

A. V. Canfield, Jr.

Remington military...

0 0 3 2 2

r*

J. Henderson.

Remington military...

0 2 2 0 2

6 *

J. S. Dewson..

0 0 0 2 2

4

—The Ninety-sixth regiment, Colonel Stauf, were at
Creedmoor on Monday, July 27th. We append the score
made by the best twelve. The shooting seems quite above
the average, hut may he accounted for by a great deal of
irregularity. Many of the members of the regiment used
the stakes driven in the ground to indicate the distances as
rests for their pieces. • It is a pity that the absolute rules of
the range, or the commands of the officers in charge, are
not always obeyed by our citizen soldiers:—

Name.

200 Yards.

*3

S

500 Yards.

Total.

8 O

Vo

ti £>s

Sergeant Du using, Co. II.

2 3 2 4 4

15

3 3 2 3 4

15

30

Private Sc'nroeder, Co II.

2 2 3 3 4

14

2 4 3 0 4

13

27

Private Wieckels, Co. A.

0 3 2 2 4

11

0 2 4 3 4

13

24

Sergeant Schmitt, Co. I.

0 2 2 3 4

11

2 2 3 3 3

13

24

Private Holthauer, Co. D.

3 2 2 2 2

11

3 3 3 0 2

11

22

Captain Mehring, Co. D.

2 3 2 2 2

11

3 2 4 0 2

11

22

Sergeant Dewitz, Co. D.

2 0 2 2 2

8

0 2 3 4 4

13

21

Lieutenant Engel, Co. E.

3 2 4 2 3

14

0 3 2 0 2

7

21

Private Krewe, Co. C.]

-23323

13

0 3 3 2 0

8

21

Private Blumber, Co. F.1

4 3 2 3 2

14

0 2 4 0 0

6

20

0 2 2 2 2

8

3^302

12

20

Private Horn aim. Co. A.|

4 3 2 2 3

14

0 0 4 0 2

6

20

Office National Rifle Association, )

93 Nassau St., N. Y., July 22d, 1874. ['

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National
Rifle Association a eld at the office of the Association, 93
Nassau street, on Monday July 20tli 1874, the following
business was transacted:—Upon motion it was agreed that
hereafter no rebate for dues paid by annual members be
allowed upon their becoming life members. An application
from the “Any Rifle Association,” of Toronto, Canada,
for permission to use the Ran^e of the National Rifle Asso¬
ciation at Creedmoor, L. I., for the purpose of a match
with the Irish Team next fall, was on motion unanimously
granted. An application from Col. Emmons Clark of the
7th Regiment Inft 3 L N. G. S. N. Y., for permission to erect
tents upon the Range at Creedmoor, for the use of Ins com¬
mand during the present season, was also granted. It was
Resolved , that, after August 1st 1874, no spirituous or malt
liquors shall be permitted to be sold upon the Range
grounds at Creedmoor, L. I., unless by special order of
the Range Committee. The matter of preparing the pro¬
gramme of the Second Annual Meeting of the National Rifle
Association to take place at Creedmoor, September 22d,
1874, was referred to Col. Wingate, and Lt. Col. Gilver-
slceve. H. A. GiLdersleeve, Sec. N. II. A.

—The officers.of tlie Province of Quebec Rifle Associa¬
tion in the most courteous way have requested that as
many of the Amateur Rifle Club as possible will attend
their match, conferring on the members of A. R. C. the title
of honorary membeis of the Q. R, A. The N. R. A. has
granted the Canadians permission to shoot their match at
Creedmoor with the Irish Team. It is .pleasant to notice
these exchanges of civilities. All seems to tend towards a
fine rifle contest this fall.

—A letter from Eort Sill, Indian Territory, dated Juty
17tli, says that plover first made their appearance there on
July 14tli going south, fully two weeks earlier than usual.
They were expected in abundance about the the 1st of
August.

—The Buckeye Shooting Club of Cleveland, Ohio, will
hold a Pigeon Tournament on August 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th,
when prizes to the amount of $765 will be contested for.
The Ohio State Sportsmens’ rules to govern.

—A pigeon match was arranged last week between Ira
A. Paine of this city, the champion of America, and James
A. Ward of Toronto, C. W., (the one armed champion of
Canada and the British Provinces). They are to shoot at
twenty-five double birds, Forester Club rules, twenty-one
yards rise, 100 yards boundary, plunge traps, and fifty
single birds, twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards boundary,
Rhode Island rules, each to trap and find for the other, or
find a substitute, for $500 a side and the championship of
the United States and Canada. The match is to take place
at Buffalo on the 13th of August.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The following is the score of a pigeon match at Monroe, Michigan,
July 14th, at ten birds each, twenty-one yards rise, eighty yards bound¬
ary, for three prizes:—

Straight.

H. Smith. .5

A. Beaubien.2

V. Kindler. 4

M. Nadeau. 0

E. Vanderheyden.4

C. Kibbee.2

W. Walldorf. 2

II. Conant.2

J. Perkins.9

J. Garwood.. . .7

Killed.

8

5
8
9

6 *

6

6

6

9

8

Messrs. Smith, Kindler, and Garwood then shot off for the second

prize, twenty-six yards, three birds each:—

Smith..2

Kindler. 2

Garwood.; .2

This being another tie the contestants went back to thirty-one yards,
miss and out:—

Smith. 11 0—2

Kindler..1 1 1—3

Garwood.1 1 1—3

The six bird men then shot off for the third prize, twenty-six yards
rise, at three birds each: -

Vanderheyden.0 0 1—1

Kibbee.1 1 0—2

Walldorf. 1 1 0-2

Conant.0 0 1—1

Kibbee and Walldorf tied again, and then shot off at thirty-one yards
rise, miss and out:—

Kibbee.1 1--2

Walldorf.1 0—1

The first prize was awarded to J. Perkins. (In shooting off for second
prize V. Kindler’s sixth bird was apparently not hit, but was shot by an¬
other party before leaving the bounds, upon which Mr. K. was allowed
another bird. Mr. Garwood, not thinking the decision of the referee a
fair one, objected to shooting off another time with Kindler, and gave
him his right to second prize, but Kindler would not accept of it without
heiRg fairly won, thus leaving the second prize undecided.) The third
prize was awarded to C. Kibbee.

Please say if you think the referee’s decision was correct in allowing
Kindler another bird. Tours truly, C. D.T.

—Our supply of Mr. Roosevelt’s books is exhausted.
Should we be able to obtain any more copies, will give due
notice of it.

396

FOREST AND STREAM

hd and Miver

FISH IN SEASON IN AUGUST.

Salmon, Salmo Solar. Salmon trout. Salmo confinis. _

Tr > i . MichiganGrayling. Thymallus tmcolof

Land-locked S almon, Salmo gloveri micropterus nigricans.

Black Bass, micropterus salmoides } Sea trout, Salmo immaculatus.
Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus . We'akfish.

Bluefish, temnodon saltator.

--—--

—That peculiar satisfaction one feels at eating the rosy,
flaky salmon at twenty cents a pound can he indulged in no
longer. From twenty cents we have gone up to thirty,
and there is not much chance of salmon being much
cheaper for this year at least. As to the provincial fish,
we may state that in a general way, though fairly abund¬
ant, on the whole, they have not been in quite the same
quantity as last year. Spanish mackerel are in quantity,
and caught near home. We saw this week some glorious
fish, blazing with all the colors of the opal, weighing six
pounds. Babylon is the place where the biggest ones are
caught. Long Island Spanish mackerel are worth twenty-
five cents; they were sixty cents a week ago. Southern
fish from the Chesapeake fetch fifteen cents. Average
weight of our own fish some three pounds, Striped bass
from Rhode Island plenty at ten to eighteen cents. Hali¬
but scarce, selling at twenty cents, but likely to appear in
quantity at any time. Blue fish are playing pranks on the
coast; one day they are found in swarms and they are
off again. They are, however, found in profusion in the
markets at six to eight cents a pound. Of course there will
be no end of blue fish before cold weather comes. Black
fish not plenty, ten to fifteen cents each. We have only to
wait awhile for them. Some very splendid two and two-
and-a-half pound trout from the northern portion of the
State were on the slabs this week at Middleton & Carman’s.

_A gentleman fishing at Squan Beach, H. J., some ten

miles above Barnegat, informs us that on the 17th a school
of blue fish came into the surf, and drove before them the
small fish up on the shore, among them a large shad, which
was captured. It weighed four pounds, was in fine order
and full of roe, and was excellent eating. Mr, Bill Chad¬
wick, of Squan Beach, states that he had seen a shad driven
on shore once before, but as early as the 1st of July.

—Our Barnegat correspondent writes under date of July

27th:—

did he catch him? I killed one a short time ago that
had swallowed a sand piper or “teter,” as they call them
here.

Woodcock are quite plenty for this locality; ruffed grouse
unusually so. The season for trout is nearly over; they
will only take the fly at night and are getting very poor in
condition. I only catch them for models to make studies
from. I have discovered a most killing fly for large trOut
only, and I have taken them with it when they absolutely
refused every ordinary fly, and it is the last one in appear¬
ance any man would think of trying. I shall show it to
Messrs. Andrew Clerk & Co.

I caught the other day a trout which had a very peculiar
head; it was perfect every way, with the exception of the
lower jaw, which was at least one-third of an inch longer
than the upper. I sent the head in alcohol to Professor
Baird.

I would mention for the encouragement of those who
wish to come next season, that the trout seem more plenty
now than they were when I first came in May, and there
have been thousands caught. I, myself, have taken,
mostly evenings, something like 900. This place is very
convenient to get to. The railroad passes the door,and the
stream flows back of the house within a few yards. The
scenery is fine and nights always cool; no mosquitoes or
flies, and good fare.

—Long Pond, on the Wabash Bottom, near Princeton,
Indiana, a lake about three miles long, is full of black
bass, and a letter just received from a friend mentions hav¬
ing taken forty-two from the water in one day’s fishing last
week. But this is nothing compared to the bass fishing on
the rapids of the Wabash some ten miles from Princeton,
where two dozen fish in an hour’s time is considered noth¬
ing remarkable. The river is a clear, tumbling, rapid
stream, and the ride by rail from Princeton to Mt. Carmel,
and thence by omnibus to the fishing grounds, where there
is a capital hotel, is a favorite excursion with both ladies
and gentlemen, not only from the vicinity, but from
Louisville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and other towns.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Some correspondent in Washington, I see, wishes to know whether
there is good fishing or hunting in Loudoun county, Ya. The following
may be of service: There is excellent bass fishing near Leesburg, 36
miles from Alexandria by rail (W. and O. R. R.). All necessary tackle
can be procured in Leesburg at Baltimore prices. Boats can be gotten
from different persons at points on the river from White’s to Edward’s
Ferry, varying in price from nothing to A ery little. Not long ago John
Ault, near Red Rocks (the best bass ground on the river) furnished boats,
live bait, &c., on reasonable terms. Board is reasonable in toAvn or in
the country. Bob White in the fall are abundant, and woodcock in sea¬
son used to be plentiful. There are many gentlemen taking interest m
such pursuits, in the town and vicinity. T. W.

“The fishing at Beach Haven and Long Beach, also in Little Egg
Harbor and Tuckerton Bays has been grand all the last week. The bays
are literally alive with weakfish. The catch has generally been, on an
average from 40 to 200 per man, weighing from 2 to 8 pounds each. Fri¬
day alarge school of large bluefish came in Little Egg Harbor inlet. A
few very large ones were caught, but there was not enough wind so that
vacht could follow them. Sheepshead were caught in great quantities,
from 40 to 75 per day, until Thursday and Saturday, when over 100 each
dav were hauled in. Sea bass and black fish were very plenty at the in¬
let. Little Egg Harbor, on Friday and Saturday, and quite a number

^visitors and fishermen all unite in saying that our fishing at Beach
Haven Bond’s and Barnegat is the best this season that we have even
n<l ’ Shore.

had. *

—A gigairfre horse-mackerel, measuring fifteen feet m
length and weighing 1,400 pounds, the largest ever known
to have been caught on that coast, was captured near
Smutty Hose Island, Isles of Shoals, a week ago.

_Salmon fishing has been very good thus far in the

Province of Hew Brunswick, but fish are becoming scarcer

—The Monroe (Michigan) Monitor , of the 15th July,
says:—

“Messrs. James B. DeWliurst, Joe Vincent and James
L. Styne, residents and merchants of Pittsburg, Pa., after
a tedious journey of nearly 800 miles, reached Monroe,
Mich., Tuesday, at 8 A. M., and at once put off for Captain
Joseph Guyor’s Island House, on Raisin River. By actual
count each day the sum total of tliree-and-a-lialf days’ still
fishing, part of which time (nearly one-third of it) being de¬
voted to sailing and trolling for black bass, &c., foot up the
astonishing result of 989 fish, which, with the exception of
thirteen black bass and four grass pike, were all hooked by
means of worm-bait and pulled into Captain Louis Hope’s
sail boat.

On Wednesday evening, between the hours of 6 and 8.80,
this party of three caught 206 fine fish, near Raisin Point
in the river bed.

dchting md Ranting.

JJLUYY.

—Mention is made of the singular prevalence of blind¬
ness among the salmon in York River, district of Gaspe,
Canada. In some instances fish have been taken that are
totally blind, both eyes being covered with a hard, opaque
scale while in others one eye only is thus affected; again,
some have their eyes apparently sloughing away. _ So com¬
plete is the blindness that a man may drop down m a bark
canoe right over the fish and whip him out with a.gaff.
The number of these fish is apparently on the increase
every year They are all from twenty-two to twenty-eight
pounds weight, and have a dull white appearance, though
in fair condition. Many seem to be old fish.

_Here is an item from Canada:

Yalcartier, Quebec, July 16, 1874.

EmTOR Forest and Stream:—

I have been here two weeks now, and have had some
fin e sport. I spent one week m the bush at Belle
Tr,rim and brought home with me some fifteen dozen salted
Ind smoked The fish ran unusually large this year We
ad nothing less than a pound and many almost three
Innnds in weight. River fishing is poor yet, and will con-

inue so until we have some dry weather that the streams

tmue so u liad incessant rain for ten days

ma y reseSt minute it is coming down in torrents.

Tomorrow if Derain ceases, we start forPeche a Malcolm
for anotliCT week’s fishi ng. «• M. Fai R chi L d.

—The Black Water region, in Preston County, West Vir¬
ginia is one of the finest trout districts we have, and yet is
tut little known. We have before us a letter printed in a
L nacer giving the account of an excursion of seven
anglers fromlalisbury, Pa., who caught 1,060 trout in two

_Our artist friend, Mr. Holberton, has again favored us

with some notes from the Pennsylvania wilds. His letter

bears HoTBL> Baimcw, Pa., July 25, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

T killed the other day near the hotel a large rattlesnake,
vltliPr Istunned him, and brought him m alive, so as to
°- thP ladies a chance to examine him, and on skinning
fiml found he had just swallowed a large red squirrel;
' um nrrel’s i )ea ,i alone was larger than the snake, to

say W notldng of the body. How did be swallow him ? How

All communications from Secretaries and friends should be mailed no
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK.

Rate.

Boston.

New York.

Charleston.

July 30 .

H. M.

eve 36

1 21

2 4

2 49

3 35

4 27

5 27

H. M.

9 23

10 7

10 48

11 33
eve 21

1 14

2 13

H. M.

8 36

9 21

10 4

10 49
eve 27

7 0

1 27

July 31.

Aug. 1.

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Aug. 5.

The Seawaniiawka Yacht Club.— The full rules gov¬
erning the Hewport Corinthian race were published by us
some time ago. The race will be run at Hewport on the
8th of August. All entries must be sent to the Secretary,
Mr. F. de P. Foster, Ho. 65 Wall street, on or before Au¬
gust 7th. The following gentlemen form the committee:—
Wm. L. Swann, J. Wm. Beekman, Jr., Sami. J. Colgate,
Wnu Foulke, Jr., M. Roosevelt Schuyler, Frederic de P.
Foster.

M.

S.

Name.

H. M. S.

55

10

00

03

White Wing.

.5 45 15

03

00

Ciffle.

.N ot taken.

05

20

Emma T.

.Not taken.

15

081 Heiena.

30

15 1 Playful.

. _Not taken.

Brooklyn Yacht Club. —The vessels of the squadron
starting on their cruise made Greenport on the 25th in the
following order, their time being taken from Orient Point :—

Name. H.

Gui Vive. %

Sadie.3

Recreation.3

Alice.3

Fleur-de-Lis.3

Madeleine.4

At Greenport they found the Comet, Lethea, and Sea
Witch. Greenport received the Brooklyn yacht squadron
' with a regular ovation.

_The yacht Foam, of Toronto, which was capsized in

Lake Ontario recently, and all hands lost, has been towed
into port. Several of the bodies have been recovered.
When raised, her condition plainly told the story of her
loss to experienced yachtsmen. She was making a good
course to the mouth of Hiagara River, in full view of the
light, under single reefed mainsail and stonn jib. The
wind blew strong from the northeast, and this created a
heavy sea where the current of the river swept into the
lake. The moment the Foam struck this current her heavy
pitching into a chopping head sea carried away the outer
end of her bowsprit, and this left no support fore and aft
to the spar, which snapped short off about five feet from
the crosstrees, under the heavy strain of the mainsail.
Whoever was at the helm let go her main sheet the moment

the bowsprit gave way, for the jib sheets were fast, while
the other sheet rope had been loosed. As soon as her spar
went by the hoard she doubtless fell off into the trough of the
seas, and being very low in the water every wave broke
clean over her. Several of those on board must have been
in the cabin when the accident occurred, and the crash
caused them to open the cabin doors and rush on deck.
This was a fatal move, and cost the crew their lives. With
the cabin doors closed, even had the cockpit been full of
water, it would have taken the yacht a long time to have
filled enough to sink her. Her position, when found, was.
conclusive proof that she had sunk a few minutes after she
lost her spar. The lesson which her loss teaches should
be heeded by our yachtsmen, i. e ., never to ballast a yacht
beyond her power of buoyancy.

—Commodore Ferguson, of the Schuylkill nav}L who is
also president of the Athletic base hall club of Philadel¬
phia, has gone to Europe with the Athletics.

—The grand international regatta will take place on Sara¬
toga Lake the latter end of August, when crews from all
parts of the Union and Dominion of Canada will enter.

—The Columbia College boat club will have a new boat,
house erected for them. Many ladies called at their float
last week to see the boat which won the famous victory at
Saratoga.

—The Yale navy have, we believe, received a cheek from
Mr. Robert Bonner to aid them in building a new boat
house.

—The Gramercy and Atlantic boat clubs, of Hew York
and Brooklyn respectively, who are entered for the Sara¬
toga August regatta, have chosen the Passaic, at Hewark,
as their training quarters. W. K. Wiliamson, stroke oar
and captain, H. R. Mills, H. M. Howell, and W. F. Gan¬
non, compose the Gramercy crew. The Atlantic crew in¬
cludes R. Lefman, bow oar and captain, J. Reed, G. Perry,
D. Quin, stroke. The Atlantics also row in the contest at
Troy. Williamson and Gannon are entered in the Saratoga
pair-oared race, and Roads, another Gramercy man, in the
single scull race. P. J. Ackerman, of the Hobokenites,
will row in the junior scull race at Saratoga.

—The Cincinnati boat club now consists of over thirty
members—honorary and active—and is governed by the
following officers:—President, Harry Crane; Secretary,
Frank Walton; Captain, John Hewman, and has the satis¬
faction of being free of debt. Their boat house was built
at a cost of $1,200. The club owns at present one four-
oared shell, valued at $250, and one single shell, for pri¬
vate practice. In addition to these, they have ordered a
six-oared barge, to cost $300, and intend contracting for
another four-oared shell. To fill this they will form an¬
other crew.

Galveston, July 18th, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

I enclose you an account of another of our very popular
pastimes, which are getting to he quite an institution here.
It will be seen that in the two mile race of yesterdajL be¬
tween the four-oared barges, tlie Gipsey again won the
challenge cup in 20m. and 22s. The following are the
crews of the three boats:—

Crew of the Gipsej' - —F. Hitchcock, stroke; J. Crotty, p.
s.; W Bondies, Ho. 2; H. Hitchcock, bow; H. Lidstone,
coxswain; color, white.

Crew of the Jennie—Leo Hichols, stroke; J. F. Smith,
p. s.; G. M. Van Lieu, Ho. 2; A. L. Demilly, how; H. D.
Lidstone, coxswain; color, blue.

Crew of the Boyd—William Boyd, stroke; S. E. Boyd,
p. s.; M. Grigg, Ho. 2; G. A. Hill, bow; B. M. Hobby,
coxswain; co^or, red.

Our club has now three four-oared boats, and one six-
oared barge, all built by Mahoney, in Hew Orleans, -weigh¬
ing some 300 pounds each. Yesterday was one of the most
beautiful races we ever had; bay smooth, still water, and
air refreshingly nice. Over a thousand people assembled.
Some time next month there will be a large race of sailing
yachts, and probably an invitation will be extended by our
club to one of the Hew Orleans clubs to enter. On the
next steamer from Hew York will be brought a shell forty-
two feet long and eighteen inches wide, for the employees of
the Mallory line; eight oars. I hardly think our boys could
get into those things. I enclose you photograph of the
father of all “trout” in Texas, some twenty-six inches in
length, and weighing twelve pounds. J. L.

—The Maumee River was the scene of three days’ fine
amusement, the rowing clubs of the west having held their
contest at Toledo on the 22d, 23d, and 24th of this month.
The first race on the 22d was for pleasure boats, the Eva,
Zip, Emma, and Mary entering; won by the Zip in 13:53.
The double scull race was contested for by the Beauty and
Clumsy; won by the Beauty. Tlie junior six-oared race
followed—the Enid, Hal lock, and Temple contesting; won
by the Enid in 19:20f. Tlie senior four-oared race was the
event of the day—the D. H. Jerome, S. H. Waring, W. W.
Abbott, Frank H. Hurd, and Sarah A. Bullock starting;
the D. H. Jerome was pulled by the Wali-wah-sums crew;
time, 18:31. For the barge race the Zephyrs, the Watau-
gas, and the Goguacs entered; won by the Zephyrs in 10:35.
The senior six oars was the great event of the day. The
Wah-wah-sums, Excelsiors, Detroits, and Undines entered;
won bv the Wah-wah-sums; time, 17:37. The senior sin¬
gle sculls was won by Mr. Curtis; the junior sculls by Mr.
Pearson.

—In confirmation of the style of canoe we have recom¬
mended to the readers of Forest and Stream, we extract
from the report of “The Easter trip of the Canoe Cruising
Club,” published in Land and Water April 18th, the follow¬
ing paragraph.—

“One vesssel, a true ‘Canadian dug out canoe,’ behaved
admirably, and being fitted with inflated air tubes around
the gunwale, enabled her skipper (an ancient cruiser) to
carry a good spread of canvas while blowing great guns.
The Rob Roy build of vessels proved themselves very wet
boats, the straight gunwale and want of sheer causing them
to dive and take seas over their'coaming in a way anything
but satisfactory, while the Hautilus type, with plenty of
sheer and good freeboard, proved themselves good and dry
sea boats.”

—A customer whose feet were too big for Ho. 13 shoes
was advised by the shop-keeper to put on a thin pair of socks
and then try on the box.

FOREST AND STREAM

39 '

The Purdey Breech-Loading Gun.

No. 712 Market Street, Philadelphia.

We call the attention of gentlemen desiring to buy
the finest and best Breech Loading Guns, to the fo 1
lowing extract from a ietter written to us by James
Purdey, 314£ Oxford St., London, dated June 9 1874.

“As I have stated before, in this country Binning 6
ham work is not and has never been considered first
class, or good; the samples are sometimes taking, but
t,he work after very different. I believe I am now the
only one who can show the gun in every stage in hand
on my own premises.

The only articles we have made for us sometimes
are the locks; my men work for no other masters and
are quite a select staff. The adjustment of the weight
is a point we, or rather I ,take great pains about, and
jf you gauge the light guns that I send out, you
will find, although they weigh lighter, that the actual
thickness of the barrels all round is in many cases
stouter than very much heavier barrels of other mak¬
ers; this is from extra care; the ribs and furniture of-
barrels being got out thin and regular to a weight,
and then the barrels turned round and near as practi¬
cable to the thickness separately before the two are
joined together; of course this is of great advantage.

Most of those yon see of other makers are put to¬
gether in the rough or ground state and then struck
up in shape after they are put together; this, of course,
causes the barrels to be much stouter on the joint or
inside, and irregular.

The regulation of the shooting is mostly done by
the bit with other makers; this gives good results
while new and the polish lays circular, but when it
wears off in a few months’ shooting, the gun goes off
its best shooting qualities considerably.

We draw bore our barrels in shooting, which takes
a much longer tune; it is done by a long lead cast in
the barrel and worked lengthways; at the same time
round and round, thereby laying the strokes length¬
ways; when the gun is made to shoot by this means,
it keeps to its shooting for a very long time.

By the adjustment of weight we can give less recoil
for the weight, than any gun that is made.

I have a set of men called Strippers, (unknown as a
separate branch), who do nothing but overlook and
pefect the work of others—this adds to cost, but
greatly to the quality.”

I am, gentlemen, yours very faithfully,

JAMES PURDEY.

Sole agents in the United States,

JOS. C. GRUBB & CO.,

No. 712 Market street, Philadelphia.

SUMMER TRAVEL.

(jliuide for the^ttnjmer Ufourist.

NEW SUMMER RESORT.

Cheap Excursions.

Toronto to the Lakes of Muskoka.

Daily Line.

The Steamers Nipissiug- and Wenonah,

IN CONNECTION WITH *

The Northern Railway of Canada.

Fare only $56—Tickets Good to Return in a Month.

Tickets and full information to be had at the North¬
ern Railway offices and Agencies.

A. P. COCKBURN,

jly23m P. O. Toronto and Gravenhurst.

STEAMERS TO

Eastern Maine, New Brunswick,

Nora Scotia, Prince Edward Island, &c.
THE

New York and City of Portland.

will until October 1st leave Boston at 8 a. m., and
Portland at 6 p. m. every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for Eastport, Maine, and St. John, N. B., for
warding passengers by connecting lines to Calais,
Maine, St. Andrews, Fredericjston and Sbediac, N.B.,
Amherst, Truro, Picton, Digby, Annapolis, Kentvillc,
Windsor and Halifax N. S., Summerside and Char¬
lottetown, P. E. L, and Hawkesburg, C B. This is

A most Desirable Route for Sportsmen,

presenting a convenient and pleasant mode of access
to the famous hunting and fishing grounds of the
Eastern regions, at very moderate rates of fare. For
circular, with map and description of the route apply
to W. W. KILBY, Agent,

july23m Commercial Wharf, Boston.

Fishing and Hunting

Reduction—Only $13.

Boston to Moosehead Lake and Return.

The season of business and summer travel has com¬
menced, and we respectfully suggest the propriety of
obtamiu; a General Accident Policy in

“THE TRA VELERS”

of Hartford, the oldest company in America, writing
yearly or monthly policies of insurance against gen¬
eral accideu s of business or occupation, as well as
accidents of travel.

“THE TRAVELERS”

also grants all forms of [Life and endowment insur¬
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all-cash plan, its definite, straight-forward contract,
its ample security, its low premiums, and its good
management.

JAS. G. B4TTERSOIV, President.

RODNEY DENNIS, Secretary. july23

Green & Ailing,

MANUFACTURERS OF

TOP SNAP ACTION BREECH LOADING

SHOT GUNS,

Muzzle-loaders Altered to Breech-loaders.

Durability and shooting qualities good as new guns.
8 endfor Price List. 3 West Main st., Rochester, N.Y.,

ATTANTED.—Some good second hand
VV copies of “Shot Gun and Sporting Rifle,” by
Stonehenge. Address P., Forest and Stream, stat¬
ing price and condition of book

Mr. Macdona’s Setters.

n RA.ND YOUNG WHELPS, OF THE

\JT above grand strain. by Macdona’s champion
Field winner, “ Ranger.” out of “ Vaynool,” own sis¬
ter to Ranger. Also, whelps by Lort’s Laverack
dog “ Jock,” out of Macdona’s “Judy,” dam of Ran¬
ger, and by Ranger, out of Macdona’s “ Thursk.” Also
whelps by “Ranger,” out of Mr. Cunliffe Brooks’cham-
pion setter “Jewell” and Mr. Garth’s Field winner,
“Bess."

Address G. de LandreMacdona Esq., Hilbre House,
« est Kirby, Cheshire, England. jly 16

P AMRAPO—Lovelier than the Bay of

Naples; most magnificent views; the Ocean
dimly seen in the distance; the Lighthouse; the Isl¬
ands dotting the bay, with their beautiful green car¬
pets; ships grandly passing till far out of view;
steamers likewise receding from the sight bound
foreign ward; yachts dancing; the gaily decorated
barges of the boat clubs, conspicuous among which
are the scarlet of the Tritons, the magenta of the vic¬
torious Argonautas, the blue of the Bayonnes, and
the no less lively hues of the Claremonts, the Onei-
das, and lesser crews. Do you want fishing? Here it
is in its excellency. Old Robins’Reefs can tell you
that around her rocky sides sport all the variety of
fish to suit divers tastes, and in prolific supply.
Yachts are in two hours loaded with the blue fish
that are now so lively trolled for In these waters.
Health reigns supreme. The census lately taken
shows New Jersey to rank first in the United States.
I he rate of increase of this county (Hudson) is 15 per
c eut., in New York less than 2 per cent., Brooklyn
°my 5 per cent. But twenty-three minutes from Lib-
er ty street, and commutation eight cents. Houses
and lots for sale for cash, by instalments, or terms to
*ht. Inquire for JOSEPH KALLOCK, Forest and
•stream office, 17 Chatham street,

Read the Following,for the

Best Fishing and Hunting

RESORTS.

On Conway Division, Eastern R. R., Brook Trout.
Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 3:15 P. M.
Rangely lakes, via. Farmington, Me. ) Largest
Umbagog lakes, via. Gr Tr’k to Bethel,Me. V Brook
Upper waters of Penobscot. ) Trout.

Moosehead Lake, via. Dexter, Me., Lake and Brook
Trout.

Grand Lake Stream. [ Land locked Salmon.

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova
Scotia, Salmon, Sea Trout and Brook Trout.

Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 6:20 P. M.
Pullman cars on night trains.

Good hunting, large and small game in all the above
localities in their season.

For maps, fare, tables, &c., address or call at 13
Washington, street, Boston, Mass.

Eastern and Maine Central R.R.Line.

Geo. F. Field,
Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Chas. F. Hatch,
Gen’l Manager.

SAfiFOWFlMPENDENT "LINE.

T he steamers Cambridge—

J. P. JOHNSON, master, and KATAHDIN, W.
R. Roix, master, leave Foster’s wharf, Boston, for Ban¬
gor and the intermediate landings on the Penobscot
river, alternately, every MONDAY, TUESDAY,
THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, at 5* o’clock P, M., con¬
necting at Rockland, on Wednesdays and Saturdays,
with boat for Mt. Desert, Machias and intermediate
ports ; and at Bucksport on each arrival from Boston,
with staves for Sedgwick, Blue Hill, Ellsworth, Cher-
ryfield, Harrington and Calais. At Bangor coaches
will be in readiness to take passengers to Dover, Fox-
croft, Moosehead Lake, and intermediate points.
Stages leave Bangor every morning for surrounding
towns. A first-class sailing packet leaves Belfast for
Cstine on the arrival of each boat. Staterooms can be
engaged prior to days of sailing.

WM. B. HASELTINE, Agent, ‘

July 93m No. 13 Foster’s Wharf, Boston.

ong Branch and Philadelphia,

Via New Jersey So. Railroad,
COMMENCING MONDAY, JULY 27, 1874.
eave New York from Pier 8 f N. R., foot of Rector st,
7:00 a. m.—For Long Branch, Seabright, and High-
mds.

9 :45 a. m.— For Philadelphia, Long Branch, Waie-
>wn, Tuckerton and Bridgeton.

1:40 p. m. for Philadelphia, Long Branch, Waretown
id Tuckerton.

2:45 p. m. Foot 24th st., N. R. j ji or jjcmgBarnch&c
3;30 p. m.—Pier 8, N. R. ) °

4:30 d. m.—For Long Branch, Waretown, &c.

5:30 p. m.—For Long Branch and intermediate sta-
ons.

On SUNDAYS, leave 24th st. Pier at 9 a. pi., and
ier 8 at 9:40 a. m. for Long Branch. Returning, ar-
Ae Pier 8 at 6-50 p. m., 24th street Pier at 7:10 p. m.
Fare from New York to Philadelphia, only $2 25.

Sandy Hook Excursions.

The steamers RIVER BELLE and JANE MOSELY,
laving New York at!7, 9:45 a.m., 1:40,2:45 3nd3:3ffp.m.
fford delightful excursions through the Narrows and
own the Bay to Sandy Hook, returning to New York
: 10:00 a. m., 12:50 and 6:40 p. m. Fare from New
ork to Sandy Hook and return, only $1.00. jun25
C. P. McFADDEN, W. S. SNEDEN,

Gen. Passenger Agent. General Manager.

Wild Animals for Sale.

ITTE ARE IN COMMUNICATION
V V with parties on the * North Platte who have
uffalo Calves and Elk now on hand, for sale, and
m furnish to order Antelope, or any other kind of
ild animal found there. Address Proprietor For-
bt and Stream july 23

fttide far the Rummer f^aumk

Coilingwood and Lake Superior.

THE FOUR POWERFUL FIRST CLASS

-L SIDE-WHEEL UPPER CABIN STEAMERS
Chicora, Frances Smith , Cumberland and Algo-
ma, running in connection, with the Northern Rail-
wa Y Canada, leave Coilingwood every Tuesday
and Friday, calling at Owen Sound, Bruce’s Mines,
Sault Ste. Marie, Michipicoton, Neepigon, Silver
Islet. Prince Arthur's Landing, and Duluth. Direct
connections with

Fort Garry and the Red River Country.

This route embraces a most picturesque and enjoy¬
able Summer tour, wicli may be made with great com¬
fort and at moderate cost. Cheap excursions during
the season. Staterooms had at Toronto.

CHAS. PERRY, 62 King st., Toronto.
D. MILLOY, 8 Front st,, Toronto.
COOK, SON & JENKINS, Ag’ts, 261 Broadwav.
ADAM ROLPH, Gen’l Agent, Toronto.

Escape tlie Summer Heat—Goto Colorado.

Splendid Hunting and Fishing!

Good hotels and charming Summer Resorts. Health¬
restoring mineral waters, and a salubrious, invigor¬
ating climate. Thousands are going to Colorado this
season, to enjoy the luxuries of'Nature amid the

Beautiful Parks of the Rocky Mountains.

For cheap rates and particular information address
E. A. FORD,

General Passenger Agent, 25 South Fourth Street, St.
Louis, Mo., and he will cheerfully and promptly tell
you all about it.july9

The Stonington Line

BETWEEN

NEWY0RK&BOSTON.

The Only Inside Route, via Providence.

THE NEW AND ELEGANT STEAMERS

Bhode Island, Capt. Wm. M. Jones,
Narragansett, Capt. Ray Allen,
Stonlng-ton, Capt. Jesse Mott,

FORM THE FINEST FLEET OF 80 END
STEAMERS LEA VLNG NEW YORK.

Not a Irip Missed in Six Years!

Daily from Pier 33 N. R.,foot Jay st.

.A.T 5 P. M.

onrnill fUnTinr The new and magnifi-
OrLulAL ImU I luL.“““cent steamer RHODE
ISLAND, will on and after JUNE 22d, leave Pier 30
North River, foot Chambers street, at 12 o’clock,
noon, and Pier foot 23 street, East River. 1 P. M.. ar¬
riving in Boston the same evening, affording passen
gers a sail through

Longlsland Sound by Daylight.

RETURNING—Train leaves Boston at 8 P. M.,
connecting with the RHODE ISLAND at Stonington
at 10-45 P. M., and arriving in New York at 6 A. M
EXCURSION TICKETS to Stonington and back,
same trip, $3. L. W. FILKINS,

General Passenger Agent, Pier 33 North River.

GUIDE

To Moosehead Lake,

AND

Northern Maine, with Map.

Price $1 00. For sale as follows:

NEW YORK—Andrew Clerk & Co. 48 Maiden Lane.
PHILADELPHIA—John Krider, cor 2d and Walnut.
BOSTON—Bradford & Anthony, 186 Washington.

FLOKIDA.

TLLUSTRATING THE SCENERY POF

i the East and West coast and interior of Florida.
A complete set of views of St. Augustine, Gaines¬
ville, Central Florida, and Cedar Keys, the terminus
of the Florida Railroad on the West coast ; New
Smyrna, the great fishing resort ; Mosquito Lagoon
and Indian River, the game and fish section of Flor¬
ida—the hunter’s Paradise ; the only pictures ever
given of the wonderful Lake Okeechobee, the largest
lake in the South ; a few views of the Seminole In¬
dians ; characteristic pictures of people, and the pe¬
culiar semi-tropical vegetation ; principal points of
interest along the St. John and Ocklawaha rivers.

These views give one a correct idea of the most de¬
sirable portions of Florida.

Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price. 25 cts. each;
$2 50 per dozen ; $10 for five dozen ; $18 per gross,
jly23 CHAS K, OBER. wn..

Springers! Springers!!

T HAVE THREE PUPS OF THE FINEST

1 blood, from my thoroughbred bitch, and sired by
Pattison’s lin orted dog “ Bose.” Parties desiring
a dog for woodcock or grouse, and at the same time
a splendid retriever for duck, can now secure one that
it will be a pleasure to own. Price $20.
j uly 23 _ E. E. PHELPS, Auburn, N, Y.

“ The Culexifuge is indeed an Insect-Driver,
for amid clouds of Mosquitoes I Ashed unharmed.”

[trade mark.]

CULEXIFUGE,

Sportsmans Friend;

A SURE PROTECTION

Against the attacks of Mosquitoes, Black Flies, Fleas

and Ants. In pocket bottles. For sale by

235 C. N. CRITTENTON & CO., 7 Sixth Av„ N.Y.

TTNTOIV PLACE HOTEL,
EUROPEAN PLAN.

THOS. RYAN & SON,

BROADWAY. COR. FOURTEENTH STREET.

East End Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

L. 13. SMITH «&> Co., Lesses.

Rates, $2 50 to $3 00 per day, including Board and
Room Special attention paid to Excursionists.
REGULAR DINNER, $1. THERE IS ALSO A

IVice Lunch Hoom,

attached to the establishment. june 253m

Congress Hall,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

One Minute’s Walk from the Beach.
Board, OO per Bay.

N. T. JUDD, Manager.

Laird’s Mansion House,

LONG BRANCH.

WM. L. MclNTIRE, Proprietor

WANY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED:

New Parlors, New Piazzas, Reading Rooms, etc.
Terms reasonable. je253m

Central Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

O PEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.—
Liberal arrangements will be made with guests
for the FALL AND SPRING. Rooms thoroughly
heated. Address H. C. SHOEMAKER, Prop’r.,
jun253m East Long Branch P. O., N. J.

Ashland House,

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., RODGERS & WILKINS,
Proprietors. _jly94t

W ILLIAMSON HOUSE, LACKAWAXEN, PIKE
CO , Pa.—rebuilt and just opened for the sum¬
mer. Located on the Delaware river, in the midst of
charming scenery, deer huntigg, trout, bass, lake
trout and pickerel, The house is new, clean and com¬
modious. Board $8 per week. Wagons and Carriages
to hire.

july 16 JOHN S. WILLIAMSON, Prop.

hearts far ^jtartimen.

Rossin House, Toronto, Canada.

SHEARS & SON, Proprietors.

This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports-
men from all parts of the United States and Canada.

F orest house, at stark’s falls, foot

of the Bog. O. J. Pelsue, Proprietor. Boats and
experienced guides furnished to sporting parties at
reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton, St. Law¬
rence Co., N. Y.

OOARD NEAR TWIN LAKES, FOUR HOURS
from N. York, via. Harlem R. R., and convenient
to depot, stores, churches and post office. Address
FRED COOPER, “Locust Hill Farm,” Ashley Falls,
Berkshire county, Mass.

