a hah ha wert dein aed aNd Stilt ei hfe —" : — Se, "ie thin a SEr eh aid ne : aS TS ann apie e See reasoned . : om aire Caines Schr payne nearer ae oe a nods Sm a ee ey reiecear BL . EFT et Ose: ta i ) ne eae sal are : a : - peu le) poe BAe Eine ms oe ieee § ney teak Seas ae “4 ous ," = tet oo - “ hi + ae IgLtain ty F “tet ir Sarees ayei - : oP oe oe eas " i "% thee =r - 5 ee ee es deen ea eye ke a ng , — = ‘ manele : ea Se Bein seine yest noe : Soares ae ei eae Cer eo etsen tee Seep eae ar Seaton nemo oe ee late eS = ate ae A D PA _ , A: awd er aaa o * on Cat. a5 eins : y. 5 aa a eamere = f= A s ee cag oa emai Nn wey rmbt pac fe lbeny ha) aah. ; ay ¢ + - Supa = afl eh ag ST I ee oe SE ey = Bs * ote hyde ue ey - as amd ey A Weekly Journal of the Rod and Gun. — ANGLING, SHOOTING, THE KENNEL, Practica Natura. Hisrory, INCULCATION IN IN OUTDOOR RECREATION AND STUDY. -FISHCULTURE, YACHTING AND CANOEING. ff te G CC eee 2 STREAM. AND THE MEN AND WOMEN OF A HEALTHY INTEREST ~ Seto e Meat : } " - Pane L ren p Ie ee eer oe nei ae sitet 1995 Ey eT eee re Cent Eee aaa eae eee eR ey Lee Lape eC ETT a ee eee ME mer Bat REEVE ST ee Aa get , oy S&S : ; 4 VOLUME XLIV. JANUARY, 1895—JUNE, 1895. - PUBLISHED BY THE epee AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY NEW YORK, 1895 “Aig * . 1. - ? ‘ ° f y oleic Sa ai < Cy gl ae cat pd at i a cet a Saeco ee ee ee eee - at ies [page tee a tbs to aS. a \ WARMY DAYS. ..ccceveeneesscseesstseeveceees Vrp Rie RICKI LL nec tvanlavsadsasseaane eee Geo FOREST AND STREAM. INDEX---VOLUME XLIV. EDITORIAL. Page. Adirondack Railroad Right of Way......ccccasesss 1 Alaska Duck Eggs........+0. coeatew arise tou 121, 503 Andromaniacs.....cccsceeses SUrempnsanecnppoor eta CP Andrus, Commissioner........¢.cceesees }sitha srassiers-ate ae POL Aquarium, New YOrk,.....ssceseceseseseeseerses 841 Brighter Side,........ digateadaenan Arie Pee eee al PICEAMO VED viiiga sarees «70 /a-e.aetr ens ecto matress eagehothese Canadian Angling Licemses.......ccecevesesees eee 481 Clergymen and Field Sports, .....ccceccecevcverees Ol Cranks). sosceecseeceas av gtaracataralana scars tetecatetcea, Oveabaystasatssetarere 261 DEE, Ler nae aaaionattdonayt cb ecdnr: ceeeeces O01 Deer’s Challenge.....cescocessscsees AG nabentncrme crete t DeGraw Case....... dionadywnodage Solis eta new etal etter L PPUIATTABE ESCM Ee ciyre/cia ce nie opclacetmrece siecsieceisestsie eicreisberniaiysstareee’s 407 Duck-Hgg Fake.........0+20008 Doon nenter seseev tel, 08 | Mreide Trial EPOPLOSR, ot 5.52.43-dct tm sareatete estatolstnrertelnietelor® 221 Fish and Pain.......essee aietee cous, s eeteterae treet paseo gORL Fish for Private Waters, .....sscesesccseees Delalele «sip Oe0) Fish Senses...... De eunsaacate[ed ster ctacsstrets avalerststasns eae SEL Forest Reservation Bill ...-...0:cccvececcsaccuee Sea Gesner, A. H... 363 CCOo eee ETC oeH Eo EEF EoET OHO HE EOE ROE EE Guides And ACLOLS .ecnervevvasew esa naeccwnmetuelsiee 459 Health vs; Busin@s8....ccccsssseseceesesstsenens +2 459 Illinois Game Law.....cccceeeeess 101, 121, 141, 161, 181 Journalism, Debauched....... Noa atime LOL ARIMA ONAL. cerclaniatiemtteisien incre cisincieesncits seeee 201 Maine Laws........¢. dec acatecsbanseee woe nia nlaTe nlanrstanata Beste rat Maine Protection. ,..cssessescesssees Aste Negus are ek Market-Hunting,.....,.0..sser0 sence tie Fekete 437 ASer hon hnba src 121, 141 Massachusetts Licenses........++ pa gnisa a euaivesea bicpeanAoe Markets and Game...... WORST SS IB} His IS = oS socnpnenodioe abt TOMI, noche TIS WATS) OE 0 Gd rh eh oo dbtoacnopetien maon crue norton ries New York Deer,...cccsccveseee Hii e ea cua merits ant 261 New_York Fish Commission, .......cccccscesnesO1, O41 New? York Game Law....scieseeeseeee etl, 141, 407, 481 Nimrod,...... Dystnssieisleyetiss ava cece Pifetelal siete eetetrsretnteieriariatcL Non-resident Discriminations. ...2..cesececcecsaes Ol Non-resident Restrictions. ......scceeccepeecceseesslel Qne-man Powefs.,,,..-.. Mala cclaterealetsirintes ehisiate lets eo OS: Oysters, Barrels Of. ..cesvssyeeveeeeses notdadaaprge adel Oysters,$MONgOOSC,,....ccecsvecerseseseceers sce ited Park BeetCRAHON yest atzssaieitenranecetaiarent eel Philosopher, Frog and Man,........sesssiseeseree 201 Pioneer Life:...... old PISCCO 6.4.00 Platform Plank,,... BitiGatscausetarayeieiss Pollution of Waters,...cessreees Sealing, Pelagic......s.c.eseee HARA E AHO ti atepl Sentiment Changing.......... 261 Siagle, Secret Degree......ssesesceccace Ae connen a toe) Sportsmen’s Exposition, = cmon 61, 863, 385, 407, 437 Sprin = SHOOtinp ang diakraeterceseneiisesate crt OL St. Lawrence River Angling Permits,.............407 Sun in the Heavens .........- Salmon at Sea... Ce eeeccerecerseHeces Tarpon Fishing, ,.ccecccsnseece Trap-Shooting Control,..........e0:: Seated rete ae POL “Twenty. Years FROMING Wales latentststererseeeas neichcsin gel 121 Wacations,..cccscceces Auoeacos oneed Denleemiein esol Wilks Bill ce su trea Yachting Deed of Gift.....c,..cscceee eu sisrsreiie Sa ellie 1 BWA GHE MUACES mia tteeensunisieias a aieisaisea ce ae ane yeenitte 21, 41 Yacht Racing Union,....o.seccsesceece oe 0801 Wellowstone National Scouts............:. Zodlogical Garden for New York.......... 161, 201, 321 THE SPORTSMAN TOURIST. Adirondack Spring Notes...........:ces . 04 PCB UGE A CRESS su Od anrstalct ster atecisiewaeee os siete res aclstslote 262 American Game Parks....... 064 Parone ad cclsts oe. 43, 440 . 42 Bluenose Bear Fight.......0ssscseseeveeccnverevvae 28 Boat-hook’s and Heroes......cccecvsceceseceeeveeee 182 escetcras eeereccccecesenccesce Backwoods Correspondent.....ccc.ceccesere Page. | Camp Nessmuk.,......cceccsereecnes +1040, 408, 480, 460 Camp of °94.......... Sitecre err me 5 oT os 14 eae 146 Camp, Story of a...... Seuss Als. ddyk Fem n iden PooOLty i 0002008 Cocoanut Meat............ asalevotalalsielulaletutattierarstcletsiratelete ColchOOlOoloos tcc. Ansncsceeeteees es eotimanianes eae ea Do-ka-batl the Changer,.,....... Down in the Marshes............ Be ORM POCO 5 103 Dueck Hunter, Primitive,...........0++« veeee 887 Englishman’s Experience in Florida...,..,..24, 42, 63 Familiar Letter..,..... Wiaverevede obaterorn cltcaper (aay cee viseei eeaenar st Oe Florida Pun... ..scecccvscsescss bosstttet: &4, 124, 162, 222° Glimpses of Camp Life..............e0ee0s 202, 222, 242 Gulf Of Cortez co... sc cc cess ceeeeee cess Ce chsaie Tae ERODING WAY Saeetsrtescistats cueautatieestaiecte prey aaa Ireland, Sport in,.......0.0..06 cate ot 145, 282 Island Park Outing, .........cscecesecececee SA Se 62 Jack's Fork...... Spadtnuatetdisactd dodancascnby occ see Jacobstaff......,. pvstataleles elses is ste\aie AS unoade gpandser «505 Jungle Life in Sumatra ,,,,..... ASMP Loo o be . .-408 Life, Western TOWDS.......:..csesees Naleieleritarandare atts 506 March Outing with Fur Catchers.................- 843 Minnesota Wilds......0-.seecnsceceeccnees sled, 142, 223 Moose Calling........sseseeeeees Ren G Ate hietvee seve 84 Moose Stories...........seceees Aptintetcoridhonganceccale! MiGs Plae Ing A sa ieen deca uacentee ty aet oti souu fae Museum Caribou........... Kodi abbenet ras 408, 438, 460 New Hampshire Goose Shooting .........ecseeerss 262 New Orleans, Round About..... Aaah, bra eteiato a taerealebe ac tsk Northwest, in the........, Ae treet +2. 006 Omithe ral yc wunuaeaanbetiorcdseeenedsaeieaeet cee 162 Panther Vis-a-Vis..........e.e08s OL otodnn sn SAS APA | Pennsylvania Forests. ...:i.cseccseseeeceeeceeerees 482 Pere Marquette Club.......0.esesenserreeeeee +. 162 Pine Island Outing. ......c.csceceeeceeseens Srtuuga8 438 Pinewood Tree Bark,..., Wlommnnin Gylatkites 386 Pioneer Life in Maine...........cs creeee e102, 122, 142 Portage Lake. ....2....ssceesesecasnvee Snpyeenoioy 4 342 eee penrae Rangeleys in Winter...... rledtecsialeceleteale sleretetedieeahtre oe. 85 Reminiscences ....... sfelsce_e7s)dialepntelelerecle alatyiare waters aie od 185 Rhino’s Promenade.........ce0 cesssace Atiatrmechec 122 Road, two Tales of........... Sopot ah usnones eho ee: ROUPHIN EOL DUCKS seuisteGlasn tsetse tele Seda ganse Saw Mill Site..... Arend Mie eerie yorereersitistsietressereninaarteetter areal Sitka: cases wloneress thareagi ean Litto ytagpaaaieeeos Sportswomen.....ccsseeress wa ahiny paar d Oe St. Johns, Two Months 00 ....cssssecceers 426, 483, 506 St. Lawrence, Four Days on....... sae sDen Sunny South,,,.124, 144, 162, 184, 205, 228, 243, 284, 304 328, 344, 366 Tall Stories .......0..005 SOOT Rardb coup an ateedaas s 526 Texas and the Snuthwest,......... pianlp. bs 19 2:310%9 25-a18ipheos 85 Tombigbee,... free 282, B45 Turkey Hunt in Florida........... Arges shen eee OSD. Turkey I Didn't Get... .ccccccsereeevecevecee reese es 3e Vacation, Method Of... .cecsescsccceuees Rep cict 22.020 Views Afoot.,... eeconeuh Rslaeseet stave foe 11s 000 War Budget...........s. hg peer ognon Bho Daher e 184 Why We Went....... Avaiapeig rte Flunmntaies soadales Wild Boar Hunting in the Hartz. ..,.. ...cssceeen 410 eeeeeceecn ee eeeeeeeaee pervect oeesesenee NATURAL HISTORY. Angler’s Snake Notes.... Beaver in Washington Z00....eccseeseces nage GeaCeG 285 Birds, Foreign, in AMETICA......,.. ee seesseceeneeeedel Birds, Secret Of. .....ccccssereeseeses «1.486, 507 ‘Birds of Pennsylvania and New Jersey”’..........186 Actiaciasenciras Laid sa eacaaiere . 64 ee POCO EERE Eee eee eae eeaeee eeueee Bluejay Pet.......... Buffalo Battle....... Buffalo Post Beef Herd.... Cattle Herding with Buffalo..........6.5. Mote S. 25 GChickadees, Confiding.......ceccueseuceureccesccese 125 Ghuckor Partridge.........:escce Hotineiggagarnecnes 462 ecerereseseve @eeesavereroece Goon AIDING ......csceseereceess As Gat nneitoeecn teenaeecle Cormorant Caught im Trap...sccesesccee recesses 25 Deer, Fantail....... Seiler sear etehaanajeartinass Minima Oot Deer of Druid Hill... ..cscccecsssescccsessees Deer of Western TOXGS ....01sscerseescerse Boston Game Notes.,.. Page. vaseee e410, 441 440 Elk, Live Capture........... Ba. Exposition, Trophies at............0.5: gids ¢ tod Feathered Friends,.......... aed Agpatae don IOP SE isn domnotindyeudaocuneehse Sodedac eonstods 528 Fox Outstripped by a Horse..... Saattereactireiete As) Frozen Fish and Ducks .............: sraxscbebtarttoacd sane 44 GooseWarmenerines essence sees ees ears Awe a eld baci Gophers, Pocket.............-:. ejuriceyetetetelett weet cial Grouse in the House......... von B08, Gulf Marine Birds .......2...cs.cesrees tea ences ee 826 Hare Importation,... | Hoop Snake, ... si... cesesceecees DHE A Sh tare et 528 Indian Arrow-proof ATrMOT............00eessnens 461 Jack-rabbits in Confinement..................+ +00 204 Jaguar in New Mexico.,........... Sonbne nat stilt 285 Mocking Bird's Mocking Me..........ccsss.0005 yenesuo Mongolian Pheasant Habits ........,. ensrieate iran 441 Mongolian Pheasants in Miehigan..,..,.. otbou pee 285 Monzolianerheasante a. cscs set sajenieautian ease . 44 ‘Moose Head Measurement. stares eaieteta Mieleletekeety Wickets Fr: t 486 Moose Heads, Large..,...csccceeceacevrss ain heanod 64 Mother Cary’s Chicken Island......... setetatsteue trite 1.285 Old Mexican Dogs... .....ccssssecreeceerereee pecan 25 Pennsylvania Mammals,.......... ahaha eatiapectcichs 147 Pheasants on Robin’s Island.......c...sceeeeseeece 441 Pheasants, ......scserecvececsscetens ee EOL 103 Plume Birds of Florida ........scceeuee Ansudrdccnn eel Pueblo Beaver Colony.......ccceceeres bormnb accom 28 Quail and Insect Food......... Quail Wintering,..,...eccsecesens Red Bird im Winter... ...ceececcsrsrecsesrss sdcaaeot 126 Road Runner ,........--s+00« eb eriiiteeays ites 484 Robins in Northern Winter. ......c.ssseseessenere 100 Senses of Animals............. epeiarniey Qelpmpai nie ROO Silent Energy of Trees.... .....:.0.005 Sen poguedly SS THAT VIAN ia ane ely era cba tierterin silat e cettepiats ate 204, 263 Snake Glass. couvtecssereccusss Partha eieistd wre cnsmistcrere 223 SongsBirds; WeWaicctcccacmeneetcuuss ogtetsa eae eves 440 Sparrow Tragedy......... Hier see L083 Starlings in America......c.cceeees Watuntanprcine 410, 484 Starlings in Confinement, ,.....011s+000095280, 827, 868 Yaxidermy, ATt....cicesseceees Vermont Rattlesnakes .... Whippoorwill in the City Wildeat Frozen .... Wildfowl] Breeding Grounds... ...cccceeuceeveeseyes 146 Wild Turkeys, White...... Prbrenantokaticntn ; Peestereoneeare aaeeceerres ee eC i WOLVES MMENINOIS2 po eelevene evuresetcny sipslenssie +461 Woods Notes.......-s.sseess ase da lea dase tlO fates Zoo in Winter..... Adedbobdo ahh oeoéorfanannaqundshs 44 GAME BAG AND GUN. Adirondack Deer..........5:- Anocink aentstece eevee Adirondack Deer, Large....scssussseseceees +.» 58, 150 Adirondack Deer Slaughter.....+-+..+ Ep fe ar agg eDUD: seuetter Adirondack League Club Deer.,...... ann hhborate art Aiming at Game..........++< Sere eaebe etter! tiedes) ae lo Alligator Hunt in Mississippi -......+++.+++ Ssonaaree ee! American Game Parks, ...ccsec.ceesssees Neary tase 390 Among the Wildfowl Cillustrated)........ Soda! Antelope Strategy ....secceseserees meatier so ners ee 480 ATIStOOKk WildS) venscatrsesssaseseetdiesrasavieyesnaseeQ0 Armless Shooter....cc.ssccccercceverteuteeneess +. 187 Bear Killed with Clubs..........-. fen onnge ature nese Bear of Hunt's Caflon............:.05s- Hed ecaadaca gest Beaver Dam Lake.......-+++-++ SLR earn en etn Ree Bluebills, Day With.....00ccsssececcseceteseeresss 1800 Boone and Crockett Club..... Sees Sonic et Bore of Guns.... Boston Market. ......sscccccevecceeereeneeeeeen 00s 127 Brant Shooting at Cape Cod... ...cccecseecceevees 090 Buck Fever vs. Buck Ague.........«+.309, 443, 463, 529 Butchers, Red and WHiIte......,.seeeceeeeeeeee eee L0G ++s+e7, 64) Canvasback Supply....... Page. California, Southerm,..,,....., Sa elgiareissal erersteseee ry aL OEF Camp Nine Again,,.........c.ssesseeeee saubertoeaneec Canvas Hunting Boats..,........... oree. 592, 441, 532 Cape Cod Gunning, ............. Caribou Paradise........... palsies tears eer eee * Cedar Point Ducking Club. ..........+cceeeecsse04 188 Cedar Point Trip.,............5 Ste oer cc ifit 306 Colorado Hunting Trip...,.......00sssesaeececsers.. 40 ceveeeel9, 126, 228 Combination Guns..... Friug e slets ecelucv telat emma areca 189 Connecticut Wild Goose Hunt,.......cceeesevvvees 20 Coon Hunt in New Jersey............. AanG ip eed Coon Hunt in Texas..,..... sscreictdea duce Combination Arms....;......c.saecs tents baaeoe Deer in Michigan,........cccuseseees Sete ie: Down in the Marshes .............0: RO cee i's Ducks on Nueces Bay......cccecesscsssescess vesesmao Everglade Deer Hunt......... heaton actrees » +580 “Florida Quail... ci... c cece sees cee saneee 10 B28 Foxes in Mohawk Valley.......cccccseccescssveseee 9 Game and Market Hunting......... ie apy ieiete tere apices Green Lake Shooting. .....:cccccssucaccesseces Grouse, Winter’s Day with............e.ee0 Invitation, Accepting aD.............s05 James, Mr. and Mrs.......ccceseeeeee erat ie SAE . 226 Last-Day of the SeasOn i, cy .evcenvecccesase sspsee ee cesteoen Marshes, Day on...... ies aigipe teed etaeaeee Sopdet enn ticts( Maryland Association,.......ccsecescececs Ve aie thcsennce OL Massachusetts Covers........... etal ere dtereen sien ans wee Michigan Deer Weights,........csessse203 wenn key too Michigan License8.....ccsissceceesenncenss wistoteletere eters CEL Minnesota Moose, Close Season,.,..,....+..- reeretOow Minnesota Notes.,....:sceccerececen Moose Calling.........0.. Wa. bared aePatageene atten sete tee Mountain Lion taken in,,...... Mongolian Pheasants..........cecccscueeecs Nebraska Game Field, .......0:sss00s fork ox tices] eleletatate sn eoRs Nebraska Shooting. .....csecceceseacsees dittonere oriet New Jersey Judge’s Case...... eisey ec eaetutn urea -aeaga 2 alte) NG wy MGACO Rp nastegy te wanes araistelg'aidieidlses ans ie eer sasha gee UD New Orleans, Round About,.....-.ccsseeereessvsee OO North Carolina Game Laws..........seserereeeee e106 North Carolina Law Breaking....c..veeyisesrannaeed40 Northwest Coast NOtesS.....cccesseeeseaveserr eens cs t00e On the Chippewa...... Naalfetetw satnewonetanerpteeiteinelntenteta Opinions,.,...,... 166 Parson Uzzell’s Rabbits,....:.... JEP Tama ees UD LS. St connote wor oaeribbr oon Josue ononrne Pennsylvania Grouse Sale Bill,.......sccceseres: Pheasants, Imported,.... Be tit teen nhs eae Se Prairie Chickens for Hawail,..... Quail, Day with....... Quail Feeding in Winter, ,..cisscmsscesseerrerseee eLGO Quail Hunt on Horseback,,,,....+.+ wie chinyee nT OOM Quail in Michigan,.......+. Sout’ Rabbit Hunt, ...ccseyerees RORSEcHoteecce: moeneeatatate etehrdd Rogers, EH. P., Death of.... Ruffed Grouse, Day with,.....ss...... Sessa esos wae se eel Runway, First DIME ON, yheceevye secre were ys sven 442 Sherman, Story of Gen. R. U.... cee cease Sierra Outing, ........0+-ee8 sriesteptedacela deed eereisiasseste 264 Single Shot... .cc.e. Peter etched toca ines 166 Small-Bore Bullets........ South Dakota Grouse Fields. ........s.s.eeereeees0L00 Sportsmen as Epicures,....+..++. Spring Shooting.,.... Still-Hunting Deer.... Tennessee Shooting..... Texas and the Southwest. ..ccssccccevecresseesessdy Of Tiger Slayer in Chief..,......... Virginia Game COUuntry..i.ssesseserereees Warm Clothing.... West Viginia Deer. ......cccscsvseceasrcceesessses1s410 Wild Pigeon Days. ...ccsseceeeecrcenesessieuessLe0, 186: WOOdCOGCE DBY. shi ceesoss hottecirtt ans soa vem s(eoeo Woodcock in Ontario, ......6..ceeectesvessscuveven O29 Woodman’s View Point........... AP Ap ROBE ONE g AY: PRPS EET RERE HRS Ser eee eee eae BAuntoe oocunores: 287 443 462 228 er iy veeedenectccasecuenenenneds sted Seeaeer ere eoeeeeeaees aueeeee eoeeraten ee i eC i a ac a) MAaropoetooasmesyg2 28 Gunenerre 1 wo a epee | eal SEA AND RIVER. Page, Adirondacks Guides’ Convention... .ccrccesryesee elt American Fish in Belgium. ....scyeccsvecceeeeeee sol 49 PANS INP INGLES yas sicvee se vesats vas vols a este on of oy OU: Angling, Old and N@W........ccceyereeeeees veces 208 Angiing with Bulldog. ....cccccrsesseeassesccsseess 89 _ Angling without HOOKS, .,........ceseceseee0se00+-466 | Salmon, Flesh Color,.....cs.eeesenseeveevnc es 247, 446 AristooE WildS.......cccscccccccnsevccecceessseese 168 | Salmon Spawning............+.+. Ae eect eee .. 89 Barnegat Week..,....cccceceeees ReLeh eon. 265405 249 | Sea Bass of California .......cccescsesceessesse sees 491 Bass Fire-fishing........scccessecccecccceseeesss, -190 | Shark as Game Wish .......sccccnneeccoveecvererses 109 Bass, Leaping..... ceccuceceesc¥s..009, 348, 414, 488, 531 | Shenandoah Bass Fishing....,......0eceeseseeeees 532 Bass, Taut Line 0D.......ceeeeeeceesessceeseses 2». 30 | Sherman, General..........+++ LinnanopsocuGerst: ++ 169 Beaverkill Trout Fishing... ..,..ccccccecueresccees 447 | Shrimp, Fresh-Water.......00.. sserees Sra .» 169 Black Bags Color........ccesccccesevcueesseceee:. es 89 | Silk-Worms....... etapa hee asemebueke rhea he theyll, Black Bass Feeding .........ccecesececeeeceevvess+148 | Slack Line vs. Taut...ccccsssecsccecetsececseenen ss 247 Black Bass near Boston.....,..cccescsecececucerers 466 | Sleeping of Fishes.,...,..06 bocsscscenscvceececscs 412 Black Bass Night Habits... .10, 48, 69, 89, 248, 348, 394 Spring Fishing...... $i dtensers Feddtrtimineseeee eee SoBO Black Bass Spawning..........ccceceseceseseceecs 4&8 | Starling, Lake Trout..........cccesccescesencecees 491 Brooklyn Fly-Fishers’ Club,..........s.cese0e-e-s.810 | Steel-Heads, Day With. ........ccececeeeneeeees noanetste: California Fishculture.,...... cescevucess eeosvss.. 90 | Striped Bass Cillustrated).......; .ccceecceeee cece 0 446 Gulitorniadishingy a Meets atercraesise 154 | Loyal........ Tes bape erase Treen Aa ssa euTSe eaineie tee +eeer 019 Pittsburgh Dog Show,.......... 192, 288, 252, 278, 310 | Lyman Knockabout,..,.,.....eesecessssecessevsnes OD Pointer Club of America............ ale, abetetiae tie ... 193 | Lynette....... SAG erhtiDRGHOD Sbehe Roshan Acca yuan 279* Points and Flushes.....12, 51, 74, 117, 186, 238, 251, 272 | Mediterranean.,...... .ccesseerererers 217, 240, 258, 277° 290 salt d9G 644 8492) | SMINOCQUAL sc sac eens ocste yee $2944 6 cc aes ey sete aie Sas Pointers and Squirrel Dogs........... Bera ryehih arts ..351 | Model Competition........ ET Otte Sve renner cates Premium List, W. K. G...... ssseseeee ort latte 51 | Model Making in Plaster,,.,....... visemooerreeplel, 158 Produce Stake... scceeticees aceee So sell Bye ae 493 | Model Yachting,....cccccascsssesser stl, 158, 217, 239% Resignation, Mr. Madison’s.,....... Saath, SoA s HSI Ed | EVOL CAMID cmterisletuettiener tery tai se ero oe Meltslagibied een OU Retrieving........... dais Sates eee der oiatais: e518 Porta 08 MOM MRO VE ya teriettacg siemcert ate atte! acc aiboesbin Porenibeer aso Rhoda, Chronicle of ,........... EBS ePrice paki 271 | Myra.......5 Annderic ocnobcrtcoaanoctm ones vor! 85, 131 IOS ONG We ei heea-ncet reg sities femee rier Doren tee eo Niagara Usfeatt ¢ ersee o £0, 182, 214, 338, 355, 878%, 469, 520) Setters vs. PointersS......,.0..ccceveceeeerees ahah AGcal eNilrvenees teste. Uh £ EBB eee oe Aaa ies 4 300* fps Lhd Oe ace oC a htidincs i coe rine ates teat ...116, 185 | OBITUARY: Sir Bediyere, Death of............... onthe taut 332 Clement Gould......... Me reed brttece too eG octde me er 95 Skye Terrier, Trus Type.,.........55 siete Robert Center,..... bane sates emg seu eveeecd0e%s SOD Snipe SHOCHOS. .. ccc ese ne tomers as eceds seeneserss 104 | Pacific Coast Cup........ssecseees Sats suaseiace ert aie 299 Southern NOES, 2... cccceteresgee nse ss etees eEesO eal POtitPOUCOD an. dias aus cer ecas clnnelers hdanryer ponel sts: SABE Gat lc e atcrtha Penns eae te eradee Sgt: abield tit artisan cists 312 | Pilot Boat A. Cary Smith,............0000 ce ole sio bag Se Speed or Nose...... Hidde og ot Hen eotia Srertte 12, 31, 133 | Priscilla.......... snoasan : dread Mid -BEQODAEAEL ieee oe Squirrel Dogs, Pointers aS..-......cccsesceeeen veces 351 ) Racing Rules, New York Y.C..,........+65 SAitacneaiie) St. Bernard Clab.........ee000s sce) TS 175 | Ratseys and Lapthorne Sail............ Aisin Rees Shud Hees.nyess1sseeee cs Suenos vai salen carrera eve 31 | Rooster..... ekerclg a cit vse toelaiessisialsisra< Sontdatanonge Serena Geen 175 | Salmon........ Pe DOE oe Cae: A S's sya brew wSe-atreneneAayorss 240, 494- POFOntO Dog SHOW... ceases sceessecnsecncvscees in ap 4488 | SAtanics civasetevacns especies APS ORAS Shad daske sn 494: Uneas, My Bulldog.,...... Mees bastions Sore ob 0d B75 | Satavita ..u.cecscrevcssssaeece BGs hye aves Oe, cay SoH TODS ale UG eo ee een ae vont, 96,'97, 115, 134, 213, 397 | Saunders’S Yachts... ..cccccecssacengecestuweegececs 96 ULS. FF. T. CG. Matters..... Bay Wakeg cas beara byatanate wyriscaiags hescete ee 232 | Seawanhaka Challenge Cup..... . 198, 278, 297, 3877 +449 Wivetterr ss son esewas CSSA T OF Oreo Lie AEA CSTeC 1537] SharpieS....ccccccsccecveveere silat hele oa/t hake nae 099 Winniper er ron, Sees teeta so a8 Det Bea. ed EOF ESh rim pyeichedeks aleenhaeecsdun cones tere mma 297 Wise Animals... .... ov ees Scot Ere aaa ert 850 | Spruce .jcsseeesaeeeeeeeeenes 198%, 277, 278, £97, 877, 449 Wolford st We arias Selenite soyern nt emda: 252 Sylvia Cruise.........00e0ees oh ae aot ee 94% Wolf Huating, Airdale Hounds,......., tetesesears 253 1 Teak. essen ii ememslacttce Racistererale RAnerPerstidet «. 85 Woodcock Shooting.............. an triviges teases -184 | phanves, “One Design” .....cceceseseeees vee 13*, 199% Worcester Fur Co.'s Hunt, .....cccccceeeccaceeusars 116 | Thetiis....c.cccscccees eh teas | fy TEE AACE 2 Seats. es ieihinbystvenooh CLASS. esas bs-4 cant scunemeee mare a2 INCHING Re naa som Rene aht nL Mons Eng Sanbne nO bens 600 BOD YACHTING. | ~wenty-Raters, British........scecseee sesces ween 99" (Illustrated Articles Marked *.) Valkyrie Il,......... shar ene risipre ose siete veeeld, 33, 354 Ailsa...... ES Ee eeele , 287, 258%, 298%, 469, 494 Walkyrie IIl....... stones veeves etal, 448, 469, 520%, 537* Alcestis ,...... Darel as on ee Cy he ater alse Sig | VANIbY, Pair. ste sesste ses ts% Nnvalyys < Ae Sees shite America’s Oup...1, 21, 82, 85, 42, 53, 54, 55, 132, 277, 354 | WaaueroIL........., se eeteneets COIR Sone may America’s Cup Committee............0.. 22, 33,55, 132) VAATED BU or cictmsteacica a tant tiustnind ibd dw thesia gealeloelote oa dlS* Kerikeri Ce OLE tote tie. ce 95, 471 | Mendettarmndcdsractt tse: # sux. euear-riedetgerssi fea pee 400% MCA Na lo Sh Sed eae PEEL tts pies Lh oacheeeccseTae, 494) Vigilant... 2.0... cece cesses 95, 214, 297, 318, 355, 519, 538 Ashumet..... Ae aa gare a siosd 2.4 shee RAL teres 494 | VOIUNTCEr ......seeesecerereeeeeeeneees teense the tees 494 Barr, Capt. Fohn.,,....... nee ote Eee 378* | Vorant Il, .....eccs cectsseeees wer eteens asa accon 020 PaplyfsiPin chien. «0, ose ewlss ark, on x4 At .,..15* | Wautauga............ Sisjhaeaaneernccwanens Crete GAS Boston Clubs...... ck acreras SOC ee een GET) MERON MA ree toc er tix SGC Bee eee mie A eesiet esata 114 Boston Herald...,.......257, 278, 297, 818, 877, 469, 494 | Yachting Terms............. +++.158, 179, 200, 217, 449 Brande Gera ek gota aa5 «ison en oe ped ne 198*, 317 | Yacht Racing Association.......,....., seen e471, 495% British Races,........ sence phARE REE ae 449, 469, 520 | YOWMDA «0. sseeceeeeseeeseeaes teeter etter ees 79, 214, 377 Gach, fdas SDPO SDS CRin Peet ..158* | ¥- Re A. RUC, esc cceeeceeeee scenes eeees 16, 519, 521 Centerboard,....,,0..22. RG Tere LIMES ANARAR Sa 519 | Y. R. U. Sound.........., +.+.,95, 216, 297, 802, 318, 355 Genterboard, Origin. ...............005 wees 94, 818. 449 YACHTING GLUBS AND RACES. Classification....... alapacaneeete rene otis TOS; A78; 179499 | PAGIAMEIG: yee ale elonlansaccss cece sas Peete elas. 299, 470, 522 ClOy Catpoat yes epi ecw essen ters eee neces 200* | Atlantic-Larchmont Cruise,.,.............0000400< 320) Clyde, ‘One Design”’.............- qcéecrotn Bad adn 34* | Audubon.,,,..... ctonheetssts on BAY SAnoeiseeec rd 474 Roloniasie wesisidissojans ay sian eae wetter sereeeee e297 | Beverly ,.......0. Jeena ghdes bore ton Sadnseng soberly Colonia Disaster... ....1..:60-sseevereeee cs en ceeeee 469 | Biscayne Bay ............++- At ra adhe eden eo cece 216 Construction. ...... on ToSSOG Neos e tack eae 537 | Brooklyn. ,,....c0.0-es+ oh AAT Ss Ee rem 496. Contest..... 1.0... eee rertseses tet eeesereeees pono CANE COG: uc saesuet mateens Dia esdiessttsisielstaleg sities xe AOU ORUI3z8: Columbia.,,,...... fish a ninn arene Sedunnees Pate dik 522 Long Island Sound in April.,....................354 | Columbia-Chicago........ uassictcey | digapachoredis 538 Summer Affoat.......... teense e230", 259%, 277%, 297* | Commonwealth. ..........ece0.s eB cele kd tee in % Voyage of the Tyrant,...ccccsscsvccesercverns “White Squadron”... ..ccccreeesessvenorees Deer Island Sailors........ccccsccccesseseseeeese se sdd0 Defender.....80, 182, 160, 179, 214, 239, 257, 277, 318, 334 354, 355, 877, 879, 398, 399, 430, 448, 471, 494, 520, 537 Defender’s BIOCKS.....6¢iccsesceevevesseveeeeeeee +398 Delaware River Bridge..,.....-..++: Taare aatsreatr aloe Dinghy, Racing. . i caceiacgveveguvesecn var omelory co PONY Zee arctales sisto a siteisienstesltne sclera steric ah eneenn eee Douglaston Dinghy...........scess0e0s Helviolnielnieitias wee Dragoon .,....... Mesias aietsiarenalieniteteemnardtslesece oe One Ta) Dunne Knockabout...........scce00ce Ahickssarmaeiooet ENITOL OSG slelaipiglacsieiory forse cnet 348 OT ek ETE RRR TE REO: FOIA eaten ve vie se weareloewie wt « UN UALNTENE AR Seetialt cone 13 RAG Ries eee gy cant mrareenserelere (ee a care, sieaclee lade ee 494 BIMENO iva tee dtr sss cae aU ye rmnrnanyee pe eaease Fleur de Lys...... Beaten as PrarMatele doje ky vite Bee pon aed! Florida........00.055 elesolerars Pete trois /oraqars eran sr ropeslente ee au Fury...... af Dols se.siesiie halts Aa, TA.Gase ears pre ave ed04 Gaseth,....... cdoodures S80 Slate NII sls LASS 299% Half-Raters,...... rannayees Pena boncheree hod Sn esc e ae VELEN GC, . oia:35 vecrercs aieeuras win Den yehehs sates sistas MEE ODUM Herreshoff’s New Yachts,..... Pree ttregrttren 96. HHENCES BOR SN iiGion a atarmerelainy atic 270\ sly eis eetcist cla seie 1214 Isolde, 20-Rater.....cceces cooeces 96, 214, 318, 338, 378* CAAT a eration Mcach ott teoee cote On eee polelgiee ssace eee e Jubilee, .......++.+00-214, 258, 378, 879, 398, 494, 519, 537° 4 INDEX, Page. Page Fourth Monthly, Elizabeth G. C......sccosseees- 382 | AMERICAN TRAP-SHOOTERS’ LEAGUE: New York Srare Assocration: Proposed By-laws............... Aatheare at eearione oe 274 Shooting Rules,........ a sraiashca olorstomtaehts va deen htse 76 Proposed Constitution...................: ea 174 Pigeon Shooters arrested at Baltimore, Md........196 Report of Meeting, Jan. 24.........,.ss00ses+0009. 91 Single Trigger Gun ,..... ..... Rieisfetettieseratie een eke, O40 Report of Meeting, April 8................. Ey eae Target Shooting in England...................404, 542 | By-laws of American Trap-Shooters’ League, ,....274 TOURNAMENTS: Clashing Of Dates. ........sssvessesnssenssessersacs 94 POD TU iy, sisin' sawn wiv vie)efele toe oe sialeiejeve seseeeees ee ee860 | OUR RECORDS: Arkansas State Sportsmen’s Association........498 | Qlimax, of Plainfield, N. J......0scsssecsseseseses 78 Binghamton, N. Y.iissecssesesveveeceeveesevesers 456 Essex, of Newark, N. J..... ealstue dations anol eel bb Boiling Springs, Rutherford, N. J..........-0.+8 220 Kaoeville,, Mcs.c dees et We ae Boston Shooting Association, Wellington, Mass..314 New York German,,......ccseccceccscccenseceves 156 Canajoharic, N.Y. .......ssesseseceeeeseesseees+ 500 | Control of Trap-Shooting, 18, 36, 56, 75, 91, 94, 119, 136 Cleveland (Chamberlin), O ..........0sceseereees 541 174, 217, 238, 254, 274, 202 Climax, Plainfield, N.J.........s.sssss cesses -+ 59 | Qonstitution of American Trap-Shooters’ League .174 Crystal Lake, Urbana, Ill.................00+. ---544 | Qonstitution of Blairsville (Pa.) Rifle and Gun Dupont (Cincinnati, O.)a....csceceeesee os AF, [oye Olu Matin Anes Regn, teeta Arch meee Forrester G. C., Davenport, Ia .......5-4...4.+05 #19 | Danger of Overloading Nitro Powders............. 18 Grand American Handicap...... bet eerees -+-+-+-293 | Dropping for Place... .18, 37, 38, 57, 78, 93, 139, 194, 195 | Grand Rapids, Mich...............sesee008 474 218, 255, 316, 381, 476 Hamilton, Canada .............. Weee ete eeeneeees % | Blliott-Fulford Matches at Marion, N.J............ 107 Hot Springs, ATK .....0..... se cece eee eese eee eens 194 | For Gate Money Only (Brewer vs: Birds).......... 498 Mlinois State Sportsmen’s Association........ +» 499 Rone DONaGA MEAN e Pte ee ion INTERSTATE ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENTS: ; Grand American Handicap.................0.50:: 293 Kansas State Sportsmen’s Association ........ ATT Kewanee, Ill........ 000008 Salses od doovHD esos Goda nad be: ESBS D NTE Dla aver rer aners eet cP nents are as Faerie. roni ae FON cont, ss aes Piltebures PAB york alates ersten eet Augers cote eee 337 TELS Nc MARE OWIITGD Seton ety Wilmington. ss icnsehaase stant scetenh need 403 Grou Hrhardt's,. 00.6.0... ccceesvettesscees orga det 359 WISN SOS Lynchburg, Va.......... Tinie ts atten ag eh 1 431 | Dickey, O.R............eee an Se eae ee 315 Maplewood, N. J. (Christmas). ............cee0. 17 Dressellly J-cAN A eaeescssanr eats sane ene nee 313 Memphis, Tenn. (Winter) ............ 2... eae 195 Eastern Dog and Game Protective Association, .403 Memphis, Tenn. (Prize)........... Sek ati g's ee 453 Forehand Arms Co.’s Trophy..................-- ney Memphis, Tenn. (Annual)..,.............. Vs 516 Gould Cup, Couutry Club, Westchester, N. Y....195 Montana State Sportsmen’s Association......... 454 Grande SiierieAn Hn dice p hese en sets National, Milwaukee, Wis................. Sebago 474 Knapp, Je Poiseeveiverseeeecervecensse reese creas aie Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association. ....,..543 Ken ox-vill@nineObnty vaiereleaten islets eioartiere me tarsteacereie teres 475 Noposcevillc Mart ee ee Seen 479 Meade; MATUR UN lec aliics sloaterta nieve creel cae ees 137 Newburgh, N. Y. (Spring).......... hoa MRR .. 484 MG ORS PHL CONG are creratateteicteate iinialaate ss stig tenet gore 318 "BSE UTTUS ST pela a a a tn GSES ELE ib corso udu gSoo 3205 a an Pittsburg, Pa...... 6 Me Piety De Ramp {i tac .. BBY Record Breakers, Cincinnati, O.,... ...... ..... 473 Rome, N. Y.......... a AB ihe © Sec a Ta: “156 Schmelzer Arms Co.’s Championship Truphy....476 South Side, Milwaukee, Wis. ...../........ .- AT Target Shooting in England..............,..... 542 South Side, Newark, N.J.....ccecsecccee. at RSG Wadsworth hr Binisceticestdcstssiniesenceseaeee 315 Texas State Soortsmen’s Association............ 58 WORKS GQOONZ ON Nie cis sstaireareite otfeina satis Out ore 318 Weir City, Kan. (Ow] Shoot).............0.06-. _.433 | Live-bird Scores in 1894 (Table of)................. 59 Diiea, N. Y. CFirst)............e00..s0s00005. ...138 | New JERSEY TRAP-SHOOTERS’ LEAGUE: Wnican News (Second) etme e eee, 544 Fourth Annual Meeting. ................00000000e ire Wilmington, N.C........ yer ahh ee Pe tar ak oe 403 Secretary’s Report......... atatntareratiese MUTT crates teNeasiings 59 Townsend, Death of ©. H........cc.0e5 veces eeeee 177 | First Monthly, Boiling Springs Gun Club. ...... 155 Wyzant, Death of Dr. H.B..,...........0000000e0s 296 | Second Monthly, Union G.C............... beeen a7 Western Trap, by E. Hough....... ie 58, 78, 360, 431 Third Monthly, Maplewood G. C.,...........65:. 338 Page. Giralda,HOpines: ....)ccsencs ste dee ti aneneeenaeeeeoGr| EDU CRESS. erates ereiesaeiuraleleigiefeieie wiestv’sieloroietersyetelersee el CUsea (cL PEAR OUGE Trsresccnticjste ci siieclsnena cadet eeeenee nae 79 MSO VADER oe aia ccn scaate, (ierale- sits torsterttevoenCad Senne ne POO TFL OO || Mills’s Steam Yacht............. Be cmodab epureaous (hi) Naphtha Launch Bill........... Miauiclledthttnns Rese COLO NG weAley One we: vanes etranaicea tenant ste heLoS Obrt’s Launch..... qoucubason elatefstpteseeritasatcte caterer 377 Reva Explosion..........s05 ssevces Bee a ene eeOOD Seabury, New Yachts,........ erorteee a ONa ite ears mel OU. Steam Yacht Racing....... SEs ...132, 160, 536 SULGADRL. ieee rie teatlaisele comes meee ON eee E OND Sylvias:...joehaty nese seeaneeee eielnelen en eAttiohite- sent ae Thespia .......... Bobble fdoscn fatereen-ayabah ershobseaters oberg taste 519 Wadena sih5 a undenainohanetnas occ n gee Mme LA BED LRT Bie sta et talsrarcietaiejefslereatnel stent Seater ett ononecee) CANOEING. AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION: Atlantic Division,........... Gocomodsbolnedenson as Eastern Division Meet......cescessscsesveeses 496, 536 Regatta Programme,....... Revihttend dae vawres 138, 240 B-wdish Seam..,.......... ile Bae Atedotep senha ao Deno p Sot Clase? Conca speainccel rest ecse Ake dns el Sener aIneae CRUISES: In Fly Time.......... quoaa ata aletiiate’s oleustere Gacatere 180, 197 Potomac River. ...4..ccecceseessseuevennvesesBIZ, 855 Summer Cruise on Chesapeake, ............ 400, 450 Handicapping........ iret Pinter estes stators azermesip nats ney stath state 35 Howard, W. W....... saatents seitteraecseuisthes LOO MEL OOOO, Marine and Field Race........ MGaiipanogsuodand 3065 279 Milwaukee.......... dopcadids editable nehaetie a ee O Le Nautilus Liftable Bulb......... ieiate: shessstistaferdis setelotasate 356* New York Cup...... stake eae s ape hcl » 452 ‘‘One Design’’ Canoe Yawl............. 197, 269*, 280* Turitan..... i diaiass'a shaieieeae Casieaes wands atoning sre deaias 55 | RCOUDEA ZO epi eaatbletetsae vue 55, 197, 496, 536 ROVAV Al OR RAGIN ei atrecsiewrdts secletee cles se tislete 16, 113, 180 TRO CHESLOR A artes, tetisieccanetaiarttrterisisarpe sts nosh ssddbc 16 IRON ALCS CA, nannnesaGncoduocudauabescet pidbnaac 55, 472 Stephens’s Design........... sssesesees 197, 260*, 280* War Canoe Racing...... Bah ceatets Galsttreta Saute tie ars efene Uietees 317 Wawbewaba ...cccseseserscsrsteenceses ceidonvod 183 Wis ©i-AS Meetings, aiak fititn cites alessphieeriedte ea oU Yankee..... Sop oun Oe aradeuseoe i idisday yobouat 4... 280 TRAP-SHOOTING. Amateur Live-bird Championship.,..... aster eeobayaet 56 Amateur, Pcotection Of, 66... .cssose cures ve sss sce es 382 Arthur E. Mead, Death Of.........cseesesse0e> been cts Page. CoRINTHIAN: Atlantic) Cityare oa scmseee eee a evessees 000, 399, 449 Marblehead ..... cé;hsjereiteleeeatnstennatseeaeanees Bauer. a Mosquito Fleet......cccccusecseceneeecsee sees 00332 Philadelphia. .........0..sses0800s he BOK 54, 449, 539 all GRiven ins 2 sivelsscapesse saci tholnideltcoiond Meri eee MO) EG arbermi arise nyesemiate alenee-teavee ajeins st Rance acta patteae we sftele AO LUZ UCNOGE carers stots cients ices reas ‘aes 35, 114, 355 EL ULN S rec ci caret ataters erate ereretaferivess ta-aetere walcnteetes ealeOeS Imperial German.,..........0csccsscetseceeee scenes Be0 Indian Harbors. .. 8050s ess a0 eset se ane Ge ere 204 TNS Vor rier vetatersss 7:04, 5.74 escrito smear eetiece atslenn 471 Kniekerbocker............s..ss+- See: | Hehe eioetesh arChmMoOnt?..< acs vows cacsesnin anew pee eamD oe pone) DG YATNTAPS, Jotn boa ct efayorelatayotenofersueseiey enna renee Tpaenes Waived hes et nee . 5388 Massachusetts......cscsccsscssseees stesdbnerctheehie et. Ae 539 Minnetonka,......... octea. ptekelaeee eeeke he eae eile Ee ROOD) \Miramichd ove. sie orsltels. aca tierntie gee eee 449 NOW POPt sd So. Sedlegcesc cst AN Seen TF ees 587 INOW. JOVSOY. 5. 4:<:5:5,s:aferinisv.s s sie jolvebieie menue nntlercer das New Rochelle...... Re SonMsbgeGnencc sucsse Bis Fide c 471 +++ 159, 179, 278, 472, 522 see nes ee BOR, BOD ING WalViOURawies a ctetelceressten sis nisi News York YOR AS: jccssnasaubateien NOL Wall Ecc caress dieisth sions resis ota Mateisd s siotetsiomstt atte 100 449 Olds Colon yi ease. Melsiertesie te petite Bcc uo coertnd og bbls: Oly Mpie Faccs cas sesh eaceelo vite eee Taigeatewite atch. detes 538 Philadelphia........... sersiee sanace eee Etat Lani eer Obe, IP] ¥MOUtH yc. ciasetesreees CEM OO Ott eset Weal fete Benes fal UNO noansseenubactoob soLesLe abate ent Asn ets Gis 495 Royal Yacht Squadron.,... ... sealer tone , 08, 55, 113* Savin Hill,.......... Fierce RO RRE Ae hgh ac .. 538 Ssawanhakay..)cnae be nanmurseraraen RGB 449,471, 538 Southern,,.,.... Rap te bs orenrifnae sen cOay ed eaoU South Boston ,..........-: BORO Fstos i ooh oh es ate ya!) TAT DOI SPLINES swe ps remetelsuisiesteesseeeacioteters 131, 179, 214 MowersRide Ons cshics cases cnet ea tot ae caenner 538 Victoriah tt chess se oaeeee ito do ers ao 496 WWATILMEOD Weemeee stone eitee Seer O cerca t cage HUR aes Yokohama Sailing Club...... varech Wig heme IEnererel 34 STEAM YACHTING. Alcedo.......:eceees emhnduat SEH GDN Ure OnDEO ND vee» 160 Alva... Sade ai portiaone nice beri aes Gee Aten beens BB! American Steam Yachts...,.,....:.sssesseeess 3898, 519 Atalanta............5. sirtalechr decata tse ame tntttacetes Plactladeter Pelee 494 Daring Hagine@s). icc nes veceessuliens bet auae eres was 13* IONE, Keema narbt couucinb etgthatep fs Hierro 96, 132 POTS EUTN OTP erecwraselesseel crererelerererteripteielaroanintel east stateretacersteatenst et aietalt 95 HU BONIS. Sits co ears cles shi felmoereyisfra tiie Caer p sees 132 WCISCEM Te sites ted HrOndota Hoe onmNt faite as 5 496 ERCOSLANCO ma pentesarsstcdte tek Cette neesaite ea eins 115, 586 Gonita OMOSsiOLs War. peices saiteeciet vce teen tees 520 ~“ A WEE! / Ge “— a = \ | { a — J ary d ttt ie : : . onl i= o — of , . Zz e A=» | s nen b= FS Priehkitl ™m —y ; TERMS, $44 YEAR. 10 Crs. a Copy. ; Srx Montus, $2. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1895. VOL. XLIV.