OREAT FALLS OF POTOMAC, MONTGOMERY
U* county, Maryland, 16 miles from Washington. D.
C., 7 miles from Rockville, Md. Best bass fishing on
upper Potomac. Hotel accommodations excellent—$2
per day; $9 per week. Address GARRETT & MAUS,
(Cromehn Hotel) Offutt’s x Roads, Md. jell6

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL,

1 NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK.

J. I. FULTON, Jr., Proprietor.
Special rates to Boarders. 'ell6m

lit PoftlFGlDini BEAUTIFUL SEA VIEWS,

HI rcflili dliu -splendid Fishing, Bathing,

Boating, 22 minutes from New York. Opposite the
station—shade and lawn. Board only $6 00 to $8 00.
Inquire of station master for HENRY HOE. _

W ANTED—IN A PLEASANT LOCALITY, ONE
mile from Greenwood Lake and three hours
from N. Y., a few families to board: panic prices. J .
B. WILSON, West Milford, Passaic county, N -T.

Trout! Trout!! Trout!!!

Tf'XCELLENT EAMILYBOARD at reasonable rates;

mountain scenery; healthiest part of New York,
at “ Maple Grove;” hot and cold baths, milk, &c.;
large rooms, and plenty of trout in the famous “Nev
ersink.” Fine drives. Only seven hours from the
city by Oswego Midland Railroad. Trout for sale at
$5 per 100. Addres., ALEX. HERRON,

Neversjnk Flats, Sullivan county, New York.

\ gOr come to Fallsburgh and hire team out. * juil

Foxcroft Exchange,

oxeroft and. Dover Village, Me.

I S NOW OPEN for permanent and transient board¬
ers. The house is new, and is in one of the most
attractive villages in New England, near Sebec Lake,
with its steam and sailboats, and extensive land-locked
salmon fish-works, and on the immediate border of
extensive forests. It is also surrounded by splendid
mountain scenery, broad lakes and noble trout streams.
The stable is stocked with good teams. A large farm
is connected with the house, which fully supplies the
table. Daily communication with Moosehead Lake
Telegraph near house, and two daily mails. Prices
moderate. Refers to J. F. Jefferds, R. R, Mail ser¬
vice, Boston, P. O. P. M. JEFFERDS, Prop’r.

The Crossmon House,

ALEXANDRIA BAY, N. Y.

C. CROSSMON & SON, PROPRIETORS.

T his house, recently rebuilt and ele-

gantly furnished, is now open for visitors. It is
located in one of the most delightful places in the
Thousand Islands region, commanding an extensive
view of the St. Lawrence river and the islands,
and offers every facility for the comfort and enjoy¬
ment of guests. Outfits for boating, hunting and fish¬
ing parties. Music by a fine band. Steamers for the
Bay connect at Cape Vincent with the Rome, Water-
town and Ogdensbnrg Railroad. juy!6

W ANTED—By a gentleman of pro¬
fessional nautical education—position as Ed¬
itor, Assistant or Special on a sporting paper. Naval
architecture, yachting and boating specialties. Could
in a couple of months put in some capital. Best ref¬
erences. Good hand at sketching regattas, etc. Sal¬
ary moderate. Address C. P. K., 919, Chestnut st.,
Phila.,Pa. july 9

FOREST AND STREAM

rffliilcelJmqotis.

CHICAGO

SHOT TOWER

MANUFACTURERS OF

STANDARD

DROP ANDBUCK SHOT

BALLS AND BAR LEAD.

Onr aim is. to maim facta re an article of SHOT that
is unsurpassed in ROUNDNESS, SOLIDITY, Pea-
fection of POLISH, Uniformity of SIZE, and Accu¬
racy of WEIGHT, in each baa;. Orders from the
Trade solicited, and will be filled at

The Lowest Market Prices.

E. W. BLATCHFORD, President.

C. F. GATES, Treasurer. jnn 25 ly

IT. Y. Safety Steam Power Co.

Office: 30 CO TJHTLANDT ST.

BUILDERS OF

STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS

Steam Launches & Yaohts.

And their Machinery a Specialty, atso Machinery for

TUCS, LIGHTERS AND STEAMERS,

Propeller Wheels of Superior Efficiency.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.

All our boats ore guarantee * to pass inspec¬
tion under the Steamboat law when required.

F or bottoms op yachts, boats,

&c-CEYLON PLUMBAGO, OR BLACK LEAD
—perfectly pure, prepared expressley for above use.
Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. New
York Black Lead Works, No. 172 Forsyth st. jly93m

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 6* lb.
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,”No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, m
and 5 lb. cans and 6* lb. kegs,

“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.
“KENTUCKY RIFLE.” FFFC and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25, 12*, and 0 * lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining 1 and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
he company’s agents in every prominent city, and in
lie various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the office of the Company,

88 'Wall Street, IN e w York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.
Twos'. S. Pope, Secretary. _

Real English Boxing Gloves.

Imported, and tlie best American Gloves manufac¬
tured by SHANNON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 45
Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of two
pair; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.

P. S.—Goods sent C. O. D. everywhere.

« DESIDERATUM.”

DR. VEGA ARANGO’S

South American Antidote.

INSTANTLY CURES MOSQUITO BITES.

For sale by all Druggists at 25 cents per vial.

CARLE & STRONG, 152 Water st.. N. Y.
General Agents for United States and Canadas.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Corner of Pearl Street. NEW YORK.

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
ATTENTION.

THE LAST REVISED EDITION OF

1 Fur, Fin, and Feather,

_ CONTAINS THE

UAME LAWS FOR 1874

Of all the States and Canada, besides a vast fund of
useful information on Hunting and Fishing. Price
50 cents. For sale by Gunsmiths, Fishing Tackle
dealers, and News Agents everywhere. Mailed on re¬
ceipt of price ‘.by CHARLES SUYDAM, Publisher,
61 Warren street, N. Y, gUsual discount to the trade.

MISFIT CARPETS.

rr001) SECOND HAND AND MISFIT CARPETS, RICH Patterns, Very Cheap, at the

VX OLD PLACE, 112 FULTON STREET, between William and Nassau. Sent home and laid free of charge.

tffliscelhneoun

in.

Prize List!

J. & W. TOLLEY,

MAKEllS OF '

Fine only English

BREECH LOADING GUNS,

A,

5^ Offer advantages in the purcnase
of FINE GUNS, possible only to
the manufacturer, who trades di¬
rect with the sportsmen.

They therefore confidently in¬
vite comparison of their weapons
with those of other makers, as re¬
gards Fine Quality of Material
and workmanship, and more es¬
pecially shooting powers, which
is our great specialty, and for
which we are celebrated the world
over, vide testimonials,which will
be forwarded with price and de¬
scrip tiive sheets on application to

onr BRANCH HOUSE, 29 Maiden Lane,

Corner Nassau street, New York.
Manufactory, Pioneer Works, Birmingham, England.

E & II. T. ANTHONY & CO., 59L

. Broadway, N. Y., op. Metropolitan Hotel.
Chvomos and Frames, Stereoscopes and Views, Graph-
oscopes, Megalethoscopes, Albums and Photographs
of celebrities. Photo-Lantern Slides a specialty. Man¬
ufacturers of Photographic Materials. Awarded First
Premium at Vienna Exposition. jelly

nnoo ron OfilC eight hound pups

LR! LlO rUil MIL”" and a Setterone year

old ; best of stack,
rely 9 4

RI GUARD VALENTINE,
Janesville, Wis.

(jfljothinij mid 'ffminisJting <§-ooc!$.

For a first-class Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufacturer'
ESPENSCIIEID, 118 Nassau street.

lAIAATO «§c CO.’S

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY |

A. ROCHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents fob the United States and Canada

No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be bad of all family grocers. 10 26

T. J. SELLEW,

DESKS,

OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURNITURE,

10J Fulton Street, N. Y.

FINE CYLINDER DESKS.

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in season) can be supplied at reasonable prices
by addressing J. FEARON MANN, Lewis!,own, Penn

*-3m

NT. Y. Newspaper Mailing Agencies,

With the latest improved Newspaper Folding and
Mailing Machines, No. 29 Rose Street, Near Frank¬
fort, James BRADY Manager and Proprietor.

For Sale.- “I

IMPORTED SHORT HORN
"BULL, three years old, with ped¬
igree, Can be seen on Indian Head Farm, Riverside
Station, New Haven R. R. Address
It W. R. GRACE, 66 Pine st., N. 1\

1MPOKTER, AND DEALER IN

Breeek and Muzzle Loading

SHOT GUNS,

Fishing and Sporting Tackle of every description.
Also, the new improved Parlor or Gallery Rifles, Pis¬
tols and Target? Apr. 161y

FISHING

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own special make.

FINE FLY AND BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Glued Bamboo. Rod mountings of the very finest
quality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele¬
brated JOHN JAMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.
A large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
lected Calcutta Bamboo Poles. *-6m

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelpaia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

dims. Kifles* Pistols, and Fishing* Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in his line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has constantly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lines, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-ly

Tliomas Sparks,

Shot and Bar Lead

Manufacturer,

[Established 1808.]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street ,

Philadelphia, Pa.

W. TAXIS, AQUARIUM MANUFACTURER
J • and dealer in GOLD FISH, AQUATIC PLANTS
FISH GLOBES, &c 60 North Sixth street, Phila¬
delphia, Penn. Orders by mail attended to.

Orange Sporting Powder.

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
to 7, packed onhj in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser
sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
breech-loading guns, giving great penetration with
very slight recoil.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER,

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. l to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 6* lbs. each, and in canis
ters of 1 and 5 lbs.

AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick. For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 12* lbs. and 6* lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORAIVGE RIFLE POWDER,

The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 12* lbs., and 6* lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and
*pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
uum than any other brands made.

LAFLIN & RAND POWDER Co.,

*- 21 Park Row, N. Y.

(Opposite Astor House .)

Established in 1835.

Pritchard Brothers,

Uo. 94 Fulton St., Rl. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.

ALSO, CONSTANTLY ON HAND

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention. _

W. S. BAJSNUM,

Syracuse, N. Y.

Gtins, Revolvers, Fishing Tackle, Base-
®Ball Supplies, &c., Ac.

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading gun
sent to any address for $40.

EVERY GUN WARRANTED.
Ammunition of the very best quality a specialty.

FOREST AND STREAM

a Weekly Journal,

DEVOTED TO

Out-Door Sports

Hunting, Fishing, Yachting, Boating, Practical Nat
~ ural History, Fish Culture, &c. &c.

It is the OFFICIAL ORGAN of the

The Fish Cnlturists’ Association
of America.

The Publishers of FOREST AND STREAM

in order to stimulate the development ot

MANLY and ATHLETIC EXERCISES,

AS OF

FISHING, SHOOTING, ARCHERY, CRICKET,
FOOTBALL, and CROQUET,

Offer the followi esfor clubs of three or more

Single Subscription per Annum $B

Starting Clubs. —Agents, and others interested, are
advised that we do not insist upon their starting with
full clubs to secure our rates. They can send three
or more at a time, and on forwarding the requisite
number within 60 days will be entitled to same premi¬
ums as if all were sent top-ether.

CRICKET.

For $20 00 four copies, one year, with one best
spring bat, one College bat, one Dark cricket ball;
price $7 50.

For $25 00, five copies, one year, with a complete
cricket set; one College bat, one polished hat, Clap-
shaw; one Dark cricket hall; one set of stumps; price
$12 00 .

FOOTBALL.

For $1! 00, three copies, one year, with one Rugby
footba. pr ce $6 00.

FISHING RODS.

For $15 00,i nree copies, one year, with one superior
four joint light rod, suitable for all kinds of fishing;
price $7 00.

For $60 00, twelve copies, one elegant rod; suita¬
ble for trout, black bass with fly, or for trolling bass
or pickerel; as fine a rod as can be made; German
silver tipped, with three tips; price $35 00.

CROQUET.

For $20 00, four copies, one year, with very hand¬
some set of croquet; price $7 00.

For $25 00, five copies, one year, with superb set of
croquet; price $10 00.

For $30 00, six copies, one year, with the finest set
of croquet made; price $14 00.

REMINGTON RIFLE AND SHOT GUN.

For $75 00, fifteen copies, one year, with one Rem-
.ngton Deer rifle; juice $28 00.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Target
rifle, 30-mch octagonal barrel, to be used for sporting,
hunting, or target shooting; price $36 00.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Rem¬
ington double barreled,' breech-loading shot-gun,
one of the best guns ever offered to American
sportsmen; price$45 00.

SHARPE RIFLE.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Sharpe
porting or target rifle, best quality; price $40 00.

WARD-BURTON RIFLE.

For $200, forty copies, one year, with one Ward-
Burton rifle magazine gun for large game, price 80 00.

SINGLE AND DOUBLE BARREL MUZZLE
LOADING SHOT GUNS.

For $20 00, four copies,one year,with one American
single barrel gun, perfectly safe, blue barrels, walnut;
price $10 00.

For $35 00, seven copies, one year, with one Ameri¬
can doable gun, handy and reliable gun every way;
price $18 00.

For $50 00, ten copies, one year, with one double
boys’ fine twist barrel gun, a safe gun every way for
boys; price $26 00.

For $75 00, fifteen copies, one year, with double
gun, English laminated steel barrels, handsome flu¬
sh; price $45 00.

CASH PREMIUMS.

To those who prefer cash premiums a discount of
25 per cent, will be made on all clubs of three and up¬
wards.

|W°Every article is of the finest quality and will be
sent free of expense.

Remitting Money.— Checks on New York City
banks and bankers are best for large sums; make pay¬
able to the order of Forest and Stream Publishing
Company, 103 Fulton Street, New York. Dost
Office Money Orders for $50 or less are cheap and sate
also. When these are not obtainable, register letters,
affixing stamps for postage and registry; put m the
monev and seal the letter in the presence of the post-
mastex, and take his receipt for it. .

Send the names with the money as fast as obtained,
that subscribers may get the paper at once.

Forest and Stream Publishing Company*

17 CHATHAM STREET. N. Y.

Post Office Box 2832,

125 S. THIRD STREET PHILA.

FOREST AND STREAM.

3i)y

Boston,

§passmen's §oo(te.

liscclhutcous.

^jflizccllatwong,

I. & C. SCOTT & SONS

GENUINE

Breech Loaders.

WINNERS OF THE GUN TRIAL OF 1873.
Scott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders. 25 cents
by mail. Report of Gun Trial sent on application.

AGENTS:

WM. READ & SONS,

X 3 Faiieuil Hall Sex. ? Boston.

Also all other makes. Greener, Westley Richards,
Webley, Remington. Wesson, &c.

A genuine laminated Steel Breech-loader, with im¬
plements, at $60.

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds for
shooting practice.

Fine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriages
Complete, as furnished the New York and Bosion
Yacht Squadrons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

186 Washington St.,'Boston.

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS IN

IT'Isliio.r*: Tackle,
Tisl'iiiig’ Hods,
X^isJa. Hooks,

AND

AMQLWC mPLEMEHTS,

ALBERT C. KUCK,

(Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

32 Park Row, lew York.

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OF

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,

KETOLYERS.

Skates and Sporting Goods.

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, New York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout I lies
a specialty

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

S^EIDER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT (SUN
ALTERING

Muzzle Loading Buns to Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

3X4 West Pratt street,

28 Baltimore, Md.

ESTABLISHED 1849.

J. B. McHARG & CO.,

ROME, N. Y.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Split. Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal
tnon, Bass, Trout, Trunk and Perch Rods, with
or without McHarg’s Patent Reel Plate. Sole
manufacturers of McHarg’s Gold, Silver,

Brass and Pearl Spinning Baits of every
description, and manufacturers of

Fishing Tackle in all its Varieties,

neluding all styles of Bass, Salmon and Trout Flies

HAVANA LOTTERY.
Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20,i $10,#M-5 $4,1 -10 $ 2 , 1 - 20 $!

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared to fill all orders. Circulars sent
upon -application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

11 Wall street. New York

J. C. CONROY & CO.,

65 Fulton Street, New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF

Fish Hooks and Fishing Taokle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad-
irondacks, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Trout and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
their goods.

fXOME! HOME!! HOME!!!—

5 At Flushing, six miles from New York; 103
trains daily from 6 A. M. to 12 at night; a yearly com¬
mutation ticket free.

(Fare 8c. by package tickets.)

For sale, a French slate roof House, filled in with
brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good closets; sewer
connections, with double plot of ground, guttered and
flagged.

Price $4,000.

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
invest in a home, from $500 to $2,500,will address Box
No. 142 Post Office, obtain a free pass to Flushing and
full particulars. Feb-2

Springers, or Field Spaniels.

T HA YE PUPS OF THIS BREED FOR

-L sale. Are the best Woodcock and Ruffed Grouse
dogs in the world. Color liver and white—perfect
beauties, Age two months. Price, $25. Address
M. P. M’KOON, Franklin, Del. Co., N. Y.

Lots at a Bargain.

QO LOTS IN BROOKLYN, 21x100

ZjO each, on Macon and M’Donough streets, be¬
tween Reid and Patchen avenues. Horse cars on Reid
avenue. Six railroad lines and two churches within
six blocks. Best property in Brooklyn to buy for in¬
vestment. Will sell for little over half their value.
Inquire of C. HaLLOCK, Editor of Forest and
Stream.

KstaLlislied In 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

FISHING TACKLE!

"50 Fill ton St., IS. Y.

Qreen Hart, Split Bamboo, Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Bods, a Specialty.

rat HAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
JL created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last, season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $8; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As. this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and full description, free to any one
on application.

WEST &LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. IVm. S. Kimball & Co.:

Sirs —A friend of mine sent me, -with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “ Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to be the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity Fair”
is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sortof
strongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging
you to send me for the enolosed ten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
Fair,” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells your excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
beg you to enclose me the address.

Dr. Jos. Hybtl.

Professor of Ax atom v in the University of Vienna

Tn 1

E@ta!>lislYe<l 1843.

Breech and Muzzle Loading

AMMUNITION,
Materials for Gun-Makers* Ac.*

■Wholesale and Retail. Guns made to order, or re¬
paired an the best manner.

ALEXANDER McCDMAS,

je 18 No. 51 South Calvert st., Baltimore.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 iftflaiden Lane N.Y.,

IJirORTEUS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Pasque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH H OOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
the Adiroudacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-20 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle

Rods* Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies* Nets*
Baits, Fish Hooks* Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing.

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens 1 goods of ah kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

IOI & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) New York.

CHAS. REICHE & BR0.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &c.,

55 Chatham Street;,

3d door from N. William. NE VV YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,

AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI

MALS AND BIRDS.

CIlA- UEIOHE. 11-63 HENRY REICHE.

J. W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

^STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES

OFFICE AND WAFER0 OMS

No. 738 BROADWAY,

Cures Sore Throat, Bronchitis , Neuralgia,
Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Bheu-
matrlsin, Chilblains, Strains, Ac.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druomsts.
Samples Free ! Ask for it 1 Test it 1

Ward, Russell & Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St., N, Y

SIM 0 . KEHOE

THE

5

INDIAN CLUB MAN,”

WITH

F. (4ROTE & CO.* 114 East 14th St.* N. Y.

KEIIOE’S INDIAN CLUBS,

KEHOB’S PATENT STRIKING BAG,

KEIIOE’S HEEL PADDED BOXING GLOVE,
GOODS SENTC. O. D.

Send for KEHOE’S Illustrated Catalogue. 114 East
14th street. New York. jun253m

F. GROTE.

A. JOS, KAPP,

A. II. GROTE

F.GROTE & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14th St.* N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pin Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4-56

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK AND DOGSKIN GAUNTLETS.

Buckskin Shooting and Fishing Breeches
and Leggings for Summer and Fall.

LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS.

BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS, LEATHER LIV
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skins dressed and made up as may he desired.

C. Field & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.

739 Broadway, IN". Y.

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OP

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES*

1 9 N. William Street, New York.
DR. FOWLER’S PATENT
Hard Rubber Reel-
“The Gem.”

Imperishable* Light as a Feather* 1 "and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America,
highly approving of this Reel, prominent among
which are Mr. Seth Green and Hon. Robt- Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit, has now been before the public for one year,
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.*

Sole Agents i 'or the United States,

25-61 _48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

E. II. MADfeoNl

Mil Fulton Street, Brooklyn.

DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Material

Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a-distance treated as honest as if present.
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Goouo, &c
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the repairin'*
of fine guns, &c. 1 0

Sportsmen!

Your attention is called to
GOOD’S OIL TANNED MOC¬
CASINS, the best thing ever
worn by sportsmen. Not
injured by wetting and
drying—always soft and
easy to the feet, and
VERY DURABLE—being made of the very best of
stock in three different styles, and warranted the gen¬
uine article , different from anything before offered.
Illustrated Circular and Price List free
FRANK GOOD,

1209 Elm st., Manchester, N PI

PATENT AUTOMATIC MUZZLE.

[From N. Y. Times , June 22
“Mr. Bergh has a
muzzle that he recom¬
mends, as it does not
fret or worry the
dog when on his head.
By a spring the dog
can open his mouth to
the fullest extent, and
running out his tongue
pant with as much ease
as though he was not
v A.-. './ muzzled, and drink

XANW without any difficulty,

,. . but it is impossible for

him to bite.” The most humane invention of the
Manufactured by W. T. & J. MERSEREAU
Liberal discount to th® trade 62 Duane st N Y

400

FOREST AND STREAM.!

^yovtsmen s (jewels.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

51 19 Maiden Lane, 20 & 22 John street, N. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

a SPECIALTY.

§§We vvould call the attention of the public to our
arge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,
Manufactured by the following celebrated makers :
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Oun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON.
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DI NO VS & HA YVKSLE Y’S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STURTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best in the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY'S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Vest.

This Vest affords the best ar '

rangement yet in vented for car¬
rying cartridges. r ^jggkThe weight is

so evenly distribu! W- / lifted that it is

scarcely felt. Car f» f |j§ tridges can be

carried with the L if heads down in

this vest, which is m'Wmmf of great impor¬
tance when brass shells are used

as when carrying TimlitlliLlB-(T. 1,1 them with the
head up the weight of the sbot oft ‘

en forces the wad forward, when

bad shooting is the ^—.ssailL—result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.

dThodgmam & CO.,

27 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT

India Rubber Goods

COMPRISING

Rubber Trouting Pants ,

Fishing Stockings,

Camp Blankets, etc.

Complete Sporting! Camping Outfit.

T HOS. 0TISLER0Y&C0.

251 AND 2GB WATER ST., NEW YORK,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Celebrated American Standard

Patent Sifted Eagle Brand

CHILLED

DROP SHOT

-ALSO-

COMPRESSED

Buck Shot and Bullets.

THE BEST GUIDE BOOKS.

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A Guide to the Chief Cities and Popular Resorts of
the Middle States, their Scenery and historic at¬
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A MEMBERSHIP IN BLOOMING

GROVE PARK ASSOCIATION for sale to an
acceptable party, at less than regular price. Cause-
present owner not being able to enjoy its privileges.
Address “ Rambler,” P. O. box 2832, N. Y. city.

MEAD’S PATENTSAFETY

EXPLOSIVE BULLET,

METALLIC CARTRIDGES.

Calibre—22, 32, 38. 44, 46, 50, &c.

Also, BOMB-SHELLS for 12 and 16 gauge Shot Guns.
41 JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS, GUN D ALERS,
300 Broadway, New York.

Send for Circular, describing effect on Grizzly Bears.

REMINGTON’S
Long Range, Breech Loading

TARGET RIFLE.

U) U)

It

g5

in ^

o

Ctf O
O £0

Weight, 10 Pounds.

Length of Barrel, 84 inches.
Calibre, 44-100 Inches.

By a close examination of all the match shooting this year, thus far, the figures show an
average of OVER 22 PER CENT, up to date, in favor of the

REMINGTON RIFLE.

(See records in this paper, May 21st to July 30tli, inclusive.) Send for illustrated treatise
on Rifle Shooting, just out, for particulars of above Rifles, sent free.

E, REMINGTON & SONS, 281 &283, Broadway, N. Y.

MANUFACTORY, ILION, N. Y.

JOSEPH C. GRUBB &C0.,7I2 Market St., Philadelphia.

AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF THE

CELEBRATED CENTRAL-FIRE BREECH-LOADING GUNS

MADE BY

James Purdey, No. 3141 Oxford Street, London,

Desire to inform Dealers and Sportsmen who may wish to purchase these Guns, unsurpassed for Finish, Durabil¬
ity and Power, that they have a supply of 10 and 12 bores, and will import special guns to order at short notice.
They have also in store the largest and finest assortment in the United States of Breech-Loaders made by E.M.
Reilly & Co., Westley Richards. W. & C. Scott & Son, W. W. Greener, P. Webley & Son, andothm- well-
known English makers, besides those of American makers. An extensive aisoitment of every!hing apperti iaing to
th use of Breech-Loaders. Also, Bussey’s Patent Gyro Pigeon and Trap, a perfect substitute for live pigeons
n £ hooting matches. “ SEND FOR PRICE LIST. j Sly 23

Hegemans Patent Portable Folding Boat.

For use as LIFE-BOATS, **
LIGHTERS, Dingies, Do-
rys, on board Steamers,
Yachts and other Vessels.

These safe and perfectly port¬
able boats will admit of the
roughest usage. A very light,
strong and durable frame of
ash or other tough wood, with
canvas cover, and can be folded
in one-eighth space, for trans¬
portation, and carried in a

Also for Sportsmen, Tour¬
ists, Trappers, Exploring
Expeditions, Parties Camp-
Out, &c, &c.

light buggy wagon, on horse
back, or by single person,
and can be unfolded ready
for use, in three minute’s
time. Boats neatly foded,
_ packed and shipped by ex-

Abovecuts show the Jbout folded and unfolded, press any whereat same rate

ot freight as ordinary goods.
JOHN HEGEMAN, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., N. Y.

Shannon, Miller & Crane,

No. 46 foflaiden Lane, New York.

ROWING SUITS A SPECIALTY.

...MADE TO ORDFR
riOilLniLO. for the trade. Every va¬
riety of Net, Seine, Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake,
Pond or River. AMERICAN NET AND TWINE CO.,
Boston. *5-6m

NEW JERSEY REAL
r3ll8rS00"““ TATE TO RENT.-A
house, 11 rooms, large cellar and attic, front ht

REAL ES-
large

- - ---hall 10

feet wide; floor trimmings, stairs and doors all black
walnut and ash. Splendid garden in front, shrubbery,
flowers and shade. Rent very low; two nice families
no objection. Apply to C. E. HOE, 65 Wall st.

W ANTED.—By a gentleman who has

long experience in business matters, a position
in theClothing, FurnishingGoods, Tailor’s Trimmings,
Grocery, Liquor, Cigar and Tobacco, Hat, Boot and
Shoe, or any kind of business. Is well acquainted in
the Southern States. References as to ability and
honesty. Address “ Capability,” P. O. box 2832.

PEBf0- V 0 WIN G

NEW TROLLING SPOON.

In offering this Trolling Bait to the public the manu
factnrer feels confident he has brought this artificial
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial ^es¬
tablish its superiority over all others for catching
Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Trout, Salmon Trout, Muska-
longe, &c. Three sizes made—No. 20 for fish under
3 pounds weight; No. 21 for fish under 10 pounds, No.
22 for very large fish. If not to be found at your fish¬
ing tackle stores, these Spoons will be forwarded by
the manufacturer by mail. Price $1.00 each.

JOHN H. MANN, Syracuse, New York

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean. to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“Besolved , That the adoption of magazine guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further. That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which thev have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now receiving orders for these gnus, and due
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery.

The following is our scale ot prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges,
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weignt, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmooi
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will he 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 84 Wall St., N. Y.

PATENT TREBLE WEDGE

Fast Breech Loader

Indestructible by Gunpowder.

This gun is specially designed to meet the require¬
ments of American sportsmen. It will stand a larger
charge of powder, and shoot stronger than any other
system. For duck and pigeon shooting these guns
stand unrivalled. The action is simple in construc¬
tion, quick and easy to load. They may be inspected
this sftason at all the principle gun stores in the Uni¬
ted States. Prices moderate.

The second edition of “Modern Breech Loaders,
Sporting and Military,” will be shortly published by
W. W. GREENER,

july2 St. Mary’s Works, Birmingham, England.

THE COMMODORE’S

SIGNAL BOOK

AND

VLV131B MECUM,

CONTAINING

Cliromo Chart

OF ATLANTIC, PACIFIC AND COAST STEAM¬
SHIP FLAGS, FUNNELS AND NIGHT SIG¬
NALS ; CHARTS OF ALL THF UNITED
STATES YACHT CLUB FLAGS ; PRI¬
VATE SIGNALS OF YACHTS;

LISTS OF OFFICERS OF YACHT
CLUBS FOR 1874 ; NAMES
OF YACHTS; OWNERS;

RIG; DIMENSIONS;

PILOT BOATS;

REGATTA DAYS; LIFE SAVING STATIONS;
TIDE TABLES, &c.,&c.

Compiled from official sources, by

THOMAS MANNING,

138 Fulton Street, N. Y.

And published under the auspices of the Cunard
Steam Ship Co. and Brooklyn Yacht Club.

The Compiler has. the honor to announce to profes¬
sional Mariners and Yachtsmen that the above is now
in piess, and will shortly he published. Price $2 50.

The Life Saving Stations include the new districts.
The Tide Tables will be very extensive.

The Compilation has been carefully made, and is
complete and accurate.

The artistic and typographical work will he in the
best style.

Subscribers remitting the price of the work, with
name and address, either to the Compiier, to John
Filmer, 292 Broadway, or to Forest and Stream
Publishing Co., New York, will have a copy forward¬
ed as soon as published, mailed free. jb’2

no frogs: ;r.t:K0 horse.

How to Shoe Horses.

IN THE BEST AND CHEAPEST MANNER.

How to Cure all Foot Ailments.

RATIONAL HORSE-SHOEING. Price One Dollar
GooDENOimH Horse Shoe, 34 Elizabeth Street, N. Y.

NEW YORK, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1874.

j Volume 2, Number 26.

» 17 Chatham 81. (CityHall Sqr.)

Terms, Five Dollars a Year.
Ten Cents a Copy.

Selected.

THE AN GLER’S CAROL.

UR sport is with the salmon rod,

Fine gnt, tough ravel string,

A hook of the true “Kirby bend,”

Dark bodiecl with white wing;

Dark-bodied with white wing, my boys!

A yellow bob behind.

And deep red hackle, fastened round
With tinsel well entwined.

A southwest wind that steady blows,

A dark-gray, cloudy sky,

A ripple o’er the water clear.

To lead away the fly;

To lead away the fly, my boys!

There, strike! the reel goes freel
With a new' run flsh, as fresh and strong
As ever left the sea.

The yielding rod bends like a bow,

And lifts him from his hold,

With quivering pull and bounding leap,

Or steady run so bold;

The steady run so bold, my boys!

As thro’ the stream he flies.

Tells with what energy he fights
Before a salmon dies.

Reel up, reel up! one sullen plunge,

He takes out line no more,

Head down the stream! then haul him in!

He gasps upon the shore;

He gasps upon the shore, my boys!

His weight an English stone.

As beautiful a thingin death
As eye e’ergazed upon.

The sport is o’er, and home we go,

A bumper round we bear,

And drink “The face we never saw,

But may it prove as fair*;”

But may it prove as fair, my boys,

Each ftsher drinks'wittfglee,

And benisons to-morrow’s sport
That it may better be. M . A. Foster,

*Fislier’s toast.

For Foi'est and Stream.

BY WAGNER..

J UST at this season, when everybody not in the moun¬
tains is suffering from the summer’s heat, a few pages
from one of the coolest places in the Union may prove re¬
freshing reading.

White Top is the highest peak of the Unaka, R^nge of
mountains, starting in Virginia, and running south-west¬
ward into Western North Carolina, well described not long
ago by Prof. Sperry Hunt in a paper in which he spoke* of
Jt as “the highest land east of the Mississippi.” This is the
same system to which the celebrated Bald Mountain be¬
longs. White Top is the point where the three States of
North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia join, and is by far
the most interesting and commanding of all the peaks of
the range,affording a more extensive view in all directions,
and the most beautiful natural panorama I ever cast my
eyes upon, from the White Mountains in the blessed
Yankee land to the Villadama Mountains, which overlook
Monterey and the plains in Mexico. The altitude of White
Top has been ascertained by actual measurement to be
# 6,800 feet above the sea—only 200 feet less than Mount
Wasliington—and I do not hesitate to say that a visit to it
is more enjoyable Ilian to the latter, which is, at the sum¬
mit, a. mere barren rock, while on White Top the feet sink
in luxuriant moss and grass, and the foliage and unique
shapes of the stunted Norway pines are pleasing and at¬
tractive. There are no ugly crags and chasms, and no
loose boulders to render the nervous unhappy, but all is,
beautiful and symmetrical, the features of the mountain
being regularly curved and unbroken. The forests in the
valleys at the base, and on the east, west and north sides
of White Top, are.dense and almost impenetrable, having
never felt the woodsman’s axe, for although the very finest
timber abounds, and a line of railroad passes down the East
Tennessee Valley, twelve miles distant, there is no access

to this primitive forest by wheels, and the valuable lumber
that might be made could not be taken out over Iron
Mountain, which, running parallel with the railroad for
many miles, rises like a giant wall, with sides rugged and
almost perpendicular, completely shutting out the despoiler
from these secluded wilds.

With a congenial party of three, including a former com¬
rade-in-arms, and a boon companion in many an adventure
by flood and field, I started in the trouting season for a visit
to White Top, from the pleasant little village of Marion on
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, in southwest
Virginia, all well equipped for a rugged journey, and
armed with splendid rods and the concomitant tackle. The
distance from Marion is about fifteen miles, the first nine
of which are required to reach the foot of Iron Mountain.
The route lays down the valley of the South Fork of
Holston, a beautiful dashing little river, which the road
crosses and recrosses at frequent fords, and which—were it
not for the stupidity of that portion of the population dele¬
gated to legislation, in allowing mill-owners to put. up dams
without fish-ways—might be one of the best bass streams
in the country. Trout are occasionally caught in it of fine
size, but very seldom. All of its smaller tributaries are,
however, excellent trout brooks. We started at early day¬
light, without breakfast, simply swallowing a cup of coffee
to brace our stomachs until we could reach the base of
Iron Mountain, where we calculated to leave our vehicle,
and after breakfasting at the hospitable Squire Ransch’s,
who is chief engineer of a snug little apple-brandy distil¬
lery, and proprietor of a neat farm at that point, we
designed making the remainder of the journey on foot, as
nothing on wheels was ever known to go over the mountain
at Ransch’s. We had a charming drive down the valley,
now rattling over a rough piece of road, and then splash¬
ing through the river, knee deep to the horses. The air
was delightful, such as exists only in a valley 2,200 feet
above sea level, and by the time the round, smiling face of
the Squire greeted us over the palings of his gate, we were
well prepared to do justice to the excellent breakfast which
his wife spread for us, without the need even of the beguil¬
ing cocktail, which, with the aid of a supply of genuine
Angostura bitters and some of Ransch’s oldest and best dis¬
tillation, my friend Reed concocted. By-the-way, who
has ever known an army officer not an adept at cocktails,
punches and toddies, both in the manufacture and con¬
sumption? They are jovial good fellows, too. '‘Quefaime
lemilitaire /” To the judge, fresh from miasmatic New
Orleans, the mountain air was particularly exhilarating,
and as for the “mountain dew,” he sipped it “like a second
Ettrick Shepherd.” After a cursory inspection of the
“still-house,” situated in the usual place, up a “branch” in
a hollow, which is very similar to all the mountain fruit
distilleries abounding in this section, we ate our breakfast
and departed, taking our horses to be led with our supplies
packed on them.

Broad-soled, low-lieeled shoes, loose and roomy about the
toes, yet hugging closely at the ankles, are the only thing
comfortable on such a trip, and I had the pleasure of con¬
siderable self-congratulation on the forethought which had
prompted me to make ample provision in this particular. I
have yet to find any shoes that will surpass heavy calf-skin
or kip uppers with a half-inch sole reinforced, and extend¬
ing full three-eighths of an inch beyond the uppers all
around. Lacing I dislike; the heavy gum webbing, best
quality elastic, wears well, and, while yielding to the pres¬
sure of the sinews, holds the shoe snugly to the foot, and
fits the ankle so closely that no pebbles can enter. I never
wear them higher than the ankle bones, and carry an extra
pair, with socks, to change after fishing, for in the brooks
of this region no one expects success unless he wades. The
dense laurel which overhangs them at most points, renders
it impossible to keep the bank. Gum boots and leggings
have proven to me a delusion. No matter how high they
may come, the ardent angler will sooner or later venture
too far, or, perchance, slip into a pool at the foot of a fall,
and then he is all the worse off for his protection, which he

finds to his annoyance will retain water as w T ell as exclude
it. So I always go prepared and expecting to get wet,
with a pair of old woollen pants, a heavy blue flannel shirt,
and a light felt or straw hat. I have no fancy for fine tog¬
gery,and find nothing so comfortable as old clothes, and so
cheap.

It was pretty steep walking up the sides of Iron, espe¬
cially as w T e had lingered over our breakfast, until the sun
had risen high enough to make himself felt. No effort has
ever been made to grade the path, and it was so rugged and
steep as to be very difficult for the horses. Several cool
springs gush out of the rocks alongside the path, from
which we refreshed ourselves. On gaining the summit
those of our party who had never been there before were
greatly disappointed by not obtaining the expected view r of
the monarch, still hidden from sight by an outlying spur of
Iron Mountain known as Gray’s Peak, rising to a great al¬
titude. The path leads over a narrow* connecting ridge to
this peak, and then winds round its side, gradually declin¬
ing. We had now entered the solitude of a dense forest,
which grew denser as we descended. Suddenly, as we
rounded the peak perhaps a half mile from its base, we
came in full view of the mighty mountain, rising before us
in wonderful size and beauty. The sight is an impressive
one, and greeting the eye so suddenly its effect is greatly
heightened. In fact the route w*e took is the most interest¬
ing one by which to approach White Top, as the location
of the peak is so favorable for a surprise. I only know of
another great natural v T onder in this State where the con¬
ditions are similarly favorable, that is the Natural Bridge,
over which I have conducted friends making their first
visit on foot before they knew they were near it, then sud¬
denly turning them back and parting the bushes at the
brink, giving them a glimpse of the depths below. The
sensation of surprise is somewhat different, it is true, but
in both cases the effect is impressive. An easy grade for
a coacli-road might here be secured around the Peak, and
this particular point w r ould be one of the most interesting
on the whole route, for there are few places where so com¬
plete a view of the great mountain is obtained. Here w T e
can take in all its stupendous proportions at a glance,
from where it emerges out of the darkness of the forest-
covered valley below, until it hides its head in the clouds
above. After a pull at the Captain’s “tickler,” a swallow
of water from a spring at the turn, a bite of lunch, and a
puff of “Lone Jack” in our pipes, we resumed our tramp,
stopping occasionally to express our admiration of the
giant before us, as some new splendor revealed itself.
Soon we found ourselves entering the valley, and the trees
grew thicker and thicker until the light of day was almost
excluded. The path was narrow, damp, rugged and
greatly impeded by huge fallen timber. The mountain
was entirely lost to sight, and only once again in at least a
half mile did we get a glimpse of it, seemingly overhead,
when we emerged into an “old field,” about two acres in
extent, where we founu crickets so plentiful that we were
soon all on hands and knees to secure a supply fortrout-
bait, for use in the Laurel Fork, which we knew could not
be far ahead of us, and where we afterward found them
very convenient at points where the laurels rendered it im¬
possible to cast a fly. A few hundred yards farther
brought us to the stream, wdiich was as clear as crystal,
and flowed over a bottom of cleanest gravel and moss-
covered boulders. "We soon secured enough trout for sup¬
per and breakfast, and then moved forward to find the
domicil of a rugged little old man named Seabird Dinkins,
who lives just at the base of White Top, and is the genius
that presides over the mountain, entertaining in his com¬
fortable little log-house those who want entertainment, and
acting as a guide and counsellor, generally.