—No. 1. ; No. 318 BroADWay, New YorK. For Prospectus and Advertising Rates see Page iil. The FOREST AND STREAM is put to press on Tuesdays. Correspondence intended for publication should reach us by Mondays and as much earlier as may be practicable. A FOURTH DEED OF GIFT. A eareful study of the existing situation in inter- national yacht racing leads us to the opinion that if a race for the America’s cup shall be sailed in 1895 it will be under neither of the three deeds of gift which we published last week, but under a fourth deed ; which has been for some time in process of construction, and is now practically completed. - Until quite recently it appeared that the position of the New York Y. C. in the present negotiations was the same as that in the Valkyrie-Vigilant match, of accepting a challenge with but one dimension given, but insisting rigidly on every other provision of the new deed. Such a position was bad enough, the acceptance of a challenge without the four specified dimensions was, we believe, clearly illegal in itself, and the abandonment of this demand by the -yery men who made it was the strongest possible proof of the truth of the charges we have made against it. — While the whole document was in a measure weak- ened by this repudiation of one of its vitalrequirements the club was still able, with no serious degree of incon- sistency, to insist on the legality and force of the new deed as a whole. The developments of the last three weeks, however, have carried matters to such an extreme that all the other demands and limitations of the new deed haye practically followed the demand for the dimensions, being wiped out entirely by the latest imterpretations of the new deed, and the rapid expansion of the mutual agreement clause to cover every possible contingency of future Cup matches. In order to secure a challenge under the new deed from the Royal Yacht Squadron, the New York Yacht Club, or its accredited representatives in the negotiations, haye first agreed to accept a challenge giving but one dimen- sion, In spite of the wording of clause 5; they have offered to sail a match in November, though such action is explicitly prohibited by the same clause; and they haye even admitted that the holder has the power to accept a challenge without name of owner, name of yacht, dimensions or Custom House registry. Further than this, they have insisted most istrenuously, as a justification for their violation of the requirements of the deed, that the provisions of clause 6, recognizing a mutual agreement, cover every possible point of the Cup racing. The challenger has not been slow to appreciate the effect of this wholesale misinterpretation of the stringent and exacting document to which he once objected, and he is very likely to profit by it. We look to see the Royal Yacht Squadron, at its meeting next week, con- sent to challenge and to hold the Cup if wonZunder the new deed of gift—but only with a formal and written explanation from the New York Yacht Club that, in its opinion, the mutual agreement clause covers every pos- sible condition and limitation contained inthe whole deed. Such an interpretation has already been made by the Cup committee in its yarious letters, but we look for a demand from the R.Y. S. for an official statement from the New York Y. C. confirming it beyond question Should the New York Y. C. finally indorse the action of Commodore Smith and his committee in_carrying out - this sorry farce of upholding the new deed, such action will be practically equivalent to the nullification of the third deed and the recognition of still another deed of gift, which, while no more legal than the third, would be quite as loose and indefinite as the original deed was said to be. This new document would contain clauses ‘1 and 2 of the third deed, the first second and third lines of clause 6, as printed last week, and clauses 7, 8, 10 and 11; with the honored names of Commodore Eldridge T. Gerry and John T. Bird still left intact, The portions omitted include everything relating to the qualifications of clubs? entitled to challenge, the limits of size and other general limitations of yachts eligibl as challengers and the definition of a ‘‘challenge in due form. ’’ Under such a broad and sweeping interpretation of always intends to do. the mutual agreement clause it could no longer be claimed that any of the provisions of clauses 3, 4, 5 and 9 are binding, or that they may not all be waived at the will of a future holder. The Field last week made a suggestion which may seem absurd, but it is mone the less true under the latest construction of the Cup committee; that a holder may agree with a challenger to race for the America’s Cup with boats of 20ft: water line and carried across the ocean on a steamer; and if the Cup should be won by a British club, there is nothing to preyent it from accept- ing a challenge from some small continental club whose sailing ground is a river or mill pond. There are two possible interpretations of the new deed ; one, which we have urged repeatedly as the only legal one, is to construe literally the fifth clause, defin- ing a challenge, in the light of the established precedent of the club, and of the known intent of the framers of the deed to hamper and restrict a challenger. By this. interpretation, the mutual agreement clause No. 6 is limited, as it was intended to be, to the secondary con- ditions, ‘‘as to dates, courses, number of trials, rules and sailing regulations,’’? and, by special mention, the ten months’ notice. ; The other interpretation, that of Com. Smith, delib- erately ignores each provision of clause 5 and makes every possible contingency of racing subject to clause 6 by virtue of the words ‘‘ tions of the match, ’’ The first interpretation maintains the new deed ‘in its integrity, as the New York Y. ©. professes that it The second interpretation is but a cowardly way of ayoiding the charges against the deed; and if it is followed, the America’s Cup is left with absolutely no restrictions, but may be raced for by any one and in any way. The loss of prestige, the discrediting of the America’s Cup as the great yachting trophy, and the cessation of racing, all began with the motion of Commodore Smith at the meeting of Oct. 4, 1887, that the New York Y. C. return the Cup to him and his fellows, empowering them to make a new deed of gift. The trouble that has followed this action is small compared to the probable results of the adoption of Com. Smith’s interpretation of this same new deed. The mistake of 1887 cannot be retrieved by anything short of an. open and honorable repudiation of the new deed by the New York Y. C., such a devious and doubtful course as that now proposed is certain to lead to further trouble. A BETRAYAL OF PUBLIC TRUST. The Forestry Commission of New York has signalized the close of the year with an action which appears to be a gross betrayal of public trust. The new constitution adopted last November to take effect with the new year provides that none of the public wild lands owned by the State shall be sold or granted to priyate parties but shall always remain in the possession of the people of New York. On Thursday of last week, when there remained but four short days for the consummation of public lands jobbery before the going into effect of the new consti- tution, which should render it forever after impractic- able, there appeared before the Land Board representative of the wood pulp and kindred interests, with an impu- dent lie on their lips that were acting in behalf of pleasure seekers and sportsmen, and with an impudent - demand for a right of way for the Adirondack Railroad over seven miles of State land. Foiled here by an injunction restraining the Land Board from acting, the timber grabbers then had recourse to the Forestry . There were present in Albany of this - Commission. Board Messrs. Tilden and Weed; and Commissioner Shuyler was brought by a special train to make the quorum. They convened in secret session behind closed doors, and with incontinent and indecent haste gave - the wood pulp schemers all that they asked for. In this they violated the spirit of the new constitution, which if not actually in force should, nevertheless, have been regarded as binding on them as trustees of the public interests; and at the same time they gave us as fine an example of callous disregard of public trust and subser- viency to the demands of private greed as we have had during the past year of revelations of incompetence and worse in public office. There is reason to believe that the action of the and any and all other condi- - _ tion. Forestry Commission will not stand {the test of the courts. They assumed to act under that section of the law which gives them power to construct roads or paths. Authority to lay out roads is not authority to hand over a slice of the public domain to wood pulp and railroad land grabbers. Captain Anderson of the Yellowstone Park is empowered to lay out roads, but he would: not be likely to assume thatsuch an authorization gave him power to grant a railway right of way through the park to Cooke City. The assumption on which the New York Forestry Commission has acted is quite as ridicu- lous an usurpation of power. When it shall come tothe test the ‘‘grant’’ will be revoked. SNAP-SHOTS. In,a paper read before the. American Folk-Lore Society last week, Rey. J. Owens Dorsey related that the Elk gens or family of the Wapa Indians are not permitted to eat elk meat if it be so called, but if spoken of as venison it may be eaten with impunity. Some such notion sometimes preyails among white men, at certain Adirondack hotels, for example, when if deer meat comes to the table as yenison it is tabooed; but if it is down on the bill of fare as ‘‘mountain mutton,’ no one dreams of making any bones about it, ; he'tarpon has inspired many columns of capital reading and the literature of the subject is constantly growing, Some entertaining chapters are added in Mr Alfred C. Harmsworth’s long promised story of his experiences in Florida last winter. The account has added charm, because it gives us the impressions of an -entire stranger in the country, to whom many things appears novel which would be to Americans common- place, but take on a surprising interest when seen through the eyes of another. From Florida Mr. Harms- worth went home with enthusiastic stories of Florida’s attractions for European fishermen, and the West Coast may look for an increased number of anglers from abroad, ~ A small item in the Sundry Civil Service Appropri- ation bill, now in the hands of the committee of the House of Representatives should receive the support of every member of Congress. The amount inyolved is small—only $1,800—to proyide for the pay of four scouts in the Yellowstone National Park for six months in the year. Last spring the Forest and Stream published Mr. Hough’s ghastly story of buffalo destruction in the park, and a result of that publication was the passage by Congress of a law which, if enforced, will protect the few remaining buffalo and enable them slowly to increase. But to be effective the law must be enforced, and it cannot be enforced without an increase in the number of scouts employed. At present there is only a single man to cover 3,600 square miles of territory. Experts who studied the game question in the park last autumn had the conviction forced upon them that without such protection as this item will provide the buffalo in the park can not last ten years. The struggle for existence in these high mountains is hard enough to make their preservation at best uncertain and the work of the poacher will turn the scales and insure extine- If it was worth while to pass the law providing i government for the park—if it has been worth while at any time during the past twenty years and more to make appropriations for its care—it is worth while now to appropriate this ridiculously small sum for the better provecuion of the game. © The matter has been. so long neglected that the breeding stock of buffalo has run dangerously low and the last- and largest surviving herd stands in urgent need of protection. Every Representative and every Senator ought to vote for this item, In the Willow Brook ponds of the Minnesota State fish hatchery at St. Paul are some hybrid trout produced by a cross of the lake trout with the brooktrout. The fish . are large, beautiful and exceedingly gamy. The com- missioners intend to secure a large number of them and to put them ont for a trial plant in some particular waters. If this initial planting shall prove a success, a general distribution of the hybrids will follow 2 FOREST# AND STREAM. [Tan. 5, 1895. Che Sportsman Canrist. DUTCH HENRY AND THE BEAR. While running through an old diary the other day in which were occasional and brief notes concerning some incidents of life in our camp I came across a name the mere mention of which, | am certain, would bring smiles to the many faces of those who knew him in the days gone by. There was nothing at all engaging {in his appearance, but about the quaint, jovial personality of “Dutch Henry’’ there clusters a host of pleasing reminiscences. : va As his name would imply, he was a German, and if his appearance in aty way belied his nationality his speech proclaimed it in no uncertain tones, for he possessed a dialect which would have driven Gus Wil- liams wild with envy. In figure he was rather short and stout, but was quick in his movements and pos- sessed of tireless energy and phenomenal endurance. He had a large, round and quite rubicund face, which phase of his personality was intensified by fiery red whiskers and hair. I said his face was large and round, but when it comes to describing the capacities of that face in mirroring the emotions which throbbed under- neath Henry’s well worn and rather soiled shirt, I throw up my hands in mute despair. He was, I think, with- out exception, the most thorongh going and consistent optimist I eyer saw, for neyer do I recollect seeing him cast down, although at times old hard luck jogged close on his heels. His good nature, however, was proof against everything, and the quaint manner in which he used to relate his experiences never failed to attract a knot of interested and amused listeners. The men used to joke him a good deal, as they enjoyed intensely the amusing comments which were certain to follow, and not a few practical jokes were played upon him, many of them exceedingly funny, all of which he tool: with the most imperturbable good nature, frequently laugh- ing harder than anyone else at his own discomfitures. Who of those who heard it will ever forget Henry’s account of the ghost which he swore he saw one night swinging from the limb of the tree on which *‘Big Mike’’ had been hanged by the vigilantes some time before? Some graceless fellow had, it seems, suspended from the limb in question a white quaking asp log about the length of a good sized man, and as it slowly swung to and fro from the limb of the tree‘ which most of the men in camp always regarded with a certain amount of squeamishness when passing it after dark, it looked as much like a ghost as it is possible t0 imagine, and presented a spectacle well calculated to send a chill to the stoutest heart. Henry had, I think, a firmly grounded belief in ghosts, but in any event it was not at all surprising that, when passing this lonely and . uncanny spot one night and seeing this sepulchral like object slowly swinging from the limb of “‘ Big Mike’s tree,’ aS it was called, he should be grievously shocked and frightened. There was not the slightest doubt in his mind that he was gazing on a real ghost, which opinion was amply confirmed by his appearance when he reached camp a few minutes later, for he told me confidentially that he ‘‘runned like der duyvl vas after me.’’ Out of breath, with pale face and bulging eyes, he rushed into the store where there were a dozen or more men gathered, and so evident was his agitation that several yoices simultaneously asked what was the matter with him. Casting a frightened glance behind him as though fearful that the spook might still be after him, he managed after considerable effort at composure to reply, ‘‘ Vhat vas de matter mid me? Yall, I shust see a—vot you call dot somedings dot yas ded already yet? Wo one for a moment seemed to comprehend the drift of his question, but in an instant some one xzeplied: ‘*Do you mean a ghost, Henry?’’ ‘Yah, yah, yah,’’ he excitedly exclaimed, ‘‘dot yas vot I see on de tree, vot they hang ‘Big: Mike’ on.”’ His appearance and excited demeanor left no doubt as to his thorough earnestness in the matter, and inasmuch as several of the men were inclined to believe in spooks, and all of them had a sort of creepy feeling when pass- ing “‘Big Mike’s tree’? at night, Henry’s positive assertion created something of a sensation. The look of amusement upon their faces gave way to expressions of startled interest, and there was an evident purpose to learn the particulars of Henry’s experience, when some one remarked in a tone of decided incredulity: ‘‘Oh, pshaw! You didn’t see anything on that tree. What are you talkin’ about?’’ “‘Don’d I?’ shouted Henry in a tone of excited, indig- nant protest. ‘Vas I plind? Vas I grazy dot I don’d know noddings vot I see somedimes?’’? And then after a moment’s pause he added in a tone of contemptuous disgust: ‘You make foolish. *’ ‘What did you see, Henry?’’ asked another of the “men anxious to hear his story. ‘*Vall,’’ he replied in mollified tones turning to his questioner, ‘‘shust as I cross dot pole breedge I see dot long somedings yhite shust like a pig man. He go dees yay und den he go dot,’’ imitating the slow swinging motion of the log. ‘‘Gott und himmel, don’d I yas scared ! Den I dink I hear somedings in de droat like a man vas shoking much, und den I hear noddings more for I runned like der duyvil.”’ Time may eftace many things from my mind, but it can never efface the effect of that brief speech, set off as it was by Henry’s appearance and actions. The effect Was irresistible, and although many of those present were inclined to think that perhaps he did see some- thing after all, yet no one could resist the effect of that speech, and an uproarious shont of laughter followed his jast words. ‘*Maybe you mens dink I yas a liar?’’ said Henry in an injured tone, ‘‘but I bet you anydings you vant dot you mens yon’t make so foolish yen you see dot ghose sbust like I. *? The next morning revealed the cause of Henry’s alarm, and much to his disgust and disappointment, tor I think that he took a deep sense of satisfaction and pride in the thought that he really had gazed upon an undoubted spook. ‘‘It yos dot Dan Peeler’’ (Beeler was his name and he delighted in playing tricks on Henry), he said, “he do dot to make foolish of me by der mens. ”’ But the ‘‘chef d’ceuyre”’ of Henry’s experiences, the one incident that will go rumbling down the musty annals of time, was his adventure with the bear. I cannot swear to the truth of this from actual knowl- edge, but Henry solemnly swore that it was gospel truth, and, save in unessential details, I am rather in- clined to believe that it is as he declared it to be. A good share of Henry’s time was occupied in pros- pecting about the tops contiguous to Geneva Gulch, and when so engaged he lived in an old log cabin down in the yalley. A fellow by the name of Joe Bullen,a prospector like himself, occupied the cabin with him, although they worked independently of one another. They were an odd pair, but seemingly got along very well together, having many tastes in common, not the least of which was a pronounced one for schnapps and beer, which they gratified occasionally at the stage sta- tion at the mouth of the gulch,a few miles distant. One memorable Saturday night they had a more than usually interesting seance of this character, one feature of which was a most sanguinary struggle at ‘fold sledge,’’ in which Henry, fortified by nunberless glasses of beer, succeeded in inflicting a veritable “Waterloo”? upon Joe. Joe was usually the victor in these contests, and Henry’s unequivocal triumph this night filled his heart with that haughty ‘ ‘pride which goeth before a fall.’’ Hecould not refrain from mildly taunting Joe about his defeat, all of which the latter took in a very ill-natured spirit,so much so as to finally declare that he didn’t want to haye anything more to do with Henry, and declined flatly to go home with him when he announced his intention of returning to the cabin. There was ground for the suspicion that Joe’s decision in this matter might have been influ- enced to some extent by the rather unstable condition of his legs, which owing to the fact that he had been steadily imbibing schnapps during the progress of the game, seemed to be on the yerge of a sudden attack of muscular failure. Henry evidently thought that a little delay would not be detrimental to his partner, for he didn’t urge him to accompany him, but started ont for the cabin alone. He was moved to do this by a knowl- edge of the fact that Joe would probably follow more quickly when thus left alone, than if he were to stay and urge him to accompany him. It may be remarked incidentally too, that Henry was feeling pretty well himself independent of the exultation incident upon his victory over Joe, but his locomotion was not affected, and it did not take him yery long to cover the distance to his cabin. This, too, despite the fact that he carried quite a load, for he had invested in a good-sized piece of bacon and quite a large chunk of fresh meat, this being a Inxury which he seldom indulged in save when he chanced to bag an occasional black tail or antelope, or when some passing hunter gaye to him from an abundant store. All the way, up his mind dwelt with a sense of most pleasing satisfaction upon his yictory oyer Joe, for ii was a con- summation which he had most eagerly longed for, and many times was his face wreathed in smiles as he recalled the eyident chagrin with which Joe took his defeat. It was in this frame of mind that he reached his cabin, and after depositing his burden on an old table he lighted a candle, filled bis pipe and sat down to enjoy again in retrospection the sweets of his recent victory. The cabin contained two rooms, or at least there was a rough, low partition which purported to divide it into two rooms, the outer one of which—that near the door—was used as a sort of store room, while the other was devoted to living purposes. It was in the latter that Henry sat down and puffed away in a state of boozy, happy content, now recalling various incidents of his contest with Joe and then speculating as to Joe’s homeward progress, for he had little doubt that his partner was now on his way to the cabin. Thus he sat for some little time, when suddenly the door opened and he heard a slow shuffling moyement as of some one crawling across the floor. ‘*My, but don’d vas Sho awful drank,’’ he thought to himself, and he shook with inward laughter at the sad plightof his pardner. “Sho he drink too much schnapps,’’ ran his thoughts, ‘‘den I dink he yas all proke up by dot vay I peat him,’’ and again he was con- vilsed with inward laughter. ‘*T yonder dot he effer got home, he vas so drunk,’’ he went on, ‘‘he must all preak up shoost yhen he got by der haus, odder he haf neyer been here by morgen yet. ”? Then he heard the sound of tearing paper in the other room and then one of his bundles of meat fell to the floor with a heayy sound. “J dink Sho vas hoongry,’’ he thought, and again was he oyercome with merriment at the thought of his pardner trying to eat the raw bacon and meat which he had brought home with him. “Maybe he yas so mad abowd dot game dot he don’d gare vedder dot meat vas cook oder not;’? which thought tickled him so immensely that it was only with the greatest difficulty he was able to keep from laughing outright. Then the sound of some one crunching meat came to his ears, and of such a stalwart character was it that it surprised him not a little. “My, I dink Sho vas gone grazy dot he eat dot meat so,”? he thought. He had preyiously decided to pre- serve a strict silence until Joe say fit to come into the room where he was, but the sounds that came from the other room made him feel a trifle uneasy, until at length he thought it better to break his silence. **Sho,’? he said in kindly tones, ‘‘don’d eat dot meat, it don’d vas cook yet, it make you seek already. ’’ But no response greeted his words, and after waiting a minute or so, during which’ the munching sonnds came steadily to his ears, he spoke again and this time with a slight tone of disgust in his voice: ‘“Sho, don’d make foolish. Don’d make mad abowd dot game yet. I peat you fair, und yhy don’d you stop dot foolish abowd it.’’ Again did silence follow his words, save for that steady, persistent crunching. “‘Sho,’’ almost shonted Henry this time, ‘‘don’d make so foolish mit me. Ven you peats me I don’d yas so fool like you vas abowd it. ’’ Silence again, and then Henry, thoroughly exasper- uted, shouted as he rose to his feet, took the candle and started for the other room. ‘‘Sho, I dink you -vas so big a fool yot,I neyer haf sayy. I yas dink you know somedings, but [Sdon’d®somedimes any more yet. *”- As he entered the other room he was confronted not by Joe, but by a big black bear, which, haying finished Henry’s supply of fresh meat, was looking about, Alex- ander like, for more worlds to devour. ~ Poe To say that Henry-was surprised is a rather feeble estimate as to the real_facts in the case. He was figura- tively and literally paralyzed, and afterwards he owned up to me confidentially that the shock which he experi- enced from beholding the spook in “‘Big Mike’s tree’’ wasn’t a circumstance to the one which took hold of him as he gazed on that bear. He stood for a moment rooted to the spot, and then with a wild yell of terror he dropped his candle and made a mad plunge for the outer door. * There must haye been something appalling about Henry’s appearance and yell, for bold bruin, who had hitherto seemingly been unmoyed by the presence of Henry in the other room and the sound of his yoice, suddenly became inspired with a frantic longing for’ the freedom of the open air, and he likewise bolted for the door. If the bear had only delayed his departure a, moment all might have gone well, but as it was he reached the door about the same moment as Henry, and as they were moving from opposite directions the old formula of two imponderable bodies meeting jas again illustrated with the usual results. Henry swears, too, that the bear gave him one with his right, but, however that may be, he described a graceful inshoot and during the course of his flight collided with the old table, and with most disastrous results to this piece of furniture. Desperate as was his situation, it was ren- dered infinitely more unpleasant by the fact that the outer door was closed, which fact explained why the bear had not gone away with his booty after capturing it; and as Henry could hear him scratching at it and working desperately to make his way out, he lost all interest in the door aS an avenue of escape for himself. Several moments thus passed, during which time Henry lay very low, for he was not at all anxious fo remind the bear that he was still present with him, when suddenly the door yas pushed open from without. Joe had returned, aud as he pushed open the door the bear, which had gradually been working up to a state of considerable neryous excitement, took advantage of the opportunity and proceeded to get out. There wasn't the slightest decorum or formality about his departure either, and as he shot out he struck Joe and sent him a-sprawling several feet from the door. The man, still befuddled as he was with liquor, was too surprised for a few seconds to form any idea as to what had struck him, but in a moment he decided as to the cause, and as he slowly picked himself up he roared in a fury of half drunken rage: ‘‘Ye Dutchman. What do ye mean by jumpin’ on me like this? Ye ain’t sat- isfied with beating mé at cards, but yer want ter kill me, too. I kin lick yer, and Pm goin’ to do it, too.’” Henry had by this time reached the door, and as Joe’s savage threats came to his ears he understood in a moment what had happened. The keen humor of the situation appealed to him irresistibly, and although he tried to smother his langhter he succeeded very poorly as he answered: **Sho, it don’d yas me, it vas a pear. *’ “ ee The fish itself is in reality a gigantic herring. The finést salmon I haye ever seen must yield to it in point of looks, strength, activity and cleyerness. One of the best authorities on the tarpon is Colonel W. N. Haldeman, editor of the Louisyille Courier Journal. Mr: Haldeman told me that the tarpon is essentially a sea fish, but that for the pursuit of small fry it will ascend rivers for a considerable distance. Very little, however, is known as to the habits of the fish, and I find that many experienced anglers contradicted each other flatly on many points with regard to its capture. On the morning following my arrival at Ponta Gorda I arose early and put in a couple of hours ‘‘trout’’ fishing. The fish I caught were not trout, but as they had spots on them and were fairly game they were therefore so regarded, The clearness and warmth of the atmosphere at 6 a. mm. Was equal in every respect to that of Egypt, and I thoroughly enjoyed my experience. Before breakfast T had Janded halfa dozen, weighing anything from half a pound up to a couple of pounds. They seemed to take live bait, phantom minnows or fly with equal avidity. After some experiments with a bamhoo pole, fo used an 81g foot greenheart rod, with an ordinary light reel, and from the head of a small jetty about a quarter of a. mile out in the creek I found, to use a yery common expression in these parts, that ‘‘one could get all the fish one wanted’’ (pronounced “~vornted’’). That this particular salt water fish is nota trout is obvious from many points, not the least of which is that it is a sealed fish. It hag silver sides, a dark bluish, greenish back, with rows of black spots above the lateral line, ‘The head is small, month fairly large, and for a minute or two it fights well. My fly was a silver doctor, to which I had added a, largish white feather. What particularly surprised me in Florida fishing was the enormous amount one eould catch on favorable days. Ustmg a small local fish known as the minnow, but resembling what we eall a king earp, a local urchin had, I was assured, eapiured over a couple of hundred of these sea tront, weighing between half a pound and six pounds, in one day. I myself, on more than one occasion, cap- tured nearly 100 pounds of fish in a morning, and all of them fighting fish. These southern sea trout are most delicious eating, and for anyone who does not get tired of catching the same kind of fish hour after hour afford very satis- factory sport. The hotel people at Punta Gorda and the kind- hearted American visitors, anxious that the Britisher should get the best possible chance at tarpon, had accorded me one of the best guides, Fulton McGuire by name. Magnire is a colored man, and though experience has taught me to beware of trusting any but white people in cases of emergency, I found him to be thoroughly reliable in éyery respect. He came early to the hotel to overhatil my tackle, concerning which I now propose giving a. brief description. Expert tarpon fishers will please kindly skip these details and excuse any of the errors that will inevitably creep into the rough notes of a traveler with regard to my views of what I saw on your side. The tarpon rod is a 7 foot-Conroy, made all in one piece; the guides are circular eyelets, and at the top of the rod the line passes through and out of a brass hole lined with agate. The butt is stringed like that of a cricket bat, and the method by which the reel is attached to the cord is particularly strong, thongh for safety sake evéry Other tarpon fisher ;whom I met in- variably lashed the reel with string, or better, with leather boot laces. in order to make it yet more secure, The réél is a Vom Hofe ‘‘Silver King.*’ It cost, I think, £6, but it is worth it. It runson ball bearings and with marvélons freedom, is comparatively light aiid has stood the strain of catching half a dozen sharks measuring from 7 feet. to 9 feet in length. _ Attached to the reel isa small leather guard, which, in addition to the check, can be used as a brake by pressure of the thumb on the reeled line. T need searcely say that it would be almost impos- aiblé to fight a fish weighing from 100 pounds to 200 pounds unless oné had some rest for the rod. You may kill your tai’pon in ten minntes if you are very lucky, On the other hand, he may fight you for fiyé 6¥ six hours. In order to afford more security it is well to weéai 4 butt rest—a substantial leather belt worn around the waist, haying in front a stout leather cup into which the butt of the rod fits. No préss the rod against the otherwise unprotected abdomen may result sériously, and I would impress upon all those who go ont to battle with tarpon not to neglect this simple protection. I would giggést also the taking of india rubber finger tips, such as are used by photographers who do not wish to soil their fingers with chemicals. Frequently, inthe excitement of a rn, onemay forget to apply the leather brake. On oné oceasion I unconsciously applied my bare thumb to thé liné on the reel. It was running out at a tre- mendous pace, and the friction took the skin from my thumb and made it painful for many 4 long day. Upon the reel was wound 600 feet of 18 line. At the end of this is attached a hook. This hook is at- tached by,a strap, or snood, of raw hide, two and a half to three feét in léngth. It is concerning these snoods that so much differencé of opinion dccurs. My hook was first attached to a swivel and then ta a snood. J found some who objected to the swivel. One man believed in snoods made of stout blind cord with thin piano wire running up its center. Some used plaited snoods of cotton; others again adopted snoods made of simple unprotected wire. Colonel Haldeman deseribes a good snood as absolutely necessary as a safeguard against the scissor-like jaws of the tarpon. The fish’s teeth injure only by abrasion, but his jaws are massive and powerful enough to crush the back of a hardshell crab with ease. Therefore the snood should obviously be of a soft and pliable texture rather than such as to offer any resistance. There are many other kinds of snood, and there are various kinds of hooks. In tarpon fishing in some parts of Florida one needs a large supply of snoods and hooks for reasons I will describe presently. Next time I visit Florida I shall take a couple of hundred with me at least, for my own use and for the many folk who go insufficiently provided. The rest of the equipment for a day’s tarpon fishing is a yery large sized gaff. Those with the telescopic handles seem popular. With a good lunch on board we left the Punta Gorda Hotel for Tarpon Camp about 9. We are running up Peace river.. Picture to yourself a wide inlet bordered on each side by mangrove swamp or great reedy grasses, filled with all manner of wild fowl. The sky is dazzling and cloudless, and round about us myriads of mullet jump. sometimes singly and sometimes in shoals. ‘The mullet is one of the most familiar features of Florida waters. Tt is quite unlike our mullet, weighs, I was told, up to three pounds, though I never saw one over one and one-half pounds, is caught, it is said, by fishing with light tackle and paste, aud has most remarkable powers of jumping. As a rule, a mullet skips out of the water three times in succes- sion. In the intervals of tarpon fishing I have counted the jumps of hundreds of them. On one occasion one jumped four times, another five, bnt nine times out of ten there were three distinct jnmps. Florida anglers often wonder why the mullet jumps: but I heard of no satisfactory reason, It is certainly not after any kind of fly or insect visible to the human eye. Sometimes, no doubt, they leap when chared by larger fish, but usually they appear to be merely dis- porting themselyes. To tarpon fishers mullet are essential. They form his bait. Our little naphtha lannch travels gayly up the wide : river, and we amuse ourselves by taking a flying shot at an alligator as the great mass of his long dark body glides from the bank into the stream. On this particular day my companion shot a hand- some “‘ gator’? nearly ten feet in length, and the brute, stuffed by our London big game naturalist, looks at me as I write. Tt was a particularly good shot, as he was only armed with a revolver and if is not easy to kill an alligator with a revolver from a boat traveling at six or seyen miles an hour. Tt is not easy to kill am alligator at all ata distance. I sometimes put as many as seyen shots into one of them with a rifle without effect. The old delusion abont hitting them in the eye is a mistake. Except on the back a rifle bullet will penetrate anywhere. On the other hand, an alligator will carry as much lead as most creatures. Oné sees all sorts and conditions of strange fish and fowl in these Plorida waters. Not the least curious is the horse shoe crab, of which I brought several speci- mens home. It resembles no living thing that I had hitherto seen, and it has the honor of possessing the most ancient descent known of almost any creature of life, for it is found in the earliest geological deposits. The turtle, too, is a queer thing to set eyes on for the first time. As we were gliding up the stream I, saw what I took to be the head of a dog occasionally popping ont of the water, snapping its jaws the while, and presently a large dark mass appeared. That it was a turtle did not occur to me, for I had imagined turtles to lie lazily floating at ease on shallow shores, but heré was an animal that traveled as fast as we against stréain. I was raising my revolver when he caught sight of us and disappeared. ‘All the hotel world at Punta Gorda were going tarpon fishing that day. At Punta Gorda most of the visitors are from the Northern States. The traveling Englishman is there of course, as everywhere else, but we had just managed to miss some of our country men, for which we were not sorry, for the Englishman abroad is often a most unpleasant creature unless yor can deyote a considerable portion of your life to get- ting to know him. Some six miles from the Punta Gorda Hotel was a little camp consisting of a single tent and a log fire, a simall pier and a dozen tarpon boats It was here that we said goodby to the naphtha launch, and Fulton Maguire and I remoyed our tackle (and our Iunch) into one of the boats. They are simply ordinary small rowing boats with flat bottoms. In the center is a revolving chair upon which the tarponer sits. We pulled up about a mile, the anchor was cast overboard, and then Maguire cut off the head of one of the mullet we had brought, attached a long skewerlike handle to a snood, threaded the fiesh on to the hook, fixed the snood to the line, and standing on the boat cast out the bait with considerable dexterity. As a rule, such tarpon or other fishers as I saw were not remarkable casters from our point of view. Maguire was quite the best of them. He threw the bait with unerring accuracy in any direction, Then began my first moments of tarpon fishing, and monot- onous as the sport may seem I am bound to confess that I was never for one moment tired of it. The check is taken off the reel and some*spare line is kept coiléd up in the boat so that in case of a run the fish may be able to take the bait without feeling any weight. But here is one of the points upon which tarpon fishers appear to divide. I was assured over and over again that should a tarpon feel the least resistance he will drop the bait at once, and my experi- ence teaches me that this opinion is the correct one. It appears ridiculous to suppose that a monster fish ‘weighing perhaps 200 pounds should be shy, but in a peculiar way the tarpon is certainly most timorous. The bait being cast and some spare line in hand, you sit back in the boat and bask in the sun. Some tarpon fishers read, others write, all smoke and one or two sleep. One’s whole surroundings are so peaceful, the meré chance of a rum so exciting, that boredom was out of the question. From Maguire I heard much that was interesting concerning the status of the negro in America, and, that apparently without the least prejudice on his part. He is a man of intelligence aboye the average. He understands the relative positions of the European States, and appreciated the difference between the English and American character, has a good sound commercial head, has read a good deal, and is as good a companion for a day’s sport as any Thames boatman. or Scotch gillie of my acquaintance. Naturally our talk turned upon tarpon. It is, as I have said, the great subject for conversation, not only at Punta Gorda, but at Fort Myers, St. James City, Punta Rassa, Naples, and other places in the Gulf of Mexico. The element of luck that is partof the charm of all fishing is particularly in evidence in the pursnit of tarpon. There are authentic cases of men who have fished steadily for a month at the right time of year without getting a single fish. On the other hand, a Mr. Mygatt, an Englishman, I was told and hope, caught no fewer than eight in one day; and a delightful old gentleman, a certain Dr, Prime, author of a particu- larly delectable book, ‘‘I Go A-Fishing,”’ who is a well known figure at Punta Gorda, caught 26 in a little more than a fortnight. ie te ph When I'say that more than once a tarpon has com- pletely ont-tired a fairly strong man, it will be understood that the feat of catching eight tarpon in one day betokens not only Inck and skill, but also im- mense strength. As I sat there I placed my rod across the boat, and lazily watched the slack line. Now and then it would tighten; and at first my heart began to jump with pleasurable anticipation when it crept out some 10 or 15 yards. This, however,meant nothing, that is to say, a catfish. These catfish are the curse of sport with rod and line in Florida. I am not sufficient of an ichthyologist to know to what species of fish the cat- fish belongs, sufficient to “say that ip is the’ most Ss deep, bottle shaped house at a great expense of time, laborfand mucilage, but the dangers which surrounded the original barn swallow have ceased to exist and the cunning workman, realizing this, now makes a shallow and more simpler nest, which answers the purpose equally as well, In the outskirts of cities and towns, where birds of prey seldom come, the oriole builds a more open and loosely woyen nest than does his country cousin, who must protect himself from ariel foes. There are few more interesting subjects for study and observation than the reasoning power of the birds in rearing and guarding their families, and it would be easy to point out and multiply instances of it. How, before the leaves are fully ont they build their nests with a view to being shaded and screened when the foliage is more mature; how the woodpeckers in‘ the South locate their dwellings on the north side of the tree to ayoid the heat, while those in the higher latitude build in the south side to secure warmth; how the arctic owl lays her eggs at intervals of several days, so that the first are hatched before the last are laid, thereby making the warmth of the young birds assist in hatch- ing out their younger brothers and sisters, while the parents are away in search of food. These and a thou- sand other marvelous things are reyealed to him who has the leisure and the inclination to wander through the fields or sit at the threshold of the forest and study the habits and characteristics of the birds. Soon his eye and ear will become trained to catch the sights and sounds which hitherto haye escaped hisi notice, the shrike impaling his victim on a thorn, the mother partridge feigning helplessness and finttering along the ground just out of reach, attracting the attention of the pursuer while her chicks run away and hide themselyes; the sentinel crow, always posted where he can get a wide yiew of the surrounding country and notify his com- panions if an enemy approaches. The keen observer will surprise, in their furtive and unnatural act, the cuckoo and the cowbunting that lay their eggs in other birds’ nests and know nothing of the joys of mother hood. He will be able to distinguish the notes of the birds and to call them all by name; the wren’s cheery diminuendo, the kingfisher ‘‘sounding his rattle along the fluvial street;’’ the hermit thrush thrilling the Abarat PRS ERRNO HHA ABY ALONE nt 4H . forest with his melody, the yellow hammer sending his - mellow, rippling call across the sunsteeped fields, and tbe rollicking hob-o-link balanced on some swaying weed and pouring out a torrent of sweet sounds. Like every other affection, a love for birds is sus- ceptible of development. It grows by what it feeds on. and we may indulge it withontsatiety and without harm, ARTHUR F,. Rice. Passaic, N. J. Gane Bag and Gun. THE ADIRONDACK DEER. Liditor Forest and Stream: I am glad to see that the question of the better pro- tection of Adirondack deer being agitated through the columns of your excellent journal. As I live in the Adirondack woods all the year round and note the workings of the present law in all its features, I trust that I may not be considered incompetent to offer a few suggestions in relation thereto. I would suggest that the law be amended so as to prohibit the hunting of deer with dogs in the Adirondacks. It must be evident to eyery one who gives it the least thought that a method of hunting that requires no experience, no skill, no good shot and one that forces the deer into tks water without any effort on the part of the hunter, and when once in the water the game is reduced to the same con- dition as in the snow crust, a club being the only weapon necessary to complete the work of destruction, must be more destructive than any other, The sportsman that visits only the interior of the Adirondacks and employs law abiding guides has no conception of the extent to which deer are slaughtered nearer the borders of the woods. This easy and sure method of hunting deer invites hundreds of people into the woods who care nothing for deer protection or the law, only intent on killing all they can. Two years ago deer were fairly plenty about here. But at the opening of the hounding season the woods were filled with ‘hunters, and every pond, lake and stream was watched. Over three hundred deer were taken out, besides supply- ing the camps and feeding the dogs, which would require ten deer each dog. Deer wandered in here during the past season from adjacent private parks, so that there were a few here at the opening of the hounding season. But then eyen more meat and skin hunters were on the ground and the same slaughter was repeated, until now there are no déer left here. Hunters of this class do not gofar into the wood if expense is incurred, so that sportsmen who visit only the interior are not fully impressed with the destructive- ness of hounding. This method reduces the hunting of deer to a level. One as well as another can kill a deer. Tt is virtually placing the deer in the hands of the public and trusting them for their protection, And how well the public acts asa game protector we have only to leok to the past. Extermination has followed where hounding has been continued in all places like the Adirondacks abounding in lakes and ponds, The lake regren of Florida and Maine are examples. Maine had reduced her deer to a scarcity by hounding, I happened to trayel through the Maine woods only a year or two after hounding was prohibited in that State. There were very few deer left. I would sometimes travel two miles through the best game woods without seeing a deer’s track. I haye visited the same locality every year since with the exception of tio years. I haye noted the steady increase of deer. Slow at first because the breeding stock were so few, but gaining faster each year. And the past two years the increase has been astounding. This fact has been abundantly substantiated by reports published in Forest and Stream. I traveled over the same grounds last fall and judging from the tracks I should say that where there was one, deer six years ago there;are fifty now. And this increase is made with the law adverse to their protection, as the FOREST AND STREAM. open season continued late in the winter when snow aided the hunter and_passably deep and crusty snow, I would have a heavy penalty for the owner or har- borer of a dog caught running at large on grounds inhabited by deer. 4 ; 4 I would also prohibit killing deer by jack light. * It has been suggested that the killing of deer in the water be prohibited, but this would amount to nothing so far as protection is concerned and would render the enforce- ment of the law impossible without an army of pro- tectors. All the runways leading to the water would be watched and if a deer slipped by and got into the water it would be an easy matter for the hunter on the lake to place himself where the deer is coming out and shoot it as it gets well on the bank. Besides, there are hundreds of lakes occupied by hunters during the hounding season, and who will be there to see that there is no deer lilled in the water. The hunter will certainly not report each other. This ouly adds complication and the enforcement of the law is impossible. But with the dogs excluded from the grounds at all times the enforcement of the law would be a simple matter, for no one would take the chance of evading the statute. The aboye amendments to the game law would insure the rapid increase of deer in the Adirondacks, Owners of private parks and club preserves may object. If so, then exclude the dogs from all lands in the Adirondack not posted according to Jaw. Deer protection will be a farce so long as this most destructive method is open to the public one month in the year, -MUSSET. The Superyisors of Broome County have adopted this resolution relating to deer: “Whereas It is a well known fact thatthe wild deer in the forests of this State are becoming anually more scarce, and : “‘Whereas, We believe it for the best interest to the sporting public as well as a hnmane preservation of the noble game that further rstrictions be placed in the method of hunting deer, therefore, be it “Resolved, ‘* That we recommend to and request our representatives at Albany and they are hereby requested to adopt such means aS may seem best to them to pro- cure the passage of an amendment to the game laws prohibiting the hunting of deer with dogs in each and all counties of the State of New York. ’’ TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST. Deer and Turkey, Saw AnTonto, Dec. 25.