We retired soon after dark and arose early next morning,
having enjoyed a very refreshing sleep on the firm “shuck”
mattresses provided for us, and after despatching the re¬
mainder of our trout for breakfast began the ascent of the
mountain, which commences at Dinkins’ back door. In¬
stead of taking a winding path with tolerable easy grade,

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usually preferred by persons on horseback, requiring about
four miles travel to reach the summit, we went a shorter
but steeper route, leading as straight as possible to the top.
The distance seemed at least two miles, and we were obliged
to rest very often. Most of the way we were in dense
timber consisting of many varieties. In the valley grew
the tall hemlock of immense diameter. Just about Dinkins’
house the poplar, sugar maple and oak began in succes¬
sive belts; next was a belt of chestnut, then a belt of the
finest ash I ever saw, then a splendid growth of beech,
next wild cherry in abundance, which in turn was followed
by beech again of a more stunted growth—this gradually
disappearing as we neared the top—tall Norway pines of
the most beautiful and symmetrical form succeeding.
These grew smaller in size as we ascended, and sent their
branches out horizontally instead of upward. Finally we
reached the top, where they were so stunted that they ap¬
peared to have been flattened out by weights; the branches
being so gnarled and interwoven as to admit of one’s stand¬
ing upright on the top of the trees. • The moss under foot
was beautiful. In order to obtain a view we had to pass
around to the southwest side of the apex, where there is a
spot free from trees. Here we spent hours viewing the
landscape below, which was truly splendid. Looking
down toward the west upon the Tennessee Valley, we could
see all the towns, villages and farms nestled in it, and be¬
yond the Clynch and Cumberland Mountains. Even Cum¬
berland Gap, toward which the boundary between this
State and Tennessee makes from this point in a direct line,
fully a hundred miles distant, could be plainly discerned.
What heightens the interest of this view is the fact that
Cumberland Gap is also the point of junction of three
States—Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. On the south,
overlooking all the big hills, we saw “Old Baldy,” Mount
Mitchell and Mount Black, in North Carolina. Occasion¬
ally the view was obscured by a passing cloud, which en¬
veloped us in impenetrable mist—once a shower fell—but
in a few moments the stiff breeze would waft it by, and all
would be clear again. It was interesting then to watch the
clouds after they had passed us, speeding away below us,
as it seemed, and trailing their shadows over the hills and
valleys. A complete description of our enjoyment of the
cool, rarified air, and our sensations and feelings, would
lead me into what might seem like extravagance, so I de¬
sist. Suffice it to say that we spent the day on the moun¬
tain, and left it toward evening with great reluctance.
Descending we took the longer path referred to, and were
afforded a fine view of the south slope, which is entirely
free from timber, and covered with a superb growth of
blue-grass, where some of Dinkins’ cattle and ‘ nags” were
feeding. We were not specially equipped for game, else
we might have shot a fine string of squirrels, as they were
very numerous. We spent another night at Dinkins’, and
returned home next day by way of the Squire’s, which is
the route I would recomn\end to all who are sufficiently
impressed by this description to desire to visit White Top.

The streams at the base of this mountain are famous for
trout, and they are very seldom visited. Among them are
the Laurel Fork, White Top Fork, Horse Creek, Fox
Creek, and Helton Creek, the first emptying into waters
which lead to the Gulf by way of the Tennessee, and the
last named passing into New River and thence into the
Ohio. I doubt if there is any section in the Union, so
near civilization, containing so many virgin trout-brooks as
this.

For Forest and Stream.

BASS FISHING IN LAKE WAWAYANDA.
-

F EW are aware that the veritable lake bass of the north,
(Grystes nigricans ,) exists in New Jersey; yet I have
found him in Sussex County, of this State, in all his
gaminess, vaulting, diving and resisting. I had been told
of the bass fishing I could enjoy should I visit Lake Wa-
wayanda about twenty-five miles from Newton, N. J., but
satisfied myself the fish referred to must be the bass of the
western rivers, ( Grystes salmoides ,) which does not readily
take the artificial fly and affords less sport than his north¬
ern cousin. When I learned that the fish with which this
lake was stocked came from Newburg, N. Y., I became
more interested and a party was made up at once to sift
the question to the bottom the following Saturday, July
18tli. Our numbers consisted of four gentlemen, all ardent
sportsmen, and three of them, at least, well known to the
editors of the Forest and Stream, Theo. Morford, Esq.,
Mr. James Northrop and Mr. Horace Smith, your cor¬
respondent making the fourth.

I arrived at Newton from Philadelphia just fifteen
minutes before I found nlyself seated in tbe wagon which
was to convey us to the lake.

By the time we reached Vernon it was too late to under¬
take the ascent of Mount Wawayanda, over which we
should have to make our way before the lake could be
reached, and Mr. Thomas S. DeKay, the proprietor of a
very fine hotel at this place, took us under his wing for
the night. This gentleman lias quite a number of city
boarders at his house enjoying his royal table and the
splendid views the surrounding country presents.

Rising to an early breakfast we were soon ready to make
the ascent of the mountain, a portion of which bears the
euphonius title of “Break Neck,” owing to a steep decliv¬
ity of about a mile necessary to be climbed in reaching the
top. A tedious hour’s work brought us to the summit,
and it was not long before the lake showed in the distance.
We learned here for the first time from Mr. Hunt, who re¬
sides near the lake, that the fish we had come so far to test
were the veritable Grystes nigricans , the genuine leaping
lake bass, and that they would rise to a fly as well as to a
grass-hopper. Although furnished with a stock of flies we
repaired to the hay mow lor “hopper grasses,” the last
place 1 should have lo'oked for them. We soon captured
all we wanted in the fresh cut hay and embarked one and
all in the only boat on the lake, with Mr. Theo. Morford
at the oars, Northrop and myself trolling from the stern,
the Squire acting as pilot on the bow on the look out for
hidden stumps, as this portion of the lake was full of them.
As the boat moved slowly along, the first rise of the day
was to my fly, but 1 missed the bass. Northrop’s turn
came second, a fine fish, which he securely hooked and
played in style and boated safely. Reaching the main
portion of the lake, we landed Morford on a rocky island,
as he wished to try casting from shore, while your corres¬
pondent took the oars, and with Northrop and Smith in
the stern of the boat, rowed down the margin of the lake.

. Rise after rise, leap after leap, struggle after struggle, now

became the order of the day, and the sport was glorious
indeed. I could not resist the temptation, as I rowed
along, to cast my line occasionally over the water, and
although it w~as awkward work, managed to take two fine
bass.

When we returned to Morford we found he had very
poor success during our absence, so taking him into the
boat we moved over the same course we had just traversed,
satisfied it harbored many more fish. And so it proved.
One of the crowniug captfhres of the day was now made by
Mr. Morford as we passed by a rocky point: a regular “he
fellow,” as the Squire called him, took his fly and began a
terrific fight. My friend’s light fly rod bent and quivered,
and for a time I thought he would lose his entire tackle,
so great was the resistance and struggle. Gracious ! but
how this bass did leap from the water ! Fully three feet
did he jump into the air, vainly trying to rid himself of the
hook which Morford kept firmly in its place. It was a
full quarter of an hour before the trophy was boated, and
a noble one he proved to be. We were all using light fly
rods, so some idea can be had of the w ork done when a
two-pounder was hooked.

By one o’clock the bass appeared to quit feeding and
fewer fish were caught; but satisfied with what we had
already done, we returned to shore and partook of a fine re¬
past at Mr. Hunt’s, determining to try again in the after¬
noon, when we hoped the bass would be on the feed again.
We were disappointed, however, for few were taken.
Toward evening, as we were rowing toward home, Mr.
Northrop remarked that he intended catching the largest
bass of the day before he left the lake, and a few minutes
after, a terrific rush and tightening of his line showed he
had hooked a monster. Mr. Northrop is a man noted for
never becoming excited or moved in an any situation, and
his coolness is remarkable, but on this occasion he exploded
and gave evidence of his delight in a verj^ marked manner,
as the bass showed his great size in his leaps from the
water. “Take me to deep water, where I can kill him,”
he shouted; for where we then were was dangerous ground
among the sharp rocks near the shore, and the fish was
taking out line at a great rate. The fight was a long and
stubborn one, but the bass was safely boated at last, and
proved to be the heaviest yet caught, and a noble trophy
for the winding up of the day’s sport.

I wish I could advise my friends of the rod to visit Lake
Wawayanda, and enjoy the bass fishing its waters afford,
but I cannot, for, on the 18th of July we were a favored
few, a very favored few, if I can use the expression. Mr.
Hunt had great trouble, when he did allow promiscuous
fishing, in keeping parties from entirely depopulating
his lake of bass, and so he must draw a line somewhere.
Next summer an arrangement can be made probably, when
a sight for a day’s fishing can be purchased.

We returned to DeKay’s for Saturday night’s rest, start¬
ing homeward Sunday morning, stopping on the way at the
residence of Mr. Thomas Lawrence for dinner, where we
were entertained in a very hospitable manner, and arriving
at Newton at 8 P. M., higlity gratified with our visit to
Lake Wawayanda. Homo.

For Forest and Stream.

SPORT IN MISSISSIPPI.

T HE prospect for a plentiful supply of Bob White this
season is very good; but where they come from it
would be impossible to say. The last day of the present
season, in company with two friends and five good dog3, I
hunted honestly and faithfully from eight A. M. until six
P M., and we only succeeded in bringing twenty-five birds
to bag, and we did extra good shooting, and we were twelve
miles from town, in a section where birds had always been
exceedingly numerous, but they had all disappeared. Since
they have commenced pairing off they seem to be quite
plenty. One of the first sounds that comes through my
open window in the early morning, mingled with the song
of the mocking bird, the thrush, and the oriole, is the
cheery note of Bob White. And in my rides and drives out
of town I see Bob and his brown mate in field and wood¬
land, and hear his cry from every stubble. Some of the
young broods can fly, I hear, though I have not seen a sin¬
gle brood this summer. The June rains did not drown
them this year, as it has been remarkably dry since early
in May. The infantile turkey is now about the size of a
spring chicken, and I hear of several broods having been
seen in the vicinity.

The Philohela minor does not breed here, and stops but a
short time early in spring in our marshes. Not having the
woodcock, we are reduced at this season to the squirrel as
the only legitimate game at which we can burn powder.
According to our friend, the field editor of the Turf , Field
and Farm, the squirrel should be shot only with a grooved
weapon of precision. But what if his hand is not as steady
nor liis eyesight as good as in the long ago? when with his
muzzle-loading rifle he took scirrius “on the fly” as it were,
when he was gyrating on the extremity of a long and lim¬
ber beech bough, seizing a nut, and disappearing instantly
within the cover of the thick foliage. If you hunt him on
the borders of the cornfields you cannot do much execu¬
tion with the rifle, for as you walk along never so care¬
fully, stopping occasionally to look and listen, the first
intimation you have of the proximity of a squirrel is a vio¬
lent agitation of a cornstalk, from which he springs, and
here he comes with a flying leap—legs and tail spread—
as if he had been hurled from a catapult, and lands in the
brush and is off in a twinkling. In the fall, when the
leaves are off the trees, rifle shooting at'squirrels is good
sport for those who like it, but if we have to hunt them,
give us a shot gun, and a breech loader at that. Did you
ever hunt squirrels with a breech-loader? From long t'a-
maliarity with all kinds of muzzle-loading arms, the rodent
under consideration had learned exactly how much time
was required to load and cap a gun. The breech-loader
being a modem invention, he is not yet familiar with its
workings. With the old style gun, after you had fired at
him with both barrels in the top of some old forest giant,
he would come down to the very lowest limb, whisk his
tail, and chatter at you in the most impudent style, until
just about the time you were ready to cap your gun, when
with a tremendous chattering he would be off and up the
tree again out of sight. But he can’t come that dodge on
you when you have a breech-loader. 1 tried him on with
it. He would come down when he thought my gun was
empty, or he would take a notion to get on to another tree.
When 1 reached for a shell 1 imagine he thought—if they
do think—that I was handling my powder flask; the snap
■of the gun when closing lie mistook for the click of the

flask spring, and was in no hurry. How terribly scared he
must have been, for an instant only, when he saw the
fleadly muzzles brought to bear on him. But when the
jarring report died away he was lying at the foot of the tree,
clean killed. Sixteen to seven was the score of a breech¬
loader against a muzzle-loader in a few hours’ squirrel
shooting^ It is almost murder in the first degree, but the
farmers say that they destroy the corn, and then, when you
make them into a Brunswick stew, you are inclined to
think that squirrel murder is a pardonable offence. If
there is any sport in squirrel shooting there are a good many
drawbacks to its full realization.

There are ferocious wood ticks and microscopical chig-
ers, not to mention the snakes; and speaking of snakes
reminds me of the fact that some persons, not havingvhe
fear of the game law before their eyes—for there is none—
went out a few days since to a place called “Freedom,” in
the pine hills, to have a camp deer hunt. The first day in
the woods they killed four large rattlesnakes, fearful of
fangs, deadly of venom, and terrible of rattle, and as the
supply of “snake bite antidote” was limited, and the near¬
est still house was forever still, and furthermore, as they
had not lost a single Crotalus horridos , and were not hunt¬
ing them, they returned from whence they came, and left
the Grotaluses and the deer in peaceable possession of their
domains. Long may their snakeships wave—their tails—
until brown autumn comes at least, and may they keep off
all who would dare venture within those wilds until the
season comes to hunt the deer. “Guyon.”

Corinth, Mississippi, July 22d, 1874.

For Forest and Stream.

TWO HOURS ON RANGELEY RIVER.

BY THOMAS SEDGWICK STEELE.

I T would be impossible to say that the weather selected
for my ramble along the banks of Rangeley River,
Maine, was all that coukl have been desired. Those beau¬
tiful mornings, often described by writers, do not always
fall to the lot of every angler, and when camping in the
woods it often seems as if it “never rained but it poured,”
and that a greater portion of the time. Great heavy ciouds
of vapor hung down the mountain sides, almost concealing
them from view, while heavy showers of rain accompanied
by thunder and lightning, would strike our camp, carry¬
ing all that was moveable along with it.

Bo the morning and first part ox the afternoon had been
occupied in cleaning my gun and putting numerous other
traps in order, but at four o’clock the storm having abated,

I called my guide, and buckling on my invincible “Mack¬
intosh wading pants,” we strolled up the stream. We found
“Indian Eddy” was as well patronized as usual, and at that
time many a speckled beauty was leaving its ripples to be
soon transferred to the caufs dancing attendance at the
stern of the boats. So on we pushed, occasionally taking a
fish, until we reached a certain position on the stream. Oh !
shall I whisper where? I well know the object of the
Forest and Stream is to give location of good fishing re¬
sorts, but a description of each stone and tree is seldom re¬
sorted to. Suffice it to say, that it was beside a certain
overhanging bank, near a certain number of handsome fir
trees, and that an old dead stump around which you can
just clasp your arms, reflects itself in the stream, and fur
theimore, that said stream at this time, in June, is about
four feet deep; and if by this description you can discover
my secret, you are welcome.

Getting to the lee of a “smudge,” built by the guide to
get rid of the angler’s pests, the black flies, whose supply
always more than equals the demand, I fastened to my line
the most tempting treasures from my fly book, and made a
cast far out over the shining waters. Thinking the flies
did not alight on the water to my satisfaction, I was about
making a back cast when a gleam of silver far down under
the dark waters, a rush, a splash on the surface, and the
next moment my stretcher fly was fast in a pound trout.
Placing my finger on the line above the reel, I realized he
was firmly hooked, and I prepared myself for the battle
which was sure to follow. A pound trout is not much to
handle with plenty of room, but take overhanging boughs,
a slippery bank and a wild rushing river, and the odds are
frequently in favor of the fish.

The Rangeley River flows from the Rangeley Lake,
which is ten miles long, through the woods a distance of
two miles, and empties itself into the Mooselucmaguntic
Lake, another large body of water some twelve miles long
by four wide, and with such velocity that in the spring, at
which time this incident occurred, it was with difficulty
you could maintain your foothold when only a short depth
in the water. Many an angler has mistaken its hidden
force, and while wading that stream capsized in its turbu¬
lent waters and risen to the surface “a sadder but wiser
man.” So with the fish tugging away at my line, (as a
trout only knows how,) it required great skill'and careful
management not to loose him, or be upset myself. A few
wild Lushes up and down the stream, occasionally showing
his gleaming sides near the surface of the water, bending
my eight-ounce rod as if it were a twig, and with mouth
wide open, he soon lay exhausted on the bank. Then
another Cast, and another fish of about the same propor¬
tions, followed by others still of 1R 14 and 2 pounds each,
my flies hardly touching the foaming surface before they
were eagerly taken by the voracious fish. Sometimes two
and three would spring for the enticing flies at the same
time, and my past ideas of the delicate sense of a trout was
badly shocked by their selfish exhibitions of character. For
two hours, the shortest I ever experienced, these trout kept
me busy, and sometimes when giving them the final blow,
bending my split bamboo three feet below the butt, while
my faithful guide stood at my side, net in hand, transfer¬
ring the fish to the cauf as fast as possible. You who
take no zest in out-door sports, or rambles by forest and
stream, and think with the old adage “that angling is
merely a stick and a string with a fish at one end and a fool
at the other,” what wouldn’t I have given to have placed
you suddenly in my position, and if the blood in your veins
didn’t course more freely after such excitement, then you
must be as dead to all enjoyment as the Egyptian mum¬
mies in the museum at Niagara Falls. But as “all things
have an end” so did these joyous moments, which were
finally brought to a close in a more hasty manner than I
anticipated.

For the last ten minutes the trout had ceased to rise, and
we had concluded that we had either exhausted the pool,
or by repeated casts had frightened them away, (for we
had not moved three feet from our first position during

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the whole time,) when letting my flies float slowly under
the big stump, I was immediately reminded that one fisli
at least was left to tell the story. Taking the fly greedily,
as if he meant business, he dashed up the stream with
lightning speed. Checking him in his wild career by
“giving him the butt,” I succeeded in turning his head
towards me, when away he went backwards and forwards
across the stream, (which is some twenty feet wide,) and
then down into the most turbulent and rapid of the water,
making my reel hum like, a buzz saw. Now I tried to hold
him a little, which brought the tip of the rod at the water’s
surface; now lie would sulk under some mossy bank or
overhanging rock, from which I was obliged to rouse him,
until finally he dashed for the middle of the stream, where
he wound the line around and around an immense boulder.
Plunging into the water up to my waist I routed him from
his fortress, when away he started down stream around a
curve in the river, dragging my line through the aiders and
brush which lined the water’s edge, while over the slippery
stones and through numerous holes I followed till he had
exhausted over one hundred feet of my line. Then I
finally succeeded in stopping him, but against the wild
rushing water, which boiled around me, I could only hold
him. The guide now hastened to my side, and held my
rod, while following the line through the middle of the
stream I held it firmly half way between the guide and
trout. Guide then reeled up the line to where I stood, and
handed me the rod, and I congratulated myself on having
gained fifty feet. But it was only for a moment, fori
again started the fish,and away he dashed down the stream,
carrying with him the fifty feet of line I had just gained. I
was now determined to net him at all hazards, and “giving
him the butt again” I brought him to bay. My guide now
went ashore, and with net in hand, disappeared among the
bushes to look up his lordship’s headquarters, while I fol¬
lowed carefully down stream, full of anxiety and suspense.
Some time after the slackness of the line told me I had
either lost the prize or “William” had secured him for me;
the line was free, at all events, and I patiently waited the
result. Finally, to my delight, the guide appeared, trium¬
phantly bearing the net with my treasure safely secured in
its meshes. He had captured him over one hundred feet
from where he left me. The trout turned the scales at 2 7 }
lbs., and w'as one of the finest specimens of the salmo fon-
tinalis , as regards color and proportions, that I ever landed.
We reached camp at 6 -£ o’clock, P. M., having been absent
only two-and-a half hours, half an hour of which I was oc¬
cupied in going and returning from camp.

Throwing back into the water a number of the smaller
fish, we weighed the remainder, which numbered forty-
eight, and they turned the scale at fifty-six pounds. Since
that day I have caught my two, three and even six pound
brook trout, and have experienced a variety of emotions
while enjoying their capture, but I look back to the time
when I landed with an eight-ounce rod forty-eight trout
weighing fifty-six pounds in two hours’ fishing, as the
most successful day in my whole experience.

for years. It extended clear out of the woods, unroofing
barns, &c., and trees had to be cut out to allow boats to
pass up the river. It was a grand as. well as terrible sight,
and a new experience to me of woods life. It also learned
me a lesson not to camp in heavy timber again, as the trees
in this region are, many of them, unsound and liable to fall
from their own weight, crushing camp and sleepers at the
same time. I think a little advice on selection of camp
sites would form a good column for your paper; think I
have never read much on that subject. Our set line was
blown into the fire by the wind and burned up, so our lake
fishing was postponed, and as we had no more line with
us, we went back to our old camp at Albany. Here we staid
fishing, hunting and eating pancakes till our time being out
we packed up and sorrowfully set our faces homeward. On
our way down we found the spring hole fishing splendid;
took eighty-nine fine ones,some over a pound,(the fish do not
run large on the river,) brought out forty-three packed in
moss by our guide, wliich came ilirougk as sweet as when
first taken. Arrived home safely and ended our summer
trip. F. B.

Hartford , July 25, 1874.

Idtioml $§x$times.

—In the cricket match eleven of M. C. C., of London
m. American twenty-two base ball players, which was com¬
menced at Lord’s grounds, London, August 3d, the Ameri¬
cans won the toss and sent the eleven to the bat. They
had disposed of four wickets for forty-four—an average of
eleven to a wicket—when “lunch” had to be attended to,
and after that the exhibition game of base ball took place.
This over, the cricket match was resumed, and when stumps
were drawn, at six P. M., the* twenty-two had disposed of
five wickets, including the best batsmen of the team, for
eighty-eiglit runs. The next day, August4tli, the game was
continued and finished, both parties having agreed to make
it a match of one inning each on account of the weather.
The Americans were victorious, scoring 107, with wickets
to fall, to the English club’s 105 in their complete inningr.
Six Englishmen and two Americans made no runs. The
English club gained 14 runs from byes and wides. The
highest individual English scores were 27 and 24. There
was great excitement at the conclusion of the game. Over
6,000 spectators witnessed the match, and great interest
was taken in the proceedings. The receipts at the gate
exceeded £250 sterling, exclusive of the extra charges for
seats in the pavilion, grand stand, etc.

—The following is the record, up to our going to press,
of the base ball games played by the Boston and Atliletic

nines in England:

July 30—Athletic ve. Boston (ten innings), at Liverpool.14 to 11

July 3i—Boston vs. Athletic, at Liverpool.23 to 18

Aug. 1—Athletic vs. Boston, at Manchester.13 to 12

Aug. 2—Boston vs. Athletic, at London.24 to 7

Total for Boston, 70; for Athletic, 52.

For Forest and Stream.

TRIP TO NORTH WOODS.

Their last game was marked by the appended score:—

Red Stockings. 37405050 0—24

Athletic... 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1—7

H AVE just returned from annual trip + o the North
Woods. For company I had my friend D., of New
Haven, anti guide, Carl Murat Alger, of Martinsburgh, N.
Y., a man of long experience, good judgment and the
best cook of all the guides that I have known. Any one
wishing a guide for this section can obtain him by ad¬
dressing as above. We obtained our supplies at Fenton’s
(No. 4) and sent them into (Wardwell’s) Stillwater, where
we take our boats. The water has been unusually high all
the spring, but for three or four days before we arrived it
had been steadily falling. We took a few trout on our
way up and arrived at ^ our old camp on Albany Lake,
tired and hungry. We found it unoccupied and took
possession. We staid here, having delightful weather and
plenty of fishing on the rapids at the head and foot of the
lak ( e. What more delightful pastime than wading the
rapids 4 , climbing over rocks in the rushing waters and tak¬
ing in trout at every cast of the flies. The trout on the
rapids were small but of delicious flavor, but I thmk they
made up for their size in quantity, as we could take all w*e
wanted in a few minutes. This lake (Albany) is about five
miles Lmg. At the head there are several good sites for
•camps, and perhaps the best is the old well-known Camp
Partridge. The lower part of the lake is low and swampy.
Some of the bays and coves are filled with lilly-pads and
the various grasses known to this region, affording excel¬
lent feeding^ground for deer; in fact this little lake is con¬
sidered one^of the best places for deer in the Wilderness.
We found the flies very bad, and the ever-present mosquito
played his horn both day and night, but 1 comfort myself
with thinking that if these pests did not exist, perhaps
these old solitudes would be peopled with a busy crowd,
.and trout and venison would be no more; so let them sing
and bite, we’ll endure the discomforts for the sake of soli¬
tude and trout. No hotels in this region, thank the Lord !
and we all hope that at least this section shall be left as
nature designed it—wild, rugged and almost impassable.
The flies used by us were white miller, brown and red
hackle, mostly, but.my guide advised me to bring some
red or some other flies of more gaudy colors, as some dark
days they are more taking.

vVe took a run up to {Smith’s Lake, five miles above here,
with a mile carry to reach it, and four miles by boat. Found
no one on the lake, which, by-the-by, is a gem of the Wil¬
derness; here we staid two nights, calculating to do a little
fishing for lake trout, but we got fooled, as you shall hear.
Instead of staying at Syracuse Camp we concluded to try
Towanda Camp, named after the party who built it from
that place. It is a fine camp, consisting of kitchen and
sleeping camp, perhaps ten feet apart. Large trees sur¬
round the camp in every direction, making it cool and nice
in a hot day. My guide, after a survey, says: “Boys,
there are some trees unsafe around this camp,and some one
will wake in the night too late to escape being crushed to
death, perhaps; trees as heavy as these ought to be cut
away before a camp is built—that’s my opinion.” Noth¬
ing more was said at the time, but alter supper a storm
•came up, and almost without warning a tremendous wind
with rain struck us, and trees came crashing down in every
direction. So^n, amidst the roar of the elements, I heard
Carl cry: “Ruuj boys there comes that big hemlock,” and
run we did. for dear life, barely escaping being crushed.
As luck would have it, the tree fell directly between the
two camps, injuring neither. The storm lasted full twenty
minutes, and was one of the worst storms in that region

—O 11 July 29tli the second match between the selected
American eleven, who are to represent the States in the
Halifax tourney, and a picked eleven of the Philadelphia
clubs, was played at G-ermantown, and the result was the
defeat of the city team in one innings by a score of 199
against 44 and 100. Bob NewliaH’s 88, not out, was the
feature of the Halifax team’s batting, Caldwell’s 34 and
Magee’s 21 being the other good scores, Dan Newliall get¬
ting 12 only. On the city eleven’s side Lange scored 40,
George Newliall 34, Davis 13, not out, Newbold 12, and
Hopkinson 10. Brewster and R. Ashbridge were absent
on Halifax side, so only nine men went to the bat. Davis
took the majority of wickets on the city side, and Meade
on that of the representative eleven. This eleven will play
the base ball twenty-two, now in England, on the return
of the latter to the States in September.

—The Germantown nine—chiefly cricketers—defeated the
Bivertons at Riverton on August 1st by 12 to 2, in a seven
innings game. Sharp bore off the palm both in the field
and at the bat*

—The Manhattan Cricket Club play matches at Hoboken
with the Staten Island Club on August 11th and 18th.
Their second eleven defeated the St. George second eleven
July 30th, by 101 to 71 at Hoboken.

—The American base ball tourists dulv arrived in
England on July 26th, landing at Liverpool on Sunday and
putting up at the Washington Hotel of that commercial
city. On the 30th of July they played their first base ball
match in Eugland at Liverpool, and the weather being fine
there was a numerous attendance of spectators present and
considerable interest was manifested in the proceedings,
loud applause greeting the fine displays in the field. The
contest proved to be close, and quite exciting to those ac¬
quainted with the game, the result being the success of the
Athletic Blue Stockings by a score of 14 to 11 in a ten in¬
nings game. On July 31st they played their second exhi¬
bition game, and this time the Boston Bed Stockings won
by a score of 23 to 18. The weather was unfavorable for a
large attendance, rain twice interrupting the progress of
the game, which lasted over three hours. On August 1st
they were named to play base ball in Manchester. The
following is the revised programme of their tour as published
in the London Sporting Life of July 18th.

July 20th—At Liverpool, base ball exhibitions.

August 1st—At Manchester, base ball exhibitions.

August 3d, 4th-At Lord’s, M. C. C. vs. Twenty-two of America.

August 6th, 7th—At Prince’s, P. C. C. vs. Twenty-two of America.

August 8th—At Richmond, cricket and base ball.

August 10th, 11th—At Crystal Palace, base ball exhibitions.

August 13th, 14th—At Kennington Oval, Surrey Club and Ground vs.
Twenty-two of America.

August 15th, 17th—At Sheffield, Sheffield vs. Twenty-two of America.

August 20th, 21st- At Manchester, Manchester vs. Twenty-two of
America.

August 22d, 24th, 25th—At Dublin, Dublin vs. Twenty-two of America.

It will be seen from this that their Paris and Scotland
matches have been left out. A telegram from London
dated July 31st says: “The interest in the exhibitions of
the American base ball players is increasing. The English
public interested in field sports begin to understand the
principles of the American national game. The Midland
Railroad will run special excursion trains, with American
Pullman cars, to all points on its line where the clubs
play.” Mr. Chadwick’s English book of base ball was
issued in London early in July, and notices of it appear in
the London sporting papers.

—The Mutuals defeated the Chicago nine in Chicago on

August 1st by a score of 6 to 2, the White Stockings only
scoring in one innings. Since the first game the Whites
have never exceeded a score of four runs in their games
with the Mutuals, the New Yorkers beating them every
time.

—The Knickerbockers—the model amateur club of the
country—went up to Englewood, N. J., on July 30th, and
there had a pleasant six-innings game with the Jersey vil¬
lagers, which ended with a score of 10 to 8 in favor of the
“ Knicks.” They were short handed as usual.

—The Mutuals are to play the Eagle Club of Louisville
on August 10th at Louisville.

—The finest display of ball playing ever seen in Chicago
was on the occasion of the benefit match given to Jimmy
Wood on July 29th, the match being an exhibition game
between the Atlantics and White Stockings, played under
the ten men and ten innings rule, Ferguson playing at right
short for the Atlantics and Collins for the Whites. At the
end of the tenth innings the score stood at 4 to 4 only, and
in the eleventh innings the Whites won by one run. The
score was as follows :

Atlantics.0 002002000 0—4

Chicago.1 010020000 1—5

The new game is highly spoken of by the Chicago papers.

—On July 19th a large crowd witnessed the match be¬
tween the Atlantics and the “Reds” of St. Louis at St.
Louis, the professionals winning easily by 27 to 2.

—The New York Fly Aways polished olf the Chelseas by
a score of 24 to 8, on the 29th, on the Union Grounds,
Brooklyn, the crowd present being as large as at the Mutual
and Hartford match.

—On the 28th the Equitable Insurance nine defeated the
Produce Exchange team at the Capitoline Grounds by a
score of 16 to 10.

—The following is the amateur rule of 1871, defining
legal amateur players:

“ No person who shall be in arrears to any other club
than the one he plays with, or who shall at anytime receive
compensation for his services as a player, shall be compe¬
tent to play in any match game. All players who play
base ball for money, place or emolument, shall be regarded
as professional players, and no professional player shall
take part in any match game between amateur nines.”

—Some remarkably fine amateur games were played
during July, among which may be named the following:

July 1—Diamond vs. Russ, at Hartford. 6 to 0

Juiy 4—Confidence vs. Harvard, at David’s Island.. 7 to 5
July 4—Concord vs. Staten Island at Staten Isiand.. 6 to 6
July 4—Providence vs. Woonsocket, at Woonsocket.

R. I.. 8 to 2

July 7--Amherst vs. Star, at Amherst, Mass. 5 to 4

July 10—Una vs. Star, at Northampton, Mass. 4 to 2

July 10—Neptune vs. Onward, at Boston."8 to 0

July 10—National vs. Mystic, at Brooklyn. 8 to 7

July 16—Confidence vs. Staten Island, at Staten I_8 to 4

July 18—Salas vs. Rattler, at Central Park. 9 to 8

July 18—Robt E. Lee vs. Lone Star, at New Orleans. 3 to 0

July 18—Commercial vs. Pastime, at Baltimore. 4 to 2

July 22—Grafton vs. Harvard, at Boston. 8 to 7

July 23—Chapman vs. Atlantic, at Baltimore.7 to 6

July 24—Tecumseh vs. Club nine, at London, Ont_4 to 3

July 25—Waverly vs. Wm. Kinsely, at Hoboken . 7 to 5

July 27—Empire vs. Alpha, at Newarx.7 to 6

This shows a decided improvement in amateur playing
since May.

—On July 30tli, the Quoddy Club of Eastport, Maine,
were visited by a party of players from Boston, including
several of the Harvards, and in a match game the Quoddys
won by 22 to 9.

—On July 31st the Chelsea Club of Boston defeated the
Lowells by il to 5.

—The Graftons astonished the Live Oaks at Lynn last
week by defeating them by a score of 12 to 1.

—The Maine State Tournament of Senior Base Ball
Clubs comes off at Deering September 1st. There will be
thirty-one games, ten clubs being entered—the Kennebecs
of Hallowell, Rivals of Saco, Androscoggins of Lewiston,
Cumberland Mills nine, Deering nine, Bowdoin College
nine, White Stockings, Sebascons of Gorham, and one
other. The first, prize is $100; second, $50. An additional
prize of $30 or $40 will be offered to be played for by the
Resolutes of Portland and the winning nine of the tour¬
nament.

—On July 19th the Robert E. Le# nine defeated the
champion Lone Stars at New Orleans by the small score of
3 to 0 in a n’ne-innings game. This is the best amateur
game of the season thus far, the Southerners bearing off
the palm over the Northern nines.

—The Louisville Eagle Club whipped the Probasco nine
of Cincinnati July 17th at Louisville by a score of 11 to 2.

—The games thus far played by the Atlantics on their
Western tour, so far as heard from, are as follows:

July 20—Atlantic vs. Maple Leaf, at Guelph.15 to 1

July 21—Atlantic vs. Red Stockings, at St. Louis.27 to 2

July 22—Atlantic vs. Chicago, at Chicago. 8 to 10

July 25—Atlantic vs. Chicago, at Chicago. 4 to 17

July 27—Atlantic vs. Chicago, at Chicago. 2 to 13

Juiy 29- Atlantic vs. Chicago, at Chicago. 4 to 5

July 30—Atlantic vs. South Bend, at South Bend.31 to 6

They are to visit Louisville, Ky., this week, and they
will return home by Saturday.

—The croquet match played at Fairmount Park on July
28th was won by the Philadelphia party, who defeated
their WesI Philadelphia opponents in two games out of
three. m

—A base bail match will be played next Saturday at
Prospect Park between the Wyncoop & Hallenbeck nine
and the Harper Bros, nine, Last Saturday the base ball
nine of the World, and the Journal of Commerce nine, had
a contest at Hoboken, the latter winning by a score of 32
to 18.

—In a match of base ball play ed at Boston October,
1868, between eight of the English professional cricketers—
with George Wright to captain and help them—and an
amateur nine, the amateurs won by the appended, score:—

American nine.3 2 0 0 1 6 3 5 0—20

Cricketer’s nine_4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 4

In the latter nine there were Jupp, Shaw, Tarrant, Hum¬
phrey, Pooley, Charlwood, Rowbottom, and Smith. This
P a sample of what the English professional cricketers did
in base ball.

—The Maple Leaf Club of Guelph, champions of Cana¬
da, have this season defeated every amateur nine they have
played with, both in the States and Canada.

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FOREST' AND STREAM

For Forest and Stream,

ELEGY

ON THE DEATH OF A FAVORITE HORSE.

BY WAYNE HOVEY.

ECEIVE, cold earth, a fav’rite’s dear remains.
Consigned with grief to everlasting rest;

And if with printless tread he press’d thy plains,
Lay lightly, greenest sward, upon his breast.

The noble blood of many a generous steed
Flash’d in thine eye, and glowed in every vein;

Thee oft the fairest hands did deign to feed,

And smooth the tresses of thy flowing mane.

No braver steed than thou—though princes led
Hector’s proud courser in the camp of Troy—

Thou to soft peace and gentle deeds wert bred,

To bear thy master with a conscious joy.

Here do I strew around thy grassy tomb
Each leaf and flower of melancholy hue,

And weep in fond remembrance of thy doom:

No more excess of love and grief can do.

§uUat[e.

This .Journal is the Official Organ of the Fish Oultiir
ists’ Association.

FLASHES FRO M THE “BLU SLIGHT.”

THIRD WEEK.

T HE week’s work has, I believe, been considered by
the naturalists as productive of most satisfactory re¬
sults. The dredge and trawl have, as heretofore, brought
to bottle specimens of both northern and southern fauna,
and this same peculiarity extends to the sea weeds, plants,
and mosses.

We have made two visits to a deep hole in the “Race,”
just to the westward of Fisher’s Island. Although un¬
known to the fishermen hereabouts, the depth of the water
is marked in the coast survey charts as upwards of seventy
fathoms, and we have struck fifty-five fathoms, but our
work so far in it has not been verv paying. The swift
running of the tide, and the excessively irregular nature
of the bottom, fouled our dredges, and but for the quick
tell tale of the check stop we would have soon lost our ap¬
paratus.

The temperatures of the bottom water in these deep lo¬
calities are considerably lower than in the shallow waters
of Fisher’s Island Sound. In fifty fathoms it was 58°, and
in forty-five fathoms 57°, while in Fisher’s Island Sound,
at the depth of seven or eight fathoms, it is usually 62° to
64°. The temperature of the surface water in this region,
at this season, varies from 63° to 68°, according to the
weather, time of day, state of tide, and direction of the
wind.

The fauna of the deep waters near the the “Race” is
decidedly northern, and much like that of the coast of
Maine in many respects. Several northern species were ob¬
tained during these trips which had not before been found
south of Cape Cod. Among the Arctic species found here
were two handsomely colored shrimps ( Panda,lus annul,icor-
nis and Hippolyte pusicla ); many kinds of annelids, among
which Nereis pelar/ica and Aphrodite aculeate were conspicu¬
ous, and the beautiful green Phyllodoce Grmilandica was a
new addition to the fauna of southern Hew England.

The assumption that the brackish waters in this vicinity
would furnish much information in regard to the young of
fishes has been realized, and the Fish Commission has be¬
come a feature of interest—skinning, dissecting, bottling,
hatching, are going on most of the twenty-four hours, and
the huge ice chests present a motley array of odd fish.
Every smack that comes in from a trip brings us something
new. Among the acquisitions has been a fine short-nosed
sturgeon (Acipenser bremstrU ), measuring nearly eight feet
in length. The usual post mortem was unavoidably de¬
layed, as he persisted in retaining life for three hours after
lie had been transferred from the smack to the wharf. This
enormous fish seemed to have a delicate appetite as to
quality, though not as to quantity, for he had made his last
dinner on about a bushel of a little amphiod {PUlocheirus
pinquis ), a russet-clad Crustacea not more than a third of an
inch in length. The sturgeon is a sluggish, slow going ani¬
mal, and it must have been a labor of time for him to col¬
lect his locker full.

Another not common fish brought in was a specimen of the
“orange file fish” ( Ceratacanthus auriantiacus ), a flat fish with
remarkably large eyes, and of a bright orange color. This
fish was a three days’ wonder to the New Londoners, and to
the fishermen was entirely new. Professor Baird, how¬
ever, classed it at once, having procured a number of simi¬
lar fish at Wood’s Hole three years ago. A hammer headed
shark proved quite a curiosity.

No blue fish to any amount brought in, and few mack¬
erel.

Mr. Fred. Mather arrived here from Holyoke on the 23d
with a tin can containing some 20,000 young shad, and be¬
gan a series of experiments of mixing salt and fresh water,
and placing the shad in the mixtures. Those placed in
pure sea. water died that night; those in water three parts
salt lived some twenty-four, some forty-eight hours, and a
few till the third day, which finished them. Others, when
the water was fresher, stood it longer; but one little fellow
alone, which had been in the salt water, then taken out
and carefully brought up in (not on) a bottle of fresh water
by a young lady, through her extreme care held out until
this A. M. (28th), when the “last run of shad” was exem¬
plified in his case. He stood on his head at the bottom of
the bottle, and gave no responsive wriggle when touched.
Mr. Mather also, with Professor Baird, Professor Goode,
your correspondent, and others for spectators, visited a
large fish car, in which some 1,500 black fish were con¬
fined. After many fruitless dips with the scoop net, which
came up full, but empty, he succeeded in procuring a small
quantity of spawn, which, having been impregnated in the
usual manner, adopted in rearing shad and salmon, was
cared for; but the result was not a success, and Mr. Mather
hardly had hoped that it would so prove, for the fish had
been long confined, as the bruised condition of their fins
indicated, and had nearly spawned out. We hope for bet¬
ter luck next time.

The eggs of the black fieh are, Mi*. Mather gays, the

smallest of any he has ever seen, being so fine that our
finest hatching boxes would not confine them. The eggs
of the “mummy chu.g,’\a fish three inches long, were pon¬
derous in comparison with those of a five pound black fish.
These experiments can neither of them he considered en¬
tire failures. Points were learned in each case that in fu¬
ture experiments will carry us farther on, and if, as it may
prove, it is eventually found that sea fish can be artificially
raised, and that young shad can he supplied from the sea
with proper water, thus making much simpler the task of
transporting them to Europe, the record of this, the first
known experiment in either, will possess an interest.

The sandy coves about Noank produce great numbers of
eels, and an expert, Mr. Latham, spears from fifty to one
hundred weight per night, and once, in two successive
nights, he procured upwards of 1,000 pounds, netting him
a handsome sum. With all of his experience, though, for
years among the eels, Mr. Latham is no wiser than the rest
of ns on the vexed points as to whether eels have sex, are
vivaparous or oviparous.

From the pound yesterday we procured a full grown roe
shad. As the shad is presumed to have ascended the rivers
and spawned two months ago, this is looked upon as a phe¬
nomenon.

A good sized blue shark occupied the post of honor on
the dissecting wharf for a day last week. Divesting our¬
selves of all prejudice, a fair sized piece, which looked
nice, was prepared with William’s utmost skill, and served
by itself, with-various sauces, on the “Blueliglit’s” dinner
table. The unanimous vote was that, although not had,
it was not good. The meat was coarse and dry, and had
very little flavor of any kind. So we don’t hanker after
any more shark.

On the 25th a very pleasant little regatta took place, the
contestants being sloop and cat, boat yachts belonging to
the post. The race was dead to windward and return, and
the pennant was won in good time by the sloop “Watson,”
R. Palmer, closely pressed bjr the cat boat, “Ally,” the lat¬
ter just launched, and named in honor of an important
member of the commission. As both first and second
boats were built bv the same builders, Messrs. Palmer &
Duball, selected by Mr. Bennett to lengthen and put new
hows on the Dauntless, their performance was, as was to
be expected, most creditable.

On Tuesday the Brooklyn yacht squadron passed out
from New London, hound to the westward, and presented
a fine appearance.

In the laboratory the microscopic investigations have been
carried on with many interesting results. "One of the most
interesting tables in "the laboratory is that of Professor Hy¬
att, who is making a special study of sponges. The popu¬
lar idea in regard to sponges is, to say the least, rather
mixed up. That they come from the sea all know, and
that the}' - were once living animals many know—but in
what shape or form that mass of honeycombed texture
could have supported life was an unsolved problem. The
microscope of the Professor, and his clear explanations
resolve the mastery. As torn from the rock or shells at
the bottom of the sea, on which they make their home, the
sponges present a very different appearance from that in
which we are familiar with them. The ordinary sponge,
as seen everywhere, is but the skeleton not of one, but of
millions of animals—the countless orifices on its surface,
but the exit openings of an elaborate net work of canals
and channels, each communicating witli all others, and all
lined with countless minute animals of a cellular nature,
whose secretions form the sponge, and who, by the uani-
mous action of hair-like appendages called cillac, draw in the
sea water through orifices not visible to the naked eye, and
with it the food upon which they subsist, animalculse still
smaller than themselves. In them we find confirmation of
the poet’s lines, that “Great big fleas have little fleas,” &c.
The refuse of their food is carried on from channel to
channel, each growing in size by the junction of others,
as in a brook-fed river, until at Iasi ejected from the large,
exhalent orifices. A coating of liver-like flesh, soft and
non-elastic, covers the skeleton; this is removed by mace¬
ration in water in the species which are preserved for com¬
mercial purposes,* and in them is of a horny or keratose
nature. The sponges found on our coast represent several
families, none of which, however, are free from silicious
or calcareous spiculge, which renders them useless for the
ordinary purposes for which a sponge is required, and
which those brought from the Red Sea, Mediterranean, or
West Indies fulfil. Certain forms on our coast, however,
as the Ghalina arbuscula , and one or two others, have a net
work of the horny substance connecting the spiculse. and
therein more nearly approximate to the West India sponge,
in which there is no trace of the silicious spiculae. A form
found in Martha’s Vineyard, the suberites , a flat, yellow
mass, is so covered with these flinty needles that on press¬
ing one in the hands a decided pricking sensation is ex¬
perienced.

The most interesting of the true silicious sponges is the
Cliona sulphuria , which attaches itself to dead shells, fre¬
quently the clam shell, penetrates entirely through in
countless places, until the shell is completely honeycombed,
and the large exhalent orifices protrude on either side, and
around this soiid basis it grows to be a great yellow mass,
looking little like a sponge to the fishermen who frequently
haul it up on their hooks. Few have any idea as to the
great variety of sponges to be found on our coasts. We
have this season collected over a dozen varieties, one or
two of which are entirely new, and over a hundred varie¬
ties have been recorded" as natives to the New England
coast by this and preceding dredging parties. Piseco.

Shipment of Young Shad to Bremen. —We had on
Tuesday last a flying visit from our much esteemed friend,
Fred Mather, Esq., just from Holyoke, Mass., en route for
Bremen, having* in charge 100,000 .young shad fry (hatched
on the 4th of August). These fish are consigned to the
Deutche Fischerei Verein , and will be delivered to Prof.
Peters of Berlin. They are sent by Prof. Baird, United
States Commissioner. The spawn came from Holyoke.
The, nursery improvised for the young shad on hoard the
Donau, consists of two iron tanks lined with cement. The
steamer carries 10,000 gallons of water. Though the
chances are against the enterprise, if it is in the fish “to
go through” Mr. Mather is the man to take care of them.
The Donau left on Wednesday. This shipment of Ameri¬
can shad marks an important event in fish culture. Mr.
Anderson of Maine, will accompany Mr. Mather.

Sjtatmal history.

DO ALLIGATORS SWALLOW THEIR
YOUNG?

Prof. Brown Goode, having settled the question that
snakes swallow their young, Ool. C, G. Forshey, of the
New Orleans Academ.y of Science, from occular demon¬
stration, asserts that alligators do the same thing. Colonel
Forshey states that in 1843-’44, when surveying the banks
of Lake Homochitto, he started a litter of young alligators;
they scampered off, yelping like young puppies, and sought
refuge in the mouth of a five foot alligator. Referring the
matter to Prof. Goode, he has very kindly sent ns the fol¬
lowing letter:—

Headquarters U. S. Fish Commission, [
Noank, Conn., July 27th, 1874. j

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The item you send me giving the observations of Colonel Forshey on
alligators, pleases and interests me greatly. T had never before heard
that alligators are supposed to “swallow their young,” though there ap
pears to be no a priori improbability in it. The female alligator is known
to cherish its brood very tenderly. After depositing their eggs in their
great haycock-like nests of mud and grass, and breaking down the dense
growth of reeds surrounding into a sort of abattis , to prevent the ap -
proach of enemies, they watch the eggs until they are hatched, take the
young in charge, defend them and provide for their subsistence.

Nearly all the North American snakes which produce their young
alive, some of the egg-laying species, and what more particularly concerns
this case, one species of lizzard (Zootoca vivipara) are known to shelter
their young in their throats: why not the alligator?

The scientific reputation of Colonel Forshey is too -well established to
permit ns to question the accuracy of his observations, and in this case
his eyes coulu hardly have deceived him; still, it would he gratifying to
have the nail of evidence clinched by the statement of other witnesses
especially so to hear from some one who has seen the young alligator
come out of the mouth_of the dam. Yoars very truly,

G. Brown Goode.

THE PTARIMGAN OF NEWFOUNDLAND

Editor Forest and Stream .—

The Ptarmigan or Partridge (“pattridge,” in our local vernacular) of
Newfoundland are quite equal to the Scotch grouse, and indeed resem¬
ble them so closely that it is difficult, to make out any specific difference
between the red grouse, gorcock, or moorcock of Scotland, and the
ptarmigan of Terra Nova. They are a most delicious article of food,
whether roasted, stewed, or in white sonps. All visitors to our shores
admit that the flavor of a plump partridge, well cooked, is unsurpassed
in richness and delicacy. They are of respectable proportions, a brace
of them in season weighing from three pounds to three pounds and a
half. When the sporting season opens, on the 1st of September, they
are in prime condition, after feeding on the wild berries, the partridge
berry and cranberry being their favorite food. In certain localities they
are very abundant, and to the sportsman there can be nothing finer than
a day’s partridge shooting over our breezy “barrens,” during the fine au¬
tumn weather. The air is then cool and exhilarating, and the bright
skies, the weird and charming scenery, varied by countless lakes or
“ponds,” as we call them; the low, rounded hills, covered to the summit
with the tapering firs; the lakelets bright with the white and yellow
water lilies; the bold headlands along the coast through whose summits
glimpses of the restless Atlantic are obtained—all these, with the ex¬
citement of the sport, combine to furnish to the lover of nature a day of
raptui'ous enjoyment. It is a thrilling moment to the genuine sports¬
man when, gun in hand and dog at foot, he finds himself among the par¬
tridge coverts. His faithful Rover scents the game; every nerve in his
frame quivers as step by step he thoughtfully and cautiously advances
tow ard the unseen cover: then suddenly pausing, the right fore paw bal¬
anced lightly, and every limb and muscle rigid as a statue, the beautiful
animal is at once transformed into a marble Niobe. Presently a whirr is
heard, and with a loud “ca, ca, ca,” a magnificent old cock rises on the
wing. Crack goes the gun and down tumbles the great bird, the scarlet
tips over his eyes glistening like rubies, as with a thud that gladdens the
sportsman’s heart, he strikes the earth. Or perhaps a whole family-
father, mother and children—rises at once, and the double barrels bang
at them right and left, bringing down two or three brace. At times a
late cover is raised, the chickens of which are only two or three weeks
old, just able to run smartly along the ground. It is a touching sight
then to see the cock fearlessly exposing his life to save the lives of his
offspring. He tumbles along the ground a few yards in advance of the
dogs, rolling there in order to decoy the sportsman from the brood which
the hen is anxiously calling into the thicket. No more touching instance
of paternal affection could be witnessed; no more touching proof among
the lower creation of self-sacrifice, prompted by love. The poor feeble
bird would almost attack dogs and men in his efforts to save his chil¬
dren. No true sportsman would harm a bird under such circumstances.
Only a brute w r onld fire upon it. The dogs are called off, and father and
mother ptarmigan are soon rejoicing over their rescued family.

After a day’s sport over the hills a supper of roast ptarmigan,with
wild strawberry tart, as an accompaniment, and trimmings composed of
our sweet garden vegetables, is “a feast fit for the gods.” Our ptarmi¬
gan have in summer a plumage.brownish ash-gray in color, mottled and
barred with dusky spots. This color, when the frost sets in, gradually
disappears, as in the Alpine hare, and at length -when the snow falls it is
almost pure white. One peculiarity, however, in the Newfoundland
bird is, that the middle or incumbent pair of tail coverts are rarely found
entirely white in winter, as they are stated to be in “Birds of North
America,” p. 634. These remarable changes, effected as in the northern
hare, without loss of substance, fit it admirably for its situation; as the
sportsman, if he have not a dog used to the game, may almost walk over
the bird without putting it up. It is feathered and haired down the legs
and between the toes, and maybe distinguished at a considerable dis¬
tance by the red about the eye. These birds are widely diffused over the
island and it is no uncommon thing for a sportsman to bag in a day
from a dozen to twenty brace.

There can be no doubt, that our ptarmigan are the Willow Grouse (Lag
opus albus) of naturalists, and they are the only lowland or sub-Aipme
species indigenous to Newfoundland. Their food mainly consists of
the buds and tender shoots of birch, alder, black spruce, juniper, &c.,
but in the berry season they feast on partridge berries and cranberries.
They almost invariably roost on the ground, but are often shot feeding
on the tops of birch and- alder trees. Professor Baird says: “I find a
considerable difference in different specimens of the large ptarmigan ( L.
a/bus) before me. Those from Eastern Labrador and Newfoundland ap¬
pear to have decidedly broader, stouter, and more convex bills than those
from the Hudson’s Bay and more northern countries. I think it not im¬
probable that there may be two species.” Professor Newton of Cam¬
bridge is, however, of a different opinion. He says: “None of Profes¬
sor Baird’s later writings have gone to strengthen the suspicion ex¬
pressed by him formerly as to the existence of a second species of wil¬
low grouse. I have compared a pretty good series of skins from many
parts of North America, extending from Alaska to Newfoundland, and
so far as I can judge I have no doubt they are of one and tbe same spe¬
cies, which is further identical with the willow grouse of Europe. Tetrao
saliceti (Temmick;). T. subalpinus (Wilson.)”

At times, in some districts, they are so tame that they can be lolled
with a stick, and at others so wild that they will not allow you to ap¬
proach within gun shot, and such is generally the ease in winter, when

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the snow is hard and crusty, and the noise made in approaching them
alarms them. They are shot at all times by our population in the more
distant districts, but a close time is now fixed by law, which will have a
good effect where the law can be enforced.

There is another species found in Newfoundland, but it is compara¬
tively rare—the Rock Ptarmigan, L. rupestrls (Gmelin). It is a truly al¬
pine species, and is seldom found below the line of stunted black spruce
except in the depths of winter, when they descend to the low lands and
feed on the buds of dwarf trees, sometimes in company with the willow
grouse. Our settlers call this the “mountain partridge.” M. H.
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THE SCENT QUESTION.

Nicasio, Marin co.,Cal., July, 1874.

EDITOR FOREST AND STREAM:—

In an article m a back number relating to quail withholding their
scent, I expressed the opinion that sitting birds gave off no scent. In
making this statement I had reference to the California quail, which is
about the size of our eastern quail, but differs from it in plumage and
somewhat in habits. The California quails, both male and female, have
a plume on the top of the head which can be raised or depressed at will.
Their plumage is of a slate color, and unlike our eastern quail, they
roost in trees at night. They are very prolific, laying about nineteen
eggs, often more. I have seen twenty-seven. The nestis made in the
ground and lined with fine grass. The bird, when sitting, is about level
with the surface. The eggs are placed around the sides of the nest.
During incubation the birds lay very close, sometimes being killed by
cattle stepping on them. A bevy, on being flushed, alight together, but
are easily flushed a second time, when they scatter and lay well if the
cover is good. I never had trouble in finding them as soon as I could
get to them, if there was any dampness in the air; but in our dry, north
wind the scent from some cause is so soon obliterated that I have often
seen dogs flush quail by walking over them, and even stand with their
foot on a dead bird, at a loss to know what had become of it. But the
same dog, on a damp day, would work out and retrieve five hundred and
fifty quails. Having kept good dogs during many years, and never hav-
ng seen one make a point on a sitting bud, I formed the opinion that
there was no scent given off that a dog could detect.

I trust my brother sportsmen will receive this in the true spirit of a
sportsman, remembering that the best dogs can be at fault and the finest
shots miss their birds, and that in all matters of opinion such as this, no
one can be positive. Yours truly, Pioneer.

THE “RARA AVIS.”

Editor Forest and Stream:—

A Western friend writes me as follows regarding the “Kara Avis” of
“Pioneer,” in Forest and Stream of July 23d:—

“This story is rather a hard one to digest, but I think I can solve the
mystery. What he found was either the nest of Pordiceps Californicus
(Heerman) or of P. occidentals (Lawrence), which species always breed
in close proximity to water. These nests were probably floated off dur¬
ing high water, became partially submerged, yet retained sufficient
buoyancy to prevent being sunk entirely. These birds, upon leaving
their nests, generally cover them up, as he says he found them. The
eggs of all grebes, so far as my observation extends, are of a dirty white
color, but entirely different in shape from quail’s eggs. While the latter
are pyriform, those of the former are of an elongated oval, considerably
and equally pointed at both end-.”

As my friend has collected and studied the oology of North America
(especially of the little known Western region) for years, and has the
best private collection in the Union, I attach full credence to bis state¬
ment. Fred. Beverly.

A Minnesota correspondent, Mr. Franklin Benner, agrees
with the views of Fred. Beverly given above. He says:

“The nest discovered by your correspondent “Pioneer” is no cioubt
that of one of the species of grebe, probably that of the red-billed grebe.
It is not built under water but on the edge of the pond, where, after a
while, it may have become detached and water-logged, which would ac¬
count fur the position in which it was found.

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CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE.

Department op Public Parks, i
New York, Aug. 2, 1874. f

Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending
August 1,1874.

One red-throated Amazon, CTvrysotis collaria. Hab. Jamaica. Re¬
ceived in exchange.

One Grevet Monkey, Chlorocebus engythithea. Hab. Abyssinia.

One Marsh Hawk, Circus Hudsonius. Presented by James S. Bailey,

M. D.

One Night Heron, Nyctiardea gardeni. Received in exchange.

One Killdeer, Aegialitis vociferus. Received in exchange.

One Woodchuck, Arctornys monax. Presented by Mr. Charles M.
Schieffelin.

One Red Fox, V'ulpes fulvm. Presented by Mr. Spencer G. McN ary.

Three Monkeys. W. A, Conklin.

r oodlmd, Emvn md Mnrdeti.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

The Elm Flea. —A correspondent in Harlem asks,
“What are the little hopping fleas, or bugs of a golden and
green color, that cover my elm trees?” We have seen noth¬
ing of the kind of insect of wdiich our correspondent
speaks, but we think he confounds his unknown “skipping
insect” with one equally familiar to us, and known as the
“elm flea.” The elm,"however, is subject to many and
some very curious diseases, as every patient observer and
student of trees knows, and to some of these diseases these
true enemies come as to a feast of fat things. Sometimes
an unusual deposit of combrium takes place, and instead
of forming—as it should were it to follow a great law of
nature—the new wood, it becomes unhealthy, and oozes
out through the bark. You will know it from its black
appearance after a few days; first a thin, white, sweet sub¬
stance is formed, and then swarms of insects come as to a
feast to eat this sweet substance. And here we always find
the insect you seek information concerning. He is a per¬
fect glutton at the sap, and covers the green leaves of the
elm in thousands. It is a beautiful little insect to look
upon, exceedingly lively, and from its habits of leaping has
had the name of “elm flea” conferred upon it. I have seen
whole branches covered with these little gold and green
fellows, and presto! in an instant there was not one to be
found. They devour the leaves of the elm, but are of no
serious injury to the tree. In the first stages of their ex¬
istence we find them, under the lense of a good microscope,
to be a small, slender grub, deriving their food from the
leaves upon which they are hatched. These grubs are
hearty eaters, and are in manner not unlike the hopping
gold bugs.

There is also a species of Cynips which punctures the
elm leaf, and feeds upon a liquid oozing from such punc¬
ture; then there is the caterpillar and a beetle, resulting

from a very undesirable grub, who, when he has grown to
mature beetleship, is truly named “destructor,” on account
of the havoc he sometimes commits on some species of the
elm. But as we have answered our inquirer as to the na¬
ture and character of the insect of which he speaks, we
offer no more at this time upon this curious depredator,
simply saying to our friend, let him go, there is no kill to
him. Ollipod Quill.

F. C. Morse, Ohio.—You can eradicate moss from your
lawn. In the first place your lawn must be well sheared—
rake lengthwise and crossways. This will detach the moss.
Roll with as heavy a roller as you can obtain, in wet weather.
In the spring sow of nitrate of soda 200 weight per acre, or
you can use finely sifted coal ashes in about the same pro¬
portion, and you will not be at all troubled with moss.

O. Q.

Ella, Rome, H. Y.—Almost any well drained soil will
grow the fig tree. If your ground is too rich it will not
perfect the fruit. But little difficulty attends the growing
of fine figs if you are only careful. The three sorts of figs
best for our cultivation are the Brown Turkey, Brunswick,
and Black Ischia. Place any of these plants near a wall,
in a good sunny situation; train perpendicularly, and keep
them well tliinred. Stop the growing of the shoots the
1st of September to throw the sap into the fruit. O.Q.

Alfred Phillips, Penn Yan.—The pest from whose
ravages you seek a remedy is not new to experienced agricul¬
turists—it is the old gooseberry caterpillar, and often all the
leaves of the bushes are destroyed by them. Do not be
discouraged. Up and at them. These caterpillars come
from a “saw fly,” so-called, which lays its eggs in rows
along the under sides of the leaves, and after having eaten
their fill fall to the ground, where they live in the pupa stale
until the next spring. The bushes should be very carefully
examined once in each week to watch the hatching of the
eggs, when you can easily pick off the infected leaves.
How you are to dust all over leaves powdered hellebore, or
make a strong decoction of the digitalis, or fox glove. I
have “used them up” with both these remedies. When
the caterpillar works rampant you will stop him short in
his career if you will give your ground a good sprinkling
with new lime. 0. Q.

Agriculturist, Newbern, H. J.—Your enquiry as to the
discovery of an insect as the cause of the disease in the
potato, causing it to rot, is correct. After a series of some
sixteen years of very careful study and observation with
the microscope, I have solved the mystery of the disease in
the potato. To answer half your enquiries as you request,
through the Forest and Stream, would occupy too much
space, and we can only do so by persenal letter, which we
w r ill do if you desire O. Q.

JP<! fennel.

A Visit to Fox Farm. —Motto: “ JS r ot caught yet .” — We
paid a visit last week to Fox Farm, Morris Plains, Hew
Jersey, the property of Mr. Raymond, in order to inspect
the two Laverack dogs recently imported by him. Fairy had
bom to her about three weeks ago eight puppies, five blue
and white Beltons and three lemon and white. These pretty
little beauties are now receiving the care of their well-bred
and really handsome mother, but as she was in no condi¬
tion for a critical inspection, we will defer it until a later
period. Mr. Laverack wishes Mr. Raymond to send back
to England one of the lemon and white pups as soon as it
is able to bear the long sea voyage, for which he will pay
him a good round sum. Pride of the Border looked in fine
condition; his color is liver and white, not a large sized
dog, head handsome and intelligent, chest fairly deep, his
coat and feathers delicately fine, his quarters and stern set
on right, and his loins by no means narrow. His ranging-
powers are excellent; he carries his head well up, and has
got that extraordinary curve on the inside of the hind legs
which gives him an easy, light way of moving, and ap¬
parently without fatigue. This is all very proper for the
slio-w bench. If he is as good over game in the field as he
looks, (and we have no reason to doubt it,) then we say he
is a fine specimen of his race. In a week or two we shall
give the portraits of these dogs from life, sketched by
a distinguished animal painter, when the public can
form their own opinion. We take this opportunity of
thanking Mr. Raymond for his courtesy and hospitality;
also that genial gentleman and sportsman, Mr. Mather,
who is the uncle of the practical fish culturist, Mr. Fred.
Mather.

—The sale of the late Francis Butler’s kennel, (who, it
will be remembered, died recently of hydrophobia,) of
sporting and non-sporting dogs, took place last week in
Brooklyn. The animals were only a fair average lot, and
fetched poor prices. There were some 150 lots in all, in¬
cluding several coops of poultry. The following
are some of the principal lots:—White bull $9, brindle
and white slut $9.50, orange and white Springer $11,
black Hewfoundland $10.50, black Siberian slut $7.50,
black and white Bloodhound $8, black Hewfoundland
$14, Scotch shepherd $16, dark blue Scotch terrier $20.50,
silver and blue Skye $20, silver Skye $19, black
and tan Gordon $18, silver and blue truffle Skye $19, Eng¬
lish fox terrier $19.50, Irish wolf $17.50, liver Cocker
spaniel $17.50, blue Scotch terrier slut $15; a case of
stuffed dogs sold for $16, and a case of English hedgehogs
for $6.50; one live two-legged tortoise shell cat brought $2;
two great stuffed Siberian bloodhounds, “The Princes,’’sold
for $50 each; a brood of English golden pheasants sold for
$9, and two coops of golden pheasants for $9.75 and $10
respectively. The entire proceeds of the sale amounted to
$1,250.

—Messrs. Tattersall, of London, England, sold the entire
kennel of dogs belonging to Mr. R. Garti\, Q. C., on the
14th of July. Of the twenty-seven lots only one was absent,
and the remainder realised the large sum of $8,500 in gold,

or an average of $135 each. The celebrated pointer Drake,
one of the best in England, was knocked down to Mr
Price, of Bala, for $750 in gold. This gentleman also pur¬
chased eight other pointers and setters, and may congratu¬
late himself of having in his kennel by far the best brace
of pointers (Belle and Drake) that ever appeared in a public
field trial.

—The Tennessee State Sportsmen’s Association are to
give an exhibition on the bench,of pointers and setters, also
a field trial. This show of dogs will take place at Memphis
in October, and we trust that the committee are convinced
of the importance that certain points, laws, rules, and reg¬
ulations which all exhibitions endorse, will be strictly
adhered to, and that there will arise no complaints or per¬
sonalities afterwards. We are sorry to add that these un¬
fortunate criticisms of the judges and. owners of dogs in
field trials and on the show bench have become so fashion¬
able in England of late that several journals have refused
to publish anything that does not hear directly in the in¬
terests of the public.

—In La Ghasse IUustree we find the following interesting
facts as to dogs in France: There are about 200,000 dogs
iu the wlole country, and in Paris about 70,000, which
pay a tax of 635,000 francs. For 1874 the duty on game
in Paris alone will furnish 4,000,000 of francs to the budget.
It seems then that Paris will receive this year from taxation
on dogs,from the right to carry arms for meeting purposes
and for duties on game, as much as a million of dollars.

JUDGING ON THE SHOW BENCH.—No. 3.

THE DALMATIAN.

H EAD long aud in appearance between the pointer and
bull-terrier head, with a long jaw; ears fine and
pendulous, hut not long; eye prominent; neck long;
shoulder a little wide; deep chest; back long, but not so
deep m ribs as a sporting dog; good straight legs; stern
fine, carried off to a point; body color white, with at equal
distances a round black spot about the size of a shilling or
a little larger all over the body; head and tail fine and
evenly spotted, the two colors not running into each other;
liver-colored spots are just as. admissible as black, but
colors running into each other, or mixed, are a great fault.

Head.
Back.
Loins
Legs .

POINTS IN JUDGING.

15

15

15

10

Feet.

Color.

For marks on head and tail
5 each.

10

25

10-100

THE SHEEP DOG OR COLLEY.

The bead has a great resemblance to a wolf’s—being
rather conical, and going off gradually sharp to the nose,
with a long jaw—only longer, and with a more foxy and
intelligent look, and wider and longer ears, which are a
little feathered and pendent; eyes have a sort of flashing
and “miss-nothing” look, always on the alert; jaw long;
nose sharp; neck long, and well furnished with apron and
ruffle; shoulders fine and deep; chest well let down; legs
straight and full of muscle, with cat-like feet. A good
broad back and thick over the loins, with well-bent hocks;
stifles well developed; tail feathered, not carried over the
hack; coat long and straight, wiry to the touch, with a pily
coat underneath the “over-coat.” Color various; but that
most in vogue, black-and-tan, the tan to he pale, not rich.
This is the present fashionable show-dog.

POINTS IN JUDGING.

.to

.5 Coat.

. 15

Shoulder.

Client

.10 1 Legs.

.101 Feet. ....

Back.

.10 1 Stem.

. -100

THE BLOODHOUND.

Head large,slightly conical; forehead long, inclined to be
narrow; eyes brown and sunk in the head, but expressive,
showing haw very plainly, which causes it to have an ap¬
pearance of redness; the ears very long, well spread out,
and nicely turned, and not puckered, fine in texture, in ex¬
citement they ought not to be carried up, hut to hang tol¬
erably near to the face; upper jaw and face inclined to be
narrow; flews thin and pendulous, almost so that they
could meet under the chin. The neck proportionately
long; the skin on the throat loose, slightly wrinkly; shoul¬
ders powerful, not upright, but blades slightly slanting;
what we mean is, not straight from the foot to front of
shoulder; deep chest; fore-legs muscular and straight; feet
round and cat-like; back not too long, thick, powerful, and
well ribbed up, short in loin; hind-quarters well set on,
well furnished with good muscle; stifles not too long, but
plenty of substance; stern set in level with the hack-bone,
pliant and tapering to the point, feathering or coarseness a
great fault. Color reddish tan, darkening into black as it
reaches the back. Some breeds show the body white
flecked, which many old breeders very much admire. The
coat should be short, glossy, and lie as close as a thorough¬
bred race-horse’s; patches of white on chest or feet are ob¬
jectionable; height in bitches 27 inches, dogs 29 inches,
but two inches over those heights, if proportionate, would
rather be an advantage. Judging is not tied only to these
points, as there is a something in sight you cannot define,
but can act on; but, as a whole, this we consider a pretty
fair description of the main items of a good animal.

POINTS IN JUDGING.

Ho&ct

.25

Back..

Neck

. 5

Loins.

Shoulders.

...15

Hind-quarters

1 ,AO*S .

.10

Stern.

- LiC 0 0 * ..

Feet.

. 5

10

15

10

5-100

— Fancier's Gazette.

— --- -T-

WESTERN CHALLENGES TO ENGLISH
SPORTSMEN.

Philadelphia, July, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Perhaps our Western friends who have come forward so boldly in
their challenge to English sportsmen for a trial of the respective merits
of the dogs of both countries, may not know that the simple first finding
of a pack of grouse is not all that is required of a setter in order to give
him the foremost position and prize In a field trial. Ah such matches

406

FOREST AND STREAM.

are run under an established code of rules and scale of points, suclr as
was given not long since by the field editor of the Forest and Stream .

I would advise ambitious sportsmen wishing to enter a dog in such a
trial, to be sure they are right and then go ahead.

Things may not be as they once were, and those who throw down the
gauntlet may not have seen the setter or pointer they wish to match fo r
some time, to know if they had not gotten into bad habits, such as break¬
ing shot, running rabbits, &c. For these shameful errors, no matter
how good the nose maybe, will surely count sadly against the animal
committing them.

Let us have first a trial of merit at home, to see who really may have
the representative dog of the United States. There are owners of set¬
ters, I am sure, who would accept challenges given them to hunt their
dogs on all descriptions of game, not merely pinnated grouse, rabbits
not included.

I would propose in all trials that each owner be compelled to hunt his
own dog, and not turn over the handling to the breaker or a better
sportsman than himself. Observer.

TRIBUTE FROM A LADY.

The following lines from a lady who loves both dogs
and flowers will be appreciated by some of our readers:

West Milford, Passaic county, N. J., July 3d, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream:—

Through the generosity ol a Brooklyn sportsman we have enjoyed the
contents of yotir interesting paper, although I am a lady, and am blessed
with Bergh attributes, and am inclined to think quail and woodcock
much prettier upon the wall (if after Tait) than drawn and upon the
gridiron, after some noble setter has pointed them out to his merciless
master.

I have another reason for not loving the sporting Prince and Dash. I
love the flowers, and have been very grateful to the Forest and Stream
for its hints and wise suggestions, and althongh I do not expect to see
my flowers, like those of California, trail from housetops, still I think by
reading your paper I have gained much knowledge on the subject, for
which I am thankful. And after tending them until their budding
glory has arrived, I do not like Dash to plunge among my zinnias, asters,
gladiolus, &c., even if imported and worth his weight in gold; and al¬
though his master’s heel comes forcibly to the rescue of the flowers and
poor doggy4ook3 up with an air that says plainly, “See, even in the free,
noble country, we are not exempt from the pound!" Of course my sym¬
pathies then go to the dogs, and although doggy must fast, not in Lent,
but the hunting season, that his master may eat the more, I take a loaf
of bread under one arm, a pail of Orange county milk in my hand, and
with these noble weapons of dog fare hie to some out-building where he
may repose until his master thinks he needs more floral exercise.

Now, Mr. Editor, we live near the beautiful lake of Greenwood, quite
famous for its pickerel and bass, the only scaly denizens herabouts.
Hunting, too, has been very good in the past, but this year we have had
scarcely any sportsmen here. The late snows killed the young birds, so
they will have to wait later. Now if any of your readers desire the com¬
forts of a pleasant home for their wives and little ones during the heated
term, I will board them at panic prices, only asking that they will spare
my flowers. I beg pardon if this looks like advertising in the Forest
and Stream, and leave it to the consideration of those most interested,
and whetherit gets in the Forest and Stream, or the chip basket think
not that I write merely because I had an axe to grind. Respectfully,

C- F. W-.

jarse aijd dfmmi'.

Yachting and floating.

All communications from Secretaries and friends should he mailed not
later than Monday in each week.

HIGH WATER. FOR THE WEEK.

—The Society of Agriculture and Horticulture of West¬
chester County, near White Plains, held their annual meet¬
ing on the Fair Grounds on July 30th. Two trots came off.
The first trot was for a purse of $500, for horses that had
never beaten three minutes; $250 to the first, $200 to the
second, and $50 to the third. Twelve horses started, and
H. Casey’s r. m. Rosa Sonburg was the winner. The sec¬
ond trot was by horses that bad never beaten 2:36, for a
purse of $800;' $400 to the first, $2(0 to the second; $120
to third, and $80 to the fourth. Mile heats, best three in
five. 15 horses started, and the time was 2:37f, 2:35, 2:36,
the first prize being awarded to Messenger Boy, second
prize to Brown Prince, third to Lady Angie, and fourth to
Lady Wood.

—The Utica Park Association will hold their annual
trotting on August 11th, 12tli, 13th, and 14th. The Asso¬
ciation announce a total list of eighty-six entries and the
prizes to be competed for is the large sum of $30,000, with
the addition of another $1,000 given by the Directors for a
pacing race, to take place on Friday, August 14th, the con¬
cluding day of the meeting. The price of admission will
be reduced to one dollar, which includes the full privileges
of the field, stables, quarter-stretch and Grand Stand. Gil¬
more’s celebrated Twenty-second Regiment Band of thirty-
five performers will give a grand instrumental concert
from one o’clock until the horses are called, and play at in¬
tervals during the heats. The track is said to be one ot the
fastest in the world and is in the best possible condi.ion.
The entries m the 2:34 class are thirteen, 2:24 class five,
2-45 class fifteen, 2:29 class fifteen, 2:38 class eighteen, 2:26
class five, 2:31 class twelve, 2:20 class four. All the connect¬
ing railroads will carry passengers at reduced rates, and after
the races special trains will leave the Central Depot in all
directions.

—At Mendota, Illinois, on the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st
of August, the annual meeting of the Mendota Driving
Park Association will take place. There will be thirteen
premiums offered, and among the races will be included an
old fashioned quarter race and a slow mule race. Officers
of the Association are T. L. Carnahan, President, C. T.
Taylor, Vice President, T. F. A. Newport, Secretary.

Greasing Buggies and Wagons.— Greasing buggies
and wagons is of more importance than some imagine
Manv a wheel is ruined by oiling too plentifully. A well
made wheel will endure constant wear from _ ten to twenty
vears if care is taken to use the right kind and proper
amount of oil; but if this matter is not attended to, the
wheel will be used up in five or six years, or it may be
sooner Lard should never be used on a wagon, for it will

penetrate the hub and work its way around the tenons of

the spokes and spoil the wheel. Castor oil is a go 0 * 1 ar¬
terialfor use on iron axles; just oil enough should be ap¬
plied to a spindle to give it a light coating; this is better
than more, for the surplus put on will work out at the
ends and will be forced by the shoulder and nut into the
hub around the outside of the boxes. To oil the axletree,
first wipe the spindles clean with a cloth wet with turpen¬
tine if it doesn’t wipe without it. On a buggy or carriage,

wipe and clean off the back and front ends of the hubs,

and then apply a very small quantity of castor oil, or more
especially prepared lubricator near the shoulder s point.—
American Patron.

Nate.

Boston.

Netc York.

Charleston.

Aug. 6.

H. M.

6 29

H. M.

3 15

H. M.

2 29

Aug. 7.

7 42

4 27

3 42

Aug. 8. .

8 50

5 35

4 50

Aug. 9.

9 51

6 37

5 51

Aug. 1 ■.

10 44

7 28

6 44

Aug. 11.

11 29

8 12

7 29

Aug. 12.

morn.

8 54

8 9

—The cruise of the Brooklyn Yacht Club this year has
been an unqualified success, with everything that could be
desired in the way of weather and a superb fleet of vessels.
The runs from port to port have been a succession of the
most delightful regattas. On July 30th a gale struck
them at Martha’s Vineyard, but all got safely under
shelter and no accident occurred. The weather cleared
after a few hours, and a fleet of cat boats having been pro¬
vided, such of the yachtsmen as felt disposed, went trolling
for bluefish off Cape Pogee. During the cruise of the fleet
the time has been passed in the most enjoyable manner, on
sea and shore. The Comet had a jolly time at Edgartown,
as may be imagined. On the 30tli there was a hop at Oak
Bluffs. The club has now disbanded and the yachts have
scattered to the eastward and westward, and some have re¬
turned home. The Commodore’s cups, contended for in a
splendid breeze, were won by the schooner Comet and sloop
Qui Vive, and the race completed in the shortest time on
record over that course. To sum up, we may say that this
cruise has demonstrated the fact that the flagship—the
Madeleine, Com. Voorhis—has lost none of her fleetness,
though she sailed this season without any kites on board.
The Qui Vive is certainly one of the fastest sloops of her
inches in the country, and the Sadie has well sustained her
reputation as one of Herreshoff’s most successful boats.
The schooner Comet, modelled by Mr. Philip Ellsworth
and owned by Mr. Lanby, has, from her very first aquatic
encounter, met with nothing but one uninterrupted list of
victories, and of the new yachts so far tested may be said
to be the success of the season. We congratulate the club
on their cruise now completed, and hope they may have
many more in the future equally pleasant.

—The Atlantic Yacht Club, of Brooklyn, rendezvoued at
Glen Cove on August 4th, and started on its annual cruise.
The number of handsomely modelled vessels lying in Hemp¬
stead Harbor presented an attractive picture. The order
under which this fleet sailed is appended:—

GENERAL ORDER NO 2.

Flagship Peerless, New York, July 10, 1874.

The fleet will rendezvous at Glen Cove Tuesday, August 4.

august 5.—On signal from flagship will sail for Morris Cove, New
Haven Harbor.

August 6.—On signal will sail for Greenport..

August 7.—Special orders will be issued for the day.

August 8.—On signal the fleet will sail in the afternoon for Ston-
ington.

August 9.—Divine service will be held on board flagship.

August 10.—On signal the fleet will sail for New Bedford.

August 11 or 12, as may he decided at New Bedford, will get under
way For Vinevard Haven, where further orders will be issued.

All signals for sailing will be the second of two guns, with interval of
five minutes.

By order, Commodore Maxwell,

John B. Morgan, Recording Secretary.

—The New York Yacht Club Squadron assembled at
Glen Cove on August 4th, and started on the 5th its annual
cruise. The following vessels are at Newport to-day wait¬
ing orders:—

SCHOONERS.

Name. Owner.

Dauntless.Commodore J. G. Bennett.

Alarm.Rear Com. G. L. Kingsland.

Ariel..William L. Swan.

IT. C. P. Bradhurst.

Cho.J" Thomas B. Asten.

Eva .. E. Burd Grubb.

Fleur de Lis.J- S. Dickerson.

Idler.8. J. Colgate.

Josephine.Lloyd Phoenix.

Magic.W. T. Garner.

Rambler.W. II. Thomas.

Restless.G. G. Haven.

Tidal Wave.William Voorhis.

Wanderer.James Stillman.

SLOOPS.

Fanny.C. H. Mallory.

Grade.John R. Waller.

Vindex" ... Robert Centre.

Vision . ..J. J. Alexandre.

Way ward. .. W. E. Morris.

STEAM YACHTS.

.Theodore A. Havemeyer.

Lurline.... .Phillips Phoenix.

The schooners Comet, Gvpsie, Madeleine, Phantom and
Tarolinta, and the sloop Qui Vive, will join in this great
aquatic pastime.

_The Stapleton Yacht Club held their seventh annual

regatta on July 30th. The course was from a stake-boat
anchored opposite Stapleton Landing to the Southwest Spit,
and return. Twelve yachts started. The distances sailed were
twenty-five miles for first class and twenty meles for second
class yachts. Com. Lyman’s yacht Elizabeth soon drew ahead
of her competitors, and when the turning buoy was reached
she was nearly two miles in advance of them. She turned the
wrong buoy, and did noi discover her mistake till several
minutes afterward, when she went back and rounded the
right buoy, taking her place again in the race as No. 4.
She soon regained the lead, and came in the winner, pass¬
ing the line six minutes and twenty-five seconds before her
nearest rival, the Queen. The Elizabeth is said to be con¬
siderably longer than the Maud, and it is expected that the
latter will receive the prize by allowance of time. The
time allowed for difference in measurement was one min¬
ute to the foot for each ten miles. This gives the Queen,
which came in second, the third prize.

—The Queens County Yacht Club of Flushing, L. I.,
will hold their second annual regatta on Thursday the 13th
of August, The yachts will be divided into three classes,
viz.: first, class, cabin sloops; second class, open sloops;
third class, cat boats. Time allowance will be given at
the rate of one minute for each foot of additional length.
The race will be open to all yachts, and the course will be
from a point opposite Miller’s Hotel at Little Bayside,
around Stepping Stones buoy, to a boat moored at City
Island, thened to and around stake boat anchored off
Throgg’s Neck to and around home stake boat, the course
to be sailed over twice.