—Charley and Billy Campbell, two well known yotaries of the gun and rod, returned last week from their anual week’s outing on the Trio. Charley says that he is not a good bunter, as he likes the soothing sensation of a prone position under the sheltering branches of a friendly liye oak much better than a stumped toe amidst the crags of the canyon’s sides. He was thus dreaming of home, sweet home,: and woudering what he would buy to please the blue-eyed baby the most on Christmas day when he was startled out of his delightful reverie by a turkey flying up the tree. It being nightfall the hunter immediately guessed that the bird was going to roost, Up flew another, then another and in a few moments at least twenty-five of the bronzed backed beauties were smoothing their plumage preparatory to slumber. Charley crawled out from under the tree, and as he straddled a grape vine out flew a big gobbler stuttering out a frightened ‘‘put-put- put !’’The gun quicklyspoke and the bird thumped against a flat rock as it fell stone dead. Then another flew out, and as the hunter turned sharply to kill he tripped and fell headlong in the midst of a bed of newly sharpened thongs, which brought blood in many places. Of course, the turkeys all flew off the tree before Charley could recoyer his equilibrium. The American turkey has that habit largely deyeloped. They don’t tarry long when they know the enemy is about. Charley reached the camp with his big gobbler just as Billy, his brother, staggered up with a pretty little buck on his shoulder. They killed all the turkey the ranchmen could eat, brought a dozen nice ones to San Antonio together with fiye deer, three bucks and two does. The boys report squirrels very numerous, also state that they saw numbers of the famous Messina quail. Iam tempted to go there. “ * To Eliminate Fraud, The Texas State Sportmen’s Associaton will hold its 19th annual tournament on May next at San Antonio. The committee on iules haye been in session, and I am assured by a member thereof that the amateur trap shooter _ will have no fault to find with the changes made in the shooting rules, While I am not fully in possession of all the facts, IT am authorized to say that the ‘‘old timers’’ and experts will not have it their own way and that no dropping for place will be tolerated. It will be severely punished when detected. The shooting will be straight, and any one attending the tournament will be made to feel at home, It is proposed by the manage- ment of the shoot toissue the most attractive programme eyer sent out from this State. An effort to raise $1,000 in prizes will be made and every cent raised for that purpose will be given as promised. The guarantee is made that the disgraceful scene of 1891 will not he repeated. * * = Quail Returning. For the past three years it has been very evident to every sportsman in this section that the quail or part- ridges have migrated to pastures new and greener fields. Where there were thouands in former years there were none at all the last season, Several theories have been adyanced and rejected and the mystery is still on. = Marcellina, a flag station thirty miles south of San Antonio, was a famous place for quail a few years ago. All of a sudden the birds disappeared and up to last season one could walk himself blind without starting a single covey. This year, however, the birds are plenti- ful, haying evidently returned from their migrations, This is good news for San Antonio sportsmen, - After Canvasbacks. Mr, Dick Merrill, the celebrated dog man from Mil- [JaN, 5, 1895, es a a et waukee, Wisconsin, left the city on the 15th inst. for Rockport, where, in,company with _the Messrs. Schmidt | of Milwaukee_he will try to lure the gay,tarpon from his damp abode and plunk ye canvasback as he flies. Dick says that he is about to purchase another celebrated dog to add to his already large and choice collection of canines, and he proposes to pay a large sum for him. Game on the Border, : J. M. McCormick, an energetic hunter and first rate trap shot, who has the honor to attend to a bell rope on the Southern Pacific, came in on Christmas Day. Me. says that the famous bottom of the Rio Grande in the free zone-of Mexico abounds with game of all kinds. That reminds me of a delightful fishing trip 1 had two years ago at San Juan de Allenade, 40 milesin Mexico, where I spent a week with the fiercest black bass I eyer-encoun- tered and saw turkey and deer eyery day, and not a human being but members of our pary during my entire stay. Great country inet game. f % & ‘ ‘Chickens on St. Joseph’s Island. A few years ago Mr Wynne Andrews, then general: passenger agent of the Aransas Pass Railway, stocked | St. Joseph Island, owned by Col. Sam Allen, with quail and prairie chicken, t knowledge that both the quail and grouse were doing well and multiplying at a gratifying rate. a THxAs FIELD. OUR BOSTON BUDGET. Boston, Mass., Dec. 25.—Pickerel fishing has begun unusually early this season in Massachusetts. The ponds haye been covered with ice earlier than usual; and this is the signal for the traps to be put in order. Mr. E. C, Paull was elected the other day as one of the Common Councilmen of the City of Taunton, but he likes to go pickerel fishing or yachting just as well as before he went into politics. About Thanksgiving he was doing Sampson Pond with pickerel floats. The shores were icy. Almost eyerything was icy, in fact. In running for a float that was ‘‘bobbing’’ he stepped into an old boat that was icy. His feet flew forward with such velocity as to cause him to sit down yery suddenly. His landing position was a graceful one; upright as one would naturally sit. But the sitting down was so sudden as to jar the gold fillings out of several teeth in his upper jaw. Such is pickerel fishing in slippery weather, But Councilman Paull caught a good string that day. Mr. A, W. Tompkins loves his camp and fishing tackle about as well as any busy commission merchant in Boston, and the camp on the Sudbury river is kept up. The other days he rode up to see how things were for winter, hardly thinking of going fishing. He scarcely thought that the pond was frozen over, in fact, But he found ice and it would bear his weight. The pickerel tackle was there and it was easy cutting holes. Out came the rigging, A farmer, a short distance away, was interviewed for the ‘‘shiners’’ for bait. Itwas fun alive. He took forty-two fish, all pickerel, but a perch or two and one or two bass. He regards his success as ° pretty good for the first pickereling of the season. Mr. Clande R. Tarbox, with his friend Charlie Bailey, has been the first to try the Byficld ponds for pickerel. The other day the ice proved to be sufficiently strong and the boys went on and cut holes enough to put out about forty traps. ' The fish bit splendidly and they got thirty-two. While they were fishing a party from Haverill came down to the pond and asked for advice as to the best points for putting in lines. Mr. Bailey and Mr. Tarbox answered that their own lines were already in the best places they knew of on the pond, and that other positions would be simply a matter of experiment. The Hayerill party tried several other-positions, with very little success. Some of the Boston parties. who haye been after moose this season haye had most remarkable success. Mr. M. L. Pratt, prominent in the Boston Athletic Club, and Mr, Talbot Aldrich, son of T. B. Aldrich the post, with another friend, haye been successful in taking a couple of moose. They went into the region of Umbazool- sis Lake (the spelling of this name I am not certain about ) and they were greatly delighted with the country amd their success. The friend who giyes me the informa- tion does not care to haye his name mentioned till he is forfunate enough to get his moose, Mr, R. P. Woodbury is one of the greatest lovers of the rod and gun to befoundin Boston, At the same time he has the courage of his convictions, and his comyic- tions run in the direction of the truth. He ig recently back from a Maine hunting trip after big game, He bought his moose meat and he has the courage to say so. He says he ‘‘ownsa little hatchet and is proud of it, ’’ and dislikes the big stories told by other hunters, where he is perfectly well aware that their guides really kill the game. He went to Hlliotsville, about 15 miles from Monson, a region that has giyen him great sport in years, past. He hunted in the vicinity of Boarstone Mountain, But the crust was terrble, and besides every native for miles around was in the woods with a Winchester rifle. Mr, Woodbury says that the number of rifles owned by the citizens in that: part of the coun- try would surprise anybody who had been there before the great increase in big game, They are all hunters and hunting; but the amount of game they take is not great, when the number of gunners is taken into account. Mr. Woodbury’s moose was killed by a French man, who followed the big fellow for days; first wounding him, and then getting. seyeral shots that brought him down with a broken leg or two. But the pees ammunition gave ont at this most important me. his rifle, and then with such other clubs as he could get without an axe. Failing in this, as‘ the moose would Strike terribly with his forefeet, he tried to lash his huuting knife to a pole and thus cut the throat of the poor beast, In this he failed, though cutting him terribly with the dull point of the knife. He had to give up the fight that night. The next day he returned with more ammunition and put anend to the sufferings of the poor beast, whose only sins were that of being a noble game animal, such as God saw fit to make him, Such killing is the worst of hunting. If the Maine for- ests could speak out the tales of wounded moose and Ol ——————> UE —————« A yisit to the island elicited the | He tried to club the noble fellow to death with- Jan. 5, 1895,] FOREST AND STREAM. 7 1b ir as its source in the Rocky Mountains. This was the wildest rounity Lsaw. L ascended some mouitains over 5 UU0il. high, Gud found fittle- suowon tuem.” Countdse Sainyille recectly ent to his relatives the first letters he nad a chance to niall in fiye years. He expects to recuin to France aud write & buok. H, HouGx: 909 Skcurity BurLpine, Chicago. ROUND ABOUT NEW ORLEANS. [From a Stay Correspondent.) New ORuEANS, Dec, 22.—The protracted. drouth ; still continues without a break, much to the imjury ,of shooting,and to the injury in,particular of shooting with the wild-towl In respect,to the latter, shooting parties report most unsatisfactory experiences. Many of the bayous, sloughs, lagoons and marshes being entirely dried out, or im respect to the larger ones, lowered to a degree beyond the memory of the oldest inhabitant, the ducks frequent new haunts. Swamps which ordi- narily have from one to four orfiye feet of water, are now dry, and Jakes, injplaces unapproachable owing to Swampy borders, haye a good footing around them. The warm weather, too, has kept vegetation ram and. thus mereased the diiticulty of shooting on the uplands, All reports are that quail are im abundance, but, owing to the dry weather and the consequent dryness and hardness of the prairie, the snipe shooting practically amounts to nothing. Jn ordinary seasons at this time ot the year much of the prairie 1s good snipe ground, . the heavy rains softening 1t and forming sheets ol water here and there, making most abundant teeding’ grounds for the snipe and woodcock Some of the bags made in good seasons are enormous, There are autheutic records ot bags of between three, hundred and tour hundred snipe being made by one shooter in one day. ‘The largest one 1s said to have made by Mz. Pringie of New Orieans, famous as an expert shot throughout the Southern country. It is said that the record bag of nearly four hundred, which he mude some years ago, was made with two guus, one being imsuiticient, as, im Tapid shooting, 1t becomes too hot to hold. A darkey carried the spare gun, others carried the ammunition, and still others retrieved the birds and carried them. A little figuring will show that this was pretty rapid ' work, and’ to the sportsman whose experrence has been limited to snipe shooting in the North it may seem to be in the realm of fairy tales, But Northern snipe shooting 18 no standard oi meéasurenient for the shooting in the South. In favorable seasous 1n the South the shooter simply walks aloug on the teeding grounds and flushes and shoots, sometiines as tast as he can load and fire, A dog 1s no service then except to retrieve. Still, it 1s a Must uucertuin sport, Owiug to the erratic habits of the birds, fora ground which 1s swarming with snipe one day may have none on the next day. The most successful bag made recently in last week’s trip out to the duck mines of Bayou des Allemands, so far as { have learned, was that made by Messrs. brank Hilermain and L. Wenct, 47 ducks, and these were gotten by hard work. ‘lhat is, by walking through mud in the prairie to a hole where the ducks were seen to frequent. ‘hey report ducks yery wild and the shooting to Gecoys as very poor. The Market Shootersas No section of country can preserve its game supply if it is systematically worked by market hunters. Hew sportsmen realize the enormous destruction of game which is constantly 1n prugress to supply the demands ot the market. l'orty or tity birds each day to oue gun do not seem to be a destructive quantity, but 1t amouuts to ab elormous total In four or five months. When there are seyeral guns in one neighborhood, used in market shooting, such shooting must result in the destruction of the gaine in that section, he western part of the State, | have been informed, is losing 1ts game birds rapidly from this cause. Market shooting 18 10 progress there on an extensive scale, and not the old-time styie of shooting, wherein the shooter relied on his individaal effort and carried his modest bag to the nearest dealer to sell for such sum as he could g#et, but organized shooting with modern equipments. The shooters scour the surrounding country, kilung all the birds that they possibly can, A wagon is engaged to yisit certain prearranged points at stated times to collect the birds kilied, and take them to the town in which is the shooters’ headquarters. The birds are put in a refrigerator box made for the purpose, and when 1,000 pounds are collected they are shipped in the retrigerator to New York. I was told that the shooters netted from $4,000 to $9,000 per year trom their work in market shooting. ‘This State needs a non-export lay badly. The law pro- tecting the birds is lax. Qails-and prairie chicken can be kilied from October 1 to April 1, six months m the year, which, so far aS it protects, is no legal protection ac all, sluce it covers a longer time than the natural conditions of climate Goyer, etc., will permit sport, and it unquestionably covers a longer period than 1m which the game should be permitted to be shot. With the modern equipment ot improved guns, improved ammau- nition aud multiplication of shooters, the present destructive conditious are not those of a tew years ago. As game becomes scarcer in the North, the Southern game sections will be more and more invaded each year. by non-resident shooters. The number which come _ here now is quite large. While no leyislation, in my opinion, should be made to discriminate against the nou-resident shooter, legislation which will preserve the game sufficiently to guard against its decrease is necessary. No jand in America is more favored in its bountiful variety and quantity of game than is Louisiana and eastern ‘Texas, Wild fowl 1m countless numpers winter there. Snipe and woodcock, the latter in the last of December and early January, are in abundance, so great that to the non-resident any mention of their vast numbers or the great bags made savors strongly of Munchausenism, Bears, tov, aré quite numerous, though difficult to kill owing to the protection which their habitat, the dense swaoips, aifords them By the way, [ notice in a local paper a mention of a party arriying here in quest of bear. Under date of December 19 it states: The Kenton Hunting and Fishing Cinb, of Kenton, O,, com- prising the following prominent business men: Col. J, M.White, D.W. 2. Geiumel, Dr. A. ». Bailey, george L, barrett, BP. . huisey, W. D. bien, Wash Siiudiler, down I, Valley, Joun ywilkins, W, Linmous, bugele Crawlord, John BH, Helwan and George Robes, arrived Gere Wiis morniny im their private car, itd will Spend woul Lhinly days Gshing alu lubting on bosul Wiyer, Whey were weil eyuipyed tor sport, baying with them couking Uteusils, doL8, aud all Necessary aceuulrenienis. Vuey suy they uve here tor 4 peneral Hint ahd troidé. Mr, B. V. ity, with whom they correspouued, et them at the train und wt once piloted Wien ucioss LO the Gumping grounds, Myr, Lilly as killed more beat tuup avy other Ony wan iu Lhe State, and wall spend Lis ume with the curb, and wgraud hunt is assured them. | _ Deer, too, are quite plentiful, but, owing to the denseness of the swamps aud forests, they are dificult to shoot. Capt, A. L. Bordes, a local rifie man of extraordinary skill, told me of three deer beings killed near the city hmits near the swamps_last Sunday. My reference to the deer shootiig brings to mind a most charming afternoon spent with Capt. Bordes last Tuesday, and I then learned much concerning rifie shooting in New Orleans. Ii is the shootingest city that | ever was in. ‘Vhere are about fifteen rifle clubs in this clty, all strong 1m membership,and nearly every one has 1ts own range. The ciub of which Capt. Bordes is a member has about one hundred and fitteen mem- bers. Jn a turkey shoot, closed last week, about 10,000 cartridges were tired, which will give some idea of the imtere; in shooting, ‘he shooters were divided into three Giasses, according to their skill,and each ciass had a turkey to shoot for, The range 1s tity yards, two inch bullseye, with rings oné-bait inch apart, scoring from one fo thirteen, the jatter the bullseye. Mach shooter has 2d shots, shot in series of 5 shots. Thus a possible for 5 shots 1s 6a, and the possibie total is 825, ‘lo wim a prize requires almost pertect shooting. Capt. Bordes kindiy showed me the club house and grounds. Jt is on broad street near Dumaine, in the older part of the city, which still retains 1ts qualntnuess of architecture and customs aud a peryadiny air OT con- tent und eusy going hapits. ‘lhe ciub house was on the first Toor, opéu ou the side facie the range, thus atiording accoimmiodatious Tor the shooter wheu a con- test practice was im progress. A long bebch at the score made a Gobyenleut piace to hold cartridges or to lay the mie on when not in use during the shoot. At the other end of the range, titty yards distant, were the targets 1n a row, each oe nunpered. Un the second floor was a locker for the rifles and a kind of clup room for meetings or gatherings, ‘Vhe captain very kindly gave me an exhibition of shooting, and the precision with which he would ring the bell at fitty yards was extraordinary. lt1s no easy matter to lit a two inth bullseye at nity yards. I know because T tried it. Still, 1 hit the target, which the captain im- formed me, after 1t was ali over, he did not think I would do, as before shooting I struck abows the same shooting attitude that a lady does when about to throw a stone. eed Ritle competitions are numerous. There are two leagues, the Svate and a city league, about the same numper of membership in each, The following cupping from a local paper will give an idea of the scores with the 22 calibers at fifty yards: The Juckson Rifle Club held a turkey shoot at their range last Saturday, aud the ivilowing scores were made: BP, Carvers 189, D. Hletshuger 187, G. HW. Hauck 186, J. F. Bunk 185, L. A, duwchin 18, Lows Woelaucd 179, bh. Herman 173, A. Campson 17., U. Deseuiare 168, U. Hurey 166, A, blewhinger 164, a. Cai Vers 160, J. Lambert 156, 1. Raciiel, Jr. 155, Jus. Hug 168, WH. shusier 151, L. Huber 150, 5. Stump 148, H. J. Mindvhen 147, W. Waiz 144, The shoot wiuclose ut 4 ve, M, text Suuday, Wuen the prizes will be awarued., Next Hriday nigut the Jack- son Rifle Club wilh Gompete with the bureka title Club in a shoot by electric li,bt at the Young Meu’s Gymnasuc Clup. The teaois are pricucing fur the event, and promise to make tue 8eore lnterestiny, In reference to Sunday shooting, it is not looked upon here as any violation of the day of rest and deyo- tion. Jt 1s considered more as a harmless diversion and pleasant recreation, in the same manner as it 1s consid- ered harmless 1 some Sections to go walking or driying, or on an excursion on Sunday. It carries no sacrilegious violation of religion either in act or intent, from the ethical standpoint of this community. The customs of one’s own province always seem to be the correct standard by which to measure what is right or wrong tor all communities, just as the horizon of one’s own knowledge is a measure of all knowledge. But as to which horizon is right I do not pretend to say. The custom, so far as refers to this section of Uncle Sam’s territory, is so old that the mind of man runs not to the contrary. A new hunting and fishing club was organized here recently, with the following membership: M.O. Shaugh- nessy, captain; Jos. H. Durr, president; W. J, Stoessel, secretary; W. J. Scanlan, C. Shurr, Jos. Brown, J. L. Sprich, T. Burke, H. L. Stream, A. C. Grosskoff, A. Bothe and L. Picker; and O. M. Dunn, honorary member. B. WATERS. iA Game Menn, : NEWBERN, N. C., Dec. 25.—On this Christmas day the Hotel Chattowka, Mr. D. C. Smith, late of Min- neapolis, Manager, set out a game dinner which [ dare Say bas been seldom equalled except by friend Drake of the Grand Pacific in Chicago. Twelve kinds of fresh fish, including shad, twenty-one kinds of game, with oysters in variety, winter radishes and asparagus, made up 4 menu which is not only hard to beat in itself, but is strikingly indicative of the abounding forests and covers of this delectable region. Bear meat, wild _ turkey, venison and opposum tigured prominently, all of them home products, while the quail, Wwoodcock, goose, mallard, pintail, redhead, butterball, camyasback, brant and Uarolina doye all come trom our own fields and waters, Thermometer at noon 63 degrees. Negroes hilarious with horns, firecrackers and persimmon beer. Sunday schuol children happy and everyone enjoying the churming weather and pright sun. O. H. (Where did the Buitalo tongue come from? Here is the full list of fish and game: White fish, trout, shad, rectin, mullet, redsnapper, sturgeon, eel, pickerel, hau- but, Hounder, drum, ham of black bear, wild turkey, leg of mountain sheep, buffalo tongue, venison tongue, saddle of antelope, opposum, loin of venison, pintail grouse, Virginia partridge,, American woodcock, Wilson Shipe, Canada goose, mallard duck, pintail duck, redhead duck, canvasback duck, brant Carolina doye, butterball duck, quail. - " Blatujal gnstorg. OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS. There is an old East Indian proverb to the effect that “fan abode without birds is like a meat without season- ing.’? That would indeed be an insipid spring, or an unsavory summer, which found, us depriyed of this piquant sauce to out-of-door feasts. The return of the birds marks a bright spot in our calendar and the most sluggish blood is stirred when the_first’ blue-bird sends his diyine note over the brown fields or the pioneer robin ofters his melodious spring greeting. These teathered messengers are always on time and there are no delays nor mistakes in the train service © which conveys them to their destination. The first real snow storm brings the snow birds as certainly as if they fell out of Heaven with the flakes themselves. ‘The unfailing accompaniment of the first_balmy spring day is the bine bird, and when the reign o£ frost is tairly over and the nights and days are warm alike the chim- mey swallows bring us notice that they and summer have come to stay. How came they at the right moment? By what mysterious foreknowledge do they plan, their journeys and arrivals? And by what untailiug iustinet do these tiny wanderers, traversing huudreds of miles of country, crossing mounains, lakes and rivers, at last settle down with uuerring precision upon the very spot they leit the year berore, so that the oriole rears another prood in the same tree and the ground sparrow builds another nest under the ideutical tatt of grass which shudowed her the previous season? As with our bumai Gompaiilous, so with our feath- ered trieuds, the must Tumiiiiar oues are deacest, and although we gaze curiously upou Strange or rare speu.cs we most lové the common sungsters. Jt ali our pirds were pelicaus, parrots and cockatuos we could soon tire of their presence and their barbdric utteraices, but the robins, the thrushes and the song sparrows seem as much a part of our orchards as the blossoms aud the fruit, and belong in our gardens as assuredly as the hyacinths and roses. : It iswtact worth noticing that the gentlest and most inotteusive of our songsters have the sweetest voices. Their notes are the smybois and exponents of their love- able dispositions. Timid, but not wild, and seeming to be 1m a measure dependent upon man, with whom they associate and share the results of the cultivation of the soul, they are very properly called our domestic birds, and their cheertul ways and joyous minstrelsy insure them a warm place in our regard. When we come to the more quarrelsome and beligerant birds, such as the biue jay and the king bird (appropriately named the tyrant fly catcher) we are struck with the sharpness and harshness of their cries. There is something dis- agreeabie and metallic in their voices. What they haye gained in ability to detend themselves and create a disturbance among their fellows they have lost in these softer charms which distinguish and endear to us the more peaceabie aud helpless birds. Those fierce and predatory rovers, the eagles hawks and owls have no song at all. Nature is consistent in all she does, and to pub a sweet song into the throat of a bird ot prey would not be in the eternal fitness of things. Bloody deeds are generally done in silence and wheu the woods and fields are filled with the melody of the little song- sters 110 note of music comes from the rapacious birds. The scream of the eagle, the shrill cry of the hen hawk and the dismal hoot of the owl bave a quality in perfect consonance with the nature of the birds that utter them. mj Sweetness of song, howeyer, is rarely accompanied by brilliancy of plumage. But as nature has kindly planned some compensations for homely people, so the sober-tinted. birds are in some respects better off than their gaudy fellows. There is an element of satety im dull plumage, because it blends so harmoniously with the Colors ot the weeds, grasses and bari of trees where the birds build therm nests that they thus escape the notice of their enemies. Contrary to the laws of dress with us, the male member of the bird family wears the most showy garments, while the wite and mother is clothed in Quaker colors. But this, too, is a wise pro- vision of Providence, because the female does most of the nest warming, and her inconspicuous dress contrib- utes to the security of herself and young. It is worth noting in this connection that the birds of brilliant hue take the gteatest pains to make their nests secure against tue attacks of their foes. ‘The scarlet tanager builds a model house, and, like *‘the straight and narrow way,’’ few there be who tind it. The golden robin swings his hammock from the long, penduious branches of the elm, where no _ terrestrial enemy like the syuirrel or the snake would venture, and the pouchhke nest, which almost closes at the top with the weight of the mother bird, is so deep that no claw ot hawk or owl can reavh its inmates. ‘The ruby throated hummingbird’ also deems 10 levessary to Gon- struct his nest with a view to attracting as little atten- tion as possible, and although 1¢ 1s usually in an exposed position, saddled ona tiny limb, ib is built with so much art that only the most practiced eye can dis- cern it, The cunning architect sticks bits of moss and lichen on the outer surface to make it resemble the bark of the tree. Thus we see that eyen among the birds beauty is a dangerous thing and must be hedged about with many safeguards, while plainness has little need of concealment or defense. These little teathered people know how to adapt themselves to circumstances and spare themselyes un- necessary labor. Under changed conditions they yary the character and style of their living and building. The Huropean martin uscd to construct a globular house, with a hole in one side, thus provecting herself at nearly every point; but the sanitary arrangement of this sors of nest was bad and proximity to man made such an elaborate snelter unnecessary, because the predatory birds were driyen away. ‘heretore the mar- tins, recognizing the situation, made a new depature im arhitecture and began to build open nests | Our common eave swallow formerly constructed a 4 numerous annoying”and one of the most unpleasant of the fishes in these waters. No sooner has one cast one’s bait than the catfish assemble round it in myriads, Frequently I have lost almost a whole bait in ten minutes. If ‘it were not a fact that in most places one can catch hundreds of catfish in an hour it might be some sport to play with them on a light rod. I did so on one or two occasions, but was speedily tired of it The trouble of removing the fish from one’s hook is considerable. They are not only strong, but possessed of sharp spines, which inflict poisoned wounds; indeed, so sharp and hard are these spines that I have seen them sticking into a deal board. Maguire had a theory that by catching a couple and attaching them by short lines to a bottle they would scare all the others away, but it did not appear to be effectual. Their number is legion. As one reels in the remains of one’s bait in order to replace it by a fresh mullet, such as is left on the hook is followed up by a small army of these nuisances. . Nor is the catfish the only thorn in the side of the tarpon fisher. There is a heavy and dull creature known as the Jew fish. The Jew fish possesses a particularly ugly head. I do not know exactly what 1b weighs, but I was assured they haye been canght up to 400 pounds. I hooked more than one, but rather than go through the labor and waste of time of killing it I reeled in as much of my line as I could and cut him adrift. The Jew fish is not a good fighter; it relies on its weight and its power of hiding itself among the roots of the mangrove trees. In addition to the Jew fish there is the shark, but as I was not troubled with sharks at Punta Gorda, and as shark fishing with rod and reel is, in my opinion, excellent sport, I will defer them until another chapter Toward the eyening the mosquitoes get trouble- some, and later on in the season comes the minute insect called, for some reason I do not understand, a sand Hy. The Florida mosquito does not seem so bad is the others of its kind, but it is occasionally ex- tremely numerous. ‘ Tf heat and sun be drawback, I fear tarpon fishing must be considered uncomfortable. Personally I did ot suffer. “I do not object to either heat or sunburn, so long as I am not obliged to wear a collar three inches high. Allthat day Maguire and I sat steadily on without the least sign of a run. The only thing I captured was one of the biggest appetites I ever remember, and here let me say that, despite the heat, this part of Florida (I do not refer to the internal swamps of the country) is distinctly bracing. Our party did not suffer a moment’s illness the whole time we were there, and though we were told by New York doctors to take quinine and be most careful of malaria fever, we not only did not suffer from anything of the kind _ but did not even hear of any illness. As a country Florida is poor, and in many parts extremely unhealthy. Thousands of young Enelish- mien and young Americans from the Northern States have been entrapped there hy stories of the alleged profits derived from orange growing. The people who get them there are land speculators; some of them, I regret to say, Englishmen. At the present time thou- sands of fine young fellows are eating their hearts out in. Florida without the least chance of bettering their position, The place contains a number of Englishmen of the retired officer type, many of whom. have sunk their little all in an orange grove. Not even local patriotism could induce ‘‘ crackers, ’* as the inhabitants of Florida are called, to pretend that Florida has the least chance as a center for emigrants. Englishmen have lately opened up phosphate mines ~ there, and have undoubtedly made fortunes, but from the agricultural standpoint the soil of Florida is so poor that it will never become a prosperous country for agriculture. Its ranges are good, though they are in many ways not equal to those of Spain or the Hast. One day, when they haye proper railway facilities, this vast country may derive profit from its wonderful fisheries,and in course of time it is destined to become the greab winter health resort of the United States. But to resume. Towards 6 o’clock the naphtha launch came along and took us up. It was chilly as we went down the river towards Punta Gorda, but I had the plesaure of seeing one of the famous Florida sunsets. They haye not their equal amywhere in the United States, and I doubt whether the famous desert sunsets present more remarkable effects. Ti yas quite dark ywhen we reached the hotel, and ib was pleasant to come into the bright hall with its crowd of sportsmen in careless attire lingering round the fire or rocking themselves #1 the national chair. There had been no tarpon caught that ‘day or for many days previously. Tn all these tarpon hotels a list is kept im the hall of the fish killed in the local water, and the record is Kept in a migue way. The seales of the tarpon are often as large as a five shilling piece and occasionally considerably larger. Upon these scales the weight of the fish, the name of the captor, the minutes or hours of the killing and the date are written. ‘The scale is then pinned toa hoard. It is the ambition of every angler who visits Florida to figure.on one of these - hotel records. (To be continued.) In the San Joaquin Walley. Away up at the south end of the great valley of the San Joaquin river in California, the land spreads out like a plain that reaches away off to the hills of the snow-crested Sierras Neyada, whose wintry peaks tower high above the clouds, far in the blue Italian sky, and the rarefied air blows every night, cool, dry and stimulating, Happy is he who on horseback gal- lops with comrades in this fragrant mountain air, over the green sod spangled with poppy violets and fileria, riding away off to the pine clad knolls that fade afar in the smoky distance. Aside from the, scenery and invigorating air, the gunner will find plenty of game, ducks and geese in abundance, rabbits and quail, and larger game further back in the mountains, The jack rabbit is in his element here. « ' FOREST AND STREAM. AN INCIDENT OF TURKEY CALLING. Some weeks ago a friend from your city, M. C. B. Gudebrod, of the firm of Gudebrod Brothers, silk manu- - facturers, spent a few days with us here in the county of Goochland, Virginia, and tried his hand at wild turkey shooting, that sport so wearisome to the unprac- ticed, so fascinating to the adept, He was a true sports- “inan, and derived enjoyment from the charming exercise of tramping from morning to night during the delight- ful autumn days of the ‘‘Old Dominion, ”? through the sweet-scented woods and old field pines, eyen though he did not slaughter much game in pot-hunteér fashion. He succeeded, however, on his first hunt, in bagging a fine gobbler, and saw a great many turkeys, and became personally cognizant of their extreme timidity and wariness, which alone have prevented the extermination of this noblest of all game birds of America. - Hspecially was he’ struck with the vigilance of the old gobblers. These are generally found in pairs or small flocks by themselves, and when found have to be ‘scattered, ?? and it then ordinarily requires hours to decoy one by the skillful use of the ‘‘yelp,’? within gunshot of the spot where the huntsman is concealed. {at Upon his return home Mr, G. stopped in Ashland and informed his friend, Mr. J. M. Leake, himself a, great lover of the sport, of the large number of turkeys in Goochland, and as an instance of their wariness said that the old gobblers in approaching a call took and car- ried before them in their bills an evergreen brush, cuningly concealed behind which they would reconnoitre to discover whether the call proceeded from a. turkey or aman. Fired with ambition to out-general and bring to bag one of these, Mr. L. immediately paid a long promised yisit to Goochland to try his Inck. E On his first day’s hunt he found and scattered a large flock and killed two fine turkeys, and could have killed more out of the flock, but they were young and did not satisfy his ambition. old gobblers and selected and arranged his ‘*blind? with every precaution Imown to the art, exerting every device that experience and skill could suggest, yet hours went by and still he heard no sound of the game At length, as the sun was jetting low in the west, in response to one of his most persuasive ealls, there came a far off answer. He waited some time and then called again, Again he was answered. -Presently he heard distinctly the tread of the turkey in the dry leaves as it approached. Mr. Woodbury worked hard for a deer, and jumped many a fine buck, but that region had been hunted till the deer had found out the forms and generally the scent of their worst enemies. SPECIAL, DEER IN MICHIGAN. LANSING, Dec, 24.