—The Neptune Fishing Club, of Norwalk, Conn., forty-
three persons, is at the Vineyard:

—Next Saturday is fixed for the Corinthian Regatta,
which is, perhaps, the most important yachting event ever
witnessed in the United States or in any country. For,
although the credit of originating Corinthian yachting does
not belong to us, it is doubtful whether our English cousins
have ever sailed ten large schooner-yachts, officered and
manned entirely by amateurs, over an open course. Should
there be a breeze and no fog, we think we can venture to
prophecy as fine a race as was ever witnessed when the
yachts were handled by their professional officers and
crews. We mean as far as freedom from fouls, errors of
judgment and seamanship are concerned. Let full credit
be given these yachtsmen; for it is no easy undertaking to
manage a vessel of perhaps over two hundred tons under
all circumstances. The day upon which the race is sailed
may prove fine, but these gentlemen accept the chances of
any weather, and feel confident that though it should be
necessary to reef and handle their vessels in a blow they
would be found perfectly equal to the occasion, accepting
the wet shirts and possible danger without a murmur. The
original list of entries was as given below, but this may be
added to still, as the books are open until 4 P. M. to¬
morrow, the 7tli of August. We believe the Foam, how¬
ever, has changed owners and may not be sailed, at all
events not by the original crew. The following are the
entries as they now stand:

Yacht. Owner. Club.

Madeleine.Com. J. Voorhis.Brooklyn Yacht Club.

Tidal Wave.William Voorhis.New York Yacht Club.

Foam.Sheppard Homans.New York Yacht Club.

Azalia.Com. J. M. Forbes.Eastern Yacht Club.

Tempest.James Lee.Boston Yacht Club.

Fearless.Eben W. Phillips.Boston Yacht Club.

Eva .E. Burd Grubb.New York Yacht Club.

Peerless .Com. J. Maxwell.Atlantic Yacht Club.

Palmer.Rutherford Stuyvesant.New York Yacht Club.

Comet.Wm. II. Langley.New York Yacht Club.

Idler.Rear Com.S. J. Colgate Seawanhaka Yacht Club.

South Boston Yacht Club.—T he third of the series of
champion regattas of this club occurred at City Point,
South Boston, Saturday P. M. last. The prize for first-
class keel boats was decided at the previous contest, on the
17th ult., when the Fearless, Capt. Woodward, was
awarded the honor. The second prize for that class is yet
undecided, and could not be decideu on Saturday, as but
one yacht, the Starlight, appeared, and the rules debar a
prize when but one enters. The first-class centre boards
got a good send off over the prescribed nine and one-half
mile course at 2:45, the Naiad Queen and Fannie having a
slight advantage to the windward. The following is the
result:

first class centre-boards.

Sailing Time.

Yacht. Captain. H. M, a.

Fannie *...B. Dean. 1 45 25

Posey.H. J. McKee. 1 48 05

Naiad Queen.W. Kilmer. 1 49 50

Ripple.C. D. Macomber. 1 52 20

By this table the Fannie won the race, which places her
in the same position as the Eva and the Ripple, who had
been victorious in previous contests.

SECOND-CLASS centre boards.

Mabel.J. H. Robersts. 1 45 00

Unique. James Stewart. 2 00 10

In two previous contests the Maud, Capt. Fuller, had
won and been declared entitled to the prize, which decision
has been reversed on account of a reported error of six
inches in measurement, against which reversal a protest
has been entered and is yet to be settled.

Starlight.

FIRST CLASS KEELS.

. 2

02

00

Uncle Moses.

SECOND CLASS KEELS.

.C. H. Dolbeare.

. 2

25

00

Kate.

.C. T. Haley—.

. 2

27

00

Another race will be necessary to a decision, as the Eva,
Fannie and Ripple have each a mark for the first prize, and
the Posey and the Naiad Queen for the second. Comd’r
Robert’s yacht Mercury was the judges boat.

Boston Yacht Club. —At a regular meeting of this club,
held last Wednesday evening, it was decided to hold their
Annual Regatta on Saturday, September 5th, off their club
house at City Point.

Com. Benjamin Dean has this week issued a congratula¬
tory order concerning their late review and cruise, an
advance copy of which has been kindly sent us. We re-
o-ret that our crowded columns will prevent our printing it
m full, for it is not only a courteous document, but con¬
tains practical suggestions worthy of consideration by other
clubs than the one to which they are specially addressed.
The Commodore enumerates twenty-four yachts, including
the famed America, which sailed on the cruise, and thanks
their officers for the enthusiasm which secured so large a
representation. He tenders particular acknowledgment to
Captain Arthur Cheney for placing his steam yacht Ane¬
mone at the Commodore’s disposal, and for accepting the
position of officer of the day. The neatness and trim,
sailor-like appearance of the Tempest is specially compli¬
mented. The instrumentality of the “America” in contri¬
buting so much to the present status of yachting in this
country, is not forgotten. Seamanship, which in some
cases lias proved as skilful as with professional mariners,
is indicated. And finally, the discipline of the club, the
attention paid to marine etiquette, and the deference to
superior officers, is favorably commented upon. The
Boston Yacht Club is rapidly acquiring an enviable reputa¬
tion.

_The Lynn Yacht Club has arranged a series of cham¬
pionship regattas; the first was announced for Tuesday of
the current week. The races will be continued once a fort¬
night until one in each class has won two races.

Isle of Shoals Regatta.— J. A. Poor, Esq., proprietor
of the Oceanic, Isle of Shoals, N. H., has instituted a
sailing regatta, open to all yachts, to take place off that
point Thursday, August 20th, and sail for the Oceanic
prizes which are now on exhibition in the well-known
stationery and periodical store of A. K. Loring, corner of
Washington and Bromfield streets, Boston, and consist of
a handsome silver punch bowl and ladle for the first class,
consisting of sloops and schooners thirty-eight feet and
upwards on water line; a pair of silver napkin rings of
special nautical design for the second class, centre-board
and keel sloops; and a silver pitcher for the third class,
center-board and keel boats measuring twenty feet and less
than twenty-five feet. AH entries are free and may be
made up to eight o’clock in the evening preceding the
regatta, at “ The Oceanic,” or to Com. D. R. Beekford, 20
India street, Boston, until 12 M., August 19th, and all

yachts will be measured by D. J. Lawlor. The measure¬
ment will be the length on the water-line, the allowance In
time to be determined in accordance with, the schedule
adopted by the Boston Yacht Club, by the judges, consist¬
ing of Comd’r Benj. Dean, Hon. Ohas. Levi Woodbury, ,T.
Jeffries, Jr., Esq.,' Hon. A. H. Rice, B. E. Preble, Esq.,
who will give all necessary information in regard to the
courses and the sailing regulations. The start will be
a flying one and take place between meridian and ®ne
o’clock. Ten minutes will then be allowed for yachts of
the first class to cross the line hereinafter mentioned, after
which no yacht’s time will be taken. Quite a number of
yachts belonging to Toston, Portland and elsewhere have
already signified their intention of entering, and it is hoped
that some of the fast ones from Hew York, Brooklyn and
intermediate ports will- also be on hand.

—The “Wivern” of the Boston Yacht Club sailed Sun¬
day from Boston on an eastern cruise, having on board
Ex-Commodore Thomas Manning and Capts. Arthur Cheney
and A. Claxton Gary. Capt. Cheney’s steam yacht, Ane¬
mone which has lately been put in thorough order and
remodeled Paternally, accompaning them as tender. On
the evening previous Capt. Cary entertained aboard,
Commodores Dean and Bangs, Capt Hathaniel Wales, her
owner, and a party of friends, who visited her to wish them
“bon voyage.”

—The Sloop Yacht Harragansett, Capt. Frank Tufts, be¬
fore reported on a “down east” cruise, was last heard from
at Camden, Maine.

—The Sloop Yacht Mariquita, Capt. Dexter, is also on a
cruise eastward with a party of friends aboard.

—The yacht “Comet,” belonging to W. H. Langley,
Esq., of tiie Hew York and Brooklyn yacht clubs, arrived
in Boston harbor Saturday afternoon, from Martha’s Vine¬
yard, via. Provincetown, en route for Portland.

—There are now sailing in the vicinity of Hewport, Hew
Bedford, Martha’s Vineyard and Hew Haven 136 yachts
owned by gentlemen of Hew York, Brooklyn, and Boston.
What a lovely sight!

—The “Cue Regatta Club” is a recent organization at
St. Augustine, Florida. It has already a large member¬
ship and a fleet of ten yachts. Dr. J. Hume Simons is the
Secretary. The first regatta of the club took place on the
10th of July between the Fleetwing, Carrie, G-ue, and
Beauty, in which the Due was the winner. At a subse¬
quent race the Carrie took the pennant. The interest in
yachting and boating is growing rapidly at the south.

—On Wednesday last, (August 5th) the challenge race
took place on Lake St. Clair, between the Annie Cuthbert
of Cobourg, and the Cora ©f Detroit, for the “Goodwin
Cup.” There is a great deal of interest in this match be¬
cause the cup is said to be the one offered by Queen Vic¬
toria to be sailed for in a race open to “all comers.” The
Cora was built at Pamrapo. Race fifteen miles and re¬
turn.

—The Halifax, Hova Scotia, Chronicle says that George
Brown will, in a few days, send to England a challenge to
Joseph Sadler to row a five mile scull race, with a turn, for
£500 sterling. Brown will agree to row on any water in
Great Britain, excepting the Tyne and Thames rivers, with
which Sadler is familiar; and will pay his own expenses, or
will allow Sadler £60 for expenses if the latter will come
to America.

—James Ten Eyck and Odell Dyckman both of Peeks-
kill, H. Y., rowed a three mile sculling match on August
1st, during a rain storm. Ten Eyck dropped his oar on
starting, but quickly regaining it, he soon caught up with
Dyckman and passed him, which advantage he held through¬
out the race, coming in about a boat’s length ahead.
Dyckman entered a claim of foul, which was overruled by
the judges. The referee was Mr. Marshall Lyons. The
time, as stated, was 28m. 50s.

—The Harlem Regatta Association are likely to hold a
regatta in the fall, as the prospects begin to look very
favorable. This is owing to the untiring exertions of Presi¬
dent Meeker.

—The Athletic Boating Club will send several members
to the Oakland Beach "Regatta near Providence, R. I.
Keator, Rathbone, and McCready have most likely entered
for the single scull race.

—The Hew Jersey boat clubs have organized a State As¬
sociation and intend holding a regatta in the fall.

—A regatta takes place at Oakland Beach, near Provi¬
dence, to-day and to-morrow, August 5th and 6th, which
will be one of the great events of the rowing season of ’74.
Among the professionals who will wield the spruce on the
occasion are the famous Ward brothers, the Biglins, Butler
of Philadelphia, Scharff of Pittsburgh, Ten Eyck of Peeks-
kill, Morris, Brown, and several others.

CANOE CRUISING.

NUMBER FOUR—PADDLING, SAILING AND PORTAGING.

T HE exercise of paddling is not so graceful as that of
rov 7 ing, and the strength is not exerted so advanta-
geously; nevertheless, there is much to be said in its favor.
The voyager looks in the direction in which he is travel¬
ling, and has not to strain his neck by looking over his left
shoulder to see where he is going. He can observe the
scenery better, guide his craft more easily in a winding
river, and take advantage of back eddies by keeping close
in shore when going against stream. There is a good deal
of healthy excitement, too, in going down a rapid, and
paddling in a rough and tumbling sea. The canoeist has
a comfortable seat, and a support for his back, and is not
so liable to uncomfortable abrasions from the friction of
the thwart.

The process of paddling a boat along by a stroke, first on
one side and then on the other, appears to me as requiring
more brute force than skill; but I believe certain principles
will be laid down, when paddling is more carefully exam¬
ined, so as to enable the paddler to put forth his strength
to the best advantage. According to my experience, the
best “form” for speed is with the body bent forwards, the
knees slightly bent, the paddle grasped with the hands
about two , feet apart (Macgregor says the width of the
chest), both thumbs undermost, and the strength exerted as
if. the paddler wished to pole, or shove his craft forwards.
The head should be kept quite steady, and the feet firmly
pressed against the stretcher. With a “feathering” paddle

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the wrist requires to be slightly turned, so as to put the
blade of the paddle square into the water. Although I
have had one of these for some years, I use it compara¬
tively seldom, preferring the ordinary paddle, with oval
blades, slightly spoon shaped. It is a good plan to have
the lower ends of the blades sheathed with copper, to pre¬
vent their being split or broken when used for poling or
shoving off the canoe.

The average pace of a cruising canoe in still water, with¬
out current, is about four miles an hour. The difference
in speed between one of fourteen feet and one of seventeen
feet long is not very great in smooth water, but in a toss
the latter has a great advantage from carrying her wav so
much better.

Sailing .—From what I have already said, it will easily be
inferred that I consider it useless to attempt to sail a small
craft, of the build of a canoe, except with a fair or leading
wind. Were I cruising with a “sailing” canoe in company
with a man who attempted to beat his craft against a “nose
ender,” I should paddle to a convenient point, land, and
amuse myself watching his gyrations, but would feel no
desire to imitate them. A lateen sail, such as I described
in the previous paper, I believe to be one of the most con¬
venient. The pressure of the sail is evenly exerted, it is
not. too lofty, and requires very simple gear. The mast
should be stepped about one third of the boat’s length from
the stern, and should rake aft. The boom will come be¬
hind the paddler.

The canbeist steps his mast from the cockpit, makes fast
the boom to it just above the deck by a spring hook, and
having drawn up the hatch and seen that his sheet is clear,
hoists his sail from his seat. The sheet can be arranged
like the sheet of a sailing boat, i. e ., made fast to the gun¬
wale on one side, passed through a thimble at the end of
the boom, and then through a small pulley on the opposite
gunwale, and led up to a cleat on the deck beside the cock¬
pit. The grommet at the end of the boom, through which
the sheet passes, should be sufficiently loose to allow the
boom to turn easily when it is desired to reef. The pro¬
cess of reefing is effected in the following manner:—The
sail is lowered, the boom detached from the mast, and the
sail rolled round it until it is reduced to the size desired,
and three or four reef points are then tied; an opening is
made in the sail, where the boom is made fast to the mast,
to allow of the sail being rolled round it, without interfer¬
ing with this fastening, and to enable the canoeist to see
better before him. Steering is easily effected with a little
practice from either side with the paddle.

Portaging —To raise a canoe on to the shoulders and carry
it requires a little practice and knack. I was shown how
to “portage” a canoe by a gentleman at whose house I
stopped one night when on a canoe cruise down the St.
Lawrence, from Quebec to the Saguenay. He had had
great experience in cruising in birch bark canoes, etc., in
the Hudson’s Bay Company, and was much interested in
my little craft, t have not* seen the plan described in any
work on canoes, and doubt if any one has applied it to the
“civilized” canoe. Yet it is very simple, the weight of the
canoe is evenly distributed, and it can be easily guided
through a forest path. It is effected thus:—A strap or bar
is stretched from gunwale to gunwale amidships, so that
when the canoe is raised by it the stern and stern counter
balance each other. The canoeist stands on the right side
of the canoe, grasps the strap with his right hand, and
raises the boat onto his left thigh; the left hand is then
passed under it, it is turned on to the shoulders, and car¬
ried bottom upwards, “fore and aft.” The strap or bar
supporting the canoe rests on the nape of the neck and
across the^shoulders. and it is balanced and guided by the
hands in front. [A photograph is being prepared of the
author, with the “Passenger Bird” on his shoulders, and
will be sent with the next.] An Indian will carry a birch
bark canoe weighing from 80 to 150 pounds for some miles
in this manner.

While writing this article, some letters on cruising ca¬
noes, from well-known canoeists, have appeared in the
English Field , (May 28d, 30th, etc.) These bear chiefly on
the subjects of sheer and camber. A certain amount of
both is ’undoubtedly necessary in the outlines I gave in a
previous paper of dimensions for a cruising canoe. I men¬
tioned three inches sheer, and one and a quarter inches
camber. This will, I believe, be found suitioient for all
practical purposes in a canoe seventeen feet long. If a
shorter canoe is desired for use in rough water, an increased
sheer might be given to it.

The desiderata in a cruising canoe are the following:—

1st., Safety. The generality of cruisers are built with es¬
pecial’ regard to this important point, and whether of the
Rob Roy, Hautilus, or Ringleader type, are safe little ves¬
sels, and will live in a sea that would swamp an ordinary
boat of twice their size. Ho one would wish to take a
cruise in a craft like an outrigger in varied waters, as sea,
lake, and river, whatever amount of speed might be got
out of it.

2d., Strength. As the woik for which canoes are required
often’exposes them to rough usage, this is a very necessary
qualification. A cruising canoe ought to be strong enough
to stand the strain of grounding on a rock or snag, and, on
certain occasions, slept, in.

3d., Handiness. This comprises portability, roominess,
draught of water, etc. A good cruiser should be easily car¬
ried, either by the canoeist, or by rail or wagon, should have
sufficient space for stowage of traps, as provisions, clothes,
tent, etc., and should draw very little water, (about four
inches.) A fiat floor, with little keel, is therefore neces¬
sary, and a fair amount of beam and depth. 1 gave two
feet four inches for the beam of a canoe seventeen feet in
length. This should not be diminished for a shorter ca¬
noe, but should rather be increased to give the necessary
carrying capacity—for a canoe fourteen feet long I should
therefore recommend two feet six inches beam, ten and a
half inches depth amidships, and fourteen or fifteen inches
at stem and stern. These dimensions would give a handy
little cruising canoe, like the Hautilus, without her draught
of water. She would not be so fast, however, as the longer
one.

4th. Speed and steadiness under paddle.

5th. Speed and steadiness under sail, with fair or lead¬
ing winds.

6 th. Simplicity of rig, arrangement of hatch, etc. This
might be included under heading No. 2, and is a very im¬
portant feature, which any one who has tried long cruises
in these craft will appreciate. All these points must be
carefully considered in designing a canoe, and undue prom¬
inence should not be given to any one of them without re¬
gard to the others. C. M. D.

Hatifax,lfova&coiia, July tlth, 1874;

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We shall endeavoi - in this department to impart and hope to receive
stich information as may he of service to amateur and professional sjxrts
men. We will cheerfully answer all reasonable questions that fall with in
the scope of this paper, designating localities far good hunting, fish¬
ing, and trapping, and giving advice and instructions as to outfits, im
plements, routes, distances, seasons, expenses, remedies, traits, species,
goyerrdng rules , etc. All branches of the spoilsman's craft, will receive
attention. Anonymous Communications not Noticed.

W. F. P., Boston.—The gun you mention will be ready second week
in August, and would suit well for duck shooting.

Dr. Hathaway. —Be kind enough to send your address to Forest
and Stream office. There is a Philadelphia letter for you here.

J. M. D., Bergen Point.-Will you please inform me where is the best
place to buy rowing suits, and oblige? Ans. Shannon, Miller & Crane,
46 Maiden lane.

R. C., Utica, N. Y.—Which is the strongest, cleanest and best powder
for a muzzle loading pocket rifle, and what quantity for a load? Ans.
Try Hazard, and Laflin and Rand, 30 grains.

Roscoe, N. Y.— How much powder and shot should the 10-bore, muz¬
zle loader I wrote to you about stand without recoil; it is a.28-inch, Wm.
Moore, maker? Ans. 4 i drachms powder and 1} oz. shot.

Frank.— My setter dog will retrieve a glove or stick of wood, but can¬
not be induced to pick up a bird. How can I overcome his aversion to
feathers? Ans. We have sent you Forest and Stream with the an¬
swer in full.

Black Red, N. Y.— Is there any sort of shooting around Newport, R.

I. , and what sort? Who will put me in the way of it? Ans. Newport
is not a noted place for shooting. There are a few bay snipe, but up¬
land shooting is very poor.

J. L. P.,-Brookline, Mass.—What is the best way to cleanse brass
shells? Ans. The easiest method is to put them, one by one, in a turn¬
ing lathe, take the brush of the cleaning rod, insert it % the shell, give
half a dozen turns of the lathe, and they will come out clean and bright.
Or, boil them in water and then wipe them dry.

G. W. J., St. Louis.—A Remington 80-inch, 44 cal., weight 10 pounds,
would be just what you require. Shells made for them. Wingate’s
Manual would be all you wanted. “Trapper’s Guide,” $1.50, is a book
which would be useful. Could not have the rifle tried for you. Do not
think it would be necessary. The cheapest hammocks are Mex¬
ican; good ones cost $2.50; very flne qualities South American, $6 to $12.

Jackson, N. Y.— Can you refer to a good guide in the Northern
Woods, Franklin county? Ans. We personally know but few, but feel
free to recommend all the Martins, Steve Turner (if not too old), Moses
St. Germain, John McLaughlin, Bloomingdale Post-office, Essex county;

J. Grover, Lute Evans, Martin Moody, Jesse Corey, Lower Saranac P.
O., Franklin county; and Seth Wardner, Merrillsville, Franklin county.

J. L. C., Augusta, Me.—Please inform me through the columns of
your paper what size brass shells I shall order for a 10-gauge breech
loader, and what kind are considered best; also please inform me if
there is any difference in chambering a gun for metal or paper shells?
Ans. 10 gauge. The Sturtevant is an excellent one. There ought not
to be, but some makers taper too soon. Read “The Breech Loader,”
by Wilson.

Old Pop.— Iu yonr answer to “C. R. S., Boston,” you say that the sea¬
son for trout fishing closes September 15. Are yon not ini staken ? Ans.
Yes; the law of 1873 makes the close season to include th r e months of Octo¬
ber, November, December and January. We are much annoyed
at our error; the answer we gave we intended to apply to Canadian
salmon Ashing, in reply to another correspondent. We trust none of
our correspondents will be inconvenienced.

Physic, Fort Edward, N. Y.—Mocking bird food is either wet or dry
food, composition of both the same. Take bullock’s hearts boiled, dry
perfectly, and grate. Mix this in the proportion of one-eighth with five-
eighths raw meal or poppy meal, and the rest of pounded biscuit. This
is the dry food. For the moist food add a little lard and grated carrot.
The best way, we think, is to send to Mr. Reiche (see advertisement) for
the food, for we doubt if you can get the poppy meal.

J. B. H., Philadelphia.—What is the best form for fly book; oue that
will keep gut straight, and allow flies to be inserted and removed couven -
iently? Ans. There are two or three fly books of the kind you refer to,
the inventions of Mr. Charles Hutchinson of Utica, Mr. Hyde oi 22 Mai¬
den Lane, and one other gentleman, whose name we forget; but we are
not aware that any such are sold in the shops. The simplest has stiff
card-board leaves with metal hooks for the loop of the gut, and elastic
rubber eyes for the hooks. The elastic keeps the gut straight.

Peet. —Where, within a few hours of New York City, is the best
place for English snipe? Ans. The salt marshes and beds of the Rari¬
tan, Hackensack and Passaic rivers. The meadows that border the Del¬
aware and Schuylkill are good snipe grounds, but the best are on the
Northern Neck of Virginia. Take stage to Leonardstown, cross to
Pope’s Creek. There are a few English snipe shot every year at Pine
Brook and Wallkill, Orange county. What game is there near Tom’s
River, N. J.. during the month of August? Ans. Bay snipe, curlew,
yellow legs, &c.

H. C., Attlebro, Mass.— I notice in last week’s paper yon speak of a
brace of nine months’ old pup;? that can be bought for $50 for the brace.
Can one be bought for $25, and are they all right and pure blood
(Gordons); also if these are disposed of, do you know of any pure
blood pups two or three months old (Gordons or Macdonas) that can be,
bought for $25 or $30? Ans. We believe the owner is a reliable man.
If you would drop him a line he would answer your questions in full.
See “Idstone’s” tetter week before last. Macdona pups are sold for
$100 at three months old.

G. H. J., Bridgeport, Conn.—What kind of elastic varnish or shellac
is used to finish off hooks which are tied on gut, as in fly hooks, at the
head, especially for salmon fishing; also, where it can he procured?
Ans. Make it yourself. Thad Norris’ receipt is: One ounce purest
resin, one drachm gutta percha, one teaspoonful crude linseed oil, heat
them, stirring with a stick so as to mix them thoroughly, and pour the
compound into a bowl of cold water. When it has cooled, work it as
boys do taffy. Gutta percha may be omitted, but it makes it tougher.
To soften in cold weather, add a few drops of oil; to harden, add a little
resin.

A. G.,Chicago.— How can I reach West and Middle Florida, and what is
the character of the land? Ans. From Jacksonville a railroad extends
west as far as Tallahassee. From Fernandina, on the northeast coast,
another road crosses the peninsula diagonally to Cedar Keys, intersecting
the other road a few miles from Jacksonville. To visit Taylor and ad¬
jacent counties you might leave the northern road at the nearest station,
where you would have to hire private conveyance or take the Suwanee
River steamer, once a week from Cedar Keys. We cannot see, however
why you should wish to visit these counties, if you are agriculturally
inclined. The land is not so good as farther north and east, the distance
from market great, and many other circumstances render them undesir¬
able. The best lands for general farming, such as raising wheat, tobac¬
co, cotton, &c., are in the northern central counties, where the surface
is more rolling than upon the coast. About Gainesville there is much
good pine land, but it is generally held in large plantations, and unless
a man wishes to sink his capital, he had better not attack; an old planta¬
tion. If oranges are to be raised, the east and southeast coast and the
central portions of Florida contain the best soil and climate. Orange
county is the banner connty as yet. Indian River is famous for its
oranges, which mature earlier and command a higher price than those
of the St.Johns. Wherever you buy land, be sure it has communication
more or less direct with the great cities. Landis cheap enough, and this
season is a good one to buy m. If you. will write more fully as to what
•rops you wish to raise we can advise you better. - ‘

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE CUR¬
RENT WEEK.

Friday, August 7th.—Buffalo Park, Buffalo. N. Y.— Now York Yacht
Club at Newport—Massillon Driving Park, Massillon, Ohio.—Open am¬
ateur and professional regatta at Oakland Beach, near Providence, R.
I.—Princes Club Eleven with professionals, vs. Eighteen of America, at
Princes Grounds, London, Eng.

Saturday, August 8th.— Corinthian yacht, race for schooners, New¬
port, R. I.—New York Yacht Club at Newport—Harlem River Boat
Club’s practice day—Athletic vs. Boston B. B. C., at Richmond Cricket
Grounds, Eng.

Monday, August 10th—Atlantic Yacht Club sail for New Bedford-
New York Yacht Club cruise.

Tuesday, August 11th,—Utica Park Association, Utica, N. Y.— Ro¬
chester Driving Park Association, Rochester, N. Y.—Pigeon Shooting
'Tournament, Chicago, Ill.—Mystic Park, Boston, Mass.

Wednesday, August 12th.— Athletic vs. Boston and Professional
Nine—Utica Park Association, Utica, N. Y.—Rochester Driving Park
Association, Rochester, N. Y.— Pigeon Shooting Tournament, Chicago,
Hi.—Grand River and Spring Lake Rowing Association, Mich.—Mystic
Park, Boston, Mass.—Match day, cricket clubs, Hoboken, foot Ninth
street.

Thursday, August 13th.—English Eleven vs. Eighteen, at cricket, at
the Oval, Loudon, Eng.—Utica Park Association, Utica, N. Y.—Roches¬
ter Driving Park Association, Rochester, N. Y.—Pigeon Shooting Tour¬
nament, Chicago, III.—Queens county Yacht Club regatta—Grand River
and Spring Lake Rowing Association, Mich.—Mystic Park, Boston.

OUR CHICAGO OFFICE.

I N order to establish a closer relationship with the sport.

ing fraternity at the West, to whose earnest support the
Forest and Stream owes a large portion of its success,
we have within the past week established a branch office at
Chicago. It is in Cobb’s Building, Dearborn street, where
our friends will find our able representative, Mr. Ira G.
True, and a corps of competent assistants. We have made
this new movement because it became necessary to the
proper and comfortable conduct of our growing business at
the West, and not because we hope or expect to monopolize
the whole of sporting journalism in that section. We feel
assured that the West must at some day not distant have its
own peculiar representative, but until some journal is found
better able than Forest and Stream to fill the position,
we are convinced that we shall not be regarded as inter¬
lopers. On the contrary, we shall be welcomed as a sort
of medium to promote a better acquaintance and stronger
good fellowship between the East and West, enabling each
to better understand the other’s wants, characteristics, and
good qualities. We are certain that the establishment of
our office in Chicago will prove mutually advantageous,

OUR ANNIVERSARY.

T HIS present number concludes the second volume of
Forest and Stream, and marks an important
epoch in the existence of our paper, for we are now one
year old. From the very outset our success has exceeded
our most sanguine expectations. An army of friends in
the United States, Canada, and England have rallied around
us, and liberally supported us with their purses and their
brains. The Forest and Stream is now taken in every
State, Territory, and Province. Our advertising patronage
requires no heralding; it can be seen and estimated for it¬
self. We can safely assert that few weekly papers, of
much longer standing than our own, can show as large a
number of advertisements, or a higher class of advertisers.
And this success has accrued without any special effort on
our part. Like Topsey, the paper has “growed itself.”

In the most natural way the Forest and Stream has
filled a void in American journalism, and in the same natu¬
ral way the better classes of our people have taken it into
their confidence. Hundreds who have been in the habit of
looking at sporting papers as inculcating doubtful morality,
have become our subscribers, and even the ladies accept
the Forest and Stream as a friend long needed, and
worthy of the affection they bestow.

The commercial community, with keen, sagacious,
critical eye, perceived the value of the Forest and Stream
as an advertising medium at the very start, and with scarcely
any solicitation on our part, have compelled us to gradu¬
ally yield them additional space, and have crowded our
pages throughout the most trying business period we have
had for years. Born in a panic, we have worried through it,
and survive. All newspaper men know that subscribers
make advertisers, and that although the presence of the
former cannot be appreciated by the general reader, the
last cannot exist without the first, and in fact that the one
is the corollary of the other.

Six months ago, on the occasion of our entering on our
second volume, we took the opportunity of thanking our
many contributors for the valuable papers they had sent
us. As we are about to enter on our third volume, we
must repeat the same idea as was then expressed, that al¬
though the policy of a paper must emanate solely from
those who direct it—if, so to speak, the canvas is to be
stretched to just such limits, and only certain subjects are to
be drawn upon it, it has been our contributors who have
mainly painted the most glowing pictures, the finest scenes,
and given those subtler touches which have made the
Forest and Stream so popular.

It is not wise, it is even rash, to make promises for the
future. Of course there is nothing like success, but suc¬
cess which has not come in an accidental or haphazard way
is always inspiriting. Our good fortune, earned by no
small amount of patient toil, we believe to be an earnest of
the future. As we are certain now that our second volume
was better than our first, we have every reason to hope that
our third volume will still more fully satisfy the numerous
readers of the Forest and Stream.

MODEL FIELD LITERATURE.

N EWSPAPERS are everywhere representative of the
people from whom they emanate, but nowhere do
th^y so positively and intensely reflect the popular char¬
acteristics and material progress as in England and Ame¬
rica. In this country the superficial intelligence that is so
widely diffused, is indicated by an enormous sum total of
newspaper circulation hardly appreciable even by those
familiar with newspapers. This circulation seems to fill
every visible channal of aesthetic or commercial require¬
ment, and yet new channels of usefulness, constantly open¬
ing, are as constantly giving to the press increased scope
and additional functions. America is young, vigorous,
restless, earnest, active, far-reaching. Her newspapers are
the representatives of daily progress rather than fixed fact,
of development rather than ripeness, of quantity instead of
quality. England, on the contrary, is one of those countries
which are said to be finished, and her few representative
journals therefore simply reflect the light and shade of a
character fully fixed and established, and to which time
adds only weight and ponderosity. Through them the
minutest details of her inner life find constant expression,
and it is marvellous with what accuracy they are del¬
ineated.

One cannot help indulging these thoughts when conning
over the advertising columns of any of them, and of none
so much as the London Field, the paper most nearly repre¬
sentative of the gentlemen of England. This journal is de¬
voted entirely to recreation and pastime, and to the study
of those natural objects which contribute to create them.
It therefore depicts the aesthetic or sunny side of life. And
yet the most cynic philosopher who scans its pages cannot
fail to perceive how intimately interwoven with all that is
practical, or valuable, or dutiful, in existence, are these
apparently trivial and superfluous objects. They enter into
the very bone and essence of human life. There is scarcely
a trait or a trade that is not represented here, scarcely an
article of virtu or use, or any means or source of recrea¬
tion, or any of the pertainings or belongings of a gentle¬
man’s establishment, or a requisite of the better classes of
people, that is not included among the catalogue of objects
here wanted or offered for sale. An enumeration would be
tedious. And all are logically or directly connected and
associated with health, wealth, independence, happiness,
morality, and religion ! It is evident that no mean esti¬
mate need be placed upon a truly legitimate sportsman’s

paper which discourages and discards all impurities of
thought and conduct, and inculcates in its readers a love
for that only which is rational and elevating.

An analysis of the literary or reading contents of the
Field alike challenges description, and compels the like
wholesome and satisfying conclusions. There is not a nook
or cranny of all England affording facilities for fishing,
that is not represented. Its racing summary is perfect and
chaste. No yacht flecks the English waters, but is ac¬
counted for here. Cricket, croquet, archery, golf, boat
races, athletic exercises and general pastimes, are fully re¬
corded. There is a veterinary department absolutely
thorough in its character. No high mettled racer is born,
or runs, or is sold, but that the Field and its readers know
of it. Dogs, their kinds, their traits and characteristics are
treated by the most intelligent of exponents. The shooting
of the day, or the prospects for game are exhaustively dis¬
cussed. What is wonderful, amid this mass of matter, is
the attention paid to natural history. So absolutely correct
and novel is this particular department, that special scien¬
tific journals, written for savants, quote from the Field on
sujects ornithological and ictlij ological. In the treatment
of all these topics, a straightforward method, an absence of
gush and bluff, a clearness and precision, gives information
and instruction to innumerable readers in all parts of the
world where English is spoken. Correspondents from
Asia, Africa, from all habitable points of the Globe, write
for it.

Mechanically, the London Field is a marvel. In size it
is the largest known journal in the world. We have a
copy of it spread out before us on the floor, which almost
carpets the office. It comprises 56 pages of reading matter
in small type, each page measuring 12x18 inches. Its dimen¬
sions are four feet by ten and a half, and its superficial area,
reckoning both sides, is eighty-four feet. Twenty-eight
and one half of its pages are devoted to advertisements,
several of which are a column in length. W e have taken
the trouble to count them; the total for the one issue
(weekly) is 1,887 I If all the type used were set in a straight
line, it would reach almost two miles, there being some¬
thing over 1,189,440 “ems” in it. It would take a rapid
compositor two hundred days to set the type by himself.

There is no publication, (excepting Land and Water,) in
any part of the globe that exactly corresponds to the Lon¬
don Field, nor do we know that there ever will be. In
America our sporting journals are dwarfed by the com¬
parison. Forest and Stream has made the Field its
model, and emulous of a like excellence and repute, it may
after a half century of arduous toil aspire to the same stan¬
dard which the Field has reached after many years. But
the way is difficult. We have upon our table beside us a
dingy copy of the “Sporting Magazine or Monthly Cal¬
endar,” printed in London in 1802—a really creditable
effort, but scarcely equal to Forest and Stream, we
think. It has an illustrated title, representing a hunter
going full tilt at a five-barred gate, with a fox-hound streak¬
ing it after him. Among its varied contents we note an
article on “The Distinguishing Signs of Madness in Dogs,”
by Mr. Meynell, (Meynel?) which we have more than once
had a mind to reproduce in our columns, so absolutely
thorough and perfect is it, and showing how little more we
know about the disease to-day than we did seventy-five
years ago. One very curious article is on Bull Baiting, re¬
markable from the arguments used by Wilberforce and
Sheridan in the House of Commons, to prohibit hul 1 baiting
and bull running. A balloon excursion occupies some
twelve pages, the doughty pugilists, Belcher and Joe Ward,
take up two pages, sporting intelligence a page or so, and
the Poetry, or what in the peculiar stilted phraseology of
the period is caL d “The High Court of Diana,” drivels
along through four pages more. As an expression of the
tastes of the period, it forms an interesting study, and no
doubt was delectable reading for our grand sires. The
long advance made in sporting literature since then is illus¬
trated in the London Field of to-day. Although we are
fully aware of the fondness which Englishmen have for
field sports, we cannot but marvel that a country barely as
large as one of our own States, (notwithstanding its civ¬
ilization dates back a thousand years,) should ever produce
such a remarkable weekly journal. We cannot but ac¬
knowledge the great influences for good which such papers
have exerted in the United States. One thing they have
certainly taught us, and that is, that a journal devoted to
the peculiar topics here treated of, and trusting for the sup¬
port and confidence of any community, must be ‘written and
prepared by gentlemen, if it is expected that gentlemen will
read it.

THE PINNATED GROUSE IN ENGLAND.

W E are sorry to state that we have just received infor¬
mation from Sandringham that the eggs sent to the
Prince of Wales by Mr. Richard Valentine have not done
well, a single bird at last accounts only having been reared.
We copy from the letter of the gentleman who kindly sends
us the facts;—

“Upon their arrival the eggs were placed under three of
the best hens to be found. After the lapse of a week it
was discovered that all the eggs, with the exception of
three, were addled and useless, and these were hatched
about twenty-eight days from date of being placed under
the hen in a very weak state, but two of them more so than
the other, which two have since died. The survivor would
in all probability have shared the same fate had it not been
discovered that it required a great deal of moisture, and
since then the coop has been watered several times during
the day, and it is now growing into a strong bird. When
they arrived they were packed in a soft of eha#. . . -

The keeper thought he discovered particles of manure
hanging to the eggs.”

We feel certain that Mr. Valentine used every precau¬
tion, and we regret exceedingly the failure of this first at¬
tempt. We trust that next year Mr. Valentine will renew
the experiment. We shall he very glad to do all in our
power to introduce the pinnated grouse into England. If
eggs can he sent from India to England, and a certain pro¬
portion of them can he hatched, there is no reason why the
eggs of the pinnated grouse cannot stand a shorter trip,
and under much more favorable circumstances.

Jackson Gillbanks, Esq., informed us some time ago 1
that a number of eggs, sent by Sergt. Bates, the American i
flag-marching individual, had arrived in England, but our j
informant expressed his doubts as to whether the eggs \
would hatch. We feel somewhat interested in the single j
bird born in England, .and trust he may get along. After j
these birds, however, break the egg, it is still a question j
whether they will thrive in England. We have made up
our mind to see the experiment fully tried. The fact that j
the chicks of the pinnated grouse require a certain amount
of moisture in their baby days, is at least some little
knowledge gained.

NATIONAL SPORTSMENS’ CONVENTION

The following is the call issued last June for a National
Convention to meet at Niagara Falls to revise the game
laws:

A CALL FOR A NATIONAL SPORTSMENS’ ASSOCIATION.

The New York State Association for the Protection of Fish aud Game,
believing that the time had arrived when public sentiment was in favor
of forming a grand national organization for the protection of fish and
game, did, in convention assembled at Oswego, N. Y., on June 23d, 1874,
adopt the following:

Resolved, That this Association in convention assembled do endorse
the call for a National Association, issued in the American Sportsman of
February 21st, 1874, having for its object the procurement of intelligent
and efficient legislation for the protection of game birds and fish, and did
name the 9th day of September, 1874, and Niagara Falls. N. Y., as the
proper time and place for holding such convention, and did appoint us as
delegates to said convention; now

Therefoy'e , We do issue this call to all State Sportsmens’ Associations
and local organizations, where no State Associations exist, and gentle¬
men sportsmen, where no local clubs exist, to take the matter in hand
and send delegates to said convention and make the meeting one worthy
of American gentlemen sportsmen.

A., C. Mattoon, Oswego, N. Y.

N. R. C. Rowe, West Troy, N. Y.

S. T. Murray, Niagara Falls, N. Y.

Geo. W. Flower, Watertown, N. Y.

W. J. Babcock, Rochester, N. Y.

We are at liberty to state that, owing to a misconception
of facts at Oswego, by the officers of the Convention of
June 22d, two circular letters were allowed to be issued
simultaneously, one emanating from the State Assqciation,
and the other from the New York City Society for the
Protection of Game. These at first sight seem to be inhar¬
monious, and would be, (as to time of meeting, at least)
were it true that two different dates for holding Con¬
ventions were specified. The impression evidently obtains
that the society last named designated the 1st day of No¬
vember, or issued its call for a Convention on that day, as
will be seen by the following letter from a leading sports¬
man of New Jersey, whose status will readily be recognized
by the initial signature. He says:—

Malaga, N. J., August 2d, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

While the sportsmen of West Jersey heartily endorse the “Call fora
National Convention,” and will send delegates, officially, through the
West Jersey Game Protective Society to such a convention, it strikes us
that the time named (some time in November) is unsuited. The conven¬
tion should, in our opinion, be held either prior to November 1st, or
after January 1st. Sportsmen want all the time they may be able to
spare from their business during the open season, and should the call be
issued during that time, it will no doubt prevent the attendance of many,
who otherwise would give the movement their individual countenance.

Yours truly, W. B. R.

Now the fact is, there is but one cull. The city society
has merely suggested the 1st of November as the suitable
time for a Convention, for the text of its circular letter
reads, as addressed to the numerous clubs throughout the
country:—‘ ‘ Ton will please inform us at ichat time and place
you would prefer the Convention therein to be held.” The pur¬
pose and desire was, first to obtain the sense of the coun¬
try as to these points, and then conform to the expressed
wish of the majority. Now, it is palpable enough that, if
the majority of clubs desire the 9th of September as the
day of meeting, and Niagara Falls as the place (as desig¬
nated by the State Association), they will so state in their
responses to the call issued by the city society, through its
President, Royal Phelps, Esq. Should they so elect, noth¬
ing can interfere to impair that harmony of feeling and
action which is so necessary and so much desired in this
important matter. We know that our sportsmen, from
one end of the land to the other, have hut the main object
at heart, and would deprecate anything that would even
suggest discord or conflict. There is no reason why the
action of the two organizations 'should not be strictly and
wholly co-operative, the objects being identically the same.
But we fear that the shortness of the time allowed to con¬
sider the tenor of either call is an insuperable objection to
the immediate accomplishment of results. We admit the
force of our correspondent’s point which he raises, and
fear that the conventions (especially the one earliest called)
will be hut thinly attended. If, however, it should happen
that the attendance at Niagara Falls should be sufficiently
large and characteristic to be considered representative,
it could readily adjourn to a future time so far distant as
to enable the question te be thoroughly examined and dis¬
cussed meanwhile throughout the country. At the No¬
vember meeting, under the other call, the delegates present
could advantageously discuss their plans, of co-operative
game laws, which they received as a legacy from the

FOREST AND STREAM

“American Fish Culturists’ Association,” and which is
widely approved by gentlemen of the United States and
Canada, and having done this much, would naturally ad¬
journ to the place designated by the September meeting,
and offer or solicit that co-operation which would come
from the united wisdom of the two bodies. This we would
respectfully suggest to the officers of the two societies or
associations as the proper course to be pursued, and the
only one to effect the grand object with harmony and with¬
out prejudice. We feel assured, as far as our personal
knowledge goes, that both organizations are ready to en¬
dorse any movement that will secure harmony and univer¬
sal co-operation of sportsmen. We trust the September
meeting will be largely attended, for in a multitude of
counsellors there is wisdom, and we think it more than im¬
portant that, after a purely deliberative session, it should
adjourn as suggested above.

The Chicago Pigeon Shooting Tournament.— The
grand shooting tournament of Chicago, Illinois, commenc¬
ing on August 11th, and continuing through the week, is
to be held at Dexter Park. The interesting programme of
this shoot, which is appended below, is the result of the
indefatigable exertions of S. H. Tun-ill and Abner Price,
Chicago. There will be three days’ single bird shooting for
amateurs only, and one day for double birds, to be shot under
Kennicott club rules, charge of shot one and a quarter ounce,
Dixon measurement, 1,106 or 1,107. The entrance fee for
single and double bird .shooting will be $10 each day; birds
twenty cents each. All the shooting will be at wild birds,
from H. & T. plunge traps, and the sport is to commence
each day at half past nine sharp. Entries can be made at
the store of F. J. Abbey & Co., 43 Clark street, Chicago,
or on the grounds.

A new feature in this programme is the all-cash prize
system, under which the sportsman making the best aver¬
age (in the shoot proper) throughout the tournament will
be presented with $100 cash. We think the plan a good
one for amateurs. Sweepstake and handicap money prizes
have been in vogue in England among the most select and
aristocratic clubs for years. Pigeon shooting, in order to
make a sportsman a first rate field shot (it is getting rather
too mechanical of late), is one of the most expensive
amusements. A gentleman may win a peck of medals, but
they don’t pay travelling expenses. Possibly enough, they
might cost the owner hundreds of dollars. A celebrated
rifle shot from California once called at our office to show
us his medals, etc. These different emblems of his accu¬
racy as a marksman amounted to more than eighty, and on
enquiring the expenses he had incurred to win them he re¬
plied, “Twice the value of each medal.” Glory is emi¬
nently gratifying, but we think that, as in the instance of
this Chicago tournament, where field sportsmen have to
travel so far, and the expense of the journey is so exces¬
sive, this new system of giving all-cash prizes to the win¬
ners will not in any way deteriorate from the character of
the amateur sportsman, as it is not a matter of chance who
wins, but in nearly all cases one of skill. This tourna¬
ment will afford a grand opportunity for those field sports¬
men who contemplate visiting the States of Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, and Minnesota for a few days practice before
entering on the prairie for the pinnated grouse. The fol¬
lowing is the programme:—

FIRST DAY—TUESDAY, AUG. llTH. [SECOND DAY—WEDNESDAY, AUG. 12

Glass Shooting, 10 Single Rises. | Class Shooting, 10 Single Rises.

First prize, cask. $175 00 ( First prize, cash.$200 00

Second prize, cask. 100 00 Second prize, cash. 100 00

Third prize, cash. 75 001 Third prize, cash. 75 Oo

Fourth prize, cash. 50 001 Fourth prize, cash. 40 00

Fifth prize, cash. 15 OOiFifth prize, cash. 25 00

THIRD DAY—THURSDAY, AUG. 13TH. [FOURTH DAY—FRIDAY, AUG. 14TH.

Glass Shooting, 10 Single Rises, \ Four Best Scores, 10 Double Rises.

First prize, cash.$200 OOjB’irst prize, cash.$40 00

Second prize, cash. 100 00 Second prize, cash. 30 00

Third prize, cash. 70 001Third prize, cash. 20 Oo

Fourth prize, cash. 40 00|Fourth prize, cash. 10 00

Fifth prize, cash. 20 OOiFifth prize, cash. 5 00

After the regular shoot is over there will be plenty of
birds left for those who would like to participate in conso
lation sweepstakes. The total amount of cash prizes to be
given will be $2,435.

“Cruising in High Latitudes.” —Lord Dufferin, Gov¬
ernor General of Canada, accompanied by a large party,
has been making a tour of the Muskoka Lake region. They
left Toronto on the 25th July, devoted some four days to
the excursion', and then took the steamer at Collingwood
for a cruise around Lake Superior. The loyal Canadians
along the route did all they could to make the trip enjoy¬
able, exhibiting their devotion to the Queen’s representative
by triumphal arches, pillars of flowers and evergreens, in
one instance wreathing a lofty lighthouse from base to sum¬
mit. Regattas, boat races, and Indian canoe races were
improvised, the militia turned out, salutes were fired, flags
were dipped, the Governor’s party drove about, fished in
the lakes, visited the Indian camps, chuckled the papooses,
gave prizes, made presentations; all hands made speeches
of welcome and acknowledgement, not excepting the noble
red men, who took a hand in; there were dances and hops
and music, and where there were no cannon to salute with,
the inhabitants drilled rocks and touched off huge blasts to
give tremendous emphasis to their enthusiasm. Altogether
it was a rare holiday.

One of the most interesting incidents of the occasion was
the visit of Lord Dufferin to the Icelandic colony established
this summer on Lake Rosseau. The Governor spent some
time in conversation with them, no doubt enjoying the in-
terview greatly, unless, perchance,, he had forgotten hie
Latin which he once employed to such telling advantage in
the course of his visit to Iceland-all of which is reported

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ve/rbatvm in his narrative entitled : “A Cruise in High
Latitudes.”

This Muskoka district is certainly replete with everything
that can contribute to the enjoyment of sportsmen or sum¬
mer tourists. As a fishing resort it has no equal, while for
autumn sport it possesses advantages that few other regions
have. Deer and grouse are very abundant, and we assume
that any of our readers who will contrive to pass the
glorious month of September there will return more than
satisfied. At all events we shall follow the example set by
His Excellency the Governor General, and go up there
next month, though we shall not expect an equal ovation
from the inhabitants.

THE ETON AND HARROW MATCH—THE
WIMBLEDON RIFLE CONTESTS.

[from our special correspondent.]

RICKET is no doubt a pretty amusement enough
when a man careth not for a bailer or a broken shin,
and can stop shooters and risk a black eye with impunity;
but it is vee victis , and a pair of spectacles (o-o), or a duck’s
egg is a more mortifying accomplishment than a love game
at billiards, or the loss of a collar button off one’s only
clean shirt. I like the hatting part of the business well
enough, and the shandy gaff and ovations for two figures,
but watching out two mortal hours under a broiling sun at-
long slip, picking of daisies, and missing an easy catch by
way of a pleasing variety every now and then, and being
cursed for it, doesn’t suit the book of your special corre¬
spondent at all. The fact is, a public school routine spoilt
my taste that way. I didn’t see the beauty of the game
when it took all my pocket money, and I got in return
three hours a day at “fagging out” for a prefect, and run¬
ning after his swipes to square leg. But let my feelings be
smothered, for cricket is the thing just now, and every one
is leather hunting and talking about those inevitable
stumps.

The season has reached its climax, however, and the
Eton and Harrow match records the crisis in the enjoyment
of devotees of the hat. “The king is dead, long live the
king,” they have cried exultingly during the last months,
as one match decided another followed quick upon its heels,
keeping their laurels ever fresh and green; but now there
is nothing extraordinary on the cards except the Canter¬
bury week in August.

The day when the two largest of our public schools con¬
test for the honor of supremacy “on the turf,” but with¬
out blacklegs, betting, or blackguardism to mar fair play
and love of the sport, is a gala day which all London turns
out to eDjoy. As when on the occasion of the boat race
they don the different shades of blue which mark their
partizanship, so on tfiis occasion do lords and ladies of high
degree, cabmen, costermongers, high church curates and
Presbyterians, ruffians from the New Cut and beans from
Bond street, all deck themselves in the pale rosettes of
Eton, or the darker ribbons of Harrow. “Floreat Etona,”
the grand old school on the Thames, whose playing fields
have been for many a long year the nursery of our most
brilliant poets, our bravest soldiers, our most skilful engi¬
neers, our noblest statesmen, has added one more victory
to the glorious scroll of fame which her sons are ever and
ever regilding with brighter letters. Now and • then rises
the self-taught genius who, like Charles Dickens, scorns
education and the muses’ rod, and laughs at the aid of
pedagogue and dictionary, but many are they whose foot¬
prints, still indented on the sands of time, defy oblivion,
who owe the hard won palm to perseverance taught chem
at the school bench and the wickets. But it must not he
understood from this flourish on my part that I am any ad¬
vocate for classical training, and for that atrocious system
of grinding young fellows in Demosthenes, Cicero, Plato,
and the like, the effect of which, after about seven years’
hard study, is that they are short sighted, and have not
learnt one single thing of the slightest practical use to
them in either law, physic, or divinity. Possibly they have
acquired some amount of taste and refinement, though the
latter is certainly very roughly taught by the satires of
Horace aud the amorous verses of Ovid, hut they cannot—
nine tenths of them—write a decent translation of the first
iEneid without the aid of “a crib.” But let this pass. De¬
spite all the faults of their training, the Eton boys are
turned out of the right sort of stuff, and no wonder that
they are the favorites of the populace.

The scene at Lord’s was much the same as usual. A
broad expanse of turf, a number of white figures in the
centre, with a little blue coloring about them, two black
figures representing the umpire, and a band of carriages
full of the living bouquets of beauty and fashion which
mark the “season” in London life. There were seductive
bonnets of lilac tulle, of blue faille and pink leghorn,
recherche hats, coquettishly trimmed and turned up at the
sides, and Duchess Marie and shepherdess costumes enough
to distract even the blase loungers from the parks; but turn
out the footlights at the theatres, and where is the elegance
of the Louis Quatorze silks and the sparkle of the diamond
necklaces? In fact, the arrangements for lighting were bad
in the extreme, and the clerk of the weather had turned
off the sun’s gas at the metre, though perhaps the dismal
gloom of the day may be attributable to. the comet, which
-has been flaring away with a six foot tail for the last fort¬
night. Just as the Etonians went to the wickets there was
a warning peal of thunder, and down eame the rain, and

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in an instant the vast ring, which a moment before was
dotted all round with blue and pink and all the colors of
the rainbow, assumed a sober dark tint, caused by the um¬
brellas which were put up as quickly as soldiers shoulder
arms. Bat in spite of all the “artillery of heaven” the
match was played out.

The Eton and Winchester match of a previous week was
no criterion, as the latter were miserably weak, as generally
is the case from their brutal system of fagging and domineer¬
ing; and their love of investing the bigger lads with des¬
potic power and an ash stick to be used indiscriminately,
resulted in their defeat by a whole innings and 150 runs.
So there is a good answer to their endeavors to play at
Lord’s. The issue being uncertain by.public form, which
was good on both sides, the match was thus rendered more
exciting.

The Harrowians went in first, and it was soon found that
they had a giant among them in the shape of Mr. Webbe,
who far excelled all his confreres in batting. After a long
and brilliant innings he was disposed of and caught out by
the Hon. E. Lyttleton, and he had placed seventy-seven to
his credit. Of the rest, the only ones who made double
figures were Messrs. Walker, 14; Hills, 26; and Mclnroy,
11. The scoring in the first part of the game was far
quicker than latterly. The captain’s masterly performance
included seven “fours,” one “three,” and five “twos.”
Eton went in at 3:5, and left oft with twelve scores to the

bad, the respective scores being Harrow, 155; Eton, 143.
The best light blue score was Hon. E. Lyttleton’s 58, which
was well put together. The next day the Harrow eleven
made a total of 145, out of which Mr. Webbe claimed for
his own bat no less than 80, which was a bitter pill for the
Etonians, who had reckoned on the chances of a man sel¬
dom coming out twice in the same match. With 157 runs
to get, and bad weather to get them in, the Etonians were
not favorites, and, to use a sporting phrase, Harrow “had
the call.” Ho sooner, however, was the “transformation
scene” with the umbrellas, to which I have above alluded

to, over, than Eton began steadily and surely to reduce the
odds against her, and the shouting in her favor grew more
and more boisterous. Harrow changed bowlers six times,
but could not get them to “nick” with the science they con
tended against, and at last the balance at the Harrowian
was overdrawn, and her rival won by five wickets. Strange
to say, there was not a general melee after the match, for
the jealousy between the schools is great, and it often hap¬
pens that more “claret” is uncorked after the match than
during it. The committee had, however, this time issued
a manifesto enjoining the spectators to keep the peace, and
o this may be attributed the absence of any flagrant “set
o.” The millinery spoilt by the rain must have seP the

prqtty dress makers in the Barlington Arcade to work with
a vengeance, and the wrecked medic! collars and Margue¬
rite frills were a piteous sight.

The match between the Players and Gentlemen termi¬
nated in favor of the former by two wickets, this event
not having come off since 1866. The fact is that Mr. W.
G. Grace, who is, of course, the most wonderful bat of the
day, plays on the side of the Gentlemen, though he is said
to be really a professional, and to this circumstance may
be attributed some of the Player’s defeats. On this occa¬
sion his right hand had somewhat lost its cunning, as he
only made 48 and 12, his scores usually being nearer 200

than 50.

This match was originated in 1830, and the professionals
have won twenty-eight to the gentlemen’s fifteen. This
bears out the adage pretty well, that the amateur gets the
worst of it when he meets a man who makes the game his
living. Daft played well for his 43 in his first innings, and
he is one of the best days as far as “style” goes we have in
England. Mr. Grace does not play in the prettiest of form,
though he is so successful, and indeed a phenomena, as no
one has been seen like him since the days of Mr. Alfred
Wynn. Mr. G. F. Grace is another of this wonderful
cricketing family, and although he does not make the im¬
mense number of runs so easily obtained by his brother,
yet he plays wonderfully steady, and with great science.
In the first innings a somewhat amusing incident occurred,
owing to an ill judged run, in the shape of two men at one
wicket, but owing to the fumbling of Emmett they got off
scot free. The respective scores were as follows. I ap¬
pend them as the match had some of the best players on
this side of the water engaged in it:—

GENTLEMEN.

FIRST INNING. SECOND INNING.

W. G. Grace b Hill.48 b Emmett.

G. H.Longman cfcjhaw b Emmet. 13 b Emmett.

A. W. Ridley run out. 57 c and b Hill.

A. N. Hornby b Hill.63 c and b Hill.

W. Yardley b J. C. Shaw. 9 b A. Shaw.

G. F. Grace bHill. .22 b Emmett.

C. F. Boiler b Hill. 0 c Lillywhite b A. Shaw_

T. D. Walker b A. Shaw.10 b Hill.

A. Appleby 1 b w b Hill. 1 b A. Shaw.

J. A. Bush b Hill. 1 not out .

D. Buchanan not out.0 b A. Siiaw.

Byes 4; leg byes, 3. 7 Byes, 3: wides, 1.

12

2

0

0

47

36

10

0

0

2

1

4

Total.231 Total.

PLAYERS.

FIRST INNING. SECOND INNING.

Jupp b Appleby. 1 c Buchanan b G. F. Grace..

Lockwood cHornby b Appleby..70 cW. G. Grace b Buchanan..

Oscroft st Bush b Buchanan. 0 run out.

Daft c Ridley b Buchanan.43 c Push b G. F. Grace.

Greenwood c Hornby b Buchanan 8 b G. F. Grace.

Emmett e Bush b Buchanan. 2 b Buchanan.

Pooley c W.G.Grace b G.F.Grace.16 not out.

A. Shaw c Ridley b G. F. Grace. .32 b G. F. Grace.

Hill b G. F. Grace. 5 b Buchanan.

Lillywhite c and b Ridley. 3 not out.

J C. Shaw not out. 0

Byes, 5 . 5 Byes, 2; leg byes, 1; wides, 1

114

32

9

26

19

6

4

39

8

4

10

4

Total. .185 Total..161

The last fortnight has been one of great interest to the
sharpshooters and men fond of theories, such as velocity vs.

penetration, and the like. The Wimbledon gathering was
in every way successful, and the Snider competition, be¬
tween England, Ireland, and Scotland, was one of the
great events on the card, and three of the English cham¬
pions falling off at the 600 yards distance, it was won by
the Scoteh team by 13 points, the result being:—

200 Yards. 500 Yards. 600 Yards. Total.

Scotland. 524 485 353 1362

England. 514 513 322 1349

Ireland. 465 443 340 1248

This must not, however, be confounded with the Elcho
Challenge Shield, contested for by eight men selected from
the best shots of the day. This came off yesterday, and
the marksmen from the “land of brown heath and shaggy
wood” beyond the cheviots were again the victors. The
whole of the English team shot with Metfords by Gibbs,
but the Irish division with Rigbys, except two, who pre¬
ferred Metfords, while the Scotch divided their affections
between Metfords, Rigbys, Henrys, and Ingrams. The
Duke of Abercom left his post of her Majesty’s represent¬
ative in Ireland to take his place as captain of the Hiber¬
nian team, Mr. Dunlop, C. B., headed the Scotch, and
England was under the captaincy of Mr. Wells. The fir¬
ing began at noon, and the winners forged ahead at the
first range and held their own, although the Englishmen
shot grandly at the 1,000 yards; but the wind was very
troublesome, and bad luck had something to do with the
bullseyes, as everyone knows that at Wimbledon, when
there is not wind enough to blow away the smoke of a
cigar at the firing place, very often at the butts, when they
are nearly a mile off there is pretty near half a gale. The
scores were:—

JSame. 800 Yds. 900 Yds. 1,000 Yds. Total.

Scotland. 504 488 445 . 1437

England. 483 462 460 1405

Ireland. 465 473 440 1378

For the Rajah’s Cup the mother country came in first
with 542, India being second with 493, whilst the Cana¬
dians were third with 450. Colonel Gilmour, the captain
of the Canadians, duly offered his congratulations to the
English team.

The Ashburton Shield, which is “a challenge prize”
competed for annually by the cadet volunteer corps of the
various public schools, was won this year by Marlborough,
Rugby, the great football school, being second, and Win¬
chester, Eton, and Harrow, the elite and largest of the lot,
being actually at the bottom of the list. Nine schools
were represented, and the Spencer Cup was won by a Chel¬
tenham boy, who scored twenty-eight in seven shots at 500
yards.

A great deal of fun was got out of a flat race among the
men, the horses being wicker, with a couple of volunteers
for legs, and a real live jockey, and there were many ath¬
letic sports which provided the visitors to the heath with
an endless fund of amusement.

The Bedford agricultural show has been a rival attrac¬
tion, and has converted a quiet pastoral town which, in
times of peace, has only two cabs and one omnibus, into
a sort of Paris gone mad. There are bloated pigs and
obese oxen, gigantic mangels and dropsical turnips, and a
fine exhibition of dogs, roots, agricultural implements, chaff
cutters, ploughs and threshing machines “et hoc genus
omnef but the stallions and bulls, biood mares and milch
cows, rendered the show, in numbers and quality, some¬
thing very superior to anything ever previously witnessed.
The entries of horses were 420, and included some of the
best blood in the country. There were two £50 cups for
the best farms as regards working order, and Lord Charles
Russell, who gave one of them, seems to have hit on the
very best plan for reconciling his tenants to hares and
rabbits. The horse show at the Alexandra palace brought
forth a similar collection of horse flesh, but I refrain from
touching on it, as my space is limited, and so is the post.
The sale of the remainder of Sir Joseph Hawley’s horses
at Tattersall’s did not realize a large amount of money,
“Alava,” who is in training, only fetching 350 guineas. A
colt by General Peel, the property of Mr. Walker, went
for £61, though he had been purchased when a yearling at
close up to £2,000, and had never run. Such is the uncer¬
tainty of the turf, and of buying thoroughbred stock.

Lord Rosslyn’s black and tan setters, sold at Aldridge’s
by auction, fetched some very fair prices, considering they
were many of them unbroken. One fine dog, Revel, sold
for £47, and a bitch called Ruth brought £31. Lord Caw¬
dor’s drafts fetched prices varying from £9 to £25, most of
them being puppies of 1873, and Lord Sefton’s pointers
brought in the total amount realized at the sale to £885.

The American base ball players are expected here on the
26th, and I will take care to go and see their exhibitions
and matches, which all look forward to with great interest.

Idstone,. Jr.

London , July 16£7t, 1874.

-- 4 ^--

—San Francisco is inaugurating a regular system of rifle
practice. The Sumner Light Guard, Capt. H. J. Burns of
Company E, First Regiment, having purchased Remington
target rifles, had a good day’s practice on the 20th of last
month at the range at Almeda. We append some of the
best scores:

AT 500 YARDS.

Captain H. J. Barns.

1 3

3

8

2

4

1 15

Charles Nash.|

2

2

2

3

0

I 9

AT 1,(P0 YARDS

Captain Burns.

3

4

4

3

4

18

Charles Nash.

2

4

2

3

3

13

G. E. Foster.

3

3

3

3

3

15

William Murray. .

3

2

4

2

2

13

Eighteen points in a possible twenty is tall shooting.
Next year when we will have a State match, we trust to
see some of these promising California marksmen at

Creedmoor.

jpra/ §futi mid ifle.

GAME IN SEASON FOR AUGUST.

Woodcock, philohela minor. Squirrels.

Pinnated grouse, cupidoria cupido , Snipe and Bay Birds.

Pinnated grouse, or “prairie chickens,” are in season in Kansas, Ne¬
braska, and Minnesota, August 1st; in Michigan, August 5th; in Missou¬
ri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, August 15th; Wisconsin, August 20th-
Iowa, August22d; in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, September 1st, and in Connecticut ancl
Kentucky, October 1st.

Details of pigeon shooting and scores of rifle matches, and other interest¬
ing matter, should be mailed so as to reach this office, on 'Tuesday morning
in each week.

—The “gunning” season approaches, and we shall soon
run up our fall bulletin of “Game in Season.” Sportsmen
who wish to supply deficiencies in their equipments, or to
obtain entirely new outfits, will do well to scrutinize our
advertising columns. There is not a journal in America
that offers such variety, abundance, and quality of sport¬
ing material as the Forest and Stream, and there is not,
by the written testimony of the advertisers themselves,
such a satisfactory and directly renumerative medium.
The reason is obvious. Our few thousand readers are ail
purchasers of sporting material of some sort, who scan these
advertisements with even more interest than they do
the body of the paper, while the many thousands who
take the widely circulated dailies merely glance at them for
latest news, or search the advertising columns for special¬
ties only, and they include no larger number of sportsmen.
Merely as a directory, our columns are most serviceable,
while as a guide to the novice they become invaluable, be¬
cause our customers are responsible houses only, they are
reliable, and long known to the trade. The manager of
this paper will not knowingly recommend any article which
is not of utility, or which is not as represented. We have
not hesitated to reject advertisements repeatedly which we
felt would mislead or disappoint those who w^uld rely upon
their recommendation through confidence in us.

—Woodcock in market very scarce, and worth as much
as $2.00 a pair. Occasionally a batch of one hundred cocks
comes from the west, and some scattering few from Con¬
necticut. Perhaps the eastern bird is better than those
from the west. Bay birds increasing in quantity, and in
prime order. Bunches of black birds from the Delaware
are putting in an appearance; they are the forerunners of
the luscious reed birds.

—A correspondent in Salem, Mass, under date of August
1st, sends the following full and very interesting informa¬
tion. "By comparison of the several localities mentioned at
any given date, a very correct idea can be formed of the
time when birds begin to arrive, or are in season.—Ed:]

Woodcock are scarce, some of our best shots having got
but three or four a day, and this not often. Quail are going
to be quite numerous. Partridges about as usual. Shore
birds are beginning to arrive at Rowley and Ipswich; some
of the local gunners get some good bunches, (or bags, but
they usually bunch them,) of birds, two of them "on the
14th of last month getting twenty-eight out of thirty “robin
snipe” in one flock; but such chances are not common.
We usually, if at all, making bags either from single or
scattering birds to small bunches of not more than twelve
or fifteen. “Summer yellow legs” are along, as are a few
“winters;” peeps” and “ring-necks” are in prime order for
a pie. Upland plover have just got along. I saw the first
two yesterday, and they were very shy; the prospects are
for a few days fair shooting if you can “hit the day;” but
our shooting has been growing poorer for ^ears, there usu¬
ally being more gunners than birds. I got a few birds yes¬
terday, weather hot and birds scarce. But “patient waiters
are no losers,” you know, and you may yet hear from me
in a locality some ways from the present abode of

Yours, very truly, R. L. N.

—Fred. Pond writes from Montello, Wisconsin, July
30th:

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Game of all kinds is plentiful in this vicinity, and
especially wood-ducks and blue-wing teal, which promise
to afford splendid sport the ensuing season. Woodcocks
are exceedingly scarce, and the season has been a poor one
in most parts of the State. Judging from appearances the
Mallard duck will be plentiful, as well as all water fowls.
A prime sporting ground for ducks is at Puckawav Lake,
five miles east of Montello. The Puckaway Club has its
headquarters on the margin of this lake, and eastern sports
men will have a cordial welcome at the rendezvous of this
hospitable club. It contains the prominent business men
of northern Wisconsin, and already has obtained an envi¬
able reputation among lovers of gun and rod. In the
region bordering on Lake Superior ruffed grouse abound,
and on the opening of the season a grand time is antici¬
pated by the sportsmen of that vicinity. Black bass and
pickerel are abundant at Buffalo Lake, west of Montello,
and those fond of piscatorial sports have enjoyed the fish¬
ing immensely.

—The latest news from Minnesota is contained in the
following:—

Minneapolis, July 31st.

Game is not abundant now, but there is a good prospect
for fall shooting. Chickens are said to be plentiful all
around. Partridges (quail) are very common, and one may
easily start up a covey of ten or fifteen any day now r . The
young are about two-thirds grown. All the woodcock are
obtained along the bottom of the Minnesota River. Some
very good bags have been made. The large bags at first
were caused by the high water in the river diiving them
together in certain localities. Pigeons have been very
scarce here this year. Only very few have been shot.
Plover, Bartram’s, have been shot this week. They have
commenced flocking preparatory to migrating. Two guns
got twenty-one on Tuesday. They go in pairs and in
flocks of from five to ten, and are very shy. Ducks, few—
those that have been breeding here. There is more game
up towards Brainerd and in the southwestern part of the
State. Franklin Benner.

FOREST AND STREAM

—We have a letter from “Herbert,” of Hannibal, Mis¬
souri, stating that his invitation to shoot game in Kansas,
to which we alluded last week, is open until the 10th Sep¬
tember. The latest news from the prairies informs us that
the birds are in abundance, but not yet sufficiently strong
of wing to gratify a conscientious sportsman.

—As many of our readers are contemplating excursions
lifter pinnated grouse the coming season, the following
concise information from an attentive correspondent, O.
H. Hampton of Redfield, Iowa, will be accepted with
thanks. A cursory review of our journal will also desig¬
nate many other good localities that are not mentioned
here:

Crossing the Mississippi at Dubuque, take Illinois Cen¬
tral road to almost any station west of Iowa Falls, as almost
everv foot of that region abounds in tine shooting. Cross¬
ing the river at Rock Island or Keokuk, come to Des Moines
and take Des Moines Yalle}'- Railroad to Grand Junction;
anywhere between there and Fort Dodge is good. Or, take
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific road, and stop almost any¬
where" after getting fifty miles west of Des Moines. In
fact, one can hardly go amiss after getting into the western
half of the State.

As a rule, it is best to stop at a country house some miles
out from the railroad and on the line of some stage route,
so as to have communication with some railroad town.
The best place I know of at present is between Casey (on
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R. R.) and Fonte-
nelle; distance, twenty-five miles, and just twelve houses
on the road, and a daily hack line to the railroad. Storm
Lake, on the Iowa division of the Illinois Central Railroad,
is a famous resort for both fin and feather, but I presume
it is too well known to be the best, place now. Spirit Lake,
in the extreme north of the State, is said to contain my¬
riads of hungry fish, and the chickens fairly swarm around
it. There will also be fair duck shooting there as early as
September. There is much difference of opinion here as
to the number of young birds this year. We had some
fearful thunder storms here in June, which some think
made sad havoc with them, though I hope they are mis¬
taken.

One of my German friends says that “not a goot many
skickens vas hatched to dat times, but so much tunner und
blitzen had kilt der eggs till dev doosn’t hatch any more.”
We have frequently heard it stated that thunder will
uestroy the embryo bird. Do any of your readers know
whether it is true or nut ? Our Legislature, in trying to
amend the law last winter, vnorded it so that it gives no
protection to “chickens” at any time unless they are
offered for sale; consequently they are now being kill d
every day. A few days since, the writer and a friend rode
out on the prairie to give the dogs a run and see if we
could find some big enough for breakfast. My friend did
not take his gun, as we thought one would do what shoot¬
ing we wanted done. Having filled his pockets with shells,
he took the gun and rode along, while the dogs ranged
round over the prairie. Pretty soon we saw that “ Sport ”
had them at least a half mile away on the slope of a hill.
Putting the horses on the run we were soon there. My
friend jumped out of the buggy, and in less than half a
minute had raised six nice ones, over half grown, and
knocked two of: them over. Standing the gun on the
ground, he began feeling for his powder flask, and not
finding it called to me to fetch the ammunition, and a mo¬
ment, after he asked in a very excited manner: “ What in
thunder have you done with the ramrod V” “ Feel in your
left coat pocket,” said 1. He took the hint at once, and
was soon loaded, muttering something to himself, of which
I could onty understand the word “blockhead.” Well,
we got four out of that covey, four out of another, and
two from another; also two old roosters. We might have
got a good many the size of quails, and although very nice
eating, we thought it a shame to kill them when we knew
they would be twice as large in two weeks. Those we
killed were full as large as a pheasant (partridge). The
thermometer stood at 104 in the shade that afternoon, with
a clear sky and not a breath of air stirring. One of our
dogs (a dropper seven years old) hunted finely, not seem¬
ing to mind the heat at all, while an imported English
pointer “ wilted” in less than an hour. It is a very poor
time to find them just now, as they are scattered over the
prairie and in the uncut wheat. If any of your readers
want further information, and will address me by letter,
they will be welcome to any knowledge I possess.

O. H. Hampton.

j Redfield, Dallas County , Iowa , July 28 d.

—The influential sportsmen of Wisconsin have on foot
a project to call a State Sportsmens’ Convention about the
last of August next.

THE OTTAVVa DISTRICT.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

One of the best hunting grounds, easily accessible from the cities of
Montreal and Ottawa, is to be found in the country watered by the river
Nation and its tributaries. This river, which empties into the Ottawa
about forty miles below the city of the same name, is long, narrow and
deep, flows through a somewhat flat country, and is one of the most im¬
portant lumbering tributaries of the Ottawa. It has numerous small
streams running into ii .. iich make the surrounding country penetrable
by boat. The whole region abounds in mineral springs, to many of
which the deer resort in numbers on account of the saline character of
the waters.

To reach the hunting ground you leave Montreal by the 7 A.M. train
for Lachine; thence steamer Prince of Wales (breakfast) to Carillon;
thence railroad to Grenville, as the steamer does not go through the
canal. From Grenville the steamer Queen Victoria (dinner) to Brown’s
Wharf, where, if there are more than two or three in the party, a con¬
veyance must be hired to transport you to Plantagenet. There is a mail
wagon which can carry two. or three persons, but no more. At Plantag¬
enet you must stop all night, and there a conveyance may be obtained
to take you to what is called “The Brook,” where, if you are fortunate
enough to secnre the services of Jim Simpsou, you may expect sport.
There are other hunters besides Simpson, but I have always hunted
with him, and can speak of his qualities from personal experience. If
there is a large party I would advise their taking a little tea, sugar, flour,
&c., with them, otherwise they may be the cause of a fifteen mile jour¬
ney. The fare from Montreal to Brown’s Wharf is about $3.25, inclu¬
ding breakfast and dinner; from the Wharf to Plantagenet, fifty cents.
A baggy and driver to The Brook will cost about $2, and you will re¬
quire to pay Simpson $2 per day for himself aud dogs for each day you
hunt; perhaps a little more, should there be a large party. The fare
from Ottawa to Brown’s Wharf is about $1.25. Early in the season it is
preferable to camp out, but Simpson can generally find accommodation
for a few if he has not got it himself.

Besides deer, this region abounds with bears, foxes and hares, and the
ruffed grouse are so tame that they may be shot with a pistol, and if they
are not hit at the first fire they will not fly, but sit and stare at you while
you blaze away within a few feet of them. The only way you can hunt
them is to have a dog that will tree them and bark until you come up.
In this way large numbers may be obtained. Yours truly, Mantlet.

CUFFEE AND THE GAME BIRDS.

Athens, Ga., July 29th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Among all the readers of your paper there are none more enthusiastic
in its praise than certain of those who throw the line and follow the
game, way down here in Dixie. The paper is so free from the slangy,
horsy, cute style of most sporting journals that a gentleman reads it
feeling that he is imbibing deep draughts from the classic fountain of
true sportsmanship, with no qualifying ingredients to suit the palate of
the vulgar and pretentious. We of the South have always been devoted
to the field sports of hunting and fishing; other "rational pastimes,” to
quote one of your phrases, have been neglecied. During the late wai,
when most of the sportsmen with the characteristic ardor of the guild,
were in the army, game multiplied with astonishing rapidity. Deer
re-appeared in thickly settled localities, wild turkeys became abundant,
and our Southern partridge, ortyx Virginianus, covered the face of the
earth. Since then the free negro has destroyed a vast quantity of game
in season and out of season. Cuffee is a mighty hunter. With a three-
dollar shot gun, or an old army musket—a very popular piece with him—
a box of G. D. caps, a powder “gourd” and a shot “gourd,” and a miser¬
able cur that will snap at the heels of a white man, his appointments are
complete. He can gobble the turkey, wild and domesticated. Can he
find a covey of partridges his murdering tube will sweep the entire
brood at one discharge. So far from giving them the chance of flight,
his only regret is that they are not tied to the ground. Sometimes in
his excursions he meets an ambulatory hog. , Cuffee, like Mr. Winkle,
“makes cold meat of him,” and Alls his game bag and has something to
spare, at one shot.”

L. H. Hascall, Grand Rapids, Mich., eighth prize—Pair Goblets—$10.
T. Thornton, Newport, Ky., ninth prize—silver Cast.or--$10.

John E. Long, Detroit, tenth prize—Cup—$5.

THIRD DAY.

Name.

Hascall.

Jailed.

Ms'd

1

Name.

Wentz

Killed.

9

Werk.

2

1

T.an prion

Sherman .

Choate

8

Horn.

0

Dubois.

Proctor.

2

Allen.

. 6

W. Hall.

1

Kilgour...

. 8

Nettlefield.

2

Wright.

.8

Church.

1

Bates.

7

Stewart.

3

Eckert

q

Cilman .

0

Baldwin.

. 7

Long.

2

ICaldwell .

.10

Jon«s.

. 10

01 McLaughlin.

.7

Luckett.

.10

0

Gran dm .

. 8

Boli.

. 4

6

Anderson...

.. 5

Thornton.

. J

1

Manuen.

.10

T. South.

. 7

3

Ms'd

1

3

2

3

4

2

3

0

3

2

5

0

After shooting off ties it was found that Mr. Jones won first prize—a
Cup valued at $125. Mr. Caldwell won second prize—$80. Mr. Horn
took third money—$50. Mr. Gilman took fourth money-$30. Hascall,
Sherman and Hall divided the remaining money, $50,

FOURTH DAY.

Name.

Jailed.

Ms'd

Name.

Killed,.

Ms'd

Bates.

4

Williamson.

. 3

7

Hall.

6

Choate

o

Blair....

. 5

5

Corry...

4

f>

4

Binkbaum.

. 5

5

Ziegler..

Jenkins.

. 1

9

McLaughlin.

5

Ellard.

6|McMakin.

Farran.

5 Watson.

(

Stager_....

6

The ties were then shot off. Ziegler took the first prize—a Cake Bas¬
ket worth $25. McLaughlin took second prize-a Gold Locket worth
$20. Corry took the third prize—a Plow worth $18. Watson took the
fourth prize—a Vase worth $10.

This dosed the tournament. It was an entire success. W. L,

The laet Legislature passed a game law, imperfect in many features,
but still a great terror to this sable pot hunter, who, after all, is no more
than a species of the same animal described in a late number of Forest
and Stream. We have in season fine sport shooting the partridge—
Bob White. I think no birds can afford more genuine fun than this
game little fellow. We have some fine doss, setters and pointers, and
are trying to improve the strains by importations of purer blood. A late
performance of a young lemon and white setter of a friend of the writer
may be not uninteresting: My friend and another gentleman were rid¬
ing in a light wagon to the ground over which they intended to shoot,
and the pup was apparently sleeping in the foot of the wagon. Driving
through a lane the pup suddenly sprang up and evinced much excite¬
ment. The horses were stopped, when he came to a dead point, stand¬
ing in the foot of the wagon, pointing one side of the road. He was
taken up and dropped out of the wagon on the ground, when he imme¬
diately resumed his point and stood until the birds, a fine covey, were
flushed in the field uear the fence. This is very well fora puppy of
nine months.

We had last fall a gentleman from New York with us who shot some
in our county. He was a gentleman in the true sense of the word, but
was not very familiar with the nse of fire arms. His appointments were
au fait. His shooting jacket was a perfect chef d,'oeuvre in its line; his
leggings were impenetrable even to Georgia briers; his gun, a fine
breech-loader, and his dog a good-looking liver and white setter. It was
a source of deep regret to us—a sentiment in which the dog joined—that
while firing at a squirrel running on a fence he shot his dog, by this cas¬
ualty marring his sport.

We are rapidly discarding muzzle loaders. I am anxious to see the
Remington. We have heard a great deal of the gun, audits price certainly
;s reasonable. I know of three gentlemen who intend to order Reming¬
ton breech-loaders, if they can see the gun fairly tested. I have ordered
one, aud if it is a good one when it comes I will write you an account
of it.

With much esteem, yours, &c., Georgian.

THE CINCINNATI* PIGEON TOURNA¬
MENT.

Toronto, July 28th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The following is the tie which was shot off last Saturday (July 25th).
The contestants had to retire five yards instead of three, as in last issue.
Yards. Name. Score . Total.