—Mr. O. D. Hardy, with C. Towner, Harland Towner, J, C. Harrington, George Northup and Clyde Smith, have just returned from their annual camping and deer hunting trip to Northern Michigan. They had the good luck to get eleven deer—two_ bucks, two fawns and seven does. In the immediate yicinity of their camp a great many deer had been killed during the close season, and the people paid no attention what- ever to the law prohibiting the killing of deer or to the game warden, Jt is reported that the deputy warden yisited one of the camps and not finding the campers at home inspected the camp and found abundant evidence of illegal shooting. He returned to town for assistance, and with the sheriff again visited the camp. and attempted to arrest the hunters. The hunters pulled ont their guns, and with the business end of three or four Winchesters pointing toward them the wardens took their departure and gave up the arrest. The Hardy party-have gone deer hunting so many years together that when the season opens no questions are asked, but each member of the old company gets out his rifle and with camp equipage always ready and supplies by the carload, they fall in line like veterans, and start on their journey.- Last year I gave you a full report of their hunt and as a result the woods were full of hunters in the neighborhood of their camp, so I con- clude that hunters read Forest and Stream pretty generally, and that they pick up all the good points and make good use of alll suggestions that come their way. This year the location of the Hardy hunting camp they keep to themselyes. The party from Bath, consisted of Mr. Tricker, Tom Hall, Cyclus Rose and Charles Cushman. This party is alsoanoldone. It was organ- ized a, great many years ago. The membership has changed a little, but its constitution and by-laws neyer change, no more than the Declaration of Independence. The party always get plenty of deer, because they know how to shoot, and this year they have splendid luck. Last year they got a big bear, but this season the bears were not at home, In the vicinity of their camp this year hunters were so plenty and the shooting so careless that many of the hunters wore strips around the shoulders to distinguish them from the deer. Hounding was practiced quite generally all throughout Northern Michigan. The loca- tion of the Bath camp was kept concealed because of the great number of new comers who visited their last year’s camp before the season opened. It would seem that our letter to Forest and Stream ‘‘gayve away’’ all the good things of that section, and was instrumental in flooding that country with a new set of hunters. Mr. Hardy met a bunter from up North who claims that he saw the ellx that was shot up there. He states that the ell—the shooting of the elk—and the 600 pounds of dead elk—wasafact. How the elk got into Michigan is quite a question. _ It is the opinion of most of these hunters that a hetter law is needed in Michigan, not only for deer, but for all kinds of game. They suggest a uniform season for all Michigan and Wisconsin, a tax on non-residents, prohibition, the sale of all game, limiting the amount of game allowed to one gun and prohibiting the shoot- ing of does and fawns. JULIAN. = A Virginia Game Country, Wes? Point, VA.—Being a generous and philanthropic sort of shootist and not even remotely related to the dog in the manger sportsman, who keeps a religious and awe inspiring silence wheneyer he finds a good thing, I have decided that (now that I have finished) the rest of the world may have a chance, and if you appreciate the information of virgin possibilities as I think you do, he who runs may read. Perhaps thirty or more investi- gating hunters, besides yours to command, have enjoyed the almost unlimited sport to be had in the swamps and territory contiguous to the Mattponi and Pamunkey rivers, thus far this season. Did those who are rushing off to Missouri and other foreign countries know what they_are missing we would not be able to kill mallards off the Terminal Hotel yerandas, as Mr. Wm. T. Mayer of Albany, N. Y¥., did yesterday. This, however, is no noyelty, for in the short time I have been down I’ve seen three flocks within gunshot of the hotel. Messrs. Piel and Cook of Brooklyn went back this week loaded to the guards with everything but deer, and it was only because they didn’t go after the last_ named game that there is something left for the rest of us. Last Thurs- day a local hunter bagged two deer weighing 116 and 164 pounds respectively in one afternoon. As I said before, I merely want some of the rest of the world to benefit by nry experience. THos. M. WinLEAMS. Foxes in the Mohawk Valley. Roms, N.¥.,—Sound the tally-ho horn, for the woods are full of foxes and the foxes are full of the poultry ‘they are stealing from the farmers in the yalley of the Upper Mohawk. During one night of this month a nd of these wily midnight maurauders made a raid on a well Inown poultry yard about three miles north of us, stole sixteen Christmas ducks, then taking them down. to the moorlands, but a short distance away, they seemed to haye held high carnival over the feast for the rest of the night. From the number of tracks made in the new fallen snow it would seem that they must have been at least one hundred of the ‘‘yarmints’’ at the banquet. Yet it is not probable that there were more than three or four in the ring, With high bred hounds, costly guns and all the trappings going to make up the fox hunters’ equipments, the boys are prepared for the chase and . the way they will soon make the fur fly will be a caution to all they do not kill dead on the spot. In the town of Lee, bounding us on the north; the. FOREST AND STREAM. officials report that .six, hundred turkeys, have been destroyed, during the past year, and they are praying the, Board,ot Supervisors’ to offer a bounty of one dollar per head for all foxes killed. As that part of the town bordering on the big woods and that famous old trout stream, Hish Oreék, has ever been the home of ‘game indigenous to the State of New York I believe the statement given to be true. J. B, McoHare. Combination Arms. Hditor Horest and Stream: In your issue of Dec. 8 Mr, J. J. Meyrick writes so earnestly and well concerning combination arms and guns generally that I regret feeling obliged to form an issue with him ona collateral matter, But it seems necessary. The reason lies in his prefatory paragraph which says that in your paper for Oct. 8 “‘there is an article by Cayuga condemning the combination gun chiefly on the ground thatit is inferior to a shot gun for Winged game shooting, or to a repeating rifle for large game.’’ (‘Hence when J read this statement I turned to my file of FOREST AND STREAM with some misgiving that perhaps my residence among the Siwash of the North Pacitic coast had distorted my comprehension of *‘ Eng- lish as it is spoke’’ on the Atlantic seaboard. So I called in a philological expert, whose name is ornamented with seyeral university degrees, besides being learned in Chinook, and bade him read and interpret. He says my demurrer is sustained, and in my opinion that settles it. Now let Mr. Meyrick again read my little script 1m your issue of Oct. 6, read. as carefully as he shoots, and perhaps he will discover that I did not condemn the combination arm, per se, but the all-round arm, so called, as not possessing perfection under all conditions. I think he will also notice that I spoke favorably of the combination arm for certain uses, pointing out, however, that it is fallacious to treat 16 as an all-round weapon of complete satisfaction where special calls will frequently be made upon it for artistic, economic and effective service, all of which is not in controversion of the fact that the union of a rifle with double shot barrels for a general outing in some particular locality is a most desirable combination. E CAYUGA, _ TViger-Slayer-in=Chief. = Lo those who are aware of the proficiency and cour- age shown by French sportsmen in their pursuit of big carnivora, it will be no surprise to learn that the Governor of the Straits Settlements has just selected. a citizen of that aspiring nation, M. De Nancourt by name, to fill the post of ‘‘Tiger-Slayer-in-Chief”’ at Singapore. It appears that M. De Nancourt has killed 500 tigers with his own rifle, against a bag of only 400° made by Major-General Probyn, the well known English shikarri, Some of our Parisian contemporaries claim eredit for the French nation as supplying an official akin to their own Grand Louvetier for euployment in a British colony. We are reminded by our lively friends across the Channel that until M. Du Chaillu encountered and slew the gorilla we knew nothing as to the existence and habits of that formidable monster, and that the greatest of our living hunters Mr. Selous, is of French origin. If M. de Nancourt is able to keep down the number of tigers in the jungles and woods of Singapore and taking toll of the native inhabitants, neither the latter nor any other British subject will take any exception to his nationality. The great bulk of the population of Singa- pore, numbering altogether nearly 200,000 souls, are Chinese and Malays, who, like the natives of India, look to white shikarris to rid them of dangerous and Savage beasts of prey. Im the meantime the importance of Singapore and of the other dependencies of Great Britain in its neighborhood demands that what is called “the scourge of the colony’’—the tiger—should be kept within reasonable limits. We hear, therefore, with satisfaction that a ‘‘Tiger- in-Chief to the Goyernor of the Straits Settlements’’ has been created for this purpose. The commerce of the colony has increased enormously within the last few years, justifying the acumen and foresight of Sir Stamtord Rattles, whose early death at the age of 47 was a severe loss to this natiou.—London Daily Telegraph. Talk of Gun and Rifle. Editor Forest and Stream: _ Positions in shooting, combination arms, aiming at the head, light loads and heavy—what an enticing list of subjects for the cranks to spin theories about. Already the flood of manuscripts which “ Unele Belknap” auticipated has begun. Now, I have long been a convert, theoretically, to that business ofaiming only at the head or neck, but“ most ingenerally al- ways’ when 1 get a chance at anice deer I seem to forget, and let drive at the place that iseasiest to hit. I mean, of course, the yital part of the bouy; Lam not such a chunip as to shoot at the hams or side backof the ribs, I scarcely think the objection of deer getting away witha broken jawisvalid. The point of aim is really the neck, as one does not care to spoil a pretty set of antlers, and every experienced hunteris very cautious about shooting over. A shotin the neck with a decent bullet, if it does more than cut the skin, will, as a rule, knock the anima! sense- less. Though I will confess that J let a little deer get away from me once with his under jaw smashed by a .44 bullet. The thing troubled me a whole lot, too, poor fellow. Iwas surprised not to tind in‘tModern American Rifles” (good book, that), among tle many cuts illustrating positions in shooting, one that is exceedingly cammon aniong thé mountain- cers of the West and which J often employ. Perhapsthe reason itis not inclnded is that it is searcely feasible on perfectly level ground. Itis simply sitting down with the feet near together, the knees thrown apart and the elbows resting on them. If on a hill side, where the feet can be placed on a level slightly lower than the seat, it is @ position that can be taken with great ease, Hyen on level ground it is not impossible if one’s joints are still supple, (Lhaye just now tried it on my study floor and find that I can get the muzzle of my gun down to the level by some- thing of an effort.) This position offers theadyantage of a com- paratively firm support for the arms, with almost entire frredom from the effects of lieavy pulsations. 1 have found it especially good alterarun uphill, But, nevertheless, I pin my faith to straight off-hand shooting, with the arm pretty well extended. I think if a manis going to use the rifle he ought to learn to stand up and shootit like a man. That is some interesting information that J. J. M, giyes us” about loading heavy guns with alight ball When men have actually iried and proved a thing, as he and ‘Iron Ramrod” (why can’t we have something from his interesting pen again? ) always do, it gives much weight to their advice. 1 have a 45x90 Tifie, and got from the Ideal man a little mold foralight bullet ~ z ; $ ~ fishing in the North Woods was, good enough for those (192 grs.). The twist of this gun is about the same aa that of -Was greater, _tespond to the toast of the visitors. 9 the .44-40 Winchester, and I saw no reason why this bullet, “which weighs about the same as that. of thecariridge mentioned, Aould not perform well with the same charge of powder, But all Igot in the way of results were some shells swelled at the poiat where the bullet was seated till they stuck in the chamber, and the bullets scattered all over the targot at filty yards. ‘ lf Lean getsome lubricated wads lam going to try Mr, Mey- tick’s plan of leaving the bullet in the mouth of the shell and seating the powder with a wad. I wish yery much to gat a charge for this gun that willdo good service at squirrels and rabbits and. that will killa turkey without blowing it into atoms, * Projecting ” with the service charge of this gun has given me greatamusement, I hays at last settled down to the load of 85 ers. powder and the 330 gr, Gould bullet. Lam surprised that tue Wiichester people do not put this load onthe market, Itis the most accurate one at the targetthat I have tried, beating both the 90-300 solid ball and the 85-800 hollow point. I have not tried the 85-350 solid ball load fully, as 1 fancied the recoil I believe in the hollow bullet for .ume, anyhow, though the 3800 gr, hollow point is too muchi taken up by the hol- low und flies to pieces badly on striking. [have only killed one deer as yet with the Gould bullet, and that was shot through the neck, so that I could not study the effectof the bullet to ad- vantage, Butt believe if your =: Yenderfoot” correspondent— who is, by the way, no great shakes with the pen—had used it his big elk: would have tumbled at the first shot, instead of soar- ing him to death by walking off. (I hada big buck dear treat me that way once, when I was using a 38-40 Winchester), The three-barreled pun stands well here in Mexico, though most that I have seen are in the hands of mon who uge the shot gun comparatively little. Ii seems tobe a well made and hon- est weapon, It is muzzle heavy, of course, and clumsy about the breech, but is a shooter with both ball and shot. A friend of ming and companion of many a hard-fought still hunt after the cunning white-tail, has just killed his ous hundredth Jesr with a three-barreled .38.55-rifle. He is under promise to write up the story, I want to ask x question of those gentlemen who haye been recommending means of making shot act as a solid ball, cutting around the shell, stringing them, sticking them togathor, otc. Would they risk that ina choke-bore gun with light barrels? And, by the way, again, what makes a ehoke-bore gun shoot about a foot higher with heavy buck shot when you haya fitted them to the muggle than it does with drop shot? Mine shoots nine buck shot (about 114 oz.) very close together and drives them home, but throws them too high at forty yards. About-the time I get this folded and sealed 171] think of some- thing else I meant to say. But probably the Hditor will be glad I forgotit. Next week we're a gwine after the tigres, If wa get one you shall hear aboutit. I think about all the ducks in Mex- ico are wintering in Acambaro, J was there the other day, pusa- ing through, and, between trains, killed twenty-five. 1 neyer saw fatter fowl. Lbere are none hereabout. No water this year. Acambaro is about half way between here and the city, and on the main line of the Mexican National. The railroad has a fairly comfortable little hotel there. AzreEe. SAW Luis PoTost, Mex. Sea and River Hishing. ANGLING NOTES. “Greetings from Red Spinner.” In a recent personal letter from Mr. Wm. Senior fishing editor of The London Wield, he refers to the proposed organization of a Fly Fishers’ Clib in this country in a way that I predicted he would should he know about 1t. ‘“‘T have just seen The=Forest_andiStreamfot October 20; in which your proposed Fly Fishers’ Club is dealt with. : ‘You areiperfectly right in thinking that} such a scheme is one that interests me quite as much as 1 does our always good mutualfriend Marston. Let me, there- fore, in formal words send you greetings that are not second to his in heartiness, and wish your Bly Fishers’ Club an out and out ‘God speed.” ‘That is not a bad idea of Marston to make your club a sort of Siamese twin, for the States and the Dominion, in the matter of fishing, are bound very close together by kindred interests. Ido vot see, however, why there should not be two clubs, one American and one Canadian, in close and clearly arranged affiliation. When Iwas in Canada last year they told me that all the good salmon fishing ~ there, if possible, was snapped up by cute sportsmen of the great Republic, so there is a really practical, as well aS a Sentimental, connection between you. ‘We are having our annual dinner of the Fly Fishers’ Club here on Friday next and I wish you were here to Oni success has been really a marvelous one, for we have only a modest elub room (although it is a very, beautiful and well furnished,.one) we have no water ofjour own, we pub- lish no proceedings, yet here we are with, I think, about three hundred members, more or less, and we shall sit down Friday night under the presidency of ‘John Bickerdyke,’ about two hundred strong, and all gentle- men representing the highest branches of the sport that we all love so well. Marston is not one of our seniors, either in years or appearance, but he is prac- tically the father of the club, and but for his almost superhuman energy and perseyerance during the early years of its existence, the institution would not have existed. **Our harmony has neyer been broken and I doubt “whether there is a more delightful brotherhood of the kind in the world. I suppose when your fishing club is formed ,you will, as usual, “‘go one upon us in many things, but I do not think you will beat us in that primary essential of all club hfe—good feeling. ‘“This will reach you in time to wish you and all American anglers, in the old English phrase, ‘A merry Christmas and a happy New Year ;’ and for next season health, happiness and sport of the best.’” _ This. letter is characteristic of the great angler, ‘‘Redspinner,’’ who is the embodiment of kindly good feeling, which radiates from him as heat from the sun, not only at this glad season, but atall seasons. But I am of the opinion that our club in New York City can be made broad enough to shelter the fly fishers of the United States and the Dominion of Canada. This also seems to be the opinion of Canadian anglers so far as they have expressed themselves on the subject, and yet for actual fishing American anglers are turning their faces more and more toward Canada. A few- days ago I lunched at a club in Albany and afterward talked fish and fishing with friends over our cigars, ald I was surprised to hear a gentleman whose interests are largely in the Adirondacks say that the 6 FOREST AND STREAM. [Taw, 5, 1895. enthusiastic gunner will remain out all day, picking up the seattering birds that come along. Marsh shooting is also very good here. r¢No, that was cavallio.’* Pt “ Though the names are similar the ‘fish are "quite different. He was indeed a¥beauty. On” closer inspec- tion he still maintained his resemblance to a pike. My phantom minnow was played ont, and so was L We resolved to row further up the river and take lunch in the shade of’some mangrove ‘trees. **Perhaps"if you trail a spoon bait behind”the boat you might’pick up’ something "going “along, ’’ observed. art. " Happy thought! Trailing, as a rule, is poor sport, but in this climate a rest was very welcome, TI was not however, to rest long. I attached a mother-of-pearl spinner, purchased in New York, to my trace, and trailed it about thirty yards behind the boat. We had barely started when a splendidly joyous song from my reel (is there sweeter music in the world?) told of some- thing'good, What it was I could not}telllyet. He had his own method of fighting, and a determined. one at that. Occasionally I wound im a little, but he seemed to fear the hoat, and was apparently able to see us better than most fish, for directly Hart hegan to row toward it he was off again. We finally determined to stop still and play it. With three previous fish I had fought rather neryously. JT had not been quite sure of my tackle, despite my patriotic assertion that an Hnglish reel will stand anything. I felt confident now, and I thought I would be able to kill him in a minute or two, but it was no good, he was able to travel against all the butt I could give himand did so. IT gained on that fish nine or ten times. On one occasion I had him within three yards of the boat, but it was no good if was not until Hart rowed against stream for a quarter of a mile or so that I drowned him. As we drew him in, we found him to be a channel bass, pro- nounced by all to. be the best small game fish in Southern waters. For his size; I believe him to be as good as the tarpon. He runs from 11 pounds (when he is known as a school bass) up to 40 pounds, I think. I give all these extreme sizes on hearsay, I did not see a 40 pound bass. but I heard of them, and I am bound to say that I did not find much exaggeration among Florida anglers. With game fish scaling mp to 200 pounds, it is mnneces- sary and difficult for them to exaggerate. Black bass fishing L have not tried, but was assured by those who had caught most of the basses that the channel bass is as active as any of them. In eolor it is a dark coppery red. The changes in its tints when dying are most beantifnl. Presently our guide, Hart, Towed us under a mangrove tree, where, in the intervals of killmg musquitoes, we consumed vast quantities of grape fruit, bananas, Florida oranges and venison. We grew rather tired of venison, by the way, at Naples. The local stesmer broke down twice, the wind would not permit sailing boats to approach, and we were cut off from civilization for nine or ten days, and only an occasional wild turkey varied our diet, After lunch, Hart proposed we should pull slowly down to the mouth of the Gordon river and try for tarpon. We had brought some mullet with us for bait, and truly, as'he suggested, playing game fish on a light rod was a good deal too hot for a day of that kind. As we glided gently down stream we found that the only way of keeping cool was to sprinkle ourselves and the boat with water. Hvery now and then we dipped our wide felt hats in and soaked them thoroughly. A. very few minutes of the hof sun was sufficient to completely dry them. In pulling down we passed a school of young tarpon. Their dark fins appeared every now and again on the top of the water and told us they had arrived in full force. I was greatly tempted to troll for them with a minnow, but my guide did not think it good enough. “*Tté is much easier,’’ he said, “‘to catch a large tarpon than a small one.’? That seemed a curious statement. Most fish, I think, are captured more readily when young than when fully grown. Colonel Haldeman says in American Game Fish: ‘‘I should not forget to mention one remarkable characteristic of the tarpon, Comparatively few of the smaller ones are caught with rod and line. The young fish seem, contrary to the general rule, to he more wise and wary than the older ones. In my experience ten aoe weighing 75 pounds are caught to one weighing ess. After making this quotation I need scarcely sav that it was a young tarpon J caught. on the following day. I should not have reproduced Colonel Haldeman’s words had I killed a 100 pounder. That, however, as Mr. Kipling says, is ‘‘another story.’’ Suffice it to say that I marked those tarpon down, and resolved to try for them”on the next morning after a method of!my oyn. (To be continued.) THE MEAT OF THE COCOANUT. % We townspeople who take to the brush only now and hen are a little prone ta write all round the story when we come to write about it. We see so many things along the path that the life and action of the scene loiters and is left behind, at times, simply becanse¥the by-play is so novel and strange to us. = And yet if we write ahout what we have actually experienced, despite the slight tendency to self con- sciousness, the life and reality is there and sufficiently apparent at all times to stamp the tale as genuine, in contradistinction to the elaborate compilation of the gushy space writer of the newspaper syndicates. Inthe internal evidence of truth consists the whole charm of the tales of Forest and Stream, whether written with or without the capitalization. Lots of the gentlemen of the pun have read with absorbing interest the tale of a warrior bold who neyer fought a fight; but there is the hunter who will waste his time reading of a hunt that never was hunted, written by a sportsman who never chased anything but a Faber lead pencil. = Our dear friend Hongh kmows this, hence, when he would write us out a little entertainment, he first hies him down out of the Security Building, Chicago, Tll., to the woods, circumambient or otherwise, eyen if he has to travel on snowshoes to get there, and then, when the thing has happened,’ Bismillah! it has happened. And now and then he gets a line from one of the fellows who live in the’ midst of the fun all the time, it is brief and sometimes it is misspelled, but when you read it™yon can smell the damp odor of the forest and you can” feel in your bones the vigorous sparkle of the frontier, and with his good literary perception he sees that ‘*we all’’ will be pleased to read it, and he popsit into his letter. All of which is by way of preamble to Blanton’s letter to the Colonel, which follows. GEORGE KENNEDY. ‘*Our boys went hunting yesterday out where we made our first"drive. Ran two old bucks off of that moun- tain, one~red fox,"one large gobbler. Tims was too fast with his drive. Ran the 'biggest deer, so Bennie says, he ever saw out before he got to his stand, that"is where Mr. Kennedy stood "down by the field. Well,’I came along after awhile with the hounds, bringing a red fox to"the first stander he stopped him, I blowed"a few blasts on "my old horn ‘and ‘thought, ¥here’s’ totyou and Kennedy * ™ = als SE are as -*Then I dropped back] little and [started up the ; | Tan, 12, 1895.] mountain, then I saw one of my hounds Rare wu and smell a bush and start off switching his tail. I knew what that meant, I put spurs to my pony, the hill being steep and them little dogs strikin ahead. TI just got to the point in time to see my old buc Start down the other sidé. I knew from the way he was jumping and the mugic behind him thére was no use of me trying to head him, s6TI stopped té listen. So, pretty - soon I heard 4 shot ritig out; then another and another, until I counted nine ghots. Tmade up miy mind the magazine had bloné up, for 1 Knew Bénnié was down there with a good .88 and plenty of shells. [ eotild hear the dogs go out of hearing. TI hustled down there. Couldn’t find anybody abd began to hunt for tracks. Pretty soon I fonnd Bennie’s mule’s traék coming out in the road. He had fled to the creék, where the dogs liad him dead. He had shot 8 shots at hini while rnti- Hing across the field. Two balls passed through his body, one cutting his mélt half in two, then ran a mile and a half to the creek, Tims had shot the firat, shot at an old gobbler that couldn’t stand the music of the hounds. The deer and the turkey had both put for the éreek, When we all got there the fun commenced again: They put the deer dn Bennie’s mule, and tied it on tight and thén thé mule butked everything off but his hide and ran off homé, so my pony had to patil: it in, as Tims had to go clear back’ on thé motiutdin afté: his horse and gobbler, You see there is a little gamé here yet. Dr. 5. went down to Mr. J.’s last week. He Says there is a deer to every acre of land. Tims says if you all cant come down we will go down and camp a week ourselves. “Yours truly, J. FE. Buanton. a Batuyal History. Kingbird and Hawk. Lockport, N. Y., Jan. 4.—While hunting grouse in September last I was passing from one piece of woods fo another when I saw a kingbird chasing a hawk of some species for a Jong distance, and from the motions of the hawk I thought that the kinebird was not hay- ing its own way in the fight. Finally, and just before they reached the piece of woods that was my objective point, the hawk made a sudden dive and both birds disappeared from view across a rise in the ground, and I supposed that the hawk had reached the woods in safety, and the kingbird had given up the fight. The seqnel showed that such was the case. When, I was about ten rods from the woods, I saw sitting on a log what I supposed was a grouse, and pre- pared to take it in as it flew up on imy approaching nearér, but I failed to do go, and then I gaw that instead of a grouse it wasa hawk. As [shot it dropped romething, which, on securing, found to be a kingbird as neatly decapitated as if done with a knife. From the nearer view I had of the hawk I saw it was the Cooper’s hawk. This is the first instance I haye known a hawk to get the best of Tyrannus tyrannus. J, L, Dayrpson. Herding with Buffalo. New Mexico, Dec. 1.—Kditor Forest and Stream: Old buffalo hunters will remember that in the early days it was not uncommon to find domestic cattle and eyen. horses runnng wild with the buffalo herds and apparently accepted by them as welcome associates. I remember well an old Texas cow that I often used to see ranging with the buffalo on the north fork of the Arekaree Fort of the Republican river about where the line between Kansas and Nebraska nowruns. I have Many a time crept within «a short distance of the bunch of buffalo with which she ranged and have taken notes of the actions of the animals, Many a ‘‘scrap’’ have I seen for her favor, and often a buffalo on either side kicking her. She was fat, sleek and in the pest of con- dition, and she seemed to recognize that she was one of the elect and accepted her honors with the air of an aristocrat. I think that very likely her color accounted for the partiality which the buffalo nianifested for her. Although I have before and since seen cattle and even horses in buffalo herds, I neyer obseryed the same atten- tion paid them as in this case. I have been asked whether I supposed that the feelings of the buffalo toward this cow were-different from those which a mule feels for a colt. Iam inelined to think that they were. The mule is swayed by the same emo- tions that goyern the human being when he looks upon the helpless infant. These are awe, love, or it may be the instincts of protection or maternity, In the other cause the controlling sentiment is admitation such as we would feel for a beautiful woman or a type of beauty altogether different from anything we have ever seen. BW. D, W. The Deer of Druid Hill Pars, Baltimore’s greatest park is Druid Hill, and it has a present interest because a sharp contest has been started. by wealthy men of the city against the park commis- sioners allowing deer to range at large. In 1867 Thomas Winans presented to the park fifty-two: deer, which had been tamed on his Baltimore County farm. Many have been killed and sold since then, but the herd now numbers 140, ranging at will throughout the 700 acres. It is claimed by these gentlemen, who aré owners of fine horses, that the deer canse driving accidents and are general nuisances. An instance is given where an infant lost its life in a runaway caused by one of the animals. The allegation is: ‘‘The main- tenance by the Park Board of this large herd of wild, mischievous and dangerous animals, not confined to a certain part of the park, is illegal; and the city is liable for any injuries done directly by them to the person or property of the citizen, and for damages occasioned by runaways cansed by them. It is a misuse of their powers by the Park Board to maintain this herd of deer to the detriment=of-the trees and shrn bbery—the prin- cipal ornaments of the park—to the dis guremient of the park by unsightly devices resorted to to prevent the ravages of these animals, and to lavish en ch an enormous expenditure as is spent an such a wor thless object,’ They further point out that the interssj on.a principle ‘Indians do not know it as a species. FOREST AND STREAM. 25 of $400,000 is expended substantially to preserve these animals. The park officials stand faithfully by the deer, and the general population seem to want them to remain, but those who haye fine horses are opposed to them. It is true that it is not always pleasant, when taking a quiet driye in the wooded section of the park, to have a skittish stag spring like a bolt of lightning across the road; but thén the thousands who use the park most do not drive, and the tricks of the deer constitute a largé part of their interest in the park grounds. Druid Hill is the only park in the United States where such a hérd would be allowed; that is to say, in other words, it is the only park of its kind that we have in this country. Its unique points always repay the attention of the visitor, _If you come to Druid Aill looking for landscape gar- denine you will go away disappointed. Tt is no more like Central Parl: in New York than the forest is like a conservatory; if is to miore like Fairmount Park in Philadelphia than a good country road is like a speed- way. long ago nature claimed it as her own, and in Spite of many imiperfections in the way of modern improvements nature still holds sway in a goodly pro- portion of its 700 acres. It is the only forest park in the country. —{ Correspondence New York Evening Post]. Cormorant Caught in a Steel Trap. Lockport, N. Y., Dec. 22—Hditor Forest and Stream: While I was stopping at; Theresa, N. Y., the past season Mr. Fred Rodenhurst, a prominent hardware dealer and sportsman, informed me that last April he noticed at different times a pair of large birds flying about Red Lake, a few miles from the village, and often Saw-them sitting in the top of a dead tree, but could not get within shooting distance of them, and concluded to set a steel trap for them, which he did, and secured one of them, and it proved to be a cormorant. This is the first instance to my knowledge that this species occurred so far inland from the great lakes. Mr. Roden- hurst kept this bird about the store for a week, to the terror: of the dog, which it would attack on sight. Finding that it was unhurt he gave it its freedom thinking it might rejoin its mate and breed in the vicinity But nothing was seen of them after its release. A few days after this was related to me I was enter- ing the lake from the Indian riyer and just as I had left the outlet two large birds came flying over the boat. My gun lay beside me, but as I had my wife and daugh- ter with me I did not have any shell in the gun haying them on the seat. It was but the work of an instant to drop the oars, pick up the gun and slip in a No. 4 shell. The next moment one of the birds dropped in the water with a broken wing. My first thought was that it was Mr. Rodenhurst’s cormorant, but on securing it [found it was an American osprey. At that time the: water at the ontlet was yery shallow and often in passing in and out mullet and pickerel could be seen, and these were probably what the ospreys or fish hawks were after. On passing out of the lake within an hour I shot a marsh hawk, which fell within ten rods of where the osprey had. While the stomach of the osprey was empty that of the hawk contained the remains of two birds— one of which was that of a white crowned sparrow, which at that time was very plenty along the river and lake shores. J. L, Davison. Range of the Blackfooted Ferret. New York, Dec. 17.—Hditor Forest and Stream: The range of the blackfooted ferret (Putorius Nigripes) is known to cover Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming and perhaps other parts of the West, but I do not know how far North it goes. Recently while at Blackfoot, a station on the Great Northern Railroad in Northern Montana, just east of the mountains a half breed Indian named Francois ~ Monroe presented me with the dressed skin of what he - called a ‘‘spotted mink.’’ He evidently thought it a partial albino of Putorius vison, but it is a black-footed ferret. On inquiry I learned that it had been taken in a steel trap on Willow Creek, and that another ‘‘spotted mink just like it.’? had been killed a short time before by an Indian on Milch River about twenty miles further north, and nof far south of the 49th parallel. On writing to Dr. C. Hart Merriam to learn what is the northernmost locality recorded for this species, I learned from him that he knew of none so far north as Blackfoot. That the animal is not common in this locality seems probable from the fact that the Blackfoot Further south— say in Nebraska—the Paynees know this animal well. With them it goes under the name ‘‘sround dog,’’ and certain curious beliefs are held aboutit. It is an animal rarely seen, and when not abundant might well escape observation for a long time. The early history of the species and the fact that ‘for some years"it wasy ‘lost’’ show this GEO. BrrD GRINNED, A White Crow. [ enclose a photograph of a white crow which I shot last September in Connecticut, eight miles below Hartford. I had hunted him off and on since June without getting a shot, but finally came upon him while I was paddling im a canoe after ducks, His bill and legs are perfectly black. He was always in company with half a dozen other crows and never was seen far from a grove of willows on the banks of the Connecti- cut River, where he was shot. J. E. B. Decemher Robins in Pennsylvania. CHEstnut Hinn, Paima., Pa., Dec 31.—Dear Sir—Yes- terday (Dec. 30), while taking a short stroll near the border of a wood J was surprised to hear the call of a robin, and on close inspection discovered a flock of at least 25 birds. What do you think they are doing here at this time of the year? Had they just come North? Or were they going South? They were very disconsolate looking. They had evidently been feeding npon the Sumach berries, of which there were a great many in the neighborhood. ; a READER, [ Belated birds or possibly winter residents, | A Connecticut Wildcat. Portuanp, Conn., Jan. 1.—A willdeat (Lynx rufus was taken here Dee. 12, 1894, and through the kindness of Mr. J, ©. Reeves is in my collection. It is a half- grown kitten, and weighed ten pounds. So far as I know, this is the only specimen killed within the limits of the town for more than sixty years. As rattlesnakes have heretofore been the principal ‘‘game’’ for our citi- zens, it is a pleasure to state that at least one wildcat has come to stay. Joun H. SAGE. Linnzan Society Meeting. A regular meeting of the Society will be held at the American -Museum of Natural History, Seventy-seyenth street and Highth ayenue, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 22, at 8 o’clock. Dr. Allen will read a paper on the Mam- mals of Southern Arizona, Old Mexican Dogs. Editor Forest and Stream: In looking over an old Mexican history, published in 1817, T find the following regarding dogs, which may interest some of yourreaders: - ‘The Itzenintepotzotli and Xoloitzcuintli are two species of quadrupeds similar to dogs. The Itzeuintepotzotli are hunch- backed dogs, as large as a Maltesan dog, the skin of which is varied with white, tawney and black. Its head is small in pro- portion to its body, and appears to be joined directly to it om account of the Shortness and greatness of its neck; its eyes are pleasing, its ears loose, its nose has a considerable prominence in the middle, and its tail so small that it hardly reaches half way down its lee; but the characteristic of itis a great hunch which it bears from its neck toits rump, The place where this quadruned most abounds is the Kingdom of Michuacan, where it is called Abora, “The Tapitzcuintli, that is, the mountain dog, is a wild beast so small thatitappears a little dog. but itis so daring that it attasks deer and sometimes kills them. Its hair and tail are long. its body black, butits head, neck and breast are white, The Xoloitzenintli is larger than the two preceding, there being some of them whose bodies are even 4ft. long. Its faeeislike a dog, but its tusks like the wolf, its ears erect, itsneck gross and taillong. The ereatest sineularity about thisanimal is its being totally destitute of hair, excont upon its snout, where it has some thick. crooked bristles. Its whole body is covered with a smooth, soft, ash-colored skin, but spotted in part with black and tawny. These species are almost totally extinct, or atleast very few of them remain.’ Tn a fontnots to the above is added: “Giovanni Fabri. a Lin- eean academician, published at Rome a long and learned disser- tution, in which he endeavored to prove that the Xoloitzcuintli is the same with the wolf of Mexico; having without doubt been deceived by the original drawing of Xoloitzcuintli which was sent to Rome with other pictures of Hernandez; but if he had read the deseription which this eminent naturalist gives that animal in the book of the ‘Quadrupeds of New Spain,’ he would have spared himself the labor of writing that dissertation and the expenses of publishing it.” The illustrations of the Itzcuintepotzotli which accompany the above, are strange-looking canine specimens, but are said to.be taken of drawings from the original. F, W. Hoy, SHARON, Pa, Camp-Sire Slickeyings. Knowing that you, your readers and every true angler seek to gather data pertaining to the gentle art, I beg leave to call attention to the facts narrated herein, only youching for the truth thereof and modestly leaving to each to determine for himself the exact significance and scientific value of the things set forth. At the noon hour, on a day in August last, we met on the banks of a trout stream for lunch. In the party were B. and 1.., brothers-in-law; B. distinguished by a nose most decidedly hooked. After lunch the fishing of the morning was discussed, aS we rested and smoked, under the shade of an old oak. Gradually the conversation drifted into reminiscences of former exploits and adven- tures. An experience had by B., often hinted at but never told in detail, was called for. Finally, after much urging, he was induced to unfold his tale. ‘‘No, sir, I don’t tell that story, for I know you will all say it isa yarn, but it’s true—every word, and there isn’t any- thing funny about it.’? More urging brought the story. “‘Well, I™was fishing this stream one hot day, and becoming thirsty I~kneeled down to drink from the stream. Just as my lips touched the water a tront seized me by the nose and gave it a strong yank. Yes, sir! he just held on and shook my head from side to side. I could have landed him, but I was so astonished and scared that he got away.’’ A profound silence followed, which was finally broken by L., who, after a long, deep sigh, said in a tone of remonstrance: ‘'B., that can’t be true—no trout in the world that once got hold of that nose could ever get away, there is too much hook in it.’’ SEVENTY. The Buffalo of North Carolina. Editor Forest and Stream: In criticising the menu of a game dinner given at the Hotel Chattawka in New- bern on Christmas day you sententiously?ask, ‘Where that buffalo tongue came from. ’’ Now, that tongue was all*right. I anticipated that exception would be taken to” that item in the menu on account of the scarcity of buffalo in the West. I beg to assure you, however, that these viands are a staple article in this State and that buffalo, so called, can be found”all along the North Carolina coast. ‘The breed first came to notice during the war, and representatives are even seen to this day. Quite a number of them were present in Newbern on the occasion of the recep- tion of the veterans of the Connecticut 15th Regiment last November, and the tongue referred to in the menu was probably procured by the enterprising proprietor at that time. I hope, sir, that you will be satisfied with this explanation and grant the landlord immunity from the operation of the game laws, governing the slaughter of Bos americanus, - C.H. x TO. * TELL WHEN Consult the Game Laws in Brief. All dealers. 25 cents. ForREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING Co., 318 Broadway, N- ¥. + 26 FOREST AND STREAM. Game Bag and Gun. A CONNECTICUT WILD GOOSE HUNT. My Western brethren, who are in the habit of killing geese by the hundreds, perhaps, will probably ridicule this little affair of mine in which I became so deeply interested. Not so, howeyer, with my Eastern fellow sportsmen, especially those who live Inmy own State. For ten days or so previous to March 14th, 1894, a small flock of wild geese had been makin its head- guarters at Shaw's Lake, about two miles distant from my place. The geese were, in all probability, on their journey north and presumably waiting for milder weather to resume their trip. The fact of their being in the lake and remaining for such a length of time created no little excitement among our local sportsmen ; but the extreme wariness of the geese kept them well out of range, at least for shot guns. I could not rest content without making an effort to secure one or more of them, although I knew it would be a very difficult task On Wednesday, March 14th, I visited the lake to reconnoiter. The geese, fifteen in number, were there. The sight of the lusty fellows stimed the sporting in- stincts within me to the utmost. It was useless, how- ever, to attempt anything that day, as they kept well in the center of the lake. I returned home with the intention of visiting the spot early the next morning, surmising that they would come in near shore to feed. . At 3.30 Thursday morning I was up and made ready for a start to the lake, taking my light weight gun, A brisk walk of half an hour brought me there at the vicinity known as ‘‘ Blackbird Swamp,’’ where I in- tended to secrete myself and trust to luck for the rest. Judge, then, of my surprise when on arriving at the swamp, I found the geese already there, within seyenty- five yards of me, in @ small spot of open water, as most of the swamp was covered with ice. Not that I saw them, for the moon had dropped behind the woods and hills at the west, which of course cast a shadow on the west inside of the lake where I was. But I heard them very distinctly. It was at that time approaching day- light. I supposed everything was in my favor and dropped on all fours to creep, or craiwl, to within good shooting range. In less than a minute, I was most woetully disappointed to hear a great flapping of wings and honking of geese, TI listened and heard them swish into the water again, nearly opposite me, about midway of the lake. I also concluded that the geese had seen me (even though it was dark) and that had occasioned their flight. I felt that I had occasioned their flight. I felt that I was ont-generaled in handsome shape, but decided to make one more trial. Leaving my position ‘Isecreted myself thirty or. forty rods further up the shore, where the land jutted well out into the water. This position left the geese below me. It was now light.enough to distinguish objects at quite a distance, and I very soon located the geese about 200 yards below me but well ont in the lake. I decided to wait as long as I could withstand the bitter cold without freezing _ I had been lying prone upon the ground for about half an hour when I saw seyen black ducks approaching, swimming. I allowed them to pass within easy range unmolested; I also discovered some shell ducks above me. All this I concluded was in my favor, as I hoped it might decoy the geese. Iwas right. In a short time Thad the satisfaction of seeing the geese coming toward me, a long way off, but surely coming. Up to this time Thad suffered intensely with the cold; but the sight of those noble fellows steadily approaching seemed to stimulate my circulation into wonderful activity, The geese were Dow within a hundred yards of me, swing- ing in shore, and also up the lake. If they keep their course, I will surely get a shot, at long range, however. Still they come, only eighty yards away, a moment later, seventy-five yards; a moment or two more of terrible suspense, from sixty to sixty-fiye yards away. They are drawing past me in single file, from two to six feet apart. Jt is now or never. I draw a bead on the leader, and send some No, 4 shot in that direction. The geese all rise from the water, including the one shot at. iI yet have the second barrel which is loaded with TT shot. The second goose is shot just as it is rising from the water and falls handsomely. ‘‘Shades of Jupiter !’? Have I shot a wild goose? Irnsh down to the beach to give it another shot as it goes Happing and paddling away from me. What do I see yonder? The first goose which I had shot at is tumbling from quite a height and strikes the water, apparently dead. Tt is and begins to drift toward the shore and will come in below me, _ but on, my side of the lake. My second goose is able to get out of range, although desperately wounded. The flock has again taken to the water in the center of the lake, and my wounded goose is putting in his best licks to join them. In due time the dead goose drifts ashore. Did any one with his uncounted millions ever feel as happy as I did at that, moment, when I drew the lusty fellow from the bright, sparkling water? I started for home with my prize, and also resolved to visit the lake later in the day and secure the wounded goose, if possible. There are no boats on the lake dur- ing the wintertime. I was obliged therefore to procure oue of Mr John Brown, whose boat had been stored all winter, and was so shrunken as to be unseaworthy. With the help of Mr. Brown and a young man we had the boat in readiness to launch about 1.30 P, M. ; but so far as the range of our vision extended, not a goose, dead or alive, was to be seen, I took the oars, how- ever, With the view of making a survey of the lake. The young man went with me. After pulling half way across the lake, I discovered three geese away below me, on the east shore. I turned in that direction, and when we had approached to within 200 yards of them the entire flock took wing. We counted them and made out thirteen. There was a missing goose. Evidently the wounded bird was some- where in the lake. Two moments later, and there he goes, right ont from under an old snag near the shore, and on the wing. I am completely nonplussed at this, and made a grab for my gun, which is in the stern of the boat. Toolate He is out of range before I can insert a shell and fire at him. He flies very low and drops into the water half a mile above me, ‘The prow of the _boat"is headed for him, and now begins a regn- lar ‘wild goose chase.’’ I was certainly gaining on the goose after a pull of five or ten minutes. This encour- aged me to make an effort to overtake him. The goose was on to this sort of thing, however, and made a spurt headed for the beach. TI called on all the reserve force in bone, muscle and sinew, but in spite of all I could do that goose beached himself two minutes ahead of the boat, and marched off around a curve of the same, out of sight. The trail was a warm one, however, and in less than another moment I came up to him. He offered no resistance whatever, and seeemed to be completely exhausted from his recent efforts in trying to escape. It proyed to be a larger specimen than the one I took home in the morning, and weighed 101 Ibs., measuring six feet from tip to tip of wings. The snialler of the two geese I presented to Mr. Brown for his kindness and assistance in capturing the wotinded one. The weight of the smaller goose was 9 Ibs., spread of wings five and one-quarter feet. Thus ended my first and, probably, my last wild Foose hunt, as such occasions are of yery rare occurrence in old Connecticut. ' Wm. I. Conn, JR. Minmmeron, Conn. NOTES FROM THE PLAINS. Omana, Neb., Jan. 1, 1895.—So far as field shooting is concerned Nebraska sportsmen have pretty generally encased their fowling pieces for the winter. The close season for both quail and chicken began yesterday, and there is not sufficient inducement im jack rabbit shoot- ing or the uncertain pursuit of the clumsy fox squirrel to warrant the loss of time and incident exertion. Chicken shooting the past season was possibly the poorest we have experienced out this way in a decade. The drought was so severe and wide-spread that the best grounds in the State were found absolutely barren this fall) That the birds had been forced by lack of feed to temporarily leave the country, however, is made certain by the large influx of both chicken and grouse since the cool days of sarly December in almost all of their former haunts. [met Mr. Hardin, who owns a large ranch north of Paxton in the western sandhills, yesterday, and he told me that the spectacle of a bunch of several hundred birds was almost a daily occurrence now, “where a month ago if was next to impossible to jump a single one. With abundant crops* the coming season, 1 have but little fears that we will have our full quantum of sport again next fall. The quail shooting during the past season has been just the opposite. Everywhere there has been an unprecedented supply of birds, and good bags were the rule. Quail shooting in Nebraska, however, at its very best is laborions sport on account of the dense vegetation to be encountered wherever the birds are to be found, which is largely in the tanely bottoms and impenetrable grape and plum thickets. There is little or no field or stubble shodting héré, and the gunner who bags his two or three dozen birds—and that is plenty—ouly doés so after a hard and industrious day’s work, And this reminds me of a little story. Two weeks ago H. 5. Dundy, Jr., United States Commissioner, and Lawyer Myron Learned and myself were out at Clark’s, goose shooting. We did most of our work on the bars on the Platte, and while the birds were off feeding in the fields we devoted our attention to the quail, which _ were found by the hundreds amidst the network of brushwood on the numerons small, oblong islands with which the old stream is filled at this point. In fact. I never saw birds more plentiful in the old days back in Ohio than they were here. As winter sets in all the birds in the country seem to leave wooded arrayos and creek bottoms and assemble within the mazy depths of these islands for protection from the advancing cold. Their retreat, too, is a wise one, for there is plenty of feed here, the shield from the steely winds the very best, and the dangers from hunter, hawk and coyote at its minimum. Of course, all shooting to be had on these islands is of the ‘‘snap order,’’ and it is generally about five or six shells to the bird. Once in a while an open shot is obtained, if the gunner happens to be on the very outer edge of the island, and a bird flushes and- attempts to cross the river. As a usual thing they are extremely hard to flush until they have all been driven to one end or other of the island. They will run along before dog and hunter, beneath the réticulated vines and shrubbery, until they can go no furthér, when they flush together and shoot one of the numerous channels to a neighboring island or the mainland. Dundy and I were making one of these drives, he in the middle of the island, while I skirted the edge. He could*hear the birds pattering along on the dead leaves and hear them dipping as they ran along under the matted brushwood, but seldom caught sightof one. Suddenly Dundy called me to come where he was standing. I made my way through the thicket to the spot, and pointing to a small hole at the foot of a good sized tree, he said he saw a quail go in there. I knelt down, thinking to catch the bird aliye, but the hole extended back further than T could reach and was evidently a hollow rot. Dundy tried his Inck with no better success, and determined to catch Bob after this failure we finally concluded to dig him out. With a couple of stout sticks we soon reached the root, which we found too green and too bulky to cut into with our pocket knives, and were again nonplussed, We were about to give the job up when Dundy asked what was the matter with shooting a hole into it, and as I could see nothing the matter with it, we located the quail so that he would not be injured, and with a half dozen shots a hole sufficientiy large to admit a hand was blown into the green root; and reaching in I pulled out the bird alive. He was a handsome cock, and after a laugh over the peculiar method of catching quail, I told Dundy we must give him a chance for his lite, Su, pulling up our hip boots we waded out some twenty- five yards into the rushing Platte. I was to throw him up and Dundy was to do the shooting, and at a given signal up he went The first barrel was a miss, but the second tumbled him neatly into the floating ice. But speaking about goose shooting reminds me that this royal sporf has been magnificent here since the {Jan. 12, 189 middle of October up to date. Hven the late sub-zero weather was not enough to drive away all the Canadas and they yet linger in considerable numbers along both | the Platte and the upper Missouri, On the trip above allnded to the three guns netted twenty-nine big Canadas and a half dozen canvasback in two days. The white and Hutchins geese all haye been gone for a full | month, There has been better antelope shooting in this State than for a long series of years. I met Jack O’Hern, superintendent of the Union Pacific shops, at Cheyenne the other day, while en route to Clarke, and he told me | that he had just returned from an antelope hunt at’ Bushnell, Kimball County, this State, and Had mét with great success. He said thé last morning his party was ‘ there they saw three bands of antélops, from the top of | a high knoll, at one time, and there wasn’t léss than | twenty head in each band, SaNDY GRISWOLD. WITH THE GREENE RABBITS. A few days since 8. invited me to go down to his. cousin’s aj Greene for a day’s rabbit shooting, so the other afternoon we packed np our duds, took the train and. bumped along toward the hunting ground. §. had advised them a few days before that we were coming, - but there was no one at the little station, and npon going to the post office we found there the letter, which ' we took along with us throngh the woods and delivered in person to the rather surprised good people. As we camé in sight of the big, old fashioned house we ran | across B,, who, after looking after the guns, said he. guessed we had come down for a hunt, and that he, Would shnt the hounds up so that we would know where, they were in the mornitig, a | We received a jolly, old fashioned welcome indoors, and spent a pleasant evening talking shooting lore and | in anticipation of the next day’s hunt. 8. mought) along a supply of ‘‘dynamite’’ shells (nitro powder) at’ which the local shooters looked rather dubiously. We rolled over in the big feather bed next morning early, but could see nothing through the window: Scraping the frost from the glass we beheld rather a poor outlook. It was a raw, cold morning, and the ground was half coyered with frost and sleet. After a light breakfast we went down to the barn, let out the hounds and started for the fiffy acre wood lot, where there is good shooting. = As we walked along toward the edge I heard a rust- ling behind me, and turning quickly saw a little gray scurrying form rapidly disappearing in the brush. The little 12 gauge came up in a hurry and cracked, but ‘*Bre’t Rabbit?’ got along, and I scored the’ first miss. It started the hounds, however, and in a few minutes there was sweet niusic. We now strung out and drove. through the east end of the wood. A partridge sprang through the brush ahead, too far for a snap shot. Ina féw minutes we heard old trim dnd Stubb yelping down toward thé left; and found théy liad holed the rabbit. Calling off the dogs, B. started thém agaiil on a néw track. Now, about this time there is a littlé joké on me. I lost track of dogs and men, and after beating around for a time, yelling and hearing nothing of either, T concluded to make back tracks for the house, as I had no idea of getting down in that swamp when IT knew absolutely nothing of the country, and must con- fess had some doubts about being able to even find the house, However, I found the trail, came in sight of the house, and thinking the boys would come later, ' started for an inviting looking piece of squirrel timber and sat down to watch for a chance gray. None came, so back I went, and was met by two of the hounds. §: and B, said they reckoned they had better keep a string tied to me after that, but I assured them they had no oe for I should keep a pretty close watch on then oth, Well, started out again, and as the grownd was get- ting in better condition, the dogs soon had another jumped. Now comes the joke on 8. He and I were! listening to the dogs, and as he started to go forward a rabbit. jumped from behind him, running straight) away. 8S. pulled on the gray bunch, missed and pulled: again. From the rear I could watch the proceedings, : and wondered why the second barrel did not speak. Come to find ont, 8. was pulling the right hand trigger for the left barrel. He looked rather sheepish, and said: he and I were quits for the miss I made, TI felt a trifle’ éncouragéd. . By this time we could hear the hounds off to the right aud driving our way. We agdin spread out, 8. going down a side hill,eB. toward the starting point and I remaining near an inviting looking opening, Directly I saw 8, bring his gun to his shoulder and waited for the report of the nitro, None came, and 8. ducked his head one side and then the other, then started forward. afew steps and looked up with a puzzled expression. “Art, where in the deuce did that rabbit go? I saw him coming straight for that stump and pulled up, ex- pecting to let drive as he came out the other side, bub he didn’t come and I’d like to know where he weut. He was a white one, too.’ We went down to the stump, and found what looked to be a hole, and when the hounds came up put one of them in, but old Trim Started off again, yellling in his peculiar manner with the rest of the pack at his heels, echoing in good style, “ Hello, ’’ came from over the hill. ‘‘That?s B.,’? said S. ““Trim’s started a white one I reckon, from the way he runs,’’ came from over the hill again. **Yes,’’ answered B. ‘‘He drove him down here, but the rascal has slipped us. ’? \ We could now hear the hounds driying directly back! toward us, and again taking up our positions, waited’ for a glimpse of the runner. Farther and farther away came the voices of the hounds, until they were lost in the distance. §. left his place and came over to have a smoke and a talk. We were taking it easy, when a rustle through the brush away over towards the position S. has left told us that something was passing, and a few moments the hounds came crashing through, almost in the very track of the sociable S. ‘‘Oh, what a chump lam. Why in blazes didn’t I stay there.’’ About this time B. came rushing’ through. ‘*Didn"t! either of you blind-eyed Indians see that rabbit?’ was: his salute. ‘‘No,’’ we replied, but we didn’t let on why, ‘Well, keep your eyes peeled, He’s a white ona ‘Jan. 12, 1895.] and will keep the dogs*running]all day} iffsomehody ‘don’t get a crack at him.’’ Back we went again, and when our fingers"grew_stift | with the cold gun barrels and arms cramped, from, the coustrained position of ‘‘ready,’’our ears were gladdened by the faint sound of old Trim’s whining yelp, echoed by Royer and thej bark{of Stub. They were circling towards B., and infa few moments later came the heavy ‘bang! bang! from his gun. We knew that meant business. We then headed toward the house, when the dogs Started another gray, and there was more lively music and the usual excitement. Then striking into the cart path towards the barns we walked slowly along, each telling’ of what he had seen, why he had missed, etc. Up at the big house a good old fashioned dinner was Waiting, and three hungry fellows were soon storing away the good follx’s eatables. TODE. RHODE ISLAND. CENTRAL NEW YORK NOTES. Ivnaca, N. Y., Jan. 3.—Editor Forest and Stream: Perhaps it may be nothing out of the common for wild geese to remain on Northern lakes during the entire winter, but prior to last winter I don’t happen to know of a flock of these wary birds wintering on Cayuga Lake. Stroud Bush of Lansing tells me that a flock containing at the beginning of winter nineteen geese, passed the entire winter of ’93 and ’94. along the east shore of the lake some eight or ten miles north of Ithaca. The birds made daily trips to the bleak, wind- swept buckwheat fields of South Lansing for several months without mishap, but finally a couple of gunvers chanced that way and secured five of the gray honkers. The remaining fourteen birds lingered until the soft south winds brought a cheering message from warmer ‘climes, when they wheeled into line and joined the northern flight. _ So far as such papers as the Elmira Sunday Telegram represent public opinion, the presumption may be accepted in good faith that a good many wild fowl gunners located adjacent to Cayuga Lake are bound to have spring shooting on ducks if possible. The fact that the open season on these birds expires the last day of Kebruary is gall and wormywood to the gentlemen afflicted with microbe of discontent. They claim it to be an impossible feat to score decently on ducks during the full flight owing to certain local draybacks which are not sufficiently noteworthy to call for discussion here, and consequently they clamor for the right to shoot the lean and cadaverous birds on their northward journey. I havyen’t any smypathy for this class of shooters.. Their contention finds its inception im the slaughter yard and reads like the wail of the market Shooter. March 1 to September 1 as a close season on ducks for the seven central New York counties is good and. effectiye enough to be left severely alone. Prithee, gentlemen, let it stand shorn of not a single vestige * of protective benefits. Anent the question of the increase of the quail supply arising from a protracted close season, I am pleased to say that so far as Tompkins County is concerned the prolonged close season is a saving factor. There is not merely a perceptible increase, but, according to John McCormick, a thoronghly well posted sportsman, there is a pronounced and clearly defined increase. Up the yalley south of Ithaca farmers report quail more numer- ours than for years past. Finding the birds protected by an adequate enactment the farmers haye adopted the practices ot feeding the birds when necessary, and the _supply has steadily increased. From the western part of the country I have lately received encouraging reports, so that I am glad to pin my faith to the bene- ‘ficial results brought about through an extended close Season. The stock of quail in Tompkins County at one “jme so nearly resembled the little end of nothing -whittled down to a point and the width of a hair punched out, that it affords me a lot of pleasure to _report the above satisfactory condition of aes. . CHILL. QUAIL IN MICHIGAN. ‘“Hommanp, Mich., Jan. 1.—Hditor Foresi and Stream: _I notice some of our Michigan sportsmen are again agitating making a close season on quail for a term of years. IJ cannot see that this will secure the desired result. True, quail are scarce in one State, but what is the cause? I think all must admit that overshooting is not the cause. Bob White is fully able to take care _of himself with the average gunner. As I understand game protection, the idea is to so limit the taking of the game that there will be enough for an occasional shooting and to leave enough for future _ breeding, that those who comeafter us may have a taste _ of the sport. Now, as to the cause of the present scarcity. I sub- mit that jit was the severe winter of 1892-93. During _that winter I was afield twice each week with my _ pointer to see how the birds were getting along. From December 15 (when the season closed) to Jan. 10, I found large numbers of birds, some beyies which had , apparently not been shot at. Then we had the severe cold and deep snows which coyered the field. After (that I saw very few quail and no evidence of illegal hooting. Many farmers and others reported haying found entire beyies under brush piles, frozen to death ‘Surely overshooting is not the cause of the scarcity. 1% is true that we had fine shootiny after the three years’ close season which expired four years ago. But during those three years we had no winter so severe as that of *92 and °93. If we had there would have been no more quail than we haye to-day. Suppose we do make a close season for, say, four years, and the first three winters are mild. There will, no doubt, be an increase of birds. Then suppose the fourth year we have a severe winter. The result will he the Same asin *93—no birds. Haye we benefited ourselves or the quail by that close season? It is plain to every- one that we might just as well have a little shooting each year, and would have just as many birds left in the covert in the end, Tf it is deemed necessary to givefthe quail more pro- . came right at him. FOREST AND STREAM. tection I would (favor, making, the open season. shorter, limiting it to the month of November, for, instance. Usually we have no snow in that month, the birds are full grown, as they are not in October, and those who find ‘‘sport’’? in raking a bevy on the ground get no chance. Fellow sportsmen, we should pay more {attention to enforcing the laws we have. We all doa great deal of talking aobut what laws we would like, and how much better if it were this way or that, This is all right in its way, but how many of us are doing anything toward real, practical protection? Our Game Protective Asso- ciation here is doing much toward protecting the game and fish. Some of the oldest and worst offenders haye been caught and punished, One man paid $50 fine for killing four quail and three partridge. Do you not think he will have more respect for the game laws here- after? For the various kinds of game the season should be as nearly uniform, as to date, as possible to make protec- tion easier. Quail and ruffled groose the month of November ; woodeock, Sept. 1 to Dec. 1, Ducks, geese, snipe, plover, rail and all the different shore birds, Sept. 1 to Jan. 1. Deer to be killed only by still hunting, and then only bucks. Forbid the sale of game. Make good appropriations for enfocrcing the laws. Prohibit the use of ferrets in hunting rabbits. Personally, I do not care much for ‘Molly Cotton- tail,’’ but many do. Then it is a good thing for the birds to haye rabbits plentiful, for. many hunt birds when there are no rabbits. Make a close season on rabbits, say, from Jan. 1 to Sept. 1, and there will be no excuse to be afield with a gun after Jan, 1. ARTHUR G. BAUMGARTEH, TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST. An Exaggeration. A San Antonio paper spreads itself in a grandiloquent effort to adyertisé Mr. Joe George, postmaster of that city, as having killed 200 ducks in one day on the coast on the 31st ult. There is nothing very remarkable in the report, be- cause such exaggerations are in perfect accord with the usual manner in which such alleged killings are chroni- eled. As a matter of fact, Mr. George brought exactly 75 birds with him, the result of three guns for two days at Gum Holllow—no more, no less. ‘The shooting was honest, straight flight shooting, and every bird was earned, This is written in order to take the sting out of anything which might emanate from the slanderous pen of the few individuals in this city who never go hunting, but sit in their offices and endeavor to injure the good reputation of sportsmen whose success afield is roughly exaggerated by a well meaning but erratic local press. : = & e News comes from Galveston that his Excellency, Goy- ernor Hogg, accompanied by the erstwhile banker but now the close associate of market hunters and canyas- back butchers, and a few others were caught in the norther of last week upon their return from Lake Sur- prise, Moody’s rice duck preserve, where the market hunters had loaded them down with game. The party was driven upon the shoals, the boat run aground and partially filled with water. They passed the entire night in this pitiable plight, and were rescned in the morning by a passing oyster sloop. ‘*By Gatlins, we had a narrow escape !”’ + * *% From along the line of the Arkansas Pass Railway to the coast comes the word that the quail have been returning to their old haunts this winter. There is fine shooting at Marcellina, Floresville and all the way down to Sniton. There is also some very good turkey shoot- ing at the last named place. = * One of the most noted duck hunters in San Antonio tells this. He is a crack shot with the gun and a straight one with his tongue, and the story will pass for the exact truth. . The scene is laid on one of General Felton’s dams, built at heavy expense to hold sweet water for cattle Taising purposes. The blue bills, canvasbacks and redheads feeding on the bay become very thirsty, their coppers become very hot and they go to the sweet water pond to slack their thirst. On this occasion our friend the duck hunter was perched on the dam in question along with his hunting partner, On their left were two fair samples of the coast butcher, armed with a yillain- ous face and a ten gauge Richards or Moore gun that had seen long service in the bottom of a duck hunting sloop, in the chambers of which reposed two large Peters Prize shells (5 drams of powder and God knows how much shot). A flock of blue bills came skipping by and the coast hunter shook the dam with a double detonation without any other result than making the birds scatter a little. Our hunters neatly dropped a bird each, and as they slipped another shell in place of the empty one the C. H, deliberately picked up one of the dead birds and tesumed his place on the dam. The robbery was so flagrant and plain that notwithstanding the fact that a blue bill does not ‘cut very much ice’’ in point of yalue, it aroused the ire of our Nimrods. But the GC. H. stood pat and refused to believe that he had not killed the bird and resumed his ten gauge pounding, shooting at the rate of 20 shots per dead bird. One of our Nimrods then took a stand a little closer to the C H., and directly a pair of swifters came whizzing toward the dam. ‘Two ten gauge loads were belched at the birds with no result; two little reports and one bird fell dead and the other winged. **Did you kill either of these birds, Mr. Hunter?’’ derisively inquired he of the little gun. ““Naw! I lmow when I kill a duck,’’ said the ten gzauger, *"Thanks,’’ replied the small gun. ‘‘I thought that you had hit one hard and that the bird simply died when I fired.’ A look of withering scorn was shot, coast fashion, at the small fry and then he squatted asa single blue bill He aimed a long time, but when the bird came within 30 yards, the little gun had him, and - regard to fish and game. oT the dead bird camejlikeja!bullet, andthad not the C. H. dodged it would haye plinked him right in the middle, As he arose and shouldered his fusee he remarked :_ “Guess youse fellers think youse mighty smart. But eff you wait till termorrer I’1] bring brother Bill and he’ll make ye tired shootin’ ducks. ’? Ag he left a pair of redheads flew over him, but he did not even look up. He trundled his gun in a two- wheeled cart, cuf his yellow dog across the back with a whip and. he was off. THxas FIELD: BOSTON AND MAINE. One of the best hunting parties of the season left Bos- ton on Thursday, Dec, 27 for the Maine woods. ‘This party was made up of something like a dozen of the family and guests of J. Parker Whitney. In the party were Mr. Whitney, wife and daughter and two sons; Mr, Gilbert EK. Jones of New York, wife and sou; Miss Dillon, daughter of Judge Dillon of Colorado, and Mr, George EF. Whitney, nephew of Mr. Whitney, and a Harvard sophomore. Mr. Jones was one of the former owners of the New York Times, and Mr. Whitney is well known for his articles last year on the taking of Salmon from the waters of the Pacific coast by trolling. Mr, Whitney has, in fact, conferred a boon upon fisher- man, for the reason that he is the originator of taking out salmon in that way. Other articles have appeared from Mr. Whitney’s pen, and more partitculaly on the trout of the Rangeleys. The party went directly to Mr. Whitney’s beautiful camps at Mosquito Brook, Lake Molechunkamunk, and will remain till near the middle of the month. But they are up there withont roads, and much will depend upon the state of the weather, The ladies and baggage will be taken in and out by teams on the ice, but the boys propose to make at least one trip, some 20 miles, through the woods, Mr, Whitney remarked that they had seen enough of warm weather in California and New Mexico, where he has een of late, and that they were going into the woods for some Maine cold weather that is genuine. Hunt: ing, Snowshoeing with toboggan slides and possible ice boats, will make up the sports of the day. Mr. Whit- ney’s daughter Helen was born at the camp. at Mosquito Brook, and Mr. Whitney fondly considers the camp his home, though owning thousands of acres and almost entire blocks in the cities of the Pacific coast. He went to Maine first in his boyhood, with nothing but the most primitive camping outfits, but he has clung to the spot ever since, beautifying it and visiting it nearly every year, and sometimes spending a good part of the year there. He is a sportsman of long experience, and an observer of the habits of fish and game. He never allows the killing of game or the taking of fish out of season. The members of the Ragged Island Club, with club house and headquarters at the upper end of Currituc Sound, are evidently enjoying duck shooting this win- ter. Mr. Walter L. Hill is just back from his annual shooting trip,to that thappy spot, where he goes as the guest of Mr, C, A. Woodward, one of the prime movers of the club, and for some time its president. The shoot was a very enjoyable one, as it always is to Mr. Hill, - than whom there is not a more active business man in Boston, nor one who better loves his annual fishing and shooting trips. He,still hopes to introduce Mr, Wood- ward to Maine trout fishing, and probaby deer hunting, On this trip the ducks were plenty. The preventing of night shooting, once suggested in The Forest and Stream, after talking with Mr, Hill and the ‘‘rest days”? —three in a week—on which no shooting is done, are among the good works of the Ragged Island and other clubs on the sound. On this trip Mr. Hill shot canvas- backs, black ducks, red heads, ruddy ducks, mallards, and almost every other sort of a duck, as well as geese. Last, but not among the warmest of his receptions, he got into the water. :. Mr. G. L, Wakefield, a Harvard student, is just back from a Maine hunting trip, where he took two deer. On Saturday evening he gave a yenison supper to his many friends at his home in Wakefield, Dr. Heber Bishop is back in Boston again, after another successful moose hunt in Maine. On the last days of tne season the doctor killed an enormous bull, weighing some 1,400 pounds, and one of the largest he has ever taken. He went in via King and Bartlett, and around into the Moose River region. He also took ja handsome caribou. Captain Fred C. Barker was in Boston the other day ou a hurried trip. Later in the season he hopes to spend some time in Boston, and possibly New York. He is greatly pleased with the increase in big game that is noted.around the Rangeleys. He has had many years of experience as a guide, and later as a steamboat proprietor on those lakes, and the increase in deer is almost a surprise to him. Wo amount of fair hunting, in his opinion, can destroy them nor prevent a healthy increase. In proof that he is right he quotes from the Forest and Stream in several recent articles, He believes that there are good and sufficient laws enough in Maine, if they are enforced, and thinks that it would be a stumbling block to enact some of the laws proposed. The railroad through from Rumford Falls to Bemis is being pushed, It is graded as far as Houghtons, in Byron, and some nine miles from Bemis, But Captain B, scarcely expects it to be pushed on to his place for a year at least, thoughjit will make a complete change in the routes of hunting and fishing trayel to the Rangeleys. There is a great deal of interest among Boston sports- men as to what is to be done in the Maine Legisature in What may be done in Magsa- chusetts cuts a very small figure beside the interest in regard to Maine, A number of gentlemen are in corres- pondence with prominent fish and game protectors in Maine. Mr. David H. Blanchard of Boston has pre- pared a letter of recommendation and forwarded it to the commissioners and the Maine Game and Fish Pro- tective Club, The letter recommends the greater con- servation of moose, urging that the killing of cow and calf moose be prohibited at all times; recommending the cutting down of the number of deer a hunter may - take to two, and one caribou or one bull moose; that — the close time on partridges be continued till October ti when it shall be legal to hunt all game, and commenc- ing the close time on moose, caribou and deer to Decem- A ela ber 1, instead of January 1, as under the’ presént lay. His paper is thoroughly indorsed by the best sportsmen. in this Vicinity, but recent advices suggest little will be done to the laws this winter. Mr, Blanchard also earnestly urges that the better class of guides be made game wardens, for the reason that they can do more toward the enforcement of the laws than anybody else, and because they are beginning to see that the enforce- ment of the game laws is for their benefit. Mr, Blanchard has just received a letter from BH. C. Farrington, secretary of the Maine Game and Fish Pro- tective, Association, stating that matters had been changed a good- deal at the last meeting at Augusta. The letter expressed the idea that not much special legislation would be asked for by the association, but tather, a general law would be preferred, giving the commissioners power to regulate fishing and shooting in certain sections, on petition of a giyen number of citizens and the publication of due notice. The associa- tion does not expect to change the law on partridges, tinless woodcock can be included, and that is likely to be opposed. A law preventing the killing of cow moose will be asked for, but no attempt to restrict the amount of game to be taken further than the existing law is recommended. To reduce the amount of trust or land- locked salmon to 25 pounds instead of 50 pounds, as under the present law, will not be attempted. An attempt to prevent the taking of deer with jacklighis will be made. SPECIAL. CHICAGO AND THE WEST. Fox River Fishing. ~ GarcAco, Ill, Dec. 28.