29 yards.J. Taylor. 1 0 1 1 0 3

28 yards.W. Ward. 11100 3

yard*.W.. Bugg. 0 1111 4

26 yards.J. Ross. 0 1 0 t 0 2

Yours truly, R. S. W.

Syracuse, N. Y., July 31st, 1874.
Editor Forest and Stream :—

Inclosed please find an account of the Gold Medal SI 100 +
which took place at Centreville, where our club holds iu.
shoots, between Mr. James Manning and William Fage
Yours respectfully, W. E. F.

The gold medal of the Central City Sportsmen’s Club
was contested again yesterday by Messrs. Manning and
Fage, at Judd Settle’s, at Centreville. The result was as
follows:

Manning. 1 1111001111101010:01 1—15

Fage.l l i 101 1 1001 1 1 1 1 l 101 1 1—17

Mr. Fage took the gold medal, but was immediate¬
ly challenged by R. B. Strong; the contest will come off
within a month. A match was then shot between Messrs.
Garrison and Lobb, Mr. G. giving L. three dead birds.
Mr. G. killed all seven, and Mr. L. only two.

—Captain Bogardus requests us to state that he will take
$500 to $100 that he will kill one hundred straight birds,
from spring traps, twenty-one yards rise, three minutes to
be allowed to gather a bird. If the match is accepted
within four weeks from date the shoot to piace in the vi¬
cinity of I\iew York.

Cincinnati, July 25th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

The first-.Grana Pigeon Tournament given under the auspices of the
Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing Club came off this week at Carthage.
The shooting was open to amateurs only, professionals barred. All the
matches were shot at ten single birds, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary.
Shooting governed by the club’s rules. To save time and space I will
give only the scores of the first ten shots of each man and the results of
the ties.

FIRST DAY.

Tuesday, July 21st, 1874.

Name.

Killed.

Ms'd'

Name.

Killed.

Ms'd

Hascall.

.10

0

Camp.

.. 8

2

Stager.

.10

0

G. Redmond.

. 7

3

Langdon.

.10

0

Warren.

3

Jones.

..1C

0

Dodsworth.

. 4

6

Sherman.

. 9

1

Wright.

.6

4

Thornton..

. 9

1

B. Redmond.

. 8

2

Me. A vny

. 8

2

Needy.

..8

2

Proctor.

. 9

1

Hinsdale.

. 5

5

Turrell.

. 9

1

Garrison.

. 8

2

Ellard .

. 8

2

Woods.

. 5

5

Choate....

. 6

4

Hummell.

. 7

3

Kenney.

. 8

2

Ziegler.

. 5

5

Bogge.

3

Fisher.

. 8

2

The ties were then shot off. After the match had closed the following

was the summary:

1st Prize— $100. Won by Mr. Hascall.

2d Piize—$75. Won bv Mr. Thornton.

3d Prize—$40. Won by Mr. Kenney.

4thPrize—$25. Won by Mr. Mannen.

5th Prize—$15. Won by Mr. Wright.

6th Prize—$10. Won by Mr. Woods.

The rest of the day (as was every other day) was taken up by sweep-
stakes, which were not of enough importance to record.

SECOND DAY.
Wednesday, July 22d, 1874.

Name.

Killed.

Ms'd

Name.

Killed.

Ms'd

Eckert.

.. 8

2

Wood.

. 9

1

Hascall.

.10

0

Gray bell.

. 9

1

Henschberg.

. 7

3

Raymond.

. 7

3

Long.

. 9

1

Bimbaum.

.8

2

Jonp s

. 9

1

Hall.

.S

2

McAvoy.

.: . 8

2

Luckett.

. 8

2

Sherman.

.10

0

Dubois.

.10

0

Blair.

.9

1

Horn.•..

.9

1

(4 i 1 m a ti

.10

0

J. Koehler.

3

Langdon.

.10

0

Dodsworth.

.10

0

Werk

.7

3

Hinsdale.

.8

2

Turrell. .

.10

0

Stager.

.9

1

T. South.

.10

a

Bogge.

. 8

o

Church.

. 8

2

Thornton.

.10

0

L. South.

. 7

3

H. Koehler.

. 6

4

Phelps..

.6

4

Hughes.

2

Choate.

. 8

2

The ties were then shot off, making this summary:

SPECIAL PRIZES PRESENTED BY FRIENDS OF THE CLUB.

E. H. Gilman of Detroit, Mich., first prize—Fine Double Breech
Loader—$100.

T. J. South of Frankfort, Ky., second prize—Breech-loading Rifle,
44 calibre—$65.

H. W. Sherman of Beloit, Wis., third prize—Silver Ice Bowl—$35.

L. Dubois, Detroit, fonrth prize—Pair Vases—$25.

C. Dodsworth, Cincinnati, Ohio, fifth prize—Silver Tobacco Box—$20,

M. Langdon, Cincinnati, sixth prize—Silver Butter Dish—$18.

S. H. Turrell, Chicago, seventh prize—Ice Pitcher—$12,

—The Buckeye shooting club of Cleveland, Ohio, com¬
menced their pigeon shooting tournament at Rocky River
on August 4th, and continues until to-morrow. A large
number of field sportsmen and expert shots are qn the
ground. The amount of cash prizes is $1,000. We trust
to print the details next week.

—By an act of the last Legislature of the State of Con¬
necticut, the shooting or capturing of the woodcock is
strictly forbidden during the months of August and Sep¬
tember, and of quail between the last day of July and the
15th of ‘October. It would be w T ell if all eastern papers
would give notice of this law, so that the game may be
duly and property protected and preserved until in a pro¬
per condition to be enjoyed.

New Haven, Conn., July 29th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I take pleasure in giving you the “outline ’ of hill I presented to our
last Legislature, and which, by great effort on my part, was passed. It
takes effect so soon that a notice of it in your much admired paper will
serve, to a great extent, to prevent the violation of the same.

It is to the effect that woodcock may be shot during July, October, No¬
vember and December in each year. That partridge may be shot during
October, November and Decembf <, and that quail may be shot from Oc¬
tober 13th to January 1st. Snaring and trapping of the above game is
strictly forbidden, except on one’s own land, and that can of course be
done only in season. Selling or dealing in the same is also forbidden.
The fines are heavy, and in case they are not paid imprisonment of sixty
days is specified. Anyone can complain anywhere, and if he prosecutes
his suit to effect, the fines go to the complainant. The destroying of
nests or eggs is also forbidden. I think the feeling is very strong for
carrying out the law. I certainly shall do all I can to bring about a dif¬
ferent state of things from that which has heretofore been the practice
in this State as well as others. I have suggested the organizing of a fund
sufficient to afford and employ detectives in the different parts of the
State. I think a few arrests as examples would do a great work for the
enterprise.

I submitted one section in the act, which was $50 fine for anyone to
be in the field or woods on land of another with bird dog and gun
during June, August and September, but our people have not got edu¬
cated quite up to that, so it was amended by striking this section out.

By giving this outline a place in your paper in your own language you
will do many a favor. Yours truly, s. Chamberlin.

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Shrewsbury, July 25th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

There are many sportsmens’ clubs formed on the basis of protecting
game, but is not trap shooting the principal inducement to the members
to hold their meetings, often to the negiect of the much talked-of pro¬
tection of game? And at these meetings are not the members surround¬
ed by the very class that it is their duty, and should oe their pleasure, to
prosecute for violating the game laws?

The formation of clubs for the protection of game should be a respon¬
sible matter, and carry weight with it, receiving the individual attention
of sportsmen, which I must doubt if it can, where trap shooting forms
j the principal feature, let that association be county, state, or national.

Check Cori .

412

FOREST AND STREAM

Creedmoor. —Every day last week found various regi¬
ments improving themselves in rifle practice at the range.
On Tuesday, July 28th, the third competition for the
“Kellogg” badge took place; open to Company A, Twenty-
third Regiment; distances, 200 and 500 yards. The badge
was won by Sergeant Allen. The following are the best
scores:

Name.

200 Yards.

1

600 Yards.

! * i
.®

1 fcx.

A.®

Sergeant A. Allen, Jr .

122223

1 11

3 0 3 0 4

10

21

Lieutenant Story.

2 8 2 2 2

1 11

2 0 2 0 4

8

19

Private J. M. Allen.

1 2 2 0 0 3

1 7

4 3 0 0 2

9

16

Private C. A. Coffin.

100322

i 7

120032

7

| 14

Private C. W. Dibble.

123032

10

100002

2 I

: 12

Practice by the teams of the Twelfth, Twenty-second
and Seventy-ninth Regiments followed. The following-
are the scores of the best twelve made by the Twelfth.
Five shots at 200 and 500 yards:

Name.

200 Yards, j
l

Total.

500 Yards.

Total.

Gr'nd}

Total j

Private W. S. Smith, Co. D....

4 3 2 2 3

14

j 4‘4 3 4 4

1 19

33

Private P. Doerle, Co. E.

2 3 3 3 3

13

4 3 3 4 3

1 17

31

Private A. Wood, Co. D.

3 3 3 3 4

16

134233

15

31

Captain H. B. Smith, Co. D —

2 2 3 3 3

13

; 4 3 4 2 4

! 17

30

Captain Banta, veteran.

3 2 2 2 2

11

3 3 4 4 3

! 17

28

Private W. G. Carson, Co. D —

3 4 2 2 2

13

3 3 2 2 4

14

27

Captain Brady, Co. C...........

3 4 2 3 3

14

4 3 2 0 4

13

27

Lieutenant T. D. Rich, Co. C...

123222

1 11

3 4 2 3 3

15

26

PrivateC. B. Waterburv, Co. F.

1 2 3 3 4 3

I 15

0 2 3 3 3

11

26

Adjutant W. II. Murphy.

13 2 2 2 2

1 11

132234

14

1 25

Sergeant J. Wood, Co. D.

3 2 2 2 2

11

2 3 2 2 3

12

! 23

Sergeant W. C. Reddy, Co. D..

2 0 0 3 3

! 8

!43223

14

! 22

Yards.

500 Yards.

Total.

25

30

55

20

31

51

20

31

51

21

23

44

22

29

41

23

18

41

23

17

40

21

19

40

18

19

37

20

12

32

The Twenty-second team made ten shots at each range.
The total was below the usul average, which may be ac¬
counted for by some defect in the State ammunition.

Name. 20

Sergeant Freeman, Co. E-

Sergeant Magneef Co. F.

Lieutenant Way dell, Co, A....

Captain Horsfall, Co. I.

Sergeant Briggs, Co. C.

Private Roux, Co. B.

Private Backer, Co. F.

Private Moller, Co. A.—

Corporal Lockwood, Co. D —

Private Borrman, Co. E.

The team of the Seventy-ninth fired seven shots at each
r ange. Mr. W. S. Smith of Company D, made 19 in a
possible 20 at 500 yards.

On Wednesday, July 29th, the match for the selection of
the distinguished few who are to be pitted against the
Irish team took place. The shooting was interrupted at
times by the rain, so that all the marksmen present could
not have their turns at all the ranges. We append the
scores made at 800 and 900 yards, the 1,000 yards range
not having been used. Fifteen shots each at 800 and 900
yards:

Name.

J. S. Conlin.

Yards.

9C0 Yards.

Total.

50

51

101

49

44

93

54

37

91

43

46

89

50

37

87

42

43

85

47

84

81

49

30

73

36

41

77

33

34

72

G. W. Yale.

H. E. Fulton.

L. Backer.

A. Y. Davis.

J. P. M. Richards.

P. S. Gardner.

Lieut. Colonel Gildersleeve..

J. Trageser.

Mr. Conlin’s score of 51 at 900 yards, a centre and almost
a half at every shot, is very good shooting.

On Friday, the 31st July, the second match for the gold
badge presented by Capt. L. C. Bruce to the Seventy-ninth
Regiment Rifle Club took place, and was won by Private

Melville with a score of 41.

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Hamilton, Ont., August 3d, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

I send you an account of the Small Bore Rifle Match for the champion¬
ship of Canada, which came off at Toronto, between a team of six of the
Toronto Rifle Club and six of the Victoria Rifle Club of Hamilton. This
match has been in abeyance since last year, as nearly all of our
shooting men were absent, on receiving the challenge; some in England,
and others in different parts of Canada on their holidays, so the match
had to he postponed until this season; and for the same reason several of
our best men being at Wimbledon, we were rather weau. But to do jus¬
tice to the Toronto Club, we feel it obligatory on our part to give them
an opportunity of becoming champions, so the match was arranged to
take place on the 29th of July.

The day was one of the worst for shooting that I have experienced. At
the 800 yards we had sometimes nine feet of wind from the right rear,
and all of a sudden it would calm down to three feet, and being from the
rear we had to watch our elevation, as well as our windage, which made
it very difficult to guess, and consequently most of our scores are very
low. As you will see, the match resulted in a victory for the Victoria
Club by 23 points. When through at the 800 and 900 yards the Torontos
were ahead 13 poiuts, and to all appearances had the match in
their own hands, but on going back to the 1,000 yards the wind being
stronger and more tantalizing than ever, seemed to harrass the Toronto
men, and after the second round the Victoria men made up the 13 points
which they were behind, and continued to increase their score until the
end of the match. The Victoria Club have been champions since 1867.
Some of us are going to the Montreal Tournament, where we hope to
meet a good representation from the N. R. A. and the Amateur Club.
We owe them and Colonel Gildersleeve our thanks for their courtesy in
granting us the use of their ranges to shoot a match with the Irish team,
and I hope it may be arranged that the three teams shall shoot at the
same time, as it will make the match so much more interesting.

The following are the scores:—

TORONTO RIFLE CLUB.

Ten Shots at Each Range.

Rifle. 800 Yds. 900 Yds. 1000 Yds. Total
...Rigby.. .

.. .Metford.

. Metford.

Rigby.

Name.

A. Bell. .

W. Cruit .

W. Stanley.

C. Shepherd. .

George Margetts.Metford

R. Anderson.Metford —

36

34

29

99

33

34

22

89

29

.28

25

82

29

28

22

79

32

37

18

77

29

30

8

67

.. 498

Name

victoria rifle club.

Ten Shots at Each Distance .

Tlifle. 800 Yds. 900 Yds.

1000 Yds. To\

George Mu risen...

. 32

34

27

93

F. Schwarz.

_Metford..

.... 35

30

27

92

James Adam .

. ... Rigby_

. 26

31

30

87

W. Mitchell.

_Metford..

. 29

26

28

83

James Hilton.

_Metford..

. 32

38

27

67

James Mason.

_Metford..

. 80

28

21

74

Total.

.

.. 516

SHOOTER,

The following letter, emanating from the Province of
Quebec Rifle Association, will interest our riflemen .—

Montreal, July, 1874.

Dear Sir:—

I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th, and in re¬
ply would state that we have agreed to admit all bona fide military rifles,
of whatever calibre, provided a certificate is shown that they are such
rifles as are served out to corps in the U. S. service, either regular or
volunteers. This matter was brought before our committee by a letter
from Mr. Bruce, of the Turf, ■Field and Farm office, and the committee
at once resolved to admit your rifles. If you wish to try the Snider’s
we will place some at your disposal; but our object in making so many
of the matches open, is to test the merits of the different rifles and not
only to try the mettle of the men.

Hoping to see a number of the members of the N. R. A. at our meet¬
ing, I remain, yours truly, John Fletcher.

Lt. Col. H. A. Gildersleeve, Secretary N. R. A., New York.

----- !*— -

Hannibal, Mo., July 27th, 1874.

Edltor Forest and Stream:—

The writer or the printer made an error in my article on Shells, pub¬
lished in yonr issue of the 23d. In place of “Chicago Gun Trial” please
read “New York Gun Trial,” and for “eight guns” read “six guns.”

Herbert .

FISH IN SEASON IN AUGUST.

Salmon, Salmo Salar. Salmon trout. Salmo con finis.

Trout, Salmo fpntinalis. ' MichlganGrayling, Thymallus tricolor

Land-locked Salmon ,Salmo gloveri. micropterus nigricans.

Black Bass, micropterus salmoides Sea trout, Salmo immaculatus.

Striped Bass, Roccus lineatus . Weakfish.'

Bluefish, temnodon saltator,

—The regular run of Spanish mackerel is oil the coast,
and the price is from twenty to twenty-five cents a pound.
The fish average three pounds. Bigger schools and even
primer fish may be expected next week. Bonitos are in
large supply, and are much eaten by the poorer classes.
There are queer stories about the bonito being poisonous.
Me fancy if there was any truth in it, half the tenement
population of this big city would have been laid out stiff
and stark before this. Salmon ®n the wane, and worth
thirty-five to forty cents. Receipts about 10,000 pounds a
day, ail coming from the Provinces. Salmon trout and
white fish from the lakes, worth fifteen cents a pound, are
now offered. These fisli would be in better demand if it
was not for the quantity of sea fish in the market. Blue
fish in quantity. Though caught scattering on the coast,
they are off Hyannis, Mass., now in big schools, and are
sel.ing at from six to eight cents. Striped bass not so very
plenty, and worth twenty cents. They are coming from
Martha’s Vineyard. Halibut in better supply than last
week. Cod in abundance from east of Nantucket and
the George’s, worth eight cents. Large lobsters from New
Jersey still come forward.

—This week in the market, Mr. Albert Haley of the
lower Fulton Market showed us a fine specimen of the
thresher, (alopias vulpes). One can imagine the terrible
execution such a fish could make with its tail, and how a
whale, jabbed on one side by sword fish and whipped on
the other by threshers, would stand but the ghost of a
chance. The tail was fully five feet long, fashioned like a
harness trace, pliant and supple as the limberest rattan,
and in fact absolutely perfect as a weapon of punishment.

—At last shad have been caught with the hook in the
Susquehanna River. Last week four were taken at Fites
Eddy by Surgeon General Foltz, TJ. S.'A., and Mr. Stem-
man, editor of the Lancaster (Pa.) Herald, and a few days
previous one was taken by a Mr. Long. They measured
about six inches in length, and were taken by trolling with
a worm in quick water among rocks. The river was low
and the water clear.

—Salmon fishing in the Provinces of New Brunswick
and Canada has not been so excellent, or the fish so large,
for many years past, as they have been this season. The
United States have been well represented on Canadian
rivers.

—We learn from a gentleman who was present, that on
the 10th instant, in the St. John river, District of Gaspe,
Lady Dufferin, wife of the Governor General, hooked with
fly and landed a salmon that weighed twenty-six and a half
pounds ! We wish some of our American ladies could ap¬
preciate the merit of this remarkable feat.

—In the last number of the Field a correspondent speaks
of the efficacy of prawn as a salmon bait, and mentions
cases where the fish, refusing the fly, were caught in
quantity with prawn. A curious fact mentioned by the
writer, is that the prawn are boiled. The worst of this
bait is its delicacy, the broad plates at the head being apt
to come off, and leave unsightly white patches. This
defect is remedied by making a turn or so with red silk
thread round the bait. This bait might he made more fre¬
quent use of in this country.

—A useful letter from C. C. Markham, the artist, con¬
taining hints to those visiting the x4.diroridacks, is deferred
until our next issue.

—C. F. Orvis, the celebrated rod-maker, of Manchester,
Vermont, has sent us a beautiful German silver perforated
trout reel, which he is now manufacturing, the most unique
we have ever seen, and we might say, equal to any other
reel in its various features. In some respects it is alto¬
gether unlike other reels, and the improvements which the
patent covers are quite marked. It is a narrow reel; its
diameter is larger in proportion to its width than is usual,
so that it not only winds more rapidly, but it lays the line
more evenly than if the spool 6r cylinder were wider. Its
perforation makes it quite light—yet heavy enough to
balance the rod comfortably, and also serves to dry the line
rapidly by admitting circulation of air. For our own pre¬
ference we should wish a click, but others would think

differently. It is a pretty toy, as well as a useful imple¬
ment, and can be carried in a very small space by unship¬
ping the crank. Price $5, in case. We should think that
a salmon reel after this patent would be even more desir¬
able, as metal salmon reels are always ponderous.

—Some idea of the immense fishing business carried on
around the island of Newfoundland may be formed from
a fact casually mentioned by a correspondent of the St.
Johns North Star, writing from Fortune Bay, northern dis¬
trict of Newfoundland. Under date of June 29, the cor¬
respondent says there were 850 sail of square-rigged vessels
in St. Peters roads, besides 300 schooners—a fleet of 650
vessels—all waiting for bait to pursue their business of cod

fishing; and this is only one district of the island.

--

Rangeley Lakes, Maine. —The thermometer ranged
during the month of July from 83° to 90° in the shade.
Black flies are not so thick as in June, but the mosquitoes
still make life in the woods uncomfortable without some
protection.

A party of three from Connecticut have had good suc¬
cess on Quimby Pond and that vicinity, stopping with a
Mr. Quimby, who lives a short distance from the town of
Raugeley, who is always happy to entertain sportsmen.
They landed with fly in six days about 250 pounds of trout,
a great portion of which they packed and brought home in
good condition. A party of two, on the 13th aud 14th,
visited a place called “Stony Battau,” on Mooselucmagun-
tic Lake, and caught twenty six trout weighing about thirty
pounds, and also had good luck off Bugle Cove. They
were inexperienced, and fished with bait. A fly fisherman
could have made a much better record. Same party
caught on Rangeley stream next day forty trout averaging
over a pound each. Another gentleman on the 15th inst.,
at the falls of the Kennebago and half a mile above, landed
in five hours some fifty-four trout, weighing from three-
quarters to one and a half pounds each. The next day
this gentleman caught in the same time on the Rangeley
stream, seventy-five trout, averaging a pound each, return¬
ing to their native element (like a true angler) some two
dozen of less than a pound weight, these last are not in¬
cluded in the seventy-five. There has been little or no rain in
this region for almost the entire month. The following items
of interest have been received from this locality the last week.

“A party of four from Cleveland, Ohio, visited the Cup-
supstuc River, and passing some three miles up the stream
caught in five hours two hundred and forty-two trout,
weighing from one to two pounds eacn. They were all
taken with eight ounce rods, the fish showing a marked
preference for the scarlet ibis, brown hackle, and a fancy
fly of a Bismarck color, and the trout were all captured near
the second rapids above and below the “jam.” The above
tiles were about equal as regards their killing effect, and
seeing their diffeience of color was so marked, it was rather
singular. Thermometer ranges from seventy to eighty
degrees in the shade; wind northeast and south; violent
rain storm has prevailed for three days past.”

—A letter from Marquette, Mich., dated July 25th says:

“Our bay is now, and has been all summer, swarming with lake and
salmon trout. Every boat in tlie city is engaged every day by parties of
strangers and citizens, ladies and gentlemen, trolling, and with great
success. It is not unusual to catch a dozen or more before breakfast,
averaging in weight from five to twenty pounds. Mr. Lyon, the land •
lord of the Northwestern Hotel, hooked one that he estimated weighed
at least forty pounds, but it was too much for his tackle and escaped.
Our hotels are well filled with both eastern and western people, and'
most of them are sportsmen. Flies have nearly disappeared and mosqui¬
toes are not numerous.” H. R. M.

7,'. Long Island, July 18th, 1874.

Editor Forest and Stream:—

Did you ever notice or hear anout any other bird but the emu (emulus
canorus), of the old country laying their eggs into smaller bird’s
nests? Though naturalist myself, and well acquainted with the natural
history of the old country, especially the German fauna, I never did,
and so I hereby request your kind information about a fact you will allow
me to give the following short account of:

Some days ago I noticed in a group of trees just opposite my window
a young bird sitting motionless on a naked branch. It was about the
size of a young thrush or blackbird, had a gray, brown-spotted plumage
on head, back and wings, and a grayish-white breast. Its beak let me
recognize in it a member of the family Conirostri.

Suddenly a very small yellow bird, apparently a kind of Silvia (called
here by its color yellowhird) came flyiug on the limb bearing in its little
beak a living insect, and shoving it into the wide, opened mouth of the
big, hungry fellow, who devoured it with as much swiftness as appetite.
This feeding was repeated for about five or six times, when an acciden¬
tal noise from below scared them from the tree and they both disap¬
peared in tlie bushes. The afternoon of that day I witnessed a recapitu¬
lation of the morning performance on the garden fence, and there, or in
the before-mentioned tree, I see now every day the little, never tired
step-mother flying to and fro and bringing the best flies and bugs she can
find to her big, lazy pupil, who, though almost full grown, flying with
sufficient ability and well able to eat alone, only very seldom takes pains
to-do so, hut prefers to wait in dolce far niente for the good food of its
ever ready little nurse.

I should be very thankful to you, sir, if you would tell me in your
next number your opinion about this case, and what kind of birds you
suppose both are. Very respectfully, H. de Nehcosnova.

—Our whilom correspondent, F. D., of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, tells us of the kinds of fish found in that State.
These are :—“Black bass, rock bass, striped bass or pan fish,
pike perch or salmon, catfish, j^ellow perch, pickerel.
White perch run up as high as ten pounds. Of the
sucker family, there is the buffalo, back, red horse and
sucker.” [What admirable names these Westerners have !]
“In the spring, in the river, our killing bait for killing black
bass is a minnow called here a yellow fin; he generally
runs from three to six inches in length by one inch wide.
You can tell one from a shiner instantly; he feels rough to
the touch, while a shiner is a slippery customer. At this
place is a dam eight feet high. The minnows gather in
myriads. You can fill a bucket at one haul. The anglers
of this place use from twenty five to fifty yards of line, size
of hooks, three to five, Limerick or Kirby. A few of us have
some imported Carlisle, very rare. It is a common sight to
see the little boys going home with a big string of fish, as
much as they can lug. The river has been low the greater-
part of the season.”

FOREST AND STREAM.

m

Ordnance Lands Sale.

TORONTO.

P UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that on TUES¬
DAY the 8th day of September next, at Noon,
will be sold at Toronto, by Mr. Oinn Wardell, Auc¬
tioneer, the annual Leases of the Reserves on Lake
Erie, at Pointe Pelee, containing about 4,200 acres,
Rondeau, containing about 500 acres, and Turkey
Point, containing about 592 acres, respectively, to be
employed for the purpose of shouting and fishing, for
the proper preservation of the game and the protec¬
tion of the timber thereon.

These Leases to endure for a term of 21 years each,
with power to the Department to resume possession,
at any time, on giving one month’s notice.’

On condition, that the just rights of all squatters
and Indians shall be respected, ~and reserving—“all
rights of fishery, or use and occupation of the shores
in connection therewith, under authority of the De¬
partment of Marine and Fisheries.”

The rent to be paid to this Department, semi-an¬
nually m advance, and good and sufficient security to
be tendered, at the sale, for payment. If insufficient,
the sale to be renewed at the time and place of sale.

Further conditions, if considered necessary, will be
declared at the time of sale. •

Lessees to accept boundaries and quantities as
shown on the Ordnance plans.

By Order,

E. A. MEREDITH,
Deputy of the Minister of The Interior.
WILLIAM F. COFFIN,

Commissioner of Ordnance
and Admiralty Lands.

Ottawa, 1st August, 1874.

SUMMER TRA VEL.

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Address G. de.Landre Macdona Esq., Hilbre House,
West Kirby, Cheshire; England. jly 16

P AMRAPO—Lovelier than the Bay of
Naples; most magnificent views; the Ocean
dimly seen in the distance; the Lighthouse; the Isl¬
ands’dotting the bay, with their beautiful green car¬
pets; ships grandly passing till far out of view;
steamers likewise receding from the sight hound
foreignward; yachts dancing; the gaily decorated
barges of the boat clubs, conspicuous among which
are the scarlet of the Tritons, the magenta of the vic¬
torious Argonautas, the blue of the Bayonnes, and
the no less lively hues of the Clatemonts, the Onoi-
das, and lesser crews. Do you want fishing? Here it
is in its excellency. Old Robins’ Reefs can tell you
that around her rocky sides sport all the variety of
fish to suit divers tastes, and in prolific supply.
Yachts are in two hours loaded with the blue fish
that arc now so lively trolled for In these waters.
Health reigns supreme. The census lately taken
shows New’Jersey to rank first in the United States.
The rate of increase of this county (Hudson) is 15 per
cent., in New York less than 2 per cent., Brooklyn
only 5 per cent. But twenty-three minutes from Lib¬
erty street, and commutation eight cents. Houses
and lots for sale for cash, by instillments, or terms to
suit. Inquire for JOSEPH HALLOCK, Forest and
Stream office, 17 Chatham street,

N. Y. Newspaper Mailing Agencies,

With the latest Improved Newspaper Folding and
Mailing Machines, No. 29 Rose Street, Near Frank¬
fort, JaMES BRADY Manager and Proprietor.

Cheap Excursions.

Toronto to the Lakes of iuskoka.

Daily Line.

The Steamers Nipissing and Wenonah,

IN CONNECTION WITH

The Northern Railway of Canada.

Fare only $6—'Tickets Good to Return In a Month.

Tickets and full information to be had at the North¬
ern Rail way offices and Agencies.

‘ A. P. COOKBURN,

jly23m P. O Toronto and Gravenhurst.

STEAMERS TO

Eastern Maine, New Brunswick,

Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ac.
THE

» 1 R t

ll

Company’s Steamers

flew York and City of Portland.

will until October 1st leave Boston at 3 a. ra., and
Portland at 6 p. m. every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for Eastport, Maine, and St. John, N. B., for
warding passengers by connecting lines to Calais,
Maine, St. Andrews, Fredericktoti and Shediac, N.B.,
Amherst, Truro, Picton, Digby, Annapolis, Kentvillc,
Windsor and Halifax N. S,, Sumniepide and Char¬
lottetown, P. E. I., and Ilawkesburg, C B. This is

A most Desirable Route for Sportsmen,

presenting a convenient and pleasant mode of access
to the famous hunting and fishing grounds of the
Eastern regions, at very moderate rates of fare. For
circular, with map and description of the route apply
to W. W. KILBY, Agent,

j illy 23m Commercial Wharf, Boston.

Fishing and Hunting

Reduction—Only SIS.

Boston to Moosehead Lake and Return.

Readthe Following, for the

Best Fishing and Hunting

RESORTS.

On Conway Division, Eastern R. K., Brook Trout.
Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 3:15 P. M.
Rangely lakes, via. Farmington, Me. ) Largest
Umbagog lakes, via. Gr Tr’k to Bethel,Me. V Brook
Upper waters of Penobscot. ) Trout.

Moosehead Lake, via. Dexter, Me., Lake and Brook
Trout.

Grand Labe" Stream. \ Landlocked Salmon.

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova
Scotia, Salmon, Sea Trout and Brook Trout.

Trains leave Boston 8:15 A. M. and 6:20 P. M.
Pullman cars on night trains.

Good hunting, large and small game in all the above
localities in their season.

For maps, fare, tables, &c., address or call at 13
Washington, street, Boston, Mass.

Eastern and Mains Central R.R. Line.

Geo. F. Field,
Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Chas. F. Hatch,
Gen’l Manager.

SANFORD’S INDEPENDENT LINE.

T he steamers Cambridge—

J. P. JOHNSON, master, and KATAHDIN, W.
R. Roix, master, leave Foster’s wharf, Boston, for Ban¬
gor and the intermediate landings on the Penobscot
river, alternately, every MONDAY, TUESDAY,
THURSDAY, and FRIDAY, at 5£ o’clock P, M., con¬
necting at Rockland, on Wednesdays and Saturdays,
with boat for Mt. Desert, Machias and intermediate
ports ; and at Bucksport on each arrival from Boston,
with stages for Sedgwick, Bine Hill, Ellsworth, Cher-
ryfield, Harrington and Calais. At Bangor coaches
will be in readiness to take passengers to Dover. Fox-
croft, Moosehead Lake, and intermediate points.
Stages leave Bangor every morning for surrounding
towns. A first-class sailing packet leaves Belfast, for
Castine on the arrival of each boat. Staterooms can be
engaged prior to days of sailing.

WM. B. HASELTINE, Agent,

July 93m No. 13 Foster’s Wharf, Boston.

Long Branch and Philadelphia,

Via New Jersey So. Railroad,
COMMENCING MONDAY, JULY 27, 1874.
Leave New York from Pier 8, N. R,., foot of Rector st.

7:00 a. m.—For Long Branch, Seabright, and High¬
lands.

9:45 a. m.—For Philadelphia, Long Branch, Waie-
town, Tuckerton and Bridgeton.

1:40 p. m. for Philadelphia, Long Branch, Waretown
and Tuckerton.

l;lo£ R ' [ ForLongBarnch&c

4:30 d. m.—For Long Branch, Waretown, &c.

5:30 p. m—For Long Branch and intermediate sta¬
tions.

On SUNDAYS, leave 24th st. Pier at 9 a. m., and
Pier 8 at 9:40 a. m. for Long Branch. Returning, ar-
riAe Pier 8 at 6-50 p. m., 24th street Pier at 7:10 p. m.

Fare from New York to Philadelphia, only $2 25.

Sandy Hook Excursions.

The steamers RIVER BELLE and JANE MOSELY,
leaving NewYork at 7, 9:45a.m., 1:40,2:45 and3:30;p.m.
afford delightful excursions through the Narrows and
down the Bay to Sandy Hook, returning to New York
at 10:60 a. m., 12:50 arid 6:40 p. m. Fare from New
York to Sandy Hook and return, only $1.00. jnn-25

C. P. McFADDEN, W. S. SNEDEN,

Gen. Passenger Agent. General Manager.

Wild Animals for Sale.
TYTE ARE I IN COMMUNICATION

VV with parties on the North Platte who have
Buffalo Calves and Elk now on hand, for sale, and
can furnish to order Antelope, or any other kind of
wild animal found there. Address Proprietor For¬
est astd Stream. july 23

and Lake Superior.

r RHE FOUR POWERFUL FIRST CLASS
_L SIDE-WHEEL UPPER CABIN STEAMERS
fmcora, France* StnUh, Cumberland and Aigo-
ma, running in connection, with the Northern Rail¬
way of Canada, leave Collingwood every Tuesday
and Friday, calling at Owen Sound, Bruce’s Mines,
Sauli Ste. Marie, Michipicotou, Neepigon, Silver
Islet.‘Prince Arthur’s Landing, and Duluth. Direct
connections with

Fort Garry and the Red River Country.

This route embraces .a most pictnresqne and enjoy¬
able Summer tour, wich may be made with great com¬
fort and at moderate cost. Cheap excursions during
the season. Staterooms had at Toronto.

CHAS. PERRY, 62 King st., Toronto.
D. MILLOY, 8 Front st,, Toronto.
COOK, SON & JENKINS, Ag’ts, 261 Broadway.
ADAM ROLPH, Gen’l Agent. Toronto.

Liiicui kjiuiiu *

Escape the Summer Heat—Goto Colorado.

Splendid Hunting and Fishing!

Good hotels and charming Summer Resorts. Health-
restoring mineral waters, and a salubrious, invigor¬
ating climate. Thousands are going to Colorado this
season, to enjoy the luxuries of Nature amid the

Beautiful Parks of the Rocky Mountains.

For cheap rates and particular information address
E. A. FORD,

General Passenger Agent, 25 South Fourth Street, St.
Louis, Mo., and he will cheerfully and promptly tell
you all about it. ‘ july 9

The Stonington Line

BETWEEN

NEWYORK & BOSTON.

The Only Inside Route, via Providence.

TEE NEW AND ELEGANT STEAMERS

33Jio<ie Island, Capt. Wm. M. Jones,
Narragansett, Capt. Ray Allen,
Stonington, Capt. Jesse Mott,

FORM TEE FINEST FLEET 0 F SO UND
STEAMERS LEA VINO NEW YORK.

Not a Trip Missed in Six Years!

Daily from Pier 33 N. R.,foot J ay st.

AT 5 JP. M.

ODSTPI Pi ! kSfiTIP&T The new and magnifi-
5rEbmL fly I lbL""“cent steamer RHODE
ISLAND, will on and aUer JUNE 22d, leave Pier 30
North River, foot Chambers street, at 12 o’clock,
noon, and Pier foot 23 street, East River. 1 P. M., ar¬
riving in Boston the same evening, affording passen¬
gers a sail through

Long Island Sound by Daylight.

RETURNING—Train leaves Boston at 8 P. M,,
connecting with the RHODE ISLAND at Stonington
at 10-45 P. M., and arriving in New York at 6 A. M
EXCURSION TICKETS to Stonington and back,
same trip, $3. L. W. FILKINS,

General Passenger Agent, Pier 33 North River.

GUIDE

Moosehead Lake,

AND

Northern Maine, with Map.

Price $1 00. For sale as follows:

NEW YORK—Andrew Clerk & Co. 48 Maiden Lane.
PHILADELPHIA—John Krider, cor 2d and Walnut.
BOSTON—Bradford & Anthony, 186 Washington.

FLORIDA.

• TT •

TLLUSTRATING THE SCENERY OF

I the East and West coast and interior of Florida.
A complete set of views of St. Augustine, Gaines¬
ville, Central Florida, and Cedar Keys, the terminus
of the Florida Railroad on the West coast ; New
Smyrna, the great fishing resort; Mosquito Lagoon
and Indian River, the game and fish section of Flor¬
ida—the hunter’s Paradise ; the only pictures ever
given of the wonderful Lake Okeechobee, the largest
lake in the South ; a few views of the Seminole In¬
dians ;, characteristic pictures of people, and the pe¬
culiar semi-tropical vegetation ; principal points of
interest along the St. John and Ocklawaha rivers.

These views give one a correct idea of the most de¬
sirable portions of Florida.

Sent, post-paid, on receipt of price. 25 cts. each;
$2 50 per dozen ; $10 for five dozen ; $18 per gross,
jly23 CHAS K. OBER, Beverlv. Mass.

Springers! SpringersS!

T HAVE THREE PUPS OF THE FINEST

_I_ blood, from my thoroughbred bitch, and sired by
Pattison’s imported dog “ Bose.” Parties desiring
a dog for woodcock or grouse, and at the same time
a splendid retriever for duck, can now secure one that
it will be a pleasure tpown. Price $20.
july 23 E. E. PHELPS. Auburn, N. Y.

“ The Culexifuge is indeed an Insect-Driver,
for amid clouds of Mosquitoes I fished unharmed.”

[tbade make.]

CULEXIFUGE,

Sportsman’s Friend;

A SURE PROTECTION

Against the attacks of Mosquitoes, Black Flies, Fleas

and Ante. In pocket bottles. For sale by

285 C. N. CRITTENTON & CO., 7 Sixth Ay., N.Y.

UNION PLACE HOTEL,
EUROPEAN PLAN.

THOS. RYAN & SOY,

BROADWAY. COR. FOURTEENTH STREET.

East End Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

JL. 33. SMXXII Co., Lesses.

[ 00 per day, including Board and
Ti wm - ' ” ...

Rates, $2 50 to !

Room tpedal attention paid to Excursionists.
REGULAR DINNER, $1. THERE IS ALSO A

TSTice Lunch Room,

attached to the establishment. jnne 253m

Laird's Mansion Mouse,

LONG BRANCH.

WM. L. Mci^TIRE, Proprietor

MANY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED :
-A*- New Parlors, New Piazzas , Reading Rooms, etc
Terms reasonable. je253m

Central Hotel,

LONG BRANCH, N. J.,

APEN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR.
VI Liberal arrangements will be made with guests
for the FALL AND SPRING. Rooms thoi'OugMi/
heated. Address H. C. SHOEMAKER. Prop’r.,
jnn253m East Long Branch P. O., N. J.

Ashland House,

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., RODGERS & WILKINS
Proprietors. jly94t

Hcforfs for or fSmcii.

WILLIAMSON HOUSE, LACKAWAXEN, PIKE
CO., Pa.—rebuilt and just opened for the sum¬
mer. Located on the Delaware river, in the midst of
charming scenery, deer hnntigg. trout, bass, lake
trout and pickerel, The house is new, clean and com
modious. Board $8 per week. Wagons and Carriages
to hire.

july 16 JOHN S. WILLIAMSON, Prop,

Rossin House, Toronto, Canada.

SHEARS & SON, Proprietors.

This house is a favorite resort for gentlemen sports¬
men from all parts of the LTnited States and Canada.

OREST HOUSE, AT STARK’S FALLS, FOOT
-V of the. Bog. O. J. Pel sue. Proprietor. Boats and
experienced guides furnished to sporting parties at
reasonable rates. P. O. address, Colton. St. Law¬
rence Co., N. Y.

INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, : !

A NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK

J. I. FULTON, Jr., Proprietor.
Special rates to Boarders. -‘ell6m

At Pamfin . beautiful sea views

Ml rctmldpu splendid Fishing, Bathing
Boating, 22 minutes fro m Hew York. Opposite the
station—shade and lawn. Board only $6'00 to $8 00.
Inquire of station master for HENRY HOE. _

W ANTED—IN A PLEASANT LOCALITY, ONE
mile from Greenwood Lake and three hours
(fbm N. Y., a few families to board: panic prices. J .
B. WILSON, West, Milford, Passaic county, N. J.

Foxcroft Exchange,

Foxeroft and Dover Village, Me.

I S NOW OPEN for permanent and transient board¬
ers. The house is new, and is in one of the most
attractive villages in New England, near Sebec Lake,
with its steam and sailboats, and extensive land-locked
salmon fish-works, and on the immediate border of
extensive forests. It is also surrounded by splendid
mountain scenery, broad lakes and noble trout streams
The stable is stocked with good teams. A large farm
is connected with the house, which fully supplies, the
table. Daily communication with Moosehead Lake
Telegraph near house, and two daily mails. Prices
moderate. Refers to J. F. Jefferds, R. R, Mail ser¬
vice, Boston, P. O. P. M. JEFFERDS, Prop’r.

The Crossmon House,

ALEXANDRIA- BAY, N. Y.

C. CROSSMON & SON, PROPRIETORS.

T his house, recently rebuilt and ele-

gantly furnished, is now open for visitors. It is
located in one of the most delightful places in the
Thousand Islands region, commanding an extensive
view of the St. Lawrence river and the islands,
and offers every facility for the comfort and enjoy¬
ment of guests. Outfits for boating, hunting and fish¬
ing parties. Music by a fine band. Steamers for the
Bay connect at Cape Vincent with the Rome, Water-
town and Ogdensburg Railroad. juyl6

TroutTTrout!! TrouTTH

EXCELLENT EAMILYBOARD at reasonable rates;
AJ mountain scenery; healthiest part of New York,
at “Maple Grove;” hot and cold baths, milk, &c.;
large rooms, and plenty of trout in the famous “Nev
ersmk.” Fine drives. Only seven hours from the
city by Oswego Midland Railroad. Trout for sale at
$5 per 100. Addres., ALEX. HERRON,

Neversink Flats, Sullivan county, New York.
Or come to Fallsburgh and hire team out. juil

652 BROADWAY,N.Y.

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Bridal Presents.

"YV'sa/toIxos, J

Clocks, Bronzes,

MUSICAL BOXES AND FANCY GOODS,

At Greatly Reduced Prices.

Ve J. Magnin Gnedin & Co.

Sole Agents for the Celebrated

JAMES HARDIN WATCH.

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652 BROADWAY

A¥ ’ s - V - ☆

W ANTED—By a gentleman of pro¬
fessional nautical education—position as Ed¬
itor, Assistant or Special on a sporting paper. Naval
architecture, yachting and boating specialties. Could
in a couple of months put in some capital. Best ref¬
erences. Good hand at sketching regattas, etc. Sal -
ary moderate.. Address C. P. K,, 919, Chestnut st
Phila., Pa. July 9

414

FOREST AND STREAM

Miscellaneous.

CHICAGO

MISFIT CARPETS.

/CJ.OOD SECOND HAND AND MISFIT CARPETS, RICH Patterns, Yery Cheap, at the

VT OLD PLACE, 112 FULTON STREET, between William and Nassau. Sent borne and laid free of charge.

SHOT TOWER GO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

STANDARD

Mliscclhineons

J. & W. TOLLEY

MAKERS OF

DROP AND BUCK SHOT

BALLS AND BAR LEAD.

Our aim is to manufacture an article of SHOT that
is unsurpassed in ROUNDNESS, SOLIDITY, Pea-
fection of POLISH, Uniformity of SIZE, and Accu¬
racy of WEIGHT, in each ba£. Orders from the
Trade solicited, and will be filled at .

The Lowest Market Prices.

E. W. BLATCHFORD, President.

C. F. GATES, Treasurer. jun 25 ly

IT. Y. Safety Steam Power Co.

Office; 30 COTJUTIiANDTST*

BUILDERS OF

STEAM ENGINES AND BOILERS

Steam Launches & Yachts.

Fine only English

BREECH LOADING GUNS,

Oiler advantages in the pnrcnase
of FINE GUNS, possible only to
the manufacturer, who trades di¬
rect with the sportsmen.

They therefore confidently in¬
vite comparison of their weapons
with those of other makers, as re¬
gards Fine Quality of Material
and workmanship, and more es¬
pecially shooting powers, which
is our great specialty, and for
which we are celebrated the world
over, vide testimonials,which will
be forwarded with price and de¬
scriptive sheets on application to

our BRANCH HOUSE, 29 Maiden Lane,

Corner Nassau street, New York.
Manufactory, Pioneer Works. Birmingham, England

& II. ~T. ANTHONY & CO., 59V

. Broadway, N. Y., op. Metropolitan Hotel.
Chromos and Frames, Stereoscopes and Views, Graph-
oscopes, Megalethoscopes, Albums and Photographs
of celebrities. Photo-Lantern Slides a specialty. Man¬
ufacturers of Photographic Materials. Awarded First
Premium at Vienna Exposition. jeltly

DOGS FOR SALE.-

EIGHT HOUND PUPS

old ; 'best of stock."
july 9 4

RICHARD VALENTINE,
Janesville, Wis.

jffhifaddgbia.

IMPORTER, AND DEALER IN

Breech and Muzzle Loading

SHOT GUNS,

Fishing and Sporting Tackle of every description.
Also, tlie new improved Parlor or Gallery Rifles, Pis¬
tols andTargetr_ Apr. 161y

FISHING TACKLE,

In all its variety for BROOK, RIVER and SEA fishing.

A. B. SHIPLEY & SON,

503 COMMERCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA,
Offer to the trade a large assortment, comprising
many articles of their own "special make.

FINE FLY AND BASS RODS
of Iron, Lance and Greenheart Woods. Rent and
Glued Bamboo. Rod mountings of the very finest
quality on hand, or made to order.

ARTIFICIAL TROUT AND BASS FLIES
and Reels of the finest quality. Lines of every kind.
Gut and Gut Leaders. Also, sole agents for the cele¬
brated JOHN JAMES & SONS Needles and Fishhooks.
A large lot always on hand of Southern cane and se¬
lected Calcutta Bamboo Poles. *-6m

SPORTSMENS’ DEPOT.

And their Machinery a Specialty, also Machinery for

TUGS, LIGHTERS AND STEAMERS,

Propeller Wheels of Superior Efficiency.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.

All our boats ore guaranteed to pass inspec¬
tion under the Steamboatlaw when required.

THOR BOTTOMS OF YACHTS, BOATS,

LJ Ac-CEYLON PLUMBAGO, OR BLACK LEAD
—perfectly pure, prepared expressly for above use.
Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. New
Yiirk Black Lead Works, No. 172 Forsyth st. jly93m

HAZARD POWDER CO.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Sporting, Rifle and Target

GUNPOWDER.

“ELECTRIC,” in 1 lb. canisters.

“ AMERICAN SPORTING,” in 1 lb. cans and 64 lb.^
kegs.

“ DUCK SHOOTING,”No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 grain, in
and 5 lb. cans and 64 lb. kegs,

“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” in 1 lb. and 5 lb. canisters.

“ KENTUCKY RIFLE,” FFFG and FFG and
“ SEA SHOOTING” FG in kegs of 25, 124, and 6 4 lbs.
and canisters of 5 lbs.

Superior Mining- and Blasting Powder.

The above well-known Gunpowders are supplied by
the company 's agents in every prominent city, and in
the various mining districts of the United States and
by all dealers in Guns and Sporting materials, or
wholesale at the oflice of the Company,

88 Wall Street, TSTew York.

A. G. HA7ARD, President.
Tnos S P ope. Secretary. _

Real English Boxing Gloves.

Imported, and the best American Gloves manufac¬
tured by SHANK ON, MILLER & CRANE, No. 46
Maiden Lane, N. Y. Fair quality $3 per set of two
pair; fancy and extra from $4 to $10.

p. S>,_fjnnd* pfvnt C. O T> rvwbnro.

« DESIDERATUM.”

DB. VEGA ARANGO’S

South American Antidote.

INSTANTLY CURES MOSQUITO BITES

For sale by all Druggists at £5 cents per vial.

CARLE & STRONG, 152 Water st.. N. Y.
General Agents for United States and Canadas.

WILBUR & HASTINGS,

MANUFACTURING

STATIONERS,

Printers, Lithographers,

40 FULTON STREET,

Corner of Pearl Street. NEW YORK.

ORDERS BY MAIL WILL RECEIVE PROMPT
VTTEVTinNr

THE LAST REVISED EDITION OF

Fur, Fin, and Feather,

CONTAINS THE

AME LAWS FOR 1874

Of all the States and Canada, besides a vast fund of
useful information on Hunting and Fishing. Price
50 cents. For sale by Gunsmiths, Fishing Tackle
dealers, and News Agents everywhere. Mailed on re¬
ceipt of price by CHARLES SUYDAM, Publisher,
61 Warren street, N. Y. Usual discount to the trade.

($lathing mtd (£>ood$.

For a, first-class Dress or

Business HAT, go direct to the manufacturer,
ESPENSCHETD. 118 Nassau street.

KRUG Ac CO.’S

CHAMPAGNE,

A WINE OF UNRIVALLED EXCELLENCE
AND PURITY ,

A. ROCHEREAU & CO.,

Sole Agents for the United States and Canada
No. 8 SOUTH WILLIAM STREET.

To be hnrl of all family grocer* 10 °f»

H OME! HOME!! HOME!!!—

At Flushing, six miles from New York; 103
trains daily ffonre A. M. to 12 at night; a yehrly com¬
mutation ticket free.

(Fare 8c. by package tickets.)

For sale, a French slate roof House, filled in with
brick; gas, water, marble mantle; good closets; sewer
connections, with double plot of ground, guttered and
flagged.

Price $4,000.

The owner intends to sell, and any party who can
invest in a home, from $500 to $2,500,will address Box
No. 142 Post Office, obtain a free pass to Flushing and
full particulars. Feb-2

Springers, or Field Spaniels.

T HAVE PUPS OF THIS BREED FOR

I sale. Are the best Woodcockmnd Ruffed Grouse
dogs in the world. Color liver and white—perfect
beauties, Age two months. Price, $25. Address
M. P. M’KOON, Franklin. Del Co.. N. Y.

Lots at a Bargain.

Q a LOTS IN BROOKLYN, 21x100

j/j O each, on Macon and M’Donough stieets, be¬
tween Reid and Patchen avenues. Horse cars on Reid
avenue. Six railroad lines and two churches within
six blocks. Best property in Brooklyn to buy for in¬
vestment. Will sell for little over half their value.
Inquire of C. HALLOOK, Editor of Forest and
Stream.

JOHN KRIDER,

Corner Second and Walnut Str., Philadelphia.

IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER and DEALER IN

Guns, Rifles, Pistols, and Fishing- Tackle
of all Kinds.

He invites all Sportsmen and dealers in bis line to
examine his stock of Flies and Spliced Bamboo Rods,
which are the best in this country. We make Flies of
all kinds to order, or rods of any style.

Has cors’antly on hand a full assortment of Rods,
Hooks, Lilies, Baits, Reels, Fly Hooks, Salmon Flies,
Waterproof Silk Lines, Silk and Hair Trout Lines, &c.
Perch Snoods, China and Grass Lines. Also, a large
lot of Cane Reeds, Bamboo and Japan. 4-ly

Thomas Sparks,

Shot and Bar Lead

Manufacturer, *

[Established 1808.]

Office, No. 121 Walnut Street,

Philadelphia. Pa.

I ? W. TAXIS, AQUARIUM MANUFACTURER
and dealer in GOLD FISH, AQUATIC PLANTS
FISH GLOBES, &c 60 North Sixth street, Phila¬
delphia, Penn. Orders by mail attended to.

Orange Sporting Powder.

ORANGE LIGHTNING POWDER,

The strongest and cleanest Powder made. Nos. 1
to 7, packedYw^y in sealed 1 lb. canisters. The coarser
sizes especially are recommended to owners of fine
breech loading guns, giving great penetration with
very slight recoil.

ORANGE DUCKING POWDER,

For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Nos. 1 to
5. Packed in metal kegs of 64 lbs. each, and in canis
lers of 1 and 5 lbs.

AUDUBON POWDER,

Very quick For woodcock and quail Nos. 1 to 4.
Packed in metal kegs of 124 lbs. and 64 lbs., and in
pound canisters.

ORANGE RIFLE POWDER,

The best for rifles and for all ordinary purposes.
Sizes F.g, FF.g, FFF.g, the last being the finest and
most used. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25
lbs., 124 lbs., and 64 lbs., and in canisters of 1 lb. and
4 pound.

All of the above give high velocities and less resid¬
uum than any other brands made.

LAFLIM & RAND POWDER Co.,

21 Park Row, N. Y.

(Opposite Astor House .)

Established in 1835.

Pritchard Brothers,

No. 94 Fulton St., N. Y.

ALL KINDS OF

Fishing Tackle

Made and repaired with the utmost despatch.
also, constantly on hand

THE BEST SELECTION OF TROUT AND SAL¬
MON RODS, REELS, LINES AND FLIES.

Medals awarded at the World’s Fair and American
Institute for our superior Artificial Flies. 4—

JAMES RATCLIFFE,

Rochester, New York,

Manufacturer of Flies-.

Of all descriptions. Trout and Bass Flies, suitable
for the waters of Northern New York and Pennsyl¬
vania, a specialty. Orders solicited and will receive
prompt attention. _

W. S. BAI1NUM,

Syracuse, N. Y.

Guns, Revolvers, Fishing Tackle, Base-
Ball Supplies, &c., &c.

A good double-barrel, central fire, breech-loading gun
sent to any address for $40.

EVERY GUN WARRANTED.

Ammunition of the very best quality a specialty.

Prize List!

FOREST AND STREAM

A Weekly Journal,

DEVOTED TO

Out-Door Sports

Hunting, Fishing, Yachting, Boating, Practical Nat
ural History, Fish Culture, &c. &c.

It is the OFFICIAL ORGANqf the

The Fish Culturists’ Association*
of America.

The Publishers of FOREST AND STREAM

In order to stimulate the development ot

MANLY anti ATHLETIC EXERCISES',.

AS OP

FISHING, SHOOTING, ARCHERY, CRICKET',.
FOOTBALL, and CROQUET,

Offer the follownng prizes for clubs of three or mof

Single Subscription per Annum

Starting Clubs.r— Agents, and others interested, are
advised that we do not insist upon their starting with
full clubs to secure our rates. They can send three
or more at a time, and on forwarding the requisite
number within 60 days will be entitled to same premi¬
ums as if all were sent together.

CRICKET.

For $20 00 four copies, one yea r f with one best
spring bat, one College bat, one Dark cricket ball;
price $7 50.

For $25 00, five copies, one year, with a complete
cricket set; one College hat, one polished bat, Clap-
shaw; one Dark cricket ball; one set of stumps; price
$12 00 .

FOOTBALL.

For $15 00, three copies, one year, with one Rugby
football; price $6 00.

FISHING RODS.

For $15 00, tnree copies, one year, with one superior
four joint light rod, suitable for all kinds of fishing;,
price $7 00.

For $60 00, twelve copies, one elegant rod; suits*-
ble for trout, black bass with fly, or for trolling has®
or pickerel; as fine a rod as can be made; Germain
silver tipped, with three tips; price $25 00.

CROQUET.

For $20 00, four copies, one year, with very handi-
some set of croquet; price $7 00.

For $25 00, five copies, one year, with superb set ot
croquet; price $10 00.

For $30 00, six copies, one year, with the finest set
of croquet made; price $14 00.

REMINGTON RIFLE AND SHOT GUN.

For $75 00, fifteen copies, one year, with ene Rem¬
ington Deer rifle; price $28 00.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Target
rifle, 30-mch octagonal barrel, to be used for sporting,
hunting, or target shooting; price $36 00.

For $100, twenty copies, one year, with one Rem¬
ington doable barreled, ,breech-loading shot-gun,
one of the best guns ever offered to American
sportsmen; price $45 00.

SHARPE RIFLE.

For $100. twenty copies, one year, with one Sharpe
sporting or target rifie, best quality; price $40 00.

WARD-BURTON RIFLE.

For $200, forty copies, one year, with one Ward-
Burton rifle magazine gun for large game, price 80 00..

SINGLE AND DOUBLE BARREL MUZZLE!

LOADING SHOT GUNS.

For $20 00, four copies,one year,with one America!®
single barrel gun, perfectly safe, blue barrels, walnut;
price $10 00.

For $35 00, seven copies, one year, with one Ameri¬
can double gun, handy and reliable gun every way;
price $18 00.

For $50 00, ten copies, one year, with one double
boys’ fine twist barrel gun, a safe gun every way lor
boys; price $26 00.

For $75 00, fifteen copies, one year, with double
gun, English laminated steel barrels, handsome fin¬
ish; price $45 00. «

CASH PREMIUMS.

To those who prefer cash premiums a discount of
25 per cent, will be made on all clubs of three and up¬
wards.

Every article is of the finest quality and will be
sent free of expense.

Remitting Money.— Checks on New York City
banks and bankers are best for large sums; make pay¬
able to the order of Forest and Stream Publishing
Company, 103 Fulton Street, New York. Post
Office Money Orders for $50 or less are cheap and sate
also. When these are not obtainable, register letters,
affixing stamps for postage and registry; put in the
money and seal the letter in the presence of the post¬
master, and take his receipt for it. .

Send the names with the money as fast as obtained,
that subscribers may get the paper at once.

Forest and Stream Publishing Company y

17 CHATHAM STREET. N. Y J

Post Office Box 2832,

125 S. THIRD STREET PHTLA.

COBB’S BUILDING, DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO

FOREST AND STREAM

W. & C. SCOTT & SONS

GENUINE

Breech Loaders.

WINNERS OP THE GUN TRIAL OP 1873.
Scott’s Illustrated Book on Breech-loaders. 25 cents
by mail. Report of Gun Trial sent on application.

AGENTS:

WM. READ & SONS,

13 Faneuil Hall Sq.,Boston.

Also all other makes. Greener, Westley Richards,
Webley, Remington. Wesson, &c.

A genuine laminated Steel Breech-loader, with im¬
plements, at $50.

Bussey’s Gyro Pigeon Trap, with 100 birds for
shooting practice.

Pine Bronze Yacht Guns on mahogany carriages
Complete; as furnished the New York and Boston
Yacht Squadrons. SEND FOR CIRCULARS.

BRADFORD & ANTHONY,

186 Washington St., Boston.

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS IN

Fishlixgf Tackle,
Fisliing 1 Rods,
Fish Hooks,

AND

ANCS-SIUG IMPLEMENTS.

tyontxmmx %ooA%.

ALBERT C. KUCK,

('Successor to N. J. PLUMB,)

32 Park Row, New York.

Opposite New P. O. NEW YORK.

IMPORTER OP

FISHING TACKLE, GUNS,

REVOLVERS,

Skates and Sporting Goods.

REUBEN WOOD,

Syracuse, INew York,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN

Fishing- Tackle of Every Description.

The finest Bamboo Rod. Also Bass and Trout I lies
a specialty.

ORDERS SOLICITED AND PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.

Clark Ac Sneider,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

SNEIDER

PATENT BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUN
ALTERING

Muzzle-Loading Guns tc Breech-Loading

A SPECIALTY.

WRITE FOR PARTICULARS.

214 West Pratt street;,

28 Baltimore, Md.

CA MPING AND MINING

STOVE.

Weighing only 25 pounds, very durable, will cook
for 10 persons, and is especially adapted for camping
purposes The ware consists of 8 qt. Kettle, 6 qt.
Tea Kettle, 2 qt. Coffee Pot, Fry Pan, round Tin Pan,
2 square Pans, Dipper, Gridiron, Tent Collar, 8 ft,
Funnel and an Oven that will roast 15 pounds beef.

Outside dimensions, packed, 12x12x20 inches.

The ware is so constructed tnat it nests and packs
in the Oven, and the oven and funnel pack inside the
stove as represented in cut 2. leaving room for pack¬
ing half doz. Piates, Knives, Forks and Spoons and
drinking Cups. Price complete, $13.50.

SEffl) P. 0. ORDER, OR CASHIER'S CHECK.

FOND & DUNCKLEE,

H7 Blackstone street, Boston, Mass

^isceJlmjeaus.

ESTABLISHED*! 849.

J. B. MgHARG & CO.,

ROME, N. Y.,

MANUFACTURERS OF

Split Bamboo, Lance Wood, and Ash Fly Rods, Sal¬
mon, Bass, Trout, Trunk and Perch Rods, with
or without McHarg’s Patent Reel Piate. Sole
manufacturers of McHarg’s Gold, Silver,

Brass and Pearl Spinning Baits of every
description, and manufacturers of

Fishing Taokle in all its Varieties,

including all styles of Bass, Salmon and Trout Flies

HAVANA LOTTERY.

Important Notice.

For the coming drawings, commencing January 8th,
we have reduced the price of tickets as follows:

Wholes $20, i 1-5 $4,1 -10 $2,1-20 $1

Drawings take place every seventeen days.

We are prepared >to till all orders. Circulars sent
upon application. Highest price paid for Spanish
Bank Bills, Governments, Etc.

TAYLOR & CO., Bankers,

II Wall street, Mew York

Established in 1837.

J. B. Crook & Co.,

Importers and Manufacturers of

FISHING TACKLE!

£50 Fi ll ton St., IV. Y.

Green Hart , Split Bamboo , Log Wood, Fly
and Salmon Bods, a Specialty.

THAT SPLENDID NEW FIELD GAME WHICH
t created such an excitement at Newport, Long
Branch and elsewhere last; season, will be brought out
this spring, in sets, of eight different styles, at fol¬
lowing prices: $8; $12 50; $25; $50; $100; $250; $500:
$1,000. As this beautiful game cannot be described
in a brief space, we will send an illustrated catalogue
containing rules and fall description, free to any one
on application.

WEST & LEE GAME CO., Worcester, Mass.

Grand Medal of Merit, Vienna, 1870

WM. S. KIMBALL & CO.’S

(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) 6

PEERLESS & PLAIN

FINE CUT CHEWING,

Vanity Fair

*, Gut Cavendish Smoking-.

Ask your Dealer, or send direct to our
works Tor a supply of PURE Tobacco.

Vienna, Austria, Nov. 30,1873.
Messrs. Wm. S. Kimball Co. :

Sibs —A friend of mine lent me, with a transport
of Indian Skulls, two pounds “Vanity Fair,” which I declare
to he the best Tobacco I ever smoked. We have very good
tobacco in Vienna—Turkish and Hungarian, but “Vanity fair”
Is the King of all, by its aromatic flavor and the right sort of
strongness. My friend in New York got an appointment in
California, by that reason I apply immediately to you, begging

f ou to send me lortheenaloeeaten dollars, a supply of “Vanity
air.” and send with the next steamer to Germany. If there
is a German firm that sells yonr excellent “ Vanity Fair,” I
bee you to enclose me the address.

' Ds. Joa. Hykm..

Professor of Aaatomv in the University of Vienna

Established 1843.

Breech and Muzzle Loading

Sportsmens Apparatus,

AMMUNITION,
Materials for Gnn-Makers, &c.,

Wholesale and Retail. Guns made to order, or re-
fpaired in the best manner.

ALEXANDER McCOMAS,

je 18 No. 51 South Calvert st., Baltimore.

415

iscelhneoiis.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.

48 Maiden Lane N.Y.,

IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN

J.

FISHING TICK

On hand the largest ana best assortment ever ex¬
hibited in the United States. They particularly call
attention to their

TROUT, SALMON AND BASS RODS.

Every variety of Salmon and Trout Flies, and Hooks
on Gut. Cutty Hunk and Basque Islands Bass Lines,
waterproof Braided Silk Lines, every size and quality of

SILK, LINEN AND COTTON LINES,

And every Variety and Style of

FISH HOOKS.

Parties fitted out with appropriate Tackle for the
Rocky Mountains and Pacific Coast, Canada, Maine,
rhe Adirondacks, &c., &c.

Split Bamboo, Trout and Salmon Rods and Reels
a Specialty.

Agents for the St. Lawrence Fishing Co. Sole Im¬
porters of Warrin’s Celebrated Drilled
4-29 Eyed Needles.

We offer to dealers and sportsmen a most complete
assortment of

Fishing Tackle,

Rods, Reels, Lines, Artificial Flies,Nets,
aits, Fish Hooks, Etc.

Split Bamboo Fly Rods and Reels

OF THE FINEST WORKMANSHIP.

Tackle suitable for Maine, Adirondack, Canadian
and other fishing,

ARTIFICIAL FLIES DRESSED TO ORDER.
BREECH AND MUZZLE LOADING GUNS,
And sportsmens’ goods of all kinds

Manufactured and Imported by

BARTON, ALEXANDER & WALLER,

IOI & 103 DUANE ST., (near

Broadway) New York.

CHAS. REICHE & BR0.,

IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF

Mocking Bird Food, &c.,

55 Chatham *Street,

3d door from N. William. NEW YORK.

WE GIVE THE HIGHEST PRICE FOR LIVE
SPECIMENS OF THE
BEAVER, OTTER,

BEAR, WILD CAT,
MOOSE, ELK,

ANTELOPE,
AND ALL KINDS OF WILD AMERICAN ANI¬
MALS AND BIRDS.

CHAS, REICHE. 11-68 HENRY REICHE.

H. W. C0LLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER,

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

STANDARD AMERICAN

BILLIARD TABLES

OFFICE AND WAREROOMS

TVo. 738 BROADWAY,

. \kA-— -

Cures Sore Throat , Bronchitis , Neuralgia ,
Pneumonia , Whooping Cough , Bheu-
matism , Chilblains , Strains , &c.

A SPECIFIC FOR BITES OF INSECTS.

The Deobstruent allays Inflammation, removes the
obstructions, reopens and stimulates the circulation,
cleanses, soothes and heals more rapidly than any
other known preparation. For sale by all Druggists.
Samples Free ! A.sk for it! Test it!

Ward, Russell & Co.,

28 and 30 Fulton St. , N. Y

lizcelhneoug.

SIM D. KEHOE

THE

5

“INDIAN CLUB MAN/

WITH

F. GROTE & CO., 114 East 14th St., N. Y.

KEHOE’S INDIAN CLUBS,

KEHOE’S PATENT STRIKING BAG,

KEHOE’S HEEL PADDED BOXING GLOVE,
GOODS SENTC. O. D.

Send for KEHOE’S Illustrated Catalogue. 114 East
14th street. New York. jun253m

A. JOS. KAPP,

A. H. GROTE

F.GROTE & CO.

Turners & Dealers
in Ivory,

114 East 14th St., N.Y

Billiard Balls, Cloth, Cues, &c. Ten Pm Balls and
Pins. Ivory and Bone Checks, and all other kinds
of Tvory Goods. 4.56

Established 1847.

LEATHER GOODS.

KID, BUCK AND DOGSKIN GAUNTLETS.
Buckskin Shooting and Fishing Breeches
and Leggings for Suinin er and Fall.

LEATHER UNDERSHIRTS AND * DRAWERS.

BUCKSKIN RIDING AND HUNTING SUITS.
BOXING GLOVES. MOCCASINS LEATHER LIV¬
ERY BREECHES, &c., &c., &c.

Skms dressed and made up as may be desired.

C. Held & Co.

IMPORTERS and MANUFACTURERS.
739 Broadway, TV. Y r .

J. WALLACE,

Naturalist & Taxidermist

IMPORTER OP

FOREIGN BIRD SKINS AND ARTIFI¬
CIAL EYES,

19 N. William Street, New York.

DR. FOWLER’S PATENT
Hard Rubber Reel-
“The Gem."

Imperishable, Light as a Feather, and
not Liable to Get Out of Order.

Numerous letters of recommendation have been re¬
ceived from the most experienced anglers in America
highly approving of this Reel, prominent amon”
which are Mr. Seth Green and Hon. Robt Roosevelt.

This Reel, the latest contribution to the angler’s
outfit, has now been before the public for oiie%ear
and we have yet to hear of the first complaint from the
many hundreds who have used it.

ANDREW CLERK & CO.,

Sole Agents *\or the United States,

25-61 48 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK.

E. I S. MADISON

564 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
DEALER IN

Guns and Gunning Materia

Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods.

Parties at a distance treated as honest as if nreser
A full line of DIXON’S and ELEY BRO. Gooiu, &
constantly on hand.

N. B.—Particular attention given to the renairii
of fine guns, &c.

Sportsmen!

Yonr attention is called to
GOOD’S OIL TANNED MOC¬
CASINS, the best thing ever
worn by sportsmen. Not
injured by wetting and
drying—always soft and
easy to the feet, and
VERY DURABLE—being made of the very best of
stock in three different styles, and warranted the gen¬
uine article , different from anything before offered
Hlustrated Circular and Price List free
FRANK GOOD,

_ 1209 Elm st.. Manchester. N. TI.

PATENT AUTOMATIC MUZZLE.

[From N. Y. Times, June 22
"Mr. Bergh has a
muzzle that be recom¬
mends, as it does not
fret or worry the
dog when on his head.
By a spring the dog
can open his mouth to
(he fullest extent, and
running out his tongue
pant with as much ease
as though he wasBot
muzzled, and driuk
without any difficulty,
,. „ but it is impossible for

him to bite.’ The most humane invention of the
Manufactured by W. T. & J. MERSEREAU
Liberal discount to the trade. 62 Dnane st. N Y

416

FOREST AND STREAM,!

^po^smett’s (§oodx.

SCHUYLER, HARTLEY & GRAHAM,

19 Maiden Lane, 30 «fe 33 John street, N. Y.

BREECH LOADING GUNS

A SPECIALTY.

We would call the attention of the public to our
urge assortment of

Breech-Loading Shot Guns,

Manufactured by the following celebrated makers :
Messrs. W. & C. SCOTT & SONS (winners at the In¬
ternational Gun Trial of 1873); P. WEBLEY & SON,
W. W. GREENER, WESTLEY RICHARDS, J. HOL¬
LIS & SONS, and other makers.

A full line of fine

PISTOLS AND RIFLES CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
DIXONS & HAWRSLEY’S SHOOTING TACKLE.
To insure good shooting from Breech-loading Guns,
we would recommend the use of the

STtTRTEVANT BRASS SHOT SHELLS,
manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. These shells are the cheapest and
best m the market, can be easily re-capped with ordi¬
nary caps, without the use of the implements neces¬
sary in priming all other styles of shells.
BUSSEY’S PATENT GYRO PIGEON AND TRAP,
WITH CASE. AND 100 BIRDS.

Black’s Patent Cartridge Test.

This Vest affords the best ar¬
rangement yet in vented for car¬
rying cartridges, r The weight is

so evenly distribu »v / W ced that it is

scarcely felt. Oar f M tridges can be

carried with the JfMfMiU heads down in

this vest, which L § 4Miir 'J of great impor¬
tance when brass ■# shells are used

as when carrying Ipli® them with the

head up the weight of ttie sll0t oft¬
en forces the wad forward, when

bad shooting is the result.

In ordering send measurement around the chest.
Price $7.50.

AGENTS FOR THE

Union Metallic Cartridge Com¬
pany’s Ammunition,
WARRANTED THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
_ SEND FOR CIRCULAR. _

THODGMAN & CO.,

27 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK,
LARGEST ASSORTMENT

India Rubber Goods

COMPRISING

Rubber Trouting Pants?

Fishing Stockings?

Camp Blankets? etc.

Complete SportingS CampingQuUil.
THOS. 0TISLER0 Y&C0.

\ 251 AND 263 WATER ST., NEW YORK?

MANUFACTURERS OF THE

Celebrated American Standard

Patent Sifted Eagle Brand

DROP SHOT

-ALSO-

CHILLED

COMPRESSED

Buck Shot and Bullets.

jT c. CONROY & CO.,

65 Fulton Street? New York.

IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF

Fish Hooks and Fishing Tackle.

Would invite the attention of amateurs to their
large stock of fine goods, specially prepared for the
wants of those visiting the Long Island Clubs, the Ad¬
irondack^, Lake Superior, the Maine woods, and the
Black Bass regions. A full stock of their unrivalled
Fly rods for Tront. and Salmon, and the famed “Mc¬
Ginnis” Black Bass Rods constantly on hand.

Nine Silver Medals and the only Gold one ever
awarded were received by them for the superiority of
their goods.

A MEMBERSHIP IN BLOOMING

GROVE PARK ASSOCIATION for sale to an
acceptable party, at less than regular price. Cause-
present owner not being able to enjoy its privileges.
Address “ Rambler,” P. O. box 2832, N. Y. city.

PatiUoIo IMPORTED SHORTHORN

J: Ui Oil11% “"BULL, throe years old, with ped¬
igree. Can be seen on Indian Head Farm, Riverside
Station, New Haven R. R. Address
Jt_ W. R. GRACE, 66 Pine st,, N. Y,

Field, Cover and Trap Shooting.

By Capt. A. H. Bogardus, Champion Wing Shot of
America. A valuable book for all sportsmen. Con¬
taining practical hints and instructions for marksmen
of the present day, upon guns and dogs, their use,
&c.; haunts and habits of game birds, water fowls,
&c. Large 12mo., cloth binding, 250 pp., $2.00.

The Forest and Stream will receive o.xders and
will furnish Captain Bogardus 1 book when published,
about October 1st.

MEAD’S PATENT SAFETY

EXPLOSIVE BULLET,

METALLIC CARTRIDGES.

Calibre—22, 32, 38. 44, 46, 50, &c.

Also, BOMB-SHELLS for 12 and 16 gauge Shot Guns.
JOHN P. MOORE’S SONS, GUN DEALERS,

800 Broadway, New York.
flmrt for ffirmtar, describing effect on Grizzly Bears.

raiHlALIIY GTON’S
ong Range, Breech Loading

TARGET RIFLE.

Weight? 10 Pounds.

Leng th of Barrel, 84 inches.
Calibre? 44-100 Inches.

By a careful examination of the records (see this paper May 21st to Jnly 20 inclusive,) it will be seen that
the above Rifle stands over 22 PER CENT, ahead up to date, in the average of all the Long Range matches
that have taken place this year, and winner of Seven (7) out of Ten (10) FIRST PRIZES, including the “Rem-
mgton Diamond,” “ Amateur Club” and “ Amateur Club Long Range'" badges. Send for illustrated treatise
on Rifle Shooting, just out, for particulars concerning the above Rifles. Sent free.

E, REMINGTON & SONS, 281 &288, Broadway, N. Y.

MANUFACTORY", ILION, N. Y T .

JOSEPH C. GRUBB &C0..712 Market St., Philadelphia.

AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF THE

CELEBRATED CENTRAL-FIRE BREECH-LOADING GUNS

MADE BY

James Purdey, No. 8141 Oxford Street, London,

TT /i l'A TA Anlmi.-i a « <4 C ia/miPa.v, a «... L J- „ 1 il. . _ _ i ~ , . ..

Reilly & Co., Wkstlky Richards, W. & C. Scott & Son, W. W. Greener, P. Webley & Son, and other well-
known English makers, besides those of American makers. An extensive assortment of every thing appertaining to
the use of Breech-Loaders. Also, Bussey’s Patent Gyro Pigeon and Trap, a perfect substitute'for live nmeons
in shooting matches. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. -miv 23

• Liegemans Patent Portable Folding Boat.

For use as LIFE-BOATS,
LIGHTERS, Dingies, Do-
rys, on board. Steamers,
Yaeiits and other Vessels.

These safe and perfectly port¬
able boats will admit of the
roughest usage. A very light,
strong and durable frame of
ash or other tough wood, with
canvas cover, andean be folded
in one-eighth space , for trans¬
portation, and carried in a

Also for Sportsmen, Tour¬
ists, Trappers, Exploring
Expeditions, Parties Camp-
Out, &e. &c.

light buggy wagon, on horse¬
back, or by single person,
' ’ " Id '

and can be unfolded ready
or use, in three minutes’
time. Boats neatly foded,

_ packed and shipped by ex-

Above cuts show Lite ouai touted und unfolded, press any where at same rate

of freight as ordinary goods.
JOHN HEGEiVIAA, Ballston Spa, Saratoga Co., N. Y.

Shannon, Mi l ler & Crane,

RSo. 40 SVIaiden Lane? ftlew York.

EITMMTB1CMCEDS GOODS

ROWING SOUS A SPECIALTY.

FISHERIES.— MADETOORDJ ' !E

for the trade. Every va¬
riety of Net, Seine, Dredge, &c. suited to Sea, Lake,
Pond or River. AMERICAN NET AND TWINE CO.,
Boston. *5-6m

At Patterson — 1

house, 13 rooms, large cel

NEW JERSEY REAL ES¬
TATE TO RENT.—A large
cellar and attic, front hall 10
feet wide; floor trimmings, stairs and doors all black
walnut and ash. Splendid garden in front, shrubbery,
flowers and shade. Rent very low; two nice families
no objection. Apply to C. E. HOE, 65 Wall st.

"TTTANTED.—By a gentleman who has
V V long experience in business matters, a position
in theOlothing, FurnishingGoods, Tailor’s Trimmings,
Grocery, Liquor, Cigar and Tobacco, Hat, Boot and
Shoe, or any kind of business. Is well acquainted in
the Southern States. References as to ability and
honesty. Address “ Capability,” P. O. box 2832.

Logan Trout Ponds.

Persons desiring to purchase young trout (or spawn
when in season) can be supplied at reasonable prices
by addressing J. F EARON MANN, Lewistown, Penn 11
*-8m

pepf£91 Smss^re vofNJ n g

NEW TROLLING SPOON.

In offering this Trolling Bait to the public the manu
factnror feels confident he has brought this artificial
bait to such perfection that it needs but a trial to es¬
tablish its superiority over all others for catching
Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Trout, Salmon Trout, Muska-
longe, &c. Three sizes made—No. 20 for fish under
3 pounds weight; No. 21 for fish under 10 pounds, No.
2.3 for very large fish. If not to be found at your fish¬
ing tackle stores, these Spoons will be forwarded by
the manufacturer by mail. Price $1.00 each.

JOHN H. MANN, Syracuse, New York

tT j. sellew,

DESKS,

OFFICE AND LIBRARY FURITURE,

103 Fulton Street, N. Y.

FIXE CYLINDER DESKS.

This arm was submitted in competition with over
one hundred different systems, American and Euro¬
pean, to the Board of United States Officers, appoint¬
ed by Act of Congress, 6th June, 1872, for the pur¬
pose of selecting the best arm for the service, and of
which Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry was President. It suc¬
cessfully passed through all the tests.

The following is the report of the Board:

“ Resolved , That the adoption of magazine,guns for
the military service by all nations is only a question
of time; that whenever an arm shall be devised which
shall be as effective as a single breech-loader, as the
best of the existing breech-loading arms, and shall at
the same time possess a safe and easily manipulated
magazine, every consideration of public policy will re¬
quire its adoption.

Resolved , further , That the experiments before the
Board with the Ward-Burton Magazine System have
so impressed the Board with the merits of this gun,
that they consider it as more nearly fulfilling the con¬
ditions above specified than any other tried by them
or of which they have any knowledge, and it does
recommend that a number of magazine muskets be
made on the plan for further trial in the field.” (See
Ordnance Report.)

We are now receiving orders for,these guns, and clue
notice will be given in this paper when they are ready
for delivery.

The following is our scale of prices: Special Maga¬
zine for large game, carrying from 3 to 8 cartridges.
70 to 85 grs. of powder, 350 to 400 grs. of lead, 8 to 10
lbs.weight, from $60 and upwards, according to finish.
Special Long-range Magazine Rifle for Creedmooi
shooting, 90 grs. of powder. 480 grs. of lead, carrying
3 to 8 cartridges, weighing 10 lbs., from $100 and up¬
ward. Magazine guns for general use, carrying 3 to
9 cartridges, 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead from $40
and upward. Single Breech-Loader, Creedmoor
shooting, for long range, 90 grs. powder; 480 grs. lead,
from $60 and upward. Single Breech-Loader for
general use, 6 to 7 lbs., 60 grs. powder, 350 grs. lead,
from $30 and upward. The calibre of all our rifles,
unless otherwise ordered, will he 45-100. in.

All communications should be addressed to

W. G. BURTON,

Care Ward & Co., 54 Wall St., N. Y.

PATENTTREBLE WEDGE

Fast Breech Loader

Indestructible by Gunpowder.

This gun is specially designed to meet the require¬
ments of American sportsmen. It will stand a larger
charge of powder, and shoot stronger than any other
system. For duck and pigeon shooting these guns
stand unrivalled. The action is simple in construc¬
tion, quick and easy to load. They may be inspected
this season at all the principle gun stores in the Uni¬
ted States. Prices moderate.

The second edition of “Modern Breech Loaders,
Sporting and Military,” will be shortly published by
W. W. GREENER,

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