—There is a howl from the mackerel fishermen of Wisconsin against the passage of a law which is before the Legislature of that State and which is very likely a good law. Here is what the fisherman’s side says: Ke “@Grnen Bay, Wis., Dec. 25.—The Wisconsin Fisher- men’s Association will hold a mass convention here Dec, 28 for the purpose of discussing the question of stopping net fishing in the Fox River, This matter is of vital importance to the fishermen in this section of the State, as the passage of the proposed law would mean practically the rnin of hundreds of men engaged in this industry. The fishermen oppose the law which is proposed by the gamesters of the State who fish for pleasure, as fully one-half of the fish which are sold from this market come from inside of Long Tail Point, _the limit which the proposed law prescribes for fishing. One firm in the fish business here for the last year did a business of $345,000, which was all spent in this city in wages. Some idea of the extent of the business which the sportsmen propose to ruin may be gathered from this. The convention will take vigorous action against the bill and will ask instead that a law be passed prohibiting fishing altogether during the spawning Season, ”’ SSS Other Side. M ‘There will be a meeting of sportsmen at the Sherman House, Chicago, to-morrow, Dec. 29, to revive the old Fox River Association of anglers. The laws are being violated to the worst extent and it is sought to again wipe out the illegal and destructive fishing, as was done under the vigorous administration of President George E. Cole. Mr. Cole I haye always held to be the brainiest and best executive and foremost and most practical organizer ever connected with protection of fish in this entire Western country. Lukewarm support droye him out of the work and his loss has never been overcome. Warden Kills an Indian. ~ Dispatches of Dec. 14 from Rice Lake, Wis., had an account of the killing of an Indian who resisted arrest by a warden. I think wardens can find plenty of white imen to arrest, and they are more destructive of game than the Indians. Case Didn't Sticks _ Advices from Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 23, state that Judge Wallber refused a continuance in the Duke case to allow the District Attorney an opportunity to secure necessary evidence and dismissed the case. Duke was charged with selling game out of season contrary to the game laws. A. W. Friese, representing the National Association for the Protection of Fish and Game appear- ing as prosecuting witness. Mr. Friese testified to pur- chasing one dozen quail from Dukes’ store on Grand avenue a few days ago. ; _ Off For Texas. Tr. "Mr. A. W. Adams of Chicago has started for San Antonio, Texas, where it is his custom to winter. He says there ig no place like it on earth, and he is right. Mr. Harry R. Laning of Chicago starts to-morrow for San Antonio, Texas, and will spend the winter there. He goes on the strength of the ‘‘ Dixie Land”’ stories of last season in Forest and Stream, and the additional testimony which I could give him after the long trip south from which I have just returned. . C. HE. Willard, Western representative of the Colt’s. Patent Fire Arms Co., starts on Jan. 12 for Texas, and will go to Rockport and will look up the yacht Novice, covering much of territory from which our party has just returned. He will go with the special car of Marvin Hughitt, Jr., of Chicago. Mark Cummings of this city also goes. I trust they will have all the sport gentlemen could ask. Mr. Thomas A. Divine of Memphis and Mr. Randolph W. Foster of New Orleans entertained Mr. R. B. Organ ~ of this city and myself in Lomisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi last month, and of this I shall write at length with. pleasure. F = Mr. W. W. Peabody, Jr., assistant general manager of -the B. and O. Southwestern Railroad, was the host of our party west of New Orleans. He brought with him his good friends, Mr, Wilbur Dubois and Mr. Robert Burton, also of Cincinnati, and Mr. Richard Merrill of Milwaukee. The latter was met last “winter in Texas, - but the Cincinnati gentlemen were new in that country, and they were charmed to a degree and vow they will return next year. We had a great trip, of which I also FOREST AND STREAM. shall write at better leisure and at length Mr. Merrill remained behind in Texas and is much to be envied. He meets two Milwaukee friends—the brothers Schmidt —at San Antonio, and will, no doubt, see many more Northern friends before the winter is over, All the gentlemen above named went to Texas because Forest and Stream had told about Texas. I fear a Southern boom has been started, and T don’t know whether to be glad of it or not, looking ahead to what that may mean in the future, Next year there will be more yet going South, Among all these there will be all sorts, I sup- pose I have sent twenty or thirty men to Texas points, and how many have gone who. haye never heard from, wiled by the pen of Oscar Guessaz of ‘‘Texas and the Southwest?’ no one knows. All the Northern tarpon fishers of the season past at Rockport went there through the Forest and Stream reports of that country Off For Egypts | Within the next ten days Mr, Carter H. Harrison, son of the lamented Mayor Harrison of Chicago, will start for a long and delightful journey among other lands He and his wife first go to Egypt, with friends. The ladies of the party then return to Rome, Mr, Harrison and friends going on to India for some big game shoot- ing, tiger, if posible. Returning thence they join their party at Rome and all sail for Hayana, Cuba. They go thence to Mexico, and will come North from Mexico to Chicago sometime, next winter, being absent about a year. No one deserves a glorious time like this more than Mr, Harrison, who is an unostentatious but keen and thorough-going sportsman and lover of out-door things and}places, Off For the South Seas. Mr, Preston Harrison, brother of Mr. Carter Harrison, leaves also shortly for a long trip, but goes in the oppo- Site direction. He leaves San Francisco for a long cruise around the South Sea Islands, He will go as far South as he feels like and stop where he likes in that delight- ful country. His absence may extend over nearly a year, Both of these gentlemen were recently in active man- agement of the daily newspaper, The Times of Chicago. = - ___ Christmas Fox - _ Daily despatches say: ‘‘Batayia, O., Dec. 25.—The initial race of the Fox Hunters’ Club resulted in the capture alive of a ten pound fox in two hours and forty- eight minutes. Fourteen hounds were entered. Two hundred horsemen participated. The second run takes place to-morrow. ’’ _Dec. 29,—The meeting of the Fox Lake Fish Protec- tive Association at the Sherman House this afternoon brought out about twenty members, gentlemen belong- ing to the various sportsmen’s clubs located along the Fox Lake system. Hx-Alderman John W. Lyke was in the chair. Mr. D. 8. Daly acting secretary. The gen- tlemen raised $55 cash and will add $200 more to stop the illegal fishing which has been going on there so disastrously during thé present season of low waters, A working conimittee of three was appointed, Mr. John Wilkinson, L. M. Milander and ©. J. Paterson, A committee on legislation was also appointed, Messrs. Henry C, Hertz, Clarence Knight and M. R. Bostree. A warden will be secured and sent up to Fox Lake soon, and in about two days he can stop the illegal fishing if he looks sharp. The Stanley outfit of guides, boatmen, etc., arethe worst. They are always breaking the laws, but will be easy to corral. From Dakota. Mr. C. E. Robbins of Fargo, N. D., sends me the fol- lowing account, as piven by the local press, of a meeting of the sportsmen of that vicinity for the purpose of furthering the interests of game protection, and for the organization of a North Dakota State Sportsmen’s Asso- ciation. The cutting reads: lt The sportsmen’s meeting held in Scofield’s gun store Thursday evening was attended by the following gentle- men: Hon. Augustus Roberts, Dr. Henning, W. W. Smith B, D. Scofield, E. G. Bowers, Dr. Carpenter, S. 8. Lyon, G. W. Garrett, Dr. Hinebanch, John Rentschler, C. i. Robbins and others. Among those present from a distance were: Dr. J. A, Rankin and Hon, Andrew Blewett of Jamestown, who gave the meeting valuable assistance and advice with respect to game law leg- islation. S. 8. Lyon was elected chairman and C. E. Robbins secretary. Mr. Robbins called attention to the fact that the game law of Minnesota was framed from a bill adopted at a conference of the game and fish commis- Sioners of the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota, held in Minneapolis in December, 1892, and it was suggested that a similar law would be good for our State. The sentiment was unanimous that another meeting should be held prior to the conyening of the Legislature, at which the sportsemn of the entire State should be repersented, ; Dr. Hinebauch moyed that a committee of three be appointed to prepare a fair apportionment of representa- tion for the next adjourned meetng from all the counties in North Dakota, Carried, Motion was made by Mr. Bowers that a committee of five, the chairman included, be appointed to draft a bill for protection of game and fish in North Dakota, the same to be presented at our next adjourned meeting. Carried, W. W. Smith moved that the delegates to the next adjourned meeting use every effort to organize a North Dakota State Sportsmen’s Association. Carried, .The committee on preparing a game law is, S. §, Lyon, chairman; Andrew Blewett of Jamestown, F. B. Morrill, W. W. Smith and W. Ll, Wilder of Grand Forks. The committee on apportionment is Dr. Hine- bauch, chairman; A. B. Guptill and H. G. Bowers. There is some feeling at last beginning to arise among - Daokta shooters against the ruthless destruction of game by non-resident shooters. Mr. Robbins inquired for precedents on non-resident license laws. The organiza- tion of a State Asociation could haye no worthier object than the agitation of game law and game protection matter, and we must hope that the meeting of Jan. 7 at Fargo will be a large and earnest one, with a strictly business’? on its banner. Trap shooting and talk are not among the sole possibilities of an organization of {SAN. 12, 1895. — pee kind. It can do actual good,“and I hope this one will, He Is Good Natured, Jan. 4,—Often in the past I have had occasion to speak of Mr. A. Hirth, or “‘Papa’’ Hirth, as the boys all affectionately call the enthusiast who presides oyer the Spaldings’ tackle counter. I believe he is the best natured man on earth. Once a robber knocked him down and took about all he had, but when he came to he woke up laughing. “Such a joke on that fellow,” he said, ‘‘here’s a pearl collar button he overlooked. Which way did he go?’’? You can’t rile or rattle Papa and he is one of the ‘attractions of Chicago, He has dyspepsia, rheumatism and neuralgia, thongh . you wouldn’t think it to look at him—but no one ever heard him complain, or saw bim out of humor. ‘‘There’s only about half of me left now,’’ he says, ‘‘buttit’s the best half. No one ever got the best of me yet.”? And I guess that’s true, too. Well, what I was going to say is, awhile ago Mr. Hirth felt that he must lay ott from work for a time or else get sick. So he knocked off and went down.to Hot Springs, Ark., for a rest. He has just returned, and is as frisky as a yearling colt, his improvement being in no wise more notable than in the vigor and elasticity of his imagination. ‘‘I killed 9 bear, 17 deer and 28 turkeys while I was gone,’’ said he, ‘‘Billy, go and_bring out those bears skins—but I didn’t hunt yery much because Iwas busy working on a volume of memoirs I am going to bring out before long —all about the kind of fishing talk Napoleon Bonaparte used. Bunt that’s a great country. Billy, fetch out some of those deer heads.’? Everybody abuses Papa and everybody loves him, except Billy Morgan, who accuses him of getting gay and threatens darkly to lay for him some dark day after business hours, Hyen Billy is secretly glad that Papa is back, and with health far better for his trip to a kinder climate than this horrible one } A Man From Corpus Christi, = Mr. Grant R. Bennett, now of Corpus Christi, Texas, who was one of the many kind hosts our party had during our trip to that country last month, turned up in Chicago this week en route to his old home, Portage City, Wis. I met him swapping lies with Pa Hirth and there was a good Chicago blizzard blowing outside at the time. Mr, Bennett was the coldest man in Chicago, and the most discontented. ‘‘I surely will never come into this country again in winter, ’’ he said. “This is awful and I’m going to get out of here as soon as I can.’’ Mr. Bennett will, soon after his return to Corpus Christi, start for a trip into Honduras, where he expects some noyel experiences, Many Going South. Both of the gentlemen above mentioned commented on the unusually large number of gentlemen who are going South this winter. It is astonishing how much the winter fishing tackle trade in Chicago amounts to, much of it in the form of tarpon gear. Hon. Hemstead Washbourne, ex-Mayor of Chicago, has just outfitted for a tarpon trip to Florida, and there are many anglers and non-anglers who will avail themselves of the chance to get away from Chicago in the winter within the next ten days. It certainly seems that the new tide of sportsmen travel to the South is getting in strongly and unmistakably. I hope that neither side will ever come. to regret this. Mr. Fred Badger of Dorchester, Mass., who asked’ directions of me for a trip to Corpus Christi, writes me: from Galveston that he concluded to stop there, and. that he is engaged in skirmishing around the edges of the famous Moody preserve on Lake Surprise. He says. that there ‘‘must be six or seven hundred thousand. canvasbacks on those waters,’’ and that ‘when they rise ib abounds like a cyclone.’’ That’s a good many ducks, but that is really the best canvasback country I. know of, iy Mr. John J. Mott of Michigan City, Ind., and Mr: Jos. Winterbotham of Joliet, Ill., came up the other! day to make inquiries about Texas tarpon and Texas climate, being in hesitation between that country and. Florida for a pleasure trip this month. I could not tell them much about Florida, but if Florida is. amy better — than Texas it must be a James bird of a place. From Nebraska. Mr, W. C. La Tourette of McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, and his young son George, came to the Forest and Stream office here yesterday, and I am glad he did. Mr. La Tourette says that for some reason they have had yery few prairie chickens in his country latey, though quails are very abundant. He says there is no market shooting, but that the farmers trap large ae of quail all the winter, more especially if snow alls. Mr, La Tourette and I were speaking of our old friend Buffalo Jones, who used to liye at McCook, but he could not give me his present address. Singularly enough, Buffalo Jones himself came into my office this morning, though at the time I happened to be out. He came and departed. mysteriously as usual, and I can- not say where he came from or what his present abode, though I would like to see him. Off For the Arctic Circle. Deo, 29.—The following word comes down from a Winnipeg paper, showing that Mr. Gasper W. Whitney of New York is rapidly getting to the edge of railway travel on his journey to the far North: W. H. Heming, Hamilton, and Casper W. Whitney, New York, were two signatures found on the Manitoba resister last eéyen- ing. The gentlemen who inscribed their names proved to be associated with ai enterprising journalistic vantuye and also to be possessed of interesting personalities. Both are conhected with Harpers Ma sazine, and are on their way to the haunts of the musk ox aud wood buffalo in the far North, for the purpose of studying the habits and characteristics of those interesting members of the Oanadian fauna. Whey have mapped ont a route northward from Edmonton to Wort Kae on the Mackenzie River, which follows generally the waterways used by the H, B. Co., making the company’s posts their sources of supply. —This. will enable them to travel “light,” a sort of flyin column, and they hope to accomplish the object of their trip and return to. civilization by April next, They will trayel on snowshoes and transport thei equipment and provisions on dog sleighs. Their- larder will be meagre, stocked only sufficiently to serve them from one post to another. They will sleepin Eskimo bagsin the~ JAN, 12, 1895. open air, using a canvas windbreak when necessary. They intended to carry with them a quantity of alcouol tor mel, but have decided to depend on the forests and serub along the route ior their fires. Arriving at Fore Kav they will penetrate the Barren Lands until they encounter the musk ox, and alter securing data for sketches and letter press will retrace their sieps southward and invade the territory inhabited by tue Temnants of the wood buttalo and will then hurry back to Hodmontoen, This 18 certainly a remarkable undertaking, und if the Messrs. Heming aud Whitney succeed they will haye achieyed a feat that will stand uuparailéled in the records of Northwest travel, ‘l’he jourhey involves elements of danger, but the young travelers are not daunted by the difficulties tuubs face them, und rather enjoy the expectation ofliving ona tmrozen diet. hey Will Gontinue their journey to Edmouton this afternoon, The Adirondack Deer. BincHamTon, N. Y.—Kditor Forest and Stream: 1 ani delighted to see that Forest and Stream is right in its position on the Deer lay, as 1t usually is on all such questions. The bounding of deer as practiced in our North Woods in nothing but butchery. omy own knowledge there were parties in the woods this last fall who, for the time being, forgot that they were civilized, One party of teh went im there with a pack of dogs, and in a sbort time killed eighteen or nineteen deer, the dogs driving them to water and the ‘‘hunters’’ (so called) working their magazines till they butchered hem. I believe that there were more deer killed with the use of dogs in a single week then during the entire first six weeks of the open season, I mean to supplement Horest and Stream in its efforts to have proper legislation on the subject this winter. While it is true that deer are in much better condition in September than in August, yet | am not in favor of changing the date of the open season, for two reasons, namely: First, but yery few deer are killed 1n August; this fall a great many parties who went in coming out without any; secondly, because such a change 1n the law would entirely cut off the opportunity of many who are obliged to take their vacations before September 1. Hvery sportsman knows, that we get health and sport eyen if we are not successtul in bagging much game. He. The Views of a Well Known Guide, Tyner, Bryson Minus.—ditor Forest and Stream: I, tor one, am glad to see that the people are getting their eyes open and are preparing to put a stop to the hounding ot deer. I think it should be a State law, and the sooner the practice is entirely stopped the better. The hounding ot deer will certainly use up twice the pumbér of deer, or drive them out of the country, L wish to be understood as being in favor of entirely stopping the hounding of deer, and there are but very few guides in this section of the woods who are not opposed to hounding. I hope that everything will work all tight, and that 4 bill will go through this winter, The hounding of deer in St, Lawrence County was stopped entirely some time ago, and as a result we have got more deer than any other section of thé woods, GHORGH NUNN. Catching a Deer by Hand. GuENcOoE, Minn.—The deer season in this State closed with a less number of deer being killed as com- pared with last season. Good tracking snows did not urrive until the season was well advanced, rendering it difiicult to approach or track deer to any advantage. Moose are domg well and are increasing under the present lay. ‘There have been more bears shot in North- ern Minnesota than for a long time heretofore; it is probably owing to the forest tres driving them trom their secluded abodes. An old deer hunter up in the Red Lake country, Oly Dolburg, came as near dropping a buek without making a scar or drawing blood while bupting last season as anyone | ever heard. He gota ronning shot at a buck one day, and with the third shot the deer fell. Dolburg dropped his rifle to stick the deer, when to his surprise the buck he supposed dead sprang to histfeet. Dolburg, tearing that the wounded animal would offer battle, sprang and caught him by the antlers. After a hard struggle all round, Dolburg managed to eut the deer’s throat, On examining his victim he found that his shot had struck at the base of one of the antlers, leaving a slight lead mark Aside from this shot, there was no other bullet marks to be found. REMAG, The Maine Game Season, _Hustis, Mz., Dec. 30.—As the shooting season is now closed we will give you a true statement of the game taken at our ranch this season: Hour moose, three caribou, one bear, twenty-six deer, 318 partridges, five toxes, This amount brought to camps shows the marked increase of game in Oursection of Maine, to say nothing ot over a hundred outright misses caused by buck tever and the inexpertness of amateur hunters. ‘Che reliable guides of this country state that moose, caribou and déer, especially the latter, are on the increase. Dougiass dé; WITHAM, A New Choke Bore. While in the Catskills last summer I came across an old. muzzle-loader which for years had been the favorite toy of my host’s youngsters. Their method of loading and firing had been to ram in some dirt and pebbles, and then shout “‘bang’’ in the direction of the enemy. My diagnosis showed that the barrel was nearly two- thirds tull of these loads, packed in too tightly to remoye easily, | took off the nipple and dug enough of the dirt, etc., to get in 5drs. powder; then inserted a piece of blasting fuse, and after removing the stock, took the gun to the orchard and, lighting the fuse, skipped, ' Woen I next viewed that gun the stock prougs were buried some tour inches deep in an apple tree, and a foot from the muzzle was a swelling, exactly like a wipe joint on alead pipe, I was satistied that the gun was done for, so imagine my surprise when after a good deal of work, 1 got it away from the apple tree and found that at 35 yards, with a load of 319-114-8 it put more shot in a 12-inch circle than my own gun could in a 24-inch -shooter, either. FOREST AND STREAM. circle, at the same distance, and my gun is nojmean T used the gun several times on the only ayailable thing there—woodchucks—and found it a remarkably strong and close shooter. B. H, dlrotection. NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION. | There was an unusual meeting in the State House at Trenton yesterday, and it was none other than a gather- ing of the State Wish and Game Commission and the fish and game wardens, with representatives of the various gun clubs in the State. Until this year the Fish Commission has been almost a mythical part of the State government, and its operations altogether hidden by its inactivity. The rarity of the event inspired enthusiasm which continued during the five hours’ ses- sion of the commission. There were present thirty fish and game wardens and representatives of the gun clubs, as delegates from the New Jersey Game and Hish Pro- tective Association, which was recently formed at New Brunswick, Hx-Seuator, but now United States Mar- shall, George Pteifier presided. He was a member of the old commission, which did nothing worth mention- ing, and he blushed profusely when he alluded to the fact during the course of the session. Commissioner Frothingham was the secretary. He stated that the wardens in the State had done well for a beginning, hav- ing made 290 arrests for violation of the Game and Fish law and. collected over $800 in fines up to date. . A. G. Stroud then gaye some specific information about the conclusions and recommendations of the representatives of the gun clubs at New Brunswick. At this meeting W, R, Hobart of Newark presided. The committee appointed at this meeting resolved that the season for quails, rabbit, squirrels, ruffled grouse, wood- cock, male Huropean pheasants and wild turkeys should be from October 14 to December 1. Wilson snipe, reed and rail birds, marsh hens and woodcock from August 31 to December 1. Upland plover and doves, August and September, Deer, October 14 to 26. Wild geese, duck and other webfooted wild fowl except woodduck between August 3 and March 1. . This schedule was made the basis of discussion. The first move made was to get an expression of opinion as to a general open season for all kinds of game. J. L, Smith of Warren County read seyeral letters from Warren County sportsmen, who favored a general season, during the period from October 1 to December 15; both those from South Jersey objected because of the coast shooting coming earlier. «The result of a free and easy expression was some changes in existing laws as follows: Deer to be killed during the first ten days of the season only. Squirrels, rabbits, ruffled grouse, and woodcock trom October 15 to December 16. Wilson snipe, reedbirds, rails, marsh hens and upland ployer, August 31 to December 16. Pinnated grouse and European partridge from October 15 to December 15. ' ~lhe section covering English partridges and pheasants is to be amended. by striking out the word hen wherever it occurs in the section. There was considerable discussion on the section that imposes a penalty for hunting rabbits with ferrets. A, G. Stroud. stated he had learned that in Sussex County there were a number of farmers who kept ferrets for running down rabbits. No attempt was made to conceal the fact, and reports came from Warren County that they were being generally used there. He suggested that the law should pe amended so that the owners of ferrets would be obliged to register ferrets, and in this way the game warden would know who had them and could watch the owners. J. L. Smith said that in Warren the owners of ferrets were regarded a8 suspicious persons and cordially disliked by all sportsmen. Commissioner Page did not think it would be fair to enact any special legislation that would impose a hardship on the owners of ferrets, because they had a legitimate use, and in Some cases were needful. The game wardens haye a law which prevents their use for running down game, and it they are watchful the owners can be caught and punished. Sunday hunting was discussed at some length, but the law will not be changed. President Pfeiffer said that in Oamden County the violation of the Sunday law had become general, and he had instructed the warden to break it up by a thorough policing of the localities where the Sunday law is violated, and the commission would expect considerable activity in this direction. secretary Hrothingham was short and emphatic in his criticisms of that part of the law which sanctions the issuing of permits to shoot birds for scientific pur- poses. He did not think it wise to put permits in the hands of young boys for such a heense, and it was not the right way to study birds. More information could be obtained by going to the museums, where they are classified and described, .,shooting by night has the effect of driving birds from their nesting place, and it was the general expres- sion of the commission that section 20 should remain as it is. .. President Pfeiffer delivered an address in which he adyised the wardens to put themselves in communica- tion with all sportsmen in their locaities and have all ot them become interested in the work. All violations of the law could in that way be brought to their notice, aE some spirited prosecutions would have a wholesome eitect. , A. G. Stroud announced the formation of the State Game aud Fish Protective Association, which had held a meeting the night before and elected J. L. Smith of Hackettston, president; A. G. Stroud of Hunterdon, secretary; W. R. R. Hobart of Newark, treasurer; G. Viehme, of New Brunswick, and R. C. Griscom of Atlantic City, the vice presidents. He said that it desired the co-operation of all the sportsmen in the State to assist in restocking the State with game and protecting the existing game and fish. President Peiffer announced. that the Commissioners would join the asso- ciation and assist it. B. B. Morris made the motion that all fayorable_to giving the State Commsioners all the assistance in 29’ their power should, arise, and the, motion was, unani- mously carried. Before adjourning Secretary brothing- ham announced that all suggestions that had ,been_ad- vanced during the conference should be reduced to writing and torwarded to him at once. The report of the Commisioner to the State and Goy- ernor has been prepared and filed. ‘he reports of all the tish wardens are appended. ‘The facts contained in it brietly stated, are that the Commissioners have held regular meetings and kept an office at 1 Hxchange place, Jersey City. ‘lbeir preaecessor left them no legacy in the shape of records or minutes. ‘Ihe existing laws from 1808 had been coditied. ‘here are thirty-three wardens, but legislation is needed to better regulate their compensation and their powers to employ help. They are allowed $3 per diem, and up to Wecember, 1894, $12,000 had been expended. ‘The Commissiou recommends the appointment ot twenty Wish and Game wardens, who shoud haye jurisdiction in all counties and shall get $50 a month, and not exceed $200 per annum for expeuses, There should also be a Wish and Game Protector who should receive $100 a month and an allowance of $300 for expense to have a general super- vision oyer all the wardens. The wardens shall haye no right to employ deputies without the consent ot the Commissioners, who will appoint on receiving a petition from ten freeholders that a deputy is needed. Special mention is made of the good work of Commis- sioners Ricardo, Shriner of Passaic and Terhune of Bergen, Schneider of Atlantic and Dore ot Cumberland. —Newark Call, Jan. 6. Proposed Nebraska Law. — UMaHA, Neb,, Jan, 1.—Editor forest and Stream: The presen agitation in the interests of our fish and game gives promise o glorious fruition. Whe meeting at Parmelee’s gun store Satur day evening was large and enthusiastic. ‘'hose present were John 8, Viollins, George A. Hoagland, John M., ‘Mhurston, Judges B, L, 6. Kennedy and G, W. Tunneciifie, W. H. 5, Hughes, Pred- erick Lewis, Prank Parmelee, A. U. Clatliu, M. U, Peters, Fred Moutmorency, H. A. Dupont, Will Vownsend, John J. Hardin, J. C. Knowles, Will Simeral, Stockton Heth, J. H, Shepherd, H. B. Kennedy, J. G, Read, G, W. Loomis, J. O. Day, J.C. Morrison, andin fact all the prominent sportsmen of the city. Judge b. HE, Kennedy wasin the chair, while 8. G. VY. Griswold acted as secretary. The committee, J.b,. Meikle, Judge Kennedy, Fred Montmorency and 8.G. VY. Griswold, appointed at a previous meeting to dratta luwfor the preservation, propagation and protection ot Nebraska's fish and game, submitted a synopsis of the same, which was discussed thoroughly by sections, but finally adopted as a whole. Vhis proposed law provides for a State gameand fish warden ata salary of $1,500 per annum and expenses not. to exceed $1,00U. Also a clerk at $80v, office at State Capitol, and to be appointed by the Board of Game and Fish Commissioners. 24, Insectiyorous and song birds, excepting English sparrow crow, raven, crow blackbird and kingfishers, 3. Prairie chicken and grouse, open season Sept, 1 to Noy. 1. 4, Quail and wild turkey Oct, 1 to Dee, 1, 5 paneicels, upland ployer and turtle doves, July 15 to ec. 1. 6. Geese, ducks, all wildfowl, Sept. 1 to April 15. 7. Wilson snipe, rail and the waders, April 1 to Oct. 1. 8. Squirrels, all kinds, Sept. 1 to Jan. 1. 9. Deer, elk and antelope killing in any manner prohibited for five years, 10. Violations of law on birds, $5 fine each bird killed, and not more than $100 in all, and imprisonment tor 10 to 30 days. di, Killing squirrels the same, Hik, deer or antelope irom $90 to $100, 10 to 30 days, costs of proposition. 12. Possession of game in close season, misdemeanor, pup-= ishable same as for kiling. _ 18, Shooting wildtow! before sunrise or after sunset prohib- ited; penalty same as for killing out of season, _ i4. Non-residents must pay a license of $50 a year to shoot in Nebraska, 15, No one will be allowed to employ parties fo shoot for the market or any other purpose. 16, Ige house or cold storage plants for freezing game for market will not be tolerated, 17. ‘Chat a close season tor game fish be provided from May 15 to Noy. 15, to be protected on their spawning beds, etc., etc. After considerable more interesting discussion upon the pro- posed bill, on motion of Mr. Hughes the same committee was instructed to draft the law complete and present it to a meeting to be held next Saturday evening at the same place. SANDY GRISWOLD. Massachusetts Association. The nominating committee of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Assogiation presented the following list to be acted upon at tue J ahuary meeting, Jan. 9; Hor President, Ben- jamin Cutler Clark; for Vice-Presidents, George W, Wiggin, C, J. H, Woodbury, Kdward E. Hardy, Dr. John '', Stetson, [vers W. Adams, Hdward J. Brswo, Edward EH, Allen, of Watertown; for Secretary and Treasurer, Henry H, Kimball; for Librarian, J ohn Fottler, Jr.; for Hxecutive Committee, Herbert Bishop, Sidney Chase, Dr. W. G. Kendall, W. B. Hastings, Chas. G. Gib- son, Hon. W. BF. Ray, Cuas. A. Allen, of Worcester, Loring Crocker, Jr., W. B. Smart, Rollin J ones, Henry J. Thayer, Hd- dward H.Small; Membership Committee, Kdward 1. Barker, Arthur \W. Robinson, Walter OC. Prescott; fund Committee, Dr. J. eet Wa napeced Baward Brooks, eannual dinner will be given d ED ening, Jan. 80, at Young’s Hotel, Fae ha ee ri ms New York Forestry and the Deer. From Gov. Morton's Message. _ he preservation of the forest domain of the State is a sub- ject of deap concern to the whole community, involving as it does the preservation of the natural sources of water supply. Peculiar Significance was given to this question in the recent Constitutional Convention by the fact that the amendment pro- viding for the keeping of the forest reservations for ever ag wild forest lands was urged by im portant commerciul interests ses es ve oni paren oa that was adopted without dissent. ( 0 6 given to the ; islati carly. the will of sheegenE into effect. Sta ang Masts tata 6 carrying out of these provisions will also tend to the preservation of game birds and animals on the public lands, & aubigil worthy of legislative attention, especially with respect : the advisability of prohibiting the use of dogs in the hunting G aoerrs The decimation of herds does not result from killing - 6 dogs, but the hunteu animals almost invariably take refuge in the numerous lakes, ponds and brooks, where they are so helpless that they fall vi iter ie i wait for eqey Snel victims to other hunters who lie in bMS Sumer”) Megantio Club Dinner, The annual dinner of the Megantic Fishand G@ held at the Vendome, Boston, on Thursday siaatiioe Pe this Week. A report of tha oacasion will be given 1n Our next issue. 30 FOREST AND STREAM. Sea and River SHislhing. ‘ANGLING NOTES. Fly Fishers and Duffers. “Since my first note was printed in Forest and Stream about the proposal to organize a Fly Fishers’ Club in this country a number of letters relating to .the subject have been sent to me. Some of them contain queries that I have not been able to answer because other mat- ters have demanded my time and attention, and some contain queries which only the club or a committee appointed to organize the club can answer, I will say here that I will later acknowledge all letters as soon as it is possible for me to do so, and answer such ques- tions as it may be possible for me toanswer. Twogen- tlemen have asked, to put it briefly, who would and who would not be eligible for memberhsip in a Ply Fishers’ Club. Naturally, this is one of the matters for the club itself to determine, but the London Ply Fishers’ Club held its annual dinner on Dec. 14, and the last issue of The Fishery Gazette deyotes oyer three pages to a deseription of it, with an illustration of the members and guests seated at the tables, and portraits of ‘‘ John Bickerdyke,’”’ (Mr C. H. Cook), the chairman, Mr. Marston, the honorary treasurer, and Mr. Dayid Wilson, honorary secretary. The London club is so prosperous and has been grow- ing so steadily in membership that it has been proposed to have a club house of its own, instead of renting rooms, as at present, and the chairman referred to this subject in his speech, from which I take an extract: ‘‘It has been the dream of my boyhood, the hope of my middle age and the consolation of my declining years that we should some day have a clubhouse of our own. But we cannot have a clubhouse. of our own on 300 members, and. yet-l don’t see how we can have more than 300 members if we do not have a clubhouse of our own. So that it cuts both ways. If I tell you a story it will illustrate my meaning. In the rural parts of France it is the custom for the parish priest to go round at certain seasons of the year, accompanied by the peasants, to bless the fields, and the fields are supposed to yield more produce because the-priest has blessed them. Well, there was one very wise old priest who was going round blessing the fields. At last he stopped at one which he refused to bless. ‘Why, father,’ asked his people, ‘why don’t you bless this field?’ ‘My children,’ he replied, ‘it will do no good whatever to bless it; the field wants manure.’ Now, that is my point. Mere blessing won’t make our club grow. The club wants a fertilizer, and how are we going to get it? The enricher that I propose is—Duffers. We, gentile- men, are the finest fly fishers in the world. There is no one in the whole of Great Britain who is a good fly fisher who is not a member of the club. It would be inock modesty on my part to say that we are not the best fly fishers in the world. We glory in it. Except ourselves, there are really no great fly fishers left. So, when we ask a gentleman to become a member of our club he says: ‘Oh, but I am a duifer; I would only be a duffer in the Fly Wishers’ Club.’ ‘*Well, I think we should welceme duffers, because if we don’t haye duffers in the club there is no one to whom we can tell our fishing stories with effect. The question is: What is a duffer and where shall we draw the line Of course, a man may be so greataduffer that he should not be eligible for election. * * *‘What I would suggest as the requisite qualification is that everyone who has caught three trout, each over 316 ounces and is in possession of five flies and a fishing rod, should be eligible to become a member of the club. ’’ While Mr. Cook’s proposed qualifications may not serve aS an answer to my correspondents, or be accepted by the committee on rules of the American Fly Fishers’ Club, they may be taken as pointers. The keel has astrong drag and the forefoot is well out away, balanced by a raking sternpost, all in order that the craft may work surely and quickly as is re- -quired in her special service. The good work of Iroquois in her many offshore Gruises suggested the placing of the mainmast ‘and the center of buoyancy of the new boat in the same relative positions, and she will lay to under main trysail. By outline ‘away the forefoot, a proportionate reduction of bowsprit an theadsails was made possible,a great gain in sea work. The masts were raked on account of the difficulty of carrying run ners, The short foretopmast will be used to carry a larg® jib- topsuil when free in light weather, and a small one to windward, The vessel will be built in Florida, the keel of live oak, sided 16in. amidships and tapering to the siding of the stem and sternpost, 7 and 8in. respectively. ‘he deadwoods and keelsons will be of yellow pine, the latter sided 7in. and moulded 10in. The frames will be of live oak, single, as far as possible, sided 3%in., moulded 6in. at heel and 35gin, at head, spaeed 16in.; fioors also of live oak, sided 4%4in., arms 3ft. Gin. long. The shelf will be of yellow pine, 4x5in.; the clamps, three on each side, of yellow pine, 2xtin. amidships and tapering at ends, the planking of yellow pine, fastened below water with copper. The sails, spars und ironwork will be made in New York. We have no doubt that the vessel will prove successful, and lead to others of her type. The Walue of the Alva. The report of Commissioner Frederick Cunningham, who was appointed by the United States Court to assess damages in the case arising as a result of the collision between W. K. Vander- pilt’s yacht Alva and the H. M. Dimock,was made public on Jan, 4 in Boston. Mr. Cunningham finds that the yacht was five years and five months old, cost $388,291, but that she could not at the time of collision have been sold probably for more than $125,000. He concludes that a fair value of the yacht was $190,- 000, to which should be added $5,000, the value of Mr. Vander- pilt’s parsonal effects. From this total should be deducted $3,500, the amount received from the sale of the yacht, making the total value $191,500, with interest from July 24,1892. The grand total found due Mr. Vanderbilt is $22),000. Mr. Cunningham finds further that the amount due the sea- men on board the yacht for loss of personal effects is $4,827.35, with interest from the time of the collision. In the present case it is claimed by the owner of the Alva that she could not be re- placed in the market; that she was always kept in the best condi- tion; that there had been no deterioration, and that heis, there- fore, entitled to recoyer substantially what the yacht cost him. The Commissioner says: ‘This proposition [ cannot accede to. The conrts have never gone so far as to give a new boat for an old one. It was shown that the Alva was: a vessel of its own kind, one which could not be used to any advantage for com- mercial purposes, of a sort very rarely bought and sold, whose market value bore such a small proportion to her actual value to the owner that she could not in any just sense be said to have a market value. To hold that the measure of damages for the loss such 2 vessel is her market value would be, as the Supreme Court of Massachusetts has said in a case involying some- what similar principles, anu delusive.’ To give the owner of the Alva what she would have fetched in the market would be to give him much less than full restitution.” It now looks es though the case will be bitterly contested in the courts, although the Master has found that Mr. Vanderbilt and his seamen haye suffered a loss of $225,000. Counsel for the steamship company say that there can be no recovery of any such sum in any event for the reason that the liability of the Metro- politan Steamship Company has been limited to the value of the Dimock, and the yalue of the !atter has been appraised at $95,- 395.33. Mr. Vanderbilt did not want the case tried in Boston. He be- gan his suitin New York, but the lawyers for the company filed in the Federal! Court a petition to limit the liabilityin the case to the value of the Dimock, and the New York court decided that this gave the Massachusetts court jurisdiction, and abated the suit in New York. The R. Y. S. Meeting. The spezial meeting of the Royal Yacht Squadron called to consider the question of indorsing Lord Dunrayen’s chalienge for the America’s Cup under the new deed of gift was held on Jan. 7 at the Boodles Club, London, with the Prince of Wales, as Commodore, presiding. Among the forty members present were the Vice-Commodore, the Marquis of Ormonde, Admiral Montague, Lord Lonsdale and Lord Dunrayen. The latter gen- tleman spoke in favor of the Squadron accepting the America’s Cup under the new deed, and a motion was made by the Vice- Commodore, seconded by the Earl of Coledon, 1o the efiect that the Squadron would accept the Cup in the event of winning it. The cable reports give no details of the discussion and motion further than was intimated in the following cable, which was at once sent to Commodore James D. Smith: “Having regard to the construction placed upon the deed of gilt of 1887 by the New York Yacht Club, the Royal Yacht Squadron is willing to giye a receipt on the terms contained in the deed of gift, GRANT, Cowes.” A motion was then made and carried to appoint a special “America’s Cup committee,” including the Prince of Wales, the Marquis of Ormonde, Sir Charles Hall, Q. C.; Sir Allan Young and Justice Sir Gainsford Bruce. After the meeting the following cable was sent to Commodore Smith; ‘We cable you to-day the result of a special meeting of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and conclude that the challenge is definitely settled. GRANT.” The statement that the challenging yacht, Valkyrie III., was already well under way has been positively denied by Lord Dun- raven, and inthe matter of construction, in the event of a race being finally arranged, the two sides will probably start on an even basis. Mr. Watson has doubtless completed the design, and has everything in readiness to begin at once the actual work of construction at Henderson’s yard. On this side thereis a general reluctance to take stock in Cup defending syndicates, but at the same time the necessities of the case make it certain that the money will be forthcoming from the New York Y. C. for the construction of one yacht. Mr. Herreshoff is prepared, so far as the design goes, to begin work at very short notice, and to carry ,it forwardj without delay, so that the yacht may be afloat early in the spring. ‘Chis will give an advantage of about two months to the New York Y. C., as the challenger must lose that timein making the ocean voyage and fitting out at New York. If thé challenger is ready by that date, Com. Smith will hold the races about Sept.7. It is reported that Lord Dunrayen will have Capt. O’Neil and some of his crew to help Capt. Cran- field, and also that in place of Capt. Cranfield he will have Capt. Sycamore, Admiral Montague’s skipper. Our editorial com- ments will be found on the first page. The New York Y. C. cabled on Tuesday, Jan. 8, toSec’y Grant: “Terms of challenge, as modified by your cable of 7th, are accepted. SmirH, Chairman,” The Satanita—Valkyrie Collision. [From the field.] (Before Mr. Justice Bruce, with Trinity Masters.) This was an action for damages arising out of a collision between Lord Dunraven’s yacht Valkyrie and Mr. A. D. Clarke’s yacht Satanita. ‘The collision occurred in the Clyde, near Hunter’s Quay, on July 5 last, and resulted in the sinking of the Valkyrie. Sir Walter Phillimore, Mr. Joseph Walton, Q.C., and Mr. L. Batten appeared for Lord Dunraven, and Mr. Fitzroy Cowper for the master and crew of the Valkyrie; Sir Richard Webster, Q.C., Mr. Edwin Pollard and Mr. Stuart Moore for the defendant. The two vessels were preparing, in company with the Britan- nia and the Vigilant, to take part in the fifty-mile race at the regatta of the Mudhook Yacht Club, The race was held under the rules of the Yacht Racing Association, there was a fresh breeze from the southwest and the tide was flood of no appreci- able force. According to the Valkyrie’s story, she was off Hun- ter’s Quay at 10:30 A, M. ready to start, under single-reefed main- sail, jib-headed topsail, staysail and jib, close hauled on the starboard tack, heading about south, and making from seven to eight knots. The flve-minutes gun had been fired and the blue eae glebaaem ee eee FOREST AND STREAM. | { i] t K : COCKP/T = = a) = Ni coef i SIDE BENCHES 3)! &,’ AL i HALF BREADTH PLAN (4-INCH SCALE), a ea no eS aes) = 4 We, = ye | Scale ~ inch to 1 18FT. CLYDE SAILING BOAT. 2M BUTTOCK 37 BUTTOCK / ~ff3 foot. 2” BUTTOCK __} —— FF OED TA LLL EEE LL (Jaw, 1, 1895. Sy WEXSSSSSS SSrsscsy SSSSISPISS SSS ETS ST ESS S Soret | mel SS gg ee TLE eS rag EL mre ae Wk Me aaa Tn wl VS SILLA DESIGNED BY MR LINTON HOPE FOR MR A. W. STEVENS. RABBEI Nhe ) : 2 a on 5 - pe «1 cpngt ‘ Ze BODY PLAN. -SAIL PLAN Peter huisted, and the Valkyrie, with other yachts, was cruising ubout und waiting for the second gun to cross the starting! ine between the commodore’s steam yacht Lutra and the markboat, the former on her weather bow, and buth at some distance, Vhe Satanita was then seen approaching on the port tack at about 600yds. distance and broad on the port bow of the Valkyrie about three points. She was sailing fast, ramping full and head= ing across the bows of the Valkyrie. he latter kept her course, close-hauled on the starboard tack, until it was seen that a colli- sion was imminent, when she put her helm down and iuffed up to ease the bluw. The Satanitathen struck the Valkyrie amidships on the port side-abatt her rigging, doing such damage that she Sankin afew minutes. The plaintiffs charged the defendant with improperly tailing to keep out of the way of the Valkyrie, and also with neglect of Article 14 of theregulations for prevent- ing collisions at sea and of the 18th sailing rule of the Yacht Raciug Association. ‘lhe Sutanila alleged that she was hampered by a small sailing boat-as-she approached the Valkyrie and so tailed, or was unable, to keep clear of her, The defendant paid £952 78. 4d. into Court, being the amount of damages for which che was answerable under the statute, calculated at the rate of 48 per ton, with the admission for the purposes of this action that if the collision was caused by the improper navigation of the Satanita it occurred without his own actual fault or privity. r. Clarke, owner of the Satunita, said that the vessels entered had to be steered by amateurs and members of certain Scotch elubs. He was nota member of any of these and had never steered. Mr. Robert Ure steered on this occasion and was assisted by Dr. Robertson. Diaper, the skipper, was in charge, and the ouly order he had given him was that he (Clarke) took no risk at all and it there was any daneer he was to take the helm. He took time on the companion. Cross-examined by Sir Walter Phillimore.—They were close hauled and there was a nice breeze, but it was quite easy for one strong man to steer. ‘here wasa third amateur standing near and ready to help. There might have been a sudden puff just betore the collision, but it could not have been avoided by having more hands at the helm. He did not see the Valkyrie until after he had seen the small boat. He knew n0 navigation, and never interfered with the management of his boats, The master of the Satanita said it was rather puffy, but they had plenty of power at the helm. -He had first stated that she had run off her heim, but afterward contradicted it. ? Sir , Walter Phillimore said that after the evidence which had been given he did not’ propose to call any evidence in rebuttal. Sir Richard Webster then said that the only point now would be whether the defendant was liable-to pay any portion of the amount claimed, Sir Walter Phillimore said that, although it could not be said that the collision occurred with the defendant’s privity, there was Clearly a contract between those who entered for this race that they would obey the sailingrules, and that those who failed to obey tiem would pay in full for any damage so caused. In other words, the common law, which was specially excluded in Admiralty causes, should here apply—“Gray v. Pearson” (L.R., 5 C.P., 568), Mr. J cen Walton, Q.C., further pointed out that in a race like this there were risks which were not Usually present in cases of ordinary merchant shipping. Sir Richard Webster, for the defendant, argued that the reasonable and proper construction of the rules was that breach of them involved liability to pay damages which were by law recoverable. The statute had for nearly a century limited the liability of owners where the accident did not oceur through their fault or privity, and it would require express languase to provide that it was not to apply to a collision of this nature. é Mr, Justice Bruce said he thought that the owner of the Satauita was entitled to have his liability. limited under the statute, as the damage was admittedly caused without his fault or privity. ‘then there was the question whether Mr. Clarke, by entering his yacht for this race under the Mudhook and Yacht Racing Association rules, had abandoned his right to limitation of liability under the statute, prepared to say there was not a good contract, he thought it most improbable that Mr. Clarke did intend to waive his rights. He was evidently aware of the risks attending the use of an amateur helmsman from what he said to his skipper, showing also that he appreciated the latter's experience and skill, Then, if there was a contract, he thought the reasonable construction of the words was that the owner should not be liable for any damages over and above those for which the law provided. There, therefore, would bé judgment for the defendant, “The Clyde’ Restricted Class. We are indebted to the Field {or the accompanying design made by Mr, Linton Hope for the new sailing club, established Although he was not: last November on the Clyde. The boats will all be built to the one design by Allister oi Dumbarton, the cost, as stated, being about $165 tor hull and spars, he dimensions are: Length over all 18ft.; lew-l. 16ft., beam 7ft., draft L0in., with plate 6it., displacement 1,818lbs., sail area, actual, 275sq. ft., by Y¥. BR. A. Tule, 2618q. ft., rating 0.7; no ballast being carried and the crew limited tothres. Two watertight bulkheads make the boats un- sinkable. hey will be used for afternoon sailing and for races. A movement is now on foot for a restricted class of small craft on the Thames; and this sort of boat sailing is growing very rapidly in Great Britain. The Yokohama Sailing Club. We have at various times had the pleasure of noting the suc- cessful progress of the flourishing little club maintained by the Kuropean and American residents of Yokohama, and of publish- ing the very full and exhaustive annual reports of the club’s. racing. We have lately received avery pleasant reminder of the club’s continued existence in the shape of a handsome and. unique volume of portraits oi the yachts of the club, sent us by” the compiler, Mr. Alan Owston, one of the leading members. The book, which is published in Japan and bound in a yery attractive and striking coyer, contains twenty large collotype: plates; from photos by Messrs. O. E. Poole, W. K. Burton and C.. D. West, the reproductions being made by K. Ogawa, of Tokio,. while Mr. Owston has furnished the descriptive text. The: twenty-seven yachts and boats illustrated are of various sizes. and types, many of them built in Japan by native builders, from: designs by members of the club or irom various published de- signs, Some of the yachts were designed or built in the United. States, but the sails are mostly made by Lapthorne & Ratsey. In spite of the great variation in size and type, the club has managed to keep up a good deal of keen racing. The book is not only interesting; but is artistically a most creditable pro- duction.. : : The St. Johns and Indian River. Editor Forest and Stream: 4 I have a 30it. cabin steam launch which I expect to ship _to Jacksonville, Fla., in January, and after making the trip - up the St. Johns wish to take her across to the Indian River by the easiest route. A suitable truck for handling her will go With her to Jacksonville. Any one who has made this trip or Daw 12 1895.4 who possesses information as to the most. Ayailable point and best means of getting such a boat across-from one river to the other will confer a great favor by addressing me either through the Forrst AND STREAM or direct to.H. EF, C,,. Box. 465, Lansing, ‘The Challenge for -the;Cup. “A * |. From the Yachismun. it = “1 'rOne has long since hecorne accustomed to the marvellous ' ‘amount of correspondence that must-pass ‘between a would-be ~ challenger for the Ainerica Cup before the aspirant can obtain the honor of being permitted to race fora trophy which was otiginally given to the N. Y. Y. 0. x8 a perpetual challenge cup, open for competition to the yachts of all foreign yacht clubs. “Histories” galore have been writtenof the Cup, and it has been illustrated ad lib, in countless,journals, and it may be doubted . whether its celebrity is so much due to the actnal contests for it jvhich haye taken place on water, as to the wonderful amount of ink that has been shed foriton paper. Ibis the best adver- tised cup in existence, and its fame is at the present moment growing apace. we Itis to the New York Y, C. that the trophy owes the greater part of its distinguished status, and the club his ably proved its compatriotism with him who boldly proclaims his pills to be ‘sworth a guinea a box,” although he kindly sells them for less. The New Deed is the price the New York Y.C, has placed. upon the Cup, and they ere willing to followin the pillman’s steps, and make a slight reduction. Everybody knows that the intrinsic value of the pillais far below even the philanthropic consideration for which they may be obtained by suffering humanity, but then the pillman has a patient for his pills, and the New York Y. G0, has no patientfor the Cup. It is not their absolute property, and never has been. Yet they have twice given it away absolutely, and the doneas were 86 much struck With their generosity that they actually gaye it back, each time with increasing benevolence toward the N. Y. Y. 0. expressed in legal phraseology indeed, but plainly intimating their desire that the price should be raised. When bidders came along then the N. ¥. Y. G, always kept this guitiea-n-box wish in mind, and although they did not stick to the outside figure, thay were en- abled not only to make a fairly satisfactory deal, but, from the amazing quantity of higgling, to advertise the article still more and more; and Lord Dunraven's latest effort to attract their at- tention to bis coat-taila has materially assisted in the great work. But it must have been discouraging for the New York Y. C. to hear that the Harl has expressed his willingness to Jeaye the Cup out of the question altogether, if the New York Y, C. will only arrange matches similar to those which he hoped to sail before the “receipt” clause blocked the way. He actually means that heis content to play at racing for the America’s Cup. This isa dreadful blow to the prestige of the trophy, and yet, after all, itis the only reasonable thing todo unless the New York Y. G. consent to make 4 flare-up of the new deed, and this is our reason for thinking so: The RB. ¥,S8. issued Tord Dunrayen’s challenge in 1892-with this proviso—that in the event of winning the Cup, it, the R. Y. 8., should hold it subject to challenge under precisely similar conditions to those contained in.Lord Dun- raven’s challenge, provided always that the R. Y.8. should not refuse any challenge according to the terms of the New Deed. The New York Y.C. accepted that challenge, and now it is sought by them to show that the above condition was not @ con- tracting out of the “receipt” clause of the new deed, which en- fails the execution by the winner of a legal azreement to recog- nize all the terms of that deed; and they insist, that in the pres- ent case this “receipt” clause must be observed. _ Now the R. ¥. 8. have repeatedly declined to recognize the validity of the New Deed, and it is not likely that any honorable pody of men will ever be brought to say that the document is binding. for it must be remembersd that by doing so the club would deliberately place itself in the same relation to all foreicn yacht clubs as the New York Y. C. did in 1887, and confess that they were wrong in uplifting their voice against what was the most unsportemanly piece of trickery eyer indulged im by any elub, : et even supposing that the R. Y.8. were content to indorse the new deed, and that the Cup should come into their posses- sion, there would be nothing to prevent any of our big raters from immediately challenging the R. Y.8. under the terms of the original assienment, and compelling the elub to defend the Cup under its conditions. Ii must be remembered that every yacht club has an interest in the Cup, and that the holdera for the time being are merely their trustees; and, therefore, an agreement made by the R. ¥.8. with the New York Y_C., to recognize the conditions of the New Deed is absolutely worthless, bacause the new deed varies the termsof the trust. Lord Dun- raven’s idea of playing at racine for the America’s Cup is the best; itis, in fact, what he did in 1893, for h= would not have got the Cup even if he had won it. YACHT NEWS NOTES. The Yachling World is laboring under a curious misappre- hension ag to the nature of the dispute over the new deed, which it describes in the following words: “The present ‘hitch is about the custody of the Cup, The New York Y.C. decline to hand it over, if won, to a private individual. They maintain that itis a challenge trophy, and that this characteristic should be preserved. We are inclined to think that this is by no means an exorbitant demand.” This is quite as wide of the truth as the statements of the New York papers. in another article, the Yachting World quotes the mutual agree- ment and the receipt clauses as the material ones, omitting all n mention of the real grounds of objection—the arbitrary and un- - fair exactions of the dimension clause. On Dec, 28 Col. David B. Austen, secretary of the Atlantic Y. C., gave a dinner:at the Democratic Club, New York, to Mr. George Gould, the officers and some of the members of the club being invited. Im the course of the evenine Com. Banks pro- posed the nomination of Mr. Gonld for the office of commodore in 1895. The annual election takes place on Feb. 11. The Chicago women who enjoy yachting at Fox Lake in the summer have thus early started arrangements for holding women’s regattas there the coming season. They have formed the Ladies’ Cascalver Y. G. and appointed Miss Marion Mason, Miss Jennie Rrophy and Miss Jessie Waters as regatta, commit- tee, The first regatta is set for July 4, to starf from Mineola Bay. About twenty-five entries have been made.—Chicago Tribune. The shoal yawl designed by Wintringham and recently built at Mumm’s yard for H. M, Billings, has been named Wantauga, The nominating committees of the New York Yacht Racing Association, comprising Charles WH, Simms, Jr.. F. M. Randall and William Rosa, have made the following nominations for the coming year: Pres., Alanson J. Prime, Com, Yonkers Cor, Y. CO. ; Vice-Pres., Norman Li. Rowe, Payonia Y, C.; See’y, George Park- hill. Golumbia Y. C.; Treas., Robert K. McMurray, Staten Island A; G.; Executive Committee, E, Langerfeld,Com, Harlem River -— ¥.C.; Dr. B.N, Brandt, Tower Ridge Y.C.; A. OC. Longyear, Newark Bay B. G., and Alexander F. Roe, Jersey City Y. > Joneressman-elect Philip B. Low has disposed of his rigcing business to his foreman, John I. Byno, for whom he vouches that all work intrusted to the latter’s supervision will be promptly ana well done. Mnpt. Low is one of the foremost and best known triggers in the United States, indit ia to ba regretted - that he has concluded to abandon the profession he has ao lone and ably filled, Let us hope, however, thatin his naw calling, that of assisting in law-making forthe nation, he will make aa ereat a name for himself as he has in the less conspicuous busie ness.of rigging.—Marine Journal. In discussing the newdeed - FOREST AND STREAM. Tisika, centerboard. slop ahas been sold by H. H. Converse, Brooklyn Y, C., te Chester W, Chapin, who will use her on the Florida rivers, Capt. idred¢e is now rofitting her, and she will 8000 be shipped South by steamer. The Chelsea (Mass.) Y. ©, has-elected the following officers: Oom,, W. H. Wedger: Vice-Com., T. G. Hughen:; Sec’y,, J. W. Pool; Fin. Seo’y., Ll. B. Butler; Treas,, F. VY. Prior; Directors, Amos W. Kineaid, H. I. Fowle, F. 1. Clayton, J. F, O’Kellay,S. C, Gleason. Soule 7 - “By a purchase of one-sixth interest from Mr, Governeur Kortright, and one-sixth jnterest from W. K, Vanderbilt, Messrs, Robert and Ovden Goblet are now the owners of all of the wharf property, at Newport occupied by the, New York Y. Cc. The property.is practically in the hands of the New-York Y. C., and will be improved to meat the club’s requirements, Taurus, steam yacht, has been chartered by Hugh Andrews, an Bnelish yachtsman, to William Salomon, of the New York Y¥, C., for a, Mediterranean cruise. : _ Mr. F, P. Sands, one of the best known of the Newport con- tingent of the New York Y.C., owner of the cutter Uvira, has purchased Crowley’s yard and ways at Newport. We have received from the Royal Hamilton Y. C,, of Hamil- ton, Ont., a handsome New Year’s ecard, in colors, with the com= pliments of the commodore and officers, and wishing fair winds. ‘and a prosperous voyage through the year. The indestructible nature of teak isan old story with the mariner. It grows only in India and Burmah, and no one saye a Shipwright knows just how many parts of a ship are built from this musele of nature, but every one who has walked the deck of bark orsteamer has a consciousness that no amount of holystoning, ot dragging of cargo over, or wear and tear of feet and traffic can in an ordinary sense affect a tealtwood floor, The Burmese wood-carver knows that lis art is almost hewn in stone when he coaxes leaf and flower, sacred cow and festival cart, grotesque sprites and elves, gods and Buddhas, out of rugged trunks. The little prow of the sampan shaped like a wishbone, the stern of the paddy boat as brown with age as the naked fig- wre upon itis with the elements, the strange plinths of stranger pillars, tha embellishments of the temples, the playthings of the children—all these are carved from teak,—Hauchange, On Jan. 1 the Lynn (Mass.) Y.C. elected the following officers: Gom,. W. H. Russell; Vice-Com., James A.Clouch; Clerk, i. EB. Newhall; Treas., W. A. Estes; Meas.. A. H. Larrabee; Direactora, 7.G. Jones, J. W. Haines, Ff. EH. Baker, F. L, Inealls, J. A. Clough: Regatta Committee, A, H. Larrthee, C.J. Blethen, A, Putuam, W. M. Pingree, T. B. Howe; Membership Committee, H. P. Armatead, W. A, Estes, W. A. Russell, Messre, Seabury & Co. are building a mahogany flyer for Mr. Alfred Marshall, of the Larchmont Y. ©.. 48ft. long, 7ft. 5in. beam, 4ft. deap, 2ft. Gin. draft, and will be fitted with a triple ex— pansion engine and a water-tube boiler. The firm also have an order for a 35't, launch for Mr. H. G. Seguine, of Rossville, 8. T. to be 35ft. long, 6ft. Min. beam, sft. 3%{in. depth, 2ft. 6in. draft, This boat will be eedar planked and be fitted with a standing roof top and canyas side curtains, The interior trimmings such. as seats, coaming, ete., will bo of ash and oak. Huguenot Y. C. On the lower harbor of New Rochelle, just a few feet away from the landing for the chain ferryboat to Glen Island, is located the new house of the Huguenotey. 0: The site is hap- pily situated; in fact. a more cosy berth for the little fellows could hardly he wished for than that offered by the long, narrow streteh of water, with its many little coves, thatis dignifled by the name of New Rochelle Harbor. On New Year’s Day the Huguenots broke out their handsome burgee, and a reception and collation followed the formal bap- tism of the elub, The ceremonies, which were in charge of Vice-Com. Connolly, were very well attende?. Among those who craced the occasion by their presence were Com. Chas. Whann, Vie>-Com. Chas. M. Connolly, Rear-Com. Sands Gorham, Sec*y Robert T. Badelev, Treas. Arthur F. Townsend, Trustees McArthur and Ketehum, Fleet Captain Clifford. Messrs. Hazen Morse, J. D. Sparkman, Lieut. V. L Cottman, U.S. Ny, T. BP. Day, Thomas Webber, T. B. Aldrich and Lyons. The Hueuenots have furtiished their house and will hold a series of lectures on yachting during the winter months. The anchorage and the waters lvine adjacent to the house will be sounded, and a chart prepared for the nse of members. Tt. is thea intention of the officers to make the Huguenot Y. C. a thoroughly practical yachting organization. The Boston Knockabouts, On Dec, 2a meeting was held in Boston at whieh the follow- ing definition of a knockabout was adopted: A knockahout boatis a seaworthy keel hoat (not to includa fin-keels) decked or half decked, of fair accommodations, rigged simply, without bowsprit, and-with only mainsail and one head sail. The load waterline len°th shall not exceed 21ft, : The beam at the load waterline shall be atleast 7and not more than 8ft. : The freehoard Shall be not less than 20in. The forward side of mastat the deck shall not be less than 5ft. from the forward end of the load waterline. The planking, including deck, shall benot less 24in. thick, finished. : : The frames shall be not less than lin, square and spaced not more than 12in. on centers. The deadwood shall bs filled in. The rudder shall be hung on sternpost., The outside ballast not less than 3,500Ihs, _ The limits of the freaborrd, heam, planking, frames, dead- wood. rudderand place of mast shall not exclude any existing knockabout boats which oth=rwise'come within the restrictions. The sail area shall he limited to 500sq. ft., measured hy the formula, viz.: Multiply 85 per cent. of the base by half of the sum of the eaff and the distahes from the top of the sheave-of | the upper throat halliard block to the stern head, Shoal Draft Gusertl _ The little skinjack recently illustrated in the Forus? anp Srredw has struck the fancy of several of our readers; a friend informed us the other dav that he was having one huilt of abont 10ft. 1..v.1. with iron keel for his wifeto sail. tha boat being easily handled and non-capsizable. A correspondent in Maine writes us: “Though I have read the Forest ann STREAM quite regularly for some time, | have net been a-sybsecriber prior to last fall, Desiring to build a small Sailboat, I felt that it wonld pay me to subscribe tothe paper: in the first issna, Nov. 8. was’ a design which just suited me. thatof the Mvra. from which Iam now building,” Another -correspondent in Michiran writes for ad- ditional information prior to building from the design. John MacGregor’s Philanthropy. John MacGregor (‘Rob Roy”) was a very Tow and Broad Churchman; officially hs foucht the battle of the Protestant faith as secretary of the Protestant Alliance. He has all the credit of originating the Shoeblack Brieade, im spite of the sneers and horseplay of the racged street arabs, and the un- friendly indifference ot the police. The brigade gradually craw from insignificant beginnings till it earned an income of some- thins jike £70.600. With his amphibions temperament and sea- eoing tastes, he tool: an immenss interest in the boys in the training ships, and fgllowed them anxionslv in their subsequent eareets. He was concerned with his friend Laurence Oliphant in the various sechames for the restoration of the Jaws to their land and the revival of the prosperity of Palestine, and, during 35 the absence in America of his eccentric chief and ally, he used to act as Oliphant’s secretary and representative. _For many years he contributed to Punch, and once, in Pales- tine, he showed not only his humor, but his presence of mind, by persuading an Arab chief to commit himself with a pinch of salt; when slapping the Bedouin pleasantly on the shoulder, he made a sign equivalent to “sold.” He saved his propery and possibly his life, for the man who had eaten salt with the Sheikh was inviolable, His generosity was extraordinary. His books sold well, and we believe that the profits were invariably handed over 40 charitable purposes, ‘ Finally, when “Rob Roy” cams up as a lion of the day from. the swellings of Jordan, he intimated his intention of giving a course of lectures. and, fixing a minimum price, he drove rather hard bargains, He actually realized £10,000 at the cost of extreme personal exertion, but not one penny did he pocket himself. John MacGregor had his foibles, but thére are very few men who haye acted so consistently up to their principles or who have done so much practical good.— The Saturday Review, Canaging. The Field of Dec. 29 states, “on good authority,” that Mr. William Willard Howard intends to challenge again {or the R, C. C. cup. Nothing is known in New York of this rumored intention, and no notice has thus far heen received by the New York C. 0, Handicap in Canoe Sailing. Rocursruz, N, Y., Jan. 6— Hditor Forest and Stream: have been trying to igure out some plan for handicapping canoes for next season, but can think of nothing better than two which I suggested to the chairman of the regatta committee, as pub- lished by you some three or four weeks ago, If canoe sailors must be handicapped I should be in favor of the second sug- gestion, that of using a well-known canoe as a basis and allow- ing a canoe of her weight a certain amount of canvas, then adding or deducting a certain amount of canvas for each pound of weight—weight to include all fittings and not to go over or fall below a certain figure. I do not wish to take up too mueh space, but [would like to quote some notes that I haye at hand in regard to handicapping. The first is an editorialin the American Canoeist for July, 1893. “The handicap matter is a problem never yet solved for the canoeist. Jt has always to be givenup. * * * So our advice would be to allowno time, * * * butstartall at scratch.” The second is from the same paper and is a letter from W. Baden-Powell, published in August, 1685, wherein he suggests that in classifying or handicapping size, weight and sail area should be considered. In the same journal of February, 1887, the editor favors the handicapping of the Canadian paddling canoes by restricting them to the use of the single blade, and in March, 1887, appears a wail and a protest from W, G. MacKendrick, in which occurs the following: F “fiditor Canoeist: I notice that in your February issue you State thatitis the idea of the regatta committee to handicap open Canadian canoes, and these only, Is it because they are too fast or because they are Canadian? If it is the former I have afew words to say on the subject. I willjust copy from my letter to Mr. Gibson on the same subject: “With reference to the open canoe question, I would say that the single blade was the legitimate paddle of tha open canoe before the A, C. A, was established, but since then in paddling, as wollas in sailing, a great many legitimate things have heen ruthlessly disearded for the sake of speed, and the single blade is one ofthem. In ’83 all of the open canoes but two used the single blade, Now, go to the 86 mest and count them; you'll not find a single one in the raees there. “You see the chickens are coming home to roost. When the A.C. A. should haye given races for open canoes and single blades to encourage that kind of cralt they did not doit, and the open eraft were compelled to use the double to keep up with the times. : “Now, aS one who has tried them, * * * they are light and fast you want to handicap them. “I will have to twit you with inconsistency, for when writing about *Pecowsic’ in the FoREST AND STRHAM you Say: * acotare-eotont eats et 1100011111001100111111111—18 1111000110111110110101111—18—36 Cunningham....-.....--.. e+ +» -L111110111101113110110111 27 0100010001111011010111010—13—34 inyralonaetye 6 Is) qereigker cesta 1101101111111111001111111—92 i 111110110111191411111.11111—24— 46 np testes Corie Seas orints sys 1000000000011110111110111—13 0111000001110110100110111—14- 97 Ties for medal, 24 targets, same conditions: Dickinson..... eats Athan tite 11110111111111111010111 11 92 DULG yas nes .cainy pace plep eels vor apie 100001911111119111119111—94. Live bird scores for practice; DiGkingony.,- 22.0: .e Peer | il Collins. ...0-.-2.--..--.22220—4 W. H. Huck, See’y. The Season Opens at Memphis, Memputis, Tenn,, Jan. 1.—The Memphis Gun Club opened ils season on Dee, 22, the scores given below being made by tha members present, From now on until April 1 the olub will uold ing to the allowance. two shoots a month. After that date shoots will be held once a waesk. Scores of opening shoot: Divine ....... ++» 1111111101 —9 Schmidt........ .- -1101111101—8 Poston. ie), oats 1111011110—8 Dunean.........,. 11101101118 Bennett,......., » 11111100118 Allen...... veeese s 11101011 11—8 No, 2, same: POSTOM sat tite os ,.1110010111—7 Bennstt....... » «+ 0110171111—8 NBO] beer et cnet 1171101110—8 Taylor..........,.1011101011 —7 Schmidt...,..-... -1101110011—7 Divine ............1011101111_--9 No, 3, same: Divine: os iti ees, 1111011711—9 Sehmidt.,....... .1011110111—8 Poston..... gtk 1111011110-—8 Dnnean...,...-...,.1111111011—9 Benheth, .-4...005 0111110141 —8 Allen, ......,.....1111011111—9 No. 4, same: “POBtOnae se ene 1111111011— 9 Bennett,...-.....1101111101— 8 Neely .. 0.2... 0.5. OOJII11I11— & Allen... ...... .. 10911111 —10 ) Belumiditee. ete ay 0011110110— 6 Divine.. ..... »..41117111111—10 No, 5, same; : Poston....... ++ 1171111111-—10 Sehmidt........., 1111101011— 8. Snowden.........01/101U0111— 7 Neely ......... ..-1171111010— 8 Aliens, 32ieey ,.--1111111101— 9 Divine..... ..., 1111101101— 8 No. 6, same, Bennett... .....,-. 11111011119 Sehmidt,..., .....0111111171—9 Dunean,.......... JI0tTM1—9 Nealy......-....... 1101101010—6 Sullivan........... 1111110100—7 Snowden....,....« 1101111110—8 No, 7, same: NBOIY. edends chic 1111011101—8 Scelimidt,........-. 0111011110—T Poston............ 0101011001-—5 Duncan ,,.......,.1111110110—8 Sulliviniioneents eed VLLOII10I1—8 Allen... ..-...... 1011110111 —8 No, 8, same: INGEL Yoo a eerste 1110101011— 7 Divyine............ 1411111111—10 ROS TOT eh e-bay ye 1111111101— 9 Bennett,.... ....1101110111— 8 Allen,......,. .»- 1111111011 — 9 Dunean..... .,,.1111111101— 9 The Country Club’s Cup Shoot. Aneyen dozen members of the Country Club, Westchester, N. Y., put down their names on the score board for the cup con- test. Knapp was heavily handicapped with a penalty of 3lyds., both-he and Seaver Page, who stood at 30yds., conceding ona miss as a Jall, besides several yards, tosuch men.as N, C. Rey- nal, H. C. Potter, ete, Harriman, the winner,at 25yds., killed 19 out of 20, his allowance making his score 20 straight; the bird he missed was his fourth. This made his score atthe end of the 10th round equal to Page’s straight score of 10; on tha shoot off Harriman killed 10 straight, while Page missed his 10th; the Jat- ter’s score is worth noting when the handicap is taken into con- sideration. Scores: Club cup shoot, 10 live-birds, club handicap rules and allow- anges, 28yds. men and under allowed one miss as a kill: ad ja BA SEG hauls ban eig esse Arians tS hoe ae 1110191191111 —20 J Seaver Page, 30...... or ree peeseeee ~-~11011111111111111110—19 Duncan Elliot, 24.......-...... peeweeeee LLIINII110 — Dr NSC Reyna, 266 P. ne sen. awe eal teen 111111110 —8 PHELAN BG R26 SH Miles ees tats py eee 111i —6 OSEPK Nas Os yeu Wie eee natn 111170 5 Paul L Vhebaud, 26..........c0..e0e0es 111110 — hi HC LeMontagne, 26...1...2.......2.04 111010 ~ = N D Thorne, 27..... SET es oe a , 101110 —4 WW. LN OENGYaeeostmees we lrsiise tells ser cote —4 A deNavarro, 26 ....,.. sees e ees pam OL as HiCsBOMGIE28 sas ees eee een iaio) g * Harriman lost his fourth bird, but it wasscored dead accord- Knapp Was in Good Form. The third contest for whatis known as the President's Cup was decided at the Carterel Club’s grounds, Bergen Point, N. J., on Wednesday, Jan. 2. The terms of the contest are 20 birds, handicap rise, ties miss and ont. Knapp, who is shooting in very 200d form just now, won the tace with «clean score of 20 to his credit; this makes his Second win, as he game out ahead ou Deg. 19 with a score of 19 out of 203; Fred Hoey has the other win, the initial shoot for the “cup” (which, by the wav, is a Purdy gun, presented by the president of the elub, George Work) to his credit with the score of 33 out of 34; Knapp was the runner up with 32 owt of 34, his 14th bird in the ties drop- ping dead out of bounds. Just how well Knapp has shot in these three contests is shown by the scores he has made: 82 out of Fae 19 out of 20, and 20 straight, a total of 71 out of a pos- sible 74, The birds trapped on Jan. 2 were a mixed lot; had it not been for Phil Lumbreyer’s patent “scare-ups” they would have been classed as quite moderate, As it was, the ingenious arrange- mrut of red flannel and wood at each trap made & number of the birds remarkably fast and tricky. The weather was all that conld be desired, save perhaps that alittle wind would have been of benefit to the birds; the glare, too, was in a certain measure trying to the eyes, The race was not without interest, as Mackey and Duryea chased Knapp right home; he couldn’t afford to make a single skip. Duryea, besides drawing an un- usuallv large proportion of outside traps, was careless with his third bird, an easy left-quartering incomer; that miss kept him to the collar all the way through the race, but he forced Knapp to kill straight to win. Mackey, on the 27yds. mark, also killed » 19, mis-ing his 11th bird, a fast outgoer to the left; Mr. Mackey’s first barrel was very effective, his second barrel heing ealled into service but twice in the last nine birds. Of the other shooters, Floyd Jones and Mead were the first to be actually out of the race, as they had three misses to their credit at the end of the 13th round; they shot along, however, until the conclusion of the 19th round. Seaver Page withdrew jn the last round with a score of 17, having no chance of either firstor second place. Capt. Money was shooting away off with his first barrel; he was consequently heavily handicapped, as heusually plants his first quickly and effectively. Seores- President's Cup, 20 live birds, optional sweepstake: ’ JP Knapp, 30 -........... A tp ea NE 929999'39999999299909. 90 LT Duryea, 80..... 0.002000 Hee ee 92.01 999299999999999. 19 O 'T Mackey, 27-..-...0.+0.2+00. bee cee 1022999919101 111911219 TiS Page, BOs ste teees 6 Site Fei toate 9211102019991111219 —17 Halon Gados Aa eeie oe cake Cheer ling 209*11112199*111991 —16 W EE Meats diene a Re 211021110211*022121 —15 Oapt Monty, 81.-.0.c0..ssceee Iie PE, 9299919*1 299990120 —15 Referee, John $, Hoey. The way tle traps fell to each shooter was as followa: Be 1. No.2. No. 3, No. 4. No. 5. CTY ELIDG artselgr Deve ee ole ia rieve cere ele 6 3 6 8 Din yeate ss. 23 see pis ee Se oct 5 1 0 8 Mackey ...-.-...-4 Pedi eter ed VO 5 4 3 4 4 PA Rar. i ene tabi eee hae 4 7 3 1 4 DONES. dopo arieie FE eee tee ese 4. 3 6 2 4 Meadiest,- 56a ene ta Reena, 7 3 5 0 4 Money ........ Ae Be) tata: ¢ etree 6 3 5 3 1 34 «810228 BO } Krueser—Ertter. York, Pa., Jan. 4,—Noit long since one of our daily papers published a challenge in which a gentleman from Gettysburg, Pa,, challenged any man in Adams or York counties to a 100 live bird match for $100 a side under American Association rules. The challenge was accepted by A. C. Krueger of Wrights- Ville, this county, who probably under his shooting nom de plume of “Blackbird,” is known tothe shooting world as one of the_ best target shots in the State. On several occasions he has held his own with the best shots in the country. He and the gentle- mun irom Gettysburg met and arranged a series of five 100 bird matehes, one being shotin each of the following places: York, Gettysburg, Langaster, Columbia and Harrisburg, Quite an interest has been manifested in these matches, as Krneger, although liaving a reputation as a target shot, is known to have done but little liye bivd shooting, whereas Ertter has the eredit of being a very good live hird shot. The frst mateh of the series was shot on the Fair grounds at Saw, 13, 1895.4 Work on New Year’s Day. The weather was cold and unpleas-- ant, the ground covered with asheetof snow which with its glaring surface made the shooting very difficult. The birds were an excellent lot; duffers were the exception; most of them were yery good and quite a good percentage were ‘‘corkers.” As will be seen from the scores given below, Krueger made the excellent run of 34 straight in the beginning of the match, and on the best birds of the match at that. He made this run with his new L. C. Smith ejector, made by the Hunter Arms Co., shooting it for the first time, The gun was 7,in. longer in the stock than any Krueger has shot heretofore, and not being ac- customed to this, the gun punished him so that he was obliged after shooting at 35 birds to change guns; this undoubtedly was the cause of his losing the match. His load was 45ers, Amer- ican EH, C. powder in U. M. ©. Trap shells with strong 144oz, No. 7 chilled shot in both barrels, Ertter also shot a Smith ejector, the property of a gentleman of this place. Ertter used No. 7 shotin the first barrel and No. 6 in the second, He is # very deliberate shot and makes some beautiful kills. Krueger is quick and snappy in all his movements, and when shooting his best does some brilliant work, A The second match is to take place at Gettysburg, the home of Ertter, within a week or ten days. The date has not yet been set, but PoREsT AnD StREAM Will be furnished with the scores, The following are the scores of the first match, being one bird shoot. Only 99 birds were shot at by each man: First match between A.C. Krueger of Wrightsville, Pa., and CO. R. Exrtter of Gettysburg, 100 live birds per man, $100 a side, American Association rales: SIS S MEDIC Ivee, Vv nelle sbents la enone 2211112112222121271112222—95 2212122220101112121202122—22 2210211121101211122012010—20 110122112022011110110200 —i7—84 SMG S = rt ea ates: poner + -L4121111111212101211120110—22 ; 1110221021001120220111111-—20 2122201101221212221101202—21 2212012111211129291112202 —22—85 Yor«E. Rye Defeats Coscob. The Ryv (N. ¥.) Gun Club and the Coscob (Conn.) Gun Club shot a ten-men team race on Christmas-Day on the grourds of the former at Brookview. Each team shot at 50 birds, losers to pay for the birds. Rye won after an exciting contest by two birds, the scores standing 33-31. Live bird and target events made up the balance of the programme for the day’s sport. The same elubs will shoot a return match at targets on the Coscob grounds durins the second week in January; the change from live birds to targets Is necessitated by the Jaw which forbids live bird shooting in Connecticut. Scores: Ry6é Gun Club. : Coscob Gun Club. LEGanum........ 02200—2 W Ineersoll........ 11221—5 ID-Budid ies)... 91112—5 G Wood.........:..21212—5 S Gedney.......... 712201—4 BH Lockwood. -......22010—3 “Sure Shot”’........ 910224 GE Martin......... 010223 J Bid e. . 11012—4 G Ferris....... _. ,20000—1 EJ Pope......... , 01122—4 S Chard........... -10200—2 J Gernney, ooo. br. 22000—2 W A Winthrop... .,.21020—3 PEPCSP ICT TE Al Beare ee. eae 10002—2 WEP Seley ree oer yee 10002—2 H Grahiwtm. ...,. 2.0 112225 C Blakeslee........ 910224 P Hodgins........ ~00200—1—33 M Woodruft..... -, ..01022—3—31 Trap at Wilmerding, Pa. WILMERDING, Pa,, Jan. 3.—The Wilmerding Gun Club held an all-day shoot on New Year’s Day, In the morning a couple of events were shot at live birds, the afternoon being deyoted to the breaking of bluerocks. Notwithstanding the coldness of the weather, there was a satisfactory attendance of shooters. Scores in the live bird events: No. 1, 10 birds, $5: $8. Bishop 10, D. Boyd 9, ¥. McIntosh, W. Sharrard and P, Reich 8,J Gilm 7, P. Boliand J. Melntosh 6. No. 2, miss and out, $1: J. MeIntosh 4, W. Sherrard and P. Boli 38, J. Hancock and 8. Bishop 2, F, McIntosh 1, D, Boyd 0, Tifteen shooters toed the mark in the target events, among them being ‘Old Hoss,” Elmer Shaner, ‘“Bessemer,” ‘‘Hamil- ton,” J. Gilm, J. and F, McIntosh, ete. Whe following is a sum- “mary of the scores, each event being at known angles with an entrance fee of $1 in the 10-target races and $1.50in the 15-target event: Number of targets: tO 1 1 10 15 10 10 10 Broke STUN C Tein ice ee ae 8 et te ‘ite A Sth ae yi ate ay may 51 01s lin 3 6 1:]: 0 a eS ee eet SUG! Tae Se Fae eG) iG 58 RAE SR ATLGTe +20 er eee teeth) eth Seo oe Behe. i ol aa 56 6 ey 0) 0 ea aoe ee ee [rh wry tele Ath iat pie iy es 40 4 POE Bie, oie) esl ine Mtaha ae ee Thi dei ie ire aE Ue la ta 62 IMEC WNC Cre ge tednke pt tae ey eee ree Sit DU oee a she 2A 19 Ja brarhihgey thy 5 aes OCP ergs Bet omen t, ye TOO. coge i We, 48 OE Mic In LORD iet secant es ee aaa Aiea ie we ih eet Tie wit 42 SPACE HO, — Bs Weal de line 6 TTS i a ehie ee a 36 POt@US! seas ta in aes ta: Pete ie i, ach eee a A As 10 IBOSBOULET Ne peste cee ee Sey oy Ge Fh; ube) (Sl al GO" 5 60 BS Bishoprme spies. s-.48 rahe: Ci cee eS =n rer Sere att iL WECTNEOSH, 5 J) ieee es Bea Se OB BBS LY 57 rotelsf pens ye Aa eae AT Saye pF My he ee eA 26 AYA Macherb.. 0.0 to. ce cen: oe iT te, 6 : "ALA. Mackert, See, New Year’s Day at Wellington. WELLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 2.—The Boston Shooting Associa- - tion started the New Year with a shoot at this place. The chief item on the day’s programme was a team race, nine men on each team, losers to pay for the dinners. Twenty other events were shot off under various conditions, 3,020 targets being thrown during the day. LeRoy was shooting well as usual, having eight straight scores to his credit, Wheeler coming next with four. The team shoot resulted as follows: Herbert’s team—Herbert 16, Wheeler 13, LeRoy 16, Allison 18, Kennison 15, Puck 20, Pray 16, Adams 14, Freeman 8; total 138. Sawyer’s team—Sawyer 16, Dickey 19, C. B. Sanborn 11, Mas- eroft 13, Curtis 17, W. A. Sanborn 10, Warren 8, Buffum 14, Han- sou 4; total 114, - : Ayling Defeats Mosher. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 27.—Chas. F. Ayling and George Mosher of the Syracuse Arms Co,, shot a liye bird match yesterday afternoon on the grounds of the West Shore Gun Club. At the close of the 21st round the score was a tie, each having killed 15 birds. Both men.then missed their 22d birds, leaving the score still a tie; Mosher, however, dropped his 24 and 25 birds, while Ayling killed his lastthree. This ave the match 1o the latter by two birds, the scores being 18-16in favor of Ayling. Score: Match: Ayling vs. Mosher, 25 live birds per man: CF Ayling.......-. a eee Sse 1212002212222202200100222—18 George Mosher............<....+-+: 1021210222220220002220020—16 Clark Won the Medal, HarRissune, Pa,, Dec. 30.—W. G. Clark of Altoona, and W. Hepler, better known as “Wellington,” of the Harrisburg Shoot- ing Association, shot # race yesterday for the Keystone Top Shot Wad Company’s medal, which was held by Hepler. ‘he latter recently defeaied J. O'H. Denny in a match for the same trophy by scoring 20 straight. Yesterday alternoon Clark, who is shooting in a much improved style, turned the tables by scor- ing 19 to Hepler’s 18. Owing to the club shoot the match did not commence until 4:45 P. M., the last half being shot inthe dark, The day was clear, but cold and windy, while the birds were a fair lot, with now and thenacorker, The grounds are some three-quarters of a mile from a street car track, a distance that necessitated a drive to the grounds, particularlyas there were 14 inches of slow covering the surface of the earth. The traps are located on the brow of a hill, all birds with an outgoing tendency being quickly lost to view. There is also a bad background caused by FOREST AND STREAM. 39 sae thick woods. Olark apparently had the lick of the birds, but this was unquestionably due to the fact that he didn’t sive his birds a chance to get hard, killing them all close to the traps, centering them well aud shooting in quick time. His 15th bird started as 4 driver and was hit hard with the first barrel; it then towered and was hit again with the second barrel; turning right _ back, it flew toward the score, going out of bounds about lyd. high, finally turning and dropping dead 5yds. inside the bound- ary between the 30yds. markand the traps. Clark’s best birds were his 5th, 7th, Sth, 15th and 17th, every one of which was a hard bird. Hepler’s 3d bird was a low-twisting driver, brown and white in color, but still hard to see on the snow; it was hit hard with the first barrel, His 7th left the trap like shot out of a gun, but was beautifully killed with the first barrel; 10th bird was a zig- zagging corker, missed with the right but stopped with the left in quick time about l5yds, from the trap; 14th and 15th were low-flying snow scrapers, which almost disappeared over the brow of the hill; the first was well killed, but the second was only feathered with both barrels, being gathered in by the soli- tary acout who had enough interest and animal heat to brave the elements in the hope of a supper; the 18th was simply a eae: of white, and was killed with the prettiest shot of the uy. : The medal is now held in Altoona and will be defended by Bill Clark. Seéores: WE Ga Gilatilce foe lar ctecn le els eee Sieot ade weve es 22212221111 991*11112—19 W Hepler. .c ccc c eee ew ec ce ces eevee ede» -21022111222112021211—18 ADAMS. New Year’s Day at Saranac Lake. Saranac LAxn, N. Y., Jan. 1,—There was agood attendance at the New Year’s shoot of the Saranac Lake Gun Club this fore- noon, Many ladies being present, The shooters were divided into three classes, the winner of each class shooting a handicap for the prizes, which were: First, brass clock; second, 10lbs. H.C. powder. The boys haye only been shooting at the trap for three months, so that we do not male any yery high scores, aldhough we have lots of fun. Club shoot, 30 empires, known traps and angles; Class A, Trudeau...... Be aig nea cabal inte 000010100111111001101111010011—17 IRM anee set ees atart .» » -101111111101101011001101010010—19 Howard. 0. -s Depa tive teres 1100110011011.01011111111101111—22 Nore Updos akc ee peace arc eset 101110111001011111011100001010—18 GVANIOS. AeY is dices cok aetna »» -000111011111611110111111101101—22 Shoot off: Howard........... 1111011100—7 Crane............ »-1110110111—8 Class B, ‘ IBYsS ae eCOh Nero eee ee Pee tee ee 1010111.00000000000000001110101—10 OH POM PET rae eect cas orate 100000001101111001100110001111—15 DUIRViO ts erete ascarteted steno tocren 00011010100101100001106111110) —14 WOBE ET Led ae ectes oi sre at .010011000001110110001100000000—10 Class C, IPR eld sebee dan wd waste a Dat 011010010100010010000101101000—11 MYBO 5 cs ear Aen orb esaed 01000000000000000000 —1 HSH 1d Pee eee ely are ce Rhee pier taee 0100000000001000010000 - - - wa Handicap shoot off, dead birds allowed: Crane........111101110011011—11 Tears, 6.....000010000011000— 9 Carpenter, 4.011000111101000—11 Shoot off: Carpenter, 4.001011110011001—12 Crane....... 0111111101100w — 9 Carpenter won first prize; Crane took the powder. W. R, Dentson, Sec.-Treas, . Bronx River Gun Club. Wast Farms, N.Y., Jan. 2.—The members of the Bronx River Gun Club held a shoot on their grounds at West Farms on New Years Day. The shoot was at live birds, 28yds. rise, 50yds. boundary. Scores: Five live birds, $2: No. 1. No. 2. No, 3. BH IG OMS eyes ews ners ~».,01110—35 212195 *§-11199-—5 AWVSES IB Ticts ai alate eve cretesetehtls &, vace ste a= 01022—3 12111—5 21201—4 OTA COWOlihee a tentte eee Peres stale 5 01110—3 10220—3 hea IDF Wheeler: dscns 9) Heeb eeiees .01110—3 01002—2 tte DS MU py set nee sopra serie aces pos 11102—4 11210—4 221215 LOM ACH eA ole rere ne eer 10221—4 ay tie CR NieChOlSs Se deen el. ese ete tae 22211 —5 11121—5 J Cornwell, Jr... ....-...+..+-5-- fied 21100—3 22111—5 SVS EN TD SY TAGs Mie sUctelc ee mcllatess hepa el silts c O20 See ch TPT Byrnes. los a e.te teeta et Bate 01020—2 Joun TI, MuRPHy, Sec’y. Westminster’ Kennel Club Scores. Banynon, L. I., Jan. 2.—The following scores were made on the grounds of the Westminster Kennel Club yesterday, New Years Day: No. i, 5 birds, $2. No.2, same, No. 4 was an allowance handicap: 28yds. men, one niss as ano bird; 27yds,, one miss as a Es 26yds. and under, one miss as a kill and one niiss as a no bird. No. 1, No. 2, No. 4. B BR Kittredge, 28....... 202 —2 221024 112020 —4 G B Magoun, 26..,...... 1220 —3 =©20122—4 1200 — 2 G W Ewing, 27......... 122925 20102-3 2220211911 — 9 LT Duryea, 30.......... 222225 2100238 1122220 — 6 LQ, Jones; 27.. 20.25... cae ds sine 2112121229911 G de F Grant, 28........ Edn Weak 00 10 Henry Steers, 25........ pete’ Boh 1212200 —5 J Snedecor, 25.........:. 0221010 es No. 3, four-hauded mateh, 10 birds per man, $10: Kittredge, 28,..0120222221—8 Ewing, 27... --002212112Ww—7 Magoun, 26, ...211222122 —J—17 Duryea, 30.. ..02122201w —6—13 Trap at Orangeville, Md. ORANGEVILLE, Md., Dec. 26.—Mr. J.A. Hartner gave his annual shoot yesterday to the members of the Wood Powder Guu Club. During the day he attempted to break 50 targets straight, but fa led On his 45th target, scoring 49 out of 50. He also gave an exhibition of his powers with a Winchester .22eal. rifle; he also proved that Mrs. Hartner has every confidence in her husband’s skill with that weapon, as she allowed him to shoot at and break ten small bromo-seltzer bottles, the Luitles being placed on her head, Scores: No, 1, 10 targets, 50 cents: Steever 8, Shackletord 6, J. Hvans 7, Stine 8, Hughes 8, Overman’, Kelly 6, Caler 7, Wilkerson 6, Mos. J. A. Hartner 8, Riley 6, Hartner 10, No. 2, 10 targets, $1: Lyneh 7, J. Hvans 8, Shackleford 8, Overman 6, Hughes 8, Steeyer 9, Caler 7, Wilkerson 5, Mrs. J. A. Hartner 7, Riley 6, Stine 7, Martner 9. No. 3, 10 targets, $1: Hughes 9, Culer 8, Stine 7, Wilkerson 9, Steever 10, J. Hvans 5, Overman 7, Lynch 6, Shackleford 8, Hiler 4, No. 4, attempt to break 50 straight: DARE ADU re oie bis ee eles = ees ee» -2090110011111111111111— 25 11109111411901111111011111— 24 Steaver 9, Overman 7, Caler 8, Kelley 6, No. 5, 10 targets, $1: J. EVANS, Sec’y. Stine 8; J. Hyans 6, Shooting for Suppers. HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 29.—Trap-shooting in this vicinity has been very dull since the advent of the game shooting season in October, as the boys put in all their spare time with gun and dog in the field and covers after quail, pheasants, ete. A meeting of the association, however, was held and two members ippointed captains to select teams for our annual banquet shoot. ‘he conditions of this shoot are that the losing team put up the dust for asupperfor both teams. Mr. Geo, B. Fleming and Mr. F, BR. Leib were given the honor of choosing the teams. Originally there had been 27 members chosen for each team, but owing to the intenss cold and deep snow only 10 men to each team turned out to shoot, These, however, made up in enthusiasm what they lacked in numbers, and what was most pleasing, there were quite a number of members who shot that had never, or very seldom, been 10 any of the shoots heretofore, Altogether it was a very pleasant and sociable gathering, and the match went off without a hitch, Mr. W.G, Clark of Altoona, Pa,, and Mr. C. H. Cleye of Mifflin, Pa., were interested lookers on, Mr. Clark refereeing the match in a very satisfactory manner. Scores: Team race, Leib’s team vs. Fleming’s team, 10 men a side, 8 live birds per man, losers to pay for a supper for both teams: Leib’s Team. Meming’s Team, FH Leib,....... 21012012—6 GR Fleming, .. .20122021—6 F H Worden .,..11201212—7 Longenecker,.. .11212012—7 Hummel........ 12120100—5 Hoose.........-. 12112100—6 HBShoeop ..... 11212122—8 Duizer......0066.5 02121102—6 1350 De 12221212—8 Hie plete iss ene 21122021—7 Hiss aeee ee 11021201—6 IDC enone. eee 21201202—6 Doehne,.,......-21112012—7% Whiteman ...... 00012112—5 M H Brensinger.21012012—6 J H Worden... , .12021202—6 M510)2)) Be Nica a 21020120—5 KGiMZGE sey seas 11221022—7 Calveipw.n ee eee. 01222021—6—66 Fry,......,.....: 91220102—6—62 SULL. New Utrecht’s Holiday Cup Shoot, The first day of the year-was a big day at Woodlawn, L. I. Nineteen members shot for the Holiday Cup, Dr, Little, a class C man, winning the trophy. Coulston, who is nowa class A man, and who killed 46 out of 48 during the day, gaye the doe- tor a good hustling before the decision was arrived at. Othér events were also decided during the day. The third contest between the fathers and sons was brought off, the seniors winhing by three birds. Athree-cornered match at 25 birds a man for the price of, the birds resulted in Capt. Money having to pay for 74 pigeons. In the sweeps Coulston was onee more well tothe front. Scores: Third match, fathers versus sons, 15 birds each: ; C Furgueson, Jr, 30..-...26--...0+-22ees 222211122102222—14 OWA GON i acs ha gat eee pele --.- 220210011001110— 9—23 © Furgueson, 3d, 26.... ..5+-+-.55- nee 022222212201022-12 Danny Wohman, 26.2, -.. 2 s0e0.es see wees 100111222*00100— 8—20 _ Three-cornered match, loser to pay for birds, 25 birds, 30yds, rise: GW Coulston ...........2--1e 0s , - » £211112212292919211202121 24 C Purgueson, db... 2. snes scans eon a 221212222102222221*222129- 23 Wap ion y=st Syn ee werd ss) eee . 11222112110102212%022222 —20 Sweeps, 7 birds, ciass shooting. No. 2, miss and out. Coulston ..,..2221111—7 122—3 Money....... 02121126 1213 PUEGCE. a 5 es 1121121—7 20 —1 Vessenden..,.1022021—5 10 —1 W F Sykes... .1221212-7 20 —1 Kattenstroth,2000222—4 120—2 Furgueson,3d 12210226 0 —0 Furgueson,Jr....... 222-3 D Bennett, ...1011111—6 : Holiday Cup, club handicap, class B one miss as a no bird, elass C one miss. as a kill and one mis3 as a uo bird; Class AA, Capt Money......2102121*10— 7 C Furgueson, Jr. .2202211020— 7 Class A. GW Coulston, .. ,2222292292—10 C A Sykes........ 0122111162— 8 G Nostrand,..... 0102211122— 8 W Wynn.......... 0022221212 8 Class B. Wi Laites...c.50.4 2101211112— 9 G Ei Street,.......12112*1020— 7 Dr V F Parker. .,.1101212121— 9 G Blandy........ 21*2022200— 6 Kattenstroth .....1122220210— 8 J H Lake......... 411*01012*— 6 Dr Fuller........ PT OTT BOT — SoS tM At eres eee wy ite 0012011220— 6 A A Hegeman. ..,112120112*— 8 Conny fergueson.*0012w — 2 H P Fessenden, ..121222100*— 7 Class C. RE Gray.........2112222911 10 Dr Little,........ 1222111111—10 R. H Gray and Dr. Little were credited with clean scores on their allowance. On the shoot off Gray missed his first bird, and Coulston dropping his third, Dr. Little won the cup. Jersey Sweeps at Erb’s Grounds. The following scores were made at Iirb’s grounds, Newark, N. J., on Jan, 1. Each event was aJersey sweep, 4 live birds, $3: No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No, 4 | No. 5. CaMMNOD. «cess 1102,—4 0212—3 2002—2 0012—2 0212—3 1) en eee ea Q111—4 1111—4 2201—3 1010—2 11124 Shword....: 1110—3 0110—2 its ie th a No. 6 No, 7. No. 8. No, 9. Canons: oot ie La encatie 0102—2 1010—2 1200—2 2010—2 IBVEID 2 seth eekien alice eee 1211—4 1111—4. 0012—2 1211—4 TCR YEG Weageiedesline statics 1011—3 0200—1 ase grounds on Christmas Day. live birds, $3 entrance: No.1. No.2. Na.3. No.4. No.5. No. 6, TEs ewe eed 1012—3 0122-3 2222-4 21114 1211—4 1001—2 Castle .....- 1210—3 1212—4 2111-4 1121—4 2110-3 2012-3 Geofirey,..,.2122—4 1200—2 0212—8 2201—3 2202—3 1122—4 JObms........, 7 ret 9210—3 1110—3 0121-3 2201—3 No. 7 No 8 No.9. No. 10. No. 11. ADI Oreturcttee ttr biee ey: 1122—4 11114 2011—8 1121—4 1110—3 (OTE goo cme is Aes LOT 3" 1020-2 0021 — 2" (0012= ae ee Geoffrey.....-......,.0001-—1 1200—2 1120—3 1121—4 0102—2 WOLITSe he especies es ogy 4 1011—3 0111—3 11214 2012—3 2110—3 Honors Divided at Canajoharie, CANATOHARIE, N. Y., Jan. 2.—On Christmas Day T. C. Peguin and Chas, Weeks, members of the Canajoharie Rod and Gun Club, shot a race at 20 live birds per man for the price of the birds. The result was as follows, 20 live birds, 30yds. rise, 50yds. boundary, 3 traps, for the price of the birds: @HASHWREKE GT oi ca eictn sere steelers write. . . .02202212122212 210100—15 SURGE IE EOS eh Bn GA Sete eer ae 11212012210220022001—14. Jan. 1,—On this date a match between the same parties, but the conditions were somewhat different, the number of birds shotat by each man being 12, the consideration at stake being via plus the cost of the birds, Peguin won by two birds as fo, lows: T GC Peguin....222211112102—11 © Weeks........122210200122—9 CHAs. WnrEKs, Sec’y. Union Gun Club’s Record in 794. SPRINGFIELD, N. J., Jan. 1,—The winners in the monthly club contests for the prizes annually given by the Union Gun Club are given below. ‘The conditions governing these prizes are as follows: Club shoots once a month, 30 targets per man, 3 nun- known traps, targets to be thrown as far and as fast as possible, six highest scores to count: Class A—H, D. Miller, first prize, 160 out of 180; W. N. Drake. second, 156 out of 180; A. A. Sickley, third, 147 out of 180, Olass B—R. 8. Williams, first prize, 146 out of 180; W. Sopher, second, 140 out of 180; Joseph Briant, third, 1388 out of 180. Class C—Dr. Jackson, first prize, 136 out of 180; he was the only one to quality in Class C, HE. D. Minirr. The South Side’s Fourteenth Annual, The South Side Gun Club of Newark, N. J., has a history that: few clubs can boast of. Organized on March 15, 1881, it will soon have completed the fifteenth year of its existence. During; the whole of the time that has elapsed since the organization there has never been a single Saturday afternoon on which its club house doors have not been opened to members and their friends, or on which traps and trappers have not been on hand and ready to provide amusement for all such visitors as might happentoshowup. The first day of each year also since the birth of the club has witnessed a gathering of shooters wlio have kept the targets flying briskly until sunset. New Year’s Day, 1895, was no exception to thisrule. Thirty- nine shooters took part in the different events shot off during the day, and 3,950 targets were thrown from the 6 traps. The 40 weather was periect for the purpose of target shooting, although early in the day the sun shone with quitea glare on the snow, making it somewhat difficult to “break them all” until the sun had passed the meridian, Among the shooters were Enoch Millerand Dr. Jackson, of Springfield, N.J.; “‘U, M. C.” Thomas, Bridgeport, Conn.; L, H. Schortemeier and M. Herrington, of the Hmerald Gun Club; Warren Smith and Billy Drake, two cracks trom the Maple- woods; F, Y. Van Dyke and his “pump;” W. 8S. Gummere, of the New Brunswick Gun Club; T. H, Keller, of the Climax Gun Club, busily telling everybody about his elub’s shooton Jan, 10 and 11; Chas. C. Hebbard, of the Hmpire Target Co.; while among the home members were R. H. Breintnall, Lemuel Thomas, Asa Whitehead, Hoffman, Dr. Hunt, Fisher, B, A. Geoffrey and a host of others whose names appear on the score sheets. Robert A. Chetwood, president of the Blizabeth Gun Club, and W. M. Parker, also of Hlizabeth, were among the spectators, The officials of the South Side Club are: President, R. H, Breintnall,; Secretary and Treasurer, W. R. Hobart; Manager, J. H. Terrill. The above, together with Asa Whitehead and KE, L Phillips, form the governing committee. With such men to look after the comfort of their guests, it is unnecessary to say very much more. The cashier's office was presided over by John H. Hedden and W. R. Hobart, who kept things moying in a lively manner, payments being made promptly after each event. The scorer’s box was occupied as usual by Theodore H, Burt, the club’s official scorer. Mr. Burt has acted as official scorer for the club almost since the first day it was organized; no better testimonial as to the accuracy of his work need be quoted. The targets used were empires, thrown from bluerock traps, North’s electric pull being used, All the evenis were at known angles unless otherwise stated. No. 1, 10 empires, $1: Van Dyke 10, Breintnall 6, Keller 7, A. GC. 5, Hobart 9, Hoffman 7. No. 2,10 empires, $1: Yan Dyke 9, Breintnall 10, Keller 7 Hunt 7, U. M. C. 8, Hoffman 7, Roberts 8, Parker 9, Shorty 9, Geoffroy 9. Thomas 9. No. 3, 15 empires, $1.50: Van Dyke...111110111111111_14 Roberts..... 011111111111111—14 Breintnall ..111111111111111—15 Hunt........111111111011000—11 Keller....... 111111101011011—12 Thomas... .111111111101111__14 Geoffroy ....101111011011111 12 Whitehead. .111111111010111_13 UMC....... 11011110111101112 Schorty.... ..111111110111111__14. Hoffman ...,111111111111011—14 Hope........ 11101011010110110 No, 4, 10 empires, unknown angles, $1: Van Dyke 9, Breint- nall 8, Keller 8, Geofiroy 9,U. M. C,7, Hoffman 9, Roberts 9, Thomas 6, Schorty 8, Hope 8. No 5, 20 empires, entry $2: VAIDVRD EW. Hau, cotaeet Cane. fey Pag: 11111111111111101111—19 Bveurit Nall se ke\re usa ae hee tee peel h 1111111111111010111118 MellObs ease: slniey ase Pe Aree Seen w nino 11011111111101111110—17 aakivons toc cAGice te eae weee s+ + 1411111111111111111190 DCs Chee Sane ee eR gen we curity EO awe 8 11101101101101111110—15 EICaeHiyani enc 0 cee nena wee a ae 1101110111111111111118 Roberts..... .... Sek ey eatery oe cee 1119111111111140111119 LGN DHT ee itae eed arena Peg ee yy + ees -01111111111111111111_19 TBUTTeL Seder ey a PR ee ee ED ty 111010100001101001111 Bredtoe: obese ote PACER ie ae eee 0111111111111111111119 Nees ta Ee pe peeapare oe ORE Ae Meveatire nae 1101111110110111111016 Schorty...... DAE NR oe Me, eh 11141111111111111010—18 WLR SLIT A pole eae me RD Gia ATEN AE iia 10111011111111111111_18 GAH @ Smiths sccke ys Hk (eh boar Settee 11111111111011111111—19 The following are the totals made in the different events programme and extra, during the day: —Extras——_, No, of targets: 10 10 16 10 20 15 25 10 15 15 10 10 10 10 15 10 10 10 19 Van Dyke.,.... 10 914 91915 24101315 910... 91310 910 10 Breintnal]]...... 61015 8181121 9141210 7 9 7Ti1 6 9 Anets PSUS Aeris MPM S tebe lO MS ie reper: Are He ry SHOES. pope 714 9181225 71410 7 9.8 812 710 9 @ P Ma seth seSgiee Ieloele besa g) 6 O41, pare eanen, Sola SISO SONS <6 HUNe PB 1GTET eee, ail (beg eee py teh Boas ey ste se oo as op re ee 4 cee at PAT Bo Se oe oy ses rie> kN ow Shorty.......... OL TEs 68 sleet ee ieee ee ne tn Saat are Geoffrey.....-.. - 912 9201498 91812 8 9. 1887 8 9 iL Thomas...... my Stas Veale see Ski Gita aly oe 12969 9 Wiitcirs amt ere ees ee oS orecee one se ashes ee aiameeh 07: Se Le LOVE Aneel nee ale AWiy ispahheg a olep Re 1S Gh es LPL tie ; Fisher Actas NUE RN eae S08 sek ote 11 710 8 7 Hebbard....... + phat Lobe ammeriae Al oeL REO eee LOL eee gS Drake Bact oe -- .. 19 9 241011 15 1010 .. :. 13 81010 10 W Smith......., .. «- 1813 23101516 910... ..13 9 % 1010 repler Tit invested Bey ek nie ee ei bee Le ie pea ery Be ele ee Lae Ne BO er a eee AS tea peck ity ties jt oS, De OR1OF75 Ea ees eet ka Sa fee Toe bs no stite PFU ence, veces un ete Cee aL ete ei, Wel, b Cite si Strader,.....-...... 819 71113 9 9 ate ae UY! DEAOie chanrececks ot unr es se eeloess lledO Bt FS. pe i Pe Proctor) i.: si f2 bea . .. 1028101411 5 6 aad BPE ieee esas rhb POOR LOE er eeLG Dime. eee ORG eee Creveling... teed cel pe O20) ee Tey = “atk ZT ED Miller.. ibd Oy Be: AS cad ig py Sie FR Dr Jackson. sa DOLE RST Se Olt DL hias «een Ornate cca reas-see eee Bee ee oh ee ee AG <= PPOUTIN SOM eves see eee ks eee) Ee Lele Oae ge in Fe so WEG Mey eRe oe eo ee Pe oe ete EK ie BAe ye ips ims SMITA OU eres thie ces ci scott wee wanes tanlsos herent ele ineee — Fletcher......<. . 610 10, Tie Mt MENU Ree es ttt eBee Jo Gy te Moiese) Mort Pr ER Bi pe ty GO UMN' Race aan ora mech rcrice Peleh idiccerace culty sit aelinn Oe = OncO mud, Wintlbe rior ase BA 6 Go iPods otbestoetenetHach 5b yalbh —noeae an has Broke. Per c’t Broke, Per ¢’t Van Dyke... .... esa 1.218 95 PM Day ee 9 90 Breintnall..... Sasr sure 183 .83 DOE AY es ae, ee 7 .70 US MUIES HARES Boro Sera 68 17 BUMiAe hse see rates 7 .70 ANC lene tcnpee Seka eeu, 62 Strader, i.e sorey retin 101 215 Hobart,,...--.0+-.-0- 18 90 [SIE Gh esa Png emer icy seas 85 .68 SEP OUUNUEIIN as ee cen s 201 84 EPOGIOY seed eas 108 .80 1S DD, cosets ce seep eee bs) 217 a emerson Cosel re 87 70 U MC Thomas........ 127 13 Creyeling,............. 95 . 80 Roberts ......... aiereet 61 .8T ED Millers... . 63 Th r wee .80 Dr Jackson,.......... . 90 78 84 (CHM yer ASS dontan Pull 80 sift Herrington........-... 60 71 Li MV OUT E niteeatllanceae te s .80 81 Johnson .80 65 IEA Cea A yy Th 16 Tillou...... biereteterv arene 17 .83 JHT .80 91 Yeomans 98 93 Williamson............ 5 -50 Mechanicville’s New Year's Shoot. MECHANICYILLE, N. ¥., Jan. 2,—The following scores were made at the New Year’s shoot of the Mechanicyille Kod and Gun Club: Club championship, 26 targets, unknown aneles: Shad i Cope) (ete 5 aes eens See eres ace amr rer a 0111111010101111111110101—19 SMGLTSUMI Clove st Sa teape a eee Sai es ea 0010110011011111101011011—16 Ente Tn MOORE es vented. esd bee .. «+ -0011001101111100000010010—11 _ TT) ENP atin » ose 8 HO Or ere chs be Ee 0000110001100011100100101—10 AJ Harvey i, -.-scersceerss See 0001000100101000000010011— 7 Hredvs Hnyiers.. lors =e. s dea rye sa 0001110110101111001110110—15 Bradts anton Hoda fees Se sHersteerse 0010111111100110001010100—13 Arthur CG Johnson....... ett st ote} 0001101010110010111011100—13 Philip Miller.......... Se rabartiere on 512% 1000100011001101101010011—12 (CEs Lae 0} Oye ereart ie Ae ect 5t: Siothrg sate 1011111101111111101110011—20 Pekane iene. 2 ail Je, uae CON «--- -0000100010001111100100010— 9 Chas Brothers..........., Cree pete Pree 0100101111101611100011010—14 Wm L Howland...............- ee» 2 0110100111101111110111101 17 Wm, L. Howanp, Sec’y. AWWEUIIG Dy tectrer entrees ne Roses ; FOREST AND STREAM. (Jaw, 12,1895, Nebraska Trap=Shooters. Oman, Neb.—We are enjoying quite a flurry here just now among the trap-shooters, J.C. Read won the championship of Nebraska at the State shoot at Central City last June, and some ten days ago issued a challenge through the Bee to shoot any resident of the State a 100 live bird match for $100 a side on the grounds of the Bemis Park Gun Club just across the river. And Mr. Read suddenly finds himself with his hands full. John J. Haidin, of this city, has accepted his defi for Jan, 12, and Geo. Nicolai, of Sutton, for Feb. 7, Mr. Read is one of the coming trap shots of this section, but both of these men will make him shoot all he knows how. Referring to trap-shooters,it may not be generally known but is nevertheless a fact, and that is that Omaha boasts of one of the best all-round shots in the world, and his name is Frank S. Parmelee, While Col. Parmelea does not enjoy quite the notoriety of Champion Elliott, Capt. Brewer, Dr. Carver and one or two others, he is undoubtedly the peer of any of them, and in a 100 live bird match has an even chance to beat amy man in the country. Of course thisis only my opinion; but I have seen them all shoot, and Col. Parmelee suffers none by comparisons, He beat Hlliott on the grounds atthe State shoot a year ago, killing 98 out of 100 to Hiliott’s 91, and has a snap at any time and always with any of the local men in this land of fine shots, SANDY GRISWOLD. Princeton Points. Misfortunes never come singly, and Princeton looks black (and orapge) over her double defeat—at football and trap- shooting. Very little interest is shown in gun club matters as com- pared with last season, which will probably account for the sur- prise party tendered to the Princeton Gun team and their *bus- load of fairadmirers by the Yale-Harvyard contingent at New Haven. Two members of the Princeton Club, Mr. BH. P. Ward, ex- member of the board of directors,and Dr. E. L, Tiffany, ex captain, spent Christmas in conducting a yery successiul holi- day tournament attheir home, Dansville, N. ¥., an account of Which will be found elsewhere. WaDs, Rifle Range ad Gallery, Cincinnati Riflemen. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 30.—The Cincinnati Rifle Association held its regular practice shoot at its range to-day and made the scores appended. Oonditions, 200yds. off-hand at the Standard target. Wellinger distinguished himself by making a clean score, his first one, counting 90. Tosay he was tickled is drawing it mild, and congratulations Were unanimous. It was quite a fit- ting score to wind up the old year with: Gindele.......... Bt ney Se 1010 8 7 7 10 10 9 8 8—89 7—84 8—84 7—83 71 7—10 7 8—T1 9 10—81 9—76 1—13 9—76 8—90 10—69 6—T71 9—53 6—63 i—10 8—17 6—17 5—69 4_66 6—68 9—65 9—68 7—69 — te ooo = = i — WSIS WROUMNR MOUSSE SSR ODO MOR AMTIOCSOS4QEIM OMS OAD HMO US KH ASIC OMDGEMOODeEIDorItoOPpunndaootnontvovodoorbreuts tS eMmomrnoe = OANA ASOD OR ANCHO MOMNEUNPODAMFAMMAUemAooScoMo- ii =I fer) 92 Es Wialeh ape ets reece ree aie Poe Be bed 4 pa lorie ste) fests) Reus wher ne oe skan ls lo Herter teriioke werleorkors=) a. lo) hleieluue ster iei de se erie shor ld: 2°26 sie 2 Drube:.:...,. Fereg ee oe ye eee or ar NQoOnsAVeAIgwrande ov aoc IMO MeCeomstsaASoMvoMOrUOCMAyOMeo oO —s = ie B °o =] a —e a fe ARPSCOCWAMADEUNIBODOOMOODAMSVEASOUAOMECOCCOOaAws ser PIAA SOSCAMMEaAOO AAAS — Be ow 10 pa Bom ErAMOHNODFNNIOMOMMOMnOamOAtFoOonNOomM eo post = * = CMON Ww-- > = Hartford Rifle Club. HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 29.—I inclose you scores of the Hart- ford Rifle Club shot on Christmas. With the exception of about halt an hour of trieky wind, the shooting conditions were of the best. Two hundred yards, off-hand, German ring-target: H M Pope (100 shots, 25 23 22 21 25 24 y2 99 94 94 939 Pope barrel, .33-43-218). 25 24 23 23 18 22 21 93 22 91 999 2221 23 22 22 17 21 24 91 98 916 20 24 22 23 24 23 21 24 21 91 998 18 19 19 22 21 22 22 22 22 91 908 23 21 24 24 24 25 20 20 22 23-926 21 24 20 22 17 16 23 23 23 93913 24 25 23 21 2419 23 20 23 93 995 21-22-2219 25 22 22.18 19 99. 919 19 16 20 23 18 22 94 23 23 17—205—9182 DS Seymour (60 shots, 22 20 23 19 22 18 24 18 20 94910 Pope barrel, .33-48-218). 21 18 23 20 19 25 16 23 22 18905 21 23 17 23 19 24 17 16 20 24204. 20 19 24.17 21 24 20 19 22 23909 20 24 25 20 22 16 20 28 28 1921919490 W J Dunbar (50 shots, 21 18 15 21 20 19 24 16 17 24195 .o2-40 Winchester). 20 23 18 23 19 17 21 21 19 24205 22 24 23 18 20 14 23 23 25 19—206 22 19 19 14 14 20 20 19 24 95—196 21 21 17 20 18 21 23 24 20 25—910—1012 H A Fox (60 shots, 32-40 13 23 10 23 11 20 19 14 28 19175 Winchester). 18 22 12 12 19 24 21 15 16 18—177 20 13 20 17 20 22 16 21 22 24 195 22.22 18 17 15 18 21 20 20 18—186 23 2118 6 21 16 20 21 15—182— 915 H. M. Pops, 3ec’y. Zettler Rifle Club. New Yorn, Jan.1.—The Zettler Rifle Club held its monthly meeting and regular weekly gallery shoot at headquarters this evening. The struggle for first plage on the list between the four high men continues to be close and interesting. In the competition to-night Henry Holges got rather the best of his competitors, He won the championship medal, scorins 246. He made 1,227 in his five scores, beating Louis Flach one point. Holges and Flach also tied for high score, each with 248 points. Scores: Champion target: H. Holges 246, F.C. Ross 245, R. Busse 243. 1 Pal LL, Flach 243, B. Zettler 242, M. Dorrler 241, M. B. Engel 240, Ph, Feigel 238, S. Buzzini 233, H. D. Muller 233, H. Munz 293. Best 10-shot score: H. Holges 248, M. Dorrler 247, L. Flach 248, F. C. Ross 245, B. Zettler 245, R. Busse 244, M, B. Engel 248, Ph, Feigel 241, H, D, Muller 235, F. Buzzini 235, Hi. Munz 235. Five best scores: BL CRORES aa, ta Steiee anes iale at 245 241 245 245 944° 1990 ELSEDORZOS Uri cementite bal ne a 246 242 245 948 946—1997 TK ce oa eee ee RD eC, 243 248 245 245 945 7996 WED OTD ei caeeene eer meee naan eae 241 241 247 245 949 1990 New York Rifle Club. Tapeless ape es 245 247 Young.........-.can AR, or 234 238 eRe TON 24 eet 240-244) Barker. ysl ee 238 235 Mayet ee ee 244 245 Shorkley................ 226 240 Grocers wets tee ees 238 3839 Zettler Defeats Rosenbaum. New York, Jan. 7.—Young Charles Zettler in a 50-shot match on Saturday night with William Rosenbaum (“Bofft”), defeated the latter by a score of 1216 to 1218. New York Schuetzen Corps. New Yors, Jan. 5.—The New York Schuetzen Corps, Capt. Heury Offerman, held its bi-monthly shoot on the Zottler range last night. The attendance was smaller than usual. Only 20 men participated. The two team matches resulted in a tie. Miller Rifle Club. Hopoxen, N. J., Jan. 3.—The Miller Club held its weekly shoot at headquarters last night, 12 members participating, Scores: Meyns 286, Miller 233, Dewey 228, Nelson 220, Stott 231, Vanderheyden, 229, Rogers 221, Stadler 230, Gallon 225, Sohe 232, Taylor 226, Kamme! 220. Greenville Rifle Club. GREENVILLE, N, J., Jan. 5.The weekly gallery shoot of the Greenville Club last night was well attended. Twenty members participated in the competition for class prizes, Some of the members were a little out of form from their New Year’s experi- ence. None of them, however, had lost their enthusiasm for gallery practice. Scores: First class—Geo. W. Plaisted 243, J. Boag 240, Wm. H. Kobidoux 238, Wm. ©. Collins 237, M. Dorrler 226, C. Boag 225, C. Scheeline 234 C. W. Agnean 231. Second glase—C, H. Chavant 237, Henry Gotthardt 239, Wm. Gharlock 235, John Spahn 236, Frank Ohase 227, Jas. Dodds 226. Third class—A. E. Graef 233, Geo. Renker 227, John Hill 225, Hdw. Barr 221, H. Wuestner, Jr, 222, F. Wuestner 217, Deitrich Defeats Dutcher. Paverson, N. J., Jan. 5.—Aug. Deitrich and Wm, Dutcher, of the Paterson Rifle Association, recently shot a series of matches at 100 and 200yds., best two out of three, for $25 a side. Deitrich won the gelt. Scores: Dutcher, 100yds., 435; 200yds., 452; total, 887. Deitrich, 100yds., 433; 200yds,., 508; total, 941, Second match: Deitrich, 100yds., 487; 200yds,, 503; total, 940. Dutcher, 100yds., 449; 200yds,, 501; total, 950. RIFLE NOTES. The New York Schuetzen Corps held its annual meeting for the election of officers at headquarters on Jan 3. Gapt. Offer- man was renominated and unanimously elected to fill the posi- tion for another year, He, however, declined the honors and fought hard to have the honors of captain placed upon the shoulders of some other member of the corps. Gapt. Offerman’s kick, however, was of no avail, forthe members would not ac- cept any other nominee than Henry Offerman, and in the end Capt, Offerman was forced to reconsider his previous negative to the honors and will continue for another year as Captain of the New York Schuetzen Corps. Barney Kunner was re-elected Secretary, as was Aug. J. Christian Finance Secretary; B. Meyer, Corresponding Secretary; F. W. Meyer, Treasurer; John Bunz, Quartermaster, The election of the two shooting masters was laid over until the next meeting owing to the fact that no mem- ber present would accept the position of first shooting master, The first match between teams representing the Empire and Greenville Rifle clubs will take place on the Greényille Club range Jan. 17; the match opens at 8 P. M, Capt. A. W. Money, the famous pigeon shot, was elected member of the Zetiler Rifle Club at the monthly meeting last week. Jf the Captain can reach the bullseye with the same ease with the rifle that he does the pigeon with the scatter gun, he will make some of the experts hustle for honors in the future. That old champion and expert, Wm. Milton Farrow is re- ported as being desirous of entering the ranks of the Zettler Club. Mr. Farrow, a8 a member of the club,was the “Schuetzen” King of the great festival held in Union Hill Park in 1879, Bicycle riding is said to be good for one’s health. We heard one of our yeteran rifleman who has been riding his “‘bike” for the past six months, make the remark last weék that he had madeup his mind that his use of the machine had interfered with his shooting and he was going to discontinue its use. Wm. Rosenbaum, of the Empire Rifle Club, is at the present ‘time shooting in fineform. At the weekly gallery shoot of the club last week he made a total of 2,451 in 100 shots. On his see- ond string of 100 shots he made the following scores: 249 248 245 246 247 245 246 249 246 246; total, 9,466, An average of 245.8 for the 200 shots. : The Elite Schuetzen Corps has increased its membership to about 140. Capt, Walters and Shooting-Master Ignatz Martin should lose no time in getting the members into active gallery practice. The most successful rifle clubs are those that contain the active shooters, The riflemen throughout the country are clamoring for the Hnglish edition of the programme of the great shooting festival (Bundes Fest), The festival opens June 30, and the by-laws of the Bund say that all societies wishing to join the Bund must make their éntries four months before the opening of the fes- tiyal. The Iroquois Rifle Club of Pittsburgh held a successful Christmas Day shoot on its galleryranges. The programme onsisted of cash prizes, sweepstakes for turkeys, ete, The Zettler Rifie Club will hold its annual gallery prize shoot on is ranges, No. 219 Bowery, on Jan 19, 20 and 21. The team shoot between the Empire and Greenyille elubs has been postponed to Jan. 17. The Friday Night Clubis another one of Hoboken’s many rifle elnbs that keep pegging away at the gallery target from week to week. The Philadelphia Sehuetzen Verein held its annual election of officers for the coming year on Dec. 27. Wm. Gelzer was re- elected President, Jacob Roth, Vice-President and Jacob Weber treasurer. ‘he association has sold its shooting park property on Queen Lane, Logan Station, to the city, realizing the neat sum of $110,359.05. : The Zettler Club at its last mesting yoted to appropriate $15) to the ‘target of honor” at the Bundes West, This prize will be in gold, inlaid ina iancy case and incrusted with the Zettler Club monogram. ‘The lucky shooter who wins this prize will have a fine memento to remind him in after years of the festival of 1895, ' from one who has spent his life in learning FOREST AND STREAM. | — = im It will give us great pleasure to forward a copy of our catalogue to any one who “goes a-fishing.” Some people charge for their catalogues, some charge for the postage, some charge for both. We are more than willing to give away our catalogues and prepay postage on them. No angler, after looking at the catalogue, can resist buying from us or from our trade- IX) Wherever he aves~ may be. We are satisfied if you Cry it, == you will be “” satisfied if you ni customers all the fishing-tackle he can afford to pay for. That is where wz get back a good deal more than cost of catalogue and postage. VETER: Vapi